Ergebnis für "Joseph" in Superhelden

It's not easy being the most famous and attractive villain in the United States, but somebody has to do it. And it might as well be Via Rodriguez, aka "Empress." Via's used to outsmarting the ever-so-arrogant Heroes that come her way. Her wicked schemes take an unexpected turn, however, after a getaway gone wrong lands both her and her current foe—the annoyingly perky Electra—in the middle of an unknown land that is definitely not Earth.

Via, aka “Empress,” used to be a Supervillain—powerful, cunning, manipulative, cruel—until one of her technological innovations glitched and stranded her and her nemesis, the Hero Electra, in an alternate realm. Now, despite her best world-dominating intentions, Via finds herself in a position she never thought she’d be in: local politician.

When the Ascension Protocol triggers, the world erupts into chaos as ordinary people suddenly awaken extraordinary abilities. In the aftermath of this cataclysm, society fractures, and the rise of superhumans plunges cities into anarchy.

Modern gods and goddesses, remote, revered - and like the pantheon of heroes and heroines of ancient myth - possessing great power tempered with flaws. Now, find within this anthology great tales by gifted and award-winning authors who move superheroes from the four-color panels of comic books to the fantastic pages of fiction, stories that will remind anyone who ever wanted to wear a cape or don a cowl of the extraordinary powers of the imagination!

Damian Banach's journey from Crow to Cape comes to a thrilling conclusion in this fall's One Tin Soldier! Every year, the best Academy third-years are offered internships with Free States Cape teams, while the rest join the Mission on a multi-month expedition to bring hope and relief to the Badlands. This year is different though...and it's not just because Damian Banach, the Academy's only Crow, actually volunteered for the Mission. The fact is, Damian's not headed into the Badlands for relief work. He's going because he owes someone a favor, and that favor has come due.

Welcome to Sector House 301, the isolated dumping ground for Mega-City One's every misfit and foul-up Judge. Nicknamed The Pit, the sector house holds many dark secrets and the discovery of one of them may have led to the death of Sector Chief Rohan. Sent to take over The Pit is Judge Dredd. Together with a small team of trusted Judges, he uncovers a trail of deceit and murder that leads to the very top levels of command. The only question is, will Dredd live long enough to bring the culprits to Justice?

The 518 Publishing Company’s fourth anthology A Guide to Useless Sidekicks contains 19 short stories by many first-time published authors from the US and Canada. The tales include creepy dolls, inspiring adventures, a few superheroes, one princess, and some unwitting villains, not to mention awesome sidekicks!

A blonde-headed space-warrior, a cold-hearted female assassin from the Wild West and a teenager who can bend and reshape the fabric of reality walk into a brothel. What happens next? In Car Nex: The Mighty and the Merciless, author Joseph Ramshaw ponders that question in a bloody, action-packed tale inspired by '80s monster movies and the old Toho Kaiju films.

Following the events of See These Bones, Damian is back at the Academy of Heroes as the Free States' most unlikely potential Cape. He has a new name, a new reputation, and a whole host of new questions about his own past. If he's going to find answers to those questions, let alone survive another year at the Academy, he'll need to learn a skill the orphanage never taught him: teamwork.

Around the globe, superhumans are fighting to the death. One-on-one battles are routinely breaking out in every major city from Toronto to Tokyo and Stockholm to San Francisco. No one knows when or where these battles are going to occur, but the result is always the same: The loser dies, while the winner is escorted away by an unmanned aircraft, eluding authorities. Unlike the sanctioned Arena Mode events that have occurred in the past, these melees are wreaking havoc in populated downtown areas.

The world is threatened when a headless robotic suit of armor appears out of nowhere and attacks, starting with Knoxville, Tennessee. The UCH mobilizes and sends a small team to thwart its plans. Bark, Snow, and Spark investigate the war zone, only to be attacked as well. As the team of Super-Normals are challenged to the limits utilizing their super-powers to turn back the enemy, the nearly unstoppable armor hits Bark with a strange weapon, and, soon after, something inside him begins to change - he starts to lose his mind.

The two-time reigning National Scooterball League champions, the Hawks of Capital East, are seeking a three-peat behind the exceptional scoot-and-shoot skills of their all-star player, Mack Sawyer.

It's a story as old as time. Boy likes girl. Girl will only date...a superhero. And unfortunately for Dave Murphy, Grand City is chock full of superheroes. In fact, in Grand City ANYONE can be a superhero, which gives Dave an idea. The plan was simple: Pretend to be a hero and save the girl from a fake mugging. Live happily ever after. The plan was foolproof, nothing could possibly go wrong, even with Dave choosing his temporary superhero name from an empty, discarded soda can. The one named after a retired superhero...who finds out someone is impersonating him...soiling his good name.

As Grand City's newest hero, Dr. Fizz Junior, Dave Murphy is a bit out of his element. Luckily, he has his friends and the "Original Dr. Fizz", Baxter Whitehead, around to help show him the ropes.

As Bark enrolls as a full-time student of the UCH, he becomes well acquainted with the art of being a hero, as well as making new friends and falling in love. Unfortunately, the plight of the outside world waits for no one, not even a supernormal. And as expected, there are enemies around every corner. Soon, Bark finds himself in great danger as the entire UCH is put at risk of completely being overrun and obliterated by a surprising menace.

Mark Salzmann would like to be known as the Pirouette Punisher, the swift foot of justice! But to the citizens of Grand City, he's known simply as that ballet-dancing streetfighter, Fluffy Feet. Or is it Twinkle Toes? When his girlfriend, Liv, discovers his secret, Mark loses everything. His girl, his job, his dignity...everything. Determined not to give up, Mark sets forth to win back his girl, defeat a new nemesis, and show Grand City what he is made of.

In the Post-Break World of superpowers, every town has a story, and Mobile, Alabama, is no exception. In Mobile, the waters have finally receded, but the streets run red with blood. For the past few years, the city's been the domain of the Melendez brothers: crime lords, murderers, and would-be kings. Charity is forgotten. Compassion is a lie. Weakness is death. Until the day an electric motorcycle rolls into town carrying a lone rider in black. They call her the Queen of Smiles, and she has a job to do.

Samara and Cornelius James are two children growing up too fast on the streets of Old Baltimore. The only thing they know for certain is that their lives and their deaths are to be used as Lord Legion deems fit. Escape is impossible. Rebellion is futile. Hope is a fairy tale. Until the day a stranger is spotted on the streets of the city, and the world they know starts to shift.

In the post-break world of superpowers, Los Angeles is a city divided between the haves and the have-nots, the rich and the poor, the Capes and the Black Hats. But there is a secret organization working in the shadows of the underworld. The Company focuses on illicit profit instead of mayhem or fame. Clive Treeble isn't a Power. He isn't much of anything at all, other than a petty criminal struggling to hold on to his mother's house.