Blue Juice

Offering a candid behind-the-scenes look at small-animal veterinary practices, Blue Juice explores the emotional and ethical conflicts involved in providing a "good death" for companion animals. Patricia Morris presents a nuanced ethnographic account of how veterinarians manage patient care and client relations when their responsibility shifts from saving an animal's life to negotiating a decision to end it. Using her own experiences and observations in veterinary settings as well as the voices of seasoned and novice vets, Morris reveals how veterinarians think about euthanasia and why this "dirty work" often precipitates "burnout," moral quandaries, and even tense or emotional interactions with clients. Closely observing these interactions, Morris illuminates the ways in which euthanasia reflects deep and unresolved tension in human-animal relationships. Blue Juice seeks to understand how practitioners, charged with the difficult task of balancing the interests of animals and their humans, deal with the responsibility of ending their patients' lives.

Set sail on the Great Sea, a world full of magic, danger, and excitement! Join Ariana, a most unlikely heroine, aboard an enchanted ship as she discovers what it truly means to be a pirate, on a journey that will change the world forever.

After rescuing Finn from the elves, Ariana has recruited her first crew member and is reunited with her old mentor, Shen Kenoshi, who wants Ariana to give up her dream of being a pirate. But danger lurks beneath the waves, and little do they realize that Ariana's new recruit carries a secret that could shake the Sea to its very floor.

Ariana is officially a pirate! Or is she? After signing papers of conscription for the evil Captain Bilgehart, Ariana is ready to start her life of piracy for real! But with her ship in pieces and a crew of just one, will she be able to pass the test to get her Jolly Roger and officially earn the title “pirate”?

Ariana has survived her first week on the Crimson Dawn, and is well on her way to being a pirate … or so she thinks. A chance encounter with some real-life pirates shows her it takes more than a ship and a bird to be able to sail The Great Sea. And the cost of being a pirate may be more than she’d bargained for!

Having officially been a pirate for less than a day, Ariana has already lost all her gold and caused the sacking of the town that she calls her home port. With the one responsible in her sights, she sails toward a fiery showdown with Bilgehart and his pirate raiders. Will this be Ariana's first adventure as a pirate, or her last?

Pirates, magic and adventure collide in this action packed series from Blue Juice Comics. The Sea is still in chaos after the mysterious disappearance of the Pirate Queen Anne Bonnie, and danger lurks over every crest. Join Ariana aboard the Crimson Dawn, a legendary enchanted ship, as she follows her dream of becoming a pirate in a world that's still awaiting the return of the Pirate Queen.

A band of reluctant time travelers find themselves trapped in a future where time travel has left the world in ruins. There, they become prisoners of the Time Games, a gladiator arena that steals people from different points in history and forces them to fight for the pleasure of the crowd. Our heroes struggle to survive the Games and escape from this nightmarish apocalypse, but with no way back, the future may be their only hope. This Volume 1 Trade Paperback combines individual Issues 1-6.