Abrams graphic novel imprint SelfMadeHero has announced graphic novel and art book releases for 2018 including The Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part Three, The Klimowski Poster Book, Apollo, Out in the Open, The Communist Manifesto: A Graphic Novel, and Tumult.

Jean-Pierre Filiu and David B.’s The Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part Three: 1984 – 2013 is the third volume of the acclaimed graphic history of US-Middle East relations. This volume begins with Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and continues through President Obama’s decision in 2013 not to intervene in Syria. The 104-page, black and white hardcover has an MSRP of $24.99. Release is planned for February 6.

Andrzej Klimowski is a London-born artist who moved to Poland and began designing posters for leading Polish theater and film companies in the 1970s. He has since created posters for filmmakers and playwrights including Scorsese, Altman, Beckett, and Brecht. The Klimowski Poster Book showcases Klimowski’s work that uses techniques of photomontage and linocut.  The foreword is written by David Crowley. The 96-page, 10” x 7.5” full-color hardcover has an MSRP of $24.99. It will release on March 6.

Apollo is written by Matt Fitch and Chris Baker, and illustrated by Mike Collins. In this retelling of the story of the 1969 moon landing, the authors unpack the urban legends and speculation to reveal the true story about the mission. The 176-page hardcover has an MSRP of $24.99. It will release on April 3.

Out in the Open is an adaptation of Jesus Carrasco’s novel, illustrated by Javi Rey. Set in a dystopian, savage country, a young boy flees across the arid plain from his pursuers. In the wastes, he meets a goatherder, who lives a simple and righteous life away from the violent chaos. The 168-page hardcover has an MSRP of $24.99. The title releases on April 3.

The Communist Manifesto: A Graphic Novel adapts Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ Manifesto for the Communist Party. Martin Rowson, political cartoonist and author for The Guardian, has previously adapted Tristam Shandy and The Wasteland into graphic novels. This release will be published to coincide with the 200th Anniversary of Marx’s birth. The 80-page paperback graphic novel has an MSRP of $19.99. Release is planned for May 8.

Tumult, written by John Harris Dunning and illustrated by Michael Kennedy, is a stylish psychological thriller with similarities to the recent movie Split. Adam Whisstler meets a woman named Morgan at a house party, but when he sees her a few days later she has no memory of their time together. She introduces herself as Lelia, and tells him she has dissociative identity disorder (multiple personalities). What’s more, she fears her Morgan personality has been murdering people. Adam promises to solve the mystery.  The 176-page full color hardcover has an MSRP of $25.99. Release is planned for May 8.

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SelfMadeHero recently released Magritte: This is Not a Biography (see “Review: 'Magritte: This Is Not a Biography' TP”).