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Here is our next Monthly Clearance Sale with 70 items with newly reduced prices. You can click here to see the entire list on our website. We have also included links to our popular Flash Sale items, now totaling 50 titles with 23 priced at $5 or less! Also we are doing a 2025 Calendar giveaway! Order any calendar and get a copy of Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell Fantasy 2025 Calendar for FREE! No fooling! We have also added many titles to our popular Blemished Copies section. Most of these have very minor damage, and are up to 50% off. As always, quantity is very limited so it's first come, first served. Orders in the U.S. over $300 also qualify for FREE SHIPPING. You can always sort sale books by lowest price, highest price, and newest publication date using the filter box after your search, at the top of the listing. |
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Omnibus Editions & Comic Archives |
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BATMAN & ROBIN ETERNAL Omnibus Collects #1-26 plus preview pages from Endgame Special Edition #1, 2014-2015. By James Tynion IV and Scott Snyder. Art by Tim Seeley. Five years ago, Batman and Robin worked the most disturbing case of their crime fighting careers...bringing down the organization of the ultimate human trafficker, the mysterious woman known only as Mother. She turns lost orphans into living weapons. Bruce Wayne has lost his memory and is no longer Batman. Commissioner James Gordon is now the police-sponsored Batman and Dick Grayson, Red Robin, Red Hood, Bluebird and Cassandra Cain find themselves without a leader to guide them. DC Comics, 2023....More. Item Code: BATROEH Hard Cover, 7x11, 624pg, Full Color |
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THE DEAD BOY DETECTIVES Omnibus Edwin Paine and Charles Rowland are no different than most boys. They love adventure, games, and spending time outdoors. They’re curious about girls, curious about life, and particularly curious when it comes to mysteries. You see, Edwin Paine and Charles Rowland happen to be two of the best detectives in England. Note that we didn’t say "living" in England. That’s because Edwin and Charles aren’t living in England. In fact, they’re not living at all. DC Comics, 2023....More. Item Code: DEADBH Hard Cover, 7x11, 800pg, Full Color |
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THE AVENGERS Omnibus Volume 2 Collects Avengers #31-58; Avengers Annual #1-2; X-Men #45; 1966-69. Recommended. Art by John Buscema and Don Heck. One of the Avengers' greatest eras. Beginning Roy Thomas' run, it's cover-to-cover in watershed moments: the first appearances of Ultron and the Vision; the Black Widow's surprise connection with the Red Guardian; Hercules' epic battles with Sub-Mariner and Dragon Man; vs. the Super-Adaptoid; Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch defect; Black Panther joins the team; vs. the X-Men; an all-new Masters of Evil; the first-ever full telling of Bucky Barnes' death; a reality-bending battle between the new Avengers and the original Avengers; and much, much more. Marvel, 2023....More. Item Code: AVE02H Hard Cover, 7x11, 848pg, Full Color |
| We currently have volumes 1-5. Volumes 3 & 4 are on sale for the same price. Click here to see other omnibus editions on sale. |
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MARGE'S LITTLE LULU Working Girl Highly Recommended. By John Stanley. Introduction by Margaret Atwood. The first in a five-volume best-of series, featuring an introduction from Margaret Atwood! First released in the 1940s and 1950s as Dell comics, Little Lulu as helmed by John Stanley remains one of the most entertaining works in the medium. In this first volume, we meet the series’ mainstay characters: Lulu, Tubby, Alvin, and oodles more neighborhood kids. Little Lulu‘s comedy lies in the hilarious dynamic between its cast of characters. Lulu Moppet is an outspoken and brash young girl who doesn’t follow any rules—whether they’ve been set by her parents, the neighborhood boys, or society itself. Drawn & Quarterly, 2019....More. Item Code: LITL01H Hard Cover, 8x10, 312pg, Full Color |
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RED SONJA Volume 3 Children's Crusade Collects #13-18, 2019. By Mark Russell. Art by Bob Q. Year two of Mark Russell's epic tale kicks off, joined by artist Bob Q (Captain America, Fantastic Four). In this issue: Sonja The Red has won. Now comes the impossible part... Sonja is queen but now must wager everything to save her people. Full page covers for all six issues by Roberto Castro, Pepoy, Linsner, Laming, Bob Q, Diaz, Gorham, Cosplay photo covers and also work by Gedeon and Anwar. Dynamite, 2022....More. Item Code: RED03 Soft Cover, 7x10, 156pg, Full Color |
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PSYCHO MAGAZINE #2 Replica Edition March 1971. From sleaze publisher Skywald, another black-and-white magazine full of horror and suspense. A muck monster and inside The Heap returns in a new incarnation from Chuck McNaughton and Ross Andru! Also featured are the creative talents of Jack Katz, Tom Palmer, Stephen Hickman, Tom Sutton, Chic Stone, and Serg Moren. And all reproduced here completely like the original comic magazine, ads and all. PS Artbooks, 2022. ...More. Item Code: PSY02 Magazine, 7x10, 68pg, b&w |
