Circus comic books issue 1

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1st printing. Written by David Server and Jackson Lanzing. Art by Bob Renzas. Cover by Bob Renzas and Jake Myler. From Dreamworks Animation's smash-hit, animated Madagascar film franchise comes this hilarious graphic novel, just in time for the box office release of Madagascar 3! Follow the adventures of "The King of Versailles" in Monte Carlo, the misadventures of Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman, and plenty of spy-jinx from everyone's favorite feathered foursome, The Penguins Of Madagascar! It's all-ages fun from David Server and Jackson Lanzing (Penguins Of Madagascar) and artist Bob Renzas! Softcover, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

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1st printing.

Written by Mira Mortal. Art by John Rodriguez.

Welcome to the bloody big top! Writer Mira Mortal and artist John "JAR" Rodriguez present this one-shot graphic novel that puts a fresh twist on zombie-horror and takes "wigging out" to a whole new level! A complete side-show of gore, suspense, hilarity, and circus pandemonium! Hours before show time, a toxic ingredient in a batch of white make-up has turned circus clowns into flesh-hungry zombies! Join our band of survivors, who use their unique talents to battle the horde: A renowned pair of high-flying trapeze artists, a fierce and fearsome bearded lady, deadly knife-throwing dwarf twins, a family of contortionists, and more get in on the gory action as they try to get through the night....Make-up free!

Softcover, 56 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

1st printing. Story and art by S.J. Miller. Peek through the leaves, beyond the clouded mountains, you will find a garden with a strange attendant and an even stranger purpose. Follow the wordless Mage and his companions as they travel through a shadowy and fantastical land full of monsters. Will they survive this curious quest, or will the darkness swallow them whole? Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.00.

1st printing.

Written by Soleil Ho. Art and cover by Blue Delliquanti.

A tale of youth, good intentions, and entomophagy, Meal is about Yarrow, a young woman determined to make her mark of the cutting edge of cookery with her insect-based creations. However, her evangelist streak concerning insect cuisine rubs some of her fellow chefs the wrong way, particularly Chandra Flores, member of a culture that's been eating bugs for centuries, and deeply suspicious of this young white woman's intentions to turn her traditions into the next big foodie trend. Can Yarrow win over Chandra... and Milani, the neighbor she's been crushing on for weeks?

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 150 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing. Written by Genevieve Valentine. Art by Kiri Moth. Outside any city still standing, the Mechanical Circus Tresaulti sets up its tents. Crowds pack the benches to gawk at the brass-and-copper troupe and their impossible feats. War is everywhere, but while the Circus is performing, the world is magic. That magic is no accident: Boss builds her circus from the bones out, molding a mechanical company that will survive the unforgiving landscape. But even a careful ringmaster can make mistakes. Two of Tresaulti's performers are entangled in a secret standoff that threatens to tear the circus apart just as the war lands on their doorstep. Now the Circus must fight a war on two fronts: one from the outside, and a more dangerous one from within. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 320 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $14.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Lisa Naffziger.

Beck Beveroth is the sheltered, home-schooled daughter of the over-protective Gil. Raised in the isolation of her father's remote homestead, Beck's on the edge of independence for the first time ever; she's been accepted for enrollment at an out-of-state college! Excited and apprehensive, she decides to road-trip with Dad to campus move-in day... but their plans go violently off-course when Beck hears gunfire while in the restroom at a gas station pit-stop. When she finally emerges from hiding, her father and their car are gone... and she's the only person left alive.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 178 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing. By Victoria Frances. Renowned artist of the dark fantastic Victoria Francés first made a splash in the US with her dreamy, sensual paintings in the Favole trilogy. Now, Francés returns with a gorgeous storybook for all ages. The tale of little Parisian boy Sasha and his poignant misadventures is at once heartwarming and melancholy, combining a sweetly gothic story with arresting, beautifully painted illustrations! Hardcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. By Adrian Besley. This is the story of Monty Python, one the most popular and influential forces in modern comedy-and of their TV show-told in words and images. This celebratory book includes 22 removable facsimiles of rare memorabilia from their official archives, including hand-scribbled scripts, cue sheets, character lists, posters, and animation artwork. Written with active input from the Pythons themselves, the book recounts the adventures of all six members and their TV show, from early days in the Cambridge Footlights through early appearances on the BBC, global stardom, the inevitable fights, and their triumphant reunions. Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $40.00.

