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1) Geiger
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Geiger volume 3
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The Unnamed Saga Continues! Tariq Geiger, his two-headed wolf Barney, and their surprising newfound companion begin their quest along the radioactive roads of the former United States to find a cure for the Glowing Man's nuclear-powered condition. But in order to obtain the information they need, Geiger's crew must first help a local sheriff catch and kill a masked raider that's pillaging the town. But what Geiger ultimately discovers chills him to...
2) Germinal
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Rougon-Macquart volume 13
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Originally published in serial form in 1884 to 1885, "Germinal" is Émile Zola's realistic depiction of the coalminers' strike in northern France in the 1860s. In this faithful translation from the original French by Havelock Ellis, the story centers on Étienne Lantier, a young migrant worker who arrives at the coalmining town of Montsou in search of work. Set against a backdrop of extreme poverty and oppression, "Germinal" is the story of the idealistic...
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The plague of frogs has ended, but earth will never be the same, and the fractured B.P.R.D. struggles to battle dangerous monsters and humans alike, from a trailer-park cult to a Russian town ravaged by a zombie-like virus. Guy Davis's final B.P.R.D. story sets the stage for Tyler Crook's (Harrow County) backwoods-horror debut, as Liz Sherman hides from a world that she helped push toward armageddon, and Abe Sapien is shot down by a girl who's seen...
4) Vanquished
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When Hana's mom is diagnosed with the mutation, she confesses to Hana she doesn't know what will happen if she dies. Fischer, a medic at the hospital, implies there is Someone who can help but religion's been outlawed. Hana embarks on a dangerous journey, seeking the answers Fischer insists are available. But when the truth is uncovered, will Hana stick to what she's been taught? Or will she join the rebellion and take a stand against an oppressive...
5) Redeemer
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In this final chapter of the Enslaved series, Hana is faced not only with a new life, but an entirely new way of thinking. Unexpected friends give insight into who the Greaters truly are. Deciding what to do with this information sends Hana on what may be her very last journey. Ever.
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Geiger volume 9
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Trouble brews within the last civilized town in America. The cause: Tariq Geiger, who attracts too many bounty hunters wanting the enormous sum for his corpse. But when Geiger loses control, will he ultimately become this town's protector...or its doom? Plus, the return of Junkyard Joe's creator and enemy, The Custodian. But what are his ties to Geiger? And Redcoat?
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Daisy Ogami holds the key to a dying future's salvation. Powerful interests will stop at nothing to obtain Daisy, but her android bodyguard will do anything to protect her...and the promise of a brighter day. Collects Lone Wolf 2100: Shadow on Saplings; Lone Wolf 2100: The Language of Chaos; and Lone Wolf 2100: Pattern Storm. Reimagining the classic manga, produced in association with creator Kazuo Koike. Dark Horse editions of the original Lone Wolf...
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Geiger volume 6
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A shocking epilogue! In the wake of their devastating encounter with the Electrician, Tariq Geiger must come to grips with the lethal consequences-especially with what happened with his two-headed wolf, Barney. You won't want to miss this extraordinary spotlight on Geiger's best friend.
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Geiger volume 1
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"series premiere
It all starts here! The critically acclaimed teamof storytellers geoff johns and garyfrank(Geiger: Ground zero, doomsday clock) Return to the nuclear wasteland of their bestselling geiger for an all-new ongoing series starring the violent and unpredictable glowing Man
Leaving his home behind, tariq geiger now walks the radioactive roads of the former united stateswith his two-headed wolf Barneybut as his enemies doggedly pursue him,...
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Golden Rage Mother Knows Best volume 1
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MINISERIES PREMIERE
In a world where old and infertile women are deemed useless to society and abandoned on an island, GOLDEN RAGE documents their golden years of making friends, baking dessert, and fighting to the death. MOTHER KNOWS BEST builds on the first GOLDEN RAGE miniseries for a glorious new adventure.
Created by writer CHRISSY WILLIAMS (editor of DIE, THE WICKED + THE DIVINE), artist LAUREN KNIGHT (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), and colorist...
