Best of
Sequential-Art

2006

Absolute DC: The New Frontier


Darwyn Cooke - 2006
    Stalwarts such as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman continued to fight for truth and justice, but as the world hurtled toward an uncertain future, it would take a new breed of hero to define the American Way. DC: The New Frontier takes readers on an epic journey from the end of the Golden Age of heroes to the beginnings of the legendary Justice League of America. Darwyn Cooke's most ambitious project yet features the stunning color art of Dave Stewart, an introduction by DC's President and Publisher Paul Levitz, and an afterword by Cooke.

Blacksad


Juan Díaz Canales - 2006
    Guarnido's sumptuously painted pages and rich cinematic style bring the world of 1950s America to vibrant life, with Canales weaving in fascinating tales of conspiracy, racial tension, and the "red scare" Communist witch hunts of the time. Guarnido reinvents anthropomorphism in these pages, and industry colleagues no less than Will Eisner, Jim Steranko, and Tim Sale are fans!Whether John Blacksad is falling for dangerous women or getting beaten to within an inch of his life, his stories are, simply put, unforgettable.* Dark Horse is very proud to present the first three Blacksad stories in a beautiful hardcover collection, completely relettered to the artist's specifications and with the latest album, Red Soul, in English for the very first time.* This internationally acclaimed series has won nearly a dozen prestigious awards — including the Angoulême Comics Festival prizes for Best Series and Best Artwork-and is a three-time Eisner Award nominee.

Alias Omnibus


Brian Michael Bendis - 2006
    Her powers were unremarkable compared to the amazing abilities of the costumed icons that populate the Marvel Universe. In a city of Marvels, Jessica Jones never found her niche. Now a chain-smoking, self-destructive alcoholic with a mean inferiority complex, Jones is the owner and sole employee of Alias Investigations - a small, private-investigative firm specializing in super-human cases. In her inaugural arc, Jessica's life immediately becomes expendable when she uncovers the potentially explosive secret of one hero's true identity. But her wit, charm and intelligence just may help her survive through another day. Thrust into the midst of a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels, has Jessica burned too many bridges to turn to old friends for help? Plus: Jessica travels to upstate New York to investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl rumored to be a mutant in a prejudiced small town, goes on a date with the Astonishing Ant-Man, teams up with Jessica Drew, the original Spider-Woman; and confronts the demons of her past. Collects Alias #1-28, What If? Jessica Jones had Joined the Avengers.

Hellboy: The God Machine


Thomas E. Sniegoski - 2006
    The identity of the perpetrator is a complete mystery until Hellboy and Liz Sherman -- acting on an unlikely tip from a ghost -- foil a museum heist attempted by crude, robotic constructs inhabited by human spirits. One of these freed human spirits offers to help Hellboy track down those who imprisoned him: a fanatical order of psychics obsessed with creating a new messiah, one that will bring about a new stage of evolution for mankind -- whether mankind is willing or not. Now only Hellboy and his colleagues stand between a vulnerable humanity and an evil, vengeful god.

Hellboy: The Companion


Stephen Weiner - 2006
    From Abe Sapien to the secret origin of the world, this complete compendium is every hardcore Hellboy fan’s key to the mind of Mike Mignola, and the ultimate introduction for anyone looking to begin their journey in the weird and wondrous world he has created.

Gotham Central Omnibus


Ed Brubaker - 2006
    and just a small handful that would oppose them. Grizzled veteran Harvey Bullock, Captain Maggie Sawyer, Detective Renee Montoya and the GCPD are the law force that stands between order and complete anarchy. Gotham's Finest work around the clock to not only keep the world's most psychotic criminals off the street... but also cleaning up the mess left behind by Batman's one-man war on crime. Written by critically acclaimed authors Ed Brubaker (Captain America) and Greg Rucka (52, Detective Comics), this Eisner Award-winning series follows the detectives of Gotham City's Special Crimes Unit as they navigate against the city's greatest villains--in the shadow of Batman himself. This Eisner Award-winning series is now available in its entirety in this Omnibus edition. Collects issues #1-40.

