(W) Fletcher Hanks, Paul Karasik (A/CA) Fletcher Hanks Fletcher Hanks was arguably the first great comic book auteur: He wrote, penciled, inked, and lettered all of his own stories ? an unprecedented solo act in the 1940s comic book industry. Between 1939 and 1941 he created nearly 50 comics stories, all unified by a uniquely artistic vision ? primitive, bizarre, and singularly idiosyncratic. Whether it?s the superhero Stardust doling out ice cold slabs of poetic justice, or the jungle protectress Fantomah tearing evildoers from limb to ragged limb, contemporary readers will be stunned by the pop surrealism and unfiltered violent mayhem of Hanks? work. This new paperback edition brings back into print all of Hanks? previously published material and is the most complete collection of his work.

(W/A/CA) Paco Roca Eisner-award winner Paco Roca (Wrinkles) reconstructs World War II through the memories of Miguel Ruiz, a member of 'La Nueve,' a company of men that went from fighting against the Franco regime in the Spanish Civil War to battles across Europe and Africa, spurred on by their patriotism and hate for brutal dictatorships. Ruiz's stories are filled with horror and humor but Twists of Fate is much more than a forgotten hero's personal story. It's a timely look into what we remember and why we forget, a reminder that everyone has a tale to tell, and an ode to a generation that stood up to, and beat back, violent fascism.

(W/A/CA) Conor Stechschulte In this graphic novel, which has been adapted into a feature film starring Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men), Glen and Cyndi become unwitting test subjects in a mind-control experiment after a strange sexual encounter. They search for answers as their own memories become tools for manipulation. Driving home from a wedding late one night during a heavy storm, out of cell range, Glen blows out his tires. He knocks on the door of the only house he sees and is greeted by an uncomfortably friendly middle-aged man, Arthur, and his attractive younger wife, Cyndi. The strange couple pours him a drink, and then more drinks, followed by odd confessions and an unexpected offer that Glen can't refuse. Where Ultrasound zigs and zags from there is into a dizzying plot involving mind control, government secrets, gaslighting, and political intrigue that is always one step ahead of the reader. Stechschulte's brilliant use of color and mastery of comics storytelling yields a breathtaking puzzlebox of a sci fi thriller - the moment you finish, you will want to go back and reread

(W/A) Carl Barks & Various (CA) TBD This stand-alone collection of Scrooge McDuck's amazing comics adventures sees Scrooge and Donald return to the site of their first meeting! This special single volume edition collects Daniel Branca's 'Return to Bear Mountain,' in which Scrooge engages in a gambit with nasty gnomes; Don Rosa's 'The Richest Duck in the World,' which features Donald's first visit to the fabled Money Bin; and there's a crash course with Launchpad McQuack in 'New Year's Daze.' An unforgettable batch of birthday stories and winter adventures is here!

(W/A/CA) Giovan Carpi In the tradition of Mickey's Christmas Carol and Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers, master Disney comics writer/artists tackle wild retellings of great literature! It's Victor Hugo? duckified! When French gendarme Javert thinks that poor Jean McJean (Scrooge McDuck) stole two candlesticks, he swears to run him down-even years later, when McJean has become town mayor and guardian of Daisette (Daisy Duck). Are the candlesticks the key to a fabulous treasure lost in Paris? And do the fr?res Beagle and Peg Leg Th?nardier want it? (Silly question!) Then, in our version of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, Count Donald Dukzukov of ancient Russia loves Ducktasha Roastov (Daisy)-but Prince Scrooge McDukzukov wants to force him into an arranged marriage? or punish him in the McDukzukov Metalworks, where cannon balls are so pricey that you have to return them after the battle!

