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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 16h

Honorary #BannedBooksWeek chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read, so that all Americans can find ourselves, and find each other, in books.

Visit BannedBooksWeek.org to learn more and get involved.

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 1d

Featuring elegant inky artwork, tense pacing, lived-in characters, and a touch of pandemic paranoia, Jared Throne’s Top Shelf debut is a captivating work of suspenseful sci-fi that will leave readers gasping for breath.

#BP9 #OGN #CrimeThriller #Scifi #BridgePlanetNine #Heists

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 1d

Frank is in big trouble. Meeting Ricky made Camp Jay Bird less lonely… but they enemies of all the other scouts.

And they released something dark and scary in the forest!

#OrderoftheNightTheRiverRises by Jonathan Schnapp is on sale!: https://ow.ly/Ct3x50WJaML

#GraphicNovel

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 2d

"Healey’s plot threads about coping with loss come together very nicely." — Slings & Arrows

Gabriel Navarro can see ghosts. Feeling alone and lost, he suddenly finds himself with a new best friend and business-partner, Clementine.

Together, they form #PsychicInvestigatorsEvilExterminators

#PIEE

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 2d

Top Shelf Productions is heading to #NYCC!

Join us as for #authorsignings and a #GeorgeTakei Panel. What else could you want.

We'll see you Thursday at IDW's booth #4551!

#Dreamover #TLOUD #Spoops #MoreWeight #BridgePlanetNine #IRWT #TheWell IDW Publishing

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 3d

Join The Spoops for Storytime!

Discover the whimsical magic behind Halloween in this timeless new illustrated fable for the whole family!

We'll see you at Books are Magic, on 10/12 at 11:00 AM.

This is a free event!: https://ow.ly/t6nS50X6Li3

#SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween #Halloween #Spoops

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 5d

Grab your #Spoops!

Join AJ LoCascio on his signing tour for Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween.

Discover the whimsical magic behind #Halloween in this timeless new illustrated fable for the whole family!

#SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween is out: https://ow.ly/8ujq50X5iyW

#PictureBooks

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 6d

Prepare for #MoreWeight!

Come celebrate the release of #MoreWeightASalemStory with author Ben Wickey at The House of the Seven Gables.

This Saturday at 6:30 PM! More information: https://7gables.org/event/more-weight-ben-wickey/

#MoreWeightGraphicNovel #SalemWitchTrials #GraphicNovel #Historical

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 7d

Will you be joining us at #NYCC? Come spend An Afternoon With George Takei!

Join legendary actor, activist, & author George Takei for a rare & personal conversation to close out his national book tour for #ItRhymesWithTakei.

On 10/12 at 3:30 - 4:30pm, in room #409!

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 7d

It's time for haunting reads!

Our #TrickorRead sampler contains peeks at #Spoops: The Little Spirits of #Halloween, Psychic Investigators, Evil Exterminators, & #MoreWeight: A Salem Story!

If you're heading to #NYCC, you can grab a free sampler at IDW's booth #4551!

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 7d

Get your pencils ready! We're kicking off #NYCC with a bang with #NYPLArtDay!

Spend the day with #IDW Publishing, Top Shelf Productions, and your favorite creators!

More information here: https://ow.ly/KsZm50X4CiT

#NYCC25 #Art #HowToDraw

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 8d

Return to the wilderness with nervous bear Frank and excitable raccoon Ricky as they dive deeper into the long-lost (and supernatural) secrets of Camp Jay Bird!

#OrderoftheNight : The River Rises by Jonathan Schnapp is at bookstores next week!: https://ow.ly/Ct3x50WJaML

#TheRiverRises #MiddleGrade

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 9d

Join Top Shelf Productions and Ben Wickey on his signing tour for #MoreWeight: A Salem Story!

A unique and profound inquiry into the infamous #SalemWitchTrials and the long shadows they still cast on us all.

