Thursday, January 31, 2019

2019 Calendars on sale, Coles Phillips, Sally the Sleuth, Lone Sloane, Dick Tracy, Jim Lee, Brian Froud and more…

All 2019 Calendars go on sale this week. Coles Phillips is examined in a Dover edition. We also have a fun Sally the Sleuth collection, a new Druillet Lone Sloane, Dick Tracy 25 and Steve Canyon 9. Jim Lee gets an Artifact Edition, Taschen's The Magic Book is now a bargain, Lisbeth Salander returns in The Girl Who Danced With Death, Brian Froud's World of Faerie is revised and expanded. Marvel's Conan Omnibus deserves a Harvey, it's packed with extras. And the enormous Dinomania is now bargain-priced.

Illustrated Histories & The Pulps  |  Bargain Art Books from Dover  |  The Art of Magic!
Lone Sloane  |  Comic Book & Comic Strip Archives  |  Conan by Roy Thomas & Barry Windsor-Smith

Faeries & Brian Froud  |  Jim Lee  |  Back in stock - New on sale  |  2019 Calendar Sale
Rare & Out of Print  |  Mature Readers  |  News and Notes  |  Website Index

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SALLY THE SLEUTH 1934-1953
Special Colour Edition with bonus pages. Highly Recommended. By Adolphe Barreaux. Foreword by Tim Hanley. From DC Comics' secret history. A fascinating new collection of Sally the Sleuth adventures culled from both comics and pulps published by Trojan, a silent arm of Donenfeld's DC Comics in the 1940s and early 50s. With 100 pages in full color! Sally the Sleuth was one of the naughtiest heroines of the golden age. She started in two- and four-page black & white "comic strips" in 1934-43 issues of Spicy Detective Stories, one of the most risque under-the-counter pulps. This collects 65 of those. Then she moved into slightly less sexy but still scandalous comic book stories in Crime Smashers #1-15, all of which are here, right up to 1953. Bedside Press, 2018...More.

Item Code: SALSL
Soft Cover, 6x9, 296pg, Partial Color
$20.00

 
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Volume 4 The Girl Who Danced With Death
At last, the long awaited continuation of the Lisbeth Salander trilogy. Recommended. Written by Sylvain Runberg. Art by Belen Ortega. Lisbeth Salander returns in this gripping new story written specifically for the graphic novel format. This time around, we find Lisbeth preparing to hack a gigantic data center and expose the Swedish secret service's secret files. Unfortunately, nothing is simple, and Lisbeth once again finds herself in need of Mikael Blomkvist's help when her friend Trinity is kidnapped. In a world of conspiracy and mistrust, their investigation soon leads them to the obscure group known only as "Sparta"... Titan Comics, 2019. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: GIT04
Soft Cover, 7x10, 176pg, Full Color
$22.99 $19.99

 
CICADA
Recommended. By Shaun Tan. A new picture book, for all ages, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Arrival. Cicada tells the story of a hardworking little cicada who is completely unappreciated for what he does. He works in an office but clearly doesn't fit in well with his tiny size and his appetite for green leaves! But in the end, just when you think he's given up, he makes a transformation into something ineffably beautiful. A metaphor for growing up? A bit of inspiration for the unappreciated striver in all of us? Yes, yes, and more. Embossed cover. Athur A. Levine, 2019...More.

Item Code: CICAH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 32pg, Full Color
$19.99

 

Illustrated Histories & The Pulps

 
THE ASTOUNDING ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FANTASY & HORROR
Closeout Price! Movies - TV & Streaming - Art - Comics - Pulp Magazines - Fiction. Recommended. By Roger Luckhurst, Mike Ashley et al. A brilliant concoction of movie posters, stills, book & pulp covers, fantastic art and incredible timelines. Companion to and same format as Astounding Illustrated History of Science Fiction. Roots in Gothic literature move into the 20th century, movies of Peter Jackson, streaming TV series such as Grimm, and the fantasy of Neil Gaiman. From the wellspring of Frankenstein, Germanic fairy tales, and heroic myths discover the path through the 1930s pulps; the schlock horror of early modern movies, the invention of High Fantasy by Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Flame Tree, 2018...More.

Item Code: ASTIFH
Hard Cover, 12x11, 192pg, Full Color
$35.00 $24.99

 
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THE ASTOUNDING ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION
Closeout Price! Movies - Art - Comics - Pulps - Fiction - Fantasy - Horror. Highly Recommended. By Dave Golber, Jess Nevins et al. A fine all-new illustrated history of science fiction. Using timelines, online links, illustrations, movie posters & well-selected stills, book covers, and more, this amazing new book propels us into the well of modern imagination, from its roots in Frankenstein, through Verne, H.G. Wells, the late gothic and weird horror of Lovecraft to the mass market Pulps. Then a new generation of writers (Bradbury, Bloch, Asimov, Philip K. Dick), television and film, right up to the present day. Flame Tree, 2017...More.

Item Code: ASTIH
Hard Cover, 12x11, 192pg, Full Color
$35.00 $24.99

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
ART OF THE PULPS An Illustrated History
Our Highest Recommendation. Experts in each of the ten major pulp genres, such as Detective, Hero, Spicy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Aviation, chart for the first time the complete history of pulp magazines–the stories and their writers, the graphics and their artists, and, of course, the publishers and their readers. Illustrated with more than 400 examples of the best pulp covers and graphics. Plus two special chapters: David Saunders on artists Norman Saunders and Walter Baumhofer and Ed Hulse looks at H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. IDW, 2017...More.

Item Code: ARTPIH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 10x11, 240pg, Full Color
$49.99 $39.99

 
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FICTION HOUSE FROM PULPS TO PANELS
Our Highest Recommendation. By Mitch Maglio. Art by Matt Baker, Lou Fine et al. From sexy jungle girls to even sexier ray gun toting space women and beyond, Fiction House Comics had it all! Now for the first time the entire history of Fiction House, the leading purveyor of Good Girl art during the Golden Age of Comics, is told in a single volume! Stuffed with breathtaking cover reproductions, original artwork, dozens of cover preliminaries by Joe Doolin (!) and even full length stories. The story of one of the most successful publishers ever, from their pulp origins on, with artwork by Matt Baker, George Tuska, Lou Fine, Bob Lubbers, Murphy Anderson, Lily Renee and many others. IDW, 2017...More.

Item Code: FICHOH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x11, 300pg, Full Color
$49.99 $39.99

 
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DC COMICS BEFORE SUPERMAN Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics
Introduction by Jim Steranko. Highly Recommended. By Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson and Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson. The Major's granddaughter Nikki and noted comics historian Dave Armstrong have compiled an in-depth look at the formation of National Allied Publications, which would become DC Comics...and the man behind New Fun, New Comics, and more. That would be the Major. As a bonus, Armstrong has carefully sought out and scanned three extremely rare series from these impossible-to-find issues, all written by the Major. The complete run of Barry O'Neill and Fang Gow (art by the superlative Leo O'Mealia), Blood Pearls (art by the innovative and delightfully bizarre Munson Paddock), Foe of the Borgias (art- Sven Elven), The Golden Dragon (art- Tom Hickey) and more! Hermes, 2018...More.

