In Arcadia, a child psychologist assesses Giacomo, the son of the digital Lee and Sam, and discovers there's something very different about him. Lee is pulled out of a plastic surgery procedure by officials and flown to Beijing to examine a Homesteader's corpse. Officials believe that the real world is conspiring to introduce death into Arcadia. In the real world, Valentin confronts Lee about his illegal midnight calls to his suicidal daughter Coral in Arcadia.
Lee Garner returns from China only to be arrested alongside Sam, and it becomes apparent that Arcadian officials are using strong-arm tactics to try and force Lee Garner to contact Lee Pepper. Meanwhile, in the Homesteader camp, Coral is warned not to get too close to Jaime by one of Jaime's own.
New story arc! In the real world, Lee Pepper is sent to California to find information on a strange lead, while Sam and Lee Garner tell Coral the truth about her brother in Arcadia.
When 99 of humankind is wiped out by a pandemic, four billion people are saved by being digitized at the brink of death and uploaded into Arcadia, a utopian simulation in the cloud. But when Arcadia begins to rapidly deplete the energy resources upon which the handful of survivors in the real world (aka The Meat) depends, how long will The Meat be able-and willing-to help? Collects the entire eight-issue series.
All-new adventures from the world of Assassin's Creed. In 1927 Darius Gift arrived in Shanghai on his first assignment for the Templar Order. A minor misstep means he soon finds himself mixed up in the shadowy underworld of the International Settlement, and mixed up with the mysterious, enigmatic, Black Cross. Collects Assassin's Creed: Templars #1-5.
At any given time, the U.S. government is running dozens of black-book operations, experiments that aren't on any official record and are never acknowledged to exist. Control agents handle these operations when things go wrong, and ensure the government's secrets stay just that-secret. Agents Harrow and Branch's recent operations have them covering up the truth behind advanced military technology and the assassination of JFK. But while hiding answers from the public, the two partners are forced to confront the secrets they've been keeping from each other. Collects issues #5-8.
The War of 1812 and America's first navy come to life in the second volume of Rebels, from DMZ writer Brian Wood. In 1775, Seth Abbott fought to win his fellow Americans their independence. In 1794, his son, John Abbott, comes of age as their new nation faces multiple new threats: high seas terrorism, fresh aggression from Britain, and intense political division at home. When Congress authorizes building America's first navy - the famous six frigates that include the USS Constitution - John Abbott signs up. Collects issues #1-#8.
Following a disastrous campaign in Quebec, two members of the Green Mountain Boys militia escort a column of sick and wounded south through the snow, fighting off British sharpshooters every inch of the way. Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, Seth Warner runs afoul of John Adams, who is reluctant to support the militia.
In Russia, Dave, Deacon and Ravan have a choice to make: take the Ekranoplan and run for their lives, or evolve into something terrifying. Meanwhile, Courtney's game-changing revelation stuns the other 140 exiles. Can Akira's peace compound live up to its name? Or is there a terrible price to pay if one wants to truly become a social media messiah?
History is reversed. The world has changed. Larry Ferrell has seen to that. As confusion reigns across the globe, deep in the Venezualan jungle, the remaining members of the 140 put down their smartphones and pick up their rocks. Only one can come out of this alive.
Rubinstein's mask leads the way to Larry Ferrell, but can the master of social media truly be defeated? After all, this is his game. The 140 come down to just one and death waits in the jungle. Who are we really? Final issue.
In these stories from Unfollow #7-12, the 140's numbers are starting to drop-it's so easy to fall in front of a bus these days-and so Larry Ferrell's chosen ones spread across the globe. Some are looking for peace, some for extreme firepower. But who placed the full-page advertisement in many of the world's top newspapers? And who is the 140's new Headspace follower?
It's the conclusion to Unfollow in these tales from issues #13-18! First, learn how Akira plans to defeat Larry Ferrell's 140 experiment and move the world toward peace. Then, the last survivors of the original 140 meet for a final showdown with Larry Ferrell! And what will become of Rubinstein's mask when it returns home?
Freddy's in trouble.
