The Hookah Girl and Other True Stories collects 17 comics anecdotes relating to the life and thought of its author, a nus-nus (you'll learn what that is once you've read "The Stealth Arab") Palestinian-American Woman who grew up in the San Francisco Bay area.  Family, culture, history and identity are at the core of this engaging work, which is concisely written, smartly laid out and well drawn in a variety of modes and styles, that provide a refreshing diversity.  Readers will emerge from this alluringly priced collection with a broader understanding and deeper appreciation of Palestinian culture and, especially, the Palestinian-American experience.  Check it out!

The Little Red Fish collects the original five-issue series of the same name, gathering it all together in one place for a one-top (and non-stop) read.  The script by James Moffitt poweres page after page of intriguingly beautiful, full color comics by Bizhan Khodabandeh that work to pull the reader in to a magical world made up almost entirely of air and water, populated by mystical birds and fish engaged in an epic struggle.  The Little Red Fish provides an engaging, allegorical retelling of the Iranian Revolution! 

Silk Cotton presents a full color comics tale of the supernatural tale of the Carribean:

ROSARIUM SEZ: Peter has always been told “the stories” like every child in the Caribbean. The tales of the ancients bound to the Silk Cotton tree, the supernatural monsters of myths and legends whispered in hush tones lest the speaker be heard and meet with an untimely fate. Then the day arrived, when the woman who had been his “mother”is struck down by something that could only have come from his worst nightmares. Now Peter’s once ordered world crashes into stark reality. Grace Silk Cotton, the legendary supernatural Churlie Queen and enforcer between the worlds, is his real mother. The monsters are real, he is one, and the prophetic fight for supremacy, survival, the stories, and SILK COTTON has begun.   

Includes an illustrated appendix of Guyanese legends and lore that functions kind of like a glossary of characters, but with full page full color drawings! (think Marvel Universe)

 

Gender Studies is a collection of short, humorous, satiric strips thematically linked by intersectionalities centered on the nexus of gender.  In addition to being entertaining, they're also educational.

The stripas are all rendered in a clean, clear line style, generally in duotone with some full color sprinkled in. 

Reads a little bit like a collection of an impossibly savvy and sophisticated Mad Magazine feature.  In other words, fun!