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SelfMadeHero The Dance of Death
Book SynopsisHans Holbein’s 16th-century masterpiece, The Dance of Death, reminds its readers that no one, no matter their rank or position, can escape the great leveller, Death. In a foreboding series of woodcuts, Death, depicted as a skeleton, intrudes on the lives of people from every level of society, from the sailor to the judge, the ploughman to the king. By highlighting our common fate, Holbein exposes the folly of greed and ambition, and in doing so brings a corrupt and callous elite crashing back down to earth. In this darkly satirical update, Guardian cartoonist Martin Rowson sharpens and reshapes Holbein’s vision for the 21st century. Death seizes the City banker by his braces and offers a light to the oligarch; it joins the surgeon in theatre and the Hollywood star on the red carpet. Filled with wit and doom-laden drama, Martin Rowson’s The Dance of Death is a masterful reimagining of a book which, in its uncompromising treatment of the rich and powerful, paved the way for the great, levelling craft of political cartooning.
£9.49
Vintage Publishing Collecting Sticks
Book SynopsisObserver Graphic Novel of the MonthCollecting Sticks is a graphic novel about a family glamping trip. (It's like camping, but much more expensive.) Loosely based on actual events, but sometimes veering unexpectedly into fantasy, the story plays with the challenges nature presents to city folk as they forage for berries, get stuck up a tree, make perilous encounters with stinging wildlife, compete to build the best fire and discover the importance of finding good sticks. Also, it rains. It's about the human desire to get back to nature. Or to return to childhood and hit things with sticks.Funny, moving, beautifully drawn, Collecting Sticks can stand beside Joff Winterhart’s classic graphic novel of family life, Days of the Bagnold Summer.Trade ReviewThis wonderfully well-observed graphic novel from cartoonist Decie is a must for anyone diving into the great outdoors this summer. -- Zoë Apostolides * Daily Telegraph *Tent and Primus stove fanatics may want to give it a miss; ditto enthusiastic Scout leaders, and those who even in middle age ache inside at the merest thought of Glastonbury. But if you’re still scarred by camping holidays you endured as a kid – I know I am – then this singular, funny book is for you. -- Rachel Cooke * Observer Graphic Novel of the Month *A lovingly foraged show-and-tell of the quiet humour and tiny heartbreaks that lie beneath day-to-day parenthood. Joe Decie is a master of his craft. -- Stephen CollinsDecie so perfectly captures the nuanced intimacies of the family unit… The parental love in this book is understated, and all the more poignant for the way it is gently folded into the fabric of these familial interactions… The overarching impression given by Collecting Sticks is one of authenticity. -- Lucy Scholes * The Times Literary Supplement *The story of Collecting Sticks is moved along with great charm by Decie's young son, whose commentary throughout is the best representation of spending time with a child I have ever seen in comics. The rhythms of conversation and movement in this book are so delightful because they are so real. It is a book that will remind you of the best things in your life, the small things we don't have to worry about because we are safe and loved. -- Kate BeatonI love this book. It's a lot like real life, just a bit more interesting. -- Joff WinterhartWhat makes it work is its very ordinary notion of life’s small pleasures. Life is not always played out at operatic level. Sometimes it’s little more than a whisper. -- Teddy Jamieson * Herald *Decie is a fine chronicler of life – the nonsensical conversations, boredom, in-jokes, little kindnesses and familiar anxieties. His drawings have a lovely sense of how people move and talks… An affectionate, nuanced tale. -- James Smart * Guardian *There’s undoubtedly something magical about a camping trip…this magic has been captured in Collecting Sticks. -- Andy Shaw * MYM Magazine *To be honest, it made me laugh out loud! -- Maria Argueta * Brighton Journal *Collecting Sticks is very well observed. Decie conveys the family dynamic persuasively, and the book will ring true to curators of small children. It’s a quick read, with a dry sense of humour. -- Pete Redrup * Quietus *
£15.29
Breakdown Press Ltd John's Worth
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£16.99
Breakdown Press Ltd Baby
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£15.29
Myriad Editions Biscuits (assorted)
Book SynopsisSummer in the city: Robins is the virtuoso director of this comic opera of a graphic novel, featuring a vibrant cast of women living and loving in London. Only connect... the walls are very thin.
