Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
Vintage Publishing Fourteen Days
Book Synopsis‘Compelling' Marie Claire * 'Immensely enjoyable' Observer * 'Fascinating' Red *One week into lockdown, the tenants of a Manhattan apartment building have begun to gather on the rooftop each evening and tell stories in this exciting new twist on the novel.With each passing night, more and more neighbours gather, bringing chairs and milk crates and overturned buckets. Gradually the tenants – some of whom have barely spoken to each other before now – become real neighbours.With each character secretly written by a different, major literary voice - from Margaret Atwood to John Grisham and Celeste Ng, Fourteen Days is a heart-warming ode to the power of storytelling and human connection.‘An immensely enjoyable product of an immensely unenjoyable time, Fourteen Days is lively, freewheeling… An impressive achievement’ Observer‘Fourteen Days serves as a valuable reminder that stories can teach, console, provide a place of acceptance and perhaps even change their readers (or listeners)’ Financial TimesIncludes writing from: Margaret Atwood, Sylvia Day, Emma Donoghue, Dave Eggers, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, John Grisham, Erica Jong, Celeste Ng, Tommy Orange, Doug Preston, R.L. Stine, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Meg Wolitzer and many more.Trade ReviewFourteen Days serves as a valuable reminder that stories can teach, console, provide a place of acceptance and perhaps even change their readers (or listeners) * Financial Times *If you want to feel well read in double-quick time, try Fourteen Days, which is set in a New York city tenement in the early days of the pandemic. It has a novel twist (pardon the pun) - each character has been secretly written by a different author from Margaret Atwood and John Grisham to Dave Eggers and Celeste Ng * BBC *While we're really not in a rush to think about the pandemic again, we'll make an exception for Margaret Atwood. Fourteen Days is a collaborative novel edited by Atwood and Douglas Preston, and includes writing from Celeste NG and John Grisham, amongst others. In the novel, the inhabitants of a Manhattan apartment block gather on the roof and tell stories, as more neighbours join people start to form real bonds * Cosmopolitan *Reading Fourteen Days is like sitting by a campfire, with characters taking turns telling tales about their lives * Economist *A heart-warming and surprising narrative, Fourteen Days is an ode to the power of storytelling and human connection * SheerLuxe *
£18.00
Penguin Random House Group XForce by Benjamin Percy Vol. 8
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£13.49
Penguin Random House Group XMen Road To Onslaught Omnibus Vol. 1
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£83.99
Vintage Publishing Fourteen Days
Book Synopsis‘Compelling' Marie Claire * 'Immensely enjoyable' Observer * 'Fascinating' Red *One week into lockdown, the tenants of a Manhattan apartment building have begun to gather on the rooftop each evening and tell stories in this exciting new twist on the novel.With each passing night, more and more neighbours gather, bringing chairs and milk crates and overturned buckets. Gradually the tenants – some of whom have barely spoken to each other before now – become real neighbours.With each character secretly written by a different, major literary voice - from Margaret Atwood to John Grisham and Celeste Ng, Fourteen Days is a heart-warming ode to the power of storytelling and human connection.‘An immensely enjoyable product of an immensely unenjoyable time, Fourteen Days is lively, freewheeling… An impressive achievement’ Observer‘Fourteen Days serves as a valuable reminder that stories can teach, console, provide a place of acceptance and perhaps even change their readers (or listeners)’ Financial TimesIncludes writing from: Margaret Atwood, Sylvia Day, Emma Donoghue, Dave Eggers, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, John Grisham, Erica Jong, Celeste Ng, Tommy Orange, Doug Preston, R.L. Stine, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Meg Wolitzer and many more.Trade ReviewFourteen Days serves as a valuable reminder that stories can teach, console, provide a place of acceptance and perhaps even change their readers (or listeners) * Financial Times *If you want to feel well read in double-quick time, try Fourteen Days, which is set in a New York city tenement in the early days of the pandemic. It has a novel twist (pardon the pun) - each character has been secretly written by a different author from Margaret Atwood and John Grisham to Dave Eggers and Celeste Ng * BBC *While we're really not in a rush to think about the pandemic again, we'll make an exception for Margaret Atwood. Fourteen Days is a collaborative novel edited by Atwood and Douglas Preston, and includes writing from Celeste NG and John Grisham, amongst others. In the novel, the inhabitants of a Manhattan apartment block gather on the roof and tell stories, as more neighbours join people start to form real bonds * Cosmopolitan *Reading Fourteen Days is like sitting by a campfire, with characters taking turns telling tales about their lives * Economist *A heart-warming and surprising narrative, Fourteen Days is an ode to the power of storytelling and human connection * SheerLuxe *
£19.52
Marvel Comics Edge of Venomverse
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£15.29
Marvel Comics Dark Web
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£28.89
Marvel Comics Fantastic Four Epic Collection The Coming Of
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£999.99
Marvel Comics Avengers By Jonathan Hickman The Complete
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£34.39
DC Comics Batman Earth One
