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Artemis
Fowl: The Graphic Novel
Writer: Eoin Colfer
Artist: Giovanni Rigano
For the first time, fans of Artemis Fowl will be able
to see the underground fairy world, examine Foaly's incredible inventions,
look inside Fowl Manor, and, of course, follow Artemis as he plots and
connives, in this full-color adaptation of Eoin Colfer's international
bestseller.
Check out the Artemis
Fowl series or see what we have by Eoin
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Beowulf
Writer: Stefan Petrucha
Artist: Kody Chamberlain
For a dozen years, the monster Grendel has haunted the
Danish kingdom ruled over by Hrothgar. In the night, Grendel stalks
the land, slaughtering all he meets. When food is scarce, he raids the
king's high hall, devouring warriors and hauling others back to his
dank home in the marshes. Word of the monster spreads far and wide,
and from across the sea comes the warrior Beowulf to battle the monster
and free the Danes from Grendel's reign of terror. Written some fifteen
hundred years ago, Beowulf is the first epic work in English and tells
a tale of heroism in the face of a wild and unknowable evil.
Ready to read the original? Check out these awesome translations
of the Old English Poem. |
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Blackbeard's
Sword
Writer: Liam O'Donnell
Artist: Mike Spoor
Edward Teach, known far and wide as Blackbeard, holds
the coast of North and South Carolina in a grip of terror. Lieutenant
Maynard and his men of the Royal Navy decide to capture the pirate,
but they need help piloting their way through the maze of coves and
inlets. They enlist the aid of local fishermen Jacob Webster and his
father, but Maynard doesn't count on the fact that Jacob may be leading
them into trouble, as the boy thinks Blackbeard is a hero.
Like Blackbeard? Find out more about the life of this
pirate "captain" with these
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Cryptozoo
Crew, Vol. 1
Writer: Allan Gross
Artist: Jerry Carr
Yeti sightings are a dime a dozen. Outsmarting your spouse
- now that's priceless! Join Cryptozoologist Tork Darwyn and his wife
Tara as they discover unknown creatures, visit lost civilizations, and
fight for the TV remote. Join the CRYPTOZOO CREW and their basement
full of Cave Monkeys! Collects issues #1 & #2 of the comic book
plus 3 new stories! |
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The
Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born
Writer: Peter David
Artist: Jae Lee
Roland's past is finally revealed in this comic book series
personally overseen by Stephen King. Sumptuously drawn by Jae Lee and
Richard Isanove, adapted by Robin Furth (author of "Stephen King's
The Dark Tower: A Concordance"), and scripted by Peter David, this
series delves into Roland's origins. Books #1-#7 are collected in this
volume.
Don't forget to check out Stephen
King's other works or books by prolific author, Peter
David. |
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Rex
Libris: I, Librarian
Creator: James Turner
The astonishing story of the incomparable Rex Libris, Head Librarian
at Middleton Public Library. From ancient Egypt, where his beloved Hypatia
was murdered, to the farthest reaches of the galaxy in search of overdue
books, Rex upholds his vow to fight the forces of ignorance and darkness.
Wearing his super thick bottle glasses and armed with an arsenal of
high technology weapons, he strikes fear into recalcitrant borrowers,
and can take on virtually any foe from zombies to renegade literary
characters. |
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Aventura
Creator: Shin Midorikawa
Since ancient days the Gaius School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has
trained the fiercest swordsmen and the most powerful wizards. Now one
boy could become the greatest of them all. If he studies hard. If he
is true to his friends. If he believes. And if he survives.
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Brave
Story
Writing: Miyuki Miyabe
Artist: Yoichiro Ono
In a land of magic and monsters, a 10-year-old boy must summon all
his courage and embark on a journey with several comrades to meet the
Goddess of Destiny and change a "mistaken fate."
Read Vol. 1 already? Continue the story with Vol.
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Et
Cetera
Creator: Tow Nakazaki
The Wild West ... a dangerous frontier where the only law is the gun.
Mingchao isn't about to let a few outlaws keep her from her Hollywood
dreams! She has the Eto Gun, a mysterious weapon that used the spirits
of the Zodiac animals to fire unstoppable bullets. Together with her
unlikely traveling companion, Baskerville, a priest on a secret mission,
Mingchao is heading west to become a star!
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Cetera universe. |
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Ghost
in the Shell: 1.5, Human-Error Processor
Creator: Masamune Shirow
This volume presents for the first time in America the "lost"
"Ghost in the Shell" stories, created by Masamune, but never
collected until now. Deep into the 21st century, the line between man
and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement
of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue.
See everything that we own by Masamune
Shirow. |
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Mu
Shi Shi
Creator: Yuki Urushibara
Mushi have been around since shortly after life came out of the primordial
ooze. They're everywhere; some live behind your eyelids, some eat silence,
some kill, and some drive men mad. Ginko is a mushishi, or mushi master,
and has the ability to help those who are plagued by mushi.
Liked Vol. 1? Continue the story with Vol.
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Science Fiction
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George
R. R. Martin's Hedge Knight
Writer: George R. R. Martin
Artist: Mike Miller
A century before the events of New York Times bestselling
author George R. R. Martin's epic series, A
Song of Ice and Fire, a squire named Dunk picks up the sword and
shield of his dead master and enters a tournament to begin his career
as a knight. But 'Ser Duncan' has much to learn about this world of
knights and nobles, and as he attempts to find a sponsor who will allow
him to enter the tournament, he makes friends and enemies readily. Dunk
is a capable fighter and has a strong sense of honor, but is that enough
for him to become a true knight in the eyes of the others, or is he
just a young man living a delusion and putting those he knows in grave
danger?
