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CRADLE TO GRAVE Signed Print Signed. By Robert Crumb. Cradle To Grave is full color print reproducing a one page comic strip that appeared on the back cover of Mystic Funnies #3, published in 1997 by Nincompoop Comics, apparently this could be their one and only published title. Since there is nothing printed on the back side, we'd say this was a print that Crumb or someone associated with him published, probably at a later date, perhaps like this one as a giveaway or an item to sell at personal appearances. This one is signed by Crumb and dated 2014. On the back is a neat pencil note "Signed by Robert Crumb upon visit to Portland, OR. May 3, 2014." From the collection (and the man who noted this) Richard Dix, a long time friend of ours. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB3339 Print, 7x10, 1, Full Color |
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ROLLING THUNDER The Art Of Dave Dorman First Edition. By Dave Dorman. Desperado is proud to present a retrospective volume devoted to the entire career of one of today's most popular science-fiction and comic artists, Dave Dorman. IDW Publishing, 2010. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. ...More. Item Code: RB5227 Hard Cover, 9x12, 328pg, Text/Full Color |
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BLADE RUNNER SKETCHBOOK First Edition. By David Scroggy and Syd Mead. This rare, soft cover, landscape-oriented sketchbook contains reproductions of some of the original production art from the cult classic film, Blade Runner. Featuring sketches and illustrations by Syd Mead (visual futurist); Mentor Huebner (production illustrator); Charles Knode (costume designer); Michael Kaplan (costume designer); and Ridley Scott (Director). Blue Dolphin, 1982. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Light edge wear. ...More. Item Code: RB5220 Soft Cover, 11x8, 96pgs, Text/b&w |
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THE ASTOUNDING FIFTIES Frank Kelly Freas Signed and Limited to 250. This reprints Kelly Freas's self-published 1971 edition, with an improved square binding, a smaller limitation and heavier, white paper. An early collection of images by the noted sci-fi cover artist. 84 full-page images selected by Freas himself from b&w illustrations he did for John W. Campbell's Astounding Science Fiction in the 1950s. Includes his introduction, with a one paragraph revision for this edition. Databank Press, 1990. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. A bit of smudging and yellowing on the front cover....More. Item Code: RB4491 Soft Cover, 9x11, 84pg, b&w |
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DIRTY BEAUTY Signed By Alberto Rulz and William Wray. William Wray has lived in California most of his life and studied painting at the Art Students League in New York. Making his living as a cartoonist who specialized in painted subjects, comics and animation, he spent many years coalescing an eclectic array of art styles, ultimately finding his voice in a contemporized reflection of traditional California regional painting that focus on humble subject matter rarely considered as fine art. Brandstudio, 2007. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB5160 Hard Cover, 9x12, 48pgs, Full Color |
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HEROES OF THE COMICS & MORE HEROES OF THE COMICS Set By Drew Friedman. Heroes Of The Comics features over 80 full-color portraits of the pioneering legends of American comic books, including publishers, editors and artists from the industry's birth in the '30s, through the brilliant artists and writers behind EC Comics in the '50s. All lovingly rendered and chosen by Drew Friedman, a cartooning legend in his own right. Fantagraphics, 2014. Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB5435 Hard Cover, 9x12, 184pg, Full Color |
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LA LINEA VIENNESE Grafica Art Nouveau First Edition. By Giovanni Fanelli. Text in Italian. Art Nouveau remains a fundamental season of modern art. On the international scene, the Viennese contribution then took on an ever greater importance. Graphics, both as an autonomous artistic expression and as an expression in the various sectors of the so-called 'applied graphics', offers Viennese artists - not only painters and graphic designers, but also architects - the possibility of exploring formal solutions that will be the basis of many future developments of the avant-garde and artistic currents of the twentieth century, from Expressionism to Futurism, to Rationalism. Research into stylization or geometric synthesis, structuring of form or decorative patterns, produces extraordinary results, anticipating experiences of abstract art and informal art. Cantini, 1989. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. Slipcase....More. Item Code: RB5406 Hard Cover With Slip Case, 10x12, 340pg, Text/Partial Color |
