Previews #312 (vol. XXIV #9, sep14)

A celebration of Tove Jansson’s legacy, 100 years after her birth. Tove Jansson’s Moomin stories made her one of the most beloved Scandinavian authors of the 20th-century. Jansson’s whimsical tales of Moominvalley resonate with children for their light-hearted spirit, and with adults for their incisive commentary on the banality of everyday life. 2014 marks the centenary of her birth, and Jansson is being honored with events in Japan, Scandinavia, England, Germany, Russia, Australia, Italy, Spain, and France. Drawn & Quarterly is joining the festivities by releasing Moomin: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition, a slipcased, hardcover collection of the complete Tove Jansson-penned Moomin comic strip, replete with all of her most popular storylines and original pencil sketches. The volume celebrates the classic comics the world adores, and will feature essays about Tove’s work on the Moomin strip. (STK654913) (C: 0-1-1)

Hardcover in Slip Case, HC, 9x12, 448pgs, PC $69.95
SYLLABUS: NOTES FROM ACCIDENTAL PROFESSOR SC

(W/A/CA) Lynda Barry

Award-winning author Lynda Barry is the creative force behind the genre-defying and best-selling work What It Is. She believes that anyone can be a writer and she has set out to prove it. Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor is the first book that will make her innovative lesson plans and writing exercises available to the public for home or classroom use. Barry teaches a method of writing that focuses on the relationship between the hand, the brain, and spontaneous images, both written and visual. Syllabus takes the course plan for Lynda Barry's workshop and runs wild with it in Barry's signature densely detailed style. Collaged texts, ballpoint pen doodles, and watercolor washes adorn Syllabus's yellow lined pages, which offer advice on finding a creative voice and using memories to inspire the writing process. (STK654915) (C: 0-1-1)

SC, 8x11, 200pgs, FC $19.95
EARTHLING GN

(W/A/CA) Aisha Franz

A finely wrought account of aliens and alienation in the suburbs. German cartoonist Aisha Franz’s debut graphic novel details a few short days in the life of two sisters and their single mother. Set in a soulless suburb populated by block after block of identical row houses bordered by empty fields and an industrial no-man’s land, Earthling explores the loneliness of everyday life through these women’s struggle to come to terms with what the world expects of them. Drawn in deep grey pencil, Earthling is an atmospheric and haunting account of the inevitability of losing the dream worlds of childhood. (STK646549) (C: 0-1-1)

MATURE THEMES

RES. from Previews Vol. XXIV #6 (JUN141168)

SC, 6x8, 208pgs, B&W $19.95
STARS OF THE MONTH
ACME NOVELTY DATEBOOK VOLUME 1: 10TH-ANNIVERSARY PRINTING HC

(W/A/CA) Chris Ware

Acclaimed cartoonist Chris Ware (Building Stories) reveals the outtakes of his genius in these intimate, imaginative, and whimsical sketches collected from the years during which he completed his award-winning graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth. Acme Datebook Volume One is as much a companion volume to Jimmy Corrigan as a tremendous art collection from of one of America's most interesting and popular graphic artists. Chris Ware surprises the reader on every page with its spontaneity, its mordant humor, and its excellent draftsmanship. (STK622627) (SEP131143)

MATURE THEMES

HC, 7x10, 208pgs, FC $44.95

Working directly in pen and ink, watercolor, and white-out whenever he makes a mistake, Ware has cannily edited out all legally sensitive and personally incriminating material from his private journals, carefully recomposing each page to simulate the appearance of an ordered mind and established aesthetic directive. Included are Ware's frustrated doodles for his book covers, angry personal assaults on friends, half-finished comic strips, and lengthy and tiresome fulminations of personal disappointments both social and sexual, as well as his now-beloved drawings of the generally miserable inhabitants of the city of Chicago. (STK351479) (SEP073595)

MATURE THEMES

HC, 7x10, 208pgs, FC $39.95

Jordan Wellington Lint, 51, is Chief Executive Officer of Lint Financial Products, a company he began serving in 1985 as assistant and advisor before working his way up its corporate ladder. Jordan has grown the company from a business lender and real estate speculator to a leading provider of network financial infrastructure services, making him one of the most influential and widely sought-after leaders in the securities industry. In his ongoing role as Chief Executive Officer and his dual roles as public servant and father, Lint continues to put his creative leadership and vision to work in a variety of challenging settings. He is married and is the father of two boys. (STK427479) (SEP100998)

