Action-Adventure

The armies of Persia--a vast horde greater than any the world has ever known--are poised to crush Greece, an island of reason and freedom in a sea of madness and tyranny. Standing between Greece and this tidal wave of destruction are a tiny detachment of but three hundred warriors. Frank Miller's epic retelling of history's supreme moment of battlefield valor is finally collected in a glorious hardcover volume in its intended format-- each two-page spread from the original comics is presented as a single undivided page.

In the all-new, hardcover original graphic novel JOKER, writer Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets) and artist Lee Bermejo (Hellblazer covers) - the creative team behind the acclaimed miniseries Lex Luthor: Man of Steel - show an even darker and more disturbing side to the most dangerous man in Gotham: The Joker.

After yet another stint in Arkham Asylum, The Joker finds 'his city' divided among mobsters and costumed villains. Not content to settle for a piece of the pie, The Joker vows to take back the whole damn enchilada by any means necessary.

Look for appearances by a slew of Gotham's most wanted, including gritty takes on Two-Face, Riddler, Killer Croc, Penguin, Harley Quinn and even Batman! Not since The Killing Joke have you seen such a powerful tale of The Joker - you won't want to miss this one!

An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months, society has crumbled: There is no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living. This volume follows our band of survivors on their tragic journey in search of shelter. Characters live and die as they brave a treacherous landscape littered with packs of the walking dead.

To call Watchmen a graphic novel is to not understand the complexities of its story. Watchmen is a dark, brooding novel, full of unrelenting characters, a bitter sense of humor, and a cynical worldview It's just a coincidence that it is a novel about superheroes so Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and Barry Marx decided to draw it instead of just putting the text on paper.

Alan Moore is one of the most talented people to ever work in comics, the dark, brooding genius who has given us The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and From Hell. In Watchmen he gives us a dark group of superheroes that perhaps cause more problems for the world than they solve. When one of them is murdered, it begins a chain of events that will lead to the deaths of over three million people and, perhaps, a new world order. A "superhero" graphic novel that changed the way the genre is looked at long before Neil Gaiman came along, this is one not to be missed.

An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months, society has crumbled: There is no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. Rick Grimes finds himself one of the few survivors in this terrifying future. A couple months ago he was a small town cop who had never fired a shot and only ever saw one dead body. Separated from his family, he must now sort through all the death and confusion to try and find his wife and son. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living.

The Joker exacts brutal revenge against the Dark Knight through some of Batman's closest allies, among them James Gordon and his daughter, Batgirl, in this Prestige Format one-shot by Alan Moore, with art by Brian Bolland.

A ne deluxe trade paperback edition of one of the most important and critically acclaimed Batman adventures ever, written by Frank Miller, author of The Dark Knight Returns! In addition to telling the entire dramatic story of Batman's first year fighting crime, this collection includes reproductions of original pencils, promotional art, script pages, unseen David Mazzucchelli Batman art and more!

A handsome volume collects the stylish 13-issue maxiseries by the writer/artist team responsible for Superman for All Seasons! Early in Batman's career, a serial killer named Holiday began a series of monthly murders, each keyed to special days on the calendar. As the Dark Knight struggles to find the elusive Holiday before he or she kills again, he discovers no shortage of suspects in a Gotham beset by mobsters and freakish costumed criminals, courtesy of writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale (who provides a new cover for the collection).

Written as a sequel to the groundbreaking Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, this masterly tale takes place three years after Batman's defeat of Superman.

Faking his own death and creating an underworld civilization, Bruce Wayne has been keeping his eye on the world above. And as that false Camelot reaches its breaking point, it is up to the Dark Knight to emerge from the underground shadows and once again restore order to chaos. Joined by his army of Bat-soldiers and his female sidekick Catgirl, an elderly Batman wages a final war against a diseased world in an epic tale that features Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, the Martian Manhunter, and the Atom.

The comics masterpiece "Batman: the Dark Knight" Returns is back in hardcover, with a new cover designed by Chip Kidd.

The Batman has not been seen in ten years, some now consider him more myth than reality, but crime and violence have continued in Gotham City. Bruce Wayne had reached a point in his life where he can no longer silence the voice of his vigilante side aching to break free. The Dark Knight must return!

Johnny Bunko is new to parachute company Boggs Corp., and he stumbles through his early days as a working stiff until a crisis prompts him to find a new job.