Book SynopsisA #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBatman is not a hero. He is just a man. Fallible, vulnerable, and angry. In a Gotham City where friend and foe are indistinguishable, Bruce Wayne''s path toward becoming the Dark Knight is riddled with more obstacles than ever before. Focused on punishing his parents’ true killers, and the corrupt police that allowed them to go free, Bruce Wayne''s thirst for vengeance fuels his mad crusade and no one, not even Alfred, can stop him. In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestselling Superman: Earth One, writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank re-imagine a new mythology for the Dark Knight, where the familiar is no longer the expected in this long-awaited original graphic novel from DC Comics.Trade Review“Geoff Johns, the chief creative officer at DC Comics, has written us a Batman for Earth One that will knock your socks off. —Huffington Post Johns has planned well beyond this first chapter, and the worst part about the end of this title is the long wait until the next installment.” —The AV Club “Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s Batman: Earth One is here, and best of all, has been worth the wait.” —IGN “Gary Frank's fantastic art is the best thing about Batman: Earth One.” —Crave Online
£999.99
Penguin Random House Group Marvel Masterworks KaZar Vol. 4
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£50.24
Marvel Comics DAREDEVIL MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION THE DEVIL IN
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£35.99
Marvel Comics Deadpool RolePlays The Marvel Universe
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£8.54
Penguin Random House Group Avengers Twilight
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£20.39
Marvel Comics BLOOD HUNT RED BAND
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£25.59
Penguin Books Ltd A Long Way Down
Book Synopsis''Extremely funny . . . and wise'' Sunday TimesNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE__________________________''Can I explain why I wanted to jump off the top of a tower block?''For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer''s pretty simple: he has, in his own words, ''pissed his life away''. And on New Year''s Eve he''s going to end it all . . . but not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin''s private party. They''ve stolen his idea - but brought their own reasons.Yet it''s hard to jump when you''ve got an audience queuing impatiently behind you. A few heated words and some slices if cold pizza later and these four strangers are suddenly allies. But is their unlikely friendship a good enough reason to carry on living?Shortlisted for the 2005 Whitbread Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize, A Long Way Down is a darkly hilarious and moving novel by bestselling author Nick Hornby. __________________________''Hornby''s best yet'' Literary Review''Impossible to put down'' Ruth Rendell, Guardian''Some of the finest writing I''ve ever had the pleasure of reading'' Johnny DeppTrade ReviewImpossible to put down . . . enthralling * Guardian *Extremely funny . . . and wise * Sunday Times *A page-turning plot and rich, funny characters with several big laughs on every page . . . Hornby's best yet * Literary Review *Hornby pins down the age in which we live with precision and comic brilliance * Guardian *Hugely enjoyable * Irish Times *Masterful . . . some of the finest writing, and some of the most outstanding characters I've ever had the pleasure of reading -- Johnny DeppHornby's portrayal of four characters who accidentally meet on top of a tower block, all ready to jump to their death on New Year's Eve, manages to be sensitive and empathetic, but damn funny as well. My new Hornby favourite -- Adam Phillips * Observer *Brilliant, smart and funny . . . a cello suite about how to go on living. It's hard to imagine a novel more darkly and sublimely devoted to life * Boston Globe *Generous and wise. Right from the opening pages, a smile played continually across my face * GQ *
£8.99
Penguin Random House Group New Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection Civil War
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£999.99
Hachette Book Group USA Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Doomed If You
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£7.65
DC Comics Batman Vol. 3 Death of the Family The New 52
Book SynopsisA #1 New York Times bestseller!One year ago, the Joker limped off the streets of Gotham, mutilated and scarred when someone had taken the pale white skin right off of his face. But now, the Dark Knight’s greatest foe has returned but for once, Batman doesn’t seem to be his target. Instead, the Joker turns his vile hatred towards Commissioner Gordon, Alfred, Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Red Hood and Red Robin … the only family Bruce Wayne has left. The Clown Prince of Crime will unleash his most unpredictable, vicious and psychotic assault ever on everyone Batman holds dear. Can Batman stop his arch-rival’s most deranged assault ever? Or will the cost of a deadly secret be a family member’s life? #1 New York Times best-selling creators Scott Snyder (American Vampire) and Greg Capullo (Spawn) present the long-awaited return of the Joker, as he unleashes his most terrifyTrade Review"This is a book you need to read. Whether you're a fan of comics or not. If you're a fan of good storytelling and can buy into the conceit that a man dressed as a bat can make a difference in the world, then there's no better book for you than this one."—Huffington Post"One of the best Batman runs in the history of the character. The fact that two of the biggest names in the industry are handling the return of the Joker is just icing on the cake."—IGN
£999.99
Marvel Comics What If The Original Marvel Series Omnibus Vol. 2
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£88.49
Marvel Comics XForce by Benjamin Percy Vol. 2
