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  • Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio

    Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio

    $20.00

    A Library Journal Best Book of 2015 Go behind the scenes of seven of today’s most popular narrative radio shows and podcasts, including This American Life and RadioLab, in graphic narrative. Every week, millions of devoted fans tune in to or download This American Life, The Moth, Radiolab, Planet Money, Snap Judgment, Serial, Invisibilia and…

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  • The Ultimates

    The Ultimates

    $14.95

    Explore the Stories Behind the Legends The 1990s and early 2000s were a time of intense change and experimentation for Marvel Comics. Out of this emerged The Ultimates-a comic that would have an explosive impact on Marvel and the broader pop culture landscape. Writer Mark Millar, with artists Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, and Paul Neary,…

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  • Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight (2nd Edition)

    Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight (2nd Edition)

    $23.99

    Batman is one of the most compelling and enduring characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest in his story has only increased through countless incarnations since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us? Batman…

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  • Thor & Loki: Epic Tales from Marvel Mythology

    Thor & Loki: Epic Tales from Marvel Mythology

    $30.00

    In this officially licensed collection, Marvel Comics heroes Thor and Loki regale us with engaging and fantastical retellings of the classic tales of Norse mythology. It’s a beautiful day in New York City and the Avengers have arranged a surprise birthday picnic for Peter Parker in Central Park–but the celebration is violently interrupted when a…

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  • It Won’t Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir

    It Won’t Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir

    $19.99

    An intimate graphic memoir about an American girl growing up with her Egyptian father’s new family, forging unexpected bonds and navigating adolescence in an unfamiliar country–from the award-winning author of I Was Their American Dream. “What a joy it is to read Malaka Gharib’s It Won’t Always Be Like This, to have your heart expertly…

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  • Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America

    Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America

    $29.99

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER – A striking graphic novel edition of the National Book Award-winning history of how racist ideas have shaped American life–from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist. NOMINATED FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD Racism has persisted throughout history–but so have antiracist efforts to dismantle it. Through deep…

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  • Gender Is Really Strange

    Gender Is Really Strange

    $14.95

    What does it mean to be trans? Non-Binary? Gender Expansive?What parts of gender come from society? What parts come from within?How much is biology, and how much is socialization? Part of the Really Strange series, this science-based graphic medicine comic addresses these questions and more, revealing the inherent messiness of gender identity and sex. A…

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  • Cover image for The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media

    The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media

    $18.95

    A million listeners trust NPR’s Brooke Gladstone to guide them through the complexities of the modern media. Bursting onto the page in vivid comics by acclaimed artist Josh Neufeld, this brilliant radio personality guides us through two millennia of media history, debunking the notion that “The Media” is an external force beyond our control and…

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  • Crossing Lines: Comics about Human Migration

    Crossing Lines: Comics about Human Migration

    $26.95

    Across Europe and North America, far-right parties have strategically framed immigration as a threat to national identity and security, capitalizing on public anxieties around cultural change and economic pressure. Part of the groundbreaking ethnoGRAPHIC series, Crossing Lines is a graphic anthology about human migration that challenges the rise of anti-immigrant populism. Research shows that it…

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  • Cover image for Tokyo Travel Sketchbook: Kawaii Culture, Wabi Sabi Design, Female Samurais and Other Obsessions

    Tokyo Travel Sketchbook: Kawaii Culture, Wabi Sabi Design, Female Samurais and Other Obsessions

    $8.99

    Experience Tokyo Through the Eyes of an Artist! Tokyo Travel Sketchbook captures illustrator Amaia Arrazolas four-week adventure in Tokyo, offering a unique glimpse into the city through her eyes. When Arrazola embarks on an artists residency in Tokyo, she dives into the city’s vibrant culture with her paints and pencils. The result is a delightful…

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  • All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told

    All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told

    $18.00

    Winner of the 2022 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Book A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice The first-ever full reckoning with Marvel Comics’ interconnected, half-million-page story, a revelatory guide to the “epic of epics”–and to the past sixty years of American culture–from a beloved authority on the subject who read all 27,000+ Marvel…

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  • Cover image for By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga

    By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga

    $19.99

    The Untold Story of Lesbian Love in Japanese Anime and Comics This landmark work is an accessible, educational, and exciting collection of essays on the newest genre of Japanese anime and manga by the Western Hemisphere’s foremost scholar on the subject, Erica Friedman. “The first in-depth study of Yuri in English.” -James Welker, Professor of…

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  • Cover image for Loki: An Illustrated Guide to the Trickster God

    Loki: An Illustrated Guide to the Trickster God

    $19.95

    Loki: mischief-maker, shapeshifter, and father to monsters. Explore the enigmatic god of Norse mythology in this richly illustrated guide. This authentic introduction to the Norse god Loki Laufeyjarson delves into his history, enduring legacy, and impact on the Norse pantheon. Revered in Norse paganism as the god of chaos, Loki is audacious, conniving, and wildly…

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  • Futuristic: Rockets, Robots and Rayguns of Space Age Pop Culture

    Futuristic: Rockets, Robots and Rayguns of Space Age Pop Culture

    $49.95

    Blast off to the Space Age, when the future was always bright! Futuristic is a full-color hardcover about a time of limitless possibilities… and anxieties. It covers all aspects of 1950s and ’60s pop culture from the “duck and cover” era of the Cold War, the Space Race, the UFO Craze, and the 1969 moon…

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