Comic books in 'Slice of Life/Urban Angst'

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Stories by Mike Curtis. Art by Shelley Pfleger and Chris Berdoz. The adventures of Shanda, an anthropomorphic panda girl with real-world problems. Richard learns that his birth father is still alive, and returns home to confront his family. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Stories by Mike Curtis. Art and cover by Carla Speed McNeil. The adventures of Shanda, an anthropomorphic panda girl with real-world problems. Richard meets his father; Quinn tries to kill herself; Terris brother shows up. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Fine $4.80

Add to cart Fine $4.80

Stories by Mike Curtis. Art by Sara Palmer. The adventures of Shanda, an anthropomorphic panda girl with real-world problems. Rainbow tells her side of the story in an extended interview. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart VF- 7.5 $6.00

Add to cart Fine $4.80

Cover art by Heather Maranda. Bring It Home, script by Mike Curtis, pencils by Heather Maranda, inks by Steven R. Addlesee; Shanda is visiting her family, and they ask her if Keri can live with her while going to Chalfonte U. The Size of Things, script by Mike Curtis, art by Pat Dolan; Tina and Lurch meet each other for the first time; When going out on a date, the meet each others parents and family. Check Up, script by Mike Curtis, pencils by Mary Bellamy, inks by Absynthe. 36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.99.

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Stories by Mike Curtis. Art by Sara Palmer and Sarah Wheeler. The adventures of Shanda, an anthropomorphic panda girl with real-world problems. The kids start school again; Wing plots his return to America; how Missy and Sissy met. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.99.

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Secret Asian Man, script by Mike Curtis, art by Heather Maranda; Shanda Bruin (the grandmother of the title character) arrives in Cedar Rabbits; Sissy talks to her therapist about her abuse. Chapter One: Arrival, script by Jon C. Crusoe, art by Jerry S. Loomis. Carnivore's Agreement starring Kevin & Kell, script and art by Bill Hollbrook. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner; Pidge meets Colt's family. 52 pgs., black and white. $4.99. Cover price $4.99.

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Stories by Mike Curtis, Jon C. Crusoe and Robert Teague. Art by Sara Palmer, Dennis Clark and Sarah Wheeler. The adventures of Shanda, an anthropomorphic panda girl with real-world problems. Feel a Whole Lot Better When Youre Gone; Missing You; Medics Part 2: Biohazards. 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.99.

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Stories by Mike Curtis and Mark Moore. Art by Heather Maranda and Mark Moore. Cover by Heather Maranda. The adventures of Shanda, an anthropomorphic panda girl with real-world problems. Shattered Glass; Oona the Cave Bunny; the cover spoofs the Boris Vallejo Barbarella movie poster. 40 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.99.

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Stories by Mike Curtis and Jon C. Crusoe. Art by Jerry S. Loomis and Michelle Latta. The adventures of Shanda, an anthropomorphic panda girl with real-world problems. Reign of Terror, Prologue, Parts 1 and 2; Medics. 40 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Note: A Clockwork Orange homage cover. Cover price $4.99.

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Stories by Mike Curtis and Jon C. Crusoe. Art by Jerry S. Loomis and Heather Maranda. Cover by Carla Speed McNeil. The adventures of Shanda, an anthropomorphic panda girl with real-world problems. Shanda and friends have a final showdown with Wing in Reign of Terror, Part 3; the story connects with the Medics narrative. 40 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.99.

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Stories by Mike Curtis, Jon C. Crusoe, Richard A. Wright and Mitch Marmel. Art by Jerry S. Loomis, Shelley Pleger and Steven Addlesee. Cover by Shelley Pleger. The adventures of Shanda, an anthropomorphic panda girl with real-world problems. Speedo gets caught up in a controversial debate in college; the conclusion of Steve Addlesee's Fawn. 40 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.99.

