FANTACO ENTERPRISES INC.
FAMOUS FILMS THE HORROR OF PARTY BEACH FACSMILE ED
(W) Wallace Wood, Russ Jones (A) Fumetti Photos (CA) Wallace Wood
It was the summer of 1964 and the beach was ruled by bikinis, bikers and beatniks, until out of the sea they came, transforming a carefree, twisting and frolic-filled Teenage beat party into a nightmare. Billed as the first horror musical, The Horror of Party Beach is adapted by Wally Wood and Bruce Jones, published by Jim Warren, and told in terrifying pict-o-drama. High quality reproduction. (STL277094) (C: 0-0-1)
Magazine, 8x11, 68pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95
FAIRSQUARE COMICS LLC
NOT A NEW YORK LOVE STORY TP
(W) Julian Voloj (A/CA) Andreas Gefe
Is this a dream or reality? He can feel her presence. He knows she's there� But she isn't. She takes him on a trip around New York. In all the places he wouldn't go before. Before the accident. From Coney Island to the Lower East Side, he's turning the pages of his life with the one he loved. The one he lost. NOT A NEW YORK LOVE STORY is a tale of emotions, grief and a love letter to a city like no other in the world.
Dream or reality? Julian Voloj's tale plays tricks on your mind and your emotions but never loses his way through a powerful but simple story about two people forever intwined.
Andreas Gefe's art brings a mix of fine art and raw expressiveness with a muted color palette that puts New York at the center of the story.
NOT A NEW YORK LOVE STORY is not a romantic comedy. It's a drama, a tale of two lost souls with 'the Big Apple' as its witness. The kind of story you'll need to read twice to peel its many (STL263139)
SC, 108pgs, FC SRP: $17.99
SUNSHINE PATRIOTS #2 (OF 2) (MR)
(W/A/CA) Howard Chaykin
With its gripping conclusion, Sunshine Patriots #2 brings Howard Chaykin's thrilling two-part story to a satisfying finale!
As the former Rough Riders navigate the dangerous world of Hollywood, facing off against mobsters and uncovering secrets, Chaykin's masterful storytelling keeps readers hooked until the very end. With action, intrigue, and unexpected twists at every turn, Sunshine Patriots #2 is a must-read for fans of Westerns and Hollywood history. Don't miss out on the epic conclusion to this captivating series that will leave you eagerly turning the pages until the very last panel! (STL278394)
MATURE THEMES
6.6x10.2, 52pgs, FC (2 of 2) SRP: $12.99
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
EDEN II TP
(W/A) Kenny Wroten
A blistering critique of digital media and a kaleidoscopic depiction of consumer culture, Eden
II is both fanciful and satirical, a combination of deft cartooning and virtuosic storytelling.
In the grungy, punk-inflected world Kenny Wroten creates, a cast of disaffected young characters struggle to find their purpose in life. Faced with a dying Earth and numbingly useless jobs, protagonists Ellis and Dr. Otis Heck invent an immersive virtual reality game,
Eden II. But when Heck betrays Ellis and sells the game to a mysterious corporation, the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur. As each chapter highlights a new character in the ensemble, the game's impact grows as the world becomes consumed by fantasy.
Coming off the heels of their acclaimed queer comics Cannonball and Crimes, Eden II is Wroten's magnum opus, establishing them as a breakout graphic novelist. Philosophical, sarcastic, self-assured, Eden II is a vital work of the moment that positions
Wroten alongside recent comics luminaries like Emily Carroll, Caroline Cash, Isabel Greenberg, Melanie Gilman, and Tillie Walden. Reminiscent of the stylized angst of Gregg Araki and Jamie Babbit's works, Wroten's imagery in Eden II reflects the blighted pastiche of Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker-and they have suffused that pastiche with a dark sense of humor and technologically enhanced moral ambiguity. (STL263122) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 8x11, 452pgs, FC SRP: $39.99
CLOVEN HC VOL 02
(W) Garth Stein (A) Matthew Southworth
#1 New York Times bestselling author Garth Stein and acclaimed cartoonist Matthew Southworth (Stumptown) team up again for the second book in The Cloven series, an action-packed coming of age story about a mutant from the Pacific Northwest.
