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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Collects Barbalien: red planet #1-#5"--Copyright page.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A groundbreaking new sci-fi action series in the world of the Eisner Award-winning <i>Black Hammer</i> universe, about prejudice, honor, and identity.</b> <p/>Mark Markz has found his place on Earth as both a decorated police officer and as the beloved superhero, Barbalien. But in the midst of the AIDS crisis, hatred from all sides makes balancing these identities seem impossible--especially when a Martian enemy from the past hunts him down to take him back, dead or alive. <p/>Collects <i>Barbalien: Red Planet</i> #1-#5.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><i>New York Times</i> bestselling author, Jeff Lemire, is the creator of the acclaimed graphic novels <i>Sweet Tooth</i>, <i>Essex County</i>, <i>The Underwater Welder</i> and<i> Trillium</i>. His upcoming projects include the original graphic novel <i>Roughneck </i>from Simon and Schuster, as well as the sci-fi series <i>Descender</i> for Image Comics (with Dustin Nguyen) and <i>Black Hammer</i> for Dark Horse Comics (with Dean Ormston). Jeff has also written <i>Green Arrow</i>, <i>Justice League</i> and <i>Animal Man</i> for DC Comics and <i>Hawkeye</i> for Marvel Comics. In 2008 and in 2013 Jeff won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist. He has also received The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent and the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for 8 Eisner awards, 7 Harvey Awards and 8 Shuster Awards. In 2010<i> Essex County</i> was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son.

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