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The Boys is an irreverent take on what happens when superheroes- as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians, and as revered as gods- abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It's the powerless against the superpowerful as the boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about "The Seven" and their formidable Vought backing

In a world where superheroes are largely the property of the military-industrial complex - and answerable to no one - the job of keeping them in line by any means necessary is gleefully accepted by black-ops contracter Billy Butcher and his cadre of operatives known as " The Boys."

"There's no faster path to paranoia and delusion than the red carpet of celebrity, and in the City no one is more famous than mega-popular attack journalist Spider Jerusalem. Nearly paralyzed by his own media omnipresence, Jerusalem has been reduced to a populist caricature, his muckraking teeth blunted by the sticky-sweet syrup of adulation. Luckily, he still has his enemies to keep him on his toes--even through a narcotized fog, nothing concentrates...

"A rousing, suspenseful debut novel--True Grit meets Catch Me If You Can--based on the forgotten true story of a Robin Hood of the American frontier who pulls off the first successful kidnapping for ransom in U.S. history. Once the most wanted man in America, Pat Crowe is a forgotten folk hero who captivated the nation as an outlaw for economic justice. World, Chase Me Down resurrects him, telling the electrifying story of the first great crime of...

"Killed in action. That's the official story on the Suicide Squad, the crack team of the world's most dangerous super-villains assembled to do the jobs too dirty for the good guys to handle. Also known as Task Force X, they've been X'd out, leaving their minder and master, Amanda Waller, behind to pick up the pieces. At least that's what they want you to believe. Thanks to Harley Quinn's secret contact on the outside, the Squad has faked their deaths,...

After another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps, one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark's surprising decision to support...

"The man who broke the Bat returns for the last vengeance of Bane! See Bane's mind, body and spirit get ravaged in a ONE BAD DAY one-shot by Joshua Williamson and Howard Porter!"--

"The Anti-Life virus has ravaged the Earth, turning its population--and most of its greatest heroes--into mindless, ravening zombies. The Justice League has fallen. The survivors are clinging to life. And in these dark times, only the darkest among the world's metahumans will survive. Led by Deathstroke, the world's greatest assassin, a lethal crew of villains and antiheroes has survived the initial onslaught, and they've been assembled by the immortal...

With the help of their new recruits -- including Beast, Angel, Juggernaut, and Colossus -- the X-Men must face evolution itself in the form of their former teammate, Jean Grey. Possessed with the cosmic power of the Dark Phoenix, the resurrected Jean Grey has become a danger to herself, her mutant comrades, and the entire planet. A potential cure is discovered and processed to treat and ultimately eliminate the genetic mutations, once and for all....

X-Men: A war is brewing between those with special powers ("mutants") and the rest of humanity -- and the only ones who can save the humans from certain destruction are a special group of mutants- the "X-Men." X-Men, first class: Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their superhuman powers for the first time, working together in a desperate attempt to stop the Hellfire...