Comic books in 'Books'

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1st printing. Sworn to protect a world that fears them... Professor Charles Xavier has always been different. Charles is a mutant, and possesses miraculous powers of mind control. But Charles has a dream for humans and mutants to live together in peace. And so he has formed the X-Men - an extraordinary band of men and women including Cyclops, Wolverine, and Storm - to fulfill his dream and rid the world of threats too big for any one man - or mutant. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $8.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Owen McCarron. Mazes, games, word fun, and puzzles featuring everybody's favorite team of mutant heroes - the Uncanny X-Men. Magneto, the master of Magnetism, is back and with him he's brought the ultimate weapon - The Alphabet Pet. Only you can help the Children of the Atom overcome the mazes and word puzzles this strange creature creates. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.99.

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1st printing. Collects material from Official Index to the Marvel Universe (2009) #1-13.

Get the complete history of the X-Men from their earliest appearances all the way up to the present day.

This book comes packed with synopses of every issue of Uncanny X-Men-introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within and providing vital information about all things X! Also includes synopses of Classic X-Men issues only available in this collection.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 328 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $19.99.

Written by Howard R. Garis and illustrated by Lang Campbell. Hardcover with dust jacket. 6" x 7", 34 pages, B&W.

Whitman #1130 - 1948. Written by Howard R. Garis and illustrated by Lang Campbell. 6.25" x 6.75", 32 pages, full-color.

1st Printing - Written by Douglas Ellis. During the 1920's and 1930's the girlie pulps proliferated, but were sold "under the counter" to protect innocent eyes. Published with the belief that "sex sells", each month they sailed forth, their covers adorned with bewitching vixens in various states of undress, showing as much as the law would allow - and often daring to show more. Talented artists such as Enoch Bolles, Peter Driben, Earle Bergey, Norman Saunders, H.J. Ward and Zoe Mozert created a body of gorgeous pinup art that, unlike the later magazine and calendar pin-up art of the 1940's, has generally remained hidden until now. Hardcover, Horizontal Format, 12" x 9", 208 pages, full color. Cover price $40.00.

Popular Culture and Philosophy: Book 22 - 1st printing. "Chicken Soup for the Soulless!" Edited by Richard Greene and K. Silem Mohammad. Ever since Bram Stoker dug up the word "Undead" for his 1897 novel Dracula, the Undead have stalked the human imagination. They now swarm across our TV and movie screens in ever-increasing numbers, and we must ask ourselves, are some of the people we know really Undead—and how could we tell? If the Undead have been programmed to hunt the living, can we blame them? Are vampires more morally responsible than zombies? Is an Undead individual the same person as before his Undeath? Do zombies have minds? Do the Undead have a right to Undeath under the Ninth Amendment, or would it be murder to Un-kill them? Softcover, 288 pages, Text Only. Cover price $17.95.

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1st printing. By Stephen King. On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester's Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener's hand is severed as "the dome" comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when - or if - it will go away. It's what happens next that may be the most terrifying thing of all. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 1,074 pages, Text Only. Cover price $35.00.

1st printing. By Aubrey Beardsley and John Glassco. An elegant, erotic retelling of legend of Venus and Tannhauser. Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 140 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $3.95.

2nd and later printings. By Aubrey Beardsley and John Glassco. An elegant, erotic retelling of legend of Venus and Tannhauser. Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 140 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $3.95.

1st printing. Written by Jonathan Maberry. Art by Darren Bader. Cover by Mark Zug and Lizzy Bromley. Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the publication of Edgar Rice Burroughs' original Barsoom novel, A Princess of Mars, comes this anthology of original stories featuring John Carter of Mars in brand-new adventures. Collected by veteran anthology editor John Joseph Adams, this volume features stories from titans of literature such as Peter S. Beagle, Joe R. Lansdale, and Garth Nix, and original art from Mark Zug, Michael Kaluta, Charles Vess, and many more - plus an introduction by Tamora Pierce and a glossary of Mars by Richard A. Lupoff. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 368 pages, Text (with Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $16.99.

2nd and later printings. Written by Jonathan Maberry. Art by Darren Bader. Cover by Mark Zug and Lizzy Bromley. Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the publication of Edgar Rice Burroughs' original Barsoom novel, A Princess of Mars, comes this anthology of original stories featuring John Carter of Mars in brand-new adventures. Collected by veteran anthology editor John Joseph Adams, this volume features stories from titans of literature such as Peter S. Beagle, Joe R. Lansdale, and Garth Nix, and original art from Mark Zug, Michael Kaluta, Charles Vess, and many more - plus an introduction by Tamora Pierce and a glossary of Mars by Richard A. Lupoff. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 368 pages, Text (with Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Written by Jonathan Maberry. Art by Darren Bader. Cover by Mark Zug and Lizzy Bromley. Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the publication of Edgar Rice Burroughs' original Barsoom novel, A Princess of Mars, comes this anthology of original stories featuring John Carter of Mars in brand-new adventures. Collected by veteran anthology editor John Joseph Adams, this volume features stories from titans of literature such as Peter S. Beagle, Joe R. Lansdale, and Garth Nix, and original art from Mark Zug, Michael Kaluta, Charles Vess, and many more - plus an introduction by Tamora Pierce and a glossary of Mars by Richard A. Lupoff. Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 368 pages, Text (with Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $9.99.

