София Fantasy comic books issue 1

"Beach - The Shimer" Nude Foil Edition Virgin Cover by Diva - limited to 25 copies. Story by Steve Streetman. Art by Dan Arong.

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Stephen King mini-essay (quarter-page); Gene Wolf, Charles L. Grant; Michael Whelan cover Cover price $4.95.

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1st printing. A companion volume to the Art of Final Fantasy XVI, featuring illustrations and concept art for the DLC episodes Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide. Return to the world of Valisthea in this 96-page hardcover art book presenting key art and visual assets from the development of the Final Fantasy XVI DLC episodes Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide. Printed on archival-quality text stock, this full-color volume offers character and enemy designs, environmental illustrations, and concept sketches, as well as art drawn by Final Fantasy XVI lead artist Kazuya Takahashi exclusively for this work. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in.x 11-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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Stories by Mike Curtis, Al Fago, Vince Fago, and John Jacobson. Art by Charles Ettinger, Ken Asche, Dann Phillips and Vince Fago. Cover by George Broderick. A modern revival of the classic Charlton Comics character, previously seen in Shanda Fantasy Arts Spotlight #11. When a meteor threatens the Earth, a scientist brings an Atomic Mouse comic book to life; the hero then seeks his place in the real world. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - January, 1953. Volume 1 No. 1. Cover by Leo Manso. Science Fiction and Fantasy stories by Alfred Coppel, Irving Cox, Jr., Arthur C. Clarke, Bryce Walton, John Christopher, E. Everett Evans, Milton Lesser, Charles L. Harness, Glen Malin, John Jakes, Frank Owen, and Theodore R. Cogswell. Illustrations by Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Giunta, Vincent Napoli, Gerald McCann, and Mort Lawrence. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; b&w text with spot illustrations; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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March 1953. Cover by Leo Manso. Edited by Sol Cohen. Stories by Jack Vance, Irving Cox, Jr., Arthur C. Clarke, Kris Neville, John Christopher, Noah Gordon, Milton Lesser, John Jakes, and R. S. Richardson. Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Giunta, Norman Nodel, Gerald McCann, and Mort Lawrence. One of Avons experiments with combining pulp magazines and comics, this is a merger of two previous Avon digest-format magazines, Avon Fantasy Reader and Avon Science Fiction Reader. DP!; The Rather Improbable History of Hiliary Kiffer; Survivor; Breaking Point; As Holy and Enchanted; Hunt the Red Roe; Crack of Doom; Book reviews; The Agent; Forever is So Long; A Night on Mars Hill; The Parasite. 5-in. x 7.5-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

1st printing. Story and art by Fern Haught. Juniper and Hadley spend their days apprenticing at a bakery and performing at the local inn. But when a stranger makes an unusual order at the bakery, the friends set out on a journey to forage the magical mushrooms needed to make the requested pastries. Along the way, Juniper and Hadley stumble across a mystery too compelling to ignore: Something has been coming out of the woods at night and eating the local farmers' crops, leaving only a trail of glowy goo behind. What started as a simple errand soon turns into a thrilling quest to save some furry new friends-and their caretaker, a fey named Thistle-who are in danger of losing their home. Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

"Spring 2001!" Softcover, 224 pages, Text (with B&W photos and illustrations). Cover price $7.99.

1st printing. Foreword by Isaac Asimov. Boris Vallejo discusses in depth the techniques of a personal style which has placed him among the international fantasy and science fiction artists of today. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $20.00.

1st printing. Through his creations, ranging from post-punk icons to comic book superheroes, Butcher Billy, an illustrator specializing in pop culture and mashups, displays his extraordinary style. A great lover of art, film, comics, video games, and music, he enjoys blending iconic universes from different artistic fields in a fruitful juxtaposition. Thus, he combines the Sex Pistols with Super Mario, Johnny Rotten and Ian Curtis with Batman and Superman, and transforms Billy Idol into Thor... Butcher Billy, an essential artist on the current pop scene, takes us into a contrasting and vibrant world between reality and fiction. Softcover, 8" x 10-1/2", 189 pages, full color, French language.

Written by Grant Fausey, art by Duane Gordner and Lynn Avery. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.70.

1st printing. From the dawn of feature films, fans have drawn inspiration from the big screen. Now, between the covers of Cinema & Sorcery, embark on a decades-long journey through time from the earliest days of sword and sorcery films up to the present day. Learn the who, the what, the where, and the how of your favorite fantasy movies (and perhaps a few you may have never even heard of until now). Fifty films are covered in great detail, followed by shorter entries for every fantasy film we could find. So turn up your Krull soundtrack, slip into your Labyrinth t-shirt, and brush up on your Princess Bride quotes, this is Cinema & Sorcery: The Comprehensive Guide to Fantasy Film! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 496 pages, Text Only. Cover price $29.95.

A 15 year retrospective gallery of Mike Hoffman's art. Softcover, 8-1/2" x 11", 304 pages, full color.

Collectors Guide to Monster, Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Magazines (1988) by Bob Michelucci. Cover price $9.95.

