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Ablaze, LLC Manix Abrera's 14
Book SynopsisABLAZE proudly presents "14", the second silent graphic novel created by Filipino comic artist, Manix Abrera. This graphic novel is also his first work to achieve a National Book Award (Category: Wordless Graphic Literature) in 2015, awarded by the National Book Development Board and Manila Critics Circle.14 tells the story of a human who mysteriously discovers a 13th floor on his building and finds himself in the middle of a storytelling session among different mythological creatures of Philippine folklore. Together with a partying crowd of supernatural beings, he listens to stories narrated by creatures such as the Manananggal, Diwata, Tikbalang, Kapre, Tiyanak, and even by a White Lady and a Doppelganger. With each creature taking the stage, describing wild stories spurred by their unique, terrifying traits and abilities, 14 is a grand narrative of weird yet wonderful tales, humorous albeit dark and spooky, surreal but unarguably true to the emotions of the heart. Stories like finding love then losing it, searching for happiness, getting lost, staying trapped, wanting to belong, dying to be born again – may all sound too human, but are also being experienced by these mythological creatures.Using absolutely no words in this graphic novel, Manix successfully tells the stories through careful planning of each scene and sequence. Frame by frame, panel by panel, Manix effectively renders each scene in detail and maximizes the power of images to completely convey the stories and emotions he wants to evoke in his readers. It is now up to you, the reader, to notice these details, to savor each frame, page by page until the big picture and meaning unfold sans the usual text balloons. Sounds mind-blowing!Reading without words is like talking without a voice, almost supernatural but not impossible. Let Manix Abrera’s 14 talk to you visually and take you into a truly exciting and totally unforgettable literary experience.
£13.49
Ablaze, LLC Witch of Mine Vol 1
Book SynopsisIn these times, if you're too good or bad at something or simply too beautiful, you're called a witch. But there also exist magical beings called witches, who have the power to travel through both time and different dimensions, and sometimes do in the pursuit of love with human beings. Up against twists of fate and time, an outcast young boy and a mysterious witch, shunned because they're different from what's considered normal, one due to his imperfection and one due to her perfection, will need more than just magic spells and incantations; they'll need each other. Beautifully written, with interconnected stories that will keep you guessing, Witch of Mine asks: “How far would you go for love?"
£999.99
Ablaze, LLC Centaurs Vol 1
Book SynopsisAn epic fantasy adventure set in an alternate medieval Japan, where humans co-exist with the mythic half man/half horse beasts known as centaurs, or "jinba". The centaur race were long revered as deities in ancient times; however, with the advent of the sengoku (warring states) period, humans started to enslave and use them for military purposes due to their speed, stamina, and ability to communicate in human language. Centaurs living in the plains were rapidly subjugated; in contrast, large numbers of centaurs living deep in the mountains were still free due to their relative isolation. A wild and proud warrior jinba from the mountains named Matsukaze, known as the redheaded rock tiger, is caught while protecting his son. He is traded to a feudal lord, and taken to his land. There he meets another centaur, named Kohibari, whose village was burned down as a child. He is a tame centaur, who had his arms amputated when he was captured, and has given up hope of escaping his human captors. If they can get over their differences and work together, they just might be able to return to the wilds as free centaurs.Trade Review"This one's worth the hype, with its compelling story and artwork that blends traditional Japanese imagery with manga style, not to mention the beautifully drawn horse bodies. Dark historical fantasy doesn't get much better than this. Grade: Overall-A, Story-A-, Art-A " - Anime News Network"Centaurs is a gripping narrative"--fandompost.com
£999.99
Ablaze, LLC The Awl Vol 2
Book SynopsisIn the face of corporate greed and reprehensible actions, a bond of respect has formed between young executive Yi Su-in and union activist Gu Go-sin. Seeing what his employers are capable of, Yi joins Gu in trying to establish a union for the company's employees. But despite the unacceptable working conditions, the workers are reluctant to go through with ituntil they witness a shocking situation involving one of their fellow employees.
£12.59
Lexi C. Foss Midnight Fae Academy Coloring Book
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£11.12
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Thunderbolt Fantasy Omnibus I (Vol. 1-2)
Book SynopsisIn an ancient kingdom, a vicious warlord is on the hunt for a magic sword. Dan Fei has spent her whole life guarding the coveted Sword of Divine Retribution — legends say its power is great enough to smite demons and shake the heavens. The master of the evil Xuan Gui Zong sect will stop at nothing to possess that strength, and dispatches his warriors to steal the holy blade. Fleeing their pursuit, Dan Fei must rely on the unexpected help of two unusual strangers, who just so happen to be powerful swordsmen themselves. Like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, a wuxia fantasy saga begins!