Locas II


Jaime Hernández - 2006
    Even though her love life remains as chaotic as ever, Hopey takes her first few steps toward responsible adulthoodwith a real job (as a teacher), while a demoralized, divorced Maggie ends up as the manager of a fleabagapartment building where she continues to wrestlewith the demons of her past most prominently in thestunning centerpiece of the volume, the graphic-novel-length Maggie serial, with its stunning, hallucinatorydream finale.Meanwhile, Ray still carries a major torch for Maggie, butfalls in with the Frogmouth, the volatile bombshell whoseties to local thugs cause him no small amount of grief.Of course, Maggie, Hopey, and Ray s paths continue tointersect in Hernandez s increasingly complex, intricate, and always vitally realized world.This omnibus volume compiles stories originally printed in the pages of the comics Penny Century, the one-shot special Maggie & Hopey Color Fun (presented here in black and white), and Love and Rockets Vol. II, and was formerly collected in the volumes Dicks and Deedees, Locas in Love, Ghost of Hoppers and The Education of Hopey Glass.

Jam-Packed FoxTrot: A FoxTrot Treasury


Bill Amend - 2006
    It is one of the most entertaining comic strips in America.Meet the Fox family: *  Roger, the sports-enthusiast father stuck in the middle rung of the corporate ladder. *Andy, mother and mediator of the family. Always wanted lots of kids. Now knows better. Her gourmet specialty?-tofu casserole. * Peter has never known a food he couldn't eat, but otherwise is a typical high schooler. Inherited the sports nut gene from Roger. * Paige. Egads, a freshman! Mall rat, Cosmo queen. Knows full well Mr. Right is right around the corner . . . or the next one . . . or the next. * Jason is the youngest sibling. This warped little genius' favorite pastimes include tormenting his sister and get-rich-quick schemes. * And finally, Quincy, Jason's iguana. Vomits on Paige's pillow when not sleeping or eating. What more could a 10 year old boy ask for?FoxTrot is a hugely popular comic strip, with twenty-three successful collections and nine treasuries. Appearing in over 1000 newspapers, three million FoxTrot books are in circulation. Jam-Packed FoxTrot features strips from Orlando Bloom Has Ruined Everything, My Hot Dog Went Out, Can I Have Another?, and How Come I'm Always Luigi?

Fables: Compendium One


Bill Willingham - 2006
    Disguised among the normal citizens of a modern New York, these magical characters created their own peaceful and secret society, which they called Fabletown. But when Snow White’s party-girl sister, Rose Red, is apparently murdered, it’s up to Fabletown’s sheriff — the reformed Big Bad Wolf, Bigby — to find the killer. Meanwhile, trouble of a different sort brews at the Fables’ upstate farm, where non-human inhabitants are preaching revolution…and threatening the carefully nutured secrecy of Fabletown.Collecting issues #1-41, Fables: The Last Castle, Fables: 1,001 Nights of Snowfall, and a short story from Fables: Legends in Exile!

Popeye, Vol. 1: I Yam What I Yam!


E.C. Segar - 2006
    He was the most popular cartoonist of his day, his sense of humor coming straight out of Mark Twain, who also balanced exaggerated tall tales and a perfect ear for everyday speech with dark themes that undercut his laugh-out-loud stories. The series will consist of six volumes released annual through 2011.In this first volume, covering 1928-1930, Popeye's initial courtship of Olive Oyl takes center stage while Olive's brother Castor Oyl discovers the mysterious Whiffle Hen. Also, the entire cast meets the Sea Hag for the first time in their pursuit of the "Mystery House" (Popeye's first extended daily narrative), and Castor Oyl attempts to turn Popeye into a boxing champion in a series of hilarious Sunday strips. These strips are masterpieces of comic invention. Popeye's omnipotence pre-figures the rise of superheroes in the 1930s and 1940s, though Popeye is a much more sympathetic character, and his very name announces his vibrant personality. His mangled English pulsated with the vital spirit of immigrant America, its rhythm poetic in its own vulgar way: "I yam what I yam and tha's all I yam."2007 Eisner Award nominee: Best Archival Collection/Project: Strips; and Best Publication Design (Jacob Covey); 2007 Harvey Award nominee: Best Domestic Reprint Project; Special Award for Excellence in Presentation; Winner: HOW Magazine Design Merit Awards: Covers

