Graphic Novels/Comics/Manga
Embark on adventures here in our Graphic Novels/Comics/Manga section at Thryft. Find Marvel and DC comics, and titles from renowned authors like Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman. Whether you’re new to the genre or a seasoned collector, our collection offers something for everyone.
Filter
Sold out
Nunzio DeFilippis, Brian Hurtt, Christina Weir |
Oni
Press
Jumper: Jumpscars
Regular price
RM34.00 MYR
RM15.00 MYR
56% off
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.74
Regular price
RM34.00 MYR
RM15.00 MYR
56% off
- Unit price
- / per
80% off est. retail
Recommended for fans of action-packed sci-fi, Jumper: Jumpscars is a thrilling adventure that delves into the world of Jumpers - individuals who can teleport almost anywhere. The Paladins, a secret order, have been tasked with protecting humanity from these powerful individuals. Nunzio Defilippis crafts a page-turner that leaves readers on the edge of their seats and keeps them guessing until the very end. With only 96 pages, this book packs a punch and is perfect for anyone looking for a quick, action-packed read.
Sold out
Rob Schrab, Jhonen Vásquez |
Slave
Labor
Graphics
Johnny Homicidal Maniac Directors Cut
RM28.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.34
RM28.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
78% off est. retail
"Johnny Homicidal Maniac Directors Cut" is a must-read for horror-comedy enthusiasts who enjoy a unique and bizarre sense of humor. The book follows Johnny, a man who indulges in dark, murderous acts and is immersed in a world of his own madness. The book is an ideal pick for someone who enjoys unconventional plots with a mixture of humor and horror. The Director's Cut includes additional material that was not published previously, making it an even more exciting read for those who have followed the comic.
Sold out
RM33.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Since Kate Beaton appeared on the comics scene in 2007 her cartoons have become fan favourites and gathered an enormous following, appearing in the New Yorker , Harper and the LA Times , to name but a few. Her website, Hark! A Vagrant , receives an average of 1.2 million hits a month , 500 thousand of them unique. Why? Because she's not just making silly jokes. She's making jokes about everything we learned in school, and more.Praised for their expression, intelligence and comic timing, her cartoons are best known for their wonderfully light touch on historical and literary topics. The jokes are a knowing look at history through a very modern perspective, written for every reader, and are a crusade against anyone with the idea that history is boring. It's pretty hard to argue with that when you're laughing your head off at a comic about Thucydides. They also cover whatever's on her mind that week - be it the perils of city living or the pop-cultural infiltration of Sex and the City , featuring an array of characters, from a mischievous pony, to reinvented superheroes, to a surly teen duo who could be the anti-Hardy-Boys.Perceptive, sharp and wonderfully irreverent, Hark! A Vagrant is as informative as it is hilarious, and a comic collection to treasure.
Sold out
Kafka Asagiri, Sango Harukawa |
Yen
Press
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 14
RM30.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.61
RM30.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
The Armed Detective Agency's genius sleuth Ranpo hits a wall after a skill user with the frightening ability to eliminate criminal evidence sets the stage for the most mind-boggling murder case yet. What's more, as the Agency members continue to solve the riddle that is Dostoyevsky, they discover the evil conjurer is just the tip of the iceberg...
Sold out
Mario Gully, Art A. Ayris |
Kingstone
Media
101 Questions Vol. 1 : About the Bible and Christianity
RM15.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.83
RM15.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Volume 1 in the series answers these common questions - (1) Where did Cain get his wife? (2) What does the Bible say about dinosaurs? (3) Where was Jesus for the three days between the crucifixion and the resurrection? (4) What happens to people right after they die? (5) What does the Bible say about UFO's?
Sold out
Scott Adams
|
Andrews
Mcmeel
Publishing
Problem Identified - And You're Probably Not Part Of The Solution
RM33.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.14
RM33.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Our most profitable cartoon after The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. Pointless projects, endless meetings, and random downsizing make up the Dilbert world. This themed collection centers on the inept colleagues who invariably cause office and economic ruin.In Problem Identified: And You're Probably Not Part of the Solution, cartoonist Scott Adams affectionately ridicules inept office colleagues--those co-workers behind the pointless projects, interminable meetings, and ill-conceived "downsizings"--in this thematically linked collection of Dilbert comic strips.Dilbert, the benchmark of office humor, continues to use its considerable powers of humor for the greater good, helping us to fight the good fight at work despite those around us whose job descriptions seem to include undercutting morale and generally doing everything possible to lead us into economic ruin.
Sold out
Samantha Hahn
|
Chronicle
Books
Well Read Women : Portraits of Fiction's Most Beloved Heroines
RM39.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.21
RM39.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
A treasure of a gift for the well-read woman, this collection brings together 50 stirring portraits, in watercolour and in word, of literature's most well-read female characters. Anna Karenina, Clarissa Dalloway, Daisy Buchanan...each seems to live on the page through celebrated artist Samantha Hahn's evocative portraits and hand-lettered quotations, with the pairing of art and text capturing all the spirit of the character as she was originally written. The book itself evokes vintage grace re-imagined for contemporary taste, with a cloth spine silk-screened in a graphic pattern, debossed cover, and pages that turn with the tactile satisfaction of watercolour paper. In the hand and in the reading, here is a new classic for the book lover's library.
