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Comic books in 'Unshelved Collection'

  • Issue #1-REP
    Unshelved TPB (2004) 1-REP

    2nd or later printings. At the Mallville Public Library theyve seen it all. Like Naked Ned, who takes Freedom of Expression to new lengths. Or Merv, who does everything in the library but read. Or Buddy the Book Beaver, ex-con tree surgeon turned summer reading program mascot. Or the missing books that keep showing up on eBay. Or the amorous teenagers who wont take it outside. In all this chaos and insanity, who ya gonna call? Why, a librarian of course. But please - do it quietly. Features the first year of Unshelved comic strips. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What Would Dewey Do? TPB (2004 An Unshelved Collection) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes. Introduction by Librarian Action Figure Nancy Pearl. WHAT WOULD DEWEY DO? collects the second year of the online strip "Unshelved" plus special bonus comics. Join our hero Dewey and his fellow librarians as they confront the FBI, psychic fairs, poetry slams, crashed hard drives, identity theft, and of course each other. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    What Would Dewey Do? TPB (2004 An Unshelved Collection) 1-REP

    2nd and later printings. By Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes. Introduction by Librarian Action Figure Nancy Pearl. WHAT WOULD DEWEY DO? collects the second year of the online strip "Unshelved" plus special bonus comics. Join our hero Dewey and his fellow librarians as they confront the FBI, psychic fairs, poetry slams, crashed hard drives, identity theft, and of course each other. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Library Mascot Cage Match TPB (2005 An Unshelved Collection) 1-1ST

    1st printing. It's not easy being Buddy The Book Beaver, library page and summer reading page mascot at Mallville Public Library. But when a competing library system comes out with their own beaver mascot, well that means war. This third Unshelved collection also features Empire County Strikes Back, an all-new 24-page full-color graphic novelette. Can Mallvilles librarians defeat the mother of all bookmobiles? Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W. NOTE: Together, Barnes and Ambaum are producing a humorous, charming, and heart-warming story about the life of a library and the people who work there. - Terry Moore, Eisner Award-winning creator of Strangers in Paradise Cover price $11.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Book Club TPB (2006 An Unshelved Collection) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Story and art by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum. Features the fourth year of Unshelved, including not-available-online Conference Tips and the unique Unshelved Book Club full-page full-color comic strip book talks. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Read Responsibly TPB (2007 An Unshelved Collection) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Story and art by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Frequently Asked Questions TPB (2008 An Unshelved Collection) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Features the sixth year of Unshelved, not-available-online Conference Tips, Unshelved Book Club comic strip book reviews, and the great Unshelved-Sheldon Plastic Coffee Cup Lid Comic Strip Challenge with all-new color commentary by comics journalist Gary Tyrell. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Reader's Advisory TPB (2009 An Unshelved Collection) 1-1ST
    • Signed and remarked by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum (title page, personalized to 'Jeff'). Does not include certificate of authenticity.

    1st printing. Whether its a Paranormal Romance front coming in from the North, colliding Low-carb and Low-fat Cookbooks causing a whirlwind in the South, or a high-pressure Get Rich Quick system building in the Tri-State area, our news team is there with the reading recommendations you need. Featuring the latest daily and Sunday comic strips from Unshelved, your trusted source for library humor. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W. NOTE: "When the reader identifies with a character, a phrase, a situation in the Mallville Public Library, its not just Bill and Genes story -- its your story, its my story, its the story of everyone whos ever dealt with the public, its the story of everyone whos ever wished they could snap off a witty comeback at just the right moment or blow off a numbskull boss with a clever retort." - from the foreword by David Malki, creator of Wondermark Cover price $11.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Large Print TPB (2010 An Unshelved Collection) 1-1ST

    1st printing. What do you get when you mix adults, teenagers, children, babies, seniors, professionals, parents, teachers, students, homeschoolers, and the homeless? That very funniest of places, your local public library, home of the hugely popular Web comic Unshelved. Our eighth collection includes fourteen months worth of daily Unshelved strips in a new, handier-sized volume, plus strips never published on the web, author commentary and an introduction by Paul Southworth, creator of Ugly Hill and co-creator of Not Invented Here. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. NOTE: "Unshelved makes me appreciate those busy librarians of my school days even more. They were my best friends no matter where I went, and I worshipped them. Seeing what they had to deal with only notches up my love for them!" - Tamora Pierce Cover price $11.95.