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BAREFOOT GEN VOL 09: 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)

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MONTE: KING OF ATOM AGE MONSTER DECALS (W/DECALS)

Bill Selby

$14.95

A deliciously colorful look at the outrageously imaginative art and history of Don "Monte" Monteverde, king of the water slide decal. Informed decal aficionados worldwide agree that of all the water slide decals ever produced, "Originals by Monte" were the first monster decals to zap... (more)

Last Gasp special editions

CLEAN CARTOONISTS' DIRTY DRAWINGS - SIGNED/ NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION OF...

Craig Yoe

$49.95

By day their cartoon creations included Mickey Mouse, Superman, Beetle Bailey, Betty and Veronica, Wonder Woman, Batman, Charlie Brown, and the Cat in the Hat. But when night fell, they abandoned their pursuit of heroic deeds and good clean fun to draw the risque --... (more)

highly recommended

INSECTS OF SURINAM (HARDCOVER)

Maria Sibylla Merian

$43.99

At a time when few women were educated or literate and rarely travelled, German-born naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) made history with her studies of insects in Surinam. Trained as a copperplate engraver and watercolorist, she documented the metamorphosis of butterflies, laying the... (more)

highly recommended

BEST SEX WRITING 2010

Rachel Kramer Bussel, Esther Perel, editors

$14.95

What's happening behind the bedroom door? The erotic elements of Twilight, scary sex laws, the future of sex ed, the science behind penis size, a cheating wife's defense of her affair, and much more make it under the covers of Best Sex Writing 2010 . Diana... (more)

highly recommended

METAMORPHOSIS: 50 CONTEMPORARY SURREAL, FANTASTIC AND VISIONARY ARTISTS (HC)

Jon Beinart, editor

$39.95

An eye-popping collection of fantastical, imaginative, pop- surrealist, and just plain twisted contemporary figurative art, executed with top- notch technique and mad skills by some of the finest and most influential artists working today. This book presents the work of 50 contemporary artists of the... (more)

SCHWARZ AUF WEISS (HARDCOVER)

Style Needs No Color

$14.95

Schwarz auf Weiss ("Black on White") seeks to make style the true center of attention -- and rightly so. Within the pages of this book is a fine... (more)

CAME A YEUX (DRUG FOR EYES) (HARDCOVER)

Alexone, a.k.a., Alexandre Dizac

$27.95

Alexone: Came A Yeux (Drug for Eyes) is the first monograph of one of the most significant and talented young artists coming from the international graffiti street art... (more)

BOOK OF TAGS, THE (HARDCOVER)

Dropdrop

$41.95

The Book of Tags presents the personal signatures of 150 writers coming from 20 different countries throughout the world. The selection includes some of the most influential tags... (more)

GREAT AIRSHIP OF 1897: A PROVOCATIVE LOOK AT...

J. Allen Danelek

$16.95

In November of 1896 residents of California watched a mysterious bright light -- often described as being suspended beneath a "cigar shaped" craft of considerable size -- pass... (more)

CALLIGRAFFITI: THE GRAPHIC ART OF NEILS SHOE MEULMAN...

Neils "Shoe" Meulman

$29.95

Calligraffiti: The Graphic Art of Niels "SHOE" Meulman is an impressive publication that presents a large selection of typographic works by Niels Shoe Meulman arranged in a uniquely... (more)

ROSWELL AND THE REICH: THE NAZI CONNECTION

Joseph P. Farrell

$19.95

Physicist and Oxford-educated historian Farrell continues his best-selling series of exposes on secret Nazi technology, Nazi survival, and postwar Nazi operations such as German survival and Project Paperclip... (more)

99 CLASSIC MOVIES FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY

Thomas Wengelewski, Nicotext

$9.95

99 Classic Movies for People in a Hurry compresses 99 of the worlds most famous movies -- in just four comic panels! In a remarkable way, riotously entertaining... (more)

SOLOMON ISLAND MYSTERIES: ACCOUNTS OF GIANTS AND UFOS...

Marius Boirayon

$16.95

Near where the sunken warships of the Battle of Guadalcanal lie, glowing UFOs rise out of the Pacific, fly into the mountains and disappear into jungle lakes. Here,... (more)

GOSPEL OF FILTH, THE: A BIBLE OF DECADENCE...

Gavin Baddeley, Dani Filth Baddeley

$39.95

The Gospel of Filth is the boldest, most comprehensive guide to the realms of darkness and devilry ever published. Taking in every significant milestone and major landmark, this... (more)

FEEDING THE WHOLE FAMILY: RECIPES FOR BABIES, YOUNG...

Cynthia Lair

$21.95

Feeding the Whole Family starts with the basics of creating a whole foods diet, from understanding grains and beans to determining what meats are acceptable to eat. Author... (more)

OUTLAW JOURNALIST: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HUNTER...

William Mckeen

$16.95

Hunter S. Thompson detonated a two-ton bomb under the staid field of journalism with his magazine pieces and revelatory Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas . In Outlaw Journalist ,... (more)

WIMPY KID MOVIE DIARY, THE (HARDCOVER)

Jeff Kinney

$14.95

Go behind the scenes with Jeff Kinney and the making of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie! If you've ever wondered how a movie gets made, you're... (more)

GOTH: VAMPS AND DANDIES

Gavin Baddeley

$19.95

Goth is the subculture that never dies, influencing mainstream fashion, TV, movies, and alternative rock music. Goth: Vamps and Dandies is a startling visual history of this dark... (more)

BIDOUN MAGAZINE #20: BAZAAR (SPRING 2010)

Lisa Farjam, editor

$12.95

Arts and culture from the Middle East. This is their Bazaar issue. In this issue: The Golden Compass; Arabia on the Turkey; Hungry Ghosts; Pleasure for the Eyes;... (more)

GIANT ROBOT MAGAZINE #64 (APRIL 2010)

Martin Wong, editor

$4.99

Asian pop culture and beyond. In this issue: Black Rock Shooter; Yellow Fellow Fever; Quest for Kona; Free the Dolphins; Cosplay Days; Carsick Cars; Black Asians; more.

JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE #111 (APR 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)