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Limited-time Flash Sale! Art books by John Howe, Juan Gimenez, Ron English, and Jenny Frison. Lucky Luke is back along with more fine French GNs. EC’s Confessions Illustrated, Birds of Prey, Elvira signed, Spider-Man, Vampirella. Giancola’s Middle Earth is on sale. Hero Initiative Overstreet with Mike Grell’s Batman. |
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| THE DELUXE GIMENEZ The Fourth Power & The Starr Conspiracy Highly Recommended. By Juan Gimenez. This collection includes long and complex science fiction adventures, stunningly drawn from a technical aspects (spaceships, weapons, other civilizations) and with beautiful and independent heroines. First is the odyssey of star soldier Exether Mega who — through a series of heavy encounters — discovers she's at the center of a complex, secret experiment to create the ultimate weapon of war. The second work is the wild, intergalactic romp The Starr Conspiracy, which follows an aspiring young journalist on a wild goose chase to uncover the conspiratorial scoop of the century! Humanoids, 2022. Mature readers....More. Item Code: DELGH Hard Cover, 9x13, 376pg, Full Color |
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| Here's more by Gimenez, including a signed 2002 sketchbook [RB3158. $100]. Also work in Heavy Metal, and a memorium in Illustration Quarterly [IQ32. $24.99]. Unfortunately he passed away in 2020. |
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THE GREAT BOOK OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE 15 full-color paintings and 25 pencil drawings. Highly Recommended. By John Matthews. Art by John Howe. Foreword by Neil Gaiman. This handsome new hardcover brings the legends into the modern age, using accessible prose for contemporary readers for the first time. In addition to the stories in Thomas Malory's iconic Morte D’Arthur, John Matthews includes many tales not in Malory: such as the story of Avenable, the girl brought up as a boy who becomes a famous knight; Morien, whose adventures are as fantastic and exciting as any found in Malory’s work; and a retelling of the life of Round Table favorite Gawain, from his strange birth to his upbringing among the poor to his ascension to Emperor of Rome! Beautifully illustrated by John Howe, the master artist of the Tolkien adventures.Harper Design, 2022. ...More. Item Code: GREBOH Hard Cover, 8x10, 512pg, Partial Color |
| Highly Recommended is John Howe’s Ultimate Fantasy Art Academy [JOHHU. |
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GREETINGS FROM DELUSIONVILLE Deluxe oversized oblong hardcover. A classic of outré, lowbrow art, in the tradition of Todd Schorr and Mark Ryden. Ron English illustrates the story of Delusionville in 100 paintings, where animals have different social status based on their species. This is Ron English's magnum opus, a subversive rock opera, featuring Ronnnie Rabbbit and lyrics for every painting! A surreal cast of characters populates this paradise, including buzzards, pigs, sheep, turtles, ducks, wolves, and the "rabbbits" who are caught in the middle of all the insanity. Last Gasp, 2021....More. Item Code: GREDH Hard Cover, 14x11, 256pg, Full Color |
| Here is more Lowbrow art from Candy, Robert Williams, Glenn Barr and Todd Schorr. |
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DC POSTER PORTFOLIO Jenny Frison 20 poster-sized, detachable prints. Highly Recommended. Known for her beautiful and moving art and fresh female viewpoint, Jenny Frison is an artist who has rightfully made a name for herself in comics. From Wonder Woman to Catwoman, Poison Ivy to Harley Quinn, this handsome poster portfolio collects her most iconic works as posters.DC Comics, 2022....More. Item Code: DCPOJF Soft Cover, 12x16, 42pg, Full Color |
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We're trying something new this week. This FLASH SALE will feature Sale Items even further reduced by 40% to 50% or more, but only for a very limited time. This expires midnight Monday July 11th. IMAGES #4 - featuring Maxfield Parrish, Arthur Rackham, Franklin Booth - IMAGES #7 - featuring Frank Brangwyn, Russell Flint, Norman Lindsay - IMAGES #8 - featuring Edmund Dulac, Harvey Dunn, N.C. Wyeth - IMAGES #9 - featuring William Russell Flint, Charles Robinson, Willy Pogany - IMAGES #10 - featuring Howard Pyle, John Bauer, Charles Knight - IMAGES #11 - featuring Heinrich Lefler, Joseph Urban, Kay Nielsen - IMAGES #12 - featuring Frank Godwin, Sarah Stillwell Weber, Heinrich Kley - IMAGES #13 - featuring Alphonse Mucha, Willy Pogany, Georges De Feure, Norman Lindsay - BLACK & WHITE IMAGES Third Annual Collection - featuring Kay Nielsen, Frank DuMond, Willy Pogany, Mucha, Herbert Paus - BLACK & WHITE IMAGES Fourth Annual Collection - featuring Rose O’Neill, J.M. Condé, Maynard Dixon, J. Allen St. John- BLACK & WHITE IMAGES Fifth Annual Collection - featuring Frank C. Papé, Daniel Vierge, Will Crawford- TWIXT TWO WORLDS #3 By Thomas Yeates Signed - EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER Signed Deluxe - EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER HARDCOVER - |
