Best Selling Audio Books by Christos Gage

Spy vs. super-spy! At last, Ninjak is about to find himself face-to-face with the surgically precise killer that has been eliminating the operatives of MI-6?s most elite intelligence service ? the deep-black training unit known as the ?Ninja Programme? ? one by one. But this shocking truth will also bring a devastating realization about Colin King?s own past screaming into the modern day? With a gun at his back and a sword at his side, Britain?s most elite super-spy is about to have his faith in queen and country tested like never before... The mystery of ?THE NINJA FILES? continues as renowned writer Christos Gage (Netflix?s?Daredevil) and superstar artist Tom?s Giorello (X-O MANOWAR) lead MI-6?s deadliest secret agent ever deeper into an shadow-laden game of cat and mouse?

Collects Avengers: The Initiative #31-35. Months of story threads finally weave together as Norman Osborn offers Taskmaster a seat at the Cabal's table...the Avengers Resistance uncovers a horrifying secret...and members of the Initiative are called up for an assault on an enemy of incalculable power!

ABSOLUTION introduces John Dusk, a superhero in a world where they're a sanctioned arm of law enforcement. But this veteran hero has been scarred by his exposure to man's infinite capacity for evil, and he's seen one too many perpetrators escape justice. One day he crosses the line...lets a murderer die...and discovers it feels good. Surrounded by sociopaths, both human and superhuman, who he knows will prey on others if they're not stopped – permanently – how far will he go, knowing every step he takes puts him further on a collision course with his teammates Alpha and The Servant, not to mention his homicide detective girlfriend? Drawing on his experience writing for TV crime dramas like Law & Order: SVU, and his years of acclaimed work on comics like G.I. Joe: Cobra, StormWatch: PHD, and Avengers: The Initiative, Gage and artist Roberto Viacava bring you a riveting, no-punches-pulled saga that fans of shows like The Shield and Dexter, or comics such as Powers and Sleeper, won't be able to put down. He wants to be forgiven...but he doesn't want to stop.

New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (DIVINITY) is joined by a cast of Valiant all-stars ? including Diego Bernard (X-O MANOWAR), Khari Evans (IMPERIUM), Stephen Segovia (WAR MOTHER), and more ? for the final, nerve-shattering, deluxe, oversized hardcover collecting the multiple Harvey Award-nominated series that Nerdist calls ?truly stellar?! Colin King, the elite MI-6 intelligence operative codenamed Ninjak, has confronted his past. He?s survived the gauntlet of the Shadow Seven. He?s walked into the Deadside and returned a changed man. Now his greatest trial yet will come to pass as the ruthless assassin called Roku returns to lay siege to Ninjak?s present and future by destroying his life from the inside out ? and only the death of Colin King will stop her. Collecting NINJAK #14?27, NINJAK #0, and BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF NINJAK #1, along with 20+ pages of rarely seen art and extras.

Collects Avengers Arena #13-18. The hunt for the missing teens is on as Hank Pym searches for the kidnapped Avengers Academy students! Meanwhile, in the arena, the contestants have fought one another...but now can they put aside their feuds and battle Arcade? The UK love triangle explodes, but between Nara, Anachronism and Bloodstone, whose heart will get broken - or stopped? And is Cullen's big secret bigger than anyone could have guessed? The final conflicts begin, as up on Murder World Island, the surviving contestants lash out into an all-out battle royale...while down in Arcade's lair, it's two other contestants vs. Arcade himself!

For nearly a century, MI-6, the most elite branch of Britain?s clandestine intelligence service, has honed a ruthlessly effective, top-secret division ? THE NINJA PROGRAMME ? into one of its nation?s most finely wielded weapons. Tasked as the first and last line of defense for queen and country, this small shadow army of agents and assassins has produced a succession of notable assets, including NINJA-A, the Queen?s silent weapon of World War I; NINJA-E, the globe-trotting secret agent that pulled the Cold War back from the brink of Armageddon; and, most recently, NINJA-K, aka Colin King, a brash but fearless instrument of lethality that has saved the world from madmen and terror at every turn. But now?an unknown enemy is hunting and killing members of THE NINJA PROGRAMME one by one ? and NINJAK is next on the list. A new can't-miss ongoing series from renowned writer Christos Gage (Netflix?s Daredevil) and Valiant?s latest superstar artist, Tom?s Giorello (X-O MANOWAR), starts here with stunningly precise jumping-on point revealing the classified history of the black-budget spy network that trained Colin King and his predecessors?and leading Ninjak on a manhunt through a cold, calculating world of espionage and international intrigue in search of a killer targeting all ninja agents ? past and present! Collecting NINJA-K #1?5.

