Mess comic books issue 1

Originally included with the 1967 Merry Marvel Marching Society membership kit. Features Bullpen Bulletins, Marvel Trivia, a biography of Jack Kirby, and sneak previews of upcoming comics. 7" x 8 1/2", 4 pages, B&W.

1st printing. Story and art by Noah Van Sciver. When her semi-estranged and penniless hoarder father dies, Erin Messina is tasked with cleaning out his house before the bank forecloses on it. This otherwise thankless task is given a purpose, however, when she remembers the original Picasso drawing her father was gifted in 1964. She enlists her teenage son, Jackson, to spend spring break looking for their possible ticket to long-term financial stability. Jackson, resentful and eager to shirk responsibility, befriends twin skateboarders who live in the hood, and tell him about the violent murder that happened directly across the street from his grandfathers home — and the murderer who still lives there. Emotional baggage, paranoia, and frayed nerves stretch the Messina's relationship to the brink, as The Mess careens to a thrilling final act that includes… two-way radio communication with the dead? Over the past decade, Noah Van Sciver has established himself as the most versatile graphic novelist working today. Whether it be in the service of straight-up satire (Fante Bukowski, Beat It, Rufus!), serious historical nonfiction (Joseph Smith and the Mormons, The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln), autobiography (As a Cartoonist, One Dirty Tree), or books for younger readers (Calamity Before Jane, Johnny Appleseed), Van Sciver's singular voice and style has proven remarkably malleable to the needs of each project. With The Mess, Van Sciver stakes yet new creative ground as a fiction writer, crafting the most magnetic and literary work of his career. The Mess is a brilliant, original graphic novel infused with drama, laughs, pathos, and suspense, beautifully drawn and colored in Van Sciver's immersive and intimate style. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 168 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Miss Lasko-Gross. Miss Lasko-Gross's graphic-novel debut, Escape from "Special," was one of the nominations for YALSA's 2008 Great Graphic Novels list. Her semiautobiographical follow-up, A Mess of Everything, picks up where Escape left off: nonconformist Melissa is now in high school. But this time, the stakes are higher for the well-intentioned Melissa as she copes with an anxiety-induced drug habit and an anorexic best friend. Even when the situation is not life-and-death, Melissa must negotiate the everyday problems that face young adults, such as alienating her friends with her uncomfortable honesty and accidentally breaking her best guy friend's heart. Eventually, her troubles cause her to nearly flunk out of school, and she finds herself back in "special" classes. By the end of the book, Melissa faces the choice that we all do at some point: whether to pursue her dreams or settle for a safer, more secure routine. As Melissa has grown, so has Miss Lasko-Gross' craftsmanship: A Mess of Everything retains the moodiness of Escape from "Special," but there's a new clarity to the art and characters' expressions and body language are more nuanced. Coupled with the unsentimental truthfulness that is the hallmark of Lasko-Gross' work, this intense book has appeal for anyone who is now navigating, or whose life has ever been touched by, these issues. Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Osamu Tezuka. One of Osamu Tezuka's most cherished works returns in a new two-volume hardcover reprint. The godfather of manga returns with another tour de force as he takes on the topic of Adolf Hitler as told through two young men in Kobe, Japan, both named Adolf. Message to Adolf was a literary masterpiece in its time. Published in Japan's top literary journal, it is a provocative political thriller that poses the question of Hitler's past while examining Nazi Germany from a Japanese perspective. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 592 pages, full color. Cover price $26.95.

Story and art by Jerry Ordway. Preview Ashcan featuring the first two chapters of Jerry Ordway's The Messenger. This Ashcan is Ordway's first return to the character since his 1974 debut in "Tim Corrigan's Superhero Comics" fanzine. 5-1/4" x 8-1/4", 20 pages, B&W. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies. Cover price $1.00.

