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Frank: The Incredible Story of a Forgotten Dictatorship
by
Ximo Abadía
ISBN: 9791032808740
Publication Date: 2019
Tamba, Child Soldier
by
Marion Achard; Yann Degruel
ISBN: 9781681122366
Publication Date: 2019
Rodin
by
Joel Alessandra; Eddy Simon
ISBN: 9781681122410
Publication Date: 2020
Tokyo Travel Sketchbook: Kawaii Culture, Wabi Sabi Design, Female Samurais and Other Obsessions
by
Amaia Arrazola
ISBN: 9784805315361
Publication Date: 2020
Fires above Hyperion
by
Patrick Atangan
ISBN: 9781561639861
Publication Date: 2015
My Friend Dahmer
by
Derf Backderf
ISBN: 9781419727559
Publication Date: 2017
Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama
by
Alison Bechdel
ISBN: 9780618982509
Publication Date: 2012
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
by
Alison Bechdel
ISBN: 9780618871711
Publication Date: 2007
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
by
Alison Bechdel
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780547347004
Publication Date: 2007
The Secret to Superhuman Strength
by
Alison Bechdel
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780544387652
Publication Date: 2021
Becoming Andy Warhol
by
Nick Bertozzi; Pierce Hargan
ISBN: 9781419718755
Publication Date: 2016
Bob Marley in Comics!
by
Sophie Blitman; Gaet's
ISBN: 9781681122496
Publication Date: 2020
Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women Who Changed the World
by
Shelly Bond (editor)
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781684065455
Publication Date: 2018
Hyperbole and a Half
by
Allie Brosh
ISBN: 9781451666175
Publication Date: 2013
The Slanted Life of Emily Dickinson
by
Rosanna Bruno
ISBN: 9781449481353
Publication Date: 2017
The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
by
Thi Bui
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781419718779
Publication Date: 2017
We Served the People
by
Emei Burell
ISBN: 9781684155040
Publication Date: 2020
Murder Book: A Graphic Memoir of a True Crime Obsession
by
Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781524876012
Publication Date: 2021
Girl on Film
by
Cecil Castellucci; Vicky Leta
ISBN: 9781684154531
Publication Date: 2019
The Rolling Stones in Comics
by
Céka
ISBN: 9781681121987
Publication Date: 2019
Elvis
by
Philippe Chanoinat; Fabrice Le Henanff (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781681120768
Publication Date: 2016
The Incredible Nellie Bly
by
Luciana Cimino; Sergio Algozzino
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781419750175
Publication Date: 2021
Hummingbird Heart
by
Travis Dandro
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781770465626
Publication Date: 2022
Ink in Water: An Illustrated Memoir (Or, How I Kicked Anorexia's Ass and Embraced Body Positivity)
by
Lacy J. Davis; Jim Kettner
ISBN: 9781626258310
Publication Date: 2017
Jerusalem: Chonicles from the Holy City
by
Guy Delisle
ISBN: 9781770460713
Publication Date: 2012
Churchill: A Graphic Biography
by
Vincent Delmas; Christophe Regnault
ISBN: 9781784385125
Publication Date: 2020
My Degeneration: A Journey Through Parkinson’s
by
Peter Dunlap-Shohl
ISBN: 9780271071022
Publication Date: 2015
Monet: Itinerant of Light
by
EFA & Salva Rubio
ISBN: 9781681121390
Publication Date: 2017
Colored: The Unsung Life of Claudette Colvin
by
Plateau Emilie
ISBN: 9791032807897
Publication Date: 2019
Phoolan Devi, Rebel Queen
by
Claire Fauvel
ISBN: 9781681122519
Publication Date: 2020
Love Me Please: The Story of Janis Joplin
by
Nicolas Finet; Christopher; Degreff
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781681122762
Publication Date: 2021
Planet of Science: The Universal Encyclopedia of Scientists
by
Antonio Fischetti; Bouzard Guillaume
ISBN: 9791032810255
Publication Date: 2020
Prison Island
by
Colleen Frakes
ISBN: 9781942186021
Publication Date: 2015
Tokyo Love Story: A Manga Memoir of One Woman's Journey in the World's Most Exciting City
by
Julie Blanchin Fujita
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9784805316016
Publication Date: 2021
The Beatles in Comics!
