GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
MONICA
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( W / A ) Daniel Clowes Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually , stories — of its title character . Daniel Clowes calls upon a lifetime of inspiration to create the most complex and personal graphic novel of his distinguished career . Rich with visual detail , an impeccable ear for language and dialogue , and thrilling twists , Monica is a multilayered masterpiece in comics form that alludes to many of the genres that have defined the medium — war , romance , horror , crime , the supernatural , etc .— but in a mysterious , uncategorizable , and quintessentially Clowesian way that rewards multiple readings .
AUG231929 $ 30.00
MY
FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS BOOK TWO GN
( W / A / CA ) Emil Ferris Presented as the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes as she tries to solve the murder of her upstairs neighbor , Anka Silverberg , a holocaust survivor , while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold . In Book Two , dark mysteries past and present continue to abound in the tumultuous and violent Chicago summer of 1968 . Young Karen attends the Yippie-organized Festival of Life in Grant Park and finds herself swept up in a police stomping . She wrestles with her own sexual identity , the death of her mother , and the secrets she suspects her brother Deez of hiding .
FEB241415 $ 44.99
FIRST SECOND BOOKS
LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY GN
( W ) Gene Luen Yang ( A ) LeUyen Pham Valentina Tran used to love Valentine ’ s Day . But when she learns the truth behind her parents ’ separation , she concludes true love is a lie . A ghoulish visage of Saint Valentine appears and promises to protect Val from heartbreak — but only if she gives up on love . Permanently . Suddenly , cousins Leslie and Jae come roaring into Val ’ s life — literally . They ’ re lion dancers , and during one fateful Lunar New Year performance , the lion they ’ re inside hands Val a paper heart . And in that moment , Val feels ... something again . Is that feeling love ? Could this be Val ’ s chance to break the family curse ? Or is she destined to have a broken heart forever ?
NOV231478 $ 17.99
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