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Top 20 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
February 2024
I’m leading off this month with a highly anticipated manga masterpiece in English, which I’ve already been stunned by in its French editions from Le Lézard Noir. Kazuo Umezz goes beyond even his horrific sublime in this portentous portrait of an evolving machine sentience and intelligence.
And I’m equally delighted that Canada’s Maurice Vellekoop, after a decade or more working on it, is unveiling his nearly 500-page candid graphic memoir. I can’t wait to read it.
Nino Bulling’s intimate freshness and involving characterisation will reach the still wider audience they deserve…
As will Lucy Sullivan’s febrile confrontation with the black dog of depression, her art excoriated through typewriter carbon papers…
Mark Doox pushes the graphic novel as Black art and literature further than ever, to challenge binary thinking and open minds…
And Spain’s acclaimed Paco Roca invites us to step inside his own family’s history. These and other auteur visions will be coming you way early in the coming year. I hope you find a new favourite among them…
Anna
by Mia Oberlander, translated by Nika Knight
Fantagraphics
$24.99
The publisher says:
This debut graphic novel by an up-and-coming star of the German comics scene is an audacious allegory of female resistance and radical acceptance. In the sleepy German countryside live the Annas, cursed to be too tall for their small town. Laughably long-limbed and gangly, their bodies refuse to conform with societal norms of delicate femininity, and the trauma of being different ripples across generations. And yet, there may be a blessing to their burden; like the mighty mountains surrounding their town, they find that there is resilience and strength to be gained from their heightened perspective. Drawn with delightful exaggeration and formal inventiveness, Anna is a tongue-in-cheek, modern-day fairy tale about being “too big” for a narrow-minded world. Mia Oberländer (b. 1995, Ulm) is an illustrator and cartoonist based in Hamburg. She has co-organised the Hamburg Comicfestival since 2019 and teaches a storytelling seminar at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Arts and Design. Her work has been published in Le Monde diplomatique, Kiblind Magazine, Libération, and Strapazin, among others. Her debut graphic novel, Anna, was awarded the Berthold Leibinger Foundation’s Comic Book Award and the German Youth Literature Award for “New Talents,” and has been translated into six languages. 220pgs colour paperback.
Barking
by Lucy Sullivan
Avery Hill Press
$22.99
The publisher says:
Loopy . . . cuckoo . . . stark raving. . . . When the depression and grief Alix feels over the death of her friend overwhelm her, she’s institutionalised. But inside a psychiatric ward, things don’t get better for her – now she has nowhere to get away from her rapidly spiraling thoughts. As Alix navigates disinterested attendants, group therapy, and isolation, she must build herself a new equilibrium and tame the black dog of her depression. Inspired by her own struggles with mental health, Lucy Sullivan tells a powerful, emotional story about the problems that sometimes overwhelm us all – and the failures in the mental health system we depend on. Lucy Sullivan is a writer/artist from London. After graduating from Kingston School of Art she specialised in hand-drawn animation before moving her practice into comics. Alongside her critically acclaimed comics Lucy has created commissions for Razorblades, Black Hammer, Yoshin10 and more. She mentors aspiring graphic novelists for LDComics and regularly tutors Illustration & Animation at universities in London. 124pgs B&W hardcover.
