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**The perverse pig-man� unmasked!** A nameless man, scarred from an encounter with the Skin Traders, is wheeled into the hospitalonly Leigh Ferguson knows that this John Doe is none other than Arcadia''s most wanted, X! But the sicko surgeon that sliced him up is closing in to finish the job. Dark Horse''s _X_ is really hitting its stride and readers should get on board immediately.�Unleash the Fanboy

A merciless and unstoppable army calling themselves the Chosen� have invaded Arcadia, starting a full-fledged war with Carmine Tango''s forces. They''re looking for something . . . or _someone_. X has recovered from Tango''s torment and is ready to pound some answers out of both parties! * A game-changing new villaina new chapter in the Project Black Sky event!

?Do you know where the children are?? HARBINGER WARS, Valiant?s first family crossover event, begins here! A decades-old secret is about to put BLOODSHOT and HARBINGER on an inescapable collision course ? and, soon, the most powerful forces in the Valiant Universe will be drawn into a battle without sides, without rules, and without mercy. ?Two dozen undisciplined, untested and untrained superhuman children have just escaped from a top-secret research facility and into the world. ?When Bloodshot, Toyo Harada and Peter Stanchek join the chase, will the Valiant Universe be ready for its first all-out superhuman showdown? ?Start reading here for a high-stakes tale that will put Valiant?s greatest heroes to the ultimate test!

They may be alternate reality Deadpools, but they''re still just as Mercy and just as Mouthy! Like the Wade Wilson who was part of an ultra-secret special ops team along with allies named Bullseye, Silver Sable and Domino! But a bloody Mexican massacre will leave agent Deadpool with a lot of explaining to do! And how about the Cold War Wade Wilson, codename: Deadpool? He''s the CIA''s most valuable asset -but also certifiably insane! It''s lies, spies and shapely thighs as DP goes Pulp! Then, Wade is a dash of color in a black-and-white world ravaged by zombies. When the dead walk, Deadpool is mankind''s only hope -but if he triumphs, who will save us from him? COLLECTING: DEADPOOL: WADE WILSON''S WAR #1-4, DEADPOOL PULP #1-4, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1-4, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1-4.

ALL-NEW ARC! Bloodshot is finally free of the memories that have haunted him since his awakening ? but now even greater mysteries remain. Who was he before he was transformed into a walking weapon of mass destruction? And does he have a real family out there somewhere? Unfortunately, the only man with the answers is the former mastermind of Project Rising Spirit, Dr. Emmanuel Kuretich ? and he?s just struck a devil?s bargain with Bloodshot. ?Destroy your creators and I?ll reveal everything.? Well, almost everything?

Black Canary, Starling, Poison Ivy and Batgirl. Together, as Gotham City''s covert ops team, they''re taking down the villains other heroes can''t touch. They are the Birds of Prey. The Birds face a multitude of threats from outside and in! A dangerous new villains threatens to expose Black Canary''s dark secret, and the Court of Owls sets its sight on everyone in Gotham for a ''Night of the Owls'' tie-in. Plus, the girls bring a gravely injured Poison Ivy to the Amazon hoping to help rejuvenate her, but they''re going to need her help more to stay alive!

Collects Cable (2008) #1-12, King-Size Cable #1, X-Men: The Times & Life of Lucas Bishop #1-3, X-Men: Future History - The Messiah War Sourcebook. Cable is a man on a mission once again! To protect the first mutant born since M-Day, Cable flees with the girl into the timestream u0097 and now must raise young Hope as his daughter! But hot on their trail is the relentless Bishop, a former ally turned deadly foe who believes that the child must die at any cost. And to make matters worse, Cableu0092s time machine is broken and they can only travel forward. Can Cable protect Hope from unforeseeable future dangers, from cyborg bears to cockroach armies to nuclear Armageddon? Can Cyclops, back in the present day, find a way to take the fight to Bishop? And will Hope survive to save the mutant race?

The Birds of Prey lose one member but gain another, all while the team itself is pulled apart by personal demons and a traitor in their midst. Plus, Mr. Freeze is out of Arkham Asylum and looking for revenge on the Court of Owls! His first target?The newest member of the Birds team, Strix!

