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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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Dork Diaries 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

Rachel Renée Russell · Aladdin; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Meet Nikki Maxwell! She's starting eighth grade at a new school - and her very first diary packed with hilarious stories and art in Book One of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!Nikki confesses all in her first diary ever: her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone,...
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American Cornball: A Laffopedic Guide to the Formerly Funny

Christopher Miller · Harper
Format: Hardcover

American Cornball is Christopher Miller's irresistibly funny illustrated survey of popular humor - the topics that used to make us laugh, from hiccups and henpecked-husbands to outhouses and old maids - and what it tells us about our country yesterday and today.Miller revisits nearly...
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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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Hand Drawn Jokes for Smart Attractive People

Matthew Diffee · Scribner
Format: Hardcover

Finally, a book that's not for everyone! From award-winning New Yorker cartoonist Matthew Diffee - editor of The Rejection Collection and the "de facto leader of a young generation of cartoonists"(The Wall Street Journal) - a hilarious mix of cartoons, visual riffs, and illustrated...
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Goodnight Darth Vader

Jeffrey Brown · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

It's bedtime in the Star Wars galaxy, and Darth Vader's parenting skills are tested anew in this delightful follow-up to the breakout New York Times bestsellers Darth Vaderâ„¢ and Son and Vader'sâ„¢ Little Princess. In this Episode, the Sith Lord must soothe his rambunctious...
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LEGO DC Superheroes: Save the Day

Trey King · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Experience Batman(TM) and Superman(TM) like you've never seen them before-LEGO(R) style!Join the World's Greatest Detective and the Man of Steel: Batman(TM) and Superman(TM) --like you've never seen them before. LEGO(R) Batman and Superman team up with Robin and Wonder...
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In the Clutches of the Penguin!

Bill Matheny · DC Comics

In this story starring a young Batman who is new to crimefighting, The Penguin pulls a heist that could reveal Bruce Waynes secret identity and destroy vast portions of the city of Gotham!,
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Disquiet

Noah Van Sciver · Fantagraphics Books
Pages: 136
Format: Hardcover

Collects a dozen comic short stories by the acclaimed cartoonist behind Fante Bukowski and The Hypo. Noah Van Sciver is a keen observer of the human condition, exploring the decisions people make that make, break, and define them. Disquiet showcases the best of his short comics work, including:...
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Last Night, a Superhero Saved My Life: Neil Gaiman, Jodi Picoult, Brad Meltzer, and an All-Star Roster on the Caped Crusaders That Changed Their Lives

Liesa Mignogna · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

As broad as our exponentially growing cultural fascination with caped crusaders is, it runs just as deep as this long awaited anthology underscores. Liesa Mignogna the VP, Editorial Director at Simon Pulse and editor of this anthology can expound on the virtues of Batman (her wedding was even...
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