Thursday, July 3, 2025

Richard Corben’s Dimwood, Tomb Raider, King Conan, Blake & Mortimer, Spider-Man, Krazy Kat, Startling Comics & Horror from the Crypt of Fear!



Horror from the Crypt of Fear #18 is here along with three new EC Archives. Richard Corben’s previously unpublished Dimwood, Omnibus editions of Tomb Raider, King Conan 1, and Fantastic Four 1; Blake & Mortimer Vol 4, Spider-Man Panel by Panel, Krazy Kat Vol 5, two more Startling Comics facsimiles…four Flame Tree Calendars and Mighty Marvel 2026. Plus an advance look at our 2025 Bestsellers. We lost former Marvel editor and comics writer Jim Shooter. & more….

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HORROR FROM THE HAUNT OF FEAR 18
Highly Recommended. Art by XNO, Monte Wolverton, Angelo Torres, et al. All new, extra large, perfect bound, wrap around cover. Celebrate the 31st Anniversary of HFTCOF....a history of this classic EC zine. Bill Gaines' only File Copy of Vault #12 by Thommy Burns. Paul Wee's Ghoulunatic Gallery by Bill Stout and another by Al Feldstein. The history of Dennis Cunningham's horror zine Weirdom that published the first Richard Corben work. Shock Suspenstories issue by issue. Picto-Fiction examined by the late Roger Hill. A History of Horror by Lou Russo. The EC Giveaway comics by Thommy Burns. The wedding of Nuemanstein by Ken Hooper. 1982 EC Dimension Convention photo album by Bill Leach. Bill Leach, 2025....More.

Item Code: HFTC18
Soft Cover, 5x9, 124pg, Partial Color
$15.00
Here are available back issues. #17 just sold out this month. #14 [HFTC14. $15] #15 overstock sale [HFTC15. $17.50, $10] #16 Tales of the Plague by Corben [RCTALE. $9.95].
 

New EC Softcovers

 


EC ARCHIVES WEIRD FANTASY 4
Collects Weird Fantasy #19-22 and Weird Science-Fantasy #25 & 26, 1953-54. Our Highest Recommendation. By Al Feldstein. Illustrated byAl Williamson, Roy Krenkel, Angelo Torres, John Severin, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood et al. It doesn't get much better than this. EC's sci-fi storytelling was at its peak here, with monumental adaptations of Ray Bradbury stories and some of their best-ever artwork, with even Frank Franzetta and Roy Krenkel pitching in! But EC had a hard time selling their sci-fi so with #23, the two titles combined into Weird Science-Fantasy, to eventually morph into Incredible Science Fiction for the final 4 issues. Includes EC's one "non-fiction" issue, the amazing #26 devoted to Flying Saucer stories and sightings! Fun stuff! Dark Horse, 2024....More.

Item Code: ECAWF04
Soft Cover, 8x11, 216pg, Full Color
$19.99
 


EC ARCHIVES THE VAULT OF HORROR 4
Collects Vault of Horror #30-35, 1953-54. Highly Recommended. Another value-priced paperback edition! EC Comics set the bar in the 1950s for their disturbing tales of terror, and this edition presents twenty-four shockers by comics legends Al Feldstein, William Gaines, and with art by Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, and Graham Ingels, featuring gorgeous digitally remastered color by Marie Severin. Dark Horse, 2024....More.

Item Code: ECVH04
Soft Cover, 8x11, 216pg, Full Color
$19.99
 


EC ARCHIVES THE VAULT OF HORROR 5
Collects Vault of Horror #36-40, 1954-55. Highly Recommended. Final volume in the series, collecting the last five issues of Vault. Dark Horse Comics brings even more macabrely majestic stories from the Vault! Now in an affordable oversized paperback, this terrifying tome features dozens of horrifying tales drawn by all-star comic artists Bernie Krigstein, Reed Crandall, Al Williamson (with a rare horror contribution), Johnny Craig (some of his finest-ever work), Graham Ingels, Joe Orlando, Jack Davis, Jack Kamen, and George Evans! Dark Horse, 2024....More.

