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I’m very excited about Nucleus by Mark Wheatley. Click on it for an extensive look at all that the two editions offer. Brom has a new prose novel with a killer cover. Terry & the Pirates 9 is here; Korak goes to the Earth’s Core! The Olivia/Bettie Page Calendar; Donald Duck’s Vacation Parade; a new Corben library, Den 3; Tales from the Crypt 4; Whiz Comics facsimiles; new PS Archives and much, much more this week. Special this week—we have virtually a complete new Mature Readers email of it’s own that we’ve saved for this week. |
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NUCLEUS X Artist Edition Four volumes, three with signed covers, signed 12x16 prints, signed original ink drawing and a CD of Mark Wheatley's original music. Our Highest Recommendation. NUCLEUS X is a boxed set of four 8x11- inch full color, stunning volumes (over 200 pages) of the 10th issue of the fanzine Mark Wheatley began publishing back in the 1960s. These pages are filled with his own artistic history, tributes to other artists such as Dan Smith and Walter Jardine, full color painted comics and illustrated stories, paintings from Robert E. Howard and Burroughs novels, reviews, art portfolios and more. The quality of work here is magnificent. - Bud. Insight Studios, 2024....More. Item Code: NUCXAS Soft Cover, 9x11, 200pg, Full Color $180.00 |
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BROM Evil in Me With unsigned color bookplate. Recommended. By Brom. While helping her eccentric neighbor organize his religious artifacts, rocker Ruby Tucker finds an ancient ring that clamps down on her finger — possessing her with the spirit of a blood-thirsty demon. There’s no exorcising it unless hundreds of people chant a spell to set Ruby free. And what’s worse, the ring is a beacon for evil, drawing an unimaginably wicked mob straight to Ruby, hungry for her flesh. This tale includes nearly two dozen of Brom’s immersive paintings plus brilliant endpapers. Tor Nightfire, 2024....More. Item Code: BROMEH Hard Cover, 7x10, 304pg, Text/Partial Color |
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ALSO AVAILABLE SPECTRUM FANTASTIC ART QUARTERLY MAGAZINE #3 Issue print run: 1000. Our Highest Recommendation. A profusely illustrated interview with Brom and Laurie Lee Brom. None of Brom’s work here has appeared in his art books; Laurie shares some of her most recent drop-dead-gorgeous gallery paintings. A lengthy appreciation of Bernie Wrightson covers his entire career, from growing up as a fan in Baltimore to his comics and film work to his collaborations with Stephen King. Frank Frazetta’s glowing opinion of him is featured in a sidebar and David Salcido also shares his memories of adapting Bernie’s "Mementos" painting into a movie — with Wrightson himself starring as the axe-wielding killer! Packed with rare Wrightson artwork. Spectrum/Underwood Books, 2023....More. Item Code: SPEQ03 Soft Cover, 12x12, 88pg, Partial Color $25.00 |
| We currently have three copies of Brom’s previous prose novel Slewfoot from 2023 [SLEW. $19.99]. Click here for Spectrum Quarterly 2 and more Spectrum annuals, most on sale. |
Comic Book Archives |
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EC ARCHIVES TALES FROM THE CRYPT Volume 4 Collects #35-40, 1953-54. Highly Recommended. The EC line of comics shook up the 1950s, and the shocking audacity of their stories drew the scrutiny of Congress and the eventual creation of the Comics Code, effectively killing EC. But the stories live on! Al Feldstein and William Gaines and illustrated by Jack Davis, Reed Crandall, Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen, George Evans, Joe Orlando, and Marie Severin. Dark Horse, 2024....More. Item Code: ECTFC04 Soft Cover, 8x11, 216pg, Full Color $19.99 |
| Volumes 1-3 are in stock, along with Haunt of Fear, Vault of Horror, Shock SuspenStories, Crime SuspenStories, Weird Fantasy, Weird Science, Incredible Science Fiction and more, including quite a few of the hardcover editions. |
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DEN Volume 3 Children of Fire Highly Recommended. This special edition collects the third volume of the long out-of-print Den, and also features bonus material, art pages restored by long-time Corben collaborator José Villarrubia and presented in a gorgeous hardcover with a dust jacket and foil cover. Aliens flee their planet and crash-land near a sorcerer’s castle in Neverwhere. They must fight for survival and protect their egg and future kin at all costs from the many beasts, pirates, and other threats to their safety. Nudity, adult situations. Dark Horse, 2024. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: DEN03H Hard Cover, 8x11, 136pg, Partial Color |
| Click here for more than 30 Corben titles. We have the previous three volumes, including Murky World, in this new matched bindings Corben Library series, and much more. |
