Brian K. Vaughan

Scott McDaniel

Rick Burchett

John Lowe

Karl C. Story

Scott Kolins

Marcos Martín

Dan Panosian

Mark Pennington

Drew Geraci

Batman is having difficulty handling his double role as businessman and playboy Bruce Wayne by day and the caped crime fighter by night, as he tackles the Ventriloquist and the Mad Hatter, his old nemeses.

False Faces

Peter Milligan

Chris Bachalo

"A strange visitor from the dimension of Meta, Rac Shade has been given the task of trying to stem the growing tide of Earth's insanity, which has created an interdimensinal "Area of Madness" threatening both Meta and Earth with chaos. But upon breachingt

The American Scream

Shade, the Changing Man

Lee Garbett

John Layman

Juan Doe

In a perfect world, what could possibly go wrong? Peter Parker thinks life couldn't get any better - until an explosion at Horizon Labs plummets him (along with Deadpool and Hulk) into another dimension where the Amazing-Spider is the world's most powerful and beloved hero, and Peter Parker is a billionaire mogul playboy (with surprises in his supporting cast). Will Peter discover the price for perfection? Meanwhile, Deadpool teams up with Deadpool (well ... Deathwish) in this alternate-reality-doppelganger extravaganza! And what dreams come true does this dimension hold for Hulk?--jkt.

Identity wars

Deadpool

When Shade, a traveller from the Meta dimension, arrives by occupying the body of the serial killer who murdered her parents, Kathy George becomes caught up in Shade's quest - to journey into the collective unconscious of America, as they fight the malevolent force know only as The American Scream

Judith Bara

'Bara and Pennington's edited volume successfully fills a huge void in the market for introductory textbooks to comparative politics which previously offered either descriptions of political processes and systems or overviews of the methodology of comparative analysis. By applying major political science theories to overviews of the core elements of political systems, the authors both enhance our understanding of these elements and provide readers an excellent introduction to comparative explanation' - Dr David Howarth, University of Edinburgh 'What is distinctive about this authoritative and comprehensive book on comparative politics is the way in which it is underpinned throughout by a theoretical analysis centred on a new institutionalist approach' - Professor Wyn Grant, University of Warwick 'Comparative Politics takes a fresh and original approach to the field... it examines the role of structures, rules and norms in regulating the individual and collective behaviour of political actors. Each chapter provides a critical bibliography and key questions which will be particularly useful for students approaching Comparative Politics for the first time. Altogether this is a comprehensive and useful read which I warmly recommend' - Ian Budge, Professor Emiritus Professor of Government, University of Essex 'This is a most useful book. Teachers of comparative politics often scramble around, with out-of-date textbooks and photocopies of more or less compatible articles. Here is a new book that gives an up-to-date, comprehensive and systematic introduction to the major strands of institutional thought and applies these to the major institutions, processes and policy areas. It will be a great help for many of us, academics and students alike' - Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Copenhagen This book provides a distinctive new introduction to the study of comparative politics at undergraduate level. Rich in case study material and global in coverage, Comparative Politics sets out the basic theoretical and methodological foundations for studying different political systems as well as the key structures and actors of which they are comprised. Part One explores the nature of comparative methodology and introduces students to the major theoretical paradigms that seek to explain the operation of institutions in democratic states and facilitate comparison across different political systems. Part Two examines the institutional structures of the modern state, outlining the key features such as the electoral systems and territorial and functional divisions of government across a range of modern states. Part Three analyzes the role of key actors, such as voters and parties, interest groups and social movements, the bureaucracy and the judiciary. This book will be an essential primer for students on first-year courses in comparative government and politics as well as introductory courses in political science concepts and methods. Judith Bara is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Queen Mary, University of London and Research Fellow in Government, University of Essex. David S. Bell is Professor of French Government and Politics and Head of Social Studies and Law at the University of Leeds. Jocelyn Evans is Reader in Politics at the European Studies Research Institute, University of Salford. Catherine Needham is Lecturer in Politics at Queen Mary, University of London. Brendan O'Duffy is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Queen Mary, University of London. Mark Pennington is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Queen Mary, University of London. David Robertson is Professor of Politics, University of Oxford and Vice Principal, St Hugh's College, Oxford.

Comparative Politics

Kevin Given

Karl is visited, in true noir style, by a mysterious lady in black who sends him on a wild goose chase in hunt of a vampire named Loew. But what he discovers is something more sinister as he blacks out and blood is drawn from his arm. Dracula's daughter!Karl's former Partner, Trevor Jackson, winds up arguing with his niece as she tells him that she wants to quit the F.B.I. in order to hunt vampires with Karl, this creates tension between the two. Karl also sends Kate Bryant, whos been having nightmares about her father going to Aokigahara, Japan's suicide forest, to retrieve an equality crystal before Dominica does.Karl and Elliana finally catch up to the vampire that bit her! Can they destroy him in time for Elliana to revert to human form? Dominica is trying to resurrect both Sebastian and Dracula meanwhile Karl sends Thor and Jayson Hell deep into the catacombs of Paris to gather up one of the equality crystals before the vampires can recover it.

Vampire Hunter TP: Dracula Rising

Karl Vincent

Chuck Dixon

Michelle Madsen

Lucas Marangon

Rick Leonardi

On a rescue mission to Vandos, Padawan Flynn Kybo and his master meet General Grievous, the Separatist army's cyborg leader. The Padawan manages to escape but Grievous murders his master. Kybo returns to the Jedi Council with plans to stop Grievous, but when the Coucil rebukes him for desiring vengeance, he takes matters into his own hands.

General Grievous

'I really enjoyed reading Mark Pennington's book. Really, really enjoyed it. He nicely blends public choice and Austrian insights, the notion of robust political economy as something that takes into account self-interest, knowledge, and incentives. Pennington expertly highlights the comparative institutional arrangements and the plurality of choices that a system with several property and exit possibilities provides. Uniquely, he discusses how neither straight neoclassical economics nor the Stiglitz variety gets it. This is an important book because it attempts to address the critics directly. It is a book almost custom-made for those who want to defend classical liberalism against the common arguments.' - Bruce J. Caldwell, Duke University, US

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