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NEW for 2015 T H E AG E O F S E LFISHN ESS Ayn Rand, Morality, and the Financial Crisis J UST SO HA PPE NS O UT O F LI NE The Art of Jules Feiffer STAR WA RS The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume One GH ET TO KLO WN O N LY WHAT' S N ECESSARY Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts W ILL E IS NE R Champion of the Graphic Novel T RAS HE D
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The Age of Selfishness
Ayn Rand, Morality, and the Financial Crisis Darryl Cunningham Introduction by Michael Goodwin Tracing the emergence of Ayn Rand’s philosophy of objectivism in the 1940s to her present-day influence, Darryl Cunningham’s latest work leads readers to the heart of the global financial crisis of 2008. Cunningham, author of How to Fake a Moon Landing, uses Rand’s biography to illuminate the policies that led to the economic crash, and how her philosophy continues to affect today’s politics and policy. Tackling the complexities of economics by distilling them down to a series of concepts accessible to all age groups, Cunningham ultimately delivers a devastating analysis of our current economic world. color illustrations throughout • 240 pages
An in-depth and accessible graphic novel about the current economic crisis, how we got there, and how all roads lead back to Ayn Rand
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978-1-4197-1598-3 • US $17.95/CAN $19.95 5 ½ x 8 ¼" • hardcover teacher's guide available online
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Just So Happens Fumio Obata Yumiko was born in Japan but has made a life in London, losing herself in its cosmopolitan bustle. She has a gallery show of her art, a good job, and a good guy she plans to marry. The culture she grew up in seems very far away—until her brother phones with the news that their father has died. Yumiko returns to Tokyo and finds herself immersed in the rituals of death while also plunged into the rituals of life—fish bars, bullet trains, pagodas—as she confronts the question of where her future really lies. Just So Happens deals both gently and powerfully with grief, identity, and the pressure not to disappoint one’s parents, even after they’re gone, in a look at the relationships that build the foundation of our lives. color illustrations throughout • 160 pages 978-1-4197-1595-2 • US $24.95 / CAN $27.95 6 ½ x 9" • hardcover
“A thoughtful, subtle and smart graphic novel . . . One of those quiet stories that sticks in your mind with its charming spirit and depth.” —Comics Bulletin
978-1-4197-1596-9 • US $17.95 / CAN $19.95 6 ½ x 9" • paperback with f laps
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Out of Line
The Art of Jules Feiffer Martha Fay Introduction by Leonard S. Marcus Foreword by Mike Nichols
The first illustrated celebration of the acclaimed artist and writer Jules Feiffer
Over Jules Feiffer’s prolific 70-year career, his nimble and singular imagination has given us biting satires on politics, love and marriage, and the ids and raw terrors of American culture. That same sensibility has given us children’s stories of equal delight and insight, imbued with the author’s playful anarchism and illustrated with an exuberant line and explosive color. Feiffer’s varied output includes children’s books, such as the beloved Phantom Tollbooth, plays, movies, and comics, most notably his Pulitzer Prize– winning Village Voice strip. Out of Line is the long-overdue illustrated retrospective of Feiffer’s celebrated career, providing a revealing glimpse into his creative process by uncovering rare and never-beforepublished gems from his personal archive. 300 color and black & white illustrations 272 pages 978-1-4197-0066-8 • US $40.00 / CAN $48.00 11 ¼ x 10 ½" • hardcover with jacket
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Star Wars
The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume One Introduction by Gary Gerani Afterword by Robert V. Conte
The classic 1977 Star Wars trading card series from Topps—collected for the first time in one deluxe volume
Star Wars—the original trading card series from Topps first published in 1977 and 1978—is reprinted here in its entirety for the first time, featuring all five sets of collectible cards and stickers. This deluxe compilation includes the fronts and backs of all 330 cards and 55 stickers, including movie facts, story summaries, actor profiles, and puzzle cards featuring all your favorite characters and scenes from the very first Star Wars movie. Also features four bonus trading cards, as well as an introduction and commentary by Gary Gerani, the original editor of the Star Wars Topps series. A special afterword by Robert V. Conte spotlights the rare Star Wars Wonder Bread trading cards, also reprinted for the first time. color photographs throughout • 548 pages 978-1-4197-1772-5 • US $24.95 / CAN $29.95 5 ½ x 7 ⅛" • hardcover with wax jacket *includes 4 limited-edition trading cards
