FABER & FABER
CHRIS MOULDS WAR OF THE WORLDS GN
(W) H. G. Wells, Chris Mould (A) Chris Mould
A stunning graphic novel retelling of the science fiction classic. In 1894, across space, this earth was being watched by envious eyes, and plans were being drawn up for an attack. What seems to be a meteorite falls to earth, but from the debris, unfolds terrifying alien life. A young man called Leon records his observations and sketches. 'Those who have never seen Martian life can scarcely imagine the horror,' he tells us. 'Even at this first glimpse, I was overcome with fear and dread. The earth stood still as we watched, almost unable to move ...' As war descends, Leon and his scientist wife race against the clock to discover the science behind these martians in the hopes of ending this war of all worlds. (STL342170) (C: 0-1-1)
Hybrid GN, HC, 6x9, 176pgs, 2C SRP: $27.99
FAIRSQUARE GRAPHICS
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
DEAR BODY TP (O/A)
(W) Lea Bordier (A) Carole Maurel & Various (CA) Eve Gentilhomme
12 women and non binary people describe their relationship with their bodies in their own words. Illustrated by 12 brilliant artists. A stunning and creative graphic novel about body positivity.
Our Bodies. Our Rules. Our Stories.
For years, Lea Bordier has interviewed over 70 women and non-binary people from all walks of life about themselves and their bodies on her YouTube channel.
With the help of 12 female and non-binary cartoonists, Lea has adapted hundreds of hours of interviews into a graphic novel packed with 12 powerful and emotional stories. This is a journey into the lives of twelve women and non-binary people and their relationship with their bodies, in their own words.
Dear Body is an important and visually stunning graphic novel about body positivity. (STL251716)
SC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
NO KIDDING TP (O/A)
(W) Vero Cazot (A/CA) Madeleine Martin
Making babies is a big decision. There's Jean, the one who doesn't want any kids.
And Lucy, the one who might want them one day. But is their mind set up for real or is it just society torturing them with guilt, playing tricks on them? This is No Kidding, a real book about real women making real choices with big chunks of humor in it! No Kidding is a journey into the heart, mind and soul of these women opting out of motherhood and how they find their place in a world full of children and laws about their bodies. (STL234634) (JUL221516)
SC, 7x10, 112pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
ONE HIT WONDER TP (MR) (O/A)
(W) Fabrice Sapolsky (A) Ariel Olivetti & Various (CA) Ariel Olivetti
Richie Reese was a (terrible) child actor. He was the worst. Seriously, he couldn't act his way out of a paper bag. His heart filled with anger, he found solace in violence and everything Mafia related. Until he joins the mob for real. That's where we meet Richie. He's at the top of his game. He's internalized every bit of crazy that Hollywood has thrown at him over his decades living in Tinseltown, but he's become very efficient hitman in the process. When one of the only people tethering him to the last shreds of his humanity is murdered, Richie starts looking for answers. But what he finds is more terrifying than he could ever have imagined. (STL210905) (NOV211407)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC SRP: $20.00
FANTACO ENTERPRISES INC.
ART MOST FOUL GURCH HORROR ART BOOK SC
(W/A) The Gurch
In production for over 2 years, this lavish 220-page art book of horror art by The Gurch will satisfy even the most jaded horror comic fans. The Gurch has never sold any of his original art so this book will be a welcome edition for his many fans. The book is printed on the highest quality art stock with a sturdy sewn binding.
