Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
£28.80
DC Comics Batman Black White Compendium
£41.25
DC Comics Batman The Long Halloween The Last Halloween
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Ad Lib Publishers Ltd Cult Trip: Inside the World of Coercion and
Book SynopsisAt a new age festival in Byron Bay, Australia, German journalist Anke Richter is finding her spiritual awakening when she meets a woman – a survivor of the Centrepoint cult – who will change the course of her life and career. Over the next ten years, Anke pursued a labyrinthine investigation into how and why cults attract, entrap and destroy otherwise ordinary people, asking what the line is between tribe and cult, participant and perpetrator, seduction and sexual abuse. From the emotional and criminal carnage of Centrepoint in Auckland, New Zealand, to an anti-cult conference in Manchester, the infamous Osho’s ashram in India, the tantric Agama Yoga school in remote Thailand and culminating in a visit to Gloriavale on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island, Anke uncovers a disturbing pattern of violence and suffering. Cult Trip is a powerful exploration of what really goes on inside the groups we call cults, and how to reckon with their aftermath.Trade Review‘Bringing together information from around the globe, Anke Richter pinpoints the internal struggles of those coming out of cults, and the debilitating harm that lingers afterwards’ -- Rachel Bernstein, cult specialist and educator‘Wild stuff. Anke Richter is one of my favourite writers, blurring the line between participant and reporter’ -- David Farrier, journalist behind Dark Tourist and Tickled‘Thorough and compassionate . . . Cult Trip is a brittle, sensitive book’ -- Steve Braunias'What a book and what a writer! Cult Trip is an incredibly immersive, intense and necessary reading experience put together with doggedness and skill. The stories are heart-rending, told with bravery and care.' * Noelle McCarthy, author of Grand *A ‘powerful must read’ * Style *‘Cult Trip is incredibly painful and powerful - an eye opener, a tour de force and a call for justice. Those voices of survivors can’t be silenced. Thanks to Anke Richter’s courage and compassion, they will be heard.’ * Janja Lalich, author of Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships *
£9.49
Panini Publishing Ltd Avengers Vol. 1 The Impossible City
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£16.99
Panini Publishing Ltd Immortal Thor Vol.1 All Weather Turns to Storm
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£16.19
Panini Publishing Ltd SpiderMan 2099 End of Time Omnibus
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£21.24
Panini Publishing Ltd Amazing SpiderMan Gang War
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£16.99
Panini Publishing Ltd Marvel Select XMen Days of Future Past Doomsday
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£9.49
Panini Publishing Ltd Marvel Select SpiderMan The Lost Hunt
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£9.49
Panini Comics Marvel Select Amazing SpiderMan Learning To
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£999.99
Panini Publishing Ltd Deadpool Vol. 2 Valentines Day
Book SynopsisLove is in the air as Deadpool takes his new romance, Valentine Vuong, out on the town! Unfortunately, bullets, blades and explosive devices are also in the air - since both of them have enemies who want them dead! What do trained killers do when trained killers try to kill them? Naturally, they try to kill those trained killers first! But when he''s captured by the mysterious Horned Emperor, can even Deadpool''s new paramour - or his giant symbiote dog - save the Merc with a Mouth? Or is he heading for heartbreak?! Collecting, DEADPOOL (2022) #6-10.
