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A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, sexual angst, and great books. This breakout book by Alison Bechdel is a darkly funny family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Bechdel's sweetly gothic drawings. Like Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, it's a story exhilaratingly suited to graphic memoir form. Meet Alison's father, a historic... (more)

V for Vendetta

Comic Book

by Alan Moore, David Lloyd

V for Vendetta is, like its author's later Watchmen, a landmark in comic-book writing. Alan Moore has led the field in intelligent, politically astute (if slightly paranoid), complex adult comic-book writing since the early 1980s. He began V back in 1981 and it constituted one of his first attempts (along with the criminally neglected but equally superb Miracleman) at writing an ongoing series. It is 1998 (which... (more)

Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (The Adventures of Tintin)

Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (The Adventures of Tintin)

by Herge

A fascimile of the tale as it originally appeared.

The Black Island (The Adventures of Tintin)

The Adventures of Tintin

The Black Island (The Adventures of Tintin)

by Herge

The Black Island is an exciting and very funny tale of intrigue in which a gang of international forgers leads Tintin to the Scottish town of Kiltoch, where a dreaded beast is rumored to live. Along the way, Tintin is framed and has to dodge the pursuit of his old detective friends Thompson and Thomson. He also meets Dr. Müller, who would return in Land of Black Gold . The Black Island is one of the earlier... (more)

Shortcomings

by Adrian Tomine

FROM THE PREEMINENT CARTOONIST OF HIS GENERATION, THE MOST ANTICIPATED GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2007 Shortcomings , Adrian Tomine’s first long-form graphic novel, is the story of Ben Tanaka, a confused, obsessive Japanese American male in his late twenties, and his cross-country search for contentment (or at least the perfect girl). Along the way, Tomine tackles modern culture, sexual mores, and racial politics with... (more)

Look Dad, I'm Flying (Flying Starts) (Flying Starts)

Look Dad, I'm Flying (Flying Starts) (Flying Starts)

by Arkas

The mother sparrow left her son as soon as he was born. And since, as the little one says to himself, it never rains but it pours, he is stuck with his father, the only person in this world he can hate, annoy and humiliate -all of which he does with gusto day after day...

Watchmen

by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons

Now A Major Motion Picture! This Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the super-hero is dissected as the heroes are stalked by an unknown assassin. One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, WATCHMEN has been studied on college campuses across the... (more)

The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation

by Ernie Colo?n, Thomas H. Kean, Lee Hamilton, Sidney Jacobson

The 9/11 Report for Every American On December 5, 2005, the 9/11 Commission issued its final report card on the government’s fulfillment of the recommendations issued in July 2004: one A, twelve Bs, nine Cs, twelve Ds, three Fs, and four incompletes. Here is stunning evidence that Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón, with more than sixty years of experience in the comic-book industry between them, were right: far,... (more)

The Rabbi's Cat

by Joann Sfar

The preeminent work by one of France’s most celebrated young comic artists, The Rabbi’s Cat tells the wholly unique story of a rabbi, his daughter, and their talking cat — a philosopher brimming with scathing humor and surprising tenderness. In Algeria in the 1930s, a cat belonging to a widowed rabbi and his beautiful daughter, Zlabya, eats the family parrot and gains the ability to speak. To his master’s... (more)

Ultra: Seven Days

by Jonathan Luna, Joshua Luna

In Spring City, where super-heroes blur the lines between law enforcement and celebrity, Pearl Penalosa, a.k.a. Ultra, is a workaholic. At the prestigious agency, Heroine Inc., she has earned a legion of fans, a nomination for "Best Heroine of the Year" and a perfect life. Well, almost perfect. A chance encounter with a mysterious fortune teller prophesizes true love for Pearl within seven days.

32 Stories: The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics

32 Stories: The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics

by Adrian Tomine

In 1991, Adrian Tomine self-published the first issue of Optic Nerve . Consisting of three xeroxed sheets of paper, and with a print run of twenty-five, it was a less-than-auspicious, largely unnoticed debut. In the following three years, though, Optic Nerve developed at a startlingly rapid pace: the artwork and writing evolved with each story, production quality improved, page counts increased, and by issue... (more)

Small Favors Volume 1 (Small Favors: Girly Porno Comic Collection)

Small Favors Volume 1 (Small Favors: Girly Porno Comic Collection)

by Colleen Coover

Meet Annie, a bisexual, masturbation-crazy nympho sucked into the earth by the Queen of Her Conscience and given a 6" tall taskmaster named Nibbil. There's just one problem: she's hornier than Annie!

