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2nd and later printings. By Hikaru Hayashi. Introducing the latest edition from the best-selling series! In the world of manga, the couple is indispensable. Pairing various couples, this unique collection explains how to render couples from scene to goal, and from basic to finished drawings. Softcover, &-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

NO DUST JACKET - English Edition - Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "Compiling Techneques!" How To Draw Manga series, the English-language instructional series featuring authentic instructional data for beginners in the art of manga. If you want begin to learn manga, or to just improve your artistic techniques for drawing exciting manga stories, these volumes are all highly recommended! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), B&W. Cover price $18.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Ben Dunn. Fred Perry and Ben Dunn, the popular manga-style creators of Gold Digger and Ninja High School, present the first in the series of Antarctic Press guides to creating manga art. Featuring a comprehensive guide to figure drawing, with lessons in anatomy, proportions, facial construction, expression, and poses, especially with regard to the manga style. Dunn whimsically covers the gamut of popular manga characters - from cat-girls to childlike chibi figures. Softcover, 352 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.00.

By Katy Coope. Improve your drawing skills and create exciting Manga characters. Learn step-by-step how to draw different faces and bodies as well as cool clothes and accessories. Discover the secrets of creating action in your drawings, like running and jumping. You'll even get tips on designing backgrounds, drawing manga creatures, and how to put it all together in one scene. So, grab your pencil, and start drawing. Softcover, 9 x 11-in, Color interior. Cover price $6.99.

1st printing. By Scott Robertson and Thomas Bertling. The extensive number of refined step-by-step lessons and exercises Scott shares in this book will make it invaluable to those learning to draw, as well as those teaching others to draw. Early chapters focus on an introduction to the discipline with later chapters providing the knowledge needed to draw more complex forms and subjects. Written as an introductory educational book on the methods and techniques of perspective drawing as applied to a range of professions, this book will be an asset to entertainment designers, industrial designers, graphic designers, architects, illustrators and even engineers. Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $39.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By David Hutchinson and Chris Allen. Do you dream of building a new future on the farthest-spanning reaches of your imagination, but feel like your art skills are somewhere in a black hole? Accept this 128-page mission to the final frontier of sci-fi art! Our intrepid captains of comicdom guide you through the furthest reaches of the possible, from spaceships and ray guns to alien life, other planets, strange stars and galaxies! And with the latest in super-tech, we've miniaturized it to leave you more room and credits to get that new warp coil! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. By Bob Berry, Joey Marsocci, and Alison DeBlasio. Enter into a world where fashion is Victorian punk, technology hasn't surpassed the steam engine, and inventors' workshops are filled with bizarre gadgets and contraptions that you haven't imagined in your wildest dreams. This is the world of steampunk - a world that has fueled a growing subculture and is making its presence known in mainstream media. From a crafty villain and steampunk laden woman to a steam-powered pet and a flying zeppelin ship complete with sails and propellers, talented illustrator Bob Berry takes readers through the process of drawing, painting, and digitally illustrating the marvelous players and elements of the steampunk genre. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. By Kyle Baker. Draw stupid, succeed big! How to Draw Stupid and Other Essentials of Cartooning is simple enough for even the simplest readers. Author Kyle Baker, who only acts stupid, is in fact "the greatest cartoonist of all time," or so he tells us. Here he presents a hard-working instruction book that provides artists with the essential skills needed for success. From the principles of drawing to turning those principles on their ear (or their rear), from conveying movement to creating a step-by-step sequence, from idea sketch to finished drawing, How to Draw Stupid and Other Essentials of Cartooning is the smartest purchase any aspiring artist can make, regardless of mental acuity. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10 -in., 112 pages. Full color. Cover price $16.95.

Do you wish you could re-create the world of Timmy Turner and his Fairy Godparents in your own home? Well, you don't have to attend The Fairy Academy to learn how-you don't even have to research Da Rules! In fact, all the information you really need to bring Timmy and his world to life on paper is in this book. Just follow the simple step-by-step instructions and-poof! you'll be an artist in no time! (Magic wand not included.) Softcover, 11 x 8 1/2-in, Color interior.

1st printing. By Frank McLaughlin and Mike Gold. Learn how to draw Bad Babes, motivate them, how to reveal their inner thoughts, show them in motion, and how to dress them. This book focuses on drawing the female form, but it also offers an excellent introduction to figure drawing of all sorts. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. By Scott Robertson and Thomas Bertling. The extensive number of refined step-by-step lessons and exercises Scott shares in this book will make it invaluable to those learning to draw, as well as those teaching others to draw. Early chapters focus on an introduction to the discipline with later chapters providing the knowledge needed to draw more complex forms and subjects. Written as an introductory educational book on the methods and techniques of perspective drawing as applied to a range of professions, this book will be an asset to entertainment designers, industrial designers, graphic designers, architects, illustrators, and even engineers. Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.95.

