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Artists & Illustration |
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HANK JANSON UNDER COVER A Visual History Import from England. Highly Recommended. In this full-color coffee-table art book, noted researcher Stephen James Walker presents a complete visual history of the Hank Janson crime fiction series, from its inception in 1946 through to the last of the original novels in 1971, and beyond. Reproductions of every single cover — including, in full-page size and in better quality than ever seen before, all of the classic Reginald Heade painted covers of the 1940s and 1950s, including his foreign editions. Good girls, bad girls...it's all about racy themes and sex appeal on these vintage covers: nudity, bondage, violence, cleavage... The equivalent U.S. series might be Mike Hammer or Michael Shayne — except Janson was far longer-lived! Telos, 2021....More. Item Code: HANJH Hard Cover, 9x11, 256pg, Full Color |
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BRUEGEL The Complete Works Massive, oversized volume. By Jürgen Müller and Thomas Schauerte. This collection captures all the breadth and splendid detail of Bruegel’s oeuvre like never before, and gathers all 40 paintings, 65 drawings, and 89 engravings in pristine reproductions — each piece a unique witness to both the religious mores and the close-knit folk culture of Bruegel’s time. This monograph is a testament to Bruegel’s evolution as an artist, one who bravely confronted the issues of his day all the while proposing new inventions and solutions. Rather than idealizing reality, he addressed the horrors of religious warfare and took a critical stand against the institution of the Church. To this end, he developed his own pictorial language of dissidence, lacing innocuous everyday scenes with subliminal statements in order to escape repercussions. Taschen, 2022. Rush Service and International shipping would require an additional charge....More. Item Code: BRUEH Hard Cover, 10x13, 492pg, Full Color |
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NUCLEUS X Artist Edition Four volumes, three with signed covers, 5 11x17 prints—3 signed—, signed original 9x12 detailed ink drawin,g and a CD. Our Highest Recommendation. NUCLEUS X is a boxed set of four 8x11- inch full color, stunning softcovers (over 200 pages) of the 10th issue of the fanzine that pro-artist Mark Wheatley began publishing back in the 1960s as a young fan. These pages are filled with his own artistic history, tributes to other artists such as Dan Smith and Walter Jardine, full color paintings and illustrated stories, several from Robert E. Howard and E.R. Burroughs novels (Conan, Solomon Kane, Dejah Thoris and John Carter), reviews, and more. The quality of work here is magnificent. - Bud Insight Studios, 2024....More. Item Code: NUCXAS Soft Cover, 9x11, 200pg, Full Color |
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TONY SARG Genius at Play Highly Recommended. By Lenore D. Miller and Stephanie Plunkett. Tony Sarg (1880-1942) first achieved professional success as an illustrator in London and New York. His 1920s puppets directly inspired Jim Henson; he was also a pioneer in animated films and children’s books, and, as a longtime designer for Macy’s, he created the gigantic balloons used in the firm’s Thanksgiving Day Parade which began in 1924. He also employed one of his parade balloons in the famous Nantucket Sea Serpent hoax of 1937. Abbeville Press, 2023....More. Item Code: TONGH Hard Cover, 9x11, 240pg, Partial Color |
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THE ART OF REGINALD HEADE Volume 2 Our Highest Recommendation, By Stephen James Walker and Steve Chibnall. Reginald Heade was an incredibly prolific artist, at the height of his career taking on as many as 100 commissions per year. Ongoing research carried out since the completion of work on the expanded Art of Reginald Heade Vol. One has uncovered hundreds more previously unknown examples of his superb book cover, magazine illustration and other commercial art, and all of these are presented here. Plus: the most comprehensive biography of Heade ever, including the first photographs of the artist ever to be published; a detailed checklist of all known published work; many previously-unpublished preparatory sketches and roughs; plus dozens of superb full-page reproductions of Heade's original pulp-fiction cover paintings, showcasing choice examples of his most celebrated work in greater detail and clarity than ever seen before. Telos, 2020....More. Item Code: ARTRH02H Hard Cover, 9x11, 384pg, Full Color |
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DAVE STEVENS' THE ROCKETEER Artist's Edition New Printing. Our Highest Recommendation. In 2009 when IDW launched its award-winning Artist’s Edition series, The Rocketeer was the inaugural release, winning a coveted Eisner Award. The book quickly sold out and went into a second printing. Now it's back in a special 40th anniversary printing. Collects the first 8 complete stories by Dave, including Cliff's New York Adventure. Plus six covers including one previously unpublished and one with a topless Bettie that was censored when published! IDW, 2022. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: DSRAEH Hard Cover, 12x17, 136pg, b&w |
