Caliber comic books issue 1

Text by Joe Martin. Art by Kalman Andrasofszky, Tom Biondolillo, Roy Burdine, Rob Davis, Nick Dragotta, Ray Lago, Joe Martin, Shawn McManus, Jon Proctor, Jack Snider and Philippe Xavier. Cover by Ray Lago. Calibers Tome Press imprint presents a who's who in the King Arthur legends. Each character is represented with a text bio and a full-page illustration by various comics artists. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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1st printing . Story by Gary Shipman and Rhoda Shipman. Art and cover by Gary Shipman. Caliber launches its all-ages Tapestry imprint with reprints of Gary and Rhoda Shipmans fantasy adventure, previously available only in a Xeroxed edition. Young Paul takes a wrong turn on a hike, and finds himself in a magical world of talking animals and lost kings. 1st printing. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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"Special Second Edition" 2nd printing variant. Written by Gary Shipman and Rhoda Shipman. Art and cover by Gary Shipman. Caliber launches its all-ages Tapestry imprint with reprints of Gary and Rhoda Shipmans fantasy adventure, previously available only in a Xeroxed edition. Young Paul takes a wrong turn on a hike, and finds himself in a magical world of talking animals and lost kings. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Story by Jim Alexander. Art and cover by Mark Bloodworth. A modern-day look at one of the worlds first serial killers. The paranormal investigators from Raven, Inc. (as seen in Calibers Raven Chronicles) reopen the hundred-year-old unsolved case of Jack the Ripper. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Story by Steven Jones. Art by Seppo Makinen. Cover by Nate Pride. Calibers classics imprint Tome Press presents new adventures of Sherlock Holmes inspired by the original Conan Doyle stories. A London businessman hires Holmes to find out why his friend Henry Jekyll is acting so strangely, but the supposed blackmail case takes a horrifying twist. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Stories by Shawn Van Breisen and Gary Reed. Art and cover by Shawn Van Breisen. Calibers classics imprint Tome Press presents the story of the Alamo, a tragic chapter in Texas history. In 1836, soldiers fighting for Texan independence battle Mexican forces at a San Antonio mission. Includes historical background, a map, and bios of noted participants William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett. 32 pages, B&W.

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Story by Gary Reed. Art and cover by Philip Xavier. The saga of the Trojan War, as viewed through the lens of military history. The abduction of Helen may have been the event that set it off, but hostilities had been brewing for a long time previously. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing.

Written by Gary Reed. Art by Charles Yates. Cover by John Mccambridge.

From award-winning writer Gary Reed and comic book illustrator Charles Yates comes an extraordinary look at World War One and the anguish and horrors French soldiers faced on the battlefield as they squared off against an advancing Imperial German Army.

Fought like no war before it, the European powers saw this "Great War" as an opportunity for quick glory and territorial gain. But instead. they soon found themselves engaged in a new form of trench warfare that dragged on for four bloody years and saw millions of soldiers needlessly killed on both sides.

Softcover, 56 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Written by Alan Moore. Art by Arthur Adams, Richard Case, Colleen Doran, Neil Gaiman, Michael Gaydos, Dave Gibbons, Phil Hester, Dave Johnson, Bill Koeb, Terry Moore, James A. Owens, Richard Pace, Ande Parks, and Jordan Raskin. This is a haunting collection of songs by the man who scribed Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and League of Extraordinay Gentlemen. Some of the most talented artists in the industry create pictures to go along with Alan Moore's lyrics. Softcover, 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

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Story by Chris Dows and Colin Clayton. Art and cover by Wolfgang (Horus) Odenthal. During World War II, a boy becomes convinced that a serial killer is stalking London, but he only strikes in the subways, during the months of autumn. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Wayne Vansant. From veteran comic writer/artist Wayne Vansant (Caliber Comics's Days of Darkness, Knights of the Skull). The military tales of the French Legionnaire soldier Battron continue! Sicily, Summer 1943. Occupying various obscure outposts in the mountains around Mt. Etna, Battron and his team has observed and reported on German columns rushing toward the Allied invasion beaches on the western part of the island. They have even directed several air strikes from British bombers causing costly bloody damage. Now pursued by elite troops, blood-thirsty gangsters, and observation planes, Battron and his friends must fight their way to the west to survive. Softcover, 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

