Debuting Books

Are You My Mother?

Alison Bechdel

Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home was a pop culture and literary phenomenon. Now, a second thrilling tale of filial sleuthery, this time about her mother:  voracious reader (London Review of Books to Star Magazine); music lover (opera to death metal); passionate amateur actor. Also a woman, unhappily married to a closeted gay man, whose artistic aspirations simmered under the surface of Bechdel’s childhood …read more

Baby’s in Black

Arne Bellstorf

Meet the Beatles… right at the beginning of their careers. This gorgeous, high-energy graphic novel is an intimate peek into the early years of the world’s greatest rock band.

KIKI de Montparnasse

José-Luis Bocquet & Catel Muller

In the bohemian and brilliant Montparnasse of the 1920s, Kiki managed to escape poverty to become one of the most charismatic figures of the avant garde years between the wars. Partner to Man Ray – whose most legendary photos she inspired – she would be immortalised by Kisling, Foujita, Per …read more

Jerusalem Chronicles from the Holy City

Guy Delisle

When observing the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim populations that call Jerusalem home, Delisle’s drawn line is both sensitive and fair, assuming nothing and drawing everything. Jerusalem showcases once more Delisle’s mastery of the travelogue.

Goliath

Tom Gauld

Goliath of Gath isn’t much of a fighter. Given half a choice, he’d pick admin work over patrolling in a heartbeat, to say nothing of his distaste for engaging in combat.

Interiorae (Complete Edition)

Gabriella Giandelli

A high-rise apartment building in an unnamed European city. Its inhabit- ants come and go, meet each other, talk, dream, regret, hope… in short, live.

The Song of Roland

Michel Rabagliati

The Song of Roland focuses on the life and death of the father-in-law of Rabagliati’s alter-ego Paul, who has been called “The Tintin of Quebec” By Le Devoir.

Mastering Comics

Jessica Abel & Matt Madden

In their hotly anticipated follow-up to 2008’s comics textbook Drawing Words & Writing Pictures, School of Visual Arts cartooning professors Matt Madden and Jessica Abel bring their expertise to bear on the “second semester” of a course of study for the budding cartoonist. Covering advanced topics such as story composition, coloring, and …read more

Traumstadtdenken – Comix + Images

Rupert Bottenberg

Traumstadtdenken (a German neologism of Rupert Bottenberg’s own concoction, meaning “Dream-City-Thinking,” a nod to a painting by Paul Klee, “Traumstadt”, that had tremendous personal impact on the cartoonist) is a collection of various comix, drawings and other odds ’n’ ends from the last 10 years, supplemented by recent work that …read more

Three Panel Soul: Book One

Matthew Boyd & Ian MacConville

From the creators of the webcomic Mac Hall, Three Panel Soul is a semi-autobiographical collection of comic strips about dealing with mid-twenties life. Also, there’s a lot of video game jokes.

Heartless

Nina Bunjevac

“Heartless is just amazing! I laughed out loud a lot. It is chock full of great stuff and I’m hard to please!  Nina Bunjevac’s art is a pleasure to look at.  The writing is seriously demented, but in a totally brilliant, highly entertaining way.  It is its own thing, imitating …read more

My Friend Dahmer

Derf

My Friend Dahmer is an original graphic novel that gives a unique perspective on the notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

Back Alleys and Urban Landscapes

Michael Cho

Back Alleys and Urban Landscapes meanders through the city, functioning as a sort of caught on-paper psychogeographical Jane’s Walk.

Ojitos Borrosos

Inés Estrada

Ojitos Borrosos compiles the best of four years of Inés’ comics. In it you will find some funny stories, many confused characters and a lot of strange atmospheres. The book is divided in four chapters: Interdimensionals, How-tos, Lovers and Diaries; that contain comics that have been previously seen in publications …read more

‘Araby’ from James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’

Ed Choy

An adolescent boy in 1890′s Dublin tries to figure out how to impress a friend’s older sister, and begins to wrap his mind around lust, mortality, and self-deceit.

