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Drawn and Quarterly The Good Times are Killing Me
Book SynopsisYoung Edna Arkins lives in a neighborhood that is rapidly changing, thanks to white flight from urban Seattle in the late 1960s. As the world changes around her, Edna is exposed to the callous racism of adults; sometimes subtle and other times blatant, but always stinging. At the heart of The Good Times Are Killing Me is the forbidden friendship between Edna who is white and Bonna Willis who is black, and how the world around them forces them to challenge their loyalties to each other. As Barry does in her comics, she perfectly captures the awkward and earnest adolescent voice as Edna moves from childhood to middle school. Originally published in 1988, The Good Times Are Killing Me is as relevant now as it ever was. Its influence cannot be overstated as it was adapted into an off-Broadway play and won the Washington State Governor's Award. D+Q will be publishing the novella in hardcover with a new cover and the color illustrations from the first edition.
£17.09
Drawn and Quarterly Fake Lake
Book SynopsisIt's noon on Tuesday in Fake Lake and the smell of the Tire Stack (still smoldering after thirty years) is wafting through the window of the Greasy Spoon Diner. Inside the radio's tuned to YFUK--Fake Lake's own Talk Dirty Radio. Mayor Dundoing is tucking into a rasher of surreal back bacon while perusing the Bottom Feeder's Crassified Ads--there's a used cemetery plot and a fat-bum door knocker for sale, a hide-a-bed has gone missing, and Mistress Grind wishes to reduce someone to a mere nub. The town of Fake Lake is a sludge pit of goings-on and the Bottom Feeder (the local paper) has been kept busy chronicling what amounts to a mild apocalypse--collapsing bridges, a gap in the street that swallows the high school band, an awful bacterial business at the hot springs, and a great blowout at the Fakeola bottling plant. Seeing souls ripe for the picking, Lucifer (ever a prominent presence in Fake Lake) has even taken out a paid advertising supplement--Writhing Bodies Herbal Tea Mix, anyone? Revel in the oddities of Adrian Norvid's large-format drawings with the bizarre and terribly funny Fake Lake. There's a seat for you in the Polished by Bums Tavern and it looks like someone's signed you up for the Midnight Churchyard Dig.
£15.29
Drawn and Quarterly The Customer is Always Wrong
Book SynopsisThe Customer is Always Wrong is the continuing saga of a young naive artist working in a restaurant of drunks, junkies, thieves, and creeps. Oakland in the late seventies is a scuzzy, low-rent warzone and Mimi Pond folds the tales of the sleaze-ball characters that sur- round her into her workaday waitressing life. Outrageous and loving tributes and takedowns of her co-workers and satellites of the Imperial Cafe create a snapshot of a time in Mimi s life where she encounters who she is, and who she is not. Told in the same brash yet earnest style as her previous memoir Over Easy, Pond s storytelling gifts have never been stronger than in this epic, comedic novel. She drops readers right back at the Imperial with its great coffee and depraved cast, where things only get worse for the addicts and alcoholics surrounding her while her career as a cartoonist starts to take off.
£23.75
Drawn and Quarterly The Golem's Mighty Swing
Book SynopsisBefore penning his acclaimed graphic novel Market Day and founding the Center for Cartoon Studies, James Sturm proved his worth as a master cartoonist with the eloquent graphic novel, The Golem s Mighty Swing, one of the first breakout graphic novel hits of the 21st century. Sturm s fascination with the invisible America has been the crux of his comics work, exploring the rarely-told or oft-forgotten bits of history that define a country. By reuniting America s greatest pastime with its hidden history, the graphic novel tells the story of the Stars of David, a barnstorming Jewish baseball team of the depression era. Led by its manager and third baseman, the nomadic team travels from small town to small town providing the thrill of the sport while playing up their religious exoticism as a curio for people to gawk at, heckle, and taunt. When the team s fortunes fall, the players are presented a plan to get people in the stands. But by placing their fortunes in the hands of a promoter, the Stars of David find themselves fanning the flames of ethnic tensions. Sturm s nuanced composition is on full display as he deftly builds the climax of the game against the rising anti-Semitic fervour of the crowd. Baseball, small towns, racial tensions, and the desperate grasp for the American Dream: The Golem s Mighty Swing is a classic American novel.Trade ReviewSturm s prose is as elegantly understated as his line work. Entertainment Weekly
£13.29
Drawn and Quarterly Yellow Yellow
Book SynopsisYellow Yellow is a charmingly simple story of a child whose playground is a gritty urban cityscape, written by Frank Asch and drawn by Mark Alan Stamaty. With no parent in sight, the boy wanders the sidewalks to find a yellow construction hat that quickly becomes his favorite belonging, earning him many compliments from strangers on nearby stoops. Eventually the boy meets the owner of the hat and must return it, leading the child to make his own yellow hat. Yet the story comes alive via the visual feast of urban oddities that the Who Needs Donuts? cartoonist Stamaty packs in the background of this rediscovered children s classic. As the boy innocently wears his yellow hard hat down city streets, he is oblivious to his surrealist fun-house surroundings filled with fantastical neighbors, such as an old lady on a unicycle and a punk with a head full of fish vacuuming the sidewalk. In scratchy black ink drawings, Stamaty builds a bygone city filled with small storefronts shoe stores, bookshops, delicatessens, and barbershops all packed with detail upon detail. Delightfully grotesque humor lurks in the scenery of Yellow Yellow from page to page, rewarding multiple readings. Stamaty s imagination to fill the space is as limitless as the world was to a young boy in 1970.
