Thursday, July 25, 2019

A new Marvel Monograph on J. Scott Campbell, Terry Moore’s new sketchbook, Moebius’ Silver Surfer, new Pre-Code Horror titles, Hellboy, Grimm specials and lots more!

Obviously many items were timed to appear for Comic-Con last week, so we have 29 new items. A new Marvel Monograph on J. Scott Campbell, Terry Moore's new sketchbook, Auad's two fine books on Henry Raleigh and Nestor Redondo are now on sale.

Moebius' Silver Surfer in a new deluxe edition, four new Pre-Code Horror titles, Hellboy 25 Years of Covers, two Grimm specials, two Conan archives, a stunning Star Wars collection by Al Williamson, the Art of Baron Yoshimoto, a signed deluxe collection of Lady Death cover art. Plus three top selling 2020 calendars: Boris, Virgil Finlay and R. Crumb. Dig in!

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Art Books

 
MARVEL MONOGRAPH The Art of J Scott Campbell
The Complete Covers Volume 1, 1998-2013. Highly Recommended. The latest entry in the Marvel Monograph collection focuses on the earliest work of acclaimed Marvel cover artist J. Scott Campbell. Includes his work on series such as Amazing Spider-Man, Black Panther, Savage She-Hulk, All-New X-Men and many more. Also includes original pencil studies, character studies on both inside covers, and more bonus material. A fine selection of his dynamic work, showing why he is still a fan-favorite artist right up to now for both Marvel and for our own customers. Marvel Monograph, 2019...More.

Item Code: MARMJSC
Soft Cover, 8x11, 112pg, Partial Color
$19.99 $17.99

Just in is Marvel Monograph: Art of Humberto Ramos Spider-Man [MARMHR. $19.99, $17.99].

 
HELLBOY 25 Years of Covers
Recommended. Introduction by Dave Stewart. Foreword by Mike Mignola. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first issue of Hellboy, this deluxe art collection includes more than 150 full-page covers from Mike Mignola (a great many), Richard Corben, Frank Cho, Phil Noto, Duncan Fegredo, Mark Chiarello, Tim Sale, Geof Darrow and many others! all appear with no logos or text, just pure artwork. Mignola's fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age; reading Dracula at age twelve introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore. Dark Horse, 2019...More.

Item Code: HELBOH
Hard Cover, 8x12, 200pg, Full Color
$34.99 $29.99

More Hellboy is HERE.

 
RETROSPECTIVE SCENES FROM A SENTIMENTAL WORLD
Background Illustrations and Scenes by 33 Japanese Artists. Recommended. This third book in the background illustration series focuses on touching, delicate and emotional scenes, gathering together a collection of cityscapes, countryside, a beach, a classroom after school, and a building rooftop at dawn and dusk, sunrise and sunset. Here is a manga feel, the eloquent, beautifully colored feel of a Miyazaki film and the characters that we often find in them. Delicate colors and unique angles, looking back at those moments when you were alone with your crush after school, or walking with your childhood best friend, the unforgettably beautiful views from summers long gone, and the rain-splashed window you gazed out after your first broken heart. PIE, 2019...More.

Item Code: RETSC
Soft Cover, 10x10, 160pg, Full Color
$39.95

See the two matching volumes on our website.

And here is more from this specialty distributor, PIE, who specialize in unusual art books from around the world. The Baron Yoshimoto collection below is also from them.

 
THE ART OF BARON YOSHIMOTO
Recommended. By Baron Yoshimoto. From Baron Yoshimoto's vast collection of works from his 60-year career ranging from Gekiga (comics aimed at adult audiences with a dramatic and cinematic style and more mature themes) and illustrations, to paintings. For the first time ever, this book collects Yoshimoto's works from the 1980s, when he spent time in the US. Works from exhibitions under the name “Ryu Manji” in the 1990s and works from Yoshimoto's live drawing event done in collaboration with Katsuya Terada are showcased as well. Fantasy and realistic beautiful women, alien creatures, and warriors, both men and women, are portrayed full page size. PIE, 2019. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: ARTBYH
Hard Cover, 8x12, 184pg, Full Color
$49.95

 
LADY DEATH MASTERPIECES The Art of Lady Death Volume 1 Signed
Signed by Brian Pulido, limited, 2500. Recommended. By Brian Pulido. Art by Jay Anacleto, J. Scott Campbell, Brom, Artgerm et al. An all star cast of creators offer up their takes on Pulido's famous bad girl. Featuring two dozen never before seen images among more than 200 pages of illustration. Over-sized hardcover in a custom full color slipcase. All in full page, and full color, work by Jay Anacleto, Artgerm, Frank Cho, Brom, J. Scott Campbell, Greg Horn, Adam Hughes, Budd Root, Nei Ruffino, Billy Tucci, Mirka Andolfo, Jim Balent, Eric Basaldua, Joe Benitez, Jenevieve Broomall, Ryan Brown, Greg Capullo, Elias Chatzoudis. Coffin Comics, 2019...More.

