American style / tradition comic books
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Tamamo-chan's a Fox! Vol. 4
Book SynopsisWINTER IS COMING—FUR REAL!Tamamo, the transfer student from Kyoto, is actually a fox guardian from the Fushimi Inari Shrine. She thinks she's managed to keep this fact hidden, but everybody knows. Now winter's coming, and with it comes Tamamo's fluffy winter coat. Get ready for tons of excitement, including Tamamo's first part-time job at a cafe!
£10.44
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Reborn as a Barrier Master (Manga) Vol. 1
Book SynopsisAn isekai fantasy about becoming a legendary guardian!At 34 years old, Kubo Tamotsu works at an exploitative company only to wake up one day in an unfamiliar world, reincarnated into the body of a six-year-old. Not aware of his innate “Barrier Master” skills, he finds himself on the slave market, and up for auction! When no one bids on him and he’s queued for disposal, he is rescued in the nick of time by Marquess Basam. He will be raised as the Marquess' personal Barrier Master under a new name, “Linus,” and his talent as a Barrier Master will grow day by day. His troubles never seem to end, as he struggles to survive!
£10.44
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Does a Hot Elf Live Next Door to You? Vol. 2
Book SynopsisWILL SHE KISS YOU…OR KILL YOU?In a Japan where otherworldly visitors are commonplace, Keita is just a normal high school boy whose life is turned upside-down when Surt, a gorgeous—and explosion-happy—elf moves in next door.Since then, he's had to tangle with everyone from magical girls to succubi. Now Keita must help a modern gal of a goddess reclaim her ancient temple with a hot viral video, pushing his sanity, and honor, to the limit!
£11.39
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Parallel Paradise Vol. 7
Book SynopsisHE HAS TWO OPTIONS: MATE OR DIEThe borders between Yota’s two worlds blur as he is revived once again. Lilia warns him that it will be his last. He awakens, disoriented, to a gang of mysterious girls holding him at gunpoint. So much for his last revival. They order him to mate with them so as to break the moon curse that dooms them all to a premature death. Is Yota destined to be this world’s savior or simple breeding stock?
£11.39
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Does a Hot Elf Live Next Door to You? Vol. 3
Book SynopsisDOUBLE-SECRET REVERSE ISEKAI!It’s hard enough for high school student and wannabe mangaka Inudou with a smokin’ hot and ultra-weeby elf neighbor, but when Surt demands that he visit her homeland, everything gets harder. And it’s not just the fake engagement with Surt set up to appease her father, there’s a little matter of a warm bath with a dragon-tailed maid, and a midnight kiss!What (and who?) is a boy to do when he’s trapped between two worlds, and plenty of girls!
£11.39
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC DUNGEON DIVE: Aim for the Deepest Level (Manga)
Book SynopsisBOSS FIGHT!In his quest to return to his own world, Kanami is determined to conquer the Dungeon and have his wish granted. To do so, he has teamed up with Dia, a swordfighter whose magic stats are off the charts. The two are a formidable team and quickly start clearing floors, but they run into trouble when their high kill count catches the eye of an over-powered enemy!
£10.44
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC No Matter What You Say, Furi-san is Scary! Vol. 2
Book SynopsisA HOT AND WHOLESOME SUMMERTaira might be just a little bit clueless, because the person he’s most afraid of is actually a sweet, wholesome girl with a huge crush on him. Now it’s the height of summer, and life’s providing all kinds of opportunities for the two of them to grow closer together. School camp, trips to the pool, fireworks, and one very dangerous bikini are sure to see sparks fly. Could this be the best summer vacation ever? One thing’s for sure, no matter how cute she is at heart, Furi-san’s definitely scary!
£10.44
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Might as Well Cheat: I Got Transported to Another
Book SynopsisMAKING HIS MARK IN A SEXY FANTASY WORLD!After dying in an accident, Satou Tarou was reincarnated in another world with the cheat powers of maxed-out healing and potion-making magic. He’s got no interest in being a hero—not when there are brothels to visit! But how can he turn away when the girls in one brothel start suffering from a mysterious sickness, especially when it seems to be connected to a suspicious patron? No worries though, he still has time to indulge, including beating an elf prostitute at her own erotic game!
£11.39
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC My Room is a Dungeon Rest Stop (Manga) Vol. 5
Book SynopsisFROM THE POT, INTO THE FIRE!After getting into some trouble with the Mercenary Guild, Touru is whisked away by a hooded accomplice under a cloud of smoke. Even though he’s been separated from Ria and Deet, they are reunited behind a hidden Iron Door, where there is safety from their pursuers. However, their saviors end up being members from the Thieves’ Guild, and their actions weren’t wholly benevolent—Touru and company have something they want!
