Best known for his alternative comics, Chester Brown (b. 1960) is one of the most acclaimed and influential cartoonists of the last half century. This first biography provides a critical account of Brown's life and career, highlighting his role in the evolving comics landscape and tracing his journey from self-publishing minicomics on the streets of Toronto to creating award-winning graphic novels. Characterized by often minimalist art and unconventional themes, comics such as Yummy Fur, Ed the Happy Clown, I Never Liked You, Louis Riel, and Paying for It have consistently pushed boundaries and confronted taboos. Chester Brown offers unique insight into Brown's creative process as well the scope of his work and its larger cultural contexts. Organized chronologically, the book provides a full account of the artist's career, beginning with his failed attempts to break into superhero comics and ending with discussions of his most recent work, in which he blends autobiography with political views on sex work and religion. The book also examines Brown's extensive authorial revisions and considers how he has deployed both these and an increasingly voluminous amount of paratextual material in the service of creating a highly distinctive authorial persona that in turn cannot help but influence how we encounter and read his work. Chester Brown pulls back the curtain on this pioneering artist and emphasizes the inseparability of Brown's art and life, including the myriad ways they have informed each other across the last four decades of comics history.

The definitive anthology of Tank Girl collecting classic stories from original creators Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett!The first volume in a new collection of classic Tank Girl comics from the legends Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett. Dive in to the crazy, outlandish world of Tank Girl and follow her first load of crazy, wild antics that captured the hearts of readers everywhere, then shot them to oblivion (by accident of course)! With all new colouring, this is a collection you won't want to miss.

Robot Archie and his human companions Ted and Ken set out on an adventure through time and space. Originally built by Professor C.R. Ritchie, the mechanical being known as Robot Archie was employed to battle injustices around the world, particularly in the jungles of Africa and South America. The automated action hero has worked with the Professor to create'The Castle' - a fully-functioning time machine! Together with the Professor's nephew, Ted Ritchie and his best friend Ken Dale, Archie is ready to embark on a journey through time that will bring him into conflicts with medieval knights and a terrifying, dystopian future where aliens have conquered the Earth!

At school, being right isn't always the right answer. Peter is a misfit, an awkward 12-year-old who's mercilessly bullied in school and quietly ignored at home. Peter's lonely life in small-town New Zealand is upended by the arrival of Charlie, a badass girl who might just be the friend Peter has been needing… But when Peter's bull-headed commitment to the truth brings him into conflict with Gus, a troubled and violent classmate, things quickly spiral out of control and the two boys find themselves in a terrifying situation neither of them could have ever imagined. Drawn in a charming and disarmingly cartoony style and full of pitch-perfect dialogue, Tsunami is a devastating and hilarious coming-of-age story, a nuanced examination of adolescent alienation and the unpredictable consequences of our actions. Winner of the New Zealand Society of Authors Best First Book Award Foreword INDIES Award Finalist

For the first time ever, The Smurfs'' adventures are collected in their originally published order in English. From their very first appearance in the 1958 Johan and Peewit story, ''The Smurfs and the Magic Flute,'' to their debut ''Little Smurfs'' adventures and their 1963, first album-sized story ''The Flying Smurf,'' The Smurfs Archives Volume 1 is the perfect collection for every Smurf fan, young and old. Collecting the first twelve Smurf stories along with introductions and historical context by Smurfologist, Matt Murray, this 304-page hardcover collector''s edition is a must-own book.

From storyteller Iolanda Zanfardino (The Least We Can Do, A Thing Called Truth) comes a powerful medley of tales each told in a vivid, polychromatic illustration style that flows from one character to another and back again. Four individuals living in San Francisco are released from the frustrations of their everyday lives by a late-night radio broadcast suddenly hijacked by someone with a message for the world. The passion and honesty of the message steers these four lives in dramatic new directions . . Each tale speaks to different social issues without pandering to a political agenda: LGBT+ rights, racism, social network addiction, and the difficult decision between settling down versus following your dreams.

The Purge meets Freddy Krueger! Hill Creek is a lovely place to visit… except the one night of the year its citizens transform into bloodthirsty maniacs! Of course, that’s the very night Lara’s bus breaks down, stranding the disillusioned teen and her classmates in the secluded town. Secrets uncovered, terror at every turn—will anyone survive the night? New York Times bestselling writer Cavan Scott (Union Jack the Ripper, Star Wars The High Republic: Tales from Vader’s Castle) and Paul Fry (Spider-Man 2099, Green Arrow & Black Canary) bring the gore in this ultimate horror-loving slasher-fest!

Great things come from small beginnings! When a mysterious book appears in the library of a young monk named Zeek, he must embark on a quest to find its rightful owner. Unbeknownst to him, another dark figure has been searching for this very book for a very long time, sending his minions across the known planets and using dark magic to find it at all costs. When this evil figure realizes the manuscript has finally resurfaced, it sets events in motion that will send Zeek on an adventure unlike anything he could have ever imagined–leading Zeek to discover his true identity and destiny.

