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1) Essex County
Author
Series
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
510 p. : chiefly ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the award-winning trilogy of graphic novels set in an imaginary version of the author's hometown, and reveals the problems and issues the families within the community face.
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
108 p. : chiefly ill. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
Collects five comic strips that feature Moomin, a teenage troll who looks like a hippopotamus and passively deals with life's troubles, and includes "Moomin Falls in Love," "Moominvalley Turns Jungle," "Moomin and the Martians," "Moomin and the Sea," and "Club Life in Moominvalley."
3) Monica
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
106 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story--actually, stories--of its title character. Clowes calls upon a lifetime of inspiration to create the most complex and personal graphic novel of his distinguished career. Rich with visual detail, an impeccable ear for language and dialogue, and thrilling twists, Monica is a multilayered masterpiece in comics form that alludes to many of the genres that have defined...
Author
Series
Unsinkable Walker Bean volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
191 p. : chiefly col. ill., map ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Walter Bean is happiest when he gets to spend time tinkering on his inventions in his grandfather's workshop, but when his grandfather acquires a curse, Walter must embark on dangerous quest to return a pearl skull to the witches who made it.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
128 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"She's a Capulet. He's a Montague. But when Romeo and Juliet first meet, they don't know they're from rival families-- and when they find out, they don't care. Their love is honest and raw and allconsuming. But it's also dangerous. How much will they have to sacrifice before they can be together? In a masterful adaptation faithful to Shakespeare's original text, Gareth Hinds transports readers to the sun-washed streets and market squares of Shakespeare's...
Author
Series
Inuyasha volume 25
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Action ed., VIZ Media ed.
Physical Desc
187 p. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Inu-yasha must find a way to defeat a monstrous half-man, half-machine enemy and rescue Kagome, Miroku, and Sango, who have taken refuge in the evil Renkotsu's temple.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books of Northern New York
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
40 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story in which John Utterson, a lawyer and friend of the scientist Dr. Jekyll, uncovers a horrifying secret after deciding to investigate the hidden life of the brutal Mr. Hyde.
Author
Series
Bartimaeus trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A graphic novel adaptation of the book in which Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice, becomes caught in a web of magical espionage, murder, and rebellion, after he summons the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Loveland.
10) BC mambo: [1]
Author
Series
Stone Rabbit volume 1
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
95 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
After Stone Rabbit is transported back to prehistoric times, his bottle of barbecue sauce becomes the key ingredient in a power-hungry Neanderthal's plan to dominate the world.
Author
Series
Benny and Penny volume 3
Publisher
Toon Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
32 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Benny and Penny try to hide their toys from cousin Bo so he will not break them, but the trio then struggle to find something fun to do.
Author
Series
Lunch Lady volume 2
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
The school lunch lady, a secret crime fighter, sets out to stop a group of librarians bent on destroying a shipment of video game systems, while a group of students known as the Breakfast Bunch provides backup.
Author
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
464 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
At long last, it's finally time for the third massive hardcover collection of SAGA, the critically acclaimed sci-fi/fantasy series from the multiple Eisner Award-winning team of artist Fiona Staples and writer Brian K. Vaughan. Collecting 18 of the most shocking and impactful issues fromthe epic tale of Hazel and her star-crossed parents, this deluxe edition features a striking, all-new original cover from Fiona Staples, as well as exclusive, never-before-seen...
14) Clover
Author
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed., English ed.
Physical Desc
505 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Collects the complete story of "Clover," in which Kazuhiko, a former black-ops agent of a baroque, retro-tech world, is pulled out of retirement by General Ko to escort Sue, a mysterious waif who happens to be the most dangerous person in the world, to a location only she knows.
Author
Series
Benny and Penny volume 1
Publisher
Little Lit Library
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
32 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Annoyed with his little sister who always wants to play pretend with him, Benny intentionally loses her, but soon feels bad after she is gone.
16) Saga: Volume two
Author
Series
Saga (Brian K. Vaughan) volume 1
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
464 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
""Thanks to her star-crossed parents Marko and Alana, newborn baby Hazel has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies, and alien monstrosities, but in the cold vastness of outer space, the little girl encounters her family's greatest challenge yet: the grandparents. Collects SAGA #7-12""--Publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
153 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Julian Calendar thought changing schools would mean leaving his "nerdy" persona behind, but instead he forms an alliance with fellow inventors Greta and Ben and works with them to prevent an adult from using one of their gadgets for nefarious purposes.
Author
Series
Stone Rabbit volume 3
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
95 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Stone Rabbit is mistakenly taken and imprisoned on an alien space craft, where he must use his quick wit to escape and save the Earth from atomization.
Author
Series
Swamp Thing volume 5
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
152 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Swamp Thing longs to reunite with his wife Abby, who has been arrested for a sexual crime, and follows her to Gotham City, where Swamp Thing attempts to liberate his wife from Batman and the police.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
105 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A man has gone missing and to find him Barnaby and Hooker will have to go deep into the underbelly of Miami and south Florida, surviving Petro Voodoo, explosions, gift-wrapped body parts, a deadly swamp chase, and Hooker's mom.
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