Graphic Novels

illustrated by Julia Kuo A Japanese American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese imprisonment camps, gives up their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima, unaware of the devastation wreaked by the atomic bomb in this piercing and all too relevant look at the aftermath of World War II by Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata. World War II has ended, but while America has won the war, twelve-year-old Hanako feels lost. To her, the world, and her world, seems irrevocabl...

A tour-de-force by New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life ...

Aminoacid Boy is a creature from outer space sent on Earth from his Lord, a bio-architectural-metal-meat-machine living in a dark cave. He generates the whole things in a chaotic way. Physical and mechanical laws drive the transformations in his universe where equilibrium and chaotic states alternate without any final aim. The Lord discovers that on planet Earth there are species whose individuals can find their own reasons for living, they have desires and will. They are able to feel pain an...

An illustrated collection of 15 macabre short stories. In this gorgeously detailed volume, American artist and author Edward Gorey accents amphigory (nonsense verse or composition) with his signature cross-hatched pen-and-ink drawings. A mix of poetry and prose, light-hearted and decidedly more morbid storytelling, the book is sure to satisfy both fans of art and lovers of short stories alike.Paperback: 240 PagesProduct Dimensions: 205 x 282 mmISBN: 9780399504334Published by Perigee Books

This follow-up to the darkly humorous Amphigorey is wittier, more macabre, and more wondrous than ever. Master illustrator and iconic gothic storyteller Edward Gorey gives his fans 20 more nonsensical and mind-bending tales that draw fans and unsuspecting newcomers into a world only he can create. Gorey's pen-and-ink drawings spur the imagination and satisfy fans of art and the good storytelling.Paperback: 256 PagesProduct Dimensions: 240 x 278 mmISBN: 9780399504204Published by Perigee Books

From the thirty-two canvas Campbell's Soup Cans to the Marilyn Diptych, Andy Warhol's silk-screen prints are the epitome of Pop Art: witty, gimmicky and unafraid of repetition. Obsessed with consumerism and the cult of celebrity, Warhol exalted the "surface of things" - and yet he was a man of deep complexity. In Andy, Typex captures the remarkable life of the king of Pop Art, from his working-class upbringing in Pittsburgh to the dizzying heights of his celebrity. Spanning a period that bega...

From the brave warriors of the Survey Corps to the nameless villagers who end up as Titan chow, this detailed guide contains more than 200 entries on humans and others inside and outside the Walls. Ever wondered about Eren Yeager's birthday? Are you taller than humanity's strongest soldier, Captain Levi? Find these answers and more as well as a new interview with creator Hajime Isayama, all about the real-life inspiration for your favourite Attack on Titan characters. Paperback: 208 PagesProd...

Aang and friends must join together once again as the four nations' tenuous peace is threatened by an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei! As the world heads toward another devastating war, Aang's friendship with Zuko throws him into the middle of the conflict! Available for the first time in omnibus format, this volume collects parts 1-3 of Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise. This is the official continuation of the hit Nickelodeon series! Paperback: 224 PagesProduct Dim...

Avatar Aang and friends honor an Air Nomad holiday that hasn't been celebrated in over one hundred years. But when cryptic visits from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen lead Aang to a refinery operating on land sacred to the Airbenders--they soon find themselves in peril as a dangerously powerful ancient spirit awakens with vengeance and destruction on its mind! This collection of The Rift parts 1-3 is collected in a paperback omnibus, continuing the long-running official continuation of the hit ...

Immediately following the Avatar's adventures chronicled in The Promise, this remarkable omnibus that collects parts 1-3 of The Search, from Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko! For years, fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra have burned with one question--what happened to Fire Lord Zuko's mother? Finding a clue at last, Zuko enlists the aid of Team Avatar--and the most unlikely ally of all--to help uncover the biggest secret of his life. Paper...

Translated by Janet Hong Jinju is bad. She smokes, drinks, runs away from home, and has no qualms about making her parents worry. Her mother and sister beg her to be a better student, sister, daughter; her beleaguered father expresses his concerns with his fists. Bad Friends is set in the 1990s in a South Korea torn between tradition and Western modernity and haunted by an air of generalized gloom. Cycles of abuse abound as the characters enact violence within their power structures: parents ...