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CHILLING TALES #15 Facsimile Edition & Print Collects #15, 1953. With 11 1/2 x 16 matted print of the cover. Recommended. By Harry Harrison et al. Starting with a brand new line in pre-code comic books, the indefatigable and even ubiquitous PS Artbooks launches the PS Facsimile Comics imprint, which come with a bonus oversized print of the cover, already matted. Kicking off PS Facsimile comics comes a three-issue line-up from the pen of the legendary Matt Fox of Chilling Tales, well known for bizarre covers for Weird Tales, the pulp. PS Artbooks, 2021....More. Item Code: CHIL15 Comic, 7x10, 36pg, Full Color |
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WEB OF MYSTERY Volume 1 Collects #1-6, 1951. Recommended. Art by Lou Cameron, Gene Colan, Mike Sekowsky et al. Here comes the first volume of Ace Comics' horror title, one that I personally like quite a bit. Artist Lou Cameron is here and Mike Sekowsky, strongly influenced by Alex Toth, my favorite period for him. Stories include "The Vampire's Weird Duel," "Valley of the Mayan Goddess," "The Menace That Stalked Brooding Cunliffe," "Rendevous with the Phantom Gypsies," and "Stalked by a Nameless Dread." Artist Jack Katz puts in an appearance in "Vengeance of the Undead," and there's a great femme fatale tale, "The Lorelei of Loon Lake," "Ghost Ship of the Caribbean," and "The Case of the Beckoning Mummy." PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: PCW01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 194pg, Full Color |
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FORBIDDEN WORLDS Volume 19 Collects #112-116. Recommended. By Richard Hughes et al. We are treated to the very first Herbie cover in #114, and he goes to Hell in #116 — which also features Elizabeth Taylor seducing Herbie on the cover! Really! All the letters pages and ads, plus well-written fantasy and science fiction stories, just before ACG decided to jump onto the superhero bandwagon with Magic Agent in #124. Artwork by Ogden Whitney, Gerald McCann, Chic Stone, Paul Reinman, Pete Costanza, Harry Lazarus, John Forte, Kurt Schaffenberger, Tom Hickey, Emil Gershwin, John Rosenberger and Edd Ashe. PS Artbooks, 2022....More. Item Code: FOR19 Soft Cover, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color |
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SPACEMEN Volume 1 Collects #1-3, 1961-62. Recommended. By Basil Gogos et al. Warren's companion title to the ground breaking Famous Monsters, also edited by Forry Ackerman. Four years before Creepy got started, here's a look at the best science fiction films with pictures, interviews and synopses of the best films of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. 210 pages of SF action, wonder, and amazement guaranteed to thrill the Space Cadet in all of us! Get ready for blast off!! PS Artbooks, 2022....More. Item Code: SPAME01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 210pg, b&w |
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We're now up to 50 items in our Flash Sale category. They keep selling well, and it's a bit tricky with the timing on getting them out to our non-internet folks, so they continue to be at deep closeout prices. 23 titles are priced at $5 or less! Click here to see all 50 Flash Sale items.
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ANIMAL CASTLE Volume 1 Collects #1-5. Recommended. By Xavier Dorison. Art by Felix Delep. On the Farm, all animals were equal. In the Castle, some are more equal than others. Forgotten by men, the Animal Castle is ruled with an iron hoof by President Silvio. The bull and its dog militia savor their power, while the other animals are exhausted by work, until the arrival of the mysterious Azelar, a traveling rat who will teach them the secrets of civil disobedience. Ablaze, 2022....More. Item Code: ANIM01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 144pg, Full Color |
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CHASING HITLER Collects #1-4; Part 1. Recommended. By Jai Nitz and Hayley Nitz. Art by Jethro Morales. Historical action-adventure as a pair of commandos hunt a fleeing Fuhrer after he fakes his death. As WWII draws to an end and the Allies surround Berlin, Adolf Hitler realizes that all is lost. Or is it? Two Allied servicemen are tasked with verifying Hitler's death. When they can't, the chase begins! Red 5 Comics, 2022....More. Item Code: CHASHI Soft Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Full Color |
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EDEN GN BY MATT ARNOLD By Matt Arnold. Art by Riccardo Burchielli. In the near future, two convicts (a disgraced senator and her husband) are sentenced to twenty-five years in a cryogenic penal facility for a horrible crime they claim they didn’t commit. When the prison malfunctions, the escapees discover that they’ve been incarcerated for thousands of years and are now the only survivors of a global catastrophe that wiped out mankind, an event so devastating that prehistoric creatures now walk the Earth. Will the world’s worst criminals be able to rise to the challenge of building a better society than the one they left? Dark Horse, 2022....More. Item Code: EDENS Soft Cover, 7x10, 136pg, Full Color |
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WONDER WOMAN WHO IS WONDER WOMAN The Deluxe Edition Highly Recommended. From Allan Heinberg, the screenwriter behind 2017's Wonder Woman feature film, comes the classic new graphic novel with superb artwork by Terry and Rachel Dodson. Circe is augmenting the powers of Wonder Woman's deadliest rogues, while she, Donna Troy and Diana Prince will all compete for the title of Wonder Woman. DC Comics, 2023....More. Item Code: WWWHOH Hard Cover, 7x11, 160pg, Full Color |
