Best Selling Books by Rick Veitch

Swamp Thing continues his baffling journey through time, landing in the middle of World War I!

Aquaman faces the unexpected return of his greatest foe, Black Manta! The King of the Seas is faced with the ultimate choice: to save the villain who killed his only son, or let him die?

Black Manta and Aquaman travel to Dreamtime to battle the Thirst for the soul of the fourth and final river goddess! Meanwhile, Tempest is back in Atlantis, where he discovers a monstrosity pumping dark, satanic energy into the oceans.

Discover how Vulko navigates the stormy waters of politics in the new Atlantis! Plus, the sea changes in Atlantean society since ''The Obsidian Age'' have unexpected consequences, and Profile Pages detail the history of Aquaman, his new powers, his friends, and his foes! NOTE: the ''Family Ties'' story is not included here.

Swamp Thing discovers what the term "fear of flying" is all about as a strange set of coincidences could spell disaster for a passenger plane.

Vic Sage is a TV journalist with an uncanny ability to break difficult stories, thanks in large part to his relentless crime-fighting campaign as the Question! But has the faceless vigilante''s particular brand of harsh justice finally sent him off the deep end? Prowling the meanest streets of his native Chicago, the trench-coated Question thinks he also walks in another world—a strange shamanic space full of shadowy dangers. When Sage hears the voice of Superman''s home city of Metropolis, he answers the call. Is he crazy? That''s the question.

Originally published in single magazine form as JLA 77-82.

Aquaman rushes towards a climactic battle with his deadliest enemy, The Thirst, at the mythical Fountainhead-the source of the four rivers that bring all spiritual energy into our world. But even with Black Manta at his side, nothing can stop Aquaman from meeting an unexpected fate that will leave him reeling!

KING HELL PRESS proudly announces the first paperback Rare Bit Fiends Collected Edition! RABID EYE: THE DREAM ART OF RICK VEITCH concentrates The World''s Most overworked cartoonist''s chaotically complex uncorking of the collective unconscious in a single crypto-autobiographical collection of comics! Downloading this juicy gigabit of the Roarin'' one''s dream life, as recorded in the first eight issues of RARE BIT FIENDS, takes readers on a multidimensional mind-mulching roller coaster ride of panel art after which they''ll never think of dreaming (or comics) in quite the same way again! Also included is the absolutely essential UNDERSTANDING RARE BIT FIENDS from Issue #12; an enlightening explanatory trip through the history, science and magic of dreaming as well as Veitch''s unique and personal perspective on the nature and importance of the dream function.

The King of the Seas quenches The Thirst! Aquaman learns the hard way that a brief moment of rage can have deadly consequences by using his magical, watery hand as a weapon, he has inadvertently released The Thirst-a twisted parasite who feeds on the same Secret Sea that Aquaman has sworn to channel into this world!

Aquaman and Tempest reunite for the first time since the former Sea King''s trial. Tempest wants to show his magic power to his adoptive father and hatches a plan to sneak Aquaman into Atlantis...by turning them both into fish!

The Thirst launches his onslaught against the world''s river spirits, leaving Aquaman caught between his duty to save Atlantis and his new role as Waterbearer! If the Sea King doesn''t stop the menace he''s unwittingly unleashed, the Secret Sea-the source of all life on Earth-will dry up completely!

“THE SECRET ORIGIN OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE UNIVERSE.” Herupa and Nadia relate the history of the Guardians and the Zamorans to those who were selected to make up the New Guardians. “SHINE YOU CRAZY DIAMOND!” The Floronic man tells Killer Croc a story before he escapes from Arkham!

JLA cameos at beginning and end of story. In ''Bridge Over Troubled Waters,'' the conflict between Aquaman and The Thirst reaches its climax! The action-soaked first year of AQUAMAN concludes with a final battle that will leave Aquaman changed forever and have a dramatic effect on the city of Atlantis.

The unquenchable Thirst assaults the Secret Sea by sending a legion of undead pirates to poison the mighty Rhine river. But Aquaman and Tempest are determined to stop his rampage, and they enlist a squadron of beautiful Valkyrie Rhine-maidens in their quest!

Featuring special JLA guest Martian Manhunter! With the ignorant government of Atlantis after his head, Aquaman must make a new life for himself. Can Martian Manhunter help an old friend find his true path?

This is Vertigo''s second Swamp Thing series, wherein writer Alan Moore reconfigures Swamp Thing''s origin to make him a true monster as opposed to a human transformed into a monster.

Rick Veitch is a cartoonist well known for cutting to the quick, and his ground breaking dream comic, Rare Bit Fiends, continues to entertain and intrigue readers regularly with some of the most personal and revelatory panel art being published today. Now, in this second Rare Bit Fiends Trade Paperback Collection, he gets you so close to the quick you can just about touch it! Welcome to POCKET UNIVERSE, in which Veitch combines the ultimate in post-modern storytelling with his bravura crowquill and ink illustrations to recreate the deepest levels of dreaming as a startling and subtle set-piece of sensational psycho-art. Building on the drumbeat one-page dreams from last year''s companion volume, RABID EYE, Veitch composes a single sweeping mindscape that carries the reader along hypnotically, unfolding through the vistas of the unconscious with all the magic and mystery of dreaming itself. Are art and life one? Enter Rick Veitch''s POCKET UNIVERSE and learn the simple truth! Includes the Afterward: IT''S NOT WHERE IT''S GOING, IT''S WHERE IT''S COMING FROM, Confessions Of A Dream Artist by Rick Veitch.

