by Dave Sim and Carson Grubaugh Legendary creator Dave Sim is renowned world-wide for his groundbreaking Cerebus the Aardvark. Now, in The Strange Death of Alex Raymond, Sim brings to life the history of comics’ greatest creators, using their own techniques. Equal parts Understanding Comics and From…
Bigger, bolder, and louder than ever before, neo‑manga artist Yokoyama Yuichi is back in English with PLAZA! Inspired by Carnaval in Brazil, PLAZA offers a maniacal extravaganza of marching, dancing, leaping, firing, cheering, smashing, and exploding over the course of…
by Matt Battaglia Is she sick, or is it the world itself? HOUSE ON FIRE, the debut graphic novel by writer/artist Matt Battaglia, teases out the difference in a personal-political cruise through a fallen world, where fear is rational and…
Hello everyone—It’s been a wild few weeks at Living the Line HQ here in Saint Paul. If you follow comics industry news, you may already know that our former distributor, Diamond Comics, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in January.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2025Living the Line’s Smudge Imprint Earns Two American Manga Award Nominations St. Paul, MN – Living the Line Books is proud to announce that two titles from its Smudge imprint have been nominated in the 2025 American…
Hello everyone! I hope to have a slightly more “normal” update soon, but below, please find a press release on a more timely matter.As Tom and I allude to below, yes, our distributor Diamond (old and “new”, since they were…
The Pit by Erik Kriek making waves! Greetings from LtL HQ in Saint Paul MN! I hope Spring is treating you well so far. We’ve been having some whiplash weather here, with a 94 degree day yesterday, hot on the…
Well hello everyone! Lots of things afoot as usual in Living the Line-land. The most immediate? Koga Shinichi’s Mansect is now out basically everywhere, and it’s been getting rave reviews, each more grossed out than the last! If you don’t…
What’s Shaking at Living the Line HQ? Well hello! I hope you all are having a wonderful January. It’s been too long since one of these missives, mainly because, as usual, I’m slammed preparing our next slate of books. We…
Well hello! I hope you’re all having a nice summer.It’s been busy in Living the Line/Smudge land, but I wanted to send out a quick missive about some of the more timely events… Let’s start with some great news!UFO AWARD…
