Set against the serene backdrop of the Russian countryside, Fathers and Sons is the story of Arcady Kirsanov, a young man who returns from college to his father's country manor with his radical friend Bazarov in tow. Behind Bazarov's chilling intellect hides a heart of compassion and kindness -- a heart that will unwittingly change the Kirsanovs' lives forever.

Three Sisters (1900) is a drama in four acts by Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekhov. It was first performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1901, directed by acclaimed actor Konstantin Stanislavski-who also played the role of Aleksandr Ignatyevich Vershinin, a philosophizing artillery officer in love with middle Prozorov sister Masha. Reviews were mixed at first, but as the play continued to run, Three Sisters became a popular success,...

The monumental Russian classic reflects the life and times of Russian society during the Napoleonic Wars.

Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov (1812-1891) was a Russian novelist who achieved literary fame later in life, after a career in the civil-service which spanned more than thirty years. His first novel, "A Common Story", was a definitive success and his notoriety was cemented with the publication of his second novel, "Oblomov", in 1850. Based on a short story written a year prior, "Oblomov" is about a cultured, intelligent, upper middle class man experiencing...

The Empire Strikes Back! Marvel's classic Star Wars saga continues with the offi cial adaptation of the second film in the original trilogy - and Darth Vader's ruthless revenge! In the wake of Luke Skywalker's deadly duel with the Dark Lord, the rebels' adventures continue - and a living nightmare stalks the universe! But can R2-D2 and C-3PO beat terrible odds to survive Droid World? With everyone's favorite smuggler lost, the Rebel crew is on a search...

Collects Doctor Strange (1968) #180-183; Sub-Mariner (1968) #22; Incredible Hulk (1968) #126; Marvel Feature (1971) #1; Marvel Premiere (1972) #3-10, 12-14 and material from #11; Doctor Strange (1974) #1-2, 4-5 and material from #3. It's Doctor Strange at his very best, brought to you by a host of top-flight creators including Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, Stan Lee and Barry Windsor-Smith! They'll take you on a trip to the dark side of the Marvel Universe,...

Collects Incredible Hulk Annual (1968) #14-15, material from Marvel Fanfare (1982) #29. Strange changes for the Hulk! Doc Samson has a wild plan to separate Bruce Banner and the Hulk for good - but can Banner survive without his emerald alter ego? And can the planet survive a rampaging, Banner-less Hulk? As the Avengers battle the behemoth, a new team of Hulkbusters forms - and Bruce, seemingly free at last, finally finds happiness with Betty Ross!...

Collects Fear (1970) #27-31; Marvel Premiere (1972) #28; Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #15; Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #6-8, 38; Savage She-Hulk (1980) #9-12; material from Vampire Tales (1973) #9-11, Annual (1975) #1; Marvel Preview (1975) #8. The first era in the dark saga of Marvel's living vampire concludes! Morbius must save Martine Bancroft from the other-dimensional clutches of Helleyes, while CIA agent Simon Stroud stalks him at every turn!...

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #4, 6, 9, 14, 27, 33; Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #1; Strange Tales (1951) #107, 125; Avengers (1963) #3-4; X-Men (1963) #6; Daredevil (1964) #7, Tales to Astonish (1959) #70-76. Marvel proudly presents Namor the Sub-Mariner's early Silver Age appearances, all collected together for the very first time! An icon of comics' Golden Age, the Sub-Mariner hadn't been seen for nearly a decade when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby reintroduced...

Throughout his Avengers run, Steve Englehart slowly built the mysterious Mantis into one of '70s Marvel's most intriguing characters. Here, her tale reaches its cosmic climax in a saga spanning space and time: "The Celestial Madonna!" When Kang the Conqueror arrives, the action begins. Before it's over, Kang, Rama-Tut and Immortus will have you time-twisted in two. And that's just for starters! The origin of the Vision is revealed, and he and the...