£13.49
Panini Publishing Ltd Kid Venom Origins
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£12.59
Panini Comics Its Jeff JeffVerse
£12.59
Alma Books Ltd Tess of the d'Ubervilles
Book SynopsisAfter an accident, Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of impoverished peasants, decides to call on the aristocratic d'Urbervilles, as she believes that she is also descended from their ancient Norman lineage and that they can rescue her family from indigence. Unfortunately she is taken under the wing of the immoral libertine scion Alec d'Urberville, who seduces and scorns her. While she attempts to rebuild her life, she falls in love with the virtuous farmer Angel Clare and must find a way to defeat the demons of her past. Controversial when it was first published for challenging Victorian morals, Tess of the d'Urbervilles has become Thomas Hardy's most popular novel, catching the imaginations of generations of readers with its high drama, endearing heroine and powerful evocations of the southern English countryside.Trade ReviewThe greatest poet and novelist of our age. -- John Cowper Powys
£6.99
New Island Books A Second Life
Book SynopsisFollowing a car crash, for several seconds Dublin photographer Sean Blake is clinically dead but finds his progress towards the afterworld blocked by a haunting face he only partially recognises. Restored to a miraculous second chance at life – he feels profoundly changed. He is haunted by not knowing who he truly is because this is not the first time he has been given a second life. At six weeks old he was taken from his birth mother, a young girl forced to give him up for adoption. Now he knows that until he unlocks the truth about his origins, he will be a stranger to his wife, to his children and to himself. Struggling against a wall of official silence and a complex sense of guilt, Sean determines to find his birth mother, embarking on an absorbing journey into archives, memories, dreams and startling confessions. The first modern novel to address the scandal of Irish Magdalene laundries when it was published in 1994, A Second Life continued to haunt Bolger’s imagination. He has never allowed its republication until he felt ready to retell the story in a new and even more compelling way. This reimagined text is therefore neither an old novel nor a new one, but a completely ‘renewed’ novel, that grows towards a spelling-binding, profoundly moving conclusion. Trade ReviewFor me it is Bolger's finest work ... remarkable in its sensitivity and tragic in its accuracy. -- Madeleine Keane * Sunday Independent *A marvellous, multi-faceted, fascinating read…Ireland itself (its landscape, its tensions and generational conflicts) is brilliantly realized. -- Tom Adair * Scotland on Sunday *Audacious and moving. Bolger’s brilliant conflation of detective story, ghost hunt and history lesson is compulsive. -- Alison Foster * The Times (London) *'...a devastating, brilliantly wrought novel from one of our finest.' -- Anne Cunningham * The Meath Chronicle *This beautiful novel shows Bolger at his best. The twisty, often surprising plot is driven by the characters, and as they are all empathic, and ring true, the reader is constantly rooting for them. There is a mysterious element to the novel too, which adds drama and colour. In all, this is a great achievement and a valuable addition to the canon. -- Sue Leonard * Irish Examiner *
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Rebellion Publishing Ltd. The Complete Nemesis the Warlock, Volume Three:
Book SynopsisTomas de Torquemada has escaped back in time and finds himself in 1980s Britain. Here, amidst the rising unemployment and Thatcher-era angst Nemesis' sworn enemy spreads his own special breed of hatred. But the warlock is not far behind him and the scene is set for the last, definitive battle! Written by Pat Mills (Slaine) with art by David Roach (Star Wars: Tales of The Jedi), John Hicklenton (Zombie World) and Henry Flint (Judge Dredd) amongst others this third volume in the Nemesis series brings the saga to an explosive conclusion!
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Influx Press Nettles
Book SynopsisIt is the first day of term at a secondary school on Merseyside, 2001. The Towers are soon to fall. A boy cowers in an alleyway, surrounded by a group clad in black. They whip his bare legs with nettles. This is only the start. As term unfolds, their bullying campaign intensifies. Soon the boy finds solace hiding in marshland under the nearby motorway. Voices there urge council with Grannies Rock, a strange stone that sits on derelict land known as The Breck. There, the whispers in the breeze promise a terrible revenge. Twenty years later, the boy has grown. He is back home from London to pack away his childhood. Armed with a Polaroid camera, he aims to exorcise those painful memories through a series of photographs. But is his memory of what happened reliable? Nettles is a powerful exploration of memory and violence, excavating the stories we tell ourselves to escape our past.
