What if you drew the short straw in the superpower draft picks?Can Patrick, a part-time hero with a seemingly useless super-ability, build a team of misfit supers to defeat a maniacal madman with desires of world domination?The heroes must learn to trust each other and work together to face an army of supervillains and henchmen. In order to come out on top, Patrick has to dig deep and unleash everything he's got.Two Percent Power.If...

After a night of gambling on the Las Vegas strip, Mark Cavanaugh just wanted to hit it big. He wanted to hit the monster jackpot, but this wasn't exactly what he had in mind. Can Mark make it out alive as giant creatures swarm the streets of Vegas?

After his father's death, Miles Storch followed in his footsteps, becoming a bounty hunter to bring down the toughest outlaws. Only, Miles has abilities that his father wasn't born with, making him much better at taking on the more dangerous jobs. When he comes across an outlaw listed in an old journal, he discovers that there was more to his father's past than Miles realized. Something that got him killed. Can Miles pick up where his father left off, or will he end up in the plot next to ...

A new danger has entered the arena.With the egotistical supervillain, Sight, brought to justice, the city's superhero saviors get some much-needed downtime to rest and recuperate. But a new threat emerges, bringing Patrick and the team back together.Things take a turn for the worst when the Brotherhood of Armageddon proves far more powerful than any threat the city’s heroes have ever faced.With the weight and responsibility of leadership on Patrick’...

Can a team of misfits stop Armageddon?The city’s heroes are defeated. The team has been torn apart. Patrick is forced to pick up the pieces, and lead them back into the toughest battle of their lives.Complicating matters, the FBI has sent in a pair of super-powered federal agents to regain control and put a stop to the Brotherhood of Armageddon.Ground Zero and Warhead are on a rampage, wrecking anything the city can throw at them. The villains in th...

This all-new expanded edition of the viral sensation Man, F*ck This House includes six brand-new stories by Brian Asman, “a singular voice in horror fiction” (Eric LaRocca).In the titular Man, F*ck This House, Sabrina Haskins and her family have just moved into their dream home. At first glance, the house is perfect. But things aren’t what they seem. Sabrina is hearing odd noises, seeing strange visions. Their neighbors are odd or absent. And Sabr...

There is no greater motive than bloodlust, DNA, and revenge mixed up in a cocktail of hatred ...Tristan had volunteered his assistance on Mason’s case, as Jasper needs men he can count on. Tristan wasn’t expecting to meet the very interesting new coroner, but, as the bodies pile up and the mystery deepens, Tristan appreciates her expertise … and the spark between them.Amarylis had no idea working on Coronado base would be so interesting … or so dan...

Collects Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) #1-13. High school, puberty, first dances - there are many pitfalls to being young. Compound these with intense personal tragedy and superhuman powers, and you can start to visualize the world of Peter Parker, A.K.A. Spider-Man! Following the murder of his uncle and the Green Goblin's assault on his high school, Peter finds himself on the brink of manhood: getting a job at the Daily Bugle to help support his widowed aunt and taking on extracurricular act...

Willkommen in der entmannten Welt Eine Seuche unbekannter Art vernichtet jedes Spermium, jeden Fötus und jedes lebende Säugetier mit einem Y-Chromosom – ausgenommen einen einzigen jungen Mann und sein ebenfalls männliches Haustier, ein Kapuzineräffchen. 48% der Erdbevölkerung werden ausgelöscht – 2,9 Milliarden Männer. In Begleitung der geheimnisvollen Agentin "355" begibt er sich auf eine gefährliche Odyssee quer durch ein Amerika, in dem Ex-Models mit Müllwagen Leichen einsammeln, die Eh...

Manning Clark was one of the most influential Australian intellectuals of the last half century. His political pronouncements were often highly provocative and his sweeping judgements, dire denunciations and oracular prophecies infuriated conservatives and made him a controversial figure.His most enduring legacy, however, was his magisterial six-volume History of Australia. In it he reshaped the now familiar story of our nation's modern evolution; from the First Fleet's ar...

At the precipice of a major disarmament plan, Soviet intrigue threatens to tip the world into all-out warThe treaty is so simple that the American president can hardly believe his luck. In exchange for a few million tons of grain, the Russians, gripped by famine, will withdraw all troops and missiles from Eastern Europe. What's more, this great success comes in an election year! It's too good to be true—and something is about to go wrong.As soon as the firs...

The stories of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends have delighted generations of children and adults, but what do we know of the man who created them?A devoted pastor and family man, the Reverend W Awdry first started telling the stories in order to amuse his own children, with no idea that the characters would lead to a global phenomenon that now, seventy years after their first appearance, shows no signs of waning.In this fascinating and warm biography...