Best Selling Books by Marjorie Liu

NEW STORY ARC Return to the world of MONSTRESS in this oversized issue! The Defiled have breached the walls of their prisonÑand possessed anyone who has ever held the Mask of the Shaman-Empress. In desperation, Maika and Kippa will need to partner with the most unlikely of alliesÑor risk losing everything.

Previously published in the print anthology Dark Dreamers. There are those who do terrible things in this world, and others who simply watch. As a gargoyle, sworn to protect the weak, Charlie can do neither. He has been imprisoned by a witch, and his only release will come at his own destruction—or through the help of clairvoyant Aggie Durand. Sweet as a kiss, she is the one dream he does not dare desire—and yet, she might be his soul''s salvation.

The long-dreaded war between the Federation and Arcanics is about to explode as secret peace negotiations are threatened and the Old Gods conspire. Now, Maika must choose her next steps: will she help her friends, or strike out on her own?

In this unique collection, ongoing Red Sonja series writer Gail Simone hand-picked eleven of the fiercest, most talented, and most popular female writers from the worlds of comics, prose, games, and television, to help her tell the greatest legends in the She-Devil''s long history! A group of savage mercenaries hired to hunt and kill Sonja come across campfire tales of her at every turn... and Sonja does not like to be hunted. Tamora Pierce, Mercedes Lackey, Marjorie M. Liu, Nancy A. Collins, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Rhianna Pratchett, and many more tell fascinating bits of Sonja''s legend, with a wrap-around tale by Simone herself, and art by the likes of Phil Noto, Jim Calafiore, Jack Jadson, and others. Collects Legends of Red Sonja issues #1-5, the script to issue #1, concept art by Jack Jadson, and more!

It''s a turning point in Maika''s life when she comes face-to-face with a stranger from her deep past.

ÒWorld-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.Ó Ñ The Hollywood Reporter The richly imagined world of MONSTRESS is an alternate 1900s Asia, with an art deco-infused steampunk aesthetic that''s brimming with arcane dangers. Within it, a teenage girl struggles to overcome the trauma of war, a task that''s made all the more difficult by her mysterious symbiotic link to an eldritch monster of tremendous powerÑa connection that will transform them both and place them in the crosshairs of both human and otherworldly powers. A perfect entry-point for new readers,Ê MONSTRESS COMPENDIUM ONE Êcollects the first eight volumes of theÊ New York Times- bestselling series in one massive paperback compendium from creator/writer MARJORIE LIU (who made history as the first woman to win an Eisner Award for Best Writer) and creator/artist SANA TAKEDA .

ItÕs a tale of two fathers as Maika Halfwolf makes plans to rescue Seizi from captivityÑand discover the full extent of the Lord DoctorÕs destructive machinations.ÊWill Maika find a way to retrieve what the Blood Court has stolen?

Collects X-23 #1-6.ÿÿ X-23 has lived many lives, but none of them have ever felt right.ÿ Leaving the X-Men''s island home of Utopia on a mission all her own, she''s already found trouble. Even with the mutant thief Gambit at her side, her past haunts her. With new enemies rising, can X-23 trust herself not to succumb to her deadly ways?

On the prison planet of Golga, everyone has an agenda—and everyone wants to escape. Maika and her companions must work together to finally find a way home…without being followed by those who would destroy their world.

NEW STORY ARC The only way forward is a return to the past, as Maika and her friends find themselves in an unsettling yet familiar world

Collects Dark Wolverine #75-89, Dark Reign: The List - Punisher, Wolverine: Origins #47-48, Franken-Castle #19-20, Dark Wolverine Saga. In Norman Osborn''s "Dark Reign," Wolverine''s son Daken is an Avenger! And that means he''s supposed to be one of the good guys - in public, anyway. But when a tape revealing his true colors is leaked onto the internet, Daken will be forced to clean up his act! But who is pulling Osborn''s strings? Then, Daken will face a bloody reckoning with his father Logan and father-figure Romulus - and begin a violent rivalry with the Punisher! Osborn sends Daken to put the skull-chested vigilante down once and for all - but when that doesn''t quite work, Daken will battle the reanimated Franken-castle! And when the Dark Reign ends in a climactic Siege of Asgard, will Daken be hero or villain?

The Marvel Universe has always reflected the world outside your window ? from the moment Captain America charged into battle in World War II to the present day! Marvel?s characters face relevant and real-life issues alongside their extraordinary adventures ? from grappling with alcoholism to participating in politics to celebrating diversity and everything in between! These powerful stories from Marvel?s 80-year history feature iconic heroes tackling heavy-hitting subjects including drug abuse, teen suicide, HIV, terrorism, school shootings and more. Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #97, HOWARD THE DUCK (1976) #8, IRON MAN (1968) #128, NEW MUTANTS (1983) #45, ALPHA FLIGHT (1983) #106, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #303, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #420, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #36, CAPTAIN AMERICA (2002) #1, ASTONISHING X-MEN (2004) #51, MS. MARVEL (2015) #13, CHAMPIONS (2016) #24 and material from CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #2 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #583.

Bridging the gap between the fifth and sixth arc (which resumes in January 2021), MONSTRESS returns with TALK-STORIES, a two-part limited series that invites you to eat dumplings beside the fire and listen as Kippa recounts a defining moment from her childhood.

“Readers of early Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, and the best thrillers out there should try Liu now.” —Publishers Weekly In the realm of paranormal romance, no author burns hotter than New York Times bestselling author Marjorie M. Liu! The Fire King is yet another blazing example of her originality, sensuality, and breathtaking storytelling prowess. Her passionate tales centered around the mysterious Dirk and Steele Detective Agency—with its roster of enigmatic psychics, telepaths, shapeshifters, and extraordinary beings—have set a high standard for this popular romance subgenre. In The Fire King, her tormented shape-shifting hero—once almost a god, now much more than a man—freed against his will from an eternal darkness, must overcome his rage and the pain of his tragic past by accepting the love of a remarkable woman with an extraordinary gift. A Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award winner and multiple RITA Award nominee, Lui is not to be missed if your taste is for love stories from the supernatural side. In fact, Christina Feehan, arguably the Queen of paranormal romantic fiction, says, “Anyone who loves my work should love hers.”

Political intrigue continues as Maika is drawn deeper into the mysteries of the Dusk and Dawn Courts.