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Review Quotes : \"Full of sound advice and brimming over with energy, humor, and passion, this will make an indispensable addition to the bookshelves of comics creatives of all stripes.\" -- \"Publishers Weekly, Starred Review\" Review Quotes : \"Making Nonfiction Comics is the best \"how to\" I've ever read about the form, and in my mind the only primer that exists for ethical graphic reporting.\" -- \"Portland Mercury\" Review Quotes : \"Far from being a book with niche interest (aspiring and current cartoonists), this will inspire anyone with a vested interest in how creative nonfiction is made and why it so thoroughly captures our limited attention.\" -- \"Booklist, starred review\" Review Quotes : \"It is absolutely essential reading, claiming a spot next to Understanding Comics on everyone's shelves.\" --Nate Powell, National Book Award--winning artist of March and Save It for Later Review Quotes : \"Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk's soon-to-be indispensable guide to nonfiction comics is a triumph of metanarrative that both adores and articulates how the intertwining of reporting, writing, and drawing elevates those media into something powerful, exciting, and relevant.\" --Hari Raj \"Washington Post\" Review Quotes : \"In distilling years of experience interviewing, researching, reporting, editing, writing, and drawing, Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk have created an instant classic--an unprecedented, accessible, passionate, and beautiful guide to visual storytelling. Making Nonfiction Comics does not just set the bar for its subject matter; it expands the sense of what's possible in the medium itself and invites everyone to join in.\" --Jason Lutes, author of Berlin Review Quotes : \"An indispensable resource, put together with a lot of love by the two best people imaginable to do that. Just jam-packed with useful information for someone looking into nonfiction comics, anyone needing a refresher, or even an old hand.\" --Mattie Lubchansky, author of Boys Weekend Review Quotes : \"I learned so much from this book! Making Nonfiction Comics is packed with pro tips, expert interviews, and, best of all, drawings! Any comics artist, from beginner to seasoned professional, will be glad to have this on their shelf to reference for years to come!\" --Aubrey Hirsch, author of Graphic Rage Review Quotes : \"An insightful and inspiring how-to on the power everyone has to create comics about our world. When it comes to making nonfiction comics, Harris and Mirk are the best of the best. We need comics now more than ever!\" --Matt Bors, founder of The Nib Publisher Marketing : The definitive guide to writing, drawing, and publishing nonfiction comics from award-winning creators Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris--\"absolutely essential reading\" (Nate Powell) Making Nonfiction Comics is an accessible guide to nonfiction comics perfect for graphic novel readers, writers, and of course, aspiring comics artists. This new classic is a must-have for readers of Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics and Lynda Barry's Making Comics . Sarah Shay Mirk and Eleri Mai Harris, award-winning graphic journalists and longtime editors of the critically acclaimed graphic journalism site the Nib , have compiled the perfect field guide to graphic journalism while showcasing valuable skills and practices for creating nonfiction comics. Mixing comics, prose, infographics, illustrations, and interviews with some of the world's most influential nonfiction comics creators, Harris and Mirk introduce readers to nonfiction visual stories while also articulating the standards and ethics around blending traditional journalism with the visual language of comics. Featuring contributions from Derf Backderf, Box Brown, Thi Bui, Nicole Georges, Malaka Gharib, Nate Powell, Kristen Radtke, Victoria Ying, and more. Review Citations: Booklist 11\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781419769276, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 11\/17\/2025 (EAN 9781419769276, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 12\/01\/2025 pg. 75 (EAN 9781419769276, Hardcover) Contributor Bio: Mirk, Shay Sarah Sarah Mirk is a multimedia journalist whose work focuses on telling nuanced, human-focused stories. She is an editor of The Nib and the former online editor of national feminism and pop-culture magazine Bitch Media. 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Born to Colombian parents in Germany, where he studied literature and linguistics, Voloj moved to New York in 2004. His fascination for forgotten heroes and hidden figures stems from his own family history and has been a leitmotif in his nonfiction graphic novels. He is the author of Black \u0026amp; White on our Abrams ComicArts list (Spring 2023). Julie Rocheleau is an illustrator, animator, and cartoonist from Montreal, Canada. She has been published in Canada, Europe, and the United States. Her work has been nominated for three Eisner Awards, and she has won multiple awards, including two Joe Shuster Awards, a Cutting Edge Award, a Trois-Rivières Book Fair Prize, two Quebec Booksellers' Prizes, three Bédéis Causa Alb éric-Bourgeois Prizes, an FNAC Comics Prize, a Interpol'Art Festival Prize, and a Marc-Olivier Lavertue Prize. 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This graphic narrative follows consultations with specialists, experiments with therapies, and efforts to build healthier habits, offering an accessible account of strategies for addressing a widespread sleep disorder\"--Provided by publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"Sleep is a constant subject in our lives, but even if you feel you've exhausted (pun intended) all the sleep content avenues, Burdock's book likely contains new information. Her own deep research is evident, and we learned many surprising and useful tidbits, such as how using a didgeridoo can play a role in good sleep. Like much impactful graphic medicine, it's a comic that inspires self-examination of your own health and well-being.\" -- Autobiographix Review Quotes : Review Quotes : \"'Read this book now!' should be shouted from rooftops. In this gorgeously illustrated, deeply researched book, we come face-to-face with holistic solutions to our complex challenges with sleep. This book holds the potential to improve not just our sleep but every aspect of our health.\" --MK Czerwiec, RN Review Quotes : \"Sleep is top priority for our mental health, but who doesn't have sleeping troubles? With beautiful art, personal stories, scientific information, and the occasional koala bear, Maureen Burdock leads us from sleepless nights to sweet dreams.\" --Ellen Forney, author of Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice from My Bipolar Life Review Quotes : \" Sleepless Planet is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel and a well-organized, well-written story of the author's own elusive quest for restful sleep. Simultaneously a scientific primer, a personal memoir, and a practical guide, it offers anyone who has struggled with sleepless nights hope as well as practical strategies for success. Each carefully constructed section addresses the essential groundwork that should be done before delving into the more complex neurochemical mechanisms that underlie insomnia.\" --Stasha Gominak, MD, creator of RightSleep(R) Review Quotes : \"Smart, honest, and soothing for anyone tired of being tired--a wittily drawn guide for everyone worn down by our 24\/7 society.\" --Johan Eklöf, author of The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms That Sustain Life Promotional Headline : An integrative guide to better sleep in a hyperactive world. 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Along the way, Burdock reveals how rewilding her life--through diet, meditation, education, and mindfulness--helped her find balance and ultimately reclaim her sleep. With humor and vulnerability, Sleepless Planet invites readers to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and seek their own path to healing. Whether you're a chronic insomniac or simply seeking better sleep, this book is a visually rich and empowering companion on the journey toward rest. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08\/04\/2025 (EAN 9781637790939, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 10\/15\/2025 (EAN 9781637790939, Paperback) Shelf Awareness 10\/31\/2025 (EAN 9781637790939, Paperback) Contributor Bio: Burdock, Maureen Maureen Burdock is an illustrator, comics creator, cultural studies scholar, and teacher. She is also an integrative nutrition health coach and the owner of Burdock Wellness, www.burdockwellness.com. 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He used and abused the manga tradition, repurposing the format to interrogate a national culture, with real human characters who were bored, horny, frustrated, and lonely.\" -- The Guardian \"[ A Drifting Life ] manages to be, all at once, an insider's history of manga, a mordant cultural tour of post-Hiroshima Japan and a scrappy portrait of a struggling artist...It's among this genre's signal achievements...It's as if someone had taken a Haruki Murakami novel and drawn, beautifully and comprehensively, in its margins.\"\" -- The New York Times Publisher Marketing : The award-winning memoir translated by Taro Nettleton with a new design by Adrian Tomine In this memoir that won two Eisner Awards, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, a prize at the Festival de la BD d'Angoulême, and was adapted into a feature film that debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, legendary manga-ka Yoshihiro Tatsumi uses his life-long obsession with comics as a framework to tell his life story incisively and unflinchingly. 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This updated, graphic presentation is yet another way for others, hopefully a new generation, to witness the inhumane treatment of those in our prisons. As I read it, I asked once again the question so many evade: If it is wrong to kill, why do we allow the State to kill in our name?\" --John Grisham, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Innocent Man and co-author of Framed \"Sister Helen's powerful story of the harm we create when we kill one another is an essential read not just for understanding the cruelty of capital punishment, but also the beauty of mercy, justice, and redemption.\" --Bryan Stevenson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy \"Three decades after the memoir and film adaptation, the graphic novel targets a fresh audience through a new medium. . . . Striking visuals and judicious editing renew [the] crusading Sister Prejean's memoir and her experiences with two inmates on death row. . . . There is no flinching here from the darkness of these horrendous crimes, yet there are glimmers of redemptive light.\" -- Kirkus Reviews \"Chronicling the sister's emergence as one of the most well-known advocates against the death penalty, this mixed memoir and history invites readers to consider the death penalty not in the abstract but as an action, a policy, that impacts real people, in often complicated and unexpected ways. Illustrated in a realistic style, with limited use of color (to great effect) and a variety of complex, full-page spreads that seamlessly integrate letters, newspaper clippings, and recreations of historical images, the comic pages emphasize the humanity of those facing death, their families, and those they have harmed in a way prose alone never could.\" -- Booklist Biographical Note : Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph, is known worldwide for sparking a dialogue on the death penalty. She uses storytelling to bring citizens close to the hard realities of government killings. Her book, Dead Man Walking, has been turned into a film, a play, and an opera. Catherine Anyango Grünewald is an internationally exhibited artist and lecturer. She was awarded the Navigator Art on Paper Prize, the largest award for work on paper in the world. She taught at the Royal College of Art in London for ten years and is now a senior lecturer in illustration at Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. Rose Vines is an award-winning writer, editor, and technology expert who has worked alongside Sister Helen Prejean at the Ministry Against the Death Penalty for more than two decades. She has also created a companion website for this book. Publisher Marketing : In this graphic adaptation of Sister Helen Prejean's bestselling memoir, acclaimed artist Catherine Anyango Grünewald and writer Rose Vines bring to striking visual life the story of a nun who becomes a fierce advocate against the death penalty. \"The now legendary story of Dead Man Walking has been heard and seen by millions. This updated, graphic presentation is yet another way for others, hopefully a new generation, to witness the inhumane treatment of those in our prisons.\"--John Grisham Growing up in a middle-class Roman Catholic family in the Jim Crow South, Sister Helen Prejean had resisted the idea that religious faith could be harnessed into social justice until dramatic changes sweeping the Catholic Church in the 1960s and '70s landed her in the heart of the New Orleans housing projects. There, she was asked to write a letter to Patrick Sonnier--a man sentenced to die in Louisiana's electric chair for the murder of two teenagers. When Sonnier wrote back, Prejean's life irrevocably altered course. She came to know a man who was as terrified as he had once been terrifying, as well as the victims' families and the men who were charged with putting Sonnier to death. For more than four decades, Prejean has worked alongside the convicted, as well as the families of victims, to abolish the death penalty, a sentence often determined by race, economic status, and geography. This graphic adaptation of Prejean's memoir offers an accessible way to engage with one of the most complex moral and emotional issues facing our country. Rose Vines skillfully interlaces recent developments with the original account, amplifying its relevance for today's readers. Catherine Anyango Grünewald's illustrations urge us to grapple with the humanity of this story, drawing an evocative, unforgettable portrait of mercy and justice. 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If that sounds confrontational and bleak, it is, but the book also turns the table a few times, transforming images of destruction into reasons for hope.-- \"The Revelator\" Publisher Marketing : 45 years after his first political cartoons focused on capitalism's impact, Peter Kuper takes stock of the state of the world... and isn't optimistic about what he sees. Across 100 pages of vivid, colorful, silent four-panel comics, Kuper traces as many aspects of how business and politics have accelerated the climate crisis, and looks at how, if things keep going in the direction they are, our oligarchic lives will be further transformed. 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He has completed more than one thousand assignments for magazines, newspapers, and ad agencies since 2002. Other interests of his include minimalism, maximalism, world and local history, equality, diversity, economics, music, science fiction, historic buildings, pictorial maps, Canadiana, and preserving a 145-year-old home, etc. His 2022 collection of drawings 305 Lost Buildings of Canada was a national non-fiction best-seller and his latest joy is a noteperfect and 2:3 scale recreation of a 1960 Civil Defence booklet titled Your Basement Fallout Shelter. Review Quotes : \"As someone who's more than familiar with being ripped off myself, this book was a cathartic, juicy read. I feel this book! I highly recommend it to every illustrator, photographer, designer--and client.\" -- GARY TAXALI \"Raymond Biesinger has wittily compiled a veritable police blotter's worth of instances when he was ripped off--and he sprinkles in some useful non-rip-off related business tips for creatives throughout the text as an added bonus!\" -- STEVEN GUARNACCIA \"I am relieved and delighted to not be one of the subjects of this book! Biesinger breaks the taboo in illustration of speaking openly about money and theft, and we are all the better for it.\" -- MELISSA BUCHANAN Publisher Marketing : A veteran illustrator imparts practical advice for the working creative with candid humor New York Times and New Yorker illustrator Raymond Biesinger has over twenty years of experience as a self-employed creative. You might say he's been through it all: from chasing down a concert promoter for payment on a fifty-dollar Megadeth poster design, to a regular stint at Monocle , to confronting a government agency for stylistic theft. Biesinger's ingenuity for solving the most unexpected issues extends far beyond his primary task of filling the page. Sure, everything an aspiring creative needs to know might be at their fingertips. But the question of what to do when their work has been exploited remains. In 9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off, Biesinger undertakes the challenge of answering that ever-present question by revisiting some of the most unforgettable--and at times--irrationally absurd moments in his career with a wink and an encouraging nudge. 9 Times ... proves time and time again that creative problems will more often than not require creative solutions. This portable, and elegantly illustrated guide to navigating and maneuvering the least glamorous aspects of the creative industry is a future classic suitable for everybody from the earnest novice to the seasoned professional. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09\/22\/2025 (EAN 9781770468016, Paperback) Contributor Bio: Biesinger, Raymond Raymond Biesinger is a Montreal-based illustrator, artist, and author. He has completed more than one thousand assignments for magazines, newspapers, and ad agencies since 2002. 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A Masterclass in Visual Reportage . . . In an era when long-form journalism is under pressure, and political analysis filleted to morsels, Sacco's work is a lifeline.\" -- Adam Rutherford , The Guardian \"An astonishing success: as powerful and unvarnished a statement of journalistic truth and as thoughtful a meditation on political violence as comics has yet produced.\" --The Comics Journal \"Meticulous and beautifully crafted . . . Paying homage to the importance of seeking truth, however elusive, this timely work is as powerful as it is artful.\" --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) \"Sacco delivers a searing account of religious conflict. . . . Graphic in all senses, this tale of sectarian hatreds . . . is a sobering warning to the world.\" --Kirkus Reviews \"Sacco does not sensationalize the violence, letting you infer . . . the magnitude of destruction. . . . His linework is assured, with every sword, country-made firearm, garment, and vehicle reproduced in his signature style. The faces tell stories themselves, from dispirited Muslims in displacement camps to ineffectual Hindu civic leaders attempting to calm an incendiary gathering.\" -- The Slings \u0026amp; Arrows Graphic Novel Guide Praise for Joe Sacco \"There is virtually no precedent for what he does. . . . Sacco is legitimately unique.\" -- David Hajdu, New York Review of Books \"Joe Sacco's brilliant, excruciating books of war reportage are potent territory. . . . He shows how much that is crucial to our lives a book can hold.\" -- Margo Jefferson, New York Times Book Review \"In just a few years, Sacco has created a body of work that includes some of the most important and relevant graphic novels of our time.\" --Kirkus Reviews Biographical Note : Joe Sacco is the author of Footnotes in Gaza , for which he received the Ridenhour Book Prize and the Eisner Award, as well as Paying the Land , Palestine , Journalism , Safe Area Gorazde, and War on Gaza, both also Eisner Award winners. His comics reporting has appeared in the New York Times Magazine , the Guardian , and Harper's Magazine . He lives in Portland, Oregon. Publisher Marketing : From \"our greatest living comics journalist\" ( Minneapolis Star Tribune ), a revelatory investigation of deadly sectarian riots in Uttar Pradesh, India, that explores the mechanics, dynamics, mythologies, uses, and abuses of political violence everywhere Compared to other episodes of lethal Indian communal violence, the clashes in Uttar Pradesh in 2013, the Muzaffarnagar Riot, were a relatively small-scale affair--some scores of people were killed and several tens of thousands displaced. It had happened before and will probably happen again: Hindus and Muslims, armed with guns and swords, riled up by vitriolic rhetoric and a tangle of accusations, turn on one another. The truth fragments along religious lines, both in the lead-up to the rampage and in its bloody aftermath. In The Once and Future Riot , Joe Sacco immerses himself in Uttar Pradesh, speaking to government officials, political leaders, village chiefs, and especially the victims, who were mostly landless peasants, in a quest to understand this riot as an archetype of political violence. In the process, he probes the role of savagery in a democracy; the power of crowds, rather than leaders, to influence the course of events; the collision of competing narratives; and the accounts that perpetrators construct to explain away their participation in bloodshed. Hailed as \"the heir to R. Crumb and Art Spiegelman\" ( Economist ), Sacco has chronicled the urgent histories that define the world around us, from the Great War to Gaza. Here, he turns his masterful visual reportage to a story that is specific to India but with implications and resonance for all precarious multiethnic, multiracial societies everywhere. 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So if you want to learn what really happened to Ghastly Ingels, or The Someday Funnies , or the \"Keep On Truckin'\" copyright - if you dare to confront art that provoked criminal conviction and Senatorial investigation, and which led to a trashed art gallery, a vandalized museum - even a ban by the \"Berkeley Barb\" - this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-10-14\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Underground - Fu Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47192888836322,"sku":"9798875000201","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9798875000201.jpg?v=1765266803"},{"product_id":"9780063058798","title":"Fela: Music Is the Weapon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"rousing celebration of Fela...[that] blends brisk biographical storytelling with urgent cultural and political history, gorgeous evocations of the power of music and dance, and bursts of bloody violence both factual and fantastical.\" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) \"Canadian creators Fagbamiye and McCreery candidly and comprehensively portray Fela's powerhouse stature in Nigeria without shying away from showing is flaws.\" -- Booklist An excellent look at a larger-than-life musician whose sounds reverberate to this day. -- Kirkus Reviews Publisher Marketing : A spectacular graphic novel about the life and times of the legendary Fela Kuti--the Pan-African frontman, multi-instrumentalist, sociopolitical powerhouse, and father of Afrobeat. In this bold and striking graphic novel, artist Jibola Fagbamiye and writer Conor McCreery team up to tell the remarkable origin story of one of Nigeria's most famous sons, the King of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti, who rose to superstardom with his band Africa 70 in the 1970s, during a charged political period for his nation. A once-in-a-lifetime musical talent who innovated the musical genre Afrobeat, Fela was also an outspoken critic of the Nigerian military regime. Fela focuses on a pivotal moment in his life, when he and his mother Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, the renowned Nigerian suffrage activist, were ruthlessly attacked in their own home by soldiers who suffered no repercussions for their violence. It also explores Fela's complex relationship with women, including his mother and Sandra Izsadore, the American singer and activist who revitalize and inspired him. Over the course of his life, Fela married 27 women, fathered numerous children, and founded the Kalakuta Republic commune, where he and his band lived, declaring themselves independent from military rule. As rich and original as its subject, Fela complements the historical with the surreal, featuring parallel dream world sequences, set between this realm and the next, in which Fela receives visions about his future and the dangerous path he will have to walk. Chronicling Fela's perilous journey to capture his destiny--to become the King of Afrobeat, and to advocate for Pan-African unity in the face of European imperialism and white supremacy--this masterful biographical graphic novel celebrates this enduring legend and his legacy, offering inspiration for our own troubled time. 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So begins Black Arms to Hold You Up, a boisterous, darkly funny, and sobering march through Black militant history by political cartoonist Ben Passmore. From Robert Charles's shootout with the police in 1900, to the Black Power movement in the 1960s, to the Los Angeles and George Floyd uprisings of the 1990s and the aughts, readers will tumble through more than a century of armed resistance against the racist state alongside Ben--and meet firsthand the mothers and fathers of the movement, whose stories were as tragic as they were heroic\"-- Provided by publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: BEN PASSMORE is the author of the ongoing comic book series Daygloayhole , as well as the Eisner Award-nominated and Ignatz Award-winning comic collection Your Black Friend . He also wrote and illustrated Sports Is Hell (Koyama Press), collaborated with Ezra Claytan Daniels on BTTM FDRS (Fantagraphics), and contributes to publications such as The Nib and the New York Times . He lives in Philadelphia. Brief Description : \"From the Ignatz and Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Ben Passmore comes a whirlwind graphic history of Black life, taken by force. It's the summer of 2020, and downtown Philly is up in flames. \"You're not out in the streets with everyone else?\" Ronnie asks his ambivalent son, Ben, shambling in with arms full of used books: the works of Malcom X, Robert F. Williams, Assata and Sanyika Shakur, among others. \"Black liberation is your fight, too.\" So begins Black Arms to Hold You Up, a boisterous, darkly funny, and sobering march through Black militant history by political cartoonist Ben Passmore. From Robert Charles's shootout with the police in 1900, to the Black Power movement in the 1960s, to the Los Angeles and George Floyd uprisings of the 1990s and the aughts, readers will tumble through more than a century of armed resistance against the racist state alongside Ben-and meet firsthand the mothers and fathers of the movement, whose stories were as tragic as they were heroic. What, after so many decades lost to state violence, is there left to fight for? Deeply researched, vibrantly drawn, and bracingly introspective, Black Arms to Hold You Up dares to find the answer\"-- Provided by publisher. Review Quotes : \"Virtuosic . . . refreshing . . . Every element seems packed with meaning: When guns fire and bombs explode, they do so with a DAYUM, and when police helicopters fly overhead, they go 'whip whip.'\" -- The New York Times \"A candid and incendiary look at how knowledge of the past shapes who we are in the present, highlighting why Passmore is one of the most exciting political cartoonists working today.\" -- The A.V. Club \"Ben Passmore has entered a realm where personal creative brilliance intersects the historically profound, and in doing so he's created a masterpiece.\" --David F. Walker, author of The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History \" Black Arms To Hold You Up stays with you long after reading it. Ben Passmore's mastery of the comics medium is evident in every panel of this journey through Black history, struggle, and resistance--made all the more compelling by his personal lens. This book is necessary at this particular moment in history, and it powerfully makes the case for its relevance in any moment in history.\" --Marcus Kwame Anderson, illustrator of The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History \"As much a call to action as it is an unflinching record of individuals who refused to surrender their dignity or their lives. . . . This is an essential work of uncompromisingly political graphic nonfiction that is provocative, funny, devastating, and rich with historical insight.\" -- Library Journal (starred) \"Part primer, part deep dive, with a bit of memoir, I learned about lesser-known revolutionaries and revisited my most revered. Ben's personal story--as a lost mixed-race kid imagining a Black father who might teach him who he is--hit home. Black Arms to Hold You Up is a thoughtful mix of the personal and political, humor and heartbreak--just like America itself.\" --James Spooner, author and illustrator of The High Desert and founder of AFROPUNK \"In the western cannon, the political cartoons that came before merely interpreted the world in various ways; it is clear that with Black Arms to Hold You Up , Ben intends to change it.\" --Ronald Wimberly, cartoonist \"[Passmore] offers a rollicking survey course in a history that has often been reduced to slogans or erased altogether.\" -- Publishers Weekly (starred) \"Ben Passmore's loving, instructive, and abrasive book educates about Black resistance against racist state violence and Black compradors. . . . As we awkwardly hold ourselves together, we can lean into Passmore's call to arms--of various types--to scrutinize history and heal our communities.\" --Joy James, author of New Bones Abolition , Contextualizing Angela Davis , and In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love \"A mordant and highly original graphic novel that has readers reconsider Black resistance.\" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) Publisher Marketing : A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF 2025 - From the Ignatz and Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Ben Passmore comes a whirlwind graphic history of Black life, taken by force \"Virtuosic . . . refreshing . . . Every element seems packed with meaning.\"-- The New York Times \"Passmore raises the scale from the personal to the historical . . . with his characteristic acerbic wit and impetuous visual style.\"--NPR It's the summer of 2020, and downtown Philly is up in flames. \"You're not out in the streets with everyone else?\" Ronnie asks his ambivalent son, Ben, shambling in with arms full of used books: the works of Malcom X, Robert F. Williams, Assata and Sanyika Shakur, among others. \"Black liberation is your fight, too.\" So begins Black Arms to Hold You Up, a boisterous, darkly funny, and sobering march through Black militant history by political cartoonist Ben Passmore. From Robert Charles's shootout with the police in 1900, to the Black Power movement in the 1960s, to the Los Angeles and George Floyd uprisings of the 1990s and 2020, readers will tumble through more than a century of armed resistance against the racist state alongside Ben--and meet firsthand the mothers and fathers of the movement, whose stories were as tragic as they were heroic. What, after so many decades lost to state violence, is there left to fight for? Deeply researched, vibrantly drawn, and bracingly introspective, Black Arms to Hold You Up dares to find the answer. 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With equal parts humor and unflinching honesty, Hilary traces her life story through food: from her childhood as the ultimate picky eater, her teenage and young adult years of disordered eating, and finally learning to love herself again. Punctuated throughout with ridiculous (but very real! and important!) snack recipes like \"a baggie of goldfish\" and \"burnt toast,\" Campbell captures the reality of growing up in a woman's body in the '90s and '00s in how it shaped her life in work, friendship, and dating. Especially dating\"--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"Hilary shows her hilarious wit and vulnerability in this gorgeous book. I dove into it like a tortilla chip into hummus.\" (Jeff Hiller, comedian and author of Actress of a Certain Age) Review Quotes : \"Beautifully illustrated, heartfelt and funny, and all so very real. This book is so delicious I want to put ketchup on it and wash it down with a Cherry Coke filled with perfectly crushed ice.\" (Kate Micucci, actress and comedian) Review Quotes : \"Hilary Campbell has done it again. This book is devastating and hilarious!\" (Jena Friedman, comedian and author of Not Funny) Review Quotes : Cartoonist and stand-up comedian Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell ( Murder Book ) intimately mines her complex relationship with what she can\/wants to\/will\/attempts to eat in The Joy of Snacking: A Graphic Memoir About Food, Love \u0026amp; Family . What lingers longest is her wide-open vulnerability--guaranteed to invoke frustrated, sympathetic, concerned, laugh-out-loud, shocked reactions. (Shelf Awareness) Biographical Note : Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell is a New Yorker cartoonist and comedian who has illustrated books such as Feminist Fight Club and Are You My Uber? She lives in Brooklyn with her dog and her vast collection of Law \u0026amp; Order DVDs. 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He excels at capturing human movement, including movement through time--with an amusing flourish, he draws himself aging and adopting the fashions of the decades.\" -- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Biographical Note : Rintaro is the pseudonym of Shigeyuki Hayashi, a distinguished anime director and one of the medium's most formative pioneers. As a director, he oversaw Astro Boy and the first-ever full-color TV anime Kimba the White Lion . Prolific, richly layered, and continuing into the modern day, Rintaro's directorial portfolio in anime TV and cinema is comparable to the history of anime itself. His most recent feature length film, Metropolis , was one of the first anime films to be submitted for consideration for Best Animated Film at the Academy Awards, and the late film critic Roger Ebert, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, gave Metropolis four out of four stars, calling it \"one of the best animated films I have ever seen.