Thursday, June 28, 2018

Jay Anacleto, Tony DiTerlizzi, Hellboy, Batman Omnibus 5, Weird Fantasy 3, Japanese Wood Block Culture, Frank Cho’s Wolverine, Scott Campbell’s Dejah Thoris ...and more.

Jay Anacleto has the first top-notch new sketchbook out this summer and I really like it. Tony DiTerlizzi is featured in an outstanding new book based on his exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum. Also: Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories, Batman Omnibus 5, Weird Fantasy 3, Japanese Wood Block Culture, Frank Cho's Savage Wolverine Artist Edition, Scott Campbell's Dejah Thoris Diorama...and more.

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Norman Rockwell Museum Exhibit Books

 
NEVER ABANDON IMAGINATION The Fantastical Art of Tony Diterlizzi Signed
Signed specially illustrated bookplate! Our Highest Recommendation. Exclusive companion catalog to the Norman Rockwell Museum exhibition Never Abandon Imagination: The Fantastical Art of Tony DiTerlizzi. Written by Norman Rockwell Museum curator of exhibitions Jesse Kowalski, with comments by President of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy; foreword by Children's book author and illustrator Mo Willems; essays by Vice President of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Justin Chanda; Central Michigan University Professor of Folklore and Mythology Ari Berk, Ph.D.; fantasy and comic art illustrator Charles Vess; and film production/character designer William Stout. Norman Rockwell Museum, 2017...More.

Item Code: NEVABS
Soft Cover, 9x9, 96pg, Partial Color
$27.50

 
GLORIA STOLL KARN Pulp Romance Catalog
Includes Pulps: An Image Gallery. Recommended. Celebrated for her artistic contributions to the pulp fiction industry during the 1940s, Gloria Stoll Karn was one of just a few female illustrators working to create a steady stream of tantalizing images for the covers for popular romance and dime store magazines. This exhibition explores the artist's short but prolific career in a world previously assigned to male artists. Norman Rockwell Museum, 2018...More.

Item Code: GLORST
Soft Cover, 8x10, 27pg, Partial Color
$15.00

Also from the Norman Rockwell Museum:
 
ALSO AVAILABLE
EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER Pulps to Portraits
Highly Recommended. A new 102-page catalog (not be be confused with a second catalog we also just got in), this was produced to accompany the Norman Rockwell Museum's retrospective exhibition celebrating distinguished illustrator Everett Raymond Kinstler's 70-year career from a comic book and paperback artist to esteemed painter of celebrities and presidential portraits. Filled with wonderful full color illustrations alongside essays by Martin Mahoney, William H. Gerdts, and Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, with foreword by Norman Rockwell Museum Director and CEO Laurie Norton Moffatt. Norman Rockwell Museum, 2012...More.

Item Code: EVEP
Soft Cover, 9x9, 104pg, Text/Full Color
$20.00

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
MORT KÜNSTLER The Art of Adventure
Recommended. Exclusive companion catalog to the Norman Rockwell Museum exhibition Mort Künstler: The Art of Adventure. It's a thin little guy, but features dozens of rare full color and black and white images from the acclaimed illustrator's entire career -- from classic pulp magazines to documenting the Civil War. Includes exhibition checklist, introduction by Deputy Director and Chief Curator Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, with two essays. Norman Rockwell Museum, 2015...More.

Item Code: MORK
Soft Cover, 8x10, 20pg, Text/Full Color
$15.00

 

Jay Anacleto

 
JAY ANACLETO DANGEROUS OBSESSIONS Sketchbook Signed
Signed! Our Highest Recommendation. A wonderful new sketchbook of heroes and (more so) heroines, many sans clothing, and all beautifully rendered. I've said before that I really think Jay is a brilliant illustrator--he combines photo-realism and fantasy, using texture and stippling that would make Virgil Finlay proud. And his ladies would make Dave Stevens or Frank Cho take notice. Wonder Woman, Elektra, Supergirl, X-Girls, Dejah Thoris, Sheena, Red Sonja, and many others. 3-Wishes, 2018. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: JADOS
Soft Cover, 8x11, 80pg, b&w
$40.00

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
ART OF DEJAH THORIS AND THE WORLDS OF MARS
Recommended. By Alex Ross, J. Scott Campbell, Joe Jusko, Art Adams, Paul Renaud, Lucio Parillo, Francesco Francavilla and many more. This impressive hardcover collects cover after cover from the ongoing Dynamite comic book series. In more than 100 pages of fully painted artwork, it features the fine talents of Alex Ross, J. Scott Campbell, Joe Jusko, Art Adams, Paul Renaud, Ale' Garza, Brandon Peterson, Lucio Parillo, Francesco Francavilla, and many others! Plus it includes a great many of the variant covers, done in limited printings, including many enticing nude variants! We especially like the work here by Jusko (dozens of pieces), Peterson, Francavilla, and the oustanding Jay Anacleto. Dynamite, 2013. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: ARTDJH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 288pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
ART OF RED SONJA Volume 2
Forward by Roy Thomas. Recommended. By Jay Anacleto, Alex Ross, Dan Brereton, Amanda Conner et al. Fiery in spirit, skilled in combat, lusty and bawdy in her revelry, the crimson-tressed heroine Red Sonja, known also as "The She-Devil with a Sword", is renowned as fantasy's most prominent female character. Created by Robert E. Howard and sometime companion to his most famous creation, Conan. Since 2005, Dynamite has been the proud home to Red Sonja, publishing hundreds of comics that have garnered critical acclaim and the devotion of a ravenous fan base. This second volume showcases more fantastic work, series by series since 2010.Dynamite, 2016. ....More.

Item Code: AORS02H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x12, 336pg, Full Color
$34.99 $29.95

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
BETWEEN WORLDS
Closeout Price! Free Augmented Reality Animated App. Highly Recommended. By Skip Brittenham. Art by Jay Anacleto, Brian Heberlin, Doug Sirois. This Young Adult fantasy novel brings fantasy to life with an entirely new technology that I can only relate to Pokeman Go. Using cutting-edge augmented reality technology (a free downloadable app, which I put on my iPhone), fully animated creatures and objects are added to each of 12 color plates, with interactive 3D--moving, talking, growling. It's WAY COOL. Two high schoolers get lost inside the Mystery Forest and come upon Nith, a dangerous alternate universe. As they explore this strange new land, they discover magical powers they didn't know they had! Putnam, 2016...More.

