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GARDEN OF FLESH HC HERNANDEZ

(W) Gilbert Hernandez (A) Gilbert Hernandez (CA) Gilbert Hernandez

Garden of Flesh is a sexually explicit retelling of the story of Adam and Eve, but one that blurs the lines between erotica and pornography, as only Gilbert Hernandez can. Leave it to Hernandez to explore the story of original Sin from a perspective you didn't get in Sunday school. As an added bonus, longtime Love and Rockets fans will recognize some beloved characters/actors portraying key players.

HIP HOP FAMILY TREE #12

(W) Ed Piskor (A) Ed Piskor (CA) Ed Piskor

Too many incredible milestones in this issue to name! LL Cool J makes a record with Rick Rubin and Def Jam. KRS One gets arrested and meets his future DJ. The Fat Boys and Run DMC headline the first national Hip Hop tours. Just to name a few. PLUS: This issue comes with an exclusive flexi disc of hip hop gold!

HIP HOP FAMILY TREE GN #4

1984-1985

(W) Ed Piskor (A) Ed Piskor (CA) Ed Piskor

Book 4 of the best-selling series showcases the rise of Def Jam records, the birth of Dr. Dre's career and introduces up-starts such as Will Smith, Salt N Pepa, Rakim, and Biz Markie. Hollywood also begins to take notice, releasing films like Breakin', Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, Beat Street, Krush Groove and more, all highlighted within this jam packed edition.

HIP HOP FAMILY TREE GN BOX SET 1983-1985 #2

(W) Ed Piskor (A) Ed Piskor (CA) Ed Piskor

We are also releasing our gift box set of Books 3 and 4 in time for the holidays. Exclusive with this box set is Understanding Hip Hop and Comics, Ed Piskor's examination of how the two media have intersected over the years.

MEGAHEX HC

(W) Simon Hanselmann (A) Simon Hanselmann (CA) Simon Hanselmann

What at first glance reads like an episodic stoner comedy slowly reveals a chiseled character study of suburban ennui to rival the works of Solondz, Groening, or Flaubert. Hanselmann's characterization and visual creativity mines lifetimes of pathos from the slapstick simplicity of its psychedelic, absurdist premise. You will believe an Owl can cry. Collecting all of Hanselmann's classic Megg & Mogg webcomics plus over 70 pages of new material.

NEAT STUFF HC BOXED SET PETER BAGGE

Peter Bagge has proven to be one of the great figures in American comics and comedy over the past quarter century. It all began with Neat Stuff that ran from 1985 to 1989. Much like Fantagraphics acclaimed edition of Daniel Clowes's The Complete Eightball, Neat Stuff collects a legendary comic book series in a deluxe, two-volume slipcased set featuring new artwork and annotations by the author - the definitive edition of truly classic material.

PRINCE VALIANT HC #13

1961-1962

(W) Hal Foster (A) Hal Foster (CA) Hal Foster

Presenting two more years of Hal Foster's award-winning, and best-selling masterpiece printed from the artist's personal color engraver's proofs. This volume begins with Prince Valiant in search of Arn who has been abducted. Next, Val sets off for the Holy Land on a mission to find an overland trade route from Rome to Britain. But danger shadows the noble Prince of Thule and Val is wounded, his horse has gone feral, and Arn is kidnapped once more and held for ransom.

SACRED HEART GN

(W) Liz Suburbia (A) Liz Suburbia (CA) Liz Suburbia

This debut coming-of-age graphic novel, filled with teen loves and fights and parties, is a summer vacation-style bacchanalia set against the threat of a big reckoning that everyone believes is coming. Suburbia's punk-infused comics and cartooning talent have drawn favorable comparisons to Brandon Graham (King City) and Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets).