“City of Clowns” by Daniel Alarcón and Sheila Alvarado “This story by Daniel Alarcón, included in his first book, War by Candlelight, now acquires, in collaboration with the artist Sheila Alvarado, a new dimension. The graphic novel format, its panels and images, its darkness and silences, seem to fit ideally with
“The Black Diamond Detective Agency” by Eddie Campbell “John Hardin is a desperate man. He is the sole suspect of the renowned Black Diamond Detective Agency, a private operation determined to solve the mystery and bring its perpetrators to justice—at any cost. Once a quiet Missouri corn farmer, Hardin now finds himself on the run
“Little star” by Andi Watson “Simon Adams is certain of what he's not: he's not one of those dead-beat Dads. He's a thoroughly modern “involved” father. He'd give up anything for his daughter from him and to prove it, he's already sacrificed his career from him, his pride from him and various portions of his sanity from him”. Extracted from the back cover of the
“Coraline” adapted and illustrated by P. Graig Russell “When Coraline steps through a door in her family's new house, she finds another house, strangely similar to her own (only better). At first, things seem marvelous. The food is better than at home, and the toy box is filled with fluttering wind-up angels and dinosaur skulls
“The complete Maus: a survivor's tale” by Art Spiegelman “Maus: A Survivor's Tale is a biography by Art Spiegelman, told using the comics form. Parts of the story were originally published in the magazine RAW between 1980 to 1991. The complete story was published in two volumes: the first in 1986 (“My Father Bleeds History”)