Books, Comics & Graphic Novels, Comic Strips, General

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DC Comics
Watchmen
by Warner Books (Paperback)

Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
by Amulet Books (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2009-01-13)

The highly anticipated third book in the critically acclaimed and bestselling series takes the art of being wimpy to a whole new level.  Let’s face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg’s father. You see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organized sports and other “manly” endeavors. Of course, Greg is able to easily sidestep his father’s efforts to change him. But when Greg’s dad threatens to send him to military academy, Greg realizes he has to shape up . . . or get shipped out. Greg and his family and friends, who make the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books a must-read for middle school readers, are back and at their best in this hilarious new installment of the series, which is sure to please current fans while attracting new ones.

Scott Adams
Dilbert 2007 Page a Day Daily Boxed Calendar
by Mead Publishing (Calendar)

Office politics, bosses from hell, annoying coworkers, endless meetings, pointless assignments. The same things that make us scream in our cubicles make us laugh out loud when we're viewing them vicariously in Dilbert, Scott Adams's comic strip, which appears in more than 2,000 newspapers. Enjoy a favorite strip on each page of this Dilbert calendar.

Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
by Amulet Books (Hardcover)

The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling book! Secrets have a way of getting out, especially when a diary is involved. Whatever you do, don’t ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer vacation, because he definitely doesn’t want to talk about it. As Greg enters the new school year, he’s eager to put the past three months behind him . . . and one event in particular. Unfortunately for Greg, his older brother, Rodrick, knows all about the incident Greg wants to keep under wraps. But secrets have a way of getting out . . . especially when a diary is involved. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules chronicles Greg’s attempts to navigate the hazards of middle school, impress the girls, steer clear of the school talent show, and most important, keep his secret safe.

Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
by Abrams Books for Young Readers (Hardcover)

Boys don’t keep diaries—or do they? The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate toIt’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you’re ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley’s star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend’s newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion. Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, “Just don’t expect me to ...

Frank Miller
Batman : The Dark Knight Returns
by Warner Books> C/o Little Br (Paperback)

Bill Watterson
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes) (v. 1, 2, 3)
by Andrews McMeel Publishing (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2005-10-04)

Neil Gaiman
Coraline Graphic Novel
by HarperCollins (Paperback) (Release Date: 2009-05-05)

Alison Bechdel
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Edition 001)
by Mariner Books (Paperback)

In this groundbreaking, bestselling graphic memoir, Alison Bechdel charts her fraught relationship with her late father. In her hands, personal history becomes a work of amazing subtlety and power, written with controlled force and enlivened with humor, rich literary allusion, and heartbreaking detail.Distant and exacting, Bruce Bechdel was an English teacher and director of the town funeral home, which Alison and her family referred to as the "Fun Home." It was not until college that Alison, who had recently come out as a lesbian, discovered that her father was also gay. A few weeks after this revelation, he was dead, leaving a legacy of mystery for his daughter to resolve.

Kate Dicamillo
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Candlewick (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2006-02-14)

Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hobos camp, from the bedside of an ailing child to the bustling streets of Memphis. And along the way, we are shown a true miracle: even a heart of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose, and to love again.

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