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The Definitive Prince Valiant Companion
Compiled by Brian M. Kane; Artists: Hal Foster, John Cullen Murphy and Gary Gianni. Fantagraphics Books, 2009. Compiled by award-winning Foster biographer Brian M. Kane, THE DEFINITVE PRINCE VALIANT COMPANION beautifully showcases the careers of artists Hal Foster, John Cullen Murphy and Gary Gianni. In addition to updating the original version's story synopsis section with over 30 years of material, the companion also contains rare and new articles. Also included is a never-before-reprinted newspaper feature from 1949, Foster's final interview conducted by Arn Saba, an extensive interview with John Cullen Murphy and a new interview with the current creative team. 160 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 8" x 11" (215mm x 280mm) (ISBN-13: 9781606993057)

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Illustration (USA magazine) issue number twenty eight
Highly Recommended.

Dan Zimmer, Editor. The Illustrated Press, 2009. In this issue: Patricia Gostick profiles McClelland Barclay, the St. Louis born illustrator best known for his beautiful women and the long-running Body by Fisher advertising campaign. This is the most in-depth profile on Barclay's work yet published.

Also in this issue Gary Lovisi profiles paperback artist Rudy Nappi, known for his Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys covers, sexy digests and more.

Published quarterly and printed in full colour, each issue features the highest quality printing, photography and colour reproductions of original art available anywhere.

For those with an interest in popular culture, commercial art and design, publishing history, comic books, paperbacks, pulp magazines, or collecting original art. 96 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 8" x 11" (203mm x 279mm)

More Illustration magazines from the USA (Dan Zimmer), including the special reprints of the first 3 issues.

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Bringing Up Father: From Sea to Shining Sea
George McManus. IDW Publishing, 2009. Jiggs is a millionaire who yearns to hang out with his friends in the old blue-collar neighborhood. Wife Maggie is determined to drag Jiggs into the world of high society. When this mismatched couple treats their daughter and her new husband to a trip across North America, the resulting hijinx stretch From Sea to Shining Sea! "From Sea to Shining Sea" is the most famous and beloved story in the long history of this classic strip. Creator George McManus's funny gags, outlandish costumes, eye-catching artwork, and lush, Art Deco designs are all on display in this deluxe, Library of American Comics edition, which features every daily and full-color Sunday from January 2, 1939 to July 7, 1940. 272 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 11" x 10" (290mm x 265mm) (ISBN-13: 9781600105081)

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Tintin and Alph-Art
Hergé. Little Brown, 2007. This book gives a unique insight into the work Herge had done on the last Tintin book before his death. At the end, Tintin is about to be cast into a living sculpture by a mysterious enemy - one last cliffhanger for the world's best loved journalist. 64 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 9" x 12" (220mm x 295mm) (ISBN-13: 9780316003759)

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West Coast Blues
Jacques Tardi. Fantagraphics, 2009. A savage Noir thriller --- George Gerfaut, aimless young executive and desultory family man, witnesses a murder and finds himself sucked into a spiral of violence involving an exiled war criminal and two hired assassins. Adapting to the exigencies of his new life on the run with shocking ease, Gerfaut abandons his comfortable middle-class life for several months (including a sojourn in the countryside after an attempt to ride the rails turns spectacularly bad) until, joined with a new ally, he finally returns to settle all accounts... with brutal, bloody interest.

Originally released in 2005, West Coast Blues (Le Petit bleu de la côte ouest) is Tardi's adaptation of a popular 1976 novel by the French crime writer Jean-Patrick Manchette. (The novel had been previously adapted to film under the more literal title Trois hommes à abattre, and was released in English by the San Francisco-based publisher City Lights under the English version of the same title, 3 to Kill.)

Tardi's late-period, looser style infuses Manchette's dark story with a seething, malevolent energy; he doesn't shy away from the frequently grisly goings-on, while maintaining (particularly in the old-married-couple-style bickering of the two killers who are tracking Gerfaut) the mordant wit that characterizes his best work. This is the kind of graphic novel that Quentin Tarantino would love, and a double shot of Scotch for any fan of unrelenting, uncompromising crime fiction. 80 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 7" x 11" (190mm x 270mm) (ISBN-13: 9781606992951)

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You Are There
Jacques Tardi, Jean-Claude Forest. Fantagraphics, 2009. THE SATIRICAL MASTERPIECE THAT USHERED IN THE GRAPHIC NOVEL ERA TO EUROPEAN COMICS… FINALLY AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH.

One of the earliest full-length, standalone graphic novels to be published in Europe, and certainly one of the best and most original, Ici Même was serialized in the adult French comics monthly (A suivre) in the early 1980s and then released in book form. A quarter of a century later, this dark, funny, consistently surprising masterpiece has finally been translated into English.

An unexpected yet smoothly confident collaboration between the darkly cynical Jacques Tardi and the playful fantasist Jean-Claude Forest (of Barbarella fame), You Are There is set on a small island off the coast of France, where unscrupulous landowners have succeeded in overtaking the land from the last heir of a previously wealthy family. That heir, whose domain, in a Beckettian twist, is now reduced to the walls that border these patches of land he used to own, prowls the walls all day, eking out a living by collecting tolls at each gate.

His seemingly hopeless struggle to recover his birthright becomes complicated as the government sees a way of using his plight for the sake of political expediency, and the romantic intervention of the daughter of one of the landowners (who has her own sordid history with the politician) engenders further difficulties, culminating in an apocalyptic, hallucinatory finale.

Set in Tardi's preferred early 20th century milieu, You Are There is drawn in his crisp 1980s neo-“clear line” style, gorgeously detailed, elegantly stylized, with impossibly deep slabs of black: You Are There is a feast for both the eyes and the brain. 196 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 8" x 11" (210mm x 270mm) (ISBN-13: 9781606992944)

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The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures
Dave Stevens. IDW Publishing, 2009. The Rocketeer, Dave Stevens' opus, is finally collected in one volume! The Rocketeer and The Rocketeer: Cliff's New York Adventure are being completely re-colored, as per Dave Stevens' wishes, by renowned colorist Laura Martin. The best possible reproduction and the highest production values will ensure that this is the definitive Rocketeer collection. 144 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 7" x 11" (180mm x 270mm) (ISBN-13: 9781600105388)

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The Art of Herge Inventor of Tintin 1907 – 1939 volume 1
Philippe Goddin, Hergé. Last Gasp, 2008. The first in a three-volume series, The Art of Herge presents a selection of Herge's outstanding, often unpublished, drawings showing the diversity of his work and offering the reader a view of the range of his talent.

Georges Remi, better known as Hergé, the creator of Tintin & Snowy, was born a century ago. He left us an exceptional legacy, at the center of which was Tintin, but also included much other work. From generation to generation the popularity of his creation has carried on and been extended, to such a degree that whatever their age, many readers feel they have grown up with Tintin.

This first volume of The Art of Herge covers the years 1907 to 1937, during which the range of Herge's drawing is evident: his childhood and schoolboy sketches, the first published drawings, his burgeoning work as an illustrator and graphic designer, the advertisements, occasional paintings and, of course, the comics for which he became famous. One witnesses his development as a young and successful artist with the promise of further achievements to come.

From his childhood onwards, we can judge the range of his talent from the vast number of drawings Herge produced. The prolific output of the master of the "clear line" included advertisements, comic strips, illustrations, fashion designs and caricatures. In this series, Herge's work is presented in chronological order, with many high-quality reproductions of the art. The artwork is accompanied by concise commentary, allowing us a closer look into the artist's daily routine and output. 208 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 9" x 12" (225mm x 305mm) (ISBN-13: 9780867197068)

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New Art (including Pheasant by Beverley R Morris)

January New Art List (including Artists new artist

to the Gallery)

Severino Baraldi	original gouaches depicting the Mutiny on the Bounty (Capt Bligh) and Hannibal
John M Burns	fabulous Modesty Blaise original book cover paintings
Graham Coton	stirring gouaches depicting major military events and exploration achievements
Ron Embleton	evocative gouaches featuring The Road to Bath (Reading) and (Canadian) Indian Canoe
Wilf Hardy	evocative gouache showing the last surviving Halifax Bomber
John Higgins	stirring gouache featuring Highway Robbery
Peter Jackson	two pen and ink washes depicting Napoleon Surrendering after Waterloo and a Knight on board ship
Don Lawrence	gouache depicting Bold Bad Buccaneers
Angus McBride	two original paintings showing Abraham Lincoln and the Boers' Great Trek
James McConnell	original painting showing Zulu war dance
Beverley R Morris	exquisite hand-coloured wildfowl and game birds lithographs
Patrick Nicolle	two paintings of Nicolle's depicting Herschell's Great Telescope and the unusual story of an English Settler being hunted in Australia by a Posse
Roger Payne	signed gouache depicting William III (William of Orange)
John S Smith	a painting of the Cutty Sark and a detailed cutaway of an electric locomotive
Barry Windsor Smith	some high quality limited edition prints of the Last Atlantean and Lord of the Black Corsairs
Tony Weare	Wild bulls being rounded up in Australia skillfully drawn in pen and ink
Bruce Windo	signed painting showing Rolls Royce through the Ages
Unattributed	amusing pen and ink drawn for young children depicting Little Bo Peep looking for her sheep

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The Art of Ditko
Craig Yoe, Steve Ditko. IDW Publishing / Yoe Books, 2009. Steve Ditko, the co-creator of Spiderman and Dr. Strange, remains an enigma, though this book draws us closer to the artist and gives us a better understanding of his amazing work. Introducing the very best of rare and striking Steve Ditko comic book stories and original art, this large format beautifully showcases Ditko's work, with many reproductions of original art pieces by the master comic book artist.