Item Code: LDM01HS
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 10x13, 200pg, Full Color
$79.99

See more Lady Death on our website.

 
RUSSIAN PAINTING 1800-1945
Detailed captions in six languages, including English. Recommended. By Daniel Kiecol. Art by Aivasovsky, Ilya Repin et al. From the earliest examples of national art at the beginning of the nineteenth century and the romantic seascapes of Aivasovsky, to the great Realists such as Ilya Repin and the innovators of the Russian avant-garde, Russian painting offers a wealth of works of art to discover. Chapters include Classicism to Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Art Nouveau, Symbolism, and Russian Avante-Garde. Grandiose landscapes, haunting portraits, and exciting artistic experiments—hardly any other artistic nation offers a comparable variety of styles and artistic personalities. Konemann, 2019...More.

Item Code: RUSPAH
Hard Cover, 11x12, 528pg, Partial Color
$49.95 $44.95

We have three copies left of Russian Art of the Avante-Garde [RUSAR. $27.95, $14.95].

 

New On Sale Art Books

 
ART OF NESTOR REDONDO
New Closeout Price! 1,000-copy first printing. Our Highest Recommendation. Edited by Manual Auad. Nestor Redondo (1928-1995) was the Philippine's foremost comic book illustrator starting in the early 1950s, and a major U.S. comics artist in the 1970s and early '80s. He was really more of an illustrator than a cartoonist, boldly shown here with an abundance of superbly rendered illustrations. This book is a pure delight. Redondo had a smooth, capable line that will remind you of the finest inkers in comics: Mark Schultz, Frank Frazetta, Dave Stevens, Russ Manning. Yes, he is THAT good. Auad, 2016. Out of Print....More.

Item Code: ARTNR
Soft Cover, 8x11, 80pg, b&w
$24.95 $12.50

 
HENRY PATRICK RALEIGH The Confident Illustrator
New Closeout Price! Our Highest Recommendation. By Christopher Raleigh. Henry Patrick Raleigh rose from school dropout at age 12 to esteemed Saturday Evening Post illustrator within the span of two decades. During his nearly forty-year career, Raleigh was one of the highest paid newspaper and magazine artists in the United States, creator of iconic World War I propaganda posters, and arguably the most prominent story illustrator of the Jazz Age. This is the first book ever on the artist, and it's beautifully done. It features an abundance of full color work, from crowd and party scenes to wonderful advertising pieces. Auad, 2016...More.

Item Code: HENPRH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 128pg, Full Color
$34.95 $17.50

See our website for Auad Publishing's other three fine books: Bernet (2003), signed & limited to 200, [RB614. $150], Frank Brangwyn's Way of the Cross [FRBR. $65, $25] and Al Parker [ALPAH. $44.95, $29.95].

 

Comics & Archives

 
KIRBY IS...MIGHTY! King Sized
Highly Recommended. The greatest Thor tales drawn by Jack "The King" Kirby. They're stories so utterly epic that even Marvel's King-Size format struggles to contain them. Featuring Thor's first appearance; a bruising battle between Thor and Hercules; the mind-bending first appearance of Ego the Living Planet; the invasion of Asgard by Ulik and his horrifying troll army; and concluding with a multi-part saga where Thor faces the immeasurable power of the world-devourer Galactus that reveals Galactus' origin. All giant Artist's Edition size but in FULL COLOR with stories complete, ready to read. Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: KIRMH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 14x22, 320pg, Full Color
$100.00 $89.95

This joins Kirby Returns King Sized, and Kirby is...Fantastic King Sized, which are $100, $85 and $89.95, respectively. And the bargain of them all, The Fantastic Four Behold...Galactus! is still just $50, $44.95 and it's the same huge size. Or get a regular size version: [FFBE. $24.99, $21.99]. And see more general Kirby collections here.

 
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

See the Surfer in The Fantastic Four and other collections on our website.

