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Dark Horse Maverick 2001
 | In this second annual anthology of creator-owned coolness, we've roped a few wayward, unpredictable colts, corralled them with some solid but imaginative workhorses, and even had some of those fancy European ponies brought to the Dark Horse ranch for the best ride of the new millennium! Okay, horseplay aside, Matt Wagner visits the Grendel universe with another chapter of the Hunter Rose legacy, Sergio Aragonés rolls out an autobiographical anecdote in his trademark style, Will Eisner tells a tale of fleeting triumph, and young Usagi learns a valuable lesson in a story by Stan Sakai. All the way from France, Angoulême Grand Prize winners Charles Berberian and Philippe Dupuy send their charming and funny Monsieur Jean for your reading pleasure. Jogging in from the outfield, Denis Kitchen provides a hilariously absurd story called "My Five Minutes with God," and J.R. Williams provides his take on a Greek myth with "Skinboy: Sisyphus Revisited." Rounding out the edges we have a... |
Complete Peanuts HC Vol. 3: 1955-1956
 | Peanuts is the most successful comic strip in the history of the medium as well as one of the most acclaimed strips ever published. The third volume in our acclaimed series takes us into the mid-1950s as Linus learns to talk, Snoopy begins to explore his eccentricities (including his hilarious first series of impressions), Lucy's unrequited crush on Schroeder takes final shape, and Charlie Brown becomes... well, even more Charlie Brown-ish. Over half of the strips in this volume have never been printed since their original appearance in newspapers a half century ago! Even the most dedicated Peanuts collector/fan is sure to find many new treasures. The Complete Peanuts is produced in full cooperation with United Media, Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, and Mr. Schulz's widow, Jean Schulz. It run 25 volumes, collecting two years chronologically at a rate of two books a year for 12 years. Each volume is designed by the award-winning cartoonist Seth (Clyde Fans) and features impeccable production values;... |
Complete Peanuts HC Vol. 2: 1953-1954
 | Peanuts is the most successful comic strip in the history of the medium as well as one of the most acclaimed strips ever published. The first volume (1950-52) has nearly sold out of its 70,000-copy print run. This second volume begins with Peanuts' third full year and a cast of eight: Charlie Brown, Shermy, Patty, Violet, Schroeder, Lucy, the recently born Linus, and Snoopy. By the end of 1954, this will have expanded to nine. Linus, Lucy and Charlie Brown all start to transition into the complex characters we're familiar with and then Pigpen comes onto the scene. This book collects 730 daily and Sunday comic strips, the vast majority of which are not currently in print in any other Peanuts collection, and over 400 of which have never been reprinted since their initial appearance in papers over 50 years ago. The Complete Peanuts is produced in full cooperation with United Media, Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, and Mr. Schulz's widow, Jean Schulz. Each volume in the series presents two years of strips... |
Unauthorized X-Men SC Non-Fiction : SF and Comic Writers on Mutants, Prejudice and Adamantium
 | After four decades, countless regime changes and a multitude of media incarnations, the X-Men are still on top. They've taken on not only Magneto and the Brotherhood of Mutants, and Stryker and his Sentinels, but also sexism, adolescence and discrimination and, in the process, given their fans a new way to look at the world, and at themselves. The Unauthorized X-Men takes a look at what's so uncanny, extraordinary and downright astonishing about Marvel's most popular and enduring superheroes: Science of the X-Men co-author Karen Haber argues for a little more mystery in her heroes, and identifies the real difference between Professor Xavier and his old friend Magneto Futurist Max More compares the struggles of the X-Men with our own world's aspiring post-humans Television writer Robert N. Skir gives a behind-the-scenes look at the animated shows, and explains why it's not just the concept but the characters that make the X-Men work Cultural critic Carol Cooper traces the evolutions of Jean Grey, Storm and... |
Complete Peanuts HC Vol. 5: 1959-1960
