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Monkey vs Robot: The Complete Epic
A magnum opus from one of the giants of indie cartooning finally gets its due -- in full color, and expanded with a new 120-page grand finale!
"An expressive, funny-sad book that rewards us with its deft execution." — Artbomb
"The Monkey Vs. Robot books are like the best of children’s …
Monkey Vs. Robot (Vol 1)
"An expressive, funny-sad book that rewards us with its deft execution." -- Peter Aaron Rose, Artbomb
A factory of self-replicating robots is stripping the jungle of its natural resources, threatening the territory of a colony of nearby monkeys. A series of encounters between the two groups …
Monkey Vs. Robot (Vol 2): Crystal of Power
"The Monkey Vs. Robot books are like the best of children’s literature, in that they appeal to the joyfulness of literature and art that appeals so much to children, while adults can enjoy the structure and techniques." -- Ninth Art
Deep in the forest, robots are gathering plant and animal …
Nemo: River of Ghosts
The rip-roaring Nemo trilogy (Heart of Ice, Roses of Berlin) reaches a stunning conclusion!
In a world where all the fictions ever written coalesce into a rich mosaic, it’s 1975. Janni Dakkar, pirate queen of Lincoln Island and head of the fabled Nemo family, is eighty years old and beginning …
Nemo: The Roses of Berlin
From The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen…
Sixteen years ago, notorious science-brigand Janni Nemo journeyed into the frozen reaches of Antarctica to resolve her father's weighty legacy in a storm of madness and loss, barely escaping with her Nautilus and her life.
Now it is 1941, and with …
Okie Dokie Donuts (Story 1): Open for Business!
A TOP SHELF KIDS CLUB BOOK!
"Elio consistently impresses me with his supercharged kid-friendly comics. His style is wholly distinct, and everything he does seems to explode with joy and pure fun." -- John Martz, Drawn!
"2 scoops of silly, 5 cups of cute, and a bucket load of fun! Chris …
Onion Skin
"A visual feast of art so energetic that it constantly breaks through and beyond the panel borders, in a brilliant, saturated palette and stylized, angular figures... quite the toothsome thrill ride." — Booklist
“Onion Skin earned the first National Young Graphic Novel Award for its ample …
Order of the Night Jay (Book 1): The Forest Beckons
“A fun camp adventure for those who adore talking & clothes-wearing animals!” —School Library Journal
“A detective-duo heist, a moving and cautionary tale of friendship & openness prevailing against prejudice, or a chilling campfire yarn... [Order of the Night Jay] somehow manages to be …
Our Expanding Universe
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Under the Radar, The Oklahoman, The Comics Alternative, and Publishers Weekly!
"In Our Expanding Universe, Robinson considers the big choice — to have kids or not... It's a delight to watch him pile speech bubbles atop each other, assemble mundane …
Parenthesis
Winner of the Revelation Prize, Liberation Readers’ Prize, and Poland Prize from the Angoulême International Comics Festival!
Winner of the 2022 Graphic Medicine Award from the Graphic Medicine International Collective!
One of the American Library Association's Best Graphic Novels for …
Penny Nichols
by MK Reed, Greg Means, and Matt Wiegle
Winner of the Oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature!
Nominated for TWO Will Eisner Awards!
"This tongue-in-cheek tale about a very amateur effort to make a slasher flick is a hilarious ode to creativity, the can-do spirit and friendship." — Oregon Book Award citation
“Tremendous fun, …
Pinky & Stinky
Nominated for the Eisner Award!
Now in a new edition, with a new cover!
"Kochalka's work makes me feel like I did when I was six years old. He brings the joy back to comics." -- Frank Miller, creator of Sin City, 300, and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
"Oh, lord, did Pinky & Stinky make me …
Pirate Penguin vs Ninja Chicken (Book 1): Troublems with Frenemies
“Ray Friesen is a remarkable cartoonist. He makes the silly funny and the funny sublime. The world seems lighter after reading a Ray Friesen book.” — Jimmy Gownley, author of Amelia Rules!
“Ray Friesen is a veritable fount of silliness... Pirate Penguin vs. Ninja Chicken is filled with …
Pirate Penguin vs Ninja Chicken (Book 2): Escape from Skull-Fragment Island!
Set phasers for maximum silly: Ray Friesen, the non-stop sugar rush called by Booklist “a manic blend of mayhem and adventure,” is back for more! When Pirate Penguin and Ninja Chicken stumble across a mystical lost sword, a rip-roaring aquatic adventure ensues, with appearances by cousin …
Pirate Penguin vs Ninja Chicken (Book 3): Macaroni and Bees?!?
