In Volume 24 (1983-1984), Val plays a game of life-or-death using people as chess pieces, Merlin gives Val a magic ring and Val joins a hunt for a cattle-killing man-beast.

Plus, Mordred launches an attack on the defenseless kingdom and Arn's love for Maeve takes a turn toward heartbreak when the identity of her father is revealed.

Hal Foster's Prince Valiant is the most illustrious heroic saga ever written and is presented here in full, glorious, restored color.

HC, 10x14, 112pgs, FC

Fantagraphics is proud to present the 25th volume of one of the most enduring comic strips, based on Arthurian legend, ever created.

As this latest collection begins, Val and Arn are in Lappland, where they get involved with two twin brothers' struggle over succession.

Arn consults a mystical hermit about whether his destiny intertwines with Maeve's, the daughter of an archenemy. With the sinister Mordred in control of Camelot, Val and Aleta seek to raise an army; this goal requires Val to capture a notorious outlaw, battle a troll, and find a hidden treasure. Arthur's forces come together at High Cross, and he wages an epic battle for the fate of Camelot, during which Arn becomes a knight of the round table.

Also included, Prince Valiant writer Cullen Murphy and colorist Meg Murphy pay tribute to their mother, Joan, model for Aleta and other female characters for their father.

HC, 10x14, 112pgs, FC

Arn takes his wedding vows in a milestone Prince Valiant strip The most visually opulent comic strip in the history of the medium celebrates its 50th anniversary with the marriage of Prince Valiant's son. Val goes in search of a northern spice route, which leads him into adventures among the Balts, the Greeks, the Lapps, and the Chinese. A Trojan Horse deception in reverse nearly wipes out Val's expedition, and a dreamlike encounter north of Cathay involves Yeti and other strange creatures. Back in Britain, Arn's bride strikes a blow against chauvinism and liberates the women of the village of Orr to exercise their true potential.

Our series of special slipcased gift sets continues with Vols. 13-15 (1961-1966). Prince Valiant creator Hal Foster (1892-1982) is still considered one of the greatest illustrators to ever grace the newspaper page. John Cullen Murphy (1919-2004) became Foster's hand-picked successor on the strip. Cullen Murphy, editor at Vanity Fair and The Atlantic, scripted the strips drawn by his father.

HC, 10x14, 112pgs, FC

The 28th volume of Fantagraphics' ambitious reprinting of Hal Foster's immortal masterpiece.

On a quest in the Asian lands of Cathay, Prince Valiant encounters a fire-breathing mechanical dragon and the legendary adventurer Prester John. Armies converge, mountains crumble, and a father and son are reunited. Mordred escapes imprisonment and treacherously stabs Arn, who learns that Maeve is soon to give birth. Val discovers a lost colony and wrestles with a tusked whale off the coast of Greenland, but a spell overcomes the expedition on the Isle of Lost Youth.

Plus, an introduction by Turkish/German artist Ertugrul Edirne. And behind the scenes of a heavy-metal interpretation of Prince Valiant. Universally acclaimed as the most stunningly gorgeous adventure comic strip of all time, Prince Valiant ran for 35 years under the virtuoso pen of its creator, Hal Foster. Starring a daring and gallant young hero, the series features epic swordfights, elaborate scenes of pomp and pageantry, and breathless plotting that always leaves the reader wanting more.

Fantagraphics' deluxe editions, each collecting two years' worth of Sunday strips, boast superbly restored artwork that captures every delicate line and chromatic nuance of Foster's
art.

HC, 10x14, 112pgs, FC

Hal Foster's Prince Valiant is one of the most magnificent adventure comics ever and Fantagraphics' reprinting is the loveliest treatment of the strip in the history of publishing.

This deluxe slipcase set includes volumes four through six of the series, collecting the strip's run from 1943 through 1948!

10x14, 336pgs, FC

The balls-to-the-wall series returns with more action and mayhem. Our anti-hero tries to get revenge against the evil behemoth that took his arm, and then winds up playing an unwilling role in an escape attempt from the Pit.

A mysterious new a**hole has descended into the Prison Pit, looking for revenge on Cannibal F***face. But fist he's got to battle his way through some pretty vicious motherf***ers. S***'s about to get real.

Johnny (Angry Youth Comix) Ryan's hugely popular sci-fi-prison-planet-gore-fest-a-thon continues on its bloody trail of mayhem as our hero plots his escape using any means necessary.

With its first two installments already in second printings, Prison Pit is building a solid fan base and stands as an utterly unique comic book that has to be seen to be believed.

THE HOLOCAUST BROTHERS TAKE THEIR BOW IN JOHNNY RYAN'S GORY MONSTERPIECE

A huge success in the alternative-comics field, with the first two volumes already in second printings, Prison Pit is Johnny (Angry Youth Comix) Ryan's ongoing taboo-busting sci-fi-prison-planet-body-mutation-splatterfest epic extravaganza, beloved by everyone from the legendary Gary Panter ('GLOREGEFULL!') to Booklist ('Not to be missed').