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CREATURES FROM THE SUBCONSCIOUS Signed Signed! Highly Recommended. Denis calls these his "chipboard" drawings. Drawn without pencil prelims or any aforethought, the spontaneous images are created on the unforgiving pulpy surface of chipboard, the stiff backer board on legal pads and similar. They occasionally remind us of R. Crumb's more surreal work and also of Basil Wolverton — high praise indeed. There's nothing normal here. These are all from another dimension of strange creatures, stranger settings, all with some kind of bizarre story behind them...but it's for you to figure out what the heck caused Denis to create each one. Demented? Oh, yes. Tinto Press, 2023....More. Item Code: CREAFHS Hard Cover, 10x10, 170pg, b&w |
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THE DYNAMITE ART OF JOHN CASSADAY Highly Recommended. John Cassaday's gorgeously dynamic compositions are known the world over, both in and out of the comic book market. All of his incredible work for Dynamite Entertainment has been collected into this single volume. Includes colored covers, sketches, inks...some seen before, others appearing in print for the first time. Cassaday's amazing interpretations of James Bond, Red Sonja, Green Hornet, Sherlock Holmes, Zorro, The Lone Ranger and many, many more! Dynamite, 2022....More. Item Code: DYNJC Soft Cover, 9x12, 352pg, Full Color |
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THE LIBRARY OF ESOTERICA Plant Magick Recommended. Edited by Jessica Hundley. A new release in this comprehensive series from Taschen. From root to vibrant blossom, Plant Magick uses artwork past and present to explore the fertile, interconnected history between plants and people, the multitude of ways in which we embrace plants in spiritual ceremony, as healing medicine, as creative muse and as gateways into deeper explorations of consciousness including marijuana and hallucinogenic posters and art. From ancient Greek sculptures to Renaissance paintings and Pre-Raphaelite artists, to visionary art inspired by psychoactive plants, cacti, and mushrooms... Taschen, 2023....More. Item Code: LIBEPH Hard Cover, 7x10, 520pg, Full Color |
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CHRIS SAMNEE'S BLACK WIDOW Artists Edition Recommended. Collecting the entirety of the first six issues of the acclaimed Black Widow series, penciled and inked by Chris Samnee. Co-written with Mark Waid. Includes a number of layouts by Samnee that show his creative process. As with all Artist’s Editions, this book appears to be in black and white, but is scanned and printed in color, the better to see the subtle nuances that make original art unique. IDW, 2024. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: CSBLH Hard Cover, 12x17, 192pg, b&w |
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SHELL ART & ADVERTISING Shell Motor Oil's finest promotions. Recommended. By Scott Anthony, Oliver Green, Nicky Penny and Margaret Timmers. A beautifully designed and illustrated book, with material taken from Shell Oil's remarkable archives from its origins up to the 1960's. Shell has a well-established reputation for this artistic heritage, particularly from its 1930's heyday, but this is the first publication to present and describe it comprehensively. Examinations of the historical, political, and social contexts of Shell's art and advertising enable the authors to assess the work's broader cultural significance. Lund Humphries, 2020....More. Item Code: SHELAH Hard Cover, 10 x11, 208pg, Full Color |
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JIM HENSON'S The Dark Crystal Creation Myths The Complete Collection Discover the definitive origins of the beloved characters in Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal in this complete collection. Brian Froud, legendary conceptual designer of the beloved fantasy film, returns to the world he helped create in this complete, premium hardcover edition of an official prequel to the generation-defining film. Creation Myths reveals the definitive origins of the Skeksis, Mystics, Gelfling, and the Dark Crystal itself while introducing all new characters in an epic spanning thousands of years. Archaia, 2023....More. Item Code: JIMCMH Hard Cover, 7x10, 124pg, Full Color |
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STAR TREK The Art of Neville Page Recommended. During a career spanning twenty years, visionary creature designer Neville Page has applied his considerable expertise to the creation and development of the aliens of the Star Trek Universe. From the movies Star Trek (2009) through to Star Trek Beyond (2016), as well as the shows Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard, Page’s incredibly detailed and intricate concept art and detailed sketches have yielded some of the franchise’s most memorable characters. Here they are, both in art and in finished make-up and CG. Titan, 2023....More. Item Code: STARNH Hard Cover, 10x12, 192pg, Full Color |
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THE FLASH By Mark Waid Omnibus Volume 1 The Flash #62-91, Annual #4-6 and several more titles, 1992-94. By Mark Waid. Art by Greg LarRocque, Mike Wieringo and Carmine Infantino. Collecting some of the most iconic tales from Mark Waid's run. Starting with a re-imagining of the first meeting between Wally West and Barry Allen — and their first adventure together where Barry gives Wally his own Flash costume. DC Comics, 2022. Due to weight or size, Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: FLMW01H Hard Cover, 7x11, 1088pg, Full Color |
