Comic books in 'Slice of Life/Urban Angst'

Issue 1 - March, 1977. Softcover, 8" x 11.5", 44 pages, B&W. -Mature Readers- Cover price $1.50.

Issue 2 - April, 1977. Softcover, 8" x 11.5", 44 pages, B&W. -Mature Readers- Cover price $1.50.

Issue 3 - May, 1977. Softcover, 8" x 11.5", 44 pages, B&W. -Mature Readers- Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart Very Good $2.70

Add to cart Very Good $2.70

1st Printing. Strings Attached chronicles the slooooooow rise of a local rock band trying to make it big...whatever that means. Softcover, 8.5" x 8.5", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

1st printing. By Peter Kuper. No autobiographical cartoonist can be said to have arrived without the obligatory work exposing the most hilarious and/or pathetic moments of his or her sexual coming of age. In Stripped, Kuper delivers, rendering himself as a Hugh Hefner-like, pipe-smoking, bathrobed narrator, he takes us on a trip back to his high school years. Softcover, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

Add to cart Very Fine $5.60

1st printing. Story and art by Tim Fish. Three recent college graduates share an apartment together in St. Louis. Tighe, the confused boy, struggles to find himself. Tracey has boundless ambition, but can't stay focused. Alison has no ambition at all, except a desire to live life on her own terms and without critics. The trio must quickly grow up as the mundane realities of finding jobs, romance and a decent social life press on them. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

1st printing. A very unscientific poll recently revealed that 99.9% of all people who attended middle school hated it. Fortunately, some of those people have grown up to be clever and talented comic artists, with an important message to share: Everyone can survive middle school! Edited by underground comics icon Ariel Schrag, this anthology of illustrated tales about the agonies and triumphs of seventh and eight grade features some of America's leading graphic novelists, including Daniel Clowes, Joe Matt, Lauren Weinstein, and Ariel herself. With a sense of humor as refreshing as it is bitingly honest, seventeen artists share their stories of first love, bullying, zits, and all the things that make middle school the worst years of our lives. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.99.

Paradox Edition

1st printing.

Story and art by HOWARD CRUSE.

In the 1960s American South, a young gas-station attendant named Toland Polk is rejected from the Army draft for admitting "homosexual tendencies," and falls in with a close-knit group of young locals yearning to break from the conformity of their hometown through civil rights activism, folk music and upstart communality of race-mixing, gay-friendly nightclubs. Toland's story is both deeply personal and epic in scope, as his search for identity plays out against the brutal fight over segregation, an unplanned pregnancy and small-town bigotry, aided by an unforgettable supporting cast.

Softcover, 224 pages, B&W. Mature Reader

Cover price $14.99.

Paradox Edition

2nd and later printings.

Story and art by HOWARD CRUSE.

In the 1960s American South, a young gas-station attendant named Toland Polk is rejected from the Army draft for admitting "homosexual tendencies," and falls in with a close-knit group of young locals yearning to break from the conformity of their hometown through civil rights activism, folk music and upstart communality of race-mixing, gay-friendly nightclubs. Toland's story is both deeply personal and epic in scope, as his search for identity plays out against the brutal fight over segregation, an unplanned pregnancy and small-town bigotry, aided by an unforgettable supporting cast.

Softcover, 224 pages, B&W. Mature Reader

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Fine $8.00

DC/Vertigo Edition

1st printing.

Story and art by HOWARD CRUSE.

The groundbreaking, award-winning semi autobiographical graphic novel returns in a new 15th anniversary edition featuring an introduction by Alison Bechdel, award-winning author of Fun Home.

In the 1960s American South, a young gas-station attendant named Toland Polk is rejected from the Army draft for admitting "homosexual tendencies," and falls in with a close-knit group of young locals yearning to break from the conformity of their hometown through civil rights activism, folk music and upstart communality of race-mixing, gay-friendly nightclubs.

Toland's story is both deeply personal and epic in scope, as his search for identity plays out against the brutal fight over segregation, an unplanned pregnancy and small-town bigotry, aided by an unforgettable supporting cast.

Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, B&W. Mature Reader

NOTE: "Absolutely riveting . . . Maus, move over; a sa great graphic novel, you've met your match." - BOOKLIST"Complex, meticulously drawn . . . a gripping way to revisit those lurid days." - THE WASHINGTON POST

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $26.00

Paradox Edition

1st printing.

