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1	The Book of Genesis more books like this by R Crumb (Illustrator) add to wishlist From the Creation to the death of Joseph, here is the Book of Genesis, revealingly illustrated as never before. Peeling away the theological and scholarly interpretations that have often obscured its most dramatic stories, Crumb--using the actual text word for word--has imagined the Bible as it really was. see all copies from $23.66! new only from $23.66! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Three Musketeers more books like this by Alexandre Dumas add to wishlist The young and dashing d'Artagnan and his compatriots--Athos, Porthos and Aramis--versus the master of intrigue, Cardinal Richelieu and the evil Lady de Winter. This incomparable historical novel is unparalleled as the archetype of literary romance and adventure. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	In the Shadow of No Towers more books like this by Art Spiegelman add to wishlist Art Spiegelman defined the graphic novel memoir with his Pulitzer Prize-winning MAUS, which narrated his father's experiences in Auschwitz. Growing up with Holocaust survivor parents, he was taught that no place is truly safe. Spiegelman finally experienced that truth for himself on 9/11, as he and his wife raced to find their daughter, attending ... see all copies from $6.66! new only from $12.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Frankenstein more books like this by Mary Shelly add to wishlist Written in 1816 when she was only 19, for a horror-writing contest suggested by Byron, Mary Shelley's novel of "the modern Prometheus" chillingly dramatized the dangerous potential of life created in the laboratory. A frightening creation myth for our own time, "Frankenstein" remains one of the greatest horror stories ever written, and an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.47! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Acme Novelty Library more books like this by Chris Ware add to wishlist Chris Ware, the indie author/artist responsible for the highly acclaimed JIMMY CORRIGAN: THE SMARTEST KID ON EARTH, showcases his mordant, satiric humor in this handsome, oversized volume, which collects various one-page cartoons and odds and ends from Ware's comic book series the Acme Novelty Library and intersperses them with new material. Black ... see all copies from $11.99! new only from $13.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	What It Is more books like this by Lynda Barry add to wishlist America's leading cartoon artist of childhood angst2("Entertainment Weekly") demonstrates a tried-and-true creative method that is playful, powerful, and accessible to anyone with an inquisitive wish to write or to remember. see all copies from $13.98! new only from $18.21! \| signed copies \| SVS
7	Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts more books like this by Lynd Ward add to wishlist The major American artist invented the concept of a wordless novel with this evocative, text-free "woodcut" narrative. Autobiographical in nature, the novel recounts Ward's struggles with his craft and with life in the 1920s. The intricate woodcuts transcend all barriers of language, and fresh details reward the eye with every review. 139 black ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $5.03! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea more books like this by Guy Delisle add to wishlist Famously referred to as an 'Axis-of-Evil' country, North Korea remains one of the most secretive and mysterious nations in the world today. A series of manmade and natural catastrophes have also left it one of the poorest. When the fortress-like country recently opened the door a crack to foreign investment, cartoonist Guy Delisle found himself in ... see all copies from $4.48! new only from $11.06! \| first editions \| SVS
9	A Contract with God more books like this by Will Eisner add to wishlist A revolutionary novel, "A Contract With God" re-creates the neighbourhood of Will Eisner's youth through a quartet of interwoven stories. Called "a masterpiece" by R. Crumb, "A Life Force" chronicles not only the Great Depression but also the rise of Nazism and the spread of socialist politics. In "Dropsie Avenue", Eisner traces the social ... see all copies from $6.31! new only from $10.57! \| SVS
10	Remembrance of things past more books like this by Marcel Proust add to wishlist Harold Pinter's adaptation of Proust's famous novel and based on "The Proust Screenplay" by the same author. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.86! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Contract with God Trilogy: Life on Dropsie Avenue more books like this by Will Eisner add to wishlist With graphic narrative that 'was closer to the writing of Bernard Malamud or Isaac Bashevis Singer than any comic art which had preceded it' (The Economist), A Contract with God, originally published in 1978, was the first graphic novel: the prototype - along with Life Force and Dropsie Avenue - for such seminal works as Maus and Persepolis. Set ... see all copies from $13.64! new only from $18.58! \| SVS
