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Here are more from the list of possibles! Michelle Meier Cowell Media Specialist Waverly-Shell Rock JH 215 3rd NW Waverly, Ia 50677 cowellm@waverly-shellrock.k12.ia.us Godzilla: Iwata, Kazuhisa{GL 5-12} -- Dark Horse Comics : 7/1995 1569710635=20 For 30 years, the King of Monsters has slept off the shores of = Tokyo. Now that he's woken, he's looking to make up for lost time.=20 17.95 =20 Godzilla: Age Of Monsters: Bissette, Steve{GL 5-12,741.5} -- Dark = Horse Comics : 5/1998 1569712778=20 Noriko's world changed that fateful day her father discovered the = big "rock." Little did she know that the discovery became Godzilla's = wake-up call and set the pace for her life's work--studying the King of = the Monsters.=20 17.95 =20 Godzilla: Past, Present, & Future: Adams, Arthur{GL 5-12,741.5} -- = Dark Horse Comics : 7/1998, 271p 1569712786=20 Target: Godzilla! / Arthur Adams -- Lost in time / Alex Cox -- = Turf war / Randy Stradley -- To climb the highest monster / Eric Fein -- = The Yamakazi endowment / Ryder Windham -- The origins of a species / = Randy Stradley. Godzilla is a threat to the entire planet and only = G-Force has the resources to track, study, and contain the King of = Monsters.=20 17.95 =20 The Golden Age: A Different Look At A Different Era: Robinson, = James{GL 7 and up,741.5} -- DC Comics : 10/1995, 199p 1563892030=20 "Originally published in single magazine form as The golden age, = 1-4 ... c1993-94"--T.p. verso.;"Elseworlds"--Cover. Some of the greatest = heroes of the 1940s, including the original Green Lantern, Atom, = Hawkman, Starman, and others, return in this postwar adventure to battle = evil in a world that no longer needs them.=20 19.95 =20 The Golden Age Starman Archives: Volume 1: Fox, Gardner{GL = 3-12,791.5} -- DC Comics : 5/2000, 224p <DC archive editions>=20 1563896222=20 Vol. 1: all stories, except two, were written by Gardner Fox; all = covers and interior art by Jack Burnley except where noted; cf. v. 1, p. = [3]. Vol. 1 originally published in single magazine form as Adventure = comics #61-76 (Apr. 1941-July 1942) and several other separately = published titles. This book includes Ted Knight's origin and early = battles, as our hero uses his incredible Cosmic Rod against an array of = enemies that includes the ghostly villain known as the Mist.=20 49.95 =20 Good-bye, Chunky Rice: Thompson, Craig[SL PW]{GL 8 and up,741.5} = -- Top Shelf : 1/1999, 128p 1891830090=20 When Chunky the turtle leaves his best friend Dandel to seek his = future, Chunky ends up sailing with Charles, estranged brother of = Solomon. Charles forces Chunky to work for his passage, although Chunky = has already paid a fare.=20 14.95 =20 Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide To Book-Length Comics: = Rothschild, D. Aviva{GL 9 and up,025.77} -- LIBRARIES UNLIMITED : = 1/1995, 245p 1563080869=20 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.;Action/Adventure = -- Classics -- Crime and mystery -- Fantasy -- Fiction -- Funny animals = -- Horror/Occult -- Mythology and folklore -- Nonfiction -- Science = fiction. These reviews present an in-depth look at the plot, art, and = themes behind graphic novels for both adults and young adults.=20 30.00 =20 Green Lantern: Baptism Of Fire: Marz, Ron{GL 7 and up,741.5} -- DC = Comics : 5/1999 1563895242=20 "Originally published in single magazine form as Green lantern 59, = 66, 67,70-75"--P. [2] of cover. Unlike the Green Lanterns who preceded = him, Kyle Rayner was given no training or guidance in the use of his = power ring, so Kyle decides to seek guidance from other super heroes.=20 12.95 =20 The Hobbit: an illustrated edition of the fantasy classic: = Tolkien, J. R. R.