Thursday, December 7, 2023

Arthur Adams, Terry Moore, Betty Boop, Shadow Over Innsmouth, Men’s Adventure Quarterly, Batman Eternal, EC’s Shock Suspense, Satanic Shadows, Atlas Artist Edition 1 Joe Maneely

This week: Arthur Adams, Terry Moore, Betty Boop, Shadow Over Innsmouth, Men’s Adventure Quarterly, Batman Eternal, EC’s Shock Suspense, and Satanic Shadows! Coming is the Atlas Artist Edition 1: Joe Maneely. Plus new Imperfect editions. And our 10% off EVERYTHING sale is good until midnight, December 10. Details below!

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Arthur Adams



MARVEL UNIVERSE By Arthur Adams Omnibus
Longshot, X-Men, Fantastic Four 1980s-90 and much more. Highly Recommended. By Chris Claremont et al. Like all great comic book artists, Arthur Adams earned his way in through long, hard work, by hitting the pavement with his portfolio in hand. But it didn't seem that way. Arthur Adams seemed to burst out of the clear blue sky with an avalanche of unbelievable artwork. Energetic, richly detailed, full of character and just plain fun, his art merged East and West, bringing manga influences to American readers and influencing a generation of future artists. This Omnibus collects his complete Marvel work from the 1980s through the early 1990s in one volume.From Longshot to the X-Men to the New Fantastic Four, from covers galore to pinups, posters, trading cards -- not to mention a huge trove of pencils and original art-- this is your be-all, end-all Arthur Adams Omnibus! Marvel, 2023. ...More

Item Code: MUAAH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 1200pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00

 


COMING SOON
THE ART OF ARTHUR ADAMS Hardcover Signed
Limited to 2000. Comes with a signed 8x11 b&w plate. Special Publisher Hardcover. Our Highest Recommendation. The most comprehensive retrospective ever compiled on this celebrated creator. A hand-picked selection of his art spans forty years and highlights a variety of comic-book covers and interior pages from each phase of his career. The pieces showcased here are from major and independent publishers as well as creator-owned projects. Examples cover a chronological display dating from his first samples, while trying to break into the business, to Arthur's latest cover drawings. Each image is accompanied by personal anecdotes that enhance the visuals. Flesk, 2023. Due: Dec....More

Item Code: ARTAAH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 180pg, b&w
$59.95
 


COMING SOON
THE ART OF ARTHUR ADAMS Softcover
The first 75 copies sold will include a 8x11 b&w signed plate. Our Highest Recommendation.Flesk, 2023. Due: Dec....More

Item Code: ARTAA
Soft Cover, 9x12, 180pg, b&w
$40.00
A couple corrections since we first advertised The Art of Arthur Adams. See the descriptions above with details on the signed bookplate and the edition size. Publisher John Fleskes will be hand-delivering these to us the week of December 11. It’s been delayed reaching us because this may well be his most successful Kickstarter program ever. John and his crew had over 4000 copies to pack and ship. Half of our allotment of hardcovers is now spoken for. This edition has only been made available in the Kickstarter campaign, in a one-shot offering from Diamond Comics, to just a couple small retailers…and ourselves. It is now OUT OF PRINT.
Good news: we include a signed bookplate with the first 75 copies sold of the softcover edition.
 

New Sketchbook



TERRY MOORE AFTER DARK ART Book Signed
Signed. Highly Recommended! A thoughtfully curated collection of sweet and sexy drawings that readers of his titles have been dreaming about for almost thirty years. This book is filled with both fan favorites and brand new black and white images of Terry's beloved characters in their most tender and raucous moments, with even a little full nudity. Lots of pin-up shots and the occasional steamy comics page. Get a behind-the-scenes look at Terry's creative process with personal commentary throughout. Starring Francine and Katchoo from Strangers In Paradise as well as the expanded cast of the Terryverse. Abstract Studios, 2023. Mature Readers....More

Item Code: TERADS
Soft Cover, 8x11, 120pg, b&w
$29.99
Terry signs every sketchbook and series book that we handle and they come straight from him. See them all here. And here are all our sketchbooks.
 

Graphic Novels & Archives



H.P. LOVECRAFT'S THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH
Highly Recommended. Title page in silver ink and 12 pages in full color! A lengthy new adaptation of the only H.P. Lovecraft story published as a book during his lifetime, by modern horror master Gou Tanabe. We're very impressed with the dark tonal art (this is not typical manga pen and ink)...it's wonderfully moody and rich and creepy. In the winter of 1927-28, the isolated coastal settlement of Innsmouth, Massachusetts was assaulted by U.S. government agents-- its waterfront burned and dynamited, its people taken away to internment camps.Yet that was neither the beginning nor the end of the horror uncovered by a young antiquarian who traveled to Innsmouth in search of rumors from the town's dead past, only to find them still very much alive...and find truths lying under water deeper and colder than any earthly grave! Dark Horse, 2023....More

Item Code: HPSHA
Soft Cover, 5x7, 450pg, Partial Color
$29.99 $26.99
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
THE DUNWICH HORROR
Highly Recommended. By H. P. Lovecraft. Art by François Baranger. A new release in this acclaimed French series, with more stunning epic paintings in a large-sized hardcover, matching the previous volumes, Cthulhu and At the Mountains of Madness. In Dunwich, a remote village in Massachusetts, lost in the depths of an inhospitable countryside with dark valleys invaded by brambles, the old stories of witches are still alive and strange subterranean noises resound at times under the hills surmounted by mysterious circles of stones. Design Studio Press, 2023....More

Item Code: DUNWHH
Hard Cover, 11x14, 64pg, Full Color
$34.95
This French series is outstanding and our customers have enthusiastically embraced it. See all the François Baranger titles in matching oversized editions. And see all H.P. Lovecraft books here.
 


EC ARCHIVES SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES Volume 3
Collects #13-18, 1954-55. Foreword by Brian Michael Bendis. Our Highest Recommendation. Art by Frank Frazetta, Wally Wood, Reed Crandall, Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, Berni Krigstein, George Evans et al. 24 great stories from EC's shock-ending title -- and also a showcase for cutting-edge stories of bigotry and social issues untouched in any other comic! Digitally recolored, using Marie Severin's original palette as a guide. Includes Frazetta's only solo EC story, "Squeeze Play" and "You, Murderer" by Krigstein. Some of EC's most powerful stories of bigotry and injustice, including "The Whipping," "My Brother's Keeper," "Only Skin-Deep," "The Hazing," "Cadillac Fever," and "The Assassin." Dark Horse, 2023....More

Item Code: ECS03
Soft Cover, 8x11, 216pg, Full Color
$19.99
Shock Suspenstories 1 & 2 are also available at $19.95 each. Here is all the EC softcover series, so far.
 


