Consumers embrace the skull: Nike, Calvin Klein, Zippo, and Crystal Head Vodka feature them as product lines. Skulls adorn artwork, sneakers, candy, skateboards, jewelry, and even wallpaper. The skull is everywhere in pop culture! Never before has a book addressed the skull as a cover motif during the Golden Age of American publishing. Countless skull-themed comic book, pulp, and paperback covers appeared from the 1930s through the mid-50s. Popular...

A graphic novel that explores the nature of one's vocation, this book offers a look at the daily devotion to craft in two dissimilar professions. Etienne Davodeau is a comic artisthe doesn't know much about the world of winemaking. Richard Leroy is a winemakerhe's rarely even read comics. But filled with good will and curiosity, the two men exchange professions, and Etienne goes to work in Richard's vineyards and cellar, while Richard, in return,...

The popular primer on the best graphic novels, initially called The 101 Best Graphic Novels is back in its third updated edition. Expert librarian Stephen Weinerwith the crowdsourcing help of professionals in the field, from artists to critics to leading comic store ownershas sifted through the bewildering thousands of graphic novels now available to come up with an outstanding, not-to-be-missed 101. With an all-encompassing variety of genres, including...

Addicted to War takes on the most active, powerful and destructive military in the world. Hard-hitting, carefully documented and heavily illustrated, it reveals why the United States has been involved in more wars in recent years than any other country. Read Addicted to War to find out who benefits from these military adventures, who pays - and who dies. Over 120,000 copies of the previous edition are in print. This new edition is substantially reworked...

The only big-business tycoon boasting his own private executive litter box and luxury mega cat condo, the dashing Business Cat misses meetings because he's stuck in trees, sends emails while napping on keyboards, and demands to be let out, then in, then out again. This debut volume of the popular online comic "The Adventures of Business Cat" collects all the fan favorites plus a generous bonus of all-new material, for value-added experience and high...

It has been said that the flutter of insect wings in the Indian Ocean can send a hurricane crashing against the shores of the American Northeast, and such a premise lies at the core of The System, a wordless graphic novel created and painted by award-winning illustrator Peter Kuper. A sleazy stockbroker is lining his pockets, a corrupt cop is shaking down drug dealers, a mercenary bomber is setting the timer, a serial killer is stalking strippers,...

What do the owner of the Brooklyn Nets, the CEO of Starbucks, the Chairman of General Electric, and a Tea Party activist from Georgia have in common? They are all self-made millionaires (and, in some cases, billionaires) who took advantage of American capitalism to shape their empires. Read the stories behind the power. Tycoon: Rise to the Top features Mikhail Prokhorov, Howard Schultz, Jack Welch, and Herman Cain.

A story that's 1 part recipe blog, 1 part comic book, with a dash of sardonic humor, a dollop of existential dread, and a pinch of gig economy camaraderie. Suzette is an over-kneaded and over-proofed pastry chef, running a cooking blog and doing her best to share whatever culinary wisdom she's managed to scrape from the city's top kitchens. Her latest post introduces "interview tiramisu," a dessert so good it'll land her a juicy new job opportunity....

You've already met Mizuki, a young woman fighting her way to the top of the adult manga industry. Sales are great, and business is booming... but a storm of internet drama is brewing that could finish her career forever!

Phil Knight, a native of Oregon and the co-founder of Nike, Inc. is a business magnate and philanthropist who built an empire by selling a dream. By stepping into the shoes of a world-class athlete, we borrow some of their power, strength, and perseverance. Explore the life of the man behind the myth in this lavishly illustrated comic book.