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Poppies of Iraq

Guy Delisle · Drawn and Quarterly
Pages: 120
Format: Hardcover

A personal account of an Iraqi childhoodPoppies of Iraq is Brigitte Findakly's nuanced tender chronicle of her relationship with her homeland Iraq, co-written and drawn by her husband, the acclaimed cartoonist Lewis Trondheim. In spare and elegant detail, they share memories of her middle...
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Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Great Power

Stan Lee · Marvel
Format: Book

In 1962, in the pages of a comic book slated for cancellation, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave birth to one of the most enduring icons in American popular culture - the one and only Amazing Spider-Man! Turning the concept of a super hero on its head, they imbued the young, guilt-ridden Peter...
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Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition

Jerry Siegel · DC Comics
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Superman's debut in ACTION COMICS #1 -- and DC is celebrating this date with the publication of the new hardcover ACTION COMICS: 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN! It's an extraordinary party as we revisit stories from across the decades, featuring key character...
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Dark Days: The Road to Metal

SCOTT SNYDER · DC Comics
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The prologue to the next great DC epic starring Batman, Green Lantern and the rest of the Justice League is here from Scott Snyder, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert and John Romita Jr., with DARK DAYS: THE ROAD TO METAL!Aquaman, The Flash and more of DC's pantheon of heroes suspect Batman of hiding...
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Cucumber Quest: The Doughnut Kingdom

GIGI D G · First Second
Pages: 187
Format: Paperback

A delightfully pun-filled middle grade graphic novel, adapted from the popular web comic series, about bunny siblings on a heroic journey to save their world from an evil queen. Full color.
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In Real Life

Cory Doctorow · First Second
Format: Book

Anda loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role playing game that she spends most of her free time on. It's a place where she can be a leader, a fighter, a hero. It's a place where she can meet people from all over the world, and make friends. Gaming is, for Anda, entirely...
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Superman Vol. 1: Before Truth

Gene Luen Yang · DC Comics
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

A new era for the Man of Steel begins here - crafted by National Book Award nominee Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) and legendary artists John Romita Jr. (Kick-Ass, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Klaus Janson (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS) . Superman is going through...
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Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir

Stan Lee · Touchstone
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

In this gorgeously illustrated, full-color graphic memoir, Stan Lee - comic book legend and cocreator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Incredible Hulk, and a legion of other Marvel superheroes - shares his iconic legacy and the story of how modern comics came to be.Stan Lee is a man who needs...
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Junior Braves of the Apocalypse Volume 1: A Brave is Brave

Greg Smith · Oni Press
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover

The Junior Braves of Tribe 65 return from a camping trip to find swarms of bloodthirsty mutants have overrun their town, bringing death and destruction everywhere they go! With their families missing and their homes destroyed, these plucky kids must use all their scouting talents, combined...
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Hawkeye My Life as a weapon

Fraction · Hawkeye My Life as a weapon Library Binding – 2013

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Elfquest: The Final Quest Volume 2

Wendy Pini · Dark Horse Books
Pages: 136
Format: Print book

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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Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel

MARIAH MARSDEN · Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pages: 231
Format: Paperback

Schoolyard rivalries. Baking disasters. Puffed sleeves. Explore the violet vales and glorious green of Avonlea in this spirited adaptation.The spirit of Anne is alive and well in Mariah Marsden's crisp adaptation, and it's a thrill to watch as the beloved orphan rushes headlong through...
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Neil Gaiman's How to Talk to Girls at Parties

Neil Gaiman · Dark Horse Books
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

Enn is a sixteen-year-old boy who just doesn't understand girls, while his friend Vic seems to have them all figured out. Both teenagers are in for the shock of their young lives, however, when they crash a local party only to discover that the girls there are far, far more than they appear!...
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Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood

Nathan Hale · Amulet Books
Pages: 124
Format: Print book

World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechanical, and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of the most fascinating true-life tales from the war and given them his inimitable Hazardous Tales twist. Easy to understand, funny, informative,...
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Shattered Warrior

Sharon Shinn · First Second
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

It is eight years after Colleen Cavanaugh's home world was invaded by the Derichets, a tyrannical alien race bent on exploiting the planet's mineral resources. Most of her family died in the war, and she now lives alone in the city. Aside from her acquaintances at the factory where she toils...
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