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BONE More Tall Tales Highly Recommended. With Tom Sniegoski. Art by Jeff Smith, Stan Sakai, Katie Cook, Matt Smith, and Scott Brown. Jeff Smith’s bestselling, award-winning Bone saga returns with this hilarious companion to Tall Tales! Smiley Bone, Fone Bone, and their Rat Creature pal, Bartleby, take a group of young scouts to a legendary landmark that the Bone cousins found when they were kids. They share stories around a campfire, spinning tales of trips to the moon, the delights of quiche, an imagined monster come to life, and an encounter with the two stupid Rat Creatures gone hilariously wrong! Graphix, 2023....More. Item Code: BONEM Soft Cover, 6x9, 128pg, Full Color |
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ABSOLUTE BATMAN Three Jokers Collects #1-3, 2020, deluxe oversized hardcover. Batman doesn't understand how or why, but the fact is certain: the man he has spent a lifetime chasing isn't one man at all. There are three Jokers. Joined by Barbara Gordon and Jason Todd, the Dark Knight is finally on a path to defeat the madman once and for all. Every last one of him. Geoff Johns (Doomsday Clock, Batman: Earth One) and Jason Fabok (Justice League: The Darkseid War) reunite to present this highly anticipated new storyline. DC Comics, 2023....More. Item Code: ABSTJH Hard Cover, 8x12, 240pg, Full Color |
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CEREBUS THE AARDVARK #1 Facsimile Signed Signed by Dave Sim! It's the 20th anniversary of the release of Cerebus #300! Read the one that started it all! Beginning in 1977 as a self-published parody of Barry Windsor-Smith's Conan, Dave Sim's Cerebus quickly grew into something much bigger, both artistically and commercially, revealing the untapped potential of the medium and influencing a wave of creators and comics (including Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Todd McFarlane's Spawn, among many others!). Now you can own the remastered and restored edition of the first issue and see how it all began, signed on the cover by Dave. Aardvark Vanaheim, 2024....More. Item Code: CER01S Soft Cover, 7x10, 24pg, Full Color |
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THOMAS GERTIN The Forgotten Painter Graphic Novel Part historical narrative, part modern fiction, this book consists of two interlinked stories: The first focuses on the 18th-century painter Thomas Girtin and his relationship with his friend and rival J.M.W. Turner; the second tells the tale of three amateur artists in the present day, united by a shared interest in Girtin’s art. Using this dual narrative to draw parallels between two eras of rapid technological advancement and sociopolitical turbulence, Oscar Zárate’s long-awaited new graphic novel restores to modern eyes this unjustly forgotten figure, whose work has been almost entirely ignored despite his huge influence in British painting. SelfMadeHero, 2023. ...More. Item Code: THOMFH Hard Cover, 8x10, 352pg, Full Color |
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IRONCASTLE Recommended. By J.-H. Rosny and Philip José Farmer. Art by Roy Krenkel. Somewhere in the unexplored heart of Africa, a part of this Earth had been taken over by an intelligence from outer space. Such was the message that reached the explorer Hareton Ironcastle, member of the famous Baltimore Gun Club. In that hidden and transformed valley would now be found monsters and pre-humans not to be seen anywhere else. Such a challenge could not be ignored...The account of Ironcastle’s expedition of daring but inexperienced amateurs became one of the classic novels of the French writer, J.-H. Rosny, who was a contemporary of Verne, Wells, and ER Burroughs. Here is story is translated and retold by Philip José Farmer. Meteor House, 2022. Out of print....More. Item Code: IRONC Soft Cover, 5x8, 220pg, Text/b&w |
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SHAZAM! Power of Hope Highly Recommended. This handsome, oversized hardcover is the latest collaboration between Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Paul Dini (Batman: Harley Quinn) and multiple award-winning Alex Ross. Perhaps no classic comic-book character embodies the spirit of youth and optimism as thoroughly as the original Captain Marvel. In a personal story told from the hero's point of view, both young Billy Batson and his alter ego, Captain Marvel, devote themselves to keeping hope alive by granting the requests of a local hospital's children — in a sense, making their wishes come true. DC Comics, 2023....More. Item Code: SHAZPH Hard Cover, 10x13, 64pg, Full Color |
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SPACE TRASH Volume 1 By Jenn Woodall. In Jenn Woodall's debut graphic novel series, three teenagers attending school on the moon stumble across an exciting secret that could change the course of their future. In 2115, Earth has been abandoned as a lost cause and mankind has moved on to space colonization. At a decrepit high school on the moon for underprivileged youth live Stab, Yuki and Una. Looks like fun! Oni Press, 2022....More. Item Code: SPAT01 Hard Cover, 9x12, 96pg, Full Color |
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ESCAPO By Paul Pope Afterword by Paul Pope. From 2014, first time available from us. Like a feverish mash-up of Fellini films, Heavy Metal magazine, and classic Jack Kirby comics, Paul Pope's Escapo tells the tale of a circus escape artist extraordinaire, who can escape from any situation — even from Death himself! However, there is one force even more powerful than the Reaper which Escapo must face. Originally published in 1999 and long out of print, the new Z2 edition of Escapo is fully colored and redesigned in the French BD format, featuring over 50 pages of bonus content. Z2 Comics, 2014....More. Item Code: ESCAH Hard Cover, 8x11, 160pg, Full Color |
