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Graphic Novels August 2019
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American Gods : My Ainsel
by Neil Gaiman
Faithfully adapted from the original novel, a next graphic-novel installment finds Shadow and Wednesday leaving the House on the Rock to continue their journey across the country, where they establish aliases, meet new gods and prepare for war.
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Basquiat
by Paolo Parisi
Cool, talented and transgressive, Jean-Michel Basquiat's life is just as fascinating as the work he produced. Delve into 1980s New York as this vivid graphic novel takes you on Basquiat's journey from street-art legend SAMO to international art-scene darling, up until his sudden death. Told through cinematic scenes, this is Basquiat as seen through the eyes of those who knew him, including his father, Suzanne Mallouk, Larry Gagosian and, most importantly, the man himself. Basquiat is a moving depiction of a troubled artist's life for those interested in both the art and the man who made it.
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Batman : Deface the Face
by James Robinson
Long ago, Harvey Dent wasn't just a good man--he was the best man in all of Gotham City. As the town's District Attorney, the city's so-called golden boy put away murderers, thieves and mob bosses by the dozens. But there's one organization he couldn't put away. And now they're back. A desparate Dark Knight needs help and there's only one man he can turn to--unfortunately, that one man isn't the person he used to be. In fact... he's two.
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Bitter Root 1 : Family Business
by David F. Walker
In the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance is in full swing, and only the Sangerye Family, once known as the greatest monster hunters of all time, can save New York -- and the world -- from the supernatural forces threatening to destroy humanity. But those days are fading and the once-great family that specialized in curing the souls of those infected by racism and hate has been torn apart by tragedies and conflicting moral codes. A terrible tragedy has claimed most of the family, leaving the surviving cousins divided between by the desire to cure monsters or to kill them; they must heal the wounds of the past and move beyond their differences ... or sit back and watch a force of unimaginable evil ravage the human race.
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Black Panther Killmonger - By Any Means
by Bryan Hill
The brutal tale of a man who will stop at nothing...for freedom! One day, years from now, Erik Killmonger will rise up and attempt to steal the throne of Wakanda - the throne he believes he is owed. But long before he became "Killmonger," he was a boy known as N'Jadaka. A boy who was stolen from his home and taught only the world's cruelties. A boy who knew the Black Panther only as a fairy tale, a whisper from strangers. This is the story of a young man driven by revenge. This is where the legend of Killmonger begins! Plus, relive Killmonger's classic first appearance - and a brutal battle against the Black Panther!
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BTTM FDRS
by Ezra Claytan Daniels
Once a thriving working class neighborhood on Chicago's south side, the "Bottomyards" is now the definition of urban blight. When an aspiring fashion designer named Darla and her image-obsessed friend, Cynthia, descend upon the neighborhood in search of cheap rent, they soon discover something far more seductive and sinister lurking behind the walls of their new home. Like a cross between Jordan Peele's Get Out and John Carpenter's The Thing, Daniels and Passmore's BTTM FDRS (pronounced "bottomfeeders") offers a vision of horror that is gross and gory in all the right ways. At turns funny, scary, and thought provoking, it unflinchingly confronts the monsters--both metaphoric and real--that are displacing cultures in urban neighborhoods today.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1 : High School Is Hell
by Joss Whedon
This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil...only this time around her world looks a lot more like the one outside your window.
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Captain Ginger 1 : Survival Instinct
by Stuart Moore
Now in one volume: the acclaimed tale of a starship run by cats! The intrepid Captain Ginger struggles to keep his fellow felines united against a hostile universe―and their own worst feline instincts, too. Featuring the entire original miniseries, plus two rare extra stories and a sketchbook of character designs.
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Darwin : An Exceptional Voyage
by Fabien Grolleau
When the young amateur naturalist Charles Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle in 1831, he had no idea what lay in store on his five-year voyage across the world. Darwin was disenchanted, moved, scandalised and awestruck by the vast discoveries that he made on his journey. On his return, he wrote his famous and controversial theory on the evolution of species. This long, perilous exploration was a journey that changed a man, and in doing so, the course of science itself.
