Mike Carey

The third rivetting Felix Castor novel in this acclaimed supernatural noir series from the bestselling author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS

Felix Castor returns in this second instalment of this supernatural noir series from the bestselling author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS.

The start of a series of supernatural thrillers with a characteristic British flavour, from the bestselling author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS.

Horrifying tales from the Eisner Award-nominated CREEPSHOW anthology that will keep you awake at night here in a breathtaking deluxe hardcover, perfect for any horror fan. THE CREEPIEST TALES IN COMICS RETURN IN A DEVIOUS DELUXE HARDCOVER. The Creep is ready to exceed your worst nightmares with a buffet of stomach-churning, fear-inducing stories in this stunning collection of the Eisner Award-nominated anthology based on the hit Shudder TV show. Killer talent across comics, film, and television – including Chip Zdarsky, John Ridley, Kami Garcia, Sina Grace, and Ted Raimi – will have you screaming...for more Creepshow! Collects Creepshow Vol. 3 #1-5 & Creepshow Vol. 4 #1-5.

Know also, O Prince, that in the selfsame days that the Cimmerian did stalk the Hyborian Kingdoms, one of the few swords worthy to cross with his was that of a warrior-woman out of majestic Hyrkania. She, the mother of vengeance, hunter of evil, all fear for your souls... fear the RED SONJA! The legend of Red Sonja begins here with all new tales featuring the She-Devil with a Sword! This collection features the first eight issues of Dynamite's Red Sonja, as well as the introductory #0 issue. Written by Michael Avon Oeming (Thor, Powers) & Mike Carey (Hellblazer, Elektra, Neverwhere) and illustrated by Mel Rubi (X-Men), Caesar Roderiquez (Sojourn) and Richard Isanove (1602). Inspired by the works of Sonja and Conan creator Robert E. Howard!

Tom Taylor's life was screwed from the word go. His father created the mega-popular Tommy Taylor boy-wizard fantasy novels. But dad modeled the fictional epic so closely to Tom that fans constantly compare him to his counterpart, turning him into a lame, Z-level celebrity. When a scandal hints that Tom might really be the boy-wizard made flesh, Tom comes into contact with a mysterious, deadly group that's secretly kept tabs on him all his life. Now, to protect his life and discover the truth behind his origins, Tom will travel the world, to all the places in world history where fictions have shaped reality. The Unwritten Compendium One collects The Unwritten #1-30 and The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Ship That Sank Twice #1!

On Alice's sixth birthday, she got the gift she didn't know she always wanted: a big, beautiful 19th- century dollhouse, complete with a family of antique dolls. In no time at all, the dollhouse isn't just Alice's favourite toy...it's her whole world. And soon young Alice learns she can magically enter the house to visit a new group of friends, straight out of a heartwarming children's novel: the Dollhouse family. But in the real world, her family life is much darker...and deep within the Dollhouse's twisting halls, the Black Room waits, with an offer to Alice. The house can fix all this, the room says. All she has to do is say the words... From writer M.R. Carey (The Girl with All the Gifts, Lucifer) comes The Dollhouse Family, from the smash-hit lineup of the Hill House Comics library. Featuring riveting artwork by Peter Gross (The Books of Magic) and Vince Locke (A History of Violence), this chilling collection features The Dollhouse Family #1-6.

“A fantastical ghost story and a suspenseful military mystery . . . A daringly original fantasy novel” from the acclaimed authors of The Steel Seraglio (Publishers Weekly, starred review). In 1740, an Austrian infantry company more than two hundred strong arrives at the Prussian border. Their orders: to defend the town of Narutsin when war--inevitably--breaks out. But they don’t get the warm welcome they’re expecting. If anything, the locals seem strangely secretive, and the soldiers who previously garrisoned in the village have disappeared. Fearing the villagers may be consorting with the enemy, the commander orders his prim young lieutenant Klaes to investigate . . . On the outskirts of town, in a dilapidated manor known as Pokoj, the road-weary soldiers make their home for the winter. Accompanying them is Drozde, a camp follower and entertainer who possesses a very special talent: she can see and communicate with the dead. She’s the only one who knows that the crumbling mansion is far from empty. It’s teeming with ghosts--and they know her. Each spirit tells Drozde how they became a part of Pokoj’s sprawling history, hinting at its future as well as its past. As she listens to their tales, it becomes apparent that the story of the manor hasn’t yet ended--and that she and Klaes have their own parts to play in the horror that is to come . . .