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GHOST CAGE Collects #1-3. When his megacorp power plant falls under attack by terrorists, the super-scientist who revolutionized and controls all energy on Earth sends in his ultimate creation, a monstrous robot, and an "adequate employee," a chubby, nerdy-looking girl, to destroy his most monstrous secrets. Bestselling artist Nick Dragotta (East of West) and Eisner Award-winning writer Caleb Goellner (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures) combine their energies for a visceral thrill ride of pure comics power! Image Comics, 2022....More. Item Code: GHOSC Soft Cover, 7x10, 144pg, b&w |
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SILVER SURFER Rebirth Collects #1-5, 2022. Ron Marz and Ron Lim return to the Sentinel of the Spaceways with a brand new tale of cosmic adventure set during their classic 1990s run on Silver Surfer. When the Reality Gem is stolen from safekeeping by an unknown antagonist, the resulting chaos attracts the attention of Thanos — and the Mad Titan seeks the aid of the Surfer to recover the gem! As reality fractures around them, our unlikely duo cross paths with familiar faces including Nebula, Jack of Hearts, Galactus — and Mar-Vell! Marvel, 2022....More. Item Code: SSREB Soft Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Full Color |
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LADY MECHANIKA Volume 7 The Monster of The Ministry of Hell Collects the complete four issue series. Recommended. By Joe Benitez. Art by Beth Sotelo. The origin of the notorious adventuress! In a Victorian asylum full of grotesque inmates, sadistic guards, and a fanatical doctor, a young lady wakes to find her arms and legs have been replaced with mechanical limbs. But who among this gruesome menagerie is the true Monster of the Ministry of Hell? The origins of the notorious adventuress known as Lady Mechanika! Cover Gallery with seven homage covers by Joe Benitez. to celebrate his return and her debut with Image. Image Comics, 2022....More. Item Code: LADY07 Soft Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Full Color |
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MISS ENDICOTT Part 1 Recommended. By Jean-Christophe Derrien. Art by Xavier Fourquemin. After many years abroad, Prudence Endicott is back in England to bury her mother — the city's Conciliator. What's that? It's a righter of wrongs! Our young woman immediately carries on, spending her nights in the working-class neighborhoods, helping the poor and humble. But she discovers the world of the Forgotten, little people who live under the city...on the brink of open revolt! Can she prevent the coming war? Translated from the first appearance in France. Cinebook, 2021....More. Item Code: MISE01 Soft Cover, 8x11, 80pg, Full Color |
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MYOPIA Recommended. By Richard Dent. Art by Patrick Berkenkotter and Freire Ronilso.Science fiction, noir steampunk and a thrilling and complex alternate reality. Imagine a world where your every thought, your every move, is filtered through The Central Lens Network. Now imagine being a twelve-year old boy and discovering a special pair of lenses that allow you to access this network undetected. This is exactly what happens to Matthew Glen the day his father is murdered — then two years later mysteriously appears back in his life. A journal is left on the edge of a subway platform, filled with stories about a world that doesn't exist. Nearby a scientist is murdered and his lab burned down. The only clues? A magnetically propelled motorcycle, and a man walking around New York City with the last living falcon on the planet. Bonus line art and character studies. Dynamite, 2022....More. Item Code: MYOPI Soft Cover, 7x10, 174pg, Full Color |
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SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE EMPIRE BUILDERS The Gene Genie Volume 1 Mark Chiarello Cover Recommended. By Joel Meadows. Art by Andy Bennett. Tripwire launches Tripwire Comics Presents imprint with this new graphic novel with two exclusive covers. When Watson leaves Holmes to help Francis Crick unravel the DNA helix and finds himself in the employ of England’s most evil man, Holmes is forced to team up with an unlikely group to defeat this monstrous figure and return England to its status quo. Includes an 8-page color section featuring art by Liam Sharp, Bill Sienkiewicz, Shawn Martinbrough, and Barry Kitson and interviews with the series creators, character sketches by Bennett and script pages. Tripwire, 2023....More. Item Code: SHE01HC Hard Cover, 9x10, 96pg, Partial Color |
| A signed edition is also available. Plus a varint cover, signed & unsigned, by Walter Simonson. Click here to see them all. |
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SHERLOCK A Scandal in Belgravia Boxed Set Collects parts 1 and 2 plus two exclusive art cards. Recommended. By famed show runner Steven Moffat, who wrote the episode, and Mark Gatiss. Art by Jay. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as the titular character and the iconic John Watson, Sherlock captured the imagination of TV audiences with its modern reinterpretation of the world-famous detective. Now the series undergoes another contemporary twist in this manga adaptation of the fourth episode, A Scandal in Belgravia. Sherlock is called to save the royal family from blackmail at the hands of Irene Adler (Lara Pulver), the dominatrix known as "The Woman". But international security is not the only thing compromised, when Sherlock’s icy heart has been melted by Adler’s charm...Quite well drawn. Titan Manga, 2023....More. Item Code: SHERSB Soft Cover, 6x9, 368pg, b&w |
