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Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
When her granddaughter Aria comes to stay with her, making it her mission to turn her boba café around, Jing Li, who is the secret keeper of the monster of San Francisco, is overrun with customers while Aria sneaks away to reason with the earthquake-causing monster.
Author
Series
Sunny side up volume 1
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sunny Lewin is sent to live with her grandfather for the summer in Florida, where she befriends Buzz, a boy completely obsessed with comic books, and faces the secret behind why she is in Florida in the first place.
3) Nori
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Language
English
Formats
Description
A dulcet debut capturing a touching relationship between the spirited Nori and her grandma. . Ignatz nominated and MoCCA Arts Festival Award-winning cartoonist Rumi Hara invites you to visit her magical world. Nori (short for Noriko) is a spirited three-year-old girl who lives with her parents and grandmother in the suburbs of Osaka during the 1980s. While both parents work full-time, her grandmother is Nori's caregiver and companion-forever following...
4) Better place
Author
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Dylan just moved to a new house, with no friends, and a mother who doesn't have time for him. Luckily, he has his grandad. Together, they are Red Rocket and Kid Cosmo, who save the universe every day with the power of imagination! But one day, Dylan learns that his grandad is suddenly gone... to a "better place." Now, Kid Cosmo will have to save the day, all by himself.
Author
Series
Lightfall volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins Ib̌rica
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
En los bosques del planeta Irpa se alza la tienda de pociones y elixires, hogar del Cerdo Mago y de Bea, su nieta adoptiva. Como guardianes de la Llama Eterna, llevan una vida tranquila y elaborando medicinas y pociones para los habitantes de un mundo que hace mucho tiempo fue pr̤spero. Todo cambia el d̕a en que Bea conoce a Cad, un miembro de los galdurianos, una antigua raza que se cre̕a extinta.
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"After his parents are brutally murdered, Ahiahia is raised by his grandmother in a camp surrounded by enemies. His grandmother knows that eventually the camp will turn on Ahiahia, just as it did his parents, so she chants a protection chant over the clothing that she lovingly sews for him, over the amulet and necklace she gives him, even over the dog that is his companion. When he is attacked, Ahiahia must use his agility, hunting skills, and the...
8) The adoption
Author
Publisher
Magnetic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When aging Gabriel's son and daughter adopts an orphaned girl from Peru, Gabriel doesn't know what to think of this foreign child who isn't of his own blood. Besides, he was barely much of a father to his own son...how is he going to take to being a grandfather? The story is made up of moments of sharing between the grandfather and the granddaughter, as well as various interactions around this dilemma with his wife, his lifelong friends, and his...
9) Night bus
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In Night Bus, a young woman wearing round glasses finds herself on an adventurous late night bus ride that constantly makes detours through increasingly fantastical landscapes. Meanwhile a young cartoonist returns home after art school and tries his hand at becoming a working artist while watching over his aging grandmother whose memory is deteriorating... Night Bus blends autobiography, horror, and fantasy into a vibrantly detailed surreal world...
Author
Series
Dona Quixote volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Lucia Castillo dreams of being a hero like her grandfather. But to the people in their Texas town, he was just a strange old man who dressed up as a knight and claimed to save the world from monsters only he could see. Now years later, when Lucia and her best friend--and trusty squire--Sandro discover the town mayor is secretly a shapeshifting beast of Mexican lore, her parents think she's imagining things like her "Abuelo Loco." Only Lucia, wearing...
Series
Rick and Morty volume 7
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This volume features more adventures of genius scientist Rick Sanchez and his timid grandson Morty Smith.
Author
Series
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When a group of Nationalists use an ancient artifact to bring King Arthur back from the dead, retired monster hunter Bridgette McGuire pulls her unsuspecting grandson Duncan, a museum curator, into a world of magic and mysticism to defeat a legendary threat. Now the two must navigate the complicated history of the McGuire family, all while combating the deadly secrets of England's past that threaten its very future."--Provided by publisher.
Series
Rick and Morty graphic novels volume 4
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Catch up on the adventures of degenerate genius Rick Sanchez and his bumbling grandson Morty as they explore the outer reaches of time, space, and morality. This volume features Eisner-nominated writer Kyle Starks (Sexcastle) in collaboration with series artist CJ Cannon in a three-issue story of interplanetary drug rings and star-traveling pickup artists. Also included is 'Rick Burn, Dude, ' drawn by artist Marc Ellerby, plus the totally swole 'Morty...
Series
Rick and Morty graphic novels volume 3
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Catch up on the adventures of degenerate genius Rick Sanchez and his bumbling grandson Morty as they explore the outer reaches of time, space, and anatomy. This volume features writer Tom Fowler in collaboration with series artist CJ Cannon in a three-issue tale of missing heads, galactic doom toasters, and Jerry screwing everything up (of course). Also included is 'Ready Player Morty' in which Rick takes Morty to a High School Simulation planet,...
Author
Series
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When an ancient helmet at the British Museum is taken, Bridgette and Duncan are confronted by another hero of yore, one who will lead them to facing off against their most formidable challenge yet...a beast and his mother. Although Bridgette and Duncan stopped Arthur from retrieving the Grail and separated him from the legendary scabbard of Excalibur, the undead King of the Britons still has his sights on returning to our world and returning to power....
Series
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Join the excitement as depraved genius Rick Sanchez embarks on insane adventures with his awkward grandson Morty across the universe and across time. Caught in the crossfire are his teenage granddaughter Summer, his veterinary surgeon daughter Beth, and his hapless son-in-law Jerry. This collection features the first five issues of the comic book series, including "The Wubba Lubba Dub Dub of Wall Street", "Mort-Balls!" and more.
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