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SUPERMAN / BATMAN Omnibus Volume 2 Collects Superman/Batman #44-87; Superman/Batman Annual #3-5, 2008-2010. Writers Michael Green and Mike Johnson (Supergirl) and artist Rags Morales (Identity Crisis) bring you one of the darkest struggles Superman and Batman have ever faced. First they attempt to rid the world of all traces of Kryptonite. Then they encounter li'l versions of themselves from an alternate universe, confront an extraterrestrial warrior who aims to wipe out all Kryptonians, and much more. Massive collection! DC Comics, 2021. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: SUPBAT02H Hard Cover, 7x11, 1232pg, Full Color |
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CONAN THE BARBARIAN The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 9 Collects Conan the Barbarian #214-240, 1989-91. As the Conan saga closed out the 1980s, it became a time of transition with storytelling innovations coming from veteran creators and new talent alike. In Val Semeiks’ climactic run on the title, Conan discovers a magical desert city, wrests the Blade of Zed from a mad cleric, and runs a gauntlet of fantastic beasts. Larry Hama delivers “Drumsong” while Don Perlin writes and draws the Western-styled “Mask of Vengeance.” Gerry Conway makes Conan a cat’s paw to a cult of cat people, after which Michael Higgins turns back the clock for an eight-issue “Young Conan” story line exploring Conan’s formative years in Cimmeria. Marvel, 2022....More. Item Code: CONB09H Hard Cover, 7x11, 704pg, Full Color |
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SPIDER-MAN VS VENOM Omnibus Back in stock. Collects all Venom appearances across the Marvel Universe, starting with Spider-Man #300, 1985 & into the 1990s. Spider-Man meets his deadliest foe when his symbiotic alien black costume takes a new host: Eddie Brock, who hates Spider-Man. Then Venom sires an even more psychopathic offspring: Maximum Carnage! Plus the sinister symbiote sinks his teeth into Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Quasar, Darkhawk and the Avengers, in this complete compendium of Venom’s earliest appearances! Marvel, 2023. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: SPIDVH Hard Cover, 7x11, 1160pg, Full Color |
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JANE FOSTER The Saga of the Mighty Thor Collects Thor #1-8; Mighty Thor #1-5, 8-11, 13-14; & more, 2014-17. When the Son of Odin is rendered unworthy of lifting Mjolnir, the hammer is claimed...by a Goddess of Thunder! Her battles against Frost Giants, Malekith and the Minotaur prove that she is well worthy of the name Thor! But this new hero is secretly Dr. Jane Foster — and each time she transforms, it worsens the cancer that is killing her! Marvel, 2022....More. Item Code: JANFO Soft Cover, 7x10, 472pg, Full Color |
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BEST OF DON WINSLOW OF THE NAVY Highly Recommended. By Frank V. Martinek. Edited by Craig Yoe of Yoe Books. New lower price, making this a real bargain. We like this book at lot. A collection of the best stories from the classic Fawcett Comics run of Don Winslow of the Navy, beginning with the first issue in 1943. A long, well illustrated introduction details his appearances first as a newspaper comic strip (1934-55), then in films beginning in 1942, books, pulps, and other media. Here you'll find Winslow fighting the Axis powers as well as villains like The Snake and the smoldering hot, but deadly lady pirate, Singapore Sal. Winslow was a spy-chasing lieutenant commander in Naval Intelligence. Dead Reckoning, 2018....More. Item Code: BEDWH Hard Cover, 9x11, 272 pg, Full Color |
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GREEN LANTERN Volume 1 Back in Action Collects Green Lantern #1-6 and Knight Terrors: Green Lantern #1-2, 2023. Recommended. By Jeremy Adams, art by Xermánico et al. Spinning out of the events of Dark Crisis, the Guardians of Oa at the heart of the Green Lantern Corps have quarantined Sector 2814, home of the planet Earth — and its champion along with it! A heartbreaking defeat has sent Hal reeling, returning home to rediscover his roots...and find the man responsible for ruining his life: Sinestro. At least if you’re willing to hot-wire a power ring to do it. Excellent artwork and what appears to be a cool story. DC Comics, 2024....More. Item Code: GRELA01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color |
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MYSTERIES OF UNEXPLORED WORLDS Volume 3 Collects #11-15, 1959. Fantasy-supernatural, horror and science fiction stories with Steve Ditko contributing three stories in issue #12, and three stories and the cover for #11, even though he signs it "J. Koldi!" Matt Baker makes an unexpected and very rare appearance outside his normal titles in one issue here, with "The Charm Bracelet." PS Artbooks, 2021....More. Item Code: SAMUW03 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color |
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STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES Volume 5 Hardcover Collects #38-42, 1958-59. Recommended. Charlton's not-to-be-underestimated Strange Suspense Stories boasted a huge roster creative of talents: Dick Giordano, Gene Colan, Sol Brodsky, Bill Molno, Rocco Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Tony Talarico, Bill Fraccio, Matt Baker. And of course Steve Ditko whose moody, individualistic touch came to dominate Charlton's supernatural titles. But before his Marvel fame, Charlton's shining light, Steve Ditko was at his best in this run of Strange Suspense Stories. He's in three issues here, with wonderful covers on two issues. In #39, he draws all FIVE stories. PS Artbooks, 2022....More. Item Code: PCSS05H Hard Cover, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color |
