Author: Joann Sfar
Publisher: NBM
ISBN: 9781561634958
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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The Parade branch of this great saga happens between the first and second volumes of Zenith and presents light humorous stories of the adventures of Marvin the vegetarian dragon and Herbert the Timorous. In this first volume, the ultimate horror: Dungeon has competition! Right in front of their noses, another dungeon has sprung up and is attracting away the adventurers Dungeon makes a lucrative business of, luring then plundering and massacring - unacceptable! Marvin and Herbert are on the case.
Author: Michael Pawuk
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440851360
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.
Author: Joann Sfar
Publisher: NBM
ISBN: 9781561634606
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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The planet Terra Amata had stopped turning, on one side is total darkness and coldness, on the other is a searing desert and eternal day. The survivors live on a thin slice of earth where day and night meet, known as Twilight. Marvin, old and blind, goes on a long trek to the legendary cemetery of dragons.
Author: Joann Sfar
Publisher: NBM
ISBN: 9781561634392
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Author: Joann Sfar
Publisher: NBM Publishing
ISBN: 1561639397
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Back in the Dungeon where he becomes guardian of the crown of clay, Herbert the Duck regularly gets his ass kicked. Only one solution: he needs to be trained in the martial arts by a master. He must first confront 5 midget vampires, Siegfried the Barbarian and Henry the Mouse.
Author: Joann Sfar
Publisher: NBM Publishing
ISBN: 1561639427
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Herbert’s fictitious Princess in distress to lure more hapless warriors to the Dungeon turns out to be all too real and quite a handful!
Author: Joann Sfar
Publisher: NBM
ISBN: 1561635073
Category : Castles
Languages : en
Pages : 65
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The next volume in this branch of humorous stories happening between the first and second volumes of Zenith presents two stories. In the first, the Dungeon is attacked by a swarm of enormous flying venomous toads. The Dungeon almost succumbs as the toads seek to get free rein inside! In the second, herbert is sent on a mission to clear out the septic tank, which hasn't been done for 40 years. Turns out the crap has accumulated so massively a whole beautiful ecology has formed in the basement. Should this flowery dung heap be destroyed?
Author: Joann Sfar
Publisher: NBM
ISBN: 9781561634774
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Statement of responsibility on vol. 2: Joann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim, Kerascoet.
Author: Kelly Link
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312380489
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Book Description
Collects fantasy, horror, fairy tales, and gothic stories chosen from the past year, including works by Ursula K. LeGuin, Neil Gaiman, and Bill Lewis.
Author: Manu Larcenet
Publisher: Les Rêveurs
ISBN: 2378940688
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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In this seven-chapter graphic novel, Manu Larcenet doesn't hold back as he grapples with his relationship to drawing, his doubts, his limits, and others' perception of his books.
