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Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ever since her father was lost at sea, Sophia has been moping around Aqualand, a marine theme park. But Sophia's world is turned upside-down when an "aquanaut" breaks into the park's research lab. To her amazement, Sophia discovers that the aquanaut is not what it seems: inside lives a band of goofy sea creatures! And when they all realize that Aqualand is more sinister than advertised, Sophia is determined to help the aquanaut crew free the park's...
Author
Series
Mohoromatic volume 2
Publisher
Tokyopop
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
"When Suburu, Mahoro and company set off to the beach, they get sand kicked in their faces by a giant crab battle robot. The cloud crab has a screw loose and wants to turn the female sunbathers into a topless crowd! Well, Mahoro, ever willing to dive into the thick of danger, tightens up the straps of her bikini and vows to make crabmeat out of this robotic crustacean!"--Cover, p. [4].
Author
Series
Umbrella Academy volume 2
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who had previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, 'To save the world.' These seven children form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Their first adventure at the age of ten pits them against...
Author
Series
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
V, an anarchist revolutionary dressed in a Guy Fawkes mask, begins an elaborate, violent, and intentionally theatrical campaign to murder his former captors, bring down the government, and convince the people to rule themselves.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The latest addition to the misfit students of Class 3-E is a Norwegian robot specially designed to assassinate their teacher-- but sadly lacking in social skills. Nothing Koro Sensei can't cure with a little super-fast tentacle work! When playboy Maehara gets dissed by a girl for being in Class 3-E, revenge is clearly warranted and Koro Sensei can help with that too! Then Irina, the English language teacher/ sexy assassin, gets a visit from her murder...
Author
Series
Outpost Zero volume 1
Publisher
Skybound/Image Comics
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome back to the smallest town in the universe! Full of mysteries, wonder, and death. Deep in the underbelly of the Outpost, Alea and Sam find secrets they had never dreamed of, and finally get to ask the questions that have been building since Steven's death. But will the answers turn the Outpost against them? Find out in the final volume of coming-of-age science fiction epic! Collects issues #10-14."--page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Drifting dragons volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The daily routine aboard an airborne draking vessel springs to vivid life in this exquisitely crafted tale in the tradition of the lush, transporting fantasy of Hayao Miyazaki. Part travelogue, part imaginary cookbook, and part otherworldly slice of life, Drifting Dragons tells the stories of the Quin Zaza and the colorful band of misfits that makes up her crew.
Author
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"Humanity pushes back! The Survey Corps develops a risky gambit--have Eren in Titan form attempt to repair Wall Rose, reclaiming human territory from the monsters for the first time in a century. But Titan-Eren's self-control is far from perfect, and when he goes on a rampage, not even Armin can stop him! With the survival of humanity on his massive shoulders, will Eren be able to return to his senses, or will he lose himself forever?" -- page 4 of...
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Flash must save Central City from a potentially devastating tornado and decide whether the storm's formation just as the Weather Wizard was being released from Iron Height's Penitentiary is coincidence or something more sinister.
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When our heroes saved the Multiverse from Perpetua in Dark Nights: Death Metal, everything was put back where it belonged...and we do mean everything. All the damage from all the Crises were undone, and heroes long thought gone returned from whatever exile they had been in. Most of them, at least. Alan Scott, the Green Lantern from the Justice Society of America, has noticed some of his allies are still missing in action, and he's determined to find...
14) Aria: Voyage 1
Author
Series
Aria the masterpiece volume 2
Publisher
ADV Manga
Pub. Date
[2004], c2002
Language
English
Description
"On the planet Aqua, a world once known as Mars, Akari Mizunashi has just made her home in the town of Neo-Venezia, a futuristic imitation of the ancient city of Venice. The technology of "Man Home" (formerly Earth) has not entirely reached this planet, and Akari is alone, having no contact with family or friends. Nonetheless, the town, with its charming labyrinths of rivers and canals, becomes Akari's new infatuation, along with the dream of becoming...
Author
Series
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Relive the first journey into the dystopian future of 2010. The surviving members of the X-Men, held prisoner like all mutants in a concentration camp guarded by the mutant-hunting robots called Sentinels, hatch a plan to change history by telepathically sending the consciousness of Kate (nee Kitty) Pryde 30 years back in time to temporarily occupy her teenage self and convince the X-Men of 1980 to prevent the sequence of events which led to the grim...
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After the battle of Yavin and the destruction of the Death Star, Wookiee warrior Chewbacca is on his own when he crash lands his ship on an Imperial-occupied planet. Stranded, Chewie is anxious to return to the Rebellion and aid his friends--but nothing's ever that easy! When a feisty young girl falls in his path, Chewie has no choice but to help her. Can he save the day and get back to the fight that awaits him?" -- Cover.
Author
Publisher
Tokyopop
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Ai draws the attention of two specialists from A.D.C. who come to the school looking for those possessing the "aura of light." In order to demonstrate his powers, Ai must battle one of these professionals and if he loses he'll be sent to A.D.C. in America, away from his friends and family.
Author
Series
Batmanga volume 1
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"At the height the 1960's Batman television shows popularity, a shonen manga magazine in Japan serialized fifty-three chapters, starring The Dark Knight, which were all written by Jiro Kuwata. These rare Batman tales were known by relatively few outside of Japan until award-winning designer Chipp Kidd's 2008 book, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan (Pantheon Books), introduced them to a whole new generation of Batman fans. In...