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MARVEL MASTERWORKS Spider-Woman Volume 3 Collects Spider-Woman #26-38, 1980-81. Art by Steve Leialoha et al. Striking an unlikely alliance with the Enforcer will be our heroine's only way to save the life of her best friend. The saga continues with the arrival of Werewolf by Night and the debut of the Hornet. Then, in the midst of his Uncanny X-Men glory, Chris Claremont takes over as writer — and he’s brought the X-Men with him! Jessica teams with Xavier’s mutants to take on Juggernaut. Plus: The first appearance of Siryn and a second team-up with Spider-Man! Marvel, 2022....More. Item Code: MMSW03H Hard Cover, 7x10, 288pg, Full Color |
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MARVEL MASTERWORKS OMEGA THE UNKNOWN Volume 1 Collects Omega The Unknown #1-10, 1976-77 and The Defenders #76-77, 1979. Art by Jim Mooney, Herb Trimpe et al .In the 1970s, Steve Gerber's innovative work on Man-Thing, The Defenders and Howard the Duck opened creative avenues that excited readers and inspired a generation of creators. When Marvel announced an all-new character co-created by Gerber, anticipation was fever pitch. Omega the Unknown featured an enigmatic approach to one of the most compelling stories: the stranger in a strange land. Jean-Michael Starling, a boy with a mysterious past, holds a curious connection to the super-powered being Omega. Marvel. 2023....More. Item Code: MMOU01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 240pg, Full Color |
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MIGHTY MARVEL MASTERWORKS THE AVENGERS Volume 2 Collects Avengers #11-20, 1964-65. Highly Recommended. By Stan Lee et al. Art by Don Heck, Jack Kirby, Wally Wood et al. Brought together to fight the Marvel Universe's biggest menaces, Iron Man, Thor, Giant-Man and the Wasp were heavy hitters — but Marvel heroes don't just fight crime; they live, dream, argue — and even fall out! In an innovative twist that would come to define the Avengers, Stan Lee has the team's original members depart, leaving only Captain America to carry on with new allies: Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch — all former foes, now conflicted and newly minted heroes. Avengers Reassemble! Marvel, 2022....More. Item Code: MMMAV02 Soft Cover, 6x9, 261pg, Full Color |
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SANDMAN DELUXE EDITION Book Three Collects The Sandman #32-50—a.k.a Books 5-7. Highly Recommended. This volume picks up where the last one left off in Morpheus' ongoing saga as he travels through the dreaming. From the Game of You stories where cracks are forming between the world of the waking and the dreaming, to Brief Lives where we follow the youngest of the Endless — Delirium — in her quest to find their long lost brother, Destruction. Lose yourself in Gaiman's fantastic worlds — the breakout comic series that set new standards for imaginative and wildly popular stories. DC Comics, 2021....More. Item Code: SAND03H Hard Cover, 7x11, 560pg, Full Color |
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SANDMAN DELUXE EDITION Book Four Collects #51-69 original series. Highly Recommended. By Neil Gaiman. Art by Marc Hempel. Includes the zero-hour tale "World's End" — at the World's End Tavern, two travelers tell stories like "A Tale of Two Cities". Vertigo Jam #1, where the beauty and wonder of Dream's Castle is able to be experienced. Also reintroduces Prez; Death appearance; Belushi, Nixon and Wildcat cameos; and the Death of the Sandman in #69. DC Comics, 2021....More. Item Code: SAND04H Hard Cover, 7x11, 528pg, Full Color |
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ANNOTATED SANDMAN Volume 1 Recommended. Foreword & story by Neil Gaiman. Art by Sam Kieth. A page-by-page journey through every issue of The Sandman. Beginning with issues #1-20, this volume provides commentary, historical and contemporary references, hidden meanings and more, presented side-by-side with the series' art and text. Edited by and with an introduction and notes by Leslie S. Klinger, the expert researcher and editor behind the Edgar-winning New Annotated Sherlock Holmes and the critically acclaimed New Annotated Dracula. DC Comics, 2022. Rush Service and International shipping would require an additional charge....More. Item Code: ANNS01H Hard Cover, 12x12, 560pg, b&w |
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THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE Nightmare Country Volume 1 Collects #1-6, 2022. Art by Lisandro Estherren. A new, stand-alone graphic novel in the Sandman world. Return to the world of Neil Gaiman’s seminal epic The Sandman, in a new series starring fan-favorite character the Corinthian, and written by horror comics superstar James Tynion IV. Today the Corinthian walks the Earth again. The most feared of all Dream’s nightmares, his ravenous mouths have made him a legend among serial killers. Letting the Corinthian out among mortals is the most dangerous thing Dream could possibly do. But he has no choice — because there is another nightmare walking the Earth, one that must be hunted...and this monster is one that Dream, lord of all nightmares, did not make. DC Comics, 2023....More. Item Code: SANN01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color |
