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Author
Publisher
Conundrum Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The New York photographer Weegee often appeared on the scene immediately after accidents and crimes, sometimes even before the police. The position of the body would be altered if that resulted in a better picture. His street photographs made him world famous.
2) Alone
Author
Publisher
Gallery 13
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"On a tiny lighthouse island far from the rest of the world, a lonely hermit lives out his existence. Every week a supply boat leaves provisions, its occupants never meeting him, never asking the obvious questions: Who are you? Why do you hide? Why do you never leave? What is it like to be so alone? Years spent on a deserted rock--a lifetime, really--with imagination his sole companion has made the lighthouse keeper something more than alone, something...
3) Giant
Author
Publisher
NBM Graphic Novels
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
New York, early 1930s. A mysterious, laconic Irish colossus known as 'Giant' sweats blood, along with his fellow immigrants, to build the skyscrapers of Rockefeller Center. For a while, he has not received a reply to the typewritten letters he continues to send, as well as money, to the other side of the ocean, to Mary Ann, the wife of one of his colleagues who died accidentally. Giant, who seems to be afraid of nothing, still has not found the courage...
Author
Series
Publisher
Titan Comics
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"It's 2021. Detroit has seceded form the United States and its citizens are under the control of a madman with extraordinary abilities. The only hope of retaking the city lies with four superpowered children. But their powers come with a price -- using them means aging instantly and prematurely. Can they save the city before their powers use up their lives?"--P.4 cover.
5) The butchery
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A young man and woman fall for each other and all is sweetness and light. But when their relationship crumbles, they each must endure the ensuing emotional fallout. Starting from this ostensibly simple premise, Bastien Vivès crafts an affecting narrative about the mercurial and tempestuous nature of romance and why we pursue it anyway. The Butchery is composed of the little moments that make and break a relationship: lively dancing, silent strolls...
6) A. Rodin
Author
Publisher
NBM Graphic Novels
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This comics biography of one of the greatest sculptors who ever lived is done with the collaboration of the Rodin Museum and includes a preface by its director. It views his life through the eyes of the three women who shared his life for good or for bad. One was his lifelong on and off companion, the other two his muses, one of which was Camille Claudel, a well-recognized sculptor herself. Rodin's work was revolutionary in conveying exceptional...
Author
Publisher
Euro Comics, imprint of IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The story takes place in Paris during the German Occupation and stars a memorable heroine in the French Resistance fighter named Jeanne. With the help of an apolitical cat burglar named François, she tries to save her comrades, including her missing sister Cécile, from the Gestapo. They walk in the places between shadows, as Gibrat uses the evocative Paris rooftops and river barges on the Seine almost as separate characters. The book also includes...
8) Radiant: 1
Author
Series
Radiant volume 1
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Evil creatures called Nemeses fall from the skies and the only ones who can fight them are Wizards--infected ones who survived a Nemesis's corruption. Seth, one of these survivors, vows not only to fight the Nemeses, but find their mythical nest, Radiant, and destroy it! Seth has big goals of defeating Nemeses, but first he must earn the trust of the very villagers he wants to protect--not an easy task when those who use magic are just as feared...
9) Radiant: 6
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Evil creatures called Nemeses fall from the skies and the only ones who can fight them are Wizards--infected ones who survived a Nemesis's corruption. Seth, one of these survivors, vows not only to fight the Nemeses, but find their mythical nest, Radiant, and destroy it!... As spectrum Nemeses start to appear all over Cyfandir, Seth is drawn into a nefarious plot against his will. Suspicion stalks the very halls of the Wizard Knights' castle, and...
