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Volume 5 of the Dangerous Assignment radio program! A modern day soldier of fortune finds mystery and intrigue in lands strange and romantic on - Dangerous Assignment!" This ad copy for NBC's globe-hopping adventure series captured the essence of the program perfectly. Steve Mitchell, played by Brian Donlevy in a two-fisted and pulpy style, is the sort of hero America looked for in entertainment in the 1950s.

What drives the Man Without Fear? Matt Murdock was raised by a single father, an over-the-hill prizefighter with one last chance to make good-a chance that cost him his life. Taunted and tormented by other children, Matt's life was irrevocably altered after he was blinded by radioactive materials while saving the life of an old man. The payoff? An unbreakable will and a keen intelligence, helping focus the super-senses with which he was blessed during the accident. His story is one of love, pain, disappointment, and strength.

Hey hey, book lovers, take off those big thick glasses-this is Deadpool speaking! Sorry Marvel, somethin' happened to your copy guy. Anyway, this is my first prose novel, and they got this dude Stefan Petrucha to write it. He's good people. He's written novels and comics. But here's the thing: This book is about dogs. Dogs that turn into big nasty monsters. And then I gotta kill 'em. Thing is, I like killing people-the ones that deserve it, anyway-but I won't kill dogs. No way. So that's what we call a character dilemma. A GraphicAudio Production.

Doctor Stephen Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme, has defeated demonic hordes, battled evil wizards, and tirelessly defended our realm against invading interdimensional armies. But when a dangerous dream begins inspiring normal people to act out their darkest ambitions, even Doctor Strange is pushed to his very limits. Working alongside his longtime nemesis, Nightmare, the Sorcerer Supreme must delve into the nightmares, delusions, and desires of an entire planet. To save the Dream Realms, he'll have to give up some illusions of his own-including his heroism.

An ice planet. Three species vying for power. Then the humans arrive. Thrust into the middle of combat with enemies from the air, ice, and space, the Metal Legion pulls no punches, hitting back with everything they have. Who comes through unscathed? Surely not Elvira and her crew. Captain Xi Bao faces her greatest challenge during a secret mission. Alone and unafraid, she does the unthinkable. From criminals to heroes, the Armor Corps defends the interests of all Terrans, even if the politicians don't seem to be fighting the same war. Victory or death! More ammo. More missiles.

These are not the Avengers or the Fantastic Four-in fact, they're barely even famous-but Rocket Raccoon and the faithful Groot are the baddest heroes in the cosmos, and they're on the run across the Marvel Universe! During a spaceport brawl, the infamous pair rescues an android Recorder from a pack of alien Badoons. Everyone in the galaxy, however, including the ruthless Kree Empire and the stalwart Nova Corps, seems to want that Recorder, who's about as sane as a sandwich with no mustard.

On the frozen shores of Sweden, a freak lightning storm reveals the skeleton of a giant man, his bony fist gripped tight to the shaft of an ancient iron hammer. It's not every day that the remains of a Norse god and his war hammer appear on a beach, and the occult detective called Hellboy knows that whatever is coming next won't be pleasant. Acclaimed horror writer Christopher Golden joins forces with award-winning comic-book writer/artist Mike Mignola in crafting this stunning and suspenseful prose addition to the Hellboy saga.

Fifteen of the biggest names in weird literature come together to pay tribute to Hellboy and the characters of Mike Mignola's award-winning line of books! Assembled by Joe Golem and Baltimore co-writer Christopher Golden this anthology boasts fifteen original stories by the best in horror, fantasy, and science fiction, including Seanan McGuire (October Daye series), Chelsea Cain (Heartsick), Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger series), and more!

The Brick was an inhospitable planet in Finjou space. Humans settled there anyway, and now the aliens want them gone. Captain Xi Bao, your orders are to conduct Operation Red Rock. Evacuate the human colonists from the Brick before the Finjou find them. Collect material evidence of the Jemmin conspiracy buried more than thirty kilometers below the surface. Easy mission. But the colonists don't want to leave. And the Finjou don't want the humans boring a hole in their dead planet. And everyone has nukes. Metal Legion gets thrown into the middle of an intergalactic cesspool.

A dangerous terrorist has ingested a new techno-organic virus, transforming him into a superhuman killing machine. Now immensely powerful, but driven mad by the virus' effects, the terrorist is seemingly unstoppable. To halt this madman's psychotic rampage, Iron Man must face this dangerous new virus head-on...in a life-or-death battle that will forever alter Stark's calculated balance between man and machine. A GraphicAudio Production.