new from Last Gasp

TOKYO ZOMBIE

Yusaku Hanakuma

$9.95

A horror-comedy manga about two blue-collar factory workers and jiu-jitsu experts who deal with a zombie uprising in Tokyo. When the story begins, Fujio and Mitsuo dream of training in martial arts overseas and becoming famous. When they accidentally kill their overbearing boss, they bury... (more)

coming soon from Last Gasp

BAREFOOT GEN VOL 9: BREAKING DOWN BORDERS

Keiji Nakazawa

$14.95

Cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa was seven years old and living in Hiroshima in the early days of August 1945 when the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb dropped by the U.S.A. Starting a few months before that event, his ten-volume saga shows life in Japan... (more)

highly recommended

CYNIC'S GUIDE TO A RICH FULL LIFE, A...

Mario DiGiorgio

$9.95

Emerging, prize-winning comedian Mario DiGiorgio gives tongue-in-cheek advice on how to be more self-centered, cynical, and most importantly, hilariously inappropriate. Some suggest that this black cloud of wisdom... (more)

highly recommended

TOON TREASURY OF CLASSIC CHILDREN'S COMICS, THE (HARDCOVER)

Art Spiegelman, Francoise Mouly, editors

$40.00

The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics is an unprecedented collection of the greatest comics for children, artfully compiled by two of the best-known creators in publishing and the field of comics -- Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly. This treasury created for young readers focuses... (more)

highly recommended

JUXTAPOZ CAR CULTURE (HARDCOVER)

Kevin Thomson, Robert Williams, editor

$29.95

Leave it to Juxtapoz to fully cram the best artists from the hot rod, low rider, and kustom kulture world into one book. It's pure eye candy for existing fans and an aesthetic eye opener for everyone else. Written by underground journalist Kevin Thomson, and... (more)

READ ME! (HINEMOSUNOTARI/ICARUS)

Hinemosunotari

$19.95

Collects 12 short stories with "dickgirls" as the primary theme. In "Futanari Clinic," doctor and nurse tests out their patient's new body part before she leaves the hospital.... (more)

REHEATED CABBAGE: TALES OF CHEMICAL DEGENERATION

Irvine Welsh

$14.95

Never-collected tales, including outrageous early stories from the Trainspotting years, plus a raucous new novella. Reheated Cabbage gathers stories showcasing Irvine Welsh's trademark skills: vaulting imagination, brilliant vernacular... (more)

COMPLETE CRUMB 07: HOT 'N' HEAVY! (SOFTCOVER)

Robert Crumb

$19.99

Back in print in a new 2009 softcover edition! This superb collection of work by Robert Crumb continues into the '70s with another 120-page slab of pure Crumb... (more)

PILLS-A-GO-GO: A FIENDISH INVESTIGATION INTO PILL MARKETING, ART,...

Jim Hogshire

$16.95

Pills-A-Go-Go savors the American love affair with little gems -- from Quaaludes and Prozac and Desoxyn to Viagra. Inspired by Jim Hogshire's zine of the same name, the... (more)

YARN BOMBING: THE ART OF CROCHET AND KNIT...

Mandy Moore, Leanne Prain

$19.95

On city street corners, around telephone posts, through barbed wire fences, and over abandoned cars, a quiet revolution is brewing. "Knit graffiti" is an international guerrilla movement that... (more)

BEAUTIFUL DECAY: BOOK 2: WHAT A MESS! (NUMBERED)

Amir H. Fallah, editor

$20.00

The artists of Beautiful Decay: Book 2: What a Mess! all interpret the idea of "messiness," whether through disorganized methods of displaying work, or rough hewn aesthetics. Others... (more)

ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #28 (WINTER 2009/10)

Dan Zimmer, editor

$15.00

A beautiful, educational, and scholarly magazine devoted to the history of American illustration art. Published quarterly and printed in full color, each issue features the highest quality printing,... (more)

JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE #108 (JAN 2010)

M. Revelli, editor

$5.99

Started by Robert Williams, this is the art magazine for "lowbrow" art. Tattoo art, graffiti art, car culture art, erotic art, outlaw art, fantasy and sci-fi art, comic-influenced... (more)

MOTHER JONES MAGAZINE VOL. 35 #1 (FEB 2010)

Monica Bauerlein, Clara Jeffery, editors

$5.95

A lefty- but- glossy political mag, heavy on the investigative journalism and the analysis. "People, politics and other passions." In this issue: too big to jail. It's a... (more)

ENDLESS CANVAS ZINE #2

Endless Canvas

$5.00

A gorgeous zine of international street art and graffiti. 60 packed pages of Graffiti and Street Art from the Oakland / San Francisco Bay Area, New York and... (more)

SUMMIT OF THE GODS, THE, VOL. 1

Yumemakura Baku, Jiro Taniguchi

$25.00

"Because it's there." George Herbert Leigh Mallory is said to have given this in reply to the question "Why do you want to climb Mt. Everest?" On his... (more)

DISTANT NEIGHBORHOOD, A, VOL. 2

Jiro Taniguchi

$23.00

Who hasn't thought about reliving their past, correcting perceived mistakes or changing crucial decisions? Would this better your life or the lives of those closest to you? Or... (more)

DISTANT NEIGHBORHOOD, A, VOL. 1

Jiro Taniguchi

$23.00

Who hasn't dreamt of going back to childhood? But who has actually made the journey? Hiroshi Nakahara is a forty-something salaryman returning to Tokyo from an intense business... (more)

YETI MAGAZINE #8 W/CD

Michael J. McGonigal, editor

$11.95

This book-sized indie forum compiles writing, comics, art, photographs and music from the West Coast's scenesters. It includes a CD. In this issue: Jim Dickinson; Luc Sante; Eliane... (more)