Item Code: ECVH05
Soft Cover, 8x11, 180pg, Full Color
$19.99
All previous volumes of Weird Fantasy, Vault of Horror and all the other EC titles are still in stock at the same $19.99 price. Coming in hardcover is The Complete Moongirl [ECACMH. $59.99, $54.99], due September 30. EC’s Gunfighter Comics hardcover is also still in stock from 2022, but just two are available [ECAG01H. $49.99, $44.99]. Here’s everything we have on EC Comics!
 

Comic Book Archives

 


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

Item Code: DIMWH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 136pg, Full Color
$39.99 $36.99
Here’s much more from Corben, including the five matching Den volumes and quite a few titles in Rare Books.
 


TOMB RAIDER Colossal Collection Volume 1
Collects #1-24 and 26-34, 1999-2003. Recommended. This huge hardcover — 888 pages — collects 33 complete issues of the Top Cow's Tomb Raider. Legendary creators Dan Jurgens, Adam Hughes, Michael Turner, Andy Park, Marc Silvestri, David Finch, and others make the story and art exceptional. It looks just great, packed with good girl art and lots of daring adventures. Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of history, years of experience, and dual pistols, Lara will go to the ends of the earth to preserve the world’s most precious treasures from a shadowy organization intent on her destruction. Lara won’t have to go it alone — she’s joined by roguish playboy Chase Carver and her buttoned-up assistant Madeline Hovan. Includes variant covers and more. Dark Horse, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: TOMR01H
Hard Cover, 9x12, 888pg, Full Color
$99.99 $85.00
 


CONAN THE KING The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 1
Collecting #1-19 of King Conan, 1980-83. Recommended. A new era begins with adventures set after Conan has deposed the tyrant Numedides to become ruler of Aquilonia. But Conan on the throne is still Conan. The savage action that made him a pulp and comic book legend fills page after page, while palace intrigue adds a new level of drama with Queen Zenobia and Prince Conn, the heir to the throne, taking prominent roles. Old nemeses like Thoth-Amon return, and mystical prophecy ties Conan to the first king of the realm. Each issue is a double-sized extravaganza with scripts by the godfather of Conan comics, Roy Thomas, along with Doug Moench and Alan Zelenetz, and outstanding artwork by the legendary John Buscema and rising star (at that time) Marc Silvestri. Titan, 2025....More.

Item Code: KINOC01H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 768pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
Volume 2 is scheduled for the end of October [KINOC02H. $125, $110] and Volume 3 end of November [KINOC03H. $150, $130].
 


SPIDER-MAN Panel by Panel
Art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Spider-Man first swung onto the comic book pages in August 1962 with the publication of Amazing Fantasy #15, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and with cover art by Jack Kirby. Sixty years after the comic’s publication, award-winning graphic designer Chip Kidd re-imagines the iconic first story, which was also told in The Amazing Spider-Man no. 1 from March 1963, using original vintage copies of both comic books as well as the original art with handwritten notes to present these classic tales in a whole new way. This is a panel-by-panel exploration of both entire issues that captures every single detail and nuance. Abrams, 2025....More.

Item Code: SPIDPH
Hard Cover, 9x11, 384pg, Full Color
$60.00
 


FANTASTIC FOUR Omnibus Volume 1
New printing. Collects #1-30, 1961-64; Annual #1, 1963. Our Highest Recommendation. They were visionaries. Explorers. Imaginauts. They were Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. And like the Fantastic Four, they continually strove to overcome the impossible and achieve the extraordinary. Now, the first three years of their landmark run are collected in one oversized volume. Includes all original letters pages and pinups, critical commentaries, a historical overview, and other extras. It doesn't get better than this! The title that kicked off the entire Marvel Age of Comics in December, 1961. Stan and Jack's masterpiece! Marvel, 2025....More.

