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Archie Comics The Archies Vol. 2
Book SynopsisFollow Archie's quest to make his songwriting dreams a reality, featuring guest starts THE MONKEES, TEGAN AND SARA and CHVRCHES!Follow Archie's quest to make his songwriting dreams a reality, featuring guest starts THE MONKEES, TEGAN AND SARA and BLONDIE!
£11.69
Archie Comics Betty & Veronica: Vixens Vol. 2
Book SynopsisThe toughest gang in Riverdale is one you d least expect: the Vixens, led by Riverdale High s own Betty and Veronica and they re starting a revolution!These aren't 'Archie's Girls' - they're starting a revolution in Riverdale.
£13.49
Archie Comics Betty & Veronica: Vixens Vol. 1
Book SynopsisThe toughest gang in Riverdale is one you'd least expect: the Vixens, led by Riverdale High's own Betty and Veronica!The toughest gang in Riverdale is one you'd least expect: the Vixens, led by Riverdale High's own Betty and Veronica!
£13.49
Archie Comics Josie And The Pussycats Vol. 2
Book SynopsisThe sequel collection of an all-new take on the world's biggest comic book band - by a superstar cast of comic creators.
£11.69
Quirk Books Manfried Saves the Day: A Graphic Novel by
Book SynopsisGet ready for an all-new adventure starring web-comic sensation Manfried, the crabby but lovable pet man of slacker tomcat Steve Catson. Things seem to be looking up for them: Steve has a new job making comics and a burgeoning romance with his purrfriend Henrietta. Manfried is making new friends at the local man shelter, helping stray men become socialized so they can find new homes. But when a literal fat cat arrives to develop the neighborhood and shut down Henrietta s man shelter, the stress pushes Steve and Henrietta apart. Meanwhile Manfried is none too happy about sharing his home with a younger, cuter, friendlier rival for Steve s attention: a stray man named Garfield. Can Steve and Henrietta resolve their differences and raise the cash to save the shelter and is entering Manfried into the Manflower Man Show the best way to do it? Fans and newbies alike will find plenty to enjoy in this funny, topsy-turvy cat tale based on the popular Manfried the Man tumblr.Trade Review"The world that Bastow and Major have built together has a lot more story to offer, and readers will be eager for more once they dive in."—Paste“Bastow’s art is a pleasure to behold.”—Foreword Reviews“If you're a pet owner, this book will leave you itching to cuddle up with your pet or take them outside for a walk or some playtime together.”—Newsarama“In Manfried Saves the Day, web comic creators Caitlin Major and Kelly Bastow continue their much-loved Manfried strip in a brand new graphic novel adventure.”—Boyce McClain's Collectors CornerPraise for Manfried the Man:Named a "Best Comics of 2018" by A.V. ClubNamed one of Paste’s "25 Best Comic Books of 2018" “A must read for pet owners of any stripe.”—A.V. Club “A simple tale of affection, devotion, and worry...though its narrative beats are familiar, that makes them no less adorable.”—Vulture“There’s something in this story that can resonate with everyone - even if you’re more of a dog person.”—Newsarama“Unexpectedly touching.”—The Comics Beat“Anyone who loves their pets as much as (or more than) they do other humans will happily read it cover to cover.”—Philadelphia Life“A delightful twist on the human/cat relationship.”—Library Journal“An entertaining and often laugh-out-loud twist on reality.”—Foreword Reviews“A surprisingly sweet story about companionship.”—Publishers Weekly
£12.59
Quirk Books Iron Magicians: The Search for the Magic
Book SynopsisThis middle-grade graphic novel series makes YOU the hero of a fantasy quest—pick your panel, find items, cast spells, defeat enemies, solve puzzles, and play through new storylines again and again!Step inside a steampunk re-imagining of nineteenth-century Paris, where magic and machines exist in harmony. The Eiffel Tower—a secret weapon built with magic—is almost complete, but the crystals that power the structure are missing! Find the hidden crystals and survive your dangerous mission.HERE’S HOW TO PLAY:• Select your character and begin your quest.• Numbers are hidden in every panel. Decide where you want to go next, and then flip to the panel with the matching number.