Comic books in 'Slice of Life/Urban Angst'

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Written by Chris Ryall. Art by Drew Moss. Where there's aliens, there's zombies! These otherworldy threats converge in the secluded Carbon Falls Collective. A 2nd-gen off-the-grid'er, Huxley Robertson is dealing with both loss and the elders' pushback against his plans for a fully sustainable town. Amidst those volatile, circumstances, a vainglorious alien explorer inadvertently re-animates the town's dead! Add a rogue ATF agent into the mix and let's just say this is a bad time for the sleepy town to be cut off from the outside world. 104 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $9.99.

1st printing.

Written by Brent Fisher, Michele Abounader, and Mario Candelaria. Art by Liana Kangas, Elisa Romboli, and Gabe Martini. Cover by Elisa Romboli.

The flutter of first dates, the thrill of a text-back, the heart-stopping seconds before coming out, and the rush when finally discovering who you truly are - all of these life-changing moments across the full spectrum of LGBTQIA+ experience are ready to explore in this bright and inspiring comics anthology!

The Color of Always is a collection of personal stories, testimonies, heirlooms, evocations, and evangelisms for queer creators and readers that celebrates feeling good about who you are, and coming into your own at last.

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Dong Hwa Kim. First love is never easy. Ehwa grows up helping her widowed mother run the local tavern, watching as their customers, both neighbors and strangers, look down on her mother for her single lifestyle. Their social status isolates Ehwa and her mother from the rest of the people in their quiet country village. But as she gets older and sees her mother fall in love again, Ehwa slowly begins to open up to the possibility of love in her life. In the tradition of My Antonia and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, renowned Korean manwha creator Kim Dong Hwa debuts a trilogy about a girl coming of age, set against the vibrant, beautiful landscape of pastoral Korea. Softcover, 6-in.x 9-in., 320 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Dong Hwa Kim. In the heartwarming conclusion to this lyrically written and delicately drawn trilogy about a girl coming of age in turn-of-the-century rural Korea, Ehwa's true love comes at last, and as her mother looks on, she takes the final steps towards becoming an adult. Softcover, 6-in.x 9-in., 320 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Dong Hwa Kim. In the tradition of My Antonia and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, from the pen of the renowned Korean manhwa creator Kim Dong Hwa, comes the second volume of a trilogy about a girl coming of age, about first love and second chances. Ehwa thinks she's finally found true love - but her heart is tested in more ways than one. Set in the vibrant, beautiful landscape of pastoral Korea, this affecting story will bring out the romantic in every reader. Softcover, 6-in.x 9-in., 320 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

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Cover by SCOTT TOLSON. Spike Lee hit the motion-picture industry like a jackhammer with such films as She's Gotta Have It, Jungle Fever, and Do the Right Thing. Now he's come to tear apart the facade of the comics medium with this all-new miniseries. Rapped in a poem or wrapped around a brick, messages can come in many different packages. One of those packages is COLORS IN BLACK. Sixteen artists of various races have come together to deliver their messages about the state of racial relations today. The result is a mix of stories that approach the subject from every angle conceivable. In these pages, all sides of the issue are examined. You will be energized, you will be frightened, you will get angry...and you will be enlightened. The revolution will not be televised...it will be illustrated. Cover price $2.95.

