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Shark and Bot


Brian Yanish - 2020
    But what makes you different makes for an EPIC friendship.Can a shark and a robot really be friends? Shark loves water. Bot short circuits if he goes near water! Shark recites poetry. Bot recites facts. Can these two really be friends? They're both a little awkward... They both love comics... And just wait til you see their dance moves when they confront a playground bully.

Marvel Free Previews Monsters Unleashed #1


Cullen Bunn
    Get ready for the epic battle Marvel fans have been waiting for with previews and an in-side look into the Monsters Unleashed event!

Stunt


Michael DeForge - 2019
    Hiring a professional double, an actor spurs on his own demise as he and his double explore the depths of degradation and self-destruction.

Wolf


Rachael Ball - 2018
    Hugo, the youngest child of three, is walking with his father in the woods. There, he comes face-to-face with a wolf—and from that moment on, his life will never be the same again. Soon after, a tragic accident leaves Hugo desolate and disoriented. The family, now grieving and incomplete, moves to a new home. Among Hugo’s new neighbors is the Wolf Man—a dangerous recluse, according to the boy next door. Spellbound by the movie The Time Machine and desperate to return to the days before the accident, Hugo draws up plans to build a contraption that will turn back time. But only the Wolf Man has the parts Hugo needs to complete his machine, and that will mean entering his sinister neighbor’s house. Beautifully illustrated in pencil, Wolf is a captivating and poignant graphic novel about confronting childhood grief and overcoming the loss of a loved one.

Kaleidoscope


Brian Selznick - 2021
    A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the center of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love which will look different to each reader.

Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks


Shannon WattersMaarta Laiho - 2018
    From ghost ponies to strange plants, these Lumberjanes are ready to take on anything that comes their way as long as they have each other. With stories written by Eisner Award-winner Faith Erin Hicks, and New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, these adventures are definitely something you don’t want to miss. Collecting all the Lumberjanes one-shots for the first time, Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks has a star studded cast of talent that is just too good to pass up! Featuring Faith Erin Hicks (Nameless City, Friends with Boys), Rosemary Valero-O'Connell (Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me), Jen Wang (In Real Life, Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake: Card Wars), Christine Norrie (Hopeless Savages), Kelly Thompson (Jem & The Holograms, Hawkeye), and Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles).

Steven Universe: Punching Up


Melanie Gillman - 2018
    An all-new set of adventures for the characters of the hit Cartoon Network TV series!Steven, the Crystal Gems, and the whole Beach City gang embark on new adventures: Steven and the Gems enter a wrestling league, get lost in a haunted corn maze, and find a mysterious beach house.  Join writers Melanie Gillman and Grace Kraft with illustrators Katy Farina (The Amazing World of Gumball) and Rii Abrego for the ongoing exploits of Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe.

Cat & Cat: Girl Meets Cat


Christophe Cazenove - 2020
    But when they adopt a cat named Sushi, things get a bit too exciting! Between turning everything into either a personal scratching post or litter box, and the constant cat and mouse game of “love me/leave me alone,” Cath and Dad have a lot to learn! Cath also learns how good it is to have a constant companion, a role Cath’s dad is trying to fill on his own. It’s a hilarious and heartwarming adventure of daily life of this little girl…with a dad and a cat along for the ride!

Saving Grace


Grace Wilson - 2016
    Saving Grace is the story of four twenty-somethings - Grace, Vicky, Jess and Maxine - who live in a ramshackle house in a rapidly gentrifying East London...until the landlord announces he's selling up and they've got four weeks to leave.New plans form effortlessly for the others, but the odds feel stacked against Grace as she struggles to find self-fulfilment, a half decent job or even a roof over her head.

Steven Universe: Field Researching


Grace Kraft - 2018
    Steven has his hands full saving the world - or maybe just the boardwalk - but with his friends and family by his side, he knows he can do anything.  Join writer Grace Kraft and illustrator Rii Abrego as they keep Beach City weird in these ongoing adventures from Cartoon Network’s hit show Steven Universe.

Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse


Torben Kuhlmann - 2014
    . . for a small mouse. A new invention—the mechanical mousetrap—has caused all the mice but one to flee to America, the land of the free. But with cats guarding the steamships, trans-Atlantic crossings are no longer safe. In the bleakest of places . . . the one remaining mouse has a brilliant idea. He must learn to fly!Debut illustrator Torben Kuhlmann’s inventive tale and stunning illustrations will capture the imagination of readers—young and old—with the death-defying feats of this courageous young mouse

Minecraft Comic Book: Journey to Minecraft


Minecraft Books - 2014
    

Mother Ghost: Nursery Rhymes for Little Monsters


Rachel Kolar - 2018
    With clever rhyme and spooky illustrations, Mother Ghost is perfect for getting in the Halloween spirit. Boo!

It's Go Time!


Scott McCormick - 2014
    Pants! It’s the last day of summer, which means the last chance for fun, and he really, really wants to play laser tag. But his sisters have other ideas—the Fairy Princess Dream Factory? Gah! Good thing Mr. Pants knows how to get what he wants—and have a blast doing it.

The Runaway Princess: (A Graphic Novel)


Johan Troïanowski - 2020
    . . .Princesses don't run away to have their own adventures. Right?Princesses stay quietly and obediently at home. They would never want mermaids and swamps and pirates and getting kidnapped to be a part of their lives.Not this princess!Adventures await when Robin (bored of princess-ing all the time) embarks on the best adventure of her life--meeting friends along the way as she travels through the magical landscape of her country. But her parents aren't so pleased--and they're coming to find her and bring her back to the castle, no matter how she feels about it!