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Mouse
Guard: Fall 1152
Creator: David
Petersen
In the world of Mouse Guard, mice struggle to live safely and prosper
amongst harsh conditions and a host of predators. Thus the Mouse Guard
was formed: more than just soldiers that fight off intruders, they are
guides for common mice looking to journey without confrontation from
one hidden village to another. The Guard patrol borders, find safeways
and paths through dangerous territories and treacherous terrain, watch
weather patterns, and keep the mouse territories free of predatory infestation.
They do so with fearless dedication so that they might not just exist,
but truly live. Saxon, Kenzie and Liam, three such Guardsmice, are dispatched
to find a missing merchant mouse that never arrived at his destination.
Their search for the missing mouse reveals much more than they expect,
as they stumble across a traitor in the Guard's own ranks. |
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Tellos:
Reluctant Heroes
Writer: Todd Dezago
Art: Mike Wieringo
Jarek, a small boy in the company of a swashbuckling talking
tiger, is the only one who can unleash the genie lodged in the amulet
of the pirate queen Serra...can he and his small band of strange companions
save the world from the forces of evil? Swashbuckling fantasy that will
appeal to fans of Star Wars, Harry Potter, and The Lord of the Rings.
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Warcraft:
The Sunwell Trilogy
Writer: Richard A. Knaak
Artist: Jae-Wan Kim
The adventures of Kalec, a blue dragon who has taken human form to
escape the forces that seek to destroy his race, and Anveena, a maiden
with a mysterious power. What starts as a flight for survival turns
into a quest to save the entire High Elven Kingdom from the forces of
the Undead Scourge. |
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Captain
America: Winter Soldier
Writer:
Ed Brubaker
Artist: Steve Epting
Captain America's nemesis, the Red Skull, has been murdered
and Cap must find his killer. Plus, he has to retrieve the Skull's last
project, a Cosmic Cube that can alter reality, and stop a group of the
Skull's followers from setting off bombs in Paris, London, and Manhattan.
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Civil
War
Writer: Mark Millar
Artist: Steve McNiven
In the wake of a tragedy, Capitol Hill proposes the
Super hero registration Act, which requires all costumed heroes to
unmask themselves . The nation is divided and each champion must decide
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Iron
Man: Hypervelocity
Writer: Adam
Warren
Artist: Brian Denham
A single, grueling night of high-speed, mechanized
mayhem finds Tony Stark and a new, uniquely improved version of the
Iron Man armor caught in the crossfire between the bleeding-edge technology
of an insurgent mecha subculture and the massed hardware of an elite
"cape-killing" paramilitary force. Besieged by ballistic
missiles, supersonic jihadi LMDs, seductive viral avatars and cyberdrug-addled
roboravers, Iron Man must push himself far beyond his technological
and biological limits to survive the onslaught of ultra-tech war machinery.
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SHAZAM
Writer & Artist: Jeff Smith
A new SHAZAM adventure by the award-winning creator
of BONE! A young Billy Batson is an orphan barely making it on the
streets until one day fate has him follow a mysterious stranger onto
the subway. But this is no ordinary train...
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Wonder
Woman: Eyes of the Gorgon
Writer: Greg Rucka
Artists: Drew Johnson, James Raiz, Sean Phillips
While Diana tries to avert war at the White House,
Medousa shows up and turns Wonder Woman's world upside-down. Wonder
Woman must make a terrible sacrifice to defeat the Gorgon and prove
herself to her JLA comrades and the world.
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Good
as Lily
Writer: Derek
Kirk Kim
Artist: Jesse Hamm
Following a strange mishap on her 18th birthday, Grace Kwon is confronted
with herself at three different periods in her life. The timing couldn't
be worse as Grace and her friends desperately try to save a crumbling
school play. Will her other selves wreak havoc on her present life
or illuminate her uncertain future?
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Notes
for a War Story
Creator: Gipi
Translator: Spectrum
An astonishing urban fable of life in a lawless, war-torn
nation, heightened by the uncanny artwork of Italy's maestro graphic
novel author.
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First
in Space
Creator: James
Ving
Extensively researched, First in Space is based on the true-life adventures
of Ham, a chimpanzee the Americans trained for the first sub orbital
flight. The story follows his training and experiences through the
launch, as well as those of the other chimps and trainers involved.
Because it is Ham's exciting adventure, it is told primarily through
his eyes, along with anecdotal information that provides a snapshot
of that time in America's conquest of space.
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Dracula
Writer:
Bram Stoker
Illustrator: Penko Gelev
Count Dracula, the legendary vampire who is Lord of the Undead, departs
from his castle in Transylvania and arrives in London, where he begins
claiming new victims. Here is one of the most chilling horror tales
ever told. |
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Laika
Creator: Nick
Abadzis
This is the journey of Laika, the abandoned puppy destined to become
Earth's first space traveler. With the blending of fact and fiction,
this story intertwines three compelling lives. Along with Laika, there
is Korolev, a driven engineer at the top of the Soviet space program
and Yelena, the lab technician responsible for Laika's health and
life. |
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