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Ephemera is a poetic and dreamlike take on a graphic memoir set in a garden, a forest, and a greenhouse. The story drifts among a grown woman, her early memories as a child, and the gossamer existence of her mother. A lyrical entry in the field of graphic medicine, Ephemera is a story about a daughter trying to relate to a parent who struggles with mental illness. Gorgeously illustrated in a painted palette of warmy, earthy tones, it is a quiet book...
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2022
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This month marks 10 YEARS OF KICK-ASS the greatest superhero comic of all time! It 's been a decade since teen comic book nerd Dave Lizewski donned his homemade Kick-Ass costume and took to the streets of NYC to fight the city 's hardest criminals. This New York Times bestseller became a worldwide phenomenon overnight, spending three months at the top spot on the Diamond Direct Market chart and spawning the KICK-ASS movie that opened at No.1 in the...
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A fully illustrated guide to intuitive cooking! This beginner-friendly cookbook includes a primer on tools, ingredients, and using your own five senses to make delicious food, as well as twenty vegetarian recipes from worldwide cuisines.
Have you ever met someone who never uses recipes, yet makes incredible meals every time? It seems to be a magic preserved only in the hands of grandmothers, or any passionate provider. An ancient, special knowledge...
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2022
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A Tale of Two Arthurs is an impressionistic chronicle of two very different men: Jack Arthur Johnson, the black American boxer, and Arthur Cravan, the white French poet and provocateur. These two men fought an improbable boxing match in Barcelona in 1916 which acts as the pivot point of this double-portrait which is also a kind of mirror: for despite their differences they were both fiercely independent individuals who in their own ways defied the...
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2022
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The lands between the coasts are vast, slow to change, and full of hidden magics. The town of Farmington has been destroyed, sending an unwitting adventurer and his vulpine companion in search of answers and to quell a coming storm that speaks his name. From author SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool, Fortunately, the Milk) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Feathers, Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack) comes the tale of Abel,...
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2022
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Kate Walker, a lawyer from New York, was only supposed to spend a few hours in the village of Valadilne in the French Alps. She goes there to finalize the purchase of the Voralberg automation factory on behalf of her client, Universal Toys. But she soon finds out that while the director of the company, Anna Voralberg, has just died, Anna's younger brother is still alive and is the heir to the family business. To find him, she has no choice but to...
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2023
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After first collecting an army of vampires, then Frankenstein and his monsters, who could Vlad the Impaler be after next? You know the answer: its Wolfmen, Jack! The Vampire King continues his plunder of the Multiverse of Movies, and only Elvira can stop him. Will the Mistress of the Dark get bit? Watch the fur fly in this hairy, scary horror tale from writer DAVID AVALLONE (Elvira in Horrorland, Bettie Page: Unbound) and artist KEWBER BAAL (Vampirella)....
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2023
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Jack Skellington is the undisputed Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. But it wasn't always that way...Years ago, Jack and Oogie Boogie were close friends. Both eager to prove themselves, they poured all their passion into their fantastical projects to earn their rightful place as the scariest duo in town. But there could only be one Pumpkin King! What could have happened to turn two best friends into such bitter rivals?
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2023
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Remastered edition with a new cover of Scout's hit samurai series! They came, masked, in the dead of night and burned the village to ash. Rook of the Hidden Song, sole survivor to his people, must seek Vengeance. Yet the path ahead is strewn with hidden dangers; monstrous creatures inhabiting the skins of the dead and dying, human soldiers warped by supernatural forces and rogue gods intent on mischief and destruction. Rook must cut a path of blood...
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2023
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A single teenage girl journeys through the crumbling ruins of civilization, a concrete jungle that has outlived mankind. However, just because shes the last woman on earth doesnt mean shes alone. Shes accompanied by her dog Haru, an adorable and quick-witted shiba inu who will gladly lend his wisdom to his human companion. With such a pleasant conversation partner to keep the post-apocalyptic doldrums at bay, the end of the world might not be so bad...
