Told from the perspective of Phil Sheldon, a freelance photographer, Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross’ MARVELS captures the arrival of a group of superheroes and supervillains that ultimately wreak havoc on the lives of ordinary people. The story moves through several decades ultimately ending in the 1960s corresponding with an explosion of tights-wearing super-beings and…
On the heels of their 2019 film, Last Christmas, Greg Wise and Emma Thompson have curated a collection of essays from a wide variety of contributors. Contained herein are stories from actors, writers, refugees and soup-kitchen volunteers who all try and get down to the heart of what Christmas means to them. This is a…
Spending his golden years pumping out serialized comics, former outlaw Max Winter has been struggling to keep his head above water. When his employer changes the game with its production, the pittance he once received for his work sounds great compared to his new rate. After a heroic act fending off a gang of thugs…
After reading the obituary for Dolores Price – a noted IRA soldier – journalist Patrick Radden Keefe decided to explore the infamous “Troubles” that had led to death and destruction in Northern Ireland. In doing so, he uncovered the unsolved death of Jean McConville, a mother to ten children, who was abducted and subsequently “disappeared”…
For years, Matthew McConaughey had been keeping journals filled with stories of his career and tidbits of advice written down over his years of experience. Earlier this year, he decided to gather up those journals, travel to a remote cabin and try and put them together into some sort of pseudo-memoir/self-help book. I’ll say this…
Quinn Maybrook and her father just moved from Philadelphia to Kettle Springs, Missouri. While Kettle Springs has your typical small town feel, there is something sinister brewing beneath the surface. Frustrated with the actions of the town’s youth, the town’s elders are locked in a philosophical battle as to what Kettle Springs should represent in…
Noemi Taboada receives a letter from her cousin, Catalina, asking for help. Acting swiftly, Noemi travels to High Place, an old house situated in the Mexican countryside where her cousin lives with her new husband, Virgil Doyle, and his family. It isn’t long after Noemi’s arrival that things begin to feel… off. Her cousin doesn’t…
Fourteen year old Marjorie Barrett has been acting strange and her family is worried. After countless doctor’s appointments leave them without answers, Marjorie’s father turns to religion and the belief that Marjorie’s been possessed by a demon. The novel’s narrator and Marjorie’s younger sister, Meredith, isn’t convinced but an exorcism by the church is suggested…
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