\" In 2023, Rintaro directed a short film for the smaller film festival circuit, \"Manga Movie dedicated to Sadao Yamanaka of ' Nezumikozō Jirokichi' \" about a film director who died at 28 in 1938, and who spurred the Japanese film industry's transition from silent films to talkies. Brief Description : \"An autobiography penned in manga form from legendary anime director Rintaro, spanning his postwar childhood, his directorial debut, and the subsequent hit series and films, up to the present day The unsung legend of Japanese anime, Rintaro. Born in 1941 in Tokyo, Rintaro joined the Japanese animated film company Toei Animation in 1958 at the young age of 17. Even in his humble beginnings, when he was involved in putting the finishing touches on the animated film Legend of the White Serpent, Rintaro made unfathomable waves for anime as we know it, with Hayao Miyazaki citing it as a core inspiration in becoming an animator and director rather than a manga artist. In 1960, Rintaro transferred to Mushi Production, an animation studio established and overseen by the \"god of manga\" Osamu Tezuka himself. He made his directorial debut with the TV anime Astro Boy (1963-66) and served as the chief director for the first-ever full-color TV anime in Japan, Kimba the White Lion, which aired from 1965 and made peerless contributions to the development of technical Japanese anime culture during its early years. Rintaro returned to Toei in 1977 and began work on Jetter Mars. In 1978, his directorial work on Space Pirate Captain Harlock caught the attention of the then-president of Toei Animation, leading to his appointment as the director of the theatrical version of Galaxy Express 999. Released in 1979, this film became a record-breaking hit. After being chosen by Haruki Kadokawa to direct Genma Wars in 1983, Rintaro shifted their main activities to studio Madhouse, directing major films such as The Dagger of Kamui, Yona Yona Penguin, and the critically acclaimed Metropolis. A unique journey that will take us from postwar Japan to the release of the film Metropolis in 2001, My Life in 24 Images per Second is a journey filled with encounters, opportunities, endless nights, jazz, cigarettes, but above all, cinema. Follow Rintaro's memoir as key milestones in the history of Japanese animation are unearthed in insightful clarity\"-- Publisher Marketing : An autobiography in manga form from legendary anime director Rintarô. Fully illustrated and with a foreword by director Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of Akira , this inspiring memoir is the unique journey of an animation trailblazer. Grand Prize Winner of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize ! Born in 1941 in Tokyo, Rintaro joined the Japanese animated film company Toei Animation in 1958 at the young age of 17. Even in his humble beginnings, when he was involved in putting the finishing touches on the animated film Legend of the White Serpent , Rintaro made unfathomable waves for anime as we know it, with Hayao Miyazaki citing it as a core inspiration in becoming an animator and director rather than a manga artist. In 1960, Rintaro transferred to Mushi Production, an animation studio established and overseen by the \"god of manga\" Osamu Tezuka himself. He made his directorial debut with the TV anime Astro Boy (1963-66) and served as the chief director for the first-ever full-color TV anime in Japan, Kimba the White Lion , which aired from 1965 and made peerless contributions to the development of technical Japanese anime culture during its early years. Rintaro returned to Toei in 1977 and began work on Jetter Mars. In 1978, his directorial work on Space Pirate Captain Harlock caught the attention of the then-president of Toei Animation, leading to his appointment as the director of the theatrical version of Galaxy Express 999 . Released in 1979, this film became a record-breaking hit. After being chosen by Haruki Kadokawa to direct Genma Wars in 1983, Rintaro shifted their main activities to studio Madhouse, directing major films such as The Dagger of Kamui , Yona Yona Penguin , and the critically acclaimed Metropolis . 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Compellingly creepy, deeply researched, and based on unsettling real events, MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live proves that sometimes our deepest fears are about the things we cannot see. In collaboration with New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Robert Venditti and acclaimed comic book artist Andrea Mutti, this is Allen's most frightening collection yet. Welcome. Your nightmares are waiting\"--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Better known as \" MrBallen ,\" John B. Allen is a former U. S. Navy Seal, the founder of the multi-platform content company Ballen Studios, and the creator and host of the popular podcast MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark \u0026amp; Mysterious Stories . Allen uses his platform to give back and founded the MrBallen Foundation with the mission to honor victims and support families of heinous crimes through education, training, and financial support. Andrea Mutti began his career illustrating DNAction for Xenia Edizioni, Sergio Bonelli Editore, and Star Comics. He's worked with Marvel, DC, Vertigo, MadCave, Stormking, Dark Horse, IDW, Image, BOOM! Studios, and more. His titles include Maniac of New York, Bunny Mask, Rebels, Batman Eternal, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo . He's a member of the National UFO Center and resides in Sarasota, Florida. Robert Venditti is a New York Times bestselling author of more than three hundred comic books and graphic novels. Some of his works include the monthly comic book series Justice League and Superman '78, his own graphic novel Six Days, the adaptation of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and more. His graphic novel The Surrogates was adapted into a feature film by Touchstone Pictures. Venditti lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Publisher Marketing : NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the New York Times bestselling author and creator of the hit MrBallen Podcast and YouTube channel, a vividly illustrated graphic novel featuring nine spine-chilling stories--based on real events--of the horror that lurks within the unknown In MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live , John Allen, known popularly as \"MrBallen,\" is back with another heart-stopping collection of strange and mysterious stories exploring terrors that lie just beyond our comprehension. From skin-melting encounters in Brazil to a ghost that stalks the English countryside to a bell ringing deep in the Arizona wilderness, MrBallen's spine-chilling tales--four of which are exclusive to this graphic novel--span multiple centuries and expose bizarre, terrifying, and utterly unforgettable experiences of the unnatural world. Compellingly creepy, deeply researched, and based on unsettling real events, MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live proves that sometimes our deepest fears are about the things we cannot see. In collaboration with New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Robert Venditti and acclaimed comic book artist Andrea Mutti, this is Allen's most frightening collection yet. Welcome. 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Allen uses his platform to give back and founded the MrBallen Foundation with the mission to honor victims and support families of heinous crimes through education, training, and financial support. Andrea Mutti began his career illustrating DNAction for Xenia Edizioni, Sergio Bonelli Editore, and Star Comics. He's worked with Marvel, DC, Vertigo, MadCave, Stormking, Dark Horse, IDW, Image, BOOM! Studios, and more. His titles include Maniac of New York, Bunny Mask, Rebels, Batman Eternal, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo . He's a member of the National UFO Center and resides in Sarasota, Florida. Robert Venditti is a New York Times bestselling author of more than three hundred comic books and graphic novels. Some of his works include the monthly comic book series Justice League and Superman '78, his own graphic novel Six Days, the adaptation of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and more. His graphic novel The Surrogates was adapted into a feature film by Touchstone Pictures. Venditti lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Publisher Marketing : NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the New York Times bestselling author and creator of the hit MrBallen Podcast and YouTube channel, a vividly illustrated graphic novel featuring nine spine-chilling stories--based on real events--of the horror that lurks within the unknown In MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live , John Allen, known popularly as \"MrBallen,\" is back with another heart-stopping collection of strange and mysterious stories exploring terrors that lie just beyond our comprehension. From skin-melting encounters in Brazil to a ghost that stalks the English countryside to a bell ringing deep in the Arizona wilderness, MrBallen's spine-chilling tales--four of which are exclusive to this graphic novel--span multiple centuries and expose bizarre, terrifying, and utterly unforgettable experiences of the unnatural world. Compellingly creepy, deeply researched, and based on unsettling real events, MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live proves that sometimes our deepest fears are about the things we cannot see. In collaboration with New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Robert Venditti and acclaimed comic book artist Andrea Mutti, this is Allen's most frightening collection yet. Welcome. 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In 20 captivating chapters, interspersed with informative chapter openers as well as a bibliography for further reading, The History of World War II unravels the complex dynamics of the conflict that transformed every corner of the globe into a theater of war. From fragile alliances tested to their limit, to long-simmering bitter rivalries, the root causes of the war immediately following the \"war to end all wars\" are unpacked and examined in a powerful narrative that illuminates the enduring legacy of this tumultuous period, asking the reader to reflect on the lessons it can offer for our time.\"--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Arnaud De La Croix is a historian, author, and editor with a passion for comics and history. He has written both graphic novels and academic histories of the Middle Ages and World War II, some of which have been translated into English. He has been a professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, an editor at Le Cri, Duculot, Castermann, Le Lombard, and an editorial director at Dargaud-Lombard-Dupuis. Vicente Cifuentes is a cartoonist who was born in Albacete, Spain. He has collaborated with renowned comics writers such as Alan Moore and Roy Thomas, and he has worked on Marvel's X-Men , Hulk , and New Exiles and DC Comics' Batgirl , Green Lantern , Superman , Justice League Dark , and Aquaman , among others. Publisher Marketing :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-09-30\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry N. 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Using the journalism skills he employed on 'My Friend Dahmer' and 'Trashed', Backderf has conducted extensive interviews and research to explore the lives of these four young people and the events of those four days in May, when the country seemed on the brink of tearing apart. 'Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio', which will be published in time for the 50th anniversary of the tragedy, is a moving and troubling story about the bitter price of dissent-as relevant today as it was in 1970\"--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"The meticulous research is shown in more than two dozen pages of notes, confirming the sources from the Kent State University May 4 Collection about the shootings, but also Backderf's personal research and interviews.\"-- The Akron Beacon Journal Review Quotes : \" Kent State is meticulously researched...Backderf is in total artistic control of his material.\"-- Cleveland Review of Books Commendation Quotes : \"Derf Backderf's masterful Kent State does what really good, in-depth journalism should always do--breathe life into cold, hard facts--but in this case, with searing, memorable images, drawings that put us inside the skin of the protagonists. The students and the soldiers are all tragic figures in this telling, and Backderf lets us decide how to judge them. The final, violent scenes are almost Goyaesque in their brutal reality. You don't simply put this book down and get on with your life after reading the final page--you slowly recover, shaken from the experience.\"-- \"Bill Griffith, author of Zippy the Pinhead, Invisible Ink, and Nobody's Fool\" Review Quotes : \"Derf Backderf brings historical context and a propulsive sense of narrative to this graphical history of the Kent State shootings.\"-- Etelka Lehoczky , book critic Biographical Note : Derf Backderf is the bestselling and award-winning author of My Friend Dahmer , Trashed , Punk Rock and Trailer Parks , and Kent State , and is the recipient of the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for political cartooning. His weekly comic strip, The City , ran for nearly 25 years and appeared in more than 150 newspapers. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio. Review Quotes : \"The book not only illuminates history but also brings a form of closure to an unforgivable, inexcusable episode.\"-- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Review Quotes : \" Kent State , unfolding in sober black and white, is as passionate as it is meticulous in its treatment of the May 4, 1970 killings of four unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard.\"-- The New York Times Book Review Review Quotes : \"While removed from the events by a half-century, by the time the memoir spirals into the final spasm of chaos, the tragedy these boldly drawn panels feel fresh as if from yesterday's news.\"-- PopMatters Review Quotes : \"Surely the graphic novel of the year, and an early entry onto the next Best of the Decade lists.\"-- Forbes Review Quotes : \"An excellent graphic retelling of a climactic moment in American history . . . Four dead in Ohio, indeed--but Backderf's vivid, evocative book does a splendid job of keeping their memories alive.\"-- Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW Review Quotes : \"[Backderf's] expertly crafted chronicle of this defining moment in U.S. history serves as a deeply moving elegy for the victims. Readers may also draw from it sobering parallels to the deep divisions of contemporary times, again dangerously rife with media noise and misinformation muddying the waters.\"-- Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review Review Quotes : \"An incendiary corrective to the myths and misconceptions surrounding these events and a memorial to the lives lost or forever altered that should be required reading for all Americans.\"-- Library Journal - STARRED review Review Quotes : \"Derf Backderf's masterful Kent State does what really good, in-depth journalism should always do--breathe life into cold, hard facts--but in this case, with searing, memorable images, drawings that put us inside the skin of the protagonists. The students and the soldiers are all tragic figures in this telling, and Backderf lets us decide how to judge them. The final, violent scenes are almost Goyaesque in their brutal reality. You don't simply put this book down and get on with your life after reading the final page--you slowly recover, shaken from the experience.\"-- Bill Griffith, author of Zippy the Pinhead, Invisible Ink, and Nobody's Fool Review Quotes : \"Deeply researched and gut-wrenching...\"-- The New Yorker Review Quotes : \"One of the masterpieces of the medium...a work of devastating emotional impact.\"-- Rob Salkowitz , Forbes Publisher Marketing : From Derf Backderf, the bestselling author of My Friend Dahmer , comes the Eisner and ALA\/YALSA Alex Award-winning tragic and unforgettable story of the Kent State shootings, told in graphic novel form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-09-30\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry N. 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La Repubblica «No hay duda de que es su libro más maduro, a todos niveles». Mescalina «Sin abandonar sus señas de identidad, que volverán a hacer las delicias de sus seguidores, es probable que Zerocalcare haya abierto una nueva etapa en su carrera con Será todo para mí». Fumettologica «Su peculiar manera de fusionar la rabia y el humor, así como los registros íntimos con los sociales, es lo que ha propiciado que este hijo de los barrios populares romanos, criado entre casas okupas y conciertos punk, se convierta en uno de los autores más famosos de Italia». Le Monde «Una mirada tierna y pertida sobre un padre y un hijo que no logran entenderse. Puro placer». Le Nouvel Obs Biographical Note : Zerocalcare es el seudónimo de Michele Rech (Arezzo, 1983), dibujante de cómics e ilustrador italiano. A finales de 2011 terminó su primer libro, La profezia dell'armadillo ( La profecía del armadillo , Reservoir Books, 2016), con el que ganó el Premio Gran Guinigi, el galardón más importante del cómic italiano, otorgado en el festival Lucca Comics \u0026amp; Games. Desde entonces ha publicado, entre otras, las siguientes obras: Un polpo alla gola (2012; Un pulpo en la garganta , Reservoir Books, 2024), Dimentica il mio nome (2014, finalista del Premio Strega; Olvida mi nombre , Reservoir Books, 2019), Kobane Calling (2016, ganador del Premio Micheluzzi del Napoli Comicon; Reservoir Books, 2017), Macerie prime (2017) y Scheletri (2020; Esqueletos , Reservoir Books, 2022). Desde hace más de una década, cada libro suyo no ha hecho sino consolidarlo como uno de los mayores referentes de la cultura italiana actual, además de haber sido traducido a quince idiomas. En 2019 el MAXXI de Roma, el Museo Nacional de las Artes del siglo XXI, le dedicó una exposición retrospectiva, titulada «Scavare Fossati - Nutrire coccodrilli». En 2021 se estrenó en Netflix, en todo el mundo, su serie de animación Cortar por la línea de puntos , que ha sido un fenómeno de audiencia global y lo ha encumbrado internacionalmente. Publisher Marketing : ZEROCALCARE VUELVE CON SU HISTORIA MÁS PERSONAL. La novela gráfica de madurez del autor más seguido y querido de Europa, con más de dos millones de lectores «Su peculiar manera de fusionar la rabia y el humor, así como los registros íntimos con los sociales, es lo que ha propiciado que este hijo de los barrios populares romanos, criado entre casas okupas y conciertos punk, se convierta en uno de los autores más famosos de Italia». -- Le Monde ZEROCALCARE ES EL CREADOR DE LAS SERIES DE NETFLIX CORTAR POR LA LÍNEA DE PUNTOS Y ESTE MUNDO NO ME HARÁ MALA PERSONA «En el colegio te enseñan a distinguir entre feliz, triste y enfadado. Pero lo del sentimiento de culpa no te lo explica ni dios». La comunicación entre Zerocalcare y su padre siempre ha sido difícil y frágil. Un viaje juntos al pueblo de sus ancestros, perdido en el Véneto, al pie de los Dolomitas, puede ser la excusa perfecta para conocerse mejor. \"La montaña nunca olvida\", reza una pintada en un muro del lugar. A lo largo de los tres actos que componen Será todo para mí, el autor explora la manera en que los traumas generacionales han ido filtrándose en la piedra del tiempo hasta esculpir los silencios del hoy. Si Olvida mi nombre era un homenaje a su madre, en este libro Zerocalcare aborda descarnadamente la relación con su padre y logra llevar aún más lejos los límites entre autobiografía y ficción. Será todo para mí es, sin duda, su obra más bella, madura y confesional. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ZEROCALCARE IS BACK WITH HIS MOST PERSONAL STORY YET. A mature graphic novel by Europe's most popular and beloved cartoonists, with more than two million readers. ZEROCALCARE IS THE CREATOR OF THE NETFLIX SERIES CUT ON THE DOTTED LINE AND THIS WORLD CAN'T TEAR ME DOWN . \"At school, they teach you the difference between happiness, sadness and anger. But no one, not even God, explains how to deal with guilt.\" The author's exchanges with his father have always been fragile and strained. A father-son trip to their ancestral home, deep in Italy's Veneto region at the foot of the Dolomites, could be the perfect opportunity to get to know each other better. \"The mountains never forget,\" local graffiti proclaims. In this story in three acts, Zerocalcare explores how today's silences are sculpted by generational trauma passed down through time. Just as Forget My Name was an homage to his mother, Zerocalcare uses this book to explore his relationship with his father. 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David Wondrich has always been a brilliant storyteller, but this format really lends itself to the playful aspects of cocktail culture while honoring the richness and importance of its history. This book is a must-read for people who love history, mixology, and entertaining at home.\" --Julie Reiner, co-owner of Milady's and Clover Club, and judge on Netflix's Drink Masters \"What a delight it is to follow the estimable David Wondrich as he weaves a spell of rich history, high spirits, dark truths, and beautiful flavors, all brought to life by his words and Dean Kotz's vivid pen. It turns out that the magic wand of the cocktail spoon has passed through black hands, white hands, European hands, Asian hands, and American hands--all the hands, across the seven seas--and now into our hands. Here we discover that the past can be not only entertaining, but also a guide to a sportier future.\" --Garrett Oliver, brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery and editor-in-chief of The Oxford Companion to Beer \"Illustrated and illustrative, this is probably the most coherent history of the cocktail in a narrative form. And like a great Daiquiri, it never fails to bring smile and delight.\" --François Monti, journalist and author of 101 Cocktails to Try Before You Die \"After award-winning drinks historian David Wondrich edited The Oxford Companion to Spirits \u0026amp; Cocktails, the definitive tome on alcoholic bevs, he embarked on an equally ambitious project in writing The Comic Book History of the Cocktail. It illustrates the untold genesis of the cocktail--its birth, death, and modern revival--with the help of artist Dean Kotz. Together, they bring drinks history to life, from how to make the Blue Blazer, a flaming Scotch cocktail, to the origins of bourbon and rye.\" -- Men's Journal \"There has been no cocktail historian more prominent, more complete in his influence than David Wondrich.\" --The Mix with Robert Simonson \"A fine concept with an excellent guide to the subject.\" --InsideHook \"Wondrich teams up with illustrator Dean Kotz to tell the story of the mixed drink, from the hazy origins of the first punches to the dark days of Prohibition and disco-era Harvey Wallbangers, to the contemporary revival of old-school drinks, forgotten ingredients, and culinary prestige in the bar world. . . . You'd be hard-pressed to find a better introduction than this distillation of the major points. . . . Kotz's illustrations enjoyably accentuate this history with period-inspired garb and the occasional sound effect.\" --Washington Examiner Biographical Note : As the drinks columnist for Esquire from 2000 to 2016 and the Daily Beast from 2016 to 2022, David Wondrich was perfectly placed not only to observe the modern cocktail revolution, but also to help push it along. A former English professor with a PhD in comparative literature, he turned his studies to good use in writing books such as the James Beard Award-winning Imbibe! , a biography-with-recipes of pioneering bartender Jerry Thomas, and editing The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails , which the American Library Association deemed the best reference book of 2021 . On top of that, Wondrich has helped to train literally thousands of bartenders; been a television guest of Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, and Rachel Maddow; partnered in developing several award-winning spirits (plus his own line of barware); and been voted the #3 most influential person in the bar world by a thousand of his peers. He lives in Brooklyn, New York and Trieste, Italy. Originally from Northeastern Pennsylvania, Dean Kotz studied painting at West Chester University and has been working professionally in comics since 2009. Brief Description : \"A graphic novel history of the cocktail-from prehistoric wassail to our current boozy renaissance-featuring 20 recipes by drinks historian, Daily Beast columnist, and award-winning author David Wondrich\"-- Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing : A graphic novel history of the cocktail--from prehistoric wassail to our current boozy renaissance--featuring 20 recipes by drinks historian, Daily Beast columnist, and award-winning author David Wondrich. There's no better writer to tell the colorful history of cocktails than David Wondrich, widely considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on cocktails and a driving force behind the early-twenty-first-century revival in the classic American art of mixing drinks. In The Comic Book Story of the Cocktail , Wondrich teams up with comics artist Dean Kotz to trace the evolution of the cocktail. Beginning with the ancient days of wassail and hypocras (mixed drinks based on wine and beer), they narrate a tumultuous and vibrant history that stretches through the Age of Exploration, the boozier parts of the Enlightenment and America's hurly-burly nineteenth century, to the Disco years, the Cosmo years, and the modern Cocktail Revolution. Kotz's intricate, masterful drawings illustrate stories that have never been properly told and introduce key characters who haven't yet received their due. Nearly thirty recipes round out this spirited account, featuring accurate versions of old classics and a generous selection of secret weapons from the mixologist's vest pocket. 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The New York Times Book Review Biographical Note : Annelies Marie «Anne» Frank, más conocida como Anne Frank (Frankfurt, 12 de junio de 1929 - Bergen-Belsen, 12 de marzo de 1945) fue una niña judía nacida en Alemania, célebre por su diario, escrito mientras se encontraba oculta en un desván junto a su familia para evadir la persecución de los nazis durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Los Frank fueron capturados y llevados a distintos campos de concentración alemanes, donde murieron todos salvo el padre, Otto. Anne fue enviada a Auschwitz el 2 de septiembre de 1944 y trasladada posteriormente al campo de Bergen-Belsen. Allí falleció de fiebre tifoidea el 12 de marzo de 1945, días antes de que Holanda fuera liberada. Publisher Marketing : 80.° ANIVERSARIO DEL FINAL DE LA SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL María Hesse despliega su estilo inconfundible y su trazo más sensible para ilustrar uno de los grandes clásicos de la literatura universal «Sus ilustraciones no te sueltan y a la vez te protegen de tus miedos». --Susana Santaolalla, RNE, Libros de Arena Anne Frank nació en una familia judía alemana y llevó una vida normal hasta que el ascenso del nacionalsocialismo obligó a su familia a emigrar a Ámsterdam. Tan solo unos años después, los nazis llegan a Holanda y Anne se oculta junto a su familia y cuatro refugiados más en una buhardilla. Nunca más volvería a vivir en libertad. Entre 1942 y 1944, la pequeña Anne escribió su célebre y estremecedor Diario , un testimonio único sobre el horror y la barbarie, al tiempo que un conmovedor retrato de las experiencias y sentimientos de una niña de trece años que escribe para tratar de escapar de su propia realidad. Anne murió en el campo de Bergen-Belsen en marzo de 1945, pero permanece con nosotros su Diario , ilustrado en esta ocasión por María Hesse, que, con la característica sensibilidad, simbolismo y ternura de «una de las ilustradoras con más personalidad que hay ahora mismo en España» ( Onda Cero ), nos brinda bajo una nueva luz este icónico y desgarrador escrito. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION 80th ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF WORLD WAR II. María Hesse displays her unique style and her most sensitive strokes to illustrate one of the greatest classics in world literature. \"Her illustrations get a hold of you and protect you from fear at the same time.\" Susana Santaolalla, RNE, Libros de Arena Anne Frank was born in a German Jewish family and led a normal life until the ascent of National Socialism forced her family to migrate to Amsterdam. Only a few years later, the Nazis reached Holland and Anne went into hiding, living in an attic with her family and four other refugees. She would never live free again. Between 1942 and 1944, little Anne wrote her famous and chilling Diary , a one-of-a-kind testimony of horror and brutality, but all the while a moving portrait of the experiences and feelings of a thirteen-year-old girl who wrote to escape her reality. Anne died at the Bergen-Belsen camp, in March 1945, but her Diary is still with us, this time illustrated by María Hesse, who, with the characteristic sensibility, symbolism, and tenderness of \"one of the illustrators with more personality in Spain today\" (Onda Cero), casts a new light over this iconic and heartbreaking text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-09-23\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lumen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47193047007458,"sku":"9788426432315","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9788426432315.jpg?v=1765269416"},{"product_id":"9781487565275","title":"The Art of Being a Stranger: A Family Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Karen Bermann grew up in the mad orbit of her father, Fritz, the rebellious child of a Viennese Orthodox Jewish family who fled Europe alone as an adolescent in the late 1930s. An irreverent, comic, rageful man with three names, who spoke three languages, lived on three continents, and always kept his papers in order, Fritz lived a life shaped by survival. In this memoir, told in alternating voices in brief, lyrical episodes, Bermann explores not only the mystery of her father but also the inheritance he passed on: intergenerational trauma, fragile familial bonds, and a fraught sense of belonging. The Art of Being a Stranger is a darkly funny narrative told in poetry, prose, and mixed-media drawings. While her father taught her how to save herself, Bermann realized early on that what she truly needed was to be saved from him. Set against the backdrop of 1960s and 1970s New York City, The Art of Being a Stranger is a poignant comic-drama that offers an intimate, layered exploration of parents and children in the shadow of history.\"--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1. 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She has published and presented widely in academic contexts on questions of identity, memory, and place. She lives in Rome. Review Quotes : \" The Art of Being a Stranger is a book of such tenderness, love, beauty, and insight that I had to take a long walk before returning to its words and pictures. Once I finished and 'saw' I returned to it to 'see' again. Karen Berman is that kind of artist. I wanted to inhale this masterpiece, to carry it inside me, to stare at it as one does an amazing painting, seeing new details each time. If there is one book - not a historical treatise, but an elegy to a father and a lost world - that helps us to understand historical trauma, the frailty of religion, the horror of war, the durability of love, and yes, the meaning of living in the world today, it is this book. I am so grateful for it.\"--Caroline Heller, author of Reading Claudius: A Dual Memoir and professor emerita of education, Lesley University \"There are eight million stories in the Naked City, and Karen Bermann's Vienna to Palestine to Queens tale is a great one - full of vivid details about New York City infrastructure and the pathos of refugee life.\"--J. Hoberman, author of Bridge of Light: Yiddish Film Between Two Worlds \" The Art of Being a Stranger is a meditation in ink and silence. Karen Bermann traces the fragile lines of memory, exile, and belonging with aching beauty. Through luminous panels and quiet revelation, she tells a story of a family lost and found, and of identities blurred and reborn. This is not just a graphic novel - it is a lyrical elegy, drawn from the heart's deepest archive.\"--Miles Hyman, painter, author, and illustrator of graphic adaptations for James Ellroy's The Black Dahlia and Shirley Jackson's The Lottery \"Beautiful and unsentimental, Karen Bermann's The Art of Being a Stranger reminds me of the timeless truth articulated by Franz Kafka: 'If the book we're reading doesn't wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for? A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.'\"--Robert Jan Van Pelt, Professor of Architecture, University of Waterloo \"Karen Bermann's gorgeously crafted graphic novel, like Käthe Kollwitz's drawings, is hauntingly evocative. It brings the sadness and glory of a twentieth century refugee family to life in its richly textured, often wildly comic mix of poetry and prose.\"--Jay Neugeboren and Eli Neugeboren, author and artist of Whatever Happened to Frankie King \"In The Art of Being a Stranger , author Karen Bermann tackles the complexities of her father, who was sent to Palestine following the Nazi occupation of Austria. The story of the family - poor East European Jewish immigrants to Vienna - itself challenges the tropes we commonly think of when thinking of Jewish Vienna. This family is far from the world of trips to the opera and Sachertorte. Bermann explores the difficult legacy of her father's history and parenting as she grows up in New York City with a parent who wrestles constantly with his dark past. This heavily illustrated novel delves with honesty into the nuances and pain the past has laid, through her father, on all of them.\"--Michael Simonson, Head of Public Outreach and Archivist, Leo Baeck Institute \"The warp of Nazi hatred and the weft of Jewish fury have seldom been woven into such a singular fabric. The author evokes her father with constant exasperation and profound underlying affection; the juxtaposition between his rage and her forgiving sadness manifest in both word and image, makes a strange Haggadah. The Art of Being a Stranger is different from all other books in its combination of apparent simplicity and deep insight into a tragedy that will forever be unfolding.\"--Andrew Solomon, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the National Book Award, author of Far from the Tree and The Noonday Demon , and professor of psychology at Yale University, University of Cambridge, and Columbia University \" The Art of Being a Stranger happily inhabits the \"uncomfortable\" liminal space between the genres of graphic memoir, survivor testimony, family biography, and poetry; as well as the space between belongings.\"--Dan Friedman, Forward Publisher Marketing : Karen Bermann grew up in the mad orbit of her father, Fritz, the rebellious child of a Viennese Orthodox Jewish family who fled Europe alone as an adolescent in the late 1930s. An irreverent, comic, rageful man with three names, who spoke three languages, lived on three continents, and always kept his papers in order, Fritz lived a life shaped by survival. In this memoir, told in alternating voices in brief, lyrical episodes, Bermann explores not only the mystery of her father but also the inheritance he passed on: intergenerational trauma, fragile familial bonds, and a fraught sense of belonging. The Art of Being a Stranger is a darkly funny narrative told in poetry, prose, and mixed-media drawings. While her father taught her how to save herself, Bermann realized early on that what she truly needed was to be saved from him. 