Heavy Metal #2, Richard Corben’s Rowlf, Arthur Rackham, Conan, King of Spies Deluxe, Paul Pope, Knight of Darkness, Blackhawk and more!

Heavy Metal #2; A brand new Conan story, late in his life, which I quite like so far; a new Corben Library release, Rowlf; Arthur Rackham; King of Spies Deluxe; Paul Pope now in hardcover; Will Murray’s second Shadow history, Knight of Darkness. A new Blackhawk and other PS books. News and Notes! Quite a bit is coming in October; reserve copies now since it may be a busy holiday season and some items will undoubtedly sell out.

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Heavy Metal #2

Brom Cover- HM02B	Patrick Reilly Cover - HM02P	Janevsky Cover - HM02J
HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE #2 Heavy Metal magazine is back! Heavier than ever! Issue #2 brings the world's greatest illustrated magazine back to the forefront of comics. One of the magazine's original legends, Enki Bilal continues with his acclaimed BUG series. Burton & Cyb returns by Antonio Segura and Jose Ortiz. Janevsky's cult sci-fi heroine, "Sixella" continues. Guido Crepax' classic character Valentina returns by Sergio Gerasi. Writing duo Leah Moore and John Reppion will pen Taarna's ongoing adventures, with art from Anna Morozova. The sword wielding warrior "Gladiatrix" returns for Part 2 of an ongoing adventure; by John Stanisci (Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond). Also featuring: Fernando Dagnino brings another sci-fi short. The return of classic strips The Bus by Paul Kirchner and June 2050. "Millstone" by Michael Conrad (Hello Darkness, In Bloom) and Ilias Kyriazis (Collapser, What We Wished For). "Harry Canyon" by Duke Mighten. Jon Wayshak delivers another Cyberpunk horror tale. Justin Jordan and ELGO deliver "Bug Hunt", an outer space tale of terror and gore. Tim Vigil and David Quinn give us "Primeval" and much more! Heavy Metal, 2025. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: HM02B, HM02P, HM02J Magazine, 8x11, 200pg, Partial Color $14.99

The first issue is still available with three different covers, although we are temporarily sold out on the Hildebrandt. More coming.

Frank Frazetta- HM01F	Greg Hildebrandt Cover - HM01G	David Palumbo Cover - HM01D
HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE #1 Highly Recommended. Heavy Metal Magazine is back! Heavier than ever! more a book than a magazine, with a massive 232 pages of art, stories, special features and more. This relaunch brings the world's greatest illustrated magazine back to the forefront of comics. One of the magazine's original line-up of legends, Enki Bilal returns with the English language adaptation of his acclaimed BUG series. Michael Conrad (Hello Darkness, In Bloom) teams Greek comics legend, Ilias Kyriazis (Collapser, What We Wished For), for an all-new series entitled Millstone. The outrageous Burton & Cyb returns with "Poor Monsters" by Antonio Segura and Jose Ortiz, as well as Vicente Segrelles' classic, The Mercenary. The English language debut of Janevsky's cult sci-fi heroine, Sixella. Guido Crepax' classic character Valentina returns by the hands of writer/artist Sergio Gerasi. Artist profile on Greg Hildebrandt. Includes 14 Variant Covers. Heavy Metal, 2025. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: HM01F, HM01G, HM01D Magazine, 8x11, 230pg, Partial Color $14.99

CONAN SONGS OF THE SLAIN Recommended. By Tim Lebbon. Art by Juan Alberto Hernansez. From Titan Books, a brand new prose adventure of Robert E. Howard's Conan by a NY Times bestselling author whose work, The Silence, is currently on Netflix. When the Cimmerian is a 20-year-old prisoner of war, on the verge of death, he makes a promise to a fellow prisoner, Baht Tann. Conan would grant a favor, wherever and whenever Tann called it in. The men escaped, parted ways and after a life filled with violence and tumult, Conan became King of Aquilonia. Married with a child and presiding over a period of peace and stability, Conan's sword has been sheathed for too long. When a wounded Baht Tann arrives in Aquilonia, his wife has been murdered, and his two children kidnapped. He asks Conan to save his children and avenge his wife. It will be a perilous journey, chasing men with no honor — and Conan leaves without hesitation. Titan, 2025....More. Item Code: CONSLH Hard Cover, 6x9, 304pg, Text/b&w $28.99

Here's more Conan, including foreign editions, the latest graphic novels, and related items.

ARTHUR RACKHAM MASTERPIECES OF ART Bargain Priced. Recommended. By Joseph Simas. Victorian born illustrator and artist Arthur Rackham influenced much of the book and commercial illustration art of the first half of the 20th Century. The impish detail of his hundreds of drawings brought humor, pathos and romance to fairy stories and classic tales, from the Brothers Grimm and Peter Pan to his exquisite work on Alice in Wonderland. His water-color work and the graceful power of his ink and line work influenced the Golden Age illustrators of the 1920s, through to the pulps of Weird Tales, and the comic book artists of today, including Michael Kaluta, Charles Vess and others. 21-page illustrated career overview by Simas. Flame Tree, 2025....More. Item Code: ARRAMH Hard Cover, 8x9, 128pg, Full Color $19.99

Here's more by Arthur Rackham.

KING OF SPIES Library Edition Collects #1-4, 2021. In a deluxe, oversized hardcover for the first time. By Mark MillarArt by Matteo Scalera. Looking like a bearded and aging Sean Connery as James Bond, this is the story of the world's greatest secret agent, who has just six months to live. Can he make up for a lifetime of bad decisions? He's been propping up an unfair system for over forty years. He has nothing to lose when he turns his guns on everyone who ever made a buck creating the mess we're in right now: Presidents, Popes and prime ministers he knows deserve to die! A lifetime of experience makes him almost impossible to catch. Who is the one man who might be able to take him down? His estranged son, eager to destroy him after Roland abandoned both him and his mother many years ago. Dark Horse, 2025....More. Item Code: KINSLH Hard Cover, 8x12, 152pg, Full Color $49.99 $45.99

PULP HOPE 2 The Art of Paul Pope Hardcover Massive 10×13 size, 340 pages in full color. Recommended. Updated, premium format new edition. Never before seen art and brand new previously unavailable material. New York Times bestselling cartoonist Paul Pope has worked with companies and clients including Kodansha, Nike, Disney, Image, DC, Marvel, and the British Film Institute. A critical and commercial icon, his influences include European, Japanese, and American comics traditions, while his own impact is undeniable across generations of artists. Boom!/Archaia, 2025....More. Item Code: PULARH Hard Cover, 10x13, 336pg, Partial Color $59.99

Also available in softcover, same size and page count [PULAR. $39.99].

ALSO AVAILABLE ESCAPO By Paul Pope Closeout Price! Afterword by Paul Pope. From 2014, first time available from us. Like a feverish mash-up of Fellini films, Heavy Metal magazine, and classic Jack Kirby comics, Paul Pope's Escapo tells the tale of a circus escape artist extraordinaire, who can escape from any situation — even from Death himself! However, there is one force even more powerful than the Reaper which Escapo must face. Originally published in 1999 and long out of print, the new Z2 edition of Escapo is fully colored and redesigned in the French BD format, featuring over 50 pages of bonus content. Z2 Comics, 2014....More. Item Code: ESCAH Hard Cover, 8x11, 160pg, Full Color $24.99 $14.99

Only five copies left at this sale price. Here is more by Paul Pope.

The Richard Corben Library

ROWLF AND OTHER FANTASY STORIES BY RICHARD CORBEN From 1971, '72 and '80. Highly Recommended. Richard Corben's fantasy masterpiece, inspired by Beauty and the Beast and long out-of-print, is finally collected as part of the new Richard Corben Library from Dark Horse. All are matching hardcovers in jacket with metallic foil covers. A trilogy of werewolf stories, Rowlf mixes high fantasy with dystopian science fiction. It is the first masterpiece in Corben's long career. Also here: The Beast of Wolfton and its sequel The Spirit of the Beast, ironic love stories of a werewolf family. The book closes with a poignant free adaptation of one of the Japanese legends by Lafcadio Hearn called The Story of Oteg. All packaged in a beautiful new printing with meticulously restored artwork and featuring a new introduction by Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away). Plus page after page of previously unpublished even earlier work! Dark Horse, 2025. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: ROWLFH Hard Cover, 8x11, 128pg, Partial Color $39.99 $36.99

ALSO AVAILABLE RICHARD CORBEN'S DIMWOOD Corben’s final, never before published graphic novel! Recommended. By Richard Corben with Jose Villarrubia. Introduction by Joe Lansdale. This special edition collects the never before published graphic novel Dimwood, and also features bonus material, restorations and an epilogue from long-time Corben collaborator Jose Villarrubia, letters by Nate Piekos of Blambot, and an introduction by Joe Lansdale, all presented in a gorgeous hardcover with a dust jacket. In the dense forest of Dimwood, a young woman returns to her family home after many years’ absence. Xera has gaping holes in her memories of her childhood. In Dimwood Mansion, with its decaying, labyrinthine levels, she seeks the missing pieces of her past and makes connections with mysterious disappearances and gruesome murders in this original gothic tale, Corben’s final graphic novel!! Minor nudity. Violence. Dark Horse, 2025. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: DIMWH Hard Cover, 8x11, 136pg, Full Color $39.99 $36.99

Click here or on the banner up top for more Corben!

The Shadow

KNIGHT OF DARKNESS The Legend of the Shadow Highly Recommended. By Will Murray. Art by Michael Wm Kaluta et al. New cover by Joe DeVito. Back cover by Michael Wm Kaluta. This collection of articles and interviews is the companion volume to previous releases, Master of Mystery: The Rise of The Shadow. But here the emphasis is on The Shadow in other media: comic books and film. Includes two in-depth interviews with Shadow creator Walter B. Gibson, as well as an extensive conversation with Universal's Shadow screenwriter, David Koepp. Well-illustrated by Michael Kaluta (dozens of prelims and finished pieces, plus the full color back cover of the jacket), Frank Hamilton and Colton Worley. Independently published, 2025....More. Item Code: KNIGDH Hard Cover, 6x9, 328pg, Text/b&w $65.00

We have just two copies left of the companion volume, Dark Avenger: The Strange Saga of the Shadow Hardcover [DARAVH. $65]. However, we can bring more in if response warrants it.

