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Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for November 2025 release (or so).
Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets,
though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea.
Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection, vol. 12 by Milton Caniff
The saga continues in Terry and the Pirates Volume 12, reproduced from Milton Caniff’s personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs!
In this final volume Milton Caniff gives curtain calls to many of his vivid, colorful characters. Readers will be sometimes delighted, sometimes shocked by their last visits with Terry, Pat, Connie, Big Stoop, the Dragon Lady, Burma, Hotshot Charlie, Jane Allen, Deeth Crispin III, Chopstick Joe, Tony Sandhurst, Baron DePlexus, Cap’n Blaze, and others. It’s time to ring out the old and ring in the new in Caniff’s classic Terry and the Pirates conclusion!
The latest and greatest collection of Milton Caniff’s Terry and the Pirates in now complete!
Continuing is The Complete Prince Valiant for America (Europe has had it for years now).
Prince Valiant Vol. 30: 1995-1996 by John Cullen Murphy and Cullen Murphy
In the latest volume of Fantagraphics’ ambitious reprinting of Hal Foster’s immortal masterpiece, trouble follows Prince Valiant from the Misty Isles to Guatemala to Utopia.
Premonitions of the future inform and confound Prince Valiant and his son Nathan. An earthquake rocks the Misty Isles. Val encounters danger among the Mayans in Guatemala. A druid civil war breaks out in Hibernia. Val arrives in Utopia and discovers a dark secret.
This series, up to a point, is available in three volume slipcased “gift box sets.” The latest set being made available this month: Prince Valiant Vols. 19-21: Gift Box Set (1973-1978) by Harold Foster and John Cullen Murphy.
When will Fantagraphics make the individual slipcases available to those of us who bought and supported the series without waiting, making it profitable from the beginning, for the deluxe editions? That goes for Pogo too.
The Last of Alex 2025 by Charles Peattie and Russell Taylor
Though it may technically not be the last-ever Alex book, it will probably be the final collection of the year’s cartoons from a newspaper. It will feature the concluding run of Alex strips from 2024 and 2025, including Alex’s discovery that his whole reality is a computer-generated illusion. There will also be 20 pages of extra material charting the future lives of the other characters in the cartoon (Penny, Clive, Cyrus, Vince and others long-unseen) after Alex’s disappearance. Plus a new three-page story about Alex entering an alternative version of the Simulation (kindly sponsored by Buck’s Club).
The Complete Alley Oop is almost complete.
Alley Oop and the Trojan Dinosaur by Jack and Carole Bender
A new era for the time-traveling Alley Oop! Reprinting the first six years of Jack and Carole Bender’s run, featuring dozens of storylines including guest appearances from Harry Houdini, Richard Feynman, Rudy Valentino, and more!
Happy Birthday Alley Oop by Jack and Carole Bender
Six complete years of daily Alley Oop adventure! Jack and Carole Bender are back for more stories and fun. Reprinting all daily strips from 2008 through 2013.
Alley Oop and the Prehistoric Air Force by Jack and Carole Bender
More Alley Oop fun with Jack and Carole Bender! Reprinting the final five years of their tenure on the strip, including all daily strips from 2014 through 2018.
Alley Oop in the Raptor 500 by Jonathan Lemon and Joey Alison Sayers
Reprinting all daily strips from 2021 and 2022—available now! 164 pages.
Comic Papers by Small Publishers 1945 – 1950 by Alan Clark (about)
[Britain] celebrated Victory in Europe in May 1945, but it wasn’t until 1950 that large publishers began ramping up their titles again, and even then, paper rationing remained in place and the Government continued to control the import of newsprint, to the dismay of newspapers and journalists.
Between 1945-1950 literally hundreds of titles were issued by anyone who could find some paper. Mostly, they had looser editorial control: scripts could sometimes be vulgar, the artwork a tad less careful, but aficionados believe this gave them a vitality and a freedom that ‘establishment’ publications didn’t have.
Comic Papers by Small Publishers 1945 – 1950 is a delightful 328-page celebration of these post-war publications.
