Best Selling Books by Stefan Petrucha

Wade Jackson has always felt split, his love for playing and writing music competing with his ambition to do well in school. But when his mother dies, this need for order competes with his desire to leave it all behind. What follows is a split in his consciousness that takes him to two very different worlds. Told in alternating chapters that together form one cohesive story, Split follows both Wades as they pursue what they think is the correct path. One Wade continues working hard in school, pulling all-nighters to write a computer code he believes will save the world. The other Wade pursues the dream of being a dive-bar singer, pulling all-nighters to party, gamble, and live on the edge. But when these two worlds begin to collide, each Wade will need to find a balance between control and abandon, order and chaos, life missed and life lost, in order to save himself.

Tonight''s tale . . . Devin''s rock band Torn is about to hit the big time. The haunting song he''s just written is getting buzz. Between his gorgeous girlfriend, Cheryl, and all the perks of high-school stardom, Devin''s feeling pretty good. Then his band mate is murdered. Viciously. Is it a gang slaying? Or has Devin''s lingering melody called up . . . something . . . from the darkness?

Fourteen-year-old Jaiden has been raised by NECorp since his parents were killed when he was a baby, so when he discovers that the corporation has been lying about producing illegal levels of mercury emissions, he and his two friends decide to try to do something about it.

Harry Keller tries to save his girlfriend, his town, and maybe even the world after discovering the identity of the Daemon, the villain who has been pulling the strings in the alternate dimension known as A-Time.

Deep in the heart of downtown Angel Grove, Tommy discovers a villainous threat. One of Rita Repulsa''s monsters, the devious Bones, is hiding in an alleyway ready to strike. As the Green Ranger launches a powerful attack, Rita arrives to settle the score. Original.

Fourth title in Titan Books'' Marvel fiction reissue program, featuring the classic Deadpool story: Paws MARVEL''S HYPERACTIVE ASSASSIN IN HIS FIRST FULL-LENGTH NOVEL! HIS TARGET: PUPPIES THAT BECOME GIANT MONSTERS. WAIT. PUPPIES? IS THAT RIGHT? CAN WE DO THAT? Marvel''s popular Merc with a Mouth stars in an original novel of the Marvel Universe! Blending gritty action with hard-hitting humor, this witty tome is guaranteed to ARRGGH GLAK MMMPPH * ...Sorry Marvel, somethin'' happened to your copy guy. This is Deadpool speaking! Like he said, this is my first prose novel, and they got this dude Stefan Petrucha to write it. He''s good people--he''s written novels (Ripper, Dead Mann Walking) and lotsa comics (X-Files, Nancy Drew, Power Rangers). But here''s the problem: This book is about puppies. Puppies that turn into big nasty monsters. And then I gotta kill ''em. Thing is, I like killing people--the ones that deserve it, anyway--but even I won''t kill puppies. No way. So that''s what we call a character dilemma... DEADPOOL, COME HOME!

Contemporary detective, Nancy Drew, teams with her friends to solve new mysteries.

Panic grips the city! There is a killer loose in New York City, and Carver Young is the only one who sees the startling connection between the recent string of murders and the most famous serial killer in history: Jack the Ripper. Time is winding down until the killer claims another victim, but Carver soon sees that, to The Ripper, this is all a game that he may be destined to lose. “Petrucha’s story hits the ground running and doesn’t let up…”—Publisher’s Weekly “A rollicking story full of cannot-put-it-down twists an turns.” —VOYA “A well-crafted romp through yesteryear’s New York.” —Kirkus Reviews

Collects issues 13-19, with the bonus features of the rare issue zero (the pilot episode adaptation) and Squeeze (an episode adaptation). Featuring writers Stefan Petrucha and John Rozum, interior art by Charles Adlard and additional art created by world- renowned artist Miran Kim, this collection is a must-have for any X-Files fan.