PS Artbooks Archives

Item Code: STRA01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $52.99

STRANGE Volume 1 Collects #1-5, 1957-58. By Alex A. Blum and Iger Shop. From tiny company Ajax, here's an early post-code mystery and supernatural title. They offer very good covers and the artwork and stories are very much in the pre-code style. The Iger shop used the same artists that were doing Fiction House titles like Ghost, Jumbo, Wings and Sheena. There are even creepy and horror elements to the story, but without the overt blood and guts prevalent before the comics code. "Banshee Belle," " The Black Cloud," "The Phantom Archers," "Portrait of Greed," "Prisoner of the Shadows," "Strange Spirits," etc. PS Artbooks, 2025....More.

Item Code: STRA01H Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $32.99

BLACKHAWK Volume 16 Collects #80-84, 1954-55. Recommended. By Chuck Cuidera, Dick Dillin, Paul Gustavson, Dick Wood et al. Prime time for the team. There were monstrous machine menaces, such as "The Death Digger," "The Flying Flat-Top," "Giant Kites," "Man-Made Title Wave," "The Dreaded Brain Beam," "The Monster Dynamo". Black is"Trapped in the Kremlin," (it's the cold war, after all...lots of commies here). Plus "Twenty-Four Hours to Doom," "The End of Blackhawk Island," "Sea Monsters of Killer Shark," (a recurring bad guy), "Fang the Merciless" and more, including several lovely but deadly femmes fatales. PS Artbooks, 2025....More. Item Code: BLAC16 Soft Cover, 7x10, 180pg, Full Color $32.99

Here are all previous volumes. Sales have been strong, so for now we are trying to keep every single one of these in stock.

BAFFLING MYSTERIES Volume 3 Collects #15-19, 1953-54. By Lou Cameron, Gene Colan, Mike Sekowsky, Louis Zansky, Jim McLaughlin, Ken Rice, et al. Originally published by small but above average quality Ace Comics, who also did The Beyond, Web of Mystery, Super-Mystery, and Four Favorites from the early 1940s to 1955. This collection features complete stand alone stories much like the classic Twilight Zone TV series, but of course with a bit more terror, blood and gore since this was before the Comics Code. Excellent artwork by Lou Cameron, who was doing some amazing work here, some of the finest in pre-code comics. Two bondage covers. PS Artbooks, 2025....More. Item Code: BAFF03 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $32.99

Volume 1 is on sale but we have just five copies left [BAFF01. $32.99, $21.99]. Volume 2 is $32.99. These were first published in hardcover only, back in 2018-19. We no longer stock those. I love the Lou Cameron and Jim McLaughlin work here, and there are some classic horror covers. Ace Comics' sister title to this is The Beyond.

2026 Calendars

DINOSAURS THE ART OF SERGEY KRASOVSKIY 2026 Calendar Recommended. Ukrainian paleoartist Sergey Krasovskiy is one of the leaders in his field, incorporating the latest discoveries into his paintings. Giving shape to prehistoric beasts that no human eyes will ever see is an inspired art form that takes a unique combination of science and imagination. Includes details about each creature depicted. Full landscapes, excellent detail, rich colors. And wild, wild creatures that once ruled our earth!! Pomegranate, 2025....More. Item Code: DINS26 na, 12x12, 24pg, Full Color $16.99

Click here for others now in stock. Since I am retiring at the end of this year, we're going a little lighter than normal on calendars so we don't still have copies left when I'm no longer here. So get your copies early as we may be running out in November/December, earlier than normal.

Coming in October

Art Books

FUTURISTIC ROCKETS, ROBOTS & RAYGUNS OF SPACE AGE POP CULTURE Recommended. By Mark Voger (Monster Mash, Zowie!). Blast off to the Space Age, when the future was always bright! Futuristic is a full-color hardcover about a time of limitless possibilities... and anxieties. It covers all aspects of 1950s and 60s pop culture from the duck and cover era of the Cold War, the Space Race, the UFO Craze, and the 1969 moon landing. Read about the movies (The Day the Earth Stood Still, Invasion of the Body Snatchers), TV shows (Tom Corbett: Space Cadet, The Jetsons), and collectibles (robots, rockets, comic books, TV tie-ins) that had us looking to the stars. Also featured are interviews with such comic book creators as William Gaines, Joe Orlando, Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, and Larry Lieber about their sci-fi work, plus recollections from sci-fi movie stars (Kevin McCarthy, Peter Graves, Linda Harrison), TV cast members (from shows including Lost in Space, Star Trek, and The Invaders), and others. A graphically immersive experience written and designed by Mark Voger (Monster Mash, Zowie!), Futuristic is a time trip to a future that never exactly came to pass, but lives on vividly in our imaginations! TwoMorrows, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: FUTURH Hard Cover, 9x12, 192pg, Full Color $49.95 $44.95

Don't miss Rayguns and Rocketships: Vintage Science Fiction Book Cover Art [RAYGRH. $49.99, $44.99]. Now in a new revised edition.

THE HOLLYWOOD HISTORY OF ART By Christopher Frayling. Until now, there has never been a full-length book devoted to the fascinating story of artists as portrayed in Hollywood films. Based on years of archive research and interviews, this will appeal to museum and gallery goers, film buffs, art fans and of course those with fond memories of Kirk Douglas being attacked by crows, Charlton Heston swallowing a mouthful of paint as he frescoes the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Ed Harris dripping brushfuls of paint onto a huge canvas, and Salma Hayek being transported at speed in a four-poster bed to a contemporary art gallery in Mexico City. Reel Art Press, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: HOLHH Hard Cover, 9x12, 368pg, Full Color $95.00

MODERN AMERICANNESS The New Graphic Design in the United States 1890-1940 Venturing across five decades of American culture, this landmark book explores how modern graphic design emerged in the United States and how it became an intrinsic feature of the country's identity. Author and design professor Christopher Long tells this story in a wholly new way, exposing many long-forgotten figures and movements and resurrecting the debates and conceptions that were integral. In a series of deeply involving portraits of American artists and innovators who helped shape the very look of the modern age, Modern Americannesss offers a sweeping story of the country's visual culture and its distinctiveness across a variety of designed objects: magazine covers, food labels, event posters, chapbooks, advertisements, propaganda and much more. Kant, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: MODAMH Hard Cover, 9x11, 264pg, Full Color $75.00

Archives & Graphic Novels

MONSTRESS COMPENDIUM ONE Collects #1-48, 2018-23. Highly Recommended. Winner of SEVEN Eisner Awards, the Hugo, British Fantasy Award and even more prestigious awards!! The richly imagined world of Monstress is an alternate matriarchal 1900s Asia, with an art deco-infused steampunk aesthetic that's brimming with arcane dangers. Within it, a teenage girl struggles to overcome the trauma of war, a task that's made all the more difficult by her mysterious psychic link to an eldritch monster of tremendous power — a connection that will transform them both, and place them in the crosshairs of both human and otherworldly powers.Image Comics, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. Due: Oct. ...More. Item Code: MONSCO Soft Cover, 7x10, 1152pg, Full Color $59.99 $54.99

Nominated for the L.A. Times Book Prize and Eisner Award in the teen categories Winner of the International Literacy Association Young Adult Nonfiction Award Included in best-of-the-year lists from YALSA, Kirkus, School Library Journal, Booklist, the Boston Globe, the New York Public Library, the Beat, and more!

BIRDS OF PREY By Gail Simone Omnibus Volume 1 Collects Birds of Prey #56-90 and Secret Files #1. 2003-2006. Recommended. Art by Ed Benes. The beginning of Gail Simone s legendary run on this very special team of lady crimefighters! Black Canary, Huntress, and Oracle form an unstoppable team, facing off against criminal masterminds, deadly assassins, and threats that push them to their limits. From a high-stakes battle with the ruthless Savant to a life-changing encounter with Lady Shiva, the Birds navigate danger while forging unbreakable bonds along the way. DC Comics, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: BIRD01H Hard Cover, na, 968pg, Full Color $125.00 $110.00

We have two Birds of Prey graphic novels at deep discount: Fighters by Trade [BIRFI. $24.99, $7.50] just four copies left. And Whitewater [BIRW. $19.99, $7.50] just two copies left.

THE SPECTRE By John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake Omnibus Volume 1 Collects The Spectre #0-31 and more, 1986-95. Recommended. Writer John Ostrander and artist Tom Mandrake were already well-established in the comics world by 1992, following acclaimed and influential runs on Suicide Squad and Batman, respectively. In these tales from the 1990s, dead police detective Jim Corrigan tries to end his mission as the all-powerful but unforgiving Spectre. But the grisly crimes of a serial killer pulls him back into the battle for justice, and sends him on a trip to hell itself. And the enigmatic mystic known as Madame Xanadu tries to help Corrigan and his friends — but her help may lead one of them to commit suicide. A second volume will collect the balance of Ostrander & Mandrake's run. DC Comics, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: SPEC01H Hard Cover, na, 888pg, Full Color $125.00 $110.00

Here is more of The Spectre. First created by Jerry Siegel and the massively popular cover feature on DC's Golden Age title More Fun, he has always been a cut different than any other so-called superhero.

SWAMP THING By Len Wein and Kelley Jones Deluxe Edition Collects Swamp Thing #94, 100, new series #1-6 and more, 1990-2018. In 2015, Swamp Thing co-creator Len Wein returned to his beloved creation alongside Kelley Jones, the artist of iconic horror comics including Batman & Dracula: Red Rain, for Convergence: Swamp Thing #1-2. This partnership branched into a full six-issue Swamp Thing series, where the Guardian of the Green receives what seemed impossible: a chance to live again as the man he once was. This collection also includes Swamp Thing Winter Special, Wein s final Swamp Thing story, released posthumously and drawn by Jones. DC Comics, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: SWAMLWH Hard Cover, na, 432pg, Full Color $49.99 $44.99

Click here for more Swamp Thing.

