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We have a new Atlas Library: Police Action. Roy Thomas’ end-all bio of Stan Lee; the first new EC Comics volume, Epitaphs from the Abyss; Blake & Mortimer; Doctor Fate, DC Finest Batman; the art of Christian Ward; Nightmare Abbey; two new Alley Oops. Coming: Lost Marvels: Snafu, The ‘Nam and The Fantastic Art of Roy Krenkel! Enjoy! |
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| MANY WORLDS The Art of Christian Ward Volume 1 Signed Special Price! Signed bookplate, limited to the first 5 orders we receive. Highly Recommended. Collecting art from the last 15 years, spanning not just comics but illustration, film & TV, video games, personal art and now-sold-out convention-only art books Mixed Fables Volume 1-3. Plus entirely new material. Christian Ward is a UK-based multiple Eisner-winning artist of Aquaman: Andromeda, Invisible Kingdom, and Batman: City of Madness. He has a colorful and explosive style that is unlike anything else in comics. This is the definitive hardcover collection of his art. Zoop, 2025....More. Item Code: MANW01HS Hard Cover, 9x11, 72pg, Full Color $50.00 |
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THE STAN LEE STORY Highly Recommended. By Roy Thomas. His tale is told by his successor at Marvel, renowned comics writer, editor, and historian Roy Thomas, who brings "you are there" insights and wide-eyed clarity to key moments of Lee's journey to pop culture immortality. Featuring hundreds of treasures of comic book art, intimate photographs sourced straight from his family archives, a foreword written by Lee himself, a novel-length essay and new epilogue by Thomas, and an appendix with complete reprints of Stan's comics from throughout the decades, this is a titanic tribute worthy of the Man. Taschen, 2024. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: STANLEH Hard Cover, 10x13, 576pg, Full Color $100.00 |
| Here’s more of Stan Lee and the history of Marvel Comics: Tales to Astonish; Marvel Comics the Untold Story; The Best Marvel Stories; Alter Ego #179 — Marvel Anniversary and #188 — King-Size Marvel Special; “I Have to Live With This Guy” and more. |
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NIGHTMARE ABBEY Volume 8 Recommended. A thick new edition of this book-sized, critically-acclaimed horror title, heavily illustrated with photos and art. Includes screenwriter/author Stephan Volk interview and story, 12 terrifying tales by writers of yesterday, today and tomorrow, The Great Horror Comics Purge ("The Hideous History of American Horror Comics #5"), Universal Studios classic The Black Cat (with Karloff and Lugosi together), illustrations by World Fantasy Award-winner Allen Koszowski, and the latest report on Dear Abbey and the Computer from Hell. Dead Letter Press, 2025....More. Item Code: NIGA08 Soft Cover, 7x10, 146pg, Text/b&w $16.95 |
| Volumes 1-7 are all in stock; #1 is on sale at $10.95 and we have hurt copies of #5 for $8.99. All may be in very short supply. Also see their sister publication, Black Infinity — Volumes 9 ($13.95) and 10-11 ($16.95) are in stock. |
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EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS Volume 1 Collects #1-4, 2024. Recommended. The return of EC in a new, fully authorized comic book series — now collected in the seminal first volume. Shocking tales of torment and tension in the immortal EC tradition, as wrenched from the grave by the vile intentions of acclaimed writers Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned, 100 Bullets), Jason Aaron (Scalped, Thor: God of Thunder, TMNT), Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, Night People), J. Holtham (Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale), and Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn, Grim), and realized into bloody reality by artists Jorge Fornes (Rorschach, Danger Street), Phil Hester (Family Tree), Peter Krause (Irredeemable), Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), Klaus Janson (The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil) and others. Oni Press, 2025....More. Item Code: EPIT01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 136pg, Full Color $19.99 |