BATMAN ETERNAL Omnibus
New edition. Collects Batman Eternal #1-52 and more. 2014-15. New introduction from writer James Tynion IV and behind-the-scenes extras. With Scott Snyder and Tim Seeley. Art by Dustin Nguyen and Guillem March. Bringing down the organization of the ultimate human trafficker, the mysterious woman known only as Mother. At the time, Dick Grayson never quite understood the scope of that case, but now its darkest secrets are coming back to haunt him and everyone else who ever worked with Batman! With Bruce Wayne now lost to them, Dick and all his allies are out in the cold! Who can they trust? Is someone among them not who they say they are? And who is the deadly, silent young woman in black who's come to Gotham City looking for Batman? DC Comics, 2023....More

Item Code: BATEOH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1208pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
 

Betty Boop, Art Books & More



THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BETTY BOOP The 100-Year History of an Animated Icon
Highly Recommended. By Peter Benjaminson. The first biography of a major American cartoon icon! Betty Boop's creation and incredibly active romantic and family life as revealed in her numerous comic strips, comic books, cartoons, and movies since 1930. Whether spreading joy during the Depression, thwarting Hitler, running for president, traveling to hell and bettering Satan himself, or flouting sexual mores, Betty has always been a true American original, embodying and commenting on the culture and attitudes of her time for nearly a century. Well illustrated. Applause, 2023....More

Item Code: LIFEBB
Soft Cover, 6x9, 240pg, b&w
$19.95
 


JOURNEY The Art of Carles Dalmau
Oversized full color hardcover. Import. Highly Recommended. Carles Dalmau has become in a short time one of the most popular illustrators in the world. With his full cartoon style of details, it has conquered developers and the general public, becoming part of many projects in the world of video games. With this art book, in a bilingual edition (Spanish and English) so that all his followers can know his secrets, Carles what makes his illustrations the way they are, how his style has been formed, what his references are, and what mysteries hides the world he has created. We like his humor, his very imaginative work, his appealing female characters, even his color palette. Published in Spain, our stock may be limited. Norma Editorial, 2022....More

Item Code: JOURH
Hard Cover, 11x11, 96pg, Full Color
$38.00
 


SATANIC SHADOWS Depictions of Hell and the Devil In Classic Cinema 1896-1936
Recommended. 100 reproductions; occasional nudity. A plethora of wild, bizarre and shocking scene of devils, nude witches, hell...none of which we've ever seen before! Featured in many early films was the singular figure of Satan, the Devil incarnate. From Goethe's Faust to Dante's Inferno, classic art and literature were the well whence sprang the first cinematic depictions of the Devil, his deeds and his dwelling-place. These feverish imaginings led to more elaborate and complex films which vividly explored the terrors of Satan's relentless war against humanity. Rare films from the U.S., France and Italy, from Georges Méliès' diabolic trick-film "Le Manoir Du Diable," shot in 1896, to such mysterious silent works as "Witchcraft Through The Ages," "Faust" and "Birth Of The Anti-Christ," and beyond to the burgeoning sound era. Deicide Press, 2023. Mature Readers....More

Item Code: SATSHA
Soft Cover, 8x11, 104pg, b&w
$22.95
Here’s more of Satan and Hell in art.


ALSO AVAILABLE
PANDEMONIUM A Visual History of Demonology
Recommended. By Ed Simon. As enigmatic as their infernal leader, demons have skulked and slithered through history, appearing in scripture, literature and philosophy for millennia. Traditionally they were supposed to be fallen angels who fell in with Lucifer...and they have an impact on our understanding of what it is to be human. Author Ed Simon introduces readers to not just Asmodeus, Baal, and Moloch, but to the strange personages who've claimed secret knowledge of such beings. Lushly illustrated, diabolically fascinating, and fiendishly unsettling. Occasional nudity. Cernunnos, 2022. Mature Readers. ...More

Item Code: PANDH
Hard Cover, 8x10, 400pg, Text/Full Color
$45.00
 

Men's Adventure Quarterly



MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #9
Recommended. Edited by Robert Deis, and Bill Cunningham. Boldly illustrated stories, nine in all, of Croc Attacks, Jungle Curses, Bloodthirsty Cults, Backwoods Revenge, and even World War II Battles for Survival against Ravenous Reptiles! And half-clad gals are usually part of the mix! Also featured in this issue: Men's Adventure Down Under, Crocs and Gators in the Movies, Gal-lery: The Women of The Astounding She-Monster, a look at pulp writer Max Allan Collins, his character Nolan and their steamy covers. Includes pin-up magazine covers of the model and actresses. Entirely in full color. Subtropic Productions, 2023....More

Item Code: MENQ09
Soft Cover, 8x10, 160pg, Partial Color
$31.95
All issues are still available: #1-4 are $29.95 each, #5-8 are $31.95 [MENZ01, etc].
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
THE ART OF RON LESSER Volume 1 Deadly Dames and Sexy Sirens Hardcover
Highly Recommended. By Robert Deis, Bill Cunningham and J. Kingston Pierce. In the late 1950s, while studying with the legendary art teacher Frank J. Reilly at the Art Students League in New York City, Ron Lesser embarked on a long career as one of America's top illustration artists. Over the next four decades, his artwork was used for thousands of paperback book covers, movie posters, magazines, and advertisements. The focus of this volume, first in a series, is on the first leg of his career -- paperback covers, movie posters, magazines, and ads between 1959 and 1979 that featured images of "dangerous dames," "sexy sirens," and other beautiful women. Subtropic Productions, 2023....More

Item Code: ARTRL01H
Hard Cover, 8x11, 146pg, Full Color
$55.00
Also available in softcover, exactly the same content [ARTRL01]. $39.95
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
GEORGE GROSS COVERED Hardcover
Bonus 18 pages exclusive to this edition. Recommended. George Gross is one of the best known of the pulp cover artists -- here we are introduced to his men's adventure magazine covers and art of the '50s and '60s, and paperback covers from the '40s through the '80s. He was a mentor and friend to iconic illustrator Mort Künstler. Gross's artwork helped establish a visual vocabulary for action/adventure and hard-boiled fiction. His imagery continues to inspire and influence, from action paperbacks to the Pulp Fiction movie poster. New Texture, 2022....More

Item Code: GEOGCH
Hard Cover, 9x11, 140pg, Full Color
$39.95
The softcover edition lacks the bonus 18 pages [GEOGC. $24.95] but sports a variant cover. Here is more from editor Robert Deis and his various imprints, New Texture and Subtropic.
 
