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While responding to a devastating earthquake in South America, Doc Savage and company discover that not only was the disaster far from natural, but that it seems to be linked to a menace that Doc faced many years before. As he begins to investigate, Doc discovers that a number of closed cases that he had considered to be isolated threats were in fact part of a larger web that he never suspected before now.

A monstrous Chaos Beast threatens fearful desert villagers and engages Kratos, forcing him back into battle! But despite his desire to escape his violent past, Kratos is thrust back into a familiar state of rage and fury, setting off a chain reaction of unending anger for the Ghost of Sparta. As he plunges the Blades of Chaos into the wicked beast, Kratos wonders if he is the true monster of the battle . . .

From the world of Hellboy comes a locked-room murder mystery that puzzles paranormal detective Sarah Jewell and her associate Marie Therése, when a weekend trip on a private island off the coast of Washington goes astray. Trapped by a storm and surrounded by myriad suspects who have gathered for an auction of occult items, the intrepid duo must unravel the supernatural mysteries surrounding the guests in the hopes of uncovering the murderer! But all the while bodies keep piling up, and at any moment Sarah or Marie Therése could be next! Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson return to the world of Hellboy, accompanied by acclaimed artist Leila del Duca and colorist extraordinaire Michelle Madsen for this collection of the thrilling five-issue series! Collects The House of Lost Horizons #1-#5.

The B.P.R.D. continues to lead the defense against the apocalyptic Ogdru Hem from Japan to America, as the team splits up and Kate is possessed. Howards and a team of agents find themselves attempting to liberate a small town that holds secrets from Howard''s Hyperborean past. Elsewhere, B.P.R.D. field agent Ashley Strode attempts to purge a demon from a 100-year-old exorcist, setting her on a path to battling a demon who is kidnapping and eating children. Collects B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth: The Devil’s Wings, The Broken Equation, Grind, Flesh and Stone, Exorcism, and The Exorcist.

Writer Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun) and artist Chris Cross (FIRESTORM) launch Superman and Batman on an utterly epic journey--one that will leave no corner of the DCU untouched!When Superman mysteriously vanishes from Earth, Batman must call upon some of the DCU''s top mystics such as Dr. Occult to get some answers. Meanwhile, The Man of Steel finds himself fighting side by side with a strange Batman against a horde of Solomon Grundys. And just what is the sun doing to his powers? Batman, Doctor Occult, Detective Chimp and Klarion the Witchboy must face a magical Armageddon in the present as Superman is taken to meet the future Justice League at the Hall of Doom! How did things go so wrong — and can anything be done to stop it?

Chris Roberson and Paul Lee reveal an untold tale from the movie _Aliens_ featuring the character Hicks! Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey deliver a new _Action Philosophers!_ that pulls the entire series together in Action Philosophy!� And Eisner-nominated colorist Jordie Bellaire makes her writing debut with a Civil War ghost story drawn by Declan Shalvey! Plus, new chapters of Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse''s _Resident Alien_, Brendan McCarthy''s _Dream Gang_, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray and Andy Kuhn''s _Wrestling with Demons_, and Damon Gentry and Aaron Conley''s _Sabertooth Swordsman_! * An untold tale from the Aliens movie, by Roberson and Lee! * The award-winning series returns at a new price$4.99! * New 48 page format! * Eisner and Harvey award winner!

A man cannot escape his destiny. Then again, Kratos is no mere man—he is a GOD—and he will stop at nothing to escape the bonds of his predestination. Neither prophecy, nor ancient text, nor manipulation of Athena can stop his single-minded mission to free himself from his past, from his future, and from the suffering of his present. Is he a man? Or is he the monster other monsters fear? A god-weapon forged of murderous rage? An ugly tool of destiny itself? Pray NOT to the gods to save you, for they may send Kratos.

For as long as he has been the Ghost of Sparta, Kratos has been a tool of violence for others. In a desperate attempt to reclaim control of his future and find peace, he fled far from the lands of his ancestors only to find himself exactly where it was foretold he would be. How does one escape the torment of predestination? Does Kratos rail against the inevitable or once again embrace fury to fell his foes though it means he will be forever damned? What will be the fate of this fallen god?