£10.44
Astra Publishing House Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend:
Book SynopsisDid you know that a mainstay of American folk culture was in fact created as an advertising ploy?Few people realize that Paul Bunyan, the legendary lumberjack, and his blue ox are the product of corporate marketing by a highly industrialized industry.Cartoonist NOAH VAN SCIVER shows us the myth creation as real life marketing man extraordinaire W.B. Laughead spins ever more wondrous tall tales. Van Sciver's story is bracketed by rich contributions from contemporary Native artists and storytellers with a very different connection to the land that the Bunyan myths often conceal. Readers will see how a lumberjack hero, a quintessential American fantasy, captures the imagination but also serves to paper over the seizure of homeland from First Peoples and the laying bare of America's northern forests. It’s a tall tale with deep roots . . . in profit-making!Trade ReviewA 2024 CCBC Choice "Van Sciver is a master of subtle mockery."—The New York Times★ "The Paul Bunyan tall tale gets felled.... Readers will come away ready to question what other falsehoods they’ve been fed about the history of marginalized people.... A heightened sense of scale makes Bunyan practically leap of the page in grandeur. An accessible and important reminder of how easily the truth can be coopted." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review“A busy, thoughtful presentation that will leave readers with much to ponder about the making of this strand of the American mythos.” —The Horn Book"Enlightening. . . . [A] frank and accessible depiction of the environmental and economic impact of boom-bust industries . . . and how the Bunyan fiction perpetuated these systems." —Publishers Weekly"Offers an opportunity for critical thinking with eye-opening results."--School Library Journal "The combined cartoon and folk art styles work well to capture the giant lore of Paul Bunyan [...] A mighty attempt to take on a giant topic of forgotten history." —Booklist“A fast-paced and enjoyable book that captures the cadence and evolution of tall tales in oral history. The bookend contributions by Native authors provide a nuanced and essential critical exploration of the impact of American logging on Native American land.” —SHING YIN KHOR, author of The Legend of Auntie Po, a National Book Award Finalist"It's so refreshing to see this alternate view of the legend.... An excellent resource for upper elementary school grades."—Youth Services Book Review"Logging culture may have produced some great stories. But it also cost America, and especially the indigenous people whose land all those trees once stood on, greatly. Both facts are important parts of our history. Van Sciver’s Paul Bunyan tells them both, and he does so in a way that is both potent and fun." – SLJ's Good Comics For Kids"Logging culture may have produced some great stories. But it also cost America, and especially the indigenous people whose land all those trees once stood on, greatly.... Van Sciver’s Paul Bunyan tells them both, and he does so in a way that is both potent and fun." —Good Comics for Kids
£15.29
Astra Publishing House Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend:
Book SynopsisDid you know that a mainstay of American folk culture was in fact created as an advertising ploy? Few people realize that Paul Bunyan, the legendary lumberjack, and his blue ox are the product of corporate marketing by a highly industrialized industry. Cartoonist NOAH VAN SCIVER shows us the myth creation as real life marketing man extraordinaire W.B. Laughead spins ever more wondrous tall tales. Van Sciver's story is bracketed by rich contributions from contemporary Native artists and storytellers with a very different connection to the land that the Bunyan myths often conceal. Readers will see how a lumberjack hero, a quintessential American fantasy, captures the imagination but also serves to paper over the seizure of homeland from First Peoples and the laying bare of America's northern forests. It's a tall tale with deep roots . . . in profit-making!Trade Review"Van Sciver is a master of subtle mockery."—The New York Times★ "The Paul Bunyan tall tale gets felled. . . Readers will come away ready to question what other falsehoods they’ve been fed about the history of marginalized people. . . A heightened sense of scale makes Bunyan practically leap of the page in grandeur. An accessible and important reminder of how easily the truth can be coopted." -- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED"Enlightening. . . . [A] frank and accessible depiction of the environmental and economic impact of boom-bust industries . . . and how the Bunyan fiction perpetuated these systems." —Publishers Weekly "The combined cartoon and folk art styles work well to capture the giant lore of Paul Bunyan . . . A mighty attempt to take on a giant topic of forgotten history".--Booklist“A fast-paced and enjoyable book that captures the cadence and evolution of tall tales in oral history. The bookend contributions by Native authors provide a nuanced and essential critical exploration of the impact of American logging on Native American land.”—SHING YIN KHOR, author of The Legend of Auntie Po, a National Book Award Finalist"Logging culture may have produced some great stories. But it also cost America, and especially the indigenous people whose land all those trees once stood on, greatly. Both facts are important parts of our history. Van Sciver’s Paul Bunyan tells them both, and he does so in a way that is both potent and fun." – SLJ's Good Comics For Kids
£10.44
The New York Review of Books, Inc Return to Romance: The Strange Love Stories of
Book SynopsisBy turns amusing and disturbing, this collection of 1960s romance comic strips provides a provocative window into male-female power dynamics as conceived by one of mid-century America''s foremost comic book artists.Ogden Whitney was one of the unsung masters of American comics. He is perhaps best remembered for co-creating the satirical superhero Herbie Popnecker, also known as the Fat Fury, but his romance comics of the late 1950s and 1960s may be even more unique. In Whitney?s hands, the standard formula of meet-cute, minor complications, and final blissful kiss becomes something very different: an unsettling vision of midcentury American romance as a devastating power struggle, a form of intimate psychological warfare dressed up in pearls and flannel suits. From suburban lawns and offices to rocket labs and factories, his men and women scheme and clash, dominate and escape. It is darkly hilarious, truly terrifying?and yes, occasionally even a bit romantic.
