Best of
Comics

2002

Absolute Dark Knight


Frank Miller - 2002
    Miller has provided a new Introduction, cover and art for the slipcase. An excerpt from his original plot for Dark Knight Returns #4 is included.

Groovitude: A Get Fuzzy Treasury


Darby Conley - 2002
    Get Fuzzy has become a hit cartoon with its bitingly funny portrait of single life with pets.And why not? The laughs come fast and furious. Get Fuzzy features Rob Wilco, a single, mild-mannered advertising executive who's the so-called guardian of Bucky and Satchel, anthropomorphic scamps that still live by their animal instincts. Bucky, a temperamental cat who carries a boom box and goes on spending sprees, definitely calls the shots in this eclectic household, while Satchel is a kindly canine with a sensitive soul who tries to remain neutral, even though he bears the brunt of his feline companion's mischief.Between the three of them, the Wilco household faces a whole host of trials and tribulations that classify them as family. Satchel wants his boundaries respected. Bucky refuses to eat vegetables but insists on snarfing up Rob's plants. Rob tries to meet women, but his pets continually subvert his efforts. In every frame, Get Fuzzy depicts the hilarious war between the species, giving the animals an equal footing in hilarious one-upmanship.Get Fuzzy is the comic strip for everyone who loves their pets with an attitude. That said, Groovitude is Get Fuzzy at its finest.Contains cartoons from The Dog Is Not a Toy and Fuzzy Logic.

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best I


D.G. ChichesterBunny Hampton-Mack - 2002
    Featuring short stories in the Hellraiser millieu written and illustrated by the leading lights in the comic book industry, this series shocked and entertained millions of comics and Clive Barker fans. Checker Book Publishing collects for the first time the best of these short stories into a single full-color trade paperback collection. A must have for Hellraiser, Clive Barker and quality comics fans

Y: The Last Man #1


Brian K. Vaughan - 2002
    Vaughan (Lost, EX MACHINA), this is the saga of Yorick Brown - the only human survivor of a planet-wide plague that instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome. Accompanied by his pet monkey, Yorick searches for his lost love...and the answer to why he's the last man on earth.

FoxTrot, Assembled with Care


Bill Amend - 2002
    At the core of much of the strip's wild humor is 10-year-old Jason. He tortures his parents and two teenage siblings Peter and Paige out of their minds with his computer and his pet iguana, Quincy. In this treasury, parents Roger and Andrea again have their hands full. In one strip, Jason boldly bursts into their bedroom in the middle of the night to announce that it's "2 A.M. and the lights still work." In another, Jason surprises his mom with a new beep for her computer known simply as "Defcon One." Jason also holds his own with his older siblings, spelling "My Sister Is Ugly" with the carved faces of 14 pumpkins. FoxTrot continues to demonstrate its timelessness with its always fresh, irreverent, and zany brand of family humor. FoxTrot: Assembled with Care captures the humorous side of the trials and tribulations that come with daily family life like no other strip today.Universal Press Syndicate newspaper feature:*FoxTrotAuthor's web site: www.foxtrot.com/

Krazy and Ignatz, 1925-1926: There is a Heppy Land Furfur A-waay


George Herriman - 2002
    Each volume in this series reprints two full years of Sunday strips, or 104 full-page, black-and-white Sunday strips (Herriman did not incorporate color into the strip until 1935). Krazy Kat is a love story, focusing on the relationship of its three main characters. Krazy Kat adored Ignatz Mouse. Ignatz Mouse hated Krazy Kat, the expression of which was in throwing bricks at Krazy's head. Offisa Pup loved Krazy and sought to protect "her" (Herriman always maintained that Krazy was genderless), mostly by throwing Ignatz in jail. Each of the characters was ignorant of the other's true motivations. This simple structure allowed Herriman to build entire worlds of meaning into the actions, building thematic depth that led critics like Gilbert Seldes and E. E. Cummings to recognize Herriman's genius almost immediately. Each of Fantagraphics' Krazy Ignatz volumes is designed by Chris Ware, creator of the wildly successful ACME Novelty Library series. This beautiful volume includes material never collected before.

The Absolute Authority, Vol. 1


Warren Ellis - 2002
    THE AUTHORITY is hard-hitting, high-octane action with dizzying velocity. The story of seven super-powered individuals who vow to make the world a better place, making their own rules, answering to nobody, and taking no prisoners. THE ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY is brimming with extra behind-the-scenes looks at the book's creative process, including a full script by Warren Ellis, plus design and supplementary material provided by the entire creative team. Experience the Authority in a bold new way.

One Hundred Demons


Lynda Barry - 2002
    Name that Demon!!! Freaky boyfriends! Shouting Moms! Innocence betrayed! These are some of the pickled demons you'll meet as Lynda Barry mixes the true and the un-true into something she calls "autobificitionalography." From her nattering and intolerant/loving Filipina grandmother to the ex-boyfriend from hell who had lice, Lynda Barry's demons jump out of these pages and double-dare you to speak their names. Called by Time magazine "a work of art as well as literature," One Hundred Demons has been hailed for its shimmering watercolor images and unforgettable stories about life's little monsters.

