Thursday, August 27, 2020

Free Comic Book Day, half-priced hurt books, Jamie Hewlett, Roy Rogers and new from Terry Moore.

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! Six titles to choose from, three with any order, six with orders over $50. Not many new items this week, so we've filled the list out with new half-price HURT books.

Taschen has two 40th Anniversary bargain priced volumes, redoing Jamie Hewlett and Rock Covers in economical (but very thick) editions. Toth & Buscema's Roy Rogers is finally here, a year or so late, but worth the wait. Terry Moore is back with more Strangers. Coming items and more.

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THE BEST OF ALEX TOTH & JOHN BUSCEMA Roy Rogers
Recommended. Collected from Roy Rogers Comic, 1954-58. Art by Alex Toth and John Buscema. Hermes Press presents the comic book adventures of Roy Rogers, King of the Comics, originally published by Dell. This “best of” collection exclusively features the work of comic book masters Alex Toth and John Buscema. Each story was hand picked by Roy's son, Dusty and include his favorite tales. This volume features over 256 pages of comics created by two of the Silver Age's most important artists, Alex Toth and John Buscema. This book brings together not only the best western tales of America's favorite cowboy but also presents these stories by two of the most noteworthy artists of the period. Hermes Press, 2020....More

Item Code: BESRRH
Hard Cover, 8x10, Full Color
$60.00 $54.95
Here's more collections with Alex Toth, and with John Buscema.
 


FIVE YEARS Volume 2 Stalemate Signed
Signed! Recommended. By Terry Moore. Using their past criminal experience, Katchoo and Tambi lead an elite team of Rachel Rising and Echo heroes to take down the key players of a US vs. Russia race to build an apocalyptic bomb. While global leaders scramble to negotiate, the Russian test quickly approaches and Katchoo fears they may be too late. Is this how it ends? Find out in Stalemate! Abstract Studio, 2020.  ...More

Item Code: FIV02S
Soft Cover, 7x10, 106pg, b&w
$15.99
Five Years Volume 1 is still available, signed, same price [FIV01S].
 


ALSO AVAILABLE -SPECIAL ORDER
TERRY MOORE STRANGERS IN PARADISE Gallery Edition
Special Order - takes 3-4 weeks! Recommended. By Terry Moore. 248 pages!!?? This is massive! Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of SIP with this presentation of Terry Moore art spanning the entire Eisner Award-winning series. The evolution of Terry together with Francine, Katchoo, David and all of the other characters is captured in this large-format, hardcover edition. Includes the complete original 20-page version of the first SIP story and SIP #90, the series' 2007 finale. Included between these "bookends" is a representational page from each of the issues from #1 to #90. Extensive Gallery section of covers and miscellaneous art. Abstract Studio, 2018....More

Item Code: TMSGEH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 12x17, 248pg, Full Color
$125.00
More from Terry Moore, sequels to Strangers in Paradise, these take place BEFORE Five Years: Hide and Seek [TMSP02S], and The Chase [TMSPS] (both signed and almost gone — $15.99 ea). And his stand-alone omnibus story Rachel Rising, also signed [RROS. $55].
 

New From Taschen

 


JAMIE HEWLETT 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Comic Book Artist gets the deluxe Taschen treatment. Edited by Julius Wiedemann. From the legendary Tank Girl to live-action animations with cartoon band Gorillaz, dabblings with Chinese contemporary opera to an exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, artist Jamie Hewlett is one of the most energetic figures of contemporary pop culture. With influences ranging from hip hop to zombie slasher movies... In 2006, he was named “Designer of the Year” by the Design Museum in London, and in 2009, Hewlett and Damon Albarn won a BAFTA for their Monkey animated sequence for the Beijing Olympic Games. Taschen, 2020. Mature Readers....More

Item Code: JAMHEH
Hard Cover, 6x8, 512pg, Full Color
$25.00
 


ROCK COVERS 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Highly Recommended. New Bargain-Priced Edition. By Robbie Busch, Jonathan Kirby. Edited by Julius Wiedemann. From legendary releases to ultra-rare records, Elvis Presley to Iron Maiden, The Doors to The Who, discover the 750 album covers that made rock history. Fact sheets, insider interviews, and lists from leading collectors of their top 10 records guide us through the indelible markers of musical memory, complete with bonus info on 250 milestone records. Taschen, 2020....More

Item Code: ROCCOH
Hard Cover, 12x12, 512pg, Full Color
$25.00

These are new economical, smaller-size editions of far more expensive volumes. The original Hewlett was $60, Rock Covers was $70.

Take a look at the other 31 Taschen books currently in stock or coming soonclick here.

 


COMING SOON
THE HISTORY OF EC COMICS SIGNED
Signed bookplate! From the leading authority on EC. Huge oversized volume. Our Highest Recommendation. By Grant Geissman. With exclusive illustrated bookplate signed by Geissman and the Gaines family. Taschen presents the full, fascinating story of this fabled company, written and designed by EC-expert Grant Geissman. Even the most die-hard EC Fan-Addicts will find something new within these pages, with the Gaines family archives providing over 100 rarities that have never seen print. Cover images are reproduced from Gaines file copies. 1,000 illustrations include the rarest and most notorious covers, interior pages and panels, rare photos, vintage original artwork, and some of the most celebrated stories ever to be printed in four colors. Note: Due to the weight, Rush shipping would require an additional charge. Taschen, 2020. Due: Oct....More

Item Code: HISECH
Hard Cover, 16x11, 596pg, Full Color
$200.00 $180.00
Update: History of EC Comics – We have orders for all of the limited-to-100 signed bookplate copies. ButGrant is giving us 20 of his personal AP (Artist Proof) bookplates, which were not in the original 100 series. These are nearly but not quite gone also—we have 3 or 4 left as I write this. When those are gone, Grant is very generously printing more bookplates, with the color artwork by Angelo Torres, but it will ONLY be signed by him, not by Torres or the family, and it will not be numbered. We'll include this with all copies of the book once the AP copies are gone. The book will ship in October. Needless to say, we're excited about it, and it's been extremely well-received so far!
 


COMING SOON
MASTERPIECES OF FANTASY ART
Highly Recommended. By Dian Hanson. Art by Frazetta, Boris, Whelan, Jones, Hildebrandt, Matthews, Giger et al. This monster-sized tome features original paintings, contextualized by preparatory sketches, sculptures, calendars, magazines, and paperback books for an immersive dive into this dynamic, fanciful genre. Insightful bios go beyond Wikipedia to give a more accurate and eye-opening look into the life of each artist. Complete with fold-outs and tipped-in chapter openers, this collection will reign as the most exquisite and informative guide to this popular subject for years to come. Taschen, 2020. Due: Oct....More

Item Code: MASFH
Hard Cover, 528pg, Full Color
$200.00 $180.00
 

Free Comic Book Day 2020

 

This has become FREE COMIC BOOK MONTH, with releases coming out over several weeks. We HAND-PICKED 6 NEW titles this year. Five are here now, one is still coming. So we added our most popular Warehouse Find title from last year, Dick Tracy, and as an extra bonus, the FREE Jim Silke Sketchbook.

ADD TO YOUR ORDER any three titles of your choice with ANY size order. Or choose SIX DIFFERENT TITLES WITH any order over $50. Only one copy per title please.

Just click on the image and ADD these to your order, we don't send them out automatically.

 

New 2021 Calendars

 


ALBERT HAHN 1877-1918 2021 Calendar
Covers by Albert Hahn from the Dutch Journal for the Arts Windingen. This was an Architecture and Arts magazine that appeared from 1918 to 1932. This was an important platform for Dutch expressionism, with lots of emphasis on art and design, and its striking typography. Selected from all 116 cover designs. Calligraphics, 2020....More

Item Code: AH21
Wirebound, 9x13, 26pg, Full Color
$19.95

Click here for clearance calendars from previous years. We still have four adult 2020 calendars that are absolutely FREE with any order — limit ONE per order.

Here's all the new 2021 calendars that have arrived so far.

 

New - Half Price Hurts!

 
Any item with even one minor corner bump is culled out of the copies we ship. Sometimes we end up with several copies of one title. That's what you will find below. Each is accompanied by our generic "hurt" description, often making them sound worse than they really are. These could have one bump, or two, a major corner dent or another imperfection, at the worst. Expect the worst and you'll probably be pleasantly surprised!


MARK RYDEN THE ART OF WHIPPED CREAM Hurt
Closeout Price! In 2017, the “Godfather of Pop Surrealism,” tackled a new medium: ballet -- but with his own surreal, abstract themes! In partnership with American Ballet Theatre (ABT), he created “Whipped Cream,” a new work that has since become a part of the theatre's repertoire. Featuring interviews with and commentaries from principal dancers—including Misty Copeland, David Hallberg, Stella Abrera, Gillian Murphy, and Daniil Simkin—and members of the creative team, this showcases Ryden's concept art as well as paintings made specifically for this publication. Cernunnos, 2019. Note: These copies have slightly bumped corners....More

Item Code: MARAWHR
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x11, 208pg, Full Color
$49.95 $24.95
 


PLAYBOY The Complete Centerfolds 1953-2016 Hurt
Closeout Price! Recommended. Foreword by Hugh Hefner. Introduction by Dave Hickey. With the first centerfold image of the radiant Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner masterminded a cultural icon: Playboy's Playmate of the Month. This voluptuous new edition celebrates every nude centerfold from every issue of Playboy, from 1953 to February 2016. Initially published a decade ago, and now comprehensively updated, this must-have edition boasts 734 nude centerfolds and opens each decade with essays from literary luminaries, including an all-new essay by Elizabeth Wurtzel on the last decade. Chronicle Books, 2017. Condition: Copies have slightly bumped corners. Adult Material....More

Item Code: PLABOHR
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 8x14, 844pg, Full Color
$85.00 $42.50
 


TREASURES RETOLD The Lost Art of Alex Toth Hurt
Closeout Price! Our Highest Recommendation. A companion to the three-time Eisner-winning Alex Toth: Genius series, this blockbuster collection is full of rarely seen stories and new, recently found artwork by the legendary artist. Included are complete stories from the 1950s and beyond, most in FULL COLOR, recently discovered color animation storyboards and presentation drawings, sketches and doodles, rare early promotional comics, and individual pages from obscure comics and magazines. It's a treasure trove of beautifully reproduced, mostly never-before-collected work that makes for a great read with all manner of genres, from western to sci-fi to adventure fantasy. IDW, 2019. Note: These copies have slightly bumped corners and or covers....More

Item Code: TRERHR
Hard Cover, 10x13, 296pg, Partial Color
$49.99 $24.99
 


PINUPS PAST AND PRESENT Hurt
Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. By Jim Silke. Introduction by Nathalie Rattner. With more than 100 artists from the United States, Europe, Australia, Japan, and China, a new unrivaled look at every different direction pin-up art design has taken since the heady days of Bettie Page. More than 200 images from the best practitioners betray the influences of the greats, such as Gil Elvgren and Olivia De Berardinis, but also show new trends, including a revival in 1980s-influenced line work in the vein of Patrick Nagel, and of biomech-influenced approaches. Every image is accompanied by a caption detailing the artist, name of work, and major influences! Chartwell Books, 2018. Condition: Copies have a small bump to the corner. Mature Readers....More

Item Code: PINPASHR
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x11, Full Color
$17.99 $9.99
 


WARLORD OF MARS Dejah Thoris Omnibus Volume 1 Hurt
Closeout Price! Collects #1-19. Recommended. By Arvid Nelson and Robert Place Napton. Art by Carlos Rafael et al. Four hundred years before John Carter would arrive on the Red Planet, the long-lived Dejah Thoris must unite the forces of Greater and Lesser Helium, two warring city-states, to fend off the greatest threats ever to plague their lands: a rampaging colossus, pirate raiders, the dreaded Boora Witch, invading vampires from Saturn, and even more unspeakable menaces! Solo adventures in her first massive Omnibus edition; includes Bonus: 59 variant covers, reproduced four to a page, by a who's who of artists. Dynamite, 2017. Note: These copies have slightly bumped corners. Mature Readers....More

Item Code: WARDOM01R
Soft Cover, 7x10, 480pg, Full Color
$39.99 $19.99
 


VAMPIRELLA Roses for the Dead Hurt
Closeout Price! By Kristina Deak-Linsner. Art by Joseph Michael Linsner. Fan Favorite artist Joe Michael Linsner is joined by his wife, writer Kristina Deak-Linsner, to create a Vampirella story that takes Vampi back-to-basics! Vampirella hunts down a sexual predator in order to feed her insatiable thirst for blood. While tracking him down to a Philadelphia nightclub, Evily the Witch bars her path. Do they both decide to team up against him, or remain at odds? Whatever the means, Vampi vows to get revenge! Four variant covers by Bukky Tucci, character studies and more extra features. Dynamite, 2019. Condition: Copies have a small bump to the corner....More

Item Code: VAMRHR
Hard Cover, 7x10, 120pg, Full Color
$19.99 $9.99
 


X-MEN By Roy Thomas and Neal Adams Hurt
Closeout Price! Collects #56-63 and #65, 1963. Deluxe oversize hardcover, 23 pages of bonus features. Our Highest Recommendation. By Roy Thomas. Art by Neal Adams and Tom Palmer. In 1969, with X-MEN on the verge of cancellation, the creative team of Roy Thomas and Neal Adams charted a bold new direction for Marvel's mutants...and the rest is history! Adams' lavish and dynamic visuals and Thomas' challenging and contemporary stories created a set of stories as good as it gets. These introduced the cosmic-powered Havok, the vampiric villain Sauron and the bizarre Mutates, while pairing the X-Men and Ka-Zar in a classic Savage Land battle against the X-Men's greatest foe -Magneto! Marvel, 2019. Note: These copies have slightly bumped corners....More

Item Code: XMERHR
Hard Cover, 9x13, 208pg, Full Color
$39.99 $19.99
 


D-DAY STORMING FORTRESS EUROPE (UNDER FIRE 1) Hurt
Closeout Price! 328 pages. By Jack Chambers and Erik Hendrix. Art by Esteve Polls. Join the invasion of Normandy with a fully illustrated account of the Allied landing that changed the direction of World War II. One of the largest amphibious military offensives of all time, more than 4,000 troops lost their lives that day to free Europe from Hitler's oppressive control. See what it was like for advance paratroops dropped in pre-invasion, and for Allied soldiers to wade ashore and begin taking towns, all under withering Nazi gunfire. Osprey, 2020. Condition: Copies have a small bump to the corner....More

Item Code: DDAYSTR
Soft Cover, 7x10, 328pg, Full Color
$26.00 $12.99
 
Here's a few more titles in case you missed them, that we have at least ten copies of. Click here for even more titles, with as few as a copy or two left, or search "HURT" on our new website.


ALSO AVAILABLE
STEAMPUNK An Illustrated History of Fantastical Fiction, Fanciful Film and Other Victorian Visions Hurt
Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. By Brian J. Robb. Foreword by James P. Blaylock. The best we've seen covering the entire range of steampunk, and it's now on sale. Author Brian J. Robb sets the key works of steampunk squarely under the lens of his brass monocle and ventures into a world where airships still rule the skies. Spectacularly illustrated and international in scope, explores steampunk in fiction, cinema, television, comics, and video games, and traces its evolution. From the classic sci-fi of Verne, Wells, and Mary Shelley, through the dystopian futurescapes of Cyberpunk, to the otherworldly imaginings of Miyazaki, Alan Moore, and China Miéville. Voyageur Press, 2012. Out of Print. Condition: Slight bumps and scuffing....More

Item Code: STEIH
Soft Cover, 9x11, Full Color
$22.99 $11.99
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
THE MARK OF ZORRO 100 Years of the Masked Avenger Hurt
Recommended. By James Kuhoric and Jason Ullmeyer. Celebrate Zorro's centennial with a massive collector's tome of riches, including rare art from Zorro pulp publications, film, television, comics, animation, and pop culture! A beautifully crafted collection of the storied history of one of the most enduring heroes ever to grace popular culture. Zorro rides again here with his rich history and his current exploits. From his inception in 1919, this treats readers to a close examination of a century of masked heroics. The best artwork, film images, and more. American Mythology Productions, 2019. Condition: Copies have cover scuffing and sometimes slightly bumped corners....More

Item Code: MARZH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 224pg, Full Color
$39.99 $23.99
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
THE COLLECTED TOPPI Volume 2 North America Hurt
Out of Print. Closeout price! Highly Recommended. By Sergio Toppi. Foreword by David Mack. Second in a seven-volume library (Volume 1 quickly sold out but was just recently reprinted). Eleven complete stories by the master illustrator, Tales of North American folklore, from the Canadian Goldrush to the American West and the Deep South. A Visit with John Colter, The Will to Live, Naugatuck 1757, Little Big Horn, Blues, Katana. Stories of Native Americans, of black blues musicians and angry police, of trappers and explorers pushing the extremes of survival. Lion Forge, 2019. Out of Print. Condition: At least two corners bumped, slight scuffing or soiling to covers....More

