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Studio Ghibli! Eric Drooker’s unusual GN, Naked City. Taschen’s Star Wars Archives now $100. Marvel’s Conan from the beginning. Creepy 8, Terry Moore Signed, Ghost Rider, Frank Miller’s Pandora, The Last Mermaid, Charles Vess 2025, The Shadow and Robert E. Howard warehouse finds… |
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GHIBLIVERSE STUDIO Ghibli Beyond the Films |
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NAKED CITY A young singer poses for a painter who has shifted from landscapes to nudes, and both of them learn a thing or two about the purpose of art and the meaning of success. The original graphic novel Naked City takes us inside the head of native New York artist, Eric Drooker (frequent cover artist for The New Yorker). His award-winning graphic novels — beginning with Flood — have charted new terrain for the form, and Blood Song is soon to be a major motion picture. An epic meditation on art and life. Dark Horse. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: NAKECH Hard Cover, 7x9, 336pg, Full Color |
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| STAR WARS ARCHIVES EPISODES IV-VI 1977-1983 By Paul Duncan. Star Wars exploded onto our cinema screens in 1977, and the world has not been the same since. After watching depressing and cynical movies throughout the early 1970s, audiences enthusiastically embraced the positive energy of the Star Wars universe as they followed moisture farmer Luke Skywalker on his journey through a galaxy far, far away, meeting extraordinary characters like mysterious hermit Obi-Wan Kenobi, space pirates Han Solo and Chewbacca, loyal droids C-3PO and R2-D2, bold Princess Leia and the horrific Darth Vader, servant of the dark, malevolent Emperor. Taschen, 2024....More. Item Code: STARW77H Hard Cover, 13x10, 604pg, Partial Color |
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Comics Archives |
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CONAN THE BARBARIAN The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 1 Highly Recommended. Writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith brought Robert E. Howard’s iconic creation to four-color life with work that set new standards for comic book storytelling. This oversized Omnibus begins an historic series of collections of the original 1970 Conan the Barbarian comic book series with each issue painstakingly restored to match the majesty of the original editions. In these early exploits, a young Conan ventures from his homeland for the first time, honing his skills as a thief, mercenary, pirate and above all, warrior! 776 pages of the very first Conan comics ever. Titan, 2023....More. Item Code: CONOC01H Hard Cover, 7x11, 776pg, Full Color |
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CREEPY ARCHIVES Volume 8 Collects #37-41. Now available in a value-priced paperback edition, Creepy Archives Volume 8 features the best in gruesomely gorgeous tales of horror, fantasy, and science fiction from a capable cadre of celebrated storytellers including Tom Sutton, Steve Skeates, Wally Wood, T. Casey Brennan, Ernie Colón, and many more. Dark Horse, 2024....More. Item Code: CRE08 Soft Cover, 8x11, 312pg, Partial Color |
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THE REALLY COMPLETE PARADISE TOO By Terry Moore Special Hardcover Signed Signed! Recommended. Before Terry Moore launched his comic book career with Strangers In Paradise, he spent years honing his ideas and artistic chops drawing comic strips. Katchoo, Francine, David and more were all developed in comic strip formats that never saw the light of day until they were finally published in a limited comic book series titled Paradise TOO in 2010 with a tiny print run. There is more, way more than would fit into the original book. Terry continues to draw, draw, draw and the cartoons keep coming! It was decided that it’s time for a new book collecting the best of the original and new work! Abstract Studio, 2024....More. Item Code: RECPHS Hard Cover, 344pg, Full Color $50.00 |
| Also available in softcover and also signed by Terry. [RECPS. $30]. Here are more books from Terry, all signed. |
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MARVEL MASTERWORKS GHOST RIDER Volume 6 Collects #63-73, and Avengers #214, 1981-82. Johnny Blaze’s ability to control the unrelenting demonic power of the Ghost Rider is starting to fail — and when the Spirit of Vengeance can range free, his wrath will know no limits! Villains from the overly ocular Orb to Azmodeus don’t know what’s coming for them. Here's the beginning of the creative runs of fan-favorite writers Roger Stern and J.M. DeMatteis and high-octane artist Bob Budiansky! They rejuvenated the series, bringing higher stakes, even more suspenseful storytelling and classic moments for every horror-hero fan to love: Ghost Rider goes to confession! The Freakmaster! Killer clowns! And a demon-biker ready to burn rubber and mete out the vengeance of hell! Marvel, 2024....More. Item Code: MMG06H Hard Cover, 7x10, 304pg, Full Color |
