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Thursday, December 3, 2020

The Question, Wellington, Batman 100 Project, new Cisco Kid and more PS Artbooks on sale!

 
 

 

More PS Pre-Code Horror on sale! I really like The Question GN, Wellington, The Batman 100 Project, and the new volume of The Cisco Kid. The highest recommendation Art of Mac Raboy goes on sale for a limited time. New Hurt bargains. Barbarella in a new edition, Terry Moore does a fascinating one-shot, Ever The Way Out signed. And more!

Graphic Novels  |  Art, History and How-To  |  Statue
Comic Book & Comic Strip Archives  |  New and On Sale-from Classic Comics Press

PS Artbooks Sale, part 2  |  Mac Raboy Sale  |  New Hurt Sale
3...2...1...Gone  |  Mature Readers  |  News & Notes  |  Website Index

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Graphic Novels

 


THE QUESTION The Deaths of Vic Sage
My Highest Recommendation. Collects #1-4. By Jeff Lemire. Art by Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz. Eisner-winning writer Jeff Lemire joins forces with the legendary art team of Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz to resurrect Vic Sage, only to destroy him all over again...and again.... With a new origin and a powerful story of living not one but three lives, beginning in the Wild West of 1860, then 1941 as a Private Eye, then to today. DC Comics, 2020....More.

Item Code: QUESH
Hard Cover, 9x11, 200pg, Full Color
$29.99 $26.99
 


WELLINGTON
Recommended. By Aaron Mahnke and Delilah S. Dawson. Art by Piotr Kowalski. From Aaron Mahnke, the creator of Lore, comes a new supernatural thriller. Wellington was a real figure, a brave and brilliant officer in the Napolenic Wars. But that's over, it's 1834, and he's about to learn there is more on this earth than us humans. He's about to become a Monster Hunter. IDW, 2020....More.

Item Code: WELLI
Soft Cover, 7x10, 120pg, Full Color
$17.99
If you like Victorian-era monster hunters, check out Helllboy spin-off Lord Baltimore. We don't have any in stock, alas, but here's some great Hellboy collections, all highly recommended.
 


EVER The Way Out Signed
Signed! Recommended. By Terry Moore. Ever is a savvy seventeen year old who's struck by something, lightening, and suddenly she's talking to angels and back in the Garden of Eden. She's fated to fulfil an ancient prophecy, but destined to keep living the day before over and over until she gets it right. When Ever realizes Timothy is a fallen angel and her destiny is to be a human sacrifice at the Gate of Darkness, she runs. Is she the daughter of Lilith, the fallen woman of ancient times? Can she fight like hell to stop this? Complete one-shot story. Abstract Studio, 2020....More.

Item Code: EVERWS
Soft Cover, 7x10, 72pg, b&w
$17.99
See more by Terry Moore, creator of Strangers in Paradise. Every one is signed.
 


BARBARELLA
Recommended. By Jean-Claude Forest. Adapted by Kelley Sue DeConnick. Jean-Claude Forest's timeless Erotic Sci-Fi series that made Jane Fonda a household name! The bizarre interplanetary—and interspecies—adventures of the the fierce Barbarella are now collected in a brand new English-language adaptation by Kelly Sue DeConnick. When Barbarella's spaceship breaks down, she finds herself trapped on the planet Lythion. There, she has a series of adventurous, and bawdy, encounters with a variety of strange beings, from robots to angels. Collects both original GNs and the sequel, "Wrath of the Minute-Eater." Humanoids, 2020. Mature readers....More.

Item Code: BARBA
Soft Cover, 8x10, 160pgs, Full Color
$19.99
Dynamite has now done three Barbarella archives, collecting their steamy new comics series, with four issues and variant covers in each one. These are all on sale but only while our supply lasts [BAR01, 02, 03. $17.99, $11.99 each].
 

Art, History and How-To

 


THE BATMAN 100 PROJECT
Highly Recommended. Introduction by Tom King. See them here for the first and only time! ALL of Hero Initiative's 100 original covers to DC Comics' Batman #75 are on display in this great book, many done as wrap around covers. Art by Arthur Adams, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Adam Kubert, Jim Lee, Frank Miller, George Pérez, Bill Sienkiewicz, and more—100 artists in all! See all the covers, along with a special behind-the-scenes section showing developmental art and MORE! "NOTE: There will be only one printing of this book ever!" The Hero Initiative, 2020....More.