#MoreWeightASalemStory is out now: https://ow.ly/VJot50WzBcm

#GraphicNovel #Historical

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 12d

Get ready for an unforgettable meal with #WhereTheresSmokeTheresDinner!

This unprecedented #graphicmemoir blends comics with satirical recipes to explore the intersections of food, feminism, & family.

#WTSTD by Jennifer Hayden: https://ow.ly/hCHw50X38Zm

#CartoonCookbook #Cartoonist

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D. Bradford Gambles @bradymakecomic.bsky.social · 22d

Y'all ever get kicked out of your skate territory only to then be challenged to skate through a construction zone gauntlet that will surely end in death?

No? Me either. But we can both pretend by reading this book I created called Shred or Dead from @topshelfcomix.bsky.social

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Dani Diaz @memoryfuel.bsky.social · 22d

Small press expo was a blast @smallpressexpo.bsky.social
@topshelfcomix.bsky.social !!!

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ComicBuzz @comicbuzz.bsky.social · 20d

Psychic Investigators, Evil Exterminators Out Now
comicbuzz.com/psychic-inve...
@kthealey.bsky.social
@topshelfcomix.bsky.social
@idwpublishing.com
#graphicnovel #PsychicInvestigatorsEvilExterminators #PIEE

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The Oblivion Bar 🔜 NYCC ‘25 @oblivionbarpodcast.com · 16d

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨

Joining us today is the creator of the upcoming sci-fi heist graphic novel BRIDGE PLANET NINE from @topshelfcomix.bsky.social 🪐

It is our pleasure to welcome @jaredthrone.bsky.social onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!

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The Oblivion Bar 🔜 NYCC ‘25 @oblivionbarpodcast.com · 20d

Just finished up a wonderful conversation with @jaredthrone.bsky.social discussing his upcoming @topshelfcomix.bsky.social sci-fi heist graphic novel BRIDGE PLANET NINE 🪐 🚀

This episode w/ Jared will be available this upcoming Monday (9/22) wherever you listen to your favorite comic book podcasts 🎧

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you for joining Top Shelf at Small Press Expo this year!

We had a great time meeting fans & showing off new books!

Shoutout to our talent who helped make the event special: Ben Wickey, Jon Allen, Nick Bertozzi, Dani Diaz, KT Healey, Ricky Lima, Jonathan Schnapp
& Jared Throne.

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Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social · 27d

Don't miss the Small Press Expo (SPX)! Visit booth W56-59 to say hello!

Talent w/ books premiering:
Ben Wickey (#SPX special Guest)
KT Healey
Jonathan Schnapp
Jared Throne

Plus:
Jon Allen
Nick Bertozzi
Dani Diaz
Ricky Lima

Vote in the #IgnatzAwards! Request a ballot: ow.ly/XFkC50WVk1o

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D. Bradford Gambles @bradymakecomic.bsky.social · Aug 30

The Law by way of @itsmechopsy.bsky.social from Shred or Dead!

@topshelfcomix.bsky.social

#shredordead

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D. Bradford Gambles @bradymakecomic.bsky.social · Aug 22

Did y'all know I had my first graphic novel published by @topshelfcomix.bsky.social back in March? It's true. It's about a bunch of weirdo skater kids who battle other weirdo skater kids for territory and to level up. The 1st major showdown is a fun one and it's posted below.

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sandagnguide.bsky.social @sandagnguide.bsky.social · Aug 21

Ionheart is a great first graphic novel. Lukas Kummer begins a fantasy that becomes a complex meditation on what life is and what it’s worth, yet it’s also an extremely creative extrapolation of science-fiction possibilities. @topshelfcomix.bsky.social

theslingsandarrows.com/ionheart/

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Jarod Roselló @jarodrosello.bsky.social · Aug 19

Only 50 pages left to pencil! Here’s a scene from pretty late in RED PANDA & MOON BEAR 3.

The dogs do a lot more shape-shifting in this one.

#graphicnovel #kidlit #childrensbooks

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