Norse god Loki's been able to avoid eternity in a pit of angry snakes, but living on Earth as an eleven-year-old is still a drag. When Thor and Loki's 'parents' abandon them to go on holiday, Odin sends Balder-Thor's half brother and god of making Loki look bad-to babysit. Then there's the school play. Despite Loki's acting genius (it's lying, after all), Thor is cast as the wonderful prince, while Loki is the villain. What?! At least Loki's found a cool ring to wear with his costume. One that looks suspiciously like the cursed ring of Andvari. It's probably a coincidence that when Loki wears it, everyone gives him the same adoring look they give Balder. And that new voice telling Loki to give in to his deepest, darkest desires is just his conscience, right? Loki starts to wonder: What's the point of being good if everyone's already decided you're bad? Drama and hilarity ensue in this third doodle-packed diary that will have readers giving Loki a standing ovation. (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Uscita: 08/05/24
Ordinabile fino al 07/04/24
By Stowell, Louie. Artist Stowell, Louie.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 15,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 15,19
Pagina del Previews (MAR/2024): 380
Data di uscita: 08/05/24 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
Final Order Cutoff: 07/04/24 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
Absurdist superstar Tom Angleberger makes his original graphic novel debut with this lightning-fast caper that will have readers laughing out loud and eager for each new page. Anything is possible in the multiverse, including a madcap adventure starring a plucky two-headed chicken. But look out-there's a chicken-hungry moose in pursuit! In this fourth wall-breaking graphic novel, our double-headed hero is chased through dozens of bizarre universes, from an ocean planet with a disturbing mermoose (that you can never unsee) to a world where chickens drive cars, and even to a land covered with... pizza sauce? With each BZOOP! of the universe-hopping Astrocap, the only thing to expect is the unexpected! (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Angleberger, Tom. Artist Angleberger, Tom.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 12,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 11,72
Pagina del Previews (JUL/2022): 426
Data di uscita: 07/09/22 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
In a wise and witty graphic memoir, a young artist finds her path apart from the expectations of those around her. Sylvie lives in a school in France. Her father is the principal, and her home is an apartment at the end of a hallway of classrooms. As a young child, Sylvie and her brother explore this most unusual kingdom, full of small mysteries and quirky surprises. But in middle and high school, life grows more complicated. Sylvie becomes aware of her parents' conflicts, the complexities of shifting friendships, and what it means to be the only Jewish family in town. She also begins to sense that her perceived 'success' relies on the pursuit of math and science-even though she loves art. In a funny and perceptive graphic memoir, author-illustrator Sylvie Kantorovitz traces her first steps as an artist and teacher. The text captures her poignant questioning and her blossoming confidence, while the droll illustrations depict her making art as both a means of solace and self-expression. An affecting portrait of a unique childhood, Sylvie connects the ordinary moments of growing up to a life rich in hope and purpose. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 01/01/21
By Kantorovitz, Sylvie. Artist Kantorovitz, Sylvie.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 24,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 22,55
Pagina del Previews (DEC/2020): 334
Data di uscita: 10/02/21
Final Order Cutoff: 01/01/21 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
When her sister seizes the throne, Queen Eleanor of Albion is banished to a tiny island off the coast of her kingdom, where the nuns of the convent spend their days peacefully praying, sewing, and gardening. But the island is also home to Margaret, a mysterious young orphan girl whose life is upturned when the cold, regal stranger arrives. As Margaret grows closer to Eleanor, she grapples with the revelation of the island's sinister true purpose as well as the truth of her own past. When Eleanor's life is threatened, Margaret is faced with a perilous choice between helping Eleanor and protecting herself. In a hybrid novel of fictionalized history, Dylan Meconis paints Margaret's world in soft greens, grays, and reds, transporting readers to a quiet, windswept island at the heart of a treasonous royal plot. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 01/05/20
