Highwater Books
Highwater Books was a small but influential independent comic book publisher based in Somerville, Massachusetts, noted for its arty editorial direction and production values under publisher Tom Devlin. Highwater began in 1997 and folded in November 2004 due to financial pressure.
Artists published
- Marc Bell
- Mat Brinkman
- Greg Cook
- Megan Kelso
- James Kochalka
- Matt Madden
- John Porcellino
- Brian Ralph
- Ron Rege, Jr.
List of publications
| Year | Title | Cartoonists | ISBN | Notes |
| 1997 | Coober Skeber #2 | anthology | Marvel Benefit Issue | |
| 1998 | Queen of the Black Black | Megan Kelso | 0966536304/9780966536300 | 160 pages, 7 x 9-1/4, b/w, one 16-page color story |
| 1998 | Tiny Bubbles | James Kochalka | 0966536312/9780966536317 | 192 pages, 8 x 8, b/w |
| 1999 | Cave-In | Brian Ralph | 0966536339/9780966536331 | 144 pages, 5 x 6, changing ink color throughout |
| 1999 | Kissers | James Kochalka | 0966536347/9780966536348 | 196 pages, 8 x 8, b/w, comes with CD of related love songs |
| 1999 | Perfect Example | John Porcellino | 0966536355/9780966536355 | 144 pages, 6-1/4 x 9, purple and red on cream |
| 2000 | Odds Off | Matt Madden | 0966536398/9780966536393 | 144 pages, 7-1/2 x 10, b/w |
| 2000 | Skibber Bee-Bye | Ron Regé Jr. | 096653638X/9780966536386 | 256 pages, 6-1/4 x 6, b/w with 32-page three-color insert |
| 2000 | The Last Lonely Saturday | Jordan Crane | 0967798906/9780967798905 | 80 pages, 4-1/8 x 6-3/8, two color |
| 2000 | This Day's Wait + | Dan Buck | 0970085826/9780970085825 | 100 pages, 4x5-7/8, b/w |
| 2001 | Catch as Catch Can | Greg D. Cook | 0966536363/9780966536362 | 120 pages, 6 x 9 |
| 2001 | Camden Joy Box Set | Camden Joy | 0970085869/9780970085863 | Boxset of three prose books by Camden Joy |
| 2001 | Pan * | Camden Joy | 0970085877/9780970085870 | 144 pages, 5-3/8 x 8, b/w |
| 2001 | Hubcap Diamondstar Halo * | Camden Joy | 0970085893/9780970085894 | 72 pages, 5-3/8 x 8, b/w |
| 2002 | Fantastic Butterflies ++ | James Kochalka | 1891867180/9781891867187 | 168 pages, 8 x 8.2 |
| 2003 | Teratoid Heights | Mat Brinkman | 0966536320/9780966536324 | 176 pages, 5 x 6, b/w |
| 2003 | Shrimpy and Paul and Friends | Marc Bell | 0966536371/9780966536379 | 176 pages, 5x7-1/2, b/w and color |
| 2003 | Climbing Out | Brian Ralph | 0970085850/9780970085856 | 88 pages, 9 x 6.3 |
| 2003 | Palm Tree 13 * | Camden Joy | 0970085885/9780970085887 | 144 pages, 5-3/8 x 8, b/w |
| 2003 | Yeast Hoist: Does Music Make You Cry? | Ron Regé, Jr. | 1932510001/9781932510003 | 64 pages, 6x8 |
* Camden Joy's entries were prose
+ Dan Buck's entry was poetry
++ Co-published with Alternative Comics
Books distributed by Highwater Books
- Boys, Ron Regé, Jr., Joan Reidy, 28 pages, 6" x 9", blue on pink
- Hypertruck VI, Jef Czekaj, 24 pages, 6-5/8" x 10-1/4", b/w
- Double Happiness, Jason Shiga, 72 pages, 6-5/8" x 9", b/w
- Stereoscomic, various, 256 pages, 6" x 9", b/w
- Col-Dee, Jordan Crane
- Epoxy, John Pham
- Fancy Froglin's Sexy Forest, James Kochalka
- Orchid, various
- Pamplemoussi, Genevieve Castree, w/ 12" vinyl record
- Peanut Butter and Jeremy's Best Book Ever!, James Kochalka
- The Imp #4, Dan Raeburn
- Where Hats Go, Kurt Wolfgang, 144 pages, 4" x 5.75", yeller and brown on cream
- Lost Valley: A trashy tale of excess, Megan Kelso, Daniel Snyder, 32 pages, b/w
- Maggots, Brian Chippendale,, 320 pages, 5" x 6", two color
- I Pity You, Philippe Dupuy and Charles Berberian,, 128 pages, 6" x 9", b/w
- Coober Skeber #3, various,, 128 pages, 10" x 12", two color
- Crum Bums, Brian Ralph,, 160 pages, 5" x 6", b/w
- SMB3, Ben Jones
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