+Anima Volume1 by Natsumi Mukai
Cooro is a +Anima, a boy with the ability to use animal powers (in his
case, those of a crow). On his quest to find another +Anima, he comes
across a circus that has a merman. He gets caught sneaking in without
paying, and is captured by none other than the merman, who is called
Husky, a fish +Anima. Cooro rescues him and they escape together.
They meet a bear +Anima, Senri and the three of them come to the town
of Octopus, which is where all their adventures really begin...
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a brilliant criminal mastermind. But
even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a
fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the
fairies of bedtime stories. These fairies are armed and they're
dangerous. Artemis thinks he's got them just where he wants them,
but then they stop playing by the rules . .
This adaptation of his genre-busting, award-winning novel Artemis
Fowl has been a labour of love for lifelong graphic novel fan Eoin
Colfer.
Bone, Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith.
When the three Bone cousins, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley
Bone are run out of Boneville thanks to Phoney Bone's greedy
scheming, they have no idea what adventures await them. Separated,
the cousins find themselves lost in a mysterious valley, populated by
the cute (a family of possums and a leaf-shaped bug named Ted) as
well as the scary (carnivorous, sharp-toothed rat-creatures desperate
to eat them). Isolated from everything he knows, Fone Bone must find
his cousins again, as well as stop an evil rat creature’s plans and save
the entire valley in his spare time. Lucky for him, he's got the
beautiful Thorn on his side. Oh, and a huge, fire-breathing dragon!
Coming Home by J Michael Straczynski
Shortly after starting to teach science in a public high school, Peter
Parker meets Ezekial, who strangely has similar powers to his own
and who has come to warn him that an immortal hunter named
Morlun is after Spider-Man, and if they should meet, Spider-Man will
surely die.
Coraline, The Graphic Novel by Neil Gaiman.
Coraline has just moved into a new flat in what was once a large
mansion house. While exploring the new house, Coraline discovers a
door that won't budge. Her curiosity aroused, she asks her mother to
unlock it, only to find a solid brick wall behind the locked door. That
night Coraline hears a sound that wakes her from a deep sleep.
Following the noise she is led to the same door, but instead of a brick
wall she finds a gloomy corridor. Although a little frightened, her
curiosity is aroused and before she has time to think, Coraline ventures
down the corridor to discover a duplicate world. It's the same flat, but
some of the details are just slightly different, and most surprisingly of
all, she finds a duplicate mother and father who look the same but are a
lot more sinister.
The Dreaming By Queenie Chan
Twins Jeanie and Amber are brought to their new school, a prestigious
all-girls academy. But the moment they get there, weird things
happen, creepy pictures, nasty teachers and their aunt tells them to
never reveal that they are twins. Even worse, both girls start having
bizarre dreams about Victorian girls and bleeding trees. But things
become even worse when their friend Millie vanishes from the school,
just like other girls at the school, who never came back. No one who
goes out into the bushlands comes back. Now the girls venture out
into the dark woods to find Millie but what they find is even worse
than a disappearance.
Gifted by Joss Whedon
Dream-team creators Joss Whedon (TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
and John Cassaday (Captain America) present the explosive, all-new
X-Men series. Cyclops and Emma Frost re-form the X-Men with the
express purpose of "astonishing" the world. But when breaking news
regarding the mutant gene unexpectedly hits the airwaves, will it
derail their new plans before they even get started? As demand for
the "mutant cure" reaches near-riot levels, the X-Men go head-to-head
with the enigmatic Ord, with an unexpected ally and some
unexpected adversaries.
Book 1 in The Astonishing X-Men series
The Hobbit By J R R Tolkien
The Hobbit is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a quiet and contented
hobbit whose life is turned upside down when he joins the wizard
Gandalf and thirteen dwarves on their quest to reclaim their stolen
treasure. It is a journey fraught with danger – and in the end it is
Bilbo alone who must face the guardian of this treasure, the
most-dreaded dragon, Smaug. Illustrated and hand painted in full
colour throughout, and accompanied by the carefully abridged text
of the original novel, this handsome authorised edition will
introduce new generations to a magical masterpiece.
Mort, A Big Comic by Sir Terry Pratchett
Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job.
After being assured that being dead was not compulsory,
Mort accepted. He soon finds that being Deaths apprentice is his
dream job, until he discovers that it can be a killer on his love life...
The Saga of Darren Shan Volume 1 by Darren Shan
The amazing manga retelling of Darren Shan's international
best-selling vampire saga, with illustrations by Japanese artist
Takahiro Arai. Darren Shan is just an ordinary schoolboy until he
gets an invitation to visit the Cirque du Freak! ..until he meets
Madame Octa! ..until he comes face-to-face with a creature of the
night! Soon Darren is caught up in a web of terror from which he
cannot escape, with his best friend's life hanging by the finest of
threads. Darren must make a bargain to save Steve, but the only
one that can help is not human and only deals in blood!
Book 1 in the Darren Shan Manga Adaption.
Star Wars: Empire, The Heart of the Rebellion by Ron Marz
This series begins six months after the destruction of the first Death
Star at the end of ‘A New Hope’ and provides more essential
background to the original trilogy! When herspeeder crashes on a
backwater jungle moon, Princess Leia must unexpectedly spend some
quality time with an old boyfriend...in a huge forest of horrific
creatures! Also meet Rebel recruit Deena Shan; take a breakneck speeder chase with the galaxy's second-coolest smuggler, Boshek; and watch
Chewie and Han trade credits, punches and blaster fire in yet another
wretched hive of scum and villainy!
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Prospero the sorcerer is robbed of his dukedom by his usurping
brother and marooned on a wild island with his daughter, Miranda.
Set in the near-future after an energy crisis has plunged mankind into
a great darkness. Where those who keep technology alive are known
as ‘sorcerers’. A story of love to easily won, freedom from slavery
and a royal power struggle.
This cutting-edge adaption is a fusion of the original Shakespeare
with Manga visuals.
X-Men Dark Phoenix by Chris Claremont
Gathered together by Professor Charles Xavier to protect a world
that fears and hates them, the X-Men had fought many battles,
been on adventures that spanned galaxies, grappled enemies of
limitless might, but none of this could prepare them for the most
shocking struggle they would ever face. One of their own
members, Jean Grey, has gained power beyond all comprehension,
and that power has corrupted her absolutely! Now they must
decide if the life of the woman they cherish is worth the existence
of the entire universe!