by Walt Holcombe Blessed with a lovely bouncy, rubbery SpongeBob SquarePants-y style, cartoonist and animator Walt Holcombe tells wildly imaginative stories of love gained and (often) lost. Things Just Get Away From You collects all of Holcombe's late-1990s comics work, with a bonus new story, "Hails at Sea," thrown in for good measure. It leads off with "King of Persia," a 1001 Nights/Yiddish vaudeville-inspired graphic novella in which king Faisal Al-Ghazali must win the affection of the woman he loves by traveling to ...
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by Walt Holcombe Blessed with a lovely bouncy, rubbery SpongeBob SquarePants-y style, cartoonist and animator Walt Holcombe tells wildly imaginative stories of love gained and (often) lost. Things Just Get Away From You collects all of Holcombe's late-1990s comics work, with a bonus new story, "Hails at Sea," thrown in for good measure. It leads off with "King of Persia," a 1001 Nights/Yiddish vaudeville-inspired graphic novella in which king Faisal Al-Ghazali must win the affection of the woman he loves by traveling to an enchanted land in search of a giant emerald, while accompanied by his faithful companion, the talking camel, Jamila.
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Add this copy of Things Just Get Away From You to cart. $10.98, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Fantagraphics Books.
Add this copy of Things Just Get Away From You to cart. $10.98, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Fantagraphics Books.
Add this copy of Things Just Get Away From You to cart. $11.00, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Diamond rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Fantagraphics Books.
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Add this copy of Things Just Get Away From You to cart. $32.50, new condition, Sold by Adventures Underground, LLC rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Richland, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Fantagraphics Books, Inc.
Add this copy of Things Just Get Away From You to cart. $42.69, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Fantagraphics Books.
Add this copy of Things Just Get Away From You to cart. $49.62, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2007 by Fantagraphics Books.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1050grams, ISBN: 9781560978435.
Add this copy of Things Just Get Away Form You (Inscribed Copy) to cart. $55.00, very good condition, Sold by JWMah rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Fanatagraphics Books.
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Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Inscribed By Author (USA) Stated 1st printing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR: "To C----/ Thanks for reading me! /Don't hate me! /Your pal, Walt Holcombe" then self-portrait cartoon of holcombe suronded by flies, no other markings, tiny bump to top corner of front cover, touch of rubbing to cover corner tips, Very Good; no dust jacket as published. Hardcover, 209pp, B&W comics and graphic novvels with 8 full colour pages showing drwings, colour illustrated endpapers. This book collects all of Holcombe's late-1990s comics work, with a bonus new story, "Hails at Sea, " The lead-off work is the acclaimed 'King of Persia', for which he received an Eisner Award in 1997. (2.6 JM LVR 201/b4.
