Comic books in 'Slice of Life/Urban Angst'

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1st printing.

Story and art by Hope Larson.

A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel about summer and friendships, written and illustrated by the Eisner Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling Hope Larson.

Thirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friend, Austin, usually do everything together, but he's off to soccer camp for a month, and he's been acting kind of weird lately anyway. So it's up to Bina to see how much fun she can have on her own. At first it's a lot of guitar playing, boredom, and bad TV, but things look up when she finds an unlikely companion in Austin's older sister, who enjoys music just as much as Bina. But then Austin comes home from camp, and he's acting even weirder than when he left. How Bina and Austin rise above their growing pains and reestablish their friendship and respect for their differences makes for a touching and funny coming-of-age story.

Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 176 pages, 2C.

Cover price $12.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Hope Larson.

A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel about summer and friendships, written and illustrated by the Eisner Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling Hope Larson.

Thirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friend, Austin, usually do everything together, but he's off to soccer camp for a month, and he's been acting kind of weird lately anyway. So it's up to Bina to see how much fun she can have on her own. At first it's a lot of guitar playing, boredom, and bad TV, but things look up when she finds an unlikely companion in Austin's older sister, who enjoys music just as much as Bina. But then Austin comes home from camp, and he's acting even weirder than when he left. How Bina and Austin rise above their growing pains and reestablish their friendship and respect for their differences makes for a touching and funny coming-of-age story.

Hardcover, 5-in.x 8-in., 176 pages, 2C.

Cover price $21.99.

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Add to cart Fine $2.65

Story and Art by Tom Galambos. Poor Nathan lives virtually alone on the family farm, caring for his dying mother. He seldom gets visitors, except his friend Richard who brings groceries and keeps Nathan caught up on local news. There is also Jessica, with whom Nathan has fallen in love. Unfortunately, Jessica already has a boyfriend, who is due home from the Service soon. 7-in. x 9-in. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Story and Art by Tom Galambos. Poor Nathan lives virtually alone on the family farm, caring for his dying mother. He seldom gets visitors, except his friend Richard who brings groceries and keeps Nathan caught up on local news. There is also Jessica, with whom Nathan has fallen in love. Unfortunately, Jessica already has a boyfriend, who is due home from the Service soon. 7-in. x 9-in. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Tom Galambos. This story is the quiet, simple story of Nathan, a man who is caring for his ailing mother while wrestling with his own conflicting emotions towards his friend, Jessica. This book comprises the entire six-part story, including the final two previously unpublished chapters. Full-color painted cover! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

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1st printing.

Written by Tres Dean. Art and cover by Megan Huang and Robert Wilson IV. Cover by Robert Wilson IV.

Who needs a high school reunion when your favorite band is playing a secret show the same night? That's what Connor and Becca, two classmates who never crossed paths until their ten-year reunion, decide when they hear about a secret All Time Low show in town.

As they follow the clues to the secret location, they begin to realize that larger forces are pushing them together and learn the power of hearing the right song in the right place at the right time.

Softcover, 120 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Hope Larson.

From the award-winning and New York Times-bestselling graphic novelist Hope Larson comes a standalone sequel to All Summer Long about friends, first crushes, and being your bravest rockstar self.

Middle-schooler Bina is having the best time playing in her new band with her friends, Darcy and Enzo. But both the band and her friendships begin to crumble when Darcy and Enzo start dating, effectively relegating Bina to third-wheel status. To make matters worse, Bina's best friend, Austin, starts developing a crush on her . . . one she is not sure she reciprocates. Now Bina must follow her heart.

Can she navigate its twists and turns before the lights come up and the music starts playing?

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, 2C.

Cover price $12.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Hope Larson.

From the award-winning and New York Times-bestselling graphic novelist Hope Larson comes a standalone sequel to All Summer Long about friends, first crushes, and being your bravest rockstar self.

Middle-schooler Bina is having the best time playing in her new band with her friends, Darcy and Enzo. But both the band and her friendships begin to crumble when Darcy and Enzo start dating, effectively relegating Bina to third-wheel status. To make matters worse, Bina's best friend, Austin, starts developing a crush on her . . . one she is not sure she reciprocates. Now Bina must follow her heart.

Can she navigate its twists and turns before the lights come up and the music starts playing?

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, 2C.

Cover price $21.99.

