THE LAST MERMAID
“Epic. Heart-breaking. Utterly gorgeous. You’ll love every panel of this sprawling saga.” -Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese)
A lone mermaid roams an endless wasteland on a quest beyond reason. To press ever onward, she must survive the interminable stretches between tiny pockets of water, roaming bands of cybernetic cannibals and fearsome mutant beasts. What propels her forward to take such a risk? And who is that cloaked figure watching her from afar…?
Eisner, Harvey and Ignatz Award-winning writer/artist Derek Kirk Kim’s first comic in a decade kicks off an epic ongoing series from Image Comics—a literal fish-out-of-water story that will turn the post-apocalyptic genre on its ear.
SAME DIFFERENCE
🏆🏆🏆 Winner of the EISNER, HARVEY, and IGNATZ Awards.
"A literate, funny and beautiful piece of fiction."
-Scott McCloud
"Affecting...A lovely book."
-NPR
"Simon and Nancy feel real, with complex, sympathetic personalities…Don't miss this impressive debut."
-Time
"[Kim] illuminate[s] the emotional bear-traps and intricate dishonesties of our everyday interactions with a clarity that should be more painful than it is."
-San Francisco Chronicle
"It's a testament to [Kim's] artistry that the scene of a high school kid transforming into a penis—a cheap sight gag for just about anyone else—is actually one of the book's most tender moments."
-The Village Voice
"A skillful and effective meditation on what it means to be young, stupid, and a little horny."
-Bookslut
THE ETERNAL SMILE
🏆 Winner of the Eisner Award.
"This dream-team matchup of Yang (American Born Chinese, 2006) and Kim (Same Difference, 2004) brings together three strikingly different graphic short stories. Absolutely not to be missed by anyone who welcomes the leaps available solely to graphic storytelling."
-Booklist
"Begging for multiple readings, this exceptionally clever examination of fantasy and perception is one to be pored over and ruminated upon."
-Kirkus Reviews
"Winning characters and unorthodox, compelling plot twists make this trio of tales highly recommended for teen and adult collections."
-Library Journal
The Eternal Smile is a collection of 3 stories:
TUNE BOOK
1: VANISHING POINT
🏆 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens
“Surreal, hilarious, and full of sharp insights… A must read.”
-The Wall Street Journal
“When this series really starts to hit its stride you'll be glad you were around for the starting gun.”
-NPR
“Kim’s a great cartoonist with a keen sense of humor, and he has a light-handed touch for balancing irreverence with full-hearted emotion […] you won’t find a more kookily energetic sci-fi splice-of-life crossing adult-onset uncertainty with strands of Twilight Zone DNA.”
-Booklist
“Whether in Kim’s insights into everyday relationships or his examination of the difference between what we long for and what we live with, he blends his own brand of sweetness, wry humor, realism, and caricature to give readers a story that consistently suspends our disbelief.”
-Publishers Weekly
TUNE BOOK 2: STILL LIFE
“Kim has created a recognizable and complex character whose selfish proclivity for heading nowhere in life is balanced by an innate likability, and, though the author has plunged him into an absurd situation, the humor does not hinder Kim’s exploration of several profound issues of burgeoning adulthood.”
-Booklist
“★★★★”
-ICv2
“Tune: Still Life is a lively second volume to a series that I cannot wait to read more of. Andy is a hilarious character to watch transform and I love seeing this different side of Yumi, since we’ve only really seen her a little through Andy’s own eyes.”
-The Book Monsters
GOOD AS LILY
🏆 Booklist Top 10 GNs for Youth 2008
"Good As Lily is the latest book from Minx [DC Comics] and it may just be the best volume in the series so far. Kim's writing really shines here. In a few deft and spare scenes, he takes Grace (and her other selves) on a journey through which she is forced to confront and overcome her fears and flaws ... making you root for Grace even as you facepalm yourself when she digs herself in deeper."
-Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing
"Derek Kirk Kim's writing is clear and clean and, at times, laugh-out-loud funny. If you are in the mood for a fun read that ends up being a little meatier than you might expect, Good As Lily will be mighty good, indeed."
-Teenreads
"A book that has both brains and heart."
-PopMatters
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