Also in this week: A new Yoshitaka Amano collection, Milo Manara’s The Golden Ass, Shadow and Spider double pulp reprints, vintage Elric, new Replica Editions: Moon Girl #3 and Is This Tomorrow?, the deluxe Mister X. And Attu by Sam Glanzman. This week, again, we had to pick and choose what to include, to keep the size of this email reasonable. More new arrivals are on our website--look under each category for New Arrivals. |
| New from Comic-Con | Elfquest | Graphic Novels Comic Book Archives | Sam Glanzman | More New Items | Back in Stock Mature Readers | News & Notes | Catalog | Website Index |
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MARK SCHULTZ CARBON Volume 2 Signed Signed bookplate! By Mark Schultz. The first thing you can count on in any collection from Mark Schultz is a kind of subject matter, featuring outré situations involving daring men and women, and, often, fearsome beasts. The second thing you can count on is his allegiance to certain graphic media—generally brush and ink, and graphite and charcoal, but sometimes watercolor too. The third thing you can count on is that, although the subject matter and media stay consistent, his design, draftsmanship and control of his presentation are always evolving and growing, Here, in Carbon 2, his work has become noticeably bolder—more viscerally engaging. Flesk, 2016...More. Item Code: MSC02S. Soft Cover, 9x12, 56pg, Partial Color $24.95 |
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| More by Mark, from his Xenozoic collection, two prints (both on sale, $15 and $50) and the Xenozoic Artist’s Edition: Portfolio and compiled into that, the final Various Drawings 5 (all others are sold out) signed & numbered from 800, with a bonus print: “She Talks with Birds” signed print (on sale at $25), his blank sketchbook (on sale at $5), and the gorgeous Storms at Sea. |
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ART QUEST OF ALEX NINO Signed Signed with Remarque! By Alex Niño. This book offers a collection of Alex Niño's most recent work using graphite pencil, color pencil, pen and ink, color markers, acrylics and other art media wherein he continues to experiment with new approaches. The 132-page art book also highlights and shares his own distinctive style and techniques. Alex Nino, 2015...More. Item Code: ARTQHS. Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x11, 133pg, Partial Color $50.00 |
| Nino also appears in several of the Creepy and Eerie Archives. |
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DIE KITTY DIE Signed Signed by both artists! By Fernando Ruiz and Dan Parent. Kitty Ravencraft, a beautiful and magical young witch, is the star of her own popular comic book. When her greedy, publicity-starved publisher wants to increase interest in her comic book, he does what many comic book publishers do nowadays... he sets out to kill his main character, Kitty! Even worse, he decides to REALLY spike sales by killing the REAL Kitty in REAL life! The question is though... how do you kill a witch? "DIE, KITTY! DIE!" is a funny, exciting, and often sexy story about a girl caught in both the supernatural world of witches and the super-crazy world of comics! Chapter House Comics, 2016...More. Item Code: DIEKHS. Hard Cover, 8x11, 128pg, Full Color $24.95 |
| Just three copies remain of the Dan Parent Sketchbook (DP01S. |
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ELFQUEST The Art of the Story Deluxe Signed Slipcased, signed & numbered, 500! Includes color print. By Wendy and Richard Pini. Art by Wendy Pini. Elfquest: The Art of the Story handpicks a selection of Wendy and Richard Pini’s favorite Elfquest tales, scanned directly from the original art. These self-contained pieces are some of the finest Elfquest stories ever told. Every unlettered art page is paired with its as-published twin and in-depth running commentary by the Pinis, so readers can easily follow each tale and see for themselves the creative process that is the “art of the story.” the Deluxe Limited Edition includes a premium binding with special onlaid plate on the front cover boards with slipcase. It also includes 16 bonus pages totalling 320 pages. Flesk, 2016...More. Item Code: ELFAD. Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x12, 320pg, Partial Color $100.00 |