£11.99
Drawn and Quarterly The Follies Of Richard Wadsworth
Book SynopsisThe Follies of Richard Wadsworth showcases Nick Maandag's signature blend of deadpan satire and exceedingly unexpected plot twists. In Night School, a Modern Managerial Business Administration and Operational Leadership class goes awry when a fire alarm brings the Chief to school and he decides to stick around to teach the students a thing or two about leadership--and discipline. The Follies of Richard Wadsworth follows the title character, a professor of philosophy, as he begins work as a contract instructor at yet another university. When Wadsworth finds himself smoking reefer at his student's party and discovers she works at a rub 'n' tug, an off-kilter plan is hatched. And in The Disciple, a yarn about a coed Buddhist monastery, Brother Bananas, the resident gorilla, isn't the only one having difficulty keeping his lust tucked safely under his robe. In Maandag's hands--hands that love to toy with morally ambiguous characters and flirt with absurdity--troubled men make poor decisions, unlikable characters gain our sympathies through their very haplessness, and riotous laughs ensue. Maandag has achieved cult acclaim through his self-published and micro-published comics, and The Follies of Richard Wadsworth is his debut book. His mechanical, affectless characters and economical artwork efficiently deliver cringes, heightening the awkward silence and stillness of his hilarious comics.
£15.29
Drawn and Quarterly Sweet Time
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£18.90
Drawn and Quarterly Nori
Book SynopsisIgnatz nominated and MoCCA Arts Festival Award-winning cartoonist Rumi Hara invites you to visit her magical world. Nori (short for Noriko) is a spirited three-year-old girl who lives with her parents and grandmother in the suburbs of Osaka during the 1980s. While both parents work full-time, her grandmother is Nori s caregiver and companion forever following after Nori as the three year old dashes off on fantastical adventures. One day Nori runs off to be met by an army of bats the symbol of happiness. Soon after, she is at school chasing a missing rabbit while performing as a moon in the school play, touching on the myth of the Moon Rabbit. A ditch by the side of the road opens a world of kids, crawfish, and beetles, not to mention the golden frog and albino salamander. That night, her grandma takes to the Bon Odori festival to dance with her ancestors. When Nori wins a trip to Hawaii, she finds herself swimming with a sea turtle, though she doesn t know how to swim. In mesmerizing short stories of black and white artwork with alternating spot color, Hara draws on East Asian folklore and Japanese culture to create an enchanting milieu that Nori tries to make sense of, wrestling between the reality of what she sees and the legends her grandma shares with her.
