Rob Williams

BATTLE RETURNS - NOW WITH MORE ACTION! The third Battle Action collection features the return of Action favourites Hook Jaw, the controversial Kids Rule O.K., and Death Game - one of the culprits behind the suspension of Action in 1976. Joining these stories are new adventures for El Mestizo, the Civil War-era bounty hunter, on the trail of a double-agent; German Panzer commander Hellman, who discovers the hard truth behind the cause he fights for; Major Eazy, fighting alongside American paratroopers in the invasion of Sicily; Nina Petrova and the Angels of Death, as the Soviet airwoman sets out to rescue a comrade from behind enemy lines; and Dredger, the ice cold secret agent, whose origin is revealed for the first time. Featuring an all-star roster of talent, as writers Brian K. Vaughan, Torunn Gronbekk, Dan Abnett, Rob Williams, John Wagner, Garth Ennis and Steve White team up with artists Chris Burnham, Tom Foster, PJ Holden, John McCrea, Henry Flint, Mike Dorey, Dan Cornwell, Patrick Goddard and John Higgins to bring you the latest and greatest edition of Battle Action.

Best of 2000 AD is a landmark series from the cult comic, bursting with our greatest stories for a new generation of readers. Every Best of 2000 AD contains a mix of modern classics and gems from the vault. In each edition you'll find an explosive new Judge Dredd adventure, fresh essays by prominent popular culture writers, a graphic novel-length feature presentation by global legends and a vintage Dredd case. In this volume: Judge Dredd raises only the law when Mega City One's super-rich consider themselves above it all in Elevator Pitch; crash-land on a Death Planet as Al Ewing (The Immortal Hulk) and Henry Flint (Eerie) introduce the monstrous, weaponized (but dead polite) Zombo; go Swimming in Blood with occult detective Devlin Waugh as he investigates a vampire outbreak in an underwater prison by John Smith (Hellblazer) and Sean Phillips (Reckless, Night Fever); ride out into the Godless wasteland of the Cursed Earth and witness Gordon Rennie (Doctor Who) and Frank Quitely (All-Star Superman) preach faith through firepower in Missionary Man. Boasting brand new covers from an all-star line-up of artists including Annie Wu (Hawkeye, Black Canary) and Evan Cagle (Dune, Detective Comics) with designer Tom Muller (X-Men), Best of 2000 AD is the essential gateway into the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic..

REAL ROY OF THE ROVERS STUFF! Once a mighty team in English soccer, Melchester Rovers are now a pale imitation of what they once were. Languishing around the bottom half of the table in League Two, the future is looking decidedly grim for the club. Enter Roy Race; a sixteen-year-old striker with a lethal left foot and a burning desire to play for the club he has supported all of his life. Could he be the spark that reignites the Rovers after years in the wilderness? From the pages of Tiger to having his own title, Roy of the Rovers is the most popular soccer strip in British comics. This action-packed sporting drama reboots the iconic character for today's generation of football fandom.

When The Barge, an aquatic prison containing 10,000 violent inmates, crashes into a Mega-City One port, it brings with it a plague of black worms that infect the citizens Judge Dredd has sworn to protect. At the head of this horrific incursion is the prophet Carver, who claims immortality and heralds the arrival of a god from the depths determined to bring destruction to Dredd's city. Judge Dredd and Judge Anderson must stop an insane enemy that does not care one iota for his Law!

After an aerial attack, Dredd and a judge squad find themselves stranded deep into the Northern Radlands, a hundred miles from the nearest city and with no way of contacting help. But fending off attacks from mountain gangs becomes the least of their problems: a great, murderous bear is on their trail, and Dredd and Cadet Moon will have to brave the elements and join forces with an unlikely ally to escape the frozen woods alive.

MEGA-CITY JUSTICE The world-shattering Tour of Duty storyline continues as Judge Dredd is forced to consider abandoning his mission to clean up the lawless streets of Mega-City One to see out the rest of his career from behind the desk of the Chief Judge. But by taking on the Council of Judges, Dredd risks being stripped of his badge and exiled to the penal colony on Titan. Written by John Wagner (A History of Violence), Gordon Rennie (Missionary Man), Rob Williams (Suicide Squad), Al Ewing (The Immortal Hulk), Robbie Morrison (The Authority), Si Spurrier (Hellblazer) and Alan Grant (Batman) with art by Carlos Ezquerra (Preacher), John Higgins (Watchmen), Colin MacNeil (Strontium Dog), Mike Collins (Captain Britain), Jon Haward (Tharg's Future Shocks), Karl Richardson (Warhammer), Boo Cook (Doctor Who), PJ Holden (Terminator/RoboCop), Leigh Gallagher (Kingmaker), Guy Davis (B.P.R.D.), Paul Marshall (Firekind), Dylan Teague (Jonah Hex), Peter Doherty (Kingsman: The Red Diamond), Nick Dyer (Anderson, PSI Division), David Roach(Batman & Demon) and Anthony Williams (Deadpool).

