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A bumper collection of new tales of revitalised characters from the classic British comic, Battle Action. Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher) returns and brings along new writers and artists to bring new life to fan-favourites such as Kids Rule OK, Death Game, and Hook Jaw, written by Brian K. Vaughan (Saga, Y: The Last Man) and drawn by a host of all-star artists from Chris Burnham (Batman, Doom Patrol) to John Higgins (Watchmen).

This collection features some of the earliest work by superstar artist Sean Phillips, co-creator of Criminal - soon to be an Amazon Prime series starring Luke Evans.Sean Phillips is the multi Eisner Award-winning artist of Criminal, Kill Or Be Killed, Reckless, Fatale, Night Fever, Pulp, Where The Body Was, The Fade Out, Velvet, Sleeper, Incognito, Marvel Zombies, Kid Eternity and Hellblazer. In a career that has so far spanned more than 30 years, he has recieved awards and acclaim at every turn. But before his stand-out career in the US, Sean did some of his earliest work for 2000 AD - The Galaxy's Greatest Comic and its sister publication the Judge Dredd Megazine. He co-created fan-favourite characters Devlin Waugh and Armitage as well as drawing for classic strips Judge Dredd and Sinister/Dexter. This collection forms a retrospective of Phillips' work for 2000 AD and shows how his art evolved from the fully painted work and collage of the early 1990s, to the familiar style he employs on hit books today.

With top-hat and cane in hand, Detective Inspector Stamford Hawksmoor shadows the murky backstreets of London on the hunt for a sadistic serial killer. In the dying days of the French occupation of Britain, through gaslit, cobbled streets and squalid alleyways, stalks the great eagle Detective Stamford Hawksmoor in search of the homicidal manic whose killing spree claims dozens of seemingly unconnected victims, from random murders to targeted political assassinations. The deeper he delves, the more he puts himself in mortal ??anger, pitting himself against unknown antagonists whilst under the scrutiny of the feared anti-terrorist squad, and the more he is forced to resort to working outside the law. The Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor is an intriguing, labyrinthine stand-alone mystery set in a world of hansom cabs and pea-souper fogs, where explosive violence can erupt at any second - and does!

Kafka wants to clean up kaiju, but not literally! Will a sudden metamorphosis stand in the way of his dream?With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he's become one himself?!Thanks to the efforts of the new generation of soldiers, Kafka makes it in time to save Mina Ashiro from Kaiju No. 9. Not only that, he has a host of improved Defense Force-style combat techniques tailored to fight his enemy. But with Kaiju No. 9 able to access the absorbed Isao Shinomiya and his wealth of martial arts knowledge, will Kafka's refined battle techniques stand a chance?

A thrilling Kaiju No. 8 spin-off, with stories focusing on fan-favorite characters!A spin-off of the smash hit Kaiju No. 8, this manga takes a deeper look at some of the series' most beloved characters. See Hoshina, Shinomiya, and others in the past as they struggle to find themselves through battle with deadly kaiju!In this second of two volumes, a young Shinomiya finishes her battle with a killer crustacean-type kaiju in a training exercise full of surprises. Then the action focuses on Narumi's past. He's got all the potential in the world but an attitude destined to squander it! Can Vice-Captain Itami straighten him out?

A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil!The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor, and frenetic battles.Gyro and Johnny are heading up the front of the pack in the Steel Ball Run race! But just as they're about to reach the finish line, they're attacked yet again. And to make matters worse, when Gyro and Johnny finally uncover the reason behind these constant attacks, they start to realize that the true purpose of the Steel Ball Run is much more sinister than either of them could have ever imagined.

A romance of convenience between two college women soon becomes the real thing.Shy Miwa has always dreamed of finding love, but living in small-town Japan made finding the right match difficultespecially since she likes girls! Even going away to college didn't seem to help, until one day her outgoing classmate Saeko suggests they might as well start dating each other since it's not like either of them has other options.Despite her best efforts to keep things going, Saeko finally realized that she and Yuria needed to break up, and while they're both sad to say goodbye, the end of their relationship doesn't hit as hard as Saeko thought it would. In fact, she's kind of looking forward to discovering what living for herself feels likeand just in time for job-search season to begin! Trying to land a job and a life purpose at the same time is a little stressful, but luckily Saeko and Miwa's friendship has started to flourish again, right when they both need it most.

