Since its inception in 2005, MOME has bridged the gap between the contemporary graphic novel scene and the current cutting-edge literary scene, serving as a perfect sampler of today’s best young graphic novelists in a quarterly format that sits as handsomely on the newsstand alongside journals like McSweeney’s and Paris Review as it does in the graphic novels section. Vols. 13 & 14 of the popular series welcome the return of renowned graphic novelist David B. (Epileptic, Babel) as well as returning regulars Jonathan Bennett, Sophie Crumb, Andrice Arp, Paul Hornschemeier, Kurt Wolfgang, Eleanor Davis, Zak Sally, Tom Kaczynski, Dash Shaw, Joe Kimball, and Ray Fenwick. Tim Hensley also returns with more of his brilliant “Wally Gropius” strips, as does fan favorite Al Columbia! Plus, several other surprises from some of the best new talent in comics. MOME is an accessible, reasonably priced quarterly running approximately 120 pages per volume, mostly in color, and spotlighting the most exciting new storytellers in comics along with special surprises. MOME is quickly earning a reputation as one of the premier literary anthologies on the shelves, and the only one composed almost entirely of comics.

Beasts!is a classic mythological menagerie, comprised only of creatures thatwere thought at one time to actually exist, depicted by about a hundredof the most acclaimed artists and cartoonists coming from the mostavant-garde ambits of the art world. The Beasts project hasfired the imaginations of luminaries such as Tony Millionaire, SoutherSalazar, Jeff Soto, Dave Cooper, Tim Biskup, Seonna Hong, Jeremy Fish,James Jean, and Jay Ryan, who will present never-before-seen artcompletely original to this book, superbly laid out in breathtaking,full-color two-page spreads. Beasts! collects many of the bestvisual artists from the worlds of comics, skateboarding, rock graphics,science-fiction, children's books, commercial and fine art. The book isconceived and designed by Jacob Covey, lead art director forFantagraphics (Dennis the Menace, Popeye, Willie & Joe,etc.) and a well-regarded designer and artist in his own right in theNorthwest rock and arts community. Other contributors include: AmandaVisell, Anders Nilsen, Andrew Brandou, Art Chantry, Brian Ralph, BwanaSpoons, Dave Cooper, Deth P. Sun, Esther Pearl Watson, Jason, JesseLeDoux, Johnny Ryan, Jordan Crane, Keith Shore, Little Friends ofPrintmaking, Marc Bell, Martin Cendreda, Martin Ontiveros, MatBrinkman, R. Kikuo Johnson, Richard Sala, Sammy Harkham, Seonna Hong,Stan Sakai, S. britt, Stella Im Hultberg, Steven Weissman, Tom Gauld,Tyler Stout and many more.

Baobab #3 returns to the structure of the first issue, split between twoongoing and (seemingly) unrelated stories set a century ago. In the first partof the book, young Hiroshi's ailing grandmother tells him that she will diesoon, and that his future will be in his nation's capital: Tokyo. It's thebeginning of his new life for Hiroshi, and the end of his childhood. Then, turnto the continuing story of two young, struggling South American cartoonists.Celestino is still living in his native Parador where, on the eve of World WarI, a right-wing military dictatorship is growing in power and viciousness, evendestroying the printing presses of the paper for whom he works. Even in thisdarkness, some light emerges: Celestino receives his first few fan letters fromreaders, and embarks on a romance with his publisher's daughter.

A complete collection of the lesser-known series's eleven-issue run from 1957 to 1958 offers insight into the MAD founder's satirical creativity and includes art by such cartoonists as Will Elder, Jack Davis, and Al Jaffee.

Since its inception in 2005, MOME has bridged the gap between thecontemporary graphic novel scene and the current cutting-edge literary scene,serving as a perfect sampler of today's best young graphic novelists in aquarterly format that sits as handsomely on the newsstand alongside journalslike McSweeney's and Paris Review as it does in the graphic novelssection. Volume 12 welcomes back renowned graphic novelist David B.(Epileptic) for the first time since the fourth volume. MOME alsofeatures returning regulars Jonathan Bennett, Sophie Crumb, Andrice Arp, PaulHornschemeier, Kurt Wolfgang, Eleanor Davis, Zak Sally, Tom Kaczynski, DashShaw, Joe Kimball, and Ray Fenwick. Tim Hensley also returns with more of hisbrilliant ''Wally Gropius'' strips, as do fan favorites Al Columbia and R. KikuoJohnson! Plus, several other surprises from some of the best new talent incomics. MOME is an accessible, reasonably priced quarterly runningapproximately 120 pages per volume, mostly in color, and spotlighting the mostexciting new storytellers in comics along with special surprises. MOME isquickly earning a reputation as one of the premier literary anthologies on theshelves, and the only one comprised almost entirely of comics.

A latest volume of complete Love & Rockets tales concludes the original 1982-1996 fifty-issue run, in a volume of non-Maggie and non-Palomar pieces that includes such entries as "BEM," "Rocky and Fumble," and "Music for Monsters." Original.