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Hey Kids! Comics! September Born
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Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for September 2026 release (or so).
Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets,
though ordering through your local comic shop or independent bookstore is a good idea.
Wallace the Brave: All Hands on Deck! by Will Henry
With evocative artwork and imaginative storytelling, Will Henry’s award-winning Wallace the Brave delivers the most timeless, humorous portrait of childhood since Calvin and Hobbes.
“Cartoon storytelling at its finest.” —Lincoln Peirce, author of Big Nate
Snug Harbor, Rhode Island, is a paradise for childhood exploration—and home to the motley, good-natured cast of kids in the award-winning daily comic strip Wallace the Brave.
In this full-color collection, Wallace McLellan chases big dreams: riding a giant ammonite down a 100-foot wave, turning his bathtub into a ball pit, and finding out whether the cracks in the school walls lead to another dimension. Joining him are best friends Spud, Amelia, and Rose.
Giles The Collection 2027 by Carl Giles (preview)
Giles enthusiasts will be thrilled with this latest collection of classic cartoons.
The Giles Annual is a British institution as reassuringly familiar as a red pillar box or a black cab. This is a brand new collection of work from the 20th century’s greatest cartoonist, bringing together some of his busiest artworks. Whether it’s children running riot, animals behaving badly or grandma remonstrating with authority, many of the cartoons feature his iconic, dysfunctional family, and are packed with tonnes of detail to pour over.
With 150 artworks and captions to give contemporary perspective, Giles 2027 will delight all of those who love his work and collect the annuals.
Weird Hill to Die On by Luke McGarry
For the past decade, Luke McGarry’s hilarious and irreverent comics have routinely gone viral. Now, for the first time ever, “Weird Hill to Die On” collects Luke’s work in one place outside of his hugely popular Instagram account.
Featuring his takes on everything from pop culture to politics, spanning early gags to new, never-before-seen exclusives, “Weird Hill” showcases Luke at his funniest, most outrageous best. A must for devoted fans and newcomers alike.
Big Nate: Curse of the Puffy Shorts by Lincoln Peirce
In this new collection of full-color Big Nate comics, Lincoln Peirce’s beloved sixth-grade mischief-maker is on a roll—causing classroom chaos, dodging detention, and leading his soccer team to new heights and lows.
From battling his nemesis Gina and dodging the wrath of Mrs. Godfrey to dreaming up epic pranks, Nate’s antics are guaranteed to crack you up.
The Dissidents: Autocrats! Vigilantes! Communists! And Cartoonists! by Derf Backderf
The Dissidents follows a group of real and influential political cartoonists who worked for the magazine The Masses—Art Young, Boardman Robinson, Cornelia Barns, and others, dominant in their day but now forgotten—as well as a fictional young German immigrant from Cleveland, Joe Hertle, who has come to New York to make his name.
Award-winning author Derf Backderf raises the bar for visual storytelling in this gripping, layered, and perceptive original graphic novel, told through the lens of the political cartoonists whose work shaped our history and also held a mirror to it. Finding a personal connection as a journalist who started out as a political cartoonist, he opens a door to our past and crafts a story that pulls from the strongest elements of his previous work. In The Dissidents, Backderf delivers an utterly unique account of U.S. history, making connections to the events of today as they relate to the seeds that were sown over a hundred years ago.
Impossibly FoxTrot by Bill Amend
Created by award-winning cartoonist Bill Amend, the strip blends everyday suburban antics with pop culture, math jokes, and geeky mischief. With a dry sense of humor and punchlines served with a side of physics, Impossibly FoxTrot includes:
- 141 full-color Sunday strips from 2023–2025
- The first FoxTrot collection in three years
- Geeky, all-ages family humor
- A new book from a Reuben Award–winning cartoonist
This Desirable Plot: A Dream House-Hunter’s Nightmare by Norman Thelwell
The artist Norman Thelwell (1923–2004) was famous for his horse and pony cartoons, but his work was far more wide ranging. He focused his exceptional talent and humour on many diverse subjects, with his witty and wry observations providing amusement and sharp social comment.
This Desirable Plot is the artist’s inimitable guide to navigating the property market and buying or selling a house. First published in 1970, it introduces prospective purchasers to estate agents’ jargon, gives cautionary advice on country cottages and highlights the perils of any projects involving conversion or renovation. From structural surveys to rising damp, and dry rot to roof repairs, this is an entertaining look at finding the ideal home and making the right – or wrong – moves on the property ladder.
