Draw! comic books issue 1

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1st printing. Story and art by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim. Critically acclaimed and award-winning cartoonist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim returns with a stunning addition to her body of graphic fiction. Adapted from Park Wan-suh's beloved novel, The Naked Tree paints a stark portrait of a single nation's fabric slowly torn to shreds by political upheaval. Fleshing out the characters in fresh, imaginative ways, and incorporating the original author into the story, Gendry-Kim breathes new life into this Korean classic. Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 316 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1963-1964!"

Story and art by Doug Wright.

Last year's Doug Wright: Canada's Master Cartoonist introduced the world to Nipper, the mischievous little kid who starred in Doug Wright's ingenious and enduring comic strip. This volume covers a peak period in Wright's four-decade career as he comes into his own as an iconic cartoonist capable of documenting middle-class suburban existence in all its minute joys and indignities.

Packed with period details and loaded with charm, this collection features an introduction by journalist Brad Mackay.

Softcover, (Horizontal Format) 6-in. x 8-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.95.

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1st Edition - 1st printing.

Story and art by John Porcellino.

Road trips, drunken concerts, and late-night make-out sessions all swirl together in this coming-of-age graphic novel by King Cat cartoonist John Porcellino.

Deceptively and charmingly simple, Perfect Example is a collection of Porcellino's self-published King Cat comics that have won over thousands of readers with its honesty, empathy, and sincerity.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $16.95.

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Add to cart Near Mint $19.95

1st printing. Story and art by Pascal Girard. Pascal's in a bad place. He's out of work, he and his longtime girlfriend have just broken up, and when he goes out for a run to ease his frazzled nerves, he falls and injures his back so badly, he's strictly forbidden from running. What's an endorphin-loving cartoonist to do? In a bid to distract himself, Pascal throws himself into his other pleasure: reading. And while at the bookstore one day, he spies a young woman picking up his own book. But then she darts out of the shop without paying. Bemused, he decides to figure out why she did it. Pascal Girard intermingles an all-too-true-to-life snapshot of contemporary relationships with slapstick trials and dryly funny tribulations in this delightfully readable book. Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

1st printing. Story and art by Keiler Roberts. Cartoonist Keiler Roberts quit making comics. Or did she? Preparing to Bite, her latest collection of all-new, one-page comics is a return to perfect form. Roberts skewers innocuous aspects of everyday life and dissects them for their unique absurdity: from cooking meals, to keeping doctors appointments, to owning pets, and even navigating now-inescapable zoom calls. These vignettes portray a woman in middle-age grappling with the realities of being a mother, a wife, a friend, a daughter, and lastly (perhaps even least of all), a practicing artist—all while dealing with the long-term effects of a debilitating disease. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 164 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $21.95.

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1st Printing. Written by Adrian Tomine. For over thirty years, bestselling author, screenwriter, and New Yorker cover artist Adrian Tomine's work has set the standard for contemporary storytelling. With Tomine, his readership has grown from the dedicated following of his comic-book series Optic Nerve to include a wider but still engaged, opinionated, and ever-inquiring public. And now, for the first time in print, Tomine responds to his readers directly, tackling their questions and comments with generosity, humor, and vulnerability. Q&A is one part personal history, one part masterclass in crafting quality entertainment. With questions pulled from his time at the Substack Writers' Residency, and with additional, new material, Q&A is an indispensable addition to the collections of eagle-eyed fans and aspiring artists, writers, and cartoonists alike. The artist looks back on his career in response to queries from his-maybe adoring but mostly curious-public with his signature dry wit and unflinching, self-deprecating honesty. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $16.95.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Jessica Campbell.

It's the early 2000s. Lauren is fifteen, soft-spoken, and ashamed of her body. When her bible-thumping parents forbid Lauren to bring evolution textbooks home, she opts to study at her schoolmate Mariah's house. That evening Mariah gives Lauren a makeover and they have what becomes Lauren's first queer encounter.

Jessica Campbell uses frankness and dark humour to articulate Lauren's burgeoning crisis of faith and sexuality. Rave is a coming of age story about the secret spaces young women create and the wider social structures that fail them.

Hardcover, 168 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $22.95.