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£34.39
Headline Publishing Group THE TRUE HISTORY OF PARADISE
Book SynopsisFrom the acclaimed author of THE PIRATE''S DAUGHTER comes a story of three women born into the divided, troubled paradise of Jamaica.Easter, 1981. With Jamaica in a state of emergency, the Landing family gathers to bury one of its own. For Monica Landing, who had not spoken to her daughter for fifteen years, the death of Lana is the cruellest kind of loss. For Lana''s youngest sister, Jean, it is an imcomprehensible tragedy. All she knows is that her beloved homeland holds no future for her. But flight means crossing a landscape where soldiers turned executioners and armed gangs rule. It means making her way through the memories that engulf her, with perhaps the only man she has ever loved by her side. THE TRUE HISTORY OF PARADISE captures the grace, beauty and brutality that are indelible parts of the Jamaican experience.Trade Review'Skilfully crafted... marvellously evocative... conveys a vivid sense of many worlds folded into one' * Washington Post *'Authentic... convincing... Cezair-Thompson writes with talent, grace and confidence' * New York Times Book Review *
£9.99
DC Comics Batman Vol. 9 Bloom The New 52
Book SynopsisNew York Times bestselling series! Bruce Wayne has a nearly perfect life. He’s in love with an amazing woman and works by her side every day at one of Gotham’s youth centers, helping the children of the city he loves. His memory has been patchy ever since he nearly died in the last Joker attack, but even so, he’s confident that this is the happiest he’s ever been. And yet…he sometimes feels himself being tugged back to another life. In the negative space of his missing past is a half-remembered history, filled with violence and darkness, but also greatness. The Batman is calling Bruce back. But if he returns to his past, what will become of the perfect, happy life he has built? Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo conclude their character-defining run on the Dark Knight and demonstrate why Batman truly is forever. Collects Batman #46-50, as well as a story from Detective Comics #27.Trade ReviewPraise for BATMAN VOL. 8: SUPERHEAVY "...a great jumping on point for anyone looking to get into what I hope will continue to be a long and continuing run on this title from one of the best creative teams it's ever had." --Nerdist"...beautifully imagined..." --IGN"...the creative team continues to investigate the inspiration of Batman, just from a totally different, inspired perspective." --Comic Book Resources"...a great reminder of the abundance of stories that can be told with Batman at the center." --Newsarama
£999.99
DC Comics Batman Vol. 7 Endgame The New 52
Book SynopsisBatman’s greatest foe has returned for one last gag. But this time, not even the Joker is laughing. In their last encounter, the Dark Knight failed to live up to Joker’s grand plans, so now the Joker is deadly serious. The games are over. And everything is on the table. In their most intense, physical showdown ever, nothing is sacred to the Joker—the Dark Knight''s family, friends, allies, home base and those he holds most dear... everyone is a target. The Clown Prince of Crime isn''t staging a comedy, it''s a dark tragedy.The #1 New York Times best-selling team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo create the ultimate face-off between the greatest hero and villain in all of comics in Batman Volume 7: Endgame—and it’s no laughing matter. Collects stories from Batman #35-40.Trade Review“[Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s] biggest story line in terms of cast and scope during the duo's classic four-year run on the series and one designed to celebrate the character's 75th anniversary.” —USA Today “Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo have done wonders with Batman and just when you thought it couldn't get any bigger or better, here comes Endgame.” —Tech Times “Endgame, as with all of Snyder’s run of Batman so far, is a story that simply should not be missed. Snyder’s themes are boldly stated yet again with an intent to add even more to the Batman mythos.” —IGN “Why is Gotham City crumbling, you ask? Well, that’s mostly due to Batman writer Scott Snyder putting the city through the wringer time and time again in consistently excellent stories like Court Of Owls, Death Of The Family and now Endgame.” —Nerdist
£999.99
Dorling Kindersley Ltd DC Absolutely Everything You Need To Know
Book SynopsisStephen "Win" Wiacek has worked in all areas of the comics industry for over 30 years, as a writer, artist, editor, and designer. While running his own art and design consultancy, he taught and lectured on comics creation and production, and worked as a journalist and consultant for television and film. From 1997-2007, he was chairman of the UK professional industry body, the Comics Creators Guild.Currently freelancing as a copywriter and reviewer, Win writes about comics for the Marvel Fact Files partworks, and for books such as Marvel Year By Year; The Ultimate Marvel Guide, Marvel Greatest Comics, The Black Panther Ultimate Guide and The DC Encyclopedia.He lives in Kent with his extremely patient wife Miki, and tells people what they should read on his Now Read This graphic novel review blog (www.comicsreview.co.uk/nowreadthis).Landry Q. Walker is a New York Times bestselling author. He lives in California and is the author of DK Ultimate Guides to Wonder Woman and the Justice League.Liz Marsham began her storytelling career as an editor for DC Comics and Disney Publishing. Liz lives in Los Angeles with her husband, a cat who thinks she is a princess, and a cat who thinks he is a dog. Melanie Scott lives in West Sussex and has been a writer and sub-editor of comic book titles for several years. The books and magazines she has contributed to include the DC Super Hero Collection and DK's DC Comics: Year by Year.