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ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY Volume 5 Police Action Our Highest Recommendation. Edited by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo. Pre-Code cops and robbers' action from the early 1950s! This is the fifth stand-alone genre-themed collection in Fantagraphics’ archival series of mid-century Marvel Comics. Police Action had a seven-issue run of violent and noir-ish morality plays, pitting the officers of the law against the forces of urban malevolence. With the cream of the Atlas freelance roster, including Joe Maneely, Robert Q. Sale, Gene Colan, Art Peddy, Mort Lawrence, Carl Burgos, Don Heck, Werner Roth and Bob Powell. Plus an extraordinary sixteen page introduction as Vassallo examines the entire history of Timely's crime pulps & magazines, crime comics in general, and all of Atlas's crime comics—with dozens and dozens of rare covers. Super informative and visually a real gas. Fantagraphics, 2025....More. Item Code: ATL05H Hard Cover, 9x11, 254pg, Full Color |
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ALSO AVAILABLE ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY Volume 4 War Comics #1 Our Highest Recommendation. Major Historical Essay by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo. Forged in the crucible of the Korean War, and produced by veterans of the Second World War, this volume's eight issues present the brutality and grimness of armed combat by some of Atlas' most notable war artists and future Marvel Age stars: Gene Colan, Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, Dave Berg, Jay Scott Pike, Mike Sekowsky, et al. Propaganda abounds from the very first story, published in War Comics #1 in September 1950: "Peril in Korea," a primer explaining why the US joined the conflict. Other highlights include Colan's "The Chips are Down" and "Victory," Heath's "Alone" and "No Survivors," Maneely's "Stormy Weather," Henkel's "Total Destruction," and Berg's "The Infantry's War." Fantagraphics, 2024....More. Item Code: ATL04H Hard Cover, 9x11, 180pg, Full Color |
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ALSO AVAILABLE ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY Volume 3 In the Days of the Rockets Collects Space Squadron 1951-52 and Speed Carter, Spaceman 1953-54. Our Highest Recommendation. In the vein of comics-to-multimedia stars Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, Atlas launched their own pulp heros in 1951, looking ahead to the futuristic year 2000: Jet Dixon and Speed Carter. Across five issues of Space Squadron (and one of Space Worlds), George Tuska, Werner Roth and Allen Bellman (with back-up features by Joe Maneely, Christopher Rule, George Klein and Vern Henkel) portrayed Captain Jet Dixon and his Space Squadron blasting into action, facing cosmic threats like "The Armada of Death," "The Space Demons," "Terror from the Deep," "The Temptress of Jupiter," and "The Midnight Horror." Fantagraphics, 2024. ...More. Item Code: ATL03H Hard Cover, 9x12, 336pg, Full Color |
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THE ADVENTURES OF BLAKE & MORTIMER The Complete Collection Volume 1 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....More. Item Code: BLAKM01H Hard Cover, 9x11, 224pg, Full Color $46.99 |
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THE ADVENTURES OF BLAKE & MORTIMER The Complete Collection Volume 2 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. ...More. Item Code: BLAKM02H Hard Cover, 9x11, 224pg, Full Color $46.99 |
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DOCTOR FATE By J.M. DeMatteis Collects the 1987 mini-series #1-4, Dr. Fate (Vol 2) #1-24, and Annual #1, 1987-91. By JM DeMatteis and Keith Giffen with Shawn McManus. Kent Nelson, the first Doctor Fate, has died, and not one but two people have stepped in to take his place! Chosen by the Lords of Order are Eric and Linda Strauss, who find themselves able to combine into a singular mystical force — the new Doctor Fate! Guided by the Lord of Order, Nabu, Eric and Linda face their own sets of complicated challenges, both mystical and otherwise, as they navigate the strange new circumstances in which they’ve found themselves in. Collects the entire 1987 mini-series, Dr. Fate (Vol 2) #1-24, and annual #1. DC Comics, 2025....More. Item Code: DOCFJ Soft Cover, 7x10, 776pg, Full Color |
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ALSO AVAILABLE JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK REBIRTH Omnibus Collects Justice League Dark #1-29, 19 more issues, and stories from Justice League #59-71, Future State: Justice League #1-2, and Secrets of Sinister House #1. By James Tynion IV and Ram V. Art by Alvaro Martinez Bueno and Raul Fernandez. The last age of Magic is upon us! Assignments that live between the light and shadows. Wonder Woman leads a special JLA team to fight the darkness that's even too weird for the regular Justice League members. The mystical Tree of Wonder has opened a gate to another world. Things are bad—real bad! Wonder Woman's team of monsters and magicians: Zatanna, Swamp Thing, Detective Chimp, Man-Bat, John Constantine and Doctor Fate are here to protect the world of magic—at any cost. Things are about to get VERY weird! DC Comics, 2024. Due to weight or size, Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: JUSLRH Hard Cover, 7x11, 1456pg, Full Color |