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Cover by Steve Stegelin and Greg Hyland. Story and art by Steve Stegelin. Stegelins Bloom County-like strip, featuring Bumper and his animal and human friends commenting on current events, makes the jump to Calibers all-ages line Tapestry after appearing in college newspapers in the Midwest. Cover inked by Lethargic Lad artist Hyland. A short series followed. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Story, art and cover by Kevin Thomas. A tragic drama by Kevin Thomas, who also appeared in Calibers Negative Burn and Neverland series. A young man seeks his place in the world. 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "First Canon of Justice!" Collects Caliber (2008 Radical Comics) #1-5. By Sam Sarkar and Garrie Gastonny. The hit series, that is being produced and directed for film by John Woo (Mission Impossible 2) is collected in a hardcover format! The Arthurian legend of Excalibur is reborn in the old Pacific Northwest. A world in which Shamans replace Wizards, gunfighters walk where knights once stood, and in which a mystical gun will change the world stands in place of the sword of legend. It is here that Caliber is revealed as a tattooed six gun imbued with supernatural power. A land where lawlessness runs rampant and Arthur will have his chance to set balance to the scales of justice! Included with the 5 issue mini-series are character renderings and covers provided by Luis Royo, Greg Ruth, Tomm Coker, Dave Wilkins, Stanley "Artgerm" Lau, and more. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Jordan Troche. Art by Paoni Lee. Cover by Leticia Morgando.

Connor is a teen who must live with a terrible secret. He was born with a cursed right eye that draws him to scenes of immense cruelty and violence. Once there, a darker personality takes over his mind and consumes the sinner's soul.

Why does he have this terrible power and what is he? Human? Demon, or something else entirely?

Connor will learn about his heritage and why his powers are what they are. He will be drawn into a world hiding behind his own and filled with Demons, Exorcists, and others like him.

Softcover, 168 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Collects Dragon's Star (1987 Matrix) #1-3. Written by Mary Ann Bramstrup. Art by Ian Carr. Introduction by Walt Simonson. Includes a History of the Empire and character profiles. Softcover, 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

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Story and art by Brian Michael Bendis. One of Bendis first critical successes, the story of a spy, drawn in a stark collage style. College student Ben is recruited by an experimental government program and becomes an agent of the CIA. 28 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing.

Based on the story by H. P. Lovecraft. Adapted by Steven P. Jones. Art and cover by Aldin Baroza.

Astronomer Max Finn is in Paris, reluctantly attending a SETI conference on the search for extraterrestrial life. One day sitting in a street cafe, a sad street musician named Erich Zann, draws his attention as the old man plays an eerie set of music.

Now each night, those same eerie melodies haunt Finn's dreams. Giving him nightmares about an impossible cosmic land ruled by Nyarlathotep, the messenger of the elder gods.

Softcover, 52 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.99.

1st printing.

Based on the story by H. P. Lovecraft. Adapted by Steven P. Jones. Art by Christopher Jones and David DeVera. Cover by Christopher Jones.

Harley Warren is an expert on violent criminals and assists the FBI in their profiling and pursuit of criminals who tend to be on the bizarre side. Warren explores the darker side of man and when he comes across the book The Necronomicon, a book that can reveal the locations of the darkest and oldest mysteries of the stygian unknown; he wastes no time packing up his reluctant chronicler and assistant, Randolph Carter, to take with him to explore one such site.

This Lovecraft tale is adapted by award winning comic writer Steven Philip Jones (CALIBER's Sherlock Holmes, Dracula).

Softcover, 52 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.99.

Stories and art by Mark Burbey, Richard Larson, Marc Hempel, Tom Sutton, Gene Day, Dennis Fujitake and Doug Potter. Cover by Richard Sala. A horror anthology from small-press publisher Caliber. Tales of the macabre written by Burbey, many of which previously appeared in Dr. Wirthams Comics and Stories. 64 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $3.50.