 


This is the first one-week-only special offer during our month of FIVE different December Deals. Take 10% off any order over $50 up to $299.99. Please use coupon code: TENOFF when you check out. This includes international customers! And includes any reduced price or Clearance items, 3…2…1 items, Coming Items—everything. You get an additional 10% off every regular or SALE price. Offer expires on midnight December 10th.

Our offer tops out at $299.99 because we already offer, every day, free shipping (in the U.S.) for orders of $300 or more.

We also still have many items available from our annual Black Monday Cyber Sale which had a host of newly reduced prices. See the entire list here.

You can also click here to see the items that have just arrived, or take a look at some of the 2024 Calendar titles still remaining.

 

Coming in January



THE ATLAS Artist Edition Volume 1 Joe Maneely
Our Highest Recommendation. A cornucopia, 256 pages, of Maneely's finest! Marvel (then called Atlas) classics including pre-code horror ("Haunted!," "The Raving Maniac," and the classic "Your Name Is Frankenstein"), space opera (Speed Carter), war (Combat Kelly), Mad-style parodies of Crazy and Riot, cold-war intrigue, the Fu Manchu swipe (Yellow Claw), Westerns (Kid Colt, Black Rider, Ringo Kid, Wyatt Earp, Two-Gun Kid), and Maneely's pride and joy -- his Arthurian champion, The Black Knight. Fantagraphics, 2023. Due: Jan....More

Item Code: ATLA01H
Hard Cover, 10x13, 256pg, Full Color
$75.00 $67.50
Here’s more collections from the world of Marvel & Stan Lee’s Atlas imprint, in the 1950s.
 


RAT QUEENS Omnibus
Collects Volume 1, #1-16, Volume 2 #1-25 and much more. Limited, 5,000. By Kurtis J. Wiebe and Ryan Ferrier. Art by Roc Upchurch et al. Collecting the entire journey of the Rat Queens, from their raucous and wild beginnings as mercenaries to their rise as begrudging heroes. Discover what made this award-winning high-fantasy series special. It's cultivated fans all over the world -- the comedy, camaraderie, and adventurous spirit all with a modern twist that makes the main cast of Violet, Betty, Hannah, and Dee feel like people you already knew. This is a fantasy series like no other, with ten years of adventures in one giant tome. Image Comics, 2023. Due: Jan....More

Item Code: RATQH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1224pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
 


ETERNAL WARRIOR CLASSIC Omnibus Volume 1
Collects Eternal Warrior #1-25 and nine more titles/issues, 1992-94. Prepare for ten thousand years of war as comics legends Jim Shooter (The Avengers, Secret Wars), Barry Windsor-Smith (Monsters, Weapon X), John Dixon (Shadowman), Kevin VanHook (Bloodshot, Batman Confidential), Mark Moretti (Ninjak) and more come together for the first omnibus collection of Valiant's original immortal hero! For a thousand generations, Gilad Anni-Padda has defended the innocent and dealt out justice as the Eternal Warrior -- the undying champion of the Geomancers, the Earth's chosen Fist and Steel. An unsung veteran of every war ever waged, Gilad's hard-fought quest from the ancient world to modern day Los Angeles will force him to the forefront of the Valiant Universe -- and into a brand new kind of battle alongside the likes of Bloodshot, X-O Manowar, and his own long-lost brother, the one and only Armstrong. Valiant Entertainment, 2024. Due: Jan....More

Item Code: ETERW01H
Hard Cover, 8x11, 912pg, Full Color
$124.99 $110.00
 


MICHAEL TURNER CREATIONS Lenticular Slipcase
Limited, 200. Art by Joe Benitez et al. In 2003, superstar artist Michael Turner founded Aspen Comics. His legendary body of work is encapsulated like never before in this massive, over-sized collection. Including the full first volumes of his iconic Fathom and Soulfire series collected together in their entirety, along with his entire Ekos, Soulfire and a complete Fathom cover gallery! Aspen Milt, 2023. Due: Jan....More

Item Code: MICCH
Hard Cover, 8x12, 720pg, Full Color
$195.00
Here’s more with Michael Turner.
 


DOCTOR STRANGE EPIC COLLECTION Volume 2: I, Dormammu
Collects Strange Tales #147-168, Doctor Strange #169-179 and more. 1966-69. Highly Recommended. Stan Lee, Bill Everett, Marie Severin and Dan Adkins present the second collection of the first Doc Strange stories. Adventures will take him across the cosmos and into new dimensions as he struggles to save Earth from Kaluu, Umar and the judgment of the Living Tribunal. Then, in his own solo series, Doctor Strange gains one of his greatest creative teams of all time: Roy Thomas, Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. This trio of talents will pit the Master of the Mystic arts against Eternity and Dormammu with the lives of Clea and Victoria Bentley hanging in the balance. Marvel, 2023. Due: Jan....More

Item Code: DOCST02
Soft Cover, 7x10, 504pg, Full Color
$49.99 $44.99
The first Epic collection is out of print, but we have Volume 3 and 5 in stock. Also Doc Strange Omnibus collections, Masterworks and more. Click for more Doctor Strange.
 