Item Code: BEWOH
Hard Cover, 6x9, 240pg, Text/Full Color
$18.99 $9.99

We have only nine copies left of Between Worlds. See our website for Jay's work in the Dejah Thoris collections, Vampirella, Suicide Squad and elsewhere.

 

Archives

 
BATMAN The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 5
1946-48. Foreword by Bill Schelly. Recommended. By Bill Finger, Edmond Hamilton, Gardner Fox et al. Art by Charles Paris, Dick Sprang, Jerry Robinson, Jack & Ray Burnley et al. A comprehensive collection of the Dark Knight's Golden Age adventures from some of the creative titans of the comic book industry! Dozens of stories from the late 1940s, in which the Dynamic Duo battles evildoers including multiple stories featuring Catwoman, Penguin, the Joker, and many others. Plus special Christmas stories. Collects Detective Comics #113-132, Batman #36-45 and stories from World's Finest Comics #23-32. DC, 2018...More.

Item Code: BATG05H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 800pg, Full Color
$99.99 $85.00

See our website for available previous Omnibus collections, as well as more Batman.

 
EC ARCHIVES Weird Fantasy Volume 3
Collects #13-18, 1952-53 Our Highest Recommendation. Art by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Wally Wood, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando et al. This wonderful and strange volume collects issues #13-18 of the groundbreaking comics anthology--remastered in glorious digital color! Featuring amazing tales from iconic writers and artists including Al Feldstein, Jack Kamen, Wally Wood, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, Al Williamson, and more! Dark Horse, 2018...More.

Item Code: ECW03H
Hard Cover, 8x11, 216pg, Full Color
$49.99 $39.99

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
EC ARCHIVES Weird Fantasy Volume 2
Collects #7-12, 1951-52. Highly Recommended. Foreword by Gene Simmons. By Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood, Jack Kamen, Al Feldstein et al. The fantasies just get weirder! This wonderful and bizarre volume collects issues #7-12 of the groundbreaking comics anthology—remastered in glorious digital color! Featuring twenty-four breathtaking tales from iconic writers and artists including Al Feldstein, Jack Kamen, George Roussos, Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, and Max Elkin.Would you belive NINE stories here are by Wood--was he one busy guy! With a foreword by rock-and-roll Kiss legend, Gene Simmons! Dark Horse, 2016...More.

Item Code: ECW02H
Hard Cover, 8x11, 216pg, Full Color
$49.99 $39.99

In our Rare Books section are the Complete Weird Fantasy [RB94. $225] and Weird Fantasy Covers Portfolio [RB491 and RB492. $50]. Also look for Weird Science Volumes 1 and 4, at the same discounted price.  And see all EC Archives here.

 
VAMPIRELLA The Dynamite Years Omnibus Volume 3
Collects Collins entire run: Vampirella #1-13, 2015 Annual 2015, & Prelude To Shadows, 2014-15. By Nancy A. Collins. Art by Patrick Berkenkotter, Crizam Zamora and Aneke. Vampirella is sent by the Vatican to investigate the kidnapping of a little girl by Ethan Shroud and the Chaos cultists, only to become the centerpiece of a ritual invoking Lady Umbra, the sister-bride of Chaos, that leaves her marked as a living sacrifice to the dark goddess who rules the shadows. Dynamite, 2018...More.

Item Code: VAMD03
Soft Cover, 7x10, 424pg, Full Color
$34.99 $31.99

Volumes 1 and 2 are available at $39.99, your price $34.99 each. See our website for more Vampi in books and statues.

 
HELLBOY The Complete Short Stories Volume 1
Highly Recommended. By Mike Mignola. Art by Mike Mignola, Richard Corben et al. The ultimate introduction to this supernatural hero features the first 16 standalone stories with Mike Mignola's greatest collaborators--stories that can be read in any order. This 368-page volume covers Hellboy's adventures from (Hellboy time) 1947 to 1961, reprinting at a bargain price The Chained CoffinThe Right Hand of DoomThe Bride of HellThe Crooked ManThe Troll Witch, and Hellboy's childhood adventure, The Midnight Circus, drawn by Duncan Fegredo, artist of The Wild Hunt, the basis for Neil Marshall's upcoming Hellboy film: The Rise of the Blood Queen. Dark Horse Books, 2018...More.

Item Code: HELLB01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 368pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99

See all the current Hellboy collections on our website.

 

Comics Related

 
ALTER EGO 153
Features Flo Steinberg and the Marvel Age of Comics. Highly Recommended. Edited by Roy Thomas. A rare spotlight on the unforgettable Fabulous Flo Steinberg, Marvel's gal Friday and Stan's right-hand girl—with anecdotes and essays by the pros and friends who knew and loved her! I met her several times, and she was always a delight to talk with. And she even published her own underground comic book, Big Apple, complete with a cover by Wally Wood and top pros inside! Art by Kirby, Ditko, Wood, Adams, Trimpe, Williamson, Ploog, Severin, and others—plus: Flo's successor, Robin Green, interviewed by Richard Arndt about her time at Marvel. Twomorrows, 2018...More.

Item Code: AE153
Magazine, 8x11, 96pg, Partial Color
$9.95

#150-152 are still available on our site, at the same price.

 
GET TO THE POINT Sketches from the Bus Stop Signed
Signed & numbered, limited 30! Includes a separate, full sized original drawing. By David W. Miller. An extremely limited edition sketchbook, with one of the included pages of art included in the original art. These sketches by David W. Miller were begun during a long bus ride across Seattle, and complete within the next month. "I can't tell you where they came from. Nor can I sell you what they all mean. Somewhere near the edges of my imagination, they have been waiting for their time to appear." Demons, monsters, naked ladies (they all look pretty mean) and old witches... Twomorrows, 2018. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: GETPS
Soft Cover, 5x8, 28pg, Partial Color
$20.00

 
COMICS REVUE PRESENTS JUN 2018
Outstanding and original cover, done exclusively for CR, by Romero. Highly Recommended. By Romero, Manning, Caniff, Crane, Hamlin, Lynde, Tufts, Phil Davis, Wilson McCoy et al. America's longest-running magazine of classic comics has a Mandrake cover by Romero. Back cover is a very early Rick O'Shay. Inside we have four complete-in-this-issue stories with Buz Sawyer, The Phantom, Sir Bagby and Mandrake the Magician.
Manuscript Press, 2018...More.

Item Code: CR0618
Soft Cover, 8x10, 128pg, Partial Color
$19.95

Previous issues back to 2016 are on our website.