Item Code: BAT100
Soft Cover, 7x10, 120pg, Full Color
$13.99
 


HEY, AMATEUR! Go from Novice to Nailing it in 9 Panels
By Shelly Bond. Art by Michael Allred, Kelly Sue DeConnick et al. What do you want to learn about? Take your pick in this anthology combining the unprecedented approach of a "how to" book with the diverse subject matter from over 100 contributors sharing their hidden talents via one-page, nine-panel comics! Includes entries from a variety of comics talent including Michael Allred, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Becky Cloonan, Sanford Greene, Paul Pope, Gail Simone, Gene Ha, Box Brown, Gilbert Hernandez, Leah Moore, Chynna Clugston Flores, and more. Each story is part personal "how to," part "how-so." Learn new skills or hone the ones you've got. One-pagers will illuminate aspects of the comic book storytelling process like drawing likenesses, lettering, and cropping art panels. Black Crown, 2020....More.

Item Code: HEYAM
Soft Cover, 7x11, 152pg, Full Color
$19.99 $17.99
Click here to see more How-To books on our website.
 


MARVEL THE FIRST 80 YEARS
The True Story of a Pop-Culture Phenomenon. An in-depth, beautifully illustrated companion book which explores the origins and rich history of the largest comic book publishing company in the world, from the minds of infamous creators such as Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko — Marvel Comics! Though now the company is famous for their blockbuster hits such as the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men, and Spider-Man, this book explores the company's humble beginnings and its struggle to become the powerhouse of publishing that it is today. Featuring all-encompassing overviews of the trials and triumphs from each decade, with marvelous milestones, characters, creators, incredible illustrations, and behind-the-scenes trivia. Titan, 2020....More.

Item Code: MARV80
Soft Cover, 8x11, 160pg, Partial Color
$19.99 $17.99
The hardcover [MARV80H. $29.99, $26.99] came in last week, in case this looks familiar! This is the softcover version.
 

Comic Book & Comic Strip Archives

 


BARNABY Volume 4
1948-1949. Recommended. By Crockett Johnson. The misadventures of five-year-old Barnaby Baxter and his Fairy Godfather J.J. O'Malley continue. Bumbling but endearing, Mr. O'Malley rarely gets his magic to work even when he consults his Fairy Godfather's Handy Pocket Guide. The true magic of Barnaby resides in its canny mix of fantasy and satire, amplified by the understated elegance of Crockett Johnson's clean, spare art. Fantagraphics, 2020....More.

Item Code: BAR04H
Hard Cover, 11x7, 388pg, b&w
$49.99 $39.99
On Sale are all three back volumes: 1 $35, $17.50, 2-3 $39.99, $19.99 ea. Act now, I'm not sure if we can get more of these, we have just 5 to 8 copies of each one left at this price. Volume 4 is an especially thick volume, with 388 pages, so this could be the final collection.
 


CONAN THE BARBARIAN THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS Volume 4
Highly Recommended. By Roy Thomas et al. Art by John Buscema et al. Roy Thomas' decade-long original run on Conan The Barbarian ranks as one of the greatest in comic book history, and it was crucial in making Conan an icon in the comics world. Here Roy and his artistic collaborator John Buscema bring the saga of Bêlit and her quest for the crown of Asgulun to a conclusion. It's a tale that will forever change Conan's life. The adventures that follow feature an even more savage Conan, fiercer than ever and truly unbound. Buscema pencils ALL of this work, with inks by Ernie Chan. Marvel, 2020....More.

Item Code: CONB04H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 848pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00
This actually came in a little while back, but we slipped up and didn't get it listed after it was included as a Coming Item back last April. We don't have any in stock now, but more are on the way and will be here in a week or so. Volume 1 has just one copy left, then it will become a Special Order item; we have copies of volumes 2 and 3 on hand [CONB01H, etc. $125,. $105 ea]. Click here to see them all.
 

