FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
JUN221530
RED ROOM TRIGGER WARNINGS TP
(W/A/CA) Ed Piskor
The smash-hit, most-talked-about comic of 2021 is back with its second "season" and trade paperback! Collecting the four-issue comic book series Red Room: Trigger
Warnings, with tons of extras! In this second Red Room collection, fan-favorite the Decimator presents… The Rat Queens! And unfortunately for them, they're front and center in the Decimator's most horrific red room broadcast yet! Also, hoodie horror comes to Red Room by way of the Punkinz: two sociopathic, aspiring red roomers who quickly make a name on the scene with their amateur snuff films. Fueled by a mutual passion and talent for murder, the young sweethearts aim to be the most notorious and wanted killers on the dark web… Plus, much more, including the island of Pitcairn, home to a native civilization that has been sacrificing their people to the gods for generations in hopes for a good crop season -
until bitcoin pirates discover the uncharted island and hatch their own plans. The book also includes Piskor's exclusive "Director's Commentary" for virtually every page, tons of process art, sketchbook material, and other surprises exclusive to this collection. Red Room's first "season," The Antisocial Network, was the breakout smash-hit comic book series of 2021, with over a quarter-million copies sold of the series to date. Who are the red room killers? Who are the victims? Who's watching? Who can stop it? Trigger Warnings escalates the stakes, with Piskor pushing his masterpiece of modern horror in new directions and delivering the cyberpunk, outlaw, splatterpunk goods as no one else can. (STL223916) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 176pgs, FC SRP: $22.99
JUN221531
O/A RED ROOM #2
(W/A) Ed Piskor
Grooming victims to be slaughtered on the DARK WEB for the enjoyment of psychopaths requires lots of work to keep them from being identified. The Poker Face organization, one of the most successful black market Red Room companies on the internet, goes to great lengths to fulfill their customers' depraved fantasies while avoiding law enforcement every step of the way. From the creator of Hip Hop Family Tree and X-Men: Grand Design comes this ALL-NEW monthly comic book series! A cyberpunk, outlaw, splatterpunk deep dive into the subculture of criminals who live-stream and patronize webcam murders for entertainment in the darkest corners of the web with nearly untraceable crypto-currency. As seen on Piskor's YouTube channel sensation, Cartoonist Kayfabe! (STL188492)
7x10, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUN221532
O/A RED ROOM #3 CVR A PISKOR
(W/A) Ed Piskor
Levee Turks was an encryption software prodigy serving a life sentence for creating an online drug empire until the feds proposed a deal: infiltrate red rooms and help the FBI crack down on these deepest corners of the dark web. But Turks soon finds that prison might be a better fate... Another killer stand-alone issue of the all-new monthly series from the creator of Hip Hop Family Tree and X-Men: Grand Design! As seen on Piskor's YouTube channel sensation, Cartoonist Kayfabe! (STL191367)
24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUN221533
O/A RED ROOM #4 CVR A PISKOR
(W/A) Ed Piskor
The breakout smash hit of 2021 wraps up its debut four-issue monthly "season" with a trio of tales inspired by the great EC Comics such as Tales from the Crypt and focusing on Donna Butcher, the original Queen of the Red Rooms! "Cyclical Territory," "Pure Evil," and "Snuff Said" explore Butcher's origins in the VHS/Betamax era of torture porn before twisting into a contemporary revenge fantasy gone wrong. Another stand alone masterpiece from creator of X-Men: Grand Design and Hip Hop Family Tree! As seen on Cartoonist Kayfabe (YouTube)! (STL195106)
SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUN221534
RED ROOM ANTISOCIAL NETWORK TP (MR)
(W) Ed Piskor
A cyberpunk, outlaw, splatterpunk masterpiece from the New York Times bestselling creator of Hip Hop Family Tree and X-Men: Grand Design!
Aided by the anonymous dark web and nearly untraceable cryptocurrency, a criminal subculture has emerged. It livestreams murders as entertainment. Who are the killers? Who are the victims? Who is paying to watch? How to stop it? Red Room is constructed as a series of interconnected stories, shining a light on the characters who exist in the ugliest of corners in cyberspace. Piskor cuts the graphic horror with his sharp sense of humor, gorgeous cartooning, and dynamic storytelling. Red Room peels back the curtain on the side of humanity few of us knew existed, let alone understood. Fans and followers of Piskor’s YouTube channel sensation, Cartoonist Kayfabe, have already made Red Room: The Antisocial Network one of the most eagerly anticipated and talked-about releases of 2021. It is the first in a series of graphic novels, with the second scheduled for release in Summer 2022. (STL189734) (AUG211773) (C: 0-1-2)
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SC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC SRP: $22.99
JUN221535
O/A RED ROOM TRIGGER WARNINGS #1 CVR A
(W) Ed Piskor
The best selling, most talked about series of 2020 kicks off its second four-issue "season" with another self-contained mini-masterpiece of monthly comics storytelling. In this issue, the Decimator presents... The Rat Queens! And unfortunately for them, they are front and center in his most horrific red room broadcast yet! As seen on the YouTube channel sensation, Cartoonist Kayfabe, from the creator of X-Men: Grand Design and Hip Hop Family Tree! (STL207830)
SC, 7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUN221536
O/A RED ROOM TRIGGER WARNINGS #2 CVR A PISKOR ST ED
(W) Ed Piskor