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This is a preview book of the series. It contains the entire first issue story, as well as a few added pages before and after the story. Cover by SCOTT TOLSON. Spike Lee hit the motion-picture industry like a jackhammer with such films as She's Gotta Have It, Jungle Fever, and Do the Right Thing. Now he's come to tear apart the facade of the comics medium with this all-new miniseries. Rapped in a poem or wrapped around a brick, messages can come in many different packages. One of those packages is COLORS IN BLACK. Sixteen artists of various races have come together to deliver their messages about the state of racial relations today. The result is a mix of stories that approach the subject from every angle conceivable. In these pages, all sides of the issue are examined. You will be energized, you will be frightened, you will get angry...and you will be enlightened. The revolution will not be televised...it will be illustrated. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Greg Simanson. The second issue of this groundbreaking series continues to deliver a message of hope and warning. In "Larry Can't Wash it Off" a young woman can cleanse herself of the mean streets, but for her longtime friend, it's not so easy. "Images" explores the racial stereotyping that we can, but do not see. "Happy" gives us a glimpse into the lives of an interracial family, and "Catch-up Ball" follows a young man and the memories that he cannot erase. The revolution will not be televised... It will be illustrated. FC. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Scott Tolson and Greg Simanson. America's Melting Pot is boiling over, and Colors in Black is cleaning up the mess. In this third issue we catch three more views from the front lines of the race wars. "Just Like Rooster"tells the story of three little boys and their misplaced idolatry for a local dealer/pimp. In "Front Bar for a Drink and a Smoke," a young man learns the value of racial relations... firsthand. Finally, "The Back of the Bus" takes a look at the modern state of one of the most critical symbols of civil rights in America... the back of the bus. The revolution will not be televised... It will be illustrated. FC. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Scott Tolson and Greg Simanson. Some people will tell you every ending is a new beginning. Others think of endings in less gentle terms, like driving your car screaming into the back wall of a dark alley. Scott Tolson and the Colors in Black crew have gassed up for the final issue of this critically acclaimed miniseries. In "Blue," a black boxer pounds a lesson into his opponents about the hard knocks of being a shade darker. "Jap You're Next" dwells in the nightmare world of a mistrust that has lasted for generations. An American-born Chinese takes out his jealous anger on a well-to-do Taiwanese immigrant, but the two find that they share mutual enemies in "American Born." And finally, in "Hand of God," a young black man finds powerful logic in the "eye-for-an-eye" philosophy. FC. Cover price $2.95.

Story and art by Steven Gilbert. 64 pages, B&W Cover price $3.00.

One of the Best Books of 2020, as chosen by Publishers Weekly

1st printing. Story and art by Jim Terry. A brutally honest but charming look at the pain of childhood and the alienation and anxiety of early adulthood. In his memoir, we are invited to walk through the life of the author, Jim Terry, as he struggles to find security and comfort in an often hostile environment. Between the Ho-Chunk community of his Native American family in Wisconsin and his schoolmates in the Chicago suburbs, he tries in vain to fit in and eventually turns to alcohol to provide an escape from increasing loneliness and alienation. Terry also shares with the reader in exquisite detail the process by which he finds hope and gets sober, as well as the powerful experience of finding something to believe in and to belong to at the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance at Standing Rock. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, B&W. NOTE: One of the Top Ten Graphic Novels of 2020, as chosen by the American Library. Association Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Story, art and cover by Mary Wings. Mary wing tells the story of her realization that she was a lesbian, and details the process of coming out, and forging new relationships. 34 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. NOTE: 1st printings are identified by Red and Black Cover printed on Yellow paper stock Cover price $0.75.

2nd printing. Story, art and cover by Mary Wings. Mary wing tells the story of her realization that she was a lesbian, and details the process of coming out, and forging new relationships. 34 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. NOTE: 2nd printings are identified by a full color cover. Cover price $0.75.

3rd printing. Story, art and cover by Mary Wings. Mary wing tells the story of her realization that she was a lesbian, and details the process of coming out, and forging new relationships. 34 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. NOTE: 3rd printings are identified by a $1.00 cover price Cover price $1.00.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Lynda Barry.

Lynda Barry captures all the glorious magic and excrutiating pain of junior high school in this Ernie Pook Comeek collection from the early 90s. The star of this collection is 14 year old Maybonne who relays the angst and insecurity of life through hand scrawled diary entries, class assignments, and letters, in cursive with doodle and bubble letters. Barry deftly portrays the capricious nature of teen friendships, adolescent peer-pressure, and the kill or be killed nature of a middle school's social scene in her signature style.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 9-in. x 6-in., 128 pages, B&W.

Cover price $21.95.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Lynda Barry.

