• 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
  • 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
  • ABC Monstrosity

    $9.99$19.99
    ALBERTA PUBLISHING AWARDS BEST CHILDREN'S AND YA SHORTLIST 2021 ALBERTA PUBLISHING AWARDS BEST BOOK ILLUSTRATION SHORTLIST 2021

    ABC Monstrosity is a freaky-fun book designed to thrill adults and kids alike with pages that teach and delight all at once. As each new letter is introduced with a drawing of a familiar object or animal, the previous ones are continuously combined to create bizarre and creative monstrosities. Featuring beautifully hand coloured drawings, ABC Monstrosity includes a zany glossary featuring fascinating scientific facts augmented with humour. 

    "The illustrations are just so beautiful...it's such a fun book" - CBC's Anne Logan HC ISBN: 9781988903996 SC ISBN: 9781988903880
  • Pass Me By: Electric Vice

    $11.99$40.00
    "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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Redcoats-Ish 2

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    Comic Book
    Redcoats-ish 2 collects more 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.
  • Shame: Hope

    $5.99$14.99
    Comic
    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.
  • Dustship Glory

    $9.99$19.99
    176 page, beautifully illustrated graphic novel
    A powerful and visually striking adaptation of the original novel by Andreas Schroeder.
  • Look Straight Ahead

    $9.99$19.99
    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?
  • Sharkasaurus

    $9.99$19.99
    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?
     
  • When Big Bears Invade

    $9.99$30.00
    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.'
     
  • Comic
    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.  
  • Comic
    These sets make the perfect gift for the discerning reader, whether that be you yourself, or someone you hold very dear.
  • Gordon Rennie, PJ Holden, Steven Denton and Jim Campbell have created a fast moving comic book adventure full of captivating characters, monsters and dry humour. Now you can order the first two collected books and save money at the same time.
  • Underworld

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    Comic
    Hector Ashton staggers out of the St. Boniface Hospital psych ward and falls into the Red river. In his delusional state he thinks that he is Odysseys and has been swept into the river Styx. By the time Hector manages to struggle out of the river, he has washed up in the club district of Winnipeg and believes he is now deep in the Underworld. Hector will have to face the trials that Odysseus himself faced on his journey as he makes his way back to sanity, his home and family.
  • The second trade paperback in this highly praised comic book series is here. 'Investigating the forgotten corners of our world, one monster at a time.' Gordon Rennie, PJ Holden, Steven Denton and Jim Campbell return to campus with the next instalment of cryptozoological adventure. Sabbaticals picks up after the events of Monsterology 101, with several team members pursuing their own agendas following their near miss with apocalyptic catastrophe in China and the South Pacific. ISBN: 9781987825015 Pages: 128
  • 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
  • 'Burns was loved as a lyricist, farmer and even as a ladies' man. Now prepare to meet Burns, scourge of all evil and witch hunter in training!' ISBN: 9780992150853 Pages: 96
  • 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.  
  • Redcoats-ish

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    Collecting Cartoonist Jeff Martin's humourous War of 1812 comic strips in one perfectly sized book. Pages: 112
  • 'Investigating the forgotten corners of our world, one monster at a time.' The first trade paperback in this highly praised comic book series. Featuring the first 4 comic issues, the prologue comic strip (as seen in USA Today), plus a new origin story 'The Trouble With Harry.' 128 pages.
  • Comic
    Where would two career killers go after becoming public enemy number one with the UK police force and enraging serious players in the London underworld? Why Rio of course...
  • Comic
    Welcome to the world of Shades of Grey its ruthless criminals, cops and those who walk both sides of the law.

  • Collecting all the stories created so far for the very first time, from the powerhouse team of Alan Grant, Jon Haward and Jamie Grant. Tales of The Buddha Before He Got Enlightened answers the question 'just what did this holiest of men do before gaining enlightenment?' ISBN: 9780986820069 Pages: 80
  • Turning Tiger

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    58 page Comic (Issues 1 & 2)
    Take one state of the art fully armed sentient military attack robot, let it go rogue, then set the US army and more robots after it. And let it happen in down town USA. If things get bad, have it kidnap a child and see if you can stop her parents blowing the operation wide open to the media.
  • Channel Evil

    $6.99$19.99
    A slick and sleazy chat show host gets more than he bargained for when he channels an ancient source of evil, unleashing terror and carnage upon the world. ISBN: 978-0986820045 Pages: 136 
  • A slick and sleazy chat show host gets more than he bargained for when he channels an ancient source of evil, unleashing terror and carnage upon the world. 136 pages
     
  • When Christian's plan to take over all organised crime in London goes wrong it is up to his most trusted killers to sort out the mess. Adapted by writer/director Alexander Finbow from his action movie of the same name, and drawn by comics legend, and the movies storyboard artist, Will Simpson.
  • A story that will help anyone who has ever been told they couldn't do something, to stand firm against their critics. 48 pages
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Adapted from the best-selling graphic novel by the author himself, this novelisation can be downloaded in PDF format, including exclusive chapter illustrations.
  • 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.  
  • 46 pages
    Adapted from the graphic novel by Oscar nominated Hollywood screenwriter Tab Murphy, the school play presents an opportunity for students to bring history to life.