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Sarah's Scribbles: Zine 01
Sarah Andersen - 2015
Sixteen pages of Sarah's Scribbles semi-autobiographical comics that follow the adventures of herself, her friends, and her beloved pets.
Mockingbird, Vol. 1: I Can Explain
Chelsea Cain - 2016
Bobbi Morse, the former Avenger known as Mockingbird, goes solo in her own incredible adventures! With a scientific mind and a lethal mastery of martial arts, she's one of the most versatile, in-demand assets at Maria Hill's disposal - that makes her ideal for investigating strange goings-on in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s own medical and recovery network. And when Lance Hunter's undercover gig at the London Hellfire Club goes south, Mockingbird sets off, battle staves at the ready, to save him - and the Queen of England! From helping out a teen driven bonkers by her own new powers, to doing a little dog-sitting, Bobbi shows that she's a woman of many talents as bestselling author Chelsea Cain and artist Kate Niemczyk make Mockingbird sing!COLLECTING: MOCKINGBIRD: S.H.I.E.L.D. 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1, MOCKINGBIRD 1-5
Micrographica
Renée French - 2007
A mob of tiny rodents live la vida loca, led by the trash-talking bully Moe and his trash-talking sidekick Preston. Add in Nubbins, the big guy; poor, sweet crapball-lovin' Aldo and a rotting corpse turned playground, and you'll never find a more moving affirmation of traditional values. Inspired by a bald bird sighting while the author was wandering Hunter's Hill in Sydney, Australia, this book is pure weirdness - just what Renee French fans dream of. With guest drawings by Jim Woodring, Penn Jillette, Dean Cameron, Dylan Williams, James Gunn and more.
Transmetropolitan, Vol. 0: Tales of Human Waste
Warren EllisGlenn Fabry - 2004
Written by Warren Ellis, this collection features a host of one and two-page pieces from comics' finest artists illustrating excerpts from the Word columns of crazed outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem.
Essential Captain America, Vol. 1
Stan Lee - 1968
One of the company's original characters the World War II adventurer had been in limbo for years Now that super heros were popular again, though, the red white and blue superstar was revived and given new life suspended animation being cited as the cause of his continued youth years after the end of War World II. These adventures are now collected in Marvel's tremendously popular Essential format, 500-plus page volumes collecting over 25 issues worth of pulse-pounding action! See the Sentinel of Liberty take on some of the most fearsome foes of freedom, including Advanced Idea Mechanics, the sinister super-scientists responsible for the creation of the Super-Adaptoid android and the generically manipulated monster Modok. Also on hand is the French mercenary and master of the kick-fighting discipline of Savate, Batroc the Leaper, as well as Cap's long-time nemesis, the evil Red Skull. Over two-years worth of pricelss Captain America adventures are collected here in this accessible, affordable black and white format.Collects: TALES OF SUSPENSE #59-99 and CAPTAIN AMERICA #100-102.
Cry Yourself to Sleep
Jeremy Tinder - 2006
In this stellar debut, Jeremy Tinder mixes sadness, sweetness and humor to tell a quirky little story of pride-swallowing, fake moustaches, car crashes and friendship.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec 1: Pterror Over Paris/The Eiffel Tower Demon
Jacques Tardi - 1976
With various American attempts to publish Adele having dribbled into nothing decades ago, Fantagraphics Books, fresh from its triumphs with Tardi's West Coast Blues and You Are There, launches a spectacular, newly retranslated, hardcover series ¬- The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec - that intends to collect every one of its nine (soon ten) volumes. In this premiere installment which features two tales, "Pterror Over Paris" and "The Eiffel Tower Demon," Adele becomes involved in a series of mysteries that involve a revived pterodactyl, a frightful on-stage murder, a looming execution by guillotine, and a demon from the depths of hell - plus of course moronic gendarmes, loyal (or perhaps traitorous?) henchmen, and a climax atop the Eiffel Tower.
Daytripper
Fábio Moon - 2011
The miracle child of a world-famous Brazilian writer, Brás spends his days penning other people's obituaries and his nights dreaming of becoming a successful author himself—writing the end of other people's stories, while his own has barely begun.But on the day that life begins, would he even notice? Does it start at 21 when he meets the girl of his dreams? Or at 11, when he has his first kiss? Is it later in his life when his first son is born? Or earlier when he might have found his voice as a writer?Each day in Brás's life is like a page from a book. Each one reveals the people and things who have made him who he is: his mother and father, his child and his best friend, his first love and the love of his life. And like all great stories, each day has a twist he'll never see coming...In Daytripper, the Eisner Award-winning twin brothers Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá tell a magical, mysterious and moving story about life itself—a hauntingly lyrical journey that uses the quiet moments to ask the big questions.
The Escapists
Brian K. VaughanDan Jackson - 2007
Tells the tale of three aspiring comics creators with big dreams, small cash, and publishing rights to one forgotten Golden Age hero - The Escapist.
Die, Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker
Kieron Gillen - 2019
Die is a pitch-black fantasy where a group of forty-something adults have to deal with the returning, unearthly horror they only just survived as teenage role-players. If Kieron's in a rush, he describes it as "Goth Jumanji", but that's only the tip of this obsidian iceberg.Collects issues #1-5 of Die.
The Flintstones, Vol. 1
Mark Russell - 2017
Shining a light on humanity's ancient customs and institutions in a funny origin story of human civilization, Mark Russell (PREZ) blends modern interpretations with Hanna-Barbera's classic character's, bringing a breath of fresh stone-age air. Hanna-Barbera has created some of the most recognizable animated characters of all time. As part of DC Comics' re-imagination of cartoons like Scooby-Doo, The Flintsones, Johnny Quest, Space Ghost, and Wacky Racers, these new series will be infused with modern and contemporary concepts while keeping the heart and soul of the classic animation. Collects THE FLINTSTONES #1-6.
Elysium Online
Ilias Kyriazis - 2013
By logging in you'll be able to interact with your deceased loved ones who now exist in a digital afterlife. It's October 2021 and everyone is eagerly anticipating its official release.But things are about to go wrong.ELYSIUM ONLINE is a full color, 96 page graphic novel by Ilias Kyriazis.It's a sci-fi, horror drama that is as much about the way society deals with mortality as it is about disaster movie type mass destruction.—taken from:http://www.iliaskyriazis.com/comics/e...
The Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy
Dan Slott - 2013
NOW!...The new Amazing Spider-Man has arrived, and he is better in every single way. Smarter, stronger...Superior. And he'll prove it, both to himself and the world, when he faces down the all-new Sinister Six! But is this all-new Spider-Man in cahoots with J. Jonah Jameson? And has Carlie Cooper figured out the Superior Spider-Man's secret identify? Plus: Spider-Man and Mary Jane...reunited?! All this and the return of the villainous Vulture! It's an all-new era of web-slinging excitement, and it all starts NOW!COLLECTING: SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN 1-5
Mystery Society
Steve Niles - 2010
Nick Hammond and Anastasia Collins are the Mystery Society -- and bring new meaning to "underground cult" status! Stealthily avoiding the authorities, this skulduggery duo spend their time and money righting wrongs committed in the world's underbellies.
The Alcoholic
Jonathan Ames - 2008
Unfortunately, the first place his search takes him is the bottom of a bottle as he careens from one off-kilter encounter to another in search of himself.