Thursday, February 20, 2020

Illustration Magazine #67, new Blackhawk Archives, Steve Canyon, Terry Moore’s Five Years, new Alter Ego, Heavy Metal magazine and Nuke ’em!

We've got a new Illustration Magazine with three important artists. A new Blackhawk Archives is here as Spielberg is considering a Blackhawk film! Steve Canyon continues with Volume 10, Terry Moore's Five Years unites the Terryverse, Alter Ego has a new issue, Joshua Middleton gets a DC Poster Portfolio. Black Panther is in a postcard book, Luke Skywalker has new manga-style stories. We're handling Heavy Metal magazine again. We have new and on-sale Bettie Page. And don't miss Nuke 'em!

Comic Book Archives  |  Comic Strips, Histories, Postcard & Posterbooks 
Comics & Graphic Novels  |  Bettie Page - New and Now On Sale  |  3...2...1...Gone
Coming in April & May  |  Coming in June & August
Rare & Out of Print  |  Mature Readers  |  Website Index

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ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #67
Highly Recommended. Art by Vincent DiFate, James Bingham, John Fernie. A top-notch issue with three excellent artists profiled. Sci-fi illustrator Vincent DiFate is well known for his spectacular spaceships and robots on countless paperback covers back to the early 1960s and the era of the "Ace Doubles." Next up, Samson Pollen was an unsung but prolific master of men's sweat mag artwork, doing covers and interiors, many iconic. He's recently been collected in several books--here's an introduction to his work. Last up is Ray Prohaska, a top-tier magazine illustrator from the 1930s to the end of the sixties. Illustrated Press, 2020...More.

Item Code: IL67
Magazine, 9x11, 80pg, Partial Color
$15.00

Sam Pollen, covered in this issue, is the subject of two excellent art books: Pollen's Women [POLLWH. $39.95] and Pollen's Action [POLLAH. $39.95].

#65 has unexpectedly sold out, but we have most other recent issues. We also just brought in a new batch of the out of print issues, all the way back to #1. See them all on our website.

Click here for all available Illustrated Press art books—coming in March is Stanley Meltzoff, Picture Maker [STANMH. $44.95].

 

Comic Book Archives

 
BLACKHAWK BLOOD & IRON
1987-89. Highly Recommended. By Howard Chaykin. Blackhawk is currently in development as a movie from director Steven Spielberg. Howard Chaykin's 1988 miniseries is collected here for the first time. In this new story, Blackhawk is on American soil and in trouble. Accused of Communist leanings, he stumbles across a plot to overthrow the U.S. government and bomb New York City concocted by former Nazis out for revenge. You know the rest of the Blackhawks are close by, ready for aerial combat or on-the-ground fisticuffs. DC Comics, 2020...More.

Item Code: BLABLH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 384pg, Full Color
$49.99 $39.99

Click here for all references to Blackhawk, including Jim Steranko's coverage of them here, which no fan should be without:

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
STERANKO'S HISTORY OF COMICS Volume 2
1972 printing, with minor defects. Our Highest Recommendation. Artist, writer, publisher, magician, film storyboard designer....he has done it all. Here Jim Steranko goes back to his first love and chronicles the epic story of comics' Golden Age creators and super-heroes. Emphasis is on the Quality and Fawcett heroes in this volume, as well as ”Flying Heroes” like Airboy and Captain Midnight, and extra-length coverage of Will Eisner and The Spirit. Blackhawk, Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel, Plastic Man, Uncle Sam, Dollman, and others! More than 455 dynamite vintage covers! Bonus all-new full-page art by Reed Crandall (Blackhawk) and Ken Bald (Fawcett heroes). Crown Publishing, 1972. Some copies have slight bumps or small tears to the cover....More.

Item Code: STER02
Soft Cover, 9x12, 132pg, Full Color
$20.00

 
NUKE 'EM! Classic Cold War Comics Celebrating The End of The World
Collects Atomic War! #1-4 & World War III #1-2,1952-53. Recommended. Art by Ken Rice, Lou Cameron et al. Comic books of the fifties played on the fear of atomic war and World War III. This new historic reprint looks back at those good ole days! This volume reprints the complete runs of Atomic War! (Ace, 1952-53) and World War III (also from Ace, 1953) and can be read as great action/adventure stories, classic “war” comics or as an eerie, unanticipated commentary on today's tribulations. Lou Cameron's fine artwork is featured in almost every issue. These scarce comics guide at well over $1000 in even low grade. Hermes Press, 2019...More.