Coming from PS Artbooks

MINUTE MAN Volume 1 Hardcover Collects stories from Master Comics #11-32, 1941-42. Recommended. By Charles Sultan, Phil Bard et al. Drawn by Charles Sultan, one of Fawcett's best artists. During World War II, Jack Weston is an army private in prime physical condition who dons a patriotic costume and becomes the Minute Man, a One Man Army! He fights enemy agents, including his nemesis femme fatale Illyria, Queen of the Spies, robot spies, ten foot tall Nazi monsters and agents of the Black Dragon Society. His double identity is known to his superior officer, General Milton, who sends the Minute Man on unsanctioned missions behind enemy lines. Classic wartime stories! Begins with his origin in Master Comics #11. He eventually got three issues of his own in 1941-42 and also ran in Master Comics #11-49. He also was a cover feature in America's Greatest Comics along with Captain Marvel and Bulletman, so Fawcett considered him one of their best WWII heroes. PS Artbooks. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: MINM01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 208pg, Full Color $52.99

This will also be available in softcover [MINM01. $32.99]. Click here for all the latest Fawcett Golden Age archives and facsimile editions.

CLASSIC HORROR COMICS Volume 11 Hardcover Collects Startling Terror Tales, Fantastic Comics c. 1954. Art by Rudy Palais, Max Elkan et al. Beginning with Startling Terror Tales, complete with classic L.B. Cole covers and tales such as "Footprint of Death", "The Case of the Strange Murder", "The Curse of the Phantom Brigade", "The Forbidden Tomb" and "The Horrible Entity!" PLUS amazing adventures in Fantastic Comics including a great robot cover as well as "Bewitched Battalion", a re-telling of legendary angelic archers assisting World War I British soldiers at the Battle of Mons as told by Arthur Machen. It was a totally made up story, but that didn t stop the rumors of the events being real! PS Artbooks, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: CLHOR11H Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $52.99

Also coming in softcover, with a fun variant robot cover [CLHOR11. $32.99]. Click here for previous volumes.

BLACK CAT COMICS Volume 3 Hardcover Collects #9-12, 1948. Highly Recommended. By Lee Elias, Alfred Andriola, Jack Kirby et al. This collection gathers more issues of the popular Harvey Comics series, featuring the dazzling adventures of Linda Turner, the glamorous Hollywood starlet who moonlights as the daring Black Cat. Armed with her stunt training, quick thinking, and fearless resolve, Black Cat takes on a new wave of gangsters, spies, and shadowy villains. Non-stop excitement, bold visuals, and a heroine ahead of her time. Excellent artwork and a fun, all-ages storyline starring the sexy but still wholesome heroine. This was all about Lee Elias, who drew ALL of Black Cat's stories as well as special pin-up pages and other features, like karate lessons with Black Cat! PS Artbooks, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: BLACC03H Hard Cover, 7x10, 208pg, Full Color $52.99

Also will be available in softcover. We don't have a cover image yet but they are usually a variant from the hardcover [BLACC03. $32.99].

ALSO AVAILABLE LIGHT AND DARK The Art of Lee Elias Our Highest Recommendation. By Nick Neocleous with Michael J. Gilbert. Lee Elias was born in 1920 and drew comics for several decades from the 1940s to the 1980s. His lush brushstrokes were equally matched by his fine pen line. Now at last, his body of work can be fully appreciated in this book devoted entirely to him. Includes many of his gory horror comics covers in full color and pages reproduced from the original art and a lengthy interview from 1970. Moonage Books, 2025....More. Item Code: LIGDA Soft Cover, 8x11, 124pg, Partial Color $34.99

Pin-Up Card Set

LORENZO SPERLONGA'S PIN-UP PLAYING CARDS Nymphs & Vamps Recommended. A special set of TWO complete and different 52-card sets. Lorenzo Sperlonga has created 108 brand new cards packed with more daring and provocative pin-ups. Sold as a set of two packs. Topless, busty, sultry babes in wild outfits. Welcome to the world of Nymphs and Vamps, the bold and seductive new double deck of playing cards by the popular pin-up/erotic art illustrator. After the success of Dolls & Roses and Vixens & Sirens Card Sets, Sperlonga is back with a fresh, and possibly naughtier collection? Really!?? Sperlonga, 2025. Mature viewers. ...More. Item Code: LORPC03 3x4, Full Color $40.00

Here's more work from Sperlonga.

Bonus 15% off on Blemished Books!

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Rare Books This Week!
2014	1990-1991	1974
Dwayne is recovering from San Diego Comic-Con, so no new titles until next week. Meanwhile, click here for all our latest listings. We sold a batch of the Telegraph Wire already, but we still have a few left. Rarities from my old Comics & Comix stores, edited by Dark Horse’s own Diana Shutz.

News & Notes

Frank Frazetta Fine Lines
	Turning into a bestseller for us. Our shipment came in two parts and we ran through our first copies. But two more orders are coming, so we’ll have more any day now. [FRAFL. $35]. Arnie Fenner told me specifics on the art new to this edition, and I’ve added his specifics to the full description and at the very bottom of this email. Sara Frazetta also passed along that the 2026 calendar will be all girls. Watch for more details soon. Meanwhile, the collectible deluxe 2025 Frazetta Calendar is a whopping 75% off! [FRBU25. $40, $10].

Deadbone Erotica

Our reorder arrived but again with damages; we got almost all the backorders filled. Our source packs like, well, badly. Our re-order is on backorder, so arrival date is unknown. We’d put the damaged copies on sale but they are taking them back -- probably sending them to other accounts! [VBCOMDH. $39.99].

Cruel Kingdom, Cruel Universe, Epitaphs from the Abyss

These new EC titles are selling poorly for us. I wanted to make them available, but we’re not even selling enough to cover our expenses. So we will not be stocking future titles in the "new" EC line. We will not be stocking Cruel Kingdom at all.

Tom Spurgeon Award – Ohio State

I’ve been given an award by the Billy Ireland Museum, the annual Tom Spurgeon award. If I can swing it, I’ll put in an appearance at their days-long show in October—it's just that it's almost on top of OAF and two other shows we are doing near the same time. But I am honored to be getting the award, for service to fandom, and I’ll put a link here as soon as something more is up on their website. Here’s the 2024 award winner.

New artwork in Frank Frazetta Fine Lines

The unpublished art is on pages 1, 39 (one of the Vampis), 40 (two of the roughs), 45 (the Gollum rough), 60 (the two roughs), 70, 71 (all 3 printed in color for the first time), 73, 74, 76, and 77. 18 pieces, I think; some of the Book Club illustrations haven't been included in any other FF book, either, and it includes more Canaveral art in one place, including Caz's complete Frazetta Burroughs portfolio from 1968, which first collected the work for TWO Canaveral Press hardcovers that were never published, Pellucidar and At the Earth’s Core! ~Bud

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Bud's Summer Clearance Sale!

SPECIAL OFFER! For ONE WEEK ONLY take another 15% off every discount price of any of our blemished books! It's our summertime bonus for you. This offer expires Tuesday August 5th at midnite PST. Use coupon code: BLEM25. This only applies to items in our Blemished Books section. We kick off our Summer Clearance with ten entirely new Blemished Books, followed by 20 more with the greatest quantities. Click here to see the entire list on our website and here to see Blemished titles with just 1, 2 or 3 copies left. The second half of this list are all-new discounted titles. We only had room to feature 30...you can see about 40 additional titles here.

Blemished Copies: Most of these have very minor damage, small dents to one or two corners is most common. They are 40% off for very heavy books, to allow for extra shipping costs, and 50% off for everything else. Quantity is always limited on all these--order early for the best selection. Sold out titles will disappear from our website. Orders in the U.S. over $300 also qualify for FREE SHIPPING. You can always sort sale books by lowest price, highest price, and latest using the filter box after your search. Enjoy!

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LOST MARVELS Volume 1 Tower of Shadows Hurt Almost Gone! Collects the NEW material from #1-9, 1969-71. Our Highest Recommendation. By Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Len Wein et al. In 1969, with its revolutionary superhero line well established, Marvel took a chance on the kind of supernatural, EC-style anthology series that had been banned since the formation of the Comics Code in the 1950s. Tower of Shadows began featuring entirely new stories with a staggering array of artists: Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Berni Wrightson, Wally Wood, John Romita, Johnny Craig, Tom Sutton & others. Atmospheric gems of twisted suspense and sardonic horror. Fantagraphics, 2025. Out of print. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: LOST01HR Hard Cover, 9x12, 176pg, Full Color $34.99 $29.95

ATLAS ARTIST EDITION Volume 1 Joe Maneely Hurt Our Highest Recommendation. A cornucopia, 256 pages, of Maneely’s finest! Marvel (then called Atlas) classics including pre-code horror (“Haunted!,” “The Raving Maniac,” and the classic “Your Name Is Frankenstein”), space opera (Speed Carter), war (Combat Kelly), Mad-style parodies of Crazy and Riot, cold-war intrigue, the Fu Manchu swipe (Yellow Claw), Westerns (Kid Colt, Black Rider, Ringo Kid, Wyatt Earp, Two-Gun Kid), and Maneely’s pride and joy — his Arthurian champion, The Black Knight. Fantagraphics, 2023. Condition: Bumped corners. ...More. Item Code: ATLA01HR Hard Cover, 10x13, 256pg, Full Color $75.00 $45.00