A beautifully designed, large format retrospective on the art and influence of Steve Ditko. Comics legend Stan Lee provides a glowing introduction, while P. Craig Russell, John Romita, and Jerry Robinson each offer their own insights into this enigmatic and incredible creator. In addition to these one of a kind essays, the book also introduces fans to the very best of Ditko's rare and striking work. Contains 28 rare stories. This is the first book from IDW's new imprint Yoe Books, and is edited and designed by Craig Yoe. 206 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 13" (250mm x 320mm) (ISBN-13: 9781600105425)

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Strange Suspense: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 1
Blake Bell Editor, Steve Ditko. Fantagraphics Books, 2009. Before the Amazing Spider-Man, before the mysterious Dr. Strange, before the black-and-white world of the Ayn Rand-inspired Mr. A, the legendary comic book artist Steve Ditko was conjuring all manner of horrors at his drawing table.

Following up on Strange and Stranger, Blake Bell's bestselling retrospective of Ditko's career, Strange Suspense will, for the first time, feature spectacular full-colour reprints of every story from those first two years. 240 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 7" x 10" (180mm x 255mm) (ISBN-13: 9781606992890)

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Illustration (UK magazine), issue 22 Winter 2009
Edited by Ruth Prickett. Guineapiguana Publications, Winter 2009. This month's features include: a cover feature on British fairy illustrations 1890-1930. This shows how the depiction of fairies changed over the years from much darker origins to whimsical beauty, noting key artists as Laurence Housman and Arthur Rackham.

Award winning Australian illustrator Robert Ingpen is interviewed regarding his work on classics such as A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland and Treasure Island.

Next up is an overview of the work of Punch cartoonist Rowland Emett and a history of a little known corner of the Peguin Books history, the illustrated Porpoise books for children.

Betty Swanwick’s years influencing students at Goldsmith’s college is examined by Barry Vine and Irina Grabarnik discusses her theatre poster work, not forgetting the regular news features. 48 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 8" x 12" (210mm x 300mm)

More Illustration magazines from the UK (Guineapiguana).

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The EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories Volume 1 (Printers Proof Leatherbound Edition) (Signed) (Limited Edition)

Very Rare PRINTERS PROOF EMBOSSED LEATHERBOUND EDITION SIGNED by Al Feldstein and LIMITED to only 55 copies worldwide.

Stories by Al Feldstein, William Gaines and more; art by Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, Jack Kamen, Al Feldstein and others.. Gemstone Publishing, 2006. A 212-page hardcover volume collecting the first six issues of the legendary comics series originally published in 1952! Included are stories by Al Feldstein, William Gaines and more, with art by legendary illustrators Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, Jack Kamen, Al Feldstein and others.

Each volume also includes all of the original EC advertisements, editorial pieces and even letters pages, to give readers a true idea what made EC one of the most influential comic book lines ever created.

The EC Archives editions presents these stories with all-new colours based on the originals, but utilizing new methods of shading and texture to enhance and improve each story's impact. The reproduction of these volumes is the best ever presented, as each of The EC Archives will be shot directly from the original EC art! This volume includes an introduction by Steven Speilberg.

Once unjustly maligned as a cause of escalating teen delinquency during the '50s, the EC Comics line — created by publisher William Gaines and a host of some of comics' most legendary artists — is now considered by scholars, fans, and collectors alike as a milestone achievement in graphic storytelling, years ahead of its time.

These comics entertained millions during their all-too-short runs and influenced some of our generation's most talented writers, filmmakers, and artists. They have inspired cartoons, movies, TV series, and countless parodies and tributes, and now these classics of the 20th century are set to return, presented in a stunning new format for the 21st century!

NOTE This is an Ultra Rare printers proof - limited to just 55 copies and not originally intended for sale - of the super deluxe embossed leather edition. Signed by the legendary Al Feldstein. It comes complete with tray-style slipcase and cotton gloves for handling the book. 212 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 9" x 11½" (229mm x 292mm) ISBN: 1888472578

More volumes in the fabulous new EC Archives series.

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The EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories Volume 2 (Printers Proof Leatherbound Edition) (Signed) (Limited Edition)

Very Rare PRINTERS PROOF EMBOSSED LEATHERBOUND EDITION SIGNED by Al Feldstein and LIMITED to only 55 copies worldwide.

Stories by Al Feldstein, William Gaines and more; art by Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, Jack Kamen, Reed Crandall and others. Gemstone Publishing, 2006. A 212-page hardcover volume collecting issues seven to twelve of the legendary comics series originally published in 1952! Included are stories by Al Feldstein, William Gaines and more, with art by legendary illustrators Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, Jack Kamen, Reed Crandall and others.

NOTE: This is an Ultra Rare printers proof, limited to just 55 copies and not originally intended for sale of the super deluxe embossed leather edition. Signed by the legendary Jack Kamen. It comes complete with tray-style slipcase and cotton gloves for handling the book. 212 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 9" x 11½" (229mm x 292mm) (ISBN-13: 9781888472943)

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The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga

Complete in vinyl jacket with padded slipcase and DVD.

Helen McCarthy, Osamu Tezuka. Abrams Comic Arts, 2009. Osamu Tezuka has often been called “the god of manga” and “the Walt Disney of Japan,” but he was far more than that. Tezuka was Walt Disney, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Tim Burton, and Carl Sagan all rolled into one incredibly prolific creator, changing the face of Japanese culture forever. Best known for Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion, Tezuka was instrumental in developing Japanese animation and modern manga comics.

The Art of Osamu Tezuka is the first authorized biography celebrating his work and life and featuring over 300 images—many of which have never been seen outside of Japan. With text by respected manga expert Helen McCarthy, The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga pays tribute to the work of an artist, writer, animator, doctor, entrepreneur, and traveler whose curious mind spawned dozens of animated films, and over 170,000 pages of comics art in one astonishingly creative lifetime.

The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga also includes an exclusive 45-minute DVD documentary covering Tezuka’s prolific career, from his early manga characters to his later animation work. The package is out of the ordinary as well. It is a hardcover with an inlay and a vinyl jacket plus padded slipcase and DVD. 272 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 9" x 13" (235mm x 320mm) (ISBN-13: 9780810982499)

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Charley's War vol 6: Underground and Over the Top
Pat Mills & Joe Colquhoun. Titan Books, 2009. Renowned UK comics writer Pat Mills ("Marshal Law", "Slaine") and legendary artist Joe Colquhoun ("Johnny Red") continue the thrilling, humorous and horrifying story of World War One soldier Charley Bourne.

Charley's unit, under the brutal and thoughtless command of the vile Snell, are detailed to join the 'clay-kickers' in a dangerous plan to mine under the German lines...and then comes Charley's first, terrifying charge 'over the top'! Rich in the detailed minutiae of the terror-punctuated existence of a Tommy, this sixth volume of 'Charley's War' features a brand new introduction and director's commentary by Pat Mills, plus exclusive bonus content. 112 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 9" x 12" (225mm x 310mm) (ISBN-13: 9781845767976)

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The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume One: Crimson Shadows (Limited Edition)

Hardcover Slipcase edition Limited to only 750 copies worldwide.

Robert E. Howard, introduction by Rusty Burke, illustrations Jim & Ruth Keegan.. Subterranean Press, 2009. One of the most famous and influential pulp authors of the twentieth century - known as the man who invented the sword-and-sorcery genre including his iconic hero Conan the Cimmerian - Howard also wrote horror tales, desert adventures, detective yarns, epic poetry, and more.

This spectacular volume, gorgeously illustrated by Jim and Ruth Keegan, includes some of his best and most popular works. Inside, readers will discover (or rediscover) such gems as 'The Shadow Kingdom', featuring Kull of Atlantis and considered by many to be the first sword-and-sorcery story; 'The Fightin'est Pair', part of one of Howard's most successful series, chronicling the travails of Steve Costigan, a merchant seaman with fists of steel and a head of wood; 'The Grey God Passes', a haunting tale about the passing of an age, told against the backdrop of Irish history and legend; 'Worms of the Earth', a brooding narrative featuring Bran Mak Morn (about which H. P. Lovecraft said, 'Few readers will ever forget the hideous and compelling power of this macabre masterpiece'); a historical poem relating a momentous battle between Cimbri and the legions of Rome; and 'Sharp's Gun Serenade', one of the last and funniest of the Breckinridge Elkins tales.

These thrilling, eerie, compelling, swashbuckling stories and poems have been restored to their original form, presented just as the author intended. There is little doubt that after more than seven decades the voice of Robert E. Howard continues to resonate with readers around the world.

This is the Hard Cover slipcase limited edition, only 750 copies worldwide. Includes unique colour plates. 504 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 6" x 9" (152mm x 229mm) (ISBN-13: 9781596062634)

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d'artiste: Character Modeling 2 - Digital Artists Master Class

Complete in SLIPCASE.

Kevin Lanning, Zack Petroc, and Timur "Taron" Baysal. Ballistic Publishing, 2007. This second volume presents the techniques of leading character modelers Kevin Lanning, Zack Petroc, and Timur "Taron" Baysal. Each master artist showcases his approaches and techniques in modeling characters and creatures for film and game projects through expansive graphic tutorials.