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THE IRON FIST WAR PICTURE LIBRARY By V.A.L. Holding. Art by Hugo Pratt. The title story of this collection, The Iron Fist, focuses on the lives of the crew manning the Goliath tank and the battles they fight, ranging from El Alamein to the D-Day landings — the tank crew rely on each other to get through the hellish situations. Also included in this collection are The Big Arena featuring Australian soldiers fighting in Egypt, and Strongpoint featuring sappers in Italy. Rebellion/2000AD, 2024....More. Item Code: IRONFH Hard Cover, 7x10, 208pg, b&w $25.99 |
| Here is more War Picture Library, and more by Hugo Pratt, including his Corto Maltese. |
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X-MEN Mutant Massacre Prelude Omnibus Collects Uncanny X-Men #194-209; Nightcrawler #1-4, Longshot #1-6 & much more, 1985-86. By Chris Claremont, Bob Layton, Barry Windsor-Smith et al. Art by John Romita Jr., Smith, Adams, Cockrum, Buscema, Byrne et al. Rachel Summers claims the power of Phoenix, Jean Grey returns from a watery grave and the original X-Men reunite as X-Factor! It's an era of upheaval! Both Cyclops and Professor X leave the X-Men, but a new teammate waits in the wings: Magneto?! As Storm steps up and Wolverine faces the new Phoenix, the relentless Nimrod targets the team for annihilation! Meanwhile, the newly minted X-Factor grapples with Jean's miraculous resurrection and shares a fateful first encounter with Apocalypse! Plus: The X-Men and New Mutants enlist in the Asgardian Wars, Nightcrawler goes solo and Longshot debuts!Marvel, 2024. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: XMENMH Hard Cover, 7x11, 1496pg, Full Color |
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THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN Omnibus Volume 3 Collects Iron Man #26-67 and Daredevil #73, 1970-73. By Gerry Conway and Mike Friedrich. Art by Don Heck, George Tuska et al. A revolution in Latin America keeps Tony Stark on his toes while the Spy-Master puts together an elite team to destroy Stark Industries. Tony’s ESP-empowered fiancée is tormented by visions of Iron Man’s death! Joined by the Guardsman, Iron Man must face a host of enemies — before an entirely new league of villains debuts in the historic first appearance of Thanos, Drax the Destroyer and Moondragon. Marvel, 2024....More. Item Code: INV03H Hard Cover, 7x10, 968pg, Full Color |
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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Brand New Day Omnibus Volume 1 Collects Amazing Spider-Man #546-583, Secret Invasion: Amazing Spider-Man #1-3, & much more, 2007-09. By Dan Slott et al. Art by Phil Jimenez, Bachalo, John Romita Jr. et al. Almost 1300 pages!! Peter Parker puts the past behind him, with new friends, new foes and some familiar faces — and Peter's life has never been crazier! If major changes at the Daily Bugle and the live-streaming foe Screwball weren't bad enough, the rampage of the furious Freak will have Spidey calling for help from The Avengers. Plus, "The Other Spider-Man!" Kraven's First Hunt! Norman Osborn as the face of law and order?! The dazzling debut of Jackpot! Spidey meets a President! And much more! Marvel, 2024. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. Due to weight or size, Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: ASBRA01H Hard Cover, 8x11, 1272pg, Full Color |
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MARVEL MASTERWORKS UNCANNY X-MEN Volume 1 New Revised Edition. Giant-Size X-Men #1 & X-Men #94-100, 1975-76. Highly Recommended. By Chris Claremont, Len Wein, and Bill Mantlo. Art by Dave Cockrum. The Children of the Atom are reborn after a long hiatus, with Giant Size X-Men the milestone reappearance! With the original X-Men held hostage by unknown forces, Professor X recruits an international cast including Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee, Sunfire and Warpath to take on the mantle! Marked by progressive politics and personal conflicts, these All-New, All-Different X-Men redefined super-hero teams — period and became the hands down bestselling Marvel series of the 1970s. Marvel, 2024....More. Item Code: MMUX01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 256pg, Full Color |
| Here is more classic Marvel Masterworks and more X-Men. |
Comic Strip Collections |
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TERRY AND THE PIRATES The Master Collection Volume 9 Highly Recommended. By Milton Caniff. Reproduced from Milton Caniff's personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs. Flip Corkin schools Joe Jitsu in good ol’ American know-how before he schools Terry about the ins-and-outs of being a fighter pilot. The October 17th Sunday page —as Terry earns his wings and Flip delivers “The Pilot’s Creed”— is so powerful it was read into the Congressional Record. Before that can happen, wily Rouge abducts Taffy Tucker and gives her amnesia before slipping away! Taffy is in safe hands, however, when she falls under the wing of Connie, Big Stoop, and Navy Lieutenant Pat Ryan! Clover Press, 2024....More. Item Code: TERP09H Hard Cover, 11x14, 164pg, Partial Color $100.00 |
