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A master cartoonist and veteran tells the life story of the man who started the Second World War Seventy years after his death, Adolf Hitler remains a mystery. Historians, military tacticians, and psychologists have tried in vain to unravel his complex motivations for leading Germany into the Holocaust and World War II. With Shigeru Mizuki’s…
APPEARED ON BEST OF THE YEAR LISTS FROM NPR, WASHINGTON POST, PASTE, AND MORE! How does one survive when all hope is lost? In the middle of the night in 1997, Doctors Without Borders administrator Christophe André was kidnapped by armed men and taken away to an unknown destination in the Caucasus region. For three…
One family’s quest to survive the devastation of the Khmer Rouge“Striking and moving… The comics form allows readers [to] understand through chronological progression and a close view how horror can become the stuff of the everyday.”–The New York TimesYear of the Rabbit tells the true story of one family’s desperate struggle to survive the murderous…
A fascinating period in Japanese history recounted by manga’s most distinguished authorShowa 1926-1939: A History of Japan lays the groundwork for Eisner award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki’s historical and autobiographical series about Japanese life in the twentieth century. Depicted against his trademark photorealistic backdrops, Mizuki effortlessly portrays a nation forced into a period of upheaval and…
An Internationally-renowned cartoonist and reluctant war vet details Japan’s involvement in World War IIShowa 1939-1944: A History of Japan continues Eisner award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki’s historical and autobiographical account of Japanese life in the twentieth century. This volume covers the devastation of the Sino-Japanese War and the first few years of the Pacific War-a chilling…
The final, Eisner Award-winning chapter of a legendary cartoonist’s history of Japan Showa 1953-1989: A History of Japan concludes award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki’s stunning historical and autobiographical series about Japanese life in the twentieth century. The final volume picks up in the wake of utter defeat in World War II, covering the United States’ shift…
The book that brought pre-eminent Manga-ka Shigeru Mizuki to the English-speaking world Kokopo, 1943. A platoon of soldiers is ordered into battle. The objective is death. The alternative is certain execution as a consequence of survival. Inspired by Eisner Award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki’s own mandatory tour of duty as an active combatant in the Imperial…
The very first Drawn and Quarterly Kitaro collection, now back in print with a lush new coverKitaro seems just like any other boy. Of course, he isn’t–what with his one eye and jet-powered geta sandals, and the fact that he can shape-shift like a chameleon. It’s all a part of being a 350-year-old yokai, a…
A portrait of flourishing desire in a body ever-changingAs she examines her life experience and traumas with great care, Delporte faces the questions about gender and sexuality that both haunt and entice her. Deeply informed by her personal relationships as much as queer art and theory, Portrait of a Body is both a joyous and…
The iconic series that launched the alt-manga bible GARO becomes available in English for the very first time. At long last, manga titan Shirato Sanpei’s groundbreaking epic makes its way into English. Celebrated as a watershed of both the Japanese counterculture and dramatic, longform storytelling in manga, The Legend of Kamui serves up clashing swords…
The author of Grass and The Naked Tree returns with a profound tale of familyYuna never wanted to adopt a dog. But with her partner in mourning-and in desperate need of a boost in morale-she gives in to his humble request. And in the grand tradition of reluctant pet owners, she and their puppy soon…
Horrifying and hilarious, Cornelius the dog is a spectacular train wreck–you just can’t look away Cornelius is a fumbling loser, the butt of everyone’s jokes. When his friend Alspacka iskidnapped, the subsequent criminal investigation turns into a dramatic and emotionalordeal, upending Cornelius’s life. Torn between his desire to be a writer and his immenseguilt over…
More swords, more fighting, more deception… Shirato Sanpei’s epic feudal sword drama continues! In Shirato’s world, life is hard andevery step forward is hard-won. But through that hardship comes strength. The Legend ofKamui: Volume 2 features more action and more intrigue as minor characters step intothe light of this sweeping seventeenth-century social tapestry. Deeply embroiled…
An admonishment, a command, a mantra Weng Pixin revisits herself at her most vulnerable, in her art school days. She tries on various identities trying to understand who she is. Is she a sexual libertine? A fine artist? A sensitive friend? Just then, in steps a charismatic art instructor who helps her see her true…
D. Boyd takes an unflinching look back at a 1970s childhood plagued by insecurity, bullying, and family dysfunction. A shy only child, Dawn struggles to fit in. After starting a small town fried chicken franchise her war-vet father becomes even more emotionally inaccessible at home, and nothing Dawn does is ever good enough for her…
Set in a generic Fredericton suburb called Skyline Acres, this is the fictional biography of Martin Peters, a teenager with type one diabetes. The story revolves around Martin’s relationship with his on-again off-again high school girlfriend, and how, desperate to fit in, he begins neglecting his health. His condition deteriorates until, eventually, he finds himself…
