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How to find fiction at the UTSA Libraries with selected titles from a variety of genres.
Selected Titles
- Birds of Prey by Chuck Dixon; Matt Haley (Artist)Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor PN6728.B497 D59 v.1ISBN: 9781401258160"Early stories of DC's team of female crimefighters known as the Birds of Prey, including Oracle, Black Canary, Catwoman and more."
- Angelitos by Ilan Stavans; Santiago CohenCall Number: JPL 3rd Floor PN6727.S677 A83 2018ISBN: 9780814254592A college student and his interactions with Padre Chinchachoma, a charismatic Catholic priest who devotes himself to rescuing homeless children in Mexico. Set in a deeply classist society and against the backdrop of the tragic destruction of the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, the core of the story also revolves around the student's fear that Padre Chincha might be sexually abusing the children he rescues, at a time and place when such actions went unchecked by the Catholic Church.
- Incognegro a Graphic Mystery by Mat Johnson; Warren PleeceCall Number: JPL 3rd Floor PN6727.J573 I53 2018ISBN: 9781506705644Zane Pinchback, a reporter for the New York-based New Holland Herald, is sent to investigate the arrest of his own brother, charged with the brutal murder of a white woman in Mississippi. With a lynch mob already swarming, Zane must stay "incognegro" long enough to uncover the truth behind the murder in order to save his brother -- and himself.
- Red Winter by Anneli Furmark; Hanna Stromberg (Translator)Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor PN6790.S77 F8713 2018ISBN: 9781770463066Siv is a married mother of three employed by the youth sector of her local socio-democratic chapter in Sweden. Without warning, Siv falls in love with a young Maoist, Ulrik, who recently arrived from the south of Sweden to militarize and gain control of the steelworkers union.
- Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates; Brian Stelfreeze (Artist)Call Number: PN6728.B523 C63 2016 JPL 3rd Floor, JPL Popular CollectionWhen a superhuman terrorist group that calls itself The People sparks a violent uprising, the land famed for its incredible technology and proud warrior traditions will be thrown into turmoil. If Wakanda is to survive, it must adapt--but can its monarch, one in a long line of Black Panthers, survive the necessary change?
- Orange: by Ichigo Takano; Jason DeAngelis (Editor)Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor PN6790.J33 T3195 2016ISBN: 9781626923027On the day that Naho begins 11th grade, she recieves a letter from herself ten years in the future. At first, she writes it off as a prank, but as the letter's predictions come true one by one Naho realizes that the letter might be the real deal. Her future self tells Naho that a new transfer student, a boy named Kakeru, will soon join her class. The letter begs Naho to watch over him, saying that only Naho can save Kakeru from a terrible future.
- My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris (Artist)Call Number: PN6727.F4646 M95 2016 JPL 3rd FloorISBN: 978160699959210-year-old Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold.
- Matty's Rocket Book One by Tim Fielder (Illustrator); Dieselfunk Studios (Produced by)Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor PN6727.F4346 M38 bk.1 2017ISBN: 9780996204637Collects Matty's Rocket issues 1-3. Featuring a new 12 page Epilogue, new features. Starts off the graphic novel series.
- Motor Crush Volume 1 by Brenden Fletcher; Cameron Stewart (Artist); Babs Tarr (Artist)Call Number: PN6728.M68 F64 2017 JPL 3rd FloorISBN: 9781534301894By day, DominoSwift competes for fame & fortune in a worldwide motorcycle racing league.By night, she cracks heads of rival gangs in brutal bike wars to gain possessionof a rare, valuable contraband: an engine-boosting "machinenarcotic" known as Crush.
- Blue Hand Mojo by John JenningsCall Number: PN6727.J45 B58 2017 JPL 3rd floor1931. Bronzeville. Chicago. The mage, Frank "Half Dead" Johnson, is a marked man. Literally. A drunken decision fuelled by tragedy has left him with half a soul, sorcerous powers, and two centuries to work off his debt to Scratch (aka The Devil) himself.
- Afar by Leila del Duca; Kit Seaton (Artist)Call Number: PN6727.D3838 A33 2017 JPL 3rd FloorBoetema develops the ability to astrally project to other worlds,unintentionally possessing the bodies of people light years away. Inotu, her inquisitive brother with a pension for trouble, finds himself on the run after he's caught eavesdropping on an illegal business deal between small town business tycoons and their cyborg bodyguard.
- The Best We Could Do by Thi BuiCall Number: E184.V53 B85 2017 JPL 3rd FloorPublication Date: 2017-03-07Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves.
- Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire; Dean Ormston (Illustrator)Call Number: PN6728.B51926 L46 2017 JPL 3rd FloorBanished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City now lead simple lives in an idyllic, timeless farming village from which there is no escape! But as they employ all of their super abilities to free themselves from this strange purgatory, a mysterious stranger works to bring them back into action for one last adventure!
- The Goddamned Volume 1 by R. M. Guéra (Artist); Jason AaronCall Number: PN6727.A225 B44 JPL 3rd FloorIts 1655 years after Eden, and life on earth has already gone to hell. Prehistoric monsters and stone-agemarauders roam the land. Murder and destruction are the rule of the day.Humankind is a failed experiment. This is life before the Flood.
- Imagine Wanting Only This by Kristen RadtkeCall Number: PN6727.R334 Z46 2017 JPL 3rd FloorWhen Kristen Radtke was in college, the sudden death of a beloved uncle and the sight of an abandoned mining town after his funeral marked the beginning moments of a lifelong fascination with ruins and with people and places left behind. Over time, this fascination deepened until it triggered a journey around the world in search of ruined places.
- Jessica Jones Vol. 1 by Marvel Comics; Brian Michael Bendis (Text by); Michael Gaydos (Illustrator)Call Number: PN6728.J49 B465 2017 JPL 3rd FloorA lot has changed in the Marvel Universe and there are many secrets hiding in the shadows - secrets only a special woman like Jessica Jones can hope to uncover. Alias Investigations is open for business, and of all the many mysteries to discover, her new case may be the most dangerous one!
- Monstress by Marjorie Liu; Sana Takeda (Artist, Cover Design by)Call Number: PN6728.M658 L58 2016 JPL 3rd floorA teenage girl is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and shares a mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, a connection that will transform them both and make them the target of both human and otherworldly powers.
- Wonder Woman Vol. 1 (Rebirth) by Greg Rucka; Liam SharpeCall Number: PN6728.W6 R75 2017 JPL 3rd FloorPublication Date: 2017-02-28Princess Diana of Themyscira--known to the world as Wonder Woman--is one of the greatest superheroes in history. But who is she...really? Not even Wonder Woman herself knows for sure. Her memories are a tangle of contradictions that even her lie-detecting lasso cannot untangle.
- Batgirl: a Celebration of 50 Years by Various (Illustrator)Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor PN6728.B358 B37 2017ISBN: 9781401268169Using her brain to outsmart her opponents, Batgirl stands strong against her enemies. Whether working with a team or venturing on her own, Batgirl's adaptability to situations makes her one of the most versatile and popular characters in the DC Universe.
- Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell; Faith Erin Hicks (Illustrator)Call Number: DT Juvenile Literature PZ7.7.R686 Pum 2019ISBN: 9781250312853Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends. Every autumn, all through high school, they've worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. But this Halloween is different--Josiah and Deja are finally seniors, and this is their last season at the pumpkin patch. Their last shift together. Their last good-bye.