Comics & Graphic Novels
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Top Sellers in Comics & Graphic Novels
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
Calvin and Hobbes is unquestionably one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginative world of a boy and his real-only-to-him tiger was first syndicated in 1985 and appeared in more than 2,400 newspapers when Bill Watterson retired on January 1, 1996. The entire body of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons published in a truly noteworthy tribute to this singular cartoon in The Complete Calvin and Hobbes. Composed of three hardcover, four-color volumes in a sturdy slipcase, this New York Times...
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Understanding Comics
by Scott McCloud
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art is a 215-page non-fiction comic book, written and drawn by Scott McCloud and originally published in 1993. It explores the definition of comics, the historical development of the medium, its fundamental vocabulary, and various ways in which these elements have been used. It discusses theoretical work on comics as an artform and a communications medium. It also uses the comic medium for non-storytelling purposes.
Hyperbole and A Half
by Allie Brosh
This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritativeâÈ' like maybe someone who isnâÈçt me wrote itâÈ'but I soon discovered that IâÈçm not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book: PicturesWordsStories about things that happened to meStories about...
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Tsubasa
by Clamp
"A Del Rey Book"--T.p. verso.
"Tsubasa crosses over with xxxHolic. Although it isn't necessary to read xxxHolic to understand the events in Tsubasa, you'll get to see the same events from different perspectives if you read both!"--T.p. verso.
Book is printed "manga-style" in the authentic Japanese right-to-left format.
Translated from the Japanese.
"Tsubasa crosses over with xxxHolic. Although it isn't necessary to read xxxHolic to understand the events in Tsubasa, you'll get to see the same events from different perspectives if you read both!"--T.p. verso.
Book is printed "manga-style" in the authentic Japanese right-to-left format.
Translated from the Japanese.
Palestine
by Joe Sacco
Previously published in 2 parts titled: Palestine, a nation occupied ; and, Palestine, in the Gaza Strip.
"Originally published as a series of nine comics by Fantagraphics Books"--T.p. verso.
"Originally published as a series of nine comics by Fantagraphics Books"--T.p. verso.
Avatar
by Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang began drawing comic books in the fifth grade. His 2006 graphic novel, American Born Chinese, published by First Second Books was a National Book Award finalist as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. His 2013 graphic novel diptych, Boxers & Saints, is also a finalist for the National Book Award. The author lives in Oakland, CA.
Fullmetal Alchemist
by Hiromu Arakawa
Breaking the laws of nature is a serious crime!Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Containing volumes 7, 8 and 9 of Fullmetal Alchemist! Where did Alphonse Elric go during the few short minutes he was wiped from existence, body and soul? From a secret lair in the city of Dublith, a group of outcasts kidnaps Alphonse to find the alchemical secrets of his creation! It's up to Ed (and a certain housewife) to go into the Devil's Nest and rescue his brother. But the criminals of the Devil's Nest aren't exactly...
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Watchmen
by Alan; Gibbons, Dave Moore
Watchmen is an acclaimed graphic novel by Alan Moore that was first published in 1986. It all begins with the paranoid delusions of a half-insane hero called Rorschach. The story concerns a group called the Crimebusters and a plot to kill and discredit them.
Hugo Award for Other Forms (1988), Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction (1988)
Hugo Award for Other Forms (1988), Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction (1988)
Batman
by Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb is an Emmy award nominated and Eisner award winning writer/producer living in Los Angeles. In television, his many credits include Smallville, Lost and Heroes and in film, Teen Wolf and Commando. In comics, he is best known for his work with the supremely talented artist and partner-in-crime TIM SALE on BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS,CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME for DC as well as Daredevil Yellow, Spider-Man Blue and Hulk Gray for Marvel.Jim Lee is a...
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Asterios Polyp
by David Mazzucchelli
David Mazzucchelli has been making comics his whole life. Known chiefly for his collaborations - with Frank Miller on seminal Batman and Daredevil stories, and with Paul Karasik on an adaptation of Paul Auster's novel, City of Glass - he began publishing his own stories in 1991 in his anthology magazine, Rubber Blanket. Since then his short comics have been published in books and magazines around the world. Asterios Polyp is his first graphic novel, and has won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and...