(W) Carl Barks, Daan Jippes (A) Daan Jippes, Carl Barks The secret of Ali Baba's hidden treasure, the return of Magica de Spell - and a rare story never before seen in the U.S.! 'You can't depend on anything in Persia being what it seems!' warns Uncle Scrooge. But when he, Donald, and the nephews are approached by a wayward archaeologist bearing fragile clay tablets that point the way to Ali Baba's lost cave, the hunt is on for the most fabulous treasure of the ancient world! And Scrooge will soon discover how true his words really are! Then, Scrooge shields his Money Bin in an indestructible glass that defies the efforts of Magica de Spell and the Beagle Boys to crack it. What could possibly go wrong? Plus: the oddball inventions of the ever-eccentric Gyro Gearloose! Additionally, we're proud to present a rare story started by Carl Barks and completed by internationally acclaimed Duck artist Daan Jippes, never before published in the U.S. - 'The Pied Piper of Duckburg.' Carl Barks delivers another wildly imaginative collection of outrageous adventures, laugh-out-loud comedy, and al

(W/A/CA) Carl Barks In honor of the 75th anniversary of the Scrooge McDuck character: a Money Bin-size collection of the greatest Scrooge epics by his creator, Disney Legend Carl Barks! He's tougher than the toughest and smarter than the smartest? he's Uncle Scrooge McDuck, Duckburg's most adventurous tycoon! November 2022 marks 75 years since Disney Legend Carl Barks scribed Scrooge's debut. Now Fantagraphics celebrates with a king-size collectors' edition: more than 300 pages of Barks's finest McDuck tales! From Scrooge's deep-down discovery of 'The Secret of Atlantis'' to his weather war with Magica De Spell in 'For Old Dime's Sake,' from the Beagle Boys' 'Giant Robot Robbers'' to a 'North of the Yukon' showdown with Soapy Slick - Scrooge, Donald Duck, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie dive into one legendary quest after the next! As icing on the anniversary cake, these Barks epics are supported by covers, posters, and paintings from Don Rosa, Daan Jippes, and other beloved modern Disney comics talents.

(W/A/CA) Carl Barks This season’s Carl Barks Library slipcased gift box set collects two of our earlier volumes in this popular series: Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge: “The Golden Nugget Boat” (the introduction of Magica De Spell, Scrooge’s sorceress nemesis! Plus adventures in the frozen North and on a rogue planet headed straight for Earth) and Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge: “Cave of Ali Baba” (the secret of Ali Baba’s hidden treasure, the return of Magica De Spell, and the ever-eccentric Gyro Gearloose). Over 400 pages in two volumes snugged into a sturdy slipcase at a special price that even Uncle Scrooge couldn’t resist!

(W/A/CA) Carl Barks This volume of the world-famous Duck comics introduces Magica De Spell, Scrooge's sorceress nemesis! Plus adventures in the frozen North and on a rogue planet headed straight for Earth. Uncle Scrooge laughed when the mysterious woman offered him one dollar for one of his dimes. But she might just have the last laugh because the dime he accidentally sold her was his lucky Number One Dime - the first dime he ever earned! - and now she's about to melt it down for one of her strange spells! Then Uncle Scrooge gets wind of a big gold-prospecting contest in Alaska, and he ropes Donald and the boys into helping him prove he's just as good a prospector now as he was back when he was making his fortune. But the infuriatingly lucky Gladstone Gander decides he's going to enter the contest, too - and Gladstone never loses! And when a mysterious new planet suddenly appears in the sky on a collision course with Earth, Scrooge, Donald, and the boys are whisked there - only to discover it's filled with gold and inhabited by the ancient Norse gods! But to prevent the imminent col

Fantagraphics' second release in this series focuses on Carl Barks's other protagonist and perhaps greatest creation: Scrooge McDuck. Featured are four full-length stories plus over two dozen shorter stories and one-page gags. Newly recolored to combine the warm, friendly, slightly muted feeling of the original comic books with state-of-the-art crispness. Barks' comics are joined by fascinating essays about the creation of the stories and expert analysis of their content.