MATURE THEMES

HC, 9x7, 72pgs, FC $23.95

From her first comics published in the Evergeen State College school paper to her influential weekly comic strip, Ernie Pook’s Comeek, Lynda Barry has been part of the North American alternative comics scene for over thirty years. Everything collects all of the seminal Ernie Pook’s Comeek and includes her earliest comic strips ("Two Sisters"), her very first book, Girls and Boys, and features an introduction penned by Barry, complete with photographs. (STK450235) (AUG111017)

HC, 9x11, 192pgs, PC $24.95
PICTURE THIS HC

(W/A/CA) Lynda Barry

With Picture This, Barry asks "Why do we stop drawing?" and "Why do we start?" It features the return of Barry's most beloved character, Marlys, and introduces a new one, the Nearsighted Monkey. Picture This is an inspirational, take home extension of Barry's traveling, continually sold out, and sought after workshop, "Writing The Unthinkable." (STK425659) (AUG100986)

HC, 8x11, 176pgs, FC $29.95
THE FREDDIE STORIES HC

(W/A/CA) Lynda Barry

The Freddie Stories traces a year in the life of Freddie, the youngest member of a troubled, often dysfunctional family. Collected from Lynda Barry's beloved Ernie Pook's Comeek, these four-panel entries, each representing an episode in the life of Freddie, bring to life adolescence, pimples and all. No matter what happens, it all seems to go wrong for Freddie. With consummate skill, Barry writes about the cruelty of children at this most vulnerable age when the friends they make and the paths they choose can forever change their lives. The Freddie Stories is an adult tale about how difficult it can be to be a teenager. (STK518744) (OCT121059)

MATURE THEMES

HC, 9x6.5, 184pgs, FC $19.95
WHAT IT IS HC

(W/A/CA) Lynda Barry

How do objects summon memories? What do real images feel like? For decades, these types of questions have permeated the pages of Lynda Barry's compositions, with words attracting pictures and conjuring places through a pen that first and foremost keeps on moving. What It Is demonstrates a tried-and-true creative method that is playful, powerful, and accessible to anyone with an inquisitive wish to write or to remember. (STK367671) (APR083806)

HC, 8x11, 208pgs, FC $24.95
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Dynamic Forces
ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #1—GOLD SIGNATURE ELITE SERIES EDITION SIGNED BY STAN LEE

Don’t miss this key issue signed by Stan “The Man” Lee, who was responsible for resurrecting Captain America in 1962 to reappear as one of the greatest heroes in the Marvel Universe!

32pgs, FC MSRP: $699.99
ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #1—GOLD SIGNATURE ELITE SERIES EDITION SIGNED BY JOHN ROMITA, SR.

Don’t miss this key issue signed by legendary Marvel Art Director, John Romita Sr.

32pgs, FC MSRP: $299.99
ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #1—CGC GRADED 9.8

32pgs, FC MSRP: $99.99

MSRP: $29.99—Introductory Price: $19.93 for the year Angela 1^st Appeared.

This is DF’s first signing ever with hot up and coming writer, Marguerite Bennett.

32pgs, FC Intro Price: $19.93

32pgs, FC MSRP: $99.99

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MSRP: $29.99—Introductory Price: $19.77 for the year Spider-Woman 1^st Appeared.

32pgs, FC Intro Price: $19.77
SPIDER-WOMAN #1—SIGNED BY GREG LAND

MSRP: $29.99—Introductory Price: $19.77 for the year Spider-Woman 1^st Appeared.

32pgs, FC Intro Price: $19.77
SUPERIOR IRON MAN #1—GOLD SIGNATURE ELITE SERIES EDITION SIGNED BY STAN LEE

32pgs, FC MSRP: $699.99

32pgs, FC MSRP: $99.99

Signed by the MIGHTY legendary co-creator of Thor, STAN “THE MAN” LEE!

