Bloom comic books issue 1

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1st printing. "Five Years of Basic Naughtiness!" By Berke Breathed. Painted cover by Jim Newport. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $12.95.

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2nd and later printings. "Five Years of Basic Naughtiness!" By Berke Breathed. Painted cover by Jim Newport. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Berkeley Breathed.

Collecting year three of the Bloom County relaunch begun in 2015! The stakes are higher, the punchlines are sharper, and the laughter is more desperate! When Brand Spanking New Day came out, we said we needed Opus, Bill the Cat, and all their friends more than ever before. Well, what was true then is even more true now, and Bloom County: Best Read On The Throne picks up right where the previous volume left off!

Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Berkeley Breathed. The latest collection of Berkeley Breathed's recently revived Bloom County comic strip features ALL-NEW strips from 2016 and 2017, that have NEVER appeared in print before (Never ever!!). These newly-minted masterpieces present the continuing adventures of Opus, Bill the Cat, Steve Dallas, and the rest of the delightful denizens of Bloom County-and heaven knows how we survived all those years without you! All-new strips collected for the first time! Softcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 10-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Berkeley Breathed is known to comic-strip lovers as the hilarious creator of Bloom County and its quirky denizens Opus, Bill the Cat, Milo Bloom, Steve Dallas, Cutter John and more. He is also renowned for his touching children's books like Mars Needs Moms and Flawed Dogs. Earlier this year the Museum of Cartoon Art in San Francisco celebrated the joy and laughter this inventive and diverse creator has given us by putting on a one man show of his work, both Bloom County and Children's Books. Accompanying that exhibition was a lovely 96 page catalog, measuring 11 x 8.5 inches. The catalog showcased a number of Breathed's Bloom County strips, each shot from the original art, as well as a selection of his children's book illustrations. Additionally there are essay's and an interview with Breathed. Now through special arrangement with the Cartoon Art Museum and Berkeley Breathed, IDW is pleased to off this lovely book-and fine companion piece to the Bloom County Library-to the direct market. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $20.00.

1st printing.

Written by Kevin Panetta. Art and cove rby Savanna Ganucheau.

A thoughtful and endearing gay YA romance set in a bakery.

Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band, if he can just convince his dad to let him quit their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away his days over rising doughs and hot ovens. But in the midst of interviewing candidates for his replacement, Ari meets Hector, an easy-going guy who loves baking as much as Ari wants to escape it. As they become closer over batches of breads, love begins to bloom . . . that is, if Ari doesn't ruin everything.

Writer Kevin Panetta and artist Savanna Ganucheau concoct a delicious recipe of intricately illustrated baking scenes and blushing young love, where the choices we make can have terrible consequences, but the people who love us can help us grow.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 368 pages, 2C. Mature Readers

Cover price $17.99.

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2nd and later printings.

Written by Kevin Panetta. Art and cove rby Savanna Ganucheau.

A thoughtful and endearing gay YA romance set in a bakery.

Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band, if he can just convince his dad to let him quit their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away his days over rising doughs and hot ovens. But in the midst of interviewing candidates for his replacement, Ari meets Hector, an easy-going guy who loves baking as much as Ari wants to escape it. As they become closer over batches of breads, love begins to bloom . . . that is, if Ari doesn't ruin everything.

Writer Kevin Panetta and artist Savanna Ganucheau concoct a delicious recipe of intricately illustrated baking scenes and blushing young love, where the choices we make can have terrible consequences, but the people who love us can help us grow.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 368 pages, 2C. Mature Readers

Cover price $17.99.

1st printing.

Written by Kevin Panetta. Art and cove rby Savanna Ganucheau.

A thoughtful and endearing gay YA romance set in a bakery.

Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band, if he can just convince his dad to let him quit their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away his days over rising doughs and hot ovens. But in the midst of interviewing candidates for his replacement, Ari meets Hector, an easy-going guy who loves baking as much as Ari wants to escape it. As they become closer over batches of breads, love begins to bloom . . . that is, if Ari doesn't ruin everything.

Writer Kevin Panetta and artist Savanna Ganucheau concoct a delicious recipe of intricately illustrated baking scenes and blushing young love, where the choices we make can have terrible consequences, but the people who love us can help us grow.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 368 pages, 2C. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.99.

