Best Selling Books by J. Michael Straczynski

Discover what happened before WATCHMEN as writer J. Michael Straczynski is joined by Andy Kubert and the legendary Joe Kubert to take flight with the gadget-savvy vigilante known as Nite Owl! And then in BEFORE WATCHMEN: DR. MANHATTAN, JMS teams with fan-favorite artist Adam Hughes on the all-powerful super-man Dr. Manhattan. For Dr. Manhattan, past, present, and future are one and the same. But as he observes the events of his life, do they remain the same? Or are they changed? The very fact of his existence may have altered the nature of what will or will not be... Collects BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL #1-4 and BEFORE WATCHMEN: DR. MANHATTAN #1-4.

Joe has penetrated into the depths of Hell to save Laura, the woman he loves more than life itself, from a horrific fate beyond description. He''s learned the Enemy''s plans to bring down Heaven. They think he''s cornered, trapped, neutralized. They''re wrong, and by the end of this issue, the ultimate war between heaven and hell will begin...with Joe Fitzgerald right at the center of the biggest fight since the dawn of Creation.

It began with two seemingly unconnected deaths: a young woman, washed up on the shore of Lake Michigan, and the Huntsman, whose death Protectors, Inc. insisted was an accident. But now the lines connecting those two events are becoming clear, and Lieutenant Detective John Riley finds himself on the edge of a conspiracy that may shatter everything the public believes about their heroes...assuming he can survive the investigation.

After reconciling with the love of his life, Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker''s alter-ego, Spider-Man, must also deal with a new superhuman threat known as Digger.

The final issue of J. Michael Straczynski''s epic return to The Twilight Zone! Wall Street embezzler Trevor Richmond, who exchanged one life for another and ended up with neither...barrista Diana Westby, who blinked in the face of nuclear terror and disappeared into an eternity of fear...and private investigator Roy Chambers, who has entered the past and must make the ultimate sacrifice for another...three stories, three lives that converge in this final issue. One final choice in this final issue has the potential to save all of them...or destroy them. You may think you know what happened in the first eleven issues of this series, but can you ever really be sure about anything...in the Twilight Zone? Featuring exclusive behind the scenes script to art process only available on comiXology! This issue features bonus content exclusively on comiXology!

From his unique quantum position, Dr. Manhattan can see his whole life flash before his eyes. So why isn''t he seeing the events he once lived?

Dream Police Detectives Joe Thursday and Frank Stanford have been partners for as long as they can remember, patrolling the alternate universe of dreams, nightmares, and the great void beyond, an alternate but very real dimension of changelings, echoes, wisps, ethers, and nightwalkers, those who died in their sleep and wander the dreamscape forever. They''ve seen it all. But when Frank steps away and disappears...and the woman who returns says she''s Joe''s partner, that she''s always been Joe''s partner...he begins a journey into the unknown that will shake the dreaming down to its very foundations.

The Verge, the no-man''s land between the Dreamscape and the Waking World, has been off limits since time immemorial. But to solve the mystery of Joe Thursday''s missing partner, he and Kate Black must go through a gauntlet of impossible pain and danger. Even if they come through the Verge alive, they will not come through unchanged.

The Angel and Detective Riley have joined forces to determine who killed the Huntsman, and why. With each new discovery, the suspicion grows that it was one of the Protectors who did the job...and that there may be other, unsolved murders that could only have been committed by one of their own. In a world without super-powered bad guys, has someone finally crossed over to the other side? And if they have, how can they be stopped? And what secret is Protectors Inc. hiding about all this? Tune in for another thrilling adventure...

An unexplained local disappearance, a corpse that lands several hundred miles from the scene of the crime, and the very first death of one of the Protectors...what do these three seemingly unrelated incidents have in common?ÊAnd why is Protectors, Inc. so determined to whitewash the possibility that the super-powered hero was murdered?ÊLieutenant Detective Riley may be the only one who really wants to discover the truth.

Chicago is home base for Protectors Inc., a corporation renting out super-powered men and women as franchises and heroes and spokespersons...making money and enjoying prestige and power in a world without super-powered bad guys. But when one of the Protectors is found murdered, the trail begins to lead back to one of his other teammates. None of them want to consider the possibility that one of their own has turned to the dark side...so it falls to Lieutenant Detective John Riley to follow the evidence wherever it goes. His journey will take him into a maze of secrets going back over seventy years, to the creation of the very first Protector...and a killer whose identity may threaten the very existence of Protectors Inc.

The next chapter of the ongoing saga of The Resistance takes an intimate look at a very special species of the superhuman race known as The Reborns. Emily Kai is what is known as a “Moth.” She was granted immense power by the global pandemic known as “The Great Death,” but with a caveat: The moment she taps into the power that resides within her, a clock starts and Emily will have only six months to live. Granted the opportunity to bring immense beauty into the world, but only by paying the ultimate price, Emily embarks on a harrowing journey of self-discovery that will test her to her core and take her to places way beyond her wildest imagination. In this concluding issue, Emily’s journey comes to culmination over the course of her final days.

