ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com/media/feedlogo.gif ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Cash Rules Everything Around Eddie Campbell in 'The Lovely, Horrible Stuff'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/02/lovely-horrible-stuff-eddie-campbell/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/02/lovely-horrible-stuff-eddie-campbell/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/02/lovely-horrible-stuff-eddie-campbell/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Money. Money, money, money, buzzing around in the news, whirling past your eyes and into your gas tank at light speed while the pump excitedly displays your negative winnings like a slot machine from the Bizarro Universe. Unless you're very rich, ... Read more

 

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]]>eddie campbellEddieCampbellthe lovely horrible stuffTheLovelyHorribleStufftop shelftop shelf productionsTopShelfTopShelfProductionsJohn Parker2012-04-02T15:30:00 00:00'Small Favors': A Girly Porno Comic about a Woman in Love with her Conscience [Sex]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/22/small-favors-porn-comic-colleen-coover/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/22/small-favors-porn-comic-colleen-coover/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/22/small-favors-porn-comic-colleen-coover/#commentsFiled under: ,


Good erotica should make you want to reach under the covers when you read it, and warm yourself up to the level of the acrobatic characters on the page. Great erotica should leave you in a happy post-pornographic glow, filled with thoughts about ... Read more

 

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]]>colleen cooverColleenCoovereroticalesbianpornographysexy comics 2012SexyComics2012small favorsSmallFavorstop shelfTopShelfLauren Davis2012-02-22T11:00:00 00:00'Stuff About Sex': Preview the Top Shelf Digital-Only Sex Ed Comic for Young Men [Sex]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/21/stuff-about-sex-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/21/stuff-about-sex-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/21/stuff-about-sex-comic/#commentsFiled under: , ,


How does a 26-page black and white digital-only comic by a smaller indie publisher like Top Shelf find itself on the ComiXology bestseller list, sandwiched between Avenging Spider-Man and the New 52 reboot of Batman? Well, the title certainly ... Read more

 

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]]>david mellonDavidMellonsexy comics 2012SexyComics2012stuff about sexStuffAboutSextop shelfTopShelfLaura Hudson2012-02-21T16:30:00 00:00'I Think About Whitney': A Whitney Houston Comic Takes a Hard Look at Domestic Abusehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/16/liv-stromquist-whitney-houston-comic-domestic-abuse/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/16/liv-stromquist-whitney-houston-comic-domestic-abuse/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/16/liv-stromquist-whitney-houston-comic-domestic-abuse/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Although she was among the most awarded and beloved of American pop singers, Whitney Houston was also among the most troubled. The 48-year-old star, who was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room last Saturday, was for a long period of her life ... Read more

 

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]]>bobby brownBobbyBrownliv stromquistLivStromquisttop shelf 2.0TopShelf2.0whitney houstonWhitneyHoustonAndy Khouri2012-02-16T13:00:00 00:00Pat Grant's Complex And Beautiful 'Blue' Tackles Immigration And Surfing In Sci-Fi [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/10/blue-graphic-novel-pat-grant-australia-immigration-surfing-racism/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/10/blue-graphic-novel-pat-grant-australia-immigration-surfing-racism/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/10/blue-graphic-novel-pat-grant-australia-immigration-surfing-racism/#commentsFiled under: ,


On sale in March from Top Shelf is Blue, the debut graphic novel of Australian cartoonist Pat Grant. The 96-page hardcover is a beautifully drawn allegorical adventure starring three kids in a provincial beach town as they navigate racism, ... Read more

 

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]]>australiablueimmigrationlocalismpat grantPatGrantracismAndy Khouri2012-02-10T15:00:00 00:00Win 'Blankets' and an Original Craig Thompson Sketch from Top Shelf [Contest]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/11/win-blankets-craig-thompson/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/11/win-blankets-craig-thompson/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/11/win-blankets-craig-thompson/#commentsFiled under: ,


Two larger new editions of Craig Thompson's autobiographical graphic novel Blankets came out yesterday from Top Shelf, reprinting the Eisner Award-winning book about Thompson's first love as a young man from a deeply religious family. Thompson ... Read more

 

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]]>Blanketscontestcraig thompsonCraigThompsonhabibitop shelfTopShelfAaron Colter2011-08-11T16:45:00 00:00Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1969' to Resurface at Comic-Con [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/19/league-extraordinary-gentlemen-1969-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/19/league-extraordinary-gentlemen-1969-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/19/league-extraordinary-gentlemen-1969-preview/#commentsFiled under: ,


