Best Selling Books by Matt Fraction

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A one-of-a-kind Star Wars experience that sheds new light on the original film. On May 25, 1977, the world was introduced to Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, and a galaxy full of possibilities. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, more than forty contributors lend their vision to this retelling of Star Wars. Each of the forty short stories reimagines a moment from the original film, but through the eyes of a supporting character. From a Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors, trendsetting artists, and treasured voices from the literary history of Star Wars: • Gary Whitta bridges the gap from Rogue One to A New Hope through the eyes of Captain Antilles. • Aunt Beru finds her voice in an intimate character study by Meg Cabot. • Nnedi Okorofor brings dignity and depth to a most unlikely character: the monster in the trash compactor. • Pablo Hidalgo provides a chilling glimpse inside the mind of Grand Moff Tarkin. • Pierce Brown chronicles Biggs Darklighter’s final flight during the Rebellion’s harrowing attack on the Death Star. • Wil Wheaton spins a poignant tale of the rebels left behind on Yavin. Plus thirty-four more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from: Ben Acker • Renée Ahdieh • Tom Angleberger • Ben Blacker • Jeffrey Brown • Rae Carson • Adam Christopher • Zoraida Córdova • Delilah S. Dawson • Kelly Sue DeConnick • Paul Dini • Ian Doescher • Ashley Eckstein • Matt Fraction • Alexander Freed • Jason Fry • Kieron Gillen • Christie Golden • Claudia Gray • E. K. Johnston • Paul S. Kemp • Mur Lafferty • Ken Liu • Griffin McElroy • John Jackson Miller • Daniel José Older • Mallory Ortberg • Beth Revis • Madeleine Roux • Greg Rucka • Gary D. Schmidt • Cavan Scott • Charles Soule • Sabaa Tahir • Elizabeth Wein • Glen Weldon • Chuck Wendig All participating authors have generously forgone any compensation for their stories. Instead, their proceeds will be donated to First Book—a leading nonprofit that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to educators and organizations serving children in need. To further celebrate the launch of this book and both companies’ longstanding relationships with First Book, Penguin Random House has donated $100,000 to First Book, and Disney/Lucasfilm has donated 100,000 children’s books—valued at $1,000,000—to support First Book and their mission of providing equal access to quality education. Over the past sixteen years, Disney and Penguin Random House combined have donated more than eighty-eight million books to First Book.

In which Jon and Suzie learn just how alone together we all are, and the stakes get raised crazy-high in this, the second arc finale. By MATT FRACTION (CASANOVA, ODYC, SATELLITE SAM) and just a great big bunch of C.H.U.D.s with photoshop or something.

Collects Avengers Assemble #14AU-15AU, Fantastic Four (2012) #5AU, Fearless Defenders #4AU, Superior Spider-Man #6AU, Ultron #1AU, Uncanny Avengers #8AU, Wolverine and the X-Men #27AU, Age of Ultron #10AI.

Act three of SATELLITE SAM starts here with a bang -- is someone at the LeMonde Network a killer? What happened to the girl who knows all the secrets? Will the dark secret that threatens the whole show come out in the gossip columns? The fabulous fifties were never so filthy.

"Norman Osborn runs the Avengers, promising America a new day of safety and security. Cyclops leads the X-Men-- determined to free mutantkind from the forces of cold, impersonal, unreasoning institutional racism that threatens them. Both leaders are locked in a high-stakes chess match with the prize being their respective visions of utopia, and Emma Frost the one piece that could make either the winner! But which side of the board is she on? Plus: Who are the Dark X-Men? Find out the secrets behind this uncanny assemblage of mutants-- including Cloak, Dagger, Daken and Namor, the Sub-Mariner!" -- p. [4] of cover.

