Jerry Beck – The 50 Greatest Cartoons
Essential reading for fans of North American animation. This is an excellent guide for anyone who enjoys animation, from casual fans to industry experts.
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Jhonen Vasquez – Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
Author and illustrator extraordinaire, Jhonen Vasquez is one of those artists that, perhaps, shouldn’t ever be allowed in public. His understanding of human nature is so deep, it’s frightening. With Johnny, the Homicidal Maniac, Vasquez shows the crazed and demented side of humanity.
John Ajvide Lindqvist – Handling the Undead
What would you do if your loved ones passed away and suddenly awoke to be… undead?
John Ajvide Lindqvist – Let the Right One In/Let Me In
Let the Right One In (or Let Me In, according to the American translation by Ebba Segerber) is an intense vampire fiction tale that mixes so well with the tale of a boy in a 1981’s small Swedish city, that it will probably chill you to the bone.
John Ajvide Lindqvist – Little Star
It begins with a baby found in a forest. It ends with a scene of carnage set to the sounds of ABBA.
John Goode – Distant Rumblings
With a bit of magic and insight, Distant Rumblings tells us the story of Kane, a young boy who loves another boy with all of his heart.
John le Carré – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
A Cold War tale of Soviet infiltration into British intelligence rewards patient readers with a complex depiction of perseverance and betrayal.
John Rozum – Xombi
Is David ‘Xombi’ Kim the world’s only Korean American superhero? He’s most certainly the first, with the nanotech immortal having made his first appearance way back in ’94
Juri Ueno – AO AKUA
AO AKUA is Japanese actress Juri Ueno’s follow-up to A Piacere. This time around, Juri travels to Maui on an energetic/cleansing trip experience. Accompanying her and in charge of the photos is Yuichiro Kobayashi.
Katie Klein – Cross my Heart
Cross my Heart is a teen romance novel filled with humor, tears and a theme of trying to find your true self.
