Graphic Novel Picks for Fall 2009: The Printable List
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Adult Fiction
The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the Twenty-First Century
by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons
Dark Horse
Ooku: The Inner Chamber
Yoshinaga
VIZ Media
Tom Strong Deluxe Edition, Book One
by Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse
WildStorm
Ball Peen Hammer
by Adam Rapp and George O’Connor
First Second
Logicomix
by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou
Bloomsbury USA
Lovecraft Unbound
by various
Dark Horse
Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 1
by Berkeley Breathed
IDW
Exurbia
by Scott Allie and Kevin McGovern
Dark Horse
High Moon, Vol. 1
by Dave Gallaher and Steve Ellis
Zuda
The Book of Genesis
illustrated by R. Crumb
W.W. Norton
Squirrel Machine
by Hans Rickheit
Fantagraphics
West Coast Blues
by Jean-Patrick Manchette
Fantagraphics
Grandville
by Bryan Talbot
Dark Horse
Locke and Key: Head Games
by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
IDW
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Vol. 1
by Philip K. Dick and Tony Parker
Boom! Studios
Bob Dylan Revisited
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Joe & Azat
by Jesse Lonergan
NBM/ComicsLit
Pim and Francie: The Golden Bear Days
by Al Columbia
Fantagraphics
The Unclothed Man in the 35th Century A.D.
by Dash Shaw
Fantagraphics
Absolute Promethea, Vol. 1
by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams
Wildstorm
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Adult Nonfiction
Stitches
by David Small
W.W. Norton
Years of the Elephant
by Willy Linthout
Fanfare/Ponent Mon
The Vietnam War: A Graphic History
by Dwight Jon Zimmerman and Wayne Vansant
Hill and Wang
Trotsky
by Rick Geary
Hill & Wang
Charles Darwin on the Origin of Species
by Michael Keller; illustrated by Nicole Rager Fuller
Rodale
Alec: “The Years Have Pants”:A Life-Sized Omnibus
by Eddie Campbell
Top Shelf Productions
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Teen
3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man
by Matt Kindt
Dark Horse
Moyasimon, Vol. 1: Tales of Agriculture
by Ishikawa Masayuki
Del Rey
Refresh, Refresh
by Danica Novgorodoff, James Ponsoldt, and Benjamin Percy
First Second
Irredeemable, Vol. 1
by Mark Waid and Peter Krause
Boom! Studios
Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 2
by Karuho Shiina
Viz Media
Air, Vol. 2: Flying Machine
by G. Willow Wilson and M.K. Perker
Vertigo
Absolute Death
by Neil Gaiman, Chris Bachalo, and Mark Buckingham
Vertigo
The Umbrella Academy: Dallas
by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba
Dark Horse
Saga of the Swamp Thing, Book Two
by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, and John Totleben
Vertigo
Winter Men
by Brett Lewis and John Paul Leon
WildStorm
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Tween
Cat Burglar Black
by Richard Sala
First Second
Black Jack, Vol. 7
by Osamu Tezuka
Vertical
A Family Secret
by Eric Heuvel
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
The Search
by Eric Heuvel
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Kids
Binky the Space Cat
by Ashley Spires
Kids Can Press
The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook
by Eleanor Davis
Bloomsbury USA
Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Vol. 1
by Hiroyuki Asada
Viz Media
The Toon Treasury of Classic Children’s Comics
edited by Art Spiegelman and Francois Mouly
Toon Books
Little Mouse Gets Ready
by Jeff Smith
Toon Books
Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood
by Tony Lee, Sam Hart, and Artur Fujita
Candlewick Press
Amelia Rules! A Very Ninja Christmas
by Jimmy Gownley
Atheneum
The Incredibles: Family Matters
by Mark Waid and Marcio Takara
Boom! Studios
The Muppet Show Comic Book: Meet the Muppets
Boom! Studios
Walt Disney’s Christmas Classics, Vol. 1
by Carl Barks, Walt Kelly, et. al.
Boom! Studios
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-- John Hogan
