“Box office poison” by Alex Robinson “This epic story of Sherman, Dorothy, Ed, Stephen, Jane, and Mr. Flavor is not to be missed. Alex Robinson's completely natural and inspiring knack for dialogue has made his story of dreary jobs, comic books, love, sex, messy apartments, girlfriends (and the lack thereof), undisclosed pasts, and crusty old
“What it is” by Lynda Barry “Every so often a book comes along that surpasses expectations, taking readers on an inspirational voyage that they don't want to leave. This is one such book. Each page is a feast for the eyes with beautiful full-page collages of photographs, watercolors, ink drawings, and text, resulting in a
“Missouri boy” by Leland Myrick & color by Hilary Sycamore “Firecrackers lighting up an ancient tree on a summer evening. Twin boys born the same night their grandmother passes away. Teenagers hanging by their fingertips from the roof of a parking garage. These are the moments of quiet poetry that make up Leland
“The eternal smile: three stories” by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim “A fantastic adventure through the worlds we live in and the worlds we create. From two masters of the graphic novel — Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) and Derek Kirk Kim (Same Difference and Other Stories) come three magical tales
“Houdini: the handcuff king” by Jason Lutes & Nick Bertozzi “Harry Houdini mesmerized a generation of Americans when he was alive, and continues to do so 80 years after his death. This is a “snapshot” of Houdini's life, centering on one of his most famous jumps. As Houdini prepares for a death-defying leap into the
“Bone: the complete cartoon epic in one volume” by Jeff Smith “Fantastic adventures with frequent touches of humor. Fone Bone (responsible and sensible), Phoney Bone (always thinking of a method to earn money with the least possible effort, which always ends up getting him into trouble) and Smiley Bone (smiling and totally illogical behavior for
“Skyscrapers of the Midwest” by Joshua W. Cotter “Observing the isolated existence of an adolescent cat, his younger brother and their overactive imaginations in the American Heartland, Skyscrapers of the Midwest serves as an intimate chronicle of their stories of childhood hope, panic and loss. Filled with belligerent cowboys, lumbering automaton deities and wide-open spaces,
“A comic can be a journalism classic. That newly minted war correspondent that is Sacco already has several. His first success, in the mid-XNUMXs, was the graphic novel Palestine, the fruit of a long stay in Gaza and the West Bank. He then tackled, in Gorazde and The Mediator, the Balkan wars and, in
“Big beastly book of Bart Simpson” by Matt Groening “Bart Simpson gets brutal with a brilliant and brand-new collection of comics and stories brimming with bitter rivalries, baseball gone bionic, bully bonding, and babysitters gone bad. Bart and Homer find themselves up a creek when they go fishing together. Bart tries to elude haunted detention
“What it is” by Lynda Barry “What It Is demonstrates a tried-and-true creative method that is playful, powerful, and accessible to anyone with an inquisitive wish to write or remember. Bursting with full-color drawings, comics, and collages, autobiographical sections and gentle creative guidance, each page is an inspiring example of exactly what it is: “The