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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Swim Team: A Graphic Novel
“Combines wonderful characters and history to create a story that will make you want to dive right in!” JERRY CRAFT, author of the Newbery Medal–winning New KidA splashy, contemporary middle grade graphic novel from bestselling comics creator Johnnie Christmas!Bree can’t wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees—until she’s stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she’s forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help.With Etta’s training and a lot of hard work, Bree suddenly finds her swim-crazed community counting on her to turn the school’s failing team around. But that’s easier said than done, especially when their rival, the prestigious Holyoke Prep, has everything they need to leave the Mighty Manatees in their wake.Can Bree defy the odds and guide her team to a state championship, or have the Manatees swum their last lap—for good?Praise for SWIM TEAM:Coretta Scott King Illustrator HonorNational Book Award LonglistKirkus Best Book of the YearHarvey Award Best Children’s or Young Adult Book Nominee“A revelation! You’ll root for Swim Team—the water is just right.” —JOHN JENNINGS, New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award–winning creator“Swim Team is a beautiful story about trying new things. Johnnie Christmas is a fantastic storyteller and artist.” —KAZU KIBUISHI, author of Amulet“Full of charm, heart, and pulse-pounding races. A winner!” —GENE LUEN YANG, author of American Born Chinese and Dragon Hoops
£8.99
Image Comics Tartarus Volume 1
When Surka, a ruthless criminal warlord, escapes her prison pit, she unleashes a wave of destruction that ripples across Tartarus, a vital colony in an everlasting galactic war. Years later when Tilde, a young cadet, learns that she's Surka's daughter, will she continue to fight on the side of galactic order or reclaim her mother's dark crown?From #1 NYT Bestseller JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS (FIREBUG, William Gibson's Alien 3) and visionary artist JACK T. COLE (The Unsound) comes a sci-fi adventure for the ages.Collects TARTARUS #1-5
£14.99
Image Comics Tartarus, Volume 2
The stakes are turned all the way up when blood enemies Surka and Hisa are stranded together on a mysterious, far-off world. Can they survive an epic journey across space and time, fraught with pleasures and peril? Can they survive each other? Guest artist Andrew Krahnke joins regular artist Jack T. Cole on this high-octane story arc.Collects TARTARUS #6-10
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Image Comics The Silver Coin, Volume 3
Soldiers stranded in the snowy Alps. The wicked games of a familiar firefighter. A couple struggling through the most difficult year. The Silver Coin passes from one pocket of time to the next. Whoever finds it may feel it’s their lucky day. But it can purchase only ruin.Eisner-winning artist MICHAEL WALSH (STAR WARS, BLACK HAMMER/JUSTICE LEAGUE) teams with a new lineup of all-star collaborators, as JAMES TYNION IV (DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH, BATMAN), STEPHANIE PHILLIPS (HARLEY QUINN, THE BUTCHER OF PARIS), JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS (TARTARUS, FIREBUG) and PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE (THE GOOD ASIAN, INFIDEL) join the critically-acclaimed ongoing horror anthology for mature readers.Collects THE SILVER COIN #11-15.
£14.99