Top Shelf comic books issue 1

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

1st printing. Story and art by Ludovic Debeurme. French graphic novelist Ludovic Debeurme returns with a devastating sequel to his prize-winning graphic novel Lucille. While Lucille moves back in with her overbearing mother and Arthur serves time in prison for murder, new character Renée becomes obsessed with a married jazz musician twice her age. Debeurme's haunting border-less panels follow these three lovers between dreams and reality, twining their stories together into a poignant and universal search for love. Softcover, 464 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

2nd and later printings. Story and art by Derek Kirk Kim. Through a series of sensitive--and often hilarious--short stories, Kim deftly explores the not-so-average twenty-somethings' quarter-life crisis, romantic neurosis, and a refreshing slice of Korean-American life. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.95

Add to cart Very Fine $3.99

Add to cart Very Fine $3.99

1st printing. Story and art by Niklas Asker. Jess is a writer living in London. Andrew is a photographer on his way to New York. They do not fall in love - not exactly - but their brief encounter in Stansted Airport will impact both of their lives more than they can imagine. In Second Thoughts, the clean, emotional ink-work of Swedish newcomer Niklas Asker guides two characters through modern city life and love, as they struggle separately yet somehow together. Past and present, reality and fiction overlap in this sweet, haunting, and ultimately inspiring graphic novel. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $7.00

Add to cart Fine $8.30

Add to cart Fine $8.30

1st printing.

Story and art by Axelle Lenoir.

Ever since my cosmic twin disappeared, nothing makes sense anymore. Friends, work, life-well, you get the picture. For all of five minutes I thought therapy might be the answer. But then I remembered: I'm a cartoonist. Why waste a skilled professional's time when I could just spend 10 years of my life making an autobiographical comic and call it a "voyage of self-discovery"?

So here it is: the opening chapter of my life. It's 1985 in a small Quebec town called Notre-Dame du Lac. We're going to get to know a little girl who enjoys chatting with the forest (that's me!), a younger brother with demonic tendencies, a tyrannical older brother, and two marvelous parents who may or may not be aliens.

And please, PLEASE, take my advice, dear reader. If you ever find yourself in the midst of an existential crisis, don't make a comic about it. See a therapist instead. Much love!

Softcover, 184 pages, 2C.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Very Fine $5.49

1st printing. Collects Shuck Comics (2002) #1-4. Written by Rick Smith and Tania Menesse. Art and Cover by Rick Smith. Foreword by Jeff Smith. Shuck is a demon who used to be in the business of guarding souls. Wearing an old man mask to hide his goat-faced nature and to fit into his new retired lifestyle, Shuck lives in a house next door to little Thursday Friday, her mom and her talking cat Jamara. The mask doesn't help him hide and Shuck is drawn into the netherworld he thought he had left behind. Softcover, 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.95

Add to cart Very Fine $3.99

Add to cart Very Fine $3.99

Add to cart Fine $2.99

1st printing.

Story and art by Norman Shurtliff.

Even though the castle is an eerie place, full of dark secrets, Scully the Cat is excited to start his new job and prove himself to be a great gardener. But wait a minute... what happened to all his co-workers?

Were they devoured by bloodthirsty vampires? Spooked by a love-struck ghost? Pranked by a comic-reading goblin? Enchanted by a sleepy sorcerer? Will Scully have to become the hero and uncover the truth behind Le Dark Chateau? He never signed up for this!

Middle-grade readers who love fantasy and spooky adventure will treasure Norman Shurtliff's debut graphic novel like a magical gem.

Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

By PSHAW. A book of images. 40 pages, B/W.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Add to cart Fine $5.00

1st printing. Story and art by Jennifer Hayden. When Jennifer Hayden was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 43, she realized that her tits told a story. Across a lifetime, they'd held so many meanings: hope and fear, pride and embarrassment, life and death. And then they were gone. Now, their story has become a way of understanding her story. Growing up flat-chested and highly aware of her inadequacies... heading off to college, where she "bloomed" in more ways than one... navigating adulthood between her mother's mastectomy, her father's mistress, and her musician boyfriend's problems of his own-not to mention his sprawling family. Then the kids come along... As cancer strikes three different lives, some relationships crumble while others emerge even stronger, and this sarcastic child of the '70s finally finds a goddess she can believe in. For everyone who's faced cancer personally, or watched a loved one fight that battle, Hayden's story is a much-needed breath of fresh air, an irresistible blend of sweetness and skepticism. Rich with both symbolism & humor, The Story of My Tits will leave you laughing, weeping, and feeling grateful for every day. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 352 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Very Good $7.99

2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Matt Kindt.

