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  • Impossible People

    by Julia Wertz ...
    In her keenly observed graphic memoir, Impossible People, celebrated cartoonist Julia Wertz chronicles her haphazard attempts at sobriety and the relentlessly challenging, surprisingly funny, and occasionally absurd cycle of addiction and recovery.Opening at the culmination of a disastrous trip to Puerto Rico, the first page of Impossible People finds Julia standing stupefied in the middle of the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • I Thought You Loved Me

    by MariNaomi ...
    Jodie was Mari's best friend through their teens and twenties. As young Mari began to explore her identity as a bisexual, biracial outsider in a rich, white town, Jodie was her constant confidant, even kissing Mari out of the closet. The two were inseparable as they sought to gain a foothold in life and love as young feminists, Jodie an entrepreneurial sex worker, and Mari working in the boys' ... Read more

    $14.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Comic Book Punks: How a Generation of Brits Reinvented Pop Culture

    by Karl Stock ...
    The influence of the comic book has never been greater, from movies to streaming and beyond, but the journey comics took from disposable kids' magazines to literary prize-winning books and global franchises turned on a highly unusual group of writers and artists. Few would have expected a small gathering of British comic book fans and creators in the early '70s to spark a cultural revolution, but ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • What Is Your Dangerous Idea?

    Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable

    by John Brockman ...
    Series series Edge Question Series
    The world's leading scientific thinkers explore bold, remarkable, perilous ideas that could change our lives—for better . . . or for worse . . .From Copernicus to Darwin, to current-day thinkers, scientists have always promoted theories and unveiled discoveries that challenge everything society holds dear; ideas with both positive and dire consequences. Many thoughts that resonate today are ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Tetris

    The Games People Play

    by Brian "Box" Brown ...
    For fans of Tetris on Apple TV+, read the true story of Henk Rogers, Alexey Pajitnov, and the perfect game.Simple yet addictive, Tetris delivers an irresistible, unending puzzle that has players hooked. Play it long enough and you’ll see those brightly colored geometric shapes everywhere. You’ll see them in your dreams.Alexey Pajitnov had big ideas about games. In 1984, he created Tetris in his ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Stranger Planet

    by Nathan W. Pyle ...
    Series series Strange Planet Series
    WATCH THE ANIMATED SERIES AUGUST 9 ON APPLE TV+New York Times BestsellerThe sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon Strange Planet, featuring more hilarious and poignant adventures from the fascinating inhabitants of Nathan W. Pyle's colorful world.In this eagerly awaited sequel, Nathan takes us back to his charming and instantly recognizable planet colored in bright pinks, ... ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Manga Lover's Tokyo Travel Guide

    My Favorite Things to See and Do In Japan

    by Evangeline Neo ...
    **Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner**For fans of Japanese manga and anime, a trip to Tokyo is an absolute must!In this captivating Tokyo travel guide, manga artist and author Evangeline Neo travels to the Japanese capital with her mascots Kopi the dog and Matcha the cat in tow, bringing you to all the otaku sights this city has to offer. She shows you where to shop for manga ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Washington's Gay General

    The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben

    by Josh Trujillo ...
    A graphic novel biography of Baron von Steuben, the soldier, immigrant, and flamboyant homosexual who influenced the course of US history during the Revolutionary War despite being omitted from our textbooks.Author Josh Trujillo and illustrator Levi Hastings tell the true story of one of the most important—but largely forgotten—military leaders of the American Revolution, Baron von Steuben, who ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Le Bleu est une couleur chaude

    Nouvelle Edition

    by Jul Maroh ...
    À l'occasion de la sortie en salles du film d' Abdellatif Kechiche La vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2, Palme d'Or à Cannes et librement adapté du Bleu est une couleur chaude, l'album paraîtra dans une nouvelle édition.« Mon ange de bleu, Bleu du ciel, Bleu des rivières, Source de vie… »La vie de Clémentine bascule le jour où elle rencontre Emma, une jeune fille aux cheveux bleus, qui lui fait ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Passing for Human

    A Graphic Memoir

    by Liana Finck ...
    A visually arresting graphic memoir about a young artist struggling against what’s expected of her as a woman, and learning to accept her true self, from an acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Guardian • New York • Refinery29 • Kirkus ReviewsIn this achingly beautiful graphic memoir, Liana Finck goes in search of that thing she has lost—her shadow, she c. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Art of Living

    Reflections on Mindfulness and the Overexamined Life

    by Grant Snider ...
    In The Art of Living, beloved cartoonist Grant Snider—author of The Shape of Ideas and I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf—has created a humorous, uplifting look at mindfulness in this collection of one- and two-page comics that map his inner thoughts, poetic observations, and frequent failures at living mindfully.Find a quiet spot away from all distraction / Listen to your breath / Watch your ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Barely Functional Adult

    It'll All Make Sense Eventually

    by Meichi Ng ...
    “Funny, introspective, and touching. . . . The lessons Meichi gently shares with us through delightful stories are full of wisdom for people at any life stage who need a reminder they’re not alone.” —Mari Andrew, author of Am I There Yet?From the creator of Barely Functional Adult, a painfully relatable webcomic with over 130k followers on Instagram, comes a never-before-seen collection of ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Cyanide and Happiness

    by Kris Wilson, Matt Melvin, Rob Denbleyker, Dave McElfatric ...
    Introducing the first real, tangible, ignitable collection of the hit online comic Cyanide & Happiness, featuring a selection of your favorite comics and thirty brand-new strips.From the minds of Kris, Rob, Matt, and Dave comes a barrage of irreverent entertainment sure to keep you amused until the day you die. Just see what their mothers have to say!"Dave is a nice, young man with a bright future ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Seek You

