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One of our favorite fine artists, Michael Parkes, is here in an enormous new collection. DC Covers Artist Edition is packed with favorite vintage covers by all the greats you probably never expected to see. Flash Gordon by Austin Briggs; Whiz Comics and America’s Greatest facsimiles; Italian western Ken Parker; Batman ’66; new Fleetway collections and Howard Chaykin’s Black Kiss. Coming: Monkey Wrench Slipcase Limited, 50th anniversary edition by R. Crumb and a spectacular two-volume Doug Chiang collection. |
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| Parkes appears in Dreamscapes and other collections in out of print Rare Books. If you are looking for older collections of his, check with budplantandhutchisonbooks.com, our sister company, we have quite a few right now. |
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DC COVERS ARTIST'S EDITION Volume 1 Highly Recommended. More than 120 classic covers. Artists included are Brian Bolland, John Byrne, Nick Cardy, Alan Davis, Steve Ditko, Dick Giordano, Mike Grell, Mike Kaluta, Gil Kane, Joe Kubert, Jim Lee, Mike Mignola, Frank Miller, Walter Simonson, Alan Weiss, Wally Wood, and more. As an Artist’s Edition, this book includes scans of original art at high resolution and at the same size it was drawn. While appearing to be in black and white, these images were scanned in color, allowing the viewer the best possible look at the artist’s intentions: you can see blue pencil notations, corrections, margin notes, and all the little nuances that make original art so unique and special. IDW, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: DCCAE01H Hard Cover, 14x20, 128pg, b&w |
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EVERGREEN REVIEW Dispatches from the Literary Underground Covers & Essays 1957-1973 From the late 1950s to the mid-70s, work by contributors like Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Amiri Baraka, Eldridge Cleaver, Timothy Leary, Dennis Hopper, Jean Genet, Jerry Rubin, Bernadette Devlin, and Germaine Greer regularly appeared in the countercultural magazine Evergreen Review. Their subversive work and radical politics defined outsider literature for an entire generation. Hip photography and sexy covers also propelled the magazine into iconic status. For the first time, full color reproductions of all covers of all 100 issues from 1957 to 1973, plus hundreds of pages from many of the issues are reprinted exactly as they looked then -- with all illustrations, photography, even the ads for other books, albums, letters to the editor left intact! Minor nudity. Fantagraphics, 2025. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: EVERGH Hard Cover, 9x12, 320pg, Text/Partial Color |
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WHIZ COMICS #25 Facsimile Edition From December, 1941. Highly Recommended. Art by Mac Raboy, C. C. Beck et al. A key issue, with Captain Nazi jumping over from the pages of Master Comics to fight CM and it all brings about, right here, the origin of Captain Marvel, Jr. Capt. Nazi attacks a young boy and leaves him crippled, which can't be reversed. But CM goes to his mentor Shazam and agrees to give some of his power to the boy, so that when Freddy says "Captain Marvel" he turns into the super-powered Captain Marvel, Jr. CM then sends him back to Master Comics (yes, really) to aid Bulletman in his own battle with Captain Nazi. All of this is part of a 3-part origin story. CM Jr. immediately became the long running cover feature of Master Comics. PS Artbooks, 2025....More. Item Code: WHIZ25 Comic, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $15.99 |
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WHIZ COMICS #33 Facsimile Edition From August 1942. Recommended. This issue features a rare cross-over on both the cover and the story inside, featuring Captain Marvel and Spy Smasher together in a 24-page story. Also: a special appearance of Doctor Voodoo; Lance O'Casey drawn by Harry Anderson; Ibis and Green Arrow stories with art attributed to Al Carreno. Golden Arrow wins "The Race of Death;" Lance O'Casey finds the Golden Buddha; Dr. Voodoo "Meets the Murderous Vampire" and in the Ibis story, "The Huns Ride Forth" straight out of the middle ages!PS Artbooks, 2025....More. Item Code: WHIZ33 Comic, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $15.99 |
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WHIZ COMICS #35 Facsimile Edition From October 1942. Highly Recommended. By Emil Gershwin, Dave Berg, Harry Anderson et al. A prime wartime issue from early in WWII, with Spy Smasher and CM sharing the title on the great cross-over cover. Cm meets the mythological Three Fates, the three witches of many a story. A sailing ship from 1492 suddenly turns up in the present day. Spy Smasher goes after Nazi saboteurs. Lance O'Cassey meets the Amazons. Ibis the Invincible meets the Leopard Man. Plus more in a great 64-page issue. PS Artbooks, 2025....More. Item Code: WHIZ35 Comic, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $15.99 |
