The untold origin of Iron Man continues! When last we saw him, young Tony Stark was nearly blown to bits. How much of him survived his initial Iron Man trial run - and where does the young genius go from here? Plus: How does James Rhodes fit into Tony's plans for the perfect fighting machine? Four-time Hugo Award-winner, two-time Nebula Award-winner, and World Fantasy Award-winner Orson Scott Card (author of Ender's Game) returns to the Ultimate Universe, now joined by Ultimate Fantastic Four's Pasqual Ferry! Collects Ultimate Iron Man II (2007) #1-5.
International bestseller, four-time Hugo award, two-time Nebula award and World Fantasy Award winner Orson Scott Card (author of Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Shadow Puppets) comes to the Ultimate Universe. He's joined by industry legend Andy Kubert (Ultimate X-Men, Marvel 1602, Wolverine: Origin) to show the shocking beginning of Ultimate Iron Man! If you thought The Ultimates told you everything you needed to know about Ultimate Iron Man, think again! Collects Ultimate Iron Man (2005) #1-5.
In Mirror Images, Scott & David Tipton, masterminds behind the celebrated Klingons: Blood Will Tell miniseries, beam through the looking glass to deliver a story from one of the most popular corners of Star Trek canon, the Mirror Universe! In the ''Mirror, Mirror'' episode from The Original Series, an evil Kirk commanded the I.S.S. Enterprise for the Terran Empire. But how did he rise to power, in a universe where treachery is rewarded as much as accomplishment? Witness Mirror-Kirk's plot to unseat Captain Pike and seize command!
Finally, IRON MAN enters the world of MARVEL NOIR, with an action-packed pulp reimagining like you've never seen before! In 1938, Tony Stark is a daring adventurer, traveling the world in search of its mythological treasures and trying to forget the responsibilities of an iron magnate. From the Fountain of Youth to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Tony has conquered them all...but only his closest confidants know it's all one last-ditch effort to cure the disease that is slowly killing him. But someone has been selling out Stark Industry secrets to Count Nefaria and his Nazi sympathizers and it's only a matter of time before they catch up with Tony on his latest quest! COLLECTING: Iron Man Noir #1-4
Now the truth can be told: The shocking secret origin of Tony Stark continues! And it began with his birth! As the manipulative alien power's ulterior motive is laid bare, an even more massive surprise awaits at a deserted battlefield from the beginning of time! Collecting Iron Man Vol. 6, 12-17.
Collects Heroes Reborn: Iron Man #1-12. Iron Man left two lives behind when he vanished, but can he avoid his former mistakes in his new one? The armored Avenger takes on Hydra, Heralds and the Hulk with Loki, the Watcher and Onslaught himself looming on the horizon.
Chronicles the life of a woman who was born as a slave in Missouri in 1839, moved with her family to California, and later lived on a small island off the coast of British Columbia until she was 105.
In Crying for a Vision, British-born poet, musician and performance artist Steve Scott offers a challenge to artists and a manifesto for the arts. This new edition includes an introduction and study guide, four newly-collected essays and an interview with the author. Steve Scott is the author of Like a House on Fire: Renewal of the Arts in a Post-modern Culture and The Boundaries. "Steve Scott is a rare individual who combines a deep love and understanding of Scripture with a passion for the arts." -Steve Turner, author of Jack Kerouac: Angelheaded Hipster. "Steve Scott links a number of fields of inquiry that are usually perceived as unrelated. In doing so he hopes to open wider possibilities for Christians in the arts, who may perhaps be relieved to find that, in many ways, they were right all along." -Rupert Loydell, author of The Museum of Light. Cover art by Michael Redmond
Collects Cable (1993) #34-35, Incredible Hulk (1968) #444-445, Wolverine (1988) #104, X-Factor (1986) #125-126, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #415, Green Goblin (1995) #12, Spider-Man (1990) #72, X-Man (1995) #18-19, X-Force (1991) #57-58, X-Men (1991) #55, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #336, Iron Man (1968) #332. The shocking saga continues as Onslaught’s unnerving origin is revealed! How can the X-Men defeat a threat that strikes from their very heart? As X-Factor battles Havok to save Beast, X-Force defends X-Man from the manipulative Mister Sinister! And Cable and Storm must reckon with Onslaught’s most incredible pawn of all: the Hulk! But can the X-Men, Avengers and Fantastic Four find a way to free Franklin Richards from the deadly Onslaught’s grasp? Plus: As Sentinels take Manhattan, the shock waves are felt by the teenage Tony Stark; the new Spider-Man, Ben Reilly; and the heroic Green Goblin!
JUSTICE LEAGUE VONSCOTT SNYDER: BAND 1 DELUXE EDITION Ausgerechtet der galaktische Weltensammler Brainiac einer von Supermans mächtigsten Gegnern bittet die Justice League und die Titans um Hilfe. Denn eine gewaltige Gefahr ist ins Universum eingedrungen und droht Brainiacs Heimatplaneten und danach auch die Erde zu vernichten! Doch das ist erst der Anfang des gigantischen Abenteuers von Batman Wonder Woman Flash und den anderen Helden der Erde! Das Verbrechergenie Lex Luthor ruft die Legion of Doom ins Leben ein Bündnis der berüchtigsten Superschurken um nicht nur das Universum sondern alle Realitäten des Multiversums auszulöschen und neu zu formen ... Der erste von zwei extra-dicken Prachtbänden mit mehr als 600 Seiten und mehr als 25 US-Ausgaben!