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A TREASURY OF AMERICAN PRINTS A Selection Of One Hundred Etchings And Lithographs First Edition. By Thomas Graven. A Treasury of American Prints is a collection of prints, such as engravings, lithographs, and etchings, that were created in the United States during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. These prints often depict scenes from American life, historical events, and political and social issues. This 1939 Treasury Of American Prints has a selection of one hundred etchings and lithographs from the 20th century, by the foremost living artists... Artists Included: Thomas Benton, Paul Cadmus, Edward Hopper, et al. Simon and Schuster, 1939. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Book. Fine Minus. Slipcase has 2 bumped corners, one with small tear. (Pretty good shape for 1939!)...More. Item Code: RB5403 Hard Cover With Slip Case, 10x13, 200pgs, |
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VARGA By Tom Robotham. The Varga Girls, created by Alberto Vargas for Esquire magazine between 1940 and 1946, are among the most enduring images of American popular culture. Not long after Esquire published the first pinup, Varga Girls could be found in barber shops across the country and in Army barracks around the world. Along with the music of Glenn Miller and the jokes of Bob Hope, these images are often credited with raising the morale of American troops. BBD, 1990. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Lightly bumped corners....More. Item Code: RB5393 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 10x15, 112pg, Full Color |
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THE ART OF STEVE HANKS Poised Between Heartbeats By Keith G. Olson Art by Steve Hanks. Third edition. Steve Hanks is first and foremost a figure painter whose watercolor compositions are infused with emotion and a kind of poetry formed by light and shadow. Realistic figure painting in watercolor is technically demanding and Hanks is the premier artist working in this field today. His astonishing realism comes from his skillful control of washes, edges, and layers and from his knowledge of the properties of water and pigment. Hadley House, 2000. Out of print. Condition: Fine. Book has light small indention on the back cover. Very Good. Dust jacket has ripped on the bottom and edge....More. Item Code: RB5462 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 12x15, 128pg, Full Color |
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THE BROTHERS HILDEBRANDT A Book About The Artists First Edition. Limited to 7,500. By Tim and Greg Hildebrandt. This paperback is a limited edition of 7,500 copies and fully illustrated in black and white photos — also has a handful of full color photos of the brothers' works. The Hildebrandt brothers most notable paintings include The Lord of the Rings, Magic: The Gathering, Harry Potter, Star Wars, a number of illustrations for DC and Marvel Comics, and many, many more. This book was published in honor their July 9, 1978 exhibition — The Maryland Funnybook Festival, Silver Spring, Maryland. This is a super unique piece of art history that can certainly be enjoyed by art connoisseurs, Star Trek fans, Lord of the Ring fans, comic fans, and collectors alike.Ballantine, 1978. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB4582 Soft Cover, 8x11, 52pg, Partial Color |
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THE CARL BARKS COVERS OF WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES PORTFOLIO By Carl Barks. The portfolio of art contained in this envelope reproduces sixty-three covers from the Carl Barks’ Library of Walt Disney’s Donald Duck, Set VIll, which originally appeared in Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories during 1948-1954, issues 95-166. Walt Disney, 1983. Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine. Plates. Very Good. Portfolio Envelope. Yellowing edges and a few brown specks....More. Item Code: RB5478 Portfolio Envelope, 10.0" x 15.0", 48pg, Full Color |
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BILL SIENKIEWICZ REVOLUTION Volume 1 Recommended. By Ben Davis. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. First of a three-volume series of art books covering the 40-year career of the legendary artist. 40 individual deluxe reproductions of previously unpublished paintings, drawings, sketches, and mixed media works from four decades of Sienkiewicz's notebooks and personal collection as well as other private collections. Six Foot Press, 2019. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Top corner slightly bumped. Still in shrink-wrap....More. Item Code: RB2137 Hard Cover, 9x12, 224pg, Full Color |