£9.49
Charco Press Dislocations
Book SynopsisHow do you keep a friendship intact, when Alzheimer's has stolen the common ground of language, memory, and experience, that unites you?In brief, sharply drawn moments, Sylvia Molloy’s Dislocations records the gradual loss of a beloved friend, M.L., a disappearance in ways expected (forgotten names, forgotten moments) and painfully surprising (the reversion to a formal, proper Spanish from their previous shared vernacular). There are occasions of wonder, too—M.L. can no longer find the words to say she is dizzy, but can translate that message from Spanish to English, when it's passed along by a friend. This loss holds Molloy’s sense of herself too—the person she is in relation to M.L. fades as her friend’s memory does. But the writer remains: 'I’m not writing to patch up holes and make people (or myself) think that there’s nothing to see here, but rather to bear witness to unintelligibilities and breaches and silences. That is my continuity, that of the scribe.'Trade Review"Argentine novelist and critic Molloy examines the nature and significance of memory in her gleaming English-language fiction debut. . . . A graceful study of memory, identity, and relationships, this is one to cherish." —Publishers Weekly, starred review"A masterclass in writing, with a brevity and clarity which is both rare and welcome, and firmly situates Molloy as an outstanding talent." —The Skinny
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Charco Press Desarticulaciones
Book Synopsis¿Cómo mantener una amistad intacta cuando el Alzheimer se va llevando consigo las bases del lenguaje, la memoria y las experiencias compartidas?La narradora visita casi diariamente a ML., con quien compartió una estrecha amistad y ahora padece mal de Alzheimer. A partir de esos encuentros y los fragmentos de memoria de ML. va construyendo un relato poderosamente conmovedor sobre la desarticulación de una mente que progresivamente va borrando todo de una manera peculiar.Un intento, a través de la escritura, de “hacer durar una relación que continúa pese a la ruina, que subsiste aunque apenas queden palabras”. “¿Cómo dice yo el que no recuerda…?”, se pregunta la narradora frente a esa mujer que le muestra la casa como si la visitara por primera vez o que es incapaz de decir que ha sufrido un mareo, pero puede traducir al inglés perfectamente un mensaje donde se dice que ella ha sufrido un mareo.Pasajes de un pasado y un presente compartidos que se transforman en ficción frente a un olvido que no puede contradecirlos. Un libro que opone al derrumbe una prosa precisa y vital y la sensibilidad única de una de las mejores escritoras latinoamericanas.In brief, sharply drawn moments, Sylvia Molloy’s Dislocations records the gradual loss of a beloved friend, M.L., a disappearance in ways expected (forgotten names, forgotten moments) and painfully surprising (the reversion to a formal, proper Spanish from their previous shared vernacular). There are occasions of wonder, too—M.L. can no longer find the words to say she is dizzy, but can translate that message from Spanish to English, when it's passed along by a friend.This loss holds Molloy’s sense of herself too—the person she is in relation to M.L. fades as her friend’s memory does. But the writer remains: 'I’m not writing to patch up holes and make people (or myself) think that there’s nothing to see here, but rather to bear witness to unintelligibilities and breaches and silences. That is my continuity, that of the scribe.'How do you keep a friendship intact, when Alzheimer's has stolen the common ground of language, memory, and experience, that unites you?In brief, sharply drawn moments, Sylvia Molloy’s Dislocations records the gradual loss of a beloved friend, M.L., a disappearance in ways expected (forgotten names, forgotten moments) and painfully surprising (the reversion to a formal, proper Spanish from their previous shared vernacular). There are occasions of wonder, too—M.L. can no longer find the words to say she is dizzy, but can translate that message from Spanish to English, when it's passed along by a friend. This loss holds Molloy’s sense of herself too—the person she is in relation to M.L. fades as her friend’s memory does. But the writer remains: 'I’m not writing to patch up holes and make people (or myself) think that there’s nothing to see here, but rather to bear witness to unintelligibilities and breaches and silences. That is my continuity, that of the scribe.'Trade Review"Gleaming . . . A graceful study of memory, identity, and relationships, this is one to cherish." —Publishers Weekly, starred review"A masterclass in writing, with a brevity and clarity which is both rare and welcome, and firmly situates Molloy as an outstanding talent." —The Skinny
£9.49
Boom! Studios Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Unlimited Power Vol.