| Click here for more Whiz, Captain Marvel and Captain Marvel, Jr. (and Master) facsimile editions from PS Artbooks. They are doing some great, iconic comics in this series. |
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AMERICA'S GREATEST COMICS #5 Facsimile Edition From December, 1942. Highly Recommended. Art by C.C. Beck, Mac Raboy, Phil Bard et al. Like Comic Cavalcade and World's Finest from DC, Fawcett's best heroes all star in special 15-cent, 100-page issues. Captain Marvel chases "The Lost Lightning," Spy Smasher, in a story drawn by Mac Raboy, "Battles the Bomber Birds," Mr. Scarlet "Turns Ghost Breaker," "Commando Yank takes on the Paris Apaches" and Minute Man "Fights the Goddess of Fire." with the heart and humor that made him a fan favorite. Joining him are Bulletman and Bulletgirl, Spy Smasher, and Minute-Man -- each bringing their own brand of high-stakes action and fearless justice. PS Artbooks, 2025....More. Item Code: AMGRE05 Comic, 7x10, 100pg, Full Color $18.99 |
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AMERICA'S GREATEST COMICS #6 Facsimile Edition From Feb, 1942. Recommended. By C.C. Beck, Dave Berg, Charles Sultan et al. Captain Marvel in an excellent and also unusual wartime cover--how many superheroes have you seen manning a machine gun? Is he actually shooting Nazis? Also stories with Bulletman and Bulletgirl, Spy Smasher, Commando Yank, Mr. Scarlet and Minute-Man in a specially large size, 100-page, 15-cent issue. Restored by PS Artbooks, this facsimile edition preserves the explosive energy and charm of the 1940s original, bringing each page to life. PS Artbooks, 2025....More. Item Code: AMGRE06 Comic, 7x10, 100pg, Full Color $18.99 |
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BATMAN '66 COMPENDIUM 1000 pages! Collects Batman ‘66 #1-30, The Lost Episode #1, and more, 2005-16. By Jeff Parker. Art by Michael & Laura Allred, Jonathan Case, Ruben Procopio, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez et al. Return to the groovy world of the classic Batman TV series with this complete collection! Inspired by the camp show, these action-packed, lighthearted tales bring the Dynamic Duo face-to-face with their most infamous foes from the series: the Joker, the Penguin, Catwoman, and the Riddler, along with first-time appearances by Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Bane, and Two-Face in this retro-stylized universe! Featuring the legendary Lost Episode adapted from an unproduced script by sci-fi icon Harlan Ellison! DC Comics, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: BAT66H Soft Cover, 7x10, 1008pg, Full Color |
| Here’s more vintage Batman and more retro style work by Michael & Laura Allred. |
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FLASH GORDON CLASSIC COLLECTION The Complete Sunday Strips 4 1944-1948 Highly Recommended. By Don Moore. Art by Austin Briggs. FNewly restored. The climax of the battle between Flash and Ming. Doug Murray (The 'Nam) writes the introduction, "Passing the Torch," about Alex Raymond enlisting in the war and acclaimed artist Austin Briggs taking over the artistic reins. Includes TEN complete adventures: The Skymen, The Atomic Age, Storm Queen of Valkir, Wizard King of the Fur Men, Land of the Bird Queen and more. Mad Cave Studios, 2025....More. Item Code: FLAG04H Hard Cover, 11x10, 224pg, Full Color |
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Once again, most of our copies arrived damaged. We have just two as-new copies as I write this; more are on the way. These publishers simply do not care that their books get bumped en route to us. They can’t seem to learn (or care) to pack books properly. Bud’s rant of the week. Click here for previous volumes (and the upcoming Vol 5) as well as older Flash Gordon collections and Alex Raymond’s Rip Kirby and Secret Agent X-9. He’s also featured in Best of Illustrators Quarterly 10th Anniversary Special from 2023. We have only 3 left [BESIQS. $45.99]. |
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SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN By Dematteis & Buscema Omnibus Collects Spectacular Spider-Man #178-216, Annual #12-14, and much more, 1991-94. Art by Sal Buscema, Mike Zeck et al. When Peter Parker encounters his old foe Vermin again, it brings back haunting memories of one of the darkest chapters of his life! But his old friend Harry Osborn is similarly haunted -- only he channels it into terrorizing Spider-Man as the Green Goblin! Brace yourself for a psychological showdown between two archfoes! And the threats don’t end there! The Vulture is dying, but he’s determined to go out in style! The Rhino’s on a rampage, the Puma’s on the prowl, and Professor Power is prepared to go toe to toe with Spidey and the X-Men! "Maximum Carnage" unleashes symbiotic chaos, and the whispering menace Tombstone is back! Marvel, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: SPESPH Hard Cover, 7x11, 1200pg, Full Color |