The book is set up chronologically and details his work from Gore Shriek up to Screaming Horror and beyond. A horror collector's dream volume. (STL342518) (C: 0-1-1)
Art Book, SC, 8x11, 220pgs SRP: $39.95
ART MOST FOUL GURCH HORROR ART BOOK HC
(W/A) The Gurch
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
LOVE & ROCKETS MAGAZINE #16 (MR)
(W) Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez (A/CA) Jaime Hernandez
This issue of Love and Rockets features none other than love, and rockets! On the Gilbert side of the ledger, Guadalupe and Steve romp through the snow, their mutual love in abundant evidence! In Jaime's multiverse, Princess Anima is in the fight of her life (again) as we careen toward the end of her saga. (STL342826)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 8x11, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $6.99
LOVE & ROCKETS #13 (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez
Maggie plays nursemaid to her adopted 'children' and there's a new queen in Lumina's village. Then, in flashbacks, we follow Fritz's sister Petra from her youth to her days as a bodybuilder. 40 years in, Love and Rockets has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity with a wave of national publicity in 2022 for the Hernandez brothers, culminating in the acclaimed new PBS documentary, Love and Rockets: The Great American Comic Book, now streaming! (STL256281)
32pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99
LOVE & ROCKETS #14 (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez
Still the world s greatest comics magazine, hot off the heels of an Emmy nomination for the PBS documentary, Love and Rockets: The Great American Comic Book! Featuring four all-new stories from Eisner Hall of Famers Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez. Fritz remakes her mother Maria s movie twice and both versions are included in Gilbert s half of the issue, with murder, belly dancers, and plutonium all in the mix! Meanwhile, over in Jaime s half, Maggie wants to hang out with kids her own age, while the new Princess Animus wants to eat kids her own age! (STL288839)
8x11, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $4.99
LOVE & ROCKETS MAGAZINE #15 (MR) (O/A)
(W) Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez (A/CA) Jaime Hernandez
In the latest issue of 'the Great American Comic Book' (as described in Los Angeles PBS station KCET's 2022 Emmy-nominated documentary about the Hernandez brothers), Diana Villasenour returns and we see what she's been up to since her sister Tonantzin disappeared! Also: Palomar! Meanwhile,w hyu can't the Hellmet find Princess Animus? And while Tonta's latest shenanigans may finally come to an end this issue, Love and Rockets will never die! (STL310622)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 8x11, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $6.99
CARAVAGGIO THE PALLETTE AND THE SWORD TP VOL 01
(W/A/CA) Milo Manara
Discover the bawdy, swashbuckling life of one of the greatest painters in history through Milo Manara's passionate and personal tribute to his artistic idol.
Caravaggio: The Palette and the Sword Volume 1 is the first half of Milo Manara's two-volume epic biography of the hot-tempered Italian master painter. It depicts Caravaggio's early years in Rome as he struggles to capture truth on canvas, only to have his art condemned to be burned by the Church. He then is forced to flee the city when he kills a man in righteous fury over the death of a prostitute.
The two volumes of Caravaggio mark the return of Manara to U.S. readers and the debut of Fantagraphics' new series, The Milo Manara Signature Edition, featuring affordable paperbacks of maestro Manara's internationally acclaimed work. (Volume 2 will follow in Spring 2025.) Discover the bawdy, swashbuckling life of one of the greatest painters in history through Manara's passionate, personal tribute to his artistic idol, Michelangelo Merisi, whom the world would come to know as Caravaggio. (STL331112) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 9x12, 64pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
POCKET FULL OF RAIN AND OTHER STORIES HC EXPANDED ED
(W/A/CA) Jason
Leading off with the eponymous novella-length thriller, 'A Pocketful of rain' is drawn with realistic human beings instead of Jason's trademark blank-faced animal characters-a true revelation for longtime fans. This collection showcases three distinct styles: the artist's earliest 'realistic' drawing style (used to unsettling effect in some particularly creepy stories), an intermediate 'bighead' cartoony style that still features humans (used for both humor and drama), and the 'funny animal' style he's now best known for.
Readers who love Jason's anthropomorphic style won't be disappointed, though. Also included is several tales drawn in that fashion, featuring (among other things) Death, a guy waiting for a bus, and croquet-playing nuns; over 40 'daily strip' format gags; a trio of hilarious parodies of other pop media work including Corto Meowtese and an elaborate riff on Basil Wolverton's Spacehawk done Jason style; and much more.
This new and expanded edition also collects all the images from the limited Swedish edition of Pop!, a collection of Jason's wildly ingenious and graphically pixelated single page pop culture homages. Modern Art meets pop cult, channeled through Jason's keen sense of humor and atmosphere. In this gallery, readers see the cartoonist's takes on Hopper, Magritte, and Kahlo; Moebius, Pratt, and Herg ; musicians like Tom Waits and David Bowie; and many more combinations, tributes, and send-ups. Of special interest are his delightfully ghoulish re-workings of Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy, blending in works from David Lynch, Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver, and, of course, the paintings of Sluggo Picasso. Plus, a key to deciphering all of Jason's roguish and inspired takes. (STL346179) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 7x10, 224pgs, FC SRP: $30.00
MACANUDO THE WAY OF THE PENGUIN HC
(W/A/CA) Liniers
The third collection of the English-language run of the internationally beloved newspaper
strip. For lovers of Mutts, Krazy Kat and Calvin & Hobbes.