It''s the latest and greatest volume in the increasingly flexibly named Deadpool Classic series! The ever-sociable Wade Wilson is back - rubbing shoulders with his bro Cable, laughing it up with his other bro Wolverine and forging an all-new bromance during FEAR ITSELF with...the Walrus? The "Identity Wars" take Deadpool, Spider-Man and the Hulk on a long strange cross-dimensional trip, but what twisted reflections of themselves will they see? And in the wake of Steve Rogers'' return, will Wade Wilson become the new Captain America? (Spoiler: no.) Learn all there is to know about Deadpool and friends, right here! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHO WON''T WIELD THE SHIELD #1, CABLE (2008) #25, DEADPOOL & CABLE #26, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #38, DEADPOOL ANNUAL (2011) #1, INCREDIBLE HULKS ANNUAL #1, WOLVERINE/DEADPOOL: THE DECOY #1, FEAR ITSELF: DEADPOOL #1-3 and DEADPOOL CORPS: RANK AND FOUL #1.

Re-presenting Valiant?s best-selling crossover event in complete chronological order, the acclaimed Harbinger Wars saga gets the deluxe oversized hardcover treatment ? with more than 20+ pages of bonus content and rarely-seen special features! When an untrained and undisciplined team of super-powered test subjects escape from Project Rising Spirit and onto the Vegas Strip, Bloodshot and the Harbinger Renegades will find themselves locked in battle against a deadly succession of opponents ? and each other. As the combined forces of the H.A.R.D. Corps, Generation Zero, and omega-level telekinetic Toyo Harada all descend on Las Vegas to vie for the control of Rising Spirit?s deadliest assets, the world is about to discover the shocking price of an all-out superhuman conflict?and no one will escape unscathed. Who will survive the Harbinger Wars? Collecting HARBINGER WARS #1-4, HARBINGER #11-14, BLOODSHOT #10-13 and material from the HARBINGER WARS SKETCHBOOK, the Harbinger Wars Deluxe Edition HC is the only place to find the complete story of the groundbreaking crossover that IGN calls ?one hell of a ride.?

The Birds bring a gravely injured Poison Ivy to the Amazon hoping to help rejuvenate her, but they''re going to need her help to stay alive!

Unable to take down Titanosaurus on their own, Boxer and the Monster Kill Crew decide to fight monster with monster! After luring Rodan to the battlefield, the Crew is hoping for a two-for-one score. But in a world of kaiju, things seldom go as planned! Plus, the Crew starts to ask the big question: Why are the monsters reappearing now? They might not like the answer!

Danny Rand and the Immortal Weapons from the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven begin to discover the shocking, shameful secrets of the Capital City of Hell. But what does it mean for K''un-Lun, and for our world? And how will each of them overcome the absolute worst and most terrifying enemies they''ve ever faced? Also includes the story of Park Li, a pacifist who sought to pursue wisdom rather than war. But fate would defy him--as K''un-Lun is overwhelmed by a deadly plague, Park Li is the only student ready to become the city''s Immortal Weapon. And finally, in the year 3099, Danny Rand, The Immortal Iron Fist, travels to a remote planet colonized by the People''s Republic of China to free the people from a totalitarian government bent on ultimate control at any cost.

Something strange is happening to Black Canary, and Starling''s not sure what to do about it. Is this a hint of darker things to come? Plus, the team loses one member and gains another!

A new arc begins in the wake of a team member''s betrayal...and the team crosses paths with a cult of assassins that has ties to Katana!

Poison Ivy: Savior of the Green? The team is in the jungles of the Amazon and the boardrooms of Dubai, where the Birds must make a deal with the Devil!

The only thing worse than a bomb on a speeding train is three bombs. Hidden inside the skulls of three different people. All on the same speeding train. And the Birds of Prey know the names of only two of these walking bombs. Don''t miss the shocking revelation that will rewrite the rules of the team forever! Guest-starring Batgirl!

Something strange is happening to Black Canary...and only one man can be responsible. But Kurt Lance died years ago--right?

The team agrees to take 24 hours to take stock of the previous issue''s events. But there''s no such thing as R&R for the Birds of Prey, as Black Canary realizes that Gotham City is still in grave danger!

