New Arrival: Will Eisner's New York, Life in the Big City

Just in is Will Eisner's New York, Life in the Big City. This book collects 4 of Eisner's graphic novels: New York, The Building, City People Notebook and Invisible People, written from 1981 to 1992. These stories from an acknowledged pioneer and master of the graphic novel format are given an introduction and some background from fellow graphic novel creator Neil Gaiman.

Be sure to check out some of Eisner's other books as well, such as the The Best of the Spirit and The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

New Arrival: An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, edited by Ivan Brunetti

Just in is the Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, & True Stories. An excellent collection of art comics by a wide variety of creators, including Robert Crumb, Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez, Debbie Dreschler, Art Spiegelman, and many more, selected by cartoonist Ivan Brunetti. Published by Yale University Press, the anthology includes nearly 400 pages of black-and-white and color cartoons and strips.

New Arrival: DC Universe, the Stories of Alan Moore

New on the shelf is the trade paperback DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore. It collects many of the most important comics Moore wrote during his tenure with DC in the mid-1980's. Included are classics such as the Batman comic The Killing Joke, and the Superman two-parter Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, considered by many to be the finest of the Silver Age Superman stories.

New Arrival: The Halo Graphic Novel

Just in is the new Halo Graphic Novel. Based on the popular video game, this book is an anthology of 4 stories set during a 26th Century war between humanity and hostile aliens. The artwork is done by a variety of well-known artists, such as Simon Bisley, Tsutomu Nihei, and Moebius.

New Arrival: Top Ten, by Alan Moore

Just in is the trade paperpack for the first seven issues of Alan Moore's Top Ten series. Moore imagines a futuristic city in which every resident has superpowers. It follows the story of the cops in the city's police station, called the Top Ten. If you enjoy this, make sure to also request book 2 in the series from our Bridgewater branch.