4/30/2013

Free Comic Book Day! New Barks,
Pin-Ups, Harvey Horror, Vampi, Kaluta
and Jack Davis Artist's Edition

May 4th is Free Comic Book Day in comic shops across the world. To do our bit and to offer you something extra, all orders beginning May 3rd are eligible for a free comic of your choice--two if you spend $50 or more. We're offering a Prince Valiant Special with two stories from 1950 (not yet covered in the hardcover series), Buck Rogers with Sunday pages from 1937 plus the very first 1929 daily sequence, and a special issue of Comic Book Marketplace that looks at comics and the movies.

These are available while supply lasts--if we run out, we will substitute a different title until everything is gone. I also brought in several other titles in small quantities, so you might get a surprise. Be sure to include the code for the comic or comics you want with your order.

Walt Disney's Donald Duck in "The Old Castle's Secret" -- Here is Bark's entire output from 1948, an amazing year of work. It includes his longest adventure to date, co-starring Uncle Scrooge, as the ducks go to Scotland. There's also "Sheriff of Bullet Valley," another classic Dell Four Color adventure, plus a rare giveaway story, a rocket race to the moon, a trip to Africa and much more. All the 10-page stories from Walt Disney's Comics & Stories are also here. Plus a special article by Don Ault.

Highly Recommended.

This is the fourth release (but actually Book Six!) in the Complete Barks Collection. Also available are Donald Duck "Lost in the Andes" (Book Seven), Donald Duck "Christmas for Shacktown" (Book Eleven) and Uncle Scrooge "Only a Poor Old Man" (Book Twelve). As you can see, these are being released out of chronological order but in the end they'll make up a complete set of Barks work in full color (Russ Cochran's Complete Barks Library sets were in black and white).

You'll find more Carl Barks in The Toon Treasury of Children's Comics $40, your price $18.95 and in Clean Cartoonists, Dirty Drawings Deluxe $95, which is out of print and down to just two copies left. Also available is the Classic Uncle Scrooge Statue Series 2, #5, Moneybag. This was released last year but we inadvertently didn't get it onto our website until now.

Item Code: WD04H
Published at $28.99
On Sale! Save $5!
Your price: $23.99

Jack Davis EC Stories Artist's Edition -- This is my personal favorite this week. I was lucky enough to buy some of the original EC artwork back in the 1980s when it was plentiful and relatively inexpensive. I can attest that these artist's editions are truly almost equal to the experience of holding the artwork in your hands. This new one features wonderful covers for everything from Frontline Combat and Two-Fisted Tales, to Incredible Science Fiction and, of course, several from Tales from the Crypt. Plus ten complete stories! This gets Our Highest Recommendation. Availability as always is subject to selling at with no notice.

Item Code: JAAH
Your price: $150.00




Here are the other available and coming Artist's Editions.

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Vol 2 -- I like this series. I really enjoyed the books, all three of them. Then the three foreign films, even with the subtitles. Then the Hollywood version with Daniel Craig. And I have to say these new comic book adaptations are very true to the story and quite well done. This book together with the first, still available, completes the entire first book in the trilogy and brings the first mystery to a highly interesting conclusion. It's not a cliff-hanger, as the end of the second book is. Full color hardcover. Recommended.

Item Code: GIT02H
Published at $19.99
On Sale! Save $2!
Your price: $17.99

Michael Kaluta Sketchbook 4 -- Another fascinating selection of personal sketches, preliminary drawings, and alternate cover ideas. From film work to comics covers for Vertigo, from John Carter to mermaids and Vampirella, Kaluta covers the waterfront in the world of fantasy art. We really enjoy his personal comments about each work included here.
Highly Recommended.

Volumes 1-3 area also still available. A major art book on Kaluta has just been announced and Michael has agreed to provide us with a special bookplate for our copies. Watch for more on this soon.
Item Code: MKSS04
Your price: $9.99

Vampirella Volume 6 -- The interesting thing about these collections is that this Warren magazine may have actually been getting better and better. The first issue in this one celebrates Vampi's fifth anniversary in 1974 and this collects issues #36-42 (1974-75). Top flight Spanish artists including Maroto, Fernando Fernandez, Jose Gonzales and others were coming aboard and providing highly detailed, innovative cover art, and stories. I feel this is Vampirella at her best.

