The Best American Comics 2014
10 best books like The Best American Comics 2014 (Scott McCloud): Alex + Ada, Vol. 1, Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride and Joy, Displacement: A Travelogue, The Rabbi's Cat, An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories, An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories: Volume 2, New Lands, 2020, My Brother's Husband, Volume 2, Roughneck
| Author | Jonathan Luna |
| ISBN | 1632150069 |
Awwww. I'm all aflutter with feelings!
I wasn't exactly expecting to feel that way when I found out this was about sentient AI, you know? Most of the time, these stories just terrify me!
I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.
Whatever. This made me feel kinda warm...
Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride and Joy
| Author | Brian K. Vaughan |
| ISBN | 0785113797 |
I read Pride and Joy as part of a larger volume years ago, but what with my daughter wanting me to watch the tv show with her, I thought it was probably time to dust off the cobwebs and do a re-read.
And, hey! This was still a cool story.
The basic premise is that these kids discover their...
Displacement: A Travelogue
| Author | Lucy Knisley |
| ISBN | 1606998102 |
In her graphic memoirs, New York Times-best selling cartoonist Lucy Knisley paints a warts-and-all portrait of contemporary, twentysomething womanhood, like writer Lena Dunham (Girls). In the next installment of her graphic travelogue series, Displacement, Knisley volunteers to watch over...
| Author | Joann Sfar |
| ISBN | 0375422811 |
The preeminent work by one of France’s most celebrated young comic artists, The Rabbi’s Cat tells the wholly unique story of a rabbi, his daughter, and their talking cat — a philosopher brimming with scathing humor and surprising tenderness.
In Algeria in the 1930s, a cat belonging...
| Author | Ivan Brunetti |
| ISBN | 0300111703 |
Comic artist Ivan Brunetti, the creator of Schizo, offers a best-of anthology of contemporary art comics, along with some classic comic strips and other historical materials that have retained a “modern” sensibility. As with Chris Ware’s selections for his best-selling McSweeney’s anthology,...
| Author | Ivan Brunetti |
| ISBN | 0300126719 |
Ivan Brunetti returns with a new selection of 20th and 21st-century comic creations by some of the most original artists in the medium
Comic art is a vital, highly personal art form in which change—rapid and unpredictable—is the norm. In this exciting new anthology, comic artist Ivan...
| Author | Geoff Rodkey |
| ISBN | 0399257861 |
This highly anticipated sequel to Rodkey's much-praised debut is funny, heartfelt, and action-packed. Don't miss it!
After a narrow escape from Deadweather Island, Egg and his slightly deranged partner Guts head for the remote New Lands. They’re in search of the lost Okalu tribe, who hold...
IN 2020, BRITAIN IS AT BREAKING POINT...
In a country sorely divided, what happens to empathy and tolerance, to generosity of spirit? And can hope survive?
In 2020, years of economic turmoil, bitter debates over immigration, and anger at the political elites have created a maelstrom,...
My Brother's Husband, Volume 2
| Author | Gengoroh Tagame |
| ISBN | 1101871539 |
The concluding volume in the story of Yaichi, his daughter Kana, and how their meeting Mike Flanagan--Yaichi's brother-in-law--changes their lives and perceptions of acceptance of homosexuality in their contemporary Japanese culture.
As Mike continues his journey of discovery concerning...
| Author | Jeff Lemire |
| ISBN | 1476773998 |
A graphic novel about a brother and sister who must come together after years apart to face the disturbing history that has cursed their family.
Derek Ouellette’s glory days are behind him. His hockey career ended a decade earlier in a violent incident on ice, and since then he’s been living...
JLA, Vol. 5: Justice for All
| Author | Grant Morrison |
| ISBN | 1563895110 |
A brigade of super-powered soldiers stages a military coup.
A deadly android returns to life.
An ancient evil rises to walk the earth.
A forgotten hero plots the ultimate revenge.
A techno-virus creates an impenetrable barrier around a doomed city.
A...
| Author | Mark Waid |
| ISBN | 1563895129 |
Mark Waid is one of those writers whose hype I'll never understand. Kingdom Come was the only work I've ever really enjoyed, and much of that was due to Alex Ross' artwork.
JLA is a team I've never been in love with, even with Bats and Supes and Wonder Woman, whom aren't even here. This is one of those...
The Tapper Twins Tear Up New York
| Author | Geoff Rodkey |
| ISBN | 0316297836 |
In the follow up to the New York Times bestseller The Tapper Twins Go to War, the twins' school scavenger hunt turns into a "madcap, uproarious romp around the Big Apple" full of "action, hilarity, and mayhem" (School Library Journal).
Geoff Rodkey delivers another pitch-perfect ultra-modern...
The Tapper Twins Go to War (with each other)
| Author | Geoff Rodkey |
| ISBN | 0316297798 |
This brand-new series by a popular screenwriter is a pitch-perfect, contemporary comedy featuring twelve-year-old fraternal twins, Claudia and Reese, who couldn't be more different... except in their determination to come out on top in a vicious prank war! But when the competition escalates into...
The Female Stress Syndrome Survival Guide
| Author | Georgia Witkin-Lanoil |
| ISBN | 1557044155 |
In this new Third Edition updated to address 21st-century concerns, the noted stress expert, psychologist, author, and TV commentator has thoroughly revised and expanded her classic bestseller, which has sold over 200,000 copies and been translated into 9 languages. “New stresses, such as mastering...
| Author | Anne Carson |
| ISBN | 0811223175 |
I have no idea what this is. I can describe it just fine: 59 fragments about Albertine from Proust's RduTP, with 16 fragments a little less connected to her. If that sounds like not much, well, you're probably right. Of course, Proust readers will be excited. Quite right to be so.
The take-away,...
| Author | Sammy Harkham |
| ISBN | 1606999125 |
Powerful and impulsive cartooning of the highest caliber still exists in the short form; you just have to look. For all these lonely lovers, Kramers Ergot fights the good fight and gathers many of the best and brightest together in one giant, oversized collection. For a few moments, you can fool yourself...
| Author | Sammy Harkham |
| ISBN | 0984589279 |
Kramers Ergot is the premier comics anthology of the twenty-first century. Since its inception in 2000, it has revolutionized the medium, introducing new talents, solidifying aesthetics and standing as a state-of-the-medium book. Kramers Ergot has always been a reflection of editor Sammy Harkham's...