Hellblazer: Empathy is the Enemy


Denise Mina - 2006
    When an ordinary man innocently uses an incantation, he turns to Constantine for help. But when an infamous Scottish occultist gets involved, Constantine discovers he has been cursed with empathy for his fellow man and realizes that the nightmare has just begun.

Adventures in Oz


Eric Shanower - 2006
    Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and their many Oz friends can't stop plunging into one adventure after another. Come journey over the rainbow to help save Oz from the Wicked Witch of the South, to ride an enchanted whirlpool that leads to a hidden island, to explore the spooky Great Gray Gillikin Swamp, to prevent a war between dragons and wood-nymphs, and to soar in an emerald unicorn to the frozen land of the mysterious Ice King.

Century Girl: 100 Years in the Life of Doris Eaton Travis, Last Living Star of the Ziegfeld Follies


Lauren Redniss - 2006
    Now in paperback for the first time, Century Girl spans the brightest moments in early show business, the major historical landmarks of the 20th century, and the intimate milestones of one woman’s long life. Incorporating hundreds of archival photos and personal clippings with inventive line drawings and a compelling, hand-written narrative, Century Girl is a more than a biography, more than a graphic novel, and more than an art book—it is a singularly original and major work of art that Slate magazine calls “a visually dazzling mélange . . . unlike anything . . . ever seen before” (Best Books of 2006).

Powers: Definitive Collection, Vol. 1


Brian Michael Bendis - 2006
    Plus all the bonus features you've come to know and love: sketchbook, scripts, interviews, galleries, original designs, and a special Best of the Letter Column. This is where the story begins. A must-have for your comic library.

The Blue Stone: A Journey Through Life


Jimmy Liao - 2006
    Breathtaking illustrations and a haunting story take readers on a wondrous voyage around the world. A large, beautiful blue stone is discovered in a forest. It is cut in half, and one half stays in the forest while the other starts on a long and mystical journey through many places, many owners, and many transformations. It begins as a statue of an elephant, admired by museum goers, and then becomes a carved bird residing in an elderly woman's garden. It becomes a moon, a cat, a necklace, and more, until it finally returns to the forest. The Blue Stone is a powerful tale of different life paths and possibilities, a longing for home, and love.Reading Level: Age 3 and Up

Dogs: Bullets & Carnage, Vol. 1


Shirow Miwa - 2006
    He's found some of the "Lost Children," rare genetic experiments left from the past--but so has the mafia. It's up to Heine to bail him out, but the Stray Dog has his own problems now that the enigmatic Giovanni is back on the scene. Meanwhile, Naoto comes to the Underground searching for the killer who wields the same strange black sword as hers. And so their paths begin to converge in the dark and dangerous heart of the city...

The Fountain


Darren Aronofsky - 2006
    In three different lives in three vastly different time periods, one man, Thomas, Tommy, Tom, is desperate to beat death and to prolong the life of the woman he loves.

Cat and Girl Volume I


Dorothy Gambrell - 2006
    There is every Cat and Girl cartoon from 2003 to 2005, except for one. There are a few cartoons you haven't seen before, some cartoons so extensively reworked you will swear you have never seen them before, and a subject index.

Awakenings


David Lillie - 2006
    Only one thing stands between our vulnerable human minds and their terrifying wrath: the existence of "dreamkeepers," creatures whose very life force serves to protect us from the Nightmare horde. But this protection, this bond, is only effective as long as one's dreamkeeper lives -- a condition the Nightmares are all too eager to exploit. Because of this inherent threat to their lives, all dreamkeepers have a unique supernatural power with which to combat their otherworldly enemies.But it has been centuries since a Nightmare was last seen, and in the city of Anduruna, powers have been outlawed. "Infractors" face imprisonment or worse. Because in a perfect city, there is no place for violence, and the Nightmares of legend can be safely dismissed as ancient fiction... until now.