Item Code: FFOM01H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 848pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
Only Volumes 5 and 6 remain in print [FFOM05H, 06H. $125, $110 ea]. But also available is the Fantastic Four John Byrne Omnibus reprinting most issues of #209-218, 220-221, 232-260 plus five more titles [FFJB01H. $125]. Just one in stock right now, from 2022.
 


ADVENTURE OF BLAKE & MORTIMER THE COMPLETE COLLECTION 4
Collects two more complete stories. By Edgar P. Jacobs. Recommended. With The Time Trap, Jacobs tackles a quintessential science-fiction trope: time travel. Dinosaurs, medieval knights and an apocalyptic future make it a fabulous adventure, and who cares if, for the first time, Olrik isn't there? The Affair of the Necklace, on the other hand, is a pure crime story done in ultra-realistic overtones that set it somewhat apart from the rest of the series. Finally, the extra material will shine a light on the dangers of censorship at the time — from which even Jacobs wasn't safe. Cinebook, 2025....More.

Item Code: BLAKM04H
Hard Cover, 8x12, 176pg, Full Color
$39.99 $36.99
Volumes 1-3 are all in stock. Vol 1 and 2 are $46.99; Vol 3 is $39.99, $36.99 [BLAKM01H, etc]. Also don’t miss Jacob’s earlier graphic novels The Fiery Arrow [FIERA], just six copies left, and The U-Ray [URAY] — $14.95 each.
 


VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES Volume 2
Collects #8-14, 1970-71. Highly Recommended. Cover by Sanjulian. Vampi's first adventures from the pages of Warren's Vampirella Magazine! A murderers' row of famed comics creators are on board including the beginning of legendary author and editor Archie Goodwin's work on the character, which brought new levels of depth and sophistication to Vampirella and her world, becoming some of her most treasured stories of all time. Jose Gonzalez, Neal Adams, Wally Wood, Barry Windsor-Smith, Jeffrey Jones, Dennis O'Neil, Steve Englehart, Dave Cockrum, Frank Brunner, Esteban Maroto et al. Dynamite, 2025....More.

Item Code: VAM02
Soft Cover, 7x10, 408pg, b&w
$34.99 $31.99
Our first shipment came in damaged so this replacement meant a delay listing this. And we’re having the same problem with Vol 1, Diamond never shipped our order. Publisher Dynamite is leaving Diamond but Dynamite’s new distributor doesn’t yet have copies for us. We’ll get them eventually. Stay tuned!
 


KRAZY & IGNATZ Volume 5 1928-1930
Highly Recommended. By George Herriman. Another impressive, oversized 11x14 inch hardcover, complete with an embossed cover, a bonus color section and three long, informative essays over dozens of pages. Meticulously and lovingly restored, this Eisner Award-nominated series showcases one of the most renowned and celebrated comic strips in the art form’s history. This exquisite, generously sized volume finishes up the 1920s, collecting the acclaimed and groundbreaking Krazy Kat Sunday strips in an archival hardcover edition. Fantagraphics, 2025....More.

Item Code: KRAZ05H
Hard Cover, 11x14, 228pg, b&w
$49.99 $44.99
Here are previous volumes, all in stock, from $31.99 to $35: 1916-18, 1919-21, 1925-27, 1928-30. Looks like 1922-24 is no longer available.
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
GEORGE HERRIMAN'S KRAZY KAT The Complete Color Sundays 1935-1944
Highly Recommended. For the first time ever, ten full years—632 pages—of Herriman’s Krazy Kat Sunday pages, his best and brightest work, in large 10x14 size. One of the first comics to be considered a work of art, Krazy Kat delights with its characterization and visual-verbal creativity alongside the slapstick shenanigans between Krazy and Ignatz the mouse. This book comes with an illustrated introduction by Alexander Braun. Taschen, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: GEOKKSH
Hard Cover, 10x14, 632pg, Partial Color
$100.00
 

New Facsimile Editions & Graphic Novels

 