{GL 8 and up,741.5} -- Ballantine : 5/2001, 144p 0345445600=20 "A Del Rey Book"--T.p. verso. Abridged text in comic book format. = "Based on The Hobbit c1965 by J.R.R. Tolkien"--T.p. verso. "The contents = of this book were originally published in three volumes in August 1989, = April 1990, and August 1990 by Eclipse Books"--T.p. verso. This edition = of Tolkien's timeless tale is presented in comic strip format.=20 15.00 =20 Impulse: Reckless Youth: Waid, Mark{GL 7 and up,741.5} -- DC = Comics : 6/1997, 196p 1563892766=20 "IMPULSE created by Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo.";"Originally = published in single magazine form in FLASH 92-94 and IMPULSE 1-6"--T.p. = verso. Raised in a 30th century virtual-reality lab, Bart Allen comes to = our era to learn what the real world is like.=20 14.95 =20 Inhumans: Nocenti, *****{GL 5-12} -- Marvel : 8/1988 0871354357=20 The Inhumans are a separate race of superbeings who struggle to = remain hidden in this tale of adventure and action that plays out in the = Marvel universe.=20 7.95 =20 Introducing Kafka: Mairowitz, David Zane{809} -- Natl Book Network = : 10/2000 1840461225=20 11.95 =20 Ireland : a graphic history: Llywelyn, Morgan.{941.5} -- Element, = Shaftesbury, Dorset ; Rockport, Mass. : 3/1995, 178p 1852306270=20 Includes bibliographical references. Cartoon illustrations and = text help chronicle the history of Ireland from its Celtic roots in 3000 = B.C. to the mid-1990s.=20 16.95 =20 Jack Kirby's New gods: Kirby, Jack{GL 5-12,741.5973} -- DC Comics = : 3/1998 1563893851=20 "Originally published in single magazine form as The new gods = 1-11"--T.p. verso. These exciting stories reveal the origins of = Darkseid, evil ruler of the planet Apokolips, and intrude the brooding = warrior Orion of the New Gods, as a war between two planets comes to = Earth.=20 11.95 =20 Jack the Ripper: a journal of the Whitechapel murders, 1888-1889: = Geary, Rick[PW]{GL 7-12,364.1} -- Nantier Beall Minoustchine : 4/1995, = 64p <Treasury of Victorian murder>=20 1561631248=20 Comic strip illustrations help profile the most famous murderer in = Victorian England, Jack the Ripper, demonstrating the horrific crimes = committed against the prostitutes in Whitechapel. (Volume 2)=20 15.95 =20 Jar Of Fools: Lutes, Jason{GL 7 and up,813} -- Drawn & Quarterly : = 9/2001 1896597394=20 Haunted by the death of his escape-artist brother and a failed = romance, the remaining hope of stage magician Ernie Weiss lies in his = aging mentor, Al Flosso. But Al is slipping further into senility with = each passing day.=20 14.95 =20 Jar Of Fools Part 2: Lutes, Jason{GL 9 and up} -- Black Eye = Productions : 1/2002 0969887434=20 Part two of a two-part story, this touching tale involves the = interactions of four lives, an out-of-work magician, his mentor, an = young girl, and her con-man father.=20 4.50 =20 JLA: Year One: Waid, Mark{GL 7 and up,741.5} -- DC Comics : 5/1999 = <Justice League Of America>=20 1563895129=20 "Originally published in a single magazine form as JLA: year one = 1-12"--Cover p. [2]. This tale reveals how a new generation of heroes = forged themselves into a team unlike any other and earned the trust of = the world as the Justice League of America.=20 19.95 =20 Justice League: A Midsummer's Nightmare: Waid, Mark{GL 7 and = up,741.5} -- DC Comics : 3/1997 156389338X=20 "Originally published in single magazine form as Justice League : = a midsummer's nightmare 1-3" --T.p. verso. The world's mightiest heroes = have somehow forgotten their super-powers, while ordinary people = everywhere are suddenly gaining powers of their own.=20 9.95 =20 The last knight: an introduction to Don Quixote by Miguel de = Cervantes: Eisner, Will{GL 7 and up,741.597} -- NBM : 3/2000, 32p <Will = Eisner Classics>=20 1561632538=20 Eisner continues his series of adaptations of classic tales with = this rendition of Cervantes' famous story.