Blessed Be: A Flowertown, U.S.A. Adventure
by Rick Altergott
Fantagraphics
$24.99
The publisher says:
Small-town weirdness scales new comedic heights in Altergott’s long-awaited graphic novel. When Tom “The Acid King” Cottonwood is sentenced to prison for dealing, he vows to exact revenge on the judge and all of Flowertown, U.S.A. One year later, when hillbilly Henry Hotchkiss violates the single principle binding the members of the local men’s group, the 40 Acres Club ― preserving his virginity ― he proactively excommunicates himself to the woods in shame, prompting his distraught best friend, Doofus Anderssen (he of straw boater and Beatle haircut over a permanent five-o’clock shadow), to organise a community search. But little does he know that Cottonwood has been paroled and is making plans in those same woods to fulfil his destiny as “The Acid King” ― in the form of a deadly act of terrorism he calls “Scorpio Rising.” Altergott’s farcical earnest cast of smalltown bums, outlaws, hippies, bikers, and babes ― with names like Father John Beggarweed, Stink Hair Stu, Rubberneck Nelson, Muttonchop O’Rourke, et. al. ― intertwine in a web of crime and mystery involving satanic ritual, religious tracts curiously popping up around town, naked fishermen, and psychedelic drugs, driving the narrative to ever-greater depths of hilarity (even though none of his characters are in on the jokes). Blessed Be reads like an R-rated Mad magazine parody of Our Town written by John Waters and drawn by Mort Drucker and Wally Wood. Altergott both skewers and celebrates an eerie realm of ’70s men’s magazines and small-town conservatism. A cult favourite since the 1990s amongst intellectuals and philistines alike for his impeccably crafted brand of lowbrow humour, cartoonist Rick Altergott has never crafted a full-length graphic novel ― until now. 152pgs colour hardcover.
Fall Through
by Nate Powell
Abrams ComicArts
$24.99
The publisher says:
Love and Rockets meets Russian Doll in this original, full-colour graphic novel about an underground punk band caught in a loop of an eternally repeating tour—from National Book Award–winning cartoonist Nate Powell. At first glance, Diamond Mine seems to have emerged in 1979 as Arkansas’s first punk band. Instead, this quartet is revealed to be interdimensional travellers from 1994, guided—largely against their will—by vocalist Diana’s powerful spell embedded into their song “Fall Through.” As Diamond Mine tours the country, each performance of the song triggers a fracturing of space-time perceptible only by the band members as they’re transported to alternate worlds in which they’ve never existed, but their band’s legend has. That is, until Jody, the band’s bassist and the story’s protagonist, finds herself disrupting Diana’s sorcery, even at the cost of her own beloved work and legacy. While some band members perpetually seek the free space offered by the underground punk scene to escape from their mundane or traumatic lives, others work toward it as a means of expression, connection, and growth—even if that means eventually outgrowing Sisyphean patterns and inevitably outgrowing their beloved band-family altogether. Master cartoonist Nate Powell has crafted a graphic novel that serves as both a brilliant example of circular storytelling, reminiscent of Netflix’s Russian Doll, and a love letter to the spirit of punk communities. Fall Through will stay with the reader long after they’ve turned the last page, asking the impossible question: Would you burn down everything you love in order to save it all? 192pgs colour hardcover.
Fighting to Belong! Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders from the 1700s Through the 1800s
by Amy Chu, Alexander Chang & Louie Chin
Third State Books
$18.95 / $11.95
The publisher says:
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history is American history. The unique experiences, challenges, and contributions of AANHPIs are an integral part of our country’s development, but they are rarely taught in American schools. For many Americans of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander descent who grew up in the United States, there continues to be a startling lack of opportunity to learn about our own history in our country. Even today, over 70% of Americans have little knowledge about AANHPI history or confuse it with Asian history. Fighting to Belong! Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders from the 1700s Through the 1800s, written by best-selling writer Amy Chu (Wonder Woman, Deadpool, Ant-Man, Iron Man) and Alexander Chang and illustrated by Louie Chin (Bodega Cat), shares this important and dynamic part of the American experience in an accessible and engaging graphic novel format. In this book, the first volume of a three-book series, our middle school protagonists Padmini, Sammy, Joe, and Tiana and their guide, Kenji, embark on an amazing journey through time to witness key events in AANHPI history. They witness the arrival of the “Manilamen” to the United States in the eighteenth century and fly through significant moments in the next 150 years. Fighting to Belong! helps new audiences young and old, AANHPI and non-AANHPI, understand how these stories are truly interwoven within the fabric of America. 40pgs colour hardcover / paperback.
