Fiction / Literature / Comics / Graphic novels: narrative themes
Boom! Studios Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Lost Chronicles
Book SynopsisCollects for the first time all the short stories including in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Annuals from 2016 and 2017. Morph into action with this collection of short stories from every corner of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers universe, from a trip to the carnival with Scorpina and Goldar, to the origins of Finster’s maniacal clay monsters, and a Black Ranger teamup like never before. These stories provide a depth and insight into the Power Rangers that is sure to excite every fan. With stories written by Kyle Higgins (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Nightwing), Tom Taylor (Injustice), Marguerite Bennett (Batgirl), and more. Illustrated by superstar talents including Terry Moore (Rachel Rising), Rob Guillory (Chew), and Frazer Irving (Batman & Robin).
£12.34
Boom! Studios The Thrilling Adventure Hour A Spirited Romance
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£10.99
Boom! Studios Form of a Question
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£12.82
Boom! Studios Grass Kings Vol. 3
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£21.38
Boom! Studios Lazaretto
£12.34
Boom! Studios Lucy Dreaming
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£14.24
Boom! Studios Nuclear Winter Vol. 2
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£9.33
Boom! Studios The Thrilling Adventure Hour Martian Manhunt
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£13.06
Archaia The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs
Book SynopsisAfter moving into a new home and giving birth to her first child, a woman worries that a supernatural force is haunting her child’s nursery, and has corrupted her husband into a creature intent on harming them both.Emma is excited to start a family in her new home, but after her child’s birth she finds her world turning upside-down. The infant cries like it’s scared of something, or someone, and Emma’s sleepless nights quickly drive a wedge between her and her husband, who seems uncharacteristically detached. When Emma begins to see strange things in the house, the line between reality and fantasy blurs and her grasp of what’s real and what’s not becomes even more clouded. Is something unnatural haunting the nursery? And what if it also affected her husband, who ventured up into the attic when they first arrived... Inspired by the works of Shirley Jackson and Ira Levin, Celine Loup’s The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs weaves a tale of horror and suspense that captures the isolation of postpartum depression, while exploring the very real fears associated with new motherhood. For Mature Readers.
£10.99
Boom! Studios Low Road West
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£14.24
Boom! Studios The Thrilling Adventure Hour Residence Evil
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£12.99
Boom! Studios Sparrowhawk
Book SynopsisAfter a young woman is kidnapped by an evil Faerie Queen and trapped in a far off realm, she must survive teen Victorian fairy fight club in order to get back home.'An imaginative contemporary tale reminiscent of the Brothers Grimm.' - Kirkus Reviews As the illegitimate daughter of a Naval Captain, Artemisia has never fit in with her father’s family, nor the high class world to which they belong. However, when she is targeted by the Faerie Queen and pulled into another realm, she has no choice but to fight her way back home, amongst evil fairies who want her head, and untrustworthy allies that claim solidarity but have ulterior motives. New York Times bestselling author Delilah S. Dawson (Ladycastle, Star Wars: Phasma) and illustrator Matias Basla (The Claw and Fang) present a gripping dark fantasy tale of a young woman claiming her time and her agency.
£14.24
Archaia Studios Press Jim Hensons Fraggle Rock Where Is It
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£9.69
Archaia Studios Press New World
Book SynopsisAs cultures collide with the discovery of the New World, an unlikely trio of heroes work together to combat a supernatural force.The discovery of the Americas forever changed the landscape of the world as cultures collided with violent consequences. New World weaves the stories of three characters from unique backgrounds—a Native Indian seeking revenge against those who invaded her land, an African musician fighting for freedom against those who enslaved him, and a Portuguese sailor in search of redemption. These three unlikely heroes, connected by fate, will work together to free the New World from the darkness of the old. Written and illustrated by David Jesus Vignolli (A Girl in the Himalayas), New World intertwines the cultures of his personal heritage to explore the European discovery of the Americas with a vibrant blend of fantasy and history.
