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Nowhere USA
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NOWHERE USA is set in post-9/11 Afghanistan where Private First Class David White counts the days until he is released from active duty and sent home. Surrounded by soldiers with no regard for human life and an onslaught of IED attacks, David finds himself more and more isolated. When informed that his crew will not be sent home but instead stationed for an additional six months or more, David...
Xibalba
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Gore
Magic
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Western
They say life is a journey. One day you will have to face it’s consequences to determine your place in heaven or hell. Ulysses and LB,2 con men that live their life stealing from others will now face the ultimate challenge in Xibalba. a place that is said is guarded by Bats.
All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa
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Friendship
Leading Ladies
Military
Murder
Political
Six true stories of resistance by marginalized South Africans against the country’s colonial government in the years leading up to Apartheid. From immigrants and miners to tram workers and washerwomen, these ordinary, working-class women and men defied a nation and defended the disempowered. A graphic history written six parts, each illustrated by a different South African artist.
1565 The Great Siege of Malta "Defenders Unite"
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Faith
Fighting
Military
Grandmaster de la Valette, has a mammoth task ahead of him. Under his leadership the Knights of St John, together with the people of Malta, make preparations for the imminent invasion that lies ahead. On an island only 17 miles long by 9 miles wide, with just 8,500 men, he must hold off the Mighty Ottoman Empire’s 40,000 strong force, long enough for reinforcements to arrive from Sicily.
King Shaka: Zulu Legend
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Military
Murder
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Superhero
Now king of the southern chiefdoms, Shaka seeks to uplift his people, consolidate alliances, and expand the reach of his power, but challenges both external and internal threaten his rule. A rogue military unit exacts revenge on its enemies. Land-hungry Europeans ingratiate themselves with Shaka while plotting their own path to power. And closer to home, Shaka’s own brothers conspire in secret.
Marx: A Tale of Neglect
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Family
Faith
Military
Political
Onrie must embark on the difficult task of unraveling his grandfather's dark past before his story is lost forever. MARX is the epic and inspiring story of a Russian Jewish man, born during the rise of the Soviet Union, thrust into war against Nazi Germany and persecuted by his own government. A man who miraculously survived events that claimed the lives of millions.
In the Valley of Death
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Fighting
1916 had been a bad year for both sides in the First World War. On Saturday, July 1st it became a sunlit picture of Hell as the Battle of the Somme begins. The first day of the conflict will become one of the bloodiest in the history of warfare and will contribute to the structure of a war that will define the shape of the 20th and 21st centuries.
War Aviators
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Mature
Military
A century ago, the Lithuanian people had to use all their ingenuity, will and courage to defend and nurture the then fragile idea of an independent Lithuania. The graphic novel “War Aviators” is a roman à clef genre novel about a lucky few cadets committed to defending their young nation from its enemies at the dawn of aviation.
From Hell's Heart: An Illustrated Celebration of Herman Melville
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Monsters
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Supernatural
No American author has provoked the imaginations of readers more than Herman Melville. To mark the occasion of the bicentennial of his birth, fifty-seven world renowned artists have come together with gorgeous, brand new illustrations for Moby Dick, Bartleby, The Confidence Man, Pierre, Typee, Billy Budd, White Jacket and much more. A short passage of text will accompany each illustration.
Waiting for the End
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Post-apocalyptic
In 2 billion years the sun will have grown so large that the Earth is rendered uninhabitable. Those who are deemed worthy have been granted refuge beyond the stars. Those who aren't, must take it upon themselves to journey past Pluto to exit our solar system in search of a new home.
The Cold Fire
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Faith
Fighting
Military
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Psychological
A Norman crusader joins a company of knights tasked with pursuing heretics across the frozen Alps as they flee the Albigensian Crusade south of France in the 13th century.
Madame Livingstone: The Great War in the Congo
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Based on the true story of two vastly different men—one Belgian, one African—who take on one impossible mission: the sinking of a German battleship in the Congo during WWI.
Gaston Mercier, lieutenant in the Royal Belgian Army, arrives in Congo in 1915 on orders to sink a critical German warship. To find the ship’s position, he is assigned a guide, a local man nicknamed "Mrs. Livingstone".