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Add to cart Fine $7.70

1st printing. Collects Kingdom of the Wicked (1996) 1-4. Story by Ian Edginton. Art and cover by D'Israeli. Popular childrens author Christopher Grahame finds himself trapped in a hellish world based on his childhood fictions. As Christopher struggles to understand the war launched by the Land Under the Bed, his wife and doctors investigate the cause of his blackouts and make a shocking discovery. 112 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $12.95.

Edited by Nate Pride and Eric Jackson. Art by Paul Gustave Dore. Series of art by Paul Gustave Dore, depicting the story of Jesus Christ, and essays on the history surrounding the story. 48 Pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

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Add to cart Near Mint $4.00

1st printing.

Written by Pablo Dura. Art and cover by Carlos Esquembre. Introduction byJosephine Nelson.

The Lincoln Brigade focuses on Oliver Law, an African American who fought and protested for worker rights in the 1930s United States. Law and other black American citizens volunteered on their own to go to Spain, first heading to France and then smuggling themselves across the border, and with little training, fighting in the Spanish Civil War against the fascist faction leader, General Francisco Franco.

Law would eventually go on to lead the entire brigade army, integrated with both black and white soldiers, into combat. In the end, a third of them would ultimately lose their lives against the German and Italian-backed Franco forces.

Softcover, 132 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Newsreel Edition

1st printing.

Written by Pablo Dura. Art and cover by Carlos Esquembre. Introduction byJosephine Nelson.

Presented in black and white, the true story of 3,000 American volunteers who defied their government and traveled to Spain in 1937-38 to fight fascism during the Spanish Civil War. These volunteers called themselves The Lincoln Brigade.

This graphic novel focuses on Oliver Law, an African American who fought and protested for worker rights in the Depression-era 1930s United States. Law and other black American citizens volunteered to go to Spain, and with little training, fighting in the war.

Law would go on to lead the entire Lincoln Brigade army, integrated with both black and white soldiers, into combat. Law's assumption of command took place 10 years before black and white soldiers were integrated in the US Army, to say nothing of any military group being led by a soldier of color.

Softcover, 132 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

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Story, art and cover by Scott Roberts. Calibers all-ages Tapestry imprint picks up Roberts wacky series, described by Indy Magazine as Li'l Jinx with attitude. Patty gives a guided tour of the neighborhood; a stray dog befriends Patty; the new baby-sitter arrives. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Fine $7.20

Stories by Julio Emilio Braz and Mike Deodato Sr. Art and cover by Mike Deodato Jr. Caliber presents the early Brazilian comics work of future DC and Marvel artist Mike Deodato Jr. This issue features horror tales: a werewolf tale, a Jack the Ripper story and a tale of war and vengeance in the Middle East. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Caliber Revised Edition - 1st printing. Adapted by Kevin VanHook. The official adaptation of the cult classic! Collecting the Caliber Comics series, this full color graphic novel not only has all three issues to complete the adaptation but also special features such as an art gallery with contributions from various artists, a profile on Rocky creator Richard O'Brien; the lyrics to all the songs; and for this revised edition, a special "behind the scenes" look at creating the comic. Adapted and illustrated by Kevin VanHook, the official Rocky Horror Picture Show comic will be prime material for the upcoming 40th Anniversary celebration! While you're doing the Time Warp, dream it! Softcover, 124 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

Caliber Slim Edition - 1st printing. Adapted by Kevin VanHook. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a cult hit, and this is the collection of the comic series that adapted the film. Now available in a "stripped down" version, collecting the official comic book adaptation of the cult hit cult movie Rocky Horror Picture Show. Softcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

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Book One: Quercus! Story, art and cover by Greg Ruth. The acclaimed horror story about dark forces in a sanitarium, drawn by Ruth entirely in ballpoint pen. When a woman is brought into Bentham International Hospital after murdering her family, the fabric of the whole place starts to unravel. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Featured artist: Vince Locke. A collection of drawings and paintings. 48 pgs B&W with color cover. Mature readers. Cover price $4.95.

