• 152 pages, hardcover, beautifully illustrated history book and graphic novel
    Second printing will ship August 23rd 2019, including exclusive bonus art print to commemorate the end of WW1 and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, June 28th 1919. Presented as a historical scrapbook with beautifully realised, photo-realistic artwork. Framing the history is a graphic novel story about a teenage boy, in Surrey BC, caught up in drug gangs. He rethinks his choices after his 95 year old great grandfather comes to visit the family in Canada. His stories of their past, and seeing him reunited with a Canadian soldier his great grandfather saved during WW2 opens up a different path to live his life. Written by Steven Purewal, illustrated by Christopher Rawlins ISBN: 9781988903477
  • 176 page, beautifully colored, award winning, hardcover graphic novel
    The story follows the Loxleys, a Canadian family living in the Niagara peninsula as they're torn apart by the American invasion of Canada in 1812, and the subsequent war that raged across both countries as British troops, Canadian militia, and First Nation warriors sought to thwart the expansionist plans of the American government.  
  • Awkward Pause

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    ALBERTA PUBLISHING AWARDS BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL SHORTLIST 2021 Awkward Pause is an anthology collection from Ryan Harby’s popular online comic series Honey Dill. Softcover - 168 pages ISBN: 9781989754023    
  • AVAILABLE NOW BPAA Best Illustrated Book Of The Year Award Winner A touching and tender graphic novel following Ed, a reserved man dealing with dementia in a small, northern-Canadian town. As Ed’s memory declines he loses touch with the present and revisits a past he chose to forget. A queer, romantic-tragedy.
  • Bogart Creek

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    Collecting the best of Bogart Creek, Derek Evernden’s laugh out loud funny, single-panel comics of absurd and dark humour. Similar in style to The Far Side, Bogart Creek is the laugh out loud book you've been waiting for.
  • Collecting the latest and funniest of Bogart Creek, Derek Evernden’s laugh out loud funny, single-panel comics of absurd and dark humour. If life scares the hell out of you one minute and cracks you up the next, you’ll feel right at home in Bogart Creek. This product includes Volume 1, 2 & 3 of Bogart Creek.
  • A Slug Story

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    WINNER OF THE DOUG WRIGHT 'EGGHEAD' AWARD FOR BEST KID'S BOOK 2021 ALBERTA PUBLISHING AWARDS BEST CHILDREN'S AND YA SHORTLIST 2021 VLA GRAPHIC NOVEL DIVERSITY AWARD 2021 HONOUR LIST Marcus is an enthusiastic boy, but when ridiculed at school, he begins to feel that his best efforts are second rate. His confidence already low, Marcus suffers a serious, virus-induced, brain injury. While in the hospital, and with the help of fellow patient Emily, Marcus learns to embrace the reality of who he is. "A powerful and honest story that goes to places other, more sanitized narratives, do not. It is an important book." - Mike Donachie, Toronto Star ISBN: 9781988903767
  • Bogart Creek 2

    $9.99$34.99
    AVAILABLE NOW Collecting the latest and funniest of Bogart Creek, Derek Evernden’s laugh out loud funny, single-panel comics of absurd and dark humour. If life scares the hell out of you one minute and cracks you up the next, you’ll feel right at home in Bogart Creek. ISBN: 9781988903903
  • 1st Legion of Utopia

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    The turmoil of the Great Depression galvanized Canadians to rise up and fight for improved labour conditions, social equality and universal healthcare. In the frontier city of Calgary, Holly Burnside and Brian Mah get involved with the founding of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, the first national party dedicated to the needs of workers and farmers. Written by James Davidge, art by Bob Prodor and Nick Johnson, cover, lettering and design by Ryan Ferrier graphic novel - 80 pages - Full colour - softcover
  • ALBERTA PUBLISHING AWARDS BEST SPECULATIVE FICTION AND GRAPHIC NOVEL SHORTLIST 2021 What haunts our hearts today may haunt us in the hereafter . . . With stories spanning time, galaxies, and spirits, Gothic Tales of Haunted Futures features 17 original stories, casting the indelible themes of gothic romance forward in time, to imagined futures and tomorrow’s afterlives. Edited by S.M Beiko, cover art by Sweeney Boo AVAILABLE NOW
  • Alice at Naptime

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    ‘A beautiful, visual-poem about motherhood and art.’ A poetic exploration of being both a new mother and an artist, told using her own unique graphic novel and fine art approach. When Alice was born her mother only found time to draw her while she napped. Gradually Alice is multiplied in a tapestry of selves, both large and small, while an overarching narrative whispers through the pages, musing on the meeting of former and future selves. At its core, Alice at Naptime tells a universal story, of a parent pining for past freedoms, while simultaneously descending down a rabbit hole of all-encompassing maternal love. Written and illustrated by Shea Proulx - Full Colour - 192 pages
  • Pass Me By: Electric Vice

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    "Pass Me By feels like something David Bowie would have created if he made comics instead of music: original. Ahead of its time. Utterly addictive.”

