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Akira, Vol. 1
Katsuhiro Otomo - 1984
The science fiction tale set in 2019 in Tokyo after the city was destroyed by World War III, follows the lives of two teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, who have a consuming fear of a monstrous power known as Akira.
Bad World
Warren Ellis - 1998
a world of beauty in the eyes of many, but to a bleeding-edge writer like Mr. Ellis, it's a world filled with evil, sin, decay, and filth. It's a Bad World, indeed. With the skilled assistance of illustrator Jacen Burrows, Ellis explores the far edges of humanity, the people who are hanging onto reality by the thinnest of threads, and those who are completely off their rockers.
Lazarus #1
Greg RuckaGareth-Michael Skarka - 2013
A handful of Families rule, jealously guarding what they have and exploiting the Waste who struggle to survive in their domains. Forever Carlyle defends her family's holdings through deception and force as their protector, their Lazarus. Shot dead defending the family home, Forever's day goes downhill from there.
Kanan - The Last Padawan #1
Greg Weisman - 2015
But years before, at the height of the Clone Wars, he was known as Caleb Dume, Jedi Padawan under the instruction of Jedi Master Depa Billaba. Neither master nor apprentice ever suspected that the Clone Troopers they commanded would turn on them upon the issuing of Order 66-the order to execute all Jedi. How did Caleb Dume survive? How did he learn to survive on his own? And how did he become the man we know as Kanan Jarrus?
The 2nd Moon
Massimiliano Frezzato - 1996
Massimiliano Frezzato creates a world depicted in impeccable detail, from ecology to technology and biotechnology, all of which is in a state of deterioration that recalls a post-apocalyptic landscape.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol. 2
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa - 2015
But a foe from her family's past arrived in Greendale with her own deadly agenda... and Sabrina was dragged into a world of supernatural terror. The next chapter of Archie Comics' latest horror sensation continues here!
Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 1
Yukito Kishiro - 1990
When he rebuilds her body, Alita's only clue to her past surfaces-her deadly fighting instincts! And now she is determine to find out the truth about who she once was...
Ghost in the Shell
Masamune Shirow - 1989
In the rapidly converging landscape of the 21st century Major Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including ghost hackers When he track the trail of one hacker, her quest leads her to a world she could never have imagined.
NonNonBa
水木しげる - 1977
Mizuki's childhood experiences with yokai influenced the course of his life and oeuvre; he is now known as the forefather of yokai manga. His spring 2011 book, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, was featured on PRI's The World, where Marco Werman scored a coveted interview with one of the most famous visual artists working in Japan today.Within the pages of NonNonBa, Mizuki explores the legacy left him by his childhood explorations of the spirit world, explorations encouraged by his grandmother, a grumpy old woman named NonNonBa. NonNonBa is a touching work about childhood and growing up, as well as a fascinating portrayal of Japan in a moment of transition. NonNonBa was the first manga to win the Angoulême Prize for Best Album. Much like its namesake, NonNonBa is at once funny and nostalgic, firmly grounded in a sociohistorical context and floating in the world of the supernatural.
Burma Chronicles
Guy Delisle - 2007
'Burma Chronicles' presents a personal and distinctively humorous glimpse into a political hotspot, putting a popular spin on current affairs.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge #1
Ethan Sacks - 2019
Beings like the infamous DOK-ONDAR, a proprietor of rare and one-of-a-kind antiquities, thrive on the unique opportunities which abound on the lawless outpost at the very edge of Wild Space! But the evil FIRST ORDER has come to Batuu and the survival of the entire outpost is at stake! The road to Black Spire's possible salvation might begin in the past...with a job HAN SOLO and his partner CHEWBACCA pulled for Dok-Ondar. The newest chapter of the growing Star Wars saga begins this April with ETHAN SACKS (OLD MAN HAWKEYE) AND WILL SLINEY'S (BEN REILLY: SCARLET SPIDER, SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY) GALAXY'S EDGE – the riveting comic adventure tie-in to the theme park.
Babette
Hermann Huppen - 1984
Hermann, international comics superstar and creator of Jeremiah, Bernard Prince, Comanche, Blood Ties, and Rodrigo, is one of comics most skilled and versatile storytellers, a master of light, shadow, composition, and character. Few creators of graphic fiction are capable of producing such a sweeping, ambitious work that succeeds so gloriously on so many levels. The Towers of Bois-Maury is Hermann's masterwork, a series of vast scope, breathtaking imagery, and emotional intensity and is another essential Venture graphic album, produced in a beautiful laminated hardcover English-language edition in association with Strip Art Features
The Walking Man
Jirō Taniguchi - 1990
Every corporate American should have a copy on their desk and, in times of stress, take two chapters, twice a day. Take a little stress out of your life and relax with The Walking Man, a little step every day. Lovingly reversed in collaboration with the creator to read left to right.
Trip to Tulum: From a Script for a Film Idea
Milo Manara - 1989
La historieta con guión de Federico Fellini, más otras creaciones del historietista italiano.
Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts: An Awkward Yeti Collection
Nick Seluk - 2015
Fans of Poorly Drawn Lines, Liz Climo, Randall Munroe, and The Oatmeal will love this riotous collection marking the return of optimistic Heart and analytical Brain with over 60 brand-new, never-before-seen comics.Vigorously demanded and highly anticipated, Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts is the follow-up to the tremendously popular New York Times bestseller, Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection.The Awkward Yeti's Heart and Brain comics perfectly illustrate the ongoing, internal struggle betwixt head and heart.