Thursday, January 28, 2021

Illustrator’s Quarterly, New Mutants Omnibus, Godzilla, Batman, Art of Eliza Ivanova, and Moebius comes back.

Plenty new this week…Illustrator's Quarterly and three issues on sale. Namor the Sub-Mariner vs. The Invaders, New Mutants Omnibus, a big Godzilla epic, the very cool X-Ray Robot by Mike Allred, a new Lady Death statue. 40 Days by Moebius and the lovely Art of Eliza Ivanova. Coming: a softcover edition of the sold out Art of Reed Crandall, with a full color exclusive bookplate signed by Roger Hill, and four new Tarzan novels from ERB Inc. And finally, a memorial to the ERB writer/editor Richard Lupoff.

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ILLUSTRATORS QUARTERLY #31
Recomended. Jason Edmiston: Canadian artist popular with horror movie fans and well-known for his monsters and toys. Hannes Bok: and his weird world. Rowena: one of the most popular female fantasy artists of the 20th century. Luc Cornillon: Key artist with Métal Hurlant and popular with 1980s rockers. Mel Crawford: illustrator of countless children's books of popular animated cartoons and TV shows, though he never worked in animation. Plus regular features including The Bookshelf. Book Palace, 2021....More.

Item Code: IQ31
Magazine, 9x11, 96pg, Full Color
$24.99
Regarding Hannes Bok, Fantastic Fiction is still available in both the regular [FANHBH. $45] and signed deluxe [FANHBD. $125], limited to 140 copies signed by five contributors. 

Rowena is also featured in The Art of Pulp Horror [ARTPHH. $40, $34.99] and Masterpieces of Fantasy from Taschen [MASFH. $200, $180].

 
New on Sale
 


ILLUSTRATORS QUARTERLY #26
Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. Featuring Petar Meseldžija, Arthur Barbosa, John Millar Watt and Philip Mendoza. This issue: cover feature artist John Millar Watt is an exceptional British artist we had never heard of before, prolific for forty years. He's a cartoonist turned comic book artist turned celebrity illustrator. Petar Meseldžija: The fantasy illustrator has entered the world of fine art, a frequent Spectrum contributor and absolutely amazing fantasy artist. Philip Mendoza: The talented illustrator and master of anthropomorphic animal cartoons. Arthur Barbosa: known for his Flashman book covers. Book Palace, 2019....More.

Item Code: IQ26
Magazine, 9x11, 96pg, Partial Color
$24.99 $14.99
 


ILLUSTRATORS QUARTERLY #27
Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. By Diego Cordoba, and Barry Coker. Art by Frederic Remington, Charles Schreyvogel et al. It's the Wild West, including two major features on the father of Western Art, Frederic Remington, and his great rival Charles Schreyvogel. Plus a handsome 23-page feature on The Lone Ranger, from pulps, radio and tv to comic book and comic strips—original art by Tom Gil and more special features. Remington and Schreyvogel actually traveled the old west in order to paint authentic works of Indians, action scenes with cavalry, buffalo, and more. Book Palace, 2019....More.

Item Code: IQ27
Magazine, 9x11, 96pg, Full Color
$24.99 $14.99
 


ILLUSTRATORS QUARTERLY SPECIAL #5 The Art of Commando
Closeout Price! Recommended. By Peter Richardson, Calum Laird et al. Featuring Ian Kennedy, Ken Barr et al. Featuring very good war artwork from the popular British periodical Commando—cover art and interiors, with in-depth features on Ian Kennedy, Neil Roberts, Keith Burns, and Ken Barr. Interviews with its editor and writers, orgins and history. Unique in-depth interview with legendary Commando artist Gordon Livingstone; Step by step revelations from Commando artists on how they create their iconic art; Tales from the Commando HQ and writers' revelations. Book Palace, 2019....More.

Item Code: IQS05
Magazine, 9x11, 144pg, Partial Color
$34.99 $18.99
Book Palace just put these three recent issues on sale, so for now we have a good stock of them. Tap the banner ad above for all of their books and magazines, all imported from England.
 

Graphic Novels & Archives

 


ALWAYS AN INVADER
Collects Namor The Best Defense #1, 2018; Invaders #1-12, 2019. Recommended. By Chip Zdarsky. Art by Carlos Magno and Butch Guice. The greatest generation of Marvel heroes is back — to stop one of their own! Once they fought the Axis together but that was then. Now the Sub-Mariner, monarch of Atlantis, has once again declared war on the surface world — and this time he means to win at any cost! But why? Now his friends Captain America, Bucky (as the Winter Soldier) and the Human Torch are the enemy! Very well drawn, in a style that harks back to World War II, Alex Ross and Marvels... Marvel, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: ALWIH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 304pg, Full Color
$34.99 $29.99
See more on The Invaders in Namor the Sub-Mariner by John Byrne—we have both discounted new copies and half-price hurt copies, while supply lasts: [NAMOHR. $125, $62.50]. The Invaders also appear in Roy Thomas Marvel Visionaries [MARVRT. $39.99, $19.99], also on sale.
 


NEW MUTANTS OMNIBUS Volume 1
Collects Marvel Graphic Novel #4, 1982; New Mutants #1-34, 1983 on and MUCH more. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz, Frank Miller et al. The future of the X-Men is here! Karma. Wolfsbane. Sunspot. Cannonball. Moonstar. Follow their early days at Xavier's School — including battles against Sentinels, the Hellfire Club, the Brood and more! New recruits Magma, Magik and Cypher find their footing, a deadly rivalry begins with Emma Frost's Hellions — and the Demon Bear that haunts Dani Moonstar bares his teeth, Bill Sienkiewicz-style! Will the New Mutants survive — and if so, can they make a new friend in the alien Warlock? Plus, the mind-bending debut of Professor X's son, Legion! Marvel, 2020....More.

Item Code: NEWM01H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1272pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00
 


GODZILLA History's Greatest Monster
Collects the complete 13-issue series. By Duane Swierczynski. Art by Simon Gane with Dave Wachter. Cover by Bob Eggleton. Godzilla continues to destroy cities and lives all over the world and ex-special forces tough guy Boxer is a man with a grudge who vows to end the terror of Godzilla — no matter what! He assembles a top notch team to take him and the other monsters down at $7 billion a bounty. Meanwhile, these other monsters (you recognize them from the Godzilla sequels) are making a lot of trouble for everyone, including Godzilla. One even bears an uncanny resemblance to Cthulhu... Non-stop action (and destruction) in a massive softcover volume. IDW. 2021....More.

Item Code: GODHG
Soft Cover, 7x10, 328pg, Full Color
$29.99 $26.99
See our website for Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters, The Art of Godzilla and more.
 


X-RAY ROBOT
Collects #1-4, 2020. My Highest Recommendation. By Michael and Laura Allred. A very, very cool story with superlative art. That's my (Bud's) opinion. And Brian Michael Bendis says "...another Allred home run," which I agree with. Scientists invent a robot and a time/dimensions portal. And not only does it work, but a nihilistic entity from another dimension wants to cause chaos, while a future-version of our robot and scientist, combined, has come back through to help these guys straighten this all out. Three scientists embark on an interdimensional roadtrip through past and future to take down the "Nihilist" and save the universe! Dark Horse, 2021....More.