£15.29
Flying Eye Books The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens
Book SynopsisWhen oddballs Agnes, Roberta and Ruby discover a mutual passion for synchronised swimming, the trio form Team Pom. But between snack time, their favourite TV show and raising pigeons, it can be hard to find time to practice. Tired of their last place, loser status, a crew of self-proclaimed weirdos start their own synchronised swimming club. But on their way to gain the respect and free snacks they deserve, they stumble upon a lonely giant squid in their local pool. Will he be the secret weapon they need to propel them into synchronised swimming super stardom? Or will they end up with ink on their faces? Who are the villainous strangers in bowler hats? And, most importantly, what's for lunch? The first in this series and a debut comic book from award-winning Filipino illustrator Isabel Roxas, Squid Happens is a hilarious read that explores friendship, teamwork and what it means to be yourself.Trade ReviewGood book alert! Drew and her daughters love biting into a good book together, and The Adventures of Team Pom is a hilarious series they revisit again and again! -- The Drew Barrymore Show Staff * The Drew Barrymore Show *Isabel Roxas' super fun and readable comic about friendship, individuality and heroism is a brilliant read for 8-10 year olds looking for something highly visual and original. -- BookTrustThe first book in a new series is packed with bright panels brimming with character and fun -- Children's Books Ireland
£10.44
Blue Fox Publishing The Mountains of Madness
Book SynopsisIn 1932, two years after the first Antarctic expedition, a second expedition sets off. Before the expedition leaves, a stranger gives a notebook to the director of the cruise Howard Pym – who is a professor at the University of Miskatonic – asking him to read it before they reach Antarctica. Preoccupied with the voyage ahead, he forgets about it.
£21.25
Blue Fox Publishing Sparks and the Fallen Star
Book SynopsisThe stars are going out. Night never ends and while others only wonder, Sparks, the bravest little robot, sets out to discover the reason why. Lyndon White's 'Sparks and the Fallen Star' tells the tale of Sparks, who sets off to discover why the stars are going out, and teams up with an otter who has caught one of the stars. Together, they brave the perilous would, and the even more perilous bird who will stop at nothing to claim all of the stars in the sky. Exciting, enchanting and uplifting, this is a beautiful tale of friendship and overcoming the dark.Trade ReviewIt's the perfect kind of contemplative experience I could see sharing with my son before bedtime. -- Fanbase Press * ‘Sparks and the Fallen Star:’ Advance Graphic Novel Review *A simple and powerful telling of what it means to battle the dark. -- Review Fix * Sparks Review: Magical *Glorious work from Lyndon as he blends adventure, heartache and humour across the whole story. -- Comics Anonymous * Sparks and the Fallen Star *
£21.25
Markosia Enterprises Ltd MEAT
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£11.04
Dalen (Llyfrau) Cyf Asterix Agus Trod Nan Treubh (Asterix Sa Gàidhlig
Book SynopsisA crisis which knocks out druid Oghamaix quickly becomes a take-over headache for Asterix and his friends!
£7.99
Dalen (Llyfrau) Cyf Art Abú! Scoil Na Narrachtaí (Irish)
Book SynopsisThese monsters shed their skin like snakes... And when our parents fall asleep, they come back here to switch skin... And it''s about that time right now! In this first book of the series, we follow Art''s adventures as he tries to save his friends from a villain who has cast a mind-control spell on them but who is it?
£10.63
Dalen (Llyfrau) Cyf Asterix Agus Creachadóirí Chríoch Lochlann
Book SynopsisAlthough the fighting Vikings know no fear, the thought of flight intrigues them. Their longboats land close to the Gaulish village, where Taosix''s trendy city-slicker nephew Aicnix is on holiday. The Vikings think Aicnix can teach them about fear, until Asterix and his friends stand with him and give him a sorely-missed backbone.
£10.63
Futa Fata Dog Man Scaoilte Amach
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£999.99
Bog Eyed Books Donny Digits
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£9.49
Bog Eyed Books Good Dog Bad Dog Double Identity
Book SynopsisA hilarious noir detective romp. Full of slapstick visual gags and great wordplay, you''ll soon develop a soft spot for these two lovable detectives!