£16.19
Fantagraphics The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: Grass Roots
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£20.69
Idea & Design Works Punks Not Dead, Vol. 2: London Calling
Book SynopsisTeenage Fergie and his invisible sidekick, the ghost of a punk rocker named Sid, head to London to find Fergie''s absent father while the Department of Extra-Usual Affairs, led by the irascible Dorothy Culpepper, and Fergie''s mom face demons from hell both personal and literal.Fergie and Sid have arrived in London... and a whole pile of trouble. All Fergie has to go on in the search for his father is an old photograph and some snippets of information that suggest "Billy" was involved in the music business in the Eighties and Nineties. Tracking down old contacts, Fergie and Sid find themselves getting mired in a shadowy undercurrent of the occult and whispers of entities not from our world. Meanwhile, back in Preston, Fergie''s mum Julie forms an unlikely alliance with Natalie as they try to find the missing Fergie.
£15.29
Boom! Studios By Night Vol. 2
Book SynopsisTwo estranged childhood best friends unexpectedly travel through a portal into another, spookier world where they attempt to create the greatest documentary of all time. Jane Langstaff and Heather Meadows have been to the other side...and now it’s just a question of how to bring proof back home with them. And then there’s the question of how the portal got there in the first place...and whether or not the town of Spectrum, South Dakota is safe, or monsters are about to start pouring through to our world. Not to mention, with Gardt facing the consequences for Jane and Heather’s invasion, have the girls actually been the monsters all along? From Eisner Award nominee John Allison (Giant Days, Scary Go Round), and artist Christine Larsen (Adventure Time), join Jane and Heather as they journey into Eidolon and a mystical world of adventure and laughs!
£10.99
Archaia Studios Press Girl on Film Original Graphic Novel
Book SynopsisFollow novelist Cecil Castellucci in this insightful memoir of making art, the nature of memory, and being a teenager in 80s New York City. One thing young Cecil was sure of from the minute she saw Star Wars was that she was going to be some kind of artisté. Probably a filmmaker. Possibly Steven Spielberg. Then in 1980 the movie Fame came out. Cecil wasn’t allowed to see that movie. It was rated R and she was ten. But she did watch the television show and would pretend with her friends that she was going to that school. Of course they were playing. She was not. She was destined to be an art school kid. Chronicling the life of award-winning young adult novelist, and Eisner-nominated comics scribe Cecil Castellucci (Shade the Changing Girl, Star Wars: Moving Target), Girl On Film follows a passionate aspiring artist from the youngest age through adulthood to deeply examine the arduous pursuit of filmmaking, while exploring the act of memory and how it recalls and reshapes what we think we truly know about ourselves. Praise for Girl on Film More than a life story, it's an account of how to live an artist's life even when it looks like your artistic ambitions are grandiose and impractical. In fact, Castellucci shows, your artistic ambitions are pretty much guaranteed to be grandiose and impractical. That doesn't matter. What matters is how you live with your big dreams, what you give up for them, what you hang onto and what you let go. - NPR ...a story that's simultaneously sweet and provoking: more than a mere autobiography, Girl on Film demands that we ask ourselves how we narrate our own life and its meaning. - Boing Boing
£14.24
Archaia Studios Press The Lost City of Heracleon
Book SynopsisCalled to adventure, young boys Lou and Shiro find themselves on an inter-dimensional submarine captained by an off-the-hinges old man that takes them on a journey through time to save humanity itself! THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME(S)! Called to adventure, young boys Lou and Shiro find themselves on an inter-dimensional submarine captained by an off-the-hinges old man. They soon discover Lou’s missing father might still be alive as they are transferred into fully grown warriors headed straight for the battlegrounds of Ancient Egypt, the Lost City, and to 1914 Sarajevo. As the gods tinkering with fate become reckless and apathetic, the boys become part of a legion hell-bent on restoring balance to humanity. Writer Bruce Livingstone and artist Mike Wilcox present an epic adventure across time and space about the power of family and what it means to fight for what you love most!
