Best Selling Books by Jim Shooter

""Revival: Lifelines Part 1"" Obadiah Archer is a boy with a special talent and some very unusual parents. Once he escapes their clutches, he embarks on an international adventure that will take him from the sacred halls of a Tibetan monstrary to the filthy underpasses of Los Angeles. And when a mysterious stranger hires him to assassinate the inebriated immortal known as Armstrong, the world''s most mismatched crimfighting duo is born!

Collecting Daredevil (1964) #133-143 And Annual #4, Ghost Rider (1973) #20, Marvel Premiere #39-40 And Material From Ghost Rider (1973) #19. Matt Murdock may be the Marvel Universeu0092s most famous lawyer, but when the Jester frames Daredevil for murder, the verdict is guilty u0097 and the sentence is death! With New York City turned against him, President Ford calling citizens to take up arms against super heroes and a noose around his neck, how will DD get out of this one? Then, Karen Pageu0092s disappearance sends Daredevil to Los Angeles in a crossover adventure with Ghost Rider penciled by John Byrne! And as Mattu0092s romance with Heather Glenn continues to grow, his investigation into her fatheru0092s business draws disturbing conclusions! Plus Torpedou0092s return, a Daredevil/Black Panther/Sub-Mariner team-up, the Gladiator and Beetleu0092s attack on Grand Central Station and the one and only Bullseye!

Collects Avengers (1963) 1, 4, 16, 57-58, 164-166, 273-277; Giant-Size Avengers (1974) 2; Avengers (1998) 19-22, 65-70; New Avengers (2005) 1-6; Avengers (2012) 1-3.

How do ten heroes end up buried alive beneath one hundred and fifty BILLION tons of rock? And is the Hulk mad enough to do anything about it? What were the events that led up to this catastrophe? What are the heroes thinking? And with the weight of an entire mountain range above them, how do they go about their desperate fight for survival? All the answers can be found in the book that takes you deeper into the classic events of the Secret Wars, and pulls the lid off stories that were left untold!

""No Love Lost"" Serve the demon, pay the price! Transported to a land beyond time and space, Jack falls hard for a native warrior named Elya. But when he learns the truth of what she''s fighting for, he''ll have to choose between giving into love or continuing his personal battle as the one true Shadowman!

SQUARE PEGS IN A ROUND WORLD Archer is the world?s greatest hand-to-hand ?ghter, an expert marksman, and a seeker of truth and righteousness. Armstrong is an immortal warrior who has reluctantly brawled his way from pre-history to modern times only to realize that the best way to face life?s many challenges is to grab a drink. But Armstrong counts as his worst day the one when Archer turned up and decided that they were partners ? a team chosen by fate to save the world! From the minds of legendary creators Barry Windsor-Smith (Weapon X), Jim Shooter (Secret Wars), Bob Layton (Iron Man), and more comes the first Valiant Classic Collection of the groundbreaking series CBR calls a ""comic book masterpiece""! Collecting ARCHER & ARMSTRONG (1992) #0?12.

""Footprints on the Sands of Time"" Gilad Ani-Padda has lived more than a hundred lifetimes. Ten thousand years ago, he was his people''s fiercest soldier... Today he is the Eternal Warrior, the Earth''s immortal Fist and Steel! When Geomancer Geoff McHenry calls on him to save the world from a doom first predicted millennia ago, the Eternal Warrior will have no choice but to answer, no matter the cost!

A deluxe hardcover collecting Shadowman?s legendary first appearance in the original Valiant Universe ? featuring classic work by Steve Ditko, Steve Englehart, Bob Hall, David Lapham, Jim Shooter and more! Jack Boniface nearly died one night ? attacked by something out of a nightmare. But since that terrifying experience something has changed. Now, when darkness falls, a feeling comes over him, an urge to destroy the demons that would defile the New Orleans night. Wild, reckless, and hell-bent on eliminating evil in all its forms, Jack is now his city?s new protector ? the nocturnal avenger simply called Shadowman. This Valiant Masters volume collects SHADOWMAN (1992) #0-7 and material from DARQUE PASSAGES (1994) #1.

Go back into the night with the first deluxe edition hardcover of the classic series that debuted the bestselling Valiant hero! Jack Boniface nearly died one night?attacked by something out of a nightmare. By fateful chance, he escaped. But since that terrifying experience something has changed. Now, when darkness falls, a feeling comes over him, the urge to cast out the evil that would defile the night. Demons in the dark, beware the vigilante known as... Shadowman. From Valiant legends Bob Hall (Squadron Supreme), Jim Shooter (Secret Wars), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Steve Englehart (Detective Comics), and more comes the first omnibus collection of the series Comic Bulletin calls ""a real classic"". Collecting SHADOWMAN (1992) #0?24, THE SECOND LIFE OF DOCTOR MIRAGE #5, SECRET WEAPONS (1993) #1?2, and DARQUE PASSAGES (1994), along with 20+ pages of rarely seen art and extras!