(W) Giorgio Cavazzano The Beagle Boys give Scrooge a super sea battle in this wild new collection of adventure comics! Scrooge McDuck and rival billionaire John D. Rockerduck find an old model ship covered with clues to a sunken treasure galleon and the pirate gold seems so close! But are both tycoons being tricked? Also in this exciting volume: Donald Duck seeks a crocodile-infested fountain of youth in 'There's No Fool Like an Old Fool'; Goofy battles supervillains in 'Here Today, Gone Apollo'? and Scrooge discovers a parallel dimension in 'Brother From Another Earth'!

(W) Carl Barks This season's Carl Barks Library slipcased gift box set collects two of our earlier volumes in this popular series: Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: 'The Twenty-four Carat Moon' (Outer space gold and on the trail of an ancient Incan treasure!) and Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: 'Island in the Sky' (Outrageous hijinks on another planet and on the high seas back on Earth!). 424 pages in two volumes snugged into a sturdy slipcase at a special price that even Uncle Scrooge couldn't resist!

(W/A/CA) Daniel Branca The year: 2000! The internet is still young?and that saucy sorceress, Magica De Spell, is turning early social media to her advantage: getting online and arranging a full-scale sorceresses? convention at Scrooge McDuck?s money bin? with herself disguised as chief ?good witch?! Then Scrooge and his raging rival, Flintheart Glomgold, travel through time in ?The Quest for the Curious Constable?? Donald films crazy cat food commercials in ?Feline Fellini?? and Huey, Dewey, and Louie face dangerous duck-eating plants in ?The Green Attack?!

(W) Steve Brodner (A) Tomi Ungerer Originally published in 1964, children's book illustrator Tomi Ungerer's Underground Sketchbook lets loose a blast of social commentary, dadaesque observations, and existential angst, raging against avarice, unfettered consumerism, alienation, the mechanization of human experience, and the acquiescence to the worst instincts that fuel a modern economy - as timely now as it was then. This is as powerful a dose of visual ingenuity, moral outrage, and bemused disgust at the human comedy that you are ever likely to experience.

(W/A) Miranda Tacchia As seen on her popular Instagram account (@mrmtacchia), Southern Californian cartoonist and animator Miranda Tacchia's first book collects more than two hundred hilarious one-liners (and even funnier drawings) tackling modern friendship, romance, urban living, and self-image. Have you ever schemed with a friend? Stared at your phone screen well after you should have gone to sleep? Braced for heartbreak? Been told to smile more? Then Unimpressed will undoubtedly speak to you. In a book that bridges comics and memes, Tacchia uses her biting sense of humor and background in animation to create brilliant character portraits of women with only markers, Post-it notes, and tape. A master of expression, figure, and subtle (and other times not-so-subtle) comedy, Tacchia's protagonists are usually 'unimpressed women' - who all share the fact that 'they don't give a shit about you,' as Tacchia puts it. What makes Unimpressed so impressive and entertaining is how Tacchia taps into instantly relatable feelings and situations while simultaneously creating art that exudes con

A SOON-TO-BE TEEN CLASSIC Loosely based on a teenager's diary from the 1980s found in a gas-station bathroom, Unlovable is the remarkable story of Tammy Pierce, as filtered through the pen of Los Angeles artist Esther Pearl Watson. This remarkably touching and funny graphic novel tells the first-person account of Tammy's sophomore year in 1985, from the first day of school to winter break. Though building a devoted following over the last several years in the pages of Bust magazine, where Unlovable continues to be serialized, this is the first-ever collection of Unlovable and Watson has created over 100 new pages for the book, which details the sometimes ordinary, sometimes humiliating, often poignant and frequently hilarious exploits of underdog Tammy Pierce. Her hopes, dreams, agonies and defeats are brought to vivid, comedic life by Watson's lovingly grotesque drawings, filled with all the eighties essentials - too much mascara, leg warmers with heels and huge hair - as well as timeless teen concerns like acne, dandruff, and the opposite sex (or same sex, in some cases).Unlovable

