The Arrival
Shaun Tan. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2006. The Arrival is a migrant story told as a series of wordless images that might seem to come from a long forgotten time. A man leaves his wife and child in an impoverished town, seeking better prospects in an unknown country on the other side of a vast ocean. He eventually finds himself in a bewildering city of foreign customs, peculiar animals, curious floating objects and indecipherable languages. With nothing more than a suitcase and a handful of currency, the immigrant must find a place to live, food to eat and some kind of gainful employment. He is helped along the way by sympathetic strangers, each carrying their own unspoken history: stories of struggle and survival in a world of incomprehensible violence, upheaval and hope. Mono tint. 132 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 9" x 12" (229mm x 305mm) (ISBN-13: 9780439895293)

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A Disease Of Language
Written by Alan Moore, illustrated by Eddie Campbell. Knockabout Comics/ Palmano Bennett, 2006. The Birth Caul by Alan Moore & Tim Perkins was conceived originally as a performance piece. Here, as part of A Disease Of Language, it is adapted by Eddie Campbell from the present to the past, back to the womb & beyond.

Snakes & Ladders is another performance, this time entwining the disinterment of Oliver Cromwell, Elizabeth Siddell and the retrieval of Rossetti's poems. Also included are rare insights into the mind & creative processes employed by Alan Moore when he was interviewed in Eddie Campbell's own magazine Egomania. 160 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 7" x 10" (18cm x 25cm) ISBN: 0861661532
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Exit Wounds
Rutu Modan. Jonathan Cape, 2007. A profound richly textured graphic novel. "Rutu Modan is a deeply insightful writer and artist and this graphic novel places her in the top tier of cartoonists working today" - Joe Sacco. 172 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 7" x 9" (178mm x 229mm) (ISBN-13: 9780224081665)

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Fluffy
Simone Lia. Jonathan Cape, 2007. Originally published by the author in four volumes, Fluffy is described by Simone Lia as 'a story of unanswerable questions, love, despair, adventure and happiness'. Fluffy is a baby rabbit who is being looked after by an anxious, single man called Michael Pulcino. Michael tries to make it clear to Fluffy that he is not his daddy, but Fluffy appears to be in denial. Michael is being pursued by Fluffy's nursery school teacher, and partly to escape her, he and Fluffy set off to visit his family in Sicily.

Will Michael escape her? Will Fluffy come to terms with the reality that he is not a human being? All is at least partly resolved in Simone Lia's utterly irresistible graphic novel. 192 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 7" x 6½" (178mm x 165mm) (ISBN-13: 9780224080484)

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Fun Home
Alison Bechdel. Jonathan Cape, 2006. Alison Bechdel first came to prominence with her cartoon strip Dykes To Watch Out For which was later collected as her first book. Fun Home is something of a step forward. It is a memoir telling the story of Alison's father a third generation funeral home director, English teacher, distant parent and closet homosexual who obsessively preserves and restores the family's Victorian home. The tragic-comic narrative follows both his relationships and Alison's yearning for her father as well as her own sexual awakening. Nick Hornby called it “As satisfying a literary experience as you're likely to get this year.” 240 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 6" x 9" (152mm x 229mm) (ISBN-13: 9780224080514)

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God's Bosom and Other Stories: The Historical Strips of Jack Jackson
Jack Jackson; edited by Mark Thompson. Fantagraphics Books, 1995. This book is a compilation of Jackson's former works, fully illustrated in pen and ink. Oddly enough half of the work deals with early Texas history, "Old Tejas," and the second part is set in contemporary settings, titled " Modern Times." It is nonetheless, a good example of the art, artistry, and genius of the author. Seven of the stories are Texas history and nine are set in modern times. 136 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 8½" x 11" (215mm x 279mm) (ISBN-13: 9781560971719)
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HWY 115
Matthias Lehmann. Fantagraphics, 2006. Features two detectives, Rene and Agatha, on the tracks of Robert Illot, a serial killer who suffocates his victimes with various objects (including chickens and lightbulbs) along the highways of France. As they try to catch up with him, the row of corpses grows longer and longer.