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ALLEY OOP ON MOUNT OLYMPUS 1964 V.T. Hamlin Highly Recommended. Our time-traveling hero and girlfriend Oola crash Mount Olympus, and the gods are not happy to see him! Hamlin's in peak form portraying Alley as he provokes the entire pantheon of gods Then Alley investigates the timeless mystery: what color was Cleopatra’s hair? And Boom and he go back 12,000 years to track down an ancient mummy found in modern times. Acoustic Learning, 2024....More. Item Code: ALLE64 Soft Cover, 11x7, 158pg, b&w $27.50 |
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ALLEY OOP VERSUS THE NIGHTLINGS 1995 DAVE GRAUE By Jack Bender. The alien Blue-Two is in Moo and is in mortal danger from the sinister Nightlings! It’s up to Alley Oop to rescue the lighting master and save the day! Then it’s a gripping saga of infrastructure development as Alley constructs the first prehistoric reservoir! Finally, the Wizer creates an irresistible aphrodisiac... but will it save his skin? Acoustic Learning, 2024....More. Item Code: ALLE95 Soft Cover, 9x8, 106pg, b&w $19.99 |
| Here’s more Alley Oop. A couple weeks ago we noted in News and Notes several titles in both series are in short supply and will go out of print sooner than the others. |
Graphic Novels & Prose |
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WALT DISNEY'S DONALD DUCK VACATION PARADE First published in 2021 in France. Highly Recommended. A comics tribute to Donald’s Golden Age animation career. Donald Duck is driven senseless by Duckburg’s hustle and bustle — and the cure might be a peaceful camping trip in the forest primeval. But...not if his greatest forest foes — Chip 'n' Dale and Humphrey Bear — have their way! A wild adventure for the lone duck, beautifully painted and packed with great gags. Oversized hardcover, bargain priced. Fantagraphics, 2024....More. Item Code: WDVACH Hard Cover, 10x12, 48pg, Full Color $19.99 |
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JOE PINEAPPLES TIN MAN By Pat Mills. Art by Simon Bisley and Clint Langley. Stranded for years on an asteroid, Joe Pineapples is the hotshot robotic sniper who never misses and a former member of the A.B.C. Warriors — a team of war robots sent to first conquer and then protect Mars. He looks back over his life as he seeks to unravel the mystery behind an I.D. plate that he has carried around since his days as an X-terminator fighting in the Volgan War. A brand-new, stand-alone A.B.C. Warriors story marks the return of Simon Bisley to his 1988 character. Minor nudity. Rebellion/2000AD, 2024....More. Item Code: JOEPT Soft Cover, 8x11, 96pg, Full Color $22.99 |
| Here is more by Simon Bisley. His signature character Slaine is back in two deluxe editions. |
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WESLEY DODDS THE SANDMAN Collects #1-6. Recommended. After years of testing and experimentation, Wesley perfected his sleep gas as the optimal weapon to fight crime without causing undue harm. But when his journal detailing all his failed and far more deadly formulas is stolen, the Sandman must hunt down the thief and the people in the shadows pulling the strings! Cool vintage 1930s story with excellent artwork. - Bud DC Comics, 2024....More. Item Code: WESDO Soft Cover, 7x10, 136pg, Full Color $16.99 |
| Here’s more of Wesley Dodds in Sandman Mystery Theatre, the Golden Age archives (on sale), and of course Neil Gaiman’s new take on the character, several of which are also on sale. |
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THE AGENT By Mathieu Gabella. Art by Fernando Dagnino. Welcome to a world where it is better to wear an amulet than a bulletproof vest and where a simple curse by email can destroy you more surely than a bomb. Between thriller, espionage, and fantasy, Mathieu Gabella and DC Comics artist Fernando Dagnino (Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League) present a powerful adventure! Our young narcotics agent is about to find out she's a witch, and there's a world of supernatural power around her... Ablaze, 2024....More. Item Code: AGENS Soft Cover, 7x10, 144pg, Full Color $19.99 |
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KORAK AT THE EARTH'S CORE Includes bonus trading card while supplies last. By Win Scott Eckert. Cover by E. M. Gist. A brand-new Super-Arc in the groundbreaking Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe series launches with Korak at the Earth’s Core by Win Scott Eckert! All three novels of the Dead Moon are written by Eckert and encompass an epic, interconnected saga featuring the daring family members of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ legendary Lord of the Jungle in the savage inner world of Pellucidar. ERB Inc., 2024....More. Item Code: KORAT Soft Cover, 6x9, 274pg, Text Only $21.95 |
| The hardcover of this will be here in October [KORATH. $36.95]. Here’s more of the latest from ERB Inc. |
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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.
