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Author
Publisher
Celadon Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 81 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Every mother knows best, but New Yorker writer Patty Marx's knows better. Patty has never been able to shake her mother's one-line witticisms from her brain, so she's collected them into a book, accompanied by full-color illustrations by New Yorker staff cartoonist Roz Chast.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
John Wesley Powell always had the spirit of adventure in him. As a young man, he traveled all over the United States exploring. When the Civil War began, Powell went to fight for the Union, and even after he lost most of his right arm, he continued to fight until the war was over. In 1869, he embarked with the Colorado River Exploring Expedition-- ten men in four boats-- to float through the Grand Canyon. Ten explorers went in, but only six came out....
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
127 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of the Haitian Revolution and its role in Napoleon's decision to sell Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe the whole Louisiana Territory, when they sought to buy only New Orleans.
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"After escaping a Syrian prison, Ibrahim Aldabaan and his family fled the country to seek protection in America. Among the few refugees to receive visas, they finally landed in JFK airport on November 8, 2016, Election Day. The family had reached a safe harbor, but woke up to the world of Donald Trump and a Muslim ban that would sever them from the grandmother, brothers, sisters, and cousins stranded in exile in Jordan. Welcome to the New World tells...
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Fantagraphics Books edition.
Physical Desc
158 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Three interconnecting short stories starring Ernest Hemingway comprise the latest graphic novel by the beloved Norwegian cartoonist Jason"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
vii, 421 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The graphic novel adaptation of the groundbreaking and definitive biography of Che Guevara. The Argentine revolutionary has become an internationally recognized icon, as revered as he is controversial. In Che: A Revolutionary Life, Jon Lee Anderson and José Hernández present the man behind the myth, creating a complex and human portrait of this passionate idealist. Adapted from Jon Lee Anderson's definitive masterwork, and with renowned Mexican...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
63 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Explore the journey Muhammad Ali took to win his final match against fellow heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier, known as the Thrilla in Manila. A story of athleticism, heart, and determination, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the explosive power of the boxing champion and civil rights activist"--
Author
Series
Publisher
NBM Graphic Novels
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"One of the greatest writers in science fiction history, Philip K. Dick is mostly remembered for such works as Blade Runner, Minority Report, and Total Recall. His dark, fascinating work centered on alternate universes and shifting realities in worlds often governed by monopolistic corporations and authoritarian governments. His own life story seems a tussle with reality, cycling through five marriages and becoming increasingly disjointed with fits...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"Explore the story of Amelia Earhart as she embarks on her second and final journey around the globe. A story of determination, heart, and courage, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the daring grit of the aviation pioneer--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that fly off the page"--
Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First North American Edition.
Physical Desc
231 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A dazzling, prize-winning graphic biography of one of the world's most revered writers. Winner of Spain's National Comics Prize and published to acclaim in Ireland, here is an extraordinary graphic biography of James Joyce that offers a fresh take on his tumultuous life. With evocative anecdotes and hundreds of ink-wash drawings, Alfonso Zapico invites the reader to share Joyce's journey, from his earliest days in Dublin to his life with his great...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A biographical tale that follows Hollywood revolutionary Rod Serling's rise to fame in the Golden Age of Television, and his descent into his personal Twilight Zone. We recognize Rod Serling as our sharply dressed, cigarette-smoking tour guide of The Twilight Zone, but the entertainment business once regarded him as the 'Angry Young Man' of Television. Before he became the revered master of science fiction, Rod Serling was a just a writer who had...
14) The life of Frederick Douglass: a graphic narrative of a slave's journey from bondage to freedom
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 181 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Comic book writer and filmmaker David F. Walker joins with the art team of Damon Smyth and Marissa Louise to bring the long, exciting, and influential life of Douglass to life in comic book form. Taking you from Douglass's life as a young slave, through his forbidden education, and to his escape and growing prominence as a speaker, abolitionist, and influential cultural figure during the Civil War and beyond, The Life of Frederick Douglass presents...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
169 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Author Jonathan Hennessey and comic book illustrator Justin Greenwood team to bring the world of Alexander Hamilton to life in this fully-illustrated, graphic novel style biography that captures the period, people, and places of the birth of the United States.
Author
Series
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
133 pages : chiefly illustrations (color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
These women changed art forever; told in colourful graphic novel form, this is the story of four pioneers of feminist art: Judy Chicago, Faith Ringgold, Ana Mendieta, and the Guerrilla Girls. Each made their mark in their own powerful way. Judy Chicago made us reassess the female body, Faith Ringgold taught us that feminism is for everyone, Ana Mendieta was a martyr to violence against women, while the Guerrilla Girls have taken the fight to the male-dominated...
17) Four eyes
Author
Series
Four eyes (Rex Ogle) volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Rex finds out he needs glasses, he's beyond miserable. Dealing with the bullies at school, his family being broke, and an embarrassing lack of friends, he has way too much on his plate already"--
18) Josephine Baker
Author
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
English edition.
Physical Desc
568 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Josephine Baker (1906-1975) was nineteen years old when she found herself in Paris for the first time in 1925. Overnight, the young American dancer became the idol of the Roaring Twenties, captivating Picasso, Cocteau, Le Corbusier, and Simenon. In the liberating atmosphere of the 1930s, Baker rose to fame as the first black star on the world stage, from London to Vienna, Alexandria to Buenos Aires. After World War II, and her time in the French Resistance,...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
125 pages : colour illustrations, colour map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Araminta Ross was born a slave in Delaware in the early 19th century. Slavery meant that her family could be ripped apart at any time, and that she could be put to work in dangerous places and for abusive people. But north of the Mason-Dixon line, slavery was illegal. If she could run away and make it north without being caught or killed, she'd be free. Facing enormous danger, Araminta made it, and once free, she changed her name to Harriet Tubman....
20) Diego Rivera
Author
Series
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
182 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the passions and contradictions--both human and political--that turned the prolific and brilliant painter, Diego Rivera, into an increasingly universal cultural figure. Diego Rivera was a revolutionary painter in more ways than one. Attending art school at 11, by his twenties he was counted among the most influential figures of the Parisian art scene of the early 20th century, including Picasso, Modigliani, Braque, and Gris. Rivera's murals,...
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