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The history of Charlton Comics is examined, Dashiell Hammett's The Continental Op, beautiful art books by Paul Gerrard and Brad Kunkle, new graphic novels, myths from the Philippines, the third edition of Michael Allred's Madman, and a sneak peak at our next clearance sale. |
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THE GOLEM OF VENICE BEACH Eisner-award winning artists Michael Allred, Steve Bissette, Jae Lee, Paul Pope, and Bill Sienkiewicz, Nick Pitarra and Vanessa Cardinali team up to create an all-new 152-page epic about the adventures of a 400-year-old Golem. This spans 16th century Europe to the horrors of World War II to modern day Venice Beach, where the Golem becomes entangled in a war between a gang and the police. Clover Press, 2022....More. Item Code: GOLVBH Hard Cover, 8x11, 152pg, Full Color $40.00 |
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40 SECONDS Collects #1-5, 2020-21. Recommended. By Jeremy Haun. Art by Christopher Mitten.I haven’t had a chance to read this yet, but it looks fascinating. - Bud. A science fiction/fantasy adventure about a brave team of science explorers traveling through a series of alien gateways to answer a distress call a galaxy away. They find themselves jumping across the universe through strange and beautiful landscapes only to be hunted by a vast, inexplicably unstoppable and dangerous horde. I really like the artwork and the alien landscapes. Good action/adventure! Dark Horse, 2022....More. Item Code: 40SEC Soft Cover, 7x10, 120pg, Full Color $19.99 |
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THE CONTINENTAL OP Recommended. Noir at its finest, lavishly illustrated by John K. Snyder III. This is a collection of the first five stories in Dashiell Hammett's series of shorts, including "Arson Plus," "Crooked Souls," "Slippery Fingers," "It," and "Bodies Piled Up." The Op investigates arson, kidnapping, murder, and theft, defining the "hard-boiled detective" character Hammett would later pattern for his best-known character, Sam Spade. Clover Press, 2022....More. Item Code: CONFH Hard Cover, 6x9, 120pg, Text/Partial Color $19.99 |
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There’s an article by Dashiell Hammett in the excellent collection of the two issues of Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro’s Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series by Michael T. Gilbert [TOPSH. |
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HELLBOY The Silver Lantern Club Collects Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club #1-5, 2021-22. New Hellboy adventures! Highly Recommended. Hellboy learns firsthand the history of the Silver Lantern Club, which boasted members Sir Edward Grey, Sarah Jewell, Lady Bai, and Major Singh, as they investigated the mysterious happenings in London near the end of the 19th century and narrate it to our lad! Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson expand the Hellboy universe with a new tale of strange spiritual happenings. They’re joined by artists Ben Stenbeck and Christopher Mitten, with colors by Dave Stewart. Dark Horse, 2022....More. Item Code: HELSLH Hard Cover, 7x10, 136pg, Full Color |
| Here’s more Hellboy including matching hardcovers in the same series. |
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PROJECT MK-ULTRA SEX, DRUGS & THE CIA Volume 2 By Stewart Kenneth Moore. Art by Brandon Beckner and Scott Sampila.Based on actual events, Project MK-ULTRA is a zany, pop-culture laced Alice in Wonderland ride exploring the history of LSD through the eyes of a young, hungry journalist whose life is turned upside down when he's sucked into the absurdity of the CIA's most guarded top-secret Mind Control Project. Clover Press, 2022....More. Item Code: PROJ02H Hard Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Full Color $24.99 |
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ALTERED CARBON One Life One Death Signed Signed by Richard K. Morgan! By Richard K. Morgan and Scott Bryan Wilson. Art by Max Fuchs. From the world of the best-selling trilogy of books and the hit Netflix show comes a new chapter in the Altered Carbon universe. In the future, bodies can be changed like clothes, giving life an entirely new meaning — or lack of meaning. Takeshi Kovacs, once a member of the Envoy Corps, the elite, deadly troops of the Interstellar Earth Protectorate, now finds himself imprisoned . . . both in a jail and in an extremely weak body. Dynamite, 2021. ...More. Item Code: ALTCHS Hard Cover, 7x10, 120pg, Full Color $39.99 |