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While his fellow rising stars--directors like Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese--craft The Godfather, Jaws, and Taxi Driver, Lucas follows his childhood dreams and begins work on an epic fantasy ... which, he soon discovers, is not without its epic challenges. Writer Laurent Hopman and artist Renaud Roche dive deep into the creative process behind Star Wars: A New Hope, from the hell of casting to the nightmare of filming. Lucas is forced to juggle actor quarrels, a secret love affair, costume and set mishaps, and constant pushback from film execs. But despite it all, a landmark movie emerges--one that changes the medium of film forever. Lucas Wars is an exhilarating underdog story and a unique glimpse into the world of cinema. But most of all, it's an ode to the magic of childhood and the value of perseverance.\"--Provided by publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Laurent Hopman is a journalist and writer. As an editor in chief in the entertainment press for over twenty years, a specialist in American cinema, and an expert on the Star Wars universe, he has long worked in show business. Now a comic book writer, his passion for Star Wars inspired him to write the script for Lucas Wars , the first graphic novel to tell the story of George Lucas and the genesis of Star Wars . Renaud Roche graduated from the famous Paris Gobelins School of Arts in 2002, and began his career in visual effects before turning to storyboarding and illustration. For almost twenty years, he worked in cinema, advertising, and press. In 2019, he joined the Illumination Mac Guff studio and helped create feature films, including Sing 2 and Migration . But it was his love of Star Wars that drew him to comics. After Lucas Wars , he decided to devote himself to the medium full-time. Review Quotes : \"This is pop culture history of the first order.\" -- Publishers Weekly \"A gripping and beautifully illustrated graphic novel. Lucas Wars invites readers to reconsider Lucas and rediscover the wonder of that first galaxy far, far away.\" -- The Beat \"An epic tale of creative struggles and triumph. Lucas Wars is a fascinating journey, whether you're a die-hard Star Wars fan or you can't tell Darth Vader from R2-D2. Most impressive!\" --Jeffrey Brown, bestselling author of Darth Vader and Son \"The book is extremely well done, with a clean and unique style of artwork, easy-to-read dialogue, and an honest look at how it all went down.\" --theforce.net Publisher Marketing : Rebellious child who cheated death. Indomitable visionary. And mastermind behind one of the world's most enduring fandoms: Star Wars . \"An epic tale of creative struggles and triumph.\" --Jeffrey Brown, bestselling author of Darth Vader and Son In a tale befitting the saga he created, Lucas Wars follows George Lucas's journey from aimless dreamer to filmmaking trailblazer and prodigy of the New Hollywood movement. While his fellow rising stars--directors like Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese--craft The Godfather , Jaws , and Taxi Driver , Lucas follows his childhood dreams and begins work on an epic fantasy . . . which, he soon discovers, is not without its epic challenges. Writer Laurent Hopman and artist Renaud Roche dive deep into the creative process behind Star Wars: A New Hope , from the hell of casting to the nightmare of filming. Lucas is forced to juggle actor quarrels, a secret love affair, costume and set mishaps, and constant pushback from film execs. But despite it all, a landmark movie emerges--one that changes the medium of film forever. Lucas Wars is an exhilarating underdog story and a unique glimpse into the world of cinema. But most of all, it's an ode to the magic of childhood and the value of perseverance. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08\/18\/2025 (EAN 9781250367402, Hardcover) Booklist 09\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781250367402, Hardcover) Contributor Bio: Roche, Renaud Graduating from the famous Paris Gobelins School of Arts in 2002, Renaud Roche began his career in visual effects, before turning to storyboarding and illustration. For almost twenty years, he worked in cinema, advertising and press. In 2019, he joined the Illumination Mac Guff studio and helped create feature films, including Sing 2 (2021) and Migration (2023). But it was his love of Star Wars that drew him to comics. After Lucas Wars , he decided to devote himself to the medium full-time. Contributor Bio: Hopman, Laurent Laurent Hopman is a journalist and writer. Editor-in-chief in the entertainment press for over twenty years, a specialist in American cinema and an expert on the Star Wars universe, he has long worked in show business. Now a comic book writer, his passion for Star Wars inspired him to write the script for Lucas Wars , the first graphic novel to tell the story of George Lucas and the genesis of Star Wars. Contributor Bio: Melloul, Jeremy Jeremy Melloul is a two-time Eisner-nominated translator who has translated over ninety titles, bringing Franco-Belgian comics to English-speaking audiences around the world. Despite being born in France and growing up in America, where he eventually began working in the comics industry, Jeremy never expected to be a translator. 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She became obsessed with exercising and dieting, but no matter how much weight she lost, it was never enough. She spent the next few years trying to heal her eating habits, learning about self-love, and finally making peace with her body. My Perfectly Imperfect Body is her story and one she shares with many survivors of a thin-obsessed media ovided by publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Debbie Tung is a cartoonist and illustrator. She draws about everyday life and her love for books and tea. Debbie is the author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World , which was listed as a recommended read in O , The Oprah Magazine. She is also the author of Book Love , Happily Ever After , and Everything Is OK , both of which were finalists in the Goodreads Choice Awards. Her comics have been shared widely by Huffington Post, 9GAG, Bored Panda, and Goodreads, among others. She lives in Birmingham, England, with her husband and son. You can see more of Debbie's work on her website (www.debbietung.com) and social media (@debbietungart). Review Quotes : \"My Perfectly Imperfect Body by Debbie Tung is an unflinching exploration of body image, self-doubt and resilience. In her most honest and vulnerable graphic memoir yet, Tung delves into the damaging societal pressures of the early 2000s, revealing how well-meaning comments and impossible beauty standards can distort a young girl's perception of her body. Through heartfelt honesty and poignant drawings, Tung bravely recounts her teenage years through disordered eating and self-criticism, and invites readers to not only see their own struggles but also to recognize the broader cultural forces at play. The most comforting message of the story is that you weren't the only one who experienced this. It wasn't you--it was the media trying to sell you an unrealistic ideal. And maybe even your mother, but she was brainwashed too. This graphic memoir sheds light on how societal expectations shaped an entire generation's relationship with their bodies. While it doesn't shy away from a triggering topic, it shines as a story of healing and hope, and tells you to be compassionate with yourself. My Perfectly Imperfect Body is a powerful reminder that self-love is hard-fought but worth the battle.\" (Marloes De Vries, artist and author of Having Children Is Optional) Review Quotes : \"With beautiful and sensitive watercolor illustrations, this book is a truly brutally honest look at how it feels to want to be perceived as perfect by your family, your peers...and even yourself.\" (Victoria Ying, Harvey Award-winning author of Hungry Ghost) Review Quotes : \"Debbie Tung's My Perfectly Imperfect Body perfectly captures the anxiety and shame that so many people (especially women) experience over their bodies and sizes. The desire to be different is an isolating feeling, but this book will help readers feel less alone, more understood, and closer to Debbie for sharing her story.\" (Siobhàn Gallagher, author of Full of Myself) Review Quotes : \"Tung looks back with compassion at her teenage struggles with body image in this achingly resonant autofiction.... Her cute, accessible art softens the painful edges of the story and makes the cartoon Debbie feel like a trustworthy friend.\" (Publishers Weekly) Publisher Marketing : From celebrated author and illustrator Debbie Tung comes My Perfectly Imperfect Body , a frank, honest, and deeply vulnerable graphic memoir that chronicles the author's journey of overcoming body-image struggles throughout her youth and young adult years. Debbie Tung has a simple and gentle message: your body is worthy of being treated with kindness and love at any size. Illustrated in her unique personal style, Tung shares the experiences of her teenage years and how growing into a mature body combined with teenage angst, vulnerability, and the pressure on girls to be thin and pretty spiraled her into disordered eating. She became obsessed with exercising and dieting, but no matter how much weight she lost, it was never enough. She spent the next few years trying to heal her eating habits, learning about self-love, and finally making peace with her body. My Perfectly Imperfect Body is her story and one she shares with many survivors of a thin-obsessed media. She hopes her gentle comics provide a safe space to rest on whichever healing journey you find yourself on as you read. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09\/08\/2025 (EAN 9781524890025, Paperback) Contributor Bio: Tung, Debbie Debbie Tung is a cartoonist and illustrator who draws about everyday life and her love for books and tea. She lives with her husband and son in Birmingham, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-09-16\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrews McMeel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47193088491746,"sku":"9781524890025","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9781524890025.jpg?v=1765270052"},{"product_id":"9781394323937","title":"The Strategic Enemy: How to Build and Position a Brand Worth Fighting for","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"To get people to fight for something, it will require them to reject something else--as some of the most successful brands have done, resulting in massive scaling and worldwide brand names. For people to accept positioning, they had to let go of advertising creativity being the best way to build a brand. This book is full of great brands that started off with the enemy in mind. Take Liquid Death, one of the most successful new water brands. Identifying the enemy was an essential part of the branding process. Liquid Death's enemy is plastic bottles, so they launched a water brand in cans. Now they have a great name and killer marketing, too. But would the brand be as successful if was sold in plastic bottles? I think not. Consumers are overwhelmed by choices and inundated with marketing messages. Despite the rise of positioning, most brands still focus on being better when the real advantage lies in being different. Using an indisputable difference to drive your brand into the mind is what finding an enemy is all about. So, buckle up. This book will show you how finding an enemy will make your brand something worth fighting for\"-- Provided by publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: LAURA RIES is a world-famous positioning strategist, and bestselling author. In 1994, she joined her father, Al Ries, the legendary positioning pioneer and co-author of Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind . Since 2022, she continues her father's legacy as Chairwoman of RIES consulting, guiding the expansion and global influence of the leading positioning strategy firm. Laura has traveled to 60+ countries to consult with clients and speak on positioning. She appears frequently on CNN, Fox News, CNBC, and Fox Business to share her insights on marketing and branding. Visit Ries.com Jacket Description\/Flap : POSITION A BRAND WORTH FIGHTING FOR In today's oversaturated marketplace with countless brands battling for our attention, too many are still playing by outdated rules and claiming to be better. Yet, the most successful brands achieved greatness not by claiming superiority, but by boldly positioning against an enemy. In The Strategic Enemy: How to Build and Position a Brand Worth Fighting For , positioning strategist and bestselling author Laura Ries delivers a fresh, fierce take on positioning. Building on the legacy of her father Al Ries, Laura shows why nothing forges a brand's positioning strategy like a clear-cut enemy . From Liquid Death taking on plastic bottles, to SKIMS taking on traditional beige shapewear, to Oatly taking on cow's milk, to The Farmer's Dog taking on burnt brown balls, to Uniqlo taking on trendy fast fashion, to Salesforce taking down software, this book is packed with real-world examples and actionable strategies for success. Some key principles and pitfalls include: Clarity Through Contrast. When you define what you're against, it becomes clear what you stand for. The Power of No. No is a hard line that instantly focuses your brand and makes the enemy clear. An Enemy Fuels Debate. Take a stand against an enemy and arm consumers to rally for your cause. Don't Be Your Own Worst Enemy. Brand line extensions dilute the focus of what your brand stands for in the mind. Wield a Visual Hammer. Visualize your positioning strategy to defend your brand from enemies that will attack. Whether you're launching a startup, reinventing a legacy brand, or leading a category, The Strategic Enemy exposes how brands that pick the right fight don't just get noticed, they become unforgettable. Commendation Quotes : \"Many books have been written on branding. Laura Ries's book is different and distinctive. She has taken Al Ries positioning to a new level. Laura recommends that your brand needs to offer a clear alternative to an 'enemy' brand or category. Devise a short snappy memorable message. Add a visual hammer to 'stick' the brand visually into the consumer's memory. Laura's book provides a huge number of fascinating company examples along with her insightful analysis of each case.\" -- Philip Kotler , Professor Emeritus of Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management \"In a world where brands are now living, breathing entities, it's not enough to simply stand for something. By standing against something you create a compelling, vivacious brand that people can root for. The Strategic Enemy unpacks some of the best examples in modern marketing and shows why the most powerful position is to push against another position.\" -- Andy Pearson , VP of Creative, Liquid Death \"Laura Ries is a brilliant branding strategist whose insights have shaped some of the world's most iconic brands. This book is a must-read playbook for anyone who wants to build a bold, unforgettable brand.\" -- Jo Ann Herold , Vice President of Marketing at Georgia State University, former CMO of HoneyBaked Ham, Author of Future Purpose and Living On a Smile \"A masterclass in strategic positioning from one of my favorite branding expert! The Strategic Enemy will help you stand out in a crowded world.\" -- Brian Scudamore , Founder \u0026amp; CEO, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? And O2E Brands Jacket Description\/Back : PRAISE FOR THE STRATEGIC ENEMY \"The next breakthrough in Positioning thinking. Laura Ries simplifies, amplifies, and challenges us to get serious about what we stand for.\" --Seth Godin, author of This is Marketing \"This is a remarkable playbook for anyone brave enough to define their brand by what they stand against. Laura Ries shows that choosing an enemy isn't about negativity--it's about clarity, courage, and standing for something that matters. If you want your brand to stand out, start here.\" --Guy Kawasaki, Host of the Remarkable People podcast, Chief Evangelist of Canva, and bestselling author of Think Remarkable \" The Strategic Enemy by Laura Ries is a must-read. A sharp, modern guide to timeless positioning that actually works.\" --Martin Lindstrom, New York Times bestselling author of Small Data and Buyology \"Laura Ries offers a fearless approach to brand strategy: Walk right up to the biggest bully you can find and punch him in the nose. This is differentiation on steroids, and it works.\" --Marty Neumeier, author of The Brand Gap and Zag \"Laura Ries's book is different and distinctive. She has taken Al Ries's positioning to a new level. The book provides a huge number of fascinating company examples along with her insightful analysis of each case.\" --Philip Kotler, Professor Emeritus of Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management \"In a world where brands are now living, breathing entities, it's not enough to simply stand for something. By standing against something you create a compelling, vivacious brand that people can root for. The Strategic Enemy unpacks some of the best examples in modern marketing and shows why the most powerful position is to push against another position.