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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – From the New York Times bestselling author and creator of the hit MrBallen Podcast and YouTube channel, a vividly illustrated graphic novel featuring nine spine-chilling stories–based on real events–of the horror that lurks within the unknown In MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live, John Allen, known popularly as “MrBallen,” is back…
A comprehensive new illustrated guide to geometry–from New York Times bestselling cartoonist Larry Gonick What’s the point of points? Where do we draw the line? If there are two sides to everything, then what’s up with triangles, squares, and polygons? Once again, mathematician-turned-cartoonist Larry Gonick uses his unique gift for witty, lively, and clear exposition…
Up in the sky! Look! It’s Superman! Almost everyone knows about the man from Krypton who, disguised as mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent working with the fearless Lois Lane, fights for the vulnerable and the oppressed. But few know the truth about this indelible character’s creation. From mobster tactics to decades-long courtroom drama, a beloved American…
An NPR Best Book of the Year This moving graphic memoir is a coming-of-age story set in Poland as the country transitions from communism to capitalism. Perfect for fans of Persepolis!In the late 1980s, Poland faces debilitating food shortages, worker discontent, and astronomical inflation. Seemingly overnight, the country transitions from communism to capitalism. During this…
The Reconstruction era was born from the tumult and violence of the Civil War and delivered the most powerful changes the United States had seen since its founding. Black Americans in Washington, D.C., and its surrounding region were at the heart of these transformations, bravely working to reunite their families, build their communities, and claim…
“No one, before now, has written a history of the comic strip as a technological artifact–not, at least, in such depth, and on such a sound foundation of research.” – Michael Chabon, author, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay If you love comics, you’ll love this visual history of comic strips featuring all of…
Trinity, the debut graphic book by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, depicts the dramatic history of the race to build and the decision to drop the first atomic bomb in World War Two–with a focus on the brilliant, enigmatic scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer.“Succeeds as both a graphic primer and a philosophical meditation.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This sweeping…
Karl Lagerfeld–a larger-than-life fashion icon who changed the industry and a living brand–comes to life in this all-new graphic novel biography that looks at the man behind the logo “It starts with me and it ends with me.”–Karl Lagerfeld Karl Lagerfeld stylized himself into a living logo and a myth of the fashion world. As…
A wild ride into the depths of outer space and the heights of hubris! October 4, 1957: The launch of Sputnik–a piece of orbital space junk that goes “beep beep”–kicks off a battle for celestial supremacy between the USSR and the USA, rival superpowers armed with massive rockets, galaxy-sized egos, and zero chill. Over the…
A richly illustrated graphic history of pinball–its origins, evolution, and enduring cultural legacy. John Chad traces the surprising, electrifying story of one of the world’s most iconic arcade games.In 1976, champion player Roger Sharpe stepped up to a pinball machine in a Manhattan courtroom. The New York City Council had convened to consider lifting the…
A narrative of enslavement, a satire on colonialism, and a court battle for justice by those tortured and detained during the fight for independence from colonial rule, Operation Legacy presents three unique African historical narratives in comic-book form. In one, readers are offered a translation of a short story, turned into a comic, that satirizes…
Ed Piskor’s Hip Hop Family Tree has been a global phenomenon and perennial bestseller since the first (of four) volumes was published in 2013, spawning multiple printings, fourteen comic books, and the author’s wildly popular YouTube comics channel, Cartoonist Kayfabe (with fellow cartoonist Jim Rugg). Yet the series has never been collected under one cover….
Life in Hiroshima during the war was difficult for six-year-old Keiji and the Nakazawa family, but they made the best of it. On his way to school one bright August morning, Keiji was unaware his hometown would soon be turned into a world of horrors. That morning, he watched as a single airplane soared through…
Begin to delve into the largely overlooked footprint that Black punks have on the underground music scene in a new archival publication brought to you by Raeghan Buchanan and Silver Sprocket.The Secret History of Black Punk: Record Zero by Buchanan is an illustrated roll-call for punk, post-punk, hardcore, no-wave, and experimental bands from ground zero…
A moving and provocative graphic memoir exploring inherited trauma, family history, and the ever-shifting understanding of our own identities, for readers of Gender Queer and I Was Their American Dream. Solomon Brager grew up with accounts of their great-grandparents’ escape from Nazi Germany, told over and over until their understanding of self was bound up…
A new manga adaptation of Musashi’s legendary BOOK OF FIVE RINGS! Miyamoto Musashi is the greatest swordsman who ever lived. He is renowned for his fighting prowess and famous for having never having been defeated. Then he mysteriously disappeared at the relatively young age of 29 to meditate and study. This book tells the fascinating…
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