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Thursday, October 28, 2021

Fred Kelly’s Mr. Monster, P. Craig Russell’s 101 Drawings, Gorey Secrets, Brereton’s Nocturnals Omnibus, Toppi, and more calendars.

Fred Kelly's Mr. Monster signed by Michael Gilbert is here; P. Craig Russell's limited and signed 101 Drawings; Iain McCaig's Expanded Shadowline; Gorey Secrets; from Dark Horse, a bargain-priced Nocturnals Omnibus; a new Toppi, and Don Rosa's Deluxe Scrooge, also signed.

The calendar pages of our latest catalog are now live. See them here. Plus 11 just arrived titles, below.

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MR. MONSTER The Original Adventures of Doc Stearne Signed
Signed full color bookplate with new work by Michael T. Gilbert, limited to 300! Our Highest Recommendation. Mr. Monster was one of the many heroes created during the Golden Age of Canadian comics, long forgotten. But Michael T. Gilbert updated this same Mr. Monster in the 1980s, and we've all seen what fun he had with the character. This new collection includes the two original 1940s Mr. Monster stories plus the earlier Doc Stearne stories and covers. Also included is never-before seen art, an interview with creator Fred Kelly, a new afterword by Michael T. Gilbert and an original pin-up gallery from over two-dozen contemporary Canadian artists! Raid, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: MRMOHS
Hard Cover, 7x9, 110pg, Partial Color
$34.95
We don't do limited edition bookplates very often. This one is hand-numbered and limited to 300. First orders in will get the earliest numbers.
 

Art Books

 


101 DRAWINGS By P Craig Russell Signed
Signed & limited to 500. Highly Recommended. An elegant oversized hardcover with the crème de la crème of Russell's black and white illustrations from the past 45 years — carefully chosen and annotated by the artist himself. Presented in chronological order, the first from 1976's Curse of the Ring Portfolio. Plus thirty all-new images in print here for the very first time. Includes rare crowdfunding work and commissions. Wayne Alan Harold Productions, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: 101DRD
Hard Cover, 12x12, 112pg, b&w
$125.00
More of Russell's work is on our website. Comic Book Creator #22 [CBCR22. $9.95] has an excellent cover feature on his work, and includes a NEW cover by him.
 


SHADOWLINE The Art of Iain McCaig Revised and Expanded
Highly Recommended. A stunning collection from renowned artist Iain McCaig, now expanded with sixteen pages of bonus content from this expert craftsman and storyteller, best known for his work as a principal designer on the three Star Wars prequels, including the iconic characters Queen Amidala and Darth Maul, as well as his work on many major motion pictures, television, and video games. His touch can be seen in such acclaimed films as Terminator 2, Hook, Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula, Interview with a Vampire, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Insight Editions, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: SHADLH
Hard Cover, 9x13, 256pg, Partial Color
$60.00 $52.50
See the website for Star Wars art by McQuarrie, Dave Dorman, Al Williamson, Walt Simonson as well as production art.
 


GOREY SECRETS Artistic and Literary Inspirations Behind Divers Books by Edward Gorey
Recommended. By Malcolm Whyte. Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was a fascinating and prolific author and artist. Of the one hundred delightful and fascinating books that Gorey wrote and illustrated, he rarely revealed their specific inspirations or their meanings. Where did his intriguing ideas come from? In Gorey Secrets: Artistic and Literary Inspirations behind Divers Books by Edward Gorey, Malcolm Whyte utilizes years of thorough research to tell an engrossing, revealing story about Gorey's unique works. University of Mississippi Press, 2021....More.

Item Code: GORSH
Hard Cover, 8x10, 176pg, Partial Color
$35.00
 


DECONSTRUCTING THE JODOVERSE
Slipcased set. Limited, 1500. Recommended. Art by Moebius, Juan Gimenez, Zoran Janjetov and Travis Charest. Visionary author, filmmaker, and philosopher Alejandro Jodorowsky has created — with some of the world's most singular and talented sequential artists — an incredible Sci-Fi universe, full of love, revenge, intrigue, betrayal, and redemption. Its two cornerstone series are The Incal and The Metabarons, which together have sold over 5 million copies worldwide. This encyclopedic reference book is packed with fascinating insights from the creators, Jodorowsky and Mœbius, alongside revealing text and rare and unseen preliminary illustrations and much more. Impressive deluxe editions, two in slipcase. Humanoids, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: DECJH
Hard Cover, 10x13, 376pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
There is more Jodorowsky (and Moebius) on our website, including his latest major book, here in November.
 

Comics, Archives, Graphic Novels

 


NOCTURNALS Omnibus Volume 1 Signed
Signed Bookplate. Bargain-priced. Highly Recommended. Wow, this is a really hefty volume that rightly should be priced at $50! Four lush, innovative, action-packed graphic novels in one: Black Planet, Punkinheads, Carnival of Beasts, and Troll Bridge. Black Planet is the Eisner-nominated graphic novel which kicked off the captivating and weird tales of horror and crime starring the Nocturnals vigilante team of monster-hunters. Dark Horse, 2021....More.

Item Code: NOC01HS
Hard Cover, 8x12, 320pg, Full Color
$29.99
Note that our full color Frankenstein bookplate is only available on the first 18 copies that we sell. After that Dan's giving us another different bookplate. See our website for all of Dan's latest, including the new Octoberlands Portfolio. We still have a couple remarqued editions left, while they last. Dan was delivering these to us, and generously added an extra small drawing to the title page as a bonus for early customers.
 


THE COLLECTED TOPPI Volume 6 Japan Hurt
Almost Gone! Our Highest Recommendation. The sixth of a seven-volume library: six tales of folklore set in Medieval Japan. Presented in English for the first time since the 1970s and 1980s. Tales of ronin, demons, a retired samurai, the beautiful fox goddess and an unlikely savior, this collection includes "Tanka," "Kimura," "The Return of Ishi," "Sato," "Ogari 1650," and "Momotaro." Toppi is widely considered one of the world's greatest visionaries in the art of sequential storytelling, with his evocative, detail-oriented pen-and-ink style. Magnetic Press, 2021. Out of print. Condition: We are unable to get perfect copies; these have bumped corners and/or dented cover edges....More.

