Life comic books issue 1

1st printing. Collects Klaus and the Crying Snowman (2018 Boom) and Klaus and the Life and Times of Joe Christmas (2019 Boom). Written by Grant Morrison. Art and cover by Dan Mora. Klaus must help an absentee dad-turned-snowman make amends before melting away for good. And probably before he's defeated by a pantheon of Norse Gods and their minions. All in a day's work for Santa Claus. And then see Klaus in the role of father himself, as he takes in Joe Christmas as an infant and guides him through all of life's wild adventures in a holiday calendar-inspired comic, presented in a special widescreen format. The smash-hit from superstars Grant Morrison (Doom Patrol, Superman and The Authority) and Dan Mora (World's Finest, Once & Future) returns with this special collection of holiday-themed stories. Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Written by Mike Tisserand. Art and cover by George Herriman.

The creator of the greatest comic strip in history finally gets his due-in an eye-opening biography that lays bare the truth about his art, his heritage, and his life on America's color line. A native of nineteenth-century New Orleans, George Herriman came of age as an illustrator, journalist, and cartoonist in the boomtown of Los Angeles and the wild metropolis of New York, and Herriman's Krazy Kat cartoons quickly propelled him to fame. Yet underlying his own lifewas a very private secret: known as "the Greek" for his swarthy complexion and curly hair, Herriman was actually African American. Michael Tisserand brings this little-understood figure to vivid life, paying homage to a visionary artist who helped shape modern culture.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 608 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $19.99.

Brown Back Cover - 1st printing. Based on the story by L. Frank Baum. Adapted by Michael Ploog. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 88 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

Blue Back Cover - 1st printing. Based on the story by L. Frank Baum. Adapted by Michael Ploog. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 88 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

1st printing.

By Gle Cadigan. Art and cover by Dave Cockrum. Introduction by Alex Ross.

From the letters pages of Silver Age comics to his 2021 induction into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame, the career of Dave Cockrum started at the bottom and then rose to the top of the comic book industry.

Beginning with his childhood obsession with comics and continuing through his years in the Navy, The Life and Art of Dave Cockrum follows the rising star from fandom (where he was one of the "Big Three" fanzine artists) to pro-dom, where he helped revive two struggling comic book franchises: the Legion of Super-Heroes and the X-Men. A prolific costume designer and character creator, his redesigns of the Legion and his introduction of X-Men characters Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Thunderbird (plus his design of Wolverine's alter ego, Logan) laid the foundation for both titles to become best-sellers. His later work on his own property, The Futurians, as well as childhood favorite Blackhawk and T.H.U.N.D.E.R Agents, plus his five years on Soulsearchers and Company, cemented his position as an industry giant.

Featuring artwork from fanzines, unused character designs, and other rare material, this is THE comprehensive biography of the legendary comic book artist, whose influence is still felt on the industry today! Written by Glen Cadigan (The Legion Companion, The Titans Companion Volumes 1 and 2, Best of the Legion Outpost) with an introduction by Alex Ross.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $27.95.

1st printing. Collects Captain Marvel (1968-1979 1st Series Marvel) #25-34, Iron Man (1968-1996 1st Series) #55, Marvel Feature (1971-1973 1st Series) #12, and Death of Captain Marvel (1982 Marvel GN). Story and art by Jim Starlin. Experience Mar-Vell's triumphs and tragedies! This volume combines two older books, the long out-of-print LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL, which reprints some of his greatest adventures throughout the galaxy, and the critically-acclaimed DEATH OF CAPTAIN MARVEL, in which we watch the dying hero tragically succumb to the cancer that ravages his body. Some of the greatest stories ever told, by one of the medium's master storytellers: Jim Starlin! Like the DAREDEVIL VISIONARIES: FRANK MILLER trilogy, this book is being newly recolored. Softcover, 304 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

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Written by Joseph Sieracki. Art by Kelly Williams. In this action-packed, debut issue, we are introduced to the madness and heroism that is Captain Suave! A champion beyond measure, Captain Suave's journey follows a modern-day retelling of Cervantes's classic, Don Quixote, only this hero is convinced that he is a Golden Age superhero. Ready yourself for an adventure that must be seen to be believed, as Captain Suave and his trusty sidekick, Champ, battle the imaginary forces of evil in Cleveland, Ohio! 24 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

1st printing. Collects Life and Death of Toyo Harada (2019 Valiant) #1-6.

