FAIRSQUARE GRAPHICS
LEGEND OF HAKUTAKU GN
(W/A/CA) Alba Cardona
The Legend of Hakutaku is a fantasy adventure manga inspired by Japanese legends.
Yuki is a deaf girl who dreams of becoming the next leader of her village but she fears she will never get the chance due to her hearing impairment which complicates her relationships with the other villagers. After a fight with Dai, her best friend, she finds herself in the forest and encounters the Hakutaku, the demon that everyone believes destroyed the village years ago... Misfortune is once again looming over the village. Will Yuki be able to save it?
Written and Drawn by up and coming Spanish Manga sensation ALBA CARDONA (Mean Girls: Senior Years, Clockwork Lives from Insight Editions), The Legend of Hakutaku is a fantasy adventure manga inspired by Japanese legends. It delves into stories of demons, beasts and fantastic creatures that foretell misfortune and catastrophe. (STL354540) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5.5x8.5, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $13.99
BEYONDTOPIA LEGENDS TP (O/A)
(W) Bryan Valenza, Henry Barajas (A) Sami Basri & Various (CA) Stephen Segovia
When the past is the future. Where unknown myths and legends are discovered. Witness the birth of the Mystic Universe! here comes BEYONDTOPIA: LEGENDS
From the mind of Indonesian visual artist Bryan Valenza (Marvel, Image,…) BEYONDTOPIA: LEGENDS is an anthology series blending a variety of folklores, heroes and legends all reimagined for American and international audiences with a unique flavor. Horror, magic, social justice warriors, fantasy, sci-fi… There's something for everyone in the Mystic Universe.
Co-spearheaded by Award-Winning LatinX author Henry Barajas (HELM GREYCASTLE, LA VOZ DE M.A.Y.O.: TATA RAMBO, BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS), the anthology brings together the best artists from Indonesia and the world, including Sami Basri (HARLEY QUINN, GREEN LANTERN), Garrie Gastonny (ODYSSEY) and many more! (STL259501)
SC, 204pgs, FC SRP: $29.90
INTERTWINED THE SPIRIT OF WUXING SAGA HC (O/A)
(W) Fabrice Sapolsky & Various (A) Fred Pham Chuong & Various (CA) Fred Pham Chuong
Five elemental forces, FIVE champions-the Spirits of WuXing. A MURDER disrupts the cosmic equilibrium: Reluctant heroes emerge, destinies are INTERTWINED…
Originally offered as a softcover, the INTERTWINED Omnibus is now a Premium 316 pages full color Hardcover with gold foil finish. It packs every bit of content from the fan favorite series plus tons of extras. A must-have for Kung Fu and Noir fans!
Featuring story and art by Fabrice Sapolsky and Fred Pham Chuong plus contributions from: Olivier Coipel, Gerald Parel, Domenico Carbone, Ho Seng Hui, Fei Chen, Roland Boschi, Gerald Parel, Mateus Santolouco, Patrick Zircher, Medhi Cheggour, Will Torres, Jon Lankry, Karibu, Geoffo, Nick Bradshaw, Ramon Gil, Greg Anderson Elysée, Franck Uzan and Enid Balam!
(STL302001)
HC, 6x9, 316pgs, FC SRP: $39.99
A FOX IN MY BRAIN GN (O/A)
(W/A) Lou Lubie
STRESS AND MENTAL AWARENESS MONTHS!
Do you know any cyclothymics? Good luck if you encounter them in your daily life, be it in your family or at work! Unpredictable, often irritable, loud, fast-paced, euphoric, sometimes sluggish and sad. In two words: destabilizing and exhausting. It's challenging to navigate life with them on their roller coasters or even just to wait for their storms to calm. You have to tread carefully, be patient, diplomatic, not easily offended. Solid, in short!
Lou had to deal with it, all of it, tame the Fox playing tricks with her mind and learn to overcome her condition… With humor. Lots of it!
