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Will Murray continues his history of The Shadow and gives us a second Cthulhu short story collection. New Omnibus volumes of Lady Death and The Fantastic Four. Sherlock and Watson are now black and solving crimes in Harlem. Prime new artbooks get the prices cut, including Flesk Publisher Editions, Amber Blake and Tuki. Infected by Art offers us signed limited variants by Sanjulian and Mark Poole. Enjoy! |
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Also available in hardcover with a special back cover painting, but otherwise contents are the same [DARAVH. $65]. The companion volume Master of Mystery: The Rise of the Shadow is in stock. See the cover art above. Hardcover: [MASTMH. $65]. Softcover: MASTM. $29.95]. |
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THE WILD ADVENTURES OF CTHULHU Volume 2 By Will Murray. Front and back cover paintings by Eric Lofgren. H. P. Lovecraft’s dark vision of Massachusetts as a seat of cosmic weirdness has fascinated readers for more than a century. Witch-troubled Arkham. Drowned Dunwich. Mystic Kingsport. Fish-fouled Innsmouth. And others even more obscure....Ten new and previously-printed stories explore the forces of Cthulhu and his otherworldly allies. Odyssey Publications, 2022....More. Item Code: WILADC02 Soft Cover, 6x9, 246pg, Text/b&w $24.95 |
| The hardcover version of this includes a different full color back cover but it otherwise has the same contents. It’s not here yet but will be available shortly [WILADC02H. $65]. |
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ALSO AVAILABLE THE WILD ADVENTURES OF CTHULHU Recommended. By Will Murray. Art by Jason C. Eckhardt. Cover by Eric Lofgren. From one of our favorite writers of new adventures of Tarzan, King Kong and Doc Savage, comes ten stories based on Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos tales, with field agents of the Cryptic Events Evaluation Section of the formally secret National Reconnaissance Office! These agents struggle to preserve the Earth (a la X-Files) and mankind’s place on it from encroachment by what they deem to be external threats: the great old ones and their malign masters, the outer gods of the abysses beyond time in space. Odyssey Publications, 2022. ...More. Item Code: WILADC Soft Cover, 6x9, 218pg, Text/b&w $19.95 |
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Also available in hardcover [WILADCH. $50]. Here is more with Cthulhu and H.P. Lovecraft. At the Mountains of Madness Vols 1 and 2 are still two of the finest adaptations of HPL I’ve ever seen [ATMOUNH. $29.95; ATMOUN02H. $34.95]. There are only three copies left of Volume 1 Hurt at 40% off [ATMOUNHR. |
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FANTASTIC FOUR By John Byrne Volume 2 Recommended. Superstar John Byrne’s legendary run concludes with one of the most innovative periods in Fantastic Four history. She-Hulk replaces the Thing, Sue Richards becomes the Invisible Woman, and Reed is tried for crimes against the universe! The return of Doctor Doom, the fate of Reed and Sue’s unborn child, the resurrection of Jean Grey and more — the Mole Man, Doctor Octopus, Terminus, the Beyonder, Mephisto, Psycho-Man and Annihilus! Plus: The unfinished classic "The Last Galactus Story!" Marvel, 2022. ...More. Item Code: FFJB02H Hard Cover, 7x11, 1224pg, Full Color |
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LADY DEATH Omnibus Collects #1-10. By Brian Pulido, Mike MacLean & Brian Augustyn. Art by Dheeraj Verma, Diego Bernard, Anthony Spay, Sabine Rich, Ceci de la Cruz. Lady Death awakens from a cursed sleep and finds herself in the pits of Hell. Who among her depraved enemies is responsible? Her ultra-violent quest for answers brings her into direct conflict with Hell's nefarious rogues gallery, culminating in an explosive battle in the City of Dis. Then, she returns to earth to face the epic villainy of The Trinity alongside The Sworn, Earth's outlaw supernatural protectors. Coffin Comics, 2022. Mature Readers. ...More. Item Code: LADOMH Hard Cover, 8x12, 544pg, Full Color |
| This is her first Omnibus-style collection and it’s quite impressive. Here's much more with Lady Death. |
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SEASON OF THE BRUJA Volume 1 Recommended. By Aaron Duran. Art by Sara Soler. Excellent art, we like the look of this! Very cool creatures and fine action/magical scenes. Follow our young heroine as she comes into her magical abilities and faces re-emergent threats from the past. From a young age, Althalia knew she would someday be the last of her kind — a bruja, tasked with keeping the power and stories of the ancient ways from fading fully into history. Never alone, Althalia works in a paranormal museum with her friends, a real-life Chupacabra and a were-coyote. Omni Press, 2022....More. Item Code: SEAB01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Full Color $19.99 |
