Graphic Novels & Manga

Graphic Novels & Manga   The Eternal Smile: Three Stories by Gene Luen Yang Published 2009 by First Second Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781596431560 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: With vivid artwork and moving writing, two graphic novel masters test the boundaries between fantasy and reality, in three magical tales of fantastical adventure that explore how the imagination can affect real life. A fantastical adventure through the worlds we live in and the worlds we create.... More...     Wolverine, Volume 1: Prodigal Son by Antony Johnston Published 2009 by Del Rey Books Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780345505163 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: The gripping, all-new adventure of the x-men's greatest icon, comletely reimagined in the Manga style This is not the Wolverine you know. Logan is a teenage rebel with a real good reason for having a real bad attitude. Ever since being left in a nearby forest-with no memory of who he was or how he got there-Logan (or Wolverine, as his classmates sometimes call him) has been stuck in a martial arts school in the icy wilds of Canada.... More...     My Bad by Jerry Scott Published 2009 by Andrews McMeel Publishing Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780740780905 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: This collection of the "Zits" cartoon succeeds in portraying the angst of being a 16-year-old boy bursting with the questions, concerns, hormones, and insecurities of being a teenager. "My Bad" is filled with funny, genuine stories about life as--and with--a teenage boy.... More...     Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way Published 2008 by Dark Horse Comics Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781593079789 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Gerard Way, of My Chemical Romance, makes his comics writing debut in this outrageous superhero epic that Grant Morrison called "An ultraviolet psychedelic sherbet bomb of wit and ideas.... More...     Watchmen by Alan Moore Published 2008 by DC Comics Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781401219260 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: DC Comics re-releases this classic epic. The Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of superheroes plagued by all-too-human failings. (Graphic Novels) SOON TO BE A FEATURE FILM! This Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings.... More...     Pierced: A Zits Close-Up by Jim Borgman Published 2008 by Andrews McMeel Publishing Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780740777417 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In this 13th collection of "Zits" comic strips, Scott and Borgman have spotlighted Pierce, who is often the most popular (and certainly the most perforated) character in their strip. "Zits" is "one of the freshest and most imaginative strips." "Los Angeles Times"Twice honored as the Best Newspaper Comic Strip, "Zits" appears in more than 1,600 newspapers and is read daily by more than 45 million fans.... More...     Daniel X: Alien Hunter by James Patterson Published 2008 by Little, Brown Young Readers Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780316004251 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Fans of "Maximum Ride" will love James Patterson's newest young adult adventure in a full-color, graphic novel format. With his supreme abilities, like being able to shape-shift and conjure up long-dead family members out of thin air, Daniel is ready to take on the scum of the universe.... More...     Prince of Persia (Revised) by A B Sina Published 2008 by First Second Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781596432079 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: At the heart of the bestselling video game, there is a story . . . and a man. In this graphic novel adventure based on Mechner's classic "Prince of Persia" video games, two princes, in different centuries of historic Persia, despair over the corruption gnawing at the heart of their worlds and their way of life.... More...     Stuck in the Middle: 17 Comics from an Unpleasant Age by Ariel Schrag Published 2007 by Viking Children's Books Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780670062218 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: A very unscientific poll recently revealed that 99.9% of all people who attended middle school hated it. Fortunately, some of those people have grown up to be clever and talented comic artists, with an important message to share: Everyone can survive middle school! Edited by underground comics icon Ariel Schrag, this anthology of illustrated tales about the agonies and triumphs of seventh and eight grade features some of Americaas leading graphic novelists, including Daniel Clowes, Joe Matt, Lauren Weinstein, and Ariel herself.... More...     Point Blank: The Graphic Novel by Anthony Horowitz Published 2008 by Philomel Books Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780399250262 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Featuring bold, edgy, manga-like illustrations that make the graphic novel form so immensely popular, this second Alex Rider adventure brings the young spy to life in a whole new way. Full color. The Alex Rider Adventures are #1 bestsellers the world over, and following in the footsteps of the graphic novel adaptation of "Stormbreaker" comes the second book in this phenomenal series.... More...     Life Sucks by Jessica Abel Published 2008 by First Second Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781596431072 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Life sucks for Dave Marshall. The girl he's in love with doesn't know he exists, he hates his job, and ever since his boss turned him into a vampire, he can't go out in daylight without starting to charbroil.Undead life in its uncoolest incarnation yet is on display in this cinematic, supernatural drama told with gallons of humor and hemoglobin.... More...     Rex Libris, Volume I: I, Librarian by James Turner Published 2007 by SLG Publishing Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781593620622 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: The astonishing story of the incomparable Rex Libris, Head Librarian at Middleton Public Library, and his unending struggle against the forces of ignorance and darkness. Rex travels to the farthest reaches of the galaxy in search of overdue books.... More...     Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer Published 2007 by Hyperion Books for Children Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780786848829 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: The international bestseller is now a full-color graphic novel. For the first time, rabid fans of Artemis Fowl will be able to see the underground fairy world, examine Foalys incredible inventions, look inside Fowl Manor, and, of course, follow Artemis as he plots and connives.... More...     Beowulf by Gareth Hinds Published 2007 by Candlewick Press (MA) Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780763630225 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: This exhilarating graphic-novel edition of an ancient classic honors the spirit of the original as it attracts modern readers. The epic tale of the great warrior Beowulf has thrilled readers through the ages -- and now it is reinvented for a new generation with Gareth Hinds's masterful illustrations.... More...     American Born Chinese (Collector's) by Gene Luen Yang Published 2006 by First Second Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781596432086 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, "American Born Chinese" tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life with his yearly visits.... More...     Garage Band by Gipi Published 2007 by First Second Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781596432062 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: When Giuliano's father loans him the family garage, he and three of his friends form a band. Playing their battered secondhand instruments, the four teenagers find something they love to do, and they find in their friendship and music a refuge from difficult and turbulent home lives.... More...     Re-Gifters by Mike Carey Published 2007 by CMX Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781401203719 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Jen Dik Seong, aka "Dixie," is dirt poor and living on the ragged edge of LAsKoreatown. Her only outlet is the ancient martial art of hapkido, and shes onthe verge of winning a championship--until she falls for surfer boy Adam. Older teens. Meet Jen Dik Seong -- or "Dixie" as she's known to her friends.... More...     The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci Published 2007 by Minx Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781401211158 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: When transfer student Jane is forced to move from the confines of Metro City to Suburbia, she thinks her life is over. But there she finds her tribe: three other girls named Jane. The four girls form a secret art gang, but can art really save the hell that is high school? Young adult.... More...     Buso Renkin: Volume 1 by Nobuhiro Watsuki Published 2006 by Viz Media Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781421506159 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Kazuki Mutou is mortally wounded while saving a girl from a strange monster, but is given a new life through the power of the alchemically made Core Iron. With this second chance, Kazuki now has the ability to use his own Buso Renkin, or Alchemy Weapon, to fight the malevolent Homunculus monsters.... More...     Pride of Baghdad by Brian K Vaughan Published 2006 by Vertigo Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781401203146 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In the spring of 2003, a pride of lions escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid, roaming the streets in a desperate struggle for their lives. "Pride of Baghdad" raises questions about the true meaning of liberation--can it be given or is it earned only through self-determination and sacrifice? And in the end, is it truly better to die free than to live life in captivity? More...