Graphic novels. Collected editions. Omnibuses. Trades. These are really all just words for “a kickass way to read comics”. So, with this column we’re going to look at all of those kickass bound pages that are hitting comic shops, bookstores and online outlets this week! (Note that in some instances, the release dates to comic…
Preview: GUMBALLS #3
GUMBALLS #3 Written by Erin Nations Art by Erin Nations Published by Top Shelf Productions Release Date: August 2, 2017 Don’t miss the newest issue of the series critics are calling “funny, sincere, and just generally brilliant” — GUMBALLS! Erin Nations reflects on the transformative effects of his hormone injections: the good, the bad, and…
Moore and O’Neill End THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN with TEMPEST
Six-issue miniseries will serve as “swan song” not only to award-winning LEAGUE series but also to creators’ careers After an epic seventeen-year journey through the entirety of human culture – the biggest cross-continuity ‘universe’ that is conceivable – Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill will conclude both their legendary League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and their equally…
52 in 52: THE UNDERWATER WELDER
When I was invited to participate in Comicosity’s 52 in 52 event, I couldn’t have felt more validated. Yes, I’ve been writing for Comicosity for right around a year now, but it was the original Aaron Long-John Ernenputsch 52 in 52 that made me a regular Comicosity reader before I ever joined up. Now it’s…
Interview: Lauren Purje Thinks YOU MIGHT BE AN ARTIST IF…
If you’ve ever attended art school — or even if you haven’t — it’s time to chuckle along with some of the ups and downs of making it in the art world, and in your own head. Next month, writer/artist Lauren Purje is collecting her comic strips into one volume entitled You Might Be an…
MARCH: BOOK THREE Wins National Book Award
NEW YORK (November 17, 2016) — Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell received an unprecedented honor last night, as their book March: Book Three became the first graphic novel to ever receive the National Book Award. The March trilogy, published by Top Shelf Productions / IDW Publishing, depicts Lewis’s firsthand account of the Civil…
Queer Visibility Interview: Erin Nations Pops Out with GUMBALLS
In the tradition of cartoon anthologies like Eightball and Optic Nerve, this December Top Shelf Productions introduces Gumballs, and new one-man comic anthology from Portland cartoonist Erin Nations. Taking a funny look at a variety of stories, including his own true-life story of gender transition, Nations brings his quirky humor and fascination with humanity to…
Preview: APOCRYPHA NOW!
Apocrypha Now! Mark Russell (w) • Shannon Wheeler (a & c) Mark Russell & Shannon Wheeler’s faithful-yet-irreverent approach to the Bible made their book GOD IS DISAPPOINTED IN YOU a modern cult classic. Now, by popular demand, they turn their attention to the best parts left out of the canonical Bible, including the Midrash, the Apocrypha, Gnostic Gospels, and…
New JOHNNY BOO And PIRATE PENGUIN VS. NINJA CHICKEN Coming In March
Top Shelf Productions has announced new volumes in their popular Johnny Boo and Pirate Penguin Vs. Ninja Chicken series. More details below! Eisner Award winner James Kochalka is a master of many media, from comics to music to film and beyond… but one of his all-time most beloved projects is his series of graphic novels…
TRADE WAITING: Week of December 9, 2015
Greetings and Salutations my fellow TRADE WAITERS! It’s another Monday, which means another look at the week’s hottest trade paperbacks, collected editions, and graphic novels in this edition of “Trade Waiting” – your weekly spotlight of five noteworthy comic book collections that are being released this coming Wednesday and why you should watch out for…