Comic books in 'Music'

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2nd and later printings.

Written by Steve Horton. Art and cover by Michael Allred. Foreword by Neil Gaiman.

Inspired by the one and only superhero, extraterrestrial, and rock and roll deity in history, BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams is the original graphic memoir of the great Ziggy Stardust!

In life, David Bowie was one of the most magnetic icons of modern pop culture, seducing generations of fans with both his music and his counterculture persona. In death, the cult of Bowie has only intensified. As a musician alone, Bowie's legacy is remarkable, but his place in the popular imagination is due to so much more than his music. As a visual performer, he defied classification with his psychedelic aesthetics, his larger-than-life image, and his way of hovering on the border of the surreal.

BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams chronicles the rise of Bowie's career from obscurity to fame; and paralleled by the rise and fall of his alter ego as well as the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust. As the Spiders from Mars slowly implode, Bowie wrestles with his Ziggy persona. The outcome of this internal conflict will change not only David Bowie, but also, the world.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.99.

Limited Edition Variant

2nd and later printings.

Written by Steve Horton. Art and cover by Michael Allred. Foreword by Neil Gaiman.

Inspired by the one and only superhero, extraterrestrial, and rock and roll deity in history, BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams is the original graphic memoir of the great Ziggy Stardust!

In life, David Bowie was one of the most magnetic icons of modern pop culture, seducing generations of fans with both his music and his counterculture persona. In death, the cult of Bowie has only intensified. As a musician alone, Bowie's legacy is remarkable, but his place in the popular imagination is due to so much more than his music. As a visual performer, he defied classification with his psychedelic aesthetics, his larger-than-life image, and his way of hovering on the border of the surreal.

BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams chronicles the rise of Bowie's career from obscurity to fame; and paralleled by the rise and fall of his alter ego as well as the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust. As the Spiders from Mars slowly implode, Bowie wrestles with his Ziggy persona. The outcome of this internal conflict will change not only David Bowie, but also, the world.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 1000 copies.

Cover price $39.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $5.49

Add to cart Very Fine $5.49

1st printing.

Written by Garrett Gunn and Billy Bob Thornton. Art by Saint Yak.

Someone is traveling through time, attempting to destroy the history of rock and roll, and the only thing that can stand in their way is The Boxmasters! Real-life rockstars Bud (Billy Bob) Thornton, J.D. Andrew, and Teddy Andreadis are featured in this unprecedented sci-fi adventure that will rock you through time!

Softcover, 56 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $6.99.

Book and Cassette. Saddle Stitched, 7-in. x 7-in., 24 Pages, Full Color.

Three songs by Fred Roberts and several pages of games, jokes, stories and dream interpretations, none credited. 9-in. x 12-in. 16 pages B&W Cover price $0.50.

1st printing.

Written by Lonnie Nadler, Justin Peroff, and Brendan Canning. Art by Eric Orchard, Ray Fawkes, Mike Feehan, Diana Nguyen, Scott Chantler. Cover by Renee Nault.

Z2 Comics celebrates the most crucial indie album of the new millennium with Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People, The Graphic Novel. Paralleling the confluence that led a community of Toronto musicians to craft a winding audio epiphany, this project unites one writer and and 13 artists to create a series of intertwining vignettes inspired by the 2003 record, You Forgot It in People, on its 20th anniversary.

Overseen by Broken Social Scene's Justin Peroff and Brendan Canning, writer Lonnie Nadler (X-Men, Black Stars Above) joins Eric Orchard, Scott Chantler, Ray Fawkes, Mike Feehan, Diana Nguyen, and more artists to be announced for a fully Canadian sequential art jam session.

Within these pages, a collection of seemingly disparate strangers' lives weave in and out each others' orbits, touched equally by the mundane and unexplainable. The meta of music and people and ideas harmonizing together shifts to a new medium for this touching and ambitious graphic novel.

Softcover, 140 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Bronx Ballads, by Robert A. Simon, with 11 illustrations and 11 gags by Harry Hershfield. Lyrics and music "from that rich mine of poetry and melody - the Borough of the Bronx in New York City." A page of explanation/history accompanies each ditty. Songs include "The Lipschitz Wedding," "Big Bouncing Bertha," "All My Wife's Relations," and more. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1927. 7" x 9-1/2".