 

Artist Edition

 
FRANK CHO'S SAVAGE WOLVERINE Artist's Edition
Highly Recommended. Frank Cho is a modern comic art master and has developed his own, unique style, one that has made him a fan favorite. This Artist's Edition collects the first five issues of The Savage Wolverine in all its glory, and, like all Artist's Editions, at full size of the original art. Fans of Cho will be fully impressed by his gorgeous art and intense action scenes--this will be an Artist's Edition you will treasure for years to come! IDW, 2018...More.

Item Code: FCSAEH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 14x21, 144pg, b&w
$150.00

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
SAVAGE BEAUTY Book 1 Frank Cho Signed
Signed! Highly Recommended. By Frank Cho. Our best-selling sketchbooks ever remain Frank Cho's. This one is devoted entirely to jungle girls, from Shanna the She Devil to Brandy (from Liberty Meadows) in a loincloth and little or nothing else. Here are full nude pieces done as convention commissions, as well as preliminary and study work for his many Marvel comics covers. Monkey Boy, 2013...More.

Item Code: FRSB01
Soft Cover, 9x11, 64pg, b&w
$20.00

You can find much more by Frank on our website, including the Apes and Babes, Jungle Girl statue, Jungle Girl Season 3 and Jungle Girl Omnibus, Drawing Beautiful Women (just one left of the signed studio edition, marked down from $200 to $150), Selected Drawings and more.

 

Art Books

 
THE PRINTED IMAGE The Flowering of Japan's Wood Block Print Culture
Recommended. By Matthi Forrer. From the hand-colored prints of the 18th century to the famous depictions of the pleasure quarter and kabuki theater, from Meiji-era illustrations of the Sino-Japanese War to the modern “new woodblock print” of the early 20th century, the Japanese woodblock print married technological and formal innovation in a uniquely accessible form. The Japanese colored woodblock print is among the most familiar and popular East Asian art forms in the West, thanks to the 19th-century fashion for all things Japanese—a fashion which brought about a huge transformation in Western art. Walther König Köln, 2018...More.

Item Code: PRIMH
Hard Cover, 10x12, 400pg, Full Color
$55.00

See more on Japanese art, as well as the history of illustration, on our website.

 
SOROLLA AND FASHION
Recommended. By Eloy Martínez de la Pera, Lorena Delgado et al. Art by Joaquín Sorolla. Lavishly produced and richly illustrated, this brings together paintings by the artist and a selection of related clothing from the period, including works drawn from public and private collections in Spain and abroad. Focus is on the female portraits that the artist executed between 1890 and 1920—from intimate pictures of his family to more formal portrait commissions. This Spanish painter was a keen observer of the life and styles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was fascinated by fashion and the way women presented themselves at the seaside, in their homes, in cafes, and on city streets. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, 2018...More.

Item Code: SORFH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 10x13, 220pg, Partial Color
$85.00

 

Statues

 
WOMEN OF DYNAMITE Dejah Thoris Diorama Statue By J Scott Campbell
Limited edition. By J. Scott Campbell. Sculpted by Steve Kiwis. Sculpted by Steve Kiwis of Rvckvs International, the Women of Dynamite: Dejah Thoris Diorama Statue is inspired by Campbell's cover to the seminal 2010 Warlord of Mars #1 comic book. Measuring approximately 8.75 inches high, with a base measuring 9 by 6.5 inches, this cold-cast resin statue comes with gold-colored micro-link metal chain details. This highly-detailed masterpiece in three dimensions ships in a full-color display box with a Certificate of Authenticity, individually numbered as part of a limited edition run. Dynamite, 2018...More.

Item Code: WODDTJ
8.75" tall, Full Color
$199.99

See more statues of Dejah, by Scott Campbell and others, on our website.

 
JUSTICE LEAGUE MOVIE Wonder Woman PVC Diorama Statue
Recommended. Sculpted by Rocco Tartamella. A Diamond Select Toys release. The heart of the Justice League team has arrived, completing the DC Gallery movie line-up! Wonder Woman slides into action in a scene straight from the movie, with a fine likeness of actress Gal Gadot, gliding across the large base on her knees, ready to take out an opponent with her sword. This 9-inch scale PVC diorama measures approximately 7 inches tall and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Very well done, as good quality as any statue priced at $100 more. Diamond Select Toys, 2018...More.

Item Code: JLWW
7" tall, Full Color
$55.00

See more Wonder Woman statues on our website, and also see all her latest book collections.

 

Coming in August

 
BARBOSA The Man Who Drew Flashman
Limited & numbered, 450. Specially designed dust jacket. By Lawrence Blackmore. A lavishly illustrated biography of Arthur Barbosa, the artist who, over more than sixty years, provided dust jackets for some of the twentieth century's most famous authors of fiction, including Georgette Heyer, Doris Leslie, C. S. Forester, Patrick O'Brian and, of course, George MacDonald Fraser. Book Palace, 2018. Due Aug. ...More.

Item Code: BARBOH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 350pg, Full Color
$105.00

 

Coming in October, November & December

 
SUPERMAN THE SILVER AGE SUNDAYS Volume 1 1959-1963
Recommended. By Jerry Siegel. Art by Wayne Boring. A comprehensive series that remedies a gap in comics history, bringing back all the Superman Sunday strips--among the character's rarest collectibles, never before reprinted. IDW, 2018. Due Oct. ...More.

Item Code: SUSS01H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x12, 184pg, Full Color
$49.99 $39.99

See the other Superman Daily and Sunday collections on our site.

 
COMPLETE CREPAX 3 & 4 Slipcased Set
By Guido Crepax. Guido Crepax is one of the most acclaimed cartoonists in the world. In the 1960s and ‘70s, he created and chronicled the adventures of Valentina, arguably the strongest and most independent female character in European comics up to that time, and legitimized the erotic genre. Fantagraphics' ambitious Complete Crepax series launched in 2016 to international acclaim, and this handsome boxed set contains our third and fourth columes, Evil Spells and Private Life. Fantagraphics, 2018. Due Nov. Adult Material...More.