When Suzie and Jon have sex, time stops -- literally. Sothey did what any of us would do at first: they got into the business of robbingbanks. But then: things got a little serious. And now: the only business Suzieand Jon want to be into is each other''s, but the bank -- and life -- have otherideas. Suzie and Jon break up and come togetherone last time in this gorgeous hardcover volume collecting the big climax of theaward-winning, best-selling, ground-breaking sex comedy-slash-love story SEXCRIMINALS, complete with flashforward epilogue, bonus content createdexclusively for this volume, and a modesty cover beneath the dust jacket toenable shame-free public consumption in this, the biggest, hardest SEX CRIMINALSyet. "Part romance, part sex comedy, and partheist drama, [SEX CRIMINALS] manages to turn a story about two lovers who robbanks with orgasms into the most emotionally realistic and relatable sex comicever made." -- Wired Magazine "SEXCRIMINALS grapples with no shortage of subjects; grief, mental health,self-medication, consent, rejection, and butt plugs are all handledthoughtfully. It''s hilarious, considered, and sex-positive, but ifyou''re just into cuddling that''s fine, too." -- TheRinger "Who knew that Image Comics (...)would become the premier publisher of forward-thinking genre comics? Consider(SEX CRIMINALS) Exhibit A." -- RollingStone "A smart, funny, sex-positive comicbook for readers of all genders and predilections." --Slate "(T)he story transcends the sex andthe jokes to take a hard, wet look at what humans do when we do sex... Anastounding read." - BoingBoing Collects SEXCRIMINALS 21-30, 69.

Claire Connell, the new avatar of pulp hero Adventureman, faces down the deadly Ghost Gang with the supernatural aid of old friends wearing new guisesÑat stake hangs the make-up of reality itself!

Matt Fraction and David Aja''s critically acclaimed run in a single sharpshooting volume! With Young Avenger Kate Bishop by his side, Clint Barton continues his fight for justice - and good rooftop BBQs! He''s hoping for some downtime from being one of Earth''s Mightiest Heroes - but when the apartment building he''s moved into, and the neighbors he''s befriended, are threatened by a tracksuit-wearing, dog-abusing gang of Eastern European mobsters who say "bro" an awful lot, Clint must stand up and defend his new adopted family...any way he can. It''s Hawkguy, Katie-Kate, Pizza Dog and friends against the Clown, Madame Masque, the Tracksuit Draculas and more in a fantastic, Eisner Award-winning reinvention of the arrowed Avenger! Bro, you read this book. Okay, bro? Collecting HAWKEYE (2012) #1-22 and ANNUAL #1, and YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #6.

As seen on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS! The Eisner- and Harvey-award winning raucous sex comedy that Time magazine called the Comic of the Year and Apple called "inappropriate for sale on iOS devices" returns in SEX CRIMINALS V3: THREE THE HARD WAY. So it turns out Jon and Suzie aren''t alone ã other people around the world, like them, freeze time when they climax. A self-appointed group wants to regulate and control them through fear and intimidation. Jon and Suzie are falling in love and want their freak flags to fly, but if they''re going to fight back they can''t do it alone. And really, isn''t that a metaphor for the whole series? That we might all be alone but we''re all alone together? I think so. If you read only one comic with a semen-demon in it this year, please make it SEX CRIMINALS V3: THREE THE HARD WAY. Collecting issues #11-15.