Peanuts Quotable Coloring by Editors of Thunder Bay Press
Throughout his 18,000 comic strips that were published from 1950 to 2000, Charles M. Schulz gave us humor, heartbreak, hope, and a beagle who would sometimes moonlight as a pilot—all wrapped in a handful of comic panels. The line art and unexpected wisdom were a master class in minimalism with a wallop of emotional resonance. Peanuts Quotable Coloring pairs that iconic line art and those beloved musings and funny quotes together in a unique new way.
35 Years of Pickles by Brian Crane
35 Years of Pickles celebrates the amazing thirty-five-year career of Brian Crane and his work with Earl, Opal, Nelson, and the rest of the Pickles gang. Including full-color strips never published in a collected format, 35 Years of Pickles is sure to delight the lifetime fans continuing their journeys with this award-winning strip, as well as new fans the Pickles family is eager to welcome into their home and hearts. 35 Years makes a unique addition to any Pickles library.
Blowing Up! The Complete 2Bernard 024 Zits Collection by Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott
The complete run of 2024 Zits comics—a hilariously relatable look at teenage life from both teen and parent points of view, from award-winning creators Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman.
Over 330 daily and Sunday strips from 2024
Sharp wit and expressive art in equal measure
The Outsider by Joseph D’Esposito
A secret history of comics, unearthed within the moving biography of legendary comic artist Bernard Krigstein. Take a walk with The Outsider. Comics in the 1950s is a nowhere medium for journeymen and artistically frustrated illustrators. Certainly that’s what Bernie Krigstein —a comics artist and out-of-step painter slumming in the sleazy comics industry to make ends meet— thinks. What starts as an escape attempt from the rut of cranking out comics takes successive leaps into tales of labor organizing and fighting tenaciously to realize the artistic potential of the medium.
The Outsider is both a bird’s-eye view of the comic book industry in the 1950s and an intimate portrait of one of its most militant artists.
The Art of Betty & Veronicaby Victor Gorelick and Craig Yoe
A gorgeous full-color hardcover art book featuring the best Betty & Veronica artwork from their 85-year history as America’s reigning cartoon high school icons. This edition showcases beautiful full-color illustrations by fan-favorite aartists including Dan DeCarlo, Harry Lucey, Bob Montana, Dan Parent, with many more, and features an eye-catching cover with silver foil, silver ink, and spot UV.
The book also includes insightful cultural and historical commentary as well as expert commentary from inside the fashion industry on Betty and Veronica’s style through the decades, and how they reflected the popular trends of the times and represented the evolution of style.
The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Comics by Brenna Clarke Gray
The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Comics is a book for the aspiring comics scholar interested in the unique socio-cultural and literary development of comics as an art form in Canada. It is the only comprehensive textbook on Canadian comics and offers not only a thematic and historical overview of comics in Canada, but also frames how to read and write about comics and offers introductory guidance on how to approach comics scholarship.
The book traces comics from their earliest use in illustrated newspapers to the dominance of the graphic novel form, with stops to attend to the rise and fall of the Canadian superhero, the power of the independent comics movement, and the importance of Indigenous and queer voices. The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Comics charts the history of comics in Canada as an art form and as a scholarly discipline
MarvelMation: Jack Kirby’s Final Act in Comics & Animation (Jack Kirby Collector #98) by John Morrow with Jon B. Cooke
Jack Kirby Collector #98 explores the King’s final act in comics and animation, in this first-ever overview of that largely undocumented era by editor John Morrow. Marvelmation examines the climax of Kirby’s storied life and career, from his return to Marvel Comics in 1976, through his lengthy stint in 1980s animation, up to his passing in 1994. This double-size book examines the the highs and lows of his 1970s Marvel output (Captain America, Black Panther, Machine Man, Eternals, 2001, and Devil Dinosaur), digging deep into the whys and wherefores of those creations. Jon B. Cooke delves into the Marvel inter-office politics that threatened to squelch Kirby’s creativity, and led him to abandon mainstream comics to produce Captain Victory and Silver Star for Pacific Comics, thumb his nose at Marvel with Destroyer Duck, and make a triumphant return to DC Comics in 1984 with Super Powers and The Hunger Dogs.
Emmie & Friends: Seriously, Celia? A Graphic Novel byTerri Libenson
Summer break. Second chances. MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Celia is bored. It’s the summer before eighth grade and hanging out with Grace and Lindsay is getting old. So she makes a plan to get her old besties, Jaime and Maya, back. And Celia knows just the person to help reunite them…
Grace is anxious. She loves Cee, but lately Grace is starting to feel more like Cee’s lackey than her friend. Still, without Cee’s popularity to hang on to, Grace would be a nobody—and there’s nothing worse than that.
