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The fourth installment in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Adventure Zone graphic novel series, a hilarious meta-fictional D&D adventure story based on a smash hit podcast.

This deluxe boxed set collects the first three volumes of the New York Times-bestselling Adventure Zone graphic novel series from the McElroy brothers-Here There Be Gerblins, Murder on the Rockport Limited! and Petals to the Metal-plus an exclusive poster! Join our hero-adjacent sort-of-comrades in arms Taako the elf wizard, Merle the dwarf cleric, and Magnus the human fighter on a grand and grandly hilarious adventure through gerblin-infested mountain lairs; a locked-room murder mystery on a speeding train; and a rollicking round of battlewagon racing, the world's greatest high-stakes, low-legality sport.

Homicide, the celebrated true crime-book from the creator of HBO's The Wire, is reenvisioned in this first volume of a gritty, cinematic graphic novel duology.In 1988, journalist David Simon was given unprecedented access to the Baltimore Police Department's homicide unit. Over the next twelve months, he shadowed detectives as they took on a slew of killings in a city where killings were common. Only the most heinous cases stood out-chief amongst them, the rape and murder of eleven-year-old Latonya Wallace. Originally published in 1991, Simon's Homicide became the basis for the acclaimed television show Homicide: Life on the Streets and inspired HBO's The Wire. Now, this true-crime classic is reimagined as a gritty two-part graphic novel series.

In this intergenerational graphic memoir, renowned video game designer Jordan Mechner traces the path his family takes as it's uprooted by war, Nazi occupation, and everyday marital strife.1914. A teenage romantic heads to the enlistment office when his idyllic life in a Jewish enclave of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is upended by World War I.1938. A seven-year-old refugee begins a desperate odyssey through France, struggling to outrun the rapidly expanding Nazi regime and reunite with his family on the other side of the Atlantic.2015. The creator of a world-famous video game franchise weighs the costs of uprooting his family and moving to France as the cracks in his marriage begin to grow.Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner calls on the voices of his father and grandfather to weave a powerful story about the enduring challenge of holding a family together in the face of an ever-changing world.

In the first book of AGENTS OF S.U.I.T., the new volume in John Green's smash-hit INVESTIGATORS world, eager rookie agent Cilantro stepped into the spotlight-and rocketed into space! Now it's time for the B-Team to show why they're so un-B-lievably B-loved.That's right, Bongo and Marsha, the super-spy Badgers, are on the case...and way over-budget. When S.U.I.T. realizes just how much money the Badgers waste with their gadgets and spy vehicles and custom plush toys, they're sent to Bora Bora to investigate a case...the old-fashioned way. The bees-that's "bee-ee-ee," like the insect-that run the resort are hiding something under the tropical sands, and Marsha and Bongo are just the bumbling agents to crack this pineapple-flavored case wide open.

Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends! They love roller skates, inflatable rubber ducks, and going on HIGH VELOCITY adventures!After a series of wacky mishaps, Blue, Barry, and Pancakes find themselves inside a Roller Duck Ball stadium. Forced to compete in this nonsensical yet highly popular sport, the gang discovers a natural talent for the game. Soon enough, they find themselves hurtling towards athletic stardom! As endorsement deals and branded merchandise offers pile up, will our heroes be able to stay humble and hold onto their friendship? Or will the pressures of fame and success tear them apart?!Like all friends, Blue, Barry, and Pancakes can make mistakes . . . but at the end of the day, they always have each other's backs. And tops, and sides, and fronts, too!