A DARK KNIGHT IN GOTHAM CITY A kidnapped socialite, a jilted Penguin, the inscrutable Court of Owls and an army of Arkham's most notorious inmates-all drawn in comics master David Finch's singular style. In his celebrated run as artist and author of BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT, Finch added his own take on the caped crusader and his classic villains, bringing them to new life with his incredible artwork. Collected here in Finch's original pencils, BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT UNWRAPPED showcases Finch's work on the series as never before.
Breaking sharply from the layered complexity of Finch's first graphic novel, A Little World Made Cunningly, Form and Deed is more personal and poetic. The sixty images and accompanying narrative text in this slim volume are an account of the fleeting visions that sometimes occur during meditation.
BATMAN-ACTION DER SUPERLATIVE David Finch ist einer der größten Superhelden-Comic-Zeichner seiner Generation. 2011 startete DC Comics eigens für den modernen Meister die Serie Batman: The Dark Knight, deren Inkarnationen er nicht nur als Zeichner, sondern auch als Autor betreute. In den düsteren, actiongeladenen Geschichten, muss Batman gegen gefährliche Schurken wie Bane, Scarecrow, den Pinguin und Killer Croc antreten. Außerdem will der Dunkle Ritter das Verschwinden seiner Jugendfreundin Dawn Golden aufklären, was ihn nicht nur mit dem Dämon Etrigan, sondern auch mit allerlei Horror konfrontiert. Die spektakulären Batman-Comics des preisgekrönten Zeichner-Superstars David Finch aus der New 52-Ära gesammelt in einer hochwertigen Deluxe-Ausgabe, geschrieben von den Bestseller-Autoren Paul Jenkins (Wolverine: Origin), Greg Hurwitz (Moon Knight) und anderen. ENTHÄLT: BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT (2010) 1-5, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT (2011) 1- 15 & 0
David Finch’s highly regarded biography of R.M. Patterson is now available in paperback. The escapades of this great Canadian are brought to life in a story that combines the lure of gold, the thrill of wilderness exploration and comic tales about life on a southern Alberta ranch. With access to Patterson’s diaries, letters and photographs, as well as numerous interviews with Patterson and members of his family, Finch recounts the adventurous life of this well-loved outdoorsman, writer and rancher and sheds light on some of what Patterson left unsaid.
GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING! To coincide with the groundbreaking return ofCyber Force, Top Cow proudly presents the original stories that launchedthe series in this introductory-priced collection! Collecting the very firstCyber Force story, "Tin Men of War," along with two bonus issues, fanscan go back and rediscover the introduction of characters like Velocity,Ripclaw, Heatwave, Cyblade, Impact, and Ballistic to the world of comics withbrilliant art by Marc Silvestri (The Darkness, Incredible Hulk),Walter Simonson (The Avengers, Thor), and David Finch (Aphrodite IX,The Dark Knight). Collecting Cyber Force Volume 1 #1-4, Cyber Force #0, andCyber Force Annual #1, this collection includes a complete cover gallery,character designs, commentary, and more
Jeff Greenwood-Adams is the oldest man in England, and for two thirds of his long life has been harbouring an incredible secret. A secret that will one day benefit mankind enormously. A curious letter addressed to him is then discovered within an alien monolith on a remote and unknown world at the very edge of the solar system. Its a message from his younger brother Alan, whom he hasnt seen for almost a hundred and twenty years. It details the nature of the secret, but not its whereabouts. Jeff is then compelled to recount a curious legend; one he has dedicated his life to studying. It begins a hundred million years ago with a failed colonisation of Earth, and the unlikely survival of a single alien being who lives up until the twelfth century. He has in his possession an artefact a symbol of his race, but when he dies passes it onto John, a lowly English medieval serf. John is then faced with an almost impossible quest to take the artefact to a remote and sacred location, then wait an astonishing eight hundred and thirteen years for the rightful owners of the artefact to return for it. The story then fades through the centuries, until an English sailing boat bound for Ceylon strays off course and discovers an incredibly old man living alone on a barren island. He claims to have been there for six hundred years. The soul survivor of that sailing boat then begins a new life in India, but on his deathbed compels his eldest daughter to revisit the island and document the old mans fascinating story. That story then becomes the Legend of the Last Guardian!