Story and art by HOWARD CRUSE.

In the 1960s American South, a young gas-station attendant named Toland Polk is rejected from the Army draft for admitting "homosexual tendencies," and falls in with a close-knit group of young locals yearning to break from the conformity of their hometown through civil rights activism, folk music and upstart communality of race-mixing, gay-friendly nightclubs. Toland's story is both deeply personal and epic in scope, as his search for identity plays out against the brutal fight over segregation, an unplanned pregnancy and small-town bigotry, aided by an unforgettable supporting cast.

Hardcover, 224 pages, B&W. Mature Reader

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

DC/Vertigo Edition

1st printing.

Story and art by HOWARD CRUSE.

The groundbreaking, award-winning semi autobiographical graphic novel returns in a new 15th anniversary edition featuring an introduction by Alison Bechdel, award-winning author of Fun Home.

In the 1960s American South, a young gas-station attendant named Toland Polk is rejected from the Army draft for admitting "homosexual tendencies," and falls in with a close-knit group of young locals yearning to break from the conformity of their hometown through civil rights activism, folk music and upstart communality of race-mixing, gay-friendly nightclubs.

Toland's story is both deeply personal and epic in scope, as his search for identity plays out against the brutal fight over segregation, an unplanned pregnancy and small-town bigotry, aided by an unforgettable supporting cast.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 224 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

NOTE: "A remarkable achievement, a story so richly drawn - in both senses of the word - that it will pull you, headlong, into a bottomless world of hopes, fears, dreams and the all-too-real prejudice witnessed by its author." - THE NEW YORK TIMESNOTE:
"Cruse's visceral, visual account of America's recent past contributes with grace and force to what we can only continue to hope is history's bend toward justice." - ALISON BECHDEL, from her introduction

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st printing. Written by Dave Justus and Lilah Sturges. Art and cover by Joe Eisma. At America's second-oldest university, four earnest, clever, and desperate teens on the interim student government exploit a charter loophole in an effort to save their school from being demolished, facing down pressures on campus and escalating hostility from the Board of Regents in a story both hilarious and heartfelt. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 180 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Very Good $9.10

Add to cart Very Good $9.10

1st printing. Adapted by Harvey Pekar. Art by Paul Buhle. Studs Terkel's death was a terrible loss for the world, felt especially hard by everyone at the New Press and the bookselling community. We are privileged to be publishing this amazing adaptation of his classic book Working and can think of no better tribute to this remarkable man who meant so much to so many. Drawing on the dazzling work of 16 leading graphic artists, comics master and impresario Harvey Pekar brings to life the work of America's foremost oral historian, Studs Terkel, and will introduce Studs to a new generation of fans. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 200 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $22.95.

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Features: "the Glorious Life and Death of Floyd Thousand" by Paul Milligan & Kevin Steele, "Down and Out" by Drew Clements, "the Weigh In" by Dana Place, "Punch-Drunk" by Sam Milligan, "Ring Psychology" by Aaron Hall, "the Bum's Rush" by Paul Milligan, "Your Biggest Fans" by Dave Sherrill. Comics and Fiction features: "Zombie City Prologue" by Dana Place, "Zombie City:The Way Out" by Paul Milligan & Dave Sherrill, "The Road to Nowhere" by Dana Place, "The Duel" by Paul Milligan & Kevin Steele, "Stumblebum" by Paul Milligan, "Twilight: High Moon Prologue" Written by Aaron Hall & Paul Milligan and Art by Kevin Steele, and "Public Service Announcement" by Paul Milligan. 32 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Fine $5.00