£999.99
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Thunderbolt Fantasy Omnibus II (Vol. 3-4)
Book SynopsisIn an ancient kingdom, a vicious warlord is on the hunt for a magic sword. Dan Fei has spent her whole life guarding the coveted Sword of Divine Retribution - legends say its power is great enough to smite demons and shake the heavens. The master of the evil Xuan Gui Zong sect will stop at nothing to possess that strength, and dispatches his warriors to steal the holy blade. Fleeing their pursuit, Dan Fei must rely on the unexpected help of two unusual strangers, who just so happen to be powerful swordsmen themselves. Like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, a wuxia fantasy saga begins!
£15.29
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC The Most Notorious “Talker” Runs the World’s
Book SynopsisKoga, though magically enslaved to serve as a Mafia enforcer, finds himself drawn to Noel’s unyielding strength of will. When mob boss Albert Gambino decides to eliminate Noel, he calls upon Koga to do the deed! A fierce battle ensues, and only Alma’s timely intervention keeps the fight from being fatal. Noel discovers the conspiracy that put Albert Gambino at the head of the Gambino family and pushes for a rematch with the Longswordsman. But Noel’s latest plans are about to be complicated by the appearance of a certain scheming clown who will not be talked out of bloodshed! Series Overview: Young Noel is the grandson of the empire’s mightiest hero, and promised his dying grandfather to become the world’s greatest adventurer. But Noel has been assigned to the weakest class of adventurers: a Talker, whose only skill is to enhance the abilities of other heroes. How can he possibly find glory with only support skills? By being ruthless with them! Good, evil, it’s all the same to Noel as he manipulates his allies, controls his friends, and outfoxes endless monsters from the deepest Abysses. Noel will stop at nothing to grow strong enough to save the world—and dominate it!
£11.39
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Dance in the Vampire Bund: Age of Scarlet Order
Book SynopsisMina Tepes and the young werewolves have managed to escape Clan Li’s hellish prison, but Princess Minmei has been captured by Li’s agents. With Clan Li continuing to escalate global tensions, Mina is left with no choice but to push forward with House Tepes’ “Tobiume Project,” provoking the United States to send warships on “training maneuvers” to the Sea of Japan! Battlelines are drawn as Earth teeters on the brink of a vampire world war!
£10.79
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Elma's Office Lady
Book SynopsisSome people live to work, others work to live. But Elma works to… eat! Elma is a Harmony Dragon who came to the human world to bring fellow dragon Tohru back home. In order to stay close to Tohru, Elma has taken a job as an office lady (OL). This charming new series from the world of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid follows the 9-to-5 adventures of Elma as she learns to work and eat her way through the OL life. From mixed-up mixers to death marches, Elma learns that being an OL is just as hard as being a dragon…
£10.79
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Monster Guild: The Dark Lord’s (No-Good)
Book SynopsisIts old walls and ruined defences crumble before the force of the two Luminaries bearing down, intent on the slaughter of all the refugees protected within. The Dark Lord is once more called to defend those who need him and answer his own uncertainties regarding his purpose in this new life. Series Overview: It’s hard to defeat a mighty hero when he keeps coming back to life–in fact, it’s impossible. The Dark Lord, stuck in a loop of battling a good guy who won’t stay dead, finally loses the fight and meets his own end…or so it would seem. The Dark Lord saved himself by putting his soul into an empty vessel, and now he’s about to stage his own comeback. He may be weak now, but along with his newly formed fellowship of misfits–a slime, an orc, an ifrit, and a dark elf–he’s convinced he can rebuild his evil empire, one bumbling step at a time.
£10.79
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Do You Like Big Girls? Vol. 7
Book SynopsisAfter causing a scene at the Hokuei summer festival, Momoni is forced to join Sota’s team. Sota’s a lucky dog, as usual, but the other girls in his harem cannot stand Momoni, especially after she sticks her nose into Sanae’s weight, and relationship, problems! Can Sota smooth everything over with his classic bedside manner, or will the team explode? Series Overview: The big girl era has finally arrived!! Thanks to his sister’s scheming ways, Sota was roped into becoming the hall director for the girl’s varsity volleyball team. Being so short, he’s the perfect target for their merciless teasing. Can the diminutive Sota stand up to these amazons and conquer the high hurdles of life in an all-girls dorm? For Sota and his harem of big girls, it’s victory or bust!