Item Code: COLT02H
Hard Cover, 9x12, 208pg, b&w
$24.99 $14.95
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
FRANK FRAZETTA FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #1 Hurt
Almost Gone! Warehouse find, 1998. Art by Richard Corben, William Stout, Joseph Michael Linsner, Alex Horley, Tony Daniel, Joe Jusko et al. Twenty years ago, inspired by the popularity of Frank Frazetta, a new magazine of illustrated fantasy and sci-fi was launched, directly in competition with Heavy Metal. This first issue started off with a fine cover painting and an introduction by Frank himself. Then we have all-new fantasy comic art stories by the names above, as well as Wendy Pini with an Elfquest piece, and Elio Leone and illustrated poetry (of dinosaurs, of course) by William Stout. The David Mack piece is very different, a Kabuki tale in atypical narration. And from Corben we have a photo-real horror story Quantum Cat, 1998. Out of Print. Condition: Slightly bumped corners and/or slightly curled spines, but are overall fine condition....More

Item Code: FFRAZIL
Soft Cover, 8x10, Full Color
$7.50
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
MICHAEL DOONEY SKETCHBOOK The Tundra Sketchbook Series #9 Hurt
Closeout Price! Warehouse find, 1991. Sketchbook drawings as well as a full color section of finished art, from the artist of Gizmo and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, among others. Several pages of nudes and figure studies, and more of the TMNT, Gizmo and other charcters, both serious and humorous. Published by Tundra, the fine publishing house established by TMNT creator Kevin Eastman, that published the work of friends and fellow artists. Tundra, 1991. Out of Print. Condition: Copies may be slightly scuffed, more so to the back cover....More

Item Code: TSMD
Soft Cover, 7x10, 44pg, Partial Color
$7.50 $4.99
 

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

 
Here's another batch of 25 items that are going away soon, down to just one, two or three copies left. Click here to see our batch of 50 from last week.
 

Coming in January

 


MOON KNIGHT OMNIBUS Volume 1
Circa 1973-80s. By Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Discover the many faces of the Moon Knight! Mercenary. Werewolf hunter. Millionaire playboy. Cab driver. Super hero? Moon Knight is many things to many people, and he has the multiple personalities to match! Follow Marc Spector, the earthly Fist of Khonshu, as he battles to find his place in the Marvel Universe -- and builds the strangest rogues gallery in all of comics. Marvel, 2021. Due: Jan....More

Item Code: MOONK01H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1016pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00
 


THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 4
Recommended. Collects #45-60, 1979-1981. Conan battles a massive winged monster that guards a tower holding a weather-controlling gem -- then finds himself surrounded by an army of Picts. In "The Treasure of Tranicos", Conan matches wits with a band of pirates with Thoth-Amon stalking them all. And the four-part epic "Conan the Liberator" sees Conan realize his destiny as he raises an army to overthrow the mad king Numedides! Marvel, 2021. Due: Jan....More

Item Code: SAVS04H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 944pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00
The first three volumes are in stock, same discounted price [SAVS01H, SAVS02H, etc].
 


MARVEL MASTERWORKS Captain America Volume 12
Collects Captain America #215-230; Incredible Hulk #232. By Roy Thomas et al. Art by John Buscema et al. After an origin retelling by comics legend Roy Thomas, Cap comes face-to-face with a twisted twelve-foot version of himself: Behold the Ameridroid! And squares off against...the Lincoln Memorial?! It's a good thing Cap's got Nick Fury and the Super Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on his side -- because the Red Skull is back, and he's out for blood! And don't miss a showdown with the Hulk. Marvel, 2021. Due: Jan....More

Item Code: MCA12H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 304pg, Full Color
$75.00 $65.00
Here's all of our Captain America collections.
 


X-MEN BY CHRIS CLAREMONT & JIM LEE OMNIBUS Volume 1
Stories from the late 1980s and early 1990s. By Chris Claremont et al. Art by Marc Silvestri et al. X-Men superstars X-Men superstars Chris Claremont and Jim Lee bring their legendary run to an Earth-shattering crescendo! The X-Men are shanghaied into outer space to outwit a Skrull infiltration and return Princess Lilandra to the throne -- while back home, X-Factor must contend with the return of Apocalypse and the loss of Cyclops' son, Nathan Christopher! Then both teams unite to face the menace of the Shadow King. Marvel, 2021. Due: Jan....More

Item Code: XMCC01H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 720pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00
Here's more X-Men collections and Artist Archives.
 

Coming in February

 


MARVEL MASTERWORKS Spider- Woman Volume 2
Collects Spider-Woman #9-25, 1978-79 & more. By Mark Gruenwald. Art by Carmine Infantino. After a five-year wait, the second Marvel Masterworks Spider-Woman! Spider-Woman and Spider-Man meet for the very first time as legendary Captain America writer Mark Gruenwald joins iconic DC Comics artist Carmine Infantino!! We have the macabre villain the Needle; Life for Jessica Drew is no fairy tale when the Brothers Grimm return, and Madame Doll and The Shroud emerge from the shadows for a multi-issue team-up. Marvel, 2020. Due: Feb....More

Item Code: MMSW02H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 328pg, Full Color
$75.00 $65.00
Volume 1 came out in 2015 and we no longer have copies in stock.
 


ABSOLUTE PLANETARY
Collects Planetary #1-27 and 13 more issues across multiple titles. By Warren Ellis. An interdimensional peacekeeping force tasked with tracking down evidence of superhuman activities uncovers unknown paranormal secrets and histories, such as a World War II supercomputer that can access other universes, a ghostly spirit of vengeance, and a lost island of dying monsters. Follow Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner, and the Drummer as they embark on adventures in Absolute Planetary! DC Comics, Due: Feb....More

Item Code: ABPLH
Hard Cover, 8x12, 880pg, Full Color
$150.00 $125.00
See the other Absolute Collections: Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, Fourth World by Jack Kirby, Death (the Sandman character), Batman: The Dark Knight Master Race, and Justice League. On sale are Kingdom Come (RB347. $175, $125), and Sandman Overture (ABSSH. $125, $89).
 