Sold out
Belle Yang
|
W.
W.
Norton
&
Company
Forget Sorrow : An Ancestral Tale
RM32.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.84
RM32.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
"A healing portrait drawn in epic ink strokes."-Elle
When Belle Yang was forced to take refuge in her parents’ home after an abusive boyfriend began stalking her, her father entertained her with stories of old China. The history she’d ignored while growing up became a source of comfort and inspiration, and narrowed the gap separating her—an independent, Chinese-American woman—from her Old World Chinese parents.In Forget Sorrow, Yang makes her debut into the graphic form with the story of her father’s family, reunited under the House of Yang in Manchuria during the Second World War and struggling—both together and individually—to weather poverty, famine, and, later, Communist oppression. The parallels between Belle Yang’s journey of self-discovery and the lives and choices of her grandfather, his brothers, and their father (the Patriarch) speak powerfully of the conflicts between generations—and of possibilities for reconciliation.Forget Sorrow demonstrates the power of storytelling and remembrance, as Belle—in telling this story—finds the strength to honor both her father and herself.
Sold out
Carlos Meglia, Mike Kennedy |
Dark
Horse
Star Wars: Yavin Vassilika : Underworld
RM7.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.18
RM7.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
When three Hutts place a wager on who can raise the most successful squad of henchmen to procure a highly valuable, mythical treasure, the most conniving rogues of the Star Wars Universe are recruited. Following a lead provided by Jozzel Moffet, a Hutt's slave girl, three teams set out to be the first to find the mysterious Yavin Vassilika. Boba Fett, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Lando, Dengar, IG-88, and others square off to decide who is the best scoundrel in the galaxy! They're hot on each other's trails, trying to stay alive and get a step ahead of the pack. The competitors dodge lasers and search for clues on the planet Kalkovak, attempt to stay afloat on the high seas of Mon Calamari, and become victims of a primitive culture's ritualistic "Cleansing of the Foul" on a backwater planet beyond the Outer Rim. The seductive Jozzel Moffet, wanting to free herself from a life of dancing and Hutt-washing, is moonlighting for a secret fourth investor and is hoping to get the Vassilika from whichever team is left standing. There are grudges galore in this hectic and humorous mad-dash, brought to you by fan-favorite Carlos Meglia (SpyBoy, Crimson, W.I.L.D.Cats) and writer Mike Kennedy (Ghost/Batgirl).
Sold out
George Low
|
Carlton
All Guns Blazing! - The 12 Most Action-Packed Commando Comic Books Ever!
RM21.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.09
RM21.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Includes some of the best "Commando" war stories, including "Desert Fox", "They Flew by Night", "Sea Strike", "The Death or Glory Mob", and Zero Smasher".
Sold out
RM33.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
How does one survive when all hope is lost?In the middle of the night in 1997, Doctors Without Borders administrator Christophe André was kidnapped by armed men and taken away to an unknown destination in the Caucasus region. For three months, André was kept handcuffed in solitary confinement, with little to survive on and almost no contact with the outside world. Close to twenty years later, award-winning cartoonist Guy Delisle (Pyongyang, Jerusalem, Shenzhen, Burma Chronicles) recounts André’s harrowing experience in Hostage, a book that attests to the power of one man’s determination in the face of a hopeless situation.Marking a departure from the author’s celebrated first-person travelogues, Delisle tells the story through the perspective of the titular captive, who strives to keep his mind alert as desperation starts to set in. Working in a pared down style with muted color washes, Delisle conveys the psychological effects of solitary confinement, compelling us to ask ourselves some difficult questions regarding the repercussions of negotiating with kidnappers and what it really means to be free. Thoughtful, intense, and moving, Hostage takes a profound look at what drives our will to survive in the darkest of moments.
Sold out
Julie Delporte, Aleshia Jensen, Helge Dascher |
Drawn
And
Quarterly
This Woman's Work
RM40.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.11
RM40.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
A profound and personal exploration of the intersections of womanhood, femininity, and creativityThis Woman’s Work is a powerfully raw autobiographical work that asks vital questions about femininity and the assumptions we make about gender. Julie Delporte examines cultural artifacts and sometimes traumatic memories through the lens of the woman she is today—a feminist who understands the reality of the women around her, how experiencing rape culture and sexual abuse is almost synonymous with being a woman, and the struggle of reconciling one’s feminist beliefs with the desire to be loved. She sometimes resents being a woman and would rather be anything but.Told through beautifully evocative colored pencil drawings and sparse but compelling prose, This Woman’s Work documents Delporte’s memories and cultural consumption through journal-like entries that represent her struggles with femininity and womanhood. She structures these moments in a nonlinear fashion, presenting each one as a snapshot of a place and time—trips abroad, the moment you realize a relationship is over, and a traumatizing childhood event of sexual abuse that haunts her to this day. While This Woman’s Work is deeply personal, it is also a reflection of the conversations that women have with themselves when trying to carve out their feminist identity. Delporte’s search for answers in the turmoil created by gender assumptions is profoundly resonant in the era of #MeToo.