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ADRASTEA Deluxe hardcover with gold tooling and rounded corners. Written and illustrated by Mathieu Bablet. After 1000 years on his throne, the former king of Hyperborea sets out for Mount Olympus to ask the gods why he was cursed with immortality, and how he might finally be allowed to die to rejoin the one he once loved. On his way, he will meet men and women, gods and goddesses, including the Fates, Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Athena, Hermes, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, and Hephasestus. All will influence and reveal truths to the traveler that he has long since forgotten. Occasional nudity. Magnetic Press, 2022. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: ANDRH Hard Cover, 9x12, 160pg, Full Color |
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THE MAN WHO SHOT LUCKY LUKE All new stories in a brand new series. Recommended. By Matthieu Bonhomme. Here's an updated Lucky Luke, star of the wildly popular series of 80 graphic novels. These new stories take a slightly more serious (less slapstick) tack, and we're very impressed. The artwork and coloring is also first rate. Out of tobacco, arriving at night and under pouring rain in the small mining settlement of Froggy Town, he soon finds himself in conflict with two of the Bone brothers. Unfortunately, Luke’s reputation precedes him, and when the townspeople ask him to investigate a hold-up in place of the sheriff — none other than James Bone — the tension ratchets up another notch. Cinebook, 2022....More. Item Code: MANSLL Soft Cover, 8x11, 64pgs, Full Color $15.95 |
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WANTED LUCKY LUKE All-new take on the legendary series. Highly Recommended. By Matthieu Bonhomme. Luke happens upon a lone wagon beset by Apache raiders. A quick fight later, Luke is surprised to find that the occupants of the wagon are three lovely, spirited, and straight-shooting young women! Three sisters on their way to start a new life, who all find the lonesome cowboy ...quite interesting. But what's this WANTED poster they are showing to Luke...of him, wanted for murder? Cinebook, 2022....More. Item Code: WANTLL Soft Cover, 8x11, 68pg, Full Color $16.95 |
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BEREZINA BOOK Volume 1 First of three books. Recommended. Adapted from The Retreat by Frédéric Richaud. Art by by Ivan Gil. 1812. 1812. After the sort of lightning-fast attack he is known for, Napoleon and his colossal Grand Army have ridden deep into the heart of Russia. But the Russians have no intention of letting him have his way, and several bloody and inconclusive battles have already taken place. When the French finally arrive in Moscow, they’re exhausted, starving, weakened, and fervently hoping they’ll get a chance to rest ...and maybe even accept the Czar’s surrender after the fall of his capital ... Instead, they find the city deserted and suddenly set on fire, with them trapped in the urban sprawl. Cinebook, 2022....More. Item Code: BERE01 Soft Cover, 8x11, 64pg, Full Color $15.95 |
| Don’t miss the first Rambaud series, also on Napoleon’s war: The Battle Books 1-3, by the same creators. [BATT-01, 02, 03. $15.95 ea]. |
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THE FORTUNE OF THE WINCZLAVS: Book 1 VANKO 1848 Recommended. By Jean Van Hamme. Art by Philippe Berthe. 1848. In Ottoman-occupied Montenegro, young doctor Vanko Winczlav is one of the leaders of a popular uprising. Betrayed, wanted by the authorities, he flees the Balkans for the United States in the company of a Bulgarian refugee, Veska, whom he marries to allow her to enter New York legally. So begins the history of a family closely entwined with that of a still new country going through many transformations. Cinebook, 2022....More. Item Code: FORWV Soft Cover, 8x11, 56pg, Full Color $13.95 |
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NOTTINGHAM Volume 1 The King's Ransom Recommended. By Vincent Brugeas and Emmanuel Herzet. Art by Benoit Dellac. The story of Robin Hood is universally known, but no one really knows who was the legendary enemy of the Sheriff of Nottingham. What if brigand and sheriff were one and the same? The first volume of a new take on the myth. It's 1192. Richard, King of England, hasn’t returned from the Crusades and rumours say he may be dead. John Lackland begins moving his pieces to claim the throne, counting on the support — and money — of the kingdom’s sheriffs. Deep inside Sherwood Forest, young Saxon Lady Marion tries to convince a family of outlaws to join her in fighting the prince, with the help of a mysterious man in a hood — none other than the Sheriff of Nottingham himself! Cinebook, 2022....More. Item Code: NOT01 Soft Cover, 8x11, 56pg, Full Color $13.95 |
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THE EC ARCHIVES Confessions Illustrated Collects #1-3. Foreword by Alex Segura. Our Highest Recommendation. EC's innovative and superbly done illustrated prose stories of scandal and forbidden romance. Collects the entire series illustrated by industry legends: Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, Johnny Craig and more, doing some of their finest work ever for EC! Issue #3 was completed but never published but is entirely collected here; it has a great painted cover by Rudy Nappi and stories by Jack Kamen, Craig and Orlando. Dark Horse, 2022. ...More. Item Code: ECACONH Hard Cover, 9x13, 184pg, b&w |
| The other Picto-Fiction titles are Terror Illustrated and Shock Illustrated, same discounted price. Here are all the softcover and hardcover EC Archives. |
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BIRDS OF PREY Whitewater Collects #104-112. Recommended. Superbly drawn with wonderful inking and a wild story with plenty of guest stars. The Birds of Prey cross paths with the villainous group the Secret Six, Spy Smasher is dismantling the Oracle's operation, Black Canary prepares for her wedding, The Calculator attacks and Black Alice discovers a mystery involving Darkseid! With Big Barda, Batgirl, Green Arrow, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Catman, Lady Blackhawk, Rag Doll...you never know who's going to show up in this interesting, fast-paced series. DC Comics, 2022....More. Item Code: BIRW Soft Cover, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color |
| Here’s more Birds of Prey collections: Fighters by Trade; Harley Quinn and the Birds; and Hero Hunters. |
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MIGHTY MARVEL MASTERWORKS THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Volume 3 Collects Amazing Spider-Man #20-28 & Annual #1, all from 1965. Our Highest Recommendation. By Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Spider-Man feels the savage sting of the Scorpion and the red-hot touch of the Molten Man for the first time—faces unforgettable rematches against the Green Goblin, the Vulture and Sandman—and, would you believe, comes to blows with none other than J. Jonah Jameson! Plus, the wallcrawler is caught between the Human Torch and the Beetle and shares a mystical adventure with Doctor Strange! And if you think Spidey has it tough, try being Peter Parker! Marvel, 2022....More. Item Code: MMMA03 Soft Cover, 6x9, 224pg, Full Color $15.99 |
| Click here for the first two Spideys and another dozen Might Marvel collections. |
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VAMPIRELLA The Dark Powers Collects #1-5 and includes complete gallery of 50 full page regular and variant covers! By Dan Abnett. Art by Paul Davidson et al. Welcome to The Project: an interdimensional collective of Golden Age superheroes back in the fight: Black Terror, Fighting Yank, The Woman in Red, Rocketgirl, and The Liberator! They are tasked with recruiting members from across infinite worlds. And their newest recruit is…Vampirella! An epic tale that will affect thousands of planets — billions of lives — and will answer the question: What happens when you ask a vampire to save the universe? Dynamite, 2022....More. Item Code: VAMDP Soft Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Full Color $19.99 |
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ARTISTS AGAINST THE WAR Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. Art by Ralph Steadman, Peter de Seve, Milton Glaser, et al. Edited with an introduction by Steve Brodner. Based on the 2008 Society of Illustrators' exhibit, "Artists Against the War", this draws from the history of graphic protest and demonstrates the many ways that illustrators — in comics, editorial cartoons, illustrations for magazine articles, and so on — have reflected on the representations and misrepresentations of war, specifically in Iraq and Afghanistan. 56 nationally-known contributors, an all-star list including Grossman, Arisman, Kuper, Sorel, Holland, Billout, Silverman, Tim O'Brien, Banyai et al. Underwood Books, 2011....More. Item Code: ARTAGH Hard Cover, 8x10, 110pg, Partial Color |