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GRIMM UNIVERSE PRESENTS QUARTERLY The Black Knight Igor Vitorino Cover By Dave Franchini et al. Art by Sergio Arino et al. Magic, swords, and action in one epic story in a stand-alone double-size issue. Lovecraftian monsters and good-girl art. Peyton Parks has been struggling to maintain her dueling lives — public defender by day, sword-wielding armored vigilante by night. She's the Black Knight. Drawing her powers from the Age of Camelot, she battles dark forces in the streets while battling for justice in the courtroom. But her worlds are about to collide when she must defend a woman with links to her own dark past. Zenescope, 2022....More. Item Code: GRIMUB Comic, 7x10, 72pg, Full Color |
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TEACHING ARTFULLY By Meghan Parker. Introduction by Eisner-award winning Nick Sousanis. Teaching Artfully charmingly chronicles Meghan Parker's explorations as a new art teacher in a public high school. Parker struggles with engaging her students with art and why it's an important part of education. A lesson, in comic-form, we can all learn from. Created as a groundbreaking Master of Arts thesis in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, Teaching Artfully celebrates the role of the arts and emphasizes the importance of personal connection in education. Clover Press, 2021....More. Item Code: TEACAR Soft Cover, 7x6, 240pg, Full Color |
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NIGHT TERROR Recommended by Neil Gaiman. Oversized. When the sun goes down, our minds invent all manner of horrors that may lurk in the darkness. Danish cult illustrator John Kenn Mortensen draws inspiration from this shadowy realm, and his pen skillfully conjures these eerie visions on paper. Witches, wraiths, goblins, giant spiders, wild boars, evil clowns — and countless other unspeakable creatures that haunt the young and innocent. Hairy, hooded, or horned, they peer at you ominously through dead eyes, their fangs bared. Fantagraphics, 2023....More. Item Code: NIGTH Hard Cover, 10x13, 104pg, Full Color |
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SEASON OF THE BRUJA Volume 1 Recommended. By Aaron Duran. Art by Sara Soler. Excellent art, we like the look of this! Very cool creatures and fine action/magical scenes. Follow our young heroine as she comes into her magical abilities and faces re-emergent threats from the past. From a young age, Althalia knew she would someday be the last of her kind — a bruja, tasked with keeping the power and stories of the ancient ways from fading fully into history. Never alone, Althalia works in a paranormal museum with her friends, a real-life Chupacabra and a were-coyote. Omni Press, 2022....More. Item Code: SEAB01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Full Color |
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HANS VOGEL IS DEAD Volume 1 By Sierra Barnes. It’s the height of WWII, and the Nazi forces are driving through Europe. Decorated German fighter pilot Hans Vogel follows orders and doesn’t ask questions. It’s worked out well for him...so far. But when his plane is shot down in the middle of an air raid over London, he is dead before he hits the ground. And that’s only the beginning of his problems. Dark Horse, 2023....More. Item Code: HAN01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 280pg, Full Color |
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GRAY Volume 2 Art by Eugenia Koumaki and Diana Greenhalgh. "How a murderous demon and a law-abiding detective can be soul mates." Inspired by Oscar Wilde's classic, Gray tells the story of a dangerous woman on a mission of retribution against a group of powerful and sexually seditious men. A supernatural revenge thriller. This is the concluding installment from Stoker-Nominated and Audible Best-Selling author Arvind Ethan David. Detective Hank Wutan gets too close to the case as he learns — who is Ms. Dorian Gray? Adult themes. Clover Press, 2023....More. Item Code: GRAY02H Hard Cover, 7x9, 128pg, Full Color |
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ABSOLUTE JUSTICE LEAGUE The World's Greatest Superheroes Slipcased Our Highest Recommendation. Paul Dini, the Emmy Award-winning producer of Batman Beyond, joined forces with superstar illustrator Alex Ross to create six original (and oversized) graphic novels starring The World’s Greatest Superheroes. Beautifully painted and meticulously true to character, each was a small masterpiece of realism and powerful storytelling. Years out of print, now collected in a massive oversize Absolute Edition: Superman: Peace on Earth, Batman: War on Crime, Shazam!: Power of Hope, Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth, JLA: Secret Origins and JLA: Liberty and Justice. DC, 2024....More. Item Code: ABSJLH Hard Cover, 11x15, 396pg, Full Color |