Children reading to cats, penguins imagining the impossibility of alien life not including them, imaginary friends romping in the forest, horror-movie characters looking for friends, cartoons experiencing the awkwardness of zoom calls, witches frustrated over a Netflix lag on their crystal balls
Liniers mixes his repertory cast of fantasy and child characters with one-offs to express whatever happens to be on his mind that day. While the touches of real life are always intermixed among his whimsical world, the spirit of imagination and love of nature only becomes more heightened in many of these strips which run from early 2020 into 2021. Handsome, landscape-format hardcovers with debossed covers showcase Liniers' beautiful, full-color cartooning in the way it deserves. The influence of Krazy Kat and Mutts extends beyond the tone, charm, and humanity of the content to formal playfulness, and these books are the best way to appreciate the full range of the work. (STL342833) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 6x9, 176pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
MACANUDO WELCOME TO ELSEWHERE HC #1 (O/A)
(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) (JUN221542)
HC, 9x7, 216pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
MACANUDO HC #2 OPTIMISM IS FOR THE BRAVE (O/A)
(W) Liniers
The second volume in Fantagraphics' English-language
collection of the internationally beloved newspaper strip.
Elves, witches, forest monsters, unicorns, children, talking cats and
penguins plus zombies with fitbits, Stephen King's Christine working
as an Uber, and office politics? The bounds of a daily comic strip
don't restrict Macanudo's imagination or subjects. With the range of
The Far Side, the whimsy of Mutts, and the heart of Calvin & Hobbes,
artist Liniers brings his distinctive illustrative line and sensitive
watercolors to whatever crosses his mind on a given day. Readers of
the previous volume will recognize some recurring characters and stock players, but
each book stands alone, and every strip builds its own world. Whether commenting
on pop culture, society, or the environment, or celebrating art, nature, or the act
of reading, Liniers (Ricardo Siri) expresses his thoughts with joy and beauty. Most
of them are funny, too.
Beginning in 2002 in Buenos Aires, Macanudo steadily gained popularity
around the world, and has been appearing in US newspapers since 2018. Optimism
Is for the Brave is the second of a series of volumes collecting Liniers' groundbreaking
strip. (STL271832) (AUG231946)
HC, 176pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
LIFE SUCKS TP
(W) Jessica Abel, Gabe Soria (A) Warren Pleece
A timeless goth love triangle/coming-of-age story from a trio of acclaimed comics creators. 'I'm psyched. I'm totally psyched. I'm not a loser Who the hell am I kidding?'
Life sucks for Dave Miller - he's broke, girlfriendless, and stuck in a dead-end job. Really dead-end: Dave is the night manager at the Last Stop, LA's finest vampire-owned and operated, allnight convenience store. Facing an eternity of turning hot dogs and restocking blood broth for his crappy boss and Vampire Master, the future looks about as appealing as the sunrise. It's bad enough that Dave is clinging to his days as a vegetarian and refusing to feed off humans, leaving him weak as a kitten. But when he finds himself competing with psychotic surfer-vamp Wes for the affections of Rosa, a beautiful mortal flirting with the dark side, unlife gets about as sucky as it possibly can.
