Will Eisner, Neil Gaiman, Scott McCloud and…Hellboy?In his new collection, Will the Real Will Eisner Please Stand Up? Award-winning author Stephen Weiner (The Will Eisner Companion, Hellboy: the Companion) writes about Will Eisner, Neil Gaiman, Scott McCloud, and the NECON conference of 1998. Other pieces include a history of Weiner's avocation as a comics' librarian/historian, comics and an exceptional child, and an outtake from Hellboy: the Companion.

The archaeological record is a combination of what is seen by eye, as well as the microscopic record revealed with the help of instrumentation. The information embedded in the microscopic record can significantly add to our understanding of past human behaviour, provided this information has not been altered by the passage of time. Microarchaeology seeks to understand the microscopic record in terms of the type of information embedded in this record, the materials in which this information...

One of the biggest graphic novels ever, Jeff Smith's Bone is often called the first American epic of the twenty-first century. Comics' writer Stephen Weiner (The Hellboy Companion, The Will Eisner Companion) takes you through the history of Bone, what makes Bone so special, the multitude of influences on Bone, and the ways that the characters grow and change. Also included: a list of further readings about Bone and an interview with Jeff Smith reproduced exclusively for this book.

Jonastar has a major problem. His cousin Prince Nestor imprisoned him unfairly and threatened his family. To keep his family safe, Jonastar escaped to another world where he doesn't know anyone and can't speak the language. To save his family and to return home he must fulfill ancient legend. Can he find the dagger of Briandigo and rescue his family? Or will he be trapped in this world forever?

In 1779, Shawnees from Chillicothe, a community in the Ohio country, told the British, "We have always been the frontier." Their statement challenges an oft-held belief that American Indians derive their unique identities from longstanding ties to native lands. By tracking Shawnee people and migrations from 1400 to 1754, Stephen Warren illustrates how Shawnees made a life for themselves at the crossroads of empires and competing tribes, embracing mobility and often moving willingly toward ...

The Babies Hospital, now known as Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, was founded in 1887 by Drs. Sarah and Julia McNutt in a brownstone on Fifty-Fifth Street and Lexington Avenue. The hospital is the first freestanding children's hospital in New York City and the fourth oldest in the United States. However, the hospital traces its roots to the establishment of the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, then King's College, more than 250 years ago. In 1929, the ...

The Sci-Fi and Fantasy of Tomorrow Selected by Masters of Today
28 Award-winning Authors and Illustrators
Get ready to get carried away . . . to places no one has ever gone before.Turn the page . . . from dark fantasy to dystopian nightmare, from magical realism to military science, from paranormal urban fantasy to post-apocalyptic power trips . . . and beyond.Take flight on a starship powere...

In the world of speculative fiction…Your favorite authors…Have selected best new voices of the year.24 Award-winning Authors and Illustrators3 Bonus Short Stories by Kevin J. Anderson • L. Ron Hubbard • S. M. StirlingArt and Writing Tips by Lazarus Chernik • L. Ron Hubbard • Kristine Kathryn RuschEdited by Dean Wesley Smith • Jody Lyn...

This is the sixth annual edition of the Long List Anthology. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the previous year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. This is an anthology collecting more of the stories from that nomination list to get them to more readersThe Long List Anthology Volume 5 collects 20 science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from that nomination list, totaling over 450 p...

Three stories of a world shared by resurrected humans from all times and places—plus ten more tales by the Hugo Award–winning author of the World of Tiers series.On author Philip José Farmer's Riverworld, humans from every era and culture have been simultaneously resurrected. Ancient Hebrews, medieval warriors, Spanish Inquisitors, and modern Americans intermingle in this strange new environment, but many still cling to old prejudices.Tom Mix, a silent-film...

* SHORTLISTED FOR THE LOCUS AND AURORA AWARDS 2021*'The best currently working original anthologist' - LOCUS'Twists on the familiar and innovative visions' - LIGHTSPEED'I cannot recommend Made to Order enough' - SCIFI EMPIRE100 years after Karel Capek coined the word, "robots" are an everyday idea, and the inspiration for countless stories in books, ...

A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST ANTHOLOGYFor the first time in a decade, a compilation of the very best in science fiction, from a world authority on the genre.For decades, the Year's Best Science Fiction has been the most widely read short science fiction anthology of its kind. Now, after thirty-five annual collections comes the ultimate in science fiction anthologies. In The Very Best of the Best, legendary editor G...