Best Selling Books by John layman

From the creator of CHEW a horrifying vision of space! Captain Rigg is prepared to test his new ship and crew by flying them straight into the heart of demon-infested space. One small problem: he didn''t brief them beforehand

The Complete Idiot''s Guide to Drawing Manga Illustrated, Second Edition, is an enhanced revision of its successful predecessor-one that makes it easier than ever before for readers to create their own manga characters, landscapes, and stories. This new edition is even more visual, with over 100 additional step-by-step illustrations that guide readers from the basic strokes to the final ink renderings. From bodies and faces to backgrounds and mech (manga for anything mechanical), readers learn all the basics necessary to start rendering the exotic worlds and a creative cast of characters that attracted them to the genre as readers.

The one pulling the strings behind the organization hunting down the Scorched is finally revealed. ItÕs a familiar face that one team member thought they would never see again.

Un spin off delicioso. Tony Chu es un cibópata, capaz de obtener impresiones psíquicas de lo que come. Saffron Chu es una cibopar, capaz de descubrir secretos de aquellos con los que come. Tony es policía. Saffron una criminal. Son hermanos, y están lanzados a una trayectoria de connivencia. Y en la segunda aventura empapada en sangre, Saffron Chu, nuestra maestra del crimen alimentario, se enfrenta al mayor, y más extraño, golpe de su carrera. Un alcohólico robo de arte que se alarga a través de los siglos. Surgiendo de la serie CHEW, habitual en los listados de superventas del New York Times y ganadora de varios premios Harvey y Eisner, llega CHU, una delictiva nueva serie negra sobre polis, criminales, cocineros y clarividentes. Recopila CHU núms. 1 a 10. Editorial original: Image

The Angels are back, baby! —The original Angels, Jill, Kelly and Sabrina! Travel back to the swingin’ 70s, and revisit the butt-kicking, crime-fighting, mold-breaking lady detectives who took 70s TV by storm, ready to do the same to comics 40 years later! Break out your bell-bottoms, feather your hair, and jump back to a era of peanut-farmer presidents, gargantuan gas-guzzlers and foxy female detectives… for a globe-trotting adventure that’s simply too big and epic for the 70s-era boob tube. Written by elderly Eisner winner and solicitation-writing former-superstar John Layman, and with art by his scrappy but lovable youngster pal, Joe Eisma. This is one comic you DON’T DARE TO MISS!!!!

The Scorched are finally out from under the thumb of Jason Wynn. But that doesn''t mean their troubles are over. Meanwhile, Marc discovers something about Medieval Spawn''s disappearance.

Little Spawny''s greatest enemy has finally revealed himself, and to the surprise of all, he is not a Hellspawn!

In the wake of FOREVER EVIL, the world looks at heroes in a different light, creating tension between Batman and his allies and the Gotham City Police Department. When a gang war breaks out and new villains arise, it''s up to the Dark Knight, Batgirl, and others to turn the tide as best as they can-but will the GCPD be a help or a hindrance?

Xena, The Warrior Princess and Gabrielle are back in a series of all-new adventures - collected here for the very first time! Xena and her well-loved cast of friends and villains find themselves in-between a feud that reaches all the way up to the heavens as they fight in the "Contest of Pantheons"! This all-new collection from Dynamite, reprinting Xena issues #1-4, features the work of writer John Layman, the debut of artist Fabiano Neves (Marvel Zombies Vs. The Army of Darkness), as well as a complete cover gallery featuring art by Billy Tan, Adriano Batista, and Neves, plus a series of Xena photo covers!

The startling truth behind The Redeemer is finally coming to the surface. Just who is the man behind the helmet?

Please be ape-vised. Gorilla Grodd''s recent incarcer-ape-tion in the pages of The Flash has left a void that Monsieur Mallah is more than happy to fill. Ape-sembling a group of the DCU’s most sinister simians, Mallah forms the Legion of D(oo-oo-ah-ah)m, with an eye toward world domin-ape-tion. But the world won’t be conquered that easily! Enter the all-ape JUNGLE L(ee-ee)gue. Can this team of hero-eek anthropoids be the salv-ape-tion we need, or will Mallah’s team of maniacal monkeys bring forth the ape-pocalypse? Get ready to go bananas as we honor DC’s storied history with mankind’s closest relatives in this ape-ic adventure! It’s gonna be orangu-tastic, so heat up a capuchin-o, prepare a batch of chocolate chimp cookies, and get ready to r(ee-ee)d the one comic b(oo-oo)k this year that’s guaranteed to make you go...APE!