Asterix Omnibus, vol. 5


René Goscinny - 2002
    Asterix in Spain features the daring rescue of Chief Huevos y Bacon's son - but returning him to Spain is more than the Gauls have bargained for! And in Asterix and the Roman Agent, a sneaky spy named Tortuous Convolvulus tries to turn our heroes against each other!

Krazy and Ignatz, 1927-1928: Love Letters in Ancient Brick


George Herriman - 2002
    Each volume is edited by the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum's Bill Blackbeard, the world's foremost authority on early 20th Century American comic strips, and designed by Jimmy Corrigan author Chris Ware. In addition to the 104 full-page black-and-white Sunday strips from 1927 and 1928 (Herriman did not use color until 1935), the book includes introductions by Blackbeard, vaudeville historian Ben Schwartz and reproductions of rare Herriman ephemera from Ware's own extensive collection, as well as annotations and other notes by Ware and Blackbeard. Krazy Kat is a love story, focusing on the relationships of its three main characters. Krazy Kat adored Ignatz Mouse. Ignatz Mouse just tolerated Krazy Kat, except for recurrent onsets of targeting tumescence, which found expression in the fast delivery of bricks to Krazy's cranium. Offisa Pup loved Krazy and sought to protect "her" (Herriman always maintained that Krazy was genderless) by throwing Ignatz in jail. Each of the characters was ignorant of the others' true motivations, and this simple structure allowed Herriman to build entire worlds of meaning into the actions, building thematic depth and sweeping his readers up by the looping verbal rhythms of Krazy Co.'s unique dialogue.

Get Your War On


David Rees - 2002
    A first collection of the website cartoonist's observations on the war on terrorism and other contemporary issues critiques such subjects as the anthrax mailings, Enron, the Office for Homeland Security, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 2


Brian Michael Bendis - 2002
    3: Double Trouble* Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 4: Legacy* Behind-the-Scenes MaterialIn the last year, teenager Peter Parker's grown more comfortable with his amazing abilities, but that's all about to change with the return of the maniacal Green Goblin. The Goblin has discovered Peter's secret identity -- and with the lives of the teenager's loved ones at stake, will Spider-Man be able to escape the Goblin's clutches?

Rising Stars


J. Michael Straczynski - 2002
    Michael Straczynski and a team of the best and brightest artistic talents in the industry unite to tell the saga of 113 strangers united by one event they will never forget. This super-hero tour-de-force is collected, beginning to end, in one massive bookshelf volume. Follow the super-powered Pederson Specials as they grow up, live, love, die, and ultimately try to save the world. One of the greatest comic series ever is now available for your bookshelf!

Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 1


Brian Michael Bendis - 2002
    Compound these with intense personal tragedy and superhuman powers, and you can start to visualize the world of Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man.

Achewood volume 1: A Momentary Diversion on the Road to the Grave


Chris Onstad - 2002
    Also includes a collection of interviews, recipes and a short story by Ray. 187 pages.[http://www.achewood.com]

Twentieth Century Eightball


Daniel Clowes - 2002
    Renowned for its gleefully incisive social satire and riotous absurdity, Entertainment Weekly proclaimed it "the year's best regularly published comic book" upon its debut in 1989. The Village Voice proclaimed it "brilliant," and Art Spiegelman called it "curdlingly good." Simpsons creator Matt Groening has repeatedly called it his favorite comic book.20th Century Eightball collects the very best humor strips from Eightball, written and drawn between 1988 and 1996. Included within are such seminal strips/rants as "I Hate You Deeply," "Sexual Frustration," "Ugly Girls," "Why I Hate Christians," "Message to the People of the Future," "Paranoid," "My Suicide," "Chicago," and over three dozen more. Other favorites include "Art School Confidential," one of Clowes' most popular strips of all-time: made into a motion picture with a screenplay by Ghost World's Clowes and Terry Zwigoff. Also included is Clowes' hilariously Freudian deconstruction of professional athletes, "On Sports," which caused a stir in San Antonio last year when reprinted in the city's most popular weekly paper, prompting an advertising boycott and demands for the paper to be destroyed by local sports fans. Noted comics historian Roger Sabin, author of Phaidon's Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels, calls 20th Century Eightball a "corrosively satirical vision of an America cracking apart, and confirms Clowes as a worthy successor to the underground greats of the 1960s."

Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank


Phil Foglio - 2002
    At Transylvania Polygnostic University, Agatha Clay is a student with trouble concentrating and rotten luck. Dedicated to her studies but unable to build anything that actually works, she seems destined for a lackluster career as a minor lab assistant. But when the University is overthrown, a strange clank stalks the streets and it begins to look like Agatha might carry a spark of Mad Science after all.

Piled Higher and Deeper: A Graduate Student Comic Strip Collection


Jorge Cham - 2002
    "Piled Higher and Deeper" the comic strip is currently read by grad students from over 300 universities and from around the world.

The Metabarons #4: Aghora & the Last Metabaron


Alejandro Jodorowsky - 2002
    A series fully painted by the masterful Juan Gimenez.The final volume by Jodorowsky and Gimenez in the epic sci-fi fantasy Metabarons saga. The ultimate bloodline of the Metabarons may come to an end with Aghora and her child. This volume concludes the Metabarons graphic novel series collection.

