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You've seen Christos Gage's work for Marvel, WildStorm, IDW and others, but you've never seen his imagination unleashed with absolutely no restrictions...until now. ABSOLUTION introduces John Dusk, a superhero in a world where they're a sanctioned arm of law enforcement. But this veteran hero has been scarred by his exposure to man's infinite capacity for evil, and he's seen one too many perpetrators escape justice. One day he crosses the line...lets a murderer die...and discovers it feels good. In this brutal second issue, John Dusk's campaign of exterminating criminals intensifies...as his girlfriend Karen reaches the conclusion that only an 'enhancile' could have committed the murders she's investigating. We'll see that not all superhumans in John's world are on the side of the law, and meet some of the renegades, including the enigmatic Happy Kitty. And before the issue's over, someone will discover John's secret... He wants to be forgiven...but he doesn't want to stop. This series explodes into stores with a Regular cover by Jacen Burrows, Wraparound by Juan Jose Ryp and Crime Files Edition (featuring the sexy Happy Kitty) by Paul Duffield.
Christos Gage pushes John Dusk to the brink as Absolution kicks into high gear! You know the situation Dick Cheney likes to talk about--the one where you have a criminal in custody, there's imminent danger to innocent lives, and only your captive has the information needed to save them? John Dusk is in that situation now. Except the perp isn't in John's custody, he's in the NYPD""s. And they don't torture. If John takes matters into his own hands, with everyone watching... everything changes. He's always told himself he brutalized criminals to save innocents. But will he NOT torture and kill to save himself, even if it means others die? John always knew there would come a time when he had to choose between his two lives. That time is now. And either way, there's no going back. He wants to be forgiven... but he doesn't want to stop. This series explodes into stores with a Regular cover by Jacen Burrows, Wraparound by Juan Jose Ryp and Crime Files Edition (featuring everyone's favorite cutesy assassin Happy Kitty) by Paul Duffield.
(W) Christos Gage (A) Roberto Viacava One of the most critically acclaimed recent superhero stories is finally collected along with all-new material! All seven of the original issues of ABSOLUTION are here as well as a huge cover gallery and an all-new Crime Files segment with additional information on John Dusk's allies and most feared villains! You've seen Christos Gage's work for Marvel, Wildstorm, IDW, and others, but you've never seen his imagination unleashed with absolutely no restrictions... untiln ow. ABSOLUTION introduces John Dusk, a superhero in a world where they're a sanctioned arm of law enforcement. But this veteran hero has been scarred by his exposure to man's infinite capacity for evil, and he's seen one too many perpetrators escape justice. One day he crosses the line... lets a murderer die... and discovers it feels good. Surrounded by sociopaths, both human and superhuman, who he knows will prey on others if they're not stopped -- permanently -- how far will he go, knowing every step he takes puts him further on a collision course with his teammates Alpha and The Servant, not to mention his homicide detective girlfriend? Drawing on his experience writing for TV crime dramas like Law & Order: SVU, and his years of acclaimed work on comics like G.I. Joe: Cobra, StormWatch: PHD, and Avengers: The Initiative, Gage and artist Roberto Viacava bring you a riveting, no-punches-pulled saga that fans of shows like The Shield and Dexter, or comics such as Powers and Sleeper, won't be able to put down. John Dusk just wants to be forgiven... but he doesn't want to stop. This amazing collection is also available as a Hardcover edition with an all-new cover by artist Juan Jose Ryp that is limited to just 1,500 copies. [Juan Jose Ryp]
The eight issue series that was the biggest event of 2007 has now been collected in this deluxe trade paperback with a brand new cover! Warren Ellis' eight-issue opus of masked hero revolution, Black Summer, perfectly complimented by the stunning and explosive art of the genius Juan Jose Ryp, is nothing less than a sequential masterpiece. The world goes black in this epic story of super-powered heroes and villains. The story begins when the political situation in the United States becomes more than Horus can stand, and he moves to take matters into his own hands. Unfortunately, not all of his other team-mates are quite so eager to throw the world into chaos, and an epic conflict forms.With Horus and the rest of the surviving Guns facing off against the military and each other, no one is safe as the bodies start to fall. Whether you collected each of the eight issues as they hit the stands, or you somehow missed this incredible event, the Black Summer trade is a must-have for your shelf! Also available as a Hardcover edition with an all-new cover by series artist Juan Jose Ryp that is limited to just 2,000 copies! [Warren Ellis & Juan Jose Ryp]
(W) Warren Ellis (A) Juan Jose Ryp Maximum Ryp madness on this exclusive new Convention edition cover that has never before been available in PREVIEWS! The 8-issue series that was the biggest event of 2007 has now been collected in this deluxe trade paperback! The world goes black in this epic story of super-powered heroes and villains. This edition features an all-new cover by series artist Juan Jose Ryp and is limited to just 2,000 copies!