Item Code: DCBEFH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 8x10, 192pg, Full Color
$60.00 $54.95

See our website for more Pulp Art, and Evermore: The Persistence of Poe [EVPH. $40].

 

Bargain Art Books from Dover

 
FADEAWAY The Remarkable Imagery of Coles Phillips
Highly Recommended. Introduction by Scott M. Fischer. Coles Phillips (1880–1927) was among the most in-demand illustrators in his field during the 1910s and 20s. A dynamic and highly skilled watercolor artist and draftsman, Phillips created dozens of covers for mainstream American magazines, including Good Housekeeping, Life, and The Saturday Evening Post. This original compilation features more than 80 color plates selected from two of Phillips' early collections, A Gallery of Girls and A Young Man's Fancy, in addition to images from other sources. In 1908 he created his famous "Fade Away Girl," for which he is still most remembered. Dover, 2019...More.

Item Code: FADEA
Soft Cover, 8x11, 96pg, Full Color
$19.95 $17.95

 
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N.C. WYETH Great Illustrations
Highly Recommended. Edited by Jeff Menges. Before Andrew and Jamie, there was N.C. Wyeth, the star pupil at Howard Pyle's Brandywine School. This features more than 100 of Wyeth's most iconic images in full color including scenes from The Last of the Mohicans, Robin Hood, Robinson Crusoe, Rip Van Winkle, King Arthur and more. These dramatic visions are loaded with incredible color and dramatic hubris--a must for fans of the golden age of illustration. Dover, 2011...More.

Item Code: NCWGR
Soft Cover, 8x11, 110pg, Full Color
$22.95 $19.95

 
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FANTASTIC LINE ART OF ARTHUR RACKHAM
Highly Recommended. Selected and edited by Jeff A. Menges. This original volume, the first available collection of Rackham's line art, features images from throughout his career, including illustrations for Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and some rare periodical work such as two seldom-seen magazine features on the artist: "Arthur Rackham: The Wizard at Home," a 1905 article from The International Studio, and "Arthur Rackham: A Painter of Fantasies," a 1914 article from St. Nicholas Magazine. Dover, 2017...More.

Item Code: FANLAR
Soft Cover, 8x11, 162pg, b&w
$16.95

 
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PEN DRAWING AND PEN DRAUGHTSMEN A Classic Survey of the Medium and Its Masters
Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. By Joseph Pennell. One of the must-have early reference books by a renowned artist himself, first published in 1920, the heyday of fine pen & ink illustration. Joseph Pennell highlights his opinionated "technical suggestions" with more than 400 illustrations by 250 famous artists, including Dürer, Manet, Renoir, Beardsley, Pyle, Hiroshige, Rackham, Clement Coll, Franklin Booth, Edwin Abbey, Schwabe, Kley--all the name artists from 1880-1920. Each of the high-quality reproductions is accompanied by a critique of its style and execution and comparisons to the artist's other works and those of contemporaries. Dover, 2013...More.

Item Code: PENDRA
Soft Cover, 9x12, 432pg, Text/b&w
$34.95 $17.50

See more art books (and several sale-priced graphic novels) from Dover here, beginning with the latest.

 

The Art of Magic!

 
THE MAGIC BOOK
Highly Recommended. By Mike Caveney and Jim Steinmeyer. Edited by Noel Daniel. An amazing 850 rarely seen vintage posters, photographs, handbills, and engravings as well as paintings by Hieronymus Bosch and Caravaggio among others, The Big Book of Magic traces the history of magic as a performing art. Combining sensational images with incisive text, the book explores the evolution of the magician's craft, from medieval street performers to the brilliant stage magicians who gave rise to cinematic special effects; from the 19th century's Golden Age of Magic to groundbreaking daredevils like Houdini and the early 20th century's vaudevillians. Giant edition, in a slipcase. Taschen, 2018...More.

Item Code: MAGIH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 544pg, Full Color
$35.00

This began as a deluxe $200 collection, then was done in a smaller format for $70, and now its available once again at a new even-lower price. All previous editions are sold out. It's a great book, it's so popular Taschen also did a calendar and a postcard set of the images.

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN SUNDAYS Volume 1
1935-1937. The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers. Highly Recommended. By Lee Falk and Phil Davis. This unusual strip was the first to feature a magician. Unlike other adventurers, Mandrake used his illusionist skills and his head, rather than his fists. Artist Phil Davis's work is as good as Alex Raymond's from the same period, exhibiting a fine-line brush and beautiful girls as good as the master. I'm very excited to finally have this long-overdue collection of a superior, oft-neglected classic. Titan, 2016...More.

Item Code: MMS01H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x12, 160pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99

Mandrake also has a 1930s Dailies Volume 1 [MAMD01H. $39.99, your price $34.99], a Fred Fredericks Dailies Volume 1 [MANFD01H. $49.99, on sale at $29.99], and a Fred Fredericks Sundays Volume 1 [MANFS01H. $49.99, your price $39.99].

For more on magic, see Magic Realism: Art in Weimar Germany 1919-33 [MAGRH. $24.99] and Books of Magic 1 [BOMA01. $34.99, your price $24.99—only three left].

 

Lone Sloane by Druillet

 
LONE SLOANE SALAMMBO
Recommended. By Gustave Flaubert and Philippe Druillet. In the third century BC, mercenaries of Carthage rose against their rulers. And two barbarian clan chiefs, Matho and Narr'Havas, fell in love with the beautiful and ethereal Salammbo, daughter of Hamilcar of Carthage. Based on the 19th century novel by Flaubert, Salammbo is appropriated and recontextualised by Druillet in this masterwork of psychedelic metaphysical panorama. Mad battles and demonic warriors transpose the Punic Wars into Druillet's space fantasy universe. Oversized and lengthy. Titan Comics, 2018...More.

Item Code: SALAMH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x12, 186pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99

Also in stock at $19.95, your price $17.99, in order of publication are 6 Voyages of Lone Sloane [6V01H], Lone Sloane Delirius [6V02H] and Lone Sloane: Gail [6V03H]. And here's at look at one of the original books, the only one we have right now, from Rare Books:

 
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LONE SLOANE Le Mystere Des Abimes
Recommended. This is both Philippe Druillet's first appearance in print, and the first of Lone Sloane--it is in French and printed in two colors, much like Barbarella. This scarce hardcover was published in 1966. Lone Sloane was then serialized in the French/Belgian magazine Pilot from February 1970 to April 1971, collected in further French editions, then revamped by the author for Metal Hurlant magazine and ultimately done in English years later. Nudity. First Edition. Le Terrain Vague, 1966. Out of Print.. Condition: Near Fine (see below)....More.