Sold out
Yuji Oniki, Hayao Miyazaki, Alvin Lu |
Viz
Media
Llc
The Art Of Spirited Away
RM51.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.54
RM51.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
The Fantasy ContinuesThe Art of Spirited Away collects color illustrations of Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) for the first time in an English edition! This book includes paintings and designs from the new animated film from the director of Kiki's Delivery Service and Princess Mononoke.Large-size, hardcover coffee-table book featuring artwork from the renowned animated film, Spirited Away , directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Features commentary, color stills, sketches, storyboards, and illustrations used to envision the rich fantasy world of the film. Also includes a complete English-language script.
Sold out
Yuji Oniki, Hayao Miyazaki, Joe Hisaishi |
Viz
Media
Llc
The Art Of Howl's Moving Castle
RM54.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.54
RM54.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Shortly after reaping the rewards from his movie Spirited Away, a project that earned him an Academy Award in 2003, director Hayao Miyazaki set his sites on his next film, Howl's Moving Castle.Based on the novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle gave the internationally renown director an opportunity to bring to life a fantastical time in 19th century Europe when science and magic defined the popular zeitgeist.Veering slightly from its source material, the new Miyazaki movie nonetheless retains all the novel's principal characters. There's a foppish wizard named Howl, a vain witch from the wastelands, an anthropomorphic chimney fire and a young girl who carries a most unusual curse. And, of course, there's the moving castle…a towering, omnipresent structure that dominates the landscape. Already a smash success in Japan, Howl's Moving Castle finally comes to U.S. theatres this spring. To coincide with its Stateside release, VIZ is proud to present The Art of Howl's Moving Castle, a hardbound, prestige format book which acts as an essential companion to the film. A generous collection of concept sketches, fully rendered character and background drawings, paintings and cell images, The Art of Howl's Moving Castle brings the movie into your library. Along with the stunning visuals, the book also presents interviews and comments with the production staff, including key points directly from the director.There's more than one way to book passage on the moving castle. See the movie, but don't forget to reserve a copy of the book, as well. The Art of Howl's Moving Castle is a great way to preserve the magic of the next great anime classic from Hayao Miyazaki.Shortly after reaping the rewards from his movie Spirited Away , a project that earned him an Academy Award in 2003, director Hayao Miyazaki set his sites on his next film, Howl's Moving Castle .Based on the novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle gave the internationally renowned director an opportunity to bring to life a fantastical time in 19th century Europe when science and magic defined the popular zeitgeist.Veering slightly from its source material, the new Miyazaki movie nonetheless retains all the novel's principal characters. There's a foppish wizard named Howl, a vain witch from the wastelands, an anthropomorphic chimney fire and a young girl who carries a most unusual curse. And, of course, there's the moving castle…a towering, omnipresent structure that dominates the landscape.Already a smash success in Japan, Howl's Moving Castle finally comes to U.S. theatres this spring. To coincide with its Stateside release, VIZ is proud to present The Art of Howl's Moving Castle , a hardbound, prestige format book which acts as an essential companion to the film.A generous collection of concept sketches, fully rendered character and background drawings, paintings and cell images, The Art of Howl's Moving Castle brings the movie into your library. Along with the stunning visuals, the book also presents interviews and comments with the production staff, including key points directly from the director.There's more than one way to book passage on the moving castle. See the movie, but don't forget to reserve a copy of the book, as well. The Art of Howl's Moving Castle is a great way to preserve the magic of the next great anime classic from Hayao Miyazaki.
Sold out
Kensuke Okabayashi, Patrick M. Lencioni |
Jossey-bass
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team : An Illustrated Leadership Fable Manga Edition
RM29.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.91
RM29.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
71% off est. retail
"The Five Dysfunctions of a Team" could be a good read for newer managers who want to build effective, cohesive teams. Lencioni's fable and model provide a relatable narrative that both explains and helps develop leadership skills. The manga edition's illustrations make it a fun, easy read while maintaining the book's practical applications.
Sold out
Jeff Kinney
|
Amulet
Books
Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 4)
Regular price
RM34.00 MYR
RM22.00 MYR
35% off
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.17
Regular price
RM34.00 MYR
RM22.00 MYR
35% off
- Unit price
- / per
66% off est. retail
Recommended for young readers who enjoy humorous stories about the struggles of middle-school life. The fourth book in the popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Dog Days, will have readers laughing out loud as they follow Greg Heffley's hilarious misadventures. This book is perfect for anyone who wants to relive or prepare for the joys and challenges of middle school.
Sold out
Irene Flores, Krisanne McSpadden |
Impact
Books
Shojo Fashion Manga Art School, Year 2 : Draw Modern Looks
RM38.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.4
RM38.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Draw Modern Looks!Expansion on the "Drawing Clothes" and "Cool Looks" chapters of Shojo Fashion Manga Art School , this title shows beginning and intermediate artists how to dress and accessorize their shojo characters in stylish clothes and accessories to fit any occasion.Readers find modern looks and fashions for all the classic shojo graphic novel themes such • high school romances • complex dramas • stories about friendship and sweet comediesStarting with basics like materials (primarily pencil and ink), color, movement, lines and shading, the book covers casual styles, school clothes, work attire, glamorous fancy dress and seasonal/situational looks. Loaded with techniques and tips from an exciting young artist and writer with a fresh style, this book includes great step-by-step instruction from initial lines to black-and white inked illustration to finished art in color.