Kevin Lanning of Epic Games takes you behind the scenes of creating characters for the triple-platinum Xbox 360 game 'Gears of War', with tutorials on workflows for creating high-polygon and low-polygon characters. The invited artist gallery provides an opportunity for the master artists to single out inspirational artists and comment on the character work of the greater cg community. 192 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 9" x 12" (220mm x 297mm) ISBN: 1921002352 and ISBN-13: 9781921002359

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Rip Kirby The First Modern Detective Complete Comic Strips 1946-1948
Alex Raymond. IDW Publishing, 2009. The first in IDW’s new series reprinting 30 months of daily continuity in their gorgeously presented Library of American Comics. Created by Alex Raymond when he was deactivated from the Marines after World War II, Rip Kirby was a fresh approach to the genre, a departure from the prevailing hard-boiled style of detective fiction. Rip Kirby was urbane and cerebral, and used scientific methods as often as he used his fists when solving crimes and mysteries.

Edited and designed by Eisner Award-winner Dean Mullaney, the strips are reproduced from pristine syndicate proofs that will allow readers to see, for the first time, the luxurious detail of Raymond's brushwork. Includes a biographical and historic essay by Brian Walker, and an introduction by Raymond biographer and authority Tom Roberts.

An ideal companion to Tom Roberts’ recent biography Alex Raymond: His Life and Art. 320 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 11" x 10" (290mm x 265mm) (ISBN-13: 9781600104848)

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The Chronicles Of Conan volume 18 Isle of the Dead and other stories
Bruce Jones, John Buscema, Marc Silvestri and others. Dark Horse Comics, 2009. Taking over writing duties on Conan the Barbarian in the early 1980s, Bruce Jones brought his humor and horror sensibilities -- as well as his knack for telling great short stories -- to the title, invigorating John Buscema, who returned to work on the series with Conan #136. In this volume, these two comic-book titans lead Conan on a thrilling tour of Hyboria -- from the monster-infested Bossonian Marshes to the hideous slave markets of Belthem -- as Conan encounters strange, supernatural foes, beguiling women, and overconfident rulers.

Stories like 'The River of Death', 'Titan's Gambit', and the two-part 'Spider Isle' adventure are meticulously restored and recolored, and Jones and Buscema are joined by such talents as Ernie Chan, Mark Silvestri, Val Mayerik, Alfredo Alcala, and others.

This volume collects Conan the Barbarian issues #135 to #142, including all original series covers. 204 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 7" x 10" (170mm x 255mm) (ISBN-13: 9781595823823)

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The Saga of Solomon Kane: Over 20 Classic Stories
Robert E Howard, Roy Thomas, Doug Moench, David Wenzel, Howard Chaykin, Al Williamson et al. Dark Horse Books, 2009. From his pulp-fiction origins in Weird Tales to his latest Dark Horse incarnation, Robert E. Howard's sixteenth-century Puritan adventurer has captured the imaginations of readers for decades.

Now all of the Savage Sword of Conan short stories from the 1970s are collected for the first time: equal parts comics adaptations of Howard's formative tales and inspired new chapters from venerable scribes Roy Thomas (Conan the Barbarian) and Don Glut (Kull the Destroyer)! Follow along Kane's restless travels with pistol and rapier as he is compelled to be a weapon of God, ridding the world of evil wherever it may be found -- from the jungles of Africa to the high seas, and whether cannibal, demon, vampire, or pirate!

This volume contains short stories from various Savage Sword of Conan and Conan Saga issues, and from Kull and the Barbarians #2 and #3, Marvel Preview #19, Monsters Unleashed, and Dracula Lives. 416 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 7" x 10" (178mm x 254mm) (ISBN-13: 9781595823175)

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The Chronicles of Solomon Kane
Roy Thomas, Ralph Macchio, Howard Chaykin, Bret Blevins, and others. Dark Horse Books, 2009. Continuing in the vein of the successful Chronicles of Conan collection series, Dark Horse is expanding its Robert E. Howard reprint line by presenting all of the original 1970s and 1980s Marvel colour comic books featuring Solomon Kane in one awesome volume! This trade paperback features the landmark stories 'The Mark of Kane' and 'Fangs of the Gorilla God' by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin, and the entire Sword of Solomon Kane mini-series, by Ralph Macchio and a host of talented artists -- including Mike Mignola, Al Williamson, Bret Blevins, John Ridgeway, and others! From the French countryside to the Black Forest in Germany, from England to Africa -- follow Robert E. Howard’s solemn, driven Puritan, Solomon Kane, as he cuts a path of vengeance across the globe!

This beautiful 200-page tome includes meticulously re-coloured Kane adventures from Marvel Premiere #33 and #34, and the entire six-issue Sword of Solomon Kane series from the mid-1980s. 204 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 7" x 10" (170mm x 260mm) (ISBN-13: 9781595824103)

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The Robert E. Howard Chronicles

THREE VOLUMES in Slipcase!

Roy Thomas, Barry Windsor-Smith, Howard Chaykin, Marie and John Severin et al. Dark Horse Books, 2009. For the first time, Robert E. Howard’s most-celebrated creations are together in one handsome collection! Experience all of Howard’s most exciting tales as told by the industry’s finest creators -- including Roy Thomas, Barry Windsor-Smith, Howard Chaykin, Mike Mignola, the Severins, and more! Featuring the latest in colouring technology, the re-mastered comics are a perfect introduction to the Robert E. Howard universe and a refreshing refurbishment of these timeless yarns for the collector who already owns the classic comics from the 1970s and 80s!

The Chronicles of Conan Volume 1 reprints issues #1 through #8 of the original Marvel comic-book series and includes the classic 'Tower of the Elephant' tale and the work of the incomparable Barry Windsor-Smith!

The Chronicles of Solomon Kane collects every colour appearance of Solomon Kane from his years at Marvel: Marvel Premiere issues #33 and #34 and the six-issue miniseries The Sword of Solomon Kane.

The Chronicles of Kull Volume 1 features the work of Bernie Wrightson and includes Monsters on the Prowl #16, Creatures on the Loose! #10, and the first nine issues of Kull the Conqueror! 584 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 7" x 10" (170mm x 260mm) (ISBN-13: 9781595824073)

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The Trigan Empire: Complete 12 volume SET (Limited Edition)
Don Lawrence, Mike Butterworth. Don Lawrence Collection (DLC), January 2009. First Edition. Out of Print.

FABULOUS OFFER - GET 12 VOLUMES FOR THE PRICE OF 10 !!!
Save over £140 (150 euros or $220) with this full set of the 12 Trigan volumes and the twelve limited edition Trigan prints (total for 12 volumes bought separately would be £839.88).

The complete set of TWELVE volumes in the complete Trigan Empire saga in ENGLISH. All the legendary adventures of Trigo, Janno, Perik and Bragg presented in this unique DELUXE 12 volume set containing all the Trigan stories illustrated by the late Don Lawrence - over 40 stories and more than 950 pages of glorious colour artwork in total.

Each book contains approx 100 pages and is printed in large format on 150gsm coated paper and comes complete with a full colour leatherette bound hard cover, a slipcase, and a full colour print.

An extremely LIMITED edition of just 500 copies per volume in English, the books are published in conjunction with foreign language editions.

The Don Lawrence Collection has access to over 750 original pages with high resolution scanning to maintain superb print quality. For the missing originals, the Dutch publisher's original films are being used. Fully digitized, the colours of the artwork are presented to their best effect. All the stories are re-edited and each book has its own unique dossier. Hard Cover Full Colour 9" x 13" (240mm x 340mm) Highly Recommended.

Our Price: £699.00 ($1,118.40) (€814,00)

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Crikey! #12
Edited by Glen B Fleming and Tony Ingram. Sequential Media Publications, 2009. Glenn and Tony have really pushed the boat out this issue. The magazine has now expanded to 84 pages of full colour and includes exclusive Pat Mills interview, The Rise and fall of Marvel UK, D Day Dawson, the world of Albion, The Persuaders, Doctor Who etc. 84 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 8" x 12" (203mm x 305mm)

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The Completely MAD Don Martin (Boxed Set)

Two Volume Boxed Set.

Don Martin. Running Press, September 2007. The book that no sane person can live without. The first round in a projected series of MAD's Greatest Artists features the greatest of them all. This deluxe two-volume slipcase edition features every single piece of artwork that the late great Don Martin drew for MAD Magazine throughout his career spanning more than thirty years. Includes appreciations of Martin from fellow cartoonists Gary Larson, Matt Groening and others.

A great stylist, Don Martin was loved by his millions of readers for his weird characters and even weirder sound effects, the 'hinged feet' is my personal favourite motif of his. Complete with full color slipcase. 1200 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 13" (254mm x 330mm) (ISBN-13: 9780762430505)

~~List Price: £80.00~~ SAVE £40 - BARGAIN PRICE! Highly Recommended.
Two Volume Boxed Set.

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The Fleetway Picture Library Index volume 1: The War Libraries (Signed)
Compiled by David Roach and Steve Holland. Book Palace Books, August 2007. This is the first in a series of 3 volumes chronicling the full credits of all Fleetway Picture Libraries. This volume lists full writer, artist and cover artist credits for War Picture Library #1 – 2083, Battle Picture Library #1 – 1706, Air Ace Picture Library #1 – 545, War At Sea Picture Library #1 – 36, plus Giant War Picture Library and all the Holiday Specials.