£12.99
BOOM! Box Welcome to Wanderland
Book SynopsisBellamy Muñoz is a Wanderland SUPER fan, and she knows everything there is to know about the iconic theme park... except about the very real, very magical world that it’s based on.Bellamy Muñoz is a Wanderland SUPERFAN, and she knows everything there is to know about the most “wander-ful” place on Earth, from the secret lore behind each ride, to all the spots to find the best snacks (with the shortest lines). So when she winds up in the very real and very magical world the park is based on, where there are actual princesses and quests and destiny, Bel is pretty sure she’s uniquely prepared for this situation...until it starts to become clear that Wander isn’t actually much like the theme park at all, and the characters Bel loves aren’t at all like she’d imagined... Created and written by CYBIL award-nominated writer Jackie Ball (Goldie Vance), and illustrated by Eisner-winning cartoonist Maddi Gonzalez (Elemen
£10.99
Boom! Studios Black Badge Vol. 3
Book SynopsisThe Black Badges race to solve the murder of one of their own and discover the secrets of their organization’s past may be the key to building a better tomorrow in the thrilling conclusion to the critically-acclaimed series.THE SECRETS OF THE BLACK BADGES ARE REVEALED. The Black Badges, a top-secret branch of boy scouts tasked with covert missions that no adult could ever undertake, have always been shrouded in mystery…until now. As the modern-day squad of Badges race to solve the murder of one of their own, they’ll discover the secrets of their organization’s past may be the key to building a better tomorrow. The Eisner Award-nominated team of New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and illustrators Tyler Jenkins and Hilary Jenkins (Peter Panzerfaust) conclude their action-packed examination of a world broken by adults…and the children responsible for fixing it. Collects Black Badge #9-12.
£21.38
Boom! Studios By Night Vol. 3
Book SynopsisIt’s time to uncover the truth of what really happened to old Chet Charles, how the Eidolon was created …and what it has to do with Jane’s mother in the final volume of the hit series!THE SECRETS OF THE OTHERWORLD ARE REVEALED. It’s time to uncover the truth of what really happened to old Chet Charles, how the Eidolon was created …and what it has to do with Jane’s parents. But as Heather, Jane, and their increasingly improbable team come face to face with the terrible truth of Spectrum, they’ll be forced to make choices that will forever change their futures - or totally, literally blow up in their faces and ensure they have no futures. No pressure or anything. Eisner Award-nominated writer John Allison (Giant Days) and artist Christine Larsen (Adventure Time) conclude the epic exploration of friendship, family and the get-rich-quick schemes that bond us all together most of the time. Collects By Night #9-12.
£10.99
Boom! Studios Grass Kings Vol. 3
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£12.82
Boom! Studios Ronin Island Vol. 2
Book SynopsisKenichi and Hana must fight their way back to each other and the island - but does an even more dangerous threat await them?THE WAR WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING. After their harrowing journey to the mainland to reason with the Shogun’s forces, young Hana and Kenichi have been separated, forced to find their own ways back to the Island. Kenichi, cast out in exile, must learn to survive the wilderness on his own without the support his noble upbringing previously provided; Hana must also survive a dangerous foreign environment, as she travels alongside the Shogun’s caravan back towards the Island and contends with the cutthroat political in-fighting of the elite. The New York Times best-selling author Greg Pak (Star Wars) and artist Giannis Milonogiannis (Old City Blues) present the next chapter of the critically-acclaimed action series about a new generation of heroes struggling to do the right thing in the face of an increasingly complicated and deadly world. Collects Ronin Island #5-8.
£10.99
Pan Macmillan Australia Hover Car Racer The Graphic Novel
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£17.78
Drawn and Quarterly Wild Kingdom
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Drawn and Quarterly Palookaville Volume 20
Book SynopsisPalookaville #20 is the first volume of the seminal comic book series to be published in book form. The expansion into hardcover from pamphlet is a parallel that illustrates Seth''s growth into an award-winning cartoonist, book designer, hobbyist, editor, essayist, and installation artist.Seth''s first autobiographical comics since Palookaville #2 and #3 will be featured in #20. Drawing in his loose sketchbook style, similar to his book Wimbledon Green, Seth details his trip to a book festival and his awkward struggle to overcome isolation and communicate with the people around him. Seth continues the serialization of his acclaimed Clyde Fans story line, about which The New York Times Book Review aptly noted, Seth truly believes in his waresthe little meanings of regular lives. This is, perhaps, nowhere more apparent than in the cartoonist''s ongoing three-dimensional rendering of his fictional Dominion City, most recently fea
£15.29
Drawn and Quarterly Reunion
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Drawn and Quarterly Constructive Abandonment