Sold out
Irene Flores
|
Impact
Shojo Fashion Manga Art School : How to Draw Cool Looks and Characters
RM37.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.3
RM37.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Free your inner drama queen by drawing fantastic fashion shojo manga (Japanese-style girls' comics) with this resource that teaches you how to depict young characters with style using different elements for exciting results. Create fabulous shojo manga clothing and characters with different looks, primarily in pencil and ink. Loaded with techniques and tips from an exciting young artist, this book demonstrates the Japanese comic-book practices of stylized proportions, clean lines and contrast between black and white (manga is usually published in black and white), with some finished art in colour. It covers basic techniques; heads, including eyes, noses, mouths, ears, skin tones, makeup, hair and facial expressions; bodies; clothes and accessories; different looks; as well as, step-by-step chapters on putting it all together to create specific looks and cool settings.
Sold out
Krisanne McSpadden, Irene Flores |
Impact
Books
Shojo Fashion Manga Art School, Boys : How to Draw Cool Characters, Action Scenes and Modern Looks
RM42.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.02
RM42.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
The number one fashion workshop for shojo manga now brings you...boys! Guys take center stage in the latest edition of this best-selling workshop. With the same focus on styles and looks, you'll learn how to build a diverse cast of male characters that are distinctive and memorable--from the hair on their heads to the shoes on their feet. All your favorite topics are covered! By making strategic choices for body type, facial expression and clothing, you can create characters that make a statement before even uttering a word.
Sold out
Patrick Curry, Oscar Zárate |
Icon
Books
Introducing Machiavelli : A Graphic Guide
RM24.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.68
RM24.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Nicolò Machiavelli's The Prince remains controversial in its electrifying frankness as a practical guide to power. Is it a how-to manual for dictators, or a subtle analysis of successful government? Introducing Machiavelli traces the colorful life of this paradoxical realist whose clear-sighted patriotism made him the first truly modern political scientist.
Sold out
Marie Kondō
|
Ten
Speed
Graphic
The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up : A Magical Story
RM32.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.1
RM32.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
From the #1 New York Times best-selling author and lifestyle/cleaning guru Marie Kondo, this graphic novelization brings Kondo's life-changing tidying method to life with the fun, quirky story of a woman who transforms her home, work, and love life using Kondo's advice and inspiration.Marie Kondo presents the fictional story of Chiaki, a young woman in Tokyo who struggles with a cluttered apartment, messy love life, and lack of direction. After receiving a complaint from her attractive next-door neighbor about the sad state of her balcony, Chiaki gets Kondo to take her on as a client. Through a series of entertaining and insightful lessons, Kondo helps Chiaki get her home--and life--in order. This insightful, illustrated case study is perfect for people looking for a fun introduction to the KonMari Method of tidying up, as well as tried-and-true fans of Marie Kondo eager for a new way to think about what sparks joy. Featuring illustrations by award-winning manga artist Yuko Uramoto, this book also makes a great read for manga and graphic novel lovers of all ages.
Sold out
Sarah Bargiela, Sophie Standing |
Jessica
Kingsley
Publishers
Camouflage : The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women
RM42.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.86
RM42.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Autism in women and girls is still not widely understood, and is often misrepresented or even overlooked. This graphic novel offers an engaging and accessible insight into the lives and minds of autistic women, using real-life case studies.The charming illustrations lead readers on a visual journey of how women on the spectrum experience everyday life, from metaphors and masking in social situations, to friendships and relationships and the role of special interests.Fun, sensitive and informative, this is a fantastic resource for anyone who wishes to understand how gender affects autism, and how to create safer supportive and more accessible environments for women on the spectrum.
Sold out
Tetsu Saiwai
|
Penguin
Books
The 14th Dalai Lama : A Graphic Biography
RM34.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.81
RM34.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
This graphic novel biography is an introduction to the leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile. Born in 1935 to a peasant family in a small village, Tenzin Gyatso was recognized at the age of two as the reincarnation of his predecessor, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. In 1950, His Holiness assumed full political power when China invaded Tibet-a tragedy that forever changed him and shaped his efforts on behalf of world peace, for which he was award the Nobel Peace Prize.
Sold out
Stan Lee
|
Titan
How to Draw Comics the "Marvel" Way
RM39.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.03
RM39.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Stan Lee, the founding father of Marvel Comics, and John Buscema, artist of the classic Silver Surfer series, give professional advice and instruction for budding comics artists. Learn how to draw the Marvel way, courtesy of this lavishly illustrated, step-by-step guide to all facets of the process.
Sold out
Marjane Satrapi, Anjali Singh |
Pantheon
Embroideries
RM32.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.92
RM32.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
From the best-selling author of Persepolis comes this gloriously entertaining and enlightening look into the sex lives of Iranian women. Embroideries gathers together Marjane's tough-talking grandmother, stoic mother, glamorous and eccentric aunt and their friends and neighbors for an afternoon of tea drinking and talking. Naturally, the subject turns to love, sex and the vagaries of men. As the afternoon progresses, these vibrant women share their secrets, their regrets and their often outrageous stories about, among other things, how to fake one's virginity, how to escape an arranged marriage, how to enjoy the miracles of plastic surgery and how to delight in being a mistress. By turns revealing and hilarious, these are stories about the lengths to which some women will go to find a man, keep a man or, most importantly, keep up appearances. Full of surprises, this introduction to the private lives of some fascinating women, whose life stories and lovers and will strike us as at once deeply familiar and profoundly different from our own, is sure to bring smiles of recognition to the faces of women everywhere--and to teach us all a thing or two.