Item Code: CREP02P
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 10x14, 864pg, b&w
$150.00 $125.00

 
THE COMPLETE CREPAX Volume 4 Private Life
The fourth volume of Fantagraphics' groundbreaking Complete Crepax series puts the author's sexy proto feminist heroine Valentina, the globe-trotting Milanese photographer, front and center in a series of erotic comics narratives. Most of the comics in this volume, spanning 1965 to 1985, have never before been published in English. It includes Crepax's first foray into comics magazines—“The Curve of Lesmo”—in which our heroine is introduced as an adventurer's sidekick! Elsewhere in this volume, she becomes a mother, outwits a gang of jewel thieves, flashes back to her childhood and adolescence, encounters a mysterious cello, and much more! Not only is Crepax's impeccable draftsmanship on full display, but this deluxe package highlights the innovative visual storytelling techniques that made him an international sensation. Fantagraphics, 2018. Due Nov. Adult Material...More.

Item Code: CREP04H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 10x14, 424pg, b&w
$75.00 $65.00

See the previous Complete Crepax on our site.

 
MARVEL UNIVERSE By Joh Byrne Volume 2
By John Byrne, Chris Claremont et al. Art by Byrne, George Tuska and Steve Ditko. Legendary creator John Byrne's incredible influence extends to every corner of the Marvel Universe! Thrill to Byrne's full runs on Iron Fist, Star Brand, Marvel Two-In-One and more - alongside his blockbuster She-Hulk graphic novel, a Daredevil/Ghost Rider crossover, the debut of a Lost Generation of heroes, and a score of rarities - some never before reprinted! Witness Byrne's signature takes on Spider-Man, the Avengers, Black Panther, Hulk, Tigra, Iron Man, the Thing, Red Skull, Magneto and more! Marvel, 2018. Due Dec. ...More.

Item Code: MUJB02H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x11, 1296pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00

 
MARVEL UNIVERSE By John Byrne Volume 1
Special Order - takes 3-4 weeks! By John Byrne, Bill Mantlo, Chris Claremont et al. He's one of the most successful comic creators in history, known for epic stints on Fantastic Four, Uncanny X-Men, Alpha Flight and more! Now savor John Byrne's wider influence on the Marvel Universe in this collection of shorter - but no less classic - runs on top-tier characters! Enjoy Byrne's definitive take on icons like Captain America, the Hulk, the Avengers, Wolverine and the Silver Surfer, as well as Black Widow and her fellow Champions! Marvel, 2016. Due July. ...More.

Item Code: MUJB01H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x11, 1120pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00

This is out now, but we missed it when it first appeared. With Volume 2 coming out, we wanted to make Volume 1 available to you also, at least as a special order item.

 

Bargain Books

These books are generally very low in stock, as few as two or three copies--too few to list in our regular clearance sale. This may be your last chance at this special price. Don't miss out, act now.

 

THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ERNST HAECKEL [ERNHH. $200.00 $125.00].

ALICE'S ADVENTURES UNDER GROUND Signed [ALICD. $60.00 $30.00].

COMPLETE JUNIOR AND SUNNY Gift Edition [CJSD. $125.00 $85.00].

COMPLETE JUNIOR AND SUNNY Signed Deluxe Edition [CJSDS. $175.00 $105.00].

AL PLASTINO LAST SUPERMAN STANDING [ALPL. $17.95 $12.95].

BOOKS OF MAGIC 1 [BOMA01. $34.99 $24.99].

THE HEAP Volume 2 [HEA02H. $48.00 $9.95].

THE HEAP Volume 3 [HEA03H. $48.00 $9.95].

KRAZY KAT & THE ART OF GEORGE HERRIMAN [KKAOGH. $29.95 $14.95].

REACHING FOR THE SKY New York 1929-1932 [RESKH. $24.95 $12.50].

You can see all of our discounted items on the website, under Closeouts at the end of each category (such as Artists and Illustration, Comics Related, etc). To get on our email list for Sales & Specials, click here.

 

Rare & Out of Print

This week we have a few more items from Barry Windsor-Smith, including two portfolios, Conan and The Drawings of Barry Windsor-Smith, also two magazines, Shelf Stuff and the Gorblimey Press Catalogue 1975-76.

A couple beautiful classic art books, The Red Rose Girls, and The Last Romantics.

We found a couple copies of The Art of Joe Jusko that have a slight bump, but are brand new besides. Also full of psychedelic album art, a signed copy of Freehand: The Art of Stanley Mouse.

Lastly, a warehouse find listed here because it is out of print, Early Erotic Photography published by Taschen in 1993.

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Mature Readers

Two new vintage DVDs this week. Ms Magnificent is a 1979 spoof that was sued for coming too close to the real thing...It was evidently first called Superwoman, and the lead character is a “mild-mannered” female reporter, Linda Kent! Yes, that does sound rather close to the Superman mythos.

Second up is Naughty Network, a fantasy network that only plays adult-themed programs and is reviewing the fall lineup to make sure they are naughty enough to beat the competition.

From our Bargain Book section:

COME PLAY WITH ME DVD [CPWM. $24.95 $14.95].

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News and Notes

 
 

PS Artbooks Pre-Code Sale

Some titles are getting close to being gone.
The Thing Volume 1 [PCT01H. $48, your price $27.99] — FIVE COPIES LEFT
Volume 2 remains at $48.
Weird Terror Volume 1 [PCWT01H. $59.99, your price $27.99] — SIX LEFT
Volume 2 remains at $59.99

Strange Fantasy Volume 2 SLIPCASED [STF02D. $69.99, your price $23.99] — FOUR LEFT
Web of Evil Volume 2 SLIPCASED [WEB02D. $69.99, your price $23.99] — FOUR LEFT
Volume 3 SLIPCASED [WEB03D. $69.99, your price $23.99 — NINE LEFT
Volumes 2 and 3 without slipcases are also available [WEB02H, WEB03H. $59.99, your price $19.99 each]
Volume 1 is still regular price of $48.

 

Journey Into Fear Volume 2 [PCJ02H. $59.99, your price $27.99] — EIGHT LEFT
Planet Comics Volume 13 [PLC13H $59.99, your price $19.95] — FIVE LEFT
Volume 14 [PLC14H $59.99, your price $19.95] — SEVEN LEFT
Adventures Into the Unknown —we have no more than seven of any on sale title, and as few as two of #10. That's Volumes 3-5, 7, 9 and 10.
Forbidden Worlds — We are down to 2 Volume 3, 4 Volume 4, and 9 Volume 9. Volumes 8, 10 and 11 also remain on sale. All others are full price or gone.
Sheena Queen of the Jungle Volume 3 slipcased and hurt are both almost gone, with just 2 and four left. Volumes 1 and 2 we have ten of each left.
Rulah Jungle Goddess Volume 1 is down to SIX in slipcase and SEVEN without. Volume 2 we have just 2 left. Volume 3 we have TWELVE left.