Lynda Barry captures all the glorious magic and excrutiating pain of junior high school in this Ernie Pook Comeek collection from the early 90s. The star of this collection is 14 year old Maybonne who relays the angst and insecurity of life through hand scrawled diary entries, class assignments, and letters, in cursive with doodle and bubble letters. Barry deftly portrays the capricious nature of teen friendships, adolescent peer-pressure, and the kill or be killed nature of a middle school's social scene in her signature style.

Softcover (Horizontal Format), 9-in. x 6-in., 128 pages, B&W.

Cover price $8.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Miguel Vila. This book makes no claims to scientific validity and is in no way intended for informational purposes. So declares Miguel Vila in the outset of his new graphic novel, Comfortless, a taxonomy of the masks with which we pretend to live, executed with the precision of a master sociologist. It collects a kaleidoscope of weaving character studies, united by the ways vanity, jealousy, and selfishness manifest via fear, vice, and lust. Giorgia ends her relationship with Eva because she thinks her fling with Nic has resulted in her pregnancy. Nic has a secret to reveal to Daniele, but he cant express it. Stella meets Daniele and tells him about the strange events they have experienced in recent years. Simone attends a New Year's Eve party knowing that he is positive for Covid. Set in the Venetian province of Italy, the themes Vila addresses are global. Comfortless is a catastrophic fresco of a humanity adrift, where fears and selfishness draw a merciless map of the emptiness of our times. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 208 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. By Anthony Falcone. "The Fish is bringing the Big 5 to Toronto this year," Jimmy said. "And we're going to steal them." The Big 5 are the most expensive comic books in the world: Action Comics #1, Detective Comics #1, Amazing Fantasy #15, Superman #1, and Marvel Comics #1. And not only were these the most valuable comics ever, but the fish had the best copies ever known. To the right buyers, these books could be worth millions. Now all Jimmy had to do was put a team together. Comic Con Men is Anthony Falcone's (Captain Canuck, Northguard) debut novel and features cover-work by Ramon Perez (The Amazing Spider-Man, Hawkeye). Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 200 pages, Text Only. Cover price $9.95.

1889 Edition - Stories and Illustrations by Palmer Cox. Also known as Frontier Humor in Verse Prose and Picture. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 522 pages, B&W.

"Quantum: Rock of Ages" by Philip Clark art by Ozzy Iongoria. "Pin ups" by James Rodriguez. "Exiles" by Rick Silva drawn by Katrina Joyner. "Marina" by Carlos Osorio. "Zephyr and Reginald: Minions for Hire" by Gynn Stella. "Watch this Space: The Internet Generation" by Zorikh Lequidre. "Stanley the Mole" by Rob King. "Silliman Farm" by Keith Murphy. "Zombie Hunters" by Keith Murphy. "Arcane" by Matt Wall. "Decker's Aces" by Rusty Haller. "Pin up" by Peter Shigalkowski" "Pin ups" by Alexis Ziritt. Softcover, 6 1/2 x 10 1/2-in, black and white interior. Cover price $2.95.

"Quantum: Rock of Ages" by Philip Clark art by Ozzy Iongoria. "Pin ups" by James Rodriguez. "Exiles" by Rick Silva drawn by Katrina Joyner. "Marina" by Carlos Osorio. "Zephyr and Reginald: Minions for Hire" by Gynn Stella. "Watch this Space: The Internet Generation" by Zorikh Lequidre. "Stanley the Mole" by Rob King. "Silliman Farm" by Keith Murphy. "Zombie Hunters" by Keith Murphy. "Arcane" by Matt Wall. "Decker's Aces" by Rusty Haller. "Pin up" by Peter Shigalkowski" "Pin ups" by Alexis Ziritt. Softcover, 6 1/2 x 10 1/2-in, black and white interior. Cover price $2.95.

"Quantum: Rock of Ages" by Philip Clark art by Ozzy Iongoria. "Pin ups" by James Rodriguez. "Exiles" by Rick Silva drawn by Katrina Joyner. "Marina" by Carlos Osorio. "Zephyr and Reginald: Minions for Hire" by Gynn Stella. "Watch this Space: The Internet Generation" by Zorikh Lequidre. "Stanley the Mole" by Rob King. "Silliman Farm" by Keith Murphy. "Zombie Hunters" by Keith Murphy. "Arcane" by Matt Wall. "Decker's Aces" by Rusty Haller. "Pin up" by Peter Shigalkowski" "Pin ups" by Alexis Ziritt. Softcover, 6 1/2 x 10 1/2-in, black and white interior. Cover price $2.95.

