Francis is born in Assisi, Italy in the year 1181 or 1182, at the end of the Dark Ages. As he grows up he becomes friend to many nobles, even though he is a member of the middle class. A war with the nearby town Perugia sends Francis into battle. He is captured along with many of his noble friends and imprisoned. He offers comfort to his fellow inmates, but is affected by the imprisonment himself. After a year of being a prisoner the ransom is paid and they are freed. However just months later Francis takes ill and is sick for a very long time. Finally Francis, known as "King of the Feasts" amongst his friends, returns to full health. Francis feels a greater desire to be a noble, and be accepted and he creates bigger and better parties, all the while spending his fathers money...

The first issue of Battlemania features the story of a behind-the-scenes brawl between Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig and Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich, as well as a training session turned all-out fight between Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase and his bodyguard Virgil.

From the hilariously demented mind of Tony Award-winning actor Dan Fogler comes Moon Lake! Moon Lake isn't just any normal body of water - it's a mysterious portal into the weird, drawing all manner of macabre mysteries to its shores. In the spirit of classic horror tales from EC Comics, Moon Lake combines comedy, horror and adventure into a fantastic anthology, with each story centered on the strange happenings of Robbie Rod.

You only thought FIRST BORN was over! Coinciding with the release of the FIRST BORN collected edition, a pair of all-star creative teams joins forces for two tales that pick up very literally from the ashes of First Born, and set the stage for coming events in the Top Cow Universe in this oversized special. WITCHBLADE scribe Ron Marz (SAMURAI: HEAVEN & EARTH) and Ryan Sook (X-FACTOR) team for a Magdalena story, while THE DARKNESS author Phil Hester (SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL) joins with Lee Moder (RED SONJA, PAINKILLER JANE) to introduce a powerful new villain. Add to that a painted sequence by original artist Stjepan Sejic (WITCHBLADE), and this book is ideal for new fans jumping into WITCHBLADE, THE DARKNESS, or the rest of the Top Cow Universe.

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When the government attempts to cure autism, a group of super heroes is spawned instead. Unfortunately for their enemies, provoking this band of heroes doesn't result in the emotional responses you'd expect!

The mutant virus Mutatis is loose in the near future, and it's turning people into monstrous creatures. One infected man is offered an antidote, bu the price is he must find other infected people and kill them.

How better to celebrate a Marvel Masterworks milestone 150th volume than with all Marvel's most-famous characters all piled into one amazing title-Marvel Team-Up! In the world of interconnected heroes that Marvel Comics pioneered, Team-Up made that formula a franchise and gave fans a much-desired double-monthly Spidey fix. Created by the same top-flight talents that brought you Amazing Spider-Man-Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, Gerry Conway, Ross Andru and Jim Mooney-MTU brings Spidey together with the Human Torch, the X-Men, the Vision, the Thing, Thor, the Cat, Iron Man and the Inhumans. That's enough super hero for anybody's diet! And with villains like Kang the Conqueror, Sandman and Morbius for dessert, Team-Up's will have you full-up with classic comic book adventure!

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Four of Richard Matheson's classic tales of terror are collected in this graphic novel collection: I Am Legend (Steve Niles with Elman Brown), Hell House (Ian Edginton with Simon Frasier), Duel (Chris Ryall with Rara Garres), and The Shrinking Man (Ted Adams with Mark Torres). Matheson's classics come to vivid life in these inspired comic book adaptations.

Based on the movie "3 Ninjas Kick Back",  Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum are in their first adventure since their last! Now, older, and more advanced. Grandpa now tells them they're ready to learn from a teacher in Japan. But before they can go, the boys have a baseball match which really takes a turn for the worse. Also, a childhood rival of Grandpa Mori Shintaro's (Funny, wasn't his last name Tanaka in the first movie?) by the name of Koga wants revenge for a past accident, and because Grandpa has in his possession a dagger from a championship match that he felt he should've won, so he sends his dimwitted nephew and two of his numb skulled buddies to Grandpa's house to get it. Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum meet them and really kick things up. Later on, Grandpa goes to Japan and get's in a cab accident, so the boys use "Ninjanuity" to get there and help. While in Japan, the boys make new friends and new enemies.

From out of the Golden Age of Comics, the Marvel Masterworks present the debut of ALL-WINNERS COMICS! Bringing together all of Timely's biggest hits under one roof, Captain America and Bucky, Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch and Toro are joined by the Whizzer, the Destroyer, the Angel and the Black Marvel in giant, 64-page issues. Each hero does battle against menaces from Nazi fifth columnists, zombies and crooks to jungle terrors, gangsters and the armies of the Axis in adventures that will thrill you like none other. Written and illustrated by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos and Al Avison - you can't lose with talent like that! Collecting ALL-WINNERS COMICS (1941) #1-4.

An aging spy must come to terms with his own obsolescence and the Artificial Intelligence that will replace him – permanently.

The first issue of Cassandra Clare's New York Times best-selling novel, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, a young adult fantasy series in which a young teen girl discovers a shadowy world filled with demon-hunting warriors. When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder-- much less a murder committed by three teenagers with strange tattoos and brandishing strange weapons. So begins Clary's initial journey into the world of Shadowhunters: a secret tribe dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. A tribe, that until now, had remained secret to all ordinary mundanes... Th3rd World Studios is proud to present the first chapter in their adaptation of Cassandra Clare's New York Times Bestseller and upcoming major motion picture release, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. (Also features a FREE preview of Th3rd World Studios' New York Times bestselling graphic novel, The Stuff of Legend).

Cassandra Clare's bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments, is adapted into a graphic novel series!

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You've asked for it, and now it's here! An all new 10 page story featuring Rocco and the MacManus Brothers on a new adventure that takes place DURING the original Boondock Saints film! Check out this 'Lost Gig' written by Troy Duffy and J.B. Love, with art by the amazing Toby Cypress. Featuring an exclusive interview with Troy Duffy about Boondock Saints in Comics, a sketch gallery from Artist Toby Cypress, and a preview for the next comic series, BOONDOCK SAINTS: "In Nomine Patris".

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Art Spiegelman wrote a foreword to the second printing.

A thrilling collection of up-and-coming talent tackles Superman and the heroes of Metropolis! Packed with guest stars galore including Bizarro, Lois Lane and many more, these timeless tales of The Man of Steel are destined to thrill!