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While Bud takes some time off to spend the week with his partner Anne on the coast, I find myself playing your humble host. This is Marty Grosser, late of PREVIEWS, and later still of Comics & Comix and Bud Plant Inc. (Gotta love those '80s!) I'm excited to share some of our new items with you this week, including a new volume of Infected by Art, some really cool Dick Tracy collections from the War years, Marvel and DC omnibuses (omnibi?), Hal Foster's Tarzan Sundays coming soon and, of course, my personal favorite this week: Classic Monsters, Modern Art! Let's get into it! |
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| INFECTED BY ART 13 Edited by Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. Featuring over 300 pieces of art from the world's finest fantasy, science fiction, and horror artists. Infected by Art hosts an annual art competition where a jury of artists and art directors choose the works that make it into each Volume. Grand Prize winners include Vanessa Lemen, Ed Binkley, Allen Williams, Rob Rey, and Donato Giancarlo. This Volume's Body of Work award winner was artist Annie Stegg. From fantastic scenes of science fiction to the worlds of fantasy and horror, this book has it all and will appeal to anyone who appreciates the works of imaginative realism. Dynamite Entertainment, 2025....More. Item Code: INA13H Hard Cover, 9x11, 328pg, Full Color $39.99 |
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| In the absence of the Spectrum series, the Infected by Art series is a fitting replacement that presents a fantastic selection of art and sculpture, much like the Spectrum series did. If you love Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror art in all it's many forms, then don't miss this one! We still have last year's Volume 12, filled with more great art! |
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ALSO AVAILABLE INFECTED BY ART Volume 12 Variant IX Cover by Larry Elmore Limited Edition. Our Highest Recommendation. Edited by Todd Spoor and Bill Cox. "Volume 12 once again contains one of our most diverse groups of artists selected by our jury panel." 264 Artists are represented. Grand Prize Winners: Dug Stanat, Arantza Sestayo, Vanessa Lemen, Ryan Pancoast (also featured in 'Body of Work'), Quintin Gleim. Traditional Painting Winners: Pancoast again, Annie Stegg, Sestayo again. Digital Painting Award Winners: Kaitlund Zupanic, Craig Elliott, Justin Gerard, Gleim again. Honorable Mention: Rob Rey, Gal Or, Ven Locklear, Aurore Folny. Dynamite, 2024. Mature Readers. ...More. Item Code: INA12HV Hard Cover, 9x11, 328pg, Full Color $39.99 |
| Volume 12 is also available with cover art by Ryan Pancoast. Click here to see volumes 6 and 11. |
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CLASSIC MONSTERS Modern Art Preface by David Dastmalchian. By Anthony Taylor. From Frankenstein’s monster to Count Dracula, Elvira to Godzilla, King Kong to Freddy Kruger, this is the definitive visual compendium of the greatest movie monsters, featuring exclusive artwork from more than 65 artists accompanied by a richly detailed chronicle from genre expert Anthony Taylor, who brings together the canonical and the contemporary, creating a riveting journey through the history of film’s most iconic monsters by way of modern art. Insight Studios, 2026....More. Item Code: CLASMH Hard Cover, 9x11, 184pg, Full Color |
| I've been a monster kid since, well... since I was a kid. Aurora model kits, Marx figures, Jack Kirby monster comics, Saturday night horror movies with host Bob Wilkins... I loved it all. Now my lifelong idols are getting their due with this great artbook featuring a ton of cool monster art by modern artists. I'll be ordering mine right along with you! |
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ALSO AVAILABLE CRYPTOLOGY #7 Recommended. Vampire Issue. Begin with the career of Bela Lugosi, including illuminating commentary from those who once knew him. Then feast on the Universal classic Dracula’s Daughter, as a prelude to Blood of Dracula’s Castle. Marv Wolfman discusses his time working on Marvel’s celebrated Tomb of Dracula, with a host of mesmerising artwork from Gene Colan, Tom Palmer and Gil Kane. Delve into comic book vampires, and explore their roots from the latter 19th century. Vampire warrior Kate Beckinsale also gives us a few words on her role in the Underworld franchise. TwoMorrows, 2025....More. Item Code: CRY07 Magazine, 8x11, 84pg, Full Color $10.95 |
| Click here for more issues of Cryptology. |
Comic Strips & Graphic Novels |
