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Hello everyone! It's Marty Grosser, your bud @Bud's bringing you the latest arrivals at Bud's Art Books! It's another great week with the double volume Lucas Museum of Narrative Art set, some great new Star Wars coffee table books, the third book in Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones' Dracula series, great SF with the We Only Find Them When They're Dead omnibus, Rick Veitch's "lost" Swamp Thing issues restored, DC and Marvel collections, Rare Books, Coming Items, and more! So much stuff to ponder! Let's get into it! |
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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Set The two-volume companion to the recently launched Lucas museum! Edited by Jessica Hundley; Written by Ryan Linkof, Guillermo del Toro, and George Lucas. A sweeping journey through the images that tell our stories. From ancient myths to modern blockbusters, stories have long shaped how we understand ourselves and the world around us. Created in collaboration with the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, this two-volume monograph traces the rich history of visual storytelling across generations, cultures, and artistic disciplines. Taschen, 2026. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. Item Code: LUCNH Hardcover w/ Slipcase, 10X4X12, 832 pg, Partial Color |
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On my next trip to southern California, I will definitely be visiting George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art. This beautiful two-volume set is both a guide and tribute to the spirit of Lucas' sprawling art gallery/museum, and features many of the pieces on display within its walls. From our ancient ancestors to the artists, writers and filmmakers of today, our species has always been storytellers. Whether decorating cave walls, relating tales around a fire, or publishing works, we communicate to our fellow man via stories. This book set is the story of how we became storytellers and the power of the images we create to bring those stories to life. ~Marty |
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Marvel Collecting the Universe The Art of Sideshow Delve into Sideshow’s epic roster of Marvel figures and sculptures with this deluxe book, containing a detailed history of their stunning figurines and collectibles. Marvel: Collecting the Universe: The Art of Sideshow features interviews with the artists and creators behind the collectibles, detailing the entire process of bringing Sideshow’s figurines into existence, from concept to final product. Insight Editions, 2026. Item Code: MACOLH Hardcover, 12X0.67X10.5, 288 pg, Full Color |
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Star Wars Icons: Darth Vader An in-depth examination of one of cinema's most compelling characters! By Anthony Breznican. Comprehensive and revelatory, this book takes an in-depth look at Darth Vader’s role in the Star Wars galaxy, through film, television, novels, comics, video games, and more. No Star Wars character has made a bigger impact on pop culture than Darth Vader. Insight Editions, 2026. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. Item Code: SWIDVH Hardcover, 11X15, 480 pg, Full Color |
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Star Wars: The Phantom Menace a Visual Archive A comprehensive look at the making of and legacy of the first Prequel Trilogy chapter! Includes foldout pages, booklets, and facsimile production ephemera. By S. T. Bende, Kelly Knox, Amy Richau, and Clayton Sandell. Celebrate Star Wars: The Phantom Menace with this incredible volume that presents behind-the-scenes photography and concept art, complemented by filmmaking anecdotes. Insight Editions, 2026. Item Code: SWPMH Hardcover, 9X11, 292 pg, Full Color |
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Setting aside the topic of Jar-Jar Binks and his role in galactic history, many now look back at The Phantom Menace, the first Episode in the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, with a greater appreciation for the film. A massive hit upon its initial release, Episode I was also met with some fan backlash. But, as I said before, years later, an older, wiser Star Wars fandom sees things with a different eye, and an appreciation for the massive amount of world-building undertaken by creator George Lucas and his team, and the perfomances from all the leads and supporting cast (except Jar-Jar). This latest release in Insight Editions' great "Making of Star Wars" series is a big, deeply layered look at Lucas' return to the Galaxy Far, Far Away, set in a longer time ago altogether, and is essential reading for true fans of the saga! ~Marty |
