Best Selling Books by Mike Carey

Collects X-Men Origins: Colossus, Jean Grey, Beast, Sabretooth, Wolverine, Gambit, Iceman, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Emma Frost and Deadpool. Discover the uncanny origins of some of the greatest X-Men of all! These gripping and personal tales reveal how the young mutants each gained their powers and found their way to the Xavier School u0097 from legendary original members like Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast and Iceman; to iconic additions of the all-new, all-different era like Nightcrawler, Colossus and Wolverine; to the fan-favorite Gambit! Plus: Get inside the head of fiendish foe-turned-stalwart member Emma Frost, and explore the bloody and disturbing past of the savage Sabretooth! And Wade Wilson is determined to tell his own story on the big screen, in Deadpool: The Major Motion Picture! A host of comic-book talents unite to explore the early days of Marvelu0092s merry mutants!

We return to the parallel world where Requiem, Terza, and the others with super powers originally came from: Ultramar. In this special one-shot issue we explore the kind of crime you have to commit to be banished not only from a world, but an entire dimension...

What if your past, everything you knew, was a lie - a cover story for your true past on another world? As the Stranded''s true memories resurface, they face the final showdown with their deadly enemy Janus. But now, the greatest threat to their survival may come from one of their own. And even if Janus falls, his masters - The Forgotten - have only begun their campaign of extermination. Created and written by acclaimed novelist/comics writer Mike Carey (X-MEN, Lucifer, Unwritten, The Devil You Know)!

Soon to be stepping from the shadows into his own live action movie (starring Keanu Reeves) comes a classic comics character: John Constantine, the enigmatic chain-smoking mystic! When a plague starts putting thousands of people into deadly comas, John Constantine steps in with a ''cure''... of sorts. After travelling from London to the glitzy boulevards of L.A., Constantine realises that a cadre of hellish monsters is responsible, and he''ll have to sacrifice more than himself to put an end to it. From Mike Carey, fan-favourite writer of Lucifer, Hellblazer and Inferno, and acclaimed artist Leonardo Manco comes another epic tale of terror.

In this FREE Special Summer Preview issue we take a look at some of Caliber Comics upcoming titles. Covered within are preview pages, interviews, and more information with looks at: Squalor, Untouchables, Disciples, P.I. Jane, Salt, and Amongst the Stars. Plus a bonus story of the prelude leading into the Inferno graphic novel by Mike Carey (Lucifer) and Michael Gaydos (Jessica Jones); and the continuation of the History of Caliber from publisher Gary Reed.

What if your entire life - your childhood, your family, your memories - was a lie? THE STRANDED features a group of seemingly ordinary people that must face the terrifying reality that they''re all, secretly, from another world, implanted with false memories to keep them safe from harm. But a deadly, otherworldly force has targeted them for death, and their only hope is a dark, mysterious woman sent to Earth as their protector. One by one, she must awaken The Stranded''s true selves - along with their powerful, unique psychic and physical abilities. Created and written by acclaimed novelist/comics writer Mike Carey (X-MEN, Lucifer, Unwritten, The Devil You Know)!

What if your past, everything you knew, was a lie? For the Stranded, aliens sent to Earth and implanted with the memories of human beings, it''s all true - and now the tension rises as a deadly assassin called Janus seeks their deaths. Tamree, protector of the Stranded, must fight a deadly psychic battle to save her charges. But even if she wins, she can''t protect them all at once - and the most powerful of them may be the next to fall! Created and written by acclaimed novelist/comics writer Mike Carey (X-MEN, Lucifer, Unwritten, The Devil You Know)!

Before his mysterious disappearance and untimely death, the world-famous fantasy author Wilson Taylor helped bring two enduring creations into the world: Tommy Taylor, the fictional boy wizard who starred in his best selling books...and Tom Taylor, his real-life son. Armed with his father''s journals, Tom Taylor begins a journey to uncover the truth behind how he came into this world. Was he born of flesh and blood, or written into existence by sheer storytelling magic? His quest will take him across the United States and even into the past--to the Golden Age of comic books and the birth of a new type of hero. Collects #25-30.

Barbarella has been lied to. Worse, she''s been weaponized, and someone''s going to answer for that, for sure. (Well, assuming she survives the judgement of the Esseverine sun-giants, and an armada of a thousand ships...)

Now awake, aware, and furious about what''s been done to him, the murderous super-villain known as Requiem wants answers. There are huge gaps in his memories-he doesn''t understand how he comes to be in this world he doesn''t know, in this life that isn''t his. But he does know there''s no one he won''t hurt or kill to get information. Not even Leo Winters'' family. Mike Carey (Lucifer, The Unwritten) and artist Elena Casagrande (Hulk, Hack/Slash) continue to tell amazing stories in this critically acclaimed third arc of SUICIDE RISK, which also includes the thrilling standalone story illustrated by spotlight artist Jorge Coehlo (Polarity, Venom).

An epic horror story written by Mike Carey with stunningly visceral art by Leonardo Manco is all here in JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER VOL. 20: SYSTEMS OF CONTROL! When a mysterious worldwide plague starts putting millions of people into deadly comas, Earth''s foremost expert on the bizarre, John Constantine, steps in with the "cure," After traveling from the dreary alleys of London to the glittering boulevards of L.A., Constantine realizes that a cadre of wicked demons and hellish monsters is behind the outbreak, and he''ll have to sacrifice more than himself to put an end to the nightmare. Includes an amazing softcover edition of the epic horror story written by Mike Carey (THE UNWRITTEN) and Andy Diggle (GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE). Collects JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER #230-238 and the HELLBLAZER: ALL HIS ENGINES original graphic novel.

A year after The War of Words and nearly unbearable tragedy and loss, Tom Taylor''s life is finally knitting itself back together. However, disconnected from the power of Leviathan and the manipulation of the Cabal, the real world and the fictional world are facing a sweeping tide of chaos, and the damage seems to be spreading. When a rash of mysterious disappearances catches the eye of young detective Didge Patterson, it becomes apparent that the cult known as The Church of Tommy is involved. When ghosts, vampires and unicorns are also mixed in, Tommy finds that an even more complicated tale is about to unfold. Can Tommy discover the secrets behind the cult’s mysterious façade and heal "The Wound" before the real and fictional worlds crumble? The Eisner Award-nominated creative team of Mike Carey (JOHN CONSTANTINE: HELLBLAZER) and Peter Gross (LUCIFER) present UNWRITTEN VOLUME 7: THE WOUND - a tumultuous tale where the lines between fiction and reality are irreparably blurred. Collects issues #36-41.

Tom Taylor is more than just the son of one of the world''s most popular authors and the namesake of his most beloved creation, the boy wizard Tommy Taylor. He''s a living weapon in a literal war of words, in which a shadowy cabal uses the power of storytelling itself to shape the world according to their own dark designs. And he was born and bred to close the book on them forever. But now his own story is headed for its most dangerous twist yet - a real whale of a tale. In order to harness his extraordinary powers, Tom must sail the seas of one of the greatest stories ever told and hunt the white whale that has left countless stories of myth and madness in its wake. Meanwhile, his friends are hunted by a dangerous new enemy and facing identity crises of their own. Will Tom''s voyage lead them all to the answer they seek? Or will he drown in the depths of a thousand and one unhappy endings? Acclaimed storytellers Mike Carey and Peter Gross delve deeper than ever before into their frightening, fascinating world! Collects THE UNWRITTEN #19-24.

Earth''s star-crossed daughter is back! When Barbarella wanders into a war zone, the theocratic rulers of Parosia arrest and imprison her. A prison break is brewing, but now that she knows what the Parosians do to their own citizens Barbarella decides to make this fight her own...

Collects Secret Invasion: X-Men #1-4.The Skrulls don''t expect the X-Men when they hit San Francisco, but don''t think they don''t have something very special prepared for Cyclops and his army when they find them at their new home.

Marvin “Bad News” Barnes was considered a future Hall of Fame basketball player before he even graduated from college. A standout at Providence College, where he averaged 20.7 points and 17.9 rebounds per game, he was an All-American with the world at his fingertips. Although Barnes enjoyed two highly successful years in the American Basketball Association with the Spirits of St. Louis (winning Rookie of the Year honors and twice being named an All-Star), his career fizzled in the NBA as he wore out his welcome with the Detroit Pistons, Buffalo Braves, Boston Celtics, and San Diego Clippers in four years. His immaturity, as well as a chronic losing battle with drugs and alcohol, turned a potential superstar into a has-been by 1979. By then, his swagger was gone. So too was his game. Written by Mike Carey, who opened his house to Barnes later in his life, this is the story of a supremely gifted athlete whose self-destructive nature led to him living on the mean streets of East San Diego for three years as a panhandler and pimp. Eventually he would serve a total of five years in prison for various felony charges, including the sale of cocaine. Throughout his life, every time it appeared that “Bad News” had turned the corner, his demons reappeared and succeeded in luring him back into becoming a conniving dope fiend. On September 8, 2014, Barnes finally hit rock bottom, passing away due to acute cocaine and heroin intoxication. He was sixty-two years old. With stories and quotes from Julius Erving, Bill Walton, Larry Brown, Mike D’Antoni, and many others who crossed paths with Barnes, as well as a foreword from former Spirits announcer Bob Costas, “Bad News” is the story of a squandered talent who could never defeat his inner demons.

