100 years ago the world was embroiled in a destructive conflict that proved to be a defining event in modern history. The First World War opened the door to a new age, filled with stories of tragedy, horror, and loss. Even those who survived came to be known as the "Lost Generation."Jus ad bellum is about a British soldier in World War One who undergoes a crisis of faith amidst the horrors he experiences on the Western Front.

Jus Ad Bellum

Comics & Graphic Novels

Groth, Gary

Fleming, Richard

Graphic Novels

Independently published

The 1980s was a breakthrough period in comics. The from finally showed signs of cultivating a growing community of serious, dedicated artists whose single imperative was to express an uncompromising personal vision. In a form dominated by the rapacious interests of publishers and the infantilism and docility of its artists, this represents a major step forward. The best comics of the '80s were scattered throughout a handful of formats and media in "alternative comics," low circulation black-and-white magazines that rarely made an appearance outside a comics specialty store; in upscale graphics magazines and national humor periodicals; in urban weeklies across the country, in books, and in what remained of the undergrounds. There's no doubt that comics have taken a logical, quantum leap from the private obsessions and outre visions of the underground comics of the '60s and '70s.

The Best Comics of the Decade 1980-1990 Vol 1

Fantagraphics Books

Art by Doeug Allen, Robert Armstrong, Peter Bagge, Lynda Barry, Chester Brown, Charles Burns, Dan Clowes, Robert Crumb, Howard Cruse, Albert Dorne, Julie Doucet, Michael Dougan, Mary Fleener,  Shary Fienniken, Drew Friedman, Rick Geary, Larry Gonick, Justin Green, Roberta Gregory, Bill Griffith, Glenn Head, Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Burne Hogarth, Jack Jackson, Ted Joufias Kaz, Jay Kinney, Aline Kominsky, Bernard Krigstein, Peter Kuper, Harvey Kuntzman, Terry LaBan, Carol Lay, Joe Matt, Paul Mavrides, William F. Messner-Loebs, Carel Moiseiwitsch, Paul Ollswang, Gary Panter, Harvey Pekar, Spain Rodriguez, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Joe Sacco, Stan Sakai, David Sandin, Gilbert Shelton, Charles Schulz, Kenneth Smith, Art Spiegelman, Frank Stack, John Stanley, Carol Tyler, J. R. Williams, S. Clay Wilson, Wallace Wood, Basil Wolverton, Jim Woodring, Mark Zingarelli

Misfit Lit

Edited by Milo George This monumental book collects a variety of Kirby-related writings from The Comics Journal, with rare and full-color art, exclusive interviews, fascinating essays, and an overview of his long fight to get his original art back from Marvel Comics.

Jack Kirby: TCJ Library Vol. 1 (The Comics Journal)

Humor & Entertainment

In a lawless post-apocalyptic world, Blackhawk goes from a young boy watching his home destroyed, to a slave leading a revolt against his oppressors, to the leader of armies, always searching for the Warlord who killed his family.

Blackmark

Kane, Gil

Goodwin,Archie

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Discusses the history, popularity, and cultural significance of manga, comics, and cartoons, and presents various comic book collections.

The Comics Journal: Special Edition Winter 2002

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Collects four long-out-of-print interviews from the award-winning Comics Journal's archives in an oversized art-book format. These are the most comprehensive interviews ever conducted with the man, spanning his life, career, rejections and wide-ranging views! Also boasts essays by the Journal's sharpest critics, plus a color gallery of the artist's art and ephemera.

