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By: Manara, Milo
Caravaggio: The Palette and the Sword: Book 1
$19.99PaperbackAdd to cartCaravaggio: The Palette and the Sword Book 1 is the first half of Milo Manara’s two-volume epic biography of the hot-tempered Italian master painter. It depicts Caravaggio’s early years in Rome as he … [more below]
- Series: The Fantagraphics Milo Manara Signature Edition
- Author: Manara, Milo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: December 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1683969863
- Language: English
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Audrey Hepburn
$24.99HardcoverAdd to cart” Everyone has their own Audrey, for some she is always twenty years old, for others she is in black and white and for others in color. Sometimes she is a European princess, a tipsy New Yorker or a UN… [more below]
- Series: Nbm Comics Biographies
- Author: Giachetto, Dorilys
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1681123460
- Language: English
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By: McGurk, Caitlin
Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund
$45.00HardcoverAdd to cartTell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins doubles as an official biography and coffee table art collection honoring the life and art of pioneering cartoonist Barbara Shermund, an unheralded early master… [more below]
- Author: McGurk, Caitlin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 9798875000041
- Language: English
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Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence
$19.99PaperbackRead moreA New York Times Best Graphic Novel of 2020
Fights is the visce
YALSA 2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
2021 Cartoonists Prize for Print Comics
2021 Eisner Awards Best Publication for Teens Nominee- Author: Gill, Joel Christian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 21 2020
- ISBN10: 154930335X
- Language: English
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By: Odone, Jamison
The Last Starry Night: Vincent Van Gogh
$29.99HardcoverRead moreAfter his release from the Saint-Paul asylum in 1890, Vincent Van Gogh wandered the French countryside before stumbling on the Auberge Ravoux, a quaint little inn in Auvers-sur-Oise.
Although still pl- Author: Odone, Jamison
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 134
- Publish Date: August 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1990521258
- Language: English
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By: Espe
The Pass
$21.95HardcoverRead moreThe only way out is through.
Camille and Bastien are overjoyed at the birth of their second child. But their happiness is short-lived. Soon after Louis is born, he is diagnosed with severe heart defec- Author: Espe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1637790236
- Language: English
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By: Kuper, Peter
Diario de Oaxaca: A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico
$24.95PaperbackRead morePainting a vivid, personal portrait of social and political upheaval in Oaxaca, Mexico, this unique memoir employs comics, bilingual essays, photos, and sketches to chronicle the events that unfolded
- Author: Kuper, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1629634417
- Language: English
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By: Hajdu, David
A Revolution in Three Acts: The Radical Vaudeville of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge
$19.95PaperbackRead moreWinner – 2022 Deems Taylor / Virgil Thomson Book Awards in Pop from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
Bert Williams–a Black man forced to perform in blackface who challenged- Author: Hajdu, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0231191839
- Language: English
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By: Snakepit, Ben
Snake Pit’s Big Adventure: Daily Comics 2019-2021 by Ben Snakepit
$24.99PaperbackRead moreAfter years living in Texas, Ben Snakepit and his wife are excited to move to San Francisco and start a whole new adventure together. However, as the reality of the pandemic bears down only a month af… [more below]
- Author: Snakepit, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 17 2023
- ISBN10: 9798886200201
- Language: English
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By: Orner, Eric
Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank
$25.99PaperbackRead moreEric Orner, the acclaimed cartoonist of one of the country’s most popular and longest-running gay comic strips, The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green, presents his debut graphic novel–a da
- Author: Orner, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1250191580
- Language: English
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By: Powell, Nate
Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest
$18.99PaperbackRead moreFrom Nate Powell, the National Book Award-winning artist of the March trilogy, a collection of graphic nonfiction essays about living in a new era of necessary protest.
In seven interwoven comics ess- Author: Powell, Nate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 09 2022
- ISBN10: 1419749137
- Language: English
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By: Louis, Rick
Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars: A Graphic Memoir
$24.99HardcoverRead moreWINNER
A graphic novel memoir recounting one parent’s uniqu
Outstanding Work of Graphic Medicine (Long Form)
2023 Awards for Excellence in Graphic Medicine
Graphic Medicine International Collective- Author: Louis, Rick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1419751085
- Language: English
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By: Cohen, Benoît
Yellow Cab
$19.99PaperbackRead moreA burnt out filmmaker finds new inspiration behind the wheel of an iconic New York City taxi cab, exploring a world where he is the stranger and the city his new workplace.
After 20 years working on f- Author: Cohen, Benoît
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1684058929
- Language: English
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Alice Guy: First Lady of Film
$23.99PaperbackRead moreAuthor José-Louis Bocquetand award-winning artistCatel Muller’s graphic biography tells the inspiring story of Alice Guy, the first female movie director in film history, chronicling her contribution… [more below]
- Author: Bocquet, José-Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1914224035
- Language: English
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By: Herreros, María
Georgia O’Keeffe: A Graphic Biography
$19.99PaperbackRead moreA graphic biography of Georgia O’Keeffe, one of the most significant artists of the 20th century, known for her paintings of enlarged flowers and renowned for her contribution to modern art.
Georgia- Author: Herreros, María
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1914224051
- Language: English
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By: Warren, Sofia
Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator
$24.99PaperbackRead moreYou won the election… now what? Activist organizing meets government gridlock as a millennial New Yorker cartoonist follows a first-year senator on her unforgettable journey — from outsider to insi… [more below]
- Author: Warren, Sofia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1603095128
- Language: English
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By: Mirk, Sarah
Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous Prison
$24.99HardcoverRead moreGuantç–£amo Voices is a graphic novel anthology of illustrated narratives about the prison and the lives it changed forever.
Introduction by Omar El Akkad In January 2002, the United States sent a gr- Author: Mirk, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1419746901
- Language: English
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By: Krimstein, Ken
When I Grow Up: The Lost Autobiographies of Six Yiddish Teenagers
$28.00HardcoverRead moreAn NPR Best Book of the Year
From the prize-winning author of The Three Escapes of Hanna
A Washington Post Best Book of the Year
A Chicago Tribune Fall Best Read
An Alma most anticipated book of November- Author: Krimstein, Ken
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 163557370X
- Language: English
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By: Kushner, David
Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master: Pong, Atari, and the Dawn of the Video Game
$16.99PaperbackRead moreThe gripping origin story of Pong, Atari, and the digital icons who defined the world of video games.
A deep, nostalgic dive into the advent of gaming, Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master returns us to- Author: Kushner, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1568588763
- Language: English
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By: Chisholm, Dave
Chasin’ the Bird: A Charlie Parker Graphic Novel
$24.99HardcoverAdd to cartThe graphic novel tells the story of Bird’s time in L.A. starting in December 1945, where Bird and Dizzy Gillespie brought frenetic sounds of bebop from the East Coast jazz underground to the West Coa… [more below]
- Author: Chisholm, Dave
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1940878381
- Language: English




