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Nervosa

“To me fat was intangible- a feeling. And when I felt fat, I always managed to find it. But the doctors showed me that fat wasmore than a feeling, it could be numerically quantified. And the eating disorder doctors showed me that not only can you quantify a feeling,...

Eerie Tales from the School of Screams

As a kid, I loved spooky stories; not much has changed. I'm still a horror fanatic. I still like grim tales with ghosts or monsters, and I especially love to be surprised by a smart, creepy thriller. Enter Graham Annable and his new middle-grade horror graphic, Eerie...

A Business Proposal, Vol. 1

A Business Proposal is a comedic story about a sneaky plan, born from desperation, and carried out by two good friends. The plan is proposed by Yeongsuh Jin, who cannot bear to go on another blind date set up by her father. She offers to pay her friend, Hari Shin, to...

Soichi

He talks to the dolls in his toy collection, spits out razor sharp nails with stunning accuracy, and conjures forth curses upon those who have wronged him to wreak spiteful vengeance. In his latest foray into the macabre, Junji Ito aims the spotlight at one of the...

Roaming

The first time you visit New York City is a rite of passage. It’s a magical metropolis, full of famous museums and people and shops, with people from all over the world making the pilgrimage every single day. Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki’s incredible new adult...

Minor Threats: A Quick End To A Long Beginning, Vol. 01

Life isn’t easy for an ex-con. It is even worse when you’re an ex-supervillain in Twilight City. Frankie “Playtime” Follis was a prodigy, pushed into villainy by her mother after she manifested the power to make any toy into a weapon. Now, fresh out of prison, she’s...

Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop, Vol 1

Cherry is a boy who has trouble communicating but has found a growing voice through the art of haiku. Smile is a popular streamer who wears a mask to hide her large front teeth. One day at the mall they have a chance meeting, or rather collision, that results in a...

Layers

In Layers: a Memoir, Pénélope Bagieu, the author and illustrator of the Eisner-winning book Brazen, explores the complexities of her youth with grace and wit. As adults, it is often tempting to view our past through a lens of cynicism or jest, especially when...

It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

Zoe Thorogood received multiple award nominations for It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth, including 2023 Eisner Awards in the Best Graphic Memoir and Best Writer/Artist categories, Forbes' "The Best Graphic Novels of 2022" list, and she won the 2023 Russ Manning...

Meems & Feefs: Ferrets from Planet Ferretonia!, Vol. One

The story opens on Planet Ferretonia, where the wide-eyed and lovable Feefs (short for Fee-Foo) has, as usual, a question. To the exasperation of the council member teaching the younglings, Feefs is curious about the world beyond Dook Dook Island, but the conversation...

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Nervosa

“To me fat was intangible- a feeling. And when I felt fat, I always managed to find it. But the doctors showed me that fat wasmore than a feeling, it could be numerically quantified. And the eating disorder doctors showed me that not only can you quantify a feeling,...

Eerie Tales from the School of Screams

As a kid, I loved spooky stories; not much has changed. I'm still a horror fanatic. I still like grim tales with ghosts or monsters, and I especially love to be surprised by a smart, creepy thriller. Enter Graham Annable and his new middle-grade horror graphic, Eerie...

A Business Proposal, Vol. 1

A Business Proposal is a comedic story about a sneaky plan, born from desperation, and carried out by two good friends. The plan is proposed by Yeongsuh Jin, who cannot bear to go on another blind date set up by her father. She offers to pay her friend, Hari Shin, to...

Soichi

He talks to the dolls in his toy collection, spits out razor sharp nails with stunning accuracy, and conjures forth curses upon those who have wronged him to wreak spiteful vengeance. In his latest foray into the macabre, Junji Ito aims the spotlight at one of the...

Roaming

The first time you visit New York City is a rite of passage. It’s a magical metropolis, full of famous museums and people and shops, with people from all over the world making the pilgrimage every single day. Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki’s incredible new adult...

Minor Threats: A Quick End To A Long Beginning, Vol. 01

Life isn’t easy for an ex-con. It is even worse when you’re an ex-supervillain in Twilight City. Frankie “Playtime” Follis was a prodigy, pushed into villainy by her mother after she manifested the power to make any toy into a weapon. Now, fresh out of prison, she’s...

Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop, Vol 1

Cherry is a boy who has trouble communicating but has found a growing voice through the art of haiku. Smile is a popular streamer who wears a mask to hide her large front teeth. One day at the mall they have a chance meeting, or rather collision, that results in a...

Layers

In Layers: a Memoir, Pénélope Bagieu, the author and illustrator of the Eisner-winning book Brazen, explores the complexities of her youth with grace and wit. As adults, it is often tempting to view our past through a lens of cynicism or jest, especially when...

It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

Zoe Thorogood received multiple award nominations for It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth, including 2023 Eisner Awards in the Best Graphic Memoir and Best Writer/Artist categories, Forbes' "The Best Graphic Novels of 2022" list, and she won the 2023 Russ Manning...

Meems & Feefs: Ferrets from Planet Ferretonia!, Vol. One

The story opens on Planet Ferretonia, where the wide-eyed and lovable Feefs (short for Fee-Foo) has, as usual, a question. To the exasperation of the council member teaching the younglings, Feefs is curious about the world beyond Dook Dook Island, but the conversation...

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