Biography & Memoir

The book that brought pre-eminent Manga-ka Shigeru Mizuki to the English-speaking world. Kokopo, 1943. A platoon of soldiers is ordered into battle. The objective is death. The alternative is certain execution as a consequence of survival. Inspired by...

A sweeping yet intimate portrait of World War II s legacy in Japan. Showa 1944-1953: A History of Japan continues Eisner award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki's historical and autobiographical account of Japanese life in the twentieth century. In this...

The final, Eisner Award-winning chapter of a legendary cartoonist s history of Japan. Showa 1953-1989: A History of Japan concludes award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki's stunning historical and autobiographical series about Japanese life in the...

An internationally-renowned cartoonist and reluctant war vet details Japan's involvement in World War II. Showa 1939-1944: A History of Japan continues Eisner award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki's historical and autobiographical account of Japanese life...

A fascinating period in Japanese history recounted by manga s most distinguished author. Showa 1926 1939: A History of Japan lays the groundwork for Eisner award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki s historical and autobiographical series about Japanese life...

A humorous graphic investigation of the author's obsession with true crime, the murders that have most captivated her throughout her life, and a love letter to her fellow true-crime fanatics.Why is it so much fun to read about death and dismemberment? In...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683969525Author Guy ColwellFormat HardbackPage Count 168Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683967798Author Natalie NorrisFormat HardbackPage Count 218Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250371768Author Tessa HullsFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 232mm * 187mm *...

*WINNER OF THE EISNER AWARDS FOR BEST MEMOIR AND BEST WRITER/ARTIST*'A vast and complex tapestry that captures the humanity of people... it shimmers with grace'ALISON BECHDEL, author of FUN HOMEBefore there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling...

MAN-MODE: ACTIVATED Escape from St Hell is the life-affirming sequel to the Eisner Award-nominated graphic memoir, Welcome to St Hell, by author, illustrator and filmmaker, Lewis Hancox. We re-join...

The wife of Japan s most lauded manga-ka documents a year in their lives with her own artistry. In 1981, Fujiwara Maki began a picture diary about daily life with her son and husband, the legendary manga author Tsuge Yoshiharu. Publishing was not her...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683969280Author Kayla EFormat HardbackPage Count 196Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Triangle Awards (Lgbt Fiction) 2009.Book InformationISBN 9780618968800Author Alison BechdelFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770464599Author Delisle GuyFormat HardbackPage Count 156Imprint Drawn and QuarterlyPublisher Drawn and Quarterly

We recognise him as our sharply dressed, cigarette-smoking tour guide of The Twilight Zone, but the entertainment business once regarded him as the 'Angry Young Man' of Hollywood. Before he became the revered master of science fiction, Rod Serling was a...

The First Graphic Adaptation of the Multi-Million Bestseller'12th June, 1942: I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.'In the summer...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867198959Author Keiji NakazawaFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Last Gasp,U.S.Publisher Last Gasp,U.S.Weight(grams) 170g

For the first time since his debut 35 years ago, horror master Junji Ito reveals exactly how he creates his unique worlds.Why are we drawn to fear?Horror manga legend Junji Ito has fascinated the world with his beautiful and strange tales, from his debut...

'Tender, transporting, creative and beautifully written ... Simply glorious, from start to finish' Rachel Clarke, author of Dear LifeAs an artist and writer, Mark Haddon has always created vivid and unforgettable images. Now he takes his own life as raw...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798886200379Author Keezy YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Silver SprocketPublisher Silver SprocketWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 6mm

Following critically acclaimed Kingmaker books including Giammetti's authoritative two-volume history of Genesis, Joe Banks' definitive biography of Van der Graaf Generator leader Peter Hammill and candid autobiographies by Jakko Jakszyk (King Crimson)...

An autobiography in manga form from legendary anime director Rintaro. Fully illustrated and with a foreword by director Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of Akira, this inspiring memoir is the unique journey of an animation trailblazer.Grand Prize Winner of the...

The first and only graphic novel to win the Pulitzer Prize, MAUS is a brutally moving work of art about a Holocaust survivor -- and the son who survives him 'The first masterpiece in comic book history' The New Yorker Maus tells the story of Vladek...

It's not every day you meet a golden retriever in Thailand. When Niall came across a dog shackled to a short chain and in a poor state of health, something reminded him and his personal battle with...

DISCOVER the BESTSELLING GRAPHIC MEMOIR behind the Olivier Award nominated musical.'A sapphic graphic treat' The TimesA moving and darkly humorous family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Alison Bechdel's gothic drawings. If you liked Marjane...

DISCOVER the BESTSELLING GRAPHIC MEMOIR behind the Olivier Award nominated musical.'A sapphic graphic treat' The TimesA moving and darkly humorous family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Alison Bechdel's gothic drawings. If you liked Marjane...

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A road-trip across Europe and back in time: the debut graphic memoir from the prize-winning author of A Funeral In Freiburg.When her imperious, chain-smoking German Jewish grandmother dies, it falls to Astrid and her father to drive a hire van to the...

A SPECIAL-EDITION BOXSET CREATED TO CELEBRATE THE PULITZER-PRIZE WINNING GRAPHIC NOVEL'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY'The first masterpiece in comic book history' The New Yorker 'The most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust' Wall Street...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250873750Author Jordan MechnerFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 165mm...

This diary comic details the complexities of Nagata Kabi's fraught relationship with food, from eating disorders and habits to food preparation, with unflinching and detailed honesty. This short manga (50 pages long) was written after My Wandering...

The brilliant graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution.Marjane Satrapi lived through the Iranian Revolution as a little girl. This is her classic memoir-in-comic-strips, the story of a child entangled in the history...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781716076206Author Ruth PosnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 5mm

An expansive, moving and captivating graphic memoir from the author of Fun Home.Alison Bechdel's Fun Home was a literary phenomenon. While Fun Home explored Bechdel's relationship with her father, a closeted homosexual, this memoir is about her mother -...

This brilliantly illustrated tale of reason, insanity, love and truth recounts the story of Bertrand Russell's life. Raised by his paternal grandparents, young Russell was never told the whereabouts of his parents. Driven by a desire for knowledge of...

The primacy of words over images has deep roots in Western culture. But what if the two are inextricably linked, equal partners in meaning-making? Written and drawn entirely as comics, Unflattening is an experiment in visual thinking. Nick Sousanis...

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists tells the story of a group of working men in the fictional town of Mugsborough, and socialist journeyman-prophet Frank Owen who attempts to convince his fellow workers that capitalism is the real source of the poverty...

The memoir of gay activist Ryousuke Nanasaki and the first religiously recognized same-sex marriage in Japan. (Original novel of essays also available from Seven Seas.)From school crushes to awkward dating sites to finding a community, this collection of...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Young Adult Literature) 2020.Book InformationISBN 9781603094504Author George TakeiFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint...