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Great Pacific Volume 1: Trashed! TP
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Joe Harris
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Image Comics (2013, May 14th).
Pages: 144
When fugitive oil heir Chas Worthington settles the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, plants a flag, and declares it his own sovereign nation, the reality of the environmental catastrophe is only the beginning of his odyssey. From acclaimed writer Joe Harris (Ghost Projekt, Spontaneous) and artist Martin Morazzo (Absolute Magnitude) comes a sprawling adventure across earth's newest, strangest frontier! Collects issues #1-6 of this groundbreaking series. more
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Mind the Gap Volume 1: Intimate Strangers TP
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jim McCann
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Image Comics; First Edition edition (2012, Oct 30th).
Pages: 168
Elle Peterssen is young, wealthy, and beautiful - and there is a reason someone tried to kill her! Only, Elle doesn't remember any of this. Mind the Gap, the new series by the Eisner Award-winning writer Jim McCann (Return of the Dapper Men), is a mystery with a paranormal twist. Elle, in a spirit form detached from her comatose body, must not only unravel the mystery of her attacker's identity and motive, but her entire life as well. Who can she trust, in both this word and in the gap she exists in that lies between life and death? Deceit, secrets, and hidden agendas are everywhere in a story where everyone is a suspect, and no one is innocent. Collects Mind the Gap #1-5. more
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Garfield Hits the Big Time: His 25th Book (Garfield Classics)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jim Davis
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books (2013, May 21st).
Pages: 96
Garfield—Eat, Sleep, and Be Flabby! Garfield, the world’s favorite feline, marks the 25th book in his series with this special silver volume, full of side-splitting classic comics! And after all this time, Garfield’s earned some extra sleep. But he’ll still move a muscle for meals and mayhem! Whether he’s hogging Jon’s chair or hog-tieing Odie, Garfield shows us how to grow old disgracefully! The GARFIELD CLASSICS series collects the early years of the GARFIELD comic strip in a larger, full-color format. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the same: his enormous appetite for food and fun. So laugh along with the classic cat, because classics are always in style. more
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The Manhattan Projects, Vol. 1: Science Bad
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jonathan Hickman
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Image Comics (2012, Sep 18th).
Pages: 144
What if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs? more
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Dengeki Daisy , Vol. 12
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Kyousuke Motomi
Format: Paperback
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (2013, May 7th).
Pages: 192
Can a mysterious DAISY protect her?After orphan Teru Kurebayashi loses her beloved older brother, she finds solace in the messages she exchanges with DAISY, an enigmatic figure who can only be reached through the cell phone her brother left her. Meanwhile, mysterious Tasuku Kurosaki always seems to be around whenever Teru needs help… Could DAISY be a lot closer than Teru thinks? Teru and her friends sneak aboard a yacht in order to save Rena and foil Morizono’s plan to sell the new “Jack Frost” virus. The rescue mission turns out to be more than anyone bargained for, however, when Kurosaki runs into a man who makes his blood turn cold… Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen plus audiences. more
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Naruto, Vol. 61: Uchiha Brothers United Front
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Masashi Kishimoto
Format: Paperback
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC (2013, May 7th).
Pages: 192
The world’s most popular ninja comic!Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He's got a wild sense of humor, but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to be the world's greatest ninja! As Madara uses his dominating power to fend off the Five Kage, Sasuke is reunited with his brother Itachi. Can the brothers put aside their differences and help each other out? When they come face to face with Kabuto, the man who revived Itachi from the dead, they’ll have to team up if they have any hope of survival! Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences. more
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Kick-Ass 2 Prelude: Hit-Girl
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: John Romita
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Marvel (2013, Mar 19th).
Pages: 136
The first part of the Kick-Ass sequel! Hit-Girl spins off into her own blood-soaked saga! Mindy McCready tries to settle into life as a regular school-girl, but wants nothing more to be dispensing hot justice to the scum of New York City. Her mother thinks she's doing her homework, but in reality she's taken Kick-Ass on as her sidekick and training him up to punch, shoot and stab ... just like Daddy would have wanted. And in return, Kick-Ass is helping her learn to survive middle school - without spilling anyone's blood. But when Kick-Ass gets benched, leaving Mindy to take on the mafia solo, even Hit-Girl may be in over her head. Meanwhile, Red Mist pursues his goal of becoming a super-villain ... and faces a final test of his own.COLLECTING: Hit -Girl 1-5 . more
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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol. 2
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Brian Michael Bendis
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Marvel (2012, Jun 27th).
Pages: 120
A brand new chapter in the saga of Miles Morales, the all-new Ultimate Spider-Man! The new Ultimate Scorpion is introduced! Still discovering the limits of his skills and powers, Miles must learn how to be a hero from ... Peter Parker? COLLECTING: Ultimate Comics Spider -Man 6-10 more
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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol. 1
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Brian Michael Bendis
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Marvel (2012, Aug 29th).
Pages: 136
The year's most talked about story! Miles Morales IS the new Spider-Man! What's the secret behind his powers, and how will he master them? What new and familiar enemies will rise to challenge this all-new Spider-Man? And will Miles live up to Peter Parker's legacy? COLLECTING: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN 1-5 more
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