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£18.04
Uncivilized Books Maple Terrace
Book SynopsisFrom a multiple-award-winning cartoonist, Noah Van Sciver, comes Maple Terrace, a new autobiographical graphic novel. Based on the author''s childhood, Maple Terrace unfolds a tale of big money comic-collecting craze of the early 90s as seen from the ground floor. In a time when superheroes were oversized, adorned with massive guns, and countless pouches, comic books were currency! Young investors struggled to collect every cover gimmick under the sun—embossed-metallic ink-holographic foil—hoping they someday would pay for their college education. Brutally hilarious, Maple Terrace shines a light on the strange intersection between poverty and speculative comic book craze of the 90s.
£17.95
Clover Press The Marvel Portfolio of David Mack
Book SynopsisFeatures 12 full color amazing reproductions of key pieces of art from David Mack, featuring Daredevil and related characters. Each print measures 11 x 17 and all plates are collected in a durable plastic portfolio.
£32.39
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC I Got Caught Up In a Hero Summons but the Other
Book SynopsisAn isekai fantasy that's more about making friends than making war!
£10.79
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Titan King Volume 1 Rockport Edition
Book SynopsisNow from Rockport Publishers and including new content, Titan King, Volume 1 tells the tale of the Titan King Tournament, a galactic event that decides the fate of billions of lifeforms--and a human teen is their only hope. Trade Review“Chock full of action and cool manga-flavored power-ups, this series opener features otherworldly intrigue and romps.” * Kirkus Reviews *Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Boy and Beast Chapter 2 Reunion Chapter 3 Sin-Va! Calder vs. Vel Chapter 4 Underdog Chapter 5 Sunken Hero Chapter 6 Regal Presence 1 Chapter 7 Regal Acquisition
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Time of the Butcherbird
Book SynopsisIn his final novel, renowned author Alex La Guma explores the tensions of a South African town fraught with the desire for revenge.Out in the flat, featureless countryside, a small mining town in South Africa is refused access to water by their oppressors. Knowing that the rain is their last chance for survival, all they can do is wait...As the dry summer wears on, the white Afrikaner townspeople are unaware of the storm brewing around them as, deep in the bush, a shepherd recalls the riddle of the butcherbird.Glimpsing into precolonial days and the aftermath of the Boer War, Time of the Butcherbird is a powerful reminder of the communities that were wrecked by conflict and dispossessed of their own land. ''The greatest South African novelist of the 20th century.'' The Times''A central figure alongside Chinua Achebe [in] the making and consolidation of modern African literature.'' Ngugi wa Thiong'oTrade ReviewThe greatest South African novelist of the 20th century. * The Times *[Alex La Guma] is a central figure alongside Chinua Achebe [in] the making and consolidation of modern African literature. -- Ngugi wa Thiong’oOne of the world's great novelists... a man who was not only a prodigiously talented writer but also a valiant hero of the anti-apartheid struggle. * The Root *
£14.24
Marvel XMen 2099 Omnibus
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£83.99
Simon And Schuster Group USA Defenders of the Earth 1987
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£9.49
DC Comics Absolute Final Crisis
Book SynopsisTHERE WAS A WAR IN HEAVEN. EVIL WON. NOW DARKSEID, GOD OF APOKOLIPS, HAS FALLEN TO EARTH--AND HE'S UNLEASHING HELL. The best-selling DC event now in an oversized slipcase Absolute Edition!
£85.50
DC Comics The Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 2
Book SynopsisIn the 1970s, legendary creator Jack 'the King' Kirby revolutionized the comic book medium with a sweeping multi-series saga that encompassed impossible new worlds, iconic new characters, and sweeping new mythologies. He called it 'The Fourth World.'
£85.50
DC Comics Absolute Batman and Son by Grant Morrison
Book SynopsisFrom the inspired minds of comics legend Grant Morrison (Action Comics, All-Star Superman) and artists Andy Kubert (Flashpoint), J.H. Williams III (Batwoman), and Tony S. Daniel (Detective Comics) comes several astonishing tales of the Dark Knight plus a future glimpse of Damian Wayne taking up the mantle of Batman in this Absolute Edition of Batman and Son.
£102.00
DC Comics Absolute Batman The Dark KnightMaster Race New
Book SynopsisFinally the last entry in Frank Miller's acclaimed Dark Knight trilogy is published in deluxe Absolute edition format!