Written by Joshua Dysart. Art by CAFU, Mico Suayan, Butch Guice, Adam Pollina, Diego Yapur, Doug Braithwaite, and Kano. Cover by Doug Braithwaite. Cover by Mico Suayan.

In 1945, the bombing of Hiroshima awakened an immense and terrifying power inside young Toyo Harada, a power that he could one day use to build a better world. With the existence of superpowered psiots revealed to the world and his Harbinger Foundation left in ruins, Harada has been run to ground, and the world's most powerful man is about to become its most dangerous...

Eisner Award-nominated writer Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER) returns to the Valiant Universe alongside CAFU (RAI) and a lineup of all-star Valiant artists for a sweeping, continent-spanning chronicle of Toyo Harada's last gambit to remake Earth in his own utopian image...or sacrifice everything in the process.

Softcover, 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st Printing. This illustrated story of the life of Tom Mix should prove to be an inspiration to boys and girls today as well as a fond memory to America's older generation. Certainly, no one could ever have guessed that a small boy from the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania would one day become the most famous cowboy in the world. Hardcover, 7" x 10", 206 pages, text with B&W photos. Cover price $8.95.

1st Edition - 1st printing. Written by Frank Miller. Art by Dave Gibbons. A masterpiece nearly twenty years in the making, this archival, oversized, and slipcased hardcover volume contains the complete life story of Martha Washington, the twenty-first century freedom fighter created by comic-book megastars Frank Miller (Sin City, 300) and Dave Gibbons (Watchmen). Our story begins in the squalid corridors of a maximum-security housing project, where a young girl will rise from the war-torn streets of Chicago to battle injustice in a world insane with corruption. She will be called a hero, a traitor, and nearly everything in between, but all along the way, her courage, her integrity, and her unwavering commitment to that most valuable of rights-liberty-will inspire a movement that will never surrender. Collecting meticulously remastered versions of every Martha Washington story, and features a comprehensive behind-the-scenes section, a new introduction by Frank Miller and extensive commentary by Dave Gibbons. Softcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 600 pages, full color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $29.99.

1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. Written by Frank Miller. Art by Dave Gibbons. A masterpiece nearly twenty years in the making, this archival, oversized, and slipcased hardcover volume contains the complete life story of Martha Washington, the twenty-first century freedom fighter created by comic-book megastars Frank Miller (Sin City, 300) and Dave Gibbons (Watchmen). Our story begins in the squalid corridors of a maximum-security housing project, where a young girl will rise from the war-torn streets of Chicago to battle injustice in a world insane with corruption. She will be called a hero, a traitor, and nearly everything in between, but all along the way, her courage, her integrity, and her unwavering commitment to that most valuable of rights-liberty-will inspire a movement that will never surrender. Collecting meticulously remastered versions of every Martha Washington story, and features a comprehensive behind-the-scenes section, a new introduction by Frank Miller and extensive commentary by Dave Gibbons. Softcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 600 pages, full color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Finally available in Deluxe Hardcover Edition! Want more of Don Rosa's monumental The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck? Then the Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion is it, complete with the pre-chapters, the post-chapters and the in-between chapters of Don Rosa's Eisner Award-winning The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck - all in only one volume! Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Fine $39.00

Add to cart Very Good $26.00

1st printing. You asked for them, and here they are...the pre-chapters and in-between-chapters of Don Rosa's Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck! Along with classic Rosa adventures like "Hearts of the Yukon" and "Vigilante of Pizen Bluff," this volume includes the all-new, long-awaited Klondike epic "Prisoner of White Agony Creek!" Vintage prequel "Of Ducks and Dimes and Destinies" is here, too! Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Collects Uncle Scrooge #285, 291-296. By Don Rosa - All twelve chapters of Don Rosa's celebrated, Eisner Award-Winning series, detailing the history of the World's Richest Duck, are presented here in this affordable trade paperback edition! Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

