INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
(Company names beginning with F)
FANGORIA PUBLISHING LLC
FANGORIA VOL 2 #27
(W) Various (A/CA) VARIOUS
Fangoria is a quarterly magazine covering the horror film genre since 1979. Fangoria relaunched in October 2018 as a quarterly collectible with in-depth interview with filmmakers, as well as retrospectives and columns by those in the horror film business. (STL360372) (C: 0-1-0)
Magazine, SC, 100pgs, FC SRP: $19.79
FANTACO ENTERPRISES INC.
MONSTER ART OF BASIL GOGOS SC VOL 2ND PTG
(W) Linda Touby (A/CA) Basil Gogos
New Printing. This book offers a unique opportunity to explore the creative process of one of the most popular artists in the magazine industry, Basil Gogos. His wife, Linda Touby, has compiled a collection of his rare preliminary sketches, illustrations, and alternate paintings into a lavish volume weighing 2.5 pounds. For the first time, you will see how Basil Gogos crafted his iconic paintings. This book is dedicated solely to monster art, fulfilling the desires of his fans! (STL360488) (C: 0-1-1)
Art Book, SC, 8x11, 212pgs, FC SRP: $39.95
WEIRD #6 FACSIMILE ED (MR)
(W/A) Various (CA) Carl Burgos, Bob Powell
Weird was the first series from Eerie Publications. It presented gory tales of horror and the macabre, including many stories reworked from classic pre-code horror comics. Mine workers unearth a tentacled horror from the subterranean depths. Deadly mandrake roots attack the human residents of a tea plantation. A couple encounters a giant man-eating octopus while seeking a sunken Aztec treasure. Macabre beliefs from world folklore. Horror in the Mine; Ghoul for a Day; Terror Unlimited; The Gruesome Garden; When the Sea Goes Dry; Rendezvous With Doom; Zombie Bride. Stories and art by Carl Burgos, Bob Powell and others. (STL360491) (C: 0-1-1)
MATURE THEMES
8x11, 52pgs, B&W SRP: $14.99
FAIRSQUARE GRAPHICS
III THE THREE MUSKETEERS GN VOL 01 (O/A)
(W) Nejib (A/CA) Cedric Tchao
Discover the classic Alexander Dumas story of The Three Musketeers like you've never seen them before… In an action-packed Manfra (French Manga) version! A bold new take on a classic story.
1627. A young, noble and penniless man rides towards Paris. The impetuous d'Artagnan harbors a single dream: to become a Musketeer of the King and thus join an elite corps symbolizing prestige and heroism. By a twist of fate, he will cross paths with three valiant companions in arms: Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, known as the Three Musketeers! In the realm of Louis XIII, conspiracy reigns. Catholics strive to retain their power against Protestants, the English are perceived as a threat, and the Musketeers must thwart the schemes of the powerful Cardinal de Richelieu and his elusive accomplice, Milady de Winter. But don't they say that strength lies in unity? The Three Musketeers have made it their motto: 'One for all... all for one!'
dapted from the most recent movie available on Amazon Prime Video. (STL315332)
SC, 5x8, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $14.99
III THE THREE MUSKETEERS GN VOL 02 MILADY
(W) Nejib (A/CA) Cedric Tchao
Second and final volume of the Manfra adaptation of the classic Alexander Dumas story. The Three Musketeers like you've never seen them before…
' They do not want my peace... We will see if they lile my war better!'
Following a bloody attack, King Louis XIII sides with his brother, the impetuous Gaston of France, and orders his army to march on La Rochelle, a largely Protestant city perceived as a threat to the Catholic Kingdom of France. The reinforcement of the English navy will lead to a long siege... The Three Musketeers will soon find themselves there, separated as often happens with events. For Constance Bonacieux has been kidnapped, and D'Artagnan will do everything he can to find his beloved... even if it means forming an alliance with his enemy, the formidable Milady de Winter.
Still brought to you by the dyamic duo of Nejib and Cedric Tchao.
Adapted from the most recent movie available on Amazon Prime Video.
