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Van Von Hunter, Volume 1
A not-too-bright hero must prevent an evil prince from reclaiming his kingdom in this hilarious fantasy adventure manga series opener. The forces of evil have returned to the Kingdom of Dikay! All hope is lost! There will be strife and clamorous discord! The people need a hero! Is there no one around who can vanquish the malevolent tyranny?! Uhmm . . . Anyone . . . Anyone? Enter the legendary Van Von Hunter, the Hunter of Evil . . . Stuff! Together with his loyal, memory-challenged sidekick, he faces off against the deposed former ruler of Dikay, who has come back to reclaim his throne! Pseudomé Studio’s Mike Schwark and Ron Kaulfersch, winners of TOKYOPOP’s Rising Stars of Manga™ competition, have created a side-splitting blend of hilarity and adventure! Based on the much beloved online comic. Praise for Van Von Hunter, Volume 1 “[A] humorous adventure. . . . The figures are well-designed and likable. . . . An amusing quick read.” —Publishers Weekly
To Boldly Stay
Despite the fact that Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended over twenty-five years ago, there has yet to be a stand-alone assessment of the series. This collection corrects that omission, examining what made Deep Space Nine so unique within the Star Trek universe, and how that uniqueness paved the way for an altogether new, entirely different vision for Star Trek. If the Star Trek slogan has always been "to boldly go where no one has gone before," then Deep Space Nine helped to bring in a new renaissance of serialized television that has become normal practice. Furthermore, Deep Space Nine ushered in critical discussions on race, gender, and faith for the franchise, science fiction television and American lives. It relished in a vast cast of supporting characters that allowed for the investigation of psychosocial relationships--from familial issues to interpersonal and interspecies conflict to regional strife--that the previous Star Trek series largely overlooked. Essays explore how Deep Space Nine became the most richly complicated "sci-fi" series in the entire Star Trek pantheon.
A Different Trek
A different kind of Star Trek television series debuted in 1993. Deep Space Nine was set not on a starship but a space station near a postcolonial planet still reeling from a genocidal occupation. The crew was led by a reluctant Black American commander and an extraterrestrial first officer who had until recently been an anticolonial revolutionary. DS9 extended Star Trek’s tradition of critical social commentary but did so by transgressing many of Star Trek’s previous taboos, including religion, money, eugenics, and interpersonal conflict. DS9 imagined a twenty-fourth century that was less a glitzy utopia than a critical mirror of contemporary U.S. racism, capitalism, imperialism, and he...
Intersected
Forty ordinary people intersected and transformed by an extraordinary God. Something was missing from their lives; something more was available to them. Intersected shares the journeys of forty people who found that somethinga personal relationship with God. The transformative power of Gods love comes alive in these inspiring stories of the difference God has made in the lives of people just like you. God intersected forty lives in the midst of fear, depression, addiction, selfishness, pain, and emptiness, and invited them to discover a life of freedom. He offered them a choice: choose to continue on the broad road of destruction or choose to follow the narrow path toward heaven. A few came to this intersection as young children, but most didnt see their need for a Savior until the pressures of life became more than they could handle. All made the most important decision of their livesto follow Jesus. Author Kelli Kossel brings the forty testimonies to life with warm clarity in Intersected. The compelling stories express how God brought healing, love, joy, and peace into their lives. Hes waiting to do the same for you.
