Flo comic books issue 1

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Children of the Damned!"

Story and art by Charles Forsman.

Revenger travels a broken United States helping the weak and exploited through the use of extreme violence. When all else fails, revenger evens the score. A hyperviolent graphic novel from the creator of The End of the F&#!ing World and I Am Not Okay With Us, following the exploits of Revenger. A hardboiled festival of force, fights--but not forgiveness.

Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $14.95.

1st printing.

By Philip J. Riley. Foreword by Robert Florey.

With the success of Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, Universal Pictures was quick to capitalize on creating a new Lon Chaney in Bela Lugosi. Chaney had been the original choice to portray a duel role as both Dracula and Professor van Helsing, Dracula's adversary. Before production could begin, Chaney died, suddenly leaving Carl Laemmle Jr. without a star.

Laemmle Jr. had seen Dracula on the stage in New York City, although he could not recall if he had seen Lugosi or Raymond Huntley in the role of Count Dracula. However, Lugosi was performing in the touring company that happened to be in Los Angeles at that time. Was he the new Lon Chaney?

Lugosi was not Carl Jr.'s first choice for the role. However, he eventually won the part, and now they needed more ideas for him. Murders in the Rue Morgue, Cagliostro, The Invisible Man, and Frankenstein were top on the list.

One day in March 1931, Robert Florey, recently returned to Hollywood from Europe, was having lunch at the Musso and Frank Restaurant on Hollywood Boulevard. He was approached by an old acquaintance, Richard Schayer, head of Universal's story department. Schayer told him that his studio was looking for ideas for a new horror film to star Bela Lugosi and he knew Florey was involved with The Théâtre du Grand-Guignol de Paris, (a small theater, in an obscure alley in Paris that specialized in sadistic, shocking, explicit, violent melodramas and became known as the "Theater of Horrors." It opened in 1897 and closed in 1962.)

They both agreed on Frankenstein as the best choice. Schayer suggested that Florey would stand a better chance at being assigned the writer and director if he was to present the idea to Carl Laemmle Jr. We present now the script for Frankenstein as it would have been had Bela Lugosi starred and Robert Florey directed.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 206 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.95.

1st prinitng. Written by Spike Steffenhagen and Jay Allen Sanford. Art by Ken Landgraf. As showcased in Pink Floyd's own official CD box set Shine On, the Pink Floyd comics chronicle rock's most enigmatic psychedelic warriors, from their early days with stoner icon Syd Barrett, through their split and later reformation. Art and story by Ken Landgraf, Spike Steffenhagen, Jay Allen Sanford, and more, the collection includes additional material, bringing the saga up to 2010. Softcover, 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.99.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Written and Art and Cover by T. Edward Bak. This visionary tone poem explores the nature and indigenous ecological traditions that influenced imperial expedition naturalist G.W. Steller who, at the moment of his death in 1746, recalls his discoveries and travel throughout Siberia and the North Pacific. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $7.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Zack Soto.

Doctor Galapagos, famed warrior-monk and agent of the ineffable Red College, is on a desperate mission to unite the realms of magic and man in a last-ditch effort to stop the seemingly invincible forces of the Smog Emperor. But the good Doctor carries a secret: He is one of the few to have faced the dreaded Grey Creep and survived, but at a terrible cost. An unseen and unknown psychic menace eats away at his very soul and threatens to jeopardize his mission and the world itself.

Can the Red College turn the tide? Can Doctor Galapagos stay true to himself, hold on to his love, and defeat the Smog Emperor all at once?

The first chapter in a grand fantasy epic!

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

1st Printing.

Written and Drawn by: Don Freeman

Best known for his perennial children's book favorite Corduroy, the story of a teddy bear who loses his button, Don Freeman less famously drew a handful of pre-modern-era graphic novels. In this centennial year of Freeman's birth, comes the delightful tribute to creative and commercial impulses, Skitzy. This lightly comedic tale follows a day in the life of a man literally divided between life as an office worker and as an artist. Without the use of dialogue, Freeman's fluid and economical illustrations creat an engrossing and fully believable environment, seducing the reader into a familiar world where expressive, gestural drawings explore the possibility of striking a perfect balance between work and play. Initially produced in a limited, self-published edition by the author himself, Skitzy finally receives the deluxe treatment it deserves.

Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in, B&W.

Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Jim Flora (1914-1998) has been rediscovered this decade as an alchemist of bizarre and politely disturbing fine art. His two previous books reveal an artist steeped in colorful contradiction. His images are fun, while threatening; playful, yet dangerous; humorous, but deadly. The Sweetly Diabolic Art burnishes Flora's reputation as one of the great overlooked artists of the 20th Century. This book features paintings, drawings, and sketches from the 1940s through the 1990s, most never previously published or exhibited, as well as more artifacts from Flora's 1940s tenure in the Columbia Records art department and rare newspaper and magazine illustrations spanning several decades. However, Sweetly Diabolic breaks new ground with the first printing of an early, abandoned children's book concept, The X-Ray Eyes of Wallingford Hume, drafted in the mid-1940s. Equally fascinating, on the sweet side, are original, never-before-published roughs, color overlays, and rejected images from Flora's 1950s and '60s children's books. In the diabolic vein, a gallery of uncirculated pen and pencil sketches from the 1940s uncorks a devilishly experimental side of the artist. Sweetly Diabolic also collects, for the first time between covers, rarely seen cartoon-science illustrations from a short-lived, now-obscure mid-'50s magazine, Research and Engineering, for which Flora briefly served as Art Director. The images are augmented by personal vignettes and mementos from the family archives, and includes a 1984 interview with award-winning graphic designer Robert M. Jones, who succeeded Flora as Art Director at Columbia in 1945. Jones was friends with Flora at every stage of the latter's career and offers priceless insights into his buddy's technique and personality. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 10-in., 180 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Written by Hato. Art and Cover by Masaki Kawakami. Amon Patricia is a powerful Demon Lord who one day finds herself on the receiving end of a vicious attack by the Clan of Light. Fleeing to fight another day, Patricia finds herself in the human world! Looking to blend in, she immediately seeks work and finds herself on the doorstep of the Humming Dining restaurant. She falls in love with their cooking immediately, and now the head chef has plenty more on his plate as he must sate the Demon Lords appetites, while shaping her into the perfect employee! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

1st printing.

Demon Dogs!

Join Thundarr the Barbarian, Princess Ariel, and Ookla the Mok on a journey beyond imagination in this adventure you can bring to life with color! Based on the beloved 80s cartoon.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., B&W.

Cover price $0.79.

1st printing. Cover by Simon Bisley. Berserker Comics presents Under The Floorboards, an anthology graphic novel of 11 horror and science fiction short stories, in the style of old pre-code EC books. Twisted tales of horror, aliens, witches, gangsters, space ships, Bigfoot, futuristic cars, the devil, parallel dimensions, fever dreams, and murder from creators including Andy Brown, Mark McCann, Baden James Mellonie, Simon Bisley, and Clint Langley. Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $21.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by E.S. Glenn.

E. S. Glenn had bad luck when it came to producing and selling his artwork. Witness the portrait of an artist as he enters the criminal underworld. Rendered in a clean line European style, Unsmooth is a semi-autobiographical graphic album that introduces the reader to the idiosyncratic world of artist turned petty thief turned assassin, E. S. Glenn.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $10.00.

1st printing. Collects Vampirella: Dead Flowers (2023 Dynamite) #1-4. Written by Sara Frazetta and Bob Freeman. Art by Alberto Locatelli. Cover by Lucio Parrillo. More than 50 years ago, legendary fantasy artist FRANK FRAZETTA ushered the now-iconic Vampirella onto the pop culture stage with his singular cover painting for Vampirella Magazine #1. Now, in 2023, SARA FRAZETTA brings her grandfather's legacy full circle as she takes the reins on a brand new story starring Drakulon's Favorite Daughter! When her age-old nemesis finally gives up the ghost, Vampirella is lured to his rural gothic estate of Rookhaven to hear the reading of his last will and testament. There, she meets the manor staff - the prurient assistant, the wild-eyed groundskeeper and his pensive young daughter, and the sinister and enigmatic Mr. Frey. Expecting a trap, Vampirella and her young companion are not disappointed - but they also get more than they bargained for in this thrilling adventure! Written by SARA FRAZETTA and BOB FREEMAN and illustrated by ALBERTO LOCATELLI, this brand-new miniseries is steeped in gothic horror, complete with a sinister mansion, a mist-enshrouded graveyard, and a bevy of witches, ghosts, werewolves, and ancient satanic magicks. Softcover, 104 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $17.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

1st printing.

Story and art by Steve McArdle.

Just when we thought we'd seen every supreme extreme in the superhero megaverse, we unearthed the decades-old, skin-flayingly singular work of Steve McArdle and his Red Bullet Comics imprint.

From the start, McArdle was a maestro of blood and mayhem, an overlooked '90s creative genius wrapped in black leather and raw ambition. In his undisputed masterpiece Vendetta: Holy Vindicator, skulls, spikes, motorbikes, chains, more chains, and Satan collide at thrash-metal speed in what may be the most intensely confident entry to the self-published comics canon ever.

Softcover, 160 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Violent Flowers (2024 Image) #1-4. Story and art by Maria Llovett. A sensual vampire tale about vengeance and acceptance, and the importance of embracing who we really are. Vengeance blooms in their veins. An ancient clan of vampires reunites after centuries. The Sentinel, a vampire who watches over all supernatural creatures, has been murdered. His erratic sister, Carnelia, will stop at nothing to get revenge, even when she's charged with a mortal to take care of. In our world where the cult of youth and beauty rules, Carnelia has remained old and wrinkled for ages, abstaining from her vampire urges. But her ADDICTION to blood may prove her resolution is not as firm as it seems. Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Mature Readers NOTE: MARIA LLOVET is an especially exciting name in comics nowadays. —AIPT Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Written by Robert Kirkman. Art and cover by Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn. For the first time ever: an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at ROBERT KIRKMAN's original, hand-written plot lines for the early issues of the Eisner-award winning series! See what plot lines were left on the cutting room floor and get an in-depth look at how the series came together. This collection includes commentaries on KIRKMAN's original plots with never before seen material. This is the WALKING DEAD collector's item of the year! Hardcover, 112 pages, full color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

1st Printing. Softcover, horizontal format, 9" x 6", 220 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $7.10

1st printing. Story and art by Steven Weissman. White Flower Day is an all-ages humor graphic novel starring a precocious gang of supernatural kids: Pullapart Boy, Kid Medusa, Li'l Bloody (a vampire toddler), the Li'l Tin Stars, and more. Think Hal Roach's classic Our Gang comedies (before child labor laws made them impossible to replicate, unless you're a cartoonist) meets the Universal Monsters, with a tad of Manga-style energy thrown in. The book consists of three stories: "White Flower Day," "Hostiles," and "I Saw You," all dealing with the theme of revenge (a new emotional desire to most of the tykes). "I Saw You" introduces Pullapart Boy's cousin, College Boy, who is younger, smarter and far more accomplished than P.B., attending university and hard at work on a secret science project. "Hostiles" tells of a bizarre, three-day nature hike with Li'l Bloody, the Li'l Tin Stars, "Mean" Chubby Cheeks' and Chubby's usually-absent father, involving grisly forest-action and baffling acts of sabotage! Weissman's charming and respectful approach to his child characters has been compared to Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts, though Weissman employs a distinctly darker sense of humor without excluding younger readers from his audience. White Flower Day is his best book to date, a mix of absurd imagination and very human emotion, certain to entertain and enlighten readers of all ages. Softcover, 7-in. x 7-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Gary Panter.

Gary Panter, punk cartoonist from Slash magazine and Pee-Wee's Playhouse unleashes 174 pages of sketchbook mayhem from the past 45 years. Wildest Dream's intense purple and neon color scheme references beatnik mimeo zines, New Wave style, and No Wave attitude. Published by Brooklyn comic store Desert Island, this affordable limited-edition book is a guaranteed future collectible.

Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.95.

#1 - Written by Richard Mann and illustrated by Rick Marcks. 6.5" x 10.25", 28 pages, FC.