Carl Bowen – författare

Classic stories retold in exciting graphic novel format. Each title includes high-quality artwork, simple text, discussion questions and writing prompts.

Syrian rebels have got their hands on a White Needle, or stolen chemical weapon, and plan to use it on an unknown target. Only Shadow Squadron has the talent and technology to locate and neutralize the missile before it''s launched.

After an unknown aircraft crashes in Antarctica near a science facility, Shadow Squadron is deployed to recover the device. But when Russian special forces intervene, Cross gets caught between the mission''s objective and the civilian scientists'' safety.

Shadow Squadron has a new team member, and he is welcomed with their most challenging mission yet. The Secretary of State has been kidnapped in the Central African Republic—by child soldiers. Unwilling to harm the armed youths, Lieutenant Commander Ryan Cross will have to get creative and stretch his resources to the limits if he wants to save the Secretary.

A rogue CIA agent has been located in Iran, and it falls to Lieutenant Commander Ryan Cross and his Shadow Squadron to capture him. They track down the agent only to learn that he had to go dark to finish his mission. Caught between two terrorist organizations, Cross and his soldiers will have to risk cooperating with the shady agent in order to plant dissent between the two factions.

When a video surfaces of a man making terrorist demands, Shadow Squadron is tasked with finding answers. With the help of an ex-teammate, Lieutenant Commander Ryan Cross discovers that the speaker is a former American soldier — and a member of the original Shadow Squadron. Although the team is eager to capture a traitor, the situation is not what it seems.

Shadow Squadron has never had an easy mission, but under Lieutenant Commander Ryan Cross’s leadership, the team has routinely achieved the impossible. But this time, the team has an especially tall order: parachute onto a moving train, secure a large cache of weapons, and neutralize the elite ISIS soldiers on board.

Jak and her robotic servant, Cow, are in a pickle; Mom wants Jak to sell Cow for scrap, but Cow and Jak have become best friends. So instead of selling the rusty old robot for spare change, Jak strikes a bargain with the scrap collector: if Jak and Cow can visit the Cloud Kingdom via the Space Elevator and get hold of some magic nano-beans, Jak can keep Cow safe and sound. But what they find in space is anything but safe--and its sounds are far from soothing . . .

Odin, father of the Viking gods, shares his favourite tales of his son, Thor! With his mighty hammer Mjolnir firmly in hand, Thor sets out to show the warlike Giants why he should be feared. But Thor finds his battles with the Giants to be anything but easy. Known for his strength, bullheadedness and temper, Thor find himself under the thumb of many a giant before his adventures are over. Outnumbered and outsized, Thor is forced to use his brains as well as his brawn. Unfortunately, Thor’s adopted brother Loki, a Giant himself, has a habit of complicating everything.

Loki, the god of mischief, is Thor’s troublesome adopted brother. Their father Odin (ruler of the Viking gods), orders the quarrelsome siblings to tame the violent Giants once and for all together. But what Loki and Thor find in their series of adventures puts them in conflict with each other as well as with the giants. And in the land of Utgard, a mysterious place made from magic and illusion, Thor must trust his magic-wielding and misbehaving brother in order to get out alive. Likewise, Loki must count on his brother’s unmatched strength if he, too, hopes to survive their encounters with the Giants.

Against the Barbarian HordeThe First Age Lunar Ma-Ha-Suchi has unleashed a barbarian army to ravage the Hundred Kingdoms, looting and burning everything in its path on a relentless march into the heart of the Realm. Nothing can stand against the Arczeckh horde—until it crosses paths with Panther, a former pit-fighter whose fearsome skills were legendary even before his Exaltation.

Is Ignorance Truly Bliss?Adrian Cross is unwittingly abetting the efforts of the Technocracy to further their grandiose plans, which have already essentially assured them world domination. However, in order for their latest efforts to hear fruit, the Technocracy needs a larger sacrifice of Adrian. The circumstances that are to lead to Adrian's further involvement have been planned carefully. Yet they fail.This small crack in their encompassing plans may be an opening to the possibility of free will, something that Adrian and all his fellow humans seem to be slowly losing. With the assistance of two very different strangers who wish for very different things for him, Adrian begins a terrifying journey of discovery into the true inner workings of the World of Darkness. But as he learns more, he begins to wonder if perhaps he was safer in his ignorance.Predator & Prey: Mage is the fifth in this series of six novels that explores the Hunters newly arrived within the World of Darkness and the supernatural foes they believe they have an obligation to confront. In the course of the series, the line between hunter and hunted continues to blur. The series continues with Predator & Prey: Executioner.

A Beautiful KillerHarmonious Jade is one of the deadliest women in the legendary time that is the Second Age of Man. Chosen by the Unconquered Sun himself, she has been remade into a demigod whose bow can fell whole companies of men. With that exaltation, however, have come echoes of ancient memories and a sense that she must use her gifts for some greater purpose. Chasing these phantasms of a past life and the trail of the demonic cultists who raised and betrayed her, she comes to the trading city of Nexus.There, she meets others of her kind. But are they long-lost companions, deadly enemies or, worse yet, both? And what do the hellish masters of her family have in store for her?Exalted: A Day Dark As Night is the first in a new, unlimited series of novels based on the hugely successful Exalted property.

Lost in Eternal NightsHow important is the unlife of a single vampire in the secret war that rages in the Final Nights? That's what Michael Luther asks himself when his beloved childe dies. What good is fighting a war when the things you love will inevitably be ripped away? What good is obedience to the Traditions when the Kindred in power don't care if you survive or perish? What reward is there in continuing to exist when all that made you human is dead?As Michael investigates the circumstances of his childe's death and gets drawn into the web of deception and treachery that brought it about, he discovers the answers to these questions. And he discovers that the strongest passion to live on after death is the thirst for vengeance.Predator & Prey: Vampire is the first in a series of six books that examine the hunters newly arrived in the World of Darkness and the supernatural foes they have been created to destroy. In the course of the series, the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur. The series continues with Predator & Prey: Judge.