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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: DC Compact Comics Edition
by Frank Miller
Regarded as one of the greatest Batman stories of all time, master storyteller Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns is the perfect graphic novel for longtime comic book fans and new readers alike! Writer/artist Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in this saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, 10 years after the Dark Knight's retirement. Forced to take action, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of fury, taking on a whole new generation of criminals and matching their levels of violence. He is soon joined by a new Robin--a girl named Carrie Kelley, who proves to be just as invaluable as her predecessors. Can Batman and Robin deal with the threats posed by their deadliest enemies after years of incarceration have turned them into perfect psychopaths? And more importantly, can anyone survive the coming fallout from an undeclared war between the superpowers--or the clash of who were once the world's greatest heroes?
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Kingdom, Vol. 9
by Yasuhisa Hara
The journey of young orphan Xin's rise to glory as a great general in the Qin kingdom's quest to do what has never been done before--unify China. Xin is a war orphan in a poor village in the kingdom of Qin. He has big dreams of becoming the Greatest General Under the Heavens, and when his best friend's life is cut short by political machinations, Xin finds himself on a quest to do what no one has ever done before--unify China. There is an enemy lurking within the kingdom of Qin's own court... King Ying Zheng knows exactly who is behind the repeated assassination attempts against his life. When Xin learns who it is, the real question on his mind is why his friend Qiang Lei, who fought with him against the Wei army, is assisting these assassins. The biggest threat to the kingdom of Qin is about to reveal himself...
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Witch's Inheritance
by Paige Hender
Home is where the monsters are...Edie Birch needs an escape from her crumbling life. When a death in the family leaves Edie the inheritor of a strange, towering house in the small town of Hart Creek, she doesn't look back. While she tries to connect with her estranged aunt and learn more about her mysterious family history, she uncovers a shocking truth: She comes from a long line of witches. The heir to her grandmother's powers, Edie is Hart Creek's only hope to keep away the beasts lurking at the forest's edge. As she struggles to master her magic, she'll enlist the help of local folklore nerd Leander and discovers secrets that will leave her questioning who the true monsters are . . .
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A Long & Short Love Story (Manga)
by Kei Ichikawa
No two boys could be closer than Ibuki and Kippei. As next-door neighbors and childhood friends, they go to the same school, chat about their favorite music, and watch the summer fireworks together every year. But when Ibuki kisses Kippei one day, the definition of their relationship begins to change...
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Fruit of the Underworld 2
by Aya Kanno
Hades is back on the throne--and hungry for a fight. Desperate to save his best friend Haru from an untimely death, Seiji ventures into the underworld where years ago he'd picked up a pitch-black pomegranate that brought him untold misfortune. To his dismay, this time he lands himself squarely in the midst of a violent coup d' tat against the rule of Heaven. With no other allies but a stand-up judge of souls and a recently-deceased superstar, will Seiji manage to fight off the dark forces dead-set on ripping the pomegranate out of his bowels? Or will the seeds of that ungodly fruit destroy him from within before he even gets the chance?
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The Prince's Keeper 01
by Oto Nagatsuki
Miranda is a reclusive apprentice witch who runs a shop selling magical potions and enchanted trinkets in a quiet corner of the capital city. One day, she receives an invitation to a tea party at none other than the royal palace itself. There, she meets the third prince, only he's been cursed and turned into a cat! Ordered to serve as Prince Heinrich's keeper, Miranda suddenly finds herself the caretaker of a royal feline! What happens when a handsome prince becomes a witch's pet?
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Omori 2
by Omocat
SUNNY has been shut up in his room for four years, and now there are only three days left until he moves. He and his childhood friend KEL do what they can to repair the relationship between their old chums AUBREY and BASIL, but soon the adventure has taken on a life of its own. Traveling back and forth between the real world and a strange dreamlike world of secrets, SUNNY tries his best to pick himself up and reclaim his future, but something far more terrifying than he may realize lurks within the past he has repressed... The sorrow of a time gone forever, the sadness of precious friendships lost--and no guarantee that the day will ever come again when they can share their lives with each other.
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