Matt Hawkins - Böcker

How Compassion can Transform our Politics, Economy, and Society draws together experts across disciplines – ranging from psychology to climate science, philosophy to economics, history to business – to explore the power of compassion to transform politics, our society, and our economy.The book shows that compassion can be used as the basis of a new political, economic, and social philosophy as well as a practical tool to address climate breakdown, inequality, homelessness, and more. Crucially, it also provides a detailed plan for its execution. It marks the first time that the study of compassion has been applied across multiple disciplines. The book provides a template for the study of compassion on an interdisciplinary basis and will appeal to academics, professionals, and the general reader searching for a fresh and inspiring approach to the seemingly intractable problems facing the world.

How Compassion can Transform our Politics, Economy, and Society draws together experts across disciplines – ranging from psychology to climate science, philosophy to economics, history to business – to explore the power of compassion to transform politics, our society, and our economy.The book shows that compassion can be used as the basis of a new political, economic, and social philosophy as well as a practical tool to address climate breakdown, inequality, homelessness, and more. Crucially, it also provides a detailed plan for its execution. It marks the first time that the study of compassion has been applied across multiple disciplines. The book provides a template for the study of compassion on an interdisciplinary basis and will appeal to academics, professionals, and the general reader searching for a fresh and inspiring approach to the seemingly intractable problems facing the world.

Top Cow combines three of its most provocative titles (THINK TANK, THETITHE, POSTAL) in an unflinching fable of revenge and consequence. FBI AgentJames Miller (THE TITHE) follows a sociopath into the off-the-grid town of Eden,Wyoming on a personal mission of vengeance. The price of this vigilante justicewill be paid in blood, and both Eden and James Miller will never be thesame. Collects EDEN’S FALL issues 1 through 3, as well as thefirst issues of THINK TANK, THE TITHE, and POSTAL!

In the near future, a group of scientists andmilitary operatives are sent on an interplanetary mission to develop Earth'sfirst off-world colony. While the crew of the GOLGOTHA hibernates for travel,technology on Earth continues to advance, and when they land on the planet, thecrew finds it already inhabited...by another team from Earth that arrived yearsbefore they have. Now the crew of the GOLGOTHA find themselves relics of theirown time, unwanted by the colony that's been expecting them for agenera-tion...and this planet holds its own secrets, secrets that could changethe nature of mankind itself.

Samaritan goes into hiding after the eventsof Eden's Fall. A year later with a new President in the White House sheresurfaces determined to take him and to take him down via his relationship withthe largest military contractor in the world. Take down the company, the dominoswill fall! And she has the means and a plan that just might work. How do youbankrupt one of the richest, most technologically advanced and successfulcompanies in the world? You steal all their research and give it away toeveryone. Can she survive long enough to pull it off with the entire U.S.government trying to killher?COLLECTS SAMARITAN 1-3& EDEN's FALL 1-3

Cyberforce returns in a race againstArmageddon, caught between two forces that want the most dangerous artifact inthe world...the dead body of The Darkness, Jackie Estacado. Fractured bytragedy, Cyberforce will have to come together before their enemies tear theworld apart.Collects the Line WebtoonCyber Force web comic and Artifacts 0.

Cyberforce has nearly claimed Jackie Estacado’sbody from a ruthless collector who wants the power of the darkness for himself,but Morgan Stryker and his team must also deal with a man from Morgan’spast who wants nothing more than Morgan and Velocity’s death...and none ofthem are prepared for what The Darkness wants from them all.Collects part 2 of the Line Webtoon Cyber Forceweb comic.

The critically-acclaimed Free-to-Play CooperativeShooter comes to comics!In the far future,humanity's descendants scramble to survive in a galaxy rife with conflict,scavenging for ancient technology and long-forgotten secrets. Only the Tenno,powerful warriors, battle to preserve peace and keep the technologicalmasterpieces of the long-dead Orokin out of the wrong hands. Now, a faction ofenhanced Grineer soldiers, under the tactician Captain Vor, scour the Earth fora hidden artifact, and only a lone Tenno and a blinded girl can stopthem...Collects Warframe 1- 5

A companion book to both Sunstone and Swing,Sugar is about a couple who embark on a relationship that starts as more of anarrangement and ends with them falling in love...but that love has consequences!Julia works three jobs and is trying to finish college in her early 20's. Johnis recently divorced, still stinging from that breakup and trying to start anew.Neither has ever done anything like this before and the emotional swings theyface challenge what could be a perfect match.