In the eagerly anticipated Book Two, Dr. Kenneth Langner, a world-renowned geneticist and creator of the Cloven species, reveals himself to Seattle Stranger reporter Jake Arthur, who continues his in-depth research on the homeless encampment known as 'the Jungle.' When Langner turns up dead the next morning, Arthur realizes he's into something far more sinister than he realized. Meanwhile, in an effort to evade the paramilitary that have begun rounding up Cloven, Tuck is taken to Halcyon Meadows, a bizarre retreat of the true insiders-Supreme court justices, ex-presidents, movie stars, rock musicians, health gurus-those who are really in the know and who gather there every summer to worship goats. And to celebrate the existence of the first human/goat hybrid: The Cloven. And that's when things really start to get weird. Moody and mysterious and atmospheric as a fever dream, The Cloven is an action-packed coming of age story about James 'Tuck' Tucker, a genetically modified human organism known as a Cloven. The story follows Tuck's breakneck journey across the Pacific Northwest as he searches for his true home and identity. Written by Garth Stein (author of The Art of Racing in the Rain) and drawn by Matthew Southworth (co-creator of the graphic novel series Stumptown), two of today's bestselling and critically acclaimed storytellers, this is a raucous, funny, and dynamic series of sci-fi graphic novels. (STL263131) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 8x11, 128pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
CLOVEN HC VOL 01 (MR) (O/A)
(W) Garth Stein (A/CA) Matthew Southworth
From Garth Stein, the author of the #1 best seller The Art of Racing in the Rain, and Matthew Southworth, the co-creator of Stumptown comes a raucously funny and fast-moving series of graphic novels. James Tucker is the most successful Genetically Modified Human Organism ever created. Half-man, half-goat, Tuck�s story unfurls like an action-packed fever dream spanning the Pacific Northwest, from a homeless encampment to a secret sanctuary in the woods where elites perform ritual goat sacrifices. The Cloven Book One features a special full-color four page fold-out spread. (STL150664) (JUN201080)
MATURE THEMES
HC, 8x10, 124pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
A BOOK TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH HC
(W/A) Lukas Verstraete
A dizzying, psychedelic and psychological journey of a man in search of himself, rendered in hyperenergetic, eye-popping colored pencils. Tick, tick, boom. Open the cover of this graphic novel to unleash a bombastic bomb blast of frenetic line work, a cacophony of vibrant color, and an action-packed narrative that whirls and swirls in all directions like the furious, roaring winds of a mushroom cloud. Enter the blast radius of this conflagration of imagination and experience how brilliantly its creative fires burn.
A Book to Make Friends With marks the explosive English language debut of Flemish cartoonist Lukas Verstraete. What begins as a Pulp Fiction-inspired heist, in which two masked gangsters rob a passerby of his mysterious briefcase, soon
snowballs into a psychedelic journey full of chase scenes, shapeshifting, soul possession, spiritual hallucinations, and unrequited romance. It all culminates in an epic, breathtakingly rendered battle between good and evil. At turns playful, philosophical, and kinetically riotous, you've never seen a graphic novel quite like this. Printed as an oversized hardcover edition encased in a luxurious slipcase, this book is as much a gorgeous aesthetic object as an engrossing work of fiction. (STL244423) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 11x17, 208pgs, FC SRP: $75.00
MEMOIRS OF A MAN IN PAJAMAS TP
(W/A) Paco Roca
Spain's answer to Seinfeld, these observational, relatable autobio vignettes by Spanish cartoonist Paco Roca poke fun at the vexing tribulations of modern life. At 40, cartoonist Paco Roca has finally achieved his childhood dream - to spend all day at home in his pajamas! However, his blissful, loungewear-clad reverie is beset with a host of mundane
problems: He dreads small talk with 'the world's biggest bore,' but his excuses and white lies are finally catching up with him. When a good friend breaks up, taking either side could lead to social disaster. The simple mission to change his train ticket descends into an
impossibly complicated, Kafka-esque affair. And worst of all, his partner keeps hanging the toilet paper roll the wrong way! In the vein of sitcoms like Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, Roca's comic vignettes brilliantly satirize the pesky pitfalls of modern-
day life. Like most of us, Roca's alter ego just wants to be liked and to do the right thing, but finds that through crippling indecision, cowardly behavior, and the absurd machinations of the universe, he is usually thwarted. The ensuing situations he finds himself embroiled in are as hilarious as they are often painfully relatable. (STL263126) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 8x11, 224pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
TREASURE OF THE BLACK SWAN HC (O/A)
(W) Paco Roca, Guillermo Corral
Based on real events, this thrilling graphic novel
chronicles the intense legal and political battles sparked
by the discovery of a priceless shipwreck.