Add to cart Very Good $5.20

1st printing. Story and art by Victoria Jamieson. From the author of the Newbery Honor winner Roller Girl, a heartwarming graphic novel about starting middle school, surviving your embarrassing family, and life at the Renaissance Faire that's perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier. Eleven-year-old Imogene (Impy) has grown up with two parents working at the Renaissance Faire, and she's eager to begin her own training as a squire. First, though, she'll need to prove her bravery. Luckily Impy has just the quest in mind - she'll go to public school after a life of being homeschooled! But it's not easy to act like a noble knight-in-training in middle school. Impy falls in with a group of girls who seem really nice... until they don't. For the first time, she's embarrassed of her thrift shop apparel, her family's unusual lifestyle, and their small, messy apartment. And when her new friends encourage her to do something mean, Impy goes along with it. Before long, Impy doesn't even recognize herself. Is she the dragon in her own story or the heroic knight? Softcover, 5-in.x 8-in., 248 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Victoria Jamieson. From the author of the Newbery Honor winner Roller Girl, a heartwarming graphic novel about starting middle school, surviving your embarrassing family, and life at the Renaissance Faire that's perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier. Eleven-year-old Imogene (Impy) has grown up with two parents working at the Renaissance Faire, and she's eager to begin her own training as a squire. First, though, she'll need to prove her bravery. Luckily Impy has just the quest in mind - she'll go to public school after a life of being homeschooled! But it's not easy to act like a noble knight-in-training in middle school. Impy falls in with a group of girls who seem really nice... until they don't. For the first time, she's embarrassed of her thrift shop apparel, her family's unusual lifestyle, and their small, messy apartment. And when her new friends encourage her to do something mean, Impy goes along with it. Before long, Impy doesn't even recognize herself. Is she the dragon in her own story or the heroic knight? Hardcover, 5 1/2-in.x 8-in., 248 pages, full color. Cover price $20.99.

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Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Megan Wagner Lloyd. Art by Michelle Mee Nutter. A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel featuring a girl with severe allergies who just wants to find the perfect pet! At home, Maggie is the odd one out. Her parents are preoccupied with the new baby they're expecting, and her younger brothers are twins and always in their own world. Maggie thinks a new puppy is the answer, but when she goes to select one on her birthday, she breaks out in hives and rashes. She's severely allergic to anything with fur! Can Maggie outsmart her allergies and find the perfect pet? With illustrations by Michelle Mee Nutter, Megan Wagner Lloyd draws on her own experiences with allergies to tell a heartfelt story of family, friendship, and finding a place to belong. Preview Material 28 pages, full color. Rating: All-Ages

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1st printing.

Written by Megan Wagner Lloyd. Art and cover by Michelle Mee Nutter.

At home, Maggie is the odd one out. Her parents are preoccupied with the new baby they're expecting, and her younger brothers are twins and always in their own world. Maggie thinks a new puppy is the answer, but when she goes to select one on her birthday, she breaks out in hives and rashes. She's severely allergic to anything with fur! Can Maggie outsmart her allergies and find the perfect pet?

Softcover, 5-in.x 8-in., 240 p[ages, full color.

Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

1st printing.

Written by Megan Wagner Lloyd. Art and cover by Michelle Mee Nutter.

At home, Maggie is the odd one out. Her parents are preoccupied with the new baby they're expecting, and her younger brothers are twins and always in their own world. Maggie thinks a new puppy is the answer, but when she goes to select one on her birthday, she breaks out in hives and rashes. She's severely allergic to anything with fur! Can Maggie outsmart her allergies and find the perfect pet?

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in.x 8 1/2-in., 240 p[ages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Robin Ha.

Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, South Korea, wasn't always easy, but it bonded Robin and her mother fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes a permanent relocation, following her mother's announcement that she's getting married, Robin is devastated.

She is dropped into a new school where she doesn't understand the language. She is cut off from her friends and has no access to her beloved comics. At home, she doesn't fit in with her new stepfamily, and worst of all, she is furious with the one person she is closest to, her mother.

Then, one day, Robin's mother enrolls her in a local comic drawing class, which opens the window to a future Robin could never have imagined.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Robin Ha.

Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, South Korea, wasn't always easy, but it bonded Robin and her mother fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes a permanent relocation, following her mother's announcement that she's getting married, Robin is devastated.

She is dropped into a new school where she doesn't understand the language. She is cut off from her friends and has no access to her beloved comics. At home, she doesn't fit in with her new stepfamily, and worst of all, she is furious with the one person she is closest to, her mother.

Then, one day, Robin's mother enrolls her in a local comic drawing class, which opens the window to a future Robin could never have imagined.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $22.99.

Add to cart Very Good $10.00

1st printing. A DELUXE, HARDCOVER COLLECTION OF FOUR JASON CLASSICS - Almost silent packages four original Jason graphic novels - three of them out of print since mid-2008 - into one compact, hardcover omnibus collection. (As the title indicates, this volume favors Jason's pantomime works.) "You Can't Get There From Here," the longest story of the book (and the only one to be printed in color - well, a color), tells the tale of a love triangle involving Frankenstein, Frankenstein's Monster, and The Monster's Bride: Jason cleverly alternates between totally silent sequences involving the three characters and scenes in which Frankenstein's hunchbacked assistant discusses the day's events with a fellow hunchbacked assistant to another mad scientist. (You didn't know they had a union?) "Tell Me Something" is a brisk (271 panels), near-totally-silent (just a few intertitles) graphic novelette about love lost and found again, told with a tricky mixture of forward- and back-flashing narrative. "Meow, Baby" is a collection of Jason's short stories and gags, and finally, "The Living and the Dead" is a hilariously deadpan (and gory) take on the traditional Romero-style zombie thriller. All of these yarns star Jason's patented cast of tight-lipped (or -beaked) bird-, dog-, cat- and wolf-people, and show off his compassion and wry wit. Almost silent is a perfect starting point for a new reader wanting to know what the fuss is all about, and a handsome, handy, inexpensive collection for the committed Jason fan. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 300 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $24.99.