J. G. Jones
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Strange Fruit volume 4
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English
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Final issue! One man cannot stand alone against the full fury of the mighty Mississippi.
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Strange Fruit volume 1
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English
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It's 1927 in the town of Chatterlee, Mississippi, drowned by heavy rains. The Mississippi River is rising, threatening to break open not only the levees, but also the racial and social divisions of this former plantation town. A fiery messenger from the skies heralds the appearance of a being, one that will rip open the tensions in Chatterlee. Savior, or threat? It depends on where you stand. All the while, the waters are still rapidly rising...
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425 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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"As a cargo ship rockets across the galaxy to Canto Bight, the deckhands on board trade stories about legendary Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker. But are the stories of iconic and mysterious Luke Skywalker true, or merely tall tales passed from one corner of the galaxy to another? Is Skywalker really a famous Jedi hero, an elaborate charlatan, or even part droid? The deckhands will have to decide for themselves when they hear The Legends of Luke Skywalker,...
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Transmetropolitan volume 8
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140 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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The President forces outlaw reporter Spider Jerusalem into hiding, where Spider tries to continue his guerrilla news war against the nation's psychotic leader as his mysterious affliction worsens and the city is threatened by a severe storm.
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English
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The prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time are finally here: BEFORE WATCHMEN! For over twenty years, the back stories of the now-iconic characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's landmark graphic novel had been the subject of much debate and theorizing. Now, DC Comics has assembled the greatest creators in the industry to further paint the world of WATCHMEN, starting with this first volume starring MINUTEMEN and SILK SPECTRE. The...
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90 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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When Danielle Wellys invokes the ritual of Hiketeia, Wonder Woman takes her on as student and servant and, by the laws of the gods, must protect her even against Batman, who wishes to bring Danielle to justice for past crimes.
8) Wanted
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1 videodisc (1 hr., 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Wes is 25 years old and is a disaffected, clock-punching drone. His boss chews him out hourly, his girlfriend ignores him routinely, and his life plods on in interminable boredom and routine. Everyone knows Wes will amount to nothing - that is until he meets the sexy woman named Fox, and then everything changes. Wes' estranged father is murdered, and the deadly Fox recruits him into The Fraternity, a secret society that trains him to avenge his father's...
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Wanted volume 1
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English
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Filled with exclusive new images from the hit movie plus original interviews with the cast and director, this brand-new collection of the hit mini-series is a must for every movie-loving comic book fan. Featuring an original cover, this hot trade paperback is also perfect for those who've seen the movie but have never read the source material!
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Strange Fruit volume 1
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English
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J.G. Jones (52, Wanted) and Mark Waid (Irredeemable, Superman: Birthright, Kingdom Come) weave a powerful, literary, fully-painted piece of historical fiction that examines the heroic myth while exploring themes of racism, cultural legacy, and human nature. During the Great Flood of 1927 in Chatterlee, Mississippi, the River is rising as fast as the racial and social tensions in town. But when an otherworldly being falls from the sky and challenges...
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Strange Fruit volume 3
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English
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The townspeople of Chatterlee make every effort to conscript the stranger to help with the fast-failing levee, but the growing racial divide in town makes choosing sides virtually impossible even as the clock ticks towards disaster.
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Strange Fruit volume 2
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English
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The Mississippi River is flooding, but the citizens of Chatterlee are more worried about the colossus and what his presence means for their town.
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English
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The controversial, long-awaited prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time are finally here: Before Watchmen! For over twenty years, the backstories of the now-iconic characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's landmark graphic novel have remained a mystery, until now. DC Comics has assembled the greatest creators in the industry to further paint the world of Watchmen, with this volume starring two of the most polarizing anti-heroes...
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Collects Black Widow (1999) #1-3, Black Widow (2001) #1-3. Natasha Romanov has always led an exciting life - first as a Cold War-era Soviet spy, followed by her defection to the West. She has earned a reputation through the years as a consummate professional, coldly efficient and as deadly as her namesake. Now, her time as Black Widow may be at an end. Yelena Belova, the new Black Widow, seeks to claim the mantle she feels was stolen from her Motherland....
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X-O Manowar volume 25
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English
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Valiant First delivers another must-read milestone this May with a blockbuster, 48-page celebration of X-O Manowar's 25th issue…and an essential introduction to the comic book event of 2014 – Armor Hunters!
Find out why the galaxy's most feared team of hunter-killers have journeyed across the stars to destroy the X-O Manowar armor and the Earth along with it in Armor Hunters: Part Zero by Robert Venditti and Diego Bernard. Then, revisit the roots...
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Wonder Woman volume 7
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English
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Just as Wonder Woman is starting to deal with her blindness, the Cheetah returns and teams with the Reverse-Flash! Then Athena sends Wonder Woman on a journey of unimagined peril!
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English
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At last – the essential origins and early adventures of Valiant's most powerful heroes and allies, collected between two covers for the first time anywhere!
Celebrate 25 years of the largest independent superhero universe in comics with these all-star explorations of Valiant's indelible comics book icons, including X-O MANOWAR, HARBINGER, BLOODSHOT, ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, SHADOWMAN, and many more! Who they are, how they came to be, and what they fear...