New Releases by Mike Norton

In 2009, cartoonist extraordinaire and internet sensation Mike Norton (BATTLEPUG, DOUBLE FEATURE COMICS: THE ANSWER) took the “24-Hour Comic” Challenge and created the pug-tastic comic THE CURSE over the course of a single day! He returned with sequels spawned during “24-Hour Comic” events in 2010 and 2011. Now all three tales of pirates and pugs are available in print in this new collection.

The United States is attacked by a lone mysterious warrior who has escaped from a super-secret government holding tank. The Justice Society races to Washington, D.C. to neutralise the threat, but they soon find themselves at the heart of a catastrophe that will redefine justice, the society and America.

Two case studies from Kenya demonstrate the malign impact on policy-making and political decision-making of foreign NGOs with single issue agendas. They gain acceptance for their minority views by using financial strength and access to economic and political elites in order to subvert what should be representative democratic processes.

Written by Andrew Kreisberg Art by Mike Norton and Joe Rubinstein Cover by Ladr�nn The adventures of comicdom''s most tempestuous couple continue in this new volume collecting issues #15-20 of their monthly series! A new villain gives Oliver Queen reason to reflect on how much his life has changed since he married Dinah Lance - but Black Canary doesn''t have time to contemplate since she''s busy battling Cupid! Advance-solicited; on sale December 16 o 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US

The marriage of bow and bird goes from the frying pan into the fire when a new villain in Star City makes Oliver pause to reflect on the changes in his life since Dinah came along. And when the insane, Green Arrow-worshipping villainess Cupid arrives with one target in mind, their relationship is tested to breaking point.

"Ripped from the familiarity and friendships of suburbia, high-school senior Jeffry Dietz now finds himself trapped in the tiny tourist-trap town called Northern Plains. In a time before texting and wi-fi made the world smaller, Jeffry struffles to make new memories and forge new friendships... but he''ll also have to encounter new enemies."--P. [4] of cover.

Queen & Country, the Eisner Award-winning and critically lauded espionage series from acclaimed novelist and comic book author Greg Rucka, is back in a new series of definitive editions collecting the entire classic series in just four affordable soft covers. In this second collection, SIS field agent Tara Chase is put through the ringer as she must contend with espionage of the industrial kind, ghosts from her director''s past, and politicians eager to use the service to their own ends!

"Meet Ryan Choi -- the young hotshot professor filling the empty slot on Ivy University''s teaching staff --and who inadvertently fills the role as the all-new super-heroic Atom! "--Publisher''s website