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It's hard enough being a teenager. Now try being a teenager with powers. Demo chronicles the lives of young people who are on their separate journeys to self-discovery in a world--just like our own--where being different is feared. This definitive edition of Demo by Brian Wood (The New York Four, The Massive) and Becky Cloonan (The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys) collects the entirety of the series, eighteen short stories across multiple genres, and stands as an indie comics classic

"For five years, the United States of America has battled the anti-establishment uprising of Middle America's so-called "Free States." This second civil war has done damage across the nation, but no place has been hit harder than New York City. With the U.S. controlling everything to the east and the Free States surrounding from the west, the island of Manhattan has become the hotly contested borderland known as the DMZ. And that's exactly where aspiring photojournalist Matty Roth has just landed, "--Amazon.com.

Collects Ultimate Comics X-Men #29-33. "World War X" begins! It's Tian vs. Utopia when Jean Grey takes on Kitt y Pryde! Will the planet be torn apart when the two mutant nations go to war? Alliances are broken, sides are chosen and betrayals abound - but after a sneak attack on Utopia, and Jean's strict warning that the rest of the world should stay out of the war, will the global mutant-on-mutant conflict finally unite...or divide mutants forever? As World War X claims its first casualties, Kitty Pryde becomes a revolutionary redux, Mach Two displays startling new powers, and James Hudson proves he's more than just his father's son!

Collects Ultimate Comics X-Men #18.1, 19-23. Brian Wood (DMZ, Star Wars, X-Men) takes the helm as "Reservation X" begins, and a brave new world for the nation's surviving mutants starts here! Kitty Pryde tries to lead a nation of mutants, but someone close to her has different plans! Meet Mach Two, former Morlock tunnel refugee turned mutant resistance fighter! Will she side with Kitty, or become a dangerous new enemy? Plus: Rogue gets an unexpected visitor as Storm helps terraform the reservation. The mutants might hold the key to solving world hunger, but what is the deadly cost? What is the Sentient Seed and why does everyone want it? And as the Iron Patriot guest-stars, Mach Two's play for power takes a new turn - and leads to a fatal showdown!

New York City... otherwise known as the no man’s land in this second American civil war. Cut off from his support system and family, rookie journalist Matty Roth remains the lone voice for those left behind in the world’s most dangerous war zone. Instead embracing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to document the city under siege with a classic journalist’s objectivity, Matty Roth has allowed himself to blur the lines to the point of no return, to fall in with politicians and opportunists, warlords and mercenaries. Having helped secure an election and fund an army, he commits perhaps the worst offense to date: trafficking in WMD on behalf of the newly elected Delgado regime. Brian Wood and artist Riccardo Burchiellite s DMZ, one of Vertigo Comicste longest-running series, continues its blistering look at politically motivated war in what Popmatters states “reads like a journalistic document,” and actress/writer Felicia Day says is “amazing and has poignant analogies to our current political climate. Thought provoking and engrossing.” Joined by guest artists Cliff Chiang, David Lapham, Danijel Zezelj, Andrea Mutti, and Nathan Fox, DMZ: THE DELUXE EDITION BOOK FOUR collects issues #45-59 in the penultimate chapter of this critically acclaimed series.

Worlds collide when four young women begin college at the prestigious New York University. Shy, literate Riley, overachieving but naive Lona, laid-back West Coaster Ren, and working-class girl Merissa claim newfound freedom living in the big city. But that freedom comes at a price: roommate drama, mysterious love interests, school troubles, and family conflicts. Welcome to adulthood! New York Four is a smart, charming, and stunningly rendered page-turner from the New York Times best-selling duo Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly. This edition collects the entire series under one cover for the first time.

Collects Ultimate Comics X-Men #24-28. The mutants have proved their worth, and Utopia thrives - but at what cost? Kitty makes a choice that could haunt her forever, as Mach Two's jungle insurgency gains strength! Plus, there are eyes in the sky - but who's watching the mutants? And when the mutant nation comes under siege, with General Ross leading the charge, Jimmy Hudson prepares for war...and Kitty and Mach Two must find out whether they can work together for the good of mutantkind!

One of Vertigo’s longest-running series comes to its stunning conclusion. After six years, Matty Roth's story and the Second American Civil War comes to an end. As the war enters its final weeks, Matty is given an unbelievable second chance, a golden opportunity to report once again from the DMZ-not as a network lackey but as an unbiased observer for the court of world opinion, to ensure both sides stay honest. He is given total access, total freedom, and is determined to do right by the city where he once failed miserably. Brian Wood and artist Riccardo Burchielli present their final chapter and remove any doubt that DMZ is, at its core, a love letter to New York City. DMZ: THE DELUXE EDITION BOOK FIVE collects issues #60-72.