By Meconis, Dylan. Artist Meconis, Dylan. Cover by Meconis, Dylan.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 14,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 13,52
Pagina del Previews (APR/2020): 382
Data di uscita: 03/06/20
Final Order Cutoff: 01/05/20 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
When her sister seizes the throne, Queen Eleanor of Albion is banished to a tiny island where the nuns of the convent spend their days peacefully praying, sewing, and gardening. But the island is also home to Margaret, an orphan girl whose life is upturned when the cold, regal stranger arrives. As Margaret grows closer to Eleanor, she grapples with the revelation of the island's sinister true purpose as well as the truth of her own past. When Eleanor's life is threatened, Margaret is faced with a perilous choice between helping Eleanor and protecting herself. In a hybrid novel of fictionalized history, loosely based on the exile of Queen Elizabeth I by her half-sister, Queen Mary, Dylan Meconis paints Margaret's world in soft greens, grays, and reds, transporting readers to a quiet, windswept island at the heart of a treasonous royal plot. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Meconis, Dylan. Artist Meconis, Dylan. Cover by Meconis, Dylan.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 24,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 22,55
Pagina del Previews (APR/2019): 388
Data di uscita: 26/06/19
An affecting portrait of a unique childhood, Sylvie connects the ordinary moments of growing up to a life rich in hope and purpose. Sylvie lives in a school in France. Her father is the principal, and her home is an apartment at the end of a hallway of classrooms. As a young child, Sylvie and her brother explore this most unusual kingdom, full of small mysteries and quirky surprises. But in middle and high school, life grows more complicated. Sylvie also begins to sense that her perceived 'success' relies on the pursuit of math and science, even though she loves art. In a funny and perceptive graphic memoir, author-illustrator Sylvie Kantorovitz traces her first steps as an artist and teacher. Available in softcover and hardcover editions. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 01/01/21
By Kantorovitz, Sylvie. Artist Kantorovitz, Sylvie.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 16,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 15,33
Pagina del Previews (DEC/2020): 334
Data di uscita: 10/02/21
Final Order Cutoff: 01/01/21 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
The two-headed chicken is back, with twice the adventure, twice the jokes, and a lot more heads (wait, did they just accidentally turn into a double-headed space snake?). Having lost the Astrocap somewhere in the multiverse, our intrepid hero dons the Timecap to scour the timestream, which looks a lot like broccoli, in search of it. But danger and drama await with every time-hopping POOZB! of the Timecap, including hungry dinosaurs, fierce werewolves, poet Emily Dickinson, a fish with a mustache who wants to talk about feelings, and even the return of the chicken's archenemy, Kernel Antlers, the shape-shifting moose! (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 13/08/23
By Angleberger, Tom. Artist Angleberger, Tom.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 12,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 11,72
Pagina del Previews (JUL/2023): 458
Data di uscita: 13/09/23 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
Final Order Cutoff: 13/08/23 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
Drawing on the experiences of his Vietnamese American family and his love of '80s sci-fi shows, Jonathan Hill crafts a funny, insightful graphic novel about the immigrant experience and the perils of middle school. Threatened with diminishing resources, Booger Lizk't and his family flee their lizard community deep below Earth's crust to survive above among humans. The Lizk't family of Elberon now passes as the Tomkins family of Eagle Valley. 'Tommy Tomkins' wears a human face to school but can't seem to fit in no matter how he looks. The basketball team becomes a pipe dream when bullies label him a bug eater, and only Dung Tran, an immigrant from Vietnam and fellow outsider, sees Tommy for who he is inside, which is nothing like the outer-space lizard invaders on TV's hottest series. Can their friendship survive the truth? In his first solo middle-grade book, award-winning creator Jonathan Hill perfectly captures the sometimes dystopian drama of middle school while reminding readers of the universal need for belonging. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
By Hill, Jonathan. Artist Hill, Jonathan.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 14,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 13,52
Pagina del Previews (JUL/2022): 426
Data di uscita: 28/09/22 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)