Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

That's a gorilla serving tea on the cover to Fix und Foxi vol. 19 #15 (1972).

(Standard disclaimer about tea-serving gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)


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Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this afternoon. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
5 (R). Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
6 (+6). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
7 (-). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
8 (-3). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
9 (+23). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
10 (-4). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
11 (-2). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
12 (-2). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #1: Shattered Peace
13 (-5). Watchmen
14 (+6). Marvel Encyclopedia
15 (+25). Dark Tower: Treachery
16 (R). Wolverine: Old Man Logan
17 (-3). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
18 (-1). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
19 (N). Batman: Battle for the Cowl
20 (-1). Simon's Cat
21 (+8). Absolute Justice
22 (-11). Green Lantern: Agent Orange
23 (N). Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace 1957-1958 (Vol. 4)
24 (N). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born
25 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
26 (+8). Asterios Polyp
27 (-5). V for Vendetta
28 (+12). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
29 (-2). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
30 (R). Absolute Death
31 (-8). Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
32 (-3). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
33 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
34 (-8). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
35 (R). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
36 (+12). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4) *
37 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
38 (R). Dark Tower: The Long Road Home (Exclusive Amazon.com Cover)
39 (R). Final Crisis
40 (R). Stitches: A Memoir
41 (N). The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
42 (-7). Batman: Year One
43 (R). Mouse Guard Volume 2: Winter 1152
44 (R). Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
45 (N). Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia *
46 (R). Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years
47 (-31). Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation
48 (N). Green Lantern Corps: Emerald Eclipse
49 (R). Batman: R.I.P.
50 (-). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier

Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* As we move into the holiday season, expect to see this list take a slightly different form than the rest of the year. In particular, big-ticket deep-discounted items will feature heavily, especially those of strip collections.

* Highest debut belongs to Tony Daniel's Batman: Battle for the Cowl; unsurprising, as most new Batman collections make an appearance on the list.

* Marvel does especially well this week, mostly due to the strong showing of their Dark Tower collections.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We here at YACB wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

(Cover to Funny Stuff #29 by Otto Feuer courtesy of the GCD.)

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Remember: never fall asleep at your desk while holding a gun; there may be a thieving monkey in the room, as on the cover of Super Detective Library #134 (1959).


Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
3 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
4 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
5 (-2). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
6 (+1). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
7 (+3). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
8 (+3). Watchmen
9 (-3). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
10 (-2). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #1: Shattered Peace *
11 (+11). Green Lantern: Agent Orange
12 (-). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
13 (+3). Stitches: A Memoir
14 (-1). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
15 (-). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 Box Set
16 (N). Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation
17 (-3). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
18 (-9). Tumor Chapter 1 (kindle)
19 (-1). Simon's Cat
20 (+6). Marvel Encyclopedia
21 (+6). The Arrival
22 (-2). V for Vendetta
23 (+9). Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
24 (+19). 14 Years of Loyal Service in a Fabric-Covered Box: A Dilbert Book
25 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
26 (-5). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
27 (-4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
28 (-11). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
29 (-). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
30 (R). The Best American Comics 2009
31 (N). Dilbert: 2010 Wall Calendar
32 (R). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
33 (N). Absolute Justice
34 (R). Asterios Polyp
35 (R). Batman: Year One
36 (R). The Complete Persepolis
37 (N). Escape from Dullsville *
38 (N). Bone Volume 2: The Great Cow Race
39 (N). Dark Tower: Treachery
40 (-16). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
41 (+9). Bone Volume 1: Out From Boneville
42 (R). Ignorance, Thy Name Is Bucky: A Get Fuzzy Collection
43 (N). Garfield Will Eat for Food: His 48th Book
44 (R). Fables Vol. 12: The Dark Ages
45 (R). The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics
46 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
47 (R). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 2
48 (R). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4) *
49 (R). Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha #3: Return to the Clans
50 (R). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier

Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* The Four Wimpy Kid volumes are back together on top of the list. Expect to see them entrenched there for a while, unless the new printing of Crumb's Genesis gives it another spike.

* I suspect that the recent interest in strip collections is due to the upcoming holiday gift giving season.

* The highest debut belongs to Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation, a comic I didn't even know existed until I saw it on the chart. Score another win for the secret comic book economy.

* The bottom part of the chart is almost completely different from last week; eighteen of the last twenty items are either new or returning after an absence.

* I'm pleased to see The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier sneak back on to the list; no doubt due to increased interest caused by the recent censorship controversy.

Phoebe Gloeckner - Thursday

Artist/Cartoonist/Professor Phoebe Gloeckner will be the featured speaker at the Penny Stamps Lecture Series this Thursday, 5pm at the Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor.