Popular Culture and Philosophy: Book 32 - 1st printing. "Darkness on the Edge of Truth!" Edited by Randall E. Auxier and Doug Anderson. The working man's poet, the Boardwalk prophet, or simply, the Boss. If "love is a banquet at which we feed," Bruce Springsteen has provided much food for thought. Ponder love, madness, and mansions of glory. In this collection of metaphysical probes, a gang of E-street philosophers will undress Bruce's deeper mysteries like irresistible Jersey girls. So, drop those brats at your mom's, come down to the river, and learn how to step in it twice. Fourteen philosophers examine everything Springsteen. Can Springsteen settle the nature-nurture debate through his song "Born to Run"? What do the famous philosopher Ricoeur and Springsteen have in common in their depiction of time? These die-hard Springsteen fans, who just happen to be philosophers, compile an entertaining handbook to the field of Springsteen studies, covering topics like Springsteen's connection to Marx and the proletariat, Springsteen's concept of the soul, and his status as a poet. Sure to delight any fan of Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and Philosophy takes the reader to a new, deeper understanding of Springsteen, his music, and his place in American culture! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 318 pages, Text only. Cover price $18.95.

1st printing. Written by Ellen Labrecque. Art and cover by Sam Kalda. The perfect book for fans of the Boss! Learn all about Bruce Springsteens life and career in this illustrated book! Filled with all the iconic hallmarks of a Who HQ biography, music fans will have a chance to learn new things about their favorite rock star or discover him for the first time! Hardcover, 6 1/2-in.x 7-in., 40 pages, full color. Age 4-7 years Cover price $8.99.

Brunswick Electrical Records flyer. 4.75" x 6.75", 8 pages, color and B&W.

Monthly new releases catalog for Brunswick Records. 5" x 6.5", printed in green ink.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.99

Add to cart Near Mint $5.99

1st printing. Written by Jan Ann. Art and cover by Hyesung Park. Get to know BTS—the South Korean K-pop group loved by millions of fans around the world—with this beautifully illustrated collectible Little Golden Book! BTSs popularity has grown larger than anyone could have imagined. This boy bands' smash success story comes to life—from their early days together in South Korea, to becoming one of the biggest music groups in the world with hit songs like "Dynamite" and "Yet to Come," to speaking at the United Nations. When youre BTS, you work as a team, stay true to yourself, and inspire millions! This Little Golden Book Biography is perfect for BTS fans of all ages, the BTS ARMY, and people looking for inspiring stories about talented young musicians. Hardcover, 7-in.x 8-in., 24 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $5.99.

10.5" x 13.5", 6 pages, B&W Cover price $0.50.

1st printing.

Story and art by Steve Lafler.

This hefty volume collects Steve Lafler's BugHouse, a tale of Bebop jazz with an all-insect cast.

He doesn't back away from the horrors of addiction in creating BugHouse, but Lafler's real game is depicting the joy of music in the language of comics with his signature fluid brushwork. The artist was inspired by Max Fleischer animations as a tot, literally falling into a lush world, peopled by buggy creatures rapping over swing jazz, dancing all the while.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 408 pages, B&W.

Cover price $34.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $12.50

Add to cart Very Fine $14.25

1st Edition - 1st printing.

Story and art byy Steve Lafler.

Set in an "insect noir" Manhattan of the early fifties, BugHouse is the tumultuous story of Tenor saxophonist, Jimmy Watts, as he leads his talented jazz band of "bugs" from the swing era into the uncharted maelstrom of Bop. Never before has the art of music felt more alive and real on the printed page. And never before has a more "human" portrait of drug addiction been depicted in comics.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.70

2nd Edition - 1st printing.

Story and art byy Steve Lafler.

Tenor saxophone maestro Jimmy Watts leads his talented band of bugs from the swing era into the uncharted maelstrom of Bebop. As he and his bandmates claw their way to the top of the jazz world, they fight the temptation to be consumed by addiction to "Bug Juice" in this indigo-noir insect tale.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 194 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.99.

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $7.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Add to cart VF- 7.5 $5.00 View scans

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $4.80 View scan

Bundy Fun with Music Book (1962) was promotional comic book distributed by the Selmer Division of Magnavox Company. Young Ann and David Webb start their first day at a new school by meeting the music teacher and learning about instruments and the role of music throughout history. Includes games, riddles, and puzzles. 16 pages, full color, newsprint, 7-in. x 10-in.

