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Going Into Town: A Love Letter to New York

Roz Chast · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 NYT bestselling author of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Roz Chast's new graphic memoir--a hilarious illustrated ode/guide/thank-you note to Manhattan as only she could write it.For native Brooklynite Roz Chast, adjusting to life in the suburbs (where people own trees!?)...
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Top 10

Alan Moore · Vertigo
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

The massive, multilayered city of Neopolis, built shortly after World War II, was designed as a home for the expanding population of science-heroes, heroines and villains that had ballooned into existance in the previous decade. Bringing these powered beings together solved some problems...
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The Lion and the Mouse and the Invaders from Zurg: A Graphic Novel

Benjamin Harper · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 33
Format: Library Binding

Can a tiny mouse save a mighty lion . . . from alien invaders? Thunder the Lion is leading a resistance group to fight the fierce Zurg who occupy Earth. Daisy the Mouse rushes to join the cause only to be laughed out by the lion and his soldiers. But when Thunder is taken prisoner, it's...
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Rebels: A Well-Regulated Militia

Brian Wood · Dark Horse Books
Pages: 262
Format: Print book

This is 1775. With the War for Independence playing out across the colonies, young Seth and Mercy Abbott find their new marriage tested at every turn as the demands of the frontlines and the home front collide. Not merely rehashing the tales of the most famous men of the time, Rebels details...
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LEGO Ninjago: From Ghosts to Pirates

Lego · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

It's up to the ninja to save the world again. First, they'll battle hordes of ghosts, Morro, and the immense evil of the Preeminent. Then, they'll have to break out of jail to save the world from the evil djinn Nadakhan and his band of sky pirates. And in between, they'll...
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Henchgirl

Kristen Gudsnuk · Dark Horse Originals
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Mary Posa hates her job. She works long hours for little pay, no insurance, and worst of all, no respect. Her co-workers are jerks and her boss doesn't appreciate her. He's also a supervillain. And her parents... well, they're the most famous superhero couple in Crepe City, along with her sister....
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Bottle of the Planets

Sholly Fisch · Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, 2015.
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

When Kandor is threatened by a plague of thefts, Superman and Batman shrink down to super-small size to unravel the mystery.
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Faith: Hollywood & Vine Deluxe Edition

JODY HOUSER · Valiant Entertainment, LLC
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Fly like Faith! Faith Herbert has always wanted to be a superhero, just like the ones in her favorite comic books. When she unlocked her latent psiot powers and joined the Harbinger Renegades she finally had her shot. But now she's going to see if she's got what it takes to make...
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The Wild Piano: A Philemon Adventure

Fred · Spotlight - (Graphic Novels)
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

A-T-L-A-N-T-I-C! Just imagine all the magic that those letters on a map might hold. Young dreamer Philemon discovers that each letter is actually an island, which he reached through a well on his father's farm. In this new adventure, Phil must return to the islands to find the friend...
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The Undertaking of Lily Chen

Danica Novgorodoff · First Second
Format: Paperback

In The Undertaking of Lily Chen, Deshi, a hapless young man living in northern China, is suddenly expelled from ordinary life when his brother dies in an accident. Holding Deshi responsible for his brother's death, his parents send him on a mission to acquire a corpse bride to accompany...
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American Born Chinese

Gene Luen Yang · Square Fish; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Jin Wang starts at a new school where hes the only Chinese-American student. When a boy from Taiwan joins his class, Jin doesnt want to be associated with an FOB like him. Jin just wants to be an all-American boy, because hes in love with an all-American girl. Danny is an all-American boy great...
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Volume 6: Undercover Angle

Marsha F Griffin · Marvel Age
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Titus catches the Guardians when they try to break into the Nova Corps Headquarters and agrees to let them go if they infiltrate a notorious group of weapons dealers called the Black Order. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
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Don't Pigeonhole Me!

Mo Willems · Disney Editions
Format: Hardcover

Young readers first met the Pigeon, a beleaguered bird desperate for a shot behind the wheel of a bus, in 2003. Dont Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! went on to sell millions of copies, receive a Caldecott Honor, and spawn additional picture books, apps, games, and even silly bands. But did you know...
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Down Set Fight

Chris Sims · Oni Press
Format: Book

One man versus every mascot in professional sports - THEY WILL ALL BE PUNCHED! Its kick-off time for this years most action-packed and hilarious comic! Fearless Chuck Fairlane was footballs fastest rising star, but his career came to a screeching halt when he was expelled from the league...
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Indeh: A Story of the Apache Wars

Ethan Hawke · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The year is 1872. The place, the Apache nations, a region torn apart by decades of war. The people, like Goyahkla, lose his family and everything he loves. After having a vision, the young Goyahkla approaches the Apache leader Cochise, and the entire Apache nation, to lead an attack against...
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