Collected for the very first time ? the debut adventures of the H.A.R.D. Corps in the original Valiant Universe by legendary creators Jim Shooter (Secret Wars), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), David Michelinie (Amazing Spider-Man), Bernard Chang (Green Lantern Corps) and more! The most important technological breakthrough of the century might also be its most dangerous. After years of trial and error, multinational conglomerate Omen Enterprises has finally perfected a cybernetic brain implant that will change the face of modern warfare forever. With a legion of ex-soldiers at their disposal, Omen is building the private army of the future ? a squadron of enhanced commandos that calls itself the H.A.R.D. Corps! But even with the powers of flight, telekinesis, and mind control at their command, not everyone is willing to volunteer for service?but Omen has ways of making you fight for a paycheck. Collecting HARBINGER (1992) #10-11 and H.A.R.D. CORPS (1993) #1-6 for the first time anywhere, VALIANT MASTERS: H.A.R.D. CORPS VOL. 1 ? SEARCH AND DESTROY also comes complete with process art, sketches and more rarely seen back-up material from the depths of the Valiant vault!

""New Beginnings"" The Harbinger renegades return home, and Peter and Kris cope with the loss of their baby. But, after weeks of adventure, are the kids prepared to make it in the real world? And, here in their first appearance, a rocky night out with the agents of H.A.R.D. Corps!

Night after night, Jack Boniface puts his heart and soul into his music, and, night after night, the people of the French Quarter come out to watch him play. But after one of the evening''s deadlier dwellers attacks him and leaves him for dead, Jack discovers a strange compulsion to put on a mask and take the streets as Shadowman!

Written by Jim Shooter Art by Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff & George Klein Cover by Curt Swan & George Klein Collecting ADVENTURE COMICS #346, 347, 352, 353 and 357! The Legion battles both the Fatal Five and the Sun Eater - and only the ultimate sacrifice can save Ferro Lad''s friends! Advance-solicited; on sale February 18 - 128 pg, FC , $39.99 US

The Legion of Super-Heroes prepares for an attack by the Khunds, assigning four new members to guard important towers. But when someone starts destroying their defenses, it becomes apparent a traitor stands among them!

Universo has stolen the Legion of Super-Heroes'' Time Bubble. The Legionnaires split up and follow him into the past, but each ends up in a different time period!

Following in the footsteps of the X-O MANOWAR CLASSIC OMNIBUS VOL. 1, it?s the complete, oversized omnibus collection of the series Ain?t It Cool News calls ?the best buddy team book of all time""""! Obadiah Archer, left for dead as a boy by his corrupt evangelist parents, has spent the last decade honing his innate abilities in a monastery deep in the mountains of Ladakh before emerging now as the world?s greatest hand-to-hand fighter and marksman. His body a temple, his every movement in harmony and his mind perfectly serene? except for the overriding desire to avenge his own murder. Armstrong is a 10,000-year-old libertine who may be as strong as a battalion, but abandoned idealism millennia ago. Now he spends his days drinking, carousing and telling tales of outrageous adventures throughout history to anyone who will listen ? that is, when he?s not on the run from an ancient cult whose bumbling agents have been hunting him for two thousand years. But Armstrong counts as the worst day of all his days the one when Archer turned up and decided that they were partners ? a team chosen by fate to save the world! Featuring work from iconic Valiant creators Barry Windsor-Smith (Conan,?Weapon X), Jim Shooter (Secret Wars), Bob Layton (Iron Man), Mike Baron (Nexus), and more, the groundbreaking adventures of the original conspiracy-smashing duo are brought together in their entirety for the very first time right here in this massive, oversized volume. Collecting?ARCHER & ARMSTRONG (1992) #0?26?and?ETERNAL WARRIOR (1992) #25,?CHAOS EFFECT: OMEGA?along with?ARCHER & ARMSTRONG: THE FORMATION OF THE SECT.

The Legionnaires individually battle the Wanderers, temporarily turned evil, in order to find out who''s the mightiest Legionnaire.

The original Marvel crossover event is back in a deluxe hard cover edition! Packed full of extra behind-the-scenes features, including a foreword from the writer - Jim Shooter. Earth''s mightiest heroes, including Spider-Man, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, are abducted by The Beyonder, an omnipotent being from another dimension, and transported to Battle World to fight their deadliest foes in a war that will determine the fate of the universe! Collecting MARVEL SUPER HEROES: SECRET WARS (1984) #1-12, originated covers and Marvel Secret Artist feature by Marvel UK

ÒSUPERMANÕS NIGHTMARE DREAMS!Ó After exposure to Red Kryptonite, Superman begins to have recurring dreams featuring Batman and Robin!

