Best Selling Books by Bob Hall

""The Family that Slays Together"" Jack Boniface returns from a battle beyond space-time to the Louisiana bayou, only to lose his lover in the process. But he''ll also lose his housekeeper in the swamp''s fetid waters if Shadowman can''t save her from a backwoods cannibal family!

Shadowman has had a lead pipe rammed through his chest. While recovering from a sizable exit wound at the New Orleans State Hospital, Papa Napoleon sends Ishmael to finish him off.

Lanyon and his boys are after Eddy. Eddy and Doogie are on the run trying to hide Uncle Charly, who used to be dead. Frank Arcko and Uncle Mitch are also looking for Eddy, but don''t know that Charly is now a formerly dead guy. Confused? Don''t ask Charly, he''s just trying to get sober. Charly continues his story, complete with reflections and revelations. What really happened on the Brooklyn Bridge those years ago? This issue gives Charly''s angle on what got his brother killed and made him go incognito. Will Arcko and Uncle Mitch find Eddy, Doogie and Uncle Charly before Lanyon can? And would that be a good thing for Charly?

""Kandi Kane the Saturday Night Special"" - In this stand-alone issue of the totally riveting new series by Bob Hall, the story continues to follow the ''Westies'' in Hell''s Kitchen. This time, though, the focus is on the stripper, Kandi Kane. It''s a love story -- only in Hell''s Kitchen, love may be different than you''d find in the nice, safe suburbs of America. For comics with the jaw-breaking wallop of a set of brass knuckles, Armed and Dangerous continues to delight the lovers of dark crime genres everywhere. And this issue is a good jumping-on point for people who''ve yet to try this adult, two-fisted comic delight.

Everything has hit the fan at once: on the run from Terry Lanyon''s thugs, Mitch and Charly Donovan may escape with their lives -- if they don''t kill each other first! Everyone has a different story about Harry Donovan''s death; was Frank Arcko involved? Terry Lanyon? Under the gun, with Eddy Donovan and Doogie in tow, the Donovan brothers face the truth about their brother''s death. And truth may be the deadliest enemy they have.

With the F.B.I., the Highway Patrol and all of Hell''s Kitchen looking on, the stand-off between Eddy Donovan and Arko reaches an uneasy resolution...for now. We also discover the real secret of how Eddy''s dad died, while Doogie continues his pursuit of the Roller Girl. Not for the squeamish.

It''s the corner you know you shouldn''t turn...the wrong side of the tracks...the place where losers go when they''re running for their lives. Bob Hall spins a spellbinding graphic noir of a boy''s arrival at the threshold of manhood, and the shadowy world of gangsters and gun molls who stand in his way.

""Charly''s War"" - The bloodbath conclusion of the Hell''s Kitchen gang wars. Can the Brothers Donovan resist the urge to kill each other long enough to take down Lanyon and Arcko? Will Eddy, Margaret and Doogie get caught in the crossfire? At long last, the full truth of what happened -- and why -- the day that Harry Donovan died!

Jack Boniface is hitting the road, but he''ll soon find that you can''t leave Shadowman''s problems behind. Deep in rural Alabama, Jack is drawn to a pentecostal church that''s being terrorized by demons. Can Shadowman extinguish their hellfire before it spreads even further?

New Orleans'' new protectors are...Archer & Armstrong?! Valiant''s mismatched adventurers have been drawn to the Big Easy by Master Darque, but to what end? Plus-- what secret of the Shadowman legacy is waiting for Jack in the backwaters bayou of Louisiana?

A story of true heroism. America''s 44,000 soldier-railroaders kept vast numbers of troops and essential supplies moving through war-torn Europe.

Shadowman takes Manhattan! The Big Easy meets the Big Apple when Jack lands the gig of a lifetime. But this is one concrete jungle where it''s not safe to play, even when you wield the power of the legendary Shadowman!

On the run from robots at the Thomas Edison Museum in 2033, Ivar finds himself transported to New York in 1998, where a friend offers a device that may help control his leaps in time. But as Ivar sets off to meet the Wright Brothers a mysterious menace orbits above Earth hell bent on stealing his temporal powers -- and she''s got an android!

Jack''s tour of the USA continues and he''s about to discover that he''s not the only when a strange secret. When Jack encounters a enigmatic drifter with the power to summon the past, will Shadowman be able to survive the ghosts that come calling?

""The End?"" Smilin'' Jack is on the edge of the ledge when he decides to kill Shadowman. He can only think of one way to do it, and Shadowman fans will discover the answer to the question, ""Can Shadowman die before 1999?""

A deluxe hardcover collecting Shadowman?s legendary first appearance in the original Valiant Universe ? featuring classic work by Steve Ditko, Steve Englehart, Bob Hall, David Lapham, Jim Shooter and more! Jack Boniface nearly died one night ? attacked by something out of a nightmare. But since that terrifying experience something has changed. Now, when darkness falls, a feeling comes over him, an urge to destroy the demons that would defile the New Orleans night. Wild, reckless, and hell-bent on eliminating evil in all its forms, Jack is now his city?s new protector ? the nocturnal avenger simply called Shadowman. This Valiant Masters volume collects SHADOWMAN (1992) #0-7 and material from DARQUE PASSAGES (1994) #1.

As the souls of the dead burst forth and revolt, the Night Monster''s reign of terror comes to an explosive conclusion -- but another evil is waiting to rise from under the black channels of the Bayou.

""Death and Resurrection"" After a disappointing night on the stage, Jack gets an all-too easy chance at shutting down a major drug ring. But the odds quickly fall out of Jack''s favor as the bust takes an unexpected turn ! Outgunned and outnumbered, Shadowman better hope he''s not out of luck!