Hoodie Horror comes to Red Room! Introducing the Punkinz: two sociopathic, aspiring red roomers who quickly make a name on the scene with their amateur snuff films. Fueled by a mutual passion and talent for murder, the young couple aim to be the most notorious and wanted killers on the dark web... The second "season" of the hit series continues, from the pen of Ed Piskor, the Eisner Award-winning creator of X-Men: Grand Design and Hip Hop Family Tree! (STL210882)
SC, 7x10, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUN221537
SLASH THEM ALL HC (MR)
(W/A/CA) Antoine Maillard
A tranquil seaside town is upended by the arrival of a serial killer. Two high school students are found dead, stoking fears amongst the student body and surrounding community of a serial killer on the loose. Yet summer is approaching, and the future is fraught with uncertainty - if only things could go back to normal for just a while longer. Instead, the heightened police presence prevents Pola from coping at school while her best friend, the typically discreet Daniel, resists increasingly morbid impulses. News crews speculate about the Bloody Batter, triggering PTSD and fueling paranoia. Meanwhile, evil has its own plans. Slash Them All is cartoonist Antoine Maillard's tribute to 1980s American horror cinema, skillfully absorbing the traditions and tropes of the genre, yet drawn in a gorgeous, grayscale pencil style that evokes 1950s film noir more than Jason or Freddy Kreuger. This singular work of graphic fiction is a story about adolescents thrust unexpectedly, unwillingly, and unpreparedly into adulthood, told with a graphic acuity and emotional depth that transcends its simple slasher inspirations. (STL234410) (C: 0-1-2)
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HC, 8x11, 152pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
JUN221538
EC DEADLY BELOVED AND OTHER STORIES HC (MR)
(W) Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein
Johnny Craig's crisp, elegant, contemporary graphic style set a mood and a surprisingly sophisticated approach to these thirty-one EC crime and horror comics stories, which include his top murder mystery and his best terror tale. This volume of Craig's crime and horror work collects comics stories he wrote and drew for Vault of Horror, Shock SuspenStories, and Crime SuspenStories, as well as the complete collection of all his "Dateline" stories from Extra!. In our title story, a reporter stranded in a Louisiana bayou seeks shelter in a seemingly abandoned mansion, only to discover and fall in love with a beautiful woman living there. He wants to
be with her, and she wants to be with him; there's only one way that can happen. Also: Craig's murder masterpiece, "Understudies," in which two lovers conspire to remove their respective spouses, in a twisted twist recalling The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity; and his signature horror story "…All Through the House" (twice adapted to film - for 1972's Tales From the Crypt movie and HBO's 1989 Tales From the Crypt pilot episode). Plus, the debut of EC's enigmatic horror hostess, Drusilla, and a look at the work of EC artists Harry Harrison, Howard Larsen, Sheldon Moldoff (Moon Girl) as well. Thirty-one stories in all, with essays and commentary by EC experts. Introduction by Grand Master crime novelist Max Allan Collins. (STL223915) (C: 0-1-2)
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HC, 256pgs, B&W SRP: $35.00
JUN221539
EC JOHNNY CRAIG & AL FELDSTEIN VOODOO VENGEANCE HC (C: 0-1-2
(W) Johnny Craig (A) Johnny Craig, Jack Davis (CA) Johnny Craig
This collection of 25 Johnny Craig favorites includes such shockers as “Horror House!,†“Werewolf Concerto,†“Terror on the Moors,†and the title story, “Voodoo Vengeance†— along with seven Craig crime classics. Like every book in the Fantagraphics EC Artists’ Library, Voodoo Vengeance and Other Stories also features essays and notes by EC experts on these superbly crafted, classic masterpieces. (STL014961) (AUG161639) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $29.99
JUN221540
EC JOHNNY CRAIG WOMAN WHO LOVED LIFE HC
(W) Johnny Craig & Various (A/CA) Johnny Craig
This collection gathers all of Johnny Craig’s stories for War Against Crime and Crime Patrol plus his earliest outings for EC’s terror triumvirate—Crypt of Terror, Haunt of Fear, and Vault of Horror. Also included are all of stories that Craig and Al Feldstein collaborated on under the pseudonym “F.C. Aljon†plus two stories reprinted for the first time in more than 70 years: “Moon Girl,†and “Zombie Terror,†both scanned from the original art. Twenty-six stories in all, with essays and commentary by EC experts. (STL110902) (APR191734) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 7x10, 232pgs, B&W SRP: $29.99
JUN221541
EC JOHNNY CRAIG FALL GUY FOR MURDER HC
(W) Johnny Craig & Various (A/CA) Johnny Craig
JOHNNY CRAIG RAISES CAIN IN A COLLECTION OF PITILESSLY NOIR THRILLERS
Surrounded by the ornate, retro, proto-splatter horror graphics of Jack Davis and Graham Ingels and the slick, futuristic sci-fi stylings of Wally Wood and Al Williamson, EC Comics superstar Johnny Craig stood out with his elegant, crisp, contemporary graphic style. And nowhere did this style work more beautifully than in the dozens of superb crime comics he wrote and drew for EC, mostly in Crime SuspenStories (for which he handled the cover and lead-story duties for most of its run).
Featuring escaped convicts, murderous husbands and wives, blackmailing maids, scheming nurses, executioners, time bombs, private dicks, and the occasional hatchet killer, the 22 stories in this book—all written and drawn by Craig—comprise a perfect encapsulation of the very best kind of noir writing, stunningly executed (in more than one sense of the word!) by one of the great cartoonists of his (or any) era. And all in eight pages per story!