| Here’s more Ghost Rider, including the original 1950’s cowboy hero by Dick Ayers. Which I particularly like, it was a fun strip. A horror western from the pre-code days. |
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CRYPTOLOGY #1 Recommended. Editor Peter Normanton has exhumed the worst Horror Comics excesses of the 1950s: Killer “B” movies to die for, Fall of the House of Usher, skirmishes between the Addams Family and The Munsters, with Warren magazine frontispieces by this issue’s cover artist Bernie Wrightson, Hammer Time's film review, and Atlas' pre-code covers. TwoMorrows, 2024....More. Item Code: CRY01 Magazine, 8x11, 84pg, Partial Color $10.95 |
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ALTER EGO #190 Recommended. Edited by Roy Thomas. In #190, "It’s a Jungle Comic Out There!" as Mitch Maglio, historian of the Fiction House group, examines vintage jungle heroes from Kaänga to Ka-Zar... from She to Sheena... not to mention Rulah, Frank Buck, Jo-Jo/Congo King, Lorna, Jungle Jim, Princess Pantha, Congo Bill, Dorothy Lamour, Thun’da, Cave Girl, and, oh yes, Tarzan of the Apes! TwoMorrows, 2024....More. Item Code: AE190 Magazine, 8x11, Partial Color $10.95 |
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BACK ISSUE #155 Recommended. Edited by Michael Eury. This issue is Haunted! Revisit the Bronze Age’s House of Mystery, House of Secrets, Unexpected, Marvel’s failed horror anthologies, Haunted Tank, Eerie Publications, House II adaptation, Elvira’s House of Mystery, & more. Chills and thrills courtesy of Neal Adams, Mike W. Barr, Dick Giordano, Sam Glanzman, Robert Kanigher, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Joe Orlando, Steranko, Bernie Wrightson, and more. TwoMorrows, 2024....More. Item Code: BA155 Magazine, 8x11, 84pg, Partial Color $10.95 |
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COMIC BOOK CREATOR #36 Recommended. Edited by Jon B. Cooke. The life, art, and legacy of Tom Palmer is celebrated with a retrospective and career-spanning interview with the late inker extraordinaire, plus tributes from an array of comics pros, compiled by Greg Biga. Plus a chat with great cartoonist Lee Marrs, from her start assisting on Little Orphan Annie, to hilarious work for DC's Plop!, to breaking into the underground with Pudge, Girl Blimp, as well as forging her own path in the comics scene. TwoMorrows, 2024....More. Item Code: CBCR36 Magazine, 8x11, 84pg, Partial Color $10.95 |
| Find back issues of Alter Ego, Back Issue and Comic Book Creator here. |
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FRANK MILLER'S PANDORA BOOK Volume 1 Art by Emma Kubert. Annabeth is an endlessly curious fifteen-year-old girl. Unpopular at school, unhappy at home, and struggling to feel like she belongs, everything changes for her when she stumbles across a flower-shaped relic with the power to warp reality. Determined to change her dissatisfying everyday life, Annabeth uses her newfound powers to transform the world around her—and as she does, she sows the seeds of impending chaos in her wake. From legendary creator Frank Miller comes a dark, modern-day fairy tale about a teenage girl searching for a perfect world. But all is not what it seems . . . Abrams, 2024....More. Item Code: FMPAN01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 208pg, Full Color $24.99 |
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THE LAST MERMAID BOOK 01 Collects #1-6. The Last Mermaid is a post-apocalyptic adventure perfect for fans of lush, animation-style artwork like that of Isola, Low, and classic Miyazaki. A lone mermaid roams an endless wasteland on a quest beyond reason. To press ever onward, she must survive the interminable stretches between tiny pockets of water, roaming bands of cybernetic cannibals and fearsome mutant beasts. What propels her forward to take such a risk? And who is that cloaked figure watching her from afar...? Image Comics, 2024. ...More. Item Code: LASME01 Soft Cover, 8x9, 160pg, Full Color $14.99 |
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THE SHADOW SCRAPBOOK Very limited number. Warehouse Find. Recommended. By Walter B. Gibson.The complete story behind the mysterious Shadow of pulp magazine and radio fame compiled by the man who wrote many of the original pulp adventures. Packed with great artwork, images of collectible items, comics, premiums, advertisements, radio show ephemera and much more. A classic, and our copies are as close to new as you’ll ever see. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. Out of print....More. Item Code: SHADSC Soft Cover, 8x11, 162pg, Text/Partial Color $45.00 |
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BLOOD OF THE GODS By Robert E. Howard Warehouse Find, less than 10 available. Limited, 1,000. Recommended. Due to different copyright laws in Canada and the US this book was not made available to USA retailers. This collects these short stories: Country of the Knife (originally in Complete Stories, 1936) and from the pulp Top Notch 1934-35: Blood of the Gods, Daughter of Erlik Khan, and Swords of Shahrazar. Girasol, 2005. Out of print. ...More. Item Code: BLOGOD Soft Cover, 6x9, 222pg, Text Only $35.00 |
