Shawn McManus Libros

THE SANDMAN is the most acclaimed and award-winning comics series of the 1990s for good reason: a smart and deeply brooding epic, elegantly penned by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by a rotating cast of comics' most sought-after artists, it is a rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. The saga of THE SANDMAN encompasses a series of tales unique in graphic literature and is a story you will never forget. FABLES & REFLECTIONS follows the Lord of Dreams through nine remarkable tales as he touches lives from the mists of the past to the nightmares of the present. In these episodes, kings and spies, emperors and actors, ravens and werewolves all share their stories and their dreams--dreams of life and love, and of power and darkness. FABLES & REFLECTIONS is the sixth volume of eleven in THE SANDMAN LIBRARY. These books can be read in order or as individual volumes. Description from back cover

Before the groundbreaking graphic novel Watchmen , Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. comic book market with the revitalization of the horror comic book Swamp Thing . Moore's classic, critically acclaimed Swamp Thing stories are now collected in a slipcased hardcover edition with brand-new coloring in Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore Vol. 1 . In 1983, a revolutionary English writer joined a trio of trailblazing American artists to revitalize a longstanding comic book icon. By the time they'd finished their work four years later, SWAMP THING by Alan Moore, Stephen R, Bissette, John Totleben, and Rick Veitch was universally recognized as one of the handful of titles that defined a new era of complexity and depth in modern graphic storytelling, and their run on the series remains one of the medium's most enduring masterpieces. Now DC Comics and Vertigo are proud to present an all-new vision of this landmark achievement. Comprising three deluxe hardcover volumes, ABSOLUTE SWAMP THING BY ALAN MOORE debuts completely new coloring for every page, crafted exclusively for this definitive collector's edition by legendary color artist Steve Oliff (Akira, Miracleman). This first volume includes the issues THE SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #20-34 and SWAMP THING ANNUAL #2 and features a monumental new afterword from Bissette accompanied by a wealth of historic behind-the-scenes material from the title's original creative team.

When Barbie's fantasy world starts affecting real life, she enters deeper into her dream world, and her friends follow her into that world in order to stop the sinister, mysterious Cuckoo, which wants her dead.

Bigby Wolf has been around for a good long while, and he’s investigated pretty much every crime imaginable—but even an immortal Fable like him can still stumble across a once-in-a-lifetime case. As the sheriff of the magical New York City neighborhood known as Fabletown, Bigby is hot on the trail of the killer who beheaded a princess and then unleashed a horde of gangsters and monsters to cover his tracks. But even as Bigby reels from attempts on his life and watches his trail of suspects go cold, an old evil reappears to wreak havoc once more. Is the urban legend known as Bloody Mary to blame? Or is she just one more tortured pawn in an even bigger game, with an even more crooked opponent waiting to make his move? The acclaimed adaptation of the hit mystery from Telltale Games—inspired by Bill Willingham’s best-selling Vertigo series FABLES—concludes in this second volume of FABLES: THE WOLF AMONG US, written by Matthew Sturges and Dave Justus and featuring a powerful pack of artists, including Travis Moore, Shawn McManus, Eric Nguyen and Steve Sadowski. Collects issues #8-16.

"Fabletown's top agent must stop illegal trafficking in supernatural artifacts. But can Cindy foil the dark plot before Fabletown is exposed to the mundy world?" -- from publisher's web site.

Meet Merv Pumpkinhead - Agent of Mystery, called in when good dreams go bad. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about dreams, and answer all those nagging queries about sex and death.Collects: The Dreaming #55, The Sandman Presents: Merv Pumpkinhead, Agent of D.R.E.A.M. #1, Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams... But Were Afraid to Ask #1 Sandman Presents: The Thessaliad #1-4

After he awakens Sleeping Beauty, Ali Baba, his genie, and Briar Rose, learn her true origin and must escape from the Snow Queen.

Take an apartment house, mix in a drag queen, a lesbian couple, some talking animals, a talking severed head, a confused heroine, and the deadly Cuckoo. Stir vigorously with a hurricane and Morpheus himself and you get this fifth installment of the Sandman series. This story stars Barbie, who first makes an appearance in The Doll's House, who here finds herself a princess in a vivid dreamworld. collecting The Sandman #32–37

Některé komiksy fungují v žánru jako milník – a Sága o Bažináčovi je jedním z nich. Alan Moore si vzal staré a zapomenuté postavičky a vdechl jim nový život. A co víc, povedlo se mu vzkřísit hororový komiks, proti vůli cenzorů z CCA, pro něž byla kombinace nahoty, rozkládajících se zombií, incestu a nekrofilie příliš. Alec Holland uhořel, jeho duše však žije dál. Příběhy zeleného monstra se z akčních dobrodružství proměnily v atmosférické a ponuré horory, v „Sandmana z bažin“. Po zemi kráčí ďábel, dává lidem rady do života a na pomoc si z pekla povolal řadu mrtvých. A zlu se může postavit jedině bytost, která možná kdysi byla člověkem. Americký jih nikdy nebyl nejdokonalejším místem pro život – teď se však stává dokonalým místem pro smrt…

