Under comic books issue 1

1st printing. By Tim Pilcher and Gene Kannenberg, Jr. Cover by Garyle (in the style of Bill Ward). Back Cover by Bill Ward. Foreword by Aline Kominsky-Crumb. This international survey of erotic comics chronicles a groundbreaking form of sexual expression up to 1970, the years when mainstream culture spurned explicit eroticism. In the 1930s, American ?Tijuana Bibles, little pornographic comic books that parodied popular comics and comic strips, were widely available. World War II gave a boost to erotic comics, especially illustrated pin-ups. This set the stage for men's magazines such as Playboy, which included racy cartoons from the beginning, and fetish comics. The flowering of the counterculture in the next decade gave rise to underground comics, whose acknowledged master was Robert Crumb. A parallel development occurred in Europe, where erotic comics like Barbarella were suddenly the rage. Erotic Comics tells this story with hundreds of illustrations, informative text, and insights from key artists, writers, and publishers. It's sexy, artistic, entertaining, intriguing, and informative. Hardcover, 10-in. x 10-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

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1st printing. By Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Everette Raymond Kinstler's portraits of Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Jimmy Cagney, and Katharine Hepburn are familiar to art lovers, but few realize that Kinstler illustrated pulps and comics. Included herein is an extended biography and more than 300 illustrations - many reproduced from originals, including double-page pulp spreads, paperback novel covers, and panels from Classic Illustrated. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 240 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $44.95.

Limited Signed Edition - 1st printing. By Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Everette Raymond Kinstler's portraits of Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Jimmy Cagney, and Katharine Hepburn are familiar to art lovers, but few realize that Kinstler illustrated pulps and comics. Included herein is an extended biography and more than 300 illustrations - many reproduced from originals, including double-page pulp spreads, paperback novel covers, and panels from Classic Illustrated. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 240 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: Limited to 700 copies.

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Direct edition cover by Marcus Parcus. Written by April Snellings. In 2010, Famous Monsters Of Filmland magazine was resurrected. But creation is sometimes messy and unpredictable, and from this chaos another, more sinister, was born: FM Underground. This new magazine will feature a more "gore-iented" approach to horror than its older sibling. Underground will bring together all the best artwork and insight of Famous Monsters, combined with a counter-culture sensibility, edgy writing, and a so-close-you-might-get-blood-on-you look at horror, comics, music, video games, and more. Underground #1 will feature a tribute to 80's horror as well as interviews with John Carpenter (The Thing), legendary exploitation auteur Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case), author Jack Ketchum (Off Season), filmmaker Fred Dekker (Monster Squad), and Steve Niles (30 Days of Night). Cover price $7.99.

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Newsstand edition cover by Paul Garner. Written by April Snellings. In 2010, Famous Monsters Of Filmland magazine was resurrected. But creation is sometimes messy and unpredictable, and from this chaos another, more sinister, was born: FM Underground. This new magazine will feature a more "gore-iented" approach to horror than its older sibling. Underground will bring together all the best artwork and insight of Famous Monsters, combined with a counter-culture sensibility, edgy writing, and a so-close-you-might-get-blood-on-you look at horror, comics, music, video games, and more. Underground #1 will feature a tribute to 80's horror as well as interviews with John Carpenter (The Thing), legendary exploitation auteur Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case), author Jack Ketchum (Off Season), filmmaker Fred Dekker (Monster Squad), and Steve Niles (30 Days of Night). Cover price $7.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Cover by Foolbert Sturgeon and Frank Stack. Not a resolicitation, the 2015-16 FUGG has split in two, and this is Volume 1 covering Underground Comix. With over 9,600 listings (almost twice as many as the 2006 Guide), this all-new, fully rewritten edition has updated prices and detailed printing identification for the hottest and newest (or newly discovered) Underground and Adult Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Alternatives, Independents, Small Press, and all titles not covered by "Overstreet's Comic Book Price Guide." Also featuring: a comprehensive Underground Comix Grading Guide, articles, galleries, biographies, and market analysis. Sponsored by the Bill Graham Archives at Wolfgang's Vault. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 336 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.95.

1st printing. Collects From Under Mountains (2015 Image) #1-6. