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October 2025

Better angels / :  Better Angels by Greg Pak
Better angels / : Better Angels
by Greg Pak

After Captain America catches wind of a new tech venture that sounds too good to be true -- magnificent floating platforms in the sky where the disenfranchised can apply for land grants and establish their own farms -- Sam discovers the organization's dark underbelly, and he'll have to tangle with its head of security: the Red Hulk. Original.
Ghostbusters : back in town by David Booher
Ghostbusters : back in town
by David Booher

"A year and a half after the events of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the Ghostbusters are officially back in business and headed to where it all began: New York City! Callie, Gary, Trevor, and Phoebe are moving into the Firehouse and ready to take on the Spengler family business...or are they? Ghostbusting on top of changing family dynamics has a way of going awry--and that's exactly what one sinister paranormal force is counting on"
Precious metal / :  From the World of Little Bird by Darcy van Poelgeest
Precious metal / : From the World of Little Bird
by Darcy van Poelgeest

Thirty-five years before the events of Little Bird, Vol. 1: The Fight for Elder's Hope, disillusioned mod-tracker Max Weaver's routine hunt for a modified child takes a grisly and unexpected turn. Now, saddled with an unpredictable mod who may be the keyto unlocking his missing memories, Max will soon find that he isn't the only one interested in the child's unique abilities - and if he wants to know more, it'll cost him everything. In fact, the future may well depend on it
 
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Five Nights at Freddy's 1 : Tales from the Pizzaplex by Scott Cawthon
Five Nights at Freddy's 1 : Tales from the Pizzaplex
by Scott Cawthon

Maya can't resist the temptation to explore an under construction section of Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex... Aiden and Jace decide to scare some young kids in the Tube Maze of the Pizzaplex... and Fazbear technician Grady doesn't listen to the voice in his head telling him to stay away from small, cramped places when doing his safety checks...

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The brood by Heath Corson
The brood
by Heath Corson

"Napoleon Archimedes is the archnemesis of the Searcher, and he's fought her to a standstill for over four decades in the futuristic metropolis of Meteor Falls. But now, as he confronts his mortality, he's forced to name a successor from his three extraordinary children-Athena, Benjamin, and Spookshow-each brilliant, cunning . . . and unlucky enough to be the child of the world's greatest supervillain. See, Napoleon believed he was smart enough to have it all: Raise a family AND conquer the world. Then he thought: why not combine them? Take the kids on as partners. Create a dynasty . . . None of it went according to plan. Who will rise above the betrayal, failure, and dysfunction to seize the family business? Join us for an unlikely coming-of-age story, that wrestles with the concussions and repercussions of getting raised by a once-in-a-generation criminal mind. Think your father is manipulative, cold and demanding . . . ? Wait until you meet Napoleon"
Last Samurai Standing 1 by Shogo Imamura
Last Samurai Standing 1
by Shogo Imamura

The year 1878-the 11th year of the Meiji era in Japan, and more than a decade since the samurai were stripped of their privileges and swords outlawed on public streets. A mysterious flyer appears in all corners of the land, luring those skilled in martial arts to Kyoto with the promise of riches beyond common imagination. As warriors deprived of purpose flock to the appointed place at the appointed time, what awaits them is no ordinary task, but an all-out war-against each other!
Bowling with corpses & other strange tales from lands unknown / :  & Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown by Mike Mignola
Bowling with corpses & other strange tales from lands unknown / : & Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown
by Mike Mignola

"From a search for the beating heart of a long-dead sorcerer, to a pirate girl who makes a deal with the devil, to the titular boy who wins a grim prize in a game with some undead interlopers, and more. Mignola builds a brand-new world filled with the weird, wicked and whimsical in this volume that will delight longtime Hellboy fans and new readers alike"

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Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre : Godzilla vs the Great Gatsby; Definitive Collection Edition by Tom Scioli
Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre : Godzilla vs the Great Gatsby; Definitive Collection Edition
by Tom Scioli

Godzilla takes on Jay Gatsby, Sherlock Holmes, and the Time Machinist in this graphic novel mash-up! The year is 1922. Mysterious man of luxury Jay Gatsby continues to throw parties at his palatial Long Island estate in hopes of attracting the attention of his love, Daisy Buchanan. But his latest affair is interrupted when it attracts the one thing more dangerous than love: Godzilla! Now, Gatsby has no choice but to turn his undying will away from his love of Daisy and onto revenge against the monster who has destroyed his home. 
Batman Red Hood 2025 : The Lost Days by Judd Winick
Batman Red Hood 2025 : The Lost Days
by Judd Winick

Seeing a golden opportunity when she finds the reborn Jason wandering the streets catatonic, Talia al Ghul restores his vitality in a Lazarus Pit, then hones his vengeful wrath into a righteous anger with anyone who harms the innocent.
Criminal 8 : My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies by Ed Brubaker
Criminal 8 : My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies
by Ed Brubaker

Teenage Ellie has always romanticized drug addicts, those tragic artistic souls drawn to needles and pills, ever since the death of her junkie mother ten years ago. But when Ellie lands in an upscale rehab clinic where nothing is as it appears to be, she'll find another-more dangerous-romance, and discover how easily drugs and murder go hand-in-hand.

An Eisner-Winner for Best Graphic Novel 2019 - My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies is a seductive coming-of-age story, a pop and drug culture-fueled tale of a young girl seeking darkness... and what she finds there.
Upcoming Events
FAME - Fandom Arts and Music Expo (All Ages)
October 4, 2025
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Ottawa Street Branch
 
Anime, Furries, Trekies, cosplayers, webseries? oh my! Join us for the first year of FAME! A cross-fandom artist-market minicon here on the JPL premises!
 
Welcome to the first year of FAME! A cross-fandom minicon featuring roughly 50 local artists, live music, panels, games, and contests!  This event will be held at the downtown branch of the library on October 4th. The event will be open to the public from 10 am to 4 (vendors 9 to 5) Admission will be FREE TO THE PUBLIC. We recommend parking at The Ottawa Street Parking Deck! 
Looking for more recommendations? Send us an email!
Joliet Public Library
150 N Ottawa St, Joliet, Illinois 60432
(815) 740-2660

https://www.jolietlibrary.org/en/