Death comic books issue 1

1st printing.

By Joe "Animal" Laurinaitis and Andrew William Wright. Foreword by Precious Paul Ellering.

They snacked on danger, dined on death, and lived life on the edge. The Road Warriors: Danger, Death, and the Rush of Wrestling is the captivating true story of The Legion of Doom: The Road Warriors, presented by Joe Animal Laurinaitis.

Alongside Mike Hawk Hegstrand, Laurinaitis stormed onto the wrestling scene. With a monstrous style and image like no other, the Road Warriors went on to become two of the most influential and celebrated wrestlers the world has ever known. In his first book ever, Laurinaitis shares his perspective of the dangers of being in the ring, the death of his lifelong friend and tag team partner Hawk, and the rush of leaving a legacy in tag team wrestling that is unmatched to this day. Joe takes readers behind the scenes of their most famous matches, including what it was like to be twenty feet in the air on the scaffold at Starrcade 86 as it nearly fell apart underneath, to legitimately injure J.J. Dillon during the first War Games at The Great American Bash in 1987, and to witness Hawk so inebriated while fighting in SummerSlam 92, it was miraculous he could even walk.

The Road Warriors: Danger, Death, and the Rush of Wrestling is the story wrestling fans have been waiting for!

Softcover, 384 pages, Text (with B&W Photos).



"...the Road Warriors are the most recognized name in the history of tag team wrestling, and more importantly, Animal and Hawk were great guys—just fantastic people." - "Nature Boy" Ric Flair

"The Road Warriors revolutionized the way we all looked at characters in our industry." - The American Dream Dusty Rhodes

"I think the Road Warriors, or LOD, was one of the greatest wrestling tag teams of all time...All I can do is shake my head and smile at the memory of a spiked up Joe saying, Tell em, Hawk! and Mike with that crazy mad look on his face, his tongue hanging out, barking out, Oh . . . what a rush! Both Joe and Mike were first-rate pros who were loved and respected by all who knew them." - Bret The Hitman Hart

"Joe and Mike werent polluted by politics, maintained the ethics of the business when it needed it most, and their convincing style made people proud to be wrestling fans. No one couldve done a better job." - Rowdy Roddy Piper

"The first time we saw them on TV, my brother (Stevie Ray) and I were like, Whoa! Hawk and Animal were way bigger than anyone else wed seen, and they were just killing everybody. And thats what people wanted to see..." - Booker T

"...theyll be remembered by historians of professional wrestling as one of the all-time great tag teams." - Jim J.R. Ross

"Animal and Hawk are unmatched by any other team in wrestling...The Road Warriors were...the most dominating force to ever come out." - The Russian Nightmare Nikita Koloff

Cover price $17.95.

Add to cart Fine $7.10

Add to cart Very Good $4.70

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Vampire from the Marshes!" Written by Virginie Vanholme. Art by Mauricet. This series showcases the strange adventures of two adolescent friends, Robin and Max, and their many adventures that involve themes of sorcery, fairies, werewolves, ghosts and ghosts. In this first album, while secretly consulting the medical files of his father (a forensic scientist), Robin discovers the photo of a man whose body is pierced by hundreds of holes. Persuaded that this death is the work of a vampire, Robin and his friend Max go after the suspected murderer. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $11.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $10.00