Book SynopsisFrom two of the founding members of the influential collective, the Royal Art LodgeConstructive Abandonment is a series of small paintings featuring surreal vignettes with animals and children weighed down by the pressures of life. With absurdly comedic interactions, the text varies from straightforward to even more abstract and nonsensical than the images that it accompanies. The paintings reference child''s play or literature and some are seemingly without reference, completely untethered.Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber are founding members of the Royal Art Lodge. Since the dissolution of the influential Winnipeg art collective, Dumontier and Farber continue to work and create art together. Constructive Abandonment is a partnership not only of two of today''s great contemporary artists but also of cohesive dissonance. Pages that could be forgettable one-liners become investigations into intellect and our ability to draw correlations between c
£12.34
Drawn and Quarterly Pure Pajamas
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£19.51
Drawn and Quarterly Gloriana
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£16.96
Drawn and Quarterly Idyll
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£15.96
Drawn and Quarterly Animals with Sharpies
Book SynopsisPaintings by two of Canada''s most influential contemporary fine artistsAnimals with Sharpies is a collection of paintings with hand-lettered texts. In each painting, Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber have depicted an animal holding a Sharpie, ostensibly writing a message. These messages are varied in nature: political and religious tracts, confessions, recipes, arithmetic problems, and more. Above all, these paintings are funny, but they are also startlingly poignant and jarring for the humanness of the suffering and longing depicted in these animals'' simple words.Dumontier and Farber, two of the founding members of the highly influential art collective the Royal Art Lodge, have been collaborating on art projects for more than fifteen years. Their collaborative style is unique from that found in their individual works and is respected internationally: they''ve exhibited together in France, Switzerland, Canada, the United States, Belgium, Spain, England, a
£13.29
Drawn and Quarterly Rage of Poseidon
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£23.96
Drawn and Quarterly Little Lulu The Fuzzythingus Poopi
Book SynopsisFor the collectors, one of the best comic books of all time!Lulu Moppet is back with even more outlandish adventures and misadventures, as cartoonist John Stanley settles into kooky and entertaining suburban storylines starring Lulu, Tubby, Alvin, and the rest of the gang.Lulu is a strong, assertive young girl who is both entertaining and empowering to girls and women of all ageseven if she sometimes finds herself in hot water. In Little Lulu: The Fuzzythingus Poopi, she outsmarts criminals, sabotages the boys in a masterful snowball fight, and solves the crime of the missing piggy bank! Over the course of these stories, Stanley excels at visual gags, from Lulu winning the soap box derby by turning her frock into a sail, to a lonely cloud almost getting sucked up by a vacuum.This is the second installment in Drawn & Quarterly's landmark reprint series of the classic John Stanley comic strip that was first published by Dell Comics in the 1940s an
£23.75
ReadZone Books Limited Twelfth Night
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£9.47
Flying Eye Books Skating Wilder Library Edition
Book SynopsisA vibrant comic that sheds light on the inclusive and life-changing world of skating and all things skate culture, featuring brand new art from award-winning creator of In Waves, AJ Dungo.Welcome to the weird and welcoming world of skating; the sport which has become a way of life for so many across the globe. In his latest graphic novel, In Waves creator AJ Dungo and writer Brandon Dumais join forces to explore this life-changing sport from their personal journeys and the history of skateboarding, showing how skating empowers people, reclaims seemingly desolate spaces, and includes everyone from all walks of life.
£29.90
Drawn and Quarterly Walt and Skeezix
Book SynopsisWalt & Skeezix is the first-ever collection of the classic twentieth-century newspaper strip Gasoline Alley, and Book One is the beginning of a handsome multivolume series edited and designed by comics virtuoso Chris WareChris Ware has often cited Gasoline Alley as one of his favorite comic strips ever, and he has lovingly edited and designed Walt & Skeezix: Book One, the first-ever collection of the classic newspaper strip created by one of the pioneering giants of American comic strips, Frank King. Not only does this volume reprint the first two years of the strip in which King''s friendly and nostalgic imagination took shape but each book in the series features an eighty-page color introduction by Jeet Heer of Canada''s National Post. Each introduction will also feature never-before-seen archival photos and ephemera from the personal collection of King''s granddaughter. Walt & Skeezix is not just a collection of a cl
£26.96
Drawn and Quarterly Dogs and Water
Book SynopsisDogs and Water chronicles a piece of a lonely journey, without origin or destination. A young man wandering a nameless path has only a stuffed bear as a companion, which inertly endures his desperation, anger, and musings along the way. The landscape is cold and bleak with few landmarks, and offers only precarious encounters with animals and armed men. These interactions are rife with instinct, the drive for survival, and human ethics concerning the killed and injured. He finds acceptance with a pack of dogs, though their nature is wild and their potential threat is as unsettling as the sudden presence of a massive pipeline on the horizon. In a dreamlike state, the endless land becomes a vast body of water where his boat is destroyed and his body floats in a subconscious space. On land, the road disappears and only blind circumstance remains. All is uncertain and all can be lost, but he continues on regardless.