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Stories by Mike Curtis and R. C. Blackfeather. Art by Dennis Clark and Ed Garcia, plus pinups by Benjamin Rodriguez. The adventures of Shanda, an anthropomorphic panda girl with real-world problems. Shanda makes wedding plans; Nikki the chipmunk cop goes undercover and faces conflict with her boss. 40 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Written by Hedwig Hale. Art and Cover by Alberto Hernandez. R. Elsie Baker is a 134-year-old vampire in the body of a 9-year-old girl. Sick and tired of stupid adults treating her like a lost little girl and not letting her buy cigarettes, Elsie decides to hire a babysitter to be her chaperone. Enter Brenda Zielinski, a suicidal teenager in search of some quick cash so she can buy a one-way ticket to Scotland to jump off a cliff. Despite the generous payday, it turns out that babysitting a vampire might be more trouble than it's worth. 24 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $6.40

Add to cart Very Fine $6.40

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Hedwig Hale. Art by Alberto Hernandez R. Cover by Diana Naneva. Elsie Baker is a 134-year-old vampire in the body of a 9-year-old girl. Sick and tired of stupid adults treating her like a lost little girl and not letting her buy cigarettes, Elsie decides to hire a babysitter to be her chaperone. Enter Brenda Zielinski, a suicidal teenager in search of some quick cash so she can buy a one-way ticket to Scotland to jump off a cliff. Despite the generous payday, it turns out that babysitting a vampire might be more trouble than it's worth. 24 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Hedwig Hale. Art and Cover by Alberto Hernandez R. Desperate to make enough money to go to Scotland and kill herself after not getting into her dream college, Brenda Zelinski has just agreed to take a babysitting job for Elsie Baker, a 134-year-old vampire in the body of a 9-year-old girl. Sick of being unable to go out and about without being hassled by adults, Elsie pays her 'babysitter' to take her to the local mall so she can get some shopping done without being reported lost by security. What begins as a light-hearted night shopping for CDs and Chia Pets, turns into a night neither will ever forget. Will Elsie be able to convince Brenda she shouldn't end her life? Will Brenda's bully have the last laugh? What outfits will they buy in the obligatory friendship shopping montage? 36 pages, full color. Rated mature Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Hedwig Hale. Art and Cover by Alberto Hernandez R. Brenda Zelinski is in trouble. After agreeing to babysit Elsie (a 134-year-old vampire in the body of a 9-year-old girl), a 'fun' night at the mall turns into a nightmare when disposing of a body gets added to her list of babysitter duties. But even dumping a body is never what you'd expect when you're doing it with Elsie. A wild ride ensues, complete with car theft, abandoned steel mills, and drinking 40s down by the river as this chapter comes to a close. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Brenna Thummler.

Marjorie Glatt feels like a ghost. A practical thirteen-year-old girl who is left in charge of the family laundry business after her mother's unexpected death. Her daily routine features unforgiving customers, her grieving father, and the fastidious Mr. Saubertuck who is committed to destroying everything she's worked for.

Wendell IS a ghost. A boy who lost his life much too young, his daily routine features ineffective death therapy, a sheet-dependent identity, and a dangerous need to seek purpose in the forbidden human world.

Sheets illustrates the determination of a young girl to fight, even when all parts of her world seem to be conspiring against her. It proves that second chances are possible whether life feels over or life is over. But above all, it is a story of the forgiveness and unlikely friendship that can only transpire inside a haunted laundromat.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $11.00

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Brenna Thummler.

Marjorie Glatt feels like a ghost. A practical thirteen-year-old girl who is left in charge of the family laundry business after her mother's unexpected death. Her daily routine features unforgiving customers, her grieving father, and the fastidious Mr. Saubertuck who is committed to destroying everything she's worked for.

Wendell IS a ghost. A boy who lost his life much too young, his daily routine features ineffective death therapy, a sheet-dependent identity, and a dangerous need to seek purpose in the forbidden human world.

Sheets illustrates the determination of a young girl to fight, even when all parts of her world seem to be conspiring against her. It proves that second chances are possible whether life feels over or life is over. But above all, it is a story of the forgiveness and unlikely friendship that can only transpire inside a haunted laundromat.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $17.95

1st printing.

Story and art by Brenna Thummler. Introduction by Dana Simpson.