Volumes 1-3 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Syusyusyu Sakurai. Suzu Sakura, a shoujo manga artist, is shocked at the news that the editor she's been working with since her debut is leaving her! The good news is that her new editor is a super-hot guy. Bad news? He totally looks down on shoujo manga! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 600 pages, B&W Cover price $25.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $11.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "I Met a Girl!" By Tyler Page. Falling in love for the first time can lead you on an amazing journey of self-discovery that forces you to question everything about yourself. For Tyler, this journey takes him through his past, present, and future - from the core of his very being to the far reaches of the Universe, and back to his life in comics, trying to figure it all out. I Met a Girl is the beginning of that journey. Tyler imagines his last year of college will be about partying with friends, making memories and producing his senior art show before graduating into the real world and the struggle to find his own artistic voice. Then he meets Nanette and everything changes. Softcover, 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "All the Way!" By Tyler Page. Meet a girl, fall in love. That's the easy part. What happens, though, when that unspoken commitment occurs and you must struggle to survive as a relationship develops. Nanette and Tyler go through it all: college, friends, ex-lovers, and their pasts. Softcover, 296 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Fare Thee Well!" By Tyler Page. Tyler met a girl named Nanette and they fell all the way in love. But now the moment they've feared from the beginning draws near: Nanette is leaving to spend her last semester of college abroad. Tyler must come to terms with his feelings and let Nanette go - but will fate keep them from spending their last moments together - will they even get to say goodbye? Is this goodbye? Softcover, 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Written by Steve Goldman. Art by Rami Efal. Cover by Dan Goldman. A supernatural taxi company escorts departed souls to the afterlife, but first they get one last chance to take care of unfinished business. In these two short stories, the drivers benefit from their riders requests. 24 pages, B&W Cover price $3.00.

Stories and art by Scott Morse, Jim Mahfood, Jason Faust, John Green & Dave Roman, and Lawrence Marvit. 7 1/2-in. x 8-in., 40 pages, BW. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.80

1st printing.

Art and cover by Kelly Howlett. Introduction by Joshua Dysart.

A collection of portraits and figure drawings.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Limited to 500 copies.

Cover price $15.00.

Written and drawn by Steven Walters. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Written and drawn by Steven Walters. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart Fine $5.10

Add to cart Fine $5.10

Written and drawn by Steven Walters. Mature readers. 24 pgs. B&W with minimal color. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.95

Add to cart Near Mint $5.95

1st printing. Collects Suburban Folklore (2002) #1-3. By Steven Walters. Meet Nathanial, Samantha, Yessnia, Ashley, and Rob. For these five friends who experience growing up together, the end of adolescence forces them to face problems that sometimes friendship can't help. Through a year, love, death, betrayal, and self-discovery unite these teens, but also may ultimately tear them apart. Softcover, 162 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $10.00.

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Cover art by Frank Cirocco. Amazing 2-D Glasses fake ad. Suburban Romance humor page by Rick Geary. The Question starring The Moderne Family, script and art by Scott Saavedra; A couple of small problems with the kids. Weird Wild Party, script and art by Frank Cirocco. Dining Out With The Critic, script and art by Basilio Amaro. UFO Facts article. Uncle Fester Under Pressure, script by Frank Cirocco, art by Jim Hummel; Fester has a flatulence problem in this lost Addams Family episode. Dinnertime Drama starring The Dinner Lady, script and art by Trina Robbins. Sensationally Simulated News; fake Weekly World News front page. 28 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover art by Frank Cirocco. House Of Floyd (from the Lost Episode Series), script by Frank Cirocco, art by Jim Hummel; Mr. and Mrs. Nielson seek refuge from the storm in an old house. Suburban Romance, script and art by Rick Geary. Suburban Adventure board game by Frank Cirocco. The Big Mean Weenie, script and art by Frank Cirocco; A weenie resents being discarded and vows revenge. Late Watch Theater, script and art by Scott Saavedra. The Comic That Made A Man Out Of Dick fake Charles Atlas ad. 28 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Cover art by Frank Cirocco. Suburban Romance, script and art by Rick Geary. Javatown, script and art by Scott Saavedra; The place where everyone is coffee obsessed. The Possession Of Beaver (part of the Lost Episode series), script by Frank Cirocco, pencils by Cirocco (layout) and Jim Hummel, inks by Hummel; The Beaver is exposed to James Brown. How We Do It, script and art by Frank Cirocco; A visit to the Suburban High Life offices. Everybody Loves Meat, script and art by Tom Tomorrow. Blow Up!, script and art by Norman Dog. Edwin Smallcabbage's White Collar Incursion, script and art by Joe Sacco; A neutered worker attends a board meeting, and a whole new world opens up. 28 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

1st printing. Story and art by Jimmy Beaulieu. Jimmy Beaulieu is the founder of the publishing house Mécanique Génèrale, and Suddenly Something Happened is his first book in English, forming the definitive edition of this autobiographical work. Told in richly rendered pencil lines in front of masterfully drawn backdrops portraying Quebec's urban and rural landscapes, these are the complete non-adventures of Jimmy Beaulieu, an easygoing artist with an appreciation for the finer things in life, such as the balconies of Montreal in spring time and station wagons with fake wood paneling. Softcover, 256 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $20.00.