THE SEQUEL TO 2009'S CRITICAL SMASH. Loosely based on a teenager's diary from the 1980s found in a gas-station bathroom, Unlovable is the remarkable story of Tammy Pierce, as filtered through the pen of Los Angeles artist Esther Pearl Watson. This second and concluding volume picks up where the first volume left off (winter break) and finishes Tammy's tragicomic sophomore year of high school in 1985. Tammy has built a devoted following over the last several years in the pages of Bust magazine, where Unlovable continues to be serialized on the magazine's back page, and this beautifully produced, dayglo-orange and sparkly pink hardcover presents over 400 pages of her sometimes ordinary, sometimes humiliating, often poignant and always hilarious exploits. Her hopes, dreams, agonies and defeats are brought to vivid, comedic life by Watson's lovingly grotesque drawings, filled with all the '80s essentials - too much mascara, leg warmers with heels and huge hair, etc. - as well as timeless teen concerns like acne, dandruff, and the opposite sex (or same sex, in some cases). Unlovable is

(W/A/CA) Otto Binder The Unwanted is Otto Binder's response to the 1950s McCarthy era of paranoia and intolerance, couched in metaphorical science fiction terms. A civilization of 'Mastermen' rules the galactic empire and must evaluate citizens of the various planets for inclusion into an imperial congress. Membership means access to technology, prosperity and protection. We learn the priorities and values of these visitors and why, in evaluating this planet, the Mastermen find a world shockingly different from their own. Written in the 1950s and never before published, this edition pays homage to Binder's comics career by enlisting the collaborative talents of Angelo Torres?-?who, with Al, Williamson and Roy Krenkel, illustrated Binder's EC story 'Lost in Space' in 1955?-?and Austrian sculptor, speed painter, and digital artist Stefan Koidl, to illustrate it. The result is a stunning tribute to Binder's lifelong commitment to comics and prose.

(W/A/CA) Stan Sakai The novel-length title story relates the heretofore untold story of the mercenary swordsrhino Gennosuke. This volume also introduces a new romantic interest for Usagi, tells the final fate of the Blind Swordspig, and more!

(W/A/CA) Stan Sakai This volume features Usagi's origins as a wandering rabbit warrior in feudal Japan, and introduces many members of the cast of characters. Brimming with drama and humor, this is some of Stan Sakai's finest work.

(W/A/CA) Stan Sakai Perhaps the best samurai rabbit story ever told. With "The Tower" (introducing Spot the Wonder Lizard), "Return of the Blind Swordspig," the hilarious Groo tribute "The Tea Cup," and a crossover with the Ninja Turtles! Usagi Yojimbo Book 3 collects full-length Usagi stories from issues #7 through #12 of the original Fantagraphics series, including "The Tower" (which introduces Usagi's traveling companion Spot the Wonder Lizard), "Return of the Blind Swordspig," "A Mother's Love," "Blade of the Gods," "The Shogun's Gift," and the hilarious Groo tribute "The Tea Cup," co-starring the amoral mercenary rhino Gen. ("Gen does what Gen does best!") Plus, the little-seen Usagi team-up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, "Turtle Soup and Rabbit Stew," written and drawn by Sakai. A must-have for adventure lovers of all ages! Black-and-white comic throughout (STL215041) (C: 0-1-2)

(W/A/CA) Eric Haven While experiencing a succession of bewildering parallel universes, a solitary figure has telepathic encounters with a demonic aviatrix, a wandering crystalline being, a flaming sword-wielding warrior, and a mysterious sorceress, all within the confines of his own apartment. Having contributed short comic stories for years to publications such as The Believer and Kramers Ergot, Vague Tales is the debut graphic novel from Eisner Award nominated cartoonist Eric Haven (UR). Haven's work is dark, absurdist, and deadpan, reflecting the apocalyptic undercurrent of modern times.