"Repercussions" by Jason Degroot, "Bryanna Bunny Pin Up" by Rusty Haller, "GIT" by Justin Thomas, "Scorpio Pin Up" by Liza Biggers, "Mr. Black Pin Up" by Tom Drew, "Tile Trinity" story by Alan Abbadessa and art by Rammer Martinez, "The Bullpen" story by Scott Sheaffer and art by Keith Murphey, "Pin Up" by Ven Yann and "Minions for Hire" by Gynn Stella and Rick Silva. 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Story and Art by Vera Brosgol, Hope Larson, Charise Mericle Harper, Ben Hatke, shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham. Cover by Vera Brosgol. Comics friends forever! First Second presents an amazing Free Comic Book Day anthology that celebrates kids comics, girl power, and the amazing work of creators Vera Brosgol, Hope Larson, Charise Mericle Harper, Ben Hatke, and Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham. Don't miss out on this comic filled with the power of friendship that's great for every kid reader in your store. 40 pages, full color. All Ages

Issue 1. December 1991. Written by J. Hagey and illustrated by Molly Kiely. 6.5" x 10.25". 32 pages. Black and white. Adult. Cover price $2.75.

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1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Erin Williams. In Commute, we follow author and illustrator Erin Williams on her daily commute to and from work, punctuated by recollections of sexual encounters as well as memories of her battle with alcoholism, addiction, and recovery. As she moves through the world navigating banal, familiar, and sometimes uncomfortable interactions with the familiar-faced strangers she sees daily, Williams weaves together a riveting collection of flashbacks. Williams recollections highlight the indefinable moments when lines are crossed and a woman must ask herself if the only way to avoid being objectified is to simply cease drawing any attention to her physical being. She delves into the gray space that lives between consent and assault and tenderly explores the complexity of the shame, guilt, vulnerability, and responsibility attached to both! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 295 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $19.99.

One-shot, 2014. Written by Gary Hogan, illustrated by Blake Sims. Slice of life urban angst. 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/4-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

1st printing.

Story and art by Eddie Campbell.

"One of the most Original artists working in the comic strip medium, Eddie Campbell's skill is that of the great storyteller, who can happily let the point of the tale slip away, so intriguing is his manner of telling." - NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS

"Alec is magic...I like it because it fills me in on what would have happened to Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady if they'd traded in the Lincoln for a Ford Transit and moved to Southend-On-Sea. On the Pier as opposed to On the Road." - ALAN MOORE

"There's more to this stuff than the gags, but the puzzled good humour of MacGarry as 'life happens to him' is the endearing factor for me in all of the stories." - BRIAN BOLLAND.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 138 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

1st printing.

Story and art by Eddie Campbell.

"One of the most Original artists working in the comic strip medium, Eddie Campbell's skill is that of the great storyteller, who can happily let the point of the tale slip away, so intriguing is his manner of telling." - NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS

"Alec is magic...I like it because it fills me in on what would have happened to Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady if they'd traded in the Lincoln for a Ford Transit and moved to Southend-On-Sea. On the Pier as opposed to On the Road." - ALAN MOORE

"There's more to this stuff than the gags, but the puzzled good humour of MacGarry as 'life happens to him' is the endearing factor for me in all of the stories." - BRIAN BOLLAND.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 138 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.95.