Item Code: XRAYR
Soft Cover, 7x10, 136pgs, Full Color
$19.99 $17.99
Here's another dozen or so books with Allred's work, on our website.
 


DRAWING LINES An Anthology of Women Cartoonists
Recommended. Art by Amanda Conner, Colleen Coover, Lee Marrs et al. Showcasing 12 stories from a variety of comics' female creators, stories that range from mainstream adventures to hilarious comic shorts to heart-wrenching autobiographical work. Originally published as Sexy Chix in 2006, new larger size edition. By New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates, Scary Godmother creator Jill Thompson, Eisner Award-winning illustrator Colleen Doran, Dark Horse editor Diana Shutz (in a long illustrated prose piece, non-fiction!), DC Comics creators Gail Simone and Joëlle Jones, and many more! Dark Horse, 2021....More.

Item Code: DRALIH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 104pg, b&w
$24.99 $21.99
 


THE SEEDS
Collects #1-4. Recommended. By Ann Nocenti. Art by David Aja. The hotly-anticipated eco-fiction tech thriller-meets-love-story from the award-winning, visionary team of Ann Nocenti (Daredevil, Ruby Falls) and David Aja (Hawkeye, Immortal Iron Fist)! In a broken-down world, a rebellious group of ruthless romantics have fled a tech-obsessed society to create their own...and a few cantankerous aliens have come to harvest the last seeds of a humanity that is fast going to pieces. When one of them falls in love with a human, idealistic journalist Astra stumbles into the story of a lifetime, only to realize that if she reports it, she'll destroy the last hope of a dying planet. Berger Books, 2021....More.

Item Code: SEEDS
Soft Cover, 7x10, 128pg, b&w
$19.99 $17.99
 


FIREFLY The Unification War Deluxe Edition
Collects Firefly #1-12, plus an exclusive short story not available anywhere else. Recommended. By Greg Pak. Art by Dan McDaid. The truth about Mal Reynolds' past is revealed. When a simple mission goes wrong, he's forced to confront it in the form of the Unificators, mercenaries deputized to hunt down war criminals...and they've got Mal and Zoe at the top of their list! War can make villains of even the best men, and Mal's quest for redemption will put him at odds with his own crew, forcing him to make a choice: fix the past or fight for the future. Fans have demanded it for years and now the definitive story of the Unification War— the intergalactic civil war that divided friends and family alike — is told in this official continuation of the hit Firefly television series. Boom!, 2020....More.

Item Code: FIREUH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 432pg, Full Color
$75.00 $65.00
See our website for quite a few more new books featuring Firefly.
 


TEDDY By Laurence Luckinbill
New from Dead Reckoning. By Laurence Luckinbill. Art by Eryck Tait. Despite rising fear for his youngest son, missing in action in WWI, Theodore Roosevelt takes the stage to speak. It is, he says, "my simple duty." But the speech evolves from politics and the war, into an examination of his life, the choices he's made, and the costs of his "Warrior Philosophy." Revealing his love of nature, adventure, and justice, Teddy dramatically illustrates the life of one of America's greatest presidents. Dead Reckoning, 2021....More.

Item Code: TEDLL
Soft Cover, 7x10, 176pg, Full Color
$24.95
See more excellent titles from Dead Reckoning, about military heroes, World War II fighters and more.
 

Batman

 


BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES The Phantom City Creative Collection
Our Highest Recommendation. By Mondo. Art by Justin Erickson. Foreword by Paul Dini. A visually dynamic celebration of the Emmy Award-winning series. Known for their limitless passion and incredible ingenuity for film and television posters, Mondo turns their attention to the highly acclaimed show. Mondo has received global recognition for their astonishing artisanal posters, and their creations here partner with the award-winning artist at Phantom City Creative, Inc., Justin Erickson, in order to bring this show to life in a striking and unparalleled way. Filled with Erikson's slick graphic design as well as beautifully rendered illustrations. Insight Editions, 2020. ...More.

Item Code: BATMASH
Hard Cover, 9x13, 144pg, Full Color
$60.00 $52.50
 


BATMAN The Chalice
From 2000 & 2002. Recommended. By Chuck Dixon. Art by John Van Fleet. First Batman learns that not only does his nobility extend deep within his ancestry, but also that some things are beyond the laws of science. In possession of what could be the Holy Grail, the Dark Knight Detective must come to terms with the ramifications of its existence while safeguarding the artifact from various attackers. Next, when Gotham's wealthiest citizens start vanishing — along with some Egyptian artifacts — Batman must trace the crimes (aided or perhaps hindered by Catwoman) and try to unravel who is behind it all, and what their deadly agenda might be. Co-stars Ra's al Ghul, the Penguin and Catwoman. DC Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: BATCHA
Soft Cover, 7x10, 200pg, Full Color
$19.99 $17.99
 


BATMAN By Paul Dini Omnibus
Recommended. Paul Dini has made a magnificently successful career of writing about Batman in both television and comic book form. Now his legendary work is collected in an omnibus for the first time. From Dini's take on Selina Kyle's path of vengeance against Hush, all the way to Batman's incredible journey in Detective Comics #1000, this omnibus includes some of Paul Dini's best work on the Caped Crusader. DC Comics, 2020....More.

Item Code: BATPDH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 1032pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00
Click here to see more Batman.
 

Art Books

 


ELEEZA THE ART OF ELIZA IVANOVA
Highly Recommended. An evocative, edgy, and beautiful book. Ivanova offers you a step by step look at creating each beautiful piece, often fantastic nudes. She produces effortless movement with her sketched lines and animation-influenced dynamic touches. Well known for her portraits and figures of women and children, Eliza's style is distinctive and rich in detail. Her experience includes working as a full time 3D animator at Pixar Animation Studios on feature films and short films such as Cars 2, Brave, Monsters University, Inside Out, Coco, Toy Story of Terror, Bao, The Dam Keeper, and more. 3DTotal, 2020. ...More.

Item Code: ELEEZ
Soft Cover, 9x13, 152pg, Partial Color
$42.99
 


X-MEN The Art and Making of the Animated Series
By Eric LeWald and Julia LeWald. Go behind the scenes of the landmark animated series with Stan Lee, Margaret Loesch, Avi Arad, and Haim Saban, as well as exclusive production art and commentary from key X-Men: TAS artists such as supervising producer/director Will Meugniot, producer/director Larry Houston, producer/director Frank Squillace, storyboard artist and model designer Rick Hoberg, model designer Frank Brunner, and character, prop, and model designer/cleanup artist Mark Lewis. Abrams, 2020. ...More.

Item Code: XMENAH
Hard Cover, 12x10, 288pg, Full Color
$50.00 $45.00
See our website for more on Animated Series and animation in general.
 

