Untold Tales of Spider-Man Omnibus
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Untold Tales of Spider-Man Omnibus
DescriptionJoin acclaimed tale-spinner Kurt Busiek as he weaves an intricate web of "lost" stories from Peter Parker's earliest days as the Amazing Spider-Man! Swing along with Spidey during a series of untold gems in which he encounters the likes of the Human Torch, Dr. Octopus, the Vulture, Sandman and more classic characters - along with some new ones like Batwing and Bluebird - on his way to becoming Marvel's premiere super hero! Collecting AMAZING FANTASY (1995) #16-18; UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN #1-25, #-1, ANNUAL 1996-1997 and STRANGE ENCOUNTER; and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #37.
Avengers Assemble, Vol. 1
DescriptionFan-favorite creators Kurt Busiek and George Pérez usher in a new era for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Since the team's inception, the Avengers have always defended humanity against the forces of evil. When duty calls, these legendary champions answer, fighting valiantly until justice prevails. But what happens when their oldest foes strike directly at the team? On the eve of a huge Avengers gathering, an attack by the evil enchantress Morgan Le Fay sends these assembled heroes into a strange medieval reality where nothing is as it seems. Held under Le Fay's thrall, the Avengers have lost all memory of their true identities. Breaking free of Morgan's spell, Captain America and Hawkeye must fi ght to free their teammates before the Marvel Universe is altered forever! Plus: The Avengers take on the Squadron Supreme! AVENGERS MOVIE PREMIERES SUMMER 2012 COLLECTING: Avengers (1998) #1-11, Annual 1998; Iron Man (1998) #7;Captain America (1998) #8; Quicksilver #10
Avengers Assemble, Vol. 2
DescriptionFan-favorite creators Kurt Busiek and George Perez continue their defining run on Earth's Mightiest Heroes! When you're an Avenger, you're one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes--the first line of defense against the dangers no conventional foe could halt. Threats including the Thunderbolts, Dominex, Lord Templar, Pagan, and the Wreckin Crew! Then: every man, woman and child in Slorenia is dead, eliminated with the cold precision of a machine. And out of the flaming remnants of this tiny Baltic state comes a message from its murderer: Ultron has returned! Never before has Ultron been this dangerous, this deadly, as he stands on the brink of committing global genocide and rebuilding Earth in his own robotic image. Our only hope is a desperate U.N. strike on Slorenia, led by the Avengers themselves. But will it be in time? Will the strength and courage of Earth's Mightiest Heroes be enough in the face of such overwhelming evil? For the sake of the world, it will have to be! COLLECTING: AVENGERS (1988) 12-23, O, ANNUAL '99, 1 ROUGH CUT
Conan Vol. 3: The Tower of the Elephant and Other Stories
DescriptionEisner award-winning writer Kurt Busiek (JLA/Avengers, Astro City), Eisner award-nominated artist Cary Nord (Daredevil), and Eisner award-winning color artist Dave Stewart (Ultimate Fantastic Four, DC: The New Frontier) continue their groundbreaking run on Dark Horse's best-selling Conan series with an adaptation of one of Robert E. Howard's greatest Conan tales, "The Tower of the Elephant"! Fed up with both civilization and mysticism, Conan travels to the infamous City of Thieves to take out his frustrations. When a bar fight uncovers the legend of the impregnable Tower of the Elephant, he becomes determined to rob it, setting out on a quest unlike any he's undertaken - one that will involve new comrades, sudden death, horrifying creatures, and gruesome unsettling fates for both gods and men.
Gideon Cain: Demon Hunter
DescriptionMortuary sword and flintlock pistols in hand, Puritan warrior Gideon Cain wanders the Earth, battling evil in whatever shape it appears.His quarry: the demon Azazel, corruptor of Mankind. His sacred mission: mete out justice, aid the oppressed—and send the demon back to Hell! Co-Created by and with an Introduction by Kurt Busiek (Dark Horse’s CONAN) and nominated for numerous New Pulp awards, GIDEON CAIN: DEMON HUNTER contains seven stories by pulp all-stars Van Allen Plexico, Scott Harris, K. G. McAbee, James Palmer, Ian Watson, David Wright, and Brian Zavitz. It’s classic evil-smiting action and adventure at its best! Mortuary sword and flintlock pistols in hand, Puritan warrior Gideon Cain wanders the Earth, battling evil in whatever shape it appears. His quarry: the demon Azazel, corruptor of Mankind. His sacred mission: mete out justice, aid the oppressed—and send the demon back to Hell! Co-Created by and with an Introduction by Kurt Busiek (Dark Horse’s CONAN) and nominated for numerous New Pulp awards, GIDEON CAIN: DEMON HUNTER contains seven stories by pulp all-stars Van Allen Plexico, Scott Harris, K. G. McAbee, James Palmer, Ian Watson, David Wright, and Brian Zavitz. It’s classic evil-smiting action and adventure at its best!
Astro City Shining Stars (Kurt Busiek's Astro City)
DescriptionA new hardcover starring Astro City’s most popular heroes, featuring cover art by Alex Ross.Astra Furst, the third-generation Super Hero of Astro City, is graduating from college. It’s a time of friends and family, new opportunities, changing relationships – and danger! Featuring the First Family, the creatures of Monstro City, a new hero team and more on a graduation night nobody’s ever going to forget! Also in this volume: at last, the full story of the Silver Agent’s fateful journey through time is revealed – including his origin, his greatest battles and his ultimate fate. It’s all right here in a tale spanning the late 1950s to the far future. Busiek Kurt News![]()
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