(STL339767) (C: 0-1-2)
RES. from Previews Vol. XXXIV #9 (SEP241688)
SC, 5x8, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $14.99
ULTRALAZER TP
(W) Pauline Giraud, Maxence Henry (A/CA) Maxence Henry, Yvan Duque
The people of the planet Topoy live in peace, surrounded by lush nature and magical, infinite resources. But the King of Beasts, who maintains balance on this world, is in danger. His protectors, Horb and Booko, will need to set off on a long journey if they want to save their planet…
On planet Topoy, everything has been peaceful for a long long time.
People and magical creatures have been living in peace for generations.
But danger came from space! The buzzards attacked and changed Topoy forever.
Do they want the planet's natural resources? Yes. But they also want the King of Beasts, the supreme being that ties everything on this world.
Enter Horb and Booko, two protectors and servants of the King. They can't let their planet plundered! Their only hope? An ancient legend: the Ultralazer! Forgotten by many, this power could unleash the power they need to save the planet. (STL304116) (C: 0-1-2)
RES. from Previews Vol. XXXIV #6 (JUN241667)
SC, 6x9, 148pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
ULTRALAZER PLANET ROK TP
(W) Pauline Giraud, Maxence Henry (A) Maxence Henry, Yvan Duque
The gang is back and… lost! On their quest to save their planet's ecosystem from the Buzzards, Horb, Booko and their friends have boarded a ship that projected them to an unknown place. Bummer! Now, they are stranded on a strange desertic planet that was ravaged by the evil Buzzards. They can see for themselves the damage the ruthless conquerors can do. But, in order to stop the catastrophe from reaching their home world, Topoy, they first have to find a way to get out of planet Rok… and survive!
Prepare for an amazing ride with one of the most creative graphic novel series of these past few years!
'Fans of One Piece and Pokémon will enjoy this environmentally conscious tale about friendship.' - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (STL304115) (C: 0-1-2)
RES. from Previews Vol. XXXIV #6 (JUN241668)
SC, 6x9, 148pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
BREATH OF THE GIANT TP NEW PTG (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Tom Aureille
According to legends, the North is the home of Giants whose breath has the power to bring the dead back to life. Sisters Iris and Sophia, decide to go on a quest to steal this breath in order to resuscitate their dearly departed mother. They can count on magic, but above all, they will have to conquer their fears. And who's Fagus, the man following them from a distance? He too, has lost a person dear to his heart and wants to bring them back at all costs. Will he prevent Iris and Sophia from being reunited with their mom? Filled with hope, Breath of the Giant combines Sorcery and Fantasy in a powerful tale from young writer and artist Tom Aureille. (STL234633) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 7x9, 148pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
LOST MARVELS HC VOL 01 TOWER OF SHADOWS
(W) Neal Adams & Various
The never-collected horror anthology series featuring stories by Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, Barry Windsor-Smith, Stan Lee, John Buscema, and other Silver Age masters.
In 1969, with its revolutionary superhero line well established, Marvel took a chance on the kind of supernatural, EC-style anthology series that had been banned since the formation of the Comics Code in the 1950s. Tower of Shadows featured a staggering array of artists and writers, including Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Wally Wood, Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, John Romita, Johnny Craig, Marie Severin, Gerry Conway, and Bernie Wrightson, to name a few. Freed from the conventions of the superhero adventure, these creators brought their storytelling skills to a more quietly sinister genre, producing atmospheric gems of twisted suspense and sardonic horror.
Not only do these nine issues feature Marvel's best creators working at their peak, but Tower of Shadows is one of the lost, never-collected Marvels. In the first of a new series of Lost Marvels, Fantagraphics and Marvel join forces to introduce these pages to a new generation of readers and restore this series to its rightful place in comics history. This gorgeous volume brings every Tower of Shadows story and cover to life in vivid color and features background and analysis by comics journalist Michael Dean. (STL343271) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 8x11, 176pgs, FC SRP: $34.99
SPAWN OF VENUS AND OTHER STORIES HC
(W) Wallace Woods & Various
The ultimate collection of Wallace Wood's finest science fiction stories. Includes Wood's 'My World,' adaptations of three classics by Ray Bradbury, a 'lost' 3-D story - and a story rejected by the Comics Code, restored and published here for the first time.