(W/A/CA) Roman Muradov Written and drawn in thirteen styles, from comedy and confession to prophecy and interpretative dance, Vanishing Act is a polyphonic play of interconnected stories, synchronized in time and space on one melancholy evening. A paranoid man rehearses the upcoming party. A disheveled actor expounds on the conceptual potential of sitcoms. A beloved dog disappears into the Internet and starts a cult. A couple runs their argument in reverse. A bored seagull excretes the entire known universe. Vanishing Act is governed by one looping constraint that unifies all of the disparate threads: each following story starts in the middle of the previous one, overlapping until the end of the night, and back into the beginning of the book.

(W/A/CA) Max Award-winning Spanish cartoonist Max (Bard?n The Superrealist) is back, engaging in delightful philosophical mind games. Vapor stars an endearing protagonist who flees the modern world for the solitude of the desert. Max deploys a striking, crisp black-andwhite graphic style perfectly suited for this desert-based fantasia.

(W/A/CA) Julia Gfr?rer Julia Gfr?rer's third graphic novel puts a contemporary spin on the grand tradition of gothic storytelling, when a vision-impaired Victorian spinster engages in a sexual relationship with a haunted mirror in her bedroom. Exploring ideas of abandonment and sexuality with an expert mix of mystery and horror, Gfr?rer's linework perfectly complements the book's period setting, bringing the lyricism and romanticism of her stories to the fore.

(W/A/CA) Jim Blanchard A visually rich and outrageous collection from the 1982-2002 work of Jim Blanchard documenting the halcyon days of punk rock, grunge as well as page after page of psychedelic art, bizarre sociopathic comics, exquisitely detailed pop culture portraits and twisted "glamour girl" art, making this an overwhelming and long-overdue compendium by an elusive, dedicated, and complex artist.

(W/A) Jerry Moriarty In both of the stories that comprise Visual Crime, painter Rotart Sulli is given assignments for Visual Crime Magazine, each with a peculiar requirement: to stay in a hotel basement until his assignment is finished, and in the second story, he's told to place the finished work 'in your back window- it will be seen.' Jerry Moriarty's rough-hewn panels alternate with the Hopperesque paintings by Rotart Sulli, creating a portrait of the artist working alone in an uncertain world, creating stunning images that transcend the melodramatic stories they illustrate.

(W/A) Jerry Moriarty In both of the stories that comprise Visual Crime, painter Rotart Sulli is given assignments for Visual Crime Magazine, each with a peculiar requirement: to stay in a hotel basement until his assignment is finished, and in the second story, he's told to place the finished work 'in your back window- it will be seen.' Jerry Moriarty's rough-hewn panels alternate with the Hopperesque paintings by Rotart Sulli, creating a portrait of the artist working alone in an uncertain world, creating stunning images that transcend the melodramatic stories they illustrate.

Linus and his wait for the Great Pumpkin have been a pop culture touchstone for nearly 50 years thanks to the animated television special, and it all started in the classic Peanuts strips from 1959-1962 collected in this affordable, fun-sized gift book. Charles M. Schulz's homage to the power of idealism and belief makes these some of the most beloved comic strips of all time.

A BRAND NEW FULL-LENGTH PERCY GLOOM ADVENTURE Cartoonist and animator Cathy Malkasian follows up her 2007 graphic novel Percy Gloom (a minor classic) with the further adventures of the small, immortal man with a light-up head. In Wake Up, Percy Gloom, kindhearted Percy awakens from (what he thinks is) a 200-year nap and finds himself in a strange new land. As Percy goes on a quest to locate his mother, he encounters many inspired inventions and bizarre, and sometimes dangerous, characters and situations, such as singing goats and furniture parades. Through it all he pines for his longlost love and soul mate, Miss Margaret-but his love may not be as doomed as he thinks. Malkasian's lush and detailed pencil drawings, surreal humor, absurdist characters and stunning visual storytelling ensure that fans of the first graphic novel will find the sequel just as fantastical, touching, and hilarious; new readers will discover a gorgeously rendered world of luminous landscapes, gentle humor, and a cast composed variously of wise, na?ve, and flawed characters in a wide-ranging story that stands

(W) Levin Kipnis (A) Noam Weiner As all kids know, waking up in the morning is hard! So here are three children's stories that speak to the plight of the night owl. In the first story, Jake is snoozing so soundly that the whole neighborhood must wake him up. In the second, 'Sleepyhead' wakes up late and her whole family races to get her ready for school. In the third, three lazy brothers strive to be the laziest one of all. Levin Kipnis' amusing rhymes are perfectly paired with Noam Weiner's hilariously expressive illustrations.

