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Dragon Puncher (Book 2): Island
Winner of the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers!
“An incredibly silly story with some of the most imaginative storytelling I’ve seen in a while. No wonder the kids go crazy for it!” — Bleeding Cool
A TOP SHELF KIDS CLUB BOOK!
We know the Dragon Puncher is a heroic …
Dragon Puncher (Book 3): Dragon Puncher Punches Back
"Perfect for early readers and humor enthusiasts of all ages, Dragon Puncher Punches Back is sure to delight." — Hey Kids Comics!
The world has been waiting a full decade for a new installment in this Eisner award-winning series, and now it’s finally here! Let the battle begin… again! The …
Edmund White’s A Boy’s Own Story: The Graphic Novel
by Edmund White, Brian Alessandro, Michael Carroll, and Igor Karash
Edited by Ryan Runstadler
"A provocative coming-of-age story, adapted for a new generation of readers, offering further insight and emotional depth to a landmark work in the panoply of LGBTQ fiction. A true tribute to the original, and to Edmund White’s inimitable voice, on the 40th anniversary of his breakthrough …
An Embarrassment of Witches
Official selection of the Comix Experience Graphic Novel Club!
Named one of the year's best books by the Publishers Weekly Graphic Novel Critics Poll!
"This affable coming-of-age fantasy... add[s] a touch of magic to familiar human comedy." — Publishers Weekly
"A fantasy grounded in the …
Essex County
This critically-acclaimed graphic novel was selected as one of Canada Reads’ Top 5 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade (and won the People's Choice vote in a landslide)! It is also the winner of the American Library Association’s Alex Award, the Doug Wright Award, and the Joe Shuster …
Every Girl is the End of the World for Me
"An unsparing portrait of male anxiety and twenty-something lassitude, all rendered in drawings that are too crude to be anything but expressive." -- Jeff Salamon, Austin American-Statesman
"It seems Jeffrey Brown has been anointed Our Next Great Cartoonist." -- Mark David Nevins …
F.A.R.M. System
They’re super-strong, but are they powerful enough for the big leagues? If superheroes were real, they’d be a lot like pro athletes. But when supers start mysteriously dropping dead, all the agents and managers in the world may not be able to save them...
“Rich melds the business model of …
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 …
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
adapted by Troy Little
Winner of the PubWest Book Design Award.
Nominated for the Will Eisner Award.
“Troy Little masterfully captures the madness and essential humor that makes this book an enduring classic.” — Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan)
“I am super-into everything about this.” — Kelly Sue …
Feeble Attempts
Collecting some of Jeffrey Brown’s favorite anthology and mini-comic stories, Feeble Attempts is at turns comedic and meaningful. It's densely packed with autobiographical musings, political jabs, Jesus, superheroes, funny job stories, childhood goofiness, and...okay, yes, even a little …
Fingerprints
From the winner of the 2009 Isotope Award for Excellence in Mini-Comics!
“Every comic Will Dinski makes is elegantly and cleverly designed.” —Rob Clough, The Comics Journal
"In Fingerprints, Will Dinski has succeeded in poking fun at an image-obsessed culture by reminding us that all …
Fox Bunny Funny
"[A] wordless, deliciously mannered fable about desire, socialization and utopianism . . . Hartzell's narrative glides along so smoothly that it can take a few readings to notice how clever and nuanced his design sense is." — Douglas Wolk, The New York Times
"Andy Hartzell has beautifully …
Free Pass
"Free Pass is an optimistic, clever and amusing look at where we are heading as a society. And Julian’s use of colour is gorgeous." — Chester Brown, author of Ed the Happy Clown, Paying for It, and Louis Riel
"Hanshaw has outdone himself with Free Pass. A futuristic sex fantasy that is as …
From Hell
by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
Winner of the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards for Best Graphic Novel.
A New York Times Bestseller!
"Remarkable." -- The New Yorker
" … dark, fearsomely complex …" -- Publishers Weekly
"My all-time favorite graphic novel … an immense, majestic work about the Jack the Ripper …
The From Hell Companion
by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
Co-Published by Top Shelf and Knockabout.
"A man-behind-the-curtain look at a seminal graphic novel... an indispensable reference." -- Kirkus Reviews
"The From Hell Companion doesn’t ruin the magic trick that Moore and Campbell pulled off; if anything, it makes their achievement seem all …
From Hell: Master Edition -- HARDCOVER
Meet the most notorious serial killer of all time, Jack the Ripper -- and meet the vast and vibrant communities of Victorian London where his foul deeds gave birth to the modern era. In this remarkable new edition, the award-winning bestseller FROM HELL now features astonishing colors by Eddie …
Gingerbread Girl
Read the complete story online at Top Shelf 2.0!
