13 books tagged "Graphic Novel"
Battle Princess Peony’s royal destiny is simple: defend her planet from the evil Divine Lady Silkrose. But everything changes when she's accidentally warped into Silkrose’s private academy for villains-in-training, where graduation is the only way out!
Peony throws her heroic heart aside and starts becoming the villain of her nightmares in her bid for freedom, but the dark side is full of secrets that could change her world forever. Will Peony escape Silkrose’s clutches? Or will she succumb to Silkrose’s dark charms for good?
Rachel saves Zoe's life and finds the elusive demon Malus by looking through the eyes of his last victim. In an earth-shattering showdown, Lilith confronts Malus and fights for the future of humanity. Dust To Dust is the final book in the Rachel Rising story, collecting issues #37-42.
###German-language description:
**Zwischen Überlebenskampf und Schuldgefühlen: Zwei Frauen auf einer Reise zu sich selbst**
Vor zwei Jahren haben Zombies die Erde überrannt. Die Städte Weimar und Jena haben es geschafft, einen Schutzzaun zu errichten und den Kreaturen zu trotzen. Die einzige Verbindung ist ein automatisierter, für Personen verbotener Güterzug. Aber genau in dem begegnen sich Vivi (22) und Eva (26), zwei sehr unterschiedliche junge Frauen, die hoffen, nach Jena zu gelangen. Doch es kommt zu einem Zwischenfall und die beiden müssen den Rest des Wegs zu Fuß gehen – durch eine Welt, in der der Tod gelernt hat zu rennen.
- Der perfekte Mix aus Zombie-Dystopie, Survival Horror und Coming-of-Age-Roman.
- "Endzeit" wurde mit dem Tankred-Dorst-Drehbuchpreis ausgezeichnet und 2018 verfilmt.
- Ideal für Graphic Novel-Fans und Jugendliche ab 12 Jahren.
**Melancholisch, vielschichtig und intensiv: "Endzeit" erzählt von einem Leben voller Gefahren, aber auch ungeahnter Chancen für eine neue Existenz in einer anderen Welt.**
**Auszeichnungen:**
- Rudolph Dirks Award (Germany Best Scenario)
- Rudolph Dirks Award (Horror/Gore)
- Die besten 7 Bücher für junge Leser (Juni 2018)
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###English-language description:
Vivi and Eva are two travelers in a countryside filled with the undead. The survivors of their world live behind barricades―and live in fear of the next attack. After a train breaks down, stranding them between safe zones, the young women partner up to stay alive. Vivi is struggling with grief―and guilt―over the loss of her sister. Eva is hiding the start of a horrifying transformation. Together they'll face heat, zombie hordes, and their own inner demons, searching for signs of life in a land of the dead. This graphic novel addition to an enduring genre is thoughtful and emotion-driven, but also full of zombie scares and action. “There is a raw, fearless physicality to [Vieweg’s] work that sets it apart.” ― Marc-Oliver Frisch, The Comics Journal
An innocent love becomes a bloody hell in another superb collection by master of horror Junji Ito.
Ryusuke returns to the town he once lived in because rumors are swirling about girls killing themselves after encountering a bewitchingly handsome young man. Harboring his own secret from time spent in this town, Ryusuke attempts to capture the beautiful boy and close the case.
Starting with the strikingly bloody "Lovesickness," this volume collects ten stories showcasing horror master Junji Ito in peak form, including "The Strange Hikizuri Siblings" and "The Rib Woman."
Mr Wolf gets together a band of former bad guys to do good deeds. There's Mr Wolf, Mr Snake, Mr Shark and Mr Piranha. They start by rescuing a kitten stuck up a tree and then head for the bigger challenge of liberating an entire pound of dogs.
Success is guaranteed as long as they don't squabble too much and they don't eat each other or scare the animals they are rescuing to death.
Humorous and clever series.
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###German-language description:
Mr Wolf. Mr Shark. Mr Piranha. Mr Snake.
Diese Jungs sind böse. Mächtig böse. Und jeder weiß es. Doch die vier haben es satt, dass ständig alle schreiend vor ihnen weglaufen. Viel lieber wollen sie Helden sein! Und dass sie das können, werden sie allen beweisen. Wie? Indem sie Gutes tun. Auch wenn das bedeutet, dass einer von ihnen ein Damenkleid tragen muss.
Anschnallen und festhalten für das coolste und lustigste Abenteuer aller Zeiten!
Light - working as Kira, the newest member of the NPA intelligence bureau, and L - has nearly succeeded in creating his ideal world. But the years of uncontested victory have made him complacent, and he is unprepared for a new attack close to home. With his younger sister Sayu kidnapped and the NPA's Death Note demanded as ransom, Light must travel across the world and confront two new adversaries, each with a very different agenda. Will Light's quick wits be a match for this new challenge, or will he be forced to choose between Kira's ambitions and his own family's lives?
Narrowly escaping the destruction of her home, Firiel rushes to the Count's castle, where she begs Adale and Eusis to help her find Rune.
From the cover flap: Mice struggle to live safely and prosper among all of the world's harsh conditions and predators. Thus the Mouse Guard was formed. They are not simply soldiers that fight off intruders; rather, they are guides for common mice looking to journey without confrontation from one hidden mouse village to another. The Guard patrol borders, find safeways [sic] and paths through dangerous territories and treacherous terrain, watch weather patterns, and keep the mouse territories free of predators. They do so with fearless dedication so that they might not just exist, but truly live.
Follow the adventures of three of the Guard's finest--Lieam, Saxon, and Kenzie--as they seek to uncover a traitorous plot against the Guard...
The first book in Kazu Kibuishi's #1 New York Times bestselling series that features a beautiful but dangerous world of new friends, giant robots, and shadowy enemies!
After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased great-grandfather. The strange house proves to be dangerous. Before long, a tentacled creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into a fantastical world inhabited by robots, mysterious plants, and talking animals. It's up to Em and Navin to figure out how to set things right and save their mother's life!
**Get ready for Action, Suspense, Romance... and Laffs!**
George and Harold have created a new breed of justice. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound digs into deception, claws after crooks, rolls over robbers, and scampers after squirrels. Will he be able to resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?
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###German-language description:
Es gibt einen neuen Superhelden in der Stadt. Dog Man ist halb Hund, halb Polizist und voller Tatendrang! Mach dich bereit für Spannung und jede Menge Spaß!
- Farbige Illustrationen auf jeder Seite.
- Neuer Comic-Trend, der auch Lesemuffel motiviert.
- Dav Pilkey ist einer der meistegelesenen Autoren weltweit bei Lesern im Grundschulalter.
- Auch Kinder von 8 bis 11 Jahren werden so zu Viellesern!
- Lesen macht Spaß mit dem Graphic Novel Mega-Bestseller!
Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license -- for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.
But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world -- and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever. A very action-paced book; and a truly great read.
Fireheart's amazing adventure had reappeared as a funny graphic novel.If you like warriors series,you will also like this book.