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DC FINEST BATMAN The Killing Joke and Other Stories Collects Batman #413-422; Detective Comics #580-589; and more, 1987-88. Highly Recommended. DC Finest: Batman: Year One and Two, one of the first DC Finest volumes, collected the initial years of the post-Crisis on Infinite Earths exploits of the Dark Knight. This second collection picks up right where that volume left off, including Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland — one of the most influential Batman stories of all time, and a defining moment in the lives of both The Joker and Barbara Gordon. DC Comics, 2025....More. Item Code: DCFBKJ Soft Cover, 7x10, 608pg, Full Color |
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ALSO AVAILABLE DC FINEST BATGIRL Nobody Dies Tonight Collects stories from Batgirl #7-27, Superboy #85, and Supergirl #63, 2000-02. By Sandy Puckett, Joe Kelly and Damon Scott. Here are the earliest, key early appearances of Cassandra Cain, the fan-favorite Batgirl who first appeared in 1999. The daughter of assassins, Cassandra Cain used her unique skills and martial arts prowess to become a hero — and a vastly different Batgirl than fans had seen before. In these tales, from comics talents including writer Kelley Puckett and artist Damion Scott, Cass faces Lady Shiva in a battle to the death, steps up her training with Batman, and teams with fellow teen heroes Superboy and Supergirl! DC Comics, 2025....More. Item Code: DCFBN Soft Cover, 7x10, 552pg, Full Color |
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ALSO AVAILABLE DC FINEST CATWOMAN Life Lines Collects Action Comics #611-614; Showcase '93 #1-4; Catwoman (1989) #1-4; Catwoman (1993) #1-12, and more, 1989-2019. Collects the early history of Catwoman solo stories, establishing Selina Kyle as a protagonist in her own right, separate from Batman’s rogues gallery. Including character-defining tales such as her 1989 solo debut by Mindy Newell and J.J. Birch exploring the feline fatale’s origins; Peter Milligan and Tom Grindberg’s Catwoman Defiant, which was released concurrent to the character’s big-screen debut in 1992’s Batman Returns; and the first year of the Catwoman ongoing series from writer Jo Duffy and artist Jim Balent. DC Comics, 2024....More. Item Code: DCFCAT Soft Cover, 7x10, 600pg, Full Color |
| Here’s the complete list of DC Finest collections. They’ve proved very popular! |
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SILVER SURFER Return to the Spaceways Omnibus Collects Silver Surfer (1987) #1-33, Annual #1-2 and much, much more. 1982-1990. By Steve Englehart, John Byrne et al. Art by Marshall Rogers, Joe Staton, Ron Lim, Byrne, John Buscema, Moebius, Keith Pollard, Rich Bucker, Ron Frenz et al. Cover by Ron Lim. After years trapped on Earth, the Silver Surfer finally breaks free of Galactus's barrier and returns to the stars! His full Power Cosmic restored, he heads for Zenn-La. But the old saying holds true: You can't go home again. While the age-old war between the Kree and the Skrulls heats up once again, the Elders of the Universe target Galactus! But love is the greatest force of all. Will Surfer find it with his old flame, Shalla-Bal? With Galactus's herald Nova? Or with the Celestial Madonna, Mantis? Plus: The origin of Galactus, a blockbuster team-up with the Fantastic Four, Ego the Living Planet, and a stunning collaboration between the legendary Stan Lee and the visionary Moebius, wherein the only one who can stop Galactus from leading mankind to its doom is the Silver Surfer! Marvel, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: SSRETH Hard Cover, 7x11, 1360pg, Full Color |
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ALLEY OOP AND THE SLAVERS 2001 Graue/Bender Recommended. By Dave Graue & Jack Bender. Alley travels back in time to join Vasco da Gama’s expedition but soon finds himself in the grip of a slave gang! Also featuring the Gunfight at Dead Dog as Alley heads back to the 1800s American west, Alley’s surprise party, and a helping hand from Harry Houdini! And crooks tie up Alley and crew and steel the time machine to rob the past! Reprinting all daily strips from 2001. Acoustic Learning, 2025....More. Item Code: ALLEY01 Soft Cover, 9x8, 106pg, b&w $19.99 |
