Brit comic books issue 1

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Birth of a Legend!" Collects Captain Britain (1976-1977) United Kingdom #1-23. Written by Chris Claremont and Gary Friedrich. Art by Herbe Trimpe and Fred Kida. Introductions by Chris Claremont Herbe Trimpe. Gathered together for the very first time, Britain's very own Marvel Super Hero faces an array of insidious malefactors, such as The Reaver, Hurricane, and Dr. Synne, and teams-up with his U.S. counterpart, Captain America, in a desperate attempt to thwart the diabolical schemes of the Red Skull. British action/adventure in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Softcover, 192 pages, full color.

1st printing. By Leon Sadler. DNA Failure is a unique experiment in comics - three different artists explore a single city and a few characters, providing a panoramic creative view of a made-up village somewhere between Tolkien and The Sims. This has echoes of classic roll playing games and the scrappy nature of zine-based comics. Go to the marketplace, throw knives, dig a tunnel, jump fences and take a journey with Famicon. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in.,96 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.00.

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1st printing. Written by Paul D. Storrie. Art by Ron Randal. This graphic novel tells a classic tale taken from the epic Anglo-Saxon poem. The warrior hero Beowulf hears that Denmark, the kingdom of his father's friend, is under attack. Beowulf sails from Geatland to Denmark to help, and finds the kingdom plagued by the violent monster Grendel. Beowulf slays Grendel, but then he must face the wrath of Grendel's monstrous mother! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

2nd and later printings. Written by Paul D. Storrie. Art by Ron Randal. This graphic novel tells a classic tale taken from the epic Anglo-Saxon poem. The warrior hero Beowulf hears that Denmark, the kingdom of his father's friend, is under attack. Beowulf sails from Geatland to Denmark to help, and finds the kingdom plagued by the violent monster Grendel. Beowulf slays Grendel, but then he must face the wrath of Grendel's monstrous mother! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

1st printing. Based on the Celtic Mythology from Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte D'Arthur." Adapted by Jeff Limke. Art by Ron Randall. Tristan is a young knight serving at the castle of his uncle, King Mark of Cornwall. Mark sends Tristan to Ireland to slay a dragon and bring back Mark's bride, Princess Isolde. But on the voyage home, Tristan and Isolde fall in love. They realize they must choose duty and loyalty or risk many dangers to be together! Hardcover, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $26.60.

1st printing. By Paul Gravett and Peter Stanbury. Featuring comic covers, pages, annuals, toys, and collectibles, this dazzling overview of a century of British comics and their creators is lavishly enhanced with 350 color illustrations. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 190 pages, PC/PB&W.

1st printing. Written by H. Rider Haggard. Art by Jesus Blasco. Cover by John Millar Watt. Gathered together here are three classic adventure tale adaptations behind a Millar Watt cover: King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain and Montezuma's Daughter, each written by the father of the lost world genre, H. Rider Haggard, and illustrated by Bill Baker, C. L. Doughty, Mike Hubbard, and Jesus Blasco! Introduction by Steve Holland. Softcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 126 pages, B&W Cover price $28.99.

1st printing. Based on the story by Arthur Conan Doyle. Art by Robert Forrest. Four Conan Doyle comic strip adaptations from the 1960s. Dinosaurs, Sherlock Holmes, and knights in armour a feast of comic strip glory. The definitive adventure strip version of The Sign of Four, the lurking menace of The Hound of the Baskervilles, the rousing action packed pagentry of Sir Nigel, and visual impact of savage ape-men ferocious meat eating dinosurs and swooping pterodactyls in The Lost World. Softcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 142 pages, B&W. Cover price $28.99.

1st printing. Written by James F. Cooper. Art by Cecil Doughty and Ruggero Giovannini. Cover by Ruggero Giovannini. Synopsis James Fenimore Cooper's poignant tale superbly presented as a comic strip by the talented artists Cecil Doughty and Ruggero Giovannini. Set in 1757, when France and Great Britain battled for control of North America, it is the story of the two daughters of Colonel Munro, commander of a beleaguered fort. The girls, Cora and Alice, are rescued from an ambush by Hawkeye, a hunter, and his two Mohican companions, Chingachgook and his son, Uncas. The first adaptation in this book was drawn and painted by renowned Italian artist Ruggero Giovannini and appeared in Tell Me Why in 1968. The second version, from Look and Learn, was drawn in fine and authentic detail by Cecil Doughty and was originally published in 1980. Though taken from the same source material, both versions differ in more ways than just the look of their artwork. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 78 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $33.99.

Complied by A. J. L. Durie. Frustrated at the lack of cataloging of British versions of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, A. J. L. Durie took it upon himself to research and catalog the magazine's articles. 8-in. x 10-in., 44 pages, Text only. NOTE: Contains incorrect information regarding the American Edition publication dates.

Story, Art and Cover by Christopher Allen. 1889. A chance encounter with the wife of one of the Royal Society's biggest donors sends the Countess of Chambers, one of Great Britain's most celebrated game hunters, and her companions on a voyage to solve her mentor's last great quest and save his name. But forces acting behind the scenes may end her journey before it even begins... Cover price $3.99.

