Best Selling Books by Rick Veitch

When a UFO lands on the Moon, the JLA heads off to investigate, only to discover the ship contains a black hole that bends memory, leaving members of the team with no idea who they are. More worryingly, they can no longer control their awesome powers.

It''s Swamp Thing vs. Solomon Grundy! It''s battle for the swamp not to be missed!

Swamp Thing shows up in a most unexpected place--in the middle of a war with Sgt. Rock and the men of Easy Company!

Discover how Vulko navigates the stormy waters of politics in the new Atlantis! Plus, the sea changes in Atlantean society since ''The Obsidian Age'' have unexpected consequences, and Profile Pages detail the history of Aquaman, his new powers, his friends, and his foes! NOTE: the ''Family Ties'' story is not included here.

The end of an era in the lives of all the plant elementals--and the beginning of a new one.

Swamp Thing discovers what the term "fear of flying" is all about as a strange set of coincidences could spell disaster for a passenger plane.

Aquaman rushes towards a climactic battle with his deadliest enemy, The Thirst, at the mythical Fountainhead-the source of the four rivers that bring all spiritual energy into our world. But even with Black Manta at his side, nothing can stop Aquaman from meeting an unexpected fate that will leave him reeling!

The King of the Seas quenches The Thirst! Aquaman learns the hard way that a brief moment of rage can have deadly consequences by using his magical, watery hand as a weapon, he has inadvertently released The Thirst-a twisted parasite who feeds on the same Secret Sea that Aquaman has sworn to channel into this world!

The Thirst launches his onslaught against the world''s river spirits, leaving Aquaman caught between his duty to save Atlantis and his new role as Waterbearer! If the Sea King doesn''t stop the menace he''s unwittingly unleashed, the Secret Sea-the source of all life on Earth-will dry up completely!

Black Manta and Aquaman travel to Dreamtime to battle the Thirst for the soul of the fourth and final river goddess! Meanwhile, Tempest is back in Atlantis, where he discovers a monstrosity pumping dark, satanic energy into the oceans.

Aquaman and Tempest reunite for the first time since the former Sea King''s trial. Tempest wants to show his magic power to his adoptive father and hatches a plan to sneak Aquaman into Atlantis...by turning them both into fish!

JLA cameos at beginning and end of story. In ''Bridge Over Troubled Waters,'' the conflict between Aquaman and The Thirst reaches its climax! The action-soaked first year of AQUAMAN concludes with a final battle that will leave Aquaman changed forever and have a dramatic effect on the city of Atlantis.

“THE SECRET ORIGIN OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE UNIVERSE.” Herupa and Nadia relate the history of the Guardians and the Zamorans to those who were selected to make up the New Guardians. “SHINE YOU CRAZY DIAMOND!” The Floronic man tells Killer Croc a story before he escapes from Arkham!

The unquenchable Thirst assaults the Secret Sea by sending a legion of undead pirates to poison the mighty Rhine river. But Aquaman and Tempest are determined to stop his rampage, and they enlist a squadron of beautiful Valkyrie Rhine-maidens in their quest!

Swamp Thing continues his baffling journey through time, landing in the middle of World War I!

Featuring special JLA guest Martian Manhunter! With the ignorant government of Atlantis after his head, Aquaman must make a new life for himself. Can Martian Manhunter help an old friend find his true path?

This is Vertigo''s second Swamp Thing series, wherein writer Alan Moore reconfigures Swamp Thing''s origin to make him a true monster as opposed to a human transformed into a monster.

Aquaman faces the unexpected return of his greatest foe, Black Manta! The King of the Seas is faced with the ultimate choice: to save the villain who killed his only son, or let him die?

Rick Veitch is a cartoonist well known for cutting to the quick, and his ground breaking dream comic, Rare Bit Fiends, continues to entertain and intrigue readers regularly with some of the most personal and revelatory panel art being published today. Now, in this second Rare Bit Fiends Trade Paperback Collection, he gets you so close to the quick you can just about touch it! Welcome to POCKET UNIVERSE, in which Veitch combines the ultimate in post-modern storytelling with his bravura crowquill and ink illustrations to recreate the deepest levels of dreaming as a startling and subtle set-piece of sensational psycho-art. Building on the drumbeat one-page dreams from last year''s companion volume, RABID EYE, Veitch composes a single sweeping mindscape that carries the reader along hypnotically, unfolding through the vistas of the unconscious with all the magic and mystery of dreaming itself. Are art and life one? Enter Rick Veitch''s POCKET UNIVERSE and learn the simple truth! Includes the Afterward: IT''S NOT WHERE IT''S GOING, IT''S WHERE IT''S COMING FROM, Confessions Of A Dream Artist by Rick Veitch.

Visionary cartoonist Rick Veitch follows the golden thread of alchemy through the eye of the needle in "The Art Of Mercurius". Triangulating dreams, mediations and history itself, Veitch finds meaning in an ancient arcane philosophy. This groundbreaking series of dream comics was nominated for two Eisner Awards.

