Jim Alexander

Samurais Demons Vampires Cats Dogs Zombies Big Bang Wererats A collection of weird, amazing and quite frankly fantastic tales from noted indie creators Jim Alexander, David Braysher, Luke Cooper & John Farman

An alien race reaches out to planet Earth, but only with its collective minds. But for the aliens - too late - it proves a crippling experience, where Earth is dragging them down to a level they don't want, and are unable, to go. Everyone on Earth remains blissfully unaware of this alien intervention, or do they? A trippy tale of science fiction of wayward people and even more wayward aliens. It is brought to you by the talents of Eagle/True Believers award winner Jim Alexander (GoodCopBadCop, Metal Hurlant, Wolf Country) and Eisner award winner Mike Perkins (The Bat-Man: First Knight, Captain America, Stephen King's The Stand).

Customer satisfaction and loyalty are becoming increasingly important to most organizations since the financial benefits from improving them have been well documented. This book presents a thorough examination of how to use research to understand customer satisfaction and loyalty. It takes the reader step-by-step through the process of designing and conducting a survey to generate accurate measures of customer satisfaction and loyalty. The research process is explained in detail, including questionnaire design, analysis and reporting, but the book also covers other elements of an effective customer satisfaction process. These include project planning, communicating with customers before, during and after the survey, as well as providing internal feedback and taking effective action to address issues raised by the survey. There is also comprehensive coverage of loyalty measurement methodologies as well as the satisfaction-profit chain and associated modelling and forecasting techniques.

Humanity is dying out. The cause of our extinction is unclear. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now the dominant construct, and it is timeless. And time is a luxury people do not have. Will AI decide to help, and do all it can to prolong the lifespan of humanity? This is a collection of short stories that examines our relationship with AI and in so doing, reflects on what is to be human.From the author of GoodCopBadCop and the Light.

In the 1880s, a Brooklyn baseball manager plotted to steal pitching signs and alert batters with a hidden electrical wire. In 1951, the Brooklyn Dodgers were robbed of a pennant via a sign-stealing scheme involving a center field office, a telescope and a button connected to the bullpen phone. In 2017, the Los Angeles Dodgers were robbed of a World Series championship via a sign-stealing system involving a TV camera, a monitor, a trash can and a bat. History has often repeated itself around the Dodgers franchise. From their beginnings as the Brooklyn Atlantics to their move from Flatbush to L. A. and into the 21st Century, the Dodgers have seen heartbreaking losses and stirring triumphs, broken the color barrier, turned the game into a true coast-to-coast sport and produced many Hall of Famers, This is their story.

Introducing Lode from the planet Savant. Lode has gone walkabout around the universe. There she seeks out warzones, choosing to chronicle the lives of the dying. Her travels bring her to Hubris, a world ripped apart by war. Here, she is recruited by government forces to help hunt down a war criminal. It is a journey that will ultimately take her to the brink of madness. The End of Days itself. Ground-breaking Science Fiction by Jim Alexander (GoodCopBadCop, Ororo: Before the Storm), Will Pickering (Burke & Hare, Wolf Country), Fin Cramb (White Ash, JM Barrie's Peter Pan) and Jim Campbell (2000AD, Firefly).

The blistering follow-up to GoodCopBadCop. Detective Inspector Brian Fisher seeks to put the past behind him and free himself from his 'Bad Cop' persona once and for all. But it's not easy to turn your back on a dark history of depravity and violence. Fisher is about to discover his inner demons won't let go without a fight. Both crime drama and Jekyll-and-Hyde-inflected psychological thriller, Good Cop continues the dark humour and bruising action of GoodCopBadCop.

Described as the X-Files meets Mission Impossible A unique team of operatives, led by the mysterious Edgar Allan Raven, under the auspices of the organization called Raven, Inc., are brought together to investigate any and all cases of paranormal activity. Formed of both skeptics and believers alike, the team is often called in by local or government authorities when cases prove to be too bizarre, too unusual, or just plain unsolvable. Covering the entire spectrum of the unknown, from the supernatural to the dark side of man, Raven, Inc., searches for answers in areas that most people refuse to acknowledge even exists. Volume 4 collects issues 13-16. In this collected volume we find the Raven team traveling to Australia as a wave of attacks from Dingo Dogs terrorizes the small town of Wallagonga; A bizarre series of events has Raven member Adam Basura stepping into a world of conspiracy, assassinations, rumors, and suspicions...all created by a company to give the 'boring' world a little bit of excitement; A look into the investigation of Macro-psychokinesis...mind over matter... and Raven member Kent Connors is forced to team up with Curt Davis for such an investigation, but what agenda is Davis really following? And lastly, when the Raven team is called in to investigate a research team that claims they've discovered a true haunted house, they find out that sometimes evil can exist in many different forms. Presented are the creative talents of Laurence Campbell (MARVEL's Wolverine, Punisher MAX), Tim Perkins (Doctor Who, Judge Dredd), Jim Alexander (DC's Birds of Prey), Colin Clayton (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Chris Dows (2000AD's Bison), John Kissee (Untouchables), Tyler Bishop (The Apparition), Scott Chantler (Hawaiian Dick), Mark Chadbourn (Hellboy), Mark Bloodworth (Deadworld), Chris Drier (Warren Ellis' Ignition City), Larry Shuput (Saint Germaine), and Michael Gaydos (MARVEL's Jessica Jones, New Avengers).

