Comic books in 'Achewood HC'

1st printing. Story and art by Chris Onstad. Since 2001, cult comic favorite Achewood has built a six-figure international following. Intelligent, hilarious, and adult but not filthy, it's the strip you'll wish you'd discovered as an underappreciated fifteen-year-old. Dark Horse presents the hardbound edition of Achewood's The Great Outdoor Fight, the story of "Three Days, Three Acres, Three Thousand Men." Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 96 pages, ful color. NOTE: Awards for Achewood: TIME Magazine's #1 Graphic Novel of 2007. Ignatz Award, "Outstanding Online Comic," 2007. Praise for Achewood: "Onstad is our greatest living cartoonist." -Tony Millionaire (Maakies, Sock Monkey) "These things are hilarious! You have what the NY Times Book Review might call a 'distinctive and most welcome voice' in comics." -Jim Woodring (Frank, Jim) "Achewood makes me laugh-in that confused, 'what the hell was that??' kind of way." -Scott McCloud Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Chris Onstad. Riding high on the success of The Great Outdoor Fight, Achewood and Dark Horse Comics have compiled an extensively annotated collection of the first few years' worth of Achewood comics. This is no mere companion volume to the cult-classic online strip: the entire prehistory of Achewood is set forth for the first time, and all of the celebrated alt-texts are included. Additionally, author Chris Onstad has literally littered the book with observations and rudities. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 8-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Chris Onstad. Picking up where they left off, Achewood and Dark Horse Comics present the third volume of strips from the massive Achewood archive. As with the previous collections, author Chris Onstad includes extensive character backstories, thorough strip annotations, the celebrated alt texts, and many print-only extras in the classic Achewood style. Time magazine named back-to-back Ignatz Award winner Achewood its 2007 Graphic Novel of the Year, and legions of devoted fans consistently report that it makes them feel the way Bloom County and Calvin and Hobbes did when they were young. Time magazine's #1 Graphic Novel of 2007. Ignatz Award, Outstanding Online Comic, 2007. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 8-in., 104 pages, B&W. NOTE: "I'm addicted to Achewood. Chris Onstad is a dark, hilarious genius." -Dave Barry Cover price $16.99.