Family Guy: Peter Griffin's Guide to Parenting, Family Comes First (Right After TV)


Matt Fleckenstein - 2006
    Peter takes the spotlight, as he offers his wisdom on how to be a good father and husband!

Mouse Guard: Belly of the Beast


David Petersen - 2006
    Thus the Mouse Guard was formed. They are not simply soldiers that fight off intruders; rather, they are guides for common mice looking to journey without confrontation from one hidden mouse village to another. The Guard patrol borders, find safeways and paths through dangerous territories and treacherous terrain, watch weather patterns, and keep the mouse territories free of predatory infestation. They do so with fearless dedication so that they might not just exist, but truly live. In this first issue of Mouse Guard, Saxon, Kenzie, and Lieam are dispatched to find a missing merchant mouse that never arrived at his destination. In doing so they stumble onto much more than they had bargained for.

アイシールド [Aishīrudo] 21: Field Of Colors


Riichiro Inagaki - 2006
    

Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 7


Brian Michael Bendis - 2006
    And where does Harry's father - Norman Osborn, a.k.a. the Green Goblin - fit into all this? And in Warriors, the Gang War to end all Gang Wars begins The Kingpin is in retreat, and that kind of a power vacuum won't last long. It's about to be filled by a figure of unabashed dread in the underworld: Hammerhead Plus: the Ultimate debuts of several Marvel characters, including Moon Knight And Spidey thinks he's had trouble before... but nothing has ever made him declare, "Peter Parker no more".Collecting: Ultimate Spider-Man 72-85

Hell in a Handbasket: Dispatches from the Country Formerly Known as America


Tom Tomorrow - 2006
    In his weekly cartoon strip, This Modern World, "Tom Tomorrow uses images traced from photographic references (running from 1950s advertising art to recent shots of politicians) and a multipaneled comic-strip format to create a distinctive kind of postmodern editorial cartoon," writes Booklist. And the results are uproarious-and popular. His cartoons appear in about 130 alternative weeklies-making him the most recognizable cartoonist of the counterculture. His work is also seen in mainstream sources such as The New York Times and Salon, and on bestselling book covers, including Weapons of Mass Deception. This collection is the very first to present Tom Tomorrow's work in full color, as he originally produces his cartoons.

Nocturnals Volume One: Black Planet And Other Stories


Dan Brereton - 2006
    An outcast, Doc Horror is forced to live by the dark of night, and there he finds compatriots who must also shun the light of day. Polychrome, The Gunwitch, Starfish, Firelion, Komodo, and The Raccoon join Doc in his mission to save this planet - and they don't care how many monsters stand in their way! The first of three hardcovers reprinting the entire critically acclaimed Nocturnals storyline, dramatically oversized to show off every ghastly, spectral detail! Each volume contains the addition of new story material- all in preparation for the relaunch of the series on the Nocturnals' 13th anniversary in 2007! Volume 1 contains the original six issue Bravura mini-series Black Planet, the Witching Hour story arc from Dark Horse Presents, an all-new crime noir story of Doc Horror and the Raccoon entitled Clean Hands, and a lengthy afterword by Dan Brereton about the origins of the Nocturnals.

Showcase Presents: Batman, Vol. 1


Gardner Fox - 2006
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Schizo #4


Ivan Brunetti - 2006
    Huysmans. And if that weren't enough, there are tributes to Charles Schulz and the Marx Brothers; a step-by-step guide on how to draw cartoons; and strips on misogyny, 9-11, suicidal ideation, and abortive crushes on waitresses!

Witchblade Tankobon: Volume 1


Michael Layne Turner - 2006
    the Witchblade. Her journey will take you through the murder-filled alleys of New York to the highest towers of society as a supernatural war is waged within her own soul.