Delilah Dirk and the Seeds of Good Fortune

Tony Cliff

Delilah Dirk and the Seeds of Good Fortune is the first follow-up to the Eisner-nominated Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant. Delilah Dirk must extract a signature from the corrupt chieftain of a small Greek town. Her plan becomes unravelled and her life endangered, though, thanks to the greedy manipulations …read more

a softer world Volume 3: Everybody Gets Got

Joey Comeau & Emily Horne

A Softer World book three is here, and it is chock full of secret alt texts and harsh truths about your love life. Put this book in the bathroom, next to the razor blades and old Rolling Stones magazines that remind you when you thought you could do anything!

Diary Comics #3

Dustin Harbin

DIARY COMICS #3 is the third installment of cartoonist Dustin Harbin’s meandering series of journal comics, published by Koyama Press. This issue features a move into the more refined inkwashed artwork Harbin is now employing on the strip, and is the start of more involved stories and ideas, which continues …read more

Mikenesses

Mike Holmes

In Mikenesses, illustrator Mike Holmes draws himself (and occasionally his overweight cat Ella) in 100 of his favourite cartoon, comic book, children’s book and video game styles. Maurice Sendak, Dr. Seuss, 8-bit video game graphics, Transformers, the Muppets, Chuck Jones and MAD magazine are all paid tribute, as well as …read more

Cereal

Brian Fukushima

A story about dreams, success and fame. Why do we want what we want? Will we ever get it? Should we ever? Follow the struggle of a hungry mascot chasing its dream of eating a bowl of cereal.

murmur nation

Maiji / Mary Huang

We are a nation of storytellers. We can make stories out of anything. Four stories about stories: how we tell them (and how we understand them) in our limited but human way. The tales revolve around a doctor’s note, a bottle, a stone and a rubber duck. And, of course, people.

Homestuck Volume 2

Andrew Hussie

“Homestuck: Book 2″ contains the complete second act of Homestuck, the hugely popular and also hugely huge web series, made FOR the web, OF the web, and totally inextricable FROM the web — now in book form!!! It is about some kids who use the internet a lot and play …read more

Distance Mover #1

Patrick Kyle

DISTANCE MOVER follows the exploits of MR.EARTH and his Distance Mover, a vehicle capable of moving great distances! Come with Mr. Earth and his companions to discover fantastic worlds in this exciting new serial. Patrick Kyle is an illustrator from Toronto. His previous comic book, Black Mass, is nominated in …read more

By This You Shall Know Him

Jesse Jacobs

Spring 2012 will see a new release from artist and illustrator Jesse Jacobs whose book Even the Giants (AdHouse, 2011) marked his major publishing debut after several award-winning self-published titles.

People Around Here

Dave Lapp

A companion piece to Drop-in, Lapp’s critically-acclaimed account of working in inner city Toronto drop-in centres, but People Around Here takes it to the streets! Always the consummate observer, Lapp’s ability to crystallize everyday moments of street life and overheard conversations into short visual vignettes is remarkable.

Namesake

Megan Lavey-Heaton & Isabelle Melançon

Namesake is the story of Emma Crewe, a woman who is stolen in the aftermath of a library fire and is dumped in a land made famous by literature and cinema.

Smoo #5

Simon Moreton

Smoo #5 is the latest issue in Simon’s series of self-published, autobiographical comics. The eight stories contained within the zine document the time he spent living in Falmouth, UK when he was in his early 20s. It deals with mental illness, break ups, swimming in ponds and fictional bird life. …read more

Kawaii Not, Too: Cute Gets Badder

Meghan Murphy

This is the second book of Kawaii Not , the webcomic that combines Japanese-inspired cute with clever quirkiness.

Dinosaur Comics Volume 3: Feelings Are Boring, Kissing Is Awesome

Ryan North

Could we possibly be living in the best of all possible worlds? Well, shoot, I don’t know, but this new collection of Dinosaur Comics sure does argue that the answer could be “maybe sometimes”? Dinosaur Comics: Feelings Are Boring, Kissing Is Awesome collects all full year’s worth of strips, plus …read more

Three Word Phrase

Ryan Pequin

Three Word Phrase is a book full of comics that Ryan Pequin drew. Some of them he drew with a pencil but most of them he drew on the computer. If you enjoy jokes about birds that are the president, bears who have extremely low self esteem, or how nobody …read more

Who Is Ana Mendiata?

