Jamie Richards
1) Adua
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English
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A searing novel about a young immigrant woman's dream of freedom in Rome and the legacies of her African past.
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English
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"In this real-time work of graphic journalism (posted serially on Facebook), the cartoonist Igort uses the medium of comics to depict the telephone testimonies of Ukrainians as Russia invaded in 2022. In vignettes that grow ever more horrifying -- infiltrating spies, bombed cities, recorded accounts of children whose parents were murdered in front of their eyes, and more -- Igort also relays the events that led up to the invasion, such as the torture...
3) Celestia
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English
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"Celestia has become an outpost for criminals and other misfits, as well as a refuge for a group of young telepaths. Events push two of them, Dora and Pierrot, to flee the island and set sail to the mainland. There, they discover a world on the precipice of a metamorphosis, though also a world where adults are literally prisoners of their own fortresses, unintentionally preserving the "old world" at a time when a new generation could guide society...
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Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"A science-fiction graphic novella grounded in a familiar experience for most: spending an afternoon with our best pals over a burger and fries. But this joint has something more special than a Happy Meal: the "Once Party" menu. The "Once Party" menu, for ages 11 and up, can only be ordered once (of course). But there's a catch: not everyone who does gets the special prize. Those who do, go to a room where they can view five minutes of one of three...
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English
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"In this devastating and resilient graphic memoir, Saviano shares his experiences of witnessing the power and violence of the Camorra firsthand and the nightmarish anxieties of living under armed guard, all while courageously continuing to call attention to the deeply rooted crime and corruption that plagues not only his hometown, but also many Italian and foreign cities where criminal organizations have stretched their tentacles."--cover page 4
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Alberto Breccia library volume 4
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English
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In this wordless, full-color collection of satiric short comics stories, an internationally acclaimed cartoonist chronicles the waning days of the most famous vampire of them all. Alberto Breccia's Dracula' is composed of a series of brutally funny satirical misadventures starring the hapless eponymous antihero. Literally defanged (a humiliating trip to the dentist doesn't help), the protagonist's glory days are long behind him and other, more sinister...
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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215 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Mourning her twin's death, a young woman leaves Rome for Shanghai and befriends a mysterious girl with a turbulent past and the pair discover a new dimension where the citizens practice extreme erotic rituals.
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Rodale
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
vi, 184 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
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English
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Vacchetta was recently divorced and feeling heartbroken and depressed-- until someone brings an orphaned baby hedgehog into his veterinarian clinic. Recognizing the creature's helplessness and desperation in himself, he connects with her in a way he's never connected with any other animal. Naming her Ninna, he uncovers her vibrant personality, and rediscovers his own. As people begin to seek him out to heal and care for other injured or orphaned hedgehogs,...
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Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First Fantagraphics Books edition.
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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English
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This coming-of-age graphic memoir is a relentless and exhilarating journey to the depths of the human condition, rendered with precision and verve by one of the world's greatest living cartoonists.
"This coming-of-age graphic memoir is a relentless and exhilarating journey to the depths of the human condition, rendered with precision and verve by one of the world's greatest living cartoonists. "You've always got to laugh at tragedy. That's why I...
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A TarcherPerigee Book
Pub. Date
[2017]
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xv, 268 pages ; 19 cm
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English
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"This #1 Italian bestseller, offering a father's observations of the everyday moments that might otherwise go unnoticed, has struck a chord with readers around the globe. Matteo Bussola is a designer and cartoonist who lives in Verona, Italy with his wife Paola; their three young daughters, Virginia, Ginevra, and Melania (ages eight, four, and two); and their two dogs. For two years, he's been writing posts on Facebook capturing the beauty of ordinary...
11) Kobane calling
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The Lion Forge, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 unpaged volume : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2017.
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179 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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English
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Japan is a place of special fascination for the acclaimed international comics creator Igort, who has visited and lived there more than 20 times, and worked in the country's manga industry for more than a decade. In this masterful new book--part graphic memoir, part cultural meditation--Igort vividly recounts his personal experiences in Japan, creating comics amid the activities of everyday life, and finding inspiration everywhere: in nature, history,...
13) Fun
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Self Made Hero
Pub. Date
2017.
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294 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm.
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English
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In December 1913, the New York World newspaper published the first crossword in history. It appeared in their Sunday supplement, "Fun". A century on, this absorbing puzzle continues to attract (and infuriate) millions of devotees every day. But the world's most popular - and seemingly mundane - pastime has a surprising history, filled with intrigue and adventure. Paolo Bacilieri's Fun transports us from turn-of-the-century New York to present day...
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Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
143 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
Description
"5,000 Kilometers Per Second tells--or almost tells--the love story between Piero and Lucia, which begins with a casual glance exchanged by teenagers across the street through a window..."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
365 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
Description
Written and illustrated by an award-winning artist and translated into English for the first time, Igort's The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks is a collection of two harrowing works of graphic nonfiction about life under Russian foreign rule. After spending two years in Ukraine and Russia, collecting the stories of the survivors and witnesses to Soviet rule, masterful Italian graphic novelist Igort was compelled to illuminate two shadowy moments in...