10) States of mind
Author
Publisher
Life Drawn an imprint of Humanoids, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A glimpse into the life of a vivacious young woman whose brilliant mind is caught in the ebbs and flows of her mental illness. The true story of a spirited young woman whose brilliant mind is caught in the grip of mental illness, known as bipolar disorder. In constant flux between transient euphoria and utter despair, Camille attempts to decode her mind and treat her illness. However, she discovers that the will of the patient is not always enough...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Part memoir, part self-help book, So Much For Love offers hilarious and empathetic advice on how to survive a relationship with a master manipulator. Sophie had always been cynical about love--until she meets Marcus. His affection and doting praise melt away her defenses. The beginning of their relationship was a whirlwind romance, but over time she finds herself on uneven footing. Marcus lies. He's violently angry and bewilderingly inconsistent....
12) The Great Beyond
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Manel Naher wants out. In a world where your name is currency, it's tough to make ends meet. It's even tougher when you share a name with a rising pop star. The city is unbearable -- endless high-rises, social climbers left and right, and nothing but names as far as the eye can see. But Manel is looking a little bit farther, just beyond the horizon, and she's even convinced her buddy Ali of how much more could be lying in wait right outside city limits....
13) Radiant: 4
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The world is overrun with monsters called Nemeses--and a young boy infected by one will stop at nothing to defeat them all! Evil creatures called Nemeses fall from the skies and the only ones who can fight them are Wizards--infected ones who survived a Nemesis's corruption. Seth, one of these survivors, vows not only to fight the Nemeses, but to find their mythical nest, Radiant, and destroy it! Seth finds himself face-to-face with a man named Piodon,...
Author
Series
Publisher
New York Review Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In the blasted ruins of what was once a picture-perfect suburb, nothing stirs--except the postman. Clad in a hazmat suit and mounted on a bicycle, he is still delivering the mail, nuclear apocalypse or no nuclear apocalypse. One family has taken refuge in an underground fallout shelter, and to them he brings--or, rather, shouts through the air vent--a series of odd, anonymous letters. They describe the family's prosperous past life, and then begin...
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A vibrant tableau of small-town life as seen through the eyes of a woman returning home from Paris. Juliette boards a train from Paris and comes back to her hometown hoping for a low-key visit with family and old friends. What she finds is anything but. Her sister, a caregiver and mother of two, is carrying on an elaborate affair with a man from a costume shop. Her parents, separated, are now estranged. Father is sure he's coming down with Alzheimer's,...
Author
Publisher
Catalyst Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Madame Livingstone is a historical fiction story of adventure and friendship against the backdrop of World War I. Based on the true story of two vastly different men -- one Belgian, one African -- who take on one impossible mission: sinking of a German battleship in the Congo. Aviator Gaston Mercier, lieutenant in the Royal Belgian Army, arrives at Lake Tanganyika, Congo in 1915 on orders to sink a critical German warship, the Graf Von Götzen. To...
17) Bootblack
Author
Publisher
NBM Graphic Novels
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"On the German front, in the spring of 1945: the war leaves only death and destruction in its wake. To escape the horror of the present, Al, an American soldier, the only survivor of his unit, immerses himself in the memories of his New York life. Son of German immigrants, born in the United States, he was not yet ten years old when, in one night, under the approving eyes of anti-immigrant Americans, he lost his parents and his home in a terrible...
Author
Publisher
Titan Comics
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning writer JD Morvan and renowned photographer Abbas' stunning graphic novel masterpiece which uses iconic photos to uniquely illustrate the historical 'Rumble in the Jungle' boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. On the 30th October 1974, the most famous boxing match of the 20th Century took place. Nicknamed the "Rumble in the Jungle", it pitted Muhammad Ali, desperate to win back his world champion belt, and George Foreman,...
19) Radiant: 3
Author
Publisher
Viz Media LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Evil creatures called Nemeses fall from the skies and the only ones who can fight them are Wizards--infected ones who survived a Nemesis's corruption. Seth, one of these survivors, vows not only to fight the Nemeses, but to find their mythical nest, Radiant, and destroy it! The battle in Rumble Town rages on and Konrad shows no signs of stopping the onslaught against his own people. Seth, Mélie, and Grimm team up to fight Konrad and the Inquisition,...
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