11) Geiger: Issue #8
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Geiger volume 8
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The Glowing Man's quest for a cure continues as Geiger, his two-headed wolf Barney, and Nate the Nuclear Knight encounter a town that's discovered the secret to peace in this post-nuclear war world. But that tranquility is threatened with the arrival of Nate's former brothers-in-arms from The Camelot Casino and their formidable leader, the New King. Plus, how violent can The Glowing Man get when a child who reminds him of his own daughter is under...
12) Seaweed Rising
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Beneath the sea, over millennia, sentient beings await our final mistakes: soon they will make their move.Seaweed Rising follows an amateur seaweed collector who is convinced that algae are taking over the human race. From a Cornish fishing village to the Spanish coast, up to the blinding glacial landscape of the Arctic, human society falls under the microscope in this genre-bending existential drama.
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Book 2 of the Seventieth Week Chronicles is work of fiction that picks up the story moments after John Doe and Techie part ways at the end of the fictional portion of Book 1: The Making of a Martyr. It is a fast-paced action story of Techie living on the run, eventually being reunited with John for one last mission. It is a dystopian world where nothing can be taken for granted, few can be trusted, and where the reader is introduced to the beasts...
14) The Wall
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Tim, an eighteen year old teenager, lives a relatively normal life with his parents in an area called the Society, which is governed by a set of rules called the System. This world set at the beginning of the fourth millennium is one of the few habitable territories on Earth due to the devastation of World War III.
Tim discovers that an impressively high wall stretches across the area, which he manages to pass through, and together with Hera and Castor...
15) Survivor's Eyes
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With mankind on the edge of extinction, can our humanity survive? Or is civilisation just a thin, fragile veneer, masking our animal nature?
In the ruins of our society, a lonely, bitter man ekes out an existence, shying away from all human contact. He struggles with starvation and ever-present mortal danger. However, his greatest battle is to try and retain some vestige of the civilised man he once was, even if that means living alone.
16) me insoumises
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Les âmes saignent. Les cœurs réclament vengeance.
L'humiliation. Les tortures. La mort. Après avoir perdu ce qu'ils avaient de plus précieux, les immortels risquent de sombrer dans les méandres de la douleur. Ou de la folie.
Entre colère, résignation et impuissance, ils devront se battre pour survivre. La solidarité deviendra alors leur arme la plus redoutable. Et, pour trouver la paix, il leur faudra panser des plaies terribles, celles...
17) Dátrebil
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¿Qué tienen en común una chica que se arroja desde una decimosexta planta, un necrolector, un vagabundo filósofo, una enigmática joven rusa, la Mafia, un tipo con once dedos exproxeneta y novelista retirado, una prostituta pariente de la Justine de Sade, un botín millonario robado, una huida y una implacable persecución?
Sobrevivir como modo de pensar, como la melodía que atraviesa y cierra Dátrebil, fórmula narrativa pura, sin cortar, de...
18) Un si beau monde
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Dans la société future d'Esthética, l'apparence est devenue une obsession. Dès la naissance, le potentiel génétique d'un individu détermine son avenir, pour autant que ledit potentiel satisfasse aux exigences, faute de quoi, c'est l'exil.
Dionysos et Aphrodite sont parmi les plus beaux de la caste platine. Une vie luxueuse les attend. Ils ont tout pour être heureux. Pourquoi le jeune homme ne peut-il pas simplement accepter les choses telles...
19) La belle vie
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À Esthética, la vie suit son cours. Poussée par Ferrari, la sublime Aphrodite s'investit et récolte les fruits du succès, tandis que Dionysos entame son ascension au gouvernement. Anastasia, tenue à l'écart des problèmes de la haute société, gagne en confiance et s'ouvre à l'amour. La belle vie dans un si beau monde!
Pourtant, sous la surface, tout n'est pas rose: le bébé de Sybil et Beethoven sera-t-il reclus? Hélios surmontera-t-il...
20) El Trampantojo
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Español
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Tres historias fantásticas ambientadas en un futuro no especificado o un presente inusual. "En marcha hacia una nueva colonia" sigue el peligroso éxodo de una pequeña caravana que tiene que abandonar una tierra ahora inhóspita; "¿Puedo leer esta revista del Ratón Mickey?" traza con ironía la delgada línea entre la vida cotidiana y la locura; "Los niños del D.O.P." rinde homenaje a la ciencia ficción de P. K. Dick.
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