Moebius

 


40 DAYS DANS LE DESERT B
Back in stock. New edition. Highly Recommended. By Moebius. Never before collected in hardcover, a new edition of the long out of print Moebius classic. 70 brilliantly imagined pages from Moebius' sketchbooks, an hallucinogenic trip into the far reaches of the mind, with creatures and scenes only Moebius could imagine. Wonderfully detailed images, creatures, nudes, shamans, giants, warriors... This expanded edition features 24 more pages, eight of which are in full color. Import from France. Handsome oblong format, with orange page edges. Moebius Productions, 2019....More.

Item Code: 40DAH
Hard Cover, 10x6, 168pg, Partial Color
$49.95
This proved to be the most popular of the three 2019 Moebius collections, all produced in France. It's good to have it back again. Here are the other two in that series of three matched hardcovers:
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
LA FAUNE DE MARS
Expanded, limited edition, 3000. Highly Recommended. By Moebius. Moebius at his best, creating Martian monsters and landscapes, insane and astonishing. Interview and brief captions in French only. First published in 2011 in a limited edition, now larger size and with sixteen new pages in full color. Moebius speaks: "Everyone knows by now that Mars is sterile. Yet still we send at great cost robots equipped with small shovels that stubbornly dig remote arid soil in the hope of finding huddled fossils of ancient bacteria. I found it easier and less costly in terms of technology investment to get hold of a blank book and leave the pen running over the paper at random as if in a dream." Moebius Productions, 2019....More.

Item Code: LAFAH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 6x8, 200pg, Partial Color
$49.95
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
LE MAJOR
Expanded edition. Limited, 3000. In French. Recommended. By Moebius. Originally published as a limited edition of 1000 copies in 2011. Now larger with 24 additional pages, and eleven illustrations in full color. Le Major is the fourth and final book of the Major Fatal saga and one of the last published works by Moebius. Here we find a pair of desert dwellers, deep in conversation, postulating grand philosophical and theological questions to a monolithic adobe structure which curiously houses Major Grubert inside. Both graphic novel with dialogue in French, and wordless story. Moebius Productions, 2019....More.

Item Code: LEMAH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 8x6, 336pg, Partial Color
$49.95
See our website for more Moebius collections.
 

Lady Death Statue & More

 


LADY DEATH SEDUCTRESS Statue
Dressed in little more than her skull bracelet and cape, Lady Death in all her glory. This is the first of a kind "Naughty" statue, launching "The Naughty" collection of Coffin Comics character statues. Inspired by the artwork of Eric "ebas" Basaldua, this 1/6th scale Lady Death statue measures 18 inches tall with a 6.5-inch diameter base. Cast in cold cast resin, Lady Death is digitally sculpted by Ehren Bienert and painted by William Everhart. Each statue comes serially numbered with a Certificate of Authenticity and packaged in a custom full color box. Sideshow, 2020. ...More.

Item Code: LDSED
18" tall, Full Color
$300.00
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
LADY DEATH RULES Volume 2
By Brian Pulido, Mike Maclean. Art by Dheeraj Verma. Lady Death awakes from a 20-year, spell-induced slumber and finds herself in the fiery pits of Hell! From there, things get complicated! In this second volume of the “Sworn Favorite” series, experience the alluring and cruel diva of death as only creator Brian Pulido can deliver. Chock full of sex, violence, and very, very bad behavior. "If you want heavy-metal inspired stories that kick your ass, this is your book!" Collects Lady Death: Oblivion Kiss #1, Merciless Onslaught #1, Lady Death: Unholy Ruin #1 and Lady Death: Apocalyptic Abyss #1. Coffin Comics, 2019. Mature Readers....More.

Item Code: LADR02
Soft Cover, 7x10, 192 pg, Full Color
$19.99
Also available in hardcover and in a signed Deluxe.
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
LADY DEATH MORE NAUGHTY Artbook
Recommended. By Sorah Suhng et al. Art by Jay Anacleto, Monte Moore et al. Lady Death's Naughty side is visited once again in this brand-new hardcover art book, containing 48 full-color pages of pin up art by from today's top artists! Contributors include Jay Anacleto, Eric Basaldua, Jenevieve Broomall, Elias Chatzoudis, Jeremy Clark, Mike DeBalfo, Alé Garza, David Harrigan, Ken Hunt, Sun Khamunaki, Ryan Kincaid, Mike Krome, Bill McKay, Dawn McTeigue, Dan Mendoza, Jonboy Meyers, Monte Moore and many more! Nudity (topless, nipples). Coffin Comics, 2020. Mature Readers....More.

Item Code: LDMNH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 48 pg, Full Color
$40.00
Temporarily out of stock, but more are on the way.
 

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

 
Here's another batch of 30 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.
 

Coming in February

 


REED CRANDALL ILLUSTRATOR OF THE COMICS Signed
Signed extra-illustrated full color bookplate! Now in softcover. Our Highest Recommendation. By Roger Hill. From the 1940s to the ‘70s, Reed Crandall brought a unique and masterful style to American comic art. Using an illustrator's approach on everything he touched, Crandall gained a reputation as the "artist's artist" through his skillful interpretations of Golden Age super-heroes Doll Man, The Ray, Firebrand, and Blackhawk (his signature character); horror and sci-fi for the legendary EC Comics line; Warren Publishing's Creepy, Eerie, and Blazing Combat; THUNDER Agents and Edgar Rice Burroughs characters; and even Flash Gordon for King Features. TwoMorrows, 2021. Due Feb.  ...More.

Item Code: REEDCRA
Soft Cover, 156pg, Full Color
$39.95
Reed Crandall is one of my very favorite artists, so I was very sad to see the hardcover of this go out of print much too quickly back in 2017. I wanted to share it with everyone possible. But now you have another chance. This time I've added a special bookplate using an original Crandall watercolor that I have owned for 50 years, since I bought it from my much-missed friend Jerry Weist, at 1970s Multi-Con in Oklahoma City. It has never before been published in full color.
 


EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AUTHORIZED LIBRARY Volume 9 Tarzan and the Golden Lion
Highly Recommended. By Edgar Rice Burroughs. New cover and frontispiece by Joe Jusko. Betrayed by Esteban Miranda — who looks exactly like Tarzan — the ape-man is drugged and left to die. But then a quirk of fate delivers him into the hands of the frightful priests of Opar. High Priestess La spares his life once again, driven by her hopeless love for the ape-man. But her own people betray her. Tarzan flees with La into the legendary Valley of Diamonds, while Jad-bal-ja, his faithful golden lion, follows. Ahead lies a land where sentient gorillas rule over servile humans. Also features Rare and Previously Unpublished Archival Materials. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 2020. Due: Feb....More.

