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From the Back Cover  When the evil Inheritors begin exterminating spider-characters throughout the Multiverse, every single Spider-Man ever is needed to save the day! An interdimensional Spider-Army gathers to fight Morlun and his deadly family, but none of them is safe as the Prophecy comes to fruition! What will this brutal war for survival mean for Peter Parker and the rest of the spiders? Starring the Superior Spider-Man, the Ultimate Universe's Miles Morales and Jessica Drew, Spider-Man 2099, Spider-Woman, Silk, Kaine, Scarlet Spider, MC2's Spider-Girl, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Man 1602, Spider-Ham, Spider-Monkey, Lady Spider, Spider-Punk, Spider-UK, a spider-powered Gwen Stacy...and hundreds more, from the beloved to the obscure! Collecting:AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2014) #7-15, SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #32-33, SPIDER-VERSE #1-2, SPIDER-VERSE TEAM-UP #1-3, SCARLET SPIDERS #1-3, SPIDER-WOMAN (2014) #1-4, SPIDER-MAN 2099 (2014) #6-8 and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2014 (GUARDIANS...

Thank you NetGalley for access to this early copy in exchange for this review.  All opinions here are my own about the book. Description ABLAZE is back again, adding to its bestselling line of UNCENSORED Robert E. Howard Cimmerian graphic novels, with The Cimmerian Volume 4! Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended! Vol 4 includes two complete stories, Beyond The Black River, and Hour of the Dragon, plus bonus material, including the original prose stories, in one epic hardcover collection! BEYOND THE BLACK RIVER: The Picte country is an obscure jungle where the border between civilization and barbarism is thin. Only one thing symbolizes it: the Black River, which it is claimed that no white man was able to cross and come back alive. None, except Conan. It is in the heart of this green hell that the Cimmerian meets Balthus, a young voluntary peasant whom he saves at the last minute from the clutches of fierce Pictish warriors. Togeth...

  From the Back Cover Dejah Thoris has saved her world from the catastrophic End Winter. Now she must help rebuild Barsoom to its former greatness! But certain factions see benefit in keeping Barsoom cold and dark. Dejah will need help, and she may find it in the return of her true love…JOHN CARTER! Dejah Thoris: Winter's End by Dan Abnett Available at Amazon -   https://www.amazon.com/Dejah-Thoris-Winters-One-Shot-2019-ebook/dp/B08SWKL69D Winter's End is a collection of short stories that feature the characters of Barsoom in various engagements and encounters. This book acts as a sort of filler for the upcoming battle with the Longborn.  Its been decades since I picked up a non Tarzan, ERB book (Edgar Rice Burroughs for people who don't know the creator of Tarzan). I was fascinated by the adventures of earthmen in the planets of Barsoom and Cosoom (Mars and Venus respectively), although the stories written a century back are somewhat dated and smack of wholly colonial th...

Warning - This book review contains image content which is gory and not for children.    Harbinger Renegade Vol. 1: The Judgment of Solomon by Rafer Roberts Available in India -  https://www.amazon.in/Harbinger-Renegade-1-Judgment-Solomon/dp/1682151697 Also Available -  https://www.amazon.com/Harbinger-Renegade-1-Judgment-Solomon/dp/1682151697 From the Back Cover Anyone you know could become a psionically powered “harbinger.” Your neighbor. Your boss. Your best friend. Your kids. Six months ago, a secret team of renegade whistleblowers leaked the existence of these extraordinarily dangerous individuals to a stunned world. Today, all across the country, crude, DIY psiot activation attempts have left hundreds brain-damaged…or worse. The emergence of a new psiot in a community often leads to riots and mass violence. America is terrified of what could happen next. Now, Kris Hathaway, John “Torque” Torkelson, Faith “Zephyr” Herbert, and Peter Stanchek are about to discove...

James Bond: M (James Bond: Case Files #4) by Declan Shalvey James Bond’s superior, code-named M, scrambles MI6’s secret agents across the globe. Sometimes, he knowingly sends them to their deaths, for the greater good. But a traumatic event from M’s early days in the field returns to haunt him, forcing M to return to the scene of a crime…HIS crime. About the Author - Declan Shalvey Declan Shalvey is an Irish comics artist and writer. He has worked for Marvel Comics, drawing titles like Moon Knight, Thunderbolts and Deadpool. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declan_Shalvey ) Dynamite Comics the comic book print house that creates new material of established media. Over the last 6-7 years since they began to publish the comic book series featuring James Bond in a contemporary setting, the franchise has spanned several original stories and several spinoffs featuring notable Bond characters. The M in these Bond stories is a different character from the one that we have been seeing in the...

An auspicious start as this is the first book that I am reviewing on NetGalley after procrastinating for nearly a month. A 178 year old blockbuster Alexander Dumas classic full length novel converted to manga format seemed incredible and when I saw this available here in NetGalley, I just had to have a peek. Not just a peek, have had a full read and am thankful to NetGalley for making this book available for review.  The Count of Monte Cristo has been one of my favorite classics and I have had the privilege of reading it in many formats, the classic novel, short condensed edition, comics, illustrated editions, meant for adults, teens and schools. Even then I was not very confident that the book would come out well as a manga.  The book was quite a revelation with crisp artwork and well edited to include all major key points of the book.  An elaborate revenge drama, the story at many levels is a bit dated but nothing can jade the elaborate set pieces and the way the story ...

Fables Vol 2 - Animal Farm by Bill Willingham From the Back Cover Ever since they were driven from their homelands by the Adversary, the non-human Fables have been living on the Farm—a vast property in upstate New York that keeps them hidden from the prying eyes of the mundane world. But now, after hundreds of years of isolation, the Farm is seething with revolution, fanned by the inflammatory rhetoric of Goldilocks and the Three Little Pigs. And when Snow White and her sister Rose Red stumble upon their plan to liberate the Homelands, the commissars of the Farm are ready to silence them—by any means necessary! Collecting the second story arc of creator and writer Bill Willingham's acclaimed series: Fables, Animal Farm features the stunning artwork of penciller Mark Buckingham and inker Steve Leialoha, and includes a special sketchbook section of preliminary artwork from Willingham, Buckingham, and cover artist James Jean. About the Author - Bill Willingham Bill (William) Willingha...

Adventures of Maya ADVENTURES OF MAYA is an engrossing story in COMICS format of a 12-year-old girl and her dog, Bangle. Maya is going home after buying medicines for her grandfather when she and the dog get magically transported to the Age of the Ramayana. About the Book  Maya comes face to face with Ravana’s brother, Kumbhakarna who is on a rampage because a splitting headache is preventing him from falling asleep. Maya gives him a couple of aspirins. He gets immediate relief and promptly falls asleep. Kumbhakarna’s personal physician, Dr Kala Miri is impressed by Maya’s medical skills. He invites her to his house, hoping to persuade her to reveal some of her medicinal formulas. But no sooner have they reached his house than the Queen’s soldiers burst in and take custody of the girl. Queen Mandodari has a magic mirror in which she can see all that is happening in her kingdom. She saw Maya bring Kumbhakarna under control and wants to talk to her as her own husband, Ravana, is havi...