The Comics comic books issue 1

Written by Patton Oswalt, Rose Matafeo, Sara Benincasa, Carolyn Main, and Jackie Kashian. Art by Troy Nixey, Robert Hack, Tania Del Rio, Carolyn Main, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Jio Butler, Sarah Burrini, and M. Victoria Robado. Cover by Troy Nixey and Carolyn Main. The comic-est anthology of 2018! Comedians love comic books, cartoonists love comedy, and our idiot editor used to mix up comics who tell jokes and comics that have pictures. Now his perpetual confusion has led to the creation of Comics Comics, a quarterly anthology teaming comedy's best with funny books' brightest! Headlined by Patton Oswalt (MST3K, Happy!), issue #1 features hilarious original stories from comedians Jackie Kashian (The Dork Forest), Sara Benincasa (Getting Wet with Sara Benincasa), Eliot Rahal (New Comic Book Day), and Rose Matafeo (Funny Girls), with art by Troy Nixey (Vinegar Teeth), Robert Hack (Chilling Adventure of Sabrina), Carolyn Main (Pitch, Please!), and more! 56 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

1st printing. By Vincent Giarrano. From rendering superheroes and villains, to backgrounds and settings, artist Vincent Giarrano (Batman, Superman), through a series of 20 detailed demonstrations and proven techniques, shows readers how to create dynamic comics from start-to-finish. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Fine $9.00

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2nd and later printings. By Vincent Giarrano. From rendering superheroes and villains, to backgrounds and settings, artist Vincent Giarrano (Batman, Superman), through a series of 20 detailed demonstrations and proven techniques, shows readers how to create dynamic comics from start-to-finish. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

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Edited by Tom DeFalco.

Stuffed with exclusive sketches and script pages, this book offers an in-depth history of the Fantastic Four, featuring interviews with every major creator, from original co-creator Stan Lee to classic writer/artists Walt Simonson and John Byrne, right up to recent and current stars such as Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, B&W.

Cover price $17.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $17.50

Add to cart Fine $13.00

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Edited by Tom DeFalco.

Comic industry luminaries discuss the impact and importance of Spider-Man, and give insight into the creative processes involved in bringing the web-slinger to life on the page over the last 40 years.

Featuring interviews with some of Spider-Man's most famous writers and artists, this book overseen by DeFalco gets to grips with the lively creative genii behind the wall-crawling wonder. Featuring Stan Lee, Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Buckingham, Todd McFarlane, Mark Bagley, Ron Frenz, John Romita, Sal Buscema, Gerry Conway, Roger Stern, Howard Mackie, David Michelinie, J.M. DeMatteis, Marv Wolfman, Paul Jenkins and Len Wein.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 248 pages, B&W.

Cover price $16.95.

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Edited by Tom DeFalco.

Packed with exclusive sketches, script pages and essential information on every X-Man, this definitive look at the mighty mutants includes interviews with co-creator Stan Lee, writers Roy Thomas and Chris Claremont, superstar artists John Byrne, Neal Adams, and Alan Davis, and controversial writer Grant Morrison!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, B&W.

Cover price $17.95.

A one-shot collection of reprints from True Comics (1941), featuring true adventure and biography comics. Aerialist Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope - and then does it again; Chinese anti-communist leader Chiang Kai-Chek; A biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, then President of the United States. Chinese Hero No 1: Chiang Kai-Chek; The Most Important Man on Earth; Canada's War Chief McNaughton; Defying Death Above Niagara; Chennault and His Flying Tigers. 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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By Françoise Mouly.

Filled with activities, Comics: Easy as ABC is a fun way for young readers to effortlessly and playfully start thinking like writers and artists.

This simple guide is also aimed at parents, teachers, and librarians: all will enjoy learning the ABCs of this popular and rapidly growing medium. Children kindergarten-age and up are shown how to use basic shapes to make faces, eyes, noses, and design their own characters. Ivan Brunetti's funny and incisive advice on the language of comics (panels, lettering, balloons, and so much more) naturally leads budding artists and writers into thinking about their characters, settings, and prompts.

A section with essential tips on how to read comics with young children rounds out the package.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, full color. All Ages.

Cover price $16.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Very Fine $5.49

Add to cart Very Fine $5.49

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By Françoise Mouly.

Filled with activities, Comics: Easy as ABC is a fun way for young readers to effortlessly and playfully start thinking like writers and artists.

This simple guide is also aimed at parents, teachers, and librarians: all will enjoy learning the ABCs of this popular and rapidly growing medium. Children kindergarten-age and up are shown how to use basic shapes to make faces, eyes, noses, and design their own characters. Ivan Brunetti's funny and incisive advice on the language of comics (panels, lettering, balloons, and so much more) naturally leads budding artists and writers into thinking about their characters, settings, and prompts.

A section with essential tips on how to read comics with young children rounds out the package.