STARTLING COMICS #45 Facsimile Edition
1947. Recommended. Graham Ingels. This leads off with another wild cover by EC Comics master Graham Ingels, who goes on to do a cool original contents page and a complete 11 page Lance Lewis Space Detective story..."forced to flee Mercury..." Next up is The Fighting Yank with exceptional art this time by Ken Battefield inked by the excellent Rafael Astarita (Planet Comics' Futura artist). Jungle girl Tygra stars in an 11-page tale attributed to Hawkman artist Sheldon Moldoff. An even less known but long undiscovered creator is Mike Suchorsky (not to be confused with Mike Sekowsky) on an 11-page Jefferson Jones. Plus work by King Ward and future Marvel Millie the Model artist Al Hartley. PS Artbooks, 2025,...More.

Item Code: STAW45
Comic, 7x10, 52pg, Full Color
$15.99
 


STARTLING COMICS #46 Facsimile Edition
1947. Recommended. Graham Ingles provides a bondage/good girl art cover starring Space Detective Lance Lewis, Ingles' last cover before Alex Schomberg/Xela takes over cover credits for a legendary run. The Fighting Yank returns, Hal Sherman draws Jefferson Jones. Tygra of the Flame People is back with artwork I'd attribute to Shelly Moldoff, who drew DC's early Hawkman and Black Pirate stories; soon after this he'd co-create Moon Girl for EC. Plus Al Hartley, future Millie the Model artist is back. PS Artbooks, 2025....More.

Item Code: STAW46
Comic, 7x10, 52pg, Full Color
$15.99
You’ll find the Lance Lewis stories from these two issues and also #44 and 47-53 in Classic Sci-Fi Comics Vol 8 [PSSC08. $32.99] and in hardcover [PSSC08H. $52.99]. Also see these other Startling facsimile editions: #44, 47-53 with those superb Alex Schomberg/Xela airbrush covers, all also $15.99 each.
 


H.P. LOVECRAFT'S THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE
Recommended. Adapted and Illustrated by Gou Tanabe. Lovecraft’s horror story, rendered in chilling detail by modern manga horror master Gou Tanabe! The complete story in one volume, featuring a tip-in title page in metallic gold ink and four pages in color. Even the folk of Arkham are frightened of a valley west of town...blighted and deformed by something that fell from space — a twisting, spectral hue. A surveyor examining a site for a new reservoir arrives at the bottom of the valley — a place spoken of in fear, even by the inhabitants of witch-haunted Arkham — for in the past, they say, there were “strange days” there. Dark Horse, 2025....More.

Item Code: HPLCO
Soft Cover, 5x7, 194pg, b&w
$14.99
 

Flame Tree Press, London

 
From this high quality British publisher, here are four unique 2026 calendars. All are 16 month beginning September 2025. Four very unusual titles with superior artwork, a departure from some of our more traditional calendars if you are looking for something new and different.


LOVECRAFT ILLUSTRATED By Jason Engle 2026 Calendar
Highly Recommended. Jason Engle has been creating art for the publishing and entertainment markets since 1998, working on some of the best and biggest games in the world over that time. Discover 12 of his Lovecraft-inspired artworks in this eye-catching wall calendar. We hadn't known his work, but this is one of the very best illustrated looks at Lovecraft's various characters that we have ever seen. It's really amazing! - Bud Flame Tree, 2025....More.

Item Code: LOV26
12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$15.99
 


ALCHEMY NEVERWORLD 2026 Calendar
Highly Recommended. Alchemy England is a pioneering British lifestyle brand, globally acclaimed since 1977 for its iconic designs that embody the spirit of alternative culture. This mesmerising art calendar brings together 12 dark artworks from Alchemy, evoking the mysterious and macabre world of Edgar Allan Poe and gothic, tragic literature. Skulls, skeletons, black cats, flying creatures, warped horned creatures...it's a dark and wild assortment of finely composed art. 16 month calendar. Expressive text accompanies each work and the datepad features previous and next month’s views. Printed on FSC®-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging. Flame Tree, 2025....More.

