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THE MARVEL ART OF THE BROTHERS HILDEBRANDT with Cards
Exclusive bonus: ten Hildebrandt trading cards! Highly Recommended. In 1994, Greg and Tim began an amazing relationship with Marvel Comics, producing the incredible Marvel Masterpieces trading card set, featuring Spider-Man, Captain America, Black Panther, X-Men, Fantastic Four and so many others! That entire set is reproduced here, with model photos and preliminary drawings, plus the complete X-Men 2099 painted graphic novel that they illustrated! And more Marvel work, a second card set and posters...with insightful commentary, amusing anecdotes, and candid reminiscences by Greg Hildebrandt (Tim passed away in 2006, at the age of 67). IDW, 2021....More.

Item Code: MARBHH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 284pg, Full Color
$59.99 $35.00
 


THE FANTASTIC FICTION OF HANNES BOK Signed
Signed & numbered by five contributors, from 140 copies. Highly Recommended. By Hannes Bok and Jim Pitts. Bound-in signature page with a color illustration. Signed by artists Jim Pitts, Charles de Lint, William Lorenzo, and editor/publisher Bob Garcia. The Sorcerer's Ship, Beyond the Golden Stair and Starstone World. These aren't your conventional fantasies, although all the trappings are there. They have a sly humor with plots full of twists and turns, stories which take the reader on strange metaphysical paths, and glorious descriptions that could only come from someone with a painter's eye. Never-before-published Hannes Bok painting on the cover, library cloth with a matching cloth slipcase. American Fantasy Press, 2020....More.

Item Code: FANHBD
Hard Cover, 6x10, 448pg, Full Color
$125.00 $100.00
There is also a trade edition for $45, and see more Bok work here.
 


MARVEL COMICS THE VARIANT COVERS
Highly Recommended. By John Rhett Thomas. Explore the amazing visual history of Marvel Comics variant covers in this first-ever collection. Comprising some of the most sought-after and valuable comics, variant covers have become a tradition in comics publishing. The variant cover phenomenon began in 1986 and was immediately embraced by a devoted legion of fans. This showcases the finest and most famous variants alongside exclusive interviews from artists and industry experts. Featuring abundant fan-favorite characters: Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, the X-Men, and many others. Marvel, 2020....More.

Item Code: MARVCOH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 216pg, Full Color
$45.00 $29.99
 


ART SLEEVES - ALBUM COVERS BY ARTISTS
By DB Burkeman. From postmodernist paintings and minimalism to collage and photography, as well as New Wave, emo, pop, and punk, the albums chosen present a bright and rich visual and cultural history. Beginning in 1980, this eclectic roster spans art and musical genres including Ryan McGinley for Sigur Rós, Kara Walker for Arto Lindsay, Peter Saville for Joy Division, Barbara Kruger for Growing Up Skipper, Jeff Koons for Lady Gaga, Tauba Auerbach for Glasser, and Stanley Donwood for Radiohead, to name a few. Rizzoli, 2021....More.

Item Code: ARTSLH
Hard Cover, 9x11, 216pg, Partial Color
$50.00 $29.95
More Album cover art, including Jazz.
 


J.W. GODWARD 1861-1922 The Eclipse of Classicism
New Revised Edition. Highly Recommended. By Vern G. Swanson. Art by J. W. Godward. John William Godward (1861-1922) was among the brightest stars of the late Graeco-Roman painters during classicism's twilight years. Some believe he equalled Alma-Tadema in his depiction of marble and flowers and Frederic Leighton in his depiction of drapery. I like to compare him to Maxfield Parrish, since he also discovered the value of appealing young women, nude or partially clothed. That became a favorite subject for him, as it did for Parrish a generation later. Antique Collectors Club, 2018....More.

Item Code: JWGODH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 368pg, Full Color
$95.00 $65.00
 


FADEAWAY The Remarkable Imagery of Coles Phillips
Highly Recommended. Introduction by Scott M. Fischer. Coles Phillips (1880-1927) was among the most in-demand illustrators in his field during the 1910s and 20s. A dynamic and highly skilled watercolor artist and draftsman, Phillips created dozens of covers for mainstream American magazines, including Good Housekeeping, Life, and The Saturday Evening Post. This original compilation features more than 80 color plates selected from two of Phillips' early collections, A Gallery of Girls and A Young Man's Fancy, in addition to images from other sources. In 1908 he created his famous "Fade Away Girl," for which he is still most remembered. Dover, 2019....More.

Item Code: FADEA
Soft Cover, 8x11, 96 pg, Full Color
$19.95 $11.95
 


ART DECO
Recommended. By Franziska Bolz. A brand new look at the entire world of Art Deco style. Reaching its peak in the 1920s, it was a new artistic language influencing urban and domestic architecture, and the entire world of design: furniture, fashion, mural painting, glassware, ceramics and graphics, from books to magazines to sales catalogs. This book offers a magnificently illustrated panorama of this ornamental aesthetic, illustrating and describing every facet of Deco design. Konemann, 2019....More.