Item Code: RB62
Hard Cover, 10x13, 72pg, Two Color
$150.00 $99.00

 

Comic Book & Comic Strip Archives

 
THE COMPLETE CHESTER GOULD'S DICK TRACY Volume 25
Dailies & Sundays, 1969-70. Recommended. By Chester Gould. Dick Tracy closes out the 1960s by moonlighting--he becomes Head of Security and Law Enforcement for Diet Smith's operations based on the moon. Soon Tracy learns that an international crime syndicate, the Apparatus, has infiltrated Smith's organization on the lunar surface. Determined to expand its nefarious empire, the Apparatus snares Dick and Tess Tracy, leaving them caught in one of the most frightening death traps in the history of the series--leaving  Tracy blind, with the killers still after him! Tracy then meets Tinky, a young blind girl who will play a key role throughout the 1970s. IDW, 2018...More.

Item Code: CC25H
Hard Cover, 11x9, 296pg, b&w
$44.99 $39.99

See all back volumes on our website. Also the three Feature Book facsimile editions, very handsome, reprinted exactly as they first appeared in 1937 and 1938. These are warehouse finds themselves, published in 1982. Now marked down, published at $14.95, to $9.95 each: [DTFB04, DTFB08, DTFB09]. We have just these left: five of #4, three of #8 and six of #9.

 
STEVE CANYON Volume 9 1963-64
Contraband Cargo. Dailies and Sundays. Recommended. By Milton Caniff. Six white horses laid a President to rest as a nation wept, but Milton Caniff knew that a man—and a nation—must carry on. In these stories from 1963-64, the globetrotting Steve Canyon foils diabolical enemy plots in half a dozen countries. Steve goes undercover in Turkey, tries not to get clawed by his old "friend" Cheetah during an encounter in western Mexico, and tackles a communist plot in Africa. And after being embroiled in a royal family feud in the fictional kingdom of Mahnay, Canyon has his first brush with military action in Vietnam! IDW, 2018...More.

Item Code: SC09H
Hard Cover, 11x9, 336pg, Partial Color
$49.99 $39.99

Volumes 1, 3, 4 and 8 are in stock now. The others are still in print but are special order items that take 3-4 weeks.

 
DECADES MARVEL IN THE 40'S THE HUMAN TORCH VS THE SUB-MARINER
The Torch v. Subby from Marvel Mystery #7-10 and Human Torch 5, 8 and 10, 1940-43. Recommended. By Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, et al. Covers by Alex Schomberg. Celebrate 80 years of Marvel Comics, decade by decade -- beginning with the first two superstars of the Flying Forties! The original Human Torch and Namor the Sub-Mariner get along as well as fire and water, and Timely's greatest cross-overs feature the twin titans clashing in fantastic feature-length fisticuffs! A rivalry for the ages is born when Namor, mistreated by the surface world, attacks New York -- and the Torch stands in his way! Marvel, 2018...More.

Item Code: Dec-40
Soft Cover, 7x10, 232pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99

 
WHAT IF? CLASSIC The Complete Collection Volume 1
Collects What If? #1-12, 1977. Recommended. By Roy Thomas, Jim Shooter, Jack Kirby et al. The first twelve issues of the most awesomely off-beat series of all time. DC had their Imaginary Stories and Marvel was always quick to use a good idea. Twelve titanic tales like What if Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four? What if the Fantastic Four had Different Super-Powers? Daredevil's secret exposed? The identity of Thor passed down to another? A new Hulk? Multiple Spider-Men? Some of the ideas that shook Marvel's foundation got their start right in the realm of remote possibility overseen by the wondering Watcher! Marvel, 2018...More.

Item Code: WHAT01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 432pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99

 

Conan by Roy Thomas & Barry Windsor-Smith

 
CONAN THE BARBARIAN THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS Volume 1
Collects Conan the Barbarian #1-26, 1970, Savage Tales #1 + much more, 1970+. Highly Recommended. By Roy Thomas, John Jakes et al. Art by Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane, John Buscema et al. The greatest saga in sword-and-sorcery history begins -- the saga of Conan! Born on a battlefield in the frozen lands of Cimmeria, Conan fights his way through the untamed Hyborian kingdoms, sparing no man, woman or wizard his wrath. His adventures will become legend. He will become king. Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith brought Robert E. Howard's iconic creation to four-color life with work that set new standards for comic book storytelling and catepaulted Smith from newcomer to fan favorite artist. Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: CONB01H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 776pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00

 
CONAN THE BARBARIAN MARVEL TREASURY EDITION
No. 4, 1975. Oversized 10x13. Highly Recommended. By Roy Thomas. Art by Barry Windsor-Smith and Silvio Buscema. In the same giant editions as the much-loved DC First Editions, Marvel here collects the very fine work of Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith in a wonderful size never seen before in comics. Includes "An Informal History of the Thomas/Smith Conan", and the stories from the original Marvel Conan series: "Rogues in the House" and one of Howard's best tales, "Red Nails." Bonus features include "The Road to Aquilonia (map)" and "Conan Unconquered (Pin-up)" plus a fabulous cover. Marvel, 1975...More.

Item Code: CONCBR
Soft Cover, 10x13, 100pg, Full Color
$30.00

Someone put these away many years ago—they are raw copies, they weren't even bagged and boarded (until now). We also have two $20 copies which show just a bit of wear, so I called them fine/Fine+ [CONCBRH. $20] There are only six of the $30 edition.

Click here to see all the other Conan collections, including the fine Dark Horse Omnibus series. And two Rare Books, Black Stranger Manuscript [RB276. just marked down from $300 to $200] and an uncommon fine copy in a near fine jacket of The Return of Conan hardcover from 1957, with a jacket by Wally Wood! [RB896. $225]

 

Faeries & Brian Froud

 
BRIAN FROUD'S WORLD OF FAERIE Signed
We've added a specially illustrated bookplate signed by Froud. Recommended. By Brian Froud. Afterword by Charles de Lint. Return to Brian Froud's own faerielands with a revised and expanded edition. Paintings, watercolors, and drawings never before seen. Drawing inspiration from the gnarled shrubbery of England's windswept moorlands, Brian is the mad genius behind Jim Henson's film The Dark Crystal and Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book. Enhanced by Froud's own words about his experiences and insights, nudes of lovely faerie women. Oversized 9x13, very impressive with a handsome new cover. Insight Editions, 2018...More.

Item Code: BRIFWHS
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x13, 192pg
$35.00

While packing for our recent book show, we discovered 3 first edition copies of this, still in shrinkwrap. They are listed this week in our Rare and Out of Print section.
 
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BRIAN FROUD DELUXE HARDCOVER BLANK SKETCHBOOK Signed
Signed bookplate! Recommended. Froud provides eight pages of wonderful drawings, plus delightful endpapers in full color. And most choice are the delightful gold-embossed front and (different) back cover, printed on soft green cloth. The rest of the book is blank ivory white pages ready for your sketches, notes, or diary--whatever you might use such a handsome book for. Includes a large pocket in the rear. An inspiration to artists and writers. The covers are a pure delight, harkening back to the handsome illustrated books of one hundred years ago. Insight, 2018...More.