May 2007. When an American treasure-hunting company uncovers a
shipwreck containing the greatest underwater trove ever found, the
world is captivated by their discovery. But over in Spain, a group of lowlevel
government officials surmises that the sunken ship is in fact an
ancient Spanish vessel. Thus begins a legal and political thriller, pitting
a group of idealistic diplomats against a rich and powerfully connected
treasure hunter, in which vital cultural artifacts and hundreds of millions
of dollars hang in the balance.
Cartoonist Paco Roca and writer Guillermo Corral bring a cinematic
flair to this graphic novel, combining threads of Tintin-inspired
seafaring adventure, political intrigue, tense courtroom drama, and,
in the midst of it all, a budding romance. A gripping dramatization of a
little-known, unbelievable true story of money, political power, and cultural heritage.
paco roca (Valencia, 1969) is a cartoonist and illustrator whose works have won a
variety of awards, including Spain's National Comics Prize in 2008 and the prizes for
best script and best work at the Barcelona International Comic Fair in 2008 and 2011.
guillermo corral has worked as a career diplomat since 1997. The Treasure of the
Black Swan, a work of fiction based on real events that he witnessed firsthand, marks
his debut as a comic book writer. (STL220954) (MAR221616)
HC, 7x10, 224pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
WINTER OF THE CARTOONIST HC PACO ROCA (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Paco Roca
Spanish comics superstar Paco Roca investigates the true story of the five cartoonists who responded to the dark times of the Franco regime and poor working conditions at publishing titan, Editorial Bruguera by starting their own magazine, Tio Vivo. The corporation, however, began trying to thwart their efforts, turning their battle into a real-life David and Goliath tale. Roca combines humor, compassion, and narrative mastery with profiles of the artists as they serve as heroes for all of those who have chased a dream, no matter how high the obstacles. (STL144076) (APR201823)
HC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC SRP: $21.99
HOUSE LA CASA HC PACO ROCA ENGLISH LANGUAGE ED (O/A)
(W/A) Paco Roca
In this graphic novel by the internationally acclaimed, award-winning Wrinkles cartoonist, three adult siblings relive old conflicts as they clear out the family vacation home after their father�s death.