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THE LOWBROW ART OF ROBT. WILLIAMS Robert Williams single-handed brought alternative art, now termed "lowbrow art", into the fine arts lexicon, using classic polished techniques to create the strangest, pop-cultured inspired pictures (and comics) ever seen. This was his ground-breaking 1979 book. Williams pursued a career as a fine arts painter before joining the art studio of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth in the mid-1960's. In this position as the famous custom car builder's art director, he moved into the rebellious, anti-war circles of early underground comix, many of which are collected here. Rip Off, 1982. Out Of Print. Condition: Good. Re-case and scuffing on the front and back cover....More. Item Code: RB5256 Soft Cover, 8x11, 96pg, Partial Color |
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NAPOLEON A Complete Compilation 1932-1933 First Edition. By Clifford McBride and J. Lafave. The Hyperion Library of Classic American Comic Strips. Napoleon and Uncle Elby was a popular syndicated newspaper comic strip created by Clifford McBride, which launched on June 6, 1932. Over a span of 29 years it was distributed to both American and foreign newspapers. By the mid-1940s, the strip was carried by 80 newspapers. Hyperion, 1977. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Spine Corner bumps, with several back page top corner bends and lightly yellowing pages....More. Item Code: RB5141 Hard Cover, 11x9, 102pg, |
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AL PLASTINO Last Superman Standing An Illustrated Biography. Highly Recommended. By Eddy Zeno. Foreword by Paul Levitz Laboring uncredited on Superman for two decades (1948-1968), he co-created Supergirl, Brainiac, and the Legion of Super-Heroes, drawing those characters’ first appearances, as well as the first story to feature Kryptonite. Insights shared by Al, his family, and (Timely artist) Allen Bellman, Nick Cardy, Joe Giella, Carmine Infantino, Jon Bogdanove, Jerry Ordway, and Mark Waid—paint a layered portrait of Plastino’s life and career. A wealth of illustrations show just how influential a figure he is in the history of comics. TwoMorrows Publishing, 2016. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Tipped top corner....More. Item Code: RB5261 Soft Cover, 8x11, 112pg, b&w |
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SEEING THINGS First Edition. By Jim Woodring. Jim Woodring's charcoal drawings take the otherworldly qualities of his comics (The Frank Book) to a higher level of clarity and nuance. These crisply rendered images reflect his lifelong obsession with hidden worlds, alternate realities and the inexplicable resonance of the unprecedented and irrational in lucid art. Fantagraphics, 2005. Out of Print. Condition: Near Fine. The dust jacket has some wear, with light curling on top edge....More. Item Code: RB5173 Hard Cover, 8x11, 104pgs, Full Color |
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REMEDIOS VARA The Mexican Years First Edition. By Masayo Nonaka. The Mexican Years offers a definitive survey of the life and work of this singularly appealing and mysterious Surrealist painter, Remedios Varo. For ten years, from the mid-1950s until her death in 1963, Varo devoted herself to creating an extraordinary dreamlike oeuvre, on the threshold between mysticism and modernity. Her beautifully crafted images of medieval interiors, occult workshops and androgynous figures engaged in alchemical pursuits evoke the eerie allegories of Hieronymus Bosch, esoteric engravings and the charm and lure of fairytales. This book includes a complete illustrated chronology with never before published images and describes Varo's role in the Mexican Surrealist movement and her relations with Luis Buñuel, Octavio Paz, Benjamin Péret, Alice Rahon, Wolfgang Paalen and many others. Editioral RM, 2012. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB5236 Hard Cover, 9x12, 118pg, Full Color |
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VAUGHN BODE INDEX Limited Limited to 2500. By George Beahm and by Vaughn Bode. This covers the first ten years of Vaughn Bodé's fanatic artistic production. It includes a bibliography of his published work, many illustrations and some short comic stories as well. C. W. Brooks, 1976. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Slight bump on top corners....More. Item Code: RB3837 Wirebound, 8x11, 64pgs, b&w |
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CALGARY COMIC & ENTERTAINMENT EXPO 2008 Artbook First Edition. Limited to 800. By Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo. Cover by Justin Ridge. This volume features a collection of western art by some of today's biggest and brightest stars. Featuring the art of Bruce Timm, Omar Dogan, Stephen Silver, Patrick Morgan, Andrew Wilson, Justin Ridge, Whilce Portacio, Stuart Immonen, Alberto Ruiz, Jenn Pollack, Ale, Garza, Gene Ha, Jim Mahfood, Matthew Stewart, Jo Chen and et al! Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, 2008. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Minus. Bumped spine corners....More. Item Code: RB5378 Hard Cover, 9x12, 40 pgs, Partial Color |
