A wonderfully evocative ghost story in the great tradition of M. R. James and Daphne Du Maurier with a contemporary edge. Perfect for Halloween and illustrated in Norm's own gorgeous style. "Every village has its stories - those of the living - and those of the dead." After the sudden death of his twin sister, 14 year old James Reynolds becomes obsessed with her tale of a black hound, a folkloric creature that is regarded as a portent of death. Enlisting the aid of his elderly neighbour, who the local children call 'The Witch', he delves into the centuries of village history, folklore, and ghosts, until he uncovers a deeper secret beyond his darkest nightmares, beyond the sight of most, and beyond the mortal veil. Set in the South Downs of England, a place that has been home to Celts, Romans, and Vikings, James's story is interwoven with tales from his village that also blur the line between the living and the dead.
The year is 2278, most of the landmass has been submerged underwater where mankind has adapted to. Near the shores of Oshie Harvest local farmers discover a new breed of horrors threatening the fresh waters & all who dare to take a swim. The locals are trapped, isolated & unprepared, the creatures are hungry & lurking. Who will survive and who will succumb to the shallows??
Adino has a huge, vivid imagination and often uses it to envision himself working in all the businesses and occupations he finds interesting. Everything from an airplane pilot to an optician to being a principal. Adino wants to do it all. Hopefully his mother, father, and sister can keep up!
In the year 2456, Mark entered the futuristic office at the Intergalactic Travel Corporation, his trusty coffee mug in hand. The automatic doors slid open, and Luna, his AI assistant, materialized beside his desk.
Within these pages are true stories that highlight the four areas that can also cause divorce and infidelity: Communication, Money, Sex and Trust. As you read these sometimes very provocative, bedroom language, real life episodes, the common trend that you'll observe with these dynamic people, is that they honestly love God and want to please Him. This gave them confidence, boldness and an authority that I have read in the Bible, but seldom seen, until now.I challenge you to take a leap of faith in your marriage, knowing what God has joined no other should destroy. Invite your spouse to join you on this intimate thought-provoking journey.There are no boundaries in the bedroom.
Joseph Jordania: Essays on the Evolution of Music, Future of Education, Human Morphology and Behavior brings together several of Jordania's important works published as journal articles or book chapters during the last two decades. These cover a wide range of subjects, from the problems of Georgian traditional polyphony, issues of national minorities, origins of music and the phenomenon of polyphony, evolution of human morphology and behavior, the evolution of peacock's dazzling train, the mysterious correlation between vocal polyphony and stuttering over the cultures, the future of children's education, and other topics.
After The World of Heroes Trilogy, with the heroes' revealed to humanity and beyond, yet the villains have surfaced. Elsewhere, other heroes have their own adventures to confront.
The complete collection of The Woods, all 36 issues brought together in premium format slipcase hardcover for the first time!
A closer look at House Boucher in the bestselling world of Something is Killing the Children, perfect for any Slaughterverse fan, well-versed or new!
Creator Claudio Sanchez returns to the epic, fan favorite science fiction series based on the operatic music of Coheed and Cambria.
The complete collection of the GLAAD award-winning comic series The Woods from the award winning team of James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas presented in a deluxe edition for the first time!
A deep dive into the House of Slaughter with lore that no Something is Killing the Children fan should go without!
This sweet and spicy Mature-rated tale is about a man with two very different personalities—and a woman determined to navigate them both!Café barista Hayase Hinako lives with her handsome fiancé Kagaya Seiya, a hotshot lawyer she met in her coffee shop. He's everything she could ever want in a future husband: sweet, caring, and handy in the kitchen as well as the bedroom. But just when she thinks it's all smooth sailing, her loving partner transforms from a gentleman into a tyrant overnight! He may look the same on the outside, but he's not the Seiya she knows and loves...so who is he?!
An endearing manga about childhood best friends--a "girly" boy and a "boyish" girl--working through their feelings about identity and love.Kuji Akira and Ninomiya Makoto are childhood friends and neighbors. Since Akira is “handsome” for a girl and Makoto is “pretty” for a boy, their gender presentation is often confused. As they try to untangle their complex feelings about themselves and each other, they find out their friends are crushing on them, too. It’s a complicated childhood friend love story!