INSPIRED BY NATURE Designing Botanical Characters
Recommended. Character designers take inspiration from beautiful botany and, in this project-focused title, each creates a brand-new character based on nature, with step-by-step tutorials allowing readers to follow along. From mushroom fairies to swamp-dwelling beasts, and Mother Nature herself, we have seen countless characters inspired by the delicacy and harshness of the natural world. The projects include notes on the research, design, and creation of the characters, leading to a stunning final image, plus a gallery from each artist showing more of their nature-themed works. 3dtotal Publishing, 2024. Due: Jan....More

Item Code: INSPN
Soft Cover, 8x12, 296pg, Partial Color
$50.00
Here is more from this hip publisher, 3dtotal. We are impressed by all of their books, as well as the excellent Character Design Quarterly, several of which are now on sale at just $9.95. They are also going to publish Frank Frazetta: An Artist’s Tribute, below:
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
FRANK FRAZETTA An Artists' Tribute
Introduction by Susan Frazetta. A selection of incredible artists pay tribute to Frank Frazetta by creating new art (11 art projects) inspired by his work, accompanied by in-depth interviews with members of the Frazetta family. 3dtotal, 2024. Due: Feb....More

Item Code: FRAATH
Hard Cover, 9x11, 248pg, Partial Color
$38.00
 

Coming in February



BILL WARD The Fantagraphics Studio Edition
Introduction burlesque superstar Dita Von Teese. Recommended. Bill Ward's glamour girls were the staples of countless men's and humor magazines, where they shared the pages with cult models like Bettie Page, Tina Louise, and Julie Newmar, and cartoons by fellow "good girl" artists such as Archie's Dan Decarlo and Playboy's Jack Cole. Imagine if you will, an innocent but stunning young woman boasting wildly exaggeratedly Barbie-like proportions poured into a wisp of lingerie or clingy cocktail dress and adorned in diamond necklaces and opera-length gloves, all perched on top of a pair of dangerously high stiletto heels, and you've got the recipe for the quintessential Bill Ward glamour girl. Fantagraphics, 2024. Due: Feb....More

Item Code: BILLWH
Hard Cover, 13x17, 180pg, Full Color
$150.00
Here's more Ward, including two Rare Books: The Glamour Girls of Bill Ward [RB2052. $90] and The Fantastic Girls of Bill Ward Portfolio [RB4115. $150]. Bill is also in this Glamour Special:
 


AVAILABLE NOW
ILLUSTRATORS QUARTERLY SPECIAL #13 The Art of Glamour
Highly Recommended. Double-sized special. An entirely new look at Glamour and Pin Up art from the 1900s on, but with emphasis on the last several decades. Billy De Vorss, Rolf Armstrong, Alberto Vargas, Enoch Bolles, Gil Elvgren, Peter Driben, to "modern day" names: Fritz Willis, Chris Achilleos, Sorayama, Patrick Nagel, Dave Stevens, Milo Manara, Robert McGinnis and many, many more. A gorgeous collection. Lots of nudity. Book Palace, 2021. Adult material. ...More

Item Code: IQS13
Soft Cover, 9x11, 144pg, Partial Color
$44.99
 


FRANK JOHNSON SECRET PIONEER OF AMERICAN COMICS Volume 1
This collection is the first ever publication of Johnson's work and includes: Wally's Gang, his 50-year magnum opus chronicling the humorous, cliff-hanging adventures of a group of bachelor friends; The Bowser Boys, a seamy, darkly slapstick depiction of bohemian street life that could be considered the first underground comic series; and Juke Boys, absurd, graphic experimentation. When Frank Johnson, an itinerant musician and shipping clerk, died in 1979, he left behind a startling discovery: more than 2,300 notebook pages of comics and 131 unbound drawings, among them a massive, continuous story line beginning in the earliest surviving notebook dated 1928 -- before the existence of comic books... Fantagraphics, 2023. Due: Feb....More

Item Code: FRAJ01
Soft Cover, 7x9, 634pg, Full Color
$49.99 $44.99
 

Coming in March



CONAN THE BARBARIAN COLOSSAL EDITION Barry Windsor-Smith Cover Signed by Roy Thomas
Signed & limited. Recommended. 190 pages of full-size 12 x 17 scans of the original comic art pages pulled from throughout the original classic run of Conan comics and magazines. Explore the timeless works by legendary Conan artists John Buscema, Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane, and a host of others in the most vivid detail possible! Zoop, 2024. Due: Mar....More

Item Code: CONCHBWSS
Hard Cover, 12x17, 190pg, Partial Color
$200.00
 


CONAN THE BARBARIAN COLOSSAL EDITION Barry Windsor-Smith Cover
Recommended. Zoop, 2024. Due: Mar....More

Item Code: CONCHBWS
Hard Cover, 12x17, 190pg, Partial Color
$150.00
We previously announced editions with a John Buscema cover, signed by Roy or unsigned, and an unsigned edition with a Jim Lee cover. We just found out about the Windsor-Smith cover edition. All will be limited printings.
 

Imperfect Editions



THE BIG BIG OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 53rd Edition Hurt
Highly Recommended. By Robert M. Overstreet. David Michael Beck's powerful rendition of Blackout, a forgotten Golden Age hero, is featured on the cover of this oversized, limited edition. It features just the pricing, credits and top titles sales data from the standard editions of the book. All in larger, easy to read type with a special lay-flat binding; no awkward tricks to prop it open like the regular guide requires. Gemstone, 2023. Condition: Bumped corners. ...More

Item Code: BIG53R
Squarebound, 12x12, 800pg, Text Only
$59.95 $29.95
Here are all the Overstreet editions.
 


ALL MY LITTLE DEMONS By Cullen Bunn Hurt
Art by Mirko Colak, Leila Leiz, Dalibor Talajic, Fran Galan, Jamal Igle, and Juan Doe. Cullen Bunn is unquestionably AfterShock's most prolific storyteller, having penned best-selling tales of horror, terror and suspense from the publisher's earliest days straight through to today. Now his best works are collected in this deluxe hardcover volume--including short stories previously only available in the Shock anthologies. It's the perfect gift for friends, family or, frankly, yourself. Collects Brothers Dracul #1-5, Dark Ark: After The Flood #1-5, Knights Temporal #1-5, Unholy Grail #1-5, Witch Hammer Ogn, "Bloodflie" from Shock Volume 1, and "Man, I Am Evil, Dude" from Shock Volume 2, 2017-20. Aftershock Comics, 2020. Condition: Bumped corners and may have cracked binding....More

Item Code: ALMLDHR
Hard Cover, 8x11, 496pg, Full Color
$79.99 $39.99
We never offered this before.
 