From ROBERT KIRKMAN's Skybound imprint, comes a sci-fi story like you've never seen before! Dr. Luke Taylor's perfect life comes to a dramatic halt when an identical, bloodied version of himself arrives at his doorstep with news that he is one of many clones and they're all after his pregnant wife and their unborn child! [(W) David Schulner (A/CA) Juan Jose Ryp, Felix Serrano]
Luke Taylor has a secret to share: WE'RE ALL CLONES. [(W) David Schulner & Various (A/CA) Juan Jose Ryp, Felix Serrano]
If you come for us, we'll tell the world what you did. [(W) David Schulner & Various (A/CA) Juan Jose Ryp, Felix Serrano]
From ROBERT KIRKMAN's Skybound imprint comes a sci-fi story like you've never seen before! Dr. Luke Taylor's perfect life comes to a dramatic halt when an identical, bloodied version of himself arrives at his doorstep with news that he is one of many clones? and they're all after his pregnant wife and their unborn child! Collects Clone 1-5. [(W) David Schulner (A/CA) Juan Jose Ryp, Felix Serrano]
• Which ghostly menace haunts Constantine today [(W) Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes (A) Renato Guedes (CA) Juan Jose Ryp]
It's a typical day in the life of John Constantine: Thieving, lying, shagging and allying himself with a major enemy in order to fight a greater threat! [(W) Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes (A) Renato Guedes (CA) Juan Jose Ryp]
For the first time in years, fans will get the chance to see Robocop 2 as Frank Miller envisioned. This series adapts the famous, Frank Miller Robocop 2 screenplay into an epic 9issue run - full of malicious black humor, offthewall violence, and insanity! This book packs all the punches that fans craved from the sequel and so much more! [(W) Frank Miller (A/CA) Juan Jose Ryp]
• Wrath of the First Lantern continues! • After having ripped apart Guy Gardner, the First Lantern now directs his singular and horrific power at John Stewart, forcing the Corps to see the light and darkness of their lives in a frightening new way! [(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A) Fernando Pasarin, Scott Hanna (CA) Juan Jose Ryp]
• One of biggest Green Lanterns rises from the dead? Will he help save the corps, or ruin it? [(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A) Fernando Pasarin, Scott Hanna (CA) Juan Jose Ryp]
(W) Brian Pulido (A) Ron Adrian, Richard Ortiz (C) Javier Barreno For the first time ever, Lady Death's previous tales are being collected in this new series of graphic novels, Lady Death: Origins! With tons of breathtaking adventures that are, until now, out of print, the Lady Death: Origins series is a perfect way for fans to see what has come before the new Boundless monthly series! This first volume collects the epic five-issue ""Abandon All Hope"" series, which not only tells Lady Death's origin story, but introduces a whole cast of characters, with art from Ron Adrian. Also contained within is the two-issue ""Wicked"" series with art by Richard Ortiz. This volume is available in Paperback with a cover by Javier (Crossed) Barreno, a Hardcover by Juan Jose Ryp that is limited to 2,500 copies, and a special Signed Hardcover with a new cover from Richard Ortiz and featuring a signature plate from creator and writer Brian Pulido, which is limited to just 1,250 copies!
