The Comics comic books issue 1

1st printing. From cartoons to graphic novels, from humor to superheroes, comics are the world's most popular form of illustration. And, as in all forms of illustration, artists and designers experiment with visual ideas, image-and-word play, narrative sequencing, and stylistic flourishes through sketching. What we rarely see is the creative thinking - the doodling - that leads to fully formed visual ideas and stories. Comics Sketchbooks presents the private notebooks of eighty-two of the world's most inventive, innovative, and successful artists alongside new talents and emerging illustrators. Featuring: Sotos Anagnos, Chris Battle, Lou Beach, Kaye Blegvad, Peter Blegvad, Russ Braun, Steve Brodner, Charles Burns, Chris Capuozzo, Lilli Carre, Seymour Chwast, Colonel Moutarde, R. Crumb, John Cuneo, Vanessa Davis, Kim Deitch, Julie Delporte, Eric Drooker, Drew Friedman, Manuel Gomez Burns, Bill Griffith, Robert Grossman, Benoit Guillaume, Cyril Guru, David Heatley, Rian Hughes, Kevin Huizenga, Nathan Jurevicius, Ben Katchor, Denis Kitchen, Jakob Klemencic, Thomas Knowler, Matej Kocjan, Nora Krug, Olivier Kugler, Peter Kuper, Joseph Lambert, Brendan Leach, Etienne Lecroart, Matthias Lehmann, Martin Lemelman, David Libens, Sebastien Lumineau, Patrick McHale, Matt Madden, Javier Mariscal, David Mazzucchelli, Rutu Modan, Saxton Moore, Victor Moscoso, Joanna Neborsky, Josh Neufeld, Mark Newgarden, Vladan Nikolic, Gary Panter, Bill Plympton, Max De Radigues, Lauren Redniss, Arnold Roth, Marcel Ruijters, Johnny Ryan, David Sandlin, Seth, Peter De Seve, Robert Sikoryak, Posy Simmonds, Mark Alan Stamaty, Jim Steranko, James Sturm, Joost Swarte, Takeshi Tadatsu, Ann Telnaes, Simon Tofield, Jeremy Traum, Carol Tyler, Andres Vera Martinez, Lauren Weinstein, Tracy White, Signe Wilkinson, Run Wrake, Derek Yaniger, Danijel Zezelj. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 352 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $44.95.

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1st printing. Written by Jennifer Holm. Art by Sara Varon. Calling all kidz! Do you like comics? Do you like laughing till you get sent to the principal? Don't punish yourself! Read the next Comics Squad! Leave your troubles behind with this collection of quick and funny stories about many kids' biggest fear - detention! Sure, detention can be scary or frustrating or just plain boring, but who knew it could also be an adventure? With a disrespectful Greek god, antimatter ooze, bioengineered rats, and a school full of stampeding bulls, it is definitely full of fun! A comics collection from some of the biggest stars in graphic novels, including Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, and Victoria Jamieson! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $7.99.

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1st printing. Written by Jennifer Holm. Art by Sara Varon. Calling all kidz! Do you like comics? Do you like laughing till milk comes out of your nose?! Look no further--do we have the book for you! All your favorite comic creators are right here in one book. This all-star tribute to classic Sunday comics includes eight sidesplitting, action-packed stories about every kid's favorite subject - lunch! A bust-your-gut laughing graphic novel anthology with original contributions from the most beloved names in the genre: Jennifer Holm & Matthew Holm, Jarrett J.Krosoczka, Sara Varon & Cecil Castellucci, Cece Bell, Jason Shiga, Nathan Hale, Jeffrey Brown, and the Peanuts. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $7.99.

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Edited by Charles Hatfield and Bart Beaty.

In the twenty-first century, the field of comics studies has exploded.

Scholarship on graphic novels, comic books, comic strips, webcomics, manga, and all forms of comic art has grown at a dizzying pace, with new publications, institutions, and courses springing up everywhere. Comics Studies: A Guidebook offers a rich but concise introduction to this multifaceted field, authored by leading experts in multiple disciplines.

An invaluable one-stop resource for veteran and new comics scholars alike, this guidebook represents the state of the art in contemporary comics scholarship.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 198 pages, Text.

Cover price $34.95.

Stories and art by Audrey V. Buffington and Ted Shearer. Sometimes listed as issue #M-01. King Features presents educational comics, using King Features comic-strip characters to teach subjects in mathematics. This one focuses on weights & measures, timepieces, and geometric shapes. 64 pages, Full Color.

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Stories and art by Audrey V. Buffington and Ted Shearer. Sometimes listed as issue #M-03. King Features presents educational comics, using King Features comic-strip characters to teach subjects in mathematics. This one focuses on whole numbers and everything in between. Blondie and Facts; Math Puzzle with Blondie; Popeye Needs to Be Careful; Hi and Lois: No Paper - Pencil Mathematics; Quincy and Machines; Hagar Needs Fractions; Quincy Teaches Fractions; Math Puzzle with Hi and Lois; Popeye Uses Decimals; Math Puzzle with Quincy. 64 pages, Full Color.

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1st printing. By Vincent Cecolini and John Nubbin. The Beginning Collector is an essential sourcebook for anyone starting a comic book collection. Filled with important advice about choosing what kinds of comics to collect, as well as information about buying and selling to get the most out of your collection. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 120 pages, full color.

1st Printing. Comics Underground Japan presents the wild, subversive world of Japan's most accomplished underground comics artists. Some of the dozen artists included in this anthology will be familiar to followers of manga; others make their American debut in these pages. The richly imaginative stories in this volume show a great range of graphic style, from painstakingly detailed draftsmanship to exuberant, maniacal renderings. At the heart of each work in this anthology is a unique personal vision and a fierce artistic compulsion - these manga artists are the misfits of the art form, and they are its visionaries. Works from Yoshikazu Ebisu, Kazuichi Hanawa, Hideshi Hino, Suehiro Maruo, Pan Migiwa, Nekojiru & Hajime Yamano, Takashi Nemoto, Carol Shimoda, Yasuji Tanioka, Masakazu Toma, Muddy Wehara, and Hanako Yamada. Softcover, 7" x 10", 221 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Marshall McLuhan, Mort Walker, Charles Schulz, Dik Browne, and more. Browne cover.

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1st printing. By Alex G. Malloy. Comics Values Annual 2005 offers collectors, investors, and dealers everything they've come to expect from this all-encompassing reference. This colossal edition is packed with nearly 100,000 classic and contemporary comics listings, complete with up-to-date collector values, grading guide, and tips for buying, selling, and preserving comic books. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 840 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. By Alex G. Malloy. This is a comic book price guide. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 600 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. By Bart Beaty. On the surface, the relationship between comics and the high arts once seemed simple; comic books and strips could be mined for inspiration, but were not themselves considered legitimate art objects. Though this traditional distinction has begun to erode, the worlds of comics and art continue to occupy vastly different social spaces. Comics Versus Art examines the relationship between comics and the most important institutions of the art world, including museums, auction houses, and the art press. Bart Beaty's analysis centres around two questions: why were comics excluded from the history of art for most of the twentieth century, and what does it mean that comics production is now more closely aligned with the art world? Approaching this relationship for the first time through the lens of the sociology of culture, Beaty advances a completely novel approach to the comics form. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 274 pages, text (with B&W Illustrations and photos).

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By Faith Erin Hicks.

Miriam's family should be rich. After all, her grandfather was the co-creator of smash-hit comics series The TomorrowMen. But he sold his rights to the series to his co-creator in the 1960s for practically nothing, and now that's what Miriam has: practically nothing. And practically nothing to look forward to either; how can she afford college when her family can barely keep a roof above their heads? As if she didn't have enough to worry about, Miriam's life gets much more complicated when a cute boy shows up in town... and turns out to be the grandson of the man who defrauded Miriam's grandfather, and heir to the TomorrowMen fortune.

Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 352 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $18.99.

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Written by Steven P. Jones. Art by Christopher Jones and Aldin Baroza. Cover by Gary Scott Beatty.

Discover the basics in comics writing from Steven Philip Jones, a veteran comic writer and comic writing instructor. Here is a step-by-step process of creating a comics script and how it is turned into a comic page. With examples and illustrations, if you're a writer and wanted to find out how to write and produce comic books, Comics Writing is for you.

Softcover, 154 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. By Roger Sabin. This first fully documented study explores the graphic qualities of the comic book and the development of the genre into a sophisticated and culturally revealing popular art form. The careers of the creators of the best-known characters - from Superman to Tintin to Tank Girl - are revealed, as also the stories behind much-loved comics such as The Beano and The Incredible Hulk. Softcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 240 pages. Full color (with Text Illustrated) Cover price $24.95.

2nd and later printings. By Roger Sabin. This first fully documented study explores the graphic qualities of the comic book and the development of the genre into a sophisticated and culturally revealing popular art form. The careers of the creators of the best-known characters - from Superman to Tintin to Tank Girl - are revealed, as also the stories behind much-loved comics such as The Beano and The Incredible Hulk. Softcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 240 pages. Full color (with Text Illustrated) Cover price $24.95.

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1st printing. By Harriet E.H. Earle. Conflict and trauma remain among the most prevalent themes in film and literature. Comics has never avoided such narratives, and comics artists are writing them in ways that are both different from and complementary to literature and film. In Comics, Trauma, and the New Art of War, Harriet E. H. Earle brings together two distinct areas of research-trauma studies and comics studies-to provide a new interpretation of a long-standing theme. Focusing on representations of conflict in post-Vietnam War American comics, Earle claims that the comics form is uniquely able to show traumatic experience by representing events as viscerally as possible. Hardcover, 6-in.x 9-in., 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $65.00.

Unauthorized Biography of Stand-up Comic Legend George Carlin. Written by James Reed. Art and Cover by Apriyadi Kusbiantoro. 28 pages, full color Cover price $3.99.

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Stories by Bianca Alu-Marr. Art and cover by Steve Peters. The staff of a comic book shop in a futuristic space station has comedic misadventures. Four stories, including an introduction to proprietor Rei, space dragon Ying, space pilot Aki and A.I. Smart Rack. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.00.

Copy of the US number 2 edition. This copy has no ads except on the back cover for Stamp Collectors. IS NOT a 3D issue. Black and white pages; newspaper stock; 14 pages.

Story and art by Christopher Kerns and Douglas Bailey. 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Cover by Bob Oksner. Stories and art by Bob Oksner, Don Williams, Ben Levin, Ken Battefield, William Hudson, Ed Good, John Ushler, Gil Turner, Max Plaisted, Leo Isaacs, Tony Loeb, E. Smith, William Martin and Everett Kinstler. A wide-ranging anthology featuring superheroes, funny animals, historical adventure and jungle action. The debut of adventure heroes Wonderman, Zudo, Magnet, and Silver Knight, who would later appear in Mystery Comics (1944); Jungle lord Zudo battles ivory hunters; Grant Halford, aka Magnet, invents a "Geo-Locator" that allows him to find bad guys or missing persons. The Wonderman who appears in this issue has no connection to either the Wonder Man created by Will Eisner for Fox or the later Marvel character. Brad Spencer--Wonderman; Swifty Smith; Perky the Quiz Pig; Zudo; Cactus Cal; Chimp the Champ; Magnet; Pancho and Poco; Pa Tucket; Battleship the Wag; Silver Knight; Pip the Penguin; Wilbur; Chips; Iglik the Eskimo; Red, Bloodhound Detective. 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Story and art by Sylvan Migdal.

Anaïs Phalèse plays softball, panics about her physics exams, and lives on what the rest of the interdimensional realities dismiss as Boring World... better known to us as "Earth."