In the latest installment, our hero Cannibal Fuckface still isn't dead, so the Prison Boss plays what may be his last card: The Holocaust Brothers. But before CF battles the Ho-Bros he's got to destroy his arch-enemy, the seemingly indestructible Slitt, who happens to be the only one who knows how to get the hell out of the Prison Pit.

The author promises: 'Every single testicle in the world will explode with rage when Prison Pit 5 is unleashed.'

This gory space Odyssey ends the only way it can, with a final fight that pits our antihero against the system that shaped him but couldn't break him.

Johnny Ryan's filthy, satirical graphic novel series, which has been adapted into animation, turned into action figures and skate decks and translated into multiple languages around the world, finally concludes!

This extra-length final volume is four years in the making and delivers on every front!

For the committed outsider, adolescence can be a nightmare of constructing elaborate strategies in order to avoid the narrow paths society has paved for us.

Purgatory by Casanova Frankenstein may at first appear to be a classic case of avoidance – but this is not a story about dysfunctional coping techniques. It’s the triumphant tale of an individual who doggedly refuses to be atomized into the mass.

SC, 4x6, 80pgs, B&W

68 pages, 11"x14" softcover (part color). Collects for the first time all of the beloved Quimby strips by the acclaimed author of Jimmy Corrigan. Cleverly appropriated, old-fashioned animation imagery and advertising styles are put to use in the service of modern vignettes of angst and existentiallism. The cartoon silhouette of a mouse ignominiously suffers at every turn, in cartoon strips saturated with Ware's genius; the book contains consistently amazing graphics, insanely perfectionist production values, cut-and-assemble paper products, and even a lengthy introduction by Ware about his life during the time these strips were created.

Näytettä.

Within his tiny village, Ralph Azham is considered an insolent good-for-nothing layabout, a virtual pariah — particularly since he was supposed to be a Chosen One. (Things didn’t work out.) Yet his odd azure coloration and a few unique abilities (he can predict births and deaths) suggest that there may be more to him than meets the eye. And when the terrifying Horde stages one of its regular raids on his village, Ralph takes the young Raoul under his wing and sets out for a series of adventures...

Trondheim is already well known to fantasy buffs for the worldwide success Dungeon, the complex set of interlocking series he created with fellow cartoonist Joann Sfar and a raft of artists. While Ralph Azham works within the same genre, this is a far more tightly focused, single-character-starring new series for which Trondheim is solely responsible — that is, except for the stunningly rich coloring, provided by his longtime collaborator Brigitte Findakly working in hand-executed watercolors for the first time in over a decade.

Witty and fleet-footed like all of Trondheim’s work, madly inventive in terms of characters, creatures, and events, Ralph Azham is scheduled to run for at least six volumes and is presented in a distinctive “landscape” format.

HC / 96 pgs / FC / 10.5 x 6.25

A cyberpunk, outlaw, splatterpunk masterpiece from the New York Times bestselling creator of Hip Hop Family Tree and X-Men: Grand Design!

Aided by the anonymous dark web and nearly untraceable cryptocurrency, a criminal subculture has emerged. It livestreams murders as entertainment. Who are the killers? Who are the victims? Who is paying to watch? How to stop it?

Red Room is constructed as a series of interconnected stories, shining a light on the characters who exist in the ugliest of corners in cyberspace. Piskor cuts the graphic horror with his sharp sense of humor, gorgeous cartooning, and dynamic storytelling. Red Room peels back the curtain on the side of humanity few of us knew existed, let alone understood.

Fans and followers of Piskor's YouTube channel sensation, Cartoonist Kayfabe, have already made Red Room: The Antisocial Network one of the most eagerly anticipated and talked-about releases of 2021. It is the first in a series of graphic novels, with the second scheduled for release in Summer 2022.

FC, 160p

The eagerly awaited sequel companion book to Forney's 2012 best-selling graphic memoir, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me.

Whereas Marbles was a memoir, Rock Steady offers a survival guide of tips, tricks, and tools by someone who has been through it all and come through stronger for it. Personal stories and solid advice on how to overcome the hassle of meds, recognize red flags, and other tools from her own experience all in comics form.

Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice from My Bipolar Life invites readers into Ellen's home, head, and Peanuts pill box.

SC, 6x9, 200pgs, B&W

This debut graphic novel is a visual tour de force that draws from American Pop Art, Korean "K-pop," internet culture, and Manga.

In an effort to top her brother's internet popularity, Phanta embarks on a psychedelic journey into a drug cult in hopes of becoming the newest member of a popular K-pop group. Roly Poly is a story about faith and perception, and how believing in something can yield unexpected results, such as wishes coming true.

HC, 8x8, 150pgs, FC

Run For It is one of the first literary and artistic efforts to face up to Brazil’s hidden history of slavery. Transcending history with vivid illustrations and engaging the reader’s poetic imagination through stories of individual suffering caused by the horrors of slavery, Run For It has received rave reviews worldwide. These intense tales offer a tragic and gripping portrait of one of history’s darkest corners.

