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Sex. Magic. Violence. Religion. Offensive language. Racism. Sexism. Cultural sensitivity. Drugs and alcohol. Suicide. Homosexuality. Satanism & the occult. These are the reasons books get banned.

Good vs. evil. Magic. Mythical creatures. Court intrigue. Quests. Supernatural forces. Urban. Distant pasts. Dragons. Alternate histories. Swords & sorcery. Epic struggles. This is the stuff of fantasy.

Documentary fiction. Historical mysteries. Fictional biographies. Pirate stories. Family sagas. Alternate history. Historical fantasy. Regency romance.

Above nature. Magical thinking. Ghosts. Demons. Unearthly. Paranormal. Unexplainable. Unnatural. Divine. Miraculous. The Beyond.

Real life. Compelling. Gritty. Bleak. Heart-wrenching. Thought provoking. Hopeful.

Memoir. Autobiography. First-person. Journal. Diary. 

 

Great power. Great responsibility. Faster than a speeding bullet. I am the night. Look up in the sky. Shazam! It's clobberin' time...

"... it's a mistake to see comics as a mere hybrid of the graphic arts and prose fiction. What happens between these panels is a kind of magic only comics can create."

Secrets. Conspiracies. Puzzles. Betrayal. Twists. Lies. Ulterior motives. Amnesia. Uncertainty. Nothing is as it seems in these nail-biters.

LOLs. Cringe-worthy moments. Clever schemes. Satire. Dark humor. If you're looking for a good laugh, you've come to the right place.

Space opera. Parallel universes. Time travel. Science. Artificial intelligence. Technology. Military adventures. Cyberpunk. Social commentary?

Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Intersex.

Zombies. Chainsaws. Werewolves. Ghosts. The occult. Vampires. Dark fantasy. Monsters. Inner demons. Witches. Danger. Magic. This is the stuff of horror.

Romance. Heartache. First kisses. Missed connections. Break-ups. Best friends. Sex. No sex. Love at first sight. Love triangles. Happily ever after. This is what love stories are made of.

 

Travel to distant lands. Take in the murals of Brooklyn. Sneak into a dungeon. Discover parallel universes. Jump off the side of a mountain?

 

 

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