Comic books in 'Art Book'

1st printing. A 100-page gigantic presentation - artist Mike Hoffman was asked to choose his very best "Good Girl" Art. Mike picked out 111 primo drawings to "flesh out" this super-sexy collection! Cave Women, Space Gals, Vampiresses, they're all here in rampant profusion - you'll agree that nobody but nobody draws the female form as tastefully or memorably as Mike Hoffman! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $15.75

2nd and later printings. A 100-page gigantic presentation - artist Mike Hoffman was asked to choose his very best "Good Girl" Art. Mike picked out 111 primo drawings to "flesh out" this super-sexy collection! Cave Women, Space Gals, Vampiresses, they're all here in rampant profusion - you'll agree that nobody but nobody draws the female form as tastefully or memorably as Mike Hoffman! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $22.99

1st printing. By Kevin Crossley. This art instruction manual takes the form of a master class for artists who are intent on perfecting their style as fantasy-theme illustrators. Supplemented with vivid and instructive illustrations for every related topic, the book's teaching units include Sketching and Drawing, Composition and Concepts, Using Color, The Devil is in the Details, Art Master Class, and Finishing Touches. 101 Top Tips for Fantasy Painters is the ultimate resource for both newcomers to fantasy art and experienced artists looking to promote their artwork in the professional arena. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, PCP/B&W. Cover price $22.99.

A premium offered in return for a subscription to the The Ram's Horn magazine. A collection of religious-themed cartoons by Frank Beard. Printed by Ram's Horn Press. Hardcover. 14" X 10 3/4 ", 112 pages.

1st printing. By Tony Millionaire. 500 Portraits collects over two decades of portrait work by the award-winning creator of Drinky Crow's Maakies, Sock Monkey and Billy Hazelnuts. Millionaire's illustrations range from the famous (Bob Dylan), the infamous (Lynndie England), the fictional (Yoda) to the animal kingdom (a cockroach). The impeccable linework resembles that of Johnny Gruelle (creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy), whom he cites as one of his main sources of inspiration. Includes illustrations from The Believer, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Ephemera Press Historical Maps, The Wall Street Journal, and others. Hardcover, 200 pages, 7 1/2-in. x 5-in., PC. Cover price $22.99.

Thirty-six posters celebrating 70 years of Marvel! 72 PGS./Rated A ...$5.99 Cover price $5.99.

1st printing. By Ashley Wood. Ashley Wood returns with just what the title suggests-96 nude girls, collected from his previous two 48 Nudes editions. Ashley Wood is an internationally acclaimed, commercial illustrator, concept designer and comic book artist. He is a three-time Spectrum Award-winner and a two-time Communication Arts Award-winner. Hardcover, 11-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. By Christopher Shy. A Ronin Studio chronicles the artwork of Christopher Shy, the extraordinary artist of Ascend (Image Comics), Pathfinder (Dark Horse Comics), and Silent Leaves (DMF Comics). Get an inside look at Studio Ronin with this outstanding collection from today's most prolific post-apocalyptic artist. Softcover, 12-in. x 12-in., full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.80

58 plus pages. B&W Sketchbook. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $9.20 Autographed Comic is autographed by cover artist Garry Leach and includes a Lone Star Comics Certificate of Authenticity.

Variant Cover. 58 plus pages. B&W Sketchbook. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. With this collection, Aaron Lopresti has created all-new, unseen material, in addition to collecting his previous sketchbooks, filled to the brim with babes, dinosaurs, and things that go bump in the night! Softcover, 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Fan favorite artist Aaron Lopresti (Planet Hulk, Ms. Marvel) returns with the follow up to his immensely popular Aaron Lopresti Sketchbook with this all new collection of never-before-published sketches and illustrations. Softcover, 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. :Saved from Trash!" Following the success of his first two sold-out sketchbooks, Wonder Woman and Planet Hulk artist Aaron Lopresti again presents an eclectic collection of all-new superhero, fantasy, and humorous art. Softcover, 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. By Ron English. This comprehensive survey of pop painter Ron English's artwork covers twenty years of his career, from staged photography and neo-surrealist oil paintings to street art and cultural jamming. An important look at the work of an artist who has been at the forefront of movements in photography, painting, activist art, and underground music. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12 1/2-in. x 9-in., 210 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $19.99

