Webcomics Nation Swapmeet: Trade Paperbacks and Graphic Novels

Freaks N Squeeks: Sad Little Life

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:33:22 CDT

Freaks N Squeeks: Sad Little Life
Seller: Marvelous Patric

Collecting the story that spanned 2007-2008, this book tells the story of Al discovering his destiny and his fight to prevent it. It also contains strips about Janis's quest to cure Pierre and the 2008 election. ... more info

Parens. : A Play

Fri, 08 May 2009 10:41:53 CDT

Parens. : A Play
Seller: Alexander Danner

Parens. is the story of Brook and William, a wife and husband, the impressionable student and the lover of language, who now speak only through voice recorders, their lives encoded in battles over grammatical minutia. It is also the story of Eloquence and Bill, the two children who ferry these messages back and forth, always bouncing from one parent to the other, struggling to find their place in a fractured family. Weaving forward and back through three pivotal days, Parens. reveals a chain of events that will force Brook and William to finally confront the state of their family and to make the most important decisions of their lives. 97 pages, 5.5" x 8.5", perfect binding. ... more info

BLOOP: Irreverent 'Toon Tales!

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:32:10 CST

BLOOP: Irreverent 'Toon Tales!
Seller: Joseph Morton

24 Hour Comics People - A Comics Anthology 2007

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:35:19 CDT

24 Hour Comics People - A Comics Anthology 2007
Seller: Stan Yan

Introduction by Stan Yan: As the unwitting organizer of the last two Denver 24 Hour Comic Challenges, and participant or host of more Denver 24 Hour Comic Challenges than anyone else, I guess there's no person more "quantified" to be writing this introduction than me. Even before the advent of the First Annual International 24 Hour Comic Day in 2004, I invited an intrepid group of local cartoonists to my house for the 24 Hour Minicomic Challenge. For those of you who are not familiar with what this challenge entails, the traditional rules are that you are to write, pencil, and ink a complete 24 page comic book in 24 hours. In the first two years of the event, of the thousands of participant stories worldwide, we've seen five of the Denver challengers published in the About Comics' "24 Hour Comic Day Highlights" and "All-Stars" series including contributors to this book, Clara Harbour, John Peters, and myself. Even one who Scott McCloud would describe as a "noble failure" (one who did not complete 24 pages in 24 consecutive hours or who took longer than 24 consecutive hours to complete their 24 page story) was honored from our group -- T. Motley, whose parody of Neil Gaiman's noble failure, entitled "The Gaiman Variation" in the Eisner-nominated "2005 24 Hour Comics Day Highlights" book made publication. In any event, I've been proud to be a part of what I biasedly consider the most talented group of comic creators to participate in this event -- a group I see getting more and more talented each year, not to mention larger. I don't mean "larger" in girth (although we have seen some of our challengers grow up before our eyes), I mean in number. This event has certainly taken on a life of its own, growing from 11 participants in 2004 to 14 in 2005 and 26 in 2006. This year for logistic reasons, we had to cap participants to 32, although we had 45 folks interested with very little advertising or PR. What can I say? We're a victim of our own success. Well, and we also have been fortunate enough for the local media coverage through the years which has brought so much of the local talent to our event. Sadly, last year, About Comics discontinued publication of their anthology series, and many of the Denver challengers were disappointed. So, in my second year's efforts of organizing the Denver challenge, I was bound and determined to collect the finished stories from our local challenge into an anthology. Well, we convened this year's on event Saturday, October 20, 2007 at noon to Sunday, October 21st at noon at our host sponsor, Enchanted Grounds in Highlands Ranch. With the help of our generous sponsors and volunteers, I'm gratified to see this collected book of successful story challenges and some awesome "noble failures" from our event. I'm proud to say that I'm not disappointed -- I see our Denver challengers have elevated their game once again. 608 page b&w digest, color square bound cover, mature, $34.95 US or *FREE from Wowio.com ... more info