An enormous undertaking that required years of research, this definitive index is an essential purchase for all fans and students of British comics. This indispensable index has over 420 cover illustrations of which 202 are in colour, including 32 colour pages of comic covers and original cover art recently discovered in the IPC warehouse.

In addition there are 60 interior page illustrations and 72 full colour illustrations of original art covers. Also included is an expert detailed essay on the publishing history of these hugely popular comics. 196 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 7" x 10" (178mm x 254mm) (ISBN-13: 9780955159626)
Signed by authors Steve Holland and David Roach.

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The Fantasy Art Of Oliver Frey

Free print SIGNED by Oliver Frey and NUMBERED from limited edition of 250 with this book!

Roger Kean, featuring the illustrations of Oliver Frey. Thalamus Publishing, 2006. A fascinating, fully illustrated account of the life & work of Oliver Frey, one of commercial arts most prized illustrators. It takes us on a chronological journey from his British Comic book art via animation, Superman: The Movie retro opening sequence, and the cult favourite covers of 1980s computer games magazines, where his true reputation now resides and forms the core of the book.

There is room, however for earlier (War Picture Library, Look and Learn) and later examples of Frey's craftsmanship & dynamic, action-packed style.

The book is packed with high quality full-colour images, all captioned with details of their original publication and informative texts. The edition is completed with a brief discussion of his art technique & an illustrated index of his games magazine covers. 192 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 9" x 11" (23cm x 28cm) ISBN: 1902886062 Recommended.

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Frank Bellamy's Complete Swift Stories Deluxe Edition (Limited Edition)
Michael Butterworth, Frank Bellamy. Book Palace Books, due February 2010. This book brings together every strip and llustration produced by Frank Bellamy for the classic British children's comic Swift, Frank Bellamy's Swift contains the complete adventures “Robin Hood”, “King Arthur and His Knights” and “Swiss Family Robinson”, plus his contributions to other strips (“The Fleet Family”, “Paul English”) and the Swift Annual.

As a bonus, the book is issued with a Limited edition Robin Hood print. 380 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 9" x 12" (220mm x 297mm) (ISBN-13: 9781907081026)
Deluxe Slipcased Limited Edition of 200 copies. With bonus Limited edition Robin Hood print.

PRE-ORDER now! We are taking advance orders for this book which is due for release in February 2010. Reserve your copy now at the price shown or even lower if the price is reduced before publication! As usual, no payment is made until your book is sent.

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The Fat Freddy's Cat Omnibus
Gilbert Shelton. Knockabout, 2009. Meet Fat Freddie's Cat – the orange tomcat nominally belonging to Fat Freddy, one of the trio of hippy layabouts featured in Gilbert Shelton's underground classic The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.

First appearing in 1969 in underground newspapers as a character in the Freak Brothers comic, he later graduated to his own small ‘topper' strip, in imitation of the early Krazy Kat strips below The Family Upstairs by George Herriman. In the 1980s he expanded into his own comic, featuring new longer stories in which he took the starring role. 368 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 7" x 10" (180mm x 258mm) (ISBN-13: 9780861661619)
This is the definitive book collection of an underground classic.

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Modesty Blaise: The Scarlet Maiden
Peter O'Donnell and Neville Colvin. Titan Books, 2009. The dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up by the fatal charms of the gorgeous "Modesty Blaise" - high priestess of pulp crime and goddess of cult thrillers! Adventurer, spy, smuggler, racketeer and all-round bad girl, Modesty is as stylish as she is smart, as lethal and beautiful as a Japanese fighting sword!

This latest volume features three classic hard-to-find stories: "The Scarlet Maiden", "The Moonman" & "A Few Flowers for the Colonel"...wrapped up in a spectacular collector's library edition!

Featuring new story introductions by creator Peter O'Donnell, and a feature with ultra rare strips that have not been seen in over twenty years, this latest addition to the "Modesty Blaise" library is not to be missed. 104 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 9" x 12" (220mm x 297mm) (ISBN-13: 9781848561076)

We also have many more Modesty collected newspaper strips and Modesty Blaise stories from the pen of Peter O'Donnell.

Our Price: £11.99 ($19.18) (€13,19)

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The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the Twenty-First Century
Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons. Dark Horse Books, 2009. A masterpiece nearly twenty years in the making, this archival, oversized, and slipcased hardcover volume contains the complete life story of Martha Washington, the twenty-first century freedom fighter created by comic-book megastars Frank Miller (Sin City, 300) and Dave Gibbons (Watchmen).

Our story begins in the squalid corridors of a maximum-security housing project, where a young girl will rise from the war-torn streets of Chicago to battle injustice in a world insane with corruption. Her fight will take her far, from the frontlines of the second American Civil War, to the cold, unforgiving reaches of space. She will be called a hero, a traitor, and nearly everything in between, but all along the way, her courage, her integrity, and her unwavering commitment to that most valuable of rights - liberty - will inspire a movement that will never surrender! 600 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 8" x 12" (210mm x 310mm) (ISBN-13: 9781593076542)

Our Price: £75.00 ($120.00) (€82,50)

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The James Bond Omnibus
Adapted by Anthony Hern, Peter O'Donnell & Henry Gammidge from the novels by Ian Flemming. Art by John McLusky. Titan Books, 2009. A spiffy omnibus edition repackaging from Titan Books. Presents some of Bond's earliest and best adventures that later went on to international success in the cinema. The stories include Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia with Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, From A View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only and Thunderball.

John McLusky's powerful and moody art brings the terse stories to life. Introduction by Sir Roger Moore KBE. 304 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 8" x 9" (197mm x 240mm) (ISBN-13: 9781848563643)
Flexibound cover.

We have other James Bond collected Newspaper Strips in this absorbing series.

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The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
Robert Crumb illustrator. Norton, 2009. From Creation to the death of Joseph, here are all 50 chapters of the Book of Genesis, revealingly illustrated as never before. Envisioning the first book of the Bible like no one before him, R. Crumb, the legendary illustrator, reveals the story of Genesis in a profoundly honest and deeply moving way. Originally thinking that he would do a take off of Adam and Eve, Crumb became so fascinated by the Bible's language, “a text so great and so strange that it lends itself readily to graphic depictions”, that he decided instead to do a literal interpretation using the text word for word in a version primarily assembled from the translations of Robert Alter and the King James Bible.

Now, Crumb fans, comic book lovers, and believers, can gain astonishing new insights from these harrowing, tragic, and even juicy stories. Crumb's Book of Genesis reintroduces us to the bountiful tree-lined garden of Adam and Eve, the massive ark of Noah with beasts of every kind, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by brimstone and fire, and the Egypt of the Pharaoh, where Joseph's embalmed body is carried in a coffin, in a scene as elegiac as any in Genesis. Using clues from the text and peeling away theological and scholarly interpretations that have often obscured the Bible's most dramatic stories, Crumb fleshes out a parade of Biblical originals: from the serpent in Eden, the humanoid reptile appearing like an alien out of a science fiction movie, to Jacob, a “kind've depressed guy who doesn't strike you as physically courageous”, and his bother, Esau, “a rough and kick ass guy”, to Abraham's wife Sarah, more fetching than most woman at 90, to God himself, “a standard Charlton Heston-like figure with long white hair and a flowing beard”.

As Crumb writes in his introduction, “the stories of these people, the Hebrews, were something more than just stories. They were the foundation, the source, in writing of religious and political power, handed down by God himself.” Crumb's Book of Genesis, the culmination of 5 years of painstaking work, is a tapestry of masterly detail and storytelling which celebrates the astonishing diversity of the one of our greatest artistic geniuses. 224 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 9" x 11" (229mm x 279mm) (ISBN-13: 9780393061024)

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The Upside-Down World of Gustave Verbeek
Peter Maresca, Gustave Verbeek. Sunday Press, 2009. One of the eight wonders of the comics world: The Upside Downs of Little Lady Lovekins and Old Man Muffaroo. The one Sunday page came in two parts: the first is read like a regular comic, then you turn the page upside down and the images transform to illustrate the story that continues with the panels in their new position and order. This volume features a complete run of the Upside Downs (1903-1905), digitally restored and presented in their original size and colors. Also featured are a complete run of Verbeek's Loony Lyrics of Lulu (1910) and a sampling of his long-running favorite, Terrors of the Tiny Tads (1906-1914). As a bonus, a collection of 25 painting and drawings from books illustrated by Verbeek (1910-1915) fill out this high-quality hardbound volume.

Verbeek's work has influenced, directly or indirectly, Maurice Sendak, Dr. Suess, and many other illustrators and cartoonists. Foreword by recreational mathematics scholar Martin Gardner, and contributions by comics historians Jeet Heer, Marco Graziosi and Richard Marschall. This book will have great appeal to collectors, archivists, and fans of illustrated childrens fantasy stories. From the publishers of the beloved and acclaimed "Little Nemo: So Many Splendid Sundays" deluxe reprint, with the same magnificent production values.

Each book includes a set of 12 Tiny Tads postcards, replicated from the Verbeek originals of 1907 - 1910. From 1907 to 1913, Gustave Verbeek's Tiny Tads Postcards were created as an advertising tool for small businesses. Looking like personal postcards, individual stores printed promotional messages in cursive text. Now, for the first time, these cards have been restored without advertising. 120 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 16" x 11" (406mm x 279mm) ISBN: 0976888572 and ISBN-13: 9780976888574
Includes set of 12 Tiny Tads postcards, replicated from the Verbeek originals of 1907 - 1910.