"The funniest friendship in young readers' comics." — ScreenRant
“Ray Friesen is a remarkable cartoonist. He makes the silly funny and the funny sublime. The world seems lighter after reading a Ray Friesen book.” — Jimmy Gownley, author of Amelia Rules!
“Ray Friesen is a veritable …
The Playwright
REVIEWS:
"This quiet character study... succeeds on several levels, but its most potent component is the clearly recognizable and utterly naked humanity." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Campbell’s watercolouring effects take his art into vivid new horizons ... [his] images skilfully …
Please Release
"Sharp and incisive ... Even though the book is focused squarely on Powell’s life, he spares the reader from excessive navel gazing along the way. He seems to have a better idea of when to share and when to pull away and let the pictures do the talking, demonstrating an overall more mature …
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The Pterodactyl Hunters
PTERODACTYL HUNTERS is a story of sibling rivalry and family tradition in a rapidly changing world: a version of 1904 New York where generations of working-class hot-air-balloonists take to the skies each night to defend their city from a dwindling population of pterodactyls. In this town, heroic …
A Radical Shift of Gravity
by Nick Tapalansky and Kate Glasheen
"This beautiful book is very smart about global catastrophes and very honest about personal ones. For everyone asking ‘How can we raise a family in a world like this?’, A Radical Shift of Gravity offers a powerful answer.” — Jeff Lemire
"Ingeniously structured... a remarkably moving …
Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator
Winner of the 2024 MoCCA Arts Festival Award of Excellence!
“What kind of politico embeds a cartoonist in her office for a year? Well, a remarkably savvy one, it turns out, and the payoff is Sofia Warren’s beautifully-rendered account of a rookie’s initiation into state politics: an …
Red Panda & Moon Bear (Book One)
One of New York Public Library's Best Books of 2019!
One of Chicago Public Library's Best Books of 2019!
Selected for Seattle Public Schools’ 2022 Global Reading Challenge!
Winner of the Nerdy Book Club’s Nerdy Award for Graphic Novels!
Unanimous selection of the Texas Library …
Red Panda & Moon Bear: Spanish Edition (Panda Roja y Oso Lunar)
Jarod Roselló's acclaimed middle-grade adventure is now available in Spanish!
Dos niños latinx batallan contra amenazas sobrenaturales en su barrio con el poder de la ciencia, la magia y un par de sudaderas muy especiales.
¡Panda Roja y Oso Lunar son los defensores de su comunidad! Juntos, …
Renée
Named one of the year's 20 Essential Graphic Novels by ACBD (the French Association of Comics Critics)!
"Dreams merge into reality with unnerving ease in Debeurme’s captivating sequel to Lucille... a powerfully tragic meditation on the alienating force of memory." — Publishers Weekly
"Do …
Return of the Dapper Men (Deluxe Edition)
by Jim McCann and Janet Lee
Winner of the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Novel!
"Return of the Dapper Men is a transformational experience... be prepared to take a fantastic journey." — from the introduction by Tim Gunn
“The writing is lyrical and reads like a forgotten fairy tale... The artwork is often stunning.” …
Rivers
"Cleverly written, great characters, all brought vigorously to life by Dan Berry’s ebullient artwork."
—Glyn Dillon, author of The Nao of Brown, artist/designer for Star Wars films
"Multilayered, thoughtful, funny and strange — David and Dan try everything in this book, pulling together …
Roots
"Enjoyably intimate." — Publishers Weekly
"I really liked Roots. I cried, I laughed, I was genuinely moved. O’Connor shares some of her most private moments with us, and her autobiographic style invites us to feel those moments right along with her. It’s a wonderful journey." —Natalie …
Secret Passages
Welcome to an autobiography from another dimension. A wildly inventive cartoonist begins her imaginary memoir -- exploring the girlhood she never had.
Many LGBTQ adults look back on their youth and wonder: what might have been? Growing up “in the closet” tends to produce a sort of double …
Sh*t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald J. Trump
FDR had radio. JFK had TV. Trump has Twitter.
Some people are saying, I don’t know, you tell me, but a lot of people are saying this is the greatest book of the year. This guy, Shannon Wheeler, he draws these cartoons for the New Yorker, MAD, the Onion — he’s very, very, good, okay? Now …
A Shining Beacon
"A fantastic book, extrapolating British current affairs into a dystopian nightmare. It’s on point, superbly written, joyously illustrated and a pleasure to read." — Grovel
"Channeling Marc Chagall, and at times strongly recalling Ludwig Bemelmans, James Albon has created one of this …
Skull Cat (Book One): Skull Cat and the Curious Castle
“A delightful blend of cute, creepy, and absurd. I’ve got a lot of time for Skull Cat!” —Cam Kendell, illustrator of Fart Quest
“Finally, the big epic adventure that every little cat deserves! Norman Shurtliff has a knack for world-building that is enviable.” —Jens K Styve, creator …
The Story of My Tits
Nominated for the Will Eisner Award!