12 view cover	Daddy Cool more books like this by Donald Goines add to wishlist Goines, a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences, has never been more hard-boiled that he is in this almost Shakespearean revenge fantasy about a hit man whose icy heart melts when his beloved daughter is lured astray by a smooth-talking pimp. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Hamlet (No Fear Shakespeare) more books like this by Sparknotes Editors add to wishlist Shakespeare's classic tragedy of love, madness, and revenge was first enacted in London in 1602. Young Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is in mourning for his dead father, is visited by his father's ghost telling him that he was murdered by his own brother, Claudius, who then assumed the throne and married Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. Intent on revenge, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Last Flower: A Parable in Pictures more books like this by James Thurber add to wishlist Originally published in November 1939, two months after World War II officially began, James Thurber's parable in pictures - a graphic novel ahead of its day - about the eternal cycles of war, peace, love, and the resilience of one little flower remains as relevant today as it was then. "The New York Times" called it "at once one of the most ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.82! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Exit Wounds more books like this by Rutu Modan add to wishlist Set in modern-day Tel Aviv, a young man, Koby Franco, receives an urgent phone call from a female soldier. Learning that his estranged father may have been a victim of a suicide bombing in Hadera, Koby reluctantly joins the soldier in searching for clues. His death would certainly explain his empty apartment and disconnected phone line. As Koby ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $7.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Vertigo: A Novel in Woodcuts more books like this by Lynd Ward, David Berona (Introduction by) add to wishlist see all copies from $9.42! new only from $9.42! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Aya more books like this by Marguerite Abouet, Clement Oubrerie (Illustrator) add to wishlist Nineteen-year-old Aya, her easygoing friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors star in this breezy and wryly funny story of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yopougon, a.k.a. Yop City. Full color. Young adult. see all copies from $8.75! new only from $14.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Embroideries more books like this by Marjane Satrapi add to wishlist From the author of the critically acclaimed two-volume graphic memoir PERSEPOLIS, this is an illustrated collection of anecdotes about the intimate lives of Iranian women. As a 20-year-old Marjane and her female relatives and neighbors sit around the tea samovar, they discuss men, marriage, and sexual experiences. Included are tragicomic accounts ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	La Perdida more books like this by Jessica Abel add to wishlist In this richly emotional, high-velocity tale, a young woman journeys to Mexico City in search of her true identity, only to discover a self she can hardly recognize. This is first full-length graphic novel from Jessica Abel, an acclaimed young comics artist. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Nat Turner more books like this by Kyle Baker add to wishlist The story of Nat Turner and his slave rebellion - which began on August 21, 1831 - is known among school children and adults. This graphic novel collects all four issues of Kyle Baker's critically acclaimed mini series together for the first time in hardback, now coloured in sepia from the original digital files. It includes scholarly introduction ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
21 view cover	Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography more books like this by Chester Brown add to wishlist Martyr or Madman? The Passionate Rebel History Can't Close The Book On. Is this the future of comics? Respectably penning the dowdy pages of history? Don't be fooled. This is one of the hippest comics going and will be a controversial must-have in 2003. Legendary cartoonist Chester Brown reveals in the dusty closet of Canadian history there are ... see all copies from $9.07! new only from $13.25! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Bottomless Belly Button more books like this by Dash Shaw, Gary Groth (Editor), Jacob Covey (Designer) add to wishlist A major new graphic novel from a major new talent. see all copies from $12.98! new only from $15.66! \| SVS
23 view cover	Shortcomings more books like this by Adrian Tomine add to wishlist Tomines first long-form graphic novel is the story of Ben Tanaka, a confused, obsessive Japanese American male in his late 20s, and his cross-country search for contentment (or at least the perfect girl). see all copies from $6.98! new only from $10.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Junkwaffel more books like this by Robert Boyd (Editor), Vaughn Bode add to wishlist One of the most influential artists of the underground generation, Vaughn Bode is a hero to a generation of graffiti artists. He died at a tragically young age in 1975, and these books collect most of his entire oeuvre. Schizophrenia is Bode's most personal work, including the legendary "The Man, " as well as Bode's personal diaries. Junkwaffel ... see all copies from $4.03! new only from $4.63! \| first editions
25 view cover	*Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&! more books like this by Art Spiegelman add to wishlist The creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Maus" explores the comics form--and how it has formed him. This illustrated essay looks back at the 1960s as the artist pushes 60, in this collection that alters the terms of what can be accomplished in a memoir. 75,000. see all copies from $11.00! new only from $17.43!** \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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