Big Comic comic books issue 1

1st Printing. Story and art by Liam Cobb. Softcover, 120 pages, B&W, 7" x 9.75". Cover price $14.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Stories by Eddie Sullivan. Art and cover by Charles Schmidt. Pacific Comics Club reprints the well-regarded strip from the 1930s, when radio-linked patrol cars were still a new idea. Collects the Radio Patrol daily strips from Aug. 29 to Nov. 27, 1937. Sergeant Pat, his partner Sam, and policewoman Molly Day battle crime in downtown Boston. Ganglord Big Dan is determined to eliminate Sgt. Pat, the main witness in his trial. But things get complicated for both sides when the wife of Dan's attorney falls for Pat. Softcover, 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.50.

1st printing.

Story and art by Jeffrey Kaufman.

Who says Horror can't be fun. As the wheel spins, you may get chosen to die. If you're lucky enough to not be chosen, then you have to choose how your friends die or you take their place. Welcome to our nonsense!

Hardcover, 84 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Fine $5.99

1st printing.

Story and art by Jeffrey Kaufman.

Who says Horror can't be fun. As the wheel spins, you may get chosen to die. If you're lucky enough to not be chosen, then you have to choose how your friends die or you take their place. Welcome to our nonsense!

Softcover, 84 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

1st printing.

Story and art by Laura Knetzger.

"I used to smile... when I thought about good things happening to other people."

When a sea urchin lurks within your brain, how can you overcome its spiky poison to live your life? Laura Knetzger takes a powerful look at creativity and depression, reflection and burdens, transmitted through her art that ranges from the mundane to the fantastical.

Softcover, 60 pages, B&W.

Cover price $8.00.

1st printing. Written by Hilarie Staton and Brian Boerner. Art by David Schwartz, Gary Fields, and Barry Peterson. This Slimer Compendium collects material from the Slimer (1989-1990) Now Comics series. Softcover, 66 pages, full color. NOTE: Published circa 1991. Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Ben Snakepit. After years living in Texas, Ben Snakepit and his wife are excited to move to San Francisco. A month later, COVID hits. Told in lo-fi diary comics spanning 2019-2021, Snakepit chronicles the challenges of living in lockdown, learning a new city under strange circumstances, and making the best of it. Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 288 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st printing. Story and art by Laura Kenins. On a dark autumn night in northern Europe, a group of friends and strangers gather at a sauna for a women's-only sauna night. Kaisa has been trying out dating apps after a breakup. Miika is conflicted about attending a women's event as a nonbinary person. Maija's work tensions bring up recollections of other events from the past. Laima feels torn between her role as goddess of women and her sexual orientation. As the sauna heats up, stories come out in the steam. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 84 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $10.00.

Add to cart Very Good $2.70

Add to cart Very Good $2.70

1st Printing. Strings Attached chronicles the slooooooow rise of a local rock band trying to make it big...whatever that means. Softcover, 8.5" x 8.5", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Paloma Dawkins. Summerland is the story of Santana and her cousin Gwen who work on a play with Chucho while all three are vacationing, created by the animator Paloma Dawkins, who works in a riotous color palette. Softcover, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $9.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

by Kaufman, Doria & Kordos Vlad Tempest is a New York City Prosecutor. He's also an orphan, and a newly turned vampire. Another vampire book? Not from Big City Comics. In Vlad's world, vampires have no limitations. Garlic, holy water, the cross? All a simple ruse to allow vampires to hide in plain sight. But how can Vlad reconcile the demands of the laws he upholds as an attorney with his need to kill 24 humans each year to stay alive? Cover price $3.25.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Variant B&W cover. by Kaufman, Doria & Kordos Vlad Tempest is a New York City Prosecutor. He's also an orphan, and a newly turned vampire. Another vampire book? Not from Big City Comics. In Vlad's world, vampires have no limitations. Garlic, holy water, the cross? All a simple ruse to allow vampires to hide in plain sight. But how can Vlad reconcile the demands of the laws he upholds as an attorney with his need to kill 24 humans each year to stay alive? Cover price $3.25.

