Shock comic books issue 1

1st printing. By Toshihiro Ono. The entire four-issue miniseries Pikachu Shocks Back, collected in this graphic novel, stars favorite characters from the Pokemon TV series - Ash, Misty, Brock, and clumsy Team Rocket. Ash wins a race against dozens of other trainers, and then helps Mikey, another Pokemon trainer, prove his pet's worth. Pikachu wanders off to find the legendary Pokemon Paradise, and Ash must decide whether to let Pikachu return to its own kind. Softcover, 160 pages, 5 1/2-in x 8-in, B/W (Some color). Cover price $12.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Aaron Alexovich. When shy, anxious Milo rings the doorbell of the forbidden Shock City castle on a dare, he gets more than he bargained for when peppy young monster Sunny answers the door and labels herself Milo's new BFF. But when Milo returns to tell Sunny he-and the rest of the town's residents-are moving out of the crumbling Shock City, his monster pal refuses to accept it. She soon convinces Milo to join her on a romp around the city to reverse the damages done, and persuade him and everyone else, to stay. But when Sunny learns that her grandfather, the great Darkness Von Shock, was not the revered benefactor she believed him to be, and is actually the cause of everything bad happening in Shock City, Milo confronts his biggest fears to help Sunny save the town and reverse her family's reputation. Softcover, 6-in. x 7 1/2-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $13.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Aaron Alexovich. The follow-up to the Tim-Burton-esque middle grade graphic novel that Max Brallier calls Equal parts nightmarish and outrageously funny!" Milo and Sunny may have saved Shock City and its citizens from ruin, but that doesn't mean everything is peachy. As the town continues to deal with the aftermath of Darkness Von Shock's reign of terror, a new team of instigators arises: hotheaded brothers who Becky lovingly refers to as the Diaper Twins. They lead the town in blaming Sunny and her parents for all the issues Shock City still faces. Milo is enraged that the Diaper Twins have scapegoated the Von Shocks, but then Becky convinces Milo and Sunny to blow off some steam and play a few harmless pranks on the twins. Little do Milo and Sunny know Becky's setting her own plans in motion, plotting to bring back an old friend even more sinister than ol' Darkness Von Shock himself. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 240 pages, full color. Age 8-12 years Cover price $13.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Aaron Alexovich. The follow-up to the Tim-Burton-esque middle grade graphic novel that Max Brallier calls Equal parts nightmarish and outrageously funny!" Milo and Sunny may have saved Shock City and its citizens from ruin, but that doesn't mean everything is peachy. As the town continues to deal with the aftermath of Darkness Von Shock's reign of terror, a new team of instigators arises: hotheaded brothers who Becky lovingly refers to as the Diaper Twins. They lead the town in blaming Sunny and her parents for all the issues Shock City still faces. Milo is enraged that the Diaper Twins have scapegoated the Von Shocks, but then Becky convinces Milo and Sunny to blow off some steam and play a few harmless pranks on the twins. Little do Milo and Sunny know Becky's setting her own plans in motion, plotting to bring back an old friend even more sinister than ol' Darkness Von Shock himself. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 240 pages, full color. Age 8-12 years Cover price $23.99.

1st printing. Written by Stephen Romano. Art by Stephen Romano, Tim Bradstreet, Michael Broom, and David Hartman. An illustrated history of the strangest, most outrageous movies you've never seen! An elaborate work of illustrated fiction, Shock Festival is a raunchy, hilarious tall tale of imaginary sleazebag exploitation films, lavishly brought to life with hundreds of never-before-seen original movie posters and memorabilia items. It's the retro-dazzle of Grindhouse meets the authentic "mockumentary" appeal of Spinal Tap! Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 352 pages, full color. Maturew Readers Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. Collects Shock Illustrated (1955) issues #1-3 and the unpublished 4th issue. Hardcover, 9 x 12-in, B&W.