Item Code: COLT06H
Hard Cover, 9x12, 144pg, b&w
$24.99 $19.99
We've had nothing but difficulty getting as-new copies of this. Our first shipment, then a replacement shipment, all came hurt. Now we are told there are no more available, so we're going ahead and listing these as they are. Volumes 1-5 are all currently in stock, same $24.99 price. All are Highly Recommended.
 


ORIGINS
Collects #1-6. Recommended. By Clay McLeod Chapman. Art by Jakub Rebelka. One thousand years after humans have gone extinct and artificial intelligence has taken over the world, a single man is brought back to life — David Adams, the genius whose technology was responsible for the destruction of his species, and who has been given a second chance at life in order to save mankind and undo his biggest mistake. But even with the help of an android girl, his first creation, he may not be enough to reignite the spark of humanity or stop the AI overlords who plan to eliminate the last hope for mankind. Boom!, 2021....More.

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


NO ONE ELSE
Recommended. By R. Kikuo Johnson, long time New Yorker artist and graphics art teacher. This is a subtle little tale, told by a native Hawaiian Islander. Charlene is a divorced mom, has a young son named Brandon, and works full-time as a nurse while also caring for her infirm father. She is barely holding their lives together when tragedy strikes. Charlene, who has put everyone but herself first for years, sees it as an opportunity for a new start of sorts. That is, at least, until her easy-come, easy-go brother, Robbie — a well-intentioned but unserious semi-professional musician — rolls back into town after a long absence. Fantagraphics, 2021....More.

Item Code: NOONEL
Soft Cover, 8x6, 104pg, Partial Color
$16.99
See our website for more replica editions done outside the comics code.
 


WEIRD MAGAZINE #1
Introduces Morris the Caretaker and comic stories in the Creepy tradition — most being reprints themselves from pre-code titles Voodoo, Strange Fantasy, and Haunted Thrills. It's Iger shop back again! Plus a new cover and Frankenstein story by Golden Age artist (and editor) Carl Burgos, creator of The Human Torch. Fantaco, 2021....More.

Item Code: WEIR01
Magazine, 8x11, 52pg, b&w
$12.99
See our website for more Replica & Facsimile editions like this one. PS Artbooks has done several.
 

Deluxe Don Rosa's Uncle Scrooge

 


THE COMPLETE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK Deluxe Edition Signed
Signed Bookplate! Highly Recommended. From his shoe-shining boyhood in Glasgow, Scotland, to his gold-hoarding adulthood in Duckburg, Scrooge McDuck has lived a life of legend... begun by Scrooge's creator Carl Barks and carried on in Don Rosa's signature series. Now join Scrooge, Flintheart Glomgold, Goldie O'Gilt, and more for the most amazing edition ever of Scrooge McDuck's biography. The original twelve chapters — and the many "in-between" chapters and related stories — and every last cover and pin-up are all in this money bin-sized book, complete with a coin (his first dime) set into the cover, and a deluxe hardcover binding! Fantagraphics, 2021. Rush Service and International shipping would require an additional charge. ...More.

Item Code: COMLD
Hard Cover, 10x14, 568pg, Full Color
$250.00 $210.00
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
THE COMPLETE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK Volume 1 & 2 Slipcase Set
New printing. Highly Recommended. By Don Rosa. The complete “Director's Cut” of Uncle Scrooge's life story! First Don Rosa tells how Uncle Scrooge earned his fortune, from his shoe-shining boyhood in Scotland to becoming the richest duck in the world. But he was just getting warmed up! In Volume 2, more secrets from Scrooge's legendary life — seven more stories of the wild west, Australian outback, and the Yukon. Fantagraphics, 2021.  ...More.

Item Code: COML01HP
Hard Cover, 9x11, 478pg, Full Color
$59.99 $49.99
 

New from Marvel

 


MARVEL MASTERWORKS TOMB OF DRACULA Volume 1
Collects Tomb of Dracula #1-11, 1972; material from Dracula Lives #1-2, 1973. If there was one title that ushered in the Marvel Age of Horror in the early 1970s, it was The Tomb of Dracula, the longest running of those seminal monster classics. Tomb was the title Gene Colan was born to draw, and he and writer Marv Wolfman crafted a legacy of undead action that has become an evergreen of Marvel storytelling. The hunt is on to slay Count Dracula, and the descendants of the Van Helsings are still around to make the kill or die trying. Plus: Blade! Marvel, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: MMTD01H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 320pg, Full Color
$75.00 $65.00
 


MARVEL MASTERWORKS GHOST RIDER Volume 3
Collects Ghost Rider #21-35, Marvel Premiere #28, 1976-79. By Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Rudy Nebres, George Perez, and Syd Shores, The demon biker faces Gladiator and the Eel, the Enforcer, the Water Wizard and Death-Riders from Beyond! His travels across America's back roads and the supernatural worlds beyond also bring him to the mystical Doctor Druid, Dormammu and Doctor Strange. And a road trip to the Mojave Desert finds him in a team-up with Hawkeye and Two-Gun Kid against the Manticore! Plus a tale by the great Jim Starlin — and Ghost Rider, Man-Thing, Morbius and Werewolf by Night as The Legion of Monsters! Marvel, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: MMG03H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 312pg, Full Color
$75.00 $65.00
Volume 2 with Ghost Rider #6-20 is also $75, $65 [MMG02H.] Volume 1 is out of print.
 


THE MARVELS PROJECT Birth of the Super Heroes
Collects #1-8, 2009. Highly Recommended. Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting offer us the defining story of the rise of the superhumans, beginning in 1939 — revealing the hidden connections that unite the earliest costumed champions. In a world on the brink of war, the race is on to create the world's first super-soldier! Witness the first days of the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, the Angel, Captain America and other Timely heroes — their origins, how they shaped the world to come, and how the future they would create in turn shaped them! A must-read saga for any Marvel fan, from the award-winning creators who redefined Captain America! Marvel, 2021....More.