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PS Artbooks Archives |
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THE BLACK TERROR Volume 1 Hardcover Collects the BT stories from Exciting Comics #9-20, 1941-42. Highly Recommended. By Richard Hughes. Art by David Gabrielsen, Elmer Wexler, et al. One of the most iconic superheros of the Golden Age is finally collected. His costume is one of the most striking of any in the 1940s. Issues #12 and #13 feature bondage covers, and most are classic World War II covers. With his origin in Nedor's Exciting #9, we have here all of his very first appearances. He also got his own title which lasted 27 issues, from the end of 1942 to 1949. PS Artbooks, 2024. ...More. Item Code: BLAT01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $52.99 |
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THE AVENGER Volume 1 Hardcover Collects The Avenger #1-4, 1955 and The Killers #1, 1947 (L.B. Cole cover). Recommended. A rare 1955 superhero that predates the start of the Silver Age! The Avenger was created by Dick Ayers, Bob Powell, and renowned writer Gardner Fox. Wealthy scientist Roger Wright became a super-hero to avenge the death of his brother, tortured and killed by Soviet agents. The Avenger had no powers, but he had his own inventions to fall back on, most notably his VTOL aircraft known as the Starjet and Dissolver pistol. And a lovely assistant! PS Artbooks, 2024. ...More. |
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GHOST RIDER Volume 3 Hardcover Collects Ghost Rider #6-14, 1953-54; and Calico Kid stories from Tim Holt #5-9, 1949. Highly Recommended. The original pre-code Ghost Rider, with great western stories tinged with horror elements. Issue #6 has a loco weed story; #8 a drug use story; in #10 he fights a pseudo-Frankenstein character; #12 has a bondage and one-eyed devil cover; #14 is the last issue in the series, although Ghost Rider also appeared in several other ME titles, like Tim Holt. PS Artbooks, 2024. ...More. |
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| Volumes 1 and 2 in hardcover and softcover are in stock now, same $32.99 and $52.99. |
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FORBIDDEN WORLDS Volume 20 Collects #117-121, 1964. Highly Recommended. By Richard Hughes. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger et al. The glorious Forbidden Worlds series in the ever popular softee format, features more wonderful fantasy and supernatural and sci-fi tales. Art by Chic Stone, Tom Hickey, Pete Costanza, Bob Standish, Bob Jenney, Bob Standish and Ed Ashe. PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: FOR20 Soft Cover, 7x10, 180pg, Full Color $32.99 |
| Here are back volumes, and sister publication Adventures Into the Unknown, all available as softcover editions. |
New PS Facsimile Editions |
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WHIZ COMICS #23 Facsimile Edition From October 1941. Highly Recommended. Along with Captain Marvel and the other Whiz regulars, Whiz Comics #23 is notable for featuring the debut of Ibis the Invincible, created by writer Bill Parker and artist C.C. Beck. Ibis was a magician who possessed a magical amulet that granted him various powers, including super strength, flight, and the ability to cast spells. Ibis the Invincible became one of Fawcett Comic's popular characters, appearing in numerous issues of Whiz Comics and later getting his own title. PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: WHIZ23 Comic, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $15.99 |
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WHIZ COMICS #26 Facsimile Edition From January 1942. Wartime cover. Highly Recommended. Art by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. A new adventure of Captain Marvel, "The Amazing Trip into Time." This issue features a mix of action, adventure, and humor, with 64 pages of CM and his regular back-up strips: Dr. Voodoo, Ibis the Invincible, Spy Smasher, Golden Arrow, Lance O'Casey, a text story about Hercules, and great Fawcett house ads. PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: WHIZ26 Comic, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $15.99 |
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WHIZ COMICS #34 Facsimile Edition From September 1942. Highly Recommended. Art by C. C. Beck et al. Captain Marvel in a new story with the "3 Lieutenant Marvels," "Unite to Fight." Plus Dr. Voodoo, Ibis the Invincible, Spy Smasher, Golden Arrow, Lance O’Casey, a text story "Three Fathoms Deep,"and more, including Fawcett house ads. PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: WHIZ34 Comic, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $15.99 |