Item Code: ERBA09H
Hard Cover, 6x9, Text/b&w
$29.95
 


EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AUTHORIZED LIBRARY Volume 10 Tarzan and the Ant Men
Bonus Rare and Previously Unpublished Archival Materials. By Edgar Rice Burroughs. New cover and frontispiece by Joe Jusko. No man had ever penetrated the Great Thorn Forest until Tarzan crashes his plane behind it on his solo flight. Within he finds the Alali, strange Stone Age giants whose women regard all men as less than slaves. And the country of the Ant Men”fierce warriors only eighteen inches tall. Tarzan is an honored guest, until he is captured by the warriors in one of the Ant Men's wars. By the advanced science of the little people, Tarzan is shrunk to their size and set to work as a quarry slave! One of the favorites among all the Tarzan novels. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 2021. Due: Feb....More.

Item Code: ERBA10H
Hard Cover, 6x9, Text/b&w
$29.95
 


EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AUTHORIZED LIBRARY Volume 11 Tarzan Lord of the Jungle
Featuring Previously Unpublished Archival Materials. Highly Recommended. By Edgar Rice Burroughs. New cover and frontispiece by Joe Jusko. James Blake has disappeared and Tarzan has vowed to rescue him. The ape-man comes upon the lost Valley of the Sepulcher, where Knights Templar still fight to resume their holy crusade to free Jerusalem. Soon Tarzan finds himself armed with lance and shield, partaking of jousting and ancient combat. And then it is that the slavers strike! Another new ERB edition with a new cover and pages of bonus material. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 2020. Due: Feb....More.

Item Code: ERBA11H
Hard Cover, 6x9, Text/b&w
$29.95
 


EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AUTHORIZED LIBRARY Volume 12 Tarzan and the Lost Empire
Featuring Rare Unpublished Archival Materials. Highly Recommended. By Edgar Rice Burroughs. New cover and frontispiece by Joe Jusko. Somewhere in the heart of Africa, a young archaeologist has disappeared in the remote jungle mountains — Erich von Harben, son of an old missionary friend of Tarzan of the Apes. The trail leads to a mysterious valley where Tarzan discovers two surviving outposts of ancient Rome, virtually unchanged by time. And there, Tarzan is thrust into the bloody gladiatorial arena, doomed to face every peril the cruel and corrupt emperor can devise. Written in 1928, this is notable for the introduction of Nkima, who becomes Tarzan's monkey companion, and it reintroduces Muviro, first seen in Tarzan and the Golden Lion, as sub-chief of Tarzan's Waziri warriors. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 2020. Due: Feb....More.

Item Code: ERBA12H
Hard Cover, 6x9, Text/b&w
$29.95
 


EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AUTHORIZED LIBRARY Volume 9-12 Set
Each volume includes Unpublished Archival Materials. Highly Recommended. By Edgar Rice Burroughs. New covers and frontispieces by Joe Jusko. The ERB Authorized Library's third set of four volumes (Tarzan 9-12) features Tarzan and the Golden Lion; Tarzan and the Ant Men; Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle; and Tarzan and the Lost Empire. These handsome hardcover editions feature gorgeous new cover art and frontispieces by Joe Jusko; forewords by Christopher Paul Carey, Richard A. Lupoff, Sarah A. Hoyt, and Donald F. Glut; afterwords by noted ERB scholar Henry G. Franke III; and a bounty of rare and previously unpublished archival materials. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 2020. Due: Feb....More.

Item Code: ERBA03P
Hard Cover, 6x9, Text/b&w
$119.80 $109.00
See our website for the first two sets, Volumes 1-4 and 5-8, as well as all of the individual volumes in this new series.
 


COMING IN MARCH
TARZAN OF THE APES Deluxe Signed
Our Highest Recommendation. Signed by the artists and contributors, numbered & limited, 600! The sixth title in The ERB Limited Edition Collection and each one is more amazing than the last. Here is THE ultimate edition of Tarzan...Book and Clamshell Box handcrafted in leather with letterpress title page and illustrated endpapers. Two Wraparound Dust Jackets fitted on each book featuring a new Tarzan painting and the original 1st edition dust jacket. 25 Tipped-in Color Plates ““ featuring artwork by Frazetta, Brom, Manchess, St. John, Jones, Patrick, Miller, Yeates, Grindberg, Jusko, Hogarth and more. 75 Black & White Illustrations, with 16 full-page illustrations by Zdenek Burian and a 16-page Artist's Sketch Section. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: TARAPD
Hard Cover
$249.99
We are currently taking reservations for this, and you can request the same number as you got from us on Princess of Mars if you let us know. That volume, the Artist's Edition of Princess of Mars, limited to 500 slipcased copies, is nearly out of print. However, we still have a few copies in stock [APRIND. $225].
 


ALTERED CARBON One Life One Death Signed
Signed! By Richard K. Morgan and Scott Bryan Wilson. Art by Max Fuchs. From the world of the best-selling trilogy of books and the hit Netflix show comes a new chapter in the Altered Carbon universe! In the future, bodies can be changed like clothes, giving life an entirely new meaning — or lack of meaning. Takeshi Kovacs, once a member of the Envoy Corps, the elite, deadly troops of the Interstellar Earth Protectorate, now finds himself imprisoned . . . both in a jail and in an extremely weak body. Dynamite, 2021. Due: Feb. ...More.

Item Code: ALTCHS
Hard Cover, 120pg, Full Color
$39.99
We will also be handling this in a regular softcover edition [ALTCH. $24.95} but we are not taking orders this edition until it's in stock.
 

Mature Readers

Madame Claude is a 1977 film from the director of Emmanuelle (1974) and Story of O (1975). It examines one of the most controversial women in French history.

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And we have two new Cavewoman titles, both now IN FULL COLOR. Each with two variant Budd Root covers. We are pretty jazzed to see a new writer and artist, and a new direction, on Metal Age, which story will carry on for at least one more issue, if not more. Check it out.

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News & Notes

 

Richard Allen Lupoff (February 21, 1935 – October 22, 2020)

I just now discovered that Dick Lupoff passed away in October, I am sad to report. I ran into him on rare occasions over the years. Dick and his son were regulars in my Comics & Comix store in Berkeley back in the 1970s and 80s. But he's been a part of my life since my first days of collecting. His Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure, complete with a Frazetta cover and illustrations, was a must-have book for any comics and ERB fan in the mid-1960s. And as editor for Canaveral Press, he was DIRECTLY responsible for getting Frazetta, Reed Crandall, and Roy Krenkel as illustrators of Canaveral's line of original and reprint ERB books…more wonderful material for a young ERB fan in those days.

Dick was a special guest at a tiny ERB show near here in May of 2019. I got a welcome chance to catch up with him. We also ferried him to dinner and back, as he was pretty infirm even then. He'd lost his wife Pat not long before but was holding up very well, still the eternal fan and so outgoing. I happened to mention my fondness for The Golden Amazon, a series of stories by J. Russell Fern, about a Wonder Woman-like sci fi heroine, in the 1940s pulps. Dick very generously packed up his one hardcover volume, a rare British edition that I'd never seen before, and sent it to me after the show—gratis. I'll always treasure it, especially now. Download Catalog

This is especially appropriate this week because he died while still writing additional material for the coming new ERB Tarzan volumes, above. See the full description for the 4-volume Tarzan set 9-12, dedicated to him. Here's a small part of his Wikipedia entry:

Richard (Dick) Lupoff was an American science fiction and mystery author, who also wrote humor, satire, non-fiction and reviews. In addition to his two dozen novels and more than 40 short stories, he also edited science-fantasy anthologies. He was an expert on the writing of Edgar Rice Burroughs and had an equally strong interest in H. P. Lovecraft.