For the right price, these professional troubleshooters can solve any problem, whether they're taking out the scum of the earth or destroying human-eating monsters!The troubleshooters of Gokurakugai are open for business! In a run-down town without law and order, Alma and Tao accept work from clientele of all creeds and cultures, and they're always ready to dole out justice against human-devouring monsters that lurk in the shadows. They'll take on any caseas long as the price is right!At the shrine where a series of murders involving hanged corpses transpired, a mysterious man named Yoru approaches Tao. His appearance leaves Tao stunnedhe's the spitting image of Jin, her little brother who went missing nine years ago. What secrets lie in Tao's past? And how will she deal with the monster standing before her now?

An unwilling magnet for the supernatural and a ghost-hunting little girl join forces to capture Japan's most terrifying and dangerous spirits.After a dangerous encounter with a malevolent spirit, Keitaro Gentoga wants nothing to do with the supernatural. Unfortunately for this reluctant ghost magnet, he's stuck helping Yayoi Hozukia strange young girl who's intent on capturing Japan's most terrifying ghosts and ghouls. As the battle against Yin Jiao rages on, a deadly new spirit enters the fraythe legendary oni Shuten-Doji. While Yayoi struggles to hold her own against an incarnation of calamity itself, Eiko and Keitaro will have to find some way to survive in a head-to-head confrontation with one of the three most terrifying monsters in all of Japan!

High school student Kaede's new job is out of this worldor at least his clients are...High schooler Kaede uses his uncanny ability to sniff out fact from fiction for Cosmos, an intergalactic insurance company whose clients are extraterrestrial visitors to Earth. And now his own life is about to get out of this world!Things get personal for Kaede when aliens endanger his little sister Sakura. Rin doesn't want to work on her day off but can't tolerate an incompetent STARS operative messing up an operation. And then a mundane job insuring a painting leads our heroes to a thief who steals things far more valuable than art. Plus, Kaede and Rin's new associate Soprano gets an offer that's very hard for her to refuse

Thirty years after the gods reduced Tokyo to rubble, survivors set out to answer a seemingly impossible questionhow do you kill a god?Japan has been invaded by godsand they've left nothing but death and destruction in their wake. With entire cities now classified as uninhabitable danger zones, Anti-God researcher Sachiyuki Tokinaga is determined to find a way to take down the gods and save humanity. When chance leads him to high schooler Waka Kamikura, the two may just end up changing the fate of the world forever.Waka finally makes a break for it after being kidnapped by the god Volov, but just as her freedom is within reach, Alura stops her dead in her tracks. Meanwhile, although Volov may already be beyond saving, he begs his former best friend for Obikawa for help.

Hardened hit man Juzo Ogami's in for the mission of his esteemed career...life as an average middle school student!Juzo Ogami has never led a normal life. He was picked up by a criminal organization as a child and grew up to become a legendary hit man. But his life takes a turn when he's bitten by a mysterious insect and becomes a teenager again! Can this battle-hardened assassin handle the rigors of middle school life?!In the middle of a double date, Juzo abruptly reverts to his middle-aged body. And to make things worse, Noren is abducted while he's indisposed! Juzo follows her abductors and finds himself face-to-face with two members of the world's largest murder-for-hire syndicate. Will he and Tenma be able to pry Noren from their clutches?

When it comes to romance, opposites really do attract!Miyu Suzuki is a bright and bubbly high schooler who's got a crush. There's just one little problemwhen it comes to personality, the guy she's into is her polar opposite!Suzuki's birthday is here and it's Tani's turn to use everything he's learned since they started going out to provide a wonderfully romantic birthday date! Meanwhile, Yamada and Nishi take a further step toward officially becoming a couple, while Taira and Azuma are forced to confront the complicated feelings that keep getting in their way.

A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom Now she must rise and fight for her throne!Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!Yona and Hak return to Kyuto in pursuit of Yellow Dragon Zeno, hoping to stop him from succeeding at his plan to end his life. As they make their way through the ravaged capital, the two head to Hiryuu Palace, the place where Zeno's immortality originated

What happens when an unlucky girl meets an undead guy? Pure chaos!Tired of inadvertently killing people with her special ability Unluck, Fuuko Izumo sets out to end it all. But when she meets Andy, a man who longs for death but can't die, she finds a reason to liveand he finds someone capable of giving him the death he's been longing for. Following the clues that Andy left behind, the Union travels to the United Kingdom! There they meet the previous loop's boss and the strongest of all Negators, Juiz, but something about her is different. Just when it appears their recruitment is going smoothly, they are assaulted by the ninth Master Rule, Beast!

