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December 2024
- Ben Wickey talks BUMPER BOOK and his upcoming MORE WEIGHT!
- Dazzling video trailers for DREAMOVER and SHADOWPLAY!
October 2024
- George Takei announces new graphic memoir, IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI
- Pre-order new adventures with THE UNPETABLES and SURFSIDE GIRLS!
- Alan Moore talks Magic with Publishers Weekly!
September 2024
- Chris Gooch brings IN UTERO to New York!
- Top Shelf's 2024 SPX will be a tri-continental crew!
- OUT TODAY: Punch ecological despair right in the face! Lima & Aquilani present UNDERGROWTH.
August 2024
- Julian Hanshaw Builds a Miracle Out of SPACE JUNK!
- Today, James Kochalka brings JIMMY'S ELBOW to life... Literally!
July 2024
- <em>Belzebubs</em> and <em>Mary Tyler MooreHawk</em> headline Top Shelf's Comic-Con 2024!
- Coming in August: New gems from Kochalka and Hanshaw!
- Power chords & family chores in <em>Belzebubs (Vol. II): No Rest for the Wicked!</em>
- Make friends with America's mythical monsters in <em>Deja Ross Speaks to Freaks!</em>
June 2024
- COMING IN SEPTEMBER: <em>Undergrowth</em> by Ricky Lima & Daniele Aquilani!
- American Library Association, here we come!
- Love is a Battle of the Bands in WOLFPITCH! On Sale Now!
May 2024
April 2024
March 2024
- Congratulations to our Editor-in-Chief Chris Staros on his 30th anniversary in publishing!
- Top Shelf Takes Manhattan: MoCCA Arts Fest This Weekend!
February 2024
- Announcing THE MOON AND SERPENT BUMPER BOOK OF MAGIC
- Unravel the Mystery of MARY TYLER MOOREHAWK - On Sale Now!
January 2024
- Growing Up is a Real Monster in IN UTERO - On Sale Now!
- Cosmoknights is Nominated for a GLAAD Media Award!
- On Sale Now: YOU WISH by Jeff Victor!
December 2023
November 2023
- Coming in January: The magical YOU WISH and the monstrous IN UTERO!
- Out now: the profoundly beautiful TRANSITIONS and ROSE WOLVES!
- Celebrating 10 years of MARCH with a stunning new poster!
October 2023
- Eisner-nominated WHAT IF WE WERE... returns this month!
- Celebrate Halloween with two free print-at-home activity pages!
September 2023
August 2023
July 2023
- The Top Shelf crew heads to San Diego Comic-Con 2023!
- Eddie Campbell's SECOND FAKE DEATH has hit stores!
June 2023
- Announcing TRANSITIONS: A MOTHER’S JOURNEY by Élodie Durand
- Coming in August: a vibrant, moving portrait of loss and joy.
- Hot off the press: The uproarious UNPETABLES!
- Axelle Lenoir's Eisner-nominated WHAT IF WE WERE returns in October!
- COSMOKNIGHTS (BOOK TWO) is now in stores everywhere!
April 2023
March 2023
- Pre-order these wild adventures for June!
- <em>Super Trash Clash</em> is the Kids’ Graphic Novel Club Book of the Month!
February 2023
January 2023
- Coming in April: COSMIC CADETS!
- Readers are blown away by A BOY'S OWN STORY!
- Top Shelf is the talk of the town!
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
August 2022
July 2022
May 2022
April 2022
January 2022
December 2021
- Rob Harrell's MONSTER ON THE HILL inspired the major motion picture RUMBLE, now streaming!
- SURFSIDE GIRLS is making waves — and coming to your screen!
- Super siblings save the world in <em>Red Panda & Moon Bear</em> 2!
November 2021
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
- The Hoey Siblings (<em>Coin-Op</em>) Return with <em>ANIMAL STORIES!</em>
- Jarod Roselló and Kim Dwinell at the SD Festival of Books!
July 2021
- Top Shelf's Australian Invasion wins a triple crown of awards!
- Break out of the Zoom box with creative Comic-Con virtual panels!
June 2021
May 2021
- Discover the haunting melody of BALLAD FOR SOPHIE!
- COSMOKNIGHTS 2 is coming! Click to see the glorious cover!
April 2021
March 2021
- Watch our WonderCon virtual panel with a terrific team of 2021 authors!
- The SURFSIDE GIRLS explore THE SCIENCE OF SURFING!
- PIRATE PENGUIN & NINJA CHICKEN present a feast of funny!
- Moore & O'Neill's final LEAGUE epic comes to paperback!
February 2021
January 2021
- You meet the strangest people on the internet. Introducing RIVERS!
- More awards and honors for recent Top Shelf gems!
December 2020
- Top Shelf's 2020: incredible books in an unprecedented year.