1st Printing - Contained in this edition are the first three books of Edgar Rice Burroughs' brilliantly conceived Barsoom series - "A Princess of Mars", "The Gods of Mars", and "The Warlord of Mars" - The trilogy follows the saga of John Carter from his unexpected arrival on Barsoom through hair-raising adventures and startling discoveries from pole to pole of the planet. Softcover, 6" x 9", 506 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $16.95.

1st printing.

Written by Josh Hull. Art by PosterSpy. Foreword by Fred Dekker.

For most films, it's a long, strange road from concept to screen, and sometimes those roads lead to dead ends.

In Underexposed! The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made, screenwriter and filmmaker Joshua Hull guides readers through development hell. Hull details the speed bumps and roadblocks that kept these films from ever reaching the silver screen. From the misguided and rejected, like Stanley Kubrick's Lord of the Rings starring the Beatles; to films that changed hands and pulled a U-turn in development, like Steven Spielberg's planned Oldboy adaptation starring Will Smith; to would-be masterpieces that might still see the light of day, Hull discusses plotlines, rumored casting, and more.

Hardcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

1st printing.

Written by Barbara Smucker. Art byVincent McIndoe. Cover by Scott McKowen. Introduction by Lawrence Hill.

Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all Julilly has left is the dream of freedom. Every day that she spends huddled in the slaver trader's wagon travelling south or working on the brutal new plantation, she thinks about the land where it is possible to be free, a land she and her friend Liza may reach someday. So when workers from the Underground Railroad offer to help the two girls escape, they are ready. But the slave catchers and their dogs will soon be after them...

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 196 pages, Text (with B&W. Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $10.99.

2nd and later printings.

Written by Barbara Smucker. Art byVincent McIndoe. Cover by Scott McKowen. Introduction by Lawrence Hill.

Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all Julilly has left is the dream of freedom. Every day that she spends huddled in the slaver trader's wagon travelling south or working on the brutal new plantation, she thinks about the land where it is possible to be free, a land she and her friend Liza may reach someday. So when workers from the Underground Railroad offer to help the two girls escape, they are ready. But the slave catchers and their dogs will soon be after them...

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 196 pages, Text (with B&W. Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $10.99.

Tundra/Kitchen Sink Edition - 1st printing.

Written and illustrated by Scott McCloud.

Utilizing a comics format to explain the comics format, UNDERSTANDING COMICS is an insightful explanation and analysis of the graphic-text art form. Told in a serious manner with equal parts wit and wisdom, this book explores the intricacies of comic book storytelling which differentiate it as mode of expression from television and novels. Touching on the theory and history as well as some of the modern trends of sequential art and copy, this volume is an accessible introduction to the world of comic books.

Softcover, 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Tundra/Kitchen Sink Edition - 2nd and later printings.

Written and illustrated by Scott McCloud.

Utilizing a comics format to explain the comics format, UNDERSTANDING COMICS is an insightful explanation and analysis of the graphic-text art form. Told in a serious manner with equal parts wit and wisdom, this book explores the intricacies of comic book storytelling which differentiate it as mode of expression from television and novels. Touching on the theory and history as well as some of the modern trends of sequential art and copy, this volume is an accessible introduction to the world of comic books.

Softcover, 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Battle Begins!" By Tony Abbott. Cover by Antonio Javier Caparo. An action-packed, mythological chapter book series from Tony Abbott! There's something lurking under Owen's school? Owen Brown is your average fourth grader. Or he was, until his best friend, Dana, disappeared. Right in front of his face. Through the floor of the school. Owen's average life has turned upside down. He's determined to find Dana - before anyone realizes she's missing. Owen sets out on a mysterious, mythological rescue mission with his friends Jon and Sydney. But what none of them know is that Dana's disappearance is part of a much larger riddle. And they're at the center of it. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 108 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages Cover price $4.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "The Battle Begins!" By Tony Abbott. Cover by Antonio Javier Caparo. An action-packed, mythological chapter book series from Tony Abbott! There's something lurking under Owen's school? Owen Brown is your average fourth grader. Or he was, until his best friend, Dana, disappeared. Right in front of his face. Through the floor of the school. Owen's average life has turned upside down. He's determined to find Dana - before anyone realizes she's missing. Owen sets out on a mysterious, mythological rescue mission with his friends Jon and Sydney. But what none of them know is that Dana's disappearance is part of a much larger riddle. And they're at the center of it. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 108 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages Cover price $4.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "When Monsters Escape!" By Tony Abbott. Cover by Antonio Javier Caparo. An action-packed, mythological chapter book series from Tony Abbott! Owen, Jon, and Sydney managed to rescue Dana from Hades' underworld... for now. But if they don't fulfill their end of the bargain with Hades, she might be headed back to the underworld. Forever. As if that wasn't bad enough, some very creepy, very one-eyed mythological beasts have escaped from the underworld. The Cyclopes have taken over the power plant in Owen's town. If someone doesn't stop them, they're going to bring back all sorts of horrible creatures... Stopping the Cyclopes is exactly what Hades wants Owen and his friends to do. But what chance do four kids stand against an army of mythological monsters? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 106 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages Cover price $4.99.

