Comic books in 'Books'

1st printing. Edited by Jake Zawlacki. Art by Todd McFarlane. Cover Photo by Erik Pendzich. Over thirty years after his initial ascent to super stardom, Todd McFarlane (b. 1961) remains one of the most popular and contentious comic artists ever. The interviews compiled in this volume offer a nuanced portrait of McFarlane's polarizing character. Beginning with his earliest days on Spider-Man to the months before the hotly anticipated release of Spawn and ending with his writing ventures decades later, the interviews offer compelling perspectives from the renowned creator. The book offers a glimpse into the comic book world of the early 1990s, a world rampant with variant covers, impossibly exaggerated bodies, and wild speculation about what would be the next comic to explode in value. The volume also includes the momentous public debate between McFarlane and Peter David, former collaborator on The Incredible Hulk, moderated by the late George Pérez at a standing-room-only event at ComicsFest in 1993. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $25.00.

1st printing. By Mariah-Rose Marie. Have you ever met someone who never uses recipes, yet makes incredible meals every time? It seems to be a magic preserved only in the hands of grandmothers, or any passionate provider. An ancient, special knowledge that takes a lifetime to perfect. But that's not always true. Inside this fully illustrated cookbook is an introduction to intuitive food preparation! Meaning less reliance on teaspoons, grams, degrees, and exact cook times, and more on the way humans have always cooked: by tasting, watching, smelling, listening, feeling, and remembering. Follow along with home chef Mariah-Rose Marie to learn how to measure with your hands, season with your senses, balance flavors on the fly, remember ratios, and more, all with minimal equipment and minimal spending. Softcover, 10-in. x 10-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

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

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2nd and later printings. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 24 pages, full color. All Ages

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Pillsbury Flour Mills 1944 Giveaway. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 22 Pages Brown and Blue Text with Illustrations

1st printing.

Coop is not only busy designing another hot and fast stationery set for us, but in the meantime, we're putting the pedal to the metal with this slick new Coop-designed Journal.

Hardcover (Spiralbound), 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 128 pages, PC.

Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. By Ezra Claverie. COPYRIGHT VIGILANTES: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE HOLLYWOOD SUPERHERO, 1998-2018 explains superhero blockbusters as allegories of intellectual property relations. In movies based on characters owned by the comics duopoly of DC and Marvel, no narrative recurs more often than a villain's attempt to copy the superhero's unique powers. Since the 1930s, the dominant American comics publishers have treated the creations of artists and writers as work for hire, such that stories and characters become company property. Thus, publishers avoided sharing the profits both from magazine sales and from licensing characters into other media. For decades, creators have challenged this regime, demanding either shares of profits or outright ownership of their creations. Now that the duopoly rents, licenses, and adapts superheroes for increasingly expensive franchises, and for growing international audiences, any challenge to intellectual property relations threatens a production regime worth billions of dollars. Weaving together legal analysis, Marxist political economy, and close readings of movies, COPYRIGHT VIGILANTES explains the preoccupations of Hollywood's leading genre. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, Text Only. Cover price $30.00.

Special Edition - 1st printing. By Neil Gaiman. This special edition format is limited to a print run of 4,000 copies, and includes 16 additional pages featuring a brief essay by Gaiman, a selection replicating several of Gaiman's handwritten notes for Coraline, plus 4 unpublished concept sketches by Dave McKean. The book is wrapped in a cloth-cased jacket detailed in glow-in-the-dark ink on ghost hands, with foil-pressed text on the front cover and spine, plus the Previews Exclusive logo etched on the inside flap of the jacket. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 182 pages, full color. All Ages

1st printing. By Chris Alexander. Foreword by Roger Corman. Produced on modest budgets for American International Pictures, Roger Corman's adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories were popular in their time as escapist horror cinema. Most starred horror icon Vincent Price and were written (and "freely adapted") by the likes of Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, and Robert Towne. Today the series is recognized as unique and sophisticated, one that delivers decadent Gothic chills while exploring ideas of faith, sexuality, psychology and the supernatural. CORMAN/POE: Interviews and Essays Exploring the Making of Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe Films, 1960-1964 is the only book to fully examine this chapter in horror film history. In-depth conversations with the maverick Roger Corman are book-ended by engaging critical analyses of each of the eight films, which together stand as a fully realized and consistent creative vision. Softcover, 8-in. x 9-in., 352 PC/PB&W. Cover price $27.99.

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The Story of The Boston Tea Party. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Keith Neely. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Oregon Trail. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by David J. Catrow III. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Spirit of St. Louis. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Len W. Meents. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Burning of Washington. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Richard Wahl. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of Child Labor Laws. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Keith Neely. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Johnstown Flood. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by David J. Catrow III. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Powers of the Presidency. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Keith Neely. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Erie Canal. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Keith Neely. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Trail of Tears. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by David J. Catrow III. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of Valley Forge. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Ralph Canaday. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Assassination of John F. Kennedy. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Keith Neely. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of Apollo 11. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by David J. Catrow III. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of Ellis Island. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Tom Dunnington. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Powers of Congress. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Tom Dunnington. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Election of 1860. Written by Zachary Kent and illustrated by Ralph Canaday. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Challenger Disaster. Written by Zachary Kent and illustrated by Ralph Canaday. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Black Hawk Wars. Written by Jim Hargrove and illustrated by Ralph Canaday. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Montgomery Bus Boycott. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Nathan Greene. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of the Declaration of Independence. Written by Norman Richards and illustrated by Tom Dunnington. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of the Gettysburg Address. Written by Kenneth Richards and illustrated by Tom Dunnington. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner. Written by Natalie Miller and illustrated by George Wilde. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Homestead Act. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Cathy Koenig. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Lewis and Clark Expedition. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Lou Aronson. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of Fort Sumter. Written by Eugenia Burney and illustrated by Chuck Mitchell. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Golden Spike. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Tom Dunnington. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of the Bonhomme Richard. Written by Norman Richards and illustrated by Tom Dunnington. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Alamo. Written by Norman Richards and illustrated by Tom Dunnington. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Liberty Bell. Written by Natalie Miller and illustrated by Betsy Warren. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of the Mayflower Compact. Written by Norman Richards and illustrated by Darrell Wiskur. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of the Constitution. Written by Marilyn Prolman and illustrated by Robert Glaubke. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of the Capitol. Written by Marilyn Prolman and illustrated by Bob O'Malley. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of Old Glory. Written by Albert I. Mayer and illustrated by Tom Dunnington. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of Mount Vernon. Written by Natalie Miller and illustrated by Carol Burger. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of Old Ironsides. Written by Norman Richards and illustrated by Tom Dunnington. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of the Statue of Liberty. Written by Natalie Miller and illustrated by Lucy and John Hawkinson. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of Monticello. Written by Norman Richards and illustrated by Chuck Mitchell. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of Mount Rushmore. Written by Marilyn Prolman and illustrated by Phil Austin. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The Supreme Court. Written by Kenneth Richards and illustrated by Chuck Hamrick. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of the Conestoga Wagon. Written by Kenneth Richards and illustrated by James G. Temple. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of Jamestown. Written by Marilyn Prolman and illustrated by Chuck Mitchell. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.

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The Story of The U.S.S. Arizona. Written by R. Conrad Stein and illustrated by Tom Dunnington. 8" x 9.75", 32 pages, B&W.