Visionary cartoonist Rick Veitch follows the golden thread of alchemy through the eye of the needle in "The Art Of Mercurius". Triangulating dreams, mediations and history itself, Veitch finds meaning in an ancient arcane philosophy. This groundbreaking series of dream comics was nominated for two Eisner Awards.

The classic revisionist superhero saga that predates Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns and presented a shocking worldview that almost predicted today''s political climate! Rick Veitch''s ground-breaking series has been called the last word on superheroes. It is a world-spanning, continent-crushing, over-the-top adventure story that brings the United States and Russia to the brink of annihilation... from both nuclear warheads and crazed superheroes-run-amok! Completely remastered with new scans and updated color--all overseen by Veitch himself.

Young True-Man is a higher dimensional entity enthralled by a cheap disposable fantasy, grappling with otherworldly origins with a plan to save the world. With the President making demands and a girlfriend closing in on his secret identity, life for our young super being is about to get really complicated. Rick Veitch brings Volume Two of The King Hell Heroica to a thunderous conclusion in this fourth incredible installment of the Boy Maximortal saga! Also included in this issue are both long out-of-print Super Specials, which launch Book Five of the King Hell Heroica!

Tired of the same-old mindless superhero slugfests? Young True-Man is a higher dimensional entity enthralled by a cheap disposable fantasy, grappling with otherworldly origins while hoping to save the world. With the government hunting it down and a girlfriend obsessed with its secret identity, life for our young super being is anything but simple. Rick Veitch continues his Eisner nominated superhero deconstruction in this third incredible installment of the Boy Maximortal saga!

Rick Veitch''s unforgettable eight-part Epic Magazine series is finally collected as one mind-bending full color graphic novel! Abducted from earth by space whalers, Cetologist John Isaac endures physical and spiritual mutation by order of the ship''s master, Rotwang. Pressed into the mad captain''s hunt for Abraxas, Isaac finds his own destiny in the belly of the monstrous red-horned whale.

RISE FROM YOUR GRAVES Not a joke, not a gag like a necromancer The Last Podcast on The Left is reviving the tradition of the humor comic magazine except this time as a series of graphic novels. Inside you will see stories edited and curated by your Last Podcast Hosts made to entrance the eyes and titillate the senses SEE: Detective Popcorn solve the meaning of LIFE! WITNESS: The descendent of Albert Fish! GET AROUSED BY: Very Sexy Mothman! A mix of Comedy and Horror created by some of the best comic writers ,artists, warlocks in this dimension. Once read The Last Comic on The Left will change your life maybe for the better. DISCLAIMER: The Last Comic on The Left has not been funded by an underground satanic cult. All Cryptid portrayals have come with the explicit permission of The Mothman, Sasquatch and Jersey Devil estates. By buying, reading or even looking at this book you are consigning your soul, spirit or any eternal animating entity to the creators of this book which again is not funded by a satanic cult .

Both darkly comic and just plain dark, Rick Veitch''s Bratpack has been considered a must-read almost since the release of its first issue in 1990. Now, fifteen years after it''s last printing, it''s back in a new hardcover edition. Welcome to Slumburg, Pennsylvania, where the superpowered team called Black October is as bad as the villains they bring in. Now they want to train a new generation to follow in their footsteps. First, though, they''ll need to find some new recruits, as they suddenly find themselves facing a distinct shortage of sidekicks. Subversively subtle yet completely over the top, Bratpack is uncompromising, uncomfortable, and unforgettable. It''s also an essential for every graphic novel collection. This black and white hardcover edition includes Neil Gaiman''s introduction, as well as a new essay by Rick, extra art, and the original 23-page series proposal.

The Usual Gang of Deviants brings you their second edition to their graphic novel with Last Comic Book on the Left: Vol 2 RISE FROM YOUR GRAVES! Do you giggle in the face of ceaseless horror? Are you prepared to pry open history''s arcanum where the absurd and terrifying collide? Then welcome back, fearless hellions, for round two of THE LAST COMIC BOOK ON THE LEFT! SEE: Project Monarch hypnotize the masses for our lizard overlords! MARVEL: At a scribbling android! GET AROUSED (AGAIN): By a very sexy Mothman! This new volume of The Last Comic Book on The Left mixes cutting comedy and subversive horror, curated by the sick minds behind The Last Podcast on the Left and created by the equally sick (and sickeningly talented) comic writers, artists, and non-reptilian aliens in this dimension. The fatally funny and grotesque tales within The Last Comic Book on The Left will change your life...maybe even for the better . DISCLAIMER: The Last Comic Book on The Left has not been funded by an underground Satanic cult. We promise: the infernal old management is gone. Hail the new management and the advent of the purple moon born child. Full Creator List: Editors: Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, Courtney Menard and Josh Frankel Associate Editor: Jasminne Saravia Designer: Courtney Menard Creators: Tyler Boss James Tynion IV Tom Neely Ian McGinty Eliot Rahal Bob Fingerman Lonnie Nadler Rick Veitch Brandon Montclare Logan Faerber Butch Mapa Masa Minoura