This month PREVIEWS is spotlighting "Manga & More: Comics from Around the World," and since we here at Fantagraphics pride ourselves on being Publisher of the World's Greatest Cartoonists, the shoe certainly fits. See below for additional info, sneak peek images (click 'em for larger versions), and links to previews for our May 2013 offerings!
This info was prepared for retailers, but we're also sharing it here to encourage everybody to order these books from your local comic shop!
Hit the links below for complete info on each title, and see the whole lineup here.
NEW VOLUME OF THE BEST-SELLING ARCHIVAL SERIES!
FAN-FAVORITE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY FUN BY AN ALL-TIME COMICS GREAT
Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Old Castle's Secret (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 6)
By Carl Barks; edited by Gary Groth
$28.99 / HC / 240 pgs / FC / 7.25 x 10
Another volume of the essential Complete Carl Barks Disney Library series, this one collecting the entirety of Carl Barks’ astounding 1948 output. Readers and critics can't stop talking about the stellar quality of this series — no serious comics collection is complete without these books! More Details
Read a 22-Page Excerpt with the Table of Contents (PDF)
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Walt Disney's Donald Duck: A Christmas for Shacktown
By Carl Barks
$28.99 SEP121088
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Box Set: Vols. 3 & 4
By Floyd Gottfredson
$49.99 AUG121147
Be sure to stock our full line of Disney books!
NEW EC COMICS LIBRARY VOLUME!
HARD-BOILED CRIME & HORROR CLASSICS BY JOHNNY CRAIG
Fall Guy for Murder and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library)
By Johnny Craig
$28.99 / HC / 160 pgs / BW / 7 x 10
New volumes in our EC Comics Library series are now being released quarterly! This one is the first of four projected volumes to showcase, for the first time, the full chronological run of Johnny Craig’s EC stories from Crime SuspenStories, Vault of Horror, and elsewhere, with our trademark bonus features and top-notch production values. More Details
BATTER UP! NOSTALGIC BASEBALL CARTOONS BY THE "SPORTS CARTOONIST OF THE CENTURY"
Willard Mullin's Golden Age of Baseball: Drawings 1934-1972
By Willard Mullin; edited by Hal Bock and Michael Powers
$29.99 / HC / 200 pgs / PC / 9 x 12
The title of “Sports Cartoonist of the Century” was bestowed on Willard Mullin by his peers, and his cartoons were read by millions of sports fans from the '30s to the '70s. He created the "Brooklyn Bum" and depicted legends like Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, Sandy Koufax and events like Lou Gehrig’s emotional retirement speech. This is the first-ever retrospective of his work! Recommended for all shops; essential for shops that also deal in sports trading cards and memorabilia. More Details
(And don't forget to stock 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente by Wilfred Santiago for your baseball-loving customers!)
VISIONARY NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL SEQUEL BY A CERTIFIED COMICS GENIUS
By Jim Woodring
$19.99 / HC / 120 pgs / BW / 7.25 x 10
Another original graphic novel in the format of the resoundingly acclaimed Weathercraft and Congress of the Animals. At the end of Congress, Jim Woodring’s beloved character Frank underwent a transformative journey and found himself with a cute new girlfriend. Now what? Fran answers that question in strange and unpredictable ways that are sure to delight fans of adventurous comics. More Details
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Congress of the Animals
By Jim Woodring
$19.99 FEB111042
Problematic: Sketchbook Drawings 2004-2012
By Jim Woodring
$28.99 AUG121141
THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH GRAPHIC NOVEL BY THE HOT-SELLING GENRE-BENDER
By Jason
$24.99 / HC / 160 pgs / PC / 5.5 x 8.5
A milestone event! The latest addition to award-winning Norwegian comics master Jason's deep catalog is also his first full-length graphic novel. His bittersweet, deeply quirky stories have won him a legion of devoted fans for whom every release is a must-have, and Lost Cat is sure to win him even more loyal readers. More Details
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Athos in America
By Jason
$24.99 SEP111102
Why Are You Doing This?
By Jason
$12.95 MAR052906
Sshhhh!
By Jason
$16.99 AUG084055
AWARD-WINNING GRAPHIC MEMOIR OF A SEXY, DANGEROUS PUNK ROCK ROAD TRIP
Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life
By Ulli Lust
$35.00 / SC / 460 pgs / PC / 6.75 x 9
The unflinchingly honest, minutely observed autobiographical story of two teenaged girls’ wild hitchhiking trip across Italy. Already considered a contemporary classic in Europe, where it won the 2011 Angoulême “Revelation” prize, this first English edition is one of our big prestige releases of 2013! More Details
AN EARLY EUROCOMICS MASTERPIECE, NOW IN PAPERBACK WITH A NEW COVER & INTRODUCTION
You Are There – New Softcover Edition
By Jean-Claude Forest and Jacques Tardi; introduction by Dr. Bart Beaty
$19.99 / SC / 192 pgs / BW / 7 x 10
Following the sell-out of the 2009 hardcover edition, Fantagraphics presents a new softcover edition of one of the earliest European graphic novels. Set in the early 20th century on a small island where the scion of a once wealthy family is trying to reclaim his birthright, You Are There is a collaboration between renowned cartoonist Jacques Tardi and Barbarella creator Jean-Claude Forest. More Details
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West Coast Blues
By Jaques Tardi and Jean-Patrick Manchette
$18.99 JUL090863
MIDCENTURY JAZZ ART FOR SWINGIN' HEPCATS!
FOURTH VOLUME IN THE SELL-OUT SERIES
The High Fidelity Art of Jim Flora
By Jim Flora; edited by Irwin Chusid & Barbara Economon
$34.99 / SC / 180 pgs / FC / 11 x 10
Our series of Jim Flora art books has been so successful in reviving interest in the once-forgotten illustrator that the first two volumes are sold out. This one is the easiest sell of all, compiling the work Flora is best known for and with the broadest fan appeal: his famous record covers (including recent discoveries) and other music-related artwork. More Details
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The Sweetly Diabolic Art of Jim Flora
By Jim Flora; edited by Irwin Chusid & Barbara Economon
$34.99 MAY090845
New Reprints:
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Ghost World – New Reprint By Daniel Clowes $11.95 DEC032432 18th softcover printing! To paraphrase The Dead Milkmen, "If you ain't got Ghost World, your store could use some fixin'." |
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Big Baby – New Reprint By Charles Burns $16.95 DEC063563 With the recent release of the hot-selling The Hive, make sure your Burns backlist is beefed up! |
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Usagi Yojimbo Book 4: The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy – New Reprint By Stan Sakai $16.95 STAR07545 Demand for this perennial all-ages favorite series never wanes! |
