New Releases by Gil Kane

Nel corso della sua carriera, Spidey ha rischiato più volte la sua identità segreta: queste sono le storie più celebri e sconvolgenti! Super criminali d’eccezione… Dr. Octopus e l’Ammazzaragni! Ma soprattutto durante Civil War, la prima Guerra civile dei super umani, Peter Parker si toglie la maschera di sua spontanea volontà davanti alle telecamere di tutto il mondo! Una raccolta di storie indimenticabili scritte da Stan Lee, il padre dell’Universo Marvel, oltre che da Len Wein e J.M. Straczynski, per i disegni di Steve Ditko, John Romita, Ross Andru e Ron Garney. [CONTIENE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 12, 87, 105-106, 169, 532-533]

En 1977, une série rapidement considérée comme un véritable concentré de créativité voit le jour. Les histoires explorent toutes les possibilités narratives de l''univers Marvel en partant d''une question fondamentale : « Et si...? » Les héros les plus célèbres, comme Spider-Man, les Quatre Fantastiques, Captain America et Hulk, sont ainsi confrontés à des choix existentiels qui les propulsent dans des réalités alternatives. Roy Thomas, Jim Shooter, Gil Kane, Herb Trimpe et bien d''autres artistes signent les premières histoires du titre épique What If? Elles sont présentées dans ce volume par ordre chronologique.

È il 1977 e nasce una serie che è un concentrato di creatività. Storie che esplorano le possibilità narrative del Marvel Universe e partono da una domanda fondamentale: “E se…?”. Avventure che mostrano gli eroi più amati come Spider-Man, i Fantastici Quattro, Captian America e Hulk fare scelte diverse o, semplicemente vivere esistenze alternative a quelle canoniche. Tutto, con lo stile epico degli anni Settanta Marvel. Roy Thomas, Jim Shooter, Gil Kane, Herb Trimpe e numerosi altri talenti firmano le prime storie della mitica serie What If?, qui raccolte in una collana che le ristampa in ordine cronologico. [CONTIENE WHAT IF? (1977) 1-6]

Le créateur de Conan, Robert E. Howard, a écrit de nombreuses nouvelles mettant en scène le Cimmérien, mais un seul roman a jailli de sa plume : L''Heure du dragon. En 1974, les comics de Conan paradant au top des ventes, le scénariste Roy Thomas (The Avengers, The X-Men) fait équipe avec deux de ses plus célèbres collaborateurs, Gil Kane (The Amazing Spider-Man, Captain Marvel) et John Buscema (The Avengers, Thor ), pour adapter ce récit en bande dessinée. Cette saga palpitante se déroule pendant le règne de Conan en Aquilonie, lorsqu''une sombre cabale fait revenir l''ancien sorcier Xaltotun d''entre les morts. Les conjurés prennent alors le pouvoir et détrônent le roi Conan. Mais tandis que tout le monde le croit mort, le Barbare s''échappe des cachots et se fraie un chemin jusqu''à la tour du château, bien décidé à assouvir sa soif de vengeance contre les usurpateurs...

Il creatore di Conan, Robert E. Howard, scrisse molti racconti con il suo selvaggio Cimmero, ma solo un romanzo di Conan nacque dalla sua potente penna: L''ora del dragone. Nel 1974, con i fumetti di Conan in cima alle classifiche di vendita, lo scrittore Roy Thomas (Avengers, X-Men) collaborò con due dei suoi più grandi collaboratori artistici - Gil Kane (Amazing Spider-Man, Captain Marvel) e John Buscema (Avengers, Thor) - per adattare a fumetti questo iconico romanzo. Ambientata durante il regno di Conan come re di Aquilonia, quest’avvincente saga inizia quando l''antico mago Xaltotun viene resuscitato dalla morte da una congrega oscura. Essa prende poi il potere e detronizza il Cimmero. Mentre il mondo è convinto che Conan sia stato ucciso, lui si fa strada dalla prigione alla torre del castello, scatenando una guerra a tutto campo - poiché deve infliggere la sua vendetta più selvaggia sugli usurpatori! Nell’operazione, incontra Zenobia, la splendida schiava che diventerà una figura chiave nel suo futuro. Il volume contiene anche i fantastici sequel de L''ora del dragone. E, per la prima volta in assoluto, la saga completa è presentata a colori! [CONTIENE GIANT-SIZE CONAN (1974) 1-4, SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) 8, 10 E CONAN THE BARBARIAN ANNUAL (1973) 4-5.]

