Comic books in 'Comics Hobby'

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1st printing.

By Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd and Mike Essl.

Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's graphic novel Watchmen is one of the best-selling graphics novels ever, and it has stayed continuously in print since its release in 1987. Artist Dave Gibbons presents his unique perspective on the creation of this seminal work in Watching the Watchmen, the definitive companion to Watchmen.

From concept art to excised pages, from early script extracts to character designs and rare portfolio art, Watching the Watchmen will give readers new insights into the work that Time Magazine acclaimed as one of the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923. Both a major art book and a companion to the graphic novel, Watching the Watchmen will change how you experience Watchmen!

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.95.

2nd and later printings.

By Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd and Mike Essl.

Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's graphic novel Watchmen is one of the best-selling graphics novels ever, and it has stayed continuously in print since its release in 1987. Artist Dave Gibbons presents his unique perspective on the creation of this seminal work in Watching the Watchmen, the definitive companion to Watchmen.

From concept art to excised pages, from early script extracts to character designs and rare portfolio art, Watching the Watchmen will give readers new insights into the work that Time Magazine acclaimed as one of the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923. Both a major art book and a companion to the graphic novel, Watching the Watchmen will change how you experience Watchmen!

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.95.

Previews Exclusive Edition (Includes Art Prints)

1st printing.

By Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd and Mike Essl.

A Previews Exclusive!

Watchmen is one of the biggest-selling graphic novels ever. It has stayed constantly in print since 1987, remains a bestseller, and the film adaptation arrives in theaters in March 2009. Acclaimed as one of Time Magazine's 100 best English-language novels since 1923, Watchmen is widely considered to be the greatest graphic novel ever. In Watching the Watchmen, artist Dave Gibbons gives his own account of the genesis of Watchmen, opening his archives to reveal the secrets behind the book's creation with a stunning array of previously unpublished sketches, early script extracts, and exclusive photographs. Featuring the breathtaking design of Chip Kidd and Mike Essl, Watching the Watchmen is both a major art book and the definitive companion to the graphic novel that changed an industry.

This special edition will feature an exclusive variant cover, a signature page from Dave Gibbons featuring unseen archive art, and a set of eight wrapped art cards drawn from Gibbons's Watchmen archive.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $50.00.

Previews Exclusive Edition (Does NOT include set of eight wrapped art cards drawn from Gibbons's Watchmen archive)

1st printing.

By Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd and Mike Essl.

A Previews Exclusive!

Watchmen is one of the biggest-selling graphic novels ever. It has stayed constantly in print since 1987, remains a bestseller, and the film adaptation arrives in theaters in March 2009. Acclaimed as one of Time Magazine's 100 best English-language novels since 1923, Watchmen is widely considered to be the greatest graphic novel ever. In Watching the Watchmen, artist Dave Gibbons gives his own account of the genesis of Watchmen, opening his archives to reveal the secrets behind the book's creation with a stunning array of previously unpublished sketches, early script extracts, and exclusive photographs. Featuring the breathtaking design of Chip Kidd and Mike Essl, Watching the Watchmen is both a major art book and the definitive companion to the graphic novel that changed an industry.

This special edition will feature an exclusive variant cover, a signature page from Dave Gibbons featuring unseen archive art, and a set of eight wrapped art cards drawn from Gibbons's Watchmen archive.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $50.00.

1st printing. Edited by William Irwin and Mark D. White. Alan Moore's Watchmen is set in 1985 and chronicles the alternative history of the United States where the US edges dangerously closer to nuclear war with the Soviet Union. Within this world exists a group of crime busters, who don elaborate costumes to conceal their identity and fight crime, and an intricate plot to kill and discredit these "superheroes." Alan Moore's Watchmen popularized the graphic novel format, has been named one of TIME magazine's top 100 novels, and is now being made into a highly anticipated movie adaptation set to be realeased March of 2009. This latest book in the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series peers into Moore's deeply philosophical work to parse and deconstruct the ethical issues raised by Watchmen's costumed adventurers, their actions, and their world. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 228 pages, Text Only. Cover price $17.95.

