The Love Bunglersby Jaime Hernandez 112-page black & white 9" x 11.25" hardcover • $19.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-729-1 Ships in: April 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now "There are certain things about my family Mom always preferred to keep hush hush." The suppression of family history is the initial thread that ties together The Love Bunglers, featuring Hernandez's longtime Love and Rockets heroine Maggie. Because these secrets can't be dealt with openly, their lingering effect is even more powerful. But Maggie's ability to navigate and find meaning in her life — despite losing her culture, her brother, her profession, and her…
Nijigahara Holograph: New York Times Best Seller
Last week, our newest manga also made the NY Times Best Seller list for at #6 for Manga. Nijigahara Holograph by Inio Asano is the dark and rewarding tale for fans of suspense, horror and mysteries. We even had our Umpteenth Millionaire club create some discussion questions for you and your book club! Check it out today.
Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 1: New York Times Best Seller
Ed Piskor's Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 1 just enjoyed its first week on the NY Times Best Seller's list for paperback graphic novels at #7. This book is practically sold out of its second printing, the third is on its way so better preorder Volume 2 now! "The beginnings of hip-hop music and its surrounding culture are lovingly told with a 1970s Marvel Comics house style in this collection." –NY Times
Hip Hop Family Tree Two-in-One by Ed Piskor – First Look
We got our advance shipment of Hip Hop Family Tree Two-in-One and it is looking gooood. This Ed Piskor joint drops on Free Comic Book Day, May 3, 2014, exclusively at participating comic shops worldwide. This sampler of material from the first two volumes includes some exclusive guest pinups by Alexis Ziritt, Toby Cypress, Natalie Andrewson, Jasen Lex, and Johnny Negron, plus some other special touches and surprises courtesy of Jim Rugg. All at the cost to you the consumer of zip, zero, zilch, nada. Ed himself will be on hand to launch the comic at a certain "beguiling" comic…
OCD Extra: April’s Book Reviews
Next month's issue of Booklist will include two reviews of a recent releases by Fantagraphics creators, excerpted below: Stranger Than Life: Cartoons and Comics, 1970-2013 by MK Brown "Brown's cartoons were a mainstay of National Lampoon during its salad days of the 1970s… Remarkably, this is the first comprehensive collection of her distinctively daffy work. Although the visual and conceptual non sequiturs of her singlepanel cartoons are clever and diverting, it's her comic strips where Brown's unique brilliance really shines…Brown's drawings, with their bulbous figures and ornate rendering, are every bitas unmistakable and memorable as her humor."–Gordon Flagg Nijigahara Holograph…
Luba and Her Family by Gilbert Hernandez – Cover Re-Uncovered
Well folks, we jumped the gun just a bit last week so this is a do-over with corrected art: At last, the long-awaited next Gilbert Hernandez volume in the comprehensive Love and Rockets Library paperback series is nearly here! Luba and Her Family is at the printer now for release in July. This is the first book in this format to collect Gilbert's work past the original 50-issue L&R series. (We'll reveal the full Table of Contents and provide more previews in the not-too-distant future.) This book is also the debut of the new addition to our Art Department, Keeli…
Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: A Matter of Some Gravity by Don Rosa – First Look
Gravitatus horizontus! Don Rosa Disney ducks for Free Comic Book Day!
Boston: Charles Forsman & Paul Hornschemeier at HUB Comics
Boy oh boy, all the boys are signing at Hub Comics next weekend. Join Paul Hornschemeier, Charles Forsman and NBM's Jesse Lonergan on March 29th for a comics signing from 2-6pm. You can pick up Paul's new Artist Authors Thinkers Directors, a self-portrait through one hundred portraits, this sketchbook features the creators who shaped his (and many others') artistic views. And don't forget Forsman's new graphic novella about two buds on a road trip, Celebrated Summer, ranked #1 on The A.V. Clubs Best Graphic Novels and Art Comics of 2013!
Luba and Her Family by Gilbert Hernandez – Cover Uncovered
At last, the long-awaited next Gilbert Hernandez volume in the comprehensive Love and Rockets Library paperback series is nearly here! Luba and Her Family is at the printer now for release in July. This is the first book in this format to collect Gilbert's work past the original 50-issue L&R series. (We'll reveal the full Table of Contents and provide more previews in the not-too-distant future.) This book is also the debut of the new addition to our Art Department, Keeli McCarthy, who designed the cover based on the look established by Jacob Covey, with her own fresh twist. Welcome,…
Eleanor Davis Google Doodle!
Google welcomes Spring today with a lovely and charming animated logo by the one and only Eleanor Davis! Go look (if you miss it, it'll be archived here), then come back here to pre-order Eleanor's book How to Be Happy. Update: The Washington Post has the inside behind-the-scenes scoop!
