Comic books in 'Art Book'

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

1st printing. Showcasing the beautiful artwork of manga creator Daisuke Moriyama! CHRONICLE features full color artwork from the popular Chrono Crusade and World Embryo series, plus pieces from across the artist's career. Included you'll find manga covers, bonus pinups, card game images, RPG artwork, and more! Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $49.95

Add to cart Near Mint $49.95

Add to cart Very Fine $40.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "From Announcement Through the Year of Release!"

Text By Matt Burns.

Starting with the announcement trailer in 2014, Overwatch's award-winning cinematics captured the hearts of millions across the world, introducing them to a hopeful science-fiction world where heroes are needed. Crafting these animated shorts required the Blizzard cinematics team to explore new ways of animated film making with a bold new art style, more frequent releases, and intimate collaboration with the game team.

The Cinematic Art of Overwatch illustrate how Overwatch's richly imagined characters and world were brought to life through cinematic storytelling.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 244 pages, full color.

Cover price $45.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing."2017-2020!"

Text By Jake Gerli.

The first wave of Overwatch cinematics captured the imagination of millions of fans around the world. After the game released in 2016, Blizzard Entertainment embarked on a new mission to take cinematic storytelling to the next level. From the intense, action-packed rush of "Shooting Star" to the somber, noble ethos of "Honor and Glory," the creative team wanted to highlight a different side of the game's beloved heroes.

Covering all of the official Overwatch cinematics made from 2017-2020, The Cinematic Art of Overwatch Volume 2 showcases hundreds of pieces of never-before-seen artwork and documents the epic creative journey that Blizzard took to bring these films to life.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $45.00.

1st printing. By Roy G. Krenkel. Roy G. Krenkel draws in a classic, fine-art, Old Master style that is rarely seen these days. Here are 180 of his best sketches, drawings, and paintings on historical sublects and settings. Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.00.

1st printing. By David Macaulay. The superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information that distinguished all of David Macaulay's books is nowhere more evident than in this marvelous creation of the imaginary Roman city of Verbonia. Through his impressively detailed drawings and clear descriptive text, Macaulay shows how superbly the Romans built new and exciting, yet functional, cities for the people who were to inhabit them. Softcover, 9-in.x 12-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $10.00

2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. By David Macaulay. The superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information that distinguished all of David Macaulay's books is nowhere more evident than in this marvelous creation of the imaginary Roman city of Verbonia. Through his impressively detailed drawings and clear descriptive text, Macaulay shows how superbly the Romans built new and exciting, yet functional, cities for the people who were to inhabit them. Softcover, 9-in.x 12-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.

Add to cart Fine $8.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Featuring concept art from the massive multiplayer online role-playing games City of Heroes and City of Villains! Softcover, full color.

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

Add to cart Very Fine $19.00

Add to cart Fine $14.00

Add to cart Fine $14.00

1st printing. By Nicky Wright. Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 230 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

1st printing.

Edited by Alex Chun.

CLASSIC PIN-UPS FROM A GIANT OF THE FIELD - A collection of the rare '50s pin-ups that led to the artist's final gig, as Playboy's first star cartoonist. In the rarefied realm of classic cartoon pin-up art, nobody did it better than Jack Cole. With his quirky line drawings and sensual watercolors, Cole, under Hugh Hefner's guiding hand, catapulted to stardom in the 1950s as Playboy's marquee cartoonist, a position he held until his untimely death at the age of 43. Jack Cole has been justly celebrated as the creator of Plastic Man and an innovative comic book artist of the 1940s (especially in Art Spiegelman and Chip Kidd's Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms stretched To Their Limits).

After finishing his 14-year run on Plastic Man, he found himself looking for something new. According to Cole, his savior was the Humorama line of down-market digest magazines. This girls and gags magazine circuit proved to be the perfect training ground to regain his footing and develop his craft at single panel "gag" cartoons. His ability to render the female form was already without peer. Though he signed his cartoons "Jake," Cole's exquisite line drawings and masterful use of ink-wash - a skill he carried over to Playboy - betrayed his pseudonym. In comparison to his contemporaries, however, Cole was probably Humorama's least prolific artist.

Though his images were frequently used for covers, Cole's cartoons were few and far between, with scarcely a single drawing appearing every five issues. Along with a foreword by editor Alex Chun, this volume (originally released in a now out-of-print hardcover edition that now fetches high prices on the secondhand market) collects the best of these hidden gems, including several shot from Cole's stunning original art. Most of these drawings have not seen print elsewhere since their original publication.