 | Rounding out the first decade in this volume, major new additions to classic Peanuts lore come fast and furious here. Snoopy begins to take up residence atop his doghouse, and his repertoire of impressions increases exponentially. Lucy sets up her booth and offers her first five-cent psychiatric counsel. For the very first time, Linus spends all night in the pumpkin patch on his lonely vigil for the Great Pumpkin. Charlie Brown's sister Sally makes her appearance, first as an (off-panel) brand-new baby for Charlie to gush over, then as a toddler, and eventually a talking, thinking cast member. All this, and one of the most famous Peanuts strips ever: 'Happiness is a warm puppy.' Almost one hundred of the 731 strips collected in this volume (including many Sundays) have never been collected in any book since their original release, with one hundred more having been collected only once.The introduction is by comedienne extraordinaire Whoopi Goldberg, who reveals which Peanuts character she has tattooed on her... |
Tommyrot: The Art Of Ben Templesmith SC Non-Fiction
 | Tommyrot: (tom-my-rot) -n. 'Utter foolishness and nonsense.' Welcome to one of the more beautifully horrific collections of foolishness and nonsense you'll ever see. This special over-sized edition collects many of the major images and covers from artist Ben Templesmith as well as many never before seen unpublished paintings and personal work including looks behind the scenes into the artistic process he uses. |
Something Fishy This Way Comes TPB
 | An off-beat collection of mini comics produced by Tim Fish (I Love Marvel, Strugglers) from 1989-2006. Fish fans will delight in seeing some of his early work in all its original glory (including 'Utopian U.' from his college days!) and delight again when they see new work on an old favorite, 'Hop to it!' an ode to hating work as told by frogs. And then there's also indie rockers 'the Cupcakes' in chase-scene trouble, and Matt Mishap who meets the 'Mod Monsters of Marvy Manor.' More than a third of the Fish offerings are new and never seen before, including roommate envy in 'Things Don't Always Suck,' and true-friends-always 'Tammi & Jimmy.' Each tale in this (Fish's 5th) book supplies a chuckle purchased with campy, quirky humor. A fun sampler of all things Fishy. |
Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis The Menace HC Vol. 2 (1953-1954)
 | Dennis the Menace was one of the most brilliantly observed and empathetic comic strips about childhood, as Ketchum captured the mischievousness, rambunctiousness, and anarchy of a kid's world better than any other cartoonist. While parents shake their head ruefully at how accurately Ketcham caught children's zest for mayhem, children identify with Dennis and the chaos that he leaves in his wake. This second volume of Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace publishes every single panel strip from 1953 and 1954 in one handsome and thick little hardcover volume resembling a Big Little Book on steroids. Dennis is relatively unusual among long-lived strips in that after its first couple of years, it achieved its definitive look. And although Ketcham had not yet added any of Dennis's friends (such as Margaret and Joey), an elderly neighboring couple begins to appear now and again. Poor George and Martha Wilson, little do they realize what's in store for them! Introductory essay by R.C. Harvey. |
24 Seven TPB Vol. 1
 | 24 Seven features a who's who of today's best writers and artists from comics film and animation telling tales of robots in the city that never sleeps. In the vein of FLIGHT these stories run a cross-genre gamut from robot zombies to a prison break to a bizarre feud between a Siamese DJ team. 24seven has romance action horror"everything you want all told by a cross-section of the most diverse writers and artists you'll find on the printed page. |
Afterworks Vol. 2 GN
 | From the heart of today's animation industry in E-Ville California new energy is pumped into the soul of the comics world with AFTERWORKS 2! Presented here is pure passion on the page, stories too personal to be told in any other medium than comics, stories that touch a nerve and charm the soul. From fact based accounts of Falluja missile strikes to reinterpretations of classic myth from Tokyo excursions to flights of fantasy, from brawlers to the Devil to hopelessly romantic musicians, AFTERWORKS 2 is untainted storytelling that will be pulled off your shelf and reread time and again. |
Best American Comics 2006
 | As Time.Com proclaimed, 'That which distinguishes drawn books from prose is what we love about them...And must be celebrated.' The popularity of the graphic genre continues to rage, and The Best American Comics 2006 is a divers, exciting annual selection for fans and newcomers alike. The inaugural volume includes stories culled from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and the Web. |
