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1) Fable comics
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Amazing cartoonists take on classic fables from Aesop and beyond!"--Cover.
Author
Series
Hip-hop family tree volume 1
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
This encyclopedic comics history of the formative years of hip-hop captures the vivid personalities and magnetic performances of old-school pioneers and early stars like DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, plus the charismatic players behind the scenes like Russell Simmons, Debbie Harry, Keith Haring and other luminaries make cameos.
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Before the rise of underground comics in the late 1960s, there was no place for eccentric talent in the comics industry. Rather than creating super heroes like Superman and Spider-Man, comic strips like Peanuts and Krazy Kat, they created their own "ingenius" versions of the super hero, western, romance, etc. This work reprints complete comic book and comic strip stories, most for the first time.
Author
Publisher
Fulcrum Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The Encyclopedia of Black Comics focuses on people of African descent who have published significant works in the United States or have worked across various aspects of the comics industry. The book focuses on creators in the field of comics: inkers, illustrators, artists, writers, editors, Black comic historians, Black comic convention creators, website creators, archivists and academics--as well as individuals who may not fit into any category...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"THEY ARE THE TWO TITANS OF THE COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY--the Coke and Pepsi of superheroes--and for more than 50 years, Marvel and DC have been locked in an epic battle for spandex supremacy. At stake is not just sales, but cultural relevancy and the hearts of millions of fans. Slugfest, the first book to chronicle the history of this epic rivalry into a single, in-depth narrative, is the story of the greatest corporate rivalry never told. Complete with...
Author
Series
March volume 2
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Language
English
Description
After the success of the Nashville sit-in movement, John Lewis' commitment to change through nonviolence is stronger than ever — but as he and his fellow Freedom Riders board a bus into the vicious heart of the deep south, they will be tested like never before. Faced with beatings, police brutality, imprisonment, arson, and even murder, the movement's young activists place their lives on the line while internal conflicts threaten to tear
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Publisher
Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The phenomenally creative musician and filmmaker David Byrne presents new artwork that explores daily life in surprising ways, with unique reflections on shared human experiences -- a book for our time from a highly influential artist. Through striking and humorous figurative drawings, the iconic artist and musician David Byrne depicts daily life in intriguing ways. His illustrations, created while under quarantine, expand on the dingbat, a typographic...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Chuji, a young business planner at a car company, is appointed as director to a troubled dealership. Chuji asks Nanako, who is an organization development specialist, how to directly communicate with his peers. He finds deep-rooted issues and how he misunderstood certain situations. Together, the duo begin a series of discussions with peers, start changing some members' mindsets, and create a core change management team, which eventually leads to...
Author
Publisher
Drawn and Quarterly
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In 1944, Miriam is a toddler beloved by her dog Rexy, but when her mother is forced to give up their "Jewish dog" to the German authorities, Miriam's world begins to unravel. The two flee to the countryside after faking their deaths and traversing lands blanketed with snow. Miriam's fragmented childhood memories of forests, chocolate, strange men, and the noise of war are reconstituted in this beautifully told epic journey where the innocence of a...
Author
Publisher
Rocketship Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Girls Have A Blog is an autobiographical comic about best friends, T. Kurtzhals and Sarah Bollinger, living together as roommates and comic book artists. It began as a bi-weekly webcomic on Tumblr in 2015 and then was rebooted as a featured comic on Line Webtoon in 2017, running for 84 Episodes. In 2019, Girls Have A Blog was rebooted for it's final season about T. & Sarah navigating the pandemic and a life apart."--
15) The League of Regrettable Sidekicks: heroic helpers and malicious minions from comic book history!
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Being a superhero is hard work, which is why so many comics characters rely on a sidekick for help. Someone who can watch the hero's back, help search for clues, or, if nothing else, give the hero someone to talk to. But just as not every superhero achieves the glory of Batman, not all sidekicks are as capable as the Boy Wonder. In The League of Regrettable Sidekicks, author Jon Morris discusses some of the strangest iterations of the sidekick phenomenon,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Reina recently started a new job at an advertising agency. Overwhelmed and stressed by tons of new tasks and very harsh comments from her boss, her mental health starts to suffer. Reina, surprisingly runs into Tsuyoshi in the office, a friend from college who recently returned from his assignment in New York. Captivated with Tsuyoshi's strong self-esteem and confidence, Reina asks for his advice. To relive her mental fatigue, deviate from negative...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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World War I Collection Spotlight - Books for Children
World War I Collection Spotlight - Essentials [Youth]
World War I Collection Spotlight - Graphic Novels
World War I Collection Spotlight - Essentials [Youth]
World War I Collection Spotlight - Graphic Novels
Description
"World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechanical, and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of the most fascinating true-life tales from the war and given them his inimitable Hazardous Tales twist. Easy to understand, funny, informative, and lively, this series is the best way to be introduced to some of the most well-known battles (and little-known secrets) of the infamous war"--
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Against all odds! The prairie shakes under the hooves of nearly thirty million bison. As fast as a horse, as tall as a person, and heavier than both combined, the roam from coast to coast. A century later, people struggle to find a single one left alive. How did the great herds disappear, and what does it take to bring them back?" -- Back Cover.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the Human Body Theater, where your master of ceremonies is going to lead you through a theatrical revue of each and every biological system of the human body! Starting out as a skeleton, the MC puts on a new layer of her costume (her body) with each "act." By turns goofy and intensely informative, the Human Body Theater is always accessible and always entertaining." --
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