Item Code: MARVPB
Soft Cover, 7x10, 224pg, Full Color
$29.99 $26.99
See the website for more from Ed Brubaker, including his new Reckless book just in last week. And more Marvel Masterworks and Mighty Marvel Masterworks.
 

2022 Calendars

 


FANTASY ART 2022 Calendar
A new calendar of excellent fantasy art, much of it with beautiful women in fantastic costumes and on other worlds. Nicely done, it's a darker, more serious sister calendar to the Boris and Julie offerings. Gifted Stationery, 2021....More.

Item Code: FA22
Calendar, 12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$14.99
 


SPACE 2022 Calendar
Recommended. Thirteen fantastical images of space that look like paintings, but are in fact real telescope shots of far distant galaxies, nebulae and stellar regions. Simply amazing scenes from the far reaches of the galaxy. Gifted Stationery, 2022. ...More.

Item Code: SPA22
Calendar, 12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$14.99
 


PINUPS 2022 Calendar (TF Publishing)
Enjoy new pin up girls from a contemporary artist renowned for glamour art with a retro touch—Ralph Burch. "Girl next door" types. Over the last 40 plus years Ralph has worked from his Southern California studio, and has become one of the most published artists of pin-ups, with themes including martini, cocktail, motorcycle, hot rod, gambling and various other vignettes. Ralph's pin ups are a mixed media of air brush, pencils, pastels, acrylics and other mediums. TF Publishing 2021. ...More.

Item Code: PINU22
Calendar, 12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$14.99
 


RETRO PIN-UPS 2022 Calendar (Avonside)
Contemporary photographs of women of today but in vintage outfits and retro settings. No full nudity, in fact it's all pretty innocent and in good fun. Lots of teasing poses in nylons and sexy outfits, legs and cleavage, classic pin-up poses. Use this tasteful wall calendar at home or at the office and start a conversation! Avonside, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: RETP22
Calendar, 12x12, 26pg, Full Color
$14.99
 


RETRO PIN-UPS 2022 Calendar (Gifted)
If you like the Elvgren school of vintage cheesecake, this is for you — both his work and other artists offer young women in revealing lingerie, dancing, caught in compromising poses with too much revealed...fun, innocent. Gifted, 2021....More.

Item Code: RPU22
Calendar, 12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$14.99
 


POLE DANCERS 2022 Calendar
It may be the cliche of sex clubs, but you too can admire these strong, enchanting women who do the unthinkable on a tiny round pole! These are erotic dancers, indeed, but in a whole different class. Using a pole like gymnasts, they stretch, leap, twirl, and push their bodies to the extreme. Nice variety of poses and lighting, all full-body shots. Artfully photographed. 16-month calendar. Gifted, 2021....More.

Item Code: POL22
Calendar, 12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$14.99
 


LINGERIE 2022 Calendar (Avonside)
Our second lingerie calendar and a good departure from the other, a bit more kinky with the outfits. Intimate poses, full color, full body shots, of a variety of women. Lots of eye contact and come-hither looks. Ladies with plenty to show off, and obviously enjoying their flimsy, naughty outfits. No full nudity. Avonside, 2021. Mature Readers. ...More.

Item Code: LING22
Calendar, 12x12, 26pg, Full Color
$14.99
 


LINGERIE 2022 Calendar (Gifted)
Thirteen generously endowed, beautiful women in the latest styles of revealing lingerie. These models are overflowing the limits of their Victoria's Secret-style outfits. Artful and erotic at the same time. 16-Months. Gifted Stationery, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: LINGE22
Calendar, 12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$14.99
 


GIRLS 2022 Calendar
A 16-month calendar that can be used from September 2021, containing glamorous images of girls in sexy outfits or topless, but no full frontal nudity. Add a bit of spice to your year with this sexy calendar! Contains all public holidays, notable events & important dates. Avonside, 2021....More.

Item Code: GIRLS22
Calendar, 12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$14.99
 


EROTIC PHOTOGRAPHY 2022 Calendar
Thirteen very steamy b&w images of lovers, bondage, sexy poses in erotic outfits or fully nude. Artfully erotic images. Gifted Stationery, 2021. Adult Material....More.

Item Code: EP22
Calendar, 12x12, 24pg, b&w
$14.99
 


RACKS 2022 Calendar
Thirteen beautiful women, generously endowed, in bikinis and lingerie. All different poses in natural and indoor settings. Nice variety of colors, of very international ladies, and yet tasteful with no nudity. Bright Day, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: RACKS22
Calendar, 12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$14.99
Here's our entire selection of 2022 calendars. See notes below.
 

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. You can now see the latest 3…2…1 items in a new section on our website, called ALMOST GONE, at the top of the home page, right next to CLOSEOUTS. We are continuously adding to our Imperfect Editions sections as well.
 

Coming in December

 


SPAWN COMPENDIUM Volume 2
Collects #51-100. Todd McFarlane unleashed his signature creation, Spawn, in 1992. In doing so, he created the most successful independent comic book in history. This continues the first tales of Spawn as he journeys from the back alleys of New York City to the pits of Hell itself. Featuring incredible art from Greg Capullo (Batman) and stories from writers Mcfarlane and Brian Holguin. Image Comics, 2021. Due: Dec. ...More.

Item Code: SPAW02
Soft Cover, 7x10, 1084pg, Full Color
$59.99 $52.50
Volume 1 is available now [SPAW01. $59.99, $52.50].
 


THE FEW AND CURSED Crows of Mana'Olana
By Felipe Cagno. Art by Fabiano Neves. The Few and Cursed is a supernatural post-apocalyptic alternate-history western. Mana'Olana is a small town in the Honolulu Mountains, where a bedtime story about giant Crows that kidnap children originated. It turns out the Crows aren't exactly fiction. Enter the tough and mysterious Redhead, a Curse Chaser looking to help those in need, for the right price — water. Because 90% of the water on the planet disappeared over night! Clover Press, 2021. Due: Dec. ...More.