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NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK PRESENTS WATSON AND HOLMES Recommended. By Karl Bollers. Art by Rick Leonardi et al. Harlem, Now. Harlem, Now. A missing girl case brings together the most famous dynamic duo in the world for the first time — now a pair of smart and fast-action black detectives. Solid artwork and a fast-paced story. Reinventing the classic team from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in a bold diverse way, Watson & Holmes is the newest in the Noir Is The New Black label. New cover by Khary Randolph. 16 bonus pages of character designs, pencil pages, and addition full color art. FairSquare Comics, 2023....More. Item Code: NOIR01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 164pg, Full Color $25.00 |
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Like our Flash Sale items, we’ve reduced these ourselves because we have more in stock than we need right now. They are on sale like this nowhere else. Supply is limited. These are not on sale due to any lack of quality. They are all superb books, particularly the Flesk titles, Tuki and Trailblazers… They just haven’t sold as well as I expected when I brought in large initial numbers. |
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LUPENTE Flesk Artist Showcase Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. Lupente showcases five outstanding contemporary artists in an elegant and absorbing package. This volume — the first in an ongoing Flesk Artist Showcase series — features Stephanie Law, a fine artist who pulls from dreams and reality to illuminate the boundary between those two worlds; Julia Blattman, a premier visual-development artist working in the animation industry; Karla Ortiz, a concept and fine artist who is renowned for her personal works and her designs for film; Virginie Ropars, one of the most-revered dollmakers today and an inspiration to sculptors around the world; and Erica Williams, also known as "HookieDuke," who has gained acclaim by mastering a unique, highly intricate style of lines and designs that centers on Nature as its inspiration. Flesk, 2022....More. Item Code: LUPEN Soft Cover, 9x12, 176pg, Partial Color |
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THE ART OF TYLER JACOBSON Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. Explore every aspect of this quintessential artist’s career, a fantasy illustrator who embraces classic illustration — think John Howe, Brom, James Gurney and Michael Whelan. He's clearly in the same class, even though he's a name new to us. This treasure trove covers works created during Tyler’s youth, college thesis work, and magnificent pieces done for clients including Wizards of the Coast, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Rolling Stone Magazine, Toyota, Men's Journal, Tor Books, Scientific American, Entertainment Weekly, The New Yorker and Sports Illustrated!! Flesk, 2022....More. Item Code: ARTTJH Hard Cover, 12x12, 160pg, Full Color |
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ALKEME The Art of Brad Kunkle ------------------------------------------------ ALKEME The Art of Brad Kunkle Deluxe Signed |
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AMBER BLAKE The Complete Collection Closeout Price! Collects all three volumes. Recommended. A modern Modesty Blaise! Action and intrigue in this modern sci-fi thriller from supermodel/writer Jade Lagardère and legendary comics artist Butch Guice (Captain America) that shines a light on the dark corner of international human trafficking. Orphaned at the age of 5, Amber was enrolled at the Cleverland Institute, a school for gifted children, where she was promised a bright future. But predators hid in the school's administration and, on the verge of exposing them, Amber found herself fleeing for her life from the very man who took her in. Now a top recruit of a covert agency dead-set on ending slavery in all its forms, she's going to destroy everyone who's ever hurt the people she loves. Heavy Metal, 2022....More. Item Code: AMBEBL Hard Cover, 8x11, 160pg, Full Color |
| Almost gone is Amber Blake: Operation Dragonfly one-shot [AMBEB. $7.99]. |
