Books, Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Alphabetical by author, when a collaborative work the writer has been listed first and artists following

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Paul Auster, Paul Karasik, and David Mazzucchelli, City of Glass, New York: Picador, 2004

Bob Byrne, Mister Amperduke, Dublin: Clamnut Comix, 2007

            The creator of MBLEH and The Shiznit’s wordless, black and white story, extended from an original short story in MBLEH number three

Eddie Campbell, The Black Diamond Detective Agency, London: First Second, 2007

CF, POWR MASTRS 1, New York: Picturebox, 2007

CF, POWR MASTRS 2, New York: Picturebox, 2008

Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Killer Smile, Milwaukie: Dark Horse Comics, 1995

            Collects issues 1-4 of the series of the same name

Brian Chippendale, Ninja, New York: PictureBox, 2006

            Large scale print of Chippendale’s life-spanning work

Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, Wolverine, Marvel Comics, 1987

            The original solo series of the X-Men character, fleshing out his past, character, etc for the first time

Daniel Clowes, David Boring, New York: Pantheon Press, 2000

Daniel Clowes, Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, Seattle: Fantagraphics, 1993

Daniel Clowes, Pussey!, Seattle: Fantagraphics, 2006

Hugleikur Dagsson, Our Prayer, Reykjavik: Agnostic, 2005

            Collection of single caption comics of twisted one-liners

Kim Deitch, The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, New York: Pantheon, 2003

J.M. DeMatteis and Jon Muth, Farewell Moonshadow, DC Comics, 1997

            Prose with watercolour illustrations on the Vertigo imprint

Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. Papadimitriou, Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth, London: Bloomsbury, 2009

            Illustrated account of the life and work of English philosopher Bertrand Russell

Max Ernst, Une Semaine de Bonte, New York: Dover Publications, 1976

            Reprint of Ernst’s 1934 Surrealist publication of narrative collage

Neil Gaiman, Sandman: Endless Nights, DC Comics, 2003

Emmanuel Guibert, Alan’s War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope, London: Frist Second, Englash Translation 2008

            Historical comic based on the experience of Cope in WWII, illustrated in a photo-realistic style of black and white ink washes by Guibert

Hergé, The Adventures of Tintin: The Broken Ear, Boston: Atlantic-Little, Brown, 1978

            English translation of the 1945 book

Hergé, Tintin au Pays des Soviets, Tournai: Casterman, 1999

            Hergé’s first Tintin adventure from 1930, in the original French

Hergé, Tintin au Congo, Tournai: Casterman, 1999

            Hergé’s dubiously racist 1946 Tintin adventure in the original French

Paul Hornschemeier, Mother, Come Home, Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books, 2003

            Collected from his ‘Forlorn Funnies’ serials is this tale of a boy’s perspective on his father’s depression

Paul Hornschemeier, The Three Paradoxes, Seattle: Fantagraphics, 2007

Atsushi Kaga, A Tremendous Appetite for Experience, Dublin: Mother’s tankstation, 2009

            Collection of single caption comics by the Dublin based artist

Kid Koala, Nufonia Must Fall, Toronto: ECW Press, 2003

            Wordless comic about a DJ robot who falls in love by the hip hop jazz turntablist Eric San from Ninja Tune, includes a CD soudtrack

Andrej Klimowski, Horace Dorlan, London: Faber and Faber, 2007

            Part novel, part silent illustration

Andrej Klimowski, The Secret, London: Faber and Faber, 2002

            Wordless, surreal black and white narrative

James Kochalka, The Cute Manifesto, Gainesville: Alternative Comics, 2005

            Collection of short stories, including ‘The Horrible Truth About Comics’

Jason Lutes,Berlin: City of Stones, Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, 2004

            Collected book of the first eight issues of Lutes’ serial ‘Berlin’ about the tensions and people in the city between the two wars