Item Code: ARTDECO
Soft Cover, 8x10, 280pg, Full Color
$15.95 $10.95
 


GATEWAY TO ANOTHER WORLD
Recommended. By Shimizu Daisuke. This very special collection offers us fantasy worlds that come to life in amazingly realistic illustrations. A huge tree in an enchanted forest, a witch's magic shop, the remains of an ancient city, a deserted laboratory, a giant library, mysterious alleys, luminescent Asian streets, Tibetan ruins with figures carved into columns. It's impossible to tell the difference between reality and fantasy here, but the amount of detail is simply amazing. Each picture can be examined again and again for more rewards. Over 100 images, many double page. Brief text entirely in Japanese. Dust jacketed softcover. PIE International, 2020....More.

Item Code: GATEWT
Soft Cover, 7x10, 144pg, Full Color
$29.95 $19.95
 


DC COMICS The Art of Lee Bermejo
Recommended. The boldest and most iconic work of comics legend Lee Bermejo is collected here. Known for his incredible imagery on Batman, Lex Luthor: Man of Steel, Before Watchman: Rorshach, and The Joker graphic novel in 2008, Bermejo also launched the Suiciders series for Vertigo in 2015, and We Are Robin for DC, and drew the 2000s variant cover for Action Comics #1000. This includes both covers and painted story pages. He's known for his dark and mature themes, and this shows that work and more in one unique coffee table collection. DC Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: DCARTLBH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 336pg, Full Color
$49.99 $29.99
 


EYE By David J. Schow
Thirteen prose stories including two completely new tales, with noir, 13 new photo-manipulated illustrations by Thomas Canty, and a sparkling new Afterword. An updated edition of David J. Schow's fifth short story collection — back in print after 20 years! "An unblinking scrutiny of sex, obsession, idol worship, penny miracles, mysterious phone calls in the dead of night, pornography, wrongheaded faith, empaths, telepaths, aliens, peewee crime kingpins, otherworldly lovers..." Cimarron Street Books, 2021....More.

Item Code: EYEDA
Soft Cover, 6x9, 260pg, Text/b&w
$19.95 $11.95
Here is more work by David J. Schow.
 


TED BLACKMAN'S SUPERZEROS! Color and Activity Book Signed with Drawing
Signed & dated with a small original drawing! Self-published. Recommended. Ten years in the making; animator art director Ted Blackman's (Batman: The Animated Series, Gargoyles, Pixar's The Incredibles, WB Batman Animated movies) offers 98 wonderfully funny cartoons spoofing super heroes. Enjoy them for the offbeat, laugh-out-loud gags, or, if you must, you can color them in! Created during Ted's lunch breaks at the various animation studios over the years, literally on post-Its as roughs, now polished into an entirely original cartoon book. "Here it is, my very first effort...I hope you enjoy it as much as I did creating it." -Ted Crotchety Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: TEDBS
Soft Cover, 8x11, 98pg, b&w
$14.95 $8.95
 

Archives & Graphic Novels

 


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

Item Code: SOLKMH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 624pg, Full Color
$100.00 $59.00
Click here for more Robert E. Howard works.
 


BLACK WIDOW Omnibus
Beginning in 1964, Black Widow stories through 1995. Recommended. By Stan Lee, Roy Thomas et al. Collecting the complete early adventures, solo series and rare graphic novel appearances of the Black Widow! From her debut as a Russian spy in the earliest Iron Man stories, through her early days with the Avengers and her character-defining solo series, the story of Natasha Romanoff is one of comics' most captivating. She evolves from villain to teammate and finally into a hero all her own. She plays the spy game and fights in the dark corners of the Marvel Universe. Marvel, 2020....More.

Item Code: BLAWH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 896pg, Full Color
$100.00 $59.00
Here is more Black Widow.
 


CONAN THE BARBARIAN By Kurt Busiek Omnibus
Recommended. By Kurt Busiek, Len Wein et al. Art by Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates et al. Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek reinvents the Hyborian Age with a gritty new take on Conan the Barbarian! From his birth on a Cimmerian battlefield to his coming-of-age during the Battle of Venarium, witness Conan's legendary rise. As he wanders the ancient world in search of adventure, Conan will face the Vanir, be enslaved by an ageless evil and battle Janissa the Widowmaker! He will experience the mystery of the Frost Giant's Daughter, the horror of the God in the Bowl, and the secrets of the Tower of the Elephant! Marvel, 2020....More.

Item Code: CONKBH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1024, Full Color
$125.00 $85.00
Here is more Conan, and more Jack Kirby.
 


CAPTAIN AMERICA By Jack Kirby Omnibus
Collects Captain America #193-214 plus 4 Annuals and Specials, 1976-77. Jack "King" Kirby, co-creator of Captain America, returned to the title in the mid-1970s to write AND draw an earth-shattering encore. "Unparalleled in sheer scope and creativity!" The Secret Empire has infiltrated American society and plans to drive the country into war with their insanity-inducing Madbomb — unless Cap and the Falcon can find them! And even the eternal evil of the Red Skull pales before Cap's most bizarre foe yet — Arnim Zola, the Bio-Fanatic! Plus the menaces of the Swine, Magneto and his evil mutants! Marvel, 2021....More.

