Comics

See also the compound shelves:
* graphic novels, comics, and manga
* graphic novels and comics
* comics and manga

A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comic art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by brief descriptive prose and written narrative, usually dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form.

Be Prepared
Runaways, Vol. 1: Find Your Way Home
Batman, Volume 5: Rules of Engagement
Manfried the Man
Spectacle Vol. 1
Snotgirl, Vol. 2: California Screaming
Let's Go Exploring: Calvin and Hobbes
Macerie prime. Sei mesi dopo
Fence #6 (Fence, #6)
Archie, Vol. 5
Rivers of London Volume 5: Cry Fox
The Cobalt Prince (5 Worlds #2)
Hawkeye: Kate Bishop, Vol. 3: Family Reunion
Legend Found (Star Wars: Poe Dameron, #4)
Black Panther Book 5: Avengers of the New World Part 2

Giveaways

  • Dark Knights by Peter J. Tomasi
    Dark Knights: Metal: The Nightmare Batmen
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    Release date: Jun 23, 2018
    Seven nightmarish versions of Batman from seven dying alternate realities have been recruited by the dark god Barbatos to terrorize the World's Greate ...more
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    Format: Print book

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    Availability: 10 copies available, 1078 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Jun 03 - Jun 26, 2018

    Countries available: US

  • Little Witch Academia, Vol. 1 by Yoh Yoshinari
    Little Witch Academia, Vol. 1 (Little Witch Academia, #1)
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    Release date: Jun 26, 2018
    "Reach out your hand, and your story will begin!"

    Those words changed young Atsuko "Akko" Kagari forever, sparking in her a lifelong dream of becoming
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    Format: Print book

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    Availability: 10 copies available, 905 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Jun 14 - Jun 26, 2018

    Countries available: US

  • Made Men by Paul Tobin
    Made Men: Getting the Gang Back Together
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    Release date: Jul 11, 2018
    Enter for a chance to win a signed, paperback copy of the first volume of MADE MEN by Paul Tobin (award winning creator of Bandette).

    ABOUT MADE MEN:
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    Format: Print book

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    Availability: 5 copies available, 427 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Jun 18 - Jun 30, 2018

    Countries available: US

  • Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)
    Saga, Vol. 8 (Saga, #8)
    Paper Girls, Vol. 1 (Paper Girls, #1)
    Saga, Vol. 5 (Saga, #5)
    Little Moments of Love
    Saga, Vol. 3 (Saga, #3)
    Saga, Vol. 4 (Saga, #4)
    Saga, Vol. 6 (Saga, #6)
    Saga, Vol. 2 (Saga, #2)
    Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal
    Paper Girls, Vol. 4 (Paper Girls, #4)
    Big Mushy Happy Lump (Sarah's Scribbles, #2)
    Saga, Vol. 7 (Saga, #7)
    This One Summer
    Lumberjanes, Vol. 2:  Friendship to the Max
    Watchmen by Alan MooreMaus I by Art SpiegelmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreCalvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonBatman by Frank Miller
    Best Graphic Novels and Comic Books
    608 books — 453 voters
    Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. VaughanSaga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. VaughanSaga, Vol. 3 by Brian K. VaughanThe Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1 by Kieron GillenRat Queens, Vol. 1 by Kurtis J. Wiebe
    Best of Image Comics
    289 books — 320 voters

    Saga, Vol. 5 by Brian K. VaughanNimona by Noelle StevensonRat Queens, Vol. 2 by Kurtis J. WiebeLumberjanes, Vol. 1 by Noelle StevensonMs. Marvel, Vol. 2 by G. Willow Wilson
    Best Graphic Novels 2015
    130 books — 355 voters
    Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanV for Vendetta by Alan MoorePreludes & Nocturnes by Neil GaimanBatman by Frank Miller
    500 Essential Graphic Novels
    833 books — 718 voters

    Saga, Vol. 6 by Brian K. VaughanPaper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. VaughanMonstress, Vol. 1 by Marjorie M. LiuI Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1 by Skottie YoungLumberjanes, Vol. 3 by Noelle Stevenson
    Great Graphic Novels (released in) 2016
    201 books — 197 voters
    Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka
    Favorite picture books
    358 books — 246 voters

    Watchmen
    Batman: The Killing Joke
    Preludes & Nocturnes (The Sandman, #1)
    Saga, Vol. 1 (Saga, #1)
    V for Vendetta
    Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (The Dark Knight Saga, #1)
    Saga, Vol. 3 (Saga, #3)
    Saga, Vol. 2 (Saga, #2)
    Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned (Y: The Last Man, #1)
    Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal
    The Doll's House (The Sandman, #2)
    Saga, Vol. 4 (Saga, #4)
    The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
    Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile
    The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act

    Chris Ware
    Chris Ware Building Stories
    His Favorite Concept Books: The cartoonist shares his favorite books that come in unique packages, not unlike his new graphic boxed set, Building Stories.
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    Bryan Lee O'Malley
    Every time you look up at the stars, it’s like opening a door. You could be anyone, anywhere. You could be yourself at any moment in your life. You open that door and you realize you’re the same person under the same stars. Camping out in the backyard with your best friend, eleven years old. Sixteen, driving alone, stopping at the edge of the city, looking up at the same stars. Walking a wooded path, kissing in the moonlight, look up and you’re eleven again. Chasing cats in a tiny town, you’re e ...more
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    Grant Morrison
    These characters were like twelve-bar blues or other chord progressions. Given the basic parameters of Batman, different creators could play very different music.
    Grant Morrison, Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human

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