by
Gaet's; Michels Mabel
ISBN: 9781681121871
Publication Date: 2018
Minding the Store: A Big Story About a Small Business
by
Julie Gaines; Ben Lenovitz
ISBN: 9781616206628
Publication Date: 2018
The True Death of Billy the Kid
by
Rick Geary
ISBN: 9781681121345
Publication Date: 2018
Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir
by
Nicole J. Georges
ISBN: 9780547615592
Publication Date: 2013
I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir
by
Malaka Gharib
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780525575122
Publication Date: 2019
Bass Reeves
by
Joel Christian Gill
ISBN: 9781938486630
Publication Date: 2014
Bessie Stringfield
by
Joel Christian Gill
ISBN: 9781938486944
Publication Date: 2016
Strange Fruit, Volume I : Uncelebrated Narratives From Black History
by
Joel Christian Gill
ISBN: 9781938486296
Publication Date: 2014
Strange Fruit, Volume II: More Uncelebrated Narratives From Black History
by
Joel Christian Gill
ISBN: 9781938486579
Publication Date: 2018
Albert Einstein: The Poetry of Real
by
Marwan Kahil; Manuel Garcia Iglesias
ISBN: 9781681122021
Publication Date: 2019
The Provocative Colette
by
Annie Goetzinger
ISBN: 9781681121703
Publication Date: 2018
The Third Person
by
Emma Grove
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781770466449
Publication Date: 2022
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir
by
Robin Ha
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780062685117
Publication Date: 2020
The Wolf of Baghdad: Memoir of a Lost Homeland
by
Carol Isaacs
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781912408719
Publication Date: 2020
Dear Sophie, Love Sophie
by
Sophie Lucido Johnson
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780063040717
Publication Date: 2022
Leonardo Da Vinci: The Renaissance of the World
by
Marwan Kahil; Ariel Vittori
ISBN: 9781681122595
Publication Date: 2020
My Life in Transition: A Super Late Bloomer Collection
by
Julia Kaye
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781524868826
Publication Date: 2021
The American Dream?: A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito
by
Shing Yin Khor
ISBN: 9781541578524
Publication Date: 2019
Falafel with Hot Sauce
by
Michel Kichka
ISBN: 9791032809358
Publication Date: 2019
And Now I Spill the Family Secrets
by
Margaret Kimball
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780063068285
Publication Date: 2021
Girlsplaining
by
Katja Klengel
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781684156627
Publication Date: 2021
Gender Queer: A Memoir
by
Maia Kobabe
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781549307515
Publication Date: 2019
The Elephant in the Womb
by
Kalki Koechlin; Valeriya Polyanychko
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780143454052
Publication Date: 2021
Tales From Behind the Window
by
Edanur Kuntman
ISBN: 9791032809136
Publication Date: 2019
Diario de Oaxaca: A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico
by
Peter Kuper
ISBN: 9781629634418
Publication Date: 2017
Save Me! (From Myself): The Existential Crises of a Creative Introvert
by
So Lazo
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781797203416
Publication Date: 2022
Thoreau: A Sublime Life
by
Maximilien Le Roy; A. Dan
ISBN: 9781681120256
Publication Date: 2016
Secret Passages
by
Axelle Lenoir
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781603094993
Publication Date: 2022
The Case of Alan Turing: The Extraordinary and Tragic Story of the Legendary Codebreaker
by
Eric Liberge; Arnaud Delalande
ISBN: 9781551526508
Publication Date: 2016
The Zolas
by
Méliane Marcaggi; Alice Chemama
ISBN: 9791032809396
Publication Date: 2020
The Great Outdoors
by
Catherine Meurisse
ISBN: 9791032809624
Publication Date: 2019
Marie Curie: A Life of Discovery
by
Alice Milani
Call Number: EBSCO
ISBN: 9781541528178
Publication Date: 2019
Women Discoverers: Top Women in Science
by
Marie Moinard; Christelle Pecout
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781681122700
Publication Date: 2021
Marie Curie - The Radium Fairy
by
Chantal Montellier; Renaud Huynh