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KEN PARKER SIGNATURE EDITION The Best of Collection Book 1 Long Rifle Chemako Hardcover. Recommended. By Giancarlo Berardi. Art by Ivo Milazzo. An acclaimed, award-winning, western series that first appeared in Italy. Ken Parker is a trapper, military scout, sheriff, fugitive, detective, writer... everything except a typical western hero. Here his story begins, that of a western anti-hero, graphically inspired by Robert Redford and the Jeremiah Johnson film. Like Johnson, he is a trapper who decided to escape the city. His stories are mainly set in Northwestern states or, after Parker was forced to flee after his participation in some strikes in Boston (initially as a Pinkerton agent), along the Canadian frontier. The themes covered by the series are unusual for a western, including homosexuality, ecology, ghettoization, justice, the destiny of Man, and his relationship with God. Epicenter Comics, 2025....More. Item Code: KENP01H Hard Cover, 9x11, 202pg, b&w $24.99 |
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KEN PARKER SIGNATURE EDITION The Best of Collection Book 2 The White Lands/The Nation of the People Recommended. By Giancarlo Berardi. Art by Bruno Marraffa. Cover by Ivo Milazzo. An acclaimed, award-winning, western series that first appeared in Italy. Ken Parker is a trapper, military scout, sheriff, fugitive, detective, writer... everything except a typical western hero. He is more a monolithic character like Tex Willer or John Wayne's heroes: he grows older since his first story (set in 1870), he commits errors and changes his ideas and ideals. He maintained: "I don't like to kill... not even when it is necessary". Here his story begins, that of a western anti-hero, graphically inspired by Robert Redford and Jeremiah Johnson, the film. Epicenter Comics, 2025....More. Item Code: KENP02H Hard Cover, 9x11, 202pg, b&w $24.99 |
| We have just two copies left of our first Ken Parker collection: The Breath and the Dream, 2024 [KENPH. $23.99]. Click here for more from Epicenter Comics with companion western volumes starring Tex and Zagor. They also publish Alvar Mayor by Trillo & Breccia. We have three in stock, two of which are half price! |
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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE TRIGAN EMPIRE Volume 6 From Look and Learn #800-923, 1977-79. Highly Recommended. This penultimate omnibus collects all the strips originally published in Look & Learn from 1977 through to 1980. This book contains Oliver Frey and Mike Butterworth’s final work on the series, as they pass the baton to Ken Roscoe and Gerry Wood, who will work on the remainder of the series. Collects for the first time thirteen classic, fast-paced, yet beautifully painted stories featuring the Emperor Trigo, ruler of the Trigan Empire, holding the line against monsters, alien threats, and internal usurpers, with the help of his nephew Janno, and the scientist Peric. Rebellion, 2025....More. Item Code: RIS06 Soft Cover, 8x11, 240pg, Full Color $32.99 |
| Volume 1 is gone. 2 & 3 are on sale at $17.50 each. We still have Vol 4 at $29.99 but Vol 5 is also gone. Click here for vintage Trigan Empire collections, Karl the Viking and more. |
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THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON Collects #1-12, 2015-16. Cover by John Paul Leon. IInspired by his real-life experiences as a CIA operations officer in Iraq, writer Tom King teams with artist Mitch Gerads -- the creative team behind the critically acclaimed Mister Miracle -- to deliver a wartime crime thriller like no other. Baghdad, 2003. The reign of Saddam Hussein is over. The Americans are in command. And no one is in control. Former cop turned military contractor Christopher Henry knows that better than anyone. He's in country to train up a new Iraqi police force, and one of his recruits has just been murdered. With civil authority in tatters and dead bodies clogging the streets, Chris is the only person in the Green Zone with any interest in finding out who killed him -- and why. DC Comics, 2025....More. Item Code: SHERB Soft Cover, 7x10, 304pg, Full Color |
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FLEETWAY PICTURES LIBRARY CLASSICS DOGFIGHT DIXON Limited edition. The best World War One adventures of Dogfight Dixon vs. the Hun from the pages of Thriller Picture Library. Collects a 64-page story from #307 (Aldo Genardo), "Hun's View" from #318 (George Heath), "Takes a Leave" from #322 (Alan Pollack), "Rescue Raid" from #330 (Kurt Caesar), and a 64-page story from #346 (Aldoma Puig), plus two pages from #311 and two pages from #318. Stories written by Donne Avenell, Michael Moorcock, and Ralph Coveney. Terrific aerial combat art and dramatic suspenseful stories. The first time these have been reprinted since their original appearance in 1961. Book Palace, 2025....More. Item Code: FLDOGH Hard Cover, 7x9, 264pg, b&w $37.99 |
