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Everyone''s favorite pre-teen British detectives are back for another case! With toddlers disappearing and rumors of a large, beast-like creature roaming the woods, Tackleford is in serious danger. And then there''s Mildred''s new dog Archibald... if you can even call it a dog. After all, what kind of dog drinks tea out of a cup? Everything comes to a head once the boys get a picture of the beast and Archibald goes missing. Is there a connection? And what does it all have to do with the magic pencil Mildred won from a carnie con game?

The Tackleford gang is back with a new case that demands solving! When Tackleford''s derelict barns begin going up in flames, Linton and Sonny are on the case with a moderately mysterious new friend. Paths cross, however, when Lottie and Mildred meet a terrifying yet misunderstood creature living beneath a bridge! Throw in an overly enthusiastic fire brigade, a transforming skate ramp, and a new French teacher and you''ve got the kind of charming genius that can only be found in John Allison''s BAD MACHINERY.

John Allison''s new collection comprises 29 new poems along with 22 previously uncollected poems.

Head back to school with Esther, Susan, and Daisy in this collection of shorts and bonus material from Eisner-nominated series Giant Days. Featuring “universally beloved” terror Desmond Fishmen, the magic of London at Christmastime, off-beat music festivals, and an extra-special what-if story in which Susan, Esther, and Daisy never became friends! John Allison (Bad Machinery, Scary Go Round) and illustrators Jenn St-Onge, Lissa Treiman, and Caanan Grall take us to Sheffield University for bonus coursework and new stories from the Giant Days Holiday Specials, and BOOM! Box Mix Tapes.

Finishing up their first year and heading into the summer, things are only getting stranger for Esther, Susan, and Daisy! Summer term is starting, and Daisy, Esther, and Susan have nearly made it out of their first year alive. McGraw has a new girlfriend, Daisy is off digging up Romans, and Esther and Ed have landed neck deep in a computerized plagiarism scam run by Dean Thompson! From year-end dances and summer music festival escapades, to new-home growing pains and Romantic German Intrigue, the biggest mistakes are yet to come, as the girls head into their second year of university. Giant Days: Not On The Test Edition Vol. 3, written by John Allison (Bad Machinery, Scary Go Round) and illustrated by Max Sarin, collects the fifth and sixth volumes of the Eisner Award and Harvey Award-nominated series as well as an issue of the original webcomic in deluxe hardcover.

Shauna. Charlotte. Mildred. Three schoolgirl sleuths. Jack. Linton. Sonny. Three schoolboy investigators. Tackleford. One mid-sized city with a history of countless mysteries. Is there enough room at Griswalds Grammar School for two groups of kid detectives? There better be, because once these kids have set their sights on solving a mystery there''s nothing that can derail them. Nothing, except maybe gossip, classwork, new football player cards, torment from siblings, or any number of childhood distractions.

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.

The final installment in Allison''s light horror comic series.