ISBN: 9791032802106
Publication Date: 2016
Plate Tectonics: an Illustrated Memoir
by
Margaux Motin
ISBN: 9781684153459
Publication Date: 2019
The Secret Loves of Geek Girls
by
Hope Nicholson; Noelle Stevenson (Editors);
ISBN: 9781506700991
Publication Date: 2016
Drawing Power: Women's Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival
by
Diane Noomin (Editor)
ISBN: 9781419736193
Publication Date: 2019
NIKI de Saint Phalle
by
Dominique Osuch & Sandrine Martin
ISBN: 9781681121581
Publication Date: 2018
The Imitation Game
by
Jim Ottaviani; Leland Purvis
ISBN: 9781419718939
Publication Date: 2016
Portugal
by
Cyril Pedrosa
ISBN: 9781681121475
Publication Date: 2017
Rosa Parks
by
Mariapaola Pesce; Matteo Mancini
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781681122915
Publication Date: 2022
Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest
by
Nate Powell
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781419749124
Publication Date: 2021
Tomboy
by
Liz Prince
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781936976553
Publication Date: 2014
Philip K. Dick: a comics biography
by
Laurent Queyssi & Mauro Marchesi
ISBN: 9781681121918
Publication Date: 2019
Sartre
by
Mathilde Ramadie & Anaïs Depommier
ISBN: 9781681121017
Publication Date: 2017
Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo
by
Sandrine Revel
ISBN: 9781681120652
Publication Date: 2016
Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story
by
David A. Robertson; Scott B. Henderson
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781553799757
Publication Date: 2021
Our Work Is Everywhere: An Illustrated Oral History of Queer and Trans Resistance
by
Syan Rose
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781551528687
Publication Date: 2021
Billie Holiday
by
Carlos Sampayo; José Munoz
ISBN: 9781681120935
Publication Date: 2017
Gérard - Five Years with Depardieu
by
Mathieu Sapin
ISBN: 9791032809990
Publication Date: 2020
The Arab of the Future 1: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984
by
Riad Sattouf
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781627797528
Publication Date: 2015
Part of It: Comics and Confessions
by
Ariel Schrag
ISBN: 9781328972446
Publication Date: 2018
The Other Side of the Wall
by
Simon Schwartz and Laura Watkinson
ISBN: 9781467760287
Publication Date: 2015
The Famous Quartet of Piraeus
by
Giorgos Skabardonis; Dimitris Kerasidis
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9791036882159
Publication Date: 2021
Big Black: Stand at Attica
by
Frank "Big Black" Smith; Jared Reinmuth; Améziane
ISBN: 9781684154791
Publication Date: 2020
The High Desert
by
James Spooner
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780358658696
Publication Date: 2022
The Stars of History: Charlie Chaplin
by
Bernard Swysen; Bruno Bazile
ISBN: 9791032810897
Publication Date: 2020
They Called Us Enemy
by
George Takei; Justin Eisinger
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781684067510
Publication Date: 2019
Makhno: Ukrainian Freedom Fighter
by
Philippe Thirault; Roberto Zaghi
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781643379692
Publication Date: 2022
Such a Lovely Little War: Saigon 1961-63
by
Marcelino Truong
ISBN: 9781551526478
Publication Date: 2016
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story
by
Debbie Tung
ISBN: 9781449486068
Publication Date: 2017
Goodbye, My Havana: The Life and Times of a Gringa in Revolutionary Cuba
by
Anna Veltfort
ISBN: 9781503610491
Publication Date: 2019
Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White
by
Lila Quintero Weaver
ISBN: 9780817357146
Publication Date: 2012
Naturalist: A Graphic Adaptation
by
Edward O. Wilson; Jim Ottaviani; C. M. Butzer
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781610919586
Publication Date: 2020
Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression
by
Teresa Wong
ISBN: 9781551527659
Publication Date: 2019
Everything Is Beautiful, and I'm Not Afraid: A Baopu Collection
by
Yao Xiao
ISBN: 9781524852450
Publication Date: 2020
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