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WRITTEN BY JOE CASEY; PAINTED ART AND COVER BY ASHLEY WOOD EYE OF THE STORM. In stores July 17. An "Eye of the Storm" debut series. From the strange and powerful minds of Joe Casey (WILDCATS, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN) and Ashley Wood (Hellspawn, Popbot) comes a brave new look at super-heroes. Where have all the heroes gone? What is Mecha Six VII? What kind of action can you score in Mexico City? Who is Automatic Kafka, and why is he the greatest super-hero of the new age? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY JOE CASEY; PAINTED ART AND COVER BY ASHLEY WOOD EYE OF THE STORM. In stores July 17. An "Eye of the Storm" debut series. From the strange and powerful minds of Joe Casey (WILDCATS, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN) and Ashley Wood (Hellspawn, Popbot) comes a brave new look at super-heroes. Where have all the heroes gone? What is Mecha Six VII? What kind of action can you score in Mexico City? Who is Automatic Kafka, and why is he the greatest super-hero of the new age? For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 32 pg. $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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Story by Steven Seagle. Art by Stefano Gaudiano. Painted cover by Stefano Gaudiano. A moody, Eisner-nominated tale of intrigue. Robert Kafka is forced to leave behind his wife and his quiet existence when his past as a government agent is revealed. Not knowing who to trust, he must rely on his strange mind-control powers to reclaim his life in only six days. Kafka finds out his cover is blown when two different groups tell Kafka they're with the CIA - and one of them must be lying. Sunday; Monday. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

Fantagraphics Edition - 1st printing. By David Zane Mairowitz and Robert Crumb. David Zane Mairowitz's brilliant text and the illustrations and comic panels of the world's greatest cartoonist, Robert Crumb (himself no stranger to self-loathing and alienation), help us to understand the essence of Kafka and provide insight beyond the cliché "Kafkaesque,"peering through Kafka's glass wall like no other book before it. The book is a wonderful educational tool for those unfamiliar with Kafka, including a brief but inclusive biography as well as the plots of many of his works, all illustrated by Crumb, making this newly designed edition a must-have for admirers of both Kafka and Crumb. Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

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Fantagraphics Edition - 2nd and later printings. By David Zane Mairowitz and Robert Crumb. David Zane Mairowitz's brilliant text and the illustrations and comic panels of the world's greatest cartoonist, Robert Crumb (himself no stranger to self-loathing and alienation), help us to understand the essence of Kafka and provide insight beyond the cliché "Kafkaesque,"peering through Kafka's glass wall like no other book before it. The book is a wonderful educational tool for those unfamiliar with Kafka, including a brief but inclusive biography as well as the plots of many of his works, all illustrated by Crumb, making this newly designed edition a must-have for admirers of both Kafka and Crumb. Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Written by David Zane Mairowitz. Art by Robert Crumb. David Zane Mairowitz's brilliant text and the illustrations of the world's greatest underground comic artist, Robert Crumb, help us to see beyond the cliche "Kafkaesque" and to peer through the glass wall at the unique creature on display there. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

2nd and later printings. Written by David Zane Mairowitz. Art by Robert Crumb. David Zane Mairowitz's brilliant text and the illustrations of the world's greatest underground comic artist, Robert Crumb, help us to see beyond the cliche "Kafkaesque" and to peer through the glass wall at the unique creature on display there. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

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1st printing. Written by Steven T. Seagle. Art and Cover by Stefano Guadiano. A MAN WITH NO PAST HAS SIX DAYS TO RECOVER HIS FUTURE. Dan Hutton lost everything. Adrift in the witness relocation program, Dan is told his new identity has been compromised - by two different groups each claiming to be US agents. Not knowing who to trust, Dan runs - back to the world that took everything he loved. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Jason Novak. With a stylistic nod to the wordless novels of Frans Maserell and the expressionist drawings of Franz Kafka himself, Jason Noivak's short graphic novel Kafka's Manuscript begins at the author's deathbed, where he entrusts his friend Max Brod with the task of destroying his unpublished papers. Brod refuses, and what follows is the story of how Kafka's literary legacy escaped Europe under the shadow of fascism. It is a survey of Kafka's paranoid landscape in kinetoscopic monochrome. As a master of deadpan satire, Kafka was as eloquent with both words as he was with what was left unsaid. Kafka's Cartoonist Jason Novak seizes upon the unsaid to comment on Kafka's afterlife, exploring in a new way what countless books about Kafka have previously attempted to explore with words. Every epoch has its conundrums, but the qualities that unite our age with Kafka's are a reminder that some characteristics of a culture are perennial. What better way to capture Kafka's enduring but evasive voice than with pantomime? This book is wordless with pages only on the recto; for the press preview, I removed the blank verso pages. Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $20.00.

