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Author
Series
Demi-human volume 1
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A bright high schooler has discovered to his horror that death is just a repeatable event for him - and that humanity has no mercy for a demi-human. To avoid becoming a science experiment for the rest of his interminable life, Kei Nagai must seek out others of his kind. But what would a community of them stand for? Volume 2 also included the AJIN pilot chapter - File: 00 "The Shinya Nakamura Incident.".
83) Groot
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Life is pretty good for Rocket and Groot. They're having a heck of a time on a well-deserved celestial road trip until Rocket gets raccoon-napped! Taking a leaf out of his feisty, furry friend's book, Groot will have to uproot, branch out, and em-bark on a cosmic odyssey. He'll face an adventure filled with aliens, sharks, explosions and the Silver Surfer. Far out! Along the way, a world needs saving, and a ship full of mercenaries is cruising for...
84) Paper girls: 1
Author
Series
Paper girls volume 1
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In the early hours after Halloween on 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and supernatural mysteries collide in this series about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood -- back cover.
87) Peepers
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Underground
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This trippy sci-fi romance needs to be seen to be appreciated for its full psychedelic glory. Peepers needs to wake up, eat food, get drunk, and fly to space, because living out your life on top of someone else's brain may be all it's cracked up to be. Patrick Keck's graphic novel resides in a space vacated by the likes of Vaughn Bodé and Ralph Bakshi."
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Amy struggles to adjust to her new life at the FCP, making new friends and reuniting with old ones, all the while haunted by the specters of the night before. Meanwhile, Cassie and Schafer begin to turn up new leads in the case, all the while unaware of the manipulations of mysterious National Security agent, James Silbur. And finally, the truth of Tammie s abduction is revealed to the world, in the newest volume of Stephen McCranie's Space Boy!"--...
Author
Series
Demi-human volume 1
Publisher
Vertical, Inc
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
A bright high schooler has discovered to his horror that death is just a repeatable event for him - and that humanity has no mercy for a demi-human. To avoid becoming a science experiment for the rest of his interminable life, Kei Nagai must seek out others of his kind. But what would a community of them stand for? Volume 2 also included the AJIN pilot chapter - File: 00 "The Shinya Nakamura Incident.".
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Seven action-packed tales featuring Captain America! See Cap lead the Avengers against a powerful A.I. that can mimic their powers. Then Iron Man and Captain America go undercover disguised as the villains Crossbones and Grim Reaper. Next, see what happens when Cap enlists the Winter Soldier to rescue his worst enemy. Plus, the Avengers go toe-to-toe with the Serpent Society!
96) Akira: Book one
Author
Series
Akira series volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In Neo-Tokyo, built on the former site of Tokyo after World War III, two teenagers are targeted by agencies after they develop paranormal abilities.
Author
Publisher
Disney Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Relive the beginnings of the ultimate tale of good versus evil! Join Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Yoda, Darth Maul, and the rest of the heroes and villains from the Star Wars universe in this graphic novel collection that retells the prequel trilogy."--
98) Space story
Author
Publisher
West Margin Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Two people fall in love on earth and have a child together. But as the planet becomes uninhabitable and everyone starts evacuating to the space station orbiting above, the family gets separated. Told in three interwoven stories, this graphic novel follows the journey of Hannah, Leah, and Bird as they experience love and loss, joy, loneliness, desperation, and hope for a new future"--
99) World of Krypton
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This ending is only the beginning... As part of Krypton's science council, Jor-El wants nothing more than to guarantee the health and safety of all his planet's people-but an opulent lifestyle has worn thin their resources. Will his position as leader of the House of El give him the power to enact changes that will buy society more time? Or will his boyhood friend Dru-Zod enforce austerity measures in a brutal show of raw power? Their personal struggle...
Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Miguel O'Hara is finally back in his home era, the year 2099! But there's no time for nostalgia as Spider-Man 2099, Lady Spider, and the six-armed Spider-Man are on the run for their lives from the dangerously ravenous Inheritors! Spider-Man 2099 and Lady Spider, of the steampunk 1800s, bring past and future science to bear as they study Daemos, desperate for a clue to help battle Morlun and his family. But can they make it back to the rest of the...
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