La prima apparizione e l''origine di Morbius risalgono a un numero della serie Amazing Spider-Man uscito nel lontano 1971: un racconto mitico, parte della folle saga di Spidey con quattro braccia, incluso in questo volume di raccolta dei principali scontri tra il Tessiragnatele e il cosiddetto Vampiro Vivente. Tra questi, anche quello del ventennale del personaggio, in cui Morbius diventa il protettore dei subumani di New York. Testi di Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Todd McFarlane e Paul Jenkins, disegni di Gil Kane, dello stesso McFarlane e di Paolo Rivera. [CONTIENE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 100/103, SPIDER-MAN (1990) 13/14, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (2003) 14]

Due grandi classici riuniti per la prima volta in un volume: le morti del capitano George Stacy e di sua figlia Gwen. La fine dell''innocenza nel fumetto americano, e quella della Silver Age dei comics, in due cicli di racconti leggendari del 1970 e del 1973 che non devono mancare nella biblioteca di nessun appassionato. Avversari d''eccezione, il Dr. Octopus e l''originale Goblin! Testi di Stan Lee, il padre dei super eroi Marvel, e Gerry Conway (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), disegni di John Romita (Captain America) e Gil Kane (Conan the Barbarian). [Contiene storie tratte da Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 88/92, 121/122.]

“COMES A WARRIOR!” A warrior seeks a quest to immortalize him and believes he has found it in a dragon that is said to be menacing a village. He succeeds in slaying the dragon, but the animating spirit of the dragon reveals to him that it was the guardian of a demon temple preventing foul demons from escaping. And now, because of the warrior’s actions, they are free.

Collecting What If? (1977) #1-12. Titanic tales of triumph and tragedy in the mighty Marvel tradition u0097 with a twist! Overseen by the Watcher, the most offbeat series of all revisited major Marvel moments, asking the tantalizing question: what if? Imagine that a young Spider-Man joined the Fantastic Four! Consider the Hulk with Bruce Banneru0092s brain! Envision a world where the Avengers never existed u0097 or one where they assembled in the 1950s! How about the FF with different powers? Daredevilu0092s secret exposed? Cap and Bucky surviving World War II? The first time Jane Foster wielded the hammer of Thor, a different Hulk or multiple Spider-People? Some of the ideas that shook Marvelu0092s foundations began in the realm of remote possibility! But can even Uatu believe his eyes when Jack Kirby reimagines himself and his fellow Bullpen legends as the Fantastic Four?!

An Elseworlds classic! In the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust, the human population of Earth has been destroyed. All that is left are deadly, mutated animals...and a few scattered members of EarthÕs superhero community, left powerless in the warÕs aftermath. Among them...the hero once known as Superman. SupermanÕs efforts to survive in this brave new world unfold in SUPERMAN: DISTANT FIRES! This thrilling one-shot follows the Last Son of KryptonÑand such heroes as Wonder Woman, the Flash and Captain MarvelÑas the harsh realities of a fearsome future turn friend against friend. As the heroes begin to regain their fantastic abilities, will they master the world they once failed to save? Or will they break under the despair of their situation, taking the planet with them when they fall?