Christine Redfern & Caro Caron

Who Is Ana Mendieta? is a graphic novella about the art and life of Ana Mendieta. The publication casts a glance at the machinations of the art world, looking back in particular to the heyday of the feminist revolution.

Wax Cross

Tin Can Forest

An alchemical folk-tale set in the twilight of the modern age, when the moon has devoured the sun, the mechanical ocean has evaporated into silence, and the decaying corpse of electric current sleeps eternally in a casket of orange lichen.

Devastator #5: Fantasy

Various

Cover illustrated by the incomparable Mr. Dan Hipp, it’s the monkey’s paw version of a fantasy fan’s greatest wish. (Damn you, monkey’s paw!) Contributors in the Fantasy issue include Tony Millionaire, Zach Weiner and Scott Gairdner. The issue features parodies of Game of Thrones, Lord of The Rings, Dungeons & Dragons and more!

Horrible #1

Various Artists

Horrible is a new collection celebrating the terrifying underbelly of independent comics. In this inaugural issue, contributors Michael DeForge, Zach Worton, Chris Kuzma and Patrick Kyle scrape the bottom of their contorted cartoon-addled reptilian pea-brains to present to you their most alarming work to date. Delicately printed and painstakingly assembled personally …read more

Little Heart: A Comic Anthology for Marriage Equality

Various Artists

Little Heart is a comic anthology created to show support for marriage equality, produced in partnership with 2D Cloud & [MN]Love and a team of supporters on Kickstarter. The comics included in the volume cover a variety of material, from auto-bio, science fiction, intimate vignettes, romantic incidentals; work created to …read more

WOWEE ZONK 4

Various

Wowee Zonk 4 is the largest and most ambitious issue to date, featuring a number of Canadian and international contributors, each with their own unique approach to storytelling and image making.

Girl Apocalypse

Angie Wang

After the end of the world, a band of hungry (and inexplicably dressy) girls find shelter in a converted post office.

Britt Wilson’s Greatest Book on Earth

Britt Wilson

This Toronto artist’s popular minicomics have finally been collected into her first graphic novel. Wilson has a flowing cartooning style, reminiscent of Roberta Gregory, with angry young women running around the city creating havoc.

Rock Testament

Eugene Zhilinsky & Kimberley Whitchurch

“What if compact discs came from ancient Jerusalem? What if the King of Rock n’ Roll wasn’t born in Memphis, but in Nazareth? That’s the world of Rock Testament, a smart tale of how human nature never changes, and ambition can get the better of all of us.

Makeshift Miracle Book 1: The Girl From Nowhere

Jim Zub & Shun Hong Chan

A young boy named Colby Reynolds searches for meaning in the world around him and discovers a place where dreams can come true – if he’s willing to pay the price!

Humans are the Weirdest

Jen Breach & Jessee Harper

See the world through somebody else’s (googly green) eyes.

What happens when your game of “guess that movie quote” is crashed by aliens? Why, investigation, adventure and a little anti-gravity, of course!

Cloudy & Sunny’s Book-O-Doodles & Things To Do

David Huyck

Grab a pencil, pen, crayon or whatever, and join Sunny and her friend Cloudy for 32 tiny pages of drawing, coloring, cooking, crafting and puzzles. The deluxe edition includes two pinback buttons, googly eyes, a sliver crayon and more. Draw and make stuff!

A Parent’s Guide to the Best Kid’s Comics: Choosing Titles Your Children Will Love

Scott Robins & Snow Wildsmith

“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” –Author Emilie Buchwald Filled with beautifully illustrated reviews and a wealth of recommendations, A Parent’s Guide to the Best Kids’ Comics lovingly and thoughtfully reveals a world of graphic novels sure to capture the imagination and curiosity of your child. Children’s literature …read more

Teen Boat

Dave Roman & John Green

The angst of being a teen, the thrill of being a boat!