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Dream Daddy : A Dad Dating Simulator
by Leighton Gray
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator invites the player to Maple Bay, where they play as a single Dad new to town and eager to romance other hot Dads. The comic series tells five standalone stories, each focused on different Maple Bay Dads, their kids, and their relationships with one another. Dive into entirely new stories featuring the backstories and adventures of your favorite Dads, told by game co-creators Leighton Gray and Vernon Shaw, along with the comic industry's top indie talent like C. Spike Trotman, Josh Trujillo, and Kris Anka!
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Eerie Archives
by Archie Goodwin
Slithering upon the heels of Dark Horse's archive collections of the seminal horror comics magazine Creepy comes its terror-filled cousin publication Eerie! Dark Horse Comics has taken great, gruesome care in presenting this groundbreaking material to readers who have been waiting decades to get their claws on it. Collected for fans for the first time ever, and packaged in the same amazing oversized format as its killer kin Creepy Archives, Eerie features work from many of the masters of comics storytelling, including Gray Morrow, Frank Frazetta, Alex Toth, Neal Adams, Joe Orlando, and others. For fans of spectacular spookiness, mind-bending sci-fi, and astonishing artwork, the New York Times bestseller Eerie Archives is a must-have.
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Gantz G 3
by Hiroya Oku
Teenage victims of a lethal bus plunge wake in an abandoned schoolroom where an ominous black sphere announces YOUR LIVES HAVE ENDED. HOW YOU USE YOUR NEW LIVES IS ENTIRELY UP TO ME. Given weapons, uniforms, a mission, and a deadly ultimatum, the new Gantz team is sent to battle a menacing array of bizarre alien invaders who, if not defeated, will ably demonstrate how the dead can still die!
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Grace : The Jeff Buckley Story
by Tiffanie DeBartolo
California, 1991. All his life, people have told Jeff Buckley how much he looks like his father, the famous '60s folksinger he barely knew. But Jeff believes he has gifts of his own: a rare, octave-spanning voice and a songwriting genius that has only started to show itself. After he falls in love with a mysterious girl in New York, he sets out to make a name for himself outside his father's shadow. What follows are six turbulent years of music, heartbreak, hope, and daring--culminating in a tragedy that's still reverberating in the music world today. Written by Tiffanie DeBartolo and with art by Pascal Dizin and Lisa Reist, this graphic novel biography uses archival material provided by Jeff's mother, Mary Guibert, to reveal the young songwriter in the process of becoming a legend.
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Green River Killer : A Detective Story
by Jeff Jensen
The story of one of America's most notorious serial killers and the true detective who cracked the case is revealed in this true-crime graphic novel unlike any other! New introduction by Brian Michael Bendis. Throughout the 1980s, the highest priority of Seattle-area police was the apprehension of the Green River Killer, the man responsible for the murders of dozens of women. In 1990, with the body count numbering at least forty-eight, the case was put in the hands of a single detective, Tom Jensen. After twenty years, when the killer was finally captured with the help of DNA technology, Jensen spent 180 days interviewing Gary Leon Ridgway in an effort to learn his most closely held secrets--an epic confrontation with evil that proved as disturbing andsurreal as can be imagined. Written by Jensen's own son, acclaimed entertainment writer Jeff Jensen, Green River Killer: A True Detective Story presents the ultimate insider's account of America's most prolific serial killer.
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Hawking
by Jim Ottaviani
The award-winning creators of ""Feynman"" present a graphic biography of the life and achievements of Stephen Hawking that discusses his early adulthood diagnosis with ALS and his groundbreaking work in cosmology and theoretical physics.
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Hot Comb
by Ebony Flowers
Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into Black women's lives and coming of age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn. The titular story "Hot Comb" is about a young girl's first perm--a doomed ploy to look cool and to stop seeming "too white" in the all-black neighborhood her family has just moved to. In "Virgin Hair" taunts of "tender-headed" sting as much as the perm itself. It's a scenario that repeats fifteen years later as an adult when, tired of the maintenance, Flowers shaves her head only to be hurled new put-downs. Realizations about race, class, and the imperfections of identity swirl through Flowers' stories and ads, which are by turns sweet, insightful, and heartbreaking.
