HEART MONSTER PRESS
THE DEFORMITORY GN
(W/A) Sophia Wiedeman
This Xeric Grant Award-winning surreal graphic novel follows the misadventures of Delores, who works in an office. Her hands, tired from typing, transform into claws, complete with faces, cute eyes, and mind of their own. Delores, lonely in the city, becomes friends with her claws, talking to them on the subway, giving them coffee and food. But her new claws have something in mind for Delores, taking her to the Deformitory!
5x7, 50pgs, B&W SRP: $6.00
HARPER COLLINS
THE FIR TREE GN
(W) Hans Christian Andersen (A) Lilli Carré
"The Fir Tree" follows the life of a young fir tree living in the woods. Compared to the other trees around him, he feels small, spindly and short, and he wonders "when will he truly be alive?" When he sees humans cut down trees nearby and then drag them across the snow, he asks the swallows, "Where are they going?" In answer they tell him of all Christmas's splendor and beauty of which those lucky trees will soon be a part. Yet when the time comes for our little fir tree to have his turn, he's taught an unexpected and irreversible lesson. (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 5x7, 64pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
THE GIFT OF MAGI GN
(W) O. Henry (A) Joel Priddy
"Gift of the Magi" has become one of the best known and most beloved of Chistmas tales. An exuberant couple, urged on by their love, make great sacrifices in order to purchase the perfect Christmas gift for the other. When all is revealed on Christmas Eve, the sweet irony of their dual generosity leaves them, whether they know it or not, as the wisest of gift givers: "But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi." (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 5x7, 64pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
A KIDNAPPED SANTA CLAUS GN
(W) L. Frank Baum (A) Alex Robinson
Not far from the Laughing Valley where Santa and all his magical helpers live, and beyond the Forest of Burzee, there stands a huge mountain that contains the Cave of Demons. Each demon has a specialty: Selfishness, Envy, Hatred, Malice, and Repentance. Because the promise of Santa puts all girls and boys on their best behavior, the demons have hardly any visitors to their caves. In order to remedy their dismal foot traffic, they conspire to kidnap Santa! (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 5x7, 64pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
THE BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2009 HC
(E) Charles Burns
Now in its fourth year, Best American Comics showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributers. Editor Charles Burns — cartoonist, illustrator, and official cover artist of the Believer — has culled the best stories from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and the web to create this cutting-edge collection. Featuring the work of such luminaries as Chris Ware, KAZ, and Robert Crumb, this volume is "a genuine salute to comics" (Houston Chronicle). (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 7x9, 352pgs, PC SRP: $22.00