TOP 10 books: Comics & Graphic


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Batman: The Dark Knight ReturnsAuthor: Frank Miller

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is a four-issue comic book limited series written and drawn by Frank Miller, originally published by DC Comics under the title Batman: The Dark Knight in 1986.

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Grey EyesAuthor: Brandon Alston, Quinteria Ramey

Grey Eyes (Book One, The Forever Trilogy). 15 year old Anastasia Adams has spent her entire life on run. She and her mother have never spent more than 18 months in any one location, often times leaving with just the clothes on their backs.

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The Lightning ThiefAuthor: Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief is a 2005 fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by Rick Riordan.

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V for VendettaAuthor: Alan Moore

V for Vendetta is a ten-issue dystopian comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated mostly by David Lloyd, set in a dystopian future United Kingdom imagined from the 1980s to about the 1990s.

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The Sea of MonstersAuthor: Rick Riordan

The Sea of Monsters is a fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan published in 2006. It is the second novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and the sequel to The Lightning Thief.

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Persepolis: The Story of a ChildhoodAuthor: Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. Satrapi's autobiography is a timely and timeless story of a young girl's life under the Islamic Revolution. Descended from the last Emperor of Iran, Satrapi is nine when fundamentalist rebels overthrow the Shah.

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The Titan's CurseAuthor: Rick Riordan

The Titan's Curse is a 2007 fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is the third novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and the sequel to The Sea of Monsters.

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SnakeheadAuthor: Anthony Horowitz

Snakehead. When Alex Rider crash-lands off the coast of Australia, the Australian Secret Service recruits him to infiltrate one of the ruthless gangs operating across Southeast Asia. Known as snakeheads, the gangs smuggle drugs, weapons, and worst of all, people.

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WatchmenAuthor: Alan Moore

Watchmen is a twelve-issue comic book limited series created by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colourist John Higgins. The series was published by DC Comics during 1986 and 1987, and has been subsequently reprinted in collected form.

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The ArrivalAuthor: Shaun Tan

The Arrival. Grade 7 Up—Tan captures the displacement and awe with which immigrants respond to their new surroundings in this wordless graphic novel. It depicts the journey of one man, threatened by dark shapes that cast shadows on his family's life, to a new country.

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The GiverAuthor: Lois Lowry

The Giver is a 1993 soft science fiction novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life.

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Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow GoonsAuthor: Bill Watterson

Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons (Calvin & Hobbes). 'A comic strip for all ages, Calvin and Hobbes simply magics ascide al the barriers to being happy. Its winning combination of the way an adult talks brings out the little monster in us all.

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Harry Potter And The Order Of The PhoenixAuthor: J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPr

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling, and was published on 21 June 2003 by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, Scholastic in the United States, and Raincoast in Canada.

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PassionAuthor: Lauren Kate

Passion (Fallen). Luce would die for Daniel.And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way. . . .

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Where the Wild Things AreAuthor: Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published by Harper & Row.

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Old Man's CaveAuthor: Jeff Smith

Old Man's Cave (Bone, Vol. 6). The thrilling BONE saga continues in book six. As war spreads through the valley, the Bone cousins join Gran'ma Ben and Lucius at Old Man's Cave to make a stand against the rat creatures. But not everything goes as planned.

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Inner DemonsAuthor: Sarra Cannon

Inner Demons (Peachville High Demons #2). Book Two of the Peachville High Demons series.Becoming a Demons cheerleader was the last thing Harper Madison expected when she moved to the small town of Peachville. Now that she's an official member of the squad, her training can begin.

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American Born ChineseAuthor: Gene Luen Yang

American Born Chinese is a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. Released in 2006 by First Second Books, it was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Awards in the category of Young People's Literature. It won the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award and the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New.

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Breaking DawnAuthor: Stephenie Meyer

Breaking Dawn is the fourth and final novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. Divided into three parts, the first and third sections are written from Bella Swan's perspective and the second is written from the perspective of Jacob Black.

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Captain NobodyAuthor: Dean Pitchford

Captain Nobody. Grade 3–6—Ten-year-old Newt Newman is used to fading into the background: his parents are workaholics; his brother, Chris, is a high school football star; and he and his best buddies, JJ and Cecil, are ignored at school.

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Asterix the GaulAuthor: Rene Goscinny

Asterix the Gaul is the first volume of the Asterix comic strip series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations).*** Asterix the Gaul. 'As for the English adaptations of Asterix, they represent a real triumph of the translator's art.

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The Vampire Diaries: The FuryAuthor: L. J. Smith

The Vampire Diaries: The Fury. Love can killElena: with Damon at her side, and wild with her craving for blood, the changed Elena struggles to control her desires.Damon: his hunger for the golden girl wars with his hunger for revenge against Stefan.

