Asif and Nasir are starting their first day at a new school. The lessons seem okay, and the students are pretty harmless. It's just the teachers, they seem a bit ... alien. Asif and Nasir team up with Brainy and Evil Vikki to find out what on Earth is going on ...
This title is part of the EDGE: Bandit Graphics series: individual, high-quality, safe, 32-page graphic novels written by New York Times bestselling author Tony Lee, suitable for readers aged 7+.
Join Hilda in her second adventure as she sets out to secure her birth right and find out who, if he even exists, is the mysterious Midnight Giant. Hilda is a little girl with the uncanny ability to befriend even the most peculiar of house guests. But when an army of little creatures bombard her living room with stones and eviction notices, she has to think twice before making the acquaintance of these diminutive creatures. After sunset, even stranger things start happening. Who is this giant who only appears at midnight, and why is Hilda the only person who can see him?
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Curtis and Deena are starting at a brand new sports academy - the facilities are out of this world! But soon they are being tested and monitored, and they realise the teachers are not quite on planet Earth.
Ah, bliss! Gary is chilling in his Garden. But wait!! Look CLOSER! Look what's happening right under Gary's NOSE . . . Grumpy Caterpillars! Space travelling ladybirds! Ninja Hedgehogs! PARP! What was that? An insect orchestra - wow! HAHAHA! And what's that? It's all the laughter coming out of GARY'S GARDEN - why don't you come and see?
The dead are rising! Up out of the mouldering pages of history comes the chat show that digs the dirt on some of history's most famous, infamous and downright incredible men and women.
What was the secret of Cleopatra's irresistible personality?
Why did Genghis Khan become obsessed with world domination?
Which scientist is still radioactive, almost 100 years after her death?
Join your host, Adam Murphy, as he gets the answers to these questions and many more, on Corpse Talk, the show that brings the dead famous to life!
The marvellous world of Mutants is brought to life as you prepare for the release of ""X-Men 3"" in cinemas May 2006. Find out how your favourite characters learnt how to control their super-powers and use them for good! Loads of action and great illustrations make discovering the secrets of the School for Gifted Youngsters, from it's underground runway to the incredible Danger Room, great fun.
Ever wondered how Reed got his bullet-proof body? How Sue Richards became invisible? Or how Johnny Storm ignited into a human torch? This title shows everything you wanted to know about this super team - from how they got their amazing powers, to their fantastic equipment and evil enemies: Doctor Doom, Puppet Master, Psycho-Man and more.
Welcome to Bikini Bottom - an underwater city in the South Pacific, where you're shown an ocean view - and home to SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob lives in his fully-furnished pineapple with pet snail Gary. His next door neighbour, Patrick Star, may be the dimmest creature in the entire ocean.
""The Simpsons"", the world's favourite dysfunctional family unit, return for more satirical suburban shenanigans!In ""All Fired Up"", Homer, Sideshow Mel and others recount how they lost their jobs under hilarious circumstances; Lisa is dismayed by everyone's apathy towards reading in ""Lisa Simpson's Book Club""; Flander's and Homer's lives switch places in ""Ned the Simpson""; Homer lives his dream when he lands a job at Lard Lad Donuts; and Principal Skinner learns with great power comes responsibilities in ""The Principle of the Thing""!Featuring many more hilarious stories, and all the classic Simpsons characters you've grown to love, these latest exploits from Springfield will have you rolling in the aisles!
The newest Marvel graphic novel, featuring Miles Morales! Miles Morales is a normal school kid who happens to juggle school at Brooklyn Visions Academy while swinging through the streets of Brooklyn as Spider-Man. After a disastrous earthquake strikes his mother's birthplace of Puerto Rico, Miles springs into action to help set up a fundraiser for the devastated island. But when a new student's father goes missing, Miles begins to make connections between the disappearance and a giant corporation sponsoring Miles' fundraiser. Who is behind the disappearance and how does that relate to Spider-Man?
