Comic books in 'Fantasy/Sword & Sorcery'

Science fiction reviews, plus ads. This issue reviews books by A.E. Van Vogt and others. Also in this issue: a short column by Robert Silverberg, and part 1 of "Space-Travel in Fact and Fiction" (by Arthur C. Clarke), a paper read to the British Interplanetary Society in London on April 1, 1950. 5-1/2 in. x 8-3/8 in.; black and white; 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

1st printing. By Socar Myles. A self-teaching course for beginning and intermediate artists, Fantasy Art Drawing Skills will teach artists how to create convincing fantasy characters - fairy princesses, witches, wizards, monsters, aliens, and more! Also, included will be sections on conceiving and creating fantasy environments, instruction in draftsmanship, lighting and shadows, textures, and more! Plus, capturing the illusion of movement, exaggerating human features, telling stories with pictures, and more! The practical and instructive text is complemented with more than 150 color illustrations. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $21.99.

1st printing.

Text by Dick Jude.

The Best Fantasy and Science Fiction Artists Show How They Work

This state-of-the-art showcase features the very best in fantasy and science fiction art worldwide. The brightest talents in the business reveal their inspirations, frustrations, and joys, and explain how they bring their ideas to fruition. Through behind-the-scenes interviews, these masters of the genre discuss their favorite or most demanding assignments andtheir working techniques, and tell why they work in a particular medium.

Fantasy Art Masters demonstrates the creative wealth and diversity in this popular genre of illustrative art, from the lurical Tolkien landscapes of John Howe and Alan Lee, to the hauntingly beautiful multitextured images of Dave McKean, to the spectacular future-world visions of Jim Burns.

Softcover, 10 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

1st printing. By Martin McKenna. Highly regarded and revered fantasy artist and author Martin McKenna brings together the finest, freshest, and most exciting talents in the world of fantasy illustration in this collection showcasing the latest and most imaginative work being produced today. Hardcover, 10-in. x 10-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. Michael Calandra has made his reputation putting real girls in unreal situations. His blend of reality and fantasy creates works of intricate precision and bold imagination. Calandra's been featured in many magazines and DVD tutorials, as well as being showcased in Heavy Metal Magazine. This is his first collection of prized paintings, so he selected the best for this presentation. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. By Oliver Frey. This lavish book documents artist Oliver Frey's illustrious career, from his early works on some of Britain's greatest comic institutions such as the Fleetway War Picture Library, Dan Dare in Eagle, and The Trigan Empire in Look & Learn, as well as his celebrated 1930s-style opening sequence for the film Superman: The Movie. Showcasing famous artwork reproduced as it has never been seen before free of the commercial sales lines and slogans that cluttered them as magazine covers and posters, complete with commentary on the paintings by the artist, this artbook also throws light on Frey's techniques, from line-and-wash to airbrush, and more recently his computer-generated work. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Introduction by Harlan Ellison. Featuring a collection of beautiful fantasy and science fiction art; each painting is accompanied by a witty recollection of Stephen's thoughts, opions, and thechniques used during the process of capturing the essence of an author's storyline or the artist's own daydreams. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 96 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

1st printing.

By Jack E. Norton. Foreword by Boris Vallejo. Afterword by Alan Dean Foster.

TIM HILDEBRANDT is one of the most talented and celebrated artists working in the fantasy genre today. This volume collects together for the first time his finest paintings and drawings and describes the various techniques and materials the artist uses in his highly distinctive compositions - from thumbnail sketch to finished painting.

Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W.

2nd and later printings.

By Jack E. Norton. Foreword by Boris Vallejo. Afterword by Alan Dean Foster.

TIM HILDEBRANDT is one of the most talented and celebrated artists working in the fantasy genre today. This volume collects together for the first time his finest paintings and drawings and describes the various techniques and materials the artist uses in his highly distinctive compositions - from thumbnail sketch to finished painting.

Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W.

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Three outstanding short stories. "Black Lotus" by Robert Bloch, "Flight Through Tomorrow" by Stanton A. Coblentz, and "The Cataaaaa" by A.E. van Vogt.

Vol. 1, No. 1. 8.75" x 11.75", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 1, No. 2. 8.5" x 11.5", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 1, No. 2. 8.75" x 11.5", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 1, No. 3 - 1948. 5.25" x 8.25", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

No. 3B - 1948. 5.25" x 8.25", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 1, No. 4 - 1948. 5.25" x 8.25", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 1, No. 4 - 1948. 5" x 8", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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"Battle of Wizards" a short story by L. Ron Hubbard,plus "black goldfish" 2/2 a serial by John Taine.

Vol. 1, No. 5 - 1949. 5" x 8", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

"The Universe Ranger" by Stanton A. Coblentz, and "Scanners Live in Vain" by Cordwainer Smith.

No. 6 - 1950. 4.5" x 7.25", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

No. 7 - 1950. 4.5" x 7.25", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

No. 8 - 1951. 4.5" x 7.25", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Fiction by Sherwood Springer, Sheila Finch-Rayner, Jon L. Breen, Terri Pinckard, Walt Liebscher, Walter Beckers, L. Ron Hubbard, Kathleen Sky & Stephen Goldin, J. Neil Schulman, Boyd Correll, and H.L. Gold. Mostly text with spot illustrations. 8-3/8 in. x 10-7/8 in.; black and white; 80 pages on white paper. Cover price $3.00.

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Front cover by Charles Vess. Back cover by Josh Kirby. Fiction by Sherwood Springer, Terri Pinckard, Katherine Kurtz, and more. Mostly text with spot illustrations. 8-3/8 in. x 10-7/8 in.; black and white; 80 pages on white paper. Cover price $3.00.

