Graphic Novels at HMCPL

An exciting new anthology filled with stories that present a brighter vision of the future featuring today’s top-level talent. No doom-and-gloom here! These sci-fi tales are meant to inspire hope and restore the belief that a better world is possible!

Comic artist Ivan Brunetti, the creator of Schizo, offers a best-of anthology of contemporary art comics, along with some classic comic strips and other historical materials that have retained a “modern” sensibility. As with Chris Ware’s selections for his best-selling McSweeney’s anthology, Brunetti’s choices make for a highly personal book (“my criteria were simple: these are comics that I savor and often revisit”) that serves as a broad historical overview of the medium and a round-up of some of today’s best and most interesting North American comic artists. Included here are works from such well-known artists as Robert Crumb, Kim Deitch, Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Ben Katchor, Charles Burns, Gary Panter, Seth, Phoebe Gloeckner, Daniel Clowes, Lynda Barry, Joe Sacco, and Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez, as well as many other pioneers whose names may be less familiar. Brunetti offers selections from the works of more than seventy-five avant-garde comic artists. His selections are arranged by genre and grouped thematically. Luxuriously produced and printed in four-color throughout, the book is a must-have for collectors, aficionados, readers of comics, and those generally interested in cutting-edge art and literature. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

In turns both fantastical and familiar, this graphic short story collection with South Asian roots is immersed in questions of gender, the body, and existential conformity. The eight delightfully eerie stories in Apsara Engine are a subtle intervention into everyday reality. A woman drowns herself in a past affair, a tourist chases another guest into an unforeseen past, and a nonbinary academic researches postcolonial cartography. Imagining diverse futures and rewriting old mythologies, these comics delve into strange architectures, fetishism, and heartbreak. Painted in rich, sepia-toned watercolors, Apsara Engine is trans illustrator Bishakh Som's highly anticipated debut work of fiction. Showcasing a series of fraught, darkly humorous, and seemingly alien worlds—which ring all too familiar—Som captures the weight of twenty-first-century life as we hurl ourselves forward into the unknown.

The popularity of the graphic genre continues to rage, and The Best American Comics is a diverse, exciting annual selection for fans and newcomers alike. The inaugural volume includes stories culled from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and the Web. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

“If you have spent a long time resisting the status quo—whether it’s in art, society, or the political world—what happens when that status quo at last gives way?
A universe of possibility opens up.” —Alison Bechdel, from the Introduction. Featuring: Gabrielle Bell, Joe Sacco, Dash Shaw, Sabrina Jones, Chris Ware, Jillian Tamaki, Jaime Hernandez, Jeff Smith, Paul Pope, Kevin Huizenga, and others. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

“When I started RAW magazine in the ’80s, there were mostly superheroes, a few children’s comics, and the dirty, intentionally lowbrow, underground comix. And now, comics can tackle any topic.”—Françoise Mouly, from the Introduction. FEATURING Charles Burns, Chester Brown, Joyce Farmer, Chris Ware, Gary Panter, Sergio Aragonés, Christoph Niemann, Adrian Tomine, Sarah Varon, and others. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

DECONNICK & DE LANDRO PRESENT: The Triple Feature! Ripped directly from the world of BITCH PLANET, a crack team of creators spin fifteen teeth-clenching tales of rage, revolution and ridicule. Patriarchy beware...this scifi kidney punch can't be stopped...! 100% Grade A satire. Accept no substitutes. Featuring writers CHERYL LYNN EATON, ANDREW AYDIN, CONLEY LYONS, CHE GRAYSON, DANIELLE HENDERSON, JORDAN CLARK, ALISSA SALLAH, DYLAN MECONIS, KIT COX, MARC DESCHAMPS, SARA WOOLLEY, VITA AYALA, JON TSUEI & MORE! This book is recommended for adults.

While Bob and Linda Belcher have their hands full running the family business, their kids Tina, Gene, and Louise have adventures that you won't believe! The producers, writers, and animators of the hit animated show Bob's Burgers proudly present all-original comic book stories, including hilarious installments of "Louise's Unsolved Mysteries & Curious Curiosities," "Tina's Erotic Friend Fiction," and "Gene's Rhymey Rhymes That Could One Day Be Songs." Whether it's Tina's daydreams of cloning back-up dancers or jungle misadventures, Louise's explorations of underground tunnels and time-stopping Wonder Wharf rides, Gene's lyrics that re-imagine boring Aunt Gayle visits as epic journeys to fantasy worlds, the Belcher family hijinx are guaranteed to make you laugh! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Satisfy your hunger for the red hot Bob's Burgers with this sizzling new collection, served well done! Written and illustrated by the fine folks at the Emmy Award-winning studio Bento Box Entertainment, these Belcher Family shenanigans are guaranteed to delight fans of all ages. Thrill to Louise's investigation into a pest control problem, Tina's fanciful pursuit of Jimmy Pesto's heart, and Gene's imaginative reimagining of a maritime classic! The Belcher parents Bob and Linda also join in on the fun, alongside dozens of your favorite cast members. Bon appetit! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Over 80 of the best creators from every style and genre have contributed over 50 stories to this anthology featuring tales inspired by the songs of multi-platinum recording artist, Tori Amos! Featuring an introduction by Neil Gaiman, with stories by creators such as Carla Speed McNeil, Mark Buckingham, C.B. Cebulski, Nikki Cook, Hope Larson, John Ney Reiber, Ryan Kelly, and many, many others, Comic Book Tattoo encapsulates the breadth, depth, and beauty of modern comics in this coffee table format book. This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

What’s that lurking in the dark? Who’s that walking up behind you? And why does it sound like death is slowly creeping this way? Why, it’s Creepshow, a new star-studded five-issue comic book anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series and advancing the worldwide phenomenon that began with George A. Romero and Stephen King’s iconic 1982 film and has continued with the Greg Nicotero-helmed genre anthology series entering its fourth season on Shudder and produced by Cartel Entertainment Creepshow comes to comics packed with bone chilling stories from the biggest names in comics that will SCARE YOU TO DEATH! This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

What's that huge, terrifying thing clawing its way onto your bookshelf? It's the biggest, bloodiest, most creepy collection of new terror tales you'll find this year Creepy Comics Volume 1 gathers all of the new material from the first two years of Dark Horse's celebrated new Creepy series and collects it into one gargantuan book This 184-page monstrosity features a spellbinding assortment of gory stories about all your favorite terror-inducing topics including cannibals, lurking demons, werewolves, zombies, psychic trauma, and psychotic murderers, illustrated in glorious black and white, following the great tradition of classic Creepy.

DC Pride 2021 collects DC Pride #1, Mysteries of Love in Space #1, New Year's Evil #1, Young Monsters in Love #1! In DC Pride #1 find the thrilling introduction of new hero DREAMER in the DCU (as seen on The CW’s Supergirl), along with a pinup gallery with art by Travis Moore, Kris Anka, Kevin Wada, Sophie Campbell, Nick Robles, and more! Not to mention, six exciting new profiles of DCTV’s LGBTQIA+ characters and the actors who play them! Mysteries in Love #1 knows that sometimes love can make you feel like you’re from another planet...but what if you actually were? Join Superman, The New Gods, Green Lantern, Starro, Hawkgirl and even the Teen Titans’ new sensation Crush for eight tales of romance that will whisk you to the moon and back! New Years Evil #1 is a holiday special unlike any other...because it’s all about the folks on Santa’s naughty list! Folks like the Joker, Sinestro, Toyman, Harley Quinn, and even an appearance from that timely rascal the Calendar Man. Come sledding with your favorite villains! Young Monsters in Love #1 shows us it's hard being a monster…and even harder being a monster in love. Sparks will fly and hearts will be broken when the ghouls and ghosts of the DC Universe assemble to bring you the Valentine’s Day Special that no one saw coming! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

DC celebrates Pride Month with more stories, more characters, and more pride than ever before! This gorgeous hardcover collects for the very first time:
— Thirteen thrilling tales spotlighting LGBTQIA+ fan-favorites new and old including Superman (Jon Kent), Nubia, Kid Quick, Connor Hawke, Aquaman (Jackson Hyde), Green Lantern (Jo Mullein), Alysia Yeoh, the Ray, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Batwoman. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

DEAD BEATS is a 168-page anthology of music-themed horror comics stories, ranging in tone from grim to darkly comic but all centering around the curiosities for sale at one peculiar record store. Best described as Tales from the Crypt meets High Fidelity, DEAD BEATS will appeal to fans of classic comics horror anthologies like Vault of Horror, Creepy, and Eerie, and of more modern fare like Flinch. Edited by Eric Palicki (All We Ever Wanted) and Joe Corallo (Ringo Award-winning editor of Mine!), DEAD BEATS features all-new original stories by Magdalene Visaggio (GLAAD award nominee for Kim & Kim, Eisner award nominee for Eternity Girl), Rachel Pollack (Doom Patrol, Arthur C. Clarke award winning novelist of Unquenchable Fire) and Richard Case (Doom Patrol, The Sandman), Vita Ayala (Livewire, James Bond), Daniel Kibblesmith (Santa’s Husband, writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Ivy Noelle and Steenz (Dwayne McDuffie award-winning creators of Archival Quality), Tony Patrick (Batman and The Signal), Kwanza Osajyefo (Black, Ignited), Sweeney Boo (Eat and Love Yourself, Captain Marvel), Tres Dean (For Your Consideration: Dwayne the Rock), Nadia Shammas (Squire, Care Bears) and many other new and veteran creators. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

The Shoppe Keeper crosses the pond in search of even more mysterious artifacts and musical instruments with a haunted past. So put on your favorite album, pull up a chair, and immerse yourself in these 24-chilling tales that will have you questioning everything you think you know about music. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Frank Miller, Matt Wagner, Mark Verheiden, Johji Manabe, and Paul Chadwick are just several reasons to pick up this short-story anthology. Predator, Concrete, Nexus, Aliens, Sin City, and The Mask are several more. Over its ten-year history, Dark Horse Comics has earned a reputation for publishing the most diverse line of quality comics. That decade of experience is all brought to bear in this collection of original short stories. If you're a fan of adventure or horror, of crime or fantasy, of science fiction or the supernatural, there is guaranteed to be something you'll love within these 112 pages! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Traveling in Arabia as an Ambassador from the exiled FABLES community, Snow White is captured by the local sultan who wants to marry her (and then kill her). But the clever Snow attempts to charm the sultan instead by playing Scheherazade, telling him fantastic stories for a total of 1,001 nights. Running the gamut from horror to dark intrigue to mercurial coming-of-age, FABLES:1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL reveals the secret histories of familiar FABLES characters through a series of compelling and visually illustrative tales. This book is recommended for adults.

Flight Volume One features stories by professionals and non-professionals alike, all playing on the theme of flight in its many incarnations. From the maiden voyage of a home-built plane to the adventures of a young courier and his flying whale to a handful of stories about coming of age and letting things go, this first volume of Flight is full of memorable tales that will both amaze and inspire. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

The second volume of the widely acclaimed Flight anthology. Featuring new stories by up-and-coming creators, established comics professionals, and the original crew, Flight Volume Two continues the tradition of celebrating the graphic narrative medium. From the fantasy of a fading childhood romance in a small seaside town to the tale of a pair of monster hunters looking to make a quick buck to the allegory of a young robot finding meaning in his disposal, this volume once again features stories for readers of all ages and tastes. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Volume 1 takes us on a visual tour from the earliest literature through the end of the 1700s. Along the way, we're treated to eye-popping renditions of the human race's greatest epics: Gilgamesh, The Iliad, The Odyssey (in watercolors by Gareth Hinds), The Aeneid, Beowulf, and The Arabian Nights, plus later epics The Divine Comedy and The Canterbury Tales (both by legendary illustrator and graphic designer Seymour Chwast), Paradise Lost, and Le Morte D'Arthur. Two of ancient Greece's greatest plays are adapted—the tragedy Medea by Euripides and Tania Schrag’s uninhibited rendering of the very bawdy comedy Lysistrata by Aristophanes (the text of which is still censored in many textbooks). Also included is Robert Crumb’s rarely-seen adaptation of James Boswell’s London Journal, filled with philosophical debate and lowbrow debauchery. Religious literature is well-covered and well-illustrated, with the Books of Daniel and Esther from the Old Testament, Rick Geary’s awe-inspiring new rendition of the Book of Revelation from the New Testament, the Tao te Ching, Rumi’s Sufi poetry, Hinduism’s Mahabharata, and the Mayan holy book Popol Vuh, illustrated by Roberta Gregory. The Eastern canon gets its due, with The Tale of Genji (the world’s first novel, done in full-page illustrations reminiscent of Aubrey Beardsley), three poems from China’s golden age of literature lovingly drawn by pioneering underground comics artist Sharon Rudahl, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, a Japanese Noh play, and other works from Asia. Two of Shakespeare’s greatest plays (King Lear and A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and two of his sonnets are here, as are Plato’s Symposium, Gulliver’s Travels, Candide, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Renaissance poetry of love and desire, and Don Quixote visualized by the legendary Will Eisner. Some unexpected twists in this volume include a Native American folktale, an Incan play, Sappho’s poetic fragments, bawdy essays by Benjamin Franklin, the love letters of Abelard and Heloise, and the decadent French classic Dangerous Liaisons, as illustrated by Molly
Crabapple. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

The Graphic Canon, Volume 2 gives us a visual cornucopia based on the wealth of literature from the 1800s. Several artists—including Maxon Crumb and Gris Grimly—present their versions of Edgar Allan Poe’s visions. The great American novel Huckleberry Finn is adapted uncensored for the first time, as Twain wrote it. The bad boys of Romanticism—Shelley, Keats, and Byron—are visualized here, and so are the Brontë sisters. We see both of Coleridge’s most famous poems: “Kubla Khan” and “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (the latter by British comics legend Hunt Emerson). Philosophy and science are ably represented by ink versions of Nietzsche’sThus Spake Zarathustra and Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Frankenstein, Moby-Dick, Les Misérables, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, Anna Karenina, Crime and Punishment (a hallucinatory take on the pivotal murder scene), Thoreau’s Walden (in spare line art by John Porcellino of King-Cat Comics fame), “The Drunken Boat” by Rimbaud, Leaves of Grass by Whitman, and two of Emily Dickinson’s greatest poems are all present and accounted for. John Coulthart has created ten magnificent full-page collages that tell the story of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. And Pride and Prejudice has never looked this splendiferous! This volume is a special treat for Lewis Carroll fans. Dame Darcy puts her unmistakable stamp on—what else?—the Alice books in a new 16-page tour-de-force, while a dozen other artists present their versions of the most famous characters and moments from Wonderland. There’s also a gorgeous silhouetted telling of “Jabberwocky,” and Mahendra’s Singh’s surrealistic take on “The Hunting of the Snark.” Curveballs in this volume include fairy tales illustrated by the untameable S. Clay Wilson, a fiery speech from freed slave Frederick Douglass (rendered in stark black and white by Seth Tobocman), a letter on reincarnation from Flaubert, the Victorian erotic classic Venus in Furs, the drug classic The Hasheesh Eater, and silk-screened illustrations for the ghastly children’s classic Der Struwwelpeter. Among many other canonical works. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Volume 3 brings to life the literature of the end of the 20th century and the start of the 21st, including a Sherlock Holmes mystery, an H.G. Wells story, an illustrated guide to the Beat writers, a one-act play from Zora Neale Hurston, a disturbing meditation on Naked Lunch, Rilke's soul-stirring Letters to a Young Poet, Anaïs Nin's diaries, the visions of Black Elk, the heroin classic The Man With the Golden Arm (published four years before William Burroughs' Junky), and the postmodernism of Thomas Pynchon, David Foster Wallace, Kathy Acker, Raymond Carver, and Donald Barthelme. The towering works of modernism are here--T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and "The Waste Land," Yeats's "The Second Coming" done as a magazine spread, Heart of Darkness, stories from Kafka, The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf, James Joyce's masterpiece, Ulysses, and his short story "Araby" from Dubliners, rare early work from Faulkner and Hemingway (by artists who have drawn for Marvel), and poems by Gertrude Stein and Edna St. Vincent Millay. You'll also find original comic versions of short stories by W. Somerset Maugham, Flannery O'Connor, and Saki (manga style), plus adaptations of Lolita (and everyone said it couldn't be done!), The Age of Innocence, Siddhartha and Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Last Exit to Brooklyn, J.G. Ballard's Crash, and photo-dioramas for Animal Farm and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Feast your eyes on new full-page illustrations for 1984, Brave New World, Waiting for Godot, One Hundred Years of Solitude,The Bell Jar, On the Road, Lord of the Flies, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and three Borges stories. Robert Crumb's rarely seen adaptation of Nausea captures Sartre's existential dread. Dame Darcy illustrates Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece, Blood Meridian, universally considered one of the most brutal novels ever written and long regarded as unfilmable by Hollywood. Tara Seibel, the only female artist involved with the Harvey Pekar Project, turns in an exquisite series of illustrations for The Great Gatsby. And then there's the moment we've been waiting for: the first graphic adaptation from Kurt Vonnegut's masterwork, Slaughterhouse-Five. Among many other gems. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Adaptions on the works of Bram Stoker including Dracula, The Vampire Hunter's Guide, The Judge's House, The Bridal of Death, Torture Tower, The Wondrous Child and Liar of the White Worm. This collection is recommended for teens and adults.

Graphic Classics: Robert Louis Stevenson returns to print in a revised edition, with 54 new pages New to this edition is "Treasure Island" adapted by Alex Burrows and Scott Lincoln. Returning are "Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in a unique two-part adaptation by Simon Gane and Michael Slack, and "The Bottle Imp" by Lance Tooks. Plus, a collection of "Verses and Fables" illustrated by Hunt Emerson, Maxon Crumb, Roger Langridge, and ten more great artists. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

On a dark, haunted night, a Russian Oligarch dares a circle of international chefs to play the samurai game of 100 Candles--where each storyteller tells a terrifying tale of ghosts, demons and unspeakable beings--and prays to survive the challenge. Inspired by the Japanese Edo period game of Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, Hungry Ghosts reimagines the classic stories of yokai, yorei, and obake, all tainted with the common thread of food. This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

ICE CREAM MAN is a genre-defying comic book series, featuring disparate “one-shot” tales of sorrow, wonder, and redemption. Each installment features its own cast of strange characters, dealing with their own special sundae of suffering. And on the periphery of all of them, like the twinkly music of his colorful truck, is the Ice Cream Man—a weaver of stories, a purveyor of sweet treats. Friend. Foe. God. Demon. The man who with a snap of his fingers—lickety split!—can change the course of your life forever. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

This critically acclaimed series of not-so-sweet singular stories continues with four more tales of woe, redemption, and unlimited toppings. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Ice Cream Man continues with four more strange and sad one-shot stories. Plus: more is revealed about the mischievous Ice Cream Man and his history with the dark cowboy, Caleb. This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

The critically acclaimed horror anthology drives back into town, offering four new stories that zoom in on folks who are just barely scraping by--and willing to do anything to change that.This book is recommended for teens and adults.

