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Comics (1964-2024)

Joe Sacco, Lucas Hureau

A brilliantly illustrated survey of the international comic book landscape over the past sixty years. Published to accompany a major exhibition at Centre Pompidou, Paris in May 2024, this is…

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In Perpetuity

Peter Hoey, Maria Hoey

It's a surreal smuggling operation across the boundaries of life and death in the latest moody mystery from award-winning graphic novelists Peter & Maria Hoey.

It's a surreal smuggling operation…

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Rescue Party

Gabe Fowler, Hillary Chute

"An ode to the power of art and comics to capture a moment and to crystallize the wish for a better world."-Fran oise Mouly, The New Yorker

More than 140…

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Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 2

Haruki Murakami

Thailand: A middle-aged woman takes a break from her job as a doctor to go on holiday in Thailand. She learns from a spirit doctor that her sterile life and…

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Bulk Nuts

Mandy Ord

Bulk Nuts is a trove of relaxedly funny and touching graphic stories, depicting preoccupations, incidents and mysteries that resonate with many of us.

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Woman, Life, Freedom

Marjane Satrapi

An urgent, groundbreaking and visually stunning new collection of graphic story-telling about the present Iranian revolution, using comics to show what would be censored in photos and film in Iran.

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All-Star Superman: DC Compact Comics Edition

Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely

Graphic novels to read anywhere: DC Compact Comics collect DC s bestselling, most iconic stories in a new size!

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Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human

Osamu Dazai, Chika Itoh (retold & illus,), Makiko Itoh (trans.)

'I've led a life full of shame. Human beings are a complete mystery to me.'

This manga version of novelist Osamu Dazai's masterpiece No Longer Human - the #2 bestselling…

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Party Within

Caroline Wylds (Illustrator, Artist)

The Party Within is a reflective account of an explosive time in the mind of the author.

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Cartoonists Against Racism: The Secret Jewish War on Bigotry

Rafael Medoff, Craig Yoe, Bill Mauldin

Horrific scenes of anti-Jewish violence in Europe filled the newsreels in American theaters in the 1930s and 1940s.

What could be done to make sure it didn't happen in America…

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When One Person Dies The Whole World Is Over

Mandy Ord

A poignant, bright and elegiac work of illustrated nonfiction by one of Australia’s most revered comics makers.

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The Arrival

Shaun Tan

A unique 128-page, textless graphic novel, in black, white and sepia, drawing inspiration from tales of migrants in past and recent times.

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Nimona

ND Stevenson

Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from ND Stevenson, based on his award-winning web comic.

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Stone Fruit

Lee Lai

An exhilarating and tender debut graphic novel that is an ode to the love and connection shared among three women and the child they all adore.

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Doorknocker

Ben Juers (Illustrator)

Doorknocker is about a grassroots activist lost in the bush. Through a series of surreal encounters, her dedication is put to the test.

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Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

Kate Beaton

Celebrated cartoonist Kate Beaton vividly presents the untold story of Canada

Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark A Vagrant, there was Katie Beaton of…

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Palestine

Joe Sacco

The landmark work of comics journalism - by the author of Safe Area- Gorazde.

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Mimosa

Archie Bongiovanni

Archie Bongiovanni explores queerness in this shockingly frank and funny graphic novel.

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I Must Be Dreaming

Roz Chast

Illuminating, surprising, funny, and often profound, I Must Be Dreaming explores Roz Chast's newest subject of fascination-and promises to make it yours, too.

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Sailor Moon 1 (Naoko Takeuchi Collection)

Naoko Takeuchi

First published in Japan in 2018 by Kodansha Ltd., sa Tokyo –Colophon.

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Sailor Moon 2 (Naoko Takeuchi Collection)

Naoko Takeuchi

First published in Japan in 2018 by Kodansha, Ltd., Tokyo –Colophon.

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Middle Distance

Mylo Choy

A charming, heartwarming and poignant story of running and self-acceptance

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Paper Girls Volume 1

Brian K Vaughan

In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time.

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Dahlia in the Dark Vol. 1

Joe Corallo, Andrea Milana (illus.), Micah Myers (letterer)

Dahlia in the Dark is a fast-paced, action, fantasy thriller about family and hidden truths

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Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 1

Haruki Murakami, Jean-Christophe Deveney (adapted), PMGL (illus.)

Haruki Murakami's stories in graphic novel form for the first time!

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Diaries of War

Nora Krug

A graphic non-fiction account of two lives during the war in Ukraine - one Ukrainian, one Russian, by the internationally bestselling author of Heimat

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Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White 30th Anniversary Edition

Taiyo Matsumoto

This Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White 30th Anniversary Edition, by acclaimed manga artist Taiyo Matsumoto, is restored to its original right-to-left orientation and features all the original color pages, a…

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Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories

Junji Ito

A best-of story selection by the master of horror manga. This volume includes nine of Junji Ito’s best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying…

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Breakdowns

Art Spiegelman

The creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus explores the comics form . . . and how it formed him!

