This early work by Stephen Vincent Benét was originally published in 1938 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Johnny Pye and the Fool Killer' is a novel by this prolific author of prose and poetry. Stephen Vincent Benét was born on 22nd July 1898 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Benét was an accomplished writer at an early age, having had his first book published at 17 and submitting his third volume of poetry in lieu of a thesis for his degree. During his time at Yale, he was an influential figure at the 'Yale Lit' literary magazine, and a fellow member of the Elizabethan Club. Benét was also a part-time contributor for the early Time Magazine. Benét's best known works are the book-length narrative poem American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1929, and two short stories, The Devil and Daniel Webster (1936) and By the Waters of Babylon (1937). Benét won a second Pulitzer Prize posthumously for his unfinished poem Western Star in 1944.

Foolkiller faces a clandestine hate-crime organization known as the White Angels. The Punisher also becomes involved.

Los Angeles Times best-selling author Gregg Hurwitz (The Crime Writer) and Lan Medina bring you a gritty, no-holds barred crime thriller! Move over Frank Castle, there's a new vigilante in town. When the Foolkiller strikes, the punishment fits the crime. It's a display for all to see, the truth in all its brutal glory, our hidden secrets gutted and turned inside out for the front pages. A vigilante artist, a madman performer, the Foolkiller has been brutally introduced to the human joke, and he wants to make sure fools everywhere take note. What he reveals may not be what you want to see. Or what you want to admit. But he makes one thing certain: If you're a fool, you cannot hide. Collects Foolkiller #1-5.

Table of Contents 1. "Once on a Time" 2. The Enchanted Isle 3. The Fairy Bower 4. Prince Marvel 5. The King of Thieves 6. The Troubles of Nerle 7. The Gray Men 8. The Fool-Killer 9. The Royal Dragon of Spor 10. Prince Marvel Wins His Fight 11. The Cunning of King Terribus 12. The Gift of Beauty 13. The Hidden Kingdom of Twi 14. The Ki and the Ki-Ki 15. The High Ki of Twi 16. The Rebellion of the High Ki 17. The Separation of the High Ki 18. The Rescue of the High Ki 19. The Reunion of the High Ki 20. Kwytoffle, the Tyrant 21. The Wonderful Book of Magic 22. The Queen of Plenta 23. The Red Rogue of Dawna 24. The Enchanted Mirrors 25. The Adventurers Separate 26. The End of the Year 27. A Hundred Years Afterward

THE STORY: Johnny is alone in the world when the Foolkiller, a Grim Reaper-type character, collects his father, Mr. Pye. Although the townspeople try to find someone to look after him, Johnny ends up running away, fleeing Martinsville and the Foo

Collects Avengers (1998) #500-503, 500 Director's Cut; Avengers Finale (2004); New Avengers (2004) #1-10, 1 Director's Cut; New Avengers Most Wanted Files (2005). From the ashes, a new team will rise! On the Avengers' darkest day, they are torn apart by one of their own - the Scarlet Witch - and as they mourn their losses, it seems like things might be over forever. But when a super-villain breakout at the Raft unites Captain America and Iron Man with a surprising group of allies - including Spider-Man, Wolverine, Spider-Woman and Luke Cage - a new day dawns, and these disparate heroes form the New Avengers! But will the most powerful hero of them all, the Sentry, become their strongest member or the world's greatest threat? From the blockbuster creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch, a new era of greatness begins for the Avengers!

The chapters collected in this volume shed light on the areas of interaction between film studies and heavy metal research, exploring how the audio-visual medium of film relates to, builds on and shapes metal culture. At one end of the spectrum, metal music serves as a form of ambient background in horror films that creates an intense and somewhat threatening atmosphere; at the other end, the high level of performativity attached to the metal spectacle is emphasized. Alongside these tendencies, the recent and ongoing wave of metal documentaries has taken off, relying on either satire or hagiography.