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FLEETWAY PICTURES LIBRARY CLASSICS BY THE SWORD Limited edition. Swashbuckling tales of swordplay and adventure from the pages of Thriller Picture Library. Reprinted for the first time since the late 1950s, featuring The Three Musketeers, Claude Duval, Dick Turpin, Rob Roy, and more. Collects "Aramis Rejoins the Musketeers" from #26 (art by Graham Coton), "The Highway Blade" from #94 (art by Cecil Doughty), "Claude Duval The Laughing Cavalier" from #99 (art by Fred Holmes), "The Strong Room" from #163 (art by Patrick Nicolle), "Dick Turpin" from #196 (art by Arthur Horowicz), and "Rob Roy" from #196 (art by Reg Bunn). Writers include V.A.L. Holding, J. A. Stone, and Michael Butterworth. Book Palace, 2025....More. Item Code: FLSWOH Hard Cover, 7x9, 272pg, b&w $37.99 |
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GEORGE MOLITERNI'S PSYCHO WAR STORIES Featuring the art of Jorge Moliterni. Four of his greatest stories were chosen here, carefully restored, to bring you the sharpest reproduction. Despite the influence of Milt Caniff that he shared with many of his contemporaries, his work was unparalleled when it came to handling dark themes. His moody use of light and portrayal of characters driven to the edge of madness made him a perfect choice for stories about fear, greed and vengeance. From War Picture Library: Zero Hour, Day of Warth, Blaze of Glory and The Brave and the Damned. Book Palace, 2025....More. Item Code: PSYWH Hard Cover, 7x9, 284pg, b&w $37.99 |
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BLACK KISS Omnibus Collects Black Kiss #1-12, Black Kiss 2 #1-6, and the Black Kiss XXXMas Special, 1988-14. For the first time with every stop along the way, Howard Chaykin’s groundbreaking adults-only series, the Black Kiss Omnibus collects the legendary 1988 run, its 2012 sequel Black Kiss 2, plus the Black Kiss Xxxmas Special and, created just for this volume, the all-new 28-page Black Kiss Halloween, which will mark Chaykin’s final excursion into this hardboiled erotic noir. Throw in a look back at the project’s long history of sensationalism and censorship, plus a large assortment of extras from across nearly four decades, and this 400-page volume is the definitive collection. Image Comics, 2025. Adult Material. ...More. Item Code: BLAKIH Hard Cover, 7x11, 400pg, Partial Color $39.99 |
Howard Chaykin’s new complete Black Kiss is finally in stock. X-rated comics from the master artist/writer! |
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THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG 50th Anniversary Edition Slipcase Limited Edition, signed by contributors. This is a newly produced deluxe illustrated slipcase, which contains a signed bookplate (including R. Crumb's signature), special memorabilia, bookplates and more. Accompanying it is a new 2025 50th anniversary edition of the book itself, complete with all the original R. Crumb illustrations. Edward Abbey loved the Utah desert area and wrote about it frequently in his best-selling books. Here he set off on a gonzo side-trip, perhaps even inspired by Hunter Thompson and his whacked out journalism. In a thinly veiled work of fiction, a group of hardcore environmentalists do their utmost to stop corporate greed, uncaring land development, and ecological disaster of dams on wild rivers. Includes the previously deleted chapter, "Seldom Seen at Home." This classic of revolutionary fiction tells the story of George Washington Hayduke III and his gang of ecological activists running amok in the Southwestern desert. Dream Garden Press, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. Due: Sept. ...More. Item Code: MONKGD Hard Cover, 6x9, 356pg, Text/b&w $325.00 |
Sophie Crumb drew portraits of Abbey & her father, both signed. A portrait of Edward by local artist, Trent Call. Signed. Two of the original folks who inspired Hayduke and Seldom Seen Smith, portraits by Crumb, signed by Doug Peacock and Ken Sleight. Photo portrait of Wendell Berry and drawing of Edward Abbey, not signed. Writing by Joshua Abbey & Susannah Abbey, signed. Writings by Ken Sanders, signed. |
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THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG 50th Anniversary Edition Highly Recommended. The new 2025 50th anniversary edition of the book itself, complete with a color jacket and dozens of b&w full page illustrations by R. Crumb. Edward Abbey loved the Utah desert area and wrote about it frequently in his best-selling books. Here he set off on a gonzo side-trip, perhaps even inspired by Hunter Thompson and his whacked out journalism. In a thinly veiled work of fiction, a group of hardcore environmentalists do their utmost to stop corporate greed, uncaring land development, and ecological disaster of dams on wild rivers. Includes the previously deleted chapter, "Seldom Seen at Home." This classic of revolutionary fiction tells the story of George Washington Hayduke III and his gang of ecological activists running amok in the Southwestern desert. From 1975, this was probably the inspiration for the creation of the environmental group, Earth First. Illustrated with dozens of b&w illustrations by Crumb. Dream Garden Press, 2025. Due: Sept....More. Item Code: MONKGH Hard Cover, 6x9, 356pg, Text/b&w $40.00 |