1st printing. Story and art by Tom Gauld. In his inimitable style, British cartoonist Tom Gauld has opened comics to a crossover audience and challenged perceptions of what the medium can be. Simultaneously silly and serious, Gauld adds an undeniable lightness to traditionally highbrow themes. From sarcastic panels about the health hazards of being a best-selling writer to a list of magical items for fantasy writers (such as the Amulet of Attraction, which summons mainstream acceptance, Hollywood money, and fresh coffee), Gauld's cartoons are timely and droll - his trademark British humor, impeccable timing, and distinctive visual style sets him apart from the rest. Hardcover, 8-in. x 6-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Story and art by David Zane Mairowitz. The protagonist of this Kafka classic, K., finds himself in a faraway, snow-covered village with a castle looming above. The inhabitants of the mysterious castle are also the strict officials who govern the village. When K. tries to reach out to the officials, he gets himself into a complex misunderstanding over the contradictory rules and regulations that dictate the daily life of the villagers. The Castle explores the conflicting tension of power between individuals (represented by K.) and the authorities (the officials in the castle). Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

The Folio Society Edition - 1st printing.

Written by Franz Kafka. Translated by Mark Harman. Art by Bill Bragg. Introduction by John Sutherland.

A man simply known as K arrives in a small village he soon learns is controlled and governed by unseen forces that live within a dark and foreboding castle set atop a hill overlooking the hamlet.

Originally published in 1926, The Castle is an allegory about dealing with an overly complicated system of control, impassive bureaucracy, and wading hopelessly through a sea of Red Tape.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 6-in. x 9-in., 314 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

1st printing. Story and art by Ken Krimstein. During the year that Prague was home to both Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka from 1911-1912, the trajectory of the two men's lives wove together in uncanny ways-as did their shared desire to tackle the world's biggest questions in Europe's strangest city. In stunning words and pictures, Einstein in Kafkaland reveals the untold story of how their worlds wove together in a cosmic battle for new kinds of truth. For Einstein, his lost year in Prague became a critical bridge set him on the path to what many consider the greatest scientific discovery of all time, his General Theory of Relativity. And for Kafka, this charmed year was a bridge to writing his first masterpiece, The Judgment. Based on diaries, lectures, letters, and papers from this period amid a planet electrifying itself into modernity, Einstein in Kafkaland brings to life the emergence of a new world where art and science come together in ways we still grapple with today. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, full color. Cover price $32.00.

1st printing. Based on the Stories by Franz Kafka. Adapted by Nishioka Kyodai. Translated by David Yang. Two cult-favorite Japanese artists present eerie graphic adaptations of 9 classic Franz Kafka short stories, with hypnotic illustrations that will appeal to fans of Junji Ito. With spectacularly detailed, otherworldly illustrations, the brother-and-sister duo known as Nishioka Kyodai create a haunting, claustrophobic visual world for Kafka's surreal masterpieces including "The Metamorphosis," "In the Penal Colony," and "The Vulture." These adaptations present absorbing moments for their unique art style to offer vivid entry points into Kafka's world and which take the immersion experience to a whole other level. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

Caliber Edition - 1st printing. Collects Kafka (1987) #1-6. By Steven T. Seagle and Stefano Gaudiano. The Eisner-nominated series, collected! Dan Hutton lost everything...his name, his past, his wife, his life. Now in a witness relocation program, Dan is told his new identity has been compromised by two different groups each claiming to be U.S. agents. Not knowing who to trust, Dan runs back to the world that took everything he loved. Can a man who's forgotten his past hope to reclaim it? Softcover, 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. Collects Kafka (1987) #1-6. By Steven T. Seagle and Stefano Gaudiano. The Eisner-nominated series, collected for the first time! Dan Hutton lost everything...his name, his past, his wife, his life. Now in a witness relocation program, Dan is told his new identity has been compromised by two different groups each claiming to be U.S. agents. Not knowing who to trust, Dan runs back to the world that took everything he loved. Can a man who's forgotten his past hope to reclaim it? Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., B&W. Cover price $14.99.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Peter Kuper.

Long fascinated with the work of Franz Kafka, Peter Kuper began illustrating his stories in 1988. Initially drawn to the master's dark humor, Kuper adapted the stories over the years to plumb their deeper truths. Kuper's style deliberately evokes Lynd Ward and Frans Masereel, contemporaries of Kafka whose wordless novels captured much of the same claustrophobia and mania as Kafka's tales. Longtime lovers of Kafka will appreciate Kuper's innovative interpretations, including "A Hunger Artist," "In The Penal Colony," and "The Burrow." Kafkaesque stands somewhere between adaptation and wholly original creation, going beyond a simple illustration of Kafka's words to become a stunning work of art.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Text by David Zane Mairowitz. Art by Robert Crumb. Part illustrated biography, part comics adaptation, this collection examines famed writer Franz Kafka and his works in a way no bland textbook ever could! And Crumb's illustrations add a new dimension to the already idiosyncratic world of Kafka. Includes adaptations of "The Judgment," "The Trial," and "The Metamorphosis." Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

2nd and later printings. Text by David Zane Mairowitz. Art by Robert Crumb. Part illustrated biography, part comics adaptation, this collection examines famed writer Franz Kafka and his works in a way no bland textbook ever could! And Crumb's illustrations add a new dimension to the already idiosyncratic world of Kafka. Includes adaptations of "The Judgment," "The Trial," and "The Metamorphosis." Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.