Firebugs
by Nino Bulling
Drawn & Quarterly
$24.95
The publisher says:
Everything is changing but everything is also exactly the same. Ingken can’t ignore it: ice caps stained brown from forest fires, pipeline construction, drought, the whole world somehow persists despite the slow erosion of stability. After a trip to Paris, Ingken returns home ready for a break from drugs. Their supportive partner, Lily, is flushed, excited about a new connection she’s made. Although Ingken wants to be happy for her, there’s a discomfort they can’t shake. Sleepless nights fill with an endless scroll of images and headlines about climate disaster. A vague dysphoria simmers under their skin; they are able to identify that like Lily, they are changing, but they’re not sure exactly how and at what pace. Everyone keeps telling them to burn themself to the ground and build themself back up but they worry about the kind of debris that fire might leave behind. Nino Bulling’s artwork is immediately familiar. Like a conversation with a good friend, their story is told as quiet as it can be loud. Crowds and landscapes squiggle in expressive black and white. Red cuts through panels with energy and persistence, bringing life to what might seem dead. In its most intimate moments, Firebugs asks what it means to transition in a transitioning world. Nino Bulling is an artist and writer from Berlin, Germany. They studied ceramics and graphic design but then fell in love with comics. Part of their spare time is spent co-organising a comic workers’ union. Bulling has published a host of short stories and four graphic novels. Their most recent publication to date is the anthology Cutes: Collected queer and trans comics, co-edited with Lebanese comics collective Samandal. Bulling s first fictional work Firebugs was originally released in 2022 as part of their contribution to documenta fifteen in Kassel. 164pgs two-colour hardcover.
A Firehose of Falsehood: The Story of Disinformation
by Teri Kanefield & Pat Dorian
First Second Books
$29.99
The publisher says:
Lies destroy. Disinformation tears at the fabric of democracy. A Firehose of Falsehood: The Story of Disinformation breaks down disinformation tactics and offers tools for defending and restoring truth. From Darius I of ancient Persia (522-486 BCE), to blood libel of the Middle Ages, to Soviet disinformation tactics and modern election deniers, Teri Kanefield and Pat Dorian show how tyrants and would-be tyrants deploy disinformation to gain power. Democracy, which draws its authority from laws instead of the whim of a tyrant, requires truth. For a democracy to survive, its citizens must preserve and defend truth. Now that the Internet has turned what was once a trickle of lies into a firehose, the challenge of holding on to truth has never been greater. A Firehose of Falsehood offers readers these necessary tools. 240pgs colour hardcover.
Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood
by Lonnie Mann & Ryan Gatts
Street Noise Books
$23.99
The publisher says:
A coming-of-age graphic novel memoir about a young man who, growing up in an Orthodox Jewish community, realises he’s gay and struggles to reconcile his faith with who he is. Lonnie’s Orthodox Jewish community has always been clear: it’s not okay to be gay. Growing up in a devout family and going to school at a yeshiva, he’s told by his parents, his teachers, and his friends that being gay is a sin and an abomination. But as he gets older, he realises that he likes boys, and wonders what kind of life he will be able to live. As Lonnie expands his world beyond the yeshiva to theatre camp, college classes, and movie nights, he sees that the life he wants isn’t compatible with the life of his parents — and his whole religious community. This emotional graphic novel explores the fissures between identity and religion and charts Lonnie’s journey from a kid who loved the rules of the Orthodox Jewish tradition to becoming increasingly independent and defiant, embracing his gay identity and developing his own chosen family. 260pgs colour paperback.
Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw
by Ajuan Mance
Rosarium Publishing
$9.95
The publisher says:
When you’re the only Black kid in the honours programme or (any programme) at your mostly white high school, or one of a handful of Black graduate students in your PhD programme, or one of two African American women on the faculty at your Pac-10 employer, it’s not your gender non-conformity that sets you apart from your peers. In those environments, your Blackness is the first thing people notice about you. Still, there are other ways of being different—and feeling different—that can’t be attributed to race, especially if you’re one of the people whose awareness of the unwritten rules of what it means to be a boy or a girl (or a man or a woman) is tempered by the fact that most of those rules don’t feel quite right. In Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw, Ajuan Mance gives comic treatment to the challenges, complexities, and occasional absurdity of life at the crossroads of race, gender, and geekiness. This graphic memoir answers important questions like: How many preschoolers have to mistake you for your dad before you actually start to forget your own name; if a Black girl is awful at double-dutch jump rope is it a reflection on her gender identity, racial identity, or both; and is viola player a gender or just a sexual orientation? Ajuan Mance’s comic confessions take up each of these questions and more, as it invites to share in those moments that mark the path of a gender explorer. 92pgs colour paperback.
I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together
by Maurice Vellekoop
Pantheon Books
$35.00
The publisher says:
An astonishing, epic graphic memoir in the spirit of Fun Home by Alison Bechdel and Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe. Meet little Maurice Vellekoop, the youngest of four children raised by Dutch immigrants in the 1970s in a blue-collar suburb of Toronto. Despite their working-class milieu, the Vellekoops are devoted to art, music, and film, and they instill a deep reverence for the arts in young Maurice—except for literature. He’d much rather watch Cher and Carol Burnett on TV than read a book. He also loves playing with his girlfriends’ Barbie dolls and helping his Mum in her hair salon, which she runs out of the basement of their house. In short, he is really, really gay. Which is a huge problem, because the family is part of the Christian Reformed Church, a strict Calvinist sect. They go to church twice on Sunday, and they send their kids to a private Christian school, catechism classes, and the Calvinist Cadet Corps. Needless to say, the church is intolerant of homosexuality. Though she loves her son deeply, Maurice’s mother, Ann, cannot accept him, setting the course for a long estrangement. Vellekoop struggles through all of this until he graduates from high school and is accepted into the Ontario College of Art in the early 1980s. Here he finds a welcoming community of bohemians, including a brilliant, flamboyantly gay professor who encourages him to come out. But just as he’s dipping his toes into the waters of gay sex and love, a series of romantic disasters, followed by a violent attack, sets him back severely. And then the shadow of the AIDS era descends. Maurice reacts by retreating to the safety of childhood obsessions, and seeks to satisfy his emotional needs with film- and theatre-going, music, boozy self-medication, and prolific art-making. When these tactics inevitably fail, Vellekoop at last embarks on a journey towards his heart’s true desire. In psychotherapy, the spiderweb of family, faith, guilt, sexuality, mental health, the intergenerational fallout of World War II, King Ludwig II of Bavaria, French Formula Hairspray, and much more at last begins to untangle. But it’s going to be a long, messy, and occasionally hilarious process. I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together is an enthralling portrait of what it means to be true to yourself, to learn to forgive, and to be an artist. 496pgs colour hardcover.
Neil Gaiman says:
“Maurice Vellekoop’s beautiful graphic memoir feels painfully honest. It’s about art and life and families and belief, about who we are and what forms us, the magic and the hurt, and it evokes times that are well-lost while reminding us of the battles still being fought every day. Most of all, I think, it’s about love.”
Influenca
by Jade LFT Peters
Silver Sprocket
$16.99
The publisher says:
Two years ago, the apocalypse started for the seventh time. As the number of zombies rise, so do the ranks of influencas: professional zombie hunters who post their lives online. When Dodie and Beatriz, the accidental founders of the movement, are trapped in their bunker by a persistent horde, what else is there to do but take a romantic vacation? Told through the lens of interviews, social media posts, and nostalgic reminiscing, Influenca is a glimpse into a day at the end of the world, past and present, and what life looks like when the apocalypse becomes predictable. Originally published as part of the 2022 ShortBox Comics Fair. 80pgs spot-colour paperback.