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Absolute Death
Neil Gaiman, Chris Bachalo, Mark Buckingham. Vertigo Comics, 2009. Death, the much loved character from the pages of Neil Gaiman's award winning Sandman comic is the latest character to get the “Absolute” definitive edition treatment. Gripping atmospheric artwork from Chris Bachalo and Mark Buckingham compliment Gaiman's adult and intriguing storytelling.

This volume reprints the mini series Death: The High Cost of Living and Death: The Time of Your Life with five other stories two of which have not previously been collected. Suggested for Mature Readers. 360 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 8" x 12" (204mm x 306mm) (ISBN-13: 9781401224639)
Complete in Slipcase.

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Commando Battle of Britain Scramble
George Low, Editor. Carlton Books, 2009. For everyone in Britain, these were the darkest days of the Second World War. Our army, or what was left of it, had been withdrawn from France via the beaches of Dunkirk, disabling and abandoning arms and equipment during the desperate evacuation. While they reorganized and re-equipped there was no effective fighting force to stand against Hitler's Wehrmacht should they choose to invade.

Crossing the channel with an invasion fleet was, however, not an operation to be contemplated without complete control of the sky, otherwise the transports and landing craft would be blown out of the water by the RAF.

The Nazis' answer? Neutralise the RAF. Destroy its runways, destroy its aircraft on the ground, destroy its support networks and, most of all, kill its pilots. The RAF, of course, had other ideas and during the summer of 1940 the Battle of Britain was fought in the skies over southern England. The courage and skill of the RAF pilots and ground crews during those few hectic weeks has formed the backdrop to some of the most outstanding Commando tales ever published. Stories like "Ace Without Honour", "Island of Heroes" and "Brigand Squadron" as well as "Blind Courage", "Fly Fast-Shoot Fast" or "Spitfire Spirit" bring the atmosphere of the battle spinning into the 21st century.

Presented 25 per cent larger than when originally published, this special edition drops you out of the sun into the midst of the dog fights, the howl of the Merlin engine on full boost almost drowning out the roar of the Brownings thundering away either side of your cockpit. Whether you are a novice 'sprog' comic book pilot or a seasoned veteran, the fantastic aero art created by the Commando artists and the compelling stories will leave you gasping for the next 'Scramble'! 656 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 7" x 9" (178mm x 229mm) (ISBN-13: 9781847324214)

More Commando reprints featuring the best stories from the popular series.

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Pirates Predators of the Seas: An Illustrated History
Angus Konstam with Roger Michael Kean. Thalmus Publishing, 2007. From prehistory to the 21st century, whenever trade takes to the sea, the predators are close behind. This new, authoritative history details the derring-do of pirates through the ages, analysing our fascination with the men – and some women – who were, after all, vicious criminals. Packed with illustrations, this volume is the essential companion for every armchair swashbuckler. 240 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 9" x 10" (220mm x 250mm) (ISBN-13: 9781902886183)
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The Story of World War One (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Michael Butterworth, Frank Bellamy, edited by Steve Holland. Book Palace Books, due February 2010. First Edition. For the first time ever, Michael Butterworth's epic series of articles recounting the history of the First World War collected from the pages of Look and Learn, where it was fully illustrated each week by the incomparable Frank Bellamy. From the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand through the desperate battles fought at Gallipoli, Verdun, the Somme and Passchendaele.

The story is told in a series of beautifully illustrated episodes that are suitable for children. This book is a testament to the the greatness of this famous British strip and the artists who drew it. 110 works of original art beautifully reproduced. 112 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 9" x 12" (220mm x 297mm) (ISBN-13: 9781907081033)
Hard Cover Numbered Limited edition of 175 copies, signed by Steve Holland and Norman Boyd. With exclusive print.

Our Price: £55.00 ($88.00) (€60,50)

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Classics Illustrated newly listed!!

Hundreds of original Classics Illustrated from the USA, UK, Australia and France. Each is listed with cover picture and description including condition and HRN where appropriate. Listings include Classics Illustrated Junior, World Illustrated and Special issues.

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The Absolute V For Vendetta
Alan Moore and David Lloyd. Vertigo, 2009. "V for Vendetta" cemented Alan Moore's reputation as comics' foremost writer, and now returns in a gorgeous, oversized Absolute edition with new material! Originally published in 1990, "V for Vendetta" is a frightening and powerful story about the loss of freedom and individuality set in a totalitarian England. Written against a background of third-term Thatcherism and tabloid rants against minorities, this is a work of startling clarity...everything that comics weren't supposed to be.

With new material including never-before-reprinted silent art pages, an expanded sketchbook, the original series back cover art, and the recolouring of the 2005 deluxe hardback edition - this is the ultimate edition of a modern comic masterpiece. 396 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 8½" x 13" (215mm x 330mm) (ISBN-13: 9781401223618)

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From the Pen of Paul: The Fantastic Images of Frank R. Paul
Stephen D. Korshak, Frank R Paul (artist). Shasta-Phoenix, 2009. Frank R. Paul (1884-1963), now a member of the Science-Fiction Hall of Fame, is the undisputed father of science-fiction illustration. He created the “look” of Science Fiction for the first generation of S-F fans via his many cover for the pulp magazines published by the entrepreneur Hugo Gernsback in the late 1920's and early 1930's. His fertile imagination amply demonstrated by the paintings and drawings in this book speak for themselves and his legacy continues to influence the field today.

He designed the cover and the logo for the first issue of Amazing Stories in 1926 and went on to paint 38 more covers for Amazing Stories and 200 other covers for Air Wonder Stories, Science Wonder Stories, Wonder Stories Planet Stories, Superworld Comics, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Plus and the first issue of Marvel Comics. His most famous Amazing Stories cover is probably that from August 1927, illustrating a reprint of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. This is a thrilling collection of art by the man who was at the forefront of the genre. Essays by Korshak, Arthur C. Clark and others.

The cover to this edition is a reproduction from Amazing Stories, the world's first Science fiction magazine and depicts an immortal scene from the H.G. Wells classic War of the Worlds. 128 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 9" x 12" (229mm x 305mm) (ISBN-13: 9780980093117)

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The Bumper Book of Look and Learn
Edited by Stephen Pickles. Century, 2007. A beautifully packaged annual featuring the best of the old favourite, Look and Learn, fondly remembered by thousands as the children's classic magazine from the 60s and 70s. It covered a vast range of subjects, from bumble bees to rocket science, from English literature to Greek and Roman legend. But history was its chief concern, and its brilliant illustrators filled its pages with beautiful pictures of the past.

This lavishly illustrated tribute to the magazine presents a kaleidoscopic journey through time, whose narrative pauses for occasional episodes from the cult story of The Trigan Empire.

Packed with superb illustrations by some of the greatest illustrators of their time, including wonderful illustrations by Frank Bellamy, Ron Embleton. Cecil Doughty, Peter Jackson, and many more. The art reproduction is stunning. 256 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 13" x 10" (330mm x 252mm) (ISBN-13: 9781846052910)
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Columbus
E. Biagi and Milo Manara. Loempia, 1992. Out of Print. Dutch Language edition. The epic story of Christopher Columbus' voyage of discovery in 1492. An excellent and highly accurate historical adventure featuring Milo Manara's beautiful and distinctive line work and lush colouring. Highly recommended for the masterful storytelling even if you don't read the language.

There is no English language edition in print of this title. Most Manara work is currently out of print. Book is in as new condition. 108 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 9½" x 11½" (241mm x 291mm) ISBN: 9067712558

Our Price: £15.00 ($24.00) (€16,50)

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Blake and Mortimer: The Strange Encounter
Jean Van Hamme and Ted Beoit. Cinebook, 2008. Blake and Mortimer head to the United States to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the discovery of a 177-year-old body, which appears to have died very recently. The body is that of a Scottish major, Mortimer's forebear, who was leading a British military expedition to the US in 1777, where he was swallowed up by a strange multi-coloured light-beam shining down from the sky.

Blake and Mortimer fight men in black armed with green-laser guns and soldiers emerging from the past in order to save the Earth from complete obliteration. 72 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 8" x 11" (203mm x 279mm) (ISBN-13: 9781905460755)

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De Woestijn Schorpioenen (The Desert Scorpion)
Hugo Pratt. Casterman, 1992. Dutch language edition of Pratt's famous WWII stories set during the North Africa campaign. Exemplary art as usual. Rare volume. Highly recommended for the art even if you don't read the language. Book is in as new condition. 160 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 9" x 12" (229mm x 305mm) ISBN: 9030382120

Our Price: £20.00 ($32.00) (€22,00)

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De Ballade Van De Zilte Zee (Ballad of the Salt Sea)
Hugo Pratt. Casterman, 1979. Dutch language edition of Pratt's famous stories set in the South Seas A Corto Maltese adventure. Exemplary art as usual. Rare volume. Highly recommended for the beautiful black and white art even if you don't read the language. Note English version out of print for several years. Book is in as new condition. 170 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 8½" x 11½" (215mm x 291mm) ISBN: 9030399791

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Eerie Archives Volume Two
Shawna Gore Editor. Dark Horse Books, 2009. When publisher Jim Warren created Creepy magazine in 1962, he soon realized he'd hit pay dirt on a gruesome gold mine of great comics storytelling. Under the leadership of editor/writer Archie Goodwin, Warren's hit line of horror-comics magazines grew another lurid limb with the introduction of Eerie in 1964, and soon there were two great horror magazines on the rack instead of one. Following in the fetid footsteps of our sinfully successful archive library of Creepy, Dark Horse is also proudly publishing its Eerie equivalent -- keeping chilling stories and incredible artwork in the family!

