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CALIGULA TP #1

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(W) DAVID LAPHAM (A) German Nobile (CA) Jacen Burrows

In an age of depravity, one man's appetites horrified the entire Roman Empire... the mad emperor, Caligula.  When his family was brutally slaughtered by Caligula and his court, Junius travels to Rome to avenge their deaths, but discovers that the emperor cannot be killed, no matter how horrific the wound!  Renamed "Felix" and admitted into Caligula's court as a pet, confidante, lover, and biographer, the young man witnesses the worst depravity and brutality that the ancient world has to offer: virgin blood ceremonies, rigged gladiator fights, and dinner parties where guests are randomly slaughtered.  Can Felix maintain his sanity in the face of so much horror and discover the secret behind Caligula's mysterious supernatural power over life and death?  All six issues of the first series are collected here.  The modern master of horror, DAVID LAPHAM (Crossed Vol. 2: Family Values, Stray Bullets), joins talented painter German Nobile in a descent into the darkest corners of Rome's history.

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CALIGULA TP #2

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(W) DAVID LAPHAM (A) German Nobile (CA) German Nobile

They thought the mad emperor, Caligula was destroyed. But his evil lives on, hiding in plain sight.  Now good Laurentius must track down the demon to stop the slaughter in the streets and to avenge his wife's death. But the demon is not alone this time. It seems that others with hellish powers have risen up and are shaping the world of the new ruling class. Even young Nero, his son, has a demonic influence changing the boy and directing him to take up the grievous excesses of his father. The modern master of horror, DAVID LAPHAM (Crossed Vol. 2 & 3, Stray Bullets), joins talented painter GERMAN NOBILE in a descent into the darkest corners of Rome's history.  Collects issues #1 - 6 of the Caligula Heart of Rome series.

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DAN THE UNHARMABLE TP #1

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(W) DAVID LAPHAM (A) Rafael Ortiz (CA) Rafael Ortiz

Whether you're looking for a detective, hired muscle, a blackmailer, or bedroom entertainment for the ladies, Dan's your man. He's not afraid of anything, and why should he be? He's completely invincible. You can beat him with a lead pipe, stick him in the oven, throw him off a bridge, or shoot him in his noggin, and it's all the same to him. All he needs out of life is just enough cash to keep him in cigarettes and beer for a night or two, and beyond that, he doesn't have a care in the world. But Dan's bohemian paradise is all about to change. Back before he was so unharmable, he left a few loose ends. Now those loose ends are growing up and their mother's been murdered, which not only means that Dan has to solve his most personal case yet, but he's now legally responsible for four human beings who are anything but unharmable...   This first volume collects the complete first story arc from issues 1-6 of Dan.  Explosive crime noir as written by a master of the genre, Eisner Award-winner DAVID LAPHAM!

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DAN THE UNHARMABLE TP #2

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(W) DAVID LAPHAM (A) Rafael Ortiz (CA) Rafael Ortiz

Fan favorite writer DAVID LAPHAM has created one of the truly original gonzo comics of the decade.  Dan is the man. He's a self-made slacker who some might call a bum, but he calls perfect. After all, he doesn't need much, some good tunes, a couple of bucks, and a warm spot to take a nap in. Of course, his sort-of-maybe-wannabe kids keep getting into trouble with the most insane killers imaginable. It's enough to give a guy cancer just thinking about it. But this unharmable likable bumpkin has to get his act together and help the kids before social services splits them up or a secretive Hollywood society of killers turn them into ground beef. Explosive and imaginative crime noir as written by a master of the genre, Eisner Award-winning writer DAVID LAPHAM. Collects issues #7 - 12 of the Dan the Unharmable series.

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STRAY BULLETS SUNSHINE & ROSES #29

(W) DAVID LAPHAM (A) DAVID LAPHAM (CA) DAVID LAPHAM

Lil' B's been separated from Boris and sentenced to a reform school run by her hated mother...and her other hated mother.