Edition: 1st
Publication date: 1999-09-01
Dewey code: 741.5973
Price: $14.95
Review The Pretty Good Jim's Journal Treasury: The Definitive Collection of Every Published Cartoon (Definitive Collections) / Andrews McMeel Publishing:Five books after the popular comic strip Jim's Journal was first bound, we now present The Pretty Good Jim's Journal Treasury-and it's okay. Actually, this collection is much more than okay. Comprehensive, featuring Jim's life as it progressed (or not) through his first five books, this special edition contains previously unpublished material including Jim in living color. No longer in syndication, the complete works of Jim's Journal will be a definitive must-have collection. College students rave about Jim's Journal, making it one of the most popular Generation X-oriented strips in history. Readers have grown along with Jim, as he moved from copy-store to grocery-store clerk, feigned interest in stamp collecting, faced frequent harassment from phone companies wanting him to switch his long distance service, and finally got married. From the beginning, Jim's message has been "Aren't comics dumb-even this one?" Yet even though it pokes fun at itself, the strip extols the virtues of a slacker lifestyle: Jim has a menial job, a cat, and a few friends. He doesn't do much. In fact, Jim's Journal was slacker before slacker was cool. Postmodern and minimalist, the quirky Jim's Journal has been featured inThe book collections I Went to College and it was okay; I Got a Job and it wasn't that bad; I Made Some Brownies and they were pretty good; I Got Married if you can believe that; and I Feel Like a Grown-up Now. [+]In this jam-packed Pretty Good Jim's Journal Treasury, readers will find the same understated and unpredictable style.
Creator: Chris Ware
Edition: 1st
Publication date: 2007
Price: $65.00
Review Sundays with Walt and Skeezix / Sunday Press Books:The publisher of the Little Nemo in Slumberland-Splendid Sundays collection presents the best Sunday comics from the first two decades of Frank Kings masterpiece, Gasoline Alley. Just like our earlier Little Nemo collection, these incredible comic strip pages have been digitally restored to their original colorful brilliance and are reproduced at full size. The book is filled with images of comics memorabilia and photographs of Kings life. Magnificently designed by Chris Ware and with an introduction by Jeet Heer, this book is an essential part of any comic strip library. The collection also includes writings by journalist Tim Samuels and comics historian/critic Donald Phelps. With the new series of Drawn and Quarterly "Walt and Skeezix" daily comics reprints, and a strong presence in the recent Masters of American Comics exhibition, Frank King is being given the long-overdue credit he deserves as a true innovator in comics - in graphic style and design as well as in story and character.
Authors
- Ryan Ottley
- Bill Crabtree
- & more
- Robert Kirkman
- Cory Walker
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $125.00
Price: $65.09
Review The Complete Invincible Library Volume 1 / Image Comics:Collecting the Invincible Ultimate Collection Volumes 1-2 into one massive volume just in time for Christmas! Almost 800 pages of pure Invincible goodness. This is a can't-miss for any Invincible fan and a perfect addition to any reinforced, sturdy bookshelf.
Publication date: 2001-05-15
Price: $29.95
Review A Thousand Ships : Age of Bronze, Volume One / Hungry Tiger Press:"I'm going to Troy!" With these simple words, the poor cowherd Paris lights the fire which will become one of the most famous conflagrations of all time-the legendary Trojan War. When Paris reaches the magnificent city of Troy, he discovers a lifelong secret hidden from him by Troy's king, Priam. From that moment Paris begins a daring journey that will lead him to the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Sparta. Helen's fateful decision to forsake her homeland and join Paris brings sorrow to thousands-to her husband Menelaus, deserted without cause or explanation-to the young king Odysseus, who faces decades of separation from his wife and infant son-and to the priestess Thetis, whose son, Achilles, must choose between long life at home and glorious death battling before Troy. Drawn from the myths and legends of centuries, A Thousand Ships presents anew for the twenty-first century the complete prelude to the Trojan War-each sensual touch, every savage blow, the smiles and tears, the lust and betrayal, the entire tapestry of drama and action. Eric Shanower's historically accurate illustrations and compelling dialogue bring new life to this ancient epic.
Edition: Limited
Publication date: 1998-12-09
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $69.95
Price: $120.00
Review Red Rocket 7, Ltd. Ed. / Dark Horse:Why settle for second best? For the first time, the hit series is collected into a prestigious hard cover limited edition, with a bonus single by Mike Allred's own band, The Gear! Limited to a mere 500 copies, experience the adventure, romance, and rock and roll all over again with this signed and numbered edition. Available while supplies last, hurry and order yours today!.
