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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.

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 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.

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

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

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.

A Sunstone crossover event! Dan and Cathy are on a tripto New York and decide to visit the BDSM club featured in the Sunstone books byStjepan Sejic. Hijinks ensue as some familiar characters from Sunstone meet ourSwinging duo! And, oh yeah, Cathy is pregnant!

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

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.

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.

Based on the NY Times best-sellingmilitary science fiction novels by David Weber, this original comic book seriesintroduces space ship captain Honor Harrington on the eve of her execution. Fromprison, Honor relays her epic adventures, starting with a command outpost to ahellish backwater star system that turns out to be the source of an uprisingthat will bring war to her home planet. This series is part of a newmulti-platform story world that includes The Secret Fleet, a ship-to-shipcombat mobile game app available for free download on both iOS and Android and afeature film in development.Includes comics from issues #1- 5.

In the future there is no more natural death, no needs unfilled, andeverything you could ever want is yours...as long as you’re one of thechosen ones to live in this new Utopia and you’re willing to subjugateyourself to these new self-proclaimed gods with "IX" emblazoned on them. Do theends truly justify the means? Is a utopia built on genocide worth the price?Aphrodite, Velocity, Hades, and the other Nines establish fiefdoms in this newworld and attempt to rule. Their internal clashes have escalated, but they'reforced to put their conflicts aside as they face-off against the relentlesshordes of the Darkness. The sins of the past have come to claim those who wouldpretend to be Gods. The cybernetic future established in Aphrodite IX and CyberForce finally comes face-to-face with the supernatural Artifact sideof the Top Cow universe!

In 2102, the world ended – but don't worry: someone was planning on it. For centuries, a maniacal genius named Francesca Taylor set about implementing a masterful plan known as the "Aphrodite Protocol," an elaborate series of events designed to initiate the apocalypse on human terms. After a series of extension level events in the 22nd century, the Protocol began its work, breeding human survivors into cyborgs strong enough to withstand the harsh years ahead, herding them towards a society of Taylor's own design – complete with its own pantheon. Now, 700 years later, these cybernetic deities – the IXth Generation – have awakened to find themselves in charge of a world kneeling at their feet…with mixed results. Following the events of IXTH GENERATION VOL 1, the bickering and battles between these young technological gods has only gotten worse, as the IXs find themselves threatened by an ancient evil known as the Darkness. But instead of unifying against this common enemy, the IXs have fallen into bitter infighting and territorial battles, risking the fate of the world they were meant to rule. Will the discovery of other ancient Artifacts – including Aphrodite IX's wielding of the Witchblade – bring hope to this barren future? And will the Protocol be fulfilled…or subverted? Written by MATT HAWKINS, with art from newcomer ATILIO ROJO, check out the series that critics have called "superb," "astonishingly fresh," and "something huge." Full to the brim with transhumanism, political intrigue, and mindblowing scifi action, this series has something for everyone. COLLECTS IXTH GENERATION #5-8.

From long-running Witchblade scribe RON MARZ comes the final volume of the story of Sara Pezzini, a New York Detective entrusted with an ancient Artifacts of immense supernatural power. During her twenty years as Bearer of the Witchblade, Sara Pezzini has done battle with demons and gods, mobsters and vampires, and just about every form of evil under the sun – from Chicago to Brazil to Saratoga County. But when a powerful collector of the supernatural offers Sara a job, Sara finds herself called back to where it all began: New York City. If things seem too good to be true, however, it's because they are, and looming over this new opportunity is a cold, hard fact: nothing lasts forever, and Sara's tenure as Witchblade is almost at an end. Of course, a girl can't help but wonder – is this the end of the Artifact, or the end of Sara all together? Collecting issues #180-185, this final trade paperback volume features the culmination of Sara Pezzini's time as the Witchblade, with art from MAAN HOUSE, RANDY GREEN, STJEPAN SEJIC, and many more. Witness the conclusion to twenty years of hard-boiled, supernatural butt-kicking and be a part of history!

ISLAMAPHOBIA. Former vigilante hacker Samantha Copeland joins the FBI team of Dwayne Campbell and Jimmy Miller to track down the people responsible for destroying and robbing multiple mega-churches throughout the United States. Fear and anger flares throughout the country, and the race is on for Dwayne, Jimmy, and Sam to find the terrorists responsible for ripping the nation apart.

Utopia is here. Hunger, sickness, work... all relics ofa long forgotten past. All individuality, creativity, and negative emotions havebeen genetically bred out and medically suppressed. The population is limited tosegregated areas, but when a natural disaster disrupts the status quo andMichael and Maricela from two different worlds meet and fall in love, theirrelationship sparks a revolution. Will their love cause the salvation ordestruction of mankind?Collects SYMMETRY#1-4