A wild seascape, a distant island, a full moon. Gradually the island grows nearer until we land on a primeval wilderness, rich in vegetation and huge, strange beasts. Time passes and things do not go well for the island. Civilisation rises as towers of stone and metal and smoke, choking the undergrowth and the creatures who once moved through it. This is not a happy story and it will not have a happy ending. Working in his distinctive, monochromatic lino-cut style, Stanley Donwood carves out ...

Battle Royale is a high-octane thriller about senseless youth violence, and one of Japan's bestselling - and most controversial - novels. As part of a ruthless program by the totalitarian government, a group of high school students are taken to a small isolated island with a map, food, and various weapons. Forced to wear special collars that explode when thy break a rule, they must fight each other for three days until only one remains.Paperback: 600 PagesProduct Dimensions: 129 x 198 mmISBN:...

Guy Delisle's newest travelogue revolves around a year spent in Burma (also known as Myanmar) with his wife and son. Burma is notorious for its use of concealment and isolation as social control: where scissor-wielding censors monitor the papers, the de facto leader of the opposition has been under decade-long house arrest, insurgent-controlled regions are effectively cut off from the world, and rumour is the most reliable source of current information. An impressive and moving work of comics...

illustrated by Piero Capitalism shapes every aspect of our world, beyond just our economic structures; it moulds our values and influences the way we write laws, wage wars and even conduct personal relationships. From its beginnings to the present day, Capitalism: A Graphic Guide tells the story of capitalism’s remarkable and often ruthless rise, evolving through strife and struggle as much as innovation and enterprise. This non-fiction graphic novel explores the key developments that have sh...

The annual Fifth Milestone Kway Chap Competition looms but the reigning champion old Mdm Lam is missing! Can LORR, her newly arrived intergalactic kitchen helper, defend her title? Or is he deluded by the Kitchen God? Is everything a ploy by Quek Kee Fishballs as the fledgling Hawkers’ Party threatens its domination plan?Paperback: 64 PagesProduct Dimensions: 160 x 230 mmISBN: 9789811145360Published by Comics of SG Heritage

Genius, eccentric, exhibitionist: there is no shortage of adjectives to describe the great surrealist painter Salvador Dali. Yet this iconic artist and controversial thinker remains a figure shrouded in mystery. Plunging into the Spanish painter's unbridled, fantastical universe, graphic novelist Edmond Baudoin guides us on the trail of a man known as much for his talent for self-promotion as for his bold and extraordinary work. He emerges with a convincing personal vision of the man behind t...

Progress in genetics today would not be possible without Darwin's revolution, but the mysterious man who laid the rational basis for undermining belief in God's creation was remarkable timid. He spent most of his life in seclusion; a semi-invalid, riddled with doubts, fearing the controversy his theories might unleash. In this brilliantly lucid book - a classic originally published in 1982 - Jonathan Miller unravels Darwin's life and his contribution to biology, and traces the path from his s...

Batman may be the World’s Greatest Detective, but he’s hardly the only sleuth in the DC Universe. This new title collects key adventures starring Lois Lane, the Question, Slam Bradley, Detective Chimp, and everyone’s favorite Caped Crusader, Batman. These tales span DC’s history, from 1937 to today, and even include a special appearance by the granddaddy of all detectives, Sherlock Holmes. Collects Adventure Comics #51, Batman #441, Detective Comics #2, #329, and #572, Lois Lane #1-2, Secret ...

Conan helps a seemingly sweet and innocent girl look for her missing father, but ends up uncovering a trail that leads to the Black Organization! With the elusive syndicate resurfacing, Conan charges deeper into enemy territory, but will that be at the cost of one of his closest aides? Haibara’s past starts to unravel in this two-part special! Paperback: 162 PagesProduct Dimensions: 127 x 190 mmISBN: 9789811157073 Published by Shogakukan Asia

Conan helps a seemingly sweet and innocent girl look for her missing father, but ends up uncovering a trail that leads to the Black Organization! With the elusive syndicate resurfacing, Conan charges deeper into enemy territory, but will that be at the cost of one of his closest aides? Haibara’s past starts to unravel in this two-part special! Paperback: 162 PagesProduct Dimensions: 127 x 190 mmISBN: 9789811157066 Published by Shogakukan Asia

The Suzuki Conglomerate is hosting an exclusive party on the Q Selizabeth, unaware that Japan’s most notorious phantom thief, a.k.a. the Kaito Kid, is set on leaving the event with one very expensive party favour!! Then six master detectives are invited to a manor to play a deadly mysterious game, hosted by none other than the Kid himself! But he wasn’t counting on a seventh kid detective gate-crashing the scene! Can Conan outsmart Kaito Kid at his own game? The battle of wits begins in this ...

