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1) 1984
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One of the most influential books of the twentieth century gets the graphic treatment in this first-ever adaptation of George Orwell's 1984. Orwell's best-known work of unrelenting dystopian realism warns against totalitarianism. The story is told from the point of view of Winston Smith, a functionary of the Ministry of Truth whose work involved the "correction" of all records each time the "Big Brother" decided that the truth had changed.
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"REBELLION IS FORGED IN THE HEART OF THE EMPIRE. Before they were torn asunder, Laia lived happily and quietly with her Nan, Pop, and brother Darin within the Scholar district of Martial-ruled Serra. Although Laia is afraid to venture outside her home due to the heavy Martial presence, Darin loves to explore all parts of their home city... even those that are forbidden. A chance encounter with famed swordsmith Spiro Teluman, who sees in Darin a talent...
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2020
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Elias, Helene, and Tavi are Fivers - in training to become elite military recruits for the Martial Empire at Blackcliff Academy. When they're sent on a dangerous mission to steal a heavily-guarded poison on Isle South, the soon find themselves up against surprising enemies - including other recruits. As the true horror of their assignment is revealed, these three will begin to confront the harrowing realities of Martial rule, their place in the system...and...
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Gung-ho volume 1
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English
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"In the near future, the "White Plague" has almost completely decimated humanity, and civilization is only a sweet memory. The world as a whole has become a danger zone, where survival is only possible within towns or fortified villages. Enter orphaned brothers Zach and Archer Goodwoody, troublemaking teens who have just arrived at Fort Apache, and about to learn the hard rules of integration into the colony. Outside the walls lies a hostile and deadly...
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Snowpiercer. Main series volume 3
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2020.
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231 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 28 cm.
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English
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"Coursing through an eternal winter, on an icy track wrapped around the frozen planet Earth, there travels a train that never stops. This is Snowpiercer: one thousand and one carriages long. The last bastion of human civilization. Or is it? Amidst the icy wastelands that blanket all human civilization, hope glimmers like the snow. A faint radio signal hints of sanctuary beneath the freezing surface. But the safety the people of the Snowpiercer discover...
6) Woman world
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2018.
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247 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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English
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When a birth defect wipes out the planet's entire population of men, Woman World rises out of society's ashes.
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[2023]
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152 pages : chiefly illustrations (color) ; 33 cm
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English
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"In a near-dystopian present, where mysterious creatures called 'whols' coexist with humans since their sudden appearance a few years earlier. At first, they aroused curiosity and wonder, then their seemingly harmless presence became commonplace. Nineteen-year-old Orsay leads an uneventful life in the French countryside, until the day he gains extraordinary powers in his hands after an atypically aggressive encounter with a whol, sending him to Paris...
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[2022]
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234 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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English
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Originally published in 1932, Brave New World is one of the most revered and profound works of twentieth century literature. Touching on themes of control, humanity, technology, and influence, Aldous Huxley's enduring classic is a reflection and a warning of the age in which it was written, yet remains frighteningly relevant today. With its surreal imagery and otherworldly backdrop, Brave New World adapts beautifully to the graphic novel form. Fred...
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[2022]
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1 volume : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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"Picking up where Y: The Last Man Compendium One leaves off, Yorick is the only human survivor of a planet-wide plague that instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome—but just when Dr. Mann discovers the answer to how Yorick and Ampersand survived the mysterious plague, an unforeseen adversary swoops in and steals a major key to the possible cure. Yorick Brown’s long journey through an Earth populated only by women comes to a dramatic,...
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2015.
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1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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"Straight from the world of 'The Maze Runner' comes an anthology of five short stories revealing the hidden history of characters from the upcoming film. Explore how the terrifying W.C.K.D. (World in Catastrophe: Killzone Department) organization came to be, and how the very first Maze was designed. Find out what it takes to survive in a post-Flare world, against the violent Cranks that have begun to take over the world. Finally, discover that the...
