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Welcome back, folks! It's Marty Grosser here, ready to share another great batch of graphic novels, artbooks and collections this week! And for fans of painter extraordinaire Joe Jusko, we have a new artist retrospective available in several formats! All this, plus a very special item for Burroughs collectors coming in April and now open for pre-orders. Let's get to it without wasting any more time! |
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Click here for last week's new items. Click here to see ALL New Arrivals, beginning with the latest and going back 30 days.
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Pop Culture |
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| The '60s and '70s were transformative eras for film, and also for a young film buff like myself. 1968 was a particularly impactful year for 6-year-old me, seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey and Planet of the Apes literally days apart with both films releasing on April 3rd of that year. After that, I was a sci-fi kid for life! You'll find many more unforgettable films like them in these two illustrated hardcovers, perfect for cinephiles! |
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| 100 MOVIES of the 1960S Revised & Updated! Recommended. Edited by Jürgen Müller. In true Pop Art style, the movies of the 1960s blurred the lines between art, mass market, and pop culture into a vibrant cinematic decade. From Mary Poppins to the films of Jean-Luc Godard, this book gathers the must-see films of this transformational era, shaped by innovation, Spaghetti Westerns, sci-fi star turns, and important progress in female characterization. Taschen, 2026....More. Item Code: MOV60H Hard Cover, 7x10, 736pg, Partial Color $40.00 |
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100 MOVIES of the 1970S Revised & Updated! Recommended. Edited by Jürgen Müller. For many film lovers, the 1970s represent a high point in creativity, a golden age of individualist directors making their marks. In this newly revised and updated book, you'll find a host of key movies of the era that saw a flowering of talent and the arrival of the blockbuster. Each film, each illustrated with screengrabs and expert commentary from Jürgen Müller, chair of Early Modern and Modern Art History at the Technical University of Dresden and the editor of Taschen's "Movies by Decade" series. Taschen, 2026....More. Item Code: MOV70H Hard Cover, 7x10, 736pg, Partial Color $40.00 |
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ALSO AVAILABLE AMERICAN MOVIE COMIC BOOKS 1930-1970S From the Silver Screen to the Printed Page Author Peter Bosch continues his remarkable history of Hollywood’s ongoing love affair with comic books. The sequel to American TV Comic Books, this new book looks at hundreds of Tinseltown’s motion pictures that made the jump from the silver screen to the comics page, starting from the days of Charlie Chaplin and continuing through to the wonders of Steven Spielberg. Along with comics story pages from the industry’s greatest talents — including Jack Kirby, Russ Manning, Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Alex Toth, Dan Spiegle, Wallace Wood, Steve Ditko, John Buscema, George Pérez, and Walter Simonson (to name just a few!)”you will discover full-color photo covers, posters, original art, and much more! TwoMorrows, 2025....More. Item Code: AMMOV Soft Cover, 9x11, 192pg, Full Color $34.95 |
| Click here to see more in our Pop Culture section, and our TV & Film section. |
The Book of Jusko |
Hardcover Edition |
Slipcased Edition - Signed & limited to 500 copies! |
Masterpiece Edition - Signed & limited to 300 copies! |
Highly Recommended. By Joe Pruett. In 1992, Joe Jusko’s Marvel Masterpieces trading card set exploded into pop culture, redefining how the world saw superheroes with raw power, larger-than-life drama, and breathtaking realism in every brushstroke. It became a cultural landmark, inspiring generations of fans, artists, and collectors. Celebrate the full scope of Jusko’s legendary career, curated by comics veteran Joe Pruett, that showcases the very best of Jusko’s painted legacy. Inside you’ll discover iconic illustrations, rare and unpublished works, private commissions, and personal archive pieces — some here for the very first time. Desperado, 2025. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hardcover Edition Slipcased Edition Masterpiece Edition Softcover Edition - Coming in June |