Winner of Fourteen Eisner AwardsInto the woods.The community of Fables living undercover in our midst has endured plenty of suffering at the hands of their longtime antagonist, the Adversary. Now it's time to return the favor and put the would-be conqueror on notice that the cost of subjugating this last stronghold of magic will be higher than he can bear. The one Fable who can accomplish this mission, however, has hidden himself away in the wild and will take some convincing if he can even be found. Luckily for Fabletown, there's something more than a trip behind enemy lines awaiting Bigby Wolf's return...Collecting: Fables 48-51

Endlich! In diesem Erstlesebuch für die 2./3. Klasse steckt alles, was besonders Jungs sich wünschen: coole Helden, fiese Schurken, atemberaubende Spannung und jede Menge Action. Mit zahlreichen farbigen Illustrationen, spannendem Leserätsel und Extra-Seiten zum Mitmachen. So macht Lesen Spaß! Als der Verbrecher Bruno Mannheim bei einer Parade Weihnachtsgeschenke an Kinder verteilt, kommt das den Reportern Clark Kent und Lois Lane äußerst verdächtig vor. Als die Spielzeuge dann plötzlich beginnen, Menschen anzugreifen, scheint die Sache klar. Doch in Wahrheit steckt jemand ganz anderes dahinter, und der ist noch viel gefährlicher: Toyman, der Spielzeugmann!

Strip Sandman scenarista Neila Gaimana, jednoga od najprodavanijih svjetskih strip-autora prema New York Timesu, najznačajniji strip je devedesetih godina. Kao bogata mješavina modernih mitova i mračne fantastike u koju su neprimjetno utkani suvremena književnost, povijesna drama i legende, Sandman se također smatra jednom od najoriginalnijih i umjetnički najambicioznijih serija modernoga doba. Do svoga svršetka 1996. znatno je pridonio umjetničkom sazrijevanju stripa, a sam postao fenomen pop-kulture. Ovaj klasik stripa Fibra vam ponosno predstavlja u ultimativnom izdanju. Druga od četiri prekrasno dizajnirane knjige donosi brojeve 21-39 stripa Sandman uz remasterirani kolor na svih 19 epizoda, a Colleen Doran ponovo je otuširala svoje crteže olovkom za 34. epizodu. Knjiga sadrži i mnoštvo dodatnog materijala, uključujući i dvije nikad prije pretisnute Gaimanove priče (jednu u prozi i jednu ilustriranu), GALERIJU SNOVA i cjelovit Gaimanov scenarij i crtež olovkom Kelleyja Jonesa za drugo poglavlje priče "Doba magli" iz Sandmana #23.

Einer neuer Fall für Mrs. Blond… Tagsüber gibt sie die arrogante Schickeria-Mieze in Glas-Stilettos – okay, manchmal auch nachts. Aber in Wahrheit ist Cinderella die Top-Agentin von Fabletown. Sie erledigt Aufgaben, die für durchschnittliche Fables zu schmutzig und zu gefährlich sind, und so hat Cindy in Dutzenden von Welten tödlichen Gefahren getrotzt, um hinterher Storys darüber erzählen zu können (mit etwas Glück bei einem Cocktail im heißen Bad). Doch jeder Geheimagent hat einen ruchlosen Gegenspieler und Erzfeind, und da ist Cindy keine Ausnahme. Damals, in den 80ern, begegnete sie ihrem finsteren Spiegelbild, einer schurkischen amerikanischen Fable, die sich mit dem mysteriösen Schatten-Fabletown verbündet hat. Cindy meinte, ihre Rivalin schon vor Jahren beseitigt zu haben, doch als ein mächtiger Magier ums Leben kommt und jemand sie um Hilfe bittet, beginnt die Jagd auf einen alten Feind erneut. Aus den eisigen Wäldern Russlands bis in die glühend heiße Wüste folgt Cindy den blutigen Hinweisen und riskiert alles, was sie hat – inklusive ihrer Geheimidentität –, um ein Verbrechen aufzuklären und Rache an Silver Slipper zu nehmen. Autor Chris Roberson (iZombie) und Zeichner Shawn McManus (SANDMAN), das Team, das auch CINDERELLA: LIEBESGRÜßE AUS FABLETOWN vorlegte, machen weiter mit CINDERELLA: EIN QUANTUM MAGIE.