1st printing. By Darryl Cunningham. Is climate change real? Evolution: Fact or fiction? Was the moon landing a hoax? Does homeopathy work? Is hydro-fracking really safe? In How to Fake a Moon Landing Darryl Cunningham takes on these and other hot-button topics by using critical thinking to illustrate that facts really do matter, revealing the manipulation, by both the left and the right, of documented information. Cunningham's easy-to-follow narrative allows readers to draw their own conclusions as he presents his research and sources via comic book storytelling! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $16.95.

1st printing. This booklet promotes and encourages female readership and participation in the comic book industry. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Neil Cameron. Part comic book, part coloring & activity book, 100% fun! An accessible, cool, and engrossing guide for younger readers to creating their own comics and graphic novels. Want to have awesome ideas, every time? Feel like turning your ideas into amazing stories? And ever wish you could make your creations come alive with incredible artwork? If any of these things sounded cool to you, then How to Make Awesome Comics is the perfect book to help you on your way to comics/cartooning genius. Let Professor Panels and Art Monkey take you through every step you'll need to be on your way! Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $8.99.

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Written by Robert Kanigher (Wrote stories for "Sgt. Rock" and "Enemy Ace") - Softcover, 64 pages, text only

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1st printing. Written by Kelman Nic. Art by Pericles Junior. Cover by Terry Dodson. How to Pass as Human is an attempt on the part of the world's first android to understand the irrational, unpredictable, eclectic creatures known as human beings. In this field guide, complete with sketches, graphs, flow charts, and other reference materials, Android 0 (a.k.a. Zach) has compiled a variety of useful information for future androids on how to pass undetected as human beings. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Written by Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden. Art by Ernie Bushmiller. This groundbreaking work ingeniously isolates the separate building blocks of the language of comics through the deconstruction of a single Nancy strip from 1959. No other book on comics has taken such a simple yet methodical approach to laying bare how the medium really works. In addition, How to Read Nancy is a thoroughly researched history of how comics are made, from their creation at the drawing board to their ultimate destination at the bookstore. Perfect for students, academics, scholars, and casual fans. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 276 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

Master Edition - 1st printing. By Josh Blaylock and Tim Seeley. Josh Blaylock's now classic How-To prose book about the business of comics publishing, after selling out of its updated 2012 edition, is now being re-released to include Tim Seeley's companion writings on the behind-the-scenes realities of being a comic book artist, originally released in pamphlet form. Softcover, 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Updated Edition - 1st printing. Written by Josh Blaylock. Josh Blaylock's ultimate guide to Self Publishing is updated to include the newest conditions in the industry - most notably the rise of digital comics, changes in the book store landscape, and crowd source funding. This guide is a must for anyone seeking the real scoop on just what it takes to get your comic book ideas out into the world! Hardcover, 124 pages, B&W Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. By Tony Caputo. Cover by Tony Caputo and Jeff Butler. The complete resource guide to the business, production, distribution, marketing, and promotion of comic books. Softcover, 184 pages, B&W (w/8-page color section). Cover price $19.95.

1st printing.

Are you ready to be strong? Vampires, demons, forces of darkness, superpowers, mean girls, young love, homework, death. Over the course of seven seasons, Buffy, the teenaged heroine of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, faced these daunting challenges and more with badass courage and aplomb. Full of feminist attitude, wisdom and killer advice, How to Slay the Buffy Way showcases the best of seven seasons of The Chosen One, her friends, frenemies, foes, and her eternal loves, and celebrates Buffy's unflinching approach to life. Rich in '90s nostalgia and featuring iconic images from the series, How to Slay the Buffy Way is a treasure trove that inspires you to face any challenge and live fearlessly.

Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

By Seth Grahame-Smith.

Don't be afraid: no vampire, zombie horde, cannibal hillbilly, Japanese vengeance ghost, or other horror movie monster can hurt you... as long as you have this book. Are you reading this in a cornfield, at a summer camp, or in an abandoned mental institution? Have you noticed that everything is poorly lit, or that music surges every time you open a door?

If the answer is yes, you're probably trapped in a horror movie. But don't freak out. Just read this book, which reveals how to overcome every obstacle found in scary films.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W (and Blue).