Includes astonishing artwork and classic stories from such comics' legends as Gene Colan, Steve Ditko, Gray Morrow, Neal Adams, and Frank Frazetta!

Reprints classic Eerie stories from issues 6-10 originally published from 1966 to 1967. 240 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 8½" x 11" (215mm x 279mm) (ISBN-13: 9781595823151)

More Warren Archives series, including Eerie, Creepy and Blazing Combat.

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Roger Hane: Art, Times and Tragedy (Limited Edition)

Deluxe hard cover edition with slipcase and a 16-page bonus portfolio. Limited to just 500 copies worldwide.

R.C. Hunsickler, Roger Hane (artist), Milton Glaser (foreword). Vanguard Productions, 2009. Near-300 pages of art and biography on the star illustrator of The Chronicles of Narnia, Clapton's Goodbye Cream album, Carlos Castaneda's Separate Reality, and more. Roger Hane revived American illustration toward the fantastic and surreal. Two weeks after being named Artist of the Year, Hane was senselessly murdered. At the time his art graced the covers of New York and Fortune magazines.

Foremost American designer, Milton Glaser, who provides the foreword for this tome, said Hane was the best illustrator in America. In this impressive compendium, award-winning visual arts and media producer and friend of Roger Hane, Robert C. Hunsicker, expands upon the great illustrator's career and tragic demise. 272 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 12" x 11" (300mm x 270mm) (ISBN-13: 9781934331248)

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The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Limited Edition)
Frank Parisi and Gary Scheppke. Chronicle Books, 2009. The Art of Star Wars®: The Clone Wars™ -- The imaginations and passions of a whole new generation of Star Wars fans have been ignited by The Clone Wars—the new animated TV series from Lucasfilm; over 8 million viewers tuned in to watch the series' debut on Cartoon Network. This richly illustrated book is the only publication about the art and making of the popular series, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the immensely talented Lucasfilm Animation team and its groundbreaking work.

Frank Parisi is an editor at Lucasfilm and has written dozens of articles about video games, film, comics, music, and Star Wars under a half-dozen nom de plumes.

Gary Scheppke is design and continuity coordinator at Lucasfilm Animation. 272 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 11" x 9" (279mm x 229mm) (ISBN-13: 9780811868891)
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Exclusive to this Limited edition are the original cover art by Russell Chong, 3 gatefolds with behind-the-scenes content and a Vellum envelope portfo

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War Picture Library Collection #3: Up and at ‘Em!
Steve Holland (Editor). Prion Books, 2009. Fix bayonets! Stand by to go over the top with the third volume of ten complete blood-and-glory combat stories from the War Picture Library. This selection takes you from the mud and thunder of the trenches to the sweat and suffering of the jungle in a series of adrenalin-fuelled picture stories that represent the cream of War's 25 years' of publishing.

To display the amazing comic-book art to its best advantage, each adventure is reproduced here 25 per cent larger than in the original War Picture Library editions, drawing you even further into the action.

Whether you are a seasoned campaigner, or whether this is your first experience of War, "Up And At 'Em!" will have you marching shoulder to shoulder and dodging bullets with some of the toughest fighting men ever to storm the pages of a comic book. 656 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 7" x 9" (178mm x 229mm) (ISBN-13: 9781853756986)

Our Price: £15.99 ($25.58) (€17,59)

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The Modesty Blaise Companion (Super Deluxe GOLD edition) (Signed) (Limited Edition)

GOLD edition, given only to contributors to the book. Only 26 copies of this GOLD lettered edition exist. We have one for sale, lettered 'V'.

Lawrence Blackmore (original works by Peter O'Donnell). Book Palace Books, 30 March 2006. This is the GOLD edition which was never sold to the public and was only given to contributors to the book. Only 26 copies of this GOLD Lettered edition exist. We have one for sale, lettered 'U'. THE most highly collectable Modesty Blaise book EVER!!!

Many years in the making, everything you could possibly want to know about Peter O'Donnell's classic creation, Modesty Blaise, from novels to newspaper strips, with full story outlines, over 2,000 character descriptions, over 1800 illustrations by Jim Holdaway, Enric Romero, John M Burns, Neville Colvin and Patrick Wright, plus the original Souvenir Press book covers. Includes 'In the Beginning' origin story, the first ever newspaper strip story by Jim Holdaway, never before printed in the UK.

With the book comes a fabulous CD Rom containing “The Modesty Blaise Companion Companion” with comprehensive information for each strip story including artist, strip numbering, frame analysis, original Evening Standard publication dates, cast lists (over 2200 entries), location settings (over 1500 entries), plus much more.

Only 426 copies were printed (400 numbered & 26 lettered), split between two editions: the SUPER DELUXE LIMITED edition of 100 NUMBERED copies (plus 26 Lettered copies), and the DELUXE LIMITED edition of 300 NUMBERED copies. An essential book for all Modesty Blaise admirers, sure to be a collectors treasure in years to come. The author attests that there will no other other editions of this book printed (paperback or hardcover.) 436 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 10" x 12" (254mm x 297mm) ISBN: 095515961X and ISBN-13: 9780955159619

Our Price: £395.00 ($632.00) (€434,50)

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Creepy Archives Volume 4
Shawna Gore (Editor). Dark Horse Books, 2009. Pulpy, smart, and scary, the stories in Creepy constituted some of the best short-form horror fiction ever told in comics. With legendary comics writer/editor Archie Goodwin both editing the magazine and crafting most of its storytelling, Creepy was at once a newsstand favourite with fright fans, and a vaunted showcase of fine comics art for serious fans of the art form.

For decades, the only sources for these stories were the expensive collectible original issues. Now Dark Horse is collecting all of the original material from the history of Creepy magazine into a hardcover archive library.

This volume reprints all the material in Creepy #16 through 20 and features art by Neal Adams, Johnny Craig, Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Wally Wood amongst many other notables. 240 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 8½" x 11" (215mm x 279mm) (ISBN-13: 9781595823083)

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George McManus's Bringing Up Father
Jeffrey Lindenblatt (Editor). NBM / Forever Nuts, 2009. In 1904, a young George McManus was hired by Pulitzer's New York World as a cartoonist. While he was there he created such strips as The Newlyweds which many comics historians consider the first family comic strip. In 1912, William Randolph Hearst hired McManus away to start a comic strip about a guy called Jiggs, a lower class man who came into a lot of money. With their new wealth, Maggie, Jiggs' wife, wanted to enter the upper crust of society but Jiggs just wanted to hang out with his old friends at the local bar playing cards and pool and eat his simple favorite foods. This is the classic strip Bringing Up Father which became the second longest comic strip of the 20th Century. Now, for the first time, Forever Nuts presents all the dailies of the first two years of this classic comic strip, many of which have not been reprinted since they first appeared over 90 years ago. Discover why McManus became known as one of the greats in the field. 192 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 11½" x 8½" (291mm x 215mm) (ISBN-13: 9781561635566)

Our Price: £17.99 ($28.78) (€19,79)

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EC Weird Fantasy Portfolio #3
Al Feldstein, William M Gaines, Harvey Kurtzman. Russ Cochran, 1973. First Edition. Out of Print. Near Mint. We offer here an uncommon reprinting of five EC stories, as reproduced from the artist's original B&W illustrations. These are reprinted in large format on archival quality Bristol paper. The reproduction size & quality is exceptional, as expected from publisher Russ Cochran.

This is EC Portfolio number 3 of the six produced in all. There are also four original covers, two science fiction & two horror, especially coloured by EC's former colour editor Marie Severin.

The stories are 'With All The Trappings!' by Graham Ingels, '50 Girls 50' by Al Williamson & Frank Frazetta, 'Mars Is Heaven' by Wally Wood from a Ray Bradbury story, 'Ace!' by John Severin & Al Feldstein's ' Spawn Of Venus.' The stories were written or adapted by EC editor Al Feldstein, publisher William M. Gaines & editor Harvey Kurtzman. 40 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 11" x 16" (28cm x 41cm) Highly Recommended.

Our Price: £65.00 ($104.00) (€71,50)

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Burne Hogarth's The Golden Age Of Tarzan 1939 - 1942 (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Edgar Rice Burroughs. Chelsea House, 1977. Out of Print. This was the first time that any classic American broadsheet full page colour Sunday page collection had been reproduced as it was originally published, in true colour and in it's full dimensions; making it a milestone in pop culture history. That alone makes this collection of historic importance.

That it features Burne Hogarth's work on Tarzan, one of THE classic adventure strips from 1941 when Hogarth was at the top of his game makes this virtually a once in a lifetime opportunity.

This copy, complete in slipcase and with its original mailing box, is in mint condition. A marvellous opportunity for the serious collector. 154 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 15½" x 20½" (39cm x 52cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 0877540551
Complete with an A2 size tip in plate, reproducing "The Deluge Strikes" 23rd March 1941, from the feature, signed by Hogarth # 698 of 1000.