 
DECADES MARVEL IN THE 00'S HITTING THE HEADLINES
By Bendis, Millar, Whedon, Brubaker et al. Art by Bagley, Andy Kubert, Kyle Baker, John Cassaday, Steve Epting et al. Introducing a brand new Ultimate universe for a new generation of readers! Telling the story they said could never be told...the origin of Wolverine! And revealing hidden secrets of the program that produced Captain America! Red-hot creator Joss Whedon revamped the X-Men, while Civil War led to Spider-Man's secret identity going public -- and Captain America's shocking death! Plus, living legends meet when Spider-Man teams up with President Barack Obama! Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: DECA00
Soft Cover, 7x10, 248pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99

See the other Decades volumes starting with the 1940s, on our website.

 
WEIRDWORLD The Dragonmaster of Klarn
Collects material from Epic Illustrated #9, 11-13; Marvel Super Action #1, 1976-79. Recommended. By Doug Moench. Art by John Buscema. There's nowhere weirder than Weirdworld and no better artist to draw it than the great John Buscema. Elves Tyndall and the beautiful Velanna have already had several adventures in this magical land, but when a powerful wizard threatens lives, the troubled troupe is off on a new and deadly quest, in search of the magic blade known as the Glorywand. Goblins, dragons and the undead lie in wait on their epic journey across Weirdworld. Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: WEIDR
Soft Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Full Color
$15.99

 
MARVEL MASTERWORKS Captain America Volume 11
Collects Captain America #201-214 & Annual #4, 1976-77. Recommended. By Jack Kirby. Jack Kirby concludes his '70s Captain America tenure with adventures that only the King of the Marvel Age of Comics could create! It begins when the Falcon goes missing in an other-dimensional asylum that's run by the inmates! The tale of the Night People and Agron the Unburied One is a tense sci-fi horror thriller. "The Swine" features iconic moments: the debut of Arnim Zola; the return of the Red Skull; and Nazi X, the android with Hitler's brain! Plus an Annual with Cap vs. Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: MCA11H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 304pg, Full Color
$75.00 $65.00

Volume 8 is on sale at $75, $45, and we have Volume 10 at $75, $65. See other recent Masterworks here.

 
GRIMM UNIVERSE PRESENTS 2019 Cover C John Royle
Variant cover by John Royle. By Joe Brusha et al. Art by JG Miranda et al. The Grimm Universe is expanding. From an Age of Camelot to secret societies working in the shadows and other-worldly monsters invading the realms, new players are taking the board. Find out what awaits in the coming year with a collection of 8 brand new, never released stories setting the stage for the next phase of the universe. This is a can't miss issue! Includes The Black Knight, Oz "On the Run," Van Helsing's Daughter, our steam-punk heroine, "A Zodiac is Born," Dragonsblood, Robyn Hood "Side Job," and Gretel in "Heartbreaker." Zenescope...More.

Item Code: GRIMMC
Comic, 7x10, 64pg, Full Color
$7.99

 
GRIMM UNIVERSE PRESENTS 2019 Cover B Derlis Santacruz
Variant cover by Santacruz. By Terry Kavanagh. Art by JG Miranda. The Grimm Universe is expanding. From an Age of Camelot to secret societies working in the shadows and other-worldly monsters invading the realms, new players are taking the board. Find out what awaits in the coming year with a collection of 8 brand new, never released stories setting the stage for the next phase of the universe. This is a can't miss issue! Includes The Black Knight, Oz "On the Run," Van Helsing's Daughter, our steam-punk heroine, "A Zodiac is Born," Dragonsblood, Robyn Hood "Side Job," and Gretel in "Heartbreaker." Zenescope, 2019...More.

Item Code: GRIMMB
Comic, 7x10, 64pg, Full Color
$7.99

We also have the 2018 Cosplay special [GFTC18. $5.99], the 2017 Halloween Special [GFTH17. $5.99], the 2018 Holiday Special [GFTH18. $5.99], and the adult coloring book plus the Grimm Fairy Tales Alice in Wonderland Statues, regular and variant white, both discounted to $14.99 and $24.99, respectively.