Colelction featuring the art of Hank Jankus, John Severin, Barry Windsor-Smith, Richard Corben, Vaughn Bode, Stephen Fabian, Wally Wood, James Odbert, Phillipe Druillet, Roy Krenkel, Jeff Easly, Berni Wrightson, Nestor Redondo, Jeff Jones, Howard Chaykin, Marcus Boas, Jim Fitzpatrick, George Barr, Clyde Caldwell, Alex Nino, Michael Kaluta and Reed Crandall. 8.5-in x 11-in. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Cover by Tony Strobl and Norm McGary. Stories and art by Al Hubbard, Paul Murry, Harvey Eisenberg, John Liggera, Pete Alvarado, Phil De Lara, Don Christensen, and Carl Fallberg. One of a series of 100-page specials Dell produced featuring Mickey Mouse in the various sections of Disneyland. This special features some unusual crossovers involving Disney characters. For example, Mickey and Goofy's helicopter gets captured by Captain Hook, who uses it to launch an aerial assault on Neverland. Donald Duck joins Pinocchio to search for the mysterious jolly-berries, but first they must face the whale Monstro. Uncle Scrooge helps the Seven Dwarves take on the Wicked Witch. The Flying Pirate; The Secret of the Jollyberries; Giant Acorns; The Washed-Up Witch; The Wizard of Misty Mountain; A Long Day for a Short Knight. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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30c price variant. Cover by Tony Strobl and Norm McGary. Stories and art by Al Hubbard, Paul Murry, Harvey Eisenberg, John Liggera, Pete Alvarado, Phil De Lara, Don Christensen, and Carl Fallberg. One of a series of 100-page specials Dell produced featuring Mickey Mouse in the various sections of Disneyland. This special features some unusual crossovers involving Disney characters. For example, Mickey and Goofy's helicopter gets captured by Captain Hook, who uses it to launch an aerial assault on Neverland. Donald Duck joins Pinocchio to search for the mysterious jolly-berries, but first they must face the whale Monstro. Uncle Scrooge helps the Seven Dwarves take on the Wicked Witch. The Flying Pirate; The Secret of the Jollyberries; Giant Acorns; The Washed-Up Witch; The Wizard of Misty Mountain; A Long Day for a Short Knight. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written and compiled by the Final Fantasy XIV development team, these deluxe, full-color, hardcover volumes are the definitive guide to the world of the massively popular online game. With hundreds of pages detailing everything from Eorzea's history and cultures to her geography and inhabitants, this expertly crafted tome is a veritable treasure trove of invaluable information. Encyclopaedia Eorzea offers an in-depth look at the realm's city-states, organizations, and leading players, as well as its various professions and their foremost practitioners. Readers will also gain insight into Eorzea's beastmen-their cultures, customs, and deities-and detailed data on the realm's myriad creatures, from the timid to the terrifying. Both volumes include an exclusive bonus item code; volume 1's code is for an in-game Namingway minion, and volume 2 comes with Matoya's Hat (head gear). Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 304 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written and compiled by the Final Fantasy XIV development team, these deluxe, full-color, hardcover volumes are the definitive guide to the world of the massively popular online game. With hundreds of pages detailing everything from Eorzea's history and cultures to her geography and inhabitants, this expertly crafted tome is a veritable treasure trove of invaluable information. Encyclopaedia Eorzea offers an in-depth look at the realm's city-states, organizations, and leading players, as well as its various professions and their foremost practitioners. Readers will also gain insight into Eorzea's beastmen-their cultures, customs, and deities-and detailed data on the realm's myriad creatures, from the timid to the terrifying. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 304 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

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Countdown to Extinction, Part 2. Cover by Max Blackrabbit. Story and art by Shawntae Howard. Shanda picks up the anthropomorphic superhero science fiction adventure from Vision Comics. The storyline continues from issue #1 of the Vision series: Her home destroyed, Katherine has little choice but to the join Solar Foxes as the superhero Alleycat. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Return of the Fly Cover price $0.75.

1st printing.

Text by Dick Jude.

The Best Fantasy and Science Fiction Artists Show How They Work

This state-of-the-art showcase features the very best in fantasy and science fiction art worldwide. The brightest talents in the business reveal their inspirations, frustrations, and joys, and explain how they bring their ideas to fruition. Through behind-the-scenes interviews, these masters of the genre discuss their favorite or most demanding assignments andtheir working techniques, and tell why they work in a particular medium.

Fantasy Art Masters demonstrates the creative wealth and diversity in this popular genre of illustrative art, from the lurical Tolkien landscapes of John Howe and Alan Lee, to the hauntingly beautiful multitextured images of Dave McKean, to the spectacular future-world visions of Jim Burns.

Softcover, 10 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 144 pages, full color.

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1st printing.

By Jack E. Norton. Foreword by Boris Vallejo. Afterword by Alan Dean Foster.

TIM HILDEBRANDT is one of the most talented and celebrated artists working in the fantasy genre today. This volume collects together for the first time his finest paintings and drawings and describes the various techniques and materials the artist uses in his highly distinctive compositions - from thumbnail sketch to finished painting.

Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W.

2nd and later printings.

By Jack E. Norton. Foreword by Boris Vallejo. Afterword by Alan Dean Foster.

TIM HILDEBRANDT is one of the most talented and celebrated artists working in the fantasy genre today. This volume collects together for the first time his finest paintings and drawings and describes the various techniques and materials the artist uses in his highly distinctive compositions - from thumbnail sketch to finished painting.

Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W.

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Three outstanding short stories. "Black Lotus" by Robert Bloch, "Flight Through Tomorrow" by Stanton A. Coblentz, and "The Cataaaaa" by A.E. van Vogt.

Vol. 1, No. 1. 8.75" x 11.75", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Art by Brian Denham & Various. Cover by Brian Denham. Steel your nerves and ready your eyes for a grand adventure: a collection of sword-and-sorcery imagery by Antarctic's premiere fantasy artists. Stalwart heroes and heroines, menacing monsters, damsels (and perhaps dudes) in distress-enough to satisfy the requirements of any campaign. And this is but a hefty foretaste of the quality to expect in the Fantasy Comics main series coming this spring! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

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Special Collector's Edition #1. Tom Baker- interview and complete filmography. 56 pages, black and white. Cover price $3.50.

Star Wars Issue. B&W Magazine. Includes the following features: King Kong 76: The Bicentennial Ape, Wonder Woman: Her New Adventures, The Bride of Frankenstein: A Fond Rememberance, Star Wars review, John Dykstra interview, Making of Star Wars, Logan's Run: The Television Show, Exorcist II: The Heretic, People that Time Forgot, Spider-Man, and Wizards. Winter 1977-78. Cover price $2.50.

Magazine "dedicated to the female form", created by F. Newton Burcham. Features a series of drawings by Gustav Klimt. Two color comics by Burcham, and more. 24 pages, PC/PB&W, Mature readers. Cover price $2.50.

Published in the U.K. and printed in the U.S.A. Editor and Designer is Dave Reeder. Art Editor is Dave Carson. United States Editor is Dick Fawcett. Cover art by Steve Jones. This is a non-profit magazine. All card stock, 36 pgs. 8.5" x 5.5". B/W interior. Cover price $2.00.

Volume 1, Issue 7 - March 1933. Legendary fanzine from the 1930s. Contributing editors include Mort Weisinger, Julius Schwartz and Forrest Ackerman. Maurice Ingher was the editor. Noted fan David Keller contributes "Types of Science Fiction". Julius Schwartz writes about the editor of Weird Tales, "Titans of Science Fiction" by Farnsworth Wright. A Merrit's "The Woman of the Wood" is reprinted from the August 1926 issue of Weird Tales. Julius Schwartz's news and gossip column "The Science Fiction Eye" is two pages, his book reviews are one page, "The Time Tattler" by Forrest Ackerman reviews Metropolis and a Betty Boop cartoon, "Spilling the Atoms" by "Rap", Mort Weisinger contributes a column of trivia and fun facts concerning professionals of the time, and lastly letters and ads. 8 1/4" x 10 3/4", 24 pages including covers, B&W text, no artwork.

Volume 1, Issue 8 - April 1933. Legendary fanzine from the 1930s. Contributing editors include Mort Weisinger, Julius Schwartz and Forrest Ackerman. Conrad Ruppert was the editor. The opening article is about the coming release of "King Kong" and how is was made. The final section is a parody issue. 8 1/4" x 10 3/4", 20 pages including covers, B&W text, no artwork.

1st printing. By Randy Broecker. Ever since ancestral storytellers drew myths and monsters, lost worlds, dragons, and heroes from the very mist of their imaginations, fantastical tales have allowed us to visit magical worlds "beyond" while nestled comfortably in an armchair. This is the stuff dreams are made of and where the past gives way to Fantasy of the 20th Century. From Beowulf to Bilbo Baggins, Shelley to Lovecraft, Doyle and Poe, author Randy Broecker chronicles the world of fantasy, offering a wide-embracing view of the genre, revealing how the fantasy story has evolved over the centuries into the entertainment found in modern-day books, comics, and films. Softcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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Fanzine devoted to sound recordings of fantasy & science fiction films and radio programs. 8.5" x 11", 16 pages, B&W.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Sam Bosma. A young explorer and her muscle-bound friend go treasure hunting in a mummy's tomb, but if they want to get rich, they're going to have to abide by the ancient law of the land and best the mummy in a game of hoops! The question is, can they trust their bandaged adversary to play by the rules? Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 56 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. By Jeff Bond. Foreword by Bill Mumy. The ultimate guide to the productions of Irwin Allen, legendary creator of LOST IN SPACE, LAND OF THE GIANTS, VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, and THE TIME TUNNEL. Take a visual journey through the mind and career of the Master of Disaster, producer of THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE and THE TOWERING INFERNO, illustrated with over 2,000 exclusive images. Hardcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 612 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $89.99.

"Opening Night" Cover by Jose Varese. 24 pages.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Steve Fastner and Rich Larson. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., B&W