It''s double trouble for Nancy and her friends, when an ancient artifact and a little boy are both suddenly missing. The artifact is a piece of an old stone marker that may prove that the Chinese were in America eighty years before Columbus. The little boy is Owen Zucker, a sweetie who Nancy sometimes baby-sits. Nancy''s determined to recover both the artifact and little Owen, but someone''s out to stop her – permanently! Ages 8 to 12. Papercutz is the exciting new graphic novel publisher that''s building a huge following among the next generation of comics fans. Even the most reluctant readers are becoming addicted to the Papercutz approach of giving classic characters a modern makeover! Each Papercutz graphic novel features comics stories drawn in the style of the popular Japanese comics known as manga, and beautifully rendered with state of the art color. While educators rave about the high quality of the Papercutz writing and artwork, readers 8 and up are simply enjoying the great adventures found in each fun-filled volume. Be sure to check out other Papercutz titles such as The Hardy Boys, Zorro and Totally Spies.

The tenth title in Titan Books'' Marvel fiction reissue program, featuring the Captain America story, Captain America: Dark Designs. Steve Rogers knows the art of survival better than most. Decades under ice will do that to a man. But the Avengers chipped more than rock-hard morality and super strength out from under that permafrost. When Cap takes out a terrorist cell threatening to poison the world, he''ll discover a threat far more deadly. An incurable virus has hidden in his body for years -- and now it''s come to the surface. To save the world, he''ll have to return to his own personal hell: deep freeze. And he''ll have to take an old friend with him. Having survived his own death by inhabiting a clone of Steve Rogers, the Red Skull has inherited the virus -- and he''s a little less willing to play martyr. As the deadly disease shifts and evolves, new patterns emerge. Can Captain America contain the Red Skull before the virus runs rampant?

Man and monster are in his blood. . . His name is Jeremiah Fall. A soldier of fortune, he has been fighting his own war for 150 years--ever since the beast in him was born. Desperate to restore his lost humanity, Fall crosses the sands of Egypt, discovers a lost city off the coast of France, and finally arrives at the birthplace of all mankind. Shunning daylight and feeding only when he must, he battles the monster who transformed him forever. He can share his deepest secret with no one . . . not even the beautiful woman he starts to love, the only human who grasps the mysteries of an ebony stone as old as creation itself. Across the world, across time, Fall seeks the stone''s secret. But has he found a cure for himself or unleashed a final curse on all mankind?

Everyone''s favorite girl detective makes her graphic novel debut! An all-new series of full-color Nancy Drew graphic novels, with all-new comics stories based on the series by Carolyn Keene, starts right here! Join Nancy, along with Bess and George, as they search for missing student filmmakers and discover the deadly secret behind the local urban legend known as "The Demon of River Heights." Ages 8 to 12. Papercutz is the exciting new graphic novel publisher that''s building a huge following among the next generation of comics fans. Even the most reluctant readers are becoming addicted to the Papercutz approach of giving classic characters a modern makeover! Each Papercutz graphic novel features comics stories drawn in the style of the popular Japanese comics known as manga, and beautifully rendered with state of the art color. While educators rave about the high quality of the Papercutz writing and artwork, readers 8 and up are simply enjoying the great adventures found in each fun-filled volume. Be sure to check out other Papercutz titles such as The Hardy Boys, Zorro and Totally Spies.

Tonight''s tale . . . Lindsay''s family vacation isn''t exactly fun in the sun: the beach is littered, the locals are creepy, and the outlook is bleak. Then Lindsay meets Mark, the boy next door. He''s sweet, gorgeous, and an amazing musician. But his menacing guardians keep him locked away from the world. They perform sinister rites, and one day Lindsay glimpses terrible wounds on Mark''s back! Lindsay must save him—though it means facing pure evil.

Tonight''s tale . . . Rabbit food. Windowpanes. Pennies. Chelsea Kaüer counts and frets over everything—her OCD won''t let her stop. But when her biology teacher, Ms. Mandisa, asks her to pet-sit, Chelsea can''t think of a reason to say no. After all, it''s extra pocket money—nothing to worry about, right? Wrong. Ms. Mandisa''s "pet" is a six-foot lizard with a poisonous bite and a taste for red meat. And if Chelsea doesn''t think fast, she''ll be dead meat. . . .