1st printing. Story and art by J Webster Sharp. 'Dentist Robs Women of Teeth' - 'Death Chair for Nice Old Man' - 'Mother Feeds Son Like Bird.' The British newspaper clipping collection of egalitarian George Ives, collected between 1892 and 1949, ranged from murder and theories of crime to cricket scores. He was fascinated by the unusual, the gothic, the sexual, and the melodramatic. In this graphic novel, acclaimed cartoonist J. Webster Sharp shares some of the most bizarre stories from his archives in silent comics form. With often shocking, visceral black and white artwork, the strangeness and eccentricity of the Edwardian era provides a backdrop for Sharp's own struggles with mental health. THE SCRAPBOOK OF LIFE AND DEATH is a fascinating, personal window into forgotten historical views of eccentric and socially transcendent and disturbing behaviors-and their resonance in life today. Softcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 88 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Eddie Campbell. Eddie Campbell is not himself. But these days, who is? It's meta-fictional mystery and mischief as the award-winning artist of From Hell sets out to find his own imposter. Plus, on the flipside: a deluxe new presentation of The Fate of the Artist, Eddie Campbell's classic work of graphic meta-memoir! SIDE A: THE SECOND FAKE DEATH OF EDDIE CAMPBELL, by Eddie Campbell, is a spiritual sequel to his acclaimed graphic novel THE FATE OF THE ARTIST. Many years later, during an endless COVID lockdown in which everybody wears a mask and needs a haircut, Eddie's wife is certain that he has been supplanted by an imposter. She hires a detective to solve the mystery, and what follows - interspersed with Campbell's trademark wry anecdotes, dreams, parodic pastiches, and pandemic peccadilloes - is a thrilling investigation that builds to a car chase and a violent conclusion. SIDE B: THE FATE OF THE ARTIST: In an autobiography, the author and the subject are the same person... but now they've both gone missing. The Fate of the Artist is a complex weaving of different strains of invention including a mock prose detective story, an imaginary Sunday comic strip, a mock fumetti-style interview with the author's daughter, intertwined with Campbell's beloved brand of autobiographical comic storytelling. Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Add to cart VF/NM 9.0 $2.50

Add to cart Fine $7.70

1st prinitng. By Sho Maruso. Softcover, full color. Cover price $6.95.

Add to cart Very Good $4.80

Death Gate Cycle: Book 4 - 1st printing. By Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. After the four worlds Alfred has at last found his people on Chelstra, the realm of sea. But his travels have taught him to be cautious... and Alfred soon realizes his caution is justified, even among his own kind. The one person Alfred can trust is, strangely, Haplo the Patryn. But Haplo's lord has decreed all Sartan to be the enemy, and Haplo dares not go against his lord. Now the companions have arrived in a land where humans, elves, and dwarves have learned to live in peace. Unaware of an even greater threat to all the realms, it is Sartan and Patryn who will disrupt this alliance of the lesser races in their struggle to gain control of all four worlds. Only Alfred and Haplo realize that they have a much older -- and more powerful -- enemy than each other... Hardcover, 464 pages, Text Only.

Add to cart Fine $7.20

Death Gate Cycle: Book 7 - 1st printing. By Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The stunning conclusion to the Death Gate Cycle! Though the battle for Abri has been won, it has been at a terrible cost. Haplo, mortally wounded, has been captured by Xar and taken to Abarrach. There Xar plots to turn Haplo into one of the tormented undead so that he can force the corpse to reveal the location of the legendary Seventh Gate. Hardcover, 320 pages, Text Only. Cover price $22.95.

First printing of Joseph Michael Linsner's Sex and Death ashcan from 1989, limited to 100 copies. Signed by Linsner. Written and Illustrated by Joseph M. Linsner and Michael Patricks. 7-in x 8-1/2-in, 8 Pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $1.00.

1991 second printing of Joseph Michael Linsner's Sex and Death ashcan from 1989, limited to 50 copies. Signed by Linsner. Written and Illustrated by Joseph M. Linsner and Michael Patricks. 7-in x 8-1/2-in, 8 Pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $1.00.