Catwoman, Vol. 1: The Dark End of the Street


Ed Brubaker - 2002
    But when word spreads of Catwoman's demise, Selina decides to leave the costumed world behind and continue her trade cloaked in the shadows. Unable to enjoy her newfound anonymity for too long though, Selina decides that she must return to her infamous persona. Donning a new costume and attitude, Catwoman returns to the streets and sets her sights on the serial killer that has been preying upon the streetwalkers she calls friends.This trade paperback collects the story arc "Anodyne" and "The Trail of the Catwoman".Collecting: Catwoman 1-4, Detective Comics 759-762

Anarchy for the Masses: The Disinformation Guide to The Invisibles


Patrick Neighly - 2002
    A must-have for comics fans, this Guide features exhaustive, detailed analysis of the full six-year series as well as all-new, exclusive interviews with Morrison and many of the series' artists and editors.Already featured in "Disinformation: The Interviews" and the accompanying TV series and DVD, Grant Morrison has been heavily promoted as a contemporary pop culture star, the first comics writer to be included as one of "Entertainment Weekly's" top 100 creative people in America. We will market the book aggressively to Morrison fan sites and comics, skate and punk zines.

The Complete Strangers in Paradise, Volume 3, Part 4


Terry Moore - 2002
    Francine and Katchoo are high-school best friends who are reunited when Francine comes back to town after years away from her hometown. David is their new friend entangled in their complicated lives. From creepy ex-boyfriends and insensitive bosses to the reality of AIDS and underworld prostitution, you never know what will come up next - but you can always count on laughing and crying at the same time. This foil-stamped casebound hardcover with color dust jacket includes a special color cover art section, sketches, and more.

The Metabarons #3: Steelhead & Dona Vicenta


Alejandro Jodorowsky - 2002
    The cyborg Metabaron, Steelhead, who may be the most ruthless of all the Metabarons, shakes the galaxy with a reign of violence and murder. But when he falls madly in love with Doa Vicenta, the daughter of one of his many victims, Steelhead decides to prove himself worthy of love. He searches out Zaran Krleza, the last poet in the universe. Joining Krlezas head with his cyborg body, Steelhead and the poet become one person, Melmoth, and in his new form Steelhead wins Doas heart. The two conceive twinsbut tragedy strikes: as Steelhead cradles his dying wife in his arms, the fate of the Metabarons clan hinges on his decision of which child to save.

In Dog Years I'd be Dead: Garfield at 25


Jim Davis - 2002
    Jim Davis’s grandfather, James A. Garfield Davis, was a big, cantankerous, outspoken man. Garfield is a big, cantankerous, outspoken cat. Coincidence? Of course not. The cartoon affectionately modeled on his grandfather has propelled creator Jim Davis–and Garfield–into the realm of comic superstardom. In this book, you’ll get a unique look back at the humble beginnings and enormous success of America’s favorite feline.In Dog Years I’d Be Dead takes a comprehensive look at everything Garfield– the comics, the television shows, the zillions of products (who on the planet hasn’t seen the grinning plush doll suction-cupped to a car window?), and, of course, the fans. You’ll get the inside scoop about the pioneering comic-strip books that set the standard for the industry with a shape now called the “Garfield format.” You’ll venture into the studio where the voice talent recorded TV shows, and hear about the antics of special guest stars like Jonathan Winters and Buddy Hackett. Loaded with never-before-seen archival gems from Jim Davis’s personal collection and tribute cartoons from legends like Beetle Bailey’s Mort Walker, Blondie’s Dean Young, and The Family Circus’s Bill Keane, this is a book to treasure.

Hallmarks of Felinity: A 9 Chickweed Lane Book


Brooke McEldowney - 2002
    From Jim Davis's Garfield to Patrick McDonnell's Mooch, cartoon cats make us laugh. Now in the form of Solange the Siamese, Brooke McEldowney has successfully captured the endearing qualities that makea cat, well, a cat: the way they cannot resist dark fabric, their unflinching indifference to squalid humanity (unless, of course, said humanity comes bearing treats), and their advanced heat-seeking technology that leads them to the warmest laps and the coziest corners. Readers will grin with recognition at each of these humorously illustrated hallmarks. The result is a delightful field guide to a cat's moods, motivations, and behaviors. Ever since it appeared as a recurring theme in the comic strip 9 Chickweed Lane, Hallmarks Of Felinity has attracted a large and devoted readership of its own. Longtime fans and newcomers alike will enjoy this charming gift book.

100 Bullets, Vol. 4: A Foregone Tomorrow


Brian Azzarello - 2002
    But as these self-serving manipulations take place, pieces of the mystery of the Minutemen and the organization that created them start to come together, and we discover to the research and conspiracy theories of Mr. Branch. As more is revealed about the series' main characters, the true meaning and importance of the conflict between Graves and the Trust starts to emerge.

100 Bullets, Vol. 5: The Counterfifth Detective


Brian Azzarello - 2002
    After receiving an attach� case and the standard 100 bullets from the mysterious Graves, Milo Garret, a broken-down L.A. private detective learns that a recent mishap that left him scarred and without a face might not have been an accident. But as the mystery of his misfortune unravels, Milo must decide between having answers and having a future. SUGGESTED FOR MATURE READERS

Judge Dredd Featuring Judge Death


John Wagner - 2002
    Meet Judge Death, a warped ghoul from a parallel Earth where life itself is a crime. An entire world was judged, found guilty and its citizens executed. Now it's our turn. Judge Death comes to Mega-City One, and somehow Dredd must kill a creature already dead. And if one of these Dark Judges wasn't enough, get ready to meet Fear, Fire and Mortis! Featuring work by fan favourite artist Brian Bolland (Batman: The Killing Joke, Camelot 3000)!

