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Author
Series
Rapunzel's revenge volume 2
Language
English
Description
In this graphic novel interpretation of "Jack and the beanstalk," Jack is a born schemer who climbs a magical beanstalk in the hope of exacting justice from a mean giant and gaining a fortune for his widowed mother, aided by some friends.
Author
Series
The Unwritten volume Prequel
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Tom Taylor has lived his life being mistaken for Tommy Taylor, the boy wizard from the world-famous series of novels penned by Tom's long-lost father Wilson. However, after a series of strange events start to parallel the lives of both Taylors--fictional and real--Tom realizes that he might be the character on page made flesh.
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 9
Publisher
Vertigo/DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"Pinocchio suffers seriously divided loyalties between his father, the evil Adversary, and his fellow Fable refugees in New York. Plus, Bigby Wolf reluctantly decides it's finally time to square accounts with his long-estranged father, the North Wind, and makes a journey with Snow White and their kids to find him"--Publisher's web site.
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Hark! A Vagrant" takes readers on a romp through history and literature--with dignity for few and cookies for all--with comic strips about famous authors, their characters, and political and historical figures, all drawn in Kate Beaton's pared-down, excitable style. This collection features favorite stories as well as new, previously unpublished content. Whether she's writing about Nikola Tesla, Napoleon, or Nancy Drew, Beaton brings a refined sense...
Author
Series
The Unwritten volume 2
Publisher
Vertigo
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Tom Taylor's life was screwed from the word go. His father created the mega-popular Tommy Taylor boy-wizard fantasy novels. But dad modeled the fictional epic so closely to Tom that fans constantly compare him to his counterpart, turning him into a lame, Z-level celebrity. When a scandal hints that Tom might really be the boy-wizard made flesh, Tom comes into contact with a mysterious, deadly group that's secretly kept tabs on him all his life. Now,...
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Ida B. Wells, the Black Prince, and Benito Juárez burst off the pages of Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection, armed with modern-sounding quips and amusingly on-point repartee. Kate Beaton's second D+Q book brings her hysterically funny gaze to bear on these and even more historical, literary, and contemporary figures. Irreverently funny and carefully researched, no target is safe from Beaton's incisive wit in these satirical strips"...
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 11
Publisher
Vertigo/DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The free Fables face more surprises from their adversary, while fighting for their homeland.
Author
Series
Princess of convenient plot devices volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"After reincarnating into her favorite BL novel, Maki (now Octavia) has the perfect opportunity to fangirl over her favorite fictional couple, Sil and Prince Sirius, in real life--except she's Sirius's sister?! If that isn't awkward enough, she's ecpected to give up her firstborn child to be their heir! But the new Octavia won't settle for a political marriage just to produce a baby, Her brother overcame many obstacles to be with the man of his dreams,...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"One hundred pithy and skewering three-panel literary summaries, from curriculum classics like Don Quixote, Lord of the Flies, and Jane Eyre to modern favorites like Beloved, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and Atonement, conveniently organized by subjects including "Love," "Sex," "Death," and "Female Trouble.""--
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 17
Publisher
DC Comics/Vertigo
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"The fearsome Mister Dark is dead, killed in a kamikaze attack by the only entity colder than himself: the North Wind, King of the Frozen Wastes, Ruler of the Cardinal Winds - and Bigby Wolf's deadbeat dad."--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
DC Vertigo
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"By turns haunting, bittersweet, erotic, and nightmarish, these provocative tales range across space and time to reveal strange secrets and surprising truths about the immortal siblings Death, Desire, Delirium, Dream, Despair, Destruction, and Destiny."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Titan Comics, a division of Titan Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood friend, Mina Harker, and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, and written by the show scriptwriters, this collected edition takes the reader on a heart-stopping journey into the supernatural realm.
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 1
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Imagine that all the characters from the world's most beloved storybooks were real -- real, and living among us, with all their powers intact. How would they cope with life in our mundane, un-magical reality?"--Cover, p. [4].
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 1
Publisher
Vertigo/DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Author
Series
The Unwritten volume 3
Publisher
Vertigo
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
The fictional adventures of Tommy Taylor are the biggest publishing sensation of the still-young century. And now, years after the last volume, Tommy's creator Wilson Taylor--long missing and believed dead--is unleashing a brand-new Tommy Taylor book upon the world. There's just one problem: It's not a new Tommy Taylor book at all. This volume also includes the origin story of Lizzie Hexam.
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 21
Publisher
DC Comics/Vertigo
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"In the aftermath of Bigby Wolf's destruction, a shift in the Fables' underlying power structure threatens to split the community into two warring factions - one led by Snow White, the other led by her sister Rose Red."
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 22
Publisher
DC Comics/Vertigo
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The "Eisner Award-winning series sees the conclusion of the beloved stories of Bigby Wolf, Rose Red, Boy Blue, Pinnochio and countless other timeless fables. The only question left to be answered is whether or not they will have a happy ending."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 7
Publisher
Vertigo/DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Now that they know the identity of the Adversary, Fabletown prepares to defend itself. That means forming alliances with others who are unconquered by the Adversary's legions, but the arrival of a delegations from the Arabian Homelands shows them how tricky this can prove to be.
Author
Series
Fairy quest volume 1
Publisher
Boom! Studios
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"In the enchanted forest of Fablewood, all of the stories that have ever been told live together. But under the watchful eye of Mister Grimm and his Think Police, you either learn to keep your story straight, or face the dreaded Mind Eraser. Against all odds, Red Riding Hood and Woof 'The Big Bad Wolf' form an unlikely friendship and risk everything to escape the evil clutches of Mister Grimm."--