£9.49
DC Thomson & Co. Ltd. Beano Presents The Bash Street Kids
Book SynopsisThe Bash Street Kids are the class every teacher dreads and it's just got worse for the long-suffering teacher of Class 2B! Danny, Toots, Plug and the team are joined by three new arrivals Mahira, Stevie and Khadija who are just as fun-loving and rebellious as they are, and together they're going to give Teacher a lesson in maximum chaos! This first volume of Bash Street Kids comics collects together 68 pages of hilarious classroom chaos, illustrated by legendary artist David Sutherland.
£6.99
D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd Beano Presents Minnie The Minx
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£6.99
D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd Beano Presents The Bash Street Kids vol. 2
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£6.99
Vanguard Productions Dracula: The Original Graphic Novel
Book SynopsisDracula —both the legendary blood-thirsty vampire and his historic inspiration, Vlad The Impaler— has terrified and fascinated the world via a myriad of films and books ever since Bram Stoker's original 1897 novel.Tales of the vampiric Prince of Darkness have been adapted to every format including a number of graphic novels. But just as Stoker's 1897 novel ever holds its historic place, so too does the original Dracula graphic novel. The premier, 1966 graphic adaptation of Stoker's classic was edited and packaged as a paperback by legendary Creepy magazine founding editor, Russ "Unca' Creepy" Jones. Creepy launched as a full-sized, uncensored black and white horror comics magazine in 1964. It ran, most-famously adorned with covers by Frank Frazetta, for near 300 issues over two decades, spawning a tsunami of imitators and competing horror magazine lines including from Marvel. From 2008-2019 Dark Horse released a complete library of Creepy Archives hardcovers which often made the New York Times bestseller list.After leaving Creepy magazine, for the landmark Dracula graphic novel, Jones enlisted Supergirl co-creator/writer Otto Binder and Star Trek, Twin Earths and Creepy artist Alden McWilliams to adapt Stoker's novel. Legendary Dracula actor, Christopher Lee even provides an Introduction! For Halloween 2021, Vanguard has enlarged, revised, and expanded, this historic but long-out-of print classic in a luxurious hardcover edition with a new historic essay by How To Draw Chiller Monsters author, J. David Spurlock, examples of historically related art by Neal Adams, Gene Colan and a new cover by the most celebrated Creepy artist of all, Frank Frazetta. The package makes a surprisingly tastefully terrifying addition to every library and horror fan's bookshelf.
£26.09
Pencil Rough Productions Revenge Served Wild
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£16.37
Z2 comics Anthrax: Among The Living
Book SynopsisIn 1987, Anthrax unleashed a heavy metal & pop culture touchstone with the release of their historic Among the Living album! Now Anthrax & Z2 invite you to explore the album like never before with this original anthology graphic novel! Each song on the album is given an original story by an amazing creative team, along with extra content and the introduction of the new NOTMAN designed by Greg Nicetero (Walking Dead)! Come on this dark journey into the ‘87 underground in America with these esteemed creators...
£17.09
Uncivilized Books Ex Libris
Book SynopsisEx Libris revolves around a character trapped in a room with nothing but a futon and a bookcase full of comics. As they peruse covers, read stories and fragments of stories, they begin to suspect that the comics contain hidden messages and… a threat. Fiction and reality blur; sanity and madness become increasingly intertwined as the reader becomes convinced the key to their predicament is to be found between the panels of the strange books. With a dizzying array of inventive visual and narrative styles, Ex Libris continues the line of exploration and play that Madden initiated with 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style. Ex Libris is a tribute to the meta-fictional tradition of writers like Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Vladimir Nabokov, and Italo Calvino (whose novel, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, was the inspiration). MATT MADDEN (NYC 1968) is a cartoonist, teacher, and translator. His best-known book is 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style, a comics adaptation of Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style. His recent work includes the comic books Drawn Onward and Bridge. He has been living in Philadelphia since 2016.Trade Review"Madden calls attention brilliantly to the medium’s building blocks—elements like panel borders and sound effects—in a kind of comics theory course with the punch line of the protagonist declaring that “drawings have a greater power than words to get under your skin.” This endlessly inventive work is a metafictional master class in comics."