Category: The Stack

Today’s The Stack is sponsored by Lion Forge.

The Onion and the New Yorker contributor John McNamee’s absurdist humor is on full display in the first collection of his deceptively simple, stealthily clever Pie Comics.

Pie Comics began as a college comic strip way back is the mid ’00s, when flip phones roamed the earth. But it wasn’t until a shoulder injury forced John to simplify his drawing style and improvise that Pie Comics became the beloved strip it is today! Fairy Tales, Harry Potter, Godzilla…find all the greatest stories in one collection of strips from Lion Forge! In stores August 1^st!

Today’s The Stack is sponsored by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic.

Sometimes making (or creating) a friend is a lot easier than keeping one!

Sixth grade was SO much easier for Danny. Now that she’s in seventh grade, she’s in a new middle school, her friends are in different classes and new cliques, and she is totally lost. What Danny really needs is a new best friend! So when she inherits a magic sketchbook in which anything she sketches in it comes to life, she draws Madison, the perfect best friend ever. But even when you create a best friend, there’s no guarantee they’ll always be your best friend.

Today’s The Stack is sponsored by Garrison Girl, an Attack on Titan novel, coming this August from Quirk Books.

Just in time for a new season of the hit anime, Quirk Books presents Garrison Girl, a new YA novel set in the universe of Attack on Titan. In a world where carnivorous giants threaten humanity’s survival, noble-born Rosalie Dumarque isn’t content to sit back and let others fight. After joining the ranks of the Wall Rose Garrison, she is thrust into a dangerous new world, where she must earn the respect of her fellow soldiers, tangle with corrupt officers, navigate a forbidden romance, and survive an attack from a colossal titan.

Today’s The Stack is sponsored by Tor Books.

One decision. Thousands of lives ruined.

As a young grad student Professor Walton Honderich participated in a government prison program that led to the death of his friend and resulted in unimaginable torment for an entire class of people across the United States.

Twenty years later Walton struggles against the ghosts that haunt hm.

A dark, compelling work of psychological suspense and a cutting-edge critique of our increasingly technological world, Prentis Rollins’s new graphic novel The Furnace speaks fluently to the terrifying scope of the surveillance state, the dangerous allure of legacy, and the hope of redemption despite our flaws.

Today’s The Stack is sponsored by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic.

There’s a new breed of justice in town, and he’s ready to sniff out criminals — as soon as he stops chasing his own tail!

From the creator of Captain Underpants, it’s Dog Man, the #1 New York Times bestselling, crime-biting canine who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!

George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. This heroic hound has a real nose for justice, but can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?

Today’s The Stack is sponsored by The Magnetic Collection at Lion Forge

Each morning, an old fisherman heads to sea, leaving his doting wife at home, awaiting his return. When he doesn’t return one evening, the village assumes his death. His wife refuses to give up hope. She consults a fortune teller who sees his visage in a crepe . . . alive in Cuba. Convinced her husband is still alive, she sets off on an improbable mission to save him.

Completely wordless, this heartwarming adventure is a testament to the power of sequential storytelling and the power of love itself. A Sea of Love is in stores now from Lion Forge!

Today’s The Stack is sponsored by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic. 

Dawn Schafer is the newest member of The Baby–sitters Club. While she’s still adjusting to life in Stoneybrook after moving from sunny California, she’s eager to accept her first big job. But taking care of the three Barrett kids would be too much for any baby-sitter. The house is always a mess, the kids are out of control, and Mrs. Barrett never does any of the things she promises. On top of all that, Dawn wants to fit in with the other members of the BSC, but she can’t figure out how to get along with Kristy. Was joining The Baby–sitters Club a mistake?

Today’s The Stack is sponsored by Dynamite Entertainment.

Caught between romance and cults, gods and mortals, and just trying to find a good borscht, Enaia Jin is lead down a dark path by new lovers that reveal a twisted fantasy world and her own true nature.

Today’s The Stack is sponsored by The Con Artist by Fred Van Lente, published by Quirk Books.

Comic book artist Mike Mason arrives at San Diego Comic-Con expecting just another con—and maybe a chance to reunite with his ex-wife—but when his rival murdered, he becomes the prime suspect. To clear his name, Mike will have to navigate every corner of the con, from intrusive fans and obsessive collectors to the world’s slowest chase scene down the aisles of Hall H. In the process, he unravels a dark secret behind one of the industry’s most legendary creators. With ten illustrations and an unconventional setting, The Con Artist is perfect for comic fans and mystery lovers alike.

Today’s The Stack is sponsored by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic.

The first book in Jeff Smith’s New York Times bestselling, award-winning graphic novel series featuring an unlikely hero who must save an idyllic valley from the forces of evil.

After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins — Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone — are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures. Eventually, the cousins are reunited at a farmstead run by tough Gran’ma Ben and her spirited granddaughter, Thorn. But little do the Bones know, there are dark forces conspiring against them and their adventures are only just beginning!