Super Spy is a super-deluxe, full-color collection of 52 interwoven spy thrillers about cyanide, pen-guns, heartbreak, and betrayal.

Spanning the countries of Spain, France, and Germany during World War II, each story follows the everyday life of a spy, exploring their small lies and deceptions, as well as the larger secrets they hide. A children's book is something more than it seems; a woman swims the English Channel to deliver a deadly secret; a German spy desperately seeks escape for herself and her daughter; and a spy continues to serve his country even beyond death.

A gorgeous full-color graphic novel that not only reveals the nature of espionage, but how an individual can be lost in a world of lies and deception, and still manage to find redemption.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 336 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

1st printing.

Story and art by Matt Kindt.

Couldn't get enough of the critically-acclaimed and Eisner-nominated Super Spy?

Curious what all the fuss is about? Creator Matt Kindt pulls out all the stops to make this an unforgettable supplement to his 2007 opus. Deleted scenes! Standalone spy stories! Sketchbook pages! 3-D comics! Full annotations! Diagrams of spy gadgets and keys to unlock secret codes hidden throughout the original book! Toys and stories for you to cut out and assemble!

It's like a secret spy activity book for grown-ups!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 88 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.49

Add to cart Very Fine $9.49

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Frederic Maupome. Art and cover by Dawid.

"Tell me again about Mom?" "You know I don't remember much." "That's okay. You'll have to make it up, then."

Mat, Lili, and Benji aren't from around here. Abandoned on planet Earth, hiding far from their home, they can't even use their powers in public, for fear of being discovered. Starting at a new school is hard enough already...

Supers won the first ever Youth Award from ACBD (the French Association of Comics Critics) thanks to its rich blend of family tension, super-thrills, and classroom drama, all presented in gorgeous full-color artwork. Now it's your turn to meet these awesome immigrants. Welcome to the family!

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "The Secret of Danger Point!"

Story and art by Kim Dwinell.

Sun... sand... and spooky adventures!

Things are getting weird in Surfside. Lately, Samanthas best friend Jade explodes into fits of giggles whenever she sees a boy, and its throwing a wrench into the kick-back summer of surfing and hanging out that Sam had planned. But after swimming through a secret underwater cave, Sam starts to… see things. Like ghosts. And strange creatures. And maybe something even scarier! Can she and Jade get to the bottom of this mystery in time to save their town?

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 232 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Fine $8.99

1st printing.

Story and art by Kim Dwinell.

Sam and Jade are back! Get ready for more ancient mysteries, beautiful beaches, cute boys, and wild adventures in this delightful full-color graphic novel.

When one of the ghosts from Danger Point gets... spooked, it's time for Sam and Jade to pull out the Journal of Weird and jump into action! Trying to solve this 200-year-old mystery takes the girls all over their town and beyond, all while Surfside's Annual Surf Competition is going down. Add to the mix a cute surfer boy, a mysterious mustached man with a guitar, and a very jealous Sam-can the surfing sleuths save the day again?

