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New Graphic Novels and Manga September 2023 |
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The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood
by Box Brown
Powered by the advent of television and super-charged by the deregulation era of the 1980s, media companies and toy manufacturers joined forces to dominate the psyches of American children. But what are the consequences when a developing brain is saturated with the same kind of marketing bombardment found in Red Scare propaganda? Brian "Box" Brown's The He-Man Effect shows how corporate manipulation brought muscular, accessory-stuffed action figures to dizzying heights in the 1980s and beyond. Bringing beloved brands like He-Man, Transformers, My Little Pony, and even Mickey Mouse himself into the spotlight, this graphic history exposes a world with no rules and no concern for results beyond profit.
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The Middle Ages: A Graphic Guide
by Eleanor Janega
This history takes us through the rise and fall of empires, papacies, caliphates and kingdoms; through the violence and death of the Crusades, Viking raids, the Hundred Years War and the Plague; to the curious practices of monks, martyrs and iconoclasts. We'll see how the foundations of the modern West were established, influencing our art, cultures, religious practices and ways of thinking. And we'll explore the lives of those seen as 'Other'--women, Jews, homosexuals, lepers, sex workers and heretics.
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Henchgirl
by Kristen Gudsnuk
Mary Posa hates her job. She works long hours for little pay, no insurance, and worst of all, no respect. Her co-workers are jerks and her boss doesn't appreciate her. He's also a supervillain. Cursed with a conscience, Mary would give anything to be something other than a Henchgirl.
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Action Journalism 1: Great News!
by Eric Skillman
From sci-fi to fantasy, superheroes to spies, no genre is safe from Action Journalism's ace reporter Kate Kelly as she traverses the universe in search of the ultimate scoop. Action Journalism's favorite intrepid reporter, Kate Kelly, is New Arcadia's most trusted sources for hard-hitting news. Always on the hunt for the next exclusive scoop, Kate and her trust team infiltrate alien fleets, mad-scientist conventions, and fantasy kingdoms, all in search of the biggest stories the universe has to offer. But excitement seems to follow Kate everywhere as she keeps winding up in the middle of the story, risking it all to save the day!
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Hakumei & Mikochi: Tiny Little Life in the Woods
by Takuto Kashiki
Deep within a lush, green forest live Hakumei and Mikochi. Making their home in trees, using leaves for umbrellas, and riding bugs for transportation is just part of everyday life for these tiny pals!
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Fangirl: The Manga: Volume 3
by Rainbow Rowell
A graphic-novel adaptation of the beloved Rainbow Rowell novel follows a budding writer, Cath, who writes fan fiction about her favorite fictional wizard while trying to adjust to college life and deal with seeing her crush kissing someone else. Original. Illustrations.
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Boys Weekend
by Mattie Lubchansky
Newly-out trans artist's assistant Sammie is invited to an old friend's bachelor weekend in El Campo, a hedonistic wonderland of a city floating in the Atlantic Ocean's international waters-think Las Vegas with even fewer rules. Though they have not identified as a man for over a year, Sammie's old friends haven't quite gotten the message-as evidenced by their former best friend Adam asking them to be his "best man." Arriving at the swanky hotel, Sammie immediately questions their decision to come. Bad enough that they have to suffer through a torrent of passive-aggressive comments from the groom's pals-all met with zero pushpack from supposed "nice guy" Adam. But also, they seem to be the only one who's noticed the mysterious cult that's also staying at the hotel, and is ritually dismembering guests and demanding fealty to their bloodthirsty god. Part satire, part horror, Boys Weekend explores what it's like to exist as a transfemme person in a man's world, the difficulty of maintaining friendships through transition, and the more cult-like effects of masculinity, "hustle" culture, and capitalism-all through the vibrant lens of a surreal, scary, and immensely imaginative romp.
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