Item Code: CAPJKH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 648pg, Full Color
$100.00 $59.00
 


PIRATES A Treasure of Comics to Plunder, Arrr!
Vintage stories, covers & art from Howard Pyle to pre-code comics. Highly Recommended. By Frazetta, Crandall, Ingels, Krigstein, Robert Webb et al. Bargain-priced new format from Clover Press. The same scurvy dogs who brought you Haunted Horror now share this booty of swashbuckling stories, cool covers and special artwork. Includes material from pre-code titles like Pirates, Mutiny,Black Swan and Buccaneers. By Frazetta we have a classic Dan Brand & Tipi story from Durango Kid; the nearly unknown but superb artist Mike Suchorsky draws the wonderful "The Sea Witch," from Pirates #1, from 1950; Black Roger is here from Quality's Buccaneers, and so is a great Reed Crandall Captain Daring story and a classic cover. Clover Press, 2020....More.

Item Code: PIR01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 80pg, Full Color
$12.99 $8.99
We have more Pirate collections! Also see The Corsairs, below.
 


THE COMPLETE SHAMNIBUS
Collects #1-6. Highly Recommended. By Tim Fuller. Did you ever wonder what happens when copyrights run out? In this case, it means irreverent cartoonist, Tim Fuller, can take public domain funny books from the '40s and '50s and rewrite them, with hilarious results! New stories for you, the hip, cynical reader. He uses the original art and simply changes the dialogue into hilarious riffs; includes stories by Jack Kirby, Basil Wolverton, Hank Fletcher, Joe Kubert, even Frank Frazetta's "Untamed Love" gets the treatment. Fun from cover to cover, even spoofy original ads. Source Point Press, 2020....More.

Item Code: COMSHA
Soft Cover, 8x11, 216pg, Full Color
$17.99 $10.99
 


VAMPIRELLA Volume 2 1969 Replica Edition
Limited. By Forrest J. Ackerman, Nick Cuti, Don Glut, Bill Parente et al. This Limited Replica Edition of Vampirella #2 is exactly what you got off the newstand in 1969! Every story and advertisement. Artists this issue are Mike Royer, Ernie Colon, Billy Graham, William Barry, Jerry Grandenetti, Dick Piscopo and Tony Williamson. This issue features historic first appearances by Vampirella's cousin Evily and her blonde twin Draculina. Seven stories, including "Queen of Horror," "Down to Earth," "The Octopus," "Rhapsody in Red," a robot story, Vampi's Feary Tales and more. Dynamite, 2019....More.

Item Code: VAMR02
Magazine, 8x11, 66pg, b&w
$6.99 $3.99
Replica editions of Vampi #1, 3 and 30 are available at $6.99 each. See more Vampi here!
 


SPAIN STREET FIGHTING MEN Volume 1
Recommended. By Spain Rodriguez. Compiled by Patrick Rosenkranz. Spain Rodriguez was a motorcycle outlaw early in his life, and went on to become one of the original seven Zap artists. This is the first volume in a series celebrating his influential force in the underground movement. Spain's Trashman (about a future-world motorcycle bad guy/good guy) stories form the backbone of this volume, along with his firsthand accounts of riding with the Road Vultures Motorcycle Club (a gang once considered so dangerous that the police chief of Buffalo, New York, declared war on them) and his 1969 East Village Other series, Manning. Adult themes, explicit. Fantagraphics, 2017. Mature Readers....More.

Item Code: SPAIN01
Soft Cover, 8x11, 304pg, Partial Color
$29.99 $14.99
Spain Volumes 2 and 3 are also available at regular price.
 


MARVEL MASTERWORKS THE BLACK PANTHER Volume 3
Collects Black Panther #1-4 & back-up series from Marvel Comics Presents #13-37, 1988 and more. Art by Gene Colan, Tom Palmer et al. In a political-thriller miniseries by Peter Gillis and Denys Cowan, the Black Panther as king of Wakanda finds himself in an existential crisis, with an apartheid state next door to Wakanda. Then, Don McGregor, the mastermind behind the Black Panther's first series, continues his saga with "Panther's Quest." When T'Challa learns that the mother he never knew may still be alive, he counts no cost to rescue her, invading South Africa and battling mercenaries and militaries alike.Marvel, 2021....More.

Item Code: MMBP03H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 400pg, Full Color
$75.00 $45.00
 


BLACK PANTHER Epic Collection Volume 3 Panther's Prey
1982-91. Recommended. By Don McGregor, Walter Simonson, Roy Thomas et al. Art by Gene Colan, Ron Lim, Denys Cowan, et al. Marvel delves deep into the mind of the Black Panther, tales handpicked to showcase pivotal story lines written and drawn by some of Marvel's most acclaimed creators. Outsiders are once more assembling to invade Wakanda and plunder its riches — led by Klaw, the deadly assassin who murdered T'Challa's father. Even with Wakanda's might and his own superhuman skills, can the Black Panther prevail against Klaw's massive invasion force? Marvel, 2021....More.

