The legacy of Speed Racer roars back to life through high-octane stories of speed, danger, and family in one action-packed collection! Featuring various stories by today's top writers and artists.The legacy of Speed Racer roars back to life in this action-packed collection! Speed Racer: Tales from the Road delivers a series of pulse-pounding, self-contained stories that uncover the rivalries, risks, and revelations behind the world’s most dangerous races. From secr...

The New Riverdale era starts here as Eisner Award winners Mark Waid (Kingdom Come) and Fiona Staples (Saga) bring Archie Andrews to living color in this modern-day retelling of how Riverdale’s fastest friends first came together! Meet the Riverdale gang as you’ve never seen them before: Archie, the cool, guitar-strumming all-American boy; his oddball but wise best friend, Jughead; girl-next-door and car mechanic Betty; and the stylishly rebellious new girl Veronica as they conquer high sch...

This is the story of Zeek, a goat-looking orphan living in a monastery within the far reaches of the galaxy. For reasons he was never told, he is restricted from ever going outside the perimeters of the Monastery. Taking care of the library, he reads and transcribes books filled with heroes and adventures, yet never gets to have any of his own. That is, until one day when a magical book appears in the library and attaches itself to him... Magic. Sci-fi. Adventure. Monsters. Welcome to the ...

This book examines the development of political leadership in Britain since the 1970s, in the context of changes within and between parties large and small and increasingly volatile voters.Contemporary media commentary on British politics is dominated by party leaders. Yet their visibility has been matched by unprecedented vulnerability to challenge, thanks not least to recent changes in the ways that they are chosen. This book focuses on the evidence and themes which are most rele...

BRONZEMANThe Witness LandmarkTHE ORIGINATING WHAT IF?What If The Truth Of The Future Depends Upon Who Survives To Witness It-And Who Is Courageous Enough To Share The Story?THE LANDMARKThe world has survived its collapse.Truth may not.Years after the Gathering-Up, humanity is rebuilding beneath competing governments, beliefs, histories, and claims ab...

I Want to Be a Machine is Mark Leach's hybrid manifesto, literary memoir, and machine-assisted critical experiment about AI, authorship, and the future of the novel.Rejecting both anti-AI panic and lazy machine-generated "slop," Leach argues that writing was already machinic long before ChatGPT arrived. Genre, influence, cliché, media, corporate language, appropriation, repetition, and literary tradition have always shaped the writer from the inside. AI merely gives the sy...

The Book of Seconds"So they shall fear the name of the Lord from the west and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come like a rushing stream, which the wind of the Lord drives."And a Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression," declares the Lord."And as for me, this is my covenant with them," says the Lord: "My Spirit that is upon you and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out o...

Understand the why behind every clinical sign. Mechanisms of Clinical Signs remains the only text dedicated to explaining the physiological and pathophysiological basis of clinical examination findings.Despite the emergence of technological advancements and artificial intelligence in diagnostic modalities, clinical examination remains essential to the diagnostic and therapeutic process. Rather than describing examination techniques in isolation, this fourth edition reveals the mechanisms t...

This book provides an introduction to electric energy in all of its various forms and applications using examples, theory, and current events. Its scope is primarily technical but complementary topics are included to enhance the breadth and depth of coverage. Using a problem‑oriented, student‑centric approach with engaging discussion and occasional sidebars, the text combines the basic elements of traditional energy conversion with contemporary issues, giving students the background and ex...

A hilarious new Christmas adventure in the No. 1 bestselling series'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring - not even Greg the Sausage Roll. Until . . . out of the fridge jumps a sprout. A VERY naughty sprout.Can Greg find a way to save the day before one bad sprout spoils Christmas for everyone?!Get ready for a laugh-out-loud festive adventure from the King and Queen of Christmas (and sausage rolls), ...

Mike McCready, guitarist for Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, and Mad Season, has teamed up with Z2 to release the original graphic novel and "lost" rock opera, Mike McCready’s Farewell to Seasons Developed over the last 20 years, McCready’s story captures the drive and sense of community that forged the powerful backbone of the Seattle music scene of the 1980s, as their world changed forever with the explosion of grunge in the ‘90s Farewell to Seasons unflinchingly shows the brutal cost it h...

Expertly and beautifully documents the contemporary marble movement and its impact on today's glass artists and collectors.Here, for the first time, an expertly curated and authoritative book presents today's contemporary marble art in over 2,270 beautiful photos, together with context, background, and fascinating insights into the art form's continuing expansion. For novice and experienced collectors and makers of art glass and marbles, it offers the current state...