By Mark Paniccia. 25 pgs. B&W with color cover. Mature readers. Measures 6-7/8" x 10-5/8" Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Still reeling from the sudden collapse of her cover, Manhattanite sorceress Esperanza tries to rebuild. But everyone in her life is saying shes done and said things that never happened — terrible things. Before she knows it, shes becoming someone entirely different. Someone she used to be, once upon a time. A slice-of-life urban fantasy from Eisner-nominated writer Magdalene Visaggio (Eternity Girl, Kim & Kim) and artist Becca Farrow (Ladycastle). Mature Readers - 48 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

1st printing. Collects Shadow Lady (1998-2000) #19-24 and Shadow Lady Special (2000). By Masakazu Katsura. The fate of the world depends on Shadow Lady finding and sealing up the dreaded Demon Stones, but first she must vanquish the evildoers corrupted by their demonic power. But Aimi Komori has very little left of the magic eye shadow that transforms her into Shadow Lady, and she must transform for perhaps the final time to face the hideous Zera, Arch-Demon of Destruction. If Shadow Lady can't reseal the Demon Stones, Zera will transform into the Demon of Final Destruction, and mankind and demonkind will both buy the farm! Of course, the citizens of Gray City think that Shadow Lady is actually Zera's master, so they're after Shadow Lady's head, too! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. Collects Shadow: Death of Margo Lane (2016 Dynamite) #1-5 and material from Shadow (2012-2015 Dynamite) #100.

Written by Matt Wagner. Art by Matt Wagner and Brennan Wagner. Cover by Matt Wagner.

Legendary creator Matt Wagner returns to both write and draw an all-new tale for the first and most famous of all pulp heroes, The Shadow! Following his critically-acclaimed work on The Shadow: Year One and Grendel vs. The Shadow, Wagner once again lends his masterful talents to unveil "what evil lurks in the hearts of men", joined by talented colorist Brennan Wagner.

For years, Margo Lane has served as The Shadow's faithful friend and companion, the closest and most intimate of all his many agents. But when will that proximity to The Shadow's dark and violent world take its ultimate toll on her? And what effect will his lover's loss have on the driven and brooding Master of Darkness?

A powerful and resonant tale in the sort of pulse-pounding pulp style that only Matt Wagner could deliver!

Softcover, 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. By James Lovegrove. A brand-new original Sherlock Holmes novel from acclaimed UK author James Lovegrove! London, 1895, and a gentleman comes calling at 221B Baker Street. Benjamin Nichols' daughter Hannah has become estranged from him, and has disappeared. Holmes and Watson soon discover that Hannah has joined a religious sect known as the Elysians, three members of which have recently turned up dead. Were these deaths tragic accidents, as the police suspect, or something more sinister? Only by infiltrating the cult will the companions discover the terrifying truth... Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 304 pages, Text Only. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Joe Chiapetta. In the future, people will be physically tagged, like cattle, using bar code tattoos. That is the premise of this sci-fi epic, set in a strange new America that has been bled dry by the corporate-government partnership. As spaceships cruise past, Silly Daddy and his teenage daughter take an old-fashioned road trip across the country. The year is 2014. Have a Virtual Reality Happy Meal. Ride a space-age gesso glider. Stay away from hi-tech cops and psycho teenage chicks. Rediscover the long lost love of your life, and try to survive that one big death in the family, if you can. Softcover, 96 pages, B&W. NOTE: 1998 Xeric award winner. Cover price $8.95.

1st printing.

Written by Gihef, Marie Bardiaux-Vaiente, and Nicolas Mitric. Art by Livia Pastore, Francesco Trifogli, and Maria Francesca Perifano. Cover by Livia Pastore. Translated by Mark Bence.

The second in a series of tales about the clans of fearless Vikings and mystical Sirens who face each other in a neverending battle over their greatest source of life: the sea.

A young merman struggles to master his powers over magic-and to keep secret a forbidden relationship. A Viking convinced that a mermaid murdered his eldest son seeks revenge against the world beneath the waves. Two races at war, their battles savage, bloody, and ultimately tragic-for their fates are intertwined far more than either side realizes.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 120 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963-1998 1st Series) #88-92.

Written by STAN LEE. Art by JOHN ROMITA, Sr. and GIL KANE. Cover by TODD McFARLANE.