A cover by Carola Borelli. By Lisa Fowler, Carola Borelli, Warnia Sahadewa, Gabriela Downie and Nicole D'Andria. Astrea is an outcast. Touched by a magic she has never truly understood, shame haunting every step she takes. Gemma comes from a loving family, full of life and far removed from magic. Somehow, the two found each other and their tale is one of love and family in the midst of tragedy. Unexpected events neither could have imagined shape the world before them. In this beautiful, yet brutal and savage world blossoms a love story. Welcome to Bloom Pretty. 56pgs

B cover by Lorenza Pigliamosche. By Lisa Fowler, Carola Borelli, Warnia Sahadewa, Gabriela Downie and Nicole D'Andria. Astrea is an outcast. Touched by a magic she has never truly understood, shame haunting every step she takes. Gemma comes from a loving family, full of life and far removed from magic. Somehow, the two found each other and their tale is one of love and family in the midst of tragedy. Unexpected events neither could have imagined shape the world before them. In this beautiful, yet brutal and savage world blossoms a love story. Welcome to Bloom Pretty. 56pgs

C cover by Fabiana Mascolo. By Lisa Fowler, Carola Borelli, Warnia Sahadewa, Gabriela Downie and Nicole D'Andria. Astrea is an outcast. Touched by a magic she has never truly understood, shame haunting every step she takes. Gemma comes from a loving family, full of life and far removed from magic. Somehow, the two found each other and their tale is one of love and family in the midst of tragedy. Unexpected events neither could have imagined shape the world before them. In this beautiful, yet brutal and savage world blossoms a love story. Welcome to Bloom Pretty. 56pgs

D cover by Syd Mills. By Lisa Fowler, Carola Borelli, Warnia Sahadewa, Gabriela Downie and Nicole D'Andria. Astrea is an outcast. Touched by a magic she has never truly understood, shame haunting every step she takes. Gemma comes from a loving family, full of life and far removed from magic. Somehow, the two found each other and their tale is one of love and family in the midst of tragedy. Unexpected events neither could have imagined shape the world before them. In this beautiful, yet brutal and savage world blossoms a love story. Welcome to Bloom Pretty. 56pgs

E cover by Marguerite Sauvage. By Lisa Fowler, Carola Borelli, Warnia Sahadewa, Gabriela Downie and Nicole D'Andria. Astrea is an outcast. Touched by a magic she has never truly understood, shame haunting every step she takes. Gemma comes from a loving family, full of life and far removed from magic. Somehow, the two found each other and their tale is one of love and family in the midst of tragedy. Unexpected events neither could have imagined shape the world before them. In this beautiful, yet brutal and savage world blossoms a love story. Welcome to Bloom Pretty. 56pgs

1st printing. Based on the story by Geoffrey Chaucer. Adapted by Seymour Chwast. Accompany a band of merry medieval pilgrims as they make their way - on motorcycles, of course - to Canterbury. Meeting at the Tabard Inn, the travelers come up with a plan to pass time on the journey to Thomas à Becket's shrine by telling stories. The tales, which range from high romance set in ancient Greece to low comedy in contemporary England, are adapted into graphic novel form by Seymour Chwast, a pitch-perfect transposition of Chaucer's pointed satire. Chwast's illustrations relate tales of trust and treachery, of piety and bawdiness, in an engaging style that will appeal to those who have enjoyed The Canterbury Tales for years, and those for whom this is a first, delectable introduction. Hardcover, 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

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1st printing.

Written by Terry Blas and Molly Muldoon. Art and cover by Matthew Seely.

Deep in the Oregon wilderness sits Camp Bloom, a weight-loss camp where "overweight" teens can "get in shape." Jesse would rather be anywhere else, but her parents are forcing her to go. Noah isn't sure if he wants to be there, but it's too late to turn back. Tony is heartbroken at the thought of giving up his phone and internet. And Kate... well, she likes the hikes, at least. As far as these four teens are concerned, it's just another boring summer. Until one night, when Jesse and Noah witness a beloved counselor's murder. The body's gone by the next morning, but a blurry photo leads to one clue-the murderer is one of the camp's staff members! But which one? As Jesse, Noah, Kate, and Tony investigate, they quickly discover that everyone's got their secrets... and one of them would kill to keep theirs hidden.