He began his writing career in science fiction fandom in the early 1950s, producing 8 mimeographed copies of his own fanzine, SF52, and later working on others including reviews for Algol and in the early 1960s editing Xero with his wife Pat and Bhob Stewart. Xero's contributors included Dan Adkins, James Blish, Lin Carter, Avram Davidson, L. Sprague de Camp, Roger Ebert (then 19 years of age), Harlan Ellison, Ed Gorman, Eddie Jones, Roy G. Krenkel, Frederik Pohl and Bob Tucker; it received the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 1963. In 2004, a hardcover anthology, The Best of Xero, coedited with Pat Lupoff and featuring a nostalgic introduction by Ebert, was published by Tachyon Publications. It was in turn nominated for the Hugo Award. [We handled it at the time].

Lupoff was an editor of Edgar Rice Burroughs for Canaveral Press and in 1965, at the request of the company's owners, wrote a biography of Burroughs, Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure, his first book.


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Thursday, January 21, 2021

The new Saul Tepper is here, a look at T.S. Sullivant, new graphic novels, Pirates, 100 bullets and the JSA.

This week's highlight is the new Saul Tepper art book. Finally, a major look at T.S. Sullivant. Two great graphic novels, Pulp (now in softcover) and from France, The Grand Odalisque. Steranko's Airboy cover variant and more from It's Alive. New Fleetway Picture Library: Pirates is really good. George Evans' EC Library. 100 Bullets Omnibus. Firefly, the JSA, Birds of Prey and more…

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THE ART OF SAUL TEPPER
Limited, 900. Highly Recommended. By Daniel Zimmer. Saul Tepper (1899-1987) was a life member of the Society of Illustrators and was elected to its Hall of Fame in 1980. His work is most closely compared to that of Dean Cornwell, and he worked for all the same popular, nationally selling magazines as Cornwell. He eventually did an almost equal proportion of fiction and advertising assignments, for both magazines and for many national accounts, such as Mobil Oil, Texaco, Packard, General Motors and Coca-Cola. This is the first-ever collection of his work. Tepper began his career working with Albert Dorne, studied under Harvey Dunn and, like Dunn, went on to teach after a long and successful career. Illustrated Press, 2020. ...More.

Item Code: ARTSTH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 224pg, Full Color
$44.95
Click on this for five inside scans. I wanted to let you see the full range of this versatile artist. All previous monographs from Illustrated Press are now SOLD OUT, except for The Art of Rafael DeSoto. See the website for their Illustration Magazine, including early out-of-print issues.
 


A COCKEYED MENAGERIE The Drawings of T.S. Sullivant
Highly Recommended. Welcome to the cockeyed menagerie of Thomas Starling Sullivant. From the 1880s to the Roaring Twenties, Sullivant conjured up a whimsical world in pen and ink “ riotous gag cartoons featuring anthropomorphic animals of all stripes; perennial American "types" like hobos, hayseeds, and urban hucksters; and familiar characters from ancient myths and Biblical tales. Imbued with infectious joy, his drawings have inspired generations of artists (such as Walt Kelly!) and countless Disney films. The most comprehensive collection ever published of Sullivant's delightfully off-kilter creations. Fantagraphics, 2020.  ...More.

Item Code: COCKEH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 424pg, b&w
$74.99 $59.99
 


DIGEST ENTHUSIAST Volume 13
Recommended. By Steve Carper, Vince Nowell et al. Edited by Richard Krauss. Interview: Behind the scenes at Analog and Asimov's with writer and managing editor Emily Hockaday. A brand new installment of Peter Enfantino's popular series on Manhunt“1955. The mysterious true crime reports of Leo Marr for Mystery Book Magazine. Gary Lovisi reveals the highly collectible digest paperbacks from Falcon Books. Genre giants of Digest Fantasy & Science Fiction Classics. Robert A.W. Lowndes' reign of digests. New fiction by Krauss, Snashall and Joe Wehrle. More than 100 vintage digest covers, new artwork, cartoons and more. Larque Press, 2020. ...More.

Item Code: DIGE13
Soft Cover, 5x8, 160pg, Text/Partial Color
$20.00
Most back numbers are still available: $10 each for issues up to #10,  $18.99 each  for #11 and 12.
 

Graphic Novels

 


THE GRANDE ODALISQUE
Highly Recommended. In this graphic novel, two beautiful young women are willing to risk everything as they try to beat the system. Carole is an all-star gymnast; Alex is simply gutsy to no end. These two art thieves bring in a third girl, Sam, a daring motorcyclist and boxer, for their biggest caper yet. But the heist — to steal the Ingres painting, The Grande Odalisque, from the Louvre in Paris — is going to be their biggest challenge. They also bring in Clarence, a young man with a price on his head by a Mexican drug cartel and, more importantly, an arms dealer. Ruppert and Mulot, two of the most innovative comic creators in the world, team up with multiple Angouleme prize winner Bastien Vives to bring you this impossibly funny, violent, and sexy action-packed thriller. Minor nudity. Fanagraphics, 2021....More.

Item Code: GRANODH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 128pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99
By the same creators is The Perineum Technique [PERTH. $19.99, $17.99]. It's an adult graphic novel, also from Fantagraphics, from 2019.
 


PULP
Our Highest Recommendation. By Ed Brubaker. Art by Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips. An original graphic novel from the bestselling creators”“it may look like a western, but the story begins in New York City in 1939! Max Winters, an aging pulp writer, finds himself drawn into a story not unlike the tales he churns out at five cents a word”“tales of a Wild West outlaw dispensing justice with a six-gun (secretly based on his own outlaw youth in the real west). But now Max is having his own issues, has been tracked down by a retired Pinkerton detective, and might be able to make one last big score. Image Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: PULPGN
Soft Cover, 7x10, 80pg, Full Color
$12.99
First published in hardcover but now out of print. As I write this, we have two copies left. One of my very favorite Graphic Novels for all of last year.
 


FIREFLY New Sheriff in the 'Verse Volume 2
Collects Firefly: #16-20, 2020. By Greg Pak. Art by Lalit Kumar Sharma. Sheriff Mal Reynolds vs Serenity?! When the notorious outlaw Mal Reynolds agreed to wear a sheriff's badge, he figured he could change a thing or two about how "justice" is dispensed in the 'Verse. And maybe he did. But his former crew members on Serenity are about to find out if the badge has changed him — when he finally throws them in jail! With the whole 'Verse turned upside down, a new outlaw appears on the scene, calling himself the Bandit King, and he's bound and determined to take Mal's old position as the most incorrigibly independent law-bender around. Has Mal finally met his match? They say you can't trick a trickster, but in this brand new 'Verse, Mal may be in for the surprise of his life. New York Times best-selling writer Greg Pak (Darth Vader) and rising star artist Lalit Kumar Sharma (Daredevil) present the next exciting chapter continuing Joss Whedon's acclaimed series. Boom Studios, 2021....More.

