Books

Softcover, 120 full-color pages, measures 7.5 x 9.5 inches.

THE FUTURE IS COMING! From the wreckage of late-stage capitalism, Kitchen Table Magazine reimagines Food and the Future. We talk with a Who’s Who of bakers and beekeepers and farmers and chefs in a sprawling survey about our collective journey into the great unknown, and what and how we might be eating in the future.

Things are so weird out there, we can’t accurately predict next week, let alone ten or twenty years down the road. And yet, here at Kitchen Table, we believe in a brighter future and see the potential for resistance and change that exists within ourselves and our communities. So in this world where the future is so uncertain, The Future Issue serves up a feast of ideas, stories, and art to help us imagine what’s next. Join us in shaping the future—one page, one meal, and one conversation at a time. 

• 120 glorious full-color pages
• 7.5" x 9.5" | Perfect Bound
• Printed on Luxurious Matte paper stock
• Using Environmentally Friendly FSC-certified paper
• A drool-worthy Coffee Table Keepsake

Softcover, 120 full-color pages, measures 7.5 x 9.5 inches.

OOEY-GOOEY, BREADY, SAUCY, CRISPY, CHEESY, CHEWY. Whether you stay pure and only worship the Virgin Margherita or whether you’re an adrenaline junkie who will enthusiastically order a take-and-bake white sauce pie topped with clams, you want—nay, you need—to chow down on Kitchen Table Magazine # 6: The Pizza Issue.

One of the most lovable forms of food, pizza is the staple of late-night work and kid-friendly sports practice celebrations, fuel for drunken nights and stoned days, a salve for hungover mornings, a bribe for the friends who helped you move. It’s convenience food after a long day, or a divine meal worthy of many pilgrimages; a blank canvas for cultural masterpieces.  

Whether it’s a recipe passed down through the generations or one created yesterday and served with love to a chosen family, food draws upon our roots and allows us to honor and learn from the past to savor the present and grow in the future.  

• 120 full-color pages
• 7.5” x 9.5” with a spine
• Printed on a luxurious matte paper stock
• A true coffee-table keepsake

Softcover, 152 pages, measures 6 x 9 inches.

The magazine is 6" x 9" and features 152 (!) pages of original artwork and writing.

The Issue Two cover art is by Monica Larson.

The contributors are: Kristin Albrecht, Diana Baltag, Philip Brou, Joey Bruce, Raffaele Capasso, John Caserta, Saranya Chandrasekaran, Yu-Ching Chiu, Ariel Courage, Bogna Czurczak, Putri Early, Edoardo De Falchi, Wendy Drexler, Grace Dvorak, Charlotte Fleming, Nabiha Ghani, Din ne di, Alison Griffin, Ron Hotz, Nouran Husain, Rebecca Jansson, Herin Kim, Joanne Lam, Monica Larson, Arel Lisette, Brian Lutz, Olivia Mae, Fiona McCrae, Rick Moody, Mallory Murphy, Melissa Meyer, Neil Neill, Viktoriia Pek, Pat Peralta, Amy Jean Porter, Maia Pujara, Jabeen Qadri, Connie Saems, Sarah Shaw, Amanda Stern, Stephanie Tartick, Tyti, Sarah Thigpen, Weef, Ro Williams, Amelia Wiygul

Excerpt from Pencil Magazine: Here at Pencil Magazine, we focus on all the kinds of marks that can be made in graphite. But atop many pencils sits another essential technology — the eraser. If pencils represent the infinite possibilities of creation, then erasers represent the option to change course. Revisions are as much a part of the *work* of art as mark-making. In this issue, 46 (!) artists and writers from around the globe tackle erasers/erasing/erasure in drawings, essays, comics, and other text-image experiments.

Softcover, 128 pages, measures 6 x 9 inches.

The theme is "Attention" and 29 artists and writers explored attention using graphite on paper. We are very excited to share the surprising, thought-provoking, and beautiful contributions that make up this timely issue.