=20 7.95 =20 Leave It To Chance: Shaman's Rain: Robinson, James{GL 3-12,741.5} = -- Image Comics : 4/1997 1887279423=20 Title from spine. Chance Falconer, daughter of the occult = protector of Devil's Echo, would like nothing better than to follow in = her father's footsteps. Unfortunately he thinks the job is too dangerous = for a girl.=20 24.95 =20 Madman: The Oddity Odyssey: Allred, Mike{GL 5-12} -- Kitchen Sink = : 1/1994 087816314X=20 In this debut of the series, readers meet the whole cast of Madman = characters: goofy genius, Dr. Flem; busty Bonnie, a damsel in distress = who can throw a punch; Gale, covered in bandages from head to toe; the = megalomaniacal Dr. Boiffard.=20 14.95 =20 Mai The Psychic Girl: The Perfect Collection: Volume 2: Kudo, = Kazuya{741.5} -- Viz Communication : 10/1995 <Viz graphic novel>=20 1404613722=20 Perfect collection --Cover. Title from cover. Translated from the = Japanese. Mai is reluctant to use her psychic powers, but when she = accepts her destiny to be the protector of Earth, she becomes a skilled = warrior.=20 25.36 =20 Mai The Psychic Girl: The Perfect Collection: Volume 1: Kudo, = Kazuya{741.5} -- Viz Communication : 1/1996 <Viz graphic novel>=20 1404613730 OUT OF PRINT Perfect collection --Cover. Translated from the Japanese. Mai is = reluctant to use her psychic powers, but when she accepts her destiny to = be the protector of Earth, she becomes a skilled warrior.=20 0.00 =20 Mars #1: Soryo, Fuyumi{741.5} -- Tokyopop : 4/2002 <Mars>=20 140462256X=20 A Tokyopop book --T.p. verso. 100% authenic manga --Cover. This = book is printed 'manga-style' in the authentic Japanese right-to-left = format --Colophon. First published in 1996 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo = --T.p. verso. Kira, a lonesome waif cared only about her art. Rei was a = rebellious playboy. When the two found each other, they attracted some = unwanted attention. Now Harumi, the class "bad girl" is trying to = sabotage their troubled romance.=20 17.60 =20 The Marvel Universe: Sanderson, Peter[WP SL PW BL]{GL 7 and = up,741.5} -- HARRY N. ABRAMS : 8/1998, 256p 0810981718=20 Companion vol. to : Marvel / Les Daniels. 1991. The companion = volume to MARVEL: FIVE FABULOUS DECADES OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMICS. = Introduces the super heroes and super villains of the world's most = compelling comic book stories.=20 24.98 =20 Meanwhile...: Feiffer, Jules{GL 5yr-12,-E-} -- Harpertrophy : = 8/1999, 32p 0758745494=20 Raymond discovers that he can use "meanwhile..." to shift from one = perilous adventure to another--just like in a comic book! Raymond, in an = effort to escape doing chores for his mother, decides to try using the = comic book device of writing "meanwhile" to transport himself to a = different location, and finds himself in all sorts of dangerous = adventures.=20 13.56 =20 Meridian: Flying Solo: Kesel, Barbara{741.5} -- Crossgen : 1/2001, = 192p <Meridian>=20 1404615016=20 Cover title. Originally published in single magazine form as = Merdian vol. 1, issues #1-#7 --Page [3]. When Sephie's father dies, she = inherits a sigil imbued with the power to create. Her Uncle also = inherits a sigil, which he uses for destruction. Soon Sephie finds = herself the center of a power struggle that forces her to grow up fast.=20 26.76 =20 Meridian: Taking The Skies: Kesel, Barbara{GL 7 and up,741.5} -- = CrossGen : 7/2002, 160p <Meridian>=20 193148421X=20 Originally published in single magazine form as Merdian Vol. 1, = issues #15-#20 --Page [3]. When Sephie's father dies, she inherits a = sigil imbued with the power to create. Her Uncle also inherits a sigil, = which he uses for destruction. Soon Sephie finds herself the center of a = power struggle that forces her to grow up fast.=20 15.95 =20 Mind's Eye: An Eye Of The Beholder Collection: Kuper, Peter[SL KR = PW]{GL 9 and up,741.5} -- NBM : 7/2000, 125p 1561632597=20 This wordless collection of short story/ visual puzzles presents = scenes seen from one point of view, the "answer" page shows the being = who is viewing the scenes.