Rashomon: A Commissioner Heigo Kobayashi Case


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Victor Santos (Polar, Violent Love) writes and illustrates a crime and mystery story inspired by Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s tales featuring the heroic commissioner Heigo Kobayashi When the body of a skilled samurai is found along the road to Yamashina in feudal Japan, the search begins for his killer. Detective Heigo Kobayashi takes the case but finds only dead-end clues and no firsthand witnesses.




Polar Volume 1: Came from the Cold (Second Edition)


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The basis of a Netflix Original Movie! Ripped out of retirement by an assassination attempt, the world's most deadly spy--the former agent known as Black Kaiser--is a wanted man that's wanted . . . dead! On a collision course with his former employer, the Damocles Agency, Black Kaiser goes head to head with a stab-happy, psychotic torture expert and a seductive but deadly redhead. His mission only ends if he dies or kills everyone out to get him, and he's not in the habit of dying. A guns-blazing espionage action-adventure in the grand tradition of Jim Steranko and Frank Miller, this graphic novel by Victor Santos (Mice Templar, Filthy Rich) is a brutal, fast-tempo story of revenge that Newsarama says is "as ice-cold as its name." Originally a silent webcomic, but Santos has crafted a script as hard boiled and intriguing as his art for this hardcover collection.




"A Study Guide for Ryunosuke Akutagawa's ""Rash?mon"""


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"A Study Guide for Ryunosuke Akutagawa's ""Rash?mon"", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs."




Polar: The Black Kaiser


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Now Netflix Movie with Mads Mikkelsen. A Cold War espionage agent with ice in his veins comes to the United States aiming to take out a political target, but the mission is never what it seems. The Black Kaiser, a name whispered in dark corners amongst power czars across the globe. A cold knife in the dark. A secret agent. Delve into the origin of the most feared assassin as his current mission lands him on American soil and in direct conflict with the nefarious agency known as the Damocles Initiative. New York Times Bestseller Victor Santos (Filthy Rich, Violent Love) takes you back to the beginning with the origin of his iconic character Black Kaiser! A violent and fast-paced thriller. Now a Major Motion Picture. Polar: The Origin of the Black Kaiser from Planeta-de-Agostini comics 2009




Polar Volume 2 Eye for an Eye


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Left adrift in arctic waters with a gunshot wound to the head, adrift in arctic waters, Christy White was rescued from an icy death by a mysterious man. She craved retribution, and he taught her how to get it--how to make sense of her past and how to kill. They tried to freeze her out, but they should have finished the job, because now she's back with a vengeance! Collecting the second year of the bloody and beautiful silent webcomic by Victor Santos (The Mice Templar, Furious), this rage-fueled revenge story features new noir dialogue crafted by Santos for this edition.




The Mice Templar Vol. 5


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"NIGHT'S END" On the last night of the world as it was, the restored Order of the Templar marches against the fortress stronghold of mad King Icarus. Yet as they lay siege without the guidance of Karic, the heroic young mouse that overcame their generations of prejudice and division, will everything they fight for prove lost to the horrors that arrive with the coming dawn? One Night! One glorious, terrifying battle! Where every Legend Dream, Destiny, and Prophecy will collide for the fate of the world they know! The grand finale of a 10-year creator-owned vision! Featuring a foreword by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS!




The Mice Templar Vol. 4 Part 2


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LEGEND,' Part Two. The season has come for the 'Legend of Karic' to restore the long and bitterly divided Templar Order! But is the heroic young mouse a savior...or an unwitting agent of destruction--the prophesied Sword of Demons--bent on vengeance and the annihilation of all living creatures?




Polar Volume 4: The Kaiser Falls


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This is the final installment in the Polar quadrilogy. Victor Santos (Mice Templar, Filthy Rich) delivers an epic finale to his espionage action adventure! Part one is now a major motion picture! An indomitable, yet aging spy assimilates to retirement in Miami, until a rookie assassin locates him and challenges him to his crown. Living a simple life down in the Miami sunshine gets complicated when Black Kaiser's housemaid has some problems involving a local gang. However, resurfacing to maintain the peace, puts him right in the new adversary's crosshairs. Buckle up because Black Kaiser's last ride is going to get rough!




Scarlet Witch Vol. 2


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Collects Scarlet Witch #6-10 and material from Doctor Strange: The Last Days of Magic. Wanda Maximoff’s magical mystery tour continues! On the streets of Paris, can she mend the wings of brokenhearted hero Le Peregrine? Next stop, Hong Kong, where an ancient warlock known as the Dark Tongi has taken a powerful hold. Wanda must seek the help of the young witch called the Wu — but she has her own battle to fight! The former Avenger’s personal journey gets reflective as she attempts to reconcile with the sins of her past. But when her twin brother, Pietro, seeks her aid in another superhuman Civil War, what happens when the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver find themselves on opposing sides? Plus: Wanda hunts a murderer in Japan! And the Wu struggles for survival during magic’s last days!




Samurai


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"This book collects issues one through five of the Dark Horse comic-book series Samurai: heaven & earth--volume 2."--T.p. verso.