Mature Readers

SWING VOLUME 1 AND 2 are both here, from the publishers of Sunstone. Swing is about a young married couple who find their love life getting dull, so wife Cathy decides to try swinging with other partners, bringing along her reluctant husband. Nicely drawn, and looks like an interesting, well-written story.

SUNSTONE IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN TWO VOLUMES. This stars a dominant and submissive lesbian couple. "...hilariously written, delightfully earnest, and gorgeously rendered...an alternative romance for the modern age." -says the NY Times.

SPEAKING OF HURT BOOKS, we also have Druuna Serpieri Collection Volume 2 Hurt [SER02H. $24.99]. It's not discounted because it is out of print, and getting more from Italy seems to be near impossible. Check out the other Druuna Serpieri Collections: volumes 4 and 5 (SER04H, SER05H. $24.99 ea), and two of the original Druuna editions, which were collected into the Serpieri Collection series: Creatura (RB1397. $45), and The Forgotten Planet (AB09. $75).

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New Website News

We hope you like the new website. We're still wrestling with the "back end" of the program, mostly converting all of the data in our old system into the new system. Not something you need to worry about, except everything is taking longer right now to do for all of us here. We are all learning the new systems, but orders are going out on time, as usual.

Unfortunately, as you surely know, UPS and the Post Office are VERY slow right now. Everything is taken longer to get to customers, so please be patient.


Wish Lists

We were not able to transfer your wish list from the old website to the new one. However...we still have that information. If you want a copy of that list that you can then put into the new website, email LaDonna here (purchasing@budplant.com) and she'll email your list to you, out of our old website!!

We do have a wish list feature with the new site. Just click the heart underneath the add to cart box in red. If you've only placed orders as a guest, not a regular customer, the wish list program is not available to you.

~Bud


 

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Atlas at War, Resident Alien, Moon Girl plus Howard Pyle, Batgirl, Shazam, Conan, and a Solomon Kane Omnibus.

Our new website launched this week and we survived—we hope you find it a pleasure to navigate and use. My favorites this week are Atlas at War, and Resident Alien. Howard Pyle’s work is a rare treat.

Also here: Batgirl, Moon Girl, Shazam, Conan, a huge Solomon Kane Marvel Comics Omnibus, Firefly Deluxe, James Jean Poster Edition, and the "Vintage" 2021 calendars.

FREE Jim Silke Sketchbook with any order, see below. The image to the right is one of our favorites. And finally, exciting new Al Williamson and Mark Schultz books from Flesk.

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Comic Book Archives & Graphic Novels  |  Robert E. Howard Archives 
Art Books  |  Dark Shadows  |  3...2...1...Gone

2021 "Vintage" Calendars  |  Flesk Books Coming in February
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Comic Book Archives & Graphic Novels

 

ATLAS AT WAR
My Highest Recommendation.
Art by Russ Heath, John Severin, Gene Colan, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Syd Shores, Don Heck et al. Edited by Michael J. Vassallo. Fifty hard-hitting stories from Atlas, the company that became Marvel Comics. Each one hand-picked by Vassallo, a comics historian and world-renowned authority on Timely/Atlas. Marvel published more war titles than anyone in the industry, between 1951 and 1960, and were strongly influenced, at their best, by Kurtzman's EC stories. If you think EC and DC were the only publishers doing poignant, powerful and well-drawn war stories, read this and have your head turned around. This is good. Dead Reckoning, 2020....More.

Item Code: ATLASWH
Hard Cover, 8x11, Full Color
$65.00 $59.00

A killer new book from Dead Reckoning/Naval Institute. I really like their books, they are entertaining as well as historically accurate. See them all here.
 

ALSO AVAILABLE
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

 

ALSO AVAILABLE
THE 10 CENT WAR: Comic Books, Propaganda, and World War II Recommended. Edited by Trischa Goodnow and James J. Kimble. How different types of comic books and characters supplied reasons and means to support the war effort. The contributors demonstrate that, free of government control, how effective these appeals were, while often racist and extreme. The book discusses the role of such major characters as Superman, Wonder Woman, and Uncle Sam along with a host of such minor characters as kid gangs and superhero sidekicks. It even considers novelty and small presses, providing a well-rounded look at the many ways that comic books served as popular propaganda. University Press of Mississippi, 2016....More.

Item Code: THCEW
Soft Cover, 6x9, 240pg, b&w
$30.00

Check out all of the war comics archives and related books on our website. This is a popular genre for us, so we keep a good selection in stock.
 

RESIDENT ALIEN Omnibus Volume 1
Bargain-priced. Now a SYFY original series. Highly Recommended. Collects the original compilation Volumes 1-3 and extras, 2011-2015. By Peter Hogan. Art by Steve Parkhouse. Living undercover as a semi-retired, small-town doctor, a stranded alien's only hope is to stay off humanity's radar until he can be rescued. When he's pulled into a surprising murder mystery by the small town's desperate mayor and struggling police chief, he realizes how bored he has been, and how much he enjoys this. We really like this, I raced through all three graphic novels in this fine collection. Two more GNs are done, I plan to bring them in also. A truly unique sci-fi adventure tale with heart and humor! Dark Horse, 2020....More.

Item Code: RESAL01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 296pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99

I started this a couple nights ago and could hardly put it down until I finished all three graphic novels it contains. What a great series, different, low-key, well drawn. Good characters. I hope you will check it out. As I mention in the description, there are two more collections (which I will bring in), an ongoing comics series, and this is running now on the SYFY channel.
 