This Mature-rated sequel/spin-off to the hit Boys’ Love omegaverse webtoon from Lezhin follows Park Dojin’s older sister, alpha Do-gyeom, on her quest to find true love!Free-spirited Alpha Do-gyeom has finally decided to put her promiscuous past behind her and settle down. As a 39-year-old woman, however, her options for marriage partners have dwindled. Luckily she has her beleaguered Omega secretary, Seung-ah, to do most of the work of finding a suitable match for her. It shouldn’t be a problem, even if Seung-ah and Do-gyeom have harbored secret feelings for each other for years. In fact, arranging Do-gyeom’s marriage may just be the catalyst for the two of them to finally admit their attraction…unless another Alpha gets in the way!
In TidalWave's third collection of the origins of its famous heroes and villains, you'll explore some of the fringes of the known and unknown. Marvel at the transformation of the cursed Lynx, the questionable sanity of Insane Jane, the beauty and power of Venus, the impossible mission of Power of the Valkyrie, and the mysteries of Trident. Special cover by Marvel Comics artist Yonami.
"Hugo Strange, out-of-control orderlies, kidnapped clowns, and a new villain named Keepsake: it's a lot for any one former villain turned antihero turned real hero with impeccable fashion sense to handle. I'm talkin' about me if that wasn't clear. With all the Fear State happening in Gotham, I thought it would be a good time to go on a little camping trip. But, turns out, Gotham is gonna be Gotham. Keepsake's forming a new army, Hugo's playin' dress-up, and the city is literally tearing itself apart. This looks like a job for Harley Quinn, Kevin, and--the Gardener?"--
Det var en gång fyra små kaniner och deras namn var - Flopsi, Mopsi, Bomullssvans, och Peter. Sagan om Peter Kanin är den underbara berättelsen om världens mest kända och busiga kanin. Det här är en originalberättelse av Beatrix Potter med färgade illustrationer av Virginia Albert. Peter är en olydig men mycket älskvärd kanin, alltid redo att gå sin egen väg istället för göra vad han är tillsagd. En fantastisk godnattsaga utgiven i en uppdaterad upplaga.
Liegt die Lösung deutscher Probleme in einer neuen Zuordnung der Landsmannschaften? Lassen sich deutsche Bundesländer mit Nachbarstaaten fusionieren? Möglicherweise ist Europa noch durch diese Maßnahmen zu retten ¿
Millarworld and Dark Horse Comics are proud to present the bestselling superhero thriller in a deluxe, oversized hardcover format.You've cracked the superhuman mystery and can give superpowers to six different people around the world. Who do you choose?When the superhuman genome is cracked, the billionaire scientist responsible announces she will turn six ordinary people into superheroes. This launches a worldwide competition to determine who will join this team of superhumans. The world's greatest and most ambitious superhero comic needs the world's greatest comic book artists. Step forward Frank Quitely, Travis Charest, Olivier Coipel and an international line-up of superstars presented in hardcover for the first time.For Mature Audiences.Collects The Ambassadors #1–#6.
"Wanted was the first book from Millarworld and the starting point for an entire universe of comic books and movies. Big Game is the sequel to this story, set twenty years after the original and bringing together over twenty franchises for the first time; from Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl to The Ambassadors and The Magic Order. Bound together in this ... hardback collection, this is a story twenty years in the making"--
"Meet Tanner 'Griz' Grisholm, along with a shrewd necromancer who wants him dead and a chainsaw-wielding koala bear named Cuddles, as he wages a bloody war against nightmares from beyond time and space. It's thankless work, but someone has to do it. And when a group of government contractors [goes] missing in the nightmare landscape of the Flooded Zone, Griz stumbles into a mystery he may not be able to carve his way out of. His old biker pals, the Howling Gargoyles, are up to no good, and the memories might be too much for Griz to handle"--
"She enlists the help of her whole friend group (and an unwilling Scott) to clear her name, and the friendly officer Sherman faces a tough choice. Meanwhile, Amy comes face to face with the ever-present Wanderer, and she just may have a secret weapon to go up against him."--Provided by publisher.
"Frankie Follis--AKA the costumed criminal Playtime--has won. Twilight City's greatest hero The Insomniac and its greatest villain The Stickman are dead, allowing Frankie to unify the super crook underworld and assert herself as the Queenpin of Redport. But Frankie is feeling the pressure from every side. Rival gangs are challenging her authority, Scalpel her consigliere is pushing her to legitimize her empire, and the act of murdering The Insomniac has broken something deep inside her. Frankie is about to learn the hard way [that] heavy is the head that wears the supervillain crown"--
In this new fiction book full of action and adventure, Child of Stone tells the story of a teen who is cursed by a dragontail and transformed.The adventure begins when a dark immortal discovers a realm created by the Light. Darkness invades, a child is born, and a curse summoned.The Immortals require worthy mortals to be their champions in the battle of light and dark. At the center of the Immortals' conflict, the child meets many enchanted spirits, a prince, and even a princess. Their songs soon become engaged in their battle.Can the child grow to make the right choices and find the faith, courage, and sacrifices necessary to break the curse, find a champion, and fulfill his destiny?If you like a tale of challenge and adversity......faith, courage, and sacrifice......battle and conflict......imaginative creatures......a tale of young romance......and discovering new worlds...Then Mount Up-Time to Ride!