SPAWN COMPENDIUM Volume 1 Hurt
Collects #1-50, 1992-96. Recommended. A Whopping 1136 pages of Spawn! Todd McFarlane unleashed Spawn in 1992, creating the most successful independent comic book in history. Add in collaborations with industry giants Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Tony Daniel, and Grant Morrison, and SPAWN's future as a legend was sealed. Collected now in full color, McFarlane's hyper-detailed artwork comes to life like never before. Relive all the excitement of everyone's favorite anti-hero with this new collection; get ready for hours and hours of Spawn action. Image Comics, 2021. Condition: Bumped corners. ...More

Item Code: SPAW01R
Soft Cover, 7x10, 1136pg, Full Color
$59.99 $29.99

Also available at half price are hurt copies of Vol 2 and 4 [SPAW02R, SPAW04R. $29.99 ea]. Volume 3 is as-new and discounted [SPAW03. $59.99, $39.99].

Click here for more Spawn editions on sale.

MORE IMPERFECT COPIES

Here’s a list of hurt copies that we have just 1 or 2 copies of each. If you click on one and it does not come up on our site, it means it is gone.

VISHS01HR -- THE VISUAL HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION FANDOM Volume 1 The 1930S Hurt $195/$150 (1)
MMDA16HR -- MARVEL MASTERWORKS DAREDEVIL Volume 16 Hurt $75/$45 (2)
BATN01HR -- BATMAN NO MAN'S LAND Omnibus Volume 1 Hurt $125/$75 (2)
AVXHR -- AVENGERS VS X-MEN Omnibus Hurt $150/$90 (2)
BULL02HR -- 100 BULLETS Omnibus Volume 2 Hurt $125/$75 (2)
MARYHR -- MARVEL YEAR BY YEAR A Visual History Hurt $50/$30 (2)
SAVS06HR -- SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 6 Hurt $125/$75 (2)

 

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.

 

Mature Readers

No new items this week. See our website categories (below) for all our Mature Readers items

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News & Notes

 

January Sale

We’re just now reducing prices on sixty items that will make up our January Clearance Sale. You can get the jump on these here, right now. And you can use your 10% off December Deals coupon code (see above) to save another 10% off the already discounted prices. Code: TENOFF

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EC Fan Addict #7

#6 and all other issues are now sold out! #7 is coming soon and we’ll have another signed bookplate for it. You cannot order it yet, but we just wanted you to be aware that Roger Hill and Grant Geissman have done it again with another great issue. Cover price will again be just $16!

Meanwhile, don’t miss any of the Horror from the Crypt of Fear, another fine and fun EC-inspired ‘zine. We have four issues all available now, and we are the exclusive distributor unless you order direct from publisher and EC fan-addict, Bill Leach.

 

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

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Starting today, (10% off Code: TENOFF) we will be offering one-week-only special offers. A new and different one will appear on December 11, 18, and 24th. Each will be unique and cannot be combined with another, and each will expire after seven days.

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

Deluxe Dave McKean, Green Lantern, Buck Danny, Ray Harryhausen, Georges Bess draws Frankenstein and Dracula.

Deluxe Dave McKean; Green Lantern Silver Age; Art from Korea and Taiwan; Buck Danny 3 & 4; Georges Bess draws Frankenstein and Dracula GNs; Imperfect Editions and December Specials….

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THALAMUS The Art of Dave McKean Slipcase Set
Oversized, 600 pages. Recommended. Collecting Dave McKean's visually-stunning work from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and Mirrormask, Arkham Asylum, Cages, Black Dog, Raptor, and so much more, as well as artwork featured in prose publications, film, music, and never-before-seen bonus material with commentary by McKean himself. This deluxe two-volume set is collected into a gorgeous slipcase featuring original artwork by McKean, also including a satin ribbon marker in each volume, and a foreword by David Boyd Haycock. Dark Horse, 2023....More.

Item Code: THALH
Hard Cover, 12x16, 608pg, Full Color
$149.99 $134.99

Here’s more by Dave: Dave McKean’s Celluoid, Violent Cases, American Gods, Cover, and appearances in most Spectrum Annuals.
 


GREEN LANTERN The Silver Age Omnibus Volume 1
New printing. Collects Showcase #22-24 and Green Lantern #1-35, 1959-65. Highly Recommended. Wow—now this is one long-awaited omnibus! Like The Flash and Adam Strange, Green Lantern was the thinking-fan's hero. Renowned editor Julius Schwartz guided DC comics into the Silver Age, even before the Marvel Age began, with these heroes. Writers John Broome and Gardner Fox are at their finest here. Artist Gil Kane made a name for himself, doing beautiful work on every issue here. Also included are the intros of the Guardians of the Universe, Star Sapphire, Sinestro and more! There are also cross-overs with The Flash, two appearances of the original Golden Age Green Lantern, and many more firsts here. DC, 2023....More.

Item Code: GRL01H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1000pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
Here’s more of The Green Lantern, from the Golden Age, the Silver Age, and today.
 


NIGHTMARE ABBEY Volume 3
Edited by Tom English. 14 chilling tales of terror featuring haunted houses, tormented souls, and the creeping unknown, featuring the wonderfully macabre artwork of Allen Koszowski, who has just had a book of his work published (we're handling it); articles on haunted house fiction and the movies Night of the Eagle, and Burn, Witch, Burn; two classic ghost stories and much more! Fiction by Darrell Schweitzer, Steve Duffy, James Dorr et al. Dead Letter Press, 2023....More.

Item Code: NIGA03
Soft Cover, 7x10, 146pg, Text/b&w
$16.00
Books 1 (Ramsey Campbell issue, Kolchak, Virgil Finlay cover) and 2 (Ted Sturgeon’s story that inspired Swamp Thing), Boris Karloff’s Thriller, artist Allen Koszowski feature. [NIGA01, 02. $16 each]. Dead Letter Press also publishes Black Infinity. #5, 7-9 are in stock at $10.95 to $13.95. Dead Letter’s frequent artist contributor, Allen Koszowski has just gotten this book of his own:
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
DREAMS FROM THE DARK SIDE
Limited, 750. Recommended. Special 25% off Price. A melting pot of ghouls, goblins, grim reapers, freaks, arachnids, dragons, sea monsters, space invaders, and any other harbinger of death and destruction! Allen Koszowski’s first professional sale to Asimov's Science Fiction in 1982. If you’ve ever flipped through a Cemetery Dance, Fantasy Tales, Weird Tales, Chills or other genre publication, then you’ve likely witnessed his understated yet distinctive brand of textured, black and white iconography. It can be eerie, menacing, and even cultish. Whether it’s crestfallen creatures from the great beyond, disturbed underlings from beyond the grave, or embattled forces under grave danger, Koszowski’s artistic range knows no bounds. Centipede Press, 2022....More.