Item Code: VAM06H
Published at $49.99
On Sale! Save $7!
Your price: $42.50


Here are all other Vampirella books, including previous Volumes 4 and 5.


 Item Code: HHC03H
Your price: $48.00




 









Item Code: HHC04H
Your price: $48.00






Harvey Horror: Chamber of Chills Hardcover Volumes 3 and 4 --So far this is the one series we are handling in both hardcover and softcover--because the hardcover Volume 1 sold out before we began importing these from England. So here are the final two collections of six stories each that completes this cool pre-code title. With art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Rudy Palais, and newcomers George Roussos, Mort Meskin, Jack Sparling and John Giunta, these are top-tier in both art and story. After so many years of EC tales being reprinted over and over, it's a treat to get entirely new art and stories that are often as good as EC's own work. Powell and Nostrand were turning out superlative work, including Nostrand's renowned "Truevision." Recommended.

Currently available in softcover are Volume 1 and Volume 2; Volume 3 is due in August. The softcovers lack the Forewords and Artist features. Hardcover Volume 2 is due here any day now. Click here for all the PS Art Books including other Harvey Horror titles: Tomb of Terror, Black Cat Mystery, and Witches Tales. Also don't miss The Best of From The Tomb, $27.95, your price $22.95. It features coverage of the Harvey pre-code era with lots of key artwork.

Liberty Meadows: Cover Girl by Frank Cho -- We've brought back this excellent collection. Frank remains one of today's most in-demand good girl artists and this is a seminal work, featuring the voluptuous Brandy in every cover and variant piece of art Frank did for the series.

Item Code: LMH
Published at $24.99
On Sale! Save $3!
Your price: $21.99

Click here for all our books with Frank Cho artwork.

   

Alphonse Mucha --We've also just brought back the one-and-only major art book on the master of Art Nouveau, Alphonse Mucha. This new printing from 2011 displays the entire range of his work, from 1890s poster art and commercial work, to the fabulous "Slav Epic" murals. Highly Recommended.

Item Code: MUCHH
Your price: $40.00

For the budget conscious or if one book isn't enough, there is also Taschen's bargain-priced tome, Mucha. $9.99.




The Shadow #72 Intimidation, Inc and Wizard of Crime --Two new pulp adventures from the 1930s and 1940s, plus a third very short tale by sci-fi award winner Alfred Bester. Great cover by George Rosen.

Here all all available back issues, and other Shadow material.

Item Code: SHT72
Your price: $14.95
       

           
   



Alvarado Pin-Up Nudes --The second collection by this illustrator/photographer. It's often hard to figure out where the photography ends and the artistic enhancements start. But Alvarado does a wonderful job of creating gorgeously costumed women (sometimes sporting only tattoos as costume) inspired by the pin-up work of Varga and Elvgren. But he leaves nothing to the imagination with his modern take on these ladies, shaven or otherwise. They're not vintage in their daring and allure. Recommended.

We slipped up and should have restocked Alvarado's first book, Classic Modern Pin-Ups in time to have both books available. But copies are on order now and will be available shortly. Meanwhile you can backorder one if there aren't enough pretty ladies in the new book (are there ever?). Also Recommended.
Item Code: ALVPH
Your price: $34.99

Click here for our entire selection of erotic and pin-up books.

Topless Summer of Love Girls -- Our one very special sale item this week is now just $14.95, published originally at $32.99. Leslie Cabarga, who you might recognize as the author of The Fleisher Story, Dynamic Black and White Graphics, Harvey Comics Classics and a bundle of other titles, here indulged in a personal project...boobs. These are wonderfully candid pictures of lovely ladies sunbathing nude on the beaches and in the parks of Europe! But he's also roped in some fine contemporary artists, including Ragnar and Mitch O'Connell, as well as vintage work by the likes of Bill Ward, Will Eisner and others. And there's special features on..well, boobs! It's a satisfyingly thick collection with hundreds of pictures and art pieces, now bargain-priced.



