Graphic Novels

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To call Watchmen a graphic novel is to not understand the complexities of its story. Watchmen is a dark, brooding novel, full of unrelenting characters, a bitter sense of humor, and a cynical worldview It's just a coincidence that it is a novel... (read more)

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Alison Bechdel, creator of the Dykes to Watch Out For comic strip, uses the cartoon form to tell the story of her coming out and the discovery of her father's sexual orientation. The title refers to the funeral home where she grew up, and her parents... (read more)

Powells.com Staff Pick
Alison Bechdel, creator of the Dykes to Watch Out For comic strip, uses the cartoon form to tell the story of her coming out and the discovery of her father's sexual orientation. The title refers to the funeral home where she grew up, and her parents... (read more)

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Tooru is a beautiful, young college art student who lacks the common morals most people have in terms of their body. Agreeing to be the nude model for Satoshi Matsuoka, a senior photography student of the same school, he easily agrees to sleep with him... (read more)

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From the author of Fun Home — the lives, loves, and politics of cult fav characters Mo, Lois, Sydney, Sparrow, Ginger, Stuart, Clarice, and others For twenty-five years Bechdel's path-breaking "Dykes to Watch Out For" strip has been collected in... (read more)

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Kyo finishes telling Tohru about his role in her mother's death and how the reason he disappeared for so long was that he felt so guilty about it. How will he react when Tohru says that she loves him anyway?... (read more)

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For a peek inside, take a look at our preview of Bat-Manga! in our blog.... (read more)

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When the supernatural world spins out of control, when the police can't handle what goes bump in the night, when monsters come screaming out of nightmares and into the mean streets, there's just one man to call: Harry Dresden, the only professional... (read more)

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Art and words meld in explosive and provocative ways in this fantastic and diverse sampling of the best new comics in America. No super heroes, no kids' stuff: just great storytelling. Recommended by Clyde, Powells.com... (read more)

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"I'm glad to see Breakdowns get a new spin around the block, now that comics are thriving while the rest of America turns to shit," Spiegelman writes in the fascinating afterword to this new edition. Thirty years after its initial small-run publication... (read more)

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Vampires that, at will, can transform into wolves, panthers, insects, or fog invade the Slayer base of operations in northern Scotland, and not only walk away unscathed, but in possession of Buffy's scythe, the symbol of Slayer power worldwide. Buffy and... (read more)

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Two powerful, definitive chronicles of modern atrocities — the perfect books for anyone who doubts comix have grown up. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus is a staggering personal depiction of the Holocaust, rendered all the stronger by Spiegelman's... (read more)