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Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe
by Tim Seeley
Batman recruits He-Man in the ultimate fight against Superman's dictatorship on Earth! But as He-Man forms an alliance with the heroes of Injustice, his own home of Eternia faces a major threat! Teaming up with Batman against Superman, He-Man and his new allies face dangerous and familiar enemies in a battle where no world is safe! As Batman plans an invasion of the Oracle to stop the regime's suicide squads from terrorizing the populace, He-Man wanders an Earth city (in disguise) hoping to understand more of the difficulty they'll face. Meanwhile, back on Eternia, Zatanna and Swamp Thing are horrified to discover that someone else from their universe has crossed over! Things seem truly dire on Earth when He-Man learns that his own home is in peril--from Darkseid!
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Justice League/Aquaman : Drowned Earth
by Scott Snyder
An alien army has returned... and they're not coming alone. With an aquatic army ready to destroy the Earth, the only thing standing between the planet and total annhilation is the King of Seven Seas, Aquaman, and the Justice League. Unfortunately, the World's Greatest Superheroes don't stand a chance. In the aftermath of the Justice League's battle with the Legion of Doom, an armada from the stars has come to plunder the Earth and its seas. With powers beyond comprehension, even Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and the rest of the League's combined might can't stop these invaders. With nowhere left to turn, these heroes will have to turn to an ancient power to help them, one that even Arthur Curry fears unleashing.
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Livewire 1 : Fugitive
by Vita Ayala
Accomplice. Mentor. Savior. And now, Enemy of the State. Seeking to protect other vulnerable super-powered psiots like herself, Livewire plunged the United States into a nationwide blackout with her technopathic abilities, causing untold devastation. After choosing the few over the many, she must now outrun the government she served - and those she once called allies. With the whole world hunting her, what kind of hero will Livewire be...or will she be one at all?
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Manfried Saves the Day
by Caitlin Major
With Manfried the Man as his muse, affable tomcat Steve Catson is finally realizing his dream of becoming a cartoonist. And he's dating Henrietta, a chat noir with a heart of gold. But when a literal fat cat threatens to close down the Catlanta Man Shelter, where stray men get adopted by loving cats, both Steve and Manfried are forced to leave their comfort zone. Steve has to turn lazy Manfried into a prize-winning champion to save the shelter, while Manfried must cope with his new roommate, a young stray man named Garfield.
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Ms. Marvel : Metamorphosis
by G. Willow Wilson
In a collection of fan-favorite Ms. Marvel Metamorphosis stories, a grounded Kamala Kahn sends her alter ego to the school dance, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jemma Simmon goes undercover at Kamala's school and Ms. Marvel teams up for the first time with Spider-Man. Original.
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The Adventure Zone - Murder on the Rockport Limited
by Clint Mcelroy
In the second Adventure Zone graphic novel (adapted from the McElroy family's wildly popular D&D podcast), we rejoin hero-adjacent sort-of-comrades-in-arms Taako, Magnus, and Merle on a wild careen through a D&D railroad murder mystery. This installment has a little of everything: a genius child detective, an axe-wielding professional wrestler, a surly wizard, cursed magical artifacts, and a pair of meat monsters.
You know, the usual things you find on a train.
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O Josephine!
by Jason
Jason has caught the hiking bug and decides to walk the Wicklow Way, where he encounters more sheep than he had bargained for. Leonard Cohen's storied life has been well archived, but never with so many Jason-esque liberties taken. (Did you know he beat Fidel Castro in chess? Learned the Heimlich from Frederico Garcia Lorca?) Two detectives are on a mysterious stakeout, but as secrets and motives are revealed their snooping becomes fatal. And, finally, the remarkable rollercoaster love story of Napoleon and Josephine Baker.