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RASCALS IN PARADISE Signed & Limited First Edition. Signed & Limited to 1000. By Jim Silke. This action-packed future/past adventure tale finds a 25th century graduate of Granada Hills' Combat High, Dorine "Spicy" Saunders (a teenage bombshell with lots of attitude and very little clothing), on Trash 9 — a frontier planet populated by outcasts and outlaws. Dark Horse Comics, 1995. Out of Print. Condition: Good. 2 pages have a large crease, first page having a small hole....More. Item Code: RB4397 Hard Cover, 8x11, 104pg, Full Color |
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PIN-UP The Illegitimate Art First Edition. By Jim Silke. Finally, a second book on glamour art by the author/artist of Bettie Page: Queen of Hearts. Now, for the first time, Jim Silke shares his hilarious first-person account of life as a "pinup" artist - from the comic-strip vixens that influenced his youth, to his real-life adventures photographing Hollywood's most beautiful starlets and models, to his slaving over magical images of Bettie Page, Brigitte Bardot and a host of other beauties. Lavishly illustrated - with over 100 new images by Silke and classic pin-up artists George Petty, Coby Whitmore, Enoch Bolles, Al Parker, Rolf Armstrong and others. Darkhorse, 2005. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Slight Bumping on the front cover along with the first 3 pages....More. Item Code: RB4183 Soft Cover, 9x12, 96pg, Full Color |
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WATCHMEN By Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. This Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the super-hero is dissected as the heroes are stalked by an unknown assassin. DC, 1995. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Cover has some scratches and slight rubbing....More. Item Code: RB540 Soft Cover, 7x10, 416pg, Full Color |
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THE COMICS By Coulton Waugh. This trailblazing survey of an art form preferred by the masses was the pioneer study of the subject. It shows the evolution and subgenres of the comics from "The Yellow Kid" in 1895 through the first decade of the modern comic book in the 1940s. First published in 1947 and long out of print, this is considered by diehard aficionados of the comics as the best book ever written on the subject, and not just because it was the first. In this far-reaching study Coulton Waugh set down information that is now common lore, that the comics are revealing reflectors of society. Univ Press of Mississippi, 1994. Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB5413 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 6x8, 364pgs, |
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THE ZAP POW BAM! SUPERHERO The Golden Age Of Comic Books First Edition. By Jerry Robinson, Michael Chabon, and Jules Feiffer. Program for William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum's exhibition of The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950. It explores the genesis of cultural icons such as Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, and Captain America. In the midst of the economic and political turmoil of the 1930s and 1940s, comic books offered America champions who shaped the values of an entire generation. ZAP! POW! BAM! examines the creative processes and influences that drove young Jewish artists to express their talents through the storylines and art of comic books. William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 2004. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB5147 Soft Cover, 7x10, 60pgs, Text/Full Color |
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EC WEIRD SCIENCE Cover Portfolio This portfolio features twenty-four Weird Science covers used in Russ Cochran's The Complete Weird Fantasy (they were trimmed to include the entire cover). The majority of the artwork is by Al Feldstein. Other arts are Wally Wood, and was colored especially for this series by the original EC color artist, Marie Severin. Russ Cochran, 1981. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Envelope has 2 lightly tipped corners and slightly yellowing edges. The prints are in excellent condition. Envelope states: "The twenty-two covers contained in this envelope..." with the "two" crossed out and "four" written in in script....More. Item Code: RB5475 Portfolio Envelope, 10x15, 24 plates, Full Color |
