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 The "Great Invasion" originated from the sea. It moved north across the mainland. Many fled, while some took refuge on a small concrete island called Celestia, built over a thousand years ago. Now cut off from the mainland, Celestia has become an outpost for criminals and other misfits, as well as a refuge for a group of young telepaths. Events push two of them, Dora and Pierrot, to flee the island and set sail to the mainland. There, they discover a world on the precipice of a metamorphosis, though also a world where adults are literally prisoners of their own fortresses, unintentionally preserving the "old world" at a time when a new generation could guide society towards a better humanity. Celestia is the most ambitious and successful graphic novel to date by one of the world's most exciting storytellers, Manuele Fior (Red Ultramarine and Blackbird Days). The novel showcases his singular talents as a once-in-a-generation visual artist and a deeply empathetic writer who uses science fiction to look to the future of humanity. PURCHASE >> RELATED: Comics Collections Praise for Celestia:"Sci-fi visionary Fior returns with a visually stunning postapocalyptic adventure. Fior proves he remains one of the finest painters in comics." — Publishers Weekly "Celestia is a revelation and one of the best books I've read this year. Manuele Fior's expressive and beautifully human artwork brings the ancient city of Celestia and its many fascinating residents to life in ways that will stay with you long after you've finished the book." — Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth) "A haunting story of a cabal of telepaths, prophetic poets, and beautifully empty cities. Where shared dreams can both connect and isolate. Boldly painted and utterly moving. Every panel is a work of art." — Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT, Grass Kings) "Remarkably beautiful... I enjoyed each new spread's lovely artwork while watching the characters struggle through their devastated world." — NPR "An imaginative and skillfully told story about characters and a world reeling from trauma but poised for a new beginning. Fior's talent for conveying emotion evokes both heartache and awe." — Library Journal  The story of a nameless father and son trying to survive with their humanity intact in a postapocalyptic wasteland where Earth's natural resources have been diminished, and some survivors are left to raise others for meat, The Road is one of Cormac McCarthy's bleakest and most prescient novels. See below for info on the novel. This first official graphic novel adaptation of McCarthy's work is illustrated by acclaimed French cartoonist Manu Larcenet, who ably transforms the world depicted by McCarthy's spare and brutal prose into stark ink drawings that add an additional layer to this haunting tale of family love and human perseverance. Cormac McCarthy personally approved the making of this book before his death, and the adaptation bears the approval of the McCarthy estate. PREORDER THE GRAPHIC NOVEL FOR A SEPTEMBER 17, 2024, RELEASE >>
 Deadpool and Wolverine is now in theaters and the buzz is it's one of the best superhero movies in years — and let's face it there's been a definite slump in the genre. If you're unfamiliar with the comic book background of the "Merc with a Mouth", then this lavishly presented collection of Deadpool's best, worst and frankly outrageous moments is a great starting point.
Deadpool: a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a frankfurter skin suit. Even he doesn't know what the *?@$ is going on in his brain! In this little guide to everyone's favorite mercenary, discover what makes the katana-wielding, gun-toting, insult-firing anti-hero tick, or maybe more accurately in his case, tock. With a collection of the greatest comic book covers, scenes we love to remember (or forget, depending on your disposition), and the musings of our morally confused comrade, there's sure to be some wisdom gained from the ravings of a psychotic killer who cracks wise more than a comedian on Prozac. PURCHASE RELATED: Comics Collections  I just got through watching the entire Mad Max movie series for about the fifth time... so I guess I'm in the mood for crazy vehicles packed with weapons and driven by lunatics hauling ass across a desert landscape! Fortunately, Convoy by Kevan Stevens and Jef is a very satisfying way to scratch that post-apocalyptic itch.
It’s 2074, and the Earth is an abused ruin, a landscape of desolation thanks to mankind’s inability to live in moderation. Pockets of makeshift civilization are spread out like islands in a sea of wasted misery, a distance that only the craziest and most desperate madmen dare to traverse. Alex and Fonzie are two such individuals, and they are about to take the contract of their lives leading a convoy of misfits and mercenaries on a mission to deliver a cargo of precious medicine across the desolate plain. They’ll face lawless hordes and competing agents, and their fleet will winnow before they reach their destination, but none of those opponents will be prepared for Alex and her wily ways…
Buckle up for an explosive tale of hard-boiled anti-heroes riding the razor’s edge between Death and Destiny… A pulse-pounding one-two punch full of criminal behavior and karmic justice from two of the most genre-pushing comic creators: Kevan Stevens and Jef! PURCHASE RELATED: Comics Collections | Dystopian YA | Science Fiction YA Two years ago, Quinton Wyatt had the worst summer vacation of his life... but Summer Break '79 looks like a winner...Quint loves his job at a local movie theater, he adores his new baby brother, and he and T.J. Shapleigh aren't just close — they're downright inseparable. But sometimes fate, like a desert monsoon, can roar in and wash away everything. When tragedy strikes, it tests not only Quint's relationship with T.J. but how he sees himself.
START THE SERIES: Book 1: My Summer (with Robots): Amazon | Bookshop Book 2: My Summer (Under a Crescent Moon): Amazon | Bookshop Book 3: My Summer (and the Song of Cicadas) arrives September 2024! Quinton's Curious Mind Book Series>>  In DC's first-ever Titans-centric crossover, can the fan-favorite heroes save the world from their teammates as shape-shifting chaos is released across the globe?
Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman are powerless to stop the Necrostar from ending all life on Earth. The only hero who can save the world is...Beast Boy?! With Nightwing, Raven, Cyborg, and the Titans beside him, can Garfield Logan rise to battle an ancient evil? What will Amanda Waller do to take advantage of the situation as millions of people — including many of DC's iconic heroes! — are changed into rampaging creatures? Can humanity survive all-powerful heroes and villains transformed into ferocious beasts? And as the world goes wild, can Raven discover a way to save Beast Boy? If that's not enough... who is Dr. Hate, a mysterious new threat unleashing their unique brand of chaos! Friends will fall. Heroes will rise. And nothing will ever be the same again. Earth is about to become... Beast World. TITANS BEAST WORLD TITANS BEAST WORLD TOUR (Companion book) BOTH TITLES SHIP AUGUST 20, 2024 RELATED: Nightwing Collection | Teen Titans Fans  Earthdivers is a graphic novel series written by Stephen Graham Jones that takes a horrific, dark-fantasy look at some alternate realities on the North American continent. The Butterfly Effect wrecks havoc on time and space when five Indigenous outcasts discover of a time portal in a hidden cave and set out to fix the past to save the future. Storylines cover a plot to kill Christopher Columbus, to battling vicious Ice Age mega-fauna, to hijacking the United States Declaration of Independence. RELATED: Comics Collections | Fantasy YA | Science Fiction YA 
Convinced that the only way to save the world is to rewrite its past, they set out erase the United Stated of America be killing Christopher Columbus before he reaches the so-called New World. 
Searching for their missing children, a couple use the time portal and find themselves in prehistoric Florida. Now they must find the kids while avoiding bloodthirsty megafauna and war between two Paleolithic forces. 
One of the friends as a new plan to save the world: pass as a man, infiltrate the Founding Fathers, and use only wit and words to carve out a better future in the Declaration of Independence.  It's been ten years since the nine lives of Burma the cat captivated audiences — return to the world of the Eisner-nominated I Was the Cat with this special anniversary edition!
Allison Breaking is a talented journalist, but even talented journalists have bills to pay. Allison can't say no when the offer of a lifetime comes across her desk to interview a mysterious stranger named Burma and write his memoirs. But what's she to do when she discovers that Burma isn't a man at all . . . but a cat! A cat with stories about how he used his nine lives to shape the world — from movie sets to the filthy streets of seventeenth-century London and all manner of mischief in between. But beneath the feline grace and glamor, Allison might begin to uncover another, darker story. Will she risk it all to uncover the truth of Burma's last — and maybe most important — life? The Eisner Award-nominated team of writer Paul Tobin and artist Benjamin Dewey invites you back to the strange and wonderful world of I Was the Cat to find out! PREORDER FOR AN AUGUST 27 SHIP DATE RELATED: Fantasy YA | Historical YA  The Nightwing Annual 2024 delves into the backstory of Beatrice (Bea) Bennett, a former love interest from Dick Grayson's who made a reappearance earlier this year, In that storyline, it was discovered that Bea had a secret life as the Pirate Queen of the The Crew of the Crossed Keys, a secret buccaneer society that helped to found Bludhaven. Now I'm all in on a good pirate story, but I have to admit that the Pirate Queen arc was one of my least favorite Nightwing stories in a long time. As such, I was hesitant as to how the annual would unfold since Bea — not Dick — is actually the primary player. As it turns out, Bea's story is a tad more convoluted than previously suspected. Orphaned after losing her mother in a boating / murder — a DC trope that wore thin a long time ago — Bea was adopted by Ruben Blüd, the captain of The Crew of Crossed Keys. Before she can devote her life to the pirate life however, Bea is determined to uncover who was behind her mother's death. To gain the skills she needs, she enrolls in St. Hadrian's Finishing School for Girls and eventually joins the covert operations organization known as Spyral, which Dick also infiltrated in an unrelated storyline (SEE Grayson the Superspy Omnibus (2022 Edition) for more on that).
At this point, Bea's resume is becoming a little unbelievable and a lot of this plot feels like it's been cranked a few too many times through the retcon machine. Honestly, the best parts of the annual are where Bea's story intersects with Dick's — which should not be a surprise since it is actually a Nightwing annual. In particular, Bea coping with the emotional fallout of Dick recovering his memory, ending their relationship, and returning to the Bat Family, which was the conclusion of their first storyline all the way back in Nightwing Vol 4 #50, (2018). When Bea ducks into an alleyway to avoid Dick and Barbara walking hand-in-hand down the street, it is actually quite heartbreaking.
The annual was written and illustrated by Travis Moore (SEE Sins of the Black Flamingo as a good example), who does wonderful stuff (IMHO) but the rambling exposition and copious plot twists make this a less enjoyable outing for Nightwing.
RELATED: Comics Collections | Batman Collection | Nightwing Collection | Nightwing, Batman and Adoption Problems  Sebastian Harlow is the Black Flamingo, a flamboyant and narcissistic thief who gets his kicks stealing mystic artifacts from the wealthy and corrupt of Miami's occult underground. When his latest job leads him to his biggest score so far, the hedonistic outlaw discovers something he wasn't looking for something to believe in. How can you go wrong with a glass graphic novel about a gay nihilist/cat burglar who, assisted by a witch, a fallen angel, and a golem who, when not in mud form is a sweet-natured twunk, battle American neo-Nazis for supernatural relics in modern day Florida? Answer, you can't. This book is absolutely ridiculous yet somehow it works beautifully. I hope there's a sequel. PURCHASE RELATED: Comics Collections | LGBTQ YA | Northranger: The Horror of Being Gay in Rural Texas | Queer Royalty Stories Swoony Vampires and Gay Love in the Greek Islands
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