Optical illusions have risen to new heights with the advent of computer imaging which produces the most dazzling and mind-boggling graphic patterns and designs. The hundreds of optical illusions featured in this book are designs based on fractal geometry which play with the perception of the viewer and challenge the senses. Nothing is what it seems in this parallel universe!

Erica Slaughter's secret backstory is finally revealed in five standalone stories revealing her early missions as a monster hunter. THE UNTOLD HIDDEN HISTORY OF ERICA SLAUGHTER Before the Archer’s Peak Saga… Before Cutter… Before the betrayals and blood and darkness… Erica Slaughter had one purpose: to hunt monsters. The Eisner Award-winning series continues in this special arc of standalone stories, perfect for new readers. Uncover the secret backstory of Erica Slaughter as she travels to small towns across America in search of five unique monsters that are threatening the lives of children. Collects Something is Killing the Children #41-45.

Genetiks is a pharmaceutical company on the cutting-edge of biological science. Thomas Hale is one of thousands of employees in the Genetiks' labs. Like his colleagues, he had agreed to give a drop of blood to his employers; a drop of blood that will allow the researchers at the company he works for to decode his entire genome. As the drop of blood is the property of Genetiks, Thomas will become, in effect, the first man to be privately owned by the corporation he works for.

Miles Walker was an ordinary man living an ordinary suburban life before alien invaders took his home and wife away. In time, the aliens were repelled--but now they're back! How have they grown immune to mankind's defenses? How can earth survive the Second Wave?

Derek Everlast must deliver a young girl to mankind's place of rebirth, called Haven, before the end of days.

A New Slew of Monsters Faces the Gang and Our New Slayer! The WILLOWVERSE continues with Willow Rosenberg, now not only a powerful witch but also the Chosen One. While Buffy still struggles with her powerless predicament, feeling envy and frustration as her sense of purpose is lost with the existence of the new Slayer. But there are more pressing problems… Both separately and together, the gang will face strange and monstrous enemies, including a restaurant-owning demon with hunger for human bodies, and an even more menacing demon with a speciality in feasting on Slayers! Will Buffy be able to escape from her web without help? Writer Sarah Gailey (Eat the Rich, Magic For Liars) along with artists Sonia Liao (A Spark Within the Forge) and Claudia Balboni (Fairlady) continue the journey of a new Vampire Slayer! Collects The Vampire Slayer #5-8.