Is that a light at the end of the tunnel... or the gunpowder flash inside a DOUBLE BARREL!? In Zander's HECK, our hero sets out to get his best friend back... even if it kills him! It's a titanic battle that'll blow your mind and break your heart. Then, in Kevin's CRATER XV, Captain Sztab risks everything for a chance of reaching space, while the real astronauts are having second thoughts... and Army's beloved Pravda may be hiding a dark secret! Meanwhile, Tim Sievert's CLANDESTINAUTS face giant lizards and double wizards! Plus Zander explains why you don't want your characters to be like Bruce Wayne, and more... Hey, the intro comic alone is worth the price of admission, just to see Kevin and Zander with handlebar mustaches!

At long last, my little pellets, we've reached the end of this DOUBLE BARREL! Time to spray out into the world. BUT FIRST! Zander's HECK puts the pieces together and gets some bittersweet closure. THEN: Who is Pravda really? What does Captain Sztab truly want? Is anybody actually going to make it to space alive?? Kevin weaves all his million plotlines together at the long-hidden launch site in CRATER XV! Meanwhile, in Tim Sievert's CLANDESTINAUTS, our party of chatty adventurers has been scattered to the four winds... but not for long! Dig the epic conclusion! Plus Zander's tips on how to write scripts that artists will love to draw! All this and more in the thrilling season finale of DOUBLE BARREL -- climb in!

Mamas, hide your babies, 'cause the Cannons are back and firing on all cylinders!DOUBLE BARREL #3 is an incredible 116 pages of action, drama, and comic-book passion. Zander Cannon descends to the sixth chapter of HECK and finds it full of WRATH -- and some long-repressed memories! Kevin Cannon presents a huge chunk (over 50 pages) of CRATER XV -- the plot threads are multiplying like rabbits, as we're starting to see just how huge a mess Army Shanks has gotten himself into...Meanwhile both Cannons contribute a pile of bonus content, including Kevin's "Penny from the Front," Zander's hilarious "Master of Feng Shui," more True Tales of Jin (age 4), and a great essay from Zander about the storytelling masterclass that is STAR WARS.More fun than a barrel of monkeys? Of course it is -- it's DOUBLE BARREL!

Wherever you see trouble there-'ll... always be a DOUBLE BARREL! In HECK, our hero finally finds the man Amy sent him to the underworld to find -- but what could Amy's message to him possibly be, to be worth all this anguish? The answer may blow your mind. Meanwhile in CRATER XV, Army Shanks and Pravda visit the orphanage where they grew up, to look for long-buried secrets -- and the High Arctic League makes a last-ditch effort to assemble a vessel that can beat Siberia to the moon! Plus: Penny from the Front, Jin (age 4) flexes his creative muscles, Kevin debuts his curiously horrific mini-comic "The Horse Head Killer," and walks you through creating your own mini-comic!

Time once again to go over the falls... in a DOUBLE BARREL! In Zander's story, HECK continues his plunge into the depths, only to run into the last person he expected: the man who got him into all this! Over in Kevin's half, Wendy learns the incredible secret of CRATER XV, while Army is reunited with his love... but a new discovery may kick the the entire story into a whole new gear! PLUS: thoughtful letters, killer fan-art, more Penny, Jin goes bowling, and an inking tutorial from Zander!

"Wherever you see trouble there-'ll... always be a DOUBLE BARREL! In HECK, our hero finally finds the man Amy sent him to the underworld to find -- but what could Amy's message to him possibly be, to be worth all this anguish? The answer may blow your mind. Meanwhile in CRATER XV, Army Shanks and Pravda visit the orphanage where they grew up, to look for long-buried secrets -- and the High Arctic League makes a last-ditch effort to assemble a vessel that can beat Siberia to the moon! Plus: Penny from the Front, Jin (age 4) flexes his creative muscles, Kevin debuts his curiously horrific mini-comic ""The Horse Head Killer,"" and walks you through creating your own mini-comic!"