An ALL NEW classic Spider-Man collection! Before Peter Parker lost the first great love of his life Gwen Stacy, her father - a respected former NYPD police officer and trusted friend to Peter AND Spider-Man - fell to one of Spidey's greatest foes - Doctor Octopus. Relive or read for the first time one of the definitive events in the tragic life of Spider-Man!

Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

2nd Edition - 1st printing. Collects Spectacular Spider-Man (1976-1998 1st Series) #107-110 and 134-136.

Written by Peter David. Art and cover by Rich Buckler and Sal Buscema.

He's the Sin-Eater, the man who takes the world's sins for himself by killing every sinner he sees - and he sees them everywhere! But the lethal lunatic bites off more than he can chew when he robs Spider-Man of a dear friend: police captain Jean DeWolff!

How can the grieving hero track down a villain with targets everywhere he goes? Join the wall-crawler for a frantic search through New York City that culminates in a pivotal moment between Manhattan's two biggest solo stars - Spidey and Daredevil!

Softcover, 168 pages, full color.

NOTE: Eagle-eyed readers may notice Hollywood icon Charles Bronson make a cameo appearance in this story holding a newspaper with the headline "vigilante." An obvious reference to his role in the 1974 film "Death Wish."

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Collects Star Wars Darth Maul Death Sentence (2012 Dark Horse) #1-4. Written by Tom Taylor. Art by Bruno Redondo. Cover by Michael Atiyeh and Dave Dorman. Fearsome Sith Lord Darth Maul, rescued and restored after surviving his confrontation with Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Phantom Menace, wreaks havoc through the galaxy with his brother Savage Opress! When the brothers' murderous rampage is interrupted by a bounty placed on their heads by Ja'Boag, the duo decides to target him - only to be met by a team of Jedi and Ja'Boag's own private army! Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $15.99.

1st printing. Cover price $3.99.

Reprint. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. By Michael Reaves and Steve Perry. The Death Star's name says it all, with bone-chilling accuracy. It is a virtual world unto itself, equipped with uncanny power for a singularly brutal purpose - to obliterate entire planets in the blink of an eye. Its annihilation of the planet Alderaan, at the merciless command of Grand Moff Tarkin, lives in infamy. And its own ultimate destruction, at the hands of Luke Skywalker, is the stuff of legend. But what is the whole story, and who are the players, behind the creation of this world-killing satellite of doom? From inception to completion, construction of the unprecedented Death Star is awash in the intrigues, hidden agendas, unexpected revelations, and daring gambits of those involved on every level. The brightest minds and boldest egos, the most ambitious and corrupt, the desperate and the devious, all have a stake in the Death Star - and its potential to control the fate of the galaxy. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9 1/2-in., 364 pages, Text Only. Cover price $25.95.

1st printing.

By Joe Schreiber.

When the Imperial prison barge Purge breaks down in a distant, uninhabited part of space, its only hope seems to lie with a Star Destroyer found drifting, derelict and abandoned. But when a boarding party is sent to scavenge for parts, only half of them come back - bringing with them a horrific disease so lethal that within hours, nearly all aboard the Purge will die.

Nothing can prepare them for what awaits them aboard the Star Destroyer, amid its vast, creaking emptiness that isn't really empty at all. For the dead are rising, soulless, unstoppable, and unspeakably hungry!

Hardcover, 224 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $24.00.

1st printing. Written by John Whitman, Art by Barbara Gibson. Softcover, 10-in. x 8 1/2-in. 10 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $15.95.

