Paul Pope
1) Battling Boy
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Battling boy volume 1
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A twelve-year-old demigod is sent to help the people of Arcopolis, a city infested with monsters.
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Battling boy volume First prequel
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English
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Aurora West, daughter of Arcopolis's last great hero, seeks to uncover the mystery of her mother's death, and to find her place in a world overrun with monsters and corruption.
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"The One Trick Rip-Off": There're plenty of gangs in Los Angeles, but on the west side, it's the One Tricks. That's what Tubby is, a One Trick, but he's hungry to be someone else, someone out of Los Angeles. He and his girl Vim want to escape, but before they can, they need some cash. And that's what the One Tricks got, about a quarter million. If their plan comes off, they're set for life. If it doesn't, their lives don't matter much anyway. -- "Deep...
5) 100%
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Set in HEAVY LIQUID's alternate future New York and the same timeline as hit series Batman Year 100, 100% focuses on the intertwining struggles, hopes, and loves of six characters all working and frequenting the seedy Catshack strip club. Blending the worlds of sex work, MMA fighting, and urban menace, 100% asks-is it possible to find love, safety, and hope in this dystopian American megalopolis?
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"Visionary writer/artist Paul Pope presents a futuristic mystery of epic proportions set in a dark, dystopian world devoid of privacy and filled with government conspiracies, psychic police, holographic caller ID and absolutely no room for "secret identities." In Gotham City, 2039, a federal agent is murdered and a contingent of Washington's top agents is hot on the suspect's trail. The Batman, a forgotten icon from the past, is wanted for the murder....
9) Escapo
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Like a feverish mash-up of Fellini films, Heavy Metal magazine, and classic Jack Kirby comics, Escapo tells the tale of a circus escape artist extraordinaire, who can escape from any situation - even from Death himself! However, there is one force even more powerful than the Reaper which Escapo must face. A meditation on life, love, and mortality, Escapo is not to be missed! Originally published in 1999 and long out of print, the new Z2 edition of...
10) Billy Budd, KGB
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"Inspired by Herman Melville's novella, this graphic novel recounts a gifted and naive young man's recruitment by the Soviet secret service and his adventures in New York City as a spy. The tale begins in the aftermath of World War II, when a Ukrainian orphan with remarkable psychic powers is selected and trained by the KGB. Two decades later he arrives in the United States to lead a double life. Operating under the name Billy Budd, he conducts espionage...
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Battling boy volume Second prequel
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English
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"It's not easy keeping secrets from Acropolis's greatest detective, especially when he's your dad. But Aurora gets a lucky break: Haggard West has decided that she is finally old enough to go on patrol alone. It's the perfect opportunity to put her secret plan into action and avenge her mother's death"--Page 4 of cover.
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One member of the Fantastic Four lies hospitalized, a casualty of the Civil War that has fragmented the superhuman community! Another member of that team is secretly helping the opposition. It had to happen! Amid the tumult and tensions, the fantastic four break up! Who will toe the line, who will join the resistance, and who will leave the battlefield altogether? Is this the end for Marvel's First Family? - from cover.
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"Embark on the most mathematical journey imaginable by diving into tales all about our favorite human in the land of Ooo. From playing retro board games to facing down foes, Adventure Time: Finn collects all the stories that made the Eisner Award-winning series perfect for any fan of the show."--