In 2012 geneticists discovered how to writeinformation on DNA, record data like on a computer hard drive. What if what weused to call junk DNA had information left their from millions of years ago? Apost-graduate student discovers how to unlock this information and parts ofbio-schematics and data are found in certain people. The largest scientificinitiative since the Manhattan Projects was started and kept hidden from therest of the world as this information is collected and collated...to what endeven they don't know. Will they find a stairway to heaven or accidentallyunleash something that will kill us all.

The war for Eden is over, but Laura faces the mostimportant choice of her life: What to do with her son Mark'sfuture.Collects Postal #25, Postal: Mark,Postal: Laura

TO PROTECT THE FUTURE, WHAT WILL WE BECOME? Theclassic series returns in a reimagining overseen by creator MARC SILVESTRI. In amodern world where humanity is defined by the technology it creates, a terroriststrikes at the heart of human progress. One of the few survivors of the attackis a man named Morgan Stryker. Mortally wounded, Stryker's life is saved by hisemployers...but the price could be his humanityitself.Collects CYBER FORCE issues#1-4.

Los Angeles. The near future. A city on the brink ofevolution struggles with a new wave of terror empowered by black markettechnology. Enter Aphrodite V, a fugitivefrom her masters, seeking individuality and purpose. She is the bleeding edge ofbiomechanics...and Los Angeles’ best hope against a new enemy seeking tobecome a god among machines. One machinewants to destroy the city. Another has come to save it. Only one will survive.Collects APHRODITE V issues#1-4.

Enter the GLOBAL BLACKOUT. With the world still reelingfrom the sudden blackout of all networked technology, Stryker. Aphrodite andVelocity are sent to find a deadly bounty hunter that could help them bringorder to the chaos...but this bounty hunter has a secret that might stop CYBERFORCE before it starts. Collects CYBER FORCE#5-8

Spinning off from the universe of SUNSTONE, the swingingadventure of Dan and Cathy continues as they explore their love and boundariesand discover that trust is the key to it all.

It's the brutal man-machine hybrid Leviathan vs. CyberForce as Morgan, Riplcaw, Velocity and Aphrodite face off to save the fate of acountry caught in the center of The New War for Technology. Who will own thefuture?Collects CYBER FORCE#9-11

Welcome to Eden, Wyoming-a place founded by criminals,for criminals. A place where, despite its inhabitants, no crime is allowed.Through the eyes of local postman Mark Shiffron, we see a town struggling tokeep its fragile peace, a town on the constant brink of chaos. Following thefirst murder in Eden's history, Mark's need to solve this crime leads himthrough the darkness to truth about the town he's known his entire life, and thehidden realms of his own psyche. After all, with his mother as the town's mayorand his mysterious father as its cofounder, Eden is hisbirthright.Co-writers BRYAN HILL and MATT HAWKINSteam with artist ISAAC GOODHART for an unflinching tale about theprice of redemption, told through the perspective of a young man withAsperberger's and set in the murky soul of America'sheartland.Collects POSTAL #1-25, POSTAL: LAURA, POSTAL:MARK

Dan and Cathy's swinging adventures continue in thisSUNSTONE spin-off as their relationship is strained, perhaps irreparably.Love conquers all in this stylish slice-of-life take on an ethicallynon-monogamous couple.

Within three weeks, hundreds of millions of healthypeople worldwide contract various forms of aggressive cancer, and theproliferation, seemingly a viral outbreak, stumps the best scientific mindsavailable. But after a leading cancer researcher loses his wife and watches hisnine-year-old daughter begin to succumb to the same illness, he must raceagainst the clock to end a global conspiracy that could propel the worldstraight into WWIII...or worse.Collects THECLOCK #1-4.

Dan and Cathy's epic journey into sexual discoverycomes to an end in this final volume of this arc of Swing! Outed, aging and justtrying to live their best life, will their love overcome all? Will there be ahappy ending? Heh.