THE POWER OF SHAZAM! BOOK 1 in the Beginning by Jerry Ordway
Collects Power of Shazam #1-12 & more, 1994-96.
DC's Captain Marvel make-over, very well-drawn by the talented Jerry Ordway. He nicely captures CM's origin, and brings back Capt. Nazi, Ibis, Bulletman, Mary Marvel, Spy Smasher and Minuteman. Curt Swan puts in a guest artist appearance. Ordway's 1994 CM graphic novel won the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Original Graphic Album, and led to the publication of this ongoing Power of Shazam! series, set four years after the graphic novel. DC Comics, 2020....More.

Item Code: POWS01H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 408pg, Full Color
$49.99 $39.99

See more about Shazam and the original Captain Marvel on the site.
 

FIREFLY Legacy Deluxe Edition
Visionary writer & director Joss Whedon’s cult hit TV show Firefly returns in these official sequels, collected for the first time in a single volume. Discover new heists, new adventures and the secret histories of fan-favorite characters, as well as the covert operatives the Blue Gloves. A star-studded group of creators including Joss and Zack Whedon, Chris Samnee, Fábio Moon, Georges Jeanty, Laura Martin, and more take the crew of Serenity on new adventures. Boom!, 2020....More.

Item Code: FIRLEH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 624pg, Full Color
$75.00 $65.00

We have the individual collections that make up this deluxe edition, and several more new Firefly books, including new post-television series novels.
 

MOON GIRL
Collects Moon Girl #1-5, 2011-12.
By Tony Trov and Johnny Zito. Art by Rahzzah. In the pulp New York of the 1950s, Moon Girl looks to a life beyond her role as champion of justice and social revolution. However, she is forced back in to action when fanatics, inspired by her adventures, begin enforcing their own brand of justice. It's "Mad Men meets The Dark Knight" in this beautifully hand-painted novel. Moon Girl was originally created by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. Red 5 Comics, 2020....More.

Item Code: MOONG
Soft Cover, 7x10, 140pg, Full Color
$17.95 $15.95

 

BATMAN ADVENTURES BATGIRL A League of Her Own
Collects the all-ages Batgirl Adventures #1 and Batman: Gotham Adventures#8-9, 22, and 38.
Recommended. By Paul Dini. Art by Bruce Timm et al. In these previously uncollected stories inspired by the hit Batman: The Animated Series, Batgirl swings across the rooftops of Gotham City alongside Batman, Nightwing, and Robin to battle the likes of Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Ra's al Ghul. She even finds time to team up with her father, Commissioner Gordon, to catch two escaped convicts. Animation style artwork, nicely done. DC Comics, 2020....More.

Item Code: BATGL
Soft Cover, 5x8, 152pg, Full Color
$9.99

I searched "Batgirl" on our site and got 37 hits. Check all her appearances out, from statues to graphic novels to Archives.
 

Robert E. Howard Archives

 

CONAN THE BARBARIAN The Original Marvel Years Epic Collection Volume 1 Collects Conan The Barbarian #1-13, 1970; and material from Chamber of Darkness #4, 1969. By Roy Thomas and John Jakes. Art by Barry Windsor-Smith and Gil Kane. The greatest saga in sword-and-sorcery history begins with the very first Conan series in comics. Conan fights his way through the untamed Hyborian kingdoms, sparing no man, woman or wizard his wrath. His adventures will become legend. Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith brought Robert E. Howard's iconic creation to four-color life with work that set new standards for comic book storytelling. Plus tons of bonus material. Marvel, 2020....More.

Item Code: CONBE01
Hard Cover, 7x10, 352pg, Full Color
$34.99
$29.99

 

SOLOMON KANE The Original Marvel Years Omnibus
Recommended.
By Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas et al. He's a weapon of God, stalking the 16th Century! A tall, grim wanderer, roving the Earth to right all its wrongs! Let those who worship the power of evil beware, lest they face...Solomon Kane! He sprang from the mind of Conan the Barbarian creator Robert E. Howard. Kane's complete, classic Marvel adventures are collected in one huge Omnibus! Adaptations of Howard's formative tales plus new chapters by Roy Thomas, Ralph Macchio, Doug Moench, Joe Duffy, John Arcudi et al -- all filled with pirates, cannibals, demons and vampires! Marvel, 2020....More.

Item Code: SOLKMH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 624pg, Full Color
$100.00 $85.00

See all the books available featuring Conan and other works by Robert E. Howard, a click away.
 

Art Books

 

HISTORY AND ROMANCE WORKS BY HOWARD PYLE
Highly Recommended. From 1998, the companion catalogue to the exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum, home to work by the Wyeth family and the Brandywine artists. This catalogue has two essays, one on Pyle himself, the other on collecting, All from the original artwork, here is work from his first stories of King Arthur, to his iconic pirate tales, from pencil and ink drawings to superlative oil paintings. Brandywine River Museum, 1998....More.

Item Code: HISROM
Soft Cover, 9x11, Partial Color
$30.00

 

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THE BOOK OF PIRATES
Highly Recommended.
By Howard Pyle. Rarely have the exploits of marauding pirates and buccaneers of the Spanish Main been more vividly recounted than in the stories of author and illustrator Howard Pyle. Possessed of a unique talent for recapturing the flavor of bygone eras, Pyle wrote and illustrated these highly readable sagas of the sea wolves who sailed under the dreaded black flag. 80 illustrations: b&w plates and drawings and 16 full color plates. Unabridged new edition of his 1921 Book of Pirates plus 5 additional color plates. Dover, 2020....More.

Item Code: BOOKPI
Soft Cover, 6x9, 336pg, Text/Partial Color
$16.95

You’ll find many more books with Pyle and his students on our website.
 

DC POSTER PORTFOLIO James Jean
20 Removeable Posters. Highly Recommended. Eisner and Harvey award-winner James Jean showcases his emblematic body of work on cover images from Batgirl, Green Arrow, Batman and his Sandman Overture variant cover. His art defies genres and categories but a fine artist like James Jean strives for excellence in everything he creates and this DC portfolio collection perfectly captures that. DC Comics, 2020....More.