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ALTERED CARBON One Life One Death By Richard K. Morgan and Scott Bryan Wilson. Art by Max Fuchs. From the world of the best-selling trilogy of books and the hit Netflix show comes a new chapter in the Altered Carbon universe! In the future, bodies can be changed like clothes, giving life an entirely new meaning — or lack of meaning. Takeshi Kovacs — once a member of the Envoy Corps, the elite, deadly troops of the Interstellar Earth Protectorate — now finds himself imprisoned . . . both in a jail and in an extremely weak body... Dynamite, 2021....More. Item Code: ALTCH Hard Cover, 7x10, 120pg, Full Color |
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SWING Volume 5 By Matt Hawkins. Art by Yishan Li. "Swing works as a raunchy romance that serves up an increasingly engrossing mix of eroticism, education and emotion. It's sexy escapism done right." - Critical Hit. Dan and Cathy's epic journey into sexual discovery (swinging, group sex, partner swapping, threesomes) wraps up in the final volume of the series! Outed, aging, remembering their best (and strangest) experiences...will their love overcome all? Will there be a happy ending?. Image Comics, 2022. Adult Material....More. Item Code: SWIN05 Soft Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Full Color |
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THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 53rd Edition Death Dealer Highly Recommended. By Robert M. Overstreet. Artist Dan Lawlis has brought Frazetta's creation, the Death Dealer, to the cover. Celebrate the 60th anniversaries of The Avengers and the Justice League/Justice Society crossovers; a look at the influential advertising comics of the pioneering R.F. Outcault, and a spotlight on Frank Frazetta’s Death Dealer. Packed with more articles, comics values, artist and writer credits, special issues, key issues and much, much more. Gemstone, 2023....More. Item Code: CB53D Soft Cover, 7x10, 1120pg, Full Color |
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WORKING WITH DITKO Recommended. A unique journey through comics’ Bronze Age, as editor and writer Jack C. Harris recalls his numerous collaborations with legendary comics master Steve Ditko! Never-before-seen preliminary sketches and pencil art from The Creeper, Shade the Changing Man, The Odd Man, The Demon, Wonder Woman, Legion of Super-Heroes, The Fly, and even Ditko’s unused redesign for Batman! TwoMorrows, 2023....More. Item Code: WORDIT Soft Cover, 8x11, 128pg, Full Color |
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CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE AMERICAN JOURNEY 1940-2022 By Richard A. Hall. Captain America made his debut in 1940, just two years behind the first comic book superheroes and five years before the United States’ emergence as the world’s primary superpower at the end of World War II. His journey has been intertwined with America’s progress throughout the decades. Known as the “Sentinel of Liberty,” he has frequently provided socio-political commentary on current events as well as inspiration and warnings concerning the future. Ten chapters begin with Cap in the 40s, move to Commie Smasher in the 40s, unrest in the 60s, and on, showing how the stories in Captain American mirror society's own changes and issues. McFarland, 2024....More. Item Code: CAPAJ Soft Cover, 6x9, 270pg, Text Only |
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ALTER EGO #182 Highly Recommended. Edited by Roy Thomas. An FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) special, behind a breathtaking Jerry Ordway cover! It includes features on Uncle Marvel and the Fawcett Family and a focus on artist Kenneth Landau (illustrator of Commander Battle and The Atomic Sub and many ACG horror stories) and writer Lee Goldsmith, who wrote Golden Age Green Lantern, Flash, and others. Plus Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt by Michael T. Gilbert, and more! TwoMorrows, 2023....More. Item Code: AE182 Magazine, 8x11, 84pg, Partial Color |
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LIBRORUM RIDICULORUM A Compendium of Bizarre Books By Brian Lake. A celebration of all the weird and wonderful books to be found at an antiquarian bookshop. Books have the power to enrich the soul, to enliven the senses, to expand our horizons... and others are simply mad. This wonderful celebration of the oddest books ever published is a treat for all bibliophiles, booksellers and fans of the bizarre. It is an exploration of the most eccentric titles and covers from our past, that have inexplicably fallen out of print but should never be forgotten. Harper Collins, 2023....More. Item Code: LIBRH Hard Cover, 5x7, 128pg, Full Color |
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ANDREI BRESSAN SKETCHBOOK #1 Limited, 150. Recommended. From Wolverine and Aquaman, to Batman, TMNTs, Spawn, Hellboy...plus the creator on Birthright, Dark Ride, G.I. Joe, DC, Marvel, and Independent comic books. A collection of Andrei Bressan's sketches and commissions, spanning his 15-year career. B&W and full color. Dynamic, powerful work with an emphasis on heroes and battle! Berserker, 2024....More. Item Code: ANDB01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 58pg, Partial Color |
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THE MARVEL VAULT A VISUAL HISTORY Highly Recommended. By Roy Thomas and Peter Sanderson. Chock-full of historic and never-before-seen memorabilia, including great prelim drawings for important covers, and an envelope with five cool tucked-in rarities (see full description). This chronicles how Marvel has channeled its singular storytelling into a blockbuster movie studio, even as it has stayed true to its hallowed roots in the comics world. Excellent coverage of the 1940s, 50s and 60s creations. This updated edition features 16 new pages that cover Marvel's story from 2010 right up to the present day. Titan, 2016....More. Item Code: MARVAH Hard Cover, 12x10, 192pg, Full Color |