See all titles on sale on our website. You never know for sure, but it's been some time since we've seen any new reduced prices on these, so this may be your last chance on these titles. We will keep them in stock at the regular full price after sale copies are gone, since the entire line is pretty popular with customers.


Downloadable Catalog Linked

We think that we have figured out how to link each item in the downloadable catalog directly back to the website. This means that instead of looking each item up, after you download the new catalog, you can click on each item and you will go straight into the website listing, where you can go ahead and order. I just wanted to plant this seed, it should make working with the digital catalog even easier. It should be implemented with our next catalog, ready in late July.

~Bud

 
 

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Thursday, June 21, 2018

Wonder Woman & Conan, Canadian Comics Price Guide, Tarzan and the Foreign Legion, Burne Hogarth’s Golden Age of Tarzan and 20 Years of Sandman. Hellboy, Eisner’s Curator Edition, Jenny Finn, Ant-Man, Moebius and more!

Wonder Woman & Conan, together! The first-ever Canadian Comics Price Guide. Tarzan and the Foreign Legion, 1948 First Edition! Burne Hogarth's Golden Age of Tarzan from 1977! 25 Years of Sandman, Hellboy, Eisner's Curator Edition, Jenny Finn, Ant-Man, Moebius and more!

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WONDER WOMAN / CONAN
Collects Wonder Woman/Conan #1-6. By Gail Simone. Art by Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan, Wendy Broome et al. Dark and malicious magic has driven Wonder Woman and Conan together, stripping Diana of her memories and chaining her destiny to this dark-haired and dangerous stranger. Slavers and gladiators, pirates and predators, an army of witches poised to conquer the world on wings of wickedness: these are the foes the Amazon and the Cimmerian must join together to defeat if they are to restore her rightful name, regain their freedom and save their lands from darkness. DC, 2018...More.

Item Code: WWCONH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 160pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99

Now here's an unusual cross-over! A mutual production between Dark Horse and DC--it certainly sounds intriguing. I'll write a review as soon as I read it. For more Conan, such as Conan the Phenomonon, The Conan Omnibus (now 4 volumes), Conan the Slayer (2) and King Conan, see the website. Also see all other items with Conan art and appearances. And look here for the latest Wonder Woman collections.

 
RICANSTRUCTION REMINISCING & REBUILDING PUERTO RICO
By Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, Gail Simone, Reginald Hudlin, Rosario Dawson et al. Ricanstruction: Reminiscing & Rebuiliding Puerto Rico is an anthology featuring contributions from writers and artists from the comic book industry like Gail Simone, Greg Pak, Reginald Hudlin, Denys Cowan, Tony Daniel, Ken Lashley, Bill Sienkiewicz, Yanick Paquette, Gabby Rivera, Will Rosado, Jorge Jimenez, Mike Allred, Chris Sotomayor, to Puerto Rican and Latinx celebrities like Rosario Dawson, Rubén Blades, Javier Muñoz, Sonia Manzano and over 100 more. Produced and also featuring stories written by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, this anthology teams up his original character La Borinqueña with some of the most iconic comic book heroes of all time from DC: Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, Aquaman, The Flash and many others. Somos Arte, 2018...More.

Item Code: RICAN
Soft Cover, 7x10, 192pg, Full Color
$19.99 $17.99

 
DEATH STAND And Other Stories
By Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, Al Feldstein et al. Art by Jack Davis. Jack Davis was one of the most versatile artists to work for EC Comics. Davis could do it all — crime, horror, humor, even science fiction. So when Davis teamed up with legendary writer/editor Harvey Kurtzman for stories about men in the stress of combat together, the result was some of the best war stories ever put to paper. Fantagraphics, 2018...More.

Item Code: DEATSH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 262pg, b&w
$29.99 $26.99

See the website for more of these Fantagraphics EC artist collections. And also for the latest full color Archives from Dark Horse. And finally, for EC Artist & Artisan Editions featuring Reed Crandall, Graham Ingles, Wally Wood (2), Best of EC Artist's Edition (2), and Mad.

 
WECA COMIC PRICE GUIDE Canadian Comics of WWII
Not covered in the Overstreet Price Guide. Entirely new. Highly Recommended. Over four years in the making, at last a one-stop reference for approximately 780 ORIGINAL all-new comic books printed in Canada between 1941 and 1946, only a handful of which have ever appeared in Overstreet. Plus—scads of information about first appearances, writer and artist credits, crossovers, key issues, Hitler, Tojo etc. appearances, significant villains, variants. Plus pricing based on known sales and auctions on these mostly, but not all, scarce comics. “This information has never really been compiled anywhere before and that's what makes this book valuable...” North End Books, 2018...More.

Item Code: WECPG
Soft Cover, 6x9, 64pg, Partial Color
$19.95

 
AVAILABLE SOON
HEROES OF THE HOME FRONT Bell Features Artists of WWII Deluxe Signed
Limited to 110 signed copies in slipcase. Highly Recommended. By John Farr. By Ivan Kocmarek, design by John Farr. Forewords by Gerald Lazare and John Bell.rald Lazare and John Bell. Signed by Gerald Lazare and author Ivan Kocmarek and comes in a special foil-stamped slipcase. Canada banned American comics during the Second World War and then issued their own homegrown comics from young publishers and creators in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. One of these was Bell Features, and it put out comics touting the exploits of heroes like Nelvana of the Northern Lights, the first Canadian super-heroine who preceeded even Wonder Woman. And Johnny Canuck, Speed Savage, The Brain, Nitro, The Dreamer, Doc Stearne (yes, of Mr. Monster fame), and Super Commando. Here we are treated to a massive 300-page book including 150 full-page reproductions of original art pages, plus backstories and very special interviews with the artists. 2018. Due July. ...More.

Item Code: HERHFD
Hard Cover, 9x12, 330pg, Partial Color
$100.00

Also available in July is the unsigned regular edition ($75). Total print run of both editions is just 450 copies; the signed edition, above, is virtually out of print from the publisher. See our website for all the other Canadian vintage comics archives and collections.

 

New (and vintage) Edgar Rice Burroughs

 
TARZAN AND THE FOREIGN LEGION
1st Edition with original dust jacket. By Edgar Rice Burroughs. Art by John Coleman Burroughs. While serving in the R.A.F. under his civilian name of John Clayton, Tarzan is shot down over the island of Sumatra in the Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies. He uses his jungle survival skills to save his comrades in arms, and they fight the Japanese while seeking escape from enemy territory. Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., 1947. Out of Print.. Note: Book has some discoloration to the end pages due to the 1958 fire in the Edgar Rice Burroughs storeroom....More.