1st printing. By Troy Doerner. Cosplay, dressing up as characters from pop culture, has swept fan conventions around the world. Now, explore the adult side of this popular phenomenon. This enormous collection of pin-up style photos provides a tantalizing look at sexy female cosplayers from around the world. They are not afraid to shed their costume to bring your character fantasies to life. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 160 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $50.00.

Limited Edition - 1st printing. Written by Alan Moore. Art and Cover by Mitch Jenkins. One of the world's foremost authors of the fantastic, Alan Moore, joins internationally esteemed photographer Mitch Jenkins for an unprecedented visual and literary experience. An intensely poetic and innovative work of biography, Unearthing maps the lifetime of author, orientalist and occultist Steve Moore, while simultaneously investigating the extraordinary history of South London with which that life has been intertwined. Integrating text with haunting and exquisite imagery, Unearthing excavates a territory at the margins of a city, of reality, and of human imagination! Hardcover, 12-in. x 16 1/2-in., 184 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 1500 copies. Cover price $74.95.

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Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

1st printing. Written by Alan Moore. Art and Cover by Mitch Jenkins. One of the world's foremost authors of the fantastic, Alan Moore, joins internationally esteemed photographer Mitch Jenkins for an unprecedented visual and literary experience. An intensely poetic and innovative work of biography, Unearthing maps the lifetime of author, orientalist, and occultist Steve Moore, while simultaneously investigating the extraordinary history of South London with which that life has been intertwined. Integrating text with haunting and exquisite imagery, Unearthing excavates a territory at the margins of a city, of reality, and of human imagination! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 184 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

Includes Maps - 1st printing. By J.R.R. Tolkien. Edited with an introduction, commentary, index, and maps by Christopher Tolkien. UNFINISHED TALES is a collection of narratives raging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-Earth to the end of the War of the Rings and comprising such various elements as Gandalf's lively account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End; and much more! The collection has been edited by Christopher Tolkien, who explains in his introduction the very various treatments these writings have demanded, and provides a commentary on each of the tales. He has redrawn the map accompanying THE LORD OF THE RINGS on a larger scale, adding new features and names, and has reproduced the only map of Numenor that J.R.R. Tolkien ever made. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 472 pages, Text Only. Cover price $15.00.

Does NOT Include Maps - 1st printing. By J.R.R. Tolkien. Edited with an introduction, commentary, index, and maps by Christopher Tolkien. UNFINISHED TALES is a collection of narratives raging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-Earth to the end of the War of the Rings and comprising such various elements as Gandalf's lively account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End; and much more! The collection has been edited by Christopher Tolkien, who explains in his introduction the very various treatments these writings have demanded, and provides a commentary on each of the tales. He has redrawn the map accompanying THE LORD OF THE RINGS on a larger scale, adding new features and names, and has reproduced the only map of Numenor that J.R.R. Tolkien ever made. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 472 pages, Text Only. Cover price $15.00.

Volume 3, 1st Printing - "Unfaithful Wives" by Peggy Gaddis. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.35.

Written by Richard Grant. 5.5" x 7", 128 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

Volume 9, 1st Printing - "Warped Woman" by Janet Pritchard. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 144 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 10, 1st Printing - "Without Consent" by M. Pitigrilli. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 142 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 13, 1st Printing - "Torment" by Richard Meeker. Softcover, 160 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 14, 1st Printing - "Stripper!" by Wright Williams. Polly Benson's ravishing beauty was freely bestowed on men who wanted their thrills cheap. Here is a lusty story of burlesque which grips the reader's emotions until the final page! Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 160 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 15, 1st Printing - "The Thing that Made Love" by David V. Reed. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 160 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.35.

Issue 16 - "Raw Passion" by Charles Martin. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 17, 1st Printing - "Scandalous Affair" by Florenz Branch. When two young couples agree to share one home - will they find themselves sharing more than food? Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 144 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 18, 1st Printing - "Love Cheat" by William Arthur. A worthless lover - a reckless summer idyll... and this girl found herself fair game for any man! Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 144 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 20, 1st Printing - "Side Street" by Wright Williams. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.35.