£85.50
DC Comics Batman 66 Omnibus New Edition
Book SynopsisThe continuing adventures of America''s fun-loving, action-packed pop-culture icons from the classic Batman TV series! Along with the returning regular cast of rogues plaguing Batman, Robin, Batgirl and Commissioner Gordon--the Joker, Riddler, Penguin, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, Egghead and Olga, Queen of the Cossacks--Gotham City must contend with new appearances from the rest of Batman''s colorful villains-- Harley Quinn, the Scarecrow, Bane, Poison Ivy and Two-Face--none of whom ever graced your Bat-TVs!Collected for the first time in one collection, the entirety of Batman and Robin''s adventures can be read at one Bat-time, including the story behind Harlan Ellison''s outline and adapted comic for the series'' "lost episode." Featuring a cast of creators, including Jeff Parker, Michael Allred, Laura Allred, Jonathan Case and others, Batman ''66 Omnibus collects Batman ''66 #1-30 and Batman ''66: The Lost Episode #1.
£85.50
DC Comics Suicide Squad The New 52 Omnibus
Book SynopsisDrafted on a mission deemed to deadly for the Justice League, this team of super-villains are dispatched on ultra-violent missions with an ultra-slim chance of survival. They complete the mission; they are one step closer to freedom. They are the Suicide Squad.
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DC Comics Absolute Death of Superman
Book SynopsisThe story that gripped the nation and killed DC?s greatest hero, Superman, is now presented in a stunning Absolute Edition.Superman meets his match in the villainous Doomsday, a force of naturewhosemindset is simply destruction. Rampaging through the DC Universe, Doomsdayfinds himself and Metropolisand goes toe-to-toe with theMan ofSteelin a bare-knuckle brawl for the future of Metropolis. With a tattered cape and bruises with every blow, will the Man of Steel fall before the might of his mostferociousvillain yet? Thisepic Absolute Edition expands thebreathtakingartwork,leaving readers feeling every punch as if they were in the battle themselves.Collects: Superman #73-75; Adventures of Superman #496-497; Justice League America #69; Action Comics #683-684; Superman: The Man of Steel #17-19; Newstime: The Life and Death of Superman #1.
£80.00
DC Comics Absolute Batman Haunted Knight 2025 Edition
Book SynopsisFrom one of the greatest creative partnerships in comics history, Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, comes their seminal graphic novel BATMAN: HAUNTED KNIGHT, now in an oversize Absolute edition.This graphic novel includes three dark tales of horror and intrigue featuring Batman facing off against his most demented and wicked foes. Taking place on the most evil of holidays, Halloween, the Dark Knight Detective confronts his deepest fears as he tries to stop the madness and horror created by Scarecrow, the Mad Hatter, the Penguin, Poison Ivy and the Joker. Also included is CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME, a sequel to BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN.Collects Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special, Batman: Madness - A Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special, Batman: Ghosts - A Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special, Catwoman: When In Rome #1-6, and Batman: Dark Victory #13.
