Books like 'Before Watchmen: Rorschach #4'
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Zero Hour by Mark Walden
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOverlord is reborn, and has developed the chilling ability to move from body to body, erasing the host's personality and ultimately killing them, forcing him to hop from victim to victim. He must find Otto, the only host designed to contain him, and for that he needs the location of H.I.V.E...Categorized as:
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The Nether: A Play by Jennifer Haley
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Nether, a daring examination of moral responsibility in virtual worlds, opens with a familiar interrogation scene given a technological twist. As Detective Morris, an online investigator, questions Mr. Sims about his activities in a role-playing realm so realistic it could be life, she finds herself on slippery ethical ground... -
Spark by Rachael Craw
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvie doesn’t have a choice.One day she’s an ordinary seventeen year old, grieving for her mother. The next, she’s a Shield, the result of a decades-old experiment gone wrong, bound by DNA to defend her best friend from an unknown killer.The threat could come at home, at school, anywhere. All Evie knows is that it will be a fight to the death.And then there’s Jamie. irresistible. off-limits... -
Baby X by Kira Peikoff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen any biological matter can be used to create life, stolen celebrity DNA sells to the highest bidder–or the craziest stalker–in this propulsive thriller.With a vivid imagining of the future, Gattaca meets Black Mirror in Kira Peikoff’s Baby X... -
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Roll Call by Malcolm Rose
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLuke Harding's third thrilling case involves a series of mysterious murders in which the victims seem to have only one thing in common: they are all named Emily Wonder. In the bitter cold of winter, Luke and Malc struggle to investigate three crime scenes lacking in physical evidence... -
Thrill Switch by Tim Hawken
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDetective Ada Byron is pumped to finally be assigned her first murder case... until she sees the crime scene. Someone has been killed exactly the same way as her father was seven years earlier.To see if this is a copycat, or something more sinister, Ada must work with her personal nightmare Jazlin Switch - the programmer who murdered her dad... -
La Maison by Yves Grevet
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSoixante-quatre enfants vivent coupés du monde, dans une grande maison à l'organisation très stricte. Chacun d'eux sait qu'il devra en partir lorsqu'il aura trop grandi. Mais qu' y-a-t-il après la Maison?... Le premier tome d'une trilogie époustouflante d'Yves Grevet... -
The Tomorrow File by Lawrence Sanders
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the not-so-distant future, planning takes the place of spontaneity when it comes to sex, turning the bedroom into a chamber of terror. In this society, the worst crime of all is to fall in love... -
Diary of the War of the Pig by Adolfo Bioy Casares
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Obelisk edition of Diary of the War of the Pig marks the first time in paperback for this fictional chronicle about street terror and disappearances by the greatest living Argentine author... -
TekPower by William Shatner, Ron Goulart
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Tek Power, the drug lords who control Tek put forth a new and audacious plan. President Warren Brookmeyer has a problem with Tek: while he insists that he uses the drug only for an occasional lift, others in his administration have convinced him that the American people would not respond well if they were to learn that their president is a Tek user... -
Anywhere by Jon Robinson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings'We're miles from anywhere, and we don't have a clue where we're going'Deep in a snow-covered forest Alyn, Jes, Ryan and Elsa have escaped from prison. Now they're being hunted.They quickly realise they have a special talent - they can control the world around them.Now they must use this skill to stop themselves falling into greater danger... -
Halfhead by Stuart B. MacBride, Stuart MacBride
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGlasgow, not too far in the future. A new punishment has been devised for the perpetrators of serious crimes. The process is known as halfheading: the offender's lower jaw is removed & they are lobotomized. They are then put to work as cleaners in municipal areas like hospitals, where they serve as a warning to all that crime doesn't pay... -
異變13秒 by Keigo Higashino, 東野圭吾
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings...Categorized as:
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Nowhere by Jon Robinson
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings'No one's coming for us.Not our families, not the police.No one.'Alyn, Jes, Ryan and Elsa are Nowhere. A concrete cube in the middle of a dense forest. Imprisoned inside are one hundred teenagers from all over the country. They're all criminals. But none of them remember committing any crimes. Who has put them there. What do their captors want? And how will they ever break free . . -
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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 .. -
No. 6 Vol. 8 by Atsuko Asano
