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THE FANTASTIC GUSTAVE DORE |
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| No other major books on Dore are currently in stock. But click here for features on him in Illustration Magazine, Press Graphics, Images Magazine, plus two books of his work, long out of print. |
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FRANK MILLER'S DAREDEVIL Artist's Edition Recommended. By Roger McKenzie. Frank Miller helped redefine sequential storytelling in the early 1980s. His style, influenced by Will Eisner’s The Spirit, was new and exciting. One of his earliest Daredevil issues featured the introduction of Elektra and was the first issue Miller wrote. This features pages from Miller’s earliest beginnings on Daredevil (issues #159, 163, 165), as well as the glory days when Miller began writing the character as well as drawing it, including #168 (first Elektra), as well as his continuing run on issues #169, 171, 172, 174-181 (#181 being the oversized classic "Death of Elektra"), followed by pages from issues #184-191 ( Miller’s final issue). Includes 20 covers. IDW, 2023. Rush Service and International shipping would require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: FMDARH Hard Cover, 12x17, 144pg, b&w $150.00 |
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MARVEL COMICS A Manga Tribute Experience a fresh take on the Marvel Universe with this collection of illustrations from twenty exceptional Japanese artists, including Yasuhiro Nightow, Akira Himekawa, Peach Momoko, Yusuke Murata, and Yoshitaka Amano. With entirely full page portraits and illustrations, this oversized hardcover explores a range of unique artwork, collected for the first time, celebrating characters from across the multiverse. A must-have for fans of Marvel Comics and Japanese art alike! Includes several pages done just for this edition. VIZ Media, 2023....More. Item Code: MARMTH Hard Cover, 8x12, 128pg, Full Color $24.99 |
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NIGHTMARE ABBEY Volume 2 Read the story that inspired Swamp Thing: Theodore Sturgeon’s IT. A special Muck Monser issue with new terror tales by Steve Duffy, Helen Grant, David Surface and others; plus, a look at Boris Karloff's Thriller by screenwriter/film historian Gary Gerani. Tons of photos and illustrations by World Fantasy Award-winner Allen Koszowski. Dead Letter Press, 2022....More. Item Code: NIGA02 Soft Cover, 7x10, 146pg, Text/b&w $16.00 |
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ALSO AVAILABLE NIGHTMARE ABBEY Volume 1 Edited by Tom English (Black Infinity). Cover by Virgil Finlay. In a book format, a new series kicks off with a special Ramsey Campbell issue featuring a new interview with the UK’s grandmaster of horror and 19 tales of terror. Several rarely seen classics, plus six new stories, by award-winning writers Steve Duffy, Lynda E. Rucker, David Surface and others; and two illustrated articles, on the 70s TV series Kolchak: the Night Stalker; and Jacques Tourneur’s I Walked With a Zombie (by film historian Justin Humphreys). Dead Letters Press, 2022....More. Item Code: NIGA01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 180pg, Text/b&w $14.95 |
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Also from this publisher: Black Infinity Volume 7 — Renegade Robots with Philip K. Dick [BLAIN07. $11.95] Vol 8 — Rocketships and Spacesuits with Ray Bradbury [BLAIN08. $12.95] Vol 9 — First Contact featuring Alien Life and Technology with Bob Silverberg, Bradbury, Brackett [BLAIN09. $13.95] |
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THE BEST OF SIMON & KIRBY'S MAINLINE COMICS 1954-56. Our Highest Recommendation. In 1954, industry legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby founded Mainline Publications to publish their own comics. The four titles — Bullseye, Foxhole, Police Trap, and In Love — looked to build off their reputation as hit makers, but the 1950s backlash against comics killed any chance at success, and Mainline closed its doors just two years later, selling the unpublished stories to Charlton. For the first time, here is their best including all of the stories with S&K art, as well as key tales with contributions by Mort Meskin and others— plus the scarce work that Charlton published! Complete stories and lots of wonderful covers. TwoMorrows, 2023. ...More. Item Code: BESKMH Hard Cover, 8x11, 256pg, Full Color |
| Click here for more from Simon & Kirby, from Kirby alone, and more fine titles from TwoMorrows. |
