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Hello everyone! It's Marty Grosser, your bud @Bud's, here to introduce you to this week's latest arrivals at the warehouse! This week's new items include collected editions from DC, Marvel, and Image, classic Dell/Gold Key reprints, the latest fantasy offerings from Mike Hoffman, a new Phillip Jose Farmer reissue, a fantasy art blast from the past, and "Coming Soon" items in your future! Plus a message from Bud, and we’re offering free domestic shipping for a limited time! It's a lot to cover, so let's get into it! |
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| MONSTRESS COMPENDIUM ONE Collects #1-48, 2018-23. Highly Recommended. Winner of SEVEN Eisner Awards, the Hugo, BFTA and even more prestigious awards!! The richly imagined world of Monstress is an alternate matriarchal 1900s Asia, with an art deco-infused steampunk aesthetic that's brimming with arcane dangers. Within it, a teenage girl struggles to overcome the trauma of war, a task that's made all the more difficult by her mysterious psychic link to an eldritch monster of tremendous power — a connection that will transform them both, and place them in the crosshairs of both human and otherworldly powers. Image Comics, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: MONSCO Soft Cover, 7x10, 1152pg, Full Color |
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| Probably one of the most beautifully rendered fantasy series ever, Monstress from Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda has won accolades from critics and fans, and multiple awards in the book and comics industries alike for its steampunk-influenced version of an alternate 1900s Asia. Collecting the first 8 volumes of the long-running Image Comics series, this is a gorgeous and well-crafted series you should not miss! Highly Recommended! ~Marty |
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X-MEN THE MESSIAH TRILOGY Omnibus The epic Messiah Trilogy finally in one volume! By Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Mike Carey eta al. Art by Marc Silvestri, Billy Tan, Terry Dodson et al. With no more mutants being born, the future of Homo superior has never looked bleaker. At the seeming end of their evolutionary cycle, a miracle arrives - in the form of the first child born with the X-gene since the tragic events of M-Day! But this sudden source of hope spawns a bloody, violent and tragic conflict for control over the baby girl’s fate. To safeguard this infant, Cable takes her into the future but soon finds himself trapped there with the relentless Bishop in hot pursuit, intent on killing the child! Marvel Comics, 2026. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: XMMESH Hard Cover, 8x11, 1160pg, Full Color |
| Click for more X-Men and Ed Brubaker. |
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MILESTONE COMPENDIUM FIVE Collects Milestone Series From 1996-2001, 2010. By Dwayne McDuffie, M.D. Bright et al; Art by ChrisCross, John Paul Leon, et al. The iconic Milestone line that helped define the 90’s are now collected in a beautiful compendium. These brilliant and daring writers and artists brought their own experiences into comics that changed the game forever. Milestone ushered in a culturally diverse mix of superheroes, set in the fictional setting of Dakota, and ushered in the comics that inspired the hit TV series Static Shock. Read the original stories from the Milestone Universe today. DC Comics, 2026. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: MILCOM05 Soft Cover, 7x10, 1344pg, Full Color |
| Also available are Volumes 2-4. |
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SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS By Dan Jurgens Omnibus Volume 2 Collects Material from Action Comics #977-1000 and more! By Dan Jurgens et al. Art by Ian Churchill, Patrick Zircher et al. From global invasions to cosmic reckonings, Dan Jurgens delivers a defining chapter in the modern era of the Man of Steel. Superman confronts enemies from his deepest past - General Zod, Cyborg Superman, Mr. Oz - and reunites the Super-Family in battles that span time, space, and multiversal truths. These stories reflect the shifting meaning of hope and identity in a world constantly on the brink. DC Comics, 2026....More. Item Code: SUPAC02H Hard Cover, 7x11, 736pg, Full Color |
| Volume 1 is also available. Click for more from Dan Jurgens. |