""Darque Desires"" Jack Boniface is living the dream and jamming with Aerosmith! But when one fan turns to the necromancy of Master Darque to make his dream of playing with the band come true, Shadowman will have to take the stage to save Steven Tyler from playing his last gig as a Bloodrunner!

""Dark Rapture"" Pushed to the brink of death by Master Darque, Shadowman is out for vengeance! With countless lives at stake, Shadowman tracks Darque to the swamps for a starlit showdown. Can Shadowman stop the dark master''s horrific rituals ? or will the souls of innocents be forever lost?

It''s Mardi Gras -- and in the hands of Ishmael, these beads are deadly! On the trail of a thief, a mysterious cabal turns the tables and Shadowman quickly finds himself in an unusual position as hunter becomes hunted.

A deluxe hardcover collecting Shadowman’s legendary first appearance in the original Valiant Universe – featuring classic work by Steve Ditko, Steve Englehart, Bob Hall, David Lapham, Jim Shooter and more! Jack Boniface nearly died one night – attacked by something out of a nightmare. But since that terrifying experience something has changed. Now, when darkness falls, a feeling comes over him, an urge to destroy the demons that would defile the New Orleans night. Wild, reckless, and hell-bent on eliminating evil in all its forms, Jack is now his city’s new protector – the nocturnal avenger simply called Shadowman. This Valiant Masters volume collects SHADOWMAN (1992) #0-7 and material from DARQUE PASSAGES (1994) #1.

""Run for Your Death"" Long nights as Shadowman begin to take their toll on Jack Boniface. But that won''t stop him from taking to the night to track down the pushers, fiends and grave robbers of the New Orleans night! But where will the trail of a mysterious deaths and missing friends lead the Big Easy''s unstoppable sentinel?

In this Chaos Effect tie-in, the secret ties between Master Darque and Shadowman are explored. Featuring Maxim St. James, the Shadowman of the 1890''s and Dr. Mirage!

A Colombian drug cartel has taken Nettie captive for her voodoo power! But will these corrupt men get more than they bargained for?! And will Shadowman be able to save the day?!

On the trail of a vicious drug pusher, another innocent learns Shadowman''s secret identity. But there''s more than one monster lurking in the dark of New Orleans.

""Shadowmen"" When the sun sets and the night comes alive, New Orleans jazz musician Jack Boniface becomes the wild and unstoppable hero known as Shadowman! But he''ll learn he''s not the first to wear the mask or to face the power of the enigmatic Master Darque when the immortal Armstrong reveals the story of the first Shadowman, Maxim St. James, and the true origin of Shadowmen!

Against the forces of H.A.T.E.! Jack is ensnared in a web of political hatred when he accepts an invitation to speak on talk radio. Tragedy, and a moment of blind rage, causes Shadowman to rethink his mission.

When a popular author becomes one of the monsters she so often writes about, can Shadowman save her from her fate? Or will she drink his life''s blood?!

At long last, the origin of the Immortal Brothers is revealed. Find out the true story behind Timewalker, Armstrong and the Eternal Warrior''s longevity. Runaway trains, space ships, unholy biological experimentation, Time Arcs and ray guns -- this story has it all! Plus: the answer to the puzzle of which brother is really the oldest. The creative team pulls out all the stops as they launch readers on an epic, time-shaking adventure!

In a failed attempt to see his lost love, Nefertiti in ancient Egypt, Ivar finds himself on the largest set in movie history: Cecile B. Demille''s 1923 production of The Ten Commandments. But when G-Men block distribution of the film, the Timewalker is overcome with righteous fury of Biblical proportions.

Ivar, the time-traveling immortal adventures through history. Transported against his control by mysterious ""time arcs"" that lead him toward an uncertain destiny. Finding himself in Roman Britain, Ivar faces legionaries in the midst of a rebel assault. Meanwhile, a paradox leads our hero to a chance encounter with the Eternal Warrior in Bavaria -- deep in the heart of a Nazi castle.

As Jack Boniface attempts to rebuild his life, Shadowman steels himself for a confrontation with Master Darque.

""Sins of the Fathers"" A dream draws Jack Boniface back to the old homestead, where old secrets refuse to stay buried. Snake-handling preacher Josiah Torrent is back and the power of the Master is in him... Master Darque that is! Can Shadowman save his parents or will the secret they''ve kept from him destroy them all?

""Exorcism"" Deep in the bayou with Archer & Armstrong, Jack Boniface is going to have his demon exorcised! But when the force that drives him out into the night is gone will there be anything left of the Shadowman? And without Shadowman can they survive the Nazi servitors of Master Darque come to make the bayou a living hell!

Master Darque leads an army of the dead in battle against Shadowman. Driven to the brink of insanity, Jack''s one hope may be the last man to wear the mask of Shadowman -- Maxim St. James!

""The Day of Your Death"" The sins of Jack Boniface are visited upon Shadowman! What dark deeds did Jack commit in broad daylight, and how will Shadowman clean up his mess? But as he digs for answers, Master Darque delivers a crushing blow that will forever change the status quo!

""Again and Again and Again"" Shadowman is back in time and face to face with... Shadowman! And he''s got a sword to Nettie''s throat! Face to face with the past and trying to save the future, will Jack abandon his last chance at being with Elya to thwart Darque''s master plan or will he stay lost in time forever?

Shadowman faces off against Darque''s latest necromantic creation -- a soul-thirsty amalgamation of the dead called The Night Monster.