Sonoko’s wealthy Uncle Jirokichi has a long-standing grudge against the Kaito Kid. This time, he’s prepared the “Blue Wonder”gem as bait to lure him into a trap. It’s a price no thief can resist, and a challenge the phantom thief accepts! Fortunately, Conan has a personal score to settle with the Kid as well, and is bent on exposing his tricks. The slippery thief is always one step ahead, but with Conan hot on his heels, he’ll have to toe the line! Who will have the last laugh in this game of...

Conan must contend with the murder of a man who burns to death while the prime suspect has the perfect alibi; he helps a seemingly innocent girl look for her missing father; and he still has time to explore a haunted house with some of his new friends from elementary school! All the clues are there, and it’s up to the pint-sized detective to find them and solve the case! Paperback: 184 PagesProduct Dimensions: 127 x 190 mmISBN: 9789810795689 Published by Shogakukan Asia

The Men in Black are back – and they’ve got a potential candidate in their crosshairs! After eavesdropping on their plans, Conan teams up with the FBI to stop the assassination. But if the Men in Black realise they’ve been bugged, their next target will be Kogoro Mori’s home! Can Conan save the politician without putting Mr. Mori and Ran in danger? Only if he can decipher the code words the Men in Black use to plan their hit! Paperback: 200 PagesProduct Dimensions: 127 x 190 mmISBN: 978981096...

Love is in the air as Conan and company face the most dangerous time of the year: Valentine’s Day! Ran and Sonoko head to a snowbound cottage to make some of the famous local chocolate for Valentine’s Day, but the snow goddess who haunts the mountains seems determined to turn their outing from sweet to bitter! What will happen to Conan? Paperback: 192 PagesProduct Dimensions: 127 x 190 mmISBN: 9789810795702 Published by Shogakukan Asia

A flashback from Ran takes us back to Shinichi’s past! While visiting his actress mother on Broadway, Shinichi discovers some rotten apples in the Big Apple! Someone is trying to kill the stars of “Golden Apple”, a musical based on Greek mythology, and the only clue is a golden apple inscribed “For the Fairest”. While Shinichi races to crack the case, Ran stumbles upon a mystery of her own… and a certain man in a black knit cap! Paperback: 200 PagesProduct Dimensions: 127 x 190 mmISBN: 978981...

The death of a private detective puts Conan back on the trail of the mysterious Black Syndicate. Now he believes he’s identified one of the Men or, rather, a Woman in Black as American actress Chris Vineyard. But could the elusive mistress of disguise be closer than Conan realizes? When Conan and Heiji Hattori investigate a suicide in the apartment building of daffy English teacher Jodie Santemillion, they discover more than just foul play. Just who is Miss Jodie? Paperback: 168 PagesProduct ...

Conan isn’t sure whether to trust Jodie Saintemillion, the American high school teacher whose ditzy blonde exterior conceals a calculating mind. And when a bus gets hijacked, she turns out to be craftier than Conan imagined! Later, Hattori invites Conan to a reception party at “K3”, a new restaurant owned by three famous athletes, including Conan’s favourite soccer star, Ray Curtis! But foul play is at hand when an obnoxious tabloid reporter winds up dead! Can Conan piece the evidence togethe...

A reporter is found dead just before an interview with the Junior Detective League. Conan is determined to close the case… but with his teacher watching, he has to do it without letting on that he’s smarter than the average first grader! Then flashback to one of Shinichi’s first cases! When a death takes place at a ski resort, everyone believes a legendary ghost has struck again. But two middle schoolers think otherwise: Young Shinichi Kudo and young Heiji Hattori! Which boy genius will solve...