Softcover, 56 pages, full color. All Ages.

Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $54.14 View scans Paper: White Variant Cover A. Label #4386812010 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

"Ahsoka" Variant Cover by Cameron Johnson. 2023 Comics Elite Cosplay Special Cover Gallery.

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Parodies comic collecting magazines. 28 pgs. B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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By Andy Schmidt.

This is the book on writing you've been waiting for, a nuts-and-bolts guide to writing fiction for comics. While it is true that there is no set way to write a comic book script, no set format, no industry standard, it is equally true that someone learning to write comics needs structure. That's where Comics Experience Guide to Writing Comics can help. Comics veteran Andy Schmidt offers sage advice and practical instruction for everything from writing realistic dialogue to communicating your ideas to other comics professionals.

Softcover, 8-in.x 9-in., 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.99.

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Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Comics Explorer premieres with the incredible duo of Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming! With a brand new exclusive Ultimate Spider-Man and Powers crossover cover, Comics Explorer discovers these fan-favorite personalities with intelligent and comprehensive interviews. Comics Explorer offers intelligent interviews, in-depth previews, and informative news briefs, letting fans in on the backstage of comic's biggest rock stars and giving them the knowledge that every comic fan needs to stay on top of the latest trends! (Blue Line Pro) Magazine, 64pg, b&w $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

One-Shot. by Don and Maggie Thompson. The history of comic fandom and related articles. Stiff cover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, black and white with photos and illustrations. Cover price $3.95.

1st printing. Comic books are no longer just for kids. They continue to reach new audiences across age groups and demographics, enticing a readership with amazing graphics, color, movement and dramatic tension. Whether abstractly or directly, the visual memes and tropes of comics are readily adaptable and recognizable. Incorporated into modern art and design they buzz with vitality. Comics Fever looks at contemporary creatives who have been inspired by the art form to create new work across a variety of disciplines, including fashion, jewelry, editorial and packaging design, popular art, and photography. Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

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1st printing. By James Van Hise. Art by Jack Kirby and John Byrne. A comprehensive looke at the first 25 years of Marvel's First Family. Featuring interviews with Jack Kirby, Roy Thomas, John Byrne, Roger Stern and Mike Carlin and includes dossiers on the heroes, villains, and supporting cast of the world of the Fantastic Four. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. The Avengers have been the premiere superhero team in the Marvel Universe for over two decades (1963-1986) now, ever since they started with a line-up including virtually every major superhero that Marvel Comics published in the early 1960s. They have not always been the most popular, the best-selling, but they have always had the distinction of being one recognized by the government, the one where writers could promote heroes that they wanted to give more attention. Featuring a complete history; All Line-Ups; "A Typical Day"; and much, much more! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 58 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.99.

1st printing. While the second comic book revolution can accurately be stated to have begun with the Fantastic Four in 1961, the focal point of that period would have to narrow down to one character who epitomized the new trend towards "humanized" superheroes. Spider-Man was the alienated adolescent - the geek, the nerd, the outsider who didn't fit in with everyone else and who didn't have a clue as to what he could do to change his lot in life. Then along came a spider.... Take a look at the early years, history, the influence of the Romitas (Sr. & Jr.), and much more as Comics File Magazine puts the spotlight on Spider-Man! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

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The magazine features a ten page article about the G.I.Joe comic, including interviews with Larry Hama and Herb Trimpe. The interview is identical to the one found in Comics Feature 52 dated February 1987. Both magazines were published by different (but apparently related) companies but had the same editor, Hal Schuster.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, B&W.

Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. By James Van Hise. Includes an episode guide, interviews with Doug Wildey (creator), Mark Young (Editor), and Joe Barbera. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 58 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

In this fantastic first issue, an exclusive David Lloyd interview. Plus, an exclusive "Nuff Said" Ted Rall interview. Other exclusive interviews are with Harvey Pekar, and Joe R. Lansdale. Also, Joss O'Kelly's "Children of the Invisible Art"; UK Small Press reviews; European comics reviews; and Neville Coleman's acerbic column, Under The Counter. Plus a full-colour David Lloyd cover! (Soaring Penguin) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 100pg $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

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Edited by Hazel Newlevant, O.K. Fox, and Whit Taylor.

Cartoonists and illustrators have teamed up with activists, historians, and reproductive justice experts to create comics about their diverse personal stories, the history of abortion, the current politics, and more. As this fundamental reproductive right continues to be stigmatized and jeopardized, over sixty artists and writers have created comics that boldly share their own experiences and educate readers.

The anthology has been honored with the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Anthology and Eisner Award nominated.

