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I'll just lock my heart away deeper and deeper. If I do that I won't have to feel pain outside or inside... or the fear... I won't have to feel anything at all. 2015, Tokyo-3. Fourteen year old Shinji Ikari lives with his uncle after being abandoned by his father a decade earlier. He then gets a letter from his father who is sending his attractive young assistant Misato to pick Shinji up and bring him in for a reunion. Why now, after all these years? Shinji is a mopey, disconsolate introvert with no goals, no friends and no joy in life. Still, he is intrigued by the summons... However, when he sets out to meet Misato a state of emergency is declared across the whole city and the monorail station shuts down. Walking to the next stop, he sees a large shape descending from the sky, a gigantic alien creature. Fighter jets attack it with missiles but they have little impact. Then a huge robot appears and the two behemoths begin fighting. Misato arrives in her car and ushers him

NUNS WITH GUNS!  It's a killer combo. And these are some very tough nuns with some very big guns. These Sisters are definitely doing it for themselves... Welcome to  Warhammer 40,000 - Sisters of Battle by writer Torunn Grønbekk and artist Edgar Salazar. The Warhammer 40,000 universe - originally from the miniature wargame by Games Workshop (beginning in 1987) - is a far future setting in which humanity is locked in a never-ending war with creatures of 'Chaos'. These beings originate from the Warp, a dimension which is the source of paranormal energy.  The Imperium of Man is perpetually battling these beings, ruling the galaxy with a strict  military-based ethos based upon the religious worship of the Emperor ... who has been dead for over ten thousand years but still sits on the golden throne, a symbol of hope and strength for the faithful.  Imperium culture is a mixture of influences, mostly medieval European Christianity and 20th century war motifs: here be Space Mar

Ten hard-as-nails women face off in an ancient contest of champions where the winner truly takes all: the title of "Queen of the Galaxy." To win the challenge each contestant must survive the hazards of the planet's harsh landscape, the ferocious predators on and below its surface, and their fellow contestants. The Gilmoran Empire is missing a monarch; the former Empress, being found barren and unable to produce an heir, has been relieved of her position, her marriage annulled. The ancient ritual to decide upon her replacement is soon up and running. Ten  über -fit Amazonians will face four challenges to determine who is the most deserving candidate. Teleported into hostile terrains, facing ferocious alien beasts - and, no less lethally, each other - each woman has to stay sharp to stay in the game... and to stay alive. Fight Girls by writer/artist Frank Cho is unapologetic sexploitation fare in which lithe-limbed lovelies brave the elements and race to be the best in an

" There's two of them and two of us. If I'm honest I'm not even sure how this is gonna work with the insect chick, but I'm still gonna get my larvae on and find out." The Intergalactic Space Federation has accepted the membership of Earth and has shared its warp technology with us. The final frontier is ours to explore! Exciting adventures await! Just one teensy problem: Thanks the the ISF the galaxy has been at peace for over a century. There are no brave new worlds to seek out. No evil empires to contend with. No despotic megalomaniac villains to battle. There is simply... work. Business as usual. For Jim O'Hara, long distance lorry driver from London, it's all a bit of a let down. Hauling one hundred tons of genetically enhanced flying buffalo wings between star systems is really not quite what he envisaged when he signed up to boldly go... When he and his fellow trucker Scott find a bar to go and "blow off some steam", Jim is still not im

"The world runs on lies but we can see the truth and that makes us a threat." A massive solar flare hits the Earth, knocking every single human being unconscious for 29 minutes. Vehicles crash and many people die. When the survivors wake up, one tenth of them have the ability to read other people's minds. This includes Boston police Sergeant Jack Kelly and convicted murderer Miles Terrence. Riots erupt worldwide as millions of people become aware of each other's thoughts. Those without this new ability fear those who do, creating panic. Governments attempt to control telepaths, leading to violent backlash. Boston PD calls in Dr Stephen Conroy, head of neuroscience at MIT as a consultant to help deal with the situation. The president of the United States - his life saved from assassination thanks to the new ability of one of his advisors - holds emergency meetings to determine how to hold together a nation that is coming apart at the seams... Telepaths  by writer J Mic

San Francisco, 2052. It's a run down world but nobody cares. Everyone is connected to the net, information transmitted directly into their brains. If you want to see things a different way, you simply choose a 'veil' - an augmented reality filter - that transforms your surroundings into something more to your liking. Some choose to live in a beautiful paradise, a glamorous hallucination, or an exciting world of adventure... But not private detective Sam Dunes. He chooses Clear, a veil that shows things exactly as they are. A routine case turns up links to the trade in 'black' veils, those which show the user forbidden content, "veils you buy when you don't want anyone to know what you're seeing". .. and worse, shared veils,  those which can be accessed by more than one person simultaneously. These are even more dangerous because shared delusions cause chaos... Clear by writer Scott Snyder and artist Francis Manapul is a cyberpunk thriller in which

Richter is an Autonomous Robotic Commander (ARC), leading the Battleship Viggo with its crew of 39 towards a hostile alien planet. As the ship nears its target he begins the process of thawing out his 'biological components' - otherwise known as humans - to begin their mission. The most senior biological on board is Lieutenant Coni, a highly motivated young woman with a regrettable past. Poor choices led to some unfortunate incidents and she still bears the scars. Nevertheless she has turned her life around and is now a very capable officer. She has no apparent problems taking orders from a robotic commander, although she has some misgivings regarding his plan to infiltrate the alien planet... The Killing Machine  -  Book One of The Hand of God issue 1: The Second Crusade  by writer Darin S. Cape and artist Michel Fortin delves into the philosophical questions surrounding artificial intelligence and its place in society. Robotics designer Dr Gupta presents his work to an admira