Here's everything Top Shelf has planned for 2008 (so far!), listed in order of release (i.e., January releases followed by February, etc.). Do yourself a favor this year and try some things that you're not that familiar with. You won't be disappointed. |
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 Winner of the Eisner Award for Best Publication for a Younger Audience, the Harvey Award for Best New Talent, the Ignatz Award for both Outstanding Series and Promising New Talent, and the Howard Eugene Day Memorial Prize.
"The adventures of this little 'bird of play' will charm readers of any age." -- Erik Pedersen, E! ONLINE
"It's a beautiful, touching entrée that grabs and holds the heart and makes one smile." -- Jeannine Wiese, INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES
The fourth graphic novel in the award-winning, all-ages series, tells of a new visitor to the forest. He may be misunderstood because of how he looks, but things aren't always what they seem, and everyone soon learns that a little bravery and a lot of friendship can fix just about anything. Relying on a mixture of symbols, icons, and expressions to tell his silent stories, Andy Runton's clean, animated, and heartwarming style makes it a perfect read for anyone who's a fan of Jeff Smith's Bone or Mike Kunkel's Herobear and the Kid. Already winning fans around the world, Owly is not to be missed. -- 128-Page Graphic Novel, 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"
NOTE: THIS EDITION IS PRINTED ENTIRELY ON RECYCLED PAPER AND FEATURES AN ALL-NEW COVER DESIGN AS WELL!
IN PRINT! (PUBLISHED JANUARY 2008)
ALSO AVAILABLE:
Owly (Vol 4) -- HARDCOVER -- $20.00 (US)
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Owly (Vol 3): Flying Lessons -- $10.00 (US) - Diamond: JUL053175
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Owly (Vol 2): Just A Little Blue -- $10.00 (US) - Diamond: DEC042913
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Owly (Vol 1): The Way Home -- $10.00 (US) - Diamond: JUL043246
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Owly (Vol 1) -- HARDCOVER -- $20.00 (US)
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Owly Plush Toy -- $19.95 (US) - Diamond: AUG063613
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  $10.00 (US)
Diamond: FEB073809 - ISBN 978-1-891830-89-1 |
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 "Charming." -- People Magazine
"Younger readers thrill to the wordless adventures of Owly." -- USA Today
"… the cutest comic you will ever see." -- Sean Scott, Mile High Comics
"Andy Runton may have created the single most charming graphic novel I’ve ever read. ... These stories will appeal to anyone who has ever experienced loneliness, heartache, true friendship or the sense of achievement one experiences when overcoming obstacles to do the right thing." -- Mike Bullock, Broken Frontier
Owly is a kind, yet lonely, little owl who's always on the search for new friends and adventure. The first graphic novel in the series contains two enchanting novellas, "The Way Home" & "The Bittersweet Summer," wherein Owly discovers the meaning of friendship, and that saying goodbye doesn't always mean forever. Relying on a mixture of symbols, icons, and expressions to tell his silent stories, Runton's clean, animated, and heartwarming style makes it a perfect read for anyone who's a fan of Jeff Smith's Bone or Mike Kunkel's Herobear and the Kid. -- 160-Page Graphic Novel, 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"
NOTE: THIS NEW EDITION IS PRINTED ENTIRELY ON RECYCLED PAPER AND FEATURES AN ALL-NEW COVER DESIGN AS WELL!
