A small Colorado town. Three drug runners with a van filled with product. Two police officers investigating suspicious activity. A heroic young woman with a violent past, an innocent little brother and her dead father's .38 police special. And a throng of ravenous townspeople out of their minds with drug lust. Mix and... BANG! See why producer Don Murphy ( Transformers) calls The Killing Jar, "The most fun you can have legally!"

A page-turning, Kafkaesque dark comedy in brilliant retro style, this graphic novel watches one man try to keep it together while everything falls apart. Upon the publication of his latest novel, G. H. Fretwell, a minor English writer, embarks on a book tour to promote it. Nothing is going according to plan, and his trip gradually turns into a nightmare. But now the police want to ask him some questions about a mysterious disappearance, and it seems that Fretwell's troubles are only just beginning... In his first book for adults in many years, acclaimed cartoonist Andi Watson evokes all the anxieties felt by every writer and compresses them into a comedic gem of a book. Witty, surreal, and sharply observant, The Book Tour offers a captivating lesson in letting go.

An in-depth, beautifully illustrated companion book which explores the origins and rich history of the largest comic book publishing company in the world, from the minds of infamous creators such as Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko - Marvel Comics! For 80 years, Marvel Comics has inspired millions of fans worldwide with iconic characters and timeless stories that have brought the Marvel Universe to the forefront of contemporary pop culture. Though now the company is famous for their blockbuster hits such as the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men, and Spider-Man, this book will explore the company's humble beginnings and it's struggle to become the powerhouse of publishing that it is today. Featuring all-encompassing overviews of the trials and triumphs from each decade, with marvelous milestones, characters, creators, incredible illustrations, and behind-the-scenes trivia. It's the ultimate love letter to the world's mightiest Super Heroes.

In How Pac-Man Eats, Noah Wardrip-Fruin considers two questions- What are the fundamental ways that games work? And how can games be about something? Wardrip-Fruin argues that the two issues are related. Bridging formalist and culturally engaged approaches, he shows how the tools and concepts for making games are connected to what games can and do mean. Wardrip-Fruin proposes that games work at a fundamental level on which their mechanics depend- operational logics. Games are about things because they use play to address topics; they do this through playable models (of which operational logics are the primary building blocks)- larger structures used to represent what happens in a game world that relate meaningfully to a theme. Game creators can expand the expressiveness of games, Wardrip-Fruin explains, by expanding an operational logic. Pac-Man can eat, for example, because a game designer expanded the meaning of collision from hitting things to consuming them. Wardrip-Fruin describes strategies game creators use to expand what can be said through games, with examples drawn from indie games, art games, and research games that address themes ranging from border policy to gender transition. These include Papers, Please, which illustrates expansive uses of pattern matching; Prom Week, for which the game's developers created a model of social volition to enable richer relationships between characters; and Dys4ia, which demonstrates a design approach that supports game metaphors of high complexity.

Sharon Carter, the S.H.I.E.L.D. operative known as Agent 13, is one of the world's most capable and determined secret agents! Grandniece of World War II agent Peggy Carter, Sharon proudly upholds her family's fight for truth and justice. Now, thrill to some of her greatest battles! From her first encounter with Captain America as they battle Batroc the leaper, to Sharon's tenure as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.! But when Cap and Sharon team up to face down Crossbones and Sin, will their long-buried feelings for one another resurface? Plus, Sharon teams with the Black Widow to hunt down a rogue assassin-and defends Avengers Tower from the Absorbing Man! COLLECTING: CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY (1998) 1; CAPTAIN AMERICA (2004) 16-17; CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE SECRET AVENGERS (2011) 1; MATERIAL FROM TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) 75-76, 85; AGE OF HEROES (2010) 3

Even super heroes need some downtime! It's poker night at Carol Danvers' house -but with Wolverine, Monica Rambeau, Spider-Woman, Hazmat, Jessica Jones and Ms. Marvel all in the game, Carol might just lose her shirt. Can she bluff her way out of this high-stakes situation or is victory just not in the cards? But as usual, Carol's much-needed R&R is ruined by an unexpected emergency. Who -or what -is the Nexus? Plus: As EMPYRE rages, Captain Marvel fi nds herself with a bold new role and a brand-new weapon -the Universal Weapon, in fact! Get ready for Carol Danvers, the Supreme Accuser! And when a Kree soldier bombs a unifi ed city of the Empire, Emperor Hulkling sends his accuser to bring down the hammer of justice...and Carol fi nds herself torn between two worlds! COLLECTING: CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019) 17-21

The last White Event changes everything as Jonathan Hickman's sprawling Avengers saga continues! The Starbrand has manifested, but will he be Earth's mightiest hero...or the biggest threat to the Avengers' world? Meanwhile, tensions run high between the Black Panther and the Sub-Mariner as hidden connections between the events of AVENGERS and NEW AVENGERS begin to be revealed! Earth's Origin Sites go active, signaling something ancient out in the cosmos! The terrorist scientists of A.I.M. unveil their latest scheme! The High Evolutionary stakes his claim on the Children of the Sun! Hyperion learns the true cost of the decisions he made in the Savage Land! And the techno-titan Terminus returns! Plus, a solo tale of the newest Avenger - Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu! COLLECTING: AVENGERS (2012) 6-17, NEW AVENGERS (2013) 7, MATERIAL FROM SHANG-CHI: MASTER OF KUNG FU (2009) 1