Based on the creator's personal journey, A Fox In My Brain is a positive take on Mental Health. A breath of fresh air that will give everyone an extra boost of self-love. Actually, the doctor should prescribe you a copy! (STL304112)
SC, 160pgs, PC SRP: $19.99
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!'
Adapted from the most recent movie available on Amazon Prime Video. (STL315332)
SC, 5x8, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $14.99
NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK TP (EXPANDED ED) (MR) (O/A)
(W/A) VARIOUS
THE 'OG' IS BACK IN PRINT!
The bestselling anthology comes back to print in a brand-new expanded edition packed with extra material, including an all-new original story by Joseph Illidge (MPLS Sound) and ChrisCross (Milestone, Firestorm,…) and more!
NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK is the foundation of FairSquare Comics, the first graphic novel we published and an obvious fan-favorite which sold over 5,000 copies. This January, we're reissuing this modern classic with more Black Noir goodies. The now 17 Noir stories are 100% crafted by the finest Black creators from all around the world. We added tons of bonuses including illustrations, behind the scenes material and much more. A must-have!
Featuring stellar talents: Brandon Thomas, Greg Burnham, Gary Phillips, Mark MD Bright, Melody Cooper, N.Steven Harris, Joseph Illidge, Chriscross, Brandon Easton, David Walker
Dorphise Jean, Vladimir Alexis, Hannibal Tabu, MD Marie, Nick Allen, Tyrone Finch, Trowa Christopher Harris, Greg Anderson Elysée, Erika Hardison, Roxxy Haze, Marcus Williams, Mikhail Hardy, Dietrich Smith, Walt Barna, Quinn McGowan, Eder Messias, Don Walker, Larry Welch, Mervyn McKoy, Todd Harris, David Brame, Guile, Eric Van Elslande, Karen S. Darboe, Pat Masioni, Toyin Ajetunmobi, Makena, Paris Alleyne, Jackson Godwin, Eli Johnson, Victor Dandridge Jr, Robin Davis, Andworld Design. (STL298616) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 164pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
LIFE DRAWING HC
(W/A/CA) Jaime Hernandez
Two Latinas, separated by a generation, hinder and help each other find their place in a world they never made.
Ten years in the making (and torn from the pages of the legendary Love and Rockets), Jaime Hernandez's newest graphic novel skillfully weaves two generations of his beloved characters into a satisfying story of love-both young and middle-aged. Life Drawing darts primarily between the youthful Tonta and the venerable Maggie. Tonta has a crush on her art teacher, Ray, as well as an axe to grind with an older woman in the neighborhood. When Tonta finds that the woman, Maggie, is married to Ray, things get complicated. And Tonta does not handle complications well.
Life Drawing showcases Hernandez's brilliant talent for character, weaving relationships, rejections, infidelities, and adventures involving: Tonta's self-involved sisters Vivian, Violet, and Muñeca; her colorful pals Gomez, Judy Fair, and Brown Alice; her mother, the infamous 'Black Widow of the Valley'; and of course, the two great loves of Maggie's life, Ray and Hopey. There's also a forest spirit, two weddings, some cosplay, a little pole dancing, and page after page of breathtaking comics by the medium's most wide-eyed romantic. Did we mention the weddings? (STL343270) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 9x12, 136pgs, B&W SRP: $24.99
QUEEN OF THE RING HC (O/A)
(W/A) Jaime Hernandez
For the past 40 years, Jaime Hernandez has been privately amassing a body of work that no one else has seen. Until now. This parallel universe to his Love & Rockets world is set in the heyday of 1960s and '70s women's wrestling with an entirely new, original cast of characters who have aged and evolved. This book spotlights the women who are often ignored in pro-wrestling in 125 full-color illustrations: pin-ups, action shots, fake wrestling magazine covers, echoing the lucha libre magazines of the 1960s. Hernandez also discusses the work in an interview with fellow cartoonist Katie Skelly. (STL178553) (MAY211442)
HC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
TONTA HC LOVE & ROCKETS (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Jaime Hernandez
Hot on the heels of Jaime Hernandez's masterpiece, Is This How You See Me?, comes a stand-alone graphic novel that focuses on one of Hernandez's most memorable characters, Tonta, while she confronts her family history. Her half-sister Vivian gets involved with a small-town gangster while Tonta befriends a young woman who keeps tabs on the neighborhood from the surrounding woods. Meanwhile, back at school, Tonta discovers that Coach Angel harbors a secret while local punk band Ooot provides the soundtrack. (STL113486) (MAY191681) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
HC, 9x11, 104pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99
GOES LIKE THIS TP
(W/A/CA) Jordan Crane
For almost three decades, master cartoonist Jordan Crane has put together a body of short stories that garnered him multiple Eisner and Ignatz Award nominations, via the pages of his comic book series Uptight and the influential comics anthology, Non. Yet they have never been collected until now.
