29 Aug 10 Fables, Vol. 11: War and Pieces [Paperback] chapter summaries
Fables, Vol. 11: War and Pieces [Paperback] chapter Summaries:
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Finally, the war to retake the Fables’ Homeland commences. But not before a couple of set-up yarns. “Kingdom Come,” drawn by Niko Henrichon more loosely and cartoony than main-story artist Mark Buckingham would have, tells how the torch Boy Blue has long carried for Rose Red is snuffed out, and “Skulduggery” is a hostage-rescue thriller with Cinderella as the ruthless rescuer. The rest of the book is the war, which is satisfyingly heroic and gritty but, as it happens, not the grand finale of the Fables saga. A further volume of denouement is promised. Goody! –Ray Olson
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Collecting issues #60-69 of the hit series, collecting the epochal "Good Prince" storyline. Flycatcher is drawn into the spotlight as he discovers the startling truth about his own past as the Frog Prince. At the same time, he learns that the Adversary plans to destroy his foes once and for all. How can the meek Flycatcher stop this deadly foe?
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29 Aug 10 Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 3 [Paperback] chapter summaries
Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 3 [Paperback] chapter Summaries:
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The adventures of Alice continue! What hole will she travel down next? This title presents a hilarious and dangerous, bishonen-filled take on “Alice in Wonderland”.
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29 Aug 10 A Journey to the Centre of the Earth [Paperback] chapter summaries
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth [Paperback] chapter Summaries:
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Novel by Jules Verne, published in 1864 in French as Voyage au centre de la Terre. It is the second book in his popular science-fiction series Voyages extraordinaires (1863-1910). Otto Lidenbrock, an impetuous German professor of geology, discovers an encoded manuscript in which a 16th-century explorer claims to have found a passageway to the center of the Earth. Otto impulsively prepares a subterranean expedition, enlisting his young nephew Axel and a stoic Icelandic guide, Hans Bjelke. After descending into an extinct volcano in Iceland, the men spend several months in a underground world of luminous rocks, antediluvian forests, and fantastic sea creatures until they ride a volcanic eruption out of Stromboli Island, off the coast of Italy. — The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature
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"In 1864 Jules Verne published ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth,’ the charming narrative of the adventures of a party of three, led by a German professor of mineralogy – the irascible mad-scientist type – who have lowered themselves into an extinct volcanic crater."
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29 Aug 10 Ex Machina, Book 3 [Hardcover] chapter summaries
Ex Machina, Book 3 [Hardcover] chapter Summaries:
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In this volume, Mayor Mitchell Hundred – formerly known as the super hero The Great Machine –faces difficult decisions regarding New York City’s drug laws. But will a string of brazen, violent robberies and a shocking suicide affect the the Mayor’s policy?
And in a second story, “Power Down,” set during the New York blackout of 2003, the mayor must deal with a city gone dark.
About the Author
Brian K. Vaughan is a multiple Eisner Award-winning writer. He is also the writer of the hugely acclaimed Pride of Baghdad, and is currently a staff writer on the huge TV hit series Lost. Tony Harris’s artwork credits include Starman, Aquaman, Iron Man, JSA, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight and Daredevil.
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29 Aug 10 Captain Underpants Boxed Set [Paperback] chapter summaries
Captain Underpants Boxed Set [Paperback] chapter Summaries:
Amazon.com Review
Feeling a little bored? Restless? This looks like a job for Captain Underpants! “Tra-la-laaaaaa!” This outrageously funny series by Dav Pilkey is sure to make bookworms out of reluctant readers. Who could resist the subversive adventures of George and Harold, who are often fairly solid citizens: “Whenever anything bad happened, George and Harold were usually responsible.” After hypnotizing their school principal and turning him into their own made-up superhero, the boys and Captain Underpants embark on several chapter books’ worth of adventures. Magnificently atrocious schoolboy humor and cartoon-style illustrations have made this award-winning series wildly popular among beginning and chapter-book readers. This boxed set includes all four epic novels in paperback: The Adventures of Captain Underpants, Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets, Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space, and Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants, as well as–believe it or not–a Captain Underpants whoopee cushion. Fantastic! Silly! Irresistible! (Ages 7 to 12) –Emilie Coulter
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Now you can have the first four books in one boxed set-along with a super-cool sticker sheet featuring your favorite characters! The award-winning Captain Underpants books have received rave reviews across the nation and have been translated into numerous languages, including Spanish, Italian, Korean, Greek, Norwegian, Dutch, German, and Hebrew. “It’ll make kids laugh until soda comes out their noses.”-Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
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29 Aug 10 Batman: Heart of Hush [Paperback] chapter summaries
Batman: Heart of Hush [Paperback] chapter Summaries:
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The villain named Hush, created by comic superstars Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee, makes a dramatic return to the life of Batman. What will this mean for Bruce Wayne? Secrets shared years ago between Bruce Wayne and Tommy Elliott begin to have dangerous repercussions in the present. Why is this mystery driving Hush to destroy Batman’s life? What part does Catwoman play in Hush’s plans?
About the Author
Paul Dini is the multi-award-winning writer of many scripts for Batman: The Animated Series, and has also written for the Superman and Justice League animated series. His comics work includes Batman: Black and White and Batman Adventures. Dustin Nguyen has pencilled the critically acclaimed WildCats 3.0 and The Authority.
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29 Aug 10 Fables Vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers [Paperback] chapter summaries
Fables Vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers [Paperback] chapter Summaries:
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Willingham’s happy idea of bringing the Fables–that is, the characters of Europe’s best-known fairy tales–to contemporary New York rolls merrily, dangerously along in two stories. The former, “The Last Castle,” guest-drawn by P. Craig Russell and Craig Hamilton, flashes back to the Fables’ last stand in their home world; echoing the Disney and John Wayne Alamo flicks and Peter Jackson’s Two Towers, it winningly introduces the long title story, in which Boy Blue reencounters the love he loses in “The Last Castle”–the grown-up Red Riding Hood. But is this the same Red? Reason for doubt precedes her in goblin sightings near a door between this and the Fables’ worlds–and goblins can only be harbingers of impending attack by the Adversary, who drove the Fables into exile. Meanwhile, what’s with these toughies in black suits who look like Pinocchio? Willingham never sacrifices a joke for the sake of a thrill, or vice versa, and artist Mark Buckingham continues matching Willingham joke for thrill, and vice versa. Ray Olson
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Bill Willingham’s runaway hit series FABLES continues its success in this fourth trade paperback, collecting issues #19-21 and #23-27 (issue #22 will appear in a future collection) and featuring the rise of a new threat to Fabletown. Also included is the Prestige Format Special Fables: The Last Castle. When Little Red Riding Hood suddenly walks through the gate between this world and the lost Fable Homelands, she’s welcomed as a miraculous survivor by nearly everyone – everyone except her old nemesis, Bigby Wolf, who smells spying and subversion more than survival. But will he be able to prove his case before disaster strikes? And how will it all affect Prince Charming’s upstart campaign to become the new mayor of Fabletown?
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28 Aug 10 The Essential Calvin and Hobbes [Paperback] chapter summaries
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes [Paperback] chapter Summaries:
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Calvin and Hobbes books have taken the country by storm and here’s the biggest, brightest one yet! Calvin and Hobbest soared to the top of the bestseller lists in its first month of publication, selling a million copies within 9 months of publication. Something Under The Bed Is Drooling exploded out of the stores, selling nearly a million copies within the first month of publication! Now, those two books are brought together in this over-size anthology-type book. Adding to the fun in The Essential Calvin and Hobbes are an original 16-page story and color Sunday cartoons.
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