Comic books in 'Slice of Life/Urban Angst'

1st printing. Story and art by Catherine Doherty. Nominated for an Eisner Award the first time out of the gate, Cathernine Doherty is one to watch! Her first book is a powerful work of autobiography told in comics form as Catherine Margaret Flaherty searches for the truth about her own life. While looking through her parents' dresser drawer, she discovers her own adoption papers. Now, as an adult, she finally begins the search for her birth mother. Drawn with simple lines and two-color inking process, Doherty mixes careful juxtapositions of her past and present, visual echoes of earlier times in her own life and imaginings she has as her mother as a young woman. Softcover, 82 pages, PC. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Rob Davis.

Vera Pike: free thinker, troublemaker, rebel. Vera's mother is the Weather Clock; she presides over the satellite town of Head Acre, which hovers a few hundred feet above Bear Park. Her father is a can opener; he spends most of his time in Vera's pocket. The Acre is a cruel and oppressive place, shaped by the dictatorship of Vera's omnipotent, megalomaniac mother: the Prime Minister of Weather and Chance. No wonder Vera fled. At the police station, her friend Scarper Lee is in a pickle jar, alive for now, but only until tomorrow: his deathday. Vera hatches a plan. But with the help of Castro Smith, can she save Scarper from his certain fate?

The Can Opener's Daughter is a dark and inventive coming-of-age tale.

Softcover, 136 pages, B&W.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $22.50

1st printing. Story and rat by Roz Chast. Roz Chast brings her signature wit to the topic of aging parents. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through four-color cartoons, family photos, and documents, and a narrative as rife with laughs as it is with tears, Chast's memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life-altering loss of elderly parents. While the particulars are Chast-ian in their idiosyncrasies the themes are universal: adult children accepting a parental role; aging and unstable parents leaving a family home for an institution; dealing with uncomfortable physical intimacies; managing logistics; and hiring strangers to provide the most personal care. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $28.00.

1st printing. Story and art by Roz Chast. Roz Chast brings her signature wit to the topic of aging parents. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through four-color cartoons, family photos, and documents, and a narrative as rife with laughs as it is with tears, Chast's memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life-altering loss of elderly parents. While the particulars are Chast-ian in their idiosyncrasies the themes are universal: adult children accepting a parental role; aging and unstable parents leaving a family home for an institution; dealing with uncomfortable physical intimacies; managing logistics; and hiring strangers to provide the most personal care. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $19.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

1st printing. By Marisa Acocella Marchetto. What happens when a shoe-crazy, lipstick-obsessed, pasta-slurping, fashion-fanatic, madly-in-love, about-to-get married, big-city-girl cartoonist with a fabulous life finds a lump in her breast? That's the question that sets this funny, powerful, and poignant graphic memoir in motion. In vivid color and with a taboo-breaking sense of humor, Marisa Marchetto tells the story of her 11-month, ultimately triumphant bout with breast cancer - from diagnosis to cure, and every challenging step in between. Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $22.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

1st printing. By Marisa Acocella Marchetto. "What happens when a shoe-crazy, lipstick-obsessed, wine-swilling, pasta-slurping, fashion-fanatic, about-to-get-married big-city girl cartoonist with a fabulous life finds a lump in her breast?" That's the question that sets this poignant graphic memoir in motion. In vivid color and with a taboo-breaking sense of humor, Marisa Acocella Marchetto tells the story of her eleven-month, ultimately triumphant bout with breast cancer - from diagnosis to cure, and every challenging step in between. Acclaimed as one of Time.com's top ten graphic novels of the year. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 224 pages. Full Color. Cover price $16.95.

