Books like 'Suicide Squad (1987-1992) #20'
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Unleashed Magic: A Wizard in Bremen Part 2 by Steve Higgs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo one knows about them. No one is ready. The false gods are coming. In seven days, I have to surrender myself to a demon. That was what I agreed to. That was the price to rescue a teenage girl. What would you do with your last week? My plan to drink good whisky and relax got shot to hell within hours when the police, who hate me by the way, begged for my help... -
![An Alex Cross Omnibus: Cat and Mouse & Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson]()
An Alex Cross Omnibus: Cat and Mouse & Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo classic Alex Cross novels in one fantastic package.In CAT AND MOUSE, Alex Cross is called to Union Station train terminal a man is on the loose, firing at random into the swarming crowds of travellers. Psychopath Gary Soneji seems determined to go down in a blaze of glory, and he wants Alex Cross to be there... -
![Covenant by Brandon Massey]()
Covenant by Brandon Massey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of Dark Corner and The Other Brother comes an unforgettable thriller of family secrets, toxic faith, and high-tech suspense. On a golden summer morning, fifteen-year-old Anthony Thorne is on a fishing boat with his father, rods cast into the lake, when the crack of a rifle shatters the silence. His father slumps forward, blood leaking from his chest... -
![Consultation With a Vampire by Patrick E. McLean]()
Consultation With a Vampire by Patrick E. McLean
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEdwin Windsor, Evil Efficiency Consultant, returns with his manic lawyer Topper and his faithful secretary in this prequel to How to Succeed in Evil. Edwin is approached by a vampire, who offers him the prospect of eternal life if Edwin will help him with the troubles the modern world has presented his kind... -
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![How To Be A Vigilante: A Diary by Luke Smitherd]()
How To Be A Vigilante: A Diary by Luke Smitherd
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THE STONE MAN, SHORTLISTED FOR AUDIBLE UK'S BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015In the late 1990s, a laptop was found in a service station just outside of Manchester. It contained a digital journal entitled 'TO THE FINDER: OPEN NOW TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE!' Now, for the first time, that infamous diary is being published in its entirety.It's 1998... -
![White Ghost by Shaun Hutson]()
White Ghost by Shaun Hutson
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are new enemies in Britain that nobody knows how to deal with. They are the Triad gangs and they deal in heroin. While investigating a weapons hijack, Sean Doyle - a member of the Counter Terrorist Unit - has a chance to infiltrate the Triads. He then discovers that one gang has IRA support... -
![Slipt by Alan Dean Foster]()
Slipt by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster presents a story of miracles amid the wreckage of modern science. Living next to a toxic chemical dump is Jake Pickett, the magic man. He can turn bullets to dust or collapse skyscrapers with his mind. But all he really wants to do with his "magic" is entertain the local kids... -
![Captives by Shaun Hutson]()
Captives by Shaun Hutson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDetective Inspector Frank Gregson must investigate a series of savage and apparently motiveless murders. Moreover, they are carbon copies of killings committed years earlier - committed by men currently incarcerated in one of Britain's maximum security prisons... -
![Harleen by Stjepan Šejić]()
Harleen by Stjepan Šejić
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsDr. Harleen Quinzel has a theory: mental illness is a survival mechanism. As she seeks to help the broken souls of Gotham City piece together their sanity she will become the one thing she fears the most: one of them. A bold new retelling of the tragic origin of Harley Quinn told through the eyes of the only person who knows her better than anyone: Harleen... -
![Absolute Planetary Book Two by Warren Ellis]()
Absolute Planetary Book Two by Warren Ellis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCollects issues 13-27 of the original series as well as 14 pages of additional content.As the series hurtles towards its conclusion, Snow initiates the second part of his comeback plan to stop The Four, makes a startling revelation about his past, and uncovers information on the world's first moon shot .. -
![Watchmen #1 by Alan Moore]()
Watchmen #1 by Alan Moore
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsFeaturing the first appearance of Rorschach, Ozymandias, Dr. Manhattan, Silk Spectre, Nite Owl, and the Comedian! When the Comedian dies, a series of events are set into motion that bring the world ever closer to a deadly threat no one saw coming... -
![Batman, Volume 3: Death of the Family by Scott Snyder]()
Batman, Volume 3: Death of the Family by Scott Snyder
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAfter having his face sliced off, The Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City; shaking Batman to his core! But even for a man who’s committed a lifetime of murder, he’s more dangerous than ever before... -
![Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder]()
Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsAfter a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City, Batman begins to realize that perhaps these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest. As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery, he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city he’s sworn to protect... -
![Batman (2011-2016) #14 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV]()
Batman (2011-2016) #14 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Joker is back and somehow more sinister than ever! What caused this change? And can even Batman stop a Joker so driven and dangerous? “Death of the Family” part 2... -
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![JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 3--Stardust Crusaders, Vol. 9 by Hirohiko Araki]()
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 3--Stardust Crusaders, Vol. 9 by Hirohiko Araki
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJoJo and friends find themselves facing one of the strangest foes of all—an enemy that can transport them into the world of video games! Can they get enough extra lives before its “Game Over”? Meanwhile, Polnareff enters the house of evil as he battles for his life in DIO’s... -
![The Punisher MAX, Vol. 5: The Slavers by Garth Ennis]()
