New Releases by Andy Lanning

Collects Guardians of the Galaxy #13-19. Can the Guardians stop the War of Kings? The silent king Black Bolt and the tyrant Vulcan square off in interstellar combat with the Guardians stuck in the middle trying to restore the peace! Somebody has to stand up for the little guy - even if those somebodies include a walking tree, a talking dog and a rocket-firing raccoon!

Collects Nova (2007) #1-7. A desperate galaxy cries out for law and order. In the past, an army of peacekeeping Centurions delivered stability. But the Nova Corps are dead and gone – now there is only Richard Rider, the man called Nova.

Collects Guardians of the Galaxy #1-6. Back-to-back Annihilation wars have weakened the boundaries of our universe. Dark gods and monsters are seeping through the cracks, reigning horror upon many worlds. In the face of terror, who stands to defend a desperate universe? Star-Lord and his squad of butt-kickers - the modern day Guardians of the Galaxy!

THE UNIVERSE FIGHTS BACK! It is the far future; the human race has finally colonized the galaxy, preserving an era of prosperity that's only possible because of The Hypernaturals. They're a celebrated, galaxywide superhero task force that keeps the peace. That is, until they all mysteriously vanish. With their greatest enemy on the loose, the Hypernaturals are left with little choice but to pursue the only avenue of inquiry they have left, one that might save the Quantinuum, or plunge the universe into a greater, more terrifying darkness... Collecting 48 of the critically acclaimed series, THE HYPERNATURALS VOLUME 2 has Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, the superstar writing duo behind ANNIHILATION and THE LEGION, team up with fanfavorite artists Tom Derenick (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA) and Andres Guinaldo (NIGHTWING), to take cosmic superheroes to an all new frontier!

Ambushed by Star Force! When the team tries to celebrate Flatline''s birthday, some uninvited guests crash the party, leaving rescue duty up to Hammerhead and his new crew of rookies.

Hammerhead and his new recruits save the day, but not before the battle with the Star Soliders takes out downtown Santa Fe!

After narrowly escaping the nanite-infused monster, Bear, Bloodshot rallies a siege, and a wolf pack, against the sinister Alchem, another division of Iwastsu-Musashi, the company responsible for Project Rising Spirit.

With their communications crashed and crippled by Ninjak, Webnet is left vulnerable to a two pronged strike by the forces of MI-5. Under assault from Bloodshot''s brutal guns on one side and Ninjak''s silent swords on the other, Dr. Silk is sure to fall... unless he strikes first!

Ninjak's strike deep into the heart of Webnet has left him entangled in the sadistic games of his archenemy. If he can escape the cell he's forced to share with the grief-maddened and murderous White Wolf, he'll still have Webnet's elite team of parahuman Specialists- Shrapnel, Pariah, Brick and Jack Knife- on his trail.

Strange New Visitor' part 1! Superman is missing, and Metropolis is facing a new crisis! The rest of the Superman Family—Superboy, the new Steel, and Krypto—do what they can to save the city, but this looks like a job for...Mr. Majestic!? Continued in ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #624.

Dragon Frontier is a Wild West fantasy adventure series for 9+ readers, ideal for fans of How To Train Your Dragon and Christopher Paolini's Eragon. Cowboys, Indians and dragons come together in this rip-roaring adventure where frontier land is even wilder than history suggests . . . The Wild West: where great possibility also brings grave danger Jake Polson and his family are starting a new life on the American Frontier. Twelve-year-old Jake is proud to drive the lead wagon; he's in charge of the oxen and minding his Ma and little sister. But tragedy strikes and Jake must venture deep into the West in search of a legendary creature to save his family. What he discovers in that vast landscape is wilder than he ever imagined. Out on the frontier, an evil force is waiting . . . 'A rousing, well-executed piece of fiery pulp adventure ****' SFX 'A cracking fantasy-tinged Wild West yarn . . . hot stuff' Financial Times About the author: Dan Abnett is a multiple New York Times best-selling novelist. He is the fan-favourite author of over thirty Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 novels, and has sold nearly three million copies in over a dozen languages. He has also written novels for franchises such as Torchwood, Primeval and Doctor Who. When he's not being a novelist, he writes screenplays and video games, and he has written some of the most famous superhero comics in the world, including Iron Man, Thor and The Guardians of the Galaxy at Marvel, and Superman, Batman, The Legion of Superheroes, and Wonder Woman at DC Comics. Dragon Frontier is his first book for younger readers

Ninjak goes digging for answers when a construction crew unearths a series of catacombs beneath the Canterbury Cathedral used by the O.S.S. in Word War II. What possible clues to his fathers past and the mysterious Operation Hope and Glory will this forgotten dungeon reveal?