1st printing. Edited by Greg Sadowski. A long-overdue celebration of the classic comic book covers that jostled for attention monthly on mid-20th century newsstands. Majestic, iconic, chaotic and sometimes downright weird, Action! Mystery! Thrills! unfurls 160 classic covers in full-sized glory. Featuring scores of cover artists including Carl Barks, Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, L.B. Cole, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Will Eisner, Bill Everett, Lou Fine, Walt Kelly, Jack Kirby, Mac Raboy, and Alex Schomburg. A must for anyone with even the passing interest in the Golden Age! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Comic-con sketchbook by Adam Hughes. Signed Edition by Adam Hughes. 24 pages, black and white, 8.5" X 5.5". Cover price $10.00.

Comic-con sketchbook by Adam Hughes. Regular Edition unsigned. 24 pages, black and white, 8.5" X 5.5". Cover price $10.00.

Comic-con sketchbook by Adam Hughes. Everything from preliminary sketches to finished pieces featuring Supergirl, the White Queen, Power Girl, Catwoman, Zatana, the Scarlet Witch, Hellboy, various Star Wars characters, Firefly characters, Batgirl, and more. Signed edition by Adam Hughes. 24 pages, black and white, 5.5" X 8.5".

8 1/2 x 11. After Image - The art of Frank Brunner (Brunner Mystique # 2). Softcover Edition. b&w. (3 pages color). Magazine dedicated to the art of Frank Brunner. Cover price $5.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st printing. Winged beauties, medieval princesses, savage jungle girls, and ancient warrior women can all be seen gloriously illustrated in an all-new collection dedicated to the art of Dan Parsons! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. Age of Innocence: The Romantic Art of Jeffery Jones is a stunning exploration of the feminine mystique by an award-winning master at the peak of his form. Featuring nearly 50 magnificent full color paintings, this is a collection to treasure for years to come. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. A wonderful collection of art from one of the premiere airbrush artist - Philip Castle. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $10.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Al Williamson. The Al Williamson Archives grants unprecedented access to this master storyteller's unseen work. Culled from his extensive private files, each volume of this series will feature unpublished sketches, preliminary artwork and pieces the artist created for his personal enjoyment. Williamson's fondness for fantasy and SF is showcased in this first volume. It collects work created throughout his career: impeccably rendered dinosaurs, barbarians, spacemen and their craft, even a few sexy maidens. It also features a partially inked Xenozoic tale, previously unpublished newspaper strips, and unused Western comics pages from the '50s. Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. By Al Williamson. As those lucky few who visited him will attest, Al Williamson loved to share his personal art with his guests. With that same spirit, through the Al Williamson Archives, fans, illustrators, and the general public can enjoy his wealth of unpublished work for themselves. This installment, featuring SF and fantasy illustrations, spans the entirety of Williamson's 50-year career, including rough sketches, abandoned comic pages and partially completed drawings to fully rendered studies of characters familiar to fans of EC Comics, Secret Agent X-9, and Flash Gordon. Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Art by Al Williamson. This volume features fantastic artwork by the legendary Al Williamson. Included are five collaborations with Frazetta from John Wayne Comics. Also included are western stories from Charlton, as well as science-fiction stories never before reprinted. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $25.00.