Hardcover, 104 pages, PC/PB&W.

NO Dust Jacket - 1st printing.

Edited by Alex Chun.

CLASSIC PIN-UPS FROM A GIANT OF THE FIELD - A collection of the rare '50s pin-ups that led to the artist's final gig, as Playboy's first star cartoonist. In the rarefied realm of classic cartoon pin-up art, nobody did it better than Jack Cole. With his quirky line drawings and sensual watercolors, Cole, under Hugh Hefner's guiding hand, catapulted to stardom in the 1950s as Playboy's marquee cartoonist, a position he held until his untimely death at the age of 43. Jack Cole has been justly celebrated as the creator of Plastic Man and an innovative comic book artist of the 1940s (especially in Art Spiegelman and Chip Kidd's Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms stretched To Their Limits).

After finishing his 14-year run on Plastic Man, he found himself looking for something new. According to Cole, his savior was the Humorama line of down-market digest magazines. This girls and gags magazine circuit proved to be the perfect training ground to regain his footing and develop his craft at single panel "gag" cartoons. His ability to render the female form was already without peer. Though he signed his cartoons "Jake," Cole's exquisite line drawings and masterful use of ink-wash - a skill he carried over to Playboy - betrayed his pseudonym. In comparison to his contemporaries, however, Cole was probably Humorama's least prolific artist.

Though his images were frequently used for covers, Cole's cartoons were few and far between, with scarcely a single drawing appearing every five issues. Along with a foreword by editor Alex Chun, this volume (originally released in a now out-of-print hardcover edition that now fetches high prices on the secondhand market) collects the best of these hidden gems, including several shot from Cole's stunning original art. Most of these drawings have not seen print elsewhere since their original publication.

Hardcover, 104 pages, PC/PB&W.

1st Edition - 1st printing.

Edited by David Frangioni.

Clint Eastwood is not a man; he is a nameless vigilante, a vengeful detective, bare-knuckle boxer, bounty hunter, Secret Service agent, Academy Award-winning director, and general force of retribution. Drawn from the author's 10,000-piece collection, Clint Eastwood: Icon paints a fascinating portrait of its subject through the art associated with his films. With more than 400 unique pieces, this trove gathers posters, lobby cards, studio ads, original art, and esoteric film memorabilia from around the world.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $40.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $30.00

Add to cart Very Fine $26.00

Revised and Expanded Edition - 1st printing.

Edited by David Frangioni.

Clint Eastwood is a nameless vigilante, a vengeful detective, a bare-knuckle boxer, a Secret Service agent, and countless other definitive screen archetypes now embedded in our shared pop-culture consciousness. However you define him, Clint Eastwood has a powerful and extremely recognizable image that exists as something beyond the narratives of his films. Featuring a wealth of additional content, this new edition of Clint Eastwood: Icon presents an unprecedented collection of film art and rare material surrounding the legendary actor. This comprehensive trove gathers together poster art, lobby cards, standees, Italian Spaghetti Western Premier posters, studio ads, and esoteric film memorabilia from around the world.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

1st printing. Text by Fred Burke. Introduction by Stephen R. Bissette. Featuring sketches and artwork by Clive Barker the writer, director, producer and creator of such classic horror tales as Hellraiser, Night Breed, and Weaveworld. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

Does your life seem too peaceful lately? Then give yourself a good scare with this collection of the most nightmarish sights from Epic's Hellraiser comic! Each pinup is perforated for easy removal, and as a bonus there's a giant, 16-page fold-out of Pinhead by John Bolton! Art by Kent Williams, Ted McKeever, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jorge Zaffino, Simon Bisley, Daniel Brereton, Mike Mignola, Mark Chiarello, Kevin O'Neill and more. Cover price $4.95.

