Darick Robertson je americký umelec, známy predovšetkým ako komiksový ilustrátor. V priebehu svojej viac ako dvadsaťročnej kariéry vytvoril stovky komiksových diel, od sci-fi postáv vlastnej tvorby až po interpretácie známych klasických postáv Marvelu a DC. Preslávil sa ako spolutvorca a ilustrátor ostro satirických diel, ktoré sú oceňované pre svoj jedinečný vizuálny štýl a prenikavý pohľad na spoločnosť. Jeho ilustrácie sa vyznačujú surovou energiou a schopnosťou zachytiť podstatu postáv a príbehov.
Investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of the 21st Century surroundings while working for the newspaper The Word in this critically-acclaimed graphic novel series written by comics superstar Warren Ellis, the co-creator of PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY. In this eighth volume collecting issues #43-48 of the groundbreaking VERTIGO title, all hell breaks loose as a nameless sniper terrorizes the Print District and a raging superstorm clears the streets of The City.
Investigative reporter Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of the 23rd Century surroundings while working for the newspaper The Word in this critically-acclaimed graphic novel series written by comics superstar Warren Ellis, the co-creator of PLANETARY and THE AUTHORITY.In this third volume, Spider Jerusalem begins to crumble under the pressure of sudden and unwanted fame. Having had enough of the warped 23rd century Babylon that he lives in, Spider escapes into a world of bitterness and pills. As he stumbles through this haze of depression and drugs, he must find a way to cover the biggest story of the year, the presidential election. Armed with only his demented mind and dark sense of humor, Spider embarks on an adventure of political cynicism, horrific sex, and unwelcome celebrity which culminates in a shocking and ruinous ending.
Reporter Spider Jerusalem interviews two presidential candidates against the background of a society that is falling into chaos.
Nobody ever accused Warren Ellis of lacking imagination. The latest collection of the Spider Jerusalem saga, Lonely City, is packed with laser-guided satire and neo-adolescent wish fulfillment in the form of a bowel disruptor. Sliding his story of government manipulation and counter-manipulation between moments of reflection and observation makes Ellis's downbeat ending a bit less nihilistic than it could have been. Despite the gulf separating us from Jerusalem's City, it's not hard to draw parallels between his milieu of police-run riots and state-maintained misery and our own less colorful environment. Lonely City drags the man who's more "anti" than "hero" out into the world he professes to hate and forces him to do something about it, while never descending into the boring comic-book morality he fights daily. --Rob Lightner
Disgusted at the commercialization of his life and his work, journalist Spider Jerusalem decides to go after a real story, and get revenge on those responsible for killing Dr. Vita Severn in the process.
In this volume, Jerusalem targets three of society's most worshipped and warped pillars: politics, religion, and television. When Spider tries to shed light on the atrocities of these institutions, he finds himself fleeing a group of hitmen/kidnappers in possession of his ex-wife's frozen head, a distorted creature alleging to be his son, and a vicious talking police dog.
"Original covers by Tim Bradstreet, Matt Wagner."
Na útěku před turanskou armádou naleznou Conan a jeho nová společnice Olívie dočasné útočiště na ostrůvku uprostřed Vilajetského moře. Zanedlouho však zjišťují, že je pronásleduje horda pirátů hlásících se ke Conanovým zapřísáhlým nepřátelům – k Rudému bratrstvu! Dost možná je však na ostrově čeká ještě cosi děsivějšího. S paprsky měsíce totiž ožívá dávná kletba, skrytá v troskách pradávné civilizace! Conan si tentokrát sáhne až na dno, neboť spolu s Olívií bude muset na děsivém ostrově čelit hned několika nebezpečenstvím naráz! Desátý svazek uzavírá epickou sérii Conan z Cimerie a jeho součástí je taktéž předmluva scenáristy Timothyho Trumana, doslov Howardova životopisce Marka Finna, a také několik nahlédnutí do skicáře tvůrců. Jako bonus jsou pak připojeny dva krátké příběhy „Šílený král gaulský“ a „Tíha koruny“ od fanoušky oblíbeného tvůrce Daricka Robertsona.
After years of self-imposed exile from a civilization rife with degradation and indecency, cynical journalist Spider Jerusalem is forced to return to a job that he hates and a city that he loathes. Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider attacks the injustices of his surreal 23rd Century surroundings. Combining black humor, life-threatening situations, and moral ambiguity, this book is the first look into the mind of an outlaw journalist and the world he seeks to destroy.
Není nic nebezpečnějšího než odepsaný voják. A Nick Fury odepsaný je. Bylo mu jasně naznačeno, že doba studené války dávno skončila, že patří do starého železa a že jeho SHIELD by se měl řídit mnohem modernějšími zásadami než „půjdeme tam a nakopeme jim prdel“. Takže je legenda odsunutá do penze a místo SHIELDU má teď na krku mongoloidního synovce. Zdá se, že je konec… jenže pak se objeví starý protivník a Nick Fury musí zpátky do akce. A jelikož to píše Garth Ennis, můžete se vsadit, že to bude akce pořádně krvavá, cynická a zábavná.