\" --Andy Pearson, VP of Creative, Liquid Death \"A masterclass in strategic positioning from one of my favorite branding experts! The Strategic Enemy will help you stand out in a crowded world.\" --Brian Scudamore, Founder and CEO, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and O2E Brand Table of Contents : Preface ix Introduction xi 1 The Mind Is Not a Computer 1 2 The Category Folders in the Mind 15 3 The Strategic Enemy 29 4 Don't Be Your Own Worst Enemy 45 5 The Power of Saying No 65 6 When You Focus, the Enemy Is Clear 79 7 An Enemy Fuels Debate 103 8 Wielding a Visual Hammer 125 9 Nvidia: A Positioning Success Story 147 10 Leadership Is Your Anchor 163 11 Giving Birth to Your Own Enemy 175 12 Getting Started: Strategy in Action 191 Notes 199 Acknowledgments 207 About the Author 211 Index 213 Commendation Quotes : This is a remarkable playbook for anyone brave enough to define their brand by what they stand against. Laura Ries shows that choosing an enemy isn't about negativity--it's aboutclarity, courage, and standing for something that matters. If you want your brand to stand out, start here.\" -- Guy Kawasaki , Host of the Remarkable People podcast and Chief Evangelist of Canva \"Many books have been written on branding. Laura Ries's book is different and distinctive. She has taken Al Ries positioning to a new level. Laura recommends that your brand needs to offer a clear alternative to an 'enemy' brand or category. Devise a short snappy memorable message. Add a visual hammer to 'stick' the brand visually into the consumer's memory. Laura's book provides a huge number of fascinating company examples along with her insightful analysis of each case.\" -- Philip Kotler , Professor Emeritus of Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management \"In a world where brands are now living, breathing entities, it's not enough to simply stand for something. By standing against something you create a compelling, vivacious brand that people can root for. The Strategic Enemy unpacks some of the best examples in modern marketing and shows why the most powerful position is to push against another position.\" -- Andy Pearson , VP of Creative, Liquid Death \"Laura Ries is a brilliant branding strategist whose insights have shaped some of the world's most iconic brands. This book is a must-read playbook for anyone who wants to build a bold, unforgettable brand.\" -- Jo Ann Herold , Vice President of Marketing at Georgia State University, former CMO of HoneyBaked Ham, Author of Future Purpose and Living On a Smile \"A masterclass in strategic positioning from one of my favorite branding expert! The Strategic Enemy will help you stand out in a crowded world.\" -- Brian Scudamore , Founder \u0026amp; CEO, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and O2E Brands \"Laura Ries offers a fearless approach to brand strategy: Walk right up to the biggest bully you can find and punch him in the nose. This is differentiation on steroids, and it works.\" -- Marty Neumeier, author of The Brand Gap and Zag \" The Strategic Enemy by Laura Ries is a must-read. A sharp, modern guide to timeless positioning that actually works.\" -- Martin Lindstrom, New York Times best-selling author of Small Data and Buyology \" The Strategic Enemy nails the one thing most brands are too scared to do--draw a damn line in the sand. We built DUDE Wipes by calling out the enemy and taking a stance against the old guard. You need to read this book and do it too!\" -- Sean Riley, Co-Founder and Chief Executive DUDE at DUDE Wipes \"The next breakthrough in Positioning thinking. Laura Ries simplifies, amplifies and challenges us to get serious about what we stand for.\" -- Seth Godin, Author, This is Marketing Commendation Quotes : \"This is a remarkable playbook for anyone brave enough to define their brand by what they stand against. Laura Ries shows that choosing an enemy isn't about negativity--it's aboutclarity, courage, and standing for something that matters. If you want your brand to stand out, start here.\" -- Guy Kawasaki , Host of the Remarkable People podcast and Chief Evangelist of Canva \"Many books have been written on branding. Laura Ries's book is different and distinctive. She has taken Al Ries positioning to a new level. Laura recommends that your brand needs to offer a clear alternative to an 'enemy' brand or category. Devise a short snappy memorable message. Add a visual hammer to 'stick' the brand visually into the consumer's memory. Laura's book provides a huge number of fascinating company examples along with her insightful analysis of each case.\" -- Philip Kotler , Professor Emeritus of Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management \"In a world where brands are now living, breathing entities, it's not enough to simply stand for something. By standing against something you create a compelling, vivacious brand that people can root for. The Strategic Enemy unpacks some of the best examples in modern marketing and shows why the most powerful position is to push against another position.\" -- Andy Pearson , VP of Creative, Liquid Death \"Laura Ries is a brilliant branding strategist whose insights have shaped some of the world's most iconic brands. This book is a must-read playbook for anyone who wants to build a bold, unforgettable brand.\" -- Jo Ann Herold , Vice President of Marketing at Georgia State University, former CMO of HoneyBaked Ham, Author of Future Purpose and Living On a Smile \"A masterclass in strategic positioning from one of my favorite branding expert! The Strategic Enemy will help you stand out in a crowded world.\" -- Brian Scudamore , Founder \u0026amp; CEO, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and O2E Brands \"Laura Ries offers a fearless approach to brand strategy: Walk right up to the biggest bully you can find and punch him in the nose. This is differentiation on steroids, and it works.\" -- Marty Neumeier, author of The Brand Gap and Zag \" The Strategic Enemy by Laura Ries is a must-read. A sharp, modern guide to timeless positioning that actually works.\" -- Martin Lindstrom, New York Times best-selling author of Small Data and Buyology \" The Strategic Enemy nails the one thing most brands are too scared to do--draw a damn line in the sand. We built DUDE Wipes by calling out the enemy and taking a stance against the old guard. You need to read this book and do it too!\" -- Sean Riley, Co-Founder and Chief Executive DUDE at DUDE Wipes \"The next breakthrough in Positioning thinking. Laura Ries simplifies, amplifies and challenges us to get serious about what we stand for.\" -- Seth Godin, Author, This is Marketing Publisher Marketing : \"The next breakthrough in Positioning thinking. Laura Ries simplifies, amplifies, and challenges us to get serious about what we stand for.\" -- Seth Godin, Author, This is Marketing Build a brand worth fighting for using the power of positioning and focus Consumers are overwhelmed by choices and inundated with marketing messages. And despite an obsession with positioning amongst the world's most well-known companies, too many brands retain an outdated focus on \"being better\" and using \"line-extensions\" rather than on what really matters in the mind--being different than your strategic enemy. In The Strategic Enemy: How to Build and Position a Brand Worth Fighting For , bestselling author and brand strategist Laura Ries delivers an exciting and powerful new discussion of how some of the world's most energetic brands make an impact in the market. She explains the key to effective brand positioning--identifying an \"enemy\"--and shows you how to use an indisputable difference to drive your brand into the minds of consumers. To get people to fight for something, it will require them to reject something else. Ries draws on her extensive experience in marketing and branding to show you how to develop a \"visual hammer: \" a crystal-clear image that distinguishes your brand from everyone else's. 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Fantagraphics and all involved in this book's creation have done a great service for the history of comic strips and for readers, no matter whether a longtime fan or those just discovering the strip.-- \"Cinema Sentries\" Review Quotes : The American comic strip has long been a hallmark of the newspaper industry. The first, appearing back in 1895 when fierce newspaper rivalries ruled the day. Even with the golden age now over, some characters are as popular as ever. Among them, Beetle Bailey, now celebrating 75 years. An all-in-operation drawing on a future firmly planted in the 21st century.-- \"CBS News Saturday Morning\" Review Quotes : Beetle means a lot to soldiers and veterans, who easily relate to Walker's exaggeratedly accurate portrayal of army camp life. It means a lot to the rest of the world, too, though, simply because it is so often genuinely hilarious.-- \"Forces of Geek\" Publisher Marketing : \"Old cartoonists never die. 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Brilliant and entrepreneurial, Musk attended college, but left academic studies for the business world. An early venture with his brother yielded a lucrative sale, and he received an additional $250 million payout after being kicked out of PayPal. Ever ambitious, Musk rolled his fortune into investments in electric cars (Tesla) and rockets and space exploration (SpaceX). He also became more involved in politics, resulting in a prominent role under the second Trump administration. The book draws from a bevy of published books, reports, and interviews about Musk and other featured characters. It renders Musk as an enigmatic figure, his motivations unclear and his statements contradictory. Through his past actions and quotations, a compelling, cohesive, and often critical narrative is formed, illuminating the personal life, business ventures, and politics of a person with an outsized influence on the contemporary world.\"---Provided by publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Darryl Cunningham is the award-winning author of Supercrash: How to Hijack the Global Economy (a New York Times bestseller), Graphic Science; The Age of Selfishness: Ayn Rand, Morality, and the Financial Crisis; Putin's Russia: The Rise of a Dictator; and Billionaires, which won the Best Graphic Nonfiction category in the Broken Frontier Awards 2019. In 2015, he was one of 30 world-renowned photographers, painters, sculptors, writers, filmmakers, and musicians invited to contribute to the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation's Art of Saving a Life project to promote vaccination in the developing world. In 2018, he was awarded an Honorary Degree of Master of Arts from Leeds Arts University. He lives in Wakefield, Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom. Review Quotes : \"Darryl Cunningham distills extensive research into a sharp, accessible narrative that breaks down Elon Musk's complex and often troubling life story. Elon Musk: American Oligarch offers a stark warning: beware of Musk and his dystopian vision--a techno-fascist future that fuses South African apartheid, Jim Crow racism, and anti-democratic plutocracy, all in service of his personal gain.\" --Mike Konopacki, illustrator and co-author of Howard Zinn's A People's History of American Empire \"Darryl Cunningham tells a frightening tale of money and power. And how money can buy power. Elon Musk: American Oligarch is informative and engaging to its very last page.\" --Noah Van Sciver, author and illustrator of The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln \"The book draws from a bevy of published books, reports, and interviews about Musk and other featured characters. It renders Musk as an enigmatic figure, his motivations unclear and his statements contradictory. Through his past actions and quotations, a compelling, cohesive, and often critical narrative is formed, illuminating the personal life, business ventures, and politics of a person with an outsized influence on the contemporary world. \"The art is simple and effective, using panels to convey not just personal interactions, but also maps and informational graphics. Metaphors make dry subjects more interesting: a failed business merger is illustrated as two jigsaw puzzle pieces being forced together. Visual humor lightens the book, seen in a panel that shows a Lord of the Rings-loving business partner in Middle-Earth garb. \"Elon Musk: American Oligarch is a fascinating graphic biography of a controversial man.\" --Foreword reviews Publisher Marketing : An unvarnished, critical graphic biography of the tech innovator and former presidential confidant by the author\/illustrator of Putin's Russia: The Rise of a Dictator and Billionaires: The Lives of the Rich and Powerful . Darryl Cunningham's new graphic biography of Elon Musk is a riveting deep-dive into the audacious mind and tumultuous journey of the world's richest man. Using his signature pictographic style--clean lines, vivid colors, and lean panel compositions--Cunningham peels back the layers of myth around Musk to deliver a timely portrait that is provocative and informative. Spanning several generations, the book traces Musk's journey from his family roots in South Africa and his grandfather's role in the Technocracy Movement to his current position at the apex of tech power and far-right politics. From Musk's early education and influences, the creation of PayPal, and the meteoric rise of Tesla and SpaceX thanks to millions in government handouts, to his ascension as a \"dark MAGA\" influencer and kingmaker, Elon Musk: American Oligarch captures the tension, tumult, and chaos in which oligarchs thrive today. Cunningham's award-winning clarity and style sparkle as he presents freewheeling financial and engineering concepts used by startups and tech companies. This fast-paced biography reveals the complex interactions of visionary ideas, relentless drive, and unyielding ambition. Elon Musk: American Oligarch offers a fresh, unvarnished look at Musk's rise, aggressive leadership style, and appetite for risk-taking that have propelled him into a unique position as an unelected private business owner with unprecedented access to political power. Praise for Billionaires by Darryl Cunningham: \"Extensively researched. . . a good choice for students interested in economics and public policy.\" ― School Library Journal Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781644215227, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 08\/04\/2025 (EAN 9781644215227, Paperback) Foreword 08\/25\/2025 (EAN 9781644215227, Paperback)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-09-09\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47193130402018,"sku":"9781644215227","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9781644215227.jpg?v=1765270724"},{"product_id":"9781250410894","title":"Paying the Land","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2020 A Comics Beat Most Anticipated Graphic Novel for Spring 2020 \"A tour de force . . . luminous . . . Joe Sacco's large-scale panels teem with detail, visual and verbal . . . What begins as an exploration of the effects of fracking on Native lands sprawls into a haunted history of an entire civilization.\" --Ed Park, The New York Times Book Review \"Nuanced, highly sensitive journalism . . . Sacco's measured artwork lets the Dene people speak for themselves, working in tandem with the historical and sociopolitical context that he deftly interweaves.\" -- The Times Literary Supplement \"Sacco is a talent entirely unto himself, applying an exquisitely fine eye for detail to the urgent histories that define the world around us. . . . Now, Sacco brings that eye to the lives of the Dene people in the Canadian subarctic, getting the full picture as only he can.\" --Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub \"Anyone trying to wrap their heads around Thanksgiving myths about Pilgrims and Indians while also acknowledging their role in the occupation of lands stolen from indigenous people and the continued demand for fossil fuels and other resources that has brought us to a state of climate emergency needs to read this incredible work of comics journalism by a masterful researcher, storyteller, and artist.\" --Thi Bui, Marin Independent Journal \"It has been more than ten years since Joe Sacco, one of our greatest living graphic journalists, has produced a full-length work, and the wait has been worth it. . . . an immersive exploration that casts its net across a broad panoply of topics while still hewing to the granular details that make Sacco's work so rewarding.\" -- Minneapolis Star Tribune \"Magisterial . . . Paying the Land details a painful and tragic history, but in it Sacco finds images of hope for the Dene people and, by their example, for a world facing environmental collapse.\" -- The Brooklyn Rail \"Such a powerful book.\" -- Book Riot \"To say that Joe Sacco is the greatest practitioner of comics journalism working today is an understatement. . . . Paying the Land may well represent the greatest work he has ever done.\" -- Comics Journal \"What are the Dene willing to sacrifice to sustain themselves? Deeply observed and masterfully drawn, Paying the Land brings light to dark corners of the world and to the human condition.\" -- Orion Magazine \"Impassioned . . . Joe Sacco winds the most complex story of his career into a finely tuned narrative loop . . . An immediacy runs through the work.