Fall Guy For Murder and Other Stories is the first collection to showcase the chronological run of Craig’s Crime SuspenStories tales in one criminally convenient package, supplemented with several fascinating essays and informative historical notes on the stories. (STK528603) (MAR131164) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 7x10, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $28.99
JUN221542
MACANUDO WELCOME TO ELSEWHERE HC
(W/A/CA) Liniers
Fantagraphics is proud to present Argentine cartoonist Liniers' internationally-acclaimed newspaper comic strip in an Englishlanguage collection for the first time. In the spirit of Calvin & Hobbes, Mutts, and Krazy Kat, Liniers (Ricardo Siri) uses a shifting cast of children,
talking animals, imaginary monsters, sensitive robots, occasional elves, and anthropomorphized objects to perform gags, philosophize, muse on nature, and engage in surreal, artistic flights of fancy. With delicate, calligraphic pen work and understated watercolors, the comic skips lightly from style to style and subject to subject, as Liniers allows his imagination and observational humor free reign. Jokes about domestic life, imagined scenarios of historical figures, Cthulu showing up to Tinder dates, characters simply enjoying a pastoral sunset, the puncturing of
pop-culture stalwarts: Macanudo is a boundless canvas for its author's humane and delightfully off-kilter view of the world, in a way few comic strips have ever even attempted. Beginning in 2002 in Buenos Aires, Macanudo steadily gained popularity around the world, appearing in US newspapers since 2018. Welcome to Elsewhere is the first of a series of volumes collecting Liniers' groundbreaking strip. (STL234182) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 9x7, 216pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
JUN221543
MICKEY MOUSE MONSTER OF SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN HC
(W/A/CA) Paul Murry
In this collection of comics stories, Mickey and Goofy are trapped in cold and snow with a monster below! Adventure-seeking Mickey doesn't usually regret being Chief O'Hara's
freelance detective - but all bets are off when the Chief pitchforks Mickey and Goofy into saving Cousin Frosty's winter resort from a monster! From snowballs to cliffside falls, deadly accidents have Sawtooth Mountain in an uproar … and if a man-eating yeti isn't responsible,
who is? And "Sawtooth Mountain" is just the start! Mickey confronts mystical Hawaiian elves in "Pineapple Poachers"… and is forced to reform the villainous Pegleg Pete in "Mickey's Strange Mission!" A recreation of the stories' original Dell Comics color is icing on the cake.In the Disney Masters series, Fantagraphics unearths a treasure trove of hitherto untranslated work in the grand Walt Disney tradition, expanding the mythologies of fan favorites Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and bringing to American readers the work of the acclaimed foreign artists who popularized beloved Disney characters in their own countries. Fresh artwork, fresh new adventures and fresh new laughs! (STL223921) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in US, US territories, Canada, and Mexico.
HC, 184pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
JUN221544
DISNEY MASTERS HC VOL 17 MICKEY MOUSE MAN FROM ALTACRAZ (C:
(W) Romano Scarpa (A) Rodolfo Cimino
Mickey Mouse and Uncle Scrooge tackle crafty - and not-so-crafty — crooks in adventures
in these comics stories by legendary Italian "Maestro" Romano Scarpa! In "The Man from Altacraz," Mickey tries to reform musical ex-convict J. Cobalt Bloogle — but another master criminal is using both Bloogle and Mickey to get his hands on a priceless treasure! Then, in "The African Queen," Goofy falls in love with Zenobia, ruler of a lost jungle kingdom... and Mickey's troubles are only getting started!
When Disney Legend Floyd Gottfredson stopped creating new Mickey Mouse adventure serials in 1955, Italian Disney cartoonist Romano Scarpa (1927-2005) picked up the Mickey mantle - telling decades' worth of legendary tales himself! Now Fantagraphics is anthologizing Scarpa's best - and beyond this book's Mickey tales, we're also including Scrooge McDuck versus the Beagle Boys in "Risky Bees-Ness"... the tale of a sting gone wrong! (STL178561) (MAR211296) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in US, US territories, Canada, and Mexico.
HC, 188pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
JUN221545
DISNEY MASTERS HC VOL 18 UNCLE SCROOGE PIE IN THE SKY (C: 1-
(W) William Van Horn, John Lustig (A) Bill Riling
Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck battle old foes and ancient curses in wild comics adventures by
fan-favorite artist William Van Horn! By popular demand, this volume begins a comprehensive collection of his Uncle Scrooge and Donald adventures! This inaugural volume includes "Pie in the Sky," "The Amazon Queen" and "Another Vine Mess." (STL178562) (JUN211519) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in US, US territories, Canada, and Mexico.
