New Releases by Greg Ruth

Analyzing how tennis turned pro The arrival of the Open era in 1968 was a watershed in the history of tennis--the year that marked its advent as a professionalized sport. Merging wide-angle history with individual stories of players and off-the-court figures, Greg Ruth charts tennis’s evolution into the game we watch today. His vivid account moves from the cloistered world of nineteenth-century lawn tennis through the longtime amateur-professional divide and the battles over commercialization that raged from the 1920s until 1968. From there, Ruth details the post-1968 expansion of the game as it was transformed by bankable superstars, a popular women’s tour, rival governing bodies, and sponsorship money. What emerges is a fascinating history of the economics and politics that made tennis a decisive, if unlikely, force in the creation of modern-day sports entertainment. Comprehensive and engaging, Tennis tells the interlocking stories of the figures and factors that birthed the professional game.

From the dream team behind #1 New York Times bestseller Indeh comes a graphic novel following a father and son as they navigate an increasingly catastrophic day. Set against the quiet and unassuming city of Huntsville, Texas, Jack "Meadowlark" Johnson, and his teenage son, Cooper embark on a journey of epic proportions. Told over the course a single day, this electrifying graphic novel recounts Cooper''s struggle to survive the consequences of his father''s mistakes and the dangers they have brought home to his estranged family. As Cooper and his father desperately navigate cascading threats of violence, they must also grapple with their own combative, dysfunctional, but loving relationship. Drawing on inspiration from the authors'' childhoods in Texas, their relationships with their own sons and from ancient myths that resonate throughout the ages, this contemporary crime noir is a propulsive coming-of-age tale of the shattering transition into manhood. While both father and son strive to understand their place in the world and each other''s lives, tension and resentment threaten to boil over. As emotionally evocative as it is visually stunning, this captivating graphic novel will appeal to fans of Cormac McCarthy''s No Country for Old Men and Terrence Malick''s Badlands.

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The year is 1872. The place, the Apache nations, a region torn apart by decades of war. The people, like Goyahkla, lose his family and everything he loves. After having a vision, the young Goyahkla approaches the Apache leader Cochise, and the entire Apache nation, to lead an attack against the Mexican village of Azripe. It is this wild display of courage that transforms the young brave Goyakhla into the Native American hero Geronimo. But the war wages on. As they battle their enemies, lose loved ones, and desperately cling on to their land and culture, they would utter, "Indeh," or "the dead." When it looks like lasting peace has been reached, it seems like the war is over. Or is it? INDEH captures the deeply rich narrative of two nations at war-as told through the eyes of Naiches and Geronimo-who then try to find peace and forgiveness. INDEH not only paints a picture of some of the most magnificent characters in the history of our country, but it also reveals the spiritual and emotional cost of the Apache Wars. Based on exhaustive research, INDEH offers a remarkable glimpse into the raw themes of cultural differences, the horrors of war, the search for peace, and, ultimately, retribution. The Apache left an indelible mark on our perceptions about the American West, and INDEH shows us why.

The year is 1872. The place, the Apache nations, a region torn apart by decades of war. The people, like Goyahkla, lose his family and everything he loves. After having a vision, the young Goyahkla approaches the Apache leader Cochise, and the entire Apache nation, to lead an attack against the Mexican village of Azripe. It is this wild display of courage that transforms the young brave Goyakhla into the Native American hero Geronimo. But the war wages on. As they battle their enemies, lose loved ones, and desperately cling on to their land and culture, they would utter, "Indeh," or "the dead." When it looks like lasting peace has been reached, it seems like the war is over. Or is it? INDEH captures the deeply rich narrative of two nations at war-as told through the eyes of Naiches and Geronimo-who then try to find peace and forgiveness. INDEH not only paints a picture of some of the most magnificent characters in the history of our country, but it also reveals the spiritual and emotional cost of the Apache Wars. Based on exhaustive research, INDEH offers a remarkable glimpse into the raw themes of cultural differences, the horrors of war, the search for peace, and, ultimately, retribution. The Apache left an indelible mark on our perceptions about the American West, and INDEH shows us why.

La infancia de la leyenda Desde sus humildes comienzos en las duras tierras norteñas de Cimmeria a sus hazañas legendarias en el campode batalla de Venarium, los orígenes de Conan han sido objeto de grandes debates tanto entre los eruditos de Robert E. Howard como entre sus aficionados. En sus historias y en mucha de su correspondencia, Howard dejó pistas de la verdadera naturaleza del nacimiento traumático del bárbaro y de su vida antes de convertirse en un ladrón, un saqueador, un asesino... y un rey. Kurt Busiek, ganador de un premio Eisner, trae la leyenda de Conan como nadie lo había hecho antespues sigue dichas pistas y une las diferentes historias de un niño nacido, en el campo de batalla y que, cuando creció, se convirtió en un guerrero aterrador y en un gran líder. Este título está dibujado magníficamente por Greg Ruth, que insufla vida al personaje, es testimonio del legado de la creación más famosa de Robert E. Howard. Título original: Conan #8, 15, 23, 32, 45, 46

The story of military homecomings, Greg Ruth''s Coming Home focuses on a boy reuniting with his military mother, as well as other reunions (and dogs!). Every day, soldiers leave their families to protect others. We love them. We miss them when they''re gone. And we want them all to come home. They are our heroes.

