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Lumberjanes Vol. 1

Noelle Stevenson · BOOM! Box
Pages: 127
Format: Print book

Five best friends spending the summer at Lumberjane scout camp...defeating yetis, three-eyed wolves, and giant falcons...what's not to love?!Friendship to the max! Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five best pals determined to have an awesome summer together...and they're not gonna let any insane...
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Love Volume 1: The Tiger

Federico Bertolucci · Magnetic Press
Pages: 73
Format: Print book

"Visually, the book is a marvel, with panel after panel of Bertolucci's gorgeous palette of jungle greens disrupted by the tiger's distinctive orange blaze. The other animals are beautifully rendered, and the storytelling has the feeling of an animated film." - Publisher's Weekly...
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Silver Surfer Vol. 2: Worlds Apart

Dan Slott · Marvel

Everything up until now was chance and fate, but now it's decided. Dawn has earned her spot on the board, and she and the Surfer are going to explore the universe together. And the universe holds many wonders - including Planet Prime, the most perfect planet in the universe; a lone...
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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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X-Men: Battle of the Atom

Brian Michael Bendis · Marvel
Format: Hardcover

"The past, present and future of the X-Men collide in an uncanny event 50 years in the making! Charles Xavier is dead. Cyclops and Wolverine each lead their own team of X-Men. Mutantkind is divided like never before. In a desperate bid to save Xavier's dream, the Beast brought...
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The Garfield Show #2: Jon's Night Out

Jim Davis , · Papercutz
Format: Hardcover

When Jon cant sleep, he seeks help from a sketchy hypnotist named Professor Somnanbulo, who gives him a machine called the Hypno-Snore. When Jon turns it on, Odie interrupts with his barking. Unbeknownst to him, Jons been hypnotized to fall asleep -- and sleepwalk -- whenever Odie barks!...
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The Nameless City

Faith Erin Hicks · First Second
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Every nation that invades the City gives it a new name. But before long, new invaders arrive and the City changes hands once again. The natives don't let themselves get caught up in the unending wars. To them, their home is the Nameless City, and those who try to name it are forever...
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The Sculptor

Scott McCloud · First Second Books
Format: Hardcover

David Smith is giving his life for his art -- literally. Thanks to a deal with Death, the young sculptor gets his childhood wish: to sculpt anything he can imagine with his bare hands. But now that he only has 200 days to live, deciding what to create is harder than he thought, and discovering...
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Sweaterweather: & Other Short Stories

Sara Varon · First Second
Pages: 125
Format: Print book

Back before Odd Duck, before Robot Dreams, Sara Varon created Sweaterweather. This endearing, quirky volume is a captivating look into Varon's creative process. It combines short comics stories, essays, and journal entries, and invites the reader into the world of Sara Varon: where adorable,...
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After We Kill You, We Will Welcome You Back as Honored Guests: Unembedded in Afghanistan

Ted Rall · Hill and Wang
Format: Hardcover

An unflinching account--in words and pictures--of Americas longest war by our most outspoken graphic journalistTed Rall traveled deep into Afghanistan--without embedding himself with U.S. soldiers, without insulating himself with flak jackets and armored SUVs--where no one else would go except,...
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