Most Popular Books by Christopher Priest

The seminal series by Christopher Priest and M.D. Bright collected in its entirety for the very first time ? with more than 50 pages of extras and bonus material! Sometimes the best friends make the worst partners. Once inseparable, childhood friends Eric Henderson and Woody Van Chelton haven?t seen each other in years. Reunited by the mysterious deaths of their research scientist fathers, the unlikely duo find themselves stuck together all over again when a catastrophic lab accident transforms their bodies into pure energy ? energy that will completely dissipate if they don?t ?klang!? their control bands together every 24 hours! Now, armed with an array of high tech gadgets?and two horribly mismatched personalities?and a goat for a sidekick?this pair of misfits has has decided to set the world straight as the world?s worst superhero team, Quantum and Woody?if they can manage to quit fighting each other first. Now, for the first time in one complete volume, discover the defining masterwork of legendary creators Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Deadpool) and M.D. Bright (Green Lantern, Iron Man) as the complete, classic Quantum and Woody gets the deluxe oversized omnibus treatment! Collecting QUANTUM AND WOODY (1997) #0, 1?21 and #32, THE GOAT: H.A.E.D.U.S. #1, and X-O MANOWAR (1996) #16 (guest-starring Quantum and Woody), as well as the original backup stories from the QUANTUM AND WOODY trade paperback collections, and the never-before-collected story ?Thunk,? along with rarely seen sketches, character designs and process art from inside the Valiant vaults!

u003cpu003eVampirella has finally gotten everything she wants in life - love, community, purpose - only to realize that it’s all a lie. Now she has to make the hardest decision she’s ever faced: she can either restore reality and lose everything and everyone she loves, or embrace the lie and take the consequences - no matter how dire they may be. One way or the other, life will never again be the same for the Daughter of Drakulon! u003cpu003eMaster comics craftsmen CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and Ergün Gündüz crank up the tension - and take another step closer to the historic issue 700 - in Vampirella 670, complemented by covers from LUCIO PARRILLO, ELIAS CHATZOUDIS, CARLA COHEN, and cosplay by RACHEL HOLLON!u003c/pu003e

THE MAGNIFICENT VAMPI! Trapped in the 19th century Old West, the Daughter of Drakulon is faced with a stark choice: allow a rural town to be taken over by a deadly gang of blood-sucking lawmen, or use her own Vampiri abilities to save the town, and risk destroying her ability to return home through the resulting timestream interference! Grizzled comics gunslingers CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and ERGÜN GÜNDÜZ strap on their six-shooters for Vampirella #12 — flanked by cantankerous cover artists LUCIO PARRILLO, DERRICK CHEW, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, ELIAS CHATZOUDIS, and cosplay by RACHEL HOLLON!

To celebrate the start of Vampirella’s sixth decade in comics, CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and ERGÜN GÜNDÜZ continue their legendary run on the series with a mind-bending new story that launches with the landmark issue #666 — restoring the legacy numbering for the title that will continue going forward, reflecting all of Vampi’s previous appearances in print. The road to #700 starts here! This explosive tale opens with a bang as Vampirella is murdered by a mysterious blonde woman who looks exactly like her — only to awaken, alive again and surrounded by her husband, friends, and pseudo-superhero mom Lilith. All seems normal and right with the world, except for her nagging suspicion that none of it actually is — and the fact that she keeps being murdered, over and over, by that strange blonde! Strap in for our weirdest yarn yet as “Beyond” takes everyone’s favorite space vampire into a whole new world — one that she herself may have created! Featuring jaw-dropping cover art by LUCIO PARRILLO, FELIPE MASSAFERA, CARLA COHEN, ERGÜN GÜNDÜZ, and RACHEL HOLLON cosplay, this milestone 40-page issue also includes “Sanctuary,” Priest’s classic 6-page wordless story from 1999’s Vampirella Monthly #19, illustrated by ALAN DAVIS!

The honeymoon begins! The adventure of several lifetimes begins as Vampirella and new husband Matt journey to Castle Dracula in Transylvania in an attempt to cheat fate by preventing both a high-tech virus and an ancient curse from using Matt’s body to resurrect the deadliest threat the world has ever known. Meanwhile secrets and mystery grow around Vampi’s spouse, who may not be nearly as innocent as he appears to be. Join us for this new series debut by twice-bitten writer Christopher Priest and bloodthirsty artist Donny Hadiwidjaja!