Featuring over a dozen short stories (spanning multiple genres) published over the past 25 years, Goes Like This is a gorgeously packaged anthology (including varying paper stocks and exposed spine) of Crane's work. 'The Hand of Gold' is a short but grim Weird Western, a morality play in which an accidental crime leads a criminal to a supernatural maximum security cell. 'Below the Shade of Night' presents an anxiety that is rooted in the follies and ignorance of childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. 'Vicissitude' maps uncharted territory of graphic melancholia via a tale of infidelity. 'Trash Night' depicts the troubled relationship of Dee and Leo, with mounting tension and mistrust that reaches a boiling point. In 'The Dark Nothing,' a rare foray into science fiction, the three-person crew of prospecting ship Sagasu 17 attempt to harvest an asteroid, and things go horribly awry. 'The Middle Nowhere' begins with a man waiting in a small shack. All around him is a black sand desert. The wind rises, the rain comes, and it just might be the end of everything he's known. Also featuring additional prints and drawings from the author's archives, Goes Like This is a tantalizing sampler of one of the most brilliant cartoonists working today. (STL263124) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 8x11, 192pgs, PC SRP: $39.99
KEEPING TWO HC (O/A)
(W) Jordan Crane
20 years in the making, the long-awaited graphic novel masterpiece from acclaimed cartoonist Jordan Crane.
A young couple is stuck in traffic, reading a book aloud to each other to pass the time. The relationship is already strained, but between the encroaching road rage, and a novel that hits way too close to home, tensions are running especially high by the time they arrive back at their apartment. When one of them leaves to get takeout and a movie, each of the young lovers is individually forced to confront loss, grief, fear, and insecurities in unexpected and shocking ways.
Crane's formal use of the comics medium - threading several timelines and the interior and exterior lives of its protagonists together to create an increasing, almost Hitchcockian sense of dread and paranoia - is masterful. But as the title hints, there are dualities at its core that make it one of the most exciting works of graphic literary fiction in recent memory, a brilliant adult drama that showcases a deep empathy and compassion for its characters as well as a visually arresting showcase of Crane's considerable talents. Keeping Two is ostensibly a story about loss, but by the end, it just might also be about finding something along the way - something that had seemed irredeemable up to that point. In that way, it's also a deeply romantic book.
Cartoonist Jordan Crane has been one of the most quietly influential comics-makers of the past quarter-century - in multiple senses of the word: as a cartoonist, a designer, an editor, a publisher, a printmaker, an advocate, an archivist, and more. But Keeping Two is his biggest project in close to two decades and will be one of the most anticipated graphic novels of 2022. (STL208123) (C: 0-1-1)
HC, 304pgs, B&W SRP: $29.99
BEAT IT RUFUS HC
(W/A/CA) Noah Van Sciver
From the author of Fante Bukowski and Joseph Smith and the Mormons, a hysterical character comedy about an aging rock-God-in-his-own-mind forced to face the music.
Rufus Baxter is an aging, professionally unemployed loser, desperately - delusionally - hanging on to his 1980s hair metal fantasies of headlining arenas, despite so much evidence to the contrary (like audience members ducking when he tosses promo t-shirts at an open-mic night). The rest of his bandmates in Funky Cool died decades ago in a horrible plane crash on the cusp of their first big break. When he gets kicked out of the Denver storage unit he's been illegally sleeping in, his only prospect is a last-second wedding gig the very next day - in Wyoming. A hop in his car, and possibly a peyote button or two, sends Baxter on a psychedelic and existential road trip through his past, and forces him to onfront every bad decision he's made along the way.
