LibraryAware Featured Graphic Novels Sep-Oct 2023

Fiction

American Jesus 3 : Revelation
by Mark Millar

Antichrist Jodie Christianson is now the President and organizing the collapse of the global economy via wars and pandemics as he ushers in the microchipping of the human population and his father's infernal New World Order. Christ has returned in the form of Catalina, but what chance does she have with the whole world against her?

Avengers the Kang Dynasty
by Kurt Busiek

The time-traveling warlord called Kang the Conqueror returns - and this time he plans to enslave all of Earth! The only thing standing in his way is its mightiest heroes! Time and time again, Kang has been a thorn in the Avengers' side. But now, the Conqueror has gathered all his vast legions from multiple eras to conquer the present once and for all! Can an expanded roster of Avengers - including returning members and new recruits - wage worldwide war and hold back the colossal forces arrayed against them? Or will they face defeat and subjugation beneath Kang's merciless boot?!

The Department of Truth 4: The Ministry of Lies
by James Tynion

For decades, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH battled a secret war against its Soviet counterpart, THE MINISTRY OF LIES. Now Cole Turner will have to face the consequences of his predecessors as the dark actions of the past unfurl before him...

Divinity : the Complete Trilogy
by Matt Kindt

At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union - determined to win the Space Race at any cost - green lit a dangerously advanced mission. They sent a man farther into the cosmos than anyone has gone before or since. Lost in the stars, he encountered something unknown. Something that ... changed him. Long thought lost and erased from the history books, he has suddenly returned, crash-landing in the Australian Outback. The few that have been able to reach him believe him to be a deity - one who turned the scorched desert into a lush oasis. They say he can bend matter, space, and even time to his will. Earth is about to meet a new god. And he's a communist. How long can it be before the first confrontation between mankind and DIVINITY begins?

Dune - The Graphic Novel 2 : Muad'dib
by Frank Herbert

This faithful adaptation of the 1965 novel Dune by Brian Herbert, son of Frank Herbert, and the New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson, continues to explore Paul’s journey as he evolves from boy to mysterious messiah. Illustrated by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín, this spectacular blend of adventure and spirituality, environmentalism, and politics is a groundbreaking look into our universe and transformed by the graphic novel format into a powerful, fantastical tale for a new generation of readers.

Grrl Scouts : Work Sucks
by Jim Mahfood

When word around the hood spreads about the Grrls' illegal endeavors, Gwen, Daphne and Rita are forced to go legit and get real jobs. Rita uses her artistic talent to hook-up with a local graffiti crew and finds love along the way. Meanwhile, Daphne encounters the horrors of working behind a bar at the Weird Hog and Gwen struggles and strives through the monotony of "normal" employment until she finds what could be her true calling.

Harrow County Omnibus
by Cullen Bunn

While Emmy has been focused on dealing with supernatural threats from the outside world; a much bigger problem has been brewing at home, leading to an epic confrontation that will alter the fate of the entirety of Harrow County!

Nottingham 2 : A King's Ransom
by David Hazan

When Richard the Lionheart is kidnapped and ransomed by Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, Everard Blackthorne, the Sheriff of Nottingham, is strong-armed into delivering the ransom and bringing the King home, on penalty of death. The treacherous Prince John and his ally, King Phillip of France, will stop at nothing to ensure Richard remains in captivity, so the Sheriff finds the unlikeliest of allies in none other than Robin Hood and the Merry Men. With Robin and the Sheriff away, Marian hatches her own devious plan to take back Nottingham.

Y, the Last Man Omnibus
by Brian K. Vaughan

Brian K. Vaughn's classic 60-issue post-apocalyptic series is now available in this new omnibus. In 2002, when all living mammals with a Y chromosome suddenly simultaneously die, Yorick Brown and his pet male monkey Ampersand must figure out why they were the only two males to survive. And while this makes Yorick the most important person in the world, he treks 10,000 miles around the world for 3 years in search of the most important person in the world to him. But as he learns the factual truths behind his lost fiance, he also finds out the shocking facts behind his own survival.

