Comics

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* 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.

Big Mushy Happy Lump (Sarah's Scribbles, #2)
The Best We Could Do
The Walking Dead, Vol. 27: The Whisperer War
Nightlights
Harley Quinn, Volume 1: Die Laughing
Fish Girl
Batgirl, Volume 1: Beyond Burnside
Titans, Volume 1: The Return of Wally West
Batman: Night of the Monster Men (Rebirth)
Deathstroke, Volume 1: The Professional
One Trick Pony
Lucifer, Volume 2: Father Lucifer
Glitterbomb, Vol. 1: Red Carpet
Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy #1
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Volume 5: Like I'm the Only Squirrel in the World

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    Supergirl, Volume 1: Reign Of The Cyborg Super-Men
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    Availability: 10 copies available, 870 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Mar 04 - May 23, 2017

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    The Flash, Volume 2: Speed of Darkness
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    Release date: May 23, 2017
    A new storm brews over Central City and disproves the old adage about lightning never, well...you know. Just as Barry begins to feel overwhelmed fight ...more
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    Availability: 10 copies available, 759 people requesting

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    Batman: Detective Comics, Volume 2: The Victim Syndicate
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    Innocent victims maimed or broken by Batman's greatest enemies band together, and they blame Batman and his fellow vigilantes for what happened to the ...more
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    Hawkeye, Volume 1: My Life as a Weapon
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    Lovern was born in the small town of Arborg, Manitoba in 1954. His father was a partner in a small trucking company and his mother waited and managed for the local Canadian Legion. The first house his family owned was a converted chicken coop without running water and equipped with an outhouse.

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