Gasp! comic books issue 1

1st printing. Written by Monte Beauchamp. In the early Christmas traditions of Europe, the "Krampus" was St. Nicholas' dark servant - a hairy, horned, supernatural beast whose pointed ears and long slithering tongue gave misbehavers the creeps! This new and improved edition includes an introduction, a historical survey of the character, and over 180 lavish pre-World War 1 Krampus postcard images. Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $18.95.

1st printing.

By Art and cover by Laurie Lipton. Introduction by Richard Speer.

A large hardcover edition of Laurie Lipton's most recent work. Lipton draws on canvases that are improbably large, using only pencil and charcoal. In her sprawling phantasmagorias, Lipton addresses social media, unchecked consumerism, intellectual decline, environmental catastrophe, and soul-crushing isolation of modern existence. Using countless crosshatches, she builds images that present our modern world in scathing critique.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, B&W.

Cover price $49.99.

1st printing.

By Robert Williams.

This book is the first to featuring the amazing artwork of Robert Williams, containing an overview of Williams's early work until 1979.

In the late 20th and 21st century diverse forms of commonplace and popular art appeared to be coalescing into a formidable faction of new painted realism. The phenomenon owed its genesis to a number of factors. The new school of imagery was a product of art that didn't fit comfortably into the accepted definition of fine art. This alternative art movement found its most congealing participant in one of America's most opprobrious and maligned underground artists, the painter, Robert Williams.

This edition is enhanced with newer, more vibrant and accurate color images. T-shirt designs, comics, posters, and all paintings are accompanied by a text commenting on them and introducing Mr. Williams to the public.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

NOTE: Limited to 500 copies.

Cover price $45.00.

2nd Edition - 1st printing.

By Robert Williams.

This book is the first to featuring the amazing artwork of Robert Williams, containing an overview of Williams's early work until 1979.

In the late 20th and 21st century diverse forms of commonplace and popular art appeared to be coalescing into a formidable faction of new painted realism. The phenomenon owed its genesis to a number of factors. The new school of imagery was a product of art that didn't fit comfortably into the accepted definition of fine art. This alternative art movement found its most congealing participant in one of America's most opprobrious and maligned underground artists, the painter, Robert Williams.

This edition is enhanced with newer, more vibrant and accurate color images. T-shirt designs, comics, posters, and all paintings are accompanied by a text commenting on them and introducing Mr. Williams to the public.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $25.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. This book presents an eye-popping collection of fantastical, imaginative, pop-surrealist, and just plain twisted contemporary figurative art, executed with top-notch technique and mad skills by some of the finest and most influential artists working today. Collecting the work of 50 contemporary artists, the publishers have endeavored to compile a balanced publication, showing the extremes of both "light" and "dark" themes. The two extremes are usually presented separately, but here they are together under the umbrella of human experience. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 108 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. By Mitch O'Connell. All the good stuff from "The Prince of Pop Art," Mitch O'Connell! From doodles to museum masterpieces, stunning illustrations for Playboy and the New York Times, and art from sold-out art shows worldwide, this magnum opus is sure to be revered as the greatest book ever produced! Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 284 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00.

1st printing.

By Justin Green. Foreword by Marc Weidenbaum. Afterword by Joel Selvin.

Musical Legends is a comic strip by Justin Green, chronicling the lives and times of the most important and influential people in music. The strips originally ran for ten years in the now defunct PULSE! Magazine. Now these sought-after strips live on in this first-ever collection!

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $24.95.

Volume 1, 1st Printing. Some of the best work from the fevered brain of one of comic art's modern heroes. To his fans and fellow artists, R. Crumb is an unequaled master of detail, humor, philosophical riskiness, and just plain licentious fun. The man who created Mr. Natural, Fritz the Cat and "Keep on Truckin'" is today doing some of his best work ever. In this book, collected from his recent work (circa 1992), Crumb lays bare his innermost thoughts and fantasies; true adult confessions down to their most intimate details. A superb collection of the work of a cartooning genius whose impact on our culture has been enormous. Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 1, 2nd or later printing. Some of the best work from the fevered brain of one of comic art's modern heroes. To his fans and fellow artists, R. Crumb is an unequaled master of detail, humor, philosophical riskiness, and just plain licentious fun. The man who created Mr. Natural, Fritz the Cat and "Keep on Truckin'" is today doing some of his best work ever. In this book, collected from his recent work (circa 1992), Crumb lays bare his innermost thoughts and fantasies; true adult confessions down to their most intimate details. A superb collection of the work of a cartooning genius whose impact on our culture has been enormous. Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