It's wheels within wheels and traps within traps when a mission to recruit a Webnet traitor seems to cost Colin King his life. Or does it? All is not as it seems on this mission and it will take all of Ninjak's lethal talents when he goes sword to claw with the mysterious White Wolf!

ebnet is frozen, and Ninjak is caught in the middle of a mission when The Chaos Effect plunges the world into darkness. Who better to take advantage of the situation than Madame Noir, one of Master Darque''s most powerful agents? Her necromantic power to charm men was irresistible before; now that she''s been ""super-charged,"" can any man resist fulfilling her every fatal whim?

Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an elseworld. This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It''s a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war--but where are Earth''s Greatest Heroes to stop it? Emperor Aquaman: Months ago, the war between the Amazons and the Atlanteans escalated and spilled over into the rest of the world after Emperor Aquaman submerged Rome underwater. Now, learn the truth behind one of the biggest events in the world of FLASHPOINT. The Outsider: Who is the Outsider and how did he become one of the most powerful people in the world? Lois Lane and the Resistance: When war broke out in the world of FLASHPOINT, one of the resistance''s best agents was left behind enemy lines. Now, it''s up to reporter Lois Lane to pick up the pieces and lead European forces against the Amazons! Wonder Woman and the Furies: How did the battle between Amazon and Atlantean begin? It all started with the marriage of Arthur and Diana! Don''t miss this Wonder Woman volume collecting EMPEROR AQUAMAN #1-3, OUTSIDER #1-3, LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE #1-3 and WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES #1-3.

Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (ANNIHILATORS, HEROES FOR HIRE) are joined by Leandro Fernandez (HULK, 5 RONIN) at the helm of NEW MUTANTS. Cyclops is sick of unfinished business coming back to haunt the X-Men, so he's tasking the New Mutants to finish it. Their first mission: Find X-Man. Nate Grey returned in DARK X-MEN, but ended up in the hands of Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R. With the Dark Reign at an end, where is X-Man? Collecting NEW MUTANTS (2009) #25-28.

The lost Legionnaires try to make the best of a bad situation, but Apparition can see through their brave facades. Hopefully Brainiac's attempt to rebuild the ship's drive can jump-start their journey home...provided it doesn't blow them up along the way!

The prospect of being lost in an unknown part of the galaxy is taking its toll on the Legionnaires, particularly Umbra. Unfortunately, efforts to comfort her result in Umbra's lashing out against the team and taking refuge on a nearby planet.

Thor, God of Thunder, Son of Asgard, heir to the ancient and mythic heritage of divine power! Iron Man, invincible hero, miracle of technology, offspring of scientific genius and engineering wonder! These two mightiest of Avengers come together to face a menace that is both magical and technological, and which threatens to wipe away the pantheons of legend and science so it can replace them with a shocking new order for the Twenty First century!

"The X-Men have been defeated. Havok, Polaris and the Starjammers are being tortured in the most secure prison in the universe. Marvel Girl, Korvus and Lilandra are hunted by the Imperial Guard. Vulcan is Emperor of the Shi'Ar Empire and his expansion has begun. Meanwhile, the Secret Invasion may be over, but the Inhumans are still reeling from the terrible wounds inflicted on them by the Skrulls. And this time, the Royal Family and their massively powered people have been pushed too far!"--Publisher description.

Graphic Novel. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Supergirl and a host of other heroes and villains must face an enemy that threatens all reality! Intergalactic battles at the farthest reaches of space; the dissolution of the Justice League; relentless assaults on Earth's superhumans by Brother Eye's OMAC warriors; the Spectre's crazed mission to destroy all magic. Who is behind these events, and why? The answers are guaranteed to amaze you!This pulse-pounding story is written by fan-favourite writer Geoff Johns, and features the art of Phil Jiminez (New X-Men), in an unmissable collection that will forever redefine what is it to be a hero!

Collects Annihilators #1-4