Best Selling Books by Kurt Busiek

Quarrel and Crackerjack have been crimefighters for years, but now face aging and retirement. Former super-criminal Steeljack helps an old lover solve a dangerous mystery. The First Family faces peril on a far-flung planet. Plus much more, from dangerous dreams threatening Samaritan, the worldÕs greatest hero, to a day in the life of a sorcererÕs assistant. Comics legends KURT BUSIEK, BRENT ANDERSON, ALEX ROSS, and friends continue to showcase the human within the superhuman. Collects ASTRO CITY, VOL. 3 #11-16, 18-21 & 25-34

Dans un monde divisé entre Ceux Qui Vivent Au-Dessus et les tribus plus sauvages de la Plaine, la magie, garante de l''équilibre, vacille. Pour la revitaliser, les plus grands mages se réunissent secrètement et, dans un dernier espoir, invoquent la prophétie du Sauveur. Malheureusement, la cérémonie provoque la chute de la cité et sa destruction. Réduits au niveau des peuples de la surface, à la merci des terribles bisons, la société se relève et découvre stupéfaite l''apparition de leur prophète. Contenu : The Autumnlands Volume 1: Tooth and Claw (#1-6)

1915, la Guerre a embrasé l''Europe, et ce feu menace de se répandre sur le monde entier. Le jeune Fletcher Arrowsmith quitte sa ville natale de Herbertsville, aux États-Unis, contre la volonté de son père, pour se joindre à l''Unité d''élite aérienne, un escadron de combattants de l''air basé à Acadia. Il va y apprendre à voler avec les dragons, et les sorts qui vont permettre de libérer Galia.

Collects Thor: Godstorm #1-3 and material from Thor (1966) #408-409. In a tale of two worlds, Thor fights epic battles against trolls, evil scientists and super-villains-and balances his life as a god, a hero and a doctor as Loki manipulates him from afar and Odin banishes him from Earth! What is the Godstorm, and can the God of Thunder hope to defeat it? Plus: in a tale of Asgard past, Thor battles Uroc, the Uru Monster!

There''s war on Earth, war in space, and war in another dimension. And at the heart of it all stands a desperate mission to track down and save Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, by some of their most devoted family and friends. But to save the Trinity, the rescue squad will have to defy gods as the fate of Earth hangs in the balance.

Dynamite proudly presents a prestige project by the world''s greatest storytellers! Red Sonja, like you''ve NEVER seen before...all presented in beautiful black, white, and red! KURT BUSIEK (Astro City, Marvels) and BENJAMIN DEWEY (King In Black: Namor) take you to The Mountains Of Night, a foreboding haunt where the She-Devil With A Sword seeks a precious, priceless item... The Comic Industry''s top writers and artists add to Red Sonja''s legend with tales of action, adventure, horror and Romance in beautiful black, white, and red! Get wound through a mysterious adventure of crimson and ebony... Find an aging Queen Sonja, face-to-face with a long-forgotten foe who threatens to change the world for the worse... Toss Sonja into a living sentient fungus bog, with no easy exit out... Meet a creature from myth, with a craving for the blood of a She-Devil... All these tales and more in, Red Sonja: Black White Red.

As the Dark Trinity''s all-out war reaches a fever pitch, Krona rears his head with destructive consequences, and Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman face a world that''s changing all around them. Can they find a way back from exile? And even if they can, does the world have any hope of survival? Guest-starring everybody!

Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman lead the heroes of the DCU against the machinations of their malevolent counterparts, resulting in a cataclysmic event that will change the world-but not like anyone involved expects.

Visit the Legion of Super-Heroes and the 31st century in this oversized issue! Supergirl''s trapped in the future and looking for a way home, but a time paradox sends her on a journey that''ll allow her to see flashes of The Man of Steel''s upcoming year--and you won''t believe what she sees!

The Justice League of America and their predecessors, the Justice Society of America, return for another collection of Bronze Age team-up stories that will set the stage for the greatest Crisis event to strike the DC Universe! This final softcover edition of the Crisis on Multiple Earths series collects Justice League of America #171-172, #183-185, #195-197, #207-209, #219-220, #231-232; All-Star Squadron #14-15; and DC Comics Presents Annual #1.