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MIDDLE EARTH Visions of a Modern Myth Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. From the brush of Donato Giancola, one of the world's most recognized and lauded fantasy artists, comes a book filled with new illustrations that apply his legendary Renaissance craftsmanship to J. R. R. Tolkien's fantastic Middle-Earth. Dramatic lighting and deft draftsmanship in a photo-realistic style, reminiscent of master painters, explains Donato's popularity. Winner of numerous Hugo and Chesley Awards. This long-awaited, moving, and beautiful voyage through Middle-Earth — a must-have for eager genre readers everywhere — offers a refreshingly new exploration of literature's most beloved fantasy realm with portraits as well as action scenes involving all the characters. Underwood Books, 2010....More. Item Code: MIDEH Hard Cover, 9x13, 78pg, Full Color |
| Click here for other Underwood Sale and File Copies: Telling Stories, Legacy and Icon by Frazetta, Shameless Art, Savage Art, Philip K. Dick, Women of Wonder, as well as signed/limited editions by painter Ilene Meyer, Jack Vance, Robert Silverberg, and Harlan Ellison (Repent Harlequin, Said the Tick Tock Man) and more. Just arrived, but too late to include this week: Spectrum Vol 8 and 11, and Revolution: The Art of Jon Foster trade editon ($35). |
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ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK The Classic Years Omnibus Volume 1 Hardcover Signed Hurt Almost Gone! Signed by Elvira herself! Collects #1-27, 1993-1995. By Paul Dini, Kurt Busiek, Richard Howell, Dave Cockrum et al. Introduction by Richard Howell. The first volume reprinting the sought-after tales originally published by Claypool Comics. Turn back the clock to 1993. Bill Clinton was president, Jurassic Park ruled the box office, and and Elvira was already a legendary horror host. Elvira must contend with teen werewolves, killer clowns, aliens, a high school reunion and pro wrestling. Special Halloween, Christmas, and Easter stories. All 27 issues have photo covers of the real Elvira! Dynamite, 2022. Out of print. Condition: Bump to corner....More. Item Code: ELVC01HS Hard Cover, 7x10, 616pg, Full Color $199.99 |
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DRACULA OF TRANSLYVANIA Hurt Highly Recommended. By Ricardo Delgado. A fresh, bold retelling of the classic Stoker novel with the pace of the modern thriller, written by AND lavished with incredible concept art from one of Hollywood’s leading Conceptual Designers, Ricardo Delgado. 1899 Transylvania bleeds history and evil. Young Solicitor Jonathan Harker braves ghosts, demons, living skeletons, and armies of rats as he encounters Dracula. The demonic, shapeshifting vampire imposes his wrath, malice and vengeance upon an England about to enter the Modern Era, crushing everything in his path. Clover Press, 2021. Condition: Bumped corners. ...More. Item Code: DRACHR Hard Cover, 8x10, 560pg, Full Color |
| If you’d like a perfect copy, they come with a special signed bookplate, limited to just 50 copies [DRACHS. $45]. Here’s more Dracula. This has our highest recommendation: |
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ALSO AVAILABLE 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 |
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OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 52 HERO INITIATIVE COVER Limited, 500, Batman and Green Arrow cover by Mike Grell. Highly Recommended. By Robert M. Overstreet. Now in its fifth decade as the preeminent source of comic book pricing information, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide has been the definitive guide for collectors and dealers alike since 1970. This 52nd edition includes all new insights, features and data, along with the most comprehensive listing of comics, all new entries in the Overstreet Hall of Fame. Perfect for both new collectors and seasoned enthusiasts. The cover, featuring Batman and Green Arrow, is by artist Mike Grell, with colors by Tom Ziuko! Due: Jul. ...More. Item Code: CB52HH Hard Cover, 7x10, 1200pg, b&w $44.95 |
| Here are the other variant editions for this year. So far the most popular remains the EC/Three Witches cover. |
