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DC Goes to War is very well-curated with top-tier stories from 1941-2001. We have a new Stephen King in the Dark Tower series, a very different Martian Manhunter, the beautifully drawn Lady Killer by Joëlle Jones, and F. Paul Wilson's prose character, Repairman Jack, comes to comics. Also here are more Fantagraphics titles on sale, including S. Clay Wilson and three Steve Ditko archives. And finally, the first Overstreet Price Guide from 1970, in facsimile. Enjoy! |
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DC GOES TO WAR
Our Highest Recommendation. By Robert Kanigher, Garth Ennis et al. Art by Joe Kubert, Russ Heath, Alex Toth, John Severin, Jack Kirby et al. In this new collection, DC is recognizing nearly 80 years of comic book war stories beginning with the origin of Blackhawk in Military #1, 1941, Boy Commandos by S&K in 1942, on to the beginnings of Sgt. Rock, the origin of Enemy Ace, The Losers, The Unknown Soldier, the very first Haunted Tank, and my favorite piece, a graphic novel length War in Heaven, bringing Enemy Ace into World War II and reluctant combat to defend his German homeland, beautifully told and illustrated by Ennis and Russ Heath. Powerful stuff, first page to last. DC Comics, 2020...More. Item Code: DCGOEH Hard Cover, 7x10, 352pg, Full Color $39.99 $34.99 |
See eleven more war-themed histories from publishers Dead Reckoning, many recommended, and from It's Alive and Caliber. And click here for more work by DC war stalwarts Joe Kubert and Russ Heath. |
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LADY KILLER Volume 1 Library Edition
Collects Vols 1-2, 2015-16. Recommended. By Jaime Rich and Joëlle Jones. Josie Schuller is a picture-perfect homemaker, wife, and mother--but she's also a ruthless killer! She balances cheerful domestic bliss with coldly efficient (but wildly violent and bloody) assassinations. From the World's Fair in Seattle to the beaches of Florida, Josie tries to keep her perfect family alive in a bloodstained new vision of the American Dream. Dark Horse, 2020...More. Item Code: LADYK01H Hard Cover, 8x12, 288pg, Full Color $39.99 $34.99 |
See our website for more Joëlle Jones. |
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STEPHEN KING'S DARK TOWER The Drawing of the Three Volume 3 Lady of Shadows
By Stephen King, Robert Furth and Peter David. Art by Jonathan Marks and Lee Loughridge. Sumptuously drawn in a unique ethereal style, plotted by longtime Stephen King expert Robin Furth, and scripted by New York Times bestselling author Peter David. Odetta Holmes has long endured a life filled with chaos, from the segregated Deep South to activism in NYC. Now ka has selected her as part of Roland's jounrey to the Dark Tower while diabolical forces of Mid-World conspire to seal her fate. And Odetta hides a terrible secret--a split personality--the frighteningly unstable Detta Walker, who is full of omnipresent rage and prone to sudden acts of violence... Gallery 13, 2020...More. Item Code: STEV03H Hard Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Full Color $26.99 $23.99 |
More in the Dark Tower series, and more Stephen King in both regular and Rare & Out of Print, can be found on our website. Also see our King portfolios, below in News and Notes. |
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MARTIAN MANHUNTER IDENTITY
Collects Martian Manhunter #1-12, 2019. Recommended. By Steve Orlando. Art by Riley Rossmo. Back on Mars, J'onn J'onzz was about as corrupt as a law officer can be. When a reckoning comes for his entire society, he'll get a second chance on Earth that he doesn't want or deserve. One shocking murder and an unexpected fragment of the Mars he lost will change his life--and the course of the Earth--forever! Witness J'onn's unforgettable journey as he begins a new chapter. No matter what you know about J'onn J'onzz, you're not prepared for this! Decidedly wild story and art. DC, 2020...More. Item Code: MARMI Soft Cover, 7x10, 320pg, Full Color $24.99 $21.99 |
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OVERSTREET PRICE GUIDE 1st Edition Facsimile
