comic books, strips, etc

A graphic novel memoir detailing the author's exploration of Israel during a "Birthright Israel" tour and the rediscovery of her Jewish heritage.

Presents the stories of seven survivors of Hurricane Katrina who tried to evacuate, protect their possessions, and save loved ones before, during, and after the flood.

Uses cartoons and humor to introduce readers to the history and concepts of macroeconomics, explaining how economies grow and why economies collapse.

A memoir in graphic novel format about the author's experiences as the son of Vietnamese immigrants who fled to America during the fall of Saigon describes how he learned his tragic ancestral history and the impact of the Vietnam War on his family while visiting their homeland years later.

Retells in graphic novel format the first Outlander novel from Jamie Fraser's point of view, revealing events never seen in the original story.

Keiichi befriends the young Sakoto, whose older brother recently disappeared without a trace, and Keiichi fears he has vanished due to Oyashiro-sama's curse.

"Following the startling events of NEW KRYPTON, Earth finds itself without Superman. Luckily, Metropolis still has heroes like Mon-El. But after years of knowing nothing but the solitude of the Phantom Zone, how will Mon-El acclimate himself to society? And the recently returned Guardian has his hands full with his new position in the Science Police. How can they fill Superman's shoes?" -- prom publisher's web site.

It was 1933, four long years after Wall Street crashed and took the rest of the world with it, and the Great Depression was just getting started. And so was the Goblin. A master at turning hopelessness into a commodity, the corrupt mob bossled a colorful gang of circus sideshow freaks--including the cannibalistic Vulture--in a corrupt stranglehold on the city. Peter Parker came of age during this time of struggle and hardship. Raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May, two stemwinding Socialists commited to positive change for the people, Peter would have been a boyis beacon of optimism in any other era. But in this world of noir, he was an embittered angry young man in search of justice. And then along came a s[pider After a fated meeting with a mystical arachnid and its life-changing bite, he may have just inherited the force to honor the phrase, "If those in power can't be trusted, it's the responsibility of the people to remove them"--dust jacket back cover.

A graphic-novel biography presents the life of Alan Cope, an American World War II veteran, from being drafted at eighteen, through his war-time experiences, to his decision to return to France after the war was over.