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CLASSIC SCI-FI COMICS Volume 5 Fantastic Worlds Closeout Price! Collects Fantastic #8-9, 1952; and Fantastic Worlds #5-7, 1952-53. Cover by Alex Toth. Recommended. Art by Murphy Anderson, Alex Toth, John Celardo, Harry Harrison et al. Fantastic was an offbeat pre-code title from tiny Youthful, but the features were big: Captain Science, a sci-fi hero who fought all manner of outer space villains including flying saucers, monster gods, alien spawn, and even domestic traitors. And from Standard's Fantastic Worlds comes Lieutenant Commander Bruce Hunter and Captain Jon Jax, the Space Ace. All reproduced completely from cover to cover, just like the original comics. PS Artbooks, 2022....More. Item Code: PSSC05 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color |
| Click here for more PS Artbooks and facsimile editions now on sale. Watch the 3...2...1...Gone section for these, we’re letting some of the older titles go. |
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TUKI Fight for Fire Signed Closeout Price! Signed! By Jeff Smith. The ancient world was filled with restless and powerful spirits. Two million years ago, new forces began to stir...and everything changed. At the dawn of humanity, during a prolonged period of hardship and drought, three lost children meet a mysterious traveler named Tuki. Together, their search for the Motherherd of all Buffalo leads them far north through the dangerous territory of a rival species called the Habiline. The Habiline hunt and kill anyone found using fire. Tuki's reputation precedes them and soon they find themselves at the center of unwanted attention not only from Habiline warriors, but of gods and giants!! Cartoon Books, 2021....More. Item Code: TUKIFS Soft Cover, 11x9, 144pg, b&w |
| Also available in hardcover, also signed [TUKIFHS. $40, $24.95]. The first book in this set is Tuki: Fight for Family. The hardcover is out of print, but we still have it signed in softcover [TUKIFAS. $20]. |
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MANARA ITINERAIRE D'UN MAESTRO DE PRATT A CARAVAGE Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. Limited, 1500. In 2019 the Angoulême comics festival in France celebrated Milo Manara's fifty-year career with a major exhibit of his original art. From his beginnings in Italian pulp comics to his biography of Caravaggio, to his notable collaborations with Hugo Pratt and Federico Fellini, this traces the unique career of a master of erotic art—with many examples of his very adult work. More than 150 exceptional pieces, including unpublished drawings, in b&w, partial color and full color, superbly reproduced. Oversized art book. Text is in French. 9eArt Editions, 1999....More. Item Code: MANITH Hard Cover, 10x13, 160pg, Partial Color |
| We still have three other books from publisher 9eArt, also on sale. All are imported from France: Jacques Martin, Yoshiharu Tusge, and Calvo Fables. |
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TRAILBLAZERS A Tribute to Canada's WWII Comic Creators Closeout Price! Limited, 300. Highly Recommended. A very special homage by contemporary artists, celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the first published Canadian comic books and their creators. Canadian wartime comic enthusiast Ivan Kockmarek has edited an anthology of tributes to Canada’s original comic creators by some of the best current creators. Contributors include: Michael Gilbert (on Mr. Monster's creator Fred Kelley, naturally), Ken Steacy, Ho Che Anderson, Dave Sim, James Waley (Orb), Eric Kim, Ronn Sutton (of Dark Horse fame), Ron Kasman et al. North End Books, 2021....More. Item Code: TRAILB Soft Cover, 7x10, 56pg, b&w |
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ALSO AVAILABLE HEROES OF THE HOME FRONT Bell Features Artists of WWII Almost Gone! Back in stock, very limited supply. Highly Recommended. By Ivan Kocmarek. Forewords by Gerald Lazare and John Bell. A massive 300 page book including 150 full-page reproductions of original art pages, plus backstories and special interviews with the artists. Canada banned American comics during the Second World War, precipitating an explosion of homegrown comics from young publishers and creators. One of these was Bell Features, and it put out comics touting the exploits of heroes like Nelvana of the Northern Lights, the first Canadian super-heroine, who preceded even Wonder Woman. And Johnny Canuck, Speed Savage, The Brain, Nitro, The Dreamer, Doc Stearne (yes, of Mr. Monster fame), and Super Commando. North End Books, 2018. Out of Print....More. Item Code: HERHFD Hard Cover, 9x12, 320pg, Partial Color $120.00 |
| I just reduced the price on this by $20. Published in 2018, it’s LONG out of print. We have just four copies left. |