By Robert M. Overstreet. Overstreet is celebrating his 50th edition of the Price Guide by offering a faithful reproduction (right down to the not so-crisp-printing) of the one that started it all. This Facsimile Edition reproduces the very first volume and includes all the original prices, "in Good, Fine and Mint," the original articles (10pp), and the original ads (10pp). From little acorns do grow great trees! In 1970, the top price the Guide listed for Action Comics #1 was $300. Today, it's listed for $4.2 million! Likewise, the top price for Detective Comics #27 was $275. Today, it's listed for $2.8 million! Gemstone, 2020...More. Item Code: OVER01 Soft Cover, 5x9, 238pg, Text/b&w $16.95 |
The hardcover edition of this will be available in June [OVER01H. $25]. A Deluxe, limited to 100 was announced, but due to allocation we could not get any copies. It's gone now. You can get the latest edition now, click here to see the remaining editions. Last year's, 2018-19, are on sale at half price: $17.50 (CB48AH. HC, American Flagg, 1 copy) and $14.95 (CB48F. Green Lantern, 2 left). The new edition is scheduled for July release, unless it was delayed by the virus issues—it normally debuts at Comic-Con, which has been cancelled this year. We'll announce it as soon as it comes in, along with the Big Big edition. |
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F. PAUL WILSON'S REPAIRMAN JACK SCAR-LIP REDUX
Art by Antonio Fuso. An original graphic novel starring the wildly popular urban mercenary, subject of dozens of prose novels by F. Paul Wilson. Illustrated by Antonio Fuso (James Bond). Got a problem? He can fix it. He thought he'd seen the last of the Rakoshi, a nightmare out of a Lovecraft story...but one cunning and deadly creature has survived. Jack faces the fights of his life as he seeks to end the creature once and for all, before it ends him! Wilson is a NYTimes bestselling sci-fi and mystery writer. Dynamite, 2020...More. Item Code: FPREPH Hard Cover, 7x10, 120pg, Full Color $24.99 $21.99 |
Coming in June, we'll have a signed edition of this [FPREPHS. $39.99]. Availability may be limited. See more of the latest graphic novels—I hand-pick each one since we don't attempt to handle every one—on our website. And naturally, my favorite French graphic novels (translated, of course). |
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DEJAH THORIS Volume 2 Dejah Rising! Collects Dejah Thoris Vol 1, #6-10. By Amy Chu. Art by Pasquale Qualano. Cover art by J. Scott Campbell. Popular author Amy Chu (Poison Ivy, Kiss) ..."is doing a great job evolving this princess into a bad-ass." Dejah from a female perspective! Tardos Mors, Jeddak of Helium, sends Dejah Thoris on a scientific mission to chart air currents and atmospheric density tests. But Dekana Lor, Headmistress of the Royal Academy of Helium, hints at a second secret mission to the princess. And who is this handsome Red Martian prince and why is he suddenly part of the team? Variant covers by McKone, Sayger, Rous, Galindo, Chen and others. Dynamite, 2020...More. Item Code: DJG02 Soft Cover, 7x10, 120pg, Full Color $19.99 $17.99 |
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ALSO AVAILABLE DEJAH THORIS Volume 1 Gardens of Mars By Amy Chu. Art by Pasquale Qualano. Cover art by J. Scott Campbell. Dejah Thoris, obsessed with finding the legendary Gardens of Mars, recruits her own expedition team of scientists. But once outside the palace walls, things don't go as planned, and the Princess is on her own against enemy green Martians. With four pages of sketches and 22 excellent full-page cover variants by Frank Cho, Stuart Sayger, Nunes, Roux, Ken Lashley, Sean Chen, Diego Galindo et al. Dynamite, 2018...More. Item Code: DJG01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 156pg, Full Color $19.99 $17.99 |
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ALSO AVAILABLE THE ART OF DEJAH THORIS AND THE WORLDS OF MARS Volume 2 Hurt Closeout Price! Recommended. By J. Scott Campbell, Joe Jusko, Frank Cho, Jay Anacleto et al. Since the first serialized adventures in 1912 of the Martian Princess Dejah Thoris and her beloved hero, John Carter, science fiction and fantasy enthusiasts have dreamed of the faraway Red Planet, its wondrous sights and monstrous perils. In this second collection, the finest artists of modern fantasy have brought the dying world of Mars to life, depicting scenes of brutal conflict with alien beasts, a cross-over with Vampirella, and plenty of variant covers, include nudes. Copies have a small bump to the corner. Mature Readers. Dynamite, 2019...More. Item Code: ARTDJ02HR Hard Cover, 9x12, 280pg, Full Color $39.99 $18.95 |
