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  • Revenge of the Librarians

    by Tom Gauld ...
    Tom Gauld returns with his wittiest and most trenchant collection of literary cartoons to date. Perfectly composed drawings are punctuated with the artist’s signature brand of humour, hitting high and low. After all, Gauld is just as comfortable taking jabs at Jane Eyre and Game of Thrones. Some particularly favoured targets include the pretentious procrastinating novelist, the commercial ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Ponniyin Selvan Comics

    In English

    by Kalki Krishnamurthy ...
    Book 1 - Fresh Floods - Aadi Festival -Vinnagara Temple
    Ponniyin Selvan is the pinnacle of Tamil Historical Novels. The way the Cholas ruled the country in a straight forward manner, with Love, Valor and Piousness has been brought to our eyes through this book in a grandeur and realistic fashion by the Legend writer Kalki. In today's, internet dependent world, we just wanted to take this fantastic novel to the kids and youngsters through this ... Read more

    $1.50 USD

  • Look Back

    by Tatsuki Fujimoto ...
    series Look Back
    The overly confident Fujino and the shut-in Kyomoto couldn’t be more different, but a love of drawing manga brings these two small-town girls together. A poignant story of growing up and moving forward that only Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of Chainsaw Man, could have crafted. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection

    by Junji Ito ...
    series Junji Ito
    Junji Ito meets Mary Shelley! The master of horror manga bends all his skill into bringing the anguished and solitary monster—and the fouler beast who created him—to life with the brilliantly detailed chiaroscuro he is known for.Also included are six tales of Oshikiri—a high school student who lives in a decaying mansion connected to a haunted parallel world. Uncanny doppelgangers, unfortunately ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Ducks

    Two Years in the Oil Sands

    by Kate Beaton ...
    Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark! A Vagrant, there was Katie Beaton of the Cape Breton Beaton, specifically Mabou, a tight-knit seaside community where the lobster is as abundant as beaches, fiddles, and Gaelic folk songs. With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta’s oil rush—part of the long ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Acting Class

    by Nick Drnaso ...
    From the acclaimed author of Sabrina, Nick Drnaso’s Acting Class creates a tapestry of disconnect, distrust, and manipulation. Ten strangers are brought together under the tutelage of John Smith, a mysterious and morally questionable leader. The group of social misfits and restless searchers have one thing in common: they are out of step with their surroundings and desperate for change. A husband ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • NonNonBa

    by Shigeru Mizuki ...
    Translated by Jocelyne Allen ...
    THE FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MIZUKI'S BEST-LOVED WORK NonNonBa is the definitive work by acclaimed gekiga-ka Shigeru Mizuki, a poetic memoir detailing his interest in yokai (spirit monsters). Mizuki’s childhood experiences with yokai influenced the course of his life and oeuvre; he is now known as the forefather of yokai manga. His spring 2011 book, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, was ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Hark! A Vagrant

    by Kate Beaton ...
    Hark! A Vagrant is an uproarious romp through history and literature seen through the sharp, contemporary lens of New Yorker cartoonist and comics sensation Kate Beaton. No era or tome emerges unscasthed as Beaton rightly skewers the Western world's revolutionaries, leaders, sycophants, and suffragists while equally honing her wit on the hapless heroes, heroines, and villains of the best-loved ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • King-Cat Classix

    by John Porcellino ...
    King-Cat Classix collects material from the first fifty issues of John Porcellino’s King-Cat Comics as they appeared in self-published, handmade zines throughout the 1990s. These strips span Porcellino’s dynamic evolution from saturated, punk drawings to his characteristic refined minimalism, revealing his work as nothing short of a catalyst that has inspired artists like Chris Ware in the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Clyde Fans

    by Seth ...
    Legendary Canadian cartoonist Seth’s magnus opus Clyde Fans, two decades in the making, appeared on twenty best of 2019 lists, including those from the New York Times, the Guardian, and Washington Post, and was nominated for an Eisner Award and the Giller Prize. Clyde Fans peels back the optimism of mid-twentieth century capitalism, showing the rituals, hopes, and delusions of a vanished middle ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Fine: A Comic About Gender

    by Rhea Ewing ...
    A vibrant and informative debut with “great documentary power” (Alison Bechdel), Fine is an elegantly illustrated celebration of the transgender community.As graphic artist Rhea Ewing neared college graduation in 2012, they became consumed by the question: What is gender? This obsession sparked a quest in which they eagerly approached both friends and strangers in their quiet Midwest town for ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 7

    by Fumi Yoshinaga ...
    Book 7 - Ôoku: The Inner Chambers
    Ienobu's heir is still just a child, and with few official functions to perform, the men of the Inner Chamber find themselves with much time on their hands. Some find ways to make the most of their rare trips outside the palace, while others turn their minds to bloody intrigue... ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Wendy's Revenge