The world and characters of the DMZ - a futuristic, war-torn Manhattan - are expanded and enriched in this eighth volume of the acclaimed series. Journalist Matty Roth redefines his role in the DMZ following the tumultuous events of the past year No longer content to be merely a citizen journalist or a mouthpiece for Parco Delgado's struggling city government, he now rolls with his own private security force and self-defined mandate to heal the city. Is this the start of a brand-new day via the barrel of an gun - or will this 'Rise of Matty' end with the fall of just another petty warlord? Plus, you'll discover the truth behind the mysterious death cult that is housed in the city's tallest building. These violent killers hide behind masks and heavy clothing are always the vanguard of death and destruction. Now you'll find out just who they are and where they come from.

Colonial Marines are the elite military fighters of the future, battling alien threats across the galaxy. One hero has the chance to fight alongside Amanda Ripley and Zula Hendricks, who saved his life from Xenomorphs so long ago. Following the events of Aliens: Resistance, Alec Brand, the colonist rescued by Amanda Ripley and Zula Hendricks, has grown up into an elite Colonial Marine. A secret mission brings him back to the Alien-infested moon where he was rescued...and face to face with the past. Brian Wood (Massive, Aliens: Defiance) joins artist Kieran McKeown (Halo: Lone Wolf) for an action-packed battle against a dangerous alien threat. Collects Aliens: Rescue #1-#4.

Bestselling Writer Brian Wood (Aliens: Defiance, The Massive, Briggs Land) pens a thrilling chase with electric art by Jeff Stokely (The Spire, Six-Gun Gorilla). Two Terminators went back in time to 1984, one to kill Sarah Conner, and another targeting NYPD Officer Lucy Castro, a rookie cop assigned to one of the worst sections of the city. Isolated and unable to call for backup, Castro faces off against the relentless T800, relying on unlikely allies to see her through to dawn.

The War of 1812 and America's first navy come to life in the second volume of Rebels a historical epic of America's founding, from DMZ writer Brian Wood. In 1775, Seth Abbott fought to win his fellow Americans their independence. In 1794, his son, John Abbott, comes of age as their new nation faces multiple new threats: high seas terrorism, fresh aggression from Britain, and intense political division at home. When Congress authorizes building America's first navy--the famous "six frigates" that include the USS Constitution--John Abbott signs up. Author Brian Wood (DMZ, Briggs Land, The Massive) imagines an important era of a new nation's struggle to find its way in Rebels: These Free and Independent States.

The fifth volume in the critically acclaimed series that looks at life during wartime- America's 21st Century Civil War. The world and characters of the DMZ-a wartorn Manhattan-are expanded and enriched in this volume as Matty Roth turns hisattention to 'the hidden war'-the thousands of ordinary people living under fire inside the DMZ. His subjects include a guerrilla artist in the underground arts scene, a former ally who's now worse off than a homeless person and the powerful head of an organization within the DMZ and more.

In a post-war, post-crash, post-disaster, post-everything world, the environmental-action trawler Kapital scours the earth's oceans for its mysteriously missing sistership, The Massive. Captain Callum Israel, a man who has dedicated his life to the ocean, now must ask himself--as our planet dies--what it means to be an environmentalist after the world's ended. This oversize hardcover collects issues #0-#15 of acclaimed writer Brian Wood's sprawling, post-apocalyptic epic.

In this third volume, collecting issues #13-17, Matty severs his ties to the Liberty News and becomes a free agent. He soon finds himself in over his head as he goes undercover and infiltrates a terrorist cell determined to disrupt any and all construction sites trying to rebuild the city.

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A father and daughter seek revenge against the ruthless Vikings that destroyed their lives, discovering that their fierce purpose can mend the bonds of family. One thousand years ago, a murderous clan known as the Forty Swords burned a village to the ground, leaving just two people alive: a shattered father and his teenage daughter. Setting off on a revenge quest that will span the width of Viking Age Europe, they find the key to repairing their damaged relationship lies in the swords they carry. Created by Brian Wood (Northlanders, The Massive, DMZ) and Mack Chater (Briggs Land, Lazarus), Sword Daughter is a visually stunning, emotionally poignant story of parental guilt and acceptance of loss.

