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Hoopla DigitalHoopla digital is a groundbreaking resource offering access to video, eBooks, audiobooks, comic books, and more. NHCPL patrons can borrow 6 items each month.
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Deep dark fears by Fran KrauseWe all have strange, irrational fears--from seeing ghosts in the bedroom mirror to being sucked into a mall escalator or finding yourself miles below the ocean's surface on the deck of a sunken ship. In Deep Dark Fears, animator, illustrator, and cartoonist Fran Krause brings these fears to life in vividly illustrated comics inspired by his wildly popular web comic and based on real fears submitted by online readers. Deep Dark Fears reveals a primal part of our humanity and highlighting both our idiosyncrasies and our similarities.
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Oddball : a "Sarah's Scribbles" collection by Sarah AndersenThe fourth book in the enormously popular graphic novel series, the latest collection of Sarah's Scribbles comics explores the evils of procrastination, the trials of the creative process, the cuteness of kittens, and the beauty of not caring about your appearance as much as you did when you were younger. When it comes to humorous illustrations of the awkwardness and hilarity of millennial life, Sarah's Scribbles is without peer.
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Snug : a collection of comics about dating your best friend by Catana ChetwyndWhy bother getting out of bed when you could stay bundled up with that special someone and a book of cozy, cute comics? Chetwynd's collection captures the honest, playful, and relatable snapshots of romantic life. "Snug" is a celebration of the quirks and peculiarities of every one of us--and the magic that happens when we find our matching puzzle piece.
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Step aside, pops : a Hark! a vagrant collection by Kate BeatonIda B. Wells, the Black Prince, and Benito Juárez burst off the pages of Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection, armed with modern-sounding quips and amusingly on-point repartee . Kate Beaton's second D+Q book brings her hysterically funny gaze to bear on these and even more historical, literary, and contemporary figures. Irreverently funny and carefully researched, no target is safe from Beaton's incisive wit in these satirical strips.
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Success is 90% spite : a comic collection from the Pigeon Gazette by Jane Zei When life gives you lemons, throw those suckers back into life's stupid face and make your own success. Jane's stories of awkward subway flirting, mounting credit card debt, office pooping etiquette, navigating friendships as an adult, and taking countless snack breaks (and other people's snacks) are told with upbeat and imaginative twists that show just how ridiculous growing up can be.
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Thinking of You : (But Not Like in a Weird Creepy Way) by Beth Evans Cartoonist Beth Evans is back with the internet's favorite amorphous blob of encouragement and optimism and just a hint of social anxiety. Thinking of You follows Evans's iconic protagonist as they navigate their way through online dating, awkward social interactions, and the occasional panic attack, all while trying to remain kind and patient, both with the world and with themselves. It's a struggle but they are here to remind us that we don't have to do it all alone.
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We Should Improve Society Somewhat by Matt BorsMatt Bors makes the bold declaration that We Should Improve Society Somewhat in this collection of comics. Bors has been working as a cartoonist for more than a decade, and this new collection captures a mix of his timely strips based on today's incredibly politically-divided environment, along with a curated selection of his timelessly funny earlier strips. There's never been a better time to get off Twitter and pick up a book! (Seriously someone please tell him to get off Twitter and read a book).
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What would Dewey do? : an Unshelved collection by Bill BarnesDewey and his fellow librarians confront the FBI, psychic fairs, poetry slams, crashed hard drives, identity theft, and of course each other. Features introduction by librarian, bestselling author, and action figure model Nancy Pearl plus pages of never-before-published comics.
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