2nd and later printings. Collects Uncle Scrooge #285-296. By Don Rosa - All twelve chapters of Don Rosa's celebrated, Eisner Award-Winning series, detailing the history of the World's Richest Duck, are presented here in this affordable trade paperback edition! Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

Add to cart Fine $9.49

Add to cart Good $3.10

1st printing. In this blend of autobiography and fantasy, a cartoonist records his life in New York City: his job, his creative career, his friends, his herd of cats, and a runaway comic strip come to life! Ethan's life as one of the many cartoonists living in NYC might look mundane at first glance-living with his parents, working a day job, playing with cats. But things get crazy when he starts to draw his comic strip Crusader Cat! Soon, Ethan can't tell the difference between real life and the comic panel! A semiautobiographical web comic by Ethan Young, the acclaimed writer and artist of Nanjing: The Burning City and The Battles of Bridget Lee graphic novel series. Softcover, 384 pages, B&W.

NOTE: "It's not often that an author can so skillfully evoke powerful emotion while telling a complex and long-forgotten story and this book is a excellent, necessary addition to the genre." -A.V. Club Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

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DC/Wildstorm Edition - 1st printing. Written by David Brin. Art and cover by Scott Hampton. A beautifully painted original graphic novel gives a glimpse at an alternate ending to World War II! It's 1944 and the Nazis are on the ropes, sliding toward inevitable defeat...until the gods of Norse mythology inexplicably appear and turn the tides of the war in the favor of the Axis! Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Add to cart Very Good $5.49

1st printing.

Story and art by Tom Tomorrow.

Relive all the trauma of the first several years of the Trump presidency through the Pulitzer-nominated cartoons of Tom Tomorrow!

It's a hilarious but nightmarish trip down memory lane, from the Great Inaugural Crowd Size debate to the nomination of Bret ("I LIKE BEER") Kavanaugh, from Muslim bans to concentration camps, from the Mueller Report to the latest outrageous thing you just read about this morning-Tom covers it all so you can hide in bed with a blanket over your head and pray for that asteroid to finally hit the planet.

Softcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

2nd and later printings. By Tom Wilson. A collection of comic strips featuring that lovable little everyman - Ziggy! Life is happy? Sad? Or just a bunch of Ziggys...? Now Ziggy, star of the enormously popular, internationally syndicated cartoon feature (and of greeting cards, posters and other novelties galore), makes his first appearance in Signet paperbacks! That's happy! Because he will light your face up with smiles, and give you pages of chuckles about everything from people's daily doings (sometimes that's sad) to the special humor of Ziggy's own zany world (and that's really a bunch of Ziggys!). Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 112 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $1.25.

1st printing. Collects Life Is Strange: Forget Me Not (2023 Titan) #1-4. Written by Zoe Thorogood. Art by Claudia Leonardi. Cover by Tula Lotay. After the events of LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS Alex & Steph tour across the States in their band until they find another lost soul on the side of the road - Lily. The pair take the teenager under their wing to uncover the truth of what she's running from. But there's more to Lily than meets the eye, as she silently struggles under the weight of heartache and memories from lives she hasn't lived, to protect those around her from the truth of pain. An all too familiar story for Alex, but is there time to save Lily from a similar, lonely, fate? Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $17.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Gaku Kuze.

How did the cynical Uramichi end up hosting a TV show for small children? And how long is the studio going to let him keep teaching the kids the sorrow and exhaustion of life instead of, say, the ABCs?

This dark comedy manga started as a webcomic and became a bestseller across Japan -- with an anime coming soon!

Uramichi is a 31-year old children's TV host who leads physical exercises and teaches life lessons colored by one main theme: adulthood sucks. Alongside mascots played by a couple of bushy-tailed millennials, and a singing duo whose music embodies the notion of being kicked while you're down, Uramichi wades through the misery of working life, one sardonic comment at a time...

