![]() ![]() Here's how little I understood/liked this: This was a nonsensical bullshit comic with (and I can't stress this enough) terrible lettering that made reading it next to impossible. I thought the 1st issue was a very cool start to some sort of an edgy Batman story.īut I'm a big enough person to admit that I was way off base with that prediction. NOTE: Enhanced cover will only be on first printing copies! This hardcover volume collects Batman: Damned #1-3 and features a behind-the-scenes extras gallery with an afterword by Brian Azzarello. So with John's "help," the pair will delve into the sordid underbelly of Gotham as they race toward the mind-blowing truth of who murdered the Joker.īatman: Damned is a groundbreaking supernatural horror story told by two of comics' greatest modern creators: Brian Azzarello ( Dark Knight III: The Master Race, 100 Bullets) and Lee Bermejo ( Hellblazer, Joker). The problem with that is as much as John loves a good mystery, he loves messing with people's heads even more. ![]() So who better to set him straight than.John Constantine? Problem is, Batman can't remember.and the more he digs into this labyrinthine case, the more he starts to doubt everything he's uncovering. But whether Batman finally snapped his scrawny neck or some other sinister force in Gotham City did the deed is still a mystery. But what happens when the person he is searching for is the man staring back at him in the mirror? Batman is the World's Greatest Detective. New York Times bestselling graphic novel! ![]()
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![]() Where is Sabine? And who is Beth? The only thing that’s certain is that someone is lying and the truth won’t stay buried for long. The detective on the case will stop at nothing to find out what happened and bring this missing woman home. Sabine’s carefully laid plans for her future indicate trouble at home, and a husband who would be better off with her gone. Her abandoned car is the only evidence the police have, and all signs point to foul play.Īs the police search for leads, the case becomes more and more convoluted. Wherever she is, she’s taken almost nothing with her. Beth has given her plan significant thought, because one small slip and her violent husband will find her.Ī couple hundred miles away, Jeffrey returns home from a work trip to find his wife, Sabine, is missing. A day some people might call any other Wednesday, but Beth prefers to see it as her new beginning–one with a new look, new name and new city. Wherever she is, shes taken almost nothing with. ![]() For nearly a year, Beth has been planning for this day. A couple hundred miles away, Jeffrey returns home from a work trip to find his wife, Sabine, is missing. ![]() ![]() ![]() As if that is not enough, the castle ghosts won’t leave her alone. Karigan has only just returned from a dark future where Sacoridia has been conquered and is ruled by a despotic emperor, and she has not recovered in heart or mind. ![]() ![]() When an embassy from Eletia arrives to propose a joint venture between their realms to seek out an old ally in the north, he is dismayed to learn that the one Sacoridian they have in mind to accompany their guide is the woman he truly loves but cannot have: Green Rider Karigan G’ladheon. Zachary Davriel Hillander, High King of Sacoridia, rues how much he has had to give up to lead his realm, including the freedom to live and love as he chooses. Magic, danger, and adventure abound for messenger Karigan G’ladheon in the sixth book in Kristen Britain’s New York Times-bestselling Green Rider epic fantasy series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian The Big Reveal is sure to be nothing short of edifying (yes, we’re using that word correctly!). This first book from the Season 9 winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race promises to leave us “So Emotional.” Featuring her signature creative voice and stunning visual art, Sasha Velour combines memoir, history, and queer theory for the ultimate drag manifesto. ![]() Sign us up for this enemies-to-lovers rollercoaster. Valentina Castillo-Green retreats to her childhood soccer camp after inciting a fight during a playoffs game, only to find that the rival she’s avoiding…is her new co-captain, who she might just end up seeing in a new light. You Don’t Have A Shot by Racquel Marieįollowing her excellent debut Ophelia After All, Racquel Marie returns with a queer romance following two soccer rivals. ![]() Here, find our 17 most anticipated LGBTQ books of 2023. ![]() Throughout the new year, we’re looking forward to filling our shelves up with exciting debuts, fascinating memoirs, and plenty of eagerly-awaited releases from beloved queer writers. The past few years have brought a wave of new, innovative, and diverse queer books–and 2023 looks to be no exception. Only recently can we look toward a new year and expect to find more and more room for LGBTQ+ representation in bookstore. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As the anniversary of the treaty between the two sides approaches, court intrigue reaches a fever pitch and hard-won truths, betrayals, and intricacies of the heart are laid bare. Author Rachel Hartman’s dragons take human form but shun the messiness of human emotion by remaining “in ard” (a highly rational state of mind), while their counterparts cling to a dangerous assumption of species superiority. Seraphina has spent her young life concealing the truth of her parentage and authentic nature, a task that proves ever more difficult when she is thrust into the spotlight of the royal court. Amazon Best Teen Book of the Month, July 2012: In Seraphina, dragons and humans maintain an uneasy peace and for a woman who is both there is nowhere to turn for acceptance-not even within herself. