Books by John Ostrander

Ruthless, vindictive, calculating, and inventive-the Penguin is one of Batman's oldest and most brilliant foes!

Prepare yourself for a flurry of martial arts action in the mighty Marvel manner with Shang-Chi. Raised by a villainous father and trained to be his ultimate weapon, Shang-Chi rebelled against his criminal destiny and chose to use his skills as a hero instead! Now you can discover some of his most exciting, action-packed tales in this latest Marvel Select bookazine. From cut-throat pirates and international terrorists, to the vicious claws of Lady Deathstrike, a host of unlucky villains are about to feel the wrath of his deadly hands! Reprinting: Heroes For Hire #18-19, Spider-Island: Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #1-3, Avengers (2012) #11 & Legend Of Shang-Chi #1

The classic story that inspired THE SUICIDE SQUAD feature film written and directed by James Gunn now available with a new cover!

John Gaunt has been dead for two centuries… but Jim Twilley is laying claim to being the reincarnation of GrimJack. Is he crazy and looking to die… or has Cynosure brought its champion back from the grave? Find out in the fourth volume of the complete GrimJack saga, by the legendary team of John Ostrander (Suicide Squad, Star Wars, Deadshot, Martian Manhunter, Spectre) and Flint Henry (Punisher, Man-Bat, Guy Gardner). Reprinting issues #55 through #65 as originally published by First Comics. Never before reprinted.

The third volume of the complete GrimJack, by the legendary team of John Ostrander (Suicide Squad, Star Wars, Deadshot, Martian Manhunter, Spectre) and Tom Mandrake (Batman, Martian Manhunter, Spectre, Firestorm). Reprinting issues 31 through 56 as originally published by the real First Comics, this monster tome features the entire ongoing cast of Munden’s Barflies – John Gaunt, Jericho Noleski, BlacJacMac, Goddess, Lord Phaeton, Dancer, Gordon Munden, Chris Heyman, Bob the Watchlizard, and special guest Judah the Hammer! Reprinting stories from GrimJack #31-56.

Heroic fantasy at its rip-roaring best, as created by the fabled team of John Ostrander and Timothy Truman! Return with us to the magical land of Xoo, where animals walk upright, humans are chattel and actor Josef Quist finds himself trapped in a world beyond comprehension - and at the mercy of the nefarious Cardinal Fengk and his Demon Musketeers!

The second volume of the complete GrimJack, the greatest creation by the legendary team of John Ostrander (Suicide Squad, Star Wars, Deadshot, Martian Manhunter) and Timothy Truman (Conan, Star Wars, Scout, Jonah Hex). Reprinting issues 14 through 30 as originally published by the real First Comics, this hefty tome includes the work of Ostrander, Truman, Tom Sutton, Shawn McManus, and Doug Rice and features the entire ongoing cast of Munden''s Barflies - John Gaunt, Jericho Noleski, BlacJacMac, Goddess, Lord Phaeton, Dancer, Molech, Feetus, Gordon Munden, Bob the Watchlizard and guest-stars Dynamo Joe and the Time Beavers!

This new edition collects the stories of the original grim and gritty hard-boiled barbarian from Starslayer issues #10-17 and GrimJack issues #1-13, as originally published by First Comics between 1983 and 1985 by John Ostrander (Suicide Squad, Star Wars) and Timothy Truman (Conan, King Thor). These are the tales that introduced John Gaunt, GrimJack, to the graphic story pantheon. A mercenary in Cynosure, Gaunt rents out his sword-for-hire to clients - some good, some bad, some only out for themselves.Blacjacmac, The Goddess, Major Lash, the Lawkillers, Spook, Mayfair, Jericho, Bob the Watchlizard and the inevitable Gordon Munden, the guy who runs the fabled Munden''s Bar in the multidimensional world of Cynosure. They''re all here, in the first Omnibus presenting all of their adventures just as Ostrander and Truman created them, thereby launching their meteoric careers and cementing the series as one of the first "independent comics" to achieve legendary status. Get in on the action from the very beginning as ComicMix presents the man who invented the term "grim and gritty" - John Gaunt, a.k.a. GrimJack!(Guest-starring Mike Grell''s classic cosmic swashbuckler, Starslayer!)