Item Code: NUKH
Hard Cover, 8x10, 192pg, Full Color
$54.99 $49.99

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
BABES IN ARMS Women in Comics During The Second World War
Almost Gone! By Trina Robbins. Art by Barbara Hall, Jill Elgin, Lily Renee and Fran Hopper. During the Golden Age, publishers offered titles supporting the war effort — presenting fighting men and their feminine counterparts — babes in arms! Comic books during this period featured US servicewomen fighting all of the Axis bad guys and gave several of the most noteworthy women artists of the era opportunities to create action-packed, adventure-filled, four-color stories. Short bios, original art and photos of each artist are followed by 21 complete stories in full color culled from Speed Comics, Green Hornet, Wings, Fight, etc. Hermes, 2017...More.

Item Code: BABAH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 8x10, 176pg, Full Color
$60.00 $54.95

Click here for all Hermes books: Pogo, The Phantom, Frank Thorne, Gladys Parker, Bernie Wrightson, Johnny Hazard, etc.

 

Comic Strips, Histories, Postcard & Posterbooks

 


STEVE CANYON Volume 10 1965-1966
Contraband Cargo. Dailies and Sundays. Recommended. By Milton Caniff. Shades of Terry and the Pirates! Steve roams the Far East, learning that politics makes strange bedfellows as he first teams up with Cheetah in Taiwan, then goes undercover in Hanoi to rescue “Herself” Muldoon! In between he encounters another femme fatale from his past, now harrying the Hong Kong waters under the nom de guerre “Madame Hook.” Sports are also prominent, as gangsters squeeze Poteet and Shaky Blopp in order to get points shaved. Steve races to stop a Communist plot to drop an atomic bomb on a football stadium (!), and baseball works its magic to save the day—and an old friend—in far-off Mahnay. Library of American Comics, 2020...More.

Item Code: SC10H
Hard Cover, 11x9, 336pg, Partial Color
$49.99 $39.99

See our website for all available previous volumes: Volumes 1-4 and 7-9. All are the same discounted price of $39.99. Volumes 5 and 6 are out of print.

 
AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES The 1980s
New printing. Recommended. By Keith Dallas. Covering all the pivotal moments and behind-the-scenes details: a year-by-year account of the most significant publications, notable creators, and impactful trends. The rise and fall of Jim Shooter at Marvel Comics! The ascendancy of Frank Miller as a comic book superstar with Daredevil, Ronin and The Dark Knight! DC Comics' reboot with Crisis on Infinite Earths and its renaissance with a British invasion of talent: Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, and Neil Gaiman! The emergence of Direct Market-exclusive publishers like Eclipse Comics, Pacific Comics, First Comics, Comico, Dark Horse Comics and others! TwoMorrows, 2019...More.

Item Code: ACB02H
Hard Cover, 8x11, 288pg, Full Color
$48.95 $44.95

See the other excellent volumes in this series: 1940-44, 1960-64, 1965-69, 1970s and 1990s. The 1950s is out of print (but available as a digital file from the publisher); the second half of the 1940s is still to come.

 
ALTER EGO #163
Highly Recommended. Edited by Roy Thomas. The great early days of Dave Cockrum, Legion of Super-Heroes artist and co-developer of the revived mid-1970s Uncanny X-Men, as revealed in art-filled letters to buddy Paul Allen and augmented by rare, previously unseen illustrations. And Dave's amazing 1960s-70s drawings of Edgar Rice Burroughs heroes. Plus author Manly Wade Wellman,  Charles Biro, "The Other Stan Lee,"  super-collector & early comic shop owner Malcolm Willits, John Broome, Bill Schelly, and the first installment of From the Tomb, the famous British horror-zine. Twomorrows, 2020...More.

Item Code: AE163
Soft Cover, 8x11, 80pg, Full Color
$9.95

Issues back to #150 are still available, all $9.95, except #160, which is sold out.  We also have the original #10, one copy, [RB966. $30] from 1969, with an interview with Bill Everett!

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
THE BEST OF ALTER EGO Volume 2
Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. Edited by Roy Thomas and Bill Schelly. More fantastic features from the fabled fanzine begun in 1961 by Jerry Bails & Roy Thomas covering undiscovered gems from all 11 original issues published between 1961 and 1978! Vintage articles about Tor, Hawkman, the Spectre, Blackhawk, the Justice League of America, the All Winners Squad, Robotman, Wonder Woman, the Heap, the Lensmen/Green Lantern connection--rarely-seen comics stories by Joe Kubert (a gorgeous, unsold "Tor" newspaper strip), Ronn Foss ("The Eclipse"), and Roy Thomas and Sam Grainger (adapting Gardner Fox's novel "Warrior of Llarn"). TwoMorrows, 2013...More.