Item Code: FEWCH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 232pg, Full Color
$50.00 $39.95
 

Coming in January

 


GEN 13 Starting Over The Deluxe Edition
By Jim Lee and Brandon Choi. Art by J. Scott Campbell. Under the leadership of their mentor Lynch, the super-powered teenagers of Gen 13 live a life of fighting evil, saving the world, and partying hard. Featuring strong characterization and wacky humor, here are the offbeat adventures of Fairchild, Burnout, Freefall, Grunge, and Rainmaker as they deal with typical teenage problems while combating violent villains and would-be world conquerors. A very, very popular good-girl art strip from the masterful and popular Campbell. DC Comics, 2022. Due: Jan. ...More.

Item Code: GENSOH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 352pg, Full Color
$49.99 $39.99
 


SKY CAPTAIN AND THE ART OF TOMORROW Deluxe Edition
Limited, 1000. By Kevin Conran. This 2004 film featured groundbreaking special effects and techniques that would change the way movies were made. But the real story behind the film began many years earlier and here are behind-the-scenes stories marking the movie's unique journey to the screen. It embraced the look and feel of the old serials even as it pushed the boundaries of modern film making technology. Deluxe edition with leather grain cover, gold foil logo, slipcase, mini-poster, letter w/ envelope, membership card, 8x10 art print and embroidered patch! Dynamite, 2022. Due: Jan. ...More.

Item Code: SKYCH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 272pg, Full Color
$99.99 $89.99
 


KRAZY & IGNATAZ 1922-1924
Recommended. A new gorgeous, archival hardcover collection. Precarious coconuts, incarcerated elephants, and witty weather patterns. Our characters take a swing at singing, astronomy, and starring in ...their own comic strip! Essays by George Herriman scholars, plus ten rare full-color experimental strips by Herriman. An Eisner Award-nominated series. Fantagraphics, 2021. Due: Jan. ...More.

Item Code: KRAZ03H
Hard Cover, 11x14, 228pg, b&w
$49.99 $39.99
Also available are 1916-1918 [KRAZ01H & KRAZ02H. $35, $29.95 each].
 

Rare & Out of Print

 

 

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THE ALLURING ART OF MARGARET BRUNDAGE Deluxe - $135

WILL ELDER CHICKEN FAT - $35

EDD CARTIER THE KNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN - $85

GRAND MASTER OF FANTASY: The Paintings of J. Allen St. John Deluxe - $200

FRANK FRAZETTA LEGACY Deluxe - $350

TAPESTRY The Paintings of Robert E. McGinnis Signed Deluxe - $275

PRINCE VALIANT Volume 1 1937 X-LG - $300

MORE FANTASY BY FABIAN - by Stephen E. Fabian - $80

WITZEND #4 - by Wally Wood - $65

THE COMPLEAT SALLY FORTH - by Wally Wood - $45

We have added a few more Rare Books and Warehouse finds to our Adult section this week. You can view them here.

 

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New Bud Plant & Hutchison Books Website

Anne has done it, she now has a spanking new website for our out of print rare books: It features our specialties: vintage illustrated and art books, children's & picture books, illustrator monographs, and some comics-related material.

We plan to list Big Little Books on this site, two excellent collections that we haven't listed or taken to shows yet. You can sign up for occasional email lists of new items. This is all entirely separate from Bud's Art Books, carrying on the "vintage" business that Jim Vadeboncoeur and I began as Bud Plant Illustrated Books in the 1980s. Jim retired in 2000, and Anne joined me to carry on the business under a new name. Anne's email is info@budplantandhutchisonbooks.com

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Oakland ABAA Book Fair Reinstated!!

The ABAA worked out a late-hour deal with the hotel and the California International Antiquarian Book Fair is back on for February 11-13! We're excited, since it will be the first major fair we will be at since we acquired the massive illustrated books and art books collection we are processing.

We'll still be doing the virtual Boston Fair Nov 18-20 and this weekend, October 30, we'll have a booth at the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, our first live in-person fair in nearly two years.

Calendar Delays

You've read in the news about shipping delays around the world. It's affected some of our coming books, and now it's hit the 2022 calendars. We have a good number of them in stock, but some others are hanging fire, taking the literal slow boat coming in. But we now have ALL the calendars listed on the website; we prefer not backordering calendars, but if you feel the need to order now on coming ones, you can do that. They all also appear in our latest catalog.

No catalogs

On that note, we have NO extra copies of our new catalog. So we cannot fill requests for additional catalogs until the next one, due in early January. Of course, you can download that catalog anytime, it’s right below. The printer shorted us on our usual supply of extra copies.

~Bud

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

Dracula, Kay Nielsen, John Howe’s Fantasy Art Academy, James Bond, Marvel Studios, Terry Dodson and a new John Carter novel.

Great week! Dracula, wonderfully illustrated by Alden McWilliams; all-new art of Kay Nielsen; John Howe’s Fantasy Art Academy; XXL James Bond; Marvel Studios; Wynonna Earp’s origin; Terry Dodson career interview; Ed Brubaker’s Reckless; and a new John Carter prose novel. Coming is The Art of Tyler Jacobson. Also, two interviews with me, Bud. Enjoy!

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DRACULA The Original Graphic Novel
Our Highest Recommendation. Since Stoker’s 1897 opus, tales of the vampiric Prince of Darkness have permeated the world. But the premier, 1966 graphic novel, produced by legendary Creepy magazine founding editor, Russ Jones, EC writer Otto Binder and Star Trek artist Al McWilliams is finally back in print in a luxurious expanded hardcover with annotation by Sir Christopher Lee and cover by Frazetta! A tastefully terrifying addition to every horror fiend's library.Vanguard, 2021....More.