It''s a desperate battle for Superman, a turning point for Jimmy Olsen, and a deadly radioactive threat for Metropolis in the finale to ''3-2-1 Action''! Will Mr. Action live or die? And what will the future hold for Krypto? Plus: giant monkey!

Up, Up, And Away part 3, continued from ACTION COMICS #837. The Man of Steel mulls over an incredible offer--with incredible ramifications--from Green Lantern. Meanwhile, someone breaks one of Superman''s deadliest villains out of prison while another threat from his Rogues Gallery forms an unlikely alliance! Continued in ACTION COMICS #838.

Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman no more! The heroic Trinity has met their fates at the hands of their villainous counterparts in the Troika. Now the Earth trembles helplessly in the hands of the villainous group while Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman''s accomplishments are being forgotten!

The Young Gods of New Genesis pay a visit to Metropolis! Can Superman handle super-powered teenagers on the loose and the threat of Arion looming above all?

The heroic Trinity is long gone and their legacy fades by the minute. But where exactly are Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman-and will they ever return? Don''t miss the halfway point in this action-fueled, weekly series exploring the three greatest heroes of all time!

Seven time-lost Avengers - plucked from the past, present and future - must protect longtime ally Rick Jones from death at the hands of Immortus, Master of Time. To find out why Rick Jones has been targeted for elimination, the Avengers join forces with Kang the Conqueror, one of the team''s deadliest, most implacable foes - and the ancient Immortus'' younger self, as well - in a cosmic battle that stretches from the Old West to the End of Time. And as they do so, they discover that they''re fighting not just for one life, but for the very destiny of mankind, against a greater foe than they could possibly imagine! Collects Avengers Forever #1-12.

Non soltanto Ultron è uno degli Avversari più temibili degli Avengers, ma probabilmente è anche quello più spietato. E, questa volta, il crudele robot costruito da Hank Pym ha compiuto qualcosa di impensabile: ha letteralmente distrutto il piccolo stato europeo della Slorenia. Come possono gli eroi più potenti della Terra far fronte a una tragedia simile? Una delle saghe definitive di Ultron, vertice assoluto dell’amatissimo ciclo di The Avengers firmato da Kurt Busiek (Marvels) e da George Pérez (The Infinity Gauntlet). Poche volte le storie di super eroi sono state altrettanto toccanti e drammatiche. [CONTIENE THE AVENGERS (1998) 0 E 19-22]

Up, Up, And Away part 8, continued from SUPERMAN #653. Superman falls from the sky, and his re-introduction to Metropolis brings changes to Clark Kent''s life that no one could have imagined. While putting the pieces of the city back together, Superman must also figure out how to fit together the pieces of his life!

In a horrific future where heroes and villains are fighting to the death for what''s left of the world, Superman finally returns! But can even he save the planet?

Collecting Marvel Adventures Iron Man (2007) #1, 7; IRON MAN (1968) #234; IRON MAN (1998) #1. Iron Man is one of the greatest heroes in the Marvel-Verse - and these are some of his most action-packed adventures! When the genius Tony Stark is held captive and forced to make weapons, his best chance of escape lies in building the greatest weapon of all - the very fi rst version of the Iron Man armor! Then, Shellhead meets Webhead as Iron Man and Spider-Man team up to take down the deadly Radioactive Man! And when Tony Stark makes a dramatic public return to start the next chapter of his business life, a newly-souped up Iron Man finds himself targeted for death! Finally, does Iron Man stand a ghost of a chance battling the Marvel-Verse''s most fearsome armored foe - the dastardly Doctor Doom?!

Celebrate the birthday of the book that made a Giant-Size impact on comics! Revisit the fateful day that Professor X gathered an all-new, all-different, multinational mix of mutants u0097 as Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Banshee, Sunfire, Thunderbird and some guy named Wolverine unite with Cyclops in the rescue tale that ushered in four decades of uncanny adventures! See how the original team reacted to the newly expanded roster! Learn the tragic histories of Colossus and Wolverine! Ask yourself u0093What If?u0094 they all died or never even met! And savor the explosive epic that revealed the groupu0092s true deadly genesis and the ill-fated existence of a previous team! Collecting: Giant-Size X-Men #1 and #3-4, Classic X-Men #1, X-Men Origins: Colossus #1, X-Men Origins: Wolverine #1, X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1-6, What If? (1989) #9 and #23, and material from X-Men Gold #1.