1st printing. By THOMAS YEATES, MARK SCHULTZ, and STEVE RINGGENBERG. Al Williamson stand in rarified air, among the titans of the development of comics as an art form. Drawing from the tradition of the heyday of book, advertising, and comic-strip illustration, Williamson brought a command of craft and dynamics rarely seen, before or since, to a field that had largely valued speed over skill. As part of an amazing stable of young artists at E.C. in the 1950's, Williamson helped change the industry forever, but much of his work of the era has remained hidden. Al Williamson: Hidden Lands at last uncovers these gems, stories from his days at Atlas, E.C., Charlton, Harvey, Dell, and more - most of which have never been reprinted until now, plus a wide array of material that has never before been published, including fascinating sketches and works from his career's infancy and photos from the artist's personal scrapbooks. Covered in fascinating depth bby Mark Schultz, Thomas Yeates, and Steve Ringgenberg and gathered extensive, lively interviews with Williamson. Al Williamson: Hidden Lands is an essential volume for any fan of this giant of graphic fiction. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.95.

1st printing. Compiled and Edited by J. David Spurlock. Introduction by Walt Reed. Krenkel knew the classics first and Frazetta was already established. But Al Williamson was the central figure bringing these and others together, ushering in a renaissance in the comic-art evocative of "the golden age of illustration." Though many used comics as a step-stone to broader careers, Williamson opted to stay, delineating grace and drama with dignity for generations who thrilled to his work on Weird Science, Flash Gordon, and Star Wars. Williamson's work helped inspire George Lucas' original; Star Wars vision and Williamson was Lucas' first choice to adapt the saga to comics. This book, fifty years in the making, reveals Williamson's passionate, heroic art like no other. Hardcover, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $35.00.

1st printing. Compiled and Edited by J. David Spurlock. Introduction by Walt Reed. Krenkel knew the classics first and Frazetta was already established. But Al Williamson was the central figure bringing these and others together, ushering in a renaissance in the comic-art evocative of "the golden age of illustration." Though many used comics as a step-stone to broader careers, Williamson opted to stay, delineating grace and drama with dignity for generations who thrilled to his work on Weird Science, Flash Gordon, and Star Wars. Williamson's work helped inspire George Lucas' original; Star Wars vision and Williamson was Lucas' first choice to adapt the saga to comics. This book, fifty years in the making, reveals Williamson's passionate, heroic art like no other. Softcover, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. The great bondage and fetish illustrator Alazar is back, and this time he's looking where he's NOT supposed to! Taking a brief break from the ties that bind, Alazar's focus is on briefs! Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $34.95

1st printing. Written by David Apatoff. Art by Albert Dorne and Jack Davis. Albert Dorne was one of the most colorful characters in the history of American illustration. He went from a childhood of desperate poverty to international renown as an artist, business leader, educator, and philanthropist. He is recognized as the founder of the Famous Artists School. A self-taught artist, by the time of his death in 1965 he had established himself as one of the preeminent, highest paid illustrator of his day. Now, for the first time, the entire career of this master illustrator is presented in the pages of one book. Featuring an informative essay by David Apatoff, an insightful introduction by author-illustrator Howard Munce, who knew the artist, and a graphic foreword by celebrated Mad magazine artist, Jack Davis, this volume captures the scope and breadth of Albert Dorne's many accomplishments. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $34.95.

Deluxe (Slipcase) Edition - Signed by Alex Horley - 1st printing. Text by J. David Spurlock. Art by Alex Horley. The famous artist of Warcraft, Heavy Metal, and more gets the full color, glossy Vanguard treatment! Gene Simmons of Kiss said, "Alex Rocks!!! Every one of his brush strokes is like a sword slash of our favorite barbarian in the newest Sword and Sorcery Epic!" Includes 16 extra portfolio pages. Hardcover (Slipcase), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers NOTE: Limited to 400 copies. Cover price $49.95.

Regular Edition - 1st printing. Text by J. David Spurlock. Art by Alex Horley. The famous artist of Warcraft, Heavy Metal, and more gets the full color, glossy Vanguard treatment! Gene Simmons of Kiss said, "Alex Rocks!!! Every one of his brush strokes is like a sword slash of our favorite barbarian in the newest Sword and Sorcery Epic!" Includes 16 extra portfolio pages. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $34.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $17.99

1st printing. Text by J. David Spurlock. Art by Alex Horley. The famous artist of Warcraft, Heavy Metal, and more gets the full color, glossy Vanguard treatment! Gene Simmons of Kiss said, "Alex Rocks!!! Every one of his brush strokes is like a sword slash of our favorite barbarian in the newest Sword and Sorcery Epic!" Includes 16 extra portfolio pages. Softdcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.95.