£19.99
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC I Got Fired as a Court Wizard so Now I'm Moving
Book SynopsisJade was one of the strongest mages in his entire country, boasting the coveted post of Court Wizard. Unfortunately, a twist of fate saw him fired from that gig, and now he's wound up teaching at a magic school way out in the boonies. Worse yet, he's in charge of a class of losers and misfits who have earned the scorn of the academy's elite. Channeling both his skill as a royal magician and his earnest desire to help his students achieve their dreams, can Jade turn this class of rejects into a force to be reckoned with?
£11.69
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC The Knight Blooms Behind Castle Walls Vol. 2
Book SynopsisExcitement fills the air! The jousting tournament has everyone energised. Rosa’s knight training continues. She’s learning to handle a bow and navigate the dense forest nearby. Her life in Castle Claustra is hectic, yet peaceful… until dangerous brigands threaten the community. The lord and knights head off to face their foes, leaving the unwavering Lady Viola to take charge of the castle. These two young nobles got to work hard to protect their home!
£11.69
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel
Book Synopsis“SURE. THE MOMENT I FIND SOMETHING I WANT TO BE, I’LL BE SURE TO COME TO YOU.”Shinonome, a Tsukumogami, runs the spirit realm’s only bookstore with his daughter, Kaori, who happens to be a different species entirely. Now, the spirit and human father-daughter pair are faced with decisions that will change the course of their lives forever. Prepare to laugh, cry, and go through a rollercoaster of emotions with the conclusion of this heartwarming tale of the spirit realm!
£13.29
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel
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£13.49
Lerner Publishing Group The Wolf in Underpants at Full Speed
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£26.59
Rabbit Room Press Martin and Marco
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£14.24
Phoenix Studios SANTA, SJW Latina Superhero
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£17.10
Drawn & Quarterly Marble Season
Book SynopsisAMAZON.COM''S BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2013!"Marble Season sometimes feels like one long, seamless shot of budding love, brimming violence and suddenly struck friendships. This is a highly physical, meta-Peanuts suburban universe in which adults are off-camera, but navigating other kids is plenty harrowing." -Washington Post Best Comics of 2013The untold coming-of-age story from a contemporary comics masterMarble Season is the semiautobiographical novel by the acclaimed cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez, author of the epic masterpiece Palomar and cocreator, with his brothers, Jaime and Mario, of the groundbreaking Love and Rockets comic book series. Marble Season is his first book with Drawn & Quarterly, and one of the most anticipated books of 2013. It tells the untold stories from the early years of these American comics legends, but also portrays the reality of life in a large family in suburban 1960s California. Pop-culture references-TV shows, comic books, and music-saturate this evocative story of a young family navigating cultural and neighborhood norms set against the golden age of the American dream and the silver age of comics.Middle child Huey stages Captain America plays and treasures his older brother''s comic book collection almost as much as his approval. Marble Season subtly and deftly details how the innocent, joyfully creative play that children engage in (shooting marbles, backyard performances, and organizing treasure hunts) changes as they grow older and encounter name-calling naysayers, abusive bullies, and the value judgments of other kids. An all-ages story, Marble Season masterfully explores the redemptive and timeless power of storytelling and role play in childhood, making it a coming-of-age story that is as resonant with the children of today as with the children of the sixties.
£19.76
Drawn & Quarterly Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! a Vagrant Collection
Book SynopsisSix months on the New York Times bestseller list! Featured on 25 best of the year lists!Somewhere in my heart is a folder titled Things I Did Not Know I Wanted and it is full of Kate Beaton comics Sharp, charming, and weird, Step Aside, Pops is a fine sampling of Beaton''s work, and I can''t recommend it enough. NPRNobody's ever gotten so much comedy out of omitting punctuation. New York TimesIda B. Wells, the Black Prince, and Benito Juárez burst off the pages of Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection, armed with modern-sounding quips and amusingly on-point repartee. Kate Beaton''s second D+Q book brings her hysterically funny gaze to bear on these and even more historical, literary, and contemporary figures. Irreverently funny and carefully researched, no target is safe from Beaton''s incisive wit in these satirical strips.Beaton began her infectiously popular web comic, Hark! A Vagrant, in 2007 and it quickly attracted the adoration of hundreds of thousands of fans. It was an unequivocal hit with critics and fans alike, topping best-of-the-year lists from E!, Amazon, Time, and more. Now Beaton returns with a refined pen, ready to make jokes at the expense of hunks, army generals, scientists, and Canadians in equal measure. With a few carefully placed lines, she captures the over-the-top evil of the straw feminists in the closet, the disgruntled dismay of Heathcliff, and Wonder Woman''s all-conquering ennui. Step Aside, Pops is sure to be the comedic hit of the year: sharp, insightful, and very funny.