Softcover, 142 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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1st printing. Written by Abraham Kawa. art by Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di. Cover by Alecos Papadatos. From the team behind the international phenomenon Logicomix comes a new graphic novel, Democracy, written and illustrated by Alecos Papadatos and in collaboration with Abraham Kawa. Democracy opens in 490 BCE, when Athens is at war. Leander, trying to rouse his comrades for battle, begins to recount his own life, bearing direct witness to the evils of the old tyrannical regimes and to the birth of a new political system. The story that emerges, of the death of the gods and the tortuous birth of democracy, is crammed with extraordinary characters and tells in incident and vivid detail how this greatest of civic inventions came about. We see that democracy was born through a combination of chance and historical contingency - but also through the cunning, courage, and willful action of a group of highly talented and driven individuals. Softcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $27.00.

1st printing. Story and art by Ken Krimstein. During the year that Prague was home to both Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka from 1911-1912, the trajectory of the two men's lives wove together in uncanny ways-as did their shared desire to tackle the world's biggest questions in Europe's strangest city. In stunning words and pictures, Einstein in Kafkaland reveals the untold story of how their worlds wove together in a cosmic battle for new kinds of truth. For Einstein, his lost year in Prague became a critical bridge set him on the path to what many consider the greatest scientific discovery of all time, his General Theory of Relativity. And for Kafka, this charmed year was a bridge to writing his first masterpiece, The Judgment. Based on diaries, lectures, letters, and papers from this period amid a planet electrifying itself into modernity, Einstein in Kafkaland brings to life the emergence of a new world where art and science come together in ways we still grapple with today. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, full color. Cover price $32.00.

1st printing.

By Michael Witwer.

Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive biography of the mythic icon among geek and gaming culture, Gary Gygax - and the complete story behind the creation of Dungeons & Dragons.

The "godfather" of all fantasy adventure games, Gary Gygax has a life story that has been told only in bits and pieces. Michael Witwer has written a dynamic, dramatized biography of Gygax, spanning from his childhood in Lake Geneva to his untimely death in 2008. Gygax's magnum opus, Dungeons & Dragons, would explode in popularity throughout the 1970s and '80s, irreversibly altering the world of gaming.

D&D is the best-known, best-selling role-playing game of all time, and it boasts an elite class of player alumni - Stephen Colbert, Robin Williams, and Junot Diaz all have spoken openly about their experience with the game as teenagers, and some credit it as the workshop where their nascent imaginations were fostered. Gygax's involvement in the industry lasted long after his dramatic and involuntary departure from D&D's parent company, TSR, and his footprint can be seen in the genre he is largely responsible for creating. But as Witwer shows, perhaps the most compelling facet of his life and work was his unwavering commitment to the power of creativity in the face of myriad sources of adversity - cultural, economic, and personal.

Through his creation of the role-playing genre, Gygax gave generations of gamers the tools to invent characters and entire worlds in their minds.

Told in a narrative-driven and dramatic fashion, Witwer has written an engaging chronicle of the life and legacy of this emperor of the imagination!

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 320 pages, B&W.

Cover price $26.00.

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1st printing. Story and art by Mike Dawson. High Fidelity meets Wayne's World in this charming graphic memoir about a young man's life-long obsession with the rock band, Queen. All of us have had that one band with which we identify, the band that was always there for us during good times and bad. For Mike Dawson, it has always been Queen and Freddie Mercury. Not unlike "Bohemian Rhapsody," Freddie & Me takes readers on a rock-opera-like journey - from Mike's childhood in the UK, through high school in New Jersey, and into the nineties, when grunge ruled the day and Queen was terminally uncool. As Mike works to navigate the trials and tribulations that accompany the road to adulthood (with Queen behind him every step of the way), he must grapple with the fears we all find ourselves facing: committing to one person for the rest of our lives, pursuing our dream job, coming to terms with our familial responsibilities, and even facing our own mortality. With humor, sensitivity, and some wonderfully imagined appearances by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, George Michael, and Andrew Ridgeley (among others), Freddie & Me is... Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., B&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. By Mark Voger. It's all too beautiful! From Woodstock to "The Banana Splits," from "Sgt. Pepper" to "H.R. Pufnstuf," from Altamont to "The Partridge Family," Groovy is a far-out trip to the era of lava lamps and love beads. This profusely illustrated hardcover book, in psychedelic color, features interviews with icons of grooviness such as Peter Max, Brian Wilson, Peter Fonda, Melanie, David Cassidy, members of the Jefferson Airplane, Cream, the Doors, the Cowsills and Vanilla Fudge; and cast members of groovy TV shows like "The Monkees," "Laugh-In" and "The Brady Bunch." A color-saturated pop-culture history written and designed by Mark Voger, Groovy is one trip that doesn't require dangerous chemicals! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

