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The story takes place during the Spanish Inquisition. At the beginning of the story an unnamed narrator is brought to trial before various sinister judges. Poe provides no explanation of why he is there or for what he has been arrested. Before him are seven tall white candles on a table, and, as they melt, his hopes of survival also diminish. He is condemned to death and finds himself in a pitch black compartment. At first the prisoner thinks that
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It takes much deception, betrayal, and madness to commit a murder. Even more madness to cover up that murder. In this haunting tale we follow the detailed planning involved to rid the world of an Evil Eye. Will the beating of the tell-tale heart reveal the truth to the police? Find out in this striking graphic novel adaptation. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 5-8.
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Jack Irons latest adventure finds him in the Far East, looking into a bridge that just cant seem to get built. Accidents plague its troubled construction: crumbling concrete, disappearing workers why does the Starbridge company keep pouring money into a losing proposition? Its a mess, but the kind thats right up this brilliant engineers alley. And Irons knows hes on the right track, because goons are crawling out of the woodwork to come gunning for...
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The one and only Matt (MAGE, GRENDEL) Wagner is in the home-stretch of his epic story of Zorro! As the Los Angeles soldiers try to lure-in El Zorro for a final showdown, Zorro begins to question everything he does and everything for which he stands. There're thrilling times ahead as ZORRO RIDES AGAIN with issue #8 from Dynamite Entertainment!
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A beautiful young woman is accused of an unspeakable crime that seems completely out of step with her sweet personality. As she tells her life story to her attorney, the book delves into the psyche and past of a young girl with a cold mother, an absent father, a twin sister with whom she shared an unbreakable bond, and a horrific family secret that leads to tragedy. But beyond the wounds of the past and the pain of the present, the book ultimately...
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Alex Carret is a talented young Brussels chocolatier whose life takes a drastic turn when he quits his job and agrees to partner with a friend of a friend named Ben. He's a little wary of him at first, but when Ben comes up with a business plan, a space, a brilliant branding idea, and a 100,000-euro loan, Alex can't resist the temptation of seeing his lifelong dream come true. Soon he and his team are selecting the finest chocolate from countries...
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The one and only Matt (MAGE, GRENDEL) Wagner is in the home-stretch of his epic story of Zorro! Zorro is not alone as another swashbuckler sword expert joins the fray. Who is this person? And what does it mean for Zorro? These are thrilling times ahead as ZORRO RIDES AGAIN with issue #9 from Dynamite Entertainment!
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The one and only Matt (MAGE, GRENDEL) Wagner is in the home-stretch of his epic story of Zorro! After catastrophic changes in Zorro's world-events, Zorro begins to question everything he does and everything for which he stands. There're thrilling times ahead as ZORRO RIDES AGAIN with issue #7 from Dynamite Entertainment!
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Meet Jack Irons. Hes a cold son-of-a-bitch, but hes got a gift. He can look at a disastera fallen bridge, a collapsed skyscraperand see everything: the physics, the material stresses, the behind-the-scenes insight into how it all went wrong, claiming lives and property. Makes sense: hes a structural engineer. And when he applies his brilliant, analytical mind to crimefighting, then the truth will out. Because thats what he cares about. Not people....
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A mysterious stanger arrives at a rual Sussex inn on a cold winter's night with his face obscured by bandages and his body cloaked in a long, heavy coat. He locks himself in his room and spends his stay labouring over chemicals in intricate glass bottles. The villagers, bewildered by what lurks under the bandages, could never be prepared for the terrible truth: that the man is a scientist who has rendered himself invisible and is desperately struggling...
13) Smoketown #8
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In the riveting series finale, Bennett and his psychotic new "handyman" show what they're capable of, Jen relies on her wits to stay alive, and an aging cop races against the clock to save her. (Be warned: not everyone makes it out of this one!)
14) Smoketown #6
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Officer Bernie Waschinski joined the police force to protect people, but his career hasn't worked out that way. Three months from retirement, he's assigned an apparent suicide, but he sees connections that no one else sees... connections that suggest murder. As he digs deeper, he's surprised to learn that the one who needs his protection most may also be the killer he's looking for.
15) Smoketown #4
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Two brothers come to the United States looking for a better life, but their American Dream is stolen by a labor trafficker. When one of their fellow laborers is victimized, the brothers take the law into their own hands. The next chapter in this hard-hitting, thought-provoking new series from acclaimed writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Superman, Warlords of Appalachia, Last Sons of America) and artist Scott Van Domelen (Midnight Sky).
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Meet Leo Sully-Darmon, a hot-shot photogenic criminal defense attorney who takes on cases nobody else will touch. Leo loves a good cause just as much as he loves a good photo-op, and he happens to excel at both. But when he agrees to represent a woman accused of crimes against humanity during her former life as an officer in an Iraqi detention camp, he may have bitten off more than he can chew, as antagonistic forces conspire to cast doubt on his...
17) Smoketown #2
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When Army veteran Marcus Mosley returns home from Afghanistan, his friends find that Marcus' wartime experiences have left him unrecognizable... and dangerous. Marcus tries to return to his marriage, his old job, and his old life, but his boss recognizes the violence and mental illness boiling up inside of him, and finds a way to use them to his advantage. Smoketown revolves around an American soldier in the days leading up to his murder. Each chapter...
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Where did he come from? All Mulo knows is that he grew up in an orphanage on the French mainland. Then he receives an enigmatic letter directing him to an island off the coast of Brittany and promising him a glimpse into his past. A ferry delivers Mulo to the island where, in a seemingly abandoned cannery, he discovers a clue to his pastand learns that for some, hes considered unfinished business. Drug busts, failed executions, and lousy weatherthis...
19) Smoketown #3
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The next chapter in this hard-hitting, thought-provoking new series from acclaimed writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Superman, Warlords of Appalachia, Last Sons of America) and artist Scott Van Domelen (Midnight Sky), Jamie Bennett can't wait to start his own life, as far as possible from his boring family and townie friends. But on his last night at home, he witnesses a murder... and his dad's involved. Far from upset, Bennett finds himself much more...
20) Smoketown #1
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From Eisner-nominated writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Superman, Warlords of Appalachia, Last Sons of America), and introducing artist Scott Van Domelen, comes the first in an interconnecting series of chapters in the tradition of David Lapham's Stray Bullets, Brubaker/Phillips' Criminal, and Pulp Fiction. Each chapter explores the final days of a murdered soldier from a new perspective, each one exposing the criminal side of a small industrial Pennsylvania...