Comic books January 2004

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects How to Draw Manga (2000-2003) #19-23. By Ben Dunn. Continuing our mission to create new manga artists, we bring you the next installment in the acclaimed "How to Draw Manga" series. Whether your goal is to create stunning effects, tell engrossing stories, or design intricate characters, this book brings the skills of today's premiere American Manga artists to you. Contributors include Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Rod Espinosa, David Hutchison, and more! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $21.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Ben Dunn. Fred Perry and Ben Dunn, the popular manga-style creators of Gold Digger and Ninja High School, present the first in the series of Antarctic Press guides to creating manga art. Featuring a comprehensive guide to figure drawing, with lessons in anatomy, proportions, facial construction, expression, and poses, especially with regard to the manga style. Dunn whimsically covers the gamut of popular manga characters - from cat-girls to childlike chibi figures. Softcover, 352 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.00.

Auction Item: CGC 9.8 View scans 9 bids Current bid: $34.00 Time left: 2d 20h 53m CGC Signature Series Paper: White Tim Sale Authenticated Autograph. Label #4665277003	Add to cart NM- 9.2 $10.00	Add to cart VF 8.0 $8.00	Add to cart Fine $6.00
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Written by JEPH LOEB Cardstock cover & pencils by TIM SALE The Hulk is on the run from the military. Who can he turn to in his time of need? FC, 32pg/MARVEL PSR (3 of 6) $3.50 Cover price $3.50.

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WRITTEN BY PETER MILLIGAN; ART AND COVER BY JAVIER PULIDO In stores November 19. Part 1 of the 2-part "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." A violent gambling syndicate threatens the reputation of one of New York's most revered baseball teams. Assuming the identity of a major league baseball player, Christopher Chance enters the world of illegal gambling and drugs. But impersonating a man's identity is one thing - fooling 50,000 fans and millions of TV viewers expecting him to hit a major league fastball may be another. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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A Plague of Locusts: Part 1 of 4: The Locust Project - Written by Karl Kesel. Art by Skottie Young and Joe Seung. Cover by Skottie Young and Pierre Andre-Dery (features metallic ink on black cover). Kicking off an exciting new arc! Characters in this issue: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Jian Feeta; Hugo Novick. 32 pages, full color. Marvel PSR Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY DAN ABNETT AND ANDY LANNING; ART BY KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY; COVER BY SCOTT IWAHASHI In stores November 19. Matt's sister Candy is back with the power of a videogame character - and the trouble has just begun! On the run from Korben and a group of mysterious government agents, Matt and Candy are ambushed by an even deadlier menace: the Bitmaps! Will they hold a clue to the origins of Candy, the girl who has become a flesh-and-blood video game character? FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. By Jiro Taniguchi and Moebius. An iBooks manga title, never before published in English! Icaro: Book 2 is the dramatic conclusion in the mind-bending adventure of a young man with the ability to fly, and a young woman who risks her life to help him achieve his freedom from a vast and oppressive laboratory. A collaboration between international superstar artist Moebius and award-winning manga artist Jiro Taniguchi, this is one of the most significant collaborations between East and West. Softcover, 144 pages, B&W. Mature Readers NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 45 - 1st printing. The Society of Illustrators' Annual of American Illustration remains the original and most comprehensive compilation of today's excellent illustration. Featuring innovative, exciting work by both established illustrators and newcomers, Illustrators 45 is the finest reference to up-to-date illustration trends in an ever-changing industry. With over 400 examples chosen from more than 6000 entries, Illustrators 45 showcases both classic solutions and novel approaches to client needs in an exciting and informative package, and features brief profiles of this year's Hall of Fame recipients: Elaine Duillo, David Levine, William Henry Mauldin, and Jack Potter. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 320 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

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2nd and later printings. Art Spiegelman defined the graphic novel memoir with his Pulitzer Prize-winning MAUS, which narrated his father's experiences in Auschwitz. Growing up with Holocaust survivor parents, he was taught that no place is truly safe. Spiegelman finally experienced that truth for himself on 9/11, as he and his wife raced to find their daughter, attending her first day of school two blocks away from the World Trade Center. The fragmented nature of the art and text reflect the scattered, painfully vivid thoughts that Spiegelman had both during and after those traumatic moments. The oversized, full-color spreads include panels drawn realistically, drawn MAUS-style (i.e., Spiegelman depicts himself as a mouse), and drawn in the style of early 20th century comics such as the Katzenjammer Kids and Bringing up Father. Those early comics were a comfort to Spiegelman during the terror and paranoia he felt (and still feels) post-9/11, and the book closes with a short history and reprints of those comics, which seem startlingly relevant to the current political situation. Hardcover, 10-in. x 14 1/2-in., 40 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

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Written by BRUCE JONES Cover & pencils by MIKE DEODATO "SPLIT DECISIONS" pt. 4 (of 6)-It's cover-to-cover action, as the Hulk squares off against Krills, Krills and more Krills!!! (Did we mention there were lots of Krills?) 44pgs., FC $2.25 Cover price $2.25.