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ALL MY BICYCLES TP (MR)
“A bicycle is a machine that you power yourself. You decide where you want to go,” writes cartoonist Powerpaola, as the guiding principle of this graphic memoir. All My Bicycles is a story that never really begins, existing all at once in Paola’s memory. The book illustrates Powerpaola’s relationships through... Read More →
For Mature Readers
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ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY NO 3 HC IN THE DAYS OF THE ROCKETS (MR)
In the vein of earlier comics-to-multimedia stars Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, Atlas Comics launched their own pulp hero in 1951, looking ahead to the futuristic year 2000. Across five issues of Space Squadron (and one of Space Worlds), headline talents including George Tuska, Werner Roth and Allen Bellman (with... Read More →
For Mature Readers
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COMPLETE WEB OF HORROR HC (MR)
In 1969, a feisty new comics magazine emerged to rival the popular horror magazines Creepy and Eerie: Web of Horror. Conceived by a plucky, independent publisher, Web of Horror showcased instant classics of horror and science fiction by such rising stars of comic art as Bernie Wrightson, Michael Kaluta, Bruce... Read More →
For Mature Readers
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DELIGHTS A STORY OF HIERONYMUS BOSCH HC (MR)
In Guy Colwell’s first full graphic novel in over 30 years, we see one painter, Colwell himself, consider another, Hieronymus Bosch, and the story behind the latter’s most notable work told in sequential panels. The known details of Bosch’s life, and the commissioning of his enormous triptych, “The Garden of... Read More →
For Mature Readers
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DOORWAY TO JOE THE ART OF JOE COLEMAN HC (MR)
Joe Coleman paints incredibly detailed portraits of sinners, saints, freaks, and personal friends that collectively present a dark history of America. Painting with a single-hair brush and a jeweler’s loupe, the artist states he only knows when the painting is done because he runs out of room on the canvas.... Read More →
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FABULOUS FURRY FREAK BROTHERS HIGH TIMES AND MISDEMEANORS HC (MR)
In this early epic of the hilarious and politically correct Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Freewheelin’ Franklin, Phineas, and Fat Freddy think they’re in the money when they establish their own low-fare one-vehicle bus line in the full-color (painted!) adventure, “The $29.95 SF to NYC Non-Stop Whiteline Cannonball Express.” But that... Read More →
For Mature Readers
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FOUL PLAY AND OTHER STORIES HC (MR)
When Jack Davis took up his pen for EC Comics, he imbued his stories with a playful sense of (gallows) humor that made his innocent victims more eye-poppingly terrified, his ax-murders more gleefully gruesome, and his revenge-seeking corpses more morbidly motivated than any other EC artist. These horror and suspense... Read More →
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HATE REVISITED #2 (OF 4) (MR)
The second issue of the most-anticipated series of 2024 tells the story fans have been waiting for over 30 years: yes, it’s “When Buddy Met Stinky!” Through flashbacks to late ’80s suburban New Jersey, to present day Tacoma, Washington, Buddy is forced to confront the memory of his departed friend,... Read More →
For Mature Readers
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HATE REVISTED #1 (OF 4) (MR)
Peter Bagge returns to the series that defined a generation with this all-new, four-issue monthly miniseries! Buddy and Lisa, now middle aged with a free-spirited young adult of their own, confront their own poor decisions as young people in the grungy 1990s. Expertly shifting between the present day (in full... Read More →
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IRIS HC A NOVEL FOR VIEWERS (MR)
The characters’ emotions drive the anti-capitalist, dystopian narrative in Iris: A Novel for Viewers, the earliest graphic novel produced in the Netherlands. A young woman, Iris, has her heart set on a singing career, and, despite her boyfriend Mark’s warnings, is seduced by the capitalist producer, “dream lover M.G.” He... Read More →
For Mature Readers
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KAMENS KALAMITY AND OTHER STORIES HC (MR)
Jack Kamen’s stories for The Vault of Horror, Tales From the Crypt, and The Haunt of Fear favored unnerving creepiness over gruesome shock. With his penchant for deft delineations of scheming women, jealous husbands, murderous love triangles, and not-so-innocent children, Kamen’s pen laid down a precise, sure line that brought... Read More →
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KOMMIX HC (MR)
Master cartoonist Charles Burns has never hidden his passion for comic books and pop culture from the 1950 and 1960s. Inspired by the romance, horror, and sci-fi comics of his youth, as well as the 1960s American underground, the author of Black Hole has created a collection of 80 original... Read More →
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MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS TP BOOK 2 (MR)
Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two is the eagerly awaited conclusion to one of the most acclaimed graphic novels of the past decade. Presented as the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes as she tries to solve the... Read More →
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NANCY SHOW TP CELEBRATING THE ART OF ERNIE BUSHMILLER (MR)
Ernie Bushmiller stated that hisNancywas created for “the gum chewers” and not the “caviar eaters.” He might be surprised to find his work honored in an important art exhibition. Nancy herself would believe she deserves nothing less! By scholars, collectors, and fans, the importance of Ernie Bushmiller’s work has been... Read More →
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NEVER AGAIN WILL I VISIT AUSCHWITZ HC A GRAPHIC FAMILY MEMOIR OF TRAUMA & INHERITANCE (MR)
Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz is an act of self-discovery and the resuscitation of historical memory. At its heart is the intersection of a genocidal political moment in 20th century history and the author’s own family history. Told from the perspectives of four generations of the author’s family, spanning... Read More →
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NOW #13 THE NEW COMICS ANTHOLOGY (MR)
In our latest issue, NOW #13, cartoonist Kayla E. (USA) returns with an all-new “Precious Rubbish” strip exploring childhood trauma through her darkly humorous lens; she also contributes this issue’s cover. Nathan Gelgud (USA) makes his NOW debut with two strips adapting dialogue from interviews with filmmaker Paul Schrader, while... Read More →
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PASSION OF GENGOROH TAGAME TP MASTER OF GAY EROTIC MANGA VOL 1 & 2 (MR)
The often violent, visceral, and always provocative style of Japanese manga legend Gengoroh Tagame, one of the originators of Japanese bear culture, comes to life like never before in our two volume The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame series — the only English-language collections of Tagame’s erotic work, celebrated around the... Read More →
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PEEPSHOW #15 (MR)
When cartoonist Joe Matt unexpectedly passed away in 2023, it appeared that any hope of seeing new work would die with him. Matt, notoriously slow, had been working on a new issue since the previous issue was published in 2006. After his death, it was discovered that the entire issue... Read More →
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PETAR & LIZA HC (MR)
When Petar returns home to civilian life after his two-year conscription in the ex-Yugoslavian army, he finds himself adrift. Even amidst the most raucous, late-night parties, he feels detached from it all, like a ghost haunting the living. But a serendipitous encounter with Liza, a dancer with a joie de... Read More →
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POGO THE COMPLETE SYNDICATED COMIC STRIPS HC VOL 9 A DISTANT PAST YET TO COME (MR)
Walt Kelly's newspaper comic strip Pogo was a platform for Kelly to express political satire and commentary via a wildly entertaining, motley group of swamp critters. He tackled many of the sociopolitical issues of his day: the Red Scare, civil rights, the environment, consumerism. But the strip is also a... Read More →
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