Item Code: DRACOH
Hard Cover, 11x8, 168pg, b&w
$39.95 $34.95
Here’s more Dracula, from original graphic novels to the biography of his greatest actor, Bela Lugosi.
 

Art Books and More

 


KAY NIELSEN An Enchanted Vision
115 color illustrations. Highly Recommended. By Alison Luxner and Meghan Melvin. Kay Nielsen’s luminous interpretations of fairy tales and legends from around the world are among the most celebrated book illustrations of the early 20th century, unsurpassed in their dramatic intensity and intricate detail. This book is the first to put his achievements in the context of a career that took him from studies in Paris to the Copenhagen theater, to galleries in London and New York, to the Walt Disney Studios, presenting fresh insights into his life and work as well as his materials and techniques. Dazzling reproductions of original watercolors and drawings from one of the premier collections of Nielsen’s work invite viewers to enter the enchanted world of an imaginative and supremely gifted artist. MFA Publications, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: KAYNEH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 168pg, Full Color
$45.00
See our website for more Nielsen in A Thousand and One Nights [KNTH. $300, $249], East of the Sun and West of the Moon [KNEH. $40], and Fantasy: The Golden Age of Illustration (1975) [RB1415. $65].
 


JOHN HOWE'S ULTIMATE FANTASY ART ACADEMY
Inspiration, Approaches and Techniques for Drawing and Painting the Fantasy Realm. Foreword by Terry Gilliam! Afterword by Alan Lee! Highly Recommended. Discover the creative processes and intriguing inspirations behind the work of leading fantasy artist John Howe — conceptual designer on The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy — in this comprehensive practical art book. Examines in fascinating detail over 150 of the artist's outstanding sketches, drawings and paintings, plus the techniques and stories behind each. Go step-by-step through a range of specially commissioned drawing and painting demonstrations. David & Charles, 2021....More.

Item Code: JOHHU
Soft Cover, 8x11, 224pgs, Partial Color
$26.99 $23.99
Here’s more how-to and art technique collections.
 


JAMES BOND ARCHIVES No Time to Die Revised Edition
Slipcased, Revised Edition. Highly Recommended. Edited by Paul Duncan. The ultimate companion to all things 007, covering the making of every single movie from Dr. No to No Time To Die. 1,007 images and an oral history featuring 150 members of cast and crew. This comprehensively updated and enormous XXL edition will delight fans with behind the scenes photos, inside stories, anecdotes and much more. Taschen, 2021. Rush Service and International shipping will require an additional charge. ...More.

Item Code: JAMBNH
Hard Cover, 13x18, 648pg, Full Color
$200.00 $180.00
Here is the James Bond Origin series [JAM01H, JAM02H. $24.99, $21.99 each] and more Bond...
 


THE STORY OF MARVEL STUDIOS The Making of Marvel Cinematic Universe
Two-volume Slipcased Edition. By Tara Bennett and Paul Terry. The Story of Marvel Studios is the first-ever, fully authorized, all-access history of Marvel Studios’ creation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as told by the producers, writers, directors, concept artists, VFX artists, cast, and crew who brought it to life. Year-by-year, project-by-project, the studio’s founding and meteoric growth are described through detailed personal stories, anecdotes, and remembrances of noteworthy challenges, breakthrough milestones, and history-making successes. Marvel, 2021. Rush Service and International shipping will require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: STOMH
Hard Cover, 12x10, 512pg, Full Color
$150.00 $135.00
 

Archives & Graphic Novels

 


WYNONNA EARP All In
Collects her first 18 stories over four series & Bad Day at Black Rock graphic novel, 2016 . New introduction by creator/writer Beau Smith. Collects all her adventures since the premiere of the TV series. Join Wynonna Earp, along with immortal gunslinger Doc Holliday, and, in their first comic appearances, Waverly Earp, Officer Nicole Haught, Agent Xavier Dolls, Valdez, and Wynonna's mentor, Smitty! She'll need all the help she can get as she grapples with the legacy of her ancestor, the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp. There was much more to Wyatt than the history books tell: he used his mystical sidearm, the Peacemaker, to send demons back to hell! IDW, 2021....More.

Item Code: WYNA
Hard Cover, 7x10, 448pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99
Here’s more Western-themed archives and graphic novels.
 


FAR SECTOR
Eisner-nominated sci-fi murder mystery. Collects #1-12. By N.K. Jemisin. Art by Jamal Campbell. Very well drawn, unusual work starring a beautiful and dynamic new Green Lantern. The first murder in 500 years. Twenty billion suspects. A booming metropolis at the edge of the universe hasn’t experienced a violent crime in generations. The Emotion Exploit has erased its citizens’ full range of feelings, allowing three resident races to overlook their turbulent history and coexist peacefully — until now. Rookie Green Lantern “Jo” Mullein is still adjusting to her assignment when a brutal murder rattles the social order, threatening to undo centuries of controversial progress. DC Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: FARSE
Soft Cover, 7x10, 312pg, Full Color
$29.99 $26.99
 


SPACE BASTARDS Volume 1 Tooth & Mail
Collects #1-6. By Eric Peterson and Joe Aubrey. Art by Darick Robertson. Introduction by Publisher Mark Waid. From the acclaimed artist of Transmetropolitan and The Boys). In the future, unemployment and job dissatisfaction are sky-high. When you've got nothing left to lose, you join the Intergalactic Postal Service (IPS). Its postal fees are steep — and they go only to whomever ultimately fulfills the delivery, making every run a comically violent free-for-all between the most ruthless mercenaries in the cosmos! Humanoids, 2021....More.