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HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE #319 Caio Cacau cover. The new cyberpunk combat serial "Ramgod" debuts from writers Morgan and Owen Rosenblum and artist Caanan White! "Wiremonkeys" science horror saga reaches its terrifying halfway mark! "The Axe" by Fall Out Boy's lead guitarist Joe Trohman and writer/actor Brian Posehn with Deadpool artist Scott Koblish nears its gruesome end! "Space Pirates Unit Dolores" continues the galactic mission! "The Adventures of Adrienne James" reaches higher stakes! Chris Anderson's surreal adventure "Something Seems Off" returns! Heavy Metal, 2022. Mature Readers. ...More. Item Code: HM319 Magazine, 8x11, 144pg, Full Color $14.99 |
| See the website for available back issues starting at $9.95, the old cover price, and at least two on sale for as little as $4.95. |
Stories from Philippines Mythology |
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THE LOST JOURNAL OF ALEJANDRO PARDO Meet the Dark Creatures from Philippines Mythology! Art by Kajo Baldisimo and Bow Guerrero. A fascinating field guide to Philippine monsters and mythology. From award-winning authors Budgette Tan and David Hontiveros comes a 19th-century cryptozoologist's account of his encounters with the strange and magical creatures from Philippine legends and mythology. You'll come face-to-face with 36 mythical beasts including the Kapre; a shape-shifter that morphs before your very eyes, disguising itself as what you think is your dog or your mom! The Mangalok: an angel-faced predator who feasts on human flesh! The Pugot: a headless beast aptly described as a "living, breathing volcano"! And many more! Tuttle, 2022....More. Item Code: LOSJH Hard Cover, 7x9, 128pg, Full Color $16.99 |
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THE BLACK BESTIARY A Phantasmagoria of Monsters and Myths from the Philippines By Budjette Tan and David Hontiveros. Art by Kajo Baldisimo and Bow Guerrero. The Black Bestiary adds to the list of powerful and fearsome supernatural creatures we met in The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo. You'll come face-to-face with The Bungisngis —You've heard of the Cyclops; this is a Cyclops on steroids! The Tahamaling —Never hunt in the forest without permission from these maidens! The Tiktik — Part avian, part human, part something else. These terrifying creatures feed on the unborn. And many more creatures of horrifying aspect and predilection! Tuttle, 2022....More. Item Code: BLABEH Hard Cover, 7x9, 128pg, Full Color $16.99 |
| Here’s more on Filipino artists, and click here for everything we have on Alex Niño and Nestor and Frank Redondo. |
Art Books & More |
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RIVALS Gods & Machines The Art of Paul Gerrard. Recommended. You may not know his name but you know his incredible designs. British concept designer Paul Gerrard has created some of the most memorable and celebrated costume and character designs in film and TV. From Hellboy and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Battle: Los Angeles and Dungeons & Dragons (2023), his surreal sci-fi figures and landscapes have captured the imagination and admiration of movie and art fans worldwide. This stunning art book presents what we all want to know: What is the story behind these otherworldly, phantasmagorical creatures? Schiffer, 2022....More. Item Code: RIVAH Hard Cover, 8x11, 144pgs, Full Color |
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ALKEME The Art of Brad Kunkle Deluxe Signed Signed & numbered. Limited special publisher’s edition limited to 400. Highly Recommended. After selling out his debut solo exhibition in New York City on opening night in 2010, Brad Kunkle has become internationally known for his unique use of gold and silver leaf in contemporary oil painting. His themes explore intuition and the power of the feminine alongside the natural world and otherworldly scenes. 100 paintings and a dozen studies handpicked by the artist in an oversized format. Flesk, 2022. Out of print. ...More. Item Code: ALKED Hard Cover, 12x12, 320pg, Full Color $125.00 |
| Also in stock in an unsigned hardcover edition with a variant cover [ALKEH. $69.95]. |
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PIN-UP GIRLS GIL ELVGREN 2023 Calendar (Orange Circle) Almost Gone! Recommended. Gil Elvgren's delightfully daring women are back each month, offering the best in vintage pin-up (and sometimes humor) from the heyday of the good girl calendars. Here are his most famous images, all reproduced oversized and spreading across both calendar pages like a Playboy centerfold. Orange Circle, 2022. Out of print. ...More. Item Code: PIG23 12x12, 24pg, Full Color $14.99 |
