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The new Infected by Art is here. And a new Blackhawk, Spawn, Alley Oop, a Judge Dredd Artist’s Edition, Lady Death, Paul Davidson’s new art book. Lots of new books from PS Artbooks including Seven Seas by Matt Baker, Gorgo 1 and a Frankenstein Boxed Set. Enjoy ! |
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INFECTED BY ART Volume 10 |
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This series has become more and more popular for us. As a competing or merely supplemental volume with Spectrum, it offered a slightly different perspective on today’s finest fantasy art. Now, with no annual Spectrum until 2023, this and the last two have offered the one annual gathering place to discover the best in today’s science fiction and fantasy art. Click here for back volumes which include Volume 5, previously thought to be sold out! Volumes 5, 6 and 9 are $39.99 each. Volumes 7 and 8 are $34.99 each. |
Comics & Comic Strip Archives |
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THE BALLAD OF HALO JONES Full Color Omnibus Collected from 2000 A.D, 1984-86. Recommended. By Alan Moore. Art by Ian Gibson. Alan Moore's groundbreaking feminist heroine! "One of the first great comics..." says Neil Gaiman. Halo Jones is bored. Trapped in The Hoop, a futuristic world where jobs are scarce and excitement non-existent, Halo sets out to see the galaxy any way she can. From drudge work on a glamorous cruise liner, to serving in a brutal war zone, Halo experiences love and loss — she'll become the woman who will change the course of the galaxy's history. 2000 AD, 2023. ...More. Item Code: BALHJH Hard Cover, 8x11, 240pg, Full Color |
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ALLEY OOP AND THE SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD 1980 Dave Graue Recommended. Join the intrepid caveman on a voyage back to the old west to look for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold. Then, on the mysterious Fog Island, Alley discovers a race of miniature cavemen and his very own "mini-me". This volume presents the entire year of daily strips from 1980. And Oop gets into an Ape costume and that's where the merriment begins, look out! Acoustic Learning, 2022....More. Item Code: ALLE80 Soft Cover, 9x8, 106pg, b&w $19.99 |
| Here’s all the Alley Oop collections by Hamlin and Graue. |
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SPAWN COMPENDIUM Volume 4 Collects #151-200, 2005-2011. By McFarlane, David Hine & Brian Holguin. Art by Philip Tan, Brian Haberlin, Greg Capullo, whilce Portacio, McFarlane et al. Like clockwork, a massive (fifty issues!!) new softcover. Todd McFarlane unleashed his signature creation, Spawn, in 1992. In doing so, he created the most successful independent comic book in history. Here Spawn discovers the true meaning of becoming a Hellspawn and settles on a path of bloody revenge in search of a way back to his humanity. Collected for the first time in full color and featuring some never-before-collected issues. Image Comics, 2022. ...More. Item Code: SPAW04 Soft Cover, 7x10, 1136pg, Full Color |
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Spawn 1-3 remain available, same discounted price. We also have several slightly dented copies of Volume 1 and 2 [SPAW01R, SPAW02R. |
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JUDGE DREDD By Mick McMahon Apex Edition Full original art size, from the pages of artwork. Complete stories such as "Frankenstein II," "The Wreath Murders," and "Dream Palace" are published alongside pages from "The Cursed Earth," "The Day the Law Died," "The Judge Child," "The Fink," and "Block Mania." This book ends with a mostly full color section devoted to Mick McMahon's Dredd work from the early 1980s, including the complete "Pinboing Wizard" and several double page spreads from the legendary "The Vampire Effect." Rebellion/2000 AD. Rush Service and International shipping would require an additional charge....More. Item Code: JUDRMH Hard Cover, 14x18, 128pg, Full Color $105.99 |
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LADY DEATH SCORCHED EARTH Volume 1 Premiere Edition By Brian Pulido and Mike MacLean. Art by Diego Bernard et al.Lady Death returns to present day Earth. Will she be seen as a friend or foe? Is she humanity's salvation or destruction? A premium square bound graphic novel containing all 48 pages of story. Metallic gold logo. Sexy good-girl art. Mature Readers. ...More. Item Code: LADSE01 Comic, 7x10, 48pg, Full Color $20.00 |
| Here is more Lady Death art books and premiere editions. |
2023 Calendars |