    A Journey Through American Loneliness

    by Kristen Radtke ...
    Series series Pantheon Graphic Library
    **From the acclaimed author of Imagine Wanting Only This—a timely and moving meditation on isolation and longing, both as individuals and as a society.There is a silent epidemic in America: loneliness. Shameful to talk about and often misunderstood, loneliness is everywhere, from the most major of metropolises to the smallest of towns.In Seek You, Kristen Radtke's wide-ranging exploration of our ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Worm

    A Cuban American Odyssey

    by Edel Rodriguez ...
    From “America’s illustrator in chief” (Fast Company), a stunning graphic memoir of a childhood in Cuba, coming to America on the Mariel boatlift, and a defense of democracy, here and thereHailed for his iconic art on the cover of Time and on jumbotrons around the world, Edel Rodriguez is among the most prominent political artists of our age. Now for the first time, he draws his own life, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Imagine Wanting Only This

    by Kristen Radtke ...
    Series series Pantheon Graphic Library
    A gorgeous graphic memoir about loss, love, and confronting grief. • “What ultimately emerges is a portrait of a powerful mind grappling with alienation and loneliness.” —The New York Times Book ReviewWhen Kristen Radtke was in college, the sudden death of a beloved uncle and the sight of an abandoned mining town after his funeral marked the beginning moments of a lifelong fascination with ruins ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Between Two Sounds

    Arvo Pärt’s Journey to His Musical Language

    by Joonas Sildre ...
    Translated by Adam Cullen ...
    Between Two Sounds follows the life of world-famous composer Arvo Pärt from his birth in Estonia in 1935 through 1980, when the Soviets forced him to emigrate because of the nonconformist and religious nature of his music.Based on years of research and close collaboration with Arvo Pärt himself, Joonas Sildre paints an atmospheric portrait of a restless artist who does not shy away from ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Black Panther Party

    A Graphic Novel History

    by David F. Walker ...
    WINNER OF THE EISNER AWARD • A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the revolutionary Black Panther Party.Founded in Oakland, California, in 1966, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was a radical political organization that stood in defiant contrast to the mainstream civil rights movement. This gripping illustrated history explores the impact and significance of the Panthers, from ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Ice Cream & Sadness

    More Comics from Cyanide & Happiness

    by Kris Wilson, Matt Melvin, Rob Denbleyker, Dave McElfatric ...
    The second collection from Cyanide & Happiness creators Kris Wilson, Matt Melvin, Rob DenBleyker, and Dave McElfatrick features more never-before-seen comics, more cartoons behaving badly and more of the insulting humor that fans have been waiting for! Ranking among the web’s smartest and crudest cartoons, like Achewood, Penny Arcade, and The Perry Bible Fellowship, Explosm.net’s massively popular ... Read more

    $14.49 USD

  • Kid Gloves

    Nine Months of Careful Chaos

    by Lucy Knisley ...
    A New York Times bestsellerIf you work hard enough, if you want it enough, if you’re smart and talented and “good enough,” you can do anything.Except get pregnant.Her whole life, Lucy Knisley wanted to be a mother. But when it was finally the perfect time, conceiving turned out to be harder than anything she’d ever attempted. Fertility problems were followed by miscarriages, and her eventual ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Democracy

    a remarkable graphic novel about the world's first democracy

    by Alecos Papadatos, Abraham Kawa, Annie Di Donna ...
    An epic, moving graphic novel set in ancient Athens about the birth and the rise of democracy – from the illustrator behind the bestselling Logicomix'Impressive ... Simultaneously a standout historical examination and a compelling story' Booklist***'***It's fun, it's heartbreaking, it's thought-provoking, and it's tragic – and it's absolutely one of the greatest graphic novels I expect to read all ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • I Was a Child

    A Memoir

    by Bruce Eric Kaplan ...
    **An illustrated memoir by renowned New Yorker cartoonist Bruce Eric Kaplan.“If The Little Prince had crash-landed, instead of in the Sahara, into a middle-class Jewish home in Maplewood, N.J. in the late 1960s, it might feel something like I Was a Child.”—The Hollywood Reporter**Bruce Eric Kaplan, also known as BEK, is one of the most celebrated and admired cartoonists in America. I Was a Child ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Fun Home

    A Family Tragicomic

    by Alison Bechdel ...
    CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, NATIONAL BESTSELLERONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21****ST CENTURYTime Magazine #1 Book of the Year • National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistWinner of the Stonewall Book Award • Double finalist for the Lambda Book AwardAlison Bechdel’s groundbreaking, bestselling graphic memoir that charts her fraught relat... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • It Won't Always Be Like This

    A Graphic Memoir

    by Malaka Gharib ...
    An intimate graphic memoir about an American girl growing up with her Egyptian father’s new family, forging unexpected bonds and navigating adolescence in an unfamiliar country—from the award-winning author of I Was Their American Dream.“What a joy it is to read Malaka Gharib’s It Won’t Always Be Like This, to have your heart expertly broken and put back together within the space of a few panels, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD $5.99 USD