Christopher Hastings Books

Gwen Poole is everyone's favorite character from the "real" world! And her superpower is Official-Handbook-level knowledge of top-secret comic book facts! But the longer she's in the Marvel Universe, and not reading about it from the outside, the more her powers run out...or do they? Maybe a trip back to her world might help - but if that happens, will she be able to get back to the MU? And at what cost? Plus, Gwenpool is no stranger to trouble, but when she blurts out somebody's secret identity she'll brand herself a menace! Find out how Gwen plans on fixing her self-induced continuity drama! COLLECTING: THE UNBELIEVABLE GWENPOOL 16-20

The comics-loving, fourth-wall-breaking heroine known as GWENPOOL (A.K.A. Gwen Poole) is back in her most exciting adventure yet! Sure, masquerading as a super hero, fi ghting bad guys, and hanging out with her idols has been fun. However, in order to ensure her survival in the Marvel Universe, Gwen wants to take on the biggest and baddest baddies she can think of... COLLECTING: GWENPOOL, THE UNBELIEVABLE 21-25

Best part of living in a world of comic book heroes? TEAMUPS, BABY! Gwen meets Miles Morales, Spider-Man, and it ends ... badly! Man, oh, man, she is not a good person! It gets dark! We promise this is not a Civil War II tie-in! Collecting The Unbelievable Gwenpool #5-10

2015's overnight internet sensation takes center stage in her own series! Gwen Poole used to be a comic book reader just like you...until she woke up in a world where the characters she read about seemed to be real! But that can't be, right? This must all be fake, or a dream or something, right? And you know what that means...NO CONSEQUENCES! Could Gwenpool truly be Marvel's least responsible and least role-modely character to date? She can if she tries! COLLECTING: GWENPOOL, THE UNBELIEVABLE 0-4

Presenting a universal gateway into the House of Ideas! Comic books can sometimes be like a foreign language to the uninitiated - with their own unique storytelling tools, visual shorthand and narrative conventions. Many clever cartoonists and scribes have shared their theories on the grammar of comics, but it's never been done in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Get ready, because Mysterio has trapped Spider-Man inside a comic book - and Spidey's going to help you navigate through the gutters, balloons, panels, pencils and more! Plus: See how top talents speak the "language of comics" in action-packed adventures featuring Peter Parker, Miles Morales, Ms. Marvel, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur! Collecting HOW TO READ COMICS THE MARVEL WAY #1-4, MS. MARVEL (2014) #1, ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1, MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #1 and SPIDEY #1.

Gwen Poole continues to make friends and influence people across the Marvel Universe! But what will some of Marvel's greatest heroes make of Gwen and her bizarre perspective on the world they live in? Whatever happens, it'll be Unbelievable! COLLECTING: THE UNBELIEVABLE GWENPOOL 11-15

Discover how Deadpool became the king of the limited series! First, everyone's after the Merc with a Mouth - and to clear his name he's got to get past some of Marvel's heaviest hitters, including Daredevil, the Punisher and Spider-Man! Next, a very different Wade Wilson testifies about his mercenary days - but whose side are Bullseye, Silver Sable and Domino on? And join a pulp-inspired 'Pool for a Cold War caper - Codename: Deadpool! And, as the Marvel Universe is wracked with Fear Itself, only the Regenerating Degenerate could see it as a way to make money! Plus, trapped in another dimension, Deadpool, Spider-Man and the Hulk encounter their opposite numbers! COLLECTING: DEADPOOL: SUICIDE KINGS 1-5, DEADPOOL: WADE WILSON'S WAR 1-4, DEADPOOL PULP 1-4, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL 38, DEADPOOL ANNUAL (2011) 1, INCREDIBLE HULKS ANNUAL 1, FEAR ITSELF: DEADPOOL 1-3

It's a Marvelous case of mistaken identity as Deadpool kills the wrong secret agent and has no choice but to take his place and finish his mission! Pitted against the deadly terrorist organization called GORGON, it's up to Wade Wilson to stop them from getting an object of paradoxical power in their grasp!

A+X shakes things up with its first book-length story, as Captain America and Cyclops find themselves on a collision course! Cap is hell-bent on arresting the fugitive Cyclops - but that's only half of this duo's troubles, as they must defeat a horde of menacing Skrulls and find Professor X's former students... the Skrull mutants known as Cadre K! But there's more! Emma Frost and Black Widow team up in a steamy saga! Magneto encounters the Superior Spider-Man! Doctor Strange and Beast face a truly insane threat! A heartbreaking story from the past of Spider-Man and Psylocke! Iron Man teams with fan-favorite X-student Broo!COLLECTING: A+X 13-18

Groot is back - smaller and better than ever! When the Guardians of the Galaxy get caught in a wormhole, a pint-sized Groot finds himself out on his own, billions of light-years away from his team, on an entirely alien and unknown world full of strange creatures and societies. Seriously underdeveloped and with nobody who can understand him, Groot will need to make the journey to the center of this world if he is to find the way back to his family! COLLECTING: I AM GROOT 1-5

