A Higher Form of Cannibalism?: Adventures in the Art and Politics of Biography
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Carl Rollyson's lively and anecdotal investigation of writing about the lives others examines his...
Omnibus 3: Asterix and the Big Fight, Asterix in Britain, Asterix and the Normans
Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
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In this special collectors' edition, books seven to nine are brought together in one fabulous...
The Black Rift
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In the Tephra Crater lies the city of Uryx, a once-proud bastion now overrun by the Bloodbound....
The Hypernaturals: v. 2
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The team that revitalized Guardians of the Galaxy does cosmic superheroes THEIR way! It is the far...
Tokyo Ghoul: Re
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The Commission of Counter Ghoul is the only organization fighting the Ghoul menace, and they will...
Convergence Infinite Earths: Book 2:
Dan Jurgens, Jeff Parker and Evan Shaner
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The past and present of every alternate DC Universe collide here in literally the biggest story in...
Dead Man's Walk
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These are the wild days when Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call - heroes of Lonesome Dove - first encounter...
David McK (3557 KP) rated Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures in Books
Jun 24, 2020
I say 'more or less' as the setting of these tales are in constant flux, with characters popping up all over the place long before (or after) they otherwise should! That's not a criticism of the retelling: just a statement of fact.
This volume thus covers the likes of Bellerephon and Pegasus, Oedipus (yes, that Oedipus!), Heracles - who the Romans renamed Hercules - and his Twelve Labours, Jason and the Argonauts, Theseus and the Minotaur and many (many) others!
Worth it for the educational value alone!
Now, hurry up and release part 3 (Troy) ...
Earthquake (1974)
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Charlton Heston leads an all-star cast in an epic film about ordinary citizens who must come...
The Office Quest
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Not all heroes wear capes…. some prefer fluffy onesies. The Office Quest is a point & click...