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1st printing. Collects Copybook Tales (1996) #1-6. By J. Torres and Tim Levins. The Copybook Tales follows Jamie and Thatcher, two friends with a dream of making comics. When Jamie starts going through his "copybooks," journals he'd kept of his high school misadventures, the two find the inspiration to create stories all their own. Through ups and downs, accomplishments and setbacks, The Copybook Tales explores the story of storytellers. And while the tale is rooted in the culture that has arisen around comics, it's not about comics, it's about taking the chance to follow your heart. Reprinting J. Torres and Gotham Adventures artist Tim Levins' classic comic mini-series, all the mini-comics, and several unreleased pages and illustrations, The Copybook Tales is a must-have for any comic fan. Softcover, 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st prinitng. Collects Essex County GN (2007-2008) Vol. 1-3. Story and art by Jeff Lemire. Collecting Jeff Lemire's award-winning trilogy - Tales from the Farm, Ghost Stories, and The Country Nurse - into a single volume. Also included are over 50 pages of previously unpublished material, including two new stories. Set in an imaginary version of Jeff Lemire's hometown, the trilogy is an intimate study of a farming community, and a tender meditation on family, memory, grief, secrets, and reconciliation. With the lush, expressive inking of a cartoonist at the height of his powers, Lemire draws us in and sets us free. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 512 pages, B&W. Cover price $49.95.

1st prinitng. Collects Essex County GN (2007-2008) Vol. 1-3. Story and art by Jeff Lemire. Collecting Jeff Lemire's award-winning trilogy - Tales from the Farm, Ghost Stories, and The Country Nurse - into a single volume. Also included are over 50 pages of previously unpublished material, including two new stories. Set in an imaginary version of Jeff Lemire's hometown, the trilogy is an intimate study of a farming community, and a tender meditation on family, memory, grief, secrets, and reconciliation. With the lush, expressive inking of a cartoonist at the height of his powers, Lemire draws us in and sets us free. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 512 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

2nd and later printings. Collects Essex County GN (2007-2008) Vol. 1-3. Story and art by Jeff Lemire. Collecting Jeff Lemire's award-winning trilogy - Tales from the Farm, Ghost Stories, and The Country Nurse - into a single volume. Also included are over 50 pages of previously unpublished material, including two new stories. Set in an imaginary version of Jeff Lemire's hometown, the trilogy is an intimate study of a farming community, and a tender meditation on family, memory, grief, secrets, and reconciliation. With the lush, expressive inking of a cartoonist at the height of his powers, Lemire draws us in and sets us free. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 512 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1972-1974!" Story and Art by Tom Batiuk. Since its debut on March 27, 1972, Funky Winkerbean has chronicled the lives of a group of students from the fictitious Westview High School. This volume, which presents the strip's first three years, introduces the strip's title character, Funky, and his friends Crazy Harry Klinghorn, Bull Bushka, Livinia Swenson, Les Moore, Holly Budd, and Roland Mathews. Volume 1 contains a charming autobiographical introduction by Tom Batiuk that shares his early attempts at cartooning, discusses his teaching career, and explains the genesis of Funky. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 7-in., 486 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $45.00.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "1981-1983!" Story and Art by Tom Batiuk. In this fourth volume, cartoonist Tom Batiuk continues to chronicle the lives of the students and teachers at the fictitious Westview High School. Crazy Harry thrives as the repository for Batiuk's more outré ideas and situations. Whether it is living in his locker and playing frozen pizzas on his stereo, battling the Eliminator at Space Invaders, announcing that he is an air guitar player, or inviting Carl Sagan and ET to the Star Trek convention that he and the school computer would host, Crazy becomes Funky Winkerbean's naturaloutlier. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 7-in., 500 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $45.00.

1st printing. Collects Geisha (1998) #1-4 and Geisha One-Shot (2000). Story and art by Andi Watson. Andi Watson's futuristic classic returns! This new edition combines the original four issues with the follow-up one-shot and short stories. Discover the world of Jomi, the android artist who's more normal than the society that denies her a soul. Stalkers, supermodels, super-mecha - it's all in Geisha! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Jerry Moriarty. This oversized, full-color edition gathers all the Jack Survives strips and presents them as creator Jerry Moriarty intended. Moriarty's painted comics offer slice-of-life vignettes that express a somehow fanciful yet deadpan take on the humor inherent in everyday moments. Since Jack Survives first appeared in Art Spiegelman's groundbreaking anthology RAW in the 80's, it has been lauded for Moriarty's innovative use of the comics medium. Introduction by acclaimed cartoonist Chris Ware (Jimmy Corrigan). Hardcover, 11-in. x 14-in., 84 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $34.95.