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ALLEY OOP IS OOPERMAN The Complete Sundays 2003-2005 By Carole & Jack Bender. Alley Oop dons a crazy costume to become Ooperman! This story and more, reprinting the final original Sunday comic strips from the Benders’ run in 2003-2005. Plus adventures in Moo, Dinny finds a friend, the circus comes to Moo, and the cavemen create baseball. Acoustic Learning, 2025....More. Item Code: ALLEISO Soft Cover, 9x8, 160pg, Full Color $34.99 |
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ALSO AVAILABLE ALLEY OOP THE FIRST TIME-TRAVEL ADVENTURES 1939-1942 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. Rush Service and International shipping would require an additional charge....More. Item Code: ALLEFTH Hard Cover, 10x13, 424pg, Full Color $99.99 |
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ALSO AVAILABLE ALLEY OOP THE COMPLETE SUNDAYS Volume 4 1942-1944 Our Highest Recommendation. 139 never-before-reprinted pages, beautifully printed, oversized. Alley as he crashes into the War in the Pacific, becomes a screen star in Hollywood's Golden Age and tries to make a film with Oola in prehistoric times, finds lost Atlantis with Oola, and the time machine starts bringing dinosaurs into modern times! Volume 3 kickstarted this series after a several year hiatus and has been very popular, as have been all the Oop collections. It's fun stuff, as Alley and Oola cavort around the centuries dropping into one big adventure after another. Very well reproduced. Acoustic Learning, 2023. Rush Service and International shipping would require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: ALLEY04H Hard Cover, 12x16, 144pg, Full Color $75.00 |
| Here’s more Oop, from the first-time travel stories in the 1940s and much more. |
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Here is our next Monthly Clearance Sale of 70 items with newly reduced prices. You can click here to see the entire list on our website. We have also included links to our popular Flash Sale items, now totaling 29 titles with 13 priced at $5 or less! We have also added many titles to our popular Blemished Copies section. Most of these have very minor damage, and are up to 50% off. As always, quantity is very limited so it's first come, first served. You can always sort sale books by lowest price, highest price, and newest publication date using the filter box after your search, at the top of the listing. Orders in the U.S. over $300 always qualify for FREE SHIPPING. |
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WRATH OF THE GODS & GHOST WORLD Super Limited Edition Limited, 450. Oversize 13x10. Recommended. The complete Wrath of the Gods by Ron Embleton and John M. Burns and the complete Frank Bellamy's The Ghost World in one huge volume. Here are three of Britain’s finest comics artists in one unique deluxe hardcover. All the Embleton and Burns double-page spreads are printed as deluxe fold-outs, 60 in all, in this handsome opversized volume. This is the first time since their first publication in Boys' World in 1958 that these strips have been reprinted. The stories have been professionally scanned and color adjusted to create the feel of the original artwork in this deluxe collectors volume. Book Palace, 2025. Due: July....More. Item Code: WRATGD Hard Cover, 10x13, 124pg, Full Color $190.00 |
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ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY Volume 8 Snafu Collects the complete Snafu, #1-3, 1955-56. Highly Recommended. When Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Gaines launched EC’s Mad comic book as a warmly received satirical magazine, a flood of imitators soon filled newsstands, but the first and best to follow in Mad’s footsteps (coinciding with the second issue of Mad magazine) was Snafu, edited and written by Kurtzman’s former boss: Stan “The Man” Lee! Snafu was packed with Marvel/Atlas’ top humor creators and, following the Mad playbook, filled pages with ad and news spoofs, alongside film, television, and book parodies like “The Blackboard Forest” by Russ Heath, “Pete Kelsey’s Booze” and “Bleed, You Bum!” by Joe Maneely, “Drugnet” by Howie Post, “Emily Toast’s Etiquette Page” by John Severin, and “Snafu’s Lovely Ladies” by Bill Everett, with production supervised by Marie Severin. Seen here is some of the most eye-popping work of Maneely’s short life, including great Hollywood caricatures done in a wash style. Fantagraphics, 2025. Due: Aug....More. Item Code: ATL08H Hard Cover, 9x12, 256pg, Partial Color |