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $17.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story by Mark Evanier. Art by Sergio Aragones. Wraparound cover by Sergio Aragones. Sword and sorcery comedy from Sergio Aragones, as Groo's skill with the sword is only exceeded by his stupidity, making him dangerous to friend and foe alike. The second Groo graphic novel presents the life story of the obtuse adventurer, showing that his propensity for destructive chaos started during the earliest years of his life. A small print run for this edition prompted an outcry from Groo fans, resulting in the Graphitti Designs reissue two years later. Followed by Groo (1994 Image) #1. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $8.95.

Graphitti Design Edition - 1st printing. Story by Mark Evanier. Art and cover by Sergio Aragones. Sword and sorcery comedy from Sergio Aragones, as Groo's skill with the sword is only exceeded by his stupidity, making him dangerous to friend and foe alike. The second Groo graphic novel presents the life story of the obtuse adventurer, showing that his propensity for destructive chaos started during the earliest years of his life. Graphitti Designs reprinted the book after a small print run on the original Marvel edition. Followed by Groo (1994 Image) #1. 8-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $12.95.

Set 1. Cover by Al Williamson. Art by Howard Chaykin, Walter Simonson, Paul Gulacy, P. Craig Russell, and Al Williamson. Loose pages in envelope, 11-in. x 17-in., 5 pages, B&W.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Into the Sock-Verse!" Written by Shidan Youssefian and Roshan Youssefian. Art and cover by Mahui Duque. Have you ever lost a sock? It's in the Sock-Verse! Get ready to embark on a series of toe-tally awesome adventures that follow a band of misfit socks as they journey through this new whimsical world. Enter Freddy: a skater sock who gets caught in a dizzying spin-cycle and is magically transported into the vibrant Sock-Verse. Alone for the first time in his life, Freddy strikes up an unlikely friendship with Ruffles, a no-nonsense frilly sock, and Hanks, a warm and fuzzy knee-high. This trio of mismatched misfits embark on an epic quest in search of the gatekeeper of the Sock-Verse, an elusive being that knows the secrets to travel back to the Foot-side-a way back to Freddy's sock-twin Peter! But the journey won't be easy. As the trio work together to overcome many challenges, they will forge an enduring friendship and discover how wonderfully wacky and diverse the Sock-Verse really is. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Fine $8.80

1st printing.

Written by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn. Art by Gil Kane, Joe Staton, and Tom Palmer.

This book, "written" by Iris Allen, reporter and wife of the Silver Age Flash, chronicles the life and times of Barry Allen, who died saving the world during Crisis on Infinite Earths. The volume retells in comic book form and in text/picture book form many of Flash's past adventures, including his battles with Reverse Flash, who attempted to kill Iris.

Softcover, 96 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. Written by Jessica Abel and Gabe Soria. Art by Warren Pleece. A timeless goth love triangle/coming-of-age story from a trio of acclaimed comics creators. "I'm psyched. I'm totally psyched. I'm not a loser... Who the hell am I kidding?" Life sucks for Dave Miller - he's broke, girlfriendless, and stuck in a dead-end job. Really dead-end: Dave is the night manager at the Last Stop, LA's finest vampire-owned and operated, all night convenience store. Facing an eternity of turning hot dogs and restocking blood broth for his crappy boss and Vampire Master, the future looks about as appealing as the sunrise. It's bad enough that Dave is clinging to his days as a vegetarian and refusing to feed off humans, leaving him weak as a kitten. But when he finds himself competing with psychotic surfer-vamp Wes for the affections of Rosa, a beautiful mortal flirting with the dark side, unlife gets about as sucky as it possibly can. Originally published in 2008, Fantagraphics is proud to bring this YA classic back into print with a new edition. Veteran comics creators Jessica Abel (Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars), Gabe Soria (Batman '66), and Warren Pleece (Incognegro) have crafted a timeless goth love triangle/coming-of-age story that garnered awards and accolades when initially published, including the 2009 YALSA Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens list. Softcover, 6-in.x 8 1/2-in., 188 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st prinitng. Featuring Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, and the rest of the Riverdale Gang! Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.49

