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81) Star beasts
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"Wanna know the real reason Pluto isn't a planet anymore? Bandit is a pup on Earth who leaves his family to join the secret order of the Star Beasts - cosmic creatures sworn to protect Earth and spread goodness throughout the universe. Only thing is, he's having trouble fitting in. But when powerful relics are suddenly stolen, the Star Beasts must band together to find the deadly galactic fossils before Pluto's evil emperor, Khaos Krill - he wants...
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"It's been a long, crazy trip around the world. Now the duo is back in their beloved forest, and Bird wants to throw a party! But Squirrel isn't in the mood to celebrate. His house needs a good cleaning, the river has been dammed up by a pesky beaver, and the forest animals are jittery about a growing menace. Will the dam dry out the forest? Will the mysterious new danger ruin the party? Will Bird finally convince Squirrel to let go and just have...
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"Fantagraphics is proud to present Argentine cartoonist Liniers' internationally-acclaimed newspaper comic strip in a new English-language collection. In the spirit of Calvin & Hobbes, Mutts, and Krazy Kat, Liniers (Ricardo Siri) uses a shifting cast of children, talking animals, imaginary monsters, sensitive robots, occasional elves, and anthropomorphized objects to perform gags, philosophize, muse on nature, and engage in surreal, artistic flights...
84) Miriya & Marie
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A wealthy girl who longs for her absent parents is whisked away to 1910 Paris by a magical kitten charged with helping her learn to be a witch.
85) Graveyard shakes
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Katia and Victoria are sisters and scholarship students at a private boarding school. While Victoria tries to fit in, Katia is unapologetic about her quirks, even though their classmates tease her. After a big fight, Katia runs away from school. And when Victoria goes looking for her, she accidentally tumbles into the underworld of a nearby graveyard. It's inhabited by ghosts and a man named Nikola, who's preparing a sinister spell that's missing...
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Get up close and personal with Earth's nearest neighbors--Venus with its acid rainstorms, Saturn and its rings of ice, and the heart of it all, the Sun. Humans have always been fascinated by outer space and we're learning more about our solar system every day. Did you know that our Solar System was born from a cloud of cosmic dust? That Jupiter's red spot is really a raging storm? Join Sara, Jill, and their space-faring pets on a quest to learn more...
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Things are going swimmingly for new students Mera and Raven, until the girls go on a field trip to Mera's hometown of Atlantis and find that the underwater city has vanished! Batgirl, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Bumblebee, Raven, Miss Martian and Starfire discover that Atlantis has been shrunk and bottled by the powerful villain Brainiac!
This gigantic problem calls for a small solution. To infiltrate Brainiac's bottled-city collection, Bumblebee...
89) Illegal
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"Ebo is alone. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life, the same journey their sister set out on months ago. But Ebo refuses to be left behind in Ghana. He sets out after Kwame and joins him on the quest to reach Europe. Ebo's epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea. But with every...
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"Zombies are "gravely" misunderstood! The only thing a squishy undead donut addict like Zombie Boy wants is to rest in peace with his sweet tooth, but the poor guy can't seem to catch a break! From weirdly aggressive cardboard boxes to stealthy zombie hunters, it looks like our spooky friend's got his hands full again!"--Provided by publisher.
Collects the continuing adventures of Zombie Boy, who always tries to make the most of his afterlife.
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"In the final arc of our incredible tale, we learn the origins of the strange creatures that have invaded the planet, draining it of resources--as well as that of fellow adventurers Gor and Nomi. All the threads converge inside the mysterious giant egg! With the fate of their family and possibly the whole world at stake, can Jonna and Rainbow rescue their dad, battle countless monsters, and tell each other how they really feel?"--Publisher marketing....
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"The deceptively simple through-line for Swedish media personality and activist Liv Strömquist's The Reddest Rose is the question: Why does Leonardo DiCaprio date an endless string of 20-something models? Her answer -- in the form of this collection of well-researched, humorous comics essays -- tracks how philosophers and artists, from the Ancient Greeks to Beyoncé, conceptualized romantic love. Strömquist's signature characters, drawn in a...
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"Whether he's showing the ropes to a detention rookie, campaigning for the Student of the Month Award, or writing hilarious movie reviews for The Weekly Bugle, Nate Wright never fails to make his mark at P.S. 38. But middle school's no bed of roses. In fact, sometimes it just plain stinks. Just ask the Great Nose-ini! Nate's alter ego with a sense for scents can smell trouble a mile away... or at the very next desk. Was that you, Gina?"--Page 4 of...
97) ThunderBoom
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"Luke isn't like most other 11-year-olds -- he can't speak and he mostly lives in his head. But today he'll go far out of his comfort zone when his parents take him on a train to see a parade. Luke must face all of his greatest fears: masks, dogs, and the unknown. When he's separated from his parents at the parade, Luke goes where he's the best version of himself--his imagination. Transforming into superhero ThunderBoom, Luke is determined to stomp...
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"Dr. Zomboss creates an army of teeny zombies to try and sneak up on all the brains in Neighborville! To battle these miniscule menaces, the plants, Crazy Dave, Patrice, and Nate must shrink themselves to have any chance at defeating the zombies. But how will Neighborville's insects react to the invasion of their turf-of-the-tiny? And will this miniature zombie invasion mean the party for Crazy Dave's two-hundred-year-old pants gets cancelled?"--Back...
99) Ghosts
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Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis--and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, and Maya sets her heart on meeting one.
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"Valentine's Day has arrived, and Kasahara plans to give Takada a special gift. Will she risk her budding friendship with Nishimura to finally confess her love for the object of both their affections? Then April rolls around, and the gang advances to sixth grade! With plenty of new classmates, like an angsty gamer who often skips school, our protagonists might just find their friend group growing a little bigger..."--