The Tick comic books issue 1

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Stories and Art by Dave McKean. Pictures That Tick collects Dave McKean's groundbreaking short comics stories from the 1990s and early 2000s. A true iconoclast, McKean mixes illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, and digital art for a comics experience unlike any other. Some pieces are poignant, some are silly, but all are beautiful and thought provoking. Each is completely unique, and gathered together they represent a tour-de-force achievement. A perfect companion to McKean's Cages, Pictures That Tick stretches the boundaries of comics art, and the short-story format allows him to create an even broader artistic vision. Previously only available in a limited edition and years out of print, Pictures That Tick is finally widely available in an impeccably designed paperback edition, with a new cover by McKean. Softcover, 9 in. x 12 in., 184 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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Cover by SImon Bisley. by Various Includes original new work by tick creator Ben Edlund! The Tick celebrates 20 years of comic crime-fighting with a blockbuster jam-packed jam-fest special issue featuring 1- and 2-page contributions by over 30 renowned comic book professionals! The print run will be split and shipped equally in two cover versions: one by the legendary master Simon Bisley (shown here) and the other, a 'top secret' cover by equally masterful Arthur Suydam! Celebrate two decades of adventures featuring everybody's favorite Big Blue Crime-fighter (and his not-so-big sidekick, Arthur)! Cover price $5.95.

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Cover by Arthur Suydam. by Various Includes original new work by tick creator Ben Edlund! The Tick celebrates 20 years of comic crime-fighting with a blockbuster jam-packed jam-fest special issue featuring 1- and 2-page contributions by over 30 renowned comic book professionals! The print run will be split and shipped equally in two cover versions: one by the legendary master Simon Bisley (shown here) and the other, a 'top secret' cover by equally masterful Arthur Suydam! Celebrate two decades of adventures featuring everybody's favorite Big Blue Crime-fighter (and his not-so-big sidekick, Arthur)! Cover price $5.95.

Variant Sketch Cover by Simon Bisley. Limited to 500 copies and comes with numbered certificate of authenticity. By Various Includes original new work by tick creator Ben Edlund! The Tick celebrates 20 years of comic crime-fighting with a blockbuster jam-packed jam-fest special issue featuring 1- and 2-page contributions by over 30 renowned comic book professionals! The print run will be split and shipped equally in two cover versions: one by the legendary master Simon Bisley (shown here) and the other, a 'top secret' cover by equally masterful Arthur Suydam! Celebrate two decades of adventures featuring everybody's favorite Big Blue Crime-fighter (and his not-so-big sidekick, Arthur)!

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By Anonymous. From its genesis on the Internet, this collection of strips spoofs the spoof as the first-ever parody of The Tick! Like The Tick's Big Internet Comic, NEC first ran these on their website, and now collects them into a real, live, hard copy! But wait, there's more! They've adding a whole new, never-before-seen Tick & Artie story! Tick & Artie features the antics of The City's Park's more miniscule members. Tick is, well, a real tick with delusions of being a super-hero. Guided by his trusty moth friend Artie (a real moth), Tick strives to protect weaker insects everywhere; to be a paragon of the exo-skeletal community; and to not eat the bugs he's trying to save! Who's this guy "Evil?" Find out in Tick & Artie #1! FC, 32pgs. Cover price $3.50.

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1st printing. Collects Tick: Big Blue Destiny (1997) #1-5, Tick's Back (1997)#0, Tick: Big Blue Destiny Ashcan, and Tick Luny Bin (1998) #0-3. Story and art by Eli Stone. This massive tome contains the complete comics of the legendary Tick series by Eli Stone, the most popular Tick creator after Ben Edlund. In the course of these outrageous adventures, Big Blue Destiny, with Ben's approval, explored the mysterious secrets lurking in the Tick's background and history! Softcover, 320 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

2nd and later printings. Collects Tick: Big Blue Destiny (1997) #1-5, Tick's Back (1997)#0, Tick: Big Blue Destiny Ashcan, and Tick Luny Bin (1998) #0-3. Story and art by Eli Stone. All eleven complete comics of the legendary Tick series Big Blue Destiny! This massive tome includes all 5 issues of "BBD" as well as The Tick's Back #0, The Tick BBD Ashcan Edition, and the entire Tick Luny Bin trilogy! In the course of these outrageous adventures, "BBD", with Ben's approval, examined many mysterious secrets in The Tick's background and history! Added bonus! We've added 2 Eli Stone back-up stories and a 10-page Tick story by Jeff McClelland and Duane Redhead! Softcover, 336 pages, B&W. NOTE: Reprints have 16 additional pages not in the 1st printing. Cover price $29.95.

