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Over a game of chess, the immortal Saint Germaine tells the tale of Quasimodo and the tragic events surrounding the cathedral of Notre Dame to his opponent and author Victor Hugo. Saint Germaine is a being who claims immortality yet has died a thousand deaths. He has traversed the paths of mankind for untold years. He is the purveyor of light in a world slowly being consumed by shadows. He is Saint Germaine and death to him is nothing more than a...
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Blade of the Immortal volume 66
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After traveling a long and perilous road together, Rin and her immoral bodyguard, Manji, have become separated, Rin risking life and limb in her pursuit of her family's murderer, the ruthless Anotsu Kagehisa, leader of the outlaw Itto-Ryu sword school. Manji is slowly recovering -- and reassembling -- after being dismembered by Itto-ryu thugs, and has set off to find Rin. Meanwhile, both friends and enemies are also assembling. Manji's ally, the beautiful...
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Anotsu Kagehisa has turned his Ittö-ryü into the most famous sword school in Japan, a dojo of outcasts and eccentrics who've slaughtered their way to the top of Japan's world of the blade. But as the old Japanese saying goes, "The nail that sticks up gets hammered down," and now Anotsu must relearn that ancient lesson when he discovers the existence of the Akagi, a mysterious organization formed from the survivors of the many rival sword schools...
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Saint Germaine chronicles the life of one of Europe's most famous adventurers... the vagabond lover Casanova, who infected the high courts with his charm, wit, and persuasive manner. His claim to fame included his many affairs, his escape from a Venice prison that was deemed inescapable, his frequent ventures into spying, his service as a monk, and the fateful duel that finally catapulted him to the rank of "gentleman of the court". It is a story...
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An account of the Battle of the Bulge told from the perspective of a female war correspondent who becomes trapped in the incredible struggle to hold off the German Army during WWII. The Battle of the Bulge…the Watch on the Rhine…the Ardennes Offensive…whatever name is used for this epic battle, it involved over a million men and was the largest land battle that the United States Army was involved in during the Second World War. This fictional...
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Winter War is the story of the 100-day war of Finland against the Soviet Union at the dawn of World War II. Sniper Tero Toivanent answers the call from his homeland, Finland, when it's attacked by the USSR, which seeks a buffer zone against Nazi Germany aggression in Europe. Although the Soviets anticipated a quick victory against the small Finnish army made up of largely citizen soldiers, the Finns used the advantage of their harsh winter to hold...
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A newspaper reporter is given a "tour" of the historical aspects within Saint Germaine's life as he witnesses deaths and images of many people such as Bosch, Descartes, and Kafka. Scenes depicted within this tale include the fall of Khartoum, Napoleon's invasion of Moscow, the Salem witches, and the Templar Knights. Although brief scenes, this issue gives an overview of the many different historical events that Saint Germaine has witnessed. Saint...
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Saint Germaine volume 2
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As Kilroy attempts to understand the evil, which he is trying to rid the world of, he and Saint Germaine travel to an unknown place to see the rise of Josef Stalin, Shaka-Zulu, and take a glimpse at the predicted third Anti-Christ.
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Hunt. Kill. Repeat volume 4
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With Hephaestus now back among the living, Artemis must face off against another god before she can get to her visit an old friend, in hopes of discovering a way to defeat Zeus…
Hunt. Kill. Repeat. is an all-new original series by Mark London (Battlecats, Knights of the Golden Sun) with art by the dynamic Francesco Archidiacono, colors by all-star Lee Loughridge (Deadly Class, The Good Asian) and covers by Ryan Kincaid.
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Blade of the Immortal volume 1
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The immortal samurai, Manji, and his charge, Rin have lost their best chance to avenge the death of Rin's parents at the hands of Anotsu Kagehisa's renegade sword school, the deadly Itto-ryu. Manji and Rin's alliance with the mysterious Mugai-ryu assassins has failed, and now for Rin to pursue her parents' killer, she must pass through the Shogun's checkpoints that control the roads out of Edo, a task she must perform without Manji, who is one of...