An alt-history account of the founding of America, as a lost fleet of Roman soldiers arrives a thousand years before Columbus. In AD 323, a fleet of Roman ships is lost in a storm, and they find themselves on the shores of the New World, one thousand years before Columbus. Unable to return home, they establish a new colony, Roma Occidens, radically altering the timeline of America and subsequent world events as seen through the eyes of one family. An exploration in alternative history from Brian Wood, Justin Giampaoli, and Andrea Mutti.

Luke, Leila, Ian e Ciube sono di nuovo assieme sul Millennium Falcon per una missione che metterà alle loro costole il terribile cacciatore di taglie IG-88! E parlando di cacciatori di taglie, in questo numero un’incredibile avventura di Boba Fett e di un droide che si credeva uno Jedi!

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In the near future, America's worst nightmare has come true. With military adventurism overseas bogging down the Army and National Guard, the U.S. government mistakenly neglects the very real threat of anti-establishment militias scattered across the 50 states. Like a sleeping giant, Middle America rises up and violently pushes its way to the shining seas, coming to a standstill at the line in the sand--Manhattan or, as the world now knows it, the DMZ. In this new DMZ hardcover, a new leader rises in the DMZ - but what will that mean for Matty Roth, a journalist who calls the zone home? After a near-tragic misadventure in Staten Island, Matty returns to find Parco Delgado in office as provisional governor of New York. Matty's first task under the Delgado regime? Tracking down the source of one of the DMZ's greatest urban legends. Collects DMZ #29-44.

An evil corporation's secret bio-weapons program is putting all of humanity at risk. Ellen Ripley's daughter must fight the horrific xenomorph threat. Following the events of Alien: Isolation, Amanda Ripley is kept silent by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation about the xenomorph threat. Enter Zula Hendricks, an Ex-Colonial Marine, in need of Ripley's help to expose a sinister bio-weapons program. The duo teams up against the sinister corporation's upgraded arsenal as they journey through space from research lab to test facility designed to keep the darkest atrocities secret! Critically acclaimed writer Brian Wood (The Massive, DMZ, Briggs Land) returns to Aliens to pen the harrowing efforts of Ripley and Hendricks to bring down the Weyland-Yutani weapons program. With hair-raising art by Robert Carey (Power Rangers, The Phantom). Collects Aliens: Resistance 1-4 comic series.

A critically-acclaimed crime epic set in an American secessionist militia compound mixing politics with complex family issues, from NYT bestselling author of DMZ. Grace Briggs is the new head of the Briggs family, the largest and most secretive antigovernment secessionist movement in the United States. For over a hundred years it's been a safe harbor for anyone looking to live a simple, quiet life off the grid, but it has since devolved into a hotbed for white extremists, armed militia, and domestic terrorism. She seeks to take control of the Land—and her family—from the forces of extremism and hate, and return it to its core values. But can she accomplish that before law enforcement finds the evidence it needs to wipe Briggs Land off the map? From New York Times Bestselling author Brian Wood (DMZ, The Massive,Rebels) comes the latest in his critically-acclaimed line of socio-political graphic novels. Artist Mack Chater (Smoke/Ashes) illustrates this gritty and electrifying crime saga that speaks to the troubled, polarized world we live in now. [Briggs Land] "It’s smart, vibrant, original and well drawn. There’s nothing like it out there and it’s the best thing Wood may ever have done (and that’s saying A LOT…the man is a genius)." — Forces of Geek “Brian Wood is writing a Dangerous Story with Briggs Land, and that’s the kind of story most worth telling.”—John Arcudi “Given the current political state of the country, this series feels very relevant indeed." - IGN "BRIGGS LAND IS A UNIQUELY AMERICAN CRIME COMIC YOU NEED TO BE READING.”—NERDIST “[Briggs Land is] the Sopranos of secession.”—GWW

Ogni mese torna il meglio dei fumetti legati a Star Wars! In contemporanea col cartaceo! In questo numero: Ian e Ciube tornano dalla loro missione su Coruscant, Luke deve fare i conti con l’amore perduto e Leila deve accettare una responsabilità maggiore all’interno della Ribellione. E tutto questo mentre Dart Fener forma una squadra d’élite di stormtrooper che guiderà personalmente!