1st printing. Written by Paul Tobin. Art and cover by Ray Nadine. Dare Crilley is a bike messenger and is utterly unsurpassed. She scoffs at bad weather, traffic is barely an obstacle, and she's never even missed a delivery. That's good, because Dare is about to discover her mysterious new client is literally divine, and that a dispute between the gods means the fate of the universe rests on a series of increasingly more difficult bicycle deliveries. Will Dare fail on any of these fateful missions? Can she assemble all the parts for the Legendary Divine Bicycle? One thing's for sure, Dare never backs down when it's time to deliver. Softcover, 250 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Written by Tony Lee. art and cover by Sam Hart. It is 1424. France and England have been fighting for more than a hundred years, and Jehanne D'Arc experiences her first saintly vision. Even her parents think she's delirious - until her next vision allows them to save the village. From a small town to the besieged city of Orleans and on to the cathedral of Reims, Joan follows her faith and leads the French to victory after victory. But not everyone believes in the divine voices she hears. Some call her a heretic and want her burned at the stake. From the creators of Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood and Excalibur: The Legend of King Arthur comes a visually striking, action-packed story of a young woman facing the men who lead her country, her enemies' deadly arrows, and her own fears, to become a heroine whose name would be remembered for centuries to come. Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Written by Tony Lee. art and cover by Sam Hart. It is 1424. France and England have been fighting for more than a hundred years, and Jehanne D'Arc experiences her first saintly vision. Even her parents think she's delirious - until her next vision allows them to save the village. From a small town to the besieged city of Orleans and on to the cathedral of Reims, Joan follows her faith and leads the French to victory after victory. But not everyone believes in the divine voices she hears. Some call her a heretic and want her burned at the stake. From the creators of Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood and Excalibur: The Legend of King Arthur comes a visually striking, action-packed story of a young woman facing the men who lead her country, her enemies' deadly arrows, and her own fears, to become a heroine whose name would be remembered for centuries to come. Hardcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $21.99.

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1st printing. Written by Marc Bernardin. Art and cover by Ron Salas. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." Legendary icon Muhammad Ali, known worldwide as "The Greatest", immortalized those words by becoming one of the most significant and celebrated athletes of the 20th Century. Now, his epic story is retold for the next generation as a stunning graphic novel. Messenger: The Legend of Muhammad Ali chronicles Ali's journey from humble beginnings as Cassius Clay in Louiseville, Kentucky to his meteoric rise to Olympian and Heavyweight Champion of the world. Bringing readers through major moments of his life, this young adult graphic biography pays reverent tribute to Ali the fighter, the poet, and the inspiration he quickly became. Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.99.

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1st printing. An unspeakable secret turns an idyllic North Dakota farm into a living nightmare in The Messengers, the upcoming U.S. debut by Thai filmmakers The Pang Brothers (The Eye). Sam Raimi's production company Ghost House has teamed with Dark Horse Comics to create this unique interpretation. Written by Jason Hall (Beware the Creeper, Pistolwhip) and drawn by Kelley Jones (Conan: Book of Thoth, Batman & Dracula: Red Rain), The Messengers tells the haunting tale of the Solomon family from a whole new perspective, turning the film on its ear and combining the events of the movie with chilling new scenes and details about the mysterious drifter who comes to help a troubled family farm, and the dark secret that he's running from ... ? The Messengers is an upcoming 2007 film release from Sony. Softcover, 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., full color. Cover price $6.95.

Chapter 1: The Beginning of the End - Story by James Honesty IV, Art by Fernando Lyons. An ancient war that started in the heavens has spread to the Earth. Powerful forces of good and evil continue their struggle for dominance, as the world sits on the brink of destruction. With the fate of the world at stake, a diverse group of individuals, endowed with supernatural talents, join forces to confront the forces hell-bent on world domination. From the minds of James Honesty IV and Fernando Lyons, comes Messengers of the Hidden Truth! 38 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Laura Gao.

An insightful and hilarious graphic memoir of a queer Chinese-American immigrant, from debut author-illustrator Laura Gao. After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas where her hometown is as foreign as Mars - at least until 2020, when COVID-19 made Wuhan a household name.

In Messy Roots, Laura illustrates her coming-of-age as a girl who simply wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why girls make her heart flutter.

Toggling seamlessly between past and present, China and America, Gao's debut is a tour de force of graphic storytelling.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, full color.

Cover price $22.99.

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1st printing.

Text and Art by Aeon Hand.

Misfortune is a dark look into the prisms that create the illusion we call modern life, guided by fortunes from fortune cookies. Pairing innocuous messages like "Good news will come to you from far away" with a stark black and white drawing of riot police fleeing in terror from a Molotov cocktail streaking through the air creates jarring juxtapositions.

A very dark humor runs throughout these couplings, although Hand admits, "what other book is going to use fortune cookie messages to make you feel depressed?

Hardcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 140 pages, B&W.

Cover price $16.99.

1st printing.

Writtenby Blake A. Hoena. Art by Marcel P Massegu.