£18.90
Drawn and Quarterly I Know You Rider
Book SynopsisA candid and philosophical memoir tackling abortion and the complex decision to reproduceI Know You Rider is Leslie Stein's rumination on the many complex questions surrounding the decision to reproduce. Opening in an abortion clinic, the book accompanies Stein through a year of her life, steeped in emotions she was not quite expecting while also looking far beyond her own experiences. She visits with a childhood friend who's just had twins and is trying to raise them as environmentally as possible, chats with another who's had a vasectomy to spare his wife a lifetime of birth control, and spends Christmas with her own mother, who aches for a grandchild.Through these melodically rendered conversations with loved ones and strangers, Stein weaves one continuing conversation with herself. She presents a sometimes sweet, sometimes funny, and always powerfully empathetic account, asking what makes a life meaningful and where we find joy, amid other questionsmost of which have no solid answers, much like real life.Instead of focusing on trauma, I Know You Rider is a story about unpredictability, change, and adaptability, adding a much-needed new perspective to a topic often avoided or discussed through a black-and-white lens. People are ever changing, contradicting themselves, and having to deal with unforeseen circumstances: Stein holds this human condition with grace and humor, as she embraces the cosmic choreography and keeps walking, open to what life blows her way.
£18.90
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.
£19.96
Drawn & Quarterly The Con Artists
Book SynopsisA quintessentially millennial tale about friendship and the quest for self-actualizationThis is going to be Frank's year. He's going to do it all: find love, become a famous comedian, and responsibly parent his plants. But then, Giorgio gets hit by a bus.Self-assured and utterly entitled, Giorgio has always seemed like Frank, but better. Moving in with and caring for his estranged childhood friend quickly starts to chip away at Frank's sense of self, as well as Giogio's carefully curated online persona. Is Giorgio's penchant for overindulgence truly aspirational? Or is it ultimately a red flag? The further Frank is pulled into Giorgio's orbit, the quicker his existential dread blooms. Expectation and reality soon collide in a singular tale about trust and confidence.Luke Healy's playful, hilarious third graphic novel uses crisp lines and physical comedy to portray an uneasy friendship between two young men on the cusp of adulting. Snippets from Frank's middling stand-up routines are punctuated by the subtle farce of Healy's mise-en-scène and the lively, at times scathingly pointed, banter of old friends. The Con Artists is a stylish character study that asks the question of who fools who once everyone is off-camera.
£21.21
Drawn & Quarterly The Death-Ray
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£17.56
Drawn & Quarterly Blankets: 20th Anniversary Edition
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£29.96
Nimbus Publishing (CN) Annaka
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£11.95
Heritage Group Distribution Separated from Santo
Book SynopsisA poignant and eye-opening graphic novel chronicling one Italian-Canadian family''s traumatic separation when their loving father and husband is interned as an "enemy alien" during the Second World War.In 1933, disturbed by the rise of Mussolini’s fascist regime, Santo and Alice Pasqualini left their native Italy and settled in Vancouver, Canada, to create a new life far away from the burgeoning madness of Europe. The couple opened a bakery and became naturalized residents of their new country, avoiding politics and concentrating on working hard and building a family.Unfortunately, their refuge was short-lived, when Santo was arrested for being an “enemy alien” and interned first in Kananaskis, Alberta, and then in Petawawa, Ontario. Italian Canadians, similar to Japanese and German Canadians were considered a threat to the country and therefore, these individuals, mostly male, were imprisoned with no release date determined. Santo, a hardworking man who loved his family, lost his bakery, delivery truck, and house. Meanwhile, his wife and children struggled to get by, as he was interned for twenty-four months, with little to no communication between him and his family. Alice suffered a nervous breakdown due to the stress of the situation and was hospitalized, resulting in their two children being sent off to live with two separate families for nearly two years.Told in dynamic graphic novel form, Separated from Santo depicts an individual who was mistreated, who persevered, and eventually was reunited with his family. Instead of being bitter towards adopted country, the family accepted the situation for what it was, and was thankful to build a home in such a great country. Decades later, apologies from the Canadian government acknowledged the injustice, though the incident reverberated through generations. Written by the great-grandson of Santo and Alice, this poignant and powerful story is a reminder to see the humanity behind every so-called “enemy.”
£23.63
Tundra Book Group Disgusting Critters A Creepy Crawly Collection
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£9.49
Te Herenga Waka University Press This Is Not A Pipe
Book SynopsisI've decided to document my life in pictures. It's hard to draw the pole, because of the pole.Beth has a pole through her arms. This is not a metaphor. A metaphor would be a lot less inconvenient.On the other side of the room, Kenneth is creating a new religion. He thinks narrative is the operating principle of the universe. He also thinks he's the hero of Beth's story. Beth is worried he's going to leave her. The creatures living in the pole may have stolen her cat.Tara Black's comic is surreal, dark, sad, perversely joyful, and if you bet someone they couldn't find another book remotely like it, you would win. It's a little bit about being married to Kenneth. It's a little bit about losing your cat. It's definitely not about the pole.