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CAPTAIN 3D #1 Facsimile Edition From 1953. Highly Recommended. By Joe Simon. Art by Jack Kirby. Created by masters Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, Captain 3D is one of the first 3D comic books to be created in the pre-code era. This one shot comic is sure to captivate and transport you into the world of 3D. 3D glasses included! PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: CAPT01 Comic, 7x10, 36pg, Full Color $17.99 |
| More vintage issues of Whiz are available: #2, 16 and 24. Captain Marvel #17 (wartime painted cover) and #18 (painted cover and first Mary Marvel) are all available at $15.99 each. Click here for all new facsimile editions from PS. |
2025 Calendars |
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THE ART OF OLIVIA Featuring Bettie Page 2025 Calendar Highly Recommended. Art by Olivia De Berardinis. Art by Olivia De Berardinis. A year's worth of delectable pinups to enliven your existence, including brand new works and TWO, not one but two images on each opened set of pages. Featuring cheesecake queen Bettie Page and a host of international models. Each gatefold opens up to include a second girl worked around the month's dates. No full nudity but darn close—it doesn't get any sexier than this! Always one of our bestselling calendars, Olivia is the leading pin-up artist today. Ozone, 2024. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: OLI25 Calendar, 12x12, 24pg, Full Color $17.99 |
| Click here for all calendars now in stock. We have many more coming in each week from now through October. We should have the Charles Vess calendar again, and Omar Rayyan’s signed calendar rolled in today, and will be featured next week. |
Adult Rare Books List |
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Last week we added over 60 new adult rare books titles. Lots of erotic art, sketchbooks and photography books. Click here to see the full list on a separate webpage. We only have one copy of these titles, so act now. If you click on an item and it doesn't come up, it's sold out. We still have over 300 rare book titles that were discounted in August by 20%, many of them for mature readers. Here are the various categories of those books on sale indefinitely. Graphic Novels ~ Photography ~ Comic Book Collections Art & Illustration ~ Pin-Up & Erotic Art ~ Comic Book Archives
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John Cassaday 1971-2024 The renowned artist passed away September 9th. He was awarded Eisner Awards in 2005 and 2006 and the Eagle Award. Artist, writer, and television director, he was best known for his work on the critically acclaimed Planetary with writer Warren Ellis, Astonishing X-Men with Joss Whedon, Captain America with John Ney Rieber, and Star Wars with Jason Aaron. Both Marvel Comics and DC Comics include many of Cassaday's iconic images in their marketing, and in their art and poster book collections. A self-taught illustrator, Cassaday listed his influences as NC Wyeth and classic pulp magazine art, among others.
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Upcoming shows We’ll be at OAF-Con in Norman, Oklahoma the first weekend in October. Then we have a new one-day vintage show in Folsom, California on October 20. And then we’ll be at the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair the last week of the month. Find out more online and watch for our new SHOWS page that will be up on our website soon.
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Illustrators Quarterly Special Warren American Artists This is a super impressive new volume — large, lots of pages, amazing wonderful art from the entire careers of each of the Warren artists. We have sold out our first shipment, but we are now assured we have more copies due in about 10 weeks. Reserve a copy now, this is a limited edition and it’s possible this will be our last shipment.
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We have just 20 copies left of the 50 copies allotted to us from the 950-copy edition. Act now. Great news, Mark will be signing 200 bookplates for us, so we will include these free with both the hardcover AND softcover edition, while they last. You can reserve a copy of any of the three editions now. Save $10 off the publication price for both hardcover and softcover edition orders placed BEFORE Oct 1.
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Taschen The best-selling $200 Frazetta edition is now available from the publisher in an unlimited new printing. However, we still have copies of the limited edition first printing, each one individually numbered. For a very limited time, we’re offering this at $25 off cover price. It has our highest recommendation. The special limited (1000 copies) edition [FANWFD. $650] is also still in stock as I write this. Click here for more from Taschen: The History of EC Comics, Masterpieces of Fantasy Art (now $30) and much more. ~Bud
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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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