- Meet Mexican award-winner Edgar Camacho with the fantastic and flavorful ONION SKIN!
- Texas Library Association honors KODI and RED PANDA!
November 2020
October 2020
- Get signed bookplates in Top Shelf + IDW's virtual New York Comic Con celebration!
- In stores now: the complete FROM HELL Master Edition!
September 2020
- Coming in January: Prepare to open PARENTHESIS by Élodie Durand!
- Kochalka lands in stores: Glork Patrol and a new Johnny Boo!
- THEY CALLED US ENEMY wins American Book Award and NCS Reuben Award
- COSMOKNIGHTS and THE LAB score Ignatz nominations!
August 2020
- One Book, One San Diego selects THEY CALLED US ENEMY!
- More amazing news for THEY CALLED US ENEMY!
- Teen girls reimagine the universe in WHAT IF WE WERE...!
July 2020
- THEY CALLED US ENEMY wins the Eisner Award!
- Commemorate "The Year Without A Comic-Con" with Exclusives!
- Announcing THE BOOK TOUR from the brilliant Andi Watson
- IN MEMORIAM: John Lewis
June 2020
- PENNY NICHOLS wins Oregon Book Award!
- TWO amazing Kochalka kids' books in September!
- THEY CALLED US ENEMY and PENNY NICHOLS Nominated for Eisner Awards!
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
- George Takei's THEY CALLED US ENEMY wins APALA Award!
- Kochalka's epic MONKEY VS. ROBOT is reborn! Pat Grant's THE GROT and more...
- COSMOKNIGHTS and THEY CALLED US ENEMY win Top 10 honors from YALSA!
- IDW and Smithsonian Enterprises Announce Groundbreaking Graphic Novel Publishing Program
December 2019
- Top Shelf's graphic novels are the Best Books of the Year!
- A summer of fun, flirting, & fear: where's your CAMP SPIRIT?!
November 2019
- Explore stunning new realms of Australian imagination in Campbell Whyte's HOME TIME II!
- IDW Publishing Launches Spanish Language Graphic Novel Program in North America
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
- Order Now the Signed & Numbered Edition of THEY CALLED US ENEMY — Still a New York Times Bestseller!
- LUPUS and A RADICAL SHIFT OF GRAVITY Bring Existential Sci-Fi to Fall 2019!
July 2019
- George Takei's THEY CALLED US ENEMY is a New York Times Bestseller! Watch him on the TODAY Show!
- James Kochalka's JOHNNY BOO wins the Eisner Award!
- George Takei brings THEY CALLED US ENEMY to Comic-Con in three stunning editions!
- San Diego Comic-Con 2019 is our biggest ever — with George Takei and so much more!
June 2019
April 2019
- Numerous nods for Top Shelf talent at 2019 Eisner Awards!
- April solicits: A LETTER TO JO and JOHNNY BOO Book 10!
March 2019
- George Takei unveils first look at THEY CALLED US ENEMY
- Hannah Templer's COSMOKNIGHTS begin their quest today!
February 2019
January 2019
- Hannah Templer's COSMOKNIGHTS storm the castle starting in March!
- Koren Shadmi's most stunning graphic novel yet: HIGHWAYMAN.
December 2018
- RED PANDA & MOON BEAR save the world before bedtime!
- April 2019 brings James Albon's lush, political A SHINING BEACON!
November 2018
- The JEKYLL ISLAND CHRONICLES commemorate Veterans Day with a very special fundraiser
- Johnny Boo is back! In fact... JOHNNY BOO IS KING!?!
- George Takei presents THEY CALLED US ENEMY to school librarians
October 2018
- BELZEBUBS: Juggling work and family can be… hell.
- Young & old alike will get lost in the lush adventures of YE!
- Just announced for March 2019: Siblings save the world in Jarod Roselló's RED PANDA & MOON BEAR!
- In shops now: Girl Town • From Hell • Jekyll Island Chronicles!
September 2018
- Carolyn Nowak's GIRL TOWN debuts this weekend at SPX!
- It's an Extraordinary day! LOEG (vol. IV): THE TEMPEST #1 & 2 are in stores now.
- The astonishing MASTER EDITION of Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell's FROM HELL approaches issue #2!
August 2018
- In this month's PREVIEWS catalog: fantasy action meets family heartbreak in the irresistible SUPERS!
July 2018
- Kim Dwinell announces <em>Surfside Girls</em> sequel for 2019
- George Takei’s graphic memoir <em>They Called Us Enemy</em> coming in 2019
- COME AGAIN... to San Diego Comic-Con International!
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
- Welcome to the story to end all stories. <br>The final LEAGUE volume begins in July!
