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Alan Moore continues to shape, mould and batter the superhero genre with this second satirical and sly collection of Tomorrow Stories! Once more you can thrill to the genre-twisting exploits of the liquid avenger, Splash Brannigan, and the comely crimebuster Cobweb; tremble before the genetic superpower of The First American and the towering intellect of child inventor Jack B. Quick, and swoon before ''gentleman sleuth'' Greyshirt! Illustrating these terrific tales is an awesome collection of artistic talent, including Kevin Nowlan and Rick Veitch, all of them giving life to the imagination of the comics industry''s greatest writer!

EINE REISE DURCH DEN SUMPF DER ZEIT Die großartige, anspruchsvolle Saga von Swamp Thing revolutionierte den Comic im Allgemeinen und den Monster-Horror im Besonderen. Auch in diesem Band mit Storys aus den späten 1980ern geht es auf hohem Niveau weiter, denn Swamp Thing und seine menschliche große Liebe Abby erwarten Nachwuchs – mit ungeahnten Folgen für das Wesen aus dem Sumpf ... Außerdem sorgt eine Alien-Invasion für weiteres Chaos: Swamp Thing landet im Zeitstrom und reist in die Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs, in den Wilden Westen und ins Mittelalter nach Camelot. Zudem trifft der Champion der grünen Sphäre auf Superman. Das fantastische Sequel zu Alan Moores Horror-Meisterwerk: der zweite, abschließende Deluxe-Sammelband der legendären Swamp Thing-Saga von Autor Rick Veitch (Supreme, The Spotted Stone). Als Zeichner waren u. a. Tom Yeates (Prinz Eisenherz), Tom Mandrake (Batman), Alfredo Alcala (Conan) beteiligt. Revolutionärer Comic-Horror, der das Medium und das Genre über seine Grenzen gepusht hat. ENTHÄLT: SWAMP THING ANNUAL 3, SWAMP THING 77–87

DAS SWAMP THING-EPOS VON AUSNAHME – KÜNSTLER RICK VEITCH Nach der bahnbrechenden Swamp Thing -Saga von Autor Alan Moore übernahm 1987 Künstler Rick Veitch, der da vor schon als Zeichner für die Serie tätig war, nun auch die Aufgabe des Autors. Veitch sorgte dafür, dass Swamp Thing einer der innovativsten Titel der damaligen Ära blieb. In Veitchs ersten Sologeschichten wird das Sumpfding trotz seiner Erfahrungen vom Parlament der Bäume verschmäht – und will nur noch mit seiner großen Liebe Abby zusammen sein. Doch die Frage um Nachfolge und Nachwuchs sowie die Manipulationen des mittlerweile legendären John Constantine bedrohen alles Glück im Sumpf, und das Gleichgewicht der Erde selbst ... Der erste von zwei Deluxe-Sammelbänden mit der kühnen, faszinierenden Swamp Thing-Saga von Rick Veitch (Supreme, The Spotted Stone) und Alfredo Alcala (Batman, Star Wars) – die Fortsetzung von Alan Moores visionärem Horror-Klassik er in deutscher Erstveröffentlichung! Zum ersten Mal auf Deutsch! Die direkte Fortsetzung des Swamp Thing-Meisterwerks von Alan Moore! ENTHÄLT: SWAMP THING 65-76

La conclusione dello storico ciclo di Alan Moore! La coscienza della Creature della Palude si è dis-persa nel cosmo e Swamp Thing sta cercando in ogni modo di tornare a casa. Nel suo lungo viaggio si recherà a Thanagar da Hawkman e a Rann da Adam Strange, oltre a incontrare una Lanterna Verde. Si chiude un capitolo irripetibile, la fine di una saga che ha rivoluzionato il fumetto americano e non solo. [VOLUME 6. CONTIENE: SWAMP THING 57-64]

Vic Sage - a.k.a. The Question - battles back in a mind-bending,six-issue mini-series written by Rick Veitch (Swamp Thing) with art byTommy Lee Edwards (Batman: Golden Streets of Gotham)! Vic Sage is a TVjournalist with an uncanny ability to break difficult stories, thanks in largepart to his relentless crime-fighting campaign as the Question! But has thefaceless vigilante''s particular brand of harsh justice finally sent him off thedeep end? Prowling the meanest streets of his native Chicago, the trench-coatedQuestion thinks he also walks in another world - a strange shamanic spacefull of shadowy dangers. When Sage hears the voice of Superman''s home city ofMetropolis, he answers the call. Is he crazy? That''s the question. Collects the entire mini-series of The Question: Falling In Place#1-6.

