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Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore, Books for Boys Review

Share:FacebookTwitteremailTumblrPinterestIntroduction Title: Batman: The Killing Joke Author: Alan Moore Illustrator: Brian Bolland Genre: Graphic Novel Release Date: March 1988 Synopsis (from Amazon): Presented for the first time with stark, stunning new coloring by Bolland, BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE is Alan Moore’s unforgettable meditation on the razor-thin line between sanity and insanity, heroism and villainy, comedy …

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Curiouser and Curiouser: Steampunk Alice in Wonderland (Steampunk Fairy Tales) by Melanie Karsak, Books for Boys Review

Share:FacebookTwitteremailTumblrPinterestIntroduction Title: Curiouser and Curiouser: Steampunk Alice in Wonderland (Steampunk Fairy Tales) Author: Melanie Karsak Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk Release Date: January 11, 2018 Synopsis (from Amazon): To save the Hatter, Alice must bargain with the one man she despises so much that she might still love him. Alice thought she’d turned over a new leaf. …

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Neuromancer by William Gibston, Books for Boys Review

Share:FacebookTwitteremailTumblrPinterest Introduction Title: Neuromancer Author: William Gibson Genre: Science Fiction, Cyberpunk Release Date: July 1, 1984 Synopsis (from Amazon): The Matrix is a world within the world, a global consensus-hallucination, the representation of every byte of data in cyberspace… Henry Dorsett Case was the sharpest data-thief in the business, until vengeful former employees crippled his nervous system. But now …

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Console Wars by Blake J. Harris, Books for Boys Review

Share:FacebookTwitteremailTumblrPinterest Introduction Title: Console Wars Author: Blake J. Harris Genre: Non-Fiction Release Date: June 2, 2015 Synopsis (from Amazon): Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Wars—a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and …

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Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim, #1) by Bryan Lee O’Malley, Books for Boys Review

Share:FacebookTwitteremailTumblrPinterest Introduction Title: Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim #1) Author & Illustrator: Bryan Lee O’Malley Genre: Graphic Novel, Urban Fantasy Release Date: August 18, 2004 Synopsis (from Amazon): Scott Pilgrim’s life is totally sweet. He’s 23 years old, he’s in a rock band, he’s “between jobs,” and he’s dating a cute high school …

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P.A.W.S. (The P.A.W.S. Saga #1) by Debbie Manber Kupfer, Books for Boys Review

Share:FacebookTwitteremailTumblrPinterest Introduction Title: P.A.W.S. (The P.A.W.S. Saga #1) Author: Debbie Manber Kupfer Genre: Urban Fantasy Release Date: September 1, 2015 Synopsis (from Amazon): When Miri receives a silver cat charm from her omama, Celia, on the night before Celia dies she has no idea that the charm holds a secret, a powerful magic that saved …

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Krazy: George Herriman, A Life In Black And White by Michael Tisserand, Books for Boys Review

Share:FacebookTwitteremailTumblrPinterest Introduction Title: Krazy: George Herriman, A Life In Black And White Author: Michael Tisserand Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography Release Date: December 6, 2016 Synopsis (from Amazon): In the tradition of Schulz and Peanuts, an epic and revelatory biography of Krazy Kat creator George Herriman that explores the turbulent time and place from which he emerged—and the …

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