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Ryan North is the (New York Times bestselling, Eisner-award winning) creator of Dinosaur Comics, the co-editor of the Machine of Death series, and the author of both "To Be or Not To Be" and "Romeo and/or Juliet": the choose-your-own-path versions of Shakespeare's plays. He also wrote "The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl" for Marvel Comics, who you might know from their movies about an iron man. His non-fiction work includes "How To Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveller" and the upcoming "How to Take Over the World".

He lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife Jenn and his dog Noam Chompsky.

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How to be a T. Rex Aug 21, 2018

by Ryan North, Mike Lowery

( 32 )

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An upROARiously funny take on following your wildest dreams, from the bestselling creator of Dinosaur Comics

Being a regular old human is kind of a drag. That's why Sal is not going to be a teacher or doctor or lawyer when she grows up. She is going to grow up to be an awesome Tyrannosaurus Rex. Her brother thinks it's impossible, but Sal sure shows him! And in the beginning, being a T. Rex is AWESOME. But did you know that it's kind of hard to make friends when you are a super-giant, super-loud, super-stompy dinosaur? If only there were a way for Sal to be 100% awesome, 100% of the time...

Eisner Award-winning writer Ryan North makes his picture book debut with this bright, bold, and quirky story about finding--and taming--the beast within.

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The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Powers Of A Squirrel (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015)) Dec 18, 2019

by Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Gurihiru

( 44 )

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Collects Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015 A) #1-8.

Eating nuts. Kicking butts. No ifs, ands or buts. Thanos. Fin Fang Foom. Deadpool. They have all fallen to her squirrel-based might — all completely, indisputably in canon. Now the Sciuridae super hero is about to face her biggest challenge yet: majoring in computer science at Empire State University! Oh, and also Galactus. But that college thing is the really hard bit. Can the bright-eyed, bushy-tailed Doreen Green balance her studies with battling bad guys like Kraven the Hunter, Whiplash and — yes! — the Devourer of Worlds? And can she pull it all off without her new comp-sci friends seeing through her seemingly foolproof secret identity? With furry pal Tippy-Toe by her side and the best theme song in comics burrowing into your head, you're about to find out why you just can't beat Squirrel Girl!

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Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure Jun 7, 2016

by Ryan North

( 336 )

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The New York Times bestseller from the author of How to Invent Everything and To Be or Not To Be

Romeo loves Juliet. Or Rosaline. And Juliet loves Romeo. Or Viola. Or Orlando. It's Shakespeare as you've never played him before.

In this choose-your-own-path version of Romeo and Juliet, you choose where the story goes every time you read! What if Romeo never met Juliet? What if Juliet got really buff instead of moping around the castle all day? What if they teamed up to take over Verona with robot suits? Whatever your adventure, you're guaranteed to find lots of romance, lots of epic fight scenes, and plenty of questionable decision-making by very emotional teens.

All of the endings—there are over a hundred—feature beautiful illustrations by some of the greatest artists working today, including New York Times bestsellers Kate Beaton, Noelle Stevenson, Randall Munroe, and Jon Klassen.

Packed with exciting choices, fun puzzles, secret surprises, terrible puns, and more than a billion possible storylines, Romeo and/or Juliet offers a new experience every time you read it. You can choose to play as Romeo or Juliet (obviously) but you can also play as both of them, or as Juliet's nurse, or, if you're good, you can even unlock a fourth playable character! That's right. We figured out how to have unlockable characters in books. Choose well, and you may even get to write the world's most awkward choose-your-own sex scene.

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Inhumans: Once And Future Kings (Inhumans: Once And Future Kings (2017)) Feb 7, 2018

by Christopher Priest, Phil Noto, Nick Bradshaw, Ryan North

( 16 )

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Collects Inhumans: Once And Future Kings #1-5.

A king in training. A brother destined for madness. Journey back in time with superstar writer Christopher Priest and witness the early days of the Boltagon legacy! When the king of the Inhumans is attacked, young Black Bolt and Maximus spring into action to save their leader! But when Black Bolt loses control, what are the consequences for his future kingdom - and his own family? It's a pivotal moment in Black Bolt and Maximus' lives...and a turning point for the entire Inhuman race! Plus, the teleporting dog has his day as Lockjaw stars in his own uncanny adventures!

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Power Pack: The Powers That Be (Power Pack (2020-)) Jun 16, 2021

by Ryan North, Ryan Stegman, Nico Leon

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Collects Power Pack (2020) #1-5. Power Pack is back! Katie, Julie, Jack and Alex Power have been super-heroing since they were learning to tie their shoes — but it’s been ages since they fought side by side as a family. Now a special occasion — and an old grudge — is about to bring the family back together. There’s just one hiccup: a brand-new law outlawing underage vigilantes! But surely if the fate of all of New York City is at stake, the powers that be will make an exception? Don’t bet on it! To comply with the rules, the Pack needs an adult mentor — but who in the Marvel Universe will take the job? Whoever it is, they’ll have their hands full when the Powers’ powers start to shut down…which is a bad time for the Taskmaster to come to town!

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Jughead Vol. 2 Mar 14, 2017

by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Derek Charm

( 79 )

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JUGHEAD VOL. 2 is the second collection of the historic JUGHEAD series
relaunch, featuring the talents of comics superstars Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North and Derek Charm. This series is true to the spirit and characters that all
Jughead and Archie fans know and love while reinvigorating its essence and
humor through the talents of some of the most popular creators in the comic
book industry.