In 1968 a mysterious voice gifted two teenage brothers, Hank and Don Hall, with superpowers that transformed them into the Hawk and the Dove! The superhero duo embodied the clashing political ideologies of the era, with the Hawk, ever militant, ready to jump into battling evil, and the Dove, a pacifist, refusing to raise a fist. Fighting for what’s right on different sides of the ideological spectrum, the two clean up crime on the streets of their hometown, face the threat of the Drop Outs gang, take down a group of dangerous escaped convicts, team up with the Teen Titans and attempt to save their father from the wrath of a man he once sent to prison. HAWK & DOVE: THE SILVER AGE collects SHOWCASE #75, THE HAWK AND DOVE#1-6 and TEEN TITANS #21, and features work from Steve Skeates, Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, Neal Adams and more!

In this final issue, the judge is kidnapped by the son of a man he once sent to prison. Can Hawk and Dove rescue him before it''s too late?

Judge Hall believes an old friend of his has been framed for robbery and manslaughter. It''s up to Hawk and Dove to investigate the truth!

These original classic adventures of Dynamo, NoMan, Menthor, and more from T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents issue #12-14 and Dynamo #4 feature artwork by Wally Wood, Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, Chic Stone, and more.

"Originally published in single magazine form In Action Comics 539-541, 544-546, 591-594, DC Comics presents Annual 3, Superman 367, 372, 375 and Superman Special 1, 2"--T.p. verso.

"Try not to panic, but the terrifying facts are all too clear-- from the oceans'' depths to the stars overhead, our planet is under siege from every possible direction! Relentless robots stalk the globe, seeding destruction in every step; hapless citizens transmogrify into unwilling agents of Martian militarism; humans and Venusians go brain-to-brain over priceless stolen thoughts; and the planet''s climate itself is fatally compromised by a dangerous reduction in atmospheric carbon dioxide! Only one publication dares to bring you all of these inconvenient truths -- including gun-wielding gorillas, metal-munching meteorites, and unstoppable snowmen from beyond the Moon! Featuring a creative team that includes acclaimed comics scribes Otto Binder, Gardner Fox, and Edmond Hamilton as well as artistic legends Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino and Sid Greene, this second volume of Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures brings to vivid life the futures that never were--and those that may yet be!" -- p. [4] of cover.

Discover the secret origins of the greatest heroes and villains of the DC Universe in this exciting new collection. This volume contains stories from the 1950s and 60s featuring the Justice League of America, The Flash, Wonder Woman and many more.

Volume 4: Test pilot Hal Jordan came to wield the greatest power in the universe -- the Green Lantern! Jordan was not the first to bear the mantle of the Emerald Gladiator. Alan Scott battled Nazis and costumed villains under that moniker during the Golden Age. But his day had come and gone. His light, as it were, had faded. Then came the Silver Age. With the success of the revamped Flash, DC editor Julius Schwartz decided that it was time to bring back another Golden Age favorite. With a new identity and a new look, the updated Green Lantern immediately struck a chord with fans who clamored for tales of adventure and ingenuity. After three wildly successful appearances in SHOWCASE, Hal was given his own eponymous book. The eight issues included in this volume (GREEN LANTERN #22-29) find the Emerald Gladiator doing battle with the Tattooed Man, Sonar, Star Sapphire, the Shark and other extraordinary foes. Under the auspices of the classic creative team of John Broome, Gardner Fox, Gil Kane, Joe Giella (with an assist from Murphy Anderson), Frank Giacoia and Sid Greene, the Green Lantern''s light was never more radiant than it was during these halcyon days of comicdom. Brightest day, indeed!

A tortured, wounded Batman is forced to fight to the death against the ultimate version of the Goliath suit in the finale of the 3-part ''Flyer'' storyline.

In part 2 of the 3-part ''Flyer,'' the head of the illicit Goliath suit project captures Batman and uses her attraction to The Dark Knight to jealously inflame and manipulate her son into testing an unstable version of the flying combat armor!

Howard Chaykin makes his Batman scripting debut in this first chapter of the 3-part ''Flyer'' storyline! A former police helicopter pilot, injured by events caused by The Dark Knight in BATMAN: YEAR ONE, returns as an aerial assassin outfitted with an experimental combat suit!

In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape his sight - former test pilot Hal Jordan is the wearer of the powerful green ring, and fights evil as the Green Lantern