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

Also available in this series: Stanley "Artgerm" Lau 1 and 2, Jim Lee, Joshua Middleton, and Frank Cho. All are the same discounted price. Also check out the Marvel Portfolio series with Stanley Lau and Joe Quesada [MARPSL, MARPJQ. $50, $42.50 ea].
 

Dark Shadows

 

DARK SHADOWS The Complete Paperback Library 5
By Marilyn Ross. The original, classic, Dark Shadows books from the Paperback Library, return with Hermes Press' archival reprint of all 32 titles in the series beginning with the first novel which first saw print in December, 1966. This fifth book is The Curse of Collinwood, where a man who was murdered 100 years ago is now threatening Victoria's life! Hermes, 2020....More.

Item Code: DARS05
Soft Cover, 6x9, 144pg, Text Only
$14.99

 

DARK SHADOWS The Complete Paperback Library 6
By Marilyn Ross. The series takes a turn as this entire story is based on Barnabas Collins, the 175-year-old vampire who took television by storm! He comes alive in this novel of gothic suspense. The never-before-told story of the foggy night in 1899 when Barnabas Collins first arrived at Collinwood. Discover the full horror of the real truth about Barnabas – a secret so terrible that it could not be revealed until now . . . Hermes Press, 2020....More.

Item Code: DARS06
Soft Cover, 6x9, 144pg, Text Only
$14.99

Books 1-4 are available at the same price.
 

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.
 

2021 "Vintage" Calendars

 

VINTAGE WONDER WOMAN 2021 Calendar
Recommended.
By William Moulton Marston aka Charles Moulton. Art by Harry G. Peter. It's entirely Golden Age this year, with classic and fun covers from 1940s issues of Wonder Woman, Comic Cavalcade (with Green Lantern and The Flash), and her second starring title, Sensation Comics. She's riding into battle on horseback, fighting the Japanese in a rising sun symbolic cover, fighting a leopard from the back of an elephant, tossing around crooks (and gods) and more. Cheetah stars on the September entry.. Spiral bound. Asgard, 2020....More.

Item Code: VINW21
Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, Full Color
$16.95

 

VINTAGE DC COMICS SUPERMAN 2021 Calendar
Recommended. You'll experience the many faces of Superman, from a 1940 pin-up in Superman #6, lifting a giant tractor in Action #22 (1940), to Silver Age appearances with Lois Lane (1963), Jimmy Olson (1960), as Superboy (Adventure #266, 1959), and an iconic cover with a giant Brainiac (Action #280, 1960). Plus several iconic Golden Age covers: Action #108 (on the cover of this), #89, #1167 (with Santa), and first meeting The Prankster in 1942. Spiral bound. Asgard, 2020....More.

Item Code: VIDS21
Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, Full Color
$16.95

 

VINTAGE WESTERNS 2021 Calendar
Recommended
. Here we have Kirk Douglas in The Man from Gun Hill, James Stewart and Racquel Welch in Bandolero, Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, James Stewart in Shenandoah, Burt Lancaster in Vengeance Valley, Elvis Presley in Charro, Patrick Wayne and Yvonne Craig in The Young Land, plus a rare Italian John Wayne/Dean Martin, the 1930 Billy the Kid, 1932's The Golden West, and 1939's Rough Riders Round-Up! Asgard, 2020....More.

Item Code: VINWE21
Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, Full Color
$16.95

 

VINTAGE FLASH 2021 Calendar
Highly Recommended.
The Fastest Man Alive finally has his own calendar! Last year Supergirl joined Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman and now The Flash is here with large, detachable pages that double as posters. We lead off with All Star Comics #3, 1940, the first JSA appearance, then Flash Comics #1, 1940, All Flash Quarterly, Christmas Comic Cavalcade for 1944, Justice League #1, 1960, and in the comic that started the Silver Age, Showcase #4, 1956. Plus FIVE great Infantino/Anderson covers from the 1960s. Asgard, 2020....More.

Item Code: VINF21
Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, Full Color
$16.95

 

VINTAGE DC COMICS BATMAN 2021 Calendar
Recommended.
A unique Joker cover leads off this well-chosen collection. We have the new Batmobile in Detective #156, 1950; Batgirl and Batwoman from 1961; our duo in a military jeep in 1942; a great Jerry Robinson airplane cover on Detective #64, 1942; another Joker cover from 1946; acrobatics from a motorcycle sidecar, with a lovely blonde driving, from 1949; and The Flying Batman from 1954. All detachable to become posters. Asgard, 2020....More.

Item Code: VINB21
Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, Full Color
$16.95

 

VINTAGE SCI-FI 2021 Calendar
Recommended
. Always a bestseller and most popular of all the "Vintage" series. Step outside your Universe! Fantastic, otherworldly, astounding, bizarre pulp covers from 1938 to 1955, from Planet Stories (5), Startling (2), Astonishing, Thrilling Wonder, Fantastic Adventures, and Astounding Science Fiction. Beautiful girls, bug-eyed monsters, handsome heroes with ray guns, aliens, robots...includes work by Kelly Freas, Allan Anderson and Earl Bergey. Asgard, 2020....More.

Item Code: VINS21
Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, Full Color
$16.95

 

VINTAGE DC COMICS 2021 Calendar
Highly Recommended. Batman and Robin, The Flash and Green Lantern, Hawkman and Superman, Wonder Woman and the entire DC line (on Big All American #1, 1944) are here for you each month. Commentary by Dr. Arnold Blumberg, who undoubtedly also provides this top-notch collection of iconic covers from World's Finest, Wonder Woman, Detective Comics, Justice League (#1), and a cool late-era Green Lantern from 1948. Asgard, 2020....More.

Item Code: VID21
Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, Full Color
$16.95

See all of our 2021 Calendars (that have come in so far) on our website.
 