(W/A/CA) Carl Barks When Donald offers tricks instead of treats for Halloween, Witch Hazel (first appearance) conjures a trick or two of her own - in a legendary story that restores nine lost pages! Then, Donald hypnotizes Uncle Scrooge - or does he? Plus, one of Barks's favorites, 'Omelet,' Donald's misadventures as a chicken farmer. Sixteen stories of all-around comic book excellence, each meticulously restored and newly colored.

(W) Al Taliaferro & Various The comic strips that made Donald Duck a star? and the huff-andpuff howls of Disney's legendary lobo! The 1930s were the heyday of Disney's second-ever newspaper comics feature: the full-color weekly Silly Symphonies! Fantagraphics' latest volume showcases Donald Duck's extended run as star of the strip: from his pranks on Goofy to his battles with Mickey's naughty nephews-and the unforgettable debut of Donald's own riotous relatives, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, first created for this strip by artist Al Taliaferro! Also in this volume: the perilous pork pursuits of Zeke the Big Bad Wolf, who witht he Three Little Pigs also made his comics debut in Silly Symphonies! Plus dog tales with Pluto? and two tales of Elmer Elephant, one plotted by comics maestros Carl Barks and Walt Kelly!

(W) Nicolas Pothier (A/CA) Luc Batem Collin Who wants the world?s richest duck for their landlord? Not Donald Duck! If Donald can?t get a job and make rent, Uncle Scrooge McDuck will repossess his house; and if Scrooge repossesses Donald?s house, he?ll discover the secret HQ of Donald?s secret identity?Duckburg?s super-anti-hero, Duck Avenger?before Donald and inventor Gyro Gearloose have time to dismantle it!Too bad for Donald, jobs don?t come easy this week? and while he?s flopping as a mailman, a mover, and a museum guard, Duckburg is invaded by Duck Avenger?s foes, including the Beagle Boys and a zombie army! Wild action, wicked wit and wordplay join forces in a new Disney graphic novel by Luc ?Batem? Collin (Marsupilami) and Nicolas Pothier. Is Donald ready? Is Scrooge? Is Duckburg? You know they?re not!

(W/A/CA) Nicole Hollander We Ate Wonder Bread is veteran cartoonist Nicole Hollander's (Sylvia) first graphic novel, a coming-of-age story set in Chicago starring the gangsters, the bed bugs, the Catholic girls, the police, the jukebox, the fortune teller, and the family's blue Hudson. Not only does this illustrated memoir give insight into how Hollander developed her style and wit, it's also a chronicle of a Chicago community that has since disappeared into an expressway.

(W/A/CA) Ron Rege A funny and romantic teenage ghost story that marks a departure from the author's more abstract and esoteric work, The Weaver Festival Phenomenon is a touching story of love & loss that retains a sense of magic that readers have come to expect from Reg?.

An unexpected departure from previous Zippy collection, the latest volume is almost entirely devoted to chronicling the strange history, people and social mores of Zippy's hometown, 'Dingburg,' the only city in the U.S. inhabited entirely by pinheads - well, aside from Washington D.C. and certain sections of Newark... complete with a fold-out map of this fabled enclave '17 miles west of Baltimore.' Also, Dingburg's favorite comic strips, including 'Fletcher & Tanya' and the Dingburg kids' favorite online comic, 'Unibrow Versus the Universe.' Plus the 'Little Zippy' series and much, much more, including 24 pages of full-color Sunday strips.