That is, of course, until one fateful trip to the organic food market when Anaïs gets shot in the arm while trying to help a bizarre and beautiful stranger. This is the fabulous Fauna Lokjom, Licorice Princess of Candy World, and Anais wants to find out a lot more about her! While Anaïs and Fauna try to save the planet and make the most of their budding relationship, they're imperiled from all sides by intergalactic bounty hunters, stabby pirates, weaponized mimes, and an idiotic federal agent.

The chase is on, and nothing can prepare you for the dimension-hopping erotic adventures that come next!

Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 552 pages, 2C. Mature Readers

Cover price $50.00.

1st printing. Story and art by Daniel Cooney. Written for art students and beginners who want to illustrate for comics and graphic novels, this book provides a thorough grounding in drawing the human form. Learn how to pose and photograph models, and then use photos as reference for finished drawings. Discover the essentials of creating sequential art, including backgrounds, facial expressions expressing emotion, poses suggesting action, and more. Plus, get advice on writing dialogue that keeps the story action moving. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. By Comfort Love and Adam Withers. For the first time in history, those looking to break into comics have an enormous number of realistic, proven options for doing so all by themselves, without having to rely on big comics publishers. It's an exciting time, but a confusing one for neophytes overwhelmed by numerous options. The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing Comics is the first book of its kind to help readers make sense of it all and take control of their comics-making destinies. It provides would-be creators with a definitive guide to the tools needed for breaking into modern comics via self-publishing. For those looking to create comics on their own terms, this book provides a road map to success. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing. Written by Peter Milligan. Art and cover by Brett Ewins. The existentialist hitman of the future! New London of 2921 is a crowded, filthy slime-pit awash with Death-Juice junkies, Latin-spouting armored fascists, exploding nuns and a religious cult who worship Bing Crosby's left testicle. It's also home to ultra-violent, foul-mouthed private eye Johnny Nemo, a streetwise PI who deals in death and simple solutions to complex problems! This classic, remastered collection features never-before-seen art and is the crowning glory of award-winning writer, Peter Milligan and artist Brett Ewins. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $22.99.

1st printing. Written by Bill Miller. Art and cover by Tony Lorenz and Dane Barrett. Male stripper by night and street sanitation worker by even later-night, Jontar finds his mulleted and naïve existence is about to seriously change after the discovery of a disappearing elf in a trashcan. Originally published at the height of the indie black-and-white comic boom of the '80s, the Jontar series was self-published by creator Bill W. Miller. He enlisted five separate artists over the course of nine issues to realize his wildly warped and singular vision which includes disappearing camels, petrified elves, lizard lords, Christian punk cults, and even a gritty '90s-style reboot rebranding the franchise with era-appropriate anti-heroes. This complete edition contains nearly 300 pages of the full story, all-new creator interviews and never-before-released alternate issues by entirely different artists! Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

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Story and art by Tim Chamberlain.

Our Valued Customers is a daily comic strip based on cartoonist Tim Chamberlain's experiences working in his local comic book store. This book contains the entire initial run of 1,563 comics depicting hilarious, off-putting, misinformed, and sometimes insightful things said by real comic shop customers!

Softcover, 400 pages, B&W.

Cover price $29.99.

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Written by Lars Brown. Art by Lars Brown and John Kantz. Cover by Lars Brown.

Far across the Western Ocean on a mist-shrouded island guarded by giant sea monsters, heroes come to explore the mysterious dungeons that lie below the surface. None have yet to reach the bottom and return to tell the tale. Each party gathers daily for a new round of potion-making, sword-sharpening, armor-buying, and dungeon-crawling, and try again the next day when everything repeats. That is, until one adventurer stops to ask why. Is it endlessly exciting, or simply endless?

In a witty, genre-defying tale brave warriors must learn the difference between diversion and escape as they try to break the cycle of a penultimate quest in which the final fantasy never arrives.

Softcover (Horizontal Format), 9-in. x 6-in., 320 pages, full color.