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF COMIC FANDOM Highly Recommended. By Bill Schelly. The book-length history of comic fandom's early years...now revised and expanded. The Fanzines! The Dealers! The Comicons! An American grass roots movement from its humble origins to its status as a true cultural phenomenon. Covers life before the Golden Age, the birth of Alter-Ego, the advent of the amateur comic strip, the first comicons of the 1960s, and much more. Fanzine mania, regional fan scenes, the coming of pro-zines, the first Overstreet Guide (1970), and finally the 1997 fandom reunion in Chicago. Hampster, 2003. Out of Print....More. Item Code: GACF Soft Cover, 9x11, 176 pg., b&w |
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GLADYS PARKER A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion Highly Recommended. By Trina Robbins.This fascinating biography explores Gladys Parker, a creative force to be reckoned with. She first took over Flapper Fanny, a highly popular syndicated comic strip. Then she left to create her own strip, Mopsy, that ran from the 1940s to the 60s in both newspapers and comics. Meanwhile, she created her own clothes line, designed dresses and pants for Hollywood stars, put on exhibits, lived with two famous men, and it doesn't stop there. Hermes, 2022....More. Item Code: GLADH Hard Cover, 8x11, 256pg, Partial Color |
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STRANGE AND UNSUNG ALL-STARS OF THE DC MULTIVERSE A Visual Encyclopedia By Stephanie Williams. Foreword by James Gunn (The Specials). Move over Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman — Peacemaker is now on the scene and he’s bringing along more than 100 of the most colorful and unusual characters from all corners of the DC multiverse. There are dozens of unique, sometimes absurd, and yet truly memorable characters waiting for their chance to shine. Celebrate the quirkies from throughout DC’s history. With peculiar powers — from Matter-Eater Lad to Arm-Fall-Off Boy — and one-of-a-kind costumes — from Red Tornado with her red long johns and a cooking pot for a helmet to Blue Snowman with her wintry robotic armor — these characters are truly unforgettable. Dive in and discover your next favorite DC Super Hero or Villain. Running Press Adult, 2023....More. Item Code: STRUH Hard Cover, 7x8, 240pg, Full Color |
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UNDERSTANDING SUPERHERO COMIC BOOKS Highly Recommended. By Alex Grand. Foreword by Jim Steranko. This work dissects the origin and growth of superhero comic books, their major influences from comic strips and the pulps, and the creators behind them. It demonstrates how Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain America and many more stand as time capsules of their eras, rising and falling with societal changes, and reflecting an amalgam of influences. The book covers in detail the iconic superhero comic book creators and their unique contributions in their quest for realism, including Julius Schwartz and the science-fiction origins of superheroes; the collaborative design of the Marvel Universe by Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and Steve Ditko; Jim Starlin’s incorporation of the death of superheroes in comic books; John Byrne and the revitalization of superheroes in the modern age; and Alan Moore’s deconstruction of superheroes. McFarland, 2023....More. Item Code: UNDCB Soft Cover, 7x10, 358pg, Text/b&w |
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MARVEL MUSEUM The Story of the Comics Recommended. By Ned Hartley. The complete story of Marvel Comics, illustrated with artwork from the official Marvel archives, touching on the MMMS (the first Marvel fan club), Stan’s go-to assistant Flo Steinberg, Roy Thomas, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Marvel’s early days as Timely and Atlas, and each of the the characters and groups that have morphed into the big screen, from Guardians of the Galaxy and Thor, to Doctor Strange and Black Widow. This gives readers the experience of a fascinating exhibition from the pages of a beautiful oversized (11x14) hardcover book. Studio Press, 2019....More. Item Code: MARMUSH Hard Cover, 11x15, 96pg, Text/Full Color |
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75 YEARS OF DC COMICS The Art of Modern Mythmaking Poster Warehouse find, 2010. Recommended. A very handsome, oversized flyer/poster featuring the iconic cover of Superman #21 (1943) by Jack Burnley; on the back is an iconic early Bob Kane Batman image. 15.5 inches tall and 11 inches wide, it folds out to four times that size (in width) with more rare covers inside, and a poster-sized Batman and Robin image. Plus lots of details about the images and the book itself, published as a $200 deluxe volume (this size) by Taschen in 2010, and reprinted in 2017 in smaller size. Folded. DC/Taschen, 2010....More. Item Code: 75YDCCOM 11x15, Full Color |
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PANELS No. 1 Signed First printing. Signed by editor, John Benson! Panels #1 begins with a Will Eisner Spirit cover, and features Will Eisner, in an 18 page reminiscence, discussing his formative years, his aspirations, the days of the comic book "shops" in the forties, the artists he worked with, and his creation of the Spirit, extensively illustrated with rare Eisner art. Also in this issue, Jules Feiffer talks candidly about his apprenticeship to Eisner, and discusses many specific Spirit stories and his own comic strip, Clifford. Finally, Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pin Head, takes "A Sour Look at the Comix Scene." Cover price $2.50. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine. John Benson, 1979....More. Item Code: PAN01 Magazine, 8x11, 32pg, Text/b&w |