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by:
The New York Times, NPR, Library Journal, Amazon, GQ, Comic Book Resources, Paste, Mental Floss, Forbes, and many more!
"Heartbreaking and riveting, Jennifer Hayden's caustic, sarcastic wit streams through her …
Strong Female Protagonist (Book One)
One of Comic Book Resources' Best Books of the Year!
"Strong Female Protagonist... bring[s] new questions about vigilantism, justice, and heroics to the field, standing alongside stories like Watchmen and Soon I Will Be Invincible in the canon of witty, thoughtful commentaries on superheroism …
Strong Female Protagonist (Book Two)
"What could be a gimmicky setup rises far beyond cliché, bringing new questions about vigilantism, justice, and heroics to the field ... Humor is hard to get right, but humor with a serious message is even harder. Mulligan and Ostertag's creation strikes just the right balance. It's super." — …
Stuff About Sex
THE TOP SHELF DIGITAL HIT COMES TO PRINT!
Hey dude! So... you've never had sex before. Or maybe you have, but you're not 100% sure what you're doing or how to feel about it. Well, join the club!
Thoughtful, funny, and sincere, David Mellon's STUFF ABOUT SEX... FOR GUYS WHO ARE NOT LIKE, TOTAL …
Sulk (Vol 1): Bighead and Friends
Top Shelf presents a new one-man anthology series showcasing the tireless creative energy of Jeffrey Brown! SULK is a series of pocket-sized standalone mini-graphic novels, providing the world its regular dose of 100% pure Jeffrey. What will he come up with next!?
SULK (VOL 1): BIGHEAD & FRIENDS …
Sulk (Vol 2): Deadly Awesome
Top Shelf presents a new one-man anthology series showcasing the tireless creative energy of Jeffrey Brown! SULK is a series of pocket-sized standalone mini-graphic novels, providing the world its regular dose of 100% pure Jeffrey. What will he come up with next!?
In SULK (VOL 2): DEADLY …
Sulk (Vol 3): The Kind of Strength...
Sulk (Vol 3): The Kind of Strength That Comes From Madness explores the world of fantasy and science fiction, and turns it on its head. Or rather, just kind of tilts it slightly to the side. Stories include "Being Awesome Is Its Own Reward," where two brothers deal with a giant monster rampaging …
Super Trash Clash
"Mexican comic creator Edgar Camacho spins a fantastic story told in flashback…The effect is something like A Christmas Story, but for those elder Millennials and Gen Xers who argued in the schoolyards regarding the virtues of NES vs. Sega." —No Flying No Tights
"I highly recommend …
SuperF*ckers
NOW AN ANIMATED SERIES!
Catch all 12 episodes and more on Cartoon Hangover.
"James Kochalka draws beautiful music.” -- Nicholas Gurewitch, creator of The Perry Bible Fellowship
"[Kochalka] brings the joy back to comics.” -- Frank Miller, creator of Sin City and 300
"Easily my …
Surfside Girls (Book One): The Secret of Danger Point
Now streaming on Apple TV+!
Silver Award Winner — PubWest Design Awards
"I loved this book! Surfside Girls is exactly what I wish all my summer vacations had been like. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to the beach!" — Janet Lee, Eisner-Award-winning artist of Return of the Dapper …
Surfside Girls (Book Two): The Mystery at the Old Rancho
Soon to be an Apple TV+ series!
“For a second time Surfside Girls charms with its good-natured characters and engaging mystery.” — Slings & Arrows
“The artwork by Kim Dwinell is breezy, sunny, and easy on the eyes, offering readers a slice of beautiful beach summers …
The Science of Surfing: A Surfside Girls Guide to the Ocean
Soon to be an Apple TV+ series!
“This fun book contains lots of cool marine biology and oceanography tidbits for budding surfers… and future scientists! Surfing is an amazing way to enjoy the ocean, and the more you know, the better a guest you’ll be to the wonderful creatures that live …
The Surrogates (Vol 1)
THE SURROGATES is now a major motion picture from TOUCHSTONE PICTURES, starring BRUCE WILLIS, VING RHAMES, RADHA MITCHELL, and ROSAMUND PIKE. Now on DVD and Blu-Ray!
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
"The Best Indie Book of the year. Sci-fi tales are making a comeback and The Surrogates is quietly …
The Surrogates (Vol 2): Flesh and Bone
THE SURROGATES is now a major motion picture from TOUCHSTONE PICTURES, starring BRUCE WILLIS, VING RHAMES, RADHA MITCHELL, and ROSAMUND PIKE. Now on DVD and Blu-Ray!