I Run To Make My Heart Beat
by Rachel Khan & Aude Massot
Fairsquare
$29.99
The publisher says:
Nina is 18 in the mid-1990s. She’s trying to find her place in a world constantly throwing her differences back at her face. Nina was born in a multi-culltural and multi-ethnic family: her father is black Muslim of Gambian origins and her mother is of Polish-Jewish descent. But Nina will turn her differences into strength as she embraces track and field. She runs, not to escape reality, but to be the champion of her own life. Adapted from the best selling French semi-biographical novel by Rachel Khan, Les grandes et les petites choses, and drawn by cartoonist Aude Massot, this book will definitely prove you that no challenge is too big, regardless of where you’re from or how different your family is! 164pgs colour paperback.
Mary Tyler MooreHawk
by Dave Baker
Top Shelf Comix
$29.99
Jonny Quest meets Infinite Jest! This mind-bending book—half graphic novel, half postmodern mystery, and 25% footnotes—is a thrilling tribute to the ways we build meaning out of disposable pop culture. Who is Mary Tyler MooreHawk? How did she save the world from a dimension-hopping megalomaniac? Why was her TV show canceled after only nine episodes? These are just a few of the questions that young journalist Dave Baker begins to ask himself as he unravels the many mysteries surrounding the obscure comic book Mary Tyler MooreHawk. However, his curiosity grows into an obsession when he discovers that the reclusive creator of his favourite globe-trotting girl detective… is also named Dave Baker. Mary Tyler MooreHawk is a compilation of long-lost gee-whiz adventure comics in which the world’s strangest family fights to avert Armageddon… and a bundle of magazine articles from a dystopian future where physical property is banned and entertainment is broadcast on dishwashers. It’s a document-based detective story that weaves back and forth between worlds, touching on everything from corporate personhood to mutant shark-men to the nature of fiction and reality itself. It’s a show you don’t remember… and a book you won’t forget. ‘Wait, is this real?’ Good question. 276pg colour hardcover.
Bryan Talbot, creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, says:
“Mary Tyler MooreHawk is a uniquely immersive psychedelic odyssey, etched in energetic and detailed linework and bursting with surreal invention and mind-boggling concepts. Strap yourself in and take a deep breath.”
My Name is Shingo: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1 (of 6)
by Kazuo Umezz
Viz Media
$35.00
The publisher says:
The classic science fiction–horror manga from the mind of Kazuo Umezz, creator of The Drifting Classroom, Orochi, and Cat-Eyed Boy! A chilling science fiction tale of humanity and artificial intelligence from classic horror manga creator Kazuo Umezz. When an industrial robot named Monroe begins to work at his father’s factory, Satoru is fascinated. As he and his friend Marin spend more time with Monroe, they start to suspect there’s much more to the machine than anyone else realises. But neither children nor adults are prepared for Monroe’s violent awakening into consciousness. 304pgs B&W hardcover.
Nina Simone in Comics
by Sophie Adriansen & various artists
NBM
$27.99
The publisher says:
This is the story of an emancipation, that of a young black and poor woman living in an America marked by segregation. This is the story of a fierce battle, that of a musician involved in the civil rights movement. This is the story of a long career, that of a pianist and singer as talented as determined. This is the story of Nina Simone, a unique artist, role model, and inspiration for generations to come. Genius pianist, fabulous singer and committed artist, Nina Simone remains an inspiration for generations. 160pgs colour hardcover.
Nude Model and Other Stories
by Tsubasa Yamaguchi
Vertical
$12.95
The publisher says:
I could model for you… In the title story, a high school delinquent tries to seduce an introverted artist in his class as part of a cruel game, but learns some unexpected things about himself when she turns the tables. Then there’s “Girl,” in which a teenage boy gets more than he bargained for when he tries to fulfil his own need for attention in an unusual way. Finally, in “Kamiya,” a young doctor who can’t stand the sight of blood overcomes her phobia thanks to a host club staffed by vampires. But there are other things to fear lurking in the night… In these three complex, alluring stories, Tsubasa Yamaguchi (author of the award-winning Blue Period) shows off the darker side of her imagination, in the process transforming manga itself into something stranger and more erotic. A graduate of Tokyo University of the Arts, Tsubasa Yamaguchi brings that background into her award-winning series Blue Period, as well as the short story collection Nude Model. Also known for adapting Makoto Shinkai’s She and Her Cat. 192pgs B&W paperback.