See here four more strange and sad stories of the critically lauded horror-adjacent anthology series, ICE CREAM MAN. See here a tetrad of atypical tales: a suppurating superhero satire; a lamentation of lost memory; a field guide for being a ghost; a rotten retelling of your favorite children's stories. See here some other confections, too. See here, see here! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Here comes the Ice Cream Man for another helping of bitter sweets: four more cavity-inducing stories of suffering and surviving―with unlimited sundae toppings. Just try not to rot your teeth on these sickly sequential morsels, which if you’re not careful could lodge themselves under the gums, deep into the roots, far beyond the reach of even the best dentist. Now, open wide...This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

ICE CREAM MAN― the critically acclaimed, best-selling anthological comic book series―continues here with four more unfortunate, enervating episodes of descent: a plane falls from the sky; a man climbs to the bottom of his family tree; Oscar’s blood pressure dips below 90/60! It’s a compendium of come-downs carefully calibrated for curious and crestfallen content-consumers...so come join us below. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Open wide for four more scoops of the bestselling, critically acclaimed, psycho-horror comic ICE CREAM MAN. Here, bound with medium-grade paper glue, are four tales of objective subjectivity: a man's last wishes are carried out; a controlled experiment loses all control; a cosmic scale is balanced (in verse!); Doug tries his darndest to get clean. It's another assemblage of anguish and ennui for the anthologically-inclined art appreciator. Lickety split, y'all! This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

BAD REPUTATION and I LOVE ROCK ‘n' ROLL hit audiences like an atom bomb, defining a sound that became a soundtrack that would span generations. Now, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of these seminal albums, an unparalleled team of women creators bring these songs to life as 20 stories. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

An award-winning comic book writer and a best-selling novelist, Neil Gaiman is considered one of the most talented and imaginative modern-day authors. An amazing storyteller who weaves intricate plots into thought-provoking tales, Gaiman is credited with expanding the comic book medium into other literary genres. Providing tantalizing glimpses into the fantastical worlds he would create and nurture, NEIL GAIMAN'S MIDNIGHT DAYS collects some of the accomplished author's earliest work. Included in these never-before-reprinted and original publications are entertaining tales featuring the Golden Age Sandman, Morpheus, the Swamp Thing, and John Constantine. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

The Monkey Meat company made a fortune selling cans of…well, monkey meat. They’re now ruling over a corporate empire and an island where they run all sorts of wacky supernatural experiments in a hyper-capitalist landscape. Follow the adventures of the citizens of Monkey Meat Island in this five-story anthology. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

MOONSHOT: The Indigenous Comics Collection brings together dozens of creators from North America to contribute comic book stories showcasing the rich heritage and identity of indigenous storytelling. From traditional stories to exciting new visions of the future, this collection presents some of the finest comic book and graphic novel work on the continent. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

The highly anticipated second volume of the multiple award-winning collection is here! MOONSHOT The Indigenous Comics Collection Volume 2 brings you even more original comic book stories, written by Indigenous authors from across North America. Gorgeously illustrated by a mix of award-winning artists, Volume 2 will take you on a stunning journey through this world, and to worlds beyond! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

MOONSHOT: The Indigenous Comics Collection brings together dozens of creators from North America to contribute comic book stories showcasing the rich heritage and identity of indigenous storytelling. From traditional stories to exciting new visions of the future, this collection presents some of the finest comic book and graphic novel work on the continent.This book is recommended for teens and adults.

The very best from the first year of the highly acclaimed Negative Burn which was nominated for best anthology by the Harvey Awards. The book is recommended for teens and adults.

Perhaps the most eccentric anthology in the history of comics, Negative Burn is an anomaly, merging together genres, pushing boundaries and allowing the top comic book talent in the world the opportunity to experiment with unique stories. Never to follow a course, each volume of Negative Burn presents the biggest stars in the industry today while continuing to showcase the next wave of new talent. Some of the stories featured are: "Milk and Cheese" by Evan Dorkin, "Mr. Glum" by Erik Larsen, "Sketchbook" by Vince Locke, "Hawaiian Dick" by B. Clay Moore and Shawn Crystal. Plus work by noted creators Brian Bolland, Bob Burden, Kurt Busiek, Amanda Conner, Steve Lieber, Jim Mahfood, Ron Marz, Fabian Nicieza, and more! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

40 Black Creators. 16 Noir stories. Unhinged. Unfiltered. Unstoppable... This is NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK! There certainly have been many Noir Comics written and drawn by black creators in the past. Now, for the first time, the most revered Black American comic book creators (David F. Walker, Brandon Thomas, MD Bright, Melody Cooper, N.Steven Harris, Gary Phillips, ...) as well as a new generation of writers and artists of color are banding together for a unique anthology of 100% creator-owned Black Noir comic stories! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

From Soldier: 76 to Ana, Tracer to Symmetra, discover the history behind the heroes of Overwatch. How did Bastion become part of the team? Why did Ana Amari disappear? Where did Tracer get her catchphrase? Learn all this and more in this hardcover anthology of the first twelve issues of Blizzard's Overwatch comics, written and illustrated by an all-star creative team including Matt Burns, Robert Brooks, Micky Neilson, Nesskain, Bengal, and more. Whether you're an Overwatch novice or a Grandmaster, this is an essential companion! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

The original, critically acclaimed graphic mixtape returns in a new volume, once again mashing up the next generation of cartoonists with the some of the medium's finest in stories covering nearly every genre and style imaginable. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

You’ve seen them at flea markets and in antique shops and used-book stores across the country: Vintage postcards inscribed with handwritten notes, evocative messages that capture a thought, an expression, a concern, a snapshot of someone’s life once upon a time. Jason Rodriguez, acclaimed editor of Elk’s Run, collected a remarkable array of these correspondences, dispersed them among thirty-three of comics’ greatest creators, and asked each to craft a story about the person who sent it. The result is a vividly imagined, gorgeously rendered graphic anthology illustrating tales of romance, adventure, hardship, and mystery. In Postcards, these gifted artists share some of the richest and most inventive work of their careers. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

With their infectious brand of Scottish indie pop, Belle & Sebastian have been cult and critical favorites for years. The band's colorful lyrics and gorgeous, full bodied melodies have provided Image Comics with the inspiration for a new kind of comic anthology. With Put the Book Back on the Shelf, a stellar collection of independent comic creators and cartoonists put their own spins on a cross section of Belle & Sebastian's songs, crafting stories inspired by the band's music, drawn from the band's entire catalog. This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

Join the excitement as depraved genius Rick Sanchez embarks on insane adventures with his awkward grandson Morty across the universe and across time. Caught in the crossfire are his teenage granddaughter Summer, his veterinary surgeon daughter Beth, and his hapless son-in-law Jerry. This collection features the first five issues of the comic book series, including "“The Wubba Lubba Dub Dub of Wall Street,” "Mort-Balls!" and more, along with hilarious mini-comics showcasing the whole family. This book is recommended for adults.

The hit comic book series based on Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's hilarious [adult swim] animated show RICK & MORTY continues! Catch up on the adventures of degenerate genius Rick Sanchez and his bumbling grandson Morty as they explore the outer reaches of time, space, and decency. This collection features issues #6-10 of the comic book series, including the "Ball Fondlers Special" by guest artist Andrew MacLean, "A Very Special Blumbus," illustrated by series writer Zac Gorman, and a cyberpunk adventure across the multiverse. Plus: bonus mini-comics showcasing fan-favorite characters!" This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

The hit comic book series based on Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland s hilarious [adult swim] animated show RICK & MORTY continues! Catch up on the adventures of degenerate genius Rick Sanchez and his bumbling grandson Morty as they explore the outer reaches of time, space, and anatomy. This volume features writer Tom Fowler in collaboration with series artist CJ Cannon in a three-issue tale of missing heads, galactic doom toasters, and Jerry screwing everything up (of course). Also included is "Ready Player Morty," in which Rick takes Morty to a High School Simulation planet, by writer Pamela Ribon and artist Marc Ellerby, as well as a high-action deathball tournament one-shot written and drawn by Tom Fowler. Come for the jokes, stay for the soul-crushing ennui. This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

Catch up on the adventures of degenerate genius Rick Sanchez and his bumbling grandson Morty as they explore the outer reaches of time, space, and morality. This volume features Eisner award nominated writer Kyle Starks (Sexcastle) in collaboration with series artist CJ Cannon in a three-issue story of interplanetary drug rings and star-traveling pickup artists. Also included is "Rick Burn, Dude," drawn by artist Marc Ellerby, in which Rick and Morty take a germaphobic planet by storm, a totally swole one-shot drawn by Kyle Starks, and hilarious backup comics about the whole family! This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

