Grant Morrison redefined comics in the 1980s and early '90s, from his trailblazing creation of ZENITH, through his metatextual innovations in ANIMAL MAN, to his Dadaist super-heroes in DOOM PATROL. Along the way, he also addressed Batman with his multi-layered ARKHAM ASYLUM and his literary "Gothic" storyline. Callahan examines all five works in detail, drawing out their evolving themes and exploring Morrison's sometimes difficult texts in plain language. Rounding out the volume: an exclusive interview with Morrison, a foreword by popular comics writer Jason Aaron, and an appendix addressing...
Grant Morrison redefined comics in the 1980s and early '90s, from his trailblazing creation of ZENITH, through his metatextual innovations in ANIMAL M...
Earl Tubb is an angry old man with a very big stick. Euless Boss is a high school football coach with no more room in his office for trophies and no more room underneath the bleachers for burying bodies. And they're just two of the folks you'll meet in Castor County, Alabama, home of Boss BBQ, the state champion Runnin' Rebs and more bastards than you've ever seen "What does old Earl Tubb do when he returns home to Craw County, Ala., only to find the place a veritable criminal fiefdom run by Euless Boss, the local high school football coach? Why, pick up the stick helpfully cleaved by...
Earl Tubb is an angry old man with a very big stick. Euless Boss is a high school football coach with no more room in his office for trophies and no m...
Sheriff -Big Bert- Tubb once cleaned up Craw County, Alabama with an iron jaw and a big ol' stick. But that was 40 years ago. When his son, Earl Tubb, returns home to settle some family business, he finds his daddy's grave unkempt, the stick he was buried with grown into a gnarled old tree, and Craw County in worse shape than ever. Then that tree gets struck by lightning. And suddenly Earl has a stick of his own. And some questions he'd like answered.
The hit new crime series, Southern Bastards, returns for its second volume, as Jason Aaron (Scalped,...
Sheriff -Big Bert- Tubb once cleaned up Craw County, Alabama with an iron jaw and a big ol' stick. But that was 40 years ago. When his son, E...
Who is the new Thor? That's the question on everyone's lips. Most especially the original Thor And now he starts to narrow down the list of suspects. Meanwhile, tensions continue to flare between the All-Mother and All-Father, Malekith the Dark Elf forges his most dangerous pact yet, and the new Thor prepares to face her greatest challenge: the unstoppable machine of death and destruction that is...the Destroyer As the battle for the hammer Mjolnir rages on, an unexpected character makes a shocking return - and the new Thor's identity is revealed at last COLLECTING: THOR 6-8, ANNUAL 1,...
Who is the new Thor? That's the question on everyone's lips. Most especially the original Thor And now he starts to narrow down the list of suspects....
What comes next for the Rebels after the events of Vader Down? Find out as the adventures of Luke Skywalker and friends continue The Rebel crew are en route to a prison base with a very important captive. But, unlucky for them, they aren't the only ones with their eyes on this prize And, in another tale from the journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi, journey back to the Jedi's days of exile on Tattooine. Moisture farmer Owen Lars may have taken in young Luke, but he refused to let Ben be part of the boy's life. Now, prepare to discover the reason why COLLECTING: STAR WARS ANNUAL 16-19,...
What comes next for the Rebels after the events of Vader Down? Find out as the adventures of Luke Skywalker and friends continue The Rebel crew are e...
Dr. Jane Foster is the Goddess of Thunder -and it's killing her. Her enemies are many as Asgard descends further into chaos, and unrest threatens to spread throughout the Ten Realms. Yet she wages her greatest battle against a far more personal foe: the cancer killing her mortal form. When Loki steps back into Thor's life, will it ease her troubles or only add to her pain? There's no such question about Malekith as he continues to fan the fl ames of a looming War of Realms - when he isn't wedding planning, that is And as Asgard is torn apart, the skies will shake in one of the bloodiest...
Dr. Jane Foster is the Goddess of Thunder -and it's killing her. Her enemies are many as Asgard descends further into chaos, and unrest threatens to s...