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ELFQUEST The Art of the Story By Wendy and Richard Pini. Wendy Pini’s wide range of visual storytelling and technical skills are showcased through graceful inks showcased in The Heart’s Way as well as vivid mixed-media used in Little Patch, Rogue’s Curse, The Jury and Wolfwood. The book concludes with a fan favorite: “Rogue’s Challenge,” the all-out action story of Cutter and Rayek’s most dynamic confrontation, from Elfquest: Hidden Years #9 1/2. It features full pencils by Wendy displayed side-by-side with finished inks by John Byrne, who supplies a new afterword to share his process of working with the Pinis. Each story also includes an in-depth running commentary by Wendy and Richard Pini themselves, taken from all-new interviews. Flesk, 2016...More. Item Code: ELFAH. Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x12, 304pg, Partial Color $50.00 |
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THE ART OF ELFQUEST Deluxe Signed Slipcased, signed & numbered, 500! Includes color print. By Wendy Pini and Richard Pini. Art by Wendy Pini. Since its first appearance in 1978, Elfquest has touched the spirit of multiple generations of readers thanks to the power of Wendy Pini’s captivating storytelling and dynamic art. Fortunately for its fans, nearly every piece of Wendy’s original art—paintings, sketches and notes dating back to the conception of the comics series—has been meticulously catalogued and preserved by her husband-collaborator, Richard. For this volume, each piece has been meticulously scanned directly from the original artwork and approved by the Pinis. The Deluxe Limited Edition includes a premium quarter binding with special onlaid plate on the front cover boards with slipcase. It also includes 16 bonus pages totalling in 320 pages. Flesk, 2015...More. Item Code: ARELD. Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x12, 320pg, Full Color $100.00 |
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| Both of these deluxe editons were publisher exclusives from Flesk, and our supply may be very limited. We also have The Elfquest Gallery Edition on sale [ELFGH. |
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SUPERGIRL Volume 2 Breaking the Chain Collects Supergirl #11, #13-22 and a story from DCU Infinite Holiday Special!. By Joe Kelly. Alone on an unfamiliar planet, Kara Zor-El just wants to make her father proud...and all her father asks is that she kill her only living relative—Superman! Feeling that she has completely failed at having a life on Earth, Supergirl returns to her Kryptonian roots, as her father’s spirit reveals to her her true origin and destiny—to destroy the living magnet attracting evil phantoms to Earth: Kal-El. Does Kara have the power or desire to slay her cousin? Or will she betray her father’s dying wish? DC, 2016...More. Item Code: SGA02. Soft Cover, 7x10, 727pg, Full Color |
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| See the website for the Supergirl statue [CGSG. $99.95], the Vintage Trading Card Set wth Helen Slater from 1984 [SUPGC. $7.50], and The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl [DAS01. |
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JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA THE RISE OF ECLIPSO Closeout Price! JLA #54-60 & JSA #43, 2010-11. Recommended. By James Robinson, Art by Brett Booth, Jesus Merino, Norm Rapmund et al. A top notch writer and an outstanding team of artists make this a stand-out read. Eclipso returns to take down the very heroes that have defeated him so many times before - The Justice League. With his army of both heroes (the JSA?) and villains under his hypnotic thrall, Eclipso may have the league's number. Will the combined might of Batman, Donna Troy, Blue Lantern Saint Walker and even the all-powerful Spectre be enough to stop him? DC, 2012. Out of Print. ...More. Item Code: JLRI. Soft Cover, 7x10, 192pg, Full Color |
| There are many other Justice League collections and two Justice Society books on our website. |
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KING CONAN Wolves Beyond the Border Collects #1-4. By Timothy Truman. Art by Tomas Giorello. King Conan, the barbarian leader of Aquilonia, has been a fair ruler for several decades and now grows weary of the crown. When an old soldier visits him with talk of a cursed relic and rumors of Pictish tribes preparing a full-scale invasion on Aquilonia's borders, Conan eagerly embarks on what could be his final adventure! Far from the safety of his court, an older Conan reunites with a strange shaman from his past to stop a slaughter. The fan-favorite team of Timothy Truman, Tomás Giorello, and José Villarrubia expands and adapts aspects of Robert E. Howard's unfinished Wolves Beyond the Border short story work! Dark Horse, 2015. Mature Readers...More. Item Code: KINCW. Soft Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Full Color |
| See the website for more Conan, including the highly recommended Conan the Phenomenon [CTP. |
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF BATMAN Omnibus Volume 2 Detective Comics #57-74, Batman #8-15 and World’s Finest #4-9, 1941-43. Highly Recommended. By Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Jerry Robinson et al. Prime Golden Age Batman!! Dozens and dozens more stories from the early 1940s in which the Dynamic Duo battle evildoers including the Penguin, the Joker, Two-Face, the Scarecrow and many more. Includes the first Christmas story, covers by Jack Burnley, an "infinity" cover, Catwoman's new costume, the 1st & 2nd Penguin appearance, origin & 1st Two-Face, 1st Tweedledum and Tweedledee, etc. DC, 2016...More. Item Code: BATG02H. Hard Cover, 8x11, 768pg, Full Color |
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BATMAN GOLDEN AGE Volume 1 By Bill Finger. American popular culture has produced few heroic figures as famous and enduring as that of the Batman. The dark, mysterious hero who debuted in 1939’s Detective Comics #27 as the lone “Bat-man” quickly grew into the legend of the Caped Crusader. After his landmark debut and origin story the Dark Knight was given many seminal elements including his partner in crime-fighting, Robin, the Boy Wonder, and such adversaries as the Joker, Hugo Strange and Catwoman. DC, 2016...More. Item Code: BATG01. Soft Cover, 7x10, 356pg, Full Color |
| This is the bargain-priced way to collect the same material in the above hardcovers, The Golden Age of Batman. Each of these softcovers will collect about half of what you get in one of the Omnibus volumes (356 pages v. 784 pages, for example). |
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MICHAEL MOORCOCK LIBRARY Volume 3 Elric The Dreaming City. By Roy Thomas. Art by P. Craig Russell. Collecting the third volume of the classic 1980's comic adaptation of the Elric of Melnibone novels by Michael Moorcock! Adapted from Moorcock's eponymous first story featuring Elric of Melnibone and originally published by Marvel Comics, this world-spanning fantasy epic chronicles Elric's return to the Dreaming City of Imrryr, and his battle to reclaim his throne and lost love Cymoril. Titan, 2016...More. Item Code: MMEM03H. Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 62pg, Full Color $14.99 |
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IS THIS TOMORROW? America Under Communism! By Kari A Therrian and Catechetical Guild Comics. With the theme of Communists taking over the USA, these comic reprints from Golden Age Reprints and UP History and Hobby are reproduced from actual classic comics, and sometimes reflect the imperfection of books that are decades old. These books are constantly updated by the publisher with the best version available. Create Space, 2015...More. Item Code: ISTT. Soft Cover, 6x8, 54pg, Full Color $8.99 |
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MOON GIRL #3 Replica edition. Originally published Spring, 1948. By Sheldon Moldoff. Another 52 page gem by Sheldon Moldoff. "It would be easy to expect this heroine to be a rip-off of Wonder Woman, but instead she's so much more: smart, forthright and confident." - Comics Bulletin. Canton Street Press' Flashback Replicas are exact reproductions of historically significant or key comic books from the 1940s and 1950s. Each page is fully restored with careful attention to line work and colors. All editorial and ad pages are included. It is just like reading it off the newsstand! Canton Street, 2016...More. Item Code: MOG03. Soft Cover, 7x10, 44pg, Full Color $17.99 |
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MISTER X The Modern Age Signed Signed & numbered, 500! By Dean Motter. This deluxe hardcover collects, for the first time, every Mister X comic published by Dark Horse, along with never-before-seen behind-the-scenes material! In the retro-futuristic metropolis of Radiant City, its mysterious creator, Mister X, protects the city and its residents--in the city that poses a danger to all those within it! Dark Horse, 2016...More. Item Code: MRXD. Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 368pg, Full Color |