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We have received our entire allotment of calendars. Best to order early to avoid disappointment. Always a great practical gift! Click here to see our inventory of adult calendars. |
Comic Book Archives |
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EC ARCHIVES Shock Suspenstories Volume 2 Collects #7-12, 1952-53. Our Highest Recommendation. This is one of the very best books not only of this title, but of the entire EC canon. EC created some of their finest, most dramatic and poignant stories for Shock and here they are. "The Monkey” tackles drug addiction; "In Gratitude" takes on prejudice; "Came the Dawn," the worst of all misunderstanding; Bradbury’s Halloween shocker, "Small Assassin;" plus one sci-fi story in every issue! Some of the finest work Wally Wood ever did is here, along with 23 more stories by Reed Crandall (some of his finest serious work for EC), Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Al Williamson (aliens and invasion of earth!), George Evans and others. Dark Horse, 2022....More. Item Code: ECS02 Soft Cover, 8x11, 216pg, Full Color |
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Wow, is this a really, really good volume. It’s got EC’s very best dramatic stories of racists and the Ku Klux Klan, as well as shock-endings galore. Woody, Crandall, Krigstein.they are all here.
Here’s more of this new softcover series, all the same |
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AMAZING ADVENTURES Volume 1 Collects #1-6, 1950-52. Our Highest Recommendation. Oh, boy, we have an out’n’out doozy for you this time, with all six issues of Ziff Davis’ wonderful break-out title, brim full with horror, fantasy and science-fiction work from the likes of Murphy Anderson (several stories), Jerry Siegel (editor/writer), Ogden Whitney, Wally Wood, Alex Schomberg, Krigstein, and a host of other talented writers and artists. And painted covers by the great Norman Saunders! PS Artbooks, 2022....More. Item Code: AMAD01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color $29.99 |
| Here’s more of the latest PS Pre-Code and Silver Age collections, and Replica editions. |
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MIGHTY MARVEL MASTERWORKS NAMOR THE SUB-MARINER Volume 1 Collects Tales to Astonish #70-80 & Daredevil #7, 1965-66. Highly Recommended. In this debut Mighty Marvel edition, Stan Lee, Gene Colan and Wally Wood send the subsea scion on a great quest for the trident of Neptune. Only by obtaining that mythic object can Namor put an end to the warlord Krang’s attempt to usurp the throne and thereby prove his status as rightful ruler of Atlantis. Along the way, you’ll experience a whole new realm of the Marvel Universe, meet Lady Dorma for the first time and witness Namor’s iconic battle with Daredevil! Marvel, 2022....More. Item Code: MMMN01 Soft Cover, 6x9, 176pg, Full Color $15.99 |
| Here’s all the Mighty Marvel volumes to date, all still bargain priced at $15.99. |
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BATMAN SPAWN The Classic Collection From 1994. Hardcover. Recommended. For the first time in three decades, this edition of the classic meeting between comics’ caped avengers of the night reprints Batman/Spawn: War Devil #1 by legendary Batman creators Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, and Klaus Janson...plus the Spawn/Batman one-shot by Frank Miller and Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, which brings Batman to Spawn’s home turf of New York City! Two heroes with different methods in two very different tales. DC Comics, 2022....More. Item Code: BATSCC Hard Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Full Color $19.99 |
| And here are the big thick Spawn collections. |
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MARVEL MASTERWORKS THE TOMB OF DRACULA Volume 2 Collects Tomb of Dracula #12-22 & more, 1973-74. Recommended. Dracula’s reign of terror continues with fan-favorite creative team Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan and Tom Palmer! While being pursued by Frank Drake, Rachel Van Helsing and Taj Nitall, the King of the Vampires draws attention from other parties — including Jack Russell, Werewolf by Night. What unexpected role has Dracula played in the family history of Marvel’s most famous werewolf? It’s not just vampire hunters Dracula has to worry about in his pursuit of power: The Count has his hands full with other members of his bloodthirsty brethren, not to mention the inimitable super villain Doctor Sun! Also featuring the dire secrets of the Darkhold and the origin of Blade: Vampire Hunter! Marvel, 2022....More. Item Code: MMTD02H Hard Cover, 7x10, 328pg, Full Color |
| Here is more Dracula. |