This mouth-watering collection features the finest (and rarest!) science fiction stories Wallace Wood ever drew - more than two dozen! Wood's meticulously detailed, genre-defining brushwork introduces you to breathtaking planetary vistas, terrifying aliens, and sleek rocket ships surging with the power to conquer the stars.
Our title story is a rarity that never appeared in any EC comic. Written and drawn for a 3-D comic that was canceled before it could be printed, we present it here in easy-on-the-eyes 2-D. Then, Wood's most iconic story, 'My World' is a stunning showcase of the preternatural talent and technique he brought to all his stories. Also included are his trilogy of Ray Bradbury adaptations - 'Home to Stay,' 'There Will Come Soft Rains…' and 'Mars Is Heaven!' - plus 'He Walked Among Us,' a 'what if…?' variation on Bradbury's 'The Man' from The Illustrated Man.
But that's not all! An incredible science fiction bonus: Al Feldstein wrote many stories of people reaching from the beyond to right a wrong, but with this volume, in a twist worthy of the best of EC, he does the same himself! In 1955, the Comics Code rejected the second page of 'You, Rocket' and forced EC to completely rewrite and redraw it. When the original art for that rejected page was rediscovered, one panel was missing. But Feldstein, in a middle-finger gesture to the Code and its heavy-handed censorship, wrote a new panel, restoring 'You, Rocket' to what it was always meant to be. Sadly, he passed away before his final EC writing assignment was published. But here it is now, for the first time anywhere. Justice from beyond the grave.
26 stories in all, most scripted by EC legend Al Feldstein, plus in-depth commentary by EC experts Thommy Burns, Grant Geissman, and Jon Gothold. The Spawn Of Venus And Other Stories is the ultimate EC Wallace Wood science fiction collection. (STL343283) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 7x10, 232pgs, B&W SRP: $39.99
EC JACK DAVIS FOUL PLAY & OTHER STORIES HC (O/A)
(W) Jack Davis (A) Al Feldstein
The ultimate collection of Jack Davis EC stories! When Jack Davis took up his pen for EC Comics, he imbued his stories with a playful sense of (gallows) humor that made his innocent victims more eye-poppingly terrified, his ax-murders more gleefully gruesome, and his revenge-seeking corpses more morbidly motivated than any other EC artist. These horror and suspense tales - from the pages of Vault of Horror, Haunt of Fear, Crime SuspenStories, and Shock SuspenStories - include frightful fare such as 'Hyde and Go Shriek!', 'Tombs-Day!', 'Witch Witch's Witch!', 'Head-Room!', 'Chop Talk!', 'Coffin Spell!', and more, all leavened with the cackling, pun-laced wit of scripter Al Feldstein and illuminated as only the virtuoso brushwork of Jack Davis can present them. But the standout story is 'Foul Play,' the most infamous of all EC horror stories, in which a baseball team takes revenge on a murderous rival player by, um (spoiler alert), 'repurposing' various parts of his anatomy for one final blood-spattered, organ-scattered inning. You'll never see a baseball game the same way again. And as gruesome
as it sounds (and is!), Davis deftly pulls it off with aplomb and a mordant sense of absurd humor that will have you cringing and laughing at the same time. Plus, not one, not two, but three Davis-driven adaptations of haunting short stories by Ray Bradbury: 'The Coffin!', 'Let's Play Poison!', and 'The Black Ferris!'. We round out this volume with all three of Davis's EC science-fiction adventures, and all five of his aerial war stories from the legendary EC title, Aces High. 40 stories in all, most scripted by EC legend Al Feldstein, plus in-depth commentary by EC experts Thommy Burns and Grant Geissman. (STL307157)
HC, 7x10, 312pgs, B&W SRP: $35.00
EC JACK KAMEN KALAMITY & OTHER STORIES HC (O/A)
(W) Al Feldstein & Various (A) Jack Kamen
Twenty-seven horror stories by master comics artist
Jack Kamen - including all 13 of his classic 'Grim
Fairy Tales.'
Jack Kamen's stories for The Vault of Horror, Tales From the Crypt,
and The Haunt of Fear favored unnerving creepiness over gruesome
shock. With his penchant for deft delineations of scheming
women, jealous husbands, murderous love triangles, and
not-so-innocent children, Kamen's pen laid down a precise, sure
line that brought each story's shock ending into sharp relief.
