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Graphic Novels Spring Summer 2015
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Alternative Comics is an independent publisher of creator-owned
graphic novels and comic books founded in 1993 and based in
Cupertino, California.
Alternative Comics established itself as one of the leading
publishers of the independent comics movement in the 2000's. Under
the management of comic book industry veteran Marc Arsenault since
2012, Alternative has expanded it's range of titles and formats. We
have continued to work with new and emerging talent as well as many
seasoned creators.
US orders:Consortium Book Sales & Distribution210 American
Drive, Jackson, TN 38301Phone: 800-283-3572 | Fax:
612-647-2632Email: [email protected]
Canadian orders:Publishers Group Canadac/o Raincoast Books2440
Viking WayRichmond, BC V6V 1N2Phone: 1-800-663-5714 (toll free)Fax:
1-800-565-3770 (toll free)Email: [email protected]
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Alternative Comics | 21607B Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA
[email protected] | (408) 921-5164 IndyWorld.com |
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Front cover art by Laurenn McCubbin, back cover art by Mike
Bertino. Art this page by Andy Ristaino.
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Rich Tommaso Clover HoneyAbigail is an aspiring hitwoman out to
prove her value to the family, but everyday life gets in her
way.136-page paperbackIn stores: May 12, 2015ISBN:
978-1-934460-86-3 List price: $14.95
Abigail is an aspiring hitwoman out to prove her value to the
family. She braves the wilds of Newark, overpriced parking, traffic
jams, and bad hair days to track down Trevor, her former mentor,
who is on the lam with a big briefcase of mob dough. A heavily
revised, redrawn and expanded 20th anniversary edition of Richs
debut graphic novel.
Rich Tommaso has been writing and illustrating original comics
and graphic novels since 1994. His graphic novel with writer James
Sturm, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, was praised in The New
York Times and in 2008 won an Eisner award for Best Reality-Based
Work.
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The purely hallucinatory digest youve searched for is here, done
in Cerios unique cross pollination of tripping visions and
skittering twee. Included are previously unreleased stills of
Cerios characters from his various films with top-hatted eyeball
performance greats The Residents, a dozen short narratives, a
collection of paintings and collages and stills from his newest
film The Magnificent Pigtail Shadow. Steven Cerio is an artist who
has spent over two decades relentlessly documenting a universe
devoid of death and decay. A prominent rock poster and magazine
illustrator, his work is best known from his ongoing collaboration
with San Francisco-based, performance art and music group, The
Residents. His ABC Book won a Firecracker Alternative Book
Award.
Steven Cerio Sunbeam On The Astronaut48-page paperbackIn stores:
May 12, 2015ISBN: 978-1-934460-23-8List price: $9.95
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Malachi WardFrom Now OnShort Comic Tales of The
Fantastic144-page paperbackIn stores: June 9, 2015
ISBN: 978-1-934460-91-7
List price: $14.95
A collection of hauntingly beautiful Science Fiction and Horror
short stories by Prophet and Ritual artist Malachi Ward. Collects
stories from Mome, Study Group Magazine, Sundays, Best American
Comics 2013, and more. Wards recent work has been seen in his
ongoing series Ritual from Revival House Press.
Malachi Ward is the creator of the Ritual comic book series for
Revival House Press, the Expansion series with Matt Sheean, The
Scout, Utu, and Top Five, which is included in the 2013 edition of
Best American Comics. Malachi has done work for Brandon Grahams
Prophet, Mome, NoBrow, and Study Group Comics.
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Raoul Vezina & Tom Skulan Smilin Ed ComicsFirst collection
of the classic comics by the legendary cartoonist Raoul
Vezina160-page paperbackIn stores: June 9, 2015ISBN:
978-1-934460-85-6List price: $19.95
Crisply and energetically drawn, snappily written, filled with
pop culture references and always funny; the Smilin Ed Smiley
comics by Raoul Vezina were a breath of fresh air when they first
appeared thirty-five years ago, and they still feel fresh now. All
the original comics are collected here for the first time. Includes
16 pages in color.