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1st printing. By Brian Ralph. What if Osamu Tezuka's beloved hero Astro Boy was a young robot with endless enthusiasm who lived with a bumbling sad-sack robot friend, a self-centered wise-cracking cat, and a well-meaning but forgetful inventor? Why, then he'd be Reggie-12! Reggie-12 is classic Japanese adventure manga cartooning reworked in Brian Ralph's trademark style and told with the episodic wit and structure of the contemporary American sitcom. Laughs explode from the page (and the reader's belly) as mishap follows caper follows disaster. Come along for a wild ride with Reggie-12, Casper, and Professor Tinkerton as they eat pizza, play video games, and get dissed by bad guys. Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $21.95.

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2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Nick Drnaso.

When Sabrina disappears, an airman in the U.S. Air Force is drawn into a web of suppositions, wild theories, and outright lies. The follow-up to Nick Drnaso's LA Times Book Prize-winning Beverly, Sabrina depicts a modern world devoid of personal interaction and responsibility, where relationships are stripped of intimacy through glowing computer screens. An indictment of our modern state, Drnaso contemplates the dangers of a fake news climate.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 204 pages, PC. Cover price $27.95.

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Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

1st printing. By Leanne Shapton. Sunday Night Movies features Leanne Shapton's watercolors of resonant moments in black-and-white cinema. Selecting a brief fragment of each chosen film, she creates an indelible image that is both a hand-painted movie still and a personal response to a fleeting celluloid moment. Together, the seventy-eight paintings create a valentine to the world of cinema. Shapton's journey through film history becomes a wistful celebration of the subtle moments in stories, which can often slip by unnoticed. What could be a simple title, still life, or portrait of an actor becomes both illusive and allusive through the medium of these personal paintings. With Sunday Night Movies she brings her love of film to light, and the effect is restrained and fanciful, familiar and all new. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 7-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Weng Pixin.

Sweet Time is an intimate rumination on love, empathy, and confidence. Singaporean cartoonist Weng Pixin delicately explores strained relationships with a kind of hopefulness while acknowledging the inevitable collapse. Her stories are like a series of snapshots in a photo album or the brightest highlights from an Instagram profile.

Weng combines colorful realism with a gentle wit and introspection, crafting infinitely relatable stories of everyday life and love now.

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 280 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.95.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Mirion Malle.

Mirion Malle paints an empathetic portait of a young woman wrestling with psychological stress and the trauma following an experience of sexual assault. Filled with 21st century idioms and social media communication, This Is How I Disappear opens a window into the lives of young people as they face a barrage of mental health hurdles.

Scenes of sisterhood, fun nights out singing karaoke, and impromptu FaceTime therapy sessions show how this generation is coping, connecting, and healing together.

Softcover, 208 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.95.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Julie Delporte.

This Woman's Work is a powerfully raw autobiographical work that asks vital questions about femininity and the assumptions we make about gender. Julie Delporte examines cultural artifacts and sometimes traumatic memories through the lens of the woman she is today-a feminist who understands the reality of the women around her, how experiencing rape culture and sexual abuse is almost synonymous with being a woman, and the struggle of reconciling one's feminist beliefs with the desire to be loved.

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 252 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Elise Gravel. Growing up is always just a little too much for a kid to handle, but taking your time is all it takes Tweeny-bopper Elise knows shes different, but kind of just chalks it up to being a weirdo. In True Colors: Growing Up Weird in the 90s, Elise invites readers into the pages of her diary and takes them back to a radically different time before smartphones and home computers. Creative and curious kids, anybody dealing with anything from not fitting in, to anxiety—or even an ADHD diagnosis—will see themselves in the pages. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 188 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $18.95.