Collects Captain America The Falcon (2004) #1-4. He has been his mentor, his leader and his friend. Now, Captain America takes on a new role in The Falcon''s life: pursuer! The Falcon has gone rogue, and S.H.I.E.L.D. has given Cap just 24 hours to bring him in. Get ready for heart-stopping action and political intrigue aplenty as this classic partnership changes forever!

It all ends here! Legendary creators Christopher Priest (Black Panther) and MD Bright (Iron Man) deliver the final chapter for a comic book milestone more than a decade in the making! Quantum. Woody. The other Quantum has disappeared. The other Woody has been revealed. Heroes, enemies, frenemies, and armies of vicious mercenaries descend on one luxurious ballroom during a black-tie affair?they all want the secret young Woody guards, and nothing will stop them from taking it. As the bullets fly and the champagne flows, can Quantum save the life of his young ward? And just whose side is the slippery Woody finally on??

In a desperate effort to save her own life, Vampirella’s evil twin Draculina has retreated into the astral plane known as “The Dark World” — a holodeck-style realm that responds to her worst fears — where she finds herself trapped in the Warren-era New York City of 1969, pursued by bloodthirsty creatures of her own creation and arrested by the only cop left alive in the city. Left without options, Draculina is forced to turn to Vampirella, her most hated enemy, for help! Legendary comics scribe CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and internationally renowned artist IVÁN F. SILVA present a walk on the wild side for the Daughters of Drakulon with Vampirella #672 — aided and abetted by cover artists LUCIO PARRILLO, ELIAS CHATZOUDIS, SORAH SUHNG, ERGÜN GÜNDÜZ, and cosplay by RACHEL HOLLON!

T''Challa is the man with a plan as the Black Panther is reinvented in Christopher Priest''s brilliantly sharp and witty political satire! Prepare to see the king of Wakanda through new eyes: those of U.S. government attaché Everett K. Ross! When a new regime stages a coup in Wakanda, T''Challa finds himself an enemy of the state! The Black Panther is always two or three steps ahead -- but with foes like Mephisto, Malice, Klaw and Killmonger against him, will T''Challa''s cool head and intricate maneuvers be enough to free his nation without alienating his allies and destabilizing the world? Plus, meet Queen Divine Justice -- and the deadly Dora Milaje! Mixing super-heroics with geopolitics, humor and all-out action, Priest''s Panther is a masterpiece not to be missed! COLLECTING: Black Panther (1998) 1-33, Deadpool (1997) 44, material from Marvel Double-Shot (2003) 2

IT’S THE FAMILY REUNION FROM HELL IN AN ALL-NEW EPIC! WRITER CHRISTOPHER PRIEST REUNITES WITH ARTIST MICHAEL STA. MARIA FOR A BLOODY NEW THRILLER! Vampirella’s hateful, self-absorbed twin is back in a new volume and this time her Vampire Privilege entitlement is failing her as Vampirette, her preteen other-self, has become a literal mirror image of the life she could have had and person should could have become if she wasn’t, y’know, Draculina. Also: Lilith has returned and the meddling vampire Mm from Hell is determined to reunite her estranged daughters while Levi, a murderous sea creature, intends to crash the family reunion!

The “Dark World” saga concludes as Draculina’s self-made astral prison collapses around her while she battles against the deadly menaces generated from her own subconscious — including a murderous Dark World “Vampirella” and the lion-like king of a horde of deadly mutated creatures! Her only (and unlikely) ally? The undead immortal who claims to be her father — Dracula! Legendary comics author CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and acclaimed artist IVÁN F. SILVA bring their latest chapter in the ongoing adventures of the Daughters of Drakulon to a close in Vampirella #674 — appropriately immortalized with covers from LUCIO PARRILLO, ELIAS CHATZOUDIS, SORAH SUHNG, and cosplay by RACHEL HOLLON!

Seduction of The Innocent Book Four of Twelve: While several of Vampirella’s classic enemies gather under mysterious circumstances, Vampirella is goaded into committing a heroic act which may thrust her into the public eye, a place she’s definitely not comfortable in! By the ever-unpredictable Christopher Priest and taking-the-US-by-storm Ergün Gündüz!