 Item Code: TPL
Published at $32.99
On Sale! Save $18!
Your price: $14.95

News and Notes
 












We weren't sure we'd have enough of the new Charles Vess/Charles de Lint book, Cats of Tanglewood Forest, to offer it in our new Incredible Update, which just went to the printer. But it's gone into its second printing sooner than we thought. But meanwhile, you can score a first printing/first edition while they last...we have about 16 or so left. Act now. This comes with a handsome illustrated bookplate signed by Vess, which we made up for the children's picture book upon which this new novel is based, The Circle of Cats. It's just $17.99 and full color throughout. Our Highest Recommendation and perfect for any age, from old timers like me to kids and grandkids. A perfect fantasy tale.

Arthur Szyk Society Website - The renowned art director and book author Steven Heller calls this newly designed site "An Interactive Tour de Force." It contains 10 slideshows, 300 images, videos, essays and up-to-date Szyk events. Lots of cool vintage artwork. You can also join the society, which mails out a full color newsletter. The one I'm looking at for March is 16 full color pages! Check it out.
Our Szyk items are here.

Spectrum 18 has gone out of print in softcover. We still have hardcovers available. Both the hardcover and softcover editions of Spectrum 19 remain available. Usually it's the hardcover that sells out first.

Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! 2013 - Our LaDonna will be going to the show which is in Kansas City May 17-19. She'll be scouting for new products for you, including sketchbooks and art books, and getting bookplates signed.

Publisher John Flesk is again doing a special limited edition hardcover for the show. We are not accepting orders until after the show, but it is coming soon. LaDonna will be doing her best to get all the special guests featured in the new book to sign a bookplate exclusively for our customers: Charles Vess, Michael Whelan, Terryl Whitlach, Tara McPherson, Peter de Sève, and Jon Foster.

For more on the show and special guests, look here.


Bud's Backlist Part 1 of 2

When we put together our color Incredible Update, to keep it to just 8 pages some items were left out. Here's some of those. Also here are some cool items I particularly recommend that were in our very first Incredible Update, back in December. Expect to see part two next week.



 

   








IDLE HANDS: The Art of Coop
Signed by Chris "Coop" Cooper
IDLH. $50.00 $39.95

BRIAN FROUD'S TROLLS
Signed by Brian Froud.
BFTH. $35.00 $29.95
   
WHITE CLOUD WORLDS
Edited and signed by
Paul Tobin.
WCWS. $29.99                   

BORIS VALLEJO AND JULIE BELL: The Ultimate Collection
BVJBULS. $24.99
   
MODERN MASTERSVolume 11: Charles Vess
MODM11. $14.95 $12.95
   
THE NEFERTITI-TUT EXPRESS
By Ray Bradbury.
Illustrated by Gary Gianni.
NEFS. $30.00
                   
ANIMAL NATURE: The Art of Joe Weatherly Volume 2
Signed by Joe Weatherly.
ANI02HS. $25.00
   
ANIMAL ESSENCE: The Art of Joe Weatherly Volume1
Signed by Joe Weatherly.
ANIMHS. $40.00 $30.00
   
JOE WEATHERLY SKETCHBOOK Volume 1
Signed by Joe Weatherly.
JOE1HS. $20.00
                   
DROAR: Drawings and Watercolors Volume 1
Signed by Justin Sweet.
DROAR01S. $20.00
   
DROAR: Drawings and Watercolors Volume 2
Signed by Justin Sweet.
DROAR02S. $20.00
   
DROAR: Drawings and Watercolors Volume 3
Signed by Justin Sweet.
DROAR03S. $20.00
                   