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ALLEY OOP AND THE FIRST PREHISTORIC OLYMPIC GAMES 1984 Dave Graue Recommended. It’s Lem vs. Moo in the first-ever Olympic Games! Who will prevail and who will cheat their way to victory? In the end, Alley Oop wins a whole kingdom — if he can keep it! Then, the time-traveling caveman visits the Old West, wild and woolly San Francisco in 1866, to find a friend's missing relative, and thwart opium smugglers on the Transcontinental Railroad! When you have all of history to play in, there's never a dull moment for Oola and Oop and the crew. Acoustic Learning, 2023....More. Item Code: ALLE84 Soft Cover, 9x8, 106pg, b&w $19.99 |
| Here’s all available in the Dave Graue series, and in the original V.T. Hamlin series. A second full color Sundays collection is coming this Fall. |
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ALTER EGO #183 Highly Recommended. Edited by Roy Thomas. Featuring wall-to-wall coverage of Golden/Silver/Bronze Age legend Irv Novick (artist of Shield, Steel Sterling, Hangman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and many great DC war stories). It includes interviews with Irv and family members, tributes by Denny O'Neil and Paul Levitz, Irv's involvement with painter Roy Lichtenstein (who used Novick's work as the basis for his paintings), and more! Plus Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt (Ralph Reese talks about working with Wally Wood in his studio). TwoMorrows, 2023....More. Item Code: AE183 na, na, na, na $10.95 |
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Back issues, including The Best of Alter Ego (from 1961-1978), published in 2013 [BESA02. $19.95], now almost gone. And Alter Ego Collector’s Item Classics from 2023, collects OP issues #160 with Steve Ditko, #161 with Stan Lee, #170 with Jack Kirby [AECIC. |
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JOHN TIFFANY Highly Recommended. By Steve Desberg. Art by Dan Panosion. Filled with car chases, intrigue, and beautiful women with quite a bit of nudity. John Tiffany is one of the best bounty hunters in the world. Given his precarious line of work, he has found that he can only truly trust four people: one is the insanely gorgeous Magdalena, a sex worker he has foolishly fallen in love with. But it seems that one of them has turned against him and now he’s the one with a bounty on his head. Mad Cave Studios, 2023. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: JOHT Soft Cover, 7x10, 136pg, Full Color $19.99 |
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CLASH OF THE GUARDS 1981-82 and 1991. By Alan Hebden. A never-before-collected adventure from the classic British comics weekly, Battle. Gritty and energetic black and white art of Cam Kennedy. Italy, 1943. The U.S. Army has sent Captain Brad Clash to join a British platoon in order to learn from their experiences. A former Hollywood stuntman and speedway driver, Clash is a man of action who likes to tackle the enemy head on. All guts and glory, he uses his superior driving skills and American-made weapons, like the Winchester trench gun, to keep the German Army at bay. Rebellion, 2023....More. Item Code: CLAGU Soft Cover, 8x11, 96pg, Full Color $25.00 |
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NEIL GAIMAN HANSEL AND GRETEL Recommended. Bestselling author Neil Gaiman and fine artist Lorenzo Mattotti join forces to create Hansel and Gretel, a stunning book that's at once as familiar as a dream and as evocative as a nightmare. Mattotti's sweeping ink illustrations capture the terror and longing found in the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Gaiman crafts an original text filled with his signature wit and pathos that is sure to become a favorite of readers everywhere, young and old.Toon Books, 2023....More. Item Code: NGHAN Soft Cover, 7x10, 52pg, b&w $11.99 |
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ALSO AVAILABLE NEIL GAIMAN'S CHIVALRY 2023 Eisner Award Winner. Highly Recommended. From the Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, Nebula award—“winning, and New York Times bestselling writer Neil Gaiman (American Gods) comes this graphic novel adaptation by Colleen Doran (Troll Bridge, Snow, Glass, Apples). An elderly British widow buys what turns out to be the Holy Grail from a second-hand shop, setting her off on an epic visit from an ancient knight, Galaad. He appears in her contemporary world, horse and armor and all, in hope of winning the cup. Doran combines images of ancient times with illuminated lettering to create a superlative blend of old and new in this unique story. Dark Horse, 2022....More. Item Code: NGCHH Hard Cover, 7x10, 72pg, Full Color |
| Chivalry just won an Eisner Award last month. Snow, Glass Apples won the 2020 Eisner—we have only five copies left. Here is all our Gaiman, including Sandman and American Gods. Three volumes of The Neil Gaiman Library are now available. |