Negative Burn #7
 | The Eagle, Eisner, and Harvey Award nominated anthology returns this month with yet another issue packed with today's top creators and tomorrow's brightest talents. |
Afterworks Vol. 1 GN
 | This anthology features the best and the brightest in the animation industry producing some of the freshest comics around. These animators all of who have worked on some of the most popular television shows and movies of the last decade - including The Incredibles, Futurama, Finding Nemo, Ice Ag,e Toy Story, Cars, Monsters Inc. and many more - spend their time after work creating a variety of stories that range from the fantastic to the extremely personal. Presented here are seven tales all told in varying styles that bring a unique voice to the comic book medium. |
Big Fat Little Lit Book Of Comics TPB
 | New in paperback for the very first time comes the New York Times bestselling Little Lit series! The gorgeous paperback features flaps and beautifully reproduced full-color interiors. Hilarious and winning, the collection contains comics from such award-winning and bestselling authors and artists as Harry Bliss, Daniel Clowes, Ian Falconer, Jules Feiffer, Neil Gaiman, Daniel Hadler, and much more! |
Superman Cover To Cover HC
 | In the tradition established by the spectacular Batman: Cover To Cover HC DC Comics proudly presents over 270 of the greatest Superman comic covers of all time showcasing the World's Greatest Super-Hero! The artistic development and image of the Man of Steel unfolds over decades of interpretations by the greatest creators in comic-book history. Special features include a look at the evolution of the Superman S-shield Superman's fight for social justice and Superman covers from around the world. Plus acclaimed writers and artists pick their favorite Superman covers and explain their significance. Contributors include Grant Morrison Jeph Loeb Mark Verheiden Mark Waid Elliot S. Maggin Murphy Anderson Al Plastino Jim Mooney and Nick Cardy. Also picking their favorites are Superman Returns director Bryan Singer new Superman actor Brandon Routh Superman: The Movie director Richard Donner and TV's first Jimmy Olsen Jack Larson. A must-have for all pop-culture graphic design comic-book and Superman fans Superman:... |
Blurred Vision: New Narrative Art TPB
 | Blurred Vision is an anthology of new narrative art that blurs the line between fine art and comics. Thirteen artists from around the worlds of alternative comics and contemporary art have been brought together in this collection that explores new intersections of image and text - art like comics, and comics like art. |
Out Of Picture: Art From The Outside Looking In HC
 | Ably proving that 11 creative heads are better than one Out Of Picture is a collection of short illustrated stories created by a team of artists from Blue Sky Studios who brought us Ice Age and Robots. Coming from professional backgrounds ranging from editorial illustration children's books storyboards and animation this book showcases their eclectic interpretations of the comic book form. These 11 renowned authors (Greg Couch, Andrea Blasich, Vincent Nguyen, Daniel Lopez, Munoz, Nash Dunnigan, Michael Knapp, Benoit le Pennec, Robert Mackenzie, David Gorden and Peter de Sève) are pleased to share some of their personal ideas outside of their film work with you. Foreword by Chris Wedge director of Blue Sky Studios. |
Crypto Zoo: The Collected Rare Bit Fiends TPB Vol. 3
 | At last! The third and most apocalyptic collection of Rick Veitch's double Eisner nominated Rare Bit Fiends! This time Veitch illustrates a wild and haunted dream series he recorded 25 years earlier . Crypto Zoo is a deeply personal, harrowing and ultimately life affirming tale of coming-of-age in the collective unconscious. Also includes an eight-page color story, 'Three Dreams and a Coincidence' and 'The Annotated Rare Bit Fiends.' |
Marvel Weddings TPB
 | Reed and Sue, heart and soul of Marvel's First Family of Super Heroes. Peter and Mary Jane, the spider and the supermodel. Scott and Jean, childhood sweethearts sworn to protect a world that hates and fears them. Bruce and Betty, the beauty and the beast. Break out the tissues, True Believer: The House of Ideas cordially invites you to celebrate the history-making nuptials of its greatest couples in this keepsake edition! From the Fantastic Four to Spider-Man to the X-Men, with a few surprises in between, this commemorative volume proves the power of love can overcome all odds! Collects FANTASTIC FOUR #150 and ANNUAL #3, INCREDIBLE HULK #319, AVENGERS #59-60 and #127, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #21 and X-MEN #30. |