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by Various The Tick: Circus Maximus is the official encyclopedia of The Tick's comic book universe. This issue updates 1999's four-issue series, which covered all characters appearing in The Tick through 1999. Well, The Tick Universe grows every year, and so NEC offers this "21st Century Update" providing coverage of all characters introduced in the Year 2000, up-to-the-minute updates for major characters, and corrections of minor errors in the first four issues of Circus Maximus... along with a handful of characters missed in 1999's Circus Maximus issues. b&w, 32pg Cover price $3.50.

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Accompanying the Circus Maximum Giant Edition, this all-new comic updates the giant "Tick Encyclopedia" right through all Tick comics published into the beginning of 2003. Between the Giant Edition and the Update 2003, Tick fans will have all the info they need on every character who has appeared from 1986 to 2003! SC $3.95 Cover price $3.95.

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by Sean Wang The 'Super Duper Comic Con' is in town and The Tick and Arthur are invited guests to this gala event! But it's The Tick who is swamped by scores of fans and TV producers while Arthur gets ignored as 'just a sidekick.' The Tick even meets the wrestler-turned-actor named 'The Gun Show' who has been chosen to portray him on a Tick TV series! With all of this attention directed towards The Tick, his envious super-hero friends - including even Arthur - contemplate expelling him from their super-team! Is it possible that Arthur also been bitten by the green-eyed-monster and has turned on The Tick? Could this be the beginning of a TV series for 'The Tick' but the end for the duo known as 'The Tick and Arthur?' Cover price $3.95.

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By Gabe Crate. Born on the internet, but now brought to readers in glorious color on the printed page, this comic offers two excellent, all-new full color adventures of The Tick with heavy focus on his sidekick, Arthur! In the opening tale, The Tick celebrates Arthur's birthday by shopping for a present. But unbeknownst to The Tick, the store he visits is secretly owned and operated by his arch-nemesis Toy De Force, nefarious vendor of murderous playthings! In the main story, The Tick and Arthur are having company over for dinner: Arthur's "other" sister Alice and her husband, Errol. Errol just happens to be a millionaire -- not to mention a self-styled super-villain! Does Arthur get along with his brother-in-law? Well, when The Tick asked this question, Arthur answered in terms The Tick could understand: "Tick, the Slot Jockey of Doom is my arch-enemy!" Having an arch-enemy in the family can only happen in the world of The Tick! Full color. Cover price $3.95.

Marlowe & Company Edition - 1st printing. Collects Tick (1988) #1-6. Story and art by Ben Edlund. The first all-color Tick book! This new trade paperback collects the first six issues of The Tick comic book in full color for the benefit of fans of the TV show and those who just plain like their comics in color! Softcover, 176 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

Marlowe & Company Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects Tick (1988) #1-6. Story and art by Ben Edlund. The first all-color Tick book! This new trade paperback collects the first six issues of The Tick comic book in full color for the benefit of fans of the TV show and those who just plain like their comics in color! Softcover, 176 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

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by Griffith, Crate, & Toyoshima Kid Tick is a boy who dreams of being The Tick's sidekick. He wears a homemade Tick costume with the words "Kid Tick" scrawled across the cheap plastic Tick mask. Kid Tick shows up at Arthur's apartment as an enthusiastic, naïve, hero- worshipping... kid! The Tick is flattered by the attention, but Arthur isn't so sure about Kid Tick's ambitions. Does Kid Tick have a secret agenda? Does he even know what "agenda" means? Are The Tick and Arthur about to encounter one of their most implacable and dangerous enemies? Find out here in the first-ever Tick Father's Day Special! (It's about time!) b&w, 32pg Cover price $3.50.