In this original graphic novel (released to great acclaim in his native France in early 2006), dreams and flashbacks converge with the ongoing narrative, done in Lehmann's hypnotically intense and labour-intensive woodcut style to form a disquieting vision of humanity. 240 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour ISBN: 1560977337

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It's A Good Life, If You Don't Weaken
Seth. Jonathan Cape, 2007. In his first graphic novel, It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken, Seth pays homage to the wit and sophistication of the magazine cartoon. Disaffected by the crassness of contemporary culture, Seth takes refuge in a quest to uncover the life and work of Kalo, a forgotten New Yorker cartoonist from the 1940s, but his obsession blinds him to his increasingly withdrawn lover and the quiet desperation of his family. Charming old-fashioned style characterizes this gently wry modern quest tale about longing, anxiety and the lessons of nostalgia. 196 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 6" x 9" (152mm x 229mm) (ISBN-13: 9780224079181)

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James Sturm's America: God, Gold, and Golems
James Sturm. Drawn & Quarterly, 2007. An American trilogy of religious fervour, greed, and entertainment through the eras. Focusing on less sensational times in U.S. history (non-war and pre-Depression) James Sturm's America draws a portrait of the people and their dreams that make up this country.

Comprised of three chapters -- The Revival, Hundreds of Feet Below Daylight, and The Golem's Mighty Swing -- the story grows as the country grows; from pioneers searching for a place to call home, to ghost towns gutted by greed and racism, to the distractions and fantasies of popular entertainment. 192 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 7½" x 10" (190mm x 254mm) (ISBN-13: 9781897299050)

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King Volume 3
Ho Che Anderson. Fantagraphics Books, 2003. King, is Ho Che Anderson's uncompromising story of America's greatest civil rights leader the charismatic Reverend Martin Luther King. Volume 3 takes us from 1966 to 1968 & King's infamous assassination at the Lorraine Motel, Memphis. Anderson's use of B&W, colour & photomontage is emotive & powerful. It draws you irresistibly into the story. King is masterful storytelling about a defining period of American history. 88 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 7" x 11" (18cm x 28cm) ISBN: 1560975490
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The Last Musketeer
Jason. Fantagraphics Books, 2007. After his existential thriller (Why Are You Doing This?), his Parisian famous-writers crime caper (The Left Bank Gang), and his time-travel story (I Killed Adolf Hitler), Jason's fourth full-colour album may feature his loopiest premise yet. Set in the present time, The Last Musketeer stars the by-now centuries old musketeer Athos, who has been reduced to a suavely dressed but useless near-panhandler trading on his now almost extinct fame.

All this changes when one day the Martians attack Earth. Suddenly there is a need for swashes to be buckled, and Athos leaps back into the fray with a vengeance. The Last Musketeer is a vintage sci-fi adventure with a unique twist from an internationally acclaimed cartoonist. 48 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 7" x 9" (178mm x 229mm) (ISBN-13: 9781560978893)

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The Louche And Insalubrious Escapades Of Art D'Ecco
Andrew & Roger Langridge. Fantagraphics, 2006. From the author (and his brother) of the Eisner and Harvey-nominated Fred the Clown, Roger Langridge comes Art d'Ecco. In these stories, done mainly (but seldom entirely) for laughs, one bears witness to the Langridge brothers' formal mastery, and of the elaborate layering of subtle and not-so-subtle nods and references to the world of music, film and literature.

At the core of Art d'Ecco is the dysfunctional relationship between Art and his idiot sidekick (and embryonic Fred the Clown prototype), the Gump. They are in fact a classic double-act, Art's offhanded sadism and the Gump's cheerful obliviousness bringing to mind Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, or even Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie. Added to the mix is the surreal and manic presence of Art's negative twin, Art Nouveau, dragging an air of bewildering unpredictability in his wake.

The stories casually use issues such as censorship, religious fundamentalism and even Marxist theories of capitalism as a skeleton around which to build a relentless series of verbal and visual gags, laced liberally with postmodernist winks and nudges. The overall effect is something like a roller coaster ride with an Oxford Don after a particularly good cocktail party. 160 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 7" x 8" (18cm x 20cm) ISBN: 1560977965 and ISBN-13: 9781560977964
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Mome Spring 2007
Gary Groth & Eric Reynolds Editors. Fantagraphics Books, 2007. This accessible, reasonably priced, quarterly anthology spotlights a cast of a dozen of today's most exciting cartoonists. Mome is quickly earning a reputation as one of the premiere literary anthologies on the market, and the only one comprised entirely of comics.