"Complex and engaging... I found this graphic novel to be enthralling." -- Mark Frauenfelder, Boing Boing
"An engaging, breezy read... Gingerbread Girl captures the romance of being young and kooky in a hip city, while acknowledging that …
Girl Town
Nominated for the 2019 Eisner Award!
★ “Nowak tosses off more wildly imaginative ideas per page than some creators have over their entire careers.” — Library Journal (starred review)
★ “These stories… illuminate something profoundly familiar and deeply resonant about …
Glork Patrol (Book One): Glork Patrol on the Bad Planet
"Calibrated for pure young-reader joy by a long-standing master of comics eccentricity." — Booklist
"With oversized panels, whimsically styled characters, and an eye-catching palette, the book should dissolve readers into giggles as they watch the wacky warrior make one comically bad decision …
Glork Patrol (Book Two): Glork Patrol Takes a Bath
"Hilarious... There’s a lot of slapstick humor and a lot of totally absurd situations, so if your kid likes extreme silliness, this is a fun series to share." — GeekDad
"A perfect graphic novel for adults to read to children... Full of smart cartooning, kids will love it for the colourful …
Glork Patrol (Book Three): Glork Patrol and the Magic Robot
"Glork Patrol and the Magic Robot is the kind of comic I would have loved as a new reader. The artwork is colorful and expressive and the story is silly yet exciting. Small wonder that Kochalka has won an Eisner Award for his children’s books! Highly recommended for any parent with children who …
God Is Disappointed in You
"Mr. Russell and Mr. Wheeler have used irreverence to win an audience for what is actually a slyly empathetic retelling of Bible stories." — The New York Times
"As soon as I started reading it, I was hooked... The Bible is an incredibly weird book, and I thank Mark Russell for rewriting it in …
The Grot: The Story of the Swamp City Grifters
Finalist for the Aurealis Award!
Winner of the Bronze Ledger Award / Comic Arts Awards of Australia!
“The Grot has the makings of a true Australian classic. As absurdly funny as it is disturbingly realistic." -- Shaun Tan, Author of The Arrival
"A twisting plot and a seething, filthy world …
Gumballs (TPB)
Nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens!
Winner of the 2018 DINKy Award for Diversity!
An ALA "Over the Rainbow" Book
"This collection is really fun and accessible, a great overview of one man’s trans experience." — American Library Association "Over the Rainbow" …
Heck
Honor Book — 2014 Lynd Ward Prize for Graphic Novel of the Year!
"Cannon really runs with this set-up, telling a morality tale within the trappings of a harrowing adventure that tests all three principals... Sturdily drawn, a helluva good comics caper." -- Ray Olson, Booklist
"Excellent... …
Hey, Mister #1: Birth of the Cruel
"I laughed so hard at HEY MISTER! that about two drops of pee came out." -- Matt Fraction, author of Invincible Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Casanova.
Behold the triumphant return of what Details Magazine called "America’s funniest comic book"! This Eisner-nominated series series is not only …
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Hey, Mister: Come Hell or Highwater Pants
“Hey, Mister is bleakly, existentially funny in the most dissipated deadpan manner possible.” -- AV Club, "The Best Comics of 2014"
Meet Satan. After eons of ruling the underworld, he’s sad as Hell and can’t take it anymore. So why not skip town and check out “the air up there”? He …
Highwayman
“A bewitching and fascinating roadtrip… with impeccable writing and narration.” — Planete BD
“Shadmi intrigues with his mysteries and his evocative skill, asking more questions than he answers.” — BoDoï
"Shadmi skillfully mixes together [a] sweeping kind of mystical scientism …
Home Time: Under the River
Winner of the Excellence in Graphic Literature Award, PubWest Design Award, and DINKy Award!
Finalist for the Eisner Award, Russ Manning Award, Mike Wieringo Award, National Cartoonist Society Graphic Novel Award, Readings Children's Book Prize, Aurealis Award, and Ledger Award.
“Beautifully …
Home Time II: Beyond The Weaving
Winner of the Silver Ledger Award / Comic Arts Awards of Australia!
Praise for Home Time:
“Beautifully realised, funny, smart, weird and surprisingly epic in scope, Home Time is also just plain brilliant.” — Shaun Tan
“Campbell Whyte’s debut graphic novel is cute, funny, scary, …
The Homeland Directive
by Robert Venditti and Mike Huddleston
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
Named one of the year's best graphic novels by CNN, Complex, IFC, School Library Journal, Library Journal, and USA Today!