Softcover, 298 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $25.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

2nd Edition - 1st printing. Edited by Hazel Newlevant, O.K. Fox, and Whit Taylor. Comics for Choice is an anthology of comics about abortion. Over 60 artists and writers have created comics that share their own experiences, and educate readers on the history of abortion, current political struggles, activism, and more. This updated edition includes additional comics that address the changing landscape of abortion rights. Softcover, 308 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Cover by Alex Ross. Originally released as a fundraiser for the people of Ukraine through Operation USA. Contributors include: Arthur Adams, Brent Anderson, Sergio Argones, June Brigman, Kurt Busiek, Howard Chaykin, Michael Cherkas, Colleen Doran, Mark Evanier, Emil Ferris, Pia Guerra, Rob Guillroy, Larry Hancock, Greg Hildebrandt, Dave Johnson, Joe Jusko, Peter Kuper, John Layman, Joseph Michael Linsner, Gabriel Rodriguez, Alex Ross, Stan Sakai, Liam Sharp, Bill Sienkiewicz, Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, Jill Thompson, Billy Tucci, Matt Wagner, and Mark Waid. Hardcover, 8-1/4" x 12-1/4", 120 pages, full color.

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Add to cart Fine $2.65

1st printing. The secrets behind your favorite hero's. 32 pages, B&W.

1st printing. By Fredrik Strömberg. The Devil is one of the most potent and longest-lived icons in the history of human civilization. It is therefore not a big surprise that images of the Prince of Darkness are so abundant in comics - a medium that by its nature builds upon the communicative powers of icons. In this book, author Fredrik Strömberg examines how cartoonists through the ages have used the myths about the Devil, in a wide variety of ways. Comics featured in this book include, among others: the infamous Jack T. Chick tracts, Hellblazer, Love & Rockets, The Checkered Demon, Donald Duck, Mephisto, Dilbert, The New Adventures of Jesus, Stray Toasters, The Demon, Futurama, Preacher, Hot Stuff - The Little Devil, Castle Waiting, Sandman, The Book of Leviathan, Swamp Thing, Dragon Ball, Spawn, Silver Surfer, Picture Stories from the Bible, Uncanny X-Men, Tintin, Sshhhh!, and Lady Death. Like Strömberg's previous book from Fantagraphics, Black Images in the Comics, this book is designed for maximum browsability, with each spread featuring a short (but informative!) essay on a comic next to a representative panel of the work at hand. Hardcover, 6-in. x 6-in., 360 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.95.

Retailer's Premium Embossed Blue Foil Edition. Collects Comics Greatest World VORTEX WEEK 4: #1-Division 13 #2-Hero Zero #3-King Tiger #4-Vortex Cover price $1.00.

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1st printing - 1947. Written by Coulton Waugh. The first comprehensive history and analysis of comic strips. Shows the evolution and subgenres of comics from The Yellow Kid in 1895 through the first decade of the modern comic book in the 1940s and considered to be one of the best books ever written on the subject. Profusely illustrated. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6-in. x 9 1/2-in., 360 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $5.00.

1st printing. By Coulton Waugh. This trailblazing survey of an art form preferred by the masses was the pioneer study of the subject. It shows the evolution and subgenres of the comics from The Yellow Kid in 1895 through the first decade of the modern comic book in the 1940s. First published in 1947 and long out of print, this is considered by diehard aficionados of the comics as the best book ever written on the subject, and not just because it was the first. In this far-reaching study Coulton Waugh set down information that is now common lore, that the comics are revealing reflectors of society. For general readers and scholars alike, this new edition has a comprehensive index and an introduction by M. Thomas Inge, the notable scholar of popular culture and author of Comics as Culture. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 364 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations) Cover price $9.99.

Winter 2001. Brothers Hernandez Tribute. Interviews with Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez. Saddle Stitched magazine, 8 1/2-in x 11-in, 48 Pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

1st printing. Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Masters of Marvel super special. Interviews with John Byrne, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, George Perez, Steve Gerber, Jim Shooter, and more! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Cover by Brian Stelfreeze. Punisher Super Special issue featuring Gerry Conway, Mike Baron, Carl Potts, Jim Lee, Mike Zeck, John Beatty, Steven Grant, Phil Zimelman, and more! Softcover, 6.75" x 10.25", 124 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. Cover by John Romita, Jr. Featuring an in depth look at the Children of the Atom. Featuring interviews and comments from Chris Claremont, Butch Guice, Arthur Adams, Stan Lee, Walt Simonson, John Romita, Jr., and more. Softcover, 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

1st Printing. In depth look at the X-Men franchise including the 90's animated series. Softcover, 6.5" x 10", 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Comics Interview (1983) #1-14. By David Anthony Kraft, Bill Cucinotta, and Gerry Giovinco. Featuring the greatest collection of interviews in the history of comic books! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 688 pages, B&W.