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LEONARD STAR'S MARY PERKINS ON STAGE Volume 1 Signed & Limited First Edition. Signed & Limited to 500. By Leonard Starr. Dailies and Sundays from February 10, 1957 to January 11, 1958. A complete redo of the Eisner Nominated "Leonard Starr's Mary Perkins On Stage Volume One", reprinting this classic American comic strip in all its passionate glory. This new edition also includes new and better source material replacing all the dreaded clipped strips, a reformatting of the Introduction by Walter Simonson with additional art, and a completely rewritten biography of Leonard Starr. Includes a signed and numbered print (256/500)! Classic Comics, 2013. Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB5528 Soft Cover, 11x8, 168pg, |
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PAPER BISCUIT 2 Half-Life Signed. By Ronnie del Carmen. "Half-life" is the first story that features, Nina, a young girl with the particular affliction of being able to walk in her dreams awake. Like you or I walking down our neighborhood or the mall, Nina has been finding herself in her dreamworld fully lucid and able to interact with whatever's there. She cannot induce the condition nor can she wake herself up if things get too scary. Half-life continues as the universe seems conspires to push Nina to act. Paper Biscuit Industries, 2000. Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB5516 Soft Cover, 6x8, 40 pgs, |
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WALT DISNEY’S MICKEY MOUSE Volume 1 & 2 Collector’s Box Set By Floyd Gottfredson, David Gerstein. Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Gift Box Set: “Race To Death Valley” and “Trapped On Treasure Island”: Vols. 1 & 2 is part of the The Floyd Gottfredson Library series. Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse: “Race to Death Valley“- Relive Mickey’s race to a gold mine with Pegleg Pete hot on his heels; Mickey’s life on the lam after being framed for bank robbery; even Mickey's ringside battle with a hulking heavyweight champ! The premiere volume features a dozen different adventures starring Mickey, his gal Minnie and her uncle Mortimer, his pals Horace Horsecollar and Butch, the villainous Pegleg Pete, and the mysterious and shrouded Fox. Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine/As New. Still in Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB5501 Hard Cover Slip Case Deluxe, 11.0" x 9.25", 550pg, b&w |
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MARVEL MASTERWORKS LIBRARY FANTASTIC FOUR SET (4 books) First Edition. Limited to 601, 686, 707 and 730. Volumes #153, 264, 284 and 292. Collecting The Fantastic Four (1961) #204-250.By John Byrne, Stan Lee Tom Palmer, Jack Kirby, Doug Moench, Bill Sienkiewicz, el al. This beautiful new 4 book set is the Special Collector’s Edition of the Masterworks with a variant/classic format dust jacket featuring the original marble-looking style, embossed foil picture frame, and retaining the absolute chronological numbering. Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB5507 Hard Cover, 7.25" x 10.5", Full Color |
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MARVEL MASTERWORKS STRANGE TALES THE HUMAN TORCH VOLUME 66 First Edition. Limited Collectors Edition. By Stan Lee and Larry Lieber. Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Introduction by Dick Ayers. From Strange Tales 101-117 and Annual 2. From Strange Tales 101-117 and Annual 2. Turn back the clock to 1962. After the debut of a quiet little magazine called The Fantastic Four and a relatively unknown teen hero named Spider-Man, Mighty Marvel decided to go out on a limb and put these two risky ideas together into a feature starring The Human Torch. With art by Jack Kirby. Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB5483 Hard Cover, 10.5" x 7.25", 272pg, Full Color |
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JUNGLE QUEENS Book 1 Signed Signed & Limited to 1000. By Frank Cho. Full color jungle themed sketchbook called "Jungle Queens". It collects all Frank Cho's jungle themed art from his series. Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, is a fictional American comic book jungle girl heroine, originally published primarily by Fiction House during the Golden Age of Comic Books. Brand Studio, 2008. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Bumps on the bottom spine, top corner, and backboard....More. Item Code: RB5250 Hard Cover, 8x12, 48pg, Full Color |
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FRANK CHO Apes and Babes Book One Signed First Edition. Signed Bookplate. This features Frank Cho's (Liberty Meadows, Zombie King, Jungle Girl) award-winning illustrations showcasing his voluptuous female forms, fantastic beasts, superheroes and more. About half full-color and half pencil and b&w. Silver-foil stamped cloth book cover. Comes with a Liberty Meadows bookplate signed by Frank. Image Comics, 2009. Out of Print. Mature Readers. Condition: Fine. Large scuff across front cover that affects the jacket and cloth cover....More. Item Code: RB5155 Hard Cover, 9x12, 144pg, Partial Color |
