Best Selling Books by Howard Chaykin

Vertigo''s latest anthology series goes out with a BANG! Quite a few of them, in fact. The last issue of SFX gathers short stories inspired by the sound of gunfire, the popping of balloons, the kick of a drum and even the origin of the universe itself. It doesn''t get any bigger than that!

The surviving Challengers fight to save the world and regain their humanity! Master storyteller Howard Shaylin concludes his epic reconstruction of the Challengers of the Unknown in a way no one could see coming.

Superman tries to start a new life with his few surviving friends in a post-apocalyptic world, but earth then faces an even graver threat that may leave him alone again.

The depression''s going strong, so when Dominic Fortune is hired to bodyguard Jock Madison, Vaughn Lorillard, and P.T. Oakley, three drunk and disorderly Hollywood stars, he jumps at the chance to pick up what looks like a few easy bucks, and maybe have a few laughs in the bargain. But when the trio of old school hambones and horndogs prove to be a bigger pain than he anticipated - and he accidentally stumbles across a conspiracy headed by mysterious American businessman Malcolm Upshaw and Delatriz Betancourt, the recklessly sexy granddaughter of Confederates who fled Reconstruction for South America - Fortune finds himself in hot water... with the fate of the USA at stake! Collects Dominic Fortune #1-4, and Dominic Fortune Digital Comic #1-6.

È il 1977 quando esce il primo film di Star Wars. Nello stesso anno la Marvel dà alle stampe la serie regolare ambientata nell’universo di George Lucas, che ha per protagonisti Luke, Ian, Leila, Lord Fener, Obi-Wan e Ciube! È il primo di tanti tasselli che ancora oggi vanno a completare uno degli universi narrativi più amati di sempre. Si inizia con l’adattamento a fumetti del film, punto di partenza della più grande saga di fantascienza mai creata. Sei episodi che ci porteranno dalla fuga dei droni fino allo scontro finale sopra e dentro la Morte Nera. Una pietra miliare del fumetto di scifi firmata da autori del calibro di Roy Thomas e Howard Chaykin!

The Doomsday Clock ticks ever closer to Midnight--and only the SHADOW and his faithful companion MARGO LAINE can hope to hold back the hour of annihilation…

The doomsday clock tolls for mankind--and only one man can save both nuclear powers from Armageddon in the breathless final chapter of what may be the SHADOW''S final adventure. "With The Shadow: Midnight in Moscow, Chaykin returns to the character that made his career in grand style, displaying that underneath the icon, there is still just an artist who wants to tell an entertaining story. It''s an amazing time to be a Chaykin fan." - Newsarama

It''s Orion vs. a strength-increased Kalibak, in a battle to determine who rules Apokolips! But what secret does Desaad hold, and will it help or hurt Orion?

Five extraordinary survivors of a not-so-random terrorist attack put the pieces of their giant jigsaw puzzle back together just in time for their faces to be plastered all across the media as the perps! But the mystery deepens as their personal histories are revealed, and they discover that they are all connected by a lot less than six degrees.

In the Golden Age of television, Ruff and Reddy were on top of the entertainment worldÉuntil the world turned, and they were forgotten. Now, Ruff is a washed-up television actor. Reddy is a clerk in an upscale grocery store. Can a hungry young agent convince the two one-time partners to make a comeback-and convince the world that it wants to see the famously infamous dog-and-cat comedy team back in the spotlight? DonÕt miss it if you can!

All-new original graphic novel, modernizing the formative first days of this super-hero icon that defined pop culture! Billionaire weapons manufacturer Tony Stark lived a life of wealth and privilege. That all changed when an on-site visit to a war-torn nation went horribly wrong, leaving Tony gravely injured in the hands of dangerous extremists - one a former friend. When asked to build a weapon, Tony instead constructed a mechanized suit of armor and escaped. But the horrors he left behind are coming for retribution, and the only way to stop them is for the carefree playboy to become the Iron Man!

Five strangers thrown together by a random act of terrorism discover that all is not as it seems. Tugged and manipulated by the powers that really run the world, these extraordinary individuals now must find out who the puppet master behind the curtain is, and how they can cut the strings.