This volume features 27 Kamen favorites, drawn at the peak
of his powers, including: 'Kamen's Kalamity,' featuring the 'true' origin story of
the artist himself! 'How Green Was My Alley,' the cautionary tale of a traveling
salesman who spends every other week at home with his wife. And every other other
week at his other home with his other wife!
Then, Kamen switches from horror to horror-humor for all 13 of his classic 'Grim
Fairy Tales,' revealing the gruesome underpinnings of the Grim classics. You'll
never look at Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, or Little Red Riding
Hood and their friends quite the same way again!
Plus: seven bonus crime and horror stories by EC short-termers John Alton,
Frank Bolle, Leonard Starr, Bill Fraccio, Rudy Palais, and Ed Smalle. Introduction by
Thommy Burns. Like every book in the Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library, Kamen's
Kalamity And Other Stories also features essays and notes by EC experts on these
superbly crafted, classic masterpieces. (STL298325) (FEB241426)
HC, 7x10, 248pgs, B&W SRP: $35.00
PRECIOUS RUBBISH HC
(W/A/CA) Kayla E.
A landmark graphic novel debut and groundbreaking work of trauma recollection told in the style of post-war children's comics.
'If an exorcism can ever be slow and quiet, then every panel I've finished has felt something like an exorcism. The gutters give me space to make sense of things: to connect dots and close gaps. To remember.' Kayla E.'s Precious Rubbish is an experimental graphic memoir drawn in a style that references the aesthetics of mid-century children's comics and tells the story of a childhood shaped by maternal emotional dysregulation, rural poverty, and incest. The author's childhood is portrayed as a collection of short-form comics and gag panels punctuated by interactive elements like paper dolls, satirical advertisements, games, and puzzles.
While the work is concerned with violence and a particularly Texan brand of Pentecostal fanaticism, it is presented in a playful visual language with a deadpan humor that elevates the material beyond mere graphic memoir. Precious Rubbish is a landmark work of comics storytelling and graphic medicine.
The debut graphic novel from artist Kayla E., Precious Rubbish asks the reader to do the extratextual work of filling out narrative gaps, which mirrors the challenge of trauma recollection. The reader is invited to co-labor in the meaning-making process, an exercise that facilitates an intimacy (between the author, the subject, and the reader) that is at once horrifying and hilarious. (STL343272) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 7x10, 196pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
CABBIE HC
(W/A/CA) Marti Riera Ferrer
The countercultural cult Spanish graphic novel The Cabbie, inspired by the social critique of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver and the style of Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, is complete in English for the first time!
Coupling the grand guignol morality of Paul Schrader and Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver with the squashed black-and-white perspectives and grotesque human physiognomy (and humanity) that defines Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, Martí's The Cabbie (starring the eponymous 'hero' known only as the Cabbie) was first published in installments in 1980s Spain, a product of a life lived under, and coming out of, Franco's fascist dictatorship.
In Volume One (initially published in 2011), the Cabbie's father's coffin is stolen in an act of vengeance for the Cabbie's vigilantism - right after his mother tells him his inheritance is inside! Cabbie takes to the mean streets in a quest to find it. In Volumes Two and Three (both never available in English), Cabbie runs the gauntlet of mad science, dog races where the dogs chase humans, evil millionaires, presidents, and popes in addition to every nightmare scenario imaginable. Ultra-violent, ultra profane, and ultra vicious, The Cabbie is filled with scummy noir characters exaggerated to the absolute limit - and the worst of them all might be the titular Cabbie, precisely because, not unlike Travis Bickle, he sees himself as a force for good.
There have been various incomplete English editions over the last four decades, but this is the definitive Cabbie saga published in English for the first time, complete with 'extras,' including a cover gallery! (STL343281) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 7x10, 196pgs, B&W SRP: $29.99
HONORIA HC
(W/A/CA) Janice Shapiro
Honoria, the daughter of Sara and Gerald Murphy, who invented the literary 'summer on the Riviera' in the 1920s, is used to her parents' endless parties with such luminaries as Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, at their splendid house at Cap d'Antibes. When sheltered and unsophisticated Ida visits for a summer, Honoria becomes both her mentor and tormentor, as well as her role model and, finally, her friend.
