 |
Hey everbody! It's Marty Grosser, your bud @Bud's with the latest arrivals at Bud's Art Books! We've got some great new arrivals,
including Steranko at Marvel, Silver Age Monsters, Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer, a Marvel Trading Card artbook, a Vampirella artbook, DC and Marvel collections, Rare Books, and more! A guy could go broke there's so much good stuff! So let's get into it! |
 Summer 2026 Incredible Catalog Download Now! |
Click here to see ALL New Arrivals, beginning with the latest and going back 30 days. |
Marvel's Mightiest Monsters |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
A deluxe curated collection of pre-hero monster stories from the 1950s and early 1960s. Highly Recommended. By Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko et al. This deluxe collection features a curated selection of pre-superhero monster stories from the 1950s and early 1960s. Marvel’s Mightiest Monsters showcases the larger-than-life creatures that helped establish the creative foundation for the Marvel Age of Comics, including iconic monsters like the fire-breathing Fin Fang Foom, the extraterrestrial giant, Goom (along with Googam, Son of Goom), the sentient tree-creature Groot, the colossal Monsteroso, and the telepathic titan, Xemnu (previously known as "The Hulk")! Dark Horse, 2026. Item Code: MARVMMH Hardcover, 7X10, 416 pg, Full Color |
||
I got my start collecting comics back in 1971 when I was home from school, sick with Chickenpox, and my mom brought me a stack of comics. Knowing me all too well, it was mostly monster comics. There were DCs, Gold Keys and others in the stack, but the top book was Marvel's Creatures on the Loose #11 featuring the onslaught of the living alien tiki statue known as "Moomba"! Needless to say, it was as if I had discovered the secrets of the universe itself. From that point on, it was all-Kirby, all-monsters, all the time! This amazing book has all of my favorite beasts, kaiju and aliens in a monster-sized book that will thrill, entertain, and bring back nostalgic memories for all of you monster kids out there! Highly Recommended. ~Marty |
Artists & Illustration |
|
 |
Art of Vampirella: The Dynamite Years Volume 2 A Stunning Cover Art Collection! Recommended. Art by Various. Since the 1970’s, Vampirella has been known as the good-hearted bad girl of vampire lore, brought back to life once again by Dynamite Entertainment! Now, thrill again to the iconic horror heroine in this second big collection of her stunning covers from the recent past. Dynamite, 2026. Item Code: ARVD02H Hardcover, 9X12, 240 pg, Full Color |
 |
The Rocketeer: Poster Book Dave Stevens’ high-soaring, pulp-inspired character The Rocketeer was an instant classic when he first appeared as a back-up feature in Mike Grell's Starslayer #2 from Pacific Comics in 1982. Now, 21 unforgettable covers and interior art pieces taken from the original comics are presented as removable poster prints, each measuring 10.5" x 16"—the perfect showcase for Stevens’ beautiful artwork. IDW Publishing, 2026. Item Code: ROCKPOB Paperback, 10.5X0.51X16, 44 pg, |
Dave Stevens left us all too soon. But he left us a body of work that spoke to his skill and expertise as an artist and illustrator. A Dave Stevens cover sold books, and for a while in the '80s and early '90s, his work was everywhere. But it was his personal creation, The Rocketeer, that made him a star. Born out of his love for the classic serials, pulp magazines, and the aviation era, Stevens' series was not only a hit, but it also helped reintroduce the '50s bombshell model Betty Page to a whole new generation of admirers. This poster book features some of Dave Stevens' best covers and interior splashes, including the aforementioned Betty, to enjoy and display. Celebrate the legend with this great art book! Recommended. ~Marty |
 |