Dave Stevens'' The Rocketeer was an instant hit the moment it hit the spinner rack in the earl 1980s. Stevens'' lush and distinctive artwork and fun, action-driven story was inspired by the adventure pulp novels of the era The Rocketeer was set in. Stevens produced only two Rocketeer graphic novels - collected to much acclaim by IDW - and his life was tragically cut short when he succumbed to Hairy Cell Leukemia. Now, with the full cooperation of the Stevens estate, IDW is pleased to present new interpretations of The Rocketeer by some of today''s finest talents. So, pull up a chair, sit down a while, and discover The Rocketeer all over again!

Per quanto grande fosse il pericolo che avevano di fronte, finora gli Avengers sono sempre riusciti ad avere la meglio, anche a costo di enormi sacrifici. Ora però si trovano di fronte a una minaccia sulla quale non si può avere la meglio: il futuro! Chiamati a proteggere un loro vecchio alleato, sette membri del team provenienti da epoche diverse dovranno unire le forze con uno dei loro nemici più acerrimi se vorranno salvare il destino dell’umanità. Forse la più epica e spettacolare tra le saghe degli Eroi più potenti della Terra: una storia di battaglie e di viaggi nel tempo scritta da Kurt Busiek (Marvels) e Roger Stern (The Amazing Spider-Man) per le illustrazioni di Carlos Pacheco (The Life Of Captain Marvel). [CONTIENE AVENGERS FOREVER (1998) 1-12]

The heroic Trinity is long gone and their legacy fades by the minute. But where exactly are Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman-and will they ever return? Don''t miss the halfway point in this action-fueled, weekly series exploring the three greatest heroes of all time!

A superpowered convict must turn detective to protect his community. A young lawyer becomes entangled with a chilling avenger. A television actor finds himself playing superhero for real. A living cartoon reflects on his strange life. And much more, including a guide to Astro City’s heroes, history, and neighborhoods illustrated by an all-star roster of artists. Star creators KURT BUSIEK, BRENT ANDERSON, ALEX ROSS, and friends bring you more of the landmark series that changed how we think about superheroes. Collects ASTRO CITY, VOL. 2 #13-22; ASTRO CITY: LOCAL HEROES #1-5; ASTRO CITY SPECIAL #1; ASTRO CITY: A VISITOR’S GUIDE; and portions of 9-11: THE WORLD’S FINEST COMIC BOOK WRITERS & ARTISTS TELL STORIES TO REMEMBER #2

Collects Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 And #14; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #21, #50-51, #76-77 And #80-81; Spider-Man/Doctor Strange: The Way To Dusty Death; Untold Tales Of Spider-Man: Strange Encounter; And Material From Marvel Fanfare (1982) #6.

The Rocketeer Adventures continued where Dave StevensÍ original masterpiece left off, creating for the first time new stories involving the ace stunt pilot Cliff Secord. This oversized deluxe edition collects all 24 stories by some of the most talented creators in comics.

Ce volume célèbre les aventures de Conan en comics à travers des histoires récentes, écrites et dessinées par des auteurs emblématiques. Chaque équipe artistique s''occupe d''une phase différente de la vie du Cimmérien et regroupe des auteurs de la trempe de Roy Thomas (Conan the Barbarian), Chris Claremont (X-Men), Kurt Busiek (Marvels) ou encore Steve McNiven (Civil War). Découvrez également Exode, une histoire sans dialogues mettant en scène le jeune Conan, réalisée par le dessinateur de la nouvelle série des Éternels, Esad Ribi .