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Old Souls
by Brian McDonald
Chris Olsen has a good life. He has a regular job, a wife and daughter who love him, and a promising future. By any measure this is a good life, but it isn't his first. When a troubling encounter with a homeless man triggers something inside Chris, memories of his past lives bubble to the surface. A lost Chinese boy, a wailing grandmother, and a love so powerful it never left his soul--all compete for his attention. Chris sinks deep into the seedy and seductive world of "grave robbers," vagrants known for their ability to relive their former lives. But can he find closure to a tragic episode in his past without losing himself in the process?
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Plunderer 1
by Suu Minazuki
In the world of Alcia, where rank is determined by "counts," a young girl named Hina scours the land for the fabled Ace--the legendary hero of the Waste War. With only the last words of her missing mother to guide her search, she wanders from town to town until she meets Licht, a clownish masked vagrant with a count of -999. Girl-crazy and unpredictable, he's the exact opposite of a hero...or at least, that's how he appears...
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Shades of Magic : The Steel Prince
by Victoria Schwab
The thrilling, epic tale of the young and arrogant prince Maxim Maresh, long before he became the king of Red London and adoptive father to Kell, the lead of A Darker Shade of Magic! The youthful Maresh is sent to a violent and unmanageable port city on the Blood Coast of Verose, on strict orders from his father, King Nokil Maresh, to cut his military teeth in this lawless landscape. There, he encounters an unruly band of soldiers, a lawless landscape, and the intoxicatingly deadly presence of the newly returned pirate queen, Arisa... Collects Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince #1-4.
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Smashed : Junji Ito Story Collection
by Junji Itō
Thirteen chilling nightmares presented by the master of horror. Try not to be noticed when you eat the secret nectar, otherwise you'll get smashed...What horrific events happened to create the earthbound--people tied to a certain place for the rest of their short lives? A strange haunted house comes to town, but no one expects it to lead to a real hell...Welcome to Junji Ito's world, a world with no escape from endless nightmares.
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States of Mind
by Patrice Guillon
A glimpse into the life of a vivacious young woman whose brilliant mind is caught in the ebbs and flows of her mental illness. The true story of a spirited young woman whose brilliant mind is caught in the grip of mental illness, known as bipolar disorder. In constant flux between transient euphoria and utter despair, Camille attempts to decode her mind and treat her illness. However, she discovers that the will of the patient is not always enough to cure the ills of the mind, and the only way she can find a semblance of peace is when surrounded and supported...if not understood. It is this compassion which allows her to stay anchored in life, a buoy ebbing and flowing with the ocean. STATES OF MIND's strength is in its unabashed and unapologetic account of the destruction and desolation that the disorder causes, but more importantly, the beautiful humanity and compassion that blossom in its wake.
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Stranger Things : The Other Side
by Jody Houser
When Will Byers finds himself in the Upside Down, an impossible dark parody of his own world, he's understandably frightened. But that's nothing compared with the fear that takes hold when he realizes what's in that world with him!
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Super Sons
by Peter Tomasi
Damian Wayne and Jon Kent take to the past this time to reveal a secret adventure where Superboy and Robin find themselves targets of an interstellar team of young badasses called the Gang! Take a deep dive into the relationship between the sons of the greatest superheroes ever known! Superboy and Robin's relationship hasn't always been the easiest but as threats continue to appear they will dig deeper than they ever have before to form a team worthy of the name Super Sons.
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Superman : World Against Superman
by Grant Morrison
After moving to Metropolis to start a new life following the loss of his adoptive parents, Clark Kent soon finds that he is more alone than he ever knew. Alone but hopeful, he dons a t-shirt with a giant S and begins his career as one of the greatest heroes this or any other world has ever seen. Grant Morrison brings Superman back to his Golden Age roots in spectacular fashion as a socialist avenger who preys upon corrupt social figures and stands as a champion of the oppressed. Featuring appearances bya slew of classic villains facing a younger inexperienced Superman who is still unsure of his place as Metropolis' one true savior.
