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  • The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History

    The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History

    $19.99

    WINNER OF THE EISNER AWARD – A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the revolutionary Black Panther Party. Founded in Oakland, California, in 1966, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was a radical political organization that stood in defiant contrast to the mainstream civil rights movement. This gripping illustrated history explores the impact and…

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  • More Weight: A Salem Story

    More Weight: A Salem Story

    $39.99

    “Every word is an accusation…and every whisper kills.” This staggering graphic novel explores the infamous Salem witch trials and the long shadows they cast more than 300 years later. In Salem, Massachusetts, 1692 is a year of terror. When accusations of witchcraft plunge the community into paranoia and death, curmudgeonly farmer Giles Corey and his…

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  • I, Julius Caesar: A Graphic History of an Extraordinary Destiny

    I, Julius Caesar: A Graphic History of an Extraordinary Destiny

    $24.95

    Few people who have ever lived have made a bigger mark on history. And few have lived such an adventurous life. That destiny–of a sickly orphan boy who would climb to the top of the Roman Empire–belongs to Julius Caesar. And he himself relates it here, from cradle to grave. Thanks to extraordinarily intensive research…

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  • Mrballen Presents: The Terror Within: The Graphic Stories

    Mrballen Presents: The Terror Within: The Graphic Stories

    $28.00

    From the New York Times bestselling author and creator of the hit MrBallen Podcast and YouTube channel comes a spine-chilling graphic novel featuring nine gripping stories based on real events–including four all-new, never-before-shared tales–of the terrors that hide inside us allHave you ever wondered what you’re truly capable of? Or been afraid of what you…

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    Fur Trade Nation: An Ojibwe’s Graphic History

    $29.99

    This book explores the Fur Trade from an Ojibwe perspective, offering insights into Ojibwe life, kinship and clan systems, technologies, and puts Ojibwe women back at the heart of this remarkable era. The fur trade was the first global trading system and the Ojibwe people were key players in a historical period that has shaped…

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  • We Are Pan

    We Are Pan

    $19.99

    Family or freedom? Discover the astonishing history of the mass evacuation of Cuban children, leaving communism–and their loved ones–behind. We Are Pan is based on the true story of Operación Pedro Pan, a joint effort between the U.S. government and the Catholic Welfare Bureau to evacuate 14,000 children from Cuba to the U.S. between 1960…

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  • Ginseng Roots: A Memoir

    Ginseng Roots: A Memoir

    $35.00

    From the celebrated author of Blankets and Habibi comes a new graphic memoir exploring the class divide, childhood labor, family, and our globalized world–all centered on Wisconsin’s ginseng farming industry “Ginseng Roots is Thompson’s most visually arresting work so far.” —New York Times Book Review “A sweeping story, gorgeously drawn and beautifully told — this…

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  • A People’s History of Soccer: A Graphic Chronicle

    A People’s History of Soccer: A Graphic Chronicle

    $19.95

    Soccer has always been so much more than the billionaire buyers and seven-figure signing fees. The unprecedented popularity of women’s soccer reveals that the sport’s narrative has historically been incomplete. Would the Lionesses ever have roared without the Munitionettes? If you look beyond the men in suits at FIFA and the corporate World Cup, you’ll…

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  • Mrballen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious: The Graphic Stories

    Mrballen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious: The Graphic Stories

    $19.99

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A vivid, frighteningly illustrated graphic novel collection of nine strange, dark, and mysterious stories, based on true events, from the mind behind the YouTube channel and hit MrBallen Podcast John Allen, known popularly as “MrBallen,” has been enthralling audiences with his unique brand of storytelling ever since he burst onto…

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  • Tiodora's Letters: An Enslaved Woman's Fight for Family and Freedom

    Tiodora’s Letters: An Enslaved Woman’s Fight for Family and Freedom

    $24.99

    In the mid-19th century, millions of Africans were enslaved and brought to Brazil. Among them was the real-life Teodora who, separated from her husband and her son, worked in the home of a priest in São Paulo. Wishing to reconstruct the family ties lost during the journey from Africa to Brazil and to achieve emancipation…

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  • Joe the Pirate

    Joe the Pirate

    $18.00

    “Fascinating and engaging.” — KIRKUS “Fearless and seductive graphic biography.” — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “A rollicking, entertaining, and unpredictable story.” — FOREWORDMarion Barbara Carstairs–“Joe” to her friends–began a life of adventure soon after her birth in 1900, when a camel accident gave her the spark of inspiration to change her name to Tuffy. Joe was an…

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  • The Lost Haida Manga: A Compendium

    The Lost Haida Manga: A Compendium

    $24.95

    From celebrated Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas comes a striking new collection tracing the origins and evolution of Haida Manga–a bold visual genre that blends North Pacific Indigenous iconography and framelines with the dynamic energy of graphic storytelling. Inspired by the successful resistance to industrial logging in Haida Gwaii, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas conceived Haida Manga…

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  • Mrballen Presents: Where Nightmares Live: The Graphic Stories

    Mrballen Presents: Where Nightmares Live: The Graphic Stories

    $25.99

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – From the New York Times bestselling author and creator of the hit MrBallen Podcast and YouTube channel, a vividly illustrated graphic novel featuring nine spine-chilling stories–based on real events–of the horror that lurks within the unknown In MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live, John Allen, known popularly as “MrBallen,” is back…

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  • Mrballen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious: The Graphic Stories

    Mrballen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious: The Graphic Stories

    $24.99

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A vivid, frighteningly illustrated graphic novel collection of nine strange, dark, and mysterious stories, based on true events, from the mind behind the YouTube channel and hit MrBallen Podcast John Allen, known popularly as “MrBallen,” has been enthralling audiences with his unique brand of storytelling ever since he burst onto…

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  • Women in Comics: Iconic Characters and Influential Creators from the 1890s to Today

    Women in Comics: Iconic Characters and Influential Creators from the 1890s to Today

    $50.00

    The first in-depth look at the important role women have played in comics history, from the late nineteenth century to today, with a focus on both female cartoonists and female characters. From iconic characters including Lois Lane, Catwoman, Lady Penelope, and Adèle Blanc-Sec to legendary creators such as Nell Brinkley, Jackie Ormes, Marjane Satrapi, Marguerite…

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  • My Life in 24 Frames Per Second: A Manga Autobiography of a Japanese Animation Pioneer Rintarô

    My Life in 24 Frames Per Second: A Manga Autobiography of a Japanese Animation Pioneer Rintarô

    $29.99

    An autobiography in manga form from legendary anime director Rintarô. Fully illustrated and with a foreword by director Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of Akira, this inspiring memoir is the unique journey of an animation trailblazer. Grand Prize Winner of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize! Born in 1941 in Tokyo, Rintaro joined the Japanese animated film company…

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