£17.95
Drawn & Quarterly Hostage
Book SynopsisAPPEARED ON BEST OF THE YEAR LISTS FROM NPR, WASHINGTON POST, PASTE, AND MORE!How does one survive when all hope is lost?In the middle of the night in 1997, Doctors Without Borders administrator Christophe André was kidnapped by armed men and taken away to an unknown destination in the Caucasus region. For three months, André was kept handcuffed in solitary confinement, with little to survive on and almost no contact with the outside world. Close to twenty years later, award-winning cartoonist Guy Delisle (Pyongyang, Jerusalem, Shenzhen, Burma Chronicles) recounts André's harrowing experience in Hostage, a book that attests to the power of one man's determination in the face of a hopeless situation.Marking a departure from the author's celebrated first-person travelogues, Delisle tells the story through the perspective of the titular captive, who strives to keep his mind alert as desperation starts to set in. Working in a pared down style with muted color washes, Delisle conveys the psychological effects of solitary confinement, compelling us to ask ourselves some difficult questions regarding the repercussions of negotiating with kidnappers and what it really means to be free. Thoughtful, intense, and moving, Hostage takes a profound look at what drives our will to survive in the darkest of moments.
£26.96
Drawn & Quarterly Baking with Kafka
Book SynopsisA best-of collection of literary humour cartoons from the critically-acclaimed Guardian cartoonistIn his inimitable style, British cartoonist Tom Gauld has opened comics to a crossover audience and challenged perceptions of what the medium can be. Noted as a book-lover's cartoonist, Gauld's weekly strips in The Guardian, Britain's most well-regarded newspaper, stitch together the worlds of literary criticism and pop culture to create brilliantly executed, concise comics. Simultaneously silly and serious, Gauld adds an undeniable lightness to traditionally highbrow themes. From sarcastic panels about the health hazards of being a best-selling writer to a list of magical items for fantasy writers (such as the Amulet of Attraction, which summons mainstream acceptance, Hollywood money, and fresh coffee), Gauld's cartoons are timely and drollhis trademark British humour, impeccable timing, and distinctive visual style sets him apart from the rest.Lauded both for his frequent contributions to New Scientist, The Guardian and The New York Times, and his Eisner-nominated graphic novels, Tom Gauld is one of the most celebrated cartoonists working today. In Baking with Kafka, he proves this with one witty, sly, ridiculous comic after another.
£16.96
Drawn & Quarterly Carnet de Voyage
Book SynopsisA unique insight into an acclaimed cartoonist's travels through Europe and MoroccoRiding the international success of Blankets, Craig Thompson sets out on a tour across Europe and Morocco, promoting the various European editions of his book and beginning research for his next graphic novel, Habibi. Carnet de Voyage is a gorgeous sketchbook diary of his travels as he finds intellectual and spiritual stimulation during the day-to-day work of being an author. From wandering around Paris and Barcelona between events, to navigating markets in Fez and fleeing tourist traps in Marrakesh, we see glimpses of each place, rendered in Thompson's exquisite ink line.While desert landscapes and crowded street scenes flow across the pages, the sketchbook is packed first and foremost with peopletravelers passing through, the friends and lovers he meets along the way, distant figures of old friends and other cartoonists who freely weave in and out of his subconscious. This expanded edition also includes a new epilogue drawn from his most recent European book tour, including several familiar faces and Thompson's reflections on keeping a sketchbook. Carnet de Voyage is a casual yet intimate portrait of a celebrated cartoonist at a moment between workssurprisingly open and candid in his observations and revelations.
£18.66
Drawn and Quarterly Blame This On The Boogie
Book SynopsisInspired by the visual richness and cinematic structure of the Hollywood musical, Blame This on the Boogie chronicles the adventures of a Filipino American girl born in the decade of disco who escapes life's hardships and mundanity through the genre's feel-good song-and-dance numbers. Rina Ayuyang explores how the glowing charm of the silver screen can transform reality, shaping a person's approach to childhood, relationships, sports, reality TV, and eventually politics, parenthood, and mortality. Ayuyang's comics are as vibrant as the movies that she loves. Her deeply personal, moving stories unveil the magic of the world around us--rendering the ordinary extraordinary through a jazzed-up song-and-dance routine. Ayuyang showcases the way her love of musicals became a form of therapeutic distraction to circumnavigate a childhood of dealing with cultural differences, her struggles with postpartum depression, and an adulthood overshadowed by an increasingly frightening and depressing political climate. Blame This on the Boogie is Ayuyang's ode to the melody of the world, and shows how tuning out of life and into the magic of Hollywood can actually help an outsider find her place in it.