"Flesh and Bone reads like Philip K. Dick writing an episode of The Wire ... a smart, compelling and adult work asking questions …
Swallow Me Whole
Winner of the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Novel.
Nominated for three Eisner Awards including Best Cartoonist and Best Lettering.
WInner of the Ignatz Awards for Outstanding Artist and Outstanding Debut.
One of YALSA’S "Great Graphic Novels for Teens."
Finalist for the LA Times Book Prize. …
Tales of Woodsman Pete
"Lilli Carre’s little book Tales of Woodsman Pete from Top Shelf is really worth a look. It is, in its way, a heartbreaking little thing." -- Warren Ellis
"A delightful little book of folk tales and folk tale types." -- Leroy Douresseaux, Comic Book Bin
"A fantastic inquiry into …
That Salty Air
Named one of the year's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth by Booklist!
"An amazing, strong, well-paced graphic novel about relationships and what we must be do to keep them on course while we are submerged in the complexities of life." -- Booklist (starred review)
"Not since Bryan Lee …
They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker
A New York Times Bestseller!
An ALA Notable Children's Book for Older Readers!
Winner of the Will Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work!
Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature!
Winner of the American Book Award!
Winner of the National Cartoonists Society …
They Called Us Enemy: Expanded Hardcover Edition
by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker
The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir from actor/author/activist George Takei returns in a deluxe hardcover edition with bonus material! Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.
Now with …
They Called Us Enemy: Spanish Edition (Nos llamaron Enemigo)
by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker
The award-winning New York Times Bestseller is now available in Spanish!
"Nos Llamaron Enemigo toma el cómic como plataforma educativa que aprovecha una historia personal para contar la historia de un momento crucial que no debe ser olvidado... uno de los mejores libros de historia …
Three Fingers
WINNER of the 2003 Ignatz Award for Best Graphic Novel!
"Genuine comic book genius." — Panel Patter
"Three Fingers is what you'd get if Oliver Stone had done Who Framed Roger Rabbit... It's a completely involving piece of work. You go along with it, this great big mad yarn, until finally …
The Three Rooms in Valerie's Head
by David Gaffney & Dan Berry
"Lightly balanced between writer and artist, each the right amount of crazy... Snortingly funny." — NPR
"Ingenious... Valerie’s poignant romances open larger vistas where music and imagination offer wit and insight beyond the grayness of daily life." — Library Journal
"Funny and …
The Ticking
FINALLY, RENEE FRENCH'S MASTERPIECE IS BACK IN PRINT!
"A gem that means more with every reading." -- Booklist
"The Ticking is a journey to a place we've never seen or imagined, yet which somehow and inexplicably we know intimately. To be so deeply moved in so many directions at once is a rare …
Tim Ginger
Finalist for the British Comic Award and the LA Times Book Prize!
Named one of the year's best books by Forbidden Planet, Under the Radar, and The Comics Alternative!
"It's wonderful and inspiring to see a generation of authors with no preconceptions about what comics should be, and what sort …
Too Cool to Be Forgotten
ONE OF AMAZON.COM'S TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS OF THE YEAR!
WINNER OF THE HARVEY AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL!
Selected for the Texas Library Association's Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List!
"My favorite comic of the year." --Jeff Smith, creator of Bone
"This is Alex Robinson's best …
The Troll King
THE SWEDISH INVASION!
"Vivid as a fever dream... sweaty, uncanny, and intuitive rather than logical." -- Publishers Weekly
“The magical biology of The Troll King reads like a psychedelic Hans Christian Andersen, blended with the neo-traditional storytelling of Miyazaki and just a touch of …
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"Thoroughly engaging and loaded with charm to burn, this latest work from Brown is a perfect example of how to do autobiographical comics right. ... this is good stuff that solidly resonates with a palpable and universal humanity and bears repeated readings." -- Publishers Weekly
"It's …
The Underwater Welder
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER!
One of Amazon's Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2012!
Amazon.ca's #1 Best Graphic Novel of 2012!
Discover the triumphant graphic novel from the author of Essex County.
"The most spectacular episode of The Twilight Zone that was never produced. I really, really care …
Underwire
"Hayden's work reminds me of why I began drawing comics, and why I continue. They're comforting, straightforward and strongly connected to life." -- Gabrielle Bell, author of Lucky and Cecil & Jordan in New York
"Underwire explores the funny, and often absurd, aspects of being a lady. Cheers to …
Unlikely
"Mr. Brown seems to understand perfectly the day-to-day rhythms of the modern 'young adult' relationship. Unlikely, like his first book Clumsy, is pretty much impossible to put down." -- Daniel Clowes, creator of Ghost World, Art School Confidential, and Eightball
"A million little brilliant and …
