CRICKETS #6

(W) Sammy Harkham (A) Sammy Harkham (CA) Sammy Harkham

America's most beloved alternative comic book series returns with another "Blood of the Virgin" story tracking the debauched and haunted of Hollywood 's lower caste in the early 1970s. Sprinkle some short strips, hilarious letters and asides, and you have a bonafide comic book experience on your hands.

DISQUIET HC

(W) Noah Van Sciver (A) Noah Van Sciver (CA) Noah Van Sciver

Following the success of Fante Bukowski, Fantagraphics proudly presents Disquiet, which showcases the best of Noah Van Sciver's short work, including: "The Death Of Elijah Lovejoy," "The Lizard Who Laughed," and "Punks V. Lizards," a darkly comic work that blends Quadrophenia with Jurassic Park. Plus more! As Robin Edwards notes in her introduction, "The stories in this book run all over the place... What comes through is wholeheartedly Noah: anxious and funny and depressed and weird and brilliant."

EARTHA HC

(W) Cathy Malkasian (A) Cathy Malkasian (CA) Cathy Malkasian

Cathy Malkasian's Eartha is an expansive tale of pastoral life, city corruption, greed, and addictions, and reverberates with questions plaguing us today, such as the alienating effects of hyper-connectivity and the self-destructive obsession with novelty. Malkasian's rigorous draftsmanship, stunning landscapes and sophisticated storytelling are all on display in Eartha, making this the author's lushest and most impressive graphic novel yet.

FANTE BUKOWSKI GN #2

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(W) Noah Van Sciver (A) Noah Van Sciver (CA) Noah Van Sciver

The hilarious struggle continues as aspiring literary genius Fante Bukowski bumbles his way to literary fame and fortune, forever searching for that golden idea that will give him the success he yearns for and his father's respect once and for all. But, there's just one problem: Fante Bukowski has no talent for writing. Noah Van Sciver's 2015's runaway hit Fante Bukowski garnered him a 2016 Eisner nomination for "Best Writer/Artist," one of the major awards in the comics industry.

GANGES #6

(W) Kevin Huizenga (A) Kevin Huizenga (CA) Kevin Huizenga

The Eisner and Harvey nominated and Ignatz winning series is back again. In this mindblowing issue Glenn Ganges' long battle with insomnia comes to a complicated close. Glenn and his wife Wendy also learn productivity tips from a TED talk in "The 2 Minute Mind". Every page is a jam-packed jewel retina display of cartooning power. One of the comic book highlights of the year.

GARDENS OF GLASS GN

(W) Lando (A) Lando (CA) Lando

Gardens of Glass is a retrospective collection of comics by Lando, bringing together the best of his short works produced over the last five years for Decadence Comics. Blending Ballardian contemplation of the near future with the aesthetics of early European sci-fi comics, Lando's meticulous  fine pen line describes the deserted world that follows the Anthropocene epoch, where warfare, class division and ecological collapse dominate the landscape.

HYPO HC MELANCHOLIC LINCOLN

(W) Noah Van Sciver (A) Noah Van Sciver (CA) Noah Van Sciver

The Hypo is a completely original account of a man driven by an irrepressible desire to pull himself up by his bootstraps, overcome depression and become the person he strives to be. All the while unknowingly laying the foundation of character he would use as one of America's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln.

PICNOLEPTIC INERTIA GN

(W) Stathis Tsemberlidis (A) Stathis Tsemberlidis (CA) Stathis Tsemberlidis

Bringing together the very best of his short works produced over the last five years, Stathis Tsemberlidis' Picnoleptic Inertia combines Cronenbergian metamorphosis, Lovecraftian fungi and radical politics. Tsemberlidis's silent world is one of transformative mysticism and violent revolution. His frenetic, staccato pen line beautifully describes a destructive present unfolding amid the ruins of the past.

SAINT COLE GN

(W) Noah Van Sciver (A) Noah Van Sciver (CA) Noah Van Sciver

Saint Cole depicts four days in the life of 28-year-old Joe who feels trapped working overtime at a pizza restaurant to support his girlfriend, Nicole, and their infant child. When Nicole invites her troubled mother to move in, Joe retreats further into alcohol. Joe wants out. He's angry. He's in a position to act rashly. And he does. This new graphic novel from Noah Van Sciver may seem like a left turn from his critically acclaimed debut graphic novel biography of Abraham Lincoln (The Hypo), yet upon closer reflction, it continues Van Sciver's interest in pathos and the human condition.

SIMPLY SAMUEL HC

(W) Tommi Musturi (A) Tommi Musturi (CA) Tommi Musturi

Simply Samuel is a silent meditation on life and being alive. Breathtakingly colorful and visually inventive, the book unfolds as a puzzle of short stories and moment-capturing images that deal with themes of individuality and loneliness, pondering our daily actions and the choices and values behind them, all evidenced by Samuel's peculiar actions. Musturi's precise storytelling and controlled psychedelia will surprise the reader over and over again.