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THE FLASH By Joshua Williamson Omnibus Volume 3 Third and concluding collection of Williamson's Flash run! By Joshua Willimson, Howard Porter, et al. In the action-packed conclusion to Joshua Williamson’s celebrated run on The Flash, Barry Allen confronts his darkest moments and fiercest enemies while discovering what it truly means to be the Fastest Man Alive. From the origin-defining Flash: Year One to the apocalyptic Rogues’ Reign, the timeline-shattering threat of Paradox, and a final showdown with the Reverse-Flash in Finish Line, this omnibus delivers the full scope of Barry’s heroic journey. This omnibus collects pivotal milestones, epic crossovers, and the unforgettable finale to one of the most defining eras in Flash history. DC Comics, 2026....More. Item Code: FLAJW03H Hard Cover, 7x11, 928pg, Full Color |
| Volume 2 is also available. Click for more from Joshua Williamson. |
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DC FINEST SUICIDE SQUAD The Nightshade Odyssey Collects Suicide Squad #11-20 (1988), Suicide Squad Annual #1 and more! By John Ostrander, Paul Kupperberg et al. Art by Luke McDonnell et al. They’re expendable, deniable, and deadly. When covert missions demand results without accountability, Amanda Waller sends in Task Force X - the Suicide Squad. In this explosive collection, the Squad faces betrayal, black ops, and a descent into the supernatural as Nightshade’s past comes back to haunt them. DC Comics, 2026....More. Item Code: DCFSSN Soft Cover, 7x10, 592pg, Full Color |
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DEADMAN By Kelley Jones The Complete Collection Collects material from Action Comics Weekly #618-621 & #623-626, Deadman: Love After Death, Deadman: Exorcism, and more! Recommended. By Mike Baron and Kelley Jones. Horror comics icon Kelley Jones takes on DC’s Deadman in this newly expanded collected edition! He has gone from supernatural hero to insane spirit of evil. In this collection, Deadman faces a slew of malicious spirits and the damned humans attacked by these paranormal entities. He must save the souls of murdered carnival freaks trapped in the abandoned remnants of a defunct circus train, rescue kidnapped children, and battle a tide of demons. DC Comics, 2026....More. Item Code: DEADKJ Soft Cover, 7x10, 272pg, Full Color |
| More titles with Kelley Jones, including the new Dracula graphic novels with Matt Wagner. |
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PRINCE VALIANT Peril of the Round Table Collects Four Color #567, 650, 699, 719, 788, 849, and 900 in one volume for the first time ever! Recommended. After more than 70 years out of print, Fantagraphics showcases this spectacular volume of epic, swashbuckling adventures by Paul S. Newman and Bob Fujitani in an oversized deluxe package. Adapted from the 20th Century-Fox movie of Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant starring Robert Wagner. Prince Valiant: Peril of the Round Table features the film adaptation along with six more original adventures, all first published in the Dell Four Color series... all lovingly restored from the original printings for a new generation of readers! Fantagraphics, 2026....More. Item Code: PVPERH Hard Cover, 9x11, 266pg, Full Color |
| Click for more Prince Valiant. Fans of Hal Foster will love the new Taschen XXL release — Tarzan The Complete Sunday Comics 1931-1937. |
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ZORRO Remastered Edition Fully restored and recolored! Bonus story by Chaykin & Risso! Collects Gold Key's Zorro #1-9 from 1966-1967. Recommended. Art by Alex Toth, Warren Tufts et al. Alien Books (IDW) and Zorro Productions, Inc. proudly present a deluxe, remastered edition of the complete Zorro originally published by Gold Key Comics in 1966 and 1967. This special 256-page hardcover features completely restored artwork with vibrant new coloring, presented in a contemporary re-interpretation with modern aesthetics while remaining faithful to the original presentation — a collector’s dream edition of a timeless classic! IDW/Alien Books, 2026....More. Item Code: ZORREH Hard Cover, 8x12, 256pg, Full Color |
| For the past few years, I have focused my collector's attention on low-grade comics from the '50s to the '70s, from publishers like Charlton, Tower, Marvel, DC, Dell and especially Gold Key, mostly in the horror, sci-fi, movies and TV-inspired titles (especially Hanna-Barbera characters). Now two great Dell/Gold Key reprint collections have arrived, collecting the runs from Dell's Prince Valiant and Gold Key's Zorro (featuring the art of Alex Toth). These are both great collected editions, with restored art and new coloring. The Prince Valiant volume is particularly gorgeous in its reproduction, with Bob Fujitani's Hal Foster-inspired art really shining through. I highly recommend both! ~Marty |
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CREATURES OF THE NIGHT Portfolio Signed & Limited Rare Warehouse Find! Signed by the artist & limited to 1,000. Published in 1980, this vintage portfolio includes six original B&W plates featuring stunning fantasy art by the legendary Rudy Nebres. While we do not know the story or legends behind these images, all are masterfully crafted by the artist with an incredible level of depth and detail. Each plate is a feast for the eyes and deserves a place in any fantasy art collection! Artemis, 1980....More. Item Code: CREAN Portfolio, 11x15, 6 prints, b&w $60.00 |
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| Because sometimes, deals just fall in your lap. I was set up at the Maryland Toy Expo here in Baltimore this past June, and a fellow vendor offered us their stock of this vintage portfolio from 1980. The offer was good, so we took them all and are now making this art portfolio by Filipino legend Rudy Nebres available once again. Rudy's work is fantastic in this original suite of fantasy images, all beautifully rendered in black and white. Amazing line work! And if you're a vintage fantasy art portfolio fan, stay tuned as we have more uncirculated vintage portfolios coming in the near future... stuff you definitely won't want to miss! ~Marty |
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OCTAVIA #2 Signed Second Searing Issue! Signed! By Mike Hoffman. Octavia is the new horror magazine featuring tales of a mysterious, white-haired woman who may be a Sorceress... or a Mad Scientist, conducting unholy experiments in her remote Spanish castle. The stories are a mix of fantasy, science-fiction, and horror, with a focus on strange occurrences and the protagonist’s mysterious powers over mortal men. Hoffman International, 2026....More. Item Code: OCTA02 Magazine, 8x11, 32pg, b&w $8.95 |
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OCTAVIA #3 Signed Third Electric Issue! Signed! By Mike Hoffman. Octavia is the new horror magazine featuring tales of a mysterious, white-haired woman who may be a Sorceress... or a Mad Scientist, conducting unholy experiments in her remote Spanish castle. The stories are a mix of fantasy, science-fiction, and horror, with a focus on strange occurrences and the protagonist’s mysterious powers over mortal men! Hoffman International, 2026....More. Item Code: OCTA03 Magazine, 8x11, 32pg, b&w $8.95 |
| Check out our other offerings fom Mike Hoffman, many signed! |
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HADON OF ANCIENT OPAR Hardcover Signed Unsigned Softcover |
Internal artwork featuring the original Roy Krenkel illustrations from the 1974 DAW paperback edition. |
| Here's more from Philip Jose Farmer, and from our Pulp Fiction section. |
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BOB WILLOUGHBY AUDREY HEPBURN Photographs 1953-1966 Bob Willoughby’s tender Audrey Hepburn portfolio is an unrivalled record of one of the 20th century’s great beauties. At once an enraptured admirer and trusted friend of the starlet, Willougby captured Hepburn’s elegance on and off set, from her Oscar-winning debut in Roman Holiday to the dizzy heights of global fame. Taschen, 2026....More. Item Code: BOBWH Hard Cover, 6x8, 192pg, Partial Color $20.00 |
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THE JAMES BOND ARCHIVES The Complete Films The ultimate guide to James Bond films-1962-2022! "Bond. James Bond." Since Sean Connery uttered those immortal words back in 1962, Ian Fleming's dashing secret agent character (featured in 25 films and portrayed by six different actors over seven decades) has been charming and thrilling audiences worldwide. Compiled by Paul Duncan, this volume covers every James Bond film ever made, beginning with Dr. No (1962) and ending with Daniel Craig's farewell to the role in No Time to Die (2021). Taschen, 2026....More. Item Code: JAMEBCH Hard Cover, 6x8, 192pg, Partial Color $20.00 |
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For James Bond fans, this is now the most complete tribute to the long-running series available, covering every film from 1962's Dr. No to Daniel Craig's farewell to the role, No Time to Die (2021). Filled with rare photos and behind-the-scenes materials from the producer's archives, this is everything you need to know about the making of all 25 EON-produced films. ~Marty Click here to see more from our TV & Film section. |
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Here is our bi-weekly listing of items that are out of print or discontinued with only a few copies left. Once they are gone... they're gone indefinitely. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our August Clearance Sale will be going out shortly, but you can get a preview here. Over 100 items with prices newly reduced! Also, don't forget our Mighty Marvel Sale with lots of discounted omnibus editions, and Marvel Epic Collections.