    1973: a chance encounter between Ed and the captivating androgynous singer of the pulse-pounding glam rock band ELECTRIC VICE, pulls Ed into a world of mascara, weathered leather, platform heels and neon. Book 2 in the award-winning series. A queer love story set in the outrageous world of 1970s glam rock. Pass Me By: Electric Vice is a journey of self-discovery, heartache, glam rock, and love. An inverted coming of age story about understanding queer identity and what happens to the stories you never tell.

  • 112 page, beautifully colored, hardback graphic novel
    From the multiple award winning creators of The Loxleys and the War of 1812. The story begins in 1864 and follows the Loxleys, a Canadian family living in the Niagara peninsula. Under the threat once more of an American invasion and the cancellation of the Canadian-Ameican Reciprocity Treaty, the Canadian Colonies look to unite. We trail the Loxleys on their journey to the Charlottetown Conference and witness the events that lead to the Dominion of Canada.  
  • Alberta Comics: Home

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    2023 ALBERTA BOOK PUBLISHING AWARDS 'BOOK ILLUSTRATION' WINNER A 224 page comics anthology celebrating the comic creators connected to Alberta, featuring 43 short comic stories and cartoons inspired by the theme 'home'. Within the pages you will find a curious mix of pathos, optimism, humour, hope, and reflections on all the different things 'home' really means. Featuring: Jillian Fleck † Theresa Wong † Kat Simmers & Ryan Danny Owen † Spencer Estabrooks † Jarrett Hartnell † Janice Blaine Aaron Navrady † Naomi Fong † Debra King † Cam Hayden  Josh Rose † Lyndon Radchenka † Chris Doucher † Jeff Martin † Jackson Gee † Derek Evernden † Chris Peterson  James Davidge † Chris Twin † Sam Hester † Brett Monro Crista Honey † Nick Johnson † Shannon M. Reeves † Randi Hamel † Sho L. Uehara † Sylvia Moon † Steven Charles Rosia Rick Overwater † Dario Carrasco Jr † Stacey Bru † Kelly Tindall † Mary Haasdyk † John Vooys † Maria Stoian  Zachary Wild † Sean Seamus McWhinny † Simone Stehouwer † Mike Hooves † Luke Moore † Emma McCaul † Jacqueline Huskisson † Rixby Elliot † Henry Hays † Darryl Sinclair  Savannah Tries † Corey Lansdell † Allan Whincup † Chris Michaud † Caanan Grall † Morten Kristiansen † Nicole Gruszecki † Shawn Fehrenbach † Zach Schuster
  • Hell’s Flaw

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    AVAILABLE NOW In the new book in the acclaimed Shame series, Hope has to deal with the corruption of a trusted friend and ally, whilst also fighting her way through the horrific monsters that bar her way back to Cradle. Her innocence and resolve is put to the test as she faces the fury of Shame’s evil acolytes. Book 5 in the successful and acclaimed Shame series following the ultimate story of mother-daughter conflict.
  • Shame: Hope

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    Writer Lovern Kindzierski and artist John Bolton return to the world of Shame with book four in the series. This new story picks up where Shame Redemption left off, and makes a perfect jumping on point for new readers. Shame is dead, her demon father blasted back to hell. Hope, newly born into the body of a young woman, stumbles from the battle-scarred castle still filled with Shame's malevolent servants. The evil queen may have been defeated, but her dark forces are determined to stamp out Hope's return to the world. This one shot story continues the acclaimed Shame series, following the ultimate story of mother-daughter conflict.
  • Siegfried: Dragon Slayer

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    Available now.

    Impulsive young Prince Siegfried craves glory and recognition from his aloof parents, the king and queen of Denmark. Starting a war with a neighbouring country and seeking out the most feared dragon in the realm seems like a good place to start.

    An epic tale full of action, adventure, mythological beasts, magical swords, powerful rings, and a treacherous companion.

    Adapted from the ancient Norse mythological Völsunga Saga, Siegfried: Dragon Slayer is the first in a two-part series by Canadians Mark Allard-Will and Jasmine Redford.

  • Bogart Creek 3

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    Available now Collecting the latest and funniest of Bogart Creek, Derek Evernden’s laugh out loud funny single-panel comics of absurd and dark humour. If life scares the hell out of you one minute and cracks you up the next, you’ll feel right at home in Bogart Creek.
  • Shame: Redemption

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    The third book in this acclaimed series finds Virtue once more a prisoner of her daughter, Shame. Her only ally, Merritt, is firmly under Shame's enchantment, and Slur's plan to unleash his demon hordes from hell seems certain to be put into action. Can Virtue outwit Shame and save the world from becoming hell's plaything? ISBN: 9780992150884 Pages: 64
  • Mordecai Crow

