American Elf The Collected Sketchbook Diaries of James Kochalka SC (2004-2012) comic books

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. "January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007" By James Kochalka. Kochalka's diary strip has always been entertaining, but this might be the most action-packed volume of all. His neighbor's car gets firebombed, his little son Eli learns how to invent his own swears (like "pump duck"), and James gets a gun pointed at his face. Most dramatic of all, this volume will introduce a new character, a new little baby Kochalka! Ooohs and aaahs abound. This collection prints all the diary strips from 2006-2007 in gorgeous full-color, including numerous strips that never appeared online. Softcover, 9-in. x 9-in., PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2011!" By James Kochalka. It's the long-awaited return of James Kochalka's massively influential and deceptively ambitious autobiography, American Elf. Every day of his life is captured in a single comic strip, sometimes profound and sometimes silly, but always full of the earnest Kochalka passion. In this collection, spanning the years 2008-2011, James becomes Cartoonist Laureate, celebrates American Elf's 10th year, pitches a TV show to Hollywood, considers quitting the strip, plays everything from LEGO Star Wars to Skyrim, and kind of causes himself to have a nervous breakdown. Meanwhile Eli starts elementary school and starts a band, Oliver learns to walk and talk (and sing), James and Amy celebrate 15 years of marriage, and the family adopts a new cat, Nooko! Softcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 384 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.95.