Catch up on the adventures of degenerate genius Rick Sanchez and his bumbling grandson Morty as they explore the outer reaches of time, space, and how much of Jerry one person can take. This volume features Eisner-nominated writer Kyle Starks (Sexcastle) in collaboration with series artist CJ Cannon in a three-issue story about the despicable Doofus Jerry and his attempt to take over the multiverse. Also included is the uncanny and sinister -Morty Shines, - drawn by artist Marc Ellerby, the action-packed return of Tiny Rick in -Honey, I Shrunk The Ricks, - drawn by Kyle Starks. Plus: hilarious bonus comics about the whole family! This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

Watch with horror as Earth is invaded by aliens and Jerry is sent to stop them! Confront ethical conundrums when Rick clones Morty! Glue your eyeballs to interdimensional cable! All that and more in this collection of Rick and Morty comics! This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

Watch as Summer discovers doomed romance! Learn the tragic secrets of Krombopulous Michael! Check out some really cool dinosaurs! All that and more in this collection of Rick and Morty™ comics! This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

Witness the sheer depths of sadness in "A Jerry Bad Day"! Glory in the gothic vampire-killing madness of "Let the Rick One In"! See Rick turn into a bunch of different objects (it's not just pickles anymore, bro!) in "Battle Rickale"! This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

This volume collects never before seen adventures of degenerate genius scientist Rick Sanchez and his timid grandson Morty Smith, like the very FIRST time they met The Vindicators, and a very special look at the fan-favorite Cronenberg universe. Plus: Rick's made quite a few enemies in his time, so what happens when they team up to seek revenge? And you'll meet Dick and Farty, a degenerate genius scientist and his timid grandson...wait a second...find out more inside! This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

In this volume, find five stories of Rick and Morty™ madness, like the time where Morty takes it too far, and Rick really needs to blow off some steam. Where better to do that then "RickWorld," where every Rick can live out his every fantasy?! Plus, an episode of Interdimensional Cable, interrupted in the weirdest way possible! Next up: Jerry's got a job, Morty's got a girlfriend, even Beth's happy! Something is terribly , terribly wrong, and Morty has to figure it out. And don't miss a very special issue where Rick and Morty experience their very own Groundhog Day! Last but not least, celebrate #50 issues of the comic with a Morty's Mindblower's story, baby!!! Wubba lubba dub dub! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

In this volume, believe it or not, Morty gets...a friend! How is Rick gonna screw THAT up?! Then, Morty crash-lands on a crazy planet, all by himself. Can he stay alive until Rick rescues him? In a special two part story from writer Tini Howard, Jerry joins a pyramid scheme, and everyone pays the price. And in "Honey, I Ricked the Kids," Summer and Morty get Rick-tified. How will they use their new mega-brains? Plus: bonus short stories, including one featuring BRAND NEW Rick and Morty Animated Series character GLOOTIE! This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

Tired of forever being in danger, Morty gets Rick to procure him a powerful armored suit, but of course things never go easy like you'd expect, bruh. Read now the tale of THE RICKONING, an event so cataclysmic that the worlds of Rick and Morty will never be the same. This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

Learn the secret stories and hidden pasts of your favorite Rick and Morty characters in Oni Press's RICK AND MORTY PRESENTS! These 4 oversized comics, collected here for the first time, focus on fan-favorite characters and storylines, with writing and art from today's top talent! Each story is illustrated by series artist CJ Cannon, with Nick Filardi and Brittany Peer. From writer J. Torres (Teen Titans Go!, BroBrots), delve into the secret history of THE VINDICATORS! Writer Daniel Mallory Ortberg (co-founder of The Toast) tells the tale of KROMBOPULOS MICHAEL, the professional assassin who just loves killin'. Writer Magdalene Visaggio (Kim & Kim, Eternity Girl) wonders if it matters that SLEEPY GARY's a mind-altering parasite, if it makes Jerry...happy? And writer Delilah S. Dawson reimagines the Emmy award-winning episode PICKLE RICK. This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

Learn even more of the secret stories and hidden pasts of your favorite Rick and Morty(TM) characters. A frightful tale about everyone's favorite(ital) character: Jerry! What happens when you ask Mr. Meeseeks to discovery the meaning of life? Nothing good! Plus: the "behind the music" style secrets of The Flesh Curtains, Rick's band! And don't miss a story centered on Unity, Rick's favorite ex-girlfriend. Why does she need him to take over the Galaxy? You'll have to read to find out! This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

Another thrilling installment of Rick and Morty Presents, featuring JAGUAR, BIRDPERSON, HEMORRHAGE, and more Rick's than you can shake a Morty at! With stories and art from Marc Ellerby, Alex Firer, Jake Goldman, Fred Stresing, Stephanie Phillips, and Ryan Lee, this is a can't miss volume of the fan-favorite series. This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

Learn the secret stories and hidden pasts of your favorite Rick and Morty characters in Oni Press's Rick and Morty™ Presents Volume 4! These four oversized comics, collected here for the first time, focus on fan-favorite characters and storylines, with writing and art from today's top talent! Featuring the origin of Rick and Mr. Nimbus' feud, a trip to The Hotel Immortal, all-out dog vs. squirrel war, and a hunt for the spiciest substance in the galaxy! This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

By shedding their shame and telling their stories, the contributors to this World War 3 Illustrated volume expose the contradictions of the Trump/#MeToo era. In comics that fuse personal testimony with political savvy on topics from healthcare, harassment, childbirth, and assault to everyday sexism, women — from grandmothers to art students — break glass ceilings and pick the shards from their eyes. WW3 veterans are joined by new and international talent in a collection full of outrage, humor, and resistance.

Music touches our lives every day. It is an influential and defining part of all generations and cultures. We have compiled an anthology full of stories about the influence that music can have on life - be it the life of the artist as and individual or on the creative process. Over 200 pages of lost lovers, rocking out, spirit guides, ghosts, and dinosaurs - it's like an action adventure comic for the music lover in all of us.

In the first story, which gives the collection its title, two boys decide to put up a secret dating agency in their school and also involve the main character in this money machine, with all the inevitable consequent messes ... Discovered by a professor , they will end up banging their heads against a story more complicated than they thought, which will change their lives deepening. In the second story, set partly in the Twenties, two people of totally different social classes, a poor and ignorant girl and a rich and cultured boy, begin a beautiful friendship. Following the dream of becoming a piano player, he will end up disinherited, while she - despite her humble origins - will continue to dream of becoming a teacher. Will their feelings be transformed into love? One thing is certain: this story will not fail to tear the most sensitive people! The third and last story introduces us to a spoiled and impertinent bad boy who begins to suffer for a girl ... his! Accustomed to being served and revered by women, first and foremost by his mother, he will find himself having to deal with an all-pepper sweetheart. Will the latter be able to change the temper? This book is recommended for teens and adults.

In the Latinx comics community, there is much to celebrate today, with more Latinx comic book artists than ever before. The resplendent visual-verbal storyworlds of these artists reach into and radically transform so many visual and storytelling genres. Tales from la Vida celebrates this space by bringing together more than eighty contributions by extraordinary Latinx creators. Their short visual-verbal narratives spring from autobiographical experience as situated within the language, culture, and history that inform Latinx identity and life. Tales from la Vida showcases the huge variety of styles and worldviews of today’s Latinx comic book and visual creators. Whether it’s detailing the complexities of growing up—mono- or multilingual, bicultural, straight, queer, or feminist Latinx—or focusing on aspects of pop culture, these graphic vignettes demonstrate the expansive complexity of Latinx identities. Taken individually and together, these creators—including such legendary artists as Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez, Roberta Gregory, and Kat Fajardo, to name a few—and their works show the world that when it comes to Latinx comics, there are no limits to matters of content and form. As we travel from one story to the next and experience the unique ways that each creator chooses to craft his or her story, our hearts and minds wake to the complex ways that Latinxs live within and actively transform the world. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Explore the last 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in the graphic novel anthology, This Place: 150 Years Retold. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through magic realism, serial killings, psychic battles, and time travel. See how Indigenous peoples have survived a post-apocalyptic world since Contact. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

[C]yan. [M]agenta. [Y]ellow. Blac[K]. From these basic building blocks, the entire spectrum of comic book coloring is formed. Now the medium is returning the favor.
Building on the innovative tradition that has made it one of comics’ most cutting-edge imprints, Vertigo is proud to present CMYK — a bold new anthology of original stories from dozens of the art form’s greatest creators. The short graphic fiction collected here all originates with the four process colors of comics printing, but where they go from there is as unbounded as imagination itself.
In these pages, the glacial glow of cyan bathes alien worlds and wintry city streets; the vivid splash of magenta highlights the hair of outcasts and the evil of demons; the bright light of yellow shines on old worlds ending and new lives beginning; and the enveloping void of black offers both despair and liberation. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Brought to life by a host of talented creators, this graphic novel anthology dissects what it means to be a woman in today’s hyper-masculine world. VOICES THAT COUNT is a collection of short comics that celebrates women. Printed in English for the first time, this Spanish collection highlights and uplifts women’s voices, collecting their stories of life, love, and empowerment. Interacting with everything from the realities of gender imbalance in the workplace—through a gender-flipped lens—to toxic beauty standards taking a toll on the body image of young girls, VOICES THAT COUNT gives women a space to recount their struggles and triumphs. In the words of artist Ada Diez, “This comic shows the importance of an unconditionally supportive family environment, the necessity of the right educational groundwork as a feminist principle, and the key to fight for your dreams—understanding the importance of an individual’s independence, forgetting what’s been established by gender rules.” This inspiring and thought-provoking volume collects nine stories from some of Spain’s best and brightest female authors and illustrators. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Womanthology is a large scale anthology comic showcasing the works of women in comics. It is created entirely by over 150 women of all experience levels. The purpose of the book is to show support for female creators in comics and media. There are multiple short stories, "how to"s & interviews with professionals, and features showcasing iconic female comic creators that have passed, such as Nell Brinkley and Tarpe Mills. A Kids & Teens section is also included, showcasing their work, and offering tips & tricks to help them prepare themselves for their future careers in comics.