£16.96
Drawn and Quarterly DQ Showcase 5 Book 5 Drawn Quarterly
Book SynopsisThe annual comics anthology of emerging cartoonistsDrawn & Quarterly Showcase is a new-talent anthology and the only annualcollection to have the focused visual acumen of the D+Q editor in chief, Chris Oliveros, who scours the globe for three cartoonists to spotlight and introduce to North American readers. More often than not, it is the first time the cartoonists have had the chance to work in full color with twenty-five pages, and on such a wide-reaching visual platform. The series is hailed for its consistent quality and for the superior editorial vision of its short stories, volume after volume. BookFive features Anneli Furmark (Sweden), Amanda Vähämäki (Finland),and T. Edward Bak (United States), with cover art by Vähämäki. PreviousShowcases have featured Kevin Huizenga, Jeffrey Brown,GenevièveCastrée, Gabrielle Bell, and Nicolas Robel.
£14.58
Drawn and Quarterly Goodbye
Book SynopsisPrepare to be disturbed and blown away. The stuff is remarkable, amazing.-Los Angeles TimesGood-Bye is the third in a series of collected short stories from Drawn & Quarterly by the legendary Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi, whose previous work has been selected for several annual top 10 lists, including those compiled by Amazon and Time.com. Drawn in 1971 and 1972, these stories expand the prolific artist''s vocabulary for characters contextualized by themes of depravity and disorientation in twentieth-century Japan.Some of the tales focus on the devastation the country felt directly as a result of World War II: a prostitute loses all hope when American GIs go home to their wives; a man devotes twenty years of his life to preserving the memory of those killed at Hiroshima, only to discover a horrible misconception at the heart of his tribute. Yet, while American influence does play a role in the disturbing and bizarre stories contained wit
£21.21
Drawn and Quarterly Walt and Skeezix Book Four 19271928 Walt Skeezix
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£31.96
Drawn and Quarterly Jamilti and Other Stories
Book SynopsisPublished by Drawn & Quarterly in 2007, Exit Wounds-a tale at once mystery and romance-introduced North American readers to the colorful and tightly woven narrative by Rutu Modan and was included in Time and Entertainment Weekly''s best of lists. Jamilti and Other Stories collects the cartoonist''s short works, which lead the reader through unexpected turns of plot and unusual character portraits. Some are darkly fantastical and unsettling, such as the unraveling of a serial-killer murder mystery, or her accounts of an infatuated plastic surgeon and his sanitarium, and a mother back from the dead with dubious healing powers. Others are more attuned to surprising discoveries that shape personal identity, as in the story of a tragic past that lies within a family''s theme hotel, or that of a struggling musician who hopes an upcoming gig will be his big break. In Jamilti, Modan addresses political violence with a suicide bombing that shakes up a day in t
£17.95
Drawn and Quarterly Skitzy The Story of Floyd W Skitzafroid
Book SynopsisA graphic novel from the author of the beloved children''s classic CorduroyPublished in the centennial year of Don Freeman''s birth, Skitzy follows a day in the life of a man literally divided between life as an office worker and life as an artist. Without the use of dialogue, his fluid and economical illustrations create an engrossing and fully believable environment, seducing the reader into a familiar world where expressive, gestural drawings explore the possibility of striking a perfect balance between work and play.Floyd W. Skitzafroid''s wife worries that he is culture-starved and overworked, but she is only half right. Shortly after he leaves the house, Floyd splits into two: one a carefree artist, the other a grumpy worker with no time to spare. The contented Floyd quickly evades his morose counterpart in favor of a trip to his studio, sporting a broad grin throughout the day. But while this half paints and walks around pleasantly greetin
£12.99
Drawn and Quarterly Thirteen Going on Eighteen John Stanley Library The John Stanley Library
£26.99
Drawn and Quarterly Catland Empire
Book SynopsisPhilip K. Dick comes to Saturday Morning TVCatland Empire by Keith Jones is a graphic novel that is a melding of a Philip K. Dick novel and a Saturday morning cartoon. There will exist a future world where human beings have become empty husks stripped of all memory when it comes to things like how to have fun and play games, or so says Mr. Space to his associate Mr. Time. The solution? Get the cats to teach humans how to have fun again. This is all the Cat People do with their lives. They are the fun and game masters.What follows is a tangled web of psychedelic science fiction blending anti-consumerist politics and intergalactic liaisons between cats and dogsbitter enemies kept secret from each other to avoid a planetary race war. Victor Burg is plotting to wipe out all of mankind by having his brain-chipimplanted drones commit genocide.
£18.04
Drawn and Quarterly Nancy v 2 The John Stanley Library
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£23.96
Drawn and Quarterly Market Day
£14.99
Fanfare Guardians Of The Louvre
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£29.54
Archaia Jim Hensons A Tale of Sand HC
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£19.99
Boom! Studios Rust Volume 1
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£18.04
Archaia The Reason for Dragons
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£14.24
What Happened on the Garden Street Bus
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£19.89