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After Ana’s younger brother and fellow quiz-bowl teammate, Clayton, sneaks out to attend Washingcon, Zak and Ana begin a humorously whirlwind night searching for him. Hyperfocused Ana, who must be perfect to show her parents she’s not like her older sister, who dropped out of high school to have a baby, has her doubts about Zak. Who really fails health? So he begrudgingly chooses the latter, even though it conflicts with his con. But when his health teacher (and quiz-bowl sponsor) notices that he plagiarized his health paper, she offers him two options: fail health and not graduate or serve as an alternate on the quiz-bowl team for their big tournament. ![]() Still adjusting to a new stepdad, slacker Zak has anxiously been awaiting Washingcon, a science-fiction, fantasy, and comic-book convention in Seattle. Two teens discover that their improbable chemistry is just what it takes for a probable relationship. ![]() ![]() He conceals so many secrets that some days it’s a miracle he remembers his own name. He finds it in the unlikely form of the blue-haired leader of a ghost tour.īlue Billings is edgy, beautiful, and lost. He never believed in ghosts before, but when events take a sinister turn, he knows he must look for help. Strange noises can be heard at all hours of the day and night, and disturbing and scary things begin to happen to him. Either through death or disinclination, no one stays there, and after a few days of living in the place, Levi can understand why. However, when he gets there, he finds a house that has never kept its occupants for very long. When he receives the news he’s inherited a house in York, he seizes the opportunity to begin a new chapter in his life. ![]() ![]() After suffering a loss and breaking up a long-term relationship, he’s looking for a change. ![]() ![]() ![]() I gave it a violent jerk, dragged it nearly off, and stood staring at a large fair person, of about five-and-thirty" (187). ![]() Later in the story, he confronts the ghost in the Diamonds' haunted homestead, pulling off the veil of the Captain's flesh-and-blood daughter, who has disguised herself in a ghost suit in order (it seems) to punish her father for his reaction to her youthful love affair: "Instinctively, irresistibly, by the force of reaction against my credulity, I stretched out my hand and seized the long veil that muffled her head. But I have seen it with these eyes I have touched it with these hands!" (CS 2:i75).1 The student, though attracted to Captain Diamond and his story, remains skeptical. Hopkins chopping logic over it, and deciding, by chapter and verse, that it is true. PERICLES LEWIS "The Reality of the Unseen": Shared Fictions and Religious Experience in the Ghost Stories of Henry James IN a ghost story from Henry James's early period, "The Ghostly Rental," printed in Scribner's Monthly in 1876 and never reprinted during James's lifetime, Captain Diamond, a man haunted by the ghost of his daughter, lectures the narrator, a young student at the Harvard Divinity School: "You have read about the immortality of the soul you have seen Jonathan Edwards and Dr. ![]() In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: ![]() ![]() ![]() Linus is to spend one month investigating Marsyas Orphanage, led by Master Arthur Parnassus, a supposedly dangerous man. His dedication and many years of service impress Extremely Upper Management, who entrust him with a top-secret mission. ![]() Linus never lets himself get emotionally involved in his cases. He visits orphanages for magical children and makes recommendations on whether or not they should be shut down. To begin, Linus is a caseworker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth (often referred to by its acronym, DICOMY). The final third highlights the romantic tensions between Linus and Arthur, as well as the growing danger the orphanage faces at being shut down. The second third of the novel revolves around Linus’ one-month stay at Marsyas orphanage and the friendships that develop there. The first third of the novel focuses on highlighting how depressing Linus’ life really is. Klune’s novel is divided into 20 chapters, each told by a third-person limited narrator who focuses on Linus’ thoughts and feelings. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Klune, TJ. ![]() ![]() Such is the bestselling book by Peppernell. You find a home in those words and a sense of belongingness in the poems. Life becomes easy when you find words which can elucidate your emotions. He has eloquently poured the words of love on the canvas. ![]() From the first time when the eyes met to the times when two lovers become strangers. Love Her Wild is a collection of aesthetic poems describing every feeling of love. It was literally impossible to put this book down. I was so engrossed in the book that I didn’t even realize that I have read a full book in a few hours. List of Books Like Milk And HoneyĬheck out these 13 poetry books similar to Milk and Honey that you should definitely add to your reading list. Historical poets like Yeats, Wordsworth, Shakespeare, Robert Frost, and others wrote poems which were not fathomable for the ordinary people. Gone are the days when only the people with a literary background could understand the poems. This young generation of poets are now revered as ‘Insta Poets’ and reach to their audience through social media platforms. ![]() Their poetry lets you dive into the emotions which are extracted from the people’s daily nuances. Rupi Kaur, Lang Leav, Atticus and many others have made reading and writing poems more comprehensible and easy for people to connect with their words. If you have read the NY time bestselling poetry book, Milk and Honey and your poetic soul urges you to read more similar poems and prose, then your search for books like Milk and Honey ends here! ![]() |