In this critically acclaimed international bestseller, Petros Papachristos, a mathematical prodigy, has devoted much of his life trying to prove one of the greatest mathematical challenges of all time: Goldbach's Conjecture, the deceptively simple claim that every even number greater than two is the sum of two primes. His feverish and singular pursuit of this goal has come to define his life. Now an old man, he is looked on with suspicion and shame by his family-until his ambitious young nephew intervenes. Seeking to understand his uncle's mysterious mind, the narrator of this novel unravels his story, a dramatic tale set against a tableau of brilliant historical figures-among them G. H. Hardy, the self-taught Indian genius Srinivasa Ramanujan, and a young Kurt Gödel. Meanwhile, as Petros recounts his own life's work, a bond is formed between uncle and nephew, pulling each one deeper into mathematical obsession, and risking both of their sanity.

Join Kanna, Kanta, Yamane, and Gloria in The Manga Guide to the Universe as they explore our solar system, the Milky Way, and faraway galaxies in search of the universe s greatest mysteries: dark matter, cosmic expansion, and the Big Bang itself. As you rocket across the night sky, you ll become acquainted with modern astronomy and astrophysics, as well as the classical discoveries and theories on which they re built. You ll even learn why some scientists believe finding extraterrestrial life is inevitable! You ll also learn about: Discoveries made by Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Hubble, and other seminal astronomers Theories of the universe s origins, evolution, and geometry The ways you can measure and observe heavenly bodies with different telescopes, and how astronomers calculate distances in space Stellar classifications and how the temperature, size, and magnitude of a star are related Cosmic background radiation, what the WMAP satellite discovered, and scientists predictions for the future of the universe So dust off your flight suit and take a fantastic voyage through the cosmos in The Manga Guide to the Universe.

The essential introduction to Captain America - star of Summer 2011's biggest blockbuster movie! During the dark days of the early 1940s, a covert military experiment transformed frail Steve Rogers into America's first Super-Soldier - Captain America. Throughout WWII, Cap fought against the threat of the Axis powers. In the closing months of the conflict, a freak stroke of fate threw Captain America into a state of suspended animation. Decades later, the Sentinel of Liberty was revived to find himself a man out of time in a world he never imagined - a world in dire need of Captain America.

In a dark castle in a land far, far away, the Clockwork Girl was created by the mechanical genius of a mad scientist determined to win a prize at the town fair. Against all odds, she finds love and companionship in Huxley, the amazing mutant circus boy. Despite the threats of their warring families, they begin to explore the world together. Despite the threats of their warring families, they begin to explore the world together and discover what it means to be human - to move, to think, and ultimately, to love.

Jack Frost embarks on the greatest quest in a career of great quests: to kill a dragon. Of course, he doesn't know the dragon he's after is his own father. Meanwhile, the Page Sisters find a new purpose in life: restoring the Great Library. Collecting JACK OF FABLES #46-50. On sale JULY 13 * 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US * Mature Readers

Written by BRIAN WOOD * Art by RICCARDO BURCHIELLI, FIONA STAPLES and BECKY CLOONAN * Cover by MASSIMO CARNEVALE Collected from issues #29-36: When blacksmith Erik liberates Ingrid from her corrupt, Christian missionary captors, they set out to live by the old ways, hoping to find something they can feel is their own. The Church won't let them go so easily, though, and sets out to bring them back by any means necessary. On sale JULY 6 * 192 pg, FC, $17.99 US * MATURE READERS

The oversized Hellboy Library hardcover series continues, featuring Mike Mignola and Richard Corben's award-winning Crooked Man story! Hellboy has racked up multiple Eisner Awards, numerous spinoffs, a novel line, video games, cartoons, and two feature films. Hellboy Library Volume 4 collects two complete trade-paperbacks full of short stories: The Troll Witch and Other Stories and The Crooked Man, as well as an extensive selection of previously unreleased sketches and designs.

Packed with step-by-step demonstrations detailing how to draw correctly proportioned manga faces and bodies, and lots of tips and tricks of the trade, this title has what aspiring beginners need to start drawing convincing manga characters. This most basic and complete book on manga anatomy ever written is targeted to beginners, the widest segment of manga fans. The latest from bestselling author Chris Hart is not your father's anatomy book, it's an anatomy book strictly for the manga artist. Packed with dynamic step-by-step demonstrations detailing how to draw correctly proportioned manga faces and bodies, plus lots of tips and tricks of the trade, this practical guide has everything aspiring beginners need to start drawing convincing manga characters.

Known by hundreds of expectant fans as the malevolent "Diablo," Lou is a professional wrestler at the pinnacle of his career. Every Thursday he battles his enemy Savior—the golden-locked "good guy." But Lou isn't happy . . you see, both on and off stage, Lou has the appearance of a devil. However, you could not find a milder mannered or gentler creature. Lou desperately yearns to be appreciated for who he is on the inside; unfortunately being red and having horns doesn't do him any favors. Jack Teagle has contributed to prestigious comics anthologies including McSweeney's and A Graphic Cosmogony .