A retelling in graphic novel form of the tale of the monster Grendal--first written some 1500 years ago--with its theme of heroism in the face of a wild and unknowable evil.

Joining a school group based on a controversial old book upon the coaxing of his girlfriend, Caleb starts to become suspicious when the club turns into a cult and its many new member start behaving strangely.

Shelley is disgusted and disenchanted, with the world in general and her existence in particular, until an encounter with an alien entity. The creature strikes her as her ticket out, a way to get to, if not a better place, than at least another place. But, as her much put-upon pal Beep warns, is Shelley actually communicating telepathically with the alien, or, as usual, just talking to herself? *** "Need ghost-girl detectives? Rejoice Shelly and Beep are here in Stefan Petruca''s latest adventure! "After Pie" is full of the razor sharp language, clever wit, and genre-spanning elements Petracha''s fans such as me delight in! What could possibly be scarier than ghosts? Find out in After Pie where Petrucha delivers ! Highly recommended." - Daniel Braum, author of The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales

Just because a bullet has your name on it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t duck… Either I’m stubborn, or it’s rigor mortis, but being dead didn’t stop me from being a detective or finding my wife’s killer. But it’s tough out there for a zombie, and lately it’s been getting tougher. These days the life-challenged have to register and take monthly tests to prove our emotional stability. See, if my kind gets too low, we go feral. I’ve been feeling a little down lately myself… So when a severed arm—yeah, just the arm—leaves a mysterious briefcase at my office, my assistant, Misty, thinks figuring out where it came from will keep me on track. But this case goes deeper and darker than I imagined, and my imagination gets pretty dark. Turns out the people after it know more about my past life than I can remember, and even more about what I’ve become.

Statements of responsibility vary from issue to issue.

Time Travel, other Dimensions, and Ronald Reagan? Welcome to A-Time, not another dimension, not a parallel world, but your very own neighborhood bereft of linear time! Here, past, present and future merge like expressway off-ramps. Here, bestial six legged Quirks can alter the future, Glitches of powerful emotion swarm once-stable lives, and Archetypes leave (big) footprints. THIS ISSUE: "Quiet Island" - After a nervous breakdown, genius double-doctorate Harry Keller wasn’t looking for A-Time, but he found it. Like many explorers before him, he soon learns that the terra incognita is dazzling and dangerous, because whatever happens in A-Time also has an effect here, from benign to devastating. And, just like those explorers, Harry Keller thinks he’s the first. Discovering that an ex-junkie’s suicide is linked to millions of future death, Harry takes the poor sap into A-Time, only to have to go mano-a-mano with a Quirk determined to make sure that someone off themselves – and it doesn’t care who! Squalor is best-selling author Stefan Petrucha''s 1989 comic book debut, with art by the late, great Tom Sutton, at his quirky best, psychedelic colors by Paul Mounts and eye-popping cover by Jeffrey K. Potter, known for his work for Analog and Asimov''s Science Fiction magazines. A Caliber Comics release.

Contemporary detective, Nancy Drew, teams with her friends to solve new mysteries.

To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Nancy Drew, this graphic novel features many subtle tributes to classic Nancy Drew adventures. River Heights is celebrating ''Nostalgia Week'' and everyone in town is dressing up and acting like it was 1930 - including Nancy, Bess, and George! Wait till you see Nancy in her roadster! But when scenes of crimes displayed in Emma Blavatsky''s antique dollhouse start coming true, Nancy has a full-blown mystery on her hands! Nancy''s shocked when she stakes out the dollhouse, and witnesses a doll version of herself murdered! Will that scene become reality too?! Plus a preview of the next Nancy Drew graphic novel, ''The Girl Who Wasn''t There.'' Ages 8 to 12. Papercutz is the exciting new graphic novel publisher that''s building a huge following among the next generation of comics fans. Even the most reluctant readers are becoming addicted to the Papercutz approach of giving classic characters a modern makeover! Each Papercutz graphic novel features comics stories drawn in the style of the popular Japanese comics known as manga, and beautifully rendered with state of the art color. While educators rave about the high quality of the Papercutz writing and artwork, readers 8 and up are simply enjoying the great adventures found in each fun-filled volume. Be sure to check out other Papercutz titles such as The Hardy Boys, Zorro and Totally Spies

