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Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Cover by Al Columbia.

The Eisner-nominated best anthology - and best deal - in comics continues!

Featuring entirely self-contained short stories from the best cartoonists around the globe, NOW #8 features all-new work from E.S. Glenn (Netherlands), Walt Holcombe (U.S.), Henry McCausland (U.K.), Zuzu (Italy), Theo Ellsworth (U.S.), Veronika Muchitsch (UK), Nick Thorburn (Canada), and several other surprises!

Softcover, 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 9 - 1st printing.

This Eisner Award-winning anthology series is a self-contained cross-section of the best short comics stories the globe has to offer, at a price point that is unrivaled in contemporary comics publishing.

This ninth issue of Now is anchored by the longest story featured in the magazine to date: "Misguided Love," a 40-page autobiographical tour de force by Texas artist Raquelle Jac. Ping-ponging among relationships, hospitalizations, internet "fame," international travel, sex, romance, and trauma, Jac's dense, obsessive pages read like a manifesto, announcing the arrival of a remarkable new voice in comics. This issue also features Now debuts from Hartley Lin (Young Frances), Ethel Wolfe, and Emil Friis Ernst (Doctor Murder), as well as work from Now regulars Keren Katz (The Academic Hour) and Noah Van Sciver, who homages Basil Wolverton's cult favorite, science-fiction hero, Spacehawk.

Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing.

The tenth issue of the Eisner Award-nominated anthology series includes new work by fan-favorites Steven Weissman, Tim Lane, and Walt Holcombe, new discoveries such as Hartley Lin (Young Frances), Sylvia Rocchi and M.S. Harkness, and rare gems like nine previously unpublished pages of comics by Richard Sala, all created as an art student in the 1970s. It's an entire comic book store under one cover - at a price that can't be beat!

Featuring Stories and Art by Rebecca Morgan, Julia Gfrorer, Tim Lane, Jacob Weinstein, Steven Weissman, Walt Holcombre, Theo Ellsworth, Joakim Drescher, Silvia Rocchi, Alex Nall, Chris Wright, Noah Van Sciver, Celia Varhed, Karl Stevens, Nick Thorburn, Richard Sala, Hartley Lin, and M.S. Harkness.

Softcover, 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing.

The two-time 2021 Eisner Award-nominated comics anthology returns for its sixth year!

This first new Now of 2022 features all new work from a number of contributors familiar to Now readers as well as new artists from around the globe.

Now: The New Comics Anthology is, every issue, a self-contained cross-section of the best short comics stories the globe has to offer, and has established itself as the preeminent anthology of first-rate comics talent from around the globe. Including brand-new, never before-seen material from a mix of emerging and established talent, Now is the perfect answer to the question, "Why Comics?"

Featuring Stories by Daria Tessler, Theo Ellsworth, Jesse Simpson, Justin Gradin, Tim Lane, Baptiste Virot, Stacy Gougoulis, Natalia Novia, Ariel Lopez, Kayla E., Chris Wright, Steven Weissman, Theo Ellsworth, and Nick Thorburn.

Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 12 - 1st printing.

The two-time 2021 Eisner Award-nominated comics anthology returns for its seventh year!

The first new NOW of 2023 features all-new work from several contributors familiar to NOW readers as well as new artists from around the globe. Newcomers to this issue include Cynthia Alfonso (Spain) and Bhanu Pratap (India), while past contributors Noah Van Sciver (U.S.), Cecelia Vårhed (Sweden), and Kayla E. (U.S.) all return with new work. As a special feature of this issue, legendary cartoonist Peter Bagge (Hate) collaborates with Brooklyn Nine-Nine writer Matt Lawton on "The Cartoonist," a satire of the now near-obsolete profession of newspaper gag cartooning.

NOW: The New Comics Anthology is still the best value in comics: every issue is a self-contained cross-section of the best short comics stories the globe has to offer and it has established itself as the preeminent anthology of first-rate international comics talent. With all-new, never-before-seen material from a mix of emerging and established cartoonists, NOW is the perfect answer to the question, "Why Comics?"

Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. Cover by Kayla E. The multiple Eisner and Ignatz Award nominated comics anthology returns: with every issue publishing only selfcontained short stories from around the globe, NOW is the perfect primer of the very best of contemporary art and literary comics. In our latest issue, NOW #13, cartoonist Kayla E. (USA) returns with an all-new "Precious Rubbish" strip exploring childhood trauma through her darkly humorous lens; she also contributes this issue's cover. Nathan Gelgud (USA) makes his NOW debut with two strips adapting dialogue from interviews with filmmaker Paul Schrader, while indie humor phenom Josh Pettinger (UK) also appears for the first time. Anchoring the issue is Caitlin Skaalrud's (USA) inspiring and beautiful "How to Make Comics," a 40-page poetic howl about the need to make art and the sacrifices that come with that need ("LEARN THE COPPER TASTE OF HUNGER"). And NOW regulars Noah Van Sciver (USA), Roman Muradov (Armenia), Josh Simmons (USA), Cynthia Alfonso (Spain), Steven Weissman (USA), Emil Friis Ernst (Denmark), and Stacy Gougoulis (Australia) are back with all new stories. NOW: The New Comics Anthology is still the best value in comics: every issue is a self-contained cross-section of the best short comics stories the globe has to offer, and it has established itself as the preeminent anthology of first-rate international comics talent. With all-new, never-before-seen material from a mix of emerging and established talent, NOW is the perfect answer to the question, "Why Comics?" Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.99.

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"Summer of Love" written & illustrated by Debbie Drechsler. Minimal color, 24 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $3.75.

"Summer of Love" written & illustrated by Debbie Drechsler. Minimal color, 24 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $3.75.

"Summer of Love" written & illustrated by Debbie Drechsler. Minimal color, 24 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $3.75.

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"Summer of Love" written & illustrated by Debbie Drechsler. Minimal color, 24 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $3.75.

"Summer of Love" written & illustrated by Debbie Drechsler. Minimal color, 24 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $3.75.

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1st printing. Written by LL McKinney. Art by Robyn Smith and Manou Azumi. Cover by Robyn Smith and Ben Glendining. THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO NUBIA: REAL ONE! After a turbulent school year, Nubia is both thrilled and anxious as she embarks on a transformative summer training with the Amazons on Themyscira! Amid the mounting pressure of expectations, she grapples with feeling like an outsider, letting the weight of her self-doubt strain her most important relationships. Just when she thought her life couldn't get more complicated, her biggest fear threatens the safety of everyone on Paradise Island. Will Nubia rise above the chaos and embrace her true self as the hero she was destined to be? Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Jon Buller and Laura Buller. Cover by Jon Buller. NUDISM COMES TO CONNECTICUT is a fascinating graphic memoir of optimism, debt, nakedness and real estate scheming in the early 1930s. Frank Mallett, inspired by cooperative colonies he had visited in Europe, returned home envisioning utopian communities of bohemian emigrés and artistic intellectuals proliferating in sylvan harmony. With the crash of 1929 his already floundering enterprises seemed doomed - until he discovered a growing interest in healthy, wholesome nudism. Closely based on actual people and events, NUDISM COMES TO CONNECTICUT exposes the conflict between the ecstasy of the "exquisite naked plunge" and voyeurism, competitiveness, and greed by way of many period writings and letters. Although Frank's love of nature never falters, he learns that there is more to nudism than meets the eye. Nudism is veteran children's book authors Jon Buller and Susan Schade's first published graphic novel, lovingly rendered in delicate, indeed, enticing, pen lines. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 180 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $30.00.

Within the pages of this magazine you will find varied poses of young women who have beautified their bodies and obtained the grace and charm of bearing through adhering to the creed of the nudists - fresh air, sunshine and exercise unhampered by confining, health destroying apparel. 8.5" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Kota Kawae. Outcast Gakuro Yajimas only goal in life has been to avoid spirits and try to live in peace. One day, he accidentally enters a sealed room and meets Nue, a quirky spirit who asks him to defeat the evil ones roaming his school. Gakuro is reluctant to take her up on the offer, but the spirits wont be waiting patiently for him to make up his mind! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Kota Kawae. Shiroha Fujino, a talented exorcist dispatched by one of the ancient exorcist families, launches her attack on Gakuro! It seems that Nue has a plan to counter this attack in mind, but the resolution she proposes to Shiroha leaves Gakuro baffled. After the battle, the Occult Club takes a little trip to the beach—to defeat spirits, of course! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 3 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Kota Kawae. After losing to Gakuro, fellow exorcist Shiroha ends up living at the school under Nues protection. However, Shirohas days of peace are shattered by the arrival of her mentor, Moroyuki Fujino, who has come to take her back to her controlling family! In the battle to determine Shirohas fate, his shikigami easily backs Nue into a corner—but as always, Nue has something else up her sleeve! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 4 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Kota Kawae. The news that Gakuro is living with Shiroha spreads around the school, and somehow it turns into a brawl amongst his classmates over who else gets to live with them! To make matters worse, a spirit possesses Kazusa, who had stopped by the classroom to see what was going on! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

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Story, Art, and Cover by Box Brown. An anthology series featuring writer's block and everyday life. B&W. 7" X 10". 48 pages. Cover price $6.00.