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| DICK TRACY CHESTER GOULD 1941 Slipcased Recommended. By Chester Gould. Dick Tracy’s greatest decade begins here with a wintery chase hot on the trail of the murderous Krome! Elderly Mrs. Depool will do anything to keep the cops away from her criminal son, including taking on Tracy all by herself! A crooked casino owner is on the lam after killing his girlfriend in a violent car crash! And finally, Little Face gets too close to the cops while trying to eliminate evidence of his delinquent activities! Plus, the return of Steve the Tramp! Features an all-new cover illustration by Jerry Ordway (Superman, Shazam!)! Clover Press, 2026....More. Item Code: DICKT41 Softcover in Slipcase, 9x11, 160pg, b&w $29.99 |
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| DICK TRACY CHESTER GOULD 1942 Slipcased Recommended. By Chester Gould. The year starts off rough for Dick Tracy, trapped in a deep pit thanks to the gangster brother of the notorious B-B Eyes! Also: An understudy tries to shoehorn his way into the spotlight... but his plan doesn’t go as expected! Tracy investigates a trainwreck that leads him to part-time sound effects specialist, part-time gangster, Tiger Lily! The discovery of a dead police officer throws Tracy right in the path of Pruneface! Another full year of action and excitement from Chester Gould, featuring a brand-new cover by Stewart Kenneth Moore (Judge Dredd)! Clover Press, 2026...More. Item Code: DICKT42 Soft Cover, 9x11, 160pg, b&w $29.99 |
| This new series from Clover Press collects the 1940s-era Chester Gould Dick Tracy comic strips, a full year's worth of dailies and Sundays - in glorious B&W - per volume. And the slipcase cover art for these collections is top-notch, featuring original designs by Jerry Ordway and Stewart Kenneth Moore. |
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KING KONG The Great War Collects King Kong: The Great War #1-6. By Alex Cox. Art by Tommaso Bianchi. The World at War! While men of all nations fight on foreign shores, an Imperial German U-Boat is lost at sea. The crew now faces terror beyond imagination. Monsters from creation’s dawn, gruesome, blood-stained death from above and below. Impossible beasts, reigning by fear and violence in the South Pacific. And looming over all, the gargantuan ape-god that knows no master. These brave men have faced death before, but now they must contend with...Kong! Casualties will mount. Dynamite, 2026....More. Item Code: KINGW Soft Cover, 7x10, 144pg, Full Color $19.99 |
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HEAVY METAL #4 Olivia Cover Post Apocalyptic Winter: As winter settles in and the new year begins, Heavy Metal #4 delivers a landmark issue filled with climactic finales and daring new visions. Enki Bilal concludes the first major arc of his acclaimed BUG saga, where politics, technology, and surrealism collide in unforgettable ways. Michael Conrad and Ilias Kyriazis bring Millstone to the close of its opening arc, weaving myth and destiny into a fateful conclusion. Sergio Gerasi's reimagining of Valentina reaches its dreamlike finale, and Leah Moore, John Reppion, and Anna Morozova conclude the first chapter of Taarna, cementing her place as the eternal cosmic warrior. Heavy Metal, 2026....More. Item Code: HM04 Magazine, na, 230pg, Full Color $14.99 |
| The latest issue of the all-new Heavy Metal features a stunning cover by Olivia, plus new serialized comics from an international roster of creators. Truly a legendary title, back in fine form for the 21st Century! |
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ALSO AVAILABLE HEAVY METAL #3 Risque Dan Brereton Cover Signed w/bonus print Heavy Metal's website exclusive Risque cover issued unsigned at $20. Ours are signed on the cover by Dan and he's added a bonus full color print. Highly Recommended. A new wave of visionary storytelling in Issue 3. Enki Bilal returns with another chapter of his acclaimed “Bug” saga. “Primeval” by Tim Vigil and David Quinn dives headlong into the darkest corners of fantasy, where primal forces reign. Leah Moore, John Reppion, and Anna Morozova continue their epic run on “Taarna,” chronicling the legendary cosmic warrior in battles that shape worlds. Michael Conrad and Ilias Kyriazis pick up the thread of “Millstone,” a series where myth and fate intertwine in unpredictable ways. Heavy Metal, 2025. Mature Readers. ...More. Item Code: HM03BS Magazine, 8x11, 232pg, Partial Color $35.00 |
| We still have a few copies left of the remarqued edition. Click here for more Heavy Metal. |
Comic Book Archives |
