John Allison

The seventh hardcover collection of the Eisner Award-winning comic series as their Uni journey comes to a close! Graduation day is so close that Esther, Daisy, and Susan can almost taste it. It’s time to think about what they want to do when they leave behind the hallowed halls of Sheffield University–or, in Susan’s case–consider where McGraw will go and what that might mean for their future together. But even when real, grown-up tragedy strikes, there are still wild oats to sow, championship cricket games to play, and prank wars to survive before it’s time to don caps and gowns to leave the giant days of university behind, once and for all. Written by John Allison (Wicked Things, Steeple) and illustrated by Max Sarin (Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill Tour), Vol. 7 collects the final six issues and the grade finale of the Eisner Award-winning and Harvey Award-nominated series, along with a special short featuring Shelley Winters, all in a deluxe hardcover! Collects Giant Days #49-54 and As Time Goes By.

The sixth hardcover collection of the Eisner Award-winning comic series as the final year of Uni begins! Besties Susan, Esther, and Daisy are the big women on campus as they start their final year at Sheffield University. Between excelling academically and personally, it seems like they’ve finally got the hang of the student life. Daisy works as a resident mentor to the new crop of first years, while Susan and McGraw work on being real adults with real adult neighbors, and Esther is working on repairing her friendship with Ed Gemmel after a drunken mishap last year left them both feeling awkward. Esther’s sure she wants to stay just friends with Ed, though. That is, unless she isn’t…? Written by John Allison (Wicked Things, Steeple) and illustrated by Max Sarin (Harley Quinn: The Animated Series The Eat. Bang! Kill Tour), volume 6 collects the next eight issues of the Eisner Award-winning and Harvey Award-nominated series, along with the 2018 holiday special–all in a deluxe hardcover! Collects Giant Days #41-48.

The fourth hardcover collection of the Eisner Award-winning comic series as our favourite students dive into their second year… and relationships! The Holidays are coming and love is in the air at Sheffield University! While back home in Northampton visiting her six sisters and numerous niblings for the holidays, Susan reconnects with McGraw. Too bad he’s still dating Emilia…at least for now! Meanwhile, Daisy and bombastic exchange student Ingrid are also testing the waters of first love. Even insufferable Dean Thompson found virtual romance, while Ed agrees to be match-made by Daisy. As the spring semester wears on, the question looms…will Daisy, Esther, and Susan stay housemates for their third year? Or will love tear the dream-team apart, as certain folks want to give living with their paramours a try? The Giant Days Library Edition Volume 4, written by John Allison (Wicked Things, Steeple) and illustrated by Max Sarin (Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat Bang Kill Tour) and Liz Fleming (Steven Universe) collects the next eight issues of the Eisner Award-winning and Harvey Award-nominated series along with the 2016 holiday special, all in a deluxe hardcover. Collects Giant Days #25-32.

The third hardcover collection of the Eisner Award-winning comic series following your favourite Uni students summer shenanigans! School’s out for summer at Sheffield University! First years no more (well, very nearly!) Esther, Daisy, and Susan have plans to party it up at a music festival before moving in together into their very own home to begin second year. With Susan and McGraw very much on the “won’t they” side of their own relationship equation, the girls find themselves embracing spinsterhood and young adulthood, along with all that it entails: IKEA furniture, part-time jobs, dinner parties, and even a feud with their cranky next door neighbour, who’s quite put out to be living next to “youths.” Meanwhile, Ed and McGraw are stuck sharing a house with human nightmare Dean Thompson, and will be lucky to make it to Christmas break with their marbles intact. The Giant Days Library Edition Volume 3, written by John Allison (Wicked Things, Steeple) and illustrated by Max Sarin (Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat Bang Kill Tour) and Liz Fleming (Steven Universe) collects the next set of eight issues of the Eisner Award-winning and Harvey Award-nominated series, as well as an issue of the original webcomic in a deluxe hardcover. Collects Giant Days #17-24.

The fifth hardcover collection of the Eisner Award-winning comic series as year two comes to a close! The end of the second year of university is right around the corner for best friends Daisy, Esther, and Susan at Sheffield University. Their glory days of living together are coming to an end, though, as McGraw and Susan plan to move into their own flat, and Daisy’s going against her sensible nature to live in a party warehouse with her tempestuous girlfriend, Ingrid. Adrift on her own, Esther’s stuck scrambling for somewhere to call her own, as the options dwindle down to nothing. At least the others are all squared away, until disaster strikes twice, leaving Ed with broken bones and a bruised ego, and Daisy with a broken heart… The Giant Days Library Edition Volume 5, written by John Allison (Wicked Things, Steeple) and illustrated by Max Sarin (Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat Bang Kill Tour), Liz Fleming (Steven Universe), and Julia Madrigal (Lumberjanes) collects the next eight issues of the Eisner Award-winning and Harvey Award-nominated series, along with the 2017 holiday special, all in a deluxe hardcover. Collects Giant Days #33-40.