1st printing. Written by John Wagner. Art and cover by Carlos Ezquerra. Late 22nd century. After the Atomic Wars, many survivors were warped by the Strontium 90 fallout. These "mutants" became a victimized underclass, and the only job open to them was bounty hunting. One such Search/Destroy agent, or Strontium Dog, is Johnny Alpha, who was thought killed. But he has been resurrected and is now leading mutantkind in a revolution against the Norms! Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Written by John Wagner. Art by Carlos Ezquerra. Cover by Ben Willsher. Many survivors of the devastating Atomic Wars were mutated by Strontium-90 fallout. These mutants became an underclass, hated by the ruling "norms," the only job left for them was bounty-hunting. The best of the Search/Destroy agents, also known as Strontium Dogs, was a man called Johnny Alpha. He became famous for fighting for mutant rights and died defending his kind from ultimate destruction. But it seems that even death can't keep a good dog down! Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Written by Alexander Banks-Jongman. Art and Cover by Robert Ahmad. Hank Kelly cannot die. With this revelation, he is catapulted into a world of fame and fortune that he hopes will repair his broken family. But detective Rosalind Lovejoy works to unravel the dark mystery truly behind Hank's immortality. 24 pages, CP/B&W. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Alexander Banks-Jongman. Art and Cover by Robert Ahmad. Hank Kelly cannot die. With this revelation, he is catapulted into a world of fame and fortune that he hopes will repair his broken family. But detective Rosalind Lovejoy works to unravel the dark mystery truly behind Hank's immortality. 24 pages, CP/B&W. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

"Death of Superman Collection," limited to 300 copies of eight autographed comics. Includes Superman (1987 2nd Series) #74, #75N and #75P, Action Comics #684, Adventures of Superman #497, Justice League of America #69, and Superman The Man of Steel (1991) #18 and #19. Autographed by the writers and artists of the various series, with a "Certificate of Death" from Supercard and Comics Inc. and National Comic Services Ltd. Superman #75P is the Direct Market Collector's Edition, which comes in a black polybag with card, poster, stamps, Daily Planet Obituary & black armband included inside. Bag is unopened with all insert items. Cover price $2.50.

Expanded/Complete Edition - 1st printing. Collects Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #17-19, Superman (1987 2nd Series) #73-75, Adventures of Superman (1987) #496-497, Action Comics (1938 DC) #683-684, Superman: The Legacy of Superman (1993) #1, Green Lantern (1990-2004 2nd Series) #46 and Justice League America (1987) #69.

A maniacal beast has risen from the Earth, a creature called Doomsday! Only one man can stop Doomsday's rampage - Superman. But the only way to stop him is by sacrificing his own life!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,040 pages, full color.

Credits:

Written by Louise Simonson, Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern, Karl Kesel, William Messner-Loebs, Gerard Jones.

Art by Dan Jurgens, Jon Bogdanove, Bob McLeod, Dennis Janke, Brett Breeding, Joe Rubinstein, Tom Grummett, Doug Hazlewood, Jackson Guice, Denis Rodier, Rick Burchet, Walt Simonson, Ande Parks, Mike Machlan, Curt Swan, Trevor Scott, M.D. Bright, and Romeo Tanghal.

Cover price $99.99.

Expanded/Complete Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #17-19, Superman (1987 2nd Series) #73-75, Adventures of Superman (1987) #496-497, Action Comics (1938 DC) #683-684, Superman: The Legacy of Superman (1993) #1, Green Lantern (1990-2004 2nd Series) #46 and Justice League America (1987) #69.

A maniacal beast has risen from the Earth, a creature called Doomsday! Only one man can stop Doomsday's rampage - Superman. But the only way to stop him is by sacrificing his own life!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,040 pages, full color.

Credits:

Written by Louise Simonson, Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern, Karl Kesel, William Messner-Loebs, Gerard Jones.

Art by Dan Jurgens, Jon Bogdanove, Bob McLeod, Dennis Janke, Brett Breeding, Joe Rubinstein, Tom Grummett, Doug Hazlewood, Jackson Guice, Denis Rodier, Rick Burchet, Walt Simonson, Ande Parks, Mike Machlan, Curt Swan, Trevor Scott, M.D. Bright, and Romeo Tanghal.

Cover price $99.99.