Item Code: SPAB01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color
$19.99 $17.99
 


DESTROY ALL MONSTERS A Reckless Book
Highly Recommended. By Ed Brubaker. Art by Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips. Bestselling crime noir masters Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Reckless, Pulp, My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, Criminal, and Kill or Be Killed) bring us a new, third original graphic novel starring troublemaker-for-hire Ethan Reckless. It's 1988 and Ethan has been hired for his strangest case yet: finding the secrets of a Los Angeles real estate mogul. And he's got an interesting anarchist girl who's helping, strange as THAT seems. This will soon take a deadly turn, and find Ethan risking everything that still matters to him. Image Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: DESTH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 144pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99
Also available: Reckless (Vol 1) [RECKH.] and Reckless: Friend of the Devil [FRIEH.] $24.99, $21.99 each. All three of these are new, original graphic novels and Highly Recommended. Also by Brubaker: Criminal Deluxe Edition Vol 1, 2 and 3 [CRIM01H, etc. $49.99, $42.50 ea]. And here is more work by Brubaker including my very favorite, that made me a fan of his: Pulp [PULPGN. $12.99].
 

Terry Dodson

 


COMIC BOOK CREATOR #26
Edited by Jon B. Cooke. A career-spanning, in-depth interview with comics phenom Terry Dodson, from breaking into comics at Malibu with Mantra, growing into the quintessential Harley Quinn artist, avoiding a multitude of trouble with Trouble, bouncing between DC (Wonder Woman), Marvel (X-Men), and independents (Red One) and his current Adventureman series with Matt Fraction. TwoMorrows, 2021....More.

Item Code: CBCR26
Magazine, 8x11, 80pg, Full Color
$9.95
See our website for back issues. I was recently interviewed by editor Jon Cooke and part 1 will be appearing in an upcoming issue.
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
ADVENTUREMAN Volume 1 The End of Everything After
Collects #1-4, 2020. Our Highest Recommendation. By Matt Fraction. Art by Terry Dodson et al. Where his story ended... her story begins! "Everyone" knows the story of how Adventureman, the greatest pulp hero of all time, ended in a heartbreaking cliffhanger with our hero facing his very execution...now, learn the startling truth about how, 80 years after his seeming demise, single mother and amazing babe Claire and her adventurefan son Tommy light the spark of resurrection! Well written and superbly drawn, this is a breath of fresh air and worth your attention. Handsome oversized hardcover with 13-page bonus Afterword by Fraction interspersed with dozens and dozens of never before seen character sketches by Dodson. Image Comics, 2020....More.

Item Code: ADVM01H
Hard Cover, 9x12, 168pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
MUSE
New printing, new cover. Our Highest Recommendation. By Terry Dodson and Denis-Pierre Filippi. Terry Dodson is already a master of the female figure, as evidenced particularly in his fine Bombshells sketchbooks. Here he's taken that eroticism a big step farther, creating a voluptuous, gorgeous heroine in a full graphic story with gorgeous artwork, dramatic storytelling and yet a wonderful vehicle for drawing a tall, long-legged, stunning woman either naked or in various states of undress throughout the story. Coraline is a beautiful young lady who serves as governess to a wealthy, inventive and very mysterious homeowner. It's a Victorian-age tale but with steam-punk vehicles and other fun touches. Humanoids, 2019. Mature Readers....More.

Item Code: MUSEH
Hard Cover, 10x13, 112pg, Full Color
$24.95
Terry’s self-published sketchbook from 2016 is still available, signed [BOM02H. $30]. See the website for Wonder Woman, Vampirella and more by Dodson, including his Betty Page statue (regular and b&w).
 

New Edgar Rice Burroughs

 


John Carter of Mars: Gods of the Forgotten Hardcover
Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe. By Geary Gravel. Cover art by Chris Peuler. The death of a friend spurs the Warlord of Mars to investigate a series of perplexing mysteries in the forbidding icy northern reaches. The enigma deepens as he journey to the treasure city of Gathol with his spirited daughter Tara and an unexpected stowaway. An insidious conspiracy reaches from his early years on the Red Planet back into the the ancient past and now threatens the existence of all life on Barsoom. ERB, Inc., 2021....More.

Item Code: ERBJCH
Hard Cover, 6x9, 402pg, Text Only
$36.95
This is also available in softcover [ERBJC. $21.95]
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
THE GIRL FROM HOLLYWOOD Centennial Edition
In 1921, Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote a novel unlike any other in his entire catalog — a sordid tale of drug addiction, corruption, and murder set against the backdrop of Prohibition-era Hollywood. He believed it to be one of his finest works, written as it was from his own experience after he and his family moved to their Tarzana Ranch in Southern California and became exposed to both the allure and perils of nearby Tinseltown. Now, celebrate the hundredth anniversary of this timeless work in The Girl from Hollywood Centennial Edition, featuring a new foreword by Michael D. Sellers (author of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood), a specially commissioned frontispiece by renowned artist Douglas Klauba, classic cover art by P. J. Monahan, and rare and never-before-seen bonus materials from the archives of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., in Tarzana, California. ERB Inc, 2021....More.

Item Code: GIRLHO
Soft Cover, 6x9, 340pg, Text/b&w
$19.95
Girl from Hollywood was a surprise good seller and we (and ERB Inc) quickly ran out of our first stock. But that makes some sense since it is the least collected ERB novel, and they did a very good job with it. It’s now available again. Here’s more ERB-inspired novels in the new Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe imprint from ERB Inc. And here’s our entire Burroughs section.
 

Comics from Zenescope

 


ROBYN HOOD Hunted Cover Barrionuevo and Nunes Cover
30-page story. By Joe Brusha, art by Rodrigo Xavier. Our amazing archer Robyn becomes the target of a mysterious hunter out for blood and Robyn's head. All the luck and skill in the world might not be enough to stop her from becoming a trophy for this demented predator! In the moment of defeat, she drifts off into a world of old enemies and danger in a cool centerfold spread. Will she wake? Good-girl art and a sexy lady villain. Zenescope, 2021....More.

Item Code: ROBHHU
Comic, 7x10, 40pg, Full Color
$5.99
 


BELLE Headless Horseman Vitorino Cover
32-page story. By Dave Franchini, art by Julius Abrera. The Headless Horseman roams ancient woods and battlefields seeking the lives of those who have strayed from the fight. And he collects their heads. Anabelle "Belle" DiMarco is a descendent from a bloodline of hunters of beasts and otherworldly creatures. So what happens when beast hunter meets horseman? Find out here when legends collide! Zenescope, 2021....More.