When Ida is sent away for the summer to stay with the Murphys - friends of her father, but also of Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald - she travels from New York to France and, unknowingly, into the artistic epicenter of 1929. There, she meets their haughty, sullen, and precocious daughter, Honoria, and wonders if she can be friends with the prettiest girl in the whole world. In the 'perfect inverted world' of adults, one of constant play and leisure - and inebriation, of course - it's the children who most acutely perceive the pervasive unhappiness bubbling beneath the surface gaiety.
Achingly sad and effortlessly funny, full of the kind of youthful sincerity unclouded by pretenses of age, short story writer and cartoonist Janice Shapiro's debut graphic novel, Honoria, is the complex story of the education of two young girls who have started moving slowly into womanhood. (STL343268) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 8x10, 352pgs, B&W SRP: $39.99
SQUEAK CHATTER BARK TP
(W/A/CA) Ali Fitzgerald
In this charming middle-grade graphic novel, 11-year-old Hazel McCrimlisk's scientist parents are kidnapped inside the ecosphere they live and work in. Can Hazel and her friends find them in time?
Hazel and her parents live an idyllic life in a treehouse in the PAW (Perfect Animal Worlds) Biosphere among a series of ecologically controlled environments populated by genetically created and enhanced animals and flora. As scientists working for PAW, together with founder Dr. Henry Nimick, the McCrimlisk's mission is to create a world that will usher in an era of 'good evolution', populated with animals and plants that can transform pollution and other environmental hazards to make the region clean and habitable. But one foggy night, Hazel's parents are suddenly kidnapped. With the help of her animal friends Chimi (a multilingual toucan), Nina (a pet-sized elephant who exhibits super-strength), and her human friend (comics lover and mythology expert) Alex, Hazel tracks clues throughout the various biodomes and climates uncovering what happened to her parents and leading her to... a monster?!?
Author Ali Fitzgerald charmingly wrote, drew, lettered, and colored this book featuring an imaginative setting rich with detail and an expressive brush-pen style with a good sense of personality and motion. Her colorful, anthropomorphic characters are bright and funny sleuths alongside Hazel as they follow the clues together. Filled with puns and hijinks, readers will delight in this mystery with an ecological message. (STL343278) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x9, 248pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
SKIN HC
(W) Sabien Clement, Mieke Versyp
This lyrical graphic novel paints a captivating portrait of two women in search of themselves.
Feeling adrift after her daughter leaves the nest, Rita makes the audacious move to model nude for a live drawing class. There, she meets Esther, an artist who sees beyond the superficial and captures people's true essences in her drawings. The two connect as kindred spirits, and their unexpected, yet endearing relationship teaches them to accept their eccentricities and feel comfortable in their own skin.
Skin is the striking debut graphic novel by writer Mieke Versyp and illustrator Sabien Clement. In this seamless collaboration, poetic turns of phrase pair with impressionistic watercolors, creating a tangible intimacy between words and imagery. Keen observation and dynamic artistry combine to tell a tender story of the human condition, as playful and devastating as life itself. (STL343277) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 7x10, 288pgs, FC SRP: $34.99
FANAGRAPHICS UNDERGROUND SINCEREST FORM OF PARODY (NEW PTG)
(W) Various (A) VARIOUS
A collection of the best of Mad comics in a single, outrageously funny volume - now in a new and improved printing with an oversized format!
When Mad became a surprise hit as a comic book in 1953 (after the early issues lost money) other comics publishers were quick to jump onto the bandwagon, eventually bringing out a dozen imitations with titles like FLIP, WHACK, NUTS, CRAZY, WILD, RIOT, EH, UNSANE, BUGHOUSE, and GET LOST. The Sincerest Form of Parody collects the best and the funniest material from these comics, including parodies of movies (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, From Here To Eternity), TV shows (What's My Line, The Late Show), comic strips (Little Orphan Annie, Rex Morgan), novels (I, the Jury), plays (Come Back, Little Sheba), advertisements (Rheingold Beer, Charles Atlas), classic literature ('The Lady or the Tiger'), and history (Pancho Villa). Some didn't even try for parody, but instead published odd, goofy, off-the-wall stories.