Item Code: FIRNS02H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 144pg, Full Color
$19.99 $17.99
The first volume is currently sold out/out of print! See our website for more Firefly!
 

Just in-from It's Alive!

 


AIRBOY 51 Steranko Cover
Recommended. Chuck Dixon returns to the comic book that helped launch his career! Airboy #51 picks up right where Airboy #50 left off 30 years ago! The year is 1989, and Davy (AKA Airboy) has somehow escaped from the realm of his arch nemesis Misery, only to find himself randomly dumped back on Earth, in Africa at the height of Apartheid! Meanwhile, Valkyrie and his former Air Fighters are searching the world for him. 8 page back-up story featuring The Heap and variant covers by Sam Kieth, Paul Gulacy and others. It's Alive, 2019....More.

Item Code: AIR51
Comic, 7x10, 48pg, Partial Color
$20.00
 


AIR WAR STORIES #2
Reprints Dell's Air War Stories #2, 1964. Recommended. By Paul S. Newman. Brilliantly illustrated by comic book legend, WWII vet, and Eisner Award-nominee Sam Glanzman. "The Hurricane That Wasn't" and "Tag-Along Takes Over," set during WWII; "Admirals' Country," set during the Cold War; and "The Crimson Coffin?" set during WWI. Includes the original painted cover for the Dell 12-cent issue, and an essay about Sam Glanzman, vintage advertisements, and more! It's Alive, 2020....More.

Item Code: AIRW02
Comic, 48pg, Full Color
$9.99
 


PEARL HARBOR Glanzman Cover
Reprints Dell's Combat #2, 1962. Recommended. Each Combat one-shot features true stories from WWII, illustrated by comic book legend, veteran, and Eisner Award nominee Sam Glanzman! This Pearl Harbor issue features the story: "Pearl Harbor," plus the back-up stories "Defeat of the Spanish Armada" and "A Deadly Weapon." Also included are essays about General John Pershing and Sam Glanzman, original covers, vintage advertisements, and more. It's Alive, 2019....More.

Item Code: PEAHAR
Comic, 7x10, 48pg, Partial Color
$10.00
 


PEARL HARBOR Dorman Cover
Reprints Dell's Combat #2, 1962. Recommended. Each Combat one-shot features true stories from WWII, illustrated by comic book legend, veteran, and Eisner Award nominee Sam Glanzman! This Pearl Harbor issue features the story: "Pearl Harbor," plus the back-up stories "Defeat of the Spanish Armada" and "A Deadly Weapon." Also included are essays about General John Pershing and Sam Glanzman, original covers, vintage advertisements, and more. Fully painted cover by Dave Dorman—it's a very impressive, powerful painting of Japanese zeros and a U.S. battleship in dramatic combat. It's Alive, 2019....More.

Item Code: PEAHARD
Comic, 7x10, 48pg, Partial Color
$20.00
Also from It's Alive: Kona (Bart Sears cover [KONA01V] and Sam Glanzman cover [KONA01]), $9.99 ea, D-Day by Sam Glanzman (DDAY. $9.99), and Silver Metal Lover by Tanith Lee & Trina Robbins (SILVMH. $24.99).
 


BATTLE FOR BRITAIN Glanzman Cover
Reprints Dell's Combat #17, 1965. Recommended. By Paul S. Newman. Art by Sam Glanzman. This issue features the stories: "Wreck the R.A.F.!", "Strike the Fighter Fields!", and "The Decisive Days." Plus: the back-up story, "The Puny, Little Yank." Also included are essays about the Doolittle Raids and Sam Glanzman, original covers, vintage advertisements, and photos from WWII. Each Combat one-shot features true stories from WWII, illustrated by comic book legend, WWII vet, and Eisner Award nominee Sam Glanzman. It's Alive, 2019....More.

Item Code: BATTBR
Comic, 7x10, 48pg, Partial Color
$10.00
 

Comic Book Archives

 


100 BULLETS Omnibus Volume 1
Highly Recommended. One Gun. 100 Bullets. No consequences. "One of the greatest works of Crime Fiction in any medium." Eisner Award-winning and bestselling crime graphic novel series 100 Bullets is now collected in this first omnibus volume. If you were approached with a convincing story of someone who betrayed you and then offered a gun and one hundred untraceable bullets, would you seek vengeance? The critically-acclaimed creative duo of Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso weave together this web of intrigue, crime, conspiracy, and deception. 1st of two volumes. DC Comics, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: BULL01H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1376pg, Full Color
$150.00 $125.00
 


JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA The Demise of Justice
Collects JSA #1-8, 1991, Adventure Comics #466, 1979, & All-Star Comics #57, 1951. Recommended. The majority of this unque story takes us back to the 1950s at the end of the Golden Age of Comics. The world's first super-hero team, the Justice Society of America, must join forces one last time to stop the powerful Solomon Grundy and the immortal world-conqueror known as Vandal Savage. A great retro-story with all our heroes in their original Golden Age incarnations and costumes. Bonus stories include "The Defeat of the JSA" by Paul Levitz & Joe Staton, and finally their very last adventure from All Star #57 by John Broome & Frank Giacoia & Art Peddy! DC Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: JUSDEH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 256pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99
See more of the JSA as well as the JLA on our website, from the history of All Star Comics (on sale) to Omnibus collections.
 


BIRDS OF PREY Hero Hunters
Collects #96-103. Recommended. By Gail Simone. Art by Ed Benes, Joe Bennet et al. After being paralyzed by the Joker, former Batgirl Barbara Gordon became Oracle and formed a crime-fighting team with other female heroes including the martial artist with a devastating sonic scream, Black Canary, the vigilante known as the Huntress and the mysterious Lady Blackhawk! The Huntress enlists The Vixen and goes undercover to expose a cult outside Gotham. Braniac and The Joker go after Oracle and Black Canary. And the ladies unite for a showdown against the life-stealing vigilante, Harvest. Very well drawn. DC Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: BIRHE
Soft Cover, 7x10, 360pg, Full Color|na
$29.99 $26.99
 


A SLIGHT CASE OF MURDER and Other Stories
Highly Recommended. This volume collects all of George Evans' horror stories for EC. It features "Blind Alleys," one of the most chilling and famous EC stories (adapted for the 1972 movie Tales From the Crypt). A man who abused residents of a home for the blind winds up in an impossibly narrow corridor lined with razor blades as a ravenous dog closes in—and the lights go out! "In Gorilla My Dreams," an innocent man's brain is transplanted into a gorilla ... who is then blamed for the death of his former self and hunted down. "A Slight Case of Murder," finds four pretty young women gruesomely murdered inside locked rooms with no way for the killer to get in or out. Fantagraphics, 2021....More.