£11.69
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC I'm Not Meat Vol. 3
Book SynopsisBut before he can work up the courage to be honest with her, a new beast wants to sink her teeth into him. Ruka’s a charismatic young actress. Her sights are set on Kunio. Will he be cornered and devoured? And will this get in the way of him and Azumi? Series Overview: Usahara Kunio is a handsome copywriter at an ad agency with a bright future ahead of him. But he has a terrible secret: he is afraid of women. Whenever a woman makes a move on him, he can only see an apex predator. Weddings, restaurants, and even work aren’t safe. Unfortunately, he is working on a new ad campaign for a dating app. He needs to get more familiar with the world of sex and romance. It will take all his cunning and wildlife knowledge to not get torn apart. Can he survive? A tale filled with desire both carnivorous and carnal!
£11.69
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Happy Kanakos Killer Life Vol. 7
Book SynopsisA SHOWDOWN WITH ALL MY FRIENDS
£12.59
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Reincarnated as a Sword (Light Novel) Vol. 13
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£11.69
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Hitomi-chan is Shy With Strangers Vol. 7
Book SynopsisA flash flood leaves scary-but-sweet Hitomi-chan and her senpai Usami-kun stranded overnight... in a hotel room with only one bed! The unforgettable night that follows signals the start of something new for the two (more than) friends...
£10.79
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Obnoxious Hero-kun: The Complete Collection
Book SynopsisHis hair shines brighter than the sun, his smile is impossible to resist, and in order to talk to him, you’ll have to get past his harem of loving girlfriends. He’s Hiro, and he’s heartstoppingly perfect in every way. But there’s one person who’s completely unimpressed with Hiro—Takashi, a sullen, dark-haired boy who has no friends. Why should Hiro care if Takashi doesn’t like him? He couldn’t care less about Takashi, and he’s definitely not staring a hole through the back of Takashi’s weirdly handsome head, or agonizing over Takashi’s surprisingly luscious lips. So…why does Hiro find himself tied up in Takashi’s bed? The hit boy’s love webcomic tale of Hiro and Takashi’s hilarious relationship, uncensored and collected entirely in print for the first time!
£18.69
Blurb Noche de Paz 1
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£40.96
Blurb Ciclos de Sono
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£23.74
Blurb En jakt - Bok 1: idag samma dag som dagen innan
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£10.87
Blurb The Hero #2
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£28.51
Lulu.com A foja cero: (páginas sin orden)
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£13.70
Lulu.com La Republicana: Memorias del exilio
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£21.94
J-Novel Club Seirei Gensouki Spirit Chronicles Omnibus 11
Book SynopsisContains the Complete Volumes 21-22! Upon Rio's transcendence, the people he loves most lose all memory of him. Aishia suffers a similar fate, and the two depart on a journey to get to the bottom of what's happened. Rio is prepared to fight, even if that means taking up arms to defy the ruthless rules set by god! Will the ties of fate that have endured a thousand years spark a new wave of war?
£17.99
J-Novel Club Banner of the Stars Volumes 4-6 Collector's
Book SynopsisLafier and Jint have now proven themselves in the most unthinkable of situations, earning honor and recognition that will serve them well—and perhaps even haunt them. Lafier takes command of a state-of-the-art raid ship as her little brother Duhier, who idolizes her, officially enlists with the Star Forces. But more than personal conflicts are brewing under the surface… The galactic war takes a strange turn when the thus-far neutral Hania Federation reaches out to the Abh with an unexpected offer of support. Not everything is as it seems, however. Lafier and Jint return to the imperial capital to find it under attack by the Three Nations Alliance, forcing the intrepid duo and all of the Abh to sacrifice everything and abandon Lahkfacar. The Empress herself tries to buy them time to evacuate the most precious artifacts of their civilization as the city falls and the Empire fractures. A long decade later, Lafier—now the Crown Princess and a fleet commander—helms an operation to reunite the shattered state and regain part of what was lost. When all adversity stands in her way, will she be able to go above and beyond to see the mission through?