1st printing.

Written by Massimo Rosi. Art and cover by Giulio Bilisari.

Second chances are something that are rarely given to humans, even more rarely when Death is the entity giving it to them. Yet, on an ordinary rainy day Death gives Eric Block, a desperate father who has buried his daughter Aurora just few days before, a unique opportunity: seven days of immortality in which to avenge her. The catch? When the seven days are over, he must join his daughter in the afterlife. Now the father shall unleash his wrath upon those responsible in the time he has left.

Includes Massimo Rosi's "Dark Frontier," a post-apocalyptic tale of an America gone mad.

Softcover, 105 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Andy Dudak.

October 30th, 2151. Devil's Night. Traditionally the night before Halloween has long been dedicated to spray paint and fire, to the destruction of property for its own sake. And the impulse behind this frenzied "holiday" is alive and well in the 22nd century. But mischief in the futuristic Age of Nanotechnology is complicated. For young vandals Bardo, Shiyu, and Dwyer, visionary tactics may not be enough for perilous alchemy is required. And unleashing such power will bring enemies and open an abyss that could swallow its makers whole!

Softcover, 106 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Collects Black Mist (1994 Caliber) #1-4 and material from Negative Burn (1993 Caliber) #3. Written by James Pruett. Art by Avido Khahaifa. Softcover. B&W. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing.

Written by Jon A Colunga. Art and cover by Landon Huber.

In Mayber Hills Sanitarium secrets haunt the hallways and words must not be spoken. After being committed to the institute, 15 year old Obleena Grunkel, aka "Bleen," finds herself trapped within this hellish place while twisted staff members watch her every move, ultimately forcing her to try and escape. But she must play their perverted games first before earning her freedom. Will she end up another victim of these secret games? Or will her own dark secret come to life in the form of a hideous creature from underneath her bed to claim its own victims? For there will be hell to pay for those who make a deal with the devil within.

Softcover, 102 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Written by Charles Chester. Art and cover by Shiloh Penfield. A serial killer, murdering with a soundtrack, has crippled Glass City. As Detective Drekker investigates, he is reminded of his first case, a serial massacre of children. How does the loss of innocence 20 years ago lead to the horrific murders today? When the music stops, people die. Softcover, 228 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

New Edition - 1st printing. Written by Martin Conaghan. Art by Will Pickering. Cover by Rian Hughes. Winner of the Scottish Independent Comic Book Award for Best Graphic Novel and Best Writer. In 1828, two Irishmen named William Burke and William Hare murdered 16 people and disposed of the bodies to Dr. Robert Knox at Edinburgh University for dissection, setting in motion a scandal that would rock the world's medical establishment. Delivered is a ghoulishly true story of medicine, murder and money set at the height of Edinburgh's enlightenment. Softcover, 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Fine $8.30

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "First Canon of Justice!" Collects Caliber (2008 Radical Comics) #1-5. By Sam Sarkar and Garrie Gastonny. The hit series, that is being produced and directed for film by John Woo (Mission Impossible 2) is collected in a hardcover format! The Arthurian legend of Excalibur is reborn in the old Pacific Northwest. A world in which Shamans replace Wizards, gunfighters walk where knights once stood, and in which a mystical gun will change the world stands in place of the sword of legend. It is here that Caliber is revealed as a tattooed six gun imbued with supernatural power. A land where lawlessness runs rampant and Arthur will have his chance to set balance to the scales of justice! Included with the 5 issue mini-series are character renderings and covers provided by Luis Royo, Greg Ruth, Tomm Coker, Dave Wilkins, Stanley "Artgerm" Lau, and more. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Strange, funny, odd, eerie and scary stories by Dominic Bugatto. 32 pages, B&W.

