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No Rest for the Wicked

Friends, it's hard to believe, but it's been thirty years since I started this crazy journey. From The Staros Report's earliest days to our latest and greatest Top Shelf releases, I've loved working with talented creators. Together, we've worked to grow the medium of comics, from the low brow to the literary, into a well-rounded art form. 600 books down, the infinite ahead. Thank you for being a part of my journey. 

The Noir Los Angeles of In Perpetuity - On Sale Now!

Greek mythology meets film noir -- It’s a surreal smuggling operation across the boundaries of life and death in the latest moody mystery from award-winning graphic novelists Peter & Maria Hoey! 

Peter and Maria Hoey spoke with HiLoBrow about the book in an enlightening interview about the influences, storytelling, and setting of In Perpetuity, and how its A.L. isn't so different from L.A. after all... 

"I looked at the Greek model of the afterlife: shades wandering forever in the Elysian fields. No sensual pleasures or pain, just a sort of anesthetized blankness. All of this pointed to a rootless sort of experience that might be found in Los Angeles. Since “no one walks in L.A.,” the shades would spend a lot of time driving aimlessly. At that point I figured there had to be some organizing principal of an economy. People would have jobs and apartments, but since it’s a city of the dead their main preoccupation is killing time." 

Visit your favorite indie bookstore or local comic shop today for your own copy of In Perpetuity

In Perpetuity by Peter & Maria Hoey
ISBN 978-1-60309-537-2 | Diamond: FEB241082
$19.99 (US) | 208 pages | Full Color Paperback
Browse Preview Pages | In Stores Now!
Buy Now at Your Local Comic Shop or Indie Bookstore!

On Sale in May - Christian Slade's Korgi: The Complete Tale!

The beloved wordless fantasy graphic novel is now collected in a single epic volume! You're sure to fall in love with the wondrous world of Korgi Hollow, overflowing with thrills, laughs, and magic. 

But don't take our word for it... 

“An utterly charming fantasy world... Korgi is as intricately illustrated, rich, and fully imagined as an animated film.” — Publishers Weekly

“Once you pick up Korgi, if you have a heart, you will not be able to put it down or stop going ‘That’s so cute!!!’” — Heidi MacDonald, The Comics Beat

“If there was ever a true ‘all-ages’ book, this is it. Korgi hits every note perfectly, and can hook readers all across the spectrum with its tantalizing suspense and action.... The art is spectacular.” School Library Journal’s Good Comics for Kids

Preorder your copy today! 

Korgi: The Complete Tale by Christian Slade
ISBN 978-1-60309-538-9 | Diamond: MAR241194
$39.99 (US) | 584 pages | B&W Softcover with Flaps
Browse Preview Pages | Coming May 7th/8th, 2024
Pre-order Now at Your Local Comic Shop or Indie Bookstore!

Pre-Order for June: Balazs Lorinczi's rockin' Wolfpitch!

From the creator of the GLAAD Award-nominated Doughnuts and Doom comes a tale of music, milkshakes, making up, and making out!

Izzy’s a bass-playing werewolf. Geraldine’s the ghost of an amazing jazz pianist. Delilah’s the meanest drummer in town. They’d be the perfect trio to win the Battle of Bands...except Geraldine can't play a solo since she passed away, and Izzy and Delilah are at each other’s throats at every opportunity. Can they work through their problems to win the competition, or will they be defeated by Delilah's ex-band and their villainous frontman, Dylan?

Sparks will fly, milkshakes will melt, and ears will ring in this delicious queer tale! 

Wolfpitch by Balazs Lorinczi
ISBN 9978-1-60309-539-6 | Diamond: APR241160
$19.99 (US) | 192 pages | Full Color Paperback
Browse Preview Pages | In Stores June 11th/12th!
Pre-order Now at Your Local Comic Shop or Indie Bookstore!