VISUAL DIALOGUES
Signed by Mark Nelson.
VSUAS. $24.95
   
THUNDER HUNTERS
Signed by Mark Nelson.
THHS. $20.00
   
MEDUSA AND OTHER EXOTICA 1 Signed by Mark Nelson.
MNMS. $20.00
                   
DESK: Claire Wendling
DSK. $30.00
   
WENDLING: Drawers 2.0
By Claire Wendling.
WEN02H. $59.95
   
PAUL BONNER SKETCHES
PBSS. $20.00
                   
BOMBSHELLS:A Sketchbook Collection
Signed by Terry Dodson.
BOM01H. $25.00
   
THE ART OF BOB PEAK
Signed by his son, Tom Peak. AOBPH. $79.00
   
H.J. WARD
HJWH. $39.95
                   
DAVE STEVENS: Selected Sketches & Studies Volume 3 Signed Deluxe
DAVE03D. $49.95 $20.00
   
DAVE STEVENS: Selected Sketches & Studies Volume 4
DAVE04. $20.00
Volume 2
DAVE02. $9.95
   
IRISH MCCALLA ROYAL PAIR PRINT
ROYPRD. $125.00 $75.00
with Blemish
ROYPRDZ. $125.00 $55.00
                   
CELESTE Print
Signed by Bobby Toombs and numbered to 950.
CELPRD. $75.00 $35.00
   
GIL ELVGREN STILL LIFE Print
ELVS. $25.00
   
EURASIAN GIRL DELUXE Print
By Gil Elvgren.
EURPRD. $60.00 $30.00
                   
AMANDA Print
Signed by Bobby Toombs and numbered to 950.
AMANDAPR. $75.00 $30.00

SPANISH GIRL:Marilyn Monroe Print
By Earl Moran. Two for one!
EMSGPR. $279.90 $19.95
Or get 5!
EMSGPR5. $699.75 $29.95
   
Special Offer!
FREE SPANISH GIRL:
Marilyn Monroe Print
Free with purchase
of any other print.
Use code EMSGPRX. $0.00


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4/23/2013

Mike Hammer, The Phantom,
Boris & Julie, Playboy Cards,
Xenozoic Artist Edition 

Mike Hammer: The Complete Dailies and Sundays -- Crafted under the watchful eye of Mickey Spillane himself and drawn by veteran Ed Robbins. Get set for a wild ride of sex and violence starring Mike, Velda, good girls, and bad. Max Allan Collins, a comics expert and noted mystery writer himself (Road to Perdition), tells the story of this iconic strip that pushed the limits of good taste in the conservative world in 1953-54.




Item Code: MHCOMH
Published at $49.99
On Sale! Save $10!
Your price: $39.99 

The Phantom Complete Dailies Volume 5 -- Artist Wilson McCoy takes over here in 1943, as Ray Moore heads off into the military. Meanwhile, Lee Falk is still crafting his wonderful stories and here are five more complete episodes. The beautiful and capable Diana isn't far away, since one of the stories is "The Phantom's Engagement"!


Item Code: PH05H
Published at $49.99
On Sale! Save $10!
Your price: $39.99

Also available: The Phantom Dailies Vol 2 ($49.99/$39.99), and 4 ($60.00/$47.95) remain available. Volumes 1 and 3 are currently out of print. Also available: The Phantom Sundays Vol 1 ($60/$47.50), The Complete King Years, The Complete Charlton Years Vol 1, and the Complete Gold Key Years Vol 1 and 2, all $49.99, your price $39.99 each. 

Shame #2: Pursuit by Lovern Kindzierski and John Bolton --

We don't handle too many current graphic novels, but the work of John Bolton is so exceptional, we had to offer you this. This is the second of three fine books offering an adult fantasy adventure with lovely naked ladies and wild adventure, a classic you don't want to miss. Volume 1 is also available. Recommended.

Item Code: SHAM02
Your price: $9.99 




 Playboy Playing Cards and Tin Set -- We just found these from a Playboy licensee who is about to lose their license. Thus, these cards will be going out of print shortly. There are two sets, one with iconic playmates and the second with classic Playboy Magazine covers. The covers set is particularly unusual, since it features very early covers from the 1950s and 60s, which are kind of fun to see. 52 different images on each playing card deck. Available individually, or as a collector's set in a nice full-color tin container with a hinged top.

