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by Jennings, John, 1970-

Graphic Novel - 2021

Based on a short story, this tale is one of terror embodying the Nigerian spirit world. When Chioma lets in a young boy with a horrific head wound, she le...Show more Based on a short story, this tale is one of terror embodying the Nigerian spirit world. When Chioma lets in a young boy with a horrific head wound, she lets in more than she bargained on - something dark and frightening and inexplicable. Bold colours and creepy borders add to the sense of unease. Show less

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Demon

Volume 1

by Shiga, Jason

Graphic Novel - 2016

Demon is an intelligent, dark, and somewhat deranged graphic novel. With that being said, it is profoundly entertaining. An Eisner Awards award winning st...Show more Demon is an intelligent, dark, and somewhat deranged graphic novel. With that being said, it is profoundly entertaining. An Eisner Awards award winning story, Demon follows Jimmy Yee, a man who cannot die no matter how much he tries. As he learns why this is happening, he must go to extreme lengths to solve this mystery. Show less

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The Bad Bad Place

by Hine, David

Graphic Novel - 2019

A weird and dark haunted house story with a twist. What is at times great social commentary on the human condition. The Bad Bad Place is a story that revo...Show more A weird and dark haunted house story with a twist. What is at times great social commentary on the human condition. The Bad Bad Place is a story that revolves around the small community of Faraway Hills and a series of mysterious disappearances that can be traced back to a single building. Beautifully illustrated and well written, The Bad Bad Place is a great read for horror fans who want something with a bit of a twist. Show less

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Venus in the Blind Spot

by Itō, Junji, 1963-

Graphic Novel - 2020

Venus in the blindspot is a short story collection featuring 10 one-shot horror stories. Each story offers a unique kind of horror. Some are grotesque and...Show more Venus in the blindspot is a short story collection featuring 10 one-shot horror stories. Each story offers a unique kind of horror. Some are grotesque and gross, others are just weird and nasty. Junji Ito is the man who creates scenes and stories that will make your skin crawl, that leaves you with goosebumps and wanting more and if you're used to his works you won't be disappointed. Creepy tales like a man in love with a doll but to the extreme, a mountain that consumes people or a chair with someone living inside it. Show less

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The Invisible War

A Tale on Two Scales

by Wild, Ailsa

Graphic Novel - 2016

An illustrated science-history graphic novel exploring parallel experiences during WWI. The story takes place on two different physical scales the macro-s...Show more An illustrated science-history graphic novel exploring parallel experiences during WWI. The story takes place on two different physical scales the macro-scale, from the point of view of a Victorian nurse supporting troops in the trenches of the Western Front and simultaneously on the micro-level, from the point of view of the gut microbes which fight to keep her body alive when she contracts dysentery. Show less

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Cats of the Louvre

by Matsumoto, Taiyō, 1967-

Graphic Novel - 2019

A surreal tale of the secret world of the cats of the Louvre, told by Eisner Award winner Taiyo Matsumoto. The world-renowned Louvre museum in Paris conta...Show more A surreal tale of the secret world of the cats of the Louvre, told by Eisner Award winner Taiyo Matsumoto. The world-renowned Louvre museum in Paris contains more than just the most famous works of art in history. At night, within its darkened galleries, an unseen and surreal world comes alive; a world witnessed only by the small family of cats that lives in the attic. Until now. Show less

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Ody-C

Vol. 1, Off to Far Ithicaa

by Fraction, Matt

Graphic Novel - 2015

An eye-searing, mind-bending, gender-shattering epic science fiction retelling of Homer's Odyssey starting with the end of a great war in the stars and the beginning of a very long journey home for Odyssia and her crew of warriors. An eye-searing, mind-bending, gender-shattering epic science fiction retelling of Homer's Odyssey starting with the end of a great war in the stars and the beginning of a very long journey home for Odyssia and her crew of warriors. Show less

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by McGuire, Richard

Graphic Novel - 2014

Built in six pages of interlocking panels, dated by year, this title tells the story of the corner of a room and its inhabitants between the years 500, 957, 406, 073 BC and 2033 AD. Built in six pages of interlocking panels, dated by year, this title tells the story of the corner of a room and its inhabitants between the years 500, 957, 406, 073 BC and 2033 AD. Show less

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Cyclopedia Exotica

by Dhaliwal, Aminder, 1988-

Graphic Novel - 2021

In Cyclopedia Exotica, doctor's office waiting rooms, commercials, dog parks, and dating app screenshots capture the experiences and interior lives of the...Show more In Cyclopedia Exotica, doctor's office waiting rooms, commercials, dog parks, and dating app screenshots capture the experiences and interior lives of the cyclops community; a largely immigrant population displaying physical differences from the majority. Through this parallel universe, Dhaliwal comments on race, difference, beauty, and belonging, touching on all of these issues with her distinctive deadpan humour steeped in millennial references. Cyclopedia Exotica is a triumph of hilarious candor Show less

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Black Hole

by Burns, Charles, 1955-

Graphic Novel - 2005

In suburban Seattle in the 1970s, hordes of teenagers are being grotesquely disfigured by "the Bug" — a disease spread by sexual contact, presen...Show more In suburban Seattle in the 1970s, hordes of teenagers are being grotesquely disfigured by "the Bug" — a disease spread by sexual contact, presenting different mutations for every affected person. Full of sex, drugs and teen angst, Burns's highly-awarded cult classic is a bizarre allegory for the horrors of adolescence, accompanied by his striking black-and-white woodcut-style art. Show less

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Satania

by Vehlmann, Fabien, 1972-

Graphic Novel - 2017

An underground rescue attempt takes a hapless cast of characters (and the reader) to much stranger places than expected. A dark and sometimes bleak story,...Show more An underground rescue attempt takes a hapless cast of characters (and the reader) to much stranger places than expected. A dark and sometimes bleak story, blanketed in a swathe of illustrations that are creative, creepy, enthralling and undeniably super weird. An easy read that will please anyone who likes trippy visuals. Show less

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Acting Class

by Drnaso, Nick

Graphic Novel - 2022

Creepy, unnerving, sinister, and definitely super weird, this latest graphic novel by the author of "Sabrina" will cause you to question everyth...Show more Creepy, unnerving, sinister, and definitely super weird, this latest graphic novel by the author of "Sabrina" will cause you to question everything. "Acting Class" follows a group of people who join a free acting class headed by charismatic and unconventional teacher, and slowly begin to lose themselves as the exercises bleed into their lives and confuse performance with reality. Drnaso's work puts a flip on the mundanity of everyday life, turning it into the surreal. Show less

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