Return to Eden
by Paco Roca, translated by Andrea Rosenberg
Fantagraphics
$29.99
The publisher says:
It all starts with a photograph: an ordinary scene of a young woman and her family picnicking at a Valencian beach in 1947. Now in her twilight years, Antonia cherishes this photo dearly; it holds the memories of her upbringing, her family — the key to her Eden. Taking off from this routine family outing, cartoonist Paco Roca paints a heartfelt portrait of his mother’s formative years. This delicate portrayal of a humble family is at once an intimate biographical story and a broader reflection of the hard-scrabble existence many faced in post-war Spain. Antonia and her family soldier through constant hunger, the shady dealings of the black market, traumas of war and parental abuse, and the oppressive atmosphere wrought by the Catholic church and Franco’s authoritarian regime — and yet, they find oases of joy and wonder in cinema, imagination, and small acts of kindness. Roca is known the world over for his quietly powerful graphic novels, from Twists of Fate to The House, and this latest masterwork may just be his magnum opus. In Return To Eden, Roca manages to charge quotidian life with rare poignancy, in all its daily struggles and daydreams, and readers will come away deeply affected. 176pgs colour hardcover.
Seoul Before Sunrise
by Samir Dahmani
Humanoids / Life Drawn
$24.99
The publisher says:
Haunted by a lost friendship, Seong-Ji (re)discovers herself during nocturnal exploration of a dreamlike Seoul. Longtime friends Seong-ji and Ji-won are excited to begin university in Seoul, swearing to stay close in the big city, but from the moment they arrive, they begin to drift apart. Her focus split between her rigorous accounting programme and her overnight job at a grocery store, Seong-ji tries to make peace with the loss. It’s during her overnight shifts that she encounters an enigmatic young woman who spends her nights entering the empty homes of other people to paint and photograph these places. Now, the normally rational Seong-ji finds herself swept up in a dreamlike otherworld, made up of freedom and creativity. As she explores these quiet places, she uncovers not only an intimate portrait of strangers, but perhaps even herself. But as the nocturnal walks reveal the possibilities of the future, they also force her to relive the pain of her lost friendship with Ji-won… 144pgs colour paperback.
The Mexican
by Jack London & Edu Molina
TInta Books
$19.95
The publisher says:
While he was living in El Paso, Texas, writer Jack London became interested in the war raging south of the border. He soon wrote The Mexican, a short story based on true events that appeared in a 1911 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Its protagonist, Juan Fernandez, is based on real-life figure Joe Rivers. Fernandez is the pro-labor son of a printer living in Veracruz, Mexico, who publishes stories favourable to striking workers. After escaping a strike where federal troops kill many workers, he changes his name to Felipe Rivera and travels to Baja California and Los Angeles. He ends up in El Paso, where he turns to his talents as a boxer to raise money for Junta Revolucionaria Mexicana, a group of revolutionaries living in exile. Hearing that $5,000 is desperately needed to buy guns for frontline fighters in Mexico, he promises to raise the money in a few weeks by taking on a highly favoured boxer from New York. In a tale of unbridled passion for his revolutionary cause and drama within the boxing ring, Fernandez wins. The Mexican is a story about the complex balance of individual interest and commitment to a larger cause. This graphic adaptation by Argentine cartoonist Edu Molina captures the conflict within a nation’s social and political revolution made personal by those who feel both desperate and empowered. The illustration style mirrors the story’s tone, bringing its classic historical themes to life for a new audience. 132pgs B&W sotfcover.