Una historia de aventuras y atrevida intriga. "Hay una región en el océano Atlántico donde los aviones se desvanecen, los barcos se pierden y los viajeros descuidados desaparecen... y de ninguno vuelve a saberse nunca más. Y dentro de este lugar hay una isla, misteriosa e inexplorada, a la que no ha alcanzado el tiempo ni la civilización, y donde terminan apareciendo todos los que se han perdido. Es un lugar misterioso habitado por dinosaurios, alienígenas, piratas, monstruos extraños... y una chica llamada Bermuda. Dieciséis años, combativa, una superviviente, y esta ha sido la única vida que ha conocido. Hasta hoy. Hoy descubre algo en su isla que abrirá una puerta entre su mundo y el nuestro... ¡o los destruirá a ambos! Una nueva historia de aventuras y atrevida intriga presentada por John Layman, guionista de Chew y autor habitual en los listados de superventas del New York Times, y del destacado dibujante Nick Bradshaw (Wolverine & The X-Men, Astonishing Spider-Man).

Who – or what – has created this twisted vision of the Dark Knight’s hometown? As far as anyone knows, Gotham City is and always has been a crime-free utopia, patrolled by the white-clad Batman and his sidekick, Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catbird. Don’t miss the strange adventure from DETECTIVE COMICS #25-29, including the amazing DETECTIVE COMICS #27!

The search for Medieval Spawn is still ongoing, and it leads the team to the unlikeliest of people.

Secrets! Shenanigans! A spectacular for the ages! Someone call the fire marshal because Valiant?s all-star celebration for Archer & Armstrong is about to get out of control! Red-hot creators Fred Van Lente (IVAR, TIMEWALKER), Ray Fawkes (Batman: Eternal), John Layman (Chew), Karl Bollers (Watson and Holmes), Clayton Henry (HARBINGER), Joe Eisma (Morning Glories) and a jam-packed roster of special guests are throwing a gigantic finale for Valiant?s conspiracy-busting, history-smashing swashbucklers ? and they?ve brought along a heap of all-new tales to kick this hullabaloo into high gear! Featuring the true story of Armstrong?s first drink, the secret origin of Mary-Maria, the debut of a brand new breed of villain for the Valiant Universe, and much more, this very special volume collects ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #24, ARCHER & ARMSTRONG: THE ONE PERCENT #1, and stories from the oversized ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #25 anniversary spectacular, alongside the never-before-seen ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #0: DIRECTOR?S CUT! Don?t miss this one-of-a-kind look inside the script, art, and character designs of Archer & Armstrong?s acclaimed origin issue!

The first four issues of DYNAMITE''S all new XENA comic book series - the Contest of Pantheons - are presented here in the very first DYNAMITE XENA TRADE PAPERBACK COLLECTION! Writer John Layman and artist Fabiano Neves have brought back the Warrior Princess to great acclaim and now you can see what everyone else it talking about! Xena and her well-loved cast of friends and villains get in between a feud that reaches all the way up to the heavens as they fight in the "Contest of Pantheons" featuring Xena, Gabrielle, Joxer, Autolycus and the return of Callisto! This new TBP Collection features: * Reprints 1-4 of all-new Xena series * Includes complete cover gallery

Revenge is a dish best served cold. Killers have ice in their veins, and villains are cold-hearted. See where we’re going with this? This month’s weather forecast predicts freezing overnight lows, ice storms, snow ?urries, and a high chance of dead Titans. Brrrr!

Spawny declares War on all other Spawns! None shall be safe from his wrath! All shall grovel at his boot! None of the Spawns will ever laugh at him again!!!

IT ALL ENDS HERE...SERIOUSLY...THIS TIME IT LITERALLY ALL ENDS HERE. (MAYBE?!) Be here front and center as the original creative team of Fred Van Lente and Clayton Henry lead off a 48-page A&A hollapalooza honoring Valiant?s most dysfunctional duo! Plus: the of? cial Archer & Armstrong drinking game! Armstrong?s ? rst drink! A very special Timewalker adventure! And much more! Featuring a who?s who of funnybook madcappery with all-new stories and shenanigans from Donny Cates (Buzzkill), Shawn Crystal (Deadpool), Ray Fawkes (Batman: Eternal), Justin Jordan (Dead Body Road), Barry Kitson (Empire), Michael Walsh (Secret Avengers), and many, many more!

The hunt for Medieval Spawn reaches a frantic pace and becomes a race against time between The Scorched and The Agency!

So much for the Titans being one big happy family! Raven is acting strangely, Cyborg is keeping secrets, and Arsenal is working everyone’s last nerve. It would be a really bad day for the Titans to be attacked, wouldn’t it?