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MARVEL FANFARE OMNIBUS Volume 2 Jim Starlin Cover Collects: Marvel Fanfare #20-40, 1985-88. Highly Recommended. The innovative Direct Market-only title, Marvel Fanfare, gave the greatest talents of the comic book industry the opportunity to make unique and defining statements on Marvel’s characters. And they didn't hold back! This time we are treated to indelible adventures by writer/artist Jim Starlin that harken back to the Marvel classics of Steve Ditko; Alan Zelenetz and Charles Vess' absolutely stunning four-part masterpiece starring the Warriors Three; Doug Moench, Mike Ploog and Pat Broderick's wonderful Weirdworld; John Byrne's experimental all-splash page Hulk story; and fully painted Iron Man extravaganzas by Ken Steacy. Marvel, 2026....More. Item Code: MARVF02H Hard Cover, 7x10, 784pg, Full Color |
| A great collection of Marvel Fanfare stories from the '80s, featuring work by Jim Starlin, Charles Vess, Doug Moench, Mike Ploog, Pat Broderick, John Byrne and Ken Steacy. Some of these stories have not seen print for years, and there's a lot of great stuff from this Marvel anthology series to like. |
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DC FINEST WONDER WOMAN Enter The Cheetah Collects Wonder Woman #5-9, Sensation Comics #19-34, Comic Cavalcade #3-7, and All-Star Comics #20 (1943 -44). By William Moulton Marston and Alice Marble. Art by H. G. Peter and Shelly Moldoff. Wonder Woman faces one of her earliest and most dangerous enemies”the Cheetah. These classic stories show Diana battling jealousy, deception, and fierce foes with courage and compassion. It’s the beginning of a legendary rivalry that helped shape her heroic journey. DC Comics, 2025. ...More. Item Code: DCFWWE Soft Cover, 7x10, 536pg, Full Color |
| When I returned to Bud's Comic Art, Bud couldn't stop singing the praises of the DC Finest reprint series, and I have to admit it: I'm a convert! This series collects a lot of material in each volume for a really great price. And this one featuring Diana's many clashes with her nemesis, The Cheetah, is another solid release. |
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SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON SAGA Omnibus Volume 1 By Geoff Johns. Art by Gary Frank. Collects Superman #681-690, Superman: World of New Krypton #1-5 and much, much more, 2008 on. A world of Kryptonians has risen — and Earth may not survive their arrival. As Superman’s people return to claim a new home, tensions erupt between humanity and the last sons and daughters of Krypton. Can Superman protect both worlds, or will he be forced to choose? As General Zod rises and the Kryptonian city of Kandor is restored, Superman must navigate political intrigue, alien diplomacy, and the growing threat of war between worlds. Collects the first half of the epic storyline that redefined Superman’s mythos for a new era. DC Comics, 2026. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: SUPNK01H Hard Cover, 7x11, 992pg, Full Color |
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THE BLACK TERROR Volume 3 Collects Exciting Comics #33-50, 1944-46. Recommended. By Richard E. Hughes. Art by David Gabrielsen et al. Covers by Alex Schomberg. Japanese and Nazi war covers; gangsters; robot cover; and Nazis feeding poison candy to kids. It's all here in these over the top stories of Nedor's most dramatic hero, The Black Terror. Iconic covers. The Black Terror debuted in Exciting Comics #9, published by Nedor Comics in January 1941. The character was popular and, on the strength of the Black Terror's sales, Nedor made Exciting a monthly starting with issue #11 (July 1941). PS Artbooks, 2025....More. |
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| My first introduction to the Black Terror was the Beau Smith/Chuck Dixon modern take on the character, with art by Dan Brereton. It was great, but you can't beat the originals. And PS Artbooks presents another great collection of the original series. |
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GHOST RIDER Volume 4 Collects #11-14, 1950-54. Highly Recommended. Created by Dick Ayers and Ray Krank. Cover by Frank Frazetta. The final four issues of the iconic western slash horror title that inspired the Marvel reboot and Hollywood films. Here is a bondage cover, a one-eyed devil, and lots of dark, mysterious adventures in the wild west. Our hero uses people's fear of the unknown to give him the advantage in gun battles and mounted adventures. Wearing a white outfit covered with phosphorus and using a cape with phosphorescence on one side and black on the other, he could cover parts of his body to give the illusion that he was merely a floating head or pair of hands. PS Artbooks, 2025....More. |
