ANIMAL CRACKERS HC GN

(W) Scott Christian Sava (A) Alison Acton (CA) Alison Acton

Dangerous stunts, flying acrobats, and even the clowns Uncle Doug hated so much - Owen is itching to see all of it. But when his little sister Zoe, a self-proclaimed animal whisperer, accuses the ringmaster of mistreating the circus animals, the last thing Owen has time to do is to watch the show! With the help of some magical animal crackers that can transform him into a bear, a hippo, or even a hamster, Owen sets out to rescue his kidnapped uncle and sister from the hands of the scheming ringmaster and his circus lackeys.

ANIMAL CRACKERS PREQUEL HC GN CIRCUS MAYHEM

(W) Scott Christian Sava (A) Mike Holmes (CA) Mike Holmes

The wacky, high-action graphic novel companion to Animal Crackers, Scott Christian Sava's highly anticipated animated feature film. Buffalo Bob's Rootin' Tootin' Animal Circus is famous for its jump-roping giraffe, tangoing lion, and knife-throwing elephant. But they have to be fakes, right? Owen is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery. When he visits the circus he discovers that his uncle and, coincidentally, all of the animals, are missing.  It can only be the work of Buffalo Bob's sideshow rival: Contorto. Owen stumbles upon the one thing that can save the day: Buffalo Bob's box of animal crackers. But these aren't any ordinary cookies: one bite and you're transformed into a circus animal! But it will take more than a few carnival tricks to defeat Contorto and his pack of goons in this prequel to Scott Sava's graphic novel Animal Crackers.

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN CASS ELLIOT BEFORE MAMAS & PAPAS HC

(W) Pénélope Bagieu (A) Pénélope Bagieu (CA) Pénélope Bagieu

It's Mama Cass as you've never known her, in this touching biography of the 1960s New York folk scene from French comics sensation Pénélope Bagieu (Exquisite Corpse). Before she became the legendary Mama Cass - one quarter of the mega-huge folk group The Mamas and the Papas - Cass Eliot was a girl from Baltimore trying to make it in the big city. After losing parts to stars like Barbra Streisand on the Broadway circuit, Cass found her place in the music world with an unlikely group of cohorts, releasing five albums with The Mamas and the Papas in their three years of existence. Through it all, Cass struggled to keep sight of her dreams - and her very identity.

SECRET CODERS GN #3

SECRETS & SEQUENCES

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Mike Holmes (CA) Mike Holmes

Stately Academy is no ordinary school: it was once home to an elite institute where teachers, students, and robots worked together to unravel the mysteries of coding. Hopper, Eni, and Josh won't rest until they've learned the whole story, but they aren't the only ones interested in the school's past. Principal Dean is hot on their trail, demanding that the coders turn over their most powerful robot. Dean may be a creep, but he's nothing compared to the guy who's really in charge: a green-skinned coding genius named Professor One-Zero. Available in Softcover and Hardcover editions.

SECRET CODERS GN HC #3

SECRETS & SEQUENCES

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Mike Holmes (CA) Mike Holmes

The coders are back in the third volume of the exciting new computer-programming series by New York Times-bestselling author Gene Luen Yang. Stately Academy is no ordinary school: it was once home to an elite institute where teachers, students, and robots worked together to unravel the mysteries of coding. Hopper, Eni, and Josh won't rest until they've learned the whole story, but they aren't the only ones interested in the school's past. Principal Dean is hot on their trail, demanding that the coders turn over their most powerful robot. Dean may be a creep, but he's nothing compared to the guy who's really in charge: a green-skinned coding genius named Professor One-Zero.