The graphic novel The House is at once deeply personal (dedicated to Roca�s own deceased father) and entirely universal. Three adult siblings return to their family�s vacation home a year after their father�s death. They each bring their respective wives, husbands, and children with the intention to clean up the residence and put it on the market. But, as garbage is hauled off and dust is wiped away, decades-old resentments quickly fill the vacant home. Roca asks what happens to brothers and sisters when the only person holding the family together is now gone. (STL124969) (AUG191949)
HC, 7x10, 132pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
SPANISH FEVER TP ANTHOLOGY (MR) (O/A)
(W/A) Paco Roca & Various
Spanish Fever is a best-of anthology of contemporary comic art from a country with one of the strongest cartoon traditions in Europe. With its panoramic view of the contemporary Spanish comics scene, Spanish Fever includes the work of masters such as Paco Roca, Miguel Gallardo, David Rub�n and Miguel �ngel Mart�n along with newcomers like Jos� Domingo, Anna Galva�, �lvaro Ortiz and Sergi Puyol � more than 30 artists working on the cutting edge. (STL009100) (JUN161496)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 400pgs, PC SRP: $29.99
TWISTS OF FATE HC (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Paco Roca
Eisner-award winner Paco Roca (Wrinkles) reconstructs World War II through the memories of Miguel Ruiz, a member of �La Nueve,� a company of men that went from fighting against the Franco regime in the Spanish Civil War to battles across Europe and Africa, spurred on by their patriotism and hate for brutal dictatorships. Ruiz�s stories are filled with horror and humor but Twists of Fate is much more than a forgotten hero�s personal story. It�s a timely look into what we remember and why we forget, a reminder that everyone has a tale to tell, and an ode to a generation that stood up to, and beat back, violent fascism. (STL085139) (JUL181885)
HC, 7x10, 328pgs, FC SRP: $39.99
WRINKLES HC (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Paco Roca
Two elderly residents of an assisted living facility employ clever tricks to mask their ongoing deterioration, culminating in a riotous nighttime breakout. With echoes of One Flew Over the Cuckoo�s Nest and Cocoon, Paco Roca�s acclaimed graphic novel squarely addresses the fears of growing old in a work of humor, humanity, and sensitivity. Wrinkles was adapted into a successful animated film in 2011 and has won numerous international awards. (STL003184) (APR161626)
HC, 96pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
RED ROOM CRYPTO KILLAZ #4 (MR)
(W/A/CA) Ed Piskor
The secret origin of a Red Room all-star! This final issue of the smash series documents, in lurid detail, every step that goes into creating the most famous Red Room persona in history - and it isn't pretty! Eisner Award winning creator Ed Piskor goes out with a bang in this, the final issue of the goretastic Red Room series! (STL279850)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
FANTAGRAPHICS UNDERGROUND X-AMOUNT OF COMICS
(W/A/CA) Don Simpson
The most famous never-completed masterpiece in comics history- Image Comics' 1963 by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, and Rick Veitch-is finally given the irreverent, and completely unauthorized 72-page climax no-one ever asked for! Written and drawn in an authentic Old School manner, X-Amount is just enough to satisfy! A comic for the ages that may finish off the Silver Age once and for all! For sophisticated readers. (STL279841) (C: 0-1-2)
8x11, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $20.00
FANTAGRAPHIC UNDERGROUND JOHN SEVERIN WSTN FT AMRCN EAGLE HC
(W/A/CA) John Severin
In the 1950s, between his legendary EC work and his celebrated Marvel comics, John Severin joined with Mad artist Will Elder and Two-Fisted Tales writer Colin Dawkins to introduce a new level of historical accuracy to the comic-book Western. Collected here for the first time are all of the American Eagle stories drawn by Severin from Prize Comics Western #85-#113. Plus Severin-drawn stories featuring The Fargo Kid, Black Bull and The Lazo Kid. (STL279844) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 8x11, 488pgs, FC SRP: $65.00
FIRST SECOND BOOKS
GUEST IN THE HOUSE GN
(W/A/CA) Emily Carroll
Lonely, isolated Abby has just married a widowed dentist who recently arrived in town with his daughter and begins to go through the motions of becoming a wife and mother. But the more she learns about his first wife, the more things don't add up�did she really just pass away or is something more sinister afoot? As Abby delves deeper, the first wife's memory seems to become a force all its own, ensnaring Abby in a mystery that leaves her obsessed, fascinated, and desperately in love for the first time in her life�all leading up to an explosive, tragic conclusion. Emily's masterful balance of black and white, surreal colors, rich textures, and dramatic lettering is assured to bring this story to life and give readers a chill up their spine as they read. (STL276303) (C: 0-1-0)
HC, 7x10, 256pgs, FC SRP: $27.99
MESSENGER LEGEND OF MUHAMMAD ALI GN
(W) Marc Bernardin (A) Ron Salas
'Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.' Legendary icon Muhammad Ali, known worldwide as 'The Greatest', immortalized those words by becoming one of the most significant and celebrated athletes of the 20th Century. Now, his epic story is retold for the next generation as a stunning graphic novel. Messenger: The Legend of Muhammad Ali chronicles Ali's journey from humble beginnings as Cassius Clay in Louiseville, Kentucky to his meteoric rise to Olympian and Heavyweight Champion of the world. Bringing readers through major moments of his life, this young adult graphic biography pays reverent tribute to Ali the fighter, the poet, and the inspiration he quickly became. (STL276328) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 240pgs, 2C SRP: $17.99
MESSENGER LEGEND OF MUHAMMAD ALI HC GN
(W) Marc Bernardin (A) Ron Salas
A young adult graphic novel about the champion, the generous advocate, and the one and only Muhammad Ali.
'Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.' Legendary icon Muhammad Ali, known worldwide as 'The Greatest', immortalized those words by becoming one of the most significant and celebrated athletes of the 20th Century. Now, his epic story is retold for the next generation as a stunning graphic novel.
Messenger: The Legend of Muhammad Ali chronicles Ali's journey from humble beginnings as Cassius Clay in Louiseville, Kentucky to his meteoric rise to Olympian and Heavyweight Champion of the world. Bringing readers through major moments of his life, this graphic biography pays reverent tribute to Ali the fighter, the poet, and the inspiration he quickly became. (STL276329) (C: 0-1-0)
HC, 6x9, 240pgs, 2C SRP: $22.99
THINGS IN THE BASEMENT GN
(W/A/CA) Ben Hatke
It was supposed to just be a normal basement�some storage boxes, dust, you know, the usual basement stuff. But when Milo is sent by his mother to fetch a sock from the basement of the historic home they've moved into, he finds a door in the back that he's never seen before. Turns out that the basement of his house is enormous. In fact, there is a whole world down there. As Milo travels ever deeper into the Basement World, he meets the many Things that live in the shadows and gloom... and he learns that to face his fears he must approach even the strangest creatures with kindnesss. (STL276330) (C: 1-1-0) NOTE: Not available in UK. (May purchase from UK vendor.)
SC, 7x9, 240pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
MASTERING COMICS SC NEW PTG
(W/A) Jessica Abel, Matt Madden
A new course of material to accompany First Second's hugely successful 2008 comics textbook. A new course of material to accompany First Second's widely acclaimed 2008 comics textbook. In their hotly anticipated follow-up to 2008's comics textbook Drawing Words & Writing Pictures, School of Visual Arts cartooning professors Matt Madden and Jessica Abel bring their expertise to bear on the 'second semester' of a course of study for the budding cartoonist. Covering advanced topics such as story composition, coloring, and file formatting, Mastering Comics is a vital companion to the introductory content of the first volume. (STL277358)
HC, 12x10, 336pgs, 2C SRP: $50.00
DRAWING WORDS & WRITING PICTURES SC NEW PTG
(W/A) Jessica Abel, Matt Madden
Drawing Words and Writing Pictures is a course on comic creation, for college classes or for independent study, that centers on storytelling and concludes with making a finished comic. With chapters on lettering, story structure, and panel layout, the fifteen lessons offered�each complete with homework, extra credit activities and supplementary reading suggestions�provide a solid introduction for people interested in making their own comics. Additional resources, lessons, and after-class help are available on the DW-WP website. (STL277360)
How-to, SC, 12x9, 304pgs, 2C SRP: $45.99
ADVENTURES IN CARTOONING CHARACTERS IN ACTION ENHANCED ED SC
(W) James Strum, Andrew Arnold (A) James Strum, Alexis Frederick-Frost
The Knight, Edward the Horse, and the Magical Cartooning Elf are back, and sharing the stage with a cast of kooky characters. The famous director Otto Airs is making a movie, and he's invited everyone in the kingdom to audition! It's up to you to dream up and draw new characters to star in the film. Design a disguise for an undercover spy and give a superhero a makeover. Discover how body language can help tell your story, and how unique costumes can make your characters stand out from the crowd. Before long, you'll have all the tools you need to create original characters for your own comic book! This enhanced and expanded edition of Adventures in Cartooning: Characters in Action contains over forty new pages filled with adventure and cartooning lessons! (STL276322)
how-to, SC, 10x7.5, 112pgs, FC SRP: $18.99
ADVENTURES IN CARTOONING CREATE A WORLD SC
(W) James Strum, Andrew Arnold (A) James Strum, Alexis Frederick-Frost