Volume 1, 2nd or later printing. Written by Neil Gaiman. Art and cover by Lorenzo Mattotti. This all happened a long time ago, in your grandmother's time, or in her grandfather's. A long time ago. Back then, we all lived on the edge of the great forest. Neil Gaiman and Lorenzo Mattotti both remember the horror and fascination with which they read the Grimm Brothers' "Hansel and Gretel." The writer and the artist now join forces for a brilliant reimagining of one of humanity's most enduring tales. Be brave, be bold, and keep your wits about you - Gaiman and Mattotti are welcoming you into the woods. Hardcover 7-in. x 10-in., 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing.

Written by Michael Anthony Steele. Art and cover by Sara Foresti.

When Harley springs Poison Ivy from Arkham Asylum, the jaunty jester expects a little payback. After all, there's no limit to the criminal empire she could grow with the Queen of Green's help. But will Harley bloom into the big boss she's always wanted to become, or will her villainous dreams wilt on the vine?

Find out in this action-packed chapter book for DC Super Hero and Super-Villain fans!

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 72 pages, Text (with Full color Illustrations). All Ages

Cover price $6.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Geneva Bowers. Jalissa and Kim Vasquez are cousins who move to the city of Los Aguaceros together. Kim dreams of becoming a famous model and fashion designer, while Jalissa is just trying to hold herself together after a breakdown the year before. When a curious incident on the beach leaves them with supernatural powers and monsters start attacking the city, Kim decides that using their powers to stop them is the perfect way to become famous. But being heroes isn't as easy as it seems-and Los Aquaceros is in more danger than they imagine. This beautifully illustrated and hilarious YA graphic novel is an expanded and revised edition of the popular web comic. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Geneva Bowers. Jalissa and Kim Vasquez are cousins who move to the city of Los Aguaceros together. Kim dreams of becoming a famous model and fashion designer, while Jalissa is just trying to hold herself together after a breakdown the year before. When a curious incident on the beach leaves them with supernatural powers and monsters start attacking the city, Kim decides that using their powers to stop them is the perfect way to become famous. But being heroes isn't as easy as it seems-and Los Aquaceros is in more danger than they imagine. This beautifully illustrated and hilarious YA graphic novel is an expanded and revised edition of the popular web comic. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

By Alan Moore.

In his first-ever short story collection, which spans forty years of work and features many never-before-published pieces, Alan Moore presents a series of wildly different and equally unforgettable characters who discover-and in some cases even make and unmake-the various uncharted parts of existence.

In "A Hypothetical Lizard," two concubines in a brothel for sorcerers fall in love, with tragic ramifications. In "Not Even Legend," a paranormal study group is infiltrated by one of the otherworldly beings they seek to investigate. In "Illuminations," a nostalgic older man decides to visit a seaside resort from his youth and finds the past all too close at hand. And in the monumental novella "What We Can Know about Thunderman," which charts the surreal and Kafkaesque history of the comics industry over the last seventy-five years through several sometimes-naive and sometimes-maniacal people rising and falling on its career ladders.

Illuminations is a series of bright, startling tales from a contemporary legend that reveal the full power of imagination and magic.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 464 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $30.00.

UK Edition, 1st printing.

By Alan Moore.

In his first-ever short story collection, which spans forty years of work and features many never-before-published pieces, Alan Moore presents a series of wildly different and equally unforgettable characters who discover-and in some cases even make and unmake-the various uncharted parts of existence.

In "A Hypothetical Lizard," two concubines in a brothel for sorcerers fall in love, with tragic ramifications. In "Not Even Legend," a paranormal study group is infiltrated by one of the otherworldly beings they seek to investigate. In "Illuminations," a nostalgic older man decides to visit a seaside resort from his youth and finds the past all too close at hand. And in the monumental novella "What We Can Know about Thunderman," which charts the surreal and Kafkaesque history of the comics industry over the last seventy-five years through several sometimes-naive and sometimes-maniacal people rising and falling on its career ladders.