ATLAS ARTIST EDITION Volume 2 Al Williamson Hurt Complete Stories, 1955-60. Our Highest Recommendation. Edited by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo. Becoming a professional comics artist in 1948 at the age of 17, by 21 Al Williamson was so well-regarded he was recruited by EC Comics — the absolute peak of the field in the 1950s, and a team rarely challenged since. After the Comics Code forced EC to reduce their business, Williamson found himself at the door of Atlas Comics, the largest employer of freelancers in the field. Across 1955-57 and 1959-60, Williamson would draw 99 stories for Atlas (both solo and with help by "Fleagle Gang" studio cohorts Angelo Torres and Roy Krenkel, plus Gray Morrow and Ralph Mayo) in mostly western and fantasy genres, with a smattering of war, romance and "jungle girl adventure." HERE ARE EVERY ONE OF THOSE STORIES, SLIGHTLY OVERSIZED AND IN FULL COLOR! Fantagraphics, 2024. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: ATLA02HR Hard Cover, 10x13, 448pg, Full Color $125.00 $75.00

PULP HOPE 2 The Art of Paul Pope Hurt Massive 10x13 size, 340 pages in full color. Recommended. Updated, premium format new edition. Never before seen art and brand new previously unavailable material. New York Times bestselling cartoonist Paul Pope has worked with companies and clients including Kodansha, Nike, Disney, Image, DC, Marvel, and the British Film Institute. A critical and commercial icon, his influences include European, Japanese, and American comics traditions, while his own impact is undeniable across generations of artists. Archaia, 2025. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: PULARR Soft Cover, 10x13, 336pg, Partial Color $39.99 $19.99

HAMMER COMPLETE The Films, The Personnel, The Company Hurt Highly Recommended. By Howard Maxford. Everything you could ever want to know about the fabled “Studio that Dripped Blood.” A massive 984 page lowdown on all the imperishable classics of horror, like The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula and The Devil Rides Out. And every star, from Christopher Lee to the voluptuous ladies. Lavishly illustrated. Every Hammer film and television production in thorough detail: budgets, shooting schedules, publicity, all the actors, supporting players, writers, directors, producers, composers and technicians. Packed with quotes, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, credit lists and production specifics, this all-inclusive reference work is the last word on this cherished cinematic institution, one of the most beloved horror film companies ever. McFarland, 2019. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: HAMCHR Hard Cover, 9x11, 992pg, Text/b&w $95.00 $47.99

BLACK CONDOR & THE RAY Volume 2 Hardcover Hurt Collects The Ray from Smash #23-30 and Black Condor from Crack #12-21, 1941-42. Our Highest Recommendation. Art by Lou Fine and Reed Crandall. Don't miss this fine new collection of rare early Quality Group stories. Lou Fine draws every single Black Condor story in this collection, while Reed Crandall draws every Ray story to #29, taking over from Lou Fine with Crack #23. These are two of Quality's earliest and best superheroes. The Ray is zapped by an electrical storm, giving him powers to absorb energy from his surroundings and emit it from his body in any form he chooses, including flight. The Black Condor is Richard Grey, who lost his parents and was raised by giant black condors. From his condor foster parents, he learned to fly. PS Artbooks, 2025. Condition: Bumped corners. ...More. Item Code: BLACR02HR Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $52.99 $26.99

FARSCAPE Book 1 Hurt Collects Farscape #1-4, Farscape Vol. 2 #1-4, and 3 more stories, 2009-11. 'Scapers will be frelling delighted to experience what happens to the Moya crew after the Peacekeeper Wars in the first of two ultimate collections officially extending the show mythology! After the events on Hyneria, the crew of Moya face a new, mysterious menace, discover their greatest enemies might just be themselves, John Crichton and Aeryn Sun reunite at last, and so much more! Farscape creator Rockne S. O’Bannon is joined by writer Keith R.A. DeCandido, with art by Tommy Patterson, Neil Edwards, and more in the massive omnibus collection: SIX COMPLETE adventures in a single volume! Archaia, 2025. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: FARS01HR Hard Cover, 7x10, 688pg, Full Color $59.99 $29.99

THE ADVENTURES OF BLAKE & MORTIMER The Complete Collection Volume 1 Hurt Highly Recommended. By Edgar P. Jacobs. This first volume brings together the three episodes of our heroes' very first adventure, The Secret of the Swordfish, introducing their nemesis Olrik, their habit of saving the world “¦ and Jacobs's love of airplanes! A renowned physicist and the head of MI5 partner up to battle threats to the Empire and solve extraordinary mysteries across the globe. A long-awaited Complete Collection, each volume will gather two or three books each, in the original publishing order, plus another book's worth of extra material on the series and the author, as well as sketches and historical notes. This is a Belgian comics series created by writer and comics artist Edgar P. Jacobs. It was one of the first book series to appear in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Tintin in 1946, and was subsequently published in book form by Belgian comic book publisher Le Lombard. Cinebook, 2025. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: BLAKM01HR Hard Cover, 9x11, 224pg, Full Color $46.99 $23.99

THE ADVENTURES OF BLAKE & MORTIMER The Complete Collection Volume 2 Hurt Recommended. By Edgar P. Jacobs. Here are the most emblematic early adventures: the two-part Mystery of the Great Pyramid, and above all, the incredible Yellow M, a classic that propelled its author into the ranks of bande dessinée greats. Graphic quality, narrative rigor, constant dramatic tension, and that touch of the unreal that are the trademark of the series — it's all there. Along with, of course, 40 pages of extra material on the creation of such seminal stories! First published in the legendary Euro magazine Tintin. Cinebooks, 2025. Condition: Bumped corners. ...More. Item Code: BLAKM02HR Hard Cover, 9x11, 224pg, Full Color $46.99 $23.99

I AM A BARBARIAN Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs Signed Limited Hurt Signed & limited, 600. Bookplate signed by Thomas Simmons (adaptor), Mike Dubisch (artist) and L. Jamal Walton (letterer). Comes with a bonus bookplate limited to just the first 250 copies. Recommended. Custom gold foil-imprinted slipcase. ERB’s “historical fiction” story set in ancient Rome, written in 1941 but not published until 1967, now adapted into a Sunday Page format. It tells the story of a young man’s courage in the face of cruel adversity, and of his tragic love for a beautiful Belgian slave girl. Britannicus, the defiant son of an arrogant chief in far-off Britain, was just another barbarian to the haughty Romans who captured and enslaved him to become the personal gladiator/slave of the mad Emperor Caligula. ERB, Inc., 2022. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: IAMBADR Hard Cover, 11x8, 228pg, Partial Color $100.00 $50.00

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SKY MASTERS OF THE SPACE FORCE The Complete Sunday Strips in Color Hurt New Edition, larger size with 16 bonus pages in color. Our Highest Recommendation. By Dave Wood. Art by Jack Kirby and Wally Wood. The Sky Masters newspaper strip is one of the most fascinating and obscure works by comics legend Jack Kirby. Created and developed by Kirby with writer Dave Wood at the beginning of 1958 while Kirby was working for National (DC), the Sky Masters daily strip debuted on September 8 of that year. Five months later, on February 8, 1959, the color Sunday strips arrived featuring a totally independent story line from the dailies.The strip narrates, with a realistic approach, the adventures of Major Sky Masters during the early days of space exploration in the late 1950s, just as a new front opened in the Cold War between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.: a frenzied space race. Kirby Museum Press, 2024. Condition: Bumped corners. Out of print....More. Item Code: SKYMHR Hard Cover, 10x14, 144pg, Partial Color $55.00 $45.00

THE COLLECTED TOPPI Volume 6 Japan (Hurt) Our Highest Recommendation. The sixth of a seven-volume library: six tales of folklore set in Medieval Japan. Presented in English for the first time since the 1970s and 1980s. Tales of ronin, demons, a retired samurai, the beautiful fox goddess and an unlikely savior, this collection includes "Tanka," "Kimura," "The Return of Ishi," "Sato," "Ogari 1650," and "Momotaro." Toppi is widely considered one of the world’s greatest visionaries in the art of sequential storytelling, with his evocative, detail-oriented pen-and-ink style. Magnetic Press, 2021. Out of print. Condition: We are unable to get perfect copies; these have bumped corners and/or dented cover edges....More. Item Code: COLT06H Hard Cover, 9x12, 144pg, b&w $24.99 $14.99

JUDGE DREDD By Brian Bolland Masterpiece Edition Hurt Oversized. Highly Recommended. Acclaimed as one of the greatest artists of his generation for his work on such titles as Camelot 3000 and Batman: The Killing Joke, Brian Bolland’s work on Judge Dredd helped catapult both the series and Bolland himself to international acclaim. Here are stunning original art pages from the Judge Dredd epics; The Cursed Earth, The Day the Law Died, The Judge Child Quest, and Bolland’s masterpiece Judge Death Lives. 2000 AD, 2024. Condition: Bumped corners. ...More. Item Code: JUDBBR Soft Cover, 9x12, 160pg, Partial Color $39.99 $19.99

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LEGENDS OF THE PIERCED VEIL The Mask of Fudo Hurt Recommended. Mythical tales of bloodshed set in a Feudal Japan that runs rampant with spirits both demonic and heroic fighting for the fate of their world, from acclaimed creator Saverio Tenuta. Set in the same feudal Japanese-influenced world of The Scarlet Blades and Izuna comes an origin tale, full of the universe's signature dynamic art and storytelling. Humanoids, 2023. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: LEGSMHR Hard Cover, 8x10, 200pg, Full Color $29.99 $15.99

ART OF NOTHING 25 Years of Mutts and the Art of Patrick McDonnell Hurt Back in stock. Highly Recommended. By Patrick McDonnell. Foreword by Eckhart Tolle. Mooch, the curious cat, and Earl, the ever-trusting dog, are just two of the characters who inhabit the world of Mutts. The award-winning author and illustrator’s beloved comic strip is celebrated as well as his bestselling children’s classics, including Me . . . Jane, The Gift of Nothing, South, Just Like Heaven, Hug Time, and Wag!, all shot from the original art. Also included are rare and never-before-seen artwork, proposals, outtakes, and developmental work, along with autobiographical commentary, and a brand-new career-spanning interview conducted by artist Lynda Barry. Abrams, 2019. Condition: Slightly torn dust jackets....More. Item Code: ARTNHS Hard Cover, 12x9, 240pg, Partial Color $40.00 $19.95