Spinning off from the universe of SUNSTONE comes aslice-of-life romantic story about a couple trying to regain the sexual energyfrom the beginning of their relationship by swinging with other couples. Anemotional journey of two people fighting to stay inlove! CollectsSWING VOLUMES 1-5

The new era for the Witchblade continues here! Sara awakens to a bloody corpse in her bed and struggles to recall brief images from the night before, including having met a mysterious green-haired woman who has disappeared without a trace. Before Sara can put the pieces together, Sara is called upon to investigate a brutal slaughter, where the clues point to a killer with a knack for outsmarting the latest security systems and escaping virtually undetected, leaving a bloody swath in their wake. How can she investigate the dead man in her bed with her well-intentioned new partner, Jake McCarthy, watching her every move? The pieces start to come together as Sara comes face-to-face with one of the deadliest assassins in the Top Cow Universe. Join us as fan favorite character Aphrodite IX returns to the Top Cow Universe! This volume also includes the action-packed Witchblade Annual [2026] #1 that reveals the origins of Ian Nottingham Explore not only Ian's training and adventures in service to Kenneth Irons, but also the tragedy that defined his life - and how far he's willing to go to reclaim his lost love. Learn why Ian betrayed Sara...and what lies in store for their future. Plus - the secrets of the Sickle Key! Collects Witchblade issues #19-24 and the Witchblade Annual [2026] #1.

The Island Nations of Arlynn were at war for millennia until the humans of Wintersea used their Naval strength to dominate the elves, dwarves, and orcs and declared all Gods except theirs to be fake. They use half-humans and converts to spy on the other races. Elven Monk Omylia and Half-Elf Ranger Vander were unwillingly conscripted to join a quest to find the lost gems of the crown of Amman-Tha, control of which would permanently cement the humans as the dominant force. The undead conspiracy they uncover will change everything!

Welcome to Eden, Wyoming: a town founded by criminals, for criminals, where crime is not tolerated. But a terrible murder shatters the fragile peace of this remote town, driving local postman Mark Shiffron down a twisting path toward the truth about his hometown—and himself. After all, as the son of its co-founders, Eden is his birthright.  Co-writers BRYAN HILL & MATT HAWKINS team with artist ISAAC GOODHART for an unflinching tale about the price of redemption, told from the perspective of a young man with Asperger’s and set in the murky soul of America’s heartland. Collects POSTAL #1-25, POSTAL: LAURA, and POSTAL: MARK

Dr. David Loren is many things: child prodigy, inventor, genius, slacker...mass murderer. When a military think tank’s smartest scientist decides hecan no longer stomach creating weapons of destruction, will he be able to thinkhis way out of his dilemma or find himself subject to the machinations ofsmaller men?Collecting Think Tank #1-4, this trade paperback is jam-packed with acomplete cover gallery, bonus articles, behind-the-scenes sketches, andmore.

Top Cow celebrates its 20th anniversary with the return of the series thatstarted it all — Cyber Force! Top Cow founder Marc Silvestri(The Darkness, Incredible Hulk) returns to his first Image seriesas co-writer, art director, and cover artist! Co-writer Matt Hawkins (ThinkTank, Lady Pendragon) and artist Khoi Pham (Mighty Avengers,Daredevil) join Silvestri to bring you a contemporary re-imagining rootedin cutting-edge, real-world technology. Carin Taylor, codenamed Velocity, has escaped from the CDI controlledMillennium City and is desperately trying to find the one man she believes canhelp her prevent the end of the world. When she runs into a group of other CDIescapees, will they help her... or turn their backs?Collects Cyber Force #1-5.

Two months after the flashy and brilliant escape from the DARPA-fundedmilitary he used to call his home, slacker/genius Dr. David Loren has willinglyreturned to his lab to continue his work that he not long ago wished to be nopart of. When a weapons designer loses his moral compass, who are the truevictims of his creations?

Dr. David Loren is many things: child prodigy, inventor, genius, slacker...mass murderer. When a military think tank's smartest scientist decides he canno longer stomach creating weapons of destruction, will he be able to think hisway out of his dilemma or find himself subject to the machinations of smallermen? Collecting the original series in its entirety, this trade paperback alsois jam-packed with a complete cover gallery, bonus articles, behind-the-scenessketches, and more! Collects Think Tank #1-4.