—Publishers Weekly; Starred Review "Madden displays a keen mastery of numerous visual and narrative styles. A formally inventive, deeply emotional tale, reminiscent of Italo Calvino’s If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler..."—Library Journal "This elegant showcase of graphic storytelling displays deep knowledge of the language of comics. The book’s metafictional forays always serve the unnamed reader’s tale, too; the subtle build of the mood and suspense around them results in a dazzling graphic novel."—Foreword Reviews; Starred Review Praise for 99 Ways to Tell A Story: "A fascinating analysis of and a treatise, of sorts, on language in comics." —Steven Heller, designer and author "Balances postmodern irony with genuine invention and amusement." —The Guardian "There’s a new discovery on every page, making this one of the most thrilling and surprising graphic novels around."—Comics Worth Reading "Astonishingly, for a book that is above all else repetitive, it never gets boring. Even the obvious is interesting, and Madden also comes up with a lot of great stuff, ways of seeing that might not have occurred to the reader. Fantastic and thought-provoking fun. Highly recommended."—The Complete Review
£17.09
Uncivilized Books Prometheite
Book SynopsisPrometheite reimagines Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as a lesbian romantic tragedy. Two young women, Aveline and Violet, meet at the University of Ingolstadt and quickly bond over their interest in anatomy, the occult, and one another. But, before their love can fully bloom, Aveline dies. Violet resorts to dark sciences to keep the forbidden romance alive and resurrects Aveline. But all is not well. Aveline suspects something unnatural about her life as Violet struggles to keep the resurrection a secret. Will toying with the forces of nature doom their forbidden relationship? Prometheite is Ari Mulch's first graphic novella.
£14.24
Alternative Comics Black Phoenix Vol. 2
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£12.34
Silver Sprocket The Paradox Of Getting Better
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£999.99
Silver Sprocket Let's Get Burgers
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£17.09
Silver Sprocket Demons: Bloodlust
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£12.59
Iron Circus Comics Yes, Roya: Color Edition
Book SynopsisWylie Kogan is an aspiring artist, stumping for work in 1963 California. When a fawning fan letter grants him access to his cartoonist hero, the wealthy and celebrated Joseph Ahlstrom, he's quick to take advantage of a proffered portfolio review . . . but winds up learning more than he ever wanted to about Joe when he stumbles across some of his idol's illicit fetish art. His hasty, ill-considered theft of a drawing triggers a series of events he never planned on . . . most of which involve Joseph's imposing and resolute partner, Roya. This universally-lauded erotic classic, originally published in black and white, is now available in brilliant FULL COLOR.Trade Review"You guys . . . this is a powerful story." — OH JOY SEX TOY “A sex-positive, feminist graphic novel I think everyone should go out and read. The amazing characters, story, and art make it easy to support Iron Circus Comics and C. Spike Trotman’s vision of an inclusive publisher telling and publishing stories that no one else would have the bravery to put out.” — WOMEN WRITE ABOUT COMICS
£12.34
Aftershock Comics OUT OF BODY
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£13.49
Ablaze, LLC GoSt 111
Book SynopsisWinner of the Angouleme 2021 Fauve Polar SNCF prize for "Best Thriller"! A dizzying dive into the world of police informants. A model father but unemployed, Goran Stankovic accepts a shady job, gets arrested and has no other choice but to collaborate by becoming an informant. Stuck between thugs and the police, in a world of manipulation, Goran will have to play a perilous double game to get out of it. GoSt111 is as much a perilous thriller as a vertiginous dive into the unknown world of the informants of the police. A chiseled and hyperrealistic dark story, brought to life by the expressive line of Marion Mousse. Co-written by screenwriter Mark Eacersall, and Henri Scala, who was Commissioner of the National Police for more than 20 years.
