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Drawn and Quarterly

Located in Canada and in their second decade of business, Drawn and Quarterly Publications is dedicated to offering high quality editions of the best in independently created comics. The standard Copacetic pricing on Drawn & Quarterly publications is 10 - 20% off (or more, if on sale -- see below) the retail/cover price of each item. Unless otherwise noted (usually on out of print -- o/p -- items that we only have a few remaining copies of in stock), all the prices that follow incorporate this discount.


Title Creator Publisher Series Price
The Fixer (softcover) Joe Sacco Drawn and Quarterly $14.95
($19.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		For those of you who either missed this the first time around, were waiting for the lower priced softcover, or who just got turned onto Sacco by reading his just released masterwork, Footnotes in Gaza, here's your chance to get yer mitts on this close focus look at the disintegration of former Yugoslavia during the 1990s, from the point of view of post-war Bosnia.   To learn more about this work, we recommend that you read this excellent in-depth review by Michel Faber for The UK Guardian.
The Box Man Imiri Sakabashira Drawn and Quarterly $17.77
($24.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		Imiri Sakabashira (evidently a pen name for Mochizuki Katsuhiro) is, to us gaijin, a figure shrouded in mystery.  Born in 1964, he is an important contributor to Garo, one of the major alternative manga anthologies (that, intriguingly, was also born in 1964).  While the long awaited publication of The Box Man will go a long way to exposing Sakabashira to western readers, it will do little to remedy the mystery enshrouding the artist, as it does not contain one shred of editorial or biographical information – neither the original publication date nor it's original Japanese title are included on the copyright page.  It is almost as if there is a conspiracy of silence in place to deliberately obscure this creator of this work.  Were this actually to be the case, it would make a perverse kind of sense as The Box Man is nothing if not a deliberately obscure work.  Clearly working in the surrealist tradition of channeling the unconscious and getting it all onto the paper without worrying too much about what it all means, The Box Man strikes us as possibly informing contemporary creators as diverse as Geoff Darrow and Chris "C.F." Forgues.  However, not knowing when this work was originally published hinders any speculations of this nature.  It does appear that he himself has been influenced somewhat by Suehiro Maruo.  So, anyone reading this who is hep to the details of this enigmatic figure, please clue us in!  Meanwhile, peer into a corner of The Boxman by downloading a PDF preview, here.  And, for further delectation, check out his online gallery and spend some time with his sumptuously weird illustration work, here. 
Thirteen Going On Eighteen John Stanley Drawn and Quarterly John Stanley Library $33.95
($39.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		Fans of John Stanley, who is best known for his work on Little Lulu and Tubby – as well as any fan of traditional, straight-up comic books, for that matter – are sure to be pleasantly surprised by their encounter with this, possibly the least well known of his works. And Drawn and Quarterly is so confident that not only will you agree with this assertion, but that you will be so enamored of this Stanley & Co. creation that you will be grateful for their decision to provide you with a double dose right out of the gate.  That's right, this initial volume of Thirteen Going On Eighteen collects the first nine complete issues of the series and weighs in at a wollapin' 336 pages.  And, as purchasers of the first two volumes of D & Q's ongoing John Stanley Library series – Melvin the Monster, and Nancy – already know, this is another beautiful Seth-designed, embossed, hardcover volume.
The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My Tove Jansson Drawn and Quarterly Moomin $15.00
($16.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		This NOT a fifth book in the collection of Moomin comics.  That collection was – to the best of our knowledge – completed with the fourth volume.  What this IS, is something else altogether:  an amazing example of book arts that combines storytelling, gorgeous full color illustration and inventive die-cutting to create a unique reading experience that can be enjoyed by all ages.  Be sure to pick this one up and look through it!
Aya: The Secrets Come Out Marguerite Abouet, Clément Oubrerie Drawn and Quarterly $17.77
($19.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		The third volume in this intelligent and endearing look at bourgeois life in Côte d'Ivoire – The Ivory Coast to those of us in the English speaking world – during the 1970s that focuses on the trials and tribulations of a large cast of characters (that are helpfully outlined in a double page spread to assist those readers for whom this volume is their first to get up to speed) that centers on a  young woman named Aya.  Oubrerie's art is stunning as usual, as he continues to bring to life the unique color pallet of western Africa.  At once exotic and mundane, this series truly brings this time and place back to life.
Red Snow Susumu Katsumata Drawn and Quarterly $22.22
($24.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		Canadian publisher, Drawn and Quarterly extends their manga winning streak with this excellent hardcover collection of ten  short stories.  Susumu Katsumata is yet another of the manga maestros who are woefully under-recognized here in North America that D & Q has taken upon themselves to introduce to what they hope – and so far has been – an appreciative audience.  Katusmata's work is unique in that it falls into the category of gekiga – the grittier form of manga pioneered by Tatsumi and others – yet, unlike the vast majority of those practicing their craft within this form, Katsumata's tales are set in rural pre-modern Japan, giving his work some parallels with that master of Japanese cinema, Akira Kurosawa.  Includes an interview with and biography of the author.
