Paul Grist ist ein britischer Comiczeichner, der für seine hartgesottene Polizeiserie Kane und seine unkonventionelle Superheldenserie Jack Staff bekannt ist.
Darwyn Cooke, ein Meister der Comic-Kunst, begeistert mit seinem einzigartigen Stil. Dieser Band präsentiert herausragende Werke rund um Batman, der sich nicht nur mit Verbrechern, sondern auch mit seinen inneren Konflikten auseinandersetzt. Zudem sind spannende Abenteuer von Catwoman und Harley Quinn enthalten.
Kane, der schweigsame Cop, kämpft nicht nur mit seiner eigenen dunklen Vergangenheit, sondern auch gegen seinen Erzfeind Oskar Darke. Paul Grist verknüpft geschickt die Schicksale seiner Charaktere, während Kane weitere mysteriöse Vorfälle in der Großstadt aufklären muss.
Twenty years ago, on the streets of Castletown, Jack Staff fought Hurricane, the most destructive weapon ever developed by the British Army. It turned out to be his final battle. This volume reveals the full story behind that final fight and why Jack Staff walked away from his place as Britain's Greatest Hero, and what happened twenty years later when the Hurricane hits Castletown for a second time.
Travel across the pond and bear witness to the grand unveiling of the Union! A team of super heroes gathered from all over the United Kingdom, including Union Jack, Snakes, Kelpie, Choir - and their fearless leader, Brittania! Proud to represent their nation, the Union believes they're ready to take on any foe. But when disaster strikes during their public debut, the fledgling team immediately finds themselves pushed to their very limits!
Read all about it! New York's number one newspaper steals the headlines in gripping tales spotlighting the Daily Bugle, its fearless staff and its frightening head honcho, J. Jonah Jameson! Join Bugle stalwarts Betty Brant, Joe Robertson, Ben Urich and more, on the hunt for all the best scoops - from kidnapping to arson to murder! Speaking of which, Kat Farrell grapples with life as a reporter in a city full of superhumans...while working a story that gives new meaning to the word "deadline"! Plus: Head behind the moustache of jolly Jonah himself, and gain incredible insight into the Bugle's irascible editor-in-chief - especially when the notoriously Scrooge-like boss endures his own Christmas carol! COLLECTING: DAILY BUGLE 1-3, DEADLINE 1-4, SPIDER-MAN'S TANGLED WEB 20; MATERIAL FROM SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) 205-207, MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2004