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Snowpiercer. Main series volume 1
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[2020]
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110 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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On a future, frozen Earth, humanity has been packed onto self-sustaining trains, doomed to circumnavigate the globe until the end of the interminable ice age - or until the engines give out. When a scrap of music piques their interest, the inhabitants of the Icebreaker take the ultimate risk and cross the frozen ocean, a vast expanse with no train tracks ... and no way to return to them.
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2021.
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215 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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English
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"Writers Gerard Way and Shaun Simon, along with Illustrator Leonardo Romero (Hawkeye), colorist Jordie Bellaire (Redlands), and letterer Nate Piekos (The Umbrella Academy) team up to present an all-new modern day Killjoys series as Way and Simon take it all the way back to the original story that inspired My Chemical Romance's concept album Danger Days and its dystopian comic book series in The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem....
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2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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"GUNG-HO Vol 2 picks up shortly after the events in zShort Circuity, where at Fort Apache, the situation is more tense than ever, as the threat posed by the rippers adds to an increasingly difficult life for the colony, which is running out of supplies, heavy weapons and ammunition. In the midst of it all, Archer accuses Bagster of raping Celine, and demands a public trial from Kingsten. But the trial does not go as planned. Instead of Bagster, it's...
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Snowpiercer. Prequel volume 2
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[2020]
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95 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"Coursing through an eternal winter, on an icy track wrapped around the frozen planet Earth, there travels a train that never stops. This is Snowpiercer: one thousand and one carriages long. The last bastion of human civilization. But where did it begin? Crazed leader of the Apocalypsters, Marcio, has launched a catastrophic attack on the world. Claiming to cleanse mother Earth of her human disease, the world has been plunged into a dark, icy winter....
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[2019]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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"From the messed-up mind of music sensation Yungblud comes the Twisted Tales of The Ritalin Club! All pupils attending Blackheart's Boarding School must be punctual, masked, and heavily medicated. The displaying of superpowers is strictly forbidden. Any pupils encountering Yungblud or any member of his so-called "Ritalin Club" are to seek a teacher immediately. Failure to comply with any of the above rules will result in execution"--Provided by publisher....
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[2019]
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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English
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"Little Bird was born into war, and it's the only life she's known. When her village is destroyed and her mother is kidnapped by the oppressive American Empire, she fights to reignite the resistance that once was, and defeat the enemy - to save her people, to discover her own identity in a world on fire."--Provided by publisher.
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Spill zone volume 2
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2018.
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221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Strange manifestations and lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone. Addison got close enough to the Spill Zone to touch it, literally. She survived the encounter, but came back changed. It turns out she's not alone. North Korea has its own Spill Zone, and a young man named Don Jae is the only one who made it out alive....
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2022.
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191 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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"A motley crew of outcasts finds themselves caught up in a deadly power struggle for control of an ancient artifact of immense power. This striking sci-fi love letter to the African continent whisks you from the neon-drenched megalopolis of Eko City, Nigeria, to the sun-kissed estuaries of the Niger Delta." --
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2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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"Things have gotten crazy in Black Hammer! First a parallel Spiral City collided with the actual one spawning a multiverse nightmare of heroes and villains from both worlds going to war, and now Lucy Weber picks back up the mantle of Black Hammer and teams up with Skulldigger for answers on how to end the madness. Collects issues #9-#12 of Black Hammer: Reborn. "Jeff Lemire's story is leading to something major as Black Hammer: Reborn nears the final...
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[2022]
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331 pages : chiefly illustrations (black & white) ; 21 cm.
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English
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"Eighteen-year-old Ryohei Arisu is sick of his life. School sucks, his love life is a joke, and his future feels like impending doom. As he struggles to exist in a world that can't be bothered with him. Ryohei feels like everything would be better if he were anywhere else. When a strange fireworks show transports him and his friends to a parallel world, Ryohei thinks all his wishes have come true. But this new world isn't an empty paradise, it's a...
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