Auctions: comic books published by Fantagraphics

Eightball (1989 Fantagraphics) 22 CGC 9.6 SS Clowes

Paper: White

Signed by Daniel Clowes on 3/24/16

Label #1404415001

Cover art by Daniel Clowes. Around Ice Haven with Random Wilder. Our Children and their Friends starring David Goldberg. The True Story of Leopold And Loeb. Melancholy Serenade starring Random Wilder. Seventeen starring Violet Vanderplatz and Penrod Pulaski. David Goldberg is Missing. Vida and Her Grandmother. Mr. & Mrs. Ames: Detectives For Hire. Violet in Love. Harry Naybors: Comic Book Critic. Charles and his Therapist. Violet: Alone Forever. Harry Naybors Explains Everything. Scripts and art by Daniel Clowes. 40 pgs. $5.95. Cover price $2.95.

Hip Hop Family Tree TPB (2013-2016 FB) Treasury Edition SET#1 NM 9.4

Includes Volume 1-2 (with Slipcase) - NOTE: Printings may vary.

Story and art by Ed Piskor.

To celebrate the resounding success of the first two volumes of Ed Piskor's history of Hip Hop, we are offering the two books along with an exclusive 24-page comic book specifically created for this boxed set inside a mind-blowingly colorful slipcase, drawn and designed by the artist. Piskor tells this story as a perfect parody/pastiche/homage to '90s Image comics.

Softcover (2 Volumes with slipcase), 9-in. x 12-in., 224 pages (Total), full color.

Cover price $59.95.

Hip Hop Family Tree TPB (2013-2016 FB) Treasury Edition SET#2 NM 9.4

Includes Volume 3-4 (with Slipcase) - NOTE: Printings may vary.

Story and art by Ed Piskor.

We are also releasing our gift box set of Books 3 and 4 in time for the holidays. Exclusive with this box set is Understanding Hip Hop and Comics, Ed Piskor's examination of how the two media have intersected over the years.

Softcover (2 Volumes with slipcase), 9-in. x 12-in., 224 pages (Total), full color.

Cover price $49.95.

Love and Rockets (1982 1st Series) Magazine 1 VG+ 4.5

Staple rust.

Color cover - Fall 1982. 1st printing (2nd to 5th printings exist for most issues in this series). Cover by Jaime Hernandez. Back Cover by Gilbert Hernandez. Stories and Art by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez. The first issue is an expanded version of the 1981 self-published issue. Includes a half-page introduction by Gary Groth. Featuring: Chapters 1-5 of "BEM" by Gilbert Hernandez; Locas tale "Mechan-X" by Jaime Hernandez; "Barrio Huerta (Hoppers 13)" 1-pager by Jaime Hernandez; Locas 1-pager "Penny Century, You're Fired!!" by Jaime Hernandez; Izzy tale "How To Kill a... (By Isabel Ruebens)" by Jaime Hernandez; Bang and Inez tale [Music for Monsters I] by Gilbert Hernandez; "Locas Tambien" by Jaime Hernandez; and a brief La Chota tale by Jaime Hernandez. 68 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Red Room Crypto Killaz (2023 Fantagraphics) 1B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Piskor Variant Cover.

Label #4708673006

Limited 1 for 5 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Story by Ed Piskor. The media won't leave Brianna Fairfield alone since her father was arrested and identified as the Steel City Cannibal. But what more sinister forces are also following her? Mistress Pentagram and the Red Room Players return in this all-new, four-issue miniseries from Ed Piskor (X-Men: Grand Design)! Splatterpunk never looked so good! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Red Room Trigger Warnings (2021 Fantagraphics) 2A CGC 9.4 Piskor

Paper: White

Label #4708673015

Story, Art and Cover by Ed Piskor. Hoodie Horror comes to Red Room! Introducing the Punkinz: two sociopathic, aspiring red roomers who quickly make a name on the scene with their amateur snuff films. Fueled by a mutual passion and talent for murder, the young couple aim to be the most notorious and wanted killers on the dark web... The second 'season' of the hit series continues, from the pen of Ed Piskor, the Eisner Award-winning creator of X-Men: Grand Design and Hip Hop Family Tree! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Usagi Yojimbo (1987 1st Series Fantagraphics) 1REP CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #4668766001

Second printing. A duel puts Stan Sakais rabbit samurai in an introspective mood, and he recalls his early combat training with the lion-maned Sensei Katsuichi. Parts 1 and 2 of Samurai. Story, art and cover by Sakai, plus Waddlewalk by Dennis Fujitake. Black and white; 32 pages. Other titles featuring Usagi Yojimbo include Albedo, Doomsday Squad #3 and Space Usagi. NOTE: Some issues from #1-10 were reprinted. Reprints are so noted in the reprint edition's indica. Cover price $2.00.

Usagi Yojimbo (1987 1st Series Fantagraphics) 10 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4689896002

First printing. Usagi encounters the enigmatic Jei, who is either a religious visionary or a dangerous lunatic; story, art and cover by Stan Sakai. Then, Usagi meets the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in a story by TMNT creator Peter Laird. Black and white; 32 pages. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover. Other titles featuring Usagi Yojimbo include Albedo, Doomsday Squad #3 and Space Usagi. NOTE: Some issues from #1-10 were reprinted. Reprints are so noted in the reprint edition's indica. Cover price $2.00.

Zippy Quarterly (1993) 2 FN- 5.5

Life Before Velcro. Stories, art and cover by Bill Griffith. Reprints of the daily strip featuring Griffiths existentialist hero, Zippy the Pinhead, including a handful of Sunday strips in full color, plus a new Zippy story. Zippy and Griffy travel back to the early 20th century and encounter pioneering cartoon character The Yellow Kid. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $4.95.

Zippy Quarterly (1993) 11 FN- 5.5

The Pinhead Family Vs. The Toad Family. Stories, art and cover by Bill Griffith. Reprints of the daily strip featuring Griffiths existentialist hero, Zippy the Pinhead, including a handful of Sunday strips in full color, plus a new Zippy story. Soap operas have never been weirder than the family intrigue that develops between the Pinheads and the Toads. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 32 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $3.50.