antiheroes

"Emily the Strange is not your ordinary thirteen-year-old girl--she's got a razor-sharp wit as dark as her jet-black hair, a posse of moody black cats, and famous friends in very odd places! She's got a broodingly unique way of experiencing the world, and you're invited along for the ride"--Amazon.com.

"In order to save two lives and redeem his own soul, the Scarlet Spider puts his own life up as a bargaining chip. But with enemies bearing down on him from every side, Ben is running out of options and running out of time! And it doesn't help that one of the people out for his blood--his spider-powered, web slinging 'sibling' Kaine--is one of the people he's trying to save!"--Back cover.

Collects the first three issues of the comic book series based on the cult icon Emily the Strange, or Emily Strange, a thirteen-year-old girl who has a rather dark outlook on life.

Contains black, white, and red cartoon stories in which antihero Emily the Strange explores the concept of dark.

COLLECTING: BEN REILLY: SCARLET SPIDER 1-6.

"Ares. Circe. Morgaine Le Fey are powerful villains of mythology. These villains also play a part in the life and adventures of Wonder Woman"--Provided by the publisher.

In 1900, out-of-work butcher Pat Crowe kidnaps and ransoms the teenage son of Omaha's wealthiest meatpacking tycoon. After receiving $25,000 in gold and releasing the boy, Crowe makes his way across America and beyond, bank-robbing, safe-cracking, burgling, and bond-jumping his way into the public eye. The manhunt that followed became the thrill of the nation.

"Emily the Strange is not your ordinary thirteen-year-old girl--she's got a razor-sharp wit as dark as her jet-black hair, a posse of moody black cats, and famous friends in very odd places! She's got a broodingly unique way of experiencing the world, and you're invited along for the ride"--Amazon.com.

Emily anxiously awaits her thirteenth birthday and receives a surprise gift from her long-lost aunt which provides her with details about her lineage and fate.

"Meet Chub. He's a lot like you ... if you're a short, (accidentally) bald kid who spends your life plotting to take down your middle-school nemesis. Chub knows he'll never be one of the cool kids--and he doesn't care. All he wants is to show everyone that class hero Archer 'The Arch' Norris isn't the great guy everyone thinks he is. Armed with embarrassing photos, a pair of the Arch's dirty underwear, and a talent for mischief that would make any supervillain proud, Chub sets out to bring down the Arch's empire of lies in a winner-takes-all final showdown. The one thing that's not part of the plan? Becoming the most unlikely hero that Alanmoore Middle School's ever seen"--Dust jacket.