Statue

 


WOMEN OF DYNAMITE VAMPIRELLA Statue Crimson Blood
Recommended. Limited to 299. By Jose Gonzalez. Few artists have managed to capture the iconic look of Vampirella like Jose Gonzalez could. 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of comics' most memorable vampire, and Dynamite celebrates the occasion with a very large, 12 inches tall, 1/6 scale tribute to her most memorable illustration! The classic "Warren era" of Vampirella is finally exemplified in this highly-detailed resin, the way it was meant to be. Dynamite, 2020....More.

Item Code: WODVJC
12" tall, Full Color
$325.00
The regular edition is limited to 706 and is still available [WODVJ. $249.00]. See other statues here, and more by Jose Gonzalez here.
 

New and On Sale-from Classic Comics Press

 


THE CISCO KID Volume 5
Dailies, 1959-61. Our Highest Recommendation. By Rod Reed. Art by José Luis Salinas. Classic Comics Press continues its reprinting of the complete run of The Cisco Kid with an introduction by John Ordway. While the television show of the Cisco Kid is often spoofed, the opposite is true of this strip itself. It is held in the highest regard, and many veteran comics artists and fans are glad to add this to their library. If you are a fan of Frank Frazetta's 1950s comics work, find out where he was getting his inspiration. Salinas is brilliant at penciling and brush work; detailed, dynamic, exicitng. He can draw humor, danger and adventure, handsome heroes and beautiful women with the very best. Classic Comics Press, 2020....More.

Item Code: CIS05
Soft Cover, 8x11, 240pg, b&w
$25.95
We have just two copies of Volume 1 [CIS01. $24.95] and eight Volume 3 [CIS03. $25.95]. But these remain in print and we'll be bringing in more. Volumes 2 and 4 are out of print, but the publisher hopes to have new printings ready next year. Here's the titles still available from their White Sale:
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
WARREN TUFTS' COMPLETE LANCE 1955-1960
Closeout Price! 1955-60. Our Highest Recommendation. By Warren Tufts. Fans have been asking for this ever since I first began selling comics 50 years ago. Warren Tuft's masterpiece Lance includes the entire run of this magnificent comic strip in one volume with the Sundays in full glorious color! Each daily and Sunday has been beautifully restored by Manuel Caldas. Also included in this volume: an in-depth analysis of Tufts' work onLance by Zoran Djukanovic, biographical information, and more! Tufts was actually emulating Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, right down to the lack of word balloons, an ironic narrator, and brilliantly designed artwork in every panel. This is one of the best Sunday adventure strips you will ever see. Classic Comics Press, 2018....More.

Item Code: WARTH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 368pg, Full Color
$100.00 $55.00
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
CASEY RUGGLES A Saga of the West Volume 1
Special Sale Price 1949-55. Highly Recommended. By Warren Tufts. Warren Tufts is one those rare artist‘s artists, hugely admired by his fellow creators. Tufts' assistants were another talented list: Al Plastino (Superman artist), Edmond Good, Alex Toth, and the super DC creator Ruben Moreira. Tufts is not so well known to the public today, but this small body of work—and then his next project, Lance— captured devoted admiration from fans AND other creators, for quality stories AND quality artwork. Casey Ruggles is a smart and brave adventurer, in and out of scrapes with nefarious villains and beautiful women. Classic Comics Press, 2018....More.

Item Code: CASR01H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 12x9, 336pg, Full Color
$59.95 $24.95
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
RUSTY RILEY DAILIES Volume 1
Special Sale Price Dailies, 1948-49. Highly Recommended. By Frank Godwin. First appearing on January 26, 1948, this follows the adventures of orphan Rusty Riley and his faithful dog, Flip. Leaving the orphanage, Rusty is hired by wealthy racehorse owner Mr. Miles in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. Soon Rusty is thrust into the world of horse racing—as well as danger, lost treasure, criminals, and a beautiful comrade! Introduction by Howard Chaykin, interview with Frank Godwin' s daughter Diane, plus a number of Godwin illustrations covering the span of his long and productive career, several in full glorious color! Classic Comics Press, 2013....More.

Item Code: RR01H
Hard Cover, 8x10, 344pg, Partial Color
$49.95 $19.95
Still Available, most on Sale—we cannot restock these at these sale prices:

Heart of Juliet Jones by Stan Drake Vol 1-3. Volume 1 is down to 1 copy, 6 copies of Vol 2. These are original retail, $24.95 ea. Volume 3 is on sale [STA03. $24.95, $12.50].