| Here’s more Howard and more about The Shadow. Click here to see more Warehouse Finds. |
2025 Calendars |
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CHARLES VESS NEVERLAND 2025 Calendar Signed Signed & Limited. Highly Recommended! The limited edition Neverland calendar features high resolution artwork revolving around the story of Peter Pan, which Charles recently produced as a high-end, limited edition from Conversation Tree Press (we could not carry it as they don't wholesale their limited editions but Anne bought one for herself and it's gorgeous). The calendar combines art from book illustrations and theatre productions. It measures a generous 11x17 inches in size and is printed on heavy weight recycled paper, spiral-bound with 12 beautiful illustrations. Charles Vess, 2024....More. Item Code: CV25 Wirebound, 11x17, 24pg, Full Color $30.00 |
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Z-RATED 2025 Calendar For years, Zenescope's NSFW covers have been the holy grail among die-hard Zenescope enthusiasts, and many of these are on display here. Featuring artists Eric Basaldua, John Royle, Elias Chatzoudis, and Paul Green, who contributes his own art to the collection with a bonus topless centerfold. This is their first adult calendar of this type.Zenescope, 2024. Mature Readers. ...More. Item Code: ZR25 12x12, 24pg, Full Color $29.99 |
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GRIMM FAIRY TALES 2025 Calendar Recommended. A cool specialty calendar from Zenescope. Celebrating the lasting impact of their flagship comic book series, the Grimm title, 12 memorable Zenescope covers from the last two decades, plus a bonus centerfold by Dawn McTeigue. All ages images but all nonetheless sexy, voluptuous heroines and bad girls. Zenescope, 2024. ...More. Item Code: GFT25 12x12, 24pg, Full Color $19.99 |
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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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On Tuesday we sent out our latest clearance sale with over 100 items newly reduced. You can see the email on our blog, or you can search OCTSALE to se the full list of items that were put on sale this month. Click on AUGSALE and SEPTSALE to see the entire listings for the previous two months. Click here for more Sale Items that will be included in upcoming sale lists. Plus you can see the newest editions to our Closeout section, including bargain Imperfect Editions. |
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EC COVERS Artisan Edition Hurt New smaller, attractively priced edition. Our Highest Recommendation. EC Comics, under the guidance of publisher Bill Gaines, was — according to the editor of this collection — the greatest line of comics ever done. This once-in-a-lifetime Artist's Edition collects more than 140 EC covers by their best and brightest talents. This edition includes: Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Graham Ingles, Johnny Craig, Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, and more. Each cover has been shot from the original art, scanned in color, enabling the reader to see all the subtle little nuances that make original art unique. Blue pencil notations, zip-a-tone, whiteout, all of these and more are clearly visible. IDW, 2024. Condition: Bumped corners and some possible water damage....More. Item Code: ECCARTR Soft Cover, 8x12, 160pg, b&w |
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ALLEY OOP THE FIRST TIME-TRAVEL ADVENTURES 1939-1942 Hurt Reprints all dailies from 1939 to 1942. Highly Recommended. Foreword by Michael H. Price, apprentice to V.T. Hamlin! Never before collected: four years of rare Alley Oop Daily Strips! Alley Oop's time-traveling adventures begin! Join Alley as he fights in the Trojan War, joins Ulysses' Odyssey, visits Cleopatra's Egypt, sails the Spanish Main, plunges into World War II, and more! You've seen the Sunday pages; now enjoy the daily strips, all featuring the time-travel stories, from the very beginning. Beautifully restored from 1939-1942 in this oversize and impressively thick hardcover. Acoustic Learning, 2024. Condition: Bumped corners. Rush Service and International shipping would require an additional charge....More. Item Code: ALLEFTHR Hard Cover, 10x13, 424pg, Full Color |
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ETERNAL WARRIOR CLASSIC Omnibus Volume 1 Hurt 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) and others come together for the first omnibus collection of Valiant's 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. 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, Armstrong. Valiant Entertainment, 2024. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: ETERW01HR Hard Cover, 8x11, 912pg, Full Color |