Carpe Diem, Volume 1

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:02:28 CST

Carpe Diem, Volume 1
Seller: Graveyard Greg

The collection of issues 1-4 including the 8 page prequel previously found in FurNation Magazine. ... more info

Freaks N Squeeks: Pretty Much Everything (Volume 1)

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:13:09 CDT

Freaks N Squeeks: Pretty Much Everything (Volume 1)
Seller: Marvelous Patric

A large paperback collection of the first 1000 Freak N Squeeks comics! 350 pages of comics plus annotations! Clearly awesome. ... more info

Texas Steampunk I: Cathedral Child

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:36:31 CDT

Texas Steampunk I: Cathedral Child
Seller: Lea Hernandez

Volume I of Lea Hernandez' groundbreaking OEL manga. Hernandez combines Texas mythology, magic realism, and steampunk in a story about a Victorian-era supercomputer in a small town. Introduction by Eisner and Harvey Award winner Kurt Busiek. (Marvels, Astro City, Superman) 104 pp, square binding, personalization if requested. "Lea irritates me...she writes just exactly the kinds of real human beings and fiendishly surprising plots that make me green with envy." Gail Simone, writer of BIRD OF PREY and WONDER WOMAN "I loved Cathedral for its sense of everyday mysticism. People living under an awareness that the wishes of their heart have unsuspected consequences are wise people." Carla Speed McNeil, FINDER Lea Hernandez was nominated for an Eisner in 1999 for her work on Cathedral, the first OEL creator so honored. CC was also a YALSA Popular Paperbacks nominee. ... more info

Seamonster Book One

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:30:18 CDT

Seamonster Book One
Seller: Nathan Castle

Book one of two. 64 full colour pages. Seamonster is a slightly surreal story of doomed relationships, seaside towns, and misguided escapism. It's not as depressing as it sounds. Well, I suppose it is. ... more info

Eye Witness: Acts of the Spirit

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:56:35 CST

Eye Witness: Acts of the Spirit
Seller: robert luedke

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Book Two in the Eye Witness graphic novel trilogy, combines a modern day thriller, set in the middle east, with a unique telling of the birth of the Christian Faith, as adapted from the Gospels. ... more info

The Theater of Emerald Tears, And Other Stories

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:13:02 CST

The Theater of Emerald Tears, And Other Stories
Seller: Nix Winter

A collection of novella length or shorter stories. It's paperback, perfect bound. Yaoi, hurt/comfort, with two Daniel and Taylish stories; Arrested Kisses and Cigarette Smoke ... more info

Ice

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:13:02 CST

Ice
Seller: Nix Winter

Jewls has just left the guild palace and is on his own as a bard for the first time. In crossing the mountain pass, he will find friendship, and loss. ... more info

The Big Ol' Book 'o' BIZMAR

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:13:02 CST

The Big Ol' Book 'o' BIZMAR
Seller: Stan Yan

A collection of over 75 experimental short stories, each with 6 common elements -- bunnies, insects zombies, monkeys, aliens and robots, published by Young American Comics. Contributors include Squids' own Katrin Salyers, John Peters and Stan Yan. 2003 Young American Comics. 232 pgs, b&w comic, square-bound color cover. Mature. ... more info

Embrace the Pun! - Panel cartoons - 96 page paperback

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:13:02 CST

Embrace the Pun! - Panel cartoons - 96 page paperback
Seller: Barry Corbett

For autographed copy, send personal check to: Barry Corbett 100 Cummings Ctr Suite 246-F Beverly, MA 01915 To purchase online: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976229420

"Embrace the Pun!" is a collection of single panel cartoons from independent cartoonist Barry Corbett. Oscar Levant once pointed out: "A pun is the lowest form of humor ... if you didn't think of it first." According to Edgar Allen Poe: "The goodness of the true pun is in direct ratio to its intolerability." Readers will find this inventive selection of Barry's best cartoons delightfully intolerable. ... more info

