New Releases by Stjepan

A slow-burn lesbian romance with a kinky twist! From critically acclaimed creator Stjepan Šejic (Death Vigil, Ravine, Aphrodite lX, Witchblade) comes Sunstone, a love story like no other. Now presented in a 6x9 edition featuring all-new cover art by Stjepan Šejic. “She loves me...she loves me not.” Ally and Lisa’s storybook BDSM romance is at an end, the two women too stubborn to admit the depth of their feelings. But even as they go their separate ways, Lisa returns to the writing that brought her and Ally together in the first place. With a little help from their friends and a lot of mutual self-reflection, these allegorical love stories represent one last chance to salvage Ally and Lisa’s relationship. **Sunstone is a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers, soft domme/anxious sub, graphic novel series featuring explicit on-the-page intimacy, healthy, negotiated BDSM, emotional vulnerability, and two women slowly realizing they’re in love. Not suitable for anyone under 18 years of age.**

The wildly popular and wildly sexy slow-burn lesbian romance with a kinky twist continues in the fourth volume! From critically acclaimed creator Stjepan Šejic (Death Vigil, Ravine, Aphrodite lX, Witchblade) comes Sunstone, a love story like no other. Now presented in a 6x9 edition featuring all-new cover art by Stjepan Šejic. “After all, weren’t we...just friends?” Romance is never easy. Missed signals, passive aggression, and ego all threaten to get in the way of any budding relationship, and it’s no different for Ally and Lisa. Best friends. Roommates. BDSM practitioners. Still, Ally and Lisa’s romance is built on more fantasies than one—including the infamous lie of “friends with benefits.” When a figure from Lisa’s erotic tales finds real-life representation in new friend Anne, are a few missed signals more stress than this fantasy romance can stand? **Sunstone is a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers, soft domme/anxious sub, graphic novel series featuring explicit on-the-page intimacy, healthy, negotiated BDSM, emotional vulnerability, and two women slowly realizing they’re in love. Not suitable for anyone under 18 years of age.**

From critically acclaimed creator Stjepan Šejić (Sunstone, Crimson, Aphrodite lX, Witchblade) comes a bold new chapter in the saga of Death Vigil!! One of the worst things that a secret group can experience is being dragged out in the open, and with the events of book 1, that is exactly what happened to the vigil. With the primordial enemy on the rise and their greatest weapon almost fully assembled, the taste of victory over the Thorn may soon turn bitter. In this calm before the storm, there is a moment of silence, and it is only in silence that one can truly hear the whispers. Whispers of strange things, of the great key and the court of red, whispers of the golden sovereign and the comforting whispers of the Dreamer. Welcome back to Death Vigil. This is where things get messy.

The wildly popular and wildly sexy slow-burn lesbian romance with a kinky twist continues! From critically-acclaimed creator Stjepan Sejic (Death Vigil, Ravine, Aphrodite lX, Witchblade) comes Sunstone, a love story like no other. Now presented in a 6x9 edition featuring all-new cover art by Stjepan Sejic. As domme Ally and sub Lisa's fledgling relationship begins to blossom, it becomes clear to both of them that it isn't just about BDSM. An ever-widening circle of friends--including fellow practitioners Tom and Cassie and skeptical tattoo artist Anne--forms around the couple, who seem to be spending every free second together. But with Ally and Lisa's worlds becoming more intertwined, is their relationship stronger than ever? Or do they just have more to lose? **Sunstone is a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers, soft domme/anxious sub, graphic novel series featuring explicit on-the-page intimacy, healthy, negotiated BDSM, emotional vulnerability, and two women slowly realizing they're in love. Not suitable for anyone under 18 years of age.**

In Volume 3 of FINE PRINT (aka "Why sex with gods is NOT a good idea"), we dive in deep and discover that not all winged things are angels, not all horned ones bring damnation, and surprise-surprise, no amount of unbridled bliss can actually solve your problems. Like any painkiller, bliss only takes you so far. This is a lesson that unlucky-in-love Lauren Thomas is going to have to learn the hard way, despite the aid of some of the underworld''s foremost incubi. Even in Lauren''s unique position - having divine entities at your romantic beck and call - wrestling with the past is no one''s idea of a good time. Not that things are any easier for the immortals in Lauren''s orbit; whether you execute contracts or shoot heart-shaped arrows, interpersonal dynamics always end up complicating things. Strap in, everyone – this is where it gets miserable.

