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Graphic Novels February 2019
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Mister Miracle
by Tom King; illustrated by Mitch Gerads
No prison can hold him. No trap can contain him. He is Scott Free, the worldwide celebrity sensation known as Mister Miracle, and he is the greatest escape artist who ever lived. But can he pull off the ultimate trick--and escape death itself?
Something has gone horribly wrong with the perfect life that Scott and his wife Big Barda have made for themselves on Earth. With war raging between their homeworlds of Apokolips and New Genesis, Scott's cruel adoptive father, Darkseid, seems to have finally found the Anti-Life Equation--the weapon that will give him total victory.
As the mountains of bodies on both sides grow ever higher, only Mister Miracle can stop the slaughter and restore peace. But the terrible power of the Anti-Life Equation may already be at work in his own mind, warping his reality and shattering the fragile happiness he's found with the woman he loves.
Is death the trap that's been waiting for him all along? Or is it life itself? And what price will Scott Free have to pay to learn the answer?
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The Highest House
by Mike Carey; illustrated by Peter Gross
To be born a slave is a fact, not a fatality. And facts can be changed.
In the country of Ossaniul, there is a fortress that is as disproportionate as it is inaccessible: the Highest House. Its masters, the noble family of Aldercrest, reign over a veritable army of slaves. At the bottom of the ladder, young Moth performs the most thankless tasks and has little hope of living past childhood. Until the day he meets Obsidian, a mysterious prisoner of the House who whispers to him in his sleep. If Moth does what he asks, Obsidian will give him fortune and glory. And there's every indication that Obsidian can make good on his promises. Will Moth accept the offer?
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Doctor Strange Vol. 1: Across the Universe
by Mark Waid; illustrated by Jesus Saiz
The Eye of Agamotto is closed! Doctor Stephen Strange has lost his connection to the Earth's arcane power, and he can't wait to recover while nightmares press against the seams of our reality. Tony Stark offers a 21st-century solution: when astral travel fails, try astronautical travel. Enter Doctor Strange: Space-Explorer Supreme! New spells, allies and enemies--new and old--await Strange beyond the stars, along with corners and secrets of the Marvel Universe, seen here for the first time! Space is endless, but time is short. After years of threats, Stephen's bill for magic use is coming due--who will come to collect?!
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The Immortal Men: The End of Forever
by James Tynion IV; illustrated by Jim Lee
Since time immemorial, a secret war has been waged beyond the edges of human understanding. Two siblings--the Immortal Man and the Infinite Woman--have fought over humanity's destiny. To help mankind, the Immortal Man has gifted part of his life force to a unique group of metahumans. Using their incredible powers, they aid him in his battle. They are the Immortal Men.
And now they are dead.
All but a handful of Immortal Men have been wiped out by the Infinite Woman and her deadly hunters. Now the fate of this timeless battle rests in the hands of one teenage boy named Caden Park. But why are eternal beings interested in Caden? He seems to have the power to read people with a touch, but that shouldn't be enough to tip the scales in a millennia-old war.
If Caden can't figure out what makes him so special, he'll be the last person ever tapped to join the Immortal Men...and the latest one to die!
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Mera: Queen of Atlantis
by Dan Abnett; illustrated by Lan Medina
As the brutal Atlantean Civil War rages, Mera must keep the peace between the surface world and Atlantis as its newly anointed queen in exile. But when Aquaman's brother Orm, a.k.a. Ocean Master, learns of his homeland's fate, he feels he must return to Atlantis as its king and savior! But Orm is now torn between his duty to Atlantis and his love for his new surface family--and both he and Mera will clash over the futures they choose to fight for!
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Deadpool Vol. 1: Mercin' Hard for the Money
by Skottie Young; illustrated by Nic Klein
Deadpool is back to mercin' for a living! It's been a while since Wade Wilson has struggled to make ends meet, but things are tough all over. While Deadpool tries to get his humble mercenary-for-hire business back off the ground, a catastrophic threat so unfathomably huge - so mind-breakingly cataclysmic that it defies description - is heading toward Earth, and there's only one person who can stop it! Oh no, wait... it's not Deadpool, is it? Oh, %$@#. It's Deadpool.
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Tony Stark: Iron Man Vol. 1 - Self-Made Man
by Dan Slott; illustrated by Valerio Schiti
From the cusp of tomorrow's dreams to the forefront of imagination, one man always soars on the cutting edge of adventure! You know his name. Everyone knows his name! Tony Stark is Iron Man. And Iron Man... is an idea. Always changing. Always evolving. Now Dan Slott and Valerio Schiti propel the ultimate self-made hero to new heights of inventiveness!
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Venom: First Host
by Mike Costa; illustrated by Mark Bagley
The recent reunion of Eddie Brock and the Venom symbiote has been a shaky one. As their relationship has been fraught with secrets and lies, they have come to struggle as much with each other as with their own violent impulses. Things don't get any easier when the symbiote's long lost first host returns in need of Venom's help--only by reuniting can the two avert cosmic ruin! Can Eddie and the symbiote trust one another long enough to save the galaxy, or will THE FIRST HOST prove to be Venom's undoing?!
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Shade, the Changing Woman
by Cecil Castellucci; illustrated by Marley Zarcone
Shade has shed her alien identity. She's stepped out of her original Earth body and into another one. Now, free of the burdens of any past life, and finally on her own, she sets out to see more of her new home. But how does she cope when the madness takes all the human emotions she was forced to confront in the Milk Wars and turns them into a bouillabaisse of memory and confusion? And to make it even more challenging, Shade must also face her namesake, the original Changing Man.
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Cosmic Ghost Rider: Baby Thanos Must Die
by Donny Cates; illustrated by Dylan Burnett
You knew him as the Punisher. Frank Castle made a deal with the devil that made him the Ghost Rider. A deal with Galactus made him cosmic. And a deal with Thanos made him... dead?! Not to worry, Castle doesn't die easy. He's coming back - and he's got a plan to make the universe a better place! It all starts with an idea so simple he cannot believe no one has ever done it before. But as with all things worth doing, it's not going to be easy. And things soon get truly weird - as Castle takes on space sharks, faces down the future Guardians of the Galaxy - and runs into Galactus during a bar fight! It's Frank... er, the Punish... um, Cosmic Ghost Rider in the craziest caper he's ever had to deal with!
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