The fourth issue of our monograph anthology series features the unique and carefree work of illustrator Ping Zhu! Created specifically for Youth in Decline, Frontier #4: Ping Zhu includes 32 pages of color drawings, paintings, and doodles straight from the mind of Ping! Ping Zhu is an LA-native and currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Ping's work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, New Yorker, The Independent, Sunday Times, GOOD Magazine, Pushkin Press, Hèlium, and Nobrow Press. She is the author of the consistently hilarious Ugly Drawings Tumblr. As with every issue, Frontier #4: Ping Zhu features a new interview with the artist!

The second issue of 2015 is the first English-language publication of work by Italian artist Anna Deflorian. Frontier #8 features the new comic "Faith in Strangers" - a visually experimental tale revolving around the mundane and sordid lives of young women at the gym and in fashion. 32 pages, full-color. For Mature Readers Only Frontier #8: Anna Deflorian debuts at Toronto Comic Arts Festival on May 9th, and will be available for sale here on May 5th. Our first female creator from outside of North America, Anna Deflorian is a talented painter, illustrator, and cartoonist whose colorful and vibrants stories span a variety of media. Anna lives and works in Italy, and is the author of the graphic novel "Roghi" from Canicola edizioni. Her work has been featured previously in Kuti 21, Sans Soleil 3, and Kuš! 9: Female Secrets (where I first encountered her work).

Frontier #9: Becca Tobin marks a new entry in Youth in Decline's (Ignatz Award-nominated) monograph series, Frontier! This issue features the beautiful watercolor comics of Becca Tobin! Follow lead singer Butter Road as she deals with the successes and turmoil of life in a band -- and the sentient musical instrument she baked in her kitchen!? Frontier #9: Becca Tobin debuted at Small Press Expo 2015 on September 19th in Bethesda, MD. 32 pages, full-color. Becca Tobin is a cartoonist and artist who creates colorful and kinetic characters and moments in her drawn and painted narratives works. Her comics deal with sharing space and city life, nature, wizards, and living online. Becca recently returned to the UK from life on the road, and is the author of a number of delightful comics including, "10% Battery", "Eye Contact," and "Night Florist" from Dogooder Comics.

Snackies is a hilarious collection of gags and real talk from one of the funniest voices in contemporary comics. This book includes Nick Sumida's self published mini-comics, as well as new and unpublished strips! Strips include God Tweets, yoga tutorial, the subway, and internet dating as a gay man in New York. 88 pages, paperback, 7" x 5", 2-color interiors.

“I look up to the birds that seem to be following us. They are migrating just like us. And their journey, like ours, is very long, but they don’t have to cross any borders.” What is it like to have to leave everything behind and travel many miles to somewhere unfamiliar and strange? A mother and her two children set out on such a journey; one filled with fear of the unknown, but also great hope. Based on her interactions with people forced to seek a new home, and told from the perspective of a young child, Francesca Sanna has created a beautiful and sensitive book that is full of significance for our time.

Perfect for small hands, this mini-hardback book is a gentle introduction to learning words at the beach. Katja Spitzer’s vibrantly quirky illustrations encourage early learning and make this book a joy to own and read for any young child.

Physics is a very important part of our everyday lives! Just go for a walk through the park and you’ll see for yourself. From the wind that rustles the trees, to the sun that keeps us warm, to the car that drives us around and the food that gives us energy to play, physics is all around us, all the time! As we journey through this book we will see how physics explains all of these amazing things, and a whole lot more. We’ll look at the basic laws of Universe, the fundamental rules that describe the nature of our world and beyond.