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Carroll, Lewis 1832-1898 Adaptations Extraterrestrial beings Comic books, strips, etc Fairy tales Adaptations Comic books, strips, etc Fiction Human-alien encounters Comic books, strips, etc Juvenile Fiction Literature Space ships Comic books, strips, etc Teenagers Comic books, strips, etc ThrillerFilter By Subjects
Carroll, Lewis 1832-1898 Adaptations Extraterrestrial beings Comic books, strips, etc Fairy tales Adaptations Comic books, strips, etc Fiction Human-alien encounters Comic books, strips, etc Juvenile Fiction Literature Space ships Comic books, strips, etc Teenagers Comic books, strips, etc ThrillerSummary: Celebrate 75 years of Archie and friends with this fun, full-color commemorative collection of high school hijinks! Contains over 600 pages of classic, much-loved comic book stories - one from each of the 75 illustrious years of Archie Comics publishing. Each of the comics in THE BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS: 75 YEARS, 75 STORIES has been personally chosen by creators, fans and contributors alike....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Archie Comics 2015
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Summary: Emily the Strange is not your ordinary thirteen-year-old girl - she's got a razor-sharp wit as dark as her jet-black hair, a posse of moody black cats and famous friends in very odd places! She's got a broodingly unique way of experiencing the world, and you're invited along for the ride. Legions of fans worldwide have joined forces to make Emily a pop-culture phenomenon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse 2002
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Summary: Uncut and uncensored, the infamous precode Crime Does Not Pay comics are finally collected into a series of archival collections! With brutal, realistic tales focusing on vile criminals, Crime Does Not Pay was one of the most popular comics of the 1940s. The series was a favorite target of Dr. Fredric Wertham and other censors and is partially responsible for the creation of the stifling Comics...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse 2012
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Summary: Lost in the Delta Quadrant, Captain Janeway and the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager NCC-74656 have been seeking a way home for years. But their quest is interrupted by encounters with an astonishing variety of foes - and a few new friends. This collection contains four tales that exemplify all that''s best about the adventures of Voyager: "False Colors", "Avalon Rising", Elite Force", and "Planet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDW Publishing 2012
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Anderson, Kevin J.
Summary: With a fierce war raging and resources running low, the U.S.S Enterprise has been assigned a sensitive diplomatic mission - to enlist aid from the alien race known as the Gorn. But the Gorn have a crisis of their own, a brewing revolution in their ranks. And when it comes to the Federation, some of the Gorn have long memories...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDW Publishing 2012
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Archie Superstars
Summary: The first issue of Archie was released in 1941 and became one of the most popular teen comics of all time. In this installment, we share some of the best and most pivotal stories from the history of the title. From the start of the famous Love Triangle to the all-new reimagining from modern, superstar creators.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Archie Comics 2015
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Arnold, Eric.
Summary: A volcano could be called a sleeping mountain--that is, until it wakes up! What is it like to witness the eruption of one of nature's majestic time bombs? Young readers can learn what makes volcanoes "tick," and read about some of the most famous eruptions in history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Books for Young Readers 2013
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Baldacci, David.
Summary: David Baldacci is one of the world's most popular, widely-read storytellers.In his blockbuster thrillers Zero Day and The Forgotten, readers met John Puller. A combat veteran and special agent with the U.S. Army, Puller is the man they call to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation.But all his training, all his experience, all his skills will not prepare him for his newest case, one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Brusha, Joe.
Summary: Sela Mather's epic journey through the realm of Myst reaches its pinnacle as she struggles to find her way back home to Earth and find her kidnapped daughter. Now that she has left Limbo, Sela must use her power as a guardian to right wrongs and fight to take back Myst from the hands of evil. However, nothing is as easy as it seems as Sela finds herself against not just one foe but an entire...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zenescope Entertainment 2012
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Carol, Oates Joyce.
Summary: A wildly inventive new collection of stories by Joyce Carol Oates that charts the surprising ways in which the world we think we know can unexpectedly reveal its darker contours The New York Times has hailed Joyce Carol Oates as "a dangerous writer in the best sense of the word, one who takes risks almost obsessively with energy and relish." Black Dahlia & White Rose, a collection of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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Chadwick, Paul (Paul H.)
Summary: Life as Concrete knows it is about to change forever. Former speechwriter Ron Lithgow returns as the title character in Paul Chadwick's critically acclaimed and award-winning miniseries. Trapped in an alien's rock-hard body, Lithgow is an accidental celebrity whose high profile is being courted by a front-page CEO. Though Concrete believes overpopulation to be an important issue, does he want...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse 2015
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Connelly, Michael.