Edited by Gary Groth. 2001 marks the 25th anniversary of The Comics Journal, the renowned monthly magazine of journalism, criticism and scholarship. This edition's cover features Joe Sacco, whose recent book of reportage during the Bosnia civil war, Safe Area Gorazde, has been both a commercial and critical success. Sacco contributes a new cover, a new strip, and is the subject of a long interview. Taking full advantage of the coffee-table size and color capacity, text-and-visual features include an appreciation by Jim Woodring on the great turn-of-the-century cartoonist T.S. Sullivant, with many examples of Sulivant's virtuoso pen and ink work; an essay by Don Phelps (Reading the Funnies) on Smokey Stover, with a generous portion of full-color strips; an appreciation of the obscure newspaper cartoonist W.E. Hill by Bill Griffith with examples of Hill's full-page Sunday strips; and an excerpt from the second chapter of B. Krigstein, a critical biography of Bernard Krigstein forthcoming from Fantagraphics. The special edition also features new strips done especially for the magazine by today's best cartoonists, including: Dave Cooper, Bill Griffith, Charles Burns, Gary Panter, R. Crumb, Ivan Brunetti, Jaime Hernandez, Justin Green, Mary Fleener, Gilbert Hernandez, Phoebe Gloeckner, Carol Tyler, Richard Sala, Jordan Crane, Dylan Horrocks, Roger Langridge and Chris Ware. Softcover, 12-in. x 12-in., 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $19.95.

Australian Edition. Reprints in black and white. Tim Holt cover logo. 7-in. x 10 3/4-in., 24 pages, black and white.

Baseball cover by Vincent "Vin" Sullivan. First appearance of Doctor Mystic, a super-powered detective who becomes Siegel and Shuster's earliest Superman prototype, Doctor Occult, in More Fun Comics (1935) #14. Contains original comic stories, text articles, and activity pages. Includes art by Walt Kelly and Sheldon Mayer. In order of appearance: "Chikko Chakko" by Ellis Edwards; "Dr. Mystic" by Jerome (Jerry) Siegel and Joseph (Joe) Shuster; "Koko" by M. MacIntyre; "Dickie Duck" by Matt Curzon; "Skinny Shaner" by Thomas McNamara; "Big Sid" by Stanley Randall; "Captain Bill of the Rangers" by William Merle Allison; "Cap'n Tripe" by Tom Cooper; "Porkchops n' Gravy" by Al Stahl; "My Grandpa" by Thomas McNamara; "t'Aint So!" by Robert G. Leffingwell; "Major Lord" by Palmer; "Skipper Ham Shanks" by John Patterson; "Evidence Eddy" by Robert G. Leffingwell; "Alfy Elephant" and "Shocky plus Gus" by Stanley Randall; "Learn Cartooning" by John Patterson; "Black Lagoon" by Tom Cooper; "Stubbie" by Clyde Yeadon (as Clyde Don); "The Strange Adventures of Mr. Weed" by Sheldon Mayer; "Freddie Bell" by Matt Curzon; "Spunk Hazard" by Stanley Randall; "J. Worthington Blimp, Esq." by Sheldon Mayer; "Prof. Nertz" by John Patterson; "Cannonball Jones" by Walt Kelly; and "Time Waits for No Man" by Stanley Randall. "Behind the Curtain" text story by Wallace Kirk. 68 pages. Paper cover, newsprint interior, half color, half black and white.

A collection of illustrated short stories. By various. Mature readers. Cover price $5.00.

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Written by Janine Utell. Art and cover by Alison Bechdel.

Alison Bechdel is both a driver and beneficiary of the welcoming of comics into the mainstream.

Indeed, the seemingly simple binary of outside/inside seems perpetually troubled throughout the career of this important comics artist, known for Fun Home, Are You My Mother?, and Dykes to Watch Out For. This volume extends the body of scholarship on her work from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives.

In a definitive collection of original essays, scholars cover the span of Bechdel's career, providing insights on major themes in Bechdel's work, such as gender performativity, masculinity, lesbian politics and representation, trauma, life writing, and queer theory.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, B&W.

Cover price $30.00.

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. This volume shows how his life and art turned out much more complicated than his method. The book opens with Hergé's aesthetic techniques, including analyses of his efforts to comprehend and represent absence and the rhythm of mundaneness between panels of action. The next section considers the fraught lines between high and low art. A final section considers how the clear line style has been reinterpreted around the world. With contributors from five continents drawing on a variety of critical methods, this volume's range will shape the study of Hergé for many years to come. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $60.00.

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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. First in the new series Critical Approaches to Comics Artists, this edited volume explores Sacco's comics journalism, and features established and emerging scholars from comics studies, cultural studies, geography, literary studies, political science, and communication studies. The Comics of Joe Sacco addresses the range of his work, from his early comics stories as well as Palestine (1993), Safe Area to Gorade (2000), Footnotes in Gaza (2009) to his most recent book The Great War (2013), a graphic history of World War I. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations and photos). Cover price $60.00.