Sold out
Allie Brosh
|
Touchstone
Books
Hyperbole and a Half : Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
RM40.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.17
RM40.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
62% off est. retail
This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative--like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it--but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book:PicturesWordsStories about things that happened to meStories about things that happened to other people because of meEight billion dollars*Stories about dogsThe secret to eternal happiness**These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!
Sold out
Riad Sattouf
|
Metropolitan
Books
The Arab of the Future
RM55.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.11
RM55.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
The Arab of the Future, the #1 French best-seller, tells the unforgettable story of Riad Sattouf's childhood, spent in the shadows of 3 dictators—Muammar Gaddafi, Hafez al-Assad, and his fatherIn striking, virtuoso graphic style that captures both the immediacy of childhood and the fervor of political idealism, Riad Sattouf recounts his nomadic childhood growing up in rural France, Gaddafi's Libya, and Assad's Syria--but always under the roof of his father, a Syrian Pan-Arabist who drags his family along in his pursuit of grandiose dreams for the Arab nation.Riad, delicate and wide-eyed, follows in the trail of his mismatched parents; his mother, a bookish French student, is as modest as his father is flamboyant. Venturing first to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab State and then joining the family tribe in Homs, Syria, they hold fast to the vision of the paradise that always lies just around the corner. And hold they do, though food is scarce, children kill dogs for sport, and with locks banned, the Sattoufs come home one day to discover another family occupying their apartment. The ultimate outsider, Riad, with his flowing blond hair, is called the ultimate insult… Jewish. And in no time at all, his father has come up with yet another grand plan, moving from building a new people to building his own great palace.Brimming with life and dark humor, The Arab of the Future reveals the truth and texture of one eccentric family in an absurd Middle East, and also introduces a master cartoonist in a work destined to stand alongside Maus and Persepolis.
Sold out
R.L. Trask, Bill Mayblin |
Icon
Books
Introducing Linguistics : A Graphic Guide
RM24.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.89
RM24.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
A brilliantly accessible guide to our most defining faculty as humans: language. Linguistics: A Graphic Guide combines iconic text and images to take us into the fascinating story told by our words. It covers the history of the field from its ancient origins to the most significant and recent advances. It also includes the work of the towering American linguists, such as Chomsky, who were at the centre of the incredible modern blossoming of linguistics.
Sold out
Borin Van Loon, Eileen Magnello |
Icon
Books
Introducing Statistics : A Graphic Guide
RM24.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.45
RM24.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
From the medicine we take, the treatments we receive, the aptitude and psychometric tests given by employers, the cars we drive, the clothes we wear to even the beer we drink, statistics have given shape to the world we inhabit. For the media, statistics are routinely 'damning', 'horrifying', or, occasionally, 'encouraging'. Yet, for all their ubiquity, most of us really don't know what to make of statistics. Exploring the history, mathematics, philosophy and practical use of statistics, Eileen Magnello - accompanied by Bill Mayblin's intelligent graphic illustration - traces the rise of statistics from the ancient Babylonians, Egyptians and Chinese, to the censuses of Romans and the Greeks, and the modern emergence of the term itself in Europe. She explores the 'vital statistics' of, in particular, William Farr, and the mathematical statistics of Karl Pearson and R.A. Fisher.She even tells how knowledge of statistics can prolong one's life, as it did for evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould, given eight months to live after a cancer diagnoses in 1982 - and he lived until 2002. This title offers an enjoyable, surprise-filled tour through a subject that is both fascinating and crucial to understanding our world.
Sold out
Kyousuke Motomi
|
Viz
Media
Llc
Dengeki Daisy, Vol. 1
RM19.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.26
RM19.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
After orphan Teru Kurebayashi loses her beloved older brother, she finds solace in the messages she exchanges with DAISY, an enigmatic figure who can only be reached through the cell phone her brother left her. Meanwhile, mysterious Tasuku Kurosaki always seems to be around whenever Teru needs help. Could DAISY be a lot closer than Teru thinks?One day at school Teru accidentally breaks a window and agrees to pay for it by helping Kurosaki with chores around school. Kurosaki is an impossible taskmaster though, and he also seems to be hiding something important from Teru...Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for T+ audiences.