Batman: Hush, Vol. 1


Jeph Loeb - 2002
    What is she plotting? No one quite knows, but by manipulating both Batman and his enemies Killer Croc and Catwoman tensions are high and no one is to be trusted in Gotham City tonight!Originally published in BATMAN #608-612.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Artobiography


Kevin Eastman - 2002
    From the modest beginnings to the merchandising, pop culture juggernaut, this collection of concept art, comics pages, and insider-behind-the-scenes notes-has been "sold out" and hard to find for years. But now it's back in print for a new generation of fans to enjoy.

Greetings from Sherman's Lagoon


Jim Toomey - 2002
    Now, here surfaces Greetings From Sherman's Lagoon, the answer to the long-time pleas of loyal followers of Sherman the shark and his sea urchin pals. Those who regularly read the silly yet sophisticated strip will enjoy seeing how its art, humor, and characters have evolved. Cartoonist Jim Toomey has mastered the look and personality of the creatures that his readers have come to love: Sherman and his significant-shark-other Megan, Fillmore the turtle, Hawthorne the cranky hermit crab, and other coral critters. Just as early Snoopy drawings more closely resembled a beagle, says Toomey, the characters more closely resemble fish. Toomey adds that his early strips adhered less to story lines and were more focused on delivering a gag-a-day. Longtime fans and newer readers alike are sure to enjoy noting similarities and differences for themselves in this hilarious turn-back-the-clock collection.

X-Force: Famous, Mutant & Mortal


Peter Milligan - 2002
    Widely accepted by the general populace, the all-new, all-different X-Force stands in defense of the free world. . . but only if they get paid. A story about money, race, sexuality and America's obsession with celebrities -- disguised as a super hero comic.

Mega Dragon & Tiger #1


Tony Wong - 2002
    In the year 2020, in a world that has begun to rise from the ashes of chaos after asteroids struck the Earth, martial artist combatant Tiger goes up against Single-Minded Arhat, Regent of Tibet, in a battle to the death.

Tintin


Jean-Marc Lofficier - 2002
    Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. In addition to an introduction to the subject, each topic is individually analyzed and reviewed, examining its impact on popular culture or history. There's also a reference section that lists related web sites and weightier (and more expensive) books on the subject. For media buffs, students, and inquiring minds, these are great entry-level books that build into an essential library.

Cuckoo


Madison Clell - 2002
    Often funny, sometimes horrifying, but always bitingly honest, Clell's work shows us an amazing glimpse at how survival can often be the best revenge. --Graphic novel ; compilation of 13 comics issues of the original 'Cuckoo' series. --

Gahan Wilson's Gravediggers' Party


Gahan Wilson - 2002
    Containing over 150 cartoons that stretch across the length of Wilson's ouevre, Gravediggers' Party is a pumpkin-stuffing collection of the weird and the wild, the strange and the supernatural, appreciated by only the most discerning ghoul. (You know who you are.)

Flex Mentallo: Man of Muscle Mystery


Grant Morrison - 2002
    and of the Doom Patrol. Now Flex Mentallo, the Man of Muscle Mystery, returns to investigate the sinister dealings of his former comrade, The Fact, and a mysterious rock star whose connection to Flex may hold the key to saving them both.This fast-paced tale twists super hero tropes, introducing one mind-boggling concept after another in a tour de force of innovative storytelling.This long-asked-for Vertigo title is collected at last, presenting an early collaboration between writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely, who would win much acclaim on ALL-STAR SUPERMAN and WE3.

Seven Peaches: The First Seven Desert Peach Episodes


Donna Barr - 2002
    How ridiculous. How sublime. How biting, ironic and funny. And here are the first seven episodes, of the series that does to World War Two -- and the twentieth century -- what they need done.

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives, Vol. 1


Wallace WoodDick Ayers - 2002
    Art by WOOD, STEVE DITKO, REED CRANDALL, MIKE SEKOWSKY, GEORGE TUSKA, BILL PEARSON, and DAN ADKINS. Cover by WALLY WOOD. Published in May of 2003, Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

The Doom Patrol Archives, Vol. 1


Arnold Drake - 2002
    Assembled in this hardcover volume are the earliest escapades of Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl, and the Chief. Reprinted as they originally appeared in the 1960s, this archive edition includes the Doom Patrol's first appearance and origin, as well as their first battles with their greatest adversary, General Immortus, the prehistoric monster menace Dr. Janus, the subterranean Atomic Furies, and the mutant Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man.

The Enemy Ace Archives, Vol. 1


Robert Kanigher - 2002
    Utilizing superb characterization, these elegantly crafted stories offer an intriguing and rare look at war by presenting it through the eyes of "the enemy." Although a German soldier, Enemy Ace must still struggle with the agony of survival and the senseless deaths of young men. This book shows that war is not simply good guys versus bad guys but instead human versus human.Collecting: Our Army at War 151, 153, 155; Showcase 57-58; Star Spangled War Stories 138-142

G-Force Animated


Jason Hofius - 2002
    by Jason Hofius & George Khoury Granted full access to the archives of Sandy Frank Productions, this trade paperback covers the history of the show, from the original Tatsunoko production in 1972 to the current day rediscovery of this legendary and influential anime! Explore the real adventures and stories of Mark, Jason, Princess, Keyop, and Tiny.

