The second in a series of six post-apocalyptic graphic novels, created by industry legend and unsurpassed artistic visionary Jack Katz! After the generations-spanning excitement of the first volume, 'The Galaxy HuntersÕ takes Jack KatzÕs epic future history in a bold new direction, as humanity lifts itself back up to the stars, and strikes out for new frontiers, thirsting for new knowledge. But the 'GodsÕ of Helleas Voran, who have watched, guided and schemed against humanity all the while, may not allow a second human empire to dominate the universe! This is a story of love, war, science and destiny, played out on the grandest canvas of them all. The First Kingdom is presented here in a complete collectorsÕ library for the first time: completely relettered, and with cleaned and restored art taken from high-resolution scans of the original art pages! Comprising six volumes in total, each book also includes features on the history of the strip, as well as all-new introductions by Jack Katz and his many industry fans!

An unforgettable epic, the work of a lifetime, is finally collected in an ultimate, six-part library! "Our choice: the caves or the starsÉ" Ð Jack Katz Visionary. Maverick. Rebel. Master storyteller. Iconoclast. Genius. Jack Katz has been called all of these things since he began his illustrated magnum opus in 1974, creating a tale that follows in the vein of a futuristic, post-civilization The Odyssey or The Illiad! Now exclusively from Titan Comics, comes this long-lost treasure from the golden age of comics creation Ð as itÕs never been seen before. Remastered and packed with exclusive features, this sumptuous volume collects the first part of a tale for which the term 'epic' was invented.

The incredible conclusion to Jack KatzÕs personal saga of science fiction and human achievement: forty years in the telling Ð begun in 1974 and concluded in 2014! In a shocking twist, the final volume of The First Kingdom leaps into the present day, as a tortured modern man grapples with the questions at the heart of the universe Ð and a titanic secret that could tear all reality apart!

The fourth volume in the epic six-volume saga created by one of the most unique voices in the history of comics! Hidden kings and reincarnated queens, feuding, immortal cyber gods; post apocalyptic worlds, a history millennia long and filled with minblowing secrets of the universeÉ All this and much more as the first great arc concludes with newly restored art and lettering!

The second in a collection of post-apocalyptic graphic novels, in the vein of a futuristic, post-civilization The Odyssey or Viking saga! Following the destruction of civilisation, a new hero has arisen: Tundran. Like a prehistoric Beowulf or post-nuclear Armageddon Conan, he must battle to overcome goddess lovers, mutants, monsters - to return home as a liberator.

The road to ARMOR HUNTERS starts here! Aric of Dacia, a ?fth-century warrior bonded to alien armor and transplanted to the modern day, is now the most important weapon in the arsenal of M.E.R.O., the top-secret American intelligence organization that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. In order to protect his people, Aric must undergo dangerous missions in space, but nothing can prepare him for the stunning secret that awaits him in the stars. Collecting X-O MANOWAR #23-24 and the oversized X-O MANOWAR #25 anniversary spectacular, the march toward ARMOR HUNTERS begins here as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and red-hot artist Diego Bernard (Red Lanterns) join an all-star cast of comic book superstars ? including Sean Chen (Iron Man), Tom Fowler (Quantum and Woody), Bryan Hitch (The Ultimates), J.G. Jones (Final Crisis), Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man), Cary Nord (Conan), and many more ? to deliver an essential introduction to the biggest Valiant event ever attempted ?Fantastic, action-packed storytelling that never fails to satisfy? This is an event we can?t wait for.? ? IGN

Aric of Dacia, a fifth-century warrior bonded to alien armor and transplanted to the modern day, is now the most important weapon in the arsenal of M.E.R.O., the top-secret American intelligence organization that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. In order to protect his people, Aric must undergo dangerous missions in space, but nothing can prepare him for the stunning secret that awaits him in the stars. Collecting X-O MANOWAR #23-24 and the oversized X-O MANOWAR #25 anniversary spectacular, the march toward ARMOR HUNTERS begins here as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and red-hot artist Diego Bernard (Red Lanterns) join an all-star cast of comic book superstars – including Sean Chen (Iron Man), Tom Fowler (Quantum and Woody), Bryan Hitch (The Ultimates), J.G. Jones (Final Crisis), Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man), Cary Nord (Conan), and many more – to deliver an essential introduction to the biggest Valiant event ever attempted.

A COMICS ODYSSEY AND SPACE OPERA OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS! A saga that exposes the limitless potential of the comics medium! The first in a series of Homeric, post-apocalyptic graphic novels, following the vein of a futuristic, post-civilization The Odyssey or The Iliad!

A sweeping history of how writing has preserved cultural practices, traditions, and knowledge throughout human history. In How Writing Made Us Human, 3000 BCE to Now, Walter Stephens condenses the massive history of the written word into an accessible, engaging narrative. The history of writing is not merely a record of technical innovations—from hieroglyphics to computers—but something far richer: a chronicle of emotional engagement with written culture whose long arc intimates why the humanities are crucial to society. For five millennia, myths and legends provided fascinating explanations for the origins and uses of writing. These stories overflowed with enthusiasm about fabled personalities (both human and divine) and their adventures with capturing speech and preserving memory. Stories recounted how and why an ancient Sumerian king, a contemporary of Gilgamesh, invented the cuneiform writing system—or alternatively, how the earliest Mesopotamians learned everything from a hybrid man-fish. For centuries, Jews and Christians debated whether Moses or God first wrote the Ten Commandments. Throughout history, some myths of writing were literary fictions. Plato's tale of Atlantis supposedly emerged from a vast Egyptian archive of world history. Dante's vision of God as one infinite book inspired Borges's fantasy of the cosmos as a limitless library, while the nineteenth century bequeathed Mary Shelley's apocalyptic tale of a world left with innumerable books but only one surviving reader. Stephens presents a comprehensive history of the written word and demonstrates how writing has preserved and shaped human life since the Bronze Age. These stories, their creators, and their preservation have inspired wonder and an endless appetite for historical revelation.