In the lands of Arran, following the events of “Lah’saa’s Betrayal” and the defeat of her Ghoul Armies, the Mages must now obey a new law: they must be indentured into the service of a Human Lord. Those that refuse, are tracked down by the Order of Shadows, imprisoned or, depending on their additional, crimes, executed.Tyrom cannot remember his past, but despite his misgivings and desire for solitude, he is drawn into the life of Shannon, a mischievous child of the free city of Castlelek. This independent city is coveted by King Gerald however, and when Tyrom sees one of the King’s mercenaries threatening Shannon he intercedes... And at that moment, great power, magical power is unleashed! Yet he does not understand how... Is he Mage? Is that why he cannot remember his past?

Collects Iron Man (1998) #1-14, Captain America (1998) #8, Quicksilver #10, Avengers (1998) #7, Iron Man/Captain America Annual 1998 And Fantastic Four (1998) #15.Kurt Busiek and Sean Chen return Tony Stark to the Marvel Universe — and restore the shine to Iron Man! As Tony rebuilds his corporation from the ground up, enemies old and new remind him his work is never done! With romance, rivalry and robots to keep Tony busy, can he help his Avengers teammate Warbird in her own struggle against his worst enemy…the one in a bottle? Plus: Shell-Head must deal with a cold, calculated and very personal attack from his archnemesis — the Mandarin! Iron Man teams with Captain America to face the menace of M.O.D.O.K., and joins the Fantastic Four in an adventure to the moon! Guest-starring the Black Widow, and James Rhodes: War Machine!

Emily Spook's reputation in the indy art scene is growing. Her paintings have a devoted following and the ranks of that group continue to swell more every day. Emily should be thrilled but instead she's terrified. You see, ever since she was a young girl, Emily has been somewhat of a hostel for ghosts. Visitors from the ether would drop in for a few days or a month or even years and from those specters Emily would draw inspiration. But lately the ghosts have disappeared, leaving Emily alone and unable to touch a canvas. When Simon's consciousness first shows up inside Emily's skull she's relieved, but before long she's fallen into the same web of mystics and murder that ended Simon's life. Can the unlikely pair discover the truth about Simon's gruesome death or will Emily join the spirits she's played host to all these years?

The critically acclaimed series returns with a brand-new story featuring Fighting American and Speedboy!The villainous Madame Chaos is safely behind bars, but the chaos she’s unleashed is only just beginning. Faced with new and classic enemies, some old Flagg family secrets are revealed that could break our heroes all-American spirit.

Classic Betty and Veronica-style stories make their return with this collection of fun tales that see the two iconic BFFs get the Hollywood treatment and experience some matinee madness!