Item Code: PLAYPC
Your price: $14.95        



Item Code: PCPC
Your price: $6.95

 

Item Code: PPPC
Your price: $6.95


Click here for all our Playboy-related books, including Playboy's Greatest Covers $35/$28.95, Gahan Wilson: 50 Years of Playboy Cartoons $125/$75, The Art of Doug Sneyd (with signed bookplate) $39.99, Alberto Vargas $45/$34.95 and all the Mandy and Scribblings books by Playboy cartoonist Dean Yeagle ($15-$25 each, many signed). 

Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell Puzzles -- We also just found two delightful 1000-piece puzzles by the master fantasy artists. I especially like "Anyea", a very striking, powerful work by the two of them. These are both quite large when they are put together.

Item Code: ANEPZ           Item Code: KISPZ     Your price: $19.95             Your price: $19.95


Also from Boris and Julie, The Ultimate Collection, now in softcover $24.99, The Dragon Maiden Statue $249.99, and they are contributors to sale-priced The Art of the Dragon, softcover $24.95/$14.95, and Spectrum 19, hardcover $45/$34.95, softcover $35/$29.95.

Shot by Kern -- The bargain-priced new adult collection from Taschen is based on a well-known television show--not on my basic cable, but quite popular. Kern travels around the world photographing first-time models, which is what the show is about. This book actually collects the finished photos not shown on the program. It also includes a full one-hour DVD. The girls are more down-to-earth than typical...young, innocent or seductive, having fun, being silly and sexy. Nice work.




Item Code: SHKH
Published at $39.95
On Sale! Save $5!
Your price: $34.95

Click here for other Taschen books, and here for our entire selection of erotic and pin-up books. 

Mistress of the Apes -- Strangely enough, here is an obscure 1979 action/horror film which sports a nice cover by none other than Boris Vallejo. "She found fulfillment in the jungle...with the ape that walked like a man!" Hey, this is produced by Cheezy Flicks, so get set for some sexy jungle girls.
Item Code: MADVD
Your price: $11.95






Click here for our complete selection of erotic films. Or here for our other TV and Film items.


2013 Calendar Sale 

Since we were just getting back on our feet in 2012, we did not bring in many calendars--you had to order most of these early in the previous Spring. But this year we'll have a full selection, already more than 50 titles, which will begin coming in in August. We'll include them in our full-color Incredible Updates in the Fall.

Meanwhile, we have just a few 2013 calendars left, which we offer to you here (if these are not yet showing the sale price on our website, order anyway and we will adjust it):



Liberty Meadows by Frank Cho, signed $20, your price now $9.99 - This was published by Frank himself so it saw very limited distribution.

Olivia with Bettie Page $13.99, your price $7.99

Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm $13.95, your price $7.99 (only six left)

Tiny Fairies of Jean-Baptiste Monge Perpetual Calendar $12.25, your price $7.50 - A first-ever book of Monge's work will be out this year. He is a frequent contributor to Spectrum. We also still have available several of his fairy puzzles:
La Boite a Sardines 1000-piece, $20, your price $14.95
Dunlee Darnan 1000-piece, $20, your price $14.95
Baltimore et Redingote 120-piece, $15, your price $12.95
Baltimore et les Trolls 120-piece $15, your price $12.95
Les Amants de Kensington 120-piece $15, your price $12.95 - This is also the cover illustration on the Perpetual Calendar.


The regular Olivia 2013 Calendar sold out early and we had to turn down dozens of orders. Olivia just found us 20 last copies. These are available at the regular price of $13.99. We also have other Olivia books, Click here.

Dean Yeagle's 2013 Mandy Calendar is his first calendar ever. He signed each one for us. It's oversized and very special. We can't offer a sale price on these, but they are still available. $20 
 


News and Notes

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY IS MAY 4TH - Starting on Friday May 2 we'll be offering one or more free comics with any orders. But you do have to ask for them. Watch next weeks' email and order early.

Mark Schultz Xenozoic Tales Artist's Edition - This is scheduled to release in July. These Artist's Editions are often delayed, but since this will coincide with Mark's appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, I expect it may appear as scheduled. I wanted to announce it early so that you can reserve your copy. These can and do go out of print with no notice. $150.