Sold out
Kyousuke Motomi
|
Viz
Media
Llc
Dengeki Daisy, Vol. 2
RM19.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.43
RM19.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for T+ audiences. When Teru’s home gets burglarized, she ends up staying at Kurosaki’s apartment. The close quarters lead to tension, but things get even more complicated when a woman named Riko Onizuka shows up, bringing up a past that involves Kurosaki…
Sold out
George Chieffet, Stephen DeStefano |
Fantagraphics
Books
Lucky In Love : A Poor Man's History
RM36.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.43
RM36.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
“I was fifteen in 1942, and I was five foot three, which is the tallest I ever was. I had jet black hair and a smile as big as day.”Readers and moviegoers have read and seen many growing-up-in-the-big- city-then-being-drafted-into-World-War-II tales, both real and fictional, but none with the visual pizazz and feisty humor of Lucky in Love.Co-created by George L. Chieffet (script) and veteran cartoonist and animator Stephen DeStefano (plot and art), Lucky in Love is almost the flipside to dramatic works on the same theme such as Alan’s War and You’ll Never Know. Elegantly drawn in a supremely confident, lively, cartoony black-and-white style that recalls Milt Gross as well as classic Disney animation and comics, Lucky in Love is a unique coming-of-age story that follows its lovable eponymous hero Lucky Testatuda from his rascally teen years in Hoboken, New Jersey’s Little Italy to his induction into the air force and subsequent wartime experiences.Lucky in Love shows what happens when a feisty young man merges his erotic fantasies with 1940s film myths: Moving from the ’40s to present day (from which an aged, present-day Lucky looks back on his life), the book contrasts Lucky’s vivid fantasy life with the darker reality of World War II (including a masterful set-piece sequence that echoes Harvey Kurtzman’s classic EC war comics) as well as his first fumbling, cash-on-the-barrelhead sexual experiences. ultimately the poignant discoveries Lucky makes on his way to adulthood bestow upon him a very different kind of heroism than that of which he had dreamed...The second and concluding volume, Lucky in Love: Lucky for Life will be released in 2013.
Sold out
Jeff Kinney
|
Penguin
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown (Book 13)
Regular price
RM26.00 MYR
RM19.00 MYR
27% off
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.34
Regular price
RM26.00 MYR
RM19.00 MYR
27% off
- Unit price
- / per
59% off est. retail
Recommendation: Get ready for a laugh-out-loud adventure as Greg and Rowley navigate through a chaotic winter wonderland turned battlefield. With hilarious antics, surprising alliances, and unexpected betrayals, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown will keep you entertained from beginning to end. Will Greg and Rowley emerge as heroes or simply try to survive another day? Pick up this book and find out!
Sold out
Troy Chin
|
Math
Paper
Press
The Resident Tourist Part 6
RM29.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.2
RM29.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
"The Resident Tourist Part 6 is a unique and personal exploration of the author's life on an island over four years. The autobiographical nature of the comic book will provide readers with a deeply personal experience and the themes of change and the possibility of rebooting one's life will resonate with anyone facing difficult transitions. The graphic novel format makes for an immersive and engaging read."
Sold out
Charles M. Schulz, Robert L. Short |
Harperone
The Parables of Peanuts
RM25.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.85
RM25.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
First published in 1968, this contemporary case for vigorous Christian faith -- profusely illustrated by Charles Schulz's delightful peanuts cartoon strips -- sheds more light on the Christian faith and how it is to be lived than many more "serious" theological works, with hundreds of cartoons featuring your favorite peanuts characters Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, And of course, Snoopy (including the earliest Red Baron strips). This book's wise observations are as timeless as they are timely.
Sold out
Dave Robinson, Chris Garratt |
Icon
Books
Introducing Ethics : A Graphic Guide
RM18.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.64
RM18.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
What is the place of individual choice and consequence in a post-Holocaust world of continuing genocidal ethnic cleansing? Is "identity" now a last-ditch cultural defense of ethnic nationalisms and competing fundamentalisms? In a climate of instant information, free markets and possible ecological disaster, how do we define "rights", self-interest and civic duties? What are the acceptable limits of scientific investigation and genetic engineering, the rights and wrongs of animal rights, euthanasia and civil disobedience?"Introducing Ethics" confronts these dilemmas, tracing the arguments of the great moral thinkers, including Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes and Kant, and brings us up to date with postmodern critics.
Sold out
Jennifer S. Prough
|
University
Of
Hawai'i
Press
Straight from the Heart : Gender, Intimacy, and the Cultural Production of Shojo Manga
Regular price
RM23.00 MYR
RM14.00 MYR
39% off
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.48
Regular price
RM23.00 MYR
RM14.00 MYR
39% off
- Unit price
- / per
Manga is the backbone of Japanese popular culture, influencing everything from television, movies, and video games to novels, art, and theater. Shōjo manga (girls’ comics) has been seminal to the genre as a whole and especially formative for Japanese girls’ culture throughout the postwar era. In Straight from the Heart, Jennifer Prough examines the shōjo manga industry as a site of cultural storytelling, illuminating the ways that issues of mass media, gender, production, and consumption are involved in the process of creating shōjo manga.With their glittery pastel covers and focus on human relationships and romance, shōjo manga are thoroughly marked by gender―as indeed are almost all manga titles, magazines, and publishing divisions. Drawing on two years of fieldwork on the production of shōjo manga, Prough analyzes shōjo manga texts and their magazine contexts to explain their distinctive appeal, probe the gendered dynamics inherent in their creation, and demonstrate the feedback system that links producers and consumers in a continuous cycle of "affective labor." Each chapter focuses on one facet of shōjo manga production (stories, format, personnel, industry dynamics), providing engaging insights into this popular medium. Tacking between story development, interactive magazine features, and relationships between male editors and female artists, Prough examines the concrete ways in which shojo manga reflect, refract, and fabricate constructions of gender, consumption, and intimacy. Straight from the Heart thus weaves together issues of production and consumption, human relations, and gender to explain the unique world of shojo manga and to interpret its dramatic cultural and economic success on a national―and increasingly global―scale.