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ALL-NEW X-MEN By Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Collects All-New X-Men #1-15 and #18-41 and Guardians of the Galaxy #11-13, 2013-15. Art by Stuart Immonen, David Marquez et al. Brian Michael Bendis blazes a new trail for the original X-Men! It’s a blast from the past as Professor X’s original five students —Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel and Beast — are plucked from yesteryear and brought to the present day. But what they find — and the state of Xavier’s dream — is far from the future they dreamed of. How will these young, idealistic heroes react when faced with the crushing knowledge of what fate holds for them? And how will the X-Men of the present day deal with their past coming crashing forward? The time-torn teens don new costumes, face life-changing revelations and undertake their first cosmic adventure alongside the Guardians of the Galaxy! Marvel, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. Due: Aug. ...More. Item Code: ALLNXH Hard Cover, 7x11, 1048pg, Full Color |
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THE ‘NAM 1966-1969 Omnibus Collects The 'Nam #1-45 and material from Savage Tales #1 and 4, 1984-90. Recommended. By Doug Murray. Art by Michael Golden, Wayne Vansant et al. Cover by Michael Golden. Don’t worry about choosing sides. This far into the heart of darkness, things get pretty gray. Follow Private Ed Marks and his fellow soldiers through a jungle of blood, lies, betrayal and valor. And meet Mike "Ice" Phillips — one of the few brave souls who stayed with the series until nearly its end. It’s the war that defined a generation — where the heroes may not be super, but they’re all too human. The men of the 23rd Infantry Division face a battle for survival, complete with flashbacks on the front, worries in the world back home and murder in the ranks. New soldiers enter the war, and old ones leave it — and there are too many bad ways to leave a war. Plus: The battle lines get even blurrier as enemies display their humanity and soldiers show their darker sides. Marvel, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. Due: Sep....More. Item Code: NAMOMH Hard Cover, 7x11, 1128pg, Full Color |
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THE MIGHTY THOR Omnibus Volume 5 Collects Thor #229-266, Annual #5-6 and more, 1974-77. By Gerry Conway et al. Art by John Buscema et al. Cover by Gil Kane. Thor is lucky to have Hercules at his side this time around, because Loki has teamed with Firelord in a bid to usurp Odin’s throne. Meanwhile, Jane Foster has returned and Thor is torn between aiding her on Earth and the defense of Asgard. Before it’s over Thor will battle the gods of Egypt to save Odin from death itself. Then, it’s a battle through time (with dinosaurs!) after which Thor returns to Asgard to face the one and only Mangog, followed by a star-spanning quest. Also featuring a team-up with the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Warriors Three and Hercules in their own solo adventures! Marvel, 2025. Due: Sep....More. Item Code: MTOM05H Hard Cover, 7x11, 904pg, Full Color |
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MARVEL ARCHIVE EDITION Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Gallery Edition Mike Zeck Original First Issue Cover. Collect#1-12, 1984-85. By Jim Shooter. Art by Bob Layton and Mike Zeck. The all-new Marvel Archives series of oversized graphic novels takes readers on a journey through the most dynamic periods in Marvel’s history. Whether it’s the cosmic adventures of the 70s, the gritty urban tales of the 90s, or the high-flying super heroics of the mid-80s, Marvel Archives captures the essence of each era like never before. Transported to the mysterious Battleworld by the omnipotent Beyonder, Earth’s mightiest heroes and most sinister villains find themselves thrust into a no-holds-barred conflict. The stakes? A promise of limitless power! Iconic figures like Captain America, Spider-Man, and the X-Men square off against the likes of Doctor Doom, Magneto, and Ultron. But this isn’t just another battle of good vs. evil — this is survival, with moral dilemmas as complex as Dynasty plot twists. All while Spider-Man stumbles upon a certain black costume — an innocent-looking suit destined to spark nightmares in the decades to come. Marvel, 2025. Due: Sept....More. Item Code: MAEMSH Hard Cover, 9x13, 512pg, Full Color |
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THE FANTASTIC ART OF ROY G KRENKEL Highly Recommended. With nearly five hundred pieces of art, including sixteen generous foldouts, this is the definitive collection for fans of and newcomers to the virtuoso fantasy artist Roy G. Krenkel — curated by Craig Yoe, with a foreword by Sara Frazetta and a preface by Michael Wm. Kaluta. If master draftspersons of the Renaissance were reincarnated to create sword-and-sorcery art of more contemporary times, they would have had Roy Krenkel as their mentor. RGK defined the term “an artist’s artist,” and comics artists ardently study his incredible work. Roy filled the pages of the pro-zine/fanzine Amra with his favorite art—here is collected the complete Amra illustrations. Dark Horse, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: FANRKH Hard Cover, na, 256pg, b&w $39.99 |