1st printing. Collects Shock Shop (2022 Dark Horse) #1-4. Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Danny Luckert and Leila Leiz. Cover by Danny Luckert. Back Cover by Leila Leiz. Cullen Bunn (Harrow County), Danny Luckert (Regression), and Leila Leiz (The Last Book You'll Ever Read) present a brand-new horror anthology flipbook taking place in a haunted comic book shop with a twisted retailer filled with tales of terror sure to leave you with the lights on. Welcome to the SHOCK SHOP! Collects the four-issue miniseries with the stories "Familiars" and "Something in the Woods, In the Dark." Softcover, 104 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Shock Tales Vol 1, #1. Scarce horror one-shot magazine from the late '50's Stories in this rare issue: "Funeral for a Vampire" and "The Most Perfect Monster." Cover price $0.35.

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Written and illustrated by Joe E.. 7" x 8-1/2", 32 pages, B&W, mature readers. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. Written by Jack Kamen, Reed Crandall, George Evans, and Graham Ingels. Art by Jack Kamen, Reed Crandall, George Evans, and Graham Ingels. Cover by George Evans. When the Comics Code forced EC Comics to abandon its popular horror and crime titles, EC launched a New Direction in hopes of attracting new readers. Among the new titles were two medical dramas, M.D. and Psychoanalysis, which were competing in a rapidly changing media landscape, increasingly dominated by television. It would be more than five years before TV caught up with EC with shows such as Dr. Kildare, Ben Casey, and The Eleventh Hour — precursors to the medical shows we know today. Artists Jack Kamen, Reed Crandall, George Evans, Graham Ingels, and Joe Orlando paired with writers Robert Bernstein, Jack Oleck, Carl Wessler, and Daniel Keyes to produce a series of taut tales of physical and psychological crises and the doctors who must make split-second life-or-death decisions. All the stories from M.D. and Psychoanalysis are collected in this volume, including: The Fight for Life (Ingels) — mankinds fight against disease before modern medicine; Shock Treatment (Evans) — a young boys attempt at suicide; The Lesson (Crandall) — the race to save the life of a teenage girl mutilated in a high-speed crash; and When You Know How (Orlando) — during a blizzard, a doctor has to perform emergency surgery on a critically injured boy in his familys kitchen using only the utensils at hand. Plus: all twelve stories from Psychoanalysis, each masterfully drawn by Jack Kamen and most written by Daniel Keyes about the struggles of three patients to reconcile their inner fears and turmoil with their outward lives. With an introduction by Dr. Travis Langley, author of the heroes-and-villains Psychology book series. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 360 pages. B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. Collects Piecemeal (2020 Aftershock), God of Tremors (2021 Aftershock), and 10 Years to Death (2021).

Written by Cullen Bunn, Peter Milligan, and Aaron Douglas. Art by Szymon Kudranski, Piotr Kowalski, and Cliff Richards. Cover by Andrei Bressan.

Collecting three popular Prestige-Format One Shocks for the very first time!

A house haunted by the spirit of a killer and the teens who release him; a young boy beset by demons and an equally evil pastor father; and the true story of a murderer getting his just reward...SHOCK TREATMENT collects three tall tales to make your skin crawl, created by AfterShock's best and brightest.

Featuring PIECEMEAL from Cullen Bunn (THE HEATHENS, DARK ARK) and Szymon Kudranski (BLACK EYED KIDS), GOD OF TREMORS from Peter Milligan (OUT OF BODY) and Piotr Kowalski (JOIN THE FUTURE), and 10 YEARS TO DEATH from Aaron Douglas (Chief from Battlestar Galactica) and Cliff Richards (SHOCK, AFTERDARK) - celebrating the Prestige One Shot format!

Softcover, 136 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. By Jason Zinoman. An enthralling behind-the-scenes account of horror's golden age, Shock Value draws on unprecedented access to the genre's major players to paint the definitive portrait of a cinematic revolution. By the late 1960s, horror was stuck in the past, confined mostly to drive-in theaters and exploitation houses. Shock Value tells the unlikely story of how an ambitious art form emerged when directors like Wes Craven, Roman Polanski, and John Carpenter plumbed their deepest anxieties to bring a gritty realism to their craft. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, Shock Value chronicles an era when groundbreaking masterpieces both conquered the Cineplex and redefined what it was to be afraid. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 288 pages, Text (with 8 pages of B&W Photos). Cover price $16.00.