Flesk Books Coming in February

 

XENOZOIC By Mark Schultz Hardcover Signed
Publisher Exclusive, very limited supply, Signed Hardcover Edition. Our Highest Recommendation. Imagine Wood, Williamson, & Frazetta all working together on an after-the-apocalypse story in their finest EC Comics styles. Imagine them creating a gorgeous heroine--feisty, daring, voluptuous--and a two-fisted hero to create sexual tension and drama. Imagine good-girl art in the tradition of Dave Stevens, with a modern take on how a stunningly beautiful woman can look. Mark Schultz has channeled all this like no other artist, from the dramatic cities of Alex Raymond to the drama of Prince Valiant. That is Xenozoic Tales and here is every single story to date, all wrapped in a new 2020 cover to celebrate this new printing. Flesk, 2013. Due: Feb....More.

Item Code: XENOHS
Soft Cover, 9x11, 352pg, b&w
$39.95

 

XENOZOIC By Mark Schultz
New printing with a new cover. Our Highest Recommendation. By Mark Schultz. Imagine Wood, Williamson, & Frazetta all working together on an after-the-apocalypse story in their finest EC Comics styles. Imagine them creating a gorgeous heroine--feisty, daring, voluptuous--and a two-fisted hero to create sexual tension and drama. Imagine good-girl art in the tradition of Dave Stevens, with a modern take on how a stunningly beautiful woman can look. Mark Schultz has channeled all this like no other artist, from the dramatic cities of Alex Raymond to the drama of Prince Valiant. That is Xenozoic Tales and here is every single story to date, all wrapped in a new 2020 cover to celebrate this new printing. Flesk, 2013. Due: Feb....More.

Item Code: XENO
Soft Cover, 9x11, 352pg, b&w
$29.95

 

MARK SCHULTZ CARBON Volume 4 Hardcover Signed
Highly Recommended.
Signed.
Normally only available from Flesk, they are letting us have a limited number of these signed copies, one shot only. Carbon 4 is the latest collection that highlights Mark Schultz’s favorite recent and past works. From the barbaric past to the nightmarish future -- from the ocean’s depths to the farthest planets -- Carbon 4 features Mark Schultz’s most-ambitious works to date! Flesk, 2021. Due: Feb....More.

Item Code: MSC04HS
Hard Cover, 9x12, 58pg, b&w
$39.95

 

MARK SCHULTZ CARBON Volume 4
Highly Recommended.
By Mark Schultz. Carbon 4 is the latest collection that highlights Mark Schultz’s favorite recent and past works. From the barbaric past to the nightmarish future -- from the ocean’s depths to the farthest planets-- Carbon 4 features Mark Schultz’s most-ambitious works to date! Flesk, 2021. Due: Feb....More.

Item Code: MSC04
Soft Cover, 9x12, 58pg, b&w
$24.95

 

AL WILLIAMSON STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES Hardcover Publisher Exclusive Hardcover Edition. Highly Recommended. Normally only available from Flesk, they are letting us have a limited number of these, one shot only. This first compendium in a new series is the perfect introduction to Al Williamson’s work and new, previously unseen work for veteran fans. You will find samples that span his fifty-year career along with anecdotes and historical details salted throughout. Cover art, interior pages, drawings and sketches — plus photographs of Al and his friends posing as reference for his sequential art -- are included. This volume contains a mixture of both his most-obscure and best-known works, all meticulously reproduced from the original art. Featuring over 130 pieces of art. Flesk, 2021. Due: Feb....More.

Item Code: ALSTRH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 128pg, b&w
$39.95

 

AL WILLIAMSON STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES Highly Recommended. This first compendium in a new series is the perfect introduction to Al Williamson’s work and new, previously unseen work for veteran fans. You will find samples that span his fifty-year career along with anecdotes and historical details salted throughout. Cover art, interior pages, drawings and sketches — plus photographs of Al and his friends posing as reference for his sequential art -- are included. This volume contains a mixture of both his most-obscure and best-known works, all meticulously reproduced from the original art. Featuring over 130 pieces of art. Flesk, 2021. Due: Feb....More.

Item Code: ALSTR
Soft Cover, 9x12, 128pg, b&w
$29.95

These three new books are coming in February: a new printing of the original Zenozoic Tales by Mark Schultz, with an ALL NEW cover, in both a Publisher Exclusive signed hardcover and a softcover edition. Carbon 4 by Mark Schultz will also be available in a Publisher Exclusive signed hardcover and a softcover.

Publisher John Fleskes normally reserves the Publisher Hardcover Edition for himself, but he’s giving us a one-time shot at both signed editions this time. And there will be Al Williamson: Strange World Adventures in hardcover (exclusive only to Diamond and us, not to general book stores) and in an unlimited softcover. Reserve your copy now, at least on the hardcovers, supply will be limited.

Click here for more books with Al Williamson and Mark Schultz’s fine work, available now.

 

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New Website Up NOW

Well, we finally launched the new website 24 hours ago, as I write this. And it’s performing well. We just have a steep learning curve here, getting used to the new software. As we mentioned, we will need to get everyone’s credit card information again, just once, since that is encrypted so we could not bring that over from our old system. So you may get a call or email from us.

The new site has no advanced search, but I’m assured the regular search engine is more robust, and so far it’s working okay for me. I hope you find this an improvement. We are still adding functions to the site, so check back often to see the new changes. We welcome any feedback you care to offer, of course.

Other tips about the new site are in our latest catalog, with the Frank Cho/Brandy cover, page 16. Download the catalog with a click, below.


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Due to the virus, this didn’t ship in July. But it is on the way to us for a September 2nd release...all editions, including the Big Big book.

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Milo March correction

I incorrectly attributed the covers on this new series to Robert McGinnis. McGinnis drew the covers for the re-released series in the 1970s. But the covers for these are from the 1950s digest appearances, and we don’t know who that illustrator was. He reminds me of Robert Maguire but I can’t seem to confirm who did these.

~Bud

 

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