Originally published in 2008, Fantagraphics is proud to bring this YA classic back into print with a new edition. Veteran comics creators Jessica Abel (Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars), Gabe Soria (Batman '66), and Warren Pleece (Incognegro) have crafted a timeless goth love triangle/coming-of-age story that garnered awards and accolades when initially published, including the 2009 YALSA Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens list. (STL331114) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x9, 188pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
FREE S$$T HC CHARLES BURNS ZINE COLLECTION (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Charles Burns
Since 2000, cartoonist Charles Burns (Black Hole) has been self-publishing a secret sketchbook zine that he gives out to friends and VIPs. Burns has now compiled all twenty-five issues into a single volume for all of his fans to enjoy. Featuring finished drawings, rough sketches, process pieces, and more, the book is a window into the artist s id as well as a revealing behind-the-scenes look at how characters and motifs in works like Black Hole and Last Look have evolved. (STL119960) (JUL191904)
HC, 4.25x5.5, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99
DAMNED
(W/A/CA) Eric Haven
From cult favorite Eric Haven (Vague Tales, Compulsive Comics) comes this delightfully demented one-shot of pure comic book bliss! Ham-loving Ned has fancied Meg Tempera since they met at the toy convention, but Meg's head is elsewhere. Especially with all the weird dreams she's been having. Who is the brutal assassin, Deathika? Who are the Collective? Is this real life? Is this the ultimate fate of the soul of humanity? Unceasing, horrifying threats attacking from all sides? Those answers to come, plus: Modern boating! Psychotherapy! And ham sandwiches for everyone! (STL342822)
7x10, 24pgs, FC SRP: $6.99
CRYPTOID HC (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Eric Haven
Cryptoid is a book about monsters giant monsters, tiny monsters, robot monsters, cosmic monsters. These bizarre creatures are depicted in a series of interconnected stories, which take place within different planes of existence. These surrealist, selfreflexive, and superbly rendered comics surprise at every turn and showcase an inherent joy for the comics medium. (STL135796) (NOV191706)
MATURE THEMES
HC, 6x9, 72pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
VAGUE TALES HC (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Eric Haven
While experiencing a succession of bewildering parallel universes, a solitary figure has telepathic encounters with a demonic aviatrix, a wandering crystalline being, a flaming sword-wielding warrior, and a mysterious sorceress, all within the confines of his own apartment. Having contributed short comic stories for years to publications such as The Believer and Kramers Ergot, Vague Tales is the debut graphic novel from Eisner Award nominated cartoonist Eric Haven (UR).
Haven s work is dark, absurdist, and deadpan, reflecting the apocalyptic undercurrent of modern times. (STL041714) (APR171751)
MATURE THEMES
HC, 6x9, 68pgs, FC SRP: $16.99
PRINCE VALIANT HC VOL 29 1993-1994
(W/A) Various
In the latest volume of Fantagraphics' ambitious reprinting of Hal Foster's immortal masterpiece, another milestone in the life of Prince Valiant.
The wedding of Karen and Vanni! The adventures of three queens and a princess! Val and Sir Gawain in North Africa! A traitor in control of Aleta's Misty Isles! Siege on top of siege! Val's quest for the truth-compelling Shield of Achilles! Plus, Prince Valiant scholar and translator Dr. Uwe Baumann on Prince Valiant in the early 1990s. Universally acclaimed as the most stunningly gorgeous adventure comic strip of all time, Prince Valiant ran for 35 years under the virtuoso pen of its creator, Hal Foster. Starring a daring and gallant young hero, the series features epic sword fights, elaborate scenes of pomp and pageantry, and breathless plotting that always leaves the reader wanting more. Fantagraphics' deluxe editions, each collecting two years' worth of Sunday strips, boast superbly restored artwork that captures every delicate line and chromatic nuance of Foster's art. (STL331115) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 11x17, 112pgs, FC SRP: $39.99
PRINCE VALIANT HC VOL 28 1991-1992 (O/A)
(W) Hal Foster & Various
The 28th volume of Fantagraphics' ambitious
reprinting of Hal Foster's immortal masterpiece.
On a quest in the Asian lands of Cathay, Prince Valiant encounters
a fire-breathing mechanical dragon and the legendary
adventurer Prester John. Armies converge, mountains crumble,
and a father and son are reunited. Mordred escapes imprisonment
and treacherously stabs Arn, who learns that Maeve is
soon to give birth. Val discovers a lost colony and wrestles with
a tusked whale off the coast of Greenland, but a spell overcomes
the expedition on the Isle of Lost Youth. Plus, an introduction by
Turkish/German artist Ertugrul Edirne. And behind the scenes
of a heavy-metal interpretation of Prince Valiant.