Cover by Isaac Bidwell. Stories and art by Josh Blair, Alberto Pesson, JB Sapienza, Noah Van Sciver, Morgan Kessler, Alex Chiu and Kyle Browne. 8 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Near Mint $19.00

Add to cart Near Mint $19.00

1st printing. Story and art by Lee Lai. A LAMBDA Award winner and breakout fiction sensation returns with a darkly funny slice of friendship strife Once, Cannon and Trish were each other's lifeline—two queer second-generation Chinese nerds trapped in the suburbs. Now, on the uncool side of their twenties, the essentialness of one another feels harder to pin down. In Cannon, Lee Lais much anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed and award-winning Stone Fruit, the full palette of a nervous breakdown is just a slice of what Lai has on offer. As Cannons shoulders bend under the weight of an aging Gung-gung and an avoidant mother, Lais sharp sense of humor and sensitive eye produce a story that will hit readers with a smash. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 304 pages, B&W. Teen+ Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

1st printing.

Story and art by Kelsey Wroten.

Kelsey Wroten's Cannonball fires the reader straight into the messy life of Caroline Bertram: aspiring writer, queer, art school graduate, near alcoholic, and self proclaimed tortured genius. Stunningly drawn in a classic style, with big truths and biting wit, Wroten's debut graphic novel is Art School Confidential for the Tumblr generation.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart Fine $5.99

Add to cart Fine $5.99

1st printing. Story and art by Alex Fellows. During a camping trip one weekend, Canvas, a 14-year-old girl born to a pig and a frog, suffers the attraction of two young guys, goes on a shocking double-date, and gets drunk for the first time. Softcover, 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Written by Jonathan Hedrick. Art and Cover by Gino Kasmyanto. Derik Davidson is just an average high school kid. He's awkward, shy, bullied, and he uses a wheelchair. But one day Derik suddenly has the ability to run super-fast! What will Derik do with his new power and what happens when more people wake up capable? 24 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

Written by Jonathan Hedrick. Art by Gino Kasmyanto. Cover by Gabriel Ibarra Nunez. Derik Davidson is just an average high school kid. He's awkward, shy, bullied, and he uses a wheelchair. But one day Derik suddenly has the ability to run super-fast! What will Derik do with his new power and what happens when more people wake up capable?! 24 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Jonathan Hedrick. Art and Cover by Gino Kasmyanto. After experiencing a tragic loss, Derik doesn't have much time to dwell before he must spring into action. The first bad guy of the series is introduced, and this man is fully armed! While Derik is hard at work saving the day, another person in his life learns of their own newly found superpower and it's a big eye opener.kid running from police cars. 24 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Jonathan Hedrick. Art by Gino Kasmyanto. Cover by Gabriel Ibarra. Nunez After experiencing a tragic loss, Derik doesn't have much time to dwell before he must spring into action. The first bad guy of the series is introduced, and this man is fully armed! While Derik is hard at work saving the day, another person in his life learns of their own newly found superpower and it's a big eye opener. 24 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Jonathan Hedrick. Art and Cover by Gino Kasmyanto. Just as Derik thinks his life might start getting better now that he has superpowers, he's quickly reminded that it can't be that easy. As more people are discovering their new abilities, some are taking it to the extreme! Not everyone is happy with their changes and others have malicious plans. 24 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Jonathan Hedrick. Art by Gino Kasmyanto. Cover by Gabriel Ibarra Nunez. Just as Derik thinks his life might start getting better now that he has superpowers, he's quickly reminded that it can't be that easy. As more people are discovering their new abilities, some are taking it to the extreme! Not everyone is happy with their changes and others have malicious plans. 24 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

2nd or later printing. Written by Charles Bukowski. Illustrated by Robert Crumb. A book length collaboration between two underground legends, Charles Bukowski and Robert Crumb. Bukowski's last journals candidly and humorously reveal the events in the writer's life as death draws inexorably nearer, thereby illuminating our own lives and natures, and to give new meaning to what was once only familiar. Crumb has illustrated the text with 12 full-page drawings and a portrait of Bukowski. Hardcover, 6 1/4" x 9 1/4", 146 pages, B&W text w/ illustrations.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Chad Sell.

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Awkward, and All's Faire in Middle School, this graphic novel follows a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary cardboard into fantastical homemade costumes as they explore conflicts with friends, family, and their own identity. Welcome to a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary boxes into colorful costumes, and their ordinary block into cardboard kingdom. This is the summer when sixteen kids encounter knights and rogues, robots and monsters - and their own inner demons - on one last quest before school starts again. In the Cardboard Kingdom, you can be anything you want to be - imagine that!