The Sandman: King of Dreams (Sandman)

by Alisa Kwitney, Alisa Kwitney

The first and only comic book to receive the World Fantasy Award, The Sandman continues to break new ground in the comic book medium and beyond. Author Alisa Kwitney explores its beginnings and chronicles the comic's emergence as a unique and undeniable force in the literary world. Richly illustrated, this history shows how Gaiman and The Sandman's gifted artists, such as Dave McKean and Yoshitaka Amano, create a... (more)

The Complete Omaha 3 (Omaha the Cat Dancer)

The Complete Omaha 3 (Omaha the Cat Dancer)

by Reed Waller, Kate Worley, James Vance

In the latest volume of the acclaimed adults-only graphic novel, Chuck struggles to go on without Omaha, while the beautiful cat dancer struts her stuff in a small Wisconsin town and the voluptuous CeeCee enters her life. These four classic episodes track the Mipple City gang through bedrooms, boardrooms and strip clubs as new relationships emerge and the mystery of who killed Senator Bonner deepens. Collects... (more)

Girls Volume 2: Emergence (Girls)

by Joshua Luna, Jonathan Luna

In the lush, rural backdrop of Pennystown, Ethan and his neighbors lived a peaceful kind of life. Now, things have changed... drastically. Clones, spawned from a mysterious girl, are preying on the townspeople and paranormal activity is escalating into a full-blown catastrophe. As the questions pile on, only one thing remains certain-nothing will ever be the same.

My New Filing Technique is Unstoppable

by David Rees

Welcome back to the outrageous clip-art world of David Rees. His cult hit comic, Get Your War On, turned him into an underground phenomenon. His trash-talking karate comic, My New Fighting Technique Is Unstoppable , made him a publishing sensation. Now, combining Rees's trademark gangsta vocabulary with the merciless absurdity (and eerie, quotidian accuracy) of Office Space and an uproariously profane sense... (more)

The XXXenophile Collection Vol. #5

Cover by Phil Foglio and Michael Kaluta New 7 page story inked by Shep Hendrix Story Titles- Bequeath The Sheets, Vinci- Vidi- Veni, Wish Fulfillment, Horse Sense, Trees A Crowd, My Favorite Oitling, The Adventures of Rex Kevlar, Rule of Three, Write Your Own XXXenophile Story. Features collaborations with David Lee Anderson, Dennis Clark, Bob Eggelton, Frank Kelly Freas, Rantz Hoseley, Delphine Mori,... (more)

The XXXenophile Collection Vol. 6 (XXXenophile) (Xxxenophile Collection)

The XXXenophile Collection Vol. 6 (XXXenophile) (Xxxenophile Collection)

by Phil Foglio

Cover by Phil Foglio and Brian Snoddy The latest Xenopile (Volume Six) is different from the previous five, in that it is all new material. It is also one long story, while the others are collections of short stories. Phil started working on a story about a party of RPG type adventurers, and just got carried away. It has been very well received, and he is working on a new one. (Volume Seven). Story... (more)

The XXXenophile Collection Vol. 1

The books that started it all. Fun, happy, and VERY X-rated. Unusual for an adult comic, XXXenophile appeals to both male and female type persons. We attribute this to our light hearted eschewing of violence, guilt and other unpleasantness. Showing that sex is good clean fun and can solve many of life's problems. XXXenophile is an anthology title, consisting of lots of short, unrelated stories spanning many... (more)

The XXXenophile Big Book 'O Fun

A lighthearted, but informative treatise upon some of the more esoteric and abstruse aspects of human sexuality, and how they can be improved for all concerned with the simple addition of Penguins, Marshmallows and the occasional Sock Puppet. No, really. Here we have the first five issues of the Fun, happy, and VERY X-rated adult comic 'XXXenophile'. collected in one attractive volume. Sprung forth from the mind... (more)

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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

by Alison Bechdel

V for Vendetta

Comic Book

by Alan Moore, David Lloyd

Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (The Adventures of Tintin)

by Herge

The Black Island (The Adventures of Tintin)

by Herge

Shortcomings

by Adrian Tomine

Look Dad, I'm Flying (Flying Starts) (Flying Starts)

by Arkas

Watchmen

by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons

The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation

by Ernie Colo?n, Thomas H. Kean, Lee Hamilton, Sidney Jacobson

The Rabbi's Cat

by Joann Sfar

Ultra: Seven Days

by Jonathan Luna, Joshua Luna

32 Stories: The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics

by Adrian Tomine

Small Favors Volume 1 (Small Favors: Girly Porno Comic Collection)

by Colleen Coover

The Sandman: King of Dreams (Sandman)

by Alisa Kwitney, Alisa Kwitney

The Complete Omaha 3 (Omaha the Cat Dancer)

by Reed Waller, Kate Worley, James Vance

Girls Volume 2: Emergence (Girls)

by Joshua Luna, Jonathan Luna

My New Filing Technique is Unstoppable

by David Rees

The XXXenophile Collection Vol. #5

The XXXenophile Collection Vol. 6 (XXXenophile) (Xxxenophile Collection)

by Phil Foglio

The XXXenophile Collection Vol. 1

The XXXenophile Big Book 'O Fun