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Vanitas Paintings, Drawings and Ideas by Jon Muth, Tundra Sketchbook Series Vol. 7. Full coloe, 60 pages, comic-sized, squarebound. Cover price $3.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Paul B Rainey. Claire and Mark are stuck in the doldrums of an unhappy marriage. She chain-smokes and refuses to leave the house or even change out of her bathrobe. He sleeps on the couch and can't distinguish one day from the next. With all love lost for family life, pizza and Chinese food take turns on a nightly take-out dinner menu. Husband and wife are plagued by the idea that this is all a dream. Why can't Mark ever remember their son's name? Isn't he a barber? Doesn't he play in a band? Why is Claire obsessively stalking her ex-boyfriend online? When exactly did she stop caring about what the kids wear to school? And just why can't she be bothered to tell the other mums at pick-up apart? Didn't Claire and Mark have different lives? As reports of an imminent nuclear war make subtle waves on the radio, the truth begins to dawn on them... Softcover, 9-in.x 6 1/2-in., 216 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $22.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Ricardo Liniers. Peek over Henrietta's shoulder as she draws the story of a brave young girl, a three-headed monster, and an impossibly wide world of adventure. Whether read aloud to a toddler or discovered by a young reader, Liniers' celebration of the creative process is sure to make everyone bring out their pencils. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Brecht Evens. A new edition of the debut classic by a visionary stylist offered in a deluxe format. Rendered in vivid watercolor where parquet floors and patterned dresses morph together, The Wrong Place revolves around oft-absent Robbie, a charismatic lothario of mysterious celebrity who has the run of a city as chaotic as it is resplendent. Robbie's sexual energy captivates the attention of men and women alike; his literal and figurative brightness is a startling foil to the dreariness of his childhood friend, Francis. With a hand as sensitive as it is exuberant, the first graphic novel by award-winning cartoonist Brecht Evens (The City of Belgium, Panther) captures the strange chemistry of social interaction as easily as he portrays the fragmented nature of identity. The Wrong Place contrasts life as it is, angst-ridden and awkward, with life as it can be: spontaneous, uninhibited, and free. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 184 pages, full color. Cover price $30.00.

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1st printing. Story and art by Shigeru Mizuki. Manga titan Shigeru Mizuki brings Japans most entertaining myths to the modern age Not all the yokai in the pages of Yokai: Shigeru Mizukis Supernatural Parade are there to cause fright. Like Mizuki himself, yokai often have a playful spirit, which Mizuki explores with joy in this stunning collection, which contains one hundred new, lavish, full page yokai illustrations, with biographies for each. Yokai: Shigeru Mizukis Supernatural Parade is the companion book to Yokai: The Art of Shigeru Mizuki, and includes supplementary writing by acclaimed Mizuki scholar and translator Zack Davisson. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 272 pages, B&W.Teen+ Cover price $39.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Woshibai. How fast can you go in a buggy drawn by the flap of a butterfly's wings? How do you measure the speed of waking from a dream? Such abstract inquiries into the unrelenting absurdity of contemporary life make up this omnibus of meditative vignettes from one of mainland China's most prolific and recognizable-yet anonymous-new underground cartoonists of the current generation. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 376 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Geneviève Castrée.

A Bubble is the stunning board book drawn by Geneviève Castrée near the end of her life as a final gift for her two-year-old daughter. Using precise, exquisite drawings of herself and her daughter, changes in their daily routines are depicted as a greater story unfolds. Castrée and her daughter float from page to page, encased in a bubble that protects them from the outside world. A contemplation of love and loss, A Bubble is a lasting declaration, a final memory, a comfort for others experiencing grief, and a beautiful archive of one of the world's most talented cartoonist's great artistic achievements.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 6-in., 12 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

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1st printing. By Ryo Sumiyoshi. Veteran illustrator Ryo Sumiyoshi stretches the boundaries of fantasy human-animal hybrids in his new book-presenting not just the usual jungle beasties but a fascinating array of strange and unusual creatures found nowhere else! Sumiyoshi's extensive sketchbook ideas, drawing tips and full-color examples combine insights on body structures and movement with conceptual sketches and notes linking physical attributes to personality and behavior. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, PC. Cover price $19.99.

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2nd and later printings. Story and art by Yoshihiro Tatsumi. Abandon the Old in Tokyo is the second in a three-volume series that collects the short stories of Japanese cartooning legend Yoshihiro Tatsumi. The story delves into the urban underbelly of 1960s Tokyo, exposing not only the seedy dealings of the Japanese everyman but Tatsumi's maturation as a story writer. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Anouk Ricard. Anouk Ricard's bold and colorful comics of this quirky, grumpy gang of pals are delightfully weird yet thoroughly realistic in their honest and hilarious portrayal of friendship. Anna, Froga, Christopher the worm, Ron the cat, and Bubu the dog continue their non-adventures with bickering, needling, cajoling, and honest friendship. Collecting all five issues of the acclaimed Anna & Froga series into an accessible paperback, this volume presents Ricard's vibrant world of visual puns and deft animal caricatures for kids and parents alike to enjoy. Softcover, 6-in.x 8-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

1st printing. Story and art by Anouk Ricard. Anouk Ricard's Anna and Froga features the adventures of a little girl named Anna and her gang of animal friends. Anna's best friend is the titular Froga, and they often hang out with Bubu the dog (an aspiring artist), Christopher the gourmand earthworm, and Ron (a practical joker of a cat). Whether the conflict is driven by eating too many French fries, bossing around Johnny the Tuna, or trying to beat a difficult video game, you know that Anna, Froga, Bubu, Ron, and Christopher will come out all right in the end, which makes the layers of confusion they pile on one another all the funnier. Ricard's characters are sweet without ever veering into preciousness, as they constantly find opportunities for a laugh at one another's expense. Hardcover, 40 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $14.95.