1st printing. By Art Spiegelman. In an art career that now spans six decades, Art Spiegelman has been a groundbreaking and influential figure with a global impact. His Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust memoir Maus established the graphic novel as a legitimate form and inspired countless cartoonists while his shorter works have enormously expanded the expressive range of comics. Co-Mix: A Retrospective of Comics, Graphics, and Scraps is a comprehensive career overview of the output of this legendary cartoonist, showing for the first time the full range of a half-century of relentless experimentation. By showing all facets of Spiegelman's career, the book demonstrates how he has persistently cross-pollinated the worlds of comics, commercial design, and fine arts. Essays by acclaimed film critic J. Hoberman and MoMA curator and Dean of the Yale University School of Art Robert Storr bookend Co-Mix, offering eloquent meditations on an artist whose work has been genre-defining. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 13-in., 136 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

1997. Art book inspired by "Space Cobra" and featuring the art of Buichi Terasawa. Lavishly illustrated. Softcover with dustjacket. 8.5" x 11". 100 pages. Full Color. NOTE: All text in Japanese.

1st printing. By Yoshitaka Amano. For over twenty years, the character Vampire Hunter D has haunted the imaginations of people around the world, its image forever etched in the mind's eye through the dazzling artwork of Yoshitaka Amano. As the original novels appear in English for the first time, American readers are clamoring for a more extensive look at this singular creation. Coffin obliges. This gorgeous retrospective embraces the full scope of Amano's work with the character: in the novels, as inspiration for the animators of the two theatrical films, rare paintings, and illustrations created for release as limited edition prints. Amano's illustrations for Neil Gaiman's Sandman series and Greg Rucka's Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer won him legions of new fans. Coffin features an original Vampire Hunter D short story by creator Hideyuki Kikuchi, available nowhere else! The definitive Vampire Hunter D art book. 113 black and white illustrations and 72 amazing color images! Coffin: The Art of Vampire Hunter D is part of the Locus recommended reading list for 2007. Softcover (Horizontal Format with Slipcase), 14-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.95.

NO Slipcase - 1st printing. By Yoshitaka Amano. For over twenty years, the character Vampire Hunter D has haunted the imaginations of people around the world, its image forever etched in the mind's eye through the dazzling artwork of Yoshitaka Amano. As the original novels appear in English for the first time, American readers are clamoring for a more extensive look at this singular creation. Coffin obliges. This gorgeous retrospective embraces the full scope of Amano's work with the character: in the novels, as inspiration for the animators of the two theatrical films, rare paintings, and illustrations created for release as limited edition prints. Amano's illustrations for Neil Gaiman's Sandman series and Greg Rucka's Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer won him legions of new fans. Coffin features an original Vampire Hunter D short story by creator Hideyuki Kikuchi, available nowhere else! The definitive Vampire Hunter D art book. 113 black and white illustrations and 72 amazing color images! Coffin: The Art of Vampire Hunter D is part of the Locus recommended reading list for 2007. Softcover (Horizontal Format in Slipcase), 14-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.95.

1st printing. By Tia Kratter. Bold and beautiful, this volume presents hundreds of film stills from the Pixar archives in a glorious spectrum of color. Starting with bright white images and seamlessly flowing through the colors of the rainbow, it becomes crystal clear how each frame tells a story. Bound into a gorgeous volume, The Color of Pixar encapsulates everything there is to love about the studio: the attention to detail, the playful characters, and the sheer scope of their work in over 20 years of iconic feature films. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 6-in., 352 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. By Buddy Scalera. Cover by Amanda Conner. This book is loaded with 1,200 photos that include a variety of male and female models in basic and dramatic action poses from all different angles and 16 step-by-step lessons by professional comic artists from DC, Marvel and other top houses show how to use the photos. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 320 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $105.00 View scans

