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Book SynopsisWhen Kyoko’s heart is broken, she decides that revenge is a dish best served in the spotlight!Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he’s casting her out now that he’s famous! Kyoko won’t suffer in silence—she’s going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!There''s trouble on the Tsukimori set, and surprisingly it''s not Kyoko''s fault. Ren is having difficulty acting the part of a love-struck suitor since he''s never really been in love before. Stressed by his sudden acting impotence, Ren goes MIA. Kyoko is determined to help her friend, and joins forces with Ren''s manager. But as Ren sees the two of them getting close, he realizes he might know more about serious emotion than he thought!

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Book SynopsisDestroy Thy Neighbour! The 11th volume in an exciting new series from VIZ Media.

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Book SynopsisEven monsters need families.

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Book SynopsisMo Willems, award-winning, New York Times best-selling creator of The Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Unlimited Squirrels, presents best friends Elephant Gerald and Piggie. Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In I'm a Frog! Piggie has some ribbiting news! Can Gerald make the leap and believe in make-believe? Read all of Elephant Gerald and Piggie’s adventures!·      Today I Will Fly!·      My Friend is Sad·      I Am Invited to a Party!·      There is a Bird on Your Head!·      I Love My New Toy!·      I Will Surprise My Friend!·      Are You Ready to Play Outside?·      Watch Me Throw the Ball!·      Elephants Cannot Dance!·      Pigs Make Me Sneeze!·      I Am Going!·      Can I Play Too?·      We Are in a Book!·      I Broke My Trunk!·      Should I Share My Ice Cream?·      Let’s Go for a Drive!·      Happy Pig Day!·      Listen to My Trumpet!·      A Big Guy Took My Ball!·      I’m a Frog!·      My New Friend is So Fun!·      Waiting is Not Easy!·      I Will Take a Nap!·      I Really Like Slop!·      The Thank You Book

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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2014 Will Eisner Award for Best Scholarly/Academic WorkBringing together contributors from a wide-range of critical perspectives, Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation is an analytic history of the diverse contributions of Black artists to the medium of comics. Covering comic books, superhero comics, graphic novels and cartoon strips from the early 20th century to the present, the book explores the ways in which Black comic artists have grappled with such themes as the Black experience, gender identity, politics and social media. Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation introduces students to such key texts as: The work of Jackie Ormes Black women superheroes from Vixen to Black Panther Aaron McGruder''s strip The BoondocksTrade ReviewOverall, Black Comics is an extremely well rounded and impressive work of scholarship. Though this book spans a wide breadth of critical perspectives on various Black comic creators, its critical inquiry is focused and sustained. … Black Comics is as an ambitious, essential text for any comics scholar and should be regarded as a canonical example of American comics scholarship. -- Francesca Lyn * ImageTexT *Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation” (Bloomsbury), edited by Howard and Ronald L. Jackson II, is an especially essential work because it not only holds a clear and illuminating mirror up to the faces we see on paper, but it also attaches faces and personal back-stories to black writers and artists — pioneers who are all too overlooked, who faced struggles all too forgotten. * Michael Cavna, Washington Post *Table of ContentsForeword, William Foster III Introduction, Sheena Howard and Ronald L. Jackson II Part I: Comics Then & Now 1. Brief History of The Black Comic Strip: Past and Present, Sheena C. Howard 2. The Trouble With Romance in Jackie Ormes's Comics, Nancy Goldstein 3. Contemporary Representations of Black Females in Newspaper Comic Strips, Tia C. M. Tyree 4. Black Comics and Social Media, Derek Lackaff and Michael Sales 5. Beyond B&W? The Global Manga of Felipe Smith, Casey Brienza Part II: Representing Race & Gender 6. Studying Black Comic Strips: Popular Culture, African American Repertoire, and Discourses of Race, Angela M. Nelson 7. Blowing Flames into the Souls of Black Folk: Ollie Harrington and his Bombs from Berlin to Harlem, Christian Davenport 8. Panthers and Vixens: Black Superheroines and Sexuality in Contemporary Comic Books, Jeffrey A. Brown 9. Gender, Race and The Boondocks, Sheena C. Howard 10. From Sexual Siren to Race Traitor: Condoleeza Rice in Political Cartoons, Clariza Ruiz De Castilla and Zazil Reyes Garcia Part III: Comics as Political Commentary 11. "There's a Revolutionary Messiah in Our Mist": A Pentadic Analysis of Birth of a Nation: A Comic Novel , Carlos D. Morrison and Ronald L. Jackson II 12. Inappropriate Political Content: Serialized Comic Strips at the Intersection of Visual Rhetoric and the Rhetoric of Humor, Elizabeth Sills 13. Will the "Real" Black Super Heroes Please Stand Up?!, Kenneth Ghee 14. Culturally Gatekeeping the Black Comic Strip, David DeIuliis Afterword, Jeet Heer Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe definitive edition of the classic graphic novel—including never-before-seen material and a new introduction by the author.When James O’Barr poured the pain and anguish of a personal tragedy into the drawings that comprise The Crow, his intensely cathartic story of Eric—who returns from the dead to avenge his and his fiancée’s murder at the hands of a street gang—resonated with readers around the world. Now, the illustrated tale that became the “thrilling” (Los Angeles Daily News) and “spectacular” (Chicago Tribune) screen triumph is re-released in an expanded version the author originally intended, complete at last with: —Thirty pages of never-before-seen artwork, including a new closing segment, “Sparklehorse,” and the touching new scene, “An August Noel” —A new Introduction by James O’Barr —Lost sequences restored using th