As Pullman''s cold war against stories turns hot, it''s in stories that Tom must find the weapons and allies he''ll need to beat him. And the best weapon of all is one a thousand knights have quested for.

Collects Wolverine: Origins #16-32, X-Men: Original Sin, X-Men: Legacy (2008) #217-218 and Material From Wolverine (2003) #73-74. Daniel Way continues to explore Wolverineu0092s origins in action-packed fashion! It starts with Loganu0092s wartime history with Captain America and Bucky on a secret mission in Madripoor u0097 and you wonu0092t believe Wolverineu0092s true agenda! In the present day, Wolverine and Deadpool clash u0097 but who hired the Merc With a Mouth to kill Logan? Then, Professor X is forced to revisit his greatest challenge, and the biggest failure tarnishing his legacy: Wolverine. But the layers of lies hide one last, deadly original sin, which goes back to the founding of the X-Men u0097 and Xavieru0092s timing couldnu0092t possibly be worse. Finally, itu0092s time for family business as Wolverine and Daken take on Cyber! But can Wolverine reform his sadistic son, or will Daken revert to type?

Sometimes it''s hard to be a man--especially if all your recent experience is of being a rabbit. Pauly is back, and having his wishes come true may be just the start of his problems.

In a dark land ruled by a crippled king, Tom Taylor searches for the one thing that can save the world--but only the pure of heart can see it.

For as long as she can remember, Vampirella has hunted her own kind - driven by the same bloodthirsty compulsions, but directed at her fanged siblings instead of the innocent. She harnesses all the same supernatural strengths, but suffers none of their weaknesses. Why does she stand apart? What is the horrific truth behind her relationship with Lilith, the mother of all vampires? Left shattered by these revelations, Vampirella must survive the machinations of the demon Belial and the Blood Red Queen! Featuring the writing talent of Mike Carey (Hellblazer, X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four) and Joshua Hale Fialkov (I, Vampire), with artwork by Mike Lilly (Nightwing) and Stephen Segovia (Wolverine)!

Tom arrives at Donostia prison in Southern France and falls into the orbit of another story: The Song of Roland. Unfortunately for Tom, it''s a story that ends with a massacre. Tom discovers the true meaning of ''out of the frying pan'' after his escape from Donostia jail takes him to Stuttgart in 1940, a ghost city inhabited by the master liar of the Third Reich, Josef Goebbels, and a tortured soul who''s crying out for rescue-or death. This New York Times best-selling Vertigo series by Mike Carey (LUCIFER) and Peter Gross (LUCIFER) collects THE UNWRITTEN #6-12.

Tom Taylor''s life was screwed from the get go. His father created the Tommy Taylor fantasy series, boy-wizard novels with popularity on par with Harry Potter. The problem is Dad modeled the fictional epic so closely on Tom''s real life that fans are constantly comparing him to his fictional counterpart, turning him into the lamest variety of Z-level celebrity. In the final novel, it''s even implied that the fictional Tommy will cross over into the real world, giving delusional fans more excuses to harass Tom. When an enormous scandal reveals that Tom might really be a boy-wizard made flesh, Tom comes into contact with a very mysterious, very deadly group that''s secretly kept tabs on him all his life. Now, to protect his own life and discover the truth behind his origins, Tom will travel the world, eventually finding himself at locations all featured on a very special map-one kept by the deadly group that charts places throughout world history where fictions have impacted and tangibly shaped reality, those stories ranging from famous literary works to folktales to pop culture. And in the process of figuring out what it all means, Tom will find himself having to figure out a huge conspiracy mystery that spans the entirety of the history of fiction. Collects issues #1-5 in this NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Vertigo series by Mike Carey (LUCIFER) and Peter Gross (LUCIFER).