Mondo Lirondo (The Ultimate Collection)


La Penya - 2002
    

Five Star Stories #1


Mamoru Nagano - 2002
    It's the Joker calendar year J.C. 2988. One of the Galaxy's most prestigious fatima meights, Dr. Clotho - only to have to thake them into custody by the local lord! He is a depraved upstart merchant by the name of Grand Duke Juba Bardiam, and he coverts the tow fatimas to satisfy his outlandish lecheries. Ballanche has no one to turn to for help, but his longtime friend Ladios Sopp to save his two daughters from Juba's slimy clutches. English text.

B.Krigstein, Vol. 1


Greg Sadowski - 2002
    A gigantic retrospective/biography/critical assessment of one of the most important cartoonists in the history of comics, who went on to become a renowned fine artist and teacher in New York. The author had full access to Bernard Krigstein's archives and files and has written a compelling biography of the artist from his childhood in New York to his days as a comics artist from the late '40s to the early '60s, and through his post-comics career as a fine artist, commercial illustrator, and teacher. Krigstein is renowned as one of the great innovators working within the commercial comics industry: his story about a Nazi commandant, "Master Race," published by the legendary EC Comics, is studied in college courses and considered one of the most fascinating formal experiments in comics. This book reproduces many of Krigstein's comics stories as well as many of his commercial assignments (such as the line of paperback covers he did for the reissues of Joyce Cary's novels) as well as his fine art paintings. Most of this work has never been seen outside its original publication. Most of the comics stories are obscure and have not been reprinted since their initial publication (mostly from the '50s) and his fine art has only appeared in galleries and exhibitions. Krigstein (1919-1990), classically trained in Fine Art, was a Brooklyn-born painter who was one of the first practitioners who approached comics with the respect, integrity, and psychological depth of a serious artist. After an innovative and contentious decade, he was forced to abandon the field due to its narrow-minded and formulaic tendencies, which continue to this day. This first of two volumes traces Krigstein's groundbreaking comic-book work at Hillman, Atlas, DC, and EC, as well as his parallel development as an illustrator and painter.

The Sgt. Rock Archives, Vol. 1


Robert Kanigher - 2002
    Frank Rock emerged as a symbol of patriotism during the United States battle against the Nazis in World War II. Reprinted in this edition are nineteen of the most hard-hitting Sgt. Rock war stories ever told, including an early "prototype" version of the ultimate war hero as well as his first appearance. Leading Easy Company against the worst evil man has truly ever faced, Sgt. Rock was and still is an emblem of America's fighting spirit.

Cat's Paw


Paul D. Storrie - 2002
    That sets off an every-villain-for-herself chase across Gotham's rooftops — and attracts the attention of both Batgirl and officer Renée Montoya, who reluctantly team up to join in the fray!

Strangers in Paradise Vol. 11: Brave New World (Strangers in Paradise Vol. 3)


Terry Moore - 2002
    3 issues #44- 48, and completes the "Tropic of Desire" storyline. Katchoo is in Hawaii missing Francine. Francine is in Tennessee missing Katchoo. In two storylines that weave together, both girls make radical changes in their lives that bring them back together at last... but at what cost? A riveting storyline about love and friendship featuring two of the comic industry's most unlikely heroes.

In Full Color


Chad Carpenter - 2002
    Each of the Tundra books contains over 400 strips in beautiful eye-cramping color! Tundra takes a skewed look at the great outdoors and all of its quirky inhabitants. Animal, vegetable or mineral; hiking, hunting or fishing; snowmen, outhouses and everything else under the sun, nothing is sacred. See why Tundra has been called a worthy successor to the Far Side by newspaper editors around the country. The Tundra comic strip has been picked up by more than 140 newspapers in the past 15 months alone, including papers stretching from the Los Angeles Times to the Advocate in Stamford, Connecticut. It has also been picked up by King Features, the world's largest comic strip syndicate and is now being distributed world-wide.\n

Cutewendy


Josh Lesnick - 2002
    Girls, guns, cars, and ancient Chinese Dynasty Warlords, you will get all that and more in the complete print collection of Josh Lesnick's classic free-spirited webcomic.

Giant Size Mini-Marvels #1


Chris Giarrusso - 2002
    Giant Size #1 features the first full-length Mini-Marvels story, "Paperboy Blues", and a collection of "Bullpen Bits".

The Standard Catalog Of Comic Books (Standard Catalog Of Comic Books)


John Jackson Miller - 2002
    It lists the issue and after-market price, the writers and artists who created them (with auction prices realized on an analysis of 100,000 eBay auctions) plus pages of comic reviews.

The Essential Starchild


James A. Owen - 2002
    

Device: file under: art, commercial


Rian Hughes - 2002
    Personally responsible for every single detail_from Panton-inspired furniture to the smallest ashtray_Device also shows Hughes as a master of font design with a hand-picked selection on the enclosed CD.