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Reprint Edition. Designed and edited by Walter Brooks. Part of Grumbacher Library's "The Art of Drawing..." series, this instructional book focuses on basic drawing of a variety of subjects and techniques. 52 pages. 10 1/2" X 12 1/8". Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart Very Fine $16.00

1st printing. By Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie. An Eisner Award-nominee! Meet the studious and clear-sighted Aya, her easy-going friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors. It's a breezy and wryly funny account of the desire for joy and freedom, and of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City. An unpretentious and gently humorous story of an Africa rarely seen - spirited, hopeful and resilient. Hardcover, 106 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

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1st printing. Written by Marguerite Abouet. Art by Clement Oubrerie. Secrets and desires cast long shadows in the third volume of Abouet and Oubrerie's highly regarded series about life in the Ivory Coast of the 1970s. It's a world of shifting values, where issues like arranged marriage and gay love have Aya and her friends yearning to break out of the confines of their community, while the ties of friendship and support draw them back into its familiarity. Distinctly African and brilliantly universal, the series offers an unflinching take on human strengths, foibles, and the capriciousness of our natures. Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

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1st printing. "Beasts! How to Draw Fantastic Predators, Creepy Crawlies, and Cryptids!" By Steve Miller. With paper and pen and the help of Beasts! How to Draw Fantastic Predators, Creepy Crawlies, and Cryptids, artists can create hundreds of their own scary creatures in the comfort of their own homes - with the shades drawn and the doors locked! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00

1st printing.

By Stephan Pastis.

True to Pearls Before Swine tradition, Sometimes You Just Gotta Draw a Cover with Your Left Hand brims with Stephan Pastis's cynical humor, sharp wit, and clever commentary. Always together--and sometimes with their fellow funny-page characters--the regular Pearls clan weighs in on everything from modern technology to current events to human nature.

Picturing daily and Sunday strips that ran between summer 2009 and spring 2010, all the members of the skewed gang are here as Zebra engages in a never-ending war of neighborly hate with the Crocs, who have since sent Larry back to school, where he proves to be the dumbest beer-drinking student ever to enter the fourth grade. As always, Goat offers a voice of reason amid the ongoing chaos that Pastis creates, either from behind the pen or as a character within the strip itself.

In its tenth year of publication, Pearls Before Swine now appears in 600 newspapers worldwide, boasts an ever-growing online readership, and is a two-time winner of the National Cartoonists Society's Best Newspaper Comic Strip award. Pastis's Sometimes You Just Gotta Draw a Cover with Your Left Hand is sure to add to the funny-page phenomenon, for it gives Pearls fans more of what they know and love: satirical logic and hilarious wit.

Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 128 pages. B&W. Cover price $14.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Anouk Ricard. From the author of Anna & Froga comes a wry, offbeat whodunnit that centers on office life. Richard thinks he's in luck when he snags a job at the cuckoo clock factory, but things start to go wrong right off the bat. First of all, there's his boss, who doesn't seem to have the strongest grip on reality and has an odd penchant for silly hats. Then there are his coworkers, who are alternately evasive and idiotic when asked about anything pertaining to actually getting work done. Finally, there's Guy, the employee Richard's replacing, who supposedly quit, but whose family has just appeared on national TV pleading for his safe return. It's all adding up to a very strange workplace, and when the company goes on a retreat, everything spools quickly out of control. Softcover, 104 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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2nd printing. Historical fiction set in Germany in the late 1920's, before WW II. by Jason Lutes Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $17.95

Add to cart Near Mint $17.95

1st printing. Story and art by Mirion Malle. Translated by Aleshia Jensen. Hell hath no fury like a woman harmed. Clemence is angry, and its driving her mad. Its not that life isnt good. In fact, life is pretty great: movie nights with her besties, trading Tinder horror stories, inking folks day in and day out as a tattoo artist. Shes even got herself the perfect new girlfriend, but not even the overwhelming atmosphere of love in her life can shake the specter of her trauma loose. When she begins habitually confronting catcallers preying on young women on the streets of Montreal, her therapist suggests she join a support group for fellow survivors. Will the flames of her own fury consume her? Or will her community save her by keeping her company one week at a time? Softcover, 6 1/2-in.x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $25.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $16.00

