This anthology features the best and the brightest in the animation industry producing some of the freshest comics around. These animators all of who have worked on some of the most popular television shows and movies of the last decade - including The Incredibles, Futurama, Finding Nemo, Ice Ag,e Toy Story, Cars, Monsters Inc. and many more - spend their time after work creating a variety of stories that range from the fantastic to the extremely personal. Presented here are seven tales all told in varying styles that bring a unique voice to the comic book medium.
Things Just Get Away From You HC
price: 19.96
releaseDate: 2007-05-30
manufacturer: Fantagraphics
upc: 978156097843552495
category: Graphic_Novels
subcategory:
source: Things From Another World
by Walt Holcombe Blessed with a lovely bouncy, rubbery SpongeBob SquarePants-y style, cartoonist and animator Walt Holcombe tells wildly imaginative stories of love gained and (often) lost. Things Just Get Away From You collects all of Holcombe's late-1990s comics work, with a bonus new story, 'Hails at Sea,' thrown in for good measure. It leads off with 'King of Persia,' a 1001 Nights/Yiddish vaudeville-inspired graphic novella in which king Faisal Al-Ghazali must win the affection of the woman he loves by traveling to an enchanted land in search of a giant emerald, while accompanied by his faithful companion, the talking camel, Jamila."
Lucky In Love A Poor Mans History HC
price: 15.99
releaseDate: 2010-09-15
manufacturer: Fantagraphics
upc: 9781606993545
category: Graphic_Novels
subcategory:
source: Things From Another World
'I was fifteen in 1942, and I was five foot three, which is the tallest I ever was. I had jet black hair and a smile as big as day.' Readers and moviegoers have read and seen many growing-up-in-the-big-city-then-being-drafted-into-World-War-II tales, both real and fictional, but none with the visual pizzazz and feisty humor of Lucky in Love. Co-created by George L. Chieffet (script) and veteran cartoonist and animator Stephen DeStefano (plot and art), Lucky in Love is almost the flipside to dramatic works on the same theme such as Alan's War and You'll Never Know. Elegantly drawn in a supremely confident, lively, cartoony black-and-white style that recalls Milt Gross as well as classic Disney animation and comics, Lucky in Love is a unique coming-of-age story that follows its lovable eponymous hero Lucky Testatuda from his rascally teen years in Hoboken, New Jersey's Little Italy to his induction into the air force and subsequent wartime experiences. Lucky in Love shows what happens when......
Apple Anthology Vol. 04 GN
price: 27.96
releaseDate: 2010-04-28
manufacturer:
upc: 9781897376706
category: Graphic_Novels
subcategory:
source: Things From Another World
It's an all-new volume of Apple, the breathtaking Korean anthology/art book series! Join dozens of Korea's best illustrators and animators as they present their wildest fantasies through original stories and illustrations. Featuring artist Hyung Min-Woo(Priest), plus the latest chapters of 'Burnboy's Love,' 'Shoku,' and many more!
Freeway GN
price: 23.19
releaseDate: 2011-03-09
manufacturer: Fantagraphics
upc: 9781606993569
category: Graphic_Novels
subcategory:
source: Things From Another World
Alex is an animator and he's angry. Stuck in a traffic jam on his way to his job at 'Mickey Walt' Studios, Alex rages, reminisces, fantasizes and hallucinates about his early days as a starry-eyed animator landing his dream job, through the increasingly depressing political battles and creative compromises. Loaded with insider information on two generations of animators, Freeway is another ambitious step forward for a major cartooning talent.
Ultimo GN Vol. 02
price: 7.99
releaseDate: 2010-07-07
manufacturer: Viz Communications
upc: 9781421538198
category: Graphic_Novels
subcategory:
source: Things From Another World
Original Concept by Stan Lee Story and Art By Hiroyuki Takei Things just keep getting more complicated for teenage Yamato since the mechanism known as Ultimo showed up. Now Yamato and Ultimo must face other doji and their bizarre masters who's intentions are not always so clear. Can Yamato find the strength to meet these challenges and solve the mysteries of the darakuri doji?
Ultimo GN Vol. 03
price: 7.99
releaseDate: 2010-12-08
manufacturer: Viz Communications
upc: 978142153841950999
category: Graphic_Novels
subcategory:
source: Things From Another World
Original Concept by Stan Lee Story and Art by Hiroyuki Takei Yamato's best friend Rune is now a doji master to the envious trickster Jealousy. But why is Rune using Jealousy to attack Yamato and Ultimo? The answer lies deep in the past and will shock everyone-even Rune!
Young Romance Best Simon & Kirby Comics HC Vol. 01
price: 23.99
releaseDate: 2012-02-08
manufacturer: Fantagraphics
upc: 978160699502052999
category: Graphic_Novels
subcategory:
source: Things From Another World
In the late 1940s, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby set the comics world on fire with the creation of a genre that resulted in some of the best-selling American comic books of all time: the romance comics. The stories they created were exciting, innovative, and beautifully drawn, and remain a high point in both artists' careers. This book brings this wonderful work back to light by reprinting 21 stories in full-color with 200 pages of never-before reprinted material restored by award-winning artist and animator Michel Gangé.
Border GN Vol. 02
price: 10.36
releaseDate: 2011-09-28
manufacturer: Digital Manga
upc: 978156970210951295
category: Graphic_Novels
subcategory:
source: Things From Another World
When the JAT contact Yamato's group about a new case, Tamaki finds a face from his past has come to haunt him. Will old wounds reopen as the man he escaped as a child reappears, this time involving innocent youths in human trafficking and drugs? Is it safe for Yamato, Tamaki, Kippei, and Sougo to proceed, or is there a rat in the ranks somewhere tipping off the other side? Crime and romance mix to raise the tension in the latest volume Kadoka's latest fan favorited series, Border!
Border GN Vol. 03
price: 10.36
releaseDate: 2012-01-18
manufacturer: Digital Manga
upc: 978156970211651000
category: Graphic_Novels
subcategory:
source: Things From Another World
JAT's lead tech programmer, Kippei, is known for his cheerful and uplifting personality; he is always cheering his teammates whenever they have bad times. One day, an inquiry rolls into the agency and they are asked to look into a long lost son and to launch an investigation to find him. Yamato takes the lead of this investigation but soon finds out that he is deeply connected to Kippei and his past is about to change his life forever-this is one of the biggest cases they have handled and Kippei and the team's future depends on the outcome of this case. What went wrong in the past? What must Kippei mend to move on? Kazuma Kodaka's fan-beloved series, Border is about to open another dramatic case!