Item Code: BPE03
Soft Cover, 7x10, 504pg, Full Color
$39.99 $24.99
Click here for more Black Panther.
 


AUTOBIOGRAPHIX
Recommended. By Will Eisner, William Stout, Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon, Sergio Aragones et al. A neat little hardcover demonstrating the effectiveness of the comics medium for telling the most personal of stories — showcasing some of the first published autobiographical stories from living-legend artists, mainstream greats, and young "indie" up-and-comers! Additional writers include Stan Sakai, Jason Lutes, Paul Chadwick, Bill Morrison, Linda Medley, Matt Wagner, Eddie Campbell et al. Dark Horse, 2021....More.

Item Code: AUTOBH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 96pg, b&w
$24.99 $14.99
 


SUPERMAN'S GREATEST TEAM-UPS
Collects DC Presents, 1979-86. By Len Wein, Curt Swan, Murphy Andersn, Dick Giordano et al. The greatest Superman team-up tales from the 1980s are collected in hardcover for the first time. He joins Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Mister Miracle, Batgirl, Black Canary, the Flash, and even Supergirl, in the pre-Crisis DC Universe. And others! Includes an early appearance by the galaxy-conquering villain known as Mongul. Collects DC Comics Presents #5, 9-12, 14, 19, 28, 30, 35, 38, 39, 45, 50, 58, 63, 67, 71, and 97. DC Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: SUPGTH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 400pg, Full Color
$49.99 $29.99
 


JERRY SIEGEL'S THE SYNDICATE OF CRIME
By Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel! With Reg Bunn and Ted Cowan. Equipped with a razor-sharp mind, superb athletic ability and a vast array of cutting edge gadgets, The Spider has his sights set on taking over the New York underworld and establishing a "Syndicate of Crime"! Join the menacing Spider on his earliest adventures, recruiting other fiends into his fledgling empire and fending off competition from other villainous foes, including the master of illusion, Mirror Man! Rebellion, 2021....More.

Item Code: JERSYN
Soft Cover, 8x11, 144pg, Full Color
$19.99 $11.99
 


FUTURE STATE Justice League
Collects Future State: Justice League/Justice League Dark #1-2, Future State: Aquaman #1-2, Future State: Flash #1-2, and Future State: Green Lantern #1-2. An all-new Justice League must investigate the mysterious death of their greatest foes — the Legion of Doom! The Justice League Dark emerges from years of hiding to fight the villainous force stalking supernatural heroes and villains alike! John Stewart and his band of abandoned Green Lanterns must hold the line against an invasion of murderous zealots in an uncharted dark sector after their rings have stopped working! Barry Allen battles for the soul of his former Flash partner, Wally West! DC Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: FUTJL
Soft Cover, 7x10, 296pg, Full Color
$29.99 $17.99
Here is more Justice League.
 


ANIMOSITY Omnibus
Collects #1-28 and FCBD issue from 2019, Animosity Tales. Recommended. By Marguerite Bennett. Art by Rafael de Latorre and Elton Thomasi. From Marguerite Bennett, the writer of InSeXts and DC Comics Bombshells, and artist Rafael de Latorre (Superzero), the Animosity series is a road trip working as a coming-of-age story with black humor and a sci-fi twist. One day, animals woke up. They started thinking. They started talking. They started taking revenge. Now, a dog and his girl, 11-year old Jesse, are on a journey from New York City to San Francisco, to the only person who might be able to protect and save her. The complete series in one massive mammal-friendly 600 page hardcover! Aftershock Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: ANIMOH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 664pg, Full Color
$125.00 $75.00
 


X-MEN GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS Extended Cut Gallery Edition
Collects #1-2, 2020. By Chris Claremont. Art by Brent Eric Anderson. In 1982, writer Chris Claremont was in the midst of his legendary run on Uncanny X-Men, by far Marvel's #1 best-selling title. He was changing the comic landscape forever and creating a new gold standard of storytelling! With a wealth of ideas, Claremont joined forces with industry giant Brent Anderson for a one-shot, stand-alone graphic novel: this book. This groundbreaking story saw the X-Men teaming up with their bitterest enemy, Magneto, against an adversary threatening all of mutant kind in the name of God. An all-new, oversized edition of one of Marvel's finest-ever tales. Marvel, 2020....More.

Item Code: XMGODH
Hard Cover, 9x13, 112pg, Full Color
$34.99 $24.99
 


CONAN Exodus and Other Tales
Collects Conan the Barbarian: Exodus #1, 2019; Savage Sword of Conan #12, 2019; King-Size Conan #1, 2020. Recommended. By Frank Tieri, Roy Thomas et al. Art by Andrea Di Vito et al. SSavage tales of Conan the Barbarian by blockbuster creators! First, visionary artist Esad Ribic writes and illustrates the never-before-told story of Conan's first journey from Cimmeria at 15 years old! Braving the elements without food, shelter or weapons, Conan must learn to survive fast or die! Then, Frank Tieri and Andrea Di Vito send Conan to join the beautiful warrior Saleria on a hunt for a demonic sect in Argos! But a hellish mystery arises that may very well doom the nation! And legendary Conan scribe Roy Thomas returns in a king-sized tale fit for a barbarian! Plus seven variant covers. Marvel, 2021....More.

