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Hawthorne doesn’t hold anything back in this gut punch of a graphic memoir. – Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Mike Hawthorne’s mother is left alone to raise her son in New York City, a city that torments them both with its unforgiving nature. But when Mike falls victim to an old world Santeria death curse, a…
She lived an amazing life! Dr. Ruth was an orphan and a soldier; a professor and a star; and a struggling new immigrant coming to America. This graphic novel for ages 8-12 depicts the ups and downs of Dr. Ruth Westheimer’s life from her escape from the Nazis at age 10 aboard a Kindertransport, to…
The U.S. Civil War’s Battle of Fredericksburg is known for its brutal fighting, but another story from this battle deserves to be told. At age 19, Confederate soldier Richard Rowland Kirkland was moved to show compassion for suffering Union soldiers. Putting his own life at risk, Kirkland took water to the weakened men on the…
In the early 1940s, during World War II, Germany’s Nazi regime expanded into neighboring European countries. In France, groups of anti-Nazi citizens, known as the French Resistance, fought to stop Germany’s reign of terror. A brave woman named Nancy Wake became one of the movement’s greatest assets as a spy. In her role, Wake often…
Despite being abused, Angelique kept going back because she mistook abuse for love. Sound familiar? Abusive relationships have not been relegated to the past. They are still prevalent today among the rich and poor, male and female, old and young, people from every country, every race, and every walk of life. Angelique Castor falls for…
An incredibly fun-and necessary!-deep dive into one of American comics’ most important, influential, and underappreciated artistic dynasties” –Fred Van Lente, six-time New York Times bestselling author, The Comic Book History of Comics FATHER AND SON ISSUES: The Secret History of Spider-Man is the true story of someone with a great power, and a great responsibility….
The CBA Magic returns, in COMIC BOOK ARTIST BULLPEN! It collects every issue of the little-seen labor of love fanzine published in the early 2000s by JON B. COOKE (editor of today’s Comic Book Creator magazine), just after the original Comic Book Artist ended its TwoMorrows run. Featured are in-depth interviews with some of comics’…
Called by the Los Angeles Reader, the finest example of graphic story telling they’ve seen, Cortez and the Fall of the Aztecs is a fascinating look at an empire just waiting to be devoured. Written by award winning comic writer Gary Reed under the pen name Brent Truax it is the saga of one man…
An intimate and moving graphic memoir by cartoonist Nate Fakes, dedicated to his stepdad Ron, a larger-than-life personality who gradually becomes affected by a rare form of dementia. Editor’s Picks, Honorable Mention at Publishers Weekly‘s US Book Show “A Fade of Light is a rare story that is both deeply heartbreaking and heartwarming. Nate Fakes…
Schrag captures the American high school experience in all its awkward, questioning glory in the first of three painfully honest autobiographical graphic novels.
Rosa is a prostitute struggling to survive in one of Brazil’s poorest neighborhoods. With striking illustrations, Primas opens a window to her world of sex and violence, friendship and family. The graphic novel explores the question of personal decision versus victim of circumstance. Can sex work be a necessary career choice in a place that…
A few hours later Riti heard a raspy knock on the door. Two heavily built men entered the office and found Riti at his desk, rubbing his chin which was beginning to sprout hair. Due to the general acute food shortage most people in town were skinny but the two strangers looked well fed and…
Sandra is living proof that you can do anything you want, at any age, and that you can follow your passion no matter what it is. Sandra’s journey through life will challenge all your assumptions about middle-aged or ‘older’ women. Her sexual evolution will make you want to embark on your OWN sexual evolution. This…
Self-Portraits of the Apocalypse is a 100 day illustrated pandemic-adventure-in-place. What began as a drawing-a-day crutch to get through the beginning of shelter-in-place orders in 2020 turned into a marathon of art and writing about very relatable coping mechanisms, happy moments, and shared struggles. The book runs the gamut from dealing with more personal topics…
El Cid tells the story of the later life of one of history’s greatest warriors, El Cid. As Spain was undergoing chronic warfare from the wave of Islam sweeping into the Christian nation, small kingdoms were carved out of the land. The Cid was instrumental in the quest to unify Spain under one ruler. Banished…
Released is a meditation on losing an object and gaining a thing. It was written to accompany an artwork for the exhibition The Uncertainty Principle (Canberra, ANCA Gallery, 2018). It combines memoir, philosophy, statistics and uncertainty, pivoting on a a simple pine kitchen table that holds memories of a key family moment.
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