HC, 200pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
JUN221546
POE CLAN MANGA HC VOL 02 MOTO HAGIO
(W/A/CA) Moto Hagio
This groundbreaking young adult vampire series was created by a pioneer of the shojo/shonen-ai manga genres and one of the world's most influential cartoonists. In our concluding second volume, an amnesia-stricken Edgar is found alone on a snowy night in England. Separated from his "vampirnella" clan, who feed on the energy of the living and while away the centuries
in a village of roses, he struggles to remember his own name. Will Edgar regain his memory and be reunited with them? In stories like "Piccadilly, Seven O'Clock," "Edith," and "The Last Will and Testament of Oswald Owens," there are murders, mysteries, seances, and obsessions - and generations of humans whose lives are profoundly affected by a boy who does not age, Edgar, and his embraced companions: his little sister, Marybelle, and Alan Twilight, a 14-year-old from the 1800s. Fantagraphics is proud to present the second and concluding volume of this best-selling manga, which has been adapted into various media, and is published here in English for the first time. Please note: This book is a traditional work of manga, and reads
back to front and right to left. (STL223920) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 404pgs, B&W SRP: $39.99
JUN221547
POE CLAN MANGA HC VOL 01 MOTO HAGIO
(W/A/CA) Moto Hagio
The Poe Clan are a race of undead “vampirnella†whiling away the centuries in a village where time and geography have no meaning. Through three eternal adolescents and the mortals whose lives they touch, Moto Hagio explores what it means to live and to die, to have loved and to have lost. The Poe Clan is Fantagraphics’ fifth graphic novel by the revered Shojo artist, Moto Hagio. (STL110901) (JUN191730) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 7x10, 504pgs, B&W SRP: $39.99
JUN221548
INVISIBLE WOUNDS HC (MR)
(W) Jess Ruliffson
Candid, compassionate graphic interviews with returning war vets from the battlefields of
Afghanistan and Iraq. Cartoonist Jess Ruliffson spent five years traveling across the country
interviewing veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, from kitchen tables in Georgia and libraries in New York City to dive bars in Mississippi and back porches in Vermont. What she finds is that the real experience of soldiers at war is a far cry from depictions in popular media like Zero Dark Thirty or American Sniper. In these illustrated interviews, Ruliffson shares the stories of men, women, and non-binary ex-soldiers who struggle to reconcile their wartime
experiences with their postwar lives. Identity lies at the heart of these stories, as they grapple with their gender, their race, and the brutality they've witnessed and caused. In this compassionate, probing book, Ruliffson reveals how America's endless entanglement in wars have affected the psyches of the people who wage them. (STL104614) (C: 0-1-2)
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HC, 8x10, 178pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
JUN221549
COMP CREPAX HC VOL 07 EROTIC STORIES PT 1 (MR)
(W/A/CA) Guido Crepax
In the first of two volumes in Fantagraphics' Crepax series devoted to the artist's comics adaptations of the erotic literary canon, Valentina takes on Georges Bataille's The Story of an Eye, and then we follow Arsan's Emmanuelle on her sensual journey. "The Story of a Story" (1981) stars Milanese photographer Valentina. Finding herself home alone, she cheekily decides to fantasize about Georges Bataille's infamous novella The Story of an Eye - with a twist: she's playing all the roles! In the stories "Emmanuelle" (1978) and "Emmanuelle: The Anti-Virgin" (1990), Crepax follows the titular heroine on her sensual journey as the polyamorous wife of a French diplomat in Thailand. While the character is best known as the star of a series of pornographic movies, most notably the 1974 film starring Sylvia Kristel, she originated in a banned 1959 novel by Marayat Rollet-Andriane (pen name Emmanuelle Arsan), a Thai French woman. Emmanuelle has a sexual encounter on a plane, plays a steamy game of squash with
a countess, falls for a woman named Bee, and has an intense experience at a temple, among the many other transgressive exploits Crepax details from the novel. And, in an innovation of Crepax's own - she crosses paths with King Kong! This volume is the first of two featuring comics adaptations from the literary erotica canon along with supplemental and contextual material. And, as is observed in the Crepax Archives, "[The cartoonist,] covered by the authority of classics, ventures into territories of eroticism that up to now he had only dared to touch." (STL223918) (C: 0-1-2)
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HC, 328pgs, B&W SRP: $85.00
JUN221550
COMPLETE CREPAX HC VOL 02 TIME EATER (MR)
(W/A/CA) Guido Crepax
Spanning the 1960s–1980s, this science-fiction-themed second volume of our complete Guido Crepax library features, in addition to adventuress Valentina, two more of the famed Italian erotic artist’s heroines. Marianna is a mysterious friend of Valentina’s (or is she? And why do they look so alike?). Belinda is a motorcycle-driving, pop art action star inspired by then-contemporary characters like Barbarella. In The Time Eater, Valentina meets a curious couple in an asylum, encounters strange creatures on a photo assignment, is caught in a Rube-Goldberg-like death trap, and much more. (STL025458) (OCT161556) (C: 0-1-2)
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HC, 10.25x14, 440pgs, B&W SRP: $75.00
JUN221551
COMPLETE CREPAX HC VOL 03 EVIL SPELLS (MR)
(W/A/CA) Guido Crepax
The third volume of Fantagraphics' monumental collection of Guido Crepax's comics collects the "Baba Yaga" storyline, which recasts the witch of folklore (it was adapted for the screen in 1973 starring Carroll Baker as the middle-aged, lesbian villainess). Under Baba Yaga's influence, a doll, Annette, comes to life; Valentina and her lover, Philip, are forced to act out the fairy tale Bluebeard; and Philip must fight the witch in her lair. Evil Spells also features the famed Italian cartoonist's sinuous adaptations of several literary masterpieces: Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Henry James's The Turn of the Screw, and a giallo genre take on Edgar Allan Poe. (STL052373) (OCT171600) (C: 0-1-2)
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HC, 11x14, 424pgs, PC SRP: $75.00
JUN221552
COMPLETE CREPAX HC VOL 04 PRIVATE LIFE (MR)
(W/A/CA) Guido Crepax
The fourth volume of Fantagraphics’ groundbreaking Complete Crepax series puts the author’s sexy proto feminist heroine Valentina, the globe-trotting Milanese photographer, front and center in a series of erotic comics narratives. Most of the comics in this volume, spanning 1965 to 1985, have never before been published in English. It includes Crepax’s first foray into comics magazines—“The Curve of Lesmoâ€â€”in which our heroine is introduced as an adventurer’s sidekick! Elsewhere in this volume, she becomes a mother, outwits a gang of jewel thieves, flashes back to her childhood and adolescence, encounters a mysterious cello, and much more! Not only is Crepax’s impeccable draftsmanship on full display, but this deluxe package highlights the innovative visual storytelling techniques that made him an international sensation. (STL088077) (DEC181850) (C: 0-1-2)