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by Clay Griffith This comic may have the answers to all the questions you've been asking about The Tick and his Mom! Does the Tick have a Mom? Well, yes, he does. Why do "The Devolved Ticks" think The Tick is their Mom? Does The Tick have any maternal instincts? Does Author's mom approve if his super-hero career? Will The Tick's Big Mother's Day Special #1 make the ultimate Mother's Day gift for your Mom? Well, then how about you? Cover price $3.50.

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by Griffith, Crate, & Toyoshima Yes, The Tick is way overdue for squaring his accounts with the government. The urgent demands of a super-hero life is no excuse for being late with your taxes. Share the terror as The Tick confronts the ultimate challenge, a menace beyond the power of even ten super-powered do-gooders. Chill and thrill to this cold sweat nightmare of the Tax Man! One shot. b&w, 32pg Cover price $3.50.

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1st printing. By Berke Breathed. Introduction by Milhail Gorbachev. A Bloom County book. Softcover, (Horizontal Format) 10-in. x 8 1/2-in., 122 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $7.95.

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1st printing.

Text and art by Robert Chesley Osborn. Foreword by Garry Trudeau.

The drawings of Robert Osborn, one of America's most admired artists and satirists, have provided trenchant comment on the American scene for the past four decades. His keen intuitive sense, coupled with the distinctive line from his brush, has added a dimension to the happenings of our time.

The ingredients of an Osborn drawing are, in various combinations, humor, indignation, motion, and satire -- not to mention artistry. Now, in this revealing book about himself, he shows what makes up the man and the artist.

Combining a candid text, personal photographs, and a wealth of pictures, Osborn on Osborn is a striking retrospective of Osborn's total output, from his earliest efforts, to serious paintings, to the evolution of his own unique style.

Osborn went from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to Yale, then to Europe to study art; and he suffered pangs of failure as a painter. Only after his Dilbert training-manual cartoons saved hundreds of lives during World War II did his capacities as a drawer begin to receive deserved recognition -- in such magazines as Harper's, Life, Look, Esquire, Vogue, Time and the New Republic, as well as in numerous newspapers and books.

This is a man with strong loves and hates. He loves Matisse, Miro, Mozart, automobiles and airplanes, duck shooting and trout fishing. He hates war, smoking, Mussolini, and the deterioration of quality in America.

This is also a man with a tremendous sense of enjoyment. Osborn writes as he draws -- with humor, compassion, and insight -- and his extraordinary personality and delight in life shine through this self-portrait.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 190 p[ages, PC/PB&W.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and rat by Dave McKean. At the forefront of the modern revolution redefining the look and texture of the graphic literature medium, Dave McKean hones his craft with a style that is at once unique, innovative, refreshingly bizarre and wildly provocative. Eleven short-stories and a scattering of one-page experimental pieces showcase this series of collected works capturing the sheer mind-riveting splendor of this multi-award winning master of illustrative surrealism. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $49.95.

Limited Signed Portfolio. Signed by Jim Steranko and Harlan Ellison. Limited to 1500 copies. Art and cover by Jim Steranko. Loose pages in envelope, 12-in. x 16-in., 6 pages, B&W

1st printing. Collects Tick and Arthur (1999) #1-6. Story and art by Sean Wong. This volume collects the third Tick series, written and drawn by Runners' creator, Sean Wong. Sean introduced many new hilarious characters on his 6-issue watch, including Bumbling Bee, Rubber Ducky, and Crazy Blue Rocket. This massive tome also includes all 6 issues of The Tick's companion series, Heroes of The City, which spotlights many other Tick heroes in their own wacky mini-adventures. Two stories feature the early art of Mice Templar's Mike Avon Oeming. Softcover, 304 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Tick and Arthur (1999) #1-3. By Ben Edlund. Cover by Sean Wang. Softcover (Stapled), 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.50.