Add to cart Very Fine $9.49

1st printing. Collects Written by Dan Parent. Art by J. Bone and Jack Morelli. Cover by Dan Parent. Life With Kevin is a coming-of-age story that is both heartfelt and funny. Readers are introduced to an older, wiser and worldly Kevin Keller as he explores the life in NYC with his BFF Veronica. Written and drawn by Dan Parent, with inks from the legendary J. Bone. Collects the entire 5-issue run. Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 136 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Paul Hornschemier. From rising star Paul Hornschemeir comes a touching, often funny, always heartfelt graphic novel about a twentysomething girl trying to put her life into order. Although Amy struggles to define a life outside of the example her mother provides for her, her past and present romantic life are a mess and the only person she truly cares about lives half the country away in San Francisco. As a result, she finds herself spending too much time watching a cartoon, Mr. Dangerous. And lately, it seems that Mr. Dangerous has been trying to talk to her through the television! Hardcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $22.00.

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Written by Mason Mendoza. Art and Cover by Leandro Rizzo. In the Dark Era of space time, moments before particle decay unwinds the atomic fabric of father universe as we know it, Mae, Jacob, and Dove carry the faint, flickering torch of life through an endless void. This short story is about loss, fate, and the hope that we must hold dearly on our journey toward the ultimate unknown. 16 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $2.99.

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1st printing. Written by Dara Naraghi. Art by Irapuan Luiz, Shom Bhuiya, Marvin Mann. Neil Errar, Jason Scott Jones, Jerry Lange. Tom Williams, Steven Spenser Ledford, Adrian Barbu, Steve Black, Andy Bennett, and Tim McClurg. Lifelike is a diverse collection of slice-of-life stories...and beyond. Each vignette, illustrated by a different artist, presents a glimpse into a different corner of the world outside our window. From the sentimental to the shocking, the familiar to the unknown, it's all here. Lifelike's stories are not limited to the clichéd autobiographic tales so often associated with the genre. Instead, the stories range in content from noir crime to love stories to war memoirs to humorous conversation pieces. A multicultural, multiethnic cast of characters infuses the book with a realism often missing from today's comics. Hardcover, 112 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

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Add to cart Fine $2.65

(W) Seeley, Blaylock and Hay (A) Blaylock, Seeley and Norton (I) Seeley and Norton (Cover) Tim Seeley In stores the week of February 26th. The Concept: Your favorite 80s cartoon comes back to life...heh, just kidding. Meet the world's most dysfunctional super-duo, Lovebunny and Mr. Hell. Beth Bower, AKA Lovebunny, is a low rent superheroine struggling to realize her dreams in a cut throat superhero eat superhero world! Having been a sidekick all her life, Lovebunny decides to strike out on her own, pairing with her unlikely partner/pet/annoyance, Mr.Hell, a cranky, eternally hungry demon. It's a superhero-romance-action-sitcom that you NEED to read! This Issue: Follow Lovebunny and Mr. Hell through a not-so-typical superhero day interpreted by three different creative teams! Through these different stories you'll watch our dysfunctional duo engage in superhero training on caffeine, house hunting with the Amish, and an evening of ex-boyfriend stalking! B&W, 32pp $2.95 One-shot Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Rob Williams. It takes a special kind of Judge to go undercover on the mean streets of Mega-City One, especially in the crime-infested Low Life, the nastiest part of the Big Meg. These Judges are brave, rebellious, and completely unhinged! Judge Aimee Nixon has operated the Low Life for over eleven years, infiltrating ground level crime with fellow "Wally Squad" Judges Thora the Oldest, "Baby Judge" Eric Coil, and the aptly-named Dirty Frank. Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. Collects Avengers Operation: Hydra (2015), Ant-Man: Larger Than Life (2015), Captain America: Road to War (2016), Doctor Strange: Mystic Apprentice (2016), Guardians of the Galaxy: Dream On (2017) and Spider-Man: Master Plan (2017).