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1st printing.

By Simon Ward. Foreword by Duncan Jones and Gerty.

Directed by Duncan Jones, and written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones, Moon is a 2009 science fiction drama following Sam Bell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the moon.

Independently financed and produced on a modest budget, Moon became an instant cult classic. It was well received by critics and audiences alike, and was particularly praised for its scientific plausibility and realism.

Making Moon will take an in-depth look back at the film's production: It features interviews with the film's key creatives and includes rare concept and behind-the-scenes images, as well as excerpts from the original shooting script.

Hardcover, 144 pages, B&W.

Cover price $39.95.

1st printing.

By David Roach.

Revealing the extraordinary history of the UK's prolific comic book industry from the 19th Century to the 21st, this ground breaking volume celebrates the incredible artists who made a huge impact on British comics and would go on to revolutionize the industry on a global scale.

Featuring a Who's Who of talent, including Brian Bolland, Yvonne Hutton, Dave Gibbons, author and 2000 AD artist David Roach takes us on a journey through time detailing the surprising and fascinating evolution of the art from its humble beginnings to its current world-conquering status.

Hardcover, 384 pages, full color.

Cover price $50.00.

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1st printing. By Mike Ashley. Whatever you thought about Science Fiction think again, and keep on thinking, because that is what Science Fiction does. Science Fiction prepares us for the future and cope with the present by asking the questions "What if...?" and "Just suppose..." This books takes a look at what Science Fiction has achieved and hopes to achieve. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full color.

Britain's Newspaper for Comix Fans. by George Barnett.

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1st printing - Art and captions by Dave Breger. Collection of King Syndicate WW II cartoons. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 152 pages, B&W.

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2nd and later printings - Art and captions by Dave Breger. Collection of King Syndicate WW II cartoons. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 152 pages, B&W.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Rainbow Brite (2018 Dynamite) #1-5.

Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art by Brittney Williams and Xenia Pamfil. Cover by Paulina Ganucheau.

The adventure begins for children and adults alike, as the classic character Rainbow Brite comes to comics and brings a little color to your life! Wisp and Willow are best friends who live in a small town. They are inseparable, until one night Wisp discovers something is stealing the color from the world! To escape their grasp, Wisp must use her wits and the help of a new friend...from somewhere else! Then the adventure begins!

Follow along with writer Jeremy Whitley (My Little Pony, Unstoppable Wasp) and artists Brittney Williams (Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!, Goldie Vance) and Xenia Pamfil (Princeless) as we find out how this seemingly normal girl becomes Rainbow Brite and how it changes Wisp, Willow, and their world!

Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10-in., 120 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $14.99.

*No dustjacket version* By Morris H. Pancoast. Tan paper with color images on front and back covers, pasted on brown hardcover. Published with dust jacket, which matches images on front and back covers. Interior has sequential stories featuring Mama and Papa Goose, both of whom appeal entirely human with the exception of their goose heads. Stories are told with one color panel per page, using word balloons. Individual stories are: Mama Goose Has an Idea, Papa Learns a New Step – So Does Mama, Charity Covers a Multitude of Sins, A Christmas Surprise for Papa – and Mama, Mama and Papa at the Show, Papas Golf Game is a Dream, Papa Makes a Home Run, and Mama Saves Papa from Being a Hero. 9 wide x 11 tall, 96 pages total including covers.

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1st printing. Collects Spectacular Spider-Man (1976-1998 1st Series) #105-106. Written by Peter David. Art by Luke McDonnell. Guest-starring the Wasp and Paladin. Includes a pin-up of Spidey and the Silver Surfer by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 50 pages, full color.

British B & W Spider-Man special.

(A) Ken Reid & Various. It's time to put the funny back in funny pages! This Free Comic Book Day, the Treasury of British Comics presents a stack of silliness in a folio of frivolous foolishness with a trove of classic cartoon characters! Infant delinquent Sweeney Toddler commits crimes from the crib! Just when you thought it was safe to parody Steven Spielberg shark films, along comes the terror from the depths, GUMS! Martha's Monster Make-Up and Faceache strips are both a scream! The egg-straordinary adventures of super-zeroes Birdman and Chicken are sure to get you clucking; You can count on Deadley Hedley The Vampire Detective to be up to your neck in laughs when he joins a stake-out at a monster Christmas Party! A bounty of belly-laughs for kids of all ages! Rating: All-Ages

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Stories by Kevin Gunstone and Harold Tietjens. Art by Art Wetherell and Shawn King. Cover by John Charles. An alternate-world take on the Warrior Nun mythos set in WWII-era England. The sorceress Fata Morgana steals the Head of Bran, a relic of incredible power, from the Tower of London. Winston Churchill calls upon Brigantia, the druid Albion and Sister Anna, the White Nun, to recover the Head before the Germans invade Britain. Also featuring a Demon Nun backup story and a preview gallery for the Warrior Nun Areala Manga comic. The Battle for Britain, Part I; Demon Nun, Part 1. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.