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Lucifer Vol. 9: Crux

by Mike Carey

From the pages of Neil Gaimans THE SANDMAN, comes the story of Lucifer Morningstar, the former Lord of Hell, who is unexpectedly called back into action after he receives a mission from Heaven. Now as his enemies unite to stop his reemergence, Lucifer gathers his forces as he prepares to launch his new revolution.Forces in Hell and on Earth prepare for a final struggle for supremacy in this volume that ventures... (more)

JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC #3Jhonen Vasquez

JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC #3

by Jhonen Vasquez

Angelique and the King

All Things Bright and Beautiful

by James Herriot

THE PENAL COLONYFRANZ KAFKA

THE PENAL COLONY

by FRANZ KAFKA

Popcorn

by Ben Elton

Bruce shoots movies. Wayne and Scout shoot to kill. In a single night they find out the hard way what's real and what's not, who's the hero and the villain. A nation watches in awe as Bruce and Wayne resolve the serious questions. Does art imitate life? And does Bruce use erection cream?

War Dances

by Sherman Alexie

Fresh off his National Book Award win, Alexie delivers a heartbreaking, hilarious collection of stories that explores the precarious balance between self-preservation and external responsibility in art, family, and the world at large. With unparalleled insight into the minds of artists, laborers, fathers, husbands, and sons, Alexie populates his stories with ordinary men on the brink of exceptional change. In a... (more)

New World Monkeys: A Novel

by Nancy Mauro

A savagely smart, darkly comic literary debut, New World Monkeys exposes the false idols of marital tranquillity, small-town idyll, and corporate Darwinism in the dazzling voice of a major new talent. Duncan and Lily, young and adrift in a prickly marriage and lackluster careers, flee Manhattan for the peaceful allure of a recently inherited crumbling Victorian home. But the two are left with little time to... (more)

Squee! #1

by Jhonen Vasquez

by the creator of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac and the animated Invader Zim

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

by Junot Diaz

This is the long-awaited first novel from one of the most original and memorable writers working today. Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never... (more)

Campfire Songs For Monsters (Sipping Spiders Through A Straw)

Campfire Songs For Monsters (Sipping Spiders Through A Straw)

by Kelly S. DiPucchio

In this howlishly fun collection of campfire songs, little monsters everywhere will love singing along to their favorite campfire tunes which have been altered for optimal gross-out effect by the ghoulish Kelly DiPucchio and illustrated by the Master of Creep, Gris Grimly. Disgusting highlights include "If You're Scary and You Know It," "99 Bottles of Blood on the Wall," and the classic in the making, "Do Your... (more)

Head Games

by Craig McDonald

A wistful ballad of lost America rooted in borderland history and mythology. Hector Lassiter has Pancho Villa's long lost skull. He's also got people on his trail. Competing fraternities, Mexican bandits, and US Secret Service are after him. But Lassiter is larger than life. He bedded Dietrich and boxed Hemingway, this can't be too bad. Can it?

Friendship Hardship (Discovery Girls' Fab Girls Guides) (Fab Girls Guides)

Friendship Hardship (Discovery Girls' Fab Girls Guides) (Fab Girls Guides)

by Discovery Girls

In kindergarten, friendship was easy. She'd set her snack down next to another little girl, and by the end of recess, they'd be the best of friends. Fast forward to middle school and suddenly fashion matters, mean girls rule, and everyone wants to join the coolest clique. Now more than ever, she needs best friends forever-- girls who knew her better than anyone and who stick by her no matter what. Whether she's... (more)

THE DECLINE AND FALL OF PRACTICALLY EVERYBODY Great Figures of History Hilariously Humbled

THE DECLINE AND FALL OF PRACTICALLY EVERYBODY Great Figures of History Hilariously Humbled

by Will Cuppy

Ever wonder what Nero did before he began fiddling about in Rome, or wanted the bare facts about Lady Godiva? Maybe you've found the story of Lucrezia Borgia a bitter pill to swallow, or wanted the straight skinny on corpulent King Henry the Eighth, but you haven't the stomach for stuffy history books. Now these and twenty-two more of history's most famous personages are brought brilliantly to life, in this... (more)

THE LOST EPISODES OF BEATIE SCARELI

by Ginnetta Correli

The Lost Episodes of Beatie Scareli is a novel written as a touching hybrid of a bizarre script. With prose resulting in quick, readable, deftly crafted scenes. What starts off innocently told through the voice of a 12 year old girl (Beatie Scareli) is the story of how the young girl tries to make sense of her life through a nickelodeon view of the world. At the same time a woman watches the young girl's past on... (more)

Rick Mercer Report: The Book

by Rick Mercer

Ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys, prepare yourself for the next big thing in publishing – Rick Mercer Report: The Book . After a decade-long absence from our book stores, Canada’s preeminent satirist returns with a new collection of rants, writings, and comic encounters with the great and good of politics, showbiz, and literature. (Yes, relive Pierre Berton offering advice on rolling a joint, and Margaret... (more)

I Have Fun Everywhere I Go: Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, Pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes, and the Most Notorious Magazines in the World

I Have Fun Everywhere I Go: Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, Pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes, and the Most Notorious Magazines in the World

by Mike Edison

I Have Fun Everywhere I Go is a rollicking, high-octane, always irreverent journey through the seamy side of the publishing industry. Mike Edison’s résumé spans twenty years and a slew of notorious titles, including Screw , High Times , Penthouse , and Hustler . An Ivy League dropout who’s never looked back, Edison embarked on a career that’s landed him in the producer’s chair for one of the worst B movies of... (more)

City of Thieves: A Novel

by David Benioff

As wise and funny as it is thrilling and original—the story of two young men on an impossible adventure A writer visits his retired grandparents in Florida to document their experience during the infamous siege of Leningrad. His grandmother won’t talk about it, but his grandfather reluctantly consents. The result is the captivating odyssey of two young men trying to survive against desperate odds. Lev Beniov... (more)

Danny Diamondback

by Barry Jackson

Danny Diamondback is a young rattlesnake who slithers into the world on his own and tries to make some friends. But two jackrabbits, a family of sparrows, and a whole town of prairie dogs run from the mere sight of him. You see, Danny's ma and pa never told him he was a deadly poisonous snake! But when one fearless little prairie dog discovers that Danny's tail provides just the beat his band is missing, Danny... (more)

The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack

by Nicholas Gurewitch

This 272-page follow-up to the immensely popular and soon-to-be-out-of-print collection The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories collects the entirety of Gurewitch's weekly newspaper print run. Also features bonus "lost" strips, sketches, and an interview by Wondermark's David Malki.

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