IN PRINT! (3RD PRINTING PUBLISHED JANUARY 2008)
$10.00 (US)
Diamond: JUL043246 - ISBN 978-1-891830-62-4 |
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 A Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) Anthology
Edited by John Lowe
DISCOVERED is a sequential art anthology that asks artists to use a found object as at catalyst for a story. Thirty-seven original stories created by students and alumni of SCAD are collected in this book which features some of the most promising young comics creators today. The sequential art faculty selected these outstanding stories from more than 90 stylistically and thematically diverse submissions. This is the SCAD Sequential Art Department’s third anthology. Distributed by Top Shelf. -- 224-Page Anthology
IN PRINT! (PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2008)
$9.95 (US)
Diamond: DEC073928 |
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 "If you should be lucky enough to see this book in your comic shop on Wednesday, snap it up immediately, take directly it to the cashier, buy it and do not pass Go. ... Whimsical without being cloying, and featuring some truly stunning line work, Ulf K deserves a wider audience in the States." --Chris Mautner, Blog@Newsarama
Top Shelf is proud to be one of the five international publishers simultaneously releasing HIERONYMUS B., the all-new HARDCOVER graphic novel from the award-winning German cartoonist, Ulf K. Ulf is best known for his endearing silent stories, and this graphic novel … featuring tales of the loveable and humble clerk, Hieronymus B. … will be sure to charm everyone. Ulf K. has been illustrating the (silent) tales of Hieronymus B. for ten years now, and it's time that the American comics audience got a glimpse of what this amazing cartoonist has been up to. -- 64-Page Hardcover Graphic Novel, 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"
IN PRINT EARLY! (PUBLISHED MARCH 2008)
$14.95 (US)
Diamond: JAN083928 - ISBN 978-1-60309-008-7 |
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 SOLD OUT -- NEW EDITION BEING PLANNED, TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
For more than a century, Alice, Wendy and Dorothy have been our guides through the Wonderland, Neverland and Land of Oz of our childhoods. Now like us, these three lost girls have grown up and are ready to guide us again, this time through the realms of our sexual awakening and fulfillment. Through their familiar fairytales they share with us their most intimate revelations of desire in its many forms, revelations that shine out radiantly through the dark clouds of war gathering around a luxury Austrian hotel. Drawing on the rich heritage of erotica, Lost Girls is the rediscovery of the power of ecstatic writing and art in a sublime union that only the medium of comics can achieve. Exquisite, thoughtful, and human, Lost Girls is a work of breathtaking scope that challenges the very notion of art fettered by convention. This is erotic fiction at its finest.
Even fancier than DC's Absolute editions of Watchmen and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Lost Girls is packaged as three, 112-page, super-deluxe, ovesized hardcover volumes, all sealed in a gorgeous slipcase. Truly an edition for the ages.
Here's what people are already saying about Lost Girls:
WINNER OF THE HARVEY AWARD FOR "EXCELLENCE IN PRESENTATION"
NAMED ONE OF "THE TOP 10 BEST GRAPHIC NOVELS OF THE YEAR" BY AMAZON.COM
NAMED ONE OF "THE TOP 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR" BY THE VILLAGE VOICE.
NAMED ONE OF "THE BEST GRAPHIC NOVELS OF THE YEAR" BY THE PUBLISHERS WEEKLY COMICS WEEK CRITICS POLL.
"Lost Girls is to erotic literature what Moore's now classic 1987 Watchmen (with Dave Gibbons) was to the superhero scene. Each busts the frames of its respective genre with formal precision; each reflects upon its own ways and means through books within the book; and, most importantly, each kicks great writing into hyperdrive with dense and resonant imagery. -- The Village Voice
"I think Lost Girls is not only one of the best things Alan Moore has ever written, I also think it’s a fairly important work of art judged by any standard. It’s genuinely dangerous. … One of the most human and heartfelt pieces of work of his career." -- Ain't It Cool News
"Beautiful, literary and moving." -- Publishers Weekly
"Intelligent writing, intricate plotlines and gorgeous Victorian-style art." -- USA Today
"As thoughtful as it is provocative." -- Wired Magazine
"[A] bewitching masterpiece. … This Kama Sutra for the comic-book set should elicit fervent reactions not only for its sly premise but also for its intellectual commentary on free speech, Western prudishness and the futility of war." -- Kirkus Reviews
"As an exercise in the formal bounds of pure comics, Lost Girls is remarkable, as good as anything Moore has done in his career. ... Whatever you call it, there has never been anything quite like this in the world before, and I find myself extraordinarily pleased that someone of Moore's ability actually has written that sort of comics for adults." -- Neil Gaiman
PLEASE NOTE: FOR INSURANCE & SHIPPING PURPOSES, WE NEED A STREET ADDRESS FOR LOST GIRLS (NO PO BOXES PLEASE).