These earnest copiers of Mad realized that Will Elder's cluttered 'chicken fat' art was a good part of Mad's success, and these pages are densely packed with all sorts of outlandish and bizarre gags that make for hours of amusing reading. The 'parody comics' are uniquely ''50s,' catching the popular culture zeitgeist through a dual lens: not only reflecting fifties culture through parody but also being themselves typical examples of that culture (in a way that Harvey Kurtzman's Mad was not).
This unprecedented volume collects over 30 of the best of these crazy, undisciplined stories, all reprinted from the original comics in full color. Editor John Benson (who wrote the annotations for the first complete Mad reprints and interviewed Mad editor Harvey Kurtzman in depth several times over the years) also provides expert, profusely illustrated commentary and background, including comparisons of how different companies parodied the same subject. Artists represented include Jack Davis, Will Elder, Norman Maurer, Carl Hubbell, William Overgard, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Bill Everett, Al Hartley, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, Hy Fleischman, Jay Disbrow, Howard Nostrand, and Bob Powell.
Casual comics readers are probably familiar with the later satirical magazines that continued to be published in the '60s and '70s, such as Cracked and Sick, but the comics collected in this volume were imitations of the Mad comic book, not the magazine, and virtually unknown among all but the most die-hard collectors. (STL363895) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 7x11, 208pgs, FC SRP: $30.00
FANAGRAPHICS UNDERGROUND BEES THE WOMEN WHO ROCKED LITHUANIA
(W/A/CA) Akvile Maqicduste
In 1965, inspired by The Beatles, Lithuanian musician J?rat? Dineikait? founded a rock band called The Bees. This spirited ensemble of six women toured throughout the Soviet Union during the '60s and '70s - turning heads with their blue jeans, mop-tops, and modern rock sound. For these women, taking the stage was at once an electrifying expression of their artistry and an audacious political act.
Based on interviews with J?rat? herself, this graphic novel vividly captures episodes of the group's lived experiences - from thrilling performances to chilling encounters with the KGB. An authentic portrayal of a fascinating true history little known outside of Lithuania, The Beesis adapted with vibrant colors and a charmingly handcrafted style by cartoonist Akvil? Magicdusté. This edition also features a photo gallery with period snapshots of the band in action, plus a playlist of their original songs! (STL363894) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 7x10, 168pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
1FIRST COMICS
BADGER MAD MONKEY SHOCK N ROLL #4 (OF 5)
(W) Mike Baron (A) Val Mayerik (CA) Chris Cross
Things are looking pretty grim with krakens, nuclear submarines, and a Russo-Venezuelan invasion force sitting off the coast of the Aerosol Islands. Can a wounded Badger defeat the forces arrayed against him or are he and his friends doomed? (STL360039)
7x10, 28pgs, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $6.99
FIRST SECOND BOOKS
REBIS GN
(W) Irene Marchesini (A) Carlotta Dicataldo
For fans of Nimona and Snapdragon comes an exquisitely drawn medieval story about the friendship between a runaway child and a mysterious witch. Born with paper-white skin, Martino is an outcast. To the villagers, albinism is more than a curiosity—it's a curse. Bullied and shunned, Martino seeks refuge in the deep woods—and finds it in Viviana. Powerful and beautiful, Viviana belongs to a sisterhood of outcast women. Martino is welcomed into the fold and, drawing on the magic of the forest, is reborn. In Rebis, Italian duo Irene Marchesini and Carlotta Dicataldo deliver a medieval fantasy steeped in mystery—a haunting and hopeful tale of transformation and found family. (STL360465) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 192pgs, FC SRP: $17.99
REBIS HC GN
(W) Irene Marchesini (A) Carlotta Dicataldo
For fans of Nimona and Snapdragon comes an exquisitely drawn medieval story about the friendship between a runaway child and a mysterious witch. Born with paper-white skin, Martino is an outcast. To the villagers, albinism is more than a curiosity—it's a curse. Bullied and shunned, Martino seeks refuge in the deep woods—and finds it in Viviana. Powerful and beautiful, Viviana belongs to a sisterhood of outcast women. Martino is welcomed into the fold and, drawing on the magic of the forest, is reborn. In Rebis, Italian duo Irene Marchesini and Carlotta Dicataldo deliver a medieval fantasy steeped in mystery—a haunting and hopeful tale of transformation and found family. (STL360466) (C: 0-1-0)