 
COMIC BOOK IMPLOSION An Oral History of DC Comics Circa 1978
2019 Eisner Award Nominee: BEST COMICS-RELATED BOOK. Recommended. By Keith Dallas and John Wells. A series of massive cutbacks and cancellations in 1978, quickly became known as “The DC Implosion.” One of the most notorious events in comics gets an exhaustive oral history from the creators and executives involved (Jenette Kahn, Paul Levitz, Len Wein, Mike Gold, and Al Milgrom, among many others), as well as detailed analysis and commentary by other top professionals, who were “just fans” in 1978 (Mark Waid, Michael T. Gilbert, Tom Brevoort, and more)—examining how it changed the landscape of comics forever! TwoMorrows, 2018...More.

Item Code: COMBOO
Soft Cover, 8x11, 136pg, Text/Partial Color
$21.95 $19.95

See the website for more about the history of comics in our Comics Reference section.

 

Conan

 
CONAN The Jewels of Gwuhlur and Other Stories
Collects Jewels of Gwahlur #1-3, 2005, and Daughters of Midora, Mad King & Weight of the Crown. Highly Recommended. By Jimmy Palmiotti & Darick Robertson. Art by P. Craig Russell, Mark Texeira & Robertson. Conan hunts one of the world's greatest treasures in an action-packed adaptation by P. Craig Russell of the original REH story! As Conan seeks the prized Teeth of Gwahlur, he discovers that a former dancing girl is being compelled to pose as a long-dead oracle. Plus, in more tales, a king's daughter is kidnapped by a sorcerer -- and only Conan and the girl's sister can save her! And, intrigued by a leader known as the "Mad King of Gaul," Conan joins his army — but when tragedy strikes, will Conan be worthy to wear the crown? Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: CONJG
Soft Cover, 7x10, 176pg, Full Color
$19.99 $17.99

 
CONAN THE BARBARIAN The Life and Death of Conan Book One
Collects #1-6. Recommended. By Jason Aaron. Art by Mahmud Asrar. Robert E. Howard's creation returns to comics, in an epic tale as only Marvel could bring you! Conan's travels have brought him to the far reaches of the unknown, from his birthplace in Cimmeria to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all in between. As his fighting prowess allows him to carve his way through life, so too does it attract the forces of death! This all-new ages-spanning saga forever changes Conan's destiny! Stories of Conan's birth, youth, as pirate, fighting the beautiful and deadly Witch Queen, and as king. Very handsome artwork, looks like a good read. Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: CONBL01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 144pg, Full Color
$19.99 $17.99

See more Conan Archives and Chronicles on the website.

 

Newspaper Strips & Graphic Novels

 
STAR WARS LEGENDS Epic Collection The Newspaper Strips Volume 2
The Newspaper Strips Volume 2. Our Highest Recommendation. By Archie Goodwin. Art by Al Williamson. In his best EC comics style, Al Williamson brings his superlative imagination and rendering to the Star Wars world. A perfect match of artist and material, as good as anything Al ever did on his dream job, Flash Gordon. Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2 continue to take the fight to the Empire, but it's a dangerous galaxy out there! As Luke is enslaved by the Serpent Masters, Doctor Arakkus prepares a death trap, and the rebels' base is besieged! There are dangers in the depths of Aquaris, and an ancient threat lurking in the heart of Yavin's moon! Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: SWLEG02
Soft Cover, 7x10, 504pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99

Volume 1 is in stock at the same discounted price [SWLEG01]. We have 27 more books with Al's artwork, see them here.

 
JAMES BOND ORIGIN Volume 1
Recommended. By Jeff Parker. Art by Bob Q. At last, the definitive account of James Bond's exploits during World War II in an all-new story! March, 1941: Seventeen-year-old James Bond is a restless student in Scotland, an orphan, eager to strike out and make his mark on the world. But a visit by an old family friend coincides with The Clydebank Blitz, the most devastating German attack on Scotland during the War. James will fight through hell to survive, coming out the other side determined to make a difference. He'll find his calling in a new British government service, secret in nature... Dynamite, 2019...More.

Item Code: JAM01H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 160pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99

We have just one and two copies left of other Bond material, comic strips and another graphic novel. See the website. We are just now ordering the next book in this new series, which will be Live and Let Die.

 

New Pre-Code Horror

 
PRE-CODE CLASSICS TALES OF HORROR Volume 3
Collects Tales of Horror #10-13, 1954 and The Black Knight #1, 1953. Art by Ben Brown, George Olesen et al. Coming from Toby Press just a couple of years shy of Showcase #4 and the whole industry getting turned on its head, the third PS volume of Toby's Tales of Horror includes a bonus comic book, 1953's debut issue of The Black Knight. This unusual pink cover is one of the stranger from the pre-code era—girls and snakes, no less. The interiors are pretty nifty, too with the roster of artists and writers including Ben Brown, George Olesen, Chas. Kuhn, Art Helfant, Myron Fass, Ellis Eringer, Sal Trapani, Al Gordon, and H.L. Larsen. PS Artbooks, 2019...More.