“A confident One Thousand and One Nights for our present . . . Furious pop entertainment--full of sex, passion, violence, and magic.” - Slant magazine This is the story of the legendary City of Women, told through the tales of those who founded it, championed it, and made it flourish. When the city of Bessa undergoes a violent coup, its lazy, laissez-faire ruler, Bokhari Al-Bokhari, is replaced by the religious zealot Hakkim Mehdad. With little use for the pleasures of the flesh, Hakkim sends his predecessor’s 365 concubines to a neighboring sultan as a gift. But when the new sultan discovers the concubines are harboring Al-Bokhari’s youngest son--a child who might grow up to challenge his rule--he repents of his mercy and sends his soldiers to slaughter the seraglio down to the last woman and child. What he doesn’t count on is a concubine trained in the art of murder--or the courage and fortitude of the women who will rise up with her to forge their own city out of the unforgiving desert. It’s an undertaking beset with challenges: hunger and thirst, Hakkim’s relentless hate, and the struggle to make a place for themselves in a world determined to underestimate and undermine them. Through a mosaic of voices and tales, we learn of the women’s miraculous rise, their time of prosperity--and how they carried with them the seed of their own destruction.

The biggest and best adventures of Marvel's mighty mutants - these are the X-Men Milestones In a world where the X-Men never existed and mutantkind has been hunted to extinction, the few remaining Homo superior have banded together to make their last stand. The weary mutants spend each day securing the walls of their stronghold, Fortress X, in a seemingly endless battle to beat back the anti-mutant forces that would see them wiped out. But when a conspiracy is discovered within Fortress X itself, could it be that mutantkind's last bastion will crumble from the inside out? When the dust settles, no one will be left unscathed - but what is the terrible truth about the Age of X? COLLECTING: AGE OF X ALPHA (2011) 1, X-MEN LEGACY (2008) 245-247, NEW MUTANTS (2009) 22-24, AGE OF X: UNIVERSE (2011) 1-2

Author of The Girl With All the Gifts Mike Carey presents the fifth book in his hip supernatural thriller series featuring freelance exorcist Felix Castor. They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, but if you ask Castor, he'll tell you there's quite a bit of arrogance and reckless stupidity lining the streets as well. He should know. There's only so many times you can play both sides against the middle and get away with it. Now, the inevitable moment of crisis has arrived and it's left Castor with blood on his hands. Castor drowns his guilt in cheap whiskey, while an innocent woman lies dead and her daughter comatose, his few remaining friends fear for their lives, and there's a demon loose on the streets. But not just any demon -- this one rides shotgun on Castor's best friend's soul, and can't be expelled without killing him. Looks like Felix Castor's got some tough choices to make, because expel the demon he must -- or all Hell will break loose.

Author of The Girl With All the Gifts Mike Carey presents the third book in his hip supernatural thriller series featuring freelance exorcist Felix Castor. You might think that helping a friend's widow to stop a lawyer from stealing her husband's corpse would be the strangest thing on your To Do list. But life is rarely that simple for Felix Castor. A brutal murder in the heart of London bears all the hallmarks of a long-dead American serial killer, and it takes more good sense than Castor possesses not to get involved. He's also fighting a legal battle over the body -- if not the soul -- of his possessed friend, Rafi, and can't shake the feeling that his three problems might be related. With the help of the succubus Juliet and paranoid zombie data-fence Nicky Heath, Castor just might have a chance of fitting the pieces together before someone drops him down an elevator shaft or rips his throat out. Or not. . .

