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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 …
All Flee!
by Gavin Burrows and Simon Gane
Humans! Beware the three-toed tread of All Flee! 32-pages of monster-sized city-trampling shenanigans, all wrapped up in a cool comic-sized format! Run! As ancient jokes long thought dead are brought back from the depths to terrorize comic-reading kind once more! Try to hide! From the monsters …
Be A Man
"Be A Man skews and distorts the portrait of Jeffrey Brown to fulfill the modern, unhealthy, masculine paradigm." -- Read Yourself Raw
Jeffrey Brown's own self-parody of his "ultra-sensitive" graphic novel, Clumsy. A heaping of in-your-face male chauvinism, over-the-top machismo, and …
Bern & Edwina
A collection of delightful tales featuring an elderly retired couple, Bern and Edwina, and their spunky lives full of misunderstandings and shenanigans.
Black Ghost Apple Factory
Black Ghost Apple Factory is a collection of mini-comics by Jeremy Tinder. Gathered from 2004-2006, these comics range from touching and somber to downright silly. In the title comic, a little black ghost has his head in the clouds at work, fixating on a hook-up from the previous evening. …
Boy in My Pocket
by Dean Haspiel
The exciting debut of Dean Haspiel's new series, The Billy Dogma Experience! Did the broken and battered Billy Dogma really escape the hospital to woo his beloved Jane Legit? Or was it all a cruel fantasy? Spend the afternoon with Jane as she daydreams about her career, her love life, and the wrath …
Broken Fender #1
In Broken Fender, Josué reflects on lost opportunities, sadness with the state of society, fear and unease, and a quiet hope for the future. These are deeply emotional pieces, delivered with a real sense of streetwise urgency. -- 32 pages
Broken Fender #2
In Broken Fender, Josué reflects on lost opportunities, sadness with the state of society, fear and unease, and a quiet hope for the future. These are deeply emotional pieces, delivered with a real sense of streetwise urgency. -- 32 pages
Clock! #3
Paul Sharar's razor sharp wit deconstructs American Culture with panache. Full of strange people and thick, palpable pathos, Clock is every bit as engaging as any wussy episode of Jerry Springer. Also throughout the series is the sexy serialized short story "50s." Paul is on to something here, so …
Comic Diorama
Nautical and astronomical themes abound in this collection of five short tales: the long lost journals of famed explorer/adventurer Chance Oxblood; the most significant year in the life of the personified former-planet Pluto; strange happenings in the Black Forest; mermaid dreams and sacrificial …
Conversation #1
by James Kochalka and Craig Thompson
James Kochalka and Craig Thompson -- two of our best cartoonists -- go head-to-head in this free-wheeling collaboration/argument, discussing art and religion, confronting each other and playfully confronting God in one of the best comics "jams" ever set to paper. Kochalka and Thompson draw …
Conversation #2
by Jeffrey Brown and James Kochalka
In this issue, James Kochalka goes up against rising indy-comics star, Jeffrey Brown. The two cartoonists draw together, exchanging pages back and forth, and trade metaphorical jabs in a discussion that quickly devolves into an argument, which quickly devolves into a brawl about art and comics and …
Dang!
"Martin Cendreda cartooning is delicate and the story is just the sort of intimate tale that makes comics, with their solitary interaction with a reader, a distinct medium." -- Tom McLean, Variety.com
Dang!, the first prime-time comic book by fabulous new cartoonist Martin Cendreda, follows the …
Dee Vee 2007
edited by Daren White, Michael Evans and Marcus Moore
Australia’s long running anthology celebrates a decade of international publication with a new 48 page stand alone special. The book features all new, self-contained stories of spiteful romance from Eddie Campbell, Jeffrey Brown, Mandy Ord, Jason Paulos, Jason (Mr J) Conlan, Daren White, David …
Doublecross
Doublecross has been one of the funniest and longest running minicomics in the biz, and finally, there's going to be a mass edition of one of the best parts of the Doublecross saga. Telling a complete story, this hilarious excerpt has us heading to Queens, New York to get a glimpse of Tony's family …
Eye Spy
This collection of strips, originally printed in the Chicago weekly "New City," is a uniquely entertaining "spin book" that truly lives up to the ideal of printed interactivity. Brimming with urban insight and witticisms, Charise Mericle work has been in The Stranger, Slant, Ray Gun, Rolling Stone, …
Feeble Attempts
Collecting some of Jeffrey Brown’s favorite anthology and mini-comic stories, Feeble Attempts is at turns comedic and meaningful. It's densely packed with autobiographical musings, political jabs, Jesus, superheroes, funny job stories, childhood goofiness, and...okay, yes, even a little …
Happy #1
by Josh Simmons
Not for the weak of heart, Josh's incredibly drawn comics are a disturbing exposé on the dark side of the American Dream, pointing out the sometimes ludicrous underbelly of Democracy and Prosperity. His delicious art and unusual concepts are simply mind-boggling. Fans of Ivan Brunetti's SCHIZO, …
Happy #2: Elephant, Bunny, & Chicken
by Josh Simmons