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WINSOR MCCAY The Complete Little Nemo 700 oversized pages. Highly Recommended. By Winsor McCay. Taschen's $200 edition is now less than half price, collecting the entire run of Nemo in one massive volume. All 549 episodes of Little Nemo. In the illustrated essay, art historian and comics expert Alexander Braun places Winsor McCay’s life and work within the cultural history, and explores the immense art historical value of McCay's dream narrative. Taschen, 2022. Due: Aug. ...More. Item Code: WINMH Hard Cover, 11x14, 704pg, Full Color $80.00 |
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BATMAN NO MAN'S LAND Omnibus Volume 2 By Dennis O'Neil. This continues the crossover event that will completely change Gotham and the Dark Knight! Features appearances by Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, the Scarecrow and many others. Collects Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #122-126; Azrael: Agent of the Bat #58-61; Batman #569-574; Batman: Shadow of the Bat#89-94; Detective Comics #736-741; Robin #68-73 and eight more issues of various titles. DC Comics, 2022. Due: Sep. ...More. Item Code: BATN02H Hard Cover, 7x11, 1080pg, Full Color |
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ALL AMERICAN ADS OF THE 60S Back in Print. By Steven Heller. America of the 1960s exuded optimism and a bright economic future. Advertisers seduced Americans to indulge in a giant consumer binge. This collection of ads features stars such as Sean Connery, Woody Allen, Salvador Dalí, and Sammy Davis Jr. endorsing everything from bourbon to suits in an era known for extremes. Social change at the end of the era brought psychedelic swirls and liberated women and minorities to a newly conscious public. Taschen, 2022. Due: Aug. ...More. Item Code: ALL60H Hard Cover, 8x10, 640pg, Full Color $40.00 |
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ALL-AMERICAN ADS OF THE 70S Back in Print. By Steven Heller. As television and other media began to compete for advertising dollars, new ideas were incorporated into a post-hippie world where disco clashed with punk, and social consciousness, health and environmental awareness went head-to-head with the Me Generation. Taschen, 2022. Due: Aug. ...More. Item Code: ALL70H Hard Cover, 8x10, 640pg, Full Color $40.00 |
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ALL AMERICAN ADS OF THE 80S Back in Print. By Steven Heller. Edited by Jim Heimann. Cover by Nagel. The emergence of the digital world signaled a looming change in the advertising industry. Still cash, cocaine, and Calvins were the staples of flagrant consumerism. With cell phones just around the corner and the death of print in the air, advertisers were still devoting substantial dollars to the outrageous and flamboyant. The "greed is good" mantra on Wall Street spawned the power-dressing, exercise-obsessed "Me Generation" of Yuppies. The art world enjoyed the influx of capital; computers and video games ruled in the office and at home; and the Rubik's cube craze swept the nation. Leg warmers were big, shoulder pads were bigger and hair was biggest of all. Taschen, 2022. Due: Aug. ...More. Item Code: ALL80H Hard Cover, 8x11, 640pg, Full Color $40.00 |
| Here are more Taschen advertising collections: 100 Years of All American Toys and 20th Century Alcohol & Tobacco Ads. |
Mature ReadersNo new items this week, but we have been adding many adult titles to our Rare & Out of Print section. Including Glamour International magazines, Bettie Page, and Vaughn Bode. Click here to see them all. |
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Coming Items Updates: Items with no link are not yet available for ordering on the website. They will be once they arrive. Pulpster #31 is in production now, we expect it next month. #30 is now OP. We have just 14 left. #29 is also available. Cisco Kid by Jose Salinas Volume 6 is scheduled for Fall 2022. The introduction will be by Howard Chaykin. Previous volumes are available now. Tarzan and the Lion of Judah will be issued in a trade edition with a three-signature bookplate and a larger sized Deluxe hardcover. Retail prices are not yet confirmed. Mark Schultz – Next up is Carbon 5, then an all new Storms At Sea continuing the first book, and then a newly designed Portfolio edition in softcover. A new printing of Xenozoic Tales with an all-new cover has just come back into stock [XENO. $34.95]. Here’s more Schultz! |
Free Comic Day We have just three titles left and several are nearly gone. As I write this, you can still order Spider-Man Venom, Doctor Who and The Incal Universe. All three are free with any size order. One copy per title, please. Several of the vintage deep discounted FCBD items are still available: underground comix, three Deathwatch 2000 issues, and Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #196. See them all here. ~Bud |
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