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Fantagraphics Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Maggie - A Girl of the Streets: Tale of New York, Stephen Crane

Maggie - A Girl of the Streets: Tale of New York

Stephen Crane
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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
Book Cover for: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: The Idiots Abroad and Other Follies, Gilbert Shelton

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: The Idiots Abroad and Other Follies

Gilbert Shelton
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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
Book Cover for: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, Stephen Crane

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

Stephen Crane
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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
Book Cover for: Love, Sandeep Dahiya

Love

Sandeep Dahiya
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"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
Book Cover for: Snoopy: Cannonball!: A Peanuts Collection Volume 15, Charles M. Schulz

Snoopy: Cannonball!: A Peanuts Collection Volume 15

Charles M. Schulz
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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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Book Cover for: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in the 21st Century and Other Follies, Gilbert Shelton

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in the 21st Century and Other Follies

Gilbert Shelton
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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
Book Cover for: The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Gay Erotic Manga Vol. 1, Gengoroh Tagame

The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Gay Erotic Manga Vol. 1

Gengoroh Tagame
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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
Book Cover for: Barely Human, Johnny Ryan

Barely Human

Johnny Ryan
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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
Book Cover for: Golden Boy: Beethoven's Youth, Mikael Ross

Golden Boy: Beethoven's Youth

Mikael Ross
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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
Book Cover for: Julio's Day, Gilbert Hernandez

Julio's Day

Gilbert Hernandez
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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