=20 11.95 =20 Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind, Perfect Collection: Volume 1: = Miyasaki, Hayao{GL 8 and up,741.5} -- Viz Communication : 1/1995 <Viz = graphic novel>=20 1569310963=20 "Perfect collection." Translation of: Kaze no tani no Naushika. = "First published by Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Japan"--T.p. verso. = Miyazaki's Nausicaa is a passionate defender of the natural world, and = her ability to commune with the creatures of the forest appears almost = magical.=20 17.95 =20 New X-Men: E Is For Extinction: Morrison, Grant{GL 7 and up} -- = Marvel : 12/2001 <X-men Graphic Novels>=20 0785108114=20 As the story opens, a new villain, Ms. Nova, is introduced who = plans to wipe out the human race and create a new world comprised solely = of "homo sapiens superior" (aka mutants)=20 12.95 =20 Oh my goddess!: 1-555-GODDESS: Fujishima, Kosuke{GL 3-12,741.5} -- = Dark Horse Comics : 11/1996, 152p <Oh My Goddess!>=20 1404622616=20 Keiichi is spending an evening alone in his dorm room when he = mis-dials his take-out order and gets the goddess Belldandy. When she = offers to grant him a wish, he asks her to stay with him always. Boy is = that a mistake! (Volume 1)=20 21.56 =20 Poe: Asala, Jason{GL 9 and up,813} -- Sirius : 4/1998 1579890180=20 Edgar Poe begins a quest to find his lost Lenore. He searches the = world over, and encounters all of the strange and wonderful happenings = that inspired his stories and poems, complete with twists and turns that = make the familiar unfamiliar.=20 14.95 =20 Robin: A Hero Reborn: Dixon, Chuck{GL 7 and up} -- DC Comics : = 5/1991 1563890291=20 Tim Drake, the young computer wizard who became the third Robin, = undergoes intensive training and faces the Scarecrow and other villains = in this collection that details Robin's origin for the modern age of = comics.=20 4.95 =20 Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book Stories: Kipling, Rudyard{GL = 5-8,-Fic-} -- NBM : 8/1997 1561631523=20 This adaptation of Kipling's stories imaginatively explores themes = of loyalty, solitude, dependence, and affection that can overcome = differences.=20 16.95 =20 Sailor Moon Scout Guide: Jupiter: Thunder: Takeuchi, Naoko{GL = 4-12} -- MIXX : 11/2000 1892213303=20 1000 years ago was a time of peace for known as the Silver = Millennium. The ruler was Queen Serenity who ruled all the planets from = the Moon. The only threat was the mirror universe known as the = Negaverse.=20 12.95 =20 Scary Godmother: Thompson, Jill{GL 3-12,-E-} -- Sirius : 9/1997 1579890156=20 When Hannah Marie joins the big kids for her first Halloween, her = brother Jimmy decides to ditch her at the "spook house." Then, Scary = Godmother shows up and introduces Hannah to all the monsters. Soon they = are planning revenge for Jimmy.=20 19.95 =20 Scion: Blood For Blood: Marz, Ron{GL 7-12} -- Crossgen Comics : = 1/2001, 192p <Scion>=20 1404610286=20 When Ethan's older brother is killed, Ethan begins a quest that = changes him and his world forever.=20 26.76 =20 Sergio Aragon=E2es Groo & Rufferto: Aragones, Sergio{741.5} -- = Dark Horse Comics : 1/1999, 112p 1404622659=20 Includes index. Rufferto's loyalty to his boneheaded master Groo = is finally paying off when their latest adventure drops Rufferto into = the limelight. But when the two are separated, their bond is tested.=20 17.54 =20 SpyBoy in the deadly gourmet affair: David, Peter{GL 5-12,741.5} = -- Dark Horse Comics : 3/2001, 80p <Spyboy>=20 1404622675=20 Alex Fleming's life is the standard teenage mix of homework, = dating anxiety, and being bullied, until his dormant abilities begin to = surface as he's drawn into a hidden world of intrigue and international = politics. (Volume 1)=20 16.56 =20 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. 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