2nd Edition - 1st printing. He has been called "the godfather of Japanese erotica." Toshio Saeki's previously unseen works are collected in a larger-than-usual format, revealing Saeki's creative technique. While most images are shown here in full color, some are presented in their original black and white format, with overlays reproducing Saeki's method for adding color to these pictures. Saeki typically does not apply color directly to his black and white artwork, but instead uses these overlays to enumerate the precise values of the colors he wants. He calls this method chinto printing; the picture is complete only after printing. It is a modern version of the ukiyo-e, a genre of Japanese woodcut prints or paintings produced between the 17th and 20th centuries. By illuminating this technique, it better helps the reader to appreciate Saeki's unique style and philosophy as an artist, and his immense talent. Hardcover, 12-in. x 15-in., 56 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers NOTE: Limited to 2,700 copies Cover price $39.95.

1st printing. Edited by Glenn Bray. The hilarious spaghetti-and-meatball style caricature art of Basil Wolverton has been influential on such art luminaries as Robert Crumb, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Robert Williams, and Drew Friedman. This publication represents the first time that the work of one of comicdom's major talents will be presented in a fine art tome. Much of this work has never been published before. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 272 pages, B&W. Cover price $35.00.

1st printing. The Outlaw Bible of American Art is a 700-page revolutionary art world shocker: a Who's Who alternative canon of marginalized or famed audodidactic paint-slinging loners who followed their own outrageous, sometimes catastrophic visions to the heights of fame or the depths of Hell. Hardcover, 6-in.x 9-in., 688 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

Includes Dust Jacket/Poster - 1st printing. A retrospective of beloved and new works by James Jean. Pareidolia is a long-awaited collection of the art of James Jean, featuring works that span the majority of his career. Bilingual text (English and Japanese) by Takashi Murakami and Guillermo del Toro. Softcover, 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Dust Jacket unfolds into a poster. Cover price $45.00.

Does NOT Include Dust Jacket/Poster - 1st printing. A retrospective of beloved and new works by James Jean. Pareidolia is a long-awaited collection of the art of James Jean, featuring works that span the majority of his career. Bilingual text (English and Japanese) by Takashi Murakami and Guillermo del Toro. Softcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $45.00.

1st printing. Winner of the Grand Prise at France's Angouleme Comics Festival in 2009. In this dark rendition, a greedy Geppetto builds Pinocchio as a metallic weapon of war, while Jiminy Cockroach is a homeless squatter living the good life in Pinocchio's skull. Exquisite drawings by celebrated cartoonist Winshluss bring to life a rich tale of greedy fools, lust, sadness, redemption, and hope. Winshluss has perfected the wordless comic with artwork primarily done in pen and ink, and watercolor which switches to paint for larger splash panels. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Junko Mizuno.

Following WWIII, humankind left the Earth's toxic surface and built an underground city to survive. A serious problem emerged in this new society: hyperorexia, or severe overeating, a side effect of the life-sustaining "Pure Trance" pill!

A new hardcover edition of this dreamy sci-fi manga classic! A twisted story of catfights, alien safari adventures, evil experimentation, and a girl who dreams of becoming a pop idol singer!

Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.95.

1st printing. Art and Cover by R. Crumb. A collection of comics drawn over the years about one of Crumbs favorite obsessions, the music of the blues. In addition to biographies of blues greats Charley Patton, Jelly Roll Morton and Kansas City Frank Melrose, also includes reprints of stories from Zap, XYZ Comics, Co-Evolution Quarterly and Weirdo, plus a one-page Mr. Natural song/story. Softcover, 56 pages, B&W. Mature readers.

1st printing. All of Robert Crumb's work from his very influential Weirdo magazine. Widely considered to be some of his best work ever. Weirdo was a magazine-sized comics anthology created by Robert Crumb in 1981, which ran for 28 issues. It served as a "low art" counterpoint to its contemporary highbrow Raw. Early issues of Weirdo reflect Crumb's interests at the time: outsider art, fumetti, Church of the SubGenius-type anti-propaganda and assorted "weirdness." The incredibly varied stories include TV Blues, Life of Boswell, People Make me Nervous, The Old Songs are the Best Songs,Uncle Bob's Mid-Life Crisis, Kraft Ebbing's' Psycopathia Sexualis, Goldilocks, The Life of Philip K Dick, and many more. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. Text by Douglas Nason. Art and cover by Ed Roth. Ed Roth left a graphic and automotive legacy that shaped the psyche of young men from the 1960s to the present. This retrospective work is a loving monument to his life's achievements-his notable character Rat Fink, and his hot rod culture that was juxtaposed with captivating lowbrow artwork. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8-in., 250 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