Add to cart Near Mint $16.00

1st printing. Story and art by Eagle Valiant Brosi. A heartfelt, comedic coming-of-age debut from a bright new talent. When we meet Eagle Valiant Brosi in Black Cohosh, he is a long-haired commune kid, bullied by other kids, teachers, and his neighbors. And because of his speech impediment, Eagle observes silently and often. Mom-a classic earthy, free spirit prone to discursive lectures on natural medicine and the efficacy of certain plants-is the only one who really cares. So Eagle lets others talk and talk and talk, revealing their true natures and selfish (sometimes even selfless) motivations. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 360 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.60

1st printing. Story and art by Tove Jansson. The treasured children's classic, lovingly back in print. In this companion to the hugely successful Moomin series, Tove Jansson presents a delightful book for all ages in a very intricate and elaborately designed book, complete with Moomin die-cuts on every page. Like the Moomin comic strip companion volumes, this book is a "lost classic" from the 1950s and has been unavailable in North America for over half a century. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 24 pages, full color. Cover price $16.95.

Add to cart Fine $9.80

1st printing.

Story and art by Leslie Stein.

In Leslie Stein's first full-length fiction, Brooklyn's Last Secret, there's sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, sure, but there are also tender moments as the motley crew take turns behind the wheel, compiling lists of the hottest hunks and best guitar riffs to pass the miles.

From tour fashion to breakdowns-mechanical and emotional-Leslie Stein holds no bars in this incredibly funny and heartfelt love letter meets parody of life on the road.

Softcover, 296 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

1st printing. Written by Manon Debaye and Montana Kane. Art and cover by Manon Debaye. Schoolyard outcasts Charlie and Astrid meet up after school near a cliff at the edge of the woods surrounding their sleepy town. They make a blood pact to jump together in five days time, before their thirteenth birthdays. With a deft use of colored pencils, Debaye captures childhood's last pivotal moments as it teeters on the edge of adolescence with startling honesty in this devastatingly well-crafted debut. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in. 160 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st printing. Story and art by Tove Jansson. After being told that only "rebel fathers" can be admitted to Moominpappa's new club, the Knights of the Catapult, Moominmamma defiantly decides to join a club of her own. Unfortunately for her, she accidentally joins a club of gangsters who revel in dubious and illegal activities. Comic misunderstandings, tested allegiances, and frivolous scandals make for an exciting adventure with the whole Moominvalley gang in another classic Tove Jansson tale. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 9-in. x 6-in., 40 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Story and Art by Tove Jansson, Elise Gravel, Anouk Ricard and Shigeru Mizuki. D+Q presents a giant sampler loaded with 64 pages of our most beloved comics for kids - delightful misadventures with Moomin and his family, strange and spectacular tales of Kitaro, and more hilarious antics from Anna & Froga. Enjoy a sneak peek into the rollicking sketchbook of cartoonist Elise Gravel, with colorful monsters, imaginary friends, and activity pages where readers can draw right alongside her! 64 pages, PC/PB&W. All Ages

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

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.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

Volume 1 - Issue 1, Premiere Issue. Satire magazine with contributions from Kirk Anderson, Robb London, Alan Hutchinson, Bradford Veley, and more. 7.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

1st printing.

Story and art by Lisa Hanawalt.

An homage to and lampoon of westerns, Coyote Doggirl is a self-aware, playful subversion of tropes, from the producer/production designer of the hit series Bojack Horseman. Coyote is a dreamer and a drama queen, brazen and brave, faithful yet fiercely independent. Together with her trusty steed Red, there's not much that's too big for her to bite off, chew up, and spit out right into your face, if you deserve it. But when Coyote and Red find themselves on the run from a trio of vengeful bad dogs, get clobbered by arrows, and are tragically separated, our protagonist is left fighting for her life, and longing for her displaced best friend.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 7 1/2-in., 156 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.49

1st printing.

Story and art by Lee Sensenbrenne and Keiler Roberts.