Big dreams, dashed hopes and romance are at the heart of this biography of Norma and George Pocaterra. The story begins in 1903 when George Pocaterra left Italy and came to the Canadian Rockies with hopes of striking it rich. George is best known for establishing the Buffalo Head Ranch in the foothills of Alberta. He developed a close friendship with members of the Stoney Indians, and was one of the first non-Natives to explore much of what is now called Kananaskis Country. In 1933, he returned to Italy, where he met and fell in love with Norma Piper, a young Calgary singer who had moved to Italy to study opera. They eventually married, and George took over the management of Norma's rising operatic career. World War II forced a return to Canada in 1939. In Calgary, Norma became part of the local music scene, giving concerts and teaching singing at Mount Royal College. In 1955, she started her own studio and over the next 25 years became one of Calgary's most loved music teachers. George, meanwhile, continued with his coal-mining ventures, although he suffered bitter disappointments. Drawing on personal diaries and correspondence, the authors have created an intimate portrait of these remarkable Albertans who became, each in their own way, legends in their lifetimes.
Hell's Half Acre is the story of the people who lived and worked in Turner Valley, western Canada's first commercial oilfield, located southwest of Calgary. Beginning in 1914, the oil fields attracted thousands of workers from across North America to the drilling rigs, processing plants, and the pipeline crews that dug the first trenches. In addition to the beginnings of an oil industry, Turner Valley provided Alberta with a rich historical legacy of epic proportions, along with a cast of very colourful characters. Drawing on contemporary accounts and dozens of interviews with Turner Valley pioneers, as well as probing the vast visual history of archival photographs, David Finch captures the life and times of an exciting era in Alberta history. Imagine natural gas flares so plentiful and powerful that night turned into day and the glowing sky could be seen from Calgary. The smell of sour gas and its deadly effects were a constant danger, as were the primitive work conditions associated with the early years of oil exploration. But on the workers toiled, constructing massive drilling rigs out of huge timbers, working day and night in a relentless search for black gold. The Second World War brought an unprecedented level of urgency and tension to Turner Valley when the national treasure became a military target. These were fascinating times, and in Hell's Half Acre the people, the companies, the booms and the busts are all revealed in entertaining detail.
In this book, the Dark Knight continues his crusade as defender of Gotham City, taking on his greatest foes during a breakout at Arkham Asylum. But when his enemies gain powers and abilities far beyond their normal capacities, the Caped Crusader's crusade may finally be at an end.
This book is a presentation of five fundamental and biblical-based principles by which God would have us live our lives. They are not original to me, only discovered by me. They came out of a nine-hour seminar that had been developed in the 1980s. It is organized by each individual principle along with several chapters which illustrate how these principles can be applied to our financial circumstances. To illustrate these principles, they are likened to the building of a house. Each principle represents a step in the process of building a house. At the end of each principle, as well as each chapter, there is a personal application which I hope will help people apply that principle/chapter to their personal lives. The book is organized from start to finish on the concept that we are human beings created by a God who have given us a plan by which to live our lives, a plan that goes beyond the materialistic focus of most people in the world today. It is a book for persons who are willing to discover how God can direct their financial lives to be fulfilled according to His plan, which in turn will provide them with a level of fulfillment that can only be found by following His plan.
Distressed over his own poor understanding of John's apocalyptic vision, the author took a deep dive into Revelation. What emerged from his years of study was an amazing time-linear story of the unveiling of Jesus Christ, from before this creation to the beginning of the next. The Scroll is an imaginative and colorful telling of the events being described by Revelation chapters 4-12 using a short story-like approach. The author invites you to view this complex vision with new eyes, and once you see the simple story being told, you won't be able to unsee it!
Collects Moon Knight #1-6. Khonshu -- God of the Moon, God of Vengeance -- saved Marc Spector's life, brought him to glory, and made him Moon Knight. But what Khonshu gives, he also takes away. Spector learned this the hard way, spiraling into madness, depression and worse. Now Specter wants back in the game. Will Khonshu hear his prayer?
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