Beat It, Rufus is very much a kindred spirit with Van Sciver's Fante Bukowski series, a comedic character study both played for laughs but also infused with a surprising gravitas that has you rooting for Rufus despite having every reason not to. Van Sciver's comedic and graphic talents are in peak form in this original graphic novel, his follow-up to the award winning and critically acclaimed graphic bio, Joseph Smith and the Mormons. (STL343266) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 6x9, 220pgs, FC SRP: $22.99
AS A CARTOONIST HC (O/A)
(W/A) Noah Van Sciver
A series of comic strips joined together by the theme of the
author's chosen profession - cartooning - reveals a funny
and often poignant reflection on the human condition and
the lives we choose to live.
Acclaimed cartoonist Noah Van Sciver puts to use all the creative arrows
in his quiver in this captivating collection of fiction, biography, memoir,
and more. Van Sciver juxtaposes fictional stories about what life as a '19th
Century Cartoonist' might have looked like with a series of autobiographical
strips about life as a contemporary cartoonist, along with pieces about
his father and childhood that inform the path in life he has chosen. The
resultant effect is a routinely funny (Van Sciver never takes himself too
seriously unless it is intended for comedic effect) but also deeply relatable
book that touches on some of life's big questions, whether about the ways
we measure happiness or success, the ways we often define ourselves by
our careers, or the ways we can sometimes lose sight of the most important
things. Van Sciver displays a love of the history and form of cartooning
that recalls Art Spiegelman, a Lynda Barryesque thirst to unpack ideas
of what creativity really means, and a Harvey Pekar-like way of just trying to stay
alive in the face of despair. (STL223912)
HC, 7x10, 100pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
COMPLETE WORKS OF FANTE BUKOWSKI TP (O/A)
Living in a beat-up motel, consorting with the downtrodden and mid-level literati, Fante Bukowski must overcome great obstacles: a love interest turned rival, ghostwriting a teen celebrity's memoirs, no actual talent ? to gain the respect and adoration from critics and, more importantly, his father. Van Sciver has created a scathing, hilarious, and empathetic character study of a self-styled author determined to prove that he's just one more poem (or drink) away from success.
Originally published in hardcover in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic, The Complete Works of Fante Bukowski quickly sold out and is nominated for a 2021 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album. This expanded paperback edition includes eight new pages, including a 2020 Slate interview with Fante himself and a cover gallery of Fante's previous books. Also: a foreword by novelist Ryan Boudinot (Blueprints of the Afterlife); a facsimile reproduction of Bukowski's literary debut, 6 Poems (thought lost to time in the wake of a motel fire that destroyed the entire original print run); a 'Works Cited' section; and a selection of 'visual tributes' by over two dozen cartoonists - including Nina Bunjevac, Simon Hanselmann, Jesse Jacobs, Ed Piskor, Leslie Stein, and others. (STL204509) (NOV211429)
SC, 464pgs, FC SRP: $34.99
BARNABY HC VOL 05
(W) Crockett Johnson
The final volume collecting 'the last great comic strip,' by the creator of Harold and the Purple Crayon.
The long-lost comic strip masterpiece by legendary children's book author Crockett Johnson, is finally collected and designed by acclaimed graphic novelist and Barnaby
superfan Daniel Clowes (Ghost World). Volume Five collects the final two-plus years of the strip, including the rarely-if-ever-seen conclusion of the strip, as five-year-old Barnaby Baxter says goodbye to his Fairy Godfather, Mr. O'Malley. Unlike most comic strips, Barnaby ended its ten-year run with an emotionally satisfying ending that broke the hearts of fans when first published in newspapers. The magic of Barnaby resides in its canny mix of fantasy and satire, amplified by the understated elegance of Crockett Johnson's clean, spare art.