Celia is determined to get their friend group back together by any means necessary
Nat Again by Maria Scrivan (Nat Enough #7)
The most popular girl in school is throwing the biggest party of the year, and everyone is invited but Nat. *Gasp!* As Nat wonders why, she becomes tangled in her own “thought traps” — the false stories she’s created in her mind. Did she say something hurtful or do something wrong? Maybe she’s just too uncool to be included? Before jumping to conclusions, can Nat get out of her own head long enough to find the truth?
Who Needs Donuts? by Mark Alan Stamaty (new anniversary edition)
The cult classic kids book in all its resplendent absurdity and subversiveness.
Sam’s love of donuts takes him to the Big City where he makes friends with Mr. Bikferd, a world class collector of donuts. But when Mr. Bikferd falls in love with Pretzel Annie, the prophecy of an old woman comes true: “Who needs donuts when you’ve got love?” Mr. Bikferd bequeaths his donut collection to Sam, who uses it to save the old woman from drowning in a basement flooded with coffee.
This is a reissue of Mark Alan Stamaty’s masterpiece of the absurd, first published 50 years ago.
Dog Man Colossal Collection by Dav Pilkey (Box Set)
Dog Man is the crime-biting canine who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO! This boxed set includes three Dog Man books: Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls (#7), Dog Man: Fetch-22 (#8), and Dog Man: Grime and Punishment (#9).
Dog Man Ginormous Collection by Dav Pilkey (Box Set)
Dog Man is the crime-biting canine who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO! This boxed set includes three Dog Man books: Dog Man: Mothering Heights (#10), Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea (#11), and Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder (#12).
A graphic novel debut by a New Yorker cartoonist following two best friends who share a passion for DIY filmmaking until the move to middle school sparks growing differences between them.
Best friends Ami and Ivy couldn’t be more different: Ami is quiet and loves to daydream, while Ivy is loud and in constant motion. What they do share is a love of filmmaking, and spending their free time working on a sci-fi epic about a space mission following Earth’s destruction by a giant asteroid.
But lately the girls are faced with something even scarier than asteroids: sixth grade.
Hot Type The Magnificent Machine that Gave Birth to Mass Media and Drove Mark Twain Mad by Jeff Jarvis
Hot Type is the epic story of the magnificent 19th-century machine that rendered Gutenberg’s movable type obsolete and opened the portal to the long century of mass media. The Linotype mechanized the 400-year-old process of setting type one laborious letter at a time, and thus ignited an explosion of newspaper, book, and magazine empires.
The era of the Linotype was a bridge between Twain’s Gilded Age with its tycoons of steam, steel, and wire and today’s Gilded Age with its barons of bits and AI. Its history provides an opportunity to reflect on how technology changes culture
Seems to be a perfect followup to Alex Wright’s Empire of Ink.
Scorchy Smith 1945-1947 Newspaper Dailies by Edmond Good and Rodlow Willard
Edmond Good’s run as artist concludes here, finishing Scotchy’s war adventure with an intense battle in the Pacific versus the Japanese Empire! Kathy returns, but does Scorchy’s concussion prevents a happy reunion? Scorchy leaves military service, only to find work with an old friend, and investigates the murder of the company’s owner! Rodlow Willard takes over the art chores, and sends Scorchy back overseas, where he encounters ex Nazis, foreign tribes and mysterious femme fatales! Discover the stories and art from this little-known period of the popular long-running newspaper strip!
Connie Sundays 1929 to 1932 by Frank Godwin
When Frank Godwin’s Connie debuted its Sunday pages on April 28, 1929 for the Ledger Syndicate, the American newspaper landscape was rapidly changing. Comic strips like Tarzan, Prince Valiant and Flash Gordon began appearing. The “Roaring Twenties” were drawing to a close, and the lighthearted, comedic “flapper strips” that dominated the decade were about to collide with the harsh realities of the Great Depression. Amidst this shifting cultural tide, Connie emerged not merely as entertainment, but as a historic pioneer.
This collection of Sunday strips from 1929 to 1932—lovingly restored to their original, vibrant color, rescues a vital piece of comic history from obscurity. It invites you to step back into the golden age of illustration, to experience a narrative art form in mid-evolution
Frostbite by Ian Boothby and Pia Guerra
Teen influencers Jen and Dante post wild videos of themselves doing extreme sports. But when they jump out of a helicopter to ski down a mountain, the stunt goes way wrong. Dante’s ankle gets slashed, and the helicopter crew — who were supposed to be waiting at the bottom of the mountain — are nowhere to be found. As the confused teens seek answers from some locals, they all find themselves flesh-to-fang, trapped in an isolated cabin surrounded by frost vampires!
