The Terrifics 2018 13

ÒCrammed full of explosions, strange realms and various displays of cosmic energy.Ó ÑIGN ÒA stand-out series.Ó ÑA.V. Club ÒIn short, everything about The Terrifics is, well, terrific.Ó ÑComicosity A billionaire genius. A shape-shifting wise guy. An intangible alien. An elemental powerhouse. At first glance, these four heroes have nothing in common. But when Plastic Man, Phantom Girl, Metamorpho and Mr. Terrific are thrown together by fate, they become something greater than the sum of its partsÉsomething truly terrific! Unleashed by a tragic accident, supernatural forces have bound this unlikely team together, stranding them deep in the nightmare realm known as the Dark Multiverse. Now they must learn to work together to find a cure for their condition, a pathway homeÉand a missing hero who just might hold the key to it all. But something even deeper than their shared plight binds them together. In each of these incredible characters, the spirt of exploration and the hope for a better tomorrow burns so brightly that not even the black magic of the Dark Multiverse can snuff it out! Join the journey in The Terrifics Vol. 1: Meet the Terrifics. The all-star creative team of Jeff Lemire, Ivan Reis, Evan ÒDocÓ Shaner and Joe Bennett usher in a new age of heroes with the most talked-about team book of the year! Collects The Terrifics #1-6.

The Terrifics are back! And theyÕre ready to enter the final battle with the Dreadfuls, Doc DreadÕs revenge squad that has systematically wiped out dozens of Mr. Terrifics from across the Multiverse. As the many Mr. and Mrs. Terrifics fight for their lives, the cavalry is on its wayÑbut will Phantom Girl, Plastic Man and the repowered Metamorpho reach the battle in time? And how can the heroes possibly count this as a win with a mountain of bodies in Doc DreadÕs wake?

ÒMEET THE TERRIFICSÓ part three! When will this superhero team bound by dark multiversal magic ever get any privacy? It certainly wonÕt be today, because while Mr. Terrific feverishly works to free himself from Metamorpho, Plastic Man and Phantom GirlÑbut mostly Plastic ManÑthe team must also contend with the towering, rolling death-inferno that is the War Wheel.

In Mellenium City, after following Tom Strong's signal, The Terrifics are horrified as they find his lab destroyed and his loyal A.I. aide Pneuman shattered into pieces. To make matters worse, a mystical cosmic tree transports the team to the other end of the universe! From New York Times best-selling author Jeff Lemire (Teen Titans- Earth One, Sweet Tooth), featuring the artwork of Dale Eaglesham, The Terrifics Vol. 2 expands the scope of the DC Universe and introduces characters that fans will love for decades to come. Collects issues #7-12 plus backups from The Terrifics Annual #1.

A FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD: A transformative and necessary work--as completely unexpected as it is inspired--by the award-winning author of the bestselling novels All My Puny Sorrows and A Complicated Kindness. The sun rises on a quiet June morning in 2009. August Epp sits alone in the hayloft of a barn, anxiously bent over his notebook. He writes quickly, aware that his solitude will soon be broken. Eight women--ordinary grandmothers, mothers and teenagers; yet to August, each one extraordinary-- will climb the ladder into the loft, and the day's true task will begin. This task will be both simple and subversive: August, like the women, is a traditional Mennonite, and he has been asked to record a secret conversation. Thus begins Miriam Toews' spellbinding novel. Gradually, as we hear the women's vivid voices console, tease, admonish, regale and debate each other, we piece together the reason for the gathering: they have forty-eight hours to make a life-altering choice on behalf of all the women and children in the colony. And like a vast night sky coming into view behind the bright sparks of their voices, we learn of the devastating events that have led to this moment. Acerbic, funny, tender, sorrowful and wise, Women Talking is composed of equal parts humane love and deep anger. It is award-winning writer Miriam Toews' most astonishing novel to date, containing within its two short days and hayloft setting an expansive, timeless universe of thinking and feeling about women--and men--in our contemporary world.

Simon Stagg strikes at the team with virtual dangers inspired by the twelve plagues of Egypt! Plus, it's Terrific tales times three as Plastic Man, Sapphire and Java each get their turn in the spotlight. Collects from The Terrifics #15-18 and Annual #1.

The TerrificsÉterminated! The team has called it quits and gone their separate waysÑwith less-than-terrific results. Plastic Man meets his estranged wife and son, now developing his own plastic powers; Metamorpho is still stuck in his human form as Rex Mason, unemployed, unqualified and going broke; Phantom GirlÕs stuck in an arranged marriage back on her homeworld of Bgztl; and Mr. Terrific hunts the escaped Doc Dread, who travels the Multiverse collecting alternate Mr. Terrifics for murder-sport.

The mysterious death of a journalist pulls Washington fixer Joe DeMarco into a conspiracy of power and politics in “one of the best thrillers of the year” (Booklist). Author of House Witness, 2019 Edgar Award Finalist for Best Novel Days after claiming he had a lead on a story that would make Watergate look like a misdemeanor, a mediocre writer from the Washington Post is found accidentally drowned. But Joe DeMarco’s boss—the Speaker of the House—thinks there’s nothing accidental about it. Mostly because the reporter was on the trail of Senator Paul Morelli. Morelli is all but a shoe-in for the Democratic presidential nomination. But his golden boy public persona hides a monstrous character. Somehow, all of his sinister scandals seem to be cleaned up by a mysterious benefactor who stays just out of sight. Setting up a sting to catch the predatory Morelli, DeMarco thinks his job is done—until those who helped him with the sting start turning up dead. And unless he can uncover the powerful people who are protecting Morelli, DeMarco knows he’s next . . . In this chilling novel of unfettered power and final justice, Mike Lawson proves once again that he “has a true insider’s insight about real-world spinelessness, venality, and corruption that have taken the place of moral courage and true leadership on Capitol Hill” (The Washington Times).