When a group of outcasts have to leave the valley, how will they survive the toxicity of the big city?Richard is a benevolent but tough leader. He oversees everything that happens in the valley, and e
Leanne Shapton gives voice to the toys on our shelves in this wry yet tender children’s bookAlways there to comfort and listen, stuffed animals provide a reassuring presence in many a childhood. With
Political tensions flare as an adulterous romance blossoms in the heart of a barren, Swedish winterThe scene is late seventies Sweden: the four-decade-long reign of the once indestructible socio-democ
An enduring collection of revolutionary comics from a genre-transforming and critically acclaimed cartoonistJulie Doucet arrived in comics in the 1990s as a fully formed cartoonist. Her comic book ser
A not-so-classic yarn about a mysterious stranger in a small midwestern townIt’s a story line we know all too well: “A mysterious stranger comes to town.” Only the town is not really a town and the st
Formally innovative explorations bring poetry to the quotidianIn Gloriana, Kevin Huizenga exposes the mechanics that underpin everyday life. His protagonist, Glenn Ganges, has conversations about dish
Lynda Barry’s classic heartbreaking and heartwarming coming of age novella back in printYoung Edna Arkins lives in a neighborhood that is rapidly changing, thanks to white flight from urban Seattle in
Julie Doucet is an artist who has mastered many voices and styles, from her landmark and medium-defining early work in comics with her comic book seriesDirty Plotte and the classic graphic novel My Ne
And the award for worst dad ever still goes to . . .The Handbook to Lazy Parenting is the bestselling cartoonist Guy Delisle’s final tribute to the frequently hilarious and absurd situations that any
A dark, bizarre comedy where teachers push boundaries into preposterous placesThe Follies of Richard Wadsworth showcases Nick Maandag’s signature blend of deadpan satire and exceedingly unexpected plo
Charmingvignettes about being young, Jewish, and single It’s easy to understand why Vanessa Davis has taken the comics industry by storm and is poised to do the same with the world at lar
A dynamic and devastating memoir about the cycle of trauma caused by addiction within one familyFrom a child’s-eye view, Travis Dandro recounts growing up with a drug-addicted birth father, alcoholic
An affecting exploration of the ways our roles as parents and children change over a lifetimePaul at Home is Quebecois superstar Michel Rabagliati’s most personal book yet, a riveting, emotional, and
A loving time capsule of midcentury CanadianaThe 2008 debut of The Collected Doug Wright: Canada’s Master Cartoonist introduced the world to the charms of Canada’s mischievous little kid
