Comics

See also the compound shelves:
* graphic novels, comics, and manga
* graphic novels and comics
* comics and manga

A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comic art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by brief descriptive prose and written narrative, usually dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form.

Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 5: Super Famous
Heroine Complex (Heroine Complex, #1)
Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time
The Vision, Vol 1: Little Worse Than A Man
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Vol. 1: BFF
Plutona
Batman & Robin: Eternal, Vol. 2
Faith, Vol 1: Hollywood & Vine
Huck
Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!, Vol. 1: Hooked On A Feline
Justice League, Vol. 8: Darkseid War, Book 2
DC Super Hero Girls Vol. 1: Finals Crisis
Small Gods: A Discworld Graphic Novel
The Sheriff of Babylon, Vol 1: Bang. Bang. Bang.

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    Paper Girls, Vol. 1
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    Ms. Marvel, Vol. 5: Super Famous
    Suicide Squad, Vol. 1: Kicked in the Teeth
    Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy (Lumberjanes #1-4)
    The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
    Rat Queens, Vol. 3: Demons
    Harley Quinn, Vol. 1: Hot in the City
    Through the Woods
    Adulthood Is a Myth: A "Sarah's Scribbles" Collection
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    138 books — 124 voters
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    2,264 books — 5,360 voters

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