Death—the one aspect of life we all have in common—is waiting for everyone, yet our practices, beliefs, myths, and stories about it are as diverse as we are. You Died celebrates these vibrant cultural expressions of the great equalizer in a thrilling, life-affirming whirlwind of a book, an inspirational volume to be treasured through times of both loss and abundance (and every day in between). At turns both brazen and insightful, morose and optimistic, You Died asks a wide array of cartoonist newbloods and all-stars to relate their most unforgettable tales of death and what comes next. Filled with beautifully illustrated accounts of grief and mourning, ancient myths, memorial rites around the globe, afterlife in the far reaches of space, and the simple and touching ways both the living and the dead carry on, this lively collection starts a comforting and much-needed dialogue about death as a natural part of life. Featuring an introduction by death positivity movement pioneer and activist mortician Caitlin Doughty and a murderer’s row of comics talent, including Raina Telgemeier, Shae Beagle, and Lisa Sterle. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Fifty years ago, Batgirl made her Million Dollar Debut taking down the nefarious Killer Moth. And ever since, the butt-kicking hero has been a vital part of Batman's team and a role model for girls everywhere, squaring off against mobsters, assassins, super-villains and more. Though many young women have worn the cowl--from unassuming librarian Barbara Gordon to deadly mute assassin Cassandra Cain to teen vigilante Stephanie Brown--all have made their distinct mark on the DC Universe. Now BATGIRL: A CELEBRATION OF 50 YEARS collects all the greatest triumphs and most tragic moments of the many Batgirls in one volume, offering a crash course in the character, from Babs' first appearance by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino to her modern-day adventures by Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, Babs Tarr, Gail Simone and more. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

DC is celebrating 80 years of the greatest rivalry-turned-romance in comics in Batman: The Bat and the Cat: 80 Years of Romance! Over the past eight decades, Batman and Catwoman have remained at the forefront of popular culture across movies, TV, and books, which is in no small part thanks to the stories collected here. Following Batman and Catwoman's courtship from their earliest days from the 1940s on opposite sides of the law to their modern-day engagement and more, this book features the best tales from Batman and Catwoman's storied history together. This book is recommended for all ages. Collects stories from Batman #1, #3, #15, #324, #392, #615 (1940 series), Batman #24, #44, #50 (2016 series), The Brave and the Bold #197, Solo #1, and Catwoman #32.

An amazing collection celebration the first seventy five years of Batman with stories from the 1940's all the way to 2014! This volume is broken up into sections of Batman's evolution, showcasing how different authors and artists have left their mark on this legendary super hero! This book is recommended for teens and adults, although some of the reprints are kid friendly as well.

For the first time ever, Batman’s Elseworlds tales are featured in a new graphic novel collection.
In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places-some that have existed, or might have existed; and others that can’t, couldn’t or shouldn’t exist. The result: stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow. Featuring Batman as a holy priest, Harry Houdini alongside the Dark Knight, Dr. Wayne reanimating a Frankenstein-like Bat-Man, Batman as a Green Lantern, a supernatural Bat-Man fighting the evil wizard known as the Dark Joker, a future Robin fighting off an alien invasion, and other tales! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places—some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can’t, couldn’t or shouldn’t exist. The result: stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow. Gotham City is caught in a vortex of corruption and decay, and those who feed on blood and despair are about to suck any remaining life from her dying veins. All that stands against them is the Batman, their legendary companion in the darkness, the last line of defense between the innocent and the screaming chaos of mindless appetite. To combat this primeval threat, however, the Dark Knight must give up everything he holds dear, including life itself—for death is only the first step toward the final reckoning between good and evil. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places—some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can’t, couldn’t or shouldn’t exist. The result: stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow. Featuring tales of Batman and Eliot Ness taking on Al Capone, a future league of Batmen protecting the night with an iron fist, a mysterious knight defending Camelot as an armor-clad Bat and a 19th-century Batman entwined in an operatic tale of love, horror and obsession. Now, for the first time, Batman’s Elseworlds tales are featured in a new graphic novel collection. Collects Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat, Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table #1-2, Batman: KnightGallery, Batman: Masque and Batman: Scar of the Bat! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

First appearing on newsstands in 1940’s BATMAN #1, only a few months after the Bat-Man himself debuted, Catwoman has been essential to the Dark Knight’s world from almost the very beginning. Menacing (and sometimes romancing) the Caped Crusader for more than seven decades, Catwoman has become one of Batman’s greatest villains, but also one of his greatest allies. Friend or foe, Gotham’s feline femme fatale continually skirts the line between right and wrong. She’s a dangerous criminal whose claws aren’t to be crossed, but she’s also the city’s Robin Hood, using her unlawful talents to help those in need. This rich contradiction has made her one of the most complex and compelling characters in all of comics. CATWOMAN: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS is a stunning retrospective of Catwoman’s history, featuring stories from comic book legends Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Dennis O’Neil, Dick Giordano, Len Wein, Kurt Schaffenberger, Chuck Dixon, Ed Brubaker, Cameron Stewart, Darwyn Cooke, Tim Sale, Paul Dini, Guillem March and more. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Over the past eight decades, DC has published stories of fictional war heroes to capture what it means to fight for one's country. In this collection, you'll catch a glimpse of what it was like to live through WWI and WWII through the eyes of various characters, including Sgt. Rock. From tales of rebellion to surviving the fight, this book features some of the greatest war stories of its time. This book is recommended for all ages. Collects Sgt. Rock Special #2, Enemy Ace: War in Heaven #1, Enemy Ace: War in Heaven #2, Showcase #57, Our Army at War #67, Our Army at War #83, Our Army at War #233, Our Army at War #235, Boy Commandos #1, Star Spangled War Stories #87, Star Spangled War Stories #183, All-American Comics #48, Weird War Tales #3, G.I. Combat #87, Our Fighting Forces #49, Our Fighting Forces #102, The Losers Special #1, Military Comics #1.

Batman may be the World's Greatest Detective, but he's hardly the only sleuth in the DC Universe. This new title collects key adventures starring Lois Lane, the Question, the Sandman, Detective Chimp, Slam Bradley, and everyone's favorite Caped Crusader, Batman. Batman may be the World's Greatest Detective, but he's hardly the only sleuth in the DC Universe. This new title collects key adventures starring Lois Lane, the Question, Slam Bradley, Detective Chimp, and everyone's favorite Caped Crusader, Batman. These tales span DC's history, from 1937 to today, and even include a special appearance by the granddaddy of all detectives, Sherlock Holmes. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

All of your favorite DC characters get spooky in this first-ever DC Halloween collection! Follow all your favorite heroes as they experience the Halloween season. Some stories will scare you, others will delight, all are spook-tacular fun! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

DC Pride 2021 collects DC Pride #1, Mysteries of Love in Space #1, New Year's Evil #1, Young Monsters in Love #1! In DC Pride #1 find the thrilling introduction of new hero DREAMER in the DCU (as seen on The CW’s Supergirl), along with a pinup gallery with art by Travis Moore, Kris Anka, Kevin Wada, Sophie Campbell, Nick Robles, and more! Not to mention, six exciting new profiles of DCTV’s LGBTQIA+ characters and the actors who play them! Mysteries in Love #1 knows that sometimes love can make you feel like you’re from another planet...but what if you actually were? Join Superman, The New Gods, Green Lantern, Starro, Hawkgirl and even the Teen Titans’ new sensation Crush for eight tales of romance that will whisk you to the moon and back! New Years Evil #1 is a holiday special unlike any other...because it’s all about the folks on Santa’s naughty list! Folks like the Joker, Sinestro, Toyman, Harley Quinn, and even an appearance from that timely rascal the Calendar Man. Come sledding with your favorite villains! Young Monsters in Love #1 shows us it's hard being a monster…and even harder being a monster in love. Sparks will fly and hearts will be broken when the ghouls and ghosts of the DC Universe assemble to bring you the Valentine’s Day Special that no one saw coming! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Introduced in 1940, The Flash burst onto the comic book scene with an explosive debut akin to his super-speed powers. He was an instant smash-hit success, as the lightning bolt insignia upon his chest became synonymous with the term "superhero". Even as seven decades have passed, The Flash is still a vibrant part of the DC Comics lore and an integral part of the genre. THE FLASH: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS collects a wide range of stories featuring the Scarlet Speedster, ranging his seven decades as a mainstay in the DC Comics universe. From the original Flash, Jay Garrick, to his successors Barry Allen and Wally West, the mantle of this beloved hero has made him burst beyond the printed page into a pop culture symbol. This anthology graphic novel collects stories from the industry's legendary talents, including Gardner Fox, John Broome and Geoff Johns. This book is recommended for all ages.