Sold out
Maiko San, Maiko- San, Alexis Aldeguer |
Tuttle
Publishing
Japanese Cooking with Manga: 59 Easy Recipes Your Friends will Love! : The Gourmand Gohan Cookbook
RM23.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.64
RM23.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Three friends walk you through their best Japanese recipes—in expressive, humorous illustrations!Cooking should be fun, and this highly entertaining Japanese cookbook for beginners is packed full of humor and whimsical illustrations. Japanese Cooking with Manga started out as " Gourmand Gohan ," a hand-drawn and hand-bound edition that the three co-authors circulated among their friends in Barcelona. Each author has a unique take on Japanese food preparation, but they are all equally passionate about food and how it brings people together.Simple, step-by-step Japanese food recipes are accompanied by hand-drawn illustrations and commentary on each page—making this manga cookbook read more like a graphic novel than your average collection of recipes. Information about Japanese culture and traditional Japanese cuisine are presented in a charming and accessible way, making learning a new style of cooking as educational as it is entertaining. The colorful manga art and comic-style stories within this illustrated cookbook will appeal to the serious foodie and experimental chef alike.Easy home style recipes with a Japanese twist These three home cooks took on the world of Japanese food culture—and now, with the stories and recipes in this adventurous cookbook, so can you and your friends.
Sold out
Livio Ramondelli, Flint Dille, Chris Metzen |
Idw
Publishing
Transformers Monstrosity
RM39.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.91
RM39.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
In the early days of the war on Cybertron, Optimus Prime puts everything on the line to unify the planet — but not everyone agrees that this new Prime should be in charge! Meanwhile, the fallen Decepticon leader, Megatron, begins a journey that will change everything!
Sold out
Ariel Schrag
|
Touchstone
Awkward and Definition : The High School Comic Chronicles of Ariel Schrag
RM29.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.67
RM29.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Ariel Schrag captures the American high school experience in all its awkward, questioning glory in Awkward and Definition, the first of three amazingly honest autobiographical graphic novels about her teenage years.During the summer following each year at Berkeley High School in California, Ariel wrote a comic book about her experiences, which she would then photocopy and sell around school. Some friends thrilled to see themselves in the comic, others not so much, but everyone was interested.Awkward chronicles Ariel's freshman year, and Definition, her sophomore year. With anxiety in excess and frustration to the fullest, Ariel dives in -- meeting new people, going to concerts, crushing out, loving chemistry, drawing comics, and obsessing over everything from glitter-laden girls to ionic charges and the constant pursuit of the number-one score.Totally true and achingly honest, with every cringe-inducing encounter and exhilarating first moment documented -- Awkward and Definition is an unflinching look at what it's like being a teenage girl in America.
Sold out
Brendan Burford
|
Villard
Syncopated : An Anthology of Nonfiction Picto-Essays
RM28.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.7
RM28.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
The stories in Syncopated challenge convention, provide perspective, and search out secret truths–all in the inviting, accessible form of comics.Syncopated will give you a daringly different view of the past–from the history of vintage postcards to the glory days of old Coney Island. It will immerse you in fascinating subcultures, from the secret world of graffiti artists to the chess champs of Greenwich Village. And it will open your eyes to pieces of forgotten history–for example, the Tulsa race riots of 1921–and to new perspectives on critical current events, such as the interrogation of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. These “picto-essays” encompass memoir, history, journalism, and biography in varied visual styles–each handpicked by Brendan Burford, one of America’s top editors.
Sold out
Ariel Schrag
|
Gallery
Books
Likewise : The High School Comic Chronicles of Ariel Schrag
RM44.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.3
RM44.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Ariel Schrag concludes her turbulent ride through high school in the long-awaited final volume of her acclaimed series of compelling and strikingly honest autobiographical graphic novels.Set in Berkeley, California, Likewise takes us into the holy grail of teenagers, every bit as terrifying as it is senior year. Struggling with a major longing for her ex-girlfriend who has gone away to college, her parents' post-divorce relationship, anxiety over the future, and all the graphic details of her complicated life, Ariel sets out to document everything and everyone. And when she discovers James Joyce, a whole new world of creativity opens up to her.Written with unabashed honesty, insight, and humor, Likewise is a brave account of one teenage girl's search for truth.
Sold out
RM56.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Get ready for BATMAN COVER TO COVER a 240-page hardcover, oversized, coffee-table extravaganza spotlighting over 250 of the best BATMAN covers of all time! Organized by theme, readers can see the Batman Family, Fearsome Foes, Death Traps, Bizarre Settings and much, much more in this lavish collection culled from eight decades of the Dark Knight's exploits!Commentary on personal favorites is provided by Batman Begins director Christopher Nolan, TV's first Batman Adam West, the voice of the Joker Mark Hamill, as well as comic book creators Neil Gaiman, Alex Ross, Brad Meltzer, Mark Waid, Jeph Loeb, Brian Bolland, Paul Levitz, Sheldon Moldoff, Jim Lee, Jim Aparo, Neal Adams, Jerry Robinson and many more!