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 288 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Roar of the Beast!"

Story and art by Chad Sell.

A mystery is afoot in the Cardboard Kingdom. Vijay, the Beast, renounces his title after being bullied by neighborhood teenagers. No one - not his big sister Shikha or his friends - can seem to draw him back out of his shell. That very night is when it starts.

At first, no one believes Nate, who breaks his leg trying to pursue what he saw from his bedroom window. But then there's another, and another. An unknown monster has been spotted roaming the Kingdom after dark. It's ghastly, it's quick, and it might even have giant tentacles. Or claws. Or wings. Forget Halloween - the newly minted Monster Mashers will go to any lengths to protect the Kingdom and uncover this mystery!

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 288 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Snow and Sorcery!" Story and art by Chad Sell. The kids of the Cardboard Kingdom go on a new adventure! This time, they are in search of new friends-but what they discover is a lot more like enemies... It's winter break in the Cardboard Kingdom, and kids from the town across the park want to play together! But according to the evil Sorceress, not just anyone can join the kingdom... So it's not long before the two communities spiral into battle. Will the Sorceress realize the error of her ways before all hope is lost? Will friendship still manage to win the day? Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 320 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Chad Sell.

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Awkward, and All's Faire in Middle School, this graphic novel follows a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary cardboard into fantastical homemade costumes as they explore conflicts with friends, family, and their own identity. Welcome to a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary boxes into colorful costumes, and their ordinary block into cardboard kingdom. This is the summer when sixteen kids encounter knights and rogues, robots and monsters - and their own inner demons - on one last quest before school starts again. In the Cardboard Kingdom, you can be anything you want to be - imagine that!

The Cardboard Kingdom was created, organized, and drawn by Chad Sell with writing from ten other authors: Jay Fuller, David DeMeo, Katie Schenkel, Kris Moore, Molly Muldoon, Vid Alliger, Manuel Betancourt, Michael Cole, Cloud Jacobs, and Barbara Perez Marquez. The Cardboard Kingdom affirms the power of imagination and play during the most important years of adolescent identity-searching and emotional growth.

Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. All Ages

NOTE:

"There's room for everyone inside The Cardboard Kingdom, where friendship and imagination reign supreme."-Ingrid Law, New York Times bestselling author of Savvy

"A timely and colorful graphic novel debut that, like its many offbeat but on-point characters, marches to the beat of its own cardboard drum." -Tim Federle, award-winning author of Better Nate Than Ever

Cover price $20.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Roar of the Beast!"

Story and art by Chad Sell.

A mystery is afoot in the Cardboard Kingdom. Vijay, the Beast, renounces his title after being bullied by neighborhood teenagers. No one - not his big sister Shikha or his friends - can seem to draw him back out of his shell. That very night is when it starts.

At first, no one believes Nate, who breaks his leg trying to pursue what he saw from his bedroom window. But then there's another, and another. An unknown monster has been spotted roaming the Kingdom after dark. It's ghastly, it's quick, and it might even have giant tentacles. Or claws. Or wings. Forget Halloween - the newly minted Monster Mashers will go to any lengths to protect the Kingdom and uncover this mystery!

Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $20.99.

Add to cart Fine $9.00

1st printing. By Craig Thompson. Craig Thompson - the award-winning creator of Blankets - spent three months traveling through Barcelona, the Alps, France, and Morocco. Spontaneous sketches and a travelogue diary document his adventures and quiet moments, creating a raw and intimate portrait of countries, culture and the wandering artist. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

2nd and later printings. By Craig Thompson. Craig Thompson - the award-winning creator of Blankets - spent three months traveling through Barcelona, the Alps, France, and Morocco. Spontaneous sketches and a travelogue diary document his adventures and quiet moments, creating a raw and intimate portrait of countries, culture and the wandering artist. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

