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5 must-read Graphic Novels out this week!
We love graphic novels. They are the perfect accompaniment to a cozy weekend in. Curl up with some Halloween candy (you have to test it to make sure it’s safe for the kids!) and some new graphic novels out this week!
Ronald WImberly’s PRINCE OF CATS
PRINCE OF CATS is the B side to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, played at an eighties block party in an NY where underground sword dueling blossomed alongside hip-hop, punk, disco, and no wave. It’s the story of the minor players with Tybalt at the center. The definitive printing of RONALD WIMBERLY’s critically-acclaimed first work, presented as intended for the first time.
BLACK WIDOW VOL. 1: S.H.I.E.L.D.’S MOST WANTED, by Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, and Matt Wilson
They wowed you with DAREDEVIL, now the Eisner Award-winning team of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee take Black Widow to new heights — by forcing her to go on the lam! Natasha has a lifetime of secrets, and when some of the darkest ones are made public, nobody is safe. As S.H.I.E.L.D. turns on its once-greatest asset, she seeks out her own answers in a knock-down, drag-out tale of action and espionage! But the Widow’s hunt for the Weeping Lion sends her back to the one place she never wanted to go! With a little help from old friends — and old enemies lying in wait — she’ll face the new incarnation of the Red Room: the Dark Room! But as S.H.I.E.L.D. closes in, Natasha finds herself on a collision course with the Invincible Iron Man! Collects Black Widow (2016) #1-6.
THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY, by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, and Kyle Baker
Eisner and Harvey Award winner!
The Fifth Beatle recounts the untold story of visionary Beatles manager Brian Epstein—who created Beatlemania and guided the band from basement gigs to unprecedented international stardom. This multiple-award-winning graphic novel has been added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives!
This new softcover edition includes a revised sketchbook and Beatles memorabilia bonus section with behind-the-scenes insights from writer Vivek Tiwary and artists Andrew Robinson and Kyle Baker—expanded to include eight pages unique to this edition!
SUPERGIRL: BOOK ONE, by Peter David and Gary Frank
WHO IS LINDA DANVERS?
To her parents, Linda is a former good girl who now dabbles on the wrong side of the law. To her friends, she’s a struggling artist and the ultimate Supergirl fan. To her boyfriend, Buzz, she’s an eager accomplice as they try to harness dark forces more powerful than either of them can control. And after Buzz tries to use her to summon a demon, Linda Danvers is…dead?
To save Linda’s life, Matrix, a protoplasmic version of Supergirl, uses her powers to fuse the two of them together. Now, sharing memories, sharing superpowers, the entity formerly known as Linda Danvers is something else entirely. Is Linda still a human with the same damaged soul? Or has Supergirl done the unthinkable and stolen a new life for herself?SUPERGIRL BOOK ONE collects SUPERGIRL #1-9, SUPERGIRL ANNUAL #1, SUPERGIRL PLUS #1 and a story from SHOWCASE ’96 #8.
EAST OF WEST VOL. 6, by Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, and Frank Martin
The smashing conclusion to the second year of the Apocalypse. Everything turns in on itself. The snake eats its tail. The old eat the young. A new chapter of the amazing End Times saga by superstar creators JONATHAN HICKMAN and NICK DRAGOTTA. Collects EAST OF WEST #25-29.
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Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam by Simon Hanselmann (nominated for outstanding story and outstanding series) @girlmountain @fantagraphics
Simon Hanselmann’s Megg and Mogg is a low-key stoner comedy, frequently hilarious, often tragic and always poignantly insightful about the inertia and malaise of its self-destructive principals. When Megg and Mogg travel to Amsterdam (followed by the uptight and unwelcome Owl), their relationship starts to deteriorate in this New York Times bestselling collection of brilliant stories (originally serialized on Vice).
For fans of Boy’s Club, Ernie Pook’s Comeek, Blobby Boys, Octopus Pie, Girls, Broad City, Trailer Park Boys
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Soldier’s Heart by Carol Tyler (nominee for outstanding graphic novel) @fantagraphics
For fans of Fun Home, Maus, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Nebraska
Read Soldier’s Heart and other Ignatz nominees on comiXology
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Beyond: The Queer Sci-Fi and Fantasy Comic Anthology edited by Sfé R. Monster @sfemonster and Taneka Stotts (nominee for outstanding anthology or collection)
Winner of of the 2016 Lambda Literary Award for best anthology, this collection includes 20 stories by variety of creators exploring speculative worlds from a LGBTQ perspective. It is highly intelligent and often poignant, a must-read for all fans of genre fiction. (Pictured contributors- Shing Yin Khor @sawdustbear, Reed Black @reedicule, Gabby Reed, Rachel Dukes @mixtapecomics, Taneka Stotts, Christianne Goudreau @cedreau, Niki Smith @niki-smith, Blue Delliquanti @bluedelliquanti, Jon Cairns @joncairns, Ted Adrien Closson @vinegartom, Wm Brian MacLean).
For fans of Saga, Wet Moon, Runaways, The 100, Stardust
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Disquiet by Noah van Sciver @noahvansciver, @fantagraphics (nominated for outstanding artist)
This book collects 12 short stories by van Sciver, creator of The Hypo and Fante Bukowski, which combine a thoughtful insight on human behavior combined with a touch of absurd humor (and sometimes, a little bit of horror).
For fans of Ghost World, Optic Nerve, the films of Jim Jarmusch
From Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam by Simon Hanselmann @girlmountain, from @fantagraphics