- Liz Prince invites you to LOOK BACK & LAUGH! - coming in July
- Kevin Eastman & Simon Bisley's over-the-top BODYCOUNT! - coming this summer
- HOME TIME nominated for two awards!
- New Nate Powell, the GUMBALLS book, new LOST GIRLS, and SFP 2!
February 2018
- <em>Entertainment Weekly</em> unveils our new season!
- Four delightful Spring releases you can pre-order now!
- MARCH museum exhibits in San Francisco and New York!
January 2018
- Saving WARD'S VALLEY Will Be Gnome Mean Feat!
- "Pay What You Want" for 25 of our greatest books — and support great charities — with Humble Bundle!
- SH*T MY PRESIDENT SAYS gallery show at Mar-A-Lago!
December 2017
- The key to success on prom night? Wearing the right suit.
- Introducing Sashko Danylenko with CAT 'N' BAT!
- 2017 Top Shelf Gift Guide — Graphic Novels for Every Reader!
September 2017
- Her ex-lovers are all dead... in THE THREE ROOMS IN VALERIE'S HEAD!
- New York Comic-Con is next weekend!
- Ignatz Awards for Jess Fink and Carolyn Nowak!
- SPX 2017 Marks 20 Years of Top Shelf!
August 2017
July 2017
- Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill present The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume IV: THE TEMPEST
- Top Shelf brings an incredible lineup of old friends & new faces to San Diego Comic-Con 2017!
- Welcome to SUPER TOKYOLAND and I AM A NUMBER!
June 2017
- Announcing ROOTS and BOTTLED, two gripping graphic novels for September!
- Shannon Wheeler Will Livetweet "Sh*t My President Says" Thursday
May 2017
- Now in Previews: Sh*t My President Says, Spacebat & the Fugitives, and new Korgi!
- Top Shelf at TCAF with Nate Powell, James Albon, and more!
- MARCH: BOOK THREE Nominated for Eisner Award!
April 2017
March 2017
- Top Shelf Makes MoCCA Magic!
- Announcing SH*T MY PRESIDENT SAYS by Shannon Wheeler
- Jeff Lemire's THE UNDERWATER WELDER Optioned for Film
February 2017
- MARCH is an LA Times Book Prize Finalist!
- Fall in Love with Top Shelf's Spring Books:<br>HOME TIME and NATE POWELL'S OMNIBOX!
January 2017
- MARCH Sweeps American Library Association Awards with Record-Breaking FOUR Wins
- MARCH wins the Walter Award from We Need Diverse Books
- Jealousy is an art — in James Albon's HER BARK & HER BITE!
- New CHESTER 5000 from Jess Fink in stores soon!
- BOX OFFICE POISON returns — in full color!
- GUMBALLS Launch Party in Portland!
November 2016
- MARCH: BOOK THREE makes history by winning National Book Award
- Lauren Purje knows YOU MIGHT BE AN ARTIST IF...
October 2016
- MARCH Adopted by Atlanta Public Schools
- Christian Slade's KORGI returns!
- RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN Comes to Top Shelf!
- MARCH is a National Book Award Finalist
- Meet Top Shelf authors at New York Comic-Con!
- Introducing GUMBALLS by Erin Nations!
September 2016
August 2016
- Congressman John Lewis's MARCH Dominates New York Times Bestseller List
- MARCH Outsells Every Book in America Except New Harry Potter
- MARCH: BOOK THREE is here — and on Rachel Maddow tonight!
- Deluxe Comic-Con Editions - Now Available!
July 2016
- MARCH: BOOK THREE Headlines Huge Comic-Con for Top Shelf in 2016!
- New Hardcover Edition of Moore & Campbell's Masterpiece FROM HELL Reaches Stores in September
June 2016
- Top Shelf Graphic Novels Win Three PubWest Book Design Awards!
- March: Book Three — John Lewis's award-winning trilogy concludes in August!
May 2016
- Top Shelf Tackles TCAF 2016!
- Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Brings Graphic Novel Education to NYC Schools!
- Coming in July: LOVE ADDICT and a Hardcover UNDERWATER WELDER!
April 2016
- MARCH, FEAR AND LOATHING, and THE STORY OF MY TITS Land Five Eisner Nominations!
- From their (broken) home to yours: Welcome to THE FUN FAMILY.
- Pre-order now: the divine second half of Eddie Campbell's epic BACCHUS!
- The Son Rises in the West... as APOCRYPHA NOW hits Emerald City Comicon!
March 2016
- MARCH Wins Awards from Street Lit & Indie Comic Communities!
- Pre-order Now:<br>Masahiko Matsumoto's CIGARETTE GIRL, A Mini-Masterpiece of Indie Manga!
- Pre-order Now: Mechanical Wonders and Amazing Heroes in THE JEKYLL ISLAND CHRONICLES!
