Taki Soma

40 years have passed since the release of PIECE OF MIND. More than an album, it was a thunderous statement of intent by a band whose meteoric rise from the East End of London would propel them to the world stage, thrusting them into the realms of legend. This commemorative tome, containing comics, art, and remembrances from acclaimed writers, artists, musicians and storytellers, is a powerful celebration of the unparalleled vision which inspired them -- the living legend that is IRON MAIDEN.

From the creators of the Eisner Award-winning, bestselling POWERS comes this brand-new world of historical crime fiction like you've never seen before. Meet Jagger Rose. She is only 12 years old. Her father was just murdered. As family tradition would have it, she will be given an opportunity to exact revenge on her father's killer. The greatest assassin the world will ever know is born. Years ago, the five families of organized crime had such a stranglehold over the American public that the U. S. government found itself forced to give up part of the country or lose all of it. Now the unrest between America and the families has come to a boiling point. A war is about to come--a war no one is ready for. Newly-made man Valentine Gallo and mob hitwoman Jagger Rose find themselves torn over which side of the war they want to be on. Collects the United States vs Murder. Inc #1-#6 along with a brand-new cover by Michael Avon Oeming

From the creators of the Eisner Award-winning, bestselling POWERS comes this brand-new world of historical crime fiction like you've never seen before. Discover a world in which the families of organized crime never lost their stranglehold on the United States. Today is the day that Valentine Gallo becomes a made man, and it's also the day he learns the secrets behind the organization he has served since he was old enough to walk. But it is mysterious hitwoman Jagger Rose that will forever turn his life upside down. Be there when shocking secrets of this new world spill out onto the very first page. This bold new vision of crime fiction harkens back to Bendis' earliest work in crime comics, while also giving you everything you expect from the creators of POWERS, one of the most successful and longest-lasting independent comics in history. Collects the United States of Murder. Inc #1-#6 along with a brand-new cover by Michael Avon Oeming

These are the moments of Taki Soma's life: her early childhood in Japan in the early 80s, moving to Minnesota, the separation of her parents, childhood trauma, teenage angst, death, drugs, comics, health issues, love, fertility, pets and zombies. Sleeping While Standing is an unflinching look at both joyful and harrowing moments, but threaded through with levity and love. In her author/illustrator graphic novel debut, Soma takes us through the important events in her life that shaped who she is today, told in her genuine, compelling, and humorous authorial voice.