The Marvel Creator Collection No. 2: "Whatever Happened to Scorpio?": The Complete Jim Steranko at Marvel (The Fantagraphics Marvel Creators Collection) Two Volume Set with Slipcase! Highly Recommended! Schooled in Golden Age comics, Jim Steranko (born under the sign of Scorpio) merged pulp heroism with modern, cinematic graphic design in a way that transformed the look of Marvel’s Captain America, X-Men, Daredevil, and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. His late-1960s run on S.H.I.E.L.D. was the essence of cool, distilling the era’s spy boom into a new level of sophisticated comic-book storytelling. Fantagraphics, 2026. Item Code: MARCC02H Hardcover, 11.3X0.79X8.82, 504 pg, |
Jim Steranko is one of the most talented and outlandish comic artists and designers in the field. He's a learned man, to be sure, with knowledge about many subjects in our world: music, commercial art and printing, advertising design, graphic art, comic-book writing and illustration, comics history, stage magic, sideshow performance, and escape artistry. Jack Kirby based his super escape artist Mister Miracle on Steranko's early exploits as a magician and escape artist! This latest release in Fantagraphics' exceptional Marvel Comics archive series presents a two-volume set collecting all of Steranko's work at Marvel, where he took Nick Fury from the battlefield to spy-craft, elevated Captain America to iconic status, and covered a multitude of issues with his spectacularly designed illustrations. Truly a renaissance man in every sense of the term, these are some of his greatest works from the House of Ideas. Highly Recommended! ~Marty |
Comic Book Archives |
|
 |
Harley Quinn by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti Omnibus 1 Collects Harley Quinn #0–16 and much more! By Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner. Harley Quinn breaks rules, hearts, and the fourth wall in the wildly inventive run that transformed her into one of DC’s biggest modern icons! The unstoppable creative duo of Amanda Conner (Power Girl) and Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex) deliver a fearless, stylish reimagining—returning in a hardcover omnibus collected edition. DC Comics, 2026. Item Code: HARQ01H Hardcover, 8X11, 768 pg, |
 |
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus 6 Collects Uncanny X-Men #210-231 and Annual #11, Spider-Man vs. Wolverine #1, and much more! (1986-1988) Recommended. By Chris Claremont, Roger Stern et al. Art by Marc Silvestri, Jon Bogdanove, Alan Davis et al. Collecting two years of X-Men stories from the height of the late ’80s zeitgeist, The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 6 delivers new characters, new creators and a whole lot of new trouble for Marvel’s mutant phenomenon! This beautifully restored volume opens with the “Mutant Massacre,” where the X-Men — alongside new member Psylocke — confront the genocidal threat of Sabretooth and the Marauders. It closes with “Fall of the Mutants,” a time- and space-bending epic that propels the team to the Australian outback and into the crosshairs of the deadly Reavers. Marvel Comics, 2026. Item Code: UX06H Hardcover, 8X11, 1208 pg, |
Marvel Epic Collections |
|
 |
Aliens Epic Collection the Original Years 4 Collects Aliens: Colonial Marines #1-10, Aliens: Salvation #1 and much more from the Dark Horse Comics era! By Chris Warner, Tony Akins, et al. Continuing a complete, chronological collection of Aliens comics to make you scream! Charged with insubordination one too many times, Lt. Joseph Henry is put in charge of a ragtag platoon of the worst the Colonial Marines Corps has to offer, given the thankless task of investigating Alien-related activities in a backwater sector of space. But the crew—including Carmen Vasquez, younger sister of the fan-favorite character from the movie Aliens—finds more than they bargained for when they discover a mysterious group of human-Alien hybrids they call the “Bug-Men!” Marvel Comics. Item Code: ALIEP04 Paperback, 7X10, 472 pg, |
 |
