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1) Bagdad Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
It's Bagdad 2004. There are almost as many fighters in the private armies as there are official soldiers. When one of these mercenaries falls into homicidal madness and starts killing Iraqi civilians, the American government fear an international scandal. A young military legal advisor and a laconic ex-mercenary are sent on the trail of the killer.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
In the future, Europe has united under one man, The Autocrat. He rules the apocalyptic landscape from corporate monopolies with a vision of unity that is gospel to some, but hollow to others. To distract the 99% from their poor and empty lives, they are given the opportunity to compete in the Grand Race. A marathon street race through Europe where only one driver can make it to the end and win a life of luxury.Our hero, Sebastian Valencia enters with...
8) Soulscape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Soulscape delves into the infinite dimensions of an ethereal realm that might exist even beneath ones subconscious. With his elaborate pencilwork, Baruter exhaustively explores the abyss of the psyche, as a kind of Escher of the immaterial whose work features impossible subjects. Throughout the 32 stories included in this volume, his clean pencil lines will take you on a fantastic journey within, toward unexpected destinations.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
For decades, the Department of Truth battled a secret war against its Soviet counterpart, the Ministry of Lies. Now, Cole Turner will have to face the consequences of his predecessors as the dark actions of the past unfurl before him The fourth arc of the Eisner-nominated THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH from JAMES TYNION IV (Something is Killing the Children) and MARTIN SIMMONDS (Dying is Easy) is collected here! Collects THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #18-22
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The smash-hit series written by New York Times-bestselling writers SCOTT SNYDER (WYTCHES, A.D.: AFTER DEATH) and CHARLES SOULE (CURSE WORDS, Oracle Year, Anyone) with art by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (The Amazing Spider-Man, Darth Vader, Hellblazer), DANIELE ORLANDINI (Darth Vader), newcomer LEONARDO MARCELLO GRASSI, and Eisner Award-winning colorist MATT WILSON (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, PAPER GIRLS) gets its first collection! Journey into an unknown region...
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The era of privacy is over. With the proliferation of cameras, social networks, and automated surveillance systems, everyone is being watched at all times and people have begun to give in to the surveillance state. Well, almost everyone Laurette is a young, rebellious teenager in London plotting an attack on a major government data center with a group of activists. But when the plan goes wrong, Laurette disappears, kidnapped by unknown agents. Dissatisfied...
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
After barely escaping the deadly clutches of the Destiny Man, the expedition team has crossed over into the strange new zone of "Unity" -- a futuristic world of gleaming technology and artificial intelligence. But will it be a safe haven for our heroes, or are they destined to be absorbed into hive mind?!
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
London, 2060. Two years after the Invisibles underground terrorist group was caught, Laurette and Adil have taken on new lives. However, the events of the past catch up to them when a colleague of their father, Francisthe mastermind behind the terrorist groupreaches out, determined to make Francis answer for the way he betrayed the group for personal gain. As Laurette and Adil come to terms with the implications of their fathers actions, the situation...
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
In the near future, many of the world's citizens are kept under close surveillance by government authorities. In London, Laurette, a rebellious teenager, has gone missing after taking part in an attack on a government data center. Adil, her brother, has joined the police to try to find her, but is growing suspicious of his boss, unsure whose side he's really on. At the same time, Laurette has joined the ranks of an even more covert organization determined...
15) Almost Dead #2
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Fresh from her bizarre arrival back home, Sara finds herself in the care and company of Zack, her childhood neighbor, and the news he has for her isn't good. Communication networks are down all around them, and he hasn't seen her Uncle Owen in several days. Wanting to confirm that he's okay, the two instead uncover a deeper knowledge of their horrific situation going back centuries
Meanwhile, a young reporter has a run-in with the undead hordes...
16) Alt Life V2
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
All of humanity has abandoned a dying Earth for a virtual universe in which imagination is the only limit. But many struggle to adapt to a life without time or death, and people are starting to let themselves disappear. As Ren fights to save a fantastical world of his own creation within the program, Josiane and Louis-Mahmoud take on an even more daunting task: saving humanity from itself.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Written by Alan Jenkins and Gan Golan and illustrated by Will Rosado, 1/6 asks and answers the question: What if the January 6, 2021 Insurrection had been successful?
The graphic novel chillingly illustrates how close we came to authoritarian rule in America and the threats to our democracy that we still face. In the tradition of speculative fiction from George Orwells 1984 to Margaret Atwoods Handmaids Tale to the Twilight Zone, it explores themes...
20) Ever After
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Stranded between safe zones, Vivi and Eva are two travelers in a countryside filled with the undead. The survivors of their world live behind barricadesand live in fear of the next attack.
After their train breaks down, the young women partner up to stay alive. Vivi is struggling with griefand guiltover the loss of her sister. Eva is hiding the start of a horrifying transformation. Together theyll face heat, zombie hordes, and their own inner demons,...
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