Author Zack Kaplan and artist Stephen Thompson team up again to create an enigmatic comics thriller tangled in a secret society.When an ambitious and troubled video game programmer dares to audition for a secret society in the gaming/tech industry, composed of cutthroat, genius masterminds that promise to help their members achieve their wildest dreams, he and his rebellious co-worker find themselves in a gauntlet of real-life puzzles that quickly turn deadly. But ...

Sister Imperator, the mysterious and powerful figure from official Ghost lore, has her origins revealed!Delve into the lore of the band Ghost with Sister Imperator’s mysterious origins.Integral to the band’s story since its founding, Sister Imperator is a representative of the Clergy, and has been shrouded in secrecy—until now. Discover her clandestine history and the disturbing events that led her to becoming the woman both loved and feared by so many, fro...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th IFIP WG 13.2 International Working Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering, HCSE 2026, held in Paderborn, Germany, during September 29–30, 2026.The 11 full papers and 4 other papers (two demos and two posters) presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissions.They are organised into the following topics: Human-Centred Design Processes for Inclusive and Complex Interactive Sy...

**Succession meets John Wick…with immortal Vikings.Get ready for a bloodthirsty immortal fight like no other, with comics creator Zack Kaplan (Mindset, Break Out, Port of Earth), artist Fico Ossio (Action Comics, Star Wars, No One Left To Fight), colorist Thiago Rocha, and Eisner-nominated letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.**A thousand years ago, Viking explorer Erik the Red and his four adult children discovered a mysterious source of immor...

Join THE MIDNIGHT, one of the world’s top synthwave bands, comprised of Tyler Lyle and Tim McEwan, on an electrifying and original sci-fi graphic novel adventure inspired by the poetic storytelling and the neon-soaked aesthetics of their music.Jason has spent his life running from his problems, but now he and his childhood sweetheart are on the precipice of parenthood, and he’s struggling with the loss of his adolescence. Then he re-discovers his favorite old video...

**Succession meets John Wick…with immortal Vikings.Zack Kaplan and Fico Ossio return with part two of their high-action, high-fashion Viking saga, collected in this sleek graphic novel!**The Asvalds were once a powerful billionaire Viking family with a source of secret immortality, until the family’s only daughter, Frey Asvald, led her brothers in a principled rebellion to overthrow their barbaric father and end their eternal powers.But when an anc...

Many claims are made about how certain tools, technologies, and practices improve software development. But which claims are verifiable, and which are merely wishful thinking? In this book, leading thinkers such as Steve McConnell, Barry Boehm, and Barbara Kitchenham offer essays that uncover the truth and unmask myths commonly held among the software development community. Their insights may surprise you.Are some programmers really ten times more productive than others?...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 13.2/13.5 Joint Working Conferences: 6th International Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering, HCSE 2016, and 8th International Conference on Human Error, Safety, and System Development, HESSD 2016, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 2016.The 11 full papers and 14 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions. The papers cover various topics such as integration of software e...

This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 9th European MOOCs Stakeholders Summit, EMOOCs 2025, which took place in Paris, France, during June 30-July 2, 2025.The 20 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions. They deal with the ongoing transformation and critical challenges in online education — particularly in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainable lifelong learning.

This book examines the principles of and advances in personalized task recommendation in crowdsourcing systems, with the aim of improving their overall efficiency. It discusses the challenges faced by personalized task recommendation when crowdsourcing systems channel human workforces, knowledge, skills and perspectives beyond traditional organizational boundaries. The solutions presented help interested individuals find tasks that closely match their personal interests and capabilities in...

This book constitutes revised selected papers from the Forum, the Doctoral Consortium, the Tools and Demonstrations track, and three specialized workshops, held in conjunction with the 29th International Conference on Enterprise Design, Operations, and Computing, EDOC 2025, which took place in Lisbon, Portugal, during September 9-12, 2025.The 25 full papers and 8 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 67 submissions. They stem from t...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the BPM 2024 Blockchain/RPA/CEE/Educators/Industry Forum held at the 22nd International Conference on Business Process Management, BPM 2024, which took place in Krakow, Poland, in September 2024.The Blockchain Forum provided a platform for exploring and discussing innovative ideas on the intersection of BPM and blockchain technology. The CEE Forum deals with BPM research in Central and Eastern European countries, emphasizing the specific cha...