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $6.00

Add to cart Very Fine $6.00

1st printing. Collects Surrogates TPB (2006) and Surrogates: Flesh and Bone TPB (2009). Written by Robert Venditti. Art by Brett Weldele. This special edition collects the original Surrogates graphic novel as well as the new prequel, The Surrogates: Flesh And Bone, into a super-deluxe single hardcover volume. Designed to look like an owner's manual, this edition contains everything you need to know about your new surrogate purchase! Hardcover, 300 pages, full color. Cover price $75.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

1st printing. Story and art by Rich Koslowski. The King is an offbeat tale of one very enigmatic Elvis impersonator that's taking the Vegas strip - and the world - by storm! His performances are mesmerizing, and many fans are starting to believe that he really is Elvis. Through thought-provoking interviews and investigative reporting, a journalist makes it his personal mission to find out who "The King" really is. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 264 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

1st printing. Story and art by Rich Koslowski. The King is an offbeat tale of one very enigmatic Elvis impersonator that's taking the Vegas strip - and the world - by storm! His performances are mesmerizing, and many fans are starting to believe that he really is Elvis. Through thought-provoking interviews and investigative reporting, a journalist makes it his personal mission to find out who "The King" really is. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 264 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Add to cart Fine $9.49

1st printing.

Written by Adrien Gombeaud and Lun Zhang. Art and cover by Ameziane.

Follow the story of China's infamous June Fourth Incident-otherwise known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre-from the first-hand account of a young sociology teacher who witnessed it all.

Over 30 years ago, on April 15th, 1989, the occupation of Tiananmen Square began. As tens of thousands of students and concerned Chinese citizens took to the streets demanding political reforms, the fate of China's communist system was unknown. When reports of soldiers marching into Beijing to suppress the protests reverberated across Western airwaves, the world didn't know what to expect.

Lun Zhang was just a young sociology teacher then, in charge of management and safety service for the protests. Now, in this powerful graphic novel, Zhang pairs with French journalist and Asia specialist Adrien Gombeaud and artist Ameziane, to share his unvarnished memory of this crucial moment in world history for the first time.

Providing comprehensive coverage of the 1989 protests that ended in bloodshed and drew global scrutiny, Zhang includes context for these explosive events, sympathetically depicting a world of discontented, idealistic, activist Chinese youth rarely portrayed in Western media. Many voices and viewpoints are on display, from Western journalists to Chinese administrators.

Describing how the hope of a generation was shattered when authorities opened fire on protestors and bystanders, Tiananmen 1989 shows the way in which contemporary China shaped itself.

Hardcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, B&W.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

1st printing. Story and art by Renée French. At birth, Edison Steelhead takes his mother's life and his father's deformed face. Secreted away by his father to be raised in a remote island lighthouse, Edison relates to his surroundings in the only way he knows how - by capturing them in his sketchbook. Able to find beauty in even the most grotesque of things, Edison embraces his own unsettling appearance and sets out to confront the rest of the world. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

2nd and later printings. Story and art by Renée French. At birth, Edison Steelhead takes his mother's life and his father's deformed face. Secreted away by his father to be raised in a remote island lighthouse, Edison relates to his surroundings in the only way he knows how - by capturing them in his sketchbook. Able to find beauty in even the most grotesque of things, Edison embraces his own unsettling appearance and sets out to confront the rest of the world. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

1st printing. Story and art by Julian Hanshaw. The prize-winning British cartoonist Julian Hanshaw makes his American debut with the rich and meditative story of Tim Ginger. Once a government test pilot, now a widow, Tim enjoys a quiet retirement in New Mexico... until a conspiracy theorist starts asking uncomfortable questions, and the haunting reappearance of an old friend provokes some hard choices about when to let go and when to hold on. Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st printing. Story and art by Jennifer Hayden. Here's the wisdom that comes with wearing an underwire - and you don't have to own a bra to enjoy it! These stories are about the little things that give us the big picture. Jennifer Hayden's webcomic Underwire has gained critical attention as a fresh indie comic about womanhood, parenthood, and being-in-the-middle-of-life-hood. Here is a collection of the original strips, plus a slew of new comics and art created exclusively for this volume. Softcover, 6 1/2-in.x 8 1/2-in., 80 pages, Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Fine $7.70

1st printing.

Story and art by Nicholas Mahler.

Austrian cartoonist Nicholas Mahler is famous for his silent and sophisticated comics. Perfect for fans of Edward Gorey, this volume includes humorous comics stories featuring the classic archetypes of the mummy, vampire, wolfman, Frankenstein, and, of course, Van Helsing. These short stories are intriguing, humorous, and incredible illustrated in a whimsical, yet weighted, sketchy style. This first American compilation will be sure to create an instant fan base.

