2023 was an incredible year for our books! We’ve had the privilege of publishing Daniel Clowes since 1985 and we were thrilled to release his newest, Monica, in October. Rich with visual detail, an impeccable ear for language and dialogue, and thrilling twists, Monica is a multilayered masterpiece in comics form that alludes to many of the genres that have defined the medium — war, romance, horror, crime, the supernatural, etc. — but in a mysterious, uncategorizable, and quintessentially Clowesian way that rewards multiple readings. Reviewers have described it as “a masterpiece” (The New York Times), “an emotionally resonant and unforgettable opus” (Library Journal), and “recalling the narrative pyrotechnics of Nabokov or Pynchon” (Forbes)–in short, it’s an utterly unique and unforgettable read!
We’ve published a wide range of stories this year, everything from the dark, absurdist humor of Simon Hanselmann and Josh Pettinger in Werewolf Jones & Sons Deluxe Summer Fun Annual, to K. Wroten’s fantastical and philosophical critique of consumer culture, Eden II, to Cathy Malkasian’s surrealistic, feminist allegory, The Heavy Bright!
And we’ve been fortunate enough to publish collections from artists all over the world: Godhead 2 by Ho Che Anderson (Canada), Spa by Erik Svetoft (Sweden), We’re All Just Fine by Ana Penyas (Spain), Ms. Davis: A Graphic Biography by Amazing Améziane and Sybille Titeux de la Croix (France), Night Terror by John Kenn Mortensen (Denmark), Daughters of Snow and Cinders by Núria Tamarit (Spain), Listen, Beautiful Márcia by Marcello Quintanilha (Brazil), Anaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies by Léonie Bischoff (Belgium), Okinawa by Susumu Higa (Okinawa), Starseeds 3 by Charles Glaubitz (Mexico), Totem by Laura Pérez (Spain), and Milky Way by Miguel Vila (Italy), to name a few!
In addition to our classic fiction offerings, we’ve also published a number of notable non-fiction titles this year. Graphic memoirs from Briana Loewinsohn (Ephemera: A Memoir), Natalie Norris (Dear Mini: A Graphic Memoir, Book One), and M.S. Harkness (Time Under Tension) are all remarkable examples of the range and depth of storytelling possibilities comics offer!
Below is the full list of all the spectacular books we published in 2023–thank you for your continued support of independent publishing!
The Full 2023 List:
– Chartwell Manor by Glenn Head (link)
– Godhead 2 by Ho Che Anderson (link)
– James Warren, Empire of Monsters: The Man Behind Creepy, Vampirella, and Famous Monsters by Bill Schelly (link)
– Popeye Volume 2: Wimpy & His Hamburgers by E.C. Segar (link)
– Children of Palomar and Other Tales: A Love and Rockets Book by Gilbert and Mario Hernandez (link)
– The Chuckling Whatsit by Richard Sala (link)
– The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers In the 21st Century and Other Follies by Gilbert Shelton and Paul Mavrides (link)
– Prince Valiant Vol. 26: 1987-1988 by Hal Foster, John Cullen Murphy, Cullen Murphy (link)
– The Reddest Rose: Romantic Love from the Ancient Greeks to Reality TV by Liv Strömquist (link)
– The Art of War, Version 2.0: Sun Tzu for the Twenty-First Century by Keith Bendis and Joe Queenan (link)
– The Extraordinary Part: Book One: Orsay’s Hands by Florent Ruppert and Jérôme Mulot (link)
– Otto Binder’s The Unwanted by Otto Binder (link)
– NOW #12: The New Comics Anthology edited by Eric Reynolds (link)
– Spa by Erik Svetoft (link)
– Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: Donald’s Happiest Adventures by Lewis Trondheim and Nicolas Kéramidas (link)
– TaleSpin: Flight of the Sky-Raker: Disney Afternoon Adventures Vol. 2 by Bobbi JG Weiss (link)
– The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1925-1927 by George Herriman (link)
– We’re All Just Fine by Ana Penyas (link)
– Evita: The Life and Work of Eva Perón by Héctor Germán Oesterheld, Alberto Breccia, Enrique Breccia (link)
– Ms. Davis: A Graphic Biography by Amazing Améziane and Sybille Titeux de la Croix (link)
– Walt Disney’s Mickey and Donald: “For Whom the Doorbell Tolls” and Other Tales Inspired by Hemingway by Giorgio Cavazzano, Andrea Freccero, Alessandro Perina (link)
– Ephemera: A Memoir by Briana Loewinsohn (link)
– Tits & Clits 1972-1987 by Joyce Farmer, Lyn Chevli, Roberta Gregory, Trina Robbins, Lee Marrs, Samantha Meier (link)
– The Heavy Bright by Cathy Malkasian (link)
– The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: Grass Roots and Other Follies by Gilbert Shelton, Paul Mavrides, Dave Sheridan (link)
– Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies 1932-1935: Starring Bucky Bug and Donald Duck by Al Taliaferro, Earl Duvall, Ted Osborne, Merrill De Maris (link)
– Night Terror by John Kenn Mortensen (link)
– The Agency by Katie Skelly (link)
– Love & Rockets Volume IV #13 by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez (link)
– Daughters of Snow and Cinders by Núria Tamarit (link)
– Red Room: Crypto Killaz #1 by Ed Piskor (link)
– Doris Danger: Giant Monsters Amok by Chris Wisnia (link)
– Salome’s Last Dance by Daria Tessler (link)
