Graphic Novels

In Chris Ware's own words, 'Building Stories follows the inhabitants of a three-flat Chicago apartment house: A thirty-year-old woman who has yet to find someone with whom to spend the rest of her life; a couple who wonder if they can bear each other's company for another minute; and finally an elderly woman who never ma... read more

Graphic novel star Kazu Kibuishi returns with his mysterious world full of new allies . . . and old enemies! Emily and Navin's mother is still in a coma from the arachnopod's poison, and there's only one place to find help: Kanalis, the bustling, beautiful city of waterfalls. But when Em, her brother, and Miskit and the rest ... read more

A new trade paperback edition of the graphic novel that inspired the hit movie! A powerful story about loss of freedom and individuality, V FOR VENDETTA takes place in a totalitarian England following a devastating war that changed the face of the planet. In a world without political freedom, personal freedom and precious lit... read more

This is a bold and stylish reissue of the groundbreaking and hugely popular graphic adaptation of Alex Rider's very first mission. Forcibly recruited into MI6 after the mysterious death of his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex is sent to infiltrate the organization of a sinister billionaire. Within days he's gone from schoolbo... read more

Determined to find the treasure of notorious pirate Red Rackham, Tintin and Captain Haddock set sail aboard the Sirius to find the shipwreck of the Unicorn. Following the clues and making use of an ingenious shark-shaped submarine, Tintin is ready for an ocean adventure...

There is no other anthology on the subject on the market that is at once this colourful, large in format, or lengthy - or provides a pop-culture perspective by an authority. This is a big, thick book with more than 250 illustrations comprised of great vintage covers, a selection of juicy stories reproduced in full, advice col... read more

Combining the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling to explore the complex, emotionally weighty subject of Palestine, this one-volume work combines the previously published nine-issue comic series that won a 1996 American Book Award.

One of the most eagerly anticipated graphic memoirs of recent years, "Fun Home" is a darkly funny family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Alison Bechdel's sweetly gothic drawings. Like Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis", it's a story exhilaratingly suited to graphic memoir form. Meet Alison's father, a historic preserva... read more

A search for a lost pharaoh's tomb turns into a hair-raising chase across Egypt and India for Tintin and Snowy, on the trail of Opium dealers.

After his adventure in The Cigars of the Pharaoh, Tintin journeys to Shanghai to find the missing pieces of the puzzle, and meets up once again with Rastapopoulos.

In the sequel to The Seven Crystal Balls, in which a team of archaeologists are struck down by a mystery disease after opening an Inca tomb, Tintin and friends journey to Peru, where they narrowly escape being sacrificed to the sun god.

In this adventure, Tintin and Captain Haddock are suddenly called away to Syldavia, where Professor Calculus is working on a moon rocket and requires passengers for the trip.

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Known to boys all over the world as Biggles, Squadron Leader James Bigglesworth is the archetypal British hero. Bound together in one bumper volume, here is Biggles at his fighting best in four more of his most daring adventures. For men who were fans of these stirring tales in their youth, here is an opportunity to enjoy the... read more

No catching bandits this time. Lucky Luke is escorting one - of the mechanical kind.

"Avatar: The Last Airbender" creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko continue the story right where the TV series left off! Aang and Katara are working tirelessly for peace when an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei over Fire Nation colonies within the borders of the Earth Nation threatens to plun... read more

"The blessing of an inherently interpretive medium like comics is that it hasn't allowed me to...make a virtue of dispassion. For good or for ill, the comics medium is adamant, and it has forced me to make choices. In my view, that is part of its message." (from the preface by Joe Sacco). Over the past decade, Joe Sacco has i... read more

A mesmerizing, heartbreaking graphic novel of immigrant life on New York's Lower East Side at the turn of the twentieth century, as seen through the eyes of twin sisters whose lives take radically and tragically different paths. For six-year-old Esther and Fanya, the teeming streets of New York's Lower East Side circa 1910 ar... read more

This is an hilarious collection of stories exploding with villains, pop-culture, adventure and fun. It is ideal for entertaining young readers, both girls and boys. Sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the day - especially for tidying rooms, doing chores and homework. But when the school bell goes before lunch has even... read more

It's feudal Japan of the first Tokugawa dynasty, and the Pirate Cats are trying to be assigned a specific fiefdom by the emperor. Why? You'll have to read this tale to find out - it will be a legendary romp, with Geronimo Stilton unwittingly becoming a legendary swordsman, Trap showing off his legendary appetite, and Thea Sti... read more