Illuminations is a series of bright, startling tales from a contemporary legend that reveal the full power of imagination and magic.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 464 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $30.00.

1st printing. By Alan Moore. In his first-ever short story collection, which spans forty years of work and features many never-before-published pieces, Alan Moore presents a series of wildly different and equally unforgettable characters who discover-and in some cases even make and unmake-the various uncharted parts of existence. In "A Hypothetical Lizard," two concubines in a brothel for sorcerers fall in love, with tragic ramifications. In "Not Even Legend," a paranormal study group is infiltrated by one of the otherworldly beings they seek to investigate. In "Illuminations," a nostalgic older man decides to visit a seaside resort from his youth and finds the past all too close at hand. And in the monumental novella "What We Can Know about Thunderman," which charts the surreal and Kafkaesque history of the comics industry over the last seventy-five years through several sometimes-naive and sometimes-maniacal people rising and falling on its career ladders. Illuminations is a series of bright, startling tales from a contemporary legend that reveal the full power of imagination and magic. Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 464 pages, Text Only. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.95

Add to cart Near Mint $12.95

1st printing. Collects In Bloom (2024 Boom) #1-5. Written by Michael W. Conrad. Art and Cover by John J. Pearson. Visionary writer Michael W. Conrad and Eisner Award-winning illustrator John J. Pearson present a boundary-pushing science fiction saga evocative of The Last of Us, Blade Runner, and Annihilation. 43% of the cells within a healthy human body belong to something other than the human host. Microbiomes, invasive bacteria, fungal and viral agents, and something else, something... more. When the BLOOM happened, humanity was changed forever, transformed by symbiotic fungal megasystems that infected their bodies. Some affected people grew new body parts, some found their personalities changed in radical new ways, while others reported contact with some... other intelligence not their own. In this revolutionary new world, Agent Spears finds himself investigating a series of mysterious murders, a chain of violence that leads him to a terrifying question on which the fate of every living being rests. Visionary writer Michael W. Conrad (Wonder Woman, Bizarre Adventures) and Eisner Award-winning illustrator John J. Pearson (The Infernals) present a boundary-pushing science fiction saga that will change the way you see the human body. Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $18.99.

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Includes Bonus DVD - 1st printing. By Jim Pavelic. Readers will learn to create an array of fantastic alien creatures, landscapes, ships, and background elements, while being entertained by the story of a strong female character and learning how illustration and story work hand in hand. Readers will follow Hachi, a 17-year-old girl of Chinese-Japanese descent immediately following WWII, as she discovers herself and her innate powers while traveling to futuristic worlds, encountering new friends and terrible foes that will push her newfound powers to their limits. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $26.99.

Does NOT Include Bonus DVD - 1st printing. By Jim Pavelic. Readers will learn to create an array of fantastic alien creatures, landscapes, ships, and background elements, while being entertained by the story of a strong female character and learning how illustration and story work hand in hand. Readers will follow Hachi, a 17-year-old girl of Chinese-Japanese descent immediately following WWII, as she discovers herself and her innate powers while traveling to futuristic worlds, encountering new friends and terrible foes that will push her newfound powers to their limits. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $26.99.

1st Printing - Boris Lopez has an uncanny knack for translating to paper the disarming innocence and guilt-free shyness of women who have just entered adulthood. Here is a gallery of tender fresh blooms, All-American sweetie pies in all of their stunning variety. Softcover, 64 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $11.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Maré Odomo. Comics poetry. An emotional journey portrayed in lush pencils. An indescribable comics experience, unique to the medium. Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.00.