The classic revisionist superhero saga that predates Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns and presented a shocking worldview that almost predicted today''s political climate! Rick Veitch''s ground-breaking series has been called the last word on superheroes. It is a world-spanning, continent-crushing, over-the-top adventure story that brings the United States and Russia to the brink of annihilation... from both nuclear warheads and crazed superheroes-run-amok! Completely remastered with new scans and updated color--all overseen by Veitch himself.

EINE REISE DURCH DEN SUMPF DER ZEIT Die großartige, anspruchsvolle Saga von Swamp Thing revolutionierte den Comic im Allgemeinen und den Monster-Horror im Besonderen. Auch in diesem Band mit Storys aus den späten 1980ern geht es auf hohem Niveau weiter, denn Swamp Thing und seine menschliche große Liebe Abby erwarten Nachwuchs – mit ungeahnten Folgen für das Wesen aus dem Sumpf ... Außerdem sorgt eine Alien-Invasion für weiteres Chaos: Swamp Thing landet im Zeitstrom und reist in die Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs, in den Wilden Westen und ins Mittelalter nach Camelot. Zudem trifft der Champion der grünen Sphäre auf Superman. Das fantastische Sequel zu Alan Moores Horror-Meisterwerk: der zweite, abschließende Deluxe-Sammelband der legendären Swamp Thing-Saga von Autor Rick Veitch (Supreme, The Spotted Stone). Als Zeichner waren u. a. Tom Yeates (Prinz Eisenherz), Tom Mandrake (Batman), Alfredo Alcala (Conan) beteiligt. Revolutionärer Comic-Horror, der das Medium und das Genre über seine Grenzen gepusht hat. ENTHÄLT: SWAMP THING ANNUAL 3, SWAMP THING 77–87

DAS SWAMP THING-EPOS VON AUSNAHME – KÜNSTLER RICK VEITCH Nach der bahnbrechenden Swamp Thing -Saga von Autor Alan Moore übernahm 1987 Künstler Rick Veitch, der da vor schon als Zeichner für die Serie tätig war, nun auch die Aufgabe des Autors. Veitch sorgte dafür, dass Swamp Thing einer der innovativsten Titel der damaligen Ära blieb. In Veitchs ersten Sologeschichten wird das Sumpfding trotz seiner Erfahrungen vom Parlament der Bäume verschmäht – und will nur noch mit seiner großen Liebe Abby zusammen sein. Doch die Frage um Nachfolge und Nachwuchs sowie die Manipulationen des mittlerweile legendären John Constantine bedrohen alles Glück im Sumpf, und das Gleichgewicht der Erde selbst ... Der erste von zwei Deluxe-Sammelbänden mit der kühnen, faszinierenden Swamp Thing-Saga von Rick Veitch (Supreme, The Spotted Stone) und Alfredo Alcala (Batman, Star Wars) – die Fortsetzung von Alan Moores visionärem Horror-Klassik er in deutscher Erstveröffentlichung! Zum ersten Mal auf Deutsch! Die direkte Fortsetzung des Swamp Thing-Meisterwerks von Alan Moore! ENTHÄLT: SWAMP THING 65-76

Universalmente riconosciuto come uno dei più grandi scrittori di fumetti di tutti i tempi, Alan Moore ha avuto un impatto enorme sul mondo dei comics, e generazioni di autori sono state influenzate dal suo lavoro. Dalla sua penna sono nati capolavori come Watchmen, V per Vendetta, Swamp Thing, Tom Strong, Top 10 e Promethea. Questo volume raccoglie le storie scritte dal Bardo di Northampton sui più grandi supereroi del mondo: Superman, Batman, Lanterna Verde e tutti gli altri eroi DC come non erano mai stati scritti prima! [VOLUME UNICO CONTIENE: SUPERMAN ANNUAL (1960) 11, DETECTIVE COMICS (1937) 549-550, GREEN LANTERN (1960) 188, VIGILANTE (1983) 17-18, OMEGA MEN (1983) 26-27, DC COMICS PRESENTS (1978) 85, TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS ANNUAL (1984) 2, SECRET ORIGINS (1986) 10, GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL (1985) 3, BATMAN ANNUAL (1961) 11, SUPERMAN (1939) 423, ACTION COMICS (1938) 583, WILDSTORM SPOTLIGHT (1997) 1, VOODOO (1997) 1-4, DEATHBLOW: BYBLOWS (1999) 1-3, WILDC.A.T.S (1992) 50.]

Both darkly comic and just plain dark, Rick Veitch''s Bratpack has been considered a must-read almost since the release of its first issue in 1990. Now, fifteen years after it''s last printing, it''s back in a new hardcover edition. Welcome to Slumburg, Pennsylvania, where the superpowered team called Black October is as bad as the villains they bring in. Now they want to train a new generation to follow in their footsteps. First, though, they''ll need to find some new recruits, as they suddenly find themselves facing a distinct shortage of sidekicks. Subversively subtle yet completely over the top, Bratpack is uncompromising, uncomfortable, and unforgettable. It''s also an essential for every graphic novel collection. This black and white hardcover edition includes Neil Gaiman''s introduction, as well as a new essay by Rick, extra art, and the original 23-page series proposal.