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THE MAN WHO LEAPT THROUGH FILM The Art of Mamoru Hosoda Hurt An illustrated overview of writer/director/animator Mamoru Hosoda's Academy Award-nominated movies and career, including previously unpublished storyboards, background paintings, character designs, and concept art. Written by renowned animation critic and historian Charles Solomon (The Art of WolfWalkers) and featuring exclusive interviews — this is the ultimate companion piece to Hosoda's work. Abrams, 2022. Out of Print. Condition: Lightly bumped corners....More. Item Code: MANWLHR Hard Cover, 10x12, 272pg, Full Color |
| See all of our blemished books, at 40% and 50% off for a small dent or scuff. We also have unblemished as-new copies of all of these books. |
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JAMES BOND 007 Your Cold, Cold Heart Signed! It kills without trace. Puts unspeakable power in the hands of a madman. Buried in its chemical formula is the means of ending the worldwide balance of power. MI6 thought they controlled it — but in fact, British Intelligence have now fallen victim to a decades-old conspiracy, reaching back into the mists of the Cold War. Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher, Battlefields, The Punisher) joins artist Rapha Lobosco (James Bond: Black Box) to present this special hardcover volume of James Bond 007: Your Cold, Cold Heart, collecting the complete six-issue series marking ten years of Dynamite publishing James Bond comics, and featuring a complete cover gallery by cover artist Dave Johnson (100 Bullets, Superman: Red Son, Deadpool)." Dynamite, 2024. Due: Nov....More. Item Code: JAMBCHS Hard Cover, 144pg, Full Color $49.99 |
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NEXUS NEWSPAPER STRIPS Volume 2 The Battle for Thuneworld This collects a five-part miniseries by Steve Rude. Nexus, a cosmic hero, must rebuild his world after a brush with a planet-eating menace. While facing this monumental task, a mysterious crash landing and a missing friend pull him into a thrilling adventure. Packed with action, shocking reveals, and a final showdown against a monstrous enemy, this collection is a must-read for comic fans. All art and writing are by Steve Rude, who revives Nexus in a classic comic book style. Rude Dude, 2024. Due: Dec....More. Item Code: NEX02 Soft Cover, 9x12, 144pg, Full Color |
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NEXUS NEWSPAPER STRIPS Volume 2 The Battle for Thuneworld Limited Edition Variant cover. Limited, 500. This collects a five-part miniseries by Steve Rude. Nexus, a cosmic hero, must rebuild his world after a brush with a planet-eating menace. While facing this monumental task, a mysterious crash landing and a missing friend pull him into a thrilling adventure. Packed with action, shocking reveals, and a final showdown against a monstrous enemy, this collection is a must-read for comic fans. All art and writing are by Steve Rude, who revives Nexus in a classic comic book style. Rude Dude, 2024. Due: Dec....More. Item Code: NEX02D Soft Cover, 9x12, 144pg, Full Color $39.99 |
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25 plus titles added this week! Click here to see these on our website. Most have only one in stock, so if you see something you like, grab it fast! We reduced another 300 titles by 20%. You can get a look at these items by clicking here. 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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Marvel Comics Library Avengers Volume 2 1965-1967 XXL This XXL from Taschen just came in the door today, but too late to make it into this email. We'll have a full listing of this next week, but you can order your copy now! Click here for all the Taschen Marvel Comics Libraries: Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, and Silver Surfer.
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| OAF-Con folks, L to R: Rick Payne, Bud, Steve Fears, Paul McSpadden, John Wooley, Buddy Saunders, Larry Bigman. Sitting is Robert Brown. Most of us here first met in 1969 at the first Houston Con. My buddies and I drove there from San Jose when I was 17, our very first comic book convention. |
We just attended the OAF-Con, in Norman Oklahoma (OAF is the Oklahoma Alliance of Fans). The show went just fine. We saw many friends, sold old and new books, and then our friend Buddy Saunders aka Mycomicshop bought all the rest of of my old comics. Roger Hill was a beloved member of the OAF gang, so we had a very nice memorial for him. I spoke briefly about the huge contribution Roger made to all of us with his superb books on Reed Crandall, John Severin, Matt Fox and coming up, we think he finished ones on Johnny Craig and perhaps something on Jack Davis! Stay tuned! I found lots of fun things to bring home; and on the drive down to Texas, we hit an old style bookstore and found a wonderful batch of nice condition pulps. Just like we used to in the old days! We drove to Arlington, Texas to visit Buddy and Judy Saunders who, with their son Conan and 140 employees!!! …run Mycomicshop.com — details and pictures next week! ~Bud |
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