£68.25
Johns Hopkins University Press Becoming Batman
Book SynopsisA fun foray of escapism grounded in sound science, Becoming Batman provides the background for attaining the realizable-though extreme-level of human performance that would allow you to be a superhero.Trade ReviewAs a kid, I wanted to be Batman but always ended up more like the Joker. I only wish I could have read Dr. Zehr's fascinating book then, so that I would have known exactly what it takes to become a real superhero. -- Bradford W. Wright, author of Comic Book Nation www.denofgeek. Zehr applies his specialised knowledge to quantify how an ordinary person could turn themselves into Batman. Flipside As a study of human physiology, this detailed and accessible discussion could appeal to Batman fans and those interested in intensive physical training who are prepared for serious science rather than fantasy. But Batman is only the scaffolding on which Zehr hands his detailed look at the role of genetic makeup, diet, strength training and development of motor skills in attaining the 'outer limits' of physical performance. Publishers Weekly Zehr is a scientist, martial arts expert and comic book fan, so he's ideally qualified to write this book... Becoming Batman is an interesting discussion on the science of superheroes. -- Dr JV Chamary BBC Focus Magazine Charming book... There is really nothing more awesome than reading a book that cites obscure neuroscience journals in the same sentence with citations to obscure Batman comics. -- Annalee Newitz io9.com Zehr evaluates what it would take-physically, psychologically, and scientifically-to replicate Batman's actions and become a self-made superhero. His conclusions are sometimes surprising, and often fascinating. -- John Lewis Baltimore Magazine A wonderful book that looks at what it would really take to become Batman in today's world. -- The Surfman thesurfman.blogspot.com This is a thoughtfully imagined work that uses escapism to make solid scientific points that can benefit almost anyone. And for those who aspire to don a cape and cowl, it's essential reading. -- Richard Sherbaniuk Edmonton Journal Two black-gloved thumbs way up! whatistechnoagain.wordpress.com The author maintains a humorous and enjoyable tone throughout this book while providing general audiences with proven scientific methods and useful facts about the resilience and limitations of the human body. Book News A highly researched, very fairly reasoned and considerably factually-supported tome that not only discusses the potential for the most human of super heroes, also educates us in quite some depth about the limit of human existence and physical and mental prowess. That Dr. Zehr manages to add any style to his efforts (and let's be fair, scientists aren't known for their 'suave'), is a credit to the man and a credit to his obvious enthusiasm for his work and interests. -- Kevin Pocock www.denofgeek.com Terrifying mastery of the entire Batman mythohistoriography. -- Steven Poole Guardian Becoming Batman is your next step to supercool. -- Rosemary Counter Toronto Globe and Mail The author knows whereof he writes... written in an accessible and appealing manner. -- Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky Centre Daily Times Not only is it enjoyable as a popular science book for those with even the smallest Batman obsession, it could be an entertaining way to introduce human movement science to potential students. -- M. T. G. Pain Journal of Sports Sciences Becoming Batman takes the escapism of the Caped Crusader and puts it in real-world, grounded, scientific terms that is extremely entertaining and interesting. If you're not careful, you might learn something. -- Louis Fowler www.bookgasm.com witty and informative, striking an appropriate balance between a pure scientific discourse and ample explanations to keep lesser trained readers intrigued. biblebodynbrains.blogspot.com If there's one thing that has influenced the new stuff, the 'Batman, Inc.' stuff, it's a book called Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero, which is written by E. Paul Zehr. It's a guy who is a doctor, and looking into the actual possibility of Batman and what it would take to be that person in real life: What it would do to your muscles and what it would do to your head, and how long it would take to learn the martial arts. And it's really quite fascinating, this idea of the real facts behind it. -- Grant Morrison, Batman writer comicsalliance.comTable of ContentsForeword, by James KakaliosPrefacePart I: Bat-Building Blocks1. The "Before" Batman: How Buff Was Bruce?2. Guess Who's Coming for Dinner: Bruce's Twin Brother, Bob, and the Human Genome3. The Stress of Life: Holy Hormones, Batman!Part II: Basic Batbody Training4. Gaining Strength and Power: Does the Bat That Flies the Highest or the Fastest Get the Worm?5. Building the Batbones: Brittle Is Bad, But Is Bigger Better?6. Batmetabolism: What's for Dinner on the Dark Knight DietPart III: Training the Batbrain7. From Bruce Wayne to Bruce Lee: Mastering Martial Moves in the Batcave 1018. Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting: But What Was Batman Doing?9. The Caped Crusader in Combat: Can You Kayo without Killing?Part IV: Batman in Action10. Batman Bashes and Is Bashed by Bad Boys (and Girls): What Can He Break without Getting Broken?11. Hardening the Batbody: Can Sticks and Stones Break His Bones?12. Gotham by Twilight: Working the Knight ShiftPart V: A Mixed Batbag13. Injury and Recovery: How Much Banging until the Batback Goes Bonk?14. Battle of the Bats: Could Batgirl Beat Batman?15. The Aging Avenger: Could the Caped Crusader Become the Caped Codger?16. The Reign of the Bat: Can You Really Become Batman and Remain Batman?Appendix: Batman's Training MilestonesBibliographyIndex
