Pretty Deadly Volume 1 Av Kelly Sue Deconnick

<DIV>Kelly Sue DeConnick (<I>Avengers Assemble</I>, <I>Captain Marvel</I>) and Emma Rios (<I>Dr. Strange</I>, <I>Osborn</I>) present the collected opening arc of their surprise-hit series that marries the magical realism of <I>Sandman</I> with the western brutality of <I>Preacher</I>. Death''s daughter rides the wind on a horse made of smoke and her face bears the skull marks of her father. Her origin story is a tale of retribution as beautifully lush as it is unflinchingly savage. <br><br></DIV><DIV>"It''s a perfect match for the gorgeous, dizzying artwork in a sumptuous palette-overlaid panels add intricate choreography to fight scenes, and detailed, whirling splash pages beg for long-lingering looks. Couple that, along with a handful of Eisner nominations, with a multicultural cast of tough-as-nails women who all fight for their own honor, and this is a series to watch out for." - <I>Booklist</I><br></DIV><DIV><br></DIV><DIV>"It''s ambitious and challenging (two qualities that are n