Universally acclaimed as the most stunningly gorgeous
adventure comic strip of all time, Prince Valiant ran for 35 years
under the virtuoso pen of its creator, Hal Foster. Starring a daring and gallant young
hero, the series features epic swordfights, elaborate scenes of pomp and pageantry,
and breathless plotting that always leaves the reader wanting more. Fantagraphics'
deluxe editions, each collecting two years' worth of Sunday strips, boast superbly
restored artwork that captures every delicate line and chromatic nuance of Foster's
art. (STL298326) (FEB241434)
HC, 10x14, 112pgs, FC SRP: $39.99
PRINCE VALIANT HC VOL 27 1989 - 1990 (O/A)
(W) Hal Foster & Various
The action never lets up in the newest volume of Hal Foster's masterpiece as Val embarks upon a questin in Cathay, encounters a mechincal dragon, Mordred escapes imprisonment and Val wrestles with a tusked whale off the coast of Greenland! Plus an introduction by Turkish/German artist Ertugrul Edrine and scences of heavy-metal interpreation of Prince Valiant. (STL277950)
HC, 112pgs, FC SRP: $39.99
PRINCE VALIANT HC VOL 26 1987-1988 (O/A)
(W) Cullen Murphy (A/CA) John Cullen Murphy
The most visually opulent comic strip in the history of the medium celebrates its 50th anniversary with the marriage of Prince Valiant's son. Val goes in search of a northern spice route, which leads him into adventures among the Balts, the Greeks, the Lapps, and the Chinese. A Trojan Horse deception in reverse nearly wipes out Val's expedition, and a dreamlike encounter north of Cathay involves Yeti and other strange creatures. Back in Britain, Arn's bride strikes a blow against chauvinism and liberates the women of the village of Orr to exercise their true potential. (STL234637) (OCT221653)
HC, 10x14, 112pgs, FC SRP: $39.99
FANTAGRAPHICS UNDERGROUND SMOKING KILLS TP (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Thijs Desmet
Ghost, a cantankerous character who drowns his cynicism in booze and cigarettes. Skeleton, a sensitive soul full of curiosity and wonder. This odd couple makes for a hilarious pairing as they are doomed to roam a desolate afterlife. Sarcastic and heartfelt in equal measure, this droll adventure sets out to explore the meaning of life in the land of the dead. In Smoking Kills, Flemish cartoonist Thijs Desmet renders a bewitching tale of spooks and truths in vivid colored pencils. (STL288837) (AUG231949) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 8x11, 168pgs, FC SRP: $30.00
FANTAGRAPHICS UNDERGROUND MY FAIRY GODFATHER TP (O/A)
(A) Robert Mailer Anderson, Jon Sack
Set in Liberal, Kansas, a teenager moves in with her gay, film geek Godfather and his partner who run the Starlite movie theater, a safe haven for their eccentricities and artistic yearnings. My Fairy Godfather tells a story about how music and film connect us to who we've loved, who we've been, and who we are becoming-and that lying beneath the fa ade of teenage cynicism is the profound desire to be understood and loved. (STL311969) (FEB241443) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 7x10, 144pgs, B&W SRP: $25.00
1FIRST COMICS, INC.
SPACE NEGRO THE LAST NEGRO #5 (OF 5) (MR)
(W/A/CA) Jared Sams
Black man vs. Infinite Blackness! Supernova has been battered and betrayed, yet never broken. But what hope does he have against a foe bigger than all of space and time? Win or lose, for this negro nothing will ever be the same! (STL315771)
MATURE THEMES
RES. from Previews Vol. XXXIV #4 (APR241527)
36pgs, FC (5 of 5) SRP: $9.99
SPACE NEGRO THE LAST NEGRO BOXED SET (MR)
(W/A/CA) Jared Sams
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Supernova Watkins when he wakes up a million years in the future to find that he is the last black man in existence and that even a million years in the future, a brother still can't catch a break. This boxed set edition contains issues #1-5 of the hilarious series and two exclusive art prints! (STL342133)
MATURE THEMES
Boxed Set, 7x10, 144pgs, FC SRP: $50.00
SPACE NEGRO THE LAST NEGRO METAL COVER BOXED SET (MR)
(W/A/CA) Jared Sams
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Supernova Watkins when he wakes up a million years in the future to find that he is the last black man in existence and that even a million years in the future, a brother still can't catch a break. This boxed set edition contains issues #1-5, two exclusive art prints, and a limited metal cover edition of issue #1. (STL342138)