£19.95
DC Comics I Am Not Starfire
Book SynopsisSeventeen-year-old Mandy, daughter of Starfire, is NOT like her mother. Starfire is gorgeous, tall, sparkly, and a hero. Mandy is NOT a sparkly superhero. Mandy has no powers, is a kid who dyes her hair black and hates everyone but her best friend Lincoln. To Starfire, who is from another planet, Mandy seems like an alien, like some distant angry light years away moon. And it s possible Mandy is even more distant lately, ever since she walked out on her S.A.T.s. Which, yeah, her mum doesn t know. Everyone thinks Mandy needs to go to college and become whoever you become at college, but Mandy has other plans. Mandy s big plan is that she s going to move to France and do whatever people do in France. But then everything changes when she gets partnered with Claire for a school project. Mandy likes Claire (even if she denies it, heartily and intensely). A lot. How do you become the person you re supposed to be when you don t know what that is? How do you become the person you re supposed to be when the only thing you re sure of is what you re not? When someone from Starfire s past arrives, Mandy must make a choice: give up before the battle has even begun, or step into the unknown and risk everything to save her mom. I am Not Starfire is a story about teenagers and/as aliens; about knowing where you come from and where you are going; and about mothers.
£13.49
DC Comics Shazam! Thundercrack
Book SynopsisBilly Batson s never been a team player, and becoming the superhero Shazam didn t seem to change that much. But his new strength and stamina will make football a breeze. After skipping school one too many times, Billy is offered a choice: football or detention. The Fawcett Tigers need a new champion their last quarterback ended up in the hospital, and the coach is pretty sure rival team the Fishtown Atoms are to blame. Between football practice and superhero training, Billy s muscles are getting bigger, but so is his ego. Will foster dad Victor s wise counsel and memories of his own football triumphs help keep young Shazam grounded? Shazam! Thundercrack is set within the movie timeline showing Freddy s vlog filled with superhero training montages, family pranks, and the new gig he took to monitor Billy s football practices (the cheerleading squad really needed a new mascot!).
£8.99
DC Comics Justice League by Scott Snyder Book Two Deluxe
Book SynopsisThe events of the Dark Nights: Metal and Justice League: No Justice have transformed the DC Universe in ways both wonderful and terrifying. Critically acclaimed author Scott Snyder continues his epic run with the World s Greatest Super Heroes. Martian Manhunter, John Stewart and Hawkgirl avoided Drowned Earth with a detour to Thanagar-Prime: J onn looks to tap into the ancient Martian mental database, Green Lantern struggles while practicing his new UV powers, and Kendra searches for answers about her connection to the Totality. This second deluxe hardcover collects Justice League #14-28.
£28.80
DC Comics Flashpoint: The 10th Anniversary Omnibus
Book SynopsisThe Flash s world has changed, and the whole DC Universe with it. Even the Fastest Man Alive can run out of time, and if there is to be anything left of the past, present, or future, Barry Allen must learn the secret of FLASHPOINT! Barry Allen awoke in a world he barely recognizes, but it isn t a trick or a parallel Earth. Something or someone has altered time, replacing Barry s world with a new one. And this new world is not a safe place. The planet is on the brink of destruction as Wonder Woman and the Amazons wage war with Aquaman and the Atlanteans. A motley group of heroes is mounting a resistance, but in this world, heroes are hard to come by. No one has ever heard of the Flash, or the Justice League, or even Superman. Hal Jordan was never given a Green Lantern ring, and Bruce Wayne was killed in Crime Alley when he was just a little boy. Without his powers or his friends to aid him, Barry reaches out to a new Batman to put the world right. If they fail, they ll never escape the twisted world of...FLASHPOINT! Collecting the five-issue Flashpoint miniseries along with the prelude story from The Flash #8-12 and all 56 tie-in issues, Flashpoint Omnibus features a rogues gallery of comics talent including GEOFF JOHNS, ANDY KUBERT, BRIAN AZZARELLO, EDUARDO RISSO, SCOTT SNYDER, JEFF LEMIRE, GENE HA, DAN JURGENS, and more.