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The Adventures of Spider-Man : Sinister Intentions
by Nelson Yomtov
Spider-Man takes on some of his deadliest foes, including the Vulture, Rhino, and Punisher, and he joins the X-Men's Beast and Gambit in battle with Mister Sinister, to save the life of a young mutant, plus he has a run-in with the Fantastic Four.
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The Amazing Spider-Man : Assassin Nation
by David Michelinie
Spider-Man has a rematch with Venom before tackling Inferno; Peter and MJ face eviction; Spidey is drawn into the Assassin Nation Plot with Silver Sable, Paladin, and Captain America; and Spidey and She-Hulk battle the Abomination
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The Legend of Korra : Ruins of the Empire. Part One
by Michael Dante DiMartino
An official continuation of the popular series finds lingering imperial ambition undermining the nation's first election, forcing a clashing Korra, Asami, Mako and Bolin to take drastic measures to prevent another war. Original. TV tie-in.
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The New World
by Ales Kot
The United States of America -- after the Second Civil War. Two people meet and fall in love. One, a very orderly vegan hacker ready to make some mess. The other, a chaotic cop with a reality TV show that never stops. Head. Over. Heels. With the entire Republic of New California after them, they run.
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The Perineum Technique
by Florent Ruppert
JH meets Sarah on a dating site. They connect on a regular basis and bring each other to mutual on-screen orgasm. Their exchanges, brief and solitary, eventually obsess JH, who tries to convince Sarah to meet him in person. A strange game of seduction is established between them that compels JH to meet the one sexual challenge - abstinence - that might set something into motion with Sarah. This story is a loose and contemporary variation on the theme of seduction and the emergence of love during this time of hyperconnectivity. Playing skillfully with sexual metaphor and the deafening presence of what is implicit but never spoken, Florent Ruppert and Jérôme Mulot invite us to follow them into a maze of games of love and chance.
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The Quantum Age
by Jeff Lemire
In the world of the Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer series--but a thousand years in the future--a collection of superheroes, inspired by the legendary heroes of Black Hammer Farm, must band together to save the planet from an authoritarian regime. A young Martian must find a way to reform The Quantum League to save the world, while solving the riddle of what happened to the great heroes of the twentieth century.
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The Sandman: World's End
by Neil Gaiman
Reminiscent of the legendary Canterbury Tales, The Sandman: Worlds' End is a wonderful potpourri of engrossing tales and masterful storytelling. Improbably caught in a June blizzard, two wayward compatriots stumble upon a mysterious inn and learn that they are in the middle of a "reality storm." Now surrounded by a menagerie of people and creatures from different times and realities, the two stranded travelers are entertained by mesmerizing myths of infamous sea creatures, dreaming cities, ancient kings, astonishing funeral rituals and moralistic hangmen.
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The Woods 1 : Yearbook Edition
by IV Tynion, James
On a brisk fall day in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 437 students, 52 teachers, and 24 additional staff fro Bay Point Preparatory High School vanished without a trace. Countless light years away, far outside the bounds of the charted universe, 513 people find themselves in the middle of an ancient, primordial wilderness. Where are they? Why are they there? The answers will prove stranger than anyone could possibly imagine.
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The Wrong Earth 1
by Tom Peyer
Collecting the smash-hit miniseries that launched AHOY Comics! On dark, gritty Earth-Omega, masked vigilante Dragonfly punishes evil maniacs and evades corrupt authorities. On sun-splashed Earth-Alpha, costumed crook-catcher Dragonflyman upholds the letter of the law. Now they're trapped on each other's worlds, where even the good guys don't share their values! This volume also collects all the original Stinger and Dragonflyman backup stories, plus extra behind-the-scenes features.
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Wonder Woman and the Justice League Dark : The Witching Hour
by James Tynion
An ancient force of dark magic is stirring and the Justice League Dark stands in its way. The only problem? The source of its power lies deep inside one of their own--the soul of their leader, Wonder Woman! Hecate, the witch-goddess of magic, always knew that this day would come, when the monsters from which she originally stole the power of magic would return. All these millennia, she's been hatching a plan, and now is the time to take back and use the power she's hidden across Earth inside The Witchmarked, human beings with vast reservoirs of power secreted inside them. And the most powerful Witchmarked of all...? Wonder Woman!