£17.09
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd Kwezi collectors edition
Book SynopsisA full colour comic book featuring KWEZI, South Africa's first ever superhero.
£9.99
Charco Press Una ofrenda musical
Book SynopsisUn sensible homenaje a la narración, la infancia y el poder transformador de la música.El segundo libro traducido al inglés de Luis Sagasti emprende un recorrido circular que hace eco de las Variaciones Goldberg de Bach para narrarnos historia tras historia, al estilo de Scheherazade, entretejidas de manera sutil y sorprendente, creando un tapiz que vibra al son de armonías celestiales. Sagasti nos guía en un viaje que va desde la música nacida bajo el sol a la música enviada al espacio en la misión Voyager. Desde Rothko hasta el rock, desde aquellos compositores en los campos de concentración hasta una habitación donde se escuchan los lamentos de los reclutas argentinos en Malvinas. Un delicado homenaje a la narración, la infancia y el poder transformador de la música. The Spanish language edition of A Musical Offering_. Tracing a circular course that echoes Bach’s_ Goldberg Variations_, Luis Sagasti’s second book to appear in English takes the guise of a musical scheherazade, recounting story after story, vibrating to celestial harmonies. From the music born of the sun to the music sent into space on the Voyager mission, from Rothko to rock music, from the composers of the concentration camps to a weeping room for Argentinian conscripts in the Falklands,_ A Musical Offering_traverses the shifting sands of fiction and history._A lyrical celebration of storytelling, of childhood, and of the transformative power of music.Tracing a circular course that echoes Bach’s Goldberg Variations , Luis Sagasti’s second book to appear in English takes the guise of a musical scheherazade, recounting story after story, vibrating to celestial harmonies. From the music born of the sun to the music sent into space on the Voyager mission, from Rothko to rock music, from the composers of the concentration camps to a weeping room for Argentinian conscripts in the Falklands, A Musical Offering traverses the shifting sands of fiction and history.Trade ReviewRepublic of Consciousness Prize (Shortlist)"Una fascinante suite de historias sobre música, tanto escuchada como desconocida." —The Arts Desk"Una interpretación hermosa y fragmentaria que siempre da con la nota precisa." —Irish Times"Una ofrenda musical no es tanto un intento de escribir sobre música sino una verdadera partitura que usa palabras como un nuevo tipo de notación."" —Will Ashon , autor de CHAMBER MUSIC y STRANGE LABYRINTH"Adquirí conocimientos que no sabía que necesitaba." —Joyzine"Sagasti logra crear un mundo rico en iluminaciones y reflexiones filosóficas." —Morning Star"El equivalente literario a una sinfonía." —Books and Bao"Un trabajo de inmensa complejidad, con un gran balance y una belleza extraordinaria." —The Monthly Booking"Sagasti articula sus elementos magistralmente. Con sutileza y destreza, entreteje nuevos hilos en su tapiz." —BookBlast"La cuidadosa construcción a contrapunto de Sagasti entreteje una variedad de viñetas eclécticas que trascienden sus partes, dejando un impacto emocional indeleble que desafía la racionalización." —Gutter Magazine**********Praise for Luis SagastiSociety of Authors TA First Translation Prize (Shortlist)"A subtle marvel...a nimble writer who merits wider readership in English." —Kirkus"A genre-defying collection of associative musings on art, music, philosophy, and literature." —Publishers Weekly"Innovative, playful, and beautifully executed."" —Carlos Fonseca , author of COLONEL LAGRIMAS"Simply genius."" —Enrique Vila-Matas , author of DUBLINESQUE"A work of wonderful analogies and disparate historical footnotes." —Morning Star"Like Borges before him, Sagasti has produced a rare thing: a work of fiction as learned as it is fun." —Gary M. Perry, Foyles Charing Cross"Sagasti produces here a magnificent constellation of stories, and in doing so pays tribute to art." —Fnac"One hundred pages of pure intelligence, to be enjoyed listening to Sun Ra." —L’Arbre Vengeur**********
£9.49
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Judge Dredd: The Daily Dredds Volume Two:
Book SynopsisThis second volume of the Daily Star Dredds features the weekly strips published in the popular national tabloid that ran between July 1986 to the end of 1988, featuring action-packed stories from John Wagner and Alan Grant and sumptuous art from Ian Gibson, Mike Collins and the legendary Ron Smith.