Item Code: DREADA
Hard Cover, 6x8, 568pg, Partial Color
$80.00 $60.00
 

New on Sale

 


KATUSHA Girl Soldier of the Great Patriotic War
Closeout Price! Recommended. By Wayne Vansant. A popular but, due to its size, not inexpensive book—now on sale. On Sunday, June 22, 1941, the morning after Katusha’s graduation, the Germans invade the Soviet Union. As enemy forces occupy Kiev, Ukraine, Katusha and her family learn the Nazis are not there to liberate them but to conquer. During the next four years, Katusha experiences the war on the Eastern Front with all its ferocity and hardship: first as a partisan, then as a Red Army tank driver and commander. Katusha is both a coming-of-age story and a carefully researched account of one of the most turbulent and important periods of the twentieth century, where women served in the hundreds of thousands, and Russians died by the millions. Dead Reckoning, 2019....More.

Item Code: KATUG
Soft Cover, 7x10, 584pg, Full Color
$36.00 $21.95
Here is more from the military-themed publisher of Katusha, Dead Reckoning.
 


RAY HARRYHAUSEN TITAN OF CINEMA
Closeout Price! Recommended. By Vanessa Harryhausen. Special-effects superstar Ray Harryhausen elevated stop-motion animation to an art from the 1950s to 1980s. With material drawn from his incredible archive, his daughter Vanessa selects 100 creatures and objects, in chronological order, that meant the most to her as she watched her father make world-famous films that changed the course of cinema. He inspired a generation of film-makers such as Peter Jackson, Tim Burton, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, and his influence on blockbuster cinema can be felt to this day. Some of the objects featured in the book, such as Talos from Jason and the Argonauts, are world famous, while others are less well known but hold special personal significance to Vanessa. National Galleries of Scotland, 2020....More.

Item Code: RAYHT
Soft Cover, 10x10, 208pg, b&w
$37.50 $19.95
 

Artwork from Asia

 


ARTISTS IN KOREA
Curated by Pixiv. Cover by Tiv, with interview. Recommended. 78 of the best artists in Korea, also a tutorial and interview with artist Modare. Work by Anmi, zipcy, Gearous, Puhang, Pine, Kongya, Umi, le su yeon, SoyooNG, Vivinos, ttosom, Momoka, Kim Jungsung, Sora Kim, Kim sung Hwan, F.K. Davi, Vibibo, DSmile and others. "Korean illustration has a slightly different feel from Japanese illustration. [It] aims for more realism in its presentation with a high degree of perfection preferred over expressionism." Clover Press, 2023. ...More.

Item Code: ARTKOH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 200pg, Full Color
$49.99 $44.99
 


ARTISTS IN TAIWAN
Recommended. 83 of the finest artists in Taiwan, with a cover by Vofan, an illustrator with an impressive mastery of the use of intense light and shadow. He is interviewed with co-artist Say HANa. Other artists featured include Asai, Mi'yuki, Chang Ki Ya, jun sui, Jennie Congee, Canking, pear, Houkou, Silver,Glycn, shih sawana, Roy, NuDa, Ireading, Loiza, B.c.N.y., Canking and others. Girls abound in beautiful portraits, sexy outfits, fantasy and humor pieces. Also storyboards, advertising design, gaming art. Each artist has a small profile. All are very professional, high-level illustrators most work shown in full color. A handsome overview of Asian art. Some suggestive pieces, but no nudity. Clover Press, 2023....More.

Item Code: ARTTAH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 200pg, Full Color
$49.99 $44.99
Here are more fine art books from Clover Press, and for more animation style art, check out these 24 titles from 3dtotal Publishing.
 

Buck Danny

 


BUCK DANNY CLASSICS Volume 3 Ghost of the Rising Sun
Continuing the French GN series about American fighter pilots. Recommended. By Frédéric Zumbiehl, Frédéric Marniquet. Art by Jean-Michel Arroyo. September 1945. Japan has just capitulated, and World War Two is officially over. Buck, Tumb and Sonny find themselves on a flight to Tokyo where they are to receive a well-deserved medal. But while the Emperor himself ordered his country to surrender, there are still die-hards in the Japanese military determined to continue fighting. Among them, members of the terrifying Unit 731, guilty of horrific war crimes. And Germans steal a B-29 with the third atomic bomb on board, and our boys must stop them. Cinebook, 2023....More.

Item Code: BUCD03
Soft Cover, 11x13, 48pg, Full Color
$12.95
 


BUCK DANNY CLASSICS Volume 4 Devil's Island
Continuing the French series starring American flyers. Recommended. By Frédéric Zumbiehl, Frédéric Marniquet. Art by Jean-Michel Arroyo. Set during significant moments in history - World War Two, Korea, and the Cold War. While searching the Sea of Banda with his friends, hoping to find the third American atomic bomb stolen by the Japanese die-hards, Buck finds himself marooned on a small island. The good news is that he has, in fact, found the secret base he was looking for. The bad news is that Devil's Island is crawling with Japanese soldiers, Dayak headhunters and all the dangers found in an untamed jungle. With all this arrayed against him, how is one man supposed to save America from a nuclear strike? Cinebook, 2023....More.

Item Code: BUCD04
Soft Cover, 9x11, 48pg, Full Color
$12.95
Books 1 and 2 are in stock, same price. They’ve been quite popular. Here are 35 more classic graphic novels from Cinebook, starting with the latest releases. And here are more war history titles.
 

Georges Bess

 


BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA
Highly Recommended. Bram Stoker's original novel about the world-renowned vampire, Dracula, is adapted into a beautifully drawn and lengthy, 200 page graphic novel by the renowned French artist Georges Bess. This volume includes an epilogue adapting Stoker's short story "Dracula's Guest" (believed to be the original novel's first draft chapter before it was later revived for publication two years after the author's death). First published in France as Bram Stoker Dracula Edition Prestige Définitive in 2022 by Editions Glénat in 2021. Deluxe oversized format, red metallic foil covers. Magnetic Press, 2023....More.

