 JOHNNY BOO (BK 1):
THE BEST LITTLE GHOST IN THE WORLD
by James Kochalka
"Kochalka's command of the comic form is sublime and adorable. Kids will love Johnny Boo." -- Harry Bliss, Diary of a Worm
"JOHNNY BOO is fun for kids of all ages! It's AWESOME!" -- DJ Lance Rock, host of Nick Jr's Yo Gabba Gabba!
Johnny Boo is the best little ghost in the whole world, because he's got Boo Power. This means that he can go "BOO" really loudly. His pet ghost named Squiggle has Squiggle Power, which means that he can fly and do really fast loop-the-loops. Together they have the world's greatest ghost adventures! -- 40-Page, ALL-AGES, Full-Color Hardcover, 6" x 9", Diamond Order Code: APR084147, ISBN 978-1-60309-013-1, $9.95 (US) 
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 The 2nd Printing of:
SUPER SPY
by Matt Kindt
ONE OF BOOKLIST'S TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS OF THE YEAR!
"This is a rip-roarin' yarn set in Europe during WW2 about spies and assassins crossing paths -- sometimes with lethal consequences. Fifty-odd short tales are all connected, telling a bigger story about love, betrayal, sudden death, loneliness and the stress of pretending to be someone you really aren't. Kindt's simple-but-stark art style suits a dark story taking place mostly in shadows. ... Final word: A killer spy thriller." -- Dan Lennard, People Magazine
"Hands down, my favorite book of all 2007." -- James Sime, proprietor of Isotope: The Comic Lounge
The critically-acclaimed spy thriller about cyanide, pen-guns, heartbreak and betrayal is back! Spanning the countries of Spain, France, and German during World War II, the graphic novel follows the intersecting life of six spies, exploring their small lies and deceptions, as well as the larger secrets they hide. A children's book is something more than it seems; a woman swims the English Channel to deliver a deadly secret; a German spy desperately seeks escape for herself and her daughter; and a spy continues to serve his country even beyond death. A gorgeous full-color graphic novel that not only reveals the nature of espionage, but how an individual can be lost in a world of lies and deception, and still manage to find redemption. -- 336-Page Full-Color Graphic Novel, x" x x", Diamond: JUN073913, ISBN 978-1-891830-96-9, $19.95 (US)
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 HOT OFF THE PRESS!
TONOHARU: PART ONE
by Lars Martinson
"A fully realized, engaging tale of international alienation." -- Francisca Goldsmith, BOOKLIST (Starred Review)
Top Shelf is proud to distribute the Xeric award-winning graphic novel from Lars Martinson. With amazing production values and a layered and cross-cultural storyline, this book is sure to make a mark on the comics community.
Daniel Wells begins a new life as an assistant junior high school teacher in the rural Japanese village of Tonoharu. Isolated from those around him by cultural and language barriers, he leads a monastic existence, peppered only by his inept pursuit of the company of a fellow American who lives a couple towns over. But contrary to appearances, Dan isn't the only foreigner to call Tonoharu home. Across town, a group of wealthy European eccentrics are boarding in a one-time Buddhist temple, for reasons that remain obscure to their gossiping neighbors. -- A 128-page, hardcover graphic novel with a full-color dust jacket and two-color interiors, 5 1/2" x 8 1/4", Diamond: FEB084070, ISBN 978-0-9801023-2-1, $19.95 (US)
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Hey, Bartender! The Top Shelf Blog
05 May 2008
ink-stud J.R. Williams has a wild as heck, day-glo web-comic up on his Flickr site called Felyna. Good, old-fashioned comics goodness.
Here's a pic of J.R. and table-mate Jim Blanchard at ..
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 DELAYED REPLAYS
by Liz Prince
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), Diamond: MAR083998, ISBN 978-1-60309-012-4, $7.00 (US)
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 THAT SALTY AIR
by Tim Sievert
"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
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", Diamond: FEB084069, ISBN 978-1-60309-005-6, $10.00 (US)
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Jeff Lemire not only won the American Library Association's "ALEX AWARD" for his phenomenal graphic novel, ESSEX COUNTY (VOL 1): TALES FROM THE FARM, but TALES FROM THE FARM and ESSEX COUNTY (VOL 2): GHOST STORIES have both just been nominated for the 2008 JOE SHUSTER AWARD for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist), and also two EISNER AWARDS for both Best New Graphic Album and Best Writer/Artist.
