/lit/ - Literature

Pic related as the obvious technical pinnacle of the medium.

But my heart lies more with Charles Burns' Black Hole simply because it forms one of the most disorienting and interesting psychological landscapes I've ever seen.

So there's pretty much nothing I want for Xmas that isn't money or drugs, and my parents are insistent on getting me a gift for some reason. The only decent thing I can think of is books. What are some good, books or book sets or book related things that I can ask for? I kind of want Chris Ware's Building Stories, but that's not enough for an Xmas present (according to my mother).

And no, money and drugs aren't suitable gift ideas, apparently. And yes, I realize that this is a first-world problem.