Item Code: BRAMSH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 224pg, b&w
$34.99 $29.99
 


MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN
Highly Recommended. Mary Shelley's classic tale about a scientist's hubris and the pitiable creature who did not ask to be brought to life is adapted into a breathtaking graphic novel illustrated by the renowned artist Georges Bess. Wonderfully dramatic artwork and design, this is a classic, packed with the original prose. Deluxe oversized edition with over 200 pages. First published in France as Mary Shelley Frankenstein - Edition Prestige by Editions Glénat in 2021. Deluxe oversized format, silver metallic foil covers.. Magnetic Press, 2023....More.

Item Code: MARYFH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 204pg, b&w
$34.99 $29.99
Here’s more Bess work in The Jodorowsky Library Volumes 2 and 5. And here are more adaptations of Dracula and Frankenstein.
 

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.

 

2024 Calendars

We are beginning to run out of this year’s titles. Now with under ten copies in stock are Tolkien, Worlds of Fiction, Dragon Witches by Nene Thomas, Cinema Noir, Interplanetary Vacations, Dungeons and Dragons, Haiku: Japanese Art and Poetry, and Dinosaurs. And these adult titles: Erotic Lingerie and PO: The Backside of Beauty. Our next catalog will relist all of these, so act now before it comes out to get the best selection. See all our titles here.

 

Coming in February

 


THE COMPLETE DICK TRACY DAILIES & SUNDAYS Volume 5 1938-1939
Dailies & Sundays, 1938-39. Edited by Dean Mullaney. Dick Tracy Volume 5 kicks off with a human trafficking story that could be torn from today’s headlines, as the dauntless detective encounters a captive woman who bears a striking resemblance to real life sex symbol Dorothy Lamour! That woman, Noana, is just one of the lively characters Chester Gould introduces as Clover Press and The Library of American Comics continue to re-release the original six Dick Tracy volumes in the larger size that will allow the entire series to exist in one uniform format. In these exciting tales, Tracy goes undercover to bring down the elusive mobster Ramm; joins forces with Junior and bumbling newcomer Brighton Spotts to foil the plans of wanted man Jojo Nidle; and pays a heavy price as he teams with G-Man Jim Trailer to thwart the schemes of an international criminal named Karpse and his icy sweetheart, Marro—but what does it take to stop the criminal rampage of that deformed gunsel, Scardol? IDW, 2024. Due: Feb....More.

Item Code: CC05HH
Hard Cover, 11x8, 256pg, b&w
$59.99 $52.50
 


THE COMPLETE DICK TRACY DAILIES & SUNDAYS Volume 6 1939-1941
The 1930s give way to the ‘40s and Chester Gould makes things personal. First comes a story of broken hearts and wilted flowers, as Tess Trueheart jilts her detective boyfriend for an ex-ballplayer who schemes to inherit millions, and he’ll kill anyone who gets in his way - including Tess! An encounter with small-time dognapper puts Tracy on the trail of a gang of fur thieves, and then hardened criminal Stooge Viller softens up, thanks to his young daughter, but not before he drops Dick Tracy into a death trap. IDW, 2024. Due: Feb....More.

Item Code: CC06H
Hard Cover, 11x8, 264pg, b&w
$59.99 $52.50
Dick Tracy Volumes 1 and 2 are available now in this new format. Volumes 3 and 4 are scheduled for the end of December. Volume 28: 1974-76 is also still available [CC28H. $44.99]. Here are other out-of-print Tracy collections from Rare Books.
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
DICK TRACY Colorful Cases of the 1930S
Back in stock. Oversized 11x15. Recommended. Winner Will Eisner Award, 2017: Best Archival Collection. This selection of Dick Tracy Sunday pages from 1931 to 1939 features Gould’s most infamous villains (Boris Arson, Cut Famon, Johnny Mintworth and The Purple Cross Gang) of the decade, with four complete stories, plus forty more fabulous Sundays highlighting the villains and heroes not seen in the featured cases. Each of these sections features detailed commentary by a Tracy historian. High-quality, hardbound volume produced in collaboration with the Chester Gould-Dick Tracy Museum. Sunday Press, 2016....More.

Item Code: DTCOLH
Hard Cover, 11x15, 168pg, Full Color
$75.00 $65.00
 

Coming in March

 


CONAN THE BARBARIAN COLOSSAL EDITION John Buscema Cover
Recommended. 190 pages of full-size 12 x 17 scans of the original comic art pages pulled from throughout the original classic run of Conan comics and magazines. Explore the timeless works by legendary Conan artists John Buscema, Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane, and a host of others in the most vivid detail possible! Zoop, 2024. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: CONCHJB
Hard Cover, 12x17, 90pg, Partial Color
$150.00

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CONAN THE BARBARIAN COLOSSAL EDITION John Buscema Cover Signed by Roy Thomas
Signed & limited. Recommended.

Item Code: CONCHJBS
Hard Cover, 12x17, 90pg, Partial Color
$200.00

 


CONAN THE BARBARIAN COLOSSAL EDITION Jim Lee Cover
Recommended. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: CONCHJL
Hard Cover, 12x17, 90pg, Partial Color
$150.00
 


EXTRAORDINARY RECORDS
Multilingual edition. A new and edgy definition for "album art." Produced in collaboration with Colors magazine, it brings together more than 500 remarkable records from the collection of Alessandro Benedetti and Peter Bastine. This book forms a junction between photography, music, and design, celebrating vinyl. With featured artists including Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Prince, Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, and beyond, it offers compelling insight into the most intricate details of a performer’s visual identity, from a vivid color to a futuristic mirror effect. The discs are arranged thematically to span monochrome vinyl; unusual vinyl (including silver, gold, or mirror vinyl as well as extremely rare glow-in-the-dark vinyl); multicolored vinyl; etched vinyl (where music is pressed onto only one side); shaped vinyl (cut into forms that are different from the classic round disc); and picture discs (where a photograph or design is stamped onto the surface of the record). Taschen, 2024. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: EXTRH
Hard Cover, 11x11, 472pg, Full Color
$70.00
Here’s more on vinyl and album cover art.
 

Mature Readers

New this week, another classic 1970s film, Strange Diary. Two women describe and act out their secret desires… Here’s all of our adult DVDs.