Ready, aim, download! That's right, DOUBLE BARREL is back in action with a new issue! Zander's hero HECK faces the legendary Minotaur for his biggest fight yet, while the series continues to grow in emotional richness and venture into genuine tragedy. Then in Kevin's CRATER XV, Army's amnesiac crush Pravda is about to be carried off by the Russians, while he and the High Arctic League are trapped in an impregnable blockhouse... and Wendy is getting suspicious of her new friends. PLUS: Jin (age 4) threatens to spank trees on the butt, guest Steven Stwalley presents a zombie-walk gone wrong in "The Dead Living," and the Cannons team up for an exhaustive guide to surviving 24-Hour Comic Day

Man the harpoons! A new DOUBLE BARREL has surfaced! First, Zander Cannon's HECK enters the city of Dis, the underworld's inner zone where the really bad folks dwell. In fact, some would say he belongs there... Meanwhile in Kevin Cannon's CRATER XV, Soviet Captain Sztab reveals his mad plan to take over the WORLD!! ...sort of. But how can he be stopped if our hero Shanks is sunk in a depressive stupor? PLUS: more "Penny from the Front," more adventures of Jin (age 4), and tips from Kevin on "sketch tourism"! All that AND the winners of our first contest? Better download DOUBLE BARREL #4 today!

Roll up, roll up! It's time to roll out another issue of DOUBLE BARREL! And boy, is this one a doozy. Zander's HECK saga hits its most incredible "holy #@$%" moment yet, as Heck and Elliott take a ride with Hell's horrific winged stinger-beast, Geryon! Meanwhile in Kevin's CRATER XV, Wendy learns more about Canada's space program, long abandoned -- or is it? -- and Shanks desperately races to keep his lost love Pravda from becoming a feast for a ferocious walrus! PLUS: more Penny from the Front, Jin (age 4) deals with getting sick, and Zander contributes a particularly insightful essay on using page layouts for effective storytelling.

Time to reload: DOUBLE BARREL is back! Zander's hero HECK begins his horrific journey through the underworld, with faithful sidekick Elliot at his side... but they'll be reminded of some painful truths about themselves they'd rather not face. Meanwhile in Kevin's CRATER XV, the Royal Canadian Arctic Navy recruits Army Shanks to sneak aboard an ominous Soviet ship... before it launches a rocket into space! But can he focus on the mission when a pretty face from his past enters the picture? Plus BONUS short comics from both artists, Zander's tips for hand-lettering comics, your letters, and more! Saddle up with the Cannons for another dose of digital adventure! THIS is what comics are all about! THIS... is DOUBLE BARREL!

FINAL ISSUE! Spike has survived the war, but can he handle RAVAGE? Bumblebee goes it alone to clean up the wreckage, but a new enemy awaits! This one sets the stage for the biggest TRANSFORMERS news since transforming cogs first came off the assembly line! WhatÍs the news? Pick up the issue and find out!

With Captain Picard shifted into another dimension, Commander Riker takes command of the Enterprise and negotiates with Worf's hot-tempered captors for his release. Troi tries to pick through the noise in her patient's head to unravel information on the extra-dimensional ghosts. Meanwhile, the missing Picard finds himself in a peculiar leadership role.

Riker sends Data alone into enemy territory to find him. Meanwhile, Picard and his fellow prisoners search desperately for a way out of the white zone before their link to the real world disappears-trapping them forever!

Every day researchers face an onslaught of irrelevant, inaccurate, and sometimes insidious information. While new technologies provide powerful tools for accessing knowledge, not all information is created equal. Valuable information may be tucked away on a shelf, buried on the hundredth page of search results, or hidden behind digital barriers. With so many obstacles to effective research, it is vital that higher education students master the art of inquiry.