In the grand tradition of comic book reboots like ARCHIE VOL. 1, Archie Comics
proudly presents... JUGHEAD VOL. 2--from the super team of Chip Zdarsky
(HOWARD THE DUCK), Ryan North (THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL) and Derek Charm (REGULAR SHOW)!

New story! New arc! New creative team! Let's not compare them too harshly
with the old creative team though--they were awesome. This new team is pretty
good too though, lots of talent and they really do try their best.

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The Midas Flesh Vol. 2 Jun 24, 2015

by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, Braden Lamb

( 16 )

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What if everything you touched turned into gold? Joey and her space crew have found King Midas' body and turned it into the most powerful weapon of all time. With the ability to transform any planet into gold within seconds, the team will find out if they have what it takes to actually put him to use. There will be greed. There will be vengeance. There will be gold. The second volume of Ryan North's (Adventure Time, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) debut original print comic book series The Midas Flesh features illustration dynamos Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb (Adventure Time) and a conclusion that you will never see coming. Collects issues #5-8.

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The Midas Flesh Vol. 1 Dec 3, 2014

by Ryan North, Braden Lamb, Shelli Paroline

( 18 )

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WHY BOOM! LOVES IT: An edge-of-your-seat, save the universe adventure with two butt-kickin' ladies and a dinosaur in a spacesuit? Yes, please! THE MIDAS FLESH was the first comic to come from our BOOM! Box imprint, and it's everything we love about quirky comics made "for the love of it."

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: Ryan North (DINOSAUR COMICS), Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb have already proven to be an unstoppable team on their award-winning ADVENTURE TIME run. Now North's debut original print comic book series will leave the reader reeling from start to gilded finish.

WHAT IT'S ABOUT: We've all heard of the Midas touch. You know, the Greek myth about the man who did a number on himself by wishing for everything he touched to turn to gold? Well, you haven't heard everything.

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The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015-2019) #45 Jun 12, 2019

by Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Derek Charm

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WAR OF THE REALMS TIE-IN! The historic team-up of Ratatoskr – Asgardian chaos squirrel god – and Squirrel Girl – Midgardian squirrel, uh, girl – has not gone well! Well, that’s not technically true: it’s gone well for Ratatoskr, who now has a human identity to play with...but this team-up hasn’t technically saved anyone yet. And now it probably never will! Squirrel Girl realizes that Ratatoskr isn’t playing by the rules, and they split up! But can one girl save all of North America? And does one Asgardian chaos squirrel god have machinations going on beneath the surface? Answers to these questions, plus fights, plus friendship, plus Frost Giants, PLUS some public domain poetry all await you! THERE IS NO MORE ALLURING A SENTENCE THAN THE ONE WE JUST TYPED. WE CHECKED, THIS IS IT!

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The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015-2019) #44 May 8, 2019

by Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Derek Charm

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A WAR OF THE REALMS TIE-IN! The other nine realms have fallen, Earth is under attack and the only one who can save us is DOREEN GREEN, A.K.A. THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL. So that’s terrific. We’re in great hands and don’t need to worry at all! Phew. Or at least we would be, if it weren’t for the complicating factor of an ancient Asgardian Squirrel Chaos God who’s decided she wants to be...FRIENDS?? In this issue, Squirrel Girl and Ratatoskr fight Frost Giants...and their unspoken assumptions about each other! This arc is a “WAR OF THE REALMS” TIE-IN, but it’s also an awesome stand-alone story that you don’t need to be reading all the other comics to get! Don’t tell Marvel.

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Jughead Vol. 3 Nov 14, 2017

by Ryan North, Derek Charm

( 47 )

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Like a magnificent mecha, Archie Comics combines the talents of super team Ryan North (THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL), Mark Waid (ARCHIE), Ian Flynn (SONIC THE HEDGEHOG) and Derek Charm (REGULAR SHOW) on JUGHEAD VOL. 3!

Everyone is after Jughead! What sort of witchcraft has befallen our crowned hero, making him Riverdale's #1 target? Jughead finds himself in a mosh pit of doom in this collection featuring Sabrina, Josie & the Pussycats, ZOMBIES and so much more!

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This Is How You Die: Stories of the Inscrutable, Infallible, Inescapable Machine of Death Jul 16, 2013

by Matthew Bennardo, David Malki !, Ryan North

( 137 )

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If a machine could predict how you would die, would you want to know? This is the tantalizing premise of This Is How You Die, the brilliant follow-up anthology to the self-published bestseller, Machine of Death.

THIS IS HOW YOU DIE
Stories of the Inscrutable, Infallible, Inescapable Machine of Death

The machines started popping up around the world. The offer was tempting: with a simple blood test, anyone could know how they would die. But the machines didn't give dates or specific circumstances-just a single word or phrase. DROWNED, CANCER, OLD AGE, CHOKED ON A HANDFUL OF POPCORN. And though the predictions were always accurate, they were also often frustratingly vague. OLD AGE, it turned out, could mean either dying of natural causes, or being shot by an elderly, bedridden man in a botched home invasion. The machines held onto that old-world sense of irony in death: you can know how it's going to happen, but you'll still be surprised when it does.

This addictive anthology--sinister, witty, existential, and fascinating--collects the best of the thousands of story submissions the editors received in the wake of the success of the first volume, and exceeds the first in every way.

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