February 2016
- TIM GINGER Nominated for the LA Times Book Prize!
- From the team behind GOD IS DISAPPOINTED IN YOU... get ready for APOCRYPHA NOW!
- Ludovic Debeurme returns with RENÉE!
- MARCH is the Anti-Defamation League's Book of the Month!
January 2016
- New All-Ages Adventures with JOHNNY BOO and PIRATE PENGUIN!
- Best Books of 2015: Critics rave about MARCH, STORY OF MY TITS & more!
December 2015
- Oversized Hardcover Edition of MARCH: BOOK ONE Coming in February!
- Hot Off the Press: Alex Robinson's OUR EXPANDING UNIVERSE!
November 2015
- MARCH: BOOK ONE shortlisted for Young Hoosier Book Award!
- THE STORY OF MY TITS is one of the year's best graphic novels!
- New York City schools endorse MARCH with new "NYC Reads 365" program
October 2015
- FEAR AND LOATHING ON THE ROAD: Artist Troy Little's Signing Tour!
- JAN '16: Ludovic Debeurme Returns with RENÉE, while STRONG FEMALE PROTAGONIST Leaps Back Into Action
- Celebrate Halloween with UPSIDE DOWN by Jess Smart Smiley!
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
- Coming in October: FEAR AND LOATHING, UPSIDE DOWN 2, and a NEMO Slipcase!
- CBS profiles Congressman Lewis's MARCH at Comic-Con and the youth he's inspiring
- Now available: Top Shelf's Comic-Con debuts & exclusives!
- Thanks to everyone for a great Comic-Con!
- Comic-Con 2015: Top Shelf debuts, con exclusives, Team MARCH, and more!
June 2015
- Announcing Jennifer Hayden's magnum opus: THE STORY OF MY TITS!
- Pre-order now: the stunning FROM HELL Slipcase Set!
- Jaw-dropping Comic-Con exclusives from Eddie Campbell and Jeff Lemire!
- Get plugged in to Ray Fawkes & Vince Locke's JUNCTION TRUE!
- Name your own price for MARCH, LOCKE & KEY, LoEG, and more with the IDW/Top Shelf Humble Bundle!
May 2015
April 2015
- MOTORCYCLE SAMURAI and TIM GINGER coming in July! Free Comic Book Day this weekend!
- Watch Rachel Maddow bring MARCH: BOOK TWO to life with Lewis, Aydin, and Powell!
March 2015
- Announcing Eddie Campbell's epic BACCHUS (Omnibus Edition), plus JOHNNY BOO MEETS DRAGON PUNCHER!
- TODAY: Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neill present NEMO's final voyage down a RIVER OF GHOSTS!
- Rep. John Lewis takes MARCH to The Daily Show!
- A new book from Eisner Award winner Nate Powell? YOU DON'T SAY!
February 2015
- Congressman John Lewis brings MARCH to San Francisco and Apple HQ
- GOD IS DISAPPOINTED IN YOU nominated for the Audie Award!
January 2015
- Congressman John Lewis Recruits Another Generation to MARCH with New Graphic Novel
- Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill Voyage into the Unknown in NEMO: RIVER OF GHOSTS!
- IDW Publishing Acquires Top Shelf Productions
December 2014
November 2014
- JOHNNY BOO and MONSTER ON THE HILL make ALSC's Graphic Novel Reading List!
- Get your first look inside MARCH: BOOK TWO as pre-orders officially open!
October 2014
- Name your own price for PINOCCHIO VAMPIRE SLAYER + more, with the Halloween Humble Bundle!
- Top Shelf's New York Comic Con is bigger than ever!
September 2014
- THANKS FOR AN AMAZING $3 SALE!
- STRONG FEMALE PROTAGONIST joins the Top Shelf distro family!
- Top Shelf zooms to SPX 2014!
July 2014
- Kevin O'Neill leads a LEAGUE of Top Shelf talent at Comic-Con 2014!
- MARCH: BOOK TWO cover revealed -- the sequel to Rep. John Lewis' award-winning graphic memoir!
- Congressman John Lewis & Andrew Aydin accept Coretta Scott King Book Award!
June 2014
- Jeffrey Brown's INCREDIBLE CHANGE-BOTS Are Back! ...Or Something.
- MADDY KETTLE is a Junior Library Guild selection!
- Announcing MADDY KETTLE and the return of JOHNNY BOO!
- Humble Bundle gets even better: TOO COOL and the FROM HELL COMPANION!
May 2014
- Top Shelf joins Humble Bundle: Pay what you want for DRM-free WIZZYWIG, FROM HELL, and MARCH!
- MARCH: BOOK ONE wins Robert F. Kennedy Book Award — Special Recognition!
- This weekend, say "Hey, TCAF!" with Top Shelf!
