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Coffee Gives Me Superpowers: An Illustrated Book about the Most Awesome Beverage on Earth
Coffee Gives Me Superpowers: An Illustrated Book about the Most Awesome Beverage on Earth

Ryoko Iwata · Andrews McMeel Publishing; Ill edition
Format: Hardcover

For coffee lovers and those who love them, Coffee Gives Me Superpowers is a fun, graphic design-centered book focused on one of the world's most addictive and beloved substances--coffee.If coffee is the foundation of your food pyramid, then this is your book. Inspired by Ryoko Iwata's...
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The Cartoon History of the Universe II, Volumes 8-13: From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome
The Cartoon History of the Universe II, Volumes 8-13: From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome

Larry Gonick · Doubleday
Pages: 305
Format: Paperback

Here's a new installment of the phenomenal bestseller that Publishers Weekly selected as one of the twelve graphic books of all time. Spanning ages and continents from Ancient India to Rome and China in A.D. 600, Volume II is hip, funny, and full of info. B & W illustrations.
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Frank Miller · DC Comics; 1ST edition
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

If any comic has a claim to have truly reinvigorated the genre, then The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller--known also for his excellent Sin City series and his superb rendering of the blind superhero Daredevil--is probably the top contender. Batman represented all that was wrong in comics...
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The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel
The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel

Diana Gabaldon · Del Rey; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Diana Gabaldon's brilliant storytelling has captivated millions of readers in her bestselling and award-winning Outlander saga. Now, in her first-ever graphic novel, Gabaldon gives readers a fresh look at the events of the original Outlander: Jamie Fraser's side of the story, gorgeously...
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Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995
Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995

Bill Watterson · Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

New York Times best-seller!Everyone misses Calvin and Hobbes.It reinvented the newspaper comic strip at a time when many had all but buried the funnies as a vehicle for fresh, creative work. Then Bill Watterson came along and reminded a new generation of what older readers and comic strip...
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Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki
Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki

Mamoru Hosoda · Yen Press
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

When Hana falls in love with a young interloper she encounters in her college class, the last thing she expects to learn is that he is part wolf. Instead of rejecting her lover upon learning his secret, she accepts him with open arms. Soon, the couple is expecting their first child, and a cozy...
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Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl

Rachel Renée Russell · Aladdin
Pages: 279
Format: Print book

Rachel Renee Russell's sequel to "Dork Diaries" is packed with adorable art and tons of laughs. Recipe for disaster: 4 parties. Add 2 friends and 1 crush. Divide by 1 mean girl out to RUIN Nikki. Mix well, put fingers over eyes, and CRINGE Settled in at her new school and flanked...
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Promethea (Book 2)
Promethea (Book 2)

Alan Moore · Wildstorm
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Written by Alan Moore; Art by J.H. Williams III, Mick Gray and Jose Villarrubia; Painted cover by Williams and Villarrubia The second volume of the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning series PROMETHEA is every bit as good as, if not better than, the first volume - and we don't...
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Naruto, Vol. 3: Dreams
Naruto, Vol. 3: Dreams

Masashi Kishimoto · Viz
Pages: 203
Format: Paperback

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief, and sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuki and witty Sakura, but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja...
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Marvel's The Avengers Encyclopedia
Marvel's The Avengers Encyclopedia

Matt Forbeck · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The most comprehensive single volume ever published on Marvel's premier Super Hero team, Marvel's The Avengers Encyclopedia is an expansive encyclopedia detailing the genesis of the team and its individual heroes and foes. Explore the origins and powers of more than 250 characters...
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The Walking Dead: A Continuing Story of Survival Horror, Book 1
The Walking Dead: A Continuing Story of Survival Horror, Book 1

Robert Kirkman · Image Comics
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

- This hardcover features the first 12 issues of the hit series along with the covers for the issues in one oversized hardcover volume. Perfect for long time fans, new readers and anyone needing a slightly heavy object with which to fend off the walking dead.
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