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Run Away with Me - Story and Art by Cole Johnson. The story of a young, confused ghost and his search for answers. A mysterious love interest, a wisecracking old coot of a ghost, and a curious kitty round out the cast. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

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Add to cart Fine $7.20

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Add to cart FN- 5.5 $6.60

Cover A by Cameron Stewart. Sexy, mysterious, and more than a little bit dangerous, the Suicide Girls are about to change what you think beautiful girls can do! This wild adventure pits the SG against a deranged killer and a crazed corporate cabal. Written by writer/actress Brea Grant (We Will Bury You) and drawn by David Hahn (Bite Club)-with covers by Eisner-winner Cameron Stewart (Seaguy)-there will be tattoos, piercings, and a whole lot of butt-kickin' girls and burlesque. This is not your mother's pretty-girl comic! Mature readers. Cover price $3.99.

Jetpack Comics Exclusive Cover. Sexy, mysterious, and more than a little bit dangerous, the Suicide Girls are about to change what you think beautiful girls can do! This wild adventure pits the SG against a deranged killer and a crazed corporate cabal. Written by writer/actress Brea Grant (We Will Bury You) and drawn by David Hahn (Bite Club)-with covers by Eisner-winner Cameron Stewart (Seaguy)-there will be tattoos, piercings, and a whole lot of butt-kickin' girls and burlesque. This is not your mother's pretty-girl comic! Mature readers.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Photo Cover. Sexy, mysterious, and more than a little bit dangerous, the Suicide Girls are about to change what you think beautiful girls can do! This wild adventure pits the SG against a deranged killer and a crazed corporate cabal. Written by writer/actress Brea Grant (We Will Bury You) and drawn by David Hahn (Bite Club)-with covers by Eisner-winner Cameron Stewart (Seaguy)-there will be tattoos, piercings, and a whole lot of butt-kickin' girls and burlesque. This is not your mother's pretty-girl comic! Mature readers. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Photo Cover Autographed by cover model (No certificate). Sexy, mysterious, and more than a little bit dangerous, the Suicide Girls are about to change what you think beautiful girls can do! This wild adventure pits the SG against a deranged killer and a crazed corporate cabal. Written by writer/actress Brea Grant (We Will Bury You) and drawn by David Hahn (Bite Club)-with covers by Eisner-winner Cameron Stewart (Seaguy)-there will be tattoos, piercings, and a whole lot of butt-kickin' girls and burlesque. This is not your mother's pretty-girl comic! Mature readers. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Good $2.65

Cover A by Cameron Stewart. The worldwide network of Suicide Girls wants Frank to join, and Frank desperately wants to find her friend Xenia. But head SG Sana knows Frank isn't telling the whole truth, and there's no way they can fight AutoCorpe unless they find out what she's hiding. Mature readers. Cover price $3.99.

Jetpack Comics Exclusive Cover. The worldwide network of Suicide Girls wants Frank to join, and Frank desperately wants to find her friend Xenia. But head SG Sana knows Frank isn't telling the whole truth, and there's no way they can fight AutoCorpe unless they find out what she's hiding. Mature readers.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Photo Cover. The worldwide network of Suicide Girls wants Frank to join, and Frank desperately wants to find her friend Xenia. But head SG Sana knows Frank isn't telling the whole truth, and there's no way they can fight AutoCorpe unless they find out what she's hiding. Mature readers. Cover price $3.99.

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Cover A by Cameron Stewart. As the Suicide Girls get closer to finding the missing girls, their archenemy, the Way of Life organization, amps up their attacks. Meanwhile, Frank and Sana have it out over what's really going on and an SG close to them is put in mortal danger. Mature readers. Cover price $3.99.