£18.04
Drawn & Quarterly The Dangerous Journey: A Tale of Moomin Valley
Book SynopsisGet swept away in this otherworldly adventure to Moominvalley through treacherous yet beautiful landscapesTove Jansson takes us on a beautifully illustrated and delightfully quirky journey through Moominvalley, perfectly capturing the experience and its emotional impact as seen through the innocent eyes of Susanna, who is bored with her life: Her cat is too content; her surroundings, too gentle. She craves adventure when there is none to be had. But when a new pair of glasses appears in front of her, she gets an opportunity to live the bold life that she has always longed for as her surroundings are transformed into a dark and sinister landscape. At first Susanna is afraid, but then her daring side takes over and she moves forward to an unknown destination, seeing some familiar faces along the way. Combating everything from an exploding volcano to a fierce winter storm, from mysterious monsters to stormy seas, Susanna and her newfound friends are given the adventure of a lifetime.With subtle existential themes, a lyrical rhythm, and delicate watercolor illustrations, The Dangerous Journey captures the curiosity of children and adults alike. Published for the first time in North America, and the last picture book completed by the world-renowned Jansson, The Dangerous Journey pushes the emotions that underlie our nostalgia out into the open with an unparalleled viewpoint that always brings forth a new perspective. Take this fantastical journey to Moominvalley and never look back.
£15.26
Drawn and Quarterly A Bubble
Book SynopsisDrawn near the end of her life, surrounded by the nature and calm of Anacortes, Washington, Genevieve Castree drew one final gift for her two-year-old daughter, the stunning board book A Bubble. Leaving behind a last note for a young child is an incomprehensible task; Castree responds with grace and subtlety. Using precise, exquisite drawings of herself and her daughter, Castree depicts changes in their daily routines as a greater story unfolds. Mother and daughter float from page to page, encased in a bubble that protects them from the outside world. A contemplation of love and loss, A Bubble is a lasting declaration, a final memory, a comfort for others experiencing grief, and a beautiful archive of one of the world s most talented cartoonist s final artistic achievements. Known for her hauntingly beautiful music (under the names O PAON and Woelv), engrossingly detailed album illustrations, and delicate, subtle comics, Castree s previous graphic novel, Susceptible, shows her rare ability to handle difficult personal material with intimacy and honesty. A Bubble acts as an extension of her life story and the final chapter of a beautifully full existence. Castree passed away in 2016 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
£10.44
Drawn and Quarterly Daybreak
Book SynopsisYou wake up in the rubble and see a ragged, desperate one-armed man greeting you. He takes you underground to a safe space, feeds you, offers you a place to sleep, and then announces that he'll take the first watch. It's not long before the peril of the jagged landscape has located you and your new-found protector and is scratching at the door. What transpires is a moment-to-moment struggle for survival-The Road meets Dawn of the Dead. Daybreak is seen through the eyes of a silent observer as he runs from the shadows of the imminent zombie threat. Brian Ralph slowly builds the tension of the zombies on the periphery, letting the threat-rather than the actual carnage-be the driving force. The post-apocalyptic backdrop features tangles of rocks, lumber, I beams, and overturned cars that are characters in and of themselves. Drawing inspiration from horror movies, television, and first-person shooter video games, Daybreak departs from zombie genre in both content and format, achieving a living-dead masterwork of literary proportions. When released in 2011, Daybreak was a critical success, a YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens, and a TLA Maverick Graphic Novel. Read the book before the Netflix Original series starring Matthew Broderick hits the small screen.
£17.09
Drawn & Quarterly The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist
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£23.96
Drawn & Quarterly Billionaires: The Lives of the Rich and Powerful
Book SynopsisAn informative and funny deconstruction of how the giants of American capitalism shape our worldIn Billionaires: The Lives of the Rich and Powerful, Darryl Cunningham offers an illuminating analysis of the origins and ideological evolutions of four key players in the American private sectorAmazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and oil and gas tycoons Charles and David Koch. What emerges is a vital critique of American capitalism and the power these individuals have to assert a corrupting influence on policy-making, political campaigns, and society writ large.Cunningham focuses on a central question: Can the world afford to have a tiny global elite squander resources and hold unprecedented political influence over the rest of us? The answer is detailed through hearty research, common sense reasoning, and astute comedic timing. Billionaires reveals how the fetishized free market operates in direct opposition with the health of our planet and needs of the most vulnerable -- how Murdoch's media mergers facilitated his war-mongering, how Amazon's litigiousness and predatory acquisitions made them The Everything Store, and how the Kochs' father's refineries literally fueled Nazi Germany.In criticizing the uncontrolled reach of power by Rupert Murdoch (in fueling the far right), the Koch Brothers (in advocating for climate change denial), and Jeff Bezos (in creating unsafe working conditions), Cunningham speaks truth to power. Billionaires ends by suggesting alternatives for a safer and more just society.