Shock follows shock as the team learns that the plant monsters were the creation of POISON IVY! With deadly toxins in their bloodstreams, THE BIRDS have six months to live--and they''ll be given an antidote only if they help Ivy punish those who are despoiling the planet.

The Birds of Prey are hot on the trail of a mysterious cult with ties to Katana, but their hunt is about to be intercepted by the powerful force of Condor! And what is the connection between the Birds and the Teen Titans?

Stingrays--they solve unsolvable crimes. When a teenager goes missing on a Caribbean beach, the local police are baffled. It''s up to the Stingrays, a world class team that solves the unsolvable, to unearth the truth--a truth that no one will believe. BookShotsLIGHTNING-FAST STORIES BY JAMES PATTERSON Novels you can devour in a few hours Impossible to stop reading All original content from James Patterson.

Collects Immortal Iron Fist 21-27. Danny Rand was not the first Immortal Iron Fist... and he won''t be the last! The year - 3099. The place - a distant planet first colonized a millennium ago by the People''s Republic of China. Now, a humanity oppressed by a totalitarian technological tyrant has just one hope for salvation - the kung-fu freedom-fighting of the Immortal Iron Fist! But his coming is nothing more than a prophecy and a silent prayer... and even if the Iron Fist does arrive, he must first defeat the most powerful weapon the evil robot empire has - Robo Fat-Cobra!

An explosion in a secure Gotham City airport terminal hurls Black Canary and Starling headlong into a nightmare involving stolen pharmaceuticals, terrorists for hire and killers in stealth suits who can appear at will. When Canary calls in backup, Starling''s not so sure a vengeful samurai who talks to her dead husband in a sword is the best choice.

In today''s business world, information is everything: and no one gathers it more effectively than spies. The Spy''s Guide: Office Espionage brings real spying techniques into the workplace, with the same appeal as The Action Hero''s Handbook. Step-by-step instructions disclose the secret methods used by the CIA, KGB and Fortune 500 companies to steal computer passwords and spy on competitors.

Steve Dark devrait être au fond du gouffre : la femme qu''il aimait est morte par sa faute et le psychopathe qui l''a tuée court toujours. Mais Dark n''est pas un homme ordinaire. Loin de baisser les bras, il se sent désormais investi d''une mission. Une mission qui ne requiert pas l''assistance de la police. Une mission qu''il ne soumet à aucune autorité, qu''elle soit gouvernementale ou morale. Une mission qui, il l''espère, lui permettra enfin de restaurer la justice.

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Zweiter Band der Trilogie um Ex-Cop Charles Hardie Charlies Hardie gerät in die Fänge einer mächtigen Geheimorganisation, die ihn kurzerhand in ein fast völlig von der Außenwelt abgeschnittenes Hochsicherheitsgefängnis werfen lässt. Dieser bizarre, gottverlassenen Ort wird ausschließlich von gefährlichen Psychopathen bevölkert, niemand weiß von seiner Existenz. Hardie erhält die Höchststrafe: Er ist der Wärter. Die Organisation verlangt absoluten Gehorsam, die Situation scheint aussichtslos – die einzige Chance, seine Familie wiederzusehen, besteht in einem wahrhaft teuflischen Pakt.

For generations, the people of Gotham City have looked to Wayne manor as the embodiment of wealth and high society. But when construction crews discover a corpse buried on the grounds, the venerable family estate is embroiled in scandal. Is someone trying to frame billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne for a shocking and heinous crime? Forensic scientists determine the body is that of Bruce''s father, Dr. Thomas Wayne. Torn between the need to protect his family''s honor and his obligation to deliver justice, Batman sets out to solve the coldest of cases, using nine mysterious clues (included throughout the book as facsimiles). It''s up to you to sift through the clues and uncover the shocking answer.

As chaotic and violent as things can be in Mega-City One, it''s all unicorns, ice cream, and rainbows compared to what you''ll find beyond the outer walls ... in the CURSED EARTH! In the wake of the devastation of "The Long Fail," Dredd is forced to lead a small team of Judges into the scariest stretch of irradiated wasteland to recover the very soul of the city, which means, among other unsavory things, the Angel Gang!