Item Code: BRIFHS
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 192pg, Partial Color
$22.95

 
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RAINBOOK DOODLES REMARKS SKETCHES OLDIES
From 2012 to 2018. Highly Recommended. By Claire Wendling. A new collection of over 240 never-before-published drawings plus several color illustrations. This 104-page, full-color, perfect-bound upscale trade paperback with cover flaps includes drawings for comic book covers, posters, and magazine illustrations; remarks and dedications in books; unused drawings; and many excerpts from Claire's personal sketchbooks. Among a fine variety of work are many nubile young women, often nude and always cute, reminding me of Wally Wood's elfish fantasies. Stuart Ng, 2018...More.

Item Code: RAINB
Soft Cover, 6x8, 104pg, Partial Color
$30.00

 
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GIANTS, TROLLS, WITCHES, BEASTS Ten Tales From The Deep, Dark Woods
Imagine Bone's Jeff Smith doing ten fun stories! Highly Recommended. By Craig Phillips. Introduction by Carole Wilkinson. A cobbler girl tricks the Wawel Dragon, after all the king's knights fail. The Polar Bear King loses his skin. Momotaro, born from a peach, defies the ogres everyone else is too scared to face. Snow White and Rose Red make friends with a bear. From Poland to Iceland, Japan to Germany, these ten fairytales from across the globe are re-told as comics. And the artist has a whimsical, almost animation-like style that reminds us of the great Jeff Smith (Bone). Giants! Trolls! Witches! Beasts! You will encounter them all in this visual cornucopia of a book. Perfect all-ages book and an ideal Christmas gift. Allen & Unwin, 2017...More.

Item Code: GIATR
Soft Cover, 8x11, 184pg, Full Color
$19.99

We also have just one copy left of the excellent The Book of Giants by Petar Meseldzija, Flesk, 2015 [BOGIH. $34.95]. And see our website for more books with Fairies!

 

Jim Lee

 
JIM LEE DC LEGENDS Artifact Edition
Highly Recommended. 25 years of Jim Lee's storied career, showcasing his rendition of Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman and his voluptuous ladies, such as WildC.A.T.s and other pre-DC work. Lee places his own unique stamp on each character, his work is powerful and highly detailed. Lee began his career at Marvel Comics in the mid-1980s. Rising in popularity at a rapid pace, he soon took over the company's flagship title and made it his own: The X-Men. In the '90s, Lee formed his own company, WildStorm Productions, which was later bought by DC Comics, allowing him the opportunity to draw their most iconic superheroes. IDW, 2018...More.

Item Code: JLDCAEH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 12x17, 144pg, b&w
$125.00

Here is more by Jim Lee, starting with his latest collections.

And here are all of our Artist's and Artifact Editions. Click here to see them all starting with the latest, and here to see them beginning with closeouts—most have just one or two copies left at these reduced prices.

 

Back in stock — New on sale

 
DINOMANIA The Lost Art of Winsor McCay
Closeout Price! The Secret Origins of King Kong, and the Urge to Destroy New York! Highly Recommended. By Ulrich Merkl. An impressive, king-sized book that was rather expensive originally, but now a true bargain. Merkl explores the influences McCay brought to this genre--including McCay's own Gertie the Dinosaur animated shorts-- the animation in 1933's King Kong, tracing our love of dinosaurs and monster movies down through the decades. Wonderful reproduction, dozens of previously unseen "lost" full color McCay pages from 1937, plus wonderful "Dino" strips direct from proofs. Breathtakingly designed, each page is overflowing with amazing imagery--most rarely seen or never seen before. Very, very cool. Fantagraphics, 2015...More.

Item Code: DINOMH
Hard Cover, 12x16, 304pg, Partial Color
$95.00 $39.95

 
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LITTLE NEMO Dream Another Dream
Back in Stock at a great new Sale Price! Our Highest Recommendation. By Bill Sienkiewicz, Charles Vess, P. Craig Russell, David Mack et al. Contemporary artists pay tribute to this beloved and imaginative Sunday page. They have created 118 entirely new Little Nemo pages, all full Sunday page size! Contributors also include Paul Pope, J.H. Williams III, Carla Speed McNeil, Peter Bagge, Dean Haspiel, Farel Dalrymple, Marc Hempel, Nate Powell, Jeremy Bastian, Jim Rugg, Ron Wimberly, Scott Morse, David Petersen, J.G. Jones, Mike Allred, Dean Motter, Yuko Shimizu, Roger Langridge, Craig Thompson, and Mark Buckingham, among many others. Locust Moon, 2014...More.

Item Code: LNDRH
Hard Cover, 16x21, 144pg, Full Color
$124.99 $45.00

Here's another big, big book that is now on sale. Its been selling briskly—you have to see it to appreciate it, it's huge and it's great fun, with all new artwork. check out all six of our interior scans—we usually do 3 or 4, but I couldn't settle for less than these.

 

2019 Calendar Sale

 
We put a few titles on sale in our last Clearance Sale. Now it's time to close out the rest of the titles. Most are now $6.99; Vintage titles ($16.95) are now $8.99; a couple other specialty titles are half price. Very small quantities available. Also click here for 2018 and older titles at $2.99. This includes adult titles.
THE FANTASY ART OF FRAZETTA 2019 Calendar

Item Code: FRAZ19.
10x14, 24pg, Full Color
$14.99 $6.99

 
GUSTAVE DORE 2019 Calendar

Item Code: GD19.
12x12, 24pg, b&w
$12.99 $6.99

 
SCI-FI ART OF VIRGIL FINLAY 2019 Calendar

Item Code: SVF19.
12x12, 24pg, b&w
$12.99 $6.99

 
WOMEN OF MYTH AND MAGIC Kinuko Craft 2019 Calendar

Item Code: WOME19.
12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$14.99 $6.99

 
PIN-UPS BY ELVGREN 2019 Calendar

Item Code: PUP19.
12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$14.99 $6.99

 
LINGERIE PROVOCATIVE 2019 Calendar

Item Code: LP19.
12x12, 24pg, b&w
$14.95 $6.99

 

Rare & Out of Print

We have 3 first printings of Brian Froud's World of Faerie, still in shrinkwrap, includes a signed bookplate.

A few copies of The Art of Rowena, including a signed softcover still in shrinkwrap.

Fantastic fantasy art by Don Maitz in First Maitz, including a signed copy.

Finally, a collection of great sci-fi artists in The Art of the Fantastic, limited to 1200 copies.

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Mature Readers

Our newest Cavewoman, A Wizard, A Sorceress and Meriem, finds our girl modeling a new Oasis costume that consists of essentially nothing. Comes with a nude cover done by Budd Root.

Click here for more 33 more Cavewoman issues, beginning with the latest releases.

Like to see our adult closeouts? Click here for 95 deeply discounted items, starting with $2.99 calendars, to a Dave Stevens Sketchbook ($5) and a whole bunch of SQ erotic art books at $7.50 and lots more, including Bettie Page, Vanessa DelRio and DVDs.

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Just a reminder that Anne and I will be exhibiting at two consecutive fairs in California coming up: Rare Books LA at the Pasadena Convention Center Feb 1 and 2, (note this is Friday and Saturday only), and at the Oakland International Antiquarian Book Fair February 8-10, Friday through Sunday.