Discovering you''re not the only HELLSPAWN can be a shock, especially when you realize you''re not the top dog either. The solution? Eliminate the competition! SPAWNY is ready to wage war against all other Spawns, ensuring that none escape his fury and that they all bow before him. However, in a twist, Spawny''s ultimate foe turns out to be someone unexpectedÑnot a Hellspawn at all! The stage is set for an epic confrontation where lives hang in the balance, but does it even matter if the stakes aren''t part of the larger narrative? All these burning questions and more await in SPAWN KILLS EVERY SPAWN ! Additional features include a gallery of covers and artwork from behind the scenes. Collects SPAWN KILLS EVERY SPAWN #1-5

Oh no—looks like the bad guys have won! The good guys are defeated, and the leader of the Martian invasion has declared himself absolute ruler of all of Earth. And Red Sonja? Well, she died last issue, beheaded by her mighty Martian warrior counterpart-- Green Sonja. How is our Hyborian heroine supposed to come back from something like that? HOW INDEED?!?! Join us for the unforgettable conclusion of the most thrilling crossover in the universe!

He may have the sharpest teeth in the sea, but he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed. Talkin’ ’bout King Shark, who’s been locked away in Arkham where Amanda Waller has taken an extra-special interest in him. Now there’s a full-scale riot going on, and King Shark knows Waller is behind it. Can he survive the blood frenzy long enough to figure out her master plan? The prequel to Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League comes to its epic conclusion. Read the book, then play the game! **NO DLC CODE INCLUDED**

New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (IVAR, TIMEWALKER) and all-star artists Pere P?rez (UNITY), Khari Evans (HARBINGER) and Clayton Henry (HARBINGER WARS) join a jam-packed roster of special guests for the second oversized hardcover collection of the Harvey Award nominated series io9 calls ?the best damn comic.? For centuries, the cloak-and-dagger coalition of conspiracies collectively known as The Sect has worked together to bring silent oppression and undercover tyranny to a world that thought it was free. But, now after centuries of profit sharing and uneasy alliances, the factions of The Sect are about to erupt into open conflict?and the only men that can end the insanity are Archer & Armstrong! Too bad they?re fighting for different sides! Why? How? And will either survive? The secrets of Valiant?s seminal series are about to come to light ? and you won?t believe the top-secret, classified, totally hush-hush conclusion their latest history mystery has in store! Featuring backup stories from red-hot creators Ray Fawkes (Batman: Eternal), John Layman (Chew), Karl Bollers (Watson and Holmes), Rafer Roberts (Car Pool Buddies of Doom) and more, the madcap finale of Archer & Armstrong?s conspiracy-busting series is re-presented in its entirety in a prestige-sized hardcover packed with 20+ pages of rarely seen bonus materials and special features! Collecting?ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #14?25,?ARCHER & ARMSTRONG: ARCHER #0?andBLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #20?21.

A league of their own! After the events of Absolute Power, the team looks towards the future and their place in it. Will their failure to control Amanda Waller mean lasting consequences for the hero community?

The quest to return a kidnapped angel to heaven hits a serious snag, as a demonic kidnapper wants his angel and will kill to get her back. What happens when you die in hell? You go to an even worse hell, of course!

Collecting all 60 issues of theÊNew York Times-bestselling, Harvey and multiple Eisner Award-winning series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants in a single massive volume. Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he''s a hell of a detective, as long as he doesn''t mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to figure out whodunit, and why. He''s been brought on by the Special Crimes Division of the FDA, the most powerful law enforcement agency on the planet, to investigate their strangest, sickest, and most bizarre cases. Also included are the blockbuster one-shots featuring everybodyÕs favorite homicidal rooster, SECRET AGENT POYO, WARRIOR CHICKEN POYO, DEMON CHICKEN POYO.

In a perfect world, what could possibly go wrong? Peter Parker thinks life couldn''t get any better - until an explosion at Horizon Labs plummets him (along with Deadpool and Hulk) into another dimension where the Amazing-Spider is the world''s most powerful and beloved hero, and Peter Parker is a billionaire mogul playboy (with surprises in his supporting cast). Will Peter discover the price for perfection? Meanwhile, Deadpool teams up with Deadpool (well...Deathwish) in this alternate-reality-doppelganger extravaganza! And what dreams come true does this dimension hold for Hulk? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #38, DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1 and INCREDIBLE HULKS ANNUAL #1

Super no more! In this series, witness the Absolute Power event through the eyes of evil—as told from the pointof view of the Trinity of Evil! With the assault on Metropolis’s heroes complete, Amanda Waller’s cadre of living weapons set their sights on the most powerful supers in the DCU…the Marvel Family! No one is safe as Aquaman and the Atlanteans, Green Lantern, the JSA, Nightwing, the Flash, andthe Amazons of Themyscira are targeted for certain destruction as the Trinity of Evil achieves total domination over Earth’s super-powered protectors…but what of the heroes not of this Earth? Hope glimmers even in the face of the ghastly Global Guardian, and a new generation of fighters from every corner of the world have joined forces to rise up! The stakes are as high as ever in this companion volume to the epic Absolute Power event! This volume collects Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1-7.