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| Joe Jusko has been creating masterful covers and illustrations for nearly 50 years. From his action-packed covers for Savage Sword of Conan to the Marvel Masterpieces trading card series to his recent run of Tarzan covers for ERB. Inside THE BOOK OF JUSKO, you'll find some of the artist's most famous works reproduced as never before, plus plenty of never-before-seen prelims, sketches and more. Highly Recommended! |
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ALSO AVAILABLE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 55th Edition Hardcover Highly Recommended. By Robert Overstreet and Yolanda Ramirez. Over our five and a half decades of covering the comic book market, we've seen the top prices paid for comics go from hundreds of dollars to millions, but The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide itself has stood the test of time. In addition to updated prices, this edition includes all new feature articles, new market reports, and new inductees into The Overstreet Hall of Fame. As we celebrate the Guide's 55th anniversary, we also commemorate the 50th anniversary of Joe Kubert's iconic Tarzan cover for CBPG #5, one of the most celebrated covers in the Guide's long history, with a new interpretation of it by official Edgar Rice Burroughs artist Joe Jusko. Gemstone, 2025....More. Item Code: CB55H Hard Cover, 6x9, 1120pg, b&w $44.95 |
| The guide is also available in softcover, and in the BIG! BIG! format. |
Batman! |
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| Two new DC Omnibuses came in this week, and they're both packed with some great Batman comics. The "New 52" continuity reinvented the Dark Knight following the Flashpoint crossover event. Writer Tony S. Daniel brought new life to Batman and his Rogues' Gallery of enemies, and introduced the Court of Owls, setting the stage for major changes to the Gotham landscape and the life of Bruce Wayne. And Batman is reborn again (and again) in very different circumstances in a collection of DC's Elseworlds tales. If you're a Bat-fan, both volumes are worth adding to your shelf! |
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ELSEWORLDS BATMAN OMNIBUS 1 Collects Batman Annual #18; Detective Comics Annual #7 and much more. Step into the shadows of alternate realities where Gotham’s protector is reborn again and again in twisted, wondrous, and unexpected forms. Elseworlds: Batman Omnibus Vol. 1 collects some of the most imaginative and genre-bending tales in DC history, where familiar myths are fractured and reassembled into something entirely new. Witness Batman hunt Jack the Ripper in Victorian London, wield a Green Lantern ring, battle Dracula as a creature of the night, and face terror as a Frankenstein-like experiment gone wrong. With appearances from Catwoman, Robin, Houdini, and even an apocalyptic Brotherhood of the Bat, this omnibus showcases the boundless creativity of the Elseworlds line, where the only rule is that there are no rules. DC Comics, 2026. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: ELSB01H Hard Cover, 7x11, 1400pg, Full Color |
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BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS The New 52 Omnibus Volume 1 Collects Detective Comics #0-26 and Annuals #1-2 2012-14. Recommended. By Tony S. Daniel et al. Detective Comics goes back to the beginning in this special oversized omnibus. Part of the celebrated "New 52" initiative, this acclaimed run on Detective Comics pits Batman against his iconic rogues' gallery, including Scarecrow and The Penguin. Alongside his iconic foes are new threats like the vicious Court of Owls, who’ve been watching over Gotham since the city broke ground. Collecting the entire run of the Detective Comics New 52 run, this is a perfect place for new fans to dive into boundless Batman tales. DC Comics, 2026. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: BATDC01H Hard Cover, 7x11, 1048pg, Full Color |
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ALSO AVAILABLE JIM APARO'S DC CLASSICS ARTIST'S EDITION By Bob Haney & Michael Fleisher; Art by Aparo. Jim Aparo was one of DC’s most prolific artists through the 1970s and 1980s, especially celebrated for his work on Batman in The Brave and the Bold and Detective Comics, and The Spectre in Adventure Comics. This Artist’s Edition presents more than 175 pages of classic Aparo art from what is regarded as his peak period and features eight complete The Brave and the Bold and The Spectre stories, as well as a selection of classic covers and other pages. Image Comics, 2026. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: JIMADCH Hard Cover, 12x17, 214pg, b&w |