A new special edition of the first issue of iZOMBIE! This all-new edition contains the entire first issue of the smash-hit VERTIGO series and includes sample pages of the DC ESSENTIAL GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COLLECTIONS 2015 catalogue!

Sniper Elite: Origins is three original stories set in the world of the hit video game that explore the beginnigs of Karl Fairburne, the Sniper Elite. In Water Line Karl Fairburn is a new recruit fighting on the front line. Battle weary, low on morale and holding a bridge in a rear-guard action to delay the German onslaught. This is where he comes to understand his place in the war The beginning of his training for life behind the lines starts in Home Ground. Karl is recruited into the SOE to learn sabotage, espionage and assassination. His training is interrupted by a nighttime enemy attack. Follow his first mission far behind enemy lines in By the Sword where countless lives depended on the success of his mission, and there would be untold destruction if he failed. Sniper Elite: Origins fills in the background of the Sniper with three exciting stories that should be a must-read for any Sniper fan

Collects Masks #1-8! Before Superheroes, there were Masks! The Shadow. The Green Hornet and Kato. The Spider. In 1938, these masked vigilantes operated outside the law, working independently to strike fear into the hearts of evildoers. But when the corrupt politicians of the Justice Party transform New York into a fascist state run by mobsters, when an oppressive regime grants jack-booted stormtroopers free rein to imprison, extort, and execute the innocent, when the law itself becomes unjust -- justice must be served by outlaws! Outnumbered and outgunned, the legendary vigilantes emerge from the shadows to fight, joined by Zorro, the Green Lama, Miss Fury, Black Terror, and the Black Bat! Nine renowned pulp heroes, brought together for the first time in an epic conflict of Law vs. Justice!

This collection of unabridged, spectacular steampunk speculations includes several classics of the genre. These tales will sweep you away with their amazing automata, daring dirigibles, grinding gears, and scintillating steam as days long gone are infused with tech. In “Smoke City,” by Christopher Barzak, a woman comes to terms with the loss of her family to the child labor mills of the city. A doctor tries to cope with a strange plague terrorizing the citizens of London in Jeffrey Ford’s “Dr. Lash Remembers.” In “Machine Maid,” by Margo Lanagan, a sexually repressed wife gets revenge on her husband through a robot maid. Friedrich Engels strives to spread class revolution as a labor organizer for factory cyborg matchstick girls in Arbeitskraft, by Nick Mamatas. In “Ninety Thousand Horses,” by Sean McMullen, an acclaimed mathematician, with a murky past, is forced to spy for an industrialist prior to becoming Britain’s foremost rocket expert during World War II. An orphan boy builds an automaton, in an aging scientist’s laboratory, that becomes more than an idle companion in Cherie Priest’s “Tanglefoot (A Clockwork Century Story).” In “Clockwork Fairies,” by Cat Rambo, an English aristocrat courts a woman who would rather spend her time in a laboratory than at high society balls. At Chicago’s Columbian Exposition, in 1893, an Algerian bodyguard crosses paths with a disoriented naked man in Chris Roberson’s “Edison’s Frankenstein.”. In “A Serpent in the Gears,” by Margaret Ronald, a dirigible journeys to an isolated land and discovers people and animals merged with machine parts. Radio Jones finds a way to listen in on the Naked Brains, who rule the world, while Rudy the Red fights against the oppressors in “Zeppelin City,” by Michael Swanwick& Eileen Gunn.

A new recruit joins the team in 1995, just in time to help Doc Savage and company contend with a group of cyber terrorists who threaten to destabilize the world economy, while in the modern day, the fallout of that case might be the missing piece in the puzzle that Doc is trying to solve.

Professor Bruttenholm sends two agents in opposite directions on off-the-books missions, while the B.P.R.D. loses sight of Hellboy as he wanders through Mexico, and Varvara''s pet projects stir up discontent among her team of occult scientists.

While investigating a series of man-made earthquakes that have ravaged South America, Doc Savage finds evidence that links the current case to another which he thought had been closed six decades before, when he and his friends had been all that stood between a private army and the destruction of the lost Mayan empire that was the source of Doc’s vast wealth: the Valley of the Vanished.

