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A SENSUOUS EXPLORATION OF LOVE IN ALL ITS GLORY The Lament captures the full range of emotion that whirl around human relationships. Here are dozens of poems examining the profound joy of those deeply in love, the incredible longing of the separated partner, the intense loneliness of modern working life, and-above all-the indisputable necessity of connecting with people around us. Poet Ercell H. Hoffman casts a penetrating gaze on our everyday emotions,...

Poetic Conduct is a collection of poems that nurtures inner strength when impacted by grief, loss, and disconnection. The descriptions of social interactions and moments of isolation are creatively uncovered as poetic solutions. Lovers of poetry are encouraged to identify personal connections on recovery, healing, and clarity. Poetic Conduct is reflective of initial love desire, mature romance, social conflicts, and sensible stability.

Horny robots! Super-evolved orangutan bosses! Joyriders from the 26th Century! Nothing phases Philip Blank, top agent for the sci-fi spy organization known as W.O.R.L.D.E.! But lately, Philip's been wondering if there isn't more to life than saving the world through creative violence. What is Philip hiding from WORLDE, and how far will he go to keep it hidden? The most beautifully bizarre book of the year is here!

Captain Lancet and his Maxie Militia are trapped by the Scarlet Twilight vampire cult that dominates the world, and Cap's quest to free the world from the vampire curse that afflicts himself seems doomed! To make matters worse, their leader, Madame Satanika, has learned his TRUE identity (a small clue- it's DEFINITELY someone you know of!). Check out #3 to see whether our heroes can escape Scarlet Twilight- and if Captain Lancet is really the true...

All legends have an origin, all heroes an awakening. By fate's design, a young swineherd named Merlin meets an intrepid thief named Hector. And it is at that moment, in that fortuitous encounter, when the legends are born: that of the greatest sorcerer known to men and that of King Arthur's adoptive father. Together, Merlin and Hector will not only face the fearsome Skinshifters, but also discover what fate has in store for them. If they manage to...

It's Day Zero and the Texas zombie virus is quickly spreading throughout the nation. In a desperate race against the clock, two special forces teams are given an impossible mission. Turn the football stadium in Charlotte into a fortress, and rescue some of the brightest minds in the world to help with the coming war. Dead America focuses on the national response to the Texas zombie outbreak. There will be multiple mini-series within Dead America,...

A villain's maniacal plan for world domination sidetracks five teenage superheroes who dream of Hollywood stardom.

New special edition with bonus material by Dave McKean! Best known for his collaborations with Neil Gaiman, McKean defied expectations with his stunning debut as writer and artist in Cages, winner of multiple awards for Best Graphic Album. Dark Horse proudly presents a new original graphic novel by the legendary artist based on the life of Paul Nash, a surrealist painter during World War 1. The Dreams of Paul Nash deals with real soldier's memoirs,...

Faith Herbert... Prisoner of the Hollywood Hills! Trapped with no aid in sight, Faith is coming face to face with her very-first supervillain! LA's own sky-soaring hero always wanted to be like the comic book characters that inspired her...but is she ready to deal with the consequences of being a bonafide superhero? And, as if a new arch-nemesis weren't enough, a shadowy figure is closing in on Faith's secret identity! How's that for a cliffhanger?! Faith's...