\" --The Literary Review of Canada \" Tender . . . moving . . . fabulously drawn . . . The book recreated the immensity of the Northwest Territories in an astounding array of tightly knit crosshatched lines.\" -- Galleries West \"[Sacco's] finest, most layered work to date.\" -- World Literature Today \"Sacco goes where important conflicts rage . . . We are lucky he ventures into these spaces, because the insights he shares offer important lessons in understanding and compassion . . . Nuance and plurality dominate this narrative, and that's important because it's so often omitted from settler journalist coverage of Indigenous topics.\" -- PopMatters \"The richly detailed, meticulously rendered black-and-white illustrations truly shine. . . . Sacco wisely allows the Dene to carry the narrative, and his distinctive style brings their voices vividly off the page.\" --Eric Liebetrau, Kirkus Reviews \"A stunning, important piece of work.\" -- Daily Cartoonist \"Extraordinary . . . masterful . . . a startling depiction of an Indigenous people struggling to remain true to their traditions. Yet another triumph for Sacco.\" -- Kirkus (starred review) \"An arresting exploration of a community on the brink. . . . meticulous . . . Sacco again proves himself a master of comics journalism.\" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) \"Impressively detailed reporting . . . This is a vitally important story about an underrepresented people.\" -- Library Journal (starred review) Biographical Note : Joe Sacco is the author of Footnotes in Gaza , for which he received the Ridenhour Book Prize and the Eisner Award, as well as Paying the Land , Palestine , Journalism , Safe Area Gorazde, and War on Gaza, both also Eisner Award winners. His comics reporting has appeared in the New York Times Magazine , the Guardian , and Harper's Magazine . He lives in Portland, Oregon. Publisher Marketing : NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES , THE GUARDIAN, THE BROOKLYN RAIL , THE GLOBE AND MAIL , POP MATTERS , COMICS BEAT , AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY From the \"heir to R. Crumb and Art Spiegelman\" ( The Economist ), a masterful work of comics journalism about indigenous North America, resource extraction, and our debt to the natural world The Dene have lived in the vast Mackenzie River Valley since time immemorial, by their account. To the Dene, the land owns them, not the other way around, and it is central to their livelihood and very way of being. But the subarctic Canadian Northwest Territories are home to valuable resources, including oil, gas, and diamonds. With mining came jobs and investment, but also road-building, pipelines, and toxic waste, which scarred the landscape, and alcohol, drugs, and debt, which deformed a way of life. In Paying the Land , Joe Sacco travels the frozen North to reveal a people in conflict over the costs and benefits of development. The mining boom is only the latest assault on indigenous culture: Sacco recounts the shattering impact of a residential school system that aimed to \"remove the Indian from the child\"; the destructive process that drove the Dene from the bush into settlements and turned them into wage laborers; the government land claims stacked against the Dene Nation; and their uphill efforts to revive a wounded culture. Against a vast and gorgeous landscape that dwarfs all human scale, Paying the Land lends an ear to trappers and chiefs, activists and priests, to tell a sweeping story about money, dependency, loss, and culture--recounted in stunning visual detail by one of the greatest cartoonists alive. Contributor Bio: Sacco, Joe Joe Sacco is the author of Footnotes in Gaza , for which he received the Ridenhour Book Prize and the Eisner Award, as well as Paying the Land , Palestine , Journalism , Safe Area Gorazde, and War on Gaza, both also Eisner Award winners. His comics reporting has appeared in the New York Times Magazine , the Guardian , and Harper's Magazine . 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Accompanying her rock star best friend to the United States, where she expects to have nothing but fun, Romanova's past begins to haunt her as she is thrust into darkly familiar moments that parallel traumatic childhood memories.-- \"New York Public Library\" Review Quotes : A kaleidoscopic exploration of growth, friendship, and addiction.-- \"Kirkus Reviews\" Review Quotes : I think it carries this really great punk rock energy throughout the entire thing. and then on top of that, Moa has this really great post modern punk, pop art style. She's doing something completely different than what other cartoonists are doing.-- \"Back Corner Comics\" Review Quotes : Eisner winner Romanova follows Goblin Girl with another exceptional autofiction. ... Amid her candid reckoning with addiction and anxiety, Romanova is also bracingly witty, with nimble banter and blunt punch lines delineating the highs and lows of her central characters' fierce friendship.-- \"Publishers Weekly Starred Review\" Review Quotes : Moa Romanova has indeed entered into a new phase of her life, one that sees her going from 'someone to keep an eye on' to 'someone who's arrived.-- \"Four-Color Apocalypse\" Review Quotes : With a relatable plot and remarkable art, Romanova delivers a winning sophomore effort that surpasses her memorable debut.-- \"Cinema Sentries\" Review Quotes : Moa Romanova's captivating illustrations have grown in character and style since her debut graphic novel, with exaggerated character designs that puts Romanova in a league of her own. Her restrained colour pallette and use of geometric shapes keeps your eyes hooked on every panel, page, and spread, taking in the carefully-crafted, yet somehow chaotic story laid out before you.-- \"The Turnaround Blog\" Publisher Marketing : How do you prevent history from repeating itself, and is it possible to protect the one you love from themselves? 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In the pages of MetaMaus, Art Spiegelman re-enters the Pulitzer prize-winning Maus, the modern classic that has altered how we see literature, comics, and the Holocaust ever since it was first published twenty-five years ago. He probes the questions that Maus most often evokes -- Why the Holocaust? Why mice? Why comics? -- and gives us a new and essential work about the creative process.\"--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"Richly rewarding...The book also serves as a master class on the making and reading of comics...The last frame encapsulates in one single moment the artfulness behind the tale we've just read, and the uneasy combination of filial pride and anger that flowed through Maus and flows through Metamaus as well.\" - The New York Times Book Review \" As a floor plan for endless exploration, it is the Haus That \"Maus\" Built...Pick any page and gaze. The windows into these stories about the story are to be found at every turn, filling the space with insightful light.\" - Washington Post's Comic Riffs \"Art Spiegelman has done more than any other writer of the last few decades to change our understanding of the way stories about the Holocaust can be written... MetaMaus is a profound meditation on the meaning of sources and the uses we make of them.\" - The New Republic \"A fascinating meditation on art, writing, and one of the darkest periods in human history.\" - The Atlantic \"Mr. Spiegelman's new book, MetaMaus , functions as a kind of artist's scrapbook, chapbook, photo album and storage trunk . . . Mr. Spiegelman is a witty and testy raconteur, and Ms. Chute knows a good deal about comics and she pulls good things from him . . . . Spiegelman is charismatic, and the photographs of him sprinkled throughout are pretty delightful.\" - New York Times \"Few books have made as much impact as Maus has . MetaMaus explores this impact, as well as providing some of the original notebook material on the graphic novels...[contains] the single most powerful graphic representation of the effects of the Holocaust...If you are serious about comics or the Holocaust, this book should be on your shelf.\" -San Francisco Book Review \"Each page is more beautiful than the next . . . you'll find yourself as engrossed in it as you were in Maus.\" -Jewish Book Council Blog \" MetaMaus is an intriguing look into the guts of a massive artistic-historical project. With its visual, textual and historical components, the book untangles the tight narrative and visual knots into which the medium, the message and the process of Maus are tied. With grist to millers of either Maus , Spiegelman or both, it is a must-have item.\" - Forward \" MetaMaus will leave even the most ardent admirers of Maus newly in awe of its author's creative courage, ingenuity and stamina.\" - San Francisco Chronicle \"At the risk of ruffling Donald's feathers, it could be argued that Maus , Art Spiegelman's aching Holocaust tale, is as compelling a comics creation as the best of Mickey. MetaMaus details the back story and making of Spiegelman's masterpiece.\" -NPR.org Biographical Note : ART SPIEGELMAN is one of the world's most admired and beloved comic artists, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust narrative, Maus . Born in Stockholm in 1948, Spiegelman began studying cartooning in high school and drawing professionally at age sixteen. He studied art and philosophy at Harpur College before joining the underground comics movement in the 1960s. Spiegelman taught history and the aesthetics of comics at the School of Visual Arts in New York from 1979 to 1986, and in 1980 he founded RAW, the acclaimed avant-garde comics magazine, with his wife, Françoise Mouly. Honors Spiegelman has received include induction into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame and the Art Director's Club Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People. He was made an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2007, and in 2011 he was awarded the Grand Prix at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. In 2015, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2018 he became the first comic artist to receive the Edward MacDowell Medal. His art has been exhibited at museums throughout the world, including the Pompidou Center in Paris, the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Jewish Museum in New York City, and the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. 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Through his stark black, white, and gray linocut cartoons, Sabaaneh transforms fleeting, often-censored digital footage into enduring works of art. Internationally acclaimed for his bold political commentary, Sabaaneh documents the brutal realities of life under Israeli occupation. His powerful illustrations confront the atrocities in Gaza and the West Bank, exposing the violence of apartheid and settler colonialism while honoring the unwavering resilience of the Palestinian people.\"--Provided by publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mohammad Sabaaneh is an award-winning cartoonist and a former political prisoner in Palestine. He is the author of White and Black and Power Born of Dreams and is a Middle East representative for the Cartoonists Rights Network International. His work has been published in the Middle East Monitor , Al-Quds Al-Arabi , Al-Hayat al-Jadida and many others. He teaches art at the Arab American University of Palestine. Review Quotes : \"In this arresting collection of political cartoons, Sabaaneh plucks heart-stopping moments from the tumult of the war in Gaza ... [His] cartoons vibrate with sorrow and rage, though some land with an unexpected gentleness when capturing families' attempts to comfort each other ... By freezing these moments so beautifully in time, Sabaaneh refuses to let readers look away.\"--Publishers Weekly Review Quotes : \"Mohammad Sabaaneh is a master ... Each of Mohammad Sabaaneh's powerful drawings is like a gut punch that gets straight to the essence of the stark reality of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation. This is how an artist resists.\"--Joe Sacco, author and illustrator of Palestine and Footnotes in Gaza Review Quotes : \"Despite working at a very complicated crossroads of ideology and political pressures, Mohammad Sabaaneh continues to produce sharp, incisive cartoons. His tenacity and courage is an inspiration for cartoonists around the world.\"--Matt Wuerker, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist at Politico Review Quotes : \"If you want to get a smart Palestinian's view of what's happening in the Middle East, you can't do better than look at Mohammad Sabaaneh's cartoons--they tell you more than words can say.\"--Victor Navasky, publisher emeritus, The Nation Review Quotes : \"What makes Mohammad's place in the world of cartooning so extraordinary is that he performs his art in the world's hottest of political hotspots. There is no place on the planet where the skins are thinner or the fuses shorter than in the Israel\/Palestinian conflict. Mohammad bravely uses his great talents as a cartoonist to work in the midst of this political minefield. Mohammad has earned the respect and admiration of many in the global cartoon community. I salute Mohammad and his cartoon efforts.\"--KAL, editorial cartoonist, The Economist Review Quotes : \"An eloquent work on the ravages of settler colonialism. Every line in this collection achingly cries 'Palestine, Palestine!' This book is a must for all who care about peace and justice.\"--Khalil Bendib, author of Mission Accomplished: Wicked Cartoons by America's Most Wanted Political Cartoonist Review Quotes : \"These cartoons are a powerful call to action, both to the international community and to the Palestinian people, serving as a reminder that at the end of the day it is we--Palestinians around the world--who will be the masters of our own destiny.\"--Leila Abdelrazaq, author of Baddawi Review Quotes : \"Mohammad Sabaaneh is one of the most talented Palestinian cartoonists working today. His haunting figures show us a vivid Palestinian perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, protest, injustice and human rights.\"--Tjeerd Royaards, cartoonist \u0026amp; editor-in-chief of Cartoon Movement Review Quotes : \"Mohammad's brutal cartoons about a brutal occupation prompts readers to think about things from a different perspective. A fresh point of view can change the world, and no one's trying harder to do that than Mohammad Sabaaneh.\"--Ted Rall, nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist and columnist Review Quotes : \"Mohammad's Cubist drawings in this collection occupy a unique place in memory, making them hard to forget. Each drawing is tremendously chaotic, demanding the viewer's attention and reflection, with the palpable anguish portrayed lingering long after, while the simple, plaintive captions appeal directly to humanity.\"--The New Arab Review Quotes : \"Cartoonist Sabaaneh seeks permanence amid Palestinian erasure.\"--Booklist Publisher Marketing : A powerful graphic novel from an acclaimed Palestinian political cartoonist that archives often-censored digital footage of the realities in Gaza into enduring works of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-08-19\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olive Branch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47193384878306,"sku":"9781623716141","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9781623716141.jpg?v=1765273077"},{"product_id":"9781250619761","title":"Free Speech Handbook: A Practical Framework for Understanding Our Free Speech Protections","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Freedom of speech is perhaps the most American of virtues. In a nation where everyone wants to speak and be heard, this First Amendment right is vital to our identity and our democracy. These rights have been advanced by people who spoke out and fought in our nation's highest court, with each decision refining and reshaping what exactly \"free speech\" means. In Free Speech Handbook, Ian Rosenberg and Mike Cavallaro brilliantly trace this turbulent history across ten seminal Supreme Court cases while drawing parallels with more recent controversies. Rosenberg's straightforward language combines with Cavallaro's bold and bright art to create an accessible and engaging crash course on the meaning, reach, and limits of our free speech protections.\" engaging way.\"--Provided by publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"A captivating read for any engaged citizen in today's turbulent marketplace of ideas.\" --Juju Chang, Emmy Award-winning co-anchor of ABC News' Nightline \"This remarkable book is a joy. It celebrates the First Amendment in a manner that readers young and old can savor and learn from.\" --Floyd Abrams, First Amendment lawyer and author of The Soul of the First Amendment \"This informative and inspiring guide looks past free-speech clichés to home in on how such rights are not chiseled in stone but fought over on an ever-shifting battlefield.\" -- Publishers Weekly , starred review \"Traces the evolution of the First Amendment as it has been interpreted in American society and through various free speech laws.