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THE FANTASTIC ART OF ROY G KRENKEL Limited Edition Limited Edition. Each copy includes a unique original pen & ink drawing. Highly Recommended. With nearly five hundred pieces of art, including sixteen generous foldouts, this is the definitive collection for fans of and newcomers to the virtuoso fantasy artist Roy G. Krenkel — curated by Craig Yoe, with a foreword by Sara Frazetta and a preface by Michael Wm. Kaluta. If master draftspersons of the Renaissance were reincarnated to create sword-and-sorcery art of more contemporary times, they would have had Roy Krenkel as their mentor. RGK defined the term “an artist’s artist,” and comics artists ardently study his incredible work. Roy filled the pages of the pro-zine/fanzine Amra with his favorite art—here is collected the complete Amra illustrations. Dark Horse, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: FANRKD Hard Cover, na, 256pg, b&w $350.00 |
| See what we currently have by Krenkel here. Bud Plant & Hutchison Books also has Krenkel books available. |
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Hellboy Library |
Rare Books this week: The Complete Dick Tracy, Cirque de Soleil, Hellboy Library - 4 volumes & The Art of Hellboy, Peanuts Classics, The Comic Art Guide by Jerry Weist, Comic Book Artists, The Comic Reader’s Companion, Calendar Girl, Arnold Bocklin, Support and Seduction, Robota by Orson Scott Card and Doug Chiang, Screen Dreams: The Hollywood Pin-Up, a rare Syd Mead volume from 1979, Future Technologies. Plus erotic photography: five scarce Japanese titles, Sensual Illustrations and Roy Stuart: Leg Show. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We just discounted a brand new batch of of 100 titles by 20%. Click here to see all 100. And...we've also reduced our previous batch of Rare Books that were 20% off to 30% off, over 900 titles! We broke these into categories for easier browsing: Artist & Illustration - Comic Book Archives |
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Diamond in the News |
They’ve now been sold to Ad Populum, and it looks so far like the new company will keep Diamond going mostly as is. The toy division and games divisions have been split off and may not continue. Marvel, DC and IDW products will no longer be distributed by Diamond, but will be exclusive from Random House/Penguin. But this has no effect on us, because we already buy all those products direct from Random House/Penguin…as we do with 95% of the other items Diamond has traditionally distributed. The publishers left with Diamond that we do buy are Dynamite and a couple other small outfits, and so far, those books are all coming through pretty much as normal. |
We announced this previously with the addition of a 100-copy bookplate signed by editor Grant Geissman. Taschen has kicked this forward by several months; instead of August/September 2025, we are now looking at March 2026 perhaps at the earliest. If you’ve reserved a copy, we’re happy to credit you back your cost if you prefer it. |
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That said, advance orders will go out in order of payment and the numbered bookplates will also go out in order. Grant gets #1 and I get #2, but beyond, the date of your order will determine your bookplate number. So…. Grant also told us that his outstanding -- and out of print -- The History of EC Comics will be coming out next in a smaller lower cost edition. We’ll announce it as soon as we have details. |
Upcoming Events |
In Sacramento next week is the ECOF Edgar Rice Burroughs show. Mid-June Anne and I will be in Portland for the Rose City Book Fair. August 2nd or 3rd we’ll be back at the Berkeley Comic Book Show. And I’m walking the floor of Terrificon, mostly likely August 8 (Aug 8-10, Uncasville/Mohegan Sun Expo Center, CT) in mid-August. But we won’t exhibiting there. Keep up with our upcoming events here. |
Jack Katz (1927-2025) |
Don’t miss our farewell to Jack Katz here on our website. We have some great pictures there, one with Jack Kirby and another with Director Frank Capra, and links to two excellent obituaries on icv2 and in The New York Times. There’s a documentary of his career in the works and we hope to have some commentary from the creator coming soon. ~Bud |
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