We will also be exhibiting at the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, March 23, and a comic show, Sac-Con, March 17, also in Sacramento, California.

~Bud

 

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Thursday, January 24, 2019

Pastoral by J.A.W. Cooper, Sergio Toppi, Frank Schoonover, new Classics Illustrated, Women of Dynamite Statues and more!

Pastoral is a fine new art book from J.A.W. Cooper, with all-new work. Enchanted World begins a seven-volume series by Sergio Toppi. Frank Schoonover is back in stock; we have six new Classics Illustrated titles, two drawn by John Severin and Lou Cameron; new statues include a Dawn by Linsner; Ring of the Nibelung by Russell is finally in one thick volume; Jack Kamen's exceptional work may surprise you in these early EC sci-fi tales, The Martian Monster & Other Stories. We also have Ms. Marvel from her first appearance, a new Comics Journal, first in a new series, and Uncle Scooge in Disney Masters.

Comic Book Archives  |  New Classics Illustrated  |  Women of Dynamite Statues
Linsner's New Dawn Statue  |  Coming in April  |  Coming in July
 Mature Readers  |  News & Notes  |  Website Index

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J.A.W. COOPER PASTORAL
Recommended. By J.A.W. Cooper. Pastoral is filled with Cooper's energetic, expressive pencil and ink drawings of wildlife and their stewards in soft, subtle colors. Gouache works from her travels and her most recent gallery paintings also appear. Over 170 previously unpublished works are collected. Includes two 10x10 prints, laid in.   Some nudity. Oversized square format."She has the perfect mixture between the informed sciences and the surreal as she stretches reality into an abundance of unique views that constantly amazes. The intelligence and cleverness of her drawings are simply extraordinary." Flesk, 2018. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: JAWPH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 12x12, 128pg, Partial Color
$35.00

Flesk did three smaller softcovers of Cooper's work. Two are entirely sold out. We have just five copies left of the 3rd one, which is also out of print:

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
J.A.W. COOPER VISCERA
Almost Gone! Highly Recommended. Dinosaurs, nudes, fantasy creatures, skulls, skeletons, erotica..."a journey into the violent, steaming innards of making art—raw, spontaneous and unfettered—Viscera explores instinct and intuition as the spark of artistic creation, to delight the feral child at our core." This edition contains 70 artworks and includes moderate nudity. Cooper works in the animation industry while moonlighting drawing all manner of lovely creatures. Her work has echoes of Amano, Vess, James Jean and Claire Wendling, but it is uniquely her own. Flesk, 2017. Out of Print....More.

Item Code: JAWV
Soft Cover, 9x12, 64pg, Full Color
$25.00

 
COLLECTED TOPPI Volume 1 Enchanted World
Highly Recommended. By Sergio Toppi. Introduction by Bill Sienkiewicz. Eleven amazing stories of fantasy, myth and legend, newly translated. This is the first of a seven-volume library of works by master illustrator Sergio Toppi. Consider this from Bill Sienkiewicz: "...his name comes up constantly in headshaking, hushed tones. His talent and oeuvre cast a long shadow, eliciting equal parts awe, reverence, and intimidation...Other artists were amazing, but to me this man's work was on an entirely different level...powerful, elegant, musical, and as abstract...as detailed...as exaggerated...as realistic..." Lioin Forge, 2019...More.

Item Code: COLT01H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x12, 168pg, b&w
$24.99

We also have three copies left of Glamour International #11 with Toppi, from 1987. However, it reprints the story “Hortruge” which is in this new collection. One copy at $50, two at $60 each.

 
PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE 1851 GREAT EXHIBITION
With folding floor plan of the Crystal Palace in pocket at rear. By Anthony Hamber. Foreword by Tristram Hunt. The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, held in London from May to October of 1851, was the genesis of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Published to accompany the opening of the V&A Photography Centre, this book makes extensive use of the V&A collections and archival material related to the 1851 Great Exhibition. It is the first comprehensive study of the seminal gathering of photographs and photographic equipment that marked the global launch of the form. Oak Knoll Press, 2018...More.

Item Code: PHOGH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 396pg, Text/Partial Color
$95.00

I also recommend Victorian Giants: The Birth of Art Photography [VICGH. $49.95]. Click here for nude photography.

 
FRANK E. SCHOONOVER Catalogue Raisonne
Back in stock. Recommended. By John. R. Schoonover, Louise Schoonover Smith with LeeAnn Dean. This two-volume, slip-cased Catalogue Raisonné encompasses Schoonover's entire career, from his earliest sketches to his last easel paintings. Included are over 3000 images, many in full color, and a detailed biography. A student of Howard Pyle, Frank E. Schoonover (1877-1972) is recognized as one of the foremost illustrators of his time. His prolific contribution to American illustration spanned more than 40 years. This will stand as the pre-eminent record of Schoonover, his life, and his work. While many of the illustrations must be kept small, there are a good, satisfying number of works reproduced full page size, from the original paintings. Oak Knoll, 2009...More.

Item Code: FAKH
Hard Cover, 9x13, 1244pg, Full Color
$195.00

Schoonover also appears in Images #3 [IMA03. $20] and in the excellent Underwood Books collection of pulp artwork: Strange Days: Aliens, Adventurers, Devils and Dames [STRDH. $17.95, your price $9.95].

Also from the Howard Pyle school of art (and fellow students of his): N.C. Wyeth, Harvey Dunn, the Red Rose Girls, Gloria Koll Starn. Click here for all Howard Pyle-related art collections, including the giant two volume collection, Howard Pyle His Life—His Work, [RB1025. $150].

 

Comic Book Archives

 
THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG
Collects The Ring of the Nibelung: The Rhinegold #1-4, The Valkyrie #1-3, Siegfried #1-3, and Gotterdammerung #1-4, 2000-01. Our Highest Recommendation. By Richard Wagner. Adapted and drawn by P. Craig Russell. This amazing epic of the Norse Gods, based on Wagner's opera is presented in a massive 448-paqe graphic novel. Giants plot against gods, who in turn tear human lovers apart, while the lives of great warriors are ruined, and murder after murder is committed in the name of love and gold. This is Russell at his finest. He revels in the dragons and beasts, the epic battles, the beautiful norse maidens and mermaids, and the mighty gods. Includes behind-the-scenes production art, Russell's description of adapting Wagner, and scans of original art. Dark Horse, 2018...More.

Item Code: RINN
Soft Cover, 7x10, 448pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99

Artist's Editions: We have just one left of his Strange Dreams Artist's Edition [PRSAEH. $125, your price $99]. Still available are P. Craig Russell's Jungle Book and Other Stories [PJUNGH] and P. Craig Russell's Salome and Other Stories [PSALOH]. $125 each

See the website for more than 20 more books entirely drawn by or containing work by Russell.