Item Code: PCCT03H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color
$44.99

 
PRE-CODE CLASSICS HAND OF FATE Volume 4
Collects Hand of Fate #23-25,1954 and Challenge of the Unknown #1, 1952. Recommended. By Ken Rice. Art by Lin Streeter, Ken Rice et al. Ace were turning out class acts of four-colour nastiness for several years and the fourth volume of Hand of Fate goes one step further with a bonus 1950 title in the shape of issue 1 of Challenge of the Unknown. And funksters, that's quite a shape! Artists include Lou Cameron, Sy Grudko, Richard Case, Jim McLaughlin, Ken Rice, Louis Zansky,Lin Streeter, Larry Woromay and Warren Kremer. PS Artbooks, 2019...More.

Item Code: PCHF04H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color
$44.99

 
MYSTERIOUS STORIES Volume 1
Collects #2-7, 1954-56. Highly Recommended. Art by George Woodbridge, Angelo Torres, A.C. Hollingsworth, Hy Fleishman, et al. We have a real sleeper here. George Woodbridge was a brilliant artist but wasn't in comics long enough to be well-recognized today. Here he does three covers and a story, collaborating with Angelo Torres on the cover and story in #3--it looks like Frazetta drew it. From here he went on to a 44-year career with Mad Magazine, beginning in 1957. The first issue of this was Horror from the Tomb. Fetid horror stories also featuring more fine work by more unsung artists: Kurt Schaffenberger (Superman, Lois Lane), Richard Doxee (a stand-out at Stan Lee's Atlas) and Cal Massey. PS Artbooks, 2019...More.

Item Code: MYS01H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color
$44.99

 
PRE-CODE CLASSICS BAFFLING MYSTERIES Volume 4
Collects #20-24, 1954-55. Recommended. Art by Jim McLaughlin, Lou Cameron, Jay Scott Pike et al. This closes out the run, leading off with #20 and an Overstreet "Classic bondage cover." #25 sports a surrealistic cover. There aren't too many contents pages that can boast this level of writer and artist scribblers: the above-mentioned plus Gene Colan, Sy Grudko, Louis Zansky, Ken Rice, Martin Rose, Mike Sekowsky, Maurice Gutwirth and George Appel. Cameron's work is stellar; Sekowsky went on to become a DC Comics icon; McLaughlin is a lost master whose work is sometimes brilliant; Zansky was a mainstay at Classics Illustrated. PS Artbooks, 2019...More.

Item Code: PCBM04H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color
$44.99

See the website for previous volumes in the three series above, plus all of our PS Artbooks and Pre-Code Horror.

 

Sketchbooks

 
TERRY MOORE 2019 Sketchbook Signed
Signed! Recommended. All-new illustrations of our two heroines in the art nouveau style of Mucha; hanging out with one another; in swimsuts; with other players in the Strangers in Paradise series. Also illustrations of Motor Girl and that series' supporting characters. Teasing partial nudity, including a look at Katchoo's major tattoo on her back, and pin-up negligée tease. Terry Moore, 2019...More.

Item Code: TM19S
Soft Cover, 6x8, 24pg, b&w
$10.00

His 2018 sketchbook sold out; but we still have the sequel, Strangers in Paradise XXV: The Chase [TMSPS] and Hide and Seek [TMSP02S]. Both are signed and $15.99 each. And by special order, Terry Moore Strangers in Paradise Gallery Edition, 248 pages of full size original art, 2018, 12x17 [TMSGEH. $125]. We also have a few left of Motor Girl #1 and 2, [MOT01S, MOT02S. $15.99, $8.99 each]. Eleven of #1, just one of #2.

 

2020 Calendars – Best of the Best!

 
SCI-FI ART OF VIRGIL FINLAY 2020 Calendar
Twelve all-new works this year. Highly Recommended. By Virgil Finlay. Whoever is choosing these knows their stuff, these are wonderful, complex, powerful sci-fi and fantasy works among his best. Virgil Finlay was an American pulp fantasy, science fiction and horror illustrator. While he worked in a range of media, from gouache to oils, Finlay specialized in detailed pen-and-ink drawings accomplished with abundant stippling, cross-hatching, and scratchboard techniques. This calendar showcases 12 such intricate and atmospheric line pen and ink drawings in all their glory. Flame Tree, 2019...More.