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The AlchemystAuthor: Michael Scott

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flamel (often shortened to The Alchemyst) is the first novel in the six book series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. It is written by Irish author Michael Scott and was published in May 2007.

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Warriors: The Rise of ScourgeAuthor: Erin Hunter, Dan Jolley

Warriors: The Rise of Scourge. This adaptation provides a look at the origins of the cat Scourge, the evil leader of the Bloodclan. Tiny is a fearful house kitten who is the runt of the litter.

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Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl AdventureAuthor: Shigekatsu Ihara

Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure! is a Pokemon manga based on Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. The series is written and illustrated by Shigekatsu Ihara. It is currently being translated into English in North America by Viz Media; all eight volumes have been released.

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Romance DawnAuthor: Eiichiro Oda

Romance Dawn (One Piece, Vol. 1). A new shonen sensation in Japan, this series features Monkey D. Luffy, whose main ambition is to become a pirate. Eating the Gum-Gum Fruit gives him strange powers but also invokes the fruit's curse: anybody who consumes it can never learn to swim.

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Buggy the ClownAuthor: Eiichiro Oda

The One Piece manga anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda. The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using various superhuman and supernatural abilities.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsAuthor: J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPr

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling.

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Asterix in CorsicaAuthor: Rene Goscinny

Asterix in Corsica. Asterix and Obelix meet a new friend: a Corsican chieftain who had been Caesar's prisoner. Together, the trio returns to Corsica to help foil the evil plans of the corrupt Roman, Praetor Perfidius.

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The Baby-Sitters Club: The Truth About StaceyAuthor: Ann Martin

The Baby-Sitters Club: The Truth About Stacey. Grade 5–7—Stacey is the new girl in town. She has made three good friends in a babysitters club but her memories of her old friends still haunt her.

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Artemis Fowl: The Graphic NovelAuthor: Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin

Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel is a graphic novel based on the first book of the Artemis Fowl series. It was written by Eoin Colfer, the author of the original books, and adapted by Andrew Donkin. It was released on 2 October 2007.*** Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel.

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Asterix and Caesar's GiftAuthor: Rene Goscinny

Asterix and Caesar's Gift. When Caesar offers a gift, be suspicious...very suspicious. Upon his release from the Roman Army, Tremensdelirius gets the deed to Asterix's little Gaulish village. But he swaps it for a drink in the tavern and soon the owner and his family are off to claim their prize.

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The OdysseyAuthor: Gareth Hinds

The Odyssey. Gr 7 Up–Taking a world-famous epic poem and adapting it into a graphic-novel format for modern readers is certainly an enormous endeavor.

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Harry Potter And The Goblet Of FireAuthor: J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (Book 4). In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling offers up equal parts danger and delight and any number of dragons, house-elves, and death-defying challenges.

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The StonekeeperAuthor: Kazu Kibuishi

The Stonekeeper (Amulet, Book 1). Almost too clever and poignant, Amulet is, on the surface, about navigating the murky waters of adolescence and, beneath that, an exploration of abandonment and survival.

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SmileAuthor: Raina Telgemeier

Smile. Grade 5 Up—When she was in sixth grade, Telgemeier tripped while running and lost her two front teeth.

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Daredevil: YellowAuthor: Jeph Loeb

Daredevil: Yellow (Daredevil (Unnumbered)). "The measure of a man is not in how he gets knocked to the mat, it is in how he gets up." Those are the words blind attorney Matthew Murdock's father lived and died by.

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Happiness is a Warm PuppyAuthor: Charles M. Schulz

Happiness is a Warm Puppy (Peanuts). Happiness is Classic Peanuts! These collector’s editions perfectly recreate the original look and feel of the best-loved Peanuts books—their paper, their ink, even their lamination.

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The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the FutureAuthor: Dav Pilkey

The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future. Gr 3-6–The year is 500,001 BC. The town is Caveland, OH. Ook Schadowski and Gluk Jones have a knack for getting under the skin of no-good Chief Goppernopper, the ruler of Caveland.

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EragonAuthor: Christopher Paolini

Eragon is the first book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, who began writing the book at the age of 15. After writing the first draft for a year, he spent a second year rewriting it and fleshing out the story and characters.

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Asterix and the Great CrossingAuthor: Rene Goscinny

Asterix and the Great Crossing. Land ho! Asterix and Obelix had been lost at sea, but they've finally reached what they think is a Roman colony.

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The Wolves in the WallsAuthor: Neil Gaiman

The Wolves in the Walls is a book by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, published in 2003 in the United States by HarperCollins, and in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury. The book was highly praised on release, winning three awards for that year.

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SuperHero ABCAuthor: Bob Mcleod

SuperHero ABC. PreSchool-Grade 2–An alphabets worth of superheroes, from Astro-Man to the Zinger. Theres strong appeal here for the youngest comic-book fans, with many doses of humor along the way.

