UNBOUND
MAGIC REALMS ART OF FIGHTING FANTASY HC
(W) Ian Livingstone, Jonathan Green (A) Various
Magic Realms celebrates the incredible art of the brilliant and highly respected fantasy and science fiction artists who, over the years, worked with the Fighting Fantasy authors to bring their interactive adventures to vivid life. Each artist is profiled along with select examples of their best work in vibrant full color, the astonishing detail on display in all its glory. It features the work some of the world's best fantasy artists including Chris Achill os, John Blanche, Jim Burns, Les Edwards, Karl Kopinski, Iain McCaig, Martin McKenna, Ian Miller and Russ Nicholson, among others. (STL332323) (C: 0-1-1)
Art Book, HC, 9x12, 368pgs, FC SRP: $40.00
UNCIVILIZED BOOKS
SIX TREASURES OF SPIRAL COMICS FORMED UNDER PRESSURE GN
(W/A) Matt Madden
An author struggles to understand an encounter on the subway that has led her to romantic despair. Six characters embark on a dangerous voyage, searching for a mysterious treasure. A cartoon character finds himself in bizarre yet uncannily familiar scenarios. Three characters obsess over the same image and sense that their lives connect across generations. Novelistic worlds in miniature. Hilarious hijinks. The occasional twist ending The stories in Six Treasures of the Spiral: Comics Formed Under Pressure are inventive and wide-ranging, sometimes funny, occasionally sad, and always offbeat. (STL332313) (C: 0-1-1)
SC, 6x9, 248pgs, PC SRP: $34.99
UNCIVILIZED COMICS
THE SICKNESS #6 CVR A JENNA CHA
(W) Jenna Cha, Lonnie Nadler (A/CA) Jenna Cha
1945: Daniel faces the maddening consequences of setting his house ablaze after an ill-conceived attempt to defy The Man. 1955: George finally has a first-hand brush with a patient suffering from The Sickness. However, past demons come to a head with wishes for the future, and he must decide which will guide his hands. 1965: Mary struggles to cope with the daily monotony of being a housewife, feeling like an outcast even in the comfort of her own home. Something is rotten in Redondo Beach (STL332921)
32pgs, 2C SRP: $6.00
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS
TOVE JANSSON LIFE ART WORDS HC
(W) Boel Westin
Tove Jansson achieved fame as the creator of the Moomins, beloved by generations of readers around the world. Remarkably, the Moomins were only part of the prodigious creative output of this Finnish-Swedish writer and artist. Jansson's work also includes short stories and five novels for adults, as well as paintings, murals, and book illustrations. In this acclaimed biography, Boel Westin relies on numerous conversations with Jansson and unprecedented access to her journals, letters, and personal archives to present an engrossing and comprehensive review of the life and world of Scandinavia's best-loved author. Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words offers fans and admirers around the world the most complete portrait of the writer Philip Pullman described as 'a genius, a woman of profound wisdom and great artistry.' (STL332101) (C: 0-1-1)
Biography, HC, 6x9, 576pgs, PC SRP: $29.95
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
CONVERSATIONS WITH TODD MCFARLANE SC
(W/A) Todd McFarlane
Over thirty years after his initial ascent to super stardom, Todd McFarlane (b. 1961) remains one of the most popular and contentious comic artists ever. The interviews compiled in this volume offer a nuanced portrait of McFarlane's polarizing character. Beginning with his earliest days on Spider-Man to the months before the hotly anticipated release of Spawn and ending with his writing ventures decades later, the interviews offer compelling perspectives from the renowned creator. The book offers a glimpse into the comic book world of the early 1990s, a world rampant with variant covers, impossibly exaggerated bodies, and wild speculation about what would be the next comic to explode in value. The volume also includes the momentous public debate between McFarlane and Peter David, former collaborator on The Incredible Hulk, moderated by the late George P rez at a standing-room-only event at ComicsFest in 1993. (STL331470) (C: 0-1-1)
Comic Journalism, SC, 6x9, 256pgs, PC SRP: $25.00
86th Floor Comics August 2024 Catalogue