1st printing. By C. Tyler. Introduction by R. Crumb. The biggest, richest and most delightful collection of Tyler's work to date. In "Migrant Mother," Tyler tells the grueling story of a cross-country trip with the flu and her terrible-twos toddler using her trademark combination of rueful humor and empathy. The full-color "Just A Bad Seed" is a meditation on a problem child who might not be such a problem after all, while "The Return of Mrs. Kite" chronicles a family crisis - how her widowed grandmother fell in with a beau of questionable character. "Gone" (also in full color) is a stirring meditation on all kinds of loss, and "Why I'm A-gin' Southern Men" is a classic rant that dissects that particular breed of male - or at least a certain subspecies of "ex"es - with pitiless wit. Other stories include "Sweet Miss Lee" (a reminiscence of an immigrant roommate and her fate), "There's Something Wrong with a Perfect Lawn" (a tale of suburban obsessiveness), "Little Crosshatch Mind" (where artistic impulses come from), and "Uncovered Property" (discovering the power of sexuality at an early age). Tyler works equally well in delicately crisp black-and-white penstrokes and lushly watercolored paintings (this book features over 30 pages of her stunning full-color work). All told, the three-dozen stories here cement Tyler's reputation as a cartoonist to be reckoned with. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 136 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $28.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

1st printing. By Nick Jones. Matchbox Toys were ubiquitous items for children across the Western world. Originally labelled Christmas-cracker trash by retailers and shopkeepers, the small-scale 1-75 series soon began to see unprecedented worldwide sales in the 1950s. Smaller and cheaper than most of its competitors' toys, Matchbox models were also far more accurately modeled. In this beautifully illustrated book, Matchbox collector Nick Jones tells the story of Matchbox and its most famous toys, from the Coronation Coach to the Batmobile, and complements the story with beautiful, previously unpublished photographs. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $14.00.

Bloomsbury UK Edition - 1st printing. Written by Neil Gaiman. Art by illustrations by Dave McKean. MirrorMask tells the story of Helena, who longs to run away and join the circus. That is, until the day she awakens to find herself in a strange new place populated by mysterious creatures - a dream world where she is about to embark on a most amazing journey of self-discovery! Hardcover, 10-in. x 10-in., 80 pages, full color.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

1st printing. Story and art by Paul Tobin. Gabe and Hayden have a vampire. Joon and Tradd have a werewolf. And they're going to fight. After modern society pushed monsters into hiding, the Crafters Guild was formed: An organization of humans and other creatures intent on fostering community amongst these exiled beings and combating the decline in monster mental health. Their solution? A no-holds-barred clash of the titans, where two monsters can fight it out with no limits. With young coaches to guide them, the monsters must prepare for a battle that will test their strengths, smarts, and special abilities. But it's just a friendly competition-nothing could possibly go wrong... right? Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.00

1st printing. Based on the poem by Homer. Adapted by Seymour Chwast. Seymour Chwast, an icon of the graphic design world, turns to Homer's Odyssey, one of the best-known stories in history. The tale is one that begs for visual interpretation, filled with mythic characters we all know well: the Cyclops, the Lotus-Eaters, the cannibal Laestrygonians, the Sirens, the monster Scylla (beside the whirlpool Charybdis), Poseidon, Athena, and Zeus. Featuring a bold black, white, and blue interior design throughout, and imbued with Chwast's own sly humor, The Odyssey brings us a dazzling new vision of one of the epic journeys. Hardcover, 128 pages, PC. Cover price $20.00.

1st printing.

Story and art by Darryl Cunningham.

Psychiatric Tales draws on Darryl Cunningham's time working in a psychiatric ward to give a reasoned and sympathetic look into the world of mental illness.

In each chapter, Cunningham explores a different mental health problem, using evocative imagery to describe the experience of mental illness, both from the point of view of those beset by illness and their friends and relatives. Concluding with a reflection on how mental illness has affected his own life, Darryl Cunningham's Psychiatric Tales is a moving, engaging examination of what is, at its root, the human condition.

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 140 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.00.

1st printing. Written by Shannon & Dean Hale. Art by Nathan Hale. In this swashbuckling, hilarious, and very American twist on the classic fairy tale, Rapunzel uses her amazing hair as a lasso, and teams up with a mysterious outlaw named Jack to gallop around the wild and western landscape, battling creatures and outrageous villains, righting wrongs, and changing their world forever. A cast of characters both evil and endearing, a daring rescue, and a delightful love story add up to a completely unique and visually stunning graphic novel. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00

2nd and later printings. Written by Shannon & Dean Hale. Art by Nathan Hale. In this swashbuckling, hilarious, and very American twist on the classic fairy tale, Rapunzel uses her amazing hair as a lasso, and teams up with a mysterious outlaw named Jack to gallop around the wild and western landscape, battling creatures and outrageous villains, righting wrongs, and changing their world forever. A cast of characters both evil and endearing, a daring rescue, and a delightful love story add up to a completely unique and visually stunning graphic novel. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

1st printing. By Elizabeth Bear. Short fiction from Elizabeth Bear, recipient of the "John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer." Includes her Hugo- and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award-winning "Tideline" and Hugo-winning novelette, "Shoggoths in Bloom," as well as an original, never-published story. A World Fantasy, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick nominee, Bear is one of speculative fiction's most acclaimed, respected, and prolific authors. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., Text Only. Cover price $15.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Ken Krimstein.