£21.21
Drawn and Quarterly Rave
Book SynopsisIt s the early 2000s. Lauren is fifteen, soft-spoken, and ashamed of her body. She s a devout member of an evangelical church, but when her Bible-thumping parents forbid Lauren to bring evolution textbooks home, she opts to study at her schoolmate Mariah s house. Mariah has dial-up internet, an absentee mom, and a Wiccan altar the perfect setting for a study session and sleepover to remember. That evening, Mariah gives Lauren a makeover and the two melt into each other, in what becomes Lauren s first queer encounter. Afterward, a potent blend of Christian guilt and internalised homophobia causes Lauren to question the experience. Author Jessica Campbell (XTC69) uses frankness and dark humour to articulate Lauren's burgeoning crisis of faith and sexuality. She captures teenage antics and banter with astute comedic style, simultaneously skewering bullies, a culture of slut-shaming, and the devastating impact of religious zealotry. Rave is an instant classic, a coming-of-age story about the secret spaces young women create and the wider social structures that fail them.Trade ReviewPraise for XTC69: Singular, honest, and hilarious. The Comics Beat. In Jessica Campbell s scathing take on gender dynamics, a trio of gender-fluid space explorers return to a futuristic Earth . . . Campbell skewers contemporary misogyny in these pages, but also praises the strength and perseverance of women and non-binary individuals. The AV Club
£17.09
Drawn & Quarterly Revenge of the Librarians
Book SynopsisConfront the spectre of failure, the wraith of social media, and other supernatural enemies of the authorTom Gauld returns with his wittiest and most trenchant collection of literary cartoons to date. Perfectly composed drawings are punctuated with the artist's signature brand of humour, hitting high and low. After all, Gauld is just as comfortable taking jabs at Jane Eyre and Game of Thrones.Some particularly favoured targets include the pretentious procrastinating novelist, the commercial mercenary of the dispassionate editor, the willful obscurantism of the vainglorious poet. Quake in the presence of the stack of bedside books as it grows taller! Gnash your teeth at the ever-moving deadline that the writer never meets! Quail before the critic's incisive dissection of the manuscript! And most importantly, seethe with envy at the paragon of creative productivity!Revenge of the Librarians contains even more murders, drubbings, and castigations than The Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, Baking For Kafka, or any other collections of mordant scribblings by the inimitably excellent Gauld.
£21.21
Drawn & Quarterly The Death-Ray
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Kids Can Press Gordon: Bark to the Future
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Kids Can Press Stowing Away With The Vikings
Book SynopsisPart of the award-winning Time Travel Guides series from the talented Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin.
£11.99
DC Comics Superman/Batman 80 Years Slipcase Set
Book SynopsisACTION COMICS: 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN and DETECTIVE COMICS: 80 YEARS OF BATMAN, the two hardcovers celebrating the histories of Superman and Batman, are offered together in a new slipcase! Curated by editor Paul Levitz, these books feature reprints of the origins of both heroes, as well as their top allies and foes. Also included are lost tales from the past and new stories, all published here for the first time. These books include some of the best and most historic stories from both series since their beginnings in the late 1930s.
£43.20
DC Comics Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Zero: The Complete
Book SynopsisThe beloved series INJUSTICE is back--with a prequel! INJUSTICE: YEAR ZERO!Before Superman, Batman, or the Justice League were household heroes, there was the JSA! But when a secret begins to unravel within the JSA, will it lead to the unraveling of the heroes we know today? Is there a traitor within the ranks of our heroes? Or is someone hiding something that could ruin every DCU superhero forever? No one is safe in INJUSTICE: YEAR ZERO!Collects Injustice: Year Zero #1-14.
£19.80
DC Comics Who's Who Omnibus Vol. 2
Book SynopsisIn the 1980s, DC exhaustively catalogued their massive roster of heroes and villains with the Who s Who series, presenting encyclopaedia entries for their iconic characters and locations. In 1990, with a new decade dawning, DC debuted follow-up series Who s Who in the DC Universe presenting updated entries on timeless heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman, along with characters that defined the era like Lobo and Shade the Changing Man. Each entry is illustrated by top comics artists including Chris Bachalo, Colleen Doran, Kevin Maguire, and Adam Hughes. The 1990s version of Who s Who is collected in this massive hardcover omnibus, following 2021 s popular Who s Who Omnibus Vol. 1! Who s Who Omnibus Vol. 2 also includes spinoff series Who s Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes, spotlighting DC s greatest team of the 30th century. This volume collects Who s Who in the DC Universe #1-16, Who s Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #1-7, Who s Who Update 1993 #1-2.
£102.00
DC Comics Icon & Rocket: Season One
Book SynopsisLong ago, the stranded alien known as Arnus gave up hope of returning to his home planet. Tragically, he d also realized that his adopted home of Earth was beyond saving. Content with wasting away his long life in a human guise, Arnus was past caring until the day a young woman named Raquel Ervin crashed into his life. Soon she convinced him to put his incredible power to work again as the heroic Icon and to transform her into his sidekick, Rocket! But an innocent question on Rocket s part 'Why can t we do something about the drugs on my corner?' quickly set a chain of events in motion leading to the pair becoming the most hunted beings on Earth and they re not just being pursued by Earthlings either! Writer, director, and producer Reginald Hudlin (Black Panther), co-writer Leon Chills, and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite unleash a tale of power and responsibility that will stretch from the boardrooms of corporate America to the jungles of South America and the depths of deep space! If you ve ever thought there were certain things that a superhero story just couldn t do, it might be time to start thinking differently This volume collects Icon & Rocket: Season One #1-6.