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DARKLY SHE GOES Recommended. By Hubert. Art by Vincent Mallie. Once upon a time there was a fallen knight, who believed that saving a princess would allow him to atone for his crimes. Once upon a time there was a dark princess, who believed that it was up to her to atone for the crimes of her parents... Arzhur wanders from tavern to field of battle in search of the next contract which will fill his purse. One night, three mysterious old women offer him regained honor and fortune if he frees the daughter of a king, held captive in an abandoned castle. But Islen is not the damsel in distress that he expected to save... she's now the vessel for a dark and murderous witch. NBM. 2023....More. Item Code: DARSGH Hard Cover, 9x12, 160pg, Full Color $29.99 |
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THE FIRST ADVENTURE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES A Study in Scarlet Recommended. By Arthur Conan Doyle. Art by Vincent Mallie. London, 1878. London, 1878. Poor Dr. Watson returns from India completely penniless and on the verge of despair when he meets Sherlock Holmes, a whimsical guy who also happens to be looking for a roommate. The pair move into 221 Baker Street when one of Scotland Yard's top sleuths enlists the talented Detective Holmes to help solve a dark murder case. Together, Watson and Holmes will lead the investigation and cement a partnership that will last for years to come. The background for this case takes place in the wilds of the American frontier! This brand new edition of the first Sherlock Holmes novel is beautifully illustrated by artist Vincent Mallie, capturing the joyful style of an animated feature as if created by renowned director Hayao Miyazaki. Magnetic Press, 2023....More. Item Code: FIRASH Hard Cover, 8x11, 124pg, Partial Color $24.99 |
| Here is more Sherlock: from Frank Cho, Will Murray’s New Wild Adventures, Enola Holmes, and more. And here are more French Graphic Novels, beginning with the latest. |
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THE ART OF OLIVIA Featuring Bettie Page 2024 Calendar Highly Recommended. Art by Olivia De Berardinis. A year's worth of delectable pinups to enliven your existence. Featuring cheesecake queen Bettie Page and a host of international models such as Dita Von Teese, Masuimi Max, and Josephine Baker. Each gatefold opens up to include a second girl worked around the month's dates. No full nudity — but it doesn't get any sexier than this! Scantily clad beauties, including four months of Bettie Page. Always one of our bestsellers. Ozone, 2023. Mature readers....More. Item Code: OLI24 Calendar, 12x12, 24pg, Full Color $17.99 |
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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 2024 DAY TO DAY Calendar Recommended. By Wizards of the Coast. Dungeons & Dragons's first-ever day-to-day calendar. Beasts and creatures that have made it the world's favorite role playing game for fifty years, plus new dangerous, horrifying, and exciting creatures from the exclusive database D&D Beyond on every page. Every page features a new monster, including a full-color image, artist credit, and description from an official 5th edition source — with a dragon every weekend. Full-color tear-off pages; Backs of pages are blank for notes. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2023....More. Item Code: DD24 Calendar, 5x4, 640pg, Full Color $17.99 |
| Here’s more already in stock — four more titles came in too late to list this week. The entire Vintage line is due in next week, with Golden Age covers from DC, pulps, westerns and more. |
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Lorenzo Sperlong has an entirely new collection in hardcover -- Muses: The Pin-Up Art of Lorenzo Sperlonga. Our copies are each signed. Also still available is Foreplay Sketchbook Volume 1 signed, Pin-Up Playing Cards, two double sets, Dolls and Roses, and Vixens and Sirens. His work also appears in Lady Death Swimsuit #1 and Pinups Around the World. |
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COMPLETE DON LAWRENCE'S BILLY THE KID Fleetway Comics Archives Limited. Recommended. Collected for the first time, all 17 "Billy the Kid" stories from The Sun comic, four tales from The Lion and one adventure from Thriller Picture Library, all drawn in the late 1950s by the world-renowned Don Lawrence. Western TV shows, films and comic strips were hugely popular in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s and the two most popular British weekly comic strips were Buffalo Bill in The Comet and Billy the Kid in The Sun. Don Lawrence drew these action-packed stories full of brilliant Western art before he went on to draw Olac the Gladiator, Karl the Viking, The Trigan Empire and Storm to international acclaim. Book Palace Books, 2023. Due: Oct. ...More. Item Code: COMDKH Hard Cover, 9x11, 136pg, Partial Color $44.99 |
