The Last of Us: American Dreams
A short prequel comic follows teenage Ellie’s first steps beyond the walls as she befriends Riley and meets the Fireflies.
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A short prequel comic follows teenage Ellie’s first steps beyond the walls as she befriends Riley and meets the Fireflies.
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A witty prequel about how Dr. Bairstow secured funding and assembled the team that would become St. Mary's.
A boy is taken from home, remade into a wolf-like soldier, and fights to keep his humanity in a queen’s army.
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In an alternate DC world, a group of teens discovers shared powers, hidden origins, and a conspiracy behind their families.
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A young noble lieutenant must earn his soldiers’ respect while surviving a brutal legion campaign and his own doubts.
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A short companion novella follows Prince Maxon before the Selection, revealing his nerves, duty, and first reactions to the girls.
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A short Tobias Eaton prequel follows his aptitude test, faction choice, and first steps toward becoming Four.
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Two cousins in an alternate LA gain water powers and try to balance fame dreams, monster fights, and family baggage.
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A short prequel follows Six’s brutal survival, training, and loss before she ever meets John.
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A teen who returns from death with visions of how people die is hunted while uncovering a wider world of EOs.
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A 13-year-old girl in a salt-harvesting desert society answers a forbidden calling that changes her family and world.
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A prequel to Stranger Things follows Terry Ives into a secret 1969 lab experiment behind Eleven’s origins.
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