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Not a comic; a photo reference in B&W showing various machine gun type weapons. Continuing to expand on our popular "How to" series, AP brings you the mother of all photo reference series! Hundreds of pictures of all types of handguns, rifles, shotguns and more in numerous positions, photographed "Matrix-style" from multiple angles (bird's- eye, eye level, and worm's-eye). Load your artistic weaponry with this magazine today ? but hurry before we're out of ammo! Indispensable for any artist! There is no competition, period, point-blank. 32pgs, B&WSRP: $4.95 Cover price $4.95.

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Not a comic; a photo reference in B&W showing various machine gun type weapons. Hundreds of pictures of all types of handguns, rifles, shotguns and more in numerous positions, photographed "Matrix-style" from multiple angles. Load your artistic weaponry with this magazine today. 32pgs, B&WSRP: $4.95 Cover price $4.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

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Not a comic; a photo reference in B&W showing various machine gun type weapons. Hundreds of pictures of all types of handguns, rifles, shotguns and more in numerous positions, photographed "Matrix-style" from multiple angles. Load your artistic weaponry with this magazine today. 32pgs, B&WSRP: $ Cover price $4.95.

16-pages, full color, 7-5/8-in. x 10-3/4-in. No cover price. No indica or other dating. Publication date estimated early 1940's.

1st printing. "A Manual for the Newly Bitten!" By Ritch Duncan and Bob Powers. If you've been attacked by a werewolf, being bitten is just the beginning! The Werewolf's Guide to Life cuts through the fiction and holds your paw through your first transformation and beyond, offering indispensible advice, warnings, even shopping lists for every aspect of living with lycanthropy. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 238 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $13.99.

1st printing. Written by Mark Evanier. Art by Sergio Aragonés. From comic book writer-historian Mark Evanier comes another collection of his acclaimed POV columns (several never-before-published) on comic book history, creation, and appreciation! Included in this volume are his definitive history of the Fox and Crow comic book, tributes to artists Bob Kane and Gil Kane, Mark's diatribe on comic book numbering, and much more! Illustrated by award-winning MAD cartoonist Sergio Aragonés! Softcover, 5 -in. x 8 -in., 200 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $12.95.

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1st Printing - Written by Warren Dotz and Jim Morton, photography by John William Land. From Mr. Clean to Mr. Bubble, from the wholesome Quaker Oats Man to the mischievous Trix Rabbit, advertising characters are as much a part of 20th century America as the familiar products they symbolize. Illustrated with vivid full color photographs, and accompanied by fascinating text, this fanciful volume offers an entertaining look at history and design of these pop-culture icons, with their timeless appeal for consumers of all ages. Softcover, 132 pages, full color. Cover price $16.95.

What About The Comic Books (1948), by Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg, is a magazine article published in Woman's Day. Are the comic books vicious trash, a crime agaisnt children? Are the comic books mordern folk tales, much like the approved classics? Across the land, these publications have stirred up a fierce storm of controversy. In this article the director of the Child Study Association of America weighs the pros and cons of comic books. Photography by Myron Ehrenberg. 8 pages, black and white cover with photos and illustrations, 8.25-in x 11-in.

What Parents Don't Know About Comic Books" (Baptist General Convention of Texas, 1953). Large-size tabloid publication that was given out by Dr. Fredric Wertham in the course of his anti-comics lecture tours in 1953/54. It reprints Wertham's Ladies' Home Journal article, which in turn excerpted a sizeable chunk of his infamous book Seduction of the Innocent. A bunch of illustrations from the book are reproduced here as well. The booklet is certainly RARE. It is eight pages in length while measuring approximately 11.5-in. x 13.5-in.

Newsletter Fanzine focused on comic books. Created and Edited by Marv Wolfman. Art by Marv Wolfman. Includes: Artist profile on Gil Kane, "Charlton on the Move" article, "Humorous Side of National" article, "The Enemy Maker" article, and "Make Your Own Title" article. Print run of 150 copies. Loose pages stapled. 8 1/2" X 11". 14 pages. B&W.

