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1) The Iliad
Author
Language
English
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Description
"More than three thousand years ago, two armies faced off in an epic battle that rewrote history--the Trojan War. The Iliad, Homer's legendary account of this decade-long ordeal, is considered the greatest war story of all time and one of the most important works of Western literature. In this thoroughly researched and artfully rendered graphic novel, renowned illustrator Gareth Hinds captures all the grim glory of Homer's epic. Dynamic illustrations...
Author
Series
Olympians volume 7
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
76 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The myth continues in the tenth year of the fabled Trojan War where two infamous gods of war go to battle. The spotlight is thrown on Ares, god of war, and primarily focuses on his battle with the clever and powerful Athena. As the battle culminates and the gods try to one-up each other to win, the human death toll mounts. Who will win this epic clash of power? And how many will have to die first?"--
"The myth continues in the tenth year of the...
3) Sacrifice
Author
Series
Age of bronze volume 2
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
223 p. : ill., geneal. tables, map ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Vertical Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
178 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
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Description
"One year after the incident at Whitechurch, Cain Madhouse leads a band of Incarnates and rouses disgruntled citizens to create a rebel nation called New Patria. Schall returns to Rivulet Wood to pay her respects to her father's grave. A new military unit whose sole mission is to wipe out the remaining Incarnates hunts for Hank, who has gone to ground while on his own mission to put his former Incarnate subordinates to peace" -- page 4 of cover.
Publisher
Mad Cave Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
150 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Lower Your Sights is an anthology that focuses on the consequences of war, the peace/relief effort, and mental health. In addition to tales from today's hottest creators, the collection includes art pieces and write-ups from numerous Ukrainian illustrators. All proceeds are being donated to the Ukrainian-based Voices of Children to provide psychological and psychosocial support to children affected by war.
Author
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"FACING ANNIHILATION. The Survey Corps's quest for the truth of the world inside the Walls has brought them back to Titan-infested Shiganshina District, a mere stone's throw from Eren's childhood home. They have come to execute Erwin's final gambit, reclaiming Wall Maria and the secrets of humanity's past. But the Colossus Titan, the Armored Titan, and the Beast Titan have been waiting for them, and saving humanity will require the most difficult...
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
258 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A spy thriller that takes an assortment of familiar superheroes and reinvents them as covert agents during World War II and the Cold War. The Bat, The Clock and The Owl are the Unholy Three, a group of Allied spies that must capture the albino smuggler Jack the Grin before he sells Hitler's greatest weapon to the highest bidder. Later, the Unholy Three are joined by new agents as they attempt to stop KGB operatives from discovering a weapon that could...
Author
Publisher
Lion Forge Comics
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
93 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 13 x 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Shanghai, November 1937. Yaya, the eight-year-old daughter of a diamond merchant, lives a life of luxury in the French Concession in Shanghai. Her one great passion is the piano. While she is preparing for an important audition, her father decides that the family must leave town in the face of the imminent Japanese invasion. The evening before all the family is to leave, stubborn Yaya, unaware of the danger, runs away in an attempt to make it to...
11) Red scare
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
236 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the aftermath of the Korean War, Peggy's small hometown is rife with anti-Communist hysteria. But Peggy has bigger problems: She's struggling to recover from polio. Taunted by her classmates, Peggy just wants to be a normal kid, until she stumbles across a mysterious object that gives her the power to fly. Unscrupulous operatives from the American and Soviet governments seek the object to overturn the tense political stalemate, and Peggy finds...
12) Infinity
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Yet when the oldest race in the universe marks Earth for destruction, it's time for Captain America to think grander still. As the most powerful team ever assembled head into space to join an intergalactic alliance against the ancient builders, an old enemy deems their home unprotected. Thanos, the mad titan, unleashes his forces on Earth in the latest chapter of his endless quest for death. But even a world without Avengers has its defenders. Among...
13) The coldest city
Author
Publisher
Oni Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Set in the days immediately preceding the fall of the Berlin Wall, "The Coldest City" follows two British spies through the streets of West Berlin and across the border to the East as they attempt to recover an item of vital interest to national-- and international-- security.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Michel is like many other five-year-olds: he has a loving family and spends his days going to school and playing soccer. But in 1993, the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Michel and his family live, is a country in tumult. One afternoon Michel and his friends are kidnapped by rebel militants and forced to become child soldiers. Child Soldier is the sometimes heartbreaking but ultimately inspiring true story of the triumph of the human spirit."--...
Author
Publisher
Oni Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Atomic blonde: the coldest city softcover first edition.
Physical Desc
171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
As communism collapses and the Berlin Wall crumbles, an undercover M16 spy is killed while carrying priceless information--a list containing the name of every spy in Berlin. But no list is found on his body.
Author
Publisher
Lion Forge Comics
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
94 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 13 x 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Despite the bombings that ravage the streets of Shanghai, young Yaya and Tuduo find themselves in the clutches of the infamous gangster Zhu. Tuduo is already quite familiar with Zhu's criminal business intentions, having run the streets for quite some time before the war began, but now he's held prisoner and forced to loot the many deserted homes in the city's upscale neighborhoods. Meanwhile, Yaya is forced to do housework around the criminals' lair,...
18) Halo
Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
128 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the 26th century, Earth's United Nations Space Command and the Covenant, a coalition of aliens, are engaged in a war within the Halo universe for ultimate control, in a collection of four stories depicting various conflicts during the struggle.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
194 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Two-hundred years in the future, Alita has returned to Mars to meet Erica. However, what should be a blissful reunion is anything but.
Author
Publisher
Archaia, a division of Boom! Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
173 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a second robot attack on the Taylor farm leaves the family picking up the pieces once again, Roman's younger brother Oswald becomes increasingly suspicious of Jet Jones's connection with the flesh and blood family that has harbored him. A new evil looms on the horizon and the Taylors will need Jet's help to stop it if they are to keep the farm, and the family, safe.
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