Item Code: ALC26
12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$15.99
 


ART NOUVEAU POSTERS 2026 Calendar
Highly Recommended. The turn of the twentieth century brought an exciting new art form: Art Nouveau posters celebrated the joie de vivre of the modern age through promoting both commercial products and cultural exhibitions in their own beautiful style. This calendar includes works by such celebrated artists as Alphonse Mucha, Eugene Grasset and Paul Berthon. We like the unique choices here, offering a variety of lesser seen works but still the best of the period of flamboyant posters and packaging artwork. Flame Tree, 2025....More.

Item Code: ANP26
12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$15.99
 


SUGAR SKULLS 2026 Calendar
Recommended. We really enjoyed the dark imagery of this new calendar title, a departure from much of what we offer each year. Sugar skulls are used as an offering to the deceased during the Mexican celebration Day of the Dead, which focuses on remembering loved ones, and celebrating the continuity of life. This calendar features traditional and artistic interpretations of sugar skulls, with a datepad that features previous and next month’s views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging. Flame Tree, 2025....More.

Item Code: SS26
12x12, 12pg, Full Color
$15.99
 
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MIGHTY MARVEL 2026 Calendar
Explore America’s history alongside the Marvel Super Heroes with this vibrant 12-month calendar originally created for the 1976 Bicentennial and reproduced in full for the first time! Each month is chock full of historical info and Marvel Comics memorabilia with 12 full-color images created especially for this calendar by Marvel’s mightiest artists: John Romita Sr., Herb Trimpe, Gil Kane, John Buscema, Ross Andru, Frank Brunner, and Jim Starlin. Join the Hulk at Valley Forge, Conan at the Battle of Lexington, and the Avengers at the crossing of the Delaware! Harry Abrams, 2025....More.

Item Code: MIG26
Wirebound, 12x12, 26pg, Full Color
$19.99
Here are several more early-arrivals for 2026.
 

Rare Books This Week!

1993

Signed & inscribed by Bob Lubbers! - 2001

Signed & Limited - 1983 

It’s a week for classy art books and signed & numbered editions! A signed Bob Peak from 2012; The Complete Eyvind Earle from 1993; a scarce Carl Barks Treasury, signed & numbered from 1997; Glamour Int’l 26: Bob Lubbers; Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema; Flash Gordon and Terry volumes; The Prince Valiant Page signed & numbered by Gianni; Somerset Holmes signed & numbered; three long out of print Robert Williams collections; N.C. Wyeth; Captain Easy Set Vols 1-4 plus individual volumes. 19th and early 20th century artists Mulready and Will Bradley, A History of Underground Comics, Comic Art in America (1959, in jacket). A Conan/REH 3 book set and much more!

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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

Comic Reference - Erotic Art - Pulps & Fiction

Comic Strips - Sketchbooks & Statue

 
 

Mature Readers - New From Editions Skylight

 


VOLCANIC GIRLS
Recommended. By Stefan Soell. In addition to his astonishing talent at choosing the ideal background and selecting key details, Soell also has the rare knack of capturing ideal lighting conditions, and for finding the most beautiful, fresh women who are perfect in both body and face, amazing beauties. He is responsible for the bestselling photography books we handle. The hardcover edition of this has been long sold out. Now comes this new edition in a special large format with even better high density printing quality — the picture detail is achingly perfect, the equivalent of Blue Ray or HD quality. The location selected for this unique collection is Lanzarote, a small but beautiful island off the coast of north-east Africa with fields of black volcanic stones and stunted, gnarled trees, perfect contrast for the seductive enchantresses he has gathered together to shed their clothes and offer full views of their feminine beauty. Explicit, full nudity, but always tasteful and sophisticated. Edition Skylight, 2025. Adult Material....More.