Written by Will Pilgrim and Robbie Thompson. Art by Andrea DiVito and Nathan Stockman. Cover by Michael Ryan.

Your favorite heroes from the movies, in blockbuster comic-book adventures! Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow and the Hulk have assembled as the Avengers, but their teamwork needs, well, work when Hydra strikes! Hank Pym is the original Ant-Man, the little hero with a flair for big trouble! Cap and the Widow must forge a new Avengers squad from fresh recruits Scarlet Witch, Vision, Falcon and War Machine! Stephen Strange struggles to master the mystic arts! The Guardians of the Galaxy are targeted by one of the deadliest bounty hunters in the cosmos: Death's Head! And Spider-Man must foil the Crime Master's master plan!

Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $15.99.

1st printing. The story of one of the legendary creators of MAD Magazine! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 108 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Satoru Yamaguchi. Art and cover by Nishi. Character Design by Nami Hidaka. Translated by Elina Ishikawa. Adapted by Lora Gray.

Don't miss this alternate universe spin-off for the beloved light novels, manga, and anime series My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

What if, when Katarina Claes was reincarnated in the dating sim from the original series, she didn't regain the memories of her past life until she was fifteen? With less than a year to go before her destruction, Katarina must find a way to avoid all possible bad endings!

Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Jesse Reklaw. Cartoonist Jesse Reklaw turns the dreams of strangers into the most insightful, humorous, and clever four-panel comic strips you have ever read in The Night of Your Life. This hardcover volume captures the sublime pleasure of tumbling through the freewheeling narrative of our sleeping lives. Each strip is an adaptation of the many dreams submitted to Reklaw from all over the world, every one a unique and compelling journey into a landscape to which we all travel but each explore alone. Sometimes playful, sometimes thought-provoking, but always entertaining, The Night of Your Life is a testament to the ability of comics to illuminate the corridors of the imagination with wit, sincerity, and joy. Containing the very best never-before-collected strips from Reklaw's comic Slow Wave, which appears in alternative newsweeklies with a combined circulation of over 500,000 per week. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 256 pages, B&W. "Manages that rare blend of pointed humor and specially brewed whimsy." - Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Cover price $15.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $12.00

1st printing.

Story and art by Bill Griffith.

From Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead, comes the first-ever biography of Schlitzie, a major sideshow attraction from the early 1920s to the late 1960s.

Nobody's Fool follows the story of Schlitzie's long career. Today, Schlitzie is most well-known for his appearance in the cult classic Freaks. In researching Schlitzie's life (1901-1971), Griffith has tracked down primary sources and archives throughout the country, including conducting interviews with those who worked with him and had intimate knowledge of his life.

This graphic novel biography provides never-before-revealed details of his life, offering a unique look into his world and restoring dignity to his life by recognizing his contributions to popular culture.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. By Bill Schelly. In this fascinating biography, comic book historian Bill Schelly chronicles the life of Otto Binder, from pulp magazine author to writer of Supergirl, Captain Marvel, and Superman. As the originator of the first sentient robot in literature ("I,Robot," published in Amazing Stories in 1939 and predating Isaac Asimov's collection of the same name), Binder's effect on science fiction was profound. Through comic panels, personal letters, and interviews with Binder's own family and friends, Schelly weaves together Binder's professional successes and personal tragedies, including the death of Binder's only daughter and his wife's struggle with mental illness. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 264 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st Printing. It's a celebration! With Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, Pigpen, Peppermint Patty, and the whole gang. On October 2nd, 1950 Charles Schulz' "Peanuts" made its first appearance in a handful of newspapers. Now his daily creation stands as the most universally beloved and phenomenally successful comic strips ever! To commemorate these fabulous years, here are 134 of the all-time favorite episodes in full color, plus Charles Schulz himself writing about his own boyhood, his creative start, and the origins of the Peanuts characters. Softcover, horizontal format, 10.5" x 8", color.