Item Code: BESA02
Soft Cover, 9x11, 160pg, Text/b&w
$19.95 $9.95

 
DC POSTER PORTFOLIO Joshua Middleton
20 Removeable Posters. Highly Recommended. This collection features Joshua Middleton's cover work and variant pieces including popular and favorite DC characters that shouldn't be missed. He is a master of the girls, especially sweet faces. Collects DC cover art for titles including Batman, Aquaman, Batgirl, Martian Manhunter, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Superman, DCeased, Dark Knight III, Vixen and more. Here also is Supergirl, Wonder Woman (2), Mera, Aquaman (3). Very, very impressive work and a nice variety of both serious and fun pieces. DC, 2020...More.

Item Code: DCPOJM
Soft Cover, 12x16, 42pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99

Also available, all at the same discounted price, in this series: Frank Cho, Jim Lee, and Stanley “Artgerm” Lau. We're very impressed with every one of these.

 
BLACK PANTHER POSTCARD BOOK
Recommended. Hardcover! Featuring major moments from the history of the Black Panther as illustrated by the finest talents to have ever delineated the adventures of T'Challa, his faithful friends and his bitter enemies! Whether he's hanging out with the Fantastic Four, serving alongside the Avengers, stalking the urban jungle of New York City or defending Wakanda as its noble warrior king, the Black Panther is one of Marvel's greatest heroes -- and his costume is one of the coolest around! 22-page introduction by Jess Harrold. Marvel, 2020...More.

Item Code: BLAPPH
Hard Cover, 4x6, 84pg, Full Color
$19.99 $17.99

 

Comics & Graphic Novels

 
HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE #297 Jacques Parnel Cover
By Ron Marz, Tim Seeley et al. Art by Gavin Smith, Chris Anderson et al. A frosty wonderland of festive stories on the first issue that we are stocking of this famous magazine. "A Knight So True", Cullen Bunn and Baldemar Rivas; "Sol Invictus", Abraham Martinez and Marco Perugini; "Black Metal Messiah", Justin Jordan and Chris Anderson; "A Midnight Clear", Ron Marz and Bart Sears; "Sinder Klaws Is Coming to Infinity Town", Jeffrey Burandt and Jason Goungar; "The Spirit of Giving", Tim Seeley, Pato Delpeche and Martin Tunica and four more stories. Heavy Metal, 2019...More.

Item Code: HM297
Magazine, 8x11, 144pg, Full Color
$9.99

We will be handling this and all future issues (as long as sales warrant it) of this seminal magazine. We are unable to deal directly with the publisher, so we may be limited to just our initial order of each issue.

We ordered #296 [HM296. $9.99] but only got five copies. We are unsure if we can get more, since this came out in late 2019. So I'm only mentioning it here, click to see if it's still available. If we get more, I'll re-announce it.

 
FIVE YEARS Volume 1 FIRE IN THE SKY Signed
Signed! Recommended. By Terry Moore. A formula has been developed to build a bomb that will destroy the most common element in the universe, hydrogen. Worried about what will happen when the news breaks, Katchoo and Francine have moved to a remote location with Sam (Motor Girl) as their bodyguard while Tambo employs the services of Rachel and Zoe (Rachel Rising) to gather information in Russia. Five Years brings all the characters in the Terryverse together for an epic story and high stakes adventure! Abstract Studio, 2019...More.

Item Code: FIV01S
Soft Cover, 7x10, 104pg, b&w
$15.99

Also in stock is the Strangers in Paradise Gallery edition [TMSGEH. $125], the popular Rachel Rising Omnibus [RROS $55], Hide and Seek, The Chase, and Motor Girl #1—all signed.

 
STAR WARS The Legends of Luke Skywalker the Manga
Adopted by Akira Himekawa, Haruichi et al. Who is Luke Skywalker? Across the galaxies many have heard his name, but few have met the legendary Jedi. There are those who call him a merciless war criminal, others say he's not even a human, but a droid! Whether he is myth or man, those who claim they've encountered the elusive Luke Skywalker all have an unforgettable adventure to share. This pairs powerhouse Japanese manga creators with inspiring myths about Luke Skywalker, originally written as a prose novel by best-selling author Ken Liu. Viz Media, 2020...More.

