Bøger af Jeff Parker

A new era for Marvel's ever-evolving, always-controversial team! The most dangerous criminals on Earth are now all in one hellish prison, and the only way out is through rehabilitation and contribution to society via the Thunderbolts program - under the leadership of the steel-hard-skinned Avenger named Luke Cage! So bring on the first participants: Juggernaut! Crossbones! Ghost! Moonstone! And¿Man-Thing?! Can Cage restore the Thunderbolts' tarnished heroic potential? And when new recruits are called, who out of the Marvel Universe's vast pool of powerhouse criminals will make the cut? Then, when the T-bolts end up lost in time, a new group steps in to replace them: the Dark Avengers! You can be sure that the two troubled teams are on a collision course! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS (1997) #144-174 and #163.1, DARK AVENGERS (2012) #175-190 and material from ENTER THE HEROIC AGE #1.

"Learn more about Wanda Maximoff, who uses her mystical hexes and chaos magic as the powerful Scarlet Witch! The Marvel-Verse bends to the will of the Scarlet Witch and her reality-altering hex powers! First, a young Wanda teams with Marvel Girl and Black Widow to hone her crimefighting skills! Then, when the dangerous Serpent Crown falls into the wrong hands, Agatha Harkness sends Wanda to help the Thing retrieve it! Plus, the Scarlet Witch allies with Doctor Strange to battle a mystical monster, and helps the Sorcerer Supreme keep the terrible tome known as the Darkhold out of Dracula's vampiric clutches! And Halloween night offers more tricks than treats for Wanda and her husband, the Vision!"--

Colin King is NINJAK, an ex-MI6 superspy who is second to none. There is no target that Colin cannot strike, no mission that he cannot complete. But what happens to the world's greatest secret agent when all of his secrets are exposed? The entire criminal underworld has Ninjak in their sights... How will the undercover operative survive when there's nowhere left to hide? Collecting NINJAK (2021) #1-4, NINJAK: SUPERKILLERS (2024) #1-4.

"Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast and Iceman, Professor X's very first students at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, taught the world what it meant to be X-Men--and heroes. Featuring a visit from the Fantastic Four's Invisible Girl, a mission to Monster Island, and a vacation road trip...Hank and Bobby style! But when the mutant-hunting Sentinels set their sights on Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, can the depowered X-Men save their friends from extermination? Plus, the fledgling heroes encounter shape-shifting Skrulls from outer space, the swamp-dwelling creature called the Man-Thing, and the super-spy known as Black Widow! And Marvel Girl and the Scarlet Witch become besties while battling the Mole Man and more!"--

The deluxe Expanded Edition features twenty new pages of story and art interspersed with the original pages of this modern classic! One summer night, Alden Baylor sits in a field watching the largest meteor shower in human history. What begins as teenage adventure becomes something more—the celestial event brings travelers who will change the world completely, and Alden discovers a connection to one of them. How does a young man who had to grow up fast handle the invasion of his planet? Can Alden keep humanity from oblivion? From writer Jeff Parker (Aquaman, Hulk) and artist Sandy Jarrell (Batman '66) comes this story of adolescence, friendship, and hard decisions.

"A simple story is made interesting by the unusual setting, the characters' specialized knowledge, and a gratifying ending." — Publishers WeeklyPark Ranger and avid caver Wesley Fischer is on a one-woman mission to stop Stillwater Cave from being turned into a tourist trap, but public opinion is not on her side. When violent locals begin blasting in the cave, Wes and a fellow ranger investigate. A confrontation between both parties spirals into a deadly chase, forcing the two rangers to flee deep under the Kentucky mountains. First to escape pursuers, and then the deadliest threat? The cave itself! Artist Steve Lieber (Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Whiteout) and acclaimed writer Jeff Parker (Agents of Atlas, Exiles) return to the adventure genre with a new thriller that digs deep into the abyss.

Gotham City meets Riverdale in this crossover graphic novel that brings together some of the most iconic characters in comics and television!Two iconic comic book characters meet up for the FIRST TIME in this historic crossover mini-series! A battle in Gotham City extends its reach into Riverdale--with Mr. Lodge becoming enemy #1 of the dynamic duo! Now it's up to Veronica to recruit some help and place a call... to the Batcave!

Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion is a collection of found poems composed of the words of professional athletes.The content of post-game interviews and sports chatter is so often meaningless, if not insufferable, and yet there are athletes like Metta World Peace who transcend lame clichs and rote patter, who use language in surprising ways, who can be funny and shocking and insightful and alarmingly sincere pure poetry. Muhammad Ali offered dazzling displays of lexical wizardry, and Allen Iversons infamous practice rant shifted the post-game press conference from the banal to the absurd.This book is a celebration of these rare and exceptional moments. Various poetic forms and line-breaks highlight or, in the words of Deion Sanders, deem to set a candor on the sophisticated, sublime, and surprising performances of language made by professional athletes.