The Graphic Canon comic books issue 1

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Edited by Russ Kick. "From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerously Liaisons!" This gorgeous, one-of-a-kind trilogy brings classic literatures of the world together with legendary graphic artists and illustrators. From a rarely seen R. Crumb rendering of James Boswell's London Journal to a manga Macbeth, there are more than 130 literary works, reinterpreted here for readers and collectors of all ages. Volume 1 whirls us from eye-popping renditions of the great epics Gilgamesh, The Odyssey (in water colors by Gareth Hinds), The Divine Comedy, and The Canterbury Tales (the latter two by legendary illustrator and graphic designer Seymour Chwast), to Robert Crumb's rarely seen adaptation of James Boswell's London Journal, filled with philosophical debate and lowbrow debauchery. Contributors include Will Eisner, Robert Crumb, Roberta Gregory, Rick Geary, Sharon Rudahl, Peter Kuper, Molly Crabapple, Gareth Hinds and over 50 others. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 448 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $34.95.

1st printing. Edited by New York Times bestselling anthologist Russ Kick. Stories and Art by Andrice Arp, Ricardo Cortes, Dame Darcy, Rick Geary, Roberta Gregory, Isabel Greenberg, Peter Kuper, Sharon Rudahl, R. Sikoryak, Lance Tooks, Noah Van Sciver and Various. The original three-volume anthology The Graphic Canon presented the world's classic literature, from ancient times to the late twentieth century-as eye-popping comics, illustrations, and other visual forms. In this follow-up volume, young people's literature through the ages is given new life by the best comics artists and illustrators. Fairy tales, fables, fantastical adventures, young adult novels, swashbuckling yarns, your favorite stories from childhood and your teenage years. They're all here, in all their original complexity and strangeness, before they were censored or sanitized. Softcover, 448 pages, full color. Cover price $38.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "From Sherlock Holmes to A Clockwork Orange to Jo Nesbø!"

Edited by by Russ Kick.

The first of two volumes builds on the brilliant and original Graphic Canon series in retelling classic works of literature as comics and other visual forms.

Organized thematically, Volume 1 opens with "The Act" (think In Cold Blood and A Clockwork Orange), followed by sections dedicated to "Criminals," Whodunit," "Judgment" (Scarlet Letter, anyone?), and "Punishment." Here you'll find stunning and suspenseful adaptations starring Sherlock Holmes, Auguste Dupin, Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Mike Hammer, and teenage girl-detective Violet Strange.

The artists also bring to life crime stories from the Arabian Nights, The Bible, The Canterbury Tales, China's Song Dynasty, Shakespeare, James Joyce's Dubliners, Patricia Highsmith, Truman Capote, and current writers like Stephen King, Jo Nesbo, and Sara Paretsky.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 342 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $29.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "From Sherlock Holmes to A Clockwork Orange to Jo Nesbø!"

Edited by by Russ Kick.

The first of two volumes builds on the brilliant and original Graphic Canon series in retelling classic works of literature as comics and other visual forms.

Organized thematically, Volume 1 opens with "The Act" (think In Cold Blood and A Clockwork Orange), followed by sections dedicated to "Criminals," Whodunit," "Judgment" (Scarlet Letter, anyone?), and "Punishment." Here you'll find stunning and suspenseful adaptations starring Sherlock Holmes, Auguste Dupin, Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Mike Hammer, and teenage girl-detective Violet Strange.

The artists also bring to life crime stories from the Arabian Nights, The Bible, The Canterbury Tales, China's Song Dynasty, Shakespeare, James Joyce's Dubliners, Patricia Highsmith, Truman Capote, and current writers like Stephen King, Jo Nesbo, and Sara Paretsky.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 342 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $29.95.