For Marjorie Glatt, being thirteen years old isn't quite the same as it is for everyone else. Responsible for running her family's laundromat while trying to survive middle school, Marjorie's daily struggles include persnickety customers, snippy classmates, agonizing swim lessons, and laundry...always always laundry. Wendell is a bit different, too. Wendell is a ghost. His daily struggles include Dead Youth support groups and unavoidable stains. But when he escapes from the Land of Ghosts and bumbles into Marjorie's laundromat - the perfect ghost playground - his attempts at fun and friendship begin to harm the family business.

Sheet is a powerful story about a young girl's perseverance, even when all the odds are stacked against her. It shows that forgiveness and second chances can result in unlikely friendships.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.95

Add to cart Near Mint $4.95

1st printing. Written by Ian Shaughnessy. Art by Mike Holmes. Casey has had it with Holden's adolescent behavior. Holden's fed up, too. Casey's tutoring job keeps her way too busy, and what's worse, her clients are horny frat boys! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Alex Robinson. Collects Box Office Poison #1-6. Contrary to the title, this is not the complete BOP, just the first six issues of the series. Robinsons acclaimed slice-of-life saga focuses on the misadventures of Sherman, a beleaguered bookstore clerk in New York City, and the important people in his life. Sherman dates the lovely but complicated Dorothy; Stephen and Jane struggle to make the rent; Ed learns how bitter, aging comics artist Irving Flavor was ripped off by publishers during the golden age of comics. The entire series was collected in the Box Office Poison TPB from Top Shelf. Softcover, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Prestige format; black-and-white Cover price $4.95.

Add to cart Very Good $7.99

1st printing. Story and art by Michael Cho. Corinna Park used to have big plans. In college, she imagined writing a best-selling novel and leading the idealized life of an author. After graduation, she moved to a big city and took a job at an advertising agency - just to pay off her student loans. Now she's worked in the same office for five years and the only thing she's written is copy. She feels numbed by the monotony of a life experienced through a series of screens. But whenever she shoplifts a magazine from the corner store near her apartment, she feels a little more alive. Yet Corinna knows there must be something more to life, and she faces the same question as does everyone of her generation: how to find it? Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

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Written by Patrick Kindlon. Art and Cover by Stefano Simeone. The largest retailer in the world requires the best-trained loss prevention staff, and Security Officer Nussbaum defends the company interests at any cost. Life, human rights, rational thought are all secondary concerns. But his world is upended when he finds a society living under the retail outlet - a culture that challenges his no-tions about consumerism and sense of self. Is he ready for the message? Imagine Judge Dredd working for Amazon, and you've got a hint of what you're in for. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Patrick Kindlon. Art by Stefano Simeone. Cover by Antonio Fuso. The largest retailer in the world requires the best-trained loss prevention staff, and Security Officer Nussbaum defends the company interests at any cost. Life, human rights, rational thought are all secondary concerns. But his world is upended when he finds a society living under the retail outlet - a culture that challenges his no-tions about consumerism and sense of self. Is he ready for the message? Imagine Judge Dredd working for Amazon, and you've got a hint of what you're in for. 32 pages, full color.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Patrick Kindlon. Art and Cover by Stefano Simeone. Future cowboys, peaceful warlords, and pudgy children are all hurdles on Nussbaum's path to a corporate-led monoculture! But he's no quitter. It's time to purge this bucolic underground society, and he's got the training to get the job done! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Fine $4.80

Add to cart Fine $4.80

(W) Patrick Kindlon (A/CA) Stefano Simeone Nussbaum is chased through a beautiful landscape of living art...and his only instinct is to wreck it. He's got three groups pursuing him, two of which won't be satisfied with anything less than his head. Things have gotten a little morbid in the offices of Caucasus Corp. Death sells, but who's buying? From Patrick Kindlon (PATIENCE! CONVICTION! REVENGE!) and Stefano Simeone (CLANKILLERS) comes SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE LIQUIDATED-a satirical take on the consumer society. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Written by Patrick Kindlon. Art and Cover by Stefano Simeone. A kindly hermit nurses Nussbaum back to health. But no good deed goes unpunished, and this nice old man is about to learn some zealots can't be deprogrammed! Meanwhile, warring factions continue to bet their futures on either killing or weaponizing Nussbaum. A busy day in the underground. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.80