Manga

Alice in Borderland. 7
by Haro Aso

Most of the Face Card games continue to be a deadly challenge to Borderland's visitors, their often complicated or confusing rules meant to trick players into dooming themselves. In contrast, the King of Spades' game is refreshingly direct--kill or be killed! Can an uneasy coalition of visitors band together to take down the sniper King before his bullets declare game over for everyone?

Attack on Titan Omnibus 33-34
by Hajime Isayama

Eren's titanic Rumbling claims thousands of lives beyond the walls of Paradis, and the boy who once lived in fear of the Titans becomes the world's most feared man. Determined to stop the destruction wrought by their childhood friend, Armin, Mikasa, and their surviving comrades reach the Attack Titan and decide to face him head on in an ultimate showdown. Will humanity finally be set free from the cycle of fear, oppression, and destruction, or will the Titans outlive their victims?

Fiancee of the Wizard. 4
by Masaki Kazuka

Despite being a newlywed, things are far from rosy and carefree for Filimena, as she's continually plagued by dark nightmares of the person she used to be in her previous life. And no matter how powerful Egiedeyrus is, even he's struggling to break the curse...and time is running out. Filimena must figure out a way to confront the ghost of her past before it tears her away from Edy--forever!

Go! Go! Loser Ranger! 5
by Negi Haruba

It's the last day of the Ranger promotion exam. After the top five elite recruits joined hands against the rest, D rallied those who were left behind to form a team of his own...and they have a secret weapon that just might even the playing field, the "Burst Form"! A fierce battle breaks out over the "keys" that will determine which five candidates will advance, and convictions are put to the test. Will D finally be promoted to a full member of the Ranger Force and take his first steps toward defeating the Dragon Keepers?

Kaguya-sama : Love is War. 8
by Aka Akasaka

Two high school geniuses scheme to get the other to confess their love first. Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first…?! Will Miyuki’s hormones keep him loyal to Kaguya or lead him astray? Meanwhile, Miko is interpreting everything she observes in the student council as risqué. Then, a shojo manga makes everyone romance crazy. Somebody actually, finally asks somebody out! And Kaguya and Miyuki accidentally get locked inside a room together…

The Liminal Zone
by Junji Itåo

After abruptly departing from a train in a small town, a couple encounters a "weeping woman"--a professional mourner--sobbing inconsolably at a funeral. Mako changes afterward--she can't stop crying! In another tale, having decided to die together, a couple enters Aokigahara, the infamous suicide forest. What is the shocking otherworldly torrent that they discover there? One of horror's greatest talents, Junji Ito beckons readers to join him in an experience of ultimate terror with four transcendently terrifying tales.

Wotakoi : Love Is Hard for Otaku; Official Art Works
by Fujita

The official art book of the bestselling manga series that inspired the hit anime! Includes over 100 pages of exclusive color artwork and behind-the-scenes details never before seen in English. Are you an otaku in love with Wotakoi? Complete your collection with the official art book based on Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku. Includes concept art and color illustrations not available anywhere else, plus lengthy interviews with the author Fujita about creating the characters and story, premiering the comic online, and Wotakoi's long journey to becoming an international bestseller.

Non-Fiction

I Must Be Dreaming
by Roz Chast

Ancient Greeks, modern seers, Freud, Jung, neurologists, poets, artists, shamans-humanity has never ceased trying to decipher one of the strangest unexplained phenomena we all experience: dreaming. Now, in her new book, Roz Chast illustrates her own dream world, a place that is sometimes creepy but always hilarious, accompanied by an illustrated tour through “Dream-Theory Land” guided by insights from poets, philosophers, and psychoanalysts alike. Illuminating, surprising, funny, and often profound, I Must Be Dreaming explores Roz Chast's newest subject of fascination-and promises to make it yours, too.

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