• Solve puzzles, cast spells, and defeat enemies in your quest for success. Only after you’ve collected all the crystals will your journey be complete.• If you fail your mission, just start again from the beginning! You can play the book again and again, making different choices every time. Remember, this is no ordinary comic book—what happens next is up to you!Trade Review“An exciting and adventurous way to encourage young people to read, as well as hone their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.”—Midwest Book Review“An intricate game that you won't want to stop playing.”—BookTrib“An adventure full of magic, intrigue, and fun.”—BioGamer Girl“The most engaging role-playing experience yet from Comic Quests.”—Dad Suggests“Great for commutes, waiting in long lines, or any instance where you're stuck without anything to do or anyone to talk to. Or, you know, simply because you want to play an RPG by yourself!.”—Sequential Tart“Middle school students would love this adventure, especially fans of Dungeons and Dragons. It reminds me of a great video game.”—Kiss the BookEveryone loves the Comic Quests series!Praise for Hocus & Pocus: The Legend of Grimm's Woods:“Kid approved.”—The Dice Tower“If you love reading, gaming, and magical animals, you’re going to fall head over heels for this brand new graphic novel series.”—YAYOMG! “An interactive series that will appeal to reluctant readers and anyone who enjoys making a fun story.”—School Library Journal “An innovative twist on a familiar format and fairy tale.”—Booklist“This series opener takes a simple but enjoyable form, mixing literary autonomy with the traditional role-playing video game—the resultant gaming comic promises to delight young decision-makers.”—Publishers Weekly“An immersive reading experience full of adventure and fun. The book series really can be enjoyed by all ages since its beautiful storytelling manages to capture its audience young & old alike.”—BioGamer Girl“Fun for kids of all ages.”—Really Into This Praise for Knights Club: The Bands of Bravery:“In this innovative middle-grade graphic novel, readers choose their own path through a series of riddles and hidden passages as they craft an adventure that's unique to them.”—Game Informer“An immersive reading experience full of adventure and fun. The book series really can be enjoyed by all ages since its beautiful storytelling manages to capture its audience young & old alike.”—BioGamer Girl“It’s choose your own adventure for the modern generation of kids! As engaging and fun as a video game. And better for development.” - Sussan N., Librarian at Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library“All good fun and it kept my son highly entertained...Knights Club would make an excellent and unexpected pick-up idea for a reader who may want a bit more input into their latest read.”—Grab This Book
£8.99
Quirk Books Knights Club: The Buried City: The Comic Book You
Book SynopsisThis middle-grade graphic novel series makes YOU the valiant hero of a fantasy quest—pick your panel, find items, gain abilities, solve puzzles, and play through new storylines again and again! After years of dedicated training and adventure, you are finally a full-fledged knight! You are sent on your first official mission by Elliot, a famous merchant. Impressed by your strength and skill, Elliot entrusts you with the search for a list of precious objects, all hidden on a distant island. Can you find all the objects and bring them back? Can you even return alive from this treacherous and mysterious island? Your success depends on your choices alone, because the hero is you!HERE’S HOW TO PLAY: • To begin your quest, select your character. • Numbers are hidden in every panel. Decide where you want to go next, and then flip to the panel with the matching number. • Solve puzzles, collect supplies, and defeat enemies in your quest for success. • If your mission fails, just start again at the beginning! You can play the book over and over again, making different choices every time.Remember, this is no ordinary comic book—what happens next is up to you!Trade ReviewPraise for Knights Club!