Moon Knight Epic Collection 8 the Resurrection War Collecting Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #52-60, Moon Knight (1998) #1-4, Moon Knight (1999) #1-4, and Black Panther (1998) #20-22. By Terry Kavanagh, Doug Moench, James Fry, Stephen Platt et al. Moon Knight is caught in the middle when Marc Spector’s mansion becomes the battleground for a showdown between his old sparring partner the Werewolf by Night and the X-Man known as Gambit! But what are Jack Russell and Remy LeBeau doing there? And what unwelcome news does one of them have to share? As Moon Knight becomes embroiled in cosmic chaos, he’s tasked with taking down the Amazing Spider-Man! But soon Marc will be put through hell, and it may cost him the life of one of the people he holds most dear—and eventually even his own! Marvel Comics, 2026. Item Code: MKE08 Paperback, 7X10, 488 pg, |
Comics & Graphic Novels |
|
 |
Absolute Wonder Woman Volume 3 Season of the Witch Collects Absolute Wonder Woman #15-20 and Absolute Wonder Woman 2026 Annual #1. Eisner Award winners Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman continue their bestselling, critically acclaimed take on Wonder Woman with the debut of Absolute Zatanna! The Mark of Hecate, the symbol on Diana’s arm, shows up at a series of crime scenes in Gotham, drawing her into Batman’s orbit and kicking off a deadly team-up—the very first in the Absolute Universe! DC Comics, 2026. Item Code: ABSW03H Hardcover, 7X10, 216 pg, |
 |
Afterlife with Archie Deluxe Edition Collects Afterlife with Archie #1–10. Highly Recommended! By Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Francesco Francavilla. R.I.P. Riverdale! Once in a generation, a story so potent, so powerful, so horrifying rises from the grave to redefine the comics medium’s greatest icons. Enter: The first-ever deluxe collection of Afterlife with Archie—collecting the totality of the groundbreaking, cemetery-shaking comics masterpiece from Harvey Award–winning writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Eisner Award–winning artist Francesco Francavilla that first introduced Riverdale’s teenage icons into a merciless world of ritual magic, undead terror, and survival at any cost! Oni Press, 2026. Item Code: AFTLAH Hardcover, 7.81X0.92X11.42, 296 pg, |
Archie Comics were never my thing growing up. By the time I was reading monster comics in the early '70s, Archie was already decades past their "monster phase," where the Frankenstein Monster and the Creature from the Black Lagoon featured prominently in cover gags, and the pages of Archie's Mad House were filled with witches, vampires and ghouls. So, when Archie decided to once again embrace the macabre, I was pleasantly surprised by the debut of Afterlife With Archie, their zombified version of the teen comedy series. Written by Roberto Aguirre Sacasa and drawn by the incomparable Francesco Francavilla (Black Beetle), this is a true departure from the norm in all the best ways! Highly Recommended! ~Marty |
 |
The Complete Assassin's Apprentice Collects the entire eighteen-issue series in one volume! Written by Jody Houser & Robin Hobb; Art by Ryan Kelly. The bastard son of a prince, FitzChivalry Farseer is raised in the shadow of Buckkeep Castle. Cared for by his father’s stableman, Fitz finds companionship and solace in the stables through the Wit, a forbidden magic that connects him to animals. When Fitz is still a young boy, at the behest of his grandfather King Shrewd, he is brought to the castle and educated as a member of the court. But at night, Fitz is secretly tutored by the Royal Assassin, who teaches him patience, precision, and poison. Dark Horse, 2026. Item Code: COMASA Paperback, 7X10, 424 pg, Full Color |
 |
Slaughterhouse-Five Deluxe Edition A newly remastered deluxe format edition of the critically acclaimed graphic novel adaptation. Recommended. By Kurt Vonnegut & Ryan North. Art by Albert Monteys. Now you can experience Eisner Award–winning writer Ryan North (How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler) and Eisner Award–nominated artist Albert Monteys's (Universe!) faithful adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel like never before with this special edition of their critically acclaimed graphic novel adaptation, remastered for this premium deluxe format edition! BOOM! Studios, 2026. Item Code: SLAUFH Hardcover, 8X12, 208 pg, |
Comics Reference & How-To |
|
 |