£122.40
DC Comics House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 3
Book SynopsisOne of the most celebrated anthology titles of the Bronze Age of comics, The House of Mystery earned its iconic status in the early 1970s under the skillful hands of editor Joe Orlando, whose uncanny aptitude for the fearsome and the frightful brought forth a sumptuous smorgasbord of arcane amusements in every enchanting instalment. Now these classic tales of the weird and the otherworldly are gathered for the first time in a handsome hardcover edition. House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 3 collects issues #2227-254 of the acclaimed series and features scarily sublime work from a horde of comics' greatest artists!
£102.00
DC Comics New Teen Titans Vol. 14
Book SynopsisThe Titans must battle some of the most powerful adversaries Gizmo, Disruptor and Tritan?! But is there a mastermind organizing this terrible attack? In The New Teen Titans Annual #4 learn what terrors await our Titans when a mysterious stranger invades and influences their dreams? And don t miss the origins of Nightwing as Dick Grayson reflects on his life and how he became the hero known as Nightwing! Collecting incredible tales from the late 80 s, this volume contains Secret Origins #13, Tales of the Teen Titans #91, The New Teen Titans #41-49, The New Teen Titans Annual #4, and Secret Origins Annual #3.
£23.40
DC Comics Justice League Vol. 1: Prisms
Book SynopsisMeet the New Justice League: Batman, Superman, the Flash, Hawkgirl, Aquaman, Hippolyta, Naomi, and Black Adam! Writer Brian Michael Bendis reunites with artist David Marquez (Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man, Iron Man, Batman/Superman) for a new, star-studded Justice League featuring Batman, Superman, the Flash, Hawkgirl, Aquaman, Hippolyta, new DC powerhouse Naomi, and...is that Black Adam? Superman is leading the charge to reinvent the Justice League-and at the same time, a new, cosmic-powered threat arrives from Naomi's homeworld to rule the Earth! And as a backup story, dark days ahead for the new Justice League Dark. Zatanna and John Constantine take a road trip, only to discover horror around the bend as a friend-and sometimes foe-is reborn in fire! A legend is destroyed and another takes a terrible turn, as Merlin reveals the beginning of a new, blood-drenched plot for all humankind. So begins writer Ram V's new journey into the abyss with the Justice League Dark! Collects Justice League #59-63.
£15.29
DC Comics Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil
Young orphan Billy Batson finds himself wielding truly amazing magic powers--just in time to face an invasion of alien and earthly monsters! All he has to do is say the magic word: Shazam! When Billy Batson follows a mysterious stranger onto the subway, he never imagines he's entering a strange world of powerful wizards, talking tigers, kid eating monsters, political intrigue and mysterious villains. But Billy encounters all that and more when the wizard gives him a magic word that transforms him into the world's mightiest mortal. Now, he must use his extraordinary new abilities to face an incoming invasion of alien creatures and to stop mad scientist Dr. Sivana and his Monster Society of Evil from taking over the world! Acclaimed and award-winning writer and artist Jeff Smith (Bone) brings his talent for crafting stories with adventure, humour and gorgeous artwork as he reimagines Shazam! for a whole new generation of readers. Collects Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil #1-4
£34.20
DC Comics Superman: The 85th Anniversary Collection
Book SynopsisFaster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive... The Man of Steel fights a never-ending battle for truth and justice! From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the S shield on his chest, Superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved DC Super Heroes of all time. The Man of Steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. He is the world's first Super Hero and a guiding light to all. The Superman: The 85th Anniversary Collection includes Action Comics (1994-2011) #1-2, #23, #60, #182, #305, #395, #473, #643, #732, Action Comics (2011-2016) #7, DC Comics Presents#26, Superman (1994-2006) #1 and #81, Superman (1993-1986) #1, #30, #65, #133, #167, #287, #400, Superman (2018-2021) #18, Superman Confidential #1, Superman: Rebirth #1, Superman: The Man of Steel #1, and World's Finest Comics #176.
£36.00
DC Comics Gotham Academy
Book SynopsisAn action-packed teen drama set in the shadow of Batman and the craziness of Gotham City! Gotham City's most prestigious prep school is a very weird place. It's got a spooky campus, oddball teachers, and rich benefactors always dropping by...like that weirdo Bruce Wayne.
