Vei, Vol. 1

Vei, Vol. 1
Author: Sara B. Elfgren
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2019-03-19
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1683835190

2020 IBPA Award Winner: “Even if, like me, you have a lifelong obsession with Norse myths, I promise you you’ve never seen them like this.” —Lev Grossman In the midst of a bloody battle between giants, Asgardian gods, and humans, deceit and betrayal run wild. One warrior must fight to discover who she can trust and beat the odds to determine the ultimate fate of her people. She trained her whole life to become the strongest warrior of Jotunheim, to become the beloved champion of her gods. But when the time came to finally prove her strength, Vei was cast into the sea by the very god she fought for. Rescued by a Viking ship, Vei returns to Jotunheim, home of the legendary giants. There she finds herself caught in the Meistarileikir, a bloody game between the humans, the giants, and the gods of Asgard that will determine who will have the right to rule the land of Midgard. Having lost the confidence of her own god, Vei must take her place in the Meistarileikir and fight not only for the control of Midgard, but for her very life, in this epic battle against daring warriors, fearsome monsters, and even the gods themselves. A bestseller in Sweden, Vei weaves together an incredible tale that pits man against God and God against God in an outstanding Hunger Games-meets-Norse mythology graphic novel.

Starport (Graphic Novel)

Starport (Graphic Novel)
Author: George R. R. Martin
Publisher: Bantam
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1101965053

Law & Order meets Men in Black in this graphic novel adaptation of an unproduced TV pilot script by the author of A Game of Thrones—a never-before-seen story brought to life for the first time! SECOND CITY. FIRST CONTACT. Ten years ago, representatives from an interstellar collective of 314 alien species landed on Earth, inviting us to become number 315. Now, after seemingly endless delays, the Starport in Chicago is operational, a destination for diplomats, merchants, and tourists alike. Inside, visitors are governed by intergalactic treaty. Outside, the streets belong to Chicago’s finest. Charlie Baker, newly promoted to the squad that oversees the Starport district, is eager to put to practical use his enthusiasm for all things extraterrestrial; he just never expected to arrive on his first day in the back of a police cruiser. Lieutenant Bobbi Kelleher is married to the job, which often puts her in conflict with Lyhanne Nhar-Lys, security champion of Starport and one of the galaxy’s fiercest warriors. Undercover with a gang of anti-alien extremists, Detective Aaron Stein has no problem mixing business with pleasure—until he stumbles upon evidence of a plot to assassinate a controversial trade envoy with a cache of stolen ray guns. Now the Chicago PD must stop these nutjobs before they piss off the entire universe. Based on a TV pilot script written by George R. R. Martin in 1994 and adapted and illustrated by Hugo Award–nominated artist Raya Golden, this bold and brilliant graphic novel adaptation at last brings Martin’s singular vision to rollicking life. With all the intrigue, ingenuity, and atmosphere that made A Game of Thrones a worldwide phenomenon, Starport launches a new chapter in the career of a sci-fi/fantasy superstar.

Law, Obligation, Community

Law, Obligation, Community
Author: Daniel Matthews
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2018-06-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1351403699

Against an ever-expanding and diversifying ‘rights talk’, this book re-opens the question of obligation from not only legal but also ethical, sociological and political perspectives. Its premise is that obligation has a primacy ahead of rights, because rights attach to practices and modes of being that are already saturated with obligations. Obligations thus lie at the core not just of law but of community. Yet the distinctive meanings, range and situations of obligation have tended to remain under-theorised in legal scholarship. In response, this book examines the sense in which we are multiply ‘bound beings’, to law and legal institutions, as much as we are to place, community, memory and the various social institutions that give shape to collective life. Sharing this set of concerns, each of the international group of scholars contributing to this volume traces the specificity of the binding force of obligations, their techniques and modes of expression, as well as their centrally important role in giving form to lawful relations. Together they provide an innovative and challenging contribution to legal scholarship: one that will also be of relevance to those working in politics, philosophy and social theory.

Fire

Fire
Author: Mats Strandberg
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 706
Release: 2013-06-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1446474879

THE CHOSEN ONES are about to start their second year in senior high school. The whole summer break they have held their breaths waiting for the demons’ next move. But the threat shows up from another direction, somewhere they could never have foreseen. It becomes more and more obvious that something is very, very wrong in Engelsfors. The past is woven together with the present. The living meet the dead. THE CHOSEN ONES are tied even closer together and are once again reminded that magic cannot ease unhappy love or mend broken hearts...

The Boy who Became a Dragon

The Boy who Became a Dragon
Author: Jim Di Bartolo
Publisher: Graphix
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN: 9781338134117

Graphix's first biography -- telling the astonishing story of martial arts legend Bruce Lee.

The Swords of Glass

The Swords of Glass
Author: Sylviane Corgiat
Publisher: Humanoids, Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-01-12
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781594651298

In a world threatened by the imminent death of its sun, young Yama lives a relatively happy and peaceful life as the daughter of the chief of the village. But everything changes the day a sword of glass falls from the sky, just as the prophecy had announced. Anyone who touches the sword is instantly turned to glass and dies. Orland, the local lord of war, comes to take possession of the unique weapon but fails to retrieve it. In the process, Yama’s father is killed and her mother taken away. Yama, however, escapes and survives with only one thought: when she grows up, she will return to get the sword of glass, and avenge her parents.

Harbinger

Harbinger
Author: Jim Shooter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Graphic novels
ISBN: 9780979640902

From the back cover: In 1992 legendary writer Jim Shooter and newcomer artist David Lapham teamed up to reinvent a staple of comic book storytelling - the superhero team genre. Their darker approach more realistically portrayed superpowered teenagers. The characters behaved like real people, blurring the line between good and evil. The heroes were flawed and sometimes loathsome, while the villains were often noble and frighteningly identifiable.

Vei, Vol. 2

Vei, Vol. 2
Author: Sara B. Elfgren
Publisher: Insight Comics
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1683838408

The fate of Midgard and Jotunheim hangs in the balance in this epic conclusion of Vei! In a violent tournament between Asgardians and giants, Vei reigns victorious as the undefeated champion of the Meistarileikir. But the brutal gladiator games are far from over, and the constant barrage of death begins to take its toll. As the line between friend and foe becomes harder to distinguish, Vei is forced to question everything she’s ever known: What is really worth fighting for? And how much is she prepared to sacrifice? Vei, Vol. 2 is the final part of an epic fantasy series by best-selling Swedish author Sara B. Elfgren and artist Karl Johnsson. Celebrated as “enthrallingly original” by writer Mike Carey (Lucifer, Unwritten), “one stunning masterstroke” by author Lev Grossman (The Magicians trilogy), and “no doubt, Sword & Sorcery at its best” by Comics Grinder, this series is a must-read for comics and fantasy fans of all kinds.