With a movie in development from director Steven Spielberg, DC collects this acclaimed 1988 series starring the World War II aviator known as Blackhawk for the first time. BLACKHAWK is currently in development as a movie from director Steven Spielberg! Howard Chaykin''s 1988 miniseries is collected in book format for the first time. Polish pilot Janos Prohaska - better known as Blackhawk - is on American soil and in trouble. Accused of Communist leanings, he stumbles across a plot to overthrow the U.S. government and bomb New York City concocted by former Nazis out for revenge. Collects BLACKHAWK #1-3, SECRET ORIGINS #45, ACTION COMICS WEEKLY #601-608, 615-622, 628-635; WHO''S WHO ''87 UPDATE #1 (Lady Blackhawk profile), WHO''S WHO UPDATE ''87 #1 (Blackhawk & Blackhawks profiles).

You think you''ve read everything about Hollywood? Think Again! And when legendary creator Howard Chaykin is in the director''s chair, expect the unexpected. Follow the adventures of two former members of Roosevelt''s Rough Riders cavalry, who arrive in Hollywood in 1913 and find themselves caught in the web of a dangerous new world. As the first Sicilian mobsters make their way to the City of Angels, the two heroes find themselves recruited as mercenaries for the movie studios and drawn into the cutthroat world of cinema, with a front- row seat to the building of a new American empire. With its action-packed narrative and exciting new historical setting, Sunshine Patriots is a must-read for fans of the Western genre and anyone interested in the early days of Hollywood and the formation of one of the most important facets of modern American culture. Written, drawn and delivered by Howard Chaykin (Hey Kids, Comics!, American Flagg,...).

The origins of the Challengers are revealed! The curtain is pulled back just enough to get a glimpse of who our heroes are, who they were and how they came to be. Unfortunately, one of the Challengers will meet their final fate. The only question is, which one?

The remaining Challengers come face to face with the masters of the world and learn that the masses have been manipulated for quite some time. Now it''s up to the Challengers to free the world and beyond from Hegemony''s insidious grasp!

Trapped in a strange rift in time, Green Lantern and Space Ghost are forced to battle a variety of foesÑand each other! And even if they manage to survive, they will be thrown into a world with no concept of interstellar travelÑor even what an alien is! Stripped of their weapons by a xenophobic culture, the duo will have to battle to regain themÑbut what happens when Space Ghost dons the Emerald Ring and Hal Jordan put on the Power Bands? And in the backup feature, Ruff and Reddy were once the toast of nightclubs, variety shows, late night chat fests and Broadway. Learn how they became the comedic duo of yesterdayÉbefore they hit rock-bottom today!

Five extraordinary people with seemingly nothing in common share the bond of surviving a cataclysmic event. In a world devoid of super-heroes, they come together and discover that everything they know has been a lie, that the world we live in is not the one we believe it to be. To survive, they must unite and face the true masters of our universe. It''s a world where literally anything can happen, and probably will!

An Elseworlds tale Someone is stealing the children of Gotham City. There is also a new creature of the night people are calling The Batman. One night someone sees the Batman near a wagon of kids, and surmises that he is stealing the children. This peaks the interest of visiting escape artist and showman Harry Houdini. So he makes a promise to help the police track down The Batman. Yet when he finally meets the mysterious figure, Harry knows that he is the hero, and not the villain, of the story. The two team up and discover that the children have been kidnapped by an albino, but all evidence points to a puppet master for the albino, so they continue to work together to stop the heinous crime.

Batman est une icône qui exerce depuis sa création une fascination perpétuelle auprès des auteurs. Fruit du projet de l''éditeur Mark CHIARELLO, en hommage à son mentor Archie GOODWIN qui avait su attirer sur la revue Creepy les plus grands tels Alex TOTH, Frank FRAZETTA, Al WILLIAMSON, Steve DITKO ou encore Bernie WHRIGHTSON, cette anthologie eut également pour ambition de réunir les plus grands de l''industrie des comics autour du personnage de Batman, avec un format imposé – 7 à 8 pages – et une contrainte technique : le noir et blanc. Débutée en 1996, l''expérience se renouvela en 2002, 2008 et 2014, nourrissant le mythe du Chevalier Noir de quelques-unes de ses plus belles planches, et l''imaginaire des lecteurs des interprétations les plus personnelles d''auteurs légendaires.