32pgs, FC MSRP: $699.99
THOR #1—CGC GRADED 9.8

32pgs, FC MSRP: $99.99

HC, 9x12, 212pgs, FC SRP: $49.95

From stories by the legendary team of Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein come the classic horror Tales from the Crypt written by Feldstein and illustrated by the all-star line-up of Wally Wood, Jack Kamen, Johnny Craig, Feldstein, Joe Orlando, Graham Ingels, Jack Davis, and Marie Severin. Volume 2 reprints issues #7-12, and Volume 3 reprints #13-18. (STK336582)

These beautiful hardcovers reprint issues of the classic EC comic book Shock SuspenStories, originally published between 1952 and 1954. Includes stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein with art by Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Graham Ingles, and Wally Wood. Volume 1 contains issues #1-6, and Volume 2 reprints issues #7-12, including the stories "Small Assassins" (#7) and "October Game" (#9) by science-fiction grandmaster Ray Bradbury. (STK321776)

Legendary publisher Bill Gaines provided the forum and creators like Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, Harry Harrison, Jack Kamen, Harvey Kurtzman, Graham Ingels, and Jack Davis provided the mayhem. Six full issues and 24 complete stories are collected in this full-color, deluxe volume. (STK348758) (AUG073676)

HC, 8x11, 212pgs, FC SRP: $49.95
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801 Media
Project H
BUST TO BUST GN

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RES. from Previews Vol. XXIII #5 (MAY131127)

SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W $17.95
FANTASY HENTAI: SCHOOL GIRLS GN

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SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W $19.95

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SC, 6x8, 200pgs, B&W $17.95

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SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W $17.95

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SC, 6x8, 200pgs, B&W $17.95

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RES. from Previews Vol. XXIII #8 (AUG131295)

SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W $19.95
WITCHCRAFT GN

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SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W $19.95

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SC, 64pgs, B&W $9.95

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SC, 128pgs, B&W $19.95

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SC, 7x10, 144pgs, FC $17.95
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EVIL TWIN COMICS
LI'L CLASSIX: LITTLE WOMEN GN

(W) Grady Hendrix (A/CA) Ryan Dunlavey

Li'l Classix retells the world's great literature one cruddy comic strip at a time! In this volume: Louisa May Alcott's classic coming-of-age tale of sisterhood, bad haircuts, Scarlett Fever, creepy boyfriends, and poverty — Little Women! Plus, a bonus comic on the life story of Ms. Alcott and her insatiable appetite for hash brownies. A new series from Ryan Dunlavey (Action Philosophers) and Grady Hendrix (Horrorstor). (STK654346)

SC, 5x7, 48pgs, B&W $5.99

by Walt Kelly; edited by Carolyn Kelly

$45.00 / HC / 368 pgs / PC / 7.25 x 10.5

Pogo Volume 3contains all of the dailies and all 104 full-color Sunday strips from 1953 and 1954, presented in lush full color for the first time since their original appearance 60 years ago. Walt Kelly’s sly political humor is at the fore, featuring perhaps his most controversial creation Simple J. Malarkey, a thinly veiled swipe at Senator Joe McCarthy, along with all of the usual swamp denizens — plus in-depth “Swamp Talk” historical annotations by R.C. Harvey, spectacular samples of Kelly’s work scanned from original art, and a whole lot more!

by Marguerite Van Cook and James Romberger

$29.99 / HC / 180 pgs / FC / 8 x 10

Created by the team responsible for the acclaimed 7 Miles A Second, legendary poet Marguerite Van Cook and artist James Romberger (Post York) present a generational autobiography of Hetty and her daughter Marguerite. Set against the backdrop of post WWII Britain and France and linked in five episodes that veer between lyricism, wry wit, and harrowing suspense, it tells of the journeys and struggles over decades of this mother and daughter.

by Dylan Horrocks

$29.99 / HC / 210 pgs / FC 7 x 10

Cartoonist Sam Zabel spends his days staring at a blank piece of paper, unable to draw until one day he finds a mysterious old comic book and is transported on a fantastic journey through centuries of comics, stories, and imaginary worlds. Along with a pair of accomplices, Sam goes in search of the Magic Pen, encountering sex-crazed aliens, medieval monks, pirates, pixies and — of course — cartoonists. Funny, erotic, and thoughtful, Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen explores the pleasures, dangers and moral consequences of fantasy.

