The third and final chapter of the critically acclaimed comics adaptation of Assassin’s Apprentice—book one of the high fantasy epic the Farseer trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb. In the third volume of Assassin’s Apprentice, Fitz faces Galen’s final test in Skill training. But when tragedy strikes at Buckkeep, he must choose between completing his training or returning home. Fitz grapples with feelings of isolation, Chade returns, and Fitz is set to the task of waiting on a depleted Prince Verity. With the kingdom plagued by Red Ship Raiders and the Six Duchies in turmoil, King Shrewd aims to bring unity to the lands through a royal wedding. Deceptions and misconceptions abound, and Fitz is given an assignment that forces him to decide between his duty, his honor, and his life. Collects Assassin's Apprentice III #1–#6.

Geralt pursues a proclamation from a king of a bloodthirsty monster plaguing his palace. A hefty reward is offered to cure the beast, but not to kill it, for the king holds a secret - what lies beneath the palace is beyond the spawn of evil. Tried and failed by charlatans, Geralt sets out to claim the bounty by decree of the king or by the pleas of those who wish the creature dead. This graphic novel is the fourth in a series of adaptations from Sapkowski''s acclaimed short story collection The Last Wish!

Put your eagle eye to a new challenge in this official coloring book featuring iconic scenes from the globally best-selling Where’s Waldo? adventures! Bring busy Where’s Waldo? scenes to life by coloring them in and search as you go. What colors will you choose? Can you find Waldo and his lost pencils in every scene? (The hunt is even trickier in black and white!) When you reach the end of the book, read the checklists for even more things to find! Wow! With quality art paper, this book can be enjoyed by young and old artists alike! And it features over sixty pages to color that will take you on an adventure from the saloons of the Wild West to the bright lights of a Broadway stage.

A disgraced army veteran is sent by the FBI to Florida to hunt down an infamous drug runner named Leo, but they soon find that they have an unexpected enemy in common, turning the game of cat and mouse into something else entirely! DISGRACED. DEADLY. DERANGED. From the tough streets of Miami to the eerie Florida backwoods comes an instantly iconic criminal duo from superstar writer Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn, Grim) and acclaimed artist Goran Sudžuka (Hellblazer, Y The Last Man). Disgraced army veteran Val is sent to Florida to hunt down an infamous drug runner named Leo. But she soon finds that they have an unexpected enemy in common, turning the game of cat and mouse into something else entirely! With no one else to turn to but each other, can this lethal partnership survive what’s coming… or each other? Collects Red Before Black #1-6.

Food has long played an important role in queer culture. Lesbian- and queer women run feminist restaurants, cafes, and coffeehouses have been safe spaces for queer and trans folk where gender norms can be challenged and where female authority is legitimized. During the AIDS epidemic, gay men and their allies centered food as an expression of collective care for those who needed it most. And queer and trans folk have asserted themselves in a restaurant culture largely controlled by white cisgender men. Queers at the Table celebrates the various intersections between queers and food. In its essays, comics, and recipes, the book shows how queer food fosters connections, defies norms, honours legacies, and creates community. Taylor Hartson and Tristian Lee write about a queer farming community in which queerness is part of a broad network of living things to be enjoyed and shared; Danielle Kydd writes about food security issues as faced by LGBTQ2S+ folk; and Blue Delliquanti''s comic on urban foraging in Minneapolis demonstrates the role of a queer friend group in a local ecosystem. In full colour throughout, Queers at the Table is a diverse and enriching anthology that reveals the myriad nurturing ways that queerness informs food production and restaurant culture and how food empowers, transforms, and unites queer and trans folk.

An entertaining deep dive into the world, gameplay, and evolution of the hugely successful Assassin’s Creed video game franchise​ A hooded figure stands in a bell tower overlooking medieval Jerusalem, surveying his prey. Parkour-style, he leaps down into the square to kill his target before vanishing into the crowd . . Released in fall 2007, Assassin’s Creed transformed video gaming. Across more than a dozen franchise entries, players engage with the eternal conflict between the Order of Assassins and the nefarious Templar Order, carrying out missions in a series of painstakingly rendered historical settings, from the Holy Lands during the Third Crusade to Renaissance Italy, the Age of Piracy, the French Revolution, and Victorian London. Everything is Permitted is an analysis of the development, evolution, gameplay, and world-building of this sprawling and distinctive franchise. Cameron Kunzelman examines key themes and concepts that connect the games in the series. Combining close readings of the games themselves with discussion of the broader landscape of video game franchises since its initial release, he uncovers what it means for a game to be part of the Assassin’s Creed franchise. Kunzelman maps the elements that contribute to the immersiveness and continual playability of the games, showing how historically inflected conspiracies and science fictional premises ground the fantastical stories the games tell on a massive scale. Diving into the real-world histories and ideas that the game designers used for inspiration, Kunzelman argues that the virtual conflicts between the franchise’s opposing sides offer intriguing insights into actual reality, from ethical dilemmas to the roles of freedom and fate. He demonstrates how, by incorporating themes of means and ends, control and freedom into its gameplay, the franchise engages with profound questions in a sustained, long-form way that is unique among video games. As the Assassins say, “Nothing is true, everything is permitted.” Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and/or extended descriptions.

