seconds a graphic novel

A broke Filipino grocery worker survives a hit-and-run and wakes up with three seconds of foresight. To pay the hospital bill and keep his family fed, he sets out to bankrupt the casinos of Asia — slowly, quietly, one nosebleed at a time. But every second he spends is a second of his life, and somewhere out there, someone is keeping a list of people like him.Premise (back-of-book pitch): Aaron Reyes is twenty-three, a business graduate with no business prospects, working the graveyard shift at a 24-hour grocery in Quezon City. His father builds for other people. His mother washes other people's dishes. His baby brother is teething through nights nobody can afford. Then a car runs a red light, and Aaron wakes up in a hospital bed seeing the nurse walk through the door three seconds before she actually does. The gift is small. Three seconds. A nosebleed for every glimpse, a few seconds banked each day for later use. Useless for almost everything in life — except one thing: a casino card laid face down.

Betrayed by his partner and killed in the line of duty, Sub-Inspector Benedict Holstan wakes up in the body of a 5-year-old "useless" noble. Cast aside by his father and left to rot in an abandoned manor, Caelum Valtheron spends years studying ancient grimoires, waiting for his moment. When he enters the Royal Academy, the world expects a failure. Instead, they get a powerhouse. As the only student accepted into both the Knight and Magic programs, Caelum catches the eye of the second Prince, Elias. But Elias carries a dark secret, a poison that kills in 300 seconds without a willing sacrifice. Caelum has the magic to stall the clock. But in a world of political betrayal that mirrors the one that killed him, can he solve the mystery of the poison before time runs out for them both?

Time waits for no one. This a phrase that most of us have been hearing since our childhood but who would have guessed that an exception to this rule would also exist? In a world, where humans are fighting a battle of attrition against extraterrestrials, Andrey, a 17-year-old boy with not much to show for himself except his above-average grades gains a supernatural ability related to time. How would he use it? What will he encounter in his long and arduous journey? Stay tuned for the answers.

In a world ruled by strength, dungeons, and awakened abilities, 16-year-old Kairo is mocked as an E-Rank—the lowest of the low. His only power? Vaultspace: a mysterious dimension where ten days pass for every second in the real world. Useless, they called it. But they were wrong. Inside Vaultspace, time is Kairo’s weapon. With no trainers, no shortcuts, and no applause, he begins the impossible training alone in a timeless void, punching through his limits one second at a time. As the outside world blazes with rising threats, legendary hunters, and ancient awakenings, Kairo quietly prepares to shatter fate itself. This is not the story of a chosen one. It’s the story of a boy who *chose* to become legendary.

What happens when the universe tries to delete your soulmate?" After the catastrophic "Violet Fracture," Min Se-Ah woke up in a world that didn't remember her. For three years, she lived as a ghost, a survivor with a hollow chest and a name etched in nothing but dust. But Park Tae-Jun, the "Ice Prince" of Seoul, refused to let the past die. Connected by a physiological "Echo"-a rhythmic thump-thump in their ribs that belongs to each other-they must fight against a powerful empire and the fabric of time itself to reclaim the seconds the world forgot. A masterpiece of love, possessiveness, and high-stakes mystery. If you believe some connections are written in the stars, this echo is for you.

Rafael Iskandar thought Pulau Berangan was just a quiet island where gossip travelled faster than the ferry. Then the world stopped breathing. Everyone froze. The sea stopped. The wind vanished. Only Rafael could move. At first, he thought he was alone inside the silence between seconds. Then the things from old ghost stories started moving too. Toyol. Penanggal. Pontianak. Shadows that did not belong to their bodies. With his chaotic friends Amir and Farisha, and a tired engineer named Farhan who definitely knows more than he admits, Rafael begins uncovering the truth behind the frozen world, the entity disturbances, and the secret organisation

Lucas Vale can freeze time—but he can’t escape it. What began as a teenage-panic miracle has become an adrenaline addiction: five-minute “chrono-pauses,” razor-fine telekinesis, and surface-thought telepathy that let Lucas walk between the seconds and nudge fate for fun … or profit. But when a casino heist in Macau lights up surveillance feeds around the world, the hunter becomes the hunted. Enter the Curators, a shadow syndicate armed with anti-chrono tech and a chilling ultimatum: join, vanish, or be dissected. Hot on their heels is Mason Graves, a loss-prevention legend who collects frame-skip anomalies the way other people collect grudges. Fleeing Perth rooftops, neon Macau lounges and Vatican vaults, Lucas allies with sharp-eyed journalist Serena Kaur and a growing cadre of newly awakened “Potentials” who can bend reality in their own startling ways. Every pause now exacts a heavier toll—migraines, moral debts, and a ticking directive that demands he wield his power for more than boredom or greed. With global manhunts closing in and entire timelines at stake, Lucas must decide: will he become the Curators’ next trophy, or the architect of a new code that protects every heartbeat he stills? High-velocity, globe-trotting, and pulsing with ethical intrigue, Between the Seconds is a cinematic thriller about the cost of stolen moments and the courage it takes to let time flow again.