The critically acclaimed and award-winning creative team behind the runaway-hit revival are back with a brand new adaptation of one of Conan creator Robert E. Howard''s best-known tales. Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek and artists Cary Nord and Dave Stewart render the glorious suspense of Howard''s beloved "The God in the Bowl" in all its terrifying detail, as well as introducing not only Conan''s most famed adversary, Thoth-amon, but a new female foil to Conan''s exploits—Janissa the Widowmaker, bound by a pact to a witch who has sinister plans for Conan. Collecting issues #7, #9-#14 of the Dark Horse series. * "Writer Kurt Busiek treats him with the dignified respect due as one of the towering figures in fantasy literature ... it feels like historians unearthed a vibrant, bloody tapestry. These are, once again, the days of high adventure."—Entertainment Weekly * "Conan is an action-packed spectacle, a barbarian blockbuster with a brain, and an epic as intelligent as it is visually stunning."—Wizard Magazine

The Dark Trinity, having revealed a traitor in their midst, attempts to take the newly ordered world by storm with a new recruit by their side! Meanwhile, find out exactly where the original Trinity-Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman-are, and what''s become of them and the strange new world they inhabit!

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Dynamite presents the cross-over no one thought they would ever see - Ashley J. Williams (AKA "Ash") and Dr. Peyton Westloake (AKA "Darkman") in Darkman vs. the Army of Darkness! Featuring the creative team of legendary comics scribe Roger Stern, Kurt Busiek, and artist James Fry along with cover artists George Perez and Army of Darkness fan-favorite Nick Bradshaw, this trade collects - for the first time - the entire four-issue mini-series event! Also includes a complete cover gallery.

Collects Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) #13; Ms. Marvel (1977) #1, 19; Avengers (1963) #183-184; Uncanny X-Men (1963) #164; Logan: Shadow Society (1996) #1; Avengers (1998) #4; Iron Man (1998) #85; Ms. Marvel (2006) #32-33; Captain Marvel (2012) #1. She has one of comics’ most richly varied careers — both in and out of costume! Carol Danvers has been a U.S. Air Force pilot, an undercover agent and a NASA security chief — but after meeting Kree warrior Mar-Vell, she gained incredible powers of her own, becoming Ms. Marvel! She soon joined the Avengers but later took to outer space as the cosmic Binary! Years later, a new name — Warbird — accompanied Carol’s return to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and her later position as a government-appointed agent. But at last, Carol Danvers has embraced her legacy — and now flies higher and faster as Captain Marvel!

When the internationally famous barbarian hero returned to comics, with an all-new fresh start by award-winning writer Kurt Busiek (JLA/Avengers, Astro City) and dynamic artists Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, and Dave Stewart, the result was instant sell-outs and multiple printings to keep up with the demand. Now Conan''s earliest adventures are collected in a handsome 192-page collection. Catch all the action and savagery as he wars with the murderous Vanir, meets the Frost Giant''s Daughter, and is taken as a slave by the ancient sorcerers of Hyperborea! This top-selling new series faithfully expands on original author Robert E. Howard''s literary creation. Collecting issues #0-#6 and fourteen pages from issue #7 of the ongoing series. • "Writer Kurt Busiek treats him with the dignified respect due one of the towering figures in fantasy literature ... it feels like historians unearthed a vibrant, bloody tapestry. These are, once again, the days of high adventure."-Entertainment Weekly

The war to save all of reality rages on and is waged in the memory of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. But the legendary Trinity battle to end the conflict themselves by becoming more than just a memory!

The Rocketeer flies again! Dave Stevens unveiled the Rocketeer nearly 30 years ago to instant acclaim, and in all the years since that auspicious debut, respect for Dave''s talent and his greatest creation have only continued to grow. Last year, IDW had the honor of releasing the complete Rocketeer saga in several editions, showcasing the work of this great artist as it was always meant to be seen-completely remastered, with nearly every page scanned directly from the originals and recolored by Dave''s hand-picked colorist. Today we are able to celebrate Dave''s talent once again, with an all-new Rocketeer anthology miniseries written and drawn by some of the finest creators in comics, and with the full cooperation of the Stevens family. The first star-studded issue of The Rocketeer features a gorgeous cover by Alex Ross, and terrific stories by John Cassaday, Mike Allred, Kurt Busiek, and Michael Kaluta, plus pin-ups by Mike Mignola and Jim Silke -- all paying tribute to the continued legacy of Rocketeer and Dave Stevens!

Enter: Goodfoot the Sly. Is she here to help the wizards...or herself? [Hint: herself.]

Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman no more! The heroic Trinity has met their fates at the hands of their villainous counterparts in the Troika. Now, Earth trembles helplessly in the hands of the villainous group while Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman''s accomplishments are being forgotten!