If like me you are unable to attend (I have a prior commitment at the Serious Games Expo), the Penny Stamps lectures are available via podcast a few days after they occur.

New Library Comics: September 2009

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection in September:


Action comics. no. 446 / New York, N.Y. : Detective Comics, Inc., 1938-1988

Adams, Neal, 1941- Megalith no. 1 / New York : Continuity Publishing, 1993-1994

Adams, Scott, 1957- Fugitive from the cubicle police / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews and McMeel, c1996

Adams, Scott, 1957- It's obvious you won't survive by your wits alone / Kansas City : Andrews and McMeel, c1995

Adams, Scott, 1957- Journey to Cubeville / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel Pub., c1998

Adams, Scott, 1957- Seven years of highly defective people : Scott Adams' guided tour of the evolution of Dilbert / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c1997

Amaya, Shane L. Horns of Hattin / Santa Barbara, CA : Terra Major, 2004

Aragonés, Sergio, 1937- Bat Lash. Guns and roses / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2008

Barr, Mike W. Mantra no. 1 / Westlake Village, Calif. : Malibu Comics Entertainment, 1993-1995

The brave and the bold. nos. 123, 132 / Sparta, Ill. : National Comics Publications, 1955-1983

Cannon, Zander. The replacement god no. 4 / San Jose, CA : Amaze Ink, 1995-

Cosby, Andrew. Enigma cipher / Los Angeles, CA : Boom! Studios, 2008

Farr, Naunerle C. The hunchback of Notre Dame / New York : Marvel Comics Group, 1976

Gerber, Steve, 1947-2008. Foolkiller no. 7 / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, 1990-1991

Gotsubo, Masaru. Samurai champloo vols. 1-2 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, c2005-

Hedgecock, David. A different pace / San Diego, Calif. : Ape Entertainment, c2004

Hugleikur Dagsson, 1977- Is this some kind of joke? / London : Michael Joseph, 2008

Kōga, Yun, 1965- Earthian no. 2 / [S.l.] : Blu, 2005-

McCay, Winsor. Dream of the rarebit fiend : the Saturdays / West Carrollton, Ohio : Checker Book Pub. Group, c2006

Miller, Frank, 1957- Give me liberty : an American dream no. 1 / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 1990-1991

Mireault, Bernie. The jam no. 7 / San Jose, CA : Slave Labor Graphics, 1989-1997

Nicholson, Jeff. Lost laughter no. 3 / Chico, CA : Bad Habit, c1993-1994

Perez, Omaha. Bodhisattva / Redondo Beach, CA : OPP/Omaha Perez Productions, c2003

Peters, Matt. Rex Steele : Nazi smasher / New York : Monkeysuit Press, 2004

Rosenberg, Jonathan. Infinite typewriters / New York : Del Rey/Ballantine Books, c2009.

Sibylline, 1978- First time / New York : Eurotica, 2009

Tinkle digest. nos. 2,4,6,8,10,12,30,32,34,37,45,48,52,82,94-98,103-104,107-110,114,116,118,120,126,128,130,132,134,136-140,150,156-157,167,170,172,178-182,209 / Bombay : H.G. Mirchandani for India Book House, [1992?]-

Wood, Brian, 1972- The tourist / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, 2006

Wood, Teri S. Wandering star nos. 8, 10-11, 19 / El Centro, Calif. : Pen & Ink Comics, 1993-1997


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Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Detective Chimp laments his own passing on Steve Scott & Wayne Faucher's cover to Shadowpact #5 (2006).

(Standard disclaimer about not-dead talking chimpanzees not really being monkeys applies.)


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Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
3 (-1). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
6 (-). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
7 (+1). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
8 (+36). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #1: Shattered Peace *
9 (+39). Tumor Chapter 1 (kindle)
10 (+1). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
11 (-3). Watchmen
12 (+6). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
13 (-4). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
14 (-1). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
15 (+2). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 Box Set
16 (-6). Stitches: A Memoir
17 (+29). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
18 (+23). Simon's Cat
19 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
20 (-6). V for Vendetta
21 (-9). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
22 (N). Green Lantern: Agent Orange *
23 (-). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
24 (+25). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
25 (-10). Batman: The Killing Joke
26 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
27 (-3). The Arrival
28 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
29 (-1). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
30 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
31 (-11). Masterpiece Comics
32 (+8). Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
33 (+17). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
34 (-4). Wolverine: Old Man Logan *
35 (-2). Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds HC
36 (N). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters *
37 (N). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
38 (N). Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years *
39 (N). Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 21 *
40 (-8). Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Volume 7 - Dueling Ambitions
41 (N). Popeye Volume 4
42 (-5). Criminal (Deluxe Edition) *
43 (R). 14 Years of Loyal Service in a Fabric-Covered Box: A Dilbert Book
44 (R). Bone Volume 4: The Dragonslayer
45 (R). Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
46 (-20). Vampire Knight, Vol. 8
47 (R). Halo: Uprising
48 (-10). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
49 (N). Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness
50 (-5). Bone Volume 1: Out From Boneville

Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* Two comics leap way up into the top ten this week: Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #1: Shattered Peace, because it's part of the secret comic book economy; and Tumor Chapter 1 on the Kindle, I think maybe because the Tumor graphic novel is now available for pre-order and people may have been trying out the free sampler.

* Several debuts this week, led by Green Lantern: Agent Orange at #22. The GL books always seem to make a splash, but don't stick around as long as their Batman counterparts.

* I have no idea of the reason for the sudden surge of interest in Calvin & Hobbes. You know, other than it's an awesome comic strip; but why now?

New Library Comics: August 2009

Here are the comics we added to our library collection in August:


Aldama, Frederick Luis, 1969- Your brain on Latino comics : from Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez / Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009.

Azuma, Mayumi. Elemental gelade vol. 1 / by Mayumi Azuma. Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, c2006-

Briggs, Raymond. When the wind blows / New York : Schocken Books, 1982

CLAMP (Mangaka group) Tokyo Babylon : save Tokyo city story vol. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, c2004.

Cohen, Michael, 1950- Strange attractors nos. 1-5, 7-8, 10, 13 / Bellingham, Wash. : RetroGrafix, 1993-1997

Dixon, Buzz. Serenity vol. 1. New bad girl in town / Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Publishing ; Chatsworth, CA : Realbuzz Studios, c2005-

Fujita, Maki. Platinum garden vol. 1 / Los Angeles, [Calif.] : Tokyopop, 2006

Ingulsrud, John E. Reading Japan cool : patterns of manga literacy and discourse / Lanham : Lexington Books, c2009.

Izumi, Rei. Hibiki's magic vol. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2007-

Kawashita, Mizuki. Strawberry 100%. vols. 1-6 / San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, 2007-

Knaak, Richard A. Warcraft. The sunwell trilogy vol. 2. Shadows of ice / Los Angeles, CA : TokyoPop, c2005-2007.

Mukai, Natsumi. +Anima vol. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2006-

Sakai, Stan. Usagi Yojimbo book 1 / Agoura, CA : Fantagraphics Books, 1987-<1992>

Samura, Hiroaki. Blade of the immortal = Mugen no jūnin vol. 1. Blood of a thousand / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 1997-

Shimizu, Toshimitsu. Maico 2010 vols. 2-4 / Femont, Calif. : Comics One, 1997-

Tachibana, Yutaka. Gatcha gacha vol. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2006-

Taro, Chiaki. Puri Puri vol. 1 / Fremont, Calif. : DrMaster, 2007-

Yamaguchi, Takayuki. Il destino di Kakugo vol. 3 / Bologna : Dynamic Italia, 1998-

Yen plus. v.1 nos. 1-3 / New York, N.Y. : Hachette Bookgroup USA, 2008-

Yo Yo, 1980- Laya, the witch of Red Pooh vol. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, c2006-


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Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

The cover to Kobra #3 (1978) features a giant cyborg gorilla with a jet pack. You may ask why after such a cover they even bothered to make comics any more, since there is nothing that can possibly match a giant cyborg gorilla with a jet pack for sheer awesomeness; I would not be able to give you a satisfactory answer.

(Standard disclaimer about giant cyborg gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)


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Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (-). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
6 (-). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
7 (+1). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
8 (+1). Watchmen
9 (+3). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
10 (+20). Stitches: A Memoir
11 (-). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
12 (-5). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid *
13 (-3). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
14 (+12). V for Vendetta
15 (+10). Batman: The Killing Joke
16 (+6). Asterios Polyp
17 (+1). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 Box Set
18 (-3). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
19 (R). The Best American Comics 2009
20 (-6). Masterpiece Comics
21 (N). The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook
22 (+6). R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, & Country
23 (-6). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
24 (R). The Arrival
25 (R). Batman: Year One
26 (-10). Vampire Knight, Vol. 8
27 (R). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
28 (-9). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
29 (R). The Complete Persepolis
30 (N). Wolverine: Old Man Logan *
31 (R). The Stonekeeper's Curse (Amulet, Book 2)
32 (N). Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Volume 7 - Dueling Ambitions
33 (-20). Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds HC
34 (+10). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
35 (R). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days *
36 (+1). Fables Vol. 12: The Dark Ages
37 (N). Criminal (Deluxe Edition) *
38 (R). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
39 (-8). The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics
40 (R). Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
41 (-20). Simon's Cat
42 (R). Dark Tower: Treachery
43 (-4). Mercy Thompson Homecoming
44 (N). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #1: Shattered Peace *
45 (N). Bone Volume 1: Out From Boneville
46 (-26). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
47 (+2). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4)
48 (-12). Tumor Chapter 1 (kindle)
49 (R). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
50 (-23). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* It's relatively quiet at the top of the chart, with the exception of Stitches leaping back up into the top 10 after last week's momentary blip.

