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1241) Superman: H'el on Earth
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"Superman is the Last Son of Krypton. Supergirl , his cousin, is that dead world's last daughter. Superboy, his clone, bears its legacy in his DNA. But the power of Krypton fuels another being. A being more powerful than any of these three heroes. And far more mad. They call him H'el. Combining godlike strength with immeasurable mental powers, H'el claims to be a long-lost student of Superman's brilliant father Jor-El. He has come to Earth...
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"Over the years, many artists have defined the look of one of the most iconic characters in popular culture-- DC Comics' Batman. Of all of them, perhaps the most influential is Neal Adams, who began drawing the Caped Crusader just as he was in danger of disappearing into a black hole of TV-inspired campiness and Pop Art oblivion. Adams's art returned Batman to his urban crime roots, putting him back in the shadows and rehibilitating his image for...
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"The Black Cat's ready to give up crime for her Spider-sweetie - but in a gang war between Dr. Octopus and the Owl, good guys can end up hurt--bad! But Spider-Man's at his fighting best when things look worst - and with his heroine hospitalized, he's readier than ever to clean Doc Ock's clock! Back on her feet, the Cat convinces Spider-Man they can be a crimefighting couple - but are the likes of the Hobgoblin, the Fly, the Cobra and Mr. Hyde too...
1244) El arte de seducir
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"La artista Avery Cullen se negaba a vender la colección de arte de su difunto padre, pero Marcus Price, un hombre atrevido y audaz, hizo todo lo que estaba en su mano para hacerla cambiar de opinión. Incluso asediar sexualmente a la solitaria heredera. Conseguir la colección era todo un logro para la casa de subastas en la que Marcus trabajaba, pero él tenía además una motivación personal. Había conseguido mantener su verdadero objetivo oculto...
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"The members of X-Factor -- Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman, Beast and Archangel -- are professionals through and through. But, when the likes of Sabretooth, a cadre of vampires and a threat from an alternate dystopian future wage war against our heroes, it's no surprise things get a little out of control even for them!" --p.[4] of cover.
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"The comic book adaptation of the hit series continues! A rookie bounty hunter needs a little help with a tough job, and who better than the Mandalorian to lend his expertise? But when Mando finds himself allied with a ragtag crew of cutthroat mercenaries looking to spring a convict from a prison ship, the mission will turn out to be far more difficult - and deadly - than it appeared! As an old rival offers an olive branch, the Mandalorian welcomes...
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The Master of the Mystic Arts and the One-Man War on Crime unite their unique talents! When mafia demons strike, it'll take the combined skills of Doctor Strange and the Punisher to stop them! But does this mean that Stephen Strange is about to adopt Frank Castle's lethal ways? Or will the Punisher be learning some new tricks? The Sorcerer Supreme must work on being a little more grounded, while Frank expands his worldview in surprising new directions....
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"When the world's heroes disappear, a new team rises to take their place! Meet the Thunderbolts: Citizen V! MACH-1! Songbird! Meteorite! Atlas! But what dark secret are these heroes hiding? Read the stories that changed the way the world looks at redemption! Guest-starring the Hulk, Spider-Man, Black Widow, and Franklin Richards."--Page [4] of cover.
1249) The end of the world
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"From the imagination of legendary animator and two-time Oscar nominee Don Hertzfeldt comes a hilarious fever-dream vision of the apocalypse. Created during sleepless nights while he worked on his animated films, The End of the World was illustrated entirely on Post-It notes over the course of several years, slowly taking shape from all the deleted scenes, bad dreams, and abandoned ideas that were too strange to make it to the big screen, including...
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You are here...in the land where time stands still. This is the realm of Ka-Zar, formerly known as Kevin Plunder, whose forefathers invaded this prehistoric haven and attempted to claim it for their own. The alien Cotati murdered him. The Savage Land brought him back. Now united with Shanna the She-Devil in a mystical merging of life energies, Ka-Zar has a new and vastly different perspective, new abilities, new needs...and new enemies. An ancient...
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"What would today's technology look like with Victorian-era design and materials? That's the world steampunk envisions: a mad-inventor collection of 21st century-inspired contraptions powered by steam and driven by gears. In this book, futurist Brian David Johnson and cultural historian James Carrott explore steampunk, a cultural movement that's captivated thousands of artists, designers, makers, hackers, and writers throughout the world. Just like...
1252) Superman: Savage dawn
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"Vandal Savage can afford to be patient--he's immortal, thanks to fragments from a comet he came into contact with more than 40,000 years ago ... a comet that he has since spent eons and spilled blood trying to bring back to Earth. A comet that, should he reclaim it, will grant him untold might. Savage's patience is about to pay off. Through his operatives, he's taken Superman's powers--and, indirectly, his secret identity--to siphon the collective...
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Scope and content: Architectural drawings created in the 1920s and early 1930s by Russell Eason Hart and others for the reconstruction of Nashville's Parthenon replica in Centennial Park. Drawings are for all aspects of the reconstruction, including interiors, exteriors, plans, elevations, sections, details, ornament, schematics, structural and foundation plans, and electrical and ventilation systems. Drawings include some very detailed images of...