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1st printing.

Edited by Kate Ashwin, Sloane Leong, and Kel McDonald.

In this thrilling and witty comics collection, some of storytelling's finest talents reimagine classic folklore from the Pacific with a modern twist. Ghostly warriors, angry gods, and monstrous tyrants? That's just the start of this collection of folklore from the Pacific, retold in comics! This is a thrilling, funny, and totally new take on stories spanning the entirety of the region, with loads of lesser known myths and legends from the Philippines, New Zealand, Hawaii, and beyond.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, full color.

Featuring Stories by Jonah Cabudol-Chalker, Rob Cham, Yiling Changues, Paolo Chikiamco, Diigii Daguna, Brady Evans, Mark Gould, Gen H., Nick Iluzada, DJ Keawekane, Nicole Mannino, Mariel Maranan, Meredith McClaren, Kim Miranda, Tintin Pantoja, Iole Marie Rabor, Tokerau Wilson, and Cy Vendivil.

Cover price $15.00.

1st printing.

A Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales Book

Giant beanstalks, trickster cats, magic pipers, royal werewolves, marauding trolls, and wooden battle spoons? You may think you know where these are going but take another look; your favorite European folktales are refreshed, rebooted, and totally reimagined in this high-spirited and hilarious comics collection! This volume of the "Cautionary Fables and Fairytales" graphic novel series is a wildly unexpected romp through some of Europe's most famous fables and lesser known favorites, spanning the realm from sly humor to dark fireside tales and everything in between.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 200 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing. Written by Amy Rose and Ryan Estrada. Art and cover by Jeongmin Lee. When the Hale-Bopp soared across the sky in 1997, Amy Rose thought it was the start of an amazing new future. Instead, it brought news of a horrible tragedy at the Heaven's Gate compound just down the road. Amy had always known there was something off about the community she grew up in. She had been forbidden from going to school, or visiting the library because the leader told her that there was no use learning about a world that was about to end. But it was not until the news of the deaths at Heaven's Gate invaded the temple walls that she heard a new word that explained everything: cult. She must risk everything to indulge in secret trips to an abandoned, off-limits library that teaches her everything she was not meant to know. That Gandhi was not a space alien. That STAR TREK wasn't real. That her community was built on a lie. And most importantly, the banned books give her all the information that she needs to escape. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing.

Story and art by S. W. Searle.

Sensual, sweet, and beautifully illustrated, Patience & Esther is a steamy period romance and an inspirational erotic journey across the epic sweep of history, from the end of a gilded age to the start of an uncharted future.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 280 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $20.00.

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1st printing. Written by Ryan Estrada. Art and cover by Diana Nock. It's time to hit the road on a shoestring budget! Penny and Mil from the original Poorcraft have turned tourist, and are here to help even the most novice globetrotter fulfill all their sightseeing dreams. From renting a room to packing your bag, from finding the best food to living abroad full time, Wish You Were Here has it all. You don't have to be wealthy to see the world. And we're here to prove it! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.00.

1st printing.

Story and art by Cy.

It's 1918 in Orange, New Jersey, and everyone knows the "Ghost Girls."

The proud holders of well-paying jobs at the local watch factory, these working-class young women gain their nickname from the fine dusting of glowing, radioactive powder that clings to their clothes after every shift painting watch dials. The soft, greenish glow even stains their lips and tongues. It's perfectly harmless... or so claims the watch manufacturer. When teeth start falling out, followed by jawbones, the dial painters become the unprepared vanguard on the frontlines of the burgeoning workers' rights movement.

Desperate for compensation and acknowledgement from the company that has doomed them, the Ghost Girls must fight, not just for their own lives but the future of every woman to follow them.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 134 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.00.

1st printing.

Story and art by Wayne Vansant.