X-Files meets Mission Impossible A unique team of operatives, led by the mysterious Edgar Allan Raven, under the auspices of the organization called Raven, Inc., are brought together to investigate any and all cases of paranormal activity. Formed of both skeptics and believers alike, the team is often called in by local or government authorities when cases prove to be too bizarre, too unusual, or just plain unsolvable. Covering the entire spectrum of the unknown, from the supernatural to the dark side of man, Raven, Inc., searches for answers in areas that most people refuse to acknowledge even exists. Volume 3 collects comic book issues #9-12. In this Volume, sheep killings by wolves draw Raven members to Wyoming. But when reports of wolves standing on their hind legs are circulated, it's time for Raven Inc. to check it out more seriously; The true life murder of young Mary Phagen in 1913 and the lynch hanging of Leo Frank in 1915 is investigated as one of the Raven members claims to see the ghost of a man named Alonzo Mann who, 80 years later, knows what really had happened to Mary and who killed her; Also the team head to the Ukraine in an attempt to capture a murderer preying on the victims of Chernobyl; And lastly Raven members head to Maine to investigate a series of strange murders. One victim is found full of pins, another is completely dismembered, and a third is found with the eyes gouged out. It seems like a case of revenge murders but how could a 10 year old boy be a victim?

'the Light' explores a world where you wake up and know this is the day you die. How would such a world shape the way we think, our views on each other and society, how we conduct our personal and financial affairs; how we live and how we will die? On a daily basis, people are required to take the Light; a device that ascertains whether this will be their last day. Between investigating this new world order and the story of one ordinary person forced to cope in extraordinary circumstances, discover a world so achingly similar to our own, but different in one shattering, all-encompassing way. When approaching death, whether dying in your sleep or experiencing your whole life flashing in front of your eyes, in the end it is no longer a case of floating towards the light. 'the Light' wants to find you first.

Does evil truly die? Can it? He is considered the most infamous murderer in history. His very name inspires terror and dread. He is Jack the Ripper. How can his evil and brutal methods possibly affect the world today, some 120 years after the last known victim of the Ripper was put to rest? But the terrible past of Jack the Ripper manifests itself into the present day Jack the Ripper is the most terrifying killer of all time even though his credited body count was only five. Yet the spree of murders he committed in the foggy back streets of London's Whitechapel district continue to be one of the most investigated cases ever. Could the work of Jack really be just one wild man who for unknown reasons, was led on a killing sprees of violence and mutilation, or could it have been an evil force that consumed an innocent and drove him to commit such unspeakable crimes. The answers are forth coming as the evil force returns again in today's world. And an investigative team is in a race against time in an attempt to stop the killer. Collects the comic series issues 1-3.

GoodCopBadCop is a modern crime take on Jekyll and Hyde where the 'good cop' and 'bad cop' are the same person. It is a modern day police procedural story where our main character tries to juggle the various crimes he's investigating while juggling the psychotic impulses inside him. This is not a story about a good man turned bad, or a bad man turned good. Both good and bad arrived at the same time.

Does evil truly die? Can it? He is considered the most infamous murderer in history. His very name inspires terror and dread. He is Jack the Ripper. How can his evil and brutal methods possibly affect the world today, some 120 years after the last known victim of the Ripper was put to rest? But the terrible past of Jack the Ripper manifests itself into the present day Jack the Ripper is the most terrifying killer of all time even though his credited body count was only five. Yet the spree of murders he committed in the foggy back streets of London's Whitechapel district continue to be one of the most investigated cases ever. Could the work of Jack really be just one wild man who for unknown reasons, was led on a killing sprees of violence and mutilation, or could it have been an evil force that consumed an innocent and drove him to commit such unspeakable crimes. The answers are forth coming as the evil force returns again in today's world. And an investigative team is in a race against time in an attempt to stop the killer. "...a damn good psych thriller, well plotted, pace just right." - Richard Burton, Forbidden Planet. "This is a solid story told well." - Dave Evans, Future Quake Press. "Alexander has a gift for dialogue that brings you into a strange and morbid world that spans generations." - Geek Syndicate. "I find myself recommending The Ripper Legacy for anyone who enjoys macabre tales of suspense, murder and the paranormal." - Jonathan Hicks, Farsight Blogger.

Second volume of the all-new comic strip adventures starring the Penguins of Madagascar - Skipper (the clueless leader), Kowalski (the under-rated brains of the team), Private (the youngster) and Rico (the gross one)In the first story, ‘Big Top’, the Penguins (who are working at the Afro Circus) recruit a new circus act – Claude the Clown. But soon, the other regular acts are sabotaged and they quit! Is something sinister going on…? In the 2nd story, ‘Operation: Heist’, mad-bad villain Clepto the Pigeon is causing all sorts of trouble in London, including hypnotising and kidnapping Rico!

Customer satisfaction and loyalty are becoming increasingly important to most organizations since the financial benefits from improving them have been well documented. This book presents a thorough examination of how to use research to understand customer satisfaction and loyalty. It takes the reader step-by-step through the process of designing and conducting a survey to generate accurate measures of customer satisfaction and loyalty. The research process is explained in detail, including questionnaire design, analysis and reporting, but the book also covers other elements of an effective customer satisfaction process. These include project planning, communicating with customers before, during and after the survey, as well as providing internal feedback and taking effective action to address issues raised by the survey. There is also comprehensive coverage of loyalty measurement methodologies as well as the satisfaction-profit chain and associated modelling and forecasting techniques.