“In this innovative middle-grade graphic novel, readers choose their own path through a series of riddles and hidden passages as they craft an adventure that's unique to them.”—Game Informer, on Knights Club: The Bands of Bravery“Wonderfully fun and entertaining.”—Midwest Book Review, on Knights Club: The Buried City“An immersive reading experience full of adventure and fun. The book series really can be enjoyed by all ages since its beautiful storytelling manages to capture its audience young & old alike.”—BioGamer Girl, on Knights Club: The Bands of Bravery“It’s choose your own adventure for the modern generation of kids! As engaging and fun as a video game. And better for development.” - Sussan N., Librarian at Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library, on Knights Club: The Bands of Bravery“All good fun and it kept my son highly entertained...Knights Club would make an excellent and unexpected pick-up idea for a reader who may want a bit more input into their latest read.”—Grab This Book, on Knights Club: The Bands of Bravery Everyone loves the Comic Quests series!“Kid approved.”—The Dice Tower, on Hocus & Pocus: The Legend of Grimm’s Woods “For kids just diving into the genre, [Comic Quests is] a fantastic gateway and springboard to those more involved types of [role-playing] games.”—The Roarbots“If you love reading, gaming, and magical animals, you’re going to fall head over heels for this brand new graphic novel series.”—YAYOMG!, on Hocus & Pocus: The Legend of Grimm’s Woods“An interactive series that will appeal to reluctant readers and anyone who enjoys making a fun story.”—School Library Journal, on Hocus & Pocus: The Legend of Grimm’s Woods “An exciting and adventurous way to encourage young people to read, as well as hone their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.”—Midwest Book Review, on Iron Magicians“Great for commutes, waiting in long lines, or any instance where you're stuck without anything to do or anyone to talk to. Or, you know, simply because you want to play an RPG by yourself!.”—Sequential Tart, on Iron Magicians“Fun for kids of all ages.”—Really Into This, on Hocus & Pocus: The Legend of Grimm’s Woods
£999.99
Fantagraphics The Woman Who Loved Life And Other Stories
Book SynopsisEC zombies, mood, murder and mayhem - as they've never been seen before!
£26.59
Fantagraphics How I Tried To Be A Good Person
Book SynopsisA graphic memoir about obsession, gender conflict, and self-liberation, told with groundbreaking honesty.
£28.79
Fantagraphics Man And Superman And Other Stories
Book SynopsisAll of Harvey Kurtzman s rare EC genre fiction in a single volume.
£26.99
Fantagraphics Young Shadow
£15.29
Fantagraphics The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: Grass Roots
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£20.69
Idea & Design Works Relic of the Dragon
Book SynopsisThe classic you-choose-the-story format jumps to comics with this dungeon-crawling fantasy adventure for young readers!Urik the dwarf will need help from his trusty spirit guide if he''s to find the mysterious Dragon Relic, a quest assigned to him by the gods. There''s just one little problem: that spirit guide is you. New dangers and new decisions loom on every page. Help Urik overcome deadly demons, lying fairies, and beautiful yet treacherous unicorns. Will he return home a glorious champion, or fall in a hole? Navigate this strange labyrinth to complete the quest and discover your ultimate destiny. Combining the setting and decision-making of classic sword-and-sorcery RPGs with the captivating storytelling and art of comics, Relic of the Dragon is the adventure of a lifetime. Whether or not to take the journey? That''s no decision at all.
£8.99
Idea & Design Works The October Faction, Vol. 5: Supernatural Dreams
Book SynopsisNow a Netflix Original Series! With their former leader and father retired, the rest of the Allan family adjusts to the new status quo and brings the monster-hunting business into the modern era.But a sinister and powerful new evil stirs... one that could tear the family apart! The town of Gristlewood is under attack from the most powerful being it has ever seen. Vivian and Geoff take the lead in fighting the evil, but can they even begin to match its power? Or will this be the end of the October Faction?
