The central character is a big lug and an aspiring poet who runs up tabs at the local bars by day and haunts the docks by night, writing paeans to the seafaring life. When he gets shanghaied aboard a clipper bound for Hong Kong, he finds the sailor's life a bit rougher than his romantic nautical fantasies. He helps rebuff a pirate assault, survives a gunshot to the eye, and learns to live -and love- a Conradian life on the sea, all the while writing poetry about pirates, bad food, unceremonial funerals, foreign ports, and unexpected epiphanies. By the end of his life, he's found satisfaction in living a life of adventure and finding a receptive and appreciative readership. What more could one ask for? This is Drew Weing's debut graphic novel, after honing his craft with numerous, lovingly produced self-published comic stories. Drawn in an elaborate crosshatched style that falls somewhere between Gustave Dor (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Drew Weing. Artist Drew Weing. Cover by Drew Weing.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 16,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 15,33
Pagina del Previews (APR/2010): 284
Data di uscita: 30/06/10
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With TOO SOON? Friedman finally (none 'too soon,' in fact) gets his due with this fat, beautiful collection that showcases his wide-ranging skills as a portraitist and caricaturist. TOO SOON? is evenly split between political celebrities and show-business ones, ranging from Friedman's instantly iconic 'Barack Obama as George Washington' New Yorker cover to brutal depictions of Britney Spears and her tabloid-filling ilk. Subjects (or targets, depending on how you look at it) for Friedman's pen on the political side include Bill and Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, John McCain, and George W. Bush (with an iconic 'W. as Strangelove' image) and his gang. Entertainers include Tiny Tim, Barney Fife, Bob Dylan, Woody Allen, Oprah Winfrey, Barbra Streisand, Jerry Lewis, the Three Stooges, Ellen DeGeneres, and Conan O'Brien. And falling somewhere in the gray area between entertainers and political players (you make the call!) Rush Limbaugh (who blasted Friedman's George W. Bush image as being of 'low artistic quality'), Sarah Palin, and Michael Moore. The book will also include a running commentary by Friedman on the stories behind the drawings, including reactions from magazine editors, celebrities, and their fans. The cover is a stunning depiction of Michael Jackson. Too soon? Nah! (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Drew Friedman. Artist Drew Friedman. Cover by Drew Friedman.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 29,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 27,06
Pagina del Previews (APR/2010): 284
Data di uscita: 30/06/10
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Norman Pettingill is a true underground cartoonist, known and admired by a small coterie of cartooning connoisseurs, but completely unknown in the wider world. Norman Pettingill was an avid trapper and fisherman from Northern Wisconsin, and a self-taught artist. In 1947, at the age of 51, he created hundreds of pen-and-ink drawings and marketed many of them as postcards, printing and distributing them himself. His cartoon drawings were relatively huge and his postcards, therefore, had to be uniquely over-sized at 7' x 10'. He combined a gift for the fine detail and verisimilitude of illustration with the visual exaggeration and outrageous wit of cartooning. By merging his fascination with nature and backwoods culture with his wild sense of humor, he depicted an out-ofcontrol hillbilly wonderland of talking grizzlies, dancing morons, nightclubs, giant mosquitoes, tumble-down shacks, pipe smoking grannies, flying skunk fur, google-eyed drunks, hilarious hunting mishaps and moonshine soaked fishermen! Pettingill's world is reminiscent of Al Capp's Li'l Abner comic strip, but Pettingill's hillbilly heaven is made grittier and more tangible by his obsessive penwork and the attention he gives to each teetering outhouse, every overflowing spittoon and each wiry hair growing out of a mountain man's warty face. He reveled in exposing the commercialization of outdoor activities, debunking the romance of a woodsman's life, and demythologizing the expertise of the outdoors-man. His landscapes and drawings of wild animals could be breathtakingly wondrous, and even his most grotesque depictions of hillbillies were fused with a love and respect for the rituals of a primitive life in the boondocks. This book is the first published retrospective of Pettingill's work, containing over a hundred of the artist's best and rarely seen drawings, printed in an oversized format. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Norman Pettinghill. Artist Norman Pettinghill. Cover by Norman Pettinghill. (NOTE: Wooden Cover)
Prezzo di copertina: USD 39,99
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Pagina del Previews (APR/2010): 284
Data di uscita: 30/06/10
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(W/A) Zak Sally $7.95 / 32 pgs / PC In the long-awaited third issue of Zak Sally's surreal masterpiece in the sumptuous 'Ignatz' format, our hero finally gets a chance to sit by himself for a while. Only for about three pages, though, and then there's more disembodied voices telling him what to do -- followed by the anger, frustration, swearing and free-floating terror you've come to love and expect from this series. Where the heck is Puppy Boy? What's that shovel for? Why all the terrified eyes glassily staring off into nothingness? You may or may not find out in Sammy the Mouse #3. (immagine) Categoria: Comics
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By Zak Sally. Artist Zak Sally. Cover by Zak Sally.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 7,95