Item Code: SVF20
12x12, 24pg, b&w
$14.99

Last Chance! Five copies left of Finlay's 2019 Calendar [SVF19. $6.99]. We also have several out of print Finlay books in Rare & Out of Print.

 
R. CRUMB 2020 Calendar
It's Crumb for everyone--well, almost everyone. Three months feature nudity. Recommended. Prolific American cartoonist R. Crumb is known for his satire of modern American culture, as well as creating a nostalgia for the folk culture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He founded the underground comix publication Zap Comix. This calendar showcases 12 of his fantastic cartoons, including the hugely popular Fritz the Cat, Keep on Truckin' and covers of his magazine Weirdo. It's an excellent cross-section of work, with nothing too offensive and seven pieces in full color. Flame Tree, 2019...More.

Item Code: RC20
12x12, 24pg, Partial Color
$14.99

See Crumb's latest, R. Crumb's Dream Diary [RCDREH. $25] , and his other books on our website.

 
BORIS VALLEJO & JULIE BELL Fantasy 2020 Calendar
Featuring 13 all-new paintings, with a stunning bonus centerfold. Highly Recommended. By Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell. Our annual glimpse into fantasy, with twelve all-new paintings by this amazing team. A dazzling spectacle to behold. Victorious, sword-wielding warrior goddesses. Fearless nymphs confronting a dragon's dark forces. And an ethereal pair: a fairy and a mermaid ascending over a rippling, dawn-lit waterfall. Rendered in breathtaking detail by husband-and-wife team Boris Vallejo (America's premier fantasy artist) and Julie Bell (international award–winning fantasy and wildlife artist), each original painting transports viewers to a thrilling alternate world full of mind-bending beauty, fantasy, and magic. Workman, 2019...More.

Item Code: BVJB20
12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$14.99

Dreamland by Boris and Julie is still available on sale [BVJBDH. $35, $15.95].

Click on the banner way up top for all the other 2020 Calendars in stock now.

 

Statues

 
DC DESIGNER SERIES WONDER WOMAN Statue By Jenny Frison
Limited, 5,000! Designed by Jenny Frison. Sculpted by Jack Matthews. The DC Designer Series Statue line is born from the imaginative vision of the comics industry's top artists. This statue, taken from a celebrated, Jenny Frison-illustrated cover from the Rebirth era of the Wonder Woman comics series, takes Frison's vision and expands it into three dimensions for a highly detailed showpiece. Cast in polyresin, the statue captures a Wonder Woman who is prepared for battle, armed with her shield, an Amazonian spear and the Lasso of Truth on her hip. Quite large, good details. DC, 2019...More.

Item Code: DCDWWJ
16 tall, Full Color
$150.00

See the website for other Wonder Woman statues, more statues in general, and more books of Wonder Woman.

 
 
 

Mature Readers

Four items this week, from Fine Art Eroticism to vintage Erotic Photography...and two DVD/Blu-Ray films.

City of Pleasure: Paris Between the Wars offers heretofore uncollected vintage photography of debauchery and kinkiness as Paris let loose after World War I and went a bit crazy, just as Berlin did. This has a bit of everything, and the quality of the work is very good. Also, some nice illustrative work as it chronicles period publications.

See more vintage photography books, such as Born Wild in Berlin, Working Girls, Voluptuous Panic, and Hollywood Beach Beauties on our Mature Readers part of the website.

Erotic Art is an enormous art book that covers the history of the genre, from the middle ages to Japanese and Chinese work, with a good emphasis on the 19th century and Art Nouveau, Symbolism, and Academic nudes. It's from Koneman, which is a direct competitor with Taschen in the art books area.

And two films: Mascara and The Pink Ladies present vintage exploitation and some surreal goings-on, with housewives and hanky panky of the 1970s. Click here to see more adult DVD's.

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News and Notes

 

San Diego Comic-Con

I lost one day this week coming back from Comic-Con, and another catching up with orders, so I don't have time to continue my San Diego Comic-Con report here. I wrote about the first two days of the show earlier, which we posted to our Facebook page along with many photos. And we used it as the editorial in the latest catalog, so you can download it HERE and read that if you'd like.


So...we're going to do a special email with just Comic-Con news—my personal adventures mixed with photos and details of upcoming projects. Watch for that early next week.

~Bud

 

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