4511) Love and Lies Vol. 3
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Lilina Sanada doesn't want to believe in governmentally-arranged marriage. She wants to believe in love-so much so that she's determined to cheer on her assigned partner Yukari's secret relationship with his childhood friend. But the government insists that the data doesn't lie, and despite her resolve, Lilina finds her heart turning toward Yukari. When they attend a mandatory class for newly arranged partners, will their feelings change? Was the...
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Disgraced Edo officer Habaki and his strange group of Rokki-dan thugs turn a seemingly innocent harbor into a port of death - killing everyone who's docked there just in case they're working with Anotsu's fleeing warriors! And when Manji, revenge-seeking Rin, desperate Anotsu, and possibly the most powerful soldier arrive? This really is the start of Blade's final, extended battle - with only three volumes left in this massive series! Blade of the...
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The time for reconnaissance, planning, and waiting is over! Rin and Döa, desperate to be reunited with their friends (or even reassured that they're alive), take their first bold steps in penetrating Edo Castle's defenses and foiling Kagimura's foul "immortality" experiments! A trip to an old doctor, a chance encounter with a high-strung peasant, and an appearance by a strange, all-new Itto-ryü warrior combine to make this volume an important series...
4514) Madison Dark
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A CLASH OF MULTIVERSES - DARK GODS - BLACK CHEMISTRY - ONE WOMAN. A series of bizarre mass attacks across Manhattan signals a deadly new threat: supernatural terrorism. Investigational journalist Edmund Poe stumbles across the mysterious government taskforce established to stop them – run by the enigmatic Madison Dark. Skilled in arcane Black Chemistry, Dark battles to eradicate the evil pushing in from the proto-universe… the home of the ancient...
4515) Earthdivers: Issue #10
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Earthdivers volume 10
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This is where our story really begins. Before the mission to kill Christopher Columbus, soon-to-be time travelers Emily, Tad, Sosh, Tawny, and Martin were enduring the end of the world...and ringleader Yellow Kid was taking his first unscrupulous steps to bring them all together to save it. This tragic hidden chapter reveals how the Blackfeet computer genius discovered the cave that changed history and destroyed lives-an essential tale from guest...
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With Hiroaki Samura's epic series completed in Japan, now's the time to catch up with Manji, Rin, and your favorite battling groups of anachronistic, enigmatic warriors! Anotsu Kagehisa's Itto-Ryu crew is splintered - yet still deadly - as Habaki Kagimura's group of suicidal Rokki-dan soldiers closes in on them! The cursed former general Kagimura is desperate to find and kill the remaining members of the Itto-Ryu - even if it puts his own daughter's...
4517) Savage: Issue #4
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Caliber Comics' Savage volume 4
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Meet Christian Savage, monster hunter in the wildest backlands of the Wild West. Abandoned by his parents at birth and raised by a kindly priest, Savage tried hard to keep on the straight and narrow. But the temptations of the Dark Side proved too strong, and his sins cost him the life of his guardian and only friend, Father O'Toole. Now, with Father O'Toole's spirit to offer support and companionship, Savage roams the countryside ridding the frontier...
4518) Savage: Issue #2
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Caliber Comics' Savage volume 2
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Meet Christian Savage, monster hunter in the wildest backlands of the Wild West. Abandoned by his parents at birth and raised by a kindly priest, Savage tried hard to keep on the straight and narrow. But the temptations of the Dark Side proved too strong, and his sins cost him the life of his guardian and only friend, Father O'Toole. Now, with Father O'Toole's spirit to offer support and companionship, Savage roams the countryside ridding the frontier...
4519) Anabasis
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In 401 B.C. Xenophon and twelve thousand cheated Greek mercenaries find themselves stuck in the middle of the world's largest empire, Persia. Betrayed, outnumbered and besieged. The king gives them two options; surrender unconditionally and face a life of slavery or die. They decide to take the third option and fight their way home!
4520) Love and Lies Vol. 1
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Yukari is dull. He doesn't even stand out enough to be bullied - he's just a generally lower-middle-class kid. He's in love with Misaki, the most popular girl in school. There's just one problem: He's 15, one year away from receiving his government-assigned marriage partner. He normally wouldn't have the courage to defy the law, but his sickly classmate Ririna still believes in love, and won't stop goading him into confessing his feelings!
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