Item Code: VOLGI
Soft Cover, 7x9, 192pg, Full Color
$35.00
 


TOP MODELS OF METART.COM MICHELLE H
Stunning redhead Michelle H is one of Metart's most popular models. She has appeared on many other sites in the Network: The Life Erotic, Errotica Archives, Rylsky Art, Eternal Desire; and on Domai, Goddess Nudes and Erotic Beauty as Nalla. Most notably, she has starred in several very hot girl-girl movies on Viv Thomas, working with director Alis Locanta; while on SexArt she is a major star, with 27 photo sets to date, three girl-girl movies (one with top model Nancy A and one with Sybil A) and an unforgettable boy-girl movie, "The Port." Explicit, full nudity. Edition Skylight, 2025. Adult Material....More.

Item Code: TOPMHH
Hard Cover, 8x9, 128pg, Full Color
$35.00

Here are more Stephen Soell titles, and all of the MetArt books, each devoted to a single amazing model.

 

2025 Bud Plant Bestsellers

Light and Dark The Art of Lee Elias

David Wright's Carol Day Showcase 

Atlas Artist Edition Volume 2 Al Williamson

It’s half way through the year, so we wanted to let you know what our best-selling titles are so far this year. Sadly some, such as Sky Masters, have sold out (blemished copies still available), so keep that in mind when you see something you don’t want to miss. Our bargain-priced Flash Sale items are also among the top sellers, even though they’re not new...just new at this price!

I’m going to write some commentary about each item for a special email going out on July 8th. Make sure you are signed up for special emails to see this. It’s a bit long so we can’t just run them all here, not with 60 items pictured!

Meanwhile, here’s an advance look at the top 100, and the top 12 for Mature Readers.

 

News & Notes

 

Comic Book Creator #40 all Dave Stevens issue 

Scheduled for an Oct release at $24.95, this has just been announced with a cool new previously unpublished DS cover!!!! This is below our cutoff for taking backorders, but we have plenty coming in…watch for it to be listed as soon as we have copies.

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EC Fan Addict #7 

Due August 5th. Once again we’ll have a special bookplate for the first 200 people who buy this latest issue. We’ll list it as soon as copies arrive. Don’t worry, we have plenty coming of this also.

 

Lost Marvels: Tower of Shadows 

This has already sold out from Fantagraphics and their book distributor, Norton; we’re out. But we have two orders in for more from a secondary source. Keep an eye on our listings. Check back if you find it gone, we may confirm a restock from an alternate supplier [LOST01H. $34.99].

 

Michelle Nolan 

Michell has been a fellow collector and a good friend of mine since we met when I was 13 or 14 years old. She introduced me to Phil Seuling at my first NY Comic Art Con in 1970, and the rest is history! She’s written for Comic Book Marketplace, published several books including the best-ever and so far only serious book on romance comics as well another on teen humor comics. She just got a very good writeup in a local Washington paper. Check it out.

 

Jim Shooter RIP 

Here’s some excerpts from a fine write up in the Hollywood Reporter:

Jim Shooter, Teenage Comics Writer Who Revolutionized Marvel as Editor-in-Chief, Dies at 73

Shooter was editor in chief at Marvel during one of its most creative periods, 1978-87. He oversaw Frank Miller's iconic run on Daredevil, Claremont & John Byrne on The Uncanny X-Men, and Walt Simonson on Thor.

While the artists became among the biggest names in the industry, X-Men became not only the most dominant and influential comic of the decade and beyond, but one of the first true franchises of the industry.

Thus began a remarkable run that has little parallel in modern comics publishing. Shooter professionalized what had been a loose company in an even looser industry, making sure books were published on time, artists were paid on time and even given royalties and health insurance.

With 1984’s Secret Wars, a 12-issue miniseries that Shooter, Mike Zeck and John Beatty drew, he instituted the concept of publishing crossover events, a companywide initiative that saw one main story play out and influenced many of the other titles coming out for months on end. Secret Wars was a massive publishing success and a toy bonanza. It’s a concept that is still being used by Marvel and DC to this day, in varying degrees.

Read the entire article here.

We also lost popular comics writer Peter David just recently. Tough times for comics veterans and our friends in the industry.

~Bud

 

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