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International Robot Rescue, brought to you by the greatest creators in comics! ''WHO YA GONNA CALL? RO-BUSTERS!'' By the end of the 22nd century, robots are a commodity that Man can’t live without. Like all technology, newer and better models are constantly being unveiled, making their predecessors obsolete. Enter Ro- Jaws and Hammerstein – an environmental droid with an attitude and a battle-weary war-bot. Both were ready for the scrap-heap until Howard Quartz – the billionaire brain in a robot body - bought them both so they could join his international rescue squad. Now the durable duo are plunged into the kind of disastrous situations no human being could ever survive, knowing full well that failure would lead to them being dismantled by the psychotic battle tank Mek-Quake! Featuring the work of legendary 2000 AD talent, including Pat Mills (Marshal Law), Alan Moore (V for Vendetta), Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), Kevin O’Neill (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and Steve Dillon (Preacher), prepare for a slice of classic Thrill-power!

The Green Lantern Corps reunites in this modern classic story, returning to print in time for the new HBO series Lanterns! Resuming their sacred duty to protect the populated worlds from the forces of evil, the Guardians of the Universe have re-formed the fabled Green Lantern Corps. Summoned to the planet Oa, the best and the brightest from across the universe find themselves chosen as members of the new Corps. Each is bestowed with the Guardians'' greatest creation to mark their status as Green Lanterns--specially crafted power rings that turn strength of will into reality. While veteran ring-bearers gladly return to duty, some new recruits resent being drafted against their will into a life they never expected. With tensions rising, the untrained Green Lanterns stumble onto a plan that threatens the very existence of the planet Oa and the Guardians themselves! Will the dream to restore the Green Lanterns to their former glory fail before it has even begun? And will the universe pay the ultimate price? Writers Geoff Johns (Green Lantern, Infinite Crisis) and Dave Gibbons (Watchmen) are joined by artist Patrick Gleason (Aquaman) to present a tale of the birth of heroes and a universe in crisis.

Un agente secreto británico decide volver a casa para ocuparse de su familia, tomando bajo su tutela a su sobrino ladrón. Para este, solo hay dos alternativas: ir a prisión por sus delitos o entrenar para convertirse en espía. Jeans, gorra y sudaderas con capucha dejan espacio a los trajes sastre hechos en Savile Row y a sombrillas a prueba de balas, y un viaje por el mundo para impedir un proyecto criminal que conecta el secuestro de los actores más famosos de ciencia ficción con una conspiración para eliminar a 90% de la raza humana. El escritor de Kick-Ass, Mark Millar, el legendario ilustrador de Watchmen, Dave Gibbons, y el director de X-Men, First Class, Matthew Vaughn, colaboran para llevar el género de espías al siglo XXI en uno de los cómics más geniales de los últimos años, que ahora es una película con Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson y Michael Caine. ¡Corre por Kingsman. Secret Service!

Superman and Batman are brought together, with a dash of intrigue and a touch of adventure. This deluxe edition by an acclaimed comic-book writer/artist team includes sketchbook and script material.

