Most Popular Books by Barbara Kesel

Samandahl Rey was a soldier in the Planetary Union army, and a good one too. But that didn't stop the army from bouncing him. Embittered and virtually friendless, Sam wandered the outer fringes of the galaxy until a strange being bestowed on him a mark of great power. Now that sigil may be the key to victory against the marauding Saurian empire, and Sam finds himself back in the center of the centuries-old conflict. The ex-commando is now Field Commander of the Union Army, charged with defending mankind against a Saurian armada. The invaders are led by Khyradon, the self-styled god whose strange powers seem to mirror Sam's own, and who has taken control of the Saurian empire in a frenzied push to eradicate humanity once and for all. Khyradon's forces descend on a remote outpost in what could be a decisive battle, but as Sam readies his troops, something goes horribly wrong.

Sephie receives strange magical powers - and grave responsibilities, to use as Meridian's next Minister.

Sephie makes the difficult decision to leave Meridian again, this time to take the reins of the mightiest city-state on Demetria, Cadador. With Ilahn apparently dead, she faces no opposition ... at least, that's how it appears.

Wonder Woman is put to the ultimate test in this series of adventures from an array of comics' finest talents, including CARLA SPEED McNEIL (FINDER), JASON BADOWER (THE FLASH: SEASON ZERO), BARBARA RANDALL KESEL (HAWK AND DOVE), ADAM BEECHEN (BATMAN BEYOND), JOSH ELDER (SCRIBBLENAUTS UNMASKED: A CRISIS OF IMAGINATION), JAMAL IGLE (SUPERGIRL), JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ (ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN), TRINA ROBBINS (HONEY WEST) and many more! As Wonder Woman, Princess Diana of Themyscira is a warrior whose skills are surpassed only by her compassion and her desire to spread peace throughout the world. Unfortunately, there are those who would see this ambassador, and her message of harmony, wiped from existence. Ares, the god of war, fuels civil unrest within the Central African Republic of Itari. The end-bringer Typhon threatens to scorch the earth unless Wonder Woman and Poison Ivy can set aside their mutual animosity. And in front of high-schoolers, Diana must somehow best Superwoman without harming the villain's unborn child. A legal right to rehabilitation makes the Cheetah more lethal to her own family than her arch-nemesis, and a visit to Gotham pits the Amazon against several of the city's heroes and villains-all so that she may rescue the abducted offspring of the mother of monsters, Echidna.

Every month, Forge and Edge feature the top fantasy, science fiction, mystery, martial arts and horror comics from the CrossGen line. With their low list price and "manga-style" trim-size, these monthly books will bring new readers to the many worlds of CrossGen.

Collects Sub-Mariner: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, Fantastic Four: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, Captain America: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, X-Men: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, Avengers: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, Spider-Man: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, Civil War: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, Captain Marvel: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1. Celebrate the history of the House of Ideas! Curator Kurt Busiek and an awesome assemblage of talent present a series of tales featuring some of Marvel's greatest heroes - as seen through the wide eyes of ordinary residents of the Marvel Universe! From the Sub-Mariner fighting in World War II to the dawn of the Marvel Age to the very different conflict of the superhuman Civil War, witness the lives, loves and losses of the everyday people caught up in the adventures of Spider-Man, Captain America, the Avengers, Captain Marvel and more! These unique perspectives include those of henchmen, first responders, old flames...and even a teenage pre-Cyclops Scott Summers!