In this picture book for grown-ups, sibling duo Keiler Roberts and Lee Sensenbrenner render a compelling-and downright creepy-modern fable about kids who are hooked on their digital devices.

Creepy is the contemporary answer to the shocking tales of the Brothers Grimm and bedtime moral stories like the boy who cried wolf or the princess and the pea: in it, Roberts and Sensenbrenner provide a shrewd and comical commentary on the increasing digitization of childhood.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 36 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Mimi Pond. The Customer is Always Wrong is the saga of a young naïve artist named Madge working in a restaurant of charming drunks, junkies, thieves, and creeps. Oakland in the late seventies is a cheap and quirky haven for eccentrics and Mimi Pond folds the tales of the fascinating sleaze-ball characters that surround young Madge into her workaday waitressing life. Told in the same brash yet earnest style as her previous memoir Over Easy, Pond's storytelling gifts have never been stronger than in this epic, comedic, standalone graphic novel. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 448 pages, 2C. Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

1st Printing. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $15.00

Add to cart Near Mint $15.00

1st printing. Story and art by Mimi Pond. Mimi Pond crafts a gorgeous, dazzling biography of the Mitford Sisters. In DO ADMIT: THE MITFORD SISTERS AND ME, they grow from cloistered turn-of-the-century country girls into debutantes who would marry into political influence—for better or worse. Is it any wonder that a young, working class Mimi in Southern California becomes enamored with The Mitfords downright fanciful rich-and-famous lifestyle? This charming, inventively cartooned, and lovingly researched biography captures the dramatic, over-the-top antics of high societys strongest personalities as they rubbed elbows with some of historys most infamous fascists and communists. Ponds genius for classic cartooning brings the aesthetic decadence of the 1920s and 30s to life with effortless aplomb, warts and all. Hardcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 444 pages, B&W (and Blue). Teen+ Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

1st printing. Story and art by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim. Translated by Janet Hong. Yuna never wanted to adopt a dog. But with her partner in mourning-and in desperate need of a boost in morale-she gives in to his humble request. And in the grand tradition of reluctant pet owners, she and their puppy soon become inseparable. The young couple even goes so far as to relocate to soothe their new canine pal's anxiety. After all, there's nothing like a move to the country to set yourself right. Right? The idyll of a quiet life soon gives way to a surprising degree of antagonism, including clashes with long-time local residents of a different generation. The culture shock is palpable for all three urban transplants as the isolation of their new environs starts to sink in. They eventually adopt another dog, and still another-all while reckoning with the ups and downs of middle-age and childlessness in an unforgivingly traditional milieu. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 212 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $15.95

Add to cart Near Mint $15.95

1st printing. Story and art by Luke Healy. If Brads the balloon, Bernie's the string. Love is real. And Luke Healy will prove it, one joke at a time. Bernie—a confident, chill, and world-wise gay, trans, short Seth Rogen type—is fresh from telling his college advisor that he's dropping out of art school. Absentmindedly, he walks into a plate glass window, bashing his face. Before he can even formulate gratitude for the window not breaking … Brad—a sweet-natured, kindhearted romantic, who is not cool, but nice, which is actually better—arrives at the school for a gig to teach students about the merits of caring for the environment. Dressed as an earth mascot, Earthy, he walks into the glass from the other side. But this time, it smashes. In totality. With Bernie and Brad off to the hospital together, is this the gay dog meet-cute we've all been searching for? Of course, dating is never so simple. Hilariousness and awkwardness ensue as our two love dogs face misadventures, mishaps, and missteps…but also flowers, pasta, sandwiches, and maybe even love. In Luke Healy's wonderfully precise yet loose line and careful wit, Dogs on Dates will quickly become your favorite comics rom-com. Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 272 pages, B&W. Teen+ Cover price $22.00.

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2nd and later printings. By J "Neon Dragon" Peffer. Inspiration, instruction, entertainment - readers get it all in this book filled with all-new dragons and detailed anatomy instruction by J "NeonDragon" Peffer (DragonArt: How to Draw Fantastic Dragons and Fantasy Creatures). Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $22.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st printing. By Scott Purdy. Ten step-by-step projects show artists how to conceptualize, draw, and paint vampire characters. Projects include the vampire classics like the legendary Dracula to modern pop-culture icons such as the Goth Vampire, the Emo Vampire, and the High School Cheerleader vampire. The book provides guidelines on basic concepts and techniques, plus vampire lore throughout accompanied by Scott's impactful art. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $22.99.