Loki is many things: god, trickster, brother, son, villain, even hero. Now he wants to add one more title to the list: President of the United States! That's right, the God of Lies wants to be ruler of the free world! But is this just another scheme? One fact is certain: With Loki's winning smile and silver tongue on the campaign trail, this election just got a lot more interesting! He'll soon have the American people eating out of the palm of his hand, but can would-be President Laufeyson sway the media? And what will be his response when the heroes of Earth launch their attack ad? A crisis in Latveria offers Loki the chance to demonstrate his foreign policy...but surely he wouldn't cause a national catastrophe just for a little good press? Would he? COLLECTING: VOTE LOKI 1-4; MATERIAL FROM JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY 85, AVENGERS (1963) 300

BEHOLD, A TALE OF INFINITE SONJAS. RED Sonja, BLUE Sonja, GREEN Sonja, ORANGE Sonja, SAINT Sonja, HELL Sonja...and ENDLESS MORE. Across dimensions, a greedy god comes calling for every Sonja, to pay their debt. What do they each owe? SONJA'S MUST KILL SONJA'S. It is up to RED Sonja to determine which Sonja's are friend, foe and...DINOSAUR!?

It's the 1970s. Things are going great. Steve Austin (used to be an astronaut, now has robo-parts & a laser eye) heads to Japan to help Secret Agent Niko Abe stop a madman with missiles. Steve figures, no sweat. But then...sweat. How's Steve going to complete his mission, when his fancy $6,000,000 body starts (DRASTICALLY) depreciating in value!?

EIN BISSCHEN SPASS MUSS SEIN Gwen Poole war ein normaler Comic-Fan. Bis sie in einer Welt aufwachte, in der die Helden und Schurken, über die sie gelesen hatte, plötzlich real zu sein schienen. Aber das kann unmöglich wahr sein, oder? Das alles ist mit Sicherheit ein Trick, Scherz, Traum oder sonst etwas. Und daher glaubt sie… alles was sie tut, hat keinerlei Folgen. Mit dieser Einstellung ist Gwen rasch die verantwortungsloseste Figur des ganzen Marvel-Universums. Und ein Job als Söldnerin kommt da gerade recht. Bis ihr die mächtige Thor in die Quere kommt. Wie wird die Donnergöttin auf das neue Gesicht und ihre Attitüde reagieren? Und auch wenn Gwen die Begegnung überlebt, erwartet sie noch immer der tödliche Zorn von Auftraggeber MODOK! Marvels neueste Comic-Sensation erhält endlich eine eigene Serie! Zum Schreien komisch in Szene gesetzt von Christopher Hastings, Gurihiru und Danilo Beyruth.

KAPUTT NACH HOLLYWOODEin mysteriöser Auftraggeber heuert Gwenpool an, eine gottverlassene Kleinstadt von einem Vampir zu befreien. Allerdings sind die Dinge komplexer, als es scheint. Und dass ihr auf einmal der berüchtigte Vampirjäger Blade an die Kehle springt, bringt ihr Blut erst richtig in Wallung. Nach wie vor benimmt sich Gwen, als befinde sie sich in einem abgefahrenen Video-Game. Ohne Konsequenzen. Ohne Verantwortung. Doch als sie sich mit ihren Freunden in einem Liverollenspiel gegen Deadpool behaupten muss, geht es plötzlich um Leben und Tod. Da Gwen im Anschluss dringend eine Auszeit braucht, begibt sie sich auf einen Kurztrip nach Hollywood. Aber statt Zerstreuung erwartet die Söldnerin ein Höllenritt mit dem neuen Ghost Rider, Hawkeye Kate Bishop und… kriminellen Zwergen.Die Comic-Anhängerin einer Realität ohne Superhelden macht weiter Bekanntschaft mit ihren Idolen aus dem Marvel-Kosmos. Ein Heidenspaß aus der Feder von Christopher Hastings, zauberhaft in Szene gesetzt von den Zeichnerinnen Myisha Haynes, Gurihiru und Alti Firmansyah.

INVASION DER CALAMARI Gwenpool findet es affengeil eine Comic-Figur zu sein. An jeder Ecke wimmelt es von Superhelden. Doch ihr Abenteuer mit Spider-Man Miles Morales geht übel in die Hose, weil sie zwar ein nettes, aber noch lieber ein böses Mädchen ist. Als Gwen dann die Leitung von MODOK übernimmt, wird sie nicht nur von Gesetzeshütern gejagt. Aufrecht wandelnde, außerirdische Tintenfische wollen sie mit allen erdenklichen Mitteln zwischen die Tentakel kriegen. Gwens einzige Chance: Augen zu, jede Menge Chaos stiften und sich auf keinen Fall um irgendwelche Konsequenzen scheren. Aber welches unheilvolle Geheimnis verbirgt sich hinter ihrem mysteriösen Auftraggeber? Der irrsinnige Comic-Überraschungserfolg des Jahres! Auch im zweiten Band halten Christopher Hastings, Gurihiru und Irene Strychalski eure Lachmuskeln mächtig auf Trab.