Step by step he builds a career, illustrating as he does the six core lessons of finding, keeping, and flourishing in satisfying work: There is no plan ; Forget about your weaknesses ; Persistence trumps talent ; It's not about you ; Make excellent mistakes ; Leave an imprint.

Smart, engaging, and insightful, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko offers practical advice for anyone looking to start a rewarding career.

Paperback, 160 pages

The smash limited series is back in print with a brand new painted cover! Everyman Wesley Gibson just discovered that his father is dead and that he is in line to take his place in a secret fraternity of super villains. And Wesley's life will never be the same!

Long before Criterion DVDs or the Independent Film Channel—which is to say, in 1990—painter Muth adapted Fritz Lang's classic serial killer tale M into a four-part comics miniseries. He hewed closely to Lang's original German script, employing a painterly, photorealistic style that evoked the grainy, tinted footage of early talkies. The result, more influential than popular in an era of rampant speculation and chromium covers, was undeniably gorgeous. Eighteen years later, after popular artists like Alex Ross have cited Muth as a major influence, Abrams has re-released M as a hardcover graphic novel, and the deluxe treatment only adds luster to the project. Lang's story—an unidentified serial killer stalks children in a small German city—is simple but compelling, allowing Muth's masterful technique to shine through. The watercolors are primarily sepia-toned, with occasional splashes of color for emphasis, giving the project a surreal, dreamlike quality that serves to heighten suspense. Muth's layouts are excellent, creating mise-en-scènes that evoke Lang without copying him, and his figures' “acting” (body language and facial expressions) also serves both story and mood. An informative afterword lets readers hear from Muth about technique and why he would even try to remake Lang: to see what he could learn. Readers will find it an impressive lesson.

The hero, complacent Dr. Osanai Kirihito, believes he's been assigned to study people suffering from a new, fatal disease that degrades them into doglike beasts. When the transformation hits him, too, he realizes that the cause is not what he was told and that the condition can be controlled.

However, Kirihito soon finds out how violently society reacts to anyone who looks different. He also discovers that the medical establishment has betrayed him and now wants him to disappear permanently.

The powerful imagery and psychological intensity of Ward's wordless works have elicited comparisons to the writings of Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe, and they continue to influence modern graphic novelists such as Frank Miller. This 1930 work tells a gripping tale through imagery alone, consisting solely of hauntingly rendered woodcuts. 128 illustrations.

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The powerful imagery and psychological intensity of Lynd Ward's wordless works have elicited comparisons to the writings of Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe, and they continue to influence modern graphic novelists. Ward, whose tutelage included studies with woodcut master Hans Alexander Mueller, published his first book, "God's Man: A Novel in Woodcuts, in 1929. Like its successors, including "Mad Man's Drum, God's Man consisted solely of woodcuts, telling stories through imagery alone. Ward's hauntingly rendered works have been honored with numerous prestigious awards, including the Library of Congress Award and the National Academy of Design Print Award. Unabridged republication of the classic 1930 edition. 144pp. 61/8 x 91/4.

To call Watchmen a graphic novel is to not understand the complexities of its story. Watchmen is a dark, brooding novel, full of unrelenting characters, a bitter sense of humor, and a cynical worldview It's just a coincidence that it is a novel about superheroes so Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and Barry Marx decided to draw it instead of just putting the text on paper.

Alan Moore is one of the most talented people to ever work in comics, the dark, brooding genius who has given us The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and From Hell. In Watchmen he gives us a dark group of superheroes that perhaps cause more problems for the world than they solve. When one of them is murdered, it begins a chain of events that will lead to the deaths of over three million people and, perhaps, a new world order. A "superhero" graphic novel that changed the way the genre is looked at long before Neil Gaiman came along, this is one not to be missed.

Gerard Way, of My Chemical Romance, makes his comics writing debut in this outrageous superhero epic that Grant Morrison called "An ultraviolet psychedelic sherbet bomb of wit and ideas. The superheroes of the 21st century are here at last..."

In an inexplicable, worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, "To save the world." These seven children form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Their first adventure at the age of ten pits them against an erratic and deadly Eiffel Tower, piloted by the fearsome zombie-robot Gustave Eiffel.

Nearly a decade later, the team disbands, but when Hargreeves unexpectedly dies, these disgruntled siblings reunite just in time to save the world once again