A Story in Three Parts, a Character in Six. Think people can be disingenuous? Of course they can and in the future they try on new personas like hats. Unfortunately, Hieronymus Jones overdoses it with the TPGs (temporary personality grafts), leaving his original personality utterly destroyed. That would be okay, since he''s kinda boring, until an experimental cure gives him not one, but six new permanent personalities. Rather than fight over territory, each inhabits a different part of his body, and soon finds they can break apart at will! There''s: Bogey, the hard-boiled right arm; Kik-li, the Kung-Fu master right leg; Jake, the self-involved torso; Buckley, the too-smart head; Don, the romantic left arm and; Tootsie, the femme fatale left leg! Together, they fight corruption and crime as the strangest superhero team ever! THIS ISSUE: "All of Me", the exciting conclusion, the desperate rebel leader Bernardo plots to bring down the mega-wall protecting NYC from the rising sea. Can Counterparts stop him? As it turns out, no! But when Derkle attempts to escape in his mini-sub, they may still be able to bring the wicked CEO to their special, piecemeal form of justice! From bestselling author Stefan Petrucha (MARVELS''s Captain America, Daredevil) A Caliber Comics release.

Time Travel, other Dimensions, and Ronald Reagan? Welcome to A-Time, not another dimension, not a parallel world, but your very own neighborhood bereft of linear time! Here, past, present and future merge like expressway off-ramps. Here, bestial six legged Quirks can alter the future, Glitches of powerful emotion swarm once-stable lives, and Archetypes leave (big) footprints. THIS ISSUE: "Masters of the Dance" - Embracing the crazy within (because, really, what else can you do?) Harry not only finally figures out he’s not the first to visit A-Time, but that someone else has been attempting to rearrange the future and re-elect Ronald Reagan (yes, this takes place in the late 80s), so he can die in office and thus fulfill the presidential Zero Curse! Unfortunately, this entails all sorts of other bad stuff which Harry has to stop. I swear, it all makes sense (of a sort) in this thrilling conclusion! A Caliber Comics release.

The team that brought you the best-selling "Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid" cuts up the best-selling series starring love-sick vampires and jealous werewolves! The "Twilight Saga" gets sliced up in this unauthorized parody of the blockbuster book and movie series. For fans sick of glittery vampires and wonky werewolves, here''s a hilarious antidote.

This is the story Mighty Morphin Power Rangers fans have been waiting over 20 years for-- the untold story of the origins of Tommy-- the Green Ranger! How did Rita Repulsa choose this teen over others to wage war against the Rangers? This is the only place to find out. Note to fans: this graphic novel takes place right after the classic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episode "Green with Evil."

Tonight''s tale . . . The Roid Patrol regularly menaces Jonathan Barnes in the halls. Mr. Weaver''s sarcasm makes English class unbearable. If it weren''t for his best friend, David, and his crush, Emma, Jonathan would go insane. But now he thinks he has, what with everyone who''s ever been mean to him turning up dead. He doesn''t know what to think, who to trust—or who''s next.

Nancy, Ned, and George attend magician Dan Devil''s show, and witness his assistant''s magical disappearance—except she doesn''t reappear! Seems Nancy can''t even go on a date without stumbling upon a mystery. In searching for the missing assistant, Nancy goes on a magical mystery tour of Dan Evil''s home and runs into a very hungry anaconda! Rather than become snake food, she agrees to become Dan''s new assistant—but what if she vanishes too?