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Ten titles have 5 copies or less. Get yours before it's sold out! Here is the complete list of 2023 calendars. Click here if you would like to see the Pin-Up & Adult Calendars. |
Paul Davidson |
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COSMIC-70 The Art of Paul Davidson Recommended. A visual archive of sketches, commissioned artwork and fantasy illustrations from comic book creator Paul Davidson. Paul revisits some of his most popular characters from Moon Knight, Silver Surfer and Conan to Judge Dredd and everything in between. The Newcastle-born artist has spent the past 25 years working as a concept artist for video games and illustrating books for publishers around world. His comic book career began with the creation of Dwarf Lords for Games Workshop’s "Warhammer" in the 90’s. After years of producing storyboards and concept art in the video games industry, Marvel lured him back into comics in 2008 to draw X-Men, Moon Knight and Silver Surfer to name a few. Berserker, 2022. Due: TBD. ...More. Item Code: COSMP Soft Cover, 8x11, 100pg, Full Color $30.00 |
| We only got part of our shipment this week but hope to get the rest shortly. |
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COSMIC 70 The Art of Paul Davidson Remarqued Very Limited edition with a 7x7 original pencil drawing on the blank cover. A visual archive of sketches, commissioned artwork and fantasy illustrations from comic book creator Paul Davidson. Paul revisits some of his most popular characters from Moon Knight, Silver Surfer and Conan to Judge Dredd and everything in between. The Newcastle-born artist has spent the past 25 years working as a concept artist for video games and illustrating books for publishers around world. His comic book career began with the creation of Dwarflords for Games Workshop’s "Warhammer" in the 90’s. After years of producing storyboards and concept art in the video games industry, Marvel lured him back into comics in 2008 to draw X-Men books, Moon Knight and Silver Surfer to name a few. Berserker, 2022....More. Item Code: COSMPD Soft Cover, 8x12, 100pg, Full Color $65.00 |
| We have just five of these and are probably not able to get more. |
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ALSO AVAILABLE FANTASTIC ILLUSTRATED The Comics Art Techniques of Paul Davidson Signed Signed with a full color cover! Foreword by Dan Abnett. Renowned Marvel & 2000AD artist Paul Davidson takes you on a behind-the-scenes look at his process and the art techniques used to illustrate a comic book. Here is a unique insight into the mind of a comic book creator as he develops an idea from sketching, inking, and finally coloring the final page. 100 pages of character design, concept art, and the how-to construction of a comic book page. Berserker, 2022. Out of print. ...More. Item Code: FANPD Soft Cover, 8x12, 100pg, Partial Color $35.00 |
| However, as you can see above, we still have copies of his now out-of-print previous book. There is also an unsigned variant cover [FANPDV. $45] and another remarqued edition with original art (only 3 left) [FANPDS. $75 with art. Click here to see them. |
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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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SEVEN SEAS COMICS Volume 1 Collects Seven Seas #1-2, 4-6, 1946-47. Highly Recommended. One of the true legendary titles of the late Golden Age, published by Universal Phoenix Features aka Jerry Iger. The first two issues are 52-pagers with more traditional pirate covers. Matt Baker's South Seas Girl starts in #1 and apparently by #3, the publisher caught on and realized Baker's sexy island girl on the cover would sell more issues than pirates. Thus were created some of the finest of Baker's covers AND stories. Baker also drew "Tugboat Annie" in #1. PS Artbooks, 2022....More. Item Code: SEVS01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $32.99 |
| As far as we know, no hardcover edition of this is planned. |
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GORGO Volume 1 Collects #1-5, 1961-62. Highly Recommended. By Joe Gill. Art by Steve Ditko, Dick Giordano, Sam Glanzman et al.Steve Ditko’s artwork is perfect for this Silver Age monster tale! He draws the complete 22-page first issue, cover and art for #2 and 3, and the cover for #4. Additional artists include Sam Glanzman, Charles Nicholas, Rocco Mastroserio, Bill Molno, and Marvel's very own Jack Kirby inker, Joe Sinnott. After a seaquake, a huge lizard-like creature walked out of the ocean and almost destroyed a fishing village in Ireland...and a legend was born. PS Artbooks. 2022. ...More. Item Code: SAG01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $32.99 |