This collected edition of Rolled & Told contains all the adventures, mini-adventures, comics, and articles from issues zero to six along with extra content you couldn''t get in the single issues! It provides hours of pick-up-and-play campaigns designed both for players new to tabletop role playing and for those who have played for years. Every page is filled with beautiful illustrations, comics coinciding with adventures, and splash art from your favorite comic artists to inspire your players! Survive the dangers of "The Thunderlock Barcrawl", save goblins in "Hoist The Jolly Gobbler", and play the adventures "Mage School Beyond The Mirror", "The Case of the Brutal Brunch" and many more! ------------------------------------------------------ Each adventure is 5E compatible and ready-to-play.7 full adventures (5-6 hours on average)6 mini adventures (2-3 hours on average)4 pre-made and ready to use character sheets based on our iconic characters in each of your favorite classesOver 18 articles full of helpful tips and insight on how to enhance the game that’s perfect for game masters, aspiring and experienced alike.

The Shadow, the mysterious crime-fighter who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men, is on the hunt for a serial murderer in the darkened streets of New York. At each crime scene, eyewitnesses have spotted the spectral figure of a woman in white. But what is the connection between these killings and the shining, blade-wielding woman known only as "The Light"? The Shadow must unravel the mystery before the killer strikes again! Collects the complete six-issue comic book storyline from The Shadow #13-18.

British Paranormal Society members Simon Bruttenholm and Honora Grant arrive at Noxton together, but with separate goals: Honora hopes to uncover information on the town’s strange traditions, while Simon is searching for his missing assistant. But their separate investigations lead down the same twisted path that hides a dark secret behind Noxton’s innocent façade! Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson expand the Hellboy universe with a spooky new tale featuring art by Andrea Mutti with colors by Lee Loughridge, collected for the first time in hardcover. Collects British Paranormal Society: Time Out of Mind #1–#5.

Em and Schroedinger are desperately trying to find Peter, which brings them to the ancient tower of Babylon...only Babylon isn''t so much a what as a who. And just when they think they''re about to get some answers, a host of shadow warriors shows up, grabs Em, and high tails it across the plain. Except Em has a few tricks up her sleeve and things don''t go quite according to the shadows plans. Do they ever?

Pressure is mounting within the bureau to uncover the Soviets secret plans, but a suspicious cover-up leads one agent off the radar in search of answers. Meanwhile, demonic Soviet occult leader Varvara pushes her team to follow her own whims, and Hellboy is sent on the mission that led to his infamous misadventures in Mexico. But even more clandestine plots are at work--both inside the B.P.R.D. and out. Three Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. storylines interwoven into an espionage saga!

Im Halloween Special verputzen Will, Mike, Lucas und Dustin Süßigkeiten und erzählen Gruselgeschichten. Und ahnen nichts vom dunkelsten Geheimnis ihrer Heimatstadt— dem Kinderfresser von Hawkins! Im Winter Special erscheinen den Kindern von Hawkins alle Geister der Weihnacht. Während sie Elf die Lieblingsgeschichten ihrer Kindheit erzählen, steigt die Spannung. Denn Dustin hat draußen im Wald ein unheimliches Wesen gesehen ... Im Summer Special fahren Hoppers Hilfssheriffs Powell und Callahan auf Hawkins'' harten Straßen Streife. Normalerweise verfolgen sie nur den gelegentlichen Kleinkriminellen, aber in letzter Zeit wird die Stadt immer seltsamer.

While she seems like a sweet old lady to the staff at the nursing home where she resides, only Doc Savage knows that a seemingly harmless elderly woman was once a member of a doomsday cult that threatened to kick off World War III back in the 1970s, and might well hold the key to a mystery that threatens the safety of the world in the modern day.