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Ghetto Klown John Leguizamo Illustrated by Christa Cassano and Shamus Beyale
Leguizamo’s award-winning autobiographical stage performance, now adapted in graphic novel form
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In Ghetto Klown, celebrated performer John Leguizamo lays bare his early years in blue-collar Queens, his salvation through acting and writing, and his colorful career trajectory. He brings us onto the sets of his films opposite stars such as Al Pacino and Patrick Swayze and with directors such as Baz Luhrmann and Brian De Palma, while also opening up about his offstage life in love and marriage. In this candid graphic novel memoir, Leguizamo offers a strong message of moving beyond self-doubt—and beyond the doubters—to claim some happiness. Originally staged on Broadway in 2011, Ghetto Klown won Leguizamo Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards before being adapted into an HBO special. Now, teaming up with artists Christa Cassano and Shamus Beyale, Leguizamo shares his life story in this vibrant, funny, and moving adaptation. two-color illustrations • 192 pages 978-1-4197-1518-1 • US $24.95 / CAN $29.95 6 x 9" • hardcover
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Only What’s Necessary
Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts Text, art direction, and design by Chip Kidd Photograhy by Geoff Spear Introduction by Jeff Kinney Additional text by Jean Schulz, Karen Johnson, and Paige Braddock
Features rare and unpublished original art and development work by Charles M. Schulz— the only Peanuts book of its kind
Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) believed that the key to cartooning was to take out the extraneous details and leave in only what’s necessary. For fifty years, from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, Schulz wrote and illustrated Peanuts, the single most popular and influential comic strip in the world. In all, 17,897 strips were published, making it “arguably the longest story ever told by one human being,” according to Robert Thompson, professor of popular culture at Syracuse University. For Only What’s Necessary, renowned designer Chip Kidd was granted unprecedented access to the extraordinary archives of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California. Reproduced here are the best of the Peanuts newspaper strip, all shot from the original art by award-winning photographer Geoff Spear. 450 color illustrations • 304 pages 978-1-4197-1639-3 • US $40.00 / CAN $49.95 12 x 9" • hardcover
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Will Eisner
Champion of the Graphic Novel Paul Levitz Introduction by Brad Meltzer
A celebration of the life and work of comics legend Will Eisner
Will Eisner (1917–2005) is universally considered the master of comics storytelling, best known for The Spirit, his iconic newspaper comic strip, and A Contract with God, the first significant graphic novel. This seminal work ushered in a new era of personal stories in comics form that touched on adult topics from mortality to religion and sexuality, forever changing the way creators approached comics storytelling. Eisner went on to write and illustrate over twenty graphic novels, each pushing the boundaries of what comics could achieve. In this new monograph, noted historian and former president and publisher of DC Comics Paul Levitz celebrates Eisner by showcasing his most famous work alongside unpublished and rare materials from the family archives. Also included are original interviews with creators Jules Feiffer, Art Spiegelman, Scott McCloud, Jeff Smith, Neil Gaiman, and more. 200 color illustrations • 224 pages 978-1-4197-1498-6 • US $40.00 / CAN $49.95 11 ¼ x 10 ½" • hardcover
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Trashed Derf Backderf Every week we pile our garbage on the curb and it disappears—like magic! The reality is anything but, of course. Trashed, Derf Backderf’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed, award-winning international bestseller My Friend Dahmer, is an ode to the crap job of all crap jobs—garbage collector. Trashed follows the raucous escapades of three twentysomething friends as they clean the streets of pile after pile of stinking garbage, while battling annoying smalltown bureaucrats, bizarre townfolk, sweltering summer heat, and frigid winter storms. Interspersed with this comedic epic are nonfiction pages that detail what our garbage is and where it goes. The answers will stun you. Hop on the garbagetruck named Betty and ride along on a journey into the vast secret world of garbage. Trashed is a hilarious, stomach-churning tale that will leave you laughing and wincing in disbelief.