The Will Eisner Spirit Artist's Edition was just released and is already unavailable from distributor Diamond Comics. We have just 3 on hand as I write this but we HOPE to have a few more coming direct from the publisher, IDW. $150.

The Best of EC Artist's Edition isn't on the website yet and is currently scheduled for June. You can call or write to reserve a copy now. $150.

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4/19/2013

History of the Pin-Up,
2013 Monsters & Dames, more Ryden,
Spirit Pop-Up, Popeye

Dian Hanson's History of the Pin-Up -- German publisher Taschen has done us right once again. The publisher of some of the finest--and bargain priced--art and erotic books ever, has just published a three-volume history of the pin-up. From 1900 to 1969, 816 pages of amazing reproductions and informed text tell the story of gals in men's magazines. The first volume begins in 1900 and follows men's mags masquerading as movie magazines, humor magazines, nudist magazines, art magazines, even "spicy" fiction (read: pulps). And that's just the first volume, before both American and European publishing exploded after the advent of Playboy.

Editor Dian Hanson has been producing the "Sexy" line for Taschen for more than ten years now. Other notable projects of Dian's include The Art of Eric Stanton, The Little Book of Breasts, The R. Crumb Sketchbooks Signed Deluxe Set, Ed Fox Volume 2, New Erotic Photography (see below) and America Swings... And these are just her titles that are currently available. Until Taschen snagged her she was a magazine editor for men's magazines, including Juggs and Leg Show.

Highly Recommended. And typical of Taschen, at an amazing low price.

Item Code: HISP01
Published at $39.99
On Sale! Save $5!
Your price: $34.99

Monsters and Dames 2013 -- We almost missed out on this year's Emerald City Comic-Con art book. With a huge sell-out attendance, the book itself sold out at the show. But the publisher had fortunately put back a couple of cases and we've now snagged every last copy that was left. We've also added a free bookplate that we took around the show and asked two of the contributors to sign. Thus you also get signatures of David Coleman (David's Doodles and The Nerd Machine) and Joseph Michael Linsner (Dawn). (Links are to their blogs)

Monsters and Dames has been one of our best-selling titles of late, so we've done our best to keep them available as they all are going out of print. As I write this, we still have copies of 2009, 2010 and 2012. 2011 is out of stock but we have more copies on the way. I don't expect any of these to last very long now. They are all $30 each.

 All are Highly Recommended.

Item Code: MNST13H
Your price: $30.00 

Girls and Goddesses -- Speaking of Joseph Linsner, we found out his 2007 art book was still available. So we now have copies of this in stock, along with his Dawn Signed Sketchbook for 2012. Girls and Goddesses is a wonderful collection, large 9"x12" size, hardcover and in full color
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Highly Recommended.

Item Code: GLSH
Published at $29.99
On Sale! Save $5!
Your price: $24.99

Dave Nestler's Bad Girl Club -- This clearly is pin-up week for us, with so many new collections released! Here is the fifth collection from SQ Publishing of Dave's polished, photo-realistic work. It's all-new work. Dave works from models, and there are old favorites as well as new names here.

Item Code: DAVN
Your price: $14.95



We also still have a few copies left of his 2002 collection, Dave Nestler's Wicked Intentions, at half price of just $7.50 each. And you'll also find his work in The Contemporary Illustrated Pin-Up, which is an excellent new collection that looks at current erotic artists. 

Weapons of the Metabaron by Travis Charest, Alexandro Jodorowsky and Zoran Janjetov -- For a complete change of pace, here is a powerful new graphic novel in this long-running series of space adventure on an epic scale. But this time it features the fine artwork of American comics artist Travis Charest.











 Item Code: WEAPH
Your price: $24.95

In fact, I have in my out-of-print business, Bud Plant & Hutchison Books, a copy or two his Captain America Portfolio, published in France by Editions Deesse. Never before offered by us, this is not on the website. Signed and limited. Call or email us to order a copy at $95. 