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MADMAN Library Edition Volume 3 Collects The Atomics #1-15, 2000-01 and the graphic novel Red Rocket 7. Recommended. Laura and Michael Allred take on superhero team antics, music pop culture, and zany sci fi fun! This five-volume Madman universe omnibus library edition series collects all of Allred’s award-winning Madman universe stories in selected reading order. The Red Rocket 7 graphic novel was a compilation of Red Rocket 7 #1-7, 1997-98. Dark Horse, 2022....More. Item Code: MAD03H Hard Cover, 8x12, 680pg, Full Color |
| Both earlier volumes are still available. |
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PIONEERS OF GERMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN Closeout Price! Our Highest Recommendation. Pioneers of German Graphic Design tells the story of early 20th century art and design, the origins of concepts that are still innovative today—and why Germany became perhaps the most influential innovator in modern visual language. Apart from reproducing more than 1,000 iconic designs in magnificent quality, this volume exhibits a great diversity of important unpublished or forgotten pieces. It presents the inspirational stories of fourteen graphic designers who essentially shaped the modern profession, including the best known to us, Ludwig Hohlwein, Bayer, Julius Klinger, and Behrens. A full chapter with lots of examples is devoted to each of the 14 designers, plus an overview of the entire period. Callisto, 2017. Note: Some copies have a slightly bumped corner....More. Item Code: PIOGGH Hard Cover, 9x12, 400pg, Partial Color |
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VALERIAN The Illustrated Treasury Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. By Pierre Christin. Director Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets introduced movie audiences to a future populated by weird and wonderful aliens and laced with incredible futuristic technology. Now discover the universe of the original Valerian and Laureline graphic novels, one of the most popular sci-fi series in France. We get a comprehensive overview of the Valerian universe, details on key locations (including Central Point), transport, galactic anomalies, and all the alien races and characters — friendly and hostile — and there is a special section on the ever-popular Shingouz. Richly illustrated. Titan, 2017. ...More. Item Code: VALEH Hard Cover, 9x12, 96pg, Full Color |
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YAKUZA MOON The True Story of a Gangster's Daughter Closeout Price! Art by Michiru Morikawa. In this lively and inspiring adaptation by a rising star in the manga world, and with illustrations by a leading artist, this adapts to a graphic novel Shoko Tendo’s powerful and true story. A heartrending and eye-opening account of her experiences growing up in Japan’s gangster society. By the age of fifteen she was a gang member; by the age of eighteen, a drug addict; and in her twenties, a willing participant in a series of abusive and violent relationships with men. Caution: rape scene. Kodansha International, 2011. Adult Material. ...More. Item Code: YAKUZ Soft Cover, 6x9, 192pg, b&w |
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AESTHETICS A Memoir Closeout Price! Recommended. Ivan Brunetti (b. 1967) was drawn to cartoons and comic strips from an early age. Finding inspiration in Spider-Man and Peanuts, he began crafting his own stories and gradually developed a unique style. The dark humor of his graphic novels earned him a cult following, yet his illustrations have had broad appeal. Now recognized as an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, Brunetti has published his work in the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, and McSweeney’s, among others. Yale University Press, 2013....More. Item Code: AESTH Hard Cover, 8x8, 120pg, Full Color |
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JEWS AND AMERICAN COMICS An Illustrated History of an American Art Form Closeout Price! Recommended. Readers have long cherished the work of comic masters such as Will Eisner, R. Crumb, Harvey Pekar, and Art Spiegelman, all of whom happen to be Jewish. Few, however, are probably aware that the Jewish role in creating the American comic art form is no less significant than the Jewish influence on Hollywood filmmaking. Filled with the most stunning examples of this vital artistic tradition, Jews and American Comics tells us how the "people of the book" became the people of the comic book. The New Press, 2008. ...More. Item Code: JEWAH Hard Cover, 9x9, 198pg, Text/b&w |
| Here are more collections about comics history from our Comics Reference section. |