1st printing. Written by Ben Edlund and Benito Cereno. Art by Ben Edlund and Les McClaine. This "Massive Onslaught" of Tick Greatness collects six Tick classic "Specials" from The Tick's past in one rebound edition. Relive some of The Tick's colossal and oh-so-special adventures in this bargain-priced tome! Softcover, 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Tick: Big Blue Destiny (1997) #1-2. Softcover, 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Tick Color (2001) #1-6 and the 1-Shots: Tick: Incredible Internet Comic (2001), Tick's Big Halloween Special (1999), Tick's Big Red 'N' Green Christmas Spectacle (2001), and Introducing the Tick (2002). This volume contains 10 full-color Tick comics! Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

1st printing.

Art and cover by Ben Edlund.

The Tick Coloring Comic Book is jam packed with full page images of The Tick, his allies, and villains ready to color. Many illustrations are by Ben Edlund along with other favorite Tick artists! Also included are several pages of Tickish activities!

Fun for the whole law abiding family!

Softcover (saddle stitched), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W.

Cover price $10.99.

1st printing. Collects Tick's Big Yule Log Special 2001, Tick's Big Red 'N' Green Christmas Spectacle (2001), Tick Big Xmas Trilogy (2002) #1-3, and Tick: Incredible Internet Comic (2001). Cover by Sean Wang. This giant bargain-priced 216-page Tick collection is jam-packed with classic Tick Christmas specials! Six comics in one gigantic fun-filled tome guaranteed to make you the absolute King of Christmas and the hero of all family gatherings! Softcover, 216 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Tick's Golden Age Comic (2002) #1-3. NEC's tribute to the Golden Age of comics is back in print at last! Answering the question "What would a Golden Age Tick comic have been like?" this budget-priced "Golden Age style" wide-format squarebound book collects all three 44-page issues of the original full color Tick Golden Age comics, under an all-new cover by master Tick artist Sean Wang! Softcover, 132 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. Collects Tick's Golden Age Comic (2002) #1-3. NEC's tribute to the Golden Age of comics is back in print at last! Answering the question "What would a Golden Age Tick comic have been like?" this budget-priced "Golden Age style" wide-format squarebound book collects all three 44-page issues of the original full color Tick Golden Age comics, under an all-new cover by master Tick artist Sean Wang! Softcover, 132 pages, full color. Cover price $10.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Tick: Heroes of the City (1999) #1-3. Softcover (Saddle-Stich/Stapled), 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.50.

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1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Tick: Karma Tornado (1993) #1-5. Written by Chris McCulloch. Art by Bill Neville. Tick created by Ben Edlund. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Tick: Karma Tornado (1993) #1-3. Written by Chris McCulloch. Art by Bill Neville. Tick created by Ben Edlund. A sure hit with Tick fans both old and new. Three complete comics (100 pages total) rebound in a squarebound trade paperback. Includes The Tick: Karma Tornado #1, The Tick: Karma Tornado #2, and The Tick: Karma Tornado #3. These are the second editions of Karma, all of which contain some new material by popular Tick artist Eli Stone. Softcover, 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

1st printing.

This massive edition contains all 17 Tick holiday "special issues," including the Summer and Vacation issues, "Back to School," Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Valentines Day, four years worth of annual Xmas specials and even a "Tax Day Horror" special! These 17 hard-to-find Tick comics come handily collected all under one cover, making this the biggest Tick trade paperback ever!

Softcover, 440 pages, B&W.

Cover price $35.00.

1st Edition - 1st printing. Story and art by Ben Edlund. All 12 issues of Ben Edlund's original classic comic book series are collected in The Tick: The Complete Edlund, plus as a bonus the 13th "Pseudo-Tick," "what-might-have-been" final issue! Extra materials include the first Tick story from the NEC Newsletter, rarely-seen backup stories, pin-ups, and original commentary by Edlund! Softcover, 400 pages, B&W. Cover price $35.00.