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THE PROMISED NEVERLAND ART BOOK WORLD By Kaiu Shirai. A handsome art book featuring Posuka Demizu’s incredible artwork. Creator commentary and interviews, Packed with finished full color paintings, character sketches, and an inside look at one of today’s most popular Shonen Jump manga series. VIZ Media, 2022....More. Item Code: PROMNH Hard Cover, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color |
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THE BEST OF RED SONJA 1975 on. Foreword by Luke Lieberman. 50th anniversary collection of greatest tales. From her earliest appearances in Marvel Feature and the very first Red Sonja series, created by such defining talents as Roy Thomas, Frank Thorne and Esteban Maroto, to her contemporary epics crafted by Michael Avon Oeming, Gail Simone, and Luke Lieberman with artists Walter Geovanni, Mel Rubi, and Liam Sharp. Dynamite, 2023....More. Item Code: BESTRSH Hard Cover, 7x10, 368pg, Full Color |
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50 OSCAR NIGHTS ICONIC STARS & FILMMAKERS ON THEIR CAREER DEFINING WINS An exclusive look behind the scenes of the Academy Awards as top stars and filmmakers discuss their Oscar wins and tell never-before-told tales of Hollywood's biggest night, in a collection of original interviews and stars' own humorous anecdotes with TCM host Dave Karger. Partial list of interviewees: Nicole Kidman, Elton John, Jennifer Hudson, Steven Spielberg, Jane Fonda, Barry Jenkins, Halle Berry, J. K. Simmons, Julia Roberts, John Legend, Rita Moreno, Martin Scorsese and many, many more. Running Press, 2024....More. Item Code: OSCNH Hard Cover, 8x9, 272 pg, Full Color |
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MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY Number 6 Edited by Robert Deis and Bill Cunningham. Stories and art from the wildest men's magazines of the 50s, 60s and 70s, and a special article on starlet Angie Dickinson, "Cinema's Best Honey." The Heist Issue! “The Flying Bank Looters” from Man's World, October 1967, written by Tom Christopher. “The Flying Bank Looters” art is by Earl Norem (1923-2015), also known for his Marvel b&w magazine covers. “GI Stick-Up Mob That Heisted $35 Million in Nazi Gold” is by Eugene Joseph from Male, November 1967. The cover art here is by the great Mort Künstler, with more interiors by Bruce Minney and six more complete, illustrated stories. Subtropic Productions, 2022. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: MENQ06 Soft Cover, 8x10, 160pg, Partial Color |
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VICTORY HARBEN FIRES OF HALOS When Gridley Wave contact between worlds is inexplicably broken, young physicist Victory Harben returns to her home in Pellucidar, at the Earth’s Core, to help solve the mystery. Soon Victory finds the riddles of her past are hopelessly entangled with the machinations of an ancient and inscrutable queen of the Mahars. Hurled into the cosmic void by the queen, Victory is hunted down across space and time by a vengeful being whose flaming sword absorbs the souls of the slain, delivering them to the ravenous lords of Halos. Bonus Novelette: “Beyond the Farthest Star: Rescue on Zandar” by Mike Wolfer. ERB, Inc., 2022....More. Item Code: VICH Soft Cover, 6x9, 364pg, Text/b&w |
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SKIES OF VENUS A Novel of Amtor By Neal Romanek. Art by Douglas Klauba. Cover by Richard Hescox. Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs series. This new novel transports readers back to the mysterious, shrouded world of Amtor that was discovered by Carson Napier in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic novel Pirates of Venus, but this time to experience it through the eyes of an Earthman of the twenty-first century. Virgil Erath is on death row for a crime he didn’t commit. But he gets a new beginning when he is mystically transported Venus. ERB, Inc., 2022....More. Item Code: SKIEV Soft Cover, 6x9, 334pg, Text/b&w |
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THE WILD ADVENTURES OF CTHULHU Volume 2 By Will Murray. Front and back cover paintings by Eric Lofgren. H. P. Lovecraft’s dark vision of Massachusetts as a seat of cosmic weirdness has fascinated readers for more than a century. Witch-troubled Arkham. Drowned Dunwich. Mystic Kingsport. Fish-fouled Innsmouth. And others even more obscure....Ten new and previously-printed stories explore the forces of Cthulhu and his otherworldly allies. Odyssey Publications, 2022....More. Item Code: WILADC02 Soft Cover, 6x9, 246pg, Text/b&w |
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JENNY ZERO IN HIS SHADOW Collects #1-4. By David Dwonch, Brockton McKinney et al. Art by Magenta King et al. After washing out as the military’s top Kaiju (monster) killer, Jenny lives the celebutante life with her hotel heiress bestie. But freakish creatures, secret societies, and her father’s legacy now have her wondering if she can sober up — just long enough to save the world! Time to fight some monsters, and even take on a monstrous form herself. It's a fun Godzilla-related story with a modern twist. Dark Horse, 2022....More. Item Code: JENZ Soft Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Full Color |