When a call for help to find a missing friend takes the Serenity crew to an Alliance post on the Outer Rim, they encounter a new force building strength to fight the battle of the Browncoats. Discovering that their friend is in Alliance custody and that an Alliance Operative is on the way, Mal concentrates his energy on the problem at hand and strikes an uneasy partnership for a daring rescue. But this is only the beginning of the story. Success will be when the Serenity''s crew makes it off this planet alive and all accounted for

A special anthology featuring four separate stories written by Matt Sturges, Bill Willingham and novelist Chris Roberson. This issue features the unique visuals of four artists including Neal Adams, Ralph Reese and Sergio Aragones, as well as a painted tale by Eric Powell! ''The Space Between'' part 3.

Doc Savage and his companions have discovered that a number of closed cases that they’ve dealt with over the decades and considered to be isolated threats were instead interconnected, all part of a larger web of crime. And now Doc finds himself at the center of that web, face to face with the man behind it all!

When Hellboy and the Professor face a dead-end in their supernatural investigations, Simon Bruttenholm offers inspiration in the form of a tale when the combined forces of the entire Silver Lantern club were required to defeat a strange occult endeavor!

A showdown with the berserker cult imminent, a mystic seer may have the answers Kratos needs to stop the cycle of violence. As he learns how to defeat his overbearing aggressors, each victory carries him farther away from the father he wants to be and toward the godslayer he once was.

Rasputin''s allies pursue their own goals as Professor Bruttenholm parachutes into Nazi territory in search of ''''The Master.''''

Hellboy et l''archéologue Anastasia Bransfield sont tombés amoureux ! Et quand ils ne sont pas occupés à chasser des gobelins à travers le Royaume-Uni, à combattre des fantômes de l''ombre en Turquie ou à enquêter sur des sites de fouilles archéologiques en Inde, ils tentent de laisser cette improbable romance s''épanouir... Pas gagné ??

Mexico has not been kind to Hellboy, but can the B.P.R.D. convince him to return to headquarters and the painful reunion that awaits him there? Meanwhile, Bruttenholm is confronted with the truth about himself and the future of the Bureau. Three Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. storylines interwoven into an espionage saga! Paranormal adventure meets international intrigue!

It''s been said that for any event, there are an infinite number of possible outcomes. Our choices determine which outcome will follow, and therefore all possibilities that could happen do happen across countless alternate realities. In these divergent realms, known history is bent, like white light through a prism -- broken into a boundless spectrum of what-might-have-beens. But in those myriad universes, what might have been...is what actually happened. THE CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT: In a continuum where Spock died during childhood, an Andorian named Thelin became Captain Kirk''s stalwart friend and first officer. But at the moment of Khan''s final defeat, history takes an even stranger turn, and the emerging potential of Project Genesis is revealed as the galaxy''s greatest hope...and its most ominous threat. A GUTTED WORLD: Terrorist Kira Nerys -- from a Bajor that was never liberated -- may hold the key to winning a war that has engulfed half the galaxy. But with the Romulans and the Klingons at each other''s throats, and the Federation pulled into the conflict, even victory may not bring salvation. BRAVE NEW WORLD: Dr. Noonien Soong''s dream has been realized: androids are now woven inextricably into the fabric of the Federation, revolutionizing Starfleet and transforming the quality of humanoid life. But when Soong''s long-missing breakthrough creation, Data, mysteriously resurfaces, civilization reaches a crossroads that could lead to a bright new future, or to ruin.

Lost in the otherworldly Everlands, Em has finally begun to realize how much she has forgotten. But she also discovers that the only way to regain all that she has lost is not to return to the world she knows, but instead to venture into the very heart of Everlands itself. Between Em and her goal, however, is a crazed patchwork landscape across which walking shadows, living statues, blind kung fu librarians, and forgotten heroes fight to survive in a struggle that could mean the end of time as we know it.

Bruttenholm and Sandhu reach the site of the Nazis'' occult activity, where the shadowy ''''Master'''' himself is about to complete his occult experiment.

Zombies! Ghosts! Vampires! Mummies! Were-terriers! Monster hunters! Tech support? All this and more! Writer Chris Roberson (CINDERELLA: FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE) and artist Michael Allred (X-Statix, Madman) continue exploring the world of Gwen Dylan, zombie detective.