    by Walter Scott ...
    Book 2 - Wendy
    In Wendy’s Revenge, Scott’s titular heroine returns with a fresh set of awkward misadventures and messy nights out. When the book opens, aspiring artist Wendy has decided to move to the west coast to clear her head. She plans on getting some quality time with her collaborator and friend Winona, only to find Winona packing up to leave, having decided to move back in with her mom on the rez. All ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Real, Vol. 11

    by Takehiko Inoue ...
    Book 11 - Real
    It’s the big day for Nomiya, the tryouts for the Tokyo Lightnings professional basketball team. Nomiya’s putting everything he’s got into this moment, but will it be enough? Meanwhile, Takahashi is finally reaching a new stage in his rehabilitation, and a glimmer of his former life is coming back…in the form of wheelchair basketball. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 3

    by Inio Asano ...
    Book 3 - Goodnight Punpun
    Like most kids his age, Punpun is in high school.In fact, he has made it into the best high school in town.He is such a good student.He studies so he doesn’t have to think about his life.Maybe a meteor will crash into Earth and destroy everything.A guy can wish, Punpun… ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Grass

    by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim ...
    Translated by Janet Hong ...
    Appeared on best of the year lists from The New York Times, The Guardian, and more! Winner of The Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Print Comic of the Year! Grass is a powerful antiwar graphic novel, telling the life story of a Korean girl named Okseon Lee who was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War—a disputed chapter in twentieth-century Asian ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • All The Answers

    by Michael Kupperman ...
    **A 2019 EISNER AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST REALITY-BASED WORKA NPR BEST BOOK OF 2018A VULTURE BEST COMIC OF 2018A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2018A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2018A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF 2018WINNER OF THE PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 2018 GRAPHIC NOVEL CRITICS POLLIn this moving graphic memoir, Eisner Award-winning writer and artist Michael Kupperman traces the life of his ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too

    A Book

    by Jomny Sun ...
    The illustrated story of a lonely alien sent to observe Earth, where he meets all sorts of creatures with all sorts of perspectives on life, love, and happiness, while learning to feel a little better about himself—based on the enormously popular Twitter account.Here is the unforgettable story of Jomny, an alien sent to study Earth. Always feeling apart, even among his species, Jomny feels at home ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • BEASTARS, Vol. 6

    by Paru Itagaki ...
    Book 6 - Beastars
    As gray wolf Legoshi and dwarf rabbit Haru’s relationship intensifies, gray wolf Juno’s jealousy grows. Red deer Louis’s mysterious absence from school has ramifications for both his friends and his enemies. And while the lion gang Shishi-gumi chooses a new leader, Cherryton Academy’s headmaster attends the Council of Living Beings to choose the school’s next Beastar. Plus, a flashback to Legoshi ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Giraffes on Horseback Salad

    Salvador Dali, the Marx Brothers, and the Strangest Movie Never Made

    by Josh Frank, Tim Heidecker ...
    This lushly illustrated graphic novel re-creates a lost Marx Brothers script written by modern art icon Salvador Dali.Grab some popcorn and take a seat...The curtain is about to rise on a film like no other! But first, the real-life backstory: Giraffes on Horseback Salad was a Marx Brothers film written by modern art icon Salvador Dali, who’d befriended Harpo. Rejected by MGM, the script was ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • My Brother's Husband, Volumes 1 & 2

    by Gengoroh Tagame ...
    Translated by Anne Ishii ...
    series Pantheon Graphic Library
    EISNER AWARD WINNER • The acclaimed global sensation, now in one volume—a “beautifully rendered meditation on the struggle for gay acceptance in today’s Japan" (CNN)Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, and father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Coyote Doggirl

    by Lisa Hanawalt ...
    Coyote is a dreamer and a drama queen, brazen and brave, faithful yet fiercely independent. She beats her own drum and sews her own crop tops. A gifted equestrian, she’s half dog, half coyote, and all power. With the help of her trusty steed, Red, there’s not much that’s too big for her to bite off, chew up, and spit out right into your face, if you deserve it. But when Coyote and Red find ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)

    by Junji Ito ...
    series Junji Ito
    Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: UZUMAKI, the spiral—the hypnotic secret shape of the world. The bizarre masterpiece horror manga is now available all in a single volume. Fall into a whirlpool of terror! ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition

    by Junji Ito ...
    series Junji Ito
    Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep her for himself, another grows terrified of the immortal succubus. But soon they realize that no matter how many times they kill her, the world will never be ... Read more

    $12.99 USD