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Book SynopsisTwelve action-packed comics stories from across the Star Wars galaxy, including fan-favorite characters like Luke, Leia, Anakin, Rey, Boba Fett, the Bad Batch, and more! Collected in a luxurious and oversized hardcover graphic novel format.From the rise of the Sith to the oppression of the First Order, the dark side has always threatened to extinguish the light of hope from the galaxy. But in every era, heroes have risen up to strike back against the darkness!The fight for the fate of the galaxy throughout the generations is captured by these 12 tales of adventure, collected for the first time in an oversized hardcover library edition! At the height of the Clone Wars, Yoda and Mace Windu do battle with Count Dooku to save a Force artifact from enemy hands. As the rebels continue their fight against the Empire, Luke and Leia free a planet from Imperial rule by infiltrating a secret Stormtrooper base. And during the dark days of the First Order’s reign, Rey and Chewbacca fight a ruthless bounty hunter to save Life Day! But the history of the galaxy is filled with scum and villainy, as well. Follow Asajj Ventress, Kylo Ren, and other notorious ne’er-do-wells as they work to tirelessly to enact the dark will of their shadowy masters. These stories and more await readers in this collection.This anthology series is written by bestselling authors Michael Moreci (Barbaric, Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch—Ghost Agents), Amanda Deibert (Rocket and Groot: The Hunt for Star-Lord, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), and Cecil Castellucci (Batgirl, Critical Tole: The Mighty Nein Origins), and features artwork by Lucas Marangon, Megan Huang, Nick Brokenshire, Andrea Mutti, Riccardo Faccini, Eduardo Mello, and Andy Duggan!Collects issues #1–#12 of Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories.

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Book SynopsisElvira is back, and she's going PSYCHO!The Mistress of the Dark has discovered that films create their own pocket dimensions, and now she's lost in the Multiverse of Movies! Will she find her way home, or is it just a big Hitchcock-tease? Join writer David Avallone (Elvira Meets Vincent Price, Bettie Page: Unbound) and artist Silvia Califano for a comic you shouldn't show mother: she just goes a little mad sometimes.

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Book SynopsisYOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN OR CAN YOU?Get ready to climb aboard the Sea Quest and embark for adventure once more! Legendary boy explorer JONNY QUEST is back, along with his intrepid scientist dad Dr. Benton Quest, bodyguard Race Bannon, adopted brother Hadji, and all the rest of the beloved cast from the classic animated series!This action-packed new title begins where the show left off in 1964, but things quickly take a turn for the uncanny as they team returns from an experiment at sea to their home base in Palm Key, only to discover that the once-familiar landscape is now strangely, disquietingly different!Superstar writer JOE CASEY (Superman, Ben 10) and powerhouse artist SEBASTIÁN PIRIZ (We Ride Titans, Deadweights) join together to bring you the brand-new tales of Jonny and the Quest team that the world has been waiting for. Contains issues 1 thru 5 of the series.

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Book SynopsisThe Spawn Universe's favorite detectives come at you in full force in their groundbreaking series. Featuring an all-star cast of creators, the bar was set high for gritty crime fiction when Sam and Twitch first came on the scene. Follow the exploits of NYPD's two most dedicated public servants as they try to uncover the secrets behind the Bounty Hunter Wars.Also includes the never before reprinted John Doe Affair story arc by TODD MCFARLANE (story), with ALEX MALEEV (art) and PAUL LEE (art). Extra features include an ASHLEY WOOD cover gallery and behind-the-scenes art. Collects SAM and TWITCH #14-26

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