The much anticipated second volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century will be among the many auspicious Top Shelf releases available this weekend at Comic-Con International in San Diego. Subtitled 1969, the graphic novella by Alan ... Read more

 

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]]>alan mooreAlanMoorekevin oneillKevinOneillleague of extraordinary gentlemenLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemenAndy Khouri2011-07-19T16:00:00 00:00Kagan McLeod's 'Infinite Kung Fu' Trailer is Infinitely Awesome [Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/13/kagan-mcleod-infinite-kung-fu-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/13/kagan-mcleod-infinite-kung-fu-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/13/kagan-mcleod-infinite-kung-fu-video/#commentsFiled under: , ,


If our enthusiastic write-up of Kagan McLeod's Infinite Kung Fu wasn't enough to convince you of this graphic novel's great worth, perhaps this new video trailer will make you see the light. Produced by Top Shelf Productions, the video goes ... Read more

 

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]]>infinite kung fuInfiniteKungFukagan mcleodKaganMcleodAndy Khouri2011-07-13T14:00:00 00:00'Lucille' Creator Ludovic Debeurme on the Angouleme Award-Winning Graphic Novel [Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/28/lucille-ludovic-debeurme-top-shelf-video-trailer/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/28/lucille-ludovic-debeurme-top-shelf-video-trailer/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/28/lucille-ludovic-debeurme-top-shelf-video-trailer/#commentsFiled under: , ,


On sale this week is Lucille, the new graphic novel by Ludovic Debeurme. The touching and deeply intimate story of two young people struggling with anorexia, alcoholism, and various levels of filial distress, Lucille has earned comparisons to ... Read more

 

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]]>Charles BerberianCharlesBerberianlucilleLudovic DebeurmeLudovicDebeurmeAndy Khouri2011-06-28T11:30:00 00:00Jeff Lemire's 'Essex County' in Motion Picture Development as 'Super Zero'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/07/essex-county-movie-super-zero-jeff-lemire/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/07/essex-county-movie-super-zero-jeff-lemire/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/07/essex-county-movie-super-zero-jeff-lemire/#commentsFiled under: , ,


One of the most critically acclaimed graphic novels of recent memory, Essex County is on the path to a feature film adaptation with director John Dykstra, best known for his Oscar-winning visual effects for films like Star Wars and Spider-Man 2. ... Read more

 

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]]>essex countyEssexCountyjeff lemireJeffLemireJohn DykstraJohnDykstrasuper zeroSuperZerotales from the farmTalesFromTheFarmAndy Khouri2011-06-07T10:30:00 00:00Privacy, Security and Conspiracy Do Battle in 'The Homeland Directive' [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/03/the-homeland-security-preview-venditti-huddleston/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/03/the-homeland-security-preview-venditti-huddleston/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/03/the-homeland-security-preview-venditti-huddleston/#commentsFiled under: ,


Debuting this weekend at Heroes Con in Charlotte, North Carolina is The Homeland Directive, a new graphic novel written by The Surrogates co-creator Robert Venditti. The narrative follows scientist Laura Regan, who's blamed for a violent crime she ... Read more

 

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]]>mike huddlestonMikeHuddlestonRobert VendittiRobertVendittithe homeland directiveTheHomelandDirectiveAndy Khouri2011-06-03T15:30:00 00:00Top Shelf Bundling Up New Editions of Craig Thompsons' 'Blankets' in Augusthttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/03/blankets-hardcover-softcover-editions-top-shelf/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/03/blankets-hardcover-softcover-editions-top-shelf/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/03/blankets-hardcover-softcover-editions-top-shelf/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Craig Thompson's multiple Eisner, Harvey and Ignatz Award winning graphic novel Blankets needs little formal introduction these days. The author's coming-of-age tale has been winning over fans since 2003, after all. Still, if you're new to comics ... Read more

 

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]]>BlanketsCraig ThompsonCraigThompsonTop ShelfTopShelfCaleb Goellner2011-06-03T10:00:00 00:00'Gingerbread Girl' Collects Coover & Tobin's Tale of a Wild and Crazy Lady [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/11/gingerbread-girl-preview-coover-tobin/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/11/gingerbread-girl-preview-coover-tobin/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/11/gingerbread-girl-preview-coover-tobin/#commentsFiled under: , ,


On sale soon from Top Shelf is Gingerbread Girl, a touching new graphic novel abut a young woman and her sister -- a sister who may have been grown by a mad scientist or who may onot even exist at all. Created by Colleen Coover and Paul Tobin, ... Read more

 

