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The Time Museum

Matthew Loux · First Second Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

The internship program at the Time Museum is a little unusual. For one thing, kids as young as twelve get to apply for these prestigious summer jobs. And as for the applicant pool . . . well, these kids come from all over history.

When Delia finds herself working at the Time Museum,...

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Supergirl: Being Super

MARIKO TAMAKI · DC Comics
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

It's the Girl of Steel as you've never seen her before, when Caldecott Honor-winning writer Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer) teams with Eisner Award-nominated artist Joelle Jones (Lady Killer) for a coming-of-age tale in SUPERGIRL: BEING SUPER.Kara Danvers isn't any different...
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Alex + Ada Volume 1

Jonathan Luna · Image Comics
Format: Comics

Though this is a fairly classic sci-fi story line, Luna and Vaughns sensitive plot and careful pacing keep it exciting, especially as they strip away preconceived notions and use the tale to examine the complexities of what it is to be human. Lunas spare illustrations match the plot perfectly,...
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Draw and Color the Baylee Jae Way: Characters, Clothing and Settings Step by Step

Baylee Jae · IMPACT
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Learn how to draw and color the Baylee Jae way! YouTube superstar cartoonist and illustrator Baylee Jae presents her first-ever art instruction book! It's an easy-to-follow complete cartoon-style course covering everything from basic materials and finding drawing inspiration to creating...
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Wonder Woman: Earth One Vol. 1

Grant Morrison · DC Comics
Format: Hardcover

Following the New York Times 1 bestselling original graphic novels Batman Earth One and Superman Earth One Volume 1 and Volume 2 comes Wonder Woman Earth One Vol. 1!Critically acclaimed, best-selling writer Grant Morrison All-Star Superman, Batman, Inc. once again pushes the boundaries...
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Last Things: A Graphic Memoir of Loss and Love

MARISSA MOSS · CONARI PR
Pages: 184
Format: Print book

Last Things is the true and intensely personal story of how one woman coped with the devastating effects of a catastrophic illness in her family.

Using her trademark mix of words and pictures to sharp effect, Marissa Moss presents the story of how she, her husband, and her three...

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The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger: The 4,000-Year History of the Superhero

Jess Nevins · ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

How has the concept of the superhero developed over time? How has humanity's idealization of heroes with superhuman powers changed across millennia and what superhero themes remain constant? Why does the idea of a superhero remain so powerful and relevant in the modern context, when...
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The Great American Documents: Volume 1: 1620-1830

Ruth Ashby · Hill and Wang
Format: Hardcover

In the Great American Documents series, the teacher and graphic-book author Ruth Ashby and the renowned illustrator Ernie Colón tell the story of the United States through the major speeches, laws, proclamations, court decisions, and essays that shaped it.The Great American Documents:...
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Ares: Bringer of War

George O'Connor
Format: Hardcover

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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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SuperMutant Magic Academy

Jillian Tamaki · Drawn & Quarterly
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Unrequited love, underage drinking, and teen angst rule at a high school for mutants and witchesThe New York Times and New Yorker illustrator Jillian Tamaki is best known for co-creating the award-winning young adult graphic novels Skim and This One Summer--moody and atmospheric bestsellers....
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Rust Volume 1 HC

Royden Lepp · Boom Entertainment; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Rust is a high-octane adventure set in the prairie lands of an unknown time. Life on the Taylor family farm was difficult enough before Jet Jones crashes into the barn, chased by a giant decommissioned war robot! Oldest son Roman Taylor struggles to keep his familys small farm afloat as the area...
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Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft

Joe Hill · IDW
Pages: 152
Format: Hardcover

Locke & Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them.... and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all...! Acclaimed suspense...
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Red Sonja Volume 1: Queen of the Plagues

Gail Simone · Dynamite Entertainment, 2014.
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

- Gail Simone (Batgirl, Birds of Prey) gives the iconic fantasy heroine a fresh new attitude! Red Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, intends to pay back a blood debt owed to the one man who has gained her respect... even if it means leading a doomed army to their certain deaths! Who is Dark...
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Geis: A Matter of Life and Death

Alexis Deacon · Nobrow Pr
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

As the great chief matriarch lay dying, she gave one final decree: Upon her death there would be a contest. Having no heir of her own blood she called on the Gods. Let fate decide the one truly worthy to rule in her place. The rich, the strong, the wise, the powerful; many put forward...

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