The next chapter of the ongoing saga of The Resistance takes an intimate look at a very special species of the superhuman race known as The Reborns. Emily Kai is what is known as a “Moth.” She was granted immense power by the global pandemic known as “The Great Death,” but with a caveat: The moment she taps into the power that resides within her, a clock starts and Emily will have only six months to live. Granted the opportunity to bring immense beauty into the world, but only by paying the ultimate price, Emily embarks on a harrowing journey of self-discovery that will test her to her core and take her to places way beyond her wildest imagination.

The next chapter of the ongoing saga of The Resistance takes an intimate look at a very special species of the superhuman race known as The Reborns. Emily Kai is what is known as a “Moth.” She was granted immense power by the global pandemic known as “The Great Death,” but with a caveat: The moment she taps into the power that resides within her, a clock starts and Emily will have only six months to live. Granted the opportunity to bring immense beauty into the world, but only by paying the ultimate price, Emily embarks on a harrowing journey of self-discovery that will test her to her core and take her to places way beyond her wildest imagination.

Ozymandias is Moloch''s new savior, but can he really trust the smartest man alive, or is it enough to just have faith?

Dr. Manhattan can now see the scope of the damage he''s done to the cosmic orderÑbut is there a way to repair it? And what incident from his own past holds the key to understanding where he went wrong?

When Private Investigator Ben Chambers was hired to investigate a murder that took place several years earlier, he never anticipated that his inquiry would lead to the seemingly impossible: to penetrate the veil of time and see the murder happen right before his eyes. Now that he knows who committed the crime, a larger question makes itself apparent: can he stop it from happening? Can he save the life of a young man who didn''t deserve to die? Or does the timestream prevent such things from ever happening? The answer to those questions of the past will forever alter Ben Chambers'' future.

Superman arrives in Des Moines, Iowa! As the Man of Steel begins to question what it is he''s fighting for, an explosion at a chemical plant puts him at odds with someone he would never expect: Lois Lane! ''Grounded'' part 7.

The next chapter of the ongoing saga of The Resistance takes an intimate look at a very special species of the superhuman race known as The Reborns. Emily Kai is what is known as a “Moth.” She was granted immense power by the global pandemic known as “The Great Death,” but with a caveat: The moment she taps into the power that resides within her, a clock starts and Emily will have only six months to live. Granted the opportunity to bring immense beauty into the world, but only by paying the ultimate price, Emily embarks on a harrowing journey of self-discovery that will test her to her core and take her to places way beyond her wildest imagination.

Superman meets Sin City as the Man of Steel heads to Las Vegas! But waiting there for Superman is an out-of-control Livewire, who has become more powerful and erratic than ever. ''Grounded'' part 9.

Mysterious Kryptonian structures begin appearing suddenly in Boulder, Colorado, during Superman''s visit. But upon closer inspection, Superman discovers these building are really the work of the Fastest Man Alive! ''Grounded'' part 9.

Still a bit uneasy after his encounter in Ohio, the Man of Steel spends the night with Lois in Chicago. Dreams of monsters give him fitful sleep, but Superman discovers a real monster when he encounters a physically abused woman and child. ''Grounded'' part 5.

The Batman comes to visit as Superman makes his way into Ohio! Superman investigates fallen debris from New Krypton. But when the debris gives regular folks superpowers, the Man of Steel must subdue them before they destroy the city. ''Grounded'' part 3.

At long last, ''Grounded'' reaches its startling conclusion! Superman hits Seattle, and it is in that city where everything will come to a head. The mysterious woman who has been following Superman all year makes a desperate final move, one that may cost the Man of Steel that which he holds most dear!

This wouldn''t be the first instance where the Legion of Super-Heroes have gone back in time looking to add to their ranks. But the sheer craziness the Doom Patrol will bring into their lives just might make it the last time!

Comics'' greatest archrivalry: The Joker and The Atom?! The smallest hero in the DC Universe gets into the head of the biggest menace in all of Gotham City!

When an experiment meant to alter the speed of light goes awry, Barry Allen finds himself face to face with some surprising allies--World War II''s legendary Blackhawks! But Barry isn''t the Flash they know, and he''s not even the kind of hero they need to help fight history''s most grueling war!

V. 2. The Fantastic Four attempt to discover what is destroying the fabric of space time and run into their future selves as Dr. Doom attempts to convince the team that Reed Richards eventually becomes a threat.

The Asgardian God of Thunder is reunited with the mortal form of Dr. Don Blake. Together, they must reckon with the legacy of the mythic Norse kingdom and the awakening of its immortal heroes--but in a world that may not want them back!

Spider-Man battles the child abductor called the Shade and attempts to win back Mary Jane''s love.

Ragnarok a éradiqué toutes les divinités d''Asgard et Thor n''a rien pu faire pour empêcher ce désastre. Mais la nature a horreur du vide et Mjolnir est retombé sur Terre, attendant qu''un mortel le brandisse à nouveau. Lorsque Donald Blake se saisit du marteau, un nouveau cycle commence et les dieux réapparaissent... C''est le début de nouvelles aventures pour le Dieu du Tonnerre ! J. Michael Straczynski est aussi connu pour son travail à la télé sur Babylon 5 que pour ses comics comme Amazing Spider-Man. Ici, il reprend la série Thor plusieurs années après son arrêt. Il est accompagné par le français Olivier Coipel qui sort à peine d''House of M et signera par la suite des titres aussi connus que Spider-Verse ou The Magic Order. [payot.ch]