by Don Rosa

$29.99 / HC / 216 pgs / FC / 8.5 x 11

Fantagraphics proudly presents our second complete, chronological book of Duck adventures by fan favorite Don Rosa. Star stories in our second Rosa book include “Return to Plain Awful,” Rosa’s sequel to Carl Barks’ “Lost in the Andes” and “His Majesty McDuck,” where Scrooge beats the IRS by seceding from the Union... only to have his new country colonized by the Beagle Boys! Plus more! Presented with a rich archive of Rosa’s cover art and behind-the-scenes factoids, these Duckburg epics are getting a definitive, comprehensive North American edition for the very first time!

by Don Rosa

$49.99 / HC / 424 pgs / FC / 8.5 x 11

A stunning two-volume boxed set collecting the first two books in the 10-volume series. These two volumes contain over 30 of Don Rosa’s ingeniously plotted, meticulously rendered, and kinetically vital Duck stories — from “A Matter of Gravity,” in which Magica deSpell turns Uncle Scrooge’s world upside down and sideways, to “Return to Plain Awful.” Both books are available in a customized, full-color slipcase at a bargain price.

Illustrated by George Evans; written by George Evans, Harvey Kurtzman, and Al Feldstein

$29.99 / HC / 216 pgs / BW / 7.25 x 10.25

This collection includes all of George Evans’ highly-acclaimed stories for Aces High, EC’s famous air war title. As a bonus, we present Evans’ never-before-reprinted 3-D story of World War I ace Frank Luke (in regular, easy-on-the-eyes 2-D). This volume also includes numerous crime and shock stories plus other war stories done in collaboration with Harvey Kurtzman. Like all books in the Fantagraphics EC line, Aces Highfeatures essays and notes by EC experts on these superbly crafted, classic comic book masterpieces

by Charles M. Schulz; Introduction by Walter Cronkite

$22.99 / SC / 320 pgs / PC / 8.25 x 6.5

Our second paperback volume of the acclaimed Complete Peanutsseries finds Schulz establishing his comic universe. Pigpen and his dust cloud join Charlie Brown, Shermy, Patty, Violet, Schroeder, Lucy, baby Linus, and Snoopy. Charlie Brown hasn’t yet abandoned his brasher, prankish behavior from our first volume and Lucy has forcefully elbowed her way to the center of the action. Snoopy’s appearances here may come as the biggest surprise: he behaves, for the most part, like a dog!

by Charles M. Schulz; Introductions by Garrison Keillor & Walter Cronkite

$39.99 / SC / 640 pgs / 8.25 x 6.5

This fall will also see the release of the first in an annual series of twovolume boxed sets (1950-1952 and 1953-1954) at a reduced price.

by Charles M. Schulz

$49.99 / HC / 288 pgs / FC / 13.25 x 9.5

These late-1950s strips comprise the first golden age of Peanuts Sundays in one gorgeous, full-color coffee table book. Linus, Charlie Brown, Pig-Pen, Shermy, Violet, Sally, Patty, and Schroeder are all present, but the rising star is undoubtedly Snoopy. Peanuts Every Sunday: 1956-1960has been scrupulously re-colored to match the original syndicate coloring — allowing readers once again to plunge back into Charles Schulz’s marvelous world.

by Carl Barks

$49.99 / HC / 472 pgs / FC / 7.25 x 10

Two of our most popular Donald Duck albums make up this special boxed set representing the Donald Duck stories of Carl Barks, one of the most brilliant cartoonists of the 20th century. The title story of “Lost in the Andes” features the Ducks’ quest to South America in search of rare “square eggs” and “Trail of the Unicorn” is a trek to the Himalayas to find that fabled mythical creature. Handsomely presented in a stunningly beautiful and colorful box set at a special price that even Uncle Scrooge would approve.

by Joe Sacco

$24.99 STAR14596

A landmark of journalism and the art form of comics. Based on several months of research and an extended visit to the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the early 1990s, this is a major work of political and historical nonfiction.

by Charles M. Schulz

$29.99 JAN042427

The first volume in the best-selling archival series collecting the most beloved comic strip ever. Many of these formative strips have never been collected or reprinted anywhere else. Introduction by Garrison Keillor.

by Charles M. Schulz

$29.99 JUL042903

Our second volume is packed with intriguing developments, as Schulz continues to create his tender, comic universe. The majority of these strips are not available in any other in-print book. Introduction by Walter Cronkite.