1st printing.

Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Dalibor Talajic. Cover by Andrei Bressan.

Collecting three popular Prestige-Format One Shocks for the very first time!

Dive to fathomless depths of both love and body horror, dream of Cthulhu, an ageless horror soon to wreak havoc on the world, and solve a fairy tale crime that'll ruin your childhood! SHOCK VALUE collects three tall tales created by AfterShock's best and brightest.

Featuring EDEN from Cullen Bunn (PIECEMEAL, DARK ARK) and Dalibor Talaji? (WITCH HAMMER, RELAY), MISKATONIC: EVEN DEATH MAY DIE from Mark Sable (WAR ON TERROR: GODKILLERS) and Giorgio Pontrelli (Dylan Dog) and TALES OF MOTHER F. GOOSE from Frank Tieri (AFTERDARK, PESTILENCE) and Joe Eisma (Morning Glories, Engineward).

Softcover, 136 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

192 pages. Mature Readers

Underground comic featuring work by Todd Shrull, Roman Scott, Russell Fletcher, and Marc L. Reed. Cover by Mark Counts. 32 pages, B&W, Mature Readers. Cover price $1.35.

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1st printing. Collects Shock Rockets (2000 Image) #1-6. Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Stuart Immonen and Wade Von Grawbadger. It's 2071 A.D. And in the wake of a devastating alien war, Earth is protected by the Shockrocketsóan unbeatable squadron of hi-tech aerial fighter craft, built from a fusion of captured alien technology and the best Earth has to offer. Manned by the world's most elite pilots, the Shockrockets protect an unstable Earth as it rebuilds. But now the Shockrockets face their most dangerous challengeóan all-out strike to take over Earth from the military genius that saved the planet, a generation ago. And their only real hope is Alejandro Cruz, a young man who becomes the newest Shockrocket pilot by a freak of chance and whose outsider status will prove to be the only thing that can unlock the true secret of the Shockrockets technology, and give the world a chance to remain free. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 152 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Supercharged!" Collects Static Shock (2011 DC) #1-8. Story and Art by Scott McDaniel. When high school student VIRGIL HAWKINS relocates to New York City, he'll have to battle a whole new kind of evil in the form of the Slate Gang, Piranha and more! Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $40.00

Add to cart Very Fine $40.00

1st printing. Collects Static (1993-1997 DC) #1-4.

Written by Dwyane Mcduffie and Robert K. Washington III. Art by John Paul Leon, Steve Mitchell and Shawn C. Martinbrough.

Continually threatened by bullies and ignored by girls, Virgil Hawkins led a dismal and depressing life. But when a mutagenic gas accidentally gave the African American adolescent superhuman abilities, Virgil was reborn as Static Shock, the electrically powered teen super-hero.

Employing great characterization, witty dialogue, and dynamic action, STATIC SHOCK!: TRIAL BY FIRE recounts Virgil's earliest adventures as he deals with everyday problems like part-time jobs, high school crushes, and maniacal super-villains.

Softcover, full color, 96 pages.

Cover price $9.95.

Mature readers. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing.

The Vampire Wars are raging. We're all infected. Anyone can turn at any time. Your ally one minute could be at your throat the next, or you suddenly crave their blood.

V-Wars: Shockwaves chronicles the spread of bloodlust, bloodshed, and violence between the living and the undead. New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry brings the pain along with some trusted allies, including John Dixon, John Skipp, Nancy Holder, Weston Ochse, Yvonne Navarro, Jade Shames, James R. Tuck, Dana Fredsti, Jeff Mariotte, Marsheila Rockwell, Joe McKinney, Jennifer Brozek, Cody Goodfellow, and Mike Watt.

The world will bleed.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 384 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $19.99.