Mary Perkins on Stage by Leonard Star Volumes 3-12 are all half price [LE03, etc. $24.95, $12.50 ea). Volume 8 is down to 1 copy, Vols 6 & 7 just 2 copies each, the others between 4 and 7 copies.

Dondi Volume 1 & 2 -just ten sets left [DNDP. $46.90, $19.95/set].

Adventures of Buck O'Rue [BUCKO. $29.95, $14.95].

Kelly Green, Casey Ruggles Volume 2 and Big Ben Bolt are sold out.

 

PS Artbooks Sale, part 2

 


PRE-CODE CLASSICS STRANGE TERRORS Volume 1
Closeout Price! Collects #1-5, 1952. Recommended. By Joe Kubert, Rafael Astarita, Paul Gattuso et al. Another exceptional title from the innovative publisher St. John. Artists include Don Perlin, Rafael Astarita, Paul Gattuso, Ralph Mayo, George Meyerriecks, Bob Forgione, Joe Kubert, George Tuska and William Ekgren, whose bizarre surreal covers are now key collectible books from the pre-code days. They're all here—witches, vampires, walking corpses, ghosts, ghouls and goblins galore. With above average artwork. PS Artbooks, 2017....More.

Item Code: PCST01H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 180pg, Full Color
$59.99 $19.95
 


PRE-CODE CLASSICS STRANGE TERRORS Volume 2
Closeout Price! Collects 100-page issues Strange Terrors #6-7, 1953. Recommended. By Joe Kubert, Lou Cameron, Pete Morisi, Don Perlin et al. The last two issues of this exceptional St. John title boasted an all-star lineup of horror and fantasy; besides the above creators (Kubert did the cover of #7 plus a story, and #6 has a bondage cover), you'll find Albert Tyler, A.C. Hollingsworth, Bill Molno, Bob Forgione, Gus Ricca and Bernard Baily. They're all here—witches, vampires, walking corpses, ghosts, ghouls and goblins galore. PS Artbooks, 2017....More.

Item Code: PCST02H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 180pg, Full Color
$44.99 $19.95
 


SILVER AGE CLASSICS OUT OF THIS WORLD Volume 1
Closeout Price! Collects #1-6, 1956-57. Highly Recommended. By Steve Ditko, Vince Alascia et al. Back in the post-EC days of the mid-to-late 1950's and early '60's, Charlton was doing some darned good comics, thanks to ex-EC artists but most especially to Steve Ditko, before he made the move to Marvel. Beginning with issue #3, this was all Steve Ditko, cover to cover, through #6. In the first two issues things were more pure sci-fi, with artwork by Mastroserio, Dick Giordano (who of course moved to DC and eventually became editor-in-chief there), Bill Molno and Charles Nicolas, who was the creator back in the early 1940s of The Blue Beetle. PS Artbooks, 2017....More.

Item Code: SAOW01H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color
$49.99 $19.95
 


SILVER AGE CLASSICS OUT OF THIS WORLD Volume 2
Closeout Price! Collects #7-10, 1958. Recommended. Art by Steve Ditko, Maurice Whitman, Fred Kida, Sal Trapani et al. Innovative science fiction comics didn't end with EC”EC was doing wonderful work, ACG the occasional story, but Charlton was a hotbed of sci-fi and fantasy, spear-headed by the great Steve Ditko. It might seem a poor man's EC, but led by wonderful covers and lots of stories by Ditko, today this is a stand-out title. Additional artists include Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Dick Malmgren, Rocco Mastroserio, Paul Reinman and even Gene Colan. Numbers 7 and 8 were 68-page, fifteen-cent issues—together they boast SIX Ditko stories and two covers. PS Artbooks, 2017....More.

Item Code: SAOW02H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color
$49.99 $19.95
 


SILVER AGE CLASSICS OUT OF THIS WORLD Volume 3
Closeout Price! Collects #11-16, 1959. Highly Recommended. By Vince Alascia, Steve Ditko, Matt Baker et al. Back in the post-EC days of the mid-to-late 1950's and early '60's, there was really only one place to go for your SF fix when you'd exhausted DC's output for that month: Out of this World, which would of course become synonymous with the work of Steve Ditko. Here we have three stories by him in #11 alone, plus more work in #12 and 16, and three gorgeous covers. Backup stories by Paul Reinman, Alascia, Mastroserio and the other regular Charlton artists. PS Artbooks, 2018....More.

