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Graphic Novels/Manga January 2019
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Spotlight: Video Games Who doesn't love a good video game? Well, up until the point where you're trapped in one and can't get out. Whether inspired by video games (like Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess or Final Fantasy), or whether they use video games as the location and premise (like Overlord or Sword Art Online) you can be guaranteed an action-filled time with these reads!
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Series where the main character is transported to a video game realm
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Avengers, Volume 1: The Final Host
by Jason Aaron
Publisher: Marvel
Check it out if: You are a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, want to get into Marvel comics, or want to read the Avengers with a more classic superhero line-up
Short Synopsis: A new era for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Steve Rogers. Tony Stark. Thor Odinson. The big three are reunited at last! And just in time to save the world from total annihilation at the hands of their most powerful enemies yet - the 2,000-foot-tall space gods known as the Celestials!
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Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands
by Tony Isabella
Publisher: DC Comics Series: Self-contained, only this graphic novel
Check it out if: If you enjoy the CW DC Universe, especially their "Black Lightning" series (season 2 is currently being aired) or want an introduction to this superhero!
Short Synopsis: In his home town of Cleveland, high school teacher Jefferson Pierce is a role model for his students. As Black Lightning, he's fighting to keep them safe, even as his city's streets are invaded by local gangs with deadly super-weapons.
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Boarding School Juliet, Volumes 1-2
by Yousuke Kaneda
Genres: High School Slice of Life, Drama, Classics Retelling
Short Synopsis: On the fair island campus of Dahlia, the student body is split into two rival dorms- The Black Dog House of the eastern nation of Touwa, and the White Cats House of the West. Despite his doting childhood friend and a loyal posse, the first-year leader of the Black Dogs, Romeo Inuzuka, has one big teenage problem- He has a crush on Juliet Persia, the first-year leader of the White Cats!
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Doctor Strange, Volume 1: Across the Universe
by Mark Waid
Publisher: Marvel Series: Ongoing series, part of current Marvel continuity
Check it out if: You're a fan of Doctor Strange, want to read a more science-fiction-esque graphic novel set in the Marvel Universe
Short Synopsis: The Eye of Agamotto is closed! Doctor Stephen Strange has lost his connection to the Earth's arcane power, and he can't wait to recover while nightmares press against the seams of our reality. Tony Stark offers a 21st-century solution: when astral travel fails, try astronautical travel!
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Harley Loves Joker
by Paul Dini
Publisher: DC Comics
Short Synopsis: Set in Harley's earliest days with the Joker, the DC Universe's most mischievious anti-hero makes the biggest mistake of her burgeoning criminal career...accidentally revealing the location of Mistah J's hideout! She tries to make it up to her puddin' after her colossal blunder--but the Joker's wrath is not easily soothed! And how will the Dark Knight make matters even more complicated?
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Justice League, Volume 1: The Totality
by Scott Snyder
Publisher: DC Comics
Short Synopsis: The League was forced to make an impossible decision ... and now its time to face the consequences! The returning Martian Manhunter struggles to protect the team from an incoming threat that will shatter the world as they know it. Spinning out of the cataclysmic events of Dark Nights: Metal and the universe-defining No Justice, the core members of the Justice League--Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash and more--are finally reunited for an adventure for the ages!
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Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits, Volume 1
by Waco Ioka
Genres: Fantasy, Supernatural, Modern-Day Protagonist
Short Synopsis: Aoi Tsubaki inherited her grandfather's ability to see spirits--and his massive debt to them! Now she's been kidnapped and taken to Kakuriyo, the spirit world, to make good on his bill. Her options: marry the head of the inn her grandfather trashed, or get eaten by ayakashi. But Aoi isn't the type to let spirits push her around, and she's determined to redeem her grandfather's IOU on her own terms!
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Miraculous, Volume 1: Adventures of Ladybug & Cat Noir
by Nicole D'Andria
Based on: the hit television series "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir"
Short Synopsis: A brand new adventure for our Cat Noir and Ladybug superheroes! Joint hem as they team up to face off against the Trash Krakken in New York City
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Sleepless, Volume 1
by Sarah Vaughn
Genres: Fantasy, Fairy Tale setting Short Synopsis: Lady "Poppy" Pyppenia is guarded by the Sleepless Knight Cyrenic but becomes endangered when an assassin threatens her life in the new king's reign. As Poppy and Cyrenic try to discover who wants her dead, they must navigate the dangerous waters of life at court and of their growing feelings for one another.
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Superman/Shazam!: First Thunder, Deluxe edition
by Judd Winick
Publisher: DC Comics
Short Synopsis: Superman must stop members of a cult from stealing an ancient artifact from the Metropolis Natural History Museum When the same cult attempts to pay a visit to the Fawcett City, where Shazam is struggling to defeat rampaging giant mechanical monsters, Superman drops by and teams up with Shazam against an all-new threat only the combined might of Superman and Shazam can stop!
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New Graphic Novels Catch up on DC & Marvel titles!
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New Manga Catch up on the latest manga!
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