New Edition - 1st printing. Collects Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #17-26, Superman (1987-2011 2nd Series) #73-83, Adventures of Superman (1987-2006) #496-505, Action Comics (1938-2011 DC) #683-692, Justice League America (1987-1996) #69, Superman: The Legacy of Superman (1993) #1 and Green Lantern (1990-2004 2nd Series) #46.

Cover by Dan Jurgens and Jerry Ordway.

The unforgettable epic that made headlines across the nation is collected in this NEW Omnibus edition!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,408 pages, full color.

Credits:

Written by Louise Simonson, Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern, Karl Kesel, Tom Grummett, William Messner-Loebs, Gerard Jones, and Jeph Loeb.

Art by Dan Jurgens, Jon Bogdanove, June Brigman, Ed Hannigan, David Lapham, Eddy Newell, Lee Moder, Bob McLeod, Dennis Janke, Brett Breeding, Joe Rubinstein, Tom Grummett, Doug Hazlewood, Jackson Guice, Denis Rodier, Rick Burchett, Walt Simonson, Ande Parks, Mike Machlan, Curt Swan, Trevor Scott, M.D. Bright, Mike Barreiro, Andrew Pepoy, Terry Beatty, Jose Marzan, Jr., and Romeo Tanghal.

Cover price $150.00.

1st printing. Collects Adventures of Superman (1939-2006) #523-525, Superman (1987- ) #99-102, Action Comics #709-711, Superman: The Man of Steel (1991-2003) #43-46, and Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (1995-1999) #1. Superman's childhood friend Kenny Braverman - aka the kryptonite-radiating Conduit - uses his knowledge of the Man of Steel's secret identity to terrorize Superman, his family and his friends. Can the Man of Steel stop Conduit before he exposes his secret identity to the world? Softcover, 320 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

Dynamic Forces limited signed edition (limited to 5,000 copies) - Signed by Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding, Jon Bogdanove, and Tom Grummett with DF certificate of authenticity - 1st printing. "The Death of Superman!" Collects SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #17-19, SUPERMAN #73-75, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #496 & 497, ACTION COMICS #683-684, and JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #69. A maniacal beast has risen from the Earth, a creature called Doomsday! Only one man can stop Doomsday's rampage - Superman. But the only way to stop him is by sacrificing his own life! Softcover, 168 pages, full color. NOTE: See also Superman: World Without A Superman TPB (1993) Cover price $4.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $14.00

1st Edition - Thor TPB (2002-2004) Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Thor (1998-2004 2nd Series) #39-44.

Written by Dan Jurgens. Art By Stuart Immonen and Joe Bennett. Cover By Ariel Olivetti Dan.

Collecting the story that turned the God of Thunder into the Lord of Asgard! Odin's heroic sacrifice has shaken the Eternal Realm to its very foundations - and flipped the Thunder God's world upside-down!

Now, Thor grapples with his new position and newfound power - leaving Midgard bereft of its immortal defender!

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.99.

2nd Edition - 1st printing. Collects Thor (1998-2004 2nd Series) #36-43 and THOR ANNUAL 2001.

Written by DAN JURGENS. Art by WALTER TABORDA, JIM STARLIN, STUART IMMONEN, JOE BENNETT and TOM GRUMMETT. Cover by TOM RANEY.

An ancient enemy walks the world of Midgard, known to us as Earth. Victory comes at a terrible price - one that will alter forever the very hierarchy of the gods - and thrust the son of Odin into a new and perilous role: Lord of Asgard!

Softcover, 232 pages, full color.

Cover price $26.99.

