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1 2 >>>     sort list by title | author On to the Next Dream Paul Madonna The tech gentrification of San Francisco, forcing out everyone from artists to middle-income families, captured in a first-person illustrated story. My Favorite Thing is Monsters A young girl befriends monsters, real and imagined, in this unhinged and singular coming-of-age story. —Recommended by Stacey Perfect Hair Gender, sex, & love(?) presented as spectacular sequential art. This beautiful debut troubles the line between pleasant human interaction & detachment. Feels like floating above your body in a movie about yourself dreaming(?). —Recommended by Jared, City Lights Books Hot Dog Taste Test Lisa Hanawalt Hilarious! —Recommended by Don, City Lights Books Drinking at the Movies Julia Wertz Representing Julia Wertz's critically acclaimed first graphic memoir in a new format, with a brand new sketchbook from Wertz, and an introduction by Janeane Garofalo. But don't worry; we haven't replaced any of the wrenching and ribald, whiskey-soaked coming-of-age tale. This is Wertz at her best, which is sometimes her worst. Mox Nox Joan Cornellà To mox, or nox to mox—that is the question .. Mox Nox for the people! The people for Mox Nox! Mox Nox is the most seminal work of all humanity! Kick off yo' sox and step into Mox Nox's toxic box! —Recommended by Jared, City Lights Books The Secret History of Wonder Woman Jill Lepore Wonder Woman, created in 1941, on the brink of World War II, is the most popular female superhero of all time. Aside from Superman and Batman, she has lasted the longest and commanded the most vast and wildly passionate following. Like every other superhero, Wonder Woman has a secret identity. Unlike others, she also has a secret history. The Complete Zap Comix Box Set R. Crumb A VERY LIMITED EDITION SET!! There scarcely was an underground comics world before Robert Crumb's classic solo first issue ofZap. By Zap #2, he had begun assembling a Seven Samurai of the best , the fiercest, and the most stylistically diversified cartoonists to come out of the countercultural kiln. Hip Hop Family Tree 1975-1983 Gift Box Set Ed Piskor A special slipcover and a special comic are included in the smash hit's gift set. To celebrate the resounding critical and commercial success of the first two volumes of Ed Piskor's unprecedented history of Hip Hop, we are offering the two books in a mind-blowingly colorful slipcase, drawn and designed by the artist. Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt Chris Hedges A searing portrait of American life, this reaches into those forgotten and ravenous corners where desperation waters the seeds of resistance. Stunning. —Recommended by Ivy, City Lights Books Hip Hop Family Tree 1 1970s-1981 Ed Piskor This is a well-documented history of the beginnings of hip hop. Beautifully drawn in Old School comic form; hilariously written and sharply dissected. Open to any page and you'll be hooked. New York City, DJs and graffiti in the late 70s? You can't beat it, because "the beat don't stop til the break of dawn!"—Recommended by Don, City Lights Books Hyperbole and a Half Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened Allie Brosh READ ALL THE THINGS!!!!! —Recommended by Anah, City Lights Books. This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative— like maybe someone who isn't me wrote it... Howl A Graphic Novel Allen Ginsberg First published in 1956, Allen Ginsberg's Howl is a prophetic masterpiece--an epic raging against dehumanizing society that overcame censorship trials and obscenity charges to become one of the most widely read poems of the century.  Now a major... The Beats A Graphic History Paul Buhle, Harvey Pekar I've read a lot of Beat books in my time here at City Lights, but none are quite as fun as this graphic history. The perfect collection for those who think they've heard all the stories about Kerouac, Burroughs, Ginsberg, et al. The Beats also provides... 1 2 >>>