MATURE THEMES
Boxed Set, 7x10, 144pgs, FC SRP: $175.00
FLATIRON BOOKS
ALTER EGO HC NOVEL
(W) Alex Segura
Annie Bustamante is a cultural force like none other: an acclaimed filmmaker, an author, a comic book artist known for one of the all time best super-hero comics in recent memory. But she's never been able to tackle her longtime favorite superhero, the Lethal Lynx. Only known to the most die-hard comics fans and long out of print, the rights were never available until now. But Annie is skeptical of who is making the offer: Bert Carlyle's father started Triumph Comics, and has long claimed ownership of the Lynx. When she starts getting anonymous messages urging her not to trust anyone, Annie's inner alarms go off. Even worse? Carlyle wants to pair her with a disgraced filmmaker for a desperate media play. Yet, for the first time since she started reading a tattered copy of The Legendary Lynx #1 as a kid, she feels a pure, creative spark. The chance to tell a story her way. She's not about to let that go. Even if it means uncovering the dark truth about the character she loves. (STL342497)
Novel, HC, 6x9, 320pgs SRP: $28.99
SECRET IDENTITY SC NOVEL (O/A)
(W) Alex Segura
It's 1975 and the comic book industry is struggling, but Carmen Valdez doesn't care. She's an assistant at Triumph Comics, which doesn't have the creative zeal of Marvel nor the buttoned-up efficiency of DC, but it doesn't matter. Carmen is tantalizingly close to fulfilling her dream of writing a superhero book. That dream is nearly a reality when one of the Triumph writers enlists her help to create a new character, which they call 'The Lethal Lynx,' Triumph's first female hero. But her colleague is acting strangely and asking to keep her involvement a secret. And then he's found dead, with all of their scripts turned into the publisher without her name. Carmen is desperate to piece together what happened to him, to hang on to her piece of the Lynx, which turns out to be a runaway hit. But that's complicated by a surprise visitor from her home in Miami, a tenacious cop who is piecing everything together too quickly for Carmen, and the tangled web of secrets and resentments among the passionate eccentrics who write comics for a living. (STL254839) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 368pgs, B&W SRP: $18.99
FLESK PUBLICATIONS
ELFQUEST COVERS 1978-2022 SC
(W) Richard Pini (A) Wendy Pini, Various (CA) Wendy Pini
Collecting each ElfQuest comic book cover from the entire 46-year run, with the inside scoop on each one! All 300-plus covers are showcased in an elegant design. This volume offers more than a simple collection of gorgeous images. Each cover pairs with a facing page that supplies behind-the-scenes commentary by Richard Pini about how that particular cover came to be, or other details you will find interesting, amusing and insightful. Covers are presented with their original titles/logos and full published treatment, to capture the historical look of each issue upon its original release. In addition to facts about the covers themselves, Richard Pini has selected artwork from each respective comic and shared additional insight into the history or theme of each issue. This deluxe edition is packed with revelations to thrill the newest and most seasoned ElfQuest fans alike. (STL342128) (C: 0-1-1)
Art Book, SC, 8x11, 656pgs, PC SRP: $59.95
ELFQUEST COVERS 1978-2022 HC
(W) Richard Pini (A) Wendy Pini, Various (CA) Wendy Pini
Collecting each ElfQuest comic book cover from the entire 46-year run, with the inside scoop on each one!
This book compiles every ElfQuest comic-book cover ever published. All 300-plus covers are showcased in an elegant design. This volume offers more than a simple collection of gorgeous images. Each cover pairs with a facing page that supplies behind-the-scenes commentary by Richard Pini about how that particular cover came to be, or other details you will find interesting, amusing and insightful.
All your favorite covers are here for every ElfQuest series since its debut in Fantasy Quarterly #1 in 1978, followed by ElfQuest: The Original Quest and the ElfQuest Epic series reprints with new covers, continuing with Siege at Blue Mountain and all the way to the most recent series, Stargazer's Hunt. Covers are presented with their original titles/logos and full published treatment, to capture the historical look of each issue upon its original release.
In addition to facts about the covers themselves, Richard Pini has selected artwork from each respective comic and shared additional insight into the history or theme of each issue. This deluxe edition is packed with revelations to thrill the newest and most seasoned ElfQuest fans alike. (STL342129) (C: 0-1-1)
Art Book, HC, 8x11, 656pgs, PC SRP: $74.95
ELFQUEST COVERS SC VOL 01 1978-1994
(W) Richard Pini (A) Wendy Pini, Various (CA) Wendy Pini
Collecting the first 145 ElfQuest comic book covers released between 1978-1994, with the inside scoop on each one! All your favorite covers are here for every ElfQuest series, from its debut in Fantasy Quarterly #1 in 1978 all the way up to ElfQuest: WaveDancers in 1994. This book showcases more than a simple collection of gorgeous images. Each cover pairs with a facing page that supplies behind-the-scenes commentary by Richard Pini about how that particular cover came to be, or other details you will find interesting, amusing and insightful. (STL342124) (C: 0-1-1)
Art Book, SC, 4x5, 320pgs, FC SRP: $19.95
ELFQUEST COVERS SC VOL 02 1993-2022
(W) Richard Pini (A) Wendy Pini, Various (CA) Wendy Pini
Collecting 157 ElfQuest comic book covers released between 1993-2022, with the inside scoop on each one! All your favorite covers are here for every ElfQuest series-from ElfQuest: Blood of Ten Chiefs in 1993 all the way up to ElfQuest: Stargazer's Hunt in 2022. This book showcases more than a simple collection of gorgeous images. Each cover pairs with a facing page that supplies behind-the-scenes commentary by Richard Pini about how that particular cover came to be, or other details you will find interesting, amusing and insightful. (STL342127) (C: 0-1-1)
Art Book, SC, 4x5, 352pgs, FC SRP: $19.95
ART OF THE STORY ELFQUEST HC (O/A)
(W) Richard Pini, Wendy Pini (A/CA) Wendy Pini
ElfQuest: The Art of the Story handpicks a selection of Wendy and Richard Pini's favorite ElfQuest tales, scanned directly from the original art. These self-contained pieces are some of the finest ElfQuest stories ever told. Wendy Pini's wide range of visual storytelling and technical skills are showcased through graceful inks showcased in The Heart's Way as well as vivid mixed-media used in Little Patch, Rogue's Curse, The Jury and Wolfwood. The book concludes with a fan favorite: 'Rogue's Challenge,' the all-out action story of Cutter and Rayek's most dynamic confrontation, from Elfquest: Hidden Years #9 1/2. Every unlettered art page is paired with its as-published twin and in-depth running commentary by the Pinis, so readers can easily follow each tale and see for themselves the creative process that is the 'art of the story.' (STL009286)
Art Book, HC, 9x12, 304pgs, FC SRP: $50.00
FLOATING WORLD COMICS
BUZZELLI COLLECTED WORKS TP VOL 03
(W) Guido Buzzelli, Jamie Richards (A) Guido Buzzelli
Hailed in Europe, Guido Buzzelli has been called the Michaelangelo of monsters, the Goya of comics, and the patron saint of all Italian cartoonists. A pioneer active from the 1950s-1980s, today virtually unknown in English, Buzzelli horrifies, fascinates, and provokes with his unique blend of surrealism and dynamism. Displaying a range of influences from Westerns and science fiction to Rennaisance art and futurism, Buzzelli's stories are a delightful, quasi-postmodern mishmash of high and low, showing an intricate hand and stylish narrative skill. This final volume includes Guido Buzzelli's full-color science fiction epic Zasafir, A Star For Ganymede, Resurrection, and the previously unpublished Incomplete Zasafir. The volume concludes with his earliest masterpiece, credited for inventing the independent Italian graphic novel, Revolt of the Ugly. (STL342054) (C: 0-1-1)
SC, 8x11, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $34.99
ROBOT TOD #1
(W/A/CA) Farel Dalrymple
Robot Tod follows the adventures of the titular hero Tod, who is trying to regain memories and avoid capture by malicious wizards. This first issue introduces his companions: The kindly and shy Sept, her vitriolic and selectively invisible alter ego Ember, the inventive mouse person Furn Fells, and Gwyelder the enigmatic fox guide. This new and lushly watercolored, ongoing series is set in the same post-apocalyptic, psychedelic, magical world of The Wrenchies and It Will All Hurt. (STL342143)
5x7, 32pgs, FC SRP: $4.99