In this long-awaited third volume in the Adventure in Cartooning series, you'll find everything you need to dream up and draw fantastical worlds for your character to inhabit! The Knight is back and ready for another cartooning adventure with Edward the Horse! As every adventurer knows, you can't have an epic journey without an epic new world to explore. They could fly to a floating metropolis or swim through an underwater empire, trek across a frozen tundra or climb to the top of a majestic mountain�the possibilities are endless! But before they do, they'll need to draw it first. Luckily for them, the Magical Cartooning Elf is ready to help, with brand-new tips and tricks that will turn simple drawings into boundless worlds. (STL276324) (C: 0-1-0)
how-to, SC, 10x7.5, 112pgs, FC SRP: $18.99
ADVENTURES IN CARTOONING SC NEW PTG
(W/A/CA) Various
In this action-packed cartooning adventure, kids will have as much fun making comics as reading them! Once upon a time... a princess tried to make a comic. And with the help of a magical cartooning elf, she learned how - well enough to draw her way out of an encounter with a dangerous dragon, near-death by drowning, and into her very own adventure! Like the princess, young readers will discover that they already have the drawing and writing skills it takes to make a comic�they just need a little know-how. And Adventures in Cartooning supplies just that. (STL276323) (C: 0-1-0)
how -to, SC, 10x7.5, 112pgs, FC SRP: $16.99
FLESK PUBLICATIONS
MARK SCHULTZ CARBON SC VOL 05
(W/A/CA) Mark Schultz
Mark Schultz continues to amaze! This fifth volume in his Carbon art-book series features new drawings and paintings, all created within the last two years. It's a wide-ranging potpourri of commissions, book illustrations, concept designs, comics and personal work, brimming with the unique imagery and subject matter for which Mark is celebrated. His media include carbon and graphite pencils, brush and ink, watercolor and gouache. The images feature Jack and Hannah from his Xenozoic tales, two new Paleonauts funny-book stories, Stormforce 10 concept designs, preparatory work for his upcoming Storms at Sea sequel and an assortment of science-fantasy subjects drawn from the fictional worlds that inspired his career. Preliminaries are placed side-by-side with finished pieces to provide insight to the artist's working process. Carbon 5 is a deep dive into Mark's ages-spanning imagination, showcasing his work as an illustrator, a cartoonist and a concept artist. (STL277062) (C: 0-1-0)
Art Book, SC, 8x11, 56pgs, PC SRP: $24.95
FLOATING WORLD COMICS
BLACK PHOENIX GN VOL 02
(W/A) Rich Tommaso
Black Phoenix is, at its core, a contemporary comics magazine featuring original characters and stories of various comics genres�all dreamed up by its sole author, Rich Tommaso. In this volume, you'll meet Venus The Love Goddess and read all about her many adventures in the whirlwind world of romanceshe attempts to play matchmaker to all of those in need. Wherever there's trouble�Texas, Hollywood California, The Planet Mars, or down south to Miami Beach�she is there to lend a helping hand. While in Miami Beach, Venus becomes acquainted with a group of young, sun-lovin' beachcombers�partly made up of the cast from Tommaso's Horror of Collier County universe�but also starring some new fiends, including a sexy crocodile girl and a vampire cat. Plus, more short stories about love and death. (STL276977) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 7x9, 120pgs, FC SRP: $17.95
NIGHT CRUISING ONESHOT (MR)
(W/A) Harry Nordlinger
Night Cruising tells the story of Ricky, a rebellious youth, getting up to no good on the dizzying highways of LA county late at night. Written and drawn by Harry Nordlinger, Night Cruising is a dark and harrowing comic, about the things that go on in our vast urban sprawl, when everyone else is asleep. A story of lights, shadows, and everything that lives in between, told in dazzling black and white chiaroscuro. (STL276933) (C: 0-0-1)
MATURE THEMES
7x9, 28pgs, B&W SRP: $5.99
86th Floor Comics June 2023 Catalogue