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 $124.99 $74.99

THE LAST MERMAID BOOK 01 Hurt Collects #1-6. By Derek Kirk Kim. 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. Condition: Bumped Corners.  ...More. Item Code: LASME01R Soft Cover, 8x9, 160pg, Full Color $14.99 $7.99

ALVAR MAYOR Volume 4 The Gold of Peru Hurt Book four of four. Recommended. Powerful, striking artwork. Alvar Mayor's winding journey reaches its end in this final collection! In the 17th Century, the Americas were a paradise for adventurers, pirates, and others with bad reputations who sought to enrich themselves as quickly as possible. To Europeans, it was a mysterious and unknown land, with areas yet to be explored and great treasures to be found. In that dangerous jungle, only one person could guide the newcomers: Alvar Mayor. Don't miss the final book of this classic from two legends, Carlos Trillo and Enrique Breccia! Epicenter Comics, 2024. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: ALV04HR Hard Cover, 9x12, 184pg, b&w $23.99 $14.99

MARVEL'S AVENGERS The First 60 Years Hurt Recommended. Art by Jack Kirby, John Buscema, Wally Wood, George Perez,Carlos Pacheo, Jim Lee, Alex Ross, Mike Dedato, and a host of others. A celebration of the birth and the first 60 years of Marvel’s Avengers, featuring Captain America, Iron Man, the Hulk, Hawkeye, the Vision, Scarlet Witch, Black Panther, Quicksilver, and many more. Explore the history of the Marvel’s premiere super hero team, looking in-depth at their greatest battles, enemies, and unlikeliest allies. Lavishly illustrated with vintage covers and panels. Includes profiles of the the talented creators behind the team’s ongoing adventures. Titan, 2024. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: MARAVHR Hard Cover, 8x11, 128pg, Full Color $24.99 $12.99

THE ART OF MENAGE Ã 3 Hurt Highly Recommended. Ménage à 3 is an R-rated webcomic turned graphic novel series, that follows Montreal roommates Gary, DiDi, and Zii’s sexy hijinks, awkward moments, and wacky adventures. In the world of MA3, pretty much everybody is trying to bonk, shag, or nuzzle with everyone else! The Art of Ménage à 3 showcases over 10 years of illustrations from series artist Gisèle Lagacé, collecting book covers, postcards, art commissions, posters, merchandise designs, early concepts, and more. Also included is a bonus gallery of tribute art from top industry artists, plus many all-new pieces from Gisèle herself. Nudity and sexual situations, but also lots of humor and simply fun pin-up work. Udon Entertainment, 2024. Condition: Bumped corners. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: ARTM3HR Hard Cover, 8x11, 160pg, Full Color $49.99 $24.99

CRUMB A CARTOONIST'S LIFE Hurt Our Highest Recommendation. By Dan Nadel. The first biography of Robert Crumb, one of the most profound and influential artists of the 20th century, whose iconic, radically frank and meticulously rendered cartoons and comics inspired generations of readers and cartoonists. Now, for the first time, Dan Nadel, a curator and writer specializing in comics and art, shares how this complicated artist survived childhood abuse, fame in his twenties, more fame, and came out the other side intact. Including forty-five stunning black-and-white images throughout and a sixteen-page color insert featuring images both iconic and obscure. Scribner, 2025. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: CRUMCLHR Hard Cover, 6x9, 480pg, Partial Color $35.00 $17.99

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SERIAL Volume 2 Cat and Mouse Signed Hurt Signed! By Terry Moore. When Zoe's friend falls victim to a serial killer, Zoe vows to find the killer before the police and deliver her own razor-edged justice. But the clever killer continues to leave a trail of bodies behind him, or her, eluding the law and staying one step ahead of Zoe. Following the clues, Zoe discovers the identity of the killer and the chase is on as the killer grabs a final victim and runs. It's a deadly game of cat and mouse between two clever serial killers facing off in a brutal conclusion! Abstract, 2022. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: SER02SR Soft Cover, 7x10, 106pg, b&w $15.99 $6.99

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DAVID BOWIE IN COMICS Hurt By Thierry Lamy. Art by Martin Trystam et al.From David Jones to David Bowie and from Ziggy Stardust to The Thin White Duke, the story of an artist with a thousand faces. He was one of the most influential and creative artists of the 20th century, and his incredible ever-changing and pioneering visions endure today. A graphic novel biography with photo-illustrated articles breaking up the comics chapters, which present all his different personas. A career marked by constant re-invention. NBM, 2022. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: DAVBHR Hard Cover, 8x10, 176pg, Full Color $27.99 $12.99

SAP HUNTERS Hurt Highly Recommended. Newly translated from the French. By Laurent Genefort and Alexandre Ristorcelli. All is not right within the branches of the sacred World Tree. Towering huge, its life-giving sap sustains the many divided clans living within it‚¬¦ until the Chasm Strider clan's diviner, the humble young man Pierig, discovers the Tree's sap has become infected. Before he can warn his clan, he is violently captured by another clan, the Sap Hunters. These warriors demand he use his special divining skills to track the source of the corruption. And they are led by the young and beautiful Riva, a tough leader who turns out to be attracted to Pierig even while she pushes everyone relentlessly on their journey to the roots of World Tree. Nudity, adult situations. Very well drawn, and excellent dialogue. A real page-turner of story. Humanoids, 2023. Mature Readers. Condition: Bumped corners.  ...More. Item Code: SAPHHR Hard Cover, 10x12, 120pg, Full Color $24.99 $14.99

A TWISTED TALES CLASSICS Boxed Set Hurt By Liz Braswell and Jen Calonita. For those who wonder: What if . . .? Here are three all-ages prose stories that beguile readers who dare to ask how the story might end differently, if only one thing changed. Now, for the first time, three fan-favorite tales are packaged together. Straight On Till Morning (What if Wendy first traveled to Never Land with Captain Hook?); Unbirthday (What if Wonderland was in peril and Alice was very, very late?); Go the Distance (What if Meg had to become a Greek god?). Plus an exclusive Twisted Tale poster. Very handsome set, not illustrated except with cover art. Disney Hyperion, 2024. Condition: Bumped corners. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: TWITATR Soft Cover, 6x9, 1344pg, Full Color $32.99 $19.99

THE U RAY Hurt Highly Recommended. Before Blake & Mortimer, this rare strip was a war-time replacement for Flash Gordon in occupied Belgium! After assisting Herge on six Tintin albums, Edgar P. Jacobs created a strip that has now attained mythical status — The U Ray. Here it is now, finally translated into English. It is clearly inspired by Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon and ERB’s Mars and Venus novels. It’s fun and very vintage science-fiction fantasy with lost lands, prehistoric monsters, a lovely heroine, and smart, daring adventurers. Cinebook, 2023. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: URAYR Soft Cover, 9x11, 56pg, Full Color $14.95 $7.99

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THE ART OF RED SONJA 50th Anniversary Poster Book Hurt Highly Recommended. Art by Arthur Adams, Frank Cho, Mike Mignola, Joseph Michael Linsner, Jim Cheung, Shannon Maer et al. An absolute all star list of artists offering up superb paintings for your wall—well priced for this oversized (12x16), impressive production. - Bud. 2023 marks fifty years of the She-Devil with a Sword’s adventures, and to honor the occasion Dynamite is going big! Join the celebration with this oversized trade paperback showcasing 20 of the most gorgeous Red Sonja covers ever to see print, as rendered by some of the greatest names in comics! This is how a poster book should be done! Super heavy stock for each page, removable. And it lays flat for full enjoyment. - Bud. Dynamite, 2024. Condition: Bumped corners. ...More. Item Code: ARTRPBR Soft Cover, 12x16, 42pg, Full Color $29.99 $14.99

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AMERICA'S GREATEST COMICS Volume 2 Hurt Collects #3-4, 1942. Highly Recommended. Two more massive 100-page, fifteen-cent issues that collected together the top superheros from Fawcett. Primo wartime issues! Captain Marvel, alias Billy Batson, drawn by C.C. Beck; Spy Smasher (by the great Mac Raboy), the master of espionage; Bulletman, a flying crime-fighter with super strength; Minute Man, unmatched in speed and agility; and Mr. Scarlet, the crimson-clad avenger, and now joined by Commando Yank, origin story by Charles Sultan. PS Artbooks, 2024. Condition: Bumped corners. ...More. Item Code: AMGR02R Soft Cover, 7x10, 200pg, Full Color $32.99 $16.99

HARD BARGAIN Hurt Recommended. Outstanding artwork! By Steven DeKnight. Art by Leno Carvalho. Los Angeles 1940. There are no angels there but demons, on the other hand, are a dime a dozen, and if you have the bad luck to get mixed up with one, there’s only one private detective to call: Frank Harding. Demons, monsters, and various and sundry mystical ne’er-do-wells are Frank’s bread and butter. With the help of his gal Friday, Nahla, and his hookup to magical munitions, Rumi, there’s not much he can’t handle. But “not much” ain’t “nothing.” A mysterious woman is using dark magics to push old friends of Frank’s to perform nightmarish self-mutilations, and all signs point to Frank being next. Excellent artwork! Bonus Afterword and cover roughs. Humanoids, 2025. Condition: Bumped corners. ...More. Item Code: HARBARR Soft Cover, 8x10, 184pg, Full Color $32.99 $16.99

BUCK DANNY CLASSICS Volume 1 Sabres Over Korea Hurt New series from France. Recommended. By Frederic Zumbiehl. Art by Jean-Michel Arroyo. The first volume of a return-to-the-roots new series. War has engulfed Korea, where the great powers are fighting to ensure the domination of their ideology. With the introduction of the superb MIG-15, the North Koreans and Chinese are on the verge of gaining air supremacy. Even American jets can only compete because of the superior training of their pilots. With the threat of veteran Soviet pilots tipping the balance, Buck is tasked with testing a new, far more formidable version of the F-86 Sabre in combat conditions. But saboteurs lurk “¦ Cinebook, 2023. Out of print. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: BUCD01R Soft Cover, 9x11, 48pg, Full Color $11.95 $6.99

