Sixth grade was SO much easier for Dany, and she knew exactly what to expect out of life. Now that she's in a new middle school, her friends are in different classes and forming new cliques and she is completely lost. But when Dany inherits a magic sketchbook, she draws Madison, the most amazing, perfect, and awesome best friend ever! A heart-warming graphic novel that thoughtfully explores friendship, family and school issues. Danielle needs a perfect friend, but sometimes making (or creating) one is a lot easier than keeping one! Sixth grade was SO much easier for Dany - she knew exactly what to expect out of life. Now that she's in seventh grade, she's in a new middle school, her friends are in different classes and forming new cliques, and she is totally lost. What Dany really needs is a new best friend! So when she inherits a magic sketchbook, she draws Madison, the most amazing, perfect, and awesome best friend ever. The thing is, even when you create a best friend, there's no guarantee they'll always be your best friend. Especially when they discover they've been created with magic! Sometimes making a friend is a lot easier than keeping one! Brought to life in glorious full-colour by author and comic book creator, Kristen Gudsnuk.

The latest release in the best-selling Manga Guide series explains how cryptographic ciphers work and how to crack them. The Manga Guide to Cryptography breaks down how ciphers work, what makes them secure or insecure, and how to decode them. Comic illustrations make it easy to learn about classic substitution, polyalphabetic, and transposition ciphers; symmetric-key algorithms like block and DES (Data Encryption Standard) ciphers; how to use public key encryption technology to generate public/private keys and cryptograms; practical applications of encryption such as digital signatures, identity fraud countermeasures, and 'man in the middle' attack countermeasures.

“The home of great, sex-driven stories from female creators, across a wide variety of genres, genders, and sexualities.” — i09 The future of filth is here! The latest in the Smut Peddler series of erotic anthologies, Sex Machine is a stellar array of comics talent taking sex to the furthest reaches of your imagination. Whether it’s out in wild space or deep in coded virtual realms, the galaxy’s sexiest robots, cyborgs, AI’s, and some humans here and there explore their hottest desires in the bravest of new worlds. Our most wildly inventive collection yet, Sex Machine reminds fans of quality filth why Smut Peddler is the last word in top-shelf sexy comics. Featuring the work of FIONA STAPLES, FAITH ERIN HICKS, MEREDITH MCCLAREN, BLUE DELLIQUANTI, and many more!

During World War II, a legion of star-spangled, flag-draped superheroes fought to defeat the forces of evil. Rediscover them now, when we need them most! This book paints a compelling history and presents the exciting, full comic book stories. Starting with The Shield and followed by Captain America, a whole battalion of red, white, and blue heroes appeared on the four-color page to help fight the Nazis. We need those superheroes again to battle for truth, justice, and the American Way! These full-color comic stories from World War II tell of true role-models of the patriotic ideal. Their fascinating history and their stirring tales will both entertain and inspire new generations! See the two-fisted, three-colored Miss America, The Fighting Yank, Super-American, U.S. Jones, Captain Freedom, Lady Liberty, Major Victory, American Eagle, Captain Victory, and many more! Proudly presented are action-packed stories from America's Best Comics, Fight Comics, Our Flag, National Comics, and a battleship full of other explosive comic books of the Golden Age!

Join the Moomins in their very first adventure, crossing a huge flood to search for missing Moominpappa! Moominmamma and Moomintroll need to find a home for the winter, someplace where sun is plentiful and safe from the dangers of the unknown. But before they can settle down, they must cross a dark and sinister forest and find their way through a flood of epic proportions, all the while hoping that they will find Moominpappa again. Their journey seems daunting but they forge ahead, with Moominmamma’s kindness and patience giving Moomin the courage he needs to face the strange, unexplored path that lies ahead of them. Written during the 1939-40 Finnish-Soviet Union conflict, or The Winter War, Jansson uses the unusual setting of a natural catastrophe to provide the background of her first children’s book and the first appearance of her beloved Moomin characters. She wrote this as her escape from the horrors of war and its many consequences, but rather than avoiding the problems that war raises, she uses these as a basis for the many obstacles that the characters face, from separated families to forced displacement. With beautiful black and white artwork interspersed throughout the text and curious, playful prose, you find yourself rooting for the Moomins and their quest to find Moominpappa and a place to call home.

Nicholas Cox is determined to prove himself in the world of fencing but things get more complicated when he’s up against Seiji Katayama. Nicholas Cox is determined to prove himself in the world of competitive fencing, and earn his place alongside fencing legends like the dad he never knew, but things get more complicated when he’s up against his golden-boy half-brother, as well as sullen fencing prodigy, Seiji Katayama. Nicholas, the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion, is a scrappy fencing wunderkind, and dreams of getting the chance and the training to actually compete. After getting accepted to the prodigious Kings Row private school, Nicholas is thrust into a cut-throat world, and finds himself facing not only his golden-boy half-brother, but the unbeatable, mysterious Seiji Katayama... Through clashes, rivalries, and romance between teammates, Nicholas and the boys of Kings Row will discover there’s much more to fencing than just foils and lunges. From acclaimed writer C.S. Pacat ( The Captive Prince) and fan-favorite artist Johanna the Mad.