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HC, 424pgs, PC SRP: $85.00
JUN221553
COMPLETE CREPAX HC VOL 05 AMERICAN STORIES (MR)
(W/A/CA) Guido Crepax
The Complete Crepax Vol. 5: American Stories collects stories that span 1968–1986, such as Crepax’s ode to boxer Joe Louis. In other tales, Valentina attempts to balance new relationships with lovers alongside the domestic life she shares with Phil. Meanwhile, Valentina’s fantasy life goes Hollywood. Bonnie and Clyde make an appearance, and there are several homages to the silent film era. (STL136888) (SEP191760) (C: 0-1-2)
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HC, 10x14, 450pgs, PC SRP: $85.00
JUN221554
COMPLETE CREPAX HC VOL 06 DANGEROUS LIAISONS (MR)
(W/A) Guido Crepax
In The Complete Crepax Vol. 6: Dangerous Liaisons, which spans 1977-1989, Valentina settles into middle-aged home life with her longtime partner, Phil, with whom she has a grown son, Mattia. Two of Crepax's lauded graphic adaptations: "Venus in Furs" and "The Memoirs of Cassanova" are featured. (STL164727) (DEC201453) (C: 0-1-2)
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HC, 10x14, 416pgs, B&W SRP: $85.00
JUN221555
STONE FRUIT HC (NEW PTG)
(W/A) Lee Lai
Bron and Ray are a queer couple who enjoy their role as the fun weirdo aunties to Ray's niece, six-year-old Nessie. Their playdates are little oases of wildness, joy, and ease in all three of their lives, which ping-pong between familial tensions and deep-seeded personal stumbling blocks. As their emotional intimacy erodes, Ray and Bron isolate from each other and attempt to repair their broken family ties — Ray with her overworked, resentful single-mother sister and Bron with her religious teenage sister who doesn't fully grasp the complexities of gender identity. Taking a leap of faith, each opens up and learns they have more in common with their siblings than they ever knew.
At turns joyful and heartbreaking, Stone Fruit reveals through intimately naturalistic dialog and blue-hued watercolor how painful it can be to truly become vulnerable to your loved ones — and how fulfilling it is to be finally understood for who you are. Lee Lai is one of the most exciting new voices to break into the comics medium and she has created one of the truly sophisticated graphic novel debuts in recent memory. (STL234412) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 236pgs, B&W SRP: $29.99
JUN221556
BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH MONSTERS HC (MR)
(W/A/CA) Barry Windsor-Smith
Created over a period of 35 years, Barry Windsor-Smith' Monsters is a
tour de force of visual storytelling. Part family drama, part espionage thriller, part metaphysical journey, it is an intimate portrait of individuals struggling to reclaim their lives and an epic political odyssey across two generations of American history. Monsters is rendered in Windsor-Smith's impeccable technique, the visual storytelling being the most sophisticated of the artist's career. There are passages of heartbreaking tenderness, of excruciating pain, and devastating violence. It is surely one of the most intense graphic novels ever drawn. (STL173117) (NOV201315) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: Not available in UK. (May purchase from UK vendor.)
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HC, 8x11, 380pgs, B&W SRP: $39.99
JUN221557
NO ONE ELSE TP
(W) Kikuo Johnson
A death throws a family's life into turmoil in one of the most anticipated graphic novel releases of 2021.
In this graphic novel, Charlene is a divorced mom, has a young son named Brandon, and works full-time as a nurse while also caring for her infirmed father. She is barely holding their
lives together when tragedy strikes and leaves Charlene and Brandon on their own. Charlene, who has put everyone but herself first for years, sees it as an opportunity for a new start of sorts. That is, at least, until her easy-come, easy-go brother, Robbie — a well-intentioned but unserious semi-professional musician — rolls back into town after a long absence. Brandon, a good kid who aches for his absent father, focuses his grief on his cat, Batman, who hasn't been seen for a few days since he ran into the sugar cane fields that lie on the edge of their housing tract.
No One Else is a graphic novel of great tender truth, as Charlene, Brandon, and
Robbie learn to navigate life day to day with their plans, fears, and desires. Gorgeously
drawn and set in the author's hometown on the Hawaiian island of Maui, it is the long-awaited follow up to Johnson's acclaimed debut graphic novel, Night Fisher, and a mature work of literary fiction that is certain to be one of the most talked-about books of 2021. (STL194362) (SEP211539) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 8x6, 104pgs, 2C SRP: $16.99
JUN221558
DEMENTIA 21 GN VOL 01 (MR)
(W/A/CA) Shintaro Kago
Yukie Sakai is a sprightly young home health aide eager to help her elderly clients. But what seems like a simple, straightforward job quickly turns into a series of increasingly surreal and bizarre adventures that put Yukie’s wits to the test! Shintaro Kago is well known for combining the traditional manga style with a hyper realistic illustration technique and an adventurous storytelling approach to create his own genre referred to as “fashionable paranoia.†All of his trademark virtues (and vices) are on full display in these darkly comedic tales that strain the bounds of the imagination. (STL083132) (JUN181751) (C: 0-1-2)
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SC, 7x11, 300pgs, B&W SRP: $24.99
JUN221559
DEMENTIA 21 GN VOL 02 (MR)
(W/A/CA) Shintaro Kago
In the first volume of Dementia 21, Yukie Sakai got plenty of experience dealing with oddball patients. But now, in volume two, Kago throws Yukie into ever more surreal adventures, facing off against maniacal diapers, zombie hospital attendants, malfunctioning machines that causes out-of-body experiences and a Santa with dementia! Dementia 21 Vol. 2 presents Kago in peak form, with a series of outlandish, eerie, darkly comedic tales that strain the bounds of the imagination. (STL135797) (NOV191709) (C: 0-1-2)
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SC, 7x10, 300pgs, B&W SRP: $29.99
JUN221560
O/A DISNEY ROSA DUCK LIBRARY HC BOX SET VOL 05 & 06
(W/A/CA) Don Rosa
Scrooge McDuck risks destroying the planet when he thinks a serum that can bore through any surface might instantly dig mineshafts but instead he drills a tunnel straight into the Earth’s core. Also included are “Hearts Of The Yukon†and “The Lost Charts of Columbus†plus more! Presented in brilliant color with a treasure trove of Rosa’s cover art and behind-the-scenes factoids. Also available is a new boxed set of this volume and last season’s Vol. 5! (STL019874) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in US, US territories, Canada, and Mexico.