Item Code: BELHO
Comic, 7x10, 40pg, Full Color
$5.99
 


VAN HELSING Beast of Exmoor Vitorino Cover
32-page story. By Joe Brusha et al, art by Allan Otero. In the moorlands of Exmoor, in the United Kingdom a beast once thought to be pure fantasy is wreaking havoc on local denizens. Even the Royal Marines are no match for the elusive and ferocious beast, which leaves Liesel Van Helsing, a legend herself, the only hope left to capture this Beast of Exmoor, and bring an end to the carnage. Zenescope, 2021....More.

Item Code: VANBE
Comic, 7x10, 40pg, Full Color
$5.99
 


MYTHS & LEGENDS QUARTERLY Dragon Clan Vitorino Cover
72 page story. By Joe Brusha & Raven Gregory, art by Arino, Abrera & Canales. Dragons and warriors from the past are suddenly on earth, taking over the bodies of several friends who made the mistake of seeking the legend. Spoken of only as rumor and myth, the Dragon clan was thought to be nothing but legend. Now, after a millennia, they are back. Powerful, deadly, and making one hell of a mess of everyone's lives. Zenescope, 2021....More.

Item Code: MYTDC
Comic, 7x10, 80pg, Full Color
$8.99
See our website for more one-shot comics, graphic novels and statues from Zenescope, with Robyn Hood, Van Helsing and other heroines.
 

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. You can now see the latest 3…2…1 items in a new section on our website, called ALMOST GONE, at the top of the home page, right next to CLOSEOUTS. We are continuously adding to our Imperfect Editions sections as well.
 

Coming in November

 


EC ARTIST LIBRARY Volume 6 Slipcased Set
From the New York Times best selling series, a box set of four great books in the acclaimed EC Artists' Library, which collects the best comics of the 1950s from the greatest mass market comic book publisher in history. Featured are: Master Race and Other Stories, illustrated by Bernard Krigstein, Death Stand and Other Stories, illustrated by Jack Davis, Doctor of Horror And Other Stories, illustrated by Graham Ingels, and The Martian Monster and Other Stories, illustrated by Jack Kamen. Fantagraphics, 2021. Due: Nov. ...More.

Item Code: ECAL06H
Hard Cover, 8x11, 916pg, Full Color
$99.99 $84.99
These are bargain-priced – after discount, it’s $21.25 per book, normally $29.99, and you get a slipcase too. But...they always sell out pretty quickly, so be warned. We’ve tried to bring enough in but...
 


MARVEL BY DESIGN
A first-ever look behind the scenes at Marvel's unique graphic design. An expansive visual encyclopedia, highlighting examples of Marvel’s exceptional approach to logos, layout, lettering, cover design, and color. With insights from Marvel’s most renowned, such as Klaus Janson and Todd Klein. Essays from famous graphic designers including Mike Essl and Paul Sahre, as well as from well-known Marvel contributors including letterer Chris Eliopolous and designer/editor Carl Potts. An oral history of the making of House of X, featuring Jonathan Hickman, editor Jordan D. White, and designer Tom Muller. Case-studies that trace the visual evolution of ten iconic characters — and hundreds of images from Marvel’s past and present. Gestalten, 2021. Due: Nov. ...More.

Item Code: MARVDEH
Hard Cover, 10x13, 320pg, Full Color
$69.00
 

Coming in December

 


HANG 'EM HIGH: 100 Years of Western Movie Posters 1911-2020
500 of the greatest Western movie posters ever made. By Mark Fertig. Collected in a luxurious oversized format and meticulously restored, presented in as sharp quality as they have ever been seen. Plus, the fascinating history of the Western, from its low-budget beginnings to its glorious peak as Hollywood's most popular genre. Tom Mix, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, High Noon, The Magnificent Seven, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly — the Western's brightest stars and biggest blockbusters are all represented. Fantagraphics, 2021. Due: Dec. ...More.

Item Code: HANGH
Hard Cover, 11x13, 340pg, Full Color
$75.00 $59.95
 


THOR Epic Collection Volume 7 Ulik Unchained
Collects Thor #217-241 & more, 1973-1975. By Gerry Conway, John Buscema et al. Thor puts the "epic" in Epic Collection, teaming up with Hercules as the two titans battle their way into Pluto's underworld. He joins Sif and Balder as they journey across the cosmos to stop the mysterious Black Stars. The unstoppable Destroyer threatens Midgard; Galactus' herald Firelord makes his debut and teams up with Loki; the origin of Ego the Living Planet...and Jane Foster is back. Marvel, 2021. Due: Dec. ...More.

Item Code: THE07
Soft Cover, 7x10, 512pg, Full Color
$44.99 $39.99
Here are more Thor collections.
 


FABLES COMPENDIUM FOUR
Collects #114-149, 2012-15. By Bill Willingham. Art by Mark Buckingham and Shawn McManus. With Castle Dark now back in the hands of the Fables, mysteries both young and old begin to challenge the residents of Fabletown. Bigsby and Stinky set off from Fabletown in Rose Red's blood-fueled sports car to track down the two abducted cubs. Unfortunately for Snow White, besides suffering the trauma of having two of her cubs go missing, a long forgotten secret uncovered in Castle Dark threatens to sabotage her and Bigsby's marriage. DC Comics, 2021. Due: Dec. ...More.

Item Code: FABC04
Soft Cover, 7x10, 928pg, Full Color
$59.99 $49.99
See previous Fables collections here; the first three are in stock, same discounted price [FABC01, etc. $59.99, $49.99 ea].
 