An Agatha Christie-style murder mystery set in the world of English competitive baking from Giant Days' John Allison and Max Sarin. When she enters her country's most beloved baking competition, Shauna Wickle's goal is to delight the judges, charm the nation, and make a few friends along the way. But when a fellow contestant is poisoned, it falls to her to apprehend the culprit while avoiding premature elimination from the UK Bakery Tent...and being the poisoner's next victim Collects issues #1-#4 of Dark Horse Comics series The Great British Bump-Off.

The second hardcover collection of the Eisner Award-winning comic series as your favourite characters move into the second half of their freshmen year! Spring is in the air at Sheffield University. The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and close friends Susan, Esther, and Daisy are all surviving their first year of university by the skin of their teeth. By the year’s second half, Susan and McGraw’s fledgling relationship is already on the rocks, and Esther is not dealing well with the pressure of academia, while Daisy is just trying to keep everyone and everything from falling apart. Combined with house-hunting for second year, indie film festivals, and online dating, can the girls make it to the end of summer term? The Giant Days Library Edition Volume 2, written by John Allison (Wicked Things, Steeple) and illustrated by Max Sarin (Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat Bang Kill Tour) and Liz Fleming (Steven Universe) collects eight more issues of the Eisner Award-winning and Harvey Award-nominated series, as well as an issue of the original webcomic in a deluxe hardcover. Collects Giant Days #9-16.

The first of seven sturdy hardcovers collecting the entirety of the Eisner Award-winning slice-of-life comic series! The school year is just beginning at Sheffield University, jam-packed with new classes, professors, and places to explore… not to mention new clubs, cliques, and shenanigans galore! For first years Daisy, Esther, and Susan, they’ve got new friends on lock, forming a tight bond from their first days as next-dorm neighbours. But learning to navigate life as brand new (almost) adults isn’t as easy as it looks. Between old nemeses popping up, academic struggles, and new crushes on the horizon, it’s a good thing these three have each other to help survive Hall Balls, bantering lads, and drama vortexes (vortices?)! The Giant Days Library Edition Volume 1, written by John Allison (Wicked Things, Steeple) and illustrated by Lissa Treiman (Minötar) and Max Sarin (Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat Bang Kill Tour) collects the first eight issues of the Eisner Award-winning and Harvey Award-nominated series, along with an issue of the original webcomic, all in a sturdy, deluxe hardcover. Collects Giant Days #1-8.

Forensic TV shows such as Sherlock Holmes, Bones, Forensic Files, Crime Scene Investigation (CSI, CSI Vegas, CSI New York), Law and Order, Dexter, Autopsy, Forensic Factor - continue to capture our attention and to multiply. Why? We find the application of science to solving crimes, and the amazing creativity of the criminal mind, fascinating. We enjoy a good puzzle, a good challenge that forces us to think, it is clear. In life we rarely find all the pieces of a puzzle, but we can develop skills to dig deeper into those we find. This is a unique book, part workbook, part textbook. We will focus on one case, the 1932 kidnapping and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh's 20-month-old son. Lindbergh selected a retired teacher, John Condon, to serve as his contact with the five-person gang of kidnappers. Only one person, Bruno Hauptmann, was ever connected with the case. He was found guilty and executed in 1936. The reader works with the author, a trained scientist (chemist), to take a fresh look at some of the evidence in this case. Develop your investigative skills through quantitative aspects of the case. Together we will ask questions and pursue answers, make measurements, and consider their meaning. The book can be used in a high school or college classroom, or by an individual who wants to learn more about the case, related topics, and themselves. It's also written for those interested in this famous story, and the many hobbyists who debate the case in dedicated blogs and forums. Since this is a cold case, we will go back in time to define aspects of life in 1932 that must be understood. The author shares his thoughts and ideas and works with the reader in this interactive book to develop personal investigative skills. The book covers traditional and logical approaches, showing the reader how much more can be learned with simple tools, and a healthy curiosity.