HC, 376pgs, FC SRP: $49.99
FAIRSQUARE COMICS LLC
JUN221561
CLASSIFIED BLACK BOX CVR A LYLE (MR)
(W) Fabrice Sapolsky (A) Tom Lyle, Seb Lamirand (CA) Tom Lyle
Uli Troy is a historian working at the secret White House Storage facility, somewhere in Maryland. He never thought he'd stumble upon one of the most explosive secrets American Presidents have managed to keep under wraps: a music box, which stayed in the Oval Office for 200 years and recorded every conversation in the room, unbeknownst to any soul! The Black Box was produced in 2011 and similarly remained hidden for over a decade. Fabrice Sapolsky had just finished co-writing a Spider-Man Noir mini-series for Marvel and Tom Lyle (Scarlet Spider, Robin) was looking to re-enter the comic book game after a five year hiatus. Unfortunately, Tom passed away in November 2019. Prior to his untimely passing, he and Fabrice made plans to bring The Black Box back with this original tale, plus new ones that they would co-write. In 2022, this story finally sees light. (STL234607)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 7x10, 76pgs, FC SRP: $12.99
JUN221562
CLASSIFIED BLACK BOX CVR B SAPOLSKY (MR)
(W) Fabrice Sapolsky (A) Tom Lyle, Seb Lamirand (CA) Fabrice Sapolsky
Where fiction meets reality. Where ordinary people living extraordinary adventures, here comes CLASSIFIED: THE BLACK BOX
Uli Troy is a historian working at the secret White House Storage facility, somewhere in Maryland. He never thought he'd stumble upon one of the most explosive secrets American Presidents have managed to keep under wraps: a music box, which stayed in the Oval Office for 200 years and recorded every conversation in the room, unbeknownst to any soul!
Ironically, THE BLACK BOX was produced in 2011 and similarly remained shelved for over a decade. It's a beautiful time capsule, though. Fabrice Sapolsky had just wrapped up co-writing a SPIDER-MAN NOIR mini-series for Marvel and Tom Lyle (SCARLET SPIDER, ROBIN III, STARMAN) was looking to re-enter the comic book game after a five year hiatus.
Unfortunately, Tom passed away in November 2019. Prior to his untimely passing, he and Fabrice had made plans to bring THE BLACK BOX back with this original tale, plus new ones that they would co-write. In 2022, this story finally sees light.
With this edition, FairSquare Comics wants to both honor the memory and legacy of Tom Lyle as well as bringing to the world a shockingly simple and brilliant concept, in English language for the first time ever.
This is the second installment of the CLASSIFIED collection (after Ibrahim Moustafa's JAEGER in May 2022) (STL234611)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 7x10, 76pgs, FC SRP: $12.99
JUN221563
CLASSIFIED BLACK BOX CVR C SEVY (MR)
(W) Fabrice Sapolsky (A) Tom Lyle, Seb Lamirand (CA) Phillip Sevy
Where fiction meets reality. Where ordinary people living extraordinary adventures, here comes CLASSIFIED: THE BLACK BOX
Uli Troy is a historian working at the secret White House Storage facility, somewhere in Maryland. He never thought he'd stumble upon one of the most explosive secrets American Presidents have managed to keep under wraps: a music box, which stayed in the Oval Office for 200 years and recorded every conversation in the room, unbeknownst to any soul!
Ironically, THE BLACK BOX was produced in 2011 and similarly remained shelved for over a decade. It's a beautiful time capsule, though. Fabrice Sapolsky had just wrapped up co-writing a SPIDER-MAN NOIR mini-series for Marvel and Tom Lyle (SCARLET SPIDER, ROBIN III, STARMAN) was looking to re-enter the comic book game after a five year hiatus.
Unfortunately, Tom passed away in November 2019. Prior to his untimely passing, he and Fabrice had made plans to bring THE BLACK BOX back with this original tale, plus new ones that they would co-write. In 2022, this story finally sees light.
With this edition, FairSquare Comics wants to both honor the memory and legacy of Tom Lyle as well as bringing to the world a shockingly simple and brilliant concept, in English language for the first time ever.
This is the second installment of the CLASSIFIED collection (after Ibrahim Moustafa's JAEGER in May 2022) (STL234613)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 7x10, 76pgs, FC SRP: $12.99
JUN221564
O/A CLASSIFIED JAEGER CVR A MOUSTAFA
(W/A/CA) Ibrahim Moustafa
Haunted by the torture he endured in a Nazi POW camp during World War II, French-Algerian spy Idris Morel is hell-bent on exacting revenge against his captors. Tasked by MI6 to hunt down escaped Nazi war criminals with falsified death certificates, With the official sanction of a government colleague, Morel embarks on a one-man espionage mission to ensure that the escapees are brought to justice. On his quest for revenge, Morel must find redemption, or risk becoming like the very monsters he hunts. Collecting the critically acclaimed, Eisner-nominated digital comic for the first time in print. (STL222841)
SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $12.99
JUN221565
O/A CLASSIFIED JAEGER CVR B HESTER DXL ED
(W/A) Ibrahim Moustafa (CA) Phil Hester
Where fiction meets reality. Where ordinary people living extraordinary adventures, here comes CLASSIFIED: JAEGER from spy comics mastermind IBRAHIM MOUSTAFA, the first volume in a new collection from the team that brought you NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK.