Newsletter Fanzine focused on comic books. Created and Edited by Marv Wolfman. Art by Marv Wolfman. Includes: "Those Comic Book Records" by John Buccofusco, "The Angell Aproach" by John Angell, "The Enemy Maker", "What Th...? #2" by Marv Wolfman, and various fan letters. Loose pages stapled. 8 1/2" X 11". 14 pages. B&W.

Newsletter Fanzine focused on comic books. Created and Edited by Marv Wolfman. Includes editorials and reviews Written by Marv Wolfman. Last issue published by Marv Wolfman productions (future issues stated to be published by Len Wein). Loose pages stapled. 8 1/2" X 11". 14 pages. B&W.

1st printing. By Del Howison. The full moon is rising . Werewolves are on the prowl. This must have for Lycan fans includes: the dark ravenous history of werewolves, blood-curdling tales of real attacks, how to track and identify a lycanthrope in both human and wolf state, highly effective counter-werewolf techniques and weapons, and tips on trapping and training your shape-shifting assailant. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustartions). Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. By Gris Grimly. Showcasing Grimly's skill in executing his macabre visions, this book delves far beneath the surface of Grimly's well-known illustration work, and uncovers a wealth of humorous, emotional, satirical, and thought-provoking imagery. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.95.

Issue #4 - Summer 1974. Edited by Marty Klug. The Pulp issue. Articles and checklists on The Shadow, Doc Savage, The Avenger and The Spider. Interview with Graves Gladney. Also five-page comic strip Space Plunder by Mike Witherby. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Vol. 2 No. 12. Edited and Published by Marty Klug. Articles by Jerry Durrwatcher, Kenn Thomas, Michael McFadden, Dafydd Neal Dyar, Thomas Huf, and Marty Klug. Includes interviews from Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin, Michael Golden, Mike Nasser, and Jack Kirby. Includes art by Terry Austin, Alex Bialy, Al Milgrom, Walt Simonson, Kenn Thomas, and many more. 8 1/2" X 11". 52 pages. B&W. Cover price $2.00.

Interviews with, Marshall Rogers, Craig Russell, Tim Conrad, Steve Gerber, Don McGregor. Cover price $2.00.

Interviews with Paul Gulacy, Dick Giordano, and Michael Nasser. Review of Marvel's Battlestar Galactica comic book series. 40 pages; black and white. Nasser/Terry Austin cover. Cover price $1.95.

1st printing. By Jeff Lenburg. From Max Fleischer (Betty Boop, Popeye) to Brad Bird (The Simpsons), Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat) to Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away), this international guide serves as the first biographical reference to chronicle the amazing careers of nearly 300 of animation's most honored and recognized animators from around the world. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 400 pages, PC/PB&W (mostly Text). Cover price $19.95.

Official Directory of the Academy of Comic-book Fans and Collectors. An attempt to list every single person active in comic fandom to that point in time, including their addresses, ages, activities, occupations and interests. 20 pages, ditto with photo offset front cover.

NOTE: All Text is in Italian - Volume 10 - "Angel & the Ape - Wild Dog!" - Robin Cover - Who's Who provides complete dossiers on your favorite DC heroes, villains, supporting casts, places and vehicles. Character/artist listing: Angel & the Ape by Phil Foglio and Ty Templeton; Dial "H" For Hero by Paris Cullins and Terry Austin; Dorothy Spinner by Richard Case and Mark McKenna; Draaga/Death-Rite by Paris Cullins and Dennis Janke; Element Girl by Colleen Doran and Malcolm Jones 3rd; Firestorm by Tom Mandrake; Flash II by Carmine Infantino and Karl Kesel; Flash Supporting Cast by Greg LaRocque and Jose Marzan, Jr.; Garryn Bek by Jim Fern; Hippolyte by Cynthia Martin; Joe Potato by Norm Breyfogle; Jonni Thunder by Dick Giordano; Kilg%re by Greg LaRocque; Lady Shiva by Randy DuBurke; Lords of Order & Chaos by Shawn McManus; Nimbus by Kevin West and Bob Smith; Patchwork Man by Tom Taggart; Robin by Tom Lyle and Bob Smith; Shark by Gordon Purcell and Joe Rubinstein; Starfire by Tom Grummett and Al Vey; Thorn by Jason Pearson and Karl Story; Velvet Tiger by Greg Guler; Waverider by Dan Jurgens; Wild Dog by Terry Beatty. Softcover (loose-leaf pages Made for 3-ring binders), 8 1/2 x 11, 48 pages, full color. NOTE: All Text is in Italian. Cover price $4.95.

