Drawn & Quarterly comic books issue 1

1st printing. Story and art by Sig Burwash. The wondrous rustic landscape of Nova Scotia bursts from the page in Vera Bushwack, where reality gladly gives way to fantastical flights of fancy before gently coming back down to earth. Joy, anger, grief, and self-acceptance ripple through these pages with Sig Burwash's hilariously expressive pencil drawings and flair for buoyant watercolors. Approaching something like liberation, our protagonist comes to terms with past traumas, boundaries, and the many expressions of themself. Softcover, 9-in. x 6-in., 236 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

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Story and art by Anna Haifisch.

Walt Disney is exhausted both physically and mentally. After a breakdown where he trashes his office, his wife Lilian brings him to a retreat to recover - the Von Spatz Rehabilitation Center. With a campus that includes studio buildings, a gallery, an art supply store, a hot dog booth, and a penguin pool, the clinic is a paradise for artists in crisis. There Disney meets Tomi Ungerer and Saul Steinberg, and together, they embark on a regimen of relaxation and art therapy. Haifisch looks at the fervent drive and crippling insecurities of the average artist and places those same issues on the shoulders of three celebrated 20th century artists. Part study of isolation, part tale of a begrudging camaraderie, daily life at the center mixes with reminiscences from the world outside.

Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 68 pages, full color. Cover price $16.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

1st printing. Story and art by Weng Pixin. An admonishment, a command, a mantra. Weng Pixin revisits herself at her most vulnerable, in her art school days. She joins a tight-knit group of artistic seekers and begins her real education. But…is something sinister lurking beneath the surface? Rivalries develop, friends disappear or are cast out, her instructor's words take on a caustic edge. Pix becomes unmoored and less sure of herself than ever before and she begins to suspect shes entered into a cult. Dream-like floral collages shift to more stripped-down, character-based cartooning. Softcover, 8-in. x 5-in., 252 pages, full color. Teen+ Cover price $24.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Frank King. Cover by Chris Ware. Walt Before Skeezix collects the first years of Frank King's beloved comic strip, Gasoline Alley. These comics, produced between 1919 and 1920, focus primarily on Walt Wallet and his friends, as they engage with the then-novel automobile sensation that was sweeping the nation. This period of the newspaper strip is especially fascinating as a historical time capsule, charting a moment in America's past when horses and buggies shared the road with cars, and when the USA was making the transition from a country of rural farmers to an urban, industrialized society. Designed and edited by world-renowned cartoonist Chris Ware (Building Stories). Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 9-in. x 7-in., 400 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $44.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Leanne Shapton. What's left when a relationship ends? Where does jealousy come from? Delicately and sensitively, Leanne Shapton (Swimming Studies) ruminates on ex-lovers, and our lovers' ex-lovers. Shapton introduces the obsessives and the dilettantes, the poets and the actresses, the people with great hair and the people with idiosyncratic clothes. As funny as it is insightful, Was She Pretty? speaks to a central human concern: how do we compare? Elegantly drawn and perfectly narrated, the pages of Was She Pretty? are a testimonial to the power of observation and misapprehension. Softcover,5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $16.00

1st printing. Story and art by Lawrence Lindell. After a rocky attempt at living in London with his partner, Lawrence finds himself single, broke, and back at home in Compton with his mom and great-aunt, moping from bed to kitchen table and back to bed again, with long layovers on the front porch to sit and watch the world pass him by. Everything had been so good-a degree, an animation internship, paid music gigs, the perfect girl. How the heck did Lawrence get knocked so far down, with such little semblance of his former life remaining to hold him together? Lawrence Lindell's heartbreaking-and heartwarming-We All Got Something recounts a tragic and random act of violence, the PTSD that follows, lost love, and coming to terms with the underlying mental health crises sabotaging it all. A testament to the healing power of art and the vital role community plays in the process, Lindell's graphic memoir is deeply personal and specific, but also relatable-because we all got something. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $21.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $15.00

Add to cart Near Mint $15.00

1st printing. Story and art by Melissa Mendes. A relatives depression-era diary inspires a young womans journey to adulthood In The Weight, Melissa Mendes pastoral cartooning captures the openness of rural America—soft breezes, tall grass, whirring grasshoppers, rainstorms, skinned knees. But all the while, the cruelty, the disappointment of man lurks behind the barn and in the trailer. Life can be stubbed out as easily as a cigarette tossed in the dirt. One moment all focus, next, gone without a thought. Will Edie find herself repeating a cycle or will she be free like she felt as a child? Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 580 pages, B&W. Teen+ Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

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Story and art by Walter Scott.