The Punisher MAX, Vol. 5: The Slavers by Garth Ennis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn a pitch-black Brooklyn night, in a dead-end alley, Frank Castle brutally dispatches a crew of Albanian thugs menacing a young woman. Her name is Viorica, she's from Moldavia, and when she tells Frank her story, that's when the real killing starts!Collects Punisher #25-30... -
![Batman, Volume 2: The City of Owls by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV]()
Batman, Volume 2: The City of Owls by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsFor over a century, the Court of Owls has ruled Gotham City in secret—their reach inescapable, their power unstoppable.Until they battled the Batman.Gotham's vigilante protector managed to escape the talons of the Court with his mind and body barely intact. The Dark Knight managed to win the battle with his deadly new aggressors, but certainly not the war... -
![Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder, Jock]()
Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder, Jock
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsA NEW YORK TIMES #1 Bestseller.In "The Black Mirror," a series of brutal murders pushes Batman's detective skills to the limit and forces him to confront one of Gotham City's oldest evils... -
![The Starman Omnibus, Vol. 2 by James Robinson, Wade Von Grawbadger]()
The Starman Omnibus, Vol. 2 by James Robinson, Wade Von Grawbadger
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe classic super-hero series STARMAN, starring a Gen-X super-hero, is re-presented in high quality format.The super-heroic legacy of Starman is renewed in these stories, in which Jack Knight - antiques collector and dealer - inherits the name and powers of his father's old Starman identity from his older brother, who has been assassinated... -
![Absolute Batman: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder]()
Absolute Batman: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBatman had heard the tales of Gotham City's Court of Owls. Meeting in the shadows and using the nocturnal bird of prey as their calling card, the members of this powerful cabal are the true rulers of Gotham.But the Dark Knight dismissed the stories as rumors and old wives' tales. Gotham was his city... -
![The Boys, Volume 11: Over the Hills with the Swords of a Thousand Men by Garth Ennis, John McCrea]()
The Boys, Volume 11: Over the Hills with the Swords of a Thousand Men by Garth Ennis, John McCrea
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt's been a long time coming, but Billy Butcher's revenge on his wife's killer is about to be realized - if he can only get his hands on the bastard. The Boys prepare for one last terrible battle, as the Homelander finally bites the bullet and sets an army of superheroes against the forces of the United States military... -
![The Invisibles, Vol. 4: Bloody Hell in America by Grant Morrison]()
The Invisibles, Vol. 4: Bloody Hell in America by Grant Morrison
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn a world where paranoia is a survival skill, the only hope for humankind is a group of unconventional occultist freedom fighters called the Invisibles. In this collection, the team launches an assault on an underground New Mexico lab to free the cure for the AIDS virus from the alleged inventors of the disease: the U.S. government... -
![JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki, Pablo Tschopp]()
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki, Pablo Tschopp
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGolden Wind is here! The highly-acclaimed fifth arc of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure shifts the action from Japan to Italy, as Koichi Hirose heads to Europe to find an aspiring gangster named Giorno Giovanna, the secret son of Dio Brando, scourge of the Joestar family... -
![The Starman Omnibus, Vol. 1 by James Robinson, Wade Von Grawbadger]()
The Starman Omnibus, Vol. 1 by James Robinson, Wade Von Grawbadger
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe classic super-hero series STARMAN, starring a Gen-X super-hero, is re-presented in high quality format by James Robinson (BATMAN: FACE THE FACE) and Tony Harris (EX MACHINA)... -
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![Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka]()
Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA new era begins as Batwoman is unleashed on Gotham City! Marked by the blood-red bat emblem, Kate Kane is a soldier fighting her own private war - one that began years ago and haunts her every waking moment... -
![Batman: White Knight #1 by Sean Murphy, Matt Hollingsworth]()
Batman: White Knight #1 by Sean Murphy, Matt Hollingsworth
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSet in a world where The Joker is cured of his insanity and homicidal tendencies, The Joker, now known as “Jack,” sets about trying to right his wrongs... -
![Captain America: The Death of Captain America by Ed Brubaker]()
Captain America: The Death of Captain America by Ed Brubaker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSteve Rogers is dead! Long live Captain America!He was a hero to millions, an inspiration to America's armed services and the representative of his nation's greatest ideals. He lived for his country - and now, he has given his last final measure for the nation he loved. In the aftermath of the superhuman Civil War, Captain America was shot down in cold blood... -
![The Batman Adventures: Mad Love and Other Stories by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm]()
The Batman Adventures: Mad Love and Other Stories by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTales by two of the creators behind the acclaimed Batman animated TV series!The centerpiece of this fantastic collection is the Eisner Award-winning MAD LOVE, the surprisingly dark origin of Harley Quinn, co-starring The Joker and Poison Ivy as well as Batman. Also included are tales by Dini, Timm and others that feature the Scarecrow, Ra's Al Ghul, Mr. Freeze, Batgirl and more... -
![The Punisher MAX, Vol. 9: Long Cold Dark by Garth Ennis, Howard Chaykin]()
The Punisher MAX, Vol. 9: Long Cold Dark by Garth Ennis, Howard Chaykin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Punisher's wildest foe is back! Left gut-shot in shark-infested waters, Barracuda's got a major score to settle with Frank Castle. But Barracuda's no dummy. Charging in with guns blazing is for suckers. He's got something serious planned. Something that's going to hit Frank where he hasn't been hit in years: the black pit that used to be his heart... -
![Sleeper: Season One by Ed Brubaker]()
Sleeper: Season One by Ed Brubaker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSLEEPER is the critically acclaimed graphic novel series written Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Sean Philips, the Eisner Award winning creative team of Criminal, which tells the story of agent Holden Carver and the secret criminal organization he becomes enmeshed with...
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