comic books, strips, etc

Olive is sure she'll have the best time at summer camp with her friend Willow - but while Olive makes quick friends with the other campers, Willow struggles to form connections and latches on to the only person she knows - Olive. It's s'more than Olive can handle! The stress of being Willow's living security blanket begins to wear on Olive and before long...the girls aren't just fighting, they may not even be friends by the time camp is over. Will the two be able to patch things up before the final lights out?.

Katie and Kacey have been best friends since they met at their homeschool coop group. Now that summer has arrived, Katie and Kacey have decided to attend a sleepaway camp together. At camp, Kacey begins acting differently and Katie begins having worries that won't go away, including getting braces, starting sixth grade, and losing Kacey as her best friend. Her worries begin to manifest themselves as a buzzing noise around her head and seem to dissipate when she makes repetitive behaviors such as tapping. Her anxiety builds as the changes in her life continue and Katie learns to confront both with the help of family and friends.

The summer before he leaves for college, eighteen-year-old Isaac Martin makes big plans with his best friend Diego that only the reappearance of an old crush can derail.

"[A] guide to creating heroic and villainous characters in the hugely popular manga style. Easy-to-follow instructions and . . . illustrations will introduce beginners to key concepts such as perspective and materials. The projects gently guide the reader step-by-step so that they can create stunning images of a wide array of characters, including sorcerers, warriors and robots"--OCLC.

Contains step-by-step instructions for drawing a variety of girl and boy manga characters.

Tad the frog dreams of becoming a legendary Star Knight, but he is crushed when he learns that he can never become one because everyone thinks he is a mud-dweller, a servant of the Marsh Witch. When the stars fall to Earth once more, Tad is turned into Star Knight, and he embarks on a magical adventure to help the Star King, Stello, return to space. But everything changes when Tad discovers the truth about the what happened to the Star Knights all those years ago, and with the help of his new friends, he sets out to prove anyone can be a hero.

"The Encyclopedia of Black Comics, focuses on people of African descent who have published significant works in the United States or have worked across various aspects of the comics industry. The book focuses on creators in the field of comics: inkers, illustrators, artists, writers, editors, Black comic historians, Black comic convention creators, website creators, archivists and academics--as well as individuals who may not fit into any category but have made notable achievements within and/or across Black comic culture"--Provided by publisher.

Resurrected by her brother using a forbidden combination of alchemy and engineering, apprentice curandera Cristina vows to protect the Republic of Santander against the demons terrorizing immigrants and plaguing the country.

"Learn to draw authentic anime and manga faces and expressions from a manga master"--Provided by publisher.

In this first installment of the Super Turbo graphic novel series, the classroom pets of Sunnyview Elementary band together to form a Superpet Superhero League to fight the crime that is all around them! Can they defeat the evil rat pack threatening their school? Turbo the hamster is the official classroom pet of Classroom C at Sunnyview Elementary...and he has a top secret identity as Super Turbo, crime-fighting superhero! He can't believe it when he finds out he's not the only superpet in town (or in school)! As he meets fellow superpets, such as Angelina the guinea pig (a.k.a. Wonder Pig) and Frank the rabbit (a.k.a. Boss Bunny), he also encounters a super VILLAIN: a rat who goes by the name of Whiskerface. Can Turbo and the Superpet Superhero League save the school from Whiskerface and his rat pack? This graphic novel adaptation of the Super Turbo chapter book features fun, bright, full-color panels that bring the story to life better than ever before--but with all the same humor and action that readers have come to expect from Super Turbo!.