Highlights of the seventh volume include: the concluding chapter of Lewis Trondheim's 'At Loose Ends', an autobiographical diary comic that portrays the acclaimed French cartoonist at a crossroads in his life and work; the Mome debut of Portland cartoonist T. Edward Bak; contributions from Mome regulars such as 2006 Eisner Award Most Promising Newcomer nominees Jonathan Bennett and R. Kikuo Johnson, as well as Tim Hensley, David Heatley, Paul Hornschemeier, Anders Nilsen, Sophie Crumb, Kurt Wolfgang, Martin Cendreda and Gabrielle Bell. 120 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 7" x 9" (178mm x 229mm) (ISBN-13: 9781560978343)
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Pyongyang: A Journey In North Korea
Guy Delisle. Jonathan Cape, 2007. The author is a French Canadian who has spent the last decade living in France. In that time he's published four graphic novels. His journey into the hidden state of North Korea came when he was asked to go there as an employee of a French animation company. Even while chaperoned by the usual translator and guide Guy finds himself discovering fascinating aspects of everyday life in this mysterious nation. Think of the film Lost In Translation or the wonderful Persepolis stories by Marjane Satrapi. 192 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 6" x 9" (152mm x 229mm) (ISBN-13: 9780224079907)

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Shenzhen: A Travelogue From China
Guy Delisle. Jonathan Cape, 2006. The author is a French Canadian who has spent the last decade living in France. In that time he's published four graphic novels. His journey to Southern China came when he was asked to go there as an employee of a French animation company as manager overseeing animation production. Even while chaperoned by the usual translator and guide Guy finds himself discovering fascinating aspects of everyday life in this strange city that is cut off by electric fences and border guards from the rest of China. Think of the film Lost In Translation or the wonderful Persepolis stories by Marjane Satrapi. 152 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 6" x 9" (152mm x 229mm) (ISBN-13: 9780224079914)

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Stoker's Dracula
Written by Roy Thomas, illustrated by Dick Giordano, Dracula created by Bram Stoker. Marvel Comics, 2005. With the abrupt cancellation of the 1970s Dracula Lives magazine series, this hardcover deluxe collectors edition collects together the original Bram Stoker adaptation from Dracula Lives magazine and Legion of Monsters #1 and completes the unfinished story line.

Also included is is the original cover gallery from the 1970s. Fabulous work by Roy Thomas and Dick Giordano. 208 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 7" x 10" (18cm x 25cm) Dust Jacket (ISBN: 0785114777) Highly Recommended.

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Seth. Jonathan Cape, 2006. Taking a break from the serialization of his saga Clyde Fans and the design of The Complete Peanuts, critically acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator Seth creates a farcical world of the people whose passion lies in the need to own comic books (and only in mint condition).

Meet Wimbledon Green, the self-proclaimed world's greatest comic book collector who brokered the biggest comic book deal in the history of collecting. Comic book retailers, auctioneers and conventioneers from around North America, as well as Green's collecting rivals, weigh in on the man and his vast collection of comic books. Are Green's intentions honourable? Does he truly love comics or is he driven by the need to conquer? Lastly, is he really even Wimbledon Green?

A charming and amusing caper where comic book collecting is a world of intrigue and high finance – part riotous chase, part whimsical character sketch, Wimbledon Green looks at the need to collect and the need to reinvent oneself. 128 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 6" x 8" (152mm x 203mm) (ISBN-13: 9780224079198)

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Zippy Annual October 2002 - October 2003
Written & illustrated by Bill Griffith. Fantagraphics Books, 2003. The adventures of Bill Griffith's intellectually challenged Zippy The Pinhead continue to amuse & amaze. The variety of storylines and invention continues apace. Read the complete daily strips from October to October 2002/ 3 in this Zippy Annual, with 20 pages in full colour & a Zippy Pindex! 128 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 9" x 11" (23cm x 28cm) ISBN: 1560975636
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Zippy Annual Volume 6 (Zippy/ Type Z Personality)
Written & illustrated by Bill Griffith. Fantagraphics Books, 2005. Six further surreal adventures of Bill Griffith's Zippy The Pinhead. These include Zippy & Griffy (Bill Griffith's alter ego), Zippy & Co, Dinerama & the very welcome Sunday Color, with 20 pages in full colour. These stories appeared originally as daily newspaper strips between December 2004 & December 2005. The Pindex provides further clues & references to the obscure but darkly humorous goings on. 128 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 8" x 11" (20cm x 28cm) ISBN: 1560976985
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