1st printing. Story and art by Kathleen Gros. With their rapidly gentrifying town of Milforth causing fights between her brother and her dad, summer isn't looking great for twelve-year-old Lucy. At least, that's what Lucy thinks... until Milforth's plan to revive an old carousel for the town's one hundred fiftieth anniversary brings artist Ray and her daughter, Anaïs, to town. Suddenly Lucy's summer is looking up! Anaïs is smart, funny, and easy to get along with, and for Lucy-who's not the most popular girl in her middle school-Anaïs is just the person that could take Lucy's summer from dire to fire. The two bike around town, help Ray with the carousel restoration, and bond over their love of fantasy novels. Used to being judged for her looks and interests, Lucy finally feels at ease to be herself. And she thinks she may feel something for Anaïs, too. But with tensions rising at home, and with locals, thanks to a wheeling-and-dealing development company looking to build new condos in town, Lucy soon finds herself in a constant state of battle with her dad. Can Lucy find the courage to be true to herself? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 304 pages, full color. Cover price $15.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $16.00

Add to cart Near Mint $16.00

1st printing. Story and art by Kathleen Gros. With their rapidly gentrifying town of Milforth causing fights between her brother and her dad, summer isn't looking great for twelve-year-old Lucy. At least, that's what Lucy thinks... until Milforth's plan to revive an old carousel for the town's one hundred fiftieth anniversary brings artist Ray and her daughter, Anaïs, to town. Suddenly Lucy's summer is looking up! Anaïs is smart, funny, and easy to get along with, and for Lucy-who's not the most popular girl in her middle school-Anaïs is just the person that could take Lucy's summer from dire to fire. The two bike around town, help Ray with the carousel restoration, and bond over their love of fantasy novels. Used to being judged for her looks and interests, Lucy finally feels at ease to be herself. And she thinks she may feel something for Anaïs, too. But with tensions rising at home, and with locals, thanks to a wheeling-and-dealing development company looking to build new condos in town, Lucy soon finds herself in a constant state of battle with her dad. Can Lucy find the courage to be true to herself? Hardcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 304 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $22.99

1st printing. Story and art by Joseph Remnant. Cartoon Clouds follows a recent art school graduate and his three friends as they try to navigate that anxiety-fueled time between finishing college and trying to figure out what they're going to do with the rest of their lives. Drawn in a naturalistic style, the philosophical nature of Cartoon Clouds is reminiscent of the films of Éric Rohmer or Noah Baumbach. Joseph Remnant has been a prominent presence in the cartooning scene recently, self-publishing his own comic book Blindspot, illustrating Harvey Pekar's acclaimed Cleveland, and appearing in such magazines as The Believer. Hardcover, 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.99.

#1, 2010 - By Tom Kaczynski. 5.25" x 7.25", 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $5.00.

By Tom Kaczynski. 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $5.00.

1st printnig. By Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio. International artists Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio bridge the Atlantic divide to bring you "Cartoon Hits!" Stalking other peoples lives in search of complicity, confessions and adventure they persuade the public to play a major part intheir work. Included are 13 true life stories by ICA members and graphically remastered into full cartoon color. Softcover, 52 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Raina Telgemeier. Art and cover by Scott McCloud. #1 New York Times bestselling cartoonists Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud team up for a one-of-a-kind friendship story about creativity and self-expression that blends how-to and comics magic. Welcome to the club! Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes, and Art simply loves being creative and is excited to try something new. They come together to form The Cartoonists Club, where kids can learn about making comics and use their creativity and imagination for their own storytelling adventures! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 288 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $14.99.

1st Printing. When Sam Cobean was killed in a car accident in 1951, he had produced almost two full years of work since the publication of his best seller, "Cobean's Naked Eye". The pick of these new cartoons, plus some of the wonderful earlier Cobeans, make up this book. There are more than 180 cartoons and cartoon stories; all but a few of them here are printed for the first time in book form. More than one-third have never appeared anywhere before. Hardcover, 8.5" x 11", B&W. Cover price $3.95.