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BUCK DANNY CLASSICS Volume 4 Devil's Island Collects #5-6 and Vol 2 #1-2, 1951-52. Item Code: BUCD04 Soft Cover, 9x11, 48pg, Full Color $12.95 $8.95

BUCK DANNY CLASSICS Volume 5 Operation Iron Curtain Collects #9-12, 1952. Item Code: BUCD05 Soft Cover, 9x11, 48pg, Full Color $12.95 $8.95

BUCK DANNY CLASSICS Volume 6 Red Alert Collects Vol 2 #7 -10 and #17, 1952. Item Code: BUCD06 Soft Cover, 9x11, 48pg, Full Color $12.95 $8.95

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WORLDS BEYOND TIME Sci-Fi Art of the 1970S Recommended. Introduction by Vincent Di Fate. Adam Rowe, who has been curating, championing, and resurrecting the best and most obscure on his blog 70s Sci-Fi Art, introduces readers to the biggest names in the genre, including Chris Foss, Peter Elson, Tim White, Jack Gaughan, and Virgil Finlay, as well as their influences. With deep dives into the subjects: spaceships, alien landscapes, fantasy realms, cryptozoology, and heavy machinery. Abrams, 2023....More. Item Code: WORBH Hard Cover, 9x11, 224pg, Full Color $40.00 $27.50

ARTISTS IN KOREA Curated by Pixiv. Cover by Tiv, with interview. Recommended. 78 of the best artists in Korea, also a tutorial and interview with artist Modare. Work by Anmi, zipcy, Gearous, Puhang, Pine, Kongya, Umi, le su yeon, SoyooNG, Vivinos, ttosom, Momoka, Kim Jungsung, Sora Kim, Kim sung Hwan, F.K. Davi, Vibibo, DSmile and others. "Korean illustration has a slightly different feel from Japanese illustration. [It] aims for more realism in its presentation with a high degree of perfection preferred over expressionism." Clover Press, 2023....More. Item Code: ARTKOH Hard Cover, 8x11, 200pg, Full Color $49.99 $29.99

OIL SKETCHES By Glen Ridge Signed Signed & numbered from just 100. Highly Recommended. Glen Ridge is a local artist who has long studied the work of Jeffrey Jones and other fine illustrators. We also handle his first collection of work, Hop Art. This new portfolio is small but absolutely first class, with a de-bossed gold title page and five fine full color plates reproducing his oil paintings. All but one are closeups of nude women—very much (to us) in the best tradition of Jeffrey Jones. Penny Shrawder, 2023....More. Item Code: OILSS 9x6, Full Color $10.00 $6.00

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HIDETAKA TENJINS Artistry of Macross Volume 2 Recommended. Since its small screen debut in 1982, Macross has remained one of most influential anime films of all time. Longtime franchise illustrator Hidetaka Tenjin captures the high-flying action of the series' iconic "variable fighters" like no other artist through his hyper-realistic illustrations for model kits, magazines, promotional materials, and more. This second volume collects Tenjin's illustrations from the Macross Frontier films, Macross Delta TV series & films, and Walküre Launch, as well as an archive of his work on video games, novels, animation and more. Impressive technical illustration. Handsome oblong format, hardcover. Udon Entertainment, 2023....More. Item Code: HIDT02H Hard Cover, 8x11, 176pg, Full Color $49.99 $29.99

MUSEUM BUMS A Cheeky Look at Butts in Art By Mark Small and Jack Shoulder. Based on the eponymous viral Twitter account, Museum Bums, a celebration of classical art, history, and shapely derriíères, encourages readers to learn something new while still managing to have a chuckle.What do Hieronymus Bosch, the Roman cult of Antinous, and the peach emoji all have in common? But of course, butts, of course! Chronicle Books, 2023....More. Item Code: MUSBH Hard Cover, 8x9, 160pg, Partial Color $19.95 $11.95

NIGHTMARE ON ONE SHEET THE ART OF GRAHAM HUMPHREYS Foreword by Rob Zombie. Recommended. Following on from Hung, Drawn and Executed, this second volume showcasing the work of Graham Humphreys contains almost 100 new paintings. With home entertainment playing such a crucial role during the Covid years, Graham found himself busier than ever and with increased focus. From Blu-ray reissues to soundtrack LP covers, and book jackets to private commissions, this new work is among the artist's best yet. Classic horror, independent films, and re-imaginings of cult movie posters, it's all here! Outstanding work throughout, he's a master at capturing the horror icons, actors and actresses, monsters and more. Korero, 2023.  ...More. Item Code: NIGONH Hard Cover, 8x11, 176 pg., Full Color $45.00 $29.95

MULTIVERSE The Art of Aleksi Briclot Highly Recommended. Foreword by Andy Park (Marvel Studios). There's no way you haven't seen his art, whether it was while watching a movie, reading a comic-book, or playing a card or a video game. Aleksi Briclot visually develops universes, stories, and characters for Wizards of the Coast, Ubisoft, Image Comics, Dark Horse, Capcom, and Marvel Studios. It is now time for this extraordinary artist to have a monograph dedicated completely to his own art. We are VERY impressed, this is packed with wonderful artwork. - Bud. Cernunnos, 2024....More. Item Code: MULABH Hard Cover, 9x12, 272pg, Full Color $50.00 $29.95

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JOHN ROMITA'S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Volume 2 Artisan Edition Recommended. John Romita is for many the definitive artist on The Amazing Spider-Man. His sleek line work brought the web-slinger to life for a generation of fans. This collects issues #106, and 108 through 115 in their entirety. Additionally there is a beautiful gallery section of Romita extras. IDW, 2024....More. Item Code: JRASPA02 Hard Cover, 8x12, 208pg, b&w $39.99 $29.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA Omnibus Volume 3 New printing. Collects Captain America #149-192, and more, 1972-75. By Steve Englehart. Art by Sal Buscema. The early ‘70s were interesting times for America — and adventurous ones for Cap! Featuring more than 40 issues, this oversized omnibus collects writer Steve Englehart and artist Sal Buscema’s iconic run. Cap battles enemies — and allies — including Doctor Faustus, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Captain America and Bucky of the 1950s. And that’s just the beginning! The Falcon co-stars throughout, and only the combined efforts of Cap, the Falcon, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the X-Men can hope to topple the Secret Empire! Marvel, 2024....More. Item Code: CAP03H Hard Cover, 7x10, 976pg, Full Color $125.00 $75.00

MIGHTY MARVEL MASTERWORKS DOCTOR STRANGE Volume 1 Stories from Strange Tales #110-111, 114-129, 1963-65. Our Highest Recommendation. The first 18 stories, all by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Starting as a back-up strip in Strange Tales, second fiddle to The Human Torch/The Thing stories, Doc's psychedelic universe took on a life of its own, including a highly successful film. Here are the stories that built the Marvel Universe. First appearances of Baron Mordo; Doc's 1st cover (#20); 1st Dread Dormammu and Doc's girlfriend Clea. Marvel, 2021....More. Item Code: MMMDR01 Soft Cover, 6x9, 176pg, Full Color $15.99 $10.99

DORIS DANGER Giant Monsters Amok By Chris Wisnia & Ricky Sprague, with Dick Ayers, Art Adams, Bill Stout et al. Written and drawn as dead-on homages to the styles of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Dick Ayers, these 20 stories recount Doris Danger's encounters with the classic Marvel-style pre-hero monsters, now renamed "Ner-Nee-Nah," "Spwum," "Ho-Chee-Cha," "X, Son of XI," etc. But this is parody on a meta-level, as "editor" Rob Oder takes you behind the scenes and reveals the secrets behind these comics — the chaos, the "faster-faster/cheaper-cheaper" mentality, the never-ending deadlines, the despicable treatment of writers and artists, the contempt for fans, the blithe disregard for quality — all presented with an unctuous, sunny veneer of jocular "sophistication" to readers. This is one very, very strange book! Fantagraphics, 2023....More. Item Code: DORDH Soft Cover, 7x11, 214pg, Full Color $35.00 $19.95

JOHN BUSCEMA'S SILVER SURFER Artisan Edition Collects #5, 6, and 8, 1968-69. Highly Recommended. John Buscema's innovative drawing is presented in IDW's Artisan Edition format “ scanned in full color from the original art. Three complete issues from the acclaimed original run written by Stan Lee. Bonus: five covers, including an unpublished variant of #2! Buscema's talented hand graced the pages of Marvel's most iconic characters for over four decades, working on The Avengers, Thor, The Fantastic Four, and The Amazing Spider-Man just to name a few. IDW, 2022. ...More. Item Code: JBSSAE Soft Cover, 8x12, 144pgs, b&w $39.99 $29.99

CONAN THE BARBARIAN The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 2 Collects Conan The Barbarian #27-51, Annual #1 & more, 1973-76. Highly Recommended. By Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema and Gil Kane. Tired of the thieving life, Conan signs on as a mercenary for the warring kingdom of Turan. The enemy will report on Conan’s legendary skill in battle — if any of them live to tell the tale — but palace intrigue may prove more dangerous to the barbarian. After all, it’s never wise to bed a wizard’s woman. Then, Conan joins with Red Sonja for a multi-part adventure. Plus Roy Thomas and Gil Kane’s complete adaptation of "The Hour of the Dragon," the iconic story of how Conan became king and conqueror and met the woman who would become his wife. Titan, 2024....More. Item Code: CONOC02H Hard Cover, 8x11, 856pg, Full Color $125.00 $110.00