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SUPERMAN SPACE AGE Collects #1-3. Reommended. By Mark Russell. Art by Mike Allred. A cool retro story that takes us back to Superman's youth, capturing the feel of the Silver Age. After years of standing idle, the young man from Krypton defies the wishes of his fathers to come out to the world as the first superhero of the Space Age. As each decade passes and each new danger emerges, he wonders if this is the one that will kill him and everyone he loves. Superman realizes that even good intentions are not without their backlash as the world around him transforms into a place as determined to destroy itself as he is to save it. DC Comics, 2023....More. Item Code: SUPSAH Hard Cover, 7x10, 264pg, Full Color |
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SIMAK Manhunt on Solar Corona By Jerry Frissen. Art by Jean-Michel Ponzio. From the universe of The Incal, soon to be a major motion picture. A dark, sensual thriller following the origin of the Metabaron's greatest enemy — the Simak! On the Moon of Hesperia, Phoenix, a gifted but amnesiac policeman, witnesses the murder of his teammate. His investigation leads him to Solar Corona, the city-planet of debauchery, where he crosses paths with the Simaks — transhumans originally designed for prostitution, who were supposed to have been eradicated. But there is something sinister in their technology... Humanoids, 2023....More. Item Code: SIMAH Hard Cover, 8x10, 120pg, Full Color |
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THE STRETCHER BEARERS Recommended. By Ryan Beaman. Nothing could have prepared young Maxwell Fox for the horrors that awaited him and the rest of the men of the 4th Infantry "Ivy" Division in the 1917-1918 World War I. As the Meuse-Argonne Offensive raged on, Maxwell is assigned to a unit of stretcher bearers, men tasked with running into harm's way to rescue their fallen brethren from the clutches of death. A dark and honest look at the bond of brotherhood during war. Dead Reckoning, 2022....More. Item Code: STREB Soft Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Full Color |
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SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE EMPIRE BUILDERS The Gene Genie Volume 1 Mark Chiarello Cover Signed Recommended. Signed book plus signed and number bookplate from 55 copies. By Joel Meadows. Art by Andy Bennett. Tripwire launches Tripwire Comics Presents imprint with this new graphic novel with two exclusive covers. When Watson leaves Holmes to help Francis Crick unravel the DNA helix and finds himself in the employ of England’s most evil man, Holmes is forced to team up with an unlikely group to defeat this monstrous figure and return England to its status quo. Includes an 8-page color section featuring art by Liam Sharp, Bill Sienkiewicz, Shawn Martinbrough, and Barry Kitson and interviews with the series creators, character sketches by Bennett and script pages. Tripwire, 2023....More. Item Code: SHE01HCS Hard Cover, 9x10, 96pg, Partial Color |
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WEIRD HORRORS #7 Facsimile Edition From 1953. Recommended. Another of one of the strangest covers of the 1950s from William Ekgren. Inside enjoy the work of Lou Cameron, Bob Forgione, Don Perlin and the great Joe Kubert. From St. John, another far-better-than-average pre-code issue. Includes an oversized, 8 x 12-1/2 inch (image size) cover reproduction on card stock, matted and ready to display, with an embossed seal identifying the limited status. PS Artbooks, 2022....More. Item Code: WEI07 Comic, 7x10, 36pg, Full Color |
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CHILLING TALES #17 Facsimile Edition & Print Collects #17, 1953. With 11 1/2 x 16 matted print of the cover. Recommended. By Harry Harrison, Steve Kirkel et al. Kicking off PS Facsimile comics comes a three-issue line-up from the pen of the legendary Matt Fox of Chilling Tales, well known for his quirky comics covers as well as bizarre covers for the venerable pulp Weird Tales. Sir Walter Scott and Edgar Allan Poe adaptations. Comes with a handsome oversized matted print of wild cover. PS Artbooks, 2021....More. Item Code: CHIL17 Comic, 7x10, 36pg, Full Color |
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QUEEN IN COMICS French Graphic Novel, newly translated. By Emmanuel Marie with Sophie Blitman. Art by Riccardo Randazzo, Celine Olive et al. A host of artists present the episodic life of the infamous band, from humble beginning to dissolution. Brian May, Roger Taylor, and Freddie Mercury formed one of the greatest rock bands ever. Decadent shows, inimitable aesthetics, and style gave us "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Are the Champions," "Don’t Stop Me Now," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love..." Episodic stories take us behind the scenes in this new graphic novel. NBM, 2023....More. Item Code: QUEECH Hard Cover, 7x10, 176pg, Full Color |