Item Code: TARFLH
Hard Cover, 5x8, 314pg, b&w
$85.00

From 1948, the original ERB First Edition, preserved in full cases put aside 70 years ago. This was the last new Tarzan novel to appear from ERB Inc. for several decades. These went through their warehouse fire in 1958, have slight smoke on an edge or two...pretty minor. Comes with a certificate to this effect, reprising the well-known event.

 
TARZAN REVISITED DVD
Directed by Robert De Young. Starring Christopher Lambert, Johnny Weissmuller and Ron Ely. From past to present, Tarzan: Revisited explores the character's extraordinary evolution, giving a detailed overview of how he was first created, behind-the-scenes stories surrounding his innumerable media incarnations, and a fascinating insight into his longevity and legacy in pop culture. Umbrella, 2016...More.

Item Code: TARREV
DVD, 76 min, 1 disc, Full Color
$20.00

 
THE GOLDEN AGE OF TARZAN 1939-1942
Signed and limited 2000! Very Fine in Near Fine slipcase. Highly Recommended. First edition, limited to 2000 copies bound in gold foil cloth with blue lettering & black pictorial design on the front board. Huge size, reproducing Hogarth's finest run on the Sunday Pages in the original size as they appeared in the newspapers from 1939 to 1942. Four complete episodes: Amazons, Boers, Peoples of the Sea and Fire, and Against Dagga Ramba. Introduction by Maurice Horn, special essay by Burne Hogarth. Includes matching slipcase, also bound in gold foil cloth. Chelsea House, 1977. . Condition: Very Fine in Near Fine slipcase....More.

Item Code: GATARH
Hard Cover, 15x20, 170pg, Full Color
$350.00

Direct from the ERB Inc archives, a true warehouse find. Hogarth, who died in 1996, actually did NOT sign every copy of the edition. But these he did. This is his magnum opus, full sized Sunday pages. Please note: U.S. orders for this qualify for FREE SHIPPING.

On our website find more Hogarth, including Lord of the Jungle which collects his Tarzan of the Apes and Return of Tarzan graphic novels, and the now-complete Tarzan Sundays, all five, on our website.

Also see Tarzan The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips

 
UNTAMED PELLUCIDAR
The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs #7. Recommended. By Lee Strong. Art by Douglas Klauba. Northern Russia, 1924: The Red Army is eliminating those who resist the fledgling Soviet government.  At The Battle of the Plutonian Plain, the White Russian forces, aided by wily American Edgar Rice Burroughs, do not fall, instead retreating into the dangers of Pellucidar. Comrade Trotsky, the Soviet leader, sends his troops to hunt them down—and destroy them. Mikhail Kirillivitch Kirov, a young conscript caught up in this mad scheme, is fascinated by this new world.  Formerly a student anthropologist, he finds Pellucidar's Stone Age landscape and inhabitants a revelation—until he's grabbed by a mammoth Skal and flown back to its aerie to feed its giant offspring. ERB, 2018...More.

Item Code: UNTPE
Soft Cover, 6x9, 302pg, Text/b&w
$19.95

The hardcover is also available; we got copies at the ERB show a few weeks ago [UNTEH. $34.95]. See our site for all the other new Wild Adventures series and new ERB items.

 

Art Books

 
WILL EISNER'S A CONTRACT WITH GOD Curator's Collection
Recommended. By Will Eisner, Dave Gibbons, Denis Kitchen, John Lind. One of the most influential graphic novels of all time, reproduced in its entirety at full original art size! A deluxe slipcased, two-volume hardcover set. One volume collects full-size, full-color reproductions of Eisner's unpublished pencil layouts, the second the finished inked pages. This differs from the deluxe signed edition ($295) in that it has different slipcase art, and lacks the signed limitation page. Dark Horse, 2018...More.

Item Code: WEACH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 10x13, 416pg, b&w
$195.00 $175.00

The Deluxe Edition ($299) went out of print upon publication. All our copies were spoken for. We have just one copy of this in stock now, after filling orders, but anticipate a reorder arriving shortly. See much more by Eisner on our website, several items on sale, such as:

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
Will Eisner's PS MAGAZINE Hurt
Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. By Will Eisner. Selected and with overview by Eddie Campbell. Preface by Ann Eisner. Will Eisner believed in the teaching power of comics, and after his run on The Spirit, from 1951 to 1971 he produced PS magazine for the U.S. Army. It was aimed at teaching American soldiers about safety and maintenance for vehicles, aircraft, firearms, etc. Eisner used both comic book stories (full color, starring the sexy bombshell, "Connie Rod") and illustrated tutorials. Even pinups played a part. Abrams, 2011. na.. Note: These copies have bumped corners and slightly scuffed covers....More.

Item Code: PSMHR
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 6x8, 272pg, Full Color
$21.95 $12.95

We have just six copies of this left, and two unhurt copies [PSMH. $21.95, your price $19.95].

 
GRAINS OF SAND 25 YEARS OF THE SANDMAN
By Yoshitaka Amano, Barron Storey, J.H. Williams III, Dave McKean et al. The Cartoon Art Museum presents a stunning 144-page full-color catalog showcasing over 100 pieces from CAM's historic exhibition Grains of Sand. Highlights include more than 20 pages from the groundbreaking first issue of Sandman; eight pages from "The Sound of Her Wings," featuring the first appearance of Death from Sandman #8; full-color paintings by Yoshitaka Amano, Barron Storey, J.H. Williams III, and series cover artist Dave McKean; beautiful, un-retouched pencil artwork by famed illustrator Michael Zulli; and highlights from Neil Gaiman's personal collection of Sandman artwork. Cartoon Art Museum, 2014. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: GRASA
Soft Cover, 9x12, 145pg, Partial Color
$40.00

Don't miss our other Sandman, including two new Rare Books items and the outstanding prelude story, Overture, also available in softcover ($17.99), and Absolute Edition ($110):

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
SANDMAN OVERTURE Hardcover
Highly Recommended. By Neil Gaiman. Art by J.H. Williams III. Twenty-five years since THE SANDMAN first changed the landscape of modern comics, Neil Gaiman's legendary series is back in a deluxe edition! Best-selling writer Neil Gaiman's return to comics is ably abetted by artistic luminary JH Williams III (Batwoman, Promethea), whose lush, widescreen images provide an epic scope to The Sandman's origin story. Vertigo, 2015...More.

