Posted in: Comics, Recent Updates | Tagged: Comics, lxg, top shelf

Top Shelf's Eleven For Eleven Under Eleven by Greg Baldino

Published Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:57:36 -0600

Greg Baldino writes for Bleeding Cool;

Top Shelf has just announced their new releases for 2011, and despite these dark economic times there's quite a lot of diverse quality material coming out from them that won't break your budget when you want some new comics to read, (Unless you're hopelessly addicted to Firestorm the Nuclear Man; but then if you are, you have bigger problems.)

NIGHT ANIMALS
BY BRECHT EVANS
(March 2011, $7.95)
Featuring two silent stories about a girl growing up in a Where The Wild Things Are-style adventure, and a bunny-suited man on a blind date, Night Animals is an official selection of the 2011 Angoulême International Comics Festival.

OKIE DOKIE DONUTS: OPEN FOR BUSINESS
BY CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
(June 2011, $9.95)
One of Top Shelf's many all-ages titles, Okie Dokie follows Big Mama as she works to run her donuts shop. Anyting's possible with enough love and chocolate icing!

PIRATE PENGUIIN VS. NINJA CHICKEN: TROUBLEMS WITH FRENEMIES
BY RAY FRIESEN
(June 2011, $9.95)
The popular internet meme of chickens vs. penguins comes to a head dressed up in the trappings of pirates and… something called ninjas? Swordfights! Evil Koalas! Ice Cream! Thomas Pynchon WISHES he was this much fun!

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: CENTURY 1969
BY ALAN MOORE AND KEVIN O'NEILL
(July 2011, $9.95)
Moore and O'Neill's circumliteroquacious circus continues as Mina Murray and pals swing on in to psychedelic London. Turn your mind on and sail upstream, Mr. Submarine Man!

KORGI: A HOLLOW BEGINNING
BY CHRISTIAN SLADE
(August 2011, $9.95)
The third volume in Slade's all-ages serious about brave a girl named Ivy and her corgi, Sprout. In this third volume of the beloved series, Ivy and Sprout begin to discover the secret of their magical land. (Also available in a limited edition hardcover)

JOHNNY BOO DOES SOMETHING!
BY JAMES KOCHALKA
(August 2011, $9.95)
The spooky kid-ventures continue as ghost-on-the-go Johnny Boo does something! What will it be? I don't know! Excitement!

DRAGON PUNCHER ISLAND
BY JAMES KOCHALKA
(August 2011, $9,95)
Heroic warrior kitty? Check. Robot Battle Suit? Check. Dragon? Check. Island? Check. Copy that, we are ready and set for more dragon punching fun!

UNDERWIRE
BY JENNIFER HAYDEN
(September 2011, $9.95)
Hayden's comics about life as a woman and parent origanlly ran as part of the ACT-I-VATE webcomic ensemble, and gets collected with all new strips.

OWLY: A FISHY SITUATION
BY ANDY RUNTON
(October 2011, $9.95)
Adorable kid-favorite (and adult-favorite) character Owly returns for more adventures with his friend Wormy. The two journey underwater and into FULL COLOR! (Also available as a hardcover)

UPSIDE DOWN: A VAMPIRE TALE
BY JESS SMART SMILEY
(October 2011, $9.95)
Kids love candy, but when you're a vampire like Harold, a trip to the dentist takes on a whole new level of trouble! Just in time for Halloween!

SCENE BUT NOT HEARD
BY SAM HENDERSON
(October 2011, $9.95)
Collecting Henderson's silent comedy strips from the pages of Nickelodeon Magazines, hijinks ahoy in 128 pages wraped up in a hardcover binding!

Greg Baldino lives and writes in Chicago, and now has the Nine Below Zero song "Eleven Past Eleven" stuck in his head. His fiction and journalism has appeared in many publications internationally. He can be contacted at greg.baldino@gmail.com

Enjoyed this? Please share on social media!