Top Shelf News

You Wish (Book 3): Crunch Time IN STORES NOW!

Chris Staros@www.topshelfcomix.com — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 PST

The beloved graphic novel series returns! Just when you thought it was safe to be a half-genie… Avery and her friends discover shocking new threats rising from the lost history of the lamp dimension!

Avery and Gribblet have been reunited, and even found a new friend in the warrior woman Solong, but their adventure is just getting started! When Avery’s mother falls mysteriously ill, the three friends rub the magic lamp and travel back into the genie world to search for a cure… with a gruesome bounty hunter named Crunch Gunderson hot on their trail. Meanwhile, far away in a mysterious amber prison, a hooded figure is slowly gaining power, plotting a confrontation with our heroes. As sinister forces start closing in, Avery and her friends are caught in a desperate race against time!

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO TRAILER HERE!

You Wish (Book 3): Crunch Time
by Jeff Victor
$14.99 (US) | ISBN 978-1-60309-597-6
160 pages | 7" x 9.5" full-color graphic novel (w/3" French flaps)

The Book Tour: A Lack of Alibi IN STORES NOW!

Chris Staros@www.topshelfcomix.com — Mon, 5 Oct 2026 00:00:00 PST

There’s no evidence you didn’t do it.

Door-to-door encyclopedia salesman Mortimer arrives in the city in a hurry. He wants to get home in time for his daughter's sports day, but first he needs to make a sale. All that’s stopping him is a murderer on the loose, the police declaring him their prime suspect…and a lack of alibi.

After rave reviews for his graphic novel The Book Tour, internationally renowned cartoonist Andi Watson returns with another bewildering escapade of deadpan disaster, a stand-alone sequel packed with even more twists.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO TRAILER HERE!

The Book Tour (Book 2): A Lack of Alibi
by Andi Watson
$14.99 (US) | ISBN 978-1-60309-602-7
285 pages | 6.5" x 9" B&W graphic novel (w/3" French flaps)

Skull Cat (Book 2): Skull Cat and the Vampire’s Amulet IN STORES NOW!

Chris Staros@www.topshelfcomix.com — Thu, 1 Oct 2026 00:00:00 PST

Scully is starting to like his job at the spooky castle… but when he tries to show his dad there’s nothing to fear, everything goes wrong!

Scully Catterson doesn’t understand why his father is so worried about Scully working at Le Dark Château, an eerily blood-red castle that’s rumored to be the home of a pair of vampires. Giving him a tour of the castle’s beautiful gardens might have started to change his mind…if he hadn’t been abducted by a flying pirate ship! Now it’s up to Scully to save the day again, joined by a grumpy goblin and a disgruntled vine dragon. But will this clumsy team catch up with the villains before the secrets of the Vampire’s Amulet are revealed and the Ultimate Power is unleashed? And will Mr. Catterson learn to trust his son, so Scully can become the hero he’s destined to be?

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO TRAILER HERE!

Skull Cat (Book 2): Skulll Cat and the Vampire's Amulet
by Norman Shurtliff
$14.99 (US) | ISBN 978-1-60309-596-9
112 pages | 7" x 9" full-color graphic novel (w/3" French flaps)

Ben Wickey nominated for a HARVEY AWARD!

Chris Staros@www.topshelfcomix.com — Thu, 1 Oct 2026 00:00:00 PST

Ben Wickey nominated for two RINGO AWARDS!

Chris Staros@www.topshelfcomix.com — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 PST

FOREVR in stores now!

Chris Staros@www.topshelfcomix.com — Wed, 2 Sep 2026 00:00:00 PST

What if you didn’t have to say goodbye to your loved ones?

Old fashioned death, the way our parents and grandparents went, is a sad barbaric tradition. FOREVR allows humans, for the first time in history, to defy death. Say "Hello" to the most wise, powerful, and customizable version of your loved one.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO TRAILER HERE!

Forevr
by Brian "Box" Brown
$19.99 (US) | ISBN 978-1-60309-600-3
148 pages | 6" x 8.5" full-color graphic novel (w/3" French flaps)

KODI: A PLACE TO CALL HOME in stores now!

Chris Staros@www.topshelfcomix.com — Tue, 1 Sep 2026 00:00:00 PST

Stunning watercolor artwork, a headstrong young girl, and a huge bear with a gentle heart — all return for an emotional new adventure in this stunning sequel!

After being reunited, Katya and Kodi are settling into their fast-paced new life together in the city. But as Katya starts to fall behind in school and Kodi struggles to find his place in this noisy new world, everything is put at risk by a greedy zookeeper who aims to break them up for good. Now, Katya and her unusual family must venture back into the wild, face their fears, and learn to trust new friends, as they fight to find a place to belong.

In Kodi: A Place To Call Home, painter/cartoonist Jared Cullum returns to his award-winning graphic novel series for an incredible new adventure, full of gorgeous outdoor vistas, amazing animals, lovable and hateable new characters, roaring rivers, thrilling dangers, and tender moments.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO TRAILER HERE!

Kodi: A Place to Call Home
by Jared Cullum
$14.99 (US) | ISBN 978-1-60309-595-2
172 pages | 6.5" x 9" full-color graphic novel (w/3" French flaps)

HOME TIME: TWELVE DAYS in stores now!

Chris Staros@www.topshelfcomix.com — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 PST

Talking peaches, magic tea, frightening wildlife, and more—the award-winning fantasy epic graphic novel that critics called “an intoxicating and visually stunning Australian Narnia” is now collected into a single massive volume!

The last school bell has rung, and it’s finally HOME TIME! Even though they’re twins, Lily and David don’t agree on much…except that the last summer before high school is the perfect time for relaxing with friends.

But their plans for sleepovers, fantasy games, and romance are thrown out the window when the whole gang falls into a river and wakes up in a village of fantastic creatures. Hailed as magical spirits, threatened by lizards, and trained in the mysterious arts of tea-brewing, these kids must find their way home—if they don’t throttle each other first.

Featuring a kaleidoscope of art styles, a puzzle-box narrative structure, and a spectacular reimagining of his childhood hometown, Campbell Whyte’s astonishing Australian fantasy series is now collected in one volume for the first time.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO TRAILER HERE!

Home Time: Twelve Days
by Campbell Whyte
$39.99 (US) | ISBN 978-1-60309-582-2
452 pages | 9" x 9" full-color graphic novel (w/3" French flaps)

JOHNNY BOO: ON THE GO in stores now!

Chris Staros@www.topshelfcomix.com — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 PST

Perfect for beginning readers, this quirky and fun graphic novel follows the adventures of a ghost and his pet Squiggle!

Johnny Boo is the best little ghost in the whole world, because he has Boo Power. This means that he can go "BOO" really loudly! His pet ghost named Squiggle has Squiggle Power, which means that he can fly and do really fast loop-the-loops. Together they have the world's greatest ghost adventures! And now, for the first time, read the first seven volumes in one book!

James Kochalka has won multiple Eisner Awards for Best Publication for Young Readers and has published 14 volumes of the Johnny Boo series. This special On The Go edition collects the first seven into one convenient-to-read book!

Johnny Boo: On the Go
by James Kochalka
$13.99 (US) | ISBN 978-1-60309-604-1
272 pages | 6" x 9" full-color graphic novel

IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI wins the Eisner for Best Graphic Memoir!

Chris Staros@www.topshelfcomix.com — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 PST

Congratulations to George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger on winning the "Best Graphic Memoir" Eisner Award for It Rhymes With Takei!