Trades & Graphic Novels
As well as comics, smallzone also stock a selection of collected editions & Graphic Novels
ANGEL OF THE WOODS
Available:
£5.99
Creator: Sean Micheal Wilson,
Pages: 80
Format: US Perfect Bound
A mysterious creature targets two young couples on holiday in the woods. One of them develops a strange connection to the creature, whilst the others are terrified. This is first class storytelling, with artwork that reminded me of the legendary Hugo Pratt.
"...beautifully crafted" - Michael May, Comic World News reviews
"...it's the lyrical plot themes that makes this intriguing book memorable.” – Ian Murphy, Comics International reviews
Available:
£14.00
Creator: Borin Van Loon,
Pages: 108 b/w interiors,
Format: A4 Perfect bound
A surrealist graphic novel for grown ups. Illustrated throughout in collage comic - strip style, the book's central graphic novella: 'A severed Head' sees our hero Bart Dickon (the ideologically -sound secret agent) intrepidly involved in derring -do.
A fasinating collection of familiar images from all periods of comic book history are used to tell this tale.
"disturbs and amuses equally" - Paul Gravett (Comics International)
For more information visit the website at: www.bartdickonline.co.uk
BEAUTIFUL THINGS
Available:
£7.99
Publisher: Boychild Productions
Pages: 60
Format: US Colour Cover, Perfect Bound
Never has a comic book been so aptly named. Each one of these visual poems is truley a Beuatiful Thing. We are treated to some great art from the like of Neill Cameron, Sean Azzopardi, and Juan Chavarriga to name but a few. Altogether there are 8 talented artists sequentaily illustrating Seans Poems. Inspiration for the short strips contained have come from real life experince, fantasy, and music, making for an exciting and diverse anthology.
Recommended for mature Readers
Book #1,
£10.99
Book #2,
£8.99Publisher: Pulp Theatre
Creators: Dave Bircham, Daley Osiyemi, with Alan Grant and Simon Bisley
Format: US, Perfect bound
Pages: 120 -148
Jack Brodie, expert thief and professional killer, was on a routine assignment. He was well paid to break into a high tech lab and steal a disc that contained a top-secret experiment. His contractor is the CEO and shareholder of the research company, Eugene Della Cruz. A third party gets wind of the job; everything goes horribly wrong. It was a set up. Brodie escapes - barely alive.It makes front-page news everywhere. Brodie suddenly becomes the most wanted man in Britain. He goes underground, seeking refuge away from the world. Even worse, for the first time he fails to see a way out. Things come apart fast...his son is kidnapped and he is framed for his ex-wife's murder. He begins to lose his sense of self-belief. Everything Brodie ever valued was gone. Forced to live like an animal, his hideout becomes his new home, only stepping out of the shadows under the cover of darkness.
Brodie has to fight back, and he's ready to do whatever it takes to find his son, clear his name and seek his revenge... with the help of Tomokai Yoshida a genetic scientist, Brodie from the bleakest point of his life - being the countries public enemy - finds a way to turn the tables. The disc he stole is a blue print for a process called Psycho Metamorphosis or PM13, a compound that stimulates a human's latent ability to morph from one human likeness to another, male or female.
Suitable for Mature Readers
£10.99
Creator: Jeff LeMire
Pages: 140
Format: US Perfect Bound, Paperback.
This multi award winning graphic novel completes the brilliant "Essex County Triology" of graphic novels.
Suitable for Mature Readers
DEVILCHILD
Available
Book #1,
£7.99
Creators: Andy Winter & Natalie Sandells
Pages: 86
Format: A4 Graphic Novel, b/w interiors
The first book with four stunning stories: Featuring: 'Devil Child':
The Antichrist has risen - and he's a part time waiter from Camden;
'Velocity Girl': She's lightening quick and drinks till she's sick;
'Feathers': Dark doings in a big city back garden;
'Dosh & Pecs Do Time Travel': The 24th century adored them. They couldn't stand each other...
Suitable for Mature Readers
DON'T TREAD ON MY ROSARIES
Available:
£9.00
Creator: John Bagnall
Pages: 80
Format: Large US Colour Cover Collected Edition
A collection of comic strips from one of the best, and most experienced cartoonists alive today. Pete Ashton of Bugpowder said the following of this book:
"I had seen but a handful of comics by John Bagnall and, with one exception, nothing over three pages long. And so, when I got my copy of 'Rosaries' it almost didn't matter what the quality was like. Of course, there was a slight fear that it might be rubbish, or at least that it might not live up to expectations. I'm happy to say my expectations were exceeded."