The western democracies are disintegrating, scarred by violence and gripped with fear of terrorist attacks. Trying to find solutions to today''s problems, Julia Stretton and other specialists at the Wessex Project have created a virtual reality projection of a utopian future where all current issues have been resolved - how did they achieve it? But on entering Wessex, they lose all memory of their ''real'' lives outside, and as they move back and forth the lines between dream and reality become obscured. When Julia''s ex-lover, the sadistic Paul Mason, joins the project, he has a sinister plan to take the Wessex projection to a new and terrifying level . . . Christopher Priest''s fifth novel, A Dream of Wessex (1977), is a classic of science fiction that will keep readers guessing until the startling, mind-bending conclusion. Priest''s novels The Space Machine, The Affirmation, and The Separation are also available from Valancourt. ''[An] excellent and intriguing novel ... the characters and their emotions are real, the concepts fascinating, and the sense of foreboding almost unbearable.'' - Library Journal ''This fine novel about time-unravellers has hallucinatory powers ... Priest is a novelist of real distinction.'' - The Times (London) ''Christopher Priest is one of our most gifted young writers of science fiction. I recommend A Dream of Wessex. I can best convey its quality by saying that I think not only H.G. Wells but Thomas Hardy himself would have enjoyed and approved of it.'' - John Fowles, author of The Magus ''It is a strange novel, technically very assured in its shifts of time and handling of place-in-time, sketching in the edges of the dream with considerable vividness. A fine, exciting novel - SF if you want a label, but an enrichment not only of the sub-genre, but the whole genre too.'' - The Guardian

The Ray runs afoul of Mystek, a metahuman who can manipulate quark energy.

Collects Power Man and Iron Fist (1978) #108-125. Is this the end of a beautiful friendship? The original POWER MAN AND IRON FIST series races to its conclusion as the duo faces a rematch with old foes Nightshade, Discus, Stiletto, the Eel and Man Mountain Marko. But who is Captain Hero? And what does this powerhouse want from Luke Cage? Iron Fist shares a team-up with the Falcon at Project PEGASUS — where there’s a murderer on the loose! And Cage is recruited to take on the terrorist group named Control-7! But why is Danny Rand suddenly old and dying? And if he can somehow return to K’un-Lun to be healed, what will be the terrible price? As the Dragon King’s brother attacks and Iron Fist sees red, tragedy will tear apart the Heroes for Hire!

THE SACRED SIX RETURN! With her postpartum depression raging and her infant son inconsolable, an overwhelmed Vampirella goes AWOL and lands in Las Vegas — where her presence panics the local vampires into preemptively attacking her. Meanwhile, in the darkly possible future, the increasingly erratic Daughter of Drakulon leads the other members of the Sacred Six — Pantha, Nyx, Chastity, Victory, and Vampirette — on a mission which may finally push Vampirella permanently over the edge! The well-oiled creative machine of CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and ERGÜN GÜNDÜZ continues to build up steam in Vampirella #3 — stoked by smolderingly sensual covers from LUCIO PARRILLO, GREG LAND, SHANNON MAER, ELIAS CHATZOUDIS, and cosplay by RACHEL HOLLON!

A FAMILY PLOT — WITH A TWIST! Legendary comics scribe CHRISTOPHER PRIEST rejoins artist DAVIS GOETTEN for an all-new chapter in the ongoing saga of the Daughter of Drakulon! Having lost both her Vampiri powers and the baby she stole from her sister Vampirella, a now-human Draculina faces the further loss of her newfound peace of mind when her thirst for blood is cruelly reawakened. Confronted with the prospect of once again being consumed by the evil appetites that had controlled her for centuries, Draculina embarks on a desperate quest to break the patterns of her past — or die trying! Featuring ravishingly riveting covers from LUCIO PARRILLO, DERRICK CHEW, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, ELIAS CHATZOUDIS, and cosplay by RACHEL HOLLON, Vampirella #1 also includes a special PREMIUM MYSTERY BLIND BAG containing three limited editions of the issue selected randomly from a range of covers exclusive to this offering! Please Note: The number of Blind Bags is limited, and allocations may occur.

The Martian Manhunter faces the difficult choice of whom to cut from the team when its ranks suddenly include Triumph, Gypsy, the Ray, Despero, Mystek, Impulse and Damage„seven of the most impetuous heroes in the DC Universe.

REDISCOVER THE BEGINNINGS OF A LEGEND! Critically acclaimed European artist ERGÜN GÜNDÜZ rejoins legendary writer CHRISTOPHER PRIEST for an expanded reimagining of Forrest J Ackerman’s classic origin story in Vampirella: Year One, collecting all six issues of the original series. With framing sequences set in the present day illustrated by GIOVANNI TIMPANO, the story explores the exotic world of Drakulon, the pressures that caused Vampirella to leave, and her first days on Earth, beginning with the day of the Apollo moon landing in 1969. Lost, alone, unable to speak or read our language, Vampirella makes her first friends (Pantha, Pendragon) and runs afoul of new enemies in this multifaceted period piece that revisits the turbulent world of the original 1970s Warren stories!