The publisher Fiction House was infamous for what anti-comics crusader Dr. Fredric Wertham called "headlight comics," i.e. comics featuring the ample female bosom. The Pre-Code publisher used their buxom heroines to star in jungle comics, science fiction tales, and scary GHOST STORIES! The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics series curates the sexiest and scariest of these poltergeist-infused Good Girl Art comics in a pulse-pounding tome, Ghosts and Girls! Your hair will stand on end and at the same time your toes will curl! Featuring faithfully reprinted original art from these 1940s and 1950s by brilliant masters Matt Baker, Maurice Whitman, and more, don't miss this must-have, large format collection edited by comics historian and filmmaker Michael Price, with its lovingly restored comics. This book is recommended for older teens and adults.

Celebrate comics history with the 80th anniversary of More Fun Comics #74 and the debut of The Green Arrow! Read iconic stories selected from eight decades of the Emerald Archer starring: Oliver Queen and Connor Hawke. With appearances from Green Lantern, Black Canary, Speedy, and more! Includes newly restored versions of "The Rainbow Archer" and "The Green Arrow's Mystery Pupil" from issues of Adventure Comics! Plus commentary from former Green Arrow writers, artists, editors, and showrunners: Mike Gold, Mike Grell, Ann Nocenti, Greg Berlanti, and Marc Guggenheim! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

In brightest day and in blackest night, for three-quarters of a century, the hero known as Green Lantern has protected not just Earth, but the entire universe. Bringing together stories from more than seven decades of comics, GREEN LANTERN: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS features stories from all of Earth’s Green Lanterns—from the wartime avenger Alan Scott to brash Guy Gardner, from solemn John Stewart to young, cool Kyle. And, of course, read the rise, fall and redemption of the greatest Green Lantern of them all, Hal Jordan. This crash course in the history of the Emerald Crusader contains GL’s Golden Age debut by Bill Finger and Martin Nodell and Silver Age reinvention at the hands of John Broome and Gil Kane, up through his modern adventures by Geoff Johns. Other legendary talents featured include Alex Toth, Dennis O’Neil, Neal Adams, Mike Grell, Darwyn Cooke, Ethan Van Sciver and Doug Mahnke. This book is recommended for teen and adults.

Created by comic book legends Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams, John Stewart changed both DC's fictional universe and the comics industry itself. Introduced as a substitute for Hal Jordan, DC's primary Green Lantern, John Stewart was DC's first Black superhero, and over the years grew from a back-up player to a main character and arguably the most recognizable Green Lantern. Stewart starred in the Green Lantern series for a time and later his own series, Green Lantern: Mosaic, and was featured in other media adaptations including the beloved Justice League cartoon. Fifty years following John Stewart's debut, this collection highlights the character's greatest moments over the decades--both space-faring and Earth-bound--from his first appearance in the legendary O'Neil/Adams Green Lantern run, to taking over from Hal Jordan as Earth's Green Lantern, and being rechristened as the first mortal Guardian of the Universe. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

This volume includes Green Lantern Vol. 2 #87, #182, #185, Green Lantern Vol. 3 #74, #156, Green Lantern Vol. 4 #49, Green Lantern: Mosaic #18, and Justice League of America #110.

Celebrate 25 years of Harley Quinn in this brand new hardcover collecting the infamous Suicide Squad outlaw’s most memorable stories! Since her debut in 1992’s Batman: The Animated Series, Harley Quinn has wreaked havoc throughout the DC Universe with her zany, twisted ways. From her time as Dr. Harleen Quinzel, the Joker’s psychiatrist, to her transformation into the sometimes hilarious, sometimes tragic, and always villainous Harley Quinn, celebrate twenty-five years with the most acclaimed writers and artists that have contributed to Harley’s raucous adventures! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

A great hardcover horror anthology reprinting stories gathered together from many of the smaller publisher's horror titles of the 1950's before the Comics Code Authority was put into place. This is a must read for any fan of vintage comics! Due to content this book is recommended for older teens and adults.

Explore the people and places of the World of M in these science fiction stories. In Captain America, Steve Rogers moves from the 1940s to the present day, bearing witness to a changing landscape, and watching as man becomes the minority and mutant the ruler. Collecting: Wolverine 33-35, Black Panther 7, Captain America 10, Pulse 10. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Lush fantasy worldbuilding, characters that leap from the page, and plot-twisting mysteries unfold in these first chapters to stories created by today’s top talent in comics. Included are:
IMAGE FIRSTS: ICE CREAM MAN #1
IMAGE FIRSTS: CRIMINAL #1
IMAGE FIRSTS: COPRA #1
IMAGE FIRSTS: OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #1
IMAGE FIRSTS: GIDEON FALLS #1
IMAGE FIRSTS: ISOLA #1
IMAGE FIRSTS: TREES #1
IMAGE FIRSTS: UNNATURAL #1

As Batman's archenemy, the Joker is the antithesis of the Dark Knight. Fueled by lunacy, the Clown Prince of Crime thrives in a world of chaos and disorder. In THE GREATEST JOKER STORIES EVER TOLD, the Joker's insanity is displayed in full color. Collecting tales from the last five decades, this book shows that from his earliest appearances to his most recent exploits, he has been a dynamic and deadly adversary. Whether involved in classic campy stories or legendary dark tales, the Joker's insane brilliance has been more than a match for Batman's keen intellect. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Celebrate the greatest moments of the Justice League in their storied 60-year history! From the very first appearance of the Justice League to Geoff Johns' legendary, New York Times bestselling run, you'll find all of their greatest battles, triumphs and heroics collected here! The World's Greatest Heroes have been protecting the world for over 60 years. Join DC for a celebration of the Justice League and look back at their greatest moments. This book is recommended for all ages. Collects The Brave and the Bold #28; Justice League of America #28-30, 78, 140, 144, 200 (1964-1982); Justice League of America Annual #2; Justice League #1 (1987); JLA #1, 43; Justice League of America #1 (2006); Justice League #1 (2011); Justice League #1 (2018).

The Justice League as enforcers in the Wild West? A world where Superman and Batman never came to be and instead Supergirl and Batgirl protect Metropolis and Gotham City? Wonder Woman fighting Jack the Ripper in Victorian England? In Elseworlds, anything is possible. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

This collection includes a dystopian tale of Metropolis in the throes of a revolution at the hands of the Super-Man, Nosferatu and Diana of Heaven, a world where the powers of all superhumans are taken away, a story about the super-sons of Batman and Superman and other bizarre tales! Now, for the first time, the Justice League's prestige format Elseworlds tales are featured in a new graphic novel collection. This book is recommended for teens and adults.
Collects BATMAN: NOSFERATU, ELSEWORLDS 80-PAGE GIANT #1, JLA: ACT OF GOD #1-3, SUPERMAN: METROPOLIS and WONDER WOMAN: THE BLUE AMAZON!

Some of the greatest team-ups in the DC Universe from the golden and silver ages! Collects: Adventure Comics (1938) #253, Adventure Comics (1938) #267, The Brave and the Bold (1955) #53, The Brave and the Bold (1955) #54, The Brave and the Bold (1955) #178, DC Comics Presents (1978) #85, The Flash (1959) #123, Green Lantern (1960) #76, Justice League of America (1960) #21, Justice League of America (1960) #22, Mystery In Space (1951) #90, Superman (1939) #88, Superman (1939) #257, World's Finest Comics (1941) #82. This book is recommended for all ages.

The Marvel Universe has always reflected the world outside your window - from the moment Captain America charged into battle in World War II, to the present day! Marvel's characters face relevant and real-life issues alongside their extraordinary adventures - from grappling with alcoholism, to participating in politics, to celebrating diversity and everything in between! These powerful stories from Marvel's 80-year history feature iconic heroes tackling heavy-hitting subjects, including drug abuse, teen suicide, HIV, terrorism, school shootings and more. This book is recommended for teens and adults. COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 97, HOWARD THE DUCK (1976) 8, IRON MAN (1968) 128, NEW MUTANTS (1983) 45, ALPHA FLIGHT (1983) 106, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) 303, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) 420, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) 36, CAPTAIN AMERICA (2002) 1, ASTONISHING X-MEN (2004) 51, MS. MARVEL (2015) 13, CHAMPIONS (2016) 24; & MATERIAL FROM CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS 2 AND AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) 583