Volume 1, 1st Printing. One of three volumes. This collection represents the state of magazine cartooning in the early 1920's. Although many cartoons were chosen because they reflect their times, others were included because of their timeless humor, and still others because their satirical thrust is astonishingly contemporary still - tackling issues such as the environment, censorship, women of the times and Americana in general. Features artwork by Percy Crosby, A.B. Frost, Charles Gibson, Harrison Cady, T.S. Sullivant, Gluyas Williams, Russ Westover, Carl Anderson, James Flagg, Ross Santee, E.W. Kimble, Art Young and many others. Cover price $8.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st printing. Story and art by Dean Stuart. Cassi loves spending time with her grandfather. His games, songs, and stories have always brought her endless joy. This visit with him, though, is different: Grandpa seems to be losing track of things, including everything from the stories they're sharing to who Cassi herself is. So when he goes missing after wandering off from his own backyard, Cassi knows she has to figure out where he's gone. What she discovers is a world filled with memories, none of them her own. As she leaps from one memory to the next, she knows she's getting closer and closer to finding her grandfather-but only if she can make sure he doesn't slip away forever. Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 272 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Good $2.65

Written by Jamie Bautista, illustrated by Stephen Segovia and Rex Espino. Young kids and there adventures at a Christian Highschool in the Philippines. 6" x 8", 52 pages, full color.

Written by Jamie Bautista, illustrated by Stephen Segovia and Rex Espino. Young kids and there adventures at a Christian Highschool in the Philippines. 6" x 8", 52 pages, full color.

Art book featuring cheerful girls and their cats. Illustrations by Akakura, Chiaki Ida, Kawata, Kinako, Kobuta, CHANxCO, and more. Softcover, 8-1/4" x 11-3/4", 98 pages, full color, Japanese language.

Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Haru Hisakawa. A full-color manga about purrfectly professional massage therapists: fluffy cats who knead your troubles away! Nekoyama, worn out after another long day at the office, stops at a therapeutic massage parlor—only to discover that its run by a cat! Not only that, but the cat actually does the massaging?! As the professional meowsseur digs soft toe beans into Nekoyamas aching muscles, his heart warms and his worries melt away. This is only the beginning, as he and other world-weary workers are about to meet the other feline professionals who have mastered pawfully cute techniques to reduce human stress! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.99

Volume 2 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Haru Hisakawa. NOTHING BEATS A MASSAGE FROM A CAT! Having developed an addiction to the cats comforting and therapeutic massages, Nekoyama and his fellow office workers return to the parlor. The cats work whenever they want, but lucky for Nekoyama and company, the parlor is open today. Theres even a new cat working there! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Volume 3 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Haru Hisakawa. HOUNDED OUT OF BUSINESS?! Its always nice to have more friends and customers. As they say, the more the merrier! However, when Nekoyama and company visit the cat massage therapists one day, they find a new massage parlor right next door—run by dogs! Now the two parlors will have to fight like, well, cats and dogs to keep their customers!! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Wataru Nadatani. Translated by Zack Davisson.

Riko, a twenty-nine-year-old office worker with an obsession for video games, finds her quiet life upended when she takes in a stray cat! Her coworkers can't quite figure her out-she never talks about her personal life, she never works overtime, and she never joins them for happy hour. Is she antisocial? Nope, she's rushing home to play video games! One day, a stray cat is found in the office parking lot, and before Riko knows it, the cat has moved in with her!

Having no experience with pets, Riko uses lessons drawn from video games to guide her in cat care, while her cute companion tries to understand her behavior through a cat's worldview.

Available for the first time in English!

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

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Wataru Nadatani. Translated by Zack Davisson.

A quiet office worker embraces her new role as a cat mom when she begins sharing superfluous amounts of cat photos on the internet. Riko can't help it-her tuxedo cat is just too cute! Will her coworkers feel the same or will it add to their bewilderment about her?

At home, Riko learns more about Musubi, from favorite toys such as a free grocery bag to their shared joy of video games. And Musubi himself learns a new trick-how to tell her when it's dinner time!

Available for the first time in English!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W.