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Xerxes : The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander
by Frank Miller
The ongoing Greek rebellion against Persian tyranny reaches a turning point after the destruction of the city of Sardis and the later battle of Marathon: on a military campaign to vanquish the city of Athens and silence the Greeks once and for all, Xerxes, Persian Prince, watches as his father, King Darius, falls in battle . . . The mantle of king is passed and while his newly-inherited fleet retreats toward home, Xerxes' hatred is cemented toward Athens--and his incentive to build the Persian empire is fueled. Xerxes becomes the king of all countries--the king of Persia, ruler of Zion, and Pharoah of Egypt--and his empire is unlike any the world has ever seen, until . . . The mantle is again passed, the god king dies and Darius III continues as the king of all. But then, from the west, a tiger force strikes in Asia Minor and is on a course for collision with Persian forces. This will be the beginning of the end for Persia and the launch of Alexander the Great's rise to power!
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Young Adult Graphic Novels
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Archie meets Batman '66
by Jeff Parker
The United Underworld has all of Riverdale under their control and it's up to Batman, along with Archie and the gang, to save the beloved town! It's going to come down to some ingenuity, a few high tech devices, and the showdown of the century right in the center of Riverdale!
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Grimoire Noir
by Vera Greentea
When his little sister is kidnapped for her magical powers, Bucky Orson goes on a strange journey to find her, uncovering his town's painful history and a conspiracy that will change it forever
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In Waves
by A. J Dungo
Delves into the origins and evolution of surfing by looking back at the sport's greatest heroes, while reflecting on the author's memories of his late partner, her battle with cancer, and their shared love of surfing
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Komi Can't Communicate 1
by Tomohito Oda
Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi would love to make friends, but her shyness is interpreted as reserve, and the other students keep her at a distance. Only timid Tadano realizes the truth, and despite his own desire to blend in, he decides to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends.
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Minus
by Lisa Naffziger
Beck is on her way to college, thrilled at the possibilities of the next exciting chapter, barely holding it in as she clutches her childhood favorite toy in the family car with her loving dad behind the wheel. And that’s where Beck’s shared experience with the rest of her freshman class abruptly ends and the tangled mysteries of her astonishing life start to unravel. Homeschooled and raised in isolation by the jumpy, over-protective Gill, Beck isn’t allowed online or out of the house alone. Even a quick pit stop on their quiet family road trip takes some negotiation before they finally pull into a remote gas station, where their cautiously stable peace is jolted by gunfire. Beck emerges from the restroom to find her father gone and a dead body on the floor. Beck is in the world now, and she’s beyond not ready for it.
A taut suspense thriller that challenges our perceptions of family and identity, MINUS is a coming-of-age tale where a teen’s new discoveries might be best kept in the shadows.
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Nyankees 1
by Atsushi Okada
Protecting your turf, keeping other guys from pawing at your girl, showing everyone who's boss--it's all in a day's work when you're a street thug...or a street cat!
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One Piece : New World: Beast of Burden
by Eiichiro Oda
Join Monkey D. Luffy and his swashbuckling crew in their search for the ultimate treasure, the One Piece.
As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Fruit, an enchanted Devil Fruit that gave him the ability to stretch like rubber. Its only drawback? He’ll never be able to swim again—a serious handicap for an aspiring sea dog! Years later, Luffy sets off on his quest to find the “One Piece,” said to be the greatest treasure in the world…
As the clash with evil warlord Doflamingo intensifies and the fate of the island people of Dressrosa hangs in the balance, Luffy decides it’s time to switch gears! Then, when a beastly new enemy enters the scene, Luffy’s faithful compadres Sanji and Nami are separated from the gang. The Straw Hat crew must seek out their missing members in a bizarre animal kingdom!