Mark Ryden: The Gay '90s -- Timing is strange sometimes. Last week we offered you Pinxit, Mark's fine new major coffee table art book with a look at his entire career. One week later, in comes his very newest work. This is his always-srange take on Victorian times, Abe Lincoln, meat and, well, you know Ryden. It's fine art with pop culture and low-brow sensibilities.

Item Code: GAYH
Published at $39.95
On Sale! Save $10!
Your price: $29.95 

Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales by Bud Sagendorf -- Three great creators worked in the Popeye mythos: creator E.C. Segar, the Fleisher Brothers and their brilliant animated films, and Segar's assistant Bud Sagendorf, now nearly forgotten. But Craig Yoe once again brings back this funny and fine work, compiled from the 1948 comic book series, Join the Sea Hag, Bluto, and, of course, Olive Oyl, Wimpy, and Sweepea in the never-before-collected adventures and brilliant comic book stories.

Item Code: CLP01H
Published at $29.99
On Sale! Save $3!
Your price: $26.99

We also still have available the final in the series of Craig Yoe's E.C. Segar collection: Volume 6. This is oversized with die-cut cover and full color Sundays inside.

Maidens, Monsters and Heroes: The Art of H.J. Ford -- From the always-excellent publisher Dover comes an outstanding new collection on this Golden Age of Illustration artist. Ford may just have been better known in his day than Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac, because he was illustrating the hugely popular "colored fairy books". Every child for two or three generations was raised with either the originals, beginning in the 1890s, or the reprints of these. Andrew Lang set about compiling all the world's fairy tales, eventually in 19 wonderful books: The Blue Fairy Book, The Red, Orange, Pink, Green, etc. And Victorian artist Ford, actually one of the last of the Pre-Raphaelite illustrators, brought to the books a superlative level of illustration with both color and black and white plates.

Mermaids, maidens, knights, monsters, trolls, elves, fairies...everyone was captured in startling detail in the work of H.J. Ford. Here for the first time is an intimate look at all those wonderful adventures.










Highly Recommended.

Item Code: MAIM
Published at $16.95
On Sale! Save $2!
Your price: $14.95

The Spirit: A Pop-Up Graphic Novel --We handled this when it was first released in 2008 and in fact DC did a very limited deluxe edition, long sold out. But to our surprise this has just turned up in the "remainder" market, so we've snagged a batch of copies that we can offer at $15 off the original price. Bruce Foster has nicely adapted a story starring Sand Saref, Dolan and the Spirit into a cool pop-up, the first ever featuring The Spirit.

Recommended.

We're not quite sure if Will Eisner's The Spirit Artist's Edition is going to be available for long. We've already gone completely through our first shipment and we're waiting to see if we can get more copies. It's one of my favorite Artist's Editions yet. $150. Reserve your copy or inquire.








Item Code: SPIPH
Published at $34.95
On Sale! Save $15!
Your price: $19.95 

Joe Jusko's Savage Beauty --This full color, hardcover collection is out of print. The publisher turned up a few more copies that Joe has signed and limited, but the bindings are faulty. Nothing appears wrong at first glance, but when you open the book to the last page, the endpapers have split and the binding has separated. Nothing is loose, since it's still held in at the front, but it's clearly a major flaw. So this once - $39.99 book is now just $17.50 for these last copies. Since Jusko is one of our most popular mordern fantasy artists, we wanted to make these available to you.

Click here for all other offerings we have featuring Joe Jusko's fine work.











Item Code: JJSBS
Published at $39.99
On Sale! Save $22!
Your price: $17.50

The New Erotic Photography -- Ralph Gibson, Jan Saudek, Terry Richardson, Natacha Merritt, Petter Hegre, Richard Kern, are among the 39 photographers from 10 countries whose work you will find here. Taschen is publishing this continuing series, and to promote it they've released this bargain-priced (read: really, really inexpensive) new edition of the first, original book. First released at $29.95 but now just $14.95, it could be irresistible. Edited by Dian Hanson and Eric Kroll, a photographer himself.

Item Code: NW01H
Your price: $14.99

 




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