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• The Handmaid's Tale

  Nault, Renee

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  A triumph in red and black, this is a wonderful rendering of Margaret Atwood's award winning story. Nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards 2019.

• Batman. Damned

  Azzarello, Brian

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  So good its hard to get your hands on right now. Deep and dark with amazing graphics and different framing from illustrator Brian Azzarello (Constantine and Wonder Woman). Batman is dangerous? "He's worse than that. He's wounded. He's desperate."

• To Kill a Mockingbird

  a Graphic Novel

  Fordham, Fred, 1985-

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  A close second in the graphics stakes - this beautiful retelling of Harper Lee's adored classic tale is rendered in watercolour. Stunning.

• Hâsib & the Queen of Serpents

  a Tale of a Thousand and One Nights

  B., David, 1959-

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  Tough competition but this is hands-down the most richly beautiful Graphic Novel in the list. It's one of the 1001 Nights fables and a great story. Love to see Rushdie made into one!

• Skin & Earth. Volume 1

  Lights (Musician)

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  This is just the bomb! Canadian Singer-Songwriter Lights has created a character based on herself and an album to go with this great story. Includes QR Codes so you can listen to the music. Nicely drawn!

• The World of Edena

  Moebius, 1938-2012

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  This beautifully illustrated novel explores how humans can separate themselves from nature; including repressing gender through medicine, in future societies.

• Demon. Volume 1

  Shiga, Jason

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  A really whack and tongue in cheek examination of a man's attempts at suicide...only to wake up alive again. In someone else's body... Eisner Comic Industry Award Winner 2017.

• FukuFuku

  Kitten Tales. 1

  Konami, Kanata, 1958-

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  Forget Hello Kitty, meet Fukufuku (that's Fookoo Fookoo). A gorgeous black and white manga of a really cute kitten! Squee! For all ages.

• Love. The Fox

  Brrémaud, Frédéric

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  This wordless series of animals facing natural disasters is refreshing and delightful.

• Locke & Key. Volume 3, Crown of Shadows

  Hill, Joe, pseud., 1972-

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  Written by Stephen King's son Joe Hill and brought to life by Gabriel Rodriguez' illustrations, all of the installments of this series, based on a set of magic keys, are great. This episode is the one where Ty finds the Giant Key and Kinsey sees the…Read moreRead more of this annotation