£15.29
Idea & Design Works Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock
Book SynopsisExperience the riveting, powerful story of the Native American civil rights movement and the resulting struggle for identity told through the high-flying career of West Coast rock ''n'' roll pioneers Redbone.You''ve heard the hit song "Come and Get Your Love" in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy, but the story of the band behind it is one of cultural, political, and social importance.Brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas were talented Native American rock musicians that took the 1960s Sunset Strip by storm. They influenced The Doors and jammed with Jimmy Hendrix before he was "Jimi," and the idea of a band made up of all Native Americans soon followed. Determined to control their creative vision and maintain their cultural identity, they eventually signed a deal with Epic Records in 1969. But as the American Indian Movement gained momentum the band took a stand, choosing pride in their ancestry over continued commercial reward.Created in cooperation of the Vegas family, authors Christian Staebler and Sonia Paoloni with artist Thibault Balahy take painstaking steps to ensure the historical accuracy of this important and often overlooked story of America''s past. Part biography and part research journalism, Redbone tells a vivid story about this neglected chapter of American history.
£16.19
Idea & Design Works Bermuda
Book SynopsisAn all-new tale of high adventure and pulpish mystery from John Layman, New York Times bestselling writer of Chew, and superstar artist Nick Bradshaw (Wolverine & the X-Men, Astonishing Spider-Man)!There''s a region in the Atlantic Ocean where planes disappear, ships are lost, and traveling souls go missing... never to be heard from again. And there''s an island within this place, mysterious and uncharted, untouched by time and civilization, where all who are lost end up. It’s a mysterious place inhabited by dinosaurs, pirates, crazed magicians, strange monsters... and a girl named Bermuda. Sixteen-years-old, scrappy, and a survivor, this has been the only life she has ever known. Until today. Today she discovers something on her island that will either open a doorway between her world and ours... or destroy them both!
£15.29
Idea & Design Works The Kill Lock: The Artisan Wraith
Book SynopsisSequel to the cult-hit story of a robotic society where criminals are bound by a Kill Lock, where if one dies, they all do!Through masterful manipulation, the brilliant and psychopathic Artisan took over an unbreakable Wraith body--saving his Lock-mates in the process. Now, the Artisan Wraith has made a safe haven for all those punished by the Kill Lock. And has set his eye on the society that punished them.It''s up to two assassins, the Resolve and the Lurk, to bring down the most dangerous being in the galaxy and the planet under his command. Should they fail, the Wraith Legion will take over and where the Wraiths go, only death and destruction follow. But what secrets does the Artisan Wraith know that could tear the assassins, the Wraith Legion, and the very homeworld itself apart?Writer and artist Livio Ramondelli (Transformers) returns to the world of The Kill Lock with another tale of pulse-pounding tension and excitement. It''s a space robot universe populated with startlingly evocative, all-too-human characters.
£20.70
Idea & Design Works Cooking with Monsters (Book One): The Beginner's
Book SynopsisFast-paced monster fights and burgeoning high school romances are both on the menu in this exciting young adult debut from Jordan Alsaqa and Vivian Truong.Hana Ozawa is the newest face at the Gourmand Academy of Culinary Combat, a school that will teach her how to fight monsters AND how to turn them into delicious meals. Hana is a natural, but so are her classmates, and she struggles to keep up?she?s gotta stand out, especially if she wants to impress the warrior chef who saved her life as a child. Throw in a crush on a formidable lady rival and a dash of multicultural cuisine, and this unique and hilarious story is sure to hit the spot!Cooking with Monsters is Naruto with a cast of LGBTQ+ characters. It?s Percy Jackson or Harry Potter without a straight white man in the pilot seat. It?s perfect for every young reader out there who doesn?t feel like they get to see themselves represented in the fantastical adventures they read.
