FICTION · GRAPHIC
Tony Bedard
Eagles, owls, hawks, kestrels, falcons, kites, vultures, and the secretary bird are all birds of prey.
— from Birds of Prey
Most acclaimed
Spider Man
It begins with an orphan named Peter Parker, raised by his beloved Aunt May and Uncle Ben in Queens, New York. A quiet student, he works diligently at his studies and pines for the beautiful Mary Jane Watson. But this ordinary teenage boy is about to have his life turned upside down when he is bitten by a genetically altered spider. Suddenly, he finds himself possessed of spectacular powers. He is now and forever Spider-Man! Follow Spider-Man’s action-packed journey, from his struggle to harness the extraordinary gifts that will prove to be both blessing and curse, to his fight to save innocent lives while the media tears him to pieces. It all leads up to his ultimate battle high above New York streets, against the death-dealing madman known as the Green Goblin. While the city watches helplessly and countless lives hang in the balance, Spider-Man confronts his archnemesis, and the Goblin puts Spider-Man’s vow to fight crime to the ultimate test . . .
The World of Flashpoint Featuring Wonder Woman
"Flashpoint has changed the DC Universe, and nothing is as it was before. Now, a wedding between Wonder Woman-- Diana of the Amazons-- and Aquaman of Atlantis has turned deadly. Rocked by murder and betrayal, the two mythical warrior races take up arms-- and the rest of the world will pay the price. As Wonder Woman and the Amazons destrop their home of Themyscira and claim Great Britain as their new island nation, Aquaman and his Atlanteans will sacrifice millions of lives in an attempt to destroy their enemies" -- p. of cover.
Birds of Prey
Thriller. It is 1667 and the mighty naval war between the Dutch and the English still rages. Sir Francis Courtney and his son Hal, in their fighting caravel, are on patrol off southern Africa, lying in wait for a galleon of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient laden with spices, timber and gold ... 'The scope is magnificent and the epic scale breathtaking ... Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' The Times 'An epic and gripping tale' Mail on Sunday 'Meticulous research supports constant excitement in a fast-moving tale' Washington Post 'A gripping tale, relentless in its flow, that evokes a more colourful age - one of passion and a majesty of spirit that is seldom illustrated with such nerve' Daily Express.