INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
(Company names beginning with W)
WARRANT PUBLISHING COMPANY
VAMPIRESS CARMILLA MAGAZINE #27 (MR)
(W) Don Glut & Various (A) Others & Various (CA) Frank Frazetta
Vampiress Carmilla #27 revives the iconic Warren illustrated horror magazines by replicating Warren's early page layouts and publishing new, classic styled work by original Warren artists, writers and editors. Each issue is a highly collectible instant classic! (STL360339) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
Magazine, SC, 52pgs, B&W SRP: $6.99
WHITE OWL
STAR TREK DISCOVERING THE TV SERIES DS9 & VOYAGER HC
(W) Tom Salinsky
How well do you know Star Trek? Lifelong science fiction fan, podcaster and author Tom Salinsky decided that the answer was 'not well enough,' and so at the beginning of 2022, he embarked on a two-year mission to watch everything from the start of The Original Series to the end of Enterprise, at the rate of one episode per day. This book is the second part of that odyssey, covering Deep Space Nine, and the first two seasons of Voyager plus the first two Next Generation movies. As well as having fun saluting the show's triumphs, cringing at its lapses in taste, and admiring its willingness to swing for the fences, you'll also get the benefit of a complete overview of these hugely successful and beloved spin-offs, which expanded and extended the Star Trek universe to new quadrants, new eras and new modes of storytelling. (STL360396) (C: 0-1-1)
Reference Book, HC, 6x9, 224pgs, PC SRP: $34.95
VIDEO GAMES CHRONICLES 2025 GDT VIDEO GAMES
There's no such thing as a quiet year in video games, and 2024 has been no different. For players, a steady stream of high-profile game releases has meant there's always been something new to play regardless of what console, handheld, PC or mobile device they were using. Meanwhile, behind the scenes 2024 has been one of the most turbulent years in the history of the games industry, with widespread job losses, studio cuts, acquisitions and other controversies. Video Games Chronicle, the expert source for video game news, has covered 2024's goings-on every step of the way, and this book summarises the entire year in one handy volume. (STL360399) (C: 0-1-1)
Reference Book, HC, 8x11, 224pgs, FC SRP: $39.95
WILLIAM MORROW
UNDERSTANDING COMICS SC CURR PTG
(W/A/CA) Scott McCloud
The bestselling international classic on storytelling and visual communication. Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics is a seminal examination of comics art: its rich history, surprising technical components, and major cultural significance. Explore the secret world between the panels, through the lines, and within the hidden symbols of a powerful but misunderstood art form. (STL290461) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 7x10, 224pgs, FC SRP: $27.99
MAKING COMICS STORYTELLING SECRETS OF COMICS NEW PTG (O/A)
(W/A) Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture with Understanding Comics, a massive comic book about comics, linking the medium to such diverse fields as media theory, movie criticism, and web design. In Making Comics, this artistic genius focuses his analysis on the art form itself, exploring the creation of comics, from the broadest principles to the most minute artistic details. McCloud's cartoon narrator shows how to master the human condition through word and image in a brilliantly minimalistic way. Comic book devotees as well as the most uninitiated will marvel at this journey into a once-underappreciated art form. (STL277365) (JUN232218)
SC, 7x10, 272pgs, PC SRP: $28.99
REINVENTING COMICS SC NEW PTG
(W/A) Scott McCloud
In 1993, Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture with the acclaimed international hit Understanding Comics, a massive comic book that explored the inner workings of the world's most misunderstood art form. Now, McCloud takes comics to the next level, charting twelve different revolutions in how comics are created, read, and perceived today, and how they're poised to conquer the new millennium. (STL319302)
SC, 6x8, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $26.99
WW NORTON
BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUS BY ROBERT CRUMB HC NEW PTG (MR)
(A/CA) Robert Crumb
Nominated for three 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards: From Creation to the death of Joseph, here are all 50 chapters of the Book of Genesis, revealingly illustrated as never before. Envisioning the first book of the bible like no one before him, R. Crumb, the legendary illustrator, reveals here the story of Genesis in a profoundly honest and deeply moving way. Originally thinking that we would do a take off of Adam and Eve, Crumb became so fascinated by the Bible's language, 'a text so great and so strange that it lends itself readily to graphic depictions,' that he decided instead to do a literal interpretation using the text word for word in a version primarily assembled from the translations of Robert Alter and the King James bible. (STL360652)
MATURE THEMES
HC, 8x11, 228pgs, B&W SRP: $35.00
SWEETER SIDE OF R CRUMB SC (WW NORTON) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) R. Crumb
Cute little kittens, angels, and babies? Flowers, ice cream cones, and German boy bands? Coming from, supposedly, the creepiest and most pessimistic artist of his generation? Yes indeed, there is a 'sweeter side' to R. Crumb. These delectable illustrations—whether depicting Bernie the Cat pawing for his master's affection, the timeworn beauty of a French village cul-de-sac, or a quiet night chez Crumb—wonderfully exemplify the many tender moments that have, until now, played second fiddle to the cult icon's more raunchy sketches. (STK427269)
SC, 8x11, 112pgs, FC SRP: $17.95
WILL EISNER CONTRACT WITH GOD SC NEW PTG (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Will Eisner
The first graphic novel — a mesmerizing fictional chronicle of a universal American experience. Through a quartet of four interwoven stories, A Contract With God expresses the joy, exuberance, tragedy, and drama of life on the mythical Dropsie Avenue in the Bronx. This is the legendary book that launched a new art form and reaffirmed Will Eisner as one of the great pioneers of American graphics! (STK670109)
SC, 7x10, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $18.95
WILL EISNERS CONTRACT WITH GOD OTHER TENEMENT STORIES HC (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Will Eisner
A gorgeous, collectible hardcover edition of Will Eisner's pioneering graphic novel to celebrate the author's 100th birthday. Published quietly in 1978, Will Eisner's revolutionary literary work A Contract With God marked the invention of the modern graphic novel. Through a quartet of four interwoven stories, A Contract With God expresses the joy, exuberance, tragedy, and drama of life on the mythical Dropsie Avenue in the Bronx. This edition uses all-new, high-resolution reproductions of Eisner's original artwork, bringing new clarity and immediacy to Eisner's writing, illustration, and composition. (STL033298) (C: 0-1-0)
HC, 8x11, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $25.95
WILL EISNER LIFE IN PICTURES HC (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Will Eisner
In what will be the closest thing Eisner fans will see to an autobiography, the great master and pioneer of American graphic arts presents the most intimate and personal perspective yet on his life as a writer, a professional, and an artist. 'The Dreamer' and 'To the Heart of the Storm' describe Eisner's gritty early life and career, while 'The Name of the Game' chronicles a personal history of his wife's family. Finally, two shorter pieces illuminate the bookends of a legendary career: 'The Day I Became a Professional' describes Eisner's first rejection from a potential publisher, and 'A Sunset in Sunshine City' provides a poignant portrait of Eisner in old age. (STK346794) (C: 0-1-0)
HC, 7x10, 496pgs, B&W SRP: $29.95