Reliving old stories with Hellboy and Professor Bruttenholm, Simon Bruttenholm recalls the strange tale of a woman whose synesthetic visions revealed the presence of a mysterious and malevolent entity. What ensues is a hair-raising confrontation worthy of the Silver Lantern Club''s finest!

A modern-day supernatural crime thriller set in a fictional west coast city, from the New York Times bestselling author and co-creator of the comic book-turned hit TV show iZombie. Izzie Lefevre was the newest investigator for the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit when she first came to Recondito, a coastal city that’s been shrouded in mystery and legend for centuries. Local law enforcement had requested the Bureau’s assistance in hunting a sword-wielding serial killer who’d left a dozen mutilated bodies in his wake. Patrick Tevake was a local homicide detective assigned to the taskforce, and together he and Izzie managed to track down and stop the killer before he claimed another victim. Five years later, Izzie and Patrick remain haunted by what the killer said before he fell in a hail of gunfire. Izzie’s ancestors were “mambos,” voodoo priestesses who claimed to communicate with the dead and protect the faithful from evil spirits. Patrick’s Polynesian great uncle told stories of Recondito’s supernatural menaces that lurk in flame and shadow. The killer’s last words have brought up a past both Izzie and Patrick thought they’d long since left behind, and neither has been able to shake the feeling that their case was never completely solved. So when Patrick, now working with the vice squad to investigate a dangerous new street drug, discovers a connection between the street drug and the serial killer’s victims, he realizes that their instincts were right: the threat is far from over. Reunited again, he and Izzie will discover that Recondito is a city of dark secrets, and their own pasts may be the key to unlocking them.

A series of occult events mystifies the man known as the Witchfinder, but even more surprising is the revelation that he is not alone in exploring the paranormal in London. When a personal invitation arrives from the palace, Sir Edward Grey is pulled even deeper into underground supernatural exploration alongside new allies in the race to stop a mad scientist from destroying London in his pursuit of mystical power. ''''Though the works and mythos of Mike Mignola are vast and complex, the�_Witchfinder�_franchise succeeds due to its accessibility.''''--Newsarama

Jack Frost, son of Jack of Fables, has left our world and has decided to make his way to the Imperial Homeworld, where his mother is still trapped under a city of thorns. Along the way he will encounter many fantasy monsters, brigands and troops of roving goblins, and have to battle his way through them. And while Jack Frost undertakes his quest, Jack of Fables is slowly transforming into something unexpected -- and deadly.

The complete story from the comics mega-crossover of 2015, no in paperback for the first time! The three deadliest species in the galaxy--the Aliens, Predators, and the god-like Engineers--all converge on one planet just in time for our arrival! The moon of LV-223--resting place of the doomed Prometheus expedition, enigmatic source of all organic life, and nightmarish source of ultimate destruction. 126 years later, a new generation of explorers hope to uncover the mysteries of this strange and dangerous world, but what they find includes not just the ruins of the Prometheus mission, but also the alien horrors of what was found at Hadley''s Hope on LV-426, and an encounter with an interstellar race of hunters--all of which may lead to humanity''s undoing. The entire Fire and Stone story cycle (Prometheus: Fire and Stone #1-#4, Aliens: Fire and Stone #1-#4, Alien vs. Predator: Fire and Stone #1-#4, Predator: Fire and Stone #1-#4, and the Prometheus: Fire and Stone--Omega one-shot).

Without the aid of his agents, The Shadow attends to a globetrotting solo-mission that takes him from the concrete canyons of New York City, to the snowy wastes of Siberia, to the peaks of the Himalayas, to the steaming jungles of Guatemala. The goal: to at last learn the secrets behind the girasol! Then, when The Shadow returns to Manhattan, he finds the authorities are baffled by a rash of unexplainable deaths in Chinatown. But when the recently deceased begin to rise from their graves and plague the living, it is clear they are out of their league. Thankfully The Shadow is on hand and ready to stand against the Zombie Queen of Chinatown! Collecting issues #19-25 along with a complete cover gallery featuring the art of Alex Ross, Francesco Francavilla, Dean Motter, Dennis Calero, and Jason Shawn Alexander!