Item Code: SAMOH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 224pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99

 

Mike Mignola & Hellboy

 
JENNY FINN
Collects Jenny Finn #1-#4 and bonus sketchbook material. By Mike Mignola and Troy Nixey. Art by Dave Stewart, Troy Nixey, Farel Dalrymple. et al. London's dockside is threatened by the twin terrors of a plague leaving bodies covered in tentacles and a slasher killing women in the night. Desperate for answers after the wrong man is executed for the murders, a group of Londoners holds a séance to contract the supposed killer, and his story of a girl born of the sea who has brought a terrible curse only brings them more questions. Dark Horse, 2018...More.

Item Code: JENFH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 136pg, Full Color
$17.99

 
A TRIBUTE TO MIKE MIGNOLA'S HELLBOY
By Sam Kieth, Roger Langridge, Patrick McDonnell, Mike Mignola et al. Mike Mignola, award-winning creator of Hellboy, graciously gave permission for the Cartoon Art Museum to raise funds through a tribute auction this past summer. Original works made in pen and ink, scratchboard, acrylic, watercolor and even sculpture drew inspiration from Mignola's signature creation with a unique personal twist. Pieces were made specifically for the Cartoon Art Museum's reopening where they are on exhibition at the museum through January 2018. Cartoon Art Museum, 2017...More.

Item Code: TRIBM
Soft Cover, 12x18, 36pg, Partial Color
$24.99

 
HELLBOY AND THE BPRD 1955
By Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson. Art by Brian Churilla, Dave Stewart, Shawn Martinbrough et al. This volume collects Hellboy And The B.P.R.D.: 1955 - Secret Nature, Occult Intelligence 1-3, Burning Season, a 1955 story from the Hellboy Winter Special, and bonus material! iZombie co-creator Chris Roberson and Mike Mignola join Shawn Martinbrough, Brian Churilla, and Paolo Rivera to guide Hellboy to unveil a volatile new weapons project with monstrous side effects. Dark Horse, 2018...More.

Item Code: HE1955
Soft Cover, 7x10, 160pg, Full Color
$19.99 $17.99

See our site for more Hellboy, BPRD collections et al. The latest and coolest is Hellboy Into the Silent Sea Studio Edition below. We were told this could be in short supply, so fair warning. We still have copies at the very reasonable release price, with a signed bookplate we added:

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
HELLBOY INTO THE SILENT SEA Studio Edition Signed
With signed bookplate! Our Highest Recommendation. By Mike Mignola and Gary Gianni. Art by Gary Gianni. After many years of talking about Moby Dick (the book and the film), Victorian ghost stories, comics, folklore and history in general, Mike Mignola, Hellboy and Gary Gianni embarked on a stand-alone story, the graphic-novel adventure titled Into the Silent Sea. Hellboy is marooned in the Sargasso Sea, in that misty, inexplicable realm where classic tales of horror begin. The 144-page collection presents every page from the original art, oversized, every page also in original pencils, each one with revealing commentary by both creators. Plus: the complete, readable MonsterMen story, "A Gift for the Wicked," in the same pencils opposite inks format. Flesk, 2018...More.

Item Code: HELISEH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 10x13, 144pg, Full Color
$50.00

 

Comics & Graphic Novels

 
ANT-MAN ASTONISHING ORIGINS
By Tom Defalco, Horacio Domingues, Chris Sotomayor et al. Legendary writer Tom DeFalco and acclaimed artist Horacio Domingues bring you the origin of Ant-Man! Hank Pym has had a life full of adventure and success, failure and humiliation. He's been known by many names, and played many parts - scientist, super hero, flawed husband. What demons drive a man like Hank Pym? And how did he begin his heroic career? Marvel, 2018...More.

Item Code: ANTAO
Soft Cover, 7x10, 144pg, Full Color
$17.99 $15.99

See several more Ant-Man books on our website. Just three sale copies left of Ant-Man Scott Lang [ANTM. $24.99; your price $12.50]. Just five left of the Ant-Man Playing Cards [AMPC. $5.99].

 
INSIDE MOEBIUS Part 2
By Jean "Moebius" Giraud. Actively exploring his storytelling methods within his own mind, Moebius draws himself encountering his favorite characters in an expansive desert setting. He interacts with Arzak, Blueberry, Stel, Atan, and others--and he also meets a younger version of himself! A self-reflective six-part study, Inside Moebius Part 2 collects the two middle chapters in this hilariously unique exploration of a creator meeting his own creations and over-analyzing his thought processes as he creates new comics. Dark Horse will release all parts to this intensely personal series in 2018! Minor adult content and nudity. Dark Horse, 2018. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: INSM02H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x11, 261pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99

Volume 1 is also available, and see our site for all available Moebius.

 
ABOUT BETTY'S BOOB
By Véro Cazot and Julie Rocheleau. She lost her left breast, her job, and her guy. She does not know it yet, but this is the best day of her life. An inspiring and surprisingly comedic tale of loss and acceptance told largely through silent sequential narrative, About Betty's Boob is seminal work from master storytellers Véro Cazot and Julie Rocheleau. Archaia, 2018. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: ABOUH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 192pg, Full Color
$29.99 $26.99

 
BARBARELLA #7 Comic Set
Set of four variant covers--interior is the same--by Butcher Billy, Sherman, Daniel, Timpano. By Mike Carey. Art by Kenan Yarar. Barbarella is lost in a maze of Radically Unstable Space-Time, with Pulver Glain, his boys, and his smarter-than-smart gun Sally-Anne hot on her trail. But what's at the heart of the maze is a threat - and a miracle - that none of them are ready for. Dynamite, 2018. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: BAR07P
Soft Cover, 7x10, 32pg ea, Full Color
$15.99

All previous sets plus the original Barbarella graphic novel, on our website.

 
LEGENDS OF RED SONJA Volume 1
Back in stsock. Collects #1-5. Recommended. By Gail Simone, Rhianna Pratchett, Leah Moore et al. Art by Phil Noto, Cassandra James, Tula Lotay et al. In this unique collection, ongoing Red Sonja series writer Gail Simone hand-picked eleven of the fiercest, most talented, and most popular female writers from the worlds of comics, prose, games and television, to help her tell the greatest legends in the She-Devil's long history! A group of savage mercenaries hired to hunt and kill Sonja come across campfire tales of her at every turn... and Sonja does not like to be hunted. Dynamite, 2014...More.

