Kevin Cannon
Minnesotan Kevin Cannon started cartooning in college and hasn't stopped since. In 2004 he founded comics firm Big Time Attic with Shad Petosky and not-brother Zander Cannon. That enterprise found them designing a pizza restaurant, theming a theme park, producing games for CartoonNetwork.com -- as well as illustrating several nonfiction graphic novels for major publishers. Kevin is thrilled that his first solo effort, the high arctic adventure story Far Arden, has found a home at Top Shelf.
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Top Shelf 2.0 Comics
Oct 21 A Time to Thrill 
Crater XV
"Completely ridiculous, in the most sublime sense of the word... But it’s not all gags, as [Cannon] wrings tremendous tension, action, and intrigue out of his many-stranded plot, and the dozen-strong constellation of major characters each have deep emotional stakes on the line." -- Booklist …
Double Barrel #01
"The Cannons and Top Shelf are doing something right here. I can't quite pin my finger on it, but I have the feeling this is the true beginning of the future of digital comics." —Mark Frauenfelder, Boing Boing
"Very promising... I was shocked by just how huge the first issue of Double Barrel …
122 pages
Double Barrel #02
Time to reload: DOUBLE BARREL is back! Zander's hero Heck begins his horrific journey through the underworld, with faithful sidekick Elliot at his side... but they'll be reminded of some painful truths about themselves they'd rather not face. Meanwhile in Kevin's Crater XV, the Royal Canadian …
100 pages
Double Barrel #03
Mamas, hide your babies, 'cause the Cannons are back and firing on all cylinders!
Double Barrel #3 is an incredible 116 pages of action, drama, and comic-book passion. Zander Cannon descends to the sixth chapter of Heck and finds it full of WRATH -- and some long-repressed memories! Kevin Cannon …
116 pages
Double Barrel #04
Man the harpoons! A new DOUBLE BARREL has surfaced!
First, Zander Cannon's HECK enters the city of Dis, the underworld's inner zone where the really bad folks dwell. In fact, some would say he belongs there... Meanwhile in Kevin Cannon's CRATER XV, Soviet Captain Sztab reveals his mad plan to …
81 pages
Double Barrel #05
Ready, aim, download! That's right, DOUBLE BARREL is back in action with a new issue!
Zander's hero HECK faces the legendary Minotaur for his biggest fight yet, while the series continues to grow in emotional richness and venture into genuine tragedy. Then in Kevin's CRATER XV, Army's amnesiac …
114 pages
Double Barrel #06
Roll up, roll up! It's time to roll out another issue of DOUBLE BARREL!
And boy, is this one a doozy. Zander's HECK saga hits its most incredible "holy #@$%" moment yet, as Heck and Elliott take a ride with Hell's horrific winged stinger-beast, Geryon! Meanwhile in Kevin's CRATER XV Wendy …
102 pages
Double Barrel #07
Time once again to go over the falls... in a DOUBLE BARREL!
In Zander's story, HECK continues his plunge into the depths, only to run into the last person he expected: the man who got him into all this! Over in Kevin's half, Wendy learns the incredible secret of CRATER XV, while Army is reunited …
87 pages
Double Barrel #08
Wherever you see trouble there-'ll... always be a DOUBLE BARREL!
In HECK, our hero finally finds the man Amy sent him to the underworld to find -- but what could Amy's message to him possibly be, to be worth all this anguish? The answer may blow your mind. Meanwhile in CRATER XV, Army Shanks and …
Double Barrel #09
Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a DOUBLE BARREL! That's right, with this issue, Kevin & Zander are joined by another brave adventurer, terrific Tim Sievert (THAT SALTY AIR)!
In HECK, our hero finally hits bottom… and you know who lives at the bottom of THAT place, don't you? This may not work out …
Double Barrel #10
For adventure most feral -- reach for DOUBLE BARREL!
First, Zander's HECK finally accomplishes the job he was hired for -- but was it worth losing everything? Then in CRATER XV, learn the secret of the mysterious Captain Sztab, while Army explores the occult and Canada nears the launch of its …
Double Barrel #11
Is that a light at the end of the tunnel… or the gunpowder flash inside a DOUBLE BARREL!?
In Zander's HECK, our hero sets out to get his best friend back… even if it kills him! It's a titanic battle that'll blow your mind and break your heart. Then, in Kevin's CRATER XV, Captain Sztab risks …
Double Barrel #12
At long last, my little pellets, we've reached the end of this DOUBLE BARREL! Time to spray out into the world.
BUT FIRST! Zander's HECK puts the pieces together and gets some bittersweet closure. THEN: Who is Pravda really? What does Captain Sztab truly want? Is anybody actually going to make …
Far Arden
"One amazing slice of storytelling magic." -- Junot Díaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
"One of the best graphic novels of the year." -- The AV Club
"Cleverly plotted ... Cannon is one of the comics world's most energetic storytellers, and his minimalist artwork, far from …
