Wendell And The Dragon S Heart

Wendell's life has always been difficult and pointless as he wanders the streets, seeking comfort in a bard's fleeting song or getting hired to chase crows away. When he sees the king's strange, sad daughter in a painting, it is only another thing to forget about before returning to the dust of the city. But when she is suddenly found missing, the truths hiding in her eyes will be lost forever... unless he can persuade the king to send him out, with only an old, beaten dagger and the riddles of a storyteller to guide him through places of darkness and ruined beauty. Along the way, he may learn that the wind does more than whisper, and all that is gold does not always glitter. But the old stories have deeper secrets than anyone can remember anymore, secrets that only a whisper knows.

Wendell is a high school outcast who lives a lonely, suburban existence, losing himself in books in order to avoid his distant, motorcycle-riding stepfather, Ted. When the school bullies convince Wendell to venture into the forest around their neighborhood and explore the long-abandoned Renaissance Faire grounds they all believe to be haunted, Wendell is surprised to find a man living in the barn — and even more surprised by the man himself. His new acquaintance seems the definition of crackpot, believing himself to be a medieval knight named Sir Habersham, tasked with the duty of slaying the dragon he insists is wandering the woods. But when Wendell starts hearing rumblings — and listening to Habersham's stories — he starts to wonder if, perhaps, it could all be true. In a heartfelt coming-of age story, Wendell must defy logic in order to follow his heart.

It is undisputed that dragons are extinct, except for strange animals like Komodo dragons and other creatures with odd features. Supposedly, they never existed. Suppose, just suppose, that they did exist, once upon a time. This is the story of what might have been the last interaction between people and dragons. It is also the story of loving couples, kings, queens, and disputes between brothers over a throne and a beautiful duke's daughter. It speaks of the enduring power of love and forgiveness and their power to heal. I wanted to provide an alternative to some of the stereotypes of dragons, and of people, too. If you want to let your imagination explore these possibilities, please read more!

This whimsical collection of fairytales explores a wide-range of dilemmas that confront women from youth to old age. The heroines of these fairytales face betrayals that range from romantic disappointment to parental betrayal to societal intrigue, but they survive their ordeals based on a combination of their own spunk as well as the moral support of kindred spirits. The fairytales illustrate the stratagems by which the heroines resist the manipulations of domineering humans. The manipulations are expressed metaphorically as pigs, ogres, spiders, blackbirds, and dragons. The heroines' persistence in defending the integrity of their hearts is assisted by fairy godmothers, magic wands and mirrors as well as by worthy woodsmen, smithies, and princes.

Teased by others in his class for being the only mythical creature in their school for amphibians and reptiles and mocked for being a dragon who can't breathe fire, Danny Dragonbreath turns to his best friend, a friendly iguana, and his cousin, a dee

Collecting Marvel Premiere (1972) #15-25, Iron Fist (1975) #1-15 And Marvel Team-Up (1972) #63-64. A Himalayan expedition to find the mystical city of K’un-Lun left 9-year-old Daniel Rand’s parents dead. But Daniel found the path to K’un-Lun and spent a decade there training under its immortal inhabitants — becoming an unmatched master of martial arts and spiritual control! Armed with the shattering power of the Iron Fist, Daniel left immortality behind to return to the Western world and avenge his parents’ deaths! In tales packed with wall-to-wall kung-fu action, Iron Fist runs a gauntlet through the Kara-Kai death cult, ninja adversaries and mystic dimensions — joined by Misty Knight and Colleen Wing! Iron Fist’s skill in both mind and body will be tested — until his final showdown with the Steel Serpent!

A legendary king must face his inner demons in order to vanquish a deadly enemy in this post-apocalyptic Arthurian adventure. It’s been three years after the events in Excalibur and Arthur still hasn’t changed his ways. Now, a new threat has invaded the kingdom—the dreaded Red Knight. He leads an army of Death Reapers and plans to finish Arthur and Camelot for good. Arthur is once again forced to play the role of the reluctant hero, unite his kingdom, and lead his armies against this dangerous enemy—while his feelings for Gwen continue to grow. In clash after bloody clash, the questions remains: Can Camelot be saved once again?

Collects Marvel Team-Up (1972) #53-64, Marvel Team-Up Annual (1976) #1, Marvel Premiere (1972) #31, Mighty Marvel Calendar 1977. At the same time as they were making history on X-MEN, Chris Claremont and John Byrne were pairing Spider-Man with some of the coolest and catchiest characters in the Marvel firmament! But first, this volume opens with one of the earliest appearances of the all-new, all-different X-Men revival in the very first MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL, by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema! Mantlo concludes his sterling run with a Byrne-drawn two-parter as Spidey and the Hulk square off against Woodgod - whose rare first appearance is also included in this volume! And when Byrne links up with Claremont, the duo begins a white-hot run that teams Spidey with Yellowjacket, the Wasp, the Human Torch, Iron Fist and the Daughters of the Dragon!