Jason Lutes, Jar of Fools, London: Faber and Faber, 2008

            Originally published 1997 by Black Eye Books

Jacques Martin, La Grande Menace, Tournai: Casterman, 2006

            Reprint of the 1966 pulp story of detective Lefranc

Metaphrog, Louis: Dreams Never Die, Glasgow: Metaphrog, 2004

            Story of modern alienation disguised as a children’s book, includes a CD with music by Hey and Mum

Winsor McCay, Little Nemo in Slumberland, Palo Alto, Sunday Press, 2005

            First volume of the large-format full size reprints of the original newspaper strips, 1905-1910

Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics: the Invisible Art, New York: Harper perrenial, 1993

            The comic about comics, comprehensive and oversimplifying at the same time

Rutu Modan, Exit Wounds, Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, 2007

            Colour, ligne-claire style drawings by this Israeli artist tell a story of a man whose father has possibly been killed in a bombing

Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, A Disease of Language, London: Palmano Bennett, 2005

            Campbell’s black and white illustrations of two of Moore’s live performances, ‘Snakes and Ladders’ and ‘The Birth Caul.’  The book includes an interview between Moore and Campbell.

Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, From Hell, London: Knockabout, 1999

            Moore and Campbell’s black and white telling of the Jack the Ripper story

Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, and John Totleben, Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book One, DC Comics Vertigo imprint, 1987

            Collected first 7 issues of Moore’s writing run with Swamp thing

Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, John Totleben and Alfredo Alcala, Swamp Thing: Earth to Earth, Book Five, DC Comics Vertigo imprint, 2002

            Book five collects issues 51-56 in Moore’s run, includes issue ‘My Blue Heaven’

Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, Steve Bissette, Alfredo Alcala, John Totleben and Tom Yeates, Swamp Thing: Reunion, Book Six, DC Comics Vertigo imprint, 2003

            Moore’s final eight issues of Swamp Thing, including issue ‘Loving the Alien’

Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, We3, DC Comics, 2005

            Collection of three-issue mini series about technologically modified pets

Joel Priddy, Pulpatoon Pilgrimage, Richmond: AdHouse, 2002

            Black and white story of 3 humanoid plant, buffalo, and robot characters on an undefined voyage

James Robinson and Phil Elliott, Illegal Alien, Milwaukie: Dark Horse Comics, 2003

            Reprint of the 1993 comic

Sharon Rudhal, A Dangerous Woman: The Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman, London: The New Press, 2007

Seth, George Sprott: 1894 – 1975, Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, 2009

Art Spiegelman, Maus, Vols 1 and 2, New York: Pantheon Books, 1991

Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Good-Bye, Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, 2008

            Collection of nine stories from this manga veteran from the early 1970s

Sally Timmons and Brian Kelly, Temporary Foray, Newbridge: Kildare County Council, 2006

            Comic book adaptation/representation by Brian Kelly of a series of artist led discussions that took place as part of ‘Temporary Foray’ talks

Adrian Tomine, Shortcomings, London: Faber and Faber, 2007

Beppe Vigna and Stefano Casini, Nathan Never: Au Coeur Des Tenebres, Collection 2, Heures ½, Milan: Bonelli-Glenat, 1995

            French version of this Italian fantast/sci-fi series

Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library, 2005

            Selection of strips from the ‘Acme’ series from the previous decade

Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library No. 16, 2005

            Includes parts of the ‘Rusty Brown’ stories, and ‘Building Stories’

Chris Ware, Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth, London: Jonathan Cape, 2001

Barry Windsor-Smith, Wolverine: Weapon X, Marvel Comics, 2009

            Reprint of the 1991 ‘Marvel Comics Presents’ numbers 72 -84


Brian Wood, Channel Zero
, San Francisco: AiT/Planet Lar, 2000

            Black and white graphic novel from the creator of DMZ about media control and insurrection

Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly, Local, Portland: Oni Press, 2008

            Hardback, black and white, set of short stories connected by a girl who moves to various cities in the US

Brian Wood and Kristian, Supermarket, San Diego: IDW Publishing, 2006

 

 

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