Mordu the Merciless has discovered the Legion of Super-Heroes hiding in Smallville''s past. Out in the open, the Legion must confront and defeat the powerful sorcerer!

After the arrival of the female ambassador from Taltar, the female Legionnaires experience great increases in their powers. The results of the first fan vote for Legion leader declare Ultra Boy the next leader and runner-up Mon-El his deputy.

The Legionnaires are being haunted by the ghost of Ferro Lad! Has their fallen friend returned to make them pay for letting him die or is another presence behind this ghostly game?

Stargrave wants the Legion''s assistance to gain total control of the universe! And Brainiac 5, after discovering that Stargrave is his father, agrees to help.

The continent-spanning city of North Am is a miracle of ingenuity and ambition, a technological paradise where mile-high skyscrapers pierce the clouds and robots perform virtually all labor. But in the shadows of the "milespires," human mobsters use robot muscle to terrorize the North Am citizenry. Human trafficking, illegal psychoactive substances, violent crime, and corrosive corruption are suddenly epidemic in the glittering utopia, with only Magnus, the mighty Robot Fighter, to stand against them.

ÒTHE DAY CANDID CAMERA UNMASKED CLARK KENTÕS IDENTITY!Ó Clark Kent is caught changing into Superman by a Candid Camera gag!

ÒCLARK KENT, FIGHTING FEDERAL AGENT!Ó The FBI recruits Clark Kent to deal with a new foe called the Acid Master!

Writers Jim Shooter and David Michelinie and avenging artists George Pérez and John Byrne bring you the Avengers at their best! And it begins with the cosmic "Korvac Saga" - co-starring the Guardians of the Galaxy! Possessed by the Power Cosmic, Korvac seeks to create a utopia on Earth. His godlike power may mean the end of the Avengers - and everyone else on the planet! Then, bookending this volume is "The Yesterday Quest" - a storyline with deep revelations for the Scarlet Witch, including her first encounter with the evil power of the Darkhold! In between, new heroes join the team, battles with the Absorbing Man and Count Nefaria will shake your fillings, and you will see why the Avengers will forever be called Earth''s Mightiest Heroes! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #167-188 and ANNUAL #8-9, and material from AVENGERS: THE KORVAC SAGA TPB.

""Where Troubles Melt like Lemon Drops?"" Gilad recruits the Valiant Universe''s greatest heroes to save all of existence--including himself! When all hope seems lost, Gilad recruits a future version of himself from the year 4001 A.D. Are two Eternal Warriors better than one? When you''re in a land outside of time, anything is possible!

Aric of Dacia: Visigoth warrior, slave of the Spider-Aliens, wielder of the most powerful weapon in the universe. Armed with the X-O Manowar armor and trapped in the modern day, Aric will wage war on his one-time captors.

The Legion of Super-Heroes go after Tyroc, who has apparently been using his voice power to terrorize Metropolis, in ÒThis Legionnaire Is Condemned!Ó

The Legion of Super-Heroes faces off against the menacing Doctor Regulus, who shares a shocking connection with the Legionnaire Sun Boy!

When the Time-Trapper learns that he can only rule the universe in possible futures where five Legionnaires do not exist, he brings Superboy, Karate Kid, Chameleon Boy, Saturn Girl and Sun Boy to his lair to kill them.

Celebrate the greatest comic-book wedding of all in this oversized Gallery Edition containing the complete story of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson''s 1980s nuptials -- from proposal, to ceremony, to honeymoon! After years of will-they-won''t-they friendship and occasional romance, Peter pops the question...and after a lot of soul-searching, MJ says yes! But will these lovebirds truly hit the jackpot and walk down the aisle, or will that ol'' Parker luck -- not to mention Electro, the Puma and the new Spider-Slayer -- ruin everything for the bride and groom? Plus, vintage behind-the-scenes extras including the newspaper strip version of the wedding, and the complete saga of the happy couple''s history! COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 290-292, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) 21, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1979) 7, What If? (1989) 20-21, Marvel Saga: The Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985) 22, material from Not Brand Echh (1967) 6

""The Root of All Evil"" Not even Pete''s psionic powers can protect his friends from a very real consequence of their rebellion -- a bullet in the chest.

""One For All"" Strange times make for strange bedfellows. When tragedy strikes Peter Stanchek and his renegades, they gain an unexpected ally.

Spider-Man becomes unraveled when his life is darkened by his shape-changing costume as well as his fashion sense.