After Nate moves into his new house, he discovers an old tape recorder in his bedroom and is suddenly thrust into a dark mystery about a boy who went missing many years ago. Now, as strange creatures begin to stalk Nate, he must partner with Tabitha, a local sleuth, to find out what they want with him. But time is running out, because a powerful force is gathering strength in the woods at the edge of town, and before long Nate and Tabitha will have to confront a terrifying foe and uncover the truth about the Lost Boy.

Un altro capitolo delle avventure del giovane Conan. Nato sui campi di battaglia e destinato alla grandezza, fin da ragazzo Conan era dotato di indipendenza, coraggio e decisione, come gli adulti del suo villaggio scopriranno in questo racconto!

Un capitolo speciale che mostra la nascita e la giovinezza di Conan. Nato su un campo di battaglia, cresciuto in una terra ostile e dura, fin da piccolo Conan mostra la sua forza e abilità, facendosi molti amici ma anche qualche nemico!

Le scénariste Kurt Busiek (Marvels, Astro City) et le dessinateur Greg Ruth (Matrix Comics) s''unissent pour vous raconter la première partie de la vie de Conan, de sa naissance sur un champ de bataille cimmérien à son passage à l''âge adulte où, devenu guerrier, il prend part au combat crucial de Venarium. Ce tome retrace les conquêtes de Conan dans sa jeunesse, aussi bien guerrières que charnelles, et montre aussi toute la maîtrise de Busiek et de Ruth dans l''art de raconter des histoires.

Dorothys Heimkehr gerät zum Albtraum: Untote haben das Land überrannt! Doch nicht nur in Kansas hat sich die Ordnung der Dinge verändert, entsteigen die Toten ihren Gräbern ... Auch der unsterbliche Mythos von L. Frank Baums "Der Zauberer von Oz" verändert sich in den Geschichten dieses Bandes ständig - mal gekreuzt mit magischem Realismus, mal mit klassischer Fantasy, mal mit modernem Western, mal mit zombieverseuchtem Horror. "Die Zombies von Oz" - die neue Kurzgeschichtensammlung von Christian Endres, Gewinner des Deutschen Phantasik Preises für die beste Kurzgeschichte 2009 und die beste Kurzgeschichtensammlung 2010 ("Sherlock Holmes und das Uhrwerk des Todes"). Deutsche Erstveröffentlichung.

Three stories about a werewolf, living scarecrow and the abominable snowman. Based on novels by R. L. Stine.

Sous les cieux menaçants du centre des États-unis, et dans le cœur blessé de toutes les familles composant une minuscule communauté rurale, un terrible secret sommeille depuis trop longtemps. Dés lors, un jeune homme nommé Trevor doit tenter de protéger son jeune frère Will avant que celui-ci ne devienne la victime des peurs les plus incontrôlées des villageois, incapables de comprendre le secret tragique qui relie leurs familles.

Built on a site of great, forgotten power, the mammoth Bentham International Hospital was to be the very definition of modern medical science at its best. But over the years, the spectres and dark secrets of the Hospital began to bore away at its heart, leaving its foundations cracked and vulnerable to the oldest of horrors and nightmares. The lines between the patients and the doctors are blurring. Every cure is paid with a curse and every sin is birthed anew as the once light of medicine forsakes the world for the shadows it can no longer hide.

" Sache, Ô Prince, qu''entre l''époque où les océans ont englouti l''Atlantide et ses cités étincelantes, et l''avènement des fils d''Aryas, il fut un âge de légende où de lumineux royaumes s''étendaient sur le monde tels des manteaux bleus sous les étoiles. La Némédie, Ophir, la Brythunie, l''Hyperborée, Zamora avec ses femmes aux cheveux noirs et ses mystérieuses tours arachnéennes, Zingara et sa chevalerie, Koth, accolé aux terres pastorales de Shem, la Stygie aux sépultures gardées par les ombres, l''Hyrkanie dont les cavaliers portaient de la soie et de l''or. Mais le plus fier de tous les royaumes était l''Aquilonie, qui régnait en maître sur l''Ouest fabuleux. Alors vécut Conan, le Cimmérien, aux cheveux noirs, au regard sombre, épée au poing, voleur, pillard, guerrier, aux mélancolies titanesques, aux joies colossales, pour fouler du pied les trônes les plus nobles sous sa scandale."