Item Code: STLEG
Soft Cover, 7x8, 208pg, b&w
$14.99

See more Star Wars on our website, including Taschen's amazing giant tome, Adventures from Vader's Castle, Classic Newspaper Strips, Complete Marvel Covers, and on sale, the 2016 calendar [SW16] for $3.99! Three left!

 

Bettie Page - New and Now On Sale

 
BETTIE PAGE #1 The Princess and The Pinup (Series 2)
Collects #1-5, 2019. By David Avallone. Art by Julius Ohta and Jordan Michael Johnson. The brand-new Queen of England has mysteriously vanished, and British Intelligence needs a helping hand from the world's greatest model spy! Can Bettie the First find Elizabeth the Second before the news gets out and panics all of Great Britain? Are UFOs involved? David Avallone (Elvira: Mistress of the Dark) and Julius Ohta (Sherlock Holmes) present Bettie's return in "The Princess and The Pinup!" Includes 21 covers & variant covers by Ron Lesser, Ohta, Royle, David Williams and photo covers for each issue. Dynamite, 2019...More.

Item Code: BET01
Comic, 7x10, 32pg ea, Full Color
$19.99

We still have the variant cover sets for this series, and click here for more Bettie.

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
BETTIE THE INCOMPARABLE BETTIE PAGE Archives of Irving Klaw
Closeout Price! Recommended. By Irving Klaw. Written by Cara Winter. The collaboration between Bettie Page and Irving Klaw produced photographs that are far more than mere pin-ups, embracing fetish themes like bondage, girl fights, spanking, and all the fetish clothing, from seamed stockings to high heels. Here are satisfying large, full page photos, most of them very high quality, crisp and sharp. They have given generations of people something to admire, by showing one strong, unapologetic woman, at home in her curvaceous body, with flashing eyes and a killer smile. Mature Readers. PSG, 2017...More.

Item Code: BETINH
Hard Cover, 10x14, 158pg, b&w
$59.95 $29.95

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
THE LITTLE BOOK OF BETTIE Taking a Page from the Queen of Pinups
Closeout Price! Recommended. By Tori Rodriguez. Foreword by Dita Von Teese. A lifestyle guide for the uninhibited, inspired by the Queen of Pinups. Real advice on fashion, makeup, fitness, and more for today's modern woman who loves a little dose of retro and a big dose of sexuality. All with plenty of vintage pics of Bettie, as well as pictures of modern girls like Dita (who writes the introduction) and Bettie look-alikes, and a workout routine juxtaposed with Bettie showing her best poses in the same positions! She was really working out! Complete with a bio of Bettie's career and more text. Running Press, 2018...More.

Item Code: LBBET
Soft Cover, 5x7, 216pg, Text/Partial Color
$16.99 $8.50

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
BETTIE PAGE The Lost Years
Recommended. By Tori Rodriguez with Ron Brem. Foreword by Tempest Storm. Bettie's beloved sister Goldie, who looks very much like Bettie and was also an aspiring model, carefully stored heaps of incredible family photos, the bulk of which feature Bettie as either the sole subject or part of the shot. Many feature both girls in bikinis, posing at the beach. None of these hundreds of photos has ever been published until now, and few people even knew they existed. Goldie also saved approximately 29 letters from Bettie spanning the years 1949 to 2000, ranging in length from note-size to 18 full pages, which are used here to tell the unknown story, from Bettie herself, of Bettie's “lost years” following her retirement from modeling in 1957. Littlefield, 2018...More.

Item Code: BETLYH
Hard Cover, 9x11, 126pg, Partial Color
$27.95 $24.95

Click here for much more Bettie, including her very first biography from 1996, by Karen Essex and James Swanson, The Life of a Pin-Up Legend, signed by none other than Dave Stevens. Just one copy of this [RB1042. $250].

 
DC DESIGNER SERIES Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy Statue By Emanuela Lupacchino
Special Order - takes 3-4 weeks! Limited & numbered, 5,000! Recommended. Designed by Emanuela Lupacchino. This impressive, highly detailed DC Designer statue features two full figures, Gotham City's most famous villainesses: Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. Designed by amazing artist Emanuela Lupacchino, this statue perfectly captures both ladies in their revealing outfits--Harley in REAL black mesh stockings, Ivy with lots of skin and cleavage. Even the rose Harley is holding is very nicely detailed, and we like the lush green color of her outfit. Very well done. Hand-numbered on the base from 5000. DC, 2020...More.

Item Code: DCDHQP
11" tall, Full Color
$280.00

Click here for our other statues in stock.

