Biography & Autobiography

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  • Sí, Se Puede: The Latino Heroes Who Changed the United States

    Sí, Se Puede: The Latino Heroes Who Changed the United States

    $19.99

    Meet the unsung Latino rebels, artists, and activists who changed the United States–from Dolores Huerta to Desi Arnaz to Lin Manuel Miranda–in this bold and entertaining graphic history. From community activism to the halls of government, pop-culture, arts, and beyond, Latinos have shaped every aspect of American life. Nevertheless, these significant figures and their contributions…

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  • Low: Bowie's Berlin Years

    Low: Bowie’s Berlin Years

    $19.99

    David Bowie’s legendary time in West Berlin as he searches for inspiration and records his 1977 album Low LOW traces the aftermath of David Bowie’s groundbreaking tour of America and the iconic “Berlin years” that followed. Hot on the platform heels of Starman: Bowie’s Stardust Years (SelfMadeHero, 2023), Reinhard Kleist masterfully concludes his two-part biography…

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  • Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz: A Graphic Family Memoir of Trauma & Inheritance

    Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz: A Graphic Family Memoir of Trauma & Inheritance

    $34.99

    Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz is an act of self-discovery and the resuscitation of historical memory. At its heart is the intersection of a genocidal political moment in 20th century history and the author’s own family history. Told from the perspectives of four generations of the author’s family, spanning pre-war Germany to post-Trump America,…

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    The Five Lives of Hilma AF Klint

    $35.00

    A moving biography, told in vivid illustrations, this graphic novel features key moments in the life of Swedish artist and pioneer of abstract painting Hilma af Klint (1862-1944). Long underrecognized, af Klint has been amid a sensational rediscovery that continues to take art audiences by storm. Artist Philipp Deines traces the story of now world-famous…

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  • Dr. Werthless

    Dr. Werthless

    $29.99

    He Studied Murder And Nearly Killed the Comics Industry! From the team behind the award-winning “Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?” comes a nonfiction graphic novel examining Dr. Fredric Wertham, of one of the most polarizing figures in pop culture history. Wertham wrote Seduction of the Innocent (1954), asserting that comic books were a…

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    Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century

    $22.99

    On the morning of July 4, 1910, thousands of boxing fans stormed a newly built stadium in Reno, Nevada, to witness an epic showdown. Jack Johnson, the world’s first Black heavyweight champion–and most infamous athlete in the world because of his race–was paired against Jim Jeffries, a former heavyweight champion then heralded as the “great…

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    Orbit: Rob Zombie

    $7.99

    Delve into the emotional rollercoaster that is the life of a rock icon in ‘Fame: Rob Zombie, ‘ a 22-page biography comic by Michael Frizell. From his early days with White Zombie to his reign as a horror maestro, experience Rob Zombie’s rise. Feel the raw power of his music, understand the gritty reality of…

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    The Art of the REAL Tom Sawyer

    $59.95

    The story of one of America’s most prolific, respected illustrators… who few people ever heard of – until now. For decades, Thomas B. Sawyer created countless high-energy images of “happy people with happy problems” that appeared in every imaginable venue, from the nation’s biggest newspapers and magazines to TV to local church bulletins. His artwork…

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  • All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told

    All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told

    $18.00

    Winner of the 2022 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Book A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice The first-ever full reckoning with Marvel Comics’ interconnected, half-million-page story, a revelatory guide to the “epic of epics”–and to the past sixty years of American culture–from a beloved authority on the subject who read all 27,000+ Marvel…

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  • Cover image for Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood

    Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood

    $23.99

    Starred Review from Kirkus Reviews. “The animated evolution of a queer boy from his strict religious upbringing to a liberated adolescence. . . . Tokyo-based couple Mann and Gatts integrate their illustrative and authorial talents in this debut graphic memoir vividly detailing Mann’s coming-of-age while cloaking his burgeoning homosexual feelings.” One of the Best Graphic…

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  • Cover image for A Friend From Heaven: The Life of Pope Kyrillos

    A Friend From Heaven: The Life of Pope Kyrillos

    $14.00

    The story of Pope Kyrillos shows how he depended on his heavenly friend St. Mina to help him whenever he needed him. Like Pope Kyrillos, anyone can call on the saints to intercede in times of need.

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  • The End: Revised and Expanded

    The End: Revised and Expanded

    $24.99

    The End is a concept album in different styles, a meditation on paying attention, an abstracted autobiography and a metaphysical travelogue, reflecting the progress of his struggle to reconcile the great upheaval of a death, and to find a new life on the other side. The book blends Nilsen’s disparate styles, from iconic simplicity to…

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    The Worst Journey in the World, Volume 1: Making Our Easting Down: The Graphic Novel

    $20.00

    Eisner Award Nomination: Best Adaptation from Another Medium Ignatz Award Nomination: Outstanding Artist “A sweeping, majestic saga.” — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “An engaging, robust, and exciting adaptation of a true story.” — BOOKLIST“Stunning and dynamic illustrations .” — FOREWORD REVIEWS A graphic novel adaption of the history masterpiece ranked #1 on National Geographic’s list of the…

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  • Furor Botánico / Botanical Frenzy

    Furor Botánico / Botanical Frenzy

    $24.95

    Tras el éxito de Historia de un gato, vuelve Laura Agustí con un libro de delicada belleza: un homenaje a la naturaleza y al lenguaje de las plantas. «Un relato preciosista, entre la autobiografía, el cuaderno de explorador y el ensayo gráfico. […] Virtuosismo en tinta . –Marta Caballero, El Mundo Cansada de la estresante…

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  • The Boy on the Peacock Throne

    The Boy on the Peacock Throne

    $24.99

    The Boy on the Peacock Throne is an illustrated memoir of a childhood spent in Tehran from the 1960s through the early 1980s, shaped by life before and after the 1979 Revolution. Told through short prose pieces and the author’s illustrations, the book moves through moments held within frames of memory: a tricycle circling a…

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