ABRAMS Special Markets Catalog - Fall 2012

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pop culture: Graphic Novels/Comic Art

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Out of Line The Art of Jules Feiffer

Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?

By Martha Fay

By Brian Fies

By Jose-Luis Bocquet and Catel Muller

This long-awaited illustrated overview of Feiffer’s celebrated career provides a revealing glimpse into his prolific 70-year career, his creative process, and his role as America’s foremost Renaissance man of the arts. 300 color illustrations, 224 pages, 11¼×10½". ISBN: 978-1-4197-0066-8 US $40.00 CAN $45.00

The award-winning graphic novel of “a hopelessly optimistic moon-age daydream” (Village Voice), tells the story of a boy’s relationship with his father, spanning the period from the 1939 World’s Fair to the last Apollo space mission in 1975. 200 color illustrations, 208 pages, 6⅝×103/16", paperback with flaps.

Partner to Man Ray and one of the first emancipated women of the 20th century, Kiki made her mark with her freedom of style, word, and thought that could be learned from only one school—the school of life. Black-andwhite illustrations throughout, 416 pages, 6½×9½", paperback with flaps.

ISBN: 978-1-4197-0441-3 US $14.95 CAN $16.95

ISBN: 978-1-906838-25-6 US $24.95 CAN $27.95

ISBN 978-1-4197-0066-8 February 2013

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Kiki de Montparnasse

ISBN 978-1-906838-25-6 Available

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But I Really Wanted to Be an Anthropologist By Margaux Motin Meet Margaux: a charming 30-something living in Paris, navigating the world as an illustrator, mother, and shoe fanatic. Anyone who’s ever worn inapproriate shoes to the market or danced around the house in their underwear will be charmed by Margaux’s irreverent humor. 176 color illustrations, 176 pages, 6½×9½”. ISBN: 978-1-906838-46-1 US $24.95 CAN $27.95

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Economix

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How and Why Our Economy Works (and Doesn’t Work) in Words and Pictures

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The Lovecraft Anthology Volume 1

By Michael Goodwin •Illustrated by Dan E. Burr Foreword by David Bach • Introduction by Joel Bakan

By H. P. Lovecraft Edited by Dan Lockwood

With its clear, witty writing and quirky, iconic art, this important graphic novel transforms “the dismal science” of economics into a fun, fact-filled story, making it an essential, accessible guide. 280 black-and-white illustrations, 304 pages, 6½×9¼", paperback with flaps.

A graphic anthology of tales featuring collaborations between established writers and artists and debut contributors, this volume showcases Lovecraft’s talent for the macabre. 108 color illustrations, 120 pages, 6½×9½", paperback with flaps.

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8839-2 • US $19.95 CAN $21.95 ISBN 978-0-8109-8839-2 September

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ISBN: 978-1-906838-53-9 US $19.95 CAN $21.95

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5-copy counter pack • ISBN: 978-1-4197-0636-3

ISBN 978-1-906838-53-9 Available

ISBN$99.75 978-1-4197-0636-3 US CAN $109.75

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Best of Enemies

Chico & Rita

A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part One: 1783–1953

By Javier Mariscal and Fernando Trueba

By Jean-Pierre Filiu and David B.

Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer. Based on the true story of Grammy Award–winning Cuban pianist and bandleader Bebo Valdes, this graphic novel is adapted from the animated feature film. 210 color illustrations, 216 pages, 6⅔×9½".

This original graphic novel draws striking parallels between ancient and contemporary political history. Blackand-white illustrations throughout, 120 pages, 6½×9½”. ISBN: 978-1-906838-45-4 US $24.95 CAN $27.95 52495

ISBN: 978-1-906838-29-4 US $24.95 CAN $27.95 ISBN 978-1-906838-29-4 Available

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All books are hardcover unless otherwise noted

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The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis

Archie Marries . . .

By Matt Groening

Written by Michael Uslan • Illustrated by Stan Goldberg and Bob Smith

The Hit Story, 70 Years in the Making

This is a story so big that it can only be told in a 208-page, large format, slip-cased edition, complete with new material, supplemental stories, preliminary sketches, character designs, and a pin-up gallery. 200 color illustrations, 208 pages, 7½×11", die-cut slipcased hardcover, includes facsimile reprint of The Simpsons #1 comic.

The eternal love triangle that has been the cornerstone of Archie comics for almost seven decades is finally untangled in this seven-part story. 200 color illustrations, 208 pages, 7½×11", hardcover with diecut slipcase and a 32-page comic book. ISBN: 978-0-8109-9620-5 ISBN 978-0-8109-9620-5 US $24.95  CAN $29.95 5 2 4 9 5

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8837-8 ISBN 978-0810988378 US $24.95 CAN $27.95 52495 9 780810 988378

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