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Black Hole
by Charles Burns
Charles Burns grew up in Seattle in the 1970s. Hs work rose to prominence in Art Spiegelman’s Raw magazine in the mid-1980s and took off from there, for an extraordinary range of comics and projects, from Iggy Pop album covers to the latest ad campaign for Altoids. In 1992 he designed the set for Mark Morris’s delightful restaging of The Nutcracker (renamed The Hard Nut) at BAM. He’s illustrated covers for Time, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine. He was also tapped as...
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V For Vendetta
by Alan Moore
V for Vendetta is a ten-issue comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated mostly by David Lloyd.
The story takes place in a totalitarian England following a devastating war that changed the face of the planet. From this world devoid of political freedom, personal freedom and full of people with precious little faith in anything, comes a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask who fights political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts. It's a gripping tale of the blurred... Read more about this item
The story takes place in a totalitarian England following a devastating war that changed the face of the planet. From this world devoid of political freedom, personal freedom and full of people with precious little faith in anything, comes a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask who fights political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts. It's a gripping tale of the blurred... Read more about this item
Ranma 1/2
by Rumiko Takahashi
Translated from the Japanese.
"First published by Shogakukan, Inc. in Japan as Ranma 1/2"--P. facing t.p.
"New and adapted artwork and text"--P. facing t.p.
"For the purposes of publication in English, the artwork in this publication is printed in reverse from the original Japanese version"--P. facing t.p.
T+ for older teens.
"First published by Shogakukan, Inc. in Japan as Ranma 1/2"--P. facing t.p.
"New and adapted artwork and text"--P. facing t.p.
"For the purposes of publication in English, the artwork in this publication is printed in reverse from the original Japanese version"--P. facing t.p.
T+ for older teens.
Comics & Graphic Novels Books & Ephemera
Tsubasa
by Clamp
"A Del Rey Book"--T.p. verso.
"Tsubasa crosses over with xxxHolic. Although it isn't necessary to read xxxHolic to understand the events in Tsubasa, you'll get to see the same events from different perspectives if you read both!"--T.p. verso.
Book is printed "manga-style" in the authentic Japanese right-to-left format.
Translated from the Japanese.
"Tsubasa crosses over with xxxHolic. Although it isn't necessary to read xxxHolic to understand the events in Tsubasa, you'll get to see the same events from different perspectives if you read both!"--T.p. verso.
Book is printed "manga-style" in the authentic Japanese right-to-left format.
Translated from the Japanese.
Negima
by Akamatsu, Ken
Translated from the Japanese.
"A Del Rey Trade Paperback original"--T.p. verso.
Book is printed from right to left in the traditional Japanese style.
Rating: OT, ages 16+.
"A Del Rey Trade Paperback original"--T.p. verso.
Book is printed from right to left in the traditional Japanese style.
Rating: OT, ages 16+.
Hana-Kimi
by Hisaya, Nakajo-
The popular gender-bender romance is now reissued as a 3-in-1 omnibus!Mizuki Ashiya has such a crush on a track star named Izumi Sano that she moves from the U.S. to Japan to enroll in the all-male high school he goes to! Pretending to be a boy, Mizuki becomes SanoâÈçs roommateâÈöbut how can she keep such a big secret when sheâÈçs so close to the guy she wants? SanoâÈçs younger brother Shin hasnâÈçt forgiven him for leaving home five years ago. Now that Sano and Shin are competing against...
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The Spirit
by Eisner, Will
Will Eisner’s career spanned the entire history of comic books, from his formative days in the 1930s through the 1940s, when he revolutionized narrative sequential art with his internationally famed weekly newspaper supplement series THE SPIRIT, to the 1970s, when he created the contemporary graphic novel form. In addition to his award-winning graphic novels, he is also the author of the influential study Comics and Sequential Art. Eisner passed away on January 3, 2005 at the age of 87.
Battle Angel Alita
by Kishiro, Yukito
"This book reads from right to left"--Cover P. [4].
Translated from the Japanese.
Translated from the Japanese.