Add to cart Fine $2.80

Written by Patrick Kindlon. Art and Cover by Stefano Simeone. Bringing it all home in this wild, violent, and fun final issue! Caucasus goons and underground radicals are on a collision course, with Nussbaum as the X on all their maps! Pick your fighter: hyper-capitalists, competing militia groups, or lone gunmen with personal grudges! It's a game where winning isn't possible! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Add to cart FN 6.0 $10.00

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Stories and art by Bill Griffith, Joel Schenkman, Art Spiegelman, and Robert Crumb. Cover by Skeeter Grant. 32 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart Near Mint $14.00

Add to cart Near Mint $14.00

1st Printing

1st Printing. Written by Adrian Tomine. The annotated and expanded screenplay adaptation of the landmark graphic novel. Written by Tomine and helmed by director Randall Park, Shortcomings was lauded by The New York Times for its liberating representation of Asian Americans in all their messiness and humanity. Tomine's screenplay is presented here in its final "shooting draft" form, along with extensive annotations, commentary, and bonuses including deleted and alternate scenes. This gorgeously-designed volume is supplemented with film stills, behind-the-scenes photos, and also includes an introduction by Park and a new, original comic from Tomine! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 200 pages, Text (With Color and B&W Photos) Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.99

Add to cart Near Mint $9.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by kinari Asakura. Art and cover by Takeshi Obata. Translated by Stephen Paul.

Ever since he failed to make his crush laugh, shy Azemichi Shijima has secretly been studying the art of comedy. Meanwhile, his classmate Taiyo Higashikata has big dreams of being funny but no follow-through.

When the two team up, they just might be able to create a wave of laughter that reaches to the heavens and propels them to the top of the comedy world!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Teen

Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by kinari Asakura. Art and cover by Takeshi Obata. Translated by Stephen Paul. A pair of dreamers strive to rise to the top of the comedy world in this story by Akinari Asakura with art by Takeshi Obata (Death Note)! Shy Azemichi Shijima has secretly been studying the art of comedy. His outgoing classmate Taiyo Higashikata has big dreams of being funny but no follow-through. When the two team up, they just might take the comedy world by storm! Higashikata and Shijima vow to abandon their comedy dreams if they fail to win the High School Comedy Battle, but the competition is not what they prepared for. With just 30 minutes to spare, will they be able to write an entirely new sketch worthy of first place? Or is this the end for the talented duo? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $9.99.

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Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Written by Akinari Asakura. Art and cover by Takeshi Obata. Translated by Stephen Paul.By winning the preliminary round, Azemichi and Taiyo have officially qualified for the Wara-1 Koshien comedy competition! Rumor has it that everyone who's ever gotten advice from the eccentric Professor Hiyama has gone on to win Wara-1 Koshien-but the only way to get that advice is to win the Hiyama Cup! Can Azemichi and Taiyo beat both Broken Glass Slipper and Shiba Inu World Tour to win a meeting with the comedy legend? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $11.99.

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Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Written by Akinari Asakura. Art and cover by Takeshi Obata. Translated by Stephen Paul. Defeated by Rising at the High School Comedy Battle and faced with their lack of experience compared to Broken Glass Slipper at the Hiyama Cup, Azemichi and Taiyo must grapple with yet another loss. But now it's time to travel to Osaka, where the ten best comedy duos in the nation have gathered! This is the start of the competition that will crown the best high school comedians in the country, the Wara-1 Koshien!! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $11.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Written by Akinari Asakura. Art and cover by Takeshi Obata. Translated by Stephen Paul. The Wara-1 Koshien finals have finally begun! Despite having the first (and worst) spot in the line-up, Glass Slipper kicks off the competition with an unprecedented performance, setting a score that's nearly impossible to beat! And as if the contestants didn't already have odds stacked against them, One-Way Ticket's rivals Brutus have hatched a plan to sabotage the whole event... Are Azemichi and Taiyo's chances of winning about to go up in smoke?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $11.99.