| Also available is Jim Aparo Brave & Bold Artist. |
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ALSO AVAILABLE DC FINEST BATMAN The Case of the Chemical Syndicate Collects stories from Batman #1-5 and Detective Comics #27-52, 1939-41. Our Highest Recommendation. By Bill Finger, Bob Kane, et al. Art by Kane, Jerry Robinson et al. This DC Finest collection brings together Batman’s first adventures from the Golden Age, featuring the debut of classic villains like The Joker, Catwoman, and Dr. Hugo Strange, along with Dick Grayson's introduction as Robin the Boy Wonder. Follow the Dark Knight as he refines his mission to fight crime, protect the innocent, and strike fear into the hearts of evildoers in this amazing run of every one of Batman's earliest adventures!! DC Comics, 2025....More. Item Code: DCFBCC Soft Cover, 7x10, 616pg, Full Color |
Comic Strips & Archives |
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| There's plenty of great comic strip and comic book collections being offered this week, including a fun volume of Alley Oop Sundays, and Volumes 2 & 3 (Vol. 1 is unfortunately out of print) of DC's Milestone Compendiums collecting their '90s family of titles created outside of DC editorial and overseen by co-founders Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Michael Davis, and Derek Dingle. At the time, Milestone was a bold new approach to comics. Although it ended too soon, its shared-world setting and characters recently returned in the buzzworthy one-shot, The Dakota Incident #1 — a spin-off of the New History of the DC Universe (NEWHIH) graphic novel — which sets the stage for the Milestone characters to return as part of the modern DCU. |
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| ALLEY OOP IN TV LAND The Complete Sundays 1951-1955 Highly Recommended. Never before collected 1950s adventures still by V.T. Hamlin! Alley Oop's time-traveling adventures continue”in color! 260 Sunday strips are presented in this oversized hardcover, covering 1951 through the end of 1955. Acoustic Learning, 2026....More. Item Code: ALLETVH Hard Cover, 13x9, 260pg, Full Color $99.99 |
| Click here for more Alley Oop Dalies and Sundays. |
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SUPERMAN ADVENTURES Compendium One Collects Superman Adventures #1-29, and more. By Paul Dini. Art by Rick Burchett. Set in the continuity of Superman: The Animated Series, this bestselling comic book run takes the Man of Steel on adventures outside of the screen. With stories written by the original series writers and in the style of the animated series, witness Superman battle Doctor Fate and unkillable space bastich, Lobo, wreak havoc upon Metropolis. Relive the show that brought the Man of Steel to life! DC Comics, 2026....More. Item Code: SUPAC01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 928pg, Full Color |
| Click for more Superman volumes and more by Paul Dini. |
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MILESTONE COMPENDIUM TWO Collects the second year of Milestone Comics (1994-1995)! By Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Robert L. Washington, John Paul Leon, M.D. Bright et al. A new volume of fan-favorite Milestone comics from the '90s are collected in this brilliant compendium edition featuring Static, Icon, Hardware and Blood Syndicate, and includes the "Worlds Collide" crossover with the DC Universe featuring Superman, Superboy and Steel. DC Comics, 2023....More. Item Code: MILCOM02 Soft Cover, 7x10, 1316pg, Full Color |
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MILESTONE COMPENDIUM THREE Third collection of Milestone Comics covering 1993-1995! Collects Death Wish #1-4, Blood Syndicate #24-27 and more. By Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Robert L. Washington, John Paul Leon, M.D. Bright et al. Don’t miss your chance to read the classic comics from legendary writers and artists including Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Robert L. Washington, John Paul Leon, Mark Bright and more. DC Comics, 2023....More. Item Code: MILCOM03 Soft Cover, 7x10, 1206pg, Full Color |
New Burroughs Coming in April |
