Stuff We Love

Anvils, Mallets & Dynamite: The Unauthorized Biography of Looney Tunes TV critic Jaime Weinman goes down the rabbit hole to retrieve a complete, meticulously researched story of how an unlikely band of directors and artists at Warner Bros. created the visually stunning, oh-so-violent comedy and iconic characters now synonymous with classic animation. Published by Sutherland House. [Oct. 5, $28]

Avatar: The Last Airbender fans may also want to snap up The Kyoshi Novels hardcover box set (Abrams Books), collecting both of F.C. Yee’s NYT bestselling books. This thrilling duology follows Earth Kingdom-born Kyoshi’s journey from a girl of humble origins to the merciless pursuer of justice across the Four Nations, still feared and admired centuries after becoming the Avatar. [Oct. 19, $38] The Art of gen:LOCK Rooster Teeth and VIZ Media are paying homage to the star-studded mecha adventure, created by Gray Haddock and exec produced by/starring Michael B. Jordan. This hardcover collection takes fans behind the scenes with exclusive commentary from the writers, animators, creators and artists through 160 pages illuminated with exclusive full-color artwork and original sketches and notes from the show’s development. [Oct. 12, $30]

Hayao Miyazaki’s favorite book, How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino is available in English for the first time from Algonquin Books. The translation by Bruno Navasky features a foreword by another film and literary icon, Neil Gaiman. [Oct. 26, $18] The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series - Book Two: Spirits (Deluxe Edition) Reprinted to celebrate the upcoming 10th anniversary of the acclaimed Nickelodeon series, this limited edition hardcover from Dark Horse contains hundreds of development art pieces from the show’s second season and commentary from series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and producer Joaquim Dos Santos, with foreword by P.J. Byrne (voice of Bolin). This run comes packaged in a deluxe slipcase with a commemorative lithograph featuring our Avatar heroine. [Oct. 5, $80]

Gain a new perspective on iconic superheros and supervillains through the eyes of Captain Marvel’s chaotic pet, Chewie, in Nao Fuji’s Instafamous comic Marvel Meow — now available in Hardcover from VIZ Media. [Oct. 12, $15]

The Signs Are All There It’s still summer somewhere, and you couldn’t do better for warm weather wardrobes than the zodiac tees from Warner’s Looney Tunes ACME Intern collection. BYO-meme wherever you go and warn others about your personal flaws with one convenient purchase! [$25 each, shop.looneytunes.com] Get Graphic (Novels) in the LIbrary! Library Pass and TKO Studios have teamed up to make the comics publisher’s entire digital catalog available to libraries and schools through the Comics Plus app, including day & date access to new releases! Catch up on Sentient, Djeliya, Scales & Scoundrels and thousands more with unlimited, simultaneous online and offline access.

New on Disc: Space Jam: A New Legacy, d. Malcolm D. Lee, Warner Bros. / WBHE[Oct. 5, $35 DVD | $40 BD | $50 4K] Little Vampire, d. Joann Sfar, Magical Society / StudioCanal / Shout! Factory [Oct. 5, $20 DVD | $23 BD] Injustice, d. Matt Peters, Warner Bros. Animation / DC / WBHE [Oct. 19, $30 BD | $40 4K] Coppelia, d. Jeff Tudor & Steven de Beul, Submarine / 3 Minutes West / Lunanime BVBA / MotionWorks GMBH / Shout! Factory [Oct. 19, $27 BD] Shirobako: The Movie, d. Tsutomu Mizushima, P.A. Works / Eleven Arts / Shout! Factory [Oct. 26, $27 BD] Superman: The Complete Animated Series - 6-Disc Collector’s Edition, Warner Bros. Animation / DC / WBHE [Oct. 26, $70 BD]

— Mercedes Milligan