Graphic Novels And Comics (GR)

Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team. Nothing will stand in her...

Once Upon A Miao 4: My School Holidays" invites readers to explore the treasured past and cultural habits of Kuching, brought to life through the rich storytelling and engaging artwork of Jian Goh.

Once Upon a Miao 3Even more stories, secrets and silliness from the artist and author of the graphic novel Once Upon A Miao. I don't know what to write here, so yea, more stories from the 90's in Kuching, Borneo.

Once Upon a Miao 2The author betrayed himself again and tells the stories and deepest secrets of his life in this graphic novel. In episode 2, we read more stories of his silliness and this time on the things he loved and things he done for them while growing up in...

No one told me that I had to draw a person if I wanted to tell a story of a person. So, I drew myself into a cat to tell the stories of my youth, growing up in Kuching, Sarawak. It’s really not because I do not know how to...

Yokai Attack! is a nightmare-inducing one-stop guide to Japan's traditional monsters and creepy-crawlies. Yokai are ethereal sorts of beings, like ghosts, nearly always encountered at night; everyone has their own take on how they might look in real life and what sorts of specific characteristics and abilities they might have....

Strange Japanese Yokai assembles an extraordinary collection of mysterious creatures in every possible shape and size, each with their own unique back story. Some are well-known, others obscure. The one thing they share in common is that they are creepy and weird! The 122 different Yokai described in this book...

**A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection**  What happens when the living risk their lives to save the souls of the dead? Every summer, in an isolated Japanese village, a celebration known as the Festival of Shadows takes place. The villagers are entrusted to assist the troubled souls or "shadows" of...

**Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner**  Discover the city of temples, video games, manga, and cosplay with this graphic Tokyo travel guide! Tokyo is an astonishing world unto itself--a city for lovers of Japanese culture, fashion and great food that mixes the best of old and new. In Cool Tokyo Guide,...

“Aku nak tebus kesilapan aku. Tapi aku perlukan kau untuk percaya pada aku.”“Kenapa aku kena percaya pengkhianat macam kau?”“Kalau tak, Sultan akan mati!***Asil, perisik musuh (CUP) yang dihantar ke istana untuk mengintip Sultan Abdul Hamid II akhirnya membuka mata melihat kebenaran. Asil sudah memilih untuk berpihak dengan Sultan untuk menebus...

From internationally bestselling author Liz Climo comes I'm So Happy You're Here, a book to remind us to love ourselves.We all need a reminder that we're loved and we matter, and international bestselling author Liz Climo delivers that dose of warmth and love in her new bookSometimes we just need...

In Diper OEverloede, book 17 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hard knocks.When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick's band, Loeded Diper, Greg...

The perfect curl-up gift for cat-lovers 'Compassionate and touching' DAILY MAIL 'Goes to show how cats will save us all' Nick Bradley, author of The Cat and the City 'Totally beguiling' OBSERVER ____________ On the outskirts of Tokyo, in a neighbourhood crossed by a commuter railway, local cats weave their...

Learn to draw manga style! In Draw Manga Style, artist and online art educator Scott Harris shows you the key principles of drawing anime and manga-starting with the fundamentals, then illustrating how to create a wide variety of characters-by following his easy step-by-step tutorials. Manga Essentials. The first 20 lessons...

In The Deep End, book 15 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the adventure of a lifetime. But things take an unexpected turn, and they find...

This book shows you how to accurately render human faces and emotions to create complex characters and add compelling immediacy to your work. The ability to draw realistic and powerful facial expressions is essential for every manga artist. All artists will tell you that human faces are the most important...

Traveling to Japan has never been so much fun-visit the land of anime, manga, cosplay, hot springs and sushi! This graphic Japan travel guide is the first of its kind exploring Japanese culture from a cartoonist's perspective. Cool Japan Guide takes you on a fun tour from the high-energy urban...

Japan's beloved literary masterpiece brought to life in manga form! Soseki Natsume's comic masterpiece, I Am a Cat, satirizes the foolishness of upper-middle-class Japanese society in early 20th century Tokyo. Written with biting wit and sardonic perspective, it follows the whimsical adventures of a rather cynical stray kitten. He finds...

These classic Japanese ghost stories are based on those written by famed author Lafcadio Hearn between 1890 and 1904. Here, they are retold by award-winning comic book writer Sean Michael Wilson, who has garnered a worldwide fan base for his manga adaptations of works of Japanese literature, including such classics...

A book for comic lovers and Japanophiles of all ages, Diary of a Tokyo Teen presents a unique look at modern-day Japan through a young woman's eyes. Born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an American father in 1997, Christine Mari Inzer spent her early years in Japan and...