Posted by Jess Smart Smiley on January 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment
If you’re an indie comics fan, then you’ve probably already noticed the great lineup Top Shelf has in store for 2012. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, you can see all their upcoming titles here. Here’s everything Top Shelf has planned for 2012 (so far!) listed in order of release … Read more
Filed under BOOK, COMICS, EVENT, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, GRAPHIC NOVEL, PREVIEW, UPSIDE DOWN · Tagged with alan moore, any empire, Blankets, blue, brendan leach, cleveland, comics, Craig Thompson, eddie campbell, free comic book day, Graphic novel, harvey pekar, homeland directive, infinite kung fu, kids club, league of extraordinary gentlemen, leff lemire, lost dogs, lovely horrible stuff, lucille, ludovic debeurme, nate powell, new books, new comics, pat grant, pterodactyl hunters, robert venditti, top shelf, top shelf productions, upside down, wizzywig
Posted by Jess Smart Smiley on September 20, 2011 · 1 Comment
6 years in the making. 672 pages. Arabic calligraphy. Islamic mythology. Hardbound. Foil-stamped. Out today. “I never know the endings of the books when I’m working on them. I spent a year on the first rough draft and couldn’t figure out the ending. Then I spent another year on the second rough draft, and still … Read more
Filed under BOOK, COMICS, CREATIVITY, DESIGN, DRAWING, EVENT, GRAPHIC NOVEL, INSPIRATION, INTERVIEW, PREVIEW, PROCESS, SKETCHBOOK, STORYTELLING, VIDEO, WRITING · Tagged with Blankets, Carnet de Voyage, Craig Thompson, Good-bye Chunky Rice, Graphic novel, habibi
I recently read the newest addition to Top Shelf’s catalogue, Lucille, by Ludovic Debeurme, translated from the original French version. This is what the publisher has to say about it: “This rich and intimate story follows two teenagers, Lucille and Arthur, as they struggle with the complex legacies inherited from their families: legacies of illness … Read more
Filed under BOOK, DRAWING, GRAPHIC NOVEL, STORYTELLING · Tagged with Adolescence, alcoholism, anorexia, Arts, Blankets, book, characters, comic, despair, discovery, Disorders, drawings, Eating, europe, french, Graphic novel, Health, hope, illness, line drawings, lines, lucille, ludovic debeurme, Mental Health, misfits, pride, teenagers, top shelf productions, translation, Visual Arts, youth
