FANFARE / PONENT MON
KOREA AS VIEWED BY 12 CREATORS TP
(W/A) Various
The long-awaited companion volume to the Eisner Award-nominated Japan As Viewed by 17 Creators. Twelve insightful short graphic stories into the "Hermit Kingdom," six by European and six by indigenous creators including award winning Park Heung-Yong and "Best Manga 2006" artist Vanyda. (C: 0-0-1)
RES. from Previews Vol. XIX #10 (OCT090900)
SC, 7x9, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95
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O/A JAPAN AS VIEWED BY 17 CREATORS TP
(W/A) Various
Ever thought about how you really picture Japan? Is it from her history? From the teaming life of her metropolises? Or from the tranquility of her mountain shrines and temples? We asked 17 creators to give us their view, and so they did, each in their own individual hallmark manner. This gathering of talent from Europe and Japan produced this anthology of different stories and different visions of the land of the Rising Sun.
MATURE THEMES
SC, 256pgs, B&W SRP: $25.00
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FOILED GN
(W) Jane Yolen (A) Mike Cavallaro
A quirky, fast-paced urban fantasy about love, friendship, and fencing by acclaimed children's author Jane Yolen and Eisner Award-nominee Mike Cavallaro. Aliera Carstairs just doesn’t fit in. She’s always front and center at the fencing studio, but at school she’s invisible. And she’s fine with that, until Avery Castle walks into her first period biology class. Avery may seem perfect now, but will he end up becoming her Prince Charming — or is he just a toad?
SC, 6x8.5, 160pgs, PC SRP: $15.99
SOLOMON'S THIEVES GN
(W) Jordan Mechner (A) LeUyen Pham, Alex Puvilland
Life as a Templar Knight returning from the Crusades is dull — bread, beans, and lots and lots of walking. But after Martin stumbles upon his lost love (now married to someone else), things begin to get more interesting very quickly. There’s a vast conspiracy afoot to destroy the Templar Order and steal their treasure. Soon, Martin finds himself one of the only Templars out of prison — and out for revenge! The first volume in a trilogy written by Jordan Mechner, the creator of the acclaimed Prince of Persia video games.
SC, 6x8.5, 144pgs, FC SRP: $12.99
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
FOUR-COLOR FEAR: FORGOTTEN HORROR COMICS OF THE 1950S SC
(E) Greg Sadowski, John Benson
Collecting the finest, most controversial, perversely irresistible and forgotten horror comics of the 1950s, we here at Fantagraphics are confident you'll gasp with each turn of the page as you discover the sacred gore of our beloved medium! Scares provided by Jack Cole, Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta, Alex Toth, Al Williamson, Basil Wolverton, Wallace Wood and more! This tome also boasts bonus features and historical context giving a sense as to why these comics were feared by all!
SC, 8x10, 304pgs, FC $29.99
BILLY HAZELNUTS AND THE CRAZY BIRD HC
(W/A) Tony Millionaire
Billy Hazelnuts is back for the first time since his acclaimed 2006 Eisner Award-winning debut! And Billy better watch out and stay sharp because just beyond the respite confines of the old house lurks trouble, mystery and doom all in the shape of a terrifying and crazy bird! A startling egg discover reunites Billy with adventure, propelling him into the deep woods where we find the beatified humor, thrills and chills like only Tony Millionaire is capable of.
HC, 6x9, 104pgs, B&W $19.99
WALLY GROPIUS HC
(W/A) Tim Hensley
Forget Archie! Betty & Veronica and every other stockbroker wants to marry Wally, the human Dow Jones and heir to a vast petrochemical empire! There's only one (many) problem(s), Wally must marry "the saddest girl in the world" or be disinherited by his mean old dad! What may at first appear to be a collection of old 60s teen comics is in fact a brilliantly disguised satire of power, celebrityhood and modern culture. Bet you didn't expect that! and neither did we! so break your piggy bank and pay the man for a comic experience like no other!
HC, 10 x13, 64pgs, FC $18.99
GROTESQUE #4
(W/A) Sergio Ponchione
In the concluding chapter of Sergio Ponchione's dreamworld masterpiece, the mysteriously omnipotent O'Blique and the inquisitive Professor Hackensack wrap up all the loose ends, as we see what happened to the three protagonists of the first issue, and what Cryptic City is now like after the cataclysmic events of #2-3. Oh, and we also learn the meaning of life — all in Ponchione's wildly inventive, super-detailed graphics.
8x11, 32pgs, PC $7.95
INTERIORAE #4
(W/A) Gabriella Giandelli
In the climactic final issue, a tormented Angela finally finds her way into "The Forest" and final peace. We could tell you what happens to the other denizens of the apartment building whose lives we've been following throughout this four-issue series, including struggling couple, the kids, the Creature That Lives in the Basement and Feeds on Dreams, and his envoy the White Rabbit, but wouldn't you rather find out for yourself? As always, stylishly delineated and delicately tinted in that striking Ignatz-style duotone by Gabriella Giandelli.