| The hardcover is expected Jan 31[SAG01H. $52.99]. Here’s more Gorgo, the Gorgo Attacks! on sale and the Fantastic Giants Facsimile Edition. |
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BLACKHAWK Volume 4 Collects #21-24, all from 1949. Highly Recommended. Art by Reed Crandall, Bill Ward et al. Bad girls (and even several good girls) abound in this new collection, highlighted by superb covers and usually two stories in each issue, all by amazing Reed Crandall. Within three years he'd be a lead artist at EC on their horror books. The team also fights flying jet-pack men, alien invaders in a rare sci-fi story, tin-pot dictators, the gorgeous bad girl Satana. And they switch in these issues from their old prop planes to jets. Bill Ward does several Blackhawk adventures too, as well as Chop Chop backup stories. PS Artbooks, 2022....More. Item Code: BLAC04 Soft Cover, 7x10, 208pg, Full Color $32.99 |
| We are sold out and waiting for a reorder of Volume 3, but we have Volumes 1 and 2 available as I write this. We also have two as-new copies the DC Archives of Blackhawk from 2001. These collect different material, from his run in Military Comics #1-17. One is still in shrink wrap. [RB3795 and RB3760. $85 ea]. |
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ROY THOMAS PRESENTS FRANKENSTEIN Volume 1 & 2 Slipcase Set Collects stories from Prize #7-68, 1940-48. Highly Recommended. Edited by Roy Thomas. By Dick Briefer.Presenting the long-delayed first volumes of PS Artbooks’ 8-volume series. It was nearly impossible to find the source issues. Softee format in a handsome hardcover slipcase. Volume #3-8 were previously published in hardcover. With illustrated introductions by Frankenstein expert Don Glut and Dick Briefer himself. Genre goes from serious horror, to comic adventures, and back to horror again over the eight years as a back-up strip in Prize Comics. PS Artbooks, 2022. ...More. Item Code: FRAP Soft Cover, 7x10, 512pg, Full Color $89.99 |
| Volumes 1 and 2 are available individually [FRA01, 02. $36.99 ea]. Hardcover editions available (there were no softcovers done of these): #3 $53, #4-8 $48 each. Click here for more Frankenstein, from histories to Wrightson’s work to Classics Illustrated. |
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STRANGE STORIES FROM ANOTHER WORLD Volume 1 Collects Unknown World #1 & Strange Stories from Another World #2-5, 1952-53. Highly Recommended. Art by Sheldon Moldoff et al.Ask yourself as you gaze at the magnificently-rendered splash page of "The Serpent Queen" with art by Bob McCarty, "What is the significance of a leashed one-eyed snake in this panel?" But there's no doubt about the nearly naked queen who's in charge! Monsters of the Mind abound in this series of monster-go-round issues! All featuring those lushly painted covers by Norman Saunders, and McCarty does work in EVERY issue. PS Artbooks, 2022....More. Item Code: PCSS01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $32.99 |
| Status of a hardcover editionn is unknown, this may only be done in softcover. McCarty’s artwork reminds us of Bernard Baily, who has become extremely collectible for his bizarre pre-code covers and stories, such as below on Weird Chills. |
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SILVER AGE CLASSICS SPACE WAR Volume 3 Hardcover Item Code: SASW03 |
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| Also available in softcover [SASW03. $32.99] with a different cover. Here’s more Space War volumes, and here is more from Charlton Comics. |
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CLASSIC HORROR COMICS Volume 2 Hardcover Item Code: CLHOR02 |
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| The hardcover’s cover above features a classic Bernard Baily work on Weird Chills. Also available in softcover [CLHOR02. $32.99] with a different cover, this one by the Iger Shop. |
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SPOOK Volume 2 Item Code: PCS02H |
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| The hardcover edition of this came out in 2018 and is still available [PCS02H. $44.99]. |
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Bettie Page: Queen of Pin-Ups is a new collection from Asylum features 90 photo-realistic pages of Bettie in all manner of poses, both clothed and nude. Here’s more of Bettie in comic book adventures and in original photographs. |
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Nude Photography | Erotic Art | Erotic Films: DVDs | Adult Graphic Novels | All Pin-Up & Adult Click here to add yourself to our Adult's Only mailing list. |