\" -- New York Times , a \"What to Read\" selection Biographical Note : Ian Rosenberg has worked as a media lawyer for over twenty-five years, specializing in First Amendment, libel, and intellectual property law. A graduate of Cornell Law School, he is an adjunct associate professor at Brooklyn College, and an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker. He is the author of The Fight for Free Speech: Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms and Terrible Stuff Damaging Everybody: Dominion v. Fox and the Future of Democracy . Mike Cavallaro is from New Jersey and has worked in comics and animation since the early 1990s. His comics include Eisner Award-nominated Parade (with Fireworks) , The Life and Times of Savior 28 (written by J. M. DeMatteis), Foiled and Curses! Foiled Again (written by Jane Yolen), Decelerate Blue (written by Adam Rapp), and the Nico Bravo and Eowulf series. Publisher Marketing : In the face of a rising tide of censorship and suppression, this paperback edition of Free Speech Handbook equips readers with a practical framework for appreciating the history--and future--of our free speech protections. Freedom of speech is perhaps the most American of virtues. In a nation where everyone wants to speak and be heard, this First Amendment right is vital to our identity and our democracy. These rights have been advanced by people who spoke out and fought in our nation's highest court, with each decision refining and reshaping what exactly \"free speech\" means. In Free Speech Handbook , Ian Rosenberg and Mike Cavallaro brilliantly trace this turbulent history across ten seminal Supreme Court cases while drawing parallels with more recent controversies. Rosenberg's straightforward language combines with Cavallaro's bold and bright art to create an accessible and engaging crash course on the meaning, reach, and limits of our free speech protections. Contributor Bio: Rosenberg, Ian Ian Rosenberg has worked as a media lawyer for over twenty-five years, specializing in First Amendment, libel, and intellectual property law. A graduate of Cornell Law School, he is an adjunct associate professor at Brooklyn College, and an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker. 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Prologue Chapter 1: Discovering the Golden Dawn Chapter 2: The Tarot as a Journey Chapter 3: The Fight for Rights Chapter 4: Significant Meetings Chapter 5: The Search for Spirituality Epilogue Review Quotes : \"From the Fool, the beginning of every new adventure, to the Magician, who focusses energy, to the Hanged Man, who helps us see things from a different perspective, until finally we embrace the World and fulfil our destinies, Tarot: A Graphic History offers a unique, informative, and original 'graphic novel' style approach to the study of the tarot and the biography of one of the most influential practitioners of the late 19th Century.\" -- Midwest Book Review Brief Description : \"Pamela Colman Smith: artist, occultist, true bohemian. Her illustrations defined the iconography of the classic tarot deck, but she is all too often forgotten. Born in London in 1878, Pamela moved to Jamaica with her parents at the age of eleven and then to New York to study art. She dropped out of college following her mother's death in 1896, and after her father died in 1899 she found herself back in London, joining the infamous Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a secret society dedicated to the study of occultism there that she met Arthur Edward Waite, with whom she created the classic Rider-Waite Tarot deck that is still in print today. This beautifully illustrated graphic history tells the tale of Pamela's life and relates it to the iconic cards she helped to create, from the Fool, the beginning of every new adventure, to the Magician, who focusses energy, to the Hanged Man, who helps us see things from a different perspective, until finally we embrace the World and fulfil our destinies. With tarot expertise and a foreword from Lindsay Squire, The Witch of the Forest, this is a unique take on a perennially popular subject. You'll never look at a tarot deck in the same way again.\"-- Biographical Note : Valentina Grande is a teacher and scriptwriter. She is also a radio conductor of literary programs such as: Simply Salinger, and 42 La risposta, broadcast on Radio Onda d'Urto and Radio CittàFujiko. She is the accomplished author of the 2018 publications Il mio Salinger (later translated into French) and Raymond Carver, una storia. In 2020 she published the book Feminist Art (also published in Germany, USA, Great Britain, Spain, France and Korea). In 2021 she published Bauhaus, l'idea che ha cambiato il mondo. This book was also published in France, Germany, UK and USA. Her most recent work is on Gertrude Stein and the Lost Generation: Gertrude Stein e la generazione perduta, first published in France (subsequently translated into Italian and then published also in Germany and Spain). In April 2025 her new book titled Les nageuses de minuit will be published in France and Belgium. Valentina Grande lives and works in Bologna (Italy). Chiara Raimondi (b. 1996) is an Italian comic artist known for her deeply introspective approach to character development, using colour, light and shadow to explore psychological depth. She has worked on several prominent graphic novels, including L'Agente Segreto (Shockdom, 2019) and Vittoria Colonna (Kleiner Flug, 2022), as well as The Cabinet (Image Comics, 2024). Her recent works include Memoires d'Alexandrie (Ankama Editions, 2022) and La Luce e Lo Spazio (Feltrinelli Comics, 2023). She also collaborates with other major publishers, including Mondadori and Pearson, and her illustrations can be found in various anthologies. Publisher Marketing : Discover the remarkable story behind the art that defined the classic Rider-Waite Tarot deck. Tarot: A Graphic History brings Pamela Colman Smith's life, creativity and mystical influences to vivid life, offering readers a deeper appreciation of the cards and the woman who created them. Pamela Colman Smith: artist, occultist, true bohemian. Her illustrations defined the iconography of the classic tarot deck, but she is all too often forgotten. Born in London in 1878, Pamela moved to Jamaica with her parents at the age of eleven and then to New York to study art. She dropped out of college following her mother's death in 1896, and after her father died in 1899 she found herself back in London, joining the infamous Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a secret society dedicated to the study of occultism. It was there that she met Arthur Edward Waite, with whom she created the classic Rider-Waite Tarot deck that is still in print today. This beautifully illustrated graphic history tells the tale of Pamela's life and relates it to the iconic cards she helped to create, from the Fool, the beginning of every new adventure, to the Magician, who focusses energy, to the Hanged Man, who helps us see things from a different perspective, until finally we embrace the World and fulfil our destinies. With tarot expertise and a foreword from Lindsay Squire , a.k.a. The Witch of the Forest, this is a unique take on a perennially popular subject . You'll never look at a tarot deck in the same way again. Tarot: A Graphic History is part of a visually stunning series that also includes Witchcraft: A Graphic History and Goddesses: A Graphic History , each exploring magic, mysticism, and the extraordinary women behind these traditions. 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Onda Cero «Un libro que actúa como el mejor de los homenajes: la fusión entre la vida personal y su relación con los gatos». Manuel Sollo, Biblioteca Pública (RTVE) «Como una suerte de Gerald Durrell, Laura Agustí aprendió a observar y a amar los animales a su aire y desde muy pequeña. [...] Mucha emotividad». Ana Usieto, Heraldo «Me ha enamoradoporque soy también una enamorada de los gatos [...] Lo guardo con mucho cariño». Ayanta Barilli, A Media Luz (esRadio) « Historia de un gato se vuelve terapia, cura y homenaje». Saioa Camarzana, The Objective «Un relato preciosista, entre la autobiografía, el cuaderno de explorador y el ensayo gráfico, en el que estas criaturas son el ovillo sobreel que se desmadeja la historia. [...] Virtuosismo en tinta. [...] Historia de un gato se empareja con títulos de otras historietistas actuales como Ilu Ros y Ana Penyas». Marta Caballero, El Mundo Biographical Note : Laura Agustí es licenciada en Bellas Artes por la Universidad Miguel Hernández de Altea y técnico superior en proyectos y dirección de obras de decoración por la Escuela Massana de Barcelona. Después de varios años dedicada a la pintura, su obra se centra casi en exclusiva en la ilustración. Ha expuesto de forma individual y colectiva, y ha comisariado una exposición con la participación de cincuenta artistas. En mayo de 2018 publicó su primer libro ilustrado, Gatos en la cabeza. Ha realizado cubiertas para varias editoriales y ha participado en libros colectivos para Penguin Random House, Savana Books, Valparaíso Ediciones o Errata Naturae. En Lumen ha publicado Historia de un gato (2022) y Furor botánico (2025), y ha ilustrado Cómo domesticar a un humano , de la italiana Babas (2023). Publisher Marketing : Tras el éxito de Historia de un gato , vuelve Laura Agustí con un libro de delicada belleza: un homenaje a la naturaleza y al lenguaje de las plantas. «Un relato preciosista, entre la autobiografía, el cuaderno de explorador y el ensayo gráfico. [...] Virtuosismo en tinta». --Marta Caballero, El Mundo Cansada de la estresante vida de la ciudad, Laura decide trasladarse con su pareja a una casa en Nevà, un pequeño pueblo de los Pirineos. La idea es pasar tres meses de prueba antes de atreverse a dar el gran salto y, tal vez, mudarse de forma definitiva. Pronto se reencontrará con todo un ecosistema muy familiar y que casi había olvidado: el de su infancia en la fría tierra de Teruel rodeada del lenguaje de las flores, los árboles y las plantas, así como el de toda una estirpe de mujeres comprometidas con el amor y el conocimiento de la naturaleza que le inocularon el «furor botánico». Su bisabuela Pilar, que curaba los desánimos con azafrán y la planta de San Juan; su abuela Carmen, con la que Laura recogía la aceituna; su madre, que sigue mandándole alcoholes para friegas, y su hermana Marina, que calma las rabietas de su hija con aceites esenciales. Entre recuerdos entretejidos con espléndidas ilustraciones, paseos por los senderos de los bosques para recoger setas, proyectos para su nueva casa y consejos para ajardinar nuestras vidas, Laura nos descubre la exuberante bondad del universo de las plantas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION After the success of Story of a Cat , Laura Agustí returns with a book of delicate beauty--an homage to nature and the language of plants. Tired of a stressful life in the city, Laura decided to move to a house in Nevà, a small town in the Pyrenees, with her partner. The idea is to spend a three-month trial period before taking the big leap and, perhaps, move there permanently. Soon, she reunites with an entire ecosystem that is very familiar to her, which she had almost forgotten: the ecosystem of her childhood in the cold land of Teruel, surrounded by the language of flowers, trees, and plants, as well as an entire lineage of women committed to love and the knowledge of nature, who inject her with \"botanical frenzy.\" Her great-grandmother Pilar, who used to cure discouragement with saffron and St. John's wort; her grandmother Carmen, with whom Laura went olive picking; her mother, who keeps sending her rubbing alcohol, and her sister Marina, who calms her daughter's tantrums with essential oils. 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Initially savaged by editors at DC Comics, his style was uniquely complex with vast and angular architectural design anchoring his storytelling, and it immediately caught on with fans for his depictions of the Darknight Detective, Hugo Strange, The Joker, Silver St. Cloud, Dr. Strange, Cap'n Quick and a Foozle, and more. And though his output was relatively small in comparison to many of his contemporaries, his impact outlived the artist himself, and inspired a loyal following and affection. Now, Rogers' story is told by friends, collaborators, and family members, delving deep into a complicated and conflicted man and his art, as we feature inker Terry Austin, friend and fellow artist Michael Netzer, Dan Greenfield's extensive interview with writer Steve Englehart (conducted for 13thDimension.com), and others recounting their time and camaraderie with Rogers, alongside an in-depth interview with Marshall himself, and a wealth of art both familiar and rarely seen. Written by Jeff Messer and Dewey Cassell (authors of the Eisner Award-nominated Mike Grell: Life Is Drawing Without An Eraser), this book shines a light on the fan-favorite artist's brightest moments and darkest days. 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Even fans of [Liana Finck's] work in the New Yorker will be blindsided by this outstanding book.\" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) \"A sure hit for readers of graphic memoirs, this explores feeling different while recognizing sameness in others and making art while embracing being a work-in progress oneself.\" --Annie Bostrom, Booklist \"Alienation is both blessing and curse in this elegant graphic memoir of being the odd woman out. . . . Finck's whimsy acts as a microscope to better understand family, romance, and isolation. This story is as tender as it is wry. . . . Becoming human is a lifelong task--but Finck illustrates it with humor and panache.\" -- Publishers Weekly \" Passing for Human is one of the most extraordinary memoirs I've ever read. It's a story about becoming a person, about creativity, about love, all told with originality and grace. An amazing, amazing book.\" --Roz Chast, author of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? \"If even for a minute, somewhere along the way, you've wondered whether you may have been uneasily zipped into a human body, you need this book, a magical, moving, twelve-dimensional tale of fugitive soulmates and fugitive souls. No one draws like Liana Finck, and no one enchants like her either.\" --Stacy Schiff, author of Cleopatra \"Liana Finck has crafted an inventive, one-of-a-kind memoir that's as heartfelt as it is unpredictable.\" --Adrian Tomine, author of Killing and Dying Biographical Note : Liana Finck is a regular contributor to The New Yorker, The Awl, and Catapult . She is a recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and a Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists. She has had artist residencies with the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and Tablet magazine. Her first book, A Bintel Brief, was published in 2014. Publisher Marketing : NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - A visually arresting graphic memoir about a young artist struggling against what ' s expected of her as a woman, and learning to accept her true self, from an acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Guardian, New York, Refinery29, Kirkus Reviews In this stunning graphic memoir, Liana Finck goes in search of a thing she has lost--her shadow, as she calls the \"strangeness\" that has defined her since birth, the part of her that has always made her feel as though she is living in exile from the world. In Passing for Human, Finck is on a quest for self-understanding and self-acceptance, and along the way she seeks to answer some eternal questions: What makes us whole? What parts of ourselves do we hide, ignore, or chase away because they're embarrassing, or inconvenient, or just plain weird--and at what cost? 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Lemire takes the reader book-by-book, writing essays about the making of each project, showcasing artwork from all of them, details about his personal life during the creation of each book, sharing some never-before-seen process material on each book, and unpublished stories as well. This is the ultimate book for Jeff Lemire and modern comic book fans\"--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: New York Times bestselling author, Jeff Lemire , is the creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth , Essex County , The Underwater Welder and Trillium . His upcoming projects include the original graphic novel Roughneck from Simon and Schuster, as well as the sci-fi series Descender for Image Comics (with Dustin Nguyen) and Black Hammer for Dark Horse Comics (with Dean Ormston). Jeff has also written Green Arrow , Justice League and Animal Man for DC Comics and Hawkeye for Marvel Comics. In 2008 and in 2013 Jeff won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist. He has also received The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent and the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for 8 Eisner awards, 7 Harvey Awards and 8 Shuster Awards. In 2010 Essex County was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son. Review Quotes : \"A gorgeous, helpful memoir\/visual journey of how Jeff Lemire found his voice, his vision, and all of the messiness that entailed. Essential reading for any up-and-coming comics creator!\"--Patton Oswalt \"VERDICT An astoundingly candid chronicle of Lemire's artistic process and evolution as a person, with strong appeal for fans and aspiring creators.\"-- Library Journal Starred Review Publisher Marketing : Dark Horse Books proudly presents this hardcover memoir collection showcasing the work of the legendary Eisner Award-winning comic book creator Jeff Lemire, who has created some of the most iconic stories in modern comics. Featuring his brilliant work from Sweet Tooth, Essex County, Black Hammer, Descender, and so much more. Lemire takes the reader book-by-book, writing essays about the making of each project, showcasing artwork from all of them, details about his personal life during the creation of each book, sharing some never-before-seen process material on each book, and unpublished stories as well. 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