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $81.00 View scans

Add to cart VG 4.0 $38.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Fanzine (1-shot). Collection of one page B&W illustrations by leading artists of the day. Suitable for coloring, thus the cover. Jeff Jones front and back cover. Includes art by Berni Wrightson, Howard Chaykin, Barry Windsor Smith, Mike Kaluta, Dave Cockrum, Walt Simonson, Roy G. Krenkel, Maxfield Parrish, plus many more. Mature readers, 8.5 x 11, b&w, 32 pages.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. (Comic Art Magazine) The premiere issue of a brand-new, full-color, 64-page quarterly magazine, dedicated to the art of the comics! This magazine is produced in association with Illustration Magazine, and shares the same outstanding print quality and lush production values of that publication. This first issue features: Dan Clowes and his collection of original comic art; Frank King's illustrated books; Chris Oliveros, Drawn & Quarterly, and the art of comics publishing; Gary Panter's new Jimbo in Purgatory series; Neal Adams and Carmine Infantino: 1960s superheroes and the counter-culture; R.C. Harvey on Noel Sickles and Milton Caniff; 19th century French and British caricature; the Grand Comic-Book Database; and a new, never-before-published, one-page comic strip by a leading cartoonist! Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $9.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. (Comic Art Magazine) This second 80-page issue of this new full-color magazine on the art of the comics features 19th-century comic pioneer Rodolphe Töpffer; a portfolio of Jack Cole's Humorama cartoons; Richard Sala; the underground comics of Rory Hayes; "Something Cool": Alex Raymond's Rip Kirby and the rise and fall of the photorealistic comic strip; Hergé and the origins and legacy of the European "clear line" school of cartooning; and much more, including another brand-new one-page strip by a leading contemporary cartoonist! All in majestic full-color! Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.00.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. (Comic Art Magazine) This lavishly produced, full-color art magazine devoted entirely to comics features in-depth and insightful articles showcasing the likes of comics pioneer Rodolphe Töpffer, Mike Sekowsky on the Silver Age Justice League of America, and underground legend Savage Pencil, plus a career-spanning examination on 20th-century comic postcard artist Norman Pettingill, and an "In the Studio" focus on the incomparable Chris Ware. Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.00.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. (Comic Art Magazine) The most spectacular 80-page issue yet of the lavishly produced full-color art magazine devoted to comics! The cover feature is a career overview of amazing Mexican caricaturist and poster artist Ernesto Cabral, featuring a ton of jaw-dropping, never-before-seen original color art. Also featured: Charles Burns: In the Studio, and substantial articles on Charles M. Schulz's early Peanuts; Carl Barks; and Basil Wolverton's MAD art, including a great deal of original art and never-before-published correspondence between the master of the grotesque and Harvey Kurtzman. All this, and much more, including another brand-new strip insert by a leading cartoonist! Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.00.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. (Comic Art Magazine) The newest 80-page issue of the lavishly produced full-color art magazine devoted to all aspects of the comics, and the only publication on the medium to be nominated for both 2003 Eisner and Harvey awards. This issue's cover article is a lengthy studio visit with Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman, featuring a great deal of previously unpublished art, including the never-before-seen cover painting. Also included: a major career survey of comic strip artist and book illustrator Crockett Johnson of Barnaby fame, which includes a wealth of artwork from the artist's estate; an interview with Kim Deitch, also featuring unpublished art and sketches; an examination of Glamor Girls pin-up strip artist Don Flowers; Rand Holmes and the Canadian Underground Press by Patrick Rosenkranz, author of Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution; and a comparison of the early lives of Charles Schulz and F. Scott Fitzgerald. All this and more, including another brand-new strip insert by a leading cartoonist! Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.00.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. (Comic Art Magazine) The most spectacular and diverse issue yet of the lavishly produced, 80-page, full-color art magazine devoted to all aspects of the comics - the only publication on the medium to be nominated for both 2003 Eisner and Harvey awards! This issue's cover feature is a lengthy studio visit with internationally acclaimed contemporary cartoonist Seth, sporting a wealth of previously unpublished art by him and numerous other artists. Also included: a major career survey of influential gag cartoonist Virgil Partch, including a large amount of never-before-reprinted artwork; an examination of the late-1970s transitional period in the work of cartooning legend R. Crumb, featuring images shot directly from the original art; an interview with The Imp publisher Daniel Raeburn, also including unpublished art from the publication; a career overview of early 20th century British cartoonist and illustrator H.M. Bateman; and musings on painter Philip Guston and his relationship with comics. All this and more, including new writing by American Splendor's Harvey Pekar, tons of beautifully reproduced original artwork, and another brand-new insert by a leading cartoonist! Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.00.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. (Comic Art Magazine) A 2004 Harvey Award winner! The most spectacular and diverse issue yet of the lavishly produced full-color art magazine devoted to all aspects of the comics. This issue's cover highlights EC and MAD legend Harvey Kurtzman, with three articles on the master, including an essay by Denis Kitchen on unrealized story proposals, which includes a wealth of previously unpublished art. Also included is a massive survey of the Dutch underground press by Patrick Rosenkranz, including a large amount of never-before-reprinted artwork shot directly from originals. Plus, a never-before-seen sketchbook detailing the early days of comics by Golden Age pioneer Fred Guardineer; a groundbreaking analysis of the work of Daniel Clowes; and a George Herriman pilgrimage by David Collier. All this and more, including pages of beautifully reproduced original artwork, and another brand-new comic strip by a leading cartoonist! Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.00.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. (Comic Art Annual) This first double-sized annual issue includes a wraparound cover by featured artist Richard McGuire; "Drew Friedman: We Can't All Be Movie Stars" by Ben Schwartz; "Cartoonists in Navajo Country" by Jeet Heer, "The Dark Mirrors of Jim Starlin's Warlock" by Douglas Wolk, and more. The magazine comes with "40 Cartoon Books of Interest," an additional exclusive booklet beautifully illustrated by the cartoonist Seth. Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. (Comic Art Annual) The Eisner-nominated and 2004 Harvey Award-winning Comic Art Magazine returns! Issue #9 features an essay by novelist Tom De Haven on Dick Tracy creator Chester Gould; a career-spanning profile of Kaz; a visual biography of Abner Dean; an exploration of Jesse Marsh with Gilbert Hernandez and Adrian Tomine; a visual autobiography by Jerry Moriarty; and an essay on the early cartoons of Lyonel Feininger. This 208 page square bound magazine is shrinkwrapped with a separate 80-page booklet titled"Cartooning" by Ivan Brunetti. Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. By Buddy Scalera. All the photo references you need from the best book on the topic, at a low price! A re-release of a classic on its 10-year anniversary year, artists learning to draw action scenes in comic styles need reference photos and almost all professional comic artists use reference photos. This book contains more than 500 awesome-quality, color photos in poses common to action, comic, fantasy and popular art. A re-design will be applied to the original book to make the most optimized, useful tool possible. You will get a link with the book to access additional reference photos online, as well as the step-by-step demonstrations. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