Today’s hottest Native American and Indigenous talent make their mark with stories that explore the rich heritage of Marvel’s incredible cast of Indigenous characters! Alien invaders discover that Echo hits back! Dani Moonstar undertakes a personal mutant rescue mission — but expect the unexpected when she fights alongside Forge, Warpath and more of Krakoa’s finest Native heroes! Discover the greatest hopes and fears of the Champions’ Snowguard! And find out why it ain’t easy being a super hero, along with American Eagle! Plus: Tales featuring the new Werewolf by Night, the Captain America of the Kickapoo Tribe, the mysterious River and more! This book is recommended for teens and adults.
COLLECTING: Marvel's Voices: Indigenous Voices (2020) 1, Marvel's Voices: Heritage (2021) 1, Champions Annual (2018) 1, Marvel Comics (2019) 1000 (Jeffrey Veregge page), Werewolf by Night (2020) 1, United States of Captain America (2021) 3 (Captain America of the Kickapoo Tribe story), Phoenix Song: Echo (2021) 1, Native American Heritage Month variants

Celebrate the greatest Asian characters and creators from across the Marvel Universe! Some of the best super heroes in comics get the spotlight in action-packed and heartfelt tales - including Shang-Chi, Ms. Marvel, Jubilee, Silk, Wave, Wong and Jimmy Woo! These amazing and legendary heroes star in stories from new and established Asian creators that will surely expand "the world outside your window!" Plus: Thrill to the start of brand-new storytelling eras for both Silk and Shang-Chi, revisit classic tales featuring the brilliant mind of Amadeus Cho, join Kamala Khan in welcoming a new hero to Jersey City and prepare for a very different look at the X-Men! This book is recommended for teens and adults.
Collects Marvel's Voices: Identity (2021) #1; Amazing Fantasy (2004) #15, Incredible Hulk (2000) #100 (Amadeus Cho stories); Magnificent Ms. Marvel (2019) #13; Shang-Chi (2020) #1; Marvel (2020) #5 (Wong story); Demon Days: X-Men (2021) #1; Silk (2021) #1; Asian Voices variants.

Stories from the world outside your window, by diverse creators who are making theirs Marvel — and making their voices heard! Inspired by Marvel’s acclaimed podcast series MARVEL’S VOICES, new and established writers and artists share their unique perspectives on legendary characters — including Black Panther, Storm, Blade, Ironheart, Luke Cage, Spectrum, Shuri, Doctor Voodoo, Nick Fury and the Blue Marvel. It’s a dizzying array of adventures that will inspire and uplift! Plus: The opening chapter of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ revolutionary BLACK PANTHER epic, the sensational first meeting of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, and a stunning gallery of Ernanda Souza’s Black History Month variant covers! This book is recommended for teen and adults.

COLLECTING: Marvel's Voices (2020) 1, Marvel's Voices: Legacy (2021) 1, Fantastic Four (1961) 119, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2015) 1, Black Panther (2016) 1, Black Panther (2018) 23-25 (Def Jam stories), Black History Month variants; material from Marvel's Voices (2020) 1

Stories from the world outside your window, by diverse creators who are making theirs Marvel — and making their voices heard! Take pride in a rainbow-powered, queer-centered anthology by an amazing assembly of writers and artists from all walks of life. New talents and fan-favorites tell their Pride stories — stories of inspiration and empowerment, featuring Wiccan and Hulkling! Iceman! Mystique and Destiny! Karma! Akihiro! Nico Minoru and Karolina Dean! And more sensational characters, old and new! Plus, Billy and Teddy’s honeymoon is interrupted by a full-scale galactic invasion of symbiotes! Aaron Fischer is the Captain America of the railways! And a stunning gallery of Phil Jimenez’s Pride Month variant covers! This book is recommended for teens and adults.
Collects Marvel's Voices: Pride (2021) #1, Marvel's Voices (2020) #1 (“Assembled" story), Incredible Hulk (1968) #240, Astonishing X-Men (2004) #51, King in Black: Wiccan and Hulkling (2021) #1, America Chavez: Made in the USA (2021) #1, material from United States of Captain America (2021) #1, Pride Month variants.

Holy anniversary, Batman! Every knight needs to have a squire, and every Sherlock Holmes must have a Watson. So it has been with Batman and Robin for seventy-five years. The Boy Wonder's spunk and color balance against the Caped Crusader's seriousness and gloom to create a perfect partnership, a Dynamic Duo. Though Batman has always needed a Robin, it hasn't always been the same Robin. Many different youths have taken up the name and costume, from jovial Dick Grayson to calculating Tim Drake to homicidal Damian Wayne. Each left his or her mark on the character, and today the Boy Wonder is almost as recognizable and beloved as the Dark Knight himself. This book is recommended for teens and adults.

2015 marks the 75th anniversary of Shazam! DC Comics is proud to present this new hardcover anthology collecting some of Shazam's greatest stories. This book is recommended for all ages.

The amazing Spider-Man has always been the "everyman" hero of the Marvel Universe- a normal, ordinary kid who gained his powers through extraordinary means. And while other heroes and heroines routinely travel to distant stars, parallel universes and other dimensions, Spider-Man's turf has always remained New York City- a world unto itself! But even an "everyman" can have a really strange day. And when you're also a super hero like Spider-man, "strange" can mean growing extra arms on your body; or facing a living vampire; or traveling to a jungle where dinosaurs still roam; or turning into a man-sized spider; or finding yourself in an alien dimension with only the master of the mystic arts, Doctor Strange, to guide you; or teaming up with a talking duck named Howard against a cosmic accountant. THis book is recommended for all ages.

Complied by Wizard Comics Magazine, this collection features ten of the greatest Spider-Man stories ever told! This book includes such stories as "Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut", "Hyde & Seek", "Death of Jean DeWolf", "Venom Stikes Back" and more! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

A companion volume to the popular Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics, this book is a tribute to the fun and creativity of the comic strip's offshoot, the comic book. It presents outstanding features published in American comic books from near their beginnings (1938) to the advent of the Comics Code (1955). The editors have chosen the stories contained herein for their quality, and the book is not so much a survey or sampler as a permanent statement about the uniqueness and the artistic merit )and artistic pleasure!) of the comic book at it's best. This book is recommended for all ages.

Featuring everyone’s favorite DC antiheroes–from Harley Quinn to Captain Boomerang–this collection is sure to thrill any fan seeking more high-stakes black-ops missions where no one is safe! Ranging from classic adventures by John Ostrander to contemporary takes with art by Jim Lee–all the comics heavy hitters who’ve shaped the Squad are featured in this collection! This book is recommended for teens and adults.
Collects Suicide Squad #10 (1987), Suicide Squad #15 (2012), Suicide Squad #22 (2013), Suicide Squad: Rebirth #1 (2016), Suicide Squad #16 (2017), Suicide Squad #20 (2017), Suicide Squad #47 (2018), and Suicide Squad Special: War Crimes #1 (2016).

When Superman debuted seventy-five years ago, it was not merely the beginning for one character, but for an entire genre. The phrase "super hero" had yet to be coined when ACTION COMICS #1 hit newsstands in 1938, but once Superman entered the scene, effortlessly lifting a car above his head on that first iconic cover, the character paved the way for each of the hundreds (if not thousands) of super-powered heroes written since. SUPERMAN: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS gathers a range of stories featuring the first and greatest super hero, highlighting the many roles the Man of Steel has played over the decades. In these celebrated stories, Superman is in turns the Herculean champion, the lonely alien survivor, the super-powered Boy Scout and the soul-searching leader. Over the course of seventy-five years, watch as the character grows from a simple strongman to the beloved international symbol he is today! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Lou Cameron was a groundbreaking art master in the 1950s Pre-Code comics era. With his innovative experimental layouts and frequent use of surrealism, his horror comics have been described as Jim Steranko meets Graham Ingels. Zombies, vampires, werewolves, witches, ghosts, and devils from terror-filled stories like Faceless Horror, Lure of the Zombie Diamonds, Graveyard of Ghost Ships, Kill My Minions of Death, and The Unsleeping Dead will make you scream with delight! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Venom goes Epic! When Spider-Man learns that his black costume is secretly an alien symbiote, he rejects the suit - and the spurned creature soon finds a new host! Disgraced reporter Eddie Brock has reasons of his own to hate Spider-Man, and together the two merge into the twisted engine of revenge known as Venom! And so begins a rivalry for the ages! Venom has the same powers as Spider-Man, but is bigger, stronger, doesn't trigger his spider-sense...and he knows Spidey's secret identity! Against such a dangerous, determined and deadly foe, how far will Spider-Man have to go to survive? This book is recommended for teens and adults.
COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 258, 300, 315-317, 332-333, 346-347, 388 (B STORY); WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) 1; AVENGERS: DEATHTRAP - THE VAULT (1991); DARKHAWK (1991) 13-14; MATERIAL FROM AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) 25-26; WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1985) 7-8; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1979) 12

What if... Captain America fought in the Civil War? What if... the Fantastic Four were Cosmonauts? What if... Daredevil lived in feudal Japan? What if... Namor grew up on land? Hacking into the internet of an adjacent reality, teenager Hector Espejo discovers these and other startling stories - and learns that eavesdropping on a sinister parallel universe can be highly addictive! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

The most recognizable superheroine of all time, Wonder Woman has been an essential part of the DC Universe and an icon for female empowerment for more than 75 years.
Armed with her lasso of truth and her bullet-stopping bracelets, the Amazon Princess journeys into Man s World again and again, spreading her mission of peace and goodwill and fiercely battling injustice where she finds it. She s a princess, a warrior and an ambassador. Beautiful as Aphrodite, wise as Athena, stronger than Hercules, swifter than Mercury...she is Wonder Woman! This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Four tales of action and suspense featuring the lovely ladies of the mutant world! First, international superstar Milo Manara joins X-Legend Chris Claremont for a highflying, death-defying, globetrotting adventure! Storm, Psylocke, Shadowcat, Marvel Girl and Rogue save the world and look great doing it! Then, X-23 has spent her short life being used. But when she confronts a being who can control her life with a mere thought, will X-23 learn how to fight for herself?, Plus: having quit the Dark X-Men, Cloak and Dagger struggle to fit in among the mutants of Utopia. But when a menace targets Cloak, Dagger must make a fateful choice! And Dazzler is attacked by an onslaught of villains from her past -led by her murderous sister, Mortis! Will Alison Blaire survive this blood-soaked trip down memory lane? This book is recommended for teens and adults.