Booting servers from a storage area network (SAN) is being used increasingly in complex data center environments today, due to its significant benefits over the traditional method of booting from local disks. SAN Boot enables organizations to maximize consolidation of their IT resources, minimize their equipment costs, and realize the considerable management benefits of centralizing the boot process. In SAN Boot, you can deploy diskless servers in an environment where the boot disk is located on (often RAID-capable) storage connected to the SAN. The server (initiator) communicates with the storage device (target) through the SAN using the Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA). The system downtime is greatly minimized in case a critical component such as a processor, memory, or host bus adapter fails and needs to be replaced. The system administrator needs to swap only the hardware and reconfigure the HBA's BIOS, switch zoning, and host-port definitions on the storage server. The system image still exists on the logical drive, therefore the server is fully operational after the hardware swap and configuration change is completed. This IBM® Redbooks® publication can help you with the SAN Boot implementation. We present various SAN Boot scenarios using IBM System Storage® products that include DS5000, DS8000®, XIV®, and SVC. The operating systems that are covered include Windows 2008, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, and VMware.
Scott Hahn has the rare ability to explain the essential teachings of Catholicism in a totally accessible manner. Rather than burdening the reader with difficult or arcane references and arguments, he writes of familiar feelings and situations and allows the theology to unfold naturally. In First Comes Love, Hahn turns his attention to the search for a sense of belonging, revealing the intimate connection between the families men and women create on earth and the divine family, the Holy Trinity. Delving into the Gospels, Hahn shows that family terminology--words like brother, sister, mother, father, and home--dominates Jesus' speech and the writings of His first followers, and that these very words illuminate Christianity's central ideas. As he explores the fatherhood of God, the marriage of the Church to Christ, and the all-enveloping role of the Holy Spirit, Hahn deepens readers' understanding of the sacraments, teaches them how to create a family life in the image of the Trinity, and demonstrates the ways in which the analogy of the family applies to every aspect of Catholicism and its practices--from the role of "father" embodied by the ancient patriarchs and contemporary parish priests, to the comfort and guidance offered by the brothers and sisters who comprise the Communion of Saints, to the nurturing embrace of Mary, the mother of all Christians. Through real-life examples (both humorous and compassionate) and quotations drawn from the Scriptures, Hahn makes it clear that no matter what sort of family readers come from--no matter what sort of "dysfunction" they have experienced--they can find a family in the Church. Reaching out to newcomers and to lifelong Christians alike, First Comes Love is an invitation to discover a true home in the divine.
The misuse of both legally prescribed and illegally supplied drugs is now so widespread that it affects, either directly or indirectly, a high proportion of the population, impacting many areas of daily life. There are few countries that are not touched by some aspect of substance misuse and the consequences for individuals, families and the wider
An effective guide to designing, building, and deploying enterprise Java microservices with Eclipse MicroProfile Key FeaturesCreate cloud-native microservices with ease using this detailed guideAvoid vendor lock-in when implementing microservices using Eclipse MicroProfileDiscover why MicroProfile is a great specification for building microservices in multi-cloud environmentsBook Description Eclipse MicroProfile has gained momentum in the industry as a multi-vendor, interoperable, community-driven specification. It is a major disruptor that allows organizations with large investments in enterprise Java to move to microservices without spending a lot on retraining their workforce. This book is based on MicroProfile 2.2, however, it will guide you in running your applications in MicroProfile 3.0. You'll start by understanding why microservices are important in the digital economy and how MicroProfile addresses the need for enterprise Java microservices. You'll learn about the subprojects that make up a MicroProfile, its value proposition to organizations and developers, and its processes and governance. As you advance, the book takes you through the capabilities and code examples of MicroProfile’s subprojects - Config, Fault Tolerance, Health Check, JWT Propagation, Metrics, and OpenTracing. Finally, you’ll be guided in developing a conference application using Eclipse MicroProfile, and explore possible scenarios of what’s next in MicroProfile with Jakarta EE. By the end of this book, you'll have gained a clear understanding of Eclipse MicroProfile and its role in enterprise Java microservices. What you will learnUnderstand why microservices are important in the digital economyAnalyze how MicroProfile addresses the need for enterprise Java microservicesTest and secure your applications with Eclipse MicroProfileGet to grips with various MicroProfile capabilities such as OpenAPI and Typesafe REST ClientExplore reactive programming with MicroProfile Stream and Messaging candidate APIsDiscover and implement coding best practices using MicroProfileWho this book is for If you’re a Java developer who wants to create enterprise microservices, this book is for you. Familiarity with Java EE and the concept of microservices will help you get the most out of this book.
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Tony Stark è tornato dallo spazio con un’idea per un mondo migliore. Ma chi è il suo alleato misterioso? Tony si comporta in modo strano, lascia che sia l’intelligenza artificiale P.E.P.P.E.R. a occuparsi della lotta al crimine e si concentra esclusivamente sull’inaugurazione della sua nuova città del futuro, Troy. Cosa potrebbe andare storto? Be’, tanto per cominciare, la vera Pepper potrebbe conoscere P.E.P.P.E.R. o scoprire il segreto di famiglia di Tony… o entrambe le cose! E se davvero il Mandarino è morto, chi è Mandarino Sette/Pericolo Rosso e come ha ottenuto l’anello del super criminale? La nuova città di Iron Man è sotto attacco da tutti i fronti, e un nuovo Inumano potrebbe complicare la situazione. [Contiene: Iron Man (2012) #18-22 e #20.INH]
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