Rick Remender is an acclaimed American comic book creator celebrated for his intensely dark and visceral storytelling. His narratives often delve into the extremes of human resilience and confront profound moral quandaries within bleak, often apocalyptic or dystopian settings. Remender excels at crafting deeply flawed characters grappling with trauma and despair, delivering stories marked by raw emotion and an unflinching examination of the human condition. His independent works are particularly noted for their imaginative world-building and provocative thematic explorations.
Set in a secret high school, a group of troubled teens is trained to become elite assassins in this darkly humorous and violent narrative. The collection features the first three arcs of the story by Rick Remender and Wes Craig, showcasing their unique blend of twisted humor and intense action. Additionally, the oversized hardcover includes sketches, concept art, and other extras, providing an immersive experience into the 1980s underground scene.
Set in a secret academy during the 1980s, this collection explores the lives of teens torn between becoming assassins or embracing their humanity. The darkly humorous narrative delves into their struggles, friendships, and moral dilemmas as they navigate a world filled with danger and chaos. Presented in a deluxe oversized hardcover format, it compiles issues #17-31 of the ongoing series, showcasing the unique blend of action and coming-of-age themes that define their journey.
Rick Remender puts the uncanny into X-Force in an epic, criti cally acclaimed run! Psylocke, Archangel, Deadpool and Fantomex sign up to Wolverine's secret squad of assassins, but their first mission - to find and deal with the reborn Apocalypse - casts a long shadow. As X-Force struggles to come to terms with their actions, one among them unravels in what could only be called the Dark Angel Saga. Startlingly familiar Deathloks, a return to the Age of Apocalypse, a warring Otherworld, and the all-new, all-deadly Brotherhood of Evil Mutants await in Remender's extraordinary exploration of the ethics of execution. COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-FORCE 1-35, 5.1, 19.1; WOLVERINE: ROAD TO HELL 1; X-MEN SPOTLIGHT
When down-and-out alien exterminator Heath Huston stumbles upon an extraterrestrial plot to commit genocide against the human species, he must put down the bottle and resume his role as a peacekeeper. . . the last Fear Agent! Acclaimed writer Rick Remender (Uncanny X-Force, Venom) is joined by superstar collaborators Tony Moore (The Walking Dead, Venom) and Jerome Opeña (Uncanny X-Force, Punisher) in channeling the aesthetic sensibilities and spirit of high adventure of classic science fiction, war, and horror comics — three of the genres that made EC comics the high-water mark of sequential storytelling. Fear Agent takes readers through lush new worlds populated by jellyfish superbrains, wild apemen, and sentient amoeba beasts, and finally back to the frontlines of humanity's war with an automaton regime bent on universal domination! This deluxe hardcover omnibus, the first of two, collects issues #1-15 of the acclaimed Fear Agent comics, along with half of the Tales of the Fear Agent sidestories, covers, pinups, and artists' sketch galleries.
Set against a backdrop of despair, Heath Huston and the Fear Agents face an Earth overrun by Feeder aliens and manipulated by time-traveling robots. Betrayed by a close ally, Heath grapples with dwindling faith in humanity as he fights for survival. This oversized hardcover edition features the acclaimed storytelling of Rick Remender, alongside artwork from notable talents like Tony Moore and Jerome Opeña. It includes additional content such as side stories, covers, and artist sketches, collecting issues #16-32 of the series.
Set in a brutal high school for future assassins, the story follows Marcus Lopez, who struggles with academics and bullying from the jocks, who happen to be the offspring of a notorious assassin. As he navigates a dangerous environment filled with lethal classes like "Dismemberment 101" and peers with dark pasts, Marcus finds himself in a world where murder is a skill to be honed. The narrative explores themes of survival, identity, and the harsh realities of a life steeped in crime and violence.
The story follows the assassin undergrads of Kings Dominion as they confront festering rivalries and dark secrets from their past. As old grudges resurface, the characters grapple with their sins and the struggle to find belonging in a world that misunderstands them. This collection brings together the final chapters of their journey, exploring themes of identity, redemption, and the challenges faced by the latchkey kids of Generation X.
It's 1988 and Marcus Lopez's first year at Kings Dominion, the elite academy where damaged teenagers are forged into the world's deadliest assassins, is coming to a close, and the final exam is murder...literally. What few friends, what little love Marcus managed to scrape together become his greatest weakness, as the school descends into chaos. Pass or Fail, no one survives the Freshman Finals without getting blood on their hands. From writer Rick Remender and artist Wes Craig comes the darkest chapter of DEADLY CLASS yet.
Collecting the first three arcs of REMENDER and CRAIG’s twistedly humorous story of a group of damaged teens enrolled in a secret high school, training to become the world’s greatest assassins. Presented in oversized hardcover format! Collects DEADLY CLASS #1-16
From the ashes of AXIS, an all-new different Avengers assemble! One of the Avengers oldest foes returns with a terrible secret that will shatter the lives of two members of the team. Also, what is Counter-Earth, and what terrible secrets does it house?
