last gasp publishing
Suehiro Maruo
Set in 1920s Japan, The Strange Tale of Panorama
Island follows the twisted path of failed novelist
Hitomi, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the son
of a rich industrialist.
Hitomi learns... (more)
BUY
Mitch O'Connell
A Hard-Hitting, No-Holds-Barred Expose of the Sweetest, Most Lovable Feller EVER! All the good stuff (the crappy art is under lock and key) from “The Prince of Pop... (more)
BUY
BigBros Workshop
A massive, comprehensive graphic design collection exploding with a blend of psychedelic and pop imagery. This convergence of styles is flourishing today in the art and design world.... (more)
BUY
Monte Beauchamp
In the early Christmas traditions of Europe, the Krampus was St. Nikolaus’ dark servant—a hairy, horned, supernatural beast whose pointed ears and long, slithering tongue gave misbehavers the... (more)
BUY
Danni Shinya Luo
This new collection explores shifting perspectives of beauty, attraction, lust and decency presented through alluring and decandent images of the female figure. Watercolor, ink and graphite give rise... (more)
BUY
Kevin Evans, Carrie Galbraith, John Law, editors
From Fight Club to Burning Man, Flash Mobs to Santarchy cacophony influenced everything subversive, playful and anti-authoritarian in popular culture over the last 20 years – this is... (more)
BUY
soon from last gasp
Elizabeth McGrath
Dark, fantastical works layered
with beauty, angst and
significance.
Elizabeth McGrath is influenced by the relationship
between the natural world and the detritus of consumer
culture. She sculpts and paints sweetly twisted creatures,
adorning... (more)
BUY
new from all publishers
Crockett Johnson
A legendary comic strip finally given the Fantagraphics treatment. Before authoring one of the most beloved children’s book series of all time — Harold and... (more)
BUY
Karl Stevens
The new book from the acclaimed author of Guilty, Whatever, and The Lodger, Failure collects Karl Stevens' beautifully rendered humorous comic strips from the Phoenix, Boston's leading alternative... (more)
BUY
Mick Farren
That he has survived so long may well be a miracle. Mick Farren has spent more than four decades in the thick of the culture wars as a... (more)
BUY
Darby Conley
Welcome to the crazy, dysfunctional world of Get Fuzzy. In this microcosm of nerdy vegan Rob Wilco's apartment life abide his sociopathic cat Bucky and his guileless but... (more)
BUY
J G Ballard
Terminal Atrocity Zone examines a critical 7-year period in the work of author J G Ballard, ranging from 1966 to 1973. During this time, Ballard produced the series... (more)
BUY
Yaya Han, Allison DeBlasio, Dr. Grymm
1,000 Incredible Costume and Cosplay Ideas provides a broad and detailed glimpse into the ingenious artistry and attention to detail behind some of the most fabulous costumes you... (more)
BUY
Peter Kuper
A declaration of love to Peter Kuper’s adoptive city in which he has lived since 1977, this diary is a vibrant survey of New York City’s history. Through... (more)
BUY
popular subjects
highly recommended
Tom Neely
A painted novel by Tom Neely (I Will Destroy You, One Fine Day, The Blot). Fantastical, dreamlike adventures of a werewolf... or perhaps simply a man in a... (more)
BUY
Jordi Villafranca
Typo Latino showcases the work of emerging typographers as well as established type designers from across the globe. What differentiates Typo Latino from other font books is that... (more)
BUY
Pat Thomas
A provocative collection of African-American cultural history and a chronicle of a sociopolitical movement as documented by its recorded media -- speeches, poetry, and music -- illustrated with... (more)
BUY
Lindsay McCrum
In Chicks with Guns, Lindsay McCrum has created a cultural portrait of women gun owners in America through photographs that are both beautiful and in a sense unexpected.... (more)
BUY
Richard Dawkins, Dave McKean
Magic takes many forms. Supernatural magic is what our ancestors used in order to explain the world before they developed the scientific method. The ancient Egyptians explained the... (more)
BUY
Kate Beaton
Hark! A Vagrant takes readers on a romp through history and literature -- with dignity for few and cookies for all -- with comic strips about famous authors,... (more)
BUY
Jasmine Siddiqui, Falk Lehmann
Since The Perfect Merge was published in 2008, the prolific street art duo Herakut has risen to the spotlight in the international art world. Herakut: After the Laughter... (more)
BUY