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Our Dreams at Dusk Shimanami Tasogare 1
by Yuhki Kamatani
Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he is also terrified that he had been outed as gay. Just as he's contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the world, a search for inner peace proves to be the most universal experience of all
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Queen of the Sea
by Dylan Meconis
When her sister seizes the throne, Queen Eleanor of Albion is banished to a tiny island off the coast of her kingdom, where the nuns of the convent spend their days peacefully praying, sewing, and gardening. But the island is also home to Margaret, a mysterious young orphan girl whose life is upturned when the cold, regal stranger arrives. As Margaret grows closer to Eleanor, she grapples with the revelation of the island's sinister true purpose as well as the truth of her own past. When Eleanor's life is threatened, Margaret is faced with a perilous choice between helping Eleanor and protecting herself.
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Shuri : The Search for Black Panther
by Nnedi Okorafor
The Black Panther has disappeared, lost on a mission in space. And in his absence, everyone's looking at the next in line for the throne. But Shuri is happiest in a lab, surrounded by gadgets of her own creation. She'd rather be testing gauntlets than throwing them. But a nation without a leader is a vulnerable one - and Shuri may have to choose between Wakanda's welfare and her own.
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Miles Morales - Spider-man
by Brian Michael Bendis
When a spider's bite gives him incredible arachnid-like powers, young Miles Morales takes up Peter Parker's mantle, in an origins graphic novel that also shares the story behind the spider that bit Miles. Original. Gr 4+
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Star Wars Age of the Republic - Heroes
by Jody Houser
his is the Age of Star Wars - an epic series of adventures that unite your favorite characters from all three trilogies! Join the greatest heroes of the waning days of the Old Republic. Witness the never-before-seen moments that define them, the incredible battles that shaped them - and their eternal conflict between light and darkness! Considered one of the greatest Jedi Knights - or the one who led them to their doom - maverick Qui-Gon Jinn is known to bend the rules, and it's gotten him into plenty of trouble with the Council. Now, in the face of a mission gone awry, he's forced to confront his conflicting beliefs. Plus, Anakin Skywalker! Obi-Wan Kenobi! Padme Amidala! And Master Yoda!
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Star Wars Han Solo Imperial Cadet
by Robbie Thompson
Untold adventures of a young Han Solo! You've seen Han escape the mean streets of Corellia by joining the Imperial Navy. But how does a thief used to the chaos of back alley brawls adjust to the order and discipline of the military? Not very well! And Han's dream of becoming a pilot is quickly grounded as he realizes he may not even survive basic training. After a wild sequence of events lands him in the brig overnight, Han is given one last shot at flight school. Will Han be top gun - or will he crash and burn? And who is his mysterious rival, ripped from the pages of classic Star Wars comics?!
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Star Wars 5 : Doctor Aphra - Worst Among Equals
by Simon Spurrier
Doctor Aphra - worst among equals! On the run from the law in a massive alien metropolis, Aphra has ten hours to cross the hostile megacity before the bomb implanted in her throat explodes. And don't forget the pack of bounty hunters and crazed cops that are on her tail. No big deal, right? But there's one more wrinkle - Aphra can't stray more than a few paces from her companion without activating the bomb's proximity alert and blowing both of them up. And that companion is Triple-Zero, a sadistic murderous droid who's more interested in Aphra's death than in playing nice... Tune in for a brand-new manic misadventure starring the galaxy's foremost amoral archaeologist!
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Teen Titans : Raven
by Kami Garcia
When a tragic accident takes the life of the only family she's ever known, 16-year-old Raven is sent to New Orleans to start over and she soon discovers that she can hear the thoughts of others around her...and another, more disturbing, voice in her head. Original. Gr 7+
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The Legend of Zelda : Twilight Princess. 5
by Akira Himekawa
Targeted by shadowy enemies who would take over the World of Light, Midna worries that her mission to protect the Twilight Realm and Link's efforts to safeguard Hyrule will drive them apart. Original. 75,000 first printing. Video game tie-in. Gr 7+
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