New Releases by Jim Shooter

""Spirits Within"" Jack Boniface can''t sleep, not since he was attacked and left for dead by a strange and lethal woman. When the moon rises and the world rests, something inside him awakens and the Shadowman is born again! But what is the source of this power ??and will it be enough to survive the killer called Samedi that stalks the New Orleans back alleys?

Archer & Armstrong strike at the heart of an extra-dimensional conflict! But as Armstrong rediscovers the fighting skills that served him so well, Archer ponders the twin destinies set before him. Will he become a great philosophical leader of the future or the Valiant Universe''s most deadly assassin?

""New Beginnings"" The Harbinger renegades return home, and Peter and Kris cope with the loss of their baby. But, after weeks of adventure, are the kids prepared to make it in the real world? And, here in their first appearance, a rocky night out with the agents of H.A.R.D. Corps!

Archer and his peculiar partner are drafted by Armstrong''s brother, the Eternal Warrior, to fight in war on the far side of time and space! But who and what they find there offers ominous clues about what the future may hold for Archer & Armstrong and the final fate of the Valiant Universe...

""Revival: Lifelines Part 1"" Obadiah Archer is a boy with a special talent and some very unusual parents. Once he escapes their clutches, he embarks on an international adventure that will take him from the sacred halls of a Tibetan monstrary to the filthy underpasses of Los Angeles. And when a mysterious stranger hires him to assassinate the inebriated immortal known as Armstrong, the world''s most mismatched crimfighting duo is born!

""Children of Destiny"" With the birth of her baby, Kris and Peter try to mend the rift in their relationship. But when Kris and her newborn are taken hostage, Peter will have to go to war to save them!

""Heart Failures"" Peter Stanchek is drafted by the Geomancer to a war on the far side of time! The Harbinger renegades learn of an impending new addition to their band as Kris struggles with the secret of her love for her fallen friend.

Omega-powered psionic, Peter Stanchek, and his girlfriend, Kris Hathaway, are on the run. Only by recruiting Pete''s fellow Harbingers -- Torque, Flamingo, and Zephyr-- can they hope to stay one step ahead of the Harbinger Foundation.

""All For One..."" Pete and his band of renegade Harbingers head down to the Big Easy only to find more than beads and carnival waiting for them when one of Harada''s Eggbreakers loses control. Featuring an explosive showdown!

""Flowers for the Living"" Pete and friends struggle to cope with recent events. While Kris takes the loss especially hard, the other renegades try to find the perfect way to honor their friend.

""The Root of All Evil"" Not even Pete''s psionic powers can protect his friends from a very real consequence of their rebellion -- a bullet in the chest.

""One For All"" Strange times make for strange bedfellows. When tragedy strikes Peter Stanchek and his renegades, they gain an unexpected ally.

Aric of Dacia: Visigoth warrior, slave of the Spider-Aliens, wielder of the most powerful weapon in the universe. Armed with the X-O Manowar armor and trapped in the modern day, Aric will wage war on his one-time captors.

""One Small Step..."" Pete discovers a new Harbinger, but does he share their rebellious teen spirit or does he belong in the Harbinger Foundation?

""Where the Love-Light Gleams..."" On their return from space, Pete and his band of renegades decide to go their separate ways, leaving Torque vulnerable to an unexpected enemy. Will they be able to get back together in time to save him?

""Retribution: Part 2"" With his friend and ally, Ken Clarkson, Aric brings his war on the Spider Aliens to the heart of their empire on Earth -- the corporate headquarters of Orb Industries. But Lydia and Spider Aliens have set a trap there for their most savage of foes.

""Revelations"" Ken solidifies his control over Orb Industries and struggles to make Aric understand that over a thousand years have passed since he was abducted. Then, a criminal Harbinger named Ax, with the power to control machines, comes looking for a new toy to play with -- the X-O Manowar armor!

The continent-spanning city of North Am is a miracle of ingenuity and ambition, a technological paradise where mile-high skyscrapers pierce the clouds and robots perform virtually all labor. But in the shadows of the "milespires," human mobsters use robot muscle to terrorize the North Am citizenry. Human trafficking, illegal psychoactive substances, violent crime, and corrosive corruption are suddenly epidemic in the glittering utopia, with only Magnus, the mighty Robot Fighter, to stand against them.

Five hundred years after the end of the world, among the overgrown ruins, in tangled jungles where misbegotten horrors lurk, barbarian armies battle for supremacy. To save the world from Warlord Sunder''s dreaded behemoths, Samson allies himself with Queen Terra of the Jerz and her barbarian horde. But the irresistible Terra has wicked ways of turning allies into lovers. Inflamed and enraptured by Terra, Samson becomes more and more ruthless to please her. If he loses himself to the dark passions she arouses_then who will save the world from him? Part of a major multiseries program including _Doctor Solar_; _Magnus, Robot Fighter_; _Turok, Son of Stone_; and _Doctor Spektor_.

Legendary LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES writer Jim Shooter continues his return to the 31st century with ENEMY MANIFEST, the latest volume starring the greatest heroes of the future. While war looms and a traitor plots against the Legion from within, a massive, hostile planet appears near Jupiter, and its gravity is ripping apart the solar system! It''s tense drama and high action as a recruitment drive takes place and the beginning of the Universal Annihilation War reveals itself!

The legion of Super-Heroes is in turmoil as their new leader, Lightning Lad, is finding his job harder than anticipated, the government is making it difficult for the Legion to operate with new budgetary concerns, and alien destroyers are on a mission to wipe out all organic life.

Written by Jim Shooter Art by Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff & George Klein Cover by Curt Swan & George Klein Collecting ADVENTURE COMICS #346, 347, 352, 353 and 357! The Legion battles both the Fatal Five and the Sun Eater - and only the ultimate sacrifice can save Ferro Lad''s friends! Advance-solicited; on sale February 18 - 128 pg, FC , $39.99 US

Spider-Man becomes unraveled when his life is darkened by his shape-changing costume as well as his fashion sense.

Spider-Man becomes unraveled when his life is darkened by his shape-changing costume as well as his fashion sense.

The battle that rocked the very foundation of the Marvel Universe comes to you in one collected trade paper back. In the known universe there are six stones, called the Infinity Gems, that control all power, space, time, minds, reality and souls. The mad Titan, Thanos, brutally collects the stone so that he may reshape the universe in the visage of his love, the embodiment of Death. His tribute to her; the death of half the universe Only the combined forces of Earth''s heroes and villains stand in the way of Thanos accession. Can even the mingled might of the Avengers, Dr. Strange, the X-Men, Spider Man and the Silver Surfer stay the power of a god? Prepare True Believer, for one of the greatest battles in the history of the Marvel Universe What comic book fan doesn''t remember the threat of Thanos and his quest for godhood. Infinity Gauntlet is a modern classic that no collector would want to be without

Collects the earliest battles between Daredevil, the Man Without Fear, and Bullseye, Marvel''s deadliest assassin.

The 11th volume of Legion of Super-Heroes Archives is marked by the full-time arrival of artist Mike Grell. The stories, in Superboy 203-212, were mostly by Cary Bates and E. Nelson Bridwell before Legion legend Jim Shooter returned, and the general format was a main story followed by a shorter story concentrating on a Legionnaire or two. The stories--the Legion of Super-Executioners, the Legion of Super-Villains, a showdown with a band of Legion rejects, a ghostly soldier--are enjoyable but minor, and even the death of a Legionnaire seems like an anti-climax. Still, no one could draw Dream Girl in a negligee quite like Grell.--Amazon.com.