The N* Word of God
by Mark Doox
Fantagraphics
$29.99
The publisher says:
The N* Word Of God is a literary graphic novel of interconnected illustrated stories of social insight, cognitive surprise, wry mirth, and Black existential wonder. Artist Mark Doox transports readers back to the beginning of the universe, when God fatefully declared Light and Darkness as opposing forces. Doox then follows this theme through a religious and societal retelling of his own gospel-like myth. With a devil figure that advocates for John Coltrane’s philosophy of ‘A Love Supreme,’ The N* Word Of God challenges binary racial ideas making a case for the commonality and the dignity of all human beings. The striking art combines Christian iconography with caricatures and terms that have been used against Black people, through which Doox artfully recontextualises them as religious symbols of resilience, protection, counter-truth, agency, and new and pertinent revelation. With satirical wit and stunning illuminated manuscript-like illustrations, Doox has created a metamodern masterpiece of African American storytelling and Black signifyin’ wisdom. While Doox’s focus is always on the empathic centre of his illuminating truths, The N* Word Of God challenges the reader with unexpected ideas and connections in a must-have work of Black art and Black literature. Mark Doox is a conceptual artist, writer, and long-time iconographer. He is interested in exploring sequential art and issues of life, psyche, race, and spirituality. Born in Columbus, Ohio, his work has been internationally exhibited, collected, and featured in articles in periodicals such as The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Magazine, Oxford’s Black Theology Journal, and Spin. 334pgs colour hardcover.
The U.S. Warren Artists: Illustrators Special
by Peter Richardson & various
Book Palace
£60.00 / $90.00
The publisher says:
The ultimate guide to the US artists who made Warren’s monster mags — Creepy, Eerie and Vampirella — the best in the business. With the aid of friends, family, fans, historians and the artists themselves, we have assembled the compelling stories of the talented team who worked throughout the golden years of Warren Publishing. With an introduction by legendary film director Guillermo Del Toro, we guarantee this is a book no true monster fan will want to be without. Featuring an absolutely stunning roster of US Warren Artists, including Neal Adams, Dan Adkins, Roger Brand, Frank Brunner, Richard Corben, Gene Colan, Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Steve Ditko, George Evans, Jerry Grandenetti, Billy Graham, Frank Frazetta, Basil Gogos, Russ Heath, Bruce Jones, Jeff Jones, Russ Jones, Ken Kelly, Roy Krenkel, Bob Larkin, Rocco Mastroserio, Gray Morrow, Joe Orlando, Vic Prezio, Ralph Reese, John Severin, Kenneth Smith, Tom Sutton, Angelo Torres, Alex Toth, Al Williamson, Tony Williamsune, Wallace Wood, Bernie Wrightson. Limited to 1500 copies worldwide. 400pgs colour hardcover.
Wildful
by Kengo Kurimoto
Groundwood Books
$22.99
The publisher says:
Discover the magic of the wilderness in this breathtaking graphic novel reminiscent of The Secret Garden. Poppy’s mother hasn’t been the same since Gran passed away. She stays inside and watches TV, unable to leave the couch. So maybe that’s why Poppy has started spending more time outside, taking her dog Pepper for walks around the neighbourhood. When Pepper leads Poppy through a hole in the fence, she finds a forgotten forest that’s been there all along, as well as a new friend named Rob. Rob teaches Poppy that you can find magic in the wilderness - if you know where to look. Poppy looks, and then she looks closer… and sees flowers opening before her eyes, watches animals slip into their hidden homes, and listens to the sound of water droplets falling gently on puddles, leaves and feathers. She can barely wait to tell Mum about everything she’s seen, and asks her to come see, too — but her mother rarely has the energy to leave the couch. Will Poppy ever be able help her mother see the beauty in the woods — and in life? This beautifully illustrated graphic novel is an exploration of grief, love, and finding magic in the wilderness — and in ourselves. 216pgs colour hardcover.