Witness the biggest shake-up in X-Men history! With the mansion in Westchester destroyed, the X-Men are moving to San Francisco. But it''s not just a change in the zip code. Come see what the momentous change in status quo means to the X-Men. Collects Uncanny X-Men #500-503, X-Men Free Comic Book Day #1, and Manifest Destiny: Dazzler, Karma, Mercury/X-23, Colossus, Emma Frost, Graymalkin & Juggernaut.

When the demons came, humanity reluctantly learned to share the world with another sentient race. Sixty years later, this uneasy co-existence has spawned an endless terrorist conflict. Detective Daniel Aston, charged with being the thin blue line between the two sides, is tested to the limit when a demon sets up house inside his soul. But to save his daughter, he''ll pay any price—including genocide. Collects issues #1–6.

Dynamite presents the first 18 issues of the acclaimed Red Sonja series in one massive omnibus, featuring the work of Mike Carey, Michael Avon Oeming, Mel Rubi, Pablo Marcos, Lee Moder, Stephen Sadowski, Michael Turner, Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Joe Linsner, and many more.

From the pages of The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, the Fallen One continues his own epic journey in the final installment of the omnibus collections featuring Mike Carey''s acclaimed, Eisner Award-nominated series. The Fallen One continues his epic journey in this second omnibus collection featuring Mike Carey''s acclaimed, Eisner Award-nominated series. Lucifer Morningstar has resigned his throne and abandoned his kingdom, and filled his days supervising the business at Lux, Los Angeles''s most elite piano bar. After agreeing to complete a task assigned by the Creator Himself, Lucifer''s retirement became a thing of the past. The Lord of Hell must team up with unexpected allies in order to not only fulfill the task sent by the Creator, but to stop the universes from collapsing and destroying all creation. The Devil''s hands have been idle long enough. Collects Lucifer issues #36-75.

The fictional adventures of Tommy Taylor are the biggest publishing sensation of the still-young century. And now, years after the last volume, Tommy''s creator Wilson Taylor, long missing and believed dead, is unleashing a brand-new Tommy Taylor book upon the world. There''s just one problem: It''s not a new Tommy Taylor book at all. Sinister forces have created a fake book in Wilson''s name, a fraud designed to destroy his literary legacy and coax the reclusive author out of hiding so theycan destroy him once and for all. But they didn''t count on Wilson''s most powerful creation: his son, the real Tom Taylor. To unmask the truth about the new Tommy, Tom must confront some of the darkest secrets that surround him, from the hidden fateof his father to the secret origin of his closest friend to the true nature of his fictional alter ego. Will Tom be able to stop his doppelganger''s return? Or will the publishing event of the decade lead to the end of time? THE UNWRITTEN #13-18.

Collects Fantastic Four (2018) #12-13, Fantastic Four: 4 Yancy Street (2019) #1, Fantastic Four: Negative Zone (2019) #1. One of the biggest FF secrets of all time is finally revealed — and the fallout will be huge! First, newlyweds Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters are off on their dream honeymoon at last! It’s a remote tropical paradise — until someone decides to crash it. Or should we say - smash it?! It’s ever-lovin’ against ever-livin’ as the Thing battles the Immortal Hulk! Then, one of Reed Richards’ biggest regrets leads to a voyage to the one place in the universe the Fantastic Four have never been. But awaiting them there are the heroic Unparalleled — whose destiny is to repel the fearsome FF! Who is the winged warrior named Sky? What is her shocking connection to the Human Torch’s origin? And how will she change his life forever? Punches will be thrown and lives will be altered!

Created by Weston Cage and acclaimed actor Nicolas Cage (Ghost Rider; The Rock; National Treasure) Gabriel Moore''s life should have ended almost 150 years ago-and in some ways, it did-but he was brought back by John Messenger, to the world of post-Katrina New Orleans. As he closes in on his human enemies, his path once again runs across Detective Robert Julien''s murder investigation, with violent results. But Gabriel is being hunted in this turn, by the most powerful of the voodoo loas, and Baron Samedi has his own terrifying ways of dealing with the risen dead...

Created by Weston Cage and acclaimed actor Nicolas Cage (Ghost Rider; The Rock; National Treasure) When crows eat the eyes of a dead man, his soul stumbles blind into hell: but when crows eat the eyes of a voodoo bokor, something very different happens. Gabriel Moore is about to find out what that something is, as his enemies enter into an unholy alliance to destroy him.