Add to cart Very Fine $8.50

Add to cart Very Fine $13.50

1st printing.

Instruction by Daniel Cooney.

Aspiring comic book artists and storytellers will thoroughly enjoy this book!

Seasoned author Daniel Cooney shows readers how to draw credible perspective from any point of view for convincing backgrounds and their relationships with the characters that inhabit them. This instructional book works like a journal filled with exercises for creating scenes in the context of storytelling. Practical demonstrations and interactive workbook grids to complete show readers how to enjoy the process as they develop their drawing mechanics and storytelling "chops."

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color.

Cover price $21.99.

1st printing. By Mike Benton. Featuring hundreds of full color covers and commentary retracing the first sixty years of comic books. Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

1st printing.

Story and art by Mark Crilley.

On her quest to turn her story into a comic book, Emily visits her comic book shop and local comics convention, where she meets three mentors. Trudy, a high school student working on comics of her own, teaches Emily how to create expressive characters and how art can convey action and suspense.

Madeline, a self-published manga artist, teaches Emily how to use panel composition and layout to tell a story visually and how to develop a comic from script to sketch to finished pages. Sophie, a professional graphic novelist, guides Emily through fine-tuning the details of dialogue, sequence, and pacing to lead readers through the story.

Each lesson builds off the previous information and skills presented, and the sequential art format provides the perfect vehicle for step-by-step instruction.

Softcover, 160 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $18.99.

1st printing. Cover by Tyler Walpole. Foreword by Larry Elmore. Following in the footsteps of the Dungeons & Dragons publications that have come before, the covers of Devil's Due's D & D comics feature cover art that is evocatively beautiful and stand as works of art in and of themselves! Collected for the first time - every cover from the FORGOTTEN REALMS, DRAGONLANCE and EBERRON series - in one gorgeous coffee table book! Featuring art by Todd Lockwood, Tyler Walpole, Tim Seeley and more! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 304 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Comicfest 2010 Sketchbook featuring artwork by Mike Geiger, Karl Krumphoiz, Dan Brereton, Tom Rasch, Jolyon Yates, Fiona Staples and many, many more. 8.5" x 10.5, 32 pages, B&W.

1st printing.

By Steven Brower.

Comics and modern American advertising exploded into the public conscious at much the same time in the early 20th century. Collected now for the first time, the comics, cartoons and illustrations from the OTHER career of comics creators Jack Davis (Mad), Al Capp (Li'l Abner) John Romita (Spider-Man), Mort Meskin (Sheena), Ross Andru (Spider-Man), Sheldon Moldoff (Batman), Neal Adams (X-Men), Noel Sickles (Scorchy Smith), Stan Drake (Blondie), Joe Simon, (Captain America), Basil Wolverton (Mad), Dik Browne (Hagar the Horrible), Clifford McBride (Napoleon), Hank Ketcham (Dennis the Menace), Lou Fine (The Spirit), Daniel Clowes (Ghost World) and many more.

Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 140 pages, full color.

1st printing. By Will Eisner. The man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Will Eisner, creator of the Spirit, sits down and helps you learn how to understand and practice the world's most popular art form - the comic book. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 154 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

1st Edition - 1st printing. By Will Eisner. The man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Will Eisner, creator of the Spirit, sits down and helps you learn how to understand and practice the world's most popular art form - the comic book. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 154 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Will Eisner. The man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Will Eisner, creator of the Spirit, sits down and helps you learn how to understand and practice the world's most popular art form - the comic book. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 154 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Expanded Edition - 1st printing. By Will Eisner. This is the best single book on how to tell a story with words and pictures, by the master of the form and the father of the graphic novel. Legendary comics creator Will Eisner turns a fine eye toward the principles of graphic storytelling in this extraordinary work, based on his popular Sequential Art course at New York's School of Visual Art. One of the most insightful and dynamic examinations of the comic art form to date! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.99.

Add to cart Very Good $9.20

Add to cart Very Good $9.20

Add to cart Good $4.60

Expanded Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Will Eisner. This is the best single book on how to tell a story with words and pictures, by the master of the form and the father of the graphic novel. Legendary comics creator Will Eisner turns a fine eye toward the principles of graphic storytelling in this extraordinary work, based on his popular Sequential Art course at New York's School of Visual Art. One of the most insightful and dynamic examinations of the comic art form to date! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.99.

Updated Edition - 1st printing.

In Comics and Sequential Art, Will Eisner reveals the basic building blocks and principles of comics, including imagery, the frame, and the application of time, space, and visual forms. With examples from Eisner's own catalog and such masters as H. Foster, R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Milton Caniff, Al Capp, and George Herriman, this book distills the art of graphic storytelling into principles that every comic artist, writer, and filmmaker should know.

Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 176 pages, PC/B&W.

Cover price $22.95.

Add to cart Fine $12.00

Updated Edition - 2nd and later printings.

In Comics and Sequential Art, Will Eisner reveals the basic building blocks and principles of comics, including imagery, the frame, and the application of time, space, and visual forms. With examples from Eisner's own catalog and such masters as H. Foster, R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Milton Caniff, Al Capp, and George Herriman, this book distills the art of graphic storytelling into principles that every comic artist, writer, and filmmaker should know.

Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 176 pages, PC/B&W.

Cover price $22.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $21.00

Add to cart Very Fine $20.00

1st printing. By Paul Gravett. The narrative possibilities of comics art and the accessibility of the form have made it one of the more innovative contemporary genres. Self-publishing and the Internet have given rise to new, autobiographical forms and an increasing number of authors draw from outside the mainstream, whether sexually, ethnically, or politically. In this richly illustrated and accessible survey, acclaimed author Paul Gravett considers the vast output of comics culture from the late 19th century to today, including syndicated comics, graphic novels, and contemporary art and illustration. From foundational masterpieces such as Rodolphe Topffer's and Wilhelm Busch's albums, George McManus's Art Deco Bringing Up Father, and Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon to the later retro stylings of Robert Crumb, Gravett considers lines of influence from around the world and examines how comics have shifted from supporting the status quo to becoming the voice of alternative subcultures. Gravett traces the major themes taking place in contemporary comics, noting the rise of publications that function as questioning, transgressive outlets for outsider stories and ideas, and includes the ways that folk art traditions are reinvigorating the form. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $35.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $39.00

1st printing. BY John A Lent and Xu Ying. In the most comprehensive and authoritative source on this subject, Comics Art in China covers almost all comics art forms in mainland China, providing the history from the 19th-century to the present as well as perspectives on both the industry and the art form. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 288 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $65.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

18 different artists showcased. B&W, 32 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $1.00.

1st printing.

Art and cover by Herge. As the creator of Tintin, Hergé (1907-1983) remains one of the most important and influential figures in the history of comics. When Hergé, born Georges Prosper Remi in Belgium, emerged from the controversy surrounding his actions after World War II, his most famous work leapt to international fame and set the standard for European comics. While his style popularized what became known as the "clear line" in cartooning, this edited volume shows how his life and art turned out much more complicated than his method.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $30.00.

1st Printing. Softcover, 10" x 13", 40 Pages, color/B&W.