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" ... Deftly rendered character character sketches. In these narratives, we see a keen expanding intelligence at work"--Wired.
"Worth reading just for Tomine's eloquent restraint and literary leanings"--The Boston Phoenix.
For the first time ever, Adrian Tomine's remarkable stories from the fast four issues of his breakthrough comic book series Optic Nerve will be collected in one sharply-designed edition! Featured here are 16 stories by this prodigious...
3) Sugar Town
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"A bisexual, polyamorous love story for the modern era. Hazel is already in a happy relationship when she meets Argent, a woman who works as a dominatrix, but is sweet and tender outside the bedroom. How will she negotiate this new romance with her boyfriend back home? And what about his other girlfriend?"--Amazon.com.
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"Emile Delilah is a young xenophile (lover of foreign nations) so addicted to traveling to the exotic regions of Outer Canthus that the government pays him a monthly stipend just so he can continue his visits. Living in the same tenement as Emile are Boreal Rince, the exiled king of Outer Canthus, and Elijah Salamis, a supranationalist determined to erase the cultural and geographic boundaries that separate the citizens of the Earth. Although they...
5) Shelterbelts
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"When a non-denominational megachurch opens on the edges of a rural Mennonite community, a quiet--but longstanding--battle begins to reveal itself. For years, the traditionalists in the community have held fast to the values and beliefs they grew up with, while other community members have begun raising important questions about LGBTQ+ inclusion, Indigenous land rights, and the Mennonite legacy of pacifism. Through a series of vignettes, Shelterbelts...
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When Lincoln Loud's close friend Ronnie Anne and her brother Bobby Santiago moved away from Royal Oaks to the Big City, they had no idea that they were about to start an exciting new chapter in their lives, while living in an apartment above their abuelo's Mercado. Together with their mom, Maria, they are adapting from going to a family of three in Royal Oaks to living with their whole extended family, headed by the kids' abuelos, Hector and Rosa,...
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Ronnie Anne Santiago is back with her full extended family, the Casagrandes. Her new life in the big city is one great adventure, full of new discoveries, love, laughter, and plenty of food (thanks to her abuela). Like when they experience "Cooking with the Casagrandes," for example. Plus: Learn that Aunt Frida's mantra of the day is "Life Imitates Art," and even get the latest scoop from "Gossip Guy" Hector. It's a grande celebration of the Casagrandes'...
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Southern bastards volume 2
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"Pull back the curtain on the dark and seedy history of Craw County and its most famous and feared resident, the high school football coach turned backwoods crime lord Euless Boss"--
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Detective Sweet Pea volume 1
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"Sweet Pea's got a pretty sweet life. The animals in her hometown of Parkville have always gotten along with one another, and she's free to spend her days doing what she loves best: making art, hanging out with friends, and digging through the trash for tasty treats. When two new dogs move to town, Sweet Pea is eager to show them the sights and smells of Parkville ... especially its most famous attraction, the one-of-a-kind Golden Chew Bone. But the...
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"Lincoln Loud's close friend Ronnie Anne and Bobby Santiago recently moved to Great Lakes City to live with their multi-generational family in an apartment building atop a bustling mercado. While Bobby helps his abuelo run the mercado, among other odd (really odd) jobs, Ronnie Anne skateboards through big city life with her friends. Living together with their mom, Maria, they are adapting from going to a family of three in Royal Woods to living with...
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"After arriving in Tokyo to live with her uncle, Suzume collapses in a nearby park when she remembers once seeing a shooting star during the day. A handsome stranger brings her to her new home and tells her they'll meet again. Suzume starts her first day at her new high school sitting next to a boy who blushes furiously at her touch. And her homeroom teacher is none other than the handsome stranger!"--Provided by publisher.
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"Hilda is thrust into a new life in the bustling city of Trolberg, far from the magic and wonder of her birthplace in the fjords. Lamenting the loss of her enchanting, wooded surroundings, Hilda wonders if she'll ever recapture the same excitement in this strange new concrete forest-- Hilda is set for a thunderbolt of surprise as she discovers that her new city is not quite as plain as it seems, and neither is the impending and mysterious annual Bird...
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Misfit City volume 2
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"Wilder and her friends continue their adventures, exploring the secrets of their sleepy hometown. Wilder, Macy, Dot, Karma and Ed continue their hunt for notorious pirate Black Mary's secret treasure, and uncover their sleepy town's hidden secrets. With tensions running high, and the smell of the sea (and unclaimed treasure) fresh on the breeze, the girls will have to work together to keep clear of the Denbys and Horace Shipp, not to mention Wilder's...
17) City of illusion
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After saving their beloved mechanized city of Oskars, Hannah and Ever team up with new friends to try to save both Oskars and the nearby city of Alexios from the evil assassin Vash.
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