Not for the weak of heart, Josh's incredibly drawn comics are a disturbing exposé on the dark side of the American Dream, pointing out the sometimes ludicrous underbelly of Democracy and Prosperity. His delicious art and unusual concepts are simply mind-boggling. Fans of Ivan Brunetti's SCHIZO, …
Happy #3: Zirkus
by Josh Simmons
Not for the weak of heart, Josh's incredibly drawn comics are a disturbing exposé on the dark side of the American Dream, pointing out the sometimes ludicrous underbelly of Democracy and Prosperity. His delicious art and unusual concepts are simply mind-boggling. Fans of Ivan Brunetti's SCHIZO, …
Happy #4: Female
by Josh Simmons
Join an underground gypsy/cirkus group for their gut-busting, bladder-shattering performances in a gay bar and an underground party in New York City, in Josh Simmons' concluding chapter of his Cirkus diary travelogue. Also, scary monsters, some dream cartoon gals, as well as an ode to the fairer …
Jack's Luck Runs Out
by Jason Little
Jason Little has created the first full-color book to win a grant from the Xeric Foundation. This brilliant debut details the sordid exploits of Jack, an alcoholic would-be card-counter living in Las Vegas. His life (as well as that of his showgirl girlfriend, Gina) takes an unexpected turn when he …
Jennifer Daydreamer #1
Mini-comic fan favorite, Jennifer Daydreamer, cracks her world open a bit more for this exciting new series of stand-alone books from Top Shelf. Her complete fantasy universe, called Encephalon, is akin to a dreamier Wizard of Oz or a hallucinatory Harry Potter. Daydreamer has spent nearly three …
Jennifer Daydreamer #2
"Jennifer Daydreamer's cartoons have the beguiling insouciance of wind-tossed clouds and the heart wrenching purity of nymphs dancing in a sylvan glade." -- Jim Woodring
Developing a steady cult following, this unique fantasy series is one fans won't want to miss. Each book is a self-contained …
Keyhole #5
by Dean Haspiel
This ambitious two-man anthology spotlights the world of Josh Neufeld and Dean Haspiel, where autobiographical stories of international travel are cleverly mixed with stark tales of introspection and social commentary. Come and take a peek through the keyhole. "A good mix of insightfulness and …
Keyhole #6
by Dean Haspiel
This ambitious two-man anthology spotlights the world of Josh Neufeld and Dean Haspiel, where autobiographical stories of international travel are cleverly mixed with stark tales of introspection and social commentary. Come and take a peek through the keyhole. "A good mix of insightfulness and …
Land of O
Michael Slack's Xeric Award winning comic, "Land of O" -- a stunning debut of dark, humorous short stories. Set in a dystopian third world America, the "Land of O" is 32 pages of amazingly rendered graphite illustrations. Chronicling the lives of a cast of repulsive characters living in the fallout …
The Man Who Loved Breasts
By day, Robert Goodin works in the animation industry on shows like Rugrats, As Told by Ginger, The Wild Thornberrys and American Dad. And by night, he's a comics artist/illustrator whose work has appeared in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Mome, Project: Romantic and for the Los Angeles Metro …
Mephisto and the Empty Box
by Jason Hall and Matt Kindt
The Pistolwhip Boys' exciting premiere continues as they conjure up a moody and enigmatic tale of one man's obsession with lost love and newfound magic. On the night of their wedding, John and Carolyn Flynn attend the performance of a stage magician called Mephisto. But what dark and sinister …
The Octopi & The Ocean
by Dan James
A small boy finds himself deep within the timeless ocean, directly between a pack of artifact guarding sharks and a manipulative civilization of marriage seeking octopi. Throw in selfish parents, the postal system, and a cockroach tree and you've got the premier epic story from New Hampshire's most …
Owly and Friends - 2008 (FCBD)
by James Kochalka and Andy Runton and Christian Slade
Top Shelf is proud to join the 2008 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY celebration with not one, but FOUR all-ages tales. In this FCBD Edition, we'll not only present an all-new OWLY adventure by Andy Runton, but also three other all-new, all-ages adventures from Owly's friends: KORGI by Christian Slade, JOHNNY …
Owly and Friends - 2009 (FCBD)
by James Kochalka and Andy Runton and Christian Slade
Top Shelf is proud to join the 2009 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY celebration with not one, but FOUR all-ages tales. In this free comic book, we present an all-new OWLY adventure by Andy Runton, together with two all-new, all-ages adventures from Owly's friends: JOHNNY BOO by James Kochalka and KORGI by …
Owly: Breakin' The Ice (2006 FCBD)
by Andy Runton
Top Shelf is proud to join the 2006 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY celebration with an all-new, heartwarming tale from the all-ages graphic novel series, OWLY. Already winning fans around the world, Owly is the kind, yet lonely little owl who knows what it means to be human. Join Owly on his latest winter …
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Owly: Helping Hands (2007 FCBD)
by Andy Runton and Christian Slade
Top Shelf is proud to join the 2007 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY celebration with not one, but TWO all-ages tales. First, from the fan-favorite series, OWLY by Andy Runton, comes the all-new story "Helping Hands." Springtime has arrived, and Owly must use his past to help a new friend face her fears. …
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