Craig Thompson’s graphic novel Blankets is part comic book and part novel. Beautifully illustrated and equally well told, Thompson tells the story of two brothers growing up in the Wisconsin countryside and the burgeoning romance of two young lovers. The comic is autobiographical in nature, exploring Thompson’s own relationship with his brother and first love.

The third graphic novel in the breakout, all-ages series is a charming story of understanding and acceptance, where Owly learns that everyone is special and it´s okay to be different. Relying on a mixture of symbols, icons, and expressions to tell his silent stories, Andy Runton´s clean, animated, and heartwarming style makes it a perfect read for anyone who´s a fan of Jeff Smith´s "Bone" or Mike Kunkel´s "Herobear and the Kid." Already winning fans around the world, 128-page Owly is not to be missed.

With an ensemble cast straight from a box of Animal Crackers, this delightful tale of ambition, morality, and self-discovery is the first major work by extraordinary newcomer Aaron Renier. Drawn in a decidedly beautiful fashion, reminiscent of Richard Scary and Lewis Trondheim, Renier has given us a fully-realized and compellingly adventurous narrative, at once both achingly naive and profoundly worldly. This tightly crafted, graphic novel is the real deal, and will charm your socks off. A remarkable debut.

Description: The year is 2054, and life has been reduced to a data feed. The fusing of virtual reality and cybernetics has ushered in the era of the surrogate, a new technology that lets users interact with the world without ever leaving their homes. It’s a perfect world, and it’s up to Detectives Harvey Greer and Pete Ford of the Metro Police Department to keep it that way. But to do so they’ll need to stop a techno-terrorist bent on returning society to a time when people lived their lives instead of merely experiencing them. Welcome to THE SURROGATES, a daring, five-issue, full-color miniseries.

he King is an offbeat tale of one very enigmatic Elvis impersonator who’s taking the Vegas strip, and the world, by storm. Shrouded in mystery with the shining gold helmet that covers his face, The King’s performances are so mesmerizing that fans are starting to believe he really is Elvis Presley. Through investigative reporting and a series of thought-provoking interviews, a former tabloid journalist makes it his personal mission to find out The King’s true identity. But in his race to debunk The King´s latest comeback, he discovers much more than he bargained for.

Tricked follows the lives of six people — a reclusive rock legend, a heartbroken waitress, a counterfeiter, an obsessive crank, a lost daughter, and a backstabbing lover — whose lives are unconnected until an act of violence brings them spiralling in on each other. Combining intriguing characters with a story structure that is both complex and innovative, TRICKED is not to be missed!

porting a brand new cover, the award-winning and long-out-of-print BOX OFFICE POISON is back! This 608-page epic story of Sherman, Dorothy, Ed, Stephen, Jane, and Mr. Flavor is a true comics masterpiece. Alex Robinson´s completely natural and inspiring knack for dialogue makes this story of dreary jobs, comic books, love, sex, messy apartments, girlfriends (and the lack thereof), undisclosed pasts, and crusty old professionals one of the most delightful and whimsical graphic novels to hit the stands in years.

Originally printed as a limited edition with hand-drawn covers, Top Shelf presents the final chapter of Jeffrey Brown´s so-called "Girlfriend Trilogy." "AEIOU" continues to explore the subtleties of relationships explored in "CLUMSY" and "UNLIKELY," concentrating this time on the differences between knowing and loving someone, invoking the reader´s relationship with the book as a parallel to being involved with someone. The story is told with Brown´s trademark expressive drawings and juxtaposition of humor and heartache.

Top Shelf is proud to announce the production of its very first toy — the OWLY Plush Toy (based on the cool comic book: OWLY)! The prototype of this large and loveable toy (shown in picture) was designed by Andy Runton and his mother and hand sewn by Andy's mom herself. It received so many hugs and squeezes on the convention circuit in 2004, that Top Shelf decided to have some ready to go home with fans in 2006. Get ready to hug and squeeze! COMING SPRING 2006!

Autobiographical cartoonist Jeffrey Brown provides an epilogue to his "Girlfriend Trilogy," detailing the day-by-day events of a three week run in with five girls in this graphic novel. Watch and be mesmerized by an ex coming back into the picture, a growing but poorly chosen crush, musings on the way friends come and go in life, and a realization that the end is never really the end. "Every Girl Is the End of the World for Me" is 104 pages and was published in April 2006.