Alter Ego #202 Full-Issue Tribute to Larry Lieber! Edited by Roy Thomas. Let’s hear it for Larry Lieber—original co-writer of Thor, Ant-Man, and Iron Man, not to mention the Human Torch—as well as writer/artist of Rawhide Kid! One of the earliest and most important scripters of the Silver (and Marvel) Ages of Comics is profiled in a full-issue career retrospective conducted by Jesse Simon (Joe Simon's grandson) and Danny Fingeroth, with art by Jack Kirby, Don Heck, and others. TwoMorrows Publishing, 2026. Item Code: AE202 Magazine, 8X11, 84 pg, Partial Color/Text |
 |
Comic Book Creator #46 "Truth, Justice, and the Canadian Way" Issue! This issue commemorates the 10th anniversary of the passing of Darwyn Cooke in a special double-size issue, featuring two comprehensive interviews with the brilliant artist—one from 2004 conducted by Jon B. Cooke and another from 2010 by Tucker Stone. Plus, multiple features on Canada's comics scene and creators past and present! TwoMorrows Publishing, 2026. Item Code: CBCR46 Magazine, 8X11, 160 pg, Partial Color/Text |
 |
From Comic To Screen The Art of Supergirl Afterword by DC Comics Chief Creative Officer, Jim Lee. An in-depth study on the creation of both the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic and the film it inspired: DC Studios' Supergirl! This deluxe hardcover edition will take readers on a journey from the panels of the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic origins and how filmmakers were inspired to bring it to life onscreen, showcasing the film's concept art and visuals — including brand new interviews with the comic series creators and filmmakers to explore the story of Supergirl through the production process. DC Comics, 2026. Item Code: FROCH Hardcover, 9X11, 224 pg, Full Color |
 |
Marvel Universe Gallery 1990-1994 Trading Card Collection Oversized hardcover collecting images from the Marvel Universe trading card series (1990-1994)! In 1990, after decades as a leader in the comics industry, Marvel Comics joined forces with Impel Marketing to enter the booming business of collectable trading cards as one of the first major non-sports card hits. Marvel and Dark Horse have teamed up to assemble and showcase the complete Marvel Universe Trading Card collection, showcasing nearly 1,000 cards produced between 1990 and 1994 — including rare chase holograms, foils, and acetates. Each card is represented in exacting detail, with commentary throughout from Marvel veterans. Dark Horse, 2026. Item Code: MARUGH Hardcover, 9X12, 272 pg, Full Color |
Rare Books This Week! |
||
The Steranko History of Comics Volume 1 & 2 Signed |
Nick Fury vs Shield Plus Nick Fury Agent of Shield Set of 8 Marvel Comics |
Femme Fatales Set of 13 Magazines |
Steranko! Steranko Noir Deluxe Signed Edition—As new in Slipcase, from 2002. RB5604 / Was $300, now $225 Indiana Jones Set of 3 Magazines (Features Steranko's Raiders storyboards; 1984 plus.) RB7973 / $100. Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. Set of 8 (Deluxe 1988 reprinting of Jim’s original S.H.I.E.L.D. issues #1, 2, 4 & 5 of the 1964 series.) RB8849 / $50. Dave Stevens! Also two of Dave’s self-published Sketchbooks from 2003 and 205, limited to 1,200 each. DAVE02 and DAVE04. $100 each. Plus, the original Eclipse edition of Dave’s very first Rocketeer Graphic Novel—several copies available, priced from $30 to $50. Find these and more by Dave with this link…
|
||
|
Be sure to follow us on social media! |
Our Catalog and Contact Info We publish a color catalog every two months—if you’ve placed an order in the last 12 months, you will receive it hot off the press. If this is your first order, or if you’d like an extra copy, you can add one to your order: click here. Or call or send us your address and we’ll mail one to you. You can also download it here. Place your order before noon PST, Monday through Friday for SAME DAY shipping (for in-stock items). Note: FREE SHIPPING OVER $300. If your order total is $300 or more and you are in the U.S., we pay the standard shipping cost. Contact us: csr@budsartbooks.com or 530-273-2166 Mon-Fri 9-4 |
|