35 Years of Pickles by Brian Crane
35 Years of Pickles celebrates the amazing thirty-five-year career of Brian Crane and his work with Earl, Opal, Nelson, and the rest of the Pickles gang. Including full-color strips never published in a collected format, 35 Years of Pickles is sure to delight the lifetime fans continuing their journeys with a little daily added joy from this award-winning strip, as well as new fans the Pickles family is eager to welcome into their home and hearts.
Wally and Friends: A Drabble Book by Kevin Fagan
Another collection of classic art from the hilarious DRABBLE comic strip, featuring Wally the Wiener Dog and other beloved characters from the long-running newspaper feature. The perfect humor book for lovers of dogs, animals, comics, families, and everyone who loves to laugh.
Pluto Rocket: Over the Moon by Paul Gilligan
Pluto Rocket and Joe Pidge jet off to the moon (and beyond!) in the fourth book of this hilarious early graphic novel series, for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and Pizza and Taco!
Joe Pidge, king of the neighborhood, and Pluto Rocket, an alien who’s new in town, have left Earth for the moon in order to convince Pluto’s three dads that she didn’t go to Earth at all. Her dads believe Earthlings aren’t nice, so she’s banned from visiting.
Flash Gordon Classic Collection: The Complete Sunday Strips Volume 5 1951-1953 by Dan Barry with Harvey Kurtzman, Al Williamson, Jack Davis, Sy Barry, and others
In this volume, a whole new era begins for the spacefaring adventurer as comics legends Harvey Kurtzman and Dan Barry relaunch the strip! Space prisons, butterfly men, and forest demons–Flash Gordon will take on them all!
Flash Gordon: Classic Collection Volume 5 reprints Dan Barry and Harvey Kurtzman’s Sunday strips from November 19, 1951 to October 24, 1953.
Flash Gordon Adventures! Vol. 2 – The Anthology Odyssey by Art Baltazar; plus Franco Aureliani, John Patrick Green, Stan Sakai, Mike Cavallaro, Rich Koslowski, Dawn Griffin, Maria Scrivan, Rachel Ordway, Ryan Estrada, TEBO, Chris Giarrusso, Mike Kunkel, Jim Keefe, Alexis Fajardo and Alex Schumacher
Flash Gordon and friends return in a brand-new adventurous anthology filled with sci-fi action and humor! Featuring stories by the most awesome cartoonists in the galaxy!
Disney Comics Library. Carl Barks’s Donald Duck. Vol. 1. 1942–1950 by Carl Barks
In 1942, pop culture history was made when Donald Duck was redefined for print by artist and storyteller Carl Barks, whose expressive artwork and witty dialogue established Donald as a comic book icon. This first volume of the pair’s early stories brings together their classic globe-spanning adventures in meticulously restored detail.
The Best of Matt 2025 by Matt Pritchett
From political shenanigans to travel disasters, unpredictable weather to the world of celebrity, Matt’s hilarious cartoons continue to make the world a better, happier place.
Best Australian Political Cartoons 2025 edited by Russ Radcliffe
2025: the year in politics as observed by Australia’s funniest and most perceptive political cartoonists.
In this profoundly disordered world, we have never needed the satirical insights of our great political cartoonists more. This year’s collection features Dean Alston, Badiucao, Matt Bissett-Johnson, Peter Broelman, Warren Brown, Harry Bruce, Mark David, First Dog on the Moon, Matt Golding, Megan Herbert, Fiona Katauskas, Mark Knight, Jon Kudelka, Glen Le Lievre, Sean Leahy, Johannes Leak, Brett Lethbridge, Alan Moir, Nordacious, David Pope, Geoff Pryor, David Rowe, Greg Smith, Phil Somerville, John Spooner, Andrew Weldon, and Cathy Wilcox.
THIS IS IT THEN – An Autobiography by Garrick Tremain (about the author)
From farm sheds to art galleries, from shipwrecks and sketchbooks to the pages of the daily news, Garrick Tremain has lived a life as colourful as his watercolour paintings.
