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Inspired by the late, great Georges Perec, who is famous for writing a book whose sole subject was the letter E, illustrator Katja Spitzer and freelance writer Sebastian Gievert teamed up to tackle the letter Q.
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In his first graphic novella, Jon McNaught provides us with a sympathetic portrayal of what most of us ended up doing on those sleepy days: allowing the idiosyncrasies of our neighbours and our imaginations to entertain and amuse us and stave off the boredom. What makes this book so special, however, is that whilst capturing the frustration one can’t help but feel in such(...)
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In his first graphic novella, Jon McNaught provides us with a sympathetic portrayal of what most of us ended up doing on those sleepy days: allowing the idiosyncrasies of our neighbours and our imaginations to entertain and amuse us and stave off the boredom. What makes this book so special, however, is that whilst capturing the frustration one can’t help but feel in such surroundings, McNaught somehow also manages to capture its beauty and peacefulness and transport us back to those clear evenings dotted with pink fluffy clouds and the sound of that silence we have come to yearn for after so many years of living in the centre of the bustle of the city.
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Blexbolex : No man's land
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Author of the 2010 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Seasons Blexbolex's No Man's Land satirizes the mind's ability to seduce itself—mercilessly hurtling its hero around an implausible dreamland designed to mask the processes of mortality. Blexbolex's first full-length graphic novel is as beautiful as it is disturbing. This book employs Nobrow's spot(...)
Blexbolex : No man's land
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Author of the 2010 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Seasons Blexbolex's No Man's Land satirizes the mind's ability to seduce itself—mercilessly hurtling its hero around an implausible dreamland designed to mask the processes of mortality. Blexbolex's first full-length graphic novel is as beautiful as it is disturbing. This book employs Nobrow's spot color print process, only used by a handful of publishers worldwide. The artisanal qualities of this method give the books a screenprinted feel that elevates them to another level of quality. *** Blexbolex is an illustrator and book artist living in Leipzig, Germany.
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The Bento Bestiary
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In the eighteenth century, Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien depicted each spirit of the Yokai tradition, an ancient race of demons whose descendants, Godzilla and Mothra, would later terrorize the earth. Ben Newman and Scott Donaldson rediscover the near-forgotten Yokai and return these ancient beasts to their former glory in The Bento Bestiary.
The Bento Bestiary
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In the eighteenth century, Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien depicted each spirit of the Yokai tradition, an ancient race of demons whose descendants, Godzilla and Mothra, would later terrorize the earth. Ben Newman and Scott Donaldson rediscover the near-forgotten Yokai and return these ancient beasts to their former glory in The Bento Bestiary.
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A unique book of poetry by Gertrude Stein, illustrated by award winning Berlin artist Atak.
Gertrude Stein : Ada (illustrated by Atak)
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A unique book of poetry by Gertrude Stein, illustrated by award winning Berlin artist Atak.
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Brecht Evens : The making of
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The Making Of is the follow-up to international sensation Brecht Evens's Eisner-nominated debut, The Wrong Place. With lush watercolors and his characteristic wit, Evens details the fumbling, amateurish foibles of the participants of a small art festival in the Flemish countryside. Pieterjan is invited to a small town as an honored guest. From the moment he arrives,(...)
Brecht Evens : The making of
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The Making Of is the follow-up to international sensation Brecht Evens's Eisner-nominated debut, The Wrong Place. With lush watercolors and his characteristic wit, Evens details the fumbling, amateurish foibles of the participants of a small art festival in the Flemish countryside. Pieterjan is invited to a small town as an honored guest. From the moment he arrives, things start going wrong, and since no one seems ready to step in, Pieterjan takes over the show. He decides to build a giant garden gnome as a symbol of Flemish identity, but the construction process brings buried tensions to the surface as the other artists become jealous of Pieterjan's authority. In The Making Of, Evens delves deep into the petty tensions, small misunderstandings, and deadpan humor that pervade modern relationships. With a keen eye for the subtleties of body language, Even's The Making Of builds on the iconic visual style showcased in the Eisner award nominated The Wrong Place, which was published around the world. Sweeping watercolors jump off the page, surrealist scenery intermingles with crowds of people, and small suburban plot homes have never looked so lovely.
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Michael Cho began creating drawings of the back alleys near his Toronto home in 2008. With this book, he has amassed a collection that speaks to the beauty of the urban landscape: sometimes grittily citified, sometimes unexpectedly pastoral, and always bewitching. With each season's change, different color schemes become dominant, and a whole range of moods and(...)
Michael Cho: back alleys and urban landscapes
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Michael Cho began creating drawings of the back alleys near his Toronto home in 2008. With this book, he has amassed a collection that speaks to the beauty of the urban landscape: sometimes grittily citified, sometimes unexpectedly pastoral, and always bewitching. With each season's change, different color schemes become dominant, and a whole range of moods and moments are articulated. Cho lets the reader visit his city as a virtual flaneur, lingering equally over dilapidated sheds and well-groomed gardens in a dazzling tribute to the urban environs.
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Amber Albrecht: idyll
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Idyll comprises a series of paintings, silk-screened prints, and drawings. Much of Albrecht’s work is inspired by the dreaminess of childhood, whether expressing her cloudy recollections of the storybooks she read as a child (stories populated by strange creatures, impossible happenings, and oneiric landscapes) or the forested West Coast landscapes that surrounded(...)
Amber Albrecht: idyll
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Idyll comprises a series of paintings, silk-screened prints, and drawings. Much of Albrecht’s work is inspired by the dreaminess of childhood, whether expressing her cloudy recollections of the storybooks she read as a child (stories populated by strange creatures, impossible happenings, and oneiric landscapes) or the forested West Coast landscapes that surrounded her. On the pages of Idyll, a series of interconnected myths emerges fully formed, each myth articulating a sense of wistfulness for a past that never was. By turns surreal, fantastical, and absurdist, Albrecht constructs these pieces with the vivid yet subtle values that are a product of her silk-screening work.
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Doug Wright's pantomime strip about the life of a suburban family moves into the mid-1960s, and the pop culture of the time begins to seep in. Wright showcases the domestic mayhem that parents and their kids experience throughout the year. The endless play of kids is prevalent, from skateboarding to snowball fights, from the guilty pleasure of making prank phone calls to(...)
Nipper by Doug Wright : Classic comics from 1965-1966
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Doug Wright's pantomime strip about the life of a suburban family moves into the mid-1960s, and the pop culture of the time begins to seep in. Wright showcases the domestic mayhem that parents and their kids experience throughout the year. The endless play of kids is prevalent, from skateboarding to snowball fights, from the guilty pleasure of making prank phone calls to the daily roughhousing of siblings.
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Hamilton sketchbook
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As eccentric, diverting, curious, wry and compassionate in life as in his work, David Collier has brought his 20 years experience crisscrossing Canada to his books. Fascinated by forgotten people and kooky stories, Collier regularly drives cross-country to track down research and the "dish" on some Canadian lore. His work reflects a uniquely Canadian mix of wide-eyed(...)
Hamilton sketchbook
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As eccentric, diverting, curious, wry and compassionate in life as in his work, David Collier has brought his 20 years experience crisscrossing Canada to his books. Fascinated by forgotten people and kooky stories, Collier regularly drives cross-country to track down research and the "dish" on some Canadian lore. His work reflects a uniquely Canadian mix of wide-eyed whimsy and prairie-frozen wit.
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