FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
BAD GATEWAY HC MEGG & MOGG
Simon Hanselmann's previous best-selling books, Megahex, Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam, and One More Year have all cemented Hanselmann as one of the most exciting graphic novelists of his generation and Bad Gateway is the magnum opus that those books have been building towards. Megg & Mogg's fraught relationship careens into psychological depths that Hanselmann has previously only hinted at as his eternally-stoned, slacker characters begin to reflect the psychological toll that their years of insouciance and self-medication has inflicted.
DISNEY MASTERS HC #9
DE VITA ICE SWORD SAGA
To dethrone the Shadow Prince of Argaar, a wizard summons Mickey and Goofy to plunge the Sword of Ice into a magic stone. They soon find themselves embroiled in a rumble of giants, dragons, and impossible danger! Then, in "The Tournament of Argaar," Mickey and Goofy return to brave deadly volcanoes, steampunk whirlamagigs, and rampaging dinosaurs! Hang onto your swords and shields!
PRINCE VALIANT HC #19
1973-1974
In this latest volume, Prince Valiant defends the borders against barbarians while young Arn takes center stage, losing his heart to Lydia and encountering action on the jousting circuit. Also: the complete comic-strip adaptation by Hal Foster of Frank Werfel's novel The Song of Bernadette. Sam and Silo co-creator and Beetle Bailey gag-writer Jerry Dumas introduces this volume with a remembrance of his friendship with Prince Valiant artist John Cullen Murphy.
TONTA HC LOVE & ROCKETS
Hot on the heels of Jaime Hernandez's masterpiece, Is This How You See Me?, comes a stand-alone graphic novel that focuses on one of Hernandez's most memorable characters, Tonta, while she confronts her family history. Her half-sister Vivian gets involved with a small-town gangster while Tonta befriends a young woman who keeps tabs on the neighborhood from the surrounding woods. Meanwhile, back at school, Tonta discovers that Coach Angel harbors a secret while local punk band Ooot provides the soundtrack.
VIVISECTIONARY HC
Kate Lacour's Vivisectionary is a feast of single page images illustrating marvelous physiological mysteries through a series of diagrams and tableaux. Scientific charts alternate with raw imagery, where hummingbirds can be parasites, where feces can be transformed into brain tissue or gemstones. Part comic art, part textbook, Vivisectionary blends sex, religion, science, and body horror, with an eye to the sublime and the grotesque.