£14.39
Idea & Design Works Brutal Nature Omnibus
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£22.95
Boom! Studios Bury the Lede
Book SynopsisFrom New York Times-bestselling author Gaby Dunn comes a story of an ambitious young reporter and the potential murderess who will change her life. Cub reporter Madison Jackson is young, scrappy, and hungry to prove that she deserves her coveted college internship at the premiere newspaper in town, The Boston Lede where she fetches coffee for the night crew and dreams of her own byline. So when her police scanner mentions a brutal murder tied to a prominent Boston family, Madison races to the crime scene, looking for the scoop of the century. What she finds instead is the woman who'll change her life forever: Dahlia Kennedy, celebrity socialite, now widow, covered in gore and the prime suspect in the murder of her husband and child. When Dahlia refuses to talk to anyone but Madison, they begin a dangerous game of cat and mouse that leads the young journalist down a twisted path. From Gaby Dunn (Bad with Money, I Hate Everyone But You) and Claire Roe (Batgirl and the Birds of Prey, Welcome Back) comes an all new original graphic novel about the thrill of the chase and the dangers of going toe-to-toe with a potential killer.
£14.24
Boom! Studios A Sparrows Roar
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£10.99
Archaia Studios Press Happiness Will Follow
Book SynopsisMike Hawthorne’s mother is left alone to raise her son in New York City, a city that torments them both with its unforgiving nature. But when Mike falls victim to an old world Santeria death curse, a haunting sign from the old country of something his mother could never truly escape —she begins a series of events that drive him away both physically and emotionally. For the first time ever, Eisner Award-nominated artist Mike Hawthorne (Superior Spider-Man) tells the true and tragic story of enduring abuse, discovering a love of art, and a passion that helped him to build the home he never had in this graphic novel memoir about family, survival, and what it means to be Puerto Rican in America.
£18.99
Boom! Studios Ghosted in L.A. Vol. 3
Book SynopsisThe critically-acclaimed series concludes as Daphne Walters must confront her former roommate Michelle, discover the mystery of just who’s behind that basement door and decide her entire future - this should be totally easy, right?CRAZY, SUPERNATURAL, LOVE. Daphne Walters’ life is complicated enough, living at Rycroft Manor with her ghostly friends and trying to figure out why everyone in LA is always 30 minutes late for everything important. So it’s TOTALLY the perfect time for Daphne to lose one of her friends, for the mystery of the ghost behind the basement door to be revealed and for Daphne to decide her entire future, RIGHT? And did we forget to mention that Daphne’s former roommate Michelle just unveiled a scheme to exorcise the friendly ghosts from Rycroft? Yeah, there’s that too. GLAAD Award-nominated Sina Grace (Iceman) and illustrator Siobhan Keenan (Jem and the Holograms) conclude the acclaimed series that proves true love and friendship never dies! Collects Ghosted in L.A. #9-12
£10.99
Boom! Studios The Red Mother Vol. 3
Book SynopsisDaisy takes her final steps towards unlocking the path to the Red Court and confronting the terrifying force behind the horrors inflicted upon her in the unforgettable conclusion of the acclaimed horror series.THE RED MOTHER HAS ARRIVED. Daisy takes her final steps towards unlocking the path to the Red Court and confronting the terrifying force behind the horrors inflicted upon her. Now the Red Mother’s true plan will be revealed and the fate of our world rests in Daisy’s hand. Writer Jeremy Haun (The Beauty, The Realm) and artist Danny Luckert (Regression) present the unforgettable conclusion of their acclaimed horror series revealing the hidden terrors in the world around us. Collects The Red Mother #9-12.
£10.99
Boom! Studios The Princess Who Saved Her Friends
Book SynopsisThe sequel to the beloved children's book based on the song by musician, singer-songwriter, and Internet superstar Jonathan Coulton (Thing a Week).In The Princess Who Saved Her Friends princess Gloria Cheng Epstein Takahara de la Garza Champio continues to explore the good, and sometimes bad, sides of friendship and its effects. Gloria has always used determination, bravery, and understanding to build relationships and overcome strife in her friendships with monsters and witches, but how will she handle the discovery that the witch she befriended might not be such a great friend after all? Reuniting the team behind Mech Cadet Yu, join New York Times best-selling writer Greg Pak (Darth Vader) and illustrator Takeshi Miyazawa (Ms. Marvel) for this charming graphic novel sequel based on the beloved song by internet superstar musician Jonathan Coulton.