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ADAM WARLOCK Omnibus Collects Warlock #1-15 and dozens of other titles and issues, 1972 on. Recommended. Created by the utopian scientists of the Enclave and hatched from the imaginations of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, there came a being known only as Him. When this perfect being encountered the High Evolutionary, he gained a purpose, a Soul Gem and a name: Adam Warlock. This Omnibus edition collects the complete original saga of Adam Warlock in one volume for the first time. Featuring: the first life (and death) of Adam Warlock; the debut of the Infinity Gems; the Magus saga; the all-time classic war with Thanos; the debut of Her; the resurrection of Adam Warlock; and a massive treasure trove of bonus material. Marvel, 2023. Due: Apr....More. Item Code: ADAWH Hard Cover, 7x11, 904pg, Full Color |
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ABSOLUTE BATMAN Three Jokers Collects #1-3, 2020. By Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok. Batman doesn't understand how or why, but the fact is certain: the man he has spent a lifetime chasing isn't one man at all. There are three Jokers. Now that he knows the unbelievable truth and joined by Barbara Gordon and Jason Todd, two former victims of the Joker's brutality, the Dark Knight is finally on a path to defeat the madman once and for all. Every last one of him. DC Comics, 2023. Due: May....More. Item Code: ABSTJH Hard Cover, 7x11, 240pg, Full Color |
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FROM ANGELS TO WEREWOLVES By Philip F. Palmedo. SThe alluring mermaids sighted by lonely mariners. Winged angels, by turns avenging and comforting. The fearsome Minotaur of Greek mythology. Animal-headed deities, from the elephant-headed Ganesha in India to the falcon-headed Horus in ancient Egypt. As far back as we go in human history, we find therianthropes, or animal-human hybrids. This thoughtful volume surveys each of the major categories of therianthrope in turn — from animal-headed beings to merpeople to shape-shifters — with particular attention to their roles in religion, folklore, and the popular consciousness. With well-chosen color illustrations, the author demonstrates how artists of all eras have shaped our conception of these mythical beings. Abbeville Publishing Group, 2023. Due: May. ...More. Item Code: FROMAWH Hard Cover, 8x10, 192pg, Full Color $40.00 |
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MIDNIGHT COMICS Volume 1 Hardcover Collects #1-6, 1957-58. This oddball, post-code title reprinted stories from Voodoo, Fantastic Fears, Haunted Thrills and Strange Fantasy, with suitable changes to pass the new code. Behind all-new covers by unknown artists, you'll find classic pre-code stories, retitled and altered, from the Iger Shop, Ken Battefield, and Bob Webb. PS Artbooks, 2023. Due: May....More. Item Code: MIDN01H Hard Cover, 7x10, Full Color $52.99 |
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GORGO Volume 2 Hardcover Collects #6-10. 1962. By Joe Gill. Art by Joe Sinnott & Vince Colletta et al. Cover by Steve Ditko. The adventures of Gorgo, the North Atlantic's reigning misunderstood monster, continues in this second volume of PS Artbooks collecting the popular monster series, taking the infant Gorgo into a succession of dangerous situations, from battling other giant primitive monsters, to being mind-controlled by mad scientists, to even at one point inadvertently preventing World War III! Each issue has cover art and long 19-21 page adventures by Sinnott & Colletta, plus short back-up stories. PS Artbooks, 2023. Due: May....More. Item Code: SAG02H Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $52.99 |
| There will be a softcover version but we have no details on it yet. The softcover of Volume 1 is in stock now [SAG01. $32.99] but the hardcover is still due [SAG01H. $52.99]. Click here for Gorgo Attacks as well as a facsimile edition of Fantastic Giants which he stars in along with Konga.with lots of Ditko. |
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CIMMERIAN 1-4 BOXED SET Highly Recommended. By Jean-David Morvan, Regis Hautierel et al. Art by Pierre Alary and Oliver Vatine & Didier Cassegrain, et al.Ablaze presents its bestselling line of uncensored Robert E. Howard graphic novels in a handsome boxed set. Each of the four volumes contains two complete Conan stories, plus bonus material, including the original prose stories! Plus a bonus folded poster. Includes "Queen Of The Black Coast," "Red Nails," People of the Black Circle," "Beyond the Black River," "Hour of the Dragon" and more. Ablaze, 2023. Due: May....More. Item Code: CIMM01P Soft Cover, 7x10, 680pg, Full Color |