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STAR WARS LEGENDS The Rebellion Omnibus Volume 1 Collects Star Wars: Empire #7, 14, 16-27; Vader's Quest #1-4; Star Wars #1-20 (2013); Star Wars Kids #1-20 (1997); Star Wars 3-D #1-3, 1987-2013. In the immediate aftermath of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, the rebels have won a major battle against the Empire. But Darth Vader is obsessed with discovering the identity of the rebel pilot who destroyed the Death Star, and Vader and Luke Skywalker’s destinies begin to intertwine — even as the fallen Obi-Wan Kenobi haunts them both. Meanwhile, Princess Leia works to rebuild the rebel forces, but has plans for a secret X-Wing squadron of her own! And while Luke and Wedge Antilles infiltrate the Imperial fleet, Han Solo and Chewbacca have their hands full against the bounty hunter Boba Fett. Marvel, 2023. Due: Mar. ...More. Item Code: STWA01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 1072pg, Full Color |
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CLASSIC ADVENTURE COMICS Volume 6 Hardcover Collects Dell Comics' Combat #6-10, 1962-63. By Paul S. Newman. Art by Sam Glanzman et al.WWII and some of the fiercest battles including "Raid on Regensburg," "Action in the Sunda Strait" where the Japanese smash a combined American-British-Dutch-Australian fleet at the Battle of the Java Sea. Ferocious jungle combat between soldiers sworn to victory in "Fighting Back in New Guinea"! The raging battle for Monte Cassino against unseen enemy troops. PS Artbooks, 2023. Due: Mar. ...More. Item Code: PCAD06H Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $52.99 |
| There will also be a softcover edition [PCAD06. $32.99] but currently it is scheduled for the end of May. Click here for previous volumes. |
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ADAM STRANGE Between Two Worlds the Deluxe Edition Collects Adam Strange #1-3 (1990); Adam Strange #1-8 (2004); and JLA #20-21 (series 1998). By Richard Bruning and Andy Diggle. Art by Andy Kubert, Adam Kubert, and Pascal Ferry. Once the greatest hero of the distant planet Rann, he's now a wanted man on Earth. Pursued by the police and hunted by aliens, Strange has learned that his adopted planet has been destroyed. With his wife and daughter gone, is there any hope left, or is this the end of the space hero? DC Comics, 2023. Due: Mar....More. Item Code: ADSTBH Hard Cover, 7x10, 408pg, Full Color |
| Here is more Adam Strange (personally, my favorite Silver Age DC hero). |
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BERSERK DELUXE EDITIONS Volume 13 Collects #37-39. The Game of Thrones of adult fantasy/horror manga roars toward the finish line in this original oversized serialization format and with updated translations and three fold-out color posters. Dark Horse, 2023. Mature Readers. Due: Mar....More. Item Code: BER13H Hard Cover, 7x10, 624pg, b&w |
| We keep all the back volumes available. Also see the sister series, same format, three volumes. All are on sale on closeout. |
Rare & Out of Print |
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News & Notes |
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Miyazaki’s Graphic Novel Shuna’s Journey The New York Times puts out a short list of best children’s books of the year in December. Two that we handle or handled are on the list. Red Scare is one but we dropped it due to slow sales—ah, well! The other is Shuna’s Journey, which I loved. I’m very pleased to see it recognized. - Bud |
Frazetta Book Cover Art Deluxe This is now out of print. We have 11 copies left as I write this, and a case of 8 more coming [FRAZBCD. $69.95]. It will be out of print until April, when it comes out in a 2nd printing. We have plenty of the hardcover [FRAZBCH. $39.95]. |
Marvel Comics Library Avengers I just learned that this was limited to just 1000 copies. This is in the Taschen series with Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four. [MARSA01H. $200, $180]. This is the same Taschen XXL series of HUGE oversized book that includes all of these: Masterpieces of Fantasy Art [MASFH. $200, $180] The History of EC Comics [HISECH. $200] which comes with a color bookplate signed by the author. There are three customer reviews of it on the website. The upcoming Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta (first signed edition), [FANWFH. $200, $180] and deluxe edition [FANWFD. $650], slipcased and limited to 1000. And also The Alps; France Around 1900; George Herriman: The Complete Krazy Kat in Color; Star Wars Archives Episodes IV-VI, Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, and The Stan Lee Story. Click here to see them all. |
John Fleskes 2022 Bestsellers John just figured out HIS bestsellers and I thought we’d share them with you. Most are still available from us: |
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