Item Code: ASLIGH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 224pg, b&w
$34.99 $29.99
See more EC Librarys from Fantagraphics on our website. Including the attractively discounted Volume 3 Slipcased Set of 4 books [ECAL03H. $99.99, $84.99]. We have just one copy left of Slipcased Set 4; others are sold out.
 


FLEETWAY PICTURE LIBRARY CLASSICS Pirate Tales
Highly Recommended. Four long, complete stories published in Thriller Picture Library between 1954 and 1956—not unlike Classics Illustrated but I'd say, superior to most!! These feature the exhilarating piratical art of Philip Mendoza, Reg Bunn, Robert Forrest and John Millar Watt. These stories would not be out of place alongside Reed Crandall's in EC's Piracy. They are THAT good, while being longer and more developed, with lots of text, plot twists, historical characters and mystery. The Rogue's Moon by Robert W. Chambers splendidly captures the brutality and mendaciousness of cut-throat pirates, but with a wonderful, daring girl—in disguise—as our protagonist. Captain Kidd of the Spanish Main has the feel of good old-fashioned swashbuckling adventure, so prevalent in the movies of the 1950s. In The Sea Hawk by Raphael Sabatini, the world of the Barbary pirates comes to fierce, vigorous life with atmospheric and authentically-realized drawings. Finally, Fortunes of Captain Blood offers more in the tradition of Sabatini's Sea Hawk. Book Palace, 2020....More.

Item Code: FLPIR
Soft Cover, 7x9, 272pg, b&w
$34.99
 


FLEETWAY PICTURE LIBRARY CLASSICS Westerns
Art by Ruggero Giovannini. Four complete 64-page stories featuring the atmospheric Western art of Ruggero Giovannini, first published in Thriller Picture Library from 1957-60. Today, Giovannini is mainly remembered in England for the many western, adventure and historical comic strips he drew in a realistic style, packed with plenty of action on each page. His style, inspired by Milton Caniff and Will "Red Barry" Gould, has a way of telling a story which is fast-paced, occasionally using heavy shadows, and accompanied with his quickly rendered, yet effective, inking. Book Palace, 2020....More.

Item Code: FLWES
Soft Cover, 7x9, 272pg, b&w
$34.99
See more Fleetway Picture Libraries on our website: Jet Logan, Larrigan, Air War Stories. All are $34.99 each. Also see Hugo Pratt: Battle Stations and The Complete Johnny Future.
 


MARVEL MASTERWORKS THE FANTASTIC FOUR Volume 22
Collects Fantastic Four #232-240; Annual #16 & Roast #1, 1981-82. By John Byrne & Stan Lee. Byrne's groundbreaking Fantastic Four run continues! From Wakanda to the return of Galactus, Byrne' epic adventures capture the spirit of what makes the FF Marvel's greatest super-team. Each issue explores the essence of these beloved characters while also putting them in unexpected places — like side by side with Doctor Doom in a battle for Latveria! Byrne also has changes in store for Nova and the Thing and returns to the X-Men for a super-sized #250. Plus a Silver Surfer collaboration with Stan Lee. Marvel, 2020....More.

Item Code: MMFF22H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 360pg, Full Color
$75.00 $65.00
More FF is on the website: Masterworks Vol 21, Epic Editions, Omnibus, Artists Editions, and several long out of print early Masterworks volumes.
 


DISNEY MASTERS Volume 15 Mickey Mouse New Adventures of the Phantom Blot
Collects The Phantom Blot #1-7, 1964-66. Recommended. By Del Connell and Bob Ogle. Art by Paul Murry. The Phantom Blot - a power-crazed villain in a ghostly black cloak — is on the loose, and Mickey, Donald, and Uncle Scrooge must assemble to stop him! From terrifying time travel to usurping "The Crown of Tasbah," the Blot will stop at nothing to turn the world upside down! Classic Disney artist Paul Murry teamed with writers Del Connell and Bob Ogle to create seven comic book issues starring The Blot, first created in 1939. Goofy's new secret identity kicks off: Super Goof. Will the Blot move too fast for all our heroes? With allies like Mad Madam Mim, the Beagle Boys, and "The Mysterious Mr. X?" he just might... Fantagraphics, 2021....More.

Item Code: DM15H
Hard Cover, 8x10, 252pg, Full Color
$34.99 $29.99
See all available Disney Masters volumes and slipcased sets, on our website.
 

Art Books

 


FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF BRITISH ART
Tate Britain is the home of British art from 1500 to the present day. This guide to the collection provides an essential introduction to the extraordinary development of British art over the centuries: from van Dyke, Hogarth and Reynolds, to Sargent, Burne-Jones and Waterhouse, to the modernists Stanley Spencer, Paul Nash and Francis Bacon. About half the book covers our area of interest, paintings up to 1900 or so; the latter half features abstract, cubist and modern art, which I admit I personally have little feel for. So take that as you will! Tate, 2020....More.

Item Code: FIVHH
Hard Cover, 10x11, 128pg, Full Color
$40.00
On our website, you'll find recommended titles devoted to The Pre-Raphaelites [PRERH. $150, $125],  as well as single British artists Edward Burne-Jones [EDBURH. $55], Walter Crane [WALTH. $29.95], Fernand Khnopff (regular and half price hurt edition), Fortunino Matania, Reginald Heade, and Herbert Crowley. Also one copy each in our Rare Books of The Age of Rossetti, Burne-Jones & Watts [RB1484. $55] and The Last Romantics [RB734. $45].
 


THE ART OF RICHARD EURICH
By Andrew Lambirth. This is the first book to present a comprehensive overview of the entire career of British artist Richard Eurich (1903-1992). Eurich was a draughtsman, landscape painter, teacher, war artist, autobiographer, marine painter extraordinaire, portrait painter, figure painter, satirist, genre painter, visual poet of the beach, and occasional sculptor. And on occasion he'd paint "the mysterious and unseen." He settled on the coast of England and marine paintings became a specialty. During World War II he was a war artist. Lund Hunphries, 2020....More.

Item Code: ARTREH
Hard Cover, 9x11, 192pg, Partial Color
$79.99 $69.99
 


CHARLES BARGUE AND JEAN-LEON GEROME DRAWING COURSE
Recommended. By Gerald Ackerman and Graydon Parrish. A complete reprint of a famous, late nineteenth-century drawing course. Two hundred masterful lithographs of subjects for copying by drawing students before they attempt drawing from life or nature. Consequently it is a book that will interest artists, art students, art historians, and lovers and collectors of drawings. It also introduces us to the work and life of a hitherto neglected master: Charles Bargue. Jean-Leon Gérôme, besides being one of the finest artists of his day, also established his own school in Paris in the 1800s, which became a mecca for aspiring artists from the U.S. and around the world. Oversized, impressive. ACC Art Books, 2019....More.

