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Hellboy: Weird Tales, Vol. 2

Scott Allie · 144 pages

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The Sandman: Endless Nights

Neil Gaiman · 160 pages

The Sandman: Book of Dreams (1996), edited by Ed Kramer and Neil Gaiman, is an anthology of short stories based on The Sandman comic book series.

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Batman: Black and White

Ted McKeever, Bruce Timm, Joe Kubert, Howard Chaykin, Archie Goodwin, Walter Simonson, Jan Strnad, Kent Williams, Chuck Dixon, Neil Gaiman, Klaus Janson, Andrew Helfer, Matt Wagner, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dennis O'Neil, Brian Bolland, Katsuhiro Otomo

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Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones

Alvin Schwartz · 115 pages

Scary Stories 3 is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, in which folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.

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Flight, Vol. 1

Scott McCloud · 206 pages

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The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief

Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull, Claire Legrand, Emma Trevayne · 501 pages

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American Vampire, Vol. 6

Scott Snyder, Greg Rucka, Jason Aaron, Jeff Lemire, Becky Cloonan, Francesco Francavilla, Gail Simone, Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon

"You are cordially invited to a party--to die for! This volume of American Vampire collects eight amazing stories set in the world of American Vampire, with "lost tales," new characters and old favorites. Don't miss these stories brought to you by series creators Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque, as well as other awesome comics talent like Becky Cloonan (BATMAN), Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon (DAYT

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The Jungle Books

Rudyard Kipling · 334 pages

Among the best loved of all children's classics, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book is set among a community of animals in the jungles of India, where Kipling was born and grew up. Three of the stories feature the adventures of an abandoned "man cub," a boy named Mowgli, who is raised by wolves in the jungle. Other well-known stories in the collection include "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," the tale of a heroi

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Other Worlds

Shaun Tan, Ray Bradbury, Eric Nylund, Neal Shusterman, Tom Angleberger, Rebecca Stead, Shannon Hale, D.J. MacHale, Eric S. Nylund, Kenneth Oppel · 331 pages

An anthology of original science fiction and fantasy stories.

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Comics Squad: Recess!

Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Dan Santat, Raina Telgemeier · 138 pages

"A collection of comics about every kid's favorite school subject: recess"--

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Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, Vol. 2

David Petersen, Stan Sakai, Nick Tapalansky, Ben Caldwell, Christian Slade, Rick Geary, Jemma Salume, Eric Canete, C.P. Wilson III, Cory Godbey, Bill Willingham, Jackson Sze, Justin Gerard, Cliff Monear, Dirk Shearer

Inside the June Alley Inn, located in the Western mouse city of Barkstone, mice gather to tell tales, trying to outdo the other. A competition, of sorts, begins. The rules, every story must contain one truth, one lie and have never been told in that tavern before. With the winner getting his bar tab cleared, fantastic stories are spun throughout the evening.

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The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales / With an Introduction by Lemony Snicket

Chris Van Allsburg · 236 pages

Who is Harris Burdick? For more than twenty-five years, readers have been puzzling over the illustrations by this enigmatic artist. Thousands of children have been inspired to weave their own stories to go with his intriguingly titled pictures. And now, some of our most imaginative storytellers attempt to solve the perplexing mysteries of Harris Burdick. Enter The Chronicles of Harris Burdic

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Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales

Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling

Everyone thinks they know the real story behind the villains in fairy tales—evil, no two ways about it. But the villains themselves beg to differ. In Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's new anthology for younger readers, you'll hear from the Giant's wife ("Jack and the Beanstalk"), Rumplestiltskin, the oldest of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and many more. A stellar lineup of authors, including Gar

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Terrifying Tales

Jon Scieszka, Adam Gidwitz, R.L. Stine, Dav Pilkey, Michael Buckley, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Adele Griffin, Kelly Barnhill, Lisa Brown, Daniel Jose Older · 288 pages

Eleven masters of suspense Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel Jose Older, Dav Pilkey, R.L. Stine, and Rita Williams-Garcia have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories with illustrations by Gris Grimly, perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flash

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Fantasy Stories

Noel Langley, John Masefield, L. Frank Baum, Rudyard Kipling, Eva Ibbotson, Elizabeth Goudge, E. Nesbit, Patricia C. Wrede, Andrew Lang, Jane Yolen, Tove Jansson, Andre Norton, Norton Juster, Joan Aiken, C.S. Lewis, Katharine Mary Briggs, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm · 254 pages

Diana Wynne Jones's personal choice of favorite fantasy writing is a treat for all fans - and the perfect introduction for anyone coming to this genre for the first time. This collection contains stories from some of the best fantasy writers of all time. With stories including extracts from classics to modern favorites, this is a comprehensive and satisfying anthology. There are humorous stories

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A Glory Of Unicorns

Bruce Coville, Alix Berenzy · 198 pages

Award-winning author Bruce Coville believes in unicorns, and his mission is to make believers out of all of us with this collection of stories by distinguished fantasy writers. The guardian of memory / Bruce Coville Tearing down the unicorns / Janni Lee Simner Beyond the fringe / Gregory Maguire Stealing dreams / Ruth O'Neill The dream-child / Nancy Varian Berberick The ugly unicorn /

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The Lost Stories

John Flanagan · 500 pages

Unconfirmed accounts of a group of Araluen warriors - tales of adventure, battle, and triumph over evil -- have spread for centuries throughout the known world. Most notable is a clan shrouded in mystery, phantom warriors known as the Rangers. Two names pass the lips of every storyteller: Halt, and his apprentice, Will. They and their comrades in arms are said to have traveled throughout the ki

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Funny Business

Jon Scieszka, Mac Barnett, Adam Rex, David Yoo, Paul Feig, Kate DiCamillo, Christopher Paul Curtis, Eoin Colfer, Jack Gantos, David Lubar, Jeff Kinney · 268 pages

A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenaged mummy, a homicidal turkey, and the world's largest pool of chocolate milk.

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Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists

Chris Duffy · 125 pages

From favorites like "Puss in Boots" and "Goldilocks" to obscure gems like "The Boy Who Drew Cats," this volume has something to offer every reader. Seventeen fairy tales are wonderfully adapted and illustrated in comics format by such noted artists as Raina Telgemeier, Brett Helquist, Cherise Harper, and others.

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Half-Minute Horrors

Neil Gaiman, Lesley Livingston, R.L. Stine, Margaret Atwood, Holly Black, James Patterson, Adele Griffin, Melissa Marr, Nadia Aguiar, Katherine Applegate, Avi, Pseudonymous Bosch, Libba Bray, Lisa Brown, Michael Connelly, Joseph Delaney, Dan Gutman, Erin Hunter, Angela Johnson, Jonathan Lethem, Gail · 141 pages

How scared can you get in just thirty seconds? Dive into the shortest, scariest stories ever created, with more than seventy instant thrills from the likes of Lemony Snicket, James Patterson, Neil Gaiman, R.L. Stine, Holly Black, Brett Helquist, and Margaret Atwood.

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The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told

Steve Englehart · 288 pages

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Tales of the Peculiar

Ransom Riggs · 165 pages

Presents an illustrated edition of the fantastical book featured in the Miss Peregrine series that includes unusual fairy tales about wealthy cannibals, a fork-tongued princess, and the origins of the first ymbryne.

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DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore

Alan Moore · 384 pages

A collection of Alan Moore's super-hero comics from the 1980s and 1990s.

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