• THE SERIES? It’s back. • JON AND SUZE? Also back. • THE BANK? MUST BE TAKEN DOWN. • THIS ARC? THE LAST. Gasp! • BULLET LISTS? How do you turn them off in Microsoft Word The highly anticipated return of the #1 New York Times bestselling humor/romance series SEX CRIMINALS kicks off its final story arc. Praised for its emotionally compelling characters, taut storytelling, and comedic genius, Time Magazine called it “the best comic of the year” upon launch. Since its debut, SEX CRIMINALS has garnered coverage from such mainstream media outlets as Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, NPR, and The Washington Post and won multiple awards. SEX CRIMINALS follows the adventures of Suzie and Jon—a couple who discover they can stop time when they have sex. This final chapter sees the reunion of writer MATT FRACTION (NOVEMBER, Hawkeye) and CHIP ZDARSKY (THE WHITE TREES, Daredevil). Select praise for SEX CRIMINALS: Eisner Award-winning Best New Series Harvey Award-winning Best New Series #1 New York Times Bestseller #1 Amazon Bestseller: Literary Graphic Novels Entertainment Weekly’s Must List Publishers Weekly Bestseller Rolling Stone’s “The 50 Best Non-Superhero Graphic Novels” List “Delightful and VERY not-safe-for-work.” —NPR “A precision-tuned screwball comedy on its surface, and that surface is gorgeous, thanks to ZDARSKY’s ace sense of design and inventive color technique.” —TIME Magazine “An honest, heartfelt story about relationships that was more John Hughes than John Holmes.” —USA Today “ZDARSKY’s fluid, brightly hued artwork is dense with smutty gags, but this is a deeper, more understated comedy than it initially seems.” —The New York Times “Wildly imaginative, randy and true…ZDARSKY’s staging, storytelling, and character designs make this even crazier. Great fun!” —Miami Herald

Concluding the acclaimed run by superstar creators Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca! His name is Tony, and he''s an alcoholic. Iron Man saw a city turned to stone and witnessed a war among gods. And when he thought the world was ending, he got drunk. Now, as life goes on, he''s a hero with a humble goal: to make things right, in both his business and his life. But the Mandarin and Ezekiel Stane have other plans, publicizing Tony''s struggle to stay sober while assembling a super-villain army to close in for the kill! Can he withstand this all-out assault, or will he again succumb to his demon? Then a new Iron Man explodes into action! But if Tony Stark isn''t Iron Man, who''s the guy in the suit? Meanwhile, the mole inside Stark Resilient stands revealed -- and Tony and the Mandarin finally come face-to-face! Who lives? Who dies? And what is the future of Stark Resilient? COLLECTING: Invincible Iron Man (2008) #510-527

SEX! DEATH! LIVE TV! As the showÕs writer finds himself ensnared in a blackmail scheme, the girl behind the scenes stumbles onto the late Carlyle WhiteÕs biggest secret of allÑwhich can''t help his son Michael from descending even further into a world of cheap sex and celebrity.

Kegal Face steals Jon''s files from his therapist.

Meanwhile, in Gotham City, the great Olsen/Batman prank war rages on. An old favorite returns to make heads or tails of just what the heck has been going on. Jimmy does some funny Fraction stuff. Batman is there, too, doing some Lieber stuff. Lex Luthor’s kicking around. It’s a whole thing.

Collected in one explosive compendium, this high-octane, dimension-hopping spy saga mashes up sci-fi, sex, and superspies with delirious pop-art swagger. Casanova Quinn gets ripped out of spacetime, betrays everyone he ever loved, and destroys whole worlds in his wake. But it''s okay. Everything''s going to be okay. The first three CASANOVA stories now collected in one massive, brain-melting, idiom-incinerating volume. CASANOVA: we were destroying mutliverses before destroying multiverses was cool.

Tired of being taken for granted by his father Odin and fellow immortals, Thor decides to take time out from cleaning up the messes created by the gods.

You think it''s hard being a sex criminal? Try being a sex cop for, like, an issue, give or take. ALSO THIS ISSUE: a special sequence guest-colored by a MYSTERY COLORIST whose name rhymes exactly with "ELIZABETH BREITWEISER.

Le Phénix se dirige vers la planète Terre. Ses incroyables pouvoirs inquiètent l''équipe des Avengers autant qu''ils enthousiasment les X-Men. Les premiers craignent en effet les catastrophes que pourrait provoquer cette créature cosmique, tandis que les seconds voient en elle l''avenir de l''espèce mutante. Ainsi débute un violent affrontement entre les deux groupes pour prendre le contrôle de cette force aussi fascinante que dangereuse.