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Front cover by Lela Dowling. Back cover by Corey Wolfe. Fiction by John F. Carr, James B. Hemesath, Al Sarrantonio, and more. Mostly text with spot illustrations. 8-3/8 in. x 10-7/8 in.; black and white; 80 pages on white paper. Cover price $3.00.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - Whole number 4 - May, 1982. Fiction magazine featuring serials, novellas, and short stories by notable fiction writers. Softcover, 8" x 10.5", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.

Front cover by Janny Wurts. Back cover by Walter Lee. Fiction by Alan Dean Foster, Diane Duane, Boyd Correll, Nancy Springer, Al Sarrantonio, Sansoucy Kathenor, Katherine Kurtz, Steven Frankos, Charles L. Grant, Brenda Gates Spielman, and L. Ron Hubbard. Mostly text with spot illustrations by George Barr and others. 8-3/8 in. x 10-3/4 in.; black and white; 80 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. Cover price $3.00.

Volume 1, Issue 6 (Whole Number 6) - November, 1982. Softcover, 8-3/8 in. x 10-3/4 in.; black and white; 80 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. Cover price $3.00.

Fiction by Alan Dean Foster, Gordon Linzner, Paul Collins & Trevor Donohue, Steven Roy Daugherty, K.P. Czech, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Katherine Kurtz, Cherie Wilkerson, Lael J. Littke, Ronald Anthony, and C.E. Cooper. Mostly text with spot illustrations. 8-3/8 in. x 10-3/4 in.; black and white; 80 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. Cover price $3.00.

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Volume 2, Issue 2 (Whole Number 8) - May, 1983. Softcover, 8-3/8 in. x 10-3/4 in.; black and white; 80 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. Cover price $3.00.

Volume 2, Issue 3 - Whole number 9. Fiction magazine featuring serials, novellas, and short stories by notable fiction writers. Softcover, 8" x 10.5", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.

Volume 2, Issue 4 - Whole number 10. Fiction magazine featuring serials, novellas, and short stories by notable fiction writers. Softcover, 8" x 10.5", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.

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Volume 3, Issue 1 - Whole number 11. Fiction magazine featuring serials, novellas, and short stories by notable fiction writers. Softcover, 8" x 10.5", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.

Volume 3, Issue 2 - Whole number 12. Fiction magazine featuring serials, novellas, and short stories by notable fiction writers. Softcover, 8" x 10.5", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.

Volume 3, Issue 3 - Whole number 13. Fiction magazine featuring serials, novellas, and short stories by notable fiction writers. Softcover, 8" x 10.5", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.

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Volume 3, Issue 4 - Whole Number 14. Fiction magazine featuring serials, novellas, and short stories by notable fiction writers. Softcover, 8" x 10.5", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.

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Volume 4, Issue 1 - Whole Number 15. Fiction magazine featuring serials, novellas, and short stories by notable fiction writers. Softcover, 8" x 10.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.

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Fiction by Robert E. Howard, Robert M. Price, Darrell Schweitzer, Esther M. Friesner, Sheila Finch-Rayner, and more. Mostly text with spot illustrations. 8-3/8 in. x 10-3/4 in.; black and white; 68 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. Cover price $3.95.

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Fiction by Richard Mueller, John Betancourt, Josepha Sherman, Jefferson P. Swycaffer, and more. Mostly text with spot illustrations. 8-3/8 in. x 10-3/4 in.; black and white; 68 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. Cover price $3.95.

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Fiction by Diana L. Paxson, Richard A. Lupoff, Esther M. Friesner, Jessica Salmonson, Jefferson P. Swycaffer, and more. Mostly text with spot illustrations. 8-3/8 in. x 10-3/4 in.; black and white; 68 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. Cover price $3.95.

Fiction by Leigh Ann Hussey, Mercedes Lackey, Thom Hartmann, and more. Featuring the Nazi Ninja Elves. Mostly text with spot illustrations. 8-3/8 in. x 10-3/4 in.; black and white; 68 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. Cover price $3.95.

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Volume 5, Issue 2 - June 1986. Serials: "The Castle at the Top of the World" - Part 1 by Stephen Goldin with art by Elizabeth T. Danforth, and "A Swordsman from Carcosa" - Part 2 by Paul Edwin Zimmer with art by Fiona Lynn Zimmer. Novelettes: "Walking the Beat on the Outskirts of Hell" by Rebecca Lee with art by Walt Davis, and "The Soulsongs of New Caledonia" by Kim Hughes with art by Mark Spangenberg. Short Stories: "In the Net of Life and Time" by Rob Swigart with art by Yam Chu, "The Apprentice" by Lynn Farnham with art by Mark Spangenberg, "And His Fingers Were Ever Straying..." by Kristine K. Thompson with art by Mark Spangenberg, "Taverna" by Esther M. Friesner with art by Walt Davis, and "Sword-Kin" by Leigh Ann Hussey with art by Walt Davis. Poetry: "A Neo-Canterbury Tale" by James S. Dorr with art by Mark Spangenberg and "The Wizard of the Wood" by Harry Davidov with art by Mark Spangenberg. 68 pages, B&W, 8.25" x 10.75. Cover price $3.95.

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Fiction by Mercedes Lackey, Jefferson P. Swycaffer, Kim Antieau, Douglas W. Clark, Addie Lacoe, J.N. Williamson, Esther M. Friesner, John Gregory Betancourt, and John Hawksworth. Mostly text with spot illustrations. 8-3/8 in. x 10-3/4 in.; black and white; 64 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. Cover price $3.95.

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Fiction by Don Sakers, Mercedes Lackey, Joshua Quagmire, Robert E. Howard, Josepha Sherman, and Leigh Ann Hussey. Mostly text with spot illustrations. 8-3/8 in. x 10-3/4 in.; black and white; 64 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. Cover price $3.95.