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The Helltrekkers
John Wagner, Alan Grant; Illustrated by Jose Ortiz, Horacio Lalia
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R343
Discovery Miles 3 430
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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They were the new frontiersmen—men and women who hated life in
Mega-City One so much that they were willing to travel 2000
kilometres across the radiated desert known as the ‘Cursed
Earth’ in order to start a new life. The chances of reaching the
new territories are slim – the hostile environment is full of
danger, including acid rain downpours, killer viruses, mutants and
herds of hungry dinosaurs! To increase their chances of survival,
Helltrekkers set off in large convoys. But sometimes fellow
travellers can cause just as many problems as the threats from
outside! Â Written by John Wagner and Alan Grant, The
Helltrekkers is a monumental survival story and one of the earliest
Dreddverse spin-off strips.
The aliens from Dort have lost their world and now they want Earth!
It is the year 2000. In fifty years' time the planet Dort will
collide with its sun and be destroyed. Ratta, the dictator of Dort
has chosen Earth as a new home for his people. But first he is
creating ten thousand disasters to wipe out all human life! Only
Britain's best scientist, Professor Mike Dauntless, has the mind
and spirit to stop Ratta from destroying humankind.
This beautifully illustrated, darkly comical first volume includes
the complete run of the strip from the legendary boy's comic,
Scream! An Express Elevator to Hell - Going Up! Maxwell Tower is a
state-of-the art tower block - a bold, experimental council
tenement, run by an A.I. called Max. As building superintendent,
Max's primary function is the welfare of his tenants, which he
takes very seriously. And if anyone threatens either the residents
or the building itself, they can expect a visit to the thirteenth
floor - a place where nightmare and reality become one!
Attack the Block! Max the maniacal computer is back in Maxwell
Tower, dishing out his twisted form of retribution on anyone who
dares to cross his beloved residents! From a conniving milkman to
thuggish street urchins, anyone who enters Max's territory looking
for trouble is going for a one-way trip to the thirteenth floor!
However, Max's past exploits have not gone unnoticed. The K.G.B.
have sent their own super-powered computer called Boris to make Max
an offer - help them conquer the world or face obliteration! This
book includes the thrilling conclusion to the classic 80s run of
the strip all beautifully rendered by Jose Ortiz (Creepy) in his
atmospheric black and white art.
Black Mirror meets The Twilight Zone in this darkly comical second
volume of the archive series reprinting the creepy horror comic!
The Thirteenth Floor exists in Maxwell Tower – an experimental
tower block run by an A.I. called Max who looks after his tenants
and take revenge on those who threaten them by sending them to The
Thirteenth Floor – a place where nightmare and reality become
one! This second collection of the popular series which began in
Scream! and continued in Eagle carries the story further into the
Eighties with the authorities becoming more aware of Max’s out of
control vindictiveness, and their attempts to shut him down.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Masters Of Spanish Comic Book Art is a celebration of the great
artists who revolutionized horror comics in the 1970s with their
work on Warren's Vampirella, Creepy, and Eerie horror comics. This
first-ever comprehensive history of Spanish comic books and Spanish
comic artists reveals their extraordinary success -- not just in
Spain and America, but around the world. Containing artwork from
over 80 artists, this in-depth retrospective includes profiles of
such legends as Esteban Maroto, Sanjulian, Jose Gonzalez, Jordi
Bernet, Enrich, Victor De La Fuente, Jose Ortiz and Luis Garcia
Mozos. With 500 illustrations, over half scanned directly from the
original artwork, Masters Of Spanish Comic Book Art honors the
"Golden Generation" whose artwork inspired the imagination of comic
book lovers everywhere.
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The Satan Paradox
Jose Ortiz
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R415
Discovery Miles 4 150
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Complete with folklore on the art of mystic healing in the lost
mountains of Northern New Mexico, this cuento, a legend, is first
and foremost a love story. Antonio discovers affection early on for
the various types of herbs found around his homeland. But he is
also infatuated with Marianela. Will Antonio remain in the village
of San Lucas, wed Marianela and raise a farm and family to support
their future? Everything in this young man's life directs him
toward a calling he cannot afford to ignore. Antonio will become a
curandero, Northern New Mexico's version of a healer, a mysterious
individual schooled in the magic of collecting and combining herbs
with convalescent powers. But this blessed individual must also be
well versed in the ecstasies of the Catholic Church as well as
brujeria, black magic, in order to defeat the spiritual and
physical enemies that can curse one's health and well being.
Antonio follows his destiny in this romantic tale. Jose Ortiz y
Pino III is a graduate of New Mexico Military Institute and New
Mexico State University. He has served as an officer in the U.S.
Army as a Santa Fe County Commissioner and as a New Mexico State
Senator. As Chairman of the New Mexico State Parks Commission, he
was instrumental in building the Villanueva State Park in San
Miguel County and the Zoological and Botanical State Park at
Carlsbad, New Mexico. Mr. Ortiz y Pino presently owns and operates
the Galisteo Historical Museum. He is known as a curandero himself
and has practiced privately for many years.
Four hundred years ago, the pioneer men and women who first came to
New Mexico were forced to make their life compatible with the earth
and with their isolation. The beauty that surrounded them did not
sustain them, but out of reverence for the land, there appeared the
chosen ones--the "curanderos" who understood the medicinal uses of
herbs; the "veijitos," the old men who made folklore, history and
tradition and recounted it to the younger generations. And from
this same tradition came the Patron, a man who had the ability to
channel ambition and determination, and to make the land and its
people yield to the law of common interest. He was a protector, a
watcher of signs; he was a code maker, a fashioner of a way of life
that is sadly missing in today's world. He was called the Patron by
those whom he loved and who returned that love with work, faith and
personal devotion. They called him the Patron, but they might just
as well have called him the Godfather. Jose Ortiz y Pino has
portrayed New Mexico, its characters and traditions with a
sagacious wit and poignant keenness that could only have emanated
from one who grew up in its midst. And he has narrated for us the
story of a man whose visions had no limits, a man whose dedication
to his goal was matched only by his sense of justice and compassion
for all men--Don Jose Ortiz, The Last Patron.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ El Estudio De La Lengua Castellana, o Sean, Conversaciones
Familiares De Un Padre Con Su Hijo Jose Ortiz del Casso Establ.
Tip.-Literario Universal La Ilustracion, 1847 Foreign Language
Study; Spanish; Castella; Foreign Language Study / Romance
Languages; Foreign Language Study / Spanish; Preguntes i respostes
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