| Last week we added a handful of slightly hurt copies at closeout prices. See all of our sale hurt books here. |
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DANIEL BRERETON THE GODDESS AND THE MONSTER Signed
Closeout Price! Signed! Highly Recommended. By Daniel Brereton. After more than 20 years, Dan Brereton, award-winning comics creator and painter, collected his best work in this beautiful full-color hardcover volume. Furiously colorful illustrations in Brereton's unmistakable style, as one of the very few traditional PAINTERS in comics! Spanning his work for Marvel & DC characters like Conan and Batman, to Watchman and Dr. Strange. Includes a delicious abundance of nudes and very sexy ladies: witches, bad girls, Bettie Page, a cool space girl, Sheena, Vampirella (several) and more. Image, 2010. Mature Readers...More. Item Code: DAGHS Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x12, 152pg, Full Color $29.99 $14.99 |
Also now half price, Nocturnals Volumes 1 and 2. Click on the banner ad above for all of Dan's fine art books. Most are signed, and many have a bonus deluxe edition available with a full page original drawing, including this one, The Goddess and the Monster [DAGHD. $100]. |
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STEVE DITKO ARCHIVES Volume 1 Strange Suspense
Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. Edited and with an introduction by Blake Bell. This features, for the first time, spectacular full-color reprints of every story from those first two years of his career, 1953-54. Beginning with Ditko's very first story, in Fantastic Fears, to his short stint in the Joe Simon/Jack Kirby studio and appearances in their Black Magic, to Ditko's eventual encampment at Charlton Comics in 1954, readers will see the initial works of an artist already at a level of craftsmanship that exceeded most of his peers. Stories from The Thing, Space Adventures, Racket Squad, Strange Suspense Stories, This Magazine is Haunted... Fantagraphics, 2014...More. Item Code: SRA01 Soft Cover, 7x9, 238pg, Full Color $28.99 $14.50 |
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STEVE DITKO ARCHIVES Volume 5 Dripping With Fear
Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. Edited by Blake Bell. 200+ meticulously restored, full-color pages from Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko in his early prime, at the time working in near anonymity for Charlton Comics in the then-popular horror/suspense genre. Comics like Tales of The Mysterious Traveler and This Magazine Is Haunted saw an explosion in Ditko's ingenuity, as he manipulated the traditional comic-book page layout with masterful results. Cold War tales of mystery and suspense, circa 1958. Ditko's angular, severe artwork heightens the uncanniness of stories about mermaids, mad scientists, and alien invasions. Fantagraphics, 2015...More. Item Code: SRA05H Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 220pg, Full Color $39.99 $19.99 |
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STEVE DITKO ARCHIVES Volume 6 Outer Limits
Closeout Price! 1958-59. Highly Recommended. By Steve Ditko. Edited by Blake Bell. Pre-Marvel Ditko! Suspense and mystery stories, quintessential space travel epics. Ditko rocketed into the vast outer reaches of the universe to craft tales that tapped into the fears and aspirations of middle America coming to terms with the Cold War and the beginning of the space race with Soviet Russia. All from the Charlton group, from titles like Space Adventures, Outer Space, Black Fury, Unusual Tales... We're also treated to several fun western stories, a genre we rarely see Ditko tackling. Fantagraphics, 2016...More. Item Code: SRA06H Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color $39.99 $19.99 |
We also have the other three volumes in this Steve Ditko Archives series. Volumes 2 and 4 are at regular $39.99 price, and are special order items (allow extra time). See our website for more Ditko, including some of the PS Pre-Code Classics with Ditko, new ones at regular price, older ones on sale. |
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MR. TWEE DEEDLE RAGGEDY ANN'S SPRIGHTLY COUSIN
Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. By Johnny Gruelle. Edited by Rick Marschall. If you like the fantastic adventures of Little Nemo, do not miss this--literally Nemo's successor! Gruelle's painterly color makes every page look like it was created on a canvas. Here we have Nemo mixed with the Wizard of Oz.There are episodes that take place in space, under water, on pirate-infested rivers, with talking animals of all sorts, from crows to birds to bugs. The kids have adventures all over the map. Mr. Twee Deedle is a magical wood sprite who befriends the strip's two human children. Gruelle depicts a charming, fantastical child's world, filled with light whimsy and outlandish fantasy. Fantagraphics, 2012...More. Item Code: MRTH Hard Cover, 14x18, 128pg, Full Color $75.00 $34.99 |
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DREW FRIEDMAN'S HEROES OF THE COMICS
Closeout Price! Recommended. Foreword by Al Jaffee. 75 full-color portraits of the pioneering legends of American comic books, including publishers, editors, and artists from the industry's birth in the '30s, through to EC Comics. Each subject features a short essay by Friedman, who grew up knowing many of these, including ladies Ramona Fradon and Lily Renee. Stan Lee, Kurtzman, Eisner, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Jack Davis, Will Elder, Gaines, Barks, Crumb, Wood, Wolverton, Frazetta, Siegel & Shuster, Kirby, L.B. Cole, Ditko... a Hall of Fame of comic book history from "America's greatest living portrait artist!" Fantagraphics, 2014...More. Item Code: HERCH Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x12, 184pg, Full Color $34.99 $17.50 |
Part 1 was last week--we'll have 6 final titles next week. Click here for all of these 18 titles newly on sale. |
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ABSOLUTE SWAMP THING By Alan Moore Volume 1
New Printing. Slipcased Hardcover. Recommended. Before the groundbreaking graphic novel Watchmen, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. comic book market with the revitalization of the horror comic book Swamp Thing. Moore's classic, critically acclaimed Swamp Thing stories are now collected with brand-new coloring. In 1983, this revolutionary English writer joined a trio of trailblazing American artists to revitalize a longstanding comic book icon. By the time they'd finished their work four years later, Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, and Rick Veitch defined a new era of complexity and depth in modern graphic storytelling. DC, 2020. Due Nov. ...More. Item Code: ABS01H Hard Cover, 9x13, 448pg, Full Color $99.99 $85.00 |
Seven other Absolute editions can be seen on our web site: Swamp Thing by Alan Moore Vol 2 [ABS02H. |
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DC DESIGNER SERIES CATWOMAN STATUE By Stanley Artgerm Lau
Numbered & limited, 5,000! 1:6 scale. Recommended. Sculpted by Irene Matar. Based on one of Stanley "Artgerm" Lau's popular Catwoman variant covers, this beautiful DC Designer Series statue is classic Catwoman all the way. This 1:6 scale statue conveys all that is the character of Catwoman as she is seen with her iconic whip, a stolen jeweled necklace, and her cat companion, Isis. DC, 2020. Due Nov. ...More. Item Code: DCDCS 7" tall, Full Color $160.00 |
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DC DESIGNER SERIES HARLEY QUINN STATUE By Bruce Timm
Numbered & limited, 5,000! One of the most popular and bestselling Harley Quinn statue designs returns with this full-color 7-inch statue. This design, based on the art of Bruce Timm, has been so sought after over the years that it has been seen in a 7-inch, a 12-inch, and even a life-size statue! DC Comics, 2020. Due Nov. ...More. Item Code: DCDHQBT 7" tall, Full Color $105.00 |
Three more DC Designer statues, Batman by Alex Ross $200, Harley and Poison Ivy $280, and Wonder Woman by Jenny Frison $150, are available. |
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UNCANNY X-MEN Omnibus Volume 3
New printing. X-Men #154-175, 1982-83, and LOTS more. Highly Recommended. By Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum. Experience some of the greatest-ever X-Men stories. Chris Claremont creates his most poignant and challenging expression of the mutant metaphor in God Loves, Man Kills. His work with Frank Miller on Wolverine skyrocketed that character's popularity. Classics continue with a look into Professor X's past with Magneto; Kitty Pryde and Colossus' growing romance; Illyana Rasputin's transformation into Magik; chilling encounters with Dracula; Rogue's debut with the X-Men; the first appearance of the Morlocks; and the wedding of Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor! Marvel, 2020. Due Nov. ...More. Item Code: UX03H Hard Cover, 8x11, 1056pg, Full Color $100.00 $85.00 |