Jetpack Comics Exclusive Cover. As the Suicide Girls get closer to finding the missing girls, their archenemy, the Way of Life organization, amps up their attacks. Meanwhile, Frank and Sana have it out over what's really going on and an SG close to them is put in mortal danger. Mature readers.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Photo Cover. As the Suicide Girls get closer to finding the missing girls, their archenemy, the Way of Life organization, amps up their attacks. Meanwhile, Frank and Sana have it out over what's really going on and an SG close to them is put in mortal danger. Mature readers. Cover price $3.99.

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Cover A by Cameron Stewart. Brea Grant, Steve Niles (w) o David Hahn & Cameron Stewart (a) o Cameron Stewart (c) In the bombastic finale to this 4-part series, the Suicide Girls have to take down Way of Life, find Xenia, and rescue the other kidnapped SG's. Can Sana trust Frank, or is she the traitor in their midst? Mature readers. Cover price $3.99.

Jetpack Comics Exclusive Cover. Brea Grant, Steve Niles (w) o David Hahn & Cameron Stewart (a) o Cameron Stewart (c) In the bombastic finale to this 4-part series, the Suicide Girls have to take down Way of Life, find Xenia, and rescue the other kidnapped SG's. Can Sana trust Frank, or is she the traitor in their midst? Mature readers.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Photo Cover. Brea Grant, Steve Niles (w) o David Hahn & Cameron Stewart (a) o Cameron Stewart (c) In the bombastic finale to this 4-part series, the Suicide Girls have to take down Way of Life, find Xenia, and rescue the other kidnapped SG's. Can Sana trust Frank, or is she the traitor in their midst? Mature readers. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Written by Sylvain Runberg. Art and Cover by Victor Santos. Shelby and her three best friends rule the streets of Brooklyn-and everyone in the neighborhood knows not to mess with the Sukeban Tribe. Inspired by the Japanese girl gangs of the 1970s, the teenagers ride scooters, armed with golf clubs and cash from selling drugs, and terrorize their classmates, parents, and anyone who dares defy them. But when they attack a classmate who hasn't paid what she owes, things start to get messy-and not in the fun way. Written by Sylvain Runberg (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and featuring art by Victor Santos (Violent Love)! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Sylvain Runberg. Art by Victor Santos. Cover by Claire Roe. Shelby and her three best friends rule the streets of Brooklyn-and everyone in the neighborhood knows not to mess with the Sukeban Tribe. Inspired by the Japanese girl gangs of the 1970s, the teenagers ride scooters, armed with golf clubs and cash from selling drugs, and terrorize their classmates, parents, and anyone who dares defy them. But when they attack a classmate who hasn't paid what she owes, things start to get messy-and not in the fun way. Written by Sylvain Runberg (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and featuring art by Victor Santos (Violent Love)! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Written by Sylvain Runberg. Art and Cover by Victor Santos. Shelby was once best friends with her cousin Sam, but they haven't spoken since he moved away to boarding school and later became a famous singer in the boy band Urban Smile. Determined to keep her connection to Sam a secret, she's only ever told her best friend, Kate. But Kate's priorities lay elsewhere, and she's willing to break Shelby's confidence to get what she wants. Written by Sylvain Runberg (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and featuring art by Victor Santos (Violent Love)! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Sylvain Runberg. Art by Victor Santos. Cover by Claire Roe. Shelby was once best friends with her cousin Sam, but they haven't spoken since he moved away to boarding school and later became a famous singer in the boy band Urban Smile. Determined to keep her connection to Sam a secret, she's only ever told her best friend, Kate. But Kate's priorities lay elsewhere, and she's willing to break Shelby's confidence to get what she wants. Written by Sylvain Runberg (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and featuring art by Victor Santos (Violent Love)! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Sylvain Runberg. Art and Cover by Victor Santos. Shelby's done being abused by Jared-and now that she knows about Kate's betrayal, she's done with her best friend. But the Sukeban Tribe ain't nothing to mess with-and Shelby's got plans of her own to get ahead in the mean streets of Brooklyn. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Sylvain Runberg. Art by Victor Santos. Cover by Claire Roe. Shelby's done being abused by Jared-and now that she knows about Kate's betrayal, she's done with her best friend. But the Sukeban Tribe ain't nothing to mess with-and Shelby's got plans of her own to get ahead in the mean streets of Brooklyn. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.