£23.40
DC Comics Black Adam: The Justice Society Files
Book SynopsisOne of the world's foremost wielders of magic, Black Adam has been both hero and villain over a life that's spanned thousands of years. But where does that leave him in the fight for justice? Including the tales of Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Hawkman #1, Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Cyclone #1, Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Atom Smasher #1, and Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Dr. Fate #1-this incredible collection is one you can't miss!
£16.19
DC Comics Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 5
Book SynopsisBatman may be the biggest name in Gotham City, but there are lots of other heroes and villains... Highlighting various villains and heroes in Gotham, Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 5 continues the incredible collections found in previous volumes! You won't want to miss the next installment in this thrilling collection!
£22.10
DC Comics The Power of Shazam! Book 2: The Worm Turns
Book SynopsisWhen Billy Batson speaks the name of an ages-old wizard, he is transformed into the World's Mightiest Mortal Shazam! Billy Batson s parents died when he was still a baby. The orphaned child believed he had no one to rely on and had to fend for himself. But one day, he was guided to the Rock of Eternity, where the ancient wizard Shazam waited. The world needed heroes and the boy became the wizard s new champion, able to transform himself into an adult superhero by calling down a magical bolt of lightning. Now, whenever evil must be stopped or people are in need of help, Earth can rely on the power of Shazam! The Power of Shazam! Book 2: The Worm Turns collects Playing with Fire from Showcase '96, Superboy Plus #1, Supergirl Plus #1, Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #4 (1996), The Power of Shazam! #13-23 (1996), and The Power of Shazam! Annual (1996).
£28.80
DC Comics The DC Icons Series: The Graphic Novel Box Set
Book SynopsisThe DC Icons Series has finally arrived bringing Batman: Nightwalker, Wonder Woman: Warbringer, and Catwoman: Soulstealer in one box set! BATMAN: NIGHTWALKER This dark and twisty BATMAN in the blockbuster DC Icons series is an action-packed thrill ride from #1 New York Times bestselling author MARIE LU. Before he was Batman, he was Bruce Wayne. A reckless boy willing to break the rules for a girl who may be his worst enemy. The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next on their list. Bruce is turning eighteen and inheriting his family s fortune, not to mention the keys to Wayne Industries and all the tech gadgetry that he could ever desire. But on the way home from his birthday party, he makes an impulsive choice that leads to community service at Arkham Asylum, the infamous prison. There, he meets Madeleine Wallace, a brilliant killer with ties to the Nightwalkers. A girl who will speak only to Bruce. She is the mystery he must unravel, but is he convincing her to divulge her secrets or is he feeding her the information she needs to bring Gotham City to its knees? Bruce Wayne is proof that you don t need superpowers to be a super hero, but can he survive Madeleine s tense game of intrigue and deception? WONDER WOMAN: WARBRINGER She will become one of the world's greatest heroes: WONDER WOMAN. But first she is Diana, Princess of the Amazons. And her fight is just beginning. Based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Leigh Bardugo, this graphic novel adaptation brings to life Diana's first adventure beyond the hidden shores of Themyscira. Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But when the opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law risking exile to save a mere mortal. Even worse, Alia Keralis is no ordinary girl and with this single brave act, Diana may have doomed the world. Alia just wanted to escape her overprotective brother with a semester at sea. She doesn't know she is being hunted. When a bomb detonates aboard her ship, Alia is rescued by a mysterious girl of extraordinary strength and forced to confront a horrible truth: Alia is a Warbringer a direct descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery. Together, Diana and Alia will face an army of enemies mortal and divine determined to either destroy or possess the Warbringer. If they have any hope of saving both their worlds, they will have to stand side by side against the tide of war. CATWOMAN: SOULSTEALER Sarah J. Maas's young adult novel is adapted as a graphic novel by comics legend Louise Simonson and artist Samantha Dodge! It's been two years since Selina Kyle last set eyes on Gotham City...and now that Batman is gone, Selina is back! Or at least, Holly Vanderhees is. As Gotham's newest socialite, she'll put her old talent for picking pockets to new use while rubbing shoulders with the city's finest citizens. But her past is catching up to her, and she is running out of time... Luke Fox has been looking for just the right opportunity to show Batman he can protect the city from Gotham's worst as Batwing. When several high-profile fundraisers are disturbed, Luke's clandestine activities clash with his parents' expectations. As a scion of one of Gotham's finest families, he's expected to attend these events with pride. As Batwing, he's trying to stop a new team of villains from ruining his mother's plans. Now he feels permanently one step behind... Will Selina have what it takes to outsmart Batwing before it's too late? Or will she be the final victim of her greatest heist yet?
£38.25