A LOVE THAT DEFIES THE GODS - AND EVEN DEATH ITSELF! After Eros “accidentally” shoots Hades, the god of the Underworld is irresistibly drawn to Persephone, goddess of flowers. After they share a night of incredible passion, Hades is determined to make Persephone his queen. She agrees with one condition: she must be free to tend her fields in the Divine Realm. Their love faces its first test when Zeus sets his sights on Persephone, forcing the couple to flee to the Underworld together to escape his grasp. A shocking truth awaits them - Eros’s arrow and Zeus’s obsession are all part of a larger conspiracy by the gods, one that could change the fate of Hades and the Underworld forever. What dark schemes does Zeus have in store? And as gods who have only ever known eternal life, can they solve the mystery of death?

A robot warrior and a talking human skull, wander across a strange, dystopian wasteland. In a world where bizzare lifeforms are struggling for survival, it's useful to have weapons like a big-ass sword at your disposal! In a world far from our own reality, a robot warrior wanders through a vast and hostile techno landscape, filled with strange lifeforms and mechanical beings left over from a long, forgotten war. At the robot’s side is a talking Skull. On his back, a BIG-ASS SWORD! This stunning, Heavy Metal -esque adventure, marks a stunning, original graphic novel debut in the English-speaking market for Andreas Butzbach.

A new oversized hardcover version of Garth Ennis and Keith Burns instant classic Johnny Red reboot, with Johnny and his pilots fighting over Stalingrad. Now: a rusting wreck of an aircraft is hauled from a German swamp. It holds the last terrible secret of the Second World War, when a pact between monsters threatened to doom the lives of millions. Then: as Nazi forces stand poised to overrun the Soviet bastion of Stalingrad, British-born fighter ace Johnny “Red” Redburn leads Russia’s Falcon squadron in the dying city’s defense. But a nightmare conspiracy sees Redburn trapped deep behind enemy lines, along with his Falcon comrades- and his lover, the Night Witch Nina Petrova. The little band must fly and fight like demons to survive… and to save their country from a fate beyond imagining. Written by Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher) and drawn by Keith Burns (Battle Action, Out of the Blue), The Hurricane begins the Treasury of British Comics presentation of the complete adventures of Johnny Red.

Nemesis the Warlock is back in print, and better than ever in these new Definitive editions of the classic 2000 AD storyline. Written by Pat Mills ( Marshal Law ) and drawn by Kevin O'Neill ( League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ), this series is set to match the Essential Judge Dredd line in terms of reader accessibility. Long regarded as one of the crown-jewel epics from the pages of 2000 AD , at long last Nemesis the Warlock is back in print and better than ever in a brand-new series of definitive editions. Written by Pat Mills ( Marshal Law ) and drawn by Kevin O'Neill ( League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ), this definitive series is a collection of the complete storyline in order, and features development sketches showing the evolution of Nemesis and the Blitzspear. Termight is the ruling planet of a cruel galactic empire led by the diabolical Torquemada, a twisted human despot intent on purging all alien life from the galaxy and punishing the deviants. His motto: Be pure! Be vigilant! Behave! Against his tyrannical rule, resistance rises in the form of devilish-looking alien warlock Nemesis, who represents everything that Torquemada hates and fears. Together, Nemesis and Torquemada are locked in a duel which will affect their fate and the fate of humanity itself as their conflict spans time and space!

Go deeper into the groundbreaking Emmy-winning series with the complete, authorized scripts of Stranger Things: Season Three, including an exclusive introduction from the Duffer Brothers. MAX: I don’t understand. The Demodogs died when El closed the Gate. If the brain dies, the body dies — WILL: I know. Maybe I'm wrong. I hope I’m wrong — MIKE: But we can’t take any chances. We have to assume the worst. The Mind Flayer is back. WILL: And if he is, he would want to attach himself to someone again. A new “me” — LUCAS: A new “Host.” It’s 1985 and love is in the air in Hawkins. Mike and Eleven are smooch-crazy, much to Hopper’s disgust. Dustin is back from summer camp with a girlfriend he keeps in touch with by radio transmissions. The towns’ moms are in love with shirtless lifeguard Billy; Nancy and Jonathan are a couple; and there’s romantic tension brewing between Hopper and Joyce. Meanwhile, Steve is working with a cool new friend, Robin, at an ice cream parlor in the town’s shiny new mall. Rats are mysteriously exploding around town. The Mind Flayer is possessing people, and the Russians are trying to open a new gate to the Upside Down. Collected here for the first time, the complete scripts of Stranger Things: Season Three include the scenes, dialogue, and character directions for all eight episodes as well as an exclusive introduction from the creators and showrunners, Matt and Ross Duffer. Season Three’s scripts reveal a unique insight into how the Duffers continued to build the core good-vs-evil story that captivated viewers and popular culture while adding more depth with fun new characters and intensifying relationships.

A collection of wry and wonderful diary comics that capture modern life in all its cringe-inducing glory! Social worker in a hospital by day, internationally-acclaimed cartoonist by night, Pascal Girard ( Petty Theft) seems to be a magnet for awkward situations. Why can''t he manage to walk his dog, hit the gym, or even push a shopping cart down the grocery aisle without having yet another weird encounter? Or, just maybe, is he the one who provokes them? Even with those closest to him, Pascal has a knack for getting into trouble, especially when his young daughter Lucie starts to ask him profound questions about life, death, and the universe that he doesn''t quite know how to answer. From encounters with would-be swingers at the dog park to ferocious felines at the local cat cafe, in these short, snappy comic strips Pascal Girard delivers snippets inspired by his daily life, with a bittersweet humor that''s sometimes mocking, sometimes tender, but always deeply observant. Pastimes is a funny and surprisingly moving portrait of passing time in the modern world, one comic at a time. Publishers Weekly 2025 Adult Comics & Graphic Novels Preview Selection