 
THE MARTIAN MONSTER AND OTHER STORIES
All from Weird Science and Weird Fantasy #1-10 Highly Recommended. By Al Feldstein. Art by Jack Kamen.Jack Kamen's first 22 complete stories for Weird Science and Weird Fantasy. He and writer Al Feldstein explore the unexpected twists and turns that arise from the unintended consequences of new inventions such as matter transmitters, molecular duplicators, shrinking rays, time machines, and too-perfect robots. Usually with a pretty girl involved, whether being duplicated, shrunk or zapped through time! Well-known for his sure hand and slick line and his chic depictions of 1950s-style glamour, Kamen delights in bringing Feldstein's wicked scripts to graphic life—with stories that foreshadow climate change and the perils of artificial intelligence. Fantagraphics, 2019...More.

Item Code: MARMH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 176pg, b&w
$29.99 $26.99

See our website for many more EC Libraries from Fantagraphics, as well as Dark Horse EC Archives and Russ Cochran Complete EC sets in our Rare Books department. We currently have Valor/Impact/MD set, Shock Suspense, Aces High/Piracy/Psychoanalysis/Extra set, two of these, and MD. Also still in print at the original price is:

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
COMPLETE EC PICTO-FICTION LIBRARY Set
Special Order - takes 3-4 weeks! Original 2006 Edition! Our Highest Recommendation. At long last, the final component of The Complete EC Library! Seldom seen and highly sought-after for decades, Shock Illustrated, Terror Illustrated, Crime Illustrated, and Confessions Illustrated are among the hardest-to-find EC titles--because this experiment using magazine format and text & illustrations, wonderful as it was, didn't sell on the newsstands. Includes the rare Shock Volume 3 (only 200 subscriber copies were ever distributed), but here too are 18 previously unpublished Picto-Fiction stories. Gemstone, 2006...More.

Item Code: CECHP
Hard Cover, 9x13, 240pg, b&w
$150.00

 
MS MARVEL EPIC COLLECTION This Woman, This Warrior
Collects Ms. Marvel #1-14; Marvel Team-Up #61-62; Defenders #57, 1977-78. Recommended. By Chris Claremont, Gerry Conway et al. Art by Jim Mooney, John Buscema et al. In 1977 Marvel debuted their latest and greatest new super heroine. NASA Security Chief Carol Danvers' life had long been intertwined with the alien Kree's interventions on Earth. But now it was time to take on a new persona--Ms. Marvel! As editor of Woman magazine, Danvers must contend with the Marvel Universe's biggest blowhard, J. Jonah Jameson, while discovering her identity and origins as a super hero. Chris Claremont, continuing the series begun by Gerry Conway, brings to bear all the craft and character development of his renowned X-Men run, while Jim Mooney, John Buscema and John Byrne supply some of the most stunning art of the era. Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: MSME01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 312pg, Full Color
$34.99 $29.99

 
COMICS JOURNAL #303
By Dr. Sheena C. Howard, Ben Passmore, Antoine Cossé, Tomi Ungerer, Gary Groth et al. The Comics Journal, renowned for its in-depth interviews, criticism, and thought-provoking editorials, features Gary Groth in frank and often hilarious discussion with the satirist and children's book author Tomi Ungerer. Ungerer talks about his life and career: growing up in France during the Nazi occupation, creating controversial work, being blacklisted as a children's book author. First new issue in its new twice-a-year format.  Also quite a few other features, including the “new mainstream” in American comics — how the marketplace and overall perception of the medium has drastically shifted since the “graphic novel boom” of the early 2000s and massive hits like Persepolis, Fun Home, and Smile. Fantagraphics, 2019...More.

Item Code: CJ303
Soft Cover, 8x10, 176pg, Text/Partial Color
$14.99

 
DISNEY MASTERS Volume 6 Uncle Scrooge King of The Golden River
By Giovan Battista Carpi. Way back in the Duck Family Tree lurks King Dondorado, ancient ruler of a pre-Columbian South American empire. Now Scrooge wants to find Dondorado's treasure! But the King's ghost demands his vast wealth go only to the pure of heart. Is that why Huey, Dewey, and Louie have come, too? How many ways can this go wrong? This first-ever English language anthology also includes “Me, Myself—and Why?”  in which Scrooge adopts two aliases to confuse the taxman — only to develop an actual split personality -- and two stories in the Wild West saga of “Mickey the Kid and Six-Shot Goofy!” Fantagraphics, 2018...More.

Item Code: DM06H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 192pg, Full Color
$29.99 $26.99

Click here for more Disney Masters as well as two-volume slipcased sets. And click here for more Uncle Scrooge by Carl Barks and others.

 

New Classics Illustrated

 
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED #4 The Man in the Iron Mask
From Classics Illustrated #54, 1948. By Alexandre Dumas. Art by Ken Battlefield. Dumas's quasi-sequel to "The Three Musketeers", featuring a plot to overthrow the tyrannical king of France with his secret twin brother. Palace intrigue, unjust imprisonment and escape, classic musketeer swordplay--this has it all. This edition also includes a biography of Alexandre Dumas, theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story. Classic Comic Store, 2011...More.

Item Code: CLA04
Soft Cover, 6x9, 48pg, Full Color
$9.95

 
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED #24 Kidnapped
Published as #46, 1948. Cover from the 1956 edition. By Robert Louis Stevenson. Art by Robert H. Webb. Stevenson's tale of the adventures of David Balfour, sold into slavery at sea, and his daring escape. Artist Robert Webb was a mainstay with Classics, and also a regular contributor to the early Fiction House comics on renowned strips like Hawks of the Seas and Sheena. This edition also includes a biography of Robert Louis Stevenson, theme discussions and study questions. Classic Comic Store, 2010...More.

Item Code: CLA24
Soft Cover, 6x9, 48pg, Full Color
$9.95

 
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED #31 Around the World in 80 Days
Published as CI #69, 1950. Cover from the 1957 edition. By Jules Verne. Art by Henry C. Kiefer.Jules Verne's tale of Phileas Fogg and his bet to travel around the world in 80 days. It's always been a favorite story of mine, one of Jules Verne's pure adventure stories rather than science fiction. Kiefer was a stalwart of the Golden Age, although his work here is adequate at best. But he worked for nearly every comics company in his day. Born in 1890, he had already had a long illustration career before comics came along. Includes details about Verne's story and the very popular 1956 film. Classic Comic Store, 2011...More.

Item Code: CLA31
Soft Cover, 6x9, 48pg, Full Color
$9.95

 
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED #33 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
First published redrawn and with a new painted cover in 1953. Recommended. By Robert Louis Stevenson. Art by Lou Cameron. Cover by Mort Kunstler! Stevenson's tale of horror featuring Dr. Jekyll and the potion that transforms him into the brutal and terrifying Mr Hyde! Outstanding art by Lou Cameron, who is best known for his artwork for The Time Machine, as well as pre-code horror stories for Hand of Fate, The Beyond, and other titles from Ace. Includes bonus material. Classic Comic Store, 2016...More.

Item Code: CLA33
Soft Cover, 6x9, 48pg, Full Color
$9.95

 
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED #34 The Last of the Mohicans
First published as CI #4, 1942. Recommended. By James Fenimore Cooper. Art by John P. Severin and Stephen L. Addeo. This edition incorporates a fine new painted cover done in 1957, and an all-new rendering of the story. EC veteran artist John Severin collaborates with (unknown to us) artist Stephen Addeo. Here is Cooper's very famous tale of Hawkeye and Chingachgook, which has interesting parallels and departures from the wonderful 1992 film with Daniel Day Lewis--one of my all-time favorite films. This was part of Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales" of the great American frontier. Classic Comic Store, 2011...More.