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI LOVE YOU, SHION. MORE THAN ANYTHING... -
No. 6: The Manga, Volume 05 by Atsuko Asano, Hinoki Kino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“THE MANHUNT IS HERE!” The rumors were true! Armored vehicles from No. 6 roar through the gate into West Block, massacring the helpless and arresting everyone else. Amid the chaos, Shion and Rat realize this could be their only chance to get into the Correctional Facility and save Safu. But when they do make it inside, what they find is worse than anyone could have imagined.. -
No. 6: The Manga, Volume 09 by Atsuko Asano, Hinoki Kino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHE SKY IS BURNING.With Rat critically injured protecting him, Shion finally returns to NO. 6. But what he finds there is not the tranquil utopia he left behind, but a city in the grip of panic and chaos. As the “holy city” collapses in on itself, Shion and Rat put will the future of humanity — and their future together — on the line in the shocking final volume of NO... -
No. 6: The Manga, Volume 06 by Atsuko Asano, Hinoki Kino
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTO OBLITERATE NO. 6… THAT'S WHY I'VE COME.A series of strange incidents cast a pall over No. 6 as it prepares to celebrate its "Holy Day." Meanwhile, in the tunnels beneath the Correctional Facility, Shion and Rat meet with the mysterious "Elder," who reveals the perverse origins of No. 6, and their connection to Rat's past... -
Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev: Ultimate Collection, Book 1 by Brian Michael Bendis
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDuring a character-defining run, Brian Michael Bendis crafted a pulp-fiction narrative that exploited the Man Without Fear's rich tapestry of characters and psychodrama, and resolved them in an incredibly nuanced, modern approach... -
Batman (2011-2016) #15 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Death of the Family” part 3. The Joker’s attacks have taken their toll on Batman and his allies, and now they have to face the impossible. Plus: in the backup feature, witness The Joker’s confrontation with the Riddler as the horror of The Joker’s plan is revealed... -
Daredevil, Vol. 2 by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mystery man called Mr. Silke has inspired Wilson Fisk's lieutenants to rise up and take down the Kingpin of Crime, but when the FBI steps in to sort out the remains of the Kingpin's criminal empire, their investigation may change Daredevil's life forever. A Graphic Novel... -
Watchmen #12 by Alan Moore
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe epic maxiseries by legendary comic creator Alan Moore and acclaimed artist Dave Gibbons comes to its stunning conclusion! What is the final fate of Rorschach, Nite Owl, Dr... -
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 05 by John Wagner, Alan Grant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe law at war! Judge Dredd rides into action in this fifth volume collecting together some of his most exciting cases. Arch-nemesis Judge Death rises from the grave once again in 'Judge Death Lives', citizen is pitted against citizen in 'Block Mania' and the apocalypse comes to Mega-City One in the all-time classic Dredd epic, 'The Apocalypse War'... -
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Sleeper, Vol. 3: A Crooked Line by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHolden Carver was a superpowered doubleagent working for John Lynch,the world's most calculating spymaster, until he was left out in the cold for nearly a year. Running from his own people, and living amongst the enemy has changed Holden. He's turned his back on the things he once believed in and truly embraced his dark inner self.. -
Watchmen #2: Absent Friends by Alan Moore
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWatchmen, issue 2 of 12...Categorized as:
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Top 10, Vol. 2 by Alan Moore
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn the second installment of this Eisner Award-winning series the super-science police officers of Precinct 10 continue to protect and serve the super-powered citizenry of Neopolis. Full color... -
Scud: The Disposable Assassin: The Whole Shebang by Rob Schrab, Dan Harmon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings'BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END' Scud is programmed to destroy a basement monster but he will self destruct if he does, so the robotic assassin puts the wounded creature on life support and becomes a freelance assassin to pay for the hospital bills. Collects SCUD #1-24, plus the super-sweet one-shot DRYWALL: UNZIPPED... -
Red Hood and the Outlaws, Vol. 1: Dark Trinity by Scott Lobdell, Dexter Soy
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA part of DC Universe: Rebirth!Jason Todd, a.k.a. Red Hood has been many things--a Robin, dead, the Red Hood--now he's back and he's embracing his bad side!With his new status as a villain, Red Hood plans to take down Gotham's underworld from the inside... -
X-Factor, Vol. 1: The Longest Night by Peter David, Ryan Sook
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the fallout from House of M and following the surprise film-noir hit Madrox, a new mutant team is forged X-Factor is an investigative mutant agency that includes Madrox, the Multiple Man; Guido, the Strong Guy; Wolfsbane, the shape-shifter; Siryn, the chorus girl; Rictor, the living earthquake; and Generation X's Monet, the pompous witch...
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