The Black Panther's techno-genius sister stars in her own incredible adventures! T'Challa has disappeared, and Wakanda expects Shuri to lead their great nation in his absence! But she's happiest in a lab surrounded by her inventions. She'd rather be testing gauntlets than throwing them down! So it's time for Shuri to rescue her brother yet again - with a little help from Storm, Rocket Raccoon and Groot! But what happens when her outer-space adventure puts Africa at risk from an energy-sapping alien threat? Then, Shuri heads to America to investigate a lead, with Ms. Marvel and Miles "Spider-Man" Morales along for the ride! But with her people in peril, will Shuri embrace her reluctant destiny and become the Black Panther once more? Prepare for a hero like you've never seen before! COLLECTING: SHURI (2018) 1-10

Taqa wants nothing in the world other than God- the holy oblivion found in a syringe. But with the city planning to ban the sacred narcotic, it falls to her to prove the existence of the divine by courting death- and the array of deadly assassins who she's set on her own tail. Worship with us on an existential road trip through the tangle of a self-destructive life. Collects COFFIN BOUND #5-8

Lou Pirlo escaped the zombie-filled bayou of New Orleans only to land down on his luck in Cleveland — living in a shanty town known as “Kingsbury Run” Which just happens to be where the very first serial killer in the US is hunting and none other than the great Eliot Ness is on his trail. Meanwhile, Tempest, has finagled her way into the heart of Lou’s old gang in NYC in search of her lost father, Hiram. Werewolves, G-Men, serial killers, mobsters...what more can you ask for? Collects MOONSHINE #18-22

In this collection of classic comic book stories, Huey, Dewey, and Louie earn a trip to the North Pole in a submarine — and Donald stows away! Fortunately, when they find themselves stranded, Gyro Gearloose invents a flying sled! Then, when Donald announces that he's taking the nephews to South America, he pledges to protect them from all the dangers in "the wildest part of the jungle" — including a sheer mountain cliff, a raging river, and a swarm of crocodiles. But who is saving whom? This book has 170 pages of story and art, each meticulously restored and newly colored, as well as insightful story notes by an international panel of Barks experts.

The author, known for his savage political cartoons, interviews some of the leading artists, architects, observers and participants of the late twentieth century's counterculture and New Left movements in search of answers. Interview subjects included in the book: Mort Sahl, Graham Nash, Joan Baez, Wavy Gravy, Lewis Lapham, Paul Krassner, Tariq Ali, Lily Tomlin, Calvin Trillin, Christopher Hitchens, Robert Scheer, Dennis Kucinich. Others that are also included and written about: Norman Mailer, Howard Zinn, Abbie Hoffman, Jon Stewart, Lenny Bruce.The conversations, which are generously illustrated, will blow your mind.

Valerie Plante stood up to the patriarchal power system of her city, took down an incumbent, and became the first woman elected Mayor of Montreal. Her origin story comes alive in Okay, Universe. This captivating graphic novel created in a true collab-oration with Governor-General Award-winner Delphie Cote-Lacroix follows her journey from community organizer and volunteer to municipal candidate, and the phone call from the local social justice political party that changed her life forever. Okay, Universe is the first time Plante has told her story, and she has chosen an art form that is not just emblematic of the city of Montreal and its love of the arts and bande dessinee, it s an art form that is accessible to all readers and perfectly suited to her message. With patience, determina-tion, and the strength of will to remain true to her core beliefs, Okay, Universe details the inspiring political campaign where slowly but surely she gained the trust of a neighbourhood fighting for affordable housing, environmental protections, and equal opportunities. Okay, Universe demystifies the path to success, simultaneously showing the Mayor s inextinguishable commitment to creating positive change in the world and educating about the vitality of political engagement.

An adult fantasyhorror epic of monumental proportions, Kentaro Miuras Berserk is now offered at its original published size in handsome deluxe hardcover editions each collecting three volumes of the acclaimed manga series. Marked with the unholy Brand of Sacrifice that draws the damned to him, Guts the Black Swordsman battles the minions of Hell that thwart his search for Casca, his former captain and lover. But Casca, too, is marked with the Brand, and Guts must find her before the legions of the abyss do! Collects Berserk volumes 16-18.

The graphic novel adaptation of the hit LGBT coming of age novel! A NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATION OF THE BESTSELLING BOOK! Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn’t sure if her mom will ever speak to her again. But don’t worry, Juliet has something kinda resembling a plan that’ll help her figure out what it means to be Puerto Rican, lesbian and out. See, she’s going to intern with Harlowe Brisbane - her favorite feminist author, someone whose last work on feminism, self-love and lots of other things will help Juliet find her ever elusive epiphany. There’s just one problem—Harlowe’s white, not from the Bronx and doesn’t have the answers. Okay, maybe that’s more than one problem but Juliet never said it was a perfect plan... Critically-acclaimed writer Gabby Rivera adapts her bestselling novel alongside artist Celia Moscote in an unforgettable queer coming-of-age story exploring race, identity and what it means to be true to your amazing self. Even when the rest of the world doesn’t understand.