With Wendy, Scott launches the Wendyverse, brimming with painfully relatable characters. Wendy's an aspiring artist in a party city, and she's in a rut. She spends her time snorting MDMA in gallery bathrooms and watching Nurse Jackie reruns on her laptop while hungover. When she's accepted to a residency, Wendy and her BFF Winona become the centre of an art world controversy.

Softcover, 216 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $22.95.

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Story and art by Walter Scott.

Wendy is an aspiring contemporary artist whose adventures have taken her to galleries, art openings, and parties in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Toronto. Walter Scott's sly wit and social commentary zero in on MFA culture as our hero decides to hunker down and complete a master of fine arts at the University of Hell in small-town Ontario. It is deeply funny and endlessly relatable as it shows Wendy growing up from Millennial art party girl to successful artist, friend, teacher - and Master of Art.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 286 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.95.

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Story and art by Walter Scott.

In Wendy's Revenge, Wendy returns with a fresh set of awkward misadventures and messy nights out.

When the book opens, aspiring artist Wendy has decided to move to the west coast to clear her head, only to find her collaborator and friend Winona packing up to leave. Scott's inky character drawings evoke millennial culture with such Jungian accuracy that you can't help but stare and giggle in equal measure.

Softcover, 256 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $22.95.

1st printing. By Lynda Barry. Lynda Barry's bestselling treatise on creativity, What It Is, is now available in paperback. How do objects summon memories? What do real images feel like? What is an image? What is the past? For decades, these questions have permeated the pages of Lynda Barry's compositions, with words attracting pictures and conjuring places through a pen that first and foremost keeps on moving. Barry's What It Is demonstrates a tried-and-true creative method that is playful, powerful, and accessible to anyone with an inquisitive mind who wishes to write or to remember. Softcover, 216 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.00

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Story and art by Barbara Brandon-Croft.

From diets to day care to debt to dreaded encounters with everyday racism, no issue is off-limits. This remarkable and unapologetically funny career retrospective holds a mirror up to the ways society has changed and all the ways it hasn't.

The magic in Where I'm Coming From is its ability to present an honest image of Black life without sacrificing Black joy, bolstered by unexpected one-liners eliciting much-needed laughter.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 8-in., 184 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $17.99

Add to cart Near Mint $17.99

1st printing. Story and art by Mark Alan Stamaty. The cult classic kids book in all its resplendent absurdity and subversiveness Sam's love of donuts takes him to the Big City where he makes friends with Mr. Bikferd, a world class collector of donuts. But when Mr. Bikferd falls in love with Pretzel Annie, the prophecy of an old woman comes true: "Who needs donuts when you've got love?" Mr. Bikferd bequeaths his donut collection to Sam, who uses it to save the old woman from drowning in a basement flooded with coffee. This is a reissue of Mark Alan Stamaty's masterpiece of the absurd, first published 50 years ago. With an illustration style that mixes a benign Hieronymus Bosch with an urban Where's Waldo?, Stamaty's off-the-wall humor is on target for little kids and big kids today. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 40 pages, full color. Age 3-5 years Cover price $18.00.

1st printing. Story and art by Daniel Clowes. This new paperback edition of Daniel Clowes' modern classic celebrates the Alexander Payne-produced film version starring Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern. One of the leading cartoonists of our time creates a thoroughly engaging, complex, and fascinating portrait of the modern egoist-outspoken and oblivious to the world around him. Working in a single-page-gag format and drawing in a spectrum of styles, the cartoonist of Ghost World, Ice Haven, and The Death-Ray gives us his funniest and most deeply affecting novel to date. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Daniel Clowes. In his all-new graphic novel, one of the leading cartoonists of our time, Daniel Clowes, creates a thoroughly engaging, complex and fascinating character study of the modern egotist, outspoken and oblivious to the world around him. Working in a single-page-gag format and drawing in a spectrum of styles, the cartoonist of Ghost World gives us his funniest and most deeply affecting novel to date. Wilson, an opinionated middle-aged loner, loves his dog and possibly no one else. After his father dies, Wilson sets out to find his ex-wife with the hope of rekindling their long-dead relationship, and discovers he has a teenage daughter, born after the marriage ended and given up for adoption. Wilson eventually forces all three to reconnect as a family - a doomed mission that will surely, inevitably backfire. Wilson is Clowes' first all-new graphic novel that has not been serialized and is being presented in book form for the first time. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, full color. Cover price $21.99.