Have you ever wished that you could make your web pages look fantastic and professional, as well as having great functionality? Well, look no further. In this book we take you through the basics of web design, looking at using color effectively on sites, visual elements that work, and how to use text effectively, before going on to show how to put these elements together to make a well designed, brilliantly laid out web page. We also compare and contrast graphics formats, look at how to optimize your graphics for best site performance, and review the best tools currently available for producing graphics for the Web, and which to choose to suit your needs best. In this book we cover: - Effective use of color, visual elements, and text - Professional web page design and layout - The ins and outs of bitmaps and vector graphics, including using Flash, SVG and SMIL - Optimizing web graphics, for better site performance - Includes tutorials on Photoshop/Image Ready, Paint Shop Pro, and Fireworks MX From the Publisher This book is for any web professional who wants to get up to speed with web design quickly and effectively. No previous design experience is necessary, but knowledge of HTML is assumed, and some knowledge of CSS and a graphics package is recommended. About the Author NICK BOYCE Nick is an art school dropout who became interested in interactive design through his involvement with photography and digital media. He has been using Photoshop since version 2, and spent a lot of time using Macromedia Director before getting involved in web design. After working at an educational production unit developing CD-ROMs and videos, Nick went on to become a lecturer in Interactive Multimedia, and started maintaining a mailing list to keep his students informed of the most interesting design on the Web. In 1999 he decided to build a site that assembled the information from the mailing list into a database. The result was Anarchitect.net, which has become a popular destination for designers and still maintains a mailing list. Anarchitect also functions as a space for collaborative artwork, with several projects running per year both online and offline. Nick has been a Director at Triplezero, a web design consultancy based in Adelaide, South Australia since 1998. His goal is to buy a helicopter by the age of 25. At the time of publishing he is 24. ISAAC FORMAN Isaac Forman is a Director of Triplezero in Adelaide, South Australia. Discovering what to do, and how not to do it, has come from a variety of opportunities including a brief stunt in educational multimedia. Since the founding of Triplezero in 1998, he has provided professional Internet design and strategy service to local and international clients. In addition, Isaac is a founder of, and prolific contributor to, the international web developer community evolt.org. He whiles away much of his spare time fighting with his cat, and playing with his kitten. Distractions include digital photography, sport, and a giant tennis ball ñ possibly the greatest purchase in his retail history. Isaac lives to eat, travel, and destroy opponents at Racing Scrabble. He has eaten a spider. DAVE GIBBONS Dave Gibbons is a writer and web designer from Beaverton, Oregon, US. He recently worked for five years as a writer, Web/Intranet Designer and programmer, and usability tester at Intel. When not losing sleep over proper web design, Dave writes humor ("humour" in the rest of the English-speaking world), novels, and screenplays. ADRIAN ROSELLI Adrian Roselli is a founder and partner at Algonquin Studios, located in Buffalo, New York, and also holds the moderately confusing title Vice President of Interactive Media. Adrian has almost 10 years of experience in graphic design, web design, and multimedia development, as well as extensive experience in interface design and usability. He has been developing for the World Wide Web since its inception, when he should have been falling asleep in a video-editing suite. Adrian is also a board member of the American Advertising Federation affiliate in Buffalo (Brainstorm). One of the founders of evolt.org, Adrian has even found time to send scathing site critiques to some of the regulars on the evolt.org mailing list, which is where he spends much of his free time. Adrian is known as "aardvark" in the wild jungles of the Internet, although if you ask him how he got that nickname, he''ll just change the subject and try to steal your sandwich.

Discover how to paint classic fantasy, imaginative sci-fi, and comic art, with advice on how to tell visual stories, make inspired illustrations, and create strong characters using digital techniques. A core skills section offers basic training on topics such as using custom bruches and rendering realistic materials like cloth, rock, silk, fun, and shinym etal. Artist Henning Ludvigsen presents 20 tips to b etter fantasy paintings including color, texture, and light.

From secret laboratories to trackless alien worlds, humans have captured or encountered the xenomorphs--almost always to their horror. No matter if the humans are armed with sophisticated weapons or the Aliens are cybernetically controlled, sooner or later claws tear into flesh and inner-jaws slam into skulls! In this second installment of the essential Aliens comics, there are six stories which have stood the test of time and have become classics of the genre. Among them: Salvation by Dave Gibbon and Mike Mignola, Layrinth by Jim Woodring and Kilian Plunkett, Sacrifice by Peter Milligan and Paul Johnson, and Harvest by Jerry Prosser and Kelley Jones, and two short tales with art by Simon Bisley and Mark A. Nelson. Horror has never felt so real--or looked so good!

The planet Rann is on the verge of all out war. As tensions rise between two alien factions, Rannian space cop Adam Strange travels to Earth. With the balance of the universe in jeopardy, can their unified front avert an inevitable disaster?

The first Hourman, Sand, and Hal Jordon make great sacrifices to save the planet, and the JSA acknowledges that, but they are aware that, even as they fix one problem, an even bigger one is brewing in the timestream.