Comics & Graphic Novels

The bestselling international classic on storytelling and visual communication "You must read this book." - Neil Gaiman Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, Scott McCloud's...

A collection of Alan Moore's (Watchmen, From Hell) difficult-to-find comics short stories. From bold experiments, through early takes on his favorite subjects, to self-critiques of his older work, this wide-ranging collection is an essential look at...

"Magnificent! The best how-to manual ever published." - Kevin Kelly, Cool Tools Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture in 1993 with Understanding Comics, a massive comic book about comics, linking the medium to such...

In 1906, a group of artists and intellectuals reinterpreted the tales of the Middle Eastern trickster Nasreddin to construct a progressive anti-colonial discourse with a strong emphasis on social, political and religious reform. Using folklore, visual...

From its very first frame, the Star Wars series created a compelling universe, with complex characters and engaging storytelling. In advance of the highly anticipated new movie, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, this essay collection offers a...

The author of the hit parody The Panda, the Cat and the Dreadfully Teddy draws on the simple, idyllic world of Beatrix Potter to shed light on some of the most pertinent issues of our time. Beatrix, a refined and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080281876Author Damien MacDonaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 720g

Joe R. Lansdale (b. 1951), the award-winning author of such novels as Cold in July (1989) and The Bottoms (2000), as well as the popular Hap and Leonard series, has been publishing novels since 1981. Lansdale has developed a tremendous cult audience...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621064848Author Stephen DuncombeFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641583510Author Frank TurekFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint NavPress Publishing GroupPublisher NavPress Publishing Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Hugo Award (Related Book) 2022.Book InformationISBN 9780593135730Author Abraham RiesmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983120537Author Derek PadulaFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Derek PadulaPublisher Derek PadulaWeight(grams) 151gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 5mm

A richly illustrated book in which leading cultural critics, authors, and academics reflect on the radical achievement and innovation of Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Maus'The most affecting and successful narrative ever done about...

From internationally bestselling author Liz Climo comes I'm So Happy You're Here, a book to remind us to love ourselves. We all need a reminder that we're loved and we matter, and international bestselling author Liz Climo delivers that dose...

A charming collection of quotes about cats from our favourite authors, accompanied by artwork in the trademark style of Paul Magrs (author of The Panda, the Cat and the Dreadful Teddy). 'I love them, they are so nice and selfish' - L.M...

The first global history of comics from 1968 through to the present day, arranged chronologically and richly illustrated with prime examples of the artists, styles and movements being discussed. The authors contextualize the crucial modern period within...

This stunning book explores the rich mythology of Assassin's Creed, featuring the art and history of the series from the first groundbreaking game through the graphic novels to the DLCs. Highlighting the lush and vibrant art that has become a hallmark of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782377842803Author Remi LopezFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Third EditionsPublisher Third Editions

VISUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY RICH, TAKE A LOOK INSIDE ART SPIEGELMAN'S MODERN CLASSIC, MAUS'If you are serious about comics or the Holocaust, this book should be on your shelf' San Francisco Book ReviewMAUS is widely renowned as one of the greatest pieces of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781892850430Author John McCoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 305Imprint McMullen Museum of Art, Boston CollegePublisher McMullen Museum of Art, Boston...

Winner of the 2022 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Book 'Brilliant, eccentric, moving and wholly wonderful ... All of the Marvels is magnificently marvellous. Wolk's work will invite many more alliterative superlatives. It deserves them all' ...

Winner of the 2022 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Book 'Brilliant, eccentric, moving and wholly wonderful ... All of the Marvels is magnificently marvellous. Wolk's work will invite many more alliterative superlatives. It deserves them all' ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606999455Author Michael DeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

WINNER OF THE 2022 EISNER AWARD FOR BEST COMICS-RELATED BOOK 'Magnificently marvellous' Junot Diaz 'An account of how a motley gang of accidental collaborators created a vernacular mythology out of the dodgiest of commercial occasions ... a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606993583Author Steven BrowerFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher FantagraphicsWeight(grams) 1313g

In Superman Is Jewish? Harry Brod reveals the links between Jews and superheroes in a penetrating investigation of iconic comic book figures. He describes how the role of each hero reflects the evolution of the Jewish place in American culture-an alien...

The definitive source guide for the entire monster girl genre! Told from the perspective of a wandering scholarof monsters, this tantalising tome includes 100 gorgeous full-colour illustrations of seductively-dangerous monster girls. Replete with...

This is an affectionate and revealing book about uncovering the story behind this most uncommon trio - a man, a boy and his tiger. For ten years, "Calvin and Hobbes" was one of the world's most beloved comic strips. And then, on the last day of 1995, the...

Even as the major superhero film franchises appear to be exhausting their runs The Umbrella Academy demonstrates that the superhero genre is still extremely effective at creating role models with lasting psychological resonance and allegories with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606993613Author Mark NewgardenFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

Marvel Comics in the 1970s explores a forgotten chapter in the story of the rise of comics as an art form. Bridging Marvel's dizzying innovations and the birth of the underground comics scene in the 1960s and the rise of the prestige graphic novel and...

From 1985 to 1995, Mark Gruenwald was the head writer for Captain America. During this decade, Gruenwald wrote some of the most essential stories in Captain America's history and guided the comic through an eventful period of both world history and...

Winner of the 2017 Eisner Award in the Best Academic/Scholarly Work category 2017 Prose Awards Honorable Mention, Media & Cultural Studies Over the last 75 years, superheroes have been portrayed most often as male, heterosexual, white, and...

Roy Race was Melchester Rovers' super striker, and later manager and chairman; he is known everywhere simply as 'Roy of the Rovers'. Real Roy of the Rovers Stuff is the inside story of his life with Melchester, told by the man who knows him better than...

Roy Race was Melchester Rovers' super striker, and later manager and chairman; he is known everywhere simply as 'Roy of the Rovers'. Real Roy of the Rovers Stuff is the inside story of his life with Melchester, told by the man who knows him better than...

Peter Kuper (b. 1958), one of America's leading cartoonists, has created work recognized around the world. His art has graced the pages and covers of numerous magazines and newspapers, including Time, the New Yorker, Mother Jones, and the New York Times...

In the years between the end of World War II and the mid-1950s, American popular culture was first created in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. But no sooner had comics emerged than they were beaten down by mass bonfires, congressional...

A data-driven deep dive into a legendary comics author's subversion of gender norms within the bestselling comic of its time. By the time Chris Claremont's run as author of Uncanny X-Men ended in 1991, he had changed comic books forever. During his...

As The Walking Dead returns for its highly anticipated 7th season, fans of the show can celebrate all things The Walking Dead with this special collection of features, interviews and more pulled from the magazine, which has been keeping fans up to date...

The second in the new 'War Picture Library' series showcasing the finest combat comics illustrated by legendary and iconic artists. Two true stories of aviation heroism and derring-do - 'Never Say Die' and 'Steel Bats' - set during the Battle of Britain...