The magazine is 6" x 9" and features 128 pages of original artwork and writing. The Issue One cover art is by Brian Lutz. The 28 (!) other contributors are: Julia Arredondo, Robert Brinkerhoff, Lauren Camp, Annika Earley, Christie George, Anne Gibson, Ignacio Henríquez, Samara Kupferberg, Wendy MacNaughton, Seán McElhenney, Doug McNamara, Emma Murray, Dana Nathanson, Sarah Pedry, Ben Pond, Kenny Rivero, Alice Ro, Eric Rodenbeck, Jeannie E. Roberts, Onnesha Roychoudhuri, Andrea Scher, Peter Schmidt and the Friends of Attention, Giorgia Scioratto, Neva Kares Talladen, Ling-Wen Tsai, Rowboat Watkins, Suzanne Wise, and Dominika Wrobleska.

Softcover, 88 pages, measures 6 x 9 inches.

Pencil Magazine is a printed publication featuring images and text created entirely with graphite pencils on paper. Contributors include: Zack Barowitz, Paul Brainard, Karen Capraro, Edward Carey, David Wade Evans, Renée Gertler, Matthea Harvey, Robby Herbst, Jeffrey Kastner, Adam J.B. Lane, Michael James Lewis, Reuben Margolin, Nick Naber, Jefferson Navicky, Tiersa Nureyev, Erik Parra, Verandah Porche, Ben Potter, Onnesha Roychoudhuri, David Sax, Diana Shpungin, H. R. Smith, Samaya Snibbe, Scott Snibbe, Sasha Wizansky, and Elizabeth Zechel.

The magazine is 6" x 9" and features 88 pages of original artwork and writing, printed sustainably in Maine.

Each copy comes with a removable dust jacket that folds out to be an 18" x 24" poster featuring artwork by Renée Gertler.

Softcover, 96 pages, measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches.

A collection exploring vintage imagery from Japan of anthropomorphic frogs within various settings and unique visual applications. All volumes of this series feature vintage illustrations complied by 50 Watts and collages by Samplerman using the vintage images.

Softcover, 128 pages, measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches.

A collection exploring vintage imagery from Japan of anthropomorphic insects within various settings and unique visual applications. All volumes of this series feature vintage illustrations complied by 50 Watts and collages by Samplerman using the vintage images.

Softcover, 96 pages, measures 6 x 9 inches.

The first half of this book features images and details from a 1920s Japanese multi-volume set -- The Collected Tales of Iwaya Sazanami -- drawn from the 50 Watts collection of illustrated books.

The works included here are mostly unsigned but appear to be by two or maybe three artists. About halfway through Sazanami Sleep Study Samplerman takes over and works his magic.

Hardcover, 34 pages, measures 7.5 x 10.25 inches.

A Tiger in the Land of Dreams is the first English-language edition of a legendary picture book from 1984. Tiger Tateishi, well-known in the worlds of art and comics, takes us on a journey through a surreal land with Torakichi, a constantly-morphing green tiger. The artist saw this strange tiger as a combination of an animal and a plant. Suitable for all ages, but this is the type of book you buy for the dreamy artwork.

"It may be time for you to take a trip to a strange land above the clouds where the tigers are green with blue stripes. It’s calming and odd and makes you feel like you have entered a dream. And, actually, you have entered the dream of Torakichi the Tiger. Torakichi oozes out of his translucent cube (of ice?), splashes in a pond, then transforms into a daruma-san, a fearsome looking god of luck without eyelids or limbs. There are Dali-esque adventures with Torakichi’s tail, and Escher-like stairs and mazes to wonder at."--Stephanie Tournas, Youth Services Book Review

“There’s no escaping the dream as long as this book is open.”--Yukiko Hiromatsu, author of Japanese Picturebooks: 100 Years, 100 Illustrators, 100 Books

Softcover, 129 pages, measures 5.75 x 8.25 inches.

A well-researched deep dive into 44 mythological beings from across the Philippines—Philippine Spirits Mythica Obscura is not fiction. It’s documentation.