£19.54
Ablaze, LLC Tales of the City Vol. 1
Book SynopsisA CLASSIC OF LGBTQ LITERATURE THAT HAS BECOME A CULT SENSATION! San Francisco, late 1970s. At 28 Barbary Lane, Anna Madrigal runs a boarding house. She welcomes people who have nowhere else to go: the misfits. This matriarch is known for her unending kindness and her superb marijuana crop. Enter Mary Ann Singleton, a prudish, naïve, young woman who escaped her dull Ohio hometown for San Francisco. She settles in with her other fellow tenants: Michael “Mouse,” a personable young gay man, Brian Hawkins, an incorrigible Don Juan, and Mona Ramsey, a young hippyish bisexual. Little does the group know that they will soon form a dear family together. This is the beginning of a humorous, heartfelt saga, between the summer of love and the appearance of AIDS, in the city of sexual freedom! THE HEROES OF THIS ENCHANTING GROUP HAVE BEEN ENJOYED BY MILLIONS OF READERS WORLDWIDE! The novels have been translated into 10 languages and sold over 6 million copies. The title has been adapted on TV (BBC), Limited Series (Netflix), Theater...and now in graphic novel form for the first time. Trade Review"This adaptation provides a new chapter in the life of an enduring classic of LGBTQ+ literature."--thequeerreview.com
£16.19
Ablaze, LLC Trese Vol 4: Last Seen After Midnight
Book SynopsisAward-winning Filipino comic, and now hit Netflix anime series! In a neglected area of Luneta Park, a man is found strangled by the weeds and vines. Across town, a murdered manananggal is about to spark a supernatural gang war. Over at the university, a strange illness is driving college students mad with despair. At the harbor, demons have gathered to watch the country’s greatest boxer fight for his very soul. Foul play. Magic spells. Supernatural criminals. When the case takes a turn for the weird, the police call Alexandra Trese. Trese Vol 4: Last Seen After Midnight contains 4 stories from the case files of Alexandra Trese: • CADENA DE AMOR • A PRIVATE COLLECTION • WANTED: BEDSPACER • FIGHT OF THE YEAR Each features updated/remastered artwork, as well as bonus material, including Alexandra’s journal entries chronicling her creature encounters and more.
£13.49
Clover Press Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection Vol.
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£60.34
Clover Press The Complete Dick Tracy: Vol. 2 1933-1935
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£38.69
Magnetic Press My Friend Toby
Book SynopsisToby the dog is living his best life by the seaside, enjoying the joys of nature, living with an artist who loves freedom as much as he does. Except for when he’s hungry –then nothing matters more than his master, whom he consoles and exasperates, and occasionally inspires. Things change, however, when his master starts seeing a new lady friend… A beautiful, wordless graphic novel exploring the mind of man’s best friend from his own perspective. By the triple-Eisner-nominated artist of A Sea of Love, Gregory Panaccione (Best Painter/Multimedia Artist, Best Publication Design, Best US Edition of International Material, 2019)
£19.54
Magnetic Press Black Box Chronicles
Book SynopsisA sci-fi anthology chronicling mankind's first steps into interstellar space, as pieced together from the records recovered from the wreckage of various spacecraft found throughout the cosmos. A bold series of tales by a luminous collection of comics' greatest creators spanning centuries of a fantastic yet plausible future. Written by Horrible Future cofounders MARK SCHEY and CHRIS NORTHROP, this stellar volume includes artwork by celebrated award winners and nominees such as DAVID MACK (Daredevil, Kabuki), MICHAEL AVON OEMING (Powers, Bulletproof Monk), ZACH HOWARD (Hellboy, Wild Blue Yonder), ERYK DONOVAN (Memetic, Quantum Teens are Go), MARCO FODERA (Nathan Never), GAVIN SMITH (Star Trek: Mirrorverse), TORU TERADA (Small World), DAVID MESSINA (Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca, 3Keys), GIOVANNI RIGANO (Global, Artemis Fowl), DREW MOSS (The Crow, Red Sonja), CHRISTIAN DIBARI (Revolvers, Providence of Madness), TAKI SOMA (Sleeping While Standing, Bitch Planet), MARIO ALBERTI (Spider-man and the Fantastic Four, The Wall), SARAH BASLAIM, FLAVIO DISPENZA, K. MICHAEL RUSSEL and M. SEAN MCMANUS.
£16.19
Mad Cave Studios Good Game, Well Played
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£13.49
Simon And Schuster Group USA Navigating With You
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£13.49
Artists Writers & Artisans Knighted
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£9.49
Artists Writers & Artisans Hotell Vol. 2
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£9.49
Artists Writers & Artisans The Resistance Universe: The Origins
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£17.09
Artists Writers & Artisans Black Tape
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£9.49
Behemoth Comics You Promised Me Darkness Vol. 1
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£17.09
Behemoth Comics Junky Cable
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£15.29
Behemoth Comics Cinnamon
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£13.49
Behemoth Comics No Holds Bard Vol. 1
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£17.09
Behemoth Comics Strgrl Vol. 1
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£15.29
Behemoth Comics Heavy Metal Drummer
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£17.09