During World War II U.S. forces had to keep battle plans and other top secret information out of the enemy's hands. Coded messages were often used, but secret codes could be broken. To solve this problem, the U.S. military turned to an unexpected source to create an unbreakable code. The Navajo people spoke a complex language that few outsiders knew how to speak. Several Navajo soldiers were recruited to develop a code based on the Navajo language. The result was a complex code that could not be solved by the enemy. Learn all about the brave Navajo Code Talkers and how their unbreakable code helped defeat the enemy and win the war.

Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 32 pages, full color.

Cover price $7.95.

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Private Beach: Book 2 - 1st printing. Collects Private Beach (2001 Slave Labor) #1-6. Story and art by David Hahn. Trudy is a smart, sexy woman - with a penchant for being around ominous occurrences and strange people. Here are the first six issues of the Eisner and Ignatz Award nominated series, along with a new story, David's sketchbook, and other extras. Softcover, 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

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Cover art by Michael Cherkas. Abductions 1--The Silent Invasion, script by Larry Hancock, art by Michael Cherkas; Once an F.B.I. Agent, Phil Housley is now a down at heel private detective, and he gets a break. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing.

Written by James Buckley, Jr. Art by Catlin Like. Cover by Derrick DeVoe.

Jesus: Messenger of Peace! tells the story of the life of Jesus of Nazareth as recounted in the Gospels. This illustrated retelling of Jesus's journey draws from the stories found in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and offers young readers an opportunity to learn about the remarkable man who changed the course of the world's history. This account of Jesus's life will educate and entertain a new generation of readers.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Al Nickerson.

Rebecca Stern begins her career as a super-hero. What will happen when our young heroine joins forces with Nemish-Man, Kid-Cockroach, and Professor Jack in retrieving the Sword of Eden, the legendary sword used by angels to keep Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden. They will battle demons, zombies, ninjas, and other super-villains. And how will these heroes cope when they must combat mythological villains such as Count Orlok or the Green Knight? If that's not enough, will our heroes be capable of locating Noah's Ark?

Softcover, 220 pages, B&W.

Cover price $19.99.

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True crime magazine. Softcover magazine, 8" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

1st printing. Written by Paul Halas, Jack Sutter, Bob Langhans, Tom Anderson, John Lustig, Dave Angus, Disney-Abril, William Van Horn & Carl Barks. Art by José Maria Millet Lopez, Haroldo Guimaraes, William Van Horn & Carl Barks. Cover by Diego Jourdan. Not enough DuckTales? Well get ready to reload as Scrooge, Launchpad and the rest of the Duckburg mallards are back for this second volume of classic DuckTales ripped from the pages of Uncle Scrooge! Our heroes have bested the blundering Beagle Boys and outfoxed the fearsome Flintheart, but who will triumph when they meet the menace of Magica de Spell? Only one place has the answer as BOOM Kids! invites you along for "Messes Become Successes!" Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

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First Printing. Story, Art, and Cover by Vaughn Bode. A post-humous collection of prose and cartoons created by and dedicated to the legendary underground cartoonist, Vaughn Bode. Softcover. 9 1/4" X 12 1/4". 88 pages. B&W and Color.

1st printing. Story and art by Vaughn Bode. Includes prose, sequential art, and character designs for Vaughn Bode's Deadbone Erotica. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

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Image Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Book of Job!" Written by Joshua D.M. Dysart. Art and cover by Tone Rodriguez. A mysterious door hides something old and alive. A hyper-violent sentinel prowls the streets. A serial killer leaves only a poem for a clue. A female cop tries desperately to understand how it all connects. Welcome to Rankor Island, a carnival of social ills. Into this wasteland come two men, saviors for a nihilistic age, the serial killer "Family Man" and the hyper-violent vigilante "Citizen Pain". Now Lieutenant Cheri Major (an outcast amongst her peers) and Detective Earnest Houston (a perpetual screw-up) must follow the clues into the heart of a great house where a mysterious door hides the truth... to everything. In June 2002 Image will release the long awaited Violent Messiahs trade paperback. The hefty tomb entitled "THE BOOK OF JOB" will collect the exciting first 8-issue story arc, including a bonus of previously unpublished art. Image Comics is proud to unleash the cult hit that could only be described as a genre bending, theological, sci-fi love story about criminal politics, the nature of violence and man's search for individuality. Softcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing."The Last True Hero!" Collects Wonder Woman Special (1992), Wonder Woman (1987-2006 2nd Series) #63-64 and 66-76, and Wonder Woman (1987-2006 2nd Series) Annual #3.