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Add to cart Fine $2.65

Story, art and cover by Jason Thompson. A guy who works in a comic book store falls for the girl who always comes in to buy Star Wars comics. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

"Taking a Ride", "Rain (Wash My Love)", "Prince of the Universe (A Requiem)", "The Kiss" and "The Flying Boy". All stories by Donnie Lee, R.E. Brown and Howard Daniels. Cover Howard Daniels. 32 Pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

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. Collects DeadWorld (1986-1993 1st Series Arrow/Caliber) #1-4.

Written by Stuart Kerr. Art and cover by Vince Locke.

Long before The Walking Dead there was Deadworld.

Here is one of comics' longest running independents as Deadworld has had over 100 issues and graphic novels published and over one million copies sold over the years. And it all starts here! A supernatural plague has been unleashed on the world. The dead return to walk the Earth, but this is no standard zombie story. The dead are just soldiers for those who have crossed the Gateway. Now seven wayward teens on a school bus, scramble to escape the zombie apocalypse. Little did they know that there were also intelligent zombies and they had a plan...and they had a leader, King Zombie.

Softcover, 130 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Collects Dicks (1996 1st Series) #1-4. Written by Garth Ennis. Art by John McCrea. Have you ever wondered what Garth Ennis would create if he had no restrictions? If you thought PREACHER was outrageous and HITMAN was gratuitous, then wait until you see DICKS. It's definitely a ride on the uncensored side. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. Collects Disciples (2001) #1-3. Written by Colin Clayton and Chris Dows. Art by Laurence Campbell and Larry Shuput. Cover by Laurence Campbell. The Disciples are a group of magic users forced to band together to fend off a supernatural holocaust. When one member is killed, they must look for new recruits. It's chaos versus order, evil versus good, and new magic versus the arcane arts. Collecting the Image Comic series with art by Laurence Campbell (B.R.P.D, Dark Tower). Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Cover by Ken Meyer, Jr. Written by Charles & Lisa Moore. Art by Gene Gonzales, Casey Jones, Michael Perkins, and Matthew Smith. MURDER, LIES, DECEIT and the eternal quest for CHOCOLATE. It's all here - Grifter parents, the Mafia sweetheart, the gun-toting grandma, the car thief best friend, red neck cops, irate lawyers, Russian mobsters and a whole lot more. Includes rare promotional art, sketches and previously unavailable outtakes. Softcover, 1298 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

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Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Tracy Derks, art by Benjamin Wu. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing.

Based on the story by Mary Shelley. Adapted by E Jackson. Art by Charles Yates and Eric Jackson. Cover by Joshua Werner.

Presenting a faithful adaptation of the classic novel from Mary Shelley. Based on the original story itself rather than the various cinematic films, this is a rendition of Frankenstein, the haunting and sophisticated tale that you may not have seen before. Shunned by his creator, the monster is forced to find acceptance in a world that is both confusing and frightening to him. The monster becomes enraged at the treatment that he receives and seeks revenge against mankind which has rejected him merely because he is different.

Softcover, 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Story by James Perham. Art and cover by Andy Dimmitt. A futuristic gangster story. The guns may be blasters and the cars might fly, but in the end its still the G.Men against the mobsters. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. Story and art by Tony Miello. Collecting over 370 comic strips of Tony Miello's very bad clown! Move over Krusty the Clown; there's a new and obnoxious clown on the scene and he comes from the city of Detroit! His lack of morals and human decency are always leading him and the poor people around him into odd situations that lead to hilarity. Contains every web strip, every strip produced for print, and a few strips never seen before, making this the complete Gapo the Clown collection. Softcover, 110 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Tony Miello.

Now in Full Color!

Creator Tony Miello continues his popular Gapo the Clown strip in this collection of six stories designed to entertain all and offend some. Join Gapo the Clown, Detroit's foul-mouthed sarcastic funny man, as he annoys, antagonizes and humiliates his over stressed coworkers and sidekicks. For Gapo is the host of Gapo's Super Happy Fun Show, a top rated children's television show. Because he's on TV kids and parents love him, but everyone that works with him sees him as the rude, disgusting, sloppy drunk he really is. His lack of morals and human decency are always leading him and the poor people around him into odd situations that lead to hilarity.

Softcover, 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.99.