HC, 6x9, 192pgs, FC SRP: $25.99
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE GN MOVIE ED (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Gene Luen Yang
A tour-de-force by New York Times-bestselling graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest tales from Chinese folklore; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life with his yearly visits. Their lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in a twenty-first-century fable that is hilarious, poignant, and action-packed. (STL247197)
SC, 6x9, 240pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE SC WITH FLAPS (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Gene Luen Yang
Jin Wang is the only Chinese-American student at his new school. Jocks and bullies pick on him constantly; then he falls in love with an all-American girl. Adored by his subjects, master of the arts of kung-fu, the Monkey King is the most powerful monkey on earth. But the Monkey King doesn't want to be a monkey; he wants to be hailed as a god. Danny is a basketball player, a popular kid at school, but every year his cousin Chin-Kee comes to visit, and every year Danny has to transfer to a new school to escape the shame. These three apparently unrelated tales come together with an unexpected twist, in a modern fable that is hilarious, poignant, and action-packed. (STL175104) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 240pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
BOXERS GN NEW PTG
(W/A) Gene Luen Yang
China,1898. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough. Harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers—commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from 'foreign devils.' Against all odds, this grass-roots rebellion is violently successful. But nothing is simple. Little Bao is fighting for the glory of China, but at what cost? So many are dying, including thousands of 'secondary devils'—Chinese citizens who have converted to Christianity. Discover the other side of the Boxer Rebellion in Saints, the companion volume to Boxers. (STL345434)
SC, 6x9, 336pgs, FC SRP: $21.99
SAINTS GN NEW PTG
(W/A/CA) Gene Luen Yang
China, 1898. An unwanted fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't even given a proper name by her family. She finds friendship—and a name, Vibiana—in the most unlikely of places: Christianity. But China is a dangerous place for Christians. The Boxer Rebellion is murdering Westerners and Chinese Christians alike. Torn between her nation and her Christian friends, Vibiana will have to decide where her true loyalties lie... and whether she is willing to die for her faith. (STL286425)
SC, 6x9, 176pgs, FC SRP: $17.99
DRAGON HOOPS HC GN NEW PTG (O/A)
(W/A) Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches. Gene doesn't get sports. But at Bishop O'Dowd High School, it's all anyone can talk about. The men's varsity basketball team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that's been decades in the making. Each victory brings them closer to their ultimate goal: the California State Championships. Once Gene gets to know these young all-stars, he realizes that their story is just as thrilling as anything he's seen on a comic book page. What he doesn't know yet is that this season is not only going to change the Dragons' lives, but his own life as well. (STL349390)
HC, 6x9, 448pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
SCULPTOR GN HC W DUSTJACKET (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Scott McCloud
The New York Times-bestselling magnum opus from comics superstar Scott McCloud is now available in a freshly designed, over-sized hardcover! David Smith is giving his life for his art—literally. Thanks to a deal with Death, the young sculptor gets his childhood wish: to sculpt anything he can imagine with his bare hands. But now that he only has 200 days to live, deciding what to create is harder than he thought, and discovering the love of his life at the eleventh hour isn't making it any easier! (STL241189)
MATURE THEMES
HC, 7x10, 496pgs, 2C SRP: $35.99
FLOATING WORLD COMICS
VENDETTA HOLY VINDICATOR #6 (OF 5) (MR)
(W/A/CA) Steve McArdle
All-new action-packed issue! After stopping a bank heist, Vendetta is suddenly dragged into a nightmare world by Lord Leviathans' new servant: Nocturnus - Monarch of the Undead. Also: Stone and Chemicorp set out to abduct a mysterious stranger. (STL360472)
MATURE THEMES
7x10, 24pgs, B&W (6 of 5) SRP: $4.99