Barnaby expanded our sense of what comics can do through its combination of Johnson's sly wit and O'Malley's amiable windbaggery, illustrating a child's feeling of wonder and an adult's wariness, highly literate jokes and a keen eye for the ridiculous. This volume also features essays by comics historian Susan Kirtley and Johnson biographer Philip Nel, as well as an introduction by filmmaker Ron Howard, whose acting career was launched in 1959 at the age of five, when he was cast as Barnaby in a 1959 adaptation for General Electric Theater, hosted by Ronald Reagan. The book includes rarely-seen stills from the 1959 production - which also featured Wizard of Oz alum Bert Lahr as Mr. O'Malley! (STL343265) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 7x10, 388pgs, B&W SRP: $49.99
BARNABY HC VOL 01 (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Crockett Johnson
Fantagraphics introduces Barnaby, with it’s playful mix of fantasy, wit and elegantly spare images, to a new generation of children and parents. Created by Crockett Johnson (Harold and the Purple Crayon) in the 1940’s, this five-volume series, with art direction by graphic novelist Daniel Clowes (Ghost World), will collect the entirety of the original newspaper strips. (STK462849) (SEP121087)
HC, 10.5x6, 336pgs, PC SRP: $35.00
BARNABY HC VOL 02 (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Crockett Johnson
The second in a five volume series collecting Crockett Johnson’s comic strip masterpiece features the years 1944-1945. In this volume, Barnaby and his Fairy Godfather, J.J. O’Malley, take a trip to D.C. to serve in Congress, and Launcelot McSnoyd, the invisible leprechaun is introduced. Also, O’Malley enlists Barnaby on a seaside treasure hunt. Plus Ermine hunters, soap salesmen and more! Foreword by Jules Feiffer and designed by Dan Clowes! (STK630329) (MAY141400)
HC, 10.5x7, 372pgs, B&W SRP: $39.99
FANTAGRAPHICS UNDERGROUND MURDERBURG TP
(W/A/CA) Carol Lay
Muderburg (sic), a sleepy island town off the coast of Maine aims to maintain a quiet existence for their population of families, fishermen, craftspeople, and aging oddballs. But every so often, incursions from scheming outsiders require ex-gangster mayor Leo Scazzo (and his loving wife and children) to enact counter-schemes in order to keep the peace for the other townsfolk... Collecting the complete run of short stories (serialized as Murderville in the 2010s) under one cover, Carol Lay's vivacious cartooning keeps the light side of these dark comedies shining. (STL352104) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 7x10, 256pgs, FC SRP: $30.00
MY TIME MACHINE A GRAPHIC NOVEL HC (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Carol Lay
My Time Machine unfolds across the socially and politically confused landscape of early 2020, where Carol Lay's middle-aged female protagonist (who bears a suspicious resemblance to the author) embarks on a time-hopping odyssey that takes her from the addled and anxious 'contemporary' America to the farthest reaches of time.
Finding the blueprints belonging to the eponymous Time Traveler of H.G. Wells' novel, our reluctant and all-too-human heroine enlists her ex-husband Rob's engineering genius in constructing the same kind of machine capable of the same awesome power.With a (more or less) functioning time machine at her disposal, she decides there's no better time to do her part to save humanity from itself and starts looking for (figurative) butterflies to pin down in hopes of altering the history of human civilization and averting the impending effects of climate change.
Wary of causing unintended consequences by traveling into the past to change history, she heads into the future, alone, to see if she can gain any insights she can bring back to 2020 that could help change the course of a world suffering from the reckless consequence of the Anthropocene. She anticipates the worst, but that's not quite bad enough: Not only is there the ecological collapse she feared, but by 2035, America has devolved into a fascist state and by 2060 to full blown totalitarianism. It appears environmental havoc is ineluctably accompanied by political disaster.