Collects Mech Strike: Monster Hunters #1-5. Brace yourself for armored action on a truly massive scale! In AVENGERS: MECH STRIKE, Earth's Mightiest Heroes donned new mech armor to battle an unprecedented threat. Now a trio of the world's most notorious super villains, assembled by Doctor Doom, have used the Eye of the Kraken to give themselves a mystical - and monstrous - upgrade! In order to defeat their foes, the Avengers must undergo a similar transformation - and become Monster Hunters! As the heroes contend with their strange new powers, they team with some unlikely allies: Rocket, Groot and Ghost-Spider. But will even these new additions to the armored-up Avengers be enough to defeat Doctor Doom and his ever-expanding monster army - especially when Doom evolves into his final, fiendish form?!

CHRISTOS GAGE takes his network television hardboiled crime sensibilities back to the violent world he created to reveal the fate of police superhero turned vigilante, John Dusk. With Dusk’s fall from grace, every scumbag lawyer in the city is leading the charge to have the criminals he put away released from prison. But the thugs are finding that life behind bars is safer than facing Dusk’s brand of permanent justice on the streets. As the body count increases, the former friends and loves in Dusk’s life face the difficult challenge of trying to bring in one of their own. With a bounty on his head and pressure mounting for his arrest, the authorities take an insane chance by unleashing an unstoppable maniac to take him down. But sometimes the cure can be far worse than the disease.

Collects Avengers Assemble #9-13, Annual #1. Two scientists, two giant egos. One wears a tank...one is a tank. Tony Stark and Bruce Banner are science bros! And when a fellow big-brain goes missing, the two heroes take bets who can find him first! It's Amazing Race, Avengers-style, as Iron Man and Hulk embark on a global manhunt with the ultimate prize at stake...bragging rights! But what happens when a 20 million-year-old evolutionary catalyst infects the Hulk?

NEW ARC! NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! ?FALLOUT? ? PART 1! The Coalition may have been defeated?but the mission?s not over yet! Now, Ninjak must use all the super-spy skills at his disposal to save Gilad from the clutches of his friend?s erstwhile nemesis, the Dying One. But stopping an immortal genius ? especially one armed with the full might of the Eternal Warrior ? is a fight that not even MI6?s best and brightest secret agent can prepare for! It?s a face-off between fist and steel as acclaimed writer Christos Gage (Netflix?s?Daredevil) and spectacular artist Roberto de la Torre (THE DEATH-DEFYING DR. MIRAGE) bring ?FALLOUT? to Colin King?s doorstep!

Collects Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man II #1-4 and material from Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7-8. CIVIL WAR II rocks the Amazing Spider-Man’s world! There’s a new Inhuman with the ability to predict the future, and as Earth’s heroes grapple with their feelings about his very existence, there’s one fact on which almost everyone can agree: This Ulysses bears great power, and has a tremendous responsibility to use it safely. Peter Parker knows a thing or two about that, so who better to serve as a mentor? But when that ol’ Parker luck strikes, Ulysses predicts someone close to Spidey is about to turn traitor! Could it be that one of his oldest foes is about to return? As friends turn against friends across the Marvel Universe, Spider-Man is no exception — but with whom will he clash?

Creator Joss Whedon's television series continues in comics, where the crew that fights dark forces is currently dealing with demons both real and personal . . . The Restless Door, a powerful artifact with the ability to create portals to any dimension, has fallen into the hands of the Mistress, the Sculptor, and the Soul Glutton. While the trio of Big Bads is opening portals around the globe, bringing dangerous demons to Earth, Buffy and the Scoobies are struggling to fight this demon world war. They are likewise struggling to get along and disagreeing about how to solve the overall problem. Their paths are diverging, which--for Buffy--feels a lot like betrayal. The result is that while Dawn and Xander are stranded in another dimension and waiting for a rescue, Willow, Giles, Spike, and Buffy are having trouble fighting the growing problems on Earth even while they search for a way to bring Dawn and Xander home. To make matters worse, a new Big Bad makes a move to capture the magical rule book, with disastrous results! Writers Christos Gage (The Amazing Spider-Man) and Buffy star Nicholas Brendon team with artist Rebekah Isaacs (Angel & Faith) and Megan Levens (Spell on Wheels, Star Trek: Waypoint) to take on the Slayer and her teammates in their tenth season of supernatural drama! This oversized Library edition collects the materials from Buffy Season 10 Volume 5 and Volume 6 softcovers, along with the short story from the Dark Horse Day Sampler, and includes a cover gallery and sketchbook section.