 

3...2...1...Gone

 
Here's another batch of 50 items that are going away soon, down to just one, two or three copies left. Click here to see the previous groups listed in December 2019, January 2020 and February 2020.
 

Coming in April

 
BLACK WIDOW Omnibus
By Stan Lee, Roy Thomas et al. Collecting the complete early adventures, solo series and rare graphic novel appearances of the Black Widow! From her debut as a Russian spy in the earliest Iron Man stories, through her early days with the Avengers and her character-defining solo series, the story of Natasha Romanoff is one of comics' most captivating. She evolves from villain to teammate and finally into a hero all her own. She plays the spy game and fights in the dark corners of the Marvel Universe. Marvel, 2020. Due Apr. ...More.

Item Code: BLAWH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 896pg, Full Color
$100.00 $85.00

We have no other Black Widow collections, but click here for her appearances in other places.

 

Coming in May

 
THE MOUNTAIN OF SMOKE By Jeffrey Alan Love Signed
Signed! This signed hardcover version comes with a quarter binding (custom material wrap to spine area that extends into the front and back covers) with spine stamp. In addition, a unique page with a reproduced piece of art exclusive to this edition was printed and bound into the book and signed by Jeffrey Alan Love. Limited to just our initial order. This is a collection of 51 paintings completed in acrylic, ink and pencil, directly from Jeff's sketchbook, which took him seven months to complete. The result is a fantasy collection where you create the story. Flesk, 2020. Due May. ...More.

Item Code: MOUND
Hard Cover, 12x9, 128pg, Partial Color
$44.95

See the regular edition below, coming in August. We are also restocking the out of print Thousand Demon Tree, which sold out in hardcover. This was his first collection, now in softcover, also out in August.

 
SILVER SURFER Omnibus Volume 1
New Printing Highly Recommended. By Stan Lee, Roy Thomas et al. Norrin Radd sacrificed himself to save his planet and his true love Shalla-Bal from the world-devourer Galactus but the price was servitude as mighty Galactus' herald, the Silver Surfer! Now, exiled on Earth, the Surfer struggles to understand the beauty and humanity of mortal men, and nobly seeks to heal the rifts that separate man from his brothers. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the pages of Fantastic Four, the Surfer embodies Lee's socially conscious writing and Kirby's mind-blowing cosmic concepts -- joined by the one and only John Buscema! Marvel, 2020. Due May. ...More.

Item Code: SILS01H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 576pg, Full Color
$100.00 $85.00

 
AVAILABLE NOW
SILVER SURFER PARABLE 30th Anniversary
Collects #1-2, 1989, winner of the Eisner Award. Highly Recommended. By Stan Lee. Art by Moebius. One of the all-time great stories of the Silver Surfer, by Stan Lee and visionary French artist Jean Giraud, aka Moebius -- as stunning now as it was 30 years ago! A star falls to earth. Panic grips the planet as mankind prepares for its inevitable end. But the star is a ship, and inside is a god. All he asks is adoration. Overcome with relief, man rushes to obey. There is only one voice of dissent that will not be silenced: the Silver Surfer, who knows this "god" as his former master! Bonus 32 pages: Moebius talks about this work, and a portfolio of his Marvel posters, comics and book covers. Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: SILVPH
Hard Cover, 10x13, 88pg, Partial Color
$39.99 $34.99

 
TIMELY'S GREATEST The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett The Post-War Years Omnibus
Highly Recommended. By Bill Everett. After his service in World War II, Bill Everett returned to the Sub-Mariner without missing a beat. In fact, Everett's art and storytelling was better than ever. Never before reprinted, his post-war Sub-Mariner and Namora tales are anarchic, energetic and utterly endearing! This volume also features Everett's fan-favorite 1950s Sub-Mariner revival during Marvel's "Atlas Era." Alongside Namora, Princess Fen and intrepid love interest Betty Dean, Namor faces off against the nefarious Prince Byrrah, his own doppelganger, giant crocodiles and Communists aplenty! Marvel, 2020. Due May. ...More.