Sketch Variant by Kaufman, Doria & Kordos Vlad Tempest is a New York City Prosecutor. He's also an orphan, and a newly turned vampire. Another vampire book? Not from Big City Comics. In Vlad's world, vampires have no limitations. Garlic, holy water, the cross? All a simple ruse to allow vampires to hide in plain sight. But how can Vlad reconcile the demands of the laws he upholds as an attorney with his need to kill 24 humans each year to stay alive? Cover price $3.25.

1st printing. Story and art by Josh Bayer. An official selection of The Best American Comics 2015! This is the story of the winter of 1980. In the shadow of the days following John Lennon's murder, a strange preteen, dressed inexplicably in a spacesuit, wanders the wastelands of suburban Ohio struggling with the nameless forces that surround him and the seemingly well meaning but ultimately sinister adults he encounters every day. He numbly navigates the universe around him and within him, obsessed with comicbook heroes like Mr. Incompleto, ROM, and Zero Sum, who seem to occupy a void only he is aware of. His name is Seth but everyone calls him THETH. Softcover, 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.00.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

Written and illustrated by Dany Frolich. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Nomination to Inauguration!"

By Warren Craghead Iii.

Every day, Warren Craghead draws and shares grotesque portraits of Donald Trump and his minions. TRUMPTRUMP Volume 1 collects the first six months of these daily drawings with context and commentary, from when Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president on July 21, 2016 until his inauguration on January 20, 2017.

Hardcover, 204 pages, B&W. Cover price $25.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.99

Add to cart Near Mint $5.99

1st printing. Story and art by Kaeti Vandorn. A jokester worm finds out that friendship means more than just play in this candy-colored young graphic novel by an Eisner-nominated comics artist. Wiggler loves a good laugh! Thanks to a joke book that she took out from the library, her day is all fun and games. Everyone in town enjoys her new jokes . . . until she accidentally hits a nerve and makes her friend Roro angry. But why? Did she forget part of the joke? Did she tell the punchline wrong? What could possibly be the problem? After a nudge from a four-legged friend, Wiggler realizes that jokes aren't always helpful, especially when someone is sad or stressed. Wiggler tracks down Roro to make things right—and Roro comes up with an excellent joke of his own. I Like to Read Comics are perfect for kids who are challenged by or unengaged in reading, kids who love art, and the growing number of young comics fans. Filled with eye-catching art, humor, and terrific stories, these comics provide unique reading experiences for growing minds. Like their award-winning I Like to Read counterparts, these books are created by celebrated artists and support reading comprehension to transform children into lifelong readers. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 40 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $8.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st printing. Story and art by Kaeti Vandorn. A jokester worm finds out that friendship means more than just play in this candy-colored young graphic novel by an Eisner-nominated comics artist. Wiggler loves a good laugh! Thanks to a joke book that she took out from the library, her day is all fun and games. Everyone in town enjoys her new jokes . . . until she accidentally hits a nerve and makes her friend Roro angry. But why? Did she forget part of the joke? Did she tell the punchline wrong? What could possibly be the problem? After a nudge from a four-legged friend, Wiggler realizes that jokes aren't always helpful, especially when someone is sad or stressed. Wiggler tracks down Roro to make things right—and Roro comes up with an excellent joke of his own. I Like to Read Comics are perfect for kids who are challenged by or unengaged in reading, kids who love art, and the growing number of young comics fans. Filled with eye-catching art, humor, and terrific stories, these comics provide unique reading experiences for growing minds. Like their award-winning I Like to Read counterparts, these books are created by celebrated artists and support reading comprehension to transform children into lifelong readers. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 40 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Cover by Mark Lewis. Stories by Chris Ecker, Gary Carlson, Edward DeGeorge, Stan Timmons, and Bud Hanzel. Art by Chris Ecker, Gary Carlson, Mark Lewis, Bill Fugate, Stan Timmons, Mike Obre, Chris Woods, Shawn Van Briesen, Steve Adams, Jim Brozman and Randy Zimmerman. A fun tribute to the comics of the Golden and Silver Ages. This volume collects the original miniseries published by Caliber, introducing Knight Watchman, Ultiman, Venus and other characters who will seem very familiar to fans of the Golden Age. 104 pages, Full Color. Cover price $11.00.