What if superheroes existed in a world where every conspiracy theory was completely true? Monarch is a triumph, a story that rises above its roots to tell a larger tale about the darkest depths and loftiest heights humanity has hidden within itself.What if superheroes existed in a world where every conspiracy theory was completely true? Monarch is a triumph, a story that rises above its roots to tell a larger tale about the darkest depths and loftiest heights humanity has hidden within itself. Jeff Morgan is a typical cynical nobody, the type of paranoid blowhard that sees conspiracies behind every aspect of the society around him. His girlfriend was recently killed during an incident involving Monarch, the most beloved superhero in the world. Unavoidable collateral damage, of course. After meeting a strangely familiar person on the street one day, Jeff receives a call that recites odd code-phrases in his ear, and the horrible truth is revealed. He is actually Monarch, but due to hypnotic restraints placed into his mind by his handlers, his different personalities are completely ignorant of each other. In the world of Monarch, superheroes are created by brainwashing children using horrifically traumatic MK-Ultra techniques, and they are controlled by covert government organizations. The positive publicity about them in the mainstream press hides their actual hedonistic, sadistic natures, indulged and encouraged in secret by societal leaders in exchange for their servitude. But, ultimately, what’s the point of all that excess, all that suffering, all that evil? Monarch is an audacious and unflinchingly adult graphic novel. In it, writer Mauro Mantella and artist Martin Tunica use superheroes and conspiracy theories to explore questions about the cruelty and potential of humanity and beyond. Its depictions of brutality and wonder, tempered by its pitch-black sense of satire, bring its ideas into sharp relief and leave readers wondering about their own mores, their own worlds.

Trauma, porn, masturbation, sexuality, sex after motherhood, sex when you feel sh*t about your body, sex after separation... these are all topics around which we skirt delicately, as if they're bombs which will explode if we prod them too curiously. In this way, sex is intimately connected with shame. Like most of us, shame has followed me around for most of my life. I felt shame for the colour of my skin, shame for being female, and shame for wanting more, but I also felt shame around the subject of masturbation. Even as an adult, I carried an intense feeling that masturbation was somehow dirty. I look back on this now and realise how warped our approach to sex is and how the shame that surrounds these conversations holds women back.In this honest and revealing memoir, Natalie Lee digs deep into her own relationship with sex to expose the shame that many of us feel. Taking us through her journey, from traumatic beginnings to marriage, motherhood and eventually experiencing sexual freedom after divorce in her thirties, Feeling Myself is a story of learning to be your true self in a society that doesn't prioritise your pleasure. It is a book for every woman to feel empowered by and to learn the tools to experience their own emancipation too.

Have you ever felt implicit pressure to 'go along' with something you believe not to be true?

AN INCREDIBLE NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE TIME TRAVELING DOCTOR!Bursting straight out of the long-running hit television series, this Doctor Who collection continues the time-travelling tales of the Doctor and friends. Buy it, read it, then travel back in time to read it for the first time all over again...!

From Massimo Rosi and Giuseppe Costabile, a tale that is centuries in the making!Enter the Cardinal, a scoundrel. He loves women; he sings karaoke, has bad taste and goes around like a gigolo and a dandy. After the death of the Pope, it's entirely up to him to bring about the ruin of Earth, in his own way of course. This first volume collects the first arc in its entirety.

A ';compelling and shocking account' of a brutal campaign of repression in Latin America, based on interviews and previously secret documents (The Miami Herald). Throughout the 1970s, six Latin American governments, led by Chile, formed a military alliance called Operation Condor to carry out kidnappings, torture, and political assassinations across three continents. It was an early ';war on terror' initially encouraged by the CIAwhich later backfired on the United States. Hailed byForeign Affairsas ';remarkable' and ';a major contribution to the historical record,'The Condor Yearsuncovers the unsettling facts about the secret US relationship with the dictators who created this terrorist organization. Written by award-winning journalist John Dinges and updated to include later developments in the prosecution of Pinochet, the book is a chilling yet dispassionately told history of one of Latin America's darkest eras. Dinges, himself interrogated in a Chilean torture camp, interviewed participants on both sides and examined thousands of previously secret documents to take the reader inside this underground world of military operatives and diplomats, right-wing spies and left-wing revolutionaries. ';Scrupulous, well-documented.' The Washington Post ';Nobody knows what went wrong inside Chile like John Dinges.' Seymour Hersh

Hundreds of delightful ways to nurture your soul and mind! This ultimate collection of Christian brain games includes word games, journal prompts, and logic puzzles as well as inspirational coloring pages for relaxing fun. Keep your brain healthy while getting inspired through scripture and prayer. You'll find beautiful artwork and large print throughout, making this enjoyable adult activity book appropriate for a wide range of ages and abilities.