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. By Andrew Shaffer. In a post-apocalyptic world where Mother Nature is angry and monsters are hungry, danger waits at every turn. Now, in conjunction with Syfy, How To Survive a Sharknado And Other Unnatural Disasters will be the official guide to surviving all of the monsters and disasters, from sharks spinning in a tornado to ungodly creatures like the Piranhaconda, that Mother Nature can throw our way. The book features both monsters and disasters, vital information about each, and how to stay alive when they hit. You've been warned, now be prepared. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Written by Martin Oliver. Art and cover by Simon Ecob. A new graphic novel from the team that brought you the New York Times bestselling Best at Everything series! Unlike those other books for boys that are a little too dangerous, Boys Only: How To Survive Anything is the perfect guide. In addition to the mix of humor and helpfulness, the fresh graphic style of art makes this book stand out from all the others. With practical, funny, and sometimes ridiculous how-tos (like how to escape quicksand, navigate using only the stars, and avoid being eaten by a polar bear) boys are going to love getting prepared for just about anything! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

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1st printing. Written by Lottie Stride. Art and cover by Daniela Geremia. Unlike those other books for girls that are a little too daring, Girls Only: How To Survive Anything is the perfect guide. In addition to the mix of humor and helpfulness, the fresh graphic style of art makes this book stand out from all the others. With practical, funny, and sometimes ridiculous how-tos (like how to deal with a clothes crisis, teach your cat to sit, and spot an alien in your family) girls are going to love getting prepared for just about anything! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III!" By Cressida Cowell. The first book in the series follows Hiccup as he attempts to capture and train his first dragon as a rite of passage. Failure means exile! Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages Cover price $7.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "How to Be a Pirate!" By Cressida Cowell. Hiccup learns the hard lessons of the buccaneers and the swashbuckling raiders of the sea - the Pirates! Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages Cover price $10.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "How to Speak Dragonese!" By Cressida Cowell. Hiccup's loyal dragon, Toothless, has been captured! The nanodragon is about to be gobbled and Sharkworms are on the loose! With the tribe of the Hairy Hooligans in disarray, it's up to Hiccup to prove himself a true Viking hero! Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages Cover price $10.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse!" By Cressida Cowell. Hiccup races against the clock to save his friend, Fishlegs, from the deadly disease! But, the cure requires a special ingredient, a very rare item known as a potato! Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 256 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages Cover price $10.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "How to Twist a Dragon's Tale!" By Cressida Cowell. Someone has stolen the Fire Stone and Volcano Island has become active and threatens to hatch the eggs of the evil fire-breathing dragons! Can Hiccup find and return the lost stone before it's too late? Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 256 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages Cover price $10.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons!" By Cressida Cowell. It's Hiccup's birthday, but that's not going to keep him from getting into trouble. To save his dragon, Toothless, from being banished, Hiccup must steal the Viking's most valued book! Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 256 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages Cover price $10.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "How to Ride a Dragon's Storm!" By Cressida Cowell. Hiccup embarks on his biggest adventure yet as he discovers America, saves his father, battles Polarserpents, and tries to win the annual Inter-Tribal Friendly Swimming Race! Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 272 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages Cover price $10.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "How to Break a Dragon's Heart!" By Cressida Cowell. Stranded on a haunted beach, Hiccup embarks on a harrowing quest with an old enemy in hot pursuit! Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 320 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages Cover price $10.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "How To Steal a Dragon's Sword!" By Cressida Cowell. The How to Train Your Dragon series chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Viking underdog Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and his dragon, Toothless. In Book 9, a dragon rebellion is coming--filled with the meanest, nastiest dragons in the Archipelago. Razor-wings, Tonguetwisters, and Vampire Ghouldeaths are attacking Vikings and seem to be seeking one soul in particular: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third! Only a King can save them...and only a champion with all of the King's Lost Things can be King. In his adventures, Hiccup has collected quite a few "things" himself. But can a scrawny Viking save the entire Archipelago from certain doom? To find out, Hiccup will have to outwit a witch, fight his arch-enemy, and beat back an army of bloodthirsty dragons with just one sword. Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 360 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $12.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel!" By Cressida Cowell. The Dragon Rebellion has begun! Even though he has been exiled, nothing will stop Hiccup from finding the Dragon's Jewel and saving his people. Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 416 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $12.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "How to Betray a Dragon's Hero!" By Cressida Cowell. Hiccup faces a hard choice in the face of the possible destruction of everything he knows. Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 416 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $12.99.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "How To Fight A Dragon's Fury!" By Cressida Cowell. The twelfth and final book in the How to Train Your Dragon series finds the future of dragonkind lying in the hands of one boy, a boy named Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III! Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 496 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Written by Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder . Art by Matt Haley. More than three million Americans are involved in a violent physical encounter every year. In these situations, knowledge is power, and few teachers are better equipped to deliver that knowledge than Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder. Veteran martial arts instructors and masters in their field, Kane and Wilder have teamed up with DC Comics artist Matt Haley to produce a step-by-step guide revealing the secrets of surviving - and preventing - violent encounters. If a fight is unavoidable, the authors offer clear guidance for being the victor, along with advice on legal implications, including how to handle a police interview after the attack. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 288 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $17.00.