– Trigore Labyrinth by Matt Furie, Skinner, Will Sweeney (link)
– Brothers and Mothers by Jim Blanchard (link)
– Listen, Beautiful Márcia by Marcello Quintanilha (link)
– Out of My Head: The Imaginary Creatures of Josep Baqué by Josep Baqué, Brian Chidester (link)
– Anaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies by Léonie Bischoff (link)
– The Comics Journal Yearbook: Best of 2022 by Gary Groth, Austin English, Kristy Valenti (link)
– Mystic Debris by Justin Gradin (link)
– Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge “Cave of Ali Baba”: The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 28 by Carl Barks, Daan Jippes (link)
– Disney One Saturday Morning Adventures by Daan Jippes, Laura McCreary, Scott Gimple (link)
– The Planetoid and Other Stories by Joe Orlando, Al Feldstein, Paul Levitz (link)
– Nudism Comes to Connecticut by Susan Schade and Jon Buller (link)
– Minami’s Lover by Shungiku Uchida (link)
– Red Room: Crypto Killaz #2 by Ed Piskor (link)
– Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers: The Count Roquefort Case: Disney Afternoon Adventures Vol. 3 by Bobbi JG Weiss, Doug Gray, Lee Nordling (link)
– Dear Mini: A Graphic Memoir, Book One by Natalie Norris (link)
– The Comics Journal #309 by Gary Groth, Kristy Valenti, Austin English, Annie Koyama (link)
– Psychodrama Illustrated #6 by Gilbert Hernandez (link)
– Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge: Operation Galleon Grab: Disney Masters Vol. 22 by Giorgio Cavazzano (link)
– Alison by Lizzy Stewart (link)
– Scrooge McDuck: The Dragon of Glasgow by Joris Chamblain and Fabrizio Petrossi (link)
– The Complete Peanuts 1987-1988: Vol. 19 by Charles M. Schulz (link)
– Ernie in Kovacsland: Writings, Drawings, and Photographs from Television’s Original Genius by Josh Mills, Ben Model, Pat Thomas (link)
– The Hidden River by Diego Arandojo and Jorge Fantoni (link)
– Red Room: Crypto Killaz #3 by Ed Piskor (link)
– Werewolf Jones & Sons Deluxe Summer Fun Annual by Simon Hanselmann and Josh Pettinger (link)
– Dementia 21 Box Set: Vols. 1 & 2 by Shintaro Kago (link)
– Okinawa by Susumu Higa (link)
– Proof That the Devil Loves You by Gilbert Hernandez (link)
– Starseeds 3 by Charles Glaubitz (link)
– X-Amount of Comics: 1963 (WhenElse?!) Annual by Don Simpson (link)
– A Book to Make Friends With by Lukas Verstraete (link)
– Eden II by K. Wroten (link)
– Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas by Paco Roca (link)
– The Cloven: Book Two by Garth Stein and Matthew Southworth (link)
– Totem by Laura Pérez (link)
– Red Room: Crypto Killaz #4 by Ed Piskor (link)
– Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck in Les Misérables and War and Peace by Giovan Battista Carpi (link)
– Monica by Daniel Clowes (link)
– Walt Disney’s Donald Duck “Maharajah Donald”: The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 4 by Carl Barks (link)
– Teenage Tupelo by John Michael McCarthy (link)
– Dauntless Dames: High-Heeled Heroes of the Comic Strips edited by Trina Robbins and Peter Maresca (link)
– Hip Hop Family Tree: The Omnibus by Ed Piskor (link)
– Disney Masters Collector’s Box Set #9: Vols. 17 & 18 by Rodolfo Cimino, John Lustig, Romano Scarpa, William Van Horn (link)
– Disney Masters Collector’s Box Set #10: Vols. 19 & 20 by Andrea Castellan, Al Hubbard, Dick Kinney, Stefano Zanchi (link)
– Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge Gift Box Set “The Twenty-four Carat Moon” & “Island in the Sky”: Vols 22 and 24 by Carl Barks (link)
– An Alchemical Journey Through the Major Arcana of the Tarot: A Spiritually Transformative Deck and Guidebook by Nina Bunjevac (link)
– The John Severin Westerns Featuring American Eagle by John Severin (link)
– Time Under Tension by M.S. Harkness (link)
– A Christmas Bestiary by John Kenn Mortensen and Benni Bødker (link)
– The Atlas Comics Library No. 1: Adventures Into Terror Vol. 1 by Gene Colan, Russ Heath, Basil Wolverton (link)
– All One Life by Jon Strongbow, Ferry Zijlmans, Christian Leblanc (link)
– Flamed Out: The Underground Adventures and Comix Genius of Willy Murphy by Willy Murphy, Nicki Michaels, Ted Richards, Mark Burstein (link)
– Love & Rockets Vol. IV #14 by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez (link)
– Macanudo: Optimism Is for the Brave by Liniers (link)
– Striking a Pose: A Handy Guide to the Male Nude by Anita Kunz (link)
– The Complete Peanuts 1987 – 1990: Vols. 19 & 20 Gift Box Set by Charles M. Schulz (link)
– The Complete Peanuts 1989 – 1990: Vol. 20 Paperback Edition by Charles M. Schulz (link)
– Milky Way by Miguel Vila (link)
– Prince Valiant Vol. 27: 1989 – 1990 by Hal Foster, John Cullen Murphy, Cullen Murphy (link)
– Prince Valiant Vols. 16 – 18: Gift Box Set by Hal Foster, John Cullen Murphy, Cullen Murphy (link)
– Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies 1935-1939: Starring Donald Duck and the Big Bad Wolf by Al Taliaferro, Ted Osborne, Merrill De Maris (link)
– Popeye Volume 3: The Sea Hag & Alice the Goon by E.C. Segar (link)
– The Bitter End and Other Stories by Reed Crandall, Al Feldstein, George Roussos, Jon Gothold (link)