Item Code: SAOW03H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color
$49.99 $19.95
 


PRE-CODE CLASSICS OUT OF THE SHADOWS Volume 1
Closeout Price! Limited, 1,700! Collects #5-10, 1952-53. Highly Recommended. By Alex Toth, Reed Crandall, George Tuska, Grandenetti, Andru, et al. For a minor title, this has an all-star line-up of artists! Standard Comics did not believe in #1 issues—they started all their horror titles with #5. But what titles—these were above-average in both art and story, and good, solid storytelling. Their titles included The Unseen, Adventures into Darkness & and this— each lasted just ten issues or so. All well done E.C. imitations. Alex Toth is brilliant here; Reed Crandall does two stories (noted in his new bio), Jack Katz (The First Kingdom) is bizarre and fun. PS Artbooks, 2017....More.

Item Code: PCOS01H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 180pg, Full Color
$59.99 $19.95
 


PRE-CODE CLASSICS OUT OF THE SHADOWS Volume 2
Closeout Price! Limited, 1,700. Collects #10-14, 1953-54. Highly Recommended. By Alex Toth, Mike Sekowsky, Nick Cardy, Ross Andru, Jack Katz, George Roussos et al. Wild stories and outstanding artwork! Four stories by Alex Toth plus a bunch by Mike Sekowsky, who was obviously influenced by Toth and was doing work so close sometimes it's hard to identify! Plus bizarre, over-the-top horror and beautiful women by Jack Katz, future Wonder Woman artist Ross Andru, fine work by George Roussos, and Tarzan comic strip artist John Celardo. Plus we have a cannibalism story, a cool classic spider cover and more fun. PS Artbooks, 2017....More.

Item Code: PCOS02H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 180pg, Full Color
$44.99 $19.95
 


PRE-CODE CLASSICS BEWARE Volume 1 Hardcover
Closeout Price! Collects #1-7, 1953-54. Recommended. Art by Harry Harrison, Sid Check, Roy Krenkel et al. Fresh from the fear-fraught fifties come the first seven issues of Trojan Comics' Beware, dragging along a whole bunch of festering corpses by way of an artists' assemblage that includes The Stainless Steel Rat himself, the great Harry Harrison, plus work by the fine Sid Check, Gerald Altman, Vince Napoli, Henry Kiefer, Roy Krenkel, Al Gordon, Leo Hagler, William Zeller, Albert Tyler, A.C. Hollingsworth, and Myron Fass. Plus severed-head panels and corpses on the cover (an SOTI issue), etc. PS Artbooks, 2018....More.

Item Code: PCB01H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 256pg, Full Color
$59.99 $19.95
 


PRE-CODE CLASSICS BEWARE Volume 2 Hardcover
Closeout Price! Collects #8-14, 1954-55. Recommended. Art by Sid Check, Frazetta, Jay Disbrow, Myron Fass and Harry Harrison. Frazetta puts in a rare appearance, collaborating with Sid Check on an amazing cover. There are also stories of "a heart torn out," "blood drainage" and that's only what Overstreet is pointing out. One of the weirder titles of the time, as the filled newsstands meant publishers had to outdo the competition with bloodier, darker, stranger stories of horror. Sid Check provides two exceptional stories here and also Jay Disbrow, who is clunky but always fun. PS Artbooks, 2018....More.

Item Code: PCB02H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 256pg, Full Color
$59.99 $19.95
 


PRE-CODE CLASSICS GHOSTLY WEIRD STORIES Volume 1
Closeout Price! Collects #120-124, 1953-54. Recommended. Art by Jay Disbrow, L. B. Cole, Jack Kamen et al. The great Jay Disbrow (who died in 2017) is featured memorably in this often overlooked and certainly unsung gem, appearing within wonderfully weird covers by L.B. Cole and alongside EC stalwart Jack Kamen (jungle and horror comics reprinted from pre-EC days). Disbrow does his wildest sci-fi and horror, and Cole provides killer covers that have become classics. The balance are reprinted stories from Fox titles, including three Jo-Jo's and a Rulah story, The Mask from Capt. Flight, and Torpedo Man, an unusual aquatic hero drawn by the great Rudy Palais. PS Artbooks, 2017....More.