Big Questions: A House That Floats #13 Anders Nilsen Drawn and Quarterly Big Questions $7.77
($9.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		Already another issue!  This is the shortest interval between issues since D & Q began publishing it with the seventh issue; and not only that, but this time out we have a double-length 48-page issue!  It appears that Mr. Nilson has been eating his Wheaties™.  This issue comes equipped with French flaps which provide the added bonus of cameo-style portraits and mini-bios of the entire cast of characters.  We know that this issue, coming so fast on the heels of the last, and being a double issue to boot, will be a shock to the wallet of some, and so we are offering it, for now, at a special reduced price.
Hot Potatoe Marc Bell Drawn and Quarterly $29.95
($39.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		Voot O'Reenie!  Break out the Slim Gaillard and get comfortable!  This gigantic album of the one and only Marc Bell, Canada's answer to long lonely winters, is coming over and you'll want to be prepared.  Comics, illustration, mixed media and Bell's own idiosyncratic combinations of these that together embody one of the most singular ouevres in the art comics biz are all amply on display in the over 270, 9" x 12" pages.  Color and black and white works are reproduced accordingly and with care in this multiple-paper-stock-employing oversize hardcover volume that is an ideal tonic for chasing away those winter blues, and has been released just in time to do the job.
Map of My Heart John Porcellino Drawn and Quarterly $17.77
($24.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		To celebrate King-Cat Comics and Stories' twentieth birthday, Drawn and Quarterly has given us a present:  this swell 360 page volume that collects King-Cat Comics and Stories #51 - #61 – all classics – in their entirety, along with copious notes, bonus comics, journal and notebook entries, maps, and even an index (of titles)!  This one should be a no-brainer for everyone except those who already own the originals (and even they might be tempted by the bonuses).  Those who are unfamiliar with Porcellino's work can get a nice PDF  taste of it here.  And, we're adding to the celebration by offering a special discount.
Nancy John Stanley, Seth Drawn and Quarterly The John Stanley Library $22.22
($24.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		Drawn and Quarterly continues their long held dream to present the works of John Stanley in deluxe, Seth-designed volumes.  Pretty much everything we said about the premiere volume in this series, Melvin Monster, holds true for this one, and then some!
Big Questions #12 Anders Nilsen Drawn and Quarterly Big Questions $5.35
($5.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		Yes, it's here.  Apologies for not noting it earlier...  This issue features straight-up bird-on-bird action in a single, issue-length story.  Anders takes us on yet another metaphorical foray into our life and times, as his fine flock of feathered friends gets jumped by a gang of crows set on mayhem and murder.
Walt & Skeezix, Book Three: 1925 & 1926 Frank King Drawn and Quarterly Gasoline Alley $25.47
($29.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		by Frank King The third collection of classic Gasoline Alley dailies has arrived and is ready for reading.  Designed, once again, by Chris Ware, and housing over six-hundred daily strips, this volume continues to be an excellent package at a reasonable price.
Melvin Monster John Stanley, Seth Drawn and Quarterly The John Stanley Library $17.77
($19.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		Drawn & Quarterly launches their long held dream project of a John Stanley Library with this lush, Seth-designed hardcover volume containing 112 pages of full color comics – all scanned from the original comic books, for that collector frisson (all that's missing is the smell) –  that originally comprised the first three issues of the 1965 Dell series.  Seth has lavished his designer attentions on this book and it is another fine fetish-worthy volume.  Not sure if Melvin Monster is for you (or, perhaps, a child near you)?  Well then, just take a moment out of your busy day to peruse this full color preview and see what you think. 
The Push Man and other stories Yoshihiro Tatsumi Drawn and Quarterly $17.77
($19.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		<<•>> edited, designed and with an introduction by Adrian Tomine <<•>> Yet another beautifully produced booik from the fine folks at Drawn & Quarterly, The Push Man is a 208 page hardcover collection of 16 short stories by the "grandfather of Japanese alternative comics."  Creating challenging comics for adults that he dubbed gekiga (to differentiate them from manga, which he viewed as relatively unsophisticated) since the late 1950s, Tatsumi was years ahead of his contemporaries ("decades ahead," according to acclaimed designer, Chip Kidd), not only in Japan but pretty much the world over.  Here are some hard to ignore accolades:  "From the moment I read Tatsumi's stories, he shot to the top of my short list of favorite cartoonists for adults.  His direct storytelling style is bracing and raised the bar pretty high for those of us trying to entertain intelligent grown-ups." -- Gilbert Hernandez;  "Tatsumi's comics are clean and straightforward without pretentious tricks.  Storytelling at its best." -- Jaime Hernandez  While Tatsumi's work has appeared once before in America, in Catalan Communication's1987 Good-Bye and other stories, this was an unofficial edition that suffered in translation (it was translated from Japanese into Spanish, and then from Spanish into English; 'nuff said), entirely lacked Tatsumi's involvement, and is long out of print, making The Push Man the definitve North American edition of Tatsumi's work, and a must have for anyone on the lookout for great comics.
