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1) Lulu anew
Author
Publisher
Comicslit
Pub. Date
[2015].
Language
English
Description
At the end of yet another unproductive job interview, Lulu, on a whim, takes off for the shore just to get away from it all. She's got a husband and kids left bewildered but it's nothing against them. This is just her time, getting away from the grind and with no other plan than savoring it. Surprised at her own temerity, she meets other people on the edge of the world. It wasn't meant to be for long. It wasn't meant to be anything but in the end...
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"So, JH. Sarah tells me youre a libertine? Oh, yeah? Is that how she describes me? Huh. Well, Id just call myself your average sex fiend. After meeting online, JH and Sarah rendezvous regularly for virtual hook ups. Their exchanges, though brief and distant, begin to consume JH, who tries to convince Sarah to meet in person. The resulting game of seduction culminates with a provocative challenge of abstinence.
Author
Publisher
NBM
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time there was a fallen knight, who believed that saving a princess would allow him to atone for his crimes. Once upon a time there was a dark princess, who believed that it was up to her to atone for the crimes of her parents... Banished for a fault that forever taints his reputation, Arzhur wanders from tavern to field of battle in search of the next contract which will fill his purse. One night, three mysterious old women offer him...
Author
Publisher
NBM Graphic Novels
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of an emancipation, that of a young Black and poor woman living in an American marked by segregation. This is the story of a fierce battle, that of a musician involved in the civil rights movement. This is the story of a long career, that of a pianist and singer as talented as determined. This is the story of Nina Simone, a unique artist, role model, and inspiration for generations to come. Genius pianist, fabulous singer and committed...
5) Dinosaurs
Author
Series
Dinosaurs (Arnaud Plumeri) volume 2
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Paleontologist Indino Jones goes up against the mighty Albertosaurus.
Series
Publisher
Cinebook, the 9th Art Publisher
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This third book of the collected edition contains volumes 6 to 8: Ambassador of the Shadows, the story that directly inspired Luc Besson's film, On the False Earths, and Heroes of the Equinox. Over the course of these titles, Laureline takes her rightful place as the brains of the outfit, while Valerian fully embraces his role as anti-hero: always brave, but often a bit out of his depth. You will also find the end of the interview with Luc Besson...
Author
Series
Publisher
New York Review Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A surreal and stunningly beautiful graphic novel about death, mourning, and family by one of the most promising young artists working today. "We buried one of dad's lungs," announces the narrator of The Tenderness of Stones. The lung is so large it takes three men to carry it--and that is just the beginning. The family looks on as, under the dispassionate orders of anonymous white-clad strangers, their father is disassembled, piece by piece: His...
Author
Publisher
Titan Comics
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
For thirty years, Herakles Nikopol has floated alone in space, sentenced to cryopreservation. When he finally returns to Earth, the year is 2023, and the world has been ravaged by two nuclear wars! But the strangest change in the world floats above Paris a giant pyramid, home to the recently returned Egyptian Gods, who would like to reclaim humanity as theirs, if only they could all agree.
10) Marzi: a memoir
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
11) The shadow door
Author
Series
ElseWhere chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Four friends discover a movie projector that opens a passageway into a world threatened by creatures of shadow, where their only weapon is light.
Author
Series
ElseWhere chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After discovering that Grandpa Gabe has sealed the passageways between worlds, Max, Rebecca, Theo, and Noah must confront the Master of Shadows himself to find another way home.
13) The Shadow Spies
Author
Series
ElseWhere chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rebecca, Max, Theo, and Noah continue their journey through the other world in search of a way home, pursued by the Shadow Spies and the mysterious Master of Shadows.
Series
Whiskers Sisters volume 2
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A ghost story has the Whiskers Sisters spooked. The tale says a spirit haunts the forest's old tree stump. But when Tim the fox disappears near the stump, it's the Whiskers Sisters to the rescue! Maya, Mia, and May set out to find their friend. And below the stump, a kooky surprise is waiting for them..."-- cover page 4.
15) Girl in Dior
Author
Publisher
NBM/Nantier, Beal, Minoustchine Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The Girl in Dior is Clara, a freshly hired chronicler, fan of fashion and our guide in the busy corridors of the brand new house of Christian Dior. It's February 12, 1947 and the cráeme de la cráeme of Paris Haute Couture is flocking to the momentous event of Dior's first show. In a flurry of corolla shaped skirts, the parade of models file down the runway. The audience is mesmerized: it's a triumph! Carmel Snow of Harper's Bazaar cries out: "It's...
Series
Publisher
9th Cinebook
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In this book you will find volumes 3 to 5: The Land Without Stars, Welcome to Alflolol and Birds of the Master - three stories that introduce the societal criticism aspect of the series. Battle of the sexes, totalitarianism and extreme productivism are lambasted, but never at the expense of fantasy or of the action. And as they travel from world to distant world, Laureline becomes a truly equal partner, far from the stereotypical female sidekick...
Author
Publisher
Life Drawn, an imprint of Humanoids, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It is a story known around the world. Born of an Arabic tale, it has been interpreted hundreds of times in Persian, Turkish, and Indian languages. It has influenced playwrights, composers, filmmakers, scholars, modern popular language, the first opera of Islamic origin, and individuals as varied as Aleister Crowley and Eric Clapton. The tragic tale of love unfulfilled - Majnun and Layla. Qays and Layla were madly in love. So in love, it has been...
Series
Publisher
Cinebook, the 9th Art Publisher
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This first volume of the collection contains books 1 and 2 of the series: The City of Shifting Waters - in its original two parts, 9 pages longer format - and The Empire of a Thousand Planets. It also includes book 0, Bad Dreams, translated into English for the first time: the very first adventures of our two heroes, published after City and retroactively numbered. Finally, linking the volumes of this collection together, a long, exclusive interview...
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