LADY DEATH ORIGINS VOL. 02 HC - Description: Cover: Juan Jose Ryp Writer: Brian Pulido Art: Gabriel Guzman, Daniel HDR Boundless Comics proudly collects, for the first time ever, the complete origin of fan-favorite comics heroine, Lady Death! In this second volume, a young woman once named Hope - who recently renounced her humanity to become a cold yet alluring warrior - pursues the evil warlock Sagos in an attempt to free her mother's kidnapped soul. Allying herself with the mysterious duo, Wargoth and Satasha, she begins to understand the dark powers she wields but will it be enough to face her enemy's very skilled and very deadly lieutenants? LADY DEATH ORIGINS VOL. 2 collects the all five issues of ""Blacklands"" and three issues of ""Sacrilege"" story arcs in their entirety, as written by original creator Brian Pulido. Available in softcover format with illustrated cover by Rafa Lopez, a Hardcover by Juan Jose Ryp that is limited to 2500 copies, and a special Signed Hardcover with a new cover from Richard Ortiz and featuring a signature plate from creator and writer of Lady Death, Brian Pulido that is limited to 1000 copies!. (NOTE: Limited to 1000 copies. Allocations may occur.)
• Dick Grayson's life lies in ruins in the wake of the events surrounding Death of the Family! • Is his career as Nightwing over? Where will he go now? • Will the voice of reason come from Damian Wayne? [(W) Kyle Higgins (A) Juan Jose Ryp, Vicente Cifuentes (CA) Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira]
Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp, the team behind the fan-favorite Black Summer, are revolutionizing masked heroes yet again! The penultimate issue brings the world of The Front Line crashing down around them. Things are falling apart for Carrick Masterson and the Front Line, under attack on all sides. And in the eye of the storm is Josh Carver, who now knows everything about the Front Line - except who's killing them. Unless he's been lying, all along. Unless he's been followed, all along. Unless he was the ticking time bomb, all along! Everything comes to a head in this sixth issue, which is available with a Regular or Wraparound cover by Ryp as well as a rare Design Sketch Edition featuring the initial character designs by Ryp. [Warren Ellis & Juan Jose Ryp]
The hottest series of the summer is beginning right now, as Ellis and Ryp unleash their next epic on the world! The superstar team that made Black Summer an instant fan-favorite are back and revolutionizing masked heroes yet again! Warren Ellis & Juan Jose Ryp have created an exciting new universe that explodes into action in this zero chapter. In 1966, a group of superhumans emerged in San Francisco, guided by the man whose unique new drugs gave them their incredible powers. Calling themselves The Levellers, this unified front stood against street crimes and corruption, in defense of their city against any and all assault. Years have passed, and we fast-forward through the tumultuous events of those early years to today, where the idealistic Levellers have gone through four incarnations to become The Front Line. But the team is not the only thing that's advanced over the years, and there are no easy victories when their luck finally begins to run out! This #0 issue is not a preview, it features the essential first chapter of the story and is Available with a Regular or Wraparound cover by Ryp. [by Warren Ellis & Juan Jose Ryp]
Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp, the team behind the fan-favorite Black Summer, are revolutionizing masked heroes yet again in the hottest new series of the summer! The Front Line are under attack from terrible forces they can barely see, at the same time as they seem to be falling apart from within - and caught in the middle is idealistic new member Josh Carver, still traumatized from his transformation into a superhuman, still coping with the fact that The Front Line may not be the team of heroes he thought it was. Someone is hell-bent on revenging themselves on The Front Line - and Josh Carver is next! This fierce fifth issue pushes the action to the limit and is available with a Regular or Wraparound cover by Ryp as well as a rare Design Sketch Edition featuring the initial character designs by Ryp. [Warren Ellis & Juan Jose Ryp]
Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp, the team behind the fan-favorite Black Summer, are revolutionizing masked heroes yet again in the hottest new series of the summer! Josh Carver has been inducted into the Front Line, the world's only superhuman rescue and defense team, to strengthen the ranks after the mysterious deaths of two of its members. He's still recovering from the horror of his transformation into a superhuman when he discovers he has two new enemies - whoever killed his late teammates, and his own body itself! Forty years ago, a group of superhumans emerged in San Francisco, guided by the man whose unique new drugs gave them their incredible powers. But the team is not the only thing that's advanced over the years, and there are no easy victories when their luck finally begins to run out! This third issue turns the story on its ear and is available with a Regular or Wraparound cover by Ryp as well as a rare Design Sketch Edition featuring the initial character designs by Ryp. The Design Sketch Edition is only available as part of the variant cover set (2 wraparound covers, 3 regular covers and the Design Sketch Edition)
[Warren Ellis & Juan Jose Ryp]
(W) Warren Ellis (A) Juan Jose Ryp The final issue brings the world of The Front Line crashing down around them as the Ellis and Ryp masterpiece concludes! Today, in the wreckage of what was the life of Carrick Masterson and the career of the Front Line, all secrets are revealed. Young Josh Carver, sucked into the whole mess just because he wanted to be a superhuman and do good, is stuck in the middle of it all. But Josh has secrets, too. And one of them is that he's exactly where he wants to be. Not all is what it seems to be and the big reveals here will change everything! It all goes to Hell in this last issue, which is available with a Regular or Wraparound cover by Ryp as well as a rare Design Sketch Edition featuring the initial character designs by Ryp. A variant design sketch incentive cover is available as part of a set of 6 copies (5 regular covers and 1 variant).
Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp, the team behind the fan-favorite BLACK SUMMER, are revolutionizing masked heroes yet again in this blockbuster epic! Dead heroes in the dirt. A killer capable of almost supernatural tortures. Five generations of the world's only superhuman group. A forty-year legacy of standing for the rights of freedom and safety. A young man obsessed with the need for street justice. How much do you want to be a superhuman? How badly does he want it? Bad enough to bring on the last days of an American legend? If he even gets to survive that long? Forty years ago, a group of superhumans emerged in San Francisco, guided by the man whose unique new drugs gave them their incredible powers. But the team is not the only thing that's advanced over the years, and there are no easy victories when their luck finally begins to run out. This huge collection features all eight issues of the series with a cover gallery under an all-new cover by Juan Jose Ryp. This tome is also available as a Hardcover edition with an exclusive cover by series artist Ryp that is limited to just 2000 copies and a special Dual Signed Hardcover featuring a new cover and is signed by both writer Warren Ellis and artist Juan Jose Ryp that is limited to only 400 copies!
As a young performer with Haly's Circus, Calvin Rose was secretly being raised to be a master assassin - a killing machine called a Talon. But when Rose defects from the Court of Owls' ranks, he is marked for death! Now, Rose returns to Gotham City following the horrors of The Night of Owls to investigate what remains of the Court - but will he be able to gain his freedom at last? Collecting Talon #0-7! [(W) Scott Snyder, James TynionIV (A) Guillem March, Juan Jose Ryp (CA) Guillem March]
Wolverine gets taken apart - at the cellular level! Crazed virologist Winsor has infected Wolverine with a contagion that is rewriting his genetic code - and that's only the beginning! When a techno-organic monster attacks Wolverine and kills his only lead to Winsor, the timely arrival of a pair of space pirates and their robotic falcon saves the X-Man and sets him on an intergalactic road to revenge. Featuring guest appearances from the X-Men and the Marvel Universe's most ruthless, tyrannical despot, this adventure puts the best there is at what he does to the test! Collecting WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS #7-12. [(W) Charlie Huston (A) Juan Jose Ryp (CA) Bryan Hitch]
With his Adamantium-laced bones and seemingly limitless recuperative powers, Wolverine is virtually unkillable. But it's that same healing factor that makes him a target for crazed virologist Winsor, a walking disease factory who employs a small army of healers and immortals. To test the limits of Wolverine's healing abilities, these vampires, demigods and madmen will push Logan to the limits of his endurance in ways more gruesome than he's ever encountered. But with the aid of the X-Men and the timely intervention of a pair of space pirates, the down-but-not-out Wolverine sets out on an intergalactic road to revenge! These killers might have powers similar to Wolverine's, but only one can be the best there is ? and what he's going to do won't be pretty! Collecting Wolverine: The Best There Is #1-12. [(W) Charlie Huston (A) Juan Jose Ryp (CA) Bryan Hitch]
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