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Troy Little's gonzo adaptation of Hunter Thompson's Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas is now available in an all-new format. Find out why GQ said "Little's cartoonish sensibilities make him the ideal artist to adapt Thompson's gonzo ur-text… perfectly portraying literature's most ridiculous road trip." This comic book version is presented in black-and-white and at a slightly larger size than the full-color hardcover edition. Each issue also includes pages from Little's sketchbook and other behind-the-scenes information.

États-Unis, août 1901. Ils sont quatre. Quatre hommes que tout oppose. Séparément, ils sont dangereux. Ensemble, ils sont incontrôlables. Et ils vont devoir faire équipe. Des arcanes de la Maison-Blanche jusqu'aux bas-fonds de New-York, ils dénouent les fils d'une conspiration occulte, qui menace l'équilibre de l'Occident tout entier. L'élite vacille. Le peuple gronde. L'Histoire est en marche. Et eux seuls peuvent l'arrêter. Ils ont un nom de code. Weird Enforcement Special Team

After relentless persecution and a near-fatal Sentinel attack, the Uncanny X-Men and their mutant revolution are going on the offensive! Their target? The international spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D.! But as Cyclops' team fights to save their species, are they only digging themselves into a deeper and more dangerous hole? Who is the mysterious figure building S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Sentinels? What happened to Dazzler after Mystique replaced her? And is S.H.I.E.L.D. really responsible for the attacks? Then, it's an Original Sin tie-in as Charles Xavier's last will and testament is discovered…but what's concealed within its pages might be the X-Men's ultimate undoing! Could a previously unknown power now be their greatest threat? How will the Uncanny X-Men cope with the shadows of Xavier's past? Collects Uncanny X-Men (2013) #19-25.

Two consecutive very recent issues (the current is issue #204; issue #205 ships January 2011) of the iconic and ever-enjoyable Jughead Jones' own comic title covering the first two parts of the still-to-be-determined multiple-part "Jughead Jones: Semi-Private Eye." It should be noted each issue or part is a standalone story in itself. A perfect jumping-on point as any for Jughead in today's modern setting, for everyone. Both HQ Minutemen scans.

is an ongoing series of Danish fantasy-adventure comic books drawn by Peter Madsen and co-written by Hans Rancke-Madsen and Peter Madsen, and based on a story by Henning Kure. Although Hans Rancke-Madsen is the main series writer, the title became a breakthrough for Peter Madsen because of his illustrations, and it would come to be known as . Originally commissioned for and published by Interpresse, it has been published by Carlsen Comics since 1987with some exceptions. It has also been published in Swedish, Norwegian and Spanish. The tone of the albums has focused on humor, but the characters, and much of the plot, are based on the stories and legends in the (featuring the adventures of the Norse Gods, mainly Odin and Thor) and many albums have often featured deeper human issues. The albums are of high quality, and each took one or several years to produce. The first album was released in 1979, the second in 1982, and the latest fifteenth in 2009. The series is very much in the tradition of finely drawn and well plotted Franco-Belgian comics like Tintin or Asterix, which also served as inspiration for the Valhalla comics. "Freya's Necklace" was elected the best foreign comic album for 1992 in Norway and Peter Madsen received The Norwegian Comics Forum's "Sproing" Prize for it.

If you have been following this popular Aspen series now in its second volume, then you may be familiar with the series' cast of characters. I admit, however, that I'm not--I have previously posted a complete set in the early stages of Volume 1, but I have never really read any issue in its entirety, what with so many others from Marvel and DC clamoring for my attention. What I do look forward to, however, are the covers. They are handsomely painted and drawn. That's why when several Minutemen scans with multiple variant covers come along, I grab them. That said, here are 3 consecutive earlier issues (the title currently now is waiting for issue #9 volume 2, I believe) that are just what I mentioned.

now occupies Ender Wiggins' life three years after the close of Battle School. The young tactical genius, now all of nine years, has been prematurely promoted to Command School by his superiors. The creative team has done a great job in this faithful, methodical yet thoroughly engrossing adaptation of the first novel of Orson Scott Card's critically-acclaimed and multiple-award-winning series of books. All the details and complexities of Ender's world as he is being prepped to lead the last battle against the alien Formics is brought to vibrant life here, case in point the brutal practice sessions and battle simulations known simply as games. These comic books are a great jumping off point for the novels. I rate this series, "Outstanding."