Item Code: GHOR04 |
| In the '70s, I loved the Ghost Rider... the motorcycle riding one. Later, I would be introduced to the Western Ghost Rider, and let me tell you, I was hooked. You will be too! |
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ALSO AVAILABLE BLACK CAT COMICS Volume 3 Hardcover Collects #9-12, 1948. Highly Recommended. By Lee Elias, Simon & Kirby, Alfred Andriola et al. More dazzling adventures of Linda Turner, the glamorous Hollywood starlet who moonlights as the daring Black Cat. Armed with her stunt training, quick thinking, and fearless resolve, Black Cat takes on a new wave of gangsters, spies, and shadowy villains. Non-stop excitement, bold visuals, and a heroine ahead of her time. Excellent artwork and a fun, all-ages storyline starring the sexy but still wholesome heroine. This was all about Lee Elias, who drew ALL of Black Cat's stories as well as special pin-up pages and other features, like karate lessons with Black Cat! Also here is a one-off appearance of Stuntman by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby (just in #9), but every issue included 10 pages of the popular syndicated detective strip Kerry Drake by Allen Saunders, with art by Alfred Andriola. PS Artbooks, 2025. ...More. Item Code: BLACC03H Hard Cover, 7x10, 208pg, Full Color $52.99 |
| Also available in softcover. Click here for more Black Cat, and here for the most recent listing from PS Artbooks. |
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| THE PHANTOM The Complete Newspaper Dailies Volume 35 1991-1993 By Lee Falk. Art by Sy Barry. This exciting 35th volume continues the Sy Barry years! Reprinted in all its black and white glory, here are five complete continuities drawn by Sy himself, continuing the adventures of The Phantom, Diana, and their two children: "The Jungle Patrol," "King Bongong," "Prince Rex and Princess Alicia," "Blackie," and "The Attilan Mystery." Also included is a comprehensive essay and documentary materials. Hermes Press, 2026. Due: March....More. Item Code: PH35H Hard Cover, 8x11, 264pg, b&w |
| Great early '90s strips written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry. Click here for more Phantom. |
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| SUPERMAN The Definitive History: Revised Edition Foreword by Mike Carlin. Introduction by Brandon Routh. By Edward Gross & Robert Greenberger. From Krypton and Smallville to Metropolis to the set of James Gunn's Superman (2025) and beyond, explore over 85 years of Superman’s history in vivid detail with this comprehensive book featuring exclusive commentary from the key creatives who have been instrumental in building Superman’s iconic legacy. Filled with additional material and exciting updates in a new size, Superman: The Definitive History is the ultimate exploration of the template for all superheroes and his incredible and enduring impact on pop culture. Simon & Schuster, 2026. Due: March....More. Item Code: SUPDEFEH Hard Cover, 12x9, 512pg, Partial Color |
| The final word on the Man of Steel. This is an expanded and updated edition, with new entries bringing it up-to-date with James Gunn's 2025 DCU movie. |
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| FLASH GORDON CLASSIC COLLECTION The Complete Sunday Strips Volume 6 1953-1956 Recommended. By Dan Barry. From the very depths of the ocean floor to self-imposed exile in outer space... From the post-apocalyptic world of New York City in the far-flung future to enslavement in an intergalactic space circus... Science fiction’s most enduring icon, Flash Gordon, is back to continue his never-ending battle against intergalactic evil! "The Lost Continent" reprints all of Dan Barry’s daily strips from October 26, 1953 to July 9, 1956, restored from the original tear-sheets, and includes a feature on Flash Gordon written by newspaper comic strip expert, Rick Norwood. Mad Cave, 2026. Due: March....More. Item Code: FLAG06H Hard Cover, 11x10, 288pg, Full Color |
| Mid-'50s strips drawn by Dan Barry, all reproduced from the original syndicate tear sheets. Space opera doesn't get much better! Click here for previous volumes. |
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THE INVISIBLES COMPENDIUM Highly Recommended. By Grant Morrison. Art by Steve Yeowell, Jill Thompson, Phil Jimenez, et al. The entire saga of The Invisibles “ one of Grant Morrison’s wildest stories and definitive 1990s Vertigo epic “ is now available in one softcover collection! The Invisibles follows the exploits of King Mob, Lord Fanny, Boy, Ragged Robin, and Jack Frost “ members of a secret organization fighting a shadow war against the interdimensional alien gods of the Archons of Outer Church! DC Comics, 2026. Due: February. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: INVCOM Hard Cover, 7x10, 536pg, Full Color |