R. Crumb: TCJ Library Vol. 3 (COMICS JOURNAL LIBRARY TP)

Some of the medium's best practitioners take on the Bush Administration just in time for the election in this outraged work of comics journalism.The Bush Junta: A Field Guide to Corruption in Government is an historical account of the high crimes and misdemeanors of the presidential administration of George W. Bush, as told by an international assemblage of world-class cartoonists. This fact-based, impeccably researched work of comics journalism chronicles the Bush administration in the context of the Bush family dynasty that spawned it. Topics include: <ul>
<li>The Nazi connections of the president's grandfather, Prescott Bush;</li>
<li>The Bush family's membership in Yale's Skull and Bones Society;</li>
<li>Former President George Bush's connections to the CIA, the Mafia, and Big Oil;</li>
<li>His involvement in the October Surprise and Iran Contra scandals;</li>
<li>The Bush family's strange relationship with the family of John Hinckley (the would-be assassin of President Ronald Reagan);</li>
<li>The Panama Deception;</li>
<li>The Persian Gulf War;</li>
<li>The suspicious business practices of his Bush sons, particularly with regard to the Savings and Loan scandal of the 1980s;</li>
<li>Young George W. Bush, his troubles with the law, his AWOL military record;</li>
<li>George W.'s governorship of Texas;</li>
<li>The electoral fraud of 2000 that resulted in his presidency;</li>
<li>Unanswered questions about the terror attacks of September 11;</li>
<li>The administration's "War on Terror" and its erosion of civil liberties under the Patriot Act and proposed Victory Act;</li>
<li>The oil-based motives behind the Iraq War and how the public was deceived into supporting the war;</li>
<li>The administration's shameful record on energy and the environment; and much more.</li>
</ul> Also included are profiles of the key players in the current administration, a rogues gallery including Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, John Ashcroft, Condoleezza Rice, and Karl Rove. Contributors to this historic comics documentary include: Alejandro Alvarez, Jaime Crespo, Kim Deitch, Jeremy Eaton, Bill Griffith, Scott Gilbert, Albo Helm, Ted Jouflas, Mark Landman, Carol Lay, Scott Marshall, Paul Mavrides, David Paleo Nunes, Ethan Persoff, Aleksandar Zograf, Larry Rodman, Spain Rodriguez, Marcel Ruyters, Kenneth Smith, Carol Swain, Seth Tobocman, Penny Van Horn, Mack White, and others. This book distills all the known facts of the Bush regimes criminality in a journalistically accurate, artistically stylish, and utterly hilarious collection.

Bush Junta 25 Cartoonists on the Mayberry Machiavelli and the Abuse of Power

White (ed), Mack

Comic Strips

edited by Gary Groth  The now-annual Comics Journal Special Edition focuses this time on the phenomenal manga (Japanese comics) invasion. Our cover feature is manga superstar Hideshi Hino, whose 30-year career and inimitable style have put him at the forefront of Japan's horror genre. Our manga section also features essential interviews with or profiles of the most notable artists, including Yoshiharu Tsuge, Surhiro Moruo, Saseo Ono, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, and the undisputed king of manga, Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka! Meanwhile, Vaughn Bodé, the legendary and enduring underground cartoonist (and current inspiration of graffiti artists everywhere) is given the full treatment with an illuminating profile by Bob Levin (The Pirates & the Mouse), a critical essay by Donald Phelps (Reading the Funnies), and exclusive excerpts from his private diaries. Also, Bill Blackbeard profiles the madcap cartoonist Milt Gross. Finally, there's our renowned comics section whose theme this issue is "Seduction," which will include accomplished artists like: Los Bros Hernandez, Carol Lay, Arnold Roth, Rick Altergott, Colleen Coover, Marc Bell, Debbie Drechsler, Spain, and Bill Griffith!

CJ Special: Winter 05 [Hino]

Manga

by Various Mome features an iconic design and consistent format that should quickly establish the anthology as the most distinctive and accessible anthology of literary comics available. Mome is the first all-comics literary anthology designed to sit alongside publications like Granta, The Baffler, and McSweeney's, and is designed to appeal as much to fans of contemporary literary fiction as longtime comics fans. Mome will feature the same collective of artists every issue, allowing the artists and audience to grow together and build an ongoing identity that is highly unusual for the world of contemporary comics.

Mome Volume 2: Fall 2005 (MOME GN)

Reynolds (ed), Eric

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