Nel cuore di un bosco multiculturale, tra alberi di diverse fogge e colori, si dipanano sentieri che rappresentano il tessuto stesso della diversità. Questi sentieri, intrecciati come le molteplici storie che si intrecciano nel mondo, conducono verso una comprensione più profonda e rispettosa delle differenze che ci caratterizzano.Camminando su questi sentieri, ci si trova immersi in un mondo di varietà e contrasti, dove ogni passo porta alla scoperta di nuovi panorami culturali e visioni del mondo. L'aria è impregnata di profumi esotici e suoni di lingue sconosciute, mentre colori brillanti e tessuti intricati decorano l'ambiente circostante.Ogni passo lungo questi sentieri è un invito ad abbracciare la diversità in tutte le sue sfumature, a esplorare le ricchezze di tradizioni, usanze e credenze che arricchiscono il tessuto sociale della nostra esistenza. Ciò che potrebbe sembrare estraneo o alieno diventa un ponte per una connessione più profonda e significativa con il mondo che ci circonda.Tra incontri casuali e conversazioni spontanee, ci si imbatte in individui provenienti da ogni angolo del globo, ognuno portatore di una prospettiva unica e preziosa. Attraverso lo scambio reciproco di esperienze e idee, si costruiscono ponti di comprensione e solidarietà che superano le barriere culturali e linguistiche.Il paesaggio mutevole dei sentieri della diversità ci insegna l'importanza di accogliere la complessità e la ricchezza delle differenze umane, celebrando ciò che ci rende unici e speciali. Attraverso l'esplorazione di questi sentieri, impariamo a guardare oltre le etichette e gli stereotipi, per apprezzare la bellezza e la complessità della ricca tapestry umana.E così, mentre percorriamo i sentieri della diversità, ci avventuriamo in un viaggio di scoperta e arricchimento personale, arricchendo le nostre vite con la saggezza e la bellezza delle molte voci che compongono il coro dell'umanità.
En lo más profundo de un valle remoto, entre montañas cubiertas de niebla y bosques antiguos, yace un pueblo olvidado por el tiempo y abandonado por sus habitantes hace décadas. Este lugar, conocido como el "Pueblo Fantasma", está envuelto en un aura de misterio y desolación, sus calles vacías y edificios en ruinas son testigos mudos de un pasado que se desvanece en la bruma del olvido.Las casas, ahora cubiertas de hiedra y polvo, parecen guardar secretos ancestrales entre sus paredes agrietadas. Las ventanas rotas y las puertas que se balancean con el viento susurran historias de vidas pasadas, de sueños abandonados y promesas rotas.Los lugareños evitan el Pueblo Fantasma, temerosos de las historias que circulan sobre sus calles vacías y sus edificios embrujados. Se dice que por la noche, cuando la luna llena ilumina el cielo y las sombras cobran vida, se pueden escuchar susurros fantasmales y ver destellos de luz en las ventanas vacías.Aquellos que se aventuran a explorar el Pueblo Fantasma descubren un laberinto de calles abandonadas y edificios derruidos, donde el paso del tiempo parece haberse detenido por completo. Entre las ruinas, encuentran señales de una vida que alguna vez floreció: juguetes olvidados en las aceras, muebles desgastados por el tiempo y fotografías descoloridas que yacen entre los escombros.Pero mientras más profundizan en el misterio del Pueblo Fantasma, más oscuro se vuelve el enigma que yace en su corazón. Se rumorea que el pueblo está maldito, condenado a vagar por la eternidad como un espectro de su antigua gloria. Y aquellos que se atreven a desenterrar sus secretos pueden verse atrapados en una espiral de oscuridad y desesperación, donde el pasado y el presente se funden en una pesadilla interminable.¿Podrán los valientes exploradores desvelar el misterio del Pueblo Fantasma y liberar a sus habitantes atrapados en el limbo entre la vida y la muerte, o serán arrastrados por las sombras que acechan en sus calles desiertas? Solo aquellos con coraje y determinación podrán enfrentarse al enigma que yace en el corazón de este pueblo olvidado por el tiempo.
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