Tom HartThe Sequential Artists
Workshop Guide To Creating Professional
Comic Strips96-page paperback
In stores: June 9, 2015ISBN: 978-1-934460-89-4
List price: $12.95
Practical and in-depth tips on making and selling daily
newspaper comic strips from an artist who has been there. The SAW
Guide to Making Professional Comic Strips is a complete how-to
manual for making the best comic strips you can, from conception,
to idea generation, to layout, lettering, finishing, coloring and
even selling. From an experienced professional comic strip artist,
the book is loaded with examples and instruction as well as
personal stories within the industry. Tom Hart is a cartoonist and
the Executive Director of The Sequential Artists Workshop, a school
and arts organization in Gainesville, Florida. He is the creator of
the Hutch Owen series of graphic novels and books, and has been
nominated for all the major comic book industry awards.
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More by Henderson & Kochalka
On his way to work at the Chinese restaurant, Magic Boy
discovers an enchanted ring and determines to make an expedition to
the North Pole. He only gets as far as the coffee shop on the next
block, but his world is forever changed in the short journey. Also
includes two stories from the world of Kochalkas Paradise Sucks.
James Kochalka was The first Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont. He won
the Eisner award in 2012.
James Kochalka Quit Your Job
And Other StoriesForeword by Jeff Smith
192-page paperbackIn stores: July 14, 2015
ISBN: 978-1-934460-93-1List price: $15.95
Sam HendersonOh, That MonroeThe More Than Complete Adventures of
Monroe Simmons128-page paperbackIn stores: August 11, 2015ISBN:
978-1-934460-87-0List price: $11.99The classic long out-of-print
first book from the creator of Magic Whistle and Scene But Not
Heard returns in an expanded edition.
Monroe Simmons, cartoon everyman, faces twenty-something life
and is squashed like a bug at every turn in this series of
harrowing and humorous tales. This new edition features nearly 30
pages of never before collected comics.
Humor Can Be Funnyby Sam Henderson978-1-891867-41-5 | $11.95
The Cute Manifestoby James Kochalka978-1-891867-73-6 |
$19.95
Fantastic Butterfliesby James Kochalka978-1-891867-18-7 |
$14.95
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Look Straight AheadElaine M. WillISBN: 978-0-9918669-0-8 |
$19.95
WaterwiseISBN: 978-1-891867-82-8 $14.95
Night of the Living VidiotsA Collection of ComicsAndy
RistainoSci-fi, horror, and comedy melted together and topped with
a Twilight Zone twist. Darkly funny tales featuring mad science,
gothic anime, TV zombies, kaiju, giant robots, monsters from the
deep, and even a haunted sweatshirt. From the Emmy Award winning
storyboard artist and character designer of Adventure
Time.978-0-615-82640-0 | $19.95
Peanutbutter & Jeremys Best Book EverJames
Kochalka978-1-891867-46-0 | $14.95
Scene But Not HeardSam Henderson978-1-934460-92-4 | $14.95
(Mostly) WordlessJed Alexander978-1-934460-33-7 | $18.95
Strum and Drang: Great Moments in Rock n RollISBN:
978-1-891867-27-9 | $6.95
Joel Orff - YALSA Paperbacks for Young Adults Booklist
nominee
Thunderhead Underground FallsISBN: 978-1-891867-88-0 |
$14.95
Childrens Graphic Novels
Young Adult Graphic Novels
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Meathaus 8: Headgames978-1-891867-92-7 | $14.95
Never Ending SummerAllison Cole978-1-891867-66-8 | $11.95
A Few Perfect Hoursand Other Stories Josh
Neufeld978-1-891867-79-8 | $12.95
SticklebackGraham Annable978-1-891867-80-4 | $6.95
Failure978-1-934460-02-3 | $21.95
The Lodger978-0-615-38084-1 | $19.95
The Big Feminist But978-0-615-78938-5 | $19.95
Whatever978-1-934460-03-0 | $9.95
Select Backlist Graphic Novels
Anthologies
Strum and Drang: Great Moments in Rock n RollISBN:
978-1-891867-27-9 | $6.95
Karl Stevens - Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
Hi-Horse Omnibus978-1-891867-67-5 | $11.95
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