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The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture
Glen Weldon · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 324
Format: Print book
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A witty, intelligent cultural history from NPR book critic Glen Weldon explains Batman's rises and falls throughout the ages - and what his story tells us about ourselves.Since his creation, Batman has been many things: a two-fisted detective; a planet-hopping gadabout; a campy Pop-art... |
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The Rise of Herk
Doug Tennapel · Scholastic Press, 2016.
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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In this exciting sequel to Escape from the Lizzarks, Herk, the loveable Nnewt, is happy to have a new family and a new place to call home. But when the evil Lizzarks make an all-out assault on Amphibopolis using a giant monster, Herk must seek the help of the Megasloth to save the city... |
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WE ARE ROBIN VOL. 1: THE VIGILANTE BUSINESS
Lee Bermejo · DC Comics
Pages: 160
Format: Print book
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A modern spin on the original teen superhero! In a Gotham City ravaged by the Joker, Batman alone is not enough to keep the peace - and just one Robin isn't nearly enough to back him up. Now, teenagers who want to make a difference are coming together in droves and adopting the "R."... |
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Wonder Woman: The True Amazon
Jill Thompson · Dc Comics
Pages: 128
Format: Print book
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See Wonder Woman like you've never seen her before in WONDER WOMAN: THE TRUE AMAZON, an original graphic novel from Eisner Award-winning writer and artist Jill Thompson. Join Princess Diana in her early years, as she develops into the formidable hero we know and love. Young Diana... |
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Boundless
Jillian Tamaki · Drawn & Quarterly
Pages: 248
Format: Print book
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The cartoonist of This One Summer and SuperMutant Magic Academy explores the virtual and IRL world of contemporary women via a lens both surreal and wryA woman post-breakup becomes obsessed with the mirror Facebook of herself seeing a life that could be hers. Another woman, besieged by bed bugs,... |
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An Olympic Dream: The Story of Samia Yusuf Omar
Reinhard Kleist · Selfmadehero
Pages: 152
Format: Print book
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The image of Samia Yusuf Omar running for last place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will forever be imprinted in the minds of all who saw it: The lean Somalian, wearing knee-length leggings and a baggy T-shirt, came in seconds behind her competitors. What the cheering crowd couldn't know... |
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Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1
Kieron Gillen · Marvel Comics
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
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Ever since Darth Vader's first on-screen appearance, he has become one of pop-culture's most popular villains. Now, follow Vader straight from the ending of A New Hope (and the pages of the new Star Wars comic book) into his own solo adventures - showing the Empire's war with... |
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Cast No Shadow
Nick Tapalansky · First Second
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
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Greg has lived in Lancaster his whole life. The town's always had its quirks, and being born without a shadow means he's counted among them. When Greg discovers an old mansion in the woods just outside of town, he didn't expect to meet a smart, beautiful, funny, and...very dead teenaged... |
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Munch: Art Masters Series
Steffen Kverneland · Selfmadehero
Pages: 280
Format: Print book
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In Munch, writer and artist Steffen Kverneland brings the story of one of the world's most influential painters to vivid life. This extraordinary, inventive graphic novel uses text drawn exclusively from the quotes of Edvard Munch and his contemporaries. Filled with authenticity and life,... |
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Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
Octavia E Butler · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller Octavia E. Butler's bestselling literary science-fiction masterpiece, Kindred, now in graphic novel format. More than 35 years after its release, Kindred continues to draw in new readers with its deep exploration of the violence and loss of humanity... |
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Jerusalem
Alan Moore · Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pages: 1266
Format: Print book
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Fierce in its imagining and stupefying in its scope, Jerusalem is the tale of everything, told from a vanished gutter.In the epic novel Jerusalem, Alan Moore channels both the ecstatic visions of William Blake and the theoretical physics of Albert Einstein through the hardscrabble streets... |
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Run For It: Stories Of Slaves Who Fought For Their Freedom
Marcelo D'Salete · Fantagraphics
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover
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This graphic novel tells unforgettable stories about Afro-Brazilian slaves who rebelled against oppression.Run For It -- a stunning graphic novel by internationally acclaimed illustrator Marcelo d'Salete -- is one of the first literary and artistic efforts to face up to Brazil's... |
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Fire!!: The Zora Neale Hurston Story
Peter Bagge · Drawn & Quarterly
Pages: 104
Format: Print book
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A bold retelling of the life of the Their Eyes Were Watching God authorPeter Bagge has defied the expectations of the comics industry by changing gears from his famous slacker hero Buddy Bradley to documenting the life and times of historical 20th century trailblazers. If Bagge had not already... |
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Elfquest: The Final Quest Volume 2
Wendy Pini · Dark Horse Books
Pages: 136
Format: Print book
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It is time. Sunstream, son of Wolfrider chief Cutter Kinseeker, finally fulfills his destiny and becomes the psychic link among all the elfin tribes scattered across the World of Two Moons. At long last, the seeds planted 20,000 years ago in the original, classic Quest can come to fruition.... |
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Mighty Jack
Ben Hatke · First Second Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring, too, because Maddy doesn't talk. Ever.... |
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