1st Printing. Originally published in Screw Magazine, these single panels by S. Clay Wilson show him at his most dirty and disreputable (content warning: racist imagery/language, sexual assault). The most extreme of the "Zap" cartoonists of the late 1960s, Wilson draws manically dense scenes of lurid mayhem that rank among the seminal works of underground and counterculture American art. In these comics, his twisted efforts are turned to the world of sex, with results that are hilarious, freaky, wildly imaginative, and unspeakably filthy. Introduction by Terry Southern. Pocket- sized. Softcover, 5 3/8" x 7 3/8", 64 pages, B&W, Adults Only.

Add to cart Very Fine $28.00

1st Printing. Written, art, and cover by David Larkins. Foreword and introductions by Peter Golding, Larry Hitchcock, and Nathan Cartwright. The art of Dennis Larkins ranges from retro-kitsch paintings of multi-dimensional landscapes to his legendary and iconic series of Grateful Dead concert posters. Larkins' images were forever burned into the pop psyche by the groundbreaking stage monoliths he created for promoter Bill Graham. At last, here is a definitive collection of Larkins' works - four decades of his creative growth and expression distilled in to a gorgeous, full-color hardcover. Startling Art is an in-depth look at an artist immersed in the visual vernacular of pop surrealism, uniquely drawn from a life lived in the trenches of pop culture! Hardcover, 9-in, x 11 1/2-in. 116 pages, PC/PB&W - MATURE READERS

1st printing. A new collection of iconic art by the master of "popaganda," Ron English. English subverts the establishment, using humor as a wake-up call, and renders it in meticulous brush strokes. Over 180 images from his paintings, and more than 100 photographs of English's street art installations, subverted billboards, and other public art. Hardcover, 11-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

1st printing. By Mitch O'connell. The book contains 250 tattoo designs by Mitch O'Connell. They're the best of his three sets of tattoo flash titled "Stewed, Screwed and Tattooed" (2001), "Done While Drunk" (2002), and "From the Bottom of the Barrel" (2006). Each limited edition set sold for $100, and is now out of print. Mitch O'Connell: Tattoos collects the images in one easy-to-flip-through volume! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 264 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. Written by Simon Beercroft and Guy Harvey. Art by Hergé. An activity book with great puzzles and games based upon the many adventures of Tintin, including mazes, language exercises, and how-to-draw sections. This book was conceived and designed in collaboration with studio Moulinsart, and is an officially licensed Tintin product. All of the illustrations are taken from the 23 full Tintin adventures drawn by the original artist, Georges Remi, commonly referred to as Hergé. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Von Gotha. This book features "Twenty", who in a very near future starts on a journey of sensual discoveries. Rendered in a new coloring process, the highly gratifying scenes Von Gotha is known to conjure up fill this book with beautiful bodies in various states of nudity and coupling. Originally published in French. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

1st Printing. 18+ Only. Stories by Mr. Grady. Art by Giovanna Casotto. Softcover, 48 pages, full color, 8.5" x 11", Adults Only. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing.

Introduction by Lydia Lunch.

A collection of surreal art, including 60 full color pieces, by Robert Williams.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

Introduction by Lydia Lunch.

A collection of surreal art, including 60 full color pieces, by Robert Williams.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. By Bill Griffith. Collection of Zippy the Pinhead comic strips. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8-in. x 5-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. By Bill Griffith. Introduction by B. Kliban. Featuring Zippy the Pinhead in his very first collection! Witness the new origin of Zippy! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.

Add to cart Very Good $7.99

2nd and later printings. By Bill Griffith. Introduction by B. Kliban. Featuring Zippy the Pinhead in his very first collection! Witness the new origin of Zippy! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 1 – 1st printing. Story, art and cover by Robert Williams, plus an introduction by R. Crumb. The first printing of this collection by underground cartoonist-turned-avant garde painter Robert Williams. Williams complex paintings always have many layers of meaning, some of which are explored in the long titles and descriptions he adds to each one (and which are included in the book). Also featuring an introduction by fellow Zap Comix cartoonist Robert Crumb. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature readers. Cover price $19.95.