Signed (on the cover ) by Alex Ross and limited to 500 copies, this 32-page sketchbook was released at 2007 San Diego ComicCon. 32 pages of incredible Alex Ross sketches and finished pencils for many of his most popular paintings! Each one is hand-signed on the cover by the artist.

1st printing. By Alex Toth and Darrell McNeil. Featuring an afterward by Gary Owens (the voice actor who brought life to Space Ghost and nearly 3,000 other cartoon characters). Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Space Ghost and the Hanna-Barbera "Super-Adventures" with the man who brought them to visual life! Includes more than 2,500 pieces of artwork and featuring designs for such classic cartoon characters as Space Ghost, the Fantastic Four, the Herculoids, the Galaxy Trio, Shazzan, Mightor, the Super Friends and many, many more! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 360 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart Fine $18.00

1st printing. By Robert Holdstock and Malcolm Edwards. ALIEN LANDSCAPES explores ten of the best-known worlds with a detailed text explaining their history and polotics, climate, geography, flora & fauna and their location in the galaxy. All are brlliantly visualized in 30 original paintings, specially commissioned from ten of the best Sci-Fi & Fantasy illustrators. See the worlds of Anne McCaffrey's PERN; Arthur C. Clarke's RAMA; ARRAKIS from Frank Herbert's DUNE; the END OF THE WORLD of H.G. Wells, and more! Hardcover, 11 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 120 pages, full color.

1st printing. By Steven Eisler. Professor Steven Eisler uses his immeasurable wit and razor-sharp intellect to assemble the currently available information from both established and obscure sources into the first sensible treatise on the fictitious world of expanding and contracting galaxies and their alien life. Includes 90 full color illustrations. Hardcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 96 pages, full color.

Signed and numbered by Gene Day - 1st printing. A collection of science fiction, supernatural, and eye-popping artwork from Gene Day (Star Wars, Master of Kung Fu). Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Mature Readers NOTE: Limited to 950 copies.

1st printing. Relax. Pull up a chair and enjoy the view. Featuring a collection of new work by Dave McKean, Jon J. Muth, George Pratt, Greg Spalenka, Kent Williams, Michelle Barnes, and John Kuramoto. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8-in. x 11 1/2-in., 16 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Near Mint $24.95

1st printing. Written by Stephen D. Korshak, and J. David Spurlock. Art and Cover by Margaret Brundage. Starting in 1932, Margaret Brundage changed the look of Fantasy, Science-Fiction and Horror with her alluring sensationalistic covers for the legendary pulp magazine, Weird Tales. Brundage was the first female cover artist of the pulp era and 1st to pain Conan! Decades before the gothic fetish craze, Brundage's provocative paintings featuring semi-nude young women bearing whips, became a major controversy. At Weird Tales peak the magazine's appeal was due as much to Brundage's covers as to the stories by H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch and Robert E. Howard. This is the first book devoted to this noted artist! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 134 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $39.95

Regular Edition - 1st printing. Written by Stephen D. Korshak, and J. David Spurlock. Art and Cover by Margaret Brundage. Starting in 1932, Margaret Brundage changed the look of Fantasy, Science-Fiction and Horror with her alluring sensationalistic covers for the legendary pulp magazine, Weird Tales. Brundage was the first female cover artist of the pulp era and 1st to pain Conan! Decades before the gothic fetish craze, Brundage's provocative paintings featuring semi-nude young women bearing whips, became a major controversy. At Weird Tales peak the magazine's appeal was due as much to Brundage's covers as to the stories by H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch and Robert E. Howard. This is the first book devoted to this noted artist! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 134 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $69.95

