What happens when the premier heroes of the world, the greatest force for good ever known, become something...evil? That's exactly what happens in JLA: Seven Caskets. All around the world, things are going bump in the night. Horrifying apparitions are manifesting from pole to pole. On the moon, the JLA are visited by a pair of ghostly twins who bring a dire warning: a Chaos god is awakening at the center of the earth. His coming is heralded by the restless spirits wreaking havoc worldwide. Among these are seven undead kings who served the Chaos God in ancient times. Should the seven kings succeed in fully rousing their deity, an eternal, evil darkness will claim the world forever. But as the World's Greatest Super-Heroes split up to stop these adversaries, they find that their vaunted unity is quickly crumbling, and they no longer seem able to pool their strengths and quell their petty squabbling. The rules have changed and good may not always triumph against this twisting, warping evil. It appears the only way the JLA can save the day...is to become as evil as their foes. Even if they save the world...who will save the Leaguers from themselves?

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Hardback graphic written and drawn by Bryan Talbot, published in Britain by Jonathan Cape (a publishing house, not an individual) and the US by Dark Horse. It features the adventures of Chief Inspector LeBrock ofScotland Yard, an anthropomorphic badger living in the Britain of an alternate Earth populated by a wide variety of anthropomorphic creatures. A sequel, Grandville Mon Amour, followed in 2010.

When the fortress-like country of North Korea recently opened the door a crack to foreign investment, cartoonist Guy Delisle found himself in its capital of Pyongyang on a work visa for a French film animation company, becoming one of the few Westerners to witness current conditions in the surreal showcase city. Armed with a smuggled radio and a copy of 1984, Delisle could only explore Pyongyang and its countryside in the company of his translator and a guide. But among the statues, portraits and propaganda of leaders Kim Il-Sung and his son Kim Jong-Il - the world's only Communist dynasty - Delisle was able to observe more than was intended of the culture and lives of the few North Koreans he encountered. His astute and wry musings on life in the austere and grim regime form the basis of this remarkable graphic novel. Pyongyang is an informative, timely, and accessible look at an enigmatic country.

THE NEXT HUGE MARVEL COSMIC EVENT IS HERE! The dangerous and mysterious fissure known as The Fault has opened, and the dark forces of a rival universe where there is no death are pouring through to claim ours! Nova, The Silver Surfer, Quasar, Gladiator and more of the greatest cosmic champions of the Marvel Universal line up to stop them, but it could be more than even they can handle. Luckily, Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon and some of the galaxy’s underdog, never-say-die heroes have a plan. It’s a crazy plan. It’s called...Thanos!