Universalmente riconosciuto come uno dei più grandi scrittori di fumetti di tutti i tempi, Alan Moore ha avuto un impatto enorme sul mondo dei comics, e generazioni di autori sono state influenzate dal suo lavoro. Dalla sua penna sono nati capolavori come Watchmen, V per Vendetta, Swamp Thing, Tom Strong, Top 10 e Promethea. Questo volume raccoglie le storie scritte dal Bardo di Northampton sui più grandi supereroi del mondo: Superman, Batman, Lanterna Verde e tutti gli altri eroi DC come non erano mai stati scritti prima! [VOLUME UNICO CONTIENE: SUPERMAN ANNUAL (1960) 11, DETECTIVE COMICS (1937) 549-550, GREEN LANTERN (1960) 188, VIGILANTE (1983) 17-18, OMEGA MEN (1983) 26-27, DC COMICS PRESENTS (1978) 85, TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS ANNUAL (1984) 2, SECRET ORIGINS (1986) 10, GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL (1985) 3, BATMAN ANNUAL (1961) 11, SUPERMAN (1939) 423, ACTION COMICS (1938) 583, WILDSTORM SPOTLIGHT (1997) 1, VOODOO (1997) 1-4, DEATHBLOW: BYBLOWS (1999) 1-3, WILDC.A.T.S (1992) 50.]

The first new issue of RARE BIT FIENDS in 20 years! 52 pages of dream comics from the slinky subconscious of Rick Veitch, featuring "The Art Of Mercurius" and "Subtleman Part 2".

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.

"Following Alan Moore''s legendary run on Swamp Thing, Rick Veitch was hand-picked by the writer to continue the saga. Interplaying with the recently launched John Constantine, Hellblazer series, Veitch''s ground-breaking run would go on to change the character forever and redefine the history of the DC Universe as we know it. Bad things come in threes. As the Sprout''s existence plunges nature into chaos and the Parliament of Trees vies to kill Swamp Thing for it, the Resurrection Crusade works to enact the Second Coming. With John Constantine struggling to prevent multiple apocalyptic events from converging, Swamp Thing and Abby must maneuver this synchronicity maelstrom and find a way to secure the planet''s future without sacrificing the unborn elemental''s life. Experience the landmark crossover as it was meant to be read with the interweaving narrative between Swamp Thing and Hellblazer restored and the full story of Swamp Thing''s journey after Moore finally collected."-- Provided by publisher.

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.

In a connected world of disconnected people, she thought she had it all at her fingertips. But a mysterious Spotted Stone opened a dimensional doorway, transporting her to a strange land and a new life unfettered by technology. Will she find fulfillment before the Stone returns? Rick Veitch''s haunting story, told in a wordless visual narrative, is a feast for the eyes and soul.

With recruitment for the ongoing war in Afghanistan at an all-time low, the US Army has developed a new initiative: the Morale & Motivation (MoMo) unit, drafting in enlistees by holding wild parties between wild firefights. This story follows recruits Flabbergast, Switzer, & MoMo supervisor Healey as they head into battle.

ES UN PÁJARO; ES UN AVIÓN... ¿ES UN ENANO? Un niño con superpoderes llegado del espacio exterior, dos judíos que sueñan con escribir cómics de superhéroes, un editor sin escrúpulos y un país atrapado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial dispuesto a lanzar la bomba atómica... Ha llegado la hora de que Maximortal, el mayor superhéroe de la historia, se alce sobre la humanidad. La deconstrucción del mito del superhombre y del negocio editorial de los cómics sirve a Rick Veitch (SWAMP THING, EL UNO) de columna vertebral para idear con EL MAXIMORTAL un nuevo universo de superhéroes, cargado de humor negro y referencias a la historia del cómic, donde todo es demasiado parecido a la realidad.