Item Code: CLA34
Soft Cover, 6x9, 48pg, Full Color
$9.95

 
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED #43 Robinson Crusoe
First published as CI #10, 1943 By Daniel Defoe. Art by Sam Citron. This features the fine painted cover by John Parker done in 1956, and the interior art by Sam Citron from the new 1957 rendering of the story. This has always been one of the most popular of all the Classics, going through 21 printings. Every kid for several generations grew up reading either this or the original story, or both. A classic by Daniel Defoe, of the shipwrecked hero and his lonely adventure marooned on an island. Then he has adventures with pirates and is joined by his dedicated companion, Friday. Classic Comic Store, 2016...More.

Item Code: CLA43
Soft Cover, 6x9, 48pg, Full Color
$9.95

Click here to see our the latest titles from the new publisher, Classic Comic Store. We now have 31 new titles from them.

And click here for all 29 earlier titles from publisher Jack Lake, including three on-sale titles:

Oliver Twist (CI23. $10, your price $6.99)

The Rough Rider—100 pages[CI141, $14.99, your price $8.99)

War of the Worlds—Hardcover [CI124H. $14.99, your price $7.99]

 

Women of Dynamite Statues

 
WOMEN OF DYNAMITE DEJAH THORIS Bronze Diorama Statue By J Scott Campbell
Limited, 99. Recommended. By J. Scott Campbell. Sculpted by Steve Kiwis. This beautiful "faux bronze" variant nicely captures the style of a real bronze statue. Sculpted by Steve Kiwis of Rvckvs International and based on J. Scott Campbell's cover to the seminal 2010 Warlord of Mars #1. 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. Full-color display box with additional hand-drawn art, a Certificate of Authenticity, individually numbered as part of a limited edition run. Dynamite, 2018...More.

Item Code: WODDTJBR
8.75" tall, Full Color
$299.99

Also available in the Black and White version, limited to 199 [WODDTJB. $249.99] and Diamond Eye edition, limited to 99 [WODDTDE. $399.99, introductory price $249.99].

See more Women of Dynamite statues and variants on our website:

Vampirella regular, limited to 1969 [WODV. $189.99] and Diamond Eye. limited to 199 [WODVD. $249.99]

Red Sonja Blood Spattered Bust, limited to 499 [WODBRSB. $124.99]

Vampirella Bust by Arthur Adams: regular, limited to 600 [WODBV. $89.99], Artist Proof, limited to 99 [WODBVA. $149.99], and on sale is the Black and White Variant, just three left [WODBVB. $149.99, your price $75].

 

Linsner's New Dawn Statue

 
JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER'S DAWN Statue
Individually numbered from 705 on certificate and statue base. Good Girl artist Linsner presents his amazing and so-seductive character Dawn with an excellent new statue packed with fine detail and brilliant coloring. Dawn has been one of the most enduring characters in independent comics since her creation in the late 1980s. With sculpting by Steve Kiwus of RVCKVS International, and continued guidance from her creator, Dynamite has spared no detail in bringing this iconic comic book idol to life. Resin casting, hand painted, 12 inches high, 6 inches in diameter. Beautifully illustrated large box. Dynamite, 2018...More.

Item Code: JOSDA
12" tall, Full Color
$189.99

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
DAWN FEMME FATALE GODDESS PVC Diorama Statue
Recommended. Designed by Joseph Michael Linsner. Sculpted by Sam Greenwell. The ephemeral Dawn, star of Joseph Michael Linsner's comic books of the same name, returns to the Femme Fatales PVC statue line with this 9-inch sculpture of her in her Executive Goddess attire! Made of high-quality plastic with collectible-quality paint applications, this statue comes packaged in a full-color window (on 3 sides) box. A Diamond Select Toys Release. Diamond Select Toys, 2018...More.

Item Code: DAWFF
9" tall, Full Color
$55.00

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
DAWN & VAMPIRELLA Deluxe Signed
Signed! Gold Foil logo and signed bonus plate! Recommended. By Joseph Michael Linsner. Signed by Linsner, the celebrated creator of Dawn, who writes and illustrates the first-ever crossover event for his beloved goddess, teaming her -- and pitting her against -- horror icon Vampirella! When the silver-tongued demon Masodik kidnaps these beautiful, powerful women, he demands that the two engage in a catfight to prove which is best suited as his new paramour. The ladies suggest combat in a more sophisticated and feminine way: by engaging in a storytelling contest. Dynamite, 2016...More.

Item Code: DAWVD
Hard Cover, 7x10, 144pg, Full Color
$39.99

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
GIRLS & GODDESSES
Closeout Price! The Pin-Up Art of Joseph Michael Linsner. Highly Recommended. By Joseph Michael Linsner. Wow, have we got a bargain for you. Linsner's first art collection, in hardcover, at half price! Well known for his Dawn graphic novels, portfolios, convention books and prints, Linsner has taken his sexy girls one step further in this ode to female beauty. He captures the voluptuous, perfect female form, the goddess among women, much like fellow good-girl illustrator Dave Stevens once did. Beautiful, artfully done pin-ups in an assortment of skin-tight costumes and poses. Luscious curvy beauties and hard bodied heroines as vampires and bad girls! Plus full nudes. Linsner's art is fun and sexy, and these are all superbly finished paintings. Image, 2007. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: GLSH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 112pg, Full Color
$29.99 $15.95

Girls and Goddesses just went on sale in November. Click here for more Linsner on our website.

 

Coming in April

 
PRE-CODE CLASSICS CRIME CLINIC Volume 1
Collects Crime Clinic #1-5, 1951-52. Highly Recommended. All painted covers by Norman Saunders. Art by Leonard Starr, John Prentice, Gerald McCann et al. Publisher Ziff Davis's much overlooked Crime Clinic offers more outstanding comics work--the story is they paid more than anyone else at that time, and they got the best writers and artists on their staff. This includes the offbeat Dr. Tom Rogers, Prison Psychiatrist as one of the features. Also includes artwork by Bill Molno, Vic Martin, Joe Genovese, the outstanding and barely known Mike Suchorsky, Wally Littman, Irv Novick, Arthur Peddy, and Frank Kramer. #4 is a SOTI issue. PS Artbooks, 2019. Due Apr. ...More.

Item Code: PCCC01H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color
$44.99

We have eight more collections from this exceptional publisher, Ziff Davis:

Amazing Adventures Volume 1 [PCAA01H. $59.99, your price $39.99]

Lars of Mars/Crusader from Mars/Eerie Adventures [PCLMH. $59.99, your price $39.99]

Space Busters/Space Patrol [PCSB01H. $59.99, your price $39.99]

Nightmare Volume 1 [PCN01H. $59.99, your price $39.99]

Unknown World and Strange Tales From Another World [PCEU01H. $44.99]

Coming very soon: Ziff-Davis Slipcase Set (with Amazing Adventures, Space Busters—both above—and Weird Adventures), all three in their own slipcases for the special price of [PCZD. $99.99].