Information Now is an innovative approach to information literacy that will reinvent the way college students think about research. Instead of the typical textbook format, it uses illustrations, humor, and reflective exercises to teach students how to become savvy researchers. Students will learn how to evaluate information, to incorporate it into their existing knowledge base, to wield it effectively, and to understand the ethical issues surrounding its use. Written by two library professionals, it incorporates concepts and skills drawn from the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education and their Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Thoroughly researched and highly engaging, Information Now offers the tools that students need to become powerful consumers and creators of information.

Whether used by a high school student tackling a big paper, an undergrad facing the newness of a university library, or a writer wanting to go beyond Google, Information Now is a powerful tool for any researcher’s arsenal.

With Worf captured and under threat of execution, Geordi, Troi, and Dr. Crusher race to get information that will exonerate him. Picard and Riker negotiate with Worf's captors, but the paranoid warlords continue to regard all outsiders as a threat, and launch a military attack on the ship under the Enterprise's protection.

The Oni Press Starter Pack 2015 collects seven complete first issues from Oni Press’s acclaimed creator-owned series. Try out new titles or reconnect with your favorites in one giant-sized volume for one low price.

 

WHAT’S INSIDE

Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt’s THE SIXTH GUN #1

Charles Soule, Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque and Guy Major’s LETTER 44 #1

Joshua Hale Fialkov and Joe Infurnari’s double-size THE BUNKER #1

Zander Cannon’s KAIJUMAX #1

Greg Rucka, Justin Greenwood, and Ryan Hill’s STUMPTOWN #1

Cullen Bunn, Joëlle Jones, and Nick Filardi’s HELHEIM #1

Joshua Hale Fialkov and Gabo’s EXODUS: THE LIFE AFTER #1 

The Seamy Underbelly

As bad as things get in KAIJUMAX prison, the outside world can be a whole lot worse! Kaiju fugitives, parolees, thieves, drug addicts, and those who have simply fallen through the cracks are left to fend for themselves against a planet that doesn’t want them. Follow Electrogor as he makes his way across the Pacific rim to his home where -- he hopes -- his children await him. See the tense reunion of the Humongo Brothers! Smell the hopeless Lovecraftian addicts in the undersea Kraken house! Ride along with new Police Team G.R.E.A.T. robotic cop Chisato! Don’t miss Season Two of the critically-acclaimed, Eisner-Nominated satire KAIJUMAX from award-winning cartoonist Zander Cannon! 

The negotiations to end the civil war on Allios IV continue while Worf investigates the history of the less advanced of the two civilizations. Meanwhile, Picard is rattled by being identified as one of the phantoms that haunts a seriously wounded researcher they rescued from a marooned orbiter, and Troi, Geordi, and Dr. Crusher investigate the mysteries of what caused the accident.

Philosophy like you've never seen it before

The latest in the celebrated Cartoon Introduction series, The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy is an authoritative and engaging guide to the fundamental questions about our existence. In this indispensable primer, Kevin Cannon—one of the talented illustrators behind Evolution and The Stuff of Life—and the philosopher Michael F. Patton introduce the wisecracking Greek Heraclitus, who hops in a canoe with us as we navigate the great debates of Western thought. As we make our way down the winding river of philosophy, we meet the pre-Socratics, who first questioned mythology and wondered about the world around them; encounter the disciplines of logic, perception, and epistemology; face the central problem of free will; and witness historic arguments over the existence of God. Along the way, famous thinkers like René Descartes and Immanuel Kant spell out their work in clear, lighthearted conversations that will put readers at ease.
Patton's prose, combined with Cannon's rich artistry, puts the fun back into the quest for fundamental truths, imparting the love of wisdom to anyone willing to grab a paddle and join the ride. A rich combination of education and entertainment, The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy is a must-have book for students and professors alike.

Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise respond to a distress call and find a terribly wounded scientist aboard a marooned ship. While evaluating the planet below (and its two warring nations) for possible Federation membership, Picard discovers to his horror that the survivor of the disaster is foreseeing his death. Written by Eisner-nominated writer Zander Cannon (Top Ten).