Set in the author''s own teenage years, Raised By Ghosts begins in 1991 with semi autobiographical Briana in middle school. Classes are a bummer, but lunches are worse; either spent alone, or being teased. Traditionally a good student, Briana is not doing well in her academics, but keeps it a secret. Her parents (divorced) are a mess, and largely absent. She spends a lot of time by herself. By high school, she makes friends, and those connections are her only source of happiness as they help each other navigate adolescence. But life at home with each parent remains fraught. When her relationships at school begin to falter, she has no one to turn to, forcing Briana to grapple with her sense of self-worth, her longing for belonging, and her desire for authenticity in her relationships. Raised By Ghosts is a powerful, affecting graphic novel for young adult readers. The story is told by shifting between Briana''s first-person class notes and diary entries. In her understated yet masterful approach to comics storytelling, Loewinsohn eschews dramatic confrontations and overt sentimentality, preferring instead to underscore the idea that sometimes acceptance and love can be communicated through quiet, everyday moments and close family bonds.

Ten years in the making (and torn from the pages of the legendary Love and Rockets), Jaime Hernandez''s newest graphic novel skillfully weaves two generations of his beloved characters into a satisfying story of love - both young and middle-aged. Life Drawing darts primarily between the youthful Tonta and the venerable Maggie. Tonta has a crush on her art teacher, Ray, as well as an axe to grind with an older woman in the neighbourhood. When Tonta finds that the woman, Maggie, is married to Ray, things get complicated. And Tonta does not handle complications well. Life Drawing showcases Hernandez''s brilliant talent for character, weaving relationships, rejections, infidelities, and adventures involving: Tonta''s self-involved sisters Vivian, Violet, and Muneca; her colorful pals Gomez, Judy Fair, and Brown Alice; her mother, the infamous ''Black Widow of the Valley''; and of course, the two great loves of Maggie''s life, Ray and Hopey. There''s also a forest spirit, two weddings, some cosplay, a little pole dancing, and page after page of breathtaking comics by the medium''s most wide-eyed romantic. Did we mention the weddings?

Rufus Baxter is an aging, professionally unemployed loser, desperately - delusionally - hanging on to his 1980s hair metal fantasies of headlining arenas, despite so much evidence to the contrary (like audience members ducking when he tosses promo t-shirts at an open-mic night). The rest of his bandmates in Funky Cool died decades ago in a horrible plane crash on the cusp of their first big break. When he gets kicked out of the Denver storage unit he''s been illegally sleeping in, his only prospect is a last-second wedding gig the very next day - in Wyoming. A hop in his car, and possibly a peyote button or two, sends Baxter on a psychedelic and existential road trip through his past, and forces him to confront every bad decision he''s made along the way. Beat It, Rufus is very much a kindred spirit with Van Sciver''s Fante Bukowski series, a comedic character study both played for laughs but also infused with a surprising gravitas that has you rooting for Rufus despite having every reason not to. Van Sciver''s comedic and graphic talents are in peak form in this original graphic novel, his follow-up to the award winning and critically acclaimed graphic bio, Joseph Smith and the Mormons.

The long-lost comic strip masterpiece by legendary children''s book author Crockett Johnson, is finally collected and designed by acclaimed graphic novelist and Barnaby superfan Daniel Clowes (Ghost World). Volume Five collects the final two-plus years of the strip, including the rarely-if-ever-seen conclusion of the strip, as five-year-old Barnaby Baxter says goodbye to his Fairy Godfather, Mr. O''Malley. Unlike most comic strips, Barnaby ended its ten-year run with an emotionally satisfying ending that broke the hearts of fans when first published in newspapers. The magic of Barnaby resides in its canny mix of fantasy and satire, amplified by the understated elegance of Crockett Johnson''s clean, spare art. Barnaby expanded our sense of what comics can do through its combination of Johnson''s sly wit and O''Malley''s amiable windbaggery, illustrating a child''s feeling of wonder and an adult''s wariness, highly literate jokes and a keen eye for the ridiculous. This volume also features essays by comics historian Susan Kirtley and Johnson biographer Philip Nel, as well as an introduction by filmmaker Ron Howard, whose acting career was launched in 1959 at the age of five, when he was cast as Barnaby in a 1959 adaptation for General Electric Theater, hosted by Ronald Reagan. The book includes rarely-seen stills from the 1959 production - which also featured Wizard of Oz alum Bert Lahr as Mr.

In a dystopian future located in a parallel reality, scavengers rule the Earth: pals like Mickey and Goofy are salvaging rare fuel from the seafloor, and rogues like Peg Leg Pete are fighting to get it first! One day the realm is rocked by the arrival of a strange stone cube with untold powers. Brilliant Dr. Einmug wants it, but so does Pete's genius cousin Portis. Can Mickey reach the cube before it makes the ocean itself fly to the sky... and takes control of our heroes' world next? The European writer/artist team of Denis-Pierre Filippi and Silvio Camboni present an incredible new Mickey Mouse graphic novel adventure -- at once reflecting the Golden Age of comics past, and illustrating incredible steampunk sights like no Disney fan has seen before!

The unstoppable tag team of writer DECLAN SHALVEY and artist DREW MOSS return for a brand-new story arc, and they kick things off with a bang as Panthro powers up the THUNDERTANK for its first appearance in the hit new series! As the ThunderCats continue to fortify their settlement on Third Earth, youngsters WilyKat and WilyKit decide that their former playmate Lion-O’s rules about leaving the compound are too restrictive. But after striking out on their own to explore their new planet, they discover a terrifying secret — one that could have devastating consequences for the last survivors of Thundera! Contains issues 6 thru 10 of the ongoing series.

The unstoppable tag team of writer DECLAN SHALVEY and artist DREW MOSS return for a brand-new story arc, and they kick things off with a bang as Panthro powers up the THUNDERTANK for its first appearance in the hit new series! As the ThunderCats continue to fortify their settlement on Third Earth, youngsters WilyKat and WilyKit decide that their former playmate Lion-O’s rules about leaving the compound are too restrictive. But after striking out on their own to explore their new planet, they discover a terrifying secret — one that could have devastating consequences for the last survivors of Thundera! Contains issues 6 thru 10 of the ongoing series.

In 1952 London, magic clashes with reality amidst a deadly smog.Dorothy Schafer seeks vengeance against The Circle, a secret society of mages and witches, after her husband is unjustly condemned to Hell. Under the cover of the city's chaos, she embarks on a perilous quest to forge a weapon capable of striking back at The Circle and the infernal forces that took her husband.Can Dorothy navigate the treacherous world of magic and deceit to avenge her husband, or will the dark forces consume her as well? Perfect for fans of historical fantasy and supernatural thrillers.