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Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $18.00 View scans Staple rust with migration.

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Fanzine by Jerry Bails. Text cover. Artists, Writers and Editors listings A-F. Softcover, 8 1/2-in x 11-in. 84 Pages B&W.

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Fanzine by Jerry Bails. Mike Vosburg Cover, Jack Kirby and Gil Kane Art. Artists, Writers and Editors listings G-M. Softcover, 8 1/2-in x 11-in. 164 Pages B&W.

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Fanzine by Jerry Bails. Don Rosa Cover, John Buscema, Bob Powell, Joe Orlando and Gil Kane Art. Artists, Writers and Editors listings N-S. Softcover, 8 1/2-in x 11-in. 262 Pages B&W.

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Fanzine by Jerry Bails. Artists, Writers and Editors T-Z. Softcover, 8 1/2-in x 11-in B&W.

1st printing. By Terryl Whitlatch and Bob Carrau. Designed as a naturalist's sketch book (with a genuine dewback hide cover) and featuring the meticulous illustrations of Star Wars' artist Terryl Whitlatch, The Wildlife of Star Wars is the definitive guide to the creatures of George Lucas' creation. With simple pen and ink, the artist captures the unusual anatomy, the extraordinary behavior, and the rainbow hues of the most interesting wildlife of the worlds of Star Wars. Softcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95.

Pencils by Jim Lee; inks by Scott Williams and various Cover by Lee & Williams Celebrate the amazing career of comics icon Jim Lee in this 40-page Special shining a spotlight on his classic Wildstorm art! Containing beautiful covers and gorgeous pin-ups of both his best-known works and rarely seen gems, this is an affordable and indispensable collection for every Jim Lee fan! Cover price $3.50.

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1st printing. By Michael Schumacher. Will Eisner: A Dreamer's Life in Comics delves beneath Eisner's public persona to draw connections between his life and his art. Eisner's career spanned a remarkable eight decades, from the dawn of comics' Golden Age in the late 1930s to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Schumacher's extensive research and interviews create a detailed portrait of Eisner the man and Eisner the artist. Hardcover, 358 pages, Text (with B&W photos and illustartions - includes 16 full color pages). Cover price $28.00.

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1st printing. Will Eisner, the creator of The Spirit and the "Father" of the graphic novel, will be honored with the first major exhibition of his work in May at the Museum of Cartoon and Comic Art (MoCCA). The exhibition was assembled with Will's cooperation, and the catalog for the exhibition serves as a retrospective art book surveying Eisner's entire career. It includes work from many of his graphic novels, plus rare unpublished art, and a preview of his newest book, The Plot: The True History of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Forward by DC Comics President & Publisher, Paul Levitz. Softcover, 76 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $24.95.