Brian Wood's epic and acclaimed adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Queen of the Black Coast" reaches its heart-retching conclusion! When Conan and Bêlit intercept an invaluable religious artifact, ruthless zealots hunt them across a treacherous landscape! Then, when the couple seeks their fortune on the cursed banks of Zarkheba, they encounter a dark power that will shape their fate! This thrilling volume collects issues #19--25 of the Dark Horse Comics series Conan the Barbarian.

"Ogni mese torna il meglio dei fumetti legati a Star Wars! In contemporanea col cartaceo! In questo numero: la vittoria dei Ribelli ha mostrato spie e incompetenza nell’Impero che toccherà a Dart Fener eradicare a colpi di spada laser mentre il fantasma di Ben Kenobi lo tormenta nei sogni!"

A father and daughter carve their way across Europe to complete their revenge against the dwindling clan of Vikings that destroyed their lives so many years ago. Elsbeth Dagsdottir has not forgotten the oath her father made to her on that remote Icelandic beach: to deliver revenge upon the Forty Swords clan that burned their village and murdered her mother. It might take them a lifetime of struggle and suffering and loss, but a promise is a promise. Created by Brian Wood (Northlanders, The Massive, DMZ) and Mack Chater (Briggs Land, Lazarus), Sword Daughter is a visually stunning, emotionally poignant story of parental guilt and acceptance of loss. Collects Sword Daughter issues #7-#9.

The street finds its own uses for things, even black market greens, urban chicken farms, and off-brand fast food joints.

This is 1775. With the War for Independence playing out across the colonies, Seth and Mercy Abbott find their new marriage tested at every turn as the demands of the frontlines and the home front collide. Rebels details the epic story of the colonists who, in a few short, turbulent years, created the nation of America. Collects Rebels #1–#10. * An all-star team of artists lead by Andrea Mutti! * The full run of Rebels comics in one collection. “Poignant and so incredibly powerful.”—PopMatters “A lush, detailed world full of rugged characters.”—IGN

Part 1 of 'Blood & Sausages,' a.k.a. Kitchen Battle, a.k.a. culinary mayhem, a.k.a. STARVE.

The world and characters of the DMZ — a futuristic, war-torn Manhattan — are expanded and enriched in this sixth volume of the acclaimed series as journalist Matty Roth. The United States has decided to resume reconciliation talks with the Free States, but a major new player in the Free States political world could destroy any hope of a unified state. Matty's relationships are strained to the breaking point when he decides to profile the revolutionary leader Delgado and sets in motion a series of events that will alter the course of the Free States forever.

"FROM THE SOUNDSTAGE TO THE STREETS" Once the world's most famous chef, Gavin Cruikshank's been in a self-imposed exile for years. In his absence his foodie television program has evolved into STARVE, a morally bankrupt competition that thrills the wealthy with rare and often illegal cuisine. Gavin's crusade to end this outrage has stalled out as he finds himself seduced by the toxic mix of success, money, and adoration. Collects STARVE #6-10.

Collecting the first 12 issues of the series about the ultimate embedded war journalist trapped in a most unlikely war zone: the streets of New York City. In the near future, America's worst nightmare has come true. With military adventurism overseas bogging down the Army and National Guard, the U.S. government mistakenly neglects the very real threat of anti-establishment militias scattered across the 50 states. Like a sleeping giant, Middle America rises up and violently pushes its way to the shining seas, coming to a standstill at the line in the sand - Manhattan or, as the world now knows it, the DMZ. Matty Roth, a naïve young man and aspiring photojournalist, lands a dream gig following a veteran war journalist into the heart of the DMZ. Things soon go terribly wrong, and Matty finds himself lost and alone in a world he's only seen on television. There, he is faced with a choice: try to find a way off the island, or make his career with an assignment most journalists would kill for. But can he survive in a war zone long enough to report the truth? Collects issues #1-12 of the original monthly series.

The scathing look at foodie culture and celebrity chef fandom continues. Think Anthony Bourdain in a Transmet world.

Once the world's most famous chef, Gavin Cruikshank's been in a self-imposed exile for years. His little foodie television program has since evolved into STARVE, an arena sport that pits chef against chef for the pleasure of their super-rich patrons. It's a stain on a once-noble profession, and Chef Gavin is ready to go to war to stop it. Two things stand in his way: his arch rival Roman Algiers, and his adult daughter Angie, who probably just wants her dad back and acting normal.

Chef Gavin Cruikshank learns when to let go, when to hold on for dear life, and when to smash up a lawyerÕs office with a baseball bat.