"This story takes place after the events in Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 9 #5 and Angel & Faith #14"--T.p. verso.

Step over the edge of Spider-Verse! Spidey teams up with the all-new Ms. Marvel in a high-flying, (high-stepping in Kamala's case), adventure! Can Ms. Marvel get Spidey out of a jam? Plus, MC2's Spider-Girl and the Spider-Man of 1602 find themselves under attack from the mysterious forces behind Spider-Verse! And who is Spider-UK? Meanwhile, in the year 2099, the Superior Spider-Man lives on, but how? Otto takes the fight to Karn, the man working his way through the multiverse leaving a trail of dead spiders in his wake, but finds himself hopelessly overpowered. Can the Superior Spidey find enough allies to make a dent in Karn? The road to Spider-Verse starts here! Collects Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7-8, Superior Spider-Man #32-33, Free Comic Book Day 2014 (Guardians of the Galaxy) #1!

The major players of 2016's biggest blockbuster showcase their skills in all-ages adventures!To save the Earth, Captain America must rescue the Red Skull from his oldest friend: the Winter Soldier! When the Time Stone affects Iron Man, can a de-aging Tony Stark take on dinosaurs? Black Panther shares a high-stakes trust exercise with Hawkeye, then teams with the Hulk to defuse Hydra's Madbomb! It's up to Falcon to save the day after a mysterious foe turns the Avengers into evil ghosts! When the Avengers "Hulk out," only Black Widow can rescue her teammates! Captain America and Iron Man must go undercover disguised as villains! Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #3, #11 and #13; MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON 2 #4 and #6; and material from AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES (2011) #1 and MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES #8.

Sometimes...the dead just won't stay dead! Colin King has recruited a highly skilled team of black ops specialists ? including Livewire, Dr. Mirage, Punk Mambo, and the robotic alien colossus called GIN-GR ? for the ultimate search-and-destroy mission! The Jonin, the mysterious mentor behind the program that trained MI6's elite ninja assassins, has resurfaced in Mexico City at the head of a covert cabal of long-lived and near-immortal renegades with incredible powers...and a mission that could destabilize human civilization as we know it! ?THE COALITION? reaches a tumultuous tipping point as acclaimed writer Christos Gage (Netflix?s Daredevil) and incendiary artist Juan Jos? Ryp (BRITANNIA) launch headfirst into another breakneck chapter of the espionage-fueled battle between Valiant's newest teams of heroes and villains!

Collects Mighty Avengers #27-31. The Unspoken speaks and a world trembles! The Inhumans recently escaped to the stars to fight the War of Kings, leaving behind a secret that will consume the world in terror. Find out the true nature of this dark, terrible secret and why the Mighty Avengers might not be able to stop him.

Collects Original X-Men #1 and Weapon X-Men #1-4. Adventures across time and reality with the most bizarre team of all! The first and greatest heroes to bear the X-Men name once traveled into their own futures and reset the course of history. Now another multiversal mystery calls them forth. And when the dust settles, one hero will remain, trapped in the present day! But when the threat grows deadlier than ever, it's time to call in the X-Men's biggest gun. Lots of him! Wolverine is the best there is at what he does, in every universe he does it in - but this job is too big for just one Logan. Wolverines from across the Multiverse converge to take on a foe even the Phoenix fears! But with friends like Zombie Wolverine, who needs enemies?

?THE COALITION? spells doom! A once-loyal agent has defected from the ranks of MI6?s most elite espionage unit? and Ninjak has been dispatched across the globe to prevent his secrets from plunging the world into chaos. But, in the shadows of Mexico City, Colin King is about to discover something far more deadly? The Ninja Programme?s own former sensei, the Jonin, has assembled a conspiratorial circle of enigmatic enemies ? the Dying One, Kostiy the Deathless, Linton March, and The United?s Ultimo ? for a purpose so sinister that even Ninjak can?t risk engaging them alone. Enter: Livewire, Punk Mambo, Dr. Mirage, and GIN-GR ? Ninjak?s brand-new black ops team with a very specific set of skills?and a license to kill the unkillable!

Collecting Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1-5. An all-action prequel to the Disney+ animated series! In Marvel Animation's new series, we find Peter Parker still finding his footing on his journey to becoming the Spider-Man! In this series, you can take the very first steps along with him as he discovers his powers, decides to become a hero and even picks out his name and costume! Now Peter's gotta survive an entire freshman year as a newbie crimefighting vigilante - and if you think you know how this story goes, you are in for a surprise! Peter Parker hasn't been the same since he was bitten by that radioactive spider, but he's just starting to learn the lessons that make him the Spider-Man we all know and love! Lessons that will be delivered painfully by the likes of Silvermane and the Enforcers!