HC, 7x10, 180pgs, B&W

Näytettä kustantajan sivuilta.

After the teeth-rattling one-two punch of West Coast Blues and Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot, Jacques Tardi makes a third appointment with ace crime writer Jean-Patrick Manchette for his wildest adaptation yet.

Peter Hartog, a rich industrialist, hires a troubled young woman, Julie, straight out of the psychiatric asylum to which she has been consigned for several years, to work as a nanny for his bratty kid Peter. But Hartog's seemingly altruistic impulse to help rehabilitate a troubled soul hides a darker motive: He plans to stage a fake kidnapping of his son, and use Julie as a scapegoat.

Unfortunately for Hartog, Julie proves infinitely more tough and resourceful than he expected, the kidnapping goes horribly, bloodily wrong, and now Julie and Peter are on the run, pursued both by the police and by Hartog's goons, led by the aging but fantastically dangerous contract killer Thompson — one of Manchette's most unforgettable creations, a golem of Terminator-like tenacity who is barely slowed down by physical punishment that would instantly kill a lesser man (he does not end the book with the same amount of eyes and feet as he started).

As with the other Tardi/Manchette books, Run Like Crazy... is full of moments of pitch-black humor, and a strong current of socio-political satire runs beneath its bleak surface. It's a ride to hell, but a devilishly fun one.

HC / 104 pgs / BW / 7.25 x 10.5

This debut coming-of-age graphic novel, filled with teen loves and fights and parties, is a summer vacation-style bacchanalia set against the threat of a big reckoning that everyone believes is coming. Suburbia's punk-infused comics and cartooning talent have drawn favorable comparisons to Brandon Graham (King City) and Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets).

There’s an absence of authority in the town of Alexandria, and the teens are trying to keep their makeshift society together until their parents return. But students keep dying mysteriously, local band The Crotchmen rock the nights away, freshmen palm readers and seers have lines out the door, and Ben Schiller has had it up to HERE with her sister Empathy’s disappearing act. It’s a punk summer vacation that might not make it to fall.

SC / 312 pgs / BW / 6.5 x 9.5

Praised by The New York Times, Brill's Content and Publisher's Weekly, Safe Area Gorazde is the long-awaited and highly sought after 240-page look at war in the former Yugoslavia.

Sacco (the critically-acclaimed author of Palestine) spent five months in Bosnia in 1996, immersing himself in the human side of life during wartime, researching stories that are rarely found in conventional news coverage. The book focuses on the Muslim-held enclave of Gorazde, which was besieged by Bosnian Serbs during the war. Sacco lived for a month in Gorazde, entering before the Muslims trapped inside had access to the outside world, electricity or running water. Safe Area Gorazde is Sacco's magnum opus and with it he is poised too become one of America's most noted journalists. The book features an introduction by Christopher Hitchens, political columnist for The Nation and Vanity Fair.

2001 Eisner Award WINNER: Best Graphic Album - New

240p

Saint Cole depicts four days in the life of 28-year-old Joe who feels trapped working overtime at a pizza restaurant to support his girlfriend, Nicole, and their infant child. When Nicole invites her troubled mother to move in, Joe retreats further into alcohol. Joe wants out. He's angry. He's in a position to act rashly. And he does.

This new graphic novel from Noah Van Sciver may seem like a left turn from his critically acclaimed debut graphic novel biography of Abraham Lincoln (The Hypo), yet upon closer reflction, it continues Van Sciver's interest in pathos and the human condition.

SC, 7x9, 116pgs, B&W

edited by Joe Sanders; preface by Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman's Sandman is a phenomenon'a mass-circulation comic book that caught and held the attention of serious readers. Besides its mass appeal, The Sandman has long interested students and teachers in myriad disciplines, and they have begun sharing their reactions by writing analytical essays. This book gathers some of the best of this criticism, mostly by young scholars and all written in readable, jargon-free language.

The book contains 12 wide-ranging essays of criticism, exploration, and appreciation. The first half of the book addresses aspects of Sandman more or less in order of publication and the individual essays discuss particular Sandman episodes or story arcs, such as "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "The Kindly Ones," and "Ramadan." The second half widens the net and examines Gaiman's Sandman stories in relation to Gaiman's other work and work by other writers such as Jorge Luis Borges's interest in variable truths or Terry Pratchett's adaptations of ancient myths for modern audiences. Others examine how Gaiman's stories relate to other genres such as horror fiction and to social and cultural concerns about the roles of women. Each grapples with questions of how script and art combine to make The Sandman an especially complex, rewarding comic.

This book of criticism is aimed at a non-academic, general readership who enjoy Gaiman's work as modern graphic literature and want to compare intelligent literary responses to their own. There is no comparable, competing collection available.

About the Author
Joe Sanders is a professor emeritus of English at Lakeland Community College in Mentor, OH. He is former president of the Science Fiction Research Association and a former division head in the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts.

280 pages B&W, 6" x 9" Paperback