Item Code: CHARBAH
Hard Cover, 10x11, 336pg, b&w
$85.00 $75.00
For more on Jean-Leon Gerome, see Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration [ENCHFH. $45, $39.95], William Bouguereau: The Essential Works [ESSWH. $65], Images Magazine #10 [IMA10. $20, $9.95] and a 2020 bestseller, Harem [ENCHFH. $15.95].
 

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

 
Here's another batch of 33 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.
 

Coming in February

 


CRUMB'S WORLD
By Robert Storr. Presenting a slice of Crumb's unique universe, this book features a wide array of printed matter culled from the artist's five-decade career — tear sheets of drawings and comics taken directly from the publications where the works first appeared, comic book covers, broadsides from the 1960s and 1970s, and tabloids from Haight-Ashbury, Oakland, the Lower East Side, and other counterculture enclaves, as well as exhibition ephemera. Complementing this are historical works from the 18th and 19th centuries that have inspired Crumb. David Zwirner Books, 2021. Mature readers. Coming Feb....More.

Item Code: CRUMWOH
Hard Cover, 192pg, Partial Color
$45.00 $39.99
On our website find Crumb from A to Z...
 

Coming in March

 


LADY DEATH SEDUCTRESS Statue
Dressed in little more than her skull bracelet and cape, Lady Death in all her glory. This is the first of a kind “Naughty” statue, launching “The Naughty” collection of Coffin Comics character statues. Inspired by the artwork of Eric “ebas” Basaldua, this 1/6th scale Lady Death statue measures 18 inches tall with a 6.5-inch diameter base. Cast in cold cast resin, Lady Death is digitally sculpted by Ehren Bienert and painted by William Everhart. Each statue comes serially numbered with a Certificate of Authenticity and packaged in a custom full color box. Sideshow, 2020. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: LDSED
18" tall, Full Color
$300.00
More Lady Death is on our website.
 


UNCANNY X-MEN Omnibus Volume 4
Chris Claremont teams with a new series artist, Marvel legend John Romita Jr., in this massive Omnibus collection. Milestones abound, including the introduction of Rachel Summers, Cyclops' daughter from "Days of Future Past"; a bruising battle between Colossus and Juggernaut; and a descent into the Morlocks' mutant underground. Rogue emerges as a featured player as Mystique menaces the team, while Selene and the Hellfire Club make their move. All this plus a double-sized anniversary issue, the Kitty Pryde & Wolverine miniseries and timeless work by Paul Smith and Barry Windsor-Smith! Marvel, 2021. Due: Mar. ...More.

Item Code: UX04H
Hard Cover, 8x11, 848pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00
See previous Omnibus collections on our website. Volume 1 can be special ordered, Volume 3 is scheduled to be reprinted in January, this month; Volume 2 remains out of print and unavailable.
 


STEVE CANYON Volume 11 1967-1968
By Milton Caniff. "Who am I?" "Where am I?" Steve is left with some thorny questions after posing as the leader of a Nazi resurgence organization and teaming with Minerva Kaol in an attempt to flush out this hate-mongering group. If that wasn't headache enough, guess who's back from his stay in a Mongolian prison? Doagie Hogan, that's who! Stateside, Poteet finds a new friend in young aviatrix Bitsy Beekman. Together they tackle drug smuggling, explore the upcoming Olympic games, and deal with the scourge of society—hippies! Milton Caniff offers his unique perspective of the war-torn world of 1967 and '68 in Steve Canyon, Volume 11! Library of American Comics, 2021. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: SC11H
Hard Cover, 11x9, 336pg, Partial Color
$49.99 $39.99
Volumes 8-10 are currently in stock. Volumes 1-4 and 7 can be special ordered. Volumes 5 & 6 are out of print. See them on our website.
 

New Collector's Supplies

 


PLASTIC BAGS Tabloid/Art Print
12-1/4 x 18-1/4. Fits most newspapers and tabloids unfolded, with a secure press-lock to keep out dirt and moisture....More.

Item Code: TABL
na, 12-1/4x18-1/4, 100 bags, na
$24.95
We're also handling backing boards that fit this size, but we only have 2 bundles (100 ea) now. More are coming in a few weeks BACKING BOARDS Tabloid/Art Print (100)   [TABLB. $42.50]. I'm thinking 100 may be a lot for anyone in this large size; if you advocate that we break these up into smaller groups, say 25 or 50, drop me a note – bud@budplant.com.

See all our other supplies online: Mylar, Mylites, Plastic Bags, Backing Boards and Just-A-Fold Book Jacket covers. We have a particularly good stock of nearly every size right now. Our present supplier is retiring, so we've stocked up on everything in anticipation of having to eventually raise some prices when we move to buying from the manufacturer, BCW. Prices on Mylar and Mylite should NOT be affected, these already come from yet a third source, E. Gerber.

 

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New website categories: ALMOST GONE & IMPERFECT EDITIONS

We've added two new categories to our home page. One is ALMOST GONE. This is what you see in the eblast as 3...2...1...Gone. Now ALL books that are down to 3 copies or less, and that are either out of print or won't be restocked, are here for a last look.

A second category is HURT BOOKS, which we've collected in CLOSEOUTS. Hover over that on the home page, and then click IMPERFECT EDITIONS to view all discounted, slightly bumped or dented copies. You can sort both of these (and any other category in the menu bar), using the filter box, by POPULARITY, PRICE and LATEST, which sorts these by the most recent item's publication date.


Al Parker: Illustrator, Innovator

Auad Publishing has let us know he's nearly out of copies of this. We'll have these for a while, but at less than half price they've been selling briskly [ALPAH. $44.95, $17.50]. The price will be going up after the latest catalog is finished. See more on-sale Auad Publishing books on Frank Brangywn and Henry Patrick Raleigh, and regular-priced and out of print collections on Bernet, Bernet's Clara, Robert Fawcett, Alex Toth and Alex Niño (signed).


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Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire

We FINALLY got a restock on these and filled a LOT of backorders we'd built up. We currently have just 8 in stock and it's out of print. I hope it is reprinted but no word on that. Volume 2 has been announced, watch for it soon. [RIS01. $24.99].


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Flesk Publishing News

Carbon 4 and Xenozoic by Schultz and the new Al Williamson books: They are done printing and should ship from Hong Kong this week…That gets the books to us in March. “Everything is moving so much slower right now”. John has offered to drive the three books up here, so we'll be the first to have copies (he lives just 4 hours from here, and likes the drive to the mountains!) We have just one shot at the publisher exclusives, so depending on their popularity, we may not have these available for long. I advise you to reserve your copy now, if you have not already.

Carbon 4 softcover [MSC04. $24.95]
Publisher Exclusive Hardcover, signed [MSC04HS. $39.95]

Xenozoic (new cover) softcover [XENO. $29.95]
Publisher Exclusive Hardcover, signed [XENOHS. $39.95]

Al Williamson: Strange World Adventures softcover [ALSTR. $29.95]
Publisher Exclusive Hardcover [ALSTRH. $39.95].

~Bud


 

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