In The Red Baron, graphic artist and author Wayne Vansant illustrates the incredible story of Manfred von Richthofen, whose unparalleled piloting prowess as a member of the Imperial

German Army Air Service made him a World War I celebrity both in the air and on the ground. Vansant beautifully depicts the fearsome intelligence and mid-flight awareness that would earn Richthofen eighty documented air combat victories over the Western Front in the halcyon days of military aviation. Richthofen died young under controversial circumstances, but the Red Baron's astonishing skill and tactical acumen lived on far long after his death and helped usher in a new type of warfare: war in the air.

Softcover, 104 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Newspaper Insert written and illustrated by Vic Cantone. Newsprint 11-in. x 7 1/2-in. 16 pages, full color.

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1st printing. Story and art by Jessi Sheron. A whimsical dark fantasy retelling of "The Little Mermaid," The Sea In You upends everything you thought you knew about magical creaturesof the deep, on a whirlwind journey to a whole new world you've only dreamed of before! 15-year-old Corinth was just trying to clean up the beach; she never expected to meet a mermaid, let alone be nearly drowned by one. It was the start of a very strange friendship! After Skylla, the deadly fanged mermaid, mysteriously lets Corinth live, they grow closer through a cautious exchange of stories, gifts, jokes, and sign language. Mermaids, it turns out, eat people, but however terrifying Skylla may look, she's a little younger, a little smaller, and perhaps a little too soft for all that. Bewitched by Corinth and their growing bond, she learns about all the best things in life on land: books, burgers, donuts, and this strange chattering human sound called laughter. But a storm is brewing-both at sea and in Corinth's increasingly dangerous relationship with her obsessively jealous boyfriend-and a magical bargain may be the only thing that can save her, at a tremendous cost. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, full color. Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Kyle Smeallie.

Earth has exploded!

Here's what happens next. 13-year-old Kay becomes the world's youngest chunk of space debris. She's inadvertently rescued from the vacuum by Arizona, an alien space-waste collector, and Euclid, his erudite cybernetic pet, and from there this unlikely trio blasts off for the most outlandish, hilarious, and occasionally bureaucratic adventure of their lives! Kay's new role as Earth's sole survivor slowly comes into focus through each increasingly silly stop on their wild intergalactic road trip.

Softcover, 200 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.00.

1st printing. By Amanda Vähämäki and Michelangelo Setola. Flamingos attack taxi drivers. Bears eat boiled eggs. Bishops contend with an angry mob of seals. And teeth - smiling, hungry, growling, or lacerating - are rarely more than a heartbeat away from being bared. Finnish artist Amanda Vähämäki and Italian artist Michelangelo Setola have created the enigmatic Souvlaki Circus, a series of pencil drawings that weave a patchwork narrative of metaphoric truths about humans and nature. Vähämäki and Setola have tapped into deep and often unsettling imagery to forge a night-time world that vividly illustrates how the differences between human and beast are often as thin as the artists' delicate pencil strokes. Vähämäki and Setola depict the undeniable humanity of their beasts as easily as they indict man for his beastly savagery, all while blurring the line between humor and suspense. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $13.95.

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Written by Ryan Estrada. Art and cover by Axur Eneas.

When eight-year-old student ambassador Joseph Bazan wins a photo op with the President of the United States, he doesn't quite know what to expect, but it certainly isn't hanging out with the leader of the free world in a secret compartment inside the Resolute Desk!

Meanwhile, across the ocean, eight-year-old boy king Nang Nukatau III has taken his father's crown and clumsily stumbled into an international incident, and now Joseph's got a pressing mission: talk the tiny dictator back from the brink of war!

Can a kid with a C+ in social studies solve the mystery and teach a king to be a kid?

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 150 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.00.

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1st printing. Written by Ryan Estrada. Art and cover by Axur Eneas. When former president Tex Olman, impressed by Joseph's character and creative problem-solving, asks for his help on a trip to Mexico, it's a dream come true. Not only does he have the adventure itch, Joseph has always wanted to learn more about his ancestral roots in the vibrant, ancient city of Zacatecas. But this vacation isn't all churros and museums (though it does have those!). There's a legend that ghosts haunt the city's famous silver mines, and it's starting to seem like more than just a story! Joseph will need his deep knowledge, knack for friendship, and adventurous mettle to decode secret messages, explore dangerous caves, and save the city... that is, if the Ghosts of Zacatecas don't get him first! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 150 pages, full color. Cover price $15.00.

1st printing.

A Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales Book.