HARLEY QUINN COME NON L’AVETE MAI VISTA! Harley Quinn è una delle regine di Gotham City. Vulcanica, folle e simpaticissima, di solito riesce a far infuriare sia Batman, sia gli altri freak della sua città, che non riescono a contenere la sua esuberanza. Ora la Principessa del Crimine si prepara a tornare in pista con una stupefacente antologia di storie realizzate completamente in bianco, nero e... rosso, una scelta artistica che reinterpreta un famoso progetto degli anni 90 dedicato al Cavaliere Oscuro. Diciannove avventure che ci mostrano il mondo di Harley Quinn da molteplici punti di vista. Questo volume contiene anche una storia scritta da Paul Dini, lo sceneggiatore che nel 1992 ideò il personaggio insieme a Bruce Timm. [VOLUME UNICO. CONTIENE: HARLEY QUINN BLACK + WHITE + RED (2020) 1-17, HARLEY QUINN BLACK + WHITE + RED TP (2021)]

Gifted? Join the Death Vigil in their ongoing war against the ever-growing power of the Primordial Enemy! The only catch is you have to die first. Become a corporeal immortal Death Knight, and obtain reality-altering weaponry in the neverending battle between Good and Evil. Collects: DEATH VIGIL #1-8

COME SI CURA UN CUORE INFRANTO? La vita di Lauren Thomas, finora, è stata una sequenza senza fine di scelte sbagliate. Ha perso l’amore della sua vita, il sorriso, forse addirittura la sua stessa anima. E cosa è disposta a fare una donna per distogliere il suo cuore dall’unico uomo che, solamente per colpa propria, probabilmente non potrà mai riavere? Tra piaceri terrestri ed escursioni in campo divino, Lauren è pronta a tutto. Da Stjepan Sejic, autore di Sunstone, una storia deliziosamente sensuale che colpirà dritto al cuore chiunque si sia innamorato almeno una volta nella vita.

A beautiful and stunning look at a Slavonian Villge with this amazing and at times candid photo journal.

A fun look at Budapest as presented by Stjepan in a fun and exciting photo journal format.

Fuzzy control methods are critical for meeting the demands of complex nonlinear systems. They bestow robust, adaptive, and self-correcting character to complex systems that demand high stability and functionality beyond the capabilities of traditional methods. A thorough treatise on the theory of fuzzy logic control is out of place on the design bench. That is why Fuzzy Controller Design: Theory and Applications offers laboratory- and industry-tested algorithms, techniques, and formulations of real-world problems for immediate implementation. With surgical precision, the authors carefully select the fundamental elements of fuzzy logic control theory necessary to formulate effective and efficient designs. The book supplies a springboard of knowledge, punctuated with examples worked out in MATLAB®/SIMULINK®, from which newcomers to the field can dive directly into applications. It systematically covers the design of hybrid, adaptive, and self-learning fuzzy control structures along with strategies for fuzzy controller design suitable for on-line and off-line operation. Examples occupy an entire chapter, with a section devoted to the simulation of an electro-hydraulic servo system. The final chapter explores industrial applications with emphasis on techniques for fuzzy controller implementation and different implementation platforms for various applications. With proven methods based on more than a decade of experience, Fuzzy Controller Design: Theory and Applications is a concise guide to the methodology, design steps, and formulations for effective control solutions.

This text is a thorough treatment of the rapidly growing area of aerial manipulation. It details all the design steps required for the modeling and control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) equipped with robotic manipulators. Starting with the physical basics of rigid-body kinematics, the book gives an in-depth presentation of local and global coordinates, together with the representation of orientation and motion in fixed- and moving-coordinate systems. Coverage of the kinematics and dynamics of unmanned aerial vehicles is developed in a succession of popular UAV configurations for multirotor systems. Such an arrangement, supported by frequent examples and end-of-chapter exercises, leads the reader from simple to more complex UAV configurations. Propulsion-system aerodynamics, essential in UAV design, is analyzed through blade-element and momentum theories, analysis which is followed by a description of drag and ground-aerodynamic effects. The central part of the book is dedicated to aerial-manipulator kinematics, dynamics, and control. Based on foundations laid in the opening chapters, this portion of the book is a structured presentation of Newton–Euler dynamic modeling that results in forward and backward equations in both fixed- and moving-coordinate systems. The Lagrange–Euler approach is applied to expand the model further, providing formalisms to model the variable moment of inertia later used to analyze the dynamics of aerial manipulators in contact with the environment. Using knowledge from sensor data, insights are presented into the ways in which linear, robust, and adaptive control techniques can be applied in aerial manipulation so as to tackle the real-world problems faced by scholars and engineers in the design and implementation of aerial robotics systems. The book is completed by path and trajectory planning with vision-based examples for tracking and manipulation.

Ending his mission on the Caribbean and Colombia agent Jesse Jess didn't think this part of the world will be playground for another missions in very near future. His loyalty and devotion to his friends pushed him and his team into secret fight against traffickers and drug dealers. Actions did spread across three continents in very narrow timeframe ... nevertheless of short time between missions he found enough space to take care about his closest persons, spending some lovely days with them, making some improvements in his private life. Rhythm of deadly missions and his efficiency in solving all obstacles in front of him confirmed his status of the best agent on the market, pushing numerous employers to offer always higher contracts on their hunt on him, wishing to have such a man in their ranks. Reading this fictional story you will become witnesses of its deadly force discovering in the same emotions of our hero agent and his decision to change or not to change the chair on which he is sitting. Estimate readers do not miss an opportunity to follow double J on his way across the globe!

