Recommendations based on "The MERCENARY the Definitive Editions, Vol 1 The Cult of the Sacred Fire"

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Describing Dante's descent into Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide, Inferno depicts a cruel underworld in which desperate figures are condemned to eternal damnation for committing one or more of seven deadly sins. As he descends through nine concentric circles of increasingly agonising torture, Dante encounters doomed souls including the pagan Aeneas, the liar Odysseus, the suicide Cleopatra, and his own political enemies, damned for their deceit. Led by leering demons, the poet must ultimately journey with Virgil to the deepest level of all. For it is only by encountering Satan, in the heart of Hell, that he can truly understand the tragedy of sin.

Outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st Century through black humor as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word in this critically-acclaimed graphic novel series written by comics' superstar Warren Ellis, the co-creator of PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY.In this volume, Jerusalem targets three of society's most worshipped and warped pillars: politics, religion, and television. When Spider tries to shed light on the atrocities of these institutions, he finds himself fleeing a group of hitmen/kidnappers in possession of his ex-wife's frozen head, a distorted creature alleging to be his son, and a vicious talking police dog.

Vader's down...but not out! When a Rebel encounter sends the Sith Lord crashing onto a nearby planet, two of the biggest titles in comics collide in the first crossover of the new Marvel age of Star Wars! Will the Alliance heroes seize this opportunity to put an end to one of their greatest enemies - or will they be made to feel the full power of the Dark Side? Darth Vader has been secretly pursuing his own agenda, but now the time has come for the end of games. He will either find favor in the eyes of the Emperor, or his schemes will prove his undoing! The imperial march of Darth Vader hits full stride! COLLECTING: STAR WARS: VADER DOWN 1, STAR WARS 13-14, DARTH VADER 13-15, DARTH VADER ANNUAL 1, DARTH VADER 16-25

This volume features the gritty, street-level action and moody atmosphere that made Miller's Daredevil classic -- including appearances by the Kingpin, Elektra and Bullseye.

Daniel X's hunt to eliminate each and every intergalactic criminal on Earth is relentless, but this time, things are getting personal. Number three on the List of Alien Outlaws takes the form of raging fire - and fire reminds Daniel of the most traumatic event of his life, the horrifying murder of his parents. Daniel struggles with his extraordinary powers like never before, and more than ever is at stake: His best friends are in peril. The only way to save them is to go back - literally - to the demon's arrival during the Dark Ages.

YA. Graphic Novel. Frank Bellamy is regarded as probably the greatest British comic strip artist, well-known at the night of his career for his ground breaking art on Fraser of Africa, Heros theS partan, and Thunderbi rds. In the mid-1950's he was the perfect choice to bring Robin Hood's adventures to life. This book brings together every episode of this legendary and elusive series from 1956/7 for the first time, uncut as it first appeared. Bellamy's stunning visuals and attention to detail in bringing to life the adventures of Robin Hood has never been equalled.

Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Tony Harris & Tom Feister and Chris Sprouse & Karl Story Cover by Tony Harris In this new, deluxe volume collecting issues #12-20 of the hit series along with EX MACHINA SPECIAL #1-2, Mayor Mitchell Hundred must make a difficult decision about his own future, becomes part of a shocking trial complicated by the unexpected arrival of an all-new Super Hero, and leaves New York City for the first time since his election to embark on a strange adventure. Plus, shocking tragedy strikes an Iraq War protest in downtown Manhattan. Advance-solicited; on sale December 2 o 272 pg, FC, $29.99 US o MATURE READERS

This oversized deluxe hardback collects several short stories and novellas from the most award-winning team in the history of comics in a fantastically designed book full of extras--illustrations, selected articles, interviews, behind-the-scenes looks, painted covers...and much, much more! "Savage sword of Criminal": It's 1976, and Teeg Lawless is doing 30 days in county jail with a price on his head, his only safe company from the savagery a beat-up old comic magazine his dead cellmate left behind. "Deadly Hands of Criminal": Teeg and Tracy Lawless co-star in this one-shot, a twisted 70s noir about a father and son on the run. "My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies": A seductive coming-of-age story, a pop and drug culture-fueled tale of a young girl seeking darkness--and what she finds there. "Bad Weekend": Stuck at an out-of-town convention, waiting to receive a lifetime achievement award, Hal's weekend takes us on a dark ride through the secret history of a medium that's always been haunted by crooks, swindlers, and desperate dreamers.

This deluxe boxed set collects the first three volumes of the New York Times-bestselling Adventure Zone graphic novel series from the McElroy brothers--Here There Be Gerblins, Murder on the Rockport Limited! and Petals to the Metal--plus an exclusive poster! Join our hero-adjacent sort-of-comrades in arms Taako the elf wizard, Merle the dwarf cleric, and Magnus the human fighter on a grand and grandly hilarious adventure through gerblin-infested mountain lairs; a locked-room murder mystery on a speeding train; and a rollicking round of battlewagon racing, the world's greatest high-stakes, low-legality sport.

An all-star lineup of creators takes aim at the Merc with a Mouth to celebrate two historic comic milestones, Deadpool #900 and #1000! If this collection of octane-infused stories by some of comics' hottest talent doesn't make you want to genuflect at the Altar of Wade, nothing will. Thrill as the Merc with a Mouth squares off against probe-happy aliens, trigger-happy mimes and one seriously unhappy fanman.