FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. It is, perhaps, the perfect video game. Simple yet addictive, Tetris delivers an irresistible, unending puzzle that has players hooked. Play it long enough and you'll see those brightly colored geometric shapes everywhere. You'll see them in your dreams. Alexey Pajitnov had big ideas about games. In 1984, he created Tetris in his spare time while developing software for the Soviet government. Once Tetris emerged from behind the Iron Curtain, it was an instant hit. Nintendo, Atari, Sega.game developers big and small all wanted Tetris. A bidding war was sparked, followed by clandestine trips to Moscow, backroom deals, innumerable miscommunications, and outright theft. New York Times .bestselling author Box Brown untangles this complex history and delves deep into the role games play in art, culture, and commerce. For the first time and in unparalleled detail, Tetris: The Games People Play tells the true story of the world's most popular video game.

Tetris: The Games People Play (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Comics & Graphic Novels

Brown, Box

Graphic Novels

Turtleback Books

The Great Disappointment collects work from Box Brown's web and print comic, Everything Dies. This first volume features the non-fiction and auto-bio stories such as: The Great Disappointment, The Great Upsucking, Alpha, Omega, Ben Died of a Train and many others. More than anything, Everything Dies' chief success is that it is an exercise in theological reverse-engineering, breaking down theunfathomable whole to better understand all of its working parts. Until Moses comes down from Mt Sinai with the instruction manual, I, for one, am more than happy to watch Box Brown work on it. Martin Steenton, Avoid the Future blog *Notable comic in The 2011 Best American Comics Anthology *Winner of two 2011 Ignatz Awards (Best Series, Best Mini-comic for Ben Died of a Train.)

The Great Disappointment

Lulu Press, Inc.

An expanded, full-color deluxe edition of the out-of-print biography that explores the fascinating life of Will Eisner, detailing a more than 70-year career where he spearheaded comics for adult readers and created the first widely accepted graphic novel, A Contract with God. Eisner's influence has been felt by such diverse talents as Batman co-creator Bob Kane and Captain America and Fantastic Four co-creator Jack Kirby, as well as underground comics legend R. Crumb and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists Jules Feiffer and Art Spiegelman - all have hailed Eisner's cinematic approach to comics, and his enduring character The Spirit. From his childhood to famously turning down a proposal for Superman, to educating Army soldiers in P.S. Magazine, Eisner's personal and professional life is told in dramatic detail.Author Bob Andelman spent almost three years interviewing Eisner prior to his passing, researching his life and work and interviewing friends, family, and colleagues including Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, Neil Gaiman, Denis Kitchen, Joe Kubert, Stan Lee, Jules Feiffer, Neal Adams, and his former School of Visual Arts students Patrick McDonnell, Ray Billingsley, Joe Quesada, Batton Lash, John Holmstrom, Florian Bachleda, and Mike Carlin. In addition to hundreds of full-color images from Will's archives and private collections (not found in the original edition), this expanded Deluxe Edition includes a series of new interviews with Drew Friedman, Howard Chaykin, Darwyn Cooke, Sergio Aragones, Ken Quattro, Benjamin Herzberg, Scott Hampton, Bo Hampton, Michael Uslan, and others, which clear the air on some topics left unfinished by the first edition, and add depth to the reader's knowledge of Eisner's body of work. Featuring an insightful introduction by Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Michael Chabon and a Foreword by legendary comic book artist Neal Adams.

Will Eisner: A Spirited Life (Deluxe Edition)

Andelman, Bob

Locatelli-Kournwsky, Loïc

Naujokaitis, Pranas T.

Humor & Entertainment

TwoMorrows Publishing

By overwhelming demand, Roy Thomas has compiled all the material on the founders of the Marvel Bullpen from three sold-out Alter Ego issues―plus over 30 new pages of content! There’s the Steve Ditko issue (#160 with a rare ’60s Ditko interview by Richard Howell, biographical notes by Nick Caputo, and Ditko tributes)! The Stan Lee issue (#161 with Roy Thomas on his 50+ year relationship with Stan, art by Kirby, Ditko, Maneely, Everett, Severin, Romita, plus tributes from pros and fans)! And the Jack Kirby issue (#170 with Will Murray on Kirby’s contributions to Iron Man’s creation, Jack’s Captain Marvel/Mr. Scarlet Fawcett work, Kirby in 1960s fanzines, plus Stan Lee and Roy Thomas on Jack)! Whether you missed these issues, or can’t live without the extensive new material on Ditko, Lee, and Kirby, it’s sure to be an Amazing, Astonishing, Fantastic tribute to the main men who made Marvel!