April 2014
- A "Century" of Extraordinary Gentlemen, finally collected in gorgeous hardcover!
- Zander Cannon's HECK wins prestigious Lynd Ward Prize Honor!
- MARCH and HECK receive Eisner Award nominations! Plus: the Glyph Awards!
- Welcome the acclaimed PINOCCHIO, VAMPIRE SLAYER to Top Shelf!
March 2014
- John Lewis' MARCH reaches college campuses, Oprah, and MTV!
- Announcing the long-awaited return of HEY, MISTER and more!
February 2014
- Top Shelf launches first wave of DRM-free graphic novels!
- Liz Prince is ALONE FOREVER in a town near you!
January 2014
- MARCH: BOOK ONE wins Coretta Scott King Honors from American Library Association!
- THE MONTGOMERY STORY comes to your favorite retailer!
- Key reprints coming in April: FROM HELL, BLANKETS, SWALLOW ME WHOLE!
- All-new LEAGUE adventure in 2014, as NEMO heads to darkest Berlin!
- Nate Powell goes in-depth with the Comics Reporter!
December 2013
- Top Shelf wishes you a hilarious holiday season!
- Top Shelf titles are the Best Books of 2013!
- Kick off 2014 with a laugh: new comedies from Alan Moore & Liz Prince!
November 2013
- THE MONTGOMERY STORY now available on more platforms!
- Massive Fall Digital Sale! Plus: Kindle MatchBook!
- Watch the MARCH team tackle prime time with Rachel Maddow!
- Discover the remarkable comic book that changed the world and inspired MARCH!
- MARCH and Maddow - plus Al Gore and more!
October 2013
September 2013
- Powell's Books picks GOD IS DISAPPOINTED IN YOU... and is not disappointed!
- GOD IS DISAPPOINTED IN YOU comes to life in video trailer!
August 2013
- Jeff Lemire wins the Shuster Award!
- John Lewis' MARCH is the New York Times' #1 Bestseller!
- Congressman John Lewis tells Stephen Colbert: "For 53 years, I've been getting into trouble"
- Top Shelf's Comic-Con sparks media frenzy and sell-out success!
July 2013
- THANK YOU for an incredible Comic-Con!
- The Third Annual Top Shelf CYBER-CON SALE, and more digital news!
- Top Shelf's Comic-Con is HUUUGE!
- Critics agree: MARCH is outstanding! Now get a signed copy at Comic-Con!
June 2013
- Major new releases now in stores: HECK, CRATER XV, and A MATTER OF LIFE!
- Congressman John Lewis wows BookExpo crowds with MARCH: BOOK ONE!
May 2013
- Amazing news about MARCH: BOOK ONE!
- Rediscover a masterpiece with THE FROM HELL COMPANION, out now!
- Top Shelf! Toronto! TCAF!!
- Jess Fink says WE CAN FIX IT today!
April 2013
- Two very special debuts: Monster on the Hill and God Is Disappointed in You!
- Jeffrey Brown in Chicago! James Kochalka in Portland! What a weekend!
- CLEVELAND and WIZZYWIG nominated for Eisner Awards!
- Jeffrey Brown returns to autobiographical comics with A MATTER OF LIFE!
March 2013
February 2013
- Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell return to FROM HELL for new COMPANION; Jess Fink says WE CAN FIX IT!
- It's the Top Shelf "IN LOVE WITH COMICS" Sale!
- Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis to launch graphic novel trilogy in August
January 2013
- Double Barrel gets physical: preorder your Zander & Kevin Cannon hardcovers!
- DOUBLE BARREL goes DRM-free!
December 2012
- James Kochalka ends the award-winning AMERICAN ELF after 14 years
- Kevin O'Neill's original art for LEAGUE 2009: Now available for purchase!
November 2012
- Announcing NEMO: HEART OF ICE!
- James Kochalka digital sale!
- SUPERF*CKERS is coming to your screen!
- THE UNDERWATER WELDER swims up the Amazon... Dot Com Top 10!
- WIZZYWIG hits Publishers Weekly's Best of 2012 list!
October 2012
- Top Shelf at New York Comic-Con and Alternative Press Expo!
- Meet Johnny Boo & Harold in TRICKY TREATERS: Free at Your Comic Shop!
September 2012
- Top Shelf hits the Asbury Park Comic-Con!
- THANKS FOR AN AMAZING $3 SALE!
- Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele return with another SURROGATES Case File!
August 2012
- THE UNDERWATER WELDER surfaces on NYT bestseller list!
- Ignatz nominees: CLEVELAND, LUCILLE, PTERODACTYL HUNTERS!
- Announcing Diana Thung's AUGUST MOON -- now open for pre-order!
- Announcing Alan Moore & Mitch Jenkins' UNEARTHING!