Item Code: PCGW01H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color
$44.99 $19.95
This is the second of four batches of new on-sale PS books that we just got in, all titles never on sale before. You can see nearly all of them here; and here are ALL our PS Artbooks, including the few left from our first sale, two years ago. We have a couple entirely new titles still coming up soon—Jet Powers and Lars of Mars.
 

Mac Raboy Sale

 


MAC RABOY Master of the Comics
The first-ever book on this hugely talented artist. Our Highest Recommendation. By Roger Hill. Introduction by Roy Thomas. Beginning with his WPA etchings during the 1930s, Mac Raboy struggled to survive the Great Depression and eventually found his way into the comics. He perfected his art style on early stories of Dr. Voodoo, Zorro The Mystery Man, Bulletman, Spy Smasher, (all for Fawcett), The Green Lama and, finally, his crowning achievement, Captain Marvel Jr. Raboy went on to illustrate the Flash Gordon Sunday newspaper strip, and left behind a legacy of meticulous perfection. Through extensive research and interviews with son David Raboy, and with several of Mac Raboy's Golden Age assistants, author Roger Hill brings Mac Raboy, the man and the artist, into focus. TwoMorrows, 2019....More.

Item Code: MACRAH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 160pg, Full Color
$39.95 $24.95
After Twomorrow's The Art of Reed Crandall sold out far too soon, I ordered very aggressively on this. And even though it sold great (we did a catalog cover from it), I've got a few too many left at this point. For a limited time, here's an exclusive special price to clear out our extra supply.
 

New Hurt Sale

 


ART NOUVEAU MÜNCHEN, WIEN, PRAHA Hurt
Highly Recommended. By Thomas Hauffe. Between 1890 and the beginning of the First World War, a new international style developed in architecture and design. Following the example of the English Arts and Crafts movement, the representatives of Art Nouveau turned against the eclectic excesses of the Victorian era, embracing organic forms, plant ornamentation and functional free-flowing architecture. This volume shows the highlights of European Art Nouveau as it was interpreted, everywhere a bit differently, in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Hungary, Italy and Switzerland. Konemann, 2020. Condition: Bumped corners....More.

Item Code: ARTNMHR
Hard Cover, 11x12, 456pg, Full Color
$49.95 $24.95
 


AMAZING FANTASY OMNIBUS Hurt
Collects Amazing Adventures #1-6; Amazing Adult Fantasy #7-14; Amazing Fantasy #15, 1961-62. Highly Recommended. By Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby et al. At the dawn of the Silver Age, Stan and the gang were offering readers a cadre of ten-ton terrors, from Torr to Manoo to Monsteroso — along with weird tales of witchcraft, Martians and Dr. Druid. And Lee and Ditko started their all-new more mature storytelling, featuring aliens, time travel, ghosts and atomic nightmares! Ditko's lushly illustrated stories set a new standard for comic art, and Lee raised the bar with his powerful, thoughtful scripts. And, oh, in the last issue of AF they created Spider-Man. Marvel, 2020. Condition: Bumped corners....More.

Item Code: AMAFHR
Hard Cover, 7x11, 448pg, Full Color
$75.00 $37.50
 


MARVEL MASTERS OF SUSPENSE Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus Volume 2 Hurt
Completes the two-volume set. Highly Recommended. By Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Before Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, Steve Ditko applied his incomparable art and storytelling mastery to taut suspense-thrillers, cast with nervous-eyed dreamers and sweaty-palmed schemers, none of whom make it out without getting their just desserts. Here you get every single one of Ditko's stories of suspense for Marvel (and Atlas) in two beautifully restored Omnibus volumes. From his very first Marvel work in 1956 through to his last five-page masterpiece, every Silver Age tale is collected here. Marvel, 2020. Condition: Bumps to corners....More.

