CREATOR SPOTLIGHT!!

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One of the most popular aspects of Zanadu is our 'creator wall' where we shelve and spotlight certain writers or artists who are among the top talents of the medium. Featuring the works of Alan Moore to Kirby to Gene Luen Yang with a bit of everything in between, readers are guaranteed to find their new favorite series amongst the hallowed halls of these comic book titans!

This week we focus on the brilliant BRANDON GRAHAM!

Born in Oregon, Graham grew up in Seattle, Washington, where he was a graffiti artist.[1] He wrote and illustrated comic books for Antarctic Press and Radio Comix, but got his start drawing pornographic comics like Pillow Fight and Multiple Warheads (Warheads would go on to become its own comic published by Oni Press in 2007).[2] In 1997, he moved to New York City where he found work with NBM Publishing and became a founding member of comics collective Meathaus. His book Escalator was published by Alternative Comics in January 2005, when he returned to Seattle. His book King City was published by Tokyopop in 2007 and was nominated for an Eisner Award.[3] In May 2009 Graham announced that King City would continue publication at Image Comics and his Oni Press title Multiple Warheads would resume publication after a delay, this time in color.[4] Also at Image he is the writer on Prophet, the return of a 1990s series, with the rotating roster of artists Giannis Milonogiannis, Farel Dalrymple, and Simon Roy.

//Selected works include//
King City (Tokyopop/Image)
Multiple Warheads (Image)
Prophet (Image)
Island (Image)
Escalator (Alternative Comics)

Please ask an employee about Brandon's work next time your in the store if interested! Zanadu is here to help you find your next favorite comic!

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FROM UNDER MOUNTAINS #1

(W) Claire Gibson, Marian Churchland (A) Sloane Leong, Brandon Graham (CA) Marian Churchland

In the first issue of this new fantasy series, old feuds and new monsters rise up to haunt the isolated northern fortress of Karsgate.

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8HOUSE: ARCLIGHT #1

(W) Brandon Graham (A) Marian Churchland

A lady of the blood house has had her mind trapped in a strange alien root-body. She's hiding on the outskirts of her kingdom until she learns that the alien monster pretending to be her has returned.

The first issue of a shared fantasy universe. Sharp genderqueer knights, blood magic, music, dancing, and a goose.

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

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RITUAL THREE: VILE DECAY GN

(W/A) Malachi Ward

The biggest, baddest Sin City ever is here, just in time for fall's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For! This imposing volume, suitable for home defense, contains all seven of Frank Miller's landmark Sin City yarns! In these tales of Marv, Dwight, Gail, Miho, Hartigan, Nancy, and the Yellow Bastard, no corner of Basin City is left unturned, and no bloody deed is left undone. Written with unmatched intensity and drawn in the starkest black-and-white imaginable, with blood-red bits of color, among others, the Sin City books make up the greatest crime saga in comics history, and Big Damn Sin City is the best way to rediscover the whole darn shootin' match!

I first came across Malachi Ward's stuff when sifting through the old consignment books at the store, figuring out what to do with those that had not sold. His comic was called "Utu" and had a great gold metallic sharpie color on the cover with a shaman. I flipped it open and was amazed by the seemingly effortless landscapes and murky atmosphere that instantly transported me to the damp, magical, and mysterious jungles of South America. Upon this sacred stage is thrust a shaman who, upon receiving news of an impending war from his mysterious, possibly dubious god, seeks to warn a small village about an impending war in order to save them from destruction. The way Ward handles the perception of belief is fascinating, showing both angles of the story on equal footing and really delving into the heart of human understanding of "higher beings" as well as tossing in some time travel shit as a driving beat that keeps you hooked until the very end. Hopefully this will be a lot like that, but let's face it--this dude doesn't make bad comics.

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