- Tons of new digital releases!
July 2012
- The Underwater Welder has landed -- and it's a hit!
- RedBull.com's Urban Nomad spotlights Top Shelf's Comic-Con stars!
- Announcing Alan Moore & Mitch Jenkins' UNEARTHING!
- James Kochalka wins the Eisner Award!
- Top Shelf Cyber-Con brings Comic-Con to you!
- SURROGATES, AMERICAN ELF, & DOUBLE BARREL #2 digital debuts! Plus a SURROGATES sale!
June 2012
- Out today: LEAGUE 2009 and LOVELY HORRIBLE! Plus news on Welder, Wizzywig and more...
- Cannon + Cannon = DOUBLE BARREL! Adventure is yours to download!
May 2012
- Now available for pre-order: THE UNDERWATER WELDER by Jeff Lemire!
- New video trailer for Ed Piskor's WIZZYWIG, featuring nerdcore rapper Adam WarRock!
- First hints of SUPERF*CKERS cast revealed - including James Kochalka himself!
- Jeff Lemire reveals first look at THE UNDERWATER WELDER!
- Top Shelf Tackles TCAF and Free Comic Book Day!
- Two huge summer books -- WIZZYWIG and AMERICAN ELF 4 -- now available for pre-order!
April 2012
- FREE Digital Action Pack available now!
- Top Shelf graphic novels: now available on Kobo!
- Get Top Shelf books through your library via Overdrive!
- Harvey Pekar's CLEVELAND is available now!
- James Kochalka and Brecht Evens nominated for Eisner Awards! Celebrate with a sale!
- Best-selling LEAGUE: CENTURY trilogy reaches explosive finale!
- ComicsAlliance previews Eddie Campbell's LOVELY HORRIBLE STUFF!
March 2012
- Seattle: meet Nate Powell at Emerald City Comicon this weekend!
- Industry veteran Chris Staros will teach at SCAD Atlanta
- Nate Powell's ANY EMPIRE lands in Booklist's Top 10!
- Ed Piskor "thinks different" with the retro cover to WIZZYWIG!
- Time is money: It's time to pre-order Eddie Campbell's LOVELY HORRIBLE STUFF!
February 2012
- The 2012 Free Comic Book Day button features OWLY!
- TOP SHELF DIGITAL DISCOUNT BONANZA!
- A Digital Debut: David Mellon's STUFF ABOUT SEX!
- GQ shows off Top Shelf in style!
- Kagan McLeod's time-lapse video is too good to be true!
- Oprah.com loves BLANKETS!
- Movie news: TOO COOL TO BE FORGOTTEN announces writing team!
January 2012
- Jeffrey Brown SAVES THE DATE of his movie debut at Sundance!
- Nate Powell's ANY EMPIRE explodes onto YouTube!
- Dive into BLUE by Pat Grant!
December 2011
- Happy holidays from Top Shelf!
- The TOP SHELF KIDS CLUB celebrates Free Comic Book Day 2012!
- Pre-order your copy of Harvey Pekar's CLEVELAND!
- Top Shelf's first time at Brooklyn Comics & Graphics Festival!
- Kevin O'Neill offers LEAGUE original art for sale!
November 2011
- Alan Moore enters the Internet for Harvey Pekar and CLEVELAND!
- Top Shelf dives into digital comics: Two apps, books on every platform, and one incredible sale!
- It's an INFINITE KUNG FU / Wu-Tang Double Feature in Olympia!
- Jennifer Hayden launches UNDERWIRE in Brooklyn Nov 12!
- INFINITE KUNG FU is one of the 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2011!
October 2011
- Check out Johnny Boo's Halloween Party by James Kochalka!
- Nate Powell joins bestselling authors at the UN to benefit Darfur refugees!
- WIZZYWIG author Ed Piskor launches new webcomic at Boing Boing!
- Thanks for our best NYCC ever!
- Top Shelf tackles New York Comic Con!
September 2011
- An army of critics agree: Nate Powell's ANY EMPIRE is stunning!
- Top Shelf announces sequel to Ludovic Debeurme's LUCILLE!
- A Big Thanks to Everyone Who Participated in the Top Shelf Web Sale!
- Top Shelf goes to Detroit Fanfare!
- UNDERWIRE! DRAGON PUNCHER 2! It's a Small Press Xplosion of savings at SPX this weekend!
August 2011
- INFINITE KUNG FU, OKIE DOKIE DONUTS, & PIRATE PENGUIN IN STOCK NOW!
- Nate Powell's ANY EMPIRE on sale today!
- INFINITE KUNG FU tour dates with KAGAN MCLEOD!
- Robert Venditti explores the politics of THE HOMELAND DIRECTIVE with ThinkProgress!
