Sophie comic books issue 1

1st printing.

Written by Filipe Melo. Art and cover by Juan Cavia.

A young journalist prompts a reclusive piano superstar to open up, resulting in this stunning graphic sonata exploring a lifetime of rivalry, regret, and redemption.

1933. In the small French village of Cressy-la-Valoise, a local piano contest brings together two brilliant young players: Julien Dubois, the privileged heir of a wealthy family, and François Samson, the janitor's son. One wins, one loses, and both are changed forever.

1997. In a huge mansion stained with cigarette smoke and memories, a bitter old man is shaken by the unexpected visit of an interviewer. Somewhere between reality and fantasy, Julien composes, like in a musical score, a complex and moving story about the cost of success, rivalry, redemption, and flying pianos.

When all is said and done, did anyone ever truly win? And is there any music left to play?

Features:
-sweeping, ambitious storytelling that spans seven decades, from the German occupation of France through the wild 1960s to the modern era
-exquisitely dynamic artwork, bursting with life and perfectly suited to the unique and slightly off-kilter story
-Equally appealing to classical piano lovers and fans of sprawling literary/historical fiction

Softcover, 320 pages, full color.

Praise for the creators:
"Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia form what is probably the most talented and productive duo in the recent Portuguese graphic novel scene." -- José Mário Silva, Expresso

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

1st printing.

Story and art by Sophie Lucido Johnson.

What would you say to your teenage self if you could?

Inspired by the journals she kept growing up, Sophie Lucido Johnson began an interactive conversation between her younger self and her current self. When she began the exercise, Sophie envisioned sharing important lessons on what it means to love your body, navigate relationships, and discover what fulfills you, no matter where life takes you. But as these "exchanges" deepened, adult Sophie discovered she had much to learn about life from young Sophie as well. Fully illustrated with handwritten text, Dear Sophie, Love Sophie deftly explores topics like queer identity, body image, inherited trauma, belonging, privilege, heartbreak, first love, and much more in a unique and captivating way.

Charming, witty, and poignant, it reminds us that wisdom is not limited by age.

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $21.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Erich Von Gotha. Studying in a very strict junior college for uniformed 18 year olds, living with her parents, the very sheltered and very innocent Sophie ignores sex and loathes the bad taunts of her frustrated colleagues. Then she receives a folder of photographs that make her think with her brain and with other parts of her body that remind her of their presence. Willing to further her sensual discoveries, she is caught in a whirlwind of sexual activity that take her from the first steps to an advanced degree in pervery in a few easy (and highly detailed for our viewing pleasure..) lessons. An early incarnation of fan favorite Twenty, Sophie is the charming young woman everyone would like to... er ..protect... and everyone does. Softcover, 8 1/4-in. x 11 51/2-in., 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

1st prinitng. A groundbreaking work of striking originality that charts a young artist's life through her own drawings, from toddlerhood to motherhood. Sophie Crumb's startlingly expressive drawings track her development as an artist from age 2 to 28. Revealing how an original artistic sensibility is both innate and nurtured, the book features six separate developmental stages, including Sophie's earliest drawings, the elaborate fantasy world of her childhood, to artwork from her early twenties that reflects a personal anguish that concludes with motherhood and creating a family of her own. Illuminating and intimate, this book is a dramatic yet subtle statement on the evolution of personality as seen through art. Also available in a Limited Edition that includes signed prints by Sophie Crumb, her father Robert Crumb, and mother Aline Crumb. Softcover, 8-in.x 11-in., 304 pages, full color. Cover price $27.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "From Socrates to Galileo!"

Based on the Book by Jostein Gaarder. Adapted by Vincent Zabus. Art and cover by Nicoby.

The bestselling philosophy book is reimagined for the first time as a graphic novel.

One day, young Sophie finds a letter addressed to her that contains only one question: "Who are you?" Then there's another one asking, "Where does the world come from?" The sender of these letters remains a mystery, but the questions intrigue Sophie. This is the beginning of a strange correspondence that will lead the young girl on a coming-of-age quest to meet major figures of philosophy (Socrates, Plato, Descartes, Hegel, Sartre, etc.).

This comic book adaptation of Jostein Gaarder's original novel breathes new life into a cult classic.

Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 264 pages, full color.

Cover price $22.99.