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  Sailing the Solar System - The...

  Nel Yomtov

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  Futurologist Luna Lee presents possibilities for the future of space travel in the next 100 years.

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  Our Gods Wear Spandex - The...

  Chris Knowles

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  Was Superman's arch nemesis Lex Luthor based on Aleister Crowley? Can Captain Marvel be linked to the Sun gods on antiquity? In Our Gods Wear Spandex, Christopher Knowles answers these questions and brings to light many other intriguing links between superheroes and the enchanted world of estoerica. Occult students and comic-book fans alike will discover countless fascinating connections, from little known facts such as that DC Comics editor Julius Schwartz started his career as H.P. Lovecraft's agent, to the tantalizingly extensive influence of Madame Blavatsky's Theosophy on the birth of comics, to the mystic roots of Superman. The book also traces the rise of the comic superheroes and how they relate to several cultural trends in the late 19th century, specifically the occult explosion in Western Europe and America. Knowles reveals the four basic superhero archetypes--the Messiah, the Golem, the Amazon, and the Brotherhood--and shows how the occult Bohemian underground of the early 20th century provided the inspiration for the modern comic book hero. With the popularity of occult comics writers like Invisibles creator Grant Morrison and V for Vendetta creator Alan Moore, the vast ComiCon audience is poised for someone to seriously introduce them to the esoteric mysteries. Chris Knowles is doing just that in this epic book. Chapters include Ancient of Days, Ascended Masters, God and Gangsters, Mad Scientists and Modern Sorcerers, and many more. From the ghettos of Prague to the halls of Valhalla to the Fortress of Solitude and the aisles of BEA and ComiCon, this is the first book to show the inextricable link between superheroes and the enchanted world of esoterica.* Chris Knowles is associate editor and columnist for the five-time Eisner Award-winning Comic Book Artist magazine, as well as a pop culture writer for UK magazine Classic Rock.* Knowles worked with Robert Smigel on The X Presidents graphic novel, based on the popular Saturday Night Live cartoon, and has created designs and artwork for many of the world's top superheroes and fantasy characters.* Features the art of Joe Linsner, creator of the legendary Dawn series, and more recently a collaborator with comics maestro Stan Lee.

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  T-Ball Trouble

  Cari Meister

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  My First Graphic Novel: These books are the perfect introduction to the world of safe, appealing graphic novels. Each story uses familiar topics, repeating patterns, and core vocabulary words appropriate for a beginning reader. Combine the entertaining story with comic book panels, exciting action elements, and bright colors and a safe graphic novel is born. A useful chart will teach the reader how to follow the graphic format, and the discussion questions at the end are the perfect review tool.

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  Danger Is Everywhere - A...

  David O'Doherty

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  This fully illustrated, totally wacky handbook is about an everyman who is afraid of everything! Dr. Noel Zone, the greatest (and only) dangerologist in the world, is ready to teach readers how to avoid danger at all costs--from sneaky snakes posing as toothbrushes, to sharks hiding in toilets, to robots disguised at kindly grandmas. After all, DANGER IS EVERYWHERE, and we we need to be prepared!With art on every page, this hilarious and truly creative handbook will have readers laughing out loud (very safely) from start to finish.

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  Mik Murdoch Boy Superhero

  Michell Plested

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  Murdoch is just a regular, everyday kiduntil he decides it is his destiny to become a superhero. But, just how does one become a superhero anyway? doesn't have any of the normal things that would fulfill his dream; he doesn't have special powers, nor billions of dollars or technology. He isn't even the world's greatest detective.

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  Deadworld: Volume 2 [Dramatized...

  Gary Reed

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  "The Zombie King lives!Dr. Slaughter has been defeated. Now Safe Haven has reopened and seems to be living up to its name. Under the guidance of the lepers and their enigmatic leaders Rand, they have been able to turn back one zombie threat after another, but for how long?Donna and Dan are reunited, but what will happen to their young love, now that she is sharing headspace with the psychotic zombie, known as the Vamp?The Zombie King has captured Deake and his book of spells. Will the old man help open the Gateway that will mean the end of all humanity?And what of the mysterious Bowker, who allegiances seem to be split between humanity and the Zombie ruler. Will even this ultimate schemer be able to stay alive in this dead world?Performed by Scott McCormick, Michael John Casey, Henry Kramer, Karen Novack, Bradley Smith, Nick DePinto, Chris Stinson , Christopher Graybill, Ken Yatta Rogers, Thomas Penny, Frank Britton, Yasmin Tuazon, Peter Holdway, Alejandro Ruiz , James Lewis, Steven Carpenter, Lydia Kraniotis, Ren Casey, Chris Genebach, Sasha Olinick, Dani Stoller, Ryan Carlo Dalusung, Rob MacFadyen, Darius Johnson, John Keilty, Nora Achrati, Chris Walker, David Zitney, Eric Messner, Jason Keller, Kay Elúvian, Martin Dickson, Steve Wannall, Matthew Bassett, Nanette Savard, Rose Elizabeth Supan and Mort Shelby."

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