| Grant Morrison's magnum opus, one of the most engaging and surreal series from DC's Vertigo imprint. This is the entire mind-bending story, truly a singular comics experience (for Mature Readers)! |
Rare Books |
Women: A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources |
Golden Age Illustrations of W. Heath Robinson |
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp - Art by Edmund Dulac |
Rare Books: This week we highight the publisher Dover Books. In recent years they’ve done entirely new art books on W. Heath Robinson, Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane, Coles Phillips and World War I Posters. They’ve also reprinted, at bargain prices, classic books such as Gustave Dore volumes, Will Bradley’s Graphic Art, and The 1921 Annual of Advertising Art. Their Calla imprint issued new editions of Golden Age Illustrated editions such as Tanglewood Tales illustrated by Virginia Sterrett and Songs of Bilitis illustrated by Willy Pogany. You can find all of these this week in Rare Books. |
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3...2...1...Gone! |
DIAN HANSON’S THE HISTORY OF MEN’S MAGAZINES Volume 1 From 1900 to Post WWII |
NIGHTWING By Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo Omnibus |
SUICIDE SQUAD The New 52 Omnibus |
Here is our bi-weekly listing of items that are out of print or discontinued with only a few copies left. Once they are gone... they're gone indefinitely. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our January Clearance sale is still up, and you can take advantage of deep discounts to many Underwood books including Frank Frazetta - Telling Stories (now just $15!). Women of Wonder (now $5), and Spectrum Fantastic Art (now $7.50 and $10). We’ve also knocked down three of our most popular Jim Vadeboncoeur Images Magazines: The final extra-large issue #13, Also a special $5.00 and under Graphic Novel section with almost 40 titles! |
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In 1928 commercial artist Hal Foster took a job to turn Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel Tarzan of the Apes into a 60-installment black-and-white newspaper comic. Initially, no American papers wanted it, so it premiered in England, to great acclaim. When U.S. papers picked it up and wanted more, Foster wasn’t interested. It was only in 1931, with the Great Depression threatening his family with starvation, that he consented to take it on as a full color, full page Sunday comic, still calling the low-paid job “a bit of pottage.” That bit of “pottage” fed him for the next seven years, as Tarzan became the first adventure comic, and one of the most beloved Sunday strips in America. Though newspapers complained about the violence (Burroughs countered that Tarzan’s success was the result of a “human weakness for gory and gruesome situations”) and the incessant nudity (the writer’s script notes asked for “a great deal of female nakedness”) readers found Tarzan’s adventures with ancient Egyptians, modern criminals, Vikings, dinosaurs, killer apes, and a slew of provocative queens and princesses mesmerizing, right up until Foster handed off the strip to Burne Hogarth in mid-1937. |
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“Amongst knowledgeable collectors, Hal Foster’s run on Tarzan, which preceded Prince Valiant (cir.1933-37), is the high point of all Tarzan Sunday pages, even more popular than the Hogarth pages that followed them. They have never been collected in a good version. NBM did the series (followed by the Hogarth run) in 18 volumes that were about the size of the present Prince Valiant collections. But the reproduction quality was not great, no color correction, off-register pages were not fixed… this was all decades ago with limited technology. From my perspective, the material was not given the proper care and presentation it so richly deserved.” |
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“In the case of Taschen’s new collected edition, they are clearly treating the material with the respect it deserves: an oversized format, superior image quality, and their trademark design and binding. $200 isn’t cheap, but it’s all of them in one volume. Like Taschen’s The Complete Little Nemo, this will be the best-ever and most inclusive ever collection of Foster’s classic work.” -Bud This oversized Taschen edition is expected in June, but you can pre-order your copy now! |
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