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Itazura Na Kiss Volume 8
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Kaoru Tada
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing (2012, Apr 24th).
Pages: 200
It''s summer vacation again and the couple are headed off to visit Naoki''s grandfather and cousins. Ever eager to make a good impression, Kotoko manages to yet again embroil herself into a situation. Just what will Naoki''s relatives make of her, and what will Naoki have to say about her latest misadventure? It''s a laugh aminute with hapless heroine Kotoko and her true love, Naoki, in the sensational hit romantic comedy by Kaoru Tada. more
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The Property
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jessica Cohen
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly (2013, May 7th).
Pages: 232
The award-winning author of Exit Wounds returns with a story about secrets, money, and the bonds of loveThe Property is a work that will inspire, fascinate, and delight readers and critics alike. Savvy and insightful, elegant and subtle, Rutu Modan’s second full-length graphic novel is a triumph of storytelling and fine lines. After the death of her son, Regina Segal takes her granddaughter Mica to Warsaw, hoping to reclaim a family property lost during the Second World War. As they get to know modern Warsaw, Regina is forced to recall difficult things about her past, and Mica begins to wonder if maybe their reasons for coming aren’t a little different than what her grandmother led her to believe. Modan offers up a world populated by prickly seniors, smart-alecky public servants, and stubborn women—a world whose realism is expressed alternately in the absurdity of people’s behavior and in the complex consequences of their sacrifices. more
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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player's Guide
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jason Bulmahn
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Paizo Publishing, LLC.; Brdgm edition (2010, Aug 24th).
Pages: 320
This invaluable hardcover player reference for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game provides a wealth of new ideas and options for players, including six completely new 20-level character classes, expanded rules for the 11 core classes, innovative new feats and combat abilities, a wealth of fantastic equipment, dozens of new spells, and more! New Classes in the Advanced Player’s Guide include: The Alchemist, The Cavalier, The Inquisitor, The Oracle, The Summoner, and The Witch. more
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Wonder Woman, Vol. 2: Guts (The New 52)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Cliff Chiang
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: DC Comics (2013, Jan 15th).
Pages: 144
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWonder Woman goes to hell! After playing Posidon, Hades, and Hera against each other, Hades strikes back by kidnapping Zola and trapping her in the Underworld. It's up to Wonder Woman--with a little help from the God of Love and the God of Smiths--to break Zola out. But what is Hades' real game, and once you get into the land of the dead, how exactly do you get out?Collecting WONDER WOMAN #7-12. more
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Alpha and Omega: Cry Wolf Volume Two
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Patricia Briggs
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: InkLit (2013, May 7th).
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A world of shapeshifting wolves comes vividly to life in this collection of four comics based on Cry Wolf, the first book in Patricia Briggs’s #1 New York Times bestselling Alpha and Omega series. Charles and Anna are on the hunt for a rogue werewolf in the Montana mountains. The creature has morphed into something so dark that it kills everything in its path: deer, elk, grizzlies…humans. But the wolf is the creature of something far more powerful. One of Charles and Anna’s own pack harbors a centuries-old secret that has come back to haunt him—and wreak vengeance on those around him. Charles and Anna—unaware of the truth—are two innocents who stand in the way. But even as members of their pack rally around them, Anna’s rare power comes into its own—and is unleashed… . more
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Mega Man 2: Time Keeps Slipping
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Ian Flynn
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Archie Comics (2012, Mar 20th).
Pages: 112
Capcom's famous video game icon is back in the action-packed Mega Man 2: Time Keeps Slipping, collecting issues 5-8 of the hit comic book!The evil Dr. Wily has been arrested for his crimes against the world, but how long can the mad genius be held in custody? The answer: not for long! Mega Man and Dr. Light are made the scapegoats in a daring prison escape while Roll is kidnapped!It's up to Mega Man, the Robot Masters, and federal agents Roslyn Krantz and Gil D. Stern to find Roll, rescue her, and clear the name of Dr. Light! But it won't be easy. especially with two long-lost Robot Masters serving as Dr. Wily's personal guard! more
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Marvel Universe Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes - Volume 3
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Clay McLeod Chapman
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Marvel (2013, May 14th).
Pages: 88
Earth's Mightiest Action bounds off Disney XD and into your hands! First: faced with a meteorite zooming toward Earth, Thor can't save the day - only Ms. Marvel can! Then, the Black Widow and the Wasp team up to take down Dr. Doom! And when the Leader attacks New York City with an army of monsters, it's the astonishing Ant-Man who holds the key to saving the day! Plus: Ultron seizes control of the Vision to attack Avengers mansion, but the Vision will prove that you can't reprogram a super hero! And Captain America must fight the deadly Nightmare in his own dreams! Finally, it's a battle of mythic proportions as Thor takes on Hercules, the Prince of Power! You won't need to wait for Sunday morning...grab the Avengers adventures today! COLLECTING: Marvel Universe Avengers Earth 's Mightiest Heroes 9-12 . more
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Ex-Heroes: A Novel
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Peter Clines
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Broadway; Reprint edition (2013, Feb 26th).
Pages: 336
Stealth. Gorgon. Regenerator. Cerberus. Zzzap. The Mighty Dragon. They were heroes, using their superhuman abilities to make Los Angeles a better place. Then the plague of living death spread around the globe. Billions died, civilization fell, and the city of angels was left a desolate zombie wasteland. Now, a year later, the Mighty Dragon and his companions protect a last few thousand survivors in their film-studio-turned-fortress, the Mount. Scarred and traumatized by the horrors they’ve endured, the heroes fight the armies of ravenous ex-humans at their citadel’s gates, lead teams out to scavenge for supplies—and struggle to be the symbols of strength and hope the survivors so desperately need. But the hungry ex-humans aren’t the only threats the heroes face. more
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Marble Season
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Gilbert Hernandez
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly (2013, May 7th).
Pages: 128
The untold coming-of-age story from a contemporary comics masterMarble Season is the semiautobiographical novel by the acclaimed cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez, author of the epic masterpiece Palomar and cocreator, with his brothers, Jaime and Mario, of the groundbreaking Love and Rockets comic book series. Marble Season is his first book with Drawn & Quarterly, and one of the most anticipated books of 2013. It tells the untold stories from the early years of these American comics legends, but also portrays the reality of life in a large family in suburban 1960s California. Pop-culture references—TV shows, comic books, and music—saturate this evocative story of a young family navigating cultural and neighborhood norms set against the golden age of the American dream and the silver age of comics. more
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Mega Man 3: Return of Dr. Wily
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Ben Bates
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Archie Comics (2012, Aug 28th).
Pages: 112
Mega Man is the hit new action-adventure series from Archie Comics! Mega Man is about to retire his Mega Buster forever! With Dr. Wily's schemes defeated, our young hero thinks it's safe to return to his life as a helper robot. Wrong!Dr. Wily returns with a vengeance, striking back with eight all-new Robot Masters! Each one is specifically designed to take down the Blue Bomber, and the clock is ticking before they unleash their terrible power onto the world! It's up to Mega Man to take on the malicious Quick Man and his seven sinister robot brothers, foil Dr. Wily's insidious schemes, and storm the mad machinist's castle in a tale so epic you'll have to see it to believe it!Mega Man Vol. 3 collects Mega Man #9-12. . more
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