3...2...1...Gone |
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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. |
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THE LONELY WAR OF CAPT. WILLY SCHULTZ This series was written by a sixteen-year-old Will Franz and illustrated by the already-seasoned comic book creator and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. The entire story arc, collected here and finally finished, is one of the most dramatic, moving, and controversial comic book stories ever told! An American soldier of German heritage finds himself on the wrong side of World War II in this sweeping epic. This war story is, at its heart, an anti-war story and a story about universal human nature in the hellhole of war. Also includes a new final chapter drawn by Wayne Vansant and a new historical essay by Stephen R. Bissette about the series. Dark Horse, 2023. Due: Jan. ...More. Item Code: LONWCH Hard Cover, 248pg, Full Color |
| Here’s much more by Sam Glanzman, prolific with his war comics (often based on his own experiences in the U.S. Navy in WWII). |
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FANTASTIC FOUR By John Byrne Volume 2 Superstar John Byrne’s legendary run concludes with one of the most innovative periods in Fantastic Four history! The sensational She-Hulk replaces the Thing, Sue Richards becomes the Invisible Woman, and Mr. Fantastic is tried for crimes against the universe! Also featuring the return of Doctor Doom, the fate of Reed and Sue’s unborn child, the resurrection of Jean Grey and more — as the FF confront deadly foes including the Mole Man, Doctor Octopus, Terminus, the Beyonder, Mephisto, Psycho-Man and Annihilus! Plus: The unfinished classic "The Last Galactus Story!" Marvel, 2023. Due: Jan. ...More. Item Code: FFJB02H Hard Cover, 7x11, 1224pg, Full Color |
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DAREDEVIL By Miller & Janson Omnibus Collects Daredevil #158-161, 163-191, 1964; What If? #28, 1977. Art by Klaus Janson. A classic Marvel hero redefined by one of comics’ greatest visionaries! Frank Miller’s spellbinding scripts and pulse-pounding pencils mark one of Daredevil’s greatest eras " but will the Kingpin and Bullseye’s efforts rob the Man Without Fear of everything he holds dear? Featuring the first appearances of Elektra, Stick and the Hand! The daring discovery that drew Ben Urich into Daredevil’s domain of darkness! And such forgotten-yet-formidable foes as Death-Stalker and the Gladiator! Traditional super-heroics mix effortlessly with mysterious martial artistry, doomed romance and dark personal drama. Take a rare look at the formative years of a brilliant comic-book creator and the series that made him famous. Guest-starring the Hulk, the Avengers, and Power Man and Iron Fist! Marvel, 2023. Due: Jan. ...More. Item Code: DARMJH Hard Cover, 7x11, 840pg, Full Color |
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CAPTAIN MAR-VELL Omnibus Volume 1 Branded a traitor for defending the people of Earth, the space-born Kree hero Captain Mar-Vell uses his cosmic powers as our planet’s protector. And the good Captain’s legacy is strong: From his early adventures drawn by Gene Colan to his reinvention by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane to his iconic cosmic awakening under Jim Starlin, each story is presented in oversized glory in this massive Omnibus volume. Also featuring the first appearance of Carol Danvers, Rick Jones bonding with Cap by way of the cosmic Nega-Bands, war with the vicious Col. Yon-Rogg, battles with the Black Widow, Captain America and Hulk, and last, but not least, the first appearance of Thanos! Marvel, 2023. Due: Jan. ...More. Item Code: CAPTM01H Hard Cover, 888pg, Full Color |
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CAPTAIN AMERICA By Nick Spender Omnibus Volume 1 Blockbuster writer Nick Spencer launches a star-spangled saga spotlighting two Sentinels of Liberty! When Steve Rogers retired, Sam Wilson — formerly the Falcon — became the all-new Captain America! And in addition to threats like the Sons of the Serpent, he must contend with those who resent his taking of Cap’s mantle. But when Sam, Steve and Bucky learn the shocking truth of the town of Pleasant Hill, everything changes again — and a reinvigorated Steve returns as a second Captain America! But Steve has a terrible secret. Is he a double agent for Hydra? Has he always been one?! As Sam battles in the light, Steve navigates through the shadows " and schemes to change the world! Marvel, 2023. Due: Feb. ...More. Item Code: CAPNS01H Hard Cover, 7x11, 888pg, Full Color |
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