THE BOOK OF DREDD Mega-City One, a dystopian nightmare of the future teetering on the brink of chaos. The only thing stopping the sprawling megalopolis from succumbing to the mayhem, maniacs and murderers are the Judges, and toughest of them all is Judge Dredd. The best-selling series collecting The Law in order continues as Dredd uncovers a decades-old cover-up that will see justice come for the Judges themselves and, one hotel, one night, multiple psychopaths, but who will live to see daybreak? Written by John Wagner (A History of Violence), Gordon Rennie (Missionary Man), Rob Williams (Kingsman: The Red Diamond), Robbie Morrison (Doctor Who), Pat Mills (Marshal Law), Al Ewing (The Immortal Hulk) and Si Spurrier (Hellblazer), with art by Simon Coleby (Low Life), Dave Taylor (Zorro), Richard Elson (Sonic the Comic), Patrick Goddard (Hulk), Kev Walker (Guardians of the Galaxy), Sam Hart (Starship Troopers), Paul Marshall (Firekind), Cliff Robinson (Mother Earth), Smudge (Chiaroscuro), David Roach (Doctor Who), Inaki Miranda (Ragman), Neil Googe (Welcome to Tranquility) and Peter Doherty (The Dreaming).

Judge Maitland has a plan to lower the crime rate of Mega-City One: divesting funds from the Justice Department into education and services that would benefit the average citizen. She is given one year to improve one sector of Mega-City One; one year to succeed, and create a better world. But when her plan begins to work, and the Justice Department decides to roll it out over ten more sectors, citizens like vid-news mogul Robert Glenn and Judge Hernandez – who have a vested interest in keeping the status quo – step in to spoil the experiment using whatever means are at their disposal. Writers Rob Williams and Arthur Wyatt, with artist Henry Flint, craft a taut political thriller that challenges readers to reassess what they think of the world of Judge Dredd.

"Bolshinstvo, gljadja na plokho oformlennuju stranitsu, skazhut, chto ona im ne nravitsja, odnako oni ne znajut, kak ee ispravit. Eta kniga ne zamenit uchebu v shkole dizajna. Ja ne utverzhdaju, chto posle ee prochtenija vy stanete dizajnerom. No ja ruchajus, chto vy bolshe nikogda ne budete smotret na stranitsy, kak ranshe. Ja garantiruju, chto, esli vy stanete sledovat etim bazovym printsipam, vasha rabota budet vygljadet bolee professionalnoj, tselnoj i interesnoj. I vy pochuvstvuete, chto vashi vozmozhnosti stali shire". Robin UiljamsDizajnery i nedizajnery vsego mira uzhe dva desjatiletija ispolzujut v svoikh rabotakh fundamentalnye printsipy, izlozhennye Robin Uiljams. Poznakomtes s polnostju obnovlennym polnotsvetnym chetvertym izdaniem "Dizajn. Kniga dlja nedizajnerov".*Chetyre sekreta, kotorye prigodjatsja v ljubom dizajnerskom proekte*Printsipy raboty s tsvetom*Stili dizajna*Ottachivanie dizajna s pomoschju shriftov*Varianty dizajna dlja broshjur, listovok, pisem, reklamy

In a climate crisis-ravaged future metropolis, an old, grumpy, obsolete, smoke-belching, cigar-chomping, HOTROD-RACING ROBOT is one 12-year-old girl’s only hope. Together, can they outrace the chasing Robo-Cops with an invention that might just save humanity? “PETROL HEAD is unreal. This must be one of the most exciting comics, both visually and story, I've seen in ages. Get this ordered!” - Mark Millar (Kingsman, Marvel’s Civil War) Collects PETROL HEAD #1-5

NO CITY FOR OLD MEN! The best-selling series collecting The Law in order continues. This action-packed volume contains the finale of the epic Origins saga, which sets Dredd on a new quest for justice as he begins to question Mega-City One’s treatment of the mutant population and the laws that keep them down. But what happens when the man upholding the law no longer believes in it? Written by John Wagner (A History of Violence), Gordon Rennie (Warhammer), Rob Williams (Suicide Squad), Ian Edginton (Batman), and Robbie Morrison (The Authority), with art by Carlos Ezquerra (Strontium Dog), Ian Gibson (The Ballad of Halo Jones), Colin MacNeil (Devlin Waugh), Mike McMahon (Slaine), Jock (The Losers), Henry Flint (Rogue Trooper), Rufus Dayglo (Tank Girl), Vince Locke (A History of Violence), PJ Holden (Rogue Trooper), Patrick Goddard (Battle Action), Boo Cook (Doctor Who), Richard Elson (Sonic The Comic), Paul Marshall (Sinister Dexter), Cliff Robinson (Vector 13), Len O'Grady (X-Men Unlimited), D'Israeli (Nikolai Dante), Lee Garbett (Skyward), Anthony Williams (The Real Ghostbusters) and Peter Doherty (The Dreaming).