Transport of big cash has been always a byte for the rear s who knew about it ... it was just a question of how to get to the fortune. This parcel was not an exception ... the exception was transporter, agent Jesse Jess with his guys. The transport of millions across European continent in targeted destination did implement several tries of rubbing of Jesse s team. Lovely actions and interactions combined with emotional dialogues, jelousy and promotional activities of the main actors did create fine fictional story, which ended in totaly non planed destinations. Saving of some persons did lead them into new friendships, new missions making them stronger and even more wanted doing their job. Read the story and find out how it all happened!

Ally and Lisa''s budding relationship is threatened by a new friend, Anne.

Il legame tra Ally e Lisa diventa sempre più intenso, ma è anche pieno di segreti. E, nell’amore come nell’eros, il piacere più grande è quello di mostrarsi completamente senza veli. Deliziosamente sexy, irresistibilmente profonda, maliziosamente romantica, impossibile non rimanere affascinati dall’opera capolavoro di Stjepan Sejic che ha scalato le classifiche Amazon USA.

Stjepan Sejic continues the critically acclaimed Sunstone series with Volume 4. A classy, sexy, fun, and emotional look at two women and the alternative lifestyle they live. It''s all fun and games until someone falls in love! But the fun and games carry on!

When teenager Mary gets the Witchblade, the plans of Sonatine, Sabine, and Kenneth Irons are disrupted. Emissaries of the Darkness and the Angelus pressure Mary to side with them and her decision causes hilarity and awesomeness to follow in Sejic-style!

After millions of views on DeviantArt, this popular web comic finally gets its own series. A teenage girl gets a mighty artifact that grants her immense powers...the catch? It's a bit haunted! This self-contained "universe" includes Artifacts and characters from other series (with permission!) in a delectably STJEPAN SEJIC fashion!

FIRST VOLUME FINALE! This is it. The Enemy has breached the gates, and Bernardette stands as the last line of defense. This is where it all ends, one way or another, and with this issue DEATH VIGIL ends. Or does it?

Defeated and hopeless, Bernardette is sealed away in an unknown location while Sam is on death's bedÉ again. This has not been a good day for the Vigil. Can Clara, Mia, Anubis, Chiyoko, and Vlado find the enemy stronghold in time? Who would even know where it is?

Im fantastischen Land Ravine will Nebezial Asheri seine Frau und seine Tochter auf magische Weise wieder zum Leben erwecken. Die Kräfte der gesamten Stadt Palladia tun sich zusammen, um ihn zu stoppen, doch seine größten Feinde sind ein verstoßener Zauberer, eine Drachenreiterin und ihre Gefährten! Epische Fantasy at its best!

Rest in peace Samuel Lewis.

Ally and Lisa are happy, well-adjusted young women, but they're both a little lonely. Ally loves the creativity of being a "domme" in her sex life, but hasn't found the right person to share it with. And Lisa... well, Lisa loves to be tied up! When they find each other online, they know they have to meet. But bondage is all about trust, and even after they've explored every facet of their sexuality together, Ally and Lisa will find the ultimate test of this trust lies in three simple words. The webcomic and graphic novel sensation continues to heat up in this third volume as Ally strives to keep things creative in the playroom and Lisa gets tied up and tattooed. But will they keep on avoiding the whole falling in love thing?

Clara Jenkins never had many friends. Then she joined Death Vigil...and she gained many friends. The end! Oh...and of course there is that whole small print deal about the League of Necromancers who aligned themselves with a world-devouring enemy of all life, can summon unholy abominations to do their bidding, and seek to destroy the vigil above all else...

Forty pages of story and art in this contemporary fantasy adventure series written and painted by STJEPAN SEJIC. Gifted? Join the Death Vigil in their ongoing war against the ever-growing power of the Primordial Enemy! The only catch is you have to die first. Become a corporeal immortal Death Knight and obtain reality-altering weaponry in the never-ending battle between good and evil.

How could the “Maywand District killings” (or the “kill team” war crimes) have happened? Jeremy Morlock was convicted of premeditated murder, but numerous other “questionable kills” in his brigade, committed by other soldiers in other units in 2010, were never investigated. The brigade commander went by the name Hellraiser, and an internal army investigation revealed that the officers of the brigade were hopelessly confused as to their mission. No one knew if they should obey the chain of command and "do COIN," in other words, "sit down for tea with the village elders”, or carry out Hellraiser’s and the army’s traditional counter-guerrilla doctrine. Hellraiser’s refusal to carry out COIN doctrine led to complete social dysfunction in the brigade. Normal army standards of discipline, drug testing, group cohesion, mentoring, counseling, among other standards, were abandoned. Prof. Mestrovic connects the social dysfunction in Hellraiser’s brigade with Morlock’s crime. He shows that COIN doctrine was treated as a joke in the brigade while a “Strike and Destroy” mentality was dominant. This inside account relies upon an internal army investigation into the command climate of Hellraiser''’s brigade, conducted by Brigadier General Stephen Twitty, along with court-martial transcripts and direct interviews. This book analyzes one war crime incident as an example of the general failure, or refusal, to implement COIN doctrine in Afghanistan.

The Pashtrovich Story of the 15th Century Translated, Edited, and Commented by V. Alexander Stefan