In her previous life, she took the wrong "white lotus" script, causing her to die a miserable death. Heaven has let her live again, so she shouldn't have to suffer the hardships of her past life once more! Feng Moxi sheds her weakness from her previous life. Making a new choice, she must fight! There are monsters! Kill them! There are scumbags! Eliminate them! With her meager strength, she picks up a Heavy Sword and forges a difficult path forward. Unexpectedly, that arrogant and reckless person who caused her no small amount of trouble along the way eventually becomes a comrade-in-arms to whom she can entrust her back, a companion for life. The sky fills with darkness, the Demon People emerge! The Heavenly Dao returns. One day, Feng Moxi is leisurely roasting beast meat by the river. Chaoyang, having just finished fighting a demon beast, sees the crumbs on her lips and immediately leans in. "Want some?" Chaoyang dazedly nodded his head. Suddenly, a piece of burnt beast meat is stuffed into his mouth. Chaoyang pulls Feng Moxi into his embrace, gently brushes the corner of her lips with his hand, and says, "You're mine!" Apocalypse + Cultivation + Doting Boyfriend

[Irresistible MC + Farming & Entrepreneurship + Strong Female Lead + Cute Baby + Love Rivalry + Farming System + Male Competition] Deng Yuyuan wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a period novel about a "pampered group darling" — as the biological mother of the vicious female villain. The female villain has a biased grandmother, a mooching uncle and his family, a blindly filial father, and a spineless mother. She was a small-time thief as a child. As an adult, she committed every kind of evil — constantly framing the female lead — and ultimately met a miserable end. The female lead is the only daughter in another family, doted on by her older brothers. The villain targeted her out of pure jealousy. And now, Deng Yuyuan has become that villain's cowardly mother — and the villain herself is currently just an ugly, wrinkly-faced infant. The blindly filial father loves his wife, but gives all the good things to his own mother. He says to his starving wife and daughter: "Xiao Yuan, come drink some water. I specially heated it for you." Deng Yuyuan looks at her own bony frame and her tiny child — and decides to get a divorce. Goodbye, useless husband. She's going to raise this little cub with an abundance of money and love. No way she'll go astray this time. Lost one husband, gained a crowd of suitors. A beautiful sent-down youth coveted by many — she knows some self-defense and burns the midnight oil studying. With the reinstatement of the college entrance exams, she takes her child toward a much wider world. Riding the wave of the times, Deng Yuyuan works her way up to become a gaming tycoon and a cutting-edge scientist... Except — why are so many men fighting to be her cub's stepfather?

Li Yuyu transmigrated into a novel and became the imperial harem's most favored concubine — whose only goal was to cuckold the Emperor. To save her own life, Li Yuyu decisively kept her distance from the original male lead, clung tightly to the Emperor's golden thigh, and set her sights on becoming the most beloved consort in the palace! But being the Emperor's favorite wasn't as easy as she'd imagined. Li Yuyu: "Your Majesty, we already have three sons!" The Emperor: "But I still don't have a princess." Li Yuyu：...... She regretted everything. She didn't want to be a favored concubine anymore. She wanted to escape the palace!!! National Guardian General: "Fear not, little sister. Even if you leave the palace, your big brother will protect you forever." Jianghu Sovereign: "Travel the martial world with your elder brother. No one dares to lay a hand on my little sister." Gorgeous Senior Brother: "Come into seclusion with your senior brother, and live a carefree life without a worry in the world." Li Yuyu nodded frantically. Yes, yes, yes! Great, great, great! Clang... Clang... The Emperor approached slowly, dragging unbreakable chains: "Dare to leave the palace, and I'll break the Empress's legs and lock her in the Central Palace for life." Li Yuyu: !!! Was it too late to convince her brothers to start a rebellion?