Detective Kogoro Mori faces a challenge beyond his crime-fighting abilities: taking care of his ex-wife’s new kitten! But the pesky furball leads him to the clues he needs to solve an impenetrable code. Could there be a new detective in town – one even cuter than Conan? The Kaito Kid has vowed to steal a famous artist’s painting – and Conan is at the scene! But while Conan prepares to stop the thief, a man is killed under his nose. Is the Kid a thief and the murderer? Paperback: 240 PagesProd...

Ran and Sonoko encounter a crime at the site of a romantic scene from their favorite TV drama. Which of the hopeful lovers leaving red handkerchiefs at the scene is really a murderer? Then a small boy is the only witness to a crime, but no one can make heads or tails of his strange testimony. And Conan is distracted by his suspicions about Ran’s new friend Eisuke, who bears an eerie resemblance to one of the Men in Black! Paperback: 192 PagesProduct Dimensions: 127 x 190 mmISBN: 9789810990749...

Bloody murder is committed at a museum, reproducing a scene from a gruesome painting. Later, the men in black are back! Will Conan be able to come any closer to getting his old body back? Also, Conan’s friends from grade school find a treasure map but will it only lead them to a trove of trouble? Paperback: 184 PagesProduct Dimensions: 127 x 190 mmISBN: 9789810936150 Published by Shogakukan Asia

Shinichi, Ran and Kogoro are on a vacation aboard a cruise ship, but little do they know that the patriarch of the wealthy Hatamoto family is about to be murdered! All suspicions seem to turn to the new son-in-law Takeshi Hatamoto, but is he really the one responsible? With the perpetrator still on board, can Conan figure out who the real murderer is and solve the case before more lives are lost? Paperback: 184 PagesProduct Dimensions: 127 x 190 mmISBN: 9789810917524 Published by Shogakukan Asia

Illustrated by Victoria Ying Eleven-year-old Diana has an almost perfect life on the island of Themyscira. But even though she has a loving mother and many “aunties,” she is an only child. The only child on the entire island, in fact. Every other person on the island is an adult who’s the best in their trade and mighty in body, while Diana is small, sometimes clumsy, and not particularly good at anything. She’s not Wonder Woman…yet. What Diana needs is someone her own age whom to talk to. Tak...

Kiku is on vacation in San Francisco when suddenly she finds herself displaced to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during World War II. These displacements keep occurring until Kiku finds herself 'stuck' back in time. Living alongside her young grandmother and other Japanese-American citizens in internment camps, Kiku gets the education she never received in history class. She witnesses the lives of Japanese-Americans ...

A pair of twisted siblings-Yuuma, a young man obsessed with the devil, and Chizumi, the worst little sister in recorded history-cause all sorts of tragic and terrifying things to happen wherever they go. These scary short stories will shock you with a literal interpretation of the ills that plague modern society. Paperback: 202 PagesProduct Dimensions: 140 x 190 mmISBN: 9781942993858 Published by Vertical

Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko F Fujio, and has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Noby. Today, Doraemon has grown to become one of the most recognizable and marketable comic characters in Asia and around the world and one of Japan’s cultural icons. Awards fo...

Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko F Fujio, and has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Noby. Today, Doraemon has grown to become one of the most recognizable and marketable comic characters in Asia and around the world and one of Japan’s cultural icons. Awards fo...

Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko F Fujio, and has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Noby. Today, Doraemon has grown to become one of the most recognizable and marketable comic characters in Asia and around the world and one of Japan’s cultural icons. Awards fo...

Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko F Fujio, and has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Noby. Today, Doraemon has grown to become one of the most recognizable and marketable comic characters in Asia and around the world and one of Japan’s cultural icons. Awards fo...

Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko F Fujio, and has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Noby. Today, Doraemon has grown to become one of the most recognizable and marketable comic characters in Asia and around the world and one of Japan’s cultural icons. Awards fo...

Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko F Fujio, and has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Noby. Today, Doraemon has grown to become one of the most recognizable and marketable comic characters in Asia and around the world and one of Japan’s cultural icons. Awards fo...

Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko F Fujio, and has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Noby. Today, Doraemon has grown to become one of the most recognizable and marketable comic characters in Asia and around the world and one of Japan’s cultural icons. Awards fo...

Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko F Fujio, and has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Noby. Today, Doraemon has grown to become one of the most recognizable and marketable comic characters in Asia and around the world and one of Japan’s cultural icons. Awards fo...