Softcover (Horizontal Format), 7 1/2-in. x 5 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

1st printing. By Bill Kelter and Wayne Shellabarger. It's a tired but true cliché that every American Vice President is just a heartbeat away from the most powerful job in the world, a job they've often never really interviewed for. Who are these people? We all know about the one who shot his hunting partner in the face, but how about the tavern owner who once married one of his slaves and then sold her at auction when she tried to leave him? Or the one whose President went to his death regretting that he hadn't had his Vice President hanged? Or the one who was too frequently inebriated to serve out the whole of his term? Over more than 200 years, the American voters have sent a platoon of rogues, cowards, drunks, featherweights, doddering geriatrics, bigots, and atrocious spellers to Washington D.C. to sit one bullet, cerebral hemorrhage, or case of pneumonia away from the highest office in the land. Veeps tells the sordid, head-scratching, perversely-entertaining stories of these men we've chosen to ride shotgun in the biggest rig in democracy, without ever seriously considering the possibility that they might have to take the wheel. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, Text ( with B&W Chapter Illustartions). Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $15.00

Add to cart Near Mint $15.00

The Well

1st printing. Story and art by Jon Allen. Veronika is 24 and tired: of her crummy boyfriend, of living with her parents, of feeling stalled out while everyone else moved on. With a new job coding software for a "wellness" company that makes brain-boosting energy drinks, she finally has a chance to turn things around. At this rate, Veronika may never feel tired again! But as she gets more comfortable with the office and the people in it, Veronika stumbles upon surprises in the dark that leave her questioning everything she thought she knew about the world... and about herself. Jon Allen's THE WELL combines deadpan dialogue with thrilling plot twists, and its skepticism about techno-utopian promises is matched by its affection for relatable characters. Softcover, 7-in. x 7-in., 720 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

1st printing.

Story and art by Axelle Lenoir.

Teen girls rewrite the universe on a daily basis! This comic collection proves there's nothing better than using your imagination... except maybe talking nonsense with your friends. Hey, why not both?

Nathalie and Marie are 17 years old and best friends. Since elementary school, they've been creatively filling moments of boredom with a game called "What If We Were...?". One player names a topic-let's say "vampire slayers" for example-and then both imagine what life would be like as that subject. "I would only hunt vampires during daytime, because it would be less exhausting" would be a good answer. "I would only hunt them for sport, to eventually sell their skins" could be another, if a little disturbing.

Easy to play, but hard to master. An expert player will know how to think outside the box and surprise their opponent. And after all these years, Nathalie and Marie are experts!

What If We Were... collects dozens of these games as hilarious and addictive comic strips, along with super-fun bonus material like diary entries, bonus comics, and more.

Softcover, 104 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st printing.

Story and art by Shannon Wheeler.

The Eisner Award-winning wit of Shannon Wheeler breaks hilarious new ground in a handsome new collection!

Hot off Sh*t My President Says, Shannon Wheeler unloads a new set of top notch cartoons in this premium collection. Instead of lampooning the President, Wheeler demonstrates what won him a couple of Eisner Awards with a more personal set of single panel comics. Relationships, social norms, cats, dogs, food, and Wheeler himself are all targets of his urbane wit. It's a gem of a book.

Softcover, 5-in. x 6-in., 120 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $5.60

1st printing. Story and art by Liz Prince. What started out as an exercise in keeping a personal comics journal quickly evolved into Liz Prince's first solo graphic novel. Described as a mix between Jeffrey Brown and James Kochalka, Liz's comics are made up of short vignettes that capture all the cute, gross, and endearing aspects of relationships. It's the perfect book for all those fans of autobiographical comics who want to see a happy ending. Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

2nd and later printings. Story and art by Liz Prince. What started out as an exercise in keeping a personal comics journal quickly evolved into Liz Prince's first solo graphic novel. Described as a mix between Jeffrey Brown and James Kochalka, Liz's comics are made up of short vignettes that capture all the cute, gross, and endearing aspects of relationships. It's the perfect book for all those fans of autobiographical comics who want to see a happy ending. Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.00.