From Booklist\nThree long stories in color and a black-and-white short make up Epicurus the Sage. Each stars the Greek philosopher who said pleasure was the highest good but made moderation his watchword. For Kieth and Messner-Loebs' anachronistic purposes, his sidekicks are Plato, always trying to get an audience for his theory of ideal forms, and Alexander of Macedon, a blond tyke whose precocious predilection for fighting and rapine foreshadows the conquering greatness in his future. (Aristotle, Alex's teacher, is a regular but regularly sidelined by injuries--from Alex.) Together the three explore some of the great myths--Persephone in Hades, the various philanderings of Zeus, Phaeton driving the chariot of the Sun, the Trojan War--and the great and not-so-great ideas of classical Greece. Their mode of exploration is broad comedy: reductio ad absurdum verbally and slapstick physically. Remember the Bill and Ted movies about two teenage goons time-traveling to meet Socrates, Shakespeare, and other great minds? The adventures of Kieth and Messner-Loebs' perambulating trio are smarter and funnier in every way. Ray Olson 
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Epicurus the sage

William Messner-Loebs

D C Comics (a division of Warn

Epicurus the Sage, Vol. 2: The Many Loves of Zeus

Comics & Graphic Novels

Comic Strips

DC Comics

Presents the adventures of Epicurus the Sage and his sidekicks Plato and Alexander of Macdeon, who explore such myths as the philanderings of Zeus and the Trojan War.

Epicurus: The Sage

Sam Kieth

Graphic Novels

Wildstorm

Presents the adventures of The Maxx, a homeless superhero who lives in a cardboard box, and his social worker, Julie.

The Maxx Volume 1 (Wildstorm/DC Comics))

/William Messner-Loebs /Mike Deodato, Jr. illustrator After losing the title of Wonder Woman to her rival, Artemis, Princess Diana continues to battle evil in a dark new costume. While Artemis, now wearing the familiar Wonder Woman cost.

Wonder Woman: The Contest (Artemis)

Journey 1: The Adventures of Wolverine Macalistaire

Literature & Fiction

IDW Publishing

A wide-ranging anthology based on the horror universe of H.P. Lovecraft by today’s top talent! A fun, wild, inventive and often-scary anthology horror series, CTHULHU TALES OMNIBUS: MADNESS takes the familiar literary tradition of the H.P. Lovecraft-influenced short story and introduces it to comics. Collecting the last two hard-to-find volumes, this Omnibus edition features stories by Steve Niles (30 DAYS OF NIGHT), William Messner-Loebs (THE FLASH, NECRONOMICON), Brian Augustyn (GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT), Michael Alan Nelson (28 DAYS LATER), Christine Boylan (Leverage), Jeff Lester (Sam &amp; Max Online), Mark Sable (TWO FACE: YEAR ONE), and Roger Langridge (FRED THE CLOWN, THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK). Follow the Old Ones of myth from ancient times and into the modern age, where even Cthulhu joins a rock band!

Cthulhu Tales Omnibus: Madness (2)

Steve Niles

Brian Augustyn

Michael Alan Nelson

Glen Cadigan

Boom! Studios

The Contest

Mike Deodato

How To Create Comics & Manga

The Stories and art in this volume of whimsey share one important element. All were generously contributed in an effort to aid the victims of terror in northern Israel. Many of these artists are the leading voices of their respective genres-their politics and points of view vary sufficiently to create a stout dialogue. The result of their joining is BALM IN GILEAD, a delicious anthology of artistic speculations and meditations that, despite theological nuances, move beyond the boundaries of culture to join in a single voice of hope.

Balm in Gilead - Salves from the Souk of Imagination

Harlan Ellison

MARV WOLFMAN

Stan, Lee

ROBERT SILVERBERG

Moshe Chaim Levy

Jack Dann

William Tenn

Clifford Meth

Dan Mishkin

Eric Mahr

Owl Goingback

Goosetree Press and Mindworm Press

Cthulhu has called and Steve (30 DAYS OF NIGHT) Niles has answered. Niles joined by Michael Alan (FALL OF CTHULHU) Nelson, Tom (TEK JANSEN) Peyer, Mark (KINGDOM COME) Waid, and Mark (GROUNDED) Sable kick off the new anthology you demanded. Yes Cthulhu Tales is BACK. Featuring more great Lovecraftian Cthulhu stories from more great writers and artists that you know and love. Heed the call! A fun, wild, inventive and often-scary anthology horror series, CTHULHU TALES takes the familiar literary tradition of the Lovecraft-influenced short story and introduces it to comics.

Cthulhu Tales Vol. 2: Whispers of Madness

Christine Boylan

Tom Peyer

Mark, Waid

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