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Writer. Critic. Translator. Street cat photographer. President of the Great Clown Pagliacci fan club. Enjoyer of posts and content. #JewishPope2023

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Book Cover for: The Strange Death of Alex Raymond, Dave Sim

The Strange Death of Alex Raymond

Dave Sim
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@GrahamSig @ianmacewan @arpadokay @atothe_d @Squarehead3331 one of my favorite details about that rancid book HOUSE ON FIRE is that they got Dave Sim to do a pull-quote and credited him as “Dave Sim (The Strange Death of Alex Raymond)” as if that’s what he’s known for

Hardcover, 2021

$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Guest in the House, E. M. Carroll

A Guest in the House

E. M. Carroll
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It has just come to my attention that there's a new Emily Carroll graphic novel, A GUEST IN THE HOUSE, coming from First Second this August, and suddenly life seems worth living. Carroll is one of the absolute best cartoonists you'll ever come across, and I am absurdly excited. https://t.co/0TLCUCahrk

Hardcover, 2023

$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Wild: Or So I Was Born to Be, Cristian Castelo

Wild: Or So I Was Born to Be

Cristian Castelo
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God, Cristian Castelo’s WILD! OR SO I WAS BORN TO BE is an absolutely stunning, beautifully stylized piece of work. A scorchingly energetic comic, exciting and excited in equal measure, with some of the best cartooning I’ve seen—ever. Very easily one of my favorite books of 2022. https://t.co/KMPGVMOT9b

Paperback, 2022

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Land Called Tarot, Gael Bertrand

A Land Called Tarot

Gael Bertrand
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Off the top of my head: Gael Bertrand’s A LAND CALLED TAROT Linnea Sterte’s GARDEN OF SPHERES Wyatt and Choo’s THE WELL Russell, Kindzierski, and Showman’s adaptation of RING OF THE NIBELUNG Spurrier, Bergara, Lopes, and Campbell’s STEP BY BLOODY STEP Mizuki’s KITARO https://t.co/ho4CFUgPwu

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Book Cover for: Cursed Pirate Girl, Jeremy Bastian

Cursed Pirate Girl

Jeremy Bastian
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I’d been meaning to read Jeremy Bastian’s CURSED PIRATE GIRL for years, and it’s an immense amount of fun. Bastian’s writing and art are both incredibly controlled, bursting with charm and detail without ever feeling forced or overwrought. An absurdly rich, absurdly fun comic. https://t.co/jncWCrc8ME

Paperback, 2016

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: King City, Brandon Graham

King City

Brandon Graham
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Living the Line releasing a new comic by Brandon Graham, whose bibliography includes "King City" and "cease and desists to websites covering the numerous accusations of sexually-predatory behavior made about him, as well as his deeply transphobic and racist response." Pathetic.

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Book Cover for: Bugs Bunny's Castle Adventure: Looney Tunes, Jonathan Patrick Riccardi

Bugs Bunny's Castle Adventure: Looney Tunes

Jonathan Patrick Riccardi
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my favorite PUNISHER (Knights) story is ROOTS by Ennis and Joe Quesada; great art by Quesada, with a formal conceit (fixed grid, fixed POV from within a tortured mobster's mouth) that really drives home the "sadistic Looney Tunes" vibe of Ennis' Punisher. great, gruesome stuff https://t.co/qg55MzJSgJ https://t.co/nUASh3zMHf

Paperback, 2013

$6.00$3.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Shuna's Journey, Hayao Miyazaki

Shuna's Journey

Hayao Miyazaki
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Hayao Miyazaki’s SHUNA’S JOURNEY is a genuine stunner of a book. It’s very easy to compare it to NAUSICAÄ but that’s reductive imho (and I love NAUSICAÄ)—it’s incredibly vibrant and absolutely gorgeous on its own terms, and I’m thrilled that it finally got an English release. https://t.co/HVO7X3VDmK

Hardcover, 2022

$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Batman: The Killing Joke Deluxe (New Edition), Alan Moore

Batman: The Killing Joke Deluxe (New Edition)

Alan Moore
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if you, like all of us, have been asking yourself “Does Alan Moore know about the time Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo depicted Batman’s cock in a comic?”, I implore you to read WHAT WE CAN KNOW ABOUT THUNDERMAN

Hardcover, 2019

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Ish, Adam de Souza

Ish

Adam de Souza
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As for books: ZEGAS (Michel Fiffe) STAGES OF ROT (Linnea Sterte) GRIP (Lale Westvind) BRADLEY OF HIM (Connor Willumsen) THE RIVER AT NIGHT (Kevin Huizenga) ISH (Adam de Souza) SEASONAL SHIFT (Lala Albert) THE BONES OF THIS PLACE (Marie Enger) BARK BARK GIRL (Michael Furler) https://t.co/1ggSmgzczH

Paperback, 2022

$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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