The 15th all-new Nancy Drew adventure in graphic novel format for readers 8 to 12.

After Hessius Mann was convicted of his wife''s murder, suppressed evidence came to light and the verdict was overturned-too bad he was already executed. But thanks to the miracles of modern science Hessius was brought back to life. Sort of. Now that he''s joined the ranks of Fort Hammer''s pulse-challenged population, Hessius attempts to make a "living" as a private investigator. But when a missing persons case leads to a few zombies cut to pieces, Hessius starts thinking that someone''s giving him the run-around-and it''s not like he''s in any condition to make a quick getaway...

"Buhdeuce Rocks the Rocket!" - it''s a book length adventure recounting the epic story of Buhdeuce''s first solo delivery! When Buhdeuce experiences a crisis of confidence, Swaysway decides it''s time for Buhdeuce to make his first bread delivery on his own (with Swaysway secretly keeping an eye on him, of course). Unfortunately, Oonski the Great thinks having only one Breadwinner to deal with is the perfect set-up for a "Brioche Heist". Can Buhdeuce rescue his precious cargo and save his (inadvertently) kidnapped partner? We''re not sure. But we do know that this book features an awesome aerial duck-fight. So that''s reason enough to check it out, right?

The Ghoulunatics – The Vault-Keeper, the Old Witch, and everyone''s favorite, The Crypt-Keeper are back to offer their twisted takes on "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," the "Twilight"series, and Guitar Hero! The cover-featured Stinky Dead Kid stars in two tales - - one that explains exactly how he became a Stinky Dead Kid, and another in which he battles "Guitar Demon," a popular musical toy that''s become possessed by an evil entity. There''s also the trenchant tale of teen love involving a girl and a vampire, "Dielite," and the riotous return of the ever-doomed Thomas Donnelly in his most bizarre tale yet!

Ned Nickerson arrested for shoplifting! Nancy Drew threatened with a lawsuit! A rare computer chip stolen from Rackham Industries! It all gets even more exciting when Nancy receives a mysterious charm bracelet in the mail - and soon a crime is committed for each charm! Will Nancy, even with the help of Bess and George, be able to find the real culprit before Ned is convicted? Ages 8 to 12.

A Story in Three Parts, a Character in Six. Think people can be disingenuous? Of course they can and in the future they try on new personas like hats. Unfortunately, Hieronymus Jones overdoes it with the TPGs (temporary personality grafts), leaving his original personality utterly destroyed. That would be okay, since he''s kinda boring, until an experimental cure gives him not one, but six new permanent personalities. Rather than fight over territory, each inhabits a different part of his body, and soon finds they can break apart at will! There''s: Bogey, the hard-boiled right arm; Kik-li, the Kung-Fu master right leg; Jake, the self-involved torso; Buckley, the too-smart head; Don, the romantic left arm and; Tootsie, the femme fatale left leg! Together, they fight corruption and crime as the strangest superhero team ever! THIS ISSUE: "An Arm and a Leg", no one is legit! The Counter-Parts team is approached for help by rebel leader Bernardo, whose own personality is actually a TPG. Meanwhile, Sherman Derkle, Jr. son of Sherman Derkle, Sr., CEO of the evil corporation producing TPGs, secretly aids the rebels to bring down his own father. From the mind of bestselling author Stefan Petrucha (MARVEL''s Captain America, Daredevil) A Caliber Comics release.

Has Nancy Drew solved the world''s energy crisis? On a mission, sponsored by young, rich, and handsome Ralph Credo, Nancy teams up with eccentric scientist Roy Hinkley, to find an amazing high efficiency engine able to operate at an amazing 200 miles per gallon! The experimental engine, mounted on a tank, was part of an experiment during the final days of World War II. There''s just one problem, the engine and the tank are haunted. "Ghost In The Machinery" is the first in a series of three Nancy Drew adventures entitled "The High Miles Mystery."