| Here are the individual volumes, with more details on the creators and contents. Vols 1-3 [SIMM01, etc.] are $24.99 each, Volume 4 is $29.99. And here is much more on our Cimmerian. |
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SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN Omnibus Volume 1 Collects Amazing Spider-Man #698-700 and Superior Spider-Man #1-31, 2013-14. By Dan Slott et al. Art by Richard Elson et al. When a dying Doctor Octopus swaps his mind into Peter Parker’s body, he sentences his accursed enemy to oblivion — and sets out to prove that he is the smarter, stronger...Superior Spider-Man! Upgrading Spidey’s costume and arsenal, Doc Oct works wonders for "Peter’s" scientific career — but his much more violent approach to crime fighting doesn’t sit well with the Avengers! The ruthless new Spider-Man battles — and brutalizes — his way through Peter’s rogues’ gallery, including the Hobgoblin, the Black Cat and the Sinister Six. Marvel, 2023. Due: May....More. Item Code: SUPS01H Hard Cover, 960pg, Full Color |
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CAPTAIN MARVEL BY KELLY THOMPSON Omnibus Volume 1 Collects Captain Marvel #1-26; Captain Marvel: The End #1, 2019-2020. Recommended. By Kelly Thompson. Art by Carmen Carnero et al. Carol Danvers has finally returned home after months in space. New York has never looked so good — until a powerful villain turns Roosevelt Island into an apocalyptic wasteland! Now, Carol must assemble a new crew to kick-start a revolution! But soon she goes from Earth’s Mightiest Hero to Public Enemy No. 1 when a new star steals the spotlight! And things go from bad to worse when Captain Marvel is given 24 hours...to kill the Avengers! Marvel, 2023. Due: May....More. Item Code: CAPKT01H Hard Cover, 736pg, Full Color |
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THE MIGHTY THOR Omnibus Volume 4 Collecting Thor #195-228, 1972-74. Recommended. By Gerry Conway et al. Art by John Buscema et al. Cover by Gil Kane. When Odin sends Thor on a quest to the World’s End, Loki looses Mangog, the monster powered by the anger and hatred of a billion beings! It’s an all-out epic that leads to the tragic death of the Allfather Odin...but death is not the end! Next comes Ulik’s attempt to wrest Mjlonir from Thor and conqueror Earth. Then, it’s page after page of boasts, brawls and broken bones as Thor and Hercules team up and battle their way into Pluto’s underworld. And before you reach the end of this oversized edition, the Destroyer returns and the origin of Ego the Living Planet is revealed! Marvel, 2023. Due: May....More. Item Code: MTOM04H Hard Cover, 784pg, Full Color |
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Only Volume 1 remains in this new series, 2 and 3 are both sold out [MTOM01H. $100, $90]. This is a new printing. Here are more Thor Omnibus volumes: Matt Fraction, Jason Aaron, and Loki (on sale [LOKI01H. |
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Metart is finally here, an impressive book packed with beautiful and extraordinary nudes. We announced this as a coming item and response has been very strong. Check here for the latest releases in erotic photography. Crumb’s Mr. Natural is back in print in softcover, with best of stories from the 1970s to the 90s. This was first collected in 1995. Here’s more from R. Crumb. Also here is the latest 42nd Street Forever DVD, #56. See all the others here along with more adult DVDs. |
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| I wish we’d known about these when we first announced this, but the publisher has just now made available two editions with signed, variant covers: Sanjulian [INA10HSS. $60] and Mark Poole [INA10HPS. $60]. Both are limited to 100 copies. We will only have 30 copies of the Sanjulian. These just arrived today, but too late to do a full listing. | ||
Carbon 5 by Mark Schultz Flesk has just announced a new Carbon collection. We don’t know yet if we’ll have the $40 signed hardcover edition but we’ll have the $25 softcover for sure. See more Carbon and Mark Schultz here. |
2022 Bestsellers We are working on a special email to highlight our bestsellers from last year. As usual, Bud will be adding personal notes to each to put them into perspective among the year’s best releases. The complete Bestseller list with commentary will go out as a special email next week if you are signed up for all special mailings. We have already marked the items, so you can preview them here on our site. We have also separated the top 20 adult items, and those can be viewed here. ~Bud |
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