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ATTU The Collected Volumes By Sam Glanzman. A rebellious caveman, cast out by his mountain-dwelling tribe, finds adventure in the lowlands among giant tigers, dinosaurs, and visitors from another planet. Rendered in stark black-and-white by Sam Glanzman, the acclaimed creator of the U.S.S. Stevens stories, this gripping graphic novel collection combines prehistory, super-science, and time travel. Dover, 2016...More. Item Code: ATTUC. Soft Cover, 8x11, 160pg, b&w |
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The USS Stevens was one of the first books we sold out at Comic-Con. Sergio Aragones came by and bought one, and then sent other artists over until they were gone. It’s a great book, I’m still working my way through it (it’s massive). Glanzman is a sensitive, articulate storyteller who portrays the realities of Navy life during the war—nothing glorified or exaggerated. Sam also drew The Unauthorized Tarzan, published by Dark Horse in 2013. This collects the 4-issue Charlton comic book series from 1964-65, before it was taken off sale due to copyright violations. It was actually more true to Tarzan than the contemporary Dell Comics. It remains a fan favorite and is dificult to find in the original issues. [UNTH. Here’s a link to Sam’s bio on Wikipedia. |
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TARZAN ON FILM By Scott Tracy Griffin. In this authoritative volume, writer and historian Scott Tracy Griffin traces the development of the history-making Tarzan franchise, from the motion-picture industry’s early silents and serials, through the high point of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer era featuring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan, to modern worldwide hits like Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and Walt Disney Studios’ animated Tarzan. Titan, 2016...More. Item Code: TARFH. Hard Cover, 10x13, 224pg, Partial Color |
See much more on Tarzan including the wonderful Sunday page archives by Hal Foster, Burne Hogarth and Russ Manning. And the Hal Foster daily strips, the two graphic novels by Hogarth, Artist Editions by Joe Kubert, Jesse Marsh Dell Archives, Korak Son of Tarzan by Manning. Also the excellent Tarzan A Centennial Celebration [TZCEND. Deluxe/signed/slipcased $70, regular TZCENH. |
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GRIMM FAIRY TALES 2016 Swimsuit Special By Dave Franchini, Butch Mapa and Michael Bartolo. Just in time for summer comes the Grimm Fairy Tales 2016 Swimsuit Special! All of your favorite Grimm Universe heroines and villainesses are here wearing the season's hottest swimsuit fashions. Some of the industry's top artists contribute gorgeous pin-ups of the Grimm universes most popular female characters. Also includes a never before published short story. Zenescope, 2016...More. Item Code: GRFSS. Soft Cover, 7x10, 40pg, Full Color $5.99 |
| See our website for more of Zenescope’s adult Grimm’s, as well as more traditional Grimm’s compilations illustrated by Arthur Rackham, John Bauer and others. |
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AMANO ILLUSTRATIONS Since beginning his career at age fifteen with the legendary animation studio Tatsunoko Production, Yoshitaka Amano has become one of the most acclaimed artists and illustrators at work today. Displaying a rare range, his oeuvre encompasses everything from minutely observed still-life sketches to full-color paintings on an epic scale, from children’s storybooks to dark adult fantasy, from theatrical productions to video games to sculpture to commercial design. Viz Media, 2016...More. Item Code: YAILL. Soft Cover, 8x11, 125pg, Full Color $19.99 |
Also still available: Sky: The World of Final Fantasy; Yoshitaka Amano: The World Beyond Your Imagination; and Deva Zan. |
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THE SPIDER MASTER OF MEN #10 The Cholera King and The Spider And The Deathless One. By Norvell Page. Cover art by John Newton Howitt. The pulp era's most murderous crimebuster continues his deadly war on crime in two violent pulp novels by Norvell Page. First, an ambitious madman spreads deadly disease throughout New York City, while the police wage war upon the Spider, the only person who can save the city and bring "The Cholera King" to justice! Then, determined to destroy the U.S. defense industry, the fiend of 1000 faces known as Munro returns for a final battle in "The Spider and the Deathless One." This double novel pulp reprint showcases the classic color covers by John Newton Howitt and Rafael De Soto, John Fleming Gould's classic interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray. Sanctum, 2016...More. Item Code: SID10. Soft Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Text/b&w $14.95 |