Item Code: LRS01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 152pg, Full Color
$19.99 $17.99

More Red Sonja is on our website, including the excellent Art of Red Sonja.

 

Statues

 
MEDUSA GREEK MYTH Statue
By Wei Ho. Forever cursed by the goddess Athena, Medusa was once a beautiful woman. What remains now is a terrible visage that none dare look upon, lest they turn to stone... and now, she's found you! A wild new work by our favorite designer of good-girl and bad-girl statues (Aphrodite, Red Assassin, Athena, Lady Samurai, Phoenix Archer). A new addition to the Greek Myths line that includes Athena. FFG, 2017...More.

Item Code: MEDST
15" tall, Full Color
$219.99

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
SELENE GREEK MYTH Statue
Special Order- takes 3-4 weeks! 1/6 scale. Recommended. By Wei Ho. Behold the enticing beauty of Selene, the goddess of the moon. Her flaming hair matches the base, an ocean blue dress wraps around her body. She bares her skin across the night, leaning against the moon. From the Greek Myths series, all sculpted by the incomparable Wei Ho. These usually feature detachable clothing and ultra-realistic details. Yamato, 2017...More.

Item Code: SELST
17" tall, Full Color
$219.99

 

Coming in August

 
PRE-CODE CLASSICS Ziff-Davis SciFi Slipcase Set
Art by Norman Sanders et al. Originally published by Ziff-Davis and reprinted by PS Artbooks in 2016, this three-volume set of Pre-Code Classics Space Busters/Weird Adventures/Amazing Adventures has it all: painted cover art by Allen Anderson, interior art from the great Murphy Anderson, and "The True Story of Flying Saucers" written by Harry Harrison. When the saucers do come then, heck, I want 'em to look like these babies! PS Artbooks, 2018. Due Aug. ...More.

Item Code: PCZD
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color
$99.99

We still have quite the selection of discounted Pre-Code Horror and other PS Artbooks, such as Rulah, Sheena, Frankenstein, the Heap, Planet Comics, Adventures into the Unknown, etc.

 

Coming in October

 
BOOKS OF EARTHSEA The Complete Illustrated Edition Signed
With signed bookplate! By Ursula K. Le Guin. Art by Charles Vess. Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels are some of the most acclaimed and awarded works in literature—they have received prestigious accolades such as the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, the Nebula Award, and many more honors, commemorating their enduring place in the hearts and minds of readers and the literary world alike. Saga Press, 2018. Due Oct. ...More.

Item Code: BOOKEHS
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x9, 1008pg, Partial Color
$59.99

This is expected to be a very major book, a long-time project to bring to life. Vess is doing special appearances, including one in Portland, Oregon. See our website for Charles' other books, all highly recommended.

 

Bargain Books

These books are generally very low in stock, as few as two or three copies--too few to list in our regular clearance sale. This may be your last chance at this special price. Don't miss out, act now.

ART NOUVEAU THE ESSENTIAL REFERENCE [ARNER. $22.95 $14.95].

DINOMANIA The Lost Art of Winsor McCay [DINOMH. $95.00 $65.00].

J. SCOTT CAMPBELL'S THE RUFF STUFF Volume 4 Signed [JSCR04S. $35.00 $17.50].

RICHARD REDGRAVE [RICRH. $24.95 $9.95].

STAR TREK GOLD KEY ARCHIVES Volume 2 [STG02H. $29.99 $14.99].

STAR TREK GOLD KEY ARCHIVES Volume 4 [STG04H. $29.99 $14.99].

THE TRUTH IS A CAVE IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS By Neil Gaiman Signed [TRUCAD. $75.00 $55.00].

WONDER WOMAN The Art Of War Statue By Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez [WOWARJG. $80.00 $55.00].

WONDER WOMAN '77 SPECIAL Volume 2 [WWS02. $7.99 $4.99].

WONDER WOMAN '77 SPECIAL Volume 3 [WWS03. $7.99 $4.99].

You can see all of our discounted items on the website, under Closeouts at the end of each category (such as Artists and Illustration, Comics Related, etc). To get on our email list for Sales & Specials, click here.

 

Rare & Out of Print

From the Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. collection, we have all four volumes of Tarzan The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips, all on sale.

To compliment the Sandman Grains of Sand book above, we have two graphic novels, both first editions, and both by Neil Gaiman. The Sandman World's End and The Sandman The Wake.

A few more graphic novels, Batman: Harvest Breed, Batman The Dark Knight Returns, and by Barry Windsor-Smith, a hardcover copy of Weapon X.

Lastly from fantasy artist Chris Achilleos, we have the 1986 Sirens, including a signed copy.

 

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Mature Readers

A new Lady Death collection is in this week. A best-of art book, the regular is limited to 1000, the deluxe is signed and limited to 250. Monte Moore is one of the regular artists on our Lady, so also check out his collection Cover Up [COVUHS. $30] which comes signed.

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News and Notes

We are just coming home from the Portland Rose City Book Fair as I write, so I have not edited the descriptions for this week yet. Even the WECA priceguide I had to wing it on, but I did have a lot of information to work from. So next week I will add Recommendations and more details where I can, after I see all the books above.

The Rose City show was very good; I wish we had a little more sales but we reached our reasonable expectations. Over 1000 attendees and 64 dealers, which is pretty amazing for a regional book fair. Our own twice-annual book fair in Sacramento runs about 600 attendees but close to the same number of exhibitors. But the quality of the books in Portland is higher, in general, than in Sac.

There were lots of cool items to find, for myself I bought four Weird Tales issues, and high grade vintage paperbacks, two nice Hugh Thompson illustrated books c.1931, and eleven issues of this German fantasy magazine that appeared from 1919 to 1921. It is the acknowledged forerunner of Weird Tales, the first magazine devoted to fantasy and horror stories. Publisher Century Guild is planning a book collecting the cover art, which we will be handling.

A long-time collector--and good friend--was selling part of his collection of art books and other things. I bought four boxes of great material. It will all go into our Rare & Out of Print section in the next few weeks. I got two Satan's Tears by Alex Niño, one regular edition with a dirty jacket that will be inexpensive, and one of the limited-to-60 copies with an entire full page original painting. Plus The Art of Richard Powers, several signed David Delamare picture books, Wallace Smith's wonderful Fantasius Mallare, some signed Scott Gustafson picture books, a signed Art of David Merriam, and much more.

~Bud

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