An incredible collection of tales from all over Asia, retold as stunning comics by some of the best independent artists the internet has to offer. Vengeful spirits, flying ogres, trickster tigers, and much more. Featuring the work of Gene Luen Yang, Nick Dragotta, Blue Delliquanti, Carla Speed Mcneil, Nina Matsumoto, and many more, this is one lively collection of Asian folktales, reimagined and retold in comics!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.00.

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Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Great Outdoors!" Story and art by Spike. Welcome to Templar, Arizona. Ben Kowalski is a recent transplant from Yakima, Washington, a writer for a local alternative paper, and a dedicated hermit. In two months in Templar, his only friendships so far have been forced upon him - the acquaintance of a kindergartener named Zoradysis, and the determined attentions of his overbearing and flamboyantly obscene neighbor, Reagan. He needs to get out more, and he's gonna, whether he likes it or not. A dramatic and humorous epic-in-progress set in an alternate reality, The Great Outdoors collects and expands upon the first chapter of the popular webcomic Templar, Arizona. Softcover, 6-in. x 7-in., 110 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $15.00.

1st printing. Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $9.95.

by Various The Tick: Circus Maximus is the official encyclopedia of The Tick's comic book universe. This issue updates 1999's four-issue series, which covered all characters appearing in The Tick through 1999. Well, The Tick Universe grows every year, and so NEC offers this "21st Century Update" providing coverage of all characters introduced in the Year 2000, up-to-the-minute updates for major characters, and corrections of minor errors in the first four issues of Circus Maximus... along with a handful of characters missed in 1999's Circus Maximus issues. b&w, 32pg Cover price $3.50.

First printing, 1941. Written and illustrated by Disney staff. The story of Dumbo, Timothy and his mother's struggles and triumphs. Copiously illustrated in color, black and white, and black and white with blue highlights. Full color endpapers. Dust jacket in full color. Laminated boards hardcover, 10 1/4-in. x 11 1/4-in., 52 pages.

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Written by Georgiana Browne with illustrations by the Walt Disney Studio. Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued. Illustrated endpapers, full-color illustrations throughout. 6.25" x 8.5", 78 pages, partial color.

1st printing. Story and art by Sage Coffey. When she was alive, she was an alcohol-soaked train wreck. Now that she's dead... well, same, but she uses her supernatural powers to help folks out who've recently arrived in Hell and need to learn the ropes. Imagine if the magazine Hollywood Insider was a person. Now imagine that person is a dead alcoholic. That's Wine Ghost! She is fashion. She is drama. She insists that wine counts as a fruit. And she may be her newly dead friends' only hope of finding inner peace! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 92 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $12.00.

1st printing.

Edtited by Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald, and Alina Pete.

In this exciting and historical comics collection, some of storytelling's finest talents reimagine folklore from North American tribes with a modern twist. Loup Garrou, trickster rabbits, and spirits with names that can't be spoken - the plains and forests of North America are alive with characters like these, all waiting to meet you in this collection of folklore retold in comics!

This volume of the Cautionary Fables and Fairytales anthology series features updated takes on ancient stories from tribes spanning the continent, bursting with bedside tales that are thrilling, chilling, and most of all inspiring.

Featuring Stories by Milo Applejohn, Mercedes Acosta, Jordaan Arledge, Elijah Forbes, Rhael McGregor, Maija Ambrose Plamondon, Alice RL, and Izzy Roberts.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 120 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Making Our Easting Down!" Story and art by Sarah Airriess. It's June 1910, and Apsley Cherry-Garrard, inexperienced and unqualified, has just joined Captain Scott's new expedition to the South Pole. Simply getting to Antarctica turns out to be an adventure. As they sail the Terra Nova through one trial after another, the scientists and Navy men learn to work as a team-but are they a match for the fury of the Southern Ocean, which threatens to sink the expedition before it even begins? Cherry-Garrard wrote THE WORST JOURNEY IN WORLD as a testament to his companions and the experiences they shared. Humanizing one of the most famous epics of exploration, his 1922 book is still regarded today as one of the finest works of adventure literature ever written. The people and their daring exploits are brought vividly back to life in this exhilarating graphic novel adaptation. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 236 pages, full color. Cover price $20.00.