DOCTOR STRANGE Epic Collection Volume 3 A Separate Reality
Doc Strange #180-813, Marvel Premiere #3-14 and more, c.1968-74. Recommended. Top-flight creators Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, Stan Lee and Barry Windsor-Smith portray Doctor Strange at his very best! Here are The Undying Ones, Baron Mordo, the cosmic threat of Eternity and the eldritch horror of Shuma-Gorath. Then, Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner break new boundaries with their all-time classic Sise-Neg Genesis and Silver Dagger sagas featuring lush art and stories that plumb the depths of Strange's soul. Marvel, 2021. Due: Dec.. ...More.

Item Code: DOCST03
Soft Cover, 7x10, 472pg, Full Color
$44.99 $39.99
On our website are Doc Strange Epic collections, Marvel Masterworks, and Omnibus.
 


VISIONS 2021 Illustrators Book
A new Japanese-based best-of art book. From Kadokawa and fully supervised by pixiv comes a must-have art book that collects together the “visions” of talented artists, A massive 360 pages features artwork from 170 of today’s top Asian illustrators including 0313, 12stairs, 6VCR, Yoshitoshi Abe, Ace Akira, AF_KURO, Sashimi Akai, Akakura, Aki Akane, A. Merica, and others — plus a tutorial on the making of the cover illustration by Mai Yoneyama and a special interview with art director Shigeto Koyama. Yen Press, 2021. Due: Dec. ...More.

Item Code: VISILB
Soft Cover, 7x10, 360pg, Full Color
$45.00 $39.99
See our website for more Asian art. including the fine art book Asian Illustration: 46 Asian Illustrators [ASILL. $39.99, $34.99]
 

Coming in January/February

 


ART OF TYLER JACOBSON Slipcased Signed
Publisher's Exclusive Edition with signed bonus page and additional 16 pages, Highly Recommended.Extra pages showcase sketches and preliminaries only found in this publisher-exclusive edition. Also unique to this edition: a slipcase with a new painting, red quarter cloth binding and metallic gold titles. Our supply will be limited to our initial order. Explore every aspect of this quintessential artist’s career, a fantasy illustrator who embraces classic illustration — think John Howe, Brom, James Gurney and Michael Whelan. He's clearly in the same class, even though he's a name new to us. This treasure trove covers works created during Tyler’s youth, college thesis work, and magnifcent pieces done for clients including Wizards of the Coast, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Rolling Stone Magazine, Toyota, Men's Journal, Tor Books, Scientific American, Entertainment Weekly, The New Yorker and Sports Illustrated!! Flesk, 2022. Due: Feb. ...More.

Item Code: ARTTJD
Hard Cover, 12x12, 176pg, Full Color
$99.95
 


THE ART OF TYLER JACOBSON
Flesk's Next Big Art Book! Highly Recommended. Explore every aspect of this quintessential artist’s career, a fantasy illustrator who embraces classic illustration — think John Howe, Brom, James Gurney and Michael Whelan. He's clearly in the same class, even though he's a name new to us. This treasure trove covers works created during Tyler’s youth, college thesis work, and magnificent pieces done for clients including Wizards of the Coast, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Rolling Stone Magazine, Toyota, Men's Journal, Tor Books, Scientific American, Entertainment Weekly, The New Yorker and Sports Illustrated!! Flesk, 2022. Due: Feb. ...More.

Item Code: ARTTJH
Hard Cover, 12x12, 160pg, Full Color
$49.95
Here are the latest releases from Flesk Books, including several Publisher Exclusive Editions.
 
 

Rare & Out of Print

 

 

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This week's list contains many books that have sold, and we acquired another copy. So if you missed out last time, you have another shot.

JACK DAVIS: Some of My Good Stuff! Signed & Limited - $135

THE ART OF JACK DAVIS Deluxe Signed - $120

THE ART OF WILL EISNER Hardcover Signed & Limited - $200

THE SPIRIT CASEBOOK Hardcover Signed & Limited - $165

THE SPIRIT CASEBOOK Volume 2 All About P’Gell Hardcover Signed & Limited - $200

MARK SCHULTZ Various Drawings Volume One - $90

MARK SCHULTZ Various Drawings Volume 3 Hardcover Signed - $100

POPEYE: The 60th Anniversary Collection Hurt - $50

FIRST MAITZ Signed Deluxe - $150

THE J.C. LEYENDECKER COLLECTION: Deluxe Posterbook - $150

 

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Upcoming Book Shows

These will be our first chance to display the two major collections we detailed in my editorial in the Fall Catalog (Bruce Timm cover).

Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair: Saturday, October 30, 2021 This is a live, in-person fair where we will have our usual booth.

http://www.sacbookfair.com/

Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair: November 18-20, 2021

California International Antiquarian Book Fair: Feb 11-13, 2022

Both these regular book fairs have been cancelled but there will be a Virtual Fair for both; we’ll have about 70 books on display at each, all different and never before listed. For more information: https://www.abaa.org/events

Anne is putting finishing touches on our new website for antiquarian books — illustrated and picture books and some comics related material. We’ll let you know here as soon as it’s ready. You can also contact Anne to get on her email list (it is totally different from budsartbooks) for occasional listings of old and rare books: bpandhbooks@me.com.

 

Bud Plant Interview

In addition to the Comic Book Creators interview mentioned above, I was also interviewed recently by Alex Grand for his website, ComicBookHistorians.com

You can read the unedited transcription, or better yet, listen to our Zoom call. It’s quite extensive. Alex is a good friend and a dedicated fan. His website has many more excellent interviews and other features.

https://comicbookhistorians.com/who-is-bud-plant-or-when-berkeley-conquered-comix-with-bud-plant-and-alex-grand/

Our Artists At War: The Best American War Comics

This ships to us November 10th from Twomorrows. The cover price is lower than our minimum to list it in advance, but I wanted to let you know we’ll have a special bookplate for it, signed by both authors, Steven Fears and Richard J. Arndt [OURAR. $27.95]. We’ll have it on the website as soon as it arrives here.

Imperfect Editions & Warehouse Finds Sale

Don’t miss our latest Imperfect Editions & Warehouse Finds Sale—it was just emailed out two days ago, October 19. Click here. It includes many new additions never before listed.

~Bud

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