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DESIGNED TO PERSUADE The Graphic Art of Edward Penfield Warehouse Find,1984. First edition. Recommended. By David Gibson.Catalog for an exhibition of the illustrations of the American artist Edward Penfield (1866-1925), an American illustrator from the era known as the "Golden Age of American Illustration" and considered the father of the American poster. His work has been included in almost every major book on American Illustration or the history of the poster. He is also a major figure in the evolution of graphic design. Hudson River Museum. 1984....More. Item Code: DETPER Soft Cover, 8x11, 34pg, Partial Color |
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SECOND CHANCES Collects #1-4. Recommended. By Ricky Mammone. Art by Max Bertolini. Second Chances Hotline — call now and get a new identity! All you need is some cash, a proper referral, and a very good reason to start over. When Leblanc, the man behind the hotline, is approached by a shady figure from his past, he's forced to accept a new client who doesn't meet any of the requirements — a client with chemically induced amnesia in desperate need of protection. Up-and-coming writer Ricky Mammone and artist Max Bertolini (The Witcher, Nathan Never) explode onto the scene with this psychedelic, action-packed, bizarre noir that feels like John Wick punching through an existential French New Wave fever dream. Image Comics, 2022....More. Item Code: SECOC Soft Cover, 7x10, 120pg, b&w |
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CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED NICHOLAS NICKLEBY Hardcover By Charles Dickens. Art by Gustav Schrotter. Cover by Colin Mayne. After the death of his father, Nicholas Nickleby becomes a schoolteacher in a boys’ school in Yorkshire to support his family. There he sees injustices and cruelty and stands up to the schoolmasters to right these wrongs. CCS Books, 2017....More. Item Code: CLANNH Hard Cover, 7x10, 52pg, Full Color |
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IMAGES #9 Closeout Price! Limited, 2,000. Our Highest Recommendation. Edited by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Expect the unexpected when ImageS does a "Glamour Issue"! Featuring a cover and six pages of paintings by Gustave Mossa (a superb but obscure French Art Nouveau & Symbolist artist) as well as gorgeous illustrations from Edmund Dulac, William Russell Flint, Charles Robinson, Willy Pogany, Coles Phillips, Warwick Goble and Arthur Rackham. Also features theatre magazine covers by Henry Clive and a special look at the pen and ink drawings of Heinrich Kley. Vadeboncoeur, 2007. Out of print. ...More. Item Code: IMA09 Soft Cover, 9x12, 40pg, Full Color |
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VAMPIRELLA & RED SONJA 2021 Holiday Special Set Linsner Cover Variants Two-comic set. Both covers by Michael Linsner. Wreck the Halls! Vampirella is hunted (haunted?) by The Spirits of Christmas, hunters whose holiday tradition is to hunt a mythical creature every Christmas Eve! By writer/artist Will Robson (Fantastic Four). Plus: An all-new She-Devil tale, from ongoing Red Sonja architect Mirka Andolfo and a cavalcade of creators! The grim Sonja is not one for ebullient festivities. But her recent "adoption" of the mysterious child Sitha has (temporarily) melted her defenses, just in time for revelry. But will outside forces aiming to prod and pillage put a pause on the party? Dynamite, 2021....More. Item Code: VARHP Comic, 7x10, 32pg ea, Full Color |
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TRAILBLAZERS A Tribute to Canada's WWII Comic Creators Limited, 300. Highly Recommended. A very special homage by contemporary artists, celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the first published Canadian comic books and their creators. Canadian wartime comic enthusiast Ivan Kockmarek has edited an anthology of tributes to Canada’s original comic creators by some of the best current creators. Contributors include: Michael Gilbert (on Mr. Monster's creator Fred Kelley, naturally), Ken Steacy, Ho Che Anderson, Dave Sim, James Waley (Orb), Eric Kim, Ronn Sutton (of Dark Horse fame), Ron Kasman et al. North End Books, 2021....More. Item Code: TRAILB Soft Cover, 7x10, 56pg, b&w |
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DARK THOUGHTS ON WRITING Advice and Commentary from Fifty Masters of Fear and Suspense Publisher file copy. Interviews with Ray Bradbury, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Anne Rice, Clive Barker and 45 more writers! For anyone interested in writing horror, as well as true fans of the genre, Dark Thoughts is a source of inspiration and revelation with behind-the-scenes looks at the most popular and acclaimed authors of our time. Stanley Wiater extracts something out-of-the-ordinary from each of his interview subjects, whether it's their special writing tricks, strange fan mail or views on censorship. Underwood Books, 1997. Out of print. ...More. Item Code: DARTHO Soft Cover, 6x9, 206pg, Text Only |
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MARCH Book One Part 1 of 3, winner of five major awards. Recommended. By John Lewis and Andrew Aydin. Art by Nate Powell. Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) is an American icon, one of the key figures of the civil rights movement. His commitment to justice and nonviolencetook him from an Alabama sharecropper's farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington, and from receiving beatings from state troopers to receiving the Medal of Freedom from the first African-American president. Top Shelf, 2013....More. Item Code: MARB01 Soft Cover, 6x9, 128pg, b&w |
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