1st printing. Edited by Brannon Costello. Discussions with the comics artist known for the groundbreaking sci-fi satire American Flagg! Beginning with early interviews in fanzines and concluding with a new interview conducted in 2010 with the volume's editor, this book collects widely ranging discussions from Chaykin's earliest days as an assistant for such legends as Gil Kane and Wallace Wood to his recent work on titles including Dominic Fortune, Challengers of the Unknown, and American Century. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 302 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

1st printing. Written by Brannon Costello and Howard Chaykin. Art by Howard Chaykin. Beginning with early interviews in fanzines and concluding with a new interview conducted in 2010 with the volume's editor, Howard Chaykin: Conversations collects widely ranging discussions from Chaykin's earliest days as an assistant for such legends as Gil Kane and Wallace Wood to his work on titles including Dominic Fortune, Challengers of the Unknown, and American Century. The book includes 35 line illustrations selected from Chaykin, as well. He was an early pioneer in the graphic novel format in the 1970s, and his groundbreaking sci-fi satire American Flagg! was an essential contribution to the maturation of the comic book as a vehicle for social commentary in the 1980s. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 328 pages, B&W. Cover price $30.00.

Catalog of 187 Items related to H. P. Lovecraft. Softcover 20 Pages Catalog of 187 Items Related to H. P. Lovecraft. 8 1/2-in. x 5 1/2-in. Softcover 20 Pages B&W Photos of Collection in Centerfold. Cover price $1.00.

1st Printing - Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates is an exquisite re-creation of a masterpiece of American illustration. Howard Pyle, one of the greatest and most influential illustrators in the history of American publishing, brings his dynamic style and artistic vision to the thrilling pirate stories he loved in this stunning, oversized, leather-bound re-creation of the historic 1921 edition. This book is overflowing with exciting stories of pirate adventures and a wealth of magnificent Howard Pyle pirate art. Hardcover, 9.5" x 12.5", 344 pages, B&W. Cover price $159.99.

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1st Printing. By Buffalo Bob Smith and Donna McCrohan. For thirteen years kids across America stayed glued to the TV when it was time for The Howdy Doody Show. That one program reached 98 percent of the country on two hundred stations in more than twenty-five hundred beloved episodes-more than M*A*S*H, I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Leave It to Beaver, and All in the Family combined! And the kids who watched it never forgot the Peanut Gallery, Mr. Bluster, Clarabell, Princess Summerfall Winterspring, and, of course, Buffalo Bob and Howdy Doody. But the show was live, not filmed for reruns and until now it has lived only in the memories of millions of Americans. In This affectionate memoir, Buffalo Bob Smith brings it all back with a laugh-out-loud reminiscence of his own life and his wonderful association with the freckle-faced puppet named Howdy Doody. A Pioneer in the TV industry, Buffalo Bob created the show and improvised formats and technology that shaped the future of television programming. Here he takes readers onto the set and shares the real love the very talented people on the show had for each other-and for Howdy and his friends. Howdy and Me is a fitting testament to the unforgettable chapter of television's "Golden Age". Softcover, 7" x 9", 142 pages, text with B&W photos. Cover price $12.95.

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First printing. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 24 pages, full color. All Ages

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First printing. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 24 pages, full color. All Ages

2nd Edition - 1st printing. Written by James Howe. Art by Lynn Munsinger. Not a great place to visit, and you wouldn't want to live there. The Monroes have gone on vacation, leaving Harold and Chester at Chateau Bow-Wow -- not exactly a four-star hotel. On the animals' very first night there, the silence is pierced by a peculiar wake-up call -- an unearthly howl that makes Chester observe that the place should be called Howliday Inn. But the mysterious cries in the night (Chester is convinced there are werewolves afoot) are just the beginning of the frightening goings-on. Soon animals start disappearing, and there are whispers of murder. Is checkout time at Chateau Bow-Wow going to come earlier than Harold and Chester anticipated? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $6.99.

Mad Magazine PB #23 - 1st printing. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $xxx. Cover price $5.00.

Mad Magazine PB #23 - 2nd and later printings. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $xxx. Cover price $5.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Howling!" By Gary Brandner. The inspiration for the 1980 movie of same name. Karyn and her husband Roy had come to the peaceful California village of Drago to escape the savagery of the city. On the surface Drago appeared to be like most small rural towns. But it was not. The village had a most unsavory history. Unexplained disappearances, sudden deaths. People just vanished, never to be found. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 216 pages, Text Only. NOTE: "If you haven't read Gary Brandner you're missing a treat." - STEPHEN KING.