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2023
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Violeta Parra was a musician, a poetess, an all-round artist, and the soul of the popular tradition of Chile. The year 2017 marked the 100th anniversary of her birth. Violeta's life was painful and intense, devoted to art and love: for decades, she crossed America and Europe making people all around the world fall in love with the authentic folklore of her homeland. Virginia Tonfoni (writer) and Alessio Spataro (artist) tell her incredible story for...
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2023
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Saori has adored her older sister ever since she was little, but thats exactly why she cant just wish Iori happiness with her lover. Shizuku cant stop herself from pushing away the only friend shes ever had. The two of them, desperately alone and obsessed with people who will never reciprocate their feelings, repel each other as violently as identical magnetic poles forced togetherbut they might find they can attract just as strongly
Pub. Date
2023
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"Great howling crashwagons!" The Richest Duck in the World is backand so are noisy nephew Donald, wunderkinder Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and rascally richnik Flintheart Glomgold! Because you asked for it, we're proud to present our first complete, chronological book of Duck adventures by modern fan favorite Don Rosafollowing in the footsteps of Disney legend Carl Barks with an exciting, lovingly detailed style all his own!
Pub. Date
2023
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After leaving Zeidmoore Manor and returning to the life of a traveling adventurer, Lecans first order of business is to find an apothecary capable of replenishing his limited stock of effective medicine. His best bet lies in the city of Volka, and he is soon hired as a bodyguard for a wagon headed therea position he will share with the (self-professed) master adventurer Eda. Can Lecan survive attacks by monsters and bandits with only someone who couldnt...
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2023
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Miroku Osaki is 36 years old, unemployed, and unhappy. Having been bullied in his childhood and even into his adult life, he became a shut-in after being unfairly laid off. For a long time, the only thing that brought him joy was online gaming. Then, he tried the popular "Let's Try Dancing!" karaoke style.It was addicting... and transformative! Inspired by his new hobby, Miroku decides to turn his life around. He begins singing karaoke and going to...
Pub. Date
2023
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Sawako Honna, 42, single; she works hard at a film promotion company. One night, all of a sudden, her heart palpitates, and her body goes cold... Could it be that she's going through menopause!?
Not as hard-working as in your 20s. Not as flippant as in your 30s. The mental and physical changes, andthe obstacles you face in your 40s. Sudden illness, menopause, fatigue you can't get rid of, changes in working patterns, money worries, life plans for...
Pub. Date
2023
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THE FINAL ACT OF CHRISTOPHER PRIESTS EPIC VAMPIRELLA SAGA KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR! After being told that her baby had died at birth, Vampirella discovers her son is actually alive but has been stolen by a nihilist cult who believe the newborn to be a carrier of The Dracula Virus. Meanwhile, the Lord of Vampires himself seeks out the help of Victory, Vampirellas former lover, as he remains several frustrating steps behind Vampi while she hunts down the...
Pub. Date
2023
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This issue: The voice behind the curtain stands revealed as Sonja continues to battle against the massive forces against her! You wont want to miss this issue and the revelation that was foreshadowed back in issue #0!
Written by TORUNN GRNBEKK and illustrated by WALTER GEOVANI, this acclaimed series continues its all-star showcase of cover artists here with amazing imagery from LUCIO PARRILLO, BRYAN HITCH, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, and BJORN BARENDS!...
20) U4 5 Khronos
Pub. Date
2023
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Yannis, Koridwen, Jules, and Stphane are Warriors of Time masters, four teenagers who have taken their destiny into their own hands. Their paths cross in Paris, where they are supposed to meet Khronos... But each is pursuing a different goal. Who can they trust in a world that's falling apart? How will they avoid the army and make it to the December 24 meeting? And above all, who is Khronos? What is his plan?
"Khronos" concludes this series. Make...
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