Haunted by the torture he endured in a Nazi POW camp during World War II, French-Algerian spy Idris Morel is hell-bent on exacting revenge against his captors. Tasked by MI6 to hunt down escaped Nazi war criminals with falsified death certificates, With the official sanction of a government colleague, Morel embarks on a one-man espionage mission to ensure that the escapees are brought to justice. On his quest for revenge, Morel must find redemption, or risk becoming like the very monsters he hunts.
Collecting the critically acclaimed, Eisner-nominated digital comic by Ibrahim Moustafa (COUNT, JAMES BOND) for the first time in print.
Also available with two explosive variant covers from Spy/Thriller comics experts Phil Hester (GREEN ARROW, THE ATHEIST, THE WRETCH) and Dennis Calero (X-MEN NOIR, ASSASSIN'S CREED, JAMES BOND). (STL223331)
SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $12.99
JUN221566
O/A CLASSIFIED JAEGER CVR C CALERO DLX ED
(W/A) Ibrahim Moustafa (CA) Dennis Calero
Where fiction meets reality. Where ordinary people living extraordinary adventures, here comes CLASSIFIED: JAEGER from spy comics mastermind IBRAHIM MOUSTAFA, the first volume in a new collection from the team that brought you NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK.
Haunted by the torture he endured in a Nazi POW camp during World War II, French-Algerian spy Idris Morel is hell-bent on exacting revenge against his captors. Tasked by MI6 to hunt down escaped Nazi war criminals with falsified death certificates, With the official sanction of a government colleague, Morel embarks on a one-man espionage mission to ensure that the escapees are brought to justice. On his quest for revenge, Morel must find redemption, or risk becoming like the very monsters he hunts.
Collecting the critically acclaimed, Eisner-nominated digital comic by Ibrahim Moustafa (COUNT, JAMES BOND) for the first time in print.
Also available with two explosive variant covers from Spy/Thriller comics experts Phil Hester (GREEN ARROW, THE ATHEIST, THE WRETCH) and Dennis Calero (X-MEN NOIR, ASSASSIN'S CREED, JAMES BOND). (STL223334)
SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $12.99
FANTACO ENTERPRISES INC.
JUN221567
GORE SHRIEKS DELECTUS LTD HC
(W/A) Various (CA) Brian LeBlanc
Exclusive hardcover edition with stunning cover painting by Brian LeBlanc. More than a dozen creators contributed their nightmares, dreams and realities to this huge, all new, full color horror comic anthology edited by Brandon Viruet. Lavishly produced, this fine book will become a permanent fixture in your comic library. Limited to 200 copies worldwide. (STL234190)
HC, 8x11, 128pgs, PC SRP: $69.95
JUN221568
SCREAMING HORROR #3 (MR)
(W/A/CA) The Gurch
Horror comic fan favorite The Gurch, is back with the newest issue of Screaming Horror, now a regular annual series! The Gurch is known for his wildly imaginative horror tales that are both creepy and sinister with a touch of black humor. His detailed illustrations are a perfect match for his wild tales of terror! (STL234189)
MATURE THEMES
7x10, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $5.99
FARSHORE
JUN221569
BARRY LOSER TOTAL WINNER GN
(W/A) Jim Smith
Celebrating Barry Loser's 10th birthday with a new series of graphic novel adventures! The bestselling, award-winning Barry Loser series is ten years old and Barry, Bunky, Nancy and the gang are off on a series of new adventures in a full-color graphic novel with "how to draw" sections to help you make your own comic books! In the first book, Barry has had enough of being a loser and wants to prove he's a Total Winner, but when his parents ban him from gaming he has to think outside of the box. Plus, Barry has a new cat called French Fries, the keelest cat ever, amen! (STL233352) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 8x9, 240pgs, FC SRP: $5.99
FEIWEL & FRIENDS
JUN221570
AGENT MOOSE GN VOL 03 OPERATION OWL
(W) Mo O'Hara (A) Jess Bradley
Agent Moose and not-quite-so-special Agent Owlfred are back and better than ever! Strange flash floods are making waves (and headlines) all over the Big Forest! Someone is pulling off particularly confounding capers and, between the flooding and the heists, Big Forest is in big trouble. When Madame HQ is nabbed right out of a very wet Woodland HQ, Agent Moose and Owlfred must wade through clues to get her back and stop the mystery criminal making a big splash in Big Forest! Can they find this fiendish villain before Big Forest floats away? (STL233648) (C: 0-1-1)
HC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $10.99
FIRST SECOND BOOKS
JUN221571
NICO BRAVO & TRIAL OF VULCAN SC GN
(W/A/CA) Mike Cavallaro
All our favorite ancient myths and legends get an Adventure Time-y makeover in this hilarious middle-grade graphic novel series! Got a problem? At Vulcan's Celestial Supply Shop, you can find the magical merchandise to set things right. The seasoned staff—a kid named Nico Bravo, a sphynx named Lula, and a unicorn named Buck—pride themselves on providing "legendary service and expertise in all areas of the arcane." Vulcan is on trial, accused by the evil Ahriman of breaking the Cosmic Rule—interfering in the plans of a fellow god! His only hope is finding five powerful artifacts scattered across the globe. But is there more to this quest than meets the eye? (STL233650) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 192pgs, FC SRP: $16.99
JUN221572
NICO BRAVO & TRIAL OF VULCAN HC GN
(W/A/CA) Mike Cavallaro
All our favorite ancient myths and legends get an Adventure Time-y makeover in this third volume of the hilarious middle-grade graphic novel series, Nico Bravo!