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KAMANDI By Jack Kirby Omnibus New Printing NEW PRINTING! Collects Kamandi #1-40 (1972-77). Recommended. By Jack Kirby. After shaking the very foundations of the DC Universe in the 1970s with his classic "Fourth World" titles, comics titan Jack "King" Kirby redirected his unstoppable artistic energy into an all-new series that would prove to be one of his most enduring creations - the post-apocalyptic world of Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth! This deluxe omnibus edition collects issues #1-40 of the beloved classic post-apocalyptic series, and features informative essays from acclaimed artist and storyteller Bruce Timm and longtime Kirby collaborator/inker, Mike Royer. DC Comics, 2026. Due: Aug....More. Item Code: KAMOH Hard Cover, 8x12, 896pg, Full Color |
| When Jack Kirby went back to DC in the early '70s, I was slow to catch on to his Fourth World saga. I was still in "monster mode" in those days, so superhero comics were new to me. But one title by Jack immediately caught my attention: Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth. Sure, it was an "homage" to Planet of the Apes... but this post-apocalyptic masterpiece soon became an obsession for me, leading to my gathering the entire collection in a weekend between a neighbor selling her son's collection, a used bookstore, and a 7-Eleven where I bought the most recent issue at the time (late in the run when Kirby was no longer doing covers). This is Kirby at his most imaginative and jubilantly free to do whatever he wanted. This is just a FUN series, with lots of action, humor, and great characters. I'm glad DC is keeping this in print because it really does deserve it. Why this series never became an animated series (like the Kirby-designed Thundar the Barbarian) is a mystery to me. But it could still happen! ~Marty |
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN By Zeb Wells Omnibus Volume 2 From 2023-2024! Recommended. By Zeb Wells. Art by Ed McGuinness, Patrick Gleason et al. Spider-Man is grief-stricken after a shocking death - but there’s no shortage of super villains lining up to put him in the grave, too! Spidey's oldest foe, Doctor Octopus, returns, and then he must deal with the immediate threat of the whispering menace Tombstone when Peter is the best man at a wedding... and Tombstone is the father of the bride! And as the ticking time-bomb that is NYC’s super-crime landscape finally explodes, the wall-crawler calls upon some surprising allies to lend a hand! All this, plus the return of Chasm, vampires run rampant, and the Green Goblin is back to remind Spidey why he’s the deadliest foe of all in this second omnibus collection of the Zeb Wells run! Due: Aug....More. Item Code: AMZW02H Hard Cover, 7x11, 1048pg, Full Color |
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THE ART OF KINGDOM COME DELIVERANCE II An in-depth look at the making of the award winning fantasy game! Witness the creation of the action-packed open-world experience that is Kingdom Come: Deliverance II with this 384-page art book showcasing hundreds of sketches, concept pieces, and behind-the-scenes insights on the development of the video game. Dark Horse, 2026. Due: Sep....More. Item Code: ARTKCDH Hard Cover, 9x12, 684pg, Full Color |
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MARVEL UNIVERSE GALLERY 1990-1994 Trading Card Collection Oversized hardcover collecting images from the Marvel Universe trading card series (1990-1994)! In 1990, after decades as a leader in the comics industry, Marvel Comics joined forces with Impel Marketing to enter the booming business of collectable trading cards as one of the first major non-sports card hits. Marvel and Dark Horse have teamed up to assemble and showcase the complete Marvel Universe Trading Card collection, showcasing nearly 1,000 cards produced between 1990 and 1994 - including rare chase holograms, foils, and acetates. Each card is represented in exacting detail, with commentary throughout from Marvel veterans. Dark Horse, 2026. Due: Sep....More. Item Code: MARUGH Hard Cover, 9x12, 272pg, Full Color |
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Message From Bud! |
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Hi, everyone! Bud Plant here. I actually write the Rare Books entry each week and I pick out the items to promote. And Marty adds his excellent editing. However, this week I am at the San Diego Comic Con to receive my Eisner Hall of Fame award, and to give a panel talk today. So I’m keeping this short while I'm on "sabbatical" this week.
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Also, my thanks to the many of you—friends and customers, and friends who are customers and visa-versa—who received the Eisner Award e-mail that the guys here sent out earlier this week (unbeknownst to me!). A great many of you have left wonderful messages (and fun graphics) on the "Kudos" page. It is linked again here. You can still leave your messages for me. You can’t know how nice it has been to hear from everyone. I’ve replied to many of you and will continue to do so as I find time during this busy weekend. We have three new featured items this week that tie in nicely with various out-of-print editions available in Rare Books. These would be Prince Valiant: Peril of the Round Table, Zorro Remastered Edition (and linked into Alex Toth, who may just be the best Zorro artist ever), and of course, everything Edgar Rice Burroughs with the new Opar book.
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Also, Bud is scheduled for a SPOTLIGHT panel today, Thursday, July 23, from 11am to noon in Convention Center room 4. Alex Grand of Comicbookhistorians.com will moderate the panel. |
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Not all of us can make it to Comic Con, so to help scratch that comic itch, we're offering free domestic shipping on all orders over $50 for one week. Just use coupon code JULY26 at checkout. Thanks for your continued support, and happy shopping!! |
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