Re:Play, Vol. 1


Christy Lijewski - 2006
    Through a twist of fate, she meets Izsak, bass player extraordinaire, and all her problems are solved! But when a pair of mysterious figures begins to stalk the band, her world quickly turns into one big bad dream. Between Izsak's dark past and shadowy future, can the light of Cree's promising romance with him survive?

George Perez Storyteller


Christopher Lawrence - 2006
    The ultimate retrospective on the stunning career of comic genius and Eisner winner George Perez covers his 30-year career in comics! Includes never-before-seen art, sketch material from all of his major projects: Avengers, Fantastic Four, Teen Titans, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Wonder Woman, I-Bots, Ultraforce, and Sachs & Violens!

The New Teen Titans Archives, Vol. 3


Marv Wolfman - 2006
    Don't miss this volume collecting THE NEW TEEN TITANS #17-20 and TALES OF THE NEW TEEN TITANS #1-4, with two stories named in Wizard's "100 Best Single Issues Since You Were Born!" The Titans help Kid Flash's possessed girlfriend, reunite with the original Starfire, team up with the Winged Wonder, Hawkman and much more!

Magician: Apprentice Riftwar Saga #1


Raymond E. Feist - 2006
    Feist's Riftwar Saga begins here! Pug and Tomas are two young boys in Crydee with dreams of becoming soldiers. Choosing different paths, Pug becomes a Magician Apprentice, but a menace from a different world will threaten all there is.

Grande Finale


Ashley Wood - 2006
    This collection is presented in a new and larger format and contains 20 more pages of outstanding art than its sold-out little brother Grande Fanta.

Spider-Man: Wizard Masterpiece Edition


Roger Stern - 2006
    When a burglar killed his beloved Uncle Ben, a grief-stricken Peter vowed to use his amazing abilities to protect his fellow man. He had learned an invaluable lesson: With great power, there must also come great responsibility!

Noor Jahan (Amar Chitra Katha)"


Anant Pai - 2006
    She showed considerable skill as an administrator and proved to be a shrewd statesman. Jahangir had full confidence in his queen. She received courtiers and held discussions with them regarding the affairs of the state. Royal decrees carried her signature and coins were struck in her name with this super-inscription: By order of the King, Jehangir - Gold has a hundred splendours added to it by receiving the impression of the name of Noor Jahan, the Queen Begum. As observed by Mutamid Khan, a historian, who was Noor Jahan's contemporary, "Her authority reached such a peak that the king was such only in name". Noor Jahan was famous for her beauty and wisdom. She was an accomplished poet. She made popular, the rose perfume invented by her mother. She was adept in embroidery, and the fabrics and dresses designed by her dominated the world of fashion for many years. As Abdul Rashid observes, "Fact and fiction have woven a web of romance around this colourful personality." According to popular legends, from which material for this book has been drawn, Noor Jahan and Jahangir were childhood playmates. But all the available evidence suggests that the two met for the first time at the Meena Bazaar, the royal bazaar held annually at the palace of the Emperor.

Sacagawea: Journey Into the West


Jessica S. Gunderson - 2006
    A biography of Sacagawea, the Native American woman who served as an interpreter on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Coheed & Cambria - Good Apollo I'm Burning Star, IV, Vol. 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness


Coheed and Cambria - 2006
    16 tracks from the third concept album in the series, which The All Music Guide says "is a prog rock opera on par with anything that Rush or Queensrche ever released." Songs include: Always & Never * Apollo I: the Writing Writer * Keeping the Blade * Mother May I * The Suffering * Wake Up * Welcome Home * Willing Well IV: The Final Cut * and more. PARENTAL ADVISORY FOR EXPLICIT LYRICS.

Madam C. J. Walker and New Cosmetics


Katherine E. Krohn - 2006
    J. Walker, an African American businesswoman who invented a line of hair products and cosmetics that led her to become the first self-made female millionaire of any race. Written in graphic-novel format.

