As rumors swirl about Machi trying to kill her little brother, Kakeru figures that the only person who can get the truth out of her is Yuki. But when the two of them visit her, they learn a shocking secret. Later, Motoko wants to tell Yuki her feelings before she graduates and leaves the school--and him--forever. But will their parting be such sweet sorrow?
A few years down the road in the wrong direction, a woman's failure to comply with her patriarchal overlords results in exile to the meanest penal planet in the galaxy. But what happened on Earth that this new world order came to pass in the first place? Return to the grim corridors of Auxiliary Compliance Outpost #2, to uncover the first clues to the history of the world as we know it... and meet PRESIDENT BITCH.
"Captain Marvel, Earth's Mightiest Hero with an attitude to match, is launching headfirst into an all-new adventure! As Carol Danvers comes to a crossroads with a new life and new romance, she makes a dramatic decision that will alter the course of her life-- and the entire Marvel Universe. But as Carol takes on a mission to return an alien girl to her homeworld, she lands in the middle of an uprising against the Galactic Alliance and the Spartax! Investigating the forced resettlement of Rocket Girl's people, Carol discovers she has a history with the man behind the plot. But when the bad guy tries to blackmail [her] and turn the Avengers against her, it's payback time!"--Page 4 of cover
"Seldom do comics burst onto the scene and shatter our worldview by being entirely poignant, raw, and captivating - but then, most comics aren't Bitch Panet." - Entertainment Weekly Eisner Award-nominated writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (Pretty Deadly, Captain Marvel) and Valentine De Landro (X-Factor) team up to bring you the premiere volume of Bitch Planet, a deliciously vicious riff on women-in-prison sci-fi exploitation. In a future just a few years down the road in the wrong direction, a woman's failure to comply with her patriarchal overlords will result in exile to the meanest penal planet in the galaxy. When the newest crop of fresh femmes arrive, can they work together to stay alive or will hidden agendas, crooked guards, and the deadliest sport on (or off!) Earth take them to their maker?
This 'adaptation' of Derrick Storm's first novel takes the hero from the gritty world of the private eye all the way to the globe-hopping intrigue of the CIA
When the Prometheus never returned from her fateful journey to LV-223, the questions surrounding the origins of man went unanswered. Now a new team of explorers seeks to uncover the dark mystery that holds not only the fate of the original mission, but possibly their own damnation. This indispensable collection brings together the complete Fire & Stone collection: Prometheus: Fire and Stone, Aliens: Fire and Stone and Aliens vs. Predator: Fire and Stone (all Dark Horse; also available from Turnaround).
This anthology is set in a political patriarchy, and is a companion to the Image Comics' series Bitch planet.
Richard Castle's Storm Season
Inhumanity tie-in! Mad scientist June Covington, aka the Toxic Doxie, has her very own Inhuman...one with a unique ability that, in the wrong hands, could change everything. Now Covington's at war with A.I.M. for control of new Inhuman abilities! Meanwhile, young hero Spider-Girl is being mentored by Spider-Woman and Wolverine...but when she follows in the footsteps of her investigative reporter father and begins tracking Covington, Spider-Girl has to enlist the help of Iron Man to understand what's at stake, how to fight it - and, if she's very lucky, how to recover a dear friend without ending up dead. COLLECTING: Avengers Assemble 21, 22.INH-23.INH, 24-25
