Is Laurence Sterne one of the great Christian apologists? Ryan Stark recommends him as such, perhaps to the detriment of the parson's roguish reputation. The book's aim, however, is not to dispel roguishness but rather to discern the theological motives behind Sterne's comic rhetoric, from Tristram Shandy and the sermons to A Sentimental Journey. To this end, Stark reveals a veritable avalanche of biblical themes and allusions to be found in Sterne, often and seemingly aw...

Ryan J. Stark surveys the classic monsters in great literature and film, television, the Bible, and, perhaps unexpectedly, the world in which we live. Monsterdom is real, Stark observes, but often hidden beneath the concealment spell of modern secular thought. This guidebook aims to break that spell, and, if so, to confirm once more a world that brims with high strangeness, or what Christian philosophers have always called "reality." The book appeals to those who study the paranormal dimen...

Featuring: Morty Shines, written by written by Kyle Starks, Illustrated by Marc Ellerby, colored by Katy Farina, lettered by Crank! Rick and Morty vs Cthulhu Chapter One, written by Jim Zub, illustrated by Troy Little, colored by Leonardo Ito, lettered by Crank! Dick and Farty, written by Kyle Starks, illustrated by Sabrina Maty and Juan Meza-Leon, colored by Katy Farina, lettered by Crank! Rick and Morty #100, Alex Firer, Fred C. Stresing, Andrew Dalhouse, Crank

Theology and Literature in the Age of Johnson: Resisting Secularism contains seventeen essays exploring the complex relationships between literary intentions and theological concerns of authors writing in the second half of the eighteenth century. The diversity of literary forms and subjects, from Fielding and Richardson to Burke and Wollstonecraft, is matched by a diversity of approaches and theologies. To argue that the age “resisted secularism” is by no means to argue that resi...

It's the beginning of the end! (Of the original 60-issue ongoing run of Rick and Morty comics.) And the beginning of the rest! (Of the countless miniseries, oversize one-shots, and bald-faced gimmicks.) We're celebrating 10 years of [adult swim]’s groundbreaking animation phenomenon with Oni Press’ fourth massive 10th anniversary omnibus!!Featuring tales of the absurd and pointless from legendary comics creators such as Kyle Starks (Kill Them All), Tini Howard (Excalibur), Andrew M...

An average walk could easily turn into a lot of fun! See what's around, ask yourself why, there could be more reasons than one!With your imagination and of course an open mind, anything is possible, who knows what you will find!

Say his name loud enough, and he might hear it.No one dares speak his name, for fear he'll come for them.My brother ruined his life, and now he plans to return the favor. For months, I've been living in a cage, dreading the moment he finds me. When he does, it's like a ghost materializing. I'm taken, trapped at his side, never knowing when my end will come.The Denver Kings control everything, and with war on the horizon, I can only pray it distracts...

The hit creator-owned comic series from Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum, showrunners of Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K on HULU and superstar artist Scott Hepburn (Tom Morello’s Orchid), comes this new deluxe hardcover edition collecting the first two Minor Threats tie-in miniseries.The multiversal misfits and the punk rock super-bug finally get their due in this oversized, deluxe hardcover collection from the world of Minor Threats!A s...

I'm an omega used as scent bait for feral alphas fighting in underground deathmatches.I was told I'm an omega without a heat—a lie.The truth? My heats were medically suppressed, and now, I've been sold as a secret weapon in a brutal underground where feral alphas are pitted against each other in fights to the death. When the Omega Crimes Bureau raids the ring, my dream of having love with a real pack seems within reach, but freedom is never that simple....

Spinning out of the world of the hit Minor Threats superhero series by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn comes a new tale of costumed underdogs—featuring a low-level henchman without a leader to serve.The Lower Lair bar is home to all sorts of supervillains, lowlifes, and scumbags... but only one of them has to puke digestive fluids onto his food to eat. $#!%eater, the humanoid mutant fly, is a loser, a lifelong minion who lives to serve his cr...

Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing and literary devices that enrich these works, including symbols, themes, and contexts—teaches you how to make your everyday reading experience richer and more rewarding.While books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary meanings beneath the surfac...

A brilliant, ambitious, insightful inquiry into the art of writing from the legendary Margaret Atwood.What do we mean when we say that someone is a writer? Is he or she an entertainer? A high priest of the god of Art? An improver of readers' minds and morals? Looking back on her own childhood and the development of her writing career, Margaret Atwood addresses the riddle of her own art.Her wide-ranging reference to other writers, living and dead, is accompa...