For Persepolis and Logicomix fans, a New Yorker cartoonist's page-turning graphic biography of the fascinating Hannah Arendt, the most prominent woman philosopher of the twentieth century.

Hardcover, 240 pages, 2C. Cover price $28.00.

1st printing. Based on the script by Rod Serling. Adapted by Mark Kneece. Art by Rebekah Isaacs. One of most ground-breaking shows in the history of television, The Twilight Zone has become a permanent fixture in pop culture. This new graphic novel series re-imagines the show's most enduring episodes, in all their original uncut glory, originally written by Rod Serling himself, and now adapted for a new generation. Submitted for your approval: Marsha White, a dissatisfied shopper with an unusual problem. This is one shopping trip that is marked 'Final Sale - Return Only to the Customer Service Desk' in... The Twilight Zone! Softcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Based on the script by Rod Serling. Adapted by Mark Kneece. Art by Rich Ellis. Maple Street-late on a Saturday afternoon a mysterious flash of light results in a power outage. But this is no ordinary power failure, and the neighbors on Maple Street will soon find themselves in the dark with an enemy of their own creation . . . in the Twilight Zone. About the Author: ROD SERLING (creator) has won the most Emmy awards for dramatic writing in the history of television. He wrote over seventy-five episodes of the Twilight Zone series. He was also the show's host and narrator. MARK KNEECE (adaptor) has written stories for numerous comics, including Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight. He helped found the sequential art department at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and teaches comics writing. He lives in Savannah, Georgia. RICH ELLIS (illustrator, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street) earned a B.F.A. from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He is a member of the Periscope Studio, and lives in Portland, Oregon. Softcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Based on the script by Rod Serling. Adapted by Mark Kneece. Art by Robert Grabe. Transocean Flight 33 departs London bound for New York as scheduled. But a mysterious tailwind sends them far off course, hurtling back and forth through time. Can the crew hitch a ride in hyperspace and get the passengers back to their own time? Softcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Based on the script by Rod Serling. Adapted by Mark Kneece. Art by Dove McHargue. This new graphic novel series re-imagines the show's most enduring episodes, in all their original uncut glory, originally written by Rod Serling himself, and now adapted for a new generation - a generation that has ridden Disney's Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror attraction, studied old episodes in school, watched the annual marathons, and paid homage to the show through the many random take-offs that show up in movies and TV shows everywhere. Destination: Homewood. Step off the beaten path as Martin Sloan takes the journey of a lifetime. Somewhere up the road he's looking for redemption - but he'll find something entirely different... in The Twilight Zone! Softcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing.

By Ernest Larson.

A heist thriller with a dazzling twist in the tail, this film 'The Usual Suspects' has seen its reputation grow until it is now a major cult movie. Ernest Larsen examines the film's sophisticated narrative structure and the new spin it puts on an old genre.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 96 pages, Text. Cover price $18.95.

1st printing. Written by Suzy Hopkins. Art and cover by Hallie Bateman. One sleepless night while she was in her early twenties, Hallie Bateman had a painful realization: Someday, her mother would be gone. The prospect was devastating, and also scary - how would she navigate the world without the person who gave her life? She thought about all the motherly advice she would miss, advice that could help her through the challenges to come, including the ordeal of losing a parent. The next day, Hallie asked her mother, writer Suzy Hopkins, to record step-by-step instructions for her to follow in the event of her mom's death. The project became a way for mother and daughter to discuss everyday realities with humor, openness, and gratitude. Combining Suzy's witty and heartfelt advice with Hallie's quirky and colorful style, What to Do When I'm Gone is the illustrated instruction manual for getting through life without one's mom. Softcover, 6 1/2-in.x 9-in., 144 pages, PC. Cover price $22.00.