My Time Machine is both a sly, cautionary political satire and a rollicking time travel story, full of playful time travel paradoxes, edge-of-your-seat suspense, breezy badinage, and a deeply felt wonder at the universe. It is serious and funny, timely and timeless (literally). (STL323453) (JUL241632) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 7.5x10.5, 168pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
FANTAGRAPHICS UNDERGROUND JOHN CUNEOS GOOD INTENTIONS HC
(W) John Cuneo
Imagine a world where behind every suburban front door is a licentious bacchanal.
Except that you don't have to imagine it because John Cuneo has imagined it for you. Whether it's ram-headed, alcoholic, paperpushers; hand puppet sex parties; or Hokusai's insatiable octopus (who turns out, knows a thing or two about the saxophone), Cuneo renders each intimate tableaux with delightfully feverish pen strokes and delicate watercolors. Like Aesop's deranged cousin, the artist effortlessly combines the fantastical and the grotesque, dashing off outrageous snapshots of bulbous heads, dapper cats, muses depicted as gargantuan Crumbian women, and a multitude of sex acts invented for the occasion.
Say what you will about the intentions, the effect is a pearl-clutching, monocle-popping, knee-slapping graphic revelation. (STL352100) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 9x12, 104pgs, FC SRP: $30.00
FANTAGRAPHICS UNDERGROUND GIVE ME LIBERTY TP
(W) Gilbert Shelton & Various
THE STORY OF AMERICA'S BATTLE FOR INDEPENDENCE… BUT FUNNY
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. The true history of the American Revolution as it was never taught in school! Two titans of underground comix team up to retell the essential moments of the war against the British -- as it might have seemed to the ordinary people of the time.
Gilbert Shelton (ZAP Comix, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers) and Ted Richards (Air Pirates, The Forty Year Old Hippie) combined their cartooning talents to create an episodic, comedic, and more-or-less accurate summary of the founding of the United States of America. Originally serialised in alternative weekly newspapers through 1975-76. Now, for only the second time in 250 years, Fantagraphics Underground brings this lost classic back to print. (STL352101) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 9x12, 80pgs, B&W SRP: $20.00
FANTAGRAPHICS UNDERGROUND SECRETS OF A LOST DIARY TP
(W/A/CA) Santiago Cohen
When her dementia-stricken grandmother Babi dies, 15-year-old Lucy -sensitive and sentimental, with a punky haircut and ears full of piercings- is left reeling and unmoored. That is, until a secret diary locked away in a hidden compartment drops out from Babi's desk.
What follows is a living epistolary, reflecting grandmother and granddaughter's struggles with belonging. Babi, caught between her Polish-Jewish past and Mexican home, both of them reckoning with lesbian identity and the need to conceal it. Lucy comes to find in a life they shared far more than a birthday. In a style that perfectly captures tenderness and heartache, painter and animator Santiago Cohen crafts a moving reflection on love, grief, and connection across generations. (STL352106) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 7x10, 256pgs, FC SRP: $25.00
FANTAGRAPHICS UNDERGROUND KAFKAS MANUSCRIPT TP
(W/A/CA) Jason Novak
With a stylistic nod to the wordless novels of Frans Maserell and the expressionist drawings of Franz Kafka himself, Jason Noivak's short graphic novel Kafka's Manuscript begins at the author's deathbed, where he entrusts his friend Max Brod with the task of destroying his unpublished papers. Brod refuses, and what follows is the story of how Kafka's literary legacy escaped Europe under the shadow of fascism. It is a survey of Kafka's paranoid landscape in kinetoscopic monochrome.
As a master of deadpan satire, Kafka was as eloquent with both words as he was with what was left unsaid. Kafka's Cartoonist Jason Novak seizes upon the unsaid to comment on Kafka's afterlife, exploring in a new way what countless books about Kafka have previously attempted to explore with words. Every epoch has its conundrums, but the qualities that unite our age with Kafka's are a reminder that some characteristics of a culture are perennial. What better way to capture Kafka's enduring but evasive voice than with pantomime?