£32.40
Titan Books Ltd Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Newspaper Strips
Book SynopsisAppearing every day in The Sun, the UK's biggest selling national newspaper with a readership of over 2.5 million, the Wallace & Gromit comic strip, ran for over four years, and was one of the most read comic strips in the world. This volume collects the final year's worth of material and features scripts written and drawn by some of the best names working in British comics today.
£12.99
Titan Books Ltd Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Vol. 4: The Endless
Book SynopsisA bold new season begins for the Tenth Doctor and companion Gabby Gonzalez! Whether Facing down an evil corruption of sentient music on a gas giant, catching up an unseen trips with Gabby's best Friend Cindy Wu, or journeying back to the dawn of humankind to witness the clash between Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons, there are no limits to the adventure - or the danger!
£10.99
Wattpad Webtoon Studios, Inc. Raven Saga Vol. 1
Book SynopsisPerfect for fans of fairy tales and Studio Ghibli, this gorgeous fantasy graphic novel adapted from the hit WEBTOON comic tells the story of a girl on an epic quest to rescue her grandmother in a world populated by fairy tale characters.Wen lives in a land of fairy tales and has never seen the world outside of her home. The house where she and her grandmother, Clarimonde, reside is protected and secluded by a magical barrier. Wen dreams of exploring the world and seeing the ocean one day, yet her grandmother insists that she stay inside their little bubble where the seasons never change. When a peculiar boy with a band of ravens begins capturing magic users across the kingdom, she must uncover the secrets held within the woods before the world is robbed of its happily ever after.One day, a mysterious prince passes out just outside the barrier and Wen crosses over to help him. In the confusion outside the protective circle, the boy and his flock of ravens descend and abduct Wen’s grandmother. Wen decides to travel with her newfound friend, Prince Corliss, and his trusty sidekick Theo the swallow, on a quest to save Clarimonde.On her journey, Wen discovers that the outside world isn’t as magical as she once thought, and danger lurks around every corner. But with the help of her friends, she will do her best to unravel the mystery of the boy with the ravens, and more importantly, the mystery of her own past. This volume collects episodes 1 to 12 of the enchanting WEBTOON comic Raven Saga.
£20.40
Flying Eye Books Mason Mooney: Doppelgänger Detective
Book SynopsisIt's Hallowe'en in Grimbrook, and that really means something here. It's when the veil between our world and the world of the paranormal is at its thinnest. It's the perfect time for Mason to go hunting for ghouls and phantoms, break a witch's curse and don his best fancy dress for the school dance. When Mason spots something sinister in the gym, he knows he has to follow it and find out what's going on. With parallel dimensions, evil clones and sudden showers of frogs, Mason Mooney: Doppelgänger Detective is another hilarious and spooky adventure for kids that love twists, turns and mysteries.Trade ReviewMason Mooney's return is very welcome. -- Frank Plowright * The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide *This graphic novel style test proved highly popular with readers as there is so much to explore in both the illustrations and the text. Just the right amount of spooky, funny, and mysterious for readers aged 8+ to enjoy. -- Library Girl and Book BoyTalk about going from strength to strength. I loved the role of the intrusive narrator throughout & the range of panelling and design. -- Matthew Tobin, Literature Academic and Klaus Flugge Prize Judge for 2021
£11.46
Flying Eye Books Alcatoe and the Turnip Child
Book SynopsisAlcatoe, the one witch of Plum Woods, is always ready to use her mischief and misguided magic. When the village decides to hold a vegetable growing contest, the children are set to compete against the grumpiest old man in all of Plum Woods. They enlist Alcatoe's help, and beg for a spell to grow the biggest turnip. But a lot can go wrong even with a perfectly simple turnip-enlarging spell...like growing a few arms and legs. Will Alcatoe manage spoil the entire harvest festival, even if it means the Turnip Child gets turned into a casserole? Disaster, chaos and magical fun ensue in this laugh-out-loud illustrated title that is perfect for middle-grade readers.Trade ReviewIf you're looking for something a little spooky and fun for the children this halloween then you need to pick this up. -- Dapo Adeola, illustrator of Look Up!Wonderful! Sumptuous, sweet and just the right amount of sinister. The Turnip Child is the root veg I am rooting for. * Jack Noel, creator of Comic Classics *There are a lot of fun witchy details to spot in the autumnal-coloured artwork, while the interaction between the children and the turnip child is charming. Quirky and unique, this will appeal to anyone wanting to read something very different. -- BookTrust
