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George Takei hits the airwaves for IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI!

June 11, 2025 / More →

George Takei on Good Morning America on June 10, 2025, being interviewed by George Stephanopoulos and Sam Champion about his new graphic memoir, THEY CALLED US ENEMY.

Following the award-winning bestseller They Called Us Enemy, the iconic George Takei has returned to the field of graphic memoir with an even more personal story, crafted with the same creative team. It Rhymes With Takei explores the complexities of George Takei's life as a gay man, his decades in the closet, his decision to come out at age 68, and how that moment changed everything.

To celebrate the book's launch, yesterday Takei visited Good Morning America to discuss his journey through LGBTQ+ history. Now you can watch the full clip here!

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IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI is here: Meet George Takei on both coasts!

June 10, 2025 / More →


In celebration of Pride Month and his much-anticipated new graphic memoir It Rhymes With Takei (a reunion with artist Harmony Becker and the rest of the team behind They Called Us Enemy), the iconic George Takei is making a series of appearances throughout June in New York and California. See below for details about each event and to reserve your spot!

James Albon + Dani Diaz headline Top Shelf's TCAF!

June 5, 2025 / More →

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Join us this wekeend in Ontario for the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF), now held in a new location: Toronto Metropolitan University’s Mattamy Athletic Centre! This means that our official booth number is, yes, "Hockey Rink #243-244"!

Only in Canada.

Dani Diaz (Dreamover) and James Albon (Love Languages) are featured guests of the show, and they'll be joined by the great Jon Allen (The Well) and senior editor Leigh Walton, as well as more terrific Top Shelf authors at their own tables, like Ricky Lima (Undergrowth) and Steven Scott (It Rhymes With Takei)! Come see us, eh?

George Takei's profound new memoir approaches! Get ready for this sweeping personal opus in June.

April 10, 2025 / More →


A kaleidoscopic portrait of one iconic American
navigating the tides of LGBTQ+ history

George Takei has shown the world many faces: actor, author, outspoken activist, helmsman of the starship Enterprise, living witness to the internment of Japanese Americans, and king of social media. But until October 27, 2005, there was always one piece missing—one face he did not show the world. There was one very intimate fact about George that he never shared… and it rhymes with Takei.

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March 21, 2025 / More →

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