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    In the early 22nd century, tech scavenger Mordecai Crow barely escapes a group of bandits by reaching Jarrow, a castle-like community wealthy in food. Rare in a world ravaged by climate change, it’s one of the mysteries Crow tries to unravel as he works with Jarrow’s archivists. Unfortunately for Crow – and society – most digital information we take for granted has been lost. Crow helps restore old devices and navigate ancient file formats to uncover information. Meanwhile, the murder of one of Jarrow’s food experts – central to its dominance of the local economy – is pinned on Crow. How and why this happened are two questions he must solve before the real culprit kills him too. Mordecai Crow must solve a mysterious murder to clear his name in a world ravaged by its past. Quid Pro Crow, the second graphic novel in the trilogy will be in bookstores and comic book stores May 15th 2024
  • AVAILABLE NOW You know their name, you know their music, but do you know their story? Everyone’s favourite blood spewing alien band return to comics in an all new 96 page graphic novel.
  • A story that will help anyone who has ever been told they couldn't do something, to stand firm against their critics. 48 pages
  • When Big Bears Invade

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    Children, children. Gather round, your grandmother, and I will tell you of the time before the benevolent bears showed humanity how to live in harmony with the world. A time when humans ran amok, threatening to destroy the very world we all share so happily now. A time when the Big Bears made sure humanity paid attention to their message. And it happened here, in our very own Canada.'
     
  • Genghis Con

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    Genghis Con is the story of guilt-ridden grifter, Alexis, who seeks redemption for herself and justice for her sister, Abigail, by taking part in a win or die rally race from England into the mountains of Mongolia. Along the way, she must team up with her erstwhile lover and fend off attacks from parties unknown, including one particularly ruthless gangster. Meanwhile, the spirit of a mysterious Mongol warrior haunts Alexis on her journey.

     
  • Shame: Pursuit

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    When the purest woman on earth allows herself one selfish thought it is enough to conceive the most evil woman the world has ever known.
  • Look Straight Ahead

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    256 page, beautifully illustrated graphic novel
    Jeremy Knowles is a 17-year-old outcast who dreams of being a great artist. But when he suffers a severe mental breakdown brought on by bullying and other pressures at school, his future is called into question — as is his very existence! Can he survive the experience through the healing power of art? And just what does it mean to be "crazy," anyway?
  • Frank

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    112 page, beautifully illustrated graphic novel
    A lost love, a murder, and a mountain that walks. A historical mystery set in the tragedy of the Frank Slide, one of Canada’s deadliest natural disasters. Eve Lee is in a self-destructive spiral—her big plans for a new life in Frank have not at all turned out how she had planned. As Eve hits the bottom she’s forced to confront her expectations when her former lover disappears under questionable circumstances. But is there something sinister at play or is she simply being obsessive and self-centred? And will she be able to put her past behind her before she finds herself buried under it? Written and drawn by Ben Rankel.
  • Shame: Conception

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    When the purest woman on earth allows herself one selfish thought it is enough to conceive the most evil woman the world has ever known. 64 pages.
  • Alice of Spades

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    Alice, heir to the Spade throne, flees her kingdom as revolution erupts. With only her cat, Alice must escape religious zealots, assassins and pirates in a tale of adventure, action and twists. A new full length graphic novel from the Saga of the Jack of Spades.
  • Necromantic

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    Necromantic is a love story disguised as a supernatural action thriller, proving that not even death is enough to stop true love. Story by Lovern Kindzierski and artwork by Geof Isherwood, David Ross and Chris Chuckry.
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    When the purest woman on earth allows herself one selfish wish, it is enough to conceive the most evil woman the world has ever known. Collecting the first three books in Lovern Kindzierski and John Bolton’s acclaimed fantasy series for the first time.  
  • Sharkasaurus

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    96 page,full colour graphic novel
      Faith and facts collide on a Creationist-themed golf course when the daughter of a widowed creationist falls for the adopted son of a gay paleontologist.  Unbeknownst to the lovers, a prehistoric dino-shark has emerged from hibernation, leaving a trail of death and destruction. Will the creationist and paleontologist settle their ideological differences or will Sharkasaurus devour them all?
     
  • Comic Book
    This bundle includes both Redcoats-ish and Redcoats-ish 2, collecting comic strips from Jeff Martin’s War of 1812 stories, featuring the misadventures of John and George, two not so fearless men of the Canadian militia. Heeding the call to defend Canada against the invading American army, John and George are now doing their best to be heroes, whilst also working hard to avoid battles, marching, danger or anything else that involves effort.
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    When the purest woman on earth allows herself one selfish wish, it is enough to conceive the most evil woman the world has ever known. Collecting the first three books in Lovern Kindzierski and John Bolton’s acclaimed fantasy series for the first time.  
  • King Warrior

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    2023 ALBERTA BOOK PUBLISHING AWARDS 'BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR' WINNER 2023 NORTHWORDS NWT 'YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR' WINNER A story spanning the globe both imaginary and real, King Warrior celebrates the turbulent glory of childhood while encouraging the reader to reconnect with that rich inner palace of youthful imagination that ultimately holds the key to our freedom. Living in different worlds and separated by an ocean, a father and son try to stay connected through the power of imagination as their distanced lives pull them further apart.
  • One of England’s most famous folk stories introduces readers to the terrifying Black Shuck, the mythic beast that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Sherlock Holmes story, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Written by Mark Allard-Will, art by Ryan Howe and Elaine M. Will Graphic novel - 80 pages - softcover