£6.99
Creators: Chris Wisnia plus Star Guest Artists
Pages: 56
Format: Giant Sized Treasury Editon b/w interiors
The book that's too big to be contained in a regular-sized comic! 56 HUMONGOUS 9"x13" treasury-sized pages of Kirby-style giant monsters! Collected from Tabloia Weekly Magazine: all five shocking Doris Danger adventures inked by Dick Ayers! All fifteen giant monster pin-ups by the industry's biggest names: Mike Allred, Thomas Yeates, Gene Colan, Sam Keith, Irwin Hasen, Bill Sienkiewicz, Gilbert Hernandez, Mario Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Ryan Sook, Steve Rude, John Severin, Mike Mignola, Ramona Fradon, and Tony Millionaire! Infamous Tabloia letters page letters!
And that's not all! As a special bonus to you, dear reader, this issue also features eleven brand new pages full of action and suspense, an essay on the history of Doris Danger in comics, an introduction from noted humorist Ricky Sprague, and a monster-name word search! You can't afford to miss this issue!
If you crave some more Doris Danger facts and photos, be sure and see the informative and entertaining DORIS DANGER BONUS INFO listed under Tabloia Weekly Magazine, where she made her first appearances.
£7.99
Publisher: Scar Comics
Creator: Ben Dickson
Pages: 80
Format: UK Perfect bound, 2 colour interiors
The world is soon to end, but not everybody knows this. What will those in power do to keep their secret?
Follow the pulse pounding story of two people trying to make sense of their lives while the world literally falls apart around them.
An essential book for any Graphic Novel collection. For a free preview go to: www.scarcomics.com
"The best book I've read all week" - Aint It Cool News
Recommended to Mature Readers
£4.95
Publisher: Markosia
Creators: Rich Johnson with Nichlik, Mauer and Colour By Ian Sharman
Format: UK Perfect Bound, Full Colour
Pages: 80
An outstanding religious superhero tale from the 17th century. This is the true story of St Joseph of Copertino, by way of Smallville. The tale of a young man with extraordinary powers, a friend who becomes his nemesis, and a world that doesn't understand. Featuring script extracts, sketches, and location reports.
Recommended to Mature Readers
£12.95
Publisher: Typocrat Press
Creator: Baladi
Pages: 100
Format: US Perfect bound, b/w interiors
What people are saying about this excellent book:
"Powered by the same electricity that brings dead flesh to life, Baladi's disturbing take on the Mary Shelley classic bolts panel onto panel in order to ask whether 'we're all a bit pieced together'" - Roger Sabin
"As Baladi unravels the fagile lives and minds of two young women lost in a soulless city, he weaves in the Frankenstein story's themes of alienation, rejection and the need for companionship and love. His poignant meditation will haunt you long after you put the book down" - Paul Gravett
"Baladi takes more risks and strives to achieve more than many of his contemporaries, and that is what makes his work so exciting... here he demonstrates that he is one of the most challenging cartoonists on the scene today. A dark and disturbing work." - The Comics Journal
GONE
Available:
£6.99
Publisher: There Goes Tokyo
Creator: Nigel Auchterounie
Pages: 80
Format: A5 Perfect Bound, Colour Cover Graphic Novel
A powerful, and often moving,piece of slice of life comic book storytelling with a time travel twist:
Gone is a story about relationships, mistakes, and regrets, told in a wonderful cartoony, almost manga style, by writer/artist Nigel Auchterounie
The writing is sharp, and many readers will empathise with at least one of the two main characters. There are small snippets of humour added to the mix, and all though few in number are priceless.
I MUST RISE ABOVE THESE DIVS & DEFECTS
Available:
£5.00
Publisher: Paul Stapleton
Pages: 94
Format: A5, Perfect Bound, b/w interiors
On buses, at launderettes and cruising Matalan. They are everywhere. Discos, alehouses, gigs, record shops and sitting on the the wall at the bottom of your street. You haven't seen them in ages. You are thankful for this. But still they want to come over and talk to you about absolutely nothing. You're too polite to be honest, so you endure this candy floss coated pickaxe embedding itself into your valuable schedule. They talk until it's your turn, then they shut down non essential neural functions until you've finished.
"Why haven't we kept in touch?" they ask sweetly.
"Because we have absolutely nothing we both like, dislike or even agree on. This encounter serves no purpose but to remind me of this stark fact." That's what runs through your mind.
And that's why you need this book.
LITTLE AVATAR SIMON
Available:
£3.00
Creator / Publisher: Maurice Van Der Heiden
Pages: 100
Format: A4 B/W - Graphic Novel
This lovingly produced volume is one of the most impressive pieces of surreal small press I've seen for quite some time. The story is told, with each full page devoted to a single panel. These pages are works of art in themselves and tell an interesting story about computers and the internet, and their effect on the individual.
Well, that's how I interpreted it. However, I'm sure every reader could make their own interpretation of this beautifully drawn and enchanting story.
GHASTLY TERROR
£13.95
Writer: Stephen Sennitt
Publisher: HEADPRESS
Pages: 224
Format: US Colour Cover - Perfect Bound Paperback
This well researched and lavishly illustrated book chronicles the life of horror comics since the early days of EC to the Marvel titles of the 70's.
