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1) King Lear
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Shakespeare's tragedy of a royal father and his daughters is presented scene by scene in comic book format. As flies are to wanton boys, so are we to th' gods: they kill us for their sports, howls King Lear. In artist Ian Pollock's surreal interpretation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the abstract wail of "the unaccomodated man" is dramatized in subtle shadings of the old king's anguish. Every line of dialogue is preserved, and every scene is illustrated...
Author
Series
Cucumber quest volume 3
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
235 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Now with Princess Nautilus as part of their entourage, Cucumber and Almond travel to Trebleopolis to warn Princess Piano that Noisemaster, second of the Nightmare Knight's minions, might be after her! Unfortunately, they arrive just in time for Queen Cymbal's birthday and the Queen refuses to stop the festivities ... that is until Noisemaster succeeds in capturing Princess Piano and threatens to destroy the city. Adapted from the popular webcomic...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
216 pages : color illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sunny has always taken the Dragonet Prophecy very seriously, so Morrowseer's devastating news changes everything--now she must forge a new identity, and find a way to stop the futile and destructive war between the dragon clans."
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
329 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When King Charming and his brothers set out to purge the Dwarf Forests of outlaws and rule it themselves, they must face the most feared outlaw, Goldilocks--and then, their wives.
Author
Series
Black Panther (2016) volume 9
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"T'Challa confronts a dramatic upheaval in Wakanda that will make leading the African nation tougher than ever before. When a superhuman terrorist group calling itself The People sparks a violent uprising, the land famed for its incredible technology and proud warrior traditions will be thrown into turmoil. As suicide bombers terrorize the population, T'Challa struggles to unite his citizens, and a familiar villain steps out of the shadows. If Wakanda...
Author
Series
Cucumber quest volume 4
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
235 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In order to defeat the Nightmare Knight, legend dictates that the DreamSword must be autographed by seven princesses, but things get a bit complicated when our heroes discover that the flower kingdom has no royalty! Luckily, the "king" of fashion, Mr. R, is on the hunt for the new face of his style empire, and whoever catches his eye will be named "Princess R."
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 12 x 34 cm.
Language
English
Description
Armed with scientific knowledge and a magic dagger, Leo is determined to outwit man-eating Quadclops giants and Malvisors and travel to the center of the earth.
Author
Series
Graceling volume 1
Publisher
Etch, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
257 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Katsa is a Graceling, one of the rare people born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she lived a life of privilege until the day her ability to kill a man with her bare hands revealed itself during a royal banquet. Now she acts as her uncle's enforcer, traveling the kingdom and threatening those who dare oppose him. But everything changes when she meets Po, a foreign prince Graced with combat skills who is searching for the truth about his...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
203 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Scatterbrained Cornelius, King of Kazoo, and his resourceful daughter, Bing, explore a mysterious cave at the top of Mount Kazoo. There they discover a famous alchemist named Quaf is planning a dangerous and forbidden experiment. Now Cornelius, Bing, and the brilliant royal inventor Torq must go all out to stop Quaf before his crazy undertaking threatens the entire kingdom" --
10) The mysteries
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (black & white) ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Description
"In a fable for grown-ups by cartoonist Bill Watterson, a long-ago kingdom is afflicted with unexplainable calamities. Hoping to end the torment, the king dispatches his knights to discover the source of the mysterious events. Years later, a single battered knight returns" --
From Bill Watterson, bestselling creator of the beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, and John Kascht, one of America's most renowned caricaturists, comes a mysterious and...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Macbeth, a general in the king's army, is returning from battle when he comes upon three witches who tell him that one day he'll be king. At first Macbeth dismisses their predictions, but an evil seed takes root in his mind, and soon he is convinced and impatient. At the urging of his wife, he resolves to take the throne by the most direct path: a dagger in the heart of King Duncan. But 'blood will have blood,' and when others grow suspicious of...
Author
Series
Golden age volume 01
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
217 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Legend tells of a Golden Age, 'when the valleys and mountains were not constrained by walls. When men would come and go as they pleased...' But those days are long gone.The kingdom has been stricken by famine and is plagued by the corruption of the lords of the court. When the old king dies, his daughter, Tilda, prepares to take the throne and succeed him. With the support of the wise Tankred and the loyal Bertil, her closest counselors and friends,...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
First American edition
Physical Desc
169 pages, 21 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"As the rightful heir of late King Ronan, Tilda wants to deliver her people from famine and strife. But on the eve of her coronation, her younger brother, backed by a cabal of power-hungry lords, usurps her throne and casts her into exile, causing Tilda to go on the run. With the help of her last remaining allies, Tankred and Bertil, she travels throughout the hinterland of her kingdom. Wherever she goes, the common folk whisper of a legendary bygone...
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
155 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Five years after the infamous sea witch defeated the little mermaid, Ariel--now the voiceless queen of Atlantica--must confront Ursula to restore justice on both land and sea, find her father, and reclaim Prince Eric's affections.
Author
Publisher
Iron Circus Comics
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
160 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A student ambassador is sent on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to a far away land, where he and a newly crowned boy king are thrust into a globe-trotting action-adventure mystery"--
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the Fantastic Four venture deep into the jungles of Africa, they find Wakanda - the world's most technologically advanced nation - hidden within! And just wait until they meet its warrior king! But when T'Challa reveals his country to the world, he must join the Avengers in battle with his old nemesis, Klaw! Plus, Iron Man helps the Panther protect his country's precious Vibranium from Erik Killmonger! And when T'Challa is lost in space, his...
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