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Robin: Year OneAuthor: Chuck Dixon

"Robin: Year One" is the title of a DC Comics story arc written by Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty and illustrated by Javier Pulido and Marcos Martin. It was originally published in single magazine form as Robin: Year One #1-#4.

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Asterix and the GothsAuthor: Rene Goscinny

Asterix and the Goths is the third volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). It was first published in 1963 in French and translated into English in 1974.*** Asterix and the Goths.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid 6Author: Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a pentalogy of humorous fiction books written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. The books are the journals of the main character, whose name is Greg Heffley.

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Asterix and CleopatraAuthor: Rene Goscinny

Asterix and Cleopatra (Bk. 6). To impress Julius Caesar, Queen Cleopatra promises to build the Roman Emperor a magnificent palace in just three months. Of course, Asterix has to get involved. By the time his feisty group from Gaul have finished, they’ve outwitted the Roman army, too.

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EldestAuthor: Christopher Paolini

Eldest is the second book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini and the sequel to Eragon. Eldest was first published in hardcover on August 23, 2005, and was released in paperback in September 2006. Eldest has been released in an audiobook format, and as an ebook.

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Asterix the LegionaryAuthor: Rene Goscinny

Asterix the Legionary (Book. 10). It’s off to the wars for Asterix and Obelix: they’ve enlisted as legionnaires in order to rescue Tragicomix, whom the Romans forcibly conscripted. The two find Tragicomix and succeed in causing the biggest commotion ever on a battlefield.

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Happy Birthday, Bad KittyAuthor: Nick Bruel

Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty. “The frenetic black-and-white illustrations are just plain hysterical. . . . Fun for all, especially fans.”—Kirkus Reviews“It’s Bad Kitty’s unapologetic, curmudgeon nature that delivers the laugh-out-loud funny.

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The Dangerous AlphabetAuthor: Neil Gaiman

The Dangerous Alphabet. Grade 3–5—A sophisticated, interactive alphabet tale in which even the letters break the expected pattern.

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The Death of SupermanAuthor: Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson

The Death of Superman. The Death of Superman was a 1992 stunt that turned out to be DC's bestselling Superman comic ever.

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Daredevil: ShadowlandAuthor: Andy Diggle, Antony Johnston

Daredevil: Shadowland. Matt Murdock has long played judge and jury to criminals as Daredevil, but has he now become executioner as well?! SHADOWLAND takes over Daredevil and his friends aren't about to stand by and lose him on the path he seems destined for.

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Blueberry GirlAuthor: Neil Gaiman

Blueberry Girl is a book by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess. It was conceived as a poem of the same name, written in 2000 by Neil Gaiman for his goddaughter Tash, daughter of his friend Tori Amos.

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Asterix in BelgiumAuthor: Rene Goscinny

Asterix in Belgium. What a horror! Chief Vitalstatistix has learned that Caesar has called the Belgian tribes, and not the Gauls, the bravest he knows.

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The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two GoldfishAuthor: Neil Gaiman

The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish. One day Nathan comes over with two goldfish named Sawney and Beaney. "I'll swap you them," says the little boy of the house. "What for?" asks Nathan.

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DC vs. Marvel ComicsAuthor: Ron Marz, Peter David, Bob Kahan

DC vs. Marvel Comics. The Battle readers have asked for and dreamed about, wished for and speculated upon, demanded but never expected, finally happens within these pages. DC Versus Marvel, the four issue blockbuster miniseries is now collected into this trade paperback.

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Spider-Man: New Ways to DieAuthor: Dan Slott, Mark Waid

Spider-Man: New Ways to Die. THE THUNDERBOLTS are coming to New York to take down Spider-Man! Spidey's a villain? Norman Osborn's a hero? What kind of crazy, mixed-up world is this? Next thing you'll tell us is that black is white and white is black...

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the PastAuthor: Akira Himekawa

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, known as Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce (ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース, Zeruda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Toraifōsu?, lit.

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The Adventures of Tinitin: The Secret of the UnicornAuthor: Herge

The Adventures of Tinitin: The Secret of the Unicorn. The Secret of the Unicorn was one of the first truly great Tintin adventures and Herge's personal favorite, combining a puzzling mystery with a ripping pirate yarn.

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Marvel HeroesAuthor: DK Publishing

Marvel Heroes.

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Asterix at the Olympic GamesAuthor: Rene Goscinny

Asterix at the Olympic Games. Asterix, Obelix, and their friends have entered the famous Olympic games in Athens. They’re determined to taste victory, but the Gauls face formidable competition from both Greeks and Romans.

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SpongeBob and the PrincessAuthor: David Lewman

SpongeBob and the Princess (SpongeBob SquarePants). Hoppin' clams! A princess is coming to the Krusty Krab! At least that's what SpongeBob thinks. And when she doesn't appear, SpongeBob must think Fast.

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