Welcome to the Black Rocks Books catalog! Here are some terms and conditions for you to remember:

• All prices listed are in Canadian funds, and do not include postage.
• Shipping is through Canada Post letter mail or parcel mail depending on the shipment size. Packages will generally go in the mail within 48 hours of receiving your payment.
• Trades and exchanges are welcome, complete the applicable section of the order form or contact me at shop@blackrocksbooks.com if you have questions.

Creation Myth

by Fern Pellerin

A touching meditation on the physical body and how we relate to it both as creatures of nature and as individuals.

Monochrome, 2024, 16 pages, $10

Heave Away

by Fern Pellerin

Set at the end of the 21st century, this is the tale of Calypso, who is forced by flooding to return to her small hometown in Newfoundland, where she discovers a magical local legend.

Monochrome with colour endpapers, 2024, 32 pages, $15

Neon Refuse

by Amy Austin

Austin, a multidisciplinary artist based in Halifax, examines the precarious world where young people find themselves in this collection of three short comics.

Colour/B&W, 2024, 24 pages, $15

Illegal Bodies

Annual 01
by Jud Crandall

Collects the first 5 issues of Crandall's trippy Patreon series in a new definitive larger size, plus cool new extras!

Colour, 2023, 32 pages, $8

Zeta Zine #1

by Zeta Paul

Enjoy the trippy and thoughtful illustrations of up and coming artist Zeta Paul!

B&W, 2023, 32 pages, $10

The Usual

by Kate Phillips

2023 Sequential Award Winner

A novice barista starts serving mysterious- possibly mystical- latte art, bewildering co-workers and customers. It's not easy being an overnight celebrity, and the pressure is on to keep pouring stunning coffees.

Colour, 2023, 24 pages, $14

A Brush With Debt

by Kate Phillips

A short-story graphic novel with hair-raising action and double-meanings by Sequential award winning cartoonist Kate Phillips.

Colour, 2019, 54 pages, $5

High Tide

by Kate Phillips

The perils of procrastinating that laundry.

"...a series of glorious visual metaphors that really hit home the tediousness of housework, but also the relief of finally taming those jobs you never want to do" - Alex Thomas, PipeDream Comics

Colour, 2018, 32 pages, $12

Spring Cleaning

by Kate Phillips

A short comic by Kate Phillips about the tiny thieves in your garage.

B&W, 2023, 54 pages, $4

Spray Days

by Kate Phillips and Connie Phillips

A short journalistic comic about the effects of spruce budworm spraying. Part of a presentation by Ecology Action Centre with Zuppa Theatre.

Colour, 2023, 16 pages, $6

The Makers

by Dave Howlett

Witness a visionary team of cartoonists in the 90s and their present day recruitment by a mysterious group: The Makers! Dave Howlett's affectionate tribute to Image Comics is loaded with fun bonus features!

Colour, 2020, 32 pages, $5

A Sense of Space

by Sab Draws

A short, silent comic by Sab Draws about an unexpected journey into orbit.

Colour, 2024, 12 pages, $15

Go! Go! Rumble

by Andrew Power

Becca Ruffin has wanted one thing her whole life: to be a professional wrestler. Will the power of a mysterious belt be exactly what she's looking for, or are her dreams about to be counted out?

B&W, 2023, 32 pages, $7

Sydney the Song Cat: CATching the Spotlight

by Nathan Little

Sydney is a talented cat who dreams of singing on stage and lands an unexpected role. Written & illustrated by Nathan Little based on his animated series.

Colour, 2023, 32 pages, $10

Rat Tales

Ep.1: Wesley Asks Why?
by Sara avMaat

Colour, 2024, 24 pages, $5

Disco Ripper

by Dave Howlett

Three fun-seeking young women and a disturbed young man are on a collision course in the pulsing, disorienting, deafening days of disco.

Colour, 2024, 32 pages, $5

All-Star Composite Superman

by Dave Howlett

Retells the origin of a bizarre DC silver age villain, offers a bonus short about Steve Ditko's Odd Man, and pays tribute to the late great Keith Giffen.

Colour, 2024, 32 pages, $5

The Last Paper Route

by Sean Jordan, Alex Kennedy, and Dave Howlett

The ultimate adventure in paper-routing begins. A sequel to the same team's Adventures in Paper-Routing zines that started in the late 90s.

B&W, 2015, 32 pages, $4 each

Slam-a-Rama

by Dave Howlett

It's the biggest night of the year 1988 for the Unlimited Wrestling Federation - a supercard of five matchups called Slam-a-Rama III.

Colour, 2010, 24 pages, $4 each

Scenester

Collected Edition
by Dave Howlett

Collecting the entire run of Dave Howlett's Scenester comics from the early 2000s!

B&W, 2010, 64 pages, $6

The Narrows #1

by Rob Hansen

Rob Hansen (Chetwynd) starts a dark new mystery series. What if everything we learned about the Halifax explosion was a lie?

Colour, 2022, 32 pages, $8

Chetwynd: Project Vampsquatch #1

by Rob Hansen

Tired of the same old sasquatch comics? What if it was also a vampire? FUCK YEAH

Colour, 2019, 32 pages, $8

Chetwynd: Project Vampsquatch #2

by Rob Hansen

The cryptid carnage continues, wrapped in a spiffy gloss cover.

Colour, 2021, 32 pages, $8

Dart Mouth #1

by Glen Carabin

Nominated for a Sequential Award for lettering! The wildest, weirdest hero to come from the Maritimes!

Colour, 2021, 32 pages, $8

Dart Mouth #2

by Glen Carabin

No evildoer is safe on the dark side!

Colour, 2022, 32 pages, $8

As Seen on Your Nana's Wall

by Scott Marshall

A Maritime Noir minicomic.

B&W, 2019, 12 pages, $3

Microdose #1

by Scott Marshall

Sad and funny (ish) single page comics.

B&W, 2019, 16 pages, $5

Young, Dumb, and Full of Comics

by Scott Marshall

A retrospective collection spanning 25 years of mini comics and other material from 1991 to 2016.

B&W, 2017, 160 pages, $15

The Insult

by Scott Marshall

Collecting the first and only year of the beliked webcomic.

B&W, 2017, 142 pages, $12