£9.49
Flying Eye Books Mason Mooney: Supernatural Sleuth
Book SynopsisYour favourite paranormal investigator is back, with yet another adventure that is sure to have you glued to your seat. No, it's not dreamboat Trent Reilly and his Paranormal Society, it's Mason Mooney! What do you mean you've never heard of him? He's the world's greatest paranormal investigator. Mason and his best friend Iris are on a mission to recover his missing heart and stop Talitha from causing even more mayhem in Grimbrook. But when Iris is welcomed into the mysterious Order of the Emerald Palm, Mason starts to get just a little jealous. And when the two get separated and wind up in different dimensions, Mason will have to get past his jealousy, find Iris and save the town?Trade ReviewA wonderful series for kids that will keep them gripped from the very first page, with dazzlingly out-of-this world illustrations. -- Children’s Books IrelandMason Mooney's return is very welcome. -- Frank Plowright * The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide *This graphic novel style test proved highly popular with readers as there is so much to explore in both the illustrations and the text. Just the right amount of spooky, funny, and mysterious for readers aged 8+ to enjoy. -- Library Girl and Book Boy
£11.67
Flying Eye Books Ltd. Cosmo Park Library Edition
Book SynopsisThis rollercoaster ride through the galaxy is a bright and thrilling comic, following a narrative that is packed full of fascinating science facts and concepts about cosmology within a exciting and funny adventure story.The Universal Nature Park is a place of wonder and scientific adventure, but watch out – there are mysterious and nefarious plots afoot, and it’s not all fun and learning when the Universe is at stake… Hop on a hover-buggy to the centre of the Milky Way and catch a ride around the Universal Nature Park to learn some amazing facts about our galactic neighbourhood. Maybe you’ll spot some tricksy black holes trying to escape their enclosure, or perhaps you’ll get caught in a meteorite storm (don’t forget your comet-repellent umbrella!), and make sure you wrap up warm for the freezing end of the Universe! This colourful comic informs and explains some of the key tenets of cosmology in an engaging and accessible way, following a narrative and packing in fascinating facts and concepts along the way. Kids will emerge from this world with new-found knowledge about the nature of our Universe, and a thirst to learn and explore on their own.
£24.69
Top Shelf Productions Korgi Book 1: Sprouting Wings!
Book SynopsisChristian Slade, a former Disney animator and currently full-time freelance illustrator, has brought to Top Shelf a gorgeously illustrated woodland fantasy about a young girl named Ivy, her dog Sprout and their amazing adventures in Korgi Hollow. This amazing combination of adventure and fantasy will appeal to anyone who loves Andy Runton''s Owly and Jeff Smith''s Bone. Get ready for the launch of something very daring and very new!
£8.54
TwoMorrows Publishing Best Of Draw! Volume 3
Book Synopsis"The Best of Draw! Volume Three" collects more of the best tutorials and interviews from "Draw!", the professional "How-To" magazine on comics and cartooning! Featured here are the top artists in the comics and animation fields, demonstrating: penciling by Mike Wieringo; illustration by Dan Brereton; design by Paul Rivoche; drawing hands, lighting the figure, and sketching by Bret Blevins; cartooning by Bill Wray; inking by Mike Manley; comics & animation by Stephen DeStefano; digital illustration by Celia Calle and Alberto Ruiz; caricature by Zach Trenholm; and, much more!
£26.96
Drawn and Quarterly Louis Riel - a Comic-Strip Biography
Book Synopsis"It has the thoroughness of a history book yet reads with the personalized vision of a novel." TimeChester Brown reinvents the comic-book medium to create the critically acclaimed historical biography Louis Riel, winning the Harvey Awards for best writing and best graphic novel for his compelling, meticulous, and dispassionate retelling of the charismatic, and perhaps insane, nineteenth-century Métis leader. Brown coolly documents with dramatic subtlety the violent rebellion on the Canadian prairie led by Riel, who some regard a martyr who died in the name of freedom, while others consider him a treacherous murderer.
£15.29
Drawn and Quarterly Sleepwalk and Other Stories
Book SynopsisCollecting the first four issues of Adrian Tomine''s acclaimed comic series optic nerve, this book offers sixteen concise, haunting tales of modern life. The characters here appear to be well-adjusted on the surface, but Tomine takes us deeper into their lives, subtly examining their struggle to connect with friends and lovers.