Any fan of horror comics will find it a useful resource and a fascinating read.
Recommended to Mature Readers
Publisher/Creators: Metaphrog
Pages: 80
Format: 206mm x 210mm, Full Colour Graphic Novel
These charming but often very dark, Eisner Award nominated comic books are suitable for children and adults alike. It's great to see a comics publisher still producing work that doesn't exclude under 18's, without patronising them.
The story has echoes of Orwell's '1984' and employs his 'Animal Farm' disguise of a children's tale to a wonderfully multi layered effect.
Price: £9.49
ORCHID
Available:
£5.00
Publisher: Sparkplug Comics
Creators: Various
Pages: 120
Format: A5 Perfect Bound, b/w interiors
A wonderful collection of Victorian short stories adapted to comic book form, including Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven', and F.G. Loring's 'The Tomb Of Sarah'.
Recommended to Mature Readers
REPORTER: LITTLE BLACK
Available:
£5.00
Publisher: Sparkplug Comics
Creator: Dylan Williams
Pages: 80
Format: Large US, Perfect Bound Collected Edition
A collection of early reporter stories, some of which are previously unreleased, and some new stories too, that tie in to the regular series, while the book acts as an excellent starting point for new readers.
Recommended to Mature Readers
SAGA OF THE VICTIMS
Available:
£7.99
Publisher: Chimera Arts
Pages: 120
Format: Full Size, Perfect Bound, Graphic Novel, b/w interiors
For the first time ever the complete Saga of The Victims, arguably the first comic strip produced as a Graphic Novel, has been restored, completed and published for all the Skywald fans.
However with some breathtaking black and white artwork on display any fan of good horror comics will find this a treat. Also with new painted cover and comic strip introduction by John Gallagher.
Recommended for mature readers
Available:
£14.99
Publisher: Top Shelf Production
Creator: Matt Kindt
Format: US Perfect Bound Paperback
Pages: 336
"These spy stories are
filled with pathos and longing -- Amelié meets Alfred Hitchcock in
comics form. It transcends traditional spy fiction." -- Brian
Hurtt, artist of The Damned and Hard Time
Super Spy is a super-deluxe, full-color collection of 52
interwoven spy thrillers about cyanide, pen-guns, heartbreak and
betrayal. Spanning the countries of Spain, France, and German during
World War II, each story follows the everyday life of a spy, exploring
their small lies and deceptions, as well as the larger secrets they
hide. A children's book is something more than it seems; a woman swims
the English Channel to deliver a deadly secret; a German spy desperately
seeks escape for herself and her daughter; and a spy continues to serve
his country even beyond death. A gorgeous full-color graphic novel that
not only reveals the nature of espionage, but how an individual can be
lost in a world of lies and deception, and still manage to find
redemption.
Recommended for Mature Readers.
Available
£6.95
Publishers: Top Shelf,
Creator: Jeff Lemire
Format: US Paper back, B/W Interiors
Pages: 112
Xeric Award-winning cartoonist Jeff Lemire (Lost Dogs)
illustrates the tale of Lester, a recently orphaned 10-year-old who goes
to live on his Uncle’s farm. Their relationship grows increasingly
strained and Lester befriends the town’s hulking gas station owner,
Jimmy Lebeuf. The two escape into a private fantasy world of
Superheroes, Alien Invaders and good old-fashioned pond Hockey.
"Jeff Lemire's Tales From The Farm is one of the best books I read last year and I'm glad to see that it's finally coming out through a publisher that consistently brings interesting new talent to the fore. Lemire's going to go places and I'm glad to get to watch him rise." -- beaucoupkevin.com
Suitable for mature readers
VISIONS OF JAPAN
Available:
£6.00
Writer: Xavier Gros
Publisher: International Manga Assosiation
Pages: 200
Format: A5 Paperback with comic strips and text.
A humorous observation of life in Japan, from a former native's viewpoint. With small comic strips, illustrations and text pieces.
£5.00
Publisher: Engine Comics
Creator: Norris Burroughs
Format: A4 Perfect Bound b/w interiors
Pages: 68
America 1936. At the height of the depression sweeping the nation, in an era of social inequality, a brilliant 20 year old actor and magician named Orsen Welles set about producing and directing the new Negro Theatre Project in Harlem, New York.
In an audacious move, he chose Macbeth, transpoted to 19th Century Haiti, and starring one Eric Burroughs, for whom Welles transformed the role of which queen Hecate into a Mephistopelean price of darkness, so inspired was Welles by the actor's performance.
The uniquely personal memory of this landmark event which launched Welles' meteoric rise, and the controvesy in Harlem at the time was related by the actor to his son Norris, and now via a potent brew of fact, memory and magic into this stunning one shot from Engine Comics.
Suitable For Mature Readers