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Sgt. Piggy's Lonely Hearts Club Comic: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury (Book) Stephan PastisReleased: September, 2004 This treasury collection gathers together strips from the first two Pearls Before Swine books, and it's easy to see why despite only being in syndication for a few years, it's gained a large fanbase in the States and around […]

Webcomics: Tools and Techniques for Digital Cartooning (Book) Steven Withrow, John BarberReleased: August, 2005 In my never-ending and rather expensive desire to buy any book with 'comic' in the title, this particular publication caught my eye and gave my wallet a quick kidney punch. For those who don't have the time to be as sad […]

Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication (Book) Martin SalisburyReleased: August, 2004 Just how many books spilling the beans on children's illustration do we need? A quick browse through various online vendors reveals a multitude of publications offering tips, techniques and insights for getting into this particular market – and here's another to add to […]

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes: v. 1, 2, 3 (Book) Bill WattersonReleased: September, 2005 Postmen of the world rejoice – another fantastically heavy cartoon collection has arrived to aggravate your back problems! Weighing in at a hernia inducing 23 pounds, The Compete Calvin and Hobbes does exactly what it says on the tinÖ erÖ cover; […]

Bone: One volume collection (Book) Jeff SmithReleased: July, 2004 The award winning comic book Bone has finally been collected into one large volume (apparently available for only a short period of time) and anyone unfamiliar with Jeff Smith's work is in for a treat. Set plenty of time aside however, since the book comes in […]