Cover price $25.00.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Pogo and Albert!" Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. All Ages

1st printing. Story and art by Jenny Zervakis. Jenny Zervakis was part of a wave of DIY cartoonists who came of age during the 1990's Zine Revolution. When most "alternative comics" of the era were loud and sarcastic, Jenny's zine, Strange Growths, was warm and emotionally bare. Now, for the first time, these inspirational and groundbreaking comics have been collected in book form. A Spit and a Half production. Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $20.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Ron Miller.

Short mystery tales of a female private eye plus a multi-leveled representation of the more lurid of the 1950s crime comics as if it actually existed as a classic Golden Age comic.

More than a passing homage to the noir films and hard-boiled detective school of writing, it includes vintage ads and special features.

Softcover, 120 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Cover by Iger. Good Girl Art, and old-skool horror art by the master Matt Baker and his associates from the infamous art group The Iger Shop! Filled with lurid pulp-fiction comics like "Zombie Bride," "The Weird Dead," and "The Crawling Horror." This large format, full-color book of terrors, is the first of three volumes and has a fear-filled and fascinating introduction by Mike "The Worst of Eerie Publications" Howlett! Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Ways of Life!" Written by Michael Malkin. Art by Kay. Cover by Kay and Vladimir Popov. Welcome to Towne. From the outside, Towne appears to be just a normal suburban village, however, that is simply a veneer. In Towne there are two factions, a group of scientists working behind the scenes and another that appear to be the guinea pigs for their experiments. What is their ultimate goal and who's behind it all? Welcome to the neighborhood, we hope you enjoy your stay. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

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No copyright date-circa 1973. Front cover by Gasparotti/Tellez. The Thing in the Garden by R.T. Reece. Withdrawal by George Metzer. Dr. Atomic by Larry Todd. The Fertile Crescent by T.P. Gasparotti & Hector Tellez; slick cover; b&w; mature; 6 7/8-in. x 10-in. Cover price $0.50.

1st printing. Story and art by Eric Haven. Enter the strange and compelling comic book world of Mythbusters producer Eric Haven. Deconstructing the tawdry form of the traditional comic book, Haven builds layers of dark, dorkish humor to undermine the expectations of certain familiar genres. A series of short comics that deconstructs-while it celebrates-classic comic book tropes. Hardcover, 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Chad Blakely. Cover by Jeff Herndon. In the early '60s, Bernie "The Legend" Romero created characters that would become the backbone of the Spectacular Comics universe, helping to generate millions of dollars for the publisher. Taken advantage of by the publisher for years, in the end, Bernie Romero left the industry he helped to build penniless and disenfranchised. But now, with the discovery of long forgotten Romero comic book artwork, his grandson is given a unique opprotunity to right the wrongs of the past and finally get "The Legend" the exaltation he so richly deserves. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 52 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

Spanish reprint of Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) #1. 28 Pages, Full Color, Spanish Language.

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Spanish series. Reprints material from Conan the King (1980) #1. 7 1/2" x 10 3/8", 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Bound in Black Stone!" Collects Conan the Barbarian (2023 Titan) #1-4 and material from Conan the Barbarian Special (2023 Titan) FCBD. Written by Jim Zub. Art by Roberto de la Torre. Cover by Dan Panosian. Back Cover by Roberto de la Torre. Map Illustration by Francesca Baerald. ROBERT E. HOWARD'S LEGENDARY CONAN IS BACK IN A NEW TALE OF BRAVERY AND HEROISM! Years after the battle of Venarium, a weary CONAN returns to his homeland to seek rest and solitude. However, a mysterious scout rides in to warn the Cimmerians of an imminent threat on the march from the Pictish wilderness. Will CONAN and his new ally be able to hold off this new horde of invaders? Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $29.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Bound in Black Stone!" Collects Conan the Barbarian (2023 Titan) #1-4 and material from Conan the Barbarian Special (2023 Titan) FCBD. Written by Jim Zub. Art by Roberto de la Torre. Cover by Dan Panosian. Back Cover by Roberto de la Torre. Map Illustration by Francesca Baerald. ROBERT E. HOWARD'S LEGENDARY CONAN IS BACK IN A NEW TALE OF BRAVERY AND HEROISM! Years after the battle of Venarium, a weary CONAN returns to his homeland to seek rest and solitude. However, a mysterious scout rides in to warn the Cimmerians of an imminent threat on the march from the Pictish wilderness. Will CONAN and his new ally be able to hold off this new horde of invaders? Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Harold Godwin. Art and cover by Frank Godwin. The fifth volume of Pacific Comics Club's reprints of the forgotten comic strip. Created by master illustrator Frank Godwin, Connie featured the first female adventure hero in American comics. This issue includes The Dope Smuggling Ring (1934), A Strange Way to Go Back Home (1938), and Connie on the Planet Venus (1938). Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Harold Godwin. Art and cover by Frank Godwin. The second volume of Pacific Comics Club's reprints of the forgotten comic strip. Created by master illustrator Frank Godwin, Connie featured the first female adventure hero in American comics. This issue includes A Dangerous Inheritance, Treasure Hunt, The Republic of Anchovy, The Rembrandt Case, The Biggroll Kidnapping, and The Gold Cup Case (all 1929). Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Harold Godwin. Art and cover by Frank Godwin. The fourth volume of Pacific Comics Club's reprints of the forgotten comic strip. Created by master illustrator Frank Godwin, Connie featured the first female adventure hero in American comics. This issue includes The Ghost of Pendleton Hall (1930-31), The Chief (1930), and The Great Allarde Race (1931). Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Stories by Harold Godwin and Russell Keaton. Art by Russell Keaton and Frank Godwin. Cover by Frank Godwin. The sixth volume of Pacific Comics Club's reprints of the forgotten comic strip. Created by master illustrator Frank Godwin, Connie featured the first female adventure hero in American comics. This issue includes her Mars adventure from 1938, plus the bonus feature Flyin' Jenny, a female adventurer strip by Russell Keaton. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Harold Godwin. Art and cover by Frank Godwin. The third volume of Pacific Comics Club's reprints of the forgotten comic strip. Created by master illustrator Frank Godwin, Connie featured the first female adventure hero in American comics. This issue includes The Strange Death of Dolan (1938), Perfect Alibi, The Assistant Gardener, Mystery and Adventure (all 1929), and The Bid to Ten Million (1929 –1930). Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Harold Godwin. Art and cover by Frank Godwin. The first volume of Pacific Comics Club's reprints of the forgotten comic strip. Created by master illustrator Frank Godwin, Connie featured the first female adventure hero in American comics. Connie encounters ghosts on a foreign holiday, only to discover they're all too human, in a story from 1930. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. "Captives of the Space Pirates and Master of the Jovian Moons: Daily Series X and Y 1939!" Written by Harold Godwin. Art by Frank Godwin. Connie Kurridge, newspaper comics' greatest female adventurer, explores outer space in these two complete stories from 1939. Frank Godwin's brilliant artwork brings classic technique and wild imagination to his brother Harold's inventive scripts. Very hard to find because it appeared mostly in minor newspapers, Connie has previously been known only to die-hard collectors and illustration fans. Contains "Captives of the Space Pirates" and "Master of the Jovian Moons." Softcover (Horizontal Format), 7-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

Revised Edition - 1st printing. By Andrew Hoberek. Now with full color illustrations! Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's Watchmen has been widely hailed as a landmark in the development of the graphic novel. Demonstrating a keen eye for historical detail, Considering Watchmen gives readers a new appreciation of just how radical Moore and Gibbons's blend of gritty realism and formal experimentation was back in 1986. The book also considers Watchmen's place in the history of the comics industry, reading the graphic novel's playful critique of superhero marketing alongside Alan Moore's public statements about the rights to the franchise. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, Text (with full color Illustrations). Cover price $29.95.