New Edition - 1st printing. Story and art by Ben Edlund. New Edition! New Story! Now includes an awesome brand-new 8-page story from current Tick All-Star creators Benito Cereno & Les McClaine! An all-new untold story which answers previously never-answered questions about mysterious events which befell The Tick in the original Edlund storyline! The Tick: The Complete Edlund New Edition collects all 12 issues of the classic Tick series written and drawn by creator Ben Edlund, along with commentary from Edlund, the first Tick story (originally published in the NEC Newsletter), rarely seen back-up stories, pin-ups, and a bonus Pseudo Tick #13 which provides a possible conclusion to Edlund's original storyline. Softcover, 424 pages, B&W. Cover price $35.99.

New Edition - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Ben Edlund. The Tick: The Complete Edlund is a jam-packed 424-page blockbuster which collects all 12 issues of the classic Tick series written and drawn by creator Ben Edlund! "Extras" include: commentary from Edlund; the first Tick story, rarely-seen back-up stories; pin-ups; and a bonus full-length story, "Pseudo-Tick #13", which provides a possible conclusion to Edlund's original storyline. Extra bonus: this edition also includes an awesome 8-page Tick tale by Benito Cereno & Les McClaine! Softcover, 424 pages, B&W. Cover price $35.99.

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NEC Edition - 1st printing. Collects Tick (1988) #1-6. Story and art by Ben Edlund. The first all-color Tick book! This new trade paperback collects the first six issues of The Tick comic book in full color for the benefit of fans of the TV show and those who just plain like their comics in color! Softcover, 176 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

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NEC Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects Tick (1988) #1-6 - - Says "NEC" in upper left corner of cover. Story and art by Ben Edlund. The first all-color Tick book! This new trade paperback collects the first six issues of The Tick comic book in full color for the benefit of fans of the TV show and those who just plain like their comics in color! Softcover, 176 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

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by Marc Silvia, Curt Shoutz, & Tak Toyoshima The Tick, Arthur, and their super-teammates "go to sea" in this ocean-going special issue packed with non-stop action and excitement! This story commences where The Tick's Massive Double Summer Specials left off. But it can be read all on its own! The leaders of the island of Van Buria are grateful to The Tick and his super-hero friends for defeating the super-villains who were invading their small country. So they award the heroes a cruise-ship vacation as a "thank you." But the cruise vacation rapidly becomes a horror show as the oceangoing heroes run into danger after danger: hostile submarines, giant squid monsters, bloodthirsty pirates, and more! Can The Tick "captain" his way back home to the city? b&w, 32pg Cover price $3.50.

by Clay and Susan Griffith; art by Dave Garcia It's the Christmas season in The City, The Tick's very favorite time of year! But a villainous six-shooting scoundrel by the name of Crime Cowpoke is hijacking every toy in The City. Can The Tick and Arthur save the city's children from socks and underwear as Christmas gifts this year!? Introducing: Cowboy Hero, the rootin'-tootin-est cowboy star ever to appear on stage and screen! Find out only in The Tick's Big Red-n-Green Christmas Spectacle #1! FULL COLOR, 32pg $3.95 Cover price $3.95.

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by Silvia, Crate, & Toyoshima The first-ever Tick annual! It¹s a ³battle royale² when The Tick¹s mortal enemy, Barry Hubris, (³the other Tick²) tries to soften up his arch-nemesis by setting The Tick to do battle with the Chainsaw Vigilante. But Chainsaw plays patsy for no super-body, be it hero or villain! Chainsaw takes on Barry, while The Tick waits in the wings to fight the winner. The action takes place in a packed stadium leaving ³nowhere to run² for any of these guys! Watch the heavy machinery fly as these three heavy-weights break stuff mightily! b&w, 32pg$3.50" Cover price $3.50.

Fox TV photo cover of Patrick Warburton as The Tick with a blue border. Cover price $3.50.

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Fox TV Group photo cover of the cast. Green and purple border. Cover price $3.50.

Story by Chris Butler. Art and cover by Chris Hogg. A one-shot from Chrises Hogg and Butler, creators of Monster and Killer Fly. A troupe of showgirls has misadventures while touring the English countryside, squabbling with each other and their dwarf companion, but introvert Patricia seeks something more. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.