Add to cart VF 8.0 $8.00

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $6.49

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

Written & illustrated by Douglas Paszkiewicz. B&W, 24 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Simon Furman. Art and cover by Geoff Senior. Career 'Pacifier' and combat veteran Aleksy Dryagin returns from off-world wars...to a death-sentence! On an Earth ruled by the omniscient and ultra-acquistive Tri-Corp, to whom everything and everyone are a revenue stream and a disposable asset, there's simply no room for a hero. Co-creators Simon Furman and Geoff Senior (Dragon's Claws, Death's Head) bring their own unique brand of dark, visceral sci-fi to this all-new searing super-sized maxi-series! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

1st Printing, 1996. Ashcan edition, 5.5 x 8.5", 16 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Fine $5.99

1st printing. Collects Touch of Death (2003) #0-3. Written by Brian Kirsten. Art by Ray Dillon. The collected edition of the hit mini-series Touch of Death! Keli's routine trip to the supermarket turns deadly as an unexplainable accident permanently ends a mugger's simple plan of destruction. Shaken and weary, she returns home with her new husband Michael. The next morning, Michael awakens to discover his new bride has vanished without a trace during the night. The pursuit begins with a cryptic message scrawled on their bathroom mirror. To find Keli, he must discover what secrets she holds inside. Included in the collection is "Epiphany." Softcover, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $13.99.

Digest-sized Reprint Edition - ca. 1936. Written by Garstin Begbie. 4.75" x 6.75", 128 pages, text.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

1st printing.

Story and art by Rick Geary.

One of the folk legends of the Wild West, William H. Bonney went from cowboy and gunslinger for a rancher to pure outlawry. On the one hand, he was charming, fun-loving (often at social events like dances), and quite appealing to the ladies. Also conversant in Spanish, "Billito" was popular with the Spanish speaking crowd. On the other hand, he had no compunction to coldly kill a man, a sheriff, a deputy - anyone who got in his way rustling cattle or horses for an illicit living. He also proved hard to keep in jail even when caught. It is probably his feats of derring-do escaping from jails that made him most famous and this is the main subject of this biography following him until he is shot in pitch darkness by lawmen obsessed with getting rid of him.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 56 pages, full color. Cover price $15.99.

1st printing.

By Ariel S. Winter. Cover by Charles Pyle.

THERES NEVER BEEN A BOOK LIKE THE TWENTY-YEAR DEATH

A breathtaking first novel written in the form of three separate crime novels, each set in a different decade and penned in the style of a different giant of the mystery genre.

1931 — The body found in the gutter in France led the police inspector to the dead mans beautiful daughter—and to her hot-tempered American husband.

1941 — A hardboiled private eye hired to keep a movie studios leading lady happy uncovers the truth behind the brutal slaying of a Hollywood starlet.

1951 — A desperate man pursuing his last chance at redemption finds himself with blood on his hands and the police on his trail...

Three complete novels that, taken together, tell a single epic story, about an author whose life is shattered when violence and tragedy consume the people closest to him. It is an ingenious and emotionally powerful debut performance from literary detective and former bookseller Ariel S. Winter, one that establishes this talented newcomer as a storyteller of the highest caliber.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 606 pages, Text Only.

NOTE: Bold, innovative, and thrilling – The Twenty-Year Death crackles with suspense and will keep you up late. - Stephen King

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Written and illustrated by an award-winning artist and translated into English for the first time, Igort's The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks is a collection of two harrowing works of graphic nonfiction about life under Russian foreign rule. In The Russian Notebooks, Igort investigates the murder of award-winning journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkoyskaya. Anna spoke out frequently against the Second Chechen War, criticizing Vladimir Putin. In The Ukrainian Notebooks, Igort illustrates the events of the 1932 Holodomor. Little known outside of the Ukraine, the Holodomor was a government-sanctioned famine, an atrocity during Stalin's rule that killed anywhere from 1.8 to twelve million ethnic Ukrainians. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 352 pages, 2C. Cover price $28.00.

