Books published by publisher Stone Arch Books

In London, 1872, a man named Phileas Fogg makes a bet with his friends that he can travel across the entire planet in eighty days. The wager? More than half his sizable fortune -- and the exact same amount of money that was stolen from a nearby bank a day earlier. Fogg hastily departs in the company of Passepartout, his personal attendant, on a journey that will take the two men all over the wide world by way of every known means of transportation. Little does Fogg know that a sly detective trails his every globetrotting step . . . These full-color graphic novels feature enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, and bolded glossary words. They're sure to hook even the most reluctant of readers.

It's fall in GOTHAM CITY. The air is getting colder, the leaves are changing color, and the people are . . . turning into monsters! These evil creatures are taking over the city, and the problem appears to be spreading. Luckily, BATMAN and his teenage crime-fighting partner, ROBIN, are investigating. Soon, they trace this monster mess back to the GOTHAM CITY CLINIC. Apparently, the evil HUGO STRANGE has been posing as a physician and turning his patients into troublesome terrors. The DYNAMIC DUO must work together to stop the creature chaos and put this monster medic out of business.

Zeus's version of the Theseus myth is totally fabricated! Theseus went into the labyrinth all right, but the only thing he did in there was get lost. He never killed the Minotaur. Zeus made the whole thing up so everyone would think the Minotaur was gone for good. Hades, King of the Underworld, sets the record straight on the story of Theseus and the Minotaur.

As WONDER WOMAN speaks at a Peace Day Conference in New York City, a young girl passes out apples to spectators. Then suddenly, the crowd becomes angry and turns violent. In the center of the chaos, a fire erupts, and ARES, the god of war, emerges from the flames. His daughter, ERIS, has created enough anger with her Golden Apples of Discord to refuel her father's evil superpowers. But when ERISis wounded, he must strike a deal with WONDER WOMAN. Save his daughter, or he will destroy the world.

After chasing the evil MALA through space, SUPERMAN returns to Earth, and he finds people running from him. While MALA had decoyed SUPERMAN, her partner, JAX-UR, disguised himself as SUPERMAN and terrorized the world. Now JAX-UR and MALA plan to save the people of Earth from SUPERMAN, become their new hero, and lead them in JAX-UR'S quest to take over the planet. SUPERMAN has to stop JAX-UR and MALA, but it's not easy when they have a whole world on their side.

During a rock concert, a bolt of lightning strikes METROPOLIS shock jock Leslie Willis. When she awakes, Willis has gained the power to control electricity . . . and gained an even greater anger toward SUPERMAN. Soon, the newly named LIVEWIRE sends shockwaves throughout the city and threatens the lives of METROPOLIS' citizens. Only SUPERMAN can stop this deadly Electric Lady.

The story about Pandora opening a box and releasing terrible evils into the world? Totally made up! Pandora couldn't have cared less about what was in that box. The one who was really dying to know was Zeus. Zeus gave Pandora a box alright. A box full of really nasty items. But disease? Pain? Greed? No way. Hades, King of the Underworld, reveals the true story behind the Pandora myth.