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Imperfect Editions

 


EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER Signed Deluxe Hurt
Signed & limited, 700! The Artist's Journey through Popular Culture 1942-62. Our Highest Recommendation. By Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Signed by Everett and Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. on a hand-numbered bound-in print. The book comes in a red cloth-bound numbered slipcase with gold-stamped title. Kinstler's work hangs in museums, boardrooms, banks, private collections, The White House, and in the homes of his clients and friends. Before portraiture became his life's work, he spent the 1940s and 1950s honing his craft in comic books: Hawkman for DC's The Flash, Black Hood and Black Terror for Standard, and dozens upon dozens of covers, inside cover contents pages, and stories for those delightfully lurid Avon titles like Eerie, Cowpuncher, Dalton Brothers, Jesse James, Strange Worlds, etc. And illustrating for pulp magazines like The Shadow, Doc Savage and Detective Tales! JVJ, 2005. Condition: The slipcase and/or jacket spine has been sunned and is faded. ...More.

Item Code: EVEDR
Hard Cover, 8x11, 244pg, Partial Color
$95.00 $25.00
Unblemished copies are still available at the deep discount of $35 [EVED. $95, $35]. And we have unsigned hardcovers [EVEH. $44.95, $19.95] in as-new condition. When my late partner Jim moved to Paris, he left his entire remaining stock of these with us, along with all the back issues of his Images Magazine and Black & White Images Annual.
 


CREATURES FROM THE SUBCONSCIOUS Signed Hurt
Signed! Highly Recommended. Underground comix pioneer Denis Kitchen offers us a coffee table art book collecting his unique surrealistic drawings. The wide variety of imaginary sea life, giant insects, skeletal remains, puzzling monsters, and deformed humans defy any simple categorization. Introduction by Peter Poplaski, foreword by Kitchen. This deluxe edition reproduces more than 160 oddly compelling images by a creative genius. Tinto Press, 2023. Condition: Bumped corners....More.

Item Code: CREAFHSR
Hard Cover, 10x10, 170pg, b&w
$39.99 $19.99
Unblemished copies, also signed by Denis [CREAFHS. $39.99]. Here’s much more from Denis and Kitchen Sink, including many of his long out-of-print editions and signed/limited editions.
 


THE LIBRARY OF ESOTERICA Plant Magick Hurt
Recommended. Edited by Jessica Hundley. A new release in this comprehensive series from Taschen. From root to vibrant blossom, Plant Magick uses artwork past and present to explore the fertile, interconnected history between plants and people, the multitude of ways in which we embrace plants in spiritual ceremony, as healing medicine, as creative muse and as gateways into deeper explorations of consciousness including marijuana and hallucinogenic posters and art. From ancient Greek sculptures to Renaissance paintings and Pre-Raphaelite artists, to visionary art inspired by psychoactive plants, cacti, and mushrooms... Taschen, 2023. Condition: Bumped corners....More.

Item Code: LIBEPHR
Hard Cover, 7x10, 520pg, Full Color
$40.00 $20.00
An unblemished copy is [LIBEPH. $40]. Also in the Esoterica series is Tarot, Astrology, and Witchcraft. All $40 each.
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
THE LIBRARY OF ESOTERICA Witchcraft
New from Taschen. Recommended. This visual chronicle is the first of its kind, a deep dive into the complex symbologies behind witchcraft traditions, explored through the history of art. The witch has played muse to great artists throughout time, from the dark seductions of de Goya and Albrecht Dürer to the elegant paean to the magical feminine as re-imagined by the Surrealist circle of Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington, and Leonor Fini. This surveys her many incarnations as she shape-shifts through the centuries: mother, nymph, crone — seductress and destroyer. Profusely illustrated with a wide range of artwork from Victorian era to today. Nudity. Taschen, 2021. Mature Readers. ...More.

Item Code: LIBESH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 520pg, Full Color
$40.00
There are 80 Imperfect Editions available at 40%, 50% and even more off the retail price. Act now, quantities are always very limited. These are new, unread copies that got bumped or scuffed in shipping to us.
 
December Weekly Specials

Beginning Monday, December 4th, we will be offering one-week-only special offers. A new and different one will appear on December 11, 18, and 24th. Each will be unique and cannot be combined with another, and each will expire after seven days.

Make sure you are signed up for special emails, or watch this place every Thursday where we’ll repeat each offer.

We gave it a lot of thought and refined it down to four specials over four weeks, to make sure everyone has plenty of chances to participate.

 

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Local Fauna: The Art of Peter de Séve

Peter is a New Yorker cover artist, animator and storyboarder, frequent Spectrum contributor, and a good friend of ours. And a brilliant artist! His new book will be featured on the cover of our upcoming catalog. It includes a signed bookplate.

However…it has proved so popular, the publisher has SOLD OUT the first printing. A new printing will be in our hands by the end of January. Sadly we ran quickly through our initial shipment.

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Illustration Magazine Final Issues

As mentioned earlier, issues #81-84 were the final four issues. Editor Dan Zimmer will continue to do art books, but decided to hang up his periodical after these many years and many issues. He published #81-84 all at the same time. We are hoping he has plenty of copies so that we can continue to handle these and other back issues, but you may want to get yours now. He may have reduced his print runs…. His books are published under the imprint The Illustrated Press.

Cyber Sale

Don’t miss our annual Black Monday Cyber Sale. We still have lots of lots of great books left at 1/3 off, 40% off, and half price…108 titles as I write this. See them all here.

ICV2 Steve Geppi Interview

Diamond Comics’ own Steve Geppi has a 3 part interview just up in ICV2. It kicks off with a picture of Steve and yours truly from 1988, the year I sold my distribution portion of the business to Diamond.

Part 1
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ICV2 interviewed me there just a couple months ago, so here’s a link if you missed that.

And here’s a piece by a friend, Larry Strawther, who was with us on our first road trips to Oklahoma City Multi-Con and the New York Comic Art Convention in 1970 and 1971.

~Bud

 

Our Catalog and Contact Info

We publish a color catalog every two months—if you’ve placed an order in the last 12 months, you will receive it hot off the press. If this is your first order, or if you’d like an extra copy, you can add one to your order: click here. Or call or send us your address and we’ll mail one to you. You can also download it here.

Place your order before noon PST, Monday through Friday for SAME DAY shipping (for in-stock items).

Note: FREE SHIPPING OVER $300. If your order total is $300 or more and you are in the U.S., we pay the standard shipping cost.

Contact us: csr@budsartbooks.com or 530-273-2166 Mon-Fri 9-4

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