Add to cart NM 9.4 $75.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Mark Bagley Cover

2nd Edition - 1st printing. Collects Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates (2011 Marvel) #1-6, Ultimate Fallout (2011 Marvel) #1-6, Ultimate Spider-Man (2009-2011 2nd Series) #15 and 150-160. Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Jonathan Hickman, Nick Spencer, and Mark Millar. Art by Mark Bagley, Eric Nguyen, Mitch Breitweiser, Andy Lanning, Leinil Francis Yu, and Stephen Segovia. Cover by Mark Bagley. One of the most shocking and impactful moments in comic book history, as the Spider-Man of the Ultimate Universe gives his life for the ones he loves!For more than ten years, Eisner Award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis has spun the tale of young Peter Parker. Under his pen, the neophyte Spider-Man blossomed from an awkward and gangly schoolboy into a tried-and-true hero, an inspiration to a world of ultimate wonder. But all stories must come to an end. And as shadows gather, villains plot and heroes clash, Peter's final story will unfold. It's the death of Spider-Man - and the ending will shock you. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 608 pages, full color. Cover price $100.00.

Joe Quesada Cover

2nd Edition - 1st printing. Collects Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates (2011 Marvel) #1-6, Ultimate Fallout (2011 Marvel) #1-6, Ultimate Spider-Man (2009-2011 2nd Series) #15 and 150-160. Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Jonathan Hickman, Nick Spencer, and Mark Millar. Art by Mark Bagley, Eric Nguyen, Mitch Breitweiser, Andy Lanning, Leinil Francis Yu, and Stephen Segovia. Cover by Joe Quesada. One of the most shocking and impactful moments in comic book history, as the Spider-Man of the Ultimate Universe gives his life for the ones he loves!For more than ten years, Eisner Award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis has spun the tale of young Peter Parker. Under his pen, the neophyte Spider-Man blossomed from an awkward and gangly schoolboy into a tried-and-true hero, an inspiration to a world of ultimate wonder. But all stories must come to an end. And as shadows gather, villains plot and heroes clash, Peter's final story will unfold. It's the death of Spider-Man - and the ending will shock you. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 608 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $100.00.

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1st printing.

Written by Marcus Rediker. Art and cover by David Lester. Foreword by Marcus Rediker. Afterword by Paul Buhle.

Set at the pinnacle of the "Golden Age" of Atlantic piracy, this novel follows three unlikely companions, who are sold into servitude on a merchant ship and unwittingly thrust into a voyage of rebellion. They are John Gwin, an African American fugitive from bondage in South Carolina; Ruben Dekker, a common seaman from Amsterdam; and Mark/Mary Reed, an American woman who defies stereotypes by dressing as a man.

Mutiny ensues against the tyrannical Captain Skinner, who is thrown overboard to make way for democracy aboard The Night Rambler. The crew's new order provides radical social benefits, all based on real, documented practices of contemporary pirate ships: democratic decision-making, a social security net, health and disability insurance, and equal distribution of spoils taken from prize ships.

Adapted from the scholarship and research of historian Marcus Rediker, Under the Banner of King Death will inspire readers with its tale of those on the bottom fighting back and achieving, against all odds, a democratic and egalitarian social order, if only for a short time.

Softcover, 136 pages, B&W.

Cover price $17.95.

1st printing.

By Charles Willeford. Cover by Paul Mann.

AN UNFORGIVABLE CRIME.
AN UNFORGETTABLE NOVEL.

Why would a happily married Florida housewife pick up her husband's .22 caliber Colt Woodsman semi-automatic pistol and use it to kill her two young children and herself? Cynical newspaper reporter Richard Hudson is assigned to find out - and the assignment will send him down a road of self-discovery in this incisive, no-holds-barred portrait of American marriage in the Mad Men era.

On the 30th anniversary of the death of the masterful novelist the Atlantic Monthly called the "father of Miami crime fiction," Hard Case Crime is proud to present Charles Willeford's legendary lost novel, unavailable since its original publication by a disreputable paperback house in 1961. One of Willeford's rarest titles (copies of the original edition sell for hundreds of dollars), Understudy for Death still has the power to disturb, half a century after its debut.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, Text Only.

NOTE: "No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford." - Elmore Leonard.

Cover price $9.95.