Gary Martin

A man named Kraskin has suddenly appeared in our world. But he is not alone. Something, temporarily amorphous, has followed him. Kraskin is not familiar with this world but has a name that he has recently learned. He walks to a convenience store. He borrows a phone and calls a Professor Robert Trimball. Not long after Kraskin's arrival, a vicious dog begins attacking farm animals. Sheriff Barry Banes organizes a search for the animal, but it is unsuccessful. Weeks later a young boy is abducted. With the animal attacks and the missing child, the sheriff is under pressure to unravel the mystery and save the town. Meanwhile, Reverend Ezekiel Powell basks in the sudden power he has achieved, and the strange light that he assumes is the work of God. Along with his group of followers, he hopes to bring his brand of Christianity to one town at a time.

The Entity

Bored, lazy, and slightly incompetent, John Farrow is an unlikely hero. Working as shift manager on Sunspot 2, a battered old cargo spaceship that takes the Earth's rubbish and dumps it in the Sun's corona, John's limited skills are put to the test when he wakes up on a routine voyage to find half the crew missing, and the ship at a standstill. A situation made more irritating for John as he's not even supposed to be there. Now that everything has gone wrong, John realises how completely out of his depth he is. The remaining crew don't trust him as a leader, he doesn't trust himself as a leader, and yet he knows he has to get the crew working together if they have any chance of survival against an unknown threat... 'Writing from a first-person perspective allows for the sort of sharp writing that makes this book shine. The dialogue is colloquial and fast-paced, packed with frustration and foul mouths, but it energizes the story. A unique and entertaining novel." Self-Publishing Review, 4 Stars 'Sunspots is a well-crafted story that keeps the reader fully engaged and curious to know more.' - Onlinebookclub.org 'A dark and suspenseful tale set in the confines of a garbage scow in space, SUNSPOTS is an intense and intelligent thriller.' - IndieReader.com

Sunspots

Michael A. Stackpole

Gary Hall

Drew Johnson

Jim Hall

Sate Pestage, the interim Emperor, organizes a secret meeting with Leia to discuss his surrender, while Winter, who is pretending to be Leia, is kidnapped and the Rebels try to rescue her while keeping her real identity secret.

X-Wing Rogue Squadron. Masquerade

Star Wars

In 1060 B.C., eighteen-year-old Branan and Zarah, his half-sister, strive to save a young woman from the clutches of a sworn enemy and, in the process, Branan learns the secret of his inherited strength.

Son of Samson and the Tears of Jehovah

David Williams

Ian Flynn

Archie Comics’ two superhero teams THE SUPERTEENS and THE MIGHTY CRUSADERS face off against the evil Dr. Zardox in the conclusion to this epic to-issue crossover event!

Archie's SuperTeens vs Crusaders #2

Branan's rescue of the beautiful Saphira causes him trouble when he discovers that her mother is the infamous Delilah, who betrayed Branan's father.

The Daughter of Dagon

Steve Rude

Glenn Whitmore

Jack Mahoney--an acrobatic circus member by day and masked vigilante known as The Moth by night--battles a savage lionman, a bounty-hunting thug, bloodthirsty mob hit men, and a trio of mischievous cat burglars. Tween.

The Moth

Antony Williams

David Rovnyak

The Ghanian plant Cryptolepis sanguinolenta is the source of a series of fascinating indoloquinoline alkaloids. The most unusual member of this alkaloid series was initially proposed to be a spiro nonacyclic structure, named cryptospirolepine, and was elucidated in 1993 based on the technologies available at that time. There were, however, several annoying attributes to the structure that bothered analysts for the ensuing 22 years. During the two decades that followed the initial work there have been enormous developments in NMR technology. Using new experimental approaches, specifically homodecoupled 1,1- and 1,n-HD-ADEQUATE NMR experiments developed in 2014, the structure of only a 700 µg sample of cryptospirolepine has been revised and is shown on the cover of this volume. The confluence of the NMR technological and methodological advances that allowed the revision of the structure of cryptospirolepine using a submilligram sample seems a fitting example for this book, which is dedicated to the NMR characterization of various classes of natural products. Volume 2 considers data processing and algorithmic based analyses tailored to natural product structure elucidation and reviews the application of NMR to the analysis of a series of different natural product families including marine natural products, terpenes, steroids, alkaloids and carbohydrates. Volume 1 discusses contemporary NMR approaches including optimized and future hardware and experimental approaches to obtain both the highest quality and most appropriate spectral data for analysis. These books, bringing together acknowledged experts, uniquely focus on the combination of experimental approaches and modern hardware and software applied to the structure elucidation of natural products. The volumes will be an essential resource for NMR spectroscopists, natural product chemists and industrial researchers working on natural product analysis or the characterization of impurities and degradation products of pharmaceuticals that can be as scarce as natural product samples.

Volume 2: Data Acquisition and Applications to Compound Classes

Modern NMR Approaches to the Structure Elucidation of Natural Products

The industry-standard manual for aspiring inkers and working professionals returns in a new expanded edition. Gain insights into the techniques, tools, and approaches of some of the finest ink artists in comics, including Terry Austin, Mark Farmer, Scott Williams, Alex Garner, and many more. This expanded edition features new art and text by author Gary Martin and a bonus chapter on digital inking by artist Leo Vitalis. Also included are eight full-sized blue-lined art boards featuring pencil art by top comics illustrators, present and past, to use for practice or as samples to show editors and publishers. Along with pen, brush, and stylus, no inking tool is more useful than The Art of Comic-Book Inking.

The Art of Comic Book Inking (Third Edition)

John Workman

Evan Stanley

Ryan Jampole

Edwin Huang

On the eve of SONIC/MEGA MAN: WORLDS UNITE comes "Prisoners of War": Dr. Wily built his Robot Masters as tools of war—but when war is over, what happens to these mechanical servants? Mega Man has hopes that they can become tools of peace! Of course, not everyone agrees with Mega Man’s positive point of view. Will his optimism lead to his destruction? Meanwhile, who is the mysterious Mr. X, and what connection does he have to the past, present and future of Mega Man? This story leads into the next mega cross-title crossover “WORLDS UNITE!” so don't miss a moment of the action! Featuring cover art from Mega Man rising star Edwin Huang!

Mega Man #49

What does a comic-book inker do? Is an inker responsible for the coloring? Does an inker just trace over the lines? How much of the line work is done by computer? Learn the answers, and the stylized techniques, from the professionals! This book, full of tips from the comics industry's greatest living inkers, is for aspiring inkers, untrained professional inkers, pencillers who want to become more inker-friendly, and the majority of editors who work in comics today.

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