Our Price: £550.00 ($880.00) (€275,00)

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Al Williamson's Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic
Al Williamson, text by Mark Schultz, introduction by Sergio Aragonés. Flesk Publications, 2009. This tremendous volume collects all the major works of the artist featuring Flash Gordon. At 256 pages, it encompasses Williamson's three stints of depicting Flash in comic book format: the legendary King Comics stories from the 1960s, the 1980 adaptation of the Universal Flash Gordon motion picture, and the Marvel Comics miniseries of 1994.

In addition to these classics of sequential storytelling, Al Williamson's Flash Gordon features Williamson's Flash drawings done for commercial illustration and prints, his assists on the Flash Gordon comic strip, a variety of Flash images contributed to amateur publications, and a selection of largely unpublished images spanning his interest in the character from childhood to the conclusion of his career. 256 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 9" x 12" (229mm x 305mm) (ISBN-13: 9781933865126)

Our Price: £22.49 ($35.98) (€24,74)

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Spaceship Away Part 18 - Summer 2009
Edited by Rod Barzilay. Spaceship Away/ Rod Barzilay, Summer 2009. This stylish mix of top quality full colour strips & informative texts maintains its superlative quality & will be an essential purchase for all fans of the original Eagle Comic & the 1950s science fiction hero, Dan Dare.

Features include Bruce Cornwell talking about his days working on Dan Dare. Don Harley presents a painting of the 1960-62 Dan Dare staff. There is also a centrespread by Don and Gerald Palmerand another Sid Clarke model as well as an appreciation of some of Keith Page’s other work. Ian Kennedy fans won’t want to miss his painting of the Anastasia. 44 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 8" x 12" (20cm x 30cm)

Catch up with other issues in the Spaceship Away Dan Dare series!

Our Price: £6.99 ($11.18) (€7,69)

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Inside Moebius Tome 2 (Limited Edition)
Jean Giraud Moebius. Stardom, 2006. First Edition. A brand new graphic novel by Moebius featuring himself and some of his best loved characters including Arzach, Major Fatal and Blueberry. The text is in French. 120 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 7" x 10" (178mm x 254mm) (ISBN-13: 9782908766424)
LIMITED to 3000 copies.

Our Price: £20.00 ($32.00) (€22,00)

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Mark Schultz Various Drawings volume 4
Mark Schultz. Flesk Publications, 2009. Highlighting the latest work by this Eisner and Harvey Award winning artist. His best work over the last two years features continued experimentation with graphite, charcoal, brush and ink, and color-tinted images exemplifying his continued growth as an artist.

Highlighting this compilation is Schultz's new Pulpette personal works. These four plates combine Mark's love for pulp magazine imagery combined with classic pin-up style art. Development sketches showcase his stages of production. Also included are preliminary pieces and a self-rejected sample for his upcoming illustrated novella, Storms at Sea as well as new Xenozoic Tales specialty drawings.

Additional illustrations include recent commissions, spotlighted by an evocative Helen of Troy nude. Completing this volume is a Martian fantasy gatefold, sketchbook experimentations, and Schultz's contribution to Prince Valiant.

Over fifty illustrations are featured in this volume, with the majority not publicly shown until now. 48 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 8½" x 11" (215mm x 279mm) (ISBN-13: 9781933865164)

Our Price: £14.99 ($23.98) (€16,49)

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Complete Conan of Cimmeria Volume 3 (1935) (Signed Limited Edition)

SIGNED NUMBERED EDITION LIMITED to 1000 copies worldwide in an Embossed Slipcase.

Robert E Howard, illustrated by Gregory Manchess. Wandering Star/Book Palace Books, due February 2010. The superb DELUXE SIGNED LIMITED edition, equal to the very best in illustrated classics. The finest craftsman, artists and designers have produced a masterpiece that promises to be at the heart of all good book collections.

This is the third book in a three volume set that covers all the Conan stories, textually restored and meticulously researched by Howard scholar Patrice Louinet. Conan was the blueprint for the entire sword and sorcery genre.

Profusely illustrated with 13 colour paintings and 52 tonal paintings specially commissioned from award-winning artist Gregory Manchess. Gilt edged book complete in Slipcase with embossed color plate and dust jacket. Signed and numbered by Gregory Manchess.

Contains the following stories: The Servants of Bit-Yakin, Beyond the Black River, The Black Stranger, The Man-Eaters of Zamboula and Red Nails. Plus over 200 pages of never-before-seen material straight from the Robert E Howard archives: synopses, plot outlines, characters, initial drafts, original ideas -- everything Conan's creator ever wrote about the greatest barbarian adventurer of all time! 416 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 7" x 9" (172mm x 224mm) Dust Jacket (ISBN-13: 9780955159664)

See also our superb ARTIST and LEATHERBOUND editions of this third and final volume in the series!

Our Price: £130.00 ($208.00) (€143,00)

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Complete Conan of Cimmeria Volume 3 (1935) Artists Edition (Signed Limited Edition)

The Artists Edition is LIMITED to 100 SIGNED NUMBERED copies worldwide in an Embossed Slipcase accompanied by an exclusive PORTFOLIO of 10 plates (colour tip in print, cover colour print plus 8 prints of preliminary sketches) enclosed in a special red foil blocked folder.


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Our Price: £195.00 ($312.00) (€214,50)

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Complete Conan of Cimmeria Volume 3 (1935) Leatherbound (Signed Limited Edition)

The Leather Edition is LIMITED to 100 SIGNED NUMBERED copies worldwide in an Embossed Slipcase accompanied by an exclusive PORTFOLIO of 14 plates (colour tip in print, cover colour print plus 12 prints of preliminary sketches) enclosed in a special red foil blocked folder.


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Robert E Howard, illustrated by Gregory Manchess. Wandering Star/Book Palace Books, due February 2010. The highly collectable LEATHERBOUND SIGNED LIMITED edition, equal to the very best in illustrated classics. The finest craftsman, artists and designers have produced a masterpiece that promises to be at the heart of all good book collections.

Our Price: £325.00 ($520.00) (€357,50)

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The Parrots: Edward Lear The Complete Plates
Edward Lear, Prof. Francesco Solinas, Sophia Willmann, Graham Arader. Taschen, 2009.

Loose Leaf Collection of 42 Fine Art Prints with Booklet, complete in Box.

Edward Lear is best known for his nonsense verse, but in his early years he excelled as an illustrator of birds and reptiles. This set of 42 hand-colored lithographs, originally entitled Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots, was the finest achievement of his relatively brief career as a natural history draftsman, before failing eyesight led him to concentrate on his writing.

During Lear's time, live parrots were rare and much sought-after, bought and sold for large sums by wealthy amateurs of natural history, and prized by 19th century European aristocracy for their astonishing plumage and mimickry of the human voice. Fine drawings of them were also highly prized and here is one of the first collections entirely dedicated to the species, including African, Australian, and American parrots bred by eminent ornithologists such as Sir William Jardine and Prideaux John Selby.

Unlike other avian illustrators who often worked with stuffed birds, the young and prodigiously talented Lear (1812–1888) made his drawings from live parrots, capturing their expressions and movements in remarkably lifelike illustrations. The new medium of hand-colored lithography facilitated the vivid elegance of Lear's work.

This exquisite collection was originally reproduced in only 175 precious sets and sold by subscription to Britain’s most eminent scholars and wealthy collectors of living parrots. The Psittacidae established Lear as a celebrated illustrator, and professor of drawing to the young Queen Victoria.

With a brief zoological introduction and written descriptions of each bird. Loose Leaf Collection with 42 Fine Art Prints, Booklet, complete in Box. 116 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 13" x 19" (328mm x 490mm) (ISBN-13: 9783822852743)
42 hand-coloured lithographs in this superb Boxed multi-lingual edition (English, French, German).

Our Price: £70.00 ($112.00) (€77,00)

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The Daltons In The Blizzard: A Lucky Luke Adventure #15
Morris & Goscinny. Cinebook, 2009. The Daltons escape from a Texas jail and head up to Canada. Lucky Luke is called intoget them back in jail. He and Rintincan, his second faithful companion after jolly jumper, follow them all the way to Canada, where Captain Winston Pendergast offers his help. 48 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 9" x 11" (229mm x 279mm) (ISBN-13: 9781905460762)

More of Lucky Luke's laconic adventures!

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Laissé Pour Mort (Left for Dead) (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Jean Giraud Moebius. Stardom. Out of Print. LIMITED edition Portfolio of 500. SIGNED by Moebius, Cabanes, Boucq, Bush and Hyams Eighteen colour plates: six by Moebius, six by Boucq and six by Cabanes PLUS 6 CDs of Jazz/ Native American music by Tony Hyams, Barney Bush, Jeff Beck, Ray Russell and others. All this enclosed in linen pouches in a deluxe box. Hard Cover Full Colour 9" x 12" (23cm x 30cm) Dust Jacket

Our Price: £175.00 ($280.00) (€192,50)

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The Spirit Archives Volume 26 (After the Section: 1952 to 2005)
Will Eisner, Wally Wood, et al. DC Comics, 2009. This final volume in the Spirit Archives collects nearly every Spirit appearance drawn by Will Eisner following the demise of the newspaper strip. Includes many comic book covers plus plates and sketches from the famous Spirit portfolio and best of all the first reprinting of the story that ran in the January 9, 1966 New York Herald Tribune Sunday Magazine. A wonderful way for this excellent series to conclude. 254 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 7" x 10" (175mm x 265mm) (ISBN-13: 9781401219741) Highly Recommended.