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ALSO AVAILABLE Star Wars Comics Library Volume 1 1977-1979 After Star Wars was released on May 25th, 1977, and became a global cinematic phenomenon, fans clamored for more adventures with Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and the villainous Darth Vader. Marvel’s Star Wars comic was the answer, becoming the only source for new stories for the Galaxy Far, Far Away and becoming a massive hit for Marvel. The first 23 issues (including the adaptation of the first film from issues #1-6), are collected in this handsome, oversized 11" x 16" XXL edition! Written by Roy Thomas, Howard Chaykin, and Archie Goodwin. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. Item Code: SWCL01H Hardcover, 11.5X16, 480 pg, Full Color $200.00 |
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Skinbreaker Deluxe Edition Sword & Sorcery by the creator of The Walking Dead! Oversized B&W Art Edition! Collects Skinbreaker Treasury Edition #1-8 (2025). Recommended. From Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Invincible) and David Finch (Batman, New Avengers) comes a high-octane fantasy epic of power, sacrifice, and survival... in breathtaking Black & White! Enor had led his tribe for many seasons, but his time as Chieftan is coming to an end. He wields the mighty "Skinbreaker," but at his age, he can barely lift it. Will Enor’s reluctant heir, Anok, take over before their world turns to ruin? As a bloody power struggle begins, an even bigger threat lurks in the darkness beyond their village. Image Comics, 2026. Item Code: SKINBH Hardcover, 9X14, 208 pg, Full Color |
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Dracula Book 3 the Count Third Book in Wagner & Jones' Horror Epic! Following the massive success of Book One: The Impaler and Book Two: The Brides, Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones continue their story between the lines of Dracula in this third graphic novel volume that explores Dracula’s first weeks in London and his plot to rule the city. Dark Horse, 2026. Due: Oct. Item Code: DRAC03 Paperback, 8X11, 136 pg, Full Color |
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Sonja Reborn Collects Sonja Reborn #1-6. Legendary comics writer Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Conan) and artist Alessandro Miracolo rebuild the crimson-maned warrior from the inside out in Sonja Reborn—a riveting reinterpretation of her hero’s journey that reveals what it might actually take for a single woman to survive in a brutal world of sorcery and barbarism! Dynamite Entertainment, 2026. Item Code: SONJR Paperback, 7X10, 144 pg, Full Color |
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Swamp Thing by Rick Veitch Book Three Time Upon a Once Collects Swamp Thing #80-87, Swamp Thing Annual #5, and Swamp Thing 1989 #1-4—the lost Swamp Thing #88-91 issues! By Rick Veitch, Tom Mandrake et al. The final chapter of writer Rick Veitch's Swamp Thing saga, including the long-awaited, fully restored Swamp Thing 1989 #1-4 completing this historic run! DC Comics, 2026. Item Code: SWAMT03 Paperback, 7X10, 424 pg, Full Color |
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We Only Find Them When They're Dead Complete Collection Presented in omnibus form for the very first time! Collects #1-15. Recommended. By Al Ewing & Simone di Meo. Go on a quest beyond the stars with the first-ever omnibus edition of iconic award-winning writer Al Ewing and Ringo Award–winner Simone di Meo’s Eisner Award–nominated sci-fi epic, We Only Find Them When They're Dead! BOOM! Studios, 2026. Item Code: WEONL Paperback, 7X10, 400 pg, Full Color |
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Once and Future Omnibus The Eisner Award–nominated series arrives in its first omnibus edition! Collects Once & Future #1-30. Recommended. By Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora. What if all the legends are true? Retired monster hunter Bridgette McGuire knows that they are. And when a group of Nationalists uncover the fabled scabbard of Excalibur and decide that they will use it to bring King Arthur back from the dead to reclaim England, she's the only one who can stop them. BOOM! Studios, 2026. Item Code: ONCFH Softcover, 7X10, 752 pg, Full Color |
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X-Men Age of Krakoa by Kieron Gillen Omnibus Collecting Immortal X-Men #1-18, Sins of Sinister #1, Immoral X-Men #1-3 and more. Written by Kieron Gillen. Art by Lucas Werneck, Michele Bandini, Paco Medina, Juan José Ryp et al. The Quiet Council are the rulers of Krakoa, for better or worse. They strive to hold their nation together—no matter how much they want to tear each other apart! And Kieron Gillen is here to bring you inside the room where it all happens! Marvel Comics, 2026. Item Code: XMAGEH Hardcover, 7X10, 840 pg, Full Color |
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Blade Epic Collection 1 His Name Is Blade Collects Tomb of Dracula (1972) #10, #12-14, #24, #30, #41-43, #51, #58 and much more! Recommended. By Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan et al. This Epic Collection presents Blade’s complete early adventures — from his influential role in Tomb of Dracula and his 1970s solo stories in Marvel’s black-and-white magazine titles to his final vengeance on Deacon Frost and his 1980s collaboration with Doctor Strange to end the vampire menace once and for all. Marvel Comics, 2026. Due: Oct. Item Code: BLADE01 Paperback, 7X10, 496 pg, Full Color |