2nd and later printings. It's a celebration! With Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, Pigpen, Peppermint Patty, and the whole gang. On October 2nd, 1950 Charles Schulz' "Peanuts" made its first appearance in a handful of newspapers. Now his daily creation stands as the most universally beloved and phenomenally successful comic strips ever! To commemorate these fabulous years, here are 134 of the all-time favorite episodes in full color, plus Charles Schulz himself writing about his own boyhood, his creative start, and the origins of the Peanuts characters. Softcover, horizontal format, 10.5" x 8", color.

1st printing.

Written by Charles M. Schulz and Jason Cooper. Art and cover by Robert Pope.

Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang are headed to Camp Remote for a summer of hiking, camping, and combating a group of rival bullies. It all comes to a head with a wild rapids raft race in which Charlie Brown's leadership skills are tested, Peppermint Patty learns some of the pitfalls of democracy, and Snoopy comes to the rescue!

Inspired by the classic animated feature film, Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown , this brand-new graphic novel adaptation is for every Peanuts fan.

Softcover, 96 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Based on the hit Disney TV series! Includes draw-your-own inventions, fill-in-the-blanks, quizzes, and more! Plus, two comic shorts! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Collects Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death (2015) #1-6.

Written by Amy Chu. Art by Clay Mann, Stephen Segovia, Al Barrionuevo, Sandu Florea and Scott Hanna. Cover by Clay Mann.

Life. Death. Poison Ivy has power over both. But can she keep her friends and hold down a regular job at the same time? As Dr. Pamela Isley, she joins the prestigious plant sciences department at Gotham Botanical Gardens, but things quickly get complicated when a fellow scientist is murdered and it looks like the work of Ivy.

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. By David Collier. At last, David Collier's most popular and well-received work, his comic book biographies, is being collected together in one complete book! "Portraits From Life" presents Collier's fascinating look at the lives of six individuals, from "Grey Owl" (recently made into a Hollywood film) to the recent "David Milgaard" story, about a man wrongfully accused of a brutal rape and murder. Also: "The Ethel Catherwood Story", about an eccentric early 20th century Olympic champion; "Humphry Osmond", a compelling look at the man who coined the term "psychedelic"; and, finally, a look at the early exploits of Richard Collier, the artist's grandfather. Find out why R. Crumb and Chris Ware consider Collier among the most interesting cartoonists working today! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. By David Edward Byrd and Robert von Goeben. Foreword by Marc Myers. Afterword by Jolino Beserra. POSTER CHILD chronicles the life and art of David Edward Byrd, one of the foremost graphic artists of twentieth-century culture. Told in a deeply personal, strikingly honest conversation with author Robert von Goeben, Byrd shares his journey through sixty years of rock 'n' roll, theater, and movie artistry. Pioneering iconic visual styles that have come to define rock music, Byrd created posters for concerts and album art for legends such as the Who, Lou Reed, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Ravi Shankar, Traffic, Van Halen, the Grateful Dead, Kiss, and Jimi Hendrix. Byrd went on to design celebrated imagery for Broadway theater hits, including Follies, Godspell, and Little Shop of Horrors, among others. With brutal honesty and raw vulnerability, this stunning retrospective shares the artist's journey through family trauma, excess, career detours, rehab, and, ultimately, love, success, and recognition. Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $45.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Tappei Nagatsuki. Art by Shinichirou Otsuka.

The bestselling series from author Tappei Nagatsuki continues in this spin-off where some of your favorite characters capture the spotlight!

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.00.

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Painted cover. In order of appearance: "Secondhand Love" reprinted in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 29 (1953) #4; "Spite Elopement" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #70; "The Night That Changed My Life" reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #56; and "Afraid of Marriage" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #55 and Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #63. "For a More Glamorous You! Be Provocative, How to Handle a Romance, Don't Talk Too Much..., Just Because You Love Him..., In Order to Hold Him..., Stay as Sweet as You Are..." text article reprinted as "Your Charm Guide..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #63 and Love at First Sight (1949) #21, as "Be Smart About Love..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #1, and as "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #89. Indicia states "Real-Life Secrets". Numbering continues with Real Secrets (1950) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.