- LEAGUE: 1969 is the month's top seller -- plus interviews, reviews, & annotations!
- Jennifer Hayden's UNDERWIRE now available for pre-order!
- THE HOMELAND DIRECTIVE is a New York Times Bestseller!
July 2011
- Swing into the Sixties with THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, in stores everywhere TODAY!
- New BLANKETS, KUNG FU, ANY EMPIRE, HOMELAND, & LEAGUE 1969 -- Top Shelf's Comic-Con is HUGE!
- Top Shelf's Award-Winning Catalog Debuts in Comics+ from iVerse at SDCC
- A Very Kochalka Comic-Con!
- Tweet and win a signed copy of INFINITE KUNG FU!
- In stores now: THE HOMELAND DIRECTIVE!
- Kagan McLeod's INFINITE KUNG FU comes alive in animated video!
June 2011
- The Incredible LUCILLE by Ludovic Debeurme hits stores!
- CHESTER 5000 and GINGERBREAD GIRL in stores today!
- Top Shelf visits Calgary for the first time ever!
- Film in development of Jeff Lemire's ESSEX COUNTY!
- THE HOMELAND DIRECTIVE launches this weekend at Heroes Con!
- Fall in love again with deluxe new editions of BLANKETS!
May 2011
- Rich Koslowski wins Glyph Award for BB WOLF!
- Eric Skillman plants LIAR'S KISS on New York! Andy Runton brings OWLY to Maine!
- Saturday is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! And we're EVERYWHERE!
- Jeffrey Brown's CHANGE-BOTS invade New York next weekend!
April 2011
- CHESTER 5000 & LUCILLE to debut at TCAF!
- Ludovic Debeurme previews LUCILLE in America!
- Kevin Cannon is the Best Cartoonist in Minneapolis!
- Catch GINGERBREAD GIRL and Jeffrey Brown at Stumptown Comics Fest!
- Top Shelf and Zip Comics announce: Harvey Pekar's CLEVELAND!
- LIAR'S KISS Launches at MoCCA this weekend! Plus Brecht Evens, Alex Robinson, and more!
- Jess Fink explores "What the Love Robot Wants" in CHESTER 5000 Interview!
March 2011
- Getting ready for a wonderful WonderCon!
- Jeffrey Brown is "Good at Playing"!
- MOVING PICTURES nominated for a Doug Wright Award!
- Top Shelf and NIGHT ANIMALS sweep Stumptown Awards nominations- now YOU pick the winners!
- Wizard cover story on THE HOMELAND DIRECTIVE!
- Acclaimed hacker comic WIZZYWIG comes to Top Shelf!
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February 2011
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- James Kochalka named Vermont's Cartoonist Laureate!
January 2011
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- BB WOLF is a Great Graphic Novel for Teens!
- Our full 2011 line-up! The Top Shelf Kids Club! And the 2011 Top Shelf Tribune!
- Top Shelf invades your museum!
- Todd Klein spills psychedelic secrets of LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: 1969!
- Dive deep into the mind of THE PLAYWRIGHT with Daren White!
- Seasons Greetings from the INCREDIBLE CHANGE-BOTS!
December 2010
November 2010
- ESSEX COUNTY by Jeff Lemire is one of Canada Reads' top 5 novels of the decade!
- Review round-up: Boing Boing & Time on TONOHARU 2 and more!
- Jeff Lemire's ESSEX COUNTY one of the 10 Best Canadian Novels of the Decade!
October 2010
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- Fantastic video interviews with Eddie Campbell and Nate Powell!
- San Francisco here we come: It's APE time!
- Top Shelf heads to NYCC with Akino Kondoh and more!
- Dodgem Logic #5 Arrives!
September 2010
August 2010
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- Top Shelf at the Baltimore Comic-Con
- USA Today's Pop Candy loves AX!
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July 2010
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- Eddie Campbell and Neil Gaiman: Live at Sydney Opera House!
- Critics love THE PLAYWRIGHT and AX: ALTERNATIVE MANGA!
- Interviews galore: Gärdenfors, Campbell, Arnold & Koslowski!
- CAMPBELL, LEMIRE, CANNON nominated for HARVEY AWARDS!
June 2010
- Mind-melting cover to Alan Moore's DODGEM LOGIC #4 revealed!
- In-depth reviews of UNDELETED SCENES and THE PLAYWRIGHT!
- School Library Journal interviews OWLY creator ANDY RUNTON!
- Stuart Immonen wins a Shuster Award!
- MOVING PICTURES moves into the New York Times!
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May 2010
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- Operation AX slices onward!
- BLANKETS and more in the Graphic Novel Reporter's "Core Collection"!
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- MOVING PICTURES and more as Top Shelf tackles TCAF!