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MOEBIUS' HERMETISCHE GARAGE 1-4 volume Set By Moebius, Jerry Bingham, Randy Lofficier. Hermetische Garage set includes, Volume 1: The Prince of Nowhere, Volume 2: The Four Kingdoms, Volume 3: Return of the Jouk and Volume 4: Random Worlds. The world of Le Garage Hermétique is governed by a semi-god like figure called Major Grubert. He takes on different physical attributes during the story, but is mostly seen as a mustachioed man wearing an old colonial uniform. Pointy helmet and all. Grubert's labyrinthine world is composed of three levels: the unconscious, the conscious and super conscious. Stuttgart, 1991-1994. Text in German. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Loose cover on volume 1. Volume 4 front lover cover is crinkled from moisture. Lightly tipped corners on all 4 volumes....More. Item Code: RB5306 Soft Cover, 8x11, 64pgs, Full Color |
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MOEBIUS DIE STERNENWANDERER Set 1-4 By Moebius. This is a 4 volume set in a German Language full color graphic novel called "Die Blaue Pyramide ( The Blue Pyramid, The Starwonderer)" by Moebius. Carlsen, 1989. Text is in German. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Lightly bumped and rubbing on Volumes 1 & 3. Volume 4 rubbing across the front bottom area....More. Item Code: RB5304 Soft Cover, 9x12, 78, 84, 56 & 48pgs, Full Color |
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ZWISCHENLANDUNG AUF PHARAGONESCIA By Moebius (Jean Giraud). First printing of the German edition of Moebius' Shore Leave on Pharagonesia. What was supposed to be a short trip into the city to get to know the local pleasure temples and relaxation oases ends in disaster for crew member J. D. Foster of the P II: he is completely out of shape - quite literally! Volksverlag, 1981. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Scuffing and Bumped Corners....More. Item Code: RB5323 Hard Cover, 8x11, 32pgs, Full Color |
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JOHN DIFOOL Set 1-6 By Jodorowsky and Moebius. This French graphic novel series, John Difool, written by Alejandro Jodorowsky and originally illustrated by Jean Giraud (Moebius), is German translated from its original French language. The set includes 1-6 which includes: Der Schwarze Incal, Der Incal Des Lichts, In Tiefsten Tiefen, In Höchsten Höhen, In Weiter Ferne, and In Nächster Nähe. Carlsen Verlag 1983/1991. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Books 1, 2 & 4 have minimal cover water damage — all books have light edge wear with corner bumps. ...More. Item Code: RB5317 Soft Cover, 9x12, 46 ea, Full Color |
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ALEX RAYMOND FLASH GORDON Volumes 1 & 2 Set By Alex Raymond and Don Moore. Alex Raymond Flash Gordon Volumes 1 & 2 begin with "On The Planet Mongo" from January 7, 1934, continuing with 3 chapters in Volume 2, "With Queen Of Mongo", "The War With Mongo", and "Undersea Kingdom Of Mongo". Checker, 2007. Out Of Print. Condition. Fine. Both books have 2 bumped corners, one of volume 2's is also chipped....More. Item Code: RB5494 Soft Cover, 12.25" x 9.25", Full Color |
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AUSTIN BRIGGS Flash Gordon Dailies Volume 1 & 2 Set First Edition. By Austin Briggs. Great set of Austin Briggs' Flash Gordon Volumes 1 & 2 dailies 1940-1942. Both volumes collect the daily strips from November 1940 to August 1942. Kitchen Sink, 1992. Out of Print. Condition: Plus Fine. Both books have light edge wear....More. Item Code: RB5398 Soft Cover, 11x8, 104pgs|96pgs, |
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FORBIDDEN WORLDS Volume 10 Closeout Price! Collects #59-64, 1957-58. Recommended. By Emil Gershwin, Ogden Whitney et al. Tales exploring science fiction, dark creatures and the supernatural as ACG thrives in the post-code world. These stories are some of the most readable and interesting from the period, even considering Stan Lee's work at Atlas. ACG editor and chief writer Richard Hughes escaped the typical clichés and presented off-beat tales—more fun to read now than most other comics of the time. PS Artbooks, 2015....More. Item Code: FOR10H Hard Cover, 7x10, 240pg, Full Color |
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J.A.W. COOPER GENESIS COLLECTION Almost Gone! New printing. Highly Recommended. This compiles the drawings and paintings from the sold-out 2017 releases of Familiars, Flora and Fauna, and Viscera with a few extras thrown in. This art book contains nudity and is intended for mature audiences. A journey into the violent, steaming innards of making art — raw, spontaneous and unfettered. Drawing on themes of the occult, the artist explores animals as allegories for the human condition. Cooper explores instinct and intuition as the spark of artistic creation, to delight the feral child at our core. Flesk, 2024. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: JAWG Soft Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Partial Color |