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Data di uscita: 30/06/10
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by Zak Sally 7 x 10.25, HC, 144 pages, PC, $22.99 ISBN 978-1-60699-165-7 One man's heartfelt and irreverent record of his time on this rock, Zak Sally's unflinchingly veracious book, LIKE A DOG, is both direct and oblique, which we find rather miraculous considering the messy and murky waters of human experience it manages to navigate. LIKE A DOG is among the few comic book testimonials burdened by the yen to understand and articulate the mundane and the magnificent. Don't be surprised if you find yourself laughing and crying as you claw your way through each hard fought page! (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 18/03/10
By Zak Sally. Artist Zak Sally. Cover by Zak Sally.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 22,99
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Pagina del Previews (APR/2010): 285
Data di uscita: 26/05/10
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by Zak Sally Double Eisner nominee (for his acclaimed Recidivist #3, which SPIN Magazine also called one of its 'favorite things' in January), and all-around hot cartoonist Zak Sally leaps into Ignatz fray with the first issue of the ongoing Sammy the Mouse series! Rollick with Sammy's pals Puppy Boy, H. G. Feekes, and Him as they walk around, have epileptic seizures, talk to disembodied voices, drink liquor in a bar the shape of a giant baby, and scare the living hell out of each other. The artwork on Sammy the Mouse will be created using a sophisticated two-color process Sally already showed off to fine effect in a recent MOME, making it one of the most visually arresting of the Ignatzes. (immagine) Categoria: Comics
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By Zak Sally. Artist Zak Sally. Cover by Zak Sally.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 7,95
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Data di uscita: 19/05/10
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By Zak Sally In this issue, things ramp up, as Sammy still can't seem to find some peace and quiet in the comfort of his home (because a giant finger is poking him in the skull, among other things), and some new 'friend' won't take 'No' for an answer. An answer for what? Why, a PICNIC, of course. EVERYBODY loves a PICNIC, right? As if that weren't enough, Feekes keeps shooting off his drunk mouth (with dire consequences), there's more secret scary underwater business from Him, and where the hell is Puppy-boy, anyway? Also in this issue: a moustache. (immagine) Categoria: Comics
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By Zak Sally. Artist Zak Sally. Cover by Zak Sally.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 7,95
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Data di uscita: 30/06/10
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by Drew Friedman The Fun Never Stops is a comprehensive collection of premier caricaturist Drew Friedman's best comic strips, illustrations, and mug shots dealing with all the familiar Friedman themes the world has come to love: showbiz has-beens, ugly old white men, nefarious politicians, debauched celebrities, the ubiquitous Lord Of Eltingville, etc. Most of the work is from the 1990s, and show Friedman's gradual phasing out of his famous (and amazing) black-and-white 'stipple' look to his current (and equally amazing) 'lush watercolor' style. The book is topped off with a detailed, career-spanning biographical introduction by Ben Schwartz and a foreword by Daniel Clowes. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 18/03/10
By Drew Freidman. Artist Drew Freidman. Cover by Drew Freidman.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 16,95
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 15,29
Pagina del Previews (APR/2010): 285
Data di uscita: 19/05/10
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(W/A) Drew & Josh Alan Friedman $9.95 STAR04434 The Friedman brothers go after Tor Johnson, Leave It to Beaver, Bela Lugosi, Joey Heatherton, comic shop clerks, and ugly white guys. A thrilling, appalling trip through the backwaters of American culture. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Drew Friedman, Josh Friedman. Artist Josh Friedman. Cover by Josh Friedman.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 9,95
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 8,97
Pagina del Previews (APR/2010): 285
Data di uscita: 12/05/10
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After an omnibus collection of earlier books (Almost Silent) and a new collection of short stories (Low Moon), Jason returns with another full-length, full-color graphic novella-his first since the 2008 Eisner Award-winning The Last Musketeer. Sven, a semi-aimless Scandinavian artist who has ended up in Montpellier, France on a futile romantic pursuit, enjoys nocturnal raids into other people's homes, disguised as a werewolf. The way he figures it, the disguise will give him an extra few moments' advantage vis- (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Jason. Artist Jason. Cover by Jason.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 12,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 11,72
Pagina del Previews (APR/2010): 285
Data di uscita: 30/06/10
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(W/A) Jaime Hernandez This latest inexpensive and handy collection of Jaime Hernandez's early work picks up where 2010's Penny Century leaves off. Esperanza features an older, wiser Maggie, a maturing Hopey and introduces one of Jaime's greatest recent characters, Vivian the 'Frogmouth,' the near-psychotic bombshell. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 06/05/11
By Jaime Hernandez. Artist Jaime Hernandez. Cover by Jaime Hernandez.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 18,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 17,13
