The complete Planetary saga is collected in the Absolute format! In Warren Ellis and JOHN CASSADAY's celebrated epic, the Archaeologists of the Unknown delve into secret places most beings fear to tread. Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner, and the Drummer take on their nemeses, the Four... then death itself! This new Absolute edition includes the entire genre-bending Planetary series, plus three crossovers introducing the trio to Batman, the Authority, and the JLA. Collects Planetary #1-27, Planetary/Batman: Night On Earth #1, Planetary/The Authority: Ruling the World #1, Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta #1, the preview story from Gen 13 #33, and a pinup from WildStorm: A Celebration of 25 Years.
X-MEN SWORD TP NO TIME TO BREATHE NEW PTG
(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Steven Sanders (CA) JOHN CASSADAY
Spinning out of Joss Whedon's ASTONISHING X-MEN comes a story that will take you places you've never been! Following the Skrulls' secret invasion, Agent Abigail Brand is no longer the top dog at S.W.O.R.D. (Sentient Worlds Observation and Response Department) - a spy agency dealing with extraterrestrial threats to world security. Forced to share leadership with former Avengers liaison Henry Peter Gyrich, Brand is less than pleased. Will the arrival of her boyfriend, the Beast, help her out of her funk? Not when they discover that Gyrich's plan for fixing S.W.O.R.D. is to rid Earth of all aliens! Now, facing threats from within and without, can Brand and Beast - with help from Lockheed the dragon - regain control of S.W.O.R.D., stop an angry alien invasion and prevent the arrests of Earth's entire non-human population? Guest-starring Death's Head! Collecting S.W.O.R.D. #1-5. Rated T