Wednesday, June 01, 2011

New Graphic Novels

Thor: The Mighty Avenger
By Roger Langridge

Presents Thor's arrival on Earth and how he fights evil villains.








Usagi Yojimbo: The Brink of Life and Death
By Stan Sakai

While journeying over mountains, into valleys, through towns and farmlands, and along rugged coasts searching for harmony, rabbit ronin Usagi faces a unique cast of characters. More than once Usagi finds himself in great danger, but it's all in a day's work.





Excalibur: The Legend of King Arthur
By Tony Lee

Retells, in graphic novel form, the tale of Arthur Pendragon who, raised in obscurity, draws a legendary sword from a stone and begins the life he was born to lead, guided by the elusive wizard Merlin.






Bakuman
By Tsugumi Oba

Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world?





Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography
By Sid Jacobson & Ernie Colon

Drawing on the archives and expertise of the Anne Frank House, the best-selling authors of 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation cover the short-but-inspiring life of the famed Jewish teen memoirist, from the lives of her parents to Anne's years keeping her private diary while hidden from the Nazis to her untimely death in a concentration camp.




Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer and the Great Puppet Theater
By Van Jensen

Follows Pinocchio's continuing quest to find the vampire master and rid the world of vampires, as his fellow puppets join him on a journey across Italy.







The Odyssey
By Gareth Hinds

Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War.






Mice Templar: Destiny
By Bryan J. L. Glass & Michael Avon Oeming

Karic might be the Chosen One--but what does such a title even mean for the young mouse who desires only to save his family from a monstrous fate? Under the training of exile Cassius, Karic learns what it truly is to be a Templar knight and warrior.





Return of the Dapper Men
By Jim McCann

When the Dapper men arrive in Anorev to restart time, Ayden, Zoe, and Dapper Man 41 seek to repair whatever made time stop.







Twin Spica
By Kou Yaginuma

Asumi is just one of many young people with ambitions to become a member of the first class admitted to the Tokyo Space School. Asumi is put to the test to determine if she has what it takes to get into this elite space academy. First Asumi has to convince herself and her father that she ultimately belongs amongst the stars.