new from Last Gasp

FUSHIGI CIRCUS (MYSTERIOUS CIRCUS), HARDCOVER: LAST GASP ED.

Mark Ryden

$35.00

A collection of the works of Mark Ryden. Features new works, including Blood, Sweat, Tears, and The Creatrix. A survey of 55 of Ryden's most impressive works from past shows through 2006. This is the first Last Gasp edition, and the third edition of the book. Mark... (more)

coming soon from Last Gasp

TINTIN & SNOWY ACTIVITY BOOK, VOL. 2

Herge

$9.99

An activity book with great puzzles and games based upon the many adventures of Tintin. Uncover the truth about Tintin's worst enemies, his adventures in space, and Professor Calculu's strangest inventions. Learn what it's like to walk on the Moon and become an ancient Egyptian... (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

DESIGN FOR OBAMA: POSTERS FOR CHANGE: A GRASSROOTS ANTHOLOGY (HARDCOVER)

Spike Lee, Aaron Perry-Zucker

$32.99

Graphic innovation that helped make history. Hundreds of artists and designers expressed support for the Obama candidacy by designing posters and submitting them to designforobama.org for free download. This selection of the very best -- curated by Spike Lee and Aaron Perry-Zucker -- is a... (more)

highly recommended

UNKNOWN PORTRAITS, THE: A COLLECTION OF IMAGINED PERSONAE (HARDCOVER)

Kozyndan

$30.00

New kozyndan art book! Originating from a found photo album unearthed in a Venice Beach thrift shop, kozyndan were inspired to create imagined personae documenting the essence of these lost photographs. This clothbound hardcover is comprised solely of small, detailed graphite portraits. Each piece captures... (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)

RIPPED: T-SHIRTS FROM THE UNDERGROUND

Cesar Padilla, editor

$30.00

A visual history of counterculture music T-shirts, spanning the defining era of indie music. Ripped is the first book to document the shirts of the post-punk and indie... (more)

AWAKE TO NAP (HARDCOVER BOARD BOOK)

John Skewes

$9.95

This striking, high-concept board book showcases artist Nikki McClure's distinctive collection of alphabet papercuts. Created while her son was napping, each is accompanied by a letter of the... (more)

LARRY GETS LOST IN SAN FRANCISCO (HARDCOVER)

John Skewes, Michael Mullin

$16.95

In this new adventure, while chasing down a donut, Larry gets lost among San Francisco's popular landmarks. Filled with candy-colored retro illustrations, this lively book gives children a... (more)

REMEMBER: A SEASONAL RECORD (JOURNAL)

Nikki McClure

$16.95

This beautiful new journal from popular paper-cut artist Nikki McClure is divided into four sections: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. Each section features an opening list page, where... (more)

GRASSROUTES: OAKLAND & BERKELEY: URBAN ECO TRAVEL

Serena Bartlett

$16.95

GrassRoutes Travel offers a new kind of guidebook in which green travel, sustainable living, youth culture, and authenticity take center stage. These energetic guides tap local scenes at... (more)

GOLDEN GATE GARDENING: YEAR-ROND FOOD GARDENING IN SF...

Pam Peirce

$29.95

The complete guide to year-round food gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area & coastal California. The bible of vegetable gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area has... (more)

FLYING APRON'S GLUTEN-FREE & VEGAN BAKING BOOK

Jennifer Katzinger

$21.95

Over the last decade, a vegan diet has become a more mainstream choice; food allergies have been increasing at alarming rates; and celiac disease is on everyone's radar.... (more)

CABINET MAGAZINE #36 (WINTER 2009/2010)

Sina Najafi, editor

$12.00

Immaterial Incorporated's non-profit quarterly magazine of art and culture run by a staff from around the world. Each issue contains articles, interviews, specially commissioned artist projects, and a... (more)

EMILY THE STRANGE: LOST DAYS: A NOVEL (SOFTCOVER)

Rob Reger, Jessica Gruner

$8.99

13 Elements you will find in the first Emily the Strange novel: 1. Mystery. 2. A beautiful golem. 3. Souped-up slingshots. 4. Four black cats. 5. Amnesia. 6.... (more)

BYRDS, THE: TIMELESS FLIGHT REVISITED: THE SEQUEL (HARDCOVER)

Johnny Rogan

$29.95

The definitive biography of the Sixties group once dubbed "America's Answer to The Beatles". This is the sequel to the original Timeless Flight , described by Record Collector magazine... (more)

ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #29 (SPRING 2010)

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)

HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE #412 (MAY 2010)

Natasha Lewin, editor

$5.99

Marijuana activism, pictures of marijuana, rock and roll, etc. In this issue: new West Coast Cannabis Cup; Edward Norton's Leaves of Grass; big yields in small paces; top... (more)

ABRAHAM LINCOLN, VAMPIRE HUNTER (HARDCOVER)

Seth Grahame-Smith

$21.99

While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the... (more)

SOBER LIVING FOR THE REVOLUTION: HARDCORE PUNK, STRAIGHT...

Gabrielle Kuhn

$22.95

Straight edge has persisted as a drug-free, hardcore punk subculture for 25 years. Its political legacy, however, remains ambiguous -- often associated with self-righteous macho posturing and conservative... (more)

UNLOVABLE VOL. 2 (HARDCOVER GRAPHIC NOVEL)

Esther Pearl Watson

$22.99

Loosely based on a teenager's diary from the 1980s found in a gas-station bathroom, Unlovable is the remarkable story of Tammy Pierce, as filtered through the pen of... (more)

BURN COLLECTOR #14

Al Burian

$8.00

Heck yeah, it's the new issue of Burn Collector ! Here, in Burn Collector #14 , zine superstar Al Burian lays down 156 pages of truth, trouble, and everyman blues.... (more)