BOOKS

Episodes

A smart-mouthed kid provokes the wrong flatmate, a misguided teen gets schooled by her crush and a former child star struggles to escape his past.

Seductive advertising fantasies collide headfirst with everyday life in this delicately interwoven tale of identity, desire and coming of age − even in adulthood.

Episodes is a thrillingly observed critique of our media-obsessed society.

'Episodes is funny, sad and strange – in the way that so much of the ordinary and familiar is strange. Like a word you say over and over until its oddness is revealed.'

─ SHARON MURDOCH, Three-time winner NZ Cartoonist of the Year

	Episodes Alex Scott Hardback, 200 pages RRP: $39.99 Released: 14th October 2024 ISBN: 978-0-473-69940-6

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Tsunami

Winner of the NZSA Best First Book Award at the 2024 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

At school, being right isn’t always the right answer. Peter’s bull-headed commitment to the truth has already picked him out as a target for the school bullies. The misfit new girl is a complete badass, but seems as interested in his nemesis, Gus, as she is in Peter, and his parents are too busy bickering to care about any of it.

It all feels overwhelming to Peter ─ like a tsunami is coming and he isn’t sure he can stop it.

Tsunami is a coming-of-age story, a nuanced examination of teenage alienation and the unpredictable consequences of our actions.

'A powerfully human coming-of-age story, and one of the best representations of New Zealand life I’ve seen in comics. Highly recommended.'

─ EDDIE MONOTOME, Review for The Sapling

'An important book. It is both brutal and beautiful. An examination of bullying, a bullseye description of the New Zealand that never quite makes it to the brochure, but is far more indicative of the country we are than any of the marketing would ever allow to slip out.'

- SIMON SWEETMAN, Sounds Good! Substack

	Tsunami   Ned Wenlock   Trade paperback, 276 pages   RRP: $34.99   Released: 1st August 2023   ISBN: 978-0-473-65567-9

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Rufus Marigold

Rufus Marigold is a primate with a problem: every social encounter is a harrowing ordeal. A budding artist, Rufus spends his days working in an office, but as life becomes increasingly more of a struggle, he yearns to be defined as something other than a complete nervous wreck.

This volume collects and significantly expands upon the original web comic, resulting in a darkly hilarious yet moving account of living with anxiety.

'Rufus Marigold is deliciously funny, uncomfortably honest, and painfully, beautifully human.'
─ DYLAN HORROCKS, Hicksville

	Rufus Marigold   Ross Murray   Trade paperback, 200 pages   RRP: $34.99   Released: 1st March 2019   ISBN: 978-0-473-44803-5

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Moa

When a sacred Māori treasure is stolen by the dastardly Otto, it’s up to the Moa Rangers, Kiwi Pukupuku and Possum Von Tempsky, to return the taonga and save the day!

Ride along with Kiwi and Possum on their side-splitting adventures battling mythical creatures and dangerous hunters in colonial New Zealand!

This treasury collection contains all five issues of James Davidson’s acclaimed comic series Moa, sure to delight readers of all age.

	Moa   James Davidson   Hardback, 120 pages   RRP: $32.99   Released: 1st April 2017   ISBN: 978-0-473-38635-1   OUT OF PRINT

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Terry Teo And The Gunrunners

After accidentally stumbling headfirst into the criminal schemes of the villainous Ray Vegas, Terry finds himself embroiled in a dastardly gun smuggling operation. Along with his karate-chopping sister, Polly, Terry must use all his street smarts to avoid Vegas' henchmen and save the day!

Originally released in 1982, Terry was an instant hit with children across NZ – inspiring two sequels, and the much loved television adaptation, starring Billy T. James.

This new edition has been restored from the original artwork, capturing all of the detail and delights of this action-packed, family-favourite adventure.

	Terry Teo And The Gunrunners   Bob Kerr and Stephen Ballantyne   Trade paperback, 56 pages   RRP: $24.99   Released: 6th November 2015   ISBN: 978-0-473-33067-5

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The Dharma Punks

The Dharma Punks follows Chopstick, an alienated young punk rocker, who with his friends, have hatched a plan to sabotage the opening of a multi-national fast-food restaurant. But chance encounters and events from Chopstick's past conspire against him, forcing him to deal with more than just the mission at hand. 

Collected under one cover for the first time, this much acclaimed 424 page classic features re-mastered art work, exclusive bonus material and an introduction by Elizabeth Knox (The Vintners Luck). 

Read the first chapter for free, in PDF or CBZ

	The Dharma Punks   Ant Sang   Trade paperback, 424 pages   RRP: $39.99   Released: 31st October 2014   ISBN: 978-0-473-28906-5

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