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Abbott
by Saladin Ahmed, Sami Kivelä (Illustrator), Jason Wordie (Colorist)
Investigating police brutality and corruption in 1970s Detroit, a journalist uncovers supernatural forces being controlled by a secret society of the city's elite. By the Hugo Award-nominated author of Black Bolt.
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King : a comic book biography
by Ho Che Anderson, Gary Groth (Editor), Stanley Crouch (Introduction)
A groundbreaking graphic novel about Martin Luther King records all of the key events of the civil rights leader's life in this unique and compelling format, from the violence of the Southern police to the internal struggles that marked the birth of the civil rights movement in America.
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Ironheart : Riri Williams
by Brian Michael Bendis
Riri Williams is ready to fulfill her role as a self-made superhero but the expectations and the ever-growing list of criminals looking to destroy Tony Stark's legacy is more difficult to navigate than she originally believed
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Miles Morales : Spider-Man
by Brian Michael Bendis,Sara Pichelli (Illustrations),
Chris Samnee (Illustrations), David Marquez (Illustrations)
When a spider's bite gives him incredible arachnid-like powers, young Miles Morales takes up Peter Parker's mantle, in an origins graphic novel that also shares the story behind the spider that bit Miles.
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The Harlem Hellfighters
by Max Brooks and Caanan White (illustrator)
This fictionalized account of the first African-American regiment, called the Harlem Hellfighters by their enemies, to fight in World War I relates the heroic journey these soldiers undertook for a chance to fight for America.
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Black Panther : a nation under our feet.
Book one
by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Brian Stelfreeze (Illustrations), Laura Martin (Illustrations)
When a superhuman terrorist group called "The People" sparks a violent uprising, the land of Wakanda, famed for its incredible technology and proud warrior traditions, will be thrown into turmoil; but can its king, the Black Panther, save it from this fate? Collects Black Panther Nos. 1-4. Written by a MacArthur Genius and National Book Award-winning writer.
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Octavia Butler's Kindred : A Graphic Novel Adaptation
by Damian Duffy, Octavia E. Butler, John Jennings (Illustrations), Nnedi Okorafor (Introduction)
Inexplicably pulled back in time to the antebellum South, a contemporary Black woman, raised in the age of Civil Rights and Black Power, must confront the harsh realities of Black history in America
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Motor crush. Vol. 1
by Brenden Fletcher,Cameron Stewart, Aditya Bidikar (Letterer), Babs Tarr (Illustrator)
One of the best racers in the circuit, Domino competes in the World Grand Prix during the day and engages in battle with rival bike gangs at night in pursuit of the engine-boosting machine stimulant, crush.
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Bingo Love
by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge (Artist), Joy San (Colorist),
Cardinal Rae (Letterer),
Divided by time and society, two women who fell in love at a 1963 bingo hall are reunited by chance decades later and are given the chance to start again
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Black comix returns
by John Jennings and Damian Duffy (Editor)
In 2010, Professor John Jennings and Dr. Damian Duffy compiled and published a 176-page collection of art and essays celebrating the vibrant African American independent comics community. Black Comix featured over 50 contributors. It met high praise throughout the industry and quickly sold out. Since huge strides in diversity have been made, John and Damian felt the time was right for another spotlight on the topic.This massive volume spotlights the amazing diversity in comics today.
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Still I rise : a graphic history of African Americans
by Roland Owen Laird, Charles R. Johnson (Foreword),
Taneshia Nash Laird, Elihu "Adofo" Bey (Illustrations)
Chronicles achievements made since the time of slavery, including contributions to the arts, science, literature, and politics through the election of President Barack Obama
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March
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin (Co-writer), Nate Powell (Artist)
A multi-volume graphic account of the author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights covers his youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., and his involvement in the Freedom rides and the Selma to Montgomery march
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Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
by Brandon Montclare,by Amy Reeder, Natacha Bustos (Illustrator), Tamra Bonvillain (Colorist), Travis Lanham (Letterer), Mark Paniccia (Editor), Emily Shaw (Editor)
Lunella Lafayette is a preteen super genius who wants to change the world-but learned the hard way that it takes more than just big brains. Fearful of the monstrous inhuman genes inside her, life is turned upside down when a savage, red-scaled tyrant is teleported from prehistoric past to a far-flung future we call today. The pair are many things, and together the most amazing Marvel Team-Up.
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Six Days in Cincinnati : A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter
by Dan Mendez Moore
This is the graphic history of the 2001 Cincinnati riots, told for the first time from the perspective of the participants. When Timothy Thomas, a 19 year old black man, was fatally shot by police, the city broke out into nonviolent civil disobedience that was met with further police violence. This was the first major uprising of the 21st Century, matched only the
LA riots a decade before and the protests in Ferguson over a decade later. Six Days in Cincinnati is an all-American story of systemic racism and the power of popular movements, more relevant today than ever before.
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Black
by Kwanza Osajyefo
In a world that already hates and fears them-- what if only Black people had superpowers? After miraculously surviving being gunned down by police, a young man learns that he is part of the biggest lie in history. Now he must decide whether it's safer to keep it a secret or if the truth will set him free.
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Batman and the Signal
by Scott Snyder, Tony Patrick, Cully Hammer (Illustrator)
Duke Thomas always wanted to be a hero. During the "Robin War," he led an insurgency of teen Robins who insisted that their movement's namesake didn't really need a partner. In the aftermath, Batman himself has taken Duke under his wing to train him--not to be a sidekick, but to be his own man. Now, Duke is ready to emerge from his mentor's shadow and take his place as Gotham's protector by day: the Signal. But is he ready for what the light will reveal?
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