"Dropped Stitches in Tennessee History" is a collection of essays written by John Allison that explores some of the lesser-known and often-overlooked stories from Tennessee's past. The story offers a unique perspective on Tennessee's history that is both informative and entertaining. The essays cover a wide range of topics, from the state's earliest settlers to its role in the Civil War to the contributions of African Americans and women to Tennessee's history. Allison's writing is characterized by his attention to detail and his ability to bring historical events to life with vivid descriptions and engaging storytelling. Throughout the book, Allison emphasizes the importance of understanding the nuances of Tennessee's history in order to gain a more complete understanding of the state's present.

A two-part continuation of John Allison's (Giant Days) new series Steeple Former curate Billie has moved on to a new path . . . as a priestess in the Church of Satan. Meanwhile, her friend Maggie has made a similar switch--from Satanist to church-bound do-gooder. But when the light of the supermoon turns a Church of Satan warlock into an almost-werewolf, Billie's well-meaning solutions bring her evil boss to the breaking point, just as Maggie's chaotic nature begins to wear thin on her Godly supervisors. Then, when a mysterious visitor is found in a cave, an ancient evil from the unknowable depths of the Pacific Ocean is hot on their heels . . . and so is Christmas In the midst of the madness, Billie does her best to arrange an improbable Saturnalia truce between the churches of England and Satan.

The Eisner Award winning team of John Allison and Max Sarin return to the world of Giant Days for a new series about everyone’s favorite child detective; Charlotte Grote. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNHIRED The Eisner Award winning team of John Allison and Max Sarin return to the world of Giant Days for a new series about everyone’s favorite child detective; Charlotte Grote. Nineteen year old Charlotte Grote has her whole life ahead of her; headed straight to Oxford and a future as a real detective—until she’s framed for murder! Given the choice between going to jail basically forever or joining the police, Lottie decides to hit the beat, all while trying to find the real murderer. Lottie may have been running rings about the police since her 9th birthday, but she’s never been on this side of the security tape. Could the future of law enforcement be 5’2” with an extremely strong bangs game? Yes. Very yes. Collects Wicked Things #1-6.

From the bestselling author of Giant Days comes the final pocket-sized volume in his beloved Bad Machinery series! The mystery-solving teens of Tackleford are finding out that not every summer is a perfect one. Charlotte and Shauna, once inseparable, are decidedly on the outs. Mildred bounces between the formerly best friends while trying to save up money for a car. Amy’s rent at the antique store gets tripled, casting doubt on the future of her career. Meanwhile, the boys are channeling their energies into finding love down by the river, with only Jack’s acoustic guitar between them and “romance.” But tragedy strikes when they find that a developer has started building a huge condominium in their favorite swim spot. Unable to get a moment’s peace at home, Charlotte has no choice but to force her way into an internship at the local newspaper, unleashing her brand of maverick sleuthing on... blood pouring out of public art? Strange ooze coming up out of the ground? Shifty doings at the Chamber of Commerce? Classic Tackleford! The Case of the Severed Alliance pits our favorite crew against the changing tide of time itself as friendships and romantic bonds are tested, and the inexorable wave of gentrification remakes Tackleford itself. Summer is just beginning... but it feels like The End for our heroes? That’s because it is the end: of Bad Machinery!

THE END IS HERE! KINDA! Return to Sheffield one last time as Daisy and Esther are about to graduate - with Susan there to cheer them on! But it’s not goodbye, because one year later Daisy and Susan must join forces to save Esther from the head girls who’re making her life hell! And then it really might just be goodbye... The Eisner Award winning team of John Allison (Wicked Things) and Max Sarin conclude one of the most beloved new comics of the century with graduation, all the feels and a reminder that friendship is forever. Collects Giant Days #53-54 and Giant Days: As Time Goes By #1.

The perfect guide to transforming regular days into GIANT DAYS with quotes, insights, and all-new art from the Eisner Award-winning hit series. GIANT DAYS ARE THE BEST DAYS OF ALL. Esther, Susan, and Daisy aren’t just BFFs or the stars of the hit graphic novel series Giant Days that chronicles their humorous, tragic, adorable, and always memorable adventures together as they survive the greatest challenge of all - life. This iconic trio is also the source of some of the greatest wisdom and insights you could ever ask for - and you did, so we have a whole book full of their advice for you so you don’t have to take our word for it. (But, uh, this is also marketing copy on the back of a book we want you to buy so just remember you’re making a choice, which is also a lesson contained within these pages) Award-winning Giant Days creators John Allison, Lissa Treiman & Max Sarin present the unforgettable guide to getting through the day when every moment is bursting with feelings, collecting some of the most beloved moments from the Eisner Award-winning series and featuring all new art!