Destiny's Hand


Nunzio DeFilippis - 2006
    His final wish before he dies is to find the legendary Devil's Eye.And who does he appoint to lead his fearless crew in search of the lost treasure, but Olivia Soldana, a brash 16-year-old girl who can outdo any man.

Lucha Noir - A Lucha Libre Sketchbook


Keith Rainville - 2006
    Navarro's work, inspired by 60's and 70's Marvel comics, classic pulps, and film noir, is a unique take on the Mexican masked wrestler idiom. A decade of commissioned illustrations have been re-scanned and are run full-size, un-cropped and clean of logos and other distractions for the first time anywhere. This includes spreads for FROM PARTS UNKNOWN magazine, the Christa Faust lucha-pulp HOODTOWN; and poster art for LA renowned Lucha VaVOOM performance group. Also includes never-before-seen ringside sketches of Mexican masked wrestlers in action, costume studies and rough drafts of published work, and lost pages of Sonambulo comic book work. Throughout the book is DVD-style 'commentary' notes by both artist and publisher, discussing what's right about the pieces, what went wrong with previous drafts, what was rejected and why, and more insight into the creative process from two creative types who have championed lucha libre art in the U.S. since before it was cool and on the Hollywood radar.

The Caped 6th Grader: Happy Birthday, Hero!


Zoe Quinn - 2006
    And she’d better start training to use her superspeed and superstrength, because pretty soon she’s going to be called upon to save the world.

Battlestar Galactica #0


Greg Pak - 2006
    proudly presents their all-new Galactica series, Making its debut with this special #0 issue featuring an original story - with a "dynamite cliffhanger" ending - that leads into the ongoing series! Pak is an exclusive writer for Marvel Comics, but has carved out this series for D.E. and he's turning out a comic that fans both new and old are going to love. And we're so sure they're going to love it, that this introductory issue is available for just one thin quarter! And what would this issue be without a red-hot Photo cover featuring the beautiful Cylon, "Number Six!" PLUS: A Special preview of Brett Matthews and John Cassaday's Lone Ranger comic book series from D.E.! Featuring an art cover by Steve (Civil War) McNiven, shipped in a 50/50 ratio with the photo cover version. Future covers by Michael Turner, Billy Tan, and other high-profile artists to be announced!

Tales from the Clerks: The Complete Collection of Comic Stories!


Kevin Smith - 2006
    Collects the contents from the Clerks, Chasing Dogma and Bluntman & Chronic books.

Tomb Raider Compendium Edition


Dan Jurgens - 2006
    For the first time ever, get Tomb Raider issues #1-50 in one giant soft cover See the video game come to life as some of the industries biggest names bring the adventures of Lara Croft to comics

Jimmy Sniffles: A Nose for Danger


Bob Temple - 2006
    - Full-color illustrations- Reinforced Library Binding- Guided Reading Levels: H-K- ATOS Levels: 2.0-3.0- Glossary- Discussion questions- Author biographies- Writing prompts- Exceptional art- Close text/illustration match- Supports NCLB objectives: vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, phonics- Language Arts, Character Education

Star Toons - A Cartoon Guide to Bangladesh


Shahrier Khan - 2006
    Shariar Khan is a noted journalist and has been with The Daily Star ever since he graduated in Journalism from Dhaka University in 1991. Regarded as an expert on the power and energy sector, he’s also a pioneering figure in bringing cartoons to the fore as a medium of sharp criticism of contemporary social and political scenes. As the title suggests, this book takes readers on a tour of the country’s politics and political leaders and various institutional irregularities causing immense suffering to common people. But what makes him a successful cartoonist is his unique way of combining his harsh criticism with wit and humour. Not only for those interested particularly in cartoons, it is a must read also for those with an interest in political and social issues. - See more at: http://books.thedailystar.net/shop/st...

Tintin & Snowy Activity Book 1


Guy Harvey - 2006
    This is the perfect book for Tintin fans everywhere as Tintin and his friends need help in solving various mysteries on their numerous adventures.