Item Code: CONEX
Soft Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Full Color
$15.99 $10.99
 


LIVES OF THE GREAT OCCULTISTS
Highly Recommended. By Kevin Jackson. Art by Hunt Emerson. Since the dawn of humanity, there have been individuals who want to mess around with Hidden Powers — or scam others, impressed with their "special" powers. Some were mystics, some were scientists, some were charlatans. Some were powerful, some were wretched. All were pretty bonkers. From Dr. John Dee to Kenneth Anger, from Mother Shipton to Madam Blavatsky, from Isaac Newton to David Bowie — centuries of eccentric, bizarre lives told in wonderfully funny short comic-style biographies. Knockabout, 2021....More.

Item Code: LIVGO
Soft Cover, 8x12, 112pg, Full Color
$17.99 $9.99
 


THE CORSAIR
Translated from the French. Recommended. By Tarek. Art by Vincent Pompetti. French corsairs and a genie? A distant cousin of Aladdin's genie from "1001 Nights" offers them three wishes. These talented but naive pirates fall into a series of adventures which will make them cross the southern seas in the search of The Treasure of Rackham The Cruel. Handsomely painted. Black Panel Press, 2021....More.

Item Code: CORSA
Soft Cover, 8x11, 66pg, Full Color
$19.99 $11.99
 


WOLVERINE BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD Treasury Edition
Collects #1-4, 2020. Oversized deluxe softcover with stiff covers. Logan. Patch. Weapon X. Wolverine. The mysterious mutant has gone by many names and lived many different lives. Now, experience all-new, untold tales of the best there is through the lens of an all-star cast of creators, in the unadulterated black-and-white format (with a healthy splash of blood red all over)! Return to the Weapon X program with Gerry Duggan and Adam Kubert! Join Matthew Rosenberg and Joshua Cassara on an explosive deep-cover spy mission from Wolverine's association with Nick Fury! Head into the wilds with writer/artist Declan Shalvey as Logan finds himself in the crossfire of a deadly trap! Marvel, 2021....More.

Item Code: WOLVBWB
Soft Cover, 10x13, 136pg, b&w
$29.99 $17.99
 


MYTHS & LEGENDS QUARTERLY Gretel Witch Hunter: Igor Vitorino Cover
By Dave Franchini. Art by Alessio Martani, Guillermo Fajardo et al. Cover art by Igor Vitorino. Cursed with powers that grant her a long life that spans centuries, Gretel must consume human hearts to sustain herself — at the cost of her own humanity. Recently, she has teamed up with Calabar, a mercenary who is part of a secret faction determined to rid the world of all witches. But now, a new coven of witches is forming, and at its center a new evil rises, something so ancient that they may not be enough to protect mankind. Book-length horror story. Zenescope, 2021....More.

Item Code: MYTHGA
Comic, 7x10, 72pg, Full Color
$8.99 $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 $5.99
See more Zenescope one-shots on the website.
 


THE BLACK BAT & DOMINO LADY Danger Coast to Coast
Recommended. Collects Guns of the Black Bat #1-3 and 4 more issues of new material. By Ron Fortier. Art by Silvestre Szilagyi et al.Over 100 pages of new comic stories. In part one, the Black Bat must stop a plague from destroying the city he loves. He enlists a company of amazing heroes: Phantom Detective, I.V. Frost, Domino Lady, Airboy, the Golden Amazon, Nighthawk, Jim Anthony Super-Detective, and Ki-Gor the Jungle Lord. In part two, the Black Bat, with the help of Dan Fowler G-Man, takes down a powerful New York Crime Boss while Domino Lady is after a jewel thief and a corrupt politician. Szilagyi is particularly good with art on "Final Phase," his action and detail is top notch. -Bud. Moonstone, 2020....More.

Item Code: BBDOM
Soft Cover, 7x10, 160pg, b&w
$15.99 $10.99
Here is more Domino Lady.
 


FIREFLY BLUE SUN RISING Volume 1
Collects Firefly Blue Sun Rising #0, and Firefly #21-22, 2020. By Greg Pak. Art by Dan McDaid.Officially continuing Joss Whedon's acclaimed series. Mal must reunite the crew of the Serenity for one last impossible job to save the 'Verse from the Blue Sun Corporation. Sheriff Mal has a new partner — a law enforcing robot from the Blue Sun corporation, who doesn't care about motives, about mercy, about anything other than enforcing the law — no matter the cost. Boom!, 2021....More.

Item Code: FIRBS01H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Full Color
$19.99 $11.99
Click here for more Firefly.
 


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 $5.99
 


7 MILES A SECOND
James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook's 7 Miles A Second, the acclaimed 2013 graphic memoir of the late East Village artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz—the subject of a career retrospective at the Whitney Museum”is now back in print and for sale in a self-published edition. First published in 1996 by DC/Vertigo, 7 Miles A Second was reprinted in a revised edition in 2013 by Fantagraphics. But demand for the book spiked after the opening of the Whitney Museum's exhibition David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake at Night, and final copies of the 2013 printing sold out. Ground Zero, 2018. Mature readers....More.

Item Code: 7MILE
Soft Cover, 8x11, 62pg, Full Color
$20.00 $9.99
 


AN UNKINDNESS OF RAVENS
Collects #1-4, 2020. By Dan Panosian. Art by Marianna Ignazzi. Welcome to Crab's Eye. Acclaimed cartoonist Dan Panosian (Slots) and rising star artist Marianna Ignazzi present a new supernatural mystery about a group of high schoolers steeped in witchcraft and the town they live in, filled with long-hidden secrets and unchecked power. Not all the witches burned during the Salem Witch Trials — and the ones that survived did so together, protecting the ancient secrets entrusted to them for generations. They call themselves the Ravens. Boom!, 2021....More.

Item Code: ANUNK
Soft Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Full Color
$19.99 $11.99
 


THE NIXIE OF THE MILL-POND AND OTHER EUROPEAN STORIES
A Cautionary Fables & Fairy Tales Book. Recommended. By Kory Bing, Mary Cagle et al. Giant beanstalks, trickster cats, magic pipers, royal werewolves, marauding trolls, and wooden battle spoons? European folktales are refreshed, rebooted, and totally reimagined in this high-spirited collection! This is the third book in this series, each a collection of nine fun comic book tales spanning the realm from sly humor to dark fireside tales. Featuring the work of Carla Speed McNeil (Kid Brother from Russia), Mary Cagle, K.C. Green (The Singing Bone), Katie Shanahan (Tatterhood, Norway), and more! Iron Circus Comics, 2020....More.

Item Code: NIXIM
Soft Cover, 6x9, 200pg,
$15.00 $9.99
Click here for more Cautionary Tales: The Girl Who Married a Skull and The Night Marchers.
 


KONA MONARCH OF MONSTER ISLE Volume 1 Replica Edition
Recommended. By Sam Glanzman. Collects the first issue, Four Color #1256, from 1962. One of the weirdest, wildest comics. The story of a strange hero known only as Kona, saving the lives of Dr. Henry Dodd, his daughter Mary, and his grandchildren Mason and Lily, after this group crashes their army surplus blimp on the prehistoric Pacific island that Kona calls home. Kona becomes their protector, saving them from dinosaurs and monsters and much more! A Dell Comic, this ran 21 issues until 1967. Includes original painted cover. This series has never been collected or reprinted until now! It's Alive, 2020....More.

Item Code: KONA01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 40pg, Full Color
$9.99 $5.99
 


KONA MONARCH OF MONSTER ISLE Volume 2 Bissette & Yeates Cover
Variant cover, nicely done! Collects Kona #2, 1962. Recommended. By Sam Glanzman. One of the weirdest, wildest comics ever published is back! The strange hero known only as Kona befriends Dr. Henry Dodd, his daughter Mary, and his grandchildren Mason and Lily, after this group crashes their army surplus blimp on the prehistoric Pacific island that Kona calls home. Giant animals, monsters and much more! Originally published in 1962, this series has never before been collected. Bio and interview with Glanzman, who states Kona and Attu were his favorite books to illustrate. It's Alive!, 2021....More.

Item Code: KONA02V
Comic, 7x10, 36pg, Partial Color
$9.99 $5.99
There's also variant covers of both issues, one of which is on sale. Kona is also in two PS Artbooks volumes, in hardcover and softcover editions. See them all here.
 


DEATH DEFYING DEVIL Our Home
Collects #1-5, 2019. Recommended. The Golden Age Daredevil (from Lev Gleason publishers) returns in a gritty new adventure — but he's mute and confused and suddenly also in the body of an actor playing westerner Black Bart (the original DD's identity was Bart Hill). But it begins with the Winslow House: a shambles that people call home, where they take in our damaged lad. It is also in a bad neighborhood, and no one will stop criminals from tormenting the residents...until The Death-Defying 'Devil shows up! Includes 12 outstanding covers, four by Lucio Parrillo! Dynamite, 2021....More.

Item Code: DEADEF
Soft Cover, 136pg, Full Color
$19.99 $11.99
 


BRANDON SANDERSON'S DARK ONE Volume1
Recommended. Art by Nathan Gooden. Based on a story by New York Times Bestselling, Hugo Award-winning author Brandon Sanderson. Visions of a dark and fantastic world haunt Paul Tanasin, but when he discovers they are prophecies from Mirandus — a world in which he's destined to become a fearsome destroyer — he'll have to embrace the fear, rise up as The Dark One, and shatter everything. Epic sword and sorcery tale, 2-page map, nice graphics. Vault Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: BRDA01H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 224pg, Full Color
$24.99 $14.99
 


KANE & ABLE
Comic book wise guys Kane and Able offer you a retro-style "summer dump cake of genre-busting mischief and masked mayhem" in this oversized anthology of never-before-published stories. Discover the do-gooder Astonishing Shield Bug! Surf the Fleshwave with Black Fur in "Who Fears The Deathroach?" Journey into the sub-basement in the gasoline-tinged "Dustmites!" Ride into the Creepzone with Nightmare and Sleepy — where one our our Golden Age-inspired heroes is going to die! Ultra-violent! MaImage Comics, 2021. Mature Readers....More.