Archer & Armstrong are going to war with Bloodshot and H.A.R.D Corps! (GULP!) That?s right, Valiant?s globetrotting adventure duo have been targeted for elimination by Project Rising Spirit?s most elite kill crew. Their mission? Assassinate the the newly appointed leader of a homegrown fundamentalist terror sect named?Obadiah Archer?! And if they could take out his mentally ill, alcoholic bodyguard who just happens to think he?s a 10,000-year-old immortal, that?d be swell, too! It?s an improbable mission with impossible odds. Do Bloodshot and the steely killers of the H.A.R.D. Corps stand a chance against two conspiracy-smashing heroes that never go down without a fight? Find out right here with the complete collection of the mayhem-soaked ?Mission: Improbable? crossover, collecting ARCHER & ARMSTRONG: ARCHER #0, ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #18-19 and BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #20-21 by acclaimed writers Fred Van Lente, Christos Gage and Joshua Dysart, and all-star artists Pere P?rez and Tom Raney!

Directly from the bestselling, groundbreaking Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point miniseries, comes an oversized one-shot that brings the action from the island to Gotham City. If you thought the Batman/Fortnite saga was over, think again...it only gets bigger from here! Please note: This digital comic purchase DOES NOT include any redeemable code for Fortnite in-game bonus rewards.

In the same vein of storytelling as the smash hit Spider-Verse, Marvel's symbiote icon Venom gets an alternate ensemble of his own in the Venomverse! The Venomverse is reborn with stories of symbiotes from across the infinite realities! Including a tale of the murder of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes by one of their own... but who? Plus, Venom faces the god of the symbiotes, Knull! In addition, there's a brutal take on Venom born in the age of Vikings, as the many stories set the stage for the tales spinning out of the ongoing Venom series and the upcoming epic... Venom War! Collecting VENOMVERSE: REBORN (2024) #1-4

Featuring a BRAND-NEW STORY BY Christos Gage and Adriano (JUNGLE GIRL) Batista along with ; CLASSIC SONJA STORIES BY Frank Thorne, Roy Thomas and more! The second "Giant Size" Red Sonja is here! Featuring an all-new story GIANT SIZE Red Sonja #2 also contains a selection of classic, never-before-reprinted material - all remastered and recolored! Included are: 1. Crimson Katherine by Christos Gage and Adriano Batista 2. The Wizard and Red Sonja Show by Frank Thorne 3. The Endless Stair by Peter Gillis and Steve Carr 4. Wizards of the Black Sun by Clair Noto, Roy Thomas and Frank Thorne

?THE COALITION? spells doom! For decades, the mysterious figure known as the Jonin trained and tutored the agents of MI-6?s Ninja Programme. In his hands, the men and women of Britain?s most elite secret service were refined into more than spies? They became human weapons capable of inflicting extraordinary damage and defying the laws of nature itself. Now, after decades thought dead, this master killer has resurfaced?and recruited a new circle of undying, seemingly ageless powerhouses from across the Valiant Universe for reasons unknown. The Jonin?s revenge will cast a long shadow ? and, to meet it head on, Ninjak has assembled his own squadron of heavy-hitting heroes ? including Livewire, Dr. Mirage, Punk Mambo, and GIN-GR ? for the ultimate black-ops mission! Renowned writer Christos Gage (Netflix?s Daredevil) and incendiary artist Juan Jos? Ryp (BRITANNIA) unleash the next chapter in an international super-spy thriller colliding Valiant?s newest superteams together in an untold show of force!

Collects Superior Spider-Man (2018) #1-6. Otto Octavius once again becomes the Superior Spider-Man! If you think you’ve already read the most intense, unexpected and surprisingly heartbreaking Superior Spider-Man story there is, prepare to be proven wrong! Leaving the moniker of Doctor Octopus behind, Otto is going to show the world he’s the most pragmatic, most effective and — to him, anyway — best super hero on the planet. But when Terrax the Tamer — a villain who considerably overpowers him — strikes, being superior isn’t enough. It’s time to go cosmic! But is the world ready? After tussling with Terrax, Otto is looking forward to the usual Spider- Man fare of street-level villains — so imagine his dismay when a major magical threat rears its ugly head and he’s forced to…ugh…ask for help! Will Doctor Strange lend a hand or stop Otto himself?

