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Cursed Pirate Girl: The Collected Edition, Volume One
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jeremy Bastian
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Archaia Entertainment (2012, Jun 26th).
Pages: 152
Adventures on and under the high seas lead a cursed pirate girl to encounter mythic creatures, gnarled and crusty pirates, and ghostly apparitions as she tries to find her lost father, one of the dreaded Pirate Captains of the mythical Omerta Seas. A whimsical swashbuckling tale of wonderland journeys and unimaginable dangers, starting in Port Elisabeth, Jamaica in the year 1728, and quickly heading across—and beneath—the waves. The first three issues of Cursed Pirate Girl are collected in this edition with an all-new epilogue. more
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Worlds' Finest, Vol. 1: The Lost Daughters of Earth 2 (The New 52)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Paul Levitz
Format: Paperback
Publisher: DC Comics (2013, Apr 16th).
Pages: 144
Legendary creators Paul Levitz and artists George Perez and Kevin Maguire launch a new series featuring Power Girl and Huntress, the WORLDS' FINEST! Stranded on our earth over five years ago, these two heroes from Earth 2 are forced to fight evil in strange new surroundings, all while trying to find their way home. In two separate tales, WORLDS' FINEST flashes back to how Huntress and Power Girl got to our earth and what they've been doing the past five years, and then back to the present where they fight for the fate of millions against the Irradiated Man. WORLDS' FINEST, a part of DC Comics--The New 52 Second Wave, collects issues 1-7. more
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Sweet Tooth Vol. 6: Wild Game
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jeff Lemire
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Vertigo (2013, Jun 25th).
Pages: 200
A cross between Bambi and Cormac McCarthy's The Road, SWEET TOOTH tells the story of Gus, a rare new breed of human/animal hybrid children, who has been raised in isolation following an inexplicable pandemic that struck a decade earlier.Dr. Singh arrives in Alaska and uncovers the origins of Gus and the hybrid children and the cause of the plague that decimated the world. And as Gus and Jepperd finally arrive in Alaska and come face to face with the truth, the militia continues to bear down on them. Their deadliest battle is still ahead. more
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Divide and Conquer (DC Comics: Justice League Unlimited)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Walden Wong
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Stone Arch Books (2013, Jan 1st).
Pages: 32
The League bands together, only to witness its most powerful members calling it quits! What enigmatic foe is responsible for Superman, Wonder Woman and Captain Atom throwing in the towel? Can Zatanna, Batman and The Flash pull it together before it's too late? more
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The Complete Peanuts 1987-1988
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Charles M. Schulz
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Fantagraphics; 1 edition (2013, Apr 6th).
Pages: 344
In the 19th volume of Charles Schulz’ original, daily comic strip, Charlie Brown and Linus both flirt unsuccessfully with girls; Sally turns playwright; and Snoopy writes a Kiss-and-Tell book.So what do we have for Peanuts fans this time around? An ill-considered attempt at flirting sends Charlie Brown to the school doctor... Linus’s ongoing romance with the too-young “Lydia” of the many names continues... Snoopy is joined in the trenches by his brother Spike... Sally engages in a career as a playwright by penning the school Christmas play but mixes up Gabriel and Geronimo... A hockey mishap sends Snoopy to the doctor for knee surgery, in a (clearly autobiographical) sequence that lasts only until everyone figures out that dogs don’t have knees. more
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Aquaman, Vol. 2: The Others (The New 52)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Joe Prado
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: DC Comics (2013, May 21st).
Pages: 160
Long before the King of the Seven Seas joined the Justice League, Aquaman was a part of another super-team: The Others. These young costumed adventurers traveled the globe, each trying to find their own individual road to redemption. Six years later after a grisly murder, The Others are reunited. They know only one man could be responsible: Black Manta. Aquaman must lead the charge to stop his arch-nemesis, but will the years have fractured The Others just enough to keep them from bringing this villain to justice? By the critically acclaimed creative team behind BLACKEST NIGHT Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis, AQUAMAN VOLUME 2: THE OTHERS is the heart-stopping heart stopping follow up to the #1 New York Times best-selling AQUAMAN VOLUME 1: THE TRENCH. more
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Doctor Who: The Forgotten
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Tony Lee
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: IDW Publishing (2013, Apr 2nd).
Pages: 160
Stranded in a strange museum that's dedicated to him, and with no TARDIS in sight, The Doctor and Martha must make sense of their surroundings, hindered by one small fact - The Doctor has lost his memories of every one of his previous incarnations! more
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