Buster Brown Sheet Music - The Roses' Honeymoon. Cover by R. F. Outcault. 11" x 13.75", 8 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

1st printing. By Joe Sacco. Follow award-winning cartoon journalist Joe Sacco on one of the most dangerous beats of all: rock 'n' roll! The centerpiece of the book is an expanded version of "In the Company of Long Hair," the early '90s graphic novelette Sacco created on the subject of his raucous European tour with the punk band, the Miracle Workers. "Long Hair" appears here for the first time in an expanded version with an added 15-page section of his original sketches and notes from the time, and a bound-in CD featuring an excerpt from the Miracle Workers' live shows - including a blasting version of the Iggy Pop classic, "I Got a Right." As for the rest of the book: Sacco turns his pitiless pen on all strata of Rock 'n' Roll, from old rockers (two stories on the Rolling Stones) to new; from salacious gossip to how-to ("Woodstock in your Own Home"); from portraits of typical rock creatures ("Record Producer," "The Musician Who Wanted to Save the World," "The Rock Journalist") to self-deprecating autobiographical stories. Hardcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $14.00

1st printing. Story and art by Pénélope Bagieu. It's Mama Cass as you've never known her, in this touching biography of the 1960s New York folk scene from French comics sensation Pénélope Bagieu (Exquisite Corpse). Before she became the legendary Mama Cass - one quarter of the mega-huge folk group The Mamas and the Papas - Cass Eliot was a girl from Baltimore trying to make it in the big city. After losing parts to stars like Barbra Streisand on the Broadway circuit, Cass found her place in the music world with an unlikely group of cohorts, releasing five albums with The Mamas and the Papas in their three years of existence. Through it all, Cass struggled to keep sight of her dreams - and her very identity. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.99.

Featuring Rush. Written by Jay Allen Sanford, art by Terry Pallot. 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing.

Story and art by Tobias Tak. Foreword by Joost Swarte.

Federico García Lorca is one of Spain's foremost cultural and literary figures.

In 1927, he published his masterpiece Canciones, a volume of lyrical poetry. Tobias Tak transformed twenty of these poems into a series of richly detailed and inventive comics. With his boundless imagination, Tak's illustrations add a new depth and energy to Lorca's poetry.

This collection will appeal to lovers of visual art, graphic novels and poetry and aims to bring the colorful and atmospheric landscape of Lorca's work to a new audience.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate.

"Canoe Song" - Lyrics by Arthur Wimperis, Music by Mischa Spoliansky. From the London Film Production "Sanders of the River". 9" x 12", 4 pages, B&W.

1st printing.

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Carly Simon's second studio album - Anticipation. Includes photos, song lyrics, and sheet music.

Softcover, 8 1/2-ion. x 11-in., 72 pages, PC/PB&W.

Includes bonus CD - 1st printing. Story and art by Frank M Young and David Lasky. The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song is a rich and compelling original graphic novel that tells the story of the Carter Family - the first superstar group of country music - who made hundreds of recordings and sold millions of records. This is not only a unique illustrated biography, but a moving account that reveals the family's rise to success, their struggles along the way, and their impact on contemporary music. It is a story of success and failure, of poverty and wealth, of racism and tolerance, of creativity and business, and of the power of music and love. Includes bonus CD with original Carter Family music. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

Does NOT Include bonus CD - 1st printing. Story and art by Frank M Young and David Lasky. The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song is a rich and compelling original graphic novel that tells the story of the Carter Family - the first superstar group of country music - who made hundreds of recordings and sold millions of records. This is not only a unique illustrated biography, but a moving account that reveals the family's rise to success, their struggles along the way, and their impact on contemporary music. It is a story of success and failure, of poverty and wealth, of racism and tolerance, of creativity and business, and of the power of music and love. Includes bonus CD with original Carter Family music. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $14.00 View scan Water damage. 2 1/2" cumulative spine split.

Music industry trade magazine. In addition to the music industry, the magazine covered the amusement arcade industry, including jukebox machines and arcade games. Cover price $1.00.

1st printing. By Gene Deitch. Originally published by Fantagraphics in 2003 in hardcover and out-of-print for almost a decade, The Cat on a Hot Thin Groove collects in one gorgeous, coffee-table art book all of Gene Deitch's 1940s and 1950s work for The Record Changer, a magazine aimed squarely at the jazz-obsessed. Deitch's virtuoso images exquisitely embody the ecstasies and absurdities of the 1950s hipster ("the Cat"), and are a visual paean to the joys of collecting and appreciating jazz records! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $35.00.

