Shortly before her 13th-birthday, Ellen Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Flagrantly manic and terrified that medications would impair her creativity, she began a years-long struggle to find mental stability while retaining her passions and creativity. Forney finds inspiration from the lives and work of other artists and writers who suffered from mood disorders, including Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O'Keeffe, William Styron, and Sylvia Plath. She also researches the clinical aspects of bipolar disorder and what studies tell us about the conundrum of attempting to 'cure' an otherwise brilliant mind. Forney's memoir provides a visceral glimpse into the effects of a mood disorder on an artist's work.

Batgirl Barbara Gordon finds that fighting crime doesn't provide the thrills it once did. But that may not be a problem for long, unless she can defeat the horrifying serial killer known as Mr. Zsasz.

After recovering from the Marshville fires Cavewoman and Maggie are spirited off to the 23rd-century. There they are forced to participate in 'Demise' the future's most merciless blood sport. Don't miss out as Meriem takes on four of the most deadliest killers ever to walk the Earth.

Months after the deranged scientist known as Clockwork attempted to reduce to ashes insane vengeance for the senseless death of this son the people that call the city home set about the task of rebuilding. The squad of protectors, The Nevermen, have lost two of their own, Diggs and McKay, in battle. Reduced now to a trio, the trenchcoated toughs must face a new evil simmering beneath the city. What hell will this reawakened villain unleash? Which crime bosses will compose his army? Can The Nevermen be victorious without the help of the anti-hero/bounty hunter, the Murderist?

One-shot.

In ancient Sparta, three Helot slaves run for lives. Pursuing them are three hundred of their Spartan masters. KIERON GILLEN (PHONOGRAM, Iron Man), RYAN KELLY (Local, Saucer Country), and JORDIE BELLAIRE (THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, NOWHERE MEN) join forces to tell a legend for our times. Includes cover gallery, making of material, and annotations.

Black Ops were formerly part of International Operations’ elite team called the Black Razors.   But when I.O. turns on the team, they are forced to go on the run and fight off not only I.O. but other S.P.B.’s (Super-Powered Beings).   And as a team of normal humans without super-powers, they must rely on their training the technology to survive.

Chaos! launches into the 21st century with a new take on Lady Death that's perfect for a new generation of readers! Gone is the pale skin, pupiless eyes, steely remote exterior, and white hair. Now she's real flesh and blood... mortal! At the crossroads of her destiny, Lady Death finds herself seemingly abandoned by her mentor, the Grim Reaper. Without her immense power can she survive the apocalyptic badlands and reclaim her power? Or, will her newfound humanity take her in another direction all together?! Each issue of Lady Death: Alive is now completely self-contained.

Get ready for Marvel’s next smash-hit film with this official prequel! Before Scott Lang becomes Marvel’s shrinking sensation, Dr. Hank Pym will pull on the helmet and leap into action on a death-defying mission that will take him into the icy heart of Cold War East Berlin!

CAPTAIN AMERICA and FALCON are off to Lagos to take down a rogue ex-Hydra operative. But are they looking for the right man? Follow BUCKY BARNES, BROCK RUMLOW and STEVE ROGERS as they each cope with the fall-out from the events of CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER. While Bucky is haunted by the ghosts of his past, he tries to uncover the mystery of his origin. Meanwhile, Rumlow examines his loyalties in the aftermath of the Triskelion explosion. Can anyone be trusted? Find out in this prelude to CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR!

A stranded alien seeks refuge in the small town of Patience, USA, where he hides undercover as a retired doctor. All the alien wants is to be left alone until he's rescued. However, when the town's real doctor dies, "Dr. Harry" is pulled into medical service,and finds himself smack dab in the middle of a murder mystery! Collects issues #0-#3 of the miniseries.

In Sparta, USA, they believe in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness through treachery, blackmail and murder. It's so great almost no one leaves. But today, Godfrey McLaine, greatest quarterback in Sparta's history, has returned--ready to expose the rotten core of the American Dream.

In the world that is Batman(Bruce Wayne) he along with Sheila Ramsey set forth to uncover the secrets about the death of Set and the hidden truth of who truly did slay the beast of a man, and to show the world that the Bat God known as Nekhrun cannot be erased from history and the books.

An encyclopedia of fun little tidbits about the most popular films! Imagine a list of the best romantic comedies without Hugh Grant! Or a tally of the most improbable fantasy flicks. Or even a ranking of giant movie monsters by size! In Cinegeek, messy, fun, and 100% subjective appreciation of cinema comes into focus for the delight of moviegoers and pop culture fans everywhere!

In this Elseworlds book, Ra's Al Ghul seems to have achieved his dream of reducing the worlds human population. However, he feels he needs to eliminate another 23 million people. and he decides to move his base of operations to Gotham City, when he finds a Lazerous Pit in the Batcave. Wanting to police the people of Gotham City, Ra's builds an army of Batmen, who kill criminals no matter how small their crime. However, Talia has other plans, so she trains her son (The son of Bruce Wayne) to take his fathers mantle, before Ra's destroys Bruces good name. Damian joins the Brotherhood in order to take it down from the inside, knowing as he does, that soon he will have to face his grandfather, the Demon Head, Ra's Al Ghul.

One-shot.

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The third book in Michael Moorcock's Runestaff series gets adapted by First Comics.

In this unique collection, ongoing RED SONJA series writer GAIL SIMONE hand-picked eleven of the fiercest, most talented, and most popular female writers from the worlds of comics, prose, games and television, to help her tell the greatest legends in the She-Devil's long history! A group of savage mercenaries hired to hunt and kill Sonja come across campfire tales of her at every turn... and Sonja does not like to be hunted. Tamora Pierce, Mercedes Lackey, Marjorie M. Liu, Nancy A. Collins, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Rhianna Pratchett, and many more tell fascinating bits of Sonja's legend, with a wrap-around tale by Simone herself, and art by the likes of Phil Noto, Jim Calafiore, Jack Jadson and more! Contains issues #1-5, the script to issue #1, concept art by Jack Jadson and more!

Trapped in the dungeons beneath an evil wizard's scarlet stronghold, Conan must confront a slew of new challenges and foes as he fights to free himself and reclaim the throne of Aquilonia! Featuring duplicitous betrayers, sparring sorcerers, and all of the brutal excitement you've come to expect from the rampaging Cimmerian, this trade paperback collects the four-issue King Conan: The Scarlet Citadel adaptation. From the fan-favorite creative team of Conan the Cimmerian!