In This Is It Then, the celebrated New Zealand artist and political cartoonist reflects on a lifetime of adventure — from horseback escapades and extensive world travels, to a distinguished career in art and an enduring love story with his wife Jill.
Told with Tremain’s trademark wit, sharp eye and irreverent humour, this is an honest, richly detailed journey through decades of creativity, controversy, laughter and loss — the full canvas of a life well lived.
The Peanuts Guide to Happiness by Charles Schulz
Happiness is a dance, happiness is a warm puppy, happiness is ball game with friends…happiness is Peanuts! Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, and friends for reflections on happiness, and where you can find it. Spoiler alert—it is in the simple things: the warm sun on your skin, a full bowl of food, getting out of school, a kiss from Snoopy, or a genuine compliment. This sweet gift book is a reminder that you can find and share happiness even in the darkest of times.
The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952: Vol. 1 Hardcover Edition by Charles Schulz (new printing)
This first volume, covering the first two and a quarter years of the strip, will be of particular fascination to Peanuts aficionados worldwide: Although there have been literally hundreds of Peanuts books published, many of the strips from the series’ first two or three years have never been collected before—in large part because they showed a young Schulz working out the kinks in his new strip and include some characterizations and designs that are quite different from the cast we’re all familiar with. (Among other things, three major cast members—Schroeder, Lucy, and Linus—initially show up as infants and only “grow” into their final “mature” selves as the months go by. Even Snoopy debuts as a puppy!)
Cartoons 2025/2026: Best cartoons worldwide selected by the oldest cartoon festival in the world (Dutch Edition)
For 65 years now, Cartoonfestival Knokke-Heist in Belgium, the oldest in its kind in the world, has been calling on the international cartoon community to submit their best work for the international cartoon contest Golden Hat. Successfully so, because each year the call results in a wealth of cartoons. Some are hilariously funny, others cleverly sharp. Cartoons 2025/2026 collects the hundred best cartoons of the past contest in one book. It is the accompaniment to the yearly Cartoonfestival during the months of July and August, in Knokke-Heist in Belgium. Cartoons 2025/2026 is a sought-after book for avid cartoon fans and the mix of styles and themes will appeal to anyone with a love of the genre.
Sib Squad: Flying High! by Steve Breen
Bask in the gleeful rebellion of three younger siblings as they seek bold adventures far away from their older siblings in this hilarious early graphic novel from a Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist.
The Canada Handbook by Adrian Raeside
Bestselling cartoonist Adrian Raeside delivers a hilarious celebration of Canada’s quirks, strengths and independent spirit.
Looking for a reminder of why Canada is the best place to call home? This tongue-in-cheek guide offers plenty of reasons why the True North stands strong and free. Canadian healthcare isn’t tied to jobs. Elections last six weeks—not an eternity. The beer is stronger, the landscapes wilder and—not to forget—Donald Trump doesn’t live here, eh?
Touching on wilderness survival, civics lessons and everything in between, The Canada Handbook is packed with sharp observations and laugh-out-loud cartoons that celebrate life north of the 49th parallel.
Lauren Ipsum: The Queen of Cringe by Charles Brubaker
The new Lauren Ipsum book starts with a bang as Lauren invites Princess Kat over to her family’s home. Can Kat survive meeting Lauren’s unhinged little sister? Contains over 200 comic strips. Also includes guest comics by other cartoonists!
Texas Cartoonists National Cartoonists Society Lone Star Chapter: A Resource Guide for Texas Talent by Kevin Middleton, Scott Byers, Dick Collier, Michael Egan, Bubba Flint, Marian Henley, Sam Hurt, Laura Irrgang, Michael Ivy, and Davy Jones.
Texas Cartoonists (www.TexasCartoonists.com) was officially launched as the Lone Star chapter of the National Cartoonists Society (www.nationalcartoonists.com) in November 2014. The group is comprised of NCS members, and local chapter members. Their talents include all facets of art which include: Caricaturists, Comic Strip Artists, Cartoon Art Illustrators, Graphic Novelists, Animators, Political Cartoonists, Gag Cartoonists, Gag Writers, Manga Artists, Cartoon Map Creators, Film Maker, And More!
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