This book is wordless with pages only on the recto; for the press preview, I removed the blank verso pages. (STL352107) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x7, 132pgs, B&W SRP: $20.00
FANTAGRAPHICS UNDERGROUND IN HIS TIME EARLY HEMINGWAY TP (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Jason Novak
In this adaptation of the original 1924 version of In Our Time, cartoonist Jason Novak finds the graphic equivalent of Hemingway's lean, muscular prose - stark, punchy, beautifully composed panels that convey the understated poetics of those early, famously breathtaking stories. (STL248602) (OCT221649) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 7x10, 188pgs, B&W SRP: $22.00
FANTOONS
ELLA FITZGERALD OFFICIAL GN
(W/A) Ngozi Nwadiogbu
In this vibrant graphic novel, follow the remarkable journey of Ella Fitzgerald, the 'First Lady of Song,' as she rises from humble beginnings to become one of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time. Through stunning artwork and compelling storytelling, readers are immersed in the world of jazz, experiencing the highs and lows of Fitzgerald's life and career. From her early struggles and breakthrough at the Apollo Theater's amateur night to her groundbreaking collaborations with musical legends like Duke Ellington, this graphic novel captures the essence of Fitzgerald's musical genius and her enduring legacy. Ella Fitzgerald's story is one of resilience, passion, and the power of music to transcend boundaries, making this graphic novel a captivating celebration of her life and music. (STL351627) (C: 0-1-0)
HC, 10x10, 112pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
1FIRST COMICS
BADGER MAD MONKEY SHOCK N ROLL #2 (OF 5)
(W) Mike Baron (A) Val Mayerik (CA) Brent McKee
The mayhem continues with more high octane action as the Badger squares off against kung fu pirates, ravenous orcas, insanely aggressive poo-flinging monkeys, and the enigmatic Lloyd Gilman in his attempts to preserve an island paradise. (STL351064)
28pgs, FC (2 of 5) SRP: $6.99
FIRST SECOND BOOKS
CALL ME IGGY GN (O/A)
(W) Jorge Aguirre (A) Rafael Rosado
Ignacio Garcia—or Iggy as he urges you to call him—is an Ohio-born Colombian American teen who's got a pretty easygoing life... for now. After bumping into Marisol (and her coffee) at school, Iggy's world is spun around. But Marisol has too much going on to be bothered with the likes of Iggy. She has school, work, family, and the uphill battle of getting her legal papers. As Iggy stresses over how to get Marisol to like him, his grandfather comes to the rescue. The thing is, not only is his abuelito dead but he also gives terrible love advice. The worst. And so, with his ghost abuelito's meddling, Iggy's life begins to unravel as he sets off on a journey of self-discovery. (STL300365)
SC, 6x9, 256pgs, FC SRP: $18.99
CALL ME IGGY GN LLAMAME IGGY SPANISH ED
(W) Jorge Aguirre (A) Rafael Rosado
The Spanish edition of Call Me Iggy, a young adult graphic novel about a Colombian American teen who gets help from his grandfather's ghost to win over his crush.
Iggy lo tenía todo tan fácil.
Ignacio “Iggy” García es un adolescente Colombiano-Americano nacido en Ohio que vive encantado de la vida. Su mundo da un gran giro luego de tropezar con Marisol (y su cafecito) en la escuela, Entre la escuela, el trabajo, su familia y una batalla cada vez más difícil para conseguir sus documentos de residencia permanente, Marisol anda muy ocupada para fijarse siquiera en Iggy.
Mientras Iggy se estresa por ver cómo hacer para que Marisol se interese en él, su abuelo viene a socorrerlo. Pero, no solo está muerto su abuelo, sino que además él le da pésimos consejos de amor. Los peores. Con su abuelo entrometiendose, la vida de Iggy empieza empieza a desmoronarse mientras él toma un nuevo camino de autodescubrimiento.
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Iggy had it so easy. (STL351512) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 256pgs, FC SRP: $18.99
DRAGON HOOPS SC GN
(W/A) Gene Luen Yang
From the creator of American Born Chinese (now streaming on Disney+) comes a critically acclaimed sports drama—available for the first time in paperback! 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. (STL351511) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 448pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
DRAGON HOOPS HC GN NEW PTG
(W/A) Gene Luen Yang
Award-winning New York Times bestseller Gene Luen Yang has once again redefined himself—this time with a riveting YA nonfiction sports drama.
