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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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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 Volume 1: New Dawn

Dan Slott · Marvel
Format: Print book

The universe is big. Bigger than you could ever imagine. And the Silver Surfer, lone sentinel of the skyways, is about to discover that the best way to see it...is with someone else. Meet Dawn Greenwood, the Earth girl whos challenged the Surfer to go beyond the boundaries of the known...
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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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Mara TP

Brian Wood · Image Comics; First Edition edition
Format: Comics

Acclaimed creator Brian Wood The Massive, DMZ, X-Men and brilliant newcomer Ming Doyle Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Girl Comics bring you Mara, the story of an especially gifted woman in a sports- and war-obsessed future. When she starts manifesting strange superpowers, the world...
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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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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol. 3

Brian Michael Bendis · Marvel; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Miles Morales, the newly minted Spider-Man, teams up with the Prowler! But wait, isn't the Prowler a bad guy?! Caught in a moral crisis, Miles must choose between battling his uncle-turned-crimelord, or joining him to keep his family safe! What path will the young hero take? And what...
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Dork Diaries 9: Tales from a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen

Rachel Renée Russell · Aladdin
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Nikki Maxwell's worst nightmare comes true in book nine of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!A certain member of the CCP girls Dork fans know all about has gotten her hands on Nikki's diary and has decided to share some thoughts of her own ... Find out what happens when...
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Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery": The Authorized Graphic Adaptation

Miles Hyman · Hill and Wang
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

The classic short story--now in full colorShirley Jackson's "The Lottery" continues to thrill and unsettle readers nearly seven decades after it was first published. By turns puzzling and harrowing, it raises troubling questions about conformity, tradition, and the specter...
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Aliceheimer's: Alzheimer's Through the Looking Glass

Dana Walrath · The Pennsylvania State University Press
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

"Alice was always beautiful - Armenian immigrant beautiful, with thick, curly black hair, olive skin, and big dark eyes," writes Dana Walrath. Alice also has Alzheimer's, and while she can remember all the songs from The Music Man, she can no longer attend to the basics of caring...
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