Publication date: 2003-07
Dewey code: 813
List Price: $12.95
Price: $66.20
Review The Iron Wagon / Fantagraphics Books:One of Europe's most celebrated cartoonists updates a turn-of-the- century mystery novel. Exactly three quarters of a century ago, Agatha Christie stunned the mystery-novel world with The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, an Hercule Poirot novel whose final twist was greeted as either a brilliant trick or an appalling cheat. (More recent films and novels such as The Usual Suspects, Angel Heart, and Fight Club have used variations, but none has bettered the original. ) As it happens, a Norwegian mystery writer who signed his work Stein Riverton beat Dame Agatha Christie to the punch by about 20 years, using exactly the same trick in his 1908 novel The Iron Wagon. An evocative murder mystery set in the Norwegian countryside, it, like all good murder mysteries, is a stew of passion, buried past crimes, revelations, and sharply defined characters who remain ambiguous to the very end. This novel has never been translated into English. Now, using a striking two-color drawing style and re-casting the story with his iconic animal characters from his previous graphic novel Sshhhh!, the acclaimed Norwegian cartoonist Jason has adapted The Iron Wagon into an original graphic novel that will appeal not only to fans of his work but also to mystery fans who will finally have a chance to experience Riverton's clever story. Surprisingly, this turn-of-the-century mystery thriller dovetails neatly with the concerns and obsessions of Jason's other comics (including the landmark Hey, Wait. [+], called the second best comic of 2001 by Time. com), and becomes a case of two wildly disparate craftsmen separated by a century merging their sensibilities for a unique work. 80 pages two-color illustrations.
Publication date: 2007-08-08
Dewey code: 741
List Price: $125.00
Price: $65.69
Review Madman Gargantua (Madman Comics) / Image Comics:Mike Allred and Image Comics are proud to present Frank Einstein's earlier exploits, complete in one gargantuan volume! From Madman to Madman Adventures to Madman Comics - it's all here, complete and unabridged in one of the snazziest hardcover collections yet. Whether you're a new visitor to Snap City or a longtime fan of its most famous hero, this 852-page tome is guaranteed to rock your socks off!.
Creator: Stan Lee
Publication date: 2004-04
Dewey code: 741.59
List Price: $108.00
Price: $66.10
Review Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society / Continuum:Why are so many of the superhero myths tied up with loss, often violent, of parents or parental figures?- What is the significance of the dual identity?- What makes some superhuman figures "good" and others "evil"?- Why are so many of the prime superheroes white and male?- How has the superhero evolved over the course of the 20th and early 21st centuries?- How might the myths be changing?- Why is it that the key superhero archetypes-Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, the X-Men-touch primal needs and experiences in everyone?- Why has the superhero moved beyond the pages of comics into other media? All these topics, and more, are covered in this lively and original exploration of the reasons why the superhero-in comic books, films, and TV-is such a potent myth for our times and culture.
Publication date: 2004-07-01
Dewey code: 741
Price: $6.99
Review Deathwatch (Warhammer 40,000) / Black Library:
Publication date: 1991
Review Swords of Shar-Pei: The Paths trilogy / Caliber Press:
Publication date: 1984-12
Price: $8.00
Review Bizarre Comix / Belier Press:
Publication date: 1996-02
List Price: $9.95
Price: $70.17
Review 100 Graphic Novels for Public Libraries / Kitchen Sink Press:
Publication date: 1997-04
Dewey code: 741.5945
List Price: $11.95
Price: $132.35
Review A Jew in Communist Prague: Loss of Innocence (Jew in Communist Prague) / Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing:A brilliantly written graphic novel about the real human experience of living behind the iron curtain from one of Italy's leading comic artists. In Czechoslovakia in 1950 a young boy and his father spy a cicada while on a picnic in the woods. The father notes that the insect doesn't trust humans: "They're not completely wrong. There are children who put them in cages. Then they stop singing and die very quickly. They can't stand to be locked up," he says. Two months later, without any warning and with precious little cause, the father is arrested for his supposed counterrevolutionary activities; in reality he is arrested because of the state's anti-Semitic resentment. Thus begins Vittorio Giardino's extraordinary masterpiece A Jew in Communist Prague. It is the story of Jonas Finkel, a boy who grows up all too soon; cares for his frantic, grieving mother; and fights off wave after wave of prejudice. There is sincerity in every one of Giardino's lines. [+]He writes, "I spent hours trying to write down, in a few words, a simple and honest presentation of Jonas Finkel's story, but it just got increasingly difficult. " The result of his careful work is well worth any reader's time.