Fred the Clown Collected Edition

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:13:02 CST

Fred the Clown Collected Edition
Seller: Roger Langridge

192 pages, black and white, colour covers, 5.8 x 8.2" (14.7 x 20.8 cm). The definitive collection of Fred the Clown, collating all five issues of the Eisner Award-nominated series, plus the long out-of-print History of Fred the Clown, which no less an august organ than the Comics Journal called a "masterpiece" in a moment of drunken weakness. Reordered, reorganised, re-edited and released in 2004. ... more info

The Louche & Insalubrious Escapades of Art d'Ecco

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:13:02 CST

The Louche & Insalubrious Escapades of Art d'Ecco
Seller: Roger Langridge

The definitive collection of Andrew and Roger Langridge's 1990-1992 series Art d'Ecco, dragging as much d'Ecco stuff together as still holds up reasonably well after 15-odd years, plus thirty-odd pages of brand spanking new material. ... more info

Meditations: 1998-2002

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:13:02 CST

Meditations: 1998-2002
Seller: Neil Cohn

Before delving into his theories of "visual language," Neil Cohn spent several years testing the artistic potential of sequential art. These diverse and often experimental visual poems, short stories, and vignettes range in style from painstakingly detailed cross-hatching to broad cartoony strokes -- from pen and ink to digitally integrated line-art and photographs.

Meditations reflects the growth of a young artist finding his way through a time of introspection, discovery, and creative development. These works tread a journey of artistic exploration into philosophy, religion, love, childhood, and the medium of sequential art to form a collection that defies placement in traditional categories of literature. They are a voyage into the imagination, and the possibilities of words and pictures. ... more info

Tell Me You're Not Like This Every Morning

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:13:02 CST

Tell Me You're Not Like This Every Morning
Seller: Leonard Cachola

Pet humor meets geek humor as Iris tries to find a pet and ends up with ornery robot dog Eebo in this collection of comic strips from the webcomic Innies and Outties. A fun book for all ages, "Tell Me You're Not Like This Every Morning" features more than 240 comic strips that ran in Innies and Outties from 2003 until 2005. Perfect bound with full-color front and back covers and black-and-white interior. Paperback: 88 pages Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (December 28, 2005) Language: English ISBN: 1419624806 ... more info

"The Wang: Who's Your Daddy?" by Stan Yan

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:13:02 CST

"The Wang: Who's Your Daddy?" by Stan Yan
Seller: Stan Yan

In The Wang: The BIG One, heralded by the Colorado Daily as a book that "should be handed out to every college graduate with worthless degrees," Stan Yan introduces us to our hapless protagonist, Eugene Wang and the dysfunctional relationships in his lonely life. This coming of age story recounts Eugene's transition from college to the corrupt world of unscrupulous sales people, con artists, and cults. Meanwhile, he attempts to deal with the loss of his girlfriend... to his mom. As the two women in his life discover themselves, and each other, Eugene searches for his identity, uncovering secrets of our corrupt world along the way, with his strange new friend, Sue Anne Potts. As successful as The Big One was a combining what Scott Chon (Arbiter of Good Tast, Sequart.com) calls, "An Asian-American sex comedy" with "a laugh-out-loud tragedy," Yan feels Who's Your Daddy" one-ups its predecessor by weaving into the mix, "the best murder mystery I've ever written." Written, illustrated, inked and lettered by Stan Yan Foreward by T. Motley Intended Audience: Mature Readers Format: 96 page b&w comic, color square-bound cover ISBN 0-9755041-4-2 Shipping February 2006 ... more info

Tribeca Sunset

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:13:02 CST

Tribeca Sunset
Seller: Henrik Rehr

"Sober and poignant. Rehr avoids the trap of sensationalism and succeeds, despite the darkness of 9-11, in presenting a vision of astonishing beauty." Brouillon de Culture, France ... more info

U.N.A. Frontiers Vol. 1 Print Collection

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:13:02 CST

U.N.A. Frontiers Vol. 1 Print Collection
Seller: Monique MacNaughton

300 years after "The Burn", civilization struggles to rebuild itself under 19th-century conditions. But, here and there, high technology clings to life in carefully hidden enclaves. When these worlds collide, the results could be explosive. ... more info