1st printing. "Wimbledon Green: The Greatest Comic Book Collector in the World!" By Seth. Meet Wimbledon Green, the self-proclaimed world's greatest comic-book collector who brokered the world's best comic-book deal. Comic-book retailers, auctioneers, and conventioneers from around North America, as well as Green's rivals, weigh in on the man and his vast collection. A charming and amusing caper where comic-book collecting is a world of intrigue and high finance. Part riotous chase, part whimsical character sketch, Wimbledon Green looks at the human need to collect and the need for reinvention. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Aisha Franz. To achieve the proper work-life balance perhaps we just need the right therapist to coach us through our day-to-day. Anita, Sandra, and Dex have ambitions but don't know how to achieve. As the pressure for self-improvement builds, they end up looking to the same whimsical therapist who is prone to malpractice for answers. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 256 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $24.95.

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Written by Guy Delisle and Helge Dascher. Arta nd cover by Guy Delisle.

Universally beloved cartoonist Guy Delisle showcases a career-spanning collection of his work with a sly sense of humor and warm characterization.

World Record Holders ranges from wistful childhood nostalgia to chagrined post-fame encounters, touching on formally ambitious visual puns and gut-busting what-ifs. Delisle again and again shows how life is both exhilarating and embarrassing.

Softcover,5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 136 pages, B&W.

Cover price $21.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

1st printing. By Serah Marie McMahon. The WORN Archive is a manifesto on why fashion and clothing matter. With its prescient, intelligent articles WORN asserts that fashion is art, history, ideas, and most of all fun - that style is a personal experience that need not align with the fashion industry. Articles penned by a host of unique contributors (academics, writers, curators, and artists), touch on topics as wide-ranging as the relationship between feminism and fashion; the definitions of hijab; how to tie a tie; the history of flight attendants; textile conservation. The book features the best content from the journal's first fourteen issues. Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 416 pages, Text. Cover price $29.95.

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Story and art by Elise Gravel.

Don't take the title as a metaphor: it really is the worst book ever. Governor General Literary Award winning children's book author and illustrator Elise Gravel takes readers on an unexpected journey through the world's most boring book.

The story's characters and omniscient readers alike quickly become annoyed by the author's bland imagination and rebel against her tired tropes and stale character choices, spouting sass in an attempt to get her attention and steer the narrative in a more interesting direction. With Gravel's signature goofy characters behind the wheel, no silly twist or rude body function is off the table!

Hardcover, 40 pages, full color.

Cover price $17.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Brecht Evens. Rendered in vivid watercolor where parquet floors and patterned dresses morph together, 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. With a hand as sensitive as it is exuberant, Brecht Evens's stunning debut English graphic novel captures the strange chemistry of social interaction as easily as he portrays the fragmented nature of identity. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 184 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart Fine $7.80

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Story and art by Tian Veasna.

Year of the Rabbit tells the true story of one family's desperate struggle to survive the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Using firsthand accounts from family members, Tian Veasna shows the reality of life in the work camps, where his family bartered for goods, where children were instructed to spy on their parents, and where reading was proof positive of being a class traitor.

Constantly on the edge of annihilation, they realized there was only one choice: escape Cambodia and become refugees.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 364 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.99.

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Written by Frank Asch. Art and cover by Mark Alan Stamaty.

Yellow Yellow is a charmingly simple story of a child whose playground is a gritty urban cityscape. With no parent in sight, the boy wanders the sidewalks to find a yellow construction hat which quickly becomes his favorite belonging; earning him many compliments from strangers on nearby stoops. Eventually the boy meets the owner of the hat and must return it, leading the child to make his own yellow hat. Yet the story comes alive via the visual feast of urban oddities that the Who Needs Donuts?

Cartoonist Stamaty packs in the background of this rediscovered children's classic.

Hardcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 48 pages, 2C.

Cover price $15.95.

1st printing. By Tom Gauld. A new collection from The Guardian and New York Times Magazine cartoonist New York Times Magazine cartoonist Tom Gauld follows up his widely praised graphic novel Goliath with You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack, a collection of cartoons made for The Guardian. Over the past eight years, Gauld has produced a weekly cartoon for the Saturday Review section of Britain's most well regarded newspaper. Only a handful of comics from this huge and hilarious body of work have ever been printed in North America - exclusively within the pages of the prestigious Believer magazine. You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack distils perfectly Gauld's dark humor, impeccable timing, and distinctive style. Arrests by the fiction police and fictional towns designed by Tom Waits intermingle hilariously with piercing observations about human behavior and whimsical imaginings of the future. Again and again, Tom Gauld reaffirms his position as a first rank cartoonist, creating work infused with a deep understanding of both literary and cartoon history. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.