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Story, Art, and Cover by Box Brown. An anthology series featuring casual skating and everyday life. B&W. 7" X 10". 56 pages. Cover price $6.00.

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Written by Gary Scott Beatty. Art and Cover by Aaron Warner. Comic shop owner isn't a job, it's a calling, in this full color, done-in-one-issue story exploring 50 years of comic book history! Comics helped Steve through some tough times growing up and he turned his love of the medium into a comic shop business. But is it worth the toll it takes on his family? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Story, Art and cover by Shake-O. Welcome to the nurses office! School Nurse Hitomi is more than happy to help you with any health concerns you might have. Whether youre dealing with growing pains or shrinking spurts, body parts that wont stay attached, or a pesky invisibility problem, Nurse Hitomi can provide a fresh look at the problem with her giant, all-seeing eye. So come on in! The nurse is ready to see you! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 2 - 1st Printing. Story, Art and cover by Shake-O. Its not easy working at a school where the students are literally monsters, but Nurse Hitomi is always there for anyone in need. Whether its a winged student who just cant keep her feet on the ground, a girl who eats everything she can get her hands on (including fellow students!), or a boy who has grown breasts overnight, Hitomi watches over them all with a caring eye. No matter what the problem, Nurse Hitomi is eager to help! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 3 - 1st Printing. Story, Art and cover by Shake-O. One-eyed school nurse Hitomi is always looking out for her students as they go through the ups-and-downs of adolescence. Whether its helping a student through an existential crisis or listening to a zombie girls tale of the afterlife, Hitomi-sensei is always willing to do what she can to help. But Hitomi has her own problems to deal with, including a little sister with multiple personalities (all of whom are in love with their big sis!) and a co-worker who teases her mercilessly. Can Hitomi keep her own issues under wraps while keeping a watchful eye on her students? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 4 - 1st Printing. Story, Art and cover by Shake-O. Nurse Hitomi is not your typical school nurse. Newly-employed as a high school nurse, who just happens to be a cyclops, Nurse Hitomi must fumble her way through the many inhuman issues that arise in a school rife with monstrous characters. Welcome to the infirmary! We havent been expecting you. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 5 - 1st Printing. Story, Art and cover by Shake-O. Being the school nurse at a middle school full of monsters can be a tough job, but Nurse Hitomi is always there for her students. Luckily, she doesnt have to go it alone. Backing her up are Itsuki, a plant-person intrigued by human sexuality, and Tatara-sensei, the four-armed, sarcastic science teacher. But how did these strange people come into Hitomis life in the first place? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 6 - 1st Printing. Story, Art and cover by Shake-O. Health class held at the pool can only mean one thing: swimsuits! The students are all-eyes for Nurse Hitomis bathing wear–until hairy Moji-sensei makes a big reveal, that is! Followed by tales of Hitomi-sensei and Tatara-senseis school days, and a trippy story of reality vs. fiction, the revelations just keep coming in this monstrous slice of high school life! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 7 - 1st Printing. Story, Art and cover by Shake-O. A friend from Hitomi and Tataras school days comes to pay them a visit. Her appearance stirs up old memories–and old heartache. Meanwhile, a masked girl is targeting the male students for their blood. Though all her victims seem to like it–really like it–its not long before a vampire hunt is underway. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 8 - 1st Printing. Story, Art and cover by Shake-O. When Hitomi goes on the school camping trip as a chaperone, shes excited to sleep in a log cabin and sit around the campfire. But her students are pre-occupied with other things, gossiping about crushes and who-likes-whom. Some even work up the nerve to confess! Little do they know that a sinister force lurks in the woods… Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 9 - 1st Printing. Story, Art and cover by Shake-O. Cyclopean school nurse Hitomi is always looking out for her students! Whether its a snail girl insecure about the trail of slime she leaves behind or a student who uses his shrinking ability to get into big trouble, Hitomi is there to help them out. But when Hitomi herself becomes a kid again, who will look out for her? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 10 - 1st Printing. Story, Art and cover by Shake-O. Welcome to the nurse's office! School Nurse Hitomi is more than happy to help you with any health concerns you might have. Whether you're dealing with growing pains or shrinking spurts, body parts that won't stay attached, or a pesky invisibility problem, Nurse Hitomi can provide a fresh look at the problem with her giant, all-seeing eye. So come on in! The nurse is ready to see you! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 11 - 1st Printing. Story, Art and cover by Shake-O. The staff and students at Hitomis school have been looking forward to summer break, so when it finally comes around, its time to hit the beach! But when some jerks start aggressively hitting on Hitomi, will her coworker and childhood friend Tatara step up and be the hero? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 12 - 1st Printing. Story, Art and cover by Shake-O. Its sports day at Hitomis school! Tensions run high as the students compete—can the kids stay friends even as they face off against one another? Meanwhile, Hitomi reminisces on how much things have changed since her own school days… Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 13 - 1st Printing. Story, Art and cover by Shake-O. Welcome to the nurse's office! School Nurse Hitomi is more than happy to help you with any health concerns you might have. Whether you're dealing with growing pains or shrinking spurts, body parts that won't stay attached, or a pesky invisibility problem, Nurse Hitomi can provide a fresh look at the problem with her giant, all-seeing eye. So come on in! The nurse is ready to see you! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