Lucifer #33


Mike Carey - 2002
    His savior is a beautiful young woman whose hunger for life is matched only by a terrifying need for something only he can give.

Deicide #1 : Rage against the Gods


Carlos Portela - 2002
    Set in a world where gods walk the lands and tribal villagers pay bloody sacrifices to a seemingly never-ending pantheon of both good and evil deities, Deicide tells the story of what happens when one man stops worshiping the gods and starts killing them. Angered by the unnecessary sacrifice of his love, Aldara, to the hideous Grand Madorak, Agon sets out on a journey to reclaim her soul. Along the way Agon is aided by Beluch, a man with the head of a lion, as the two kill local gods and other monsters as they travel in search of Aldara's soul. A unique and raucous mix of action and art from two of Spain's premiere graphic novelists.

Poison Elves: Lusiphur & Lirilith


Drew Hayes - 2002
    Then he meets Lirilith, a prep school debutante who's looking for more out of life than her upper-crust lifestyle can provide her. Together, they find love despite the forces that work against them. But when an enemy from his past nearly stabs Lusiphur to death, the young lovers find their paths being pulled apart. Passion, sorrow, hatred, true love, and cold-blooded murder, in the tradition of all great love stories.

The Essential Starchild


James A. Owen - 2002
    

The ANC Went In 4 X4: Cartoons From Sowetan, Mail & Guardian And Sunday Times


Zapiro - 2002
    A collection of politically satirical cartoons.

Michael Turner's Fathom: The World Below: Book 1


Kevin Andrew Murphy - 2002
    Now, a decade after the Paradise's unexplained reappearance, Aspen is a marine biologist who feels strangely drawn to the water for reasons she can't even begin to understand. What she does understand, though, is that the answers to the questions that continually haunt her-who she is, where she came from-can only be found far beneath the waves, in a world of hidden wonders-and hidden dangers....

Green Lantern: Evil's Might (2002) #2 (DC Elseworlds)


Howard Chaykin - 2002
    As Kyle Rayner uses his newfound powers to clean up the poverty-ridden streets, Tammany Hall's finest, officer Hal Jordan, instigates a labor riot the likes of which New York has never before seen!

Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga, Vol. 1


Koji Aihara - 2002
    Now you too can learn the secrets! This mock-instructional guide is really a hilarious parody in graphic-novel form of "how to draw manga" books, Now even a completely untalented, artistically--challenged novice can learn how to properly use a pen, create characters, license ancillary rights for anime and toy manufacturing, and become rich, famous, and sexually potent beyond their wildest dreams!

My Sweet Babboo: Peanuts on Love [With Linus Charm on Bookmark]


Charles M. Schulz - 2002
    All the Peanuts friends have something to say about this never-ending mystery and delight.

Six Hundred and Seventy Six Apparitions of Killoffer


Patrice Killoffer - 2002
    Charting Killoffer's violent odyssey through a world overflowing with his many selves, 676 Apparitions is a spectacularly ambitious attempt to roll back the constraints of autobiography and graphic narrative.Originally published in French by L'Association in 2002, this is widely recognised to be one of the most important European comics of past years, and was nominated along with Jimmy Corrigan and David Boring for Best Album at Angoulême in 2003.This edition has been completely relettered by the artist.

The Comics: Since 1945


Brian Walker - 2002
    Organized by decade, with biographical profiles and desciptions of different genres and themes, The Comics forms a graphic survey of American culture since 1945.

Lucifer #27


Mike Carey - 2002
    The powers that would rule Lucifer's cosmos come together in a final apocalyptic battle, in which old debts will be repaid and ancient grudges settled. But it may be that the fate of the world, and of the Morningstar, will be determined in a more subtle and dangerous conflict when a familiar adversary decides to turn the tables…on herself.

The Essential Starchild


James A. Owen - 2002
    

The Essential Starchild


James A. Owen - 2002
    

Cartoons 2002: Life, Love, Politics: Entries to the 2002 National Museum of Australia Political Humour Competition


National Museum of AustraliaLindsay Foyle - 2002
    The war on terrorism dominated the news. The Bali bombing left a nation grieving and brought home the realisation that terror attacks do not always happen in faraway places. Debate continued on how Australia should protect its borders and how it should deal with refugees seeking asylum within Australia. While war dominated the international stage, the normal push and shove of domestic politics continued. Cartoons 2002, the catalogue of the annual political humour competition, reviews these and other issues through the works of Australia's leading political satirists.

Rising Stars #19


J. Michael Straczynski - 2002
    Rising Stars is the story of the lives and times of these "Specials," following their victories, their defeats, and their struggles - both with the world at large and with within their own ranks. This Issue: The government has come up with a weapon to stop the Specials in their tracks. How can they continue their mission to change the world when they are no longer invulnerable?

Rising Stars #20


J. Michael Straczynski - 2002
    

Rising Stars #21


J. Michael Straczynski - 2002
    Will the government be able to systematically hunt them down and destroy them as it did to Pyre? And with the Specials hidden, what will happen to the order they put in place? Find out as J. Michael Straczynski's epic masterpiece heads toward its climatic conclusion!

