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

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 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!

"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!"

For adventure most feral -- reach for DOUBLE BARREL! First, Zander's HECK finally accomplishes the job he was hired for -- but was it worth losing everything? Then in CRATER XV, learn the secret of the mysterious Captain Sztab, while Army explores the occult and Canada nears the launch of its first moon rocket! Then, our boys are joined once again by Tim Sievert for multi-hued fantasy adventure with the CLANDESTINAUTS! With the team separated, can they possibly stand against such horrors as Omangulank, prince of Rhazhigtharia? Plus more Penny and Jin, and an artist's intro to computer design from Kevin!

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!

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!

Straight from the pages of the hit digital series DOUBLE BARREL! It's his own personal Hell. After the funeral of his estranged father, faded hometown hero Hector "Heck" Hammarskj_ld finds himself the new owner of the old man's house... and inside it, a portal to the underworld! With few other prospects on the horizon, Heck goes into business settling inheritance disputes by contacting the recently deceased, accompanied by his faithful sidekick Elliot. But when an old flame knocks on their door with an important message for her late husband, Heck and Elliot embark on an terrifying journey down into the nine circles, braving the horrors of Hell for an assignment that will reveal more than they ever imagined. Award-winning cartoonist Zander Cannon (The Replacement God, Top 10, Smax, The Stuff of Life) collects his serial from the hit digital magazine Double Barrel into his long-awaited first graphic novel: a story of memory, friendship, and regret, where the past is dead and buried... but not out of reach.

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.

"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!

"One amazing slice of storytelling magic." -- Junot Diaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao "One of the best graphic novels of the year."-- The AV Club "Cleverly plotted ... Cannon is one of the comics world's most energetic storytellers, and his minimalist artwork, far from cramping its subject matter, has its own eye-catching charm."-- Carl Hays, Booklist "Riotous, exciting, and ridiculous."-- New York Magazine "Cannon's graphic novel is an adventure, a comedy, a mystery, and a tragedy ... What begins as a slightly silly lark becomes an engaging, even haunting story about desire and loss."-- Karin L. Kross, Bookforum "Cleverly weaving together his extraordinary cast of characters through past histories and present events, the author neatly ties everything up in a satisfying ending. The images in each panel skillfully match the tone of the story and beautifully support the characterization of individuals and events as they unfold. Cannon has proved himself to be a riveting storyteller with this fast-paced adventure that features polar-bear fights, kidnapping, conspiracy, misinterpretations, and double-crosses."-- Lara McAllister, School Library Journal "As the entwined pasts of Army, his ex, her current husband, a college couple and an orphan bent on revenge for his father's murder are revealed, entwining pasts become clear and the full range of this engrossing story is revealed."-- Publishers Weekly "Kevin Cannon's Far Arden is an unassuming series of masterstrokes ... His spindly post-clear-line characters may act like expressive marionettes but they are multi-faceted once you get past Cannon's hyper-active narrative pace."-- Kyle Lemmon, Under the Radar "Kevin Cannon is spinning one huge, huge yarn here; a classic adventure story that delights in ridiculous set-ups, far-fetched schemes, hidden treasure, mysterious strangers, outlandish characters and ridiculously contrived threats leading to even more ridiculously contrived rescues. Everything in Far Arden connects, every character is there for some reason implicit to the simple plot of one sailor attempting to reach the mythical Far Arden, a tropical island paradise in the middle of the barren and desolate Canadian Arctic. And it's a great, great adventure."-- Richard Bruton, Forbidden Planet International "Starting off madcap, slapdash, and more than a little ridiculous, somehow, over the course of roughly 375 pages, it transforms into a sad, thoughtful, even stirring book."-- Jillian Steinhauer, The Daily Cross Hatch "Far Arden is one of the most unruliest and unpredictable adventure comics I've read in a long while, and yet the story weaves itself into a complex and consistent whole ... the best of two worlds: the purely spontaneous burst of comics creation and the carefully constructed adventure saga."-- Dave Baxter, Broken Frontier "The character of Army Shanks is one that readers can really sink their teeth into. ... He's a man with all the personality conflicts and defects and emotional confusion that make us human. And even when he surprises you by bringing a dead fish to a party at the governor's palace, it doesn't seem at all out of character."-- Sean Kleefeld, Kleefeld on Comics Meet Army Shanks -- crusty old sea dog and legendary brawler of the high Arctic seas! He's got just one mission: to find the mythical island paradise known as Far Arden, which lies hidden (so they say) in the wintry oceans of the far North. But there's more than just water standing between Shanks and his goal: he'll have to contend with circus performers, adorable orphans, heinous villains, bitter ex-lovers, well-meaning undergraduates, and the full might of the Royal Canadian Arctic Navy! Not to mention he's not so sure how to get to Far Arden in the first place... In his first solo graphic novel, Kevin Cannon (THE STUFF OF LIFE, T-MINUS) proves himself a master spinner of yarns. FAR ARDEN is an epic journey through a world not quite our own, written and drawn with strokes bold and swift. As readers hurtle toward the stunning conclusion, Cannon assembles countless details, characters, and relentless plot twists into an astonishing whole far greater than the sum of its parts. Thrilling, eccentric, lusty, genuinely moving, and often hilarious (with sound effects that alone are worth the price of admission), FAR ARDEN may be the best adventure comic you'll read all year.

Science Police Team G.R.E.A.T. has its best people hunting down Electrogor, the one remaining fugitive from the Kaijumax prison break. 30-story robot Chisato and her weaponized space superhero partner Jeong are scouring everywhere from the Ring of Fire to the seedy harbor areas of Tokyo for him -- but will any cop brave the squatters at the graffiti-covered Kraken House? Also: Backstreet chases! Brutal interrogations! Deadly confidants! And… transferrable insanity?

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 

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.

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!

Whoofy, the chubby, flatulent, disappointing son of the legendary ApeWhale, has made a new friend at the prison: a mysterious young boy who claims to have dreamed himself there. All's well until the boy starts putting some sinister ideas into his head. Also: Splattering guts! Half-assed police work! Home-brewed electricity! And... Chibi comics?