Alter Ego Collectors' Item Classics

SCHULZ, CHARLES M.

LEE, STAN

THOMAS, ROY

Rugrats: Bestest Comics Book 1 (Rugrats, 1)

Children's Books

Humor

KaBOOM

This timeless anthology is a knockout featuring fan favorite superstars and the biggest moments from the WWE's diverse history. Going beyond what you get to see on TV and Pay-Per-View, WWE: Then. Now. Forever. is an anthology collection taking fans through the greatest moments of Sports Entertainment history. From legendary Wrestlemania matches to sizzling Summer Slam feuds, the biggest and best moments are highlighted, showcasing fan-favorite superstars like Dusty Rhodes, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Razor Ramon, Daniel Bryan, Sasha Banks, The New Day, and more! Featuring an all-star roster of writers and artists including Dennis Hopeless, Box Brown, Jim Rugg, Ed McGuinness, Rob Guillory, Dan Mora, Andy Belanger, Jorge Corona, and Daniel Bayliss, this anthology celebrates the rich history of WWE throughout its many eras.

WWE: Then Now Forever Vol. 1

Hopeless, Dennis

Boom! Studios

All-new Rugrats adventures with the most intrepid toddlers to ever bust out of a playpen! Hang on to your diapies, babies! All-new Rugrats adventures with the most intrepid toddlers to ever bust out of a playpen! Tommy, Chucky, Phil and Lil have noticed something - they are being watched. Somehow their parents can see every little thing that they can do. They're going to have to find a way to have fun while avoiding the electronic eyes of the babycam! Written by Box Brown (Andre the Giant, Tetris) and illustrated by newcomer Lisa Dubois, and featuring a world-war-Cynthia story by Pranas Naujokaitis (Adventure Time: Ice King) these adventures will keep you up way past bedtime.

Rugrats Vol. 1

Naujokaitis, Pranas

All-new Rugrats adventures with the most intrepid toddlers to ever bust out of a playpen! A BABY’S GOTTA DO WHAT A BABY’S GOTTA DO! Everyone’s favorite imaginative tikes are back for another adventure. Diapers fly when Grandpa Lou’s crazy conspiracy story he read online leads Tommy to believe that everyone is being replaced by giant lizard people. It's up to Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil to get to the bottom of it all! Written by Box Brown (Andre the Giant, Tetris) and illustrated by the dazzling Lisa Dubois and Ilaria Catalani, and featuring a new Rugrats tale by Pranas Naujokaitis (Adventure Time: Ice King), don’t miss out on these all-new baby adventures!

Rugrats Vol. 2

This anthology contains a wealth of new content, celebrating the versatility and diversity of WWE throughout its various eras. Go further than what you get to see on TV and WWE Network. WWE: Then. Now. Forever. Vol. 2 is the next stage in the smash anthology series taking fans through the greatest moments of Sports Entertainment history. From moments of pure power in Survivor Series to ridiculous Royal Rumble brawls, the biggest and best moments are brought together here, showcasing fan-favorite superstars Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Macho Man Randy Savage, Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, The Shield, and more! Featuring an all-star roster of writers and artists including Dennis Hopeless, Box Brown, Ryan Ferrier, Kendall Goode, Lucas Werneck, Rodrigo Lorenzo, Daniel Bayliss, and a special story co-written by WWE Superstar AJ Styles, this anthology takes it beyond the ring and celebrates the rich history of WWE.

WWE: Then Now Forever Vol. 2

Styles, AJ

In 1518, during his violent colonial campaign, Cortés introduces hemp farming to Mexico. In secret, locals begin cultivating the plant for consumption. Cannabis makes its way to the United States by means of the immigrant labour force. Once the plant has been shared with black labourers in the USA, it doesn’t take long for American lawmakers to decry cannabis as the vice of "inferior races”. Enter an era of propaganda designed to whip up fear amongst the public. Dishonest and discriminatory campaigns, spearheaded by legislators and the press, spread vicious lies about a plant that has been used by humanity for thousands of years. The result: cannabis is given a schedule 1 classification, alongside heroin. In this entertaining and expertly crafted graphic novel, Box Brown offers a rich, persuasive and eye-opening guide to the complex and troubled history of weed in America.

Cannabis: An American History

Selfmadehero

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