Item Code: TIMGSPH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 568pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00

 
AVAILABLE NOW
TIMELY'S GREATEST The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett The Pre-War Years Omnibus
Collects Marvel Comics #1, Marvel Mystery #2-31, Sub-Mariner #1-4, Human Torch #2-6, All Winners #1-4, Daring Mystery #7-8, Comedy #9. Our Highest Recommendation. By Bill Everett. For the first time ever, experience every adventure of Prince Namor from his 1939 debut through Bill Everett's February 1942 induction into the armed services. This debut volume celebrates the incomparable adventures of comics' first antihero--some of the finest art and stories to be found in the Golden Age! Bill Everett's Sub-Mariner cut a bold path, defending his undersea kingdom, invading New York City, fighting the Axis powers, and battling both against and alongside the Human Torch! Like his signature character, Everett was an iconoclast ahead of his time. His lush, detailed artwork and engrossing ongoing storylines were unlike anything else of the era! Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: TIMGASH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 8x11, 872pg, Full Color
$150.00 $125.00

In this same series, see The Human Torch by Carl Burgos and The Golden Age Simon & Kirby Omnibus.

 
SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK By John Byrne Omnibus
Marvel Graphic Novel #18, 1985; Sensational She-Hulk #1-8, 31-46, 48-50, 1989-93 + more. After making her a front-and-center star in his acclaimed Fantastic Four run, writer/artist John Byrne took She-Hulk solo in a classic graphic novel and an outrageous ongoing series! Now, Byrne's complete adventures are collected in one sensational Omnibus, as Jennifer Walters smashes the glass ceiling -- and the fourth wall -- in hilarious fashion! See She-Hulk targeted by S.H.I.E.L.D.! Battling Spider-Man! Beheaded! Facing Dr. Bong's wrath! On her own Star Truck! Hosting her own Golden Age guest star! Marvel, 2020. Due May. ...More.

Item Code: SENSHEH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 752pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00

 
JACK KIRBY FANTASTIC FOUR Artisan Edition
Recommended. By Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby. Including Fantastic Four Annual #6, the 48-page groundbreaking story that featured the birth of Franklin Richards! Also presenting issues #71, 82, 83, and 84, featuring the Inhumans, Doctor Doom, and others, plus a beautiful gallery section of some of Kirby's most incredible pages, all scanned from the original art! Like all of IDW's award-winning Artist Edition style books, each page has been painstakingly scanned from the original art to ensure the finest possible reproduction, mimicking the experience of seeing Kirby's hand-drawn pages. IDW, 2020. Due May. ...More.

Item Code: JKFFAE
Hard Cover, 8x12, 176pg, b&w
$39.99

See more of Jack's Artist's Editions and other collections on our website.

 

Coming in June

 
DC COVER GIRLS SUPERGIRL BY FRANK CHO Statue
Numbered & limited, 5,000. Recommended. Sculpted by Jonathan Matthews. Frank Cho's next statue in the DC Cover Girls line is the epitome of hope and happiness. Supergirl soars through the air in this whimsical piece of art that features Cho's take on the classic DC heroine. Sculpted and painted by Jonathan Matthews, this piece is expertly crafted to be a prized part of any collection. DC, 2020. Due June. ...More.

Item Code: DCCGSG
12" tall, Full Color
$150.00

 

Coming in August

 
THE MOUNTAIN OF SMOKE By Jeffrey Alan Love
51 paintings completed in acrylic, ink and pencil, directly from Jeff's sketchbook, which took him seven months to complete. The result is a fantasy collection where you create the story. The viewer follows along as the artist loses himself in his practice of letting his mind wander to see what it unveils. Photographed to showcase Jeff's textures and paint strokes to give viewers the intimate feeling that they are holding the actual sketchbook. Over half of the paintings are accompanied by the artist's captions and initial pencil sketches. Details of 19 paintings are showcased. Flesk, 2020. Due Aug. ...More.

Item Code: MOUNH
Hard Cover, 12x9, 128pg, Partial Color
$34.95

 

Rare & Out of Print

 
 

From the early 70's we have the Kids' Liberation Coloring Book and Promethean Enterprises #4 and #5, both publisher file copies.

Published in 1996, we have a beautiful art book by Lord Leighton, Frederic, Lord Leighton Eminent Victorian Artist.

From Frank Kelly Freas we have an original 1971 printing of The Astounding Fifties, and two reprints from 1990, all signed and numbered.

Also listed this week is an oversized collection by Al Hirschfeld, the pin-up art of George Petty, and the Eros Comix reprint of The Tijuana Bilbles.

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Mature Readers

Two new Cavewoman this week, Covers D and E of Habrok's Witch with Nude Variant covers. See more available Cavewoman on our website, as well as Budd's art book, Cave Paintings The Art of Budd Root [CAVPH. $30].

And an offbeat adult DVD, A Thousand and One Erotic Nights with two complete films on DVD/Blue Ray. See our website for more vintage adult films.

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