Summary: The new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly follows Detective Harry Bosch and his new partner as they investigate a recent murder where the trigger was pulled nine years earlier.In the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit, not many murder victims die almost a decade after the crime. So when a man succumbs to complications from being shot by a stray bullet nine years...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Cooney, Ellen.
Summary: The Sanctuary. High up on the mountain, the Sanctuary is a place of refuge. It is a place where humans save dogs, who, in turn, save the humans. It is a place where the past does not exist, where hopelessness is chased away, where the future hasn't been written, where orphans and strays can begin to imagine a new meaning for "family."Evie is making her way to the Sanctuary. She has lied to gain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Crilley, Mark
Summary: Brody's racing against time to uncover the identity of the Penny Murderer before he claims his next victim: Brody's exgirlfriend. But he's also found out that Talia, the ghost who set him on this road to justice, has been lying to him from the start. High stakes and intense action! Crilley's YouTube channel has over 600,000 subscribers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse 2013
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Druckmann, Neil
Summary: Nineteen years ago, a parasitic fungal outbreak killed the majority of the world's population, forcing survivors into a handful of quarantine zones. Thirteen-year-old Ellie has grown up in this violent, post pandemic world, and her disrespect for the military authority running her boarding school earns her new enemies, a new friend in fellow rebel Riley, and her first trip into the outside...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse 2013
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Eisner, Will.
Summary: Comics luminary Will Eisner takes on literary giant Charles Dickens, in this fascinating retelling of the life of Oliver Twist's Fagin! Imagining Fagin's impoverished childhood in the slums of London and his initiation into the criminal underworld, Eisner's story counters the anti-Semitism of Victorian literature as his gorgeous brushwork creates an evocative portrait of the era. Now with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse 2013
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Gaider, David.
Summary: For Dragon Age newcomers, this comprehensive volume brings you up to speed on everything you need to know about the regions, religions, monsters, magic, and more! For dedicated fans, never before have the secrets of BioWare's epic fantasy been revealed so completely and so compellingly!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse 2013
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Gordon, Korman.
Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman comes a hilarious and heartfelt novel in which one middle-school troublemaker accidentally moves into the gifted and talented program--and changes everything. For fans of Louis Sachar and Jack Gantos, this funny and touching underdog story is a lovable and goofy adventure with robot fights, middle-school dances, live experiments, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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Gray, Shelley Shepard.
Summary: A young Amish woman harbors a difficult secret. Does she dare share the truth with the man she hopes to marry?Elsie Keim doesn't want to be left behind. Her twin sister, Viola, and her older brother, Roman, have both found love and are building lives of their own. But Elsie? She's still stuck at home, being treated like a child. No one seems to consider her a capable woman--all they see are the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Gregory, Raven.
Summary: The moment of truth has arrived as the girl who became a woman now sets out to become a hero. The one person who can prevent pure insanity from escaping into this world must now find a way to defeat madness itself. The final chapter of the most intense, riveting and addictive comic book series you have read in years has arrived and this time around there may be no escaping Wonderland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zenescope Entertainment 2011
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Gregory, Raven.
Summary: After defeating the malevolent spirit of her long-dead brother and escaping the terror of a town possessed by the insanity of the Mad Hatter, Calie and her daughter, Violet, disappear into the city of Los Angeles hoping to evade Wonderland's ever-extending reach. But the duo is fast to learn that no matter where they run, or where they hide, Wonderland will find them! From the writers and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zenescope Entertainment 2013
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Hale, Shannon.
Summary: At Ever After High, an enchanting boarding school, the children of fairytale legends prepare themselves to fulfill their destinies as the next generation of Snow Whites, Prince Charmings and Evil Queens...whether they want to or not. Each year on Legacy Day, students sign the Storybook of Legends to seal their scripted fates. For generations, the Village of Book End has whispered that refusing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Henderson, Smith.
Summary: After trying to help Benjamin Pearl, an undernourished, nearly feral eleven-year-old boy living in the Montana wilderness, social worker Pete Snow comes face-to-face with the boy's profoundly disturbed father, Jeremiah. With courage and caution, Pete slowly earns a measure of trust from this paranoid survivalist itching for a final conflict that will signal the coming End Times.But as Pete's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Horan, Nancy.
Summary: TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICKFrom Nancy Horan, New York Times bestselling author of Loving Frank, comes her much-anticipated second novel, which tells the improbable love story of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his tempestuous American wife, Fanny. At the age of thirty-five, Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne has left her philandering husband in San Francisco to set sail for Belgium--with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014