Compiled by Doug Moench and 39 of the world's top comic artists, this collection presents some of the world's weirdest conspiracy theories. Did the Nazi Party help form the CIA? Did aliens form the Nazi Party? Are descendants of Jesus living in France? Is Jim Morrison still alive? The answers to these questions and many more may be found inside this book - or then again not.

Is the conspiracy bug getting to you, too? If not, it soon will, especially after you check out The Big Book of the Unexplained, the companion book to The Big Book of Conspiracies. Self-proclaimed conspiracy nut Doug Moench is joined by a variety of comics artists such as Joe Sacco, J. H. Williams, Paul Gulacy, Brent Anderson, Russ Heath, and Gahan Wilson to present new tales of strange phenomena, bizarre happenings, and mysterious goings-on. And if you're bummed out about the Loch Ness monster hoax, get ready for the new "could-be" monster: La Chupacabra. Haven't heard of this creature? Then go ahead, buy this book.

Whether cursed by fate, stupidity, or genetics, THE BIG BOOK OF LOSERS tells the tales of real people who were forced to endure a damned existence. Exploring the unfortunate adventures of those who could not catch a break, this amazing reference book documents the stories of people who have lost in life, sports, business, and politics. From President Garfield, who died after several incompetent doctors turned a small bullet wound into a huge, festering malady to the woman who burned her husband's life savings in the oven, this tome shows that some people are just destined to come out on the bottom. Also included in this book are the most legendary loser products such as New Coke, the female urinal, and the paper dress.

An in-depth look at the things we know are bad for us but we love too much to stay away from, including tobacco, alcohol, promiscuous behavior, drugs, fatty foods, and more, along with the reasons we love them so much.

The Devil Made Them Do It! But sometimes humanity doesn't need the devil's influence to be bad!; The Big Book of Bad is the latest in the award-winning comics series from Paradox. Telling the true stories of humanity at its worst, this collection is a veritable rogues gallery of history's villains from the degenerate Roman Emperors, through Count Dracula to Mike Tyson and Liberace. Covering the truly despicable to the merely nauseating, this book lifts the lid on the dastardly deeds that humans inflict on one another. From the most reviled murderers of all time, to the worst singers, artists, poets, sports stars and scientific theories of the modern era.

They came from the four corners of the earth, from every era of history and from all walks of life. Prophets and philosophers, pirates and kings, warriors and pacifists, they had nothing in common except their faith - and a willingness to die. They are the Christian Martyrs and these are their stories. Contains over 50 tales of peril and perseverance and as exciting as anything contemporary fiction has to offer! Each biography is told in comic form by some of the world's finest comic book writers and artists. Illustrated throughout.

In the finest tradition of yellow journalism, Paradox Press plucks stories from tabloid headlines in a veritable cornucopia of sin. Among the celebrities included in this volume are Tammy Faye Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart, Heidi Fleiss, Michael Jackson, Charlie Chaplin, dozens more.

We all know that crime doesn't pay, and The Big Book of Little Criminals explains why--because most lawbreakers aren't very bright. Here are the tru e stories of dozen of the strangest and lamest criminals of all time.

Tough as nails true tales of the world's baddest mobs, gangs, and ne'er do wells, this entry in the popular BIG BOOKS series focuses on gangs from ancient India to the mean streets of New York, from the Revolutionary War to the Wild West.

In 1980, Rosie Ruiz ran one of the top times in the New York City Marathon by secretly taking the subway! In 1844, a balloon crossed the Atlantic in an unprecedented three days, an invention of a sales hungry newspaperman. And in 1915, Fritz Kreisler became one of America's best known violinists, playing little known works by composers like Vivaldi, which Kreisler wrote himself. This huge volume spotlights fakers, phonies, and hoaxters, in stories illustrated by a wide variety of cartoonists.

The Big Book of Grimm presents more than fifty folk tales collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in ways you’ve never seen them before: uncensored, unflinching, and unsuitable for the faint of heart. Rendered in gruesome glory by some of today’s top graphic and comic artists, these stories present a vision of the world as the Brothers Grimm saw it: dark, dangerous, and full of foreboding. There are predators behind every tree, wolves in grandmas’s clothing, and woodland creatures lying in wait for the unwary. There’s no home without negligent parents or a scheming stepmother, no marriage that isn’t rancid with lies and deceit, and no byway or backroad that doesn’t lead directly to a nasty gnome, leering dwarf, or wicked witch hungry for human flesh. Every gift comes with a heavy price, and no stranger is to be trusted. The poor suffer their share of humiliations and tragedies, but even Prince Charming can’t be sure that he’ll live happily ever after. Originally intended as cautionary tales to warn youngsters of the wicked ways of the world and to keep them to the straight and narrow, these stories are brim full of treachery, torment, and terror. Prepare yourself for bedtime stories that are sure to keep you up all night. Fairy tales don’t come Grimmer than these.

This collection of strange and bizarre anecdotal tales drawn (ostensibly) from real life contains 200 stories that have circulated across metropolitan areas--all invariably sworn to be true. "The Poodle in the Microwave", "The Mouse in the Coke Bottle", and "The Accidental Cannibals" are just a few of the legends presented in this volume. Illustrated by artists from DC Comics. Mature readers.

What do you want to learn about? Take your pick in this anthology combining the unprecedented approach of a "how to" book with the diverse subject matter from over 100 contributors sharing their hidden talents via one-page, nine-panel comics! Includes entries from a variety of comics talent including Michael Allred, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Becky Cloonan, Sanford Greene, Paul Pope, Gail Simone, Gene Ha, Box Brown, Gilbert Hernandez, Leah Moore, Chynna Clugston Flores, and more. Each story is part personal "how to," part "how-so." Learn new skills or hone the ones you've got. Some of these one-pagers will illuminate aspects of the comic book storytelling process like drawing likenesses, lettering, and cropping art panels. Others go beyond the comics world from the practical (catching a loose dog, changing a tire, speaking in public), to the fun (creating cheap horror makeup, skanking at a ska show, faking a guitar solo), to the peculiar (destroying the Internet, training your doppelganger, surviving a bear attack--probably). All from a diverse mix of creators from South Africa, South America, North America, England, India, and other parts of the world sharing their favorite recipes, traditions, talents, and skills! Learn about a myriad array of subjects from your favorite creators in this fun, educational anthology.

For Weird Al's graphic novel debut Z2 has gathered some of the top living cartoonists to express Al's “Yankovisions" visually with the new THE ILLUSTRATED AL: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic graphic novel. Winner of five Grammy Awards and 11 notations, “Weird Al” Yankovic has written some ALL of the greatest songs of both the 20th and 21st centuries. Z2 has gathered some of the top living cartoonists to express Al's “Yankovisions" visually within this book's pages. The great Al-merican songbook features 20+ classic songs interpreted by such artists as Drew Friedman, Mike & Laura Allred, Bill Plympton, Aaron Augenblick, Peter Bagge, Sam Viviano, Steve Chanks, Danny Hellman, Felipe Sobreiro, Gideon Kendall, Michael Kupperman, Wes Hargis + many more!

Enchanted or evil, lucky or cursed, freaks have always held a special place in society. Now noted cartoonist Gahan Wison tackles this subject with uncanny expertise and insight. Inside are freaks of the past, such as the cyclops; well known freaks of recent eras, such as the Elephant Man; and potential future freaks created through genetic manipulation.

Back when irony was just a literary device and people wore bell-bottoms for their own sake, Western civilization reached its zenith and nadir simultaneously. Jonathan Vankin's Big Book of the '70s looks in surprising depth at the trends and the notable figures of that decade, using illustrations from dozens of excellent comics artists like Shary Flenniken and Terry Laban. Richard Nixon, Jane Fonda, Burt Reynolds, and Jimmy Carter all get the Big Book treatment in a delicious combination of behind-the-scenes peeks and easily digested history lessons. Fads and phenomena like disco, running, and the rise of the women's movement are also explained and, in some cases, followed up through modern times.

The Big Book of Weirdos is an anthology of sixty-seven case studies of peculiar people whose quirks and queer behavior have reserved them personal pedestals in the sanctum of the strange. Lavishly illustrated by some of today’s top comic and graphic novel artists, this compendium of crackpot conduct brings all the tics and twitches of celebrity weirdness vividly to life.

These bizarre tales are a far cry from the Wild West you remember from the movies. Among the stepping stones to the conquest of North America: cannibalism, mummified murderers, sadism, lynch mobs, bad-luck curses, unexplained decapitations, mysterious airships, cults, communes, and more.