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]]>colleen cooverColleenCoovergingerbread girlGingerbreadGirlpaul tobinPaulTobinAndy Khouri2011-05-11T16:00:00 00:00Eric Skillman & Jhomar Soriano Create Criterion Noir in 'Liar's Kiss' [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/10/eric-skillman-jhomar-soriano-liars-kiss-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/10/eric-skillman-jhomar-soriano-liars-kiss-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/10/eric-skillman-jhomar-soriano-liars-kiss-preview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


On sale from now from Top Shelf is Liar's Kiss, the debut graphic novel by writer Eric Skillman, whose work is likely to known to many ComicsAlliance readers in the form of his beautiful cover artwork and designs for The Criterion Collection. ... Read more

 

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]]>eric skillmanEricSkillmanjhomar sorianoJhomarSorianoliars kissLiarsKissnoirsean phillipsSeanPhillipsAndy Khouri2011-05-10T14:30:00 00:00'Any Empire' Enlists Award-Winning Cartoonist Nate Powell for New Graphic Novel [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/06/any-empire-nate-powell-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/06/any-empire-nate-powell-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/06/any-empire-nate-powell-preview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Coming in July from Top Shelf Productions is Any Empire, the new graphic novel by Nate Powell, author of Swallow Me Whole, winner of the 2009 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Novel. In Any Empire, Powell deals explicitly with the themes of war and ... Read more

 

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]]>any empireAnyEmpirenate powellNatePowellswallow me wholeSwallowMeWholeAndy Khouri2011-05-06T13:00:00 00:00Jess Fink's 'Chester 5000' Explores Victorian Robo-Sexuality [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/05/jess-fink-chester-5000-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/05/jess-fink-chester-5000-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/05/jess-fink-chester-5000-preview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The summer of Top Shelf continues with Chester 5000, a beautifully stylized and distinctly weird graphic novel from cartoonist Jess Fink. An adults-only period drama illustrated in a charming cartoony style, Chester 5000 is the story of a woman's ... Read more

 

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]]>chester 5000Chester5000jess finkJessFinksteampunkAndy Khouri2011-05-05T11:30:00 00:00'Infinite Kung Fu' Combines Martial Arts, Zombies and Funk [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/04/infinite-kung-fu-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/04/infinite-kung-fu-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/04/infinite-kung-fu-preview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The summer of Top Shelf continues with Infinite Kung Fu, a massive 464-page zombie martial arts epic by writer-artist Kagan McLeod. Employing the genre tropes of both kung fu, horror and Western films, Infinite Kung Fu pushes the concepts to ... Read more

 

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]]>infinite kung fuInfiniteKungFukagan mcleodKaganMcleodAndy Khouri2011-05-04T17:00:00 00:00'Night Animals': Where the Wild Watercolors Are [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/03/night-animals-comic-brecht-evens/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/03/night-animals-comic-brecht-evens/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/03/night-animals-comic-brecht-evens/#commentsFiled under: , ,


One of the hottest names at the MoCCA comics festival last month was Brecht Evens, and if you're an indie comics fan who hasn't encountered the gorgeous, magnetic watercolors of the Belgian cartoonist, you will. Right now, actually, because we're ... Read more

 

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]]>brecht evansBrechtEvansnight animalsNightAnimalstop shelfTopShelfwatercolorLaura Hudson2011-05-03T13:30:00 00:00'Lucille' Begins the Summer of Top Shelf in Devastating Style [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/02/lucille-top-shelf-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/02/lucille-top-shelf-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/02/lucille-top-shelf-preview/#commentsFiled under: ,


The summer of 2011 will be remembered as an especially productive one for Top Shelf Productions, as the publisher is releasing a plethora of graphic novels and other books that it's comparing to such classics as Blankets and Essex County. We'll be ... Read more

 

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]]>lucilleLudovic DebeurmeLudovicDebeurmeAndy Khouri2011-05-02T17:30:00 00:00Top Shelf and ZIP Comics to Release Harvey Pekar's 'Cleveland'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/12/top-shelf-zip-comics-harvey-pekar-cleveland/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/12/top-shelf-zip-comics-harvey-pekar-cleveland/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/12/top-shelf-zip-comics-harvey-pekar-cleveland/#commentsFiled under: ,


The first of several major works to see print after his death, Harvey Pekar's Cleveland will be a 112-page graphic novel published by new outfit ZIP Comics in collaboration with Top Shelf. Illustrated by Joseph Remnant, a collaborator of Pekar's ... Read more

 

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]]>clevelandharvey pekarHarveyPekarjoseph remnantJosephRemnantthe pekar projectThePekarProjectzip comicsZipComicsAndy Khouri2011-04-12T10:00:00 00:00