What to Give, What to Get 2009
Looking for great ideas on what to give the loved ones on your list this year? Or maybe you’re trying to jog your memory for books to add to your own wish list! Either way, we’ve created this What to Give, What to Get Guide for you to get great comics-reading ideas for the season.
PARKER: THE HUNTER
Darwyn Cooke
Award-winning creator Darwyn Cooke brings to life a true classic of crime fiction --- Richard Stark’s Parker --- in his New York Times bestselling graphic novel The Hunter.
BLOOM COUNTY
Berkeley Breathed
Pulitzer Prize winner Berkeley Breathed’s acclaimed comic strip makes its triumphant return to print with New York Times bestselling The Bloom County Library, Volume One.
FAMILY CIRCUS
Bil Keane
For nearly 50 years, this loveable strip has delighted fans worldwide, capturing the simple humor of everyday life. The Family Circus, Volume One offers the first chronological collection of this famous strip.
THE ART OF TONY MILLIONAIRE
Tony Millionaire
Prepare to partake in the fever dreams of the only cartoonist in the history of mankind to have won five Eisner Awards, three Harvey Awards, and an Ignatz!
PICTURES THAT TICK
Dave McKean
Dave McKean's groundbreaking short comics stories from the 1990s and early 2000s mix illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, and digital art for a comics experience unlike any other.
USAGI YOJIMBO: YOKAI
Stan Sakai
The rabbit ronin turns 25, and Dark Horse celebrates with the first-ever Usagi Yojimbo original graphic novel, fully hand-painted, written, and lettered by creator Stan Sakai!
LOVECRAFT UNBOUND
Bil Keane
In Lovecraft Unbound, more than 20 of today's most prominent writers of literature and dark fantasy tell stories set in or inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft.
GRANDVILLE
Bryan Talbot
Following his internationally acclaimed graphic novels Tale of One Bad Rat and Alice in Sunderland, Bryan Talbot’s Grandville is a fantastical ride, visually stunning and rich in detail.
LOGICOMIX
Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou
"An ingenious graphic novel about higher mathematics."—New York magazine
MALICE
Chris Wooding
Three kids get trapped in the world of a deadly comic book in Malice, a thriller that is part novel, part groundbreaking graphic novel.
DORK DIARIES: TALES FROM A NOT-SO-FABULOUS LIFE
Rachel Renee Russell
In this hilarious, New York Times bestselling illustrated novel, Nikki gets a scholarship to private school—eek! Read her favorite purple gel pen record the scoop!
CATHY'S BOOK: IF FOUND CALL (650) 266-8233
Buy the CATHY'S BOOK Interactive App from iTunes
Cathy's Book, the first interactive teen novel, is back and completely reimagined for the iPhone and iPod Touch! Part romance, part thriller, part mystery, you'll experience the story by calling phone numbers, searching websites, examining evidence, discovering secrets, and exploring locations hidden in the pages of Cathy's private sketchbook. Help Cathy solve the mystery before it's too late!