An inside look at the crap job of all crap jobs— garbage collector
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two-color illustrations • 256 pages 978-1-4197-1453-5 • US $24.95 / CAN $29.95 6 x 9 ¼" • hardcover with jacket 978-1-4197-1454-2 • US $18.95 / CAN $22.95 6 x 9 ¼" • paperback with f laps
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The Art of Jaime Hernandez
How to Fake a Moon Landing
The Secrets of Life and Death
Exposing the Myths of Science Denial
Todd Hignite
Darryl Cunningham
Introduction by Alison Bechdel 978-0-8109-9570-3 • US $40.00 / CAN $51.99
Introduction by Andrew C. Revkin 978-1-4197-0689-9 • US $16.95 / CAN $18.95
The Art of Rube Goldberg (A) Inventive (B) Cartoon (C) Genius
Jennifer George Introduction by Adam Gopnik Essays by Andrew Baron, Al Jaffee, Carl Linich, Peter Maresca, Paul Tumey, and Brian Walker 978-1-4197-0852-7 • US $60.00 / CAN $69.00
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The Carter Family Don't Forget This Song
Frank M. Young and David Lasky 978-0-8109-8836-1 • US $25.95/ CAN $31.95
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The Art of Harvey Kurtzman
Mom’s Cancer
The Mad Genius of Comics
978-0-8109-7107-3 • US $16.95 / CAN $18.95
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Brian Fies
Denis Kitchen & Paul Buhle Introduction by Harry Shearer 978-0-8109-7296-4 • US $45.00 / CAN $52.00
Tall Tales
Nat Turner
Al Jaffee
Kyle Baker
Introduction by Stephen Colbert 978-0-8109-7272-8 • US $16.95 / CAN $18.95
978-0-8109-7227-8 • US $18.95 / CAN $22.95
My Friend Dahmer Derf Backderf 978-1-4197-0216-7 • US $24.95 / CAN $27.95 hardcover with jacket 978-1-4197-0217-4 • US $18.95 / CAN $22.95 paperback with flaps
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Economix
Raven Girl
How Our Economy Works (and Doesn't Work), in Words and Pictures
Audrey Niffenegger
Michael Goodwin
reading group guide available online
Illustrations by Dan E. Burr Foreword by David Bach Introduction by Joel Bakan 978-0-8109-8839-2 • US $19.95 / CAN $21.95
978-1-4197-0726-1 • US $19.95 / CAN $21.95
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Climate Changed A Personal Journey through the Science Philippe Squarzoni Introduction by Nicole Whittington-Evans 978-1-4197-1255-5 • US $24.95 / CAN $27.95
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Empire State
Good Riddance
A Love Story (or Not) Jason Shiga
An Illustrated Memoir of Divorce Cynthia Copeland
Coloring by John Pham 978-0-8109-9747-9 • US $17.95 / CAN $21.95
Coloring by Frank M. Young 978-1-4197-0670-7 • US $17.95 / CAN $19.95
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The Warren Commision Report A Graphic Investigation into the Kennedy Assassination Dan Miskin, Ernie Colon, and Jerzy Drozd Introduction by Richard Reeves 978-1-4197-1230-2 • US $29.95 / CAN $32.95 • HC 978-1-4197-1231-9 • US $17.95 / CAN $19.95 • PB
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Johnny Cash
A Graphic Biography of Hunter S. Thompson Will Bingley and Anthony Hope-Smith
I See a Darkness Reinhard Kleist
978-1-4197-0242-6 • US $18.95 / CAN $22.95
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978-0-8109-8463-9 • US $18.95 / CAN $22.95
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Archie Marries . . . Michael Uslan, Stan Goldberg, and Bob Smith Introduction by Danica McKellar 978-0-8109-9620-5 • US $27.50 / CAN $33.50
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The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis Matt Groening Edited by Bill Morrison 978-0-8109-8837-8 • US $25.95 / CAN $31.95
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Sing No Evil JP Ahonen & KP Alare 978-1-4197-1359-0 • US $24.95 / CAN $27.95 • HC 978-1-4197-1360-6 • US $15.95 / CAN $17.95 • PB
Winner of the Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award!