In his latest graphic novel, 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
SPACE CHASERS GN VOL 01
(W) Joe Caramagna, Leland Melvin (A) Alison Acton
When Tia Valor takes a test on a whim for an exclusive NASA program for middle schoolers, she never thought she'd pass. After all, she never really fit in at school. In fact, she's been skipping school most days to work at her brother's auto shop instead. But Leland Melvin, a famed astronaut, sees potential in Tia, and before she knows it, she's part of a team of other talented kids training to launch to an advanced space station orbiting the earth. But the perils of space are unpredictable and Tia finds herself with only half her crew and no adults around to help. Now she must rely on her instincts and the quick thinking of her fellow kid astronauts to save the space station and their lives! Created by real-life astronaut Leland Melvin, Eisner-Award nominated comic creator Joe Caramagna, and brought to brilliant life by Alison Acton, Space Chasers is a space adventure like no other. (STL351508) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 240pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
SPACE CHASERS HC GN VOL 01
(W) Joe Caramagna, Leland Melvin (A) Alison Acton
When Tia Valor takes a test on a whim for an exclusive NASA program for middle schoolers, she never thought she'd pass. After all, she never really fit in at school. In fact, she's been skipping school most days to work at her brother's auto shop instead. But Leland Melvin, a famed astronaut, sees potential in Tia, and before she knows it, she's part of a team of other talented kids training to launch to an advanced space station orbiting the earth. But the perils of space are unpredictable and Tia finds herself with only half her crew and no adults around to help. Now she must rely on her instincts and the quick thinking of her fellow kid astronauts to save the space station and their lives! Created by real-life astronaut Leland Melvin, Eisner-Award nominated comic creator Joe Caramagna, and brought to brilliant life by Alison Acton, Space Chasers is a space adventure like no other. (STL351509) (C: 0-1-0)
HC, 6x9, 240pgs, FC SRP: $22.99
FLOATING WORLD COMICS
SANTOS SISTERS #8 CVR A STANDARD (MR)
(W) MARC KOPRINAROV, Greg & Fake (A) GREG & FAK
Don't miss the thrilling conclusion to 'What Time Is It?' as Todd's delivery faces a ticking clock. Will he deliver 10 o'clock's package, or will Sergeant Murder and Agent Exeyex ruin his plans? Plus, Dirk's militia battles the unpredictable Crazy 8-Ball, and Monroe's sinister drug trade targets vulnerable senior citizens. (STL351292) (C: 0-0-1)
MATURE THEMES
7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.00
SANTOS SISTERS #8 CVR B TIE DYE (MR)
(W) MARC KOPRINAROV, Greg & Fake (A) GREG & FAK
Don't miss the thrilling conclusion to 'What Time Is It?' as Todd's delivery faces a ticking clock. Will he deliver 10 o'clock's package, or will Sergeant Murder and Agent Exeyex ruin his plans? Plus, Dirk's militia battles the unpredictable Crazy 8-Ball, and Monroe's sinister drug trade targets vulnerable senior citizens. (STL351293) (C: 0-0-1)
MATURE THEMES
7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $5.00
FLYING EYE BOOKS
DETECTIVE STANLEY & MYSTERY AT MUSEUM SC
(W) Hannah Tunnicliffe (A) Erica Harrison
Detective Stanley has barely sat down for his breakfast pancakes when he receives an invitation he cannot refuse. The Natural History Museum has been raided on the opening day of the Bleat Mondrian show and Stan has been called to investigate. The most perplexing thing about the case: Nothing has been stolen! But now Stanley finds himself in a tight spot even his powers of deduction could not detect. Can he get himself out of trouble and can he solve the mystery of The Natural History Museum? (STL352051) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 7x8, 64pgs, FC SRP: $12.99
86th Floor Comics December 2024 Catalogue
