Best Selling Books by David Hine

"From House of M comes Quicksilver..." -- on cover.

Is it possible to make sense of a political system where 123 people, each from different parties, can run for a single seat in parliament? This volume studies this contemporary Italian political system. Through an analysis of the system, the author explains party organization, formalgovernment institutions--legislature, executive, judiciary, administrative, and sub-national--as well as the impact of the European Community on the national political system. He includes with a discussion of recent reforms at both national and local levels, and assesses the debate on widerconstitutional reform.

When Armageddon consumed the world, Spawn turned against his masters, destroying all life on Earth. While God and Satan continue their endless conflict in a parallel universe, Spawn has re-created the world and resurrected the human race in what has become known as the White Light. The portals to Heaven and Hell are closed, leaving humanity free from the influence of angels and demons.Collects SPAWN #161-166

God is not in his Heaven, and all is wrong with the world. The goddess Kali is doing some head-hunting in India while the Angel Zera takes on the Forgotten Ones in a battle for control of the hosts of Heaven. Wanda’s family is being torn apart as Spawn bares his heart to Cyan, and a new foe, The Disciple, stands in the way of Spawn preventing an approaching apocalypse. Collects SPAWN #154-160

Impostors concludes! The Joker Impostor will lead his army against the Batman Impostor and his Guardian Bats--and the battleground will be the Gotham City World's Fair. The only hope Gotham has is The Dark Knight himself, but can even Batman stop both Impostors before it's too late?

When Azrael brings together his Angels of Death and invades Gotham City, it's up to Batman, Red Robin, and Catwoman to prove to the vengeful group that Gotham is worth saving.

Featuring sold out issues of the most talked about SPAWN story arc in years! Finally, after all these years, the war Al Simmons was created to fight is here? but which side will he choose? Join DAVID 'Civil War' HINE and PHILIP 'X-Men' TAN on the beginning of their historic SPAWN run!

A new world, a new life, a new future...but all Sam Chance can think about is the past, a past that has moved along without him. A hundred years in the future, most everyone he knows is dead, and those who aren't will be soon. But Henry Raven is still alive, and the SKAR disease has been cured. This points to a world that may be run by the corporations, for whom an army of orphan psycho-kinetic teenage super soldiers may turn out be a way to maintain power. But teenagers have a penchant for rebellion.

For four days in November 1943, Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Chiang Kai-shek met in Cairo to discuss the future of the war in the China-Burma-India Theater and plans for the ultimate defeat of Japan. This would be the first and last time that these leaders would meet. This book chronicles the Cairo Conference, the events leading up to the conference, and the consequences of the decisions, understandings and misunderstandings that resulted from the summit. The only book-length study of the subject, this text examines the enormous impact the conference had on the course of the war in Asia and post-war Sino-Western relations.

72 SEITEN SPAWN-ACTION! Einem Abstecher ins Voodoo-verseuchte New Orleans folgt der Auftakt zur "Geschichte dreier Brüder", in dem es Spawn mit einem Dämonentrio zu tun bekommt, das Armageddon überstanden hat und die neue Welt in vollen Zügen genießt. Außerdem: der Abschluss des "Spawn: Godslayer"-Epos.

A warped variation of the Joker drug has caused those who use it to suffer mental breakdowns and embrace anarchy and chaos. With riots cropping up throughout Gotham City, the citizens find themselves divided into two gangs: one led by a Batman Impostor and the other led by a Joker Impostor! "Impostors" part 2.

Jeremiah Arkham's dream for a new asylum is rapidly turning into a nightmare as he is forced to call in Batman to put down a riot. But who or what is behind the sabotage?

This oversized hardcover is jam-packed with gorgeous artwork and captivating stories from today's heavy hitters in both mainstream and indie comics. Greg Pak and Tom Raney deliver a poignant tale of police officer returning to duty thanks to a

It's Lantern vs. Lantern as Hal Jordan comes to blows with his bizarre alien counterpart! Meanwhile, back on Earth, Green Arrow struggles to save the children of Arcadia Orphanage from further horrific experimentation! 'Without Sin' part 3.

In the series' final issue, France's very own version of Arkham Asylum falls under siege! Someone has freed the lunatics, and unless they can be stopped, they'll turn Paris into a surreal Hell on Earth. Batman and Robin join Nightrunner in the mind-bending foreign fight!

Der Doppelgänger ist der neue Träger der Finsternis - und er heizt Jackie Estacado ziemlich ein. Der gerät zwischen die Fronten, denn außerdem macht ihm noch ein Gangster vom Balkan das Leben schwer, der mit aller Macht sein Territorium übernehmen will. Doch dieser Balakov ist mehr, als er zu sein scheint ...

He's lost his powers, his sister, and his cause. How far is he willing to go to get them back? All he wanted was to make the world a perfect place for mutantkind. Pietro Maximoff was Quicksilver, the fastest living creature on Earth -- until the Scarlet Witch took it all away. Now, the son of Magneto is despised, rejected, alone and powerless. Crushed and defeated, his only hope and refuge lies with the Inhumans. Re-united with his wife Crystal, will his desperate ambitions lead him to an even greater betrayal?

Madness and mayhem face off against law and order for control of Gotham City, and not even the Batman is safe! With the Joker Impostor leading the charge of chaos, the ranks of the Batman Impostor's army grow thanks to regular citizens choosing sides and taking up arms. "Impostors" part 3.