New Releases by Howard Porter

Reds in Blue investigates Soviet relations with UNESCO in the mid-twentieth century to offer a new way of thinking about the role of the United Nations in the Soviet experience of the Cold War. Applying social, cultural, and intellectual historical methodologies to the study of multilateral diplomacy, it provides the first history of the Soviet reception of the idea of world governance through noncommunist international organizations.

When Deathstroke assassinates Ra’s al Ghul, Talia al Ghul demands revenge and sends her League of Shadows to kill Deathstroke and Deathstroke Inc.! Ra''s al Ghul is dead, and Talia is out for revenge! Batman is on the case to find Deathstroke before Talia''s elite killers do! But Batman starts to piece together that not everything is what it seems in Ra''s''s death…and knows whom he must interrogate to get answers…Talia herself! Can the two former lovers ever work together again? This hardcover collects all the parts of the SHADOW WAR story from Batman #122-123; Robin #13-14; Deathstroke Inc. #8-9; Shadow War: Alpha #1; Shadow War: Omega #1; Shadow War Zone #1.

From aviation and safety critical applications to personal navigation; Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology has found a place in everyday civilian life and will only become more intertwined as the technology continues to improve. One of the issues with GNSSs is that they are susceptible to interference in the forms of intentional (i.e., jamming) or unintentional sources. As this interference is a threat to civil applications, this thesis focuses on providing the framework to understand the performance degradation of GNSS receivers in the presence of interference. More specifically, this paper focuses on the high accuracy user, and how interference affects a commercially available differential GNSS (DGNSS) receiver system. A comparison was done to investigate differences between two commercially available DGNSS receivers’ performances as well as analyze the different approaches manufactures take in the integration of multi-constellation GNSS signals.

We draw from social categorization theory and the actor-observer hypothesis to extend previous research regarding receiving high levels of help from team members. Specifically, we explore how a team member''s performance feedback on how they handled a disproportionately heavy share of the team''s workload and how their racial distance from the rest of their teammates affect the amount of helping that person receives from their teammates. Results from a laboratory study in which 79 teams worked on a computerized, decision-making task demonstrated a three-way interaction between workload, performance feedback, and the racial distance between the feedback recipient and the rest of their teammates. Racially distant negative feedback recipients who had a disproportionately heavy share of their team''s workload received less help from teammates than their racially similar counterparts.

First Wave, un nouveau monde qui vous emportera au coeur de mille dangers et où la justice retrouve son bon droit à coups de poings virils ! Après les événements de First Wave, Doc Savage débarque enfin dans sa nouvelle série ! A peine rentré en son fief de New York, l''Homme de Bronze est pris pour cible par une bande organisée de criminels. Il n''en faut pas plus à Doc pour foncer tête baissée face au danger...

Ra''s al Ghul tente à nouveau d''attaquer Batman, cette fois-ci en s''en prenant à ses plus proches alliés : la Ligue de Justice. Défaits les uns après les outres, grâce à des armes et techniques de combat élaborées selon leurs faiblesses, celui que l''on appelle "le Démon" savoure déjà sa victoire... Comment Ra''s a-t-il pu disposer d''informations aussi confidentielles ? La réponse à cette question pourrait bien détruire la Ligue pour de bon ! Justice League - La Tour de Babel, ou l''aventure qui a inspiré La Ligue des Justiciers : Echec, le nouveau film animé des studios Warner, réalisé par Lauren Montgomery (Batman Year One). Mené tambour battant par Mark Waid (Kingdom Come) et Howard Porter (Flash), ce récit marque un tournant décisif dans l''histoire des plus grands super-héros de la Terre en mettant en relief leurs points de divergence. Cet album contient en bonus des pages inédites en version française, ainsi que plusieurs pages consacrées à l''historique de la Ligue de Justice.

Ne supportant plus de voir leurs amis super-héros mourir au combat, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Supergirl, Atom, Shazam, Congorilla et Starman ont décidé de former une nouvelle équipe, plus proactive (quitte à devenir aussi violents que les vilains qu’ils combattent !). Mais le jour où le groupe rencontre Prometheus, il prend conscience que sa vie ne tient qu’à un fil. Préparez-vous à un affrontement apocalyptique qui va changer à jamais la vie de certains héros.

Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman and the Martian Manhunter find themselves up against a new, deadly Injustice Gang led by Lex Luther. With Prometheus as well as the General and Queen Bee, it looks as if the Justice League may lose even if they win.

Magog decides to take justice into his own hands and track down who''s dealing high-tech arms to lowlife scum around the DC Universe. Be here as the hunt starts Magog on the path to discovering his own identity.

The JLA''s very first foe, Starro the Conqueror, returns in a new guise as The Star Conquerer. The JLA is powerless to awaken a slumbering world trapped in the endless nightmares caused by the menace formerly known as Starro. But help arrives in the form of an unexpected ally: Daniel, The Lord of Dreams.

Advance-solicited - On sale April 28 - 256 pg, FC, 7.0625" x 10.875", $29.99 US Written by Grant Morrison - Art by Howard Porter, Mark Pajarillo, John Dell & Walden Wong - Cover by Howard Porter & John Dell The JLA''s very first foe, Starro the Conqueror, returns in this new Deluxe hardcover collecting JLA #22-26, 28-31 and 1,000,000.

Written by Judd Winick Art by Howard Porter, Julian Lopez, J. Calafiore and others Cover by Howard Porter There''s a traitor in the Titans'' midst! Now, the Titans headquarters is under lockdown until the team can discover who betrayed them. Will they have the strength to take down one of their own? And will they want to? Collecting TITANS #7-11! Advance-solicited; on sale September 9 - 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US

"The powerful wizard Shazam has been destroyed and his vast responsibility for presiding over the realm of all magic has been shifted to his mightiest champion, Billy Batson. Such a job can only be performed from the Rock of Eternity -- thus, earth is without a defender to balance the worlds of magic and humanity, for the first time in centuries. Freddy Freeman wants to be that protector, but that is an honor that must be earned. Powerless, Freddy must embark on a quest to prove to the Gods that he is worthy to weld the power of Shazam"--Page 4 of cover

Doctor Doom, the greatest villain in the Marvel Universe, and persistent nemesis of the Fantastic Four rises again. This time something about the dark Lord of Latveria is different. His strategy strikes at the heart of the first family of super heroes, forcing Reed Richards to consider a shocking course of action.

When Batman''s arch-enemy, the immortal mastermind R''as al Ghul resurfaces with a plan to destroy all means of communication, the world''s superheroes - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern - rally to stop him. But it soon emerges that not all of their number have the same agenda.

Written by Grant Morrison; Art by Howard Porter, John Dell, and others The World''s Greatest Heroes have reformed the Justice League of America to act as Earth''s protector against all threats. But as Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Batman, the Flash, Green Lantern, and the Martian Manhunter are joined by a Superman demonstrating new and different energy-based powers, they find themselves facing off against deadly old enemies like the Key and getting caught in the middle of a war between Heaven and Hell. Featuring appearances by Supergirl and the new Green Arrow, this trade paperback also includes the first appearance of rogue angel and future JLA member, Zauriel.