Compiled by Karl Gaverza, this limited-edition release sheds light on regional spirits rarely covered in mainstream folklore: liver-eating ghosts, shapeshifters, and animal-form gods. These stories are rooted in real beliefs and community interviews, not Western retellings.

Whether you’re reconnecting with heritage or seeking unique mythology, this book belongs in your collection.

Softcover, measures 6 x 9 inches.

Signed by Nathan Cayanan!

A gritty Filipino-American noir that blurs the line between crime fiction and graphic storytelling.

Suspicious Activity follows Bingo, an accountant for an Asian-American mafia run by Filipino-Americans in Southern California’s San Gabriel Valley. Haunted by greed, violence, and paranoia, his story dives deep into identity, loyalty, and survival in the underworld.

Written and illustrated by Nathan Cayanan, a DC Comics Milestone Initiative alum, this hybrid novel/graphic novel merges cinematic prose with sharp sequential art like if Interior Chinatown had a three-way with Goodfellas and Fight Club at Comic-Con.

Softcover, measures 6 x 9 inches.

Signed by Ebony Soy!

Hot Tropiks is releasing a new edition of Maloles: The Reckoning Vol. 1 – Keeper of the Underworld by Filipina American artist and Air Force veteran Ebony Soy. The book officially launches on October 18, 2025 at the Las Vegas Book Festival and marks the return of a powerful Filipino dark fantasy story that sold out in its original independent run.

Maloles is a dark Filipino fantasy art narrative that blends pre-colonial mythology with psychological horror. It follows Maloles, a divine weapon created to serve the Underworld. Built for obedience, she chooses defiance instead and wages war against the gods who forged her. This is not mythology meant to comfort. This is mythology sharpened by rage, rebellion, and purpose. It is a story about reclaiming power and destroying the systems built to control you.

“Maloles was born from my Lola’s last words: ‘Follow your passion. Don’t worry about what others think.’ She walks her path with raw conviction—even when it’s brutal or isolating,” says creator Ebony Soy.

Hardcover, 240 pages, measures 7.17 x 8.66 inches.

The first art collection from TOMOWAKA, who continues to draw fashionable art works 24/7.

TOMOWAKA is an illustrator who has fans of all ages and genders and who is active in a wide range of fields, including publishing, advertising and creating illustrations for the artist yama’s music video. This long-awaited first art collection features stylish portraits composed of simple, refined lines and pop colors, along with commercial works and original short manga comics.

Readers can fully enjoy TOMOWAKA’s works on themes such as “Portrait”, “Season”, “Situation” and “Series” (“boy meets cat” on illustrations of boys and cats). That the fashion, accessories, and backgrounds of interiors are all stylish is an additional point. 

The chapter on commercial works features a wide range of Japanese anime works and collaborations with singers and idols. There is also a short manga comic (in Japanese) at the end of the book.

This book has a distinctive cover and dust jacket design with high-quality binding. The colors, which are one of the charms of TOMOWAKA’s works, are reproduced to the fullest extent possible using high-quality Japanese printing technology. 

Hardcover, 154 pages, 5.91 x 7.87 inches.

Illustration works drawn by the popular animator Yukiko Horiguchi under the name of Shiromizakana are now featured in the illustrator’s debut commercial publication!

This book is a self-selected debut collection of art works featuring an ensemble of diaphanously pretty girls. The splendid hardcover edition, which was only available at event venues before, is now available for general release. It is a one-of-a-kind book in which the works were selected and arranged by the artist because they are “works that were drawn with analog art materials.”
Featuring approximately 210 works of book cover illustrations, collaborations, and original works, this expanded edition also offers around 10 new analog art works. This book also includes works that have been revised or specially created for this edition.
This collection by Shiromizakana, who has been involved with many famous works as an animator, presents works that show the artist’s distinctive sense of light in illustrations. It is a must-see for anyone who loves Japanese anime-style illustrations!

