The Diary of a Teenage Girl An Account in Words and Pictures by Phoebe Gloeckner Paperback, 310 pages A 'Diary' Unlocked: A Teenage Coming-Of-Age Story Put On Film
Hip Hop Family Tree 3 1983-1984 by Ed Piskor Paperback, 112 pages A third volume of comics from the popular webcomic traces the stories of the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, the Fat Boys and other classic artists. Original. Peace, Love And Realness In A Hip-Hop History
Womanthology Heroic by Jessica Hickman Hardcover, 321 pages Womanthology is a large-scale anthology showcasing the works of women in comics. It is created entirely by over 140 women of all experience levels, from young girls who love to create comics all the way up to top industry professionals. Women's Comics Are Surfing The Crowd
The Divine by Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka and Boaz Lavie Paperback, 149 pages When his old army buddy offers him a lucrative contract in the obscure Southeast Asian country of Quanlom, Mark winds up with more than he can handle. A Striking Image Becomes A Gory Graphic Novel In 'Divine'
In Search of Lost Time Swann's Way by Marcel Proust and Stéphane Heuet Hardcover, 224 pages A graphic novel adaptation of Proust's popular novel, in which Marcel, an aspiring writer, recalls his childhood memories about his family's country home in the town of Combray. Translated by Arthur Goldhammer. French, English, Comics: Proust On Memory, In Any Language
Grip by Gilbert Hernandez Hardcover, pages cm When Mike Chang wakes up with nothing but a lipstick smudge, someone else's suit, and amnesia, he's thrown into a world of criminal gangs, crime-fighters, skin swappers, and a one-eyed girl with bizarre powers. Get A 'Grip' On This Goofy Noir Sci-Fi Tale
Drawn & Quarterly by Tom Devlin, Chris Oliveros, Peggy Burns, Tracy Hurren and Julia Pohl-Miranda Hardcover, 775 pages Drawn & Quarterly: Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novels is an eight hundred-page thank-you letter to the cartoonists. After 25 Years, A Comics Publisher Pauses To Collect And Reflect
The Complete Eightball 1-18 by Daniel Clowes Hardcover, 454 pages Before Ghost World and The Death Ray made him famous, Daniel Clowes drew Eightball, an 18-issue series that though long out of print is considered one of the most influential comics of all time. Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron, 'Eightball' Will Knock You Out
The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers and I. N. J. Culbard Paperback, 144 pages Read at your own risk — Robert Chambers' classic of weird fiction, here given a lush graphic novel treatment by I.N.J Culbard, is the tale of a wicked play that drives its readers mad. Words Work Miracles (Scary, Scary Miracles) In 'King In Yellow'
Batgirl 1 Batgirl of Burnside by Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Babs Tarr Paperback, 1 volume (unpaged) Barbara Gordon's ready for a fresh start. She's packing her bags, crossing the bridge, and heading to Gotham's coolest neighborhood: Burnside. And when a freak fire burns up her costume and gear, Babs has the chance to become a whole new Batgirl. Who's That Batgirl? 'Burnside' Charms Despite Stumbles
Mike's Place A True Story of Love, Blues, and Terror in Tel Aviv by Joshua Faudem, Jack Baxter and Koren Shadmi Hardcover, 189 pages Recounts the authors' experiences as filmmakers who were working on a project on Mike's Place, a Tel Aviv blues bar where Jews, Christians, and Muslims freely mingled with expatriates, when the place was destroyed in a suicide bombing, and the events that led up to it. The Truth About 'Mike's Place'
Supermutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki Paperback, 274 pages SuperMutant Magic Academy collects Jillian Tamaki's web comic about a paranormal prep school for mutants and witches. It's a place that, despite its outlandish student body (think immortal students, cat-eared students, and a lizard-headed girl who's planning a modeling career) is rife with ordinary teenaged joys and troubles. 'SuperMutant Magic Academy' Is Hogwarts With Nuts (And A Cherry)
Maus: A Survivors Tale My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman Hardcover, 159 pages The author-illustrator traces his father's imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp. Graphic Novel About Holocaust 'Maus' Banned In Russia For Its Cover Good Dad, Bad Dad And Something In Between Art Spiegelman, The Artist As A 'Young %@&*!'
Nocturne Walled City Trilogy by Anne Opotowsky and Angie Hoffmeister Hardcover, 456 pages A City Full Of Contradictions, And A Trilogy To Match In 'Nocturne'
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage With Interesting & Curious Anecdotes of Celebrated and Distinguished Characters, Fully Illustrating a Variety of Instructive and Amusing Scenes; As Performed Within and Without the Remarkable Difference Engine by Sydney Padua Hardcover, 315 pages Sydney Padua's charming graphic novel imagines a series of alternate-universe adventures for computing pioneers Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace. 'Lovelace And Babbage' Is A Thrilling Adventure
Lulu Anew by Étienne Davodeau Hardcover, 157 pages Lulu Anew sounds like it could be a Lifetime movie: A married mother-of-three, dissatisfied with her life, takes up with a new man and finds herself in the process. But Lulu's adventures are fresher and stranger, and take her in unexpected directions. 'Lulu Anew' Is No Lifetime Movie
The Sculptor by Scott McCloud Hardcover, 496 pages Comics legend Scott McCloud is back with the story of David, a young sculptor who makes a deal with Death: His life for his art, for the ability to sculpt anything he wants, with his bare hands. What will he do with the 200 days he has left to live, love and make art? Small Batch Edition: 'The Sculptor' And Other Grand Graphic Novels A Comics Creator Muses On Art And Life In 'The Sculptor' Exclusive First Read: Scott McCloud's 'The Sculptor'
Inner City Romance by Guy Colwell Paperback, 191 pages Guy Colwell's 1970s underground comic book series Inner City Romance recounts stories about prison, black culture, ghetto life, the sex trade, radical activism and the unpleasant realities of life in the inner city. The 1970s, Warts (And More Warts) In 'Inner City Romance'
Strange Fruit, Volume 1 Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History by Joel Christian Gill Paperback, 172 pages Joel Christian Gill collects stories from African-American history that exemplify success in the face of great adversity. Among the stories included are: Henry "Box" Brown, who escaped from slavery by mailing himself to Philadelphia; the black cycling champion Marshall "Major" Taylor; and Bass Reeves, the most successful lawman in the old West. 'Strange Fruit' Shares Uncelebrated, Quintessentially American Stories
Displacement by Lucy Knisley Paperback, 156 pages Lucy Knisley's memoir of graphic travelogues in full color includes her care of her ailing grandparents while on a cruise, a venture shaped by contrasting generational perspectives and her grandfather's World War II memories. 'Displacement' Floats Too Close To The Surface
March 2 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell Paperback, 187 pages The award-winning, best-selling series returns, as John Lewis' story continues through Freedom Rides and the legendary 1963 March on Washington. Low-Key, Real-Life Heroism In 'March: Book Two'
Fatherland A Family History by Nina Bunjevac Hardcover, 160 pages Fatherland is Nina Bunjevac's graphic memoir of her father, a hard-line Serbian nationalist, who was forced to emigrate to Canada in the 1950s. Read an excerpt. In 'Fatherland,' A Daughter Outlines Her Dad's Radicalization A Cool, Painstaking Account Of A Difficult Past In 'Fatherland'