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Gordon: Bark to the Future!

Ashley Spires · Kids Can Press
Pages: 72
Format: Hardcover

It's all up to Gordon now. His partner has been captured. His superior officer has been neutralized. And his distress calls to P.U.R.S.T. (Pets of the Universe Ready for Space Travel) have gone unanswered. That means he must fight the aliens alone! But Gordon's not a fighter --- his deadliest...
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Yvain: The Knight of the Lion

M T Anderson · Candlewick Press
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

In his first graphic novel, National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson turns to Arthurian lore, with captivating art by Andrea Offermann bringing the classic legend to life.Eager for glory and heedless of others, Sir Yvain sets out from King Arthur's court and defeats a local lord in battle,...
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I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing: Star Wars and the Triumph of Geek Culture

A D Jameson · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A. D. Jameson celebrates the triumph of geekdom in I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing, an insightful and irreverent journey through the science fiction, fantasy, and superhero pop-culture cinematic icons whose legions of fans have put them at the top of the box office over and over. Star...
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Kill My Mother: A Graphic Novel

Jules Feiffer · Liveright; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A Vanity Fair Best Book of 2014 A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2014 When three daunting dolls intersect with one hapless heroine and a hard-boiled private eye, deception, betrayal, and murder stalk every mean street inKill My Mother.Adding to a legendary career that includes a Pulitzer...
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James Joyce: Portrait of a Dubliner—A Graphic Biography

Alfonso Zapico · Arcade Publishing
Pages: 231
Format: Print book

A dazzling, prize-winning graphic biography of one of the world's most revered writers.Winner of Spain's National Comic Prize and published to acclaim in Ireland, here is an extraordinary graphic biography of James Joyce that offers a fresh take on his tumultuous life. With evocative anecdotes...
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Dept. H Volume 1

Matt Kindt · Dark Horse Books
Pages: 168
Format: Print book

From New York Times bestselling Mind MGMT creator Matt Kindt comes an exciting and new undersea sci-fi mystery. Mia is a special investigator hired to uncover possible sabotage taking place at a deep-sea research station. What she uncovers is a mind-blowing crime scene filled with suspects...
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Sisters

Raina Telgemeier · Graphix
Pages: 197
Format: Hardcover

Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning companion to Smile! Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers...
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X-Men: Grand Design

MARVEL COMICS. · Marvel
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback

Over six tumultuous decades, the X-Men have carved a singular place in comic book lore and popular culture. From their riotous birth in the '60s, to their legendary reboot in the '70s, to their attitude adjustment in the '90s, to their battle against extinction in the '00s, the X-Men have...
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Babymouse #1: Queen of the World!

Matthew Holm · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

It’s the same thing every day for Babymouse. Where is the glamour? The excitement? The adventure? Nothing ever changes, until . . . Babymouse hears about Felicia Furrypaws’s exclusive slumber party. Will Babymouse get invited? Will her best friend, Wilson, forgive her if she misses...
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LEGO DC Superheroes: Save the Day

Trey King · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Experience Batman(TM) and Superman(TM) like you've never seen them before-LEGO(R) style!Join the World's Greatest Detective and the Man of Steel: Batman(TM) and Superman(TM) --like you've never seen them before. LEGO(R) Batman and Superman team up with Robin and Wonder...
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Going Into Town: A Love Letter to New York

Roz Chast · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 NYT bestselling author of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Roz Chast's new graphic memoir--a hilarious illustrated ode/guide/thank-you note to Manhattan as only she could write it.For native Brooklynite Roz Chast, adjusting to life in the suburbs (where people own trees!?)...
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Jerusalem

Alan Moore · Recorded Books
Format: Audiobook

In the half a square mile of decay and demolition that was England's Saxon capital, eternity is loitering between the firetrap housing projects. Embedded in the grubby amber of the district's narrative among its saints, kings, prostitutes, and derelicts a different kind of human...
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Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 22

Hiromu Arakawa · VIZ Media LLC; Original edition
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

In the war between science and magic—the future of the world belongs to 2 brothers.In the war between science and magic—the future of the world belongs to 2 brothers.In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became...
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Dinosaurs #1: In the Beginning...

Arnaud Plumeri · Papercutz
Format: Hardcover

Think you know everything there is to know about dinosaurs? Think again! In this brand new series, kid dinos show us what their lives were like in short, funny, teeth-gnashing bursts of prehistoric mayhem. DINOSAURS is your guided tour through the rough-and-tumble world of the mightiest...
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Hellboy in hell. Volume 2, Death card

Michael Mignola · Dark Horse Books
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

After facing off for a second time against the Vampire of Prague, Hellboy, dead and in Hell, comes down with a fatal illness, and seeks the help of an incompetent team of doctors. As he explores the geography of Hell, learning little from a confused pair of map makers, Hellboy gets a glimpse...
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