Sold out
Caleb Monroe, Stephen Baldwin, Andrew Cosby |
Boom!
Studios
The Remnant
Regular price
RM12.00 MYR
RM8.00 MYR
33% off
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 2.69
Regular price
RM12.00 MYR
RM8.00 MYR
33% off
- Unit price
- / per
90% off est. retail
When natural disasters erupt around the world and people start to vanish, C.I.A. agent David Sacker is pulled into a dangerous mystery that will challenge everything he knows about reality.Actor Stephen Baldwin and writer Andrew Cosby (creator of Sci-Fi Channel's EUREKA)unleash THE REMNANT. When natural disasters erupt the world and people start to vanish, former C.I.A. agent David Sacker is pulled back onto the job into a dangerous mystery that will challenge everything he knows about himself, the world and his wife. As the death toll begins to number in thousands, it is up to David Sacker to put together all the pieces of the puzzle before it's too late. A supernatural thriller in the vein of 24, THE REMNANT explores the fundamental questions of human life and our perception of reality.
Sold out
RM20.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE?Everybody at Seiyo Elementary thinks that stylish and super cool Amu has it But nobody knows the real Amu, a shy girl who wishes she had the courage to truly be herself. Changing Amu’s life is going to take more than wishes and dreams–it’s going to take a little magic! One morning, Amu finds a surprise in her three strange little eggs. Each egg contains a Guardian Character, an angel-like being who can give her the power to be someone new. With the help of her Guardian Characters, Amu is about to discover that her true self is even more amazing than she ever dreamed.
Sold out
RM20.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
しゅごキャラ持ちたちのグループ、聖夜学園小のガーディアンの一員になった日奈森（ひなもり）あむ。初仕事は、心にトラブルを抱えた持ち主から生まれる、×（バツ）たまを封印する「×たま狩り」。その最中、突然あむが変身！ しゅごキャラの力を120％引き出す「キャラなり」しちゃった。自分の変化に戸惑いながらも、ネガティブな心の持ち主を救うため、しゅごキャラたちとともに戦うぞ！！ そんなとき、また謎のしゅごたま「エンブリオ」を狙うイースター社のヤツらがあらわれて！？
Sold out
Tim Burton
|
Faber
And
Faber
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories
RM34.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 4.12
RM34.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
If you've ever felt a kinship with the beautifully bizarre characters of Tim Burton's visual masterpieces, "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories" is a literary extension that you’ll cherish. As you turn through the pages of this paperback, the delightfully dark illustrations will evoke that familiar Burtonesque charm, while the tales of these quirky outcasts will tug at your heartstrings with a poignant blend of sweetness and sorrow. It's a quick read but one that resonates deeply with the misfit in us all.
Sold out
Ivan Reis, Marc Campos, Chuck Austen |
Dc
Comics
Superman Wrath of God
RM12.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.05
RM12.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
There are robbers to catch, children to save and the hordes of Apokolips to stop and Darkseids minions provide only a hint of the threats that challenge the Man of Tomorrow. From the Silver Banshee to Proteus to new threats like Weapons Master and Sodom Gomorrah, the relentless action is nonstop for the Man of Steel. Will he have enough strength in the end to face the villainous Gog?
Sold out
RM28.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
The Monarch kidnaps a number of famous superheroes from alternate dimensions, including Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, to fight against themselves for a position in his army.
Sold out
Brett Weldele, Robert Venditti |
Top
Shelf
Productions
The Surrogates Volume 2 Flesh & Bone
RM6.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
Goodreads rating: 3.54
RM6.00 MYR
- Unit price
- / per
In a dark, downtown alley in Central Georgia Metropolis, a juvenile prank goes too far and a homeless man is killed. When the ensuing investigation reveals that the attackers aren't who they appeared to be, justice depends on the testimony of a single missing witness -- a street snitch with a history of providing information to a cop named Harvey Greer. Harvey is placed on special assignment to track down the informant, but others have their own designs, including a wealthy socialite and an ex-con turned religious leader known to his followers as The Prophet. As days pass and anger among the anti-surrogate population grows, the city stands on a razor's edge. Will punishment be exacted in a courtroom or on the streets? Set fifteen years prior to the events of the original Surrogates graphic novel, Flesh & Bone sheds light on the past that binds the cast together. From the streets of Central Georgia Metropolis to the boardroom of Virtual Self, Inc., Flesh & Bone takes us on a journey through a city struggling to come to grips with its present. Not only a suspenseful thriller but also a cautionary tale, this book reminds us that tomorrow will be determined by the choices we make today.
A World of Illustrated Tales
At Thryft, we enjoy and celebrate the art and narrative of graphic novels and comics. Our section features a selection of captivating stories from celebrated creators across genres. Whether you prefer epic superhero sagas, thought-provoking science fiction or whimsical fantasy, here you can find works that blend extraordinary narratives with stunning art. Come explore with us this dynamic storytelling medium, that resonates with readers worldwide.
Try “Maus: A Survivor's Tale” by Art Spiegelman, Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman” and “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi. These graphic novels offer rich narratives, with accessible points of entry.
Yes, we do! From time to time, you can find beloved manga classics such as Naruto, Attack on Titan and works by Osamu Tezuka in our store.
Yes, we do! Check out our collection of Young Adult Graphic Novels!