Publisher: Soma Publishing
Aliens have landed on the moon. The war for Earth has begun. We can only stop the Hate from the cosmos by starting to respect each other. The future is at stake!!!
From the nationally syndicated cartoonist of "In the Bleachers" comes a new, highly illustrated middle grade series about Steve, who plays the same position in every sport: bench-warmer. Perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Timmy Failure, King of the Bench is an ode to teammates, underdogs, and bench-warmers everywhere. Steve is King of the Bench. No brag. It's just a fact. But this year, Steve and his friends are excited to try out for the Spiro T. Agnew Middle School baseball team. The only problem is, after watching another player get beaned by a fastball, Steve has developed a serious case of bean-o-phobia-the fear of getting hit by a pitch. If Steve ever wants to get off the bench and get in the game, he's going to have to muster up some courage, and fast. Oh, and if you're wondering why Steve would write a book and tell total strangers all about the humiliating phobia that almost ruined his first year on the baseball team? Duh. It's pretty much a rule that you spill your guts when you write a book about yourself.Show book
Goku meets god! In Dragon Ball Culture Volume 6 we'll reunite with Goku as he ascends to heaven, trains with Kami for 3 years, and battles the reincarnated Demon King Pikkoro!When Goku reaches heaven he is greeted by the always-controversial Mister Popo. But who is Mister Popo, and why does he look so strange? His ancient cultural origin will finally be revealed!From there we'll explore Kami's roots in Japanese Shinto and Chinese Buddhism. You'll discover how Kami and Pikkoro are related on a spiritual level, how reincarnation works within the Dragon World, and what it means for the new demon king to be the ‘son of the father who was cast down from heaven.'Afterward, we'll enter the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai! But will Goku's friends recognize him, and will he be strong enough to persevere?! Who is this green-skinned man who calls himself "Ma Junia," and why is he such a grave threat to Goku and the world?!Discover the amazing truth behind these new characters, with surprising mystery's and reveals from your old friends, as we take a cultural tour through the final volume of the original Dragon Ball manga! It's a battle of life and death, and Goku's the only one who can save us!!Volume 6 explores Chapters 162 to 194 of the Dragon Ball manga.It's time to face god!Show book
Ten abandoned cats live in an old warehouse where they are looked after by a young girl named Annie. They include Chesney, the ringleader, Jack, his sidekick, and Oliver —a wide-eyed kitten. The warehouse contains a boardroom on the very top floor, where, unbeknownst to Annie the kitties conduct the world’s business through the eyes of a cat. In the e-book original Chesney vs. Annie, Chesney continuously challenges Annie’s cautious care-taking, but deep down cherishes being cared for.In 2013, Ten Cats, created by Graham Harrop, won the National Cartoonist’s Society Award for the Best Online Comics—Short Form division.Show book
Will they never learn? Sibling rivalries. Overzealous hall monitors. Un-kicked footballs. It’s the Peanuts gang you know and love, and everyone’s at it again. Lucy is offering her trademark 5¢ psychiatric advice—and her customers are wondering if it’s actually worth the pennies. Snoopy’s dinner bowl has been thrown deep into enemy territory—and he will do anything to avoid retrieving it from the neighbor’s cat. Finally, our hero must work alongside the little red-haired girl, his secret crush, for a school project…can you guess how that will turn out? You’ll find old tricks and new antics in this latest collection of the world-renowned comics. First published in 1950, the classic Peanuts strip now appears in more than 2,200 newspapers in 75 countries in 25 languages. Phrases such as “security blanket” and “good grief,” which originated in the Peanuts world, are now part of the global vernacular, and images of Charles Schulz's classic characters—Charlie Brown kicking the football, Lucy leaning over Schroeder's piano—are now universally recognized.Show book
"Give My Regards to BLACK JACK" is one of the most popular Manga comics series in Japan.This work has recorded the smashing success of 13 million sales in Japan. Intern Eijiro Saito discovers that the reality awaiting him at the ultra-prestigious Eiroku University Hospital is one of brutally long hours for a paltry monthly salary of less than $500. His patients-first idealism crashes head-on into a medical system that's a veritable tangle of contradictions and competing interests.Show book
Shakespeare's absolute pre-eminence is simply unparalleled. His plays pack theatres and provide Hollywood with block-buster scripts; his works inspire mountains of scholarship and criticism every year. He has given us many of the very words we speak, and even some of the thoughts we think. Nick Groom and Piero explore how Shakespeare became so famous and influential, and why he is still widely considered the greatest writer ever. They investigate how the Bard has been worshiped at different times and in different places, used and abused to cultural and political ends, and the roots of intense controversies which have surrounded his work. Much more than a biography or a guide to his plays and sonnets, Introducing Shakespeare is a tour through the world of Will and concludes that even after centuries, Shakespeare remains the battlefield on which our very comprehension of humanity is being fought out.Show book
