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The Odyssey of Sergeant Jack Brennan

Bryan Doerries - Pantheon Books,
Format: Print book

A bold and original graphic novelization of The Odyssey that is both a powerful story for our time - capturing its timeless lessons for returning veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq - as well as a vivid new way into Homer's classic for modern readers.Jack Brennan is a Marine Corps sergeant...
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Spider-Man: Family Business

Mark Waid - Marvel; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Someone has Spider-Man in their crosshairs and the only person in the Marvel Universe who can save him is...Peter Parker's sister?! As the web-slinger meets family he never knew, will she end up becoming his greatest ally...or the one who damns him? And what does the KINGPIN have to do with...
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Big Game

Mark Millar - Image Comics
Format: Paperback

Collecting the smash hit crossover event of 2023 where over twenty Millarworld franchises are brought together for the first time and chaos ensues. This is Nemesis versus Kick-Ass, Kingsman, Superior, The Magic Order, Huck, the Night Club and all your favorite characters from our comic...
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Woman World

AMINDER DHALIWAL - Drawn and Quarterly
Format: Paperback

The hilarious and wildly popular instagram comic about a world with no menWith her startling humor, it's no surprise that Aminder Dhaliwal's web comic Woman World has a devoted audience of more than 150,000 readers, updated biweekly with each installment earning an average of 25,000...
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The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist

Adrian Tomine - Drawn and Quarterly
Format: Hardcover

A comedic memoir about fandom, fame, and other embarrassments from the life of a New York Times bestsellerWhat happens when a childhood hobby grows into a lifelong career? The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, Adrian Tomine's funniest and most revealing foray into autobiography,...
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Lore Olympus: Volume One

Rachel Smythe - Del Rey
Format: Hardcover

Persephone, young goddess of spring, is new to Olympus. Her mother, Demeter, has raised her in the mortal realm, but after Persephone promises to train as a sacred virgin, she's allowed to live in the fast-moving, glamorous world of the gods. When her roommate, Artemis, takes her to a party,...
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The Middle Ages: A Graphic History

Eleanor Janega - Icon Books
Format: Paperback

The Middle Ages: A Graphic History busts the myth of the 'Dark Ages', shedding light on the medieval period's present-day relevance in a unique illustrated style. This history takes us through the rise and fall of empires, papacies, caliphates and kingdoms; through the violence...
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Batman '89

Sam Hamm - DC Comics
Format: Hardcover

Continuing the adventures of the Dark Knight from Tim Burton's classic movie Batman, Batman '89 pulls on a number of threads left dangling by that film while continuing in the tradition of DC's very successful Batman '66 series.In 1989 moviegoers were amazed at the new vision...
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The Love Bunglers

Jaime Hernandez - Fantagraphics Books
Format: Hardcover

Contains the critically acclaimed and award-winning short comic "Browntown," as well as other stories chronicling the life and loves of Maggie.Featuring Hernandez's longtime Love and Rockets heroine Maggie, the suppression of family history is the initial thread that ties...
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American Way: Those Above and Below

John Ridley - Vertigo
Format: Paperback

Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Three Kings) offers an alternate U.S. history in the thrilling graphic novel THE AMERICAN WAY, now in a brand-new 10th Anniversary Edition!From writer John Ridley (Oscar-winning screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave and creator of TV's...
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