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** New York Times Bestseller **Number One Is Walking is Steve Martin’s cinematic legacy–an illustrated memoir of his legendary acting career, with stories from his most popular films and artwork by New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss. Steve Martin has never written about his career in the movies before. In Number One Is Walking, he shares…
“[A] vibrant, poignant book.” –NPR Book Reviews 1914. A teenage romantic heads to the enlistment office when his idyllic life in a Jewish enclave of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is shattered by World War I. 1938. A seven-year-old refugee begins a desperate odyssey through France, struggling to outrun the rapidly expanding Nazi regime and reunite with…
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…
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…
A poignant and witty graphic memoir from New Yorker cover artist, internationally syndicated cartoonist, and New York Times bestselling author Harry Bliss capturing his reflections on life and his relationship with Penny, his beloved dog New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss loved his sweet dog Penny, a joyful part of his life for seventeen years. Every…
This is the story of two little sea turtle friends who lived in ‘Turtles Bay’, way across the wide, wide Ocean. They loved to play on the rocks near their home and had lots of fun swimming among the brightly coloured coral reefs. But, one day, Loomy and Jako had a big shock! Their mummies…
A collection of Brian Canini’s daily journal comics from April 2012 to April 2013 with an introduction by Chris Monday. “Brian Canini gives us a glimpse behind the panels of Drunken Cat Comics and into his brain and heart with a year of journal comics which will leave you wondering, “What made him tear the…
Inside this book are short biographical sketches about the many artists represented in the Library of Congress’ Swann Collection compiled by Erwin Swann (1906-1973). In the early 1960s, Swann, a New York advertising executive started collecting original cartoon drawings of artistic and humorous interest. Included in the collection are political prints and drawings, satires, caricatures,…
A collection of Brian Canini’s daily journal comics from March 2020 to June 2020. Chronicling the beginnings of the 2020 pandemic… with kids. “With an expressive pen and a dad’s humor, Brian Canini does an artful job of documenting the day-to-day trials, tribulations, and even laughs of the early days of the pandemic– which is…
“I’m a Failure in Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Happiness” is a poignant and relatable exploration of the human experience, delving into themes of identity, resilience, and the search for authentic happiness. Through journeys of ones own, you are invited to reflect on your own struggles and find solace in the knowledge that failure…
A 40 page book in full colour featuring 45 marking schemes in 1/72 scale for the fighters, bombers, trainers and transport aircraft of the 1928-1935 Bolivian/Paraguayan conflict.
A full color 60 page scale modeller’s guide to the aircraft depicted in Herge’s Adventures of Tintin. All 118 aircraft that have appeared in the classic comic albums are depicted in 1/72 and 1/144 scale profiles, with detailed color information. Aircraft from Herge’s Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko are also included.
Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards draw on more than a hundred interviews with actors,…
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…
Die DRACOVEDEN wurden von meinem Urgro bvater Ernst Pfeifer verfasst und geben Einblick in eine uns heutzutage völlig unbekannte Welt.
Lupus Fabulo è un omino che vive il proprio tempo come può. Giunto alla maturità non ha più grandi aspirazioni e non ha problemi ad ammettere i propri rimpianti e le occasioni perdute. Vola basso per non farsi colpire, ma tanto poi lo fregano lo stesso. Le strisce qui raccolte sono apparse su vari siti…