| Discover Lawrence’s Trigan Empire, now in four volumes. Also: Karl the Viking in two volumes, and the special issue of Illustrators on Lawrence. |
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COMPLETE JET-ACE LOGAN STORIES Fleetway Comics Archives Limited. Every Jet-Ace Logan story from the British weekly The Comet in the 1950s. Over 360 pages of science fiction adventures. In the 1950s and 1960s Sci-fi comic strips were hugely popular in British weekly comics, the most popular being Dan Dare in Eagle, Captain Condor in Lion and Jet-Ace Logan in The Comet. He first appeared in The Comet #426 September 1956 with art by Geoff Campion who drew the first 3 stories. John Gillatt took over the art from #474 and continued honing his brilliant pen and ink artwork until the last issue of Comet in October 1959 — by which time his artwork had become "some of the finest and exciting comic strip art in British comics." Book Palace Books, 2023. Due: Oct. ...More. Item Code: COMJAH Hard Cover, 9x12, 376pg, b&w $64.99 |
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BILL SIENKIEWICZ MUTANTS & MOON KNIGHTS Artisan Edition Recommended. Bill Sienkiewicz is renowned for his work on some of Marvel’s most iconic comics of the 1980s: Moon Knight, The New Mutants, Elektra: Assassin, and more. This collection is filled with some of his finest covers, pin-ups, and pages. Included in this Artisan Edition is the oversized first issue of Elektra: Assassin, written by Frank Miller, as well as many gorgeous pages from that acclaimed series. All have been meticulously scanned from the original art and reproduced to the exacting Artist’s Edition standards. IDW, 2023. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: BSMUT Soft Cover, na, 172pg, Full Color $39.99 |
| Bill’s Art book Revolution is still available, his Gun Honey variant cover, his illustrated classic The Island of Doctor Moreau, New Mutants Omnibus Vol 1 and more. |
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WALTER SIMONSON FANTASTIC FOUR Artist's Edition TThis is an art book, not a traditional collection of comic books, featuring rare and beautiful imagery, a collection for connoisseurs of the form. Walter Simonson’s groundbreaking work on Fantastic Four and other Marvel titles helped revolutionize the comics medium and his work is on full display here in all its original, high-resolution glory! IDW, 2023. Rush Service and International shipping would require an additional charge. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: WSFANH Hard Cover, na, 204pg, b&w $150.00 |
| Here’s more from Walt Simonson, including the out of print Battlestar Galactica Art Edition. |
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STEPHEN KING'S DARK TOWER BEGINNINGS Omnibus Originally published by Marvel Comics in single-issue form and creatively overseen by Stephen King himself, the full story of Roland's troubled past and coming-of-age is revealed. Sumptuously drawn by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove, plotted by longtime Stephen King expert Robin Furth, and scripted by New York Times bestselling author Peter David, Beginnings is an extraordinary and terrifying journey into Roland’s origins — ultimately serving as the perfect introduction for new readers to Stephen King’s modern literary classic The Dark Tower, while giving longtime fans thrilling adventures merely hinted at in his blockbuster novels. Gallery, 2023. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: STEDH Hard Cover, 7x10, 800pg, Full Color $99.99 |
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Double Dipping So we have two different deals going on right now! First off, we are blowing out the last 3...2...1 Gone copies we have. You will get an EXTRA 20% off on each ALMOST GONE ITEM when you go to check out from your shopping cart. Even if it's already on sale, you'll get 20% MORE discount. Enter this COUPON CODE when you check out to get your bonus discount: GONE20. Click here to look through the entire ALMOST GONE section and remember, we don't have more than 3 copies, as I write this, of any of these. Act now. The August Clearance is our second Sale. We've just now marked down nearly 150 titles never before on sale. Sixty are pictured below. Click on these two links to see all the others. For even more sale items, browse our CLOSEOUTS section for many more. The first category is IMPERFECT BOOKS, which are all HALF PRICE. Many of these have never been listed elsewhere because we have just a few of each. Once any title sells out, when you click on it below it will NOT link you to the website listing. Sold out items items are immediately taken off our website. ~Bud |
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