Cover price $11.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Wataru Nadatani. Translated by Zack Davisson. A brand-new cat owner with no experience living with pets, quiet office worker Riko uses lessons drawn from video games to guide her in cat care. Musubi, her cute new companion, tries to understand Riko's behavior through a cat's worldview. Enjoying their time together, Riko learns more about cohabitating with a cat, as lessons in grooming, play, and personal space continue to be learned. "Leveling up" in skills, surprises, and adventures extends to real life, as Riko discovers what it's like living with a cat! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Wataru Nadatani. Translated by Zack Davisson. Just when office worker Riko Kozakura is beginning to rank up her Pet Owner skill from Beginner to Intermediate, another cat joins the household! Kozakura's handled her one cat, Musubi, well, but with twice the feline antics she'll have her hands full-and more XP to grind! Ready Player 3: A New Furry Friend Joins the Fray! "Leveling up" in skills, surprises, and adventures extends to real life, as Riko discovers what it's like living with cats! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Wataru Nadatani. Translated by Zack Davisson. Office worker Riko Kozakura supports her entire band of adventurers-including the two cats she cohabitates with, party members Musubi and Soboro! Follow along as the three live, learn, and grow together. New quests and challenges offer the trio plenty of XP! "Leveling up" in skills, surprises, and adventures extends to real life, as Riko discovers what it's like living with two cats! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story and art by Wataru Nadatani. Translated by Zack Davisson. Living with cats Musubi and Soboro every day is an adventure, and in her daily quests, Riko couldn't ask for a better team! "Leveling up" in skills, surprises, and adventures, Riko discovers what it's like living with two cats! Wataru Nadatani's hilarious manga series is translated by Zack Davisson (Demon Days, Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan) and lettered by Susie Lee of Studio Cutie. Nominated for the "Best Manga" Harvey Award in 2022 and 2023! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Story and art by Wataru Nadatani. Translated by Zack Davisson. Office worker Riko Kozakura lives to play video games, but her life changed forever when she adopted a kitten! Now she has two cats and takes lessons from video games to help raise them. With twice the fun, twice the laughs, and twice the trouble, Kozakura has her work cut out for her! "Leveling up" in skills, surprises, and adventures, Riko discovers what it's like living with two cats! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Story and art by Wataru Nadatani. Translated by Zack Davisson. Riko Kozakura has been level grinding as a pet owner for a while now, and has learned many new skills. Life continues in the Kozakura household with two cats and one videogaming-obsessed human in this finale to the popular manga series! "Leveling up" in skills, surprises, and adventures, Riko discovers how to adjust her apartment and daily habits for two cats! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

1st printing.

Edited by Ayoola Solarin.

Catalyst, a collection of short stories from established artists such as Asia Alfasi, Catherine Anyango Grünewald, Sonia Leong, and Woodrow Phoenix, aims to reflect up-and-coming new voices and the diversity and wealth of talent in the UK comics scene. United by a single theme-"catalyst"-the contributors have each written and drawn an eight-page story that explores ideas of reaction and transformation.

Collecting stories from a range of artists of color across the UK, this comics anthology unites their voices under a single theme: 'catalyst'. In one story, the accidental witnessing of a horrific scene turns a regular day into a nightmare; in another, the truth of what it really took to put a man on the moon is revealed. From tales of misplaced memories to battles with the id, Catalyst offers a look at the consequences of big and small acts alike.

Showcasing a mix of established and emerging artists, this collection imagines the myriad ways in which a chain of events might end in either euphoria or catastrophe. Sometimes both.

Edited by Ayoola Solarin, this provocative, intriguing and revelatory anthology invites readers to consider the situations, people and events that might accelerate change in their own lives and in our society as a whole.

Featuring Stories by Asia Alfasi, Charlotte Bailey, Jason Chuang, Dominique Duong, Catherine Anyango Gruenwald, Shuning Ji, Pris Lemons, Sonia Leong, Calico N.M., Tyrell Osborne, and Woodrow Phoenix.

Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, B&W.

Cover price $19.99.