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Eventually Everything Connects

Sarah Firth

A delicious mix of daily life, science, philosophy, pop culture, daydreams and irreverent humour, Eventually Everything Connects is a work of graphic non-fiction that is comforting, confronting and mind-expanding in…

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Cat Party!

The cats in our lives are always close to our hearts, whether they're napping in a sunbeam, demanding pets and treats, playfully attacking our shoelaces, or haughtily ignoring us. From…

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No Longer Human

Junji Ito

Osamu Dazai’s immortal and supposedly autobiographical work of Japanese literature, is perfectly adapted here into a manga by Junji Ito.

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Fantastic Four

Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy

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X-Men

Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Roy Thomas, Werner Roth, Don Heck, Neal Adams

The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy.

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The Avengers

Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Roy Thomas, Don Heck, John Buscema, Sal Buscema

The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy

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Queer Chameleon and Friends

Amee Wilson

A vibrant and uplifting collection of comic illustrations about LGBTQ+ life, for the community and beyond, from the creator of the online sensation @queeeerchameleon that's loved by millions.

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Listen, Beautiful Marcia

Marcelo Quintaniha, Andrea Rosenberg (trans.)

Marcello Quintanilha's first English-language graphic novel is a tour de force - a tightly wound drama filled with masterful suspense and a deep love for family and character.

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Offshore Lightning

Nazuna Saito

Anxiety and longing suffuse incisive portraits of postwar Japan.

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Armed with Madness: The Surreal Leonora Carrington

Mary M Talbot, Bryan Talbot (illus.)

A new perspective on the 1930s Paris art scene from a neglected artist, feminist icon, and influential surrealist

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Sophie’s World, Vol. II

Jostein Gaarder, Nicoby (illus.), Vincent Zabus (adapted by)

Sophie has come a long way since the day she received that cryptic letter with its intriguing question: "Who are you?". The mysterious correspondence sweeps our curious young heroine off…

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Eden II

Kenny Wroten

In the grungy, punk-inflected world Kenny Wroten creates, a cast of disaffected young characters struggle to find their purpose in life

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Monica

Daniel Clowes

This is Monica, one ordinary woman's extraordinary journey through the history of comics - from the creator of Ghost World.

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Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection

Kate Beaton

Features strong female characters, the wicked yet chivalrous Black Prince, ‘Straw Feminists in the Closet’ and a disgruntled Heathcliff.

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Cats of Brunswick I Have Touched

Alex E. Clark (Inker, Illustrator, Letterer); Ben Hutchings (Editor, Colorist)

A comprehensive cat-spotter's guide to Brunswick, Melbourne

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Sweet Tooth Compendium

Jeff Lemire

An inexplicable plague has women giving birth to human-animal hybrid children all over the world. The deer-child Gus is left to fend for himself after his father dies, leaving him…

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The Golden Boy: Beethoven’s Youth

Mikael Ross, Nika Knight (trans.)

Ludwig van Beethoven created music that moves and inspires us to this day; his very name sparks a melody in the ear. But are you born a genius? This graphic…

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Gender Queer: A Memoir

Maia Kobabe

Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity.

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The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers In the 21st Century and Other Follies

Gilbert Shelton, Paul Mavrides

The hilarity never stops in this second collection of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers comics stories, featuring the Brothers’ trip to the 21st century and two Fat Freddy’s Cat solo…

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Popular graphic novels & comics

Comics (1964-2024)

In Perpetuity

Rescue Party

Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 2

Bulk Nuts

Woman, Life, Freedom

All-Star Superman: DC Compact Comics Edition

Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human

Party Within

Cartoonists Against Racism: The Secret Jewish War on Bigotry

When One Person Dies The Whole World Is Over

The Arrival

Nimona

Stone Fruit

Doorknocker

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

Palestine

Mimosa

I Must Be Dreaming

Sailor Moon 1 (Naoko Takeuchi Collection)

Sailor Moon 2 (Naoko Takeuchi Collection)

Middle Distance

Paper Girls Volume 1

Dahlia in the Dark Vol. 1

Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 1

Diaries of War

Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White 30th Anniversary Edition

Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories

Breakdowns

Eventually Everything Connects

Cat Party!

No Longer Human

Fantastic Four

X-Men

The Avengers

Queer Chameleon and Friends

Listen, Beautiful Marcia

Offshore Lightning

Armed with Madness: The Surreal Leonora Carrington

Sophie’s World, Vol. II

Eden II

Monica

Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection

Cats of Brunswick I Have Touched

Sweet Tooth Compendium

The Golden Boy: Beethoven’s Youth

Gender Queer: A Memoir

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers In the 21st Century and Other Follies