Kelly Sue DeConnick

Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the castles of the Middle Ages and the lives of the people who lived in them. Superb, full-color photographs of castles around the world, plus specially built models, offer a unique and revealing "eyewitness" view of medieval life, from a castle's construction to its destruction in a siege. See a medieval lavatory, a giant crossbow on wheels, how prisoners were kept secure in dungeons, a herald in full regalia, and castles used by Crusaders in Syria and samurai warriors in Japan. Learn how castles got their water during a siege, how besiegers tunneled under castle walls, how the Normans built castles in a hurry, how the first guns worked, why round towers were better than square ones, and what a castellan's job entailed. Discover how enemies climbed castle walls, what was on the menu at a typical banquet, why many castles had resident carpenters and metalworkers, why Crusader castles were so well built, and much, much more.

Presents the collecting opening arc of author's series that marries the magical realism of Sandman with the western brutality of Preacher. This book tells a tale of retribution as beautifully lush as it is unflinchingly savage.

In an effort to protect his people form Thanos, Black Bolt, King of the Inhumans, detonated a Terrigen bomb. Now descendants of the Inhumans worldwide are emerging from cocoons with new powers and new fears. In the midst of the confusion, mad scientist June Covington, aka Toxic Doxie, manages to snag one of the green nests -- and her very own Inhuman! But the noxious lady isn't alone. A.I.M., under the leadership of the transdimensional arms dealer Kashmir Vennema, also wants control of the Inhumans. When young hero Spider-Girl begins tracking Covington, she'll need help from the Avengers to understand what's at stake, how to fight it, and if she's very lucky, how to recover a dear friend without ending up dead.

2014 Best Writer Eisner Award nominee KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) and VALENTINE DE LANDRO (X-Factor) team up for the very third time to bring you the premiere issue of BITCH PLANET, their highly-anticipated women-in-prison sci-fi exploitation riff. Think Margaret Atwood meets Inglourious Basterds.

"Captain Marvel, Earth's Mightiest Hero with an attitude to match, is launching headfirst into an all-new adventure! As Carol Danvers comes to a crossroads with a new life and new romance, she makes a dramatic decision that will alter the course of her life-- and the entire Marvel Universe. But as Carol takes on a mission to return an alien girl to her homeworld, she lands in the middle of an uprising against the Galactic Alliance and the Spartax! Investigating the forced resettlement of Rocket Girl's people, Carol discovers she has a history with the man behind the plot. But when the bad guy tries to blackmail [her] and turn the Avengers against her, it's payback time!"--Back cover of Volume 1.

After his reckless actions force him to be sent to Earth and live among humans, the warrior Thor discovers that he must defend Earth against an attack by an enemy from his world.