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ARAÑA AND SPIDER-MAN 2099 Dark Tomorrow By Alex Segura. Behind an impressive, wrap around, avant-garde cover you’ll find an all-new Young Adult prose novel. Araña was a normal Brooklyn teenager with normal Brooklyn problems — until a few months ago, when she was gifted with amazing spiderlike abilities, from super-strength and heightened agility to web-slinging. And then…she’s blasted into the future! It’s the home of the Spider-Man of 2099, where Araña finds herself stranded. Marvel, 2023....More. Item Code: ARASH Hard Cover, 6x8, 320pg, Text Only |
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BOMB Highly Recommended. Art by Nick Bertozzi. A riveting graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning nonfiction book Bomb — the fascinating and frightening true story of the creation of the Atom Bomb. With excellent detail, this tracks the story from the beginning. In 1938, a German chemist split a uranium atom and launched a scientific race that spanned three continents. The race was on, with the top U.S. scientists, aided by refugee scientists from conquered nations, working to figure out the bomb’s secrets first. If the Germans had been first, the allies might have easily lost the war, as bombing Japan changed everything in 1945. Roaring Book Press, 2023....More. Item Code: BOMBG Soft Cover, 6x8, 256pg, Full Color |
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HASHMAN By Alex Grand and Joshua Berman. Art by Charbak Dipta. Based on a series of interviews with eye witnesses, court reports, and newspaper articles carefully used to construct an authentic and visually visceral ride through the life of a well connected cannabis pioneer. Joey Berkowitz has a complicated past, extending through East Coast mobs, the psychedelic 60s, the New York celebrity drug culture, Berkeley Peace movement, the Paris riots, Altamont, Woodstock, laundering money in Southeast Asia, and sitting meditation courses in Tibet. Join Joey as he manages to escape prosecution time and time again by the seat of his pants, ultimately becoming a noteworthy shrink in Seattle where he manages to find himself a central figure in the worldwide cannabis legalization scene as its most notorious authorizing doc, dispensary financier, and industry stalwart. Comic Book Historians, 2023....More. Item Code: HASHM Soft Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Full Color |
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WONDER WOMAN Black and Gold Hardcover Almost Gone! Collects #1-6, 2021. Recommended. Art by Becky Cloonan. In honor of Wonder Woman’s 80th anniversary, DC presents a new anthology series starring the Amazon Princess, embellished in the color of her famous lasso! Kicking things off, John Arcudi and Ryan Sook reunite to show us the grace immortality grants a hero in a beautifully drawn story. Becky Cloonan weaves a spine-tingling tale of Diana’s most precious weapon against the darkness. Then Amy Reeder takes us back to the Golden Age for a fun romp co-starring Etta Candy. AJ Mendez and Ming Doyle travel to Themyscira for a tense family reunion. Nadia Shammas and Morgan Beem show us a story of Diana’s past failures coming back to haunt her. DC Comics, 2022....More. Item Code: WWBLGH Hard Cover, 7x10, 272pg, Partial Color |
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DISNEY TWISTED WONDERLAND Volume 3 The Manga Book of Heartslabyul By Yana Toboso and Wakana Hazuki. Art by Sumire Kowono. Stranded in the world of Twisted Wonderland, Yu must brave a magical school filled with ghosts, monsters, and uncooperative students! Still trying to get his friend Ace out of trouble, Yu attends one of Heartslabyul Dorm’s traditional unbirthday parties. But instead of solving Ace’s problems or having a bit of fun, they wind up incurring the wrath of the housewarden, Riddle! Off with their heads! Lots of references to Alice in Wonderland and playing cards are a continuing theme (and a source for magic?). Good tight, detail artwork. VIZ Media, 2024....More. Item Code: DIST03 Soft Cover, 6x8, 162pg, b&w |
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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 |
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MECH CADETS Book 1 Now a Netflix series. Collects #1-12, 2017-19. "...recalls all sorts of classic robot fiction while standing on its own as a wonderfully imaginative and colorful new world." - SyFy Wire. Each year, giant sentient robots from space come to Earth and bond with a new Sky Corps Academy cadet to keep the planet safe. But this time, one mech bonds with Stanford Yu, a young kid working with his mom as a janitor. This is the opportunity of a lifetime for him, but first he’ll have to earn his classmates’ trust and survive an uncompromising enemy...colossal aliens known as the Sharg. Boom!, 2023....More. Item Code: MECH01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 320pg, Full Color |
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PIXIES OF THE SIXTIES WE CAN WORK IT OUT By Alice Greslin and Harry Bozino. Art by Loreto Aroca and Maria Riccio. Great Britain in the swinging sixties: The Beatles are taking the music charts by storm, the pop-culture revolution has gripped the nation's youth, and humans and fairies live uneasily side-by-side. Two tales of supernatural crime! Carrie: Determined to become London's first prominent female reporter, she's assigned to a complicated murder investigation only to uncover hidden truths about her own past and evidence of a terrifying force within the fairy world. Amar: Sidelined at Scotland Yard, Sergeant Amar Singh, a young policeman of Indian origins, is reassigned to the department's underfunded fairy division. There, his investigation into the murder of a young fairy soon sets him on the trail of an odious trafficking ring, revealing a dark conspiracy.... Humanoids, 2023....More. Item Code: PIXSIW Soft Cover, 8x10, 120pg, Full Color |