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HarperCollins Publishers The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Book SynopsisFrom the author of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' come stories of hardship and hope in post-war Britain.The title story in this classic collection tells of Smith, a defiant young rebel, inhabiting the no-man''s land of institutionalised Borstal. As his steady jog-trot rhythm transports him over an unrelenting, frost-bitten earth, he wonders why, for whom and for what he is running.A groundbreaking work, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' captured the grim isolation of the working class in the English Midlands when it was first published in 1960s. But Sillitoe's depiction of petty crime and deep-seated anger in industrial and desperate cities remains as potent today as it was almost half a century ago.Trade Review‘I have read nothing to compare with it.’ Penelope Mortimer ‘Sillitoe writes with tremendous energy, and his stories simply tear along.’ Daily Telegraph ‘All the imaginative sympathy in the world can’t fake this kind of thing. It must have been lived in, seen, touched, smelled: and we are lucky to have a writer who has come out of it knowing the truth, and having the skill to turn that truth into art.’ New Statesman ‘Graphic, tough, outspoken, informal.’ The Times ‘A beautiful piece of work, confirming Sillitoe as a writer of unusual spirit and great promise.’ Guardian ‘A major writer.’ Malcolm Bradbury
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Abrams Fantastic Four Full Circle Expanded Edition
Book SynopsisAn oversized, expanded edition of Fantastic Four: Full Circle—the award-winning national bestseller, named Graphic Novel of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society and the Washington Post—with 288 pages of new material, including commentary and unpublished preparatory material from Alex Ross The critically acclaimed, award-winning national bestseller—the first original graphic novel on the Marvel Arts list—now in an oversized, deluxe expanded edition. This new edition has 288 additional pages of jaw-dropping bonus material from Ross (the original graphic novel was 64 pages), as he walks readers through his process and vision for the making of the book School Library Journal called a “pop art masterpiece.” Showcasing early visual concepts through final art, Ross takes readers behind-the-scenes, revealing for the first time his proposal, thumbnails, sketches, inks, and color guides. T
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DC Comics Saga of the Swamp Thing Book One
Book SynopsisBefore Watchmen, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. comic book industry with the revitalization of the horror comic book The Swamp Thing. His deconstruction of the classic monster stretched the creative boundaries of the medium and became one of the most spectacular series in comic book history.With modern-day issues explored against a backdrop of horror, The Swamp Thing stories became commentaries on environmental, political and social issues, unflinching in their relevance. Saga of the Swamp Thing Book One collects issues #20-27 of this seminal series including the never-before-reprinted Saga of The Swamp Thing #20, where Moore takes over as writer and concludes the previous storyline.Book One begins with the story The Anatomy Lesson, a haunting origin story that reshapes Swamp Thing mythology with terrifying revelations that begin a journey of discovery and adventure that will take him across the stars and beyond.
£15.29
Marvel Comics Captain America By TaNehisi Coates Omnibus
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£71.24
Titan Books Ltd Tank Girl Trilogy Box Set GOLD WORLD WAR 2 GIRLS
Book SynopsisThe anarchic anthology of Tank Girl is back! Presenting pure punk stories from Alan Martin and comic icon Brett Parson. A collection of hit graphic novels, and bonus exclusive art cards!
£31.99
Marvel Comics Daredevil Elektra by Chip Zdarsky Vol. 3
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£13.49
Marvel Ghost Rider Vol. 4 Rite of Passage
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£999.99
Penguin Random House Group Thor Epic Collection The Eternals Saga
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£32.79
Penguin Random House Group Marvel Masterworks The Uncanny XMen Vol. 1
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£50.24
DC Comics Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 3
Book SynopsisWarren Ellis and Darick Robertson's masterwork of gonzo science fiction and political soothsaying is finally available in a majestic Absolute Edition--just as the god algorithms intended!
£999.99
DC Comics DC Finest TeamUps Chase to the End of Time
Book SynopsisIt s Superman and his greatest allies, facing impossible odds! Kicking off with an iconic race between the Man of Steel and the Fastest Man Alive, The Flash, this new volume in the DC Finest line catalogs some of the best and most memorable team-ups across the DC Universe!
£29.99