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5" x 7.25", 488 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Promotional print for the CBGB comic book. Art by Rob G. Limited to 500 copies, each one numbered on the back. Printed on cardstock. 6-in. x 6-in. Full color.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.60

Add to cart Very Fine $9.60

1st printing. Cover by Jaime Hernandez. The most legendary name in alternative music comes to comics! For decades CBGB was the club that broke acts - like The Ramones, Blondie, The Misfits, and Talking Heads - that changed the world! Now BOOM! Town brings comics' best talent to tell stories of love, music, heartbreak, confusion and rebellion! Featuring a cover from comics' superstar Jaime Hernandez (Love & Rockets)! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Written by Bryan Edward Hill. Art by Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Sanford Greene. When Lilly travels to Los Angeles to investigate the mysterious death of her twin sister, an up-and-coming hip-hop artist, she begins uncovering connections that reach far beyond the music industry. What starts as a search for answers becomes a descent into a world where influence can be manufactured, success comes with consequences, and long-rumored power structures may be more real than anyone wants to admit. Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Written by Andy Wilkinson. Art by Duward Campbell. Recordings produced by Llyod Maines. A book of poetry and song lyrics accompanied by western artwork. Softcover (Spiral-Bound), 9-in. x 6-in., 48 pages, B&W.

1st printing.

Story and art by Dave Chisholm. Foreword by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Charlie "Bird" Parker and and Dizzy Gillespie brought frenetic sounds of bebop from the East Coast jazz underground to the West Coast for a two-month residency at Billy Berg's Hollywood jazz club in 1945. This marked the beginning of a tumultuous two year-stint for Bird bumming around L.A., showing up at jam sessions, crashing on people's couches, causing havoc in public places, and recording some of his most groundbreaking tracks, "A Night in Tunisia" and "Ornithology."

Chasin' the Bird explores Bird's relationship with the people he met encountered during his L.A. sojourn and those found themselves in the orbit of the jazz genius.

Hardcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Promotional comic produced for the release of Cheap Trick's "Busted" album. Written by Jim Salicrup with art by June Brigman & Ralph Cabrera. B&W., 8 pages, standard paper stock.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.50 View scans

Sheet Music for "Check! And Double Check!". 9" x 12", 6 pages, B&W

Debut issue. One of the early great rock magazines, known for probing into the emerging rock counterculture scene with some very serious journalism. Inside is the critically acclaimed interview by editor Jules Siegel with Brian Wilson about the Beach Boys' new sound, in which Brian states, "I'm writing a teen-age symphony to God". Classic psychadelic cover art and the inside of the cover folds out to reveal a tasteful semi-nude Mama Cass "Flower Power" poster, plus a report on the future of drugs and enlightenment, Hippest colleges, and lots more. 96 pages, BW,PC. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $77.00 View scans

Add to cart VF- 7.5 $62.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

One of the early great rock magazines, known for probing into the emerging rock counterculture scene with some very serious journalism. Inside of the cover folds out to reveal a Woody Allen "Support Your Local Police" poster, plus a report on the Communal Living Thing, "Getting Hip" cartoons by Lee Lorenz, and lots more. 96 pages, BW,PC. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $53.00 View scans

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $54.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

96 pages, BW,PC. Cover price $0.50.

One of the early great rock magazines, known for probing into the emerging rock counterculture scene with some very serious journalism. Michael Pollard photo cover and autobiography. Inside cover folds out to reveal a calendar, plus a John Lennon article written by former Beatles publicist Derek Taylor, the U.S. Army vs the U.S. Hippies, and lots more. 80 pages, BW,PC. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - February 1968, 8.25" x 11", 84 pages, Color and B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Volume 1, Issue 6 - March 1968, 8.25" x 11", 84 pages, Color and B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Volume 1, Issue 7 - April 1968, 8.25" x 11", 84 pages, Color and B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Volume 1, Issue 8 - May 1968, 8.25" x 11", 84 pages, Color and B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Sheet music for the love theme of the movie Underwater starring Jane Russell. 9-in. x 12-in., 6 total pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Tifton Edition. Songs written by Tony Eira and performed by The Merriettes. 10 tracks featuring two songs each for Batman, Robin, the Joker, the Penguin, and the Batmobile. Full art on front and back cover. 33 RPM, 12-1/4" x 12-1/4".