Comic books in 'Slice of Life/Urban Angst'

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1st printing. Story and art by Aristophane. On the first day of summer vacation, teenaged sisters M'Rose, Elle, and Celina step out into the tropical heat of their island home of Guadeloupe and begin a headlong tumble into adulthood. The Zabime Sisters is their story, a poetical coming of age tale by Aristophane. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Andrea Pazienza. Andrea Pazienza was part of a group of Italian cartoonists who pioneered an approach to comics comparable to Moebius in France and Robert Crumb in the U.S. Zanardi portrays teenagers coping with family problems, school, sex, and drugs - all universal tales in many Western countries. Pazienza has never been translated and published in English until now. Fantagraphics is proud to introduce American readers to this blazingly honest cartoonist of international stature. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

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1st printing. Collects Zawa (2023 Boom) #1-5. Story and art by Michael Dialynas. The elusive guardian spirit Zawa is eternally trapped inside her mountain, a folk legend with only industrial sludge to eat, and nothing to nourish her. The result is nothing but bitterness, paranoia, and an existence that no one would envy. But when two siblings from a nearby village, Bandit and Thatcher, help her escape, they'll quickly learn that the way to calm Zawa's heart is through a good meal shared with friends! But with a corrupt mayor and his private army enraged at the prospect of Zawa being free, it will take more getting involved to truly set things right... From GLAAD Award-winning and Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Michael Dialynas (Wynd, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), this macabre yet charming eco-fable about the freedom in friendship and nature overcoming greed will charm the hearts of readers of all ages. Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Michel Fiffe. Emily Zegas and her brother, Boston, are recently orphaned young adults who confront their new relationship dynamic in the face of a family tragedy that never gets talked about. At its core, Zegas is a collection of interactions that map out Emily and Boston's most primal concerns: survival, sex, and mortality. This is the first graphic novel for Fantagraphics by the popular creator and self-publisher of the ongoing comic book series Copra. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY SAM KIETH;PAINTED COVER BY KIETH. Strange things seem to happen when young Amy Snooster is around, in this quirky new miniseries from Sam Kieth. FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 5) Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY SAM KIETH; PAINTED COVER BY KIETH In stores January 10. Sam Kieth's groundbreaking new series continues to explore the world of Amy Smooster. She's still in denial about having any telekinetic powers, and she refuses to hide her feelings for Mr. Foster. And, of course, she still refuses to admit she's crazy, even though she's taken to attacking lawn mowers with baseball bats. FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 5) Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY SAM KIETH;PAINTED COVER BY KIETH Things heat up as Amy Smootster and her counselor, Tim, are on the run from Vice Principal Hooly. When the runaway pair gets a little too close during a quiet moment together, Tim freaks ? leaving Amy all alone in an alley which is quickly filling up with thugs! Meanwhile one of the bullies at school seems to be making a connection to Amy and her powers... FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 5) Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY SAM KIETH;PAINTED COVER BY KIETH Mr. Foster is questioned by the police, both about the ugly crime in the alley and his involvement with Amy. Meanwhile, Amy and Tim finally have it out on the bleachers after school, as Amy's rival begins to mutate into something else altogether. Oh yeah, and a lot of things come alive and try to eat them... FC, 32 PG. (4 OF 5) Cover price $2.95.

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Written and illustrated by Sam Kieth; PAINTED COVER BY Kieth The weirdest miniseries of the year concludes! After Tim finds where Amy disappeared to, Amy's whole world literally melts into thousands of hostile square objects that surround them. Will she be willing to save her and Tim's butt now, in exchange for some mind-numbing pain somewhere down the road? And will her relationship with Tim survive? Will she? FC, 32 pg. (5 of 5) Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY SAM KIETH; PAINTED COVER BY KIETH In stores November 6. Meanwhile, 15 years later... Amy Smootster and Tim Foster are back, and pretty much where they left off! But this time the obstacle to their affections is of another sort. Amy is trying to use Tim's stepdaughter to get to him. This, ironically, forms an unintentional triangle for a woman whose life has been predominantly dominated by circles and squares. What else would you expect from Zero Girl? For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 5) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY SAM KIETH; PAINTED COVER BY KIETH In stores December 4. Amy Smootster continues to be pursued by Nicky, Tim's stepdaughter, who shows an alarming proclivity for squares. Meanwhile, Nicky's mom is all jacked up, with a big square head and a truck full of microwaves! MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 5) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY SAM KIETH; PAINTED COVER BY KIETH In stores January 8. Sam Kieth's critically acclaimed tale of a bizarre love triangle continues! Nikki whisks Amy away to an abandoned, triangular-shaped cabin in the woods. Before Amy can resist her advances, something dark and mysterious pulls her away in the night...to the bottom of a mineshaft where she and Tim confront the dark. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 5) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY SAM KIETH; PAINTED COVER BY KIETH Tim and Nikki drive back to rescue Amy, who is surrounded by squares in the mineshaft with...Tim? Two Tims? Doesn't matter, since Nikki's mom reveals her true shape, shattering Nikki's world forever! FC, 32 PG. (4 OF 5) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY SAM KIETH; PAINTED COVER BY KIETH In stores March 5. The second Zero Girl miniseries concludes with utter heartbreak...and dizzying joy! The resolution of Amy Smootster's and Tim Foster's relationship is at hand. And what of Tim's daughter Nikki? Can she bear the cruel truths that life offers? And what of Mom? Find out in the finale of Sam Kieth's critically acclaimed series! FC, 32 PG. (5 OF 5) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Collects Zero Girl: Full Circle (2003) #1-5. Story and art by Sam Kieth. Amy Smootster's now an adult, working as a guidance counselor. Her former crush, Tim Foster, is now a single parent with a troubled daughter. Tim enlists Amy's aid in helping her adjust, but the young girl, Nikki, has plans - and abilities - of her own! For more information, see the feature article. Softcover, full color. MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 128 pg., FC Cover price $17.95.