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1st printing. Written by N.C. Christopher Couch and Stephen Weiner. Art and cover by Will Eisner . Will Eisner's career spans the entire history of American comic books, from his formative days in the 1930s into the 1940s when he revolutionized narrative sequential art with his internationally famed series The Spirit, to the 1970s when he created the contemporary graphic novel form with A CONTRACT WITH GOD, to the present! THE WILL EISNER COMPANION is a comprehensive, critical overview of the work of this legendary writer/artist, and is now available in softcover! Divided into two sections - his Spirit work and his graphic novels - this authorized companion features critical and historical essays by noted comics historians N.C. Christopher Couch and Stephen Weiner, as well as alphabetical indexes relating to all aspects and characters in his oeuvre. This volume also includes a chronology, a bibliography and suggested reading lists, as well as an introduction by Dennis O'Neil. THE WILL EISNER COMPANION is a must-have celebration for new fans as well as old. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Written by N.C. Christopher Couch and Stephen Weiner. Art and cover by Will Eisner . Will Eisner's career spans the entire history of American comic books, from his formative days in the 1930s into the 1940s when he revolutionized narrative sequential art with his internationally famed series The Spirit, to the 1970s when he created the contemporary graphic novel form with A CONTRACT WITH GOD, to the present! THE WILL EISNER COMPANION is a comprehensive, critical overview of the work of this legendary writer/artist, and is now available in softcover! Divided into two sections - his Spirit work and his graphic novels - this authorized companion features critical and historical essays by noted comics historians N.C. Christopher Couch and Stephen Weiner, as well as alphabetical indexes relating to all aspects and characters in his oeuvre. This volume also includes a chronology, a bibliography and suggested reading lists, as well as an introduction by Dennis O'Neil. THE WILL EISNER COMPANION is a must-have celebration for new fans as well as old. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. The Will Eisner Sketchbook provides the first behind the scenes look at the creation of some of the greatest masterpieces of sequential art. In the first Eisner sketchbook ever published, the father of the modern graphic novel shares concept sketches, character studies, and fabulous Eisner cityscapes in a rich selection of drawings showing the evolution of his mature works from his first working ideas to the final narrative. From the Spirit to Jakob Starkah, from Central City to Dropsie Avenue, this glorious sketchbook lets the viewer be present at the creation of some of the greatest comics of all time. Softcover, 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

Will Eisner's Gleeful Guide to Living with Astrology - 1st printing. Art by Will Eisner. Researched and edited by Ivan Klapper. An everyday manual for coping with people, events, and afllictions through astrology. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

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Will Eisner's Incredible Facts, Amazing Statistics, Monumental Trivia - 1st printing. Research by Jason Hanson. Art by Will Eisner. An enduring collection of startling-but-true nuggets about health, wealth, life, love, and the pursuit of happiness. Over 1,200 items culled from 400 authentic and reliable authoritative sources. Softcover, 8 1/-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

This companion booklet to Will Eisner's The Spirit Portfolio compiles his original pencil roughs and idea sketches and thumbnails for the portfolio plates. Eisner writes of creating the plates and publisher Richard Pryor includes correspondence about the artwork and his ideas for presentation. Also includes many photographs of Eisner at his drawing board. Limited to 1500 copies. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 24 pages, black and white.

Single-sheet convention flyer for Wintercon 1979. 8.5" x 11", 2 pages, B&W.

Single-fold convention program. 5.5" x 8.5", 4 pages, B&W.

Single-fold convention program. 5.5" x 8.5", 4 pages, B&W.

Single-fold convention program with sketch by Jim Lange. 5.5" x 8.5", 4 pages, B&W.

Single-fold convention program. 5.5" x 8.5", 4 pages, B&W.

Single-fold convention program. 5.5" x 8.5", 4 pages, B&W.

1st printing. Compiled by Stephen Briggs. For more than two decades, Terry Pratchett has regalled readers with tales of Discworld - a flat world populated by ineffectual wizards and sharp-as-tacks witches, by tired policemen and devious dictators, by reformed thieves and vampires who have sworn to drink no blood. It is a world that is vastly different from our own - except when it isn't. Now, in The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld, various nuggets of Pratchett's witty commentary and sagacious observations have been compiled by Pratchett expert Stephen Briggs, a man who, they say, knows even more about Discworld than Pratchett himself. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 360 pages, Text Only. Cover price $14.95.

This portfolio, limited to 500 copies, includes 8 6" x 9" black and white prints of covers from Witchblade (#1, 2, 4, 8) and Weapon Zero (#1, 2, 5, 7).