 
PRE-CODE CLASSICS BAFFLING MYSTERIES Volume 3
Collects #15-19, 1953-54. Highly Recommended. By Lou Cameron, Jim McLaughlin, Charles Nicholas et al. More unusual horror stories with the most tasteful Ace Publishing slant. Highlighted here are three stories over three issues by the great Lou Cameron, who was really coming into his own in these and the final issues of the Ace run. Jim McLaughlin is another neglected talent who, until recently, even I'd overlooked, but his work here is often as good as Cameron's. Also here are Charles Nicholas, Lin Streeter, Louis Zansky, Ken Rice, Dick Beck, Marvel's own Al Hartley, Sy Grudko, and Ace Baker, the nom de plume for the unknown artist who emulated Matt Baker's style. PS Artbooks, 2019. Due Apr. ...More.

Item Code: PCBM03H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color
$44.99

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
PRE-CODE CLASSICS BAFFLING MYSTERIES Volume 1
Collects #5-9,1951-52 (this began with #5). Recommended. By Mike Sekowsky, Lou Cameron, Gene Colan, Maurice Gutwirth et al. "The only baffling thing about this is why we didn't bring it out sooner!" Mike Sekowsky, Maurice Gutwirth, George Appel, Gene Colan, Jim McLaughlin, Ace Baker, Lou Cameron (Wood-ish art), Bill Molno, Chic Stone and all of 'em from the frightful freakin' fab 'n' fantastic fifties! Hey, throw another log on the fire and let's get down to business! PS Artbooks, 2018...More.

Item Code: PCBM01H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color
$44.99

This is in stock now; Volume 2 came in last week but after filling backorders, and taking out bumped copies, we only have one left. We expect replacements shortly and will formally announce it when it comes in.

 
THE INFINITY WAR Omnibus
By Jim Starlin, Tom Defalco et al. Art by Ron Lim, Paul Ryan et al. The epic sequel to The Infinity Gauntlet. Adam Warlock's dark half has resurfaced. As the Magus schemes for ultimate power, an army of evil doppelgangers overwhelms Earth's heroes, Dr. Strange and Galactus seek answers and Thanos enters the fray--alongside the Infinity Watch! Can the Avengers, X-Men and more turn the tide? To defeat the Magus, Eternity must be awakened...and the Infinity Gauntlet reassembled! Marvel, 2019. Due Apr. ...More.

Item Code: INFWH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 1352pg
$125.00 $105.00

 
LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN Jubilee Edition
Highly Recommended. By Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill. At last, Volumes 1 and 2 of Alan Moore's League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen are collected in a single, hardcover edition! As the twentieth century approaches, there is a need for a new kind of champion -- adventurers not bound by the chaste order that characterizes the Victorian Era. The enigmatic Campion Bond of British Intelligence has begun a recruiting mission. But as Allan Quatermain, Mina Murray, Captain Nemo, Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde, and Hawley Griffin, the Invisible Man discover, British Intelligence has plans for them that go far beyond mere spying. DC, 2019. Due Apr. ...More.

Item Code: LEOGJH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 616pg, Full Color
$75.00 $65.00

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN Gallery Edition
Special Order - takes 3-4 weeks! Complete stories from #1-6. By Kevin O'Neill and Alan Moore. This Smythe-sewn, enormous hardcover edition includes all of Kevin O'Neill's artwork, original art size, from the original six-issue The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen miniseries Vol. I from 1999-2000. Scanned in full color from the original art boards. Also included are the covers, back covers and special League artwork in a 22-page gallery. DC, 2015...More.

Item Code: LEGGH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 12x17, 184pg, Full Color
$125.00

 

Coming in July

 
BERNIE WRIGHTSON Artifact Edition
New Printing and new cover! Highly Recommended. Bernie Wrightson began his career in the late 1960s, just barely out of his teens, and within a decade, rose to prominence as the preeminent horror artist of his generation. This loving tribute to comics' Master of the Macabre will showcase Wrightson's groundbreaking work in the DC Comics Mystery books, such as House of Mystery, and his legendary artistic turn on the very first issues of Swamp Thing. Plus a number of rarely seen and completely (until now) unseen treasures. 152 pages plus three foldouts with six oversized pieces of art! IDW, 2019. Due July. ...More.

Item Code: BWAEH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 12x17, 144pg, b&w
$125.00

This first appeared in 2017 in two editions, which both sold out long ago. This features an entirely different cover.

Still in stock is Bernie's Monstrous Collection [MONSC. $24.99] with Steve Niles; Two 1976 posters: Horror and Fantasy #6: Change, just two left, [WR06. $15] and Horror and Fantasy #8: Breakfast [WR08. $12]. Click here for lots more by Wrightson, including several Rare and Out of Print items.

We have a Cycle of the Werewolf Portfolio [RB384. $800], also signed by Stephen King, Frankenstein hardcover first edition [RB396. $250], and Creatures Featured [RB439. $50] published in 2000.

We also still have Bernie Wrightson The Macabre, a warehouse find from 1983 in as-new condition [BWMA. $5] and this, which we just put on sale last week:

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
BERNIE WRIGHTSON Art and Designs For The Gang of Seven Animation
Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. Preface by Michael Wm. Kaluta. Bernie Wrightson's extensive design work for the Gang of Seven Animation Studio has never before been documented and if you are like we are, this is going to be entirely new material to you. And what fine, fine work it is. This in-depth monograph utilizes the archives of the studio and features concept drawings, model sheets, and hundreds of designs for projects including Biker Mice From Mars, The Juice, and Freak Show. All of the artwork in this book has been scanned directly from the original artwork so fans can savor Wrightson's genius up close and personal. Hermes, 2017. Out of Print....More.

Item Code: BWADH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 8x11, 240pg, Full Color
$60.00 $45.00

 

Mature Readers

Penthouse: Hottest Girls Since 1969 is back in print in a new lower-priced softcover edition. It came out in hardcover at $50 back in late 2013, and was a very steady seller for us until it sold out in mid-2018.

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Our January Clearance Sale

Click here for the entire selection of seventy plus titles, most of which are just newly discounted. Supply is limited.


Out of Print Report

Tony DiTerlizzi's Never Abandon Imagination is down to one copy left. We still have his signed sketchbook [DITSKS. $20] and the Realms regular and deluxe editions, both on sale, are still here; one copy of the regular, two of the deluxe.

From All of Us to All of You: The Disney Christmas Card has gone OP. We have seven copies left, with a few more on the way. It's very cool, with dozens of removable cards and extras.


Pasadena and Oakland

I hope to say hello to many customers at these two shows, we had links to both a couple weeks ago. Pasadena Feb 1 and 2, and Oakland Feb 8-10. We'll have a mix of fine antiquarian books and some of the latest and best from here. Next up, in March we will exhibit at both the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair and Sac-Con, the comics show, in Sacramento.

~Bud

 

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