Publication date: 2004-03-01
Dewey code: 741.5973
List Price: $12.95
Price: $65.99
Review Arkham Asylum: Living Hell / DC Comics:From one of the comics business' brightest new creative teams comes a Batman tale with a twist - a giant, gut-wrenching, soul-crushing twist! Arkham Asylum: Batman's dustbin where he dumps the worst of the garbage. A melting pot brimming with the curdled milk of human madness, where the warders are as ensnared by the insanity as the inmates. And where a killer has tapped into all that maniacal energy and is channelling it to his own demonic ends! With cameos from Batman, Batgirl and a dark host of famous - and notorious - super villains, including the Joker and Two-Face, Arkham Asylum: Living Hell is living proof of the old adage - you don't have to be mad to work here, but it helps!.
Publication date: 1978-05-30
Dewey code: 741.59493
Price: $21.10
Review Broken Ear (Adventures of Tintin) / Topeka Bindery:
Creator: Kevin O'Neill
Publication date: 2003-12-19
Dewey code: 741
Price: $51.65
Review The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 / Titan Books Ltd:When alien invaders find they no longer have use for Mars, they set their many eyes upon a new blue-green prize - Earth. Soon, giant cylinders are falling across the planet, from which emerges an invasion force of unstoppable tripodal nightmares.
Authors
- Thom Talamini
- Alan Cowsill
- Peter Flannery
Dewey code: 793
Price: $40.00
Review Chronopia: War in the Eternal Realm / Excelsior Games:From beyond the grave the One King has returned to reclaim his lost kingdom. His people, the Firstborn, have thrown off the shackles of their enslavement and hunger for vengeance. The usurpers squandered the spoils of war and the great Triad of Elven Dukes, Dwarven Overlords and the Ogre Emperor collapsed. With the fall of their alliance each realm has fallen into chaos and unrest. The Goblins of the Fallen Lands have left the Empire and created a rift in the mighty Blackblood Dynasty. The Elven Noble Houses scheme and plot against each other and the Dwarves are locked in a fierce battle for their very survival. The four Dark Prophets, twisted by their hatred for the One King, made terrible pacts with an unspeakable evil which threatens to consume the world in darkness and slavery. A forgotten race, the Stygian, has awakened and as it shakes the sleep of ages from its shoulders, the realsm of Chronopia shall bleed in earnest. The sun has set on this dark world. It is a time of uncertainty and treachery as kin fights against kin in a desperate struggle for their very souls. [+]It is a time of heroic deeds and blasphemous evil. It is the Fourth Age of Chronopia and the final war has come to the Eternal Realm. This massive tome contains: * A detailed history of the realms of Chronopia. * A comprehensive rules section. * Artwork by some of the best artists in the industry. * Detailed information of the eight major kingdoms of the Chronopia's Inner Sea. * Full color templates. * Eight fully detailed army lists.
Publication date: 2003-01-01
List Price: $14.95
Price: $74.95
Review The Hero Snare / Impressions:
Creator: Nahid
Publication date: 2009-05-30
Dewey code: 891.5508
List Price: $67.68
Price: $67.68
Review Strange Times in Persia: An Anthology of Contemorary Iranina Literature / I B Tauris & Co Ltd:For thousands of years many ethnicities, languages and religions have coexisted in Iran, and continue to do so despite traumatic events and transient ideologies. But since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the West has been virtually cut off from that country's culture. Despite severe difficulties imposed by social, political and economic upheavals as well as war, repression and censorship, a veritable cultural renewal has taken place in Iran over the past quarter century, not only in literature but in music, art and cinema. Now, for the first time, we have in translation selections from the work of over forty writers from three generations, both men and women, which offer an overview of contemporary trends in Persian literature and go a long way toward filling a huge gap in our knowledge. This rich and varied collection - or to use the Persian term golchine, a bouquet - provides a much needed window onto a largely undiscovered branch of world literature. "Strange Times in Persia" will bring literary enjoyment as well as a fuller understanding of Iran's complex contemporary culture.
Publication date: 1988
Review Cycops / Fictioneer Books:
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