Daniel Way continues to explore Wolverine's origins in action-packed fashion It starts with Logan's wartime history with Captain America and Bucky, on a secret mission in Madripoor...and you won't believe Wolverine's true agenda In the present day, Wolverine and Deadpool clash - but who hired the Merc with a Mouth to kill Logan? Then, Professor X is forced to revisit his biggest challenge - and the biggest failure to tarnish his legacy: Wolverine. But the layers of lies hide one last, deadly original sin, which goes back to the founding of the X-Men - and Xavier's timing couldn't possibly be worse. Plus, family business as Wolverine and Daken take on Cyber But can Wolverine reform his sadistic son, or will Daken revert to type? COLLECTING: WOLVERINE: ORIGINS 16-32, X-MEN: ORIGINAL SIN 1, X-MEN: LEGACY (2008) 217-218, MATERIAL FROM WOLVERINE (2003) 73-74

The finest comic book creators of the modern era delve into the mystery and the macabre in The Best of Vampirella Masters Series! Revisit the greatest tales of horror comics' most iconic heroine with the following stories, each crafted by a legendary team of writers and artists! * "Ascending Evil" by Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, and Amanda Conner * "Vampirella Lives" by Warren Ellis and Amanda Conner * "Nowheresville" by Mark Millar and Mike Mayhew * "The New European" by Alan Moore and Gary Frank * "Looking for Mr. Goodwin" by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale * "Morning in America" by Kurt Busiek and Louis LaChance * "Blood Lust" by James Robinson and Joe Jusko * "Revelations" by Mike Carey, Mike Lilly, and Mark Texeira

Legendary talents tell tantalizing tales of Asgard Thor and his allies visit ancient Egypt - and leave behind a startling legacy Hela, goddess of the underworld, unleashes her demon hordes on Earth After an epic battle with the Frost Giants, Thor stands trial for murder - and the verdict will fill him with rage Exiled and wounded, he must face a pantheon from his past And on the verge of Ragnarok, all of Asgard comes under attack from armies of darkness Can Thor wrest victory from the jaws of defeat and save his homeland from destruction? COLLECTING: THOR: TRUTH OF HISTORY ONE-SHOT, THOR: WOLVES OF THE NORTH 1, THOR: THE TRIAL OF THOR ONE-SHOT, THOR: THE RAGE OF THOR 1, THOR ANNUAL (2009) 1, THOR: HEAVEN & EARTH 1-4, MATERIAL FROM DARK REIGN: THE CABAL ONE-SHOT

Marvin ?Bad News” Barnes was considered a future Hall of Fame basketball player before he even graduated from college. A standout at Providence College, where he averaged 20.7 points and 17.9 rebounds per game, he was an All-American with the world at his fingertips. Although Barnes enjoyed two highly successful years in the American Basketball Association with the Spirits of St. Louis (winning Rookie of the Year honors and twice being named an All-Star), his career fizzled in the NBA as he wore out his welcome with the Detroit Pistons, Buffalo Braves, Boston Celtics, and San Diego Clippers in four years. His immaturity, as well as a chronic losing battle with drugs and alcohol, turned a potential superstar into a has-been by 1979. By then, his swagger was gone. So too was his game. Written by Mike Carey, who opened his house to Barnes later in his life, this is the story of a supremely gifted athlete whose self-destructive nature led to him living on the mean streets of East San Diego for three years as a panhandler and pimp. Eventually he would serve a total of five years in prison for various felony charges, including the sale of cocaine. Throughout his life, every time it appeared that ?Bad News” had turned the corner, his demons reappeared and succeeded in luring him back into becoming a conniving dope fiend. On September 8, 2014, Barnes finally hit rock bottom, passing away due to acute cocaine and heroin intoxication. He was sixty-two years old. With stories and quotes from Julius Erving, Bill Walton, Larry Brown, Mike D’Antoni, and many others who crossed paths with Barnes, as well as a foreword from former Spirits announcer Bob Costas, ?Bad News” is the story of a squandered talent who could never defeat his inner demons.