£27.00
Simon & Schuster Ltd It Starts with Us
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£10.39
Marvel Ultimate XMen Omnibus Vol. 2
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£999.99
Marvel Comics Fantastic Four By Ryan North Vol. 1
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£999.99
Marvel Comics Avengers Epic Collection The Gathering
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£999.99
Marvel Comics Mighty Marvel Masterworks The Mighty Thor Vol. 3
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£999.99
Marvel Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed
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£32.79
TwoMorrows Publishing American Comic Book Chronicles 19451949
Book SynopsisThe American Comic Book Chronicles continues its ambitious series of FULL-COLOR HARDCOVERS, where TwoMorrows'' top authors document every decade of comic book history from the 1940s to today! At long last, this 1945-49 volume covers the comic book industry during the aftermath of World War II, when scores of writers and artists returned from foreign battlefields to resume their careers. It was a period when readers began turning away from the escapist entertainment offered by super-heroes in favor of other genres, like the grittier, more brutal crime comics. It was a time when Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created Young Romance, inaugurating a golden age of romance comics. And it was during this five-year period that Timely and National Comics capitalized on the popularity of Westerns, that Bill Gaines plotted a new course for EC Comics in the wake of his father's death, and that Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster first sued for the rights to Superman. These are just a few of the events chronicled in this exhaustive, full-color hardcover, further documenting the ACBC series'' cohesive, linear overview of the entire landscape of comics history! By Richard J. Arndt and Kurt F. Mitchell, with Keith Dallas.
£42.70
Marvel Comics Wolverine By Benjamin Percy Vol. 5
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£14.39
DC Comics Tim Drake Robin Vol. 2 A Case of Chaos
Book SynopsisA new chapter of Robin's story begins, but it won t take long for chaos to arrive at Gotham Marina!
£999.99
Marvel Comics Echo The Saga of Maya Lopez
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£27.19
Marvel Comics Captain America Omnibus Vol. 1 New Printing 2
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£999.99
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) Marvel Encyclopedia New Edition
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£31.01
Marvel Comics Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman The Complete
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£999.99
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Light Novel
Book SynopsisDRACONIC DESTINYThe forest-dwelling Lithovar tribe has made peace with Illusia and continues to revere him as a god. Life is gooduntil a horrific murder comes to light! The Hungry Hunters, a regiment commanded by the pompous Lord Tolemann, are to blame. The Hunters terrorize the land in search of the mythical Carbuncle, and so Illusia stands with the tribe to fight them off. He unexpectedly encounters another dragon during their clashone much more twisted and gruesome than any beast Illusia has encountered before.
£13.29
Marvel Comics Marvel Masterworks Doctor Strange Vol. 10
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£56.79
Marvel Comics Marvel Visionaries John Buscema
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£41.56
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Precarious Woman Executive Miss Black General
Book SynopsisTHE GENERAL GETS GOOD!
£11.69
DC Comics WILDC.A.T.S The Complete Series
Book SynopsisSpinning from the pages of BATMAN comes the senses-shattering new series! The HALO Corporation has gathered a motley crew of operatives, led by Cole Grifter Cash, who are going to make the world a better place...no matter who they have to kill!
£26.00
DC Comics DCeased Omnibus
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£85.50
Panini Comics Marvel Select SpiderManDeadpool ItsyBitsy
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£999.99
Hachette Book Group USA Marvel Adventures The Avengers Vol.9 The Times
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£8.07