Atlantis now has a new ruler—long live Depth Charge! Amanda Waller’s loyal Amazo Robot known as Depth Charge has stolen Aquaman’s powers along with his throne, and now all Atlanteans must stay in line or risk having their powers taken as well. It’s up to Jackson Hyde and the rest of the Aqua-Family to launch a revolution…without being discovered!

It’s the She-Devil-With-A-Sword vs. the She-Creature-With-A-Saucer! Yes, friends, this issue sees a great and terrible battle between Red Sonja-- and Green Sonja! One will triumph, and one will die. Can you guess the victor? We’ll give you a hint: It’s NOT Red Sonja!

Collects X-Men Unlimited (1993) #35, #37-39, #46-47 And #49-50; X-Men Unlimited (2004) #1; And Material From X-Men Unlimited (1993) #34, #36, #40-43 And #48. An array of talents unleash their imaginations on the mutants of Grant Morrison’s New X-Men! Phoenix, Wolverine, Beast, Storm, Psylocke, Cyclops, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Professor X and more take center stage in insightful and exciting solo stories — while foes steal the focus in tales of Magneto, Sabretooth and Juggernaut! But which camp does Emma Frost, the Xavier Institute’s newest teacher, belong to? Shadowcat grieves for her best friend, Illyana Rasputin — and her true love, Colossus! Storm battles Magneto and lets loose with Yukio! Two sinister sisters adopt Lockheed! Nightcrawler undertakes a swashbuckling rescue mission! Wolverine must protect a mystical sword! And are the X-Men ready for a movie about their lives?

Primer integral de esta serie deliciosa. Tony Chu es un detective con un secreto. Uno muy raro. Tony Chu es cibópata, lo que significa que obtiene una impresión psíquica de todo lo que come. También significa que es un detective genial mientras no le importe masticar el cuerpo de las víctimas de asesinato para descubrir al culpable y el porqué. Y ahora ha sido contratado por la División de Crímenes Especiales de la FDA, la agencia gubernamental más poderosa del planeta, para investigar los casos más extraños, asquerosos y estrambóticos. He aquí una serie retorcida y oscura sobre polis, ladrones, cocineros, caníbales y clarividentes. Editorial: Image.

MINISERIES PREMIERE What happens when you find out youÕre not the only Hellspawn? What if you also find out youÕre not the coolest Hellspawn? EasyÑyou kill them all!

Comics'' most beloved homicidal cybernetic kung fu rooster returns for what we humbly anticipate as the most important literary achievement of the 21st Century. All other comics will be made irrelevant. The best thing thatÕs ever happened to comics, and possibly the best thing thatÕs ever happened... EVER! Plus: an all-star pin-up gallery from some of the most staggeringly talented artists in the industry! DO. NOT. MISS.

The King of Monsters reigns supreme, no matter the timeline or world, in this compendium collecting three graphic novels—Gangsters & Goliaths by John Layman and Alberto Ponticelli, Cataclysm by Cullen Bunn and Dave Wachter, and Oblivion by Joshua Fialkov and Brian Churilla! First, in Gangsters & Goliaths, monster recognizes monster, which quickly becomes obvious when Godzilla collides head on with the Yakuza-dominated Tokyo underworld. In Cataclysm, does any hope remain for humanity in an apocalyptic future devastated by never-ending kaiju attacks? And, when a reckless scientist opens a portal to an alternate dimension ruled by Godzilla and his brethren, a single baby kaiju stowaway could spell disaster for our monster-free world, in Oblivion.

Mars Attacks Red Sonja #22comic9/9/203.993.9932allow, WORLD15+Hyborian-era Martians attack Hyborian-era humans—including Red Sonja! But Sonja’s got a whole posse of new friends and one very important charge to keep safe, and nothing, not even bug-eyed aliens, is going to keep her on the run for long. Swords, ogres and ray guns! What the heck else could you possibly want?! By the deranged team of John “Chew This!” Layman and Fran “The Man” Strukan!

Now that Vicerator has assembled her team to take out the Scorched, Jessica and crew decide to reach out to a few old friends for help.