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b&w. Mature Readers. art by Stuart Immonen. Cover price $2.50.

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b&w. Mature Readers. art by Stuart Immonen. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. "A Graphic Memoir of Coming of Age in Iran!" Story and art by Parsua Bashi. In Parsua Bashi's graphic memoir, she paints a revealing picture of what it's like to be a young woman growing up under Shiite law in Iran. In the tradition of graphic memoirs such as Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, this is not only a look at a young woman's struggles growing up, but a window into a non-Western culture that we are still struggling to understand. Beautifully told and poignant, this is a powerful work about the necessity of freedom. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

Turkish Edition. Story by Joe Quesada. Cover and Art by Joshua Middleton. Reprints NYX (2003) #3. Distributed with sticker on back cover. Turkish Language.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $200.00 View scans Paper: White Turkish Edition/"Virgin" Edition. Label #4647367003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Turkish Edition. Virgin Cover by Joshua Middleton. Story by Joe Quesada. Art by Joshua Middleton. Reprints NYX (2003) #3. Distributed with sticker on back cover. Turkish Language.

Brazilian Reprint Series. Reprints Cover from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #1. Reprints Material from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #1 and #4. 7 1/4" X 10 1/4". 36 pages. B&W. Portuguese Language.

Brazilian Reprint Series. Reprints Cover and Material from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #2. 7 1/4" X 10 1/4". 36 pages. B&W. Portuguese Language.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $400.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white O Homem Aranha #25 Brazillian Edition Label #4349827009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Brazilian Series. Reprints Cover and story from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #41. Story by Stan Lee. Art by John Romita and Mike Esposito. Cover by John Romita. Reprints the first appearance of The Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich). Portuguese Language.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Jason.

O Josephine! contains four brand-new short stories. blending popular-culture pastiche with dry wit, and stylish storytelling. Included are a trek into the green hills of Ireland where Jason encounters more sheep than he had bargained for, Leonard Cohen's life story filled with Jason-esque liberties, a mysterious stakeout with a pair of two-faced private eyes, and the rollercoaster love story of Napoleon and Josephine Baker. These tales are all told in a hilariously deadpan style making this another triumph in Jason's already lauded catalog.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Subtitled "A Series of Clever Cartoons of Undergraduate Life at the U.S. Naval Academy". Art and text by G. Patrick O'Day.

1st printing. Story and art by Yoshiharu Tsuge. Translated by Ryan Holmberg. OBA ELECTROPLATING FACTORY is a startlingly bleak but nonetheless captivating portrait of mid-century Japan in its most unglamorous iteration. Glimpses of the artist reflecting upon his life, his work, and his contemporaries pepper the narrative landscape: Tsuge's stories are studies in staging nature, working to evoke stillness and movement in such a way that renders his chosen setting a character all on its own. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 232 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. By Philippe Girard. Behold: Obituary Man! A nondescript man who gains indescribable energy from reciting the eulogy at the funerals of strangers. He has never felt so alive! Maurice Petit is an unremarkable type who chokes on the weight of his routine. In the obituary section of the newspaper he discovers the name of an old classmate. At the funeral something compels Maurice Petit to stand tall and speak. For a moment he is Obituary Man and has a voice for the dead. But will his newfound power rejuvenate him or get him mixed up with the wrong crowd? Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 84 pages, full color. Cover price $15.00.

1st printing. Story and art by Malcolm McNeill. Observed While Falling chronicles the personal and creative interaction that defined the collaboration between the writer William S. Burroughs and the artist Malcolm McNeill on the graphic novel Ah Pook Is Here. Written with insight and humor, and liberally sprinkled with the kind of outré anecdotes one would expect working with a writer as original and eccentric as Burroughs, Observed While Falling presents a unique view of the creative process that will be of interest to artists, writers and general readers alike. Hardcover, 6-in. x 10-in., 304 pages, Text (with 24 pages of B&W Illustrations). Cover price $29.99.

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1st Printing. Softcover, 8" x 10.5", 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.00.