Masterpiece Comics R. Sikoryak Drawn and Quarterly $17.77
($19.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		Literally two decades in the making, here is a book that lives up to its name!  There are levels of irony upon irony and then within and in between these there lurks hints and glimmers of more.  There is militant subversion and blatant transgression of the exact same material for which is simultaneously exhibited the deepest respect and greatest empathy. R. Sikoryak is a truly singular master of comics who knows its classical forms and major practitioners inside out to a degree that is simply unparalleled.  His work contained here will trigger a panoply of associations to anyone devoted to the form of comics and this is then squared for those who are on equally familiar terms with the literary classics that are adapted. Sikoryak's achievment in successfully splicing together classic literature and classic comics at the deep level of their respective genetic codes is such that the reading of this collection will, for some, spark a revolution in their perceptual apparatus that will topple the reigning dominant ideology and force a reordering of priorities. We have here the Book of Genesis as a series of Blondie Sunday pages;  Dante's Inferno imagined as Bazooka Gum insert comics; Shakespeare's Macbeth as a Mary Worth sub-plot; Voltaire's Candide imagined as Ziggy; Marlowe's Faust as a series of Garfield dailies;  Wuthering Heights as an EC horror comic; The Scarlet Letter as acted out by Little Lulu and Tubby; Kafka's "Metamorphosis" starring Charlie Brown; The Portrait of Dorian Gray as a sequence from Little Nemo in Slumberland; Waiting for Godot starring Beavis and Butthead; and, finally the piece de resistance, Crime and Punishment as a 1950s Detective Comics featuring Batman & Robin and the Joker followed by the encore of Camus's L'Etranger condensed into a series of Action Comics covers circa the same era.  No self-respecting comics fan can hold their head high without having this volume in their library. Please take a moment to feast your eyes on this PDF sneak peek.  And then take a few moments to read this 3-part interview with Sikoryak.
I Never Liked You Chester Brown Drawn and Quarterly $15.00
($16.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		One of the best – and almost without doubt, the most painfully sad – graphic memoir ever penned.  The urtext of adolescent alienation.  An undisputed masterpiece.  Recommended to all serious comics readers as well as anyone who needs help in facing up to painful and unhappy memories. 
The Playboy Chester Brown Drawn and Quarterly $11.75
($12.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		This classic memoir of Chester's high school obsession with Playboy magazine disabused Hugh Hefner of his notion that Playboy magazine was just good clean fun, but only for the five minutes or so it took him to put it out of his mind.  Other, more engaged thinkers will hold onto this impression a bit longer.  It's hard for most to realize in this day and age when the high school memoir is a major staple of the comics  – or should we say, graphic novel – market, but when the comics that make up this volume, and its companion piece, I Never Liked You, were first serialized in the pages of Yummy Fur, they were like nothing anyone had ever read before.  Chester's acute perceptions of and brutal honesty about his adolescence surpassed that of even the master of confessional comics, R. Crumb.  The only true precursor to these works is Justin Green's seminal underground comix masterpiece, Binky Brown and the Virgin Mary.  But, as good and revolutionary as Justin Green's work indisputably was, it was Chester Brown's work that created the template for today's spate of confessional comics.
Underwater #11 Chester Brown Drawn and Quarterly Underwater $7.50
($3.25 list)

Read more and comment... 		This is the last issue of Chester Brown's unique – but, sadly, never completed (this is as far as it went) – attempt to employ the language of comics to delinieate the development of awareness and language.  It is now out of print and we have very few copies left in stock. 
Underwater #10 Chester Brown Drawn and Quarterly Underwater $7.50
($3.25 list)

Read more and comment... 		This is the second-to-last issue of Chester Brown's unique – but, sadly, never completed – attempt to employ the language of comics to delinieate the development of awareness and language.  It is now out of print and we have very few copies left in stock.
Underwater #9 Chester Brown Drawn and Quarterly Underwater $3.25
($3.25 list)
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Read more and comment... 		This issue of Chester Brown's unique – but, sadly, never completed – attempt to employ the language of comics to delinieate the development of awareness and language is still available for cover price!