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Venom Epic Collection Volume 8 Shadows of the Past Collecting Peter Parker: Spider-Man #9-10, 16-17; Spectacular Spider-Man #1-5 and more! By Howard Mackie, Erik Larsen, John Romita Jr., Joe Bennett et al. Eddie Brock and his alien symbiote return to torment Peter Parker—and they’re deadlier than ever! But Venom makes dangerous new enemies when he crosses the Sinister Six! As the world darkens for Eddie, the symbiote begins to hunger—and target the innocents Venom used to protect! Marvel Comics, 2026. Item Code: VEN08 Paperback, 7X10, 432 pg, Full Color |
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Ghost Rider Epic Collection 4 to Slay a Demon Collects Ghost Rider (1973) #51-66 and more! By Michael Fleisher, Jim Shooter, Don Perlin et al. Johnny Blaze rides the highway to hell in another blazing collection of Ghost Rider epics as writer Michael Fleisher wraps up his pivotal run! The Nevada desert turns even hotter when the Orb sets his eye on our hero! Yes, Ghost Rider’s archest of archvillains is back! Ghost Rider also finds himself sinking fast in a rematch with the Water Wizard. Marvel Comics, 2026. Item Code: GHOSE04 Paperback, 7X10, 440 pg, Full Color |
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The Spectre by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake Omnibus 2 Collecting The Spectre #32-62, The Spectre Annual #1 and much more! Written by John Ostrander. Art by Tom Mandrake et al. From John Ostrander (Suicide Squad) and Tom Mandrake (Martian Manhunter) comes the thrilling conclusion to their dark reimagining of The Spectre. In this second concluding volume, the Spectre faces a crisis of faith, seeking out the one being who is capable of reconciling Jim Corrigan’s guilty conscience over the Spectre’s mission of divine wrath—God! DC Comics, 2026. Item Code: SPEC02H Hardcover, 7X11, 888 pg, Full Color |
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DC Finest Doom Patrol the End Sanctifies the Means Collects Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #64-87 and more! By Rachel Pollack, Richard Case, Ted McKeever et al. When the going gets weird, the weird double down! DC Finest: Doom Patrol: The End Sanctifies the Means collects World Fantasy Award-winning writer Rachel Pollack’s complete, boundary-pushing Vertigo run—a fractured epic of shape-shifting magicians, sex ghosts, pirate robot brains, and a war over the very idea of identity itself! DC Comics, 2026. Item Code: DCFDPE Paperback, 7X10, 672 pg, Full Color |
Facsimile Friday |
Phantom Lady #22 Facsimile Edition |
Horrific #1 Facsimile Edition |
Detective Comics #27 Facsimile Edition |
And if you've had your eye on some Facsimile Editions of classic comics, why not wait until tomorrow for another "Facsimile Friday" sale, where many all will be offered at 20% off! Use coupon code: BUDFACS20
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Art of Cosplay Swipe Right W/ Exclusive Numbered Sticker A Bud's Art Books Exclusive edition limited to 50 hand-numbered copies! A swipe-worthy art book collecting over 90 illustrations featuring an array of Zenescope heroes and villains such as Skye, Van Helsing, Robyn Hood, Calie, Cindy and more, cosplaying as various pop culture icons covering video games, movies and all things nerd culture! Zenescope Entertainment, 2026. Item Code: ARTCOSPH Hardcover, 9X12, 100 pg, Full Color |
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Zenescope 20 Years 20 Stories Numbered Edition of 50 A Bud's Art Books Exclusive edition limited to 50 hand-numbered copies! For twenty years, Zenescope has twisted fairy tales, legends, and nightmares into a dark fantasy universe unlike anything else in comics. Now, that legacy is captured in one definitive volume: 20 Years. 20 Stories. One oversized celebration. Coming in at over 500 pages! Zenescope Entertainment, 2026. Item Code: ZEN20H Hardcover, 8X11, 560 pg, Full Color |
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The 2000 AD Art of Dave Gibbons Apex Edition Dave Gibbons gets his own Apex Edition book showcasing his UK comics work, each page newly scanned for this book! Before his career-defining work on Watchmen, Dave Gibbons was known to comic book readers for his work on 2000 AD. Making his debut in the very first issue of the legendary sci-fi weekly, Gibbons established himself as the definitive artist on such serialized adventures as Harlem Heroes, revamped Dan Dare, and went on to co-create Rogue Trooper. All these characters feature within this book, and this collection also contains the complete art for one of his many mini masterpieces, Chronocops, written by Alan Moore. Rebellion/2000 AD, 2026. Due: Nov. Item Code: ADDGH Hardcover, 128 pg |