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LAST FLIGHT OUT Collects #1-6, 2021-22. With less than 24 hours before the last ark leaves a dying Earth, Dr. Ben Caewood’s daughter Sara has gone missing. Finally, the critically-acclaimed series about a father and daughter trying to reconcile at the end of the world is collected. From Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, X-Men) and Eduardo Ferigato (Radiant Black). Bonus material. Dark Horse, 2022....More. Item Code: LASFL Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color |
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JANE FOSTER AND THE MIGHTY THOR Collects #1-4, 2022. Recommended. Will Jane Foster don the mantle of Thor once more? When Mjolnir comes crashing through the Valkyrie’s apartment window, she fears that the worst has happened to the God of Thunder. Where is Thor, and why did his mighty hammer seek out Jane? Asgard’s greatest enemies, including Hela, Ulik the Troll and the Enchantress, have mounted a shocking assault on the Golden Realm, and the warriors of Asgard are losing...badly. Marvel, 2022....More. Item Code: JANFM Soft Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Full Color |
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THE WITCHER RONIN Recommended. By Rafal Jafi. Art by Hataya.In a new world inspired by Edo-period Japan, Geralt battles a variety of yōkai and oni, creatures inspired by Japanese myths and his own inner demons. Each encounter drops a clue in his desperate search for a mysterious apparition known as the Lady of Snow, yuki onna, for she is the key to who Geralt seeks, but finding her won’t be easy . . . Unusual for a manga tale, this is in printed in partial color. Includes nine bonus pages describing each creature in legend. Nicely drawn. Dark Horse Manga, 2022....More. Item Code: WITRO Soft Cover, 7x10, 120pg, Full Color |
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THE GREAT GATSBY ILLUSTRATED An elegant new adaptation, with the original text plus 17 gorgeous full color illustrations by Jorge Coelho. Step back into the Roaring Twenties with F. Scott Fitzgerald's timeless masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, now reimagined as a stunning illustrated edition. Gilt embossed covers, elegant color printing. The glamour and excess of the Jazz Age to comes to life, while showcasing the beauty of Fitzgerald's prose. Clover Press, 2024....More. Item Code: GREGI Soft Cover, 6x9, 192pg, Full Color |
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NORSE MYTHOLOGY Volume 3 Collects Norse Mythology II #1-6. Highly Recommended. Art by P. Craig Russell, David Robin, and Colleen Doran. #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman and Eisner Award-winning comics legend P. Craig Russell breathe new life into the ancient Norse stories. We have a wild quest where Thor and Tyr face a multiheaded giantess, fire-breathing sea serpents, and more bizarre mythological creatures; the journey of Odin to the end of the world, and finally we reach the end of the world Ragnarok: the final destiny of the gods. Dark Horse, 2023....More. Item Code: NOR03H Hard Cover, 7x10, 152pg, Full Color |
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THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS The Deluxe Edition Collects #1-7 and The Grim Knight #1. He unleashed the Dark Multiverse in Dark Nights: Metal. Now writer Scott Snyder reunites with acclaimed artist Jock (Batman: Black Mirror) to set that alternate reality's deadliest denizen loose in Gotham City. Half Batman. Half Joker. Combining everything that makes the Caped Crusader a hero and the Clown Prince a killer, the Batman Who Laughs is the Dark Multiverse's deadliest criminal mastermind. DC Comics, 2023....More. Item Code: BATWLH Hard Cover, 7x11, 280pg, Full Color |
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THE WILD ADVENTURES OF CTHULHU Volume 2 Hardcover Cloth binding, color jacket with variant back cover art. By Will Murray. Front and back cover paintings and interior vignettes by Eric Lofgren. H. P. Lovecraft’s dark vision of Massachusetts as a seat of cosmic weirdness has fascinated readers for more than a century. Witch-troubled Arkham. Drowned Dunwich. Mystic Kingsport. Fish-fouled Innsmouth. And others even more obscure....Ten new and previously-printed stories explore the forces of Cthulhu and his otherworldly allies. Odyssey Publications, 2022....More. Item Code: WILADC02H Hard Cover, 6x9, 246pg, Text/b&w |
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VICTORY HARBEN Fires of Halos Hardcover By Christopher Paul Carey. When Gridley Wave contact between worlds is inexplicably broken, young physicist Victory Harben returns to her home in Pellucidar, at the Earth’s Core, to help solve the mystery. Soon Victory finds the riddles of her past are hopelessly entangled with the machinations of an ancient and inscrutable queen of the Mahars. Hurled into the cosmic void by the queen, Victory is hunted down across space and time by a vengeful being whose flaming sword absorbs the souls of the slain, delivering them to the ravenous lords of Halos. Bonus Novelette: “Beyond the Farthest Star: Rescue on Zandar” by Mike Wolfer. ERB, Inc., 2022....More. Item Code: VICHH Hard Cover, 6x9, 364pg, Text/b&w |
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