Proof Of Concept TPB
 | A collection of short adventure stories by the writer of Astronauts In Trouble and Planet Of The Capes! A young clone of Abraham Lincoln discovers the secrets of his past in 'Emancipating Lincoln!' Kids find a wormhole and throw in 'The Camera!' A reluctant vampire flees mobilized Van Helsing units in a future he never thought he'd see. This time, they're out for his blood, in 'Hemogoblin!' A rag-tag group of time-travellers chase their insane captain through every moment of eternity in 'For The Time Being!' Soldiers versus undead monsters in 'Zombie Dinosaur!' A Hollywood starlet gets even more famous once she turns invisible, in 'The Bod!' |
Thrilling Comic Book Cover Art of Alex Schomburg HC
 | Alex Schomburg has won every major award for both science-fiction and comic book art. Thrilling, Wonder, Captain America, America's Best, Marvel, Exciting and Startling are but a few of the dazzling comic-book covers Schomburg produced in the Golden Age of Comics. Schomburg was Timely-Marvel's definitive WWII cover artist. The artist then shifted toward adorable pin-up-quality jungle girls and sci-fi (often signed "Xela") in the trademark airbrush style that made him famous as a book and magazine illustrator. Golden Age comic books with Schomburg covers are selling for record prices in America's leading auction houses. This book collects, for the first time, a host of tantalizing Schomburg treasures in one volume. Patriotic superheroes are lovingly rendered in airbrush in these romantic and notalgic Pop-Art icons of the bygone era. |
Four Letter Worlds TPB
 | Love. Hate. Fear. Fate. Four words that define our lives in different ways. Four words that lie at the heart of all our experiences. Four words that have long inspired artists to craft their most resonant work. Four-Letter Worlds examines how these four little words define our individual worlds in very big ways. This brand-new anthology features 16 original short stories by 26 renowned creators, including Joe Casey, Chynna Clugston-Major, Antony Johnston, Phil Hester, Jim Mahfood, Scott Morse, and Andi Watson. |
What's Wrong? TPB
 | Little Sister's Book & Art Emporium in Vancouver has long fought for freedom of expression, to the point of taking Canada Customs to court, charging that, by regularly seizing materials destined for the store (branding them "obscene"), the federal agency was guilty of harassment and infringement of free speech. In December of 2000, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a landmark decision in the case, stating that the onus of proving that expressive material is obscene lies with Canada Customs. Little Sister's battle against censorship continues. In 2002 they filed an appeal against Canada Customs for prohibiting the importation of two adult comic books. The owners and staff of Little Sister's and Arsenal Pulp Press believe that the comic books at issue--all comic art, in fact--have unquestionable artistic merit, and therefore do not fit the definition of obscenity. What's Wrong? is one of two collections of comic art (the other being What Right?) that confront censorship without fear, with... |
What Right? TPB
 | What Right? is a collection of comic art that confronts censorship without fear, with proceeds being donated to the Little Sister's Defense Fund to assist in their legal challenge to the actions of Canada Customs. Artists--both renowned and upcoming--have donated their time, energy, and creative talent to the creation of this collection of engaging comic art that challenges, satirizes, and delights. Contributors include: Donna Barr, Evan Dorkin, Roberta Gregory, Bill Griffith, Peter Kuper, Linda Medley, Frank Miller, Richard Moore, Dan Piraro, Bryan Talbot, Righ Tommaso, Colin Upton, Shannon Wheeler, Brian Wood, and many more. |
Stupid Comics TPB Vol. 1
 | All four issues of the fan-favorite Stupid Comics under one cover! Including the rare out of print Stupid Comics #1! Plus: 30 pages of all-new never-before-seen strips! Political and social satire at its finest! Collects Stupid Comics #1-4 |
Arf Museum: The Unholy Marriage of Art + Comics TPB
 | Arf Museum explores the unholy marriage of art and comics in a stunning array of rare masterpieces guaranteed to make you 'pop-eyed!' With 120 large format and colorful pages Arf is a treat for the senses encompassing a rich treasure trove of images spanning the 19th 20th and 21st centuries. This iconoclastic tome showcases the gamut of artists from celebrated innovators to forgotten geniuses. |