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EC Archives The Complete Tales From The Crypt Archive The Complete Legendary Series! Every story ever dug up from the Crypt—over 900 pages of terror! Highly Recommended. The EC Archives presents a monstrous grimoire collecting seven decades of legendary horror, together in one place for the first time! This immense tome of terrible tales contains every shocking story from the pages of EC Comics' legendary series, Tales from the Crypt, in one door-stopping hardcover. Inside, you'll scream with delight as you devour every cover, text piece, and ghoulish illustration from the venerable magazine’s original run! Dark Horse, 2026. Due: Nov. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. Item Code: ECCTFCH Hardcover, 1032 pg |
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First and foremost, this is just such a fantastic collection of stories from the pages of EC Comics' Tales from the Crypt! From issues #20-46 to be exact. But you might be asking, "Marty, where the heck are issues #1-19?!" No doubt there are plenty of you out there who know the answer to that question. But for the few, uninitiated out there who don't, here's the gruesome details of why there isn't a previous volume to this collection. As it sometimes happened in comics, the legendary Tales from the Crypt began its life in 1948 under a very different title. FOUR different titles actually—until finally becoming EC's most famous title in October 1950. They were: Which brought us to 1950's Tales from the Crypt #20 (thru #46) after one final title change. And the rest, they say, is history. SQUA TRONT! ~Marty |
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Vampire Tales Volume 1 1973-1974 First in a new series of collaborative volumes between Dark Horse and Marvel Comics collecting little-seen, classic material in beautiful archival hardcover editions! Collects Vampire Tales #1-6 (1973-1974). This is the first in a series of Dark Horse collaborations with Marvel Comics to excavate the dark and hidden corners of the Marvel Universe and re-present them in beautiful archival hardcover editions! Marvel’s ’70s Horror Archives: Vampire Tales Volume 1—1973–1974 contains nearly 300 pages of terrifying tales from the first six issues of Marvel's Vampire Tales magazine, including stories by Alfredo Alcala, Rich Buckler, Ernie Chan, Chris Claremont, Gerry Conway, Bill Everett, Gardner Fox, Steve Gerber, Carmine Infantino, Tony Isabella, Gil Kane, Stan Lee, Don McGregor, Pablo Marcos, Esteban Maroto, Doug Moench, Tom Palmer, John Romita, Jim Steranko, Tom Sutton, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, and more! Dark Horse, 2026. Due: Nov. Item Code: VAT01H Hardcover, 296 pg |
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I can recall purchasing an issue of Marvel's Vampire Tales (and Tales of the Zombie) while on vacation with my family in Northern California's Redwoods National Park. Like Creepy and Eerie, Vampire Tales was a black & white anthology that was probably meant for an older version of me at the time, but I was a sophisticated 11-year-old with a taste for horror comics, and these felt more familiar to me anyway thanks to the various Marvel characters involved. I'm surprised it has taken someone this long to reprint this material altogether, as only certain stories have been collected by Marvel themselves over the years in various trade paperbacks and omnibus editions. It's great stuff, with some very talented Marvel creators working outside the Comics Code on more or less adult monster comics. My hat's off to the folks at Dark Horse for bringing this classic '70s material back from the grave! ~Marty |
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Spider- Woman Omnibus Collects Spider-Woman #1-50, Marvel Spotlight #32, Marvel Two-in-One #29-33 and much more (1977-1984)! Written by Marv Wolfman, Mark Gruenwald, Michael Fleisher et al. Art by Carmine Infantino, Sal Buscema, John Buscema et al. Far more than a mirror image of Spider-Man, Jessica Drew swung onto the scene in the late '70s with a strikingly different origin story — and quickly became one of Marvel’s most distinctive and dynamic heroes! The Spider-Woman Omnibus collects all her classic adventures in one volume, from her mysterious beginnings as a spawn of Hydra to her decisive turn towards heroism, Jessica’s saga features the creation of her own formidable rogues’ gallery and team-ups with the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Thing and more Marvel heavyweights! Marvel Comics, 2026. Due: Nov. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. Item Code: SPIDWOH Hardcover, 8X11, 1320 pg, Full Color |
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Frank Frazetta: Book Four |
Portfolio of Fantasy: The Art of Don Maitz Signed/Limited |
Brassai Paris 1899-1984 |
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