Got a problem? At Vulcan's Celestial Supply Shop, you can find the magical merchandise to set things right. The seasoned staff—a kid named Nico Bravo, a sphynx named Lula, and a unicorn named Buck—pride themselves on providing “legendary service and expertise in all areas of the arcane.â€
In the third volume of the Nico Bravo series, Vulcan is on trial, accused by the evil Ahriman of breaking the Cosmic Rule—interfering in the plans of a fellow god! His only hope is finding five powerful artifacts scattered across the globe. But is there more to this quest than meets the eye? (STL233651) (C: 0-1-0)
HC, 6x9, 192pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
JUN221573
RIDE ON GN
(W/A/CA) Faith Erin Hicks
Twelve-year-old Victoria thought all she wanted in life was to ride, train, and study horses. But after all the pressure from competitions, and a falling out with her best friend Taylor, Victoria takes a step back from everything. She starts attending Edgewood Stables, a smaller riding facility, with the goal to renew her love for horses. But of course things could never be simple. At Edgewood Stables she is faced with the challenge of schooling a new horse named Quinn while dealing with the rocky personality of Norrie, the queen bee who is making everyone ignore Victoria. Things come to a head at the Waverly Stable's annual schooling show, where Victoria has to compete with Quinn and also face her ex-best friend! (STL233652) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 224pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
JUN221574
RIDE ON HC GN
(W/A/CA) Faith Erin Hicks
In this middle grade graphic novel, twelve-year-old Victoria is burned out from the high-pressure world of riding competitions. Can she get back to basics and rekindle her love of horses?
Victoria thought all she wanted in life was to ride, train, and study horses. But after all the pressure from competitions, and a falling out with her best friend Taylor, Victoria takes a step back from everything. She starts attending Edgewood Stables, a smaller riding facility, with the goal to renew her love for horses.
But of course things could never be simple. At Edgewood Stables she is faced with the challenge of schooling a new horse named Quinn while dealing with the rocky personality of Norrie, the queen bee who is making everyone ignore Victoria. Things come to a head at the Waverly Stable’s annual schooling show, where Victoria has to compete with Quinn and also face her ex-best friend! (STL233653) (C: 0-1-0)
HC, 6x9, 224pgs, FC SRP: $22.99
JUN221575
SAILOR TWAIN 10TH ANNIV HC
(W/A/CA) Mark Siegel
When a riverboat captain rescues an injured mermaid from the waters of the busiest port in the United States, he unleashes a calamity that only true love—if such a thing is possible—could avert. A mysterious and beguiling love story with elements of Poe, Twain, Hemingway, and Greek mythology, Sailor Twain is a study in romance, atmosphere, and suspense. In this new edition, Sailor Twain is printed larger than ever before, showcasing the charcoal artwork in all its glory. It also includes new backmatter, such as an author's note about the inspiration behind the story, an insider's look at Mark Siegel's unique and painstaking creative process, and never-before-seen tribute art from beloved comic artists like Ben Hatke and Vera Brosgol. (STL233654) (C: 0-1-0)
HC, 6x8.5, 416pgs, B&W SRP: $34.99
FLAMMARION
JUN221576
ANATOMY OF COMICS FAMOUS ORIGINALS OF NARRATIVE ART SC (C: 0
(W) Damien MacDonald (A) Various
This comprehensive history of the world’s best comics art includes masterpieces by cartoonists from Richard Felton Outcault in 1896 to Chris Ware today. A critical reference, this book is also a celebration of the characters who have accompanied readers from their first forays into reading through adolescence, and on into adulthood—from Tarzan to Tintin, Little Nemo to Betty Boop, the Fantastic Four to Batman, the Silver Surfer to Sin City, or the underground comics of Robert Crumb. A motley crew of characters—spandex-wrapped heroes with impossible muscles, hard-boiled detectives in soft hats, emancipated vamps, space-opera acrobats in chain-mail underpants, zombies, and scrawny underground freaks—span all genres of this international art form. Featuring important American and European artists, this broad retrospective decodes the symbolism and artistry of a richly creative form of reading pleasure. (STL233852) (C: 0-1-1)
Art Book, SC, 6x9, 256pgs, FC SRP: $40.00
FLOATING WORLD COMICS
JUN221577
BOAT LIFE GN
(W/A) Tadao Tsuge
Serialized between 1996 and 2000, Boat Life stars novelist Tsuda Kenta, a lightly veiled stand-in for the artist, Tsuge Tadao, himself, as he pursues a life of reprieve and reverie on a small, makeshift house boat on a river outside of Tokyo. Based loosely on the artist’s own daily life, this charming story follows the hapless protagonist on a series of magical absurdist quests, featuring a panoply of personable characters, including a drunkard fisherman, a pervy monk, a talking corpse, a senile hermit, and a half-supportive, half-doubtful wife and adult son. (STL233635) (C: 0-1-1)
SC, 6x9, 324pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95
JUN221578
SANTOS SISTERS #2 (MR)
(W) MARC KOPRINAROV & Various (A) GREG & FAK
What do a pair of deadly assassins, three roided-up high school football players, a zombie outbreak, and a cute dragon all have in common? You can find them all in the pages of Santos Sisters! Once again printed in full-color on your favorite decadent newsprint! (STL233284)
MATURE THEMES
7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $4.20