| Here’s more Crumb! Fantagraphics just announced an all-new Crumb comic, just like his early undergounds. We’ll have copies in October! |
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MARVEL TEAM-UP Omnibus Volume 1 Collects Marvel Team-Up #1-30, Daredevil #103 and more, 1972-74. By Gerry Conway et al. Art by Ross Andru et al. Cover by Gil Kane. Get ready for all of Marvel’s most-famous characters all piled into one amazing title -- Marvel Team-Up! In the world of interconnected heroes that Marvel Comics pioneered, Team-Up made that formula into a franchise and gave fans a much-desired twice-a-month Spider-Man fix. When that wasn’t enough, Marvel launched Giant-Size Spider-Man featuring double-sized extravaganzas, and it’s all collected here in the inaugural Marvel Team-Up Omnibus. Featuring stories by the same top-flight talents that brought you Amazing Spider-Man, MTU brings Spidey together with the Human Torch, the X-Men, the Vision, the Thing, Thor, the Cat, Iron Man and that’s just for starters. Team-Up will have you full-up with classic comic book adventure! Marvel, 2025. Due: Dec....More. Item Code: MARTU01H Hard Cover, 7x11, 840pg, Full Color |
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DOUG CHIANG The Cinematic Legacy & The Star Wars Legacy Box Set Recommended. By Alexandre Poncet and Gilles Penso. A two-volume, deluxe slipcased celebration of Academy Award-winning artist and designer Doug Chiang, LucasFilm’s senior vice president and executive design director. One of the most influential figures in crafting the visual language of Star Wars, Doug Chiang first joined forces with Lucasfilm for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and has supervised or contributed to the visuals for Attack of the Clones, The Force Awakens, Galaxy’s Edge, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Last Jedi, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Rise of Skywalker, and the Disney Star Wars television series The Mandalorian. Abram, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. Due: Dec....More. Item Code: DOUGCH Hard Cover, 14x12, 800pg, Full Color $275.00 |
| Here’s more work by Chiang, including one Rare Books copy of Robota, his 2003 book written by Orson Scott Card [RB7360. $50]. He also is in Spectrum Vol 11, on sale as low as $10! [SPE11H. $39, $10] |
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This week we have 27 new listings, almost all sets! Golden Age Greats, Mystery Men, Black Cat, Johnny Hazard, Fantasy Classics, High Adventure (Pulp reprints), Thunder Agents, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vanguard Illustrated, Dragonring, Chamber of Darkness, Mr. Monster, Planet of the Apes, The ‘Nam, Richard Corben’s Den, Tarzan and Sheena, Planetary, Top Ten, Queen and Country, Tom Strong and two copies of a Dick Tracy compilation from 1987. |
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August Clearance Sale |
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Last week we sent out an unprecedented listing of 500 newly or further discounted items. This includes more than 60 Omnibus Editions, ERB books, Dune, Dan Brereton signed items and more. Many have one or two copies left. We've broken the batches into two sections with the August sale covering titles A-J. Next month we'll feature titles K-Z. |
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Mark Schultz Special |
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I was wrong last week, we haven't yet run out of Illustrators Quarterly #48 featuring Mark Schultz. We still have 6 and 7 copies of the two cover variants as I write this. We ordered more last Monday, so maybe we won't run out of copies before our restock arrives (from London). It has my Highest Recommendation. |
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New Catalog |
Our latest catalog with the dragons cover is downloadable now. Print copies were mailed August 22nd, so if you are a customer who ordered in the last year, you'll have a copy very soon. You can also always ask for one with your order. Get one for a friend! The code is UPDATE and it's free, just ask for one anytime with any order. |
Free Playboy Magazine |
We still have free vintage Playboy Magazines available with any order for adult or Mature Readers items. Use code PLAYF. Take two with a $50 order, three with $100 order. And you can mix and match regular items with Mature stuff, we're easy. ~Bud |
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