Gloriana
Compact Fever is Spreading Across our Graphic Novel Picks this Month!
Ladies, People, Witches & Gentlemen,somewhere between trying not to cringe physically at Walt’s cringe×5 Y2K newsletter comedy jokes, hiding to cry because Walt always brings me back unsolicited magnets from his vacation, managing the checkout at one of our busiest open warehouse days ever... more »
Don't miss out on those FOC Titles!
Hello, here's your weekly FOC Newsletter, a reminder of some graphic novels, big books, and manga pre-orders you might have missed.Yes, even in the middle of event planning (which itself happens in the middle of other stuff), we still have to find the time to write FOC Newsletters.How chaotic is it... more »
Graphic Novels July 2025 - Anyone can convert to comicism
A few weeks ago, I was hanging out with my Maman when she suddenly asked, "What’s the fisherman’s superpower?" I was like… the fisherman? Who? Peter? Jesus’ friend? Or did she mean Walt, since he used to work at a fish market? But no, no, she was talking about... more »
Uncanny X-Men, Monstress and Vagabond and more FOC Titles!
Uncanny X-Men by Brian Michael Bendisby Brian Michael Bendis, Chris Bachalo and othersThis Newsletter is basically becoming a X-Men Newsletter, isn't it? But Brian Michael Bendis’ entire Uncanny X-Men saga is being collected in one massive Omnibus, so we need to mention it.In the fallout of... more »
Graphic Novel News - April 2025
It's D.E.A.R. day soon!D.E.A.R., short for "Drop Everything and Read," is a nationwide celebration held every April 12th in the United States. It was created to encourage people of all ages to make reading a daily priority and to rediscover the joy of getting lost in a good book or graphic... more »
Graphic Novel News - March 2025
Remember Mike? The punk rocker who packs your books, steals even more for himself, and used to write the big books newsletter? He insisted I spam you with this picture of him holding Judge Dredd: A Better World.He says it's awesome, but that might be biased since Mike is obsessed with Judge Dredd. So I... more »
Graphic Novel News - February 2025
It's already mid-february,and I've been having this existential crisis about graphic novels. I haven't read much lately and started wondering: did I fall out of love with them? But then I picked up Maus by Art Spiegelman (yes, shame on me for waiting 25 years), and got late to work just to... more »
Our favourite Graphic Novels, Comics and Manga from 2024
Another year is coming to an end, another year filled with bad times (see: life and the world) and good times (everything related to comics). In honour of that, I (Gloriana) interviewed everyone at Walt’s who has read comics, manga, or big books this year. *Disclaimer: I might have zoned out a... more »
Graphic Novel News - January 2025
Hey you, I hope you're doing well. My name is Gloriana, and I love graphic novels more than life itself. And I have a confession to make:I actually have a lot of respect for the miniperium Walt has built over the past four years, starting from his childhood room. Sure, it’s easy to make fun... more »
Tom King: some of our favourite graphic novels
Tom King - the former student of philosophy and history who doesn't even need to brag about it because it shows in every single story he's written. Tom King - the man who doesn't shy away from deeply complex emotions and actions, who writes superheroes as deeply human and with... more »