Fantagraphics Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Maggie - A Girl of the Streets: Tale of New York
Stephen Crane
Detention #2 (no, there is no #1) by Tim Hensley is a gorgeous, absurdist adaptation of “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets” by Stephen Crane. It’s a brilliant comic, one that only Hensley could create! https://t.co/ijpYHdFDTP
Paperback, 2021
$5.20$2.60 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: The Idiots Abroad and Other Follies
Gilbert Shelton
Here's hoping your Free Comic Book Day is less stressful than the Furry Freak Brothers' day! Read up on their adventures in our FCBD issue of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers by Gilbert Shelton--available at your favorite comic shops, including the Fantagraphics Bookstore! https://t.co/7UvDZNRRJQ
Hardcover, 2022
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
Stephen Crane
Detention #2 (no, there is no #1) by Tim Hensley is a gorgeous, absurdist adaptation of “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets” by Stephen Crane. It’s a brilliant comic, one that only Hensley could create! https://t.co/ijpYHdFDTP
Paperback, 2015
$5.90$2.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Sandeep Dahiya
"If you are a longtime devotee of either San Diego Comic-Con or premillennial geek culture, See You at San Diego is a wonderful trip down memory lane, featuring plenty of colorful anecdotes & history." Love this review of @CUAtSDCC in @Forbes by @robsalk! https://t.co/ZznFXCmnh4
Paperback, 2022
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Snoopy: Cannonball!: A Peanuts Collection Volume 15
Charles M. Schulz
Happy Turkey Day from all of us here at Fantagraphics! (Art from Snoopy's Thanksgiving by Charles M. Schulz) https://t.co/Nqzv2FLHLT
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The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in the 21st Century and Other Follies
Gilbert Shelton
New favorite onomatopoeia: “snuck”! Follow the adventures of Fat Freddy’s Cat in The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers In the 21st Century and Other Follies! https://t.co/x2tVb4iEBc https://t.co/kSjhIzULSj
Hardcover, 2023
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Gay Erotic Manga Vol. 1
Gengoroh Tagame
Kings, monks, cops, athletes: no manly man is safe from the deliciously depraved fantasies of gay manga master @tagagen! These collections would make for a very steamy holiday gift, just be sure to choose Priority Shipping by the holiday deadline, 12/16 😉https://t.co/ain2hzKPsg https://t.co/nZkoiaA2mo
Paperback, 2022
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Barely Human
Johnny Ryan
Hey LA, head to @theSHQ on Friday at 5:00 pm for a Barely Human book signing with @JOHNNYRYAN101! Get your copy of the book Instagram has banned every page of! https://t.co/zFIVix38Hs
Paperback, 2022
$49.99$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Golden Boy: Beethoven's Youth
Mikael Ross
Who was Beethoven before he became "Beethoven"? In Golden Boy: Beethoven's Youth, Mikael Ross tells the story of the iconic composer from 1778 to his first major public appearance in Vienna in 1795--it makes for a funny, empathetic, beautiful story! https://t.co/F6UKmOqfiY https://t.co/tuJgS9L7VA
Hardcover, 2022
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Julio's Day
Gilbert Hernandez
Children of Palomar and Other Tales includes the graphic novels Julio's Day and The Children of Palomar, as well as never-before-collected work by brothers Mario and Gilbert Hernandez, some of which has never been available since its early 2000s run in comic book single issues! https://t.co/Yty93EQV9P
Hardcover, 2013
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book