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FLASH GORDON DAILIES AUSTIN BRIGGS Volume 1 Radium Mines of Electra Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. First of two volumes. Collecting together, for the first time ever, two years of strips from the golden age. Hand-picked by Alex Raymond, master illustrator Austin Briggs carried on in much the same fine-line style. His action sequences and beautiful women are every bit as good as Raymond's. Here is the original science fiction high-adventure that influenced strips and comic books for decades...with ray guns, rocket ships, strange monsters, damsels in distress, sultry queens of strange lands, and unbridled heroism! Titan, 2021....More. Item Code: FLD01H Hard Cover, 11x10, 276pg, b&w |
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45 YEARS OF 2000 AD ANNIVERSARY ART BOOK Tharg the Mighty has tasked forty-five of Earth's most popular comic and illustration artists to interpret the characters featured in the pages of 2000 AD. Featuring all new work by Francisco Francavilla (Capt. America, Detective Comics), Kelly Jones (Batman, Sandman), Phil Noto (Black Widow, Jonah Hex), Kevin O'Neill (a 2000 AD legend, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), Michael Allred (Madman, Silver Surfer), Sean Phillips (Reckless, The Fade Out), Colleen Doran (Sandman, A Distant Soil), et al. 2000 AD, 2022....More. Item Code: 45YRH Hard Cover, 8x11, 96 pg, Full Color |
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TEZUCOMI Volume 1 Closeout Price! Recommended. An anthology of all new stories based on the many popular creations of legendary Japanese mangaka Osamu Tezuka, illustrated by some of the greatest comic creators in Europe. Each artist is profiled AND interviewed about their connection with Tezuka's work. This larger 300-page softcover edition is presented in traditional manga reading order, right to left. This first volume includes "The Mouse" by Sourya, based on Ayako; "The Moon Rabbit" by Brice Cossu and Valerie Mangin, based on Buddha; "The Cursed" by Mathieu Bablet, based on Metropolis & much more. Magnetic Press, 2024. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: TEZ01 Soft Cover, 6x8, 300pg, b&w |
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MIGHTY MARVEL MASTERWORKS THE X-MEN Volume 2 Collects X-Men #11-19, 1965-66. By Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby. The devastating debut of the unstoppable Juggernaut — learn his shocking connection to Charles Xavier! Debuts of the cosmic Stranger, the power-copying Mimic, and, in a classic three-part saga, the mutant-hunting robots known as the Sentinels! The return of Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and the introduction of Lucifer, one of Professor X’s earliest foes! Marvel, 2022....More. Item Code: MMMX02 Soft Cover, 6x9, 200pg, Full Color |
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WOLVERINE ORIGIN DELUXE EDITION Collects Wolverine: The Origin #1-6, 2001. By Paul Jenkins and Andy Kubert. For decades, Wolverine’s shadowy past has been shrouded in mystery. But before he was the savage mainstay of the X-Men, before he was a tormented secret agent codenamed Weapon X — even before he was a barroom brawler in the wilds of Canada — he was a child. And now, his story will be told. Marvel, 2023....More. Item Code: WOLVOR Soft Cover, 6x10, 248pg, Full Color |
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MIDNIGHT COMICS Volume 1 Hardcover Collects #1-5, 1957-58. This oddball, post-code title reprinted stories from pre-code horror titles Voodoo, Fantastic Fears, Haunted Thrills and Strange Fantasy, with suitable changes to pass the new code. Behind all-new covers by unknown artists, you'll find classic pre-code stories, retitled and altered, from the Iger Shop, Ken Battefield, and Robert Webb. Also here are one-off stories from Seven Seas #4 and Farrell's own Phantom Lady series, when she was resurrected in 1954, with stories from issues #1 and 2, and from The Flame #5. PS Artbooks, 2023. ...More. Item Code: MIDN01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color |
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SANDMAN BOOK SIX Closeout Price! Collects The Sandman Universe #1, Sandman: Overture #1-6, and Sandman: Dream Hunters #1-4, 2009-18. Highly Recommended. By Neil Gaiman. Art by J.H. Williams, P. Craig Russell et al. Overture tells the story from the birth of a galaxy to the moment that Morpheus is captured (the point where the television series begins). Dream Hunters follows a humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox finding themselves romantically drawn together. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons and a Japanese emperor to steal the monk's life. With the aid of Morpheus, the fox must use all of her cunning and creative thinking to foil this evil scheme and save the man that she loves.. DC Comics, 2023....More. Item Code: SAND06 Soft Cover, 7x10, 168pg, Full Color |