£20.89
J-Novel Club Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 3 Volume 2
Book SynopsisRozemyne, now both the High Bishop and the archduke’s adopted daughter, finds herself lost in a position of power she just isn’t used to. Preparing for the Harvest Festival, taking care of new orphans, dealing with the dissatisfaction of a neighboring town—her list of problems just keeps on growing. On top of all that, Ferdinand the High Priest is being as harsh as can be. Still, Rozemyne doesn’t give up! Encouraged by meetings with her lower city family and friends, she recharges by reading books in the temple! She’ll need as much energy as she can get as the yearly Night of Schutzaria is fast approaching, where Rozemyne will need to travel to the forest bordering Dorvan to gather materials...This is the most action-packed volume of this bibliofantasy yet! Being the High Bishop is hard, okay?!
£10.99
J-Novel Club Marginal Operation: Volume 8
Book SynopsisThe fires of vengeance burn on… With Arata's battle against his former employer concluded, the situation’s finally stabilizing. After careful deliberation, he decides to recruit child soldiers from Thailand’s slums on Miss Li’s request. Unbeknownst to Arata, while his rival company may have backed out for now, there are still those within it whose personal grudge against him won't let them rest until they've had their revenge.
£999.99
J-Novel Club Marginal Operation: Volume 10
Book SynopsisAn ill-fated encounter… Driven insane by the loss of his daughter and the death of Hakim, Kishimoto turned on his coworker and killed him in cold blood. After this, he used Sophie to goad Arata into a final showdown at a park in Thailand. From training camp comrades to bitter adversaries, how will this confrontationend as their two paths collide?
£10.99
J-Novel Club Ascendance of a Bookworm Manga Part 3 Volume 4
£12.34
Lerner Publishing Group Artie and the Wolf Moon
Book Synopsis?A heartfelt, magical family drama you can really sink your teeth into.? ?Nilah Magruder, M.F.K.After sneaking out against her mother''s wishes, Artie Irvin spots a massive wolf?then watches it don a bathrobe and transform into her mom. Thrilled to discover she comes from a line of werewolves, Artie asks her mom to share everything?including the story of Artie''s late father. Her mom reluctantly agrees. And to help Artie figure out her own wolflike abilities, her mom recruits some old family friends.Artie thrives in her new community and even develops a crush on her new friend Maya. But as she learns the history of werewolves and her own parents'' past, she''ll find that wolves aren''t the scariest thing in the woods?vampires are."A breath of fresh air. . . . Full of robust characters, dynamic panels, and immersive landscapes, this coming-of-age story of family and the supernatural is one any reader will have a hard time putting down."?Shannon Wright, Twins"A book of cycles?love, loss, reunion, redemption. Readers will thoroughly enjoy getting lost in the beautifully rendered forests."?Wendy Xu, Mooncakes"A love letter to the power of family to help you grow, heal, and find yourself. . . . As rich and immersive as a big family dinner."?Melanie Gillman, Stage Dreams?An absolutely gorgeous, thrilling read.??Blue Delliquanti, O Human Star?Heartbreaking and heart mending.??Priya Huq, Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin?s Hijab
£10.79
Rosarium Publishing Gender Studies The Confessions of an Accidental
Book SynopsisWhen you're the only Black kid in the honors program or (any program) at your mostly white high school, or one of a handful of Black graduate students in your PhD program, or one of two African American women on the faculty at your Pac-10 employer, it's not your gender non-conformity that sets you apart from your peers. In those environments, your Blackness is the first thing people notice about you. Still, there are other ways of being different--and feeling different--that can't be attributed to race, especially if you're one of the people whose awareness of the unwritten rules of what it means to be a boy or a girl (or a man or a woman) is tempered by the fact that most of those rules don't feel quite right.In Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw, Ajuan Mance gives comic treatment to the challenges, complexities, and occasional absurdity of life at the crossroads of race, gender, and geekiness. This graphic memoir answers important questions l
£999.99
Ocean Aire Productions, Inc The Day I Met My Best Friend: A Children's Book
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£15.19
Stinson Art Studio Square Heart: When words aren't enough
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£19.00
Sartoris Literary Group Michael's Black Dress
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£13.82
Stalking Horse Press Tetra: The Restored Graphic Novel
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£999.99