Pagina del Previews (APR/2011): 282
Data di uscita: 29/06/11 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
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(W/A) Marti; Introduction by Art Spiegelman Spanish cartoonist Marti incorporates elements of Scorsese's Taxi Driver with the brutal squashed perspectives of Chester Gould's Dick Tracy to create an eye-popping tale of urban justice as meted by the 'Cabbie'. This graphic novel revives the Cabbie character who was most recently seen in Marti's debut solo comic Calvario Hills. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Marti. Artist Marti. Cover by Marti.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 19,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 18,04
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Data di uscita: 29/06/11 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
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(W/A) Hal Foster With its stunning art reproduced directly from pristine printers proofs, Fantagraphics has introduced a new generation to Hal Foster's masterpiece, while providing long-time fans with the ultimate, definitive version of the strip. Volume 4 in this acclaimed series features the stories 'The Long Voyage to Thule', 'The Seductress', 'The Call of the Sea', 'The Jealous Cripple' and 'The Winning of Aleta'. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Hal Foster. Artist Hal Foster. Cover by Hal Foster.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 29,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 27,06
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Data di uscita: 29/06/11 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
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(W/A) Oliver Schrauwen Olivier Schrauwen has staked a reputation over the last decade as one of Europe's most talented storytellers. This, his first American book, combines seven head spinning short stories which mix influences like Winsor McCay with subversively surreal humor and subtle criticism of twentieth century tropes and images. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Oliver Schrauwen. Artist Oliver Schrauwen. Cover by Oliver Schrauwen.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 19,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 18,04
Pagina del Previews (APR/2011): 282
Data di uscita: 29/06/11 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
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(E) Eric Reynolds (W/A) Various Special double-sized FINAL issue! After 6 years and over 2500 pages of comics, Mome heads into the sunset with an all-star, jam-packed farewell bonanza, including: Jim Woodring, Kurt Wolfgang, Paul Hornschemeier, Gabrielle Bell, Tim Hensley, Anders Nilsen, Zak Sally, Tom Kaczynski, Andrice Arp, Eleanor Davis, Joe Kimball, Laura Park, Nick Thorburn, Malachi Ward, Jesse Moynihan, Nick Drnaso, Chuck Forsam, Jon Vermilyea, DJ Bryant, Tim Lane, Josh Simmons, Sergio Ponchione, Sara Edward-Corbett, and many more! (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
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By Various. Artist Various. Cover by Various. (NOTE: Price lowered after PREVIEWS went to press. Price in order form correct: $14.99. Order with confidence).
Prezzo di copertina: USD 14,99
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A UNIQUE MIX OF COMICS, POP CULTURE AND AMERICANA The season's first book from Fantagraphics' new imprint Marschall Books is Drawing Power, a lively collection of mass market print advertising from the 1890s to the recent past, starring both cartoonists and cartoon characters. While critics debate whether comics is high art or low art, the fact is that the comic strip was born as a commercial medium and was nurtured by competition, commerce, and advertising. Drawing Power will be the first book-length examination (and celebration) of the nexus of art and cartoons. It will focus on the commercial roots of newspaper strips; the cross-promotions of artists, their characters, and retail products; and of the superb artwork that cartoonists invested in their lucrative freelance work in advertising. Drawing Power is cultural history, chronicling a time in popular culture when cartoonists were celebrities and their strips and characters competed with the movies for the attention of a mass audience. The book will examine cartoonists as public personalities, and their advertising efforts from the first heartbeat of the comic strip as an art form. Here are surprising and familiar examples of products, accounts, memorable ad campaigns, and examples of widely known catch-phrases. Examples of individual cartoon ads through the years include: o Yellow Kid advertising o Buster Brown Shoe campaigns o Dr Seuss' 'Flit' cartoons and his longtime career hyping motor oil o WWII ads o Pepsi and Pete by Rube Goldberg o The best-looking comic strip ads ever: Milton Caniff and Noel Sickles (under pen names!) depicting characters' personal crises relieved by a coffee substitute o Little Orphan Annie's famous Ovaltine campaign, and Mickey Mouse as pitch-man o Peanuts shilling Falcons and B.C. shilling Dr. Pepper o Dagwood selling atomic energy o and virtually every super-hero trafficking in the mortal realm to shill every product imaginable A special section will showcase ads that featured cartoonists themselves as hucksters; can you believe The New Yorker's urbane Peter Arno selling, not nightclub cocktails, but working-class beer? Walt (Pogo) Kelly selling cement? (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
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By Rick Marschall, Warren Bernard. Artist Rick Marschall, Warren Bernard. Cover by Rick Marschall, Warren Bernard.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 28,99
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