Deluxe Edition - 1st printing. Written by Stephen D. Korshak, and J. David Spurlock. Art and Cover by Margaret Brundage. Starting in 1932, Margaret Brundage changed the look of Fantasy, Science-Fiction and Horror with her alluring sensationalistic covers for the legendary pulp magazine, Weird Tales. Brundage was the first female cover artist of the pulp era and 1st to pain Conan! Decades before the gothic fetish craze, Brundage's provocative paintings featuring semi-nude young women bearing whips, became a major controversy. At Weird Tales peak the magazine's appeal was due as much to Brundage's covers as to the stories by H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch and Robert E. Howard. This is the first book devoted to this noted artist! Hardcover (Slipcase), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 150 pages, full color. Cover price $69.95.

Edited by Ann Bridges. This stunning and colorful book is the most comprehensive and accurate record of Mucha's work available. Includes 163 plates in full color. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Add to cart Near Mint $20.00

1st printing. By Chris Achilleos. Massively popular and highly regarded, Chris Achilleos' artwork ranges from acclaimed Doctor Who and Star Trek book covers, to the pin-ups that made him famous, embracing Greek mythology, role-playing games, Tolkien, and movie posters. Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Beginning with Let Them Eat Cheesecake, through Second Slice, The Cheesecake Chronicles, American Geisha, and Bettie Page by Olivia, the acclaimed The Art of Olivia series of "night table" art books have set a consistently high standard. For imaginatively conceived and masterly rendered settings and situations, for the lusciousness she brings out in her models, for the pure spirit of revelry infused in all her art, Olivia de Berardinis transcends the "pin-up" genre and joins the great master artist celebrants of the female - Titian, Boucher, Vargas, Olivia! Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 120 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

2nd and later printings. Beginning with Let Them Eat Cheesecake, through Second Slice, The Cheesecake Chronicles, American Geisha, and Bettie Page by Olivia, the acclaimed The Art of Olivia series of "night table" art books have set a consistently high standard. For imaginatively conceived and masterly rendered settings and situations, for the lusciousness she brings out in her models, for the pure spirit of revelry infused in all her art, Olivia de Berardinis transcends the "pin-up" genre and joins the great master artist celebrants of the female - Titian, Boucher, Vargas, Olivia! Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 120 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. By Todd Schorr. This is the latest collection of paintings by one of contemporary surrealism's most influential artists. American Surreal picks up where Dreamland, Schorr's previous bestselling collection of mind-bending paintings left off. Look forward to countless hours of eye bulging investigative thought while examining the impeccably rendered subject matter that has become the hallmark of Schorr's outrageous vision. Hardcover, 10-in. x 15-in., full color. Cover price $39.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $21.99

New Expanded Edition - 1st printing. Written by Michael Cunningham and Ben Cormack. Art and Cover by Glen Fabry. This brand-new edition of a popular and practical training course instructs art students who plan to develop a career in fantasy illustration. This second edition has been expanded with additional pages that feature many more how-to, step-by-step color illustrations. Anatomy for Fantasy Artists trains students in creating professional quality illustration for comic book art, graphic novels, fantasy posters, sci-fi book covers and illustrations, and computer games! Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $21.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Heaven's missing more than just one angel! We're counting over sixty that have gone AWOL, just to end up in this array! Angel Lust 2 flies into the sky and brings an all-new collection of heavenly guardians down to Earth as seen by artists like Candia, Buci, Danilo, Flores, LeBlanc, Marachi, Sosa, and more. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $13.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "A Glorious Collection of Heavenly Bodies!" Angel Song Volume 1 does for halos and wings what it did for all those forest cuties in Fairy Song - shows them off in all their radiant glory! Includes the artwork of such fan-faves as Dave Nestler, Pelaez, Arantza, Maraschi, Sosa, and many more! Get to see why heaven is such a beautiful place, and why people are just dying to get there! Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.