8x11, 32pgs, PC $7.95
NIGER #3
(W/A) Leila Marzocchi
Peculiar happenings in the Burnt Spruce Forest take away the spotlight from the rapidly-growing Dolly. Answering last issue’s question “What are those crackling and rumblings sounds emanating from Wingman’s nest?,” a rock suddenly sprouts wings! A meeting is convened among the birds and the theory is advanced that fossilized egg suddenly sprung to life. Back at Cesare’s nest where Dolly lives, a monstrous intruder once again threatens to cut short her brief life…!
8x11, 32pgs, PC $7.95
TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE #6
(W/A) Michael Kupperman
This issue will include Jungle Princess battling rhino traders, a story of Broadway theatrics in "All About Drainage," more of America's favorite physicist/writer duo, Twain & Einstein, plus slightly cursed merchandise, cockney grave robbers, and Cowboy Oscar Wilde.
32pgs, FC $4.50
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BILLY HAZELNUTS
(W/A) Tony Millionaire
Millionaire fuses the darker spirit of older fairy tales with an utterly transporting absurdist adventure that transmutes nursery rhymes and the golem myth, all in his dementedly charming, meticulous drawing style. (DEC052994)
100pgs, B&W $19.95
SUPERMEN!: THE FIRST WAVE OF COMIC BOOK HEROES—1936-1941
(E) Greg Sadowski
An indispensable collection of comic book heroes from the best and the brightest of the first generation, including Jack Cole, Will Eisner, Bill Everett, Lou Fine, Fletcher Hanks, Jack Kirby, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and Basil Wolverton. (SEP090826)
208pgs, PC $26.99.
TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE VOL. 1
(W/A) Michael Kupperman
The first 4 issues of the hit comic are finally collected into one deluxe hardcover. Even better, Kupperman has taken the original two-color printing and made the entire book full color! These tales are more thrizzling than ever! (FEB098461)
160pgs $24.99
GROTESQUE #1-3
(W/A) Sergio Ponchione
What if all that we've seen, all that we've experienced, and all that we've read or imagined took on its own reality? Sergio Ponchione offers up one eye-popping moment after another as we plunge down the rabbit hole.
ISSUE #1 (MAY073455)—32pgs, B&W $7.95
ISSUE #2 (APR083845)—32pgs, B&W $7.95
ISSUE #3 (MAR094255)—32pgs, B&W $7.95
INTERIORAE #1
(W/A) Gabriella Giandelli
A ghostly, shape-shifting anthropomorphic white rabbit roams an apartment high-rise, observing humanity. Lushly delineated in sepia halftones, this tantalizingly open-ended debut issue offers a hauntingly unique vision. (NOV052935)
32pgs, B&W $7.95
INTERIORAE #2
(W/A) Gabriella Giandelli
As Christmas approaches, the ghostly rabbit observes the apartment complex tenants, reporting to his shadowy master in the basement. Meanwhile, an older woman has a plan that may intersect the rabbit's world with ours. (JUN063109)
32pgs, B&W $7.95
INTERIORAE #3
(W/A) Gabriella Giandelli
"Giandelli's art is lush and rich... and the tension between fantasy and reality is thick enough to keep the reader guessing." – Sequart (JUL083991)
32pgs, B&W $7.95
NIGER #1-2
(W/A) Leila Marzocchi
A fascinating ecological fable for all ages following the life of a strange being named "Dolly" and the group of birds who organize to protect her from the dangers of the forest. A superb and thoughtful tale from Italy.
ISSUE #1 (MAY063132)—32pgs, B&W $7.95
ISSUE #2 (MAY073459)—32pgs, B&W $7.95
TALES DESIGNED TO THRIZZLE #1
"No one does giddy surrealism quite like Kupperman..." – "The Best Comics of the '00s,"—The A.V. Club
"Worth its weight in fried comedy gold. Kupperman excels at drollery, japery, and absurdism. [...] If Monty Python or Saturday Night Live were a comic book, this would be it."—Comics Buyer's Guide
"Be warned: This comic is dangerously funny... A masterpiece of absolutely gut-busting comedy. The entire Wizard office was rendered completely helpless by its hysterical tales... Trust us, this is a future cult classic."—Wizard
"Is there anything more delightful than a new issue of Michael Kupperman’s hilarious comics? ...I submit to you that there is not."—Newsarama
ISSUE #1 (MAY052757)—32pgs, B&W $4.50
ISSUE #2 (NOV052938)—32pgs, B&W $4.50
ISSUE #4 (MAY083868)—32pgs, B&W $4.50
ISSUE #5 (JAN094226)—32pgs, B&W $4.50