BATTLE ACTION RETURNS WITH A COLLECTION OF TWELVE NEW STORIES! Air Ace Johnny Red and Angel of Death Nina Petrova face off against the Nazi invaders, lethal British agent Dredger deals with the abduction of the only person dear to his stony heart, and the louche Major Eazy must lead his men through the Devil’s Garden of El Alamein. There’s action aplenty with roguish British commandoes Rat Pack, along with Death Squad, their equally deadly German counterparts. And the hellish arctic ocean is the setting for HMS Nightshade, the classic tale of war at sea. Writer Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys) is joined by an incredible roster of top-tier talent, with stories by original Battle Action writer John Wagner (Judge Dredd, Robo-Hunter), Torunn Gronbekk (Thor, Red Sonja), Rob Williams (Suicide Squad, Petrol Head) and Dan Abnett (Guardians of the Galaxy, Lawless), and featuring art by industry greats like Keith Burns (Out of the Blue), Chris Burnham (Batman, Doom Patrol), Henry Flint (Hawk The Slayer) and John Higgins (Watchmen, Dreadnoughts). There’s blazing Battle Action on every page!

Science fiction often envisions a future tinged with pessimism, drawing parallels from our current societal concerns. Yet, amidst the warning signals, the endurance of empathy holds the key to unlocking genuine hope. Empathy, in its essence, fosters not just survival but the conditions for thriving. It's a unifying force, transcending divisions.In "Sins of Variance" by Rob Williams, we encounter a crossroads in a future fraught with challenging choices for humanity. Williams presents a world where genetic modifications aim to eliminate conflict, prompting reflection on the repercussions of such success, particularly the neutralization of emotional experiences.As we approach a century marked by the advent of true artificial intelligence and the need for mankind to coexist harmoniously with evolving technology, the questions raised by the author gain immediacy. It becomes paramount to address these inquiries today, for failure to do so may lead to a future where our species succumbs to a relentless erosion of hope. In such a world, survival becomes a privilege reserved for the powerful, threatening the very fabric of our existence.

Animatsija - odna iz samykh populjarnykh oblastej kinematografa, kotoraja razvivaetsja kazhdyj den. Bukvalno vchera Uolt Disnej ozhivil narisovannogo ot ruki multjashnogo Mikki Mausa, a segodnja rabotniki studii Piksar s pomoschju kompjuternoj animatsii prorisovyvajut vorsniki na svitere Mistera Fantastika iz "Fantasticheskoj semejki"! Kak industrija prishla k etomu? Kakie navyki neobkhodimy imet kazhdomu animatoru? Kakie sekrety znat? Eta kniga - sbornik unikalnykh master-klassov ot obladatelja premii Oskar i sozdatelja filma "Kto podstavil krolika Rodzhera?". V nej on rasskazyvaet ob osnovnykh printsipakh animatsii, sekretakh i njuansakh professii, kotorye budut polezny kak novichku, tak i professionalu. Richard Uiljams prizyvaet svoikh chitatelej "pridumyvat, no byt pravdopodobnym" i illjustriruet kazhdyj svoj urok interesnymi primerami i jarkimi risunkami. Otlichnyj podarok kak dlja ljudej iz industrii, tak i dlja uvlechennykh zritelej.

Love your country then rip it down! The critically-acclaimed indie superhero hit gets its own paperback collection for the first time! Beloved supersoldier, American, uncovers the dark truth behind The White House and burns the word 'Liar' into the forehead of The President on live TV. Now on the run with a rogue CIA agent, he intends to reveal everything he now knows to the world. Can his former teammates, the superteam Enola Gay, stop him? From Rob Williams (Suicide Squad), Trev Hairsine (DCeased) and Travel Foreman (Animal Man)! Collects CLA$$WAR #1-6

What if at the end of Judge Dredd: Judgement Day a different strategy was used in order to stop the zombie invasion? Instead of Judge Dredd executing Sabbat the Necromagus this plan involves dropping dimension-bombs to shift the whole zombie horde into a different reality. This means disaster for all the other characters published in the pages of 2000 AD as the zombies infect everyone from Rogue Trooper to Sinister Dexter, from Ace Trucking to The V.C.'s. There is now a whole multiverse of zombies that need killing, and only a few heroes left to take care of business!