Hey Comics Fans,
This month, Top Shelf is proud to announce the signing of an all new,
ALL-AGES series of graphic novels, entitled KORGI:
Korgi Volume 1 by Christian Slade
KORGI (VOL 1)
by Christian Slade
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=546
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Christian Slade, a former Disney animator and currently full-time freelance
illustrator, has brought to Top Shelf a gorgeously illustrated woodland
fantasy about a young girl Ivy, her dog Sprout, and their amazing
adventures in Korgi Hollow. Along with this big debut, KORGI will also
appear in Top Shelf's May 5th Free Comic Book Day Book (OWLY & KORGI) with
an original story to help introduce everyone to the series. This amazing
combination of adventure and fantasy will appeal to anyone who loves Andy
Runton's OWLY and Jeff Smith's BONE, and it's currently being featured in
the February Diamond PREVIEWS catalog that's in stores now. Be sure to
pre-order a copy at your local retailer today, so that you'll get a copy
when it hits stores:
-- $10.00 Graphic Novel
-- Diamond Order Code: FEB073807
-- ISBN 978-1-891830-90-7
If you'd like to see the cover and some sample pages from KORGI, click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=546
AND BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE KORGI VIDEO!
THE FIRST EVER FLASH TRAILER FROM TOP SHELF!
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/korgi-trailer/
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Also featured in the current Diamond Previews catalog:
The brand new OWLY from Andy Runton!
OWLY (VOL 4): A TIME TO BE BRAVE
by Andy Runton
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=545
Owly Volume 4 by Andy Runton
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The fourth graphic novel in the award winning, all-ages series, OWLY: A
TIME TO BE BRAVE tells the story of new visitor to the forest. He may be
misunderstood because of how he looks, but things aren't always what they
seem, and everyone soon finds out that the power of friendship can fix just
about anything. Already winning fans around the world, Owly is not to be
missed! Be sure to pre-order a copy at your local retailer today, so that
you'll get a copy when it hits stores:
-- $10.00 Graphic Novel
-- Diamond Order Code: FEB073809
-- ISBN 978-1-891830-89-1
If you'd like to see the cover of the new OWLY, click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=545
IN OTHER NEWS:
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PREVIEW PAGES NOW AT TOPSHELFCOMIX.COM
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If you've ever been curious about a Top Shelf title, but wanted to look
inside the book before you picked it up, come visit the website. We've just
completed a big update, and almost every one of our titles now has a 6-page
preview section. Just click on PREVIEW when you get to the title you want
to see more of. Check it out:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com
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LOST GIRLS -- ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOR CLOSING PAGES
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For all you LOST GIRLS fans out there, in case you'd like to know what's
actually being said by the German soldiers in the last five pages of LOST
GIRLS, just click here to get the German to English translation:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/news.php?article=222
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HOT OFF THE PRESS!
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(Click on the links to see covers and sample pages from each title.)
The New Printing of:
LOST GIRLS
by Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=219
Lost Girls by Alan Moore, Melinda Gebbie
For more than a century, Alice, Wendy and Dorothy have been our guides
through the Wonderland, Neverland and Land of Oz of our childhoods. Now
like us, these three lost girls have grown up and are ready to guide us
again, this time through the realms of our sexual awakening and
fulfillment. Through their familiar fairytales they share with us their
most intimate revelations of desire in its many forms, revelations that
shine out radiantly through the dark clouds of war gathering around a
luxury Austrian hotel. Drawing on the rich heritage of erotica, LOST GIRLS
is the rediscovery of the power of ecstatic writing and art in a sublime
union that only the medium of comics can achieve. Packaged as three,
112-page, super-deluxe hardcover volumes, all sealed in a gorgeous slipcase.
-- FOR ADULTS ONLY
LONE RACER
by Nicolas Mahler
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=463
Lone Racer by Nicolas Mahler
From the cartoonist of VAN HELSING'S NIGHT OFF, comes another quirky
introspective. LONE RACER is the story of a down-and-out racecar driver
whose days of success are long gone. After a misguided attempt at bank
robbery, where he is supposed to drive the getaway car, Lone Racer decides
that the days of going downhill are over. Will Lone Racer get back on
track? Intriguing and humorous, this book is illustrated in Mahler's
trademark whimsical, yet weighted, sketchy style. [Please give Mahler's
work a shot, as it is truly amazing!]
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COMING SOON! -- JANUARY THRU MARCH
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(Click on the links to see covers and sample pages from each title.)
REGARDS FROM SERBIA
by Aleksandar Zograf
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=210
Regards From Serbia by Aleksandar Zograf
As the NATO bombs fell on his hometown of Pančevo in 1999, Serbian
cartoonist Aleksandar Zograf used his diary comics and e-mail to reach out
to the world and offer a glimpse at the effects of the attacks. Over the
weeks and months of the war, Zograf documented not only how the bombings
shattered the lives of his friends and neighbors, but also how the routine
of daily life remained unchanged. In today's ratings-driven era of
globetrotting correspondents and embedded reportage, REGARDS FROM SERBIA
rings with the truth of a man who had the headlines come to him, and offers
a comprehensive account of the conflict as only a local could tell it.
AMERICAN ELF (BOOK 2)
by James Kochalka
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=523
American Elf Volume 2: The Collected Sketchbook Diaries Of James Kochalka by James Kochalka
Kochalka invented the daily diary comic strip, spawning a grassroots comix
movement that has swept across the globe. Every day Kochalka draws a little
comic strip about something that happened to him that day. A simple as that
concept might seem, in Kochalka's hands it becomes something astounding and
surprising -- wickedly funny at times and deeply moving at others. This
volume prints all the strips from 2004 and 2005 in gorgeous full-color.
TALES FROM THE FARM
by Jeff Lemire
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=537
Essex County Vol 1 Tales From The Farm TPB
Xeric Award-winning cartoonist Jeff Lemire (for 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. ESSEX COUNTY (VOL 1): TALES FROM THE FARM is the
first volume in a trilogy of graphic novels set in a fictionalized version
of Lemire's hometown of Essex County, Ontario.
FEEBLE ATTEMPTS
by Jeffrey Brown
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=541
Jeffery Browns Feeble Attempts #1
Collecting some favorite Jeffrey Brown anthology and mini-comic stories,
FEEBLE ATTEMPTS is at turns comedic and meaningful. It's densely packed
with autobiographical musings, political jabs, Jesus, superheroes, funny
job stories, childhood goofiness, and...okay, yes, even a little adolescent
relationship drama. But only a little, we promise. Another essential
addition to your comics library from one of today's best cartoonists.
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Here's to a wonderful 2007 for everyone!
Your friend thru comics,
Chris Staros
Top Shelf Productions
PO Box 1282
Marietta, GA 30061-1282
USA
chris@topshelfcomix.com
http://www.topshelfcomix.com
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