In the aftermath of personal tragedy, Hugh and Sara retreat to an old family home in the woods of the Veluwe in the hopes of getting their lives back on track. But can you run fast enough to escape the past? And what do those strange glyphs carved into the old beech trees really mean?Erik Kriek's latest graphic novel is a contemporary work of magical realism, that is not set in the dark forests of North America (In the Pines, Fantagraphics, 2017), nor in the cold hills of medieval Iceland (The Exile, Living the Line, 2023), but in the rural countryside of the Netherlands. Hailing from the Netherlands, Kriek is an internationally-decorated illustrator known for his work on In the Pines (2015) and Gutsman. Lushly told with gorgeous traditionally-drawn brush work, and a limited palette illustration style reminiscent of the great limited-color illustrators of the 1940s and 50s.

This noir mystery shot through with sex and violence exposes the seedy underbelly of the golden age of television, now collected for the first time in an all new paperback omnibus edition! Sex! Death! Live TV! It's 1951, and the creator and star of the daily children's show Satellite Sam turns up dead in the last place a struggling young television network wants its star to be found. His accidental death reveals a series of sordid secrets, and the discoveries his son makes trying to piece together his father’s last days will send him spiraling down a dark path of murder, sex, and obsession. This midnight-black roman noir weaves true stories of TV's golden age together with harrowing portraits of broken men and women struggling to hold on to their souls under bright lights and tabloid celebrity. By the award-winning team of Matt Fraction ( Sex Criminals, ODY-C) and Howard Chaykin ( Black Kiss, American Flagg!, The Shadow), this omnibus edition features all fifteen issues of Satellite Sam and an epilogue chapter created for the original hardcover collection.

Tillie Walden’s acclaimed CLEMENTINE trilogy, set in the world of Robert Kirkman’s THE WALKING DEAD, reaches its heart-wrenching conclusion! From the world of Robert Kirkman’s THE WALKING DEAD comes the highly anticipated and heart-wrenching finale of CLEMENTINE. Clementine finally has it all--a safe place to live, a girlfriend, even a cat...but nothing lasts forever. And when Clementine suffers a loss unlike anything she’s ever faced, a new mentor called The Gardener offers her a new family and a new way of living... but at what cost? Tillie Walden ( On A Sunbeam, Spinning) doesn’t hold back in the epic conclusion of the Eisner Award-nominated CLEMENTINE. "Walden’s hand-drawn style feels both elaborate and effortless, playing with light and shadow to enhance her storytelling. Like the other volumes, this series finale crafts an allegory from the horrors of the post-apocalyptic world, exploring themes of power, trauma, survivor’s guilt, and love in times of darkness. A bittersweet, hope-tinged conclusion to a stirring trilogy." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

2025 NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST NEW COMICS FOR ADULTS "This throwback gem offers rewards for readers well beyond the Thrasher set." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Grommets captures the raw feeling of being an outcast kid in the 1980s, and why skateboarding became such a sacred salvation to a lucky few.” —Tony Hawk Two outcast best friends navigate the Sacramento suburbs of 1984, where they find a home in skateboard culture and punk rock. Perfect for fans of John Hughes' Brat Pack teen movies, Freaks & Geeks, and Dazed & Confused. Grommets is both an authentic look at ’80s skate culture—a snapshot of the generation that turned skating into a worldwide phenomenon— as well as a heartfelt coming-of-age story following two friends from troubled homes navigating their damage in an era when no one cared. The series’ title springs from skater slang, a “grommet” is a commonly used term for a young up-and-coming skater or surfer. Since the ’60s it’s been used to describe the next generation of kids who, with youthful exuberance, love the sport but want to put their spin on it. Collects the complete story, Grommets #1-7.

ALAN MOORE’S VIOLATOR IS HERE! The long-awaited reprinting of the 1994 three-issue mini-series is now in trade paperback! Violator's siblings, Vacillator, Vindicator, Vandalizer, and Vaporizer, along with ruthless mobsters, hire assassin Admonisher to kill Violator. Stripped of his powers, Violator must defend himself against attacks from his brothers and Admonisher. In a twist of fate, an unexpected team-up with none other than SPAWN to help Violator along the way. Collects Violator Issues #1 – 3

American Library Association Outstanding Comics Award for Young Adults Series Honor Book (2025) The Walking Dead meets The AristoCats in this purrfect series for readers in search of pulse-pounding thrills from the creative team behind the bestselling Stray Dogs! The woods were deadly. The cat lady's house was an unholy nightmare. But Elsie and the indoor cats' third chapter sees them face their most hellish, grizzly ordeal yet... An abandoned pet supply superstore. Collects issues #11-15.