£15.04
Drawn and Quarterly Summer Blonde
Book SynopsisWith a deft and romantic touch, Tomine portrays the emotional ambivalence of drifting, urban twenty-somethings in stunning black and white. His stories are appealingly naturalistic, stylishly cinematic, and emotionally rich. His fans accuse him of eavesdropping on their most intimate moments, exhibiting their insecurities with both forensic detachment and surprising compassion.Trade Review"Tomine, Who Has Become A Cult Figure, Has Brought An Aura Of Cool Realism To The World Of Comics With Its Blend Of The Best Of Independent Comics And Contemporary Fiction." - The Los Angeles New Times; "Emotionally Adroit...Summer Blonde Is Compulsive Melancholy." - The Village Voice Literary Supplement; "...Has The Kind Of Detail And Romantic Yearning Which Has Made Tomine A Cult Figure To The Still Young And The Kind Of Artistry Which Has Made Him A Classic Storyteller To Anyone Of Any Age." - The San Francisco Chronicle
£13.89
Drawn and Quarterly Drawn and Quarterly Showcase: Bk. 2
Book SynopsisDrawn & Quarterly Shaowcase returns featuring two more of the brightest new talents working in graphic novels today. This edition focuses on new stories by two cartoonists from opposite ends of the globe: Chicago's Jeffrey Brown and, from the other side of the Atlantic, Pentti Otsamo of Finland. Brown's story is a tense murder mystery, involving two abducted girls, while Otsamo writes about a boy's move to a new town and of the nastiness of the kids who shun the new arrival.
£12.06
Drawn and Quarterly Way to Go
Book SynopsisAt age 93, Harry Mayerovitch penned these whimsical drawings that offer another perspective on the "way to go". Mayerovitch had a remarkable career as an architect, designer, and cartoonist for nearly seven decades. With this new book, D+Q focuses on his cartooning work spanning three very different stages in his life. It begins in 1943 with a comprehensive look at his World War Two cartoons, then moves ahead to 1973 with a major excerpt from his book The Other One, and culminates yet another 30 years later with Mayerovitch's most recent cartoons from 2003, Way to Go. The book presents a fascinating evolution of one artist's work, from drawings of Hitler to the final period in Way to Go, a playful wit, and wry artistic line full of energy and life.
£9.28
Drawn and Quarterly Drawn and Quarterly Showcase: Bk. 3
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£12.18
Drawn and Quarterly Wimbledon Green
Book SynopsisThe "greatest collector" of comic books falls under the gaze of this humorous graphic novel, which explores the world of adults who obsess over comic books.
£14.24
Drawn and Quarterly The Box Man
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£16.14
Vintage Publishing Cormorance
Book SynopsisThis is the story of a girl and a boy and a lake. The girl wants only to impress her mother, and finds the perfect challenge to prove herself. The boy suffers a tragedy, becomes fixated with a lost memento and makes it his mission to find it. The water is where, one day, the two will meet. Cormorance is a story of an accidental encounter, an unbreakable bond, and the redemptive force of connecting with the natural world. A wordless, purely visual story, it is - like any work by the award-winning Nick Hayes - a book of the utmost beauty, and a wonder to hold in your hand.Trade ReviewThis beautiful book is a reminder that hope can nest in unexpected surroundings. -- James Smart * Guardian *[The] master of the long-form comics… This is a picture book of an odd and eerie beauty. * National Geographic Traveler *[It] makes an eloquent case for what comics can say by refusing to say anything, at least with language… Obviously beautiful… The story is elegantly expressed by the form… I can’t think of many non-graphic novels published this year that match the emotional force and formal deftness of [Cormorance]. -- James Kidd * Literary Review *Fantastic… A bereavement for a child must be utterly devastating, confusing and forever haunting, and I think Nick approaches this subject in a very clever and thoughtful way… The momentum pulls you through the narrative, leading you to fantastic pull-out spreads of natural wonder. -- Matt Sewell * Birdwatch *
£26.91
Classic Comic Store Ltd Les Miserables
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£11.65
Classic Comic Store Ltd Through the Looking-Glass
Book SynopsisLewis Carroll's follow-up to his classic "Alice in Wonderland", with further adventures of Alice.
£9.48
Ifwg Publishing International The Dreaming Volume 2
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£13.53