"A great, paranoid read for the modern age." -- Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing
"Venditti’s cat-mouse thriller demands edge-of-your-seat …
Hutch Owen (Vol 1): The Collected
"Tom Hart is one of the few cartoonists whose work I actively seek. There is a dept of feeling in his Hutch Owen stories that places them among the best comic book work I’ve read." -- Joe Sacco
"[Hart’s] funny-looking people . . . convey a level of character and emotion that more intricate …
Hutch Owen (Vol 2): Unmarketable
"A devastating satire, Unmarketable feels like a scalding hot poker cauterizing the open wound of American corporate and consumer culture." -- Andrew D. Arnold, Time.com
"Hart's angry nonconformist Hutch Owen is a modern comics icon-a pissed-off homeless man who stands up for idealism and …
Hutch Owen (Vol 3): Let's Get Furious!
He’s outraged! He’s not going to take it anymore! He’s... not quite sure what to do next. Meet Hutch and his motley crew of lovable malcontents, struggling to make sense of an America that baffles, oppresses, and infuriates them. Collecting the five-year run of Tom Hart’s bitingly …
I Am a Number
"Riddled with wit and bursting with as much mischief and behavioural insight as any Kyle Baker book, this collection of short strips and cartoons is exactly the sort of the masterclass in style and colour that you’d expect from the king of comics-orientated logo design." — Page 45
“Rian …
I Am Going to Be Small
"Jeffrey Brown is one of the best humorists in modern American comic book." -- Comic Book Bin
Everyone needs something funny to stick in their pocket to read on the train, or on a lunch break, or in line at the DMV. This is that something. Jeffrey Brown sets aside the sappy sentimentality of his …
Incredible Change-Bots One
“This pocket-sized volume is to The Transformers what Avenue Q is to Sesame Street -- a mocking, fawning, idiotic, adoring paean to a pop culture phenomenon inseparable from the artist’s person. Although allegory without substance, all action and no moral, it’s delightful fluff.” -- Library …
Incredible Change-Bots Two
"Hilarious. Brown's drawings have a charming crudeness to them, and the book gives the impression of a couple of kids playing with their toy robots, making 'bew! bew! bew!' noises and spouting absurd dialogue. It's also really clever, though. Incredible Change-Bots is a parody by someone who …
Incredible Change-Bots Two Point Something Something
From bestselling author Jeffrey Brown (Darth Vader and Son, Jedi Academy) comes the latest installment of his humorous shape-changing robot adventure, Incredible Change-Bots. Collecting previously published and rarely seen material, Change-Bots Two Point Something Something includes short stories, …
Infinite Kung Fu
One of YALSA's Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for Teens!
Named one of the best graphic novels of the year by Publishers Weekly, Heeb Magazine, io9, CNN, Comic Book Resources, Complex, USA Today, Forbidden Planet International, IFC, ComicsAlliance, Paste, and Graphic Novel Reporter!
"Pure …
The Jekyll Island Chronicles (Book One): A Machine Age War
Written by Steve Nedvidek, Ed Crowell, & Jack Lowe. Illustrated by Moses Nester, with colors by S. J. Miller.
Named one of the "10 Books All Young Georgians Should Read" by the Georgia Center for the Book!
“An alternative-history steampunk treasure… Consider this historian impressed.” — Matt Kim, Inverse
“The Jekyll Island Chronicles... shines a bright light on alternate history in the …
The Jekyll Island Chronicles (Book Two): A Devil's Reach
Written by Steve Nedvidek, Ed Crowell, & Jack Lowe. Illustrated by Moses Nester, with colors by S. J. Miller.
Praise for The Jekyll Island Chronicles:
“An alternative-history steampunk treasure… Consider this historian impressed.” — Matt Kim, Inverse
“The Jekyll Island Chronicles... shines a bright light on alternate history in the comic medium with its deep characterizations of historical …
The Jekyll Island Chronicles (Book Three): A Last Call
Written by Steve Nedvidek, Ed Crowell, & Jack Lowe. Illustrated by Prentis Rollins, with colors by S. J. Miller.
Praise for The Jekyll Island Chronicles:
“An alternative-history steampunk treasure… Consider this historian impressed.” — Matt Kim, Inverse
“The Jekyll Island Chronicles... shines a bright light on alternate history in the comic medium with its deep characterizations of historical …
Jennifer Daydreamer: Anna & Eva
"Jennifer Daydreamer's cartoons have the beguiling insouciance of wind-tossed clouds and the heart wrenching purity of nymphs dancing in a sylvan glade." -- Jim Woodring
Developing a steady cult following, this unique fantasy series is one fans won't want to miss. Each book is a self-contained …
Johnny Boo (Book 1): The Best Little Ghost
Featured on ALSC's Graphic Novel Core Reading List (Grades K-2)!