| The first nine double-novels all remain available at the same price [SID01, etc. $14.95 each]. |
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THE SHADOW #109 The Blu and Blue Face. By Walter Gibson. Art by Paul Orban and Edd Cartier. The Shadow battles incredible super-villains in startling pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson and Theodore Tinsley writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, the Knight of Darkness hunts down a mysterious super-foe who appears only as a kaleidoscopic blur and has kidnapped Margo Lane! Then, "Blue Face" conducts a series of sadistic attacks that net miniscule proceeds, but only The Shadow knows that there is far more to the bizarre crime wave than meets the eye. BONUS: a lost Shadow adventure from Radio's Golden Age! This double-novel collector's edition showcases the original color pulp covers by George Rozen and Graves Gladney and the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban, with historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. Sanctum, 2016...More. Item Code: SHT109. Soft Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Text/b&w $14.95 |
| See our website for available back issues, multi-packs, and graphic novels. |
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PRINCE VALIANT PAGE Deluxe Signed Complete in gold-embossed slipcase with an extra deluxe signed and numbered color Plate. Limited, 1000! By Gary Gianni. This is the first book collecting Gary Gianni's work on Prince Valiant. This book gives a well-rounded informative look at both Gianni's rendition of the Prince Valiant Sunday strip and his own working procedures. After 25 years as a professional illustrator, Gianni describes his new role as an assistant to John Cullen Murphy (who assisted Hal Foster--Prince Valiant's creator). Upon Murphy's retirement, Gianni became the third artist in the 70-year history of the feature. Flesk, 2008...More. Item Code: PVPD. Hard Cover with CD, 9x12, 112pg, b&w |
| This has long been out of print. But publisher John Fleskes uncovered a few copies with the tinest imperfection in the slipcase, which he had put aside. We bought all he had left at San Diego Comic-Con and offer them again here, discounted at $10 off the original price. Very limited supply. See our website for more Prince Valiant. |
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FRANK FRAZETTA Art and Remembrances Deluxe Signed Signed & numbered, 1,000. Recommended. By Frank Frazetta, Daniel Herman and Frank Frazetta, Jr. (signed) Legendary science-fiction/fantasy artist Frank Frazetta created some of the most memorable and iconic images of the 20th century. Now, for the first time, read his life story written by his oldest son, Frank Frazetta, Jr. Filled with insights, stories, and anecdotes, this full-color art monograph takes readers behind the scenes to chronicle the events of this great artist's life and work. Hermes, 2013. Out of Print. ...More. Item Code: FRARD. Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 12x10, 208pg, Full Color |
| This went out print from the publisher also, and we just mananged to talk him out of three copies left at the end of San Diego Comic-Con. That’s all we have. Original cover price. The regular edition, [FRARH. |
Mature ReadersTwo new calendars this week: Mystique Exposed is each year among our bestsellers, for good reason. They really gather some pretty ladies together and the settings are usually exotic and fun. Second is XXPlicit Babes Nude and Naughty. What else can I say after that title? Two more new titles next week. Search for “2017” to get all new calendars on our site. Two more new books: Alvarado’s All-American Girls is a nice retro-art look at cheesecake with a modern twist. No full nudity, but still too risque for our regular section above. Milo Manara’s The Golden Ass. One of classic Roman literature’s most legendary stories, The Golden Ass of Apuleius is a wild erotic tale about the brash, young Lucius who is accidently transformed into a donkey. But even then he’ll encounter a lusty roman woman and even goddesses who desire him. Very explicit, with beautiful women as only Manara can create. Lastly we have a restock of Peep Show Pinups, one of the best books ever done on vintage photographic erotica. Artful nudes and even panoramas of nudes from the early 1900s...As before, at a special closeout price. Nude Photography | Erotic Art | Erotic Films: DVDs | Adult Graphic Novels | All Pin-Up & Adult |
News and Notes |
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