Item Code: KANEAB
Soft Cover, 8x12, 72pg, Full Color
$12.99 $7.99
 


FAREWELL BRINDAVOINE
First time in English. By Tardi. Paris, 1914. In one auspicious night, Lucien Brindavoine's humdrum life is thrown into wild disarray. Out of the blue, a strange old man visits and implores him to go to Istanbul. But a shot is fired through the window and the man is murdered. Thus kicks off a madcap adventure wherein the mild-mannered dilettante races to the Middle East — by boat, plane, and jeep — with cutthroat assassins threatening him at every turn, only to find an iron city in the desert where an eccentric American billionaire will decide his fate. Fantagraphics, 2021....More.

Item Code: FAREH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 64pg, Full Color
$19.99 $11.99
 


DARK SOULS Complete Collection
By George Mann, art by Alan Quah et al. A dark fantasy with very good artwork. "Jaw-droppingly gorgeous from start to finish." -We the Nerdy. "The first comic to capture the essence of the video game almost perfectly." Multiversity Comics. All five Dark Souls graphic novels are together here."Perfect jumping on point." In the age of fire, darkness is coming. From the silver knights to lone adventurers in these unnatural lands, the fight against the rising undead is unending and their battles epic... Titan, 2021....More.

Item Code: DARSCC
Soft Cover, 6x9, 384pg, Full Color
$34.99 $19.99
 


SEIS CUERDAS Defender of Mexico Volume 1
Recommended. By Anthony Rella. Art by Benito Gallego. A fun new graphic novel drawn in the style of John Buscema and inspired by the film Desperado. When the leader of Mexico's largest drug cartel is captured, civil war erupts among its members. One faction plans to sacrifice thirteen kidnapped children to Santa Muerte. A young, almost-famous mariachi singer, Dantes, reluctantly answers the call for help. Blessed (or cursed) with no need for sleep, Dantes strives for physical and mental perfection 24/7 — except when he's sipping tequila, cavorting with groupies, or otherwise savoring life. Source Point Press, 2021....More.

Item Code: SEIS01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 26pg, Full Color
$11.99 $7.99
 


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 $17.99
 

Comic Reference

 


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

Item Code: MARV80
Soft Cover, 8x11, 160pg, Partial Color
$19.99 $11.99
 


MARVEL'S CAPTAIN AMERICA The First 80 Years
Recommended. It all begins with Cap #1 in 1941, by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A mainstay of the Timely comics along with The Human Torch and The Sub-Mariner, Cap starred in not just his own title but many others. Bucky even had his own team of fighters in The Young Allies. Then it's a hiatus for several years until Cap was revived by Timely in 1954, with art by the future Spider-Man artist, John Romita, Sr. Titan, 2021....More.

Item Code: MARCAF
Soft Cover, 8x11, 192pg, Full Color
$19.99 $11.99
Both 80 Years books are available in both Hard and Soft Cover.
 


COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 51ST EDITION 2021-22 Daredevil/Echo Hardcover
Highly Recommended. Daredevil/Echo cover by David Mack. By Robert M. Overstreet. The Bible of serious comic book collectors, dealers and historians. In addition to the latest prices, and boy, has there been a lot of upward movement last year...an extensive array of market reports that break down the marketplace's incredible boom during COVID-19. Plus: Hall of Fame inductees Tarpe Mills (Miss Fury) and William Moulton Marston (Wonder Woman); how disabilities have been portrayed in comics, beginning with Daredevil, Dr. Mid-Nite, Professor X and Captain Marvel, Jr.; the War Report offers up news plus neglected books to look for; Dick Tracy's 90th anniversary, and much more. Gemstone, 2021....More.

Item Code: CB51DH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 1200pg, Partial Color
$37.50 $19.95
 


COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 51ST EDITION 2021-22 Static/Hardware
Highly Recommended. Static/Hardware cover by Denys Cowan & Bill Sienkiewicz. By Bob Overstreet. The Bible of serious comic book collectors, dealers and historians. In addition to the latest prices, and boy, has there been a lot of upward movement last year...an extensive array of market reports that break down the marketplace's incredible boom during COVID-19. Plus: Hall of Fame inductees Tarpe Mills (Miss Fury) and William Moulton Marston (Wonder Woman); how disabilities have been portrayed in comics, beginning with Daredevil, Dr. Mid-Nite, Professor X and Captain Marvel, Jr.; the War Report offers up news plus neglected books to look for; Dick Tracy's 90th anniversary, and much more. Gemstone, 2021....More.