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ARAÑA AND SPIDER-MAN 2099 Dark Tomorrow Closeout Price! 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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SHADOW DOCTOR Collects #1-5. Recommended. The true story of Dr. Nathaniel Calloway, a Black physician caught between medicine and the mob in 1930s Chicago. Writer Peter Calloway tells this story about his own grandfather, who graduated from medical school in the early 1930s. Unable to get work at any Chicago hospital (because he was Black) and unable to secure a loan from a bank to start his own practice (because he was Black), Nathaniel turned to the only other source of money in Prohibition-era Chicago: the Mafia, run by none other than Al Capone. Aftershock, 2021....More. Item Code: SHADOC Soft Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Full Color |
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VAMPIRELLA & RED SONJA 2021 Holiday Special Set Linsner Cover Variants Two-comic set. Both covers by Michael Linsner. Wreck the Halls! Vampirella is hunted (haunted?) by The Spirits of Christmas, hunters whose holiday tradition is to hunt a mythical creature every Christmas Eve! By writer/artist Will Robson (Fantastic Four). Plus: An all-new She-Devil tale, from ongoing Red Sonja architect Mirka Andolfo and a cavalcade of creators! The grim Sonja is not one for ebullient festivities. But her recent "adoption" of the mysterious child Sitha has (temporarily) melted her defenses, just in time for revelry. But will outside forces aiming to prod and pillage put a pause on the party? Dynamite, 2021....More. Item Code: VARHP Comic, 7x10, 32pg ea, Full Color |
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DISNEY TWISTED WONDERLAND Volume 2 The Manga Book of Heartslabyul Closeout Price! By Yana Toboso and Wakana Hazuki. Art by Sumire Kowono.Manga based on the hit mobile video game from Disney, Twisted Wonderland. Stranded in the world of Twisted Wonderland, Yu must brave a magical school filled with ghosts, monsters, and uncooperative students! Yu is formally enrolled in Night Raven College. He’s even a prefect. But that doesn’t mean things are getting any easier for him. When his classmate Ace shows up on his doorstep after getting in trouble, Yu faces his biggest challenge yet. Demons, Disney characters, a strange mix of humor and pathos! Viz Media, 2023....More. Item Code: DIST02 Soft Cover, 6x8, 194pg, b&w |
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CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED JANE EYRE Hardcover By Charlotte Brontë. Art by H. J. Kihl. The life story of young Jane, an orphan mistreated by the family who took her in. But sent away to boarding school, she excels at school at the same time suffering more injustices on her path to independence during the Victorian Age, a time that was not kind to young women without "connections." CCS Books, 2016....More. Item Code: CLAJEH Hard Cover, 7x10, 52pg, Full Color |
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CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED NICHOLAS NICKLEBY Hardcover By Charles Dickens. Art by Gustav Schrotter. Cover by Colin Mayne. After the death of his father, Nicholas Nickleby becomes a schoolteacher in a boys’ school in Yorkshire to support his family. There he sees injustices and cruelty and stands up to the schoolmasters to right these wrongs. CCS Books, 2017....More. Item Code: CLANNH Hard Cover, 7x10, 52pg, Full Color |
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STRANGE TERRORS #4 Facsimile Edition Closeout Price! From 1952. Recommended. Another legendary issue, this time with a wild and strange painted cover by the notorious William Ekgren. Inside we have work by Joe Kubert, Bill Molno, George Tuska and Charle Sultan, another forgotten artist who drew very much like Lou Fine. Comes with an oversized, 8 x 12 1/2 (image size) cover reproduction on card stock and matted. It is ready to display, with an embossed seal identifying the limited status. PS Artbooks, 2022....More. Item Code: ST04 Comic, 7x10, 36pg, Full Color |
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MARCH Book One Part 1 of 3, winner of five major awards. Recommended. By John Lewis and Andrew Aydin. Art by Nate Powell. Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) is an American icon, one of the key figures of the civil rights movement. His commitment to justice and nonviolencetook him from an Alabama sharecropper's farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington, and from receiving beatings from state troopers to receiving the Medal of Freedom from the first African-American president. Top Shelf, 2013....More. Item Code: MARB01 Soft Cover, 6x9, 128pg, b&w |
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