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"From Percival Everett-a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards-comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby...
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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After their anguished separation years previously, only two of the original four Golden Dogs are left: Lario and Fanny. When they find each other again, they set about trying to establish what happened to the other two members of their notorious gang. Meanwhile, the sinister Judge Aaron is out to get them. Only the four of them, together, will be able to topple Aaron and his authoritarian regime.
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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The unstoppable crime quartet is getting stronger by the day as each member really comes into their own. They rob a lord's huge commercial drug stash making a dramatic exit. But on the night of the huge party they throw with their new found riches, things start to get sinister, forcing them to go their separate ways. But all the circumstances indicated that they'd been betrayed... by one of their number. Meanwhile, Fanny becomes increasingly consumed...
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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On land, at sea, and in the air In his latest adventure, Jeremy is confronted with plastic trash wherever he goes! Enough is enough, and so he asks Professor Braynard to invent a machine to remove the plastic waste from the rivers and the seas. And the professor has just the thing: the Plastic Hunter, a whale made of recycled plastic that transforms plastic waste into green energy. They quickly set about turning his plans into reality, but alas, not...
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Ah, Hollywood! Famous for celebs, sunand murder cults! The Privy Council is the most exclusive club in town, headed by the entertainment industrys top mogul, a ruthless exec who enlists his famous underlings to kill the people who stole from him, two local garbage men. James and Billy must survive one epic day of sword fights, forest fires, and giant mechs! At least theres hazard pay. Collects issues #1-5.
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Bob Morane is back! This thrilling reboot from Lombard reintroduces the heroic soldier and all his classic associates in a new, present-day world. The whip-smart, physically skilled, and drop-dead gorgeous Morane has volunteered for a peacekeeping mission to Nigeria, where his conscience runs him afoul of his commanding officers and puts some very important people in his debt. Eventually, he finds himself organizing the largest humanitarian operation...
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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After failing to correct his timeline, Sterling Cross finds himself trapped in an alternate reality where his worst nightmare has come true. With Elizabeth Bathory now the head of Wolvenheart and Van Helsing hellbent on destroying the organization, Sterling Cross will be forced to create unlikely alliances with some of historys greatest characters. Will Sterling succeed in protecting Wolvenheart and returning the timeline back to normal, or will he...
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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Two women--each others nemeses. Louise Fernbach and Yun Shao. One a European soldier, the other a Catholic terrorist from China. Ever since she discovered Yun Shao was behind the deaths of some of her fallen comrades, Louise has been out for her blood. Whatever it takes. Louise shows no mercy. Louise is a drone pilot. For her, wars are just video games she plays from Copenhagen HQ. For Yun Shao, they are a fight to the death with disposable machinery....
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2023
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English
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Frankie fell in love with an Indian princess the moment he saw her picture in the newspaper. But the beautiful young girl is missing. The authorities even believe she was kidnapped. Frankie takes the first plane to India, determined to find, rescue and marry her
10) Mezek
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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1948. The creation of the Hebrew state is proving to be not exactly a peaceful affair, starting with the Egyptian bombs that are regularly falling on Tel-Aviv. All that Israel has to fight the lethal enemy 'Spitfires' are some old 'Mezek', flown by Jewish volunteers from all over the world, but also mercenaries from rather more sinister backgrounds. Bjorn is one of those mercenaries. He's come to risk his life for several million dollars, a fact that...
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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When Jeremy finds a newspaper with an ad for a peculiar contest, Suzy suggests Frankie should participate. A soap factory is looking for someone who is prepared to keep away from water and soap for three months. For Frankie, not having to shower for three months is a dream come true. For his mother, its an absolute nightmare
Pub. Date
2022
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Frankie wins the first prize in a contest: a round-the-world trip with four friends aboard the Silver Wave. Little do they know that James, their arch enemy, is watching them, patiently waiting to teach Jeremy and his friends a little lesson But not everything goes as planned.
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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One sunny summer day Jeremy finds an old-fashioned soccer ball in the attic. He and his friends decide to test it out behind a nearby castle, and that's when they bump into a strange butler who doesnt seem too pleased about the whole thing. Hes so angry, in fact, that he keeps following the children around, trying to get his hands on their ball Or is there another reason why hes so eager to get hold of the soccer ball? What is he hiding? Jeremy and...
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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SYD MILLER and ELLEN BLAIR are the world's two premiere combat exorcists -- the only problem? After a nuclear break up years ago, they can't stand each other. But when the biggest soul auction in history kicks off beneath Los Angeles, Syd and Ellen have no choice come together to raid the HELLSCRAPER, an infernal tower going straight down into the Earth. With thousands of souls on the line, Syd and Ellen must fight their way to the bottom, or die...
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Led by the legendary professor Van Helsing, Wolvenheart is an organization dedicated to monitoring anomalies in the space-time continuum. After the group is infiltrated and decimated by a cabal of historys most infamous villains, led by the most notorious serial killer of the 16th century, Elizabeth Bathory, monster hunter Sterling Cross winds up trapped in an alternate reality where his only choice is to fight his way through time and change the...
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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In the fourth and final volume of Golden Dogs, the infamous quartet overcome their rift and come together for one last mission: to get their vengeance on the parsimonious Judge Aaron by pulling off the most sensational heist London town has ever seen! But it soon becomes clear that Orwood has an ulterior motive... It's at long last time to find out about his mysterious past, and his true desires.
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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Fanny, like so many other girls of her time, has been driven to selling her body to survive. She has since become the most sought-after prostitute of her brothel. She knows people, she knows things, and she is determined to one day move on to a better life. One day, the handsome and enigmatic James Orwood seeks her out, and makes her a proposition that might just be the making of her. He wants to use her reputed powers of seduction to get information...
18) Jazz Club
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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Norman was a talented sax player in his heyday, until he lost his musical gift seemingly overnight and fled to France. Over thirty years later, with the millennium approaching, he finds himself confronting unresolved questions, a former lover, and diehard fans who have taken obsession to a new level"Alexandre Clrisse's Jazz Club is a slight work perhaps, but the bold, colourful painted artwork has a stylish quality that not only fits in very much...
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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In the middle of the night, Jeremy receives a phone call from professor Braynard. The world famous inventor is really excited Jeremy has to go see him immediately, because he just invented something really special! Thanks to his wisdom elixir, children will never have to go to school again. Jeremy tries it and indeed The elixir works! In no time, the children are in charge
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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The all-new Bob Morane continues, following the heroic soldier into enemy territory. With his friend wounded, hes forced to seek aid in the village of Zamosho, the base of the terrorist organization Wal Jihad. His humanitarian operations to bring education to all of Nigeria are at serious riskbut from whom? On the other side of the globe, Sergeant Ballantine is finally a free agent againbut for how long? And when Bob Morane meets Tania Orloff, niece...
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