The Night Bookmobile Audrey Niffenegger 978-0-8109-9617-5 • US $19.95 / CAN $21.95
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Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? Brian Fies 978-1-4197-0441-3 • US $14.95 / CAN $16.95
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COLLECTIONS
Mars Attacks The Topps Company Introduction by Len Brown Afterword by Zina Saunders 978-1-4197-0409-3 • US $21.95 / CAN $26.95
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trading cards
Bazooka Joe and His Gang The Topps Company Preface by Talley Morse Introduction by Nancy Morse and Kirk Taylor Afterword by Jay Lynch 978-1-4197-0632-5 • US $21.95 / CAN $26.95
*includes 4 limited-edition
Garbage Pails Kids
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The Topps Company Introduction by Art Spiegelman Afterword by John Pound 978-1-4197-0270-9 • US $21.95 / CAN $26.95
*includes 4 limited-edition stickers
Wacky Packages The Topps Company Introduction by Art Spiegelman Afterword by Jay Lynch 978-0-8109-9531-4 • US $19.95 / NCR
Wacky Packages New New New The Topps Company Introduction by Jay Lynch 978-0-8109-8838-5 • US $19.95 / NCR
*includes 4 limited-edition stickers *includes 4 limited-edition stickers
Star Trek The Original Topps Trading Card Series Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann 978-1-4197-0950-0 • US $21.95 / CAN $26.95
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PS Magazine The Best of Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Will Eisner Overview by Eddie Campbell Preface by Ann Eisner Introduction by General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA 978-0-8109-9748-6 • US $21.95 / CAN $24.95
R. Crumb’s Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country R. Crumb
Introduction by Terry Zwigoff 978-0-8109-3086-5 • US $21.95 / CAN $24.95
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Legends of the Blues William Stout Introduction by Ed Leimbacher 978-1-4197-0686-8 • US $21.95 / CAN $26.95
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Government Issue
The Horror! The Horror!
Comics for the People, 1940s—2000s
Comic Books the Government Didn't Want You to Read!
Richard L. Graham Foreword by Sid Jacobson 978-1-4197-0078-1 • US $29.95 / CAN $32.95
Jim Trombetta
Introduction by R. L. Stine
*includes exclusive digital content 978-0-8109-5595-0 • US $29.95 / CAN $32.95 *includes bonus dvd
Shazam!
Yiddishkeit
The Golden Age of the World's Mightiest Mortal
Jewish Vernacular and the New Land
Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear
Introduction by Neal Gabler 978-0-8109-9749-3 • US $29.95 / CAN $32.95
with DC Comics 978-0-8109-9596-3 • US $35.00 / CAN $42.00
Harvey Pekar and Paul Buhle
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The Someday Funnies Michel Choquette Foreword by Jeet Heer Introduction by Robert Greenfield 978-0-8109-9618-2 • US $55.00/ CAN $62.00
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THE THEART ARTOFOFCOMICS COMICS
The Art of Rube Goldberg (A) Inventive (B) Cartoon (C) Genius
Jennifer George Introduction by Adam Gopnik Essays by Andrew Baron, Al Jaffee, Carl Linich, Peter Maresca, Paul Tumey, and Brian Walker 978-1-4197-0852-7 • US $60.00 / CAN $69.00
The Art of Daniel Clowes
Tintin
Modern Cartoonist
Michel Daubert with the Hergé Museum
Edited by Alvin Buenaventura
The Art of Hergé
Essays by Chris Ware and Chip Kidd 978-1-4197-0208-2 • US $40.00 / CAN $45.00
978-1-4197-1093-3 • US $45.00 / CAN $52.00
Jerry Robinson
Kirby
Ambassador of Comics N. C. Christopher Couch
King of Comics
Mark Evanier
Introduction by Pete Hamill Introduction by Neil Gaiman Foreword by Dennis O'Neill 978-0-8109-9447-8 • US $45.00/ CAN $52.00 978-0-8109-7764-8 • US $35.00 / CAN $42.00
The Art of the Simon and Kirby Studio Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Selected and edited by Mark Evanier Afterword by Jim Simon 978-1-4197-1160-2 • US $60.00 / CAN $69.00
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The Comics
Secret Identity
The Complete Collection Brian Walker
The Fetish Art of Superman's Co-creator Joe Shuster
978-0-8109-9595-6 • US $40.00 / CAN $48.00
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Craig Yoe Introduction by Stan Lee 978-0-8109-9634-2 • US $27.50 / CAN $31.50
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DESIGN: Zoe Michaels ILLUSTRATION CREDITS front cover and pages 12-13: Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts. Text, art direction, and design by Chip Kidd. Photography by Geoff Spear. Copyright © Peanuts Worldwide LLC and the Schulz Family Intellectual Property Trust. Images courtesy of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California. inside front cover bottom and contents top: Out of Line: The Art of Jules Feiffer. contents bottom and pages 14-15: Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novel. Copyright © Will Eisner Studios, Inc. THE SPIRIT and WILL EISNER are trademarks owned by Will Eisner Studios, Inc. and are registered in the U.S. Trademark Office. pages 2–3: Just So Happens illustrated by Fumio Obata. essentials opener: Legends of the Blues by William Stout. inside back cover: Ghetto Klown by Christa Cassano and Shamus Beyale.
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