Synopses & Reviews
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Jimmy is a stereotypical geek who works at the library in Oakland, California, and is trapped in his own torpidity. Sara is his best friend, but she wants to get a life (translation: an apartment in Brooklyn and a publishing internship). When Sara moves to New York City, Jimmy is rattled. Then lonely. Then desperate. He screws up his courage, writes Sara a letter about his true feelings, and asks her to meet him at the top of the Empire State Building (a nod to their ongoing debate about Sleepless in Seattle).
Jimmy\\\'s cross-country bus trip to Manhattan is as hapless and funny as Jimmy himself. When he arrives in the city he\\\'s thought of as \\\"a festering hellhole,\\\" he\\\'s surprised by how exciting he finds New York, and how heartbreakinghe discovers Sara has a boyfriend!
Jason Shiga\\\'s bold visual storytelling, sly pokes at popular culture, and subtle text work together seamlessly in Empire State, creating a quirky graphic novel comedy about the vagaries of love and friendship.\''
Review
"Charming, funny, sexy and packed with creative power and the love of storytelling." Alan David Doane, Comic Book Galaxy
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"Easily one of my favorite books of the year. It's sharp, funny, fast-paced, unpredictable, unapologetically silly and just plain fun." Kevin Melrose, Thought Balloons
Synopsis
Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, in a rock band, "between jobs," and dating a cute high school girl. Everything's fantastic until a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome life get turned upside-down? Will he have to face Ramona's seven evil ex-boyfriends in battle? Short answer: yes. Long answer: Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life.
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- Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's -between jobs, - and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome life get turned upside-down? Will he have to face Ramona's seven evil ex-boyfriends in battle? The short answer is yes. The long answer is Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life.
Synopsis
Three young women are obsessed with games of all kinds, devoting themselves to both the academic study of play and the design of games based on the secret history of the neighborhood around Columbia University. When live-action role-playing based on classic Greek tragedy is introduced, the games get dangerous.
Synopsis
Three smart young women—the scholarly Ruth, her poet roommate Lucy, and their exotic, provocative neighbor Anna—are obsessed with games of all kinds. Theyve devoted themselves to both the academic study of play and the design of games based on the secret history of the neighborhood around Columbia University, from Grants Tomb to the former insane asylum that once stood where the campus is now. When Annas mysterious brother Anders gets involved and introduces live-action role-playing based on classic Greek tragedy, theory goes into practice and the stakes are raised. Told in a variety of formats—including Gchat and blog posts—that bring the fraught drama of Euripides screaming into the 21st century, The Magic Circle is an intellectual thriller like no other.
About the Author
Bryan Lee O'Malley has been alive since 1979. His first book was called Lost at Sea. His second book is this one.