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Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
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In Jason Mott's Hell of a Book, a Black author sets out on a cross-country publicity tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Hell of a Book and is the scaffolding of something much larger and urgent: since Mott's novel also tells the story of Soot, a young Black boy living in a rural town in the recent past, and The Kid, a possibly imaginary child who appears to the author on his tour. As these characters' stories build and build...
3) Watchmen
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
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Language
English
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This stunning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of superheroes plagued by all too human failings. The concept of the super hero is dissected and inverted as strangely realistic characters are stalked by an unknown assassin. Originally published as a 12 issue series in 1986 and 1987, WATCHMEN remains one of DC Comics' most popular graphic novels.
Author
Publisher
Focal Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"Character Design for Graphic Novels provides an introduction to an essential element of graphic novels - how to create believable, vivid characters. Good character design contributes as much as to a character's pesonality and role in the story as it does to his or her visual form. Character Design for Graphic Novels illustrates how popular characters, from an international range of traditional and digital artists, evolved from sketches, drawings,...
Author
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"The Morlocks: a community of mutant outcasts living beneath the streets of Manhattan. The Marauders: professional mutant assassins, employed by a mysterious evil to wipe the Morlocks out. In between the two stand some of Marvel's most heroic: X-Men, X-Factor, the New Mutants, Power Pack, Daredevil and the mighty Thor! But taken by surprise by the Marauders' overwhelming onslaught, can these disparate heroes hope to save any of the Morlocks?"--P....
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Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Through the years, the Avengers have always found a way to reach victory-- no matter the odds, not matter the sacrifice. But now, Earth's Mightiest Heroes face a different kind of menace. A menace so great, it has made allies out of sworn enemies. This seemingly unconquerable enemy is-- the future!"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Hark! A Vagrant" takes readers on a romp through history and literature--with dignity for few and cookies for all--with comic strips about famous authors, their characters, and political and historical figures, all drawn in Kate Beaton's pared-down, excitable style. This collection features favorite stories as well as new, previously unpublished content. Whether she's writing about Nikola Tesla, Napoleon, or Nancy Drew, Beaton brings a refined sense...
9) Little Women
Publisher
Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
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Author
Publisher
America's Best Comics
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
The adventures of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a group composed of characters taken from late 19th Century literature, as they defend Britain against various villains. Includes the text story "Allan and the Sundered Veil" by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O'Neill.
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The comic book industry comes together to support the survivors and honor those killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016. Writers and artists from across the globe have created exclusive new material expressing their sorrow, compassion, frustration, and hope, all inspired by the tragic events. In doing so, they celebrate the victims, survivors, and their families while also spreading a message of peace and inclusion" --...
13) Robinson, Crusoe
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Not Supplied
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English
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"Widely acknowledged as the first English novel, Daniel Defoe's adventure story of a shipwrecked sailor became an instant classic upon its publication in 1719 and the yardstick for countless castaway narratives to follow." "Robinson Crusoe, an English sailor, finds himself marooned on a desert island after the rest of his shipmates drown in a terrible wreck. He survives on the island for nearly three decades, domesticating livestock, cultivating plants,...
Author
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Travel the multiverse with Dazzler, Captain Howlett, Kid Nightcrawler, and Emmeline Frost--lost between dimensions with no way home! Dazzler adjusts to dimension-hopping life as the ad hoc X-group targets evil versions of Professor X! Howlett and Dazzler butt heads over leadership of the team...but when a jump goes wrong, will the whole team make it to the next dimension?
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