Item Code: CB51S
Soft Cover, 7x10, 1200pg, Partial Color
$29.95 $14.95
Here's more Price Guide variant editions.
 


OVERSTREET PRICE GUIDE 1st Edition Facsimile
Recommended. By Robert M. Overstreet. The celebration of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide's landmark 50th anniversary continues with this special facsimile edition of the famous, rare blue cover edition, the second printing of the first Guide from 1971, complete with minor corrections and additional vintage advertisements. When the first printing sold out, the Guide was on its way to becoming The Bible of collectors, dealers and historians. High grade copies of Overstreet #1 go for thousands of dollars, but now here's your chance to get a beautiful facsimile edition, complete with the original oh-so-low prices. Gemstone, 2021....More.

Item Code: OVER02
Soft Cover, 5x9, 232pg, Text/b&w
$16.95 $9.95
 


COMICS OF R. CRUMB Underground in the Art Museum Hardcover
A groundbreaking collection of essays ranging from art history and literary studies, to environmental studies and religious history. Examine Crumb's work, sophisticated and complex in its representations of gender, sexuality, race, politics, and history, while also charting Crumb's role in underground comix and the ways in which his work has circulated in art museums. While Crumb's early work explored over-the-top and sexually explicit stories, he also pioneered the comics memoir, through his own autobiographical and confessional comics, as well as in his collaborations. University of Mississippi Press, 2021....More.

Item Code: COMCRH
Hard Cover, 6x9, 262pg, Text/b&w
$99.00 $59.00
 


R. CRUMB Literature, Autobiography and the Quest for Self Hardcover
By David Stephen Calonne. Robert Crumb read widely and deeply a long roster of authors including Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens, J. D. Salinger, Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg, as well as religious classics including Biblical, Buddhist, Hindu, and Gnostic texts. Crumb's genius, according to author David Stephen Calonne, lies in his ability to absorb a variety of literary, artistic, and spiritual traditions and incorporate them within an original, American mode of discourse that seeks to reveal his personal search for the meaning of life. University of Mississippi Press, 2021....More.

Item Code: RCRULH
Hard Cover, 6x9, 288pg, Text/b&w
$99.00 $59.00
Here is lots more by R. Crumb including just in, Heroes of the Blues and Jazz Greats cards. Both of these Crumb hardcovers are available in softcover editions for $30 each.
 

Olivia Pins & Adult DVD

 


OLIVIA SIZZLE MASUIMI MAX ENAMEL PIN
Recommended. Enamel Pin featuring Masuimi Max, nearly topless, lying down with huge spiked heels in the air. Attractive red and blue colors, eye-catching. Made of stainless steel. 1.5 inches wide x 2 inches high approximately. Olivia De Berardinis, 2021....More.

Item Code: OLIVSM
1.5" x 2", Full Color
$12.00 $8.00
 


OLIVIA WILD ORCHID BETTIE PAGE ENAMEL PIN
Recommended. Enamel Pin featuring Bettie Page from chest up, with lots of cleavage. Made of stainless steel. 1.25 inches wide x 1.75 inches high approx. Olivia De Berardinis, 2021....More.

Item Code: OLIVWO
1.25" x 1.75", Full Color
$12.00 $8.00
 


OLIVIA CHAMPAGNE DITA VON TEESE ENAMEL PIN
Recommended. Enamel Pin featuring Dita Von Teese, pouring champagne over her nearly-naked body. Called "The Night They Invented Champagne". Square image. Made of stainless steel. 1.25 inches wide x 1.75 inches high approximately. Olivia De Berardinis, 2021....More.

Item Code: OLIVCD
1.25" x 1.75", Full Color
$12.00 $8.00
 


OLIVIA RHINESTONE COWGIRL DITA VON TEESE ENAMEL PIN
Recommended. Enamel Pin featuring Dita Von Teese in "Rhinestone Cowgirl". It's a celebration, with red confetti all over. A fun image. Made of stainless steel. 1 inch wide x 2 inches high approximately. Olivia De Berardinis, 2021....More.

Item Code: OLIVRC
1" x 2", Full Color
$12.00 $8.00
See the website for more Olivia, other pins and more
 


HOTTIES HIDEOUT DVD
From 2006. Directed by Francis Locke. Stars soft core starlets Gabriella Hall, Monica Mayhem, Shannon Adams, Simone Price, Michelle Turner, Shari Eckert, Kaylynn, and Savannah Stern. There is a place where hotties roam free as the wind, uninhibited and unbound by societal conventions like chastity and shame. In a secluded mountain valley, a hotbed of activity the locals took to calling "Ghost Gulch", stands a ramshackle country brothel. Here working girls ply their trade, servicing the lonely mountain men, and all is right in the world. Until one fateful day, when the hotties' hideout attracts the some very unwelcome attention...and the nymphs fight back. Surrender Cinema, 2020. Adult material....More.

Item Code: HOTHI
Full Color
$14.95 $9.95
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