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CONAN THE BARBARIAN THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS Volume 5
Conan The Barbarian #116-149, 1982-83. By Len Wein, J.M. DeMatteis et al. Art by John Buscema, Gil Kane, Neal Adams. J.M. DeMatteis ("Kraven's Last Stand") debuts as series writer. He will take Conan to the magical city in the clouds, Mreead-Zza; return fan-favorites Jenna and Murilo to the supporting cast; and team with John Buscema on a set of stories pitting Conan against Eilaynia, Princess of Mist. Then, Marvel legend Gil Kane takes the artistic reins for an extended run featuring "The Creation Quest" saga, while writer Bruce Jones (Incredible Hulk) mixes a blend of humor and horror. Plus: A story illustrated by titans John Buscema and Neal Adams, a pair of Annuals by Roy Thomas and Thomas and Buscema's Conan of the Isles graphic novel, reprinted for the first time! Marvel, 2020. Due Nov. ...More. Item Code: CONB05H Hard Cover, 928pg, Full Color $125.00 $105.00 |
We have previous volumes of Uncanny X-Men, Volumes 1 and 2 at the same discounted price and Conan Volumes 2-4, also same discounted price. Conan Volume 1 is currently out of print. You'll find more Conan collections on our website. |
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Hal Foster Prince of Illustrators, Father of the Adventure Strip Deluxe - $125 Wally Wood's Cannon #3 - $40.00 Wally Wood's Cannon #4 - $40.00 Sir William Russell Flint - $80.00 For The Boys The Racy Pin-Ups of World War II - $50.00 R. Crumb's The Book of Mr. Natural - $60.00 All | New Arrivals | Artists & Illustration | Fantasy & Sci-Fi | Illustrated Fiction Comic Book Archives | Comic Strip & Cartoon | Comic Artists | Pin-Up | Erotic Art Click here to add yourself to our Rare & Out of Print mailing list. |
Mature ReadersNow on sale is the third and final art book on underground artist S.Clay Wilson and his work, Belgian Lace from Hell. This is another of the half-priced Fantagraphics sale books. Also by Wilson, we have Zap #4 Hurt [ZAP04R. $9.95, this is the original 3rd printing from 1969-72], Weirdo Trading Cards [WEIRTC. $11.95], and one copy left of Wilson's ABC Deluxe [WILAD. $100], signed by Wilson & the publisher & limited to 100 copies. See our website for more with S. Clay's work. Nude Photography | Erotic Art | Erotic Films: DVDs | Adult Graphic Novels | All Pin-Up & Adult Click here to add yourself to our Adult's Only mailing list. Click Here to see the most recent Adult email. |
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Out of Print Report Illustrators Quarterly (the title from Britain, not Illustrators from here in the U.S. –just announced #1-24 are no longer available. Some we are out of, others we have as few as one or two, some of these issues we have anywhere from 4 to over ten copies: cover features as noted: #24 (French Movie Posters), 23 (N.C. Wyeth, 4 left), 22 (Bardon & the Spanish illustrators), 20 (Franz Roubaud) 18 (Mort Drucker, 7 left), 15(Dave McKean, eight left on sale at $14.95), 14 (Tara McPherson, 4 left). All special issues remain available, as well as the latest issues, #25 (anniversary issue with Milo Manara) through #28.
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Special Portfolio Offer Still available are free copies of the Images #13 Portfolio by Lous Chalon, limited to 250 signed copies [IMAPT. $65, $00]. You can get one by ordering ANY other regular or sale-priced portfolio, including the newly listed Cody Starbuck and Simon & Kirby Bullseye portfolio. See all that we have, including a couple scarce Stephen King titles, The Stand with Berni Wrightson...and ones by Kaluta, Jeff Jones, Russ Heath, Alfredo Alcala, Jim Fitzpatrick, John Severin, Josh Kirby, Wrightson, Mark Schultz, Niño and others. I find 31 different titles on our website, including the new DC Poster series by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau, Joshua Middleton, Jim Lee and Frank Cho—they count, too.
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