Best Selling Books by John Barber

Megatron has been on the run since Optimus Prime defeated the Fallen, but now a new player, Shockwave, has arrived on Earth, and he's not taking prisoners.

When Optimus Prime and the Autobots discover a long-lost ally stranded on the Moon, they try to rescue and revive him before Megatron and the Decepticons can use his power.

The fate of Cybertron is sealed &— but what is the Decepticon scientist called Shockwave planning? In the wastelands of Cybertron, he makes his move &— and Soundwave and the Decepticons step up to stop him, but in the end they are faced with the ultimate choice: will the Decepticons stand with Shockwave &— or will they join the Autobots?

v. 1: story by Bob Gale, John Barber, & Erik Burnham; script by Bob Gale, John Barber, Erik Burnham; art by Brent Schoonover [and nine others].

A concise guide to mixing 25 popular Winsor & Newton Artist's Oil Colours, which gives an at-a-glance guide to over 2000 hues and shades. This is a complete visual reference, enabling artists to re-create what they see on their palette and on their works of art. The 25 colours have been specially chosen as the most useful for a wide range of oil painting, and the book shows how to match precisely any shade you want to reproduce in your work. This useful guide is intended for both amateur and professional artists and will prove invaluable in the studio and when painting on location.

The Winsor & Newton Guide to Colour Mixing Watercolour takes the uncertainty out of colour mixing for artists. Organised around the primary colours, with an additional section on neutrals and flesh tints, the book presents a gallery of precise colour mixes to enable an artist to recreate what is on the page in their palette and on their work of art.Clear, concise outline of the principles of colour mixing using watercolours At-a-glance guide to more than 5,000 hues and shades Complete visual reference to mixing watercolour Inspirational galleries of successful watercolour works using colour mixingBook Contents: Chapter 1 - Tools and Materials, Chapter 2 - Mixing Watercolours, Chapter 3 - Reds and Oranges, Chapter 4 - Yellows and Greens, Chapter 5 - Blues and Purples, Chapter 5 - Neutrals and Flesh Tones,

Descriptive notes by John Barber FSA about the late 12th century Oakham Castle and its Great Hall including his 1950s excavations, interpreted and illustrated by the editors. Reassessment of pottery finds by Deborah Sawday. Includes reprint of P W Gathercole's 1953-54 excavation report from Trans Leics Arch & Hist Soc and other notes.

Originally published as The Transformers: Punishment, The Transformers: Redemption, and The Transformers: Salvation.

"Originally published as The Transformers: robots in disguise, issues #10-11 and The Transformers: Robots in disguise annual 2012." -- Colophon.

This volume collects all four of the action-packed G.I. Joe Yearbooks. Re-caps of important storylines, character profiles, and new stories were presented in these yearly comics that were published from 1985-1988. It also includes cover galleries and pin-ups by G.I. Joe cover artist Mike Zeck.

Optimus Prime faces the aftermath of the Combiner Wars. The Decepticon alliance with humanity gets stronger, while rifts occur in Prime's Autobot team.

See the origin of the bitter rivalry between Optimus Prime and Megatron!

Introduces the geology, geography, climates, and natural resources of our planet.

"Four decades in the making, it's the crossover that fans have demanded! Kirk, Spock, and Autobots! Decepticons and Klingons! Optimus Prime and the Prime Directive! When Kirk, Spock, and the entire crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise investigate problems at a remote mine, they're met with an explosive battle between powerful warriors who change into vehicles from the 20th century! As the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons rages, Captain Kirk is left with a decision--does he violate the Prime Directive and interfere in a war that's raged for millennia? And how will the Klingons complicate the issue? It's cartoony fun between two of the most popular science fiction franchises in the world!"--Back cover