Item Code: MARMS02HR
Hard Cover, 8x11, 696pg, Full Color
$100.00 $50.00
 


FANTASTIC PAINTINGS OF FRAZETTA Deluxe Hurt
1st Printing, Deluxe Limited Edition. Signed by Spurlock and Frank Jr. Limited, 1500. 16 bonus pages, variant illustrated slipcase. Highly Recommended. By David Spurlock. Afterword by Frank Frazetta Jr. This book began by reviving the original million-selling 1970s mass market art book, Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta. Then it was expanded and revised to include twice as many images, variants of paintings, prelim sketches and color roughs, and more...It also now presents them at a much larger coffee-table book size of 10.5 x 14.5 inches. The collection is brimming with both classic and previously unpublished works of the subjects Frazetta is best remembered for, including barbarians, beasts, and buxom beauties. Vanguard, 2020. Condition: Bumped corners & interior page very slightly bent. ...More.

Item Code: FANPFDR
Hard Cover, 10x15, 128pg, Partial Color
$69.95 $39.95
This and the hardcover are both currently out of print. We are expecting a second printing [FANPFD. $69.95] any time, as well as a new printing of the hardcover [FAMPFDH. $39.95].
 


FERNAND KHNOPFF Hurt
Recommended. By Michel Draguet. In this beautifully illustrated book, Michel Draguet, an internationally recognized authority on fin-de-siècle art, offers an enlightening examination of the life and art of Belgian Symbolist painter Fernand Khnopff (1858”“1921). Khnopff achieved widespread acclaim during his lifetime for his moody, dreamlike paintings, as well as his numerous commissioned portraits, designs for costumes and sets for the theater and opera, photography, sculpture, book illustrations, and writings. Nudity. Mercatorfonds, 2020. Condition: Bumped corners....More.

Item Code: FERNHR
Hard Cover, 9x10, 304pg, Full Color
$60.00 $30.00

See our website for more new and soon-to-be-listed Hurt titles. Here's a few that may sell out before they appear here, so act now if you want them, we have just 3-4 of each:

PHOOHR -- PHOOLAN DEVI REBEL QUEEN Hurt $34.99/$17.50

DJIN03R -- DJINN Volume 3 Hurt $18.99/$9.50

WESPCHR -- WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT The Corpse-Makers Hurt $19.99/$7.99

MMFF12HR -- MARVEL MASTERWORKS THE FANTASTIC FOUR Volume 12 Hurt $75/$37.50

ANAFAHR -- AN AFFAIR WITH BEAUTY The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy Romantic Illusions Hurt $46/$23

ANAFAMYHR -- AN AFFAIR WITH BEAUTY The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy The Magic of Youth Hurt $23/$11.50

 

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 the full list of items low in stock.
 

Mature Readers

Every year we have a new publisher or two that can't get their calendar ready early in the year. This time, it's the very hot Forbidden-The Pin-Up Art of Lorenzo Sperlonga, which just rolled in this week.

Another one, Elias Chatzoudis' Zodiac Calendar is also running late but expected here shortly. It features girls from the Zenescope Grimm universe. See all of our adult calendars here. Warning: we are shipping out a LOT of calendars right now, since the new catalog hit, so don't delay if you want your first choices.

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News & Notes

 

Monsters by Barry Windsor Smith

Fantagraphics is doing this as both a regular edition and a signed/limited of 1200. Watch for full details soon.


Classics Illustrated

We're letting ALL of these go, so act now. We have 15 titles left, and are down to 2, 3, 4 copies on many. Two are still on sale. We will keep handling Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History by William B. Jones. It is THE book on the history of the series, and has my highest recommendation [CLAI. $35].


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The OVERSTREET PRICE GUIDE 1ST EDITION FACSIMILE SC

is already sold out. But the good news is, they're doing a new facsimile of the SECOND edition, which of course had revisions and cool vintage ads and more. It'll be done in a signed/limited (which we could not get ANY of on the 1st one, but we'll try again), a hardcover (which sold out FAST), and a regular inexpensive edition at $16.95 again. We'll announce it shortly.


Berni Wrightson's Frankenstein

The new edition flew out of here and it took us several weeks to get more in stock. But we have copies now if you missed this. Click here for all things Wrightson.


The Illustrated Press

Saul Tepper will be the subject of their next art book, an artist who's most closely compared to Dean Cornwell. We'll announce it shortly. All other books from Illustrated Press are now out of print...see our website for remaining titles. All printings are limited to 900 copies.

~Bud


 

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