Cover by Brian Bolland. Back Cover by Joe Quesada and Kevin Nowlan.

In 1992 Wonder Woman moved into a new era courtesy of award-winning writer William Messner-Loebs. Starting with an encounter with Deathstroke and a fight with her old foe the Cheetah, Loebs' run saw Wonder Woman caught in the dark shadow of the Eclipso event and imprisoned on a savage planet.

Softcover, 400 pages, full color.

Credits:

Written by William Messner-Loebs and Tom Peyer.

Art by Jill Thompson, Jay Geldhof, Romeo Tanghal, Denis Rodier, Paris Cullins, Robert Campanella, Frank McLaughlin, Ande Parks, John Dennis, David Johnson, and Lee Moder.

Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. Collects X-Men: Times and Life of Lucas Bishop (2009) #1-3, Cable (2008 2nd Series) #11-15, X-Force (2008 3rd Series) #14-16, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War (2009) and X-Men: Future/History - Messiah War Sourcebook (2009).

Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, CRAIG KYLE, and CHRISTOPHER YOST. Art by LARRY STROMAN, JAMIE McKELVIE, ARIEL OLIVETTI, CLAYTON CRAIN, MIKE CHOI and SONIA OBACK. Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI.

It's the exciting sequel to 2007's Messiah Complex!

The birth of a single mutant child forever changed the landscape of the X-Universe. Some see the baby as the last hope for mutantkind's survival; others see it as the bringer of the Apocalypse...No one knows which side is right because Cyclops handed the newborn over to Cable, believing his son could save both the child and mutantkind. But Cable never came back. Now, months later, Cyclops has found his son hiding in the FUTURE...and he's sending in the one team that will do what needs to be done in order to ensure the survival of their species...X-FORCE.

The X-Men event of the decade, "MESSIAH COMPLEX," reverberates here as the past, present and future converge.

Hardcover, 368 pages, full color. PGS./Rated T+

Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. Collects X-Men: Messiah Complex (2007), Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #492-494, X-Men (1991-2008 1st Series) #205-207, New X-Men (2004-2008) #44-46 and X-Factor (2005-2013 3rd Series) #25-27.

Written by Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Christopher Yost, Craig Kyle, and Peter David. Art by Marc Silvestri, Billy Tan, Chris Bachalo, Humberto Ramos, Scott Eaton, Joe Weems, Danny Galli, Sheldon Mitchell, Allan, Martinez, Andrew Hennessy, Dave Meikis, Jon Sibal, Victor Olazaba, and Al Vey. Cover by Marc Silvestri. Back Cover by David Finch.

The biggest and best adventures of Marvel's mighty mutants - these are the X-Men Milestones!

With no more mutants being born, the future of Homo superior has never looked bleaker. At the seeming end of their evolutionary cycle, a miracle arrives - in the form of the first child born with the X-gene since the tragic events of M-Day! But this sudden source of hope spawns a bloody, violent and tragic conflict for control over the baby girl's fate. It is a battle in which every mutant on the planet has a stake. The fight is on!

Messiah Complex mines the rich tapestry of X-Men history for a dizzying thrill ride of suspense that sets a new course for the future of mutantkind!

Softcover, 352 pages, full color. Rated T+

Cover price $34.99.

1st printing. Collects X-Force/Cable: Messiah War (2009), Cable (2008-2010 2nd Series) #13-15, X-Force (2008-2010 3rd Series) #14-16 and X-Men: Future History - The Messiah War Sourcebook (2009).

Written by Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, and Duane Swierczynski. Art by Mike Choi, Sonia Oback, Dave Wilkins, Ariel Olivetti, and Clayton Crain. Cover by Mike Choi. Back Cover by Kaare Andrews.

The biggest and best adventures of Marvel's mighty mutants - these are the X-Men Milestones!

Months ago, Cyclops gave Cable custody of the first mutant born since M-Day, an infant many see as mutantkind's last hope. Cable took her into the future but soon found himself trapped there - with the relentless Bishop in hot pursuit, intent on killing the child. Now Cyclops has finally located Cable and is sending the black-ops squad X-Force forward in time to help - but Bishop has a horrifying new ally, and X-Force will find a death trap waiting for them! Is the child called Hope the savior of mutantkind or the bringer of the Apocalypse?

The past, present and future converge in one blockbuster blowout!

Softcover, 248 pages, full color. Rated T+

Cover price $24.99.