£12.34
Sourcebooks Young Readers Global: One Fragile World. an Epic Fight for
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£22.49
Lerner Publishing Group Video Games: A Graphic History
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£999.99
Lerner Publishing Group Super Potato and the Greenhouse of Evil: Book 7
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£10.09
Lerner Publishing Group The Wolf in Underpants Breaks Free
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£999.99
Lerner Publishing Group Super Potato's All-Night Dinosaur Fight: Book 9
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£10.10
Lerner Publishing Group Oceans, Glaciers, and Rising Sea Levels: A
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£31.65
Lerner Publishing Group Robot Dance Fever
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£29.12
Lerner Publishing Group Muhammad Ali
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£29.12
Good & True Media The American Dream of Braven Young
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£18.95
Good & True Media Mikey and the Not-So-Awesome Possums
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£14.20
A&U Children's Sherlock Bones and the Art and Science Alliance
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£16.14
Allen & Unwin Scarygirl Film Tie-In: The Origin Story
Book SynopsisWelcome to the world of Scarygirl.Abandoned on a remote beach, Scarygirl doesn't know who she is or where she's come from. Blister, a kind and intelligent giant octopus, wants to keep her safe, but Scarygirl needs answers. Who is the strange man haunting her dreams? Will Bunniguru help her unlock the mysteries of her past? Can she trust the wily forest dwellers? Her journey takes her to the edge, and beyond...'Scarygirl is a delight for the eyes.' The Guardian'A visually stunning book...a bold spectacle.' Sunday Age'The artwork explodes with vibrant colour and psychedelic imagery, drawing Scarygirl's world in bold and vivid detail...A whole feast of treats and surprises.' Centre for Youth Literature
£12.99
Drawn and Quarterly Tubby: The John Stanley Library
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£19.99
Drawn and Quarterly Blabber Blabber Blabber: Volume 1 of Everything
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£20.87
Drawn and Quarterly Palookaville: No. 21
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£17.09
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.
£18.66
Drawn and Quarterly The Freddie Stories
Book SynopsisTHE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF TROUBLED ADOLESCENTS FROM BARRY''S ACCLAIMED COMICThe Freddie Stories traces a year in the life of Freddie, the youngest member of the dysfunctional Mullen family. These four-panel entrieseach representing an episode in the life of Freddiebring to life adolescence, pimples and all. No matter what happens, it all seems to go wrong for Freddiehe''s set up as an arsonist, mercilessly teased in school, and bossed around by classmates. With consummate skill, Lynda Barry writes about the cruelty of children at this most vulnerable age when the friends they make and the paths they choose can forever change their lives. In The Freddie Stories every word of dialogue, every piece of narration, and every dark line evokes adolescent angst. These short, moving stories are collected from Barry''s beloved Ernie Pook''s Comeek, which was serialized across North America for two decades. Re-packaged here with a brand-new afterword from Lynda Barry, The Freddie Stories is an adult tale about just how hard it is to be a teenager, and it''s classic Barry workpoignant, insightful, and true.
£15.58
Drawn and Quarterly Cave-In
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£12.34
Drawn and Quarterly Daybreak
Book Synopsis"A storytelling tour de force by turns creepy and poignant . . . One of the best books of the year." Jeff Jensen, Entertainment WeeklyYou 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 newfound protector and is scratching at the door.What transpires is a moment-to-moment struggle for survivalThe Road meets Dawn of the Dead. Daybreak is seen through the eyes of a silent observer as he follows his protector and runs from the shadows of the imminent zombie threat. Brian Ralph slowly builds the tension of the zombies on the periphery, letting the threatrather than the actual carnagebe the driving force. The postapocalyptic backdrop features tangles of rocks, lumber, I-beams, and overturned cars that are characters in and of themselves. A New York Times Graphic Novel Bestseller and YALSA Great Graphic Novel For Teens, Daybreak is an art-house take on the classic zombie genre.