MELVIN MONSTER Highly Recommended. Little Lulu's beloved creator John Stanley's nod to The Addams Family and sixties monster mayhem. Melvin Monster is about a good-natured monster boy whose sweet personality belies his monstrous appearance. Melvin just wants to be good, go to school, and do as he is told. Melvin's sunny optimism makes him an oddball outcast in his Monsterville community, where he disappoints his parents with his upbeat attitude — they want a regular naughty little monster boy! Drawn and Quarterly, 2023....More. Item Code: MELMON Soft Cover, 5x7, 312pg, Full Color $24.95 $14.95

SECRET SIX By Gail Simone Omnibus Volume 1 Collects Secret Six Vol 2 #1-6, 2006; Secret Six Vol 3 #1-16, 2008-10 plus 14 more issues. Art by Nicola Scott and Brad Walker. Together, they want to take a stand to stop the super-heroic community from tampering with their minds and to prove how deadly they can be! But not everyone agrees with this agenda. Six rogues are recruited by the enigmatic Mockingbird, charged with opposing the Society and given assignments to thwart their rivals and even help their enemies. DC Comics, 2024. ...More. Item Code: SECS01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 920pg, Full Color $125.00 $75.00

DEATH OF WOLVERINE Omnibus Collects Wolverine #1-13, 2013-14; Wolverine #1-12, 2014 and much more. By Charles Soule, Steve McNiven, Paul Cornell et al. Art by Alan Davis et al. Cover by Alex Ross. When Logan loses his healing factor, he must quickly adjust to a very different reality. All of a sudden, the unkillable mutant is all too mortal. And an army of villains and mercenaries is lining up to be the one who puts him in the ground! With a new protective suit, Wolverine joins with old allies including Kitty Pryde, Storm and Nick Fury on a hunt for a cure — but faced with only months to live, he must prepare himself for one final encounter with his greatest foe, Sabretooth. Marvel, 2024. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: DEAWH Hard Cover, 8x11, 1232pg, Full Color $125.00 $75.00

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On Sale - PS Artbooks

TALES OF HORROR Volume 1 Collects #1-5, 1952-53. Recommended. Art by Myron Fass, Pete Morisi, A.C. Hollingsworth et al. Toby Press was a small but respectable comics publisher which also used the imprint Minoan; they put out one issue of Tales of Terror, then got hit by a cease-and-desist order from E.C., who had used that title for their annuals (don't worry, that particular issue will be coming later on). Toby dropped that and started over with Tales of Horror, which ran for 13 issues. Toby may be the only comics publisher to swipe the urbane and cynical stories of John Collier, rather than relying on Poe, Lovecraft, and the like. But there's still lots of pre-code horror here, monsters, giant bugs, demons, all the fun themes. PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: TALH01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $32.99 $21.99

RACE FOR THE MOON / THRILLS OF TOMORROW Volume 1 Collects Thrills of Tomorrow #17-20, 1954-55 and Race for the Moon #1-3, 1958. Our Highest Recommendation. By Simon & Kirby, Al Williamson, Bob Powell et al. Finishing off the run of Harvey Horror Comics, PS Artbooks brings you the enormous talents Jack Kirby and Al Williamson in this unique Flipbook format, weighing in at a larger than usual 250 pages. In Race, Kirby and Williamson work together on three stories in #3 and FOUR in #4!! Thrills was a reprint title, but it's loaded: it has Simon & Kirby's Stuntman from 1947, several stories including his origin, all beautiful stuff. And it reprints pre-code horror from Witches Tales #7 and Tomb of Terror #1. PS Artbooks, 2023....More. Item Code: RACM01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 250pg, Full Color $32.99 $21.99

BAFFLING MYSTERIES Volume 1 Collects #5-9, 1951-52, (this began with #5). From Mike Sekowsky, Maurice Gutwirth, George Appel, Gene Colan, Jim McLaughlin, Ace Baker, Lou Cameron, Bill Molno, Chic Stone, and Ken Rice and all of 'em from the fifties comes this collection of "Baffling Mysteries." PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: BAFF01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $32.99 $21.99

WEB OF MYSTERY Volume 2 Collects #6-10, 1951. Highly Recommended. Master artist Lou Cameron, who at his best compares with Frank Frazetta, is here in every single issue. It's also a tribute to these issues that several of the stories have been reprinted in numerous collections of the best stories from the fifties. Other contributors include Louis Zansky (several stories), Rocke Mastroserio (several stories, inking Lou Cameron), Jim McLaughlin (another fine but under-rated artist, on several stories), Bill Molno (two stories), Chic Stone (yes, two stories by Marvel's inker for Jack Kirby and others) and Ken Rice.   PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: PCW02 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $32.99 $21.99

FIGHT AGAINST CRIME #20 Facsimile Edition Reprint from 1954. Recommended. Online there are no credits for these stories, but they are actually very competently drawn in a familiar style “ the first sure looks like early Joe Maneely to me! Famous, grisly decapitation (with headlights, no less) cover, even outdoing EC's lone decapitation cover that Gaines tried to defend in Congress trials. Plus inside: hanging, ax murder, blood and violence. A merely Fine copy (6.0) in 2023 sold for $14,000! This pre-code crime classic being released mere months before the Comics Code would come into play is a prime example of what the Code aimed to censor! And for good reason, in this case! PS Artbooks, 2023....More. Item Code: FIG20 Soft Cover, 7x10, 38pg, Full Color $19.99 $12.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL JR #4 Facsimile Edition 1943. Highly Recommended. By Otto Binder. Cover by Mac Raboy. Art by Al Carreno et al. Our young Marvel, a lame newspaper boy until he says the magic words. He battles the invisible Nazi, villain Sabbac and Satan in several disguises, Captain Nippon, Sivana and daughter Beautia, the invisible Count Spector and White Robes — several in their first appearances. Classic all-time great Raboy cover. A great 64-page Golden Age issue. PS Artbooks, 2023....More. Item Code: CAPMJ04 Comic, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $15.99 $10.99

SUSPENSE COMICS #7 Facsimile Edition From 1943. Recommended. Another rare issue from very unusual publisher Continental, featuring a classic L.B. Cole cover and some very fine stories inside. "Bedlam" by John Giunta. Giunta took a young Frazetta under his wing for Frank's first comic work; you can see the influence here. "Mr. Nobody's Clue Corner," by L. B. Cole. "Curse of the Copperhead," by George H. Appel. "The Sands of Time" by Nina Albright. "Sherry Flippe," art by future Atlas artist Tony Di Preta. "Murder Is On The Air" starring Spirit rip-off, The Grey Mask, by Maurice Del Bourgo. "Caligstranno the Great," by Jack Alderman. "License for Murder," art by the excellent Rudy Palais. PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: SUSP07 Comic, 7x10, 52pg, Full Color $15.99 $10.99

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Comic Strips & Reference

OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE TO LOST UNIVERSES Volume 2 Hardcover Recommended. By Robert M. Overstreet and J. C. Vaughn. Take a tour through a whole new set of comic book worlds that have come and gone (and sometimes come again): Fawcett's Marvel Family, Marvel 2099, original Chaos! Comics, Captain Canuck, Badger & Nexus, DNA Agents, Tim Truman's Scout, BOOM!'s Stan Lee Universe, Captain Action, Tom Strong, Punisher, Malibu titles, Evil Ernie, Wally Wood's Thunder Agents, and dozens of others. Every comic listed in this book is pictured, and there are plenty of examples of original comic art as well, making it a hybrid of the Overstreet Guide, with current values, and the acclaimed Photo-Journals, with full color covers. Gemstone, 2024....More. Item Code: OVEP02H Hard Cover, 6x9, 336pg, Partial Color $40.00 $24.95

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WALT DISNEY'S SILLY SYMPHONIES 1935-1939 Starring Donald Duck and the Big Bad Wolf Revised and Updated. Highly Recommended. The 1930s were the heyday of Disney's second-ever newspaper comics feature: the full-color weekly Silly Symphonies Sunday pages. Fantagraphics' latest volume showcases the original Snow White; Donald Duck's extended run as star of the strip, from his pranks on Goofy to his battles with Mickey's naughty nephews; and the debut of Donald's own Huey, Dewey, and Louie, first created for this strip by artist Al Taliaferro! Also: perilous pork pursuits of Zeke the Big Bad Wolf, who with the Three Little Pigs also made his comics debut. Plus dog tales with Pluto”š and two tales of Elmer Elephant, one plotted by comics maestros Carl Barks and Walt Kelly! Fantagraphics, 2023....More. Item Code: WDSIL02H Hard Cover, 12x9, 212pg, Full Color $39.99 $29.99

THE NANCY SHOW Celebrating The Art of Ernie Bushmiller Oversized. Highly Recommended. A companion catalogue of original art, memorabilia, and more from “The Nancy Show”, a 2024 exhibition honoring Ernie Bushmiller at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. This book includes reproductions from the museum show, including over 100 pieces of original artwork, with special bonus material. Fantagraphics, 2024....More. Item Code: NANSHO Soft Cover, 12x9, 152pg, Partial Color $22.99 $14.99

Graphic Novels

BETTIE PAGE UNBOUND Volume 2 Recommended. By David Avallone. Art by Julius Ohta. It's almost 1953, Americans are afraid, there are flying saucers in the sky, a Commie spy under every bed...and something even more dangerous might be attacking America...from within! It's up to Model Agent Bettie Page to find out what it is...and stop it. Get ready for an alien encounter with the good-looking Bettie up for the fight. 21 variant covers by Royle, Ohta, Chantler, Shannon and vintage Bettie photo covers. Dynamite, 2023....More. Item Code: BPU02 Soft Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Full Color $19.99 $11.99

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DUNE The Official Movie Graphic Novel Recommended. By Lilah Sturges. Art by Drew Johnson. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Very well drawn. The official graphic novel adaptation of the Academy Award-winning sci-fi epic directed by Denis Villeneuve, based on the acclaimed novel by visionary author Frank Herbert. This lavishly illustrated adaptation brings the vivid, mind-bending visuals of the landmark sci-fi masterpiece to life. A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born to a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. Legendary Comics, 2022....More. Item Code: DUNOFH Hard Cover, 7x11, 120pg, Full Color $24.99 $12.50