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| This one just crossed my desk the other day, and it is an impressive set for fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs! This is the latest release in ERB Books’ "New World" series, which follows the previous release, Pirates of Venus: The Illustrators Edition (PIRVH). Limited to 548 copies, this massive set collects Burroughs' Caspak trilogy in three beautifully crafted hardcovers. Each volume is profusely illustrated by a who's who of fantasy art illustrators and is accompanied by a portfolio of exciting bonus materials. If you ordered the previous volume, you can lock in your matching edition number when pre-ordering it with LaDonna! |
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| THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT The Trilogy Edition The next release in ERB Books' "New World" series! Limited to 548. Signed by all contributors. This handcrafted set, authorized by ERB Inc. and produced in the U.S.A., includes for the first time in print, three separate ERB hardbacks with original dust jacket and endpaper paintings. Each volume in The Land That Time Forgot Trilogy set is printed on archival paper, Smythe-sewn, bound in an Arbor Green Spanish Flanders grain leather and double stamped in gold. The set is housed, with a collector's portfolio, in a decorated matching leather clamshell case and is limited to 548 sets. ERB Books, 2026. Due: Apr. If you would like the same edition number that you bought from us on a previous book, let us know when ordering....More. Item Code: LANDTH Hard Cover, 7x10, Partial Color $420.00 |
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3...2...1...Gone! |
CAPTAIN AMERICA By Mark Gruenwald Omnibus Volume 1 |
GREEN ARROW ARCHERS QUEST Omnibus Volume 1 |
DAREDEVIL Epic Collection Volume 4 A Woman Called Widow |
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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We still have lots of copies of Marvel Omnibuses offered at up to 60% off their original SRP! Click here to see the entire list of 21 titles. We'll be adding more titles in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out. Don't forget our 40% off Flash Sale! We still have many titles that haven't sold out, but once their gone, they won't be back.
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Rare Books |
NORMAN SAUNDERS |
LOU FINE READER REED CRANDALL READER & THE COMIC STRIP JACK KIRBY Set of 3 |
COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE MAGAZINE Set of 15 |
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This week we're featuring a book on master cover artist Norman Saunders; a history of the legendary horror/fantasy pulp Weird Tales, Danger Is My Business (Pulp History 1896-1953) and The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps (with a cover by Steranko), The Spider (another Steranko cover!), Max Allan Collins' The History of Mystery… and vintage fanzine sets including the legendary ERB-Dom, Tar-zine, Purple Prose, The Pulp Era and Pulp Vault. We have a look at Lou Fine; Masters of Comic Art; sets of From the Tomb, Comic Book Marketplace, Cracked, MAD Magazine & MAD Specials; magazine sets of Comic Art, Cartoonist Profiles, Comics Journal, Alter Ego (early issues), and Comic Book Artist; and vintage fanzines including Squa Tront, the over-the-top Heritage; The Complete Jack Kirby, The Jack Kirby Collector, and The Jack Kirby Reader. Also, A History of Underground Comics (the best-ever book on the subject, 1974 / $45) and Comic Art in America, one of the earliest collections from 1959 (with dust jacket / $55).
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News & Notes |
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Jack Katz Art Show |
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Deanna Horvath, a former student of The First Kingdom artist Jack Katz, is producing a documentary on his extensive career in comic books and painting. Deanna attended Jack’s art classes and is a college professor herself; she filmed an extensive interview with me (Bud) some time ago. In her words:
The Show details:
A reception for the show is being held Saturday 3/21 from 12-3pm, food and drinks served. Bud Plant has provided copies of Jack Katz's The First Kingdom as giveaways (while supplies last). The reception is located at: Las Positas College
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Jim Starlin's 'BREED OMNIBUS just came in the door, and we still have a few copies available after filling our backorders. The Signed & Numbered version is now out of print, but we still have a couple of those as well.
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