£13.29
Drawn and Quarterly On Loving Women
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£13.82
Drawn and Quarterly Petty Theft
Book SynopsisPascal's in a bad place. He's out of work, he and his long-time girlfriend have just broken up, and when he goes out for a run to ease his frazzled nerves, he falls and injures his back so badly, he's strictly forbidden from running. What's an endorphin-loving cartoonist to do? In a bid to distract himself, Pascal throws himself into his other pleasure: reading. And while at the bookstore one day, he spies a young woman picking up his own book. But then she darts out of the shop without paying. Bemused, he decides to figure out why she did it. Petty Theft is a comedy of errors, a laugh-out-loud account of a man on a mission, and a heavily fictionalised memoir about the addictiveness of book-ownership. Pascal Girard intermingles an all-too-true-to-life snapshot of contemporary relationships with slapstick trials and dryly funny tribulations in this delightfully readable book. From the award-winning author of Reunion, Petty Theft is a deftly told, finely drawn contemporary romance that will keep book-lovers on the edge of their seat from the first page until the book's denouement.Trade ReviewGirard's self-mocking tale is entrancing, a self-inflicted catastrophe of terrible but irresistible hilarity.-Publishers Weekly Starred Review
£15.29
Drawn and Quarterly Adult Contemporary
Look through Bendik Kaltenborn's kaleidoscopic glasses and glimpse the world the way he sees it: a vibrantly colourful planet populated by lumpy, big-nosed people totally absorbed in their own off-kilter personal dramas. Adult Contemporary is a collection of odd imaginings, surrealist comics, and physical comedy gags from Kaltenborn, a New Yorker and New York Times illustrator. People scramble around in a world they don't understand, happy as can be. An author finds unexpected and lethal love in his own garden. A marriage is threatened by soup. Drunk old men quarrel about literature in the witching hour. A con details a small and silly bank robbery from the 1980s. CEOs do push-ups. Norwegian cartoonist Bendik Kaltenborn's Adult Contemporary reads as homage to the art of mid-twentieth century cartooning and absurdist sketch comedy. His characters pace about like Groucho Marx, pratfall like Dick Van Dyke, and mug like Jim Carrey. His virtuosic gift as an illustrator and designer shines through in these pages; indisputable in the multiplicity of styles he employs, and in the immediate appeal of the book as a whole. From extended, off-beat jokes about obnoxious businessmen to gorgeous full-page gag illustrations, Adult Contemporary is always able to find something to laugh at.
£19.66
Drawn and Quarterly Stroppy
Book SynopsisEnter the strange and wordplay-loving world of cartoonist and fine artist Marc Bell (Shrimpy and Paul, Hot Potatoe [sic]), where the All-Star Schnauzer Band runs things and tiny beings hold signs saying It's under control. Our hapless hero Stroppy is minding his business, working a menial job in one of Monsieur Moustache's factories, when a muscular fellah named Sean blocks up the assembly line. Sean's there to promote an All-Star Schnauzer Band-organized songwriting contest, which he does enthusiastically, and at the expense of Stroppy's livelihood, home, and face. In hopes for a cash prize, Stroppy submits a work by his friend Clancy The Poet to the contest. Mishaps and hilarity ensue and Stroppy is forced to go deep into the heart of Schnauzer territory to rescue his poet friend. Stroppy is Marc Bell's triumphant return to comics; it's also his first full-length graphic novella, one that thrums with jokes, hashtags, and made-up song lyrics. Densely detailed not-so-secret underground societies, little robots, and heavy weight humdingers leap off the page in full colour. With Stroppy, Bell continues to explode the divide between fine art, doodling, and comics.
£17.09