Volume 1 – 1st printing. Stories, art and cover by Ed Brubaker. Black Eye Press reprints the essential material from the indie series that established future superstar writer Ed Brubaker. Slice-of-life stories about petty crime, as Tommy deals with the consequences of his weak moral compass and the wrong group of friends. Tommy gets drunk and aggressive during a visit to a nightclub; Pilfering things from work escalates to armed robbery, as Tommy and his friend Peter seek money for their new drug habit. Mondo Lowlife; The Last Time Tommy Went to a Niteclub; A Life of Crime; The Girlfriend and the Boyfriend; Two Dicks. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $12.95.

Top Shelf Edition - 1st printing. Story and art by Ed Brubaker. Witty and poignant, this collection of semi-autobiographical tales focuses on love, despair, lost friendships, and the murky morality of stealing from work. Known for being one of the funniest series ever published in comics form, Lowlife dissects the Slacker/Gen X lifestyle from the inside out, bringing a great amount of humanity to the process along the way. Ed Brubaker is a critically acclaimed cartoonist and writer whose work has been translated into ten languages and nominated for the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards. He has also recently written several comic books for DC Comics, including Scene of the Crime, The Deadenders, and a current run on Batman. Perfect Bound. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Top Shelf Edition - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Ed Brubaker. Witty and poignant, this collection of semi-autobiographical tales focuses on love, despair, lost friendships, and the murky morality of stealing from work. Known for being one of the funniest series ever published in comics form, Lowlife dissects the Slacker/Gen X lifestyle from the inside out, bringing a great amount of humanity to the process along the way. Ed Brubaker is a critically acclaimed cartoonist and writer whose work has been translated into ten languages and nominated for the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards. He has also recently written several comic books for DC Comics, including Scene of the Crime, The Deadenders, and a current run on Batman. Perfect Bound. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Marjane Satrapi. For the first time in hardcover, a stunning twentieth anniversary collected edition of "the most original coming-of-age story from the Middle East yet" (People), with a new introduction by the author that examines the Iranian political landscape in the context of global politics. Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips. Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecomingsweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 352 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00.

1st printing. Collects Samurai Jam (1993) #1-4. Story and art by Andi Watson. Marking his 10th Anniversary in comics, Andi Watson's first ever comic series of skateboarding, punk rock, and hockey is available in one handy trade. Collects the four issue series from the early 90's as well as the mini-comics and pin-ups. Softcover, 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Jenny Zervakis. Jenny Zervakis was part of a wave of DIY cartoonists who came of age during the 1990's Zine Revolution. When most "alternative comics" of the era were loud and sarcastic, Jenny's zine, Strange Growths, was warm and emotionally bare. Now, for the first time, these inspirational and groundbreaking comics have been collected in book form. A Spit and a Half production. Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $20.00.

1st printing.

Story and art by Howard Cruse.

Originally published in The Advocate during the 1980s, Howard Cruse's Wendel is widely considered the first gay comic strip to be featured in mainstream media. A topical and heartfelt chronicle of one gay man's journey through the often-rocky Reagan/Bush years, the strip followed the adventures of Wendel Trupstock, his boyfriend Ollie, and an unforgettable cast of supporting characters presented in realistic depictions of relationships, politics, personal struggles, and public triumphs.

The Complete Wendel contains every episode of the series and includes a new foreword by Cruse, who contextualizes the story of the creation and publication of the strip within the often tumultuous political zeitgeist of the 1980s.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 288 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Luke Healy.

Self-assured and utterly entitled, Giorgio has always seemed like "Frank, but better." Moving in with and caring for his estranged childhood friend quickly starts to chip away at Frank's sense of self, as well as Giogio's carefully curated online persona.

The further Frank is pulled into Giorgio's orbit, the quicker his existential dread blooms. Expectation and reality soon collide in a singular tale about trust and confidence.

Hardcover, 128 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.95.