Mike Baron
1) Skorpio
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From an Eisner Award–winning author, a supernatural thriller about a man who confronts a ghost while searching for artifacts of a Native American tribe.
Vaughan Beadles, Professor of Anthropology at Creighton University, is at the top of his game. Not only does he have a beautiful wife and baby son, Beadles has just taken possession of the largest uncatalogued post-Anasazi Indian collection in the world. Creighton has long maintained the existence...
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The popular comic hero stars in his first novel!
Nexus is the greatest avenger the galaxy has ever known. He has faced mass murderers and alien monsters.
But his power comes from an alien race with its own agenda. Is the mighty Nexus hero or pawn? Deliverer or destroyer?
Gourmando, the devourer of worlds, now has an appetite for Ylum, the home of Nexus.
How can one man, no matter how powerful, stop an entity that consumes whole planets?...
3) Domain
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When comic book artist Kendell Coffin trades a calm life in Nebraska for his dream home in California, his tortured memories follow him. He struggles to leave his mark on a world saturated with entertainers, hoping others remember him for great things. Yet, work is work, and he accepts any jobs which come his way; no matter how small. As he puts behind failures and lost love, he realizes it might be something other than his past that haunts him.
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Jazz rock flourished from 1968 to 1974, offering a distinctively cool and innovative hybrid sound that captivated a generation-and beyond.
Superstar bands like Blood, Sweat and Tears and Chicago have earned their place in popular consciousness, but the movement included many other powerful, innovative groups such as Tower of Power and Malo.
Author Mike Baron explores the history of this music fusion, its rise and fall in popularity. He offers highlights-and...
5) Banshees
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Notorious for their satanic lyrics, drunken excess and rumors of blood sacrifice, the Banshees shocked the world with their only album Beat the Manshees. Death stalked their concerts-lightning, stabbings, overdoses. The world heaved a sigh of relief when the Banshees all died in a plane crash. Or did they? Forty years later, with no fanfare, they appear in a seedy Prague nightclub. Ian St. James, son of original Banshees drummer Oaian St. James, can't...
6) Helmet Head
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A police officer goes up against a legendary monster in this thriller from an author who is like "Quentin Tarantino on paper" (New York Times–bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson).
He was just a rumor to the rough and dangerous "one-percenters"-a monstrous motorcyclist dressed all in black who rode the back roads of Little Egypt cutting off the heads of other bikers with a samurai sword. But on one terrible stormy night, Deputy Pete Fagan...
7) Whack Job
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From an author who is "like Quentin Tarantino on paper," a thriller featuring a special agent on a mission to uncover a conspiracy (New York Times–bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson).
When world leaders burst into flame like a string of firecrackers, the President calls on a renegade former agent with a history of mental problems. Otto "Aardvark" White possesses a unique quality. He's lucky. What Otto discovers in the mountains of Colorado...
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Archer and Armstrong volume 23
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Two mob families have gone to war -? and young Obadiah Archer is all that stands between them! But when local mafioso Ethan Rosen tries to reward Armstrong's partner-in-training for saving his life, Archer will need to keep one eye on Rosen ? and the other on his back!
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Archer and Armstrong volume 13
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What do women want? Archer is about to find out the hard way, when Armstrong sets him up on his first date! Of course, when you're a highly trained assassin who's spent most of his life in monastery, things are bound to get awkward-- and deadly!
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Archer and Armstrong volume 25
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Armstrong's secret history with The Sect revealed! Journey to 12th century France to find out how this loose-moraled immortal hero earned the ire of the Valiant Universe's deadliest secret sociey with the help of his brother, the Eternal Warrior! But how do the Knights Templar, Richard Coeur de Leon, and a secret network of spies all fit into the grandest conspiracy that history has ever known?
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Archer and Armstrong volume 15
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Road trip! With their mansion now in ruins, Archer & Armstrong set out on a cross-country trip to retrieve Armstrong's most prized possessions from throughout his incredibly long lifetime! But they'd better move fast, as The Sect is back and on their trail! Meanwhile, Amy makes a shocking discovery about Archer!
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H.A.R.D. Corps volume 29
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Hammerhead's long lost son has joined the H.A.R.D. Corps and is looking for a lethal family reunion! And the head of Omen Enterprises turns to an unlikely ally for help against the rogue Heydrich- Toyo Harada!
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H.A.R.D. Corps volume 30
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It's Gunslinger and the original H.A.R.D. Corps team in a final showdown on the high seas against the rogue and Omega Powered Omen Enterprises director Sigmund Heydrich. But with Heydrich taking mental possession a nuclear missile armed aircraft carrier this fight just turn out to be their last.
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Archer and Armstrong volume 19
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Archer & Armstrong - enslaved! Drugged and mind-controlled by Armstrong's long-time rival, Mr. Duerst, Archer & Armstrong are doomed to a lifetime of servitude for the rich and powerful. But when Archer's neighbor Pamela launches a desperate rescue attempt, will she leave mess that's too big to clean up?
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Grackle volume 1
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Cross is an ex-cop with a bad reputation fallen on hard times. While working his current gig, providing security for Chun Fat Lin's underground casino the place is hit by triad gangsters flying high on "firefly," a drug so hot addicts are prone to spontaneously combusting. Now the Mayor's campaign manager has turned up dead in the joint and Cross is finding himself wrapped up in something really dirty- politics.
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H.A.R.D. Corps volume 26
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The team has been sent to kill Earl Simkus, but plans change when Earl reveals the truth behind their recruitment into the H.A.R.D. Corps. Meanwhile, Heydrich uses the newly acquired Omega Power to takeover Omen Enterprises for his own ends.
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H.A.R.D. Corps volume 25
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At last, Director Heydrich of the H.A.R.D. Corps has gotten his hands on the Omega Power of Toyo Harada! But what will Heydrich do with it? And what does Earl Simkus have to do with it? And why does Heydrich only want his head?
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Archer and Armstrong volume 21
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The Ladakh attack! When Archer learns that Master Darque has murdered everyone at the temple in Ladakh, he vows to avenge his fallen friends and teachers. He'll have to go it alone, however, thanks to the seductive powers that Pamela has developed over Armstrong. As Darque re-animates those he has slain to fight in his defense, will Archer be able to overcome an army of the undead on his own?
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Ninjak volume 10
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Ninjak has been sucked into a twisted game of Russian roulette ? and the entire world hangs in the balance! Ninjak's latest target in holded up deep with a former Soviet republic, where a rogue general is threatening to unleash a devastating laser on the West and rebuild the Iron Curtain. Trapped in unfamiliar territory, can Ninjak defeat not just one crazed madman, but the entire army at his command?
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Archer and Armstrong volume 18
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It's the death of Archer?! With his best friend lying lifeless, Armstrong must race against all odds to save him. But can he make it in time? As Archer's soul straddles the line of death, what grave forces will reach out to him from the afterlife? Meanwhile, the cold-hearted Duerst enacts his revenge against Armstrong!