Malene Spencer I Love To Hear My Daddy Sing Coloring Book
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£8.48
Tandem Life Books The Wobble: Teen, Pregnant, and Courageous
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£16.20
Water Rocks Publishing, LLC The Potty Monster: Boys Potty Training with
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£23.72
Ware Resources and Publishing Leah and The Boys
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£12.01
There Is No Design, LLC Constelis Voss Vol. 1: Colour Theory
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£11.99
Jonathan Mearns One mountain, two minds: Taking the mountain
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£11.99
Drawn and Quarterly Jinchalo
Book SynopsisFrom the author of Ojingogo, another tale of enchantment and adventureJinchalo is Korean for "Really?" and that question (formulated variously as "What is and what isn''t?" "What is real?" and "What is imagined?") is at the heart of this book. A companion to Matthew Forsythe''s vastly successful Ojingogo, Jinchalo stars the same little girl as its heroine. When the mischievous shape-shifter Jinchalo hatches from a mysterious egg, he starts our heroine adventuring anew. Magical troubles drag the pair out of the safety of her home, through the small village where she resides, up, up, and away. In the course of their flight, they visit a robot garden, follow a vine into the clouds, and leave the village far behind.These comics are firmly rooted in Korean folktales and stylistic conventions, with a playful, joyous drawn line. Jinchalo welcomes readers back into Forsythe''s Miyazaki-tinged dreamscape where spotted octopi fly and bears give piggyback rides, where hummingbirds are larger than people and a sad furry monster wearing a bowler hat lurks around every corner. Forsythe uses page space innovatively in this wordless, panel-less book, and his storytelling is compelling for all ages, both simple and intricately detailed.
£13.49
Drawn and Quarterly Moomin: The Complete Lars Jansson Comic Strip:
Book SynopsisMoomin: The Complete Lars Jansson Comic Strip, Volume 10 welcomes readers back to the beloved world of Moominvalley, where pancakes and jam are a perfectly acceptable supper and wealthy aunts can be altogether too fierce to handle. The tenth volume of Tove and Lars Jansson's classic comic strip features the macabre and hilarious Moomin and the Vampire and The Underdeveloped Moomins story. Together, the four stories in this collection display the poignancy, whimsy, and philosophical bent that constitute the Moomins' enduring appeal.
£17.09
Drawn and Quarterly Beverly
Book SynopsisNick Drnaso's comics mercilessly reveal the sterile sameness of the suburbs. Connected by a series of gossipy teens, the modern lost souls of Beverly struggle with sexual anxieties that are just barely repressed and social insecurities that undermine every word they speak. A group of teenagers pick up trash on the side of the highway-flirting, preening, and ignoring a potentially violent loner in their midst. A college student brings her sort-of boyfriend to a disastrous house party with her high school acquaintances. A young woman experiences a traumatic incident at the pizza shop where she works and the fallout reveals the racial tensions simmering below the surface. Again and again, the civilized facade of Drnaso's pitch-perfect surburban sprawl and pasty Midwestern protagonists cracks in the face of violence and quiet brutality. Drnaso's bleak social satire in Beverly reveals a brilliant command of the social milieu of twenty-first century existence, echoing the black comic work of Todd Solondz, Sam Lipsyte, and Daniel Clowes. Precisely and hauntingly recounted, each chapter of Beverly reveals something new-and yet familiar-about the world in which we live.Trade ReviewBeverly is the finest and most electrically complex graphic novel I've read in years, announcing an intelligent, shrewd and disquieting talent not only to comics, but also to writing and visual art. It will set its barbs in you and not let go.-Chris Ware, Building Stories
£17.00
Drawn and Quarterly Hot Dog Taste Test
Book SynopsisLisa Hanawalt's debut graphic novel, My Dirty Dumb Eyes, achieved instant and widespread acclaim: reviews in the New York Times and NPR, Best of Year nods from the Washington Post and USA Today, and praise from comedians like Patton Oswalt and Kristen Schaal. Her designs define the look of the wildly popular Netflix animated series Bojack Horseman. Her culinary-focused comics and illustrated essays in Lucky Peach magazine won her a James Beard Award. Now, Hot Dog Taste,collects Hanawalt's devastatingly funny comics, gorgeous art, and screwball lists as she tucks into the pomposities of the foodie subculture. Hanawalt dismantles the notion of breakfast; says goodbye to New York through a street food smorgasbord; shadows chef Wylie