Springing Forward 2007: Graphic Novels
Edited by Dick Donahue and Lauren Joyce -- Publishers Weekly, 1/22/2007
CITY LIGHTS
All Over Coffee (Apr., $24.95) by Paul Madonna fuses art, literature, comics and philosophical observations. 50,000 first printing. Author tour.
DC COMICS
All-Star Superman Vol. 1 (Apr., $20) by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely pits the Man of Steel against time-traveling adversaries, black kryptonite and the despicable Lex Luthor.
NACHSHON PRESS (dist. by IPG)
Homeland: The Illustrated History of the State of Israel (Apr.; $34.95, paper $19.95) by Marv Wolfman et al. depicts the country's history from biblical times to the present.
ORION (dist. by Sterling)
Asterix and the Vikings: The Book of the Film (Mar., $12.95) by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo ties in with the upcoming film featuring Asterix and Obelix's mission to rescue Justforkix; includes supplement about the making of the film.
UNIV. PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
Rodolphe Topffer: The Complete Comic Strips (Apr., $65), compiled, trans. and annotated by David Kunzle, offers the first English-language collection of works by the Swiss writer and illustrator credited with inventing the comic book.
VERTIGO
God Save the Queen (Apr., $20) by Mike Carey and John Bolton. Young Londoners get entangled in a conflict between two mythological creatures, Queen Titania and Mab.