* The highest debut belongs to Eleanor Davis's The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook, a graphic novel I wager very few of us were even aware of. It's a good reminder of the secret comic book economy...

* Marvel have a relatively good week, with Wolverine: Old Man Logan debuting at #30, Criminal (Deluxe Edition) debuting at #37, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Dark Tower: Treachery returning to the list.

* The only manga title to chart is Vampire Knight, Vol. 8.

New Library Comics: July 2009

Here are the comics we added to our library collection in July (yes, I'm way behind; I'll be catching up over the next several days...):


Adachi, Mitsuru. Tatchi = Touch vols. 2, 7 / Tōkyō : Shōgakukan, 1992-1994.

Adams, Scott, 1957- Stick to drawing comics, monkey brain! : cartoonist ignores helpful advice / New York : Portfolio, 2007.

Akimoto, Osamu, 1952- Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen mae Hashutsujo vols. 5, 74, 101 / Tōkyō : Shūeisha, 1977-1997.

Azuma, Kiyohiko. Yotsuba to! vols. 1-5 / Tōkyō : Media Wākusu : Hatsubaimoto Kadokawa Shoten, 2003-

Bagge, Peter. Everybody is stupid except for me : and other astute observations : a decade's worth of cartoon reporting for Reason Magazine / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, c2009.

Bilal, Enki. The Beast trilogy. Chapters 1 & 2. / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids : DC Comics, c2002.

Bliss, Harry, 1964- Luke on the loose : a toon book / New York : Toon Books, c2009

Brown, Jeffrey, 1975- Funny misshapen body : [a memoir] / New York : Touchstone Books, c2009

Chao, Fred. Johnny Hiro : (half Asian, all hero) / Richmond, Va. : AdHouse Books, c2009

Claremont, Chris, 1950- Wolverine / New York : Marvel, 2009.

Corben, Richard. H. P. Lovecraft's Haunt of horror / New York : Marvel, 2008

Cronin, Brian. Was Superman a spy? : and other comic book legends revealed / New York : Plume, 2009.

Fingerman, Bob, 1964- Connective tissue / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, 2009

Friesen, Ray. Lookit! : comedy & mayhem vol. 1 / Tehachapi, CA : Don't Eat Any Bugs Productions, c2005-

Hazuki, Kanae. Voices of love / [Torrance, Calif.] : Luv Luv Press, 2008.

Hernandez, Gilbert. Luba / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics, 2009

Hōjō, Tsukasa, 1959- Kyattsu ai = Cat's eye vol. 10 / Hōjō Tsukasa. Tōkyō : Shūeisha,

Ikeno, Koi. Tokimeki tunaito vols. 1, 11 / Tōkyō : Shūeisha, 1998-

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. Megalex bk. 1. The anamoly / Hollywood, Calif. : Humaniods Pub. ; New York : DC Comics, c2005-

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. The Incal. [v.1] The epic conspiracy / Hollywood, Calif. : Humanoids Pub. ; New York : DC Comics, c2005.

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. The Incal. [v.2] The epic journey / Hollywood, Calif. : Humanoids Pub. ; New York : DC Comics, c2005.

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. The technopriests bk. 1. Initiation / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids Pub. ; New York : DC Comics, c2004-

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. The technopriests bk. 2. Rebellion / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids Pub. ; New York : DC Comics, c2004-

Kelly, Joe. Ballast / Los Angeles, Calif. : Active Images, 2005.

Kelly, Walt. Positively Pogo. / New York : Simon and Schuster, [1957]

Kieth, Sam. My inner bimbo / Portland, Or. : Oni Press, 2009.

Kim, Dong Hwa. The color of earth / New York : First Second, 2009.

Kim, Ho-sik. My sassy girl vol. 1. / Fremont, Calif. : ComicsOne, 2003.

Kyle Baker / Raleigh, N.C. : TwoMorrows, 2008

Lasko-Gross, Miss. A mess of everything / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, 2009.

Love, Jeremy. Bayou vol. 1 / New York : DC Comics, 2009-

Malki, David, cartoonist. Clever tricks to stave off death / Los Angeles, Calif. : Wondermark Enterprises ; Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Books, 2009.

Matsumoto, Izumi, 1958- Kimagure orenji rōdo vol. 8 / Tōkyō : Shūeisha, 1991-1992.

Milligan, Peter. Johnny Nemo : existentialist hitman of the future vol. 1 / Somerville, MA : Cyberosia Pub., c2002-

Monath, Norman. Songs of the Pogo / New York : Simon and Schuster, c1968

More than mortal vol. 1 / [S.l.] : Liar Comics, 1998-

Morioka, Hiroyuki. Seikai trilogy v. 1. Crest of the stars / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2004

Morioka, Hiroyuki. Seikai trilogy v. 2. Banner of the stars. The shape of bonds / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2004.

Muth, Jon J. The stonecutter / New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2009

Niles, Steve. Freaks of the heartland / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2005

Nilsen, Anders, 1973- Monologues for calculating the density of black holes / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics, 2008.

Nishi, Yoshiyuki. Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation, BSI vol. 1 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, [2007]-

Northeast, Christian. Prayer requested / Montreal, Quebec : Drawn & Quarterly, 2009.

O'Reilly, Sean. Ezra : Egyptian exchange / [British Columbia] : Arcana Studio Inc., 2005.

Okano, Reiko, 1960- Yōmi henjō yawa vols. 1-2 / Tōkyō : Heibonsha, 1999-2001

Ottaviani, Jim. T-minus : the race to the moon / New York : Aladdin, 2009.

Ploy, Anne. Transgenesis 2029 : fides / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids/DC Comics, 2004-

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. The raven and other poems / New York : Papercutz, 2009

Pope, Paul. 100% / New York : DC Comics/ Vertigo, c2009.

Power, Natsu Onoda. God of comics : Osamu Tezuka and the creation of post-World War II manga / Jackson [Miss.] : University Press of Mississippi, c2009

Raiti, Ashly. Mark of the succubus vol. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, Inc., 2005-

Rall, Ted. Silk road to ruin : is Central Asia the new Middle East? / New York : NBM, c2006

Robinson, James. London's dark / London : Titan Books, 1989

Saito, Takao. Golgo 13 vol. 1 / San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, c2006-

Schultz, Mark, 1955- The stuff of life : a graphic guide to genetics and DNA / New York : Hill and Wang, 2009

Shimizu, Toshimitsu. Maico 2010 vol. 1 / Femont, Calif. : Comics One, 1997-

Shipman, Gary. Pakkins' Land. Paul’s adventure / Plymouth, MI : Caliber Comics, c1997.

Shuster, Joe. Secret identity : the fetish art of Superman's co-creator Joe Shuster / New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2009.

Stearn, Ted. Fuzz & Pluck in Splitsville pt. 2 / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics, [2001?-

Tannenbaum, Felix. Chronicles of some made / Denver, CO : Passenger Pigeon Publishing, 2008

TenNapel, Doug. Power up / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, 2009

Tezuka, Osamu, 1926- Black Jack : Best ... stories vols. 1-2 / Tōkyō : Akita Shoten, Heisei 5-15 [1993-2003]

Tezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Hi no tori vols. 4-5 / Tōkyō : Kadokawa Shoten, Heisei 4 [1992]

Tezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Tetsuwan Atomu = Mighty Atom vols. 1-2 / Tōkyō : Kōdansha, 2002.

Warren, Adam. Dirty pair : dangerous acquaintances / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse, 1997

Winick, Judd. The big book of Barry Ween, boy genius / Portland, Or. : Oni, 2008

Wolverton, Basil, d. 1978. Basil Wolverton's Powerhouse Pepper / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, c1994

Yamanaka, Akira. Spider-Man J. Japanese daze / New York : Marvel, 2009


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Cartoonist Detained at Border

Over the past week cartoonist Jorge Cham has been sharing in his online comic PhD the true story of how we was recently detained at Heathrow airport when trying to enter the UK to give a series of lectures:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Definitely worth reading, especially if you're into Kafka-esque legal nightmares.

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

It's time for the ape uprising on the cover of Tibor #77 (1967).

(Standard disclaimer about revolting gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)


Image courtesy of the Comic Book DB. Click on the image for a larger version.