Dufresne, samples all-you-can-eat buffets in Vegas; and crafts an eerie comic about being a horse lover yet an avid carnivore.Hot Dog Taste Test explodes with color, hilarity, charm, and, occasionally, reproductive organs. Lush full-spread paintings of birds getting their silly feet all over a kitchen, a fully imagined hot dog show (think Best in Show but with hot dogs), and a holiday feast gone awry are the creamy icing on this imaginative rainbow-colored cake. But Hanawalt's wit and heart extend far beyond gags-her insight- ful musings on popular culture, relationships, and the animal in all of us are as keen and funny as her watercolors are exquisite.Trade ReviewWith its leitmotif blend of whimsy, wistfulness, and a touch of scatology, [My Dirty Dumb Eyes] is funny and life-of-the-party loud. -Paris Review
£17.09
Drawn and Quarterly Red Winter
Book SynopsisThe scene is late seventies Sweden: the four-decade-long reign of the once indestructible socio-democratic party has come to an end. Parties on the far left begin to mobilize, hoping to overcome the prevailing capitalist model on a national scale, but also in the streets, factories, and small towns to the North. This is where we meet Siv: a married mother of three employed by the youth sector of her local socio-democratic chapter. Without warning, Siv falls in love with a young Maoist, Ulrik, who recently arrived from the south of Sweden to militarize?and gain control?of the steelworkers union. Anneli Furmark s Red Winter weaves together the story of Siv, Ukrik, and the concentric circles of tension that slowly build around them, threatening to disintegrate her family s foundation. Her three children look on, noticing a shift in their mother without fully understanding it. Siv and Ulrik drift through the season, musing on their actions, their politics, their love, and its inevitable consequences?while Furmark s delicate hues of blue and orange heighten the cinematic qualities of northern Sweden s isolated landscape. Red Winter is a tale of a love that haunts in the darkness of winter.
£17.09
Drawn and Quarterly Coyote Doggirl
Book SynopsisCoyote is a dreamer and a drama queen, brazen and brave, faithful yet fiercely independent. She beats her own drum and sews her own crop tops. A gifted equestrian, she s half dog, half coyote, and all power. With the help of her trusty steed, Red, there s not much that s too big for her to bite off, chew up, and spit out right into your face, if you deserve it. But when Coyote and Red find themselves on the run from a trio of vengeful bad dogs, get clobbered by arrows, and are tragically separated, our protagonist is left fighting for her life and longing for her displaced best friend. Taken in by a wolf clan, Coyote may be wounded, but it s not long before she s back on the open road to track down Red and tackle the dogs who wronged her. An homage to and a lampoon of Westerns like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Lisa Hanawalt s Coyote Doggirl is a self-aware, playful subversion of tropes. As our fallible hero attempts to understand the culture of the wolves, we see a journey in understanding and misunderstanding, adopting and co-opting. Uncomfortable at times but nonetheless rewarding and empowering, the story of these flawed, anthropomorphized characters is nothing if not relentlessly hilarious and heartbreakingly human. Told in Hanawalt s technicolor absurdist style, Coyote Doggirl is not just a send-up of the Western genre but a deeply personal story told by an enormously talented cartoonist.
£17.09
Drawn and Quarterly Off Season
Book SynopsisHow could this happen? The question of 2016 becomes deeply personal in James Sturm s riveting graphic novel Off Season, which charts one couple s divisive separation during Bernie Sanders s loss to Hillary Clinton, Clinton s loss to Donald Trump, and the disorienting months that followed. We see a father navigating life as a single parent and coping with the disintegration of a life-defining relationship. Amid the upheaval lie tender moments with his kids a sleeping child being carried in from the car, Christmas-morning anticipation, a late-night cookie after a temper tantrum and fallible humans drenched in palpable feelings of grief, rage, loss, and overwhelming love. Using anthropomorphized characters as a tactic for tempering an otherwise emotionally fraught situation, Off Season is unaffected and raw, steeped in the specificity of its time while speaking to a larger cultural moment. A truly human experience, Off Season displays Sturm s masterful pacing and storytelling combined with conscious and confident growth as the celebrated cartoonist and educator moves away from historical fiction to deliver this long-form narrative set in contemporary times. Originally serialized on Slate, this expanded edition turns timely vignettes into a timeless, deeply affecting account of one family and their off season.
£17.85