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INSIDE THE MIND OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Highly Recommended. Art by Benoit Dahan. An award-winning original graphic novel like nothing you've seen before. Beginning with a cool die-cut cover, this is a lesson in serperlative design, attempting to show how Sherlock's MIND works through complex, exploded detail of his piecing together each little clue and detail he encounters. Cyril Lieron depicts an intricate visual representation of his mind palace! A brand new original tale, set in Victorian England. The discovery of a mysterious powder on some clothing and a very special show ticket leads Sherlock Holmes to believe a patient isn't the only victim of a grand conspiracy. Titan, 2023....More. Item Code: INSIDH Hard Cover, 8x11, 96pg, Full Color $24.99 $14.99

HAYAO MIYAZAKI SHUNA'S JOURNEY One of NY Times "Best Children's Books" of 2022. Our Highest Recommendation. From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes Shuna's Journey, a beautifully told graphic novel that he created in 1983, just before producing his first film at Studio Gibli. A prince goes on a quest for a golden grain that would save his land and finds danger, adventure, and companions in a world of myth. Never before published in English! Many of Miyazaki's tropes used in later films appear here for the first time, but the story is like nothing you've read before. I really, really enjoyed this—it's pure Miyazaki. - Bud. Macmillan Publishing, 2022....More. Item Code: HMSJH Hard Cover, 6x9, 160pg, Full Color $27.99 $17.99

DUNE: The Waters of Kanly Collects #1-4, 2022. In the aftermath of the battle of Arrakeen, House Atreides is shattered and war master Gurney Halleck takes refuge with spice smugglers, vowing revenge no matter the cost. Soon, Gurney and the smugglers may have an opportunity to deal a crucial blow to their bitter enemies, but at what cost? Will they be met with certain death, their sacrifices all for nothing? Artist Francesco Mortarino brings the original short story written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson to life. Variant covers by Yoon (4 different), Carnevale, Raul Allen, Sorrentino, Mortarino, and InHyuk Lee. Boom!, 2023....More. Item Code: DUNWH Hard Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Full Color $24.99 $12.50

GARBAGE PAIL KIDS ORIGINS Collects #1-3, 2022. By Adam F. Goldberg, Hans Rodionoff and Jeff Zapata. This all-new hardcover collection not only relates the epic saga of how our heroes came to be, but also reveals how Adam Bomb and his gang of good guys were instrumental in the outcome of World War II and the fate of humanity!Dynamite, 2024....More. Item Code: GARBH Hard Cover, 6x10, 88pg, Full Color $19.99 $11.99

CODA False Dawns Collects #1-5, 2023. Superlative artwork. Highly Recommended. New and returning fans alike shouldn't miss this collection of the return of Coda from GLAAD Media Award-winning writer Simon Spurrier (Damn Them All, The Flash) and EW's 2019 Artist of the Year Matías Bergara (Step By Bloody Step)! In the long-awaited return to the Eisner Award-nominated apocalyptic fantasy world of Coda, the disheartened bard Hum finds an ever-darkening, magic-less apocalypse “ or so it seems. Boom!, 2024....More. Item Code: CODAF Soft Cover, 7x10, 144pg, Full Color $19.99 $11.99

BECOMING FRANKENSTEIN Artisan Edition Limited to 150 numbered copies, with a special metal plate illustrated by Cirocco. Highly Recommended. I was very, very impressed with the graphic novel of this which appeared in 2023. Now it comes in a handsome black & white hardcover. Here's what I said about the GN, which is still available ($19.95). Wow, this looks VERY good! Think Mike Ploog at his best, in case you don't recognize Frank Cirocco. Frank worked in the independents and for Atari and LucasArts, created Alien Legion, and drew Samurai Cat for Marvel along with many fine mainstream covers. Don't miss this, a new take on the classic with superlative art! “ Bud. Victor Frankenstein will stop at nothing, not even murder of his own friends, to get the elements he needs to create his monster....becoming a monster himself, even to his beautiful new wife. 10 Ton Press, 2024....More. Item Code: BECFH Hard Cover, 7x10, 152pg, b&w $45.00 $29.00

GEORGE SAND True Genius, True Woman Recommended. By Séverine Vidal. Art by Kim Consigny. A scrupulously researched and tenderly revealing biography of one of the great pioneering figures of 19th-century French literature. Born in 1804, at a time when women were deprived of their civil rights (along with minors, criminals, and the insane), Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin grew up to defy those norms, both in her life and her writing. Adopting the gender-neutral pen name George Sand, and with a career lasting over forty years as a novelist and playwright, she is best remembered today for the affairs and friendships she enjoyed with men: the composer Chopin; the painter Delacroix; the novelist Balzac. Abrams, 2024....More. Item Code: GEOSA Soft Cover, 7x9, 344pg, b&w $22.99 $14.99

BILLI 99 Recommended. With José Villarrubia and Sarah Byam. Nominated for three Eisner awards! "The story that launched [Tim Sale] into the public eye...Billi 99 is a must have for your collection." - Jeph Loeb. Set in 1999, Billi 99 embodies a cautionary tale in which corporate greed and corrupt government affected an America very much like our own today. With that, they posed the question, what is power when everything has been taken away? Celebrate the genius and artistry of Tim Sale with one of his earliest published works, Billi 99. While his collaborations with Jeph Loeb on stories such as Spider-Man: Blue, Batman: The Long Halloween and Superman: For All Seasons, would elevate Tim to legendary status, Billi 99 revealed Tim's master storytelling talents. Clover Press, 2024. ...More. Item Code: BILLIH Hard Cover, 7x11, 232pg, Full Color $45.00 $25.00

MASTERPIECE Collects #1-#6, 2023, with Gallery & Sketchbook. Recommended. By Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Alex Maleev. From the Eisner award-winning creators behind Daredevil and Scarlet, an all new crime epic. Emma discovers she is the only daughter of two of the greatest, most charismatic master criminals of all time. The suavest, most liked criminals ever. The criminal's criminal. The ones that wrote the rulebook. There are movies about them starring the biggest movie stars. Her parents were the authors of the greatest casino robbery of all time, the greatest museum heist of all time, AND they took the world's most famous billionaire for a cool billion...before they disappeared never to be seen or heard from again. Ghosts. Dark Horse, 2024....More. Item Code: MASTP Soft Cover, 7x10, 176pg, Full Color $24.99 $14.99

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Pulps & Pop Culture

BLOOD N THUNDER 2022 Special Edition Highly Recommended. Introduction by Ed Hulse. Cover by Hugh J. Ward. This massive Special Edition boasts more than 100,000 words and over 100 illustrations in 336 pages. Will Murray on the rare one-shot supervillain pulps The Octopus and The Scorpion. Life-long fantasy fan Donald Sidney-Fryer shares his memories of fantasy/horror authors August Derleth and Fritz Leiber Jr. Film historian Richard W. Bann offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of This Gun for Hire (1942), an early film noir classic. Karl Schadow uncovers fascinating details on late '20s and early '30s radio programs adapted from pulp magazines. And much more, including a major look at Doubleday's Crime Club. Profusely illustrated. Murania Press, 2022....More. Item Code: BLOT22 Soft Cover, 7x10|na, 336pg, Text/b&w $24.95 $14.95

BLOOD N THUNDER 2023 Special Edition Highly Recommended. The award-winning journal of pulp history enters its third decade with a book-length barn-burner special with all-star contributors. Robert Sampson writes about gangster pulps; Ron Goulart reveals his personal relationship with legendary crime-fiction writer Cornell Woolrich; Don Hutchison on the film adaptation of Woolrich's Black Alibi; Will Murray on Western scribe Clyde A. Warden); Rick Lai on the intersection between the works of Robert E. Howard and Robert Bloch and much, much more. Muriana Press, 2023....More. Item Code: BLOT23 Soft Cover, 7x10, 334pg, Text/b&w $25.00 $14.95

THE PULPSTER #32 Highly Recommended. The latest annual issue celebrates the 100th anniversary of Sport Story Magazine and the sports pulps, and of Weird Tales and H.P. Lovecraft, as well as the 90th anniversary of the pulp heroes of 1933. Also: ERBfest 2023 and ERB's Moon trilogy, the second installment of the history of Fiction House and a rare interview with its founder, the history of Doc Savage's sister Pat, the story of bizarre pulp hero The Moon Man, and much more. PulpFest, 2023....More. Item Code: PULP32 Soft Cover, 8x11, 80pg, Text/Partial Color $16.00 $9.95

BARE BONES Volume 17 Winter 2024 Recommended. In this latest issue: The heyday of the working class criminal; The Fugitive. Actor Craig Stevens in Man of the World; Exhuming Federico Curiel's Nostradamus cycle; Randall Larson on his early life as a 1970s and 80s fanzine publisher (Fandom Unlimited, Cinefan); four paperback originals by Marvin H. Albert are explored; another Six-Pack of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine; Destination: Santa Barbara in Field Guide to L.A. Pulp. Cimarron Street, 2024....More. Item Code: BARE17 Soft Cover, 6x9, 108pg, Text/b&w $12.00 $8.99

JOHN WATERS Pope of Trash This accompanies a landmark exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the first dedicated solely to Waters' films. Known for pushing the boundaries of any kind of taste, John Waters has created a canon of high-shock-value movies. Featuring misfit muses, tributes to his hometown of Baltimore and themes of fetish, obsession and celebrity culture, his renegade films “ including Pink Flamingos (1972), Female Trouble (1974), Desperate Living (1977), Hairspray (1988), Serial Mom (1994) and A Dirty Shame (2004) “ are irreverent, laugh-out-loud comedies that lovingly draw inspiration from William Castle, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Russ Meyer, and others. DelMonico Books/Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, 2023. ...More. Item Code: JOHWPH Hard Cover, 9x12, 256pg, Partial Color $59.95 $39.95

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