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A charming collection of quotes about cats from our favourite authors, accompanied by artwork in the trademark style of Paul Magrs (author of The Panda, the Cat and the Dreadful Teddy). ‘I love them, they are so nice and selfish’ – L.M. MontgomeryThis...

Discover the secret identities, origin stories, and fun facts of over 100 Marvel mutants with this pocket-sized, collectable guide!Marvel: The Mini Book of X-Men is the ultimate on-the-go handbook to the incredible X-Men of the Marvel Universe. Flip...

Discover over 100 Marvel super villains with this pocket-sized, collectable guide!Marvel Comics: Mini Book of Villains is the ultimate on-the-go handbook to the criminal masterminds of the Marvel Universe. Filled stats, origins, and secret identities,...

Discover over 100 Marvel super heroes with this pocket-sized, collectable guide!Marvel Comics: Mini Book of Heroes is the ultimate on-the-go handbook to the amazing heroes of the Marvel Universe. Filled stats, origins, and secret identities, this mini...

If a person could travel eternally through space and time, how would this power affect him? Doctor Who Psychology explores this question through an analysis of the longest-running sci-fi TV series of all time. This fascinating in-depth academic study,...

The Walking Dead depicts a postapocalyptic world filled with relentless violence and death. How would such trauma affect the psyche? Nineteen fascinating essays explore the deep psychological forces that drive the show's action, from the costs of...

"Jeet Heer more thoroughly and widely understands comics history and the perplexing binomial life of the cartoonist better than anyone who's not one. As well-versed in literature as he is in comics, he always gets at the peculiar, poetical texture of his...

How does an immortal deal with death?What can an ancient Time Lord teach us about real human nature?Why does the Doctor say he and Freud "got on very well"?How do the Daleks and Cybermen reflect concerns about losing our humanity?And what new challenges...

Indigenous Voices Award winner Cole Pauls returns with a robust collection of stories that celebrate the cultural practices and experiences of Dene and Arctic peoplesGathering Pauls's comics from magazines, comic festivals and zine making workshops,...

The little-known story of Reg Saunders, the firstIndigenous Australian to become an officer in theArmy, retold in action-packed graphic format.Reg Saunders MBE (192090) not only survived theWorld War II battlefields in the Middle East, NorthAfrica,...

When most people think of anime, they think of large-eyed adolescents fighting fearsome monsters (kaij). On the surface, Neon Genesis Evangelion is just the same, filled with destructive explosions and gigantic EVA missiles that can only be piloted by...

A fascinating analysis of the psychology behind Westworld.   In both the film and the TV show Westworld, people playing out fantasies find their lives in danger when robots built to entertain start to kill, creating an opportunity for us to...

From Cutie Honey and Sailor Moon to Nausica of the Valley of the Wind, the worlds of Japanese anime and manga teem with prepubescent girls toting deadly weapons. Sometimes overtly sexual, always intensely cute, the beautiful fighting girl has been both...

Uncover the full story of the galaxy's most heroic band of misfits. Even since the 2000s, Marvel's greatest band of intergalactic outlaws have become ever more crucial to the comic book Marvel Universe and its key storylines, ultimately inspiring their...

The sagas and stories that shook the DC Multiverse.   Explore the main events that have shaped and reshaped the DC Multiverse. From the groundbreaking debuts of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman to "The Flash of Two Worlds," from Crisis on Infinite...