"A fantastic jumping-on point to get to know the half-human/half-demon with a cursed hunger for life energy. Gage paints a surprisingly nuanced and complex version of the character that tells you everything you want to know about her origins and motivations" - Comical Opinions From the pages of Vampirella and Sacred Six comes Nyx, daughter of a human and the mad god Chaos himself! Nyx's mortal side has been growing stronger, troubling her with all-too human emotions. Fortunately (for her), there's still the side of her that transforms into a demon of living flame...and requires her to feed on the life force of living beings to survive. Can a half-demon find her place in our world...happiness...even love? Probably not, as she's about to get dragged into her dad's workplace problem. Collects Nyx #1 - 5, plus a complete gallery of covers!

Collects Iron Man 2020 (2020) #1-6. The future is now! All is well. The Robot Rebellion has been dealt with. Humanity is perfectly safe. You may all thank Arno Stark, the Iron Man of 2020. Don’t you feel better now? Machine Man is not coming to kill you and everyone you love. 1010101111001100110000. Pay no attention to those numbers. Those were a typo. We apologize for any errors, glitches or…unforeseen problems with any of your Baintronics devices. A new software patch is coming. For everything. Including humankind! Dan Slott and Pete Woods present a story like no other, featuring an Iron Man like no other! The moment that Arno Stark has been preparing for is almost here: the end of all life as we know it! But can anyone stop his egomaniacal plan? Where is the original Iron Man?

MUST READ VALIANT! All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! ?GET SOME!? starts here! Bloodshot and the expendable commandos of H.A.R.D. Corps face off against a network of terrorist saboteurs in the heart of the Persian Gulf! But as Bloodshot digs into the multinational oil conglomerate that?s signing his paychecks, he?ll soon find himself confronted by the complex truth behind the terror ? and face-to-face with an older, scrappier, more grizzled generation of superhuman soldier from the glory days of proxy wars and state-sponsored assassination. Start reading here when comics legend Bart Sears comes on board for a two-part action epic pitting Valiant?s 21st century shock troops against the first wave of superhuman specialists!

The dark streets of London are increasingly dangerous as murderers, mystically devoid of emotion, begin to impact the lives of Angel and Faith. In unraveling this new mystery, the pair follow clues in the Watcher's Files to a demon from Giles's past and a "child" from Angel's. Then, Drusilla returns to her homeland and becomes the hot new vampire in the underground scene! While Angel faces Dru, Faith must deal with issues that reawaken her inner turmoil—a visit from her deadbeat dad, who's looking for a favor, and a troubled Slayer hell bent on revenge. Collects Angel & Faith #6–#10.

James Bond is in the USA...but NOT as part of Her Majesty's Secret Service. Shockingly, he's there as an Agent of SPECTRE, sent to eliminate an upstart rival SPECTRE boss at the bidding of Ernest Blofeld himself! The leverage Blofeld has against Bond is a threat to the life of one of the few people in the world Bond can trust… but that friend may have the interests of Bond’s target as the higher priority!

The cult-favorite television series from creator Joss Whedon continues in comics with Season 10, where Buffy and the Scoobies are rewriting the rules of magic and monsters . . . While slaying the zompires that have overrun a small California town, Buffy and her pals are shocked to discover another new kind of vampire: harder to kill, able to transform, and walk in the light of day--like Dracula . . . If that weren't enough, the rules of magic are literally being rewritten in the Vampyr book. The crew attempts to restore the status quo, all while Xander is the victim of a haunting, his relationship with Dawn begins to crumble, and Dracula himself enters the picture. Then when the Vampyr book goes missing--now a highly coveted item--Buffy and the Scoobies head for what might be a disaster in Sunnydale where Andrew is up to his good/bad/old tricks again. As everyone feels the responsibility of protecting the book and writing the new magical rules, they are tempted by what new rules can do for them . . . just like the Big Bads who have come knocking on Buffy's door! Writers Christos Gage (Angel & Faith) and Buffy star Nicholas Brendon team with artist Rebekah Isaacs (Angel & Faith) to take on the Slayer and her teammates in her tenth season; they're joined by guest artists Richard Corben (Hellboy), Karl Moline (Fray), and Cliff Richards (Dollhouse)! This oversized Library edition collects the materials from Buffy Season 10 Volume 1 and Volume 2 softcovers, along with all the comic book covers, and an expanded sketchbook section.

Collects Avengers: The Initiative #14-19. During the Infiltration, a Skrull at the heart of Camp Hammond said these words: "It won't be long until we have a Skrull in every state!" Now that Skrull stands revealed and the fate of The Initiative, the United States, and Planet Earth hang in the balance!