We have Eisner's complete Spirit Archives.

Our Price: £45.00 ($72.00) (€49,50)

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The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics
Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle, Harvey Kurtzman (artist). Abrams, 2009. Harvey Kurtzman discovered Robert Crumb and gave Gloria Steinem her first job in publishing when he hired her as his assistant. Terry Gilliam also started at his side, met an unknown John Cleese in the process, and the genesis of Monty Python was formed. Art Spiegelman has stated on record that he owes his career to him. And he's one of Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner's favorite artists.

Harvey Kurtzman had a Midas touch for talent, but was himself an astonishingly talented and influential artist, writer, editor, and satirist. The creator of MAD and Playboy's "Little Annie Fanny" was called "One of the most important figures in postwar America" by the New York Times. Kurtzman's groundbreaking "realistic" war comics of the early 1950s and various satirical publications (MAD, Trump, Humbug, and Help!) had an immense impact on popular culture, inspiring a generation of underground cartoonists. Without Kurtzman, it's unlikely we'd have had Airplane, SNL, or National Lampoon.

This definitive volume is the first and only authorized celebration of this "Master of American Comics" and includes hundreds of never-before-seen illustrations, paintings, pencil sketches, newly discovered lost E.C. Comics layouts, color compositions, illustrated correspondence, and vintage photos from the rich Kurtzman archives. 256 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 11¼" x 10½" (285mm x 266mm) (ISBN-13: 9780810972964)

Our Price: £20.00 ($32.00) (€22,00)

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The Complete Guide to Classic Collectibles: Volume One
Dan Malan. Malan Classical Enterprises, 1991. Out of Print. Near Mint. Featuring thousands of illustrations and complete pricing analysis this is the ultimate guide for the fan of Classic Comics / Classics Illustrated. Published on the 50th anniversary of the first Classics comic Dan Matlan set the standard for comics reference guides with this authoritative publication.

Features a wealth of detail for the advanced collector that doesn’t get covered in the annual Overstreet Comics Price Guide due to space limitations. Volume One in the series focuses on the main U.S. series of Classics Illustrated and related collectibles. Includes every different cover variation in colour amongst many other features. Essential. 112 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 8" x 11" (210mm x 280mm)
Near Mint condition for this rare copy - NOT an ex-dealer copy!

Our Price: £45.00 ($72.00) (€49,50)

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Popeye The First Fifty Years
Mike Higgs (ed.), E C Segar. EC Segar's world famous creation of Popeye is celebrated in this large format hard cover. With a detailed introduction by the comics historian Bill Blackbeard, this super volume includes some of Popeye's greatest strips from the early 'Thimble Theatre' days to the most recent strips. Also included are articles on the videos and other Popeye collectibles. 128 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour Dust Jacket
~~List Price: £14.99~~ SAVE £5.00

Our Price: £9.99 ($15.98) (€10,99)

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The Monster Society Of Evil (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Mike Higgs (Editor). Hawk Books, 1989. First Edition. Out of Print. Mint. DELUXE edition reprinting the Big Red Cheese's (that's Captain Marvel to the likes of you and me!) epic battles against the most nefarious villains in the galaxy! Contains almost impossible-to-find stories from Captain Marvel Adventures # 22-46 originally published between 1943 and 1945. At one time the Captain out sold arch-rival Superman. Rediscover the joy of his gently weird and fantastical adventures. Features Captain Nazi, Sivana and the malevolent worm Mr. Mind! SIGNED, LIMITED Edition of about 3000 (we're not sure of the precise number of copies that were printed). 246 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 14" (25cm x 36cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 0948248076
Rare SIGNED LIMITED edition copy #2978/3000 complete with Slipcase.

Our Price: £400.00 ($640.00) (€440,00)

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The Best of British Comic Art
Alan Clark. Boxtree, 1989. Out of Print. This is a celebration of the work of six of Britain's finest comic artists. Their names may not be familiar, but everyone will recognise the subjects they drew: Laurel and Hardy (G.W. Wakefield), Tiger Tim and Teddy Tail (H. S. Foxwell), Keyhole Kate and Hungry Horace (Allan Morley), Desperate Dan and Lord Snooty (Dudley Watkins), Fudge the Elf and Jonah (Ken Reid) and Charlie Chaplin (Bertie Brown) are but a few of the comic characters they created. Their work appeared in titles such as Film Fun, The Rainbow, Dandy, Beano, Funny Wonder, Comic Cuts Tiger Tim's Weekly and a host of others. Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour. Perfect condition. 144 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 8" x 11" (20cm x 28cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 1852832649

Our Price: £25.00 ($40.00) (€27,50)

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Comics An Illustrated History
Alan and Laurel Clark. Green Wood Publishing, 1991. First Edition. Out of Print. Near Mint. Broken into four major sections, this is a history of Comic books from around the world. Britain has some of the earliest known examples & they are covered first. America, with its phenomenal output & such charismatic superheroes as Superman, Batman etc, is next, followed by Europe and the rest of the world. This book serves as a valuable primer, written in an informative but pleasant style & is handsomely illustrated. It includes a selective bibliography and full index. This first edition hardcover is offered in very collectable condition. 1st print, as new, NM-; dust wrapper, 1 inch tear to spine rear, price unclipped, FN-. 144 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 9½" x 12" (23cm x 30cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 1872532551

Our Price: £18.00 ($28.80) (€19,80)

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Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip Book 4
Tove Jansson. Drawn & Quarterly, May 2008. Tove Jansson is revered around the world as one of the foremost children's authors of the twentieth century for her illustrated chapter books regarding the magical worlds of her creation, the Moomins. The Moomins saw life in many forms but debuted to its biggest audience ever on the pages of world's largest newspaper the London Evening News, in 1954. The strip was syndicated in newspapers around the world with millions of readers in 40 countries. Moomin Book Four continues Drawn & Quarterly's publishing plan to reprint the entire strip drawn by Jansson before she handed over the reigns to her brother Lars in 1960. This is the first time the strip will be published in any form in North America and will deservedly place Jansson among the international cartooning greats of the last century.

The Moomins are a tight-knit family – hippo-shaped creatures with easygoing and adventurous outlooks. Jansson's art is pared down and precise, yet able to compose beautiful portraits of ambling creatures in fields of flowers or rock-strewn beaches that recall Jansson's Nordic roots. The comic strip reached out to adults with its gentle and droll sense of humor. Whimsical but with biting undertones, Jansson's observations of everyday life, including guests who overstay their welcome, modern art, movie stars, and high society, easily caught the attention of an international audience and still resonate today. The stories in this volume include Moomin Goes Wild West, Snorkmaiden Goes Rococo plus three others. 110 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 9" x 12" (220mm x 305mm) (ISBN-13: 9781897299784)

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Périples Secrets (Secret Journeys)
Hugo Pratt, Patrizia Zanotti, Thierry Thomas. Casterman, 2009. This is the BEST book ever produced about Hugo Pratt. A huge book of over 400 pages and over 1½ inches (almost 4cm) thick! Produced in France and Italy, the text is in English, French and Italian.

This is the second of two volumes covering his whole career and concentrates on ALL his watercolour paintings and took 10 years to research.

The most magnificent reproductions in full colour of all his beautiful watercolours from 1965 to 1995, plus a detailed biography. For all fans of Pratt and Corto Maltese.

The first volume, Périples Imaginaires, is still available in soft cover. 416 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 11½" x 12" (291mm x 305mm) (ISBN-13: 9782203010499)
~~List Price: £59.99~~ SAVE £5.00 Highly Recommended.

Our Price: £54.99 ($87.98) (€60,49)

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Karl the Viking The Collection (deluxe 4 volume set) (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Don Lawrence, Jorg de Vos (cover art), introduced by Steve Holland. Don Lawrence Collection (DLC), October 2008. The Complete Don Lawrence Karl the Viking in four deluxe bound hard cover volumes enclosed in a beautiful collectors box and strictly numbered from 1 - 400. Each set comes with a full colour art print by Don Lawrence and Jorg de Vos signed by Jorg de Vos. A collectors dream come true!

Karl the Viking The Collection reprints for the first time ever all 18 Karl the Viking stories published between 1961 and 1968 in Lion. All books are printed in black & white and colour on 150 gram deluxe paper stock, with partial leatherette full colour covers and 130 pages each. As a bonus, each volume has a chapter about The Saga of Karl the Viking written by Steve Holland.

Stories are: The Sword of Eingar, The Long Voyage to Oxaca, Selgor the Wolf, The False God, The Powers of Helvud, El Sarid the Merciless, Gefion One-Eye, The Island of the Monsters, The Magician of the Swamp, The Fallen Meteorite, The Fortress of Death, The Voyage of the Sea Raiders, The Quest of the Long Ships, The Curse of the Claw, The Monster of the Swamp, The Ghost of the Tideless Sea, The Swamp of Fear, The Hammer of Thor. The ISBNs of each of the four volumes are 9789088860324, 9789088860348, 9789088860362 and 9789088860386. 520 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 9" x 13" (240mm x 340mm) Highly Recommended.
Deluxe 4 Volume Set LIMITED to 400 English language sets worldwide. Complete with NUMBERED art print SIGNED by Jorg de Vos.

Our Price: £159.99 ($255.98) (€192,50)

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