"Johnny Boo is the latest creation by the multi-talented James Kochalka. Watch as Johnny and Squiggle encounter the Ice Cream Monster for a 'party in his tummy' of a different kind! Fun for kids of all ages, it's AWESOME!" -- DJ …
Johnny Boo (Book 2): Twinkle Power
"Kochalka's simple line drawings and bright crayon colors stand out in this sweet, silly graphic novel. Children will easily identify with Johnny Boo’s sense of fun and with his fear at meeting someone new." -- Snow Wildsmith, Booklist
Johnny Boo has boo power and his pet ghost Squiggle has …
Johnny Boo (Book 3): Happy Apples
"A landmark book for the kindergarten crowd." -- School Library Journal
"Kochalka's command of the comic form is sublime and adorable. Kids will love Johnny Boo." -- Harry Bliss, illustrator of Diary of a Worm
The full-color, all-ages hit series returns! In this adventure, Johnny Boo has …
Johnny Boo (Book 4): The Mean Little Boy
"Perfect for beginning readers." -- Publishers Weekly
"Kochalka's command of the comic form is sublime and adorable. Kids will love Johnny Boo." -- Harry Bliss, illustrator of Diary of a Worm
"Johnny Boo is sweet without being sugary and comfortably familiar yet fresh on every page. All in …
Johnny Boo (Book 5): Does Something!
A TOP SHELF KIDS CLUB BOOK!
What does Johnny Boo do when there's nothing to do? Johnny Boo Does Something! In fact, he does a LOT of things!
Watch Johnny Boo have a Boring Adventure and discover Yawn Power, write an angry letter to Ice Cream Magazine, get a squiggly new hairdo, fall to the …
Johnny Boo (Book 6): Zooms to the Moon!
Johnny Boo zooms to the moon on a star-powered skateboard, where he meets a spunky little girl ghost named Susie Boom. She has BOOM power, which is pretty darn loud. Luckily, the moon has ice cream. But oh no! It also has an ice cream monster, just like back on Earth. This book fulfills the …
Johnny Boo (Book 7): Goes Like This!
"A playfully wacky, colorful graphic novel... [that] might even encourage young readers to try to drawing their own adventures! Highly recommended." — Children's Bookwatch
Johnny Boo and Squiggle come across a giant pencil! Is it... magical? Whatever it is, when Johnny Boo draws with it, his …
Johnny Boo (Book 8): Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer
Winner of the Eisner Award — Best Publication for Early Readers!
Featured on the 2019 Texas Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List!
“Fun for kids of all ages. It's AWESOME!" — DJ Lance Rock, host of Nick Jr's Yo Gabba Gabba!
"Perfect for beginning readers." — Publishers …
Johnny Boo (Book 9): Johnny Boo is King!
Praise for Johnny Boo:
"A perfectly silly early chapter-book graphic novel for kids new to reading on their own... totally funny and appealing." — Youth Services Book Review
The beloved young-reader series by Eisner Award winner James Kochalka returns with a new adventure fit for a …
Johnny Boo (Book 10): Johnny Boo and the Midnight Monsters
The best little ghost in the world — and his pet ghost, Squiggle — continue their award-winning adventures with a spooky story that can turn any night into Halloween!
Are you scared of the dark? Did you know that when the clock strikes twelve, that’s when the midnight monsters come out? …
Johnny Boo (Book 11): Johnny Boo Finds a Clue?
Johnny Boo and Squiggle team up with old friends in a jaw-dropping new adventure--to solve a very silly mystery!
The Eisner-Award-winning Johnny Boo series just keeps getting wilder and funnier! This time, a secret thief has stolen Johnny Boo’s ice cream. Armed with his mighty magnifying …
Johnny Boo (Book 12): Johnny Boo and the Silly Blizzard
James Kochalka's beloved Eisner-award-winning series takes a wintry turn as Johnny Boo and Squiggle discover the delights of eating snow -- and the importance of staying warm!
Kids love to eat snow! It looks a lot like ice cream… hey, maybe it really IS ice cream! Johnny Boo and Squiggle are …
Johnny Boo (Book 13): Johnny Boo Goes to School
Johnny Boo doesn’t know what school is, but if Squiggle is going, he wants to go too! School is where you have to wear an apple on your head so the teacher doesn’t mistake you for ice cream and eat you accidentally, right? Well, maybe if your teacher is the Ice Cream Monster.
There’s so …
Johnny Boo Meets Dragon Puncher!
"Quirky, cute, imaginative, and endlessly re-readable." — GeekDad
Selected for the 2018 Graphic Novel Reading List (Grades K-2) from ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children)!
From the winner of the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers!
James Kochalka, the first …
Junkwraith
"A story of memory, belonging, patience, and oddly enough, recycling... Richey’s delightfully odd characters and increasingly strange landscapes cultivate a rich sense of atmosphere. Highly recommended for teens and adults who want to learn how to be brave." — Booklist (starred …
The King
"In the crowded and eclectic world of Elvis literature, once in a while, a breath of fresh air comes along to jolt our senses. Rich Koslowski's The King is one of those rare entries which offers us something different, something which stimulates our senses both narratively and visually. … The …
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