A charming sweet talker and a timid computer programmer team up with hopes of making a trillion dollars and getting everything they've ever wanted in this world!Self-proclaimed ';world's greediest man' Haru and timid computer whiz Gaku set out to make a trillion dollars. They start the company Trillion Game to accomplish this task and hope to iron out the details as they go. With charm, technical skills, and no business plan, can these unlikely friends reach their lofty goal?Haru and Gaku have managed to put Trillion TV in the black. Meanwhile, Kirihime uses her massive capital as a weapon to fight back. But Haru's shocking response leads to the beginning of a Trillion Game tightrope walk!

In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his birthright by running away!In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki's peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he'll have to do what he does bestrun away!The monstrously powerful Toki Yorito, who serves the Ashikaga, has brought his force to engage with Akiie's army. His human bombs devastate Akiie's troops, and even Tokiyuki's retainers have trouble stopping him. The march on Kyo continues as even more of the Ashikaga troops deploy to defend the capital. Then Tokiyuki must face a former friend when Fubuki returns to send Tokiyuki on a journey to the Underworld!

Humanity's attempt to terraform and colonize Mars goes horribly wrong.In the late 26th century, overpopulation on Earth is reaching the breaking point, and humanity must find new frontiers. The terraforming of Mars has taken centuries but is now complete. The colonization of Mars by humanity is an epoch-making event, but an unintended side effect of the terraforming process unleashes a horror no one could ever have imaginedBeaten by Akari, Shokichi is free from his visions of the past. But suddenly the laboratory the battle took place in self-destructs! Akari is struggling vainly to carry the fallen Hiruma and Shokichi to safety when someone surprising appears. Meanwhile, Hannibal and Samurai Sword confront each other inside a luxury cruise ship, in a battle that will reveal past tragedy and a deadly grudge.

Young mecha pilot Tetsuo survives the last great battle against an alien horde. His escape pod lands on Earth eight years later, but his homecoming is not what he expected!In the year 2025, huge beasts from beyond the galaxy attacked Earth. In the war that followed, humanity fought back with a giant robot named Yukio, piloted by Tetsuo Yabusame, As the massive alien swarm closed in on humanity's homeworld, Tetsuo and the Earth Defense Force deployed for the final battle with the invading horde. They lostThe vast power source found within Yukio's final form gives humanity a glimmer of hope toward securing Earth's safety. But on their way to a new village, Tetsuo and Yukio encounter a giant robot. What's more, the robot looks exactly like Yukio, but with black hardware! Will this new robot prove to be friend or foe? And Earth's icy battle heats up as the kaiju's strongest smashes its way towards Tetsuo's crew from belowground!

A reunion with her childhood friend gives a depressed young caregiver the push she needs to live for herself and find love.Muku Shiroshika's happy and carefree childhood comes to an abrupt end after her father's tragic death. In the ten years since, she's worked a thankless job as a caregiver for her dementia-suffering grandfather. Between taking care of her family, searching for a job, and enduring her grandmother's constant criticism, Muku finds herself drowning. She's desperate to escape, but with nowhere to go, Muku loses hope. That is, until her childhood friend Yuto appears on her doorstep one snowy day and inspires her to live for herself.Muku travels to Tokyo to help out at Yuto's book signing. While there, she begins to see him in a new light as his kindness, charm, and vulnerability are on full display. Before she knows it, she finds herself falling for him. And now she just so happens to be staying the night at his house!

More secrets are revealed in this second volume of celebrity superheroic splendor! This one’s got it all: The tragic fate of Man Of War! The very first Blood Con! The villainous new Gang of Four! Guest appearances by Erik Larsen’s SuperPatriot, Jim Valentino’s Shadowhawk and much more! Collects BLOOD SQUAD SEVEN STRIKEFILE #1 and BLOOD SQUAD SEVEN issues #5-8.

A chance meeting on a train to Tokyo sends two girls named Nana on a collision course with destiny!After a string of epic romantic failures, Nana Komatsu is ready to take control of her life and get a clean start in the big city. After prioritizing her musical ambitions over love, Nana Osaki is ready to stomp her way to the top of Tokyo's punk scene. With determination in their hearts and dreams in their eyes, the two Nanas are ready to take the world by storm! This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip, and all-night parties.Living in Tokyo is proving harder than either Nana expected. Nana K. can't seem to outrun her bad luck in love, and Nana O. can't seem to avoid the constant reminder of her ex-boyfriend's success. Can the brand-new besties help pick each other up, or will doom and gloom win this round?