HERE AT LAST! William Stout’s Comics & Stories is the first of a massive three-volume set gathering all of Stout’s comics-related art. This beautiful 304-page hardcover from Flesk Publications chronicles Stout’s introduction to comics, his days in the most amazing art school in America, his apprenticeship with the great Russ Manning, his being inspired by the novels of Tarzan‘s and John Carter‘s creator, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Bill’s complete work for Petersen Publishing (including CYCLE-toons and CAR-toons), as well as his surprising venture into the world of sports comics. Nearly all of the art in this book was shot from the original artwork (Being a packrat has finally paid off for Bill!). This deluxe edition version of the book is limited to just 1000 copies, each with an extra Edgar Rice Burroughs-inspired full-color print signed by Stout.
In this volume, Bruce Gentry’s aircraft business and personal affairs are both put to a test, as The Ghost Woman and a rebel faction both try to kidnap Bibbins, Cleo’s daughter, for a millionaire’s ransom! And when Goldie returns, does she threaten to break up the blossoming romance between Bruce and Cleo? Then, wedding bells, but for whom? And after a devastating plane crash, will Bruce be able to resume operations? Or will he have to sell the business? Or will a new rival company end his career? Creator Ray Bailey is in peak form as he continues the adventure of our intrepid airman here!
Captain Easy 1976-1978 Newspaper Dailies by Jim Lawrence and Bill Crooks
When McKee goes missing, panic ensues at the company’s board of trustees. Who will take over the company in his place? When it is learned that McKee had a succession plan that involved Wash and Easy, a struggles ensues for control of the company! Then, Easy wants to build a new fighter plane, but without the board’s backing, can he? Finally, Wash and Easy infiltrate a shipping company where a mysterious shark killing occurred. Can they solve the mystery or be eaten?
Vic Jordan 1941-1942 Dailies & Sundays by Kermit Jaediker and Charles Zerner, Elmer Wexler, Paul Norris
Collected for the first time are the incredibly rare adventures of Vic Jordan! Vic is a war correspondent in Europe, caught in the German invasion of France! The skilled writing team of Kermit Jaediker and Charles Zerner weave smart, compelling tales of war, and Elmer Wexler’s stunning art is striking in its detail. It was notable for its early reference to concentration camps, and the high quality tales of resistance and struggle made the strip stand out amongst its peers at that time. Paul Norris would take over when Wexler was called to serve, and he equally provided excellent art. This volume covers the first thirteen months of the strip’s run, featuring all of the color Sundays!
Bunny Matthews: His Life, Art, and Obsessions by Alison Fensterstock and Michael Tisserand
Fiendishly creative, sharply observant, and deeply devoted to his city, Bunny Matthews was among the most influential cartoonists and writers in New Orleans. Matthews obsessed over his native city, and throughout the four decades during which his art and writing appeared in almost every local magazine and newspaper, he revealed that city through his work, teaching New Orleans new ways to listen to itself and laugh at itself.
Matthews is best known for his cartoon characters Vic and Nat’ly, two irreverent bar owners from the Nint’ Ward who rank alongside Ignatius J. Reilly and Blanche DuBois in the pantheon of fictional New Orleanians. As a critic, Matthews earnestly pursued authenticity. In his later years, he spilled thousands of words articulating what he saw as the depreciation and corruption of New Orleans’s cultural capital.
Public Domain Funnies Comics #1by various
Our first issue celebrates the first appearances of three major cartoon and comic strips, reinterpreted by some of today’s greatest cartoonists, including Milton Knight, Ken Wheaton, Richard Maurizio, Michael Grassia, Patrick Owsley, Wilson Ramos Jr, and more!
Stories include adaptations of 1928’s “Plane Crazy,” 1929’s “Thimble Theater,” and 1930’s “Dizzy Dishes,” paying tribute to Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, E.C. Segar, and Dave Fleischer Studios, and more.
Animation historian Jerry Beck wrote an Introduction to the series and provides the origins of the three stories within the first issue.
Skeletor Ate My Homework (The Adventures of He-Man and Porter #1) by Stephan Pastis and Will Henry
The debut of a laugh-out-loud illustrated middle-grade adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephan Pastis (Timmy Failure, Pearls Before Swine) and award-winning cartoonist Will Henry (Wallace the Brave).
Porter Avery is just your average boy from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with your average boy problems: he’s got a math test he definitely should be studying for (he isn’t), and a dad who’s making him go to bed (he doesn’t want to). But when a magical malfunction takes Porter from his very everyday attic into the very not-everyday realm of Eternia, he’ll find that problems with homework and helicopter parents pale in comparison to, say, an epic battle between He-Man and Skeletor that may or may not determine the future of the entire planet??!