FOR ADULTS ONLY
$75.00 (US)
Diamond: JUN063440 - ISBN 978-1-891830-74-7 ** OUT OF STOCK ** |
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 "An amazing, strong, well-paced graphic novel about relationships and what we must be do to keep them on course while we are submerged in the complexities of life." -- Booklist (starred review)
"Not since Bryan Lee O'Malley's Lost At Sea has a premiere made me feel so excited for a sophomore release." -- PlaybackSTL
"a confident debut that portends more good things to come from this creator ... Sievert has fused tragic loss with imagination ... It's a beautiful thing." -- Web Behrens, Playboy
"A deeply felt parable for the author, and one that can touch anyone faced with the inexplicability of loss. Take the plunge." -- Paul Gravett, Author of Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life
"A confident debut that portends more good things to come from this creator ... Sievert has fused tragic loss with imagination ... It's a beautiful thing." -- Playboy.com
"An example of comics at their most literate and intelligent." -- Kevin Church, Comic Book Resources
"A very good first graphic novel from a very promising young talent." -- Alan David Doane, Comic Book Galaxy
"A grand look at a man grappling with the realization that life is bigger than just his existence and happiness." -- Leroy Douresseaux, The Comic Book Bin
Top Shelf is proud to present the debut graphic novel from talented newcomer, Tim Sievert. … Hugh is a fisherman with a special relationship to the sea, a relationship based on respect and reverence. But when Hugh feels that the sea has betrayed him, his whole existence is thrown out of whack. Hell-bent on settling the score, Hugh takes his revenge to the extreme, jeopardizing not only himself, but also his family in the process. THAT SALTY AIR is a story about change and learning the price for trifling with the natural progression of things. -- 112-Page Graphic Novel, 6 1/2” x 9”
IN PRINT! (PUBLISHED APRIL 2008)
$10.00 (US)
Diamond: FEB084069 - ISBN 978-1-60309-005-6 |
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 DELAYED REPLAYS, the second comics collection from Ignatz Award winner Liz Prince (WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME IF I WET THE BED?), further explores how one incredibly self-centered twenty-something finds contentment in her everyday life. From the amusing to the banal, Liz's comics are slice-of-life at its best, or if not best, at least most relatable. These strips could easily find their home in many alternative weekly papers, but Liz is too lazy to post them anywhere but her live journal. -- 112-Page Graphic Novel, 6" x 4 1/4" (landscape)
IN PRINT! (PUBLISHED MAY 2008)
$7.00 (US)
Diamond: MAR083998 - ISBN 978-1-60309-012-4 |
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 "A surreal trip into the headspace of one of comicdom’s more iconoclastic writer/illustrators." -- Bart Croonenborghs, Broken Frontier
“Twenty-Four Times Two.” The author of David Chelsea in Love and Perspective! picks up Scott McCloud's ball and runs with it in these two 24-Hour Comics stories (out of a flabbergasting eight he's produced over the past few years). In "Everybody Gets It Wrong," David makes the argument that all autobiographical comics produced so far, definitely including his own, falsify experience because they show the author as one of the characters rather than telling the story as seen from his own eyes. Putting theory into practice, David illustrates a number of dreams from his diary while strictly keeping to the dreamer's point of view. "Sleepless" takes this method further, telling a richly stippled story of lava lamps, time travel, and a mysterious lady cartoonist in blue velvet, all seen through the eyes of a lead character who is never shown. -- 48-Page Comic Book, 5" x 7 1/2"
IN PRINT! (PUBLISHED MAY 2008)
$5.00 (US)
Diamond: MAR083997, UPC 094922897800 |
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