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1) Taka
Author
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Join Taka, the Notorious Delinquent, as she struggles to right her wrongs after unwittingly releasing a horde of evil robots. It’s tough being a hero. A new YA graphic novel for fans of the Kamen Rider series. Taka is no hero. The Notorious Delinquent has a bit of a reputation in her city, but after she accidentally unleashes a horde of evil robots, she begrudgingly takes up the mantle of MECH FIGHTER! Armed with special abilities, Taka sets...
Author
Series
Publisher
Daw Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Evie Tanaka is the put-upon personal assistant to Aveda Jupiter, her childhood best friend and San Francisco's most beloved superheroine. She's great at her job--blending into the background, handling her boss's epic diva tantrums, and getting demon blood out of leather pants. Unfortunately, she's not nearly as together when it comes to running her own life, standing up for herself, or raising her tempestuous teenage sister, Bea. But everything changes...
Author
Publisher
Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Mysterious past! Colorful costume! Altruistic outlook! Zippy motorcycle! And one very overactive imagination! Meet PINK LEMONADE -- the new hero on the scene! She dreams of doing big things, but ultimately, she'll settle for just helping where she can. But when Pink Lemonade accidentally crashes into the set of the next Rex Radical blockbuster, she'll take an unexpected leap into the spotlight... and will soon find herself confronted by a series...
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ghost-Spider faces her own clone saga! Gwen Stacy comes face to face with some of the deadliest Spider-Man villains of all - including Doctor Octopus, Sandman and the Vulture! But wait - why do they all look like Gwen?! And what do these hybrid clones all want with the original? Luckily, with Reed Richards' help, Gwen is about to get some answers! Unluckily, the clones just keep on coming! Even worse, a mastermind is lurking in the shadows, just...
5) Ironheart
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Marvel's Iron Heart--the super-smart Avenger who wears amazing armor--blasts off in her first ever Little Golden Book! Readers will love this exciting Marvel Little Golden Book featuring Riri Williams, a young African-American girl who's as smart as Tony Stark and wears powerful armor too! The action-packed storybook is a great way to introduce children ages 2 to 5 to Riri's alter-ego Iron Heart and learn all about her awesome armor, amazing adventures,...
6) Takio
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Taki and Olivia are sisters in an adoptive family—and they're driving each other crazy! Every day, their overprotective mother makes them walk to school together, eat lunch together and play together—they can't get away from each other! But when a secret experiment goes catastrophically wrong, the squabbling siblings suddenly find that they have superpowers. They're the first actual superheroes in the entire world—and it is awesome! But are...
7) Shy: 2
Series
Shy (Manga) volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Shy's shown she can handle the basics of being a hero, but with the boy known as Stigma still at large, that might not be enough. Determined to become stronger, she holds a mock battle against the British hero, Stardust--one of the most famous figures in the hero world, and a merciless opponent. With her status as a hero on the line, can Shy awaken to new powers!?"--Publisher.
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Never cage her. Never chain her. Never try and keep her down. Continuing where Catwoman Vol. 2 leaves off, after the explosive events in Alleytown...the Cat wants out. But with Selina Kyle locked up while under investigation for murder, there still has to be a Catwoman on the streets of Gotham to keep the mob families behaving under the Cat's claws...it's a good thing Eiko Hasigawa has a Catwoman costume in the back of her closet that's just waiting...
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It's a new era for Catwoman, and she has a new target-Gotham City's underworld! Roman Sionis has been brought to his knees, but enough is enough. Catwoman's vacation is over and it's time to get back to work. But Selina has never been Gotham's only protector, and she'll have to contend with a well-meaning family of bats...What's that old saying? The enemy of my enemy...should back off and let me handle it!"--
Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In all the Marvel-Verse, few young minds are more brilliant than that of teen genius Riri Williams! Inspired by Tony Stark, Riri built her own invincible suit of armor - but she soon stepped out of Stark's shadow to forge her own future as the heroic Ironheart! Can Riri combine her studies at M.I.T. with her extracurricular activities - by which we mean taking down super-villains like the acoustic menace Clash? Plus: Ironheart shares an adventure...
11) Shy: 4
Series
Shy (Manga) volume 4
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Shy and Spirit confront the frigid darkness that's taken root deep in the heart of Pepesha's mother, bearing witness to the despair she felt in her final moments. Though the sorrow-laden memories threaten to overwhelm them, if they join hands with warm resolve, they'll surely find a way to save what matters most...!"--
12) Shy: 3
Series
Shy (Manga) volume 3
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Still stinging from their Arctic battle, Shy and the other heroes set out in search of new information about the mysterious Amarariruku. Their investigation brings them not only to Spirit's native Russia but to the very orphanage where the carousing crime fighter grew up--and the answers they find there may hit a little closer to home than anticipated."--
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Just in time for the debut of her original Disney TV show, Lunella Lafayette -- aka the smartest person in the Marvel Universe -- gets her own original graphic novel! When a rad-skating band of thieves start going wild, it's up to Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur to take to the streets and put a stop to their crime spree - while making sure to bust a few sweet moves along the way! But can Lunella balance fighting crime AND training with her all new,...
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Kamala Khan is back - and she's an X-Man! Ms. Marvel bursts into the next phase of her life in an exciting adventure co-written by Iman Vellani, the MCU's own Kamala, and Sabir Pirzada of both DARK WEB: MS. MARVEL and her Disney+ series! That's right - the good news is that in the wake of her recent world-saving sacrifice, Ms. Marvel has been resurrected via Krakoan technology! What a way to learn she's both an Inhuman AND a mutant! The bad news...
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The wait is over, and the entire story of the Amazons can finally be told! Millennia ago, Queen Hera and the goddesses of the Olympian pantheon grew greatly dissatisfied with their male counterparts...and far from their sight, they put a plan into action. A new society was born, one never before seen on Earth, capable of wondrous and terrible things...but their existence could not stay secret for long. When a despairing woman named Hippolyta crossed...
Series
Wonder Woman volume 4
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"As trouble continues to mount in Olympus, Wonder Woman begins to understand that the gods have taken a particular interest in mortals for the first time in centuries... Now, with her new partner, Wonder Girl Yara Flor, she hopes to defend Man's World from whatever the immortal beings are preparing...but will these Wonder Women be enough? And when Eros returns, will Wonder Girl's ex-boyfriend make things personal as he battles two of the most powerful...
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the first of two collected one-shot specials, Golden Rage artist Lauren Knight joins Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer writer Casey Gilly for a historically fun and frightful side-story! At an antiques fair, the group is fascinated by The Casquette Girls' (who may or may not have been vampires) clothes on display. When Dawn utters a wish she most likely should have kept to herself, the gang gains a firsthand account of the sisters' identities... beyond...
Publisher
BOOM! Studios, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The WILLOWVERSE continues with Willow Rosenberg, now not only a powerful witch but also the Chosen One. While Buffy still struggles with her powerless predicament, feeling envy and frustration as her sense of purpose is lost with the existence of the new Slayer. But there are more pressing problems... Both separately and together, the gang will face strange and monstrous enemies, including a restaurant-owning demon with hunger for human bodies, and...
19) The Marvels
Publisher
Marvel Studios
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Carol Danvers gets her powers entwined with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe.
Publisher
BOOM! Studios, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The final volume of The Vampire Slayer bares its fangs! Buffy’s relationship with Giles remains strained, but they work together to repair things, as Buffy is determined to take back her identity as The Slayer! Meanwhile Xander, Faith, and Spike contend with their identities, and what roles the Scooby Gang will play in their futures. The pain of the past weights on Willow, but she’s determined to use her magic for the good of those she loves....
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