- The Swedish Invasion invades BoingBoing & USA Today!
April 2010
- Jeffrey Brown speaks tonight in Toronto!
- Team Top Shelf Tackles Stumptown!
- MTV wants animated INCREDIBLE CHANGE-BOTS... CBR interrogates MATT KINDT!
- AX superstar Akino Kondoh speaks in New York tomorrow!
- Framåt! Top Shelf and Sweden invade CHICAGO!
- Coming in June: THE PLAYWRIGHT and a new JOHNNY BOO!
- Thanks for a sell-out success at MoCCA!
- Sätt igång! The SWEDISH INVASION begins TONIGHT!
- CAMPBELL, LEMIRE, CANNON honored with EISNER nominations!
- BOOKLIST loves MOVING PICTURES!
- ALEC heads "Best of 2009" list at Comics Reporter... FAR ARDEN too!
- CBR's Big Bad Interview with Rich & JD on BB WOLF!
- The Swedish Invasion Begins April 9th!
March 2010
- Top Shelf on the Road!
- WIRED explores the many worlds of James Kochalka!
- First look at THE PLAYWRIGHT, coming soon from Eddie Campbell & Daren White!
- Shuster Award nominations for Top Shelf's Canadian greats!
- Library Journal names FROM HELL a classic!
- The Official Emerald City ComicCon T-Shirt... starring OWLY!
- Eric Orchard wins Spectrum Award!
- Top Shelf featured in three panels at next month's MoCCA Fest!
- Top Shelf Announces Several New Projects!
February 2010
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- The Swedish Invasion hits YouTube!
- Epic KEVIN O'NEILL interview at The Comics Journal!
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- Top Shelf on CNN!
- THE SURROGATES on Jeopardy!
January 2010
- Welcome to the Top Shelf SWEDISH INVASION!
- Awesome comic-to-film featurette preview as SURROGATES DVD release approaches!
- Chris Staros talks movie deals and more with CBR!
- SWALLOW ME WHOLE one of ALA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens!
- Two SUPER books coming in March... Order them now!
- Top Shelf Announces Capital Investment Deal
- ALEC in the Boston Globe!
- Happy birthday to the King!
- NPR loves Eddie Campbell!
- CBR's Robot 6 highlights two essential books coming soon from Top Shelf!
December 2009
- The eagle has landed! Eddie Campbell's ALEC is here!
- Sean T. Collins and the Comics Reporter discuss BLANKETS!
- FAR ARDEN podcasts galore!
- Top Shelf Canadiana (real and fake) in the Montreal Gazette!
- Amazon loves Jeffrey Brown's SULK!
- BLANKETS named best graphic novel of the decade!
- Eddie Campbell in USA Today!
November 2009
October 2009
- The AV Club loves Eddie Campbell!
- Will Dinksi wins the Isotope Award for Minicomics!
- Eddie Campbell talks ALEC with CBR!
- Alex Robinson is never TOO COOL for a Harvey Award!
- THE SURROGATES is a NYT Bestseller 3 weeks running! Nate Powell wins Ignatz!
August 2009
- Nate Powell picks up an Ignatz nomination!
- More SURROGATES secrets revealed in new Breaking Benjamin music video!
- New SURROGATES featurette includes Venditti, Willis interviews!
- Exclusive preview of Jeffrey Brown's SULK #3 at Diamond!
- The Science of THE SURROGATES: new featurette includes unseen movie footage!
- LOST GIRLS finds the NY Times Bestseller list!
July 2009
- EISNERS 2009: SWALLOW ME WHOLE IS THE YEAR'S BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL!
- Owly Animated Short to Debut at Comic-Con!
- New SURROGATES movie poster unveiled!
June 2009
May 2009
- THE SURROGATES TRAILER IS LIVE!
- Top Shelf hits the NYT Bestseller List!
- Wednesday, May 13 is LEAGUE Day!
- Behold: the lost Top Shelf interview!
April 2009
March 2009
- Great greasy Grotus! It's the SUPERF*CKERS music video!
- James Kochalka's SUPERF*CKERS invade Boing Boing!
- Nate Powell's SWALLOW ME WHOLE nominated for LA Times Book Prize!
February 2009
- New SURROGATES: FLESH AND BONE pages up on MTV Splash Page!
- SURROGATES movie buzz infiltrates New York!
January 2009
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August 2008
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- Lemire's Essex County Picks Up Another Prestigious Award!
May 2008
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February 2008
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- CHRIS STAROS on YouTube talking about YEARBOOK STORIES!
- Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's BBC4 Interview on LOST GIRLS (on YouTube)!
January 2008
- Lemire's TALES FROM THE FARM wins YALSA Alex Award!
- Lemire's GHOST STORIES named Best Indy Book of the Year by G4tv!
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