※Shiromizakana is the pen name used by the animator Yukiko Horiguchi (LUCKY☆STAR, K-ON!, Tamako Market, 22/7, the movie HELLO WORLD, and the light novel Demons' Crest) for her illustration works.

Text is in Japanese.

Hardcover, 336 pages, measures 7.48 x 9.13 inches.

The first art collection by Entei Ryu, an exciting concept artist active in gaming and video

Entei Ryu is a creator who makes full use of 2D and 3D media, from digital painting to sculpture, 3D printing and more. This book is a carefully curated collection of 2D (analog) and 3D computer-generated design works other than 3D objects such as figures. We hope readers enjoy Entei Ryu’s various works, including rough sketches, character designs, and 3D computer-generated digital works. Her works are depicted and reproduced in detail and are of overwhelming quality. 

"Ryu is a 5-dimensional artist from the 22nd century who can manipulate the magic of analog and digital!"
―Hideo Kojima, game creator

Experience new forms of digital illustration with this art book! This book is recommended not only for gaming fans but also for creators working in the gaming and video industries.

Softcover, 144 pages, 6.5 x 9.3 inches.

The first artwork collection from illustrator sekuda!

Sekuda stylishly depicts people who express themselves just as they are, unbound by gender, through photorealistic portraits with impressive compositions that retain the slightly rough touch of illustration. Approximately 120 artworks are featured, including more than 20 works drawn exclusively for this collection.

Filled with the charm of sekuda’s works depicting various skin colors, body types and fashions, this book also features illustration making.

The cover and contents give a colorful impression. Works inspired by the worldview in movies, which are featured on the PIE Comics website, are also a must see. We hope you enjoy the sense of the mysterious in sekuda’s colorfully vivid worldview.

136 pages. Hardcover.

A major new survey of an internationally significant collection of Japanese woodblock prints.

This wide-ranging volume brings together over seventy five significant woodblock prints from the collection of Worcester Art Museum, MA, spanning three hundred years, from the seventeenth century through the twentieth. Organized chronologically, it begins with rare, and in some cases unique, examples of Edo-period (1603-1868) woodblock ukiyo-e prints, many of which were sourced from the museum's seminal John Chandler Bancroft collection, donated in 1901. Encompassing a diverse range of sizes, materials, and subjects, among the renowned artists represented are Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Kunisada, Utagawa Hiroshige.

This volume then surveys later periods and artists associated with Japanese print output during the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Meiji (1868-1912) and Taishō (1912-1926) periods including many produced by artists working as part of the Shin-hanga "new prints" and Sōsaku-hanga "creative print" movements. The works from this time period include designs by such influential artists as Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Kamisaka Sekka, Hashiguchi Goyo, Yoshida Hiroshi, Kōshirō Onchi and Ito Shinsui.

Finally, later post-war prints featured in the catalogue, dated to the 1950's onwards, manifest the influence of international art movements including Cubism, Surrealism and Popart.

This version is signed with a doodle from Katsuya Terada!

Soft cover, 232 pages. 

This book features a collection of recent exhibition and professional works by Katsuya Terada, a celebrated illustrator and manga artist with a 42-year career. It showcases the forefront of a master who has continued—and will continue—to draw.

It also includes commentary on the art materials Terada uses in his daily work. While skillfully utilizing traditional tools like pencils and ballpoint pens, as well as the iPad, he actively incorporates new gadgets, constantly delivering fresh surprises and inspiration. This volume captures the current essence of Terada’s artwork. His insights on art supplies are a must-read for anyone with even a slight interest in drawing.

Zine measures 8.5 x 7 inches, 192 pages, black & white.

Giant Robot history reprinted! Robot Power zine was made between issues 17-21 of Giant Robot Magazine, now compiled as a four-issue collection comprising of issues 17.5, 18.5, 19.5 and 20.5 Culture that is still relevant and interesting to this day.  Re-discover it all!

• Reprinted from the 90s
• Photo Punk
• Ramen Girl
• The Make Up
• Nerd Stories

Original zine printed in 2000.