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Zero Girl (2001) #1-5. Story and art by Sam Kieth. Sam Kieth's hit HOMAGE COMICS miniseries of last year is collected in this engaging new trade paperback. Amy Smootster isn't like other teenagers. Besides falling in love with her guidance counselor and trying to survive high school, a whole mess of weirdness is about to fall at Amy's (wet) feet. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Zero Girl (2001) #1-5. Story and art by Sam Kieth. MTV's Liquid Television. Zero Girl is the story of Amy Smootster, a 15 year-old high school student whose feelings of alienation and loneliness occasionally manifest in the form of odd abilities. She deals as best she can with the help of her high school guidance counselor Tim, whom she is secretly in love with. Teen angst is always timely in this re-presentation of Sam Kieth's 2001 comic book series. Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Zerocalcare. Translated by Carla Roncalli di Montorio.

Tentacles at My Throat is a coming-of-age story set in three different moments of Zerocalcare's life: primary school, junior high, and his adult life. It is a complete story told in three parts; three moments that have in common that all-too-familiar feeling of having tentacles at one's throat.

Three friends, their schoolgrounds, and a secret. And fifteen years later, the discovery that they all thought there was only one secret, but each had their own. And there was one more, bigger than the others, that none were aware of.

This is Zerocalcare's second graphic novel, the one that made him stand out as an intelligent, delicate, merciless narrator when it comes to describing his own weaknesses, which could in fact be everyone's. An honest, touching, intense story with a bit of Stand By Me thrown in for good measure, it's the book that made Zerocalcare a national success story in 2012 in Italy. The book has been reprinted nineteen times since its initial release, surpassing the 120,000 copies sold mark.

Zerocalcare's original animated series "Tear Along the Dotted Line" debuted on Netflix WORLDWIDE November 17, 2021. Season Two currently in production!

Hardcover, 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

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1st Printing - 1989. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. Story and art by Jiro Taniguchi. Kyôto, 1966. Young Hamaguchi works for a textile manufacturer while dreaming of becoming an artist, until an incident at the zoo forces his hand. Invited to Tôkyô by an old school friend, Hamagushi interviews at the studios of the famous mangaka, Shiro Kondô, where he discovers the long hours of meeting deadlines along with the nightlife of the capital. Multi Eisner-nominee Taniguchi recalls his beginnings in manga and his youth spent in Tôkyô in the 60's in an account of his apprenticeship where all the finesse and elegance of the creator are united to illustrate those first emotions of adulthood. Hardcover, 232 pages, B&W. Cover price $23.00.

1st Edition - 1st printing. Written by Ernie Kovacs. Cover painting by Paul Galdone. Tom Moore, Advertising account executive "at liberty" due to the suicide of his soap-selling-sponsor, catches a break when his beauty contest idea is sold to Wipe-Ola Shoe Polish, and he wakes up to find himself a TV Producer, credited with being an "expert" in a field he knows nothing about! As the layers of this new world are peeled back to him the more he finds his career, his home, and his very mind are jeopardized! Hardcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 354 pages, Text only.

1st printing. Cover by Ken Meyer, Jr. Story and Art by Rich Henn. The Zoomies are people that were in a mental institution, but now live with Rich's family on the farm and help out with the chores. Each of them has their own personal quirks and idiosyncrasies that make them stand out from each other, and this provides for some entertaining reading! 7-in x 10-in. 20 pages, B/W.