IDW - TOP SHELF
LOVE ADDICT CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL DATER TP
(W) Koren Shadmi (A) Koren Shadmi (CA) Koren Shadmi
LONELY? THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT. Reeling after a breakup, young animator "K" is pushed by a friend to join the popular dating site Lovebug. His journey begins as a search for true love, but soon awakens a relentless craving for novelty and sexual conquest. With the touch of a button, K embarks on a dating spree, browsing a digital marketplace of the flesh. Who can stop when Lovebug offers an endless stream of prospective mates, sorted by algorithms and stored on a distant server, ready on demand like TV episodes or Chinese takeout? And in the face of this addiction, can K hold on to his friends, his job, or even his humanity? The acclaimed author of In the Flesh and The Abaddon presents an evocative tale of modern love... in a world where even full bars can lead to a bad connection. Bullet points: " "Shadmi's stories are strange and bleak, and they feature some dark sexual politics, but they're compelling and memorable." -Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics
UNDERWATER WELDER HC
(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Jeff Lemire (CA) Jeff Lemire
WARNING: CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. As an underwater welder on an oil rig off the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack Joseph is used to the immense pressures of deep-sea work - but not the pressures of impending fatherhood. While Jack dives deeper and deeper, he seems to pull further and further away from his young wife and their unborn son. Then one night, deep in the icy solitude of the ocean floor, Jack has a mysterious and supernatural encounter that will change the course of his life forever. Equal parts blue-collar character study and mind-bending mystery, The Underwater Welder is a graphic novel about fathers and sons, birth and death, memory and reality, and the treasures we all bury deep below the surface. Bullet points: " "Beautiful, moving, wholly satisfying." -Publisher's Weekly