Rising Stars #18


J. Michael Straczynski - 2002
    

Milton Caniff: Conversations


Robert C. Harvey - 2002
    The years spanning 1937 to 1986, when the interviews were conducted, embrace almost all of Caniff's career as he was producing the legendary Terry and the Pirates and his post-World War II masterpiece Steve Canyon. In long interviews with such comics luminaries as Jules Feiffer and Will Eisner, Caniff (1907-1988) discusses his signature chiaroscuro style, his passion for realism in every detail, and his relationships with such other cartooning greats as Al Capp (Li'l Abner), Noel Sickles (Scorchy Smith), and Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon). As Caniff speaks earnestly about his art, his techniques, and his intentions, he discloses his inspirations. He based his characters on real persons and his material on contemporary politics and military issues. He gives candid opinions about the effects of the marketplace, business, and sales upon his art. "I would have created Blondie if I'd known that I could have sold it, you can be damn sure." He notes that the cause for terminating his association with Terry and the Pirates and his creation of Steve Canyon was neither lack of interest nor censorship but the opportunity to exert full creative control over his work. Few of the interviews in this volume are likely to have been seen or read widely, for most have been gleaned from publications not in general circulation. Interviews from U.S. military publications attest to Caniff's status as a spokesman for the military, particularly for the Air Force. These interviews reveal how Caniff contributed to uplifting servicemen's wartime morale with both Terry and the Pirates and Male Call, a somewhat risqu� strip he drew for military newspapers, and how Caniff's loyalty to the military cost his strip vital circulation as Vietnam War protest mounted. Besides interviews this collection includes rare examples of Caniff's graphic art--preliminary sketches for Steve Canyon, pin-ups from military publications, drawings he created for the magazine of his college fraternity, and samples of vintage strips he drew. Robert C. Harvey, a cartoonist, columnist, and critic of cartoon art, and the author of The Art of the Comic Book: An Aesthetic History, The Art of the Funnies: An Aesthetic History, and (with Gus Arriola) Accidental Ambassador Gordo: The Comic Strip Art of Gus Arriola (all published by the University Press of Mississippi), was appointed by Caniff as his official biographer.

Upside Down


Tobias Tak - 2002
    Follow the exploits of Gaboon and his cousin Klazeena, who find themselves thrown into a strange world, where nothing is as it seems. The creatures in the Upside Down World can change their appearance, personality and mood when turned upside down..

Green Lantern: Evil's Might (2002) #1 (DC Elseworlds)


Howard Chaykin - 2002
    Uptown, police officer Hal Jordan courts Carol Ferris, the daughter of one of “Boss” Tweed's top political cronies. And on the West Side, gang leader Alan Scott begins building his own corrupt dynasty. The lives of the three are destined to cross and collide. But something happens to make the collision more explosive than anyone could have expected: a gift of a lantern, given to Kyle, granting him undreamed-of powers!

The Rabbi's Cat 2


Joann Sfar - 2002
    While the rabbi is away, his cat tags along with Malka of the Lions (the rabbi's enigmatic cousin), who roams the desert with his ferocious-on-demand lion. Some believe Malka to be a pious Jew, others think he's a shrewd womanizer, but the cat will be the one to discover the surprising truth.Back in Algiers, the rabbi's daughter, Zlabya, and her new husband fill the house with their fighting, while the city around them fills with a rising tide of anti-Semitism. On a whim, the rabbi's cat, the rabbi, a sheikh (also a cousin of the rabbi), and a very misplaced Russian painter set out on a fantastic journey (even encountering a young reporter named Tintin in the Congo) in search of an African Jerusalem. It turns out to be very fortuitous that the rabbi's cat is not just a talking cat, but a multilingual talking cat.

Comic Book Artist Collection Volume 2


Jon B. Cooke - 2002
    Craig Russell, Tom Sutton, Sam Glanzman, Howie Post, and more!

The Legendary Couple #1


Tony Wong - 2002
    

Jetcat Clubhouse


Jay Stephens - 2002
    But what can you expect from a secret society that includes the world's youngest rock star, an eight-year-old super-hero, a dead boy king, and a monkey from outer space with bowel-control problems? This hilarious collection of stories combines the best of cartooning with the wildest realms of imagination. Whether it's Oddette fighting big monsters through song, Tutenstein searching for what's going bump in the night, or Jetcat forming her own super-hero team, the Two-Fisted Five, Jetcat Clubhouse is a guaranteed laugh for kids of any age -- be they in elementary school or the old folk's home. So, get your membership card, make sure to remember the secret password, and join the club! Jay Stephens is the acclaimed underground cartoonist behind the classic Land of Nod and Atomic City Tales comic books. Jetcat Clubhouse is his take on all-ages fun!

Lucifer #32


Mike Carey - 2002
    The fate of Effrul and the sovereignty of Hell hang in the balance, and the Morningstar is all out of options.

My Uncle Jeff


Damon Hurd - 2002
    This is a work that resonates with emotion, pain, love, and true sentiment.

Lucifer #26


Mike Carey - 2002
    Death has come to Lucifer's cosmos, to confront not one, but two supposedly immortal beings. Her intentions are far from clear, but her actions will prove both terrible and irrevocable, and change forever the destiny of both the Morningstar and the world he's worked so hard to create.

Dead to Rights


Mike Kennedy - 2002
    This Graphic Novel is based on a Mature rated product.

Atavistic Avatar


Pizz - 2002
    Pizz explores the American underbelly, using the sensibilities of cartoon graphics to underscore the angry and surreal tenor of America's lowbrow. This book collects some of the Pizz's most popular graphics which have graced the interior of pop culture magazines and record covers. It also provides a view of the artist's career evolution that will engage devoted and new fans.

Rising Stars #17


J. Michael Straczynski - 2002
    

Gil Kane Art and Interviews


Daniel Herman - 2002
    This in-depth 200-page book includes a comprehensive overview of Kane's career and over 75 pages of unpublished interviews with Kane. Also included are: Extensive interviews with Roy Thomas spanning his work with Kane at Marvel; an interview with Julie Schwartz regarding Kane's DC years; and a comprehensive interview with Ron Goulart regarding Star Hawks. This volume also contains over 160 pieces of original artwork; over 250 illustrations; a sixteen page color section; and a check list of all Kane's Marvel covers.

Batgirl Legion of Doom (#31 DC 2000)


Chuck Dixon - 2002
    

Green Lantern: Evil's Might (2002) #3 (DC Elseworlds)


Howard Chaykin - 2002
    Now that Irish gang-leader Alan Scott has gotten his hands on the secret Green Lantern, he's using it to siphon the emerald energy to bring down the defender of the immigrant masses. “Boss” Tweed and his cronies approve. But how long will it be before Scott turns his power on them?

Hey, Mister: The Fall Collection


Pete Sickman-Garner - 2002
    It includes "Behind The Green Door," "The Trouble With Jesus," "Eyes On The Prize," and "Dial 'M' for Mister." And, as a bonus, also includes Sickman-Garner's cartoon account of who he is and why he does what he does. Join Mister, Young Tim, Aunt Mary and the beloved Hideous Mutants as they hurtle headlong out of Eden and try to find redemption in a world where love is a four-letter word and even God gets lonely sometimes.

Happy End


Rutu Modan - 2002
    In their newest and most irresistible book, the Actus artists and their special guest, the German illustrator Anke Feuchtenberger present six graphic novellas with interesting twists on the "Happy End."

Get of Belial


Joe Gentile - 2002
    Few people have ever laid eyes on these puppies, but we got them now! Never before seen in any offical form! Kolchak heads down to Winship County, West Virginia to get the lowdown on a heated miner's strike. When the mine's bossman is violently torn to shreds the ovious answer is one of the hard-hats just couldn't take it anymore. The M.E. rules a pick axe did him in. A miner's tool. And when a striker gets it in the exact same manner? Must be retribution. Sure, Carl buys that one-and Kris Kringle flies around in a black helicopter on Christmas Eve!

Thunderbirds Classic Comic Strips from TV21


Sam Denham - 2002
    This has never been achieved before—previous collections have had to copy from copies, with poor results. With many additional features, including 8 pages from the original issues of TV 21 advertising Thunderbirds merchandise of the day, plus an introduction giving info about the artists and their inspiration, this collectors' edition is a must-have for Thunderbirds fans young and old.

Sock Monkey: The Glass Doorknob


Tony Millionaire - 2002
    Sock Monkey And The Other Toys Marvel At The Prismatic Spectrum On The Parlour Floor, Coming From The Glass Door Knob. Winter Turns To Spring, And The Apple Tree Sprouts New Leaves, Casting A Warm Green Shadow On The Door. The Door Knob Seems To Be Broken, Ending The Light Show, Until Mr Crow Plans To End The Door Knob With Scientific Techniques.

Lucifer #31


Mike Carey - 2002
    But the angel Amenadiel is armed and ready, Lucifer's name has already been called, and the price of forfeiting this duel is death. "Inferno" part 3.

The Comics Journal Library, Vol. 1: Jack Kirby


Milo George - 2002
    This book presents a comprehensive look at Kirby through a series of in-depth interviews from "The Comics Journal." Illustrations in b&w and color.

Mark Gonzales: High Tech Poetry


Mark Gonzales - 2002
    Gonzales is also an author, poet and artist. Inspired by the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Norman Rockwell and the television show Sanford & Son, he began his artistic pursuits in the early 1980s, decorating the bottoms of skateboards. Gonzales's latest book, High Tech Poetry, brings together his art and poetry in a uniquely formatted book, with black-and-white drawings covering pages that open along perforations to reveal poetry and sketches. Irreverent poems address everything from capitalism to the plight of man, while cartoonish sketches set the visual tone for the volume. High Tech Poetry accompanies Gonzales's first public reading of his work at the Wexner Center for the Arts.

Lucifer #28


Mike Carey - 2002
    Along with his even more delinquent sister, Spera, he ventures into the Realms of Pain in quest of a powerful magical artifact.

Liberty Meadows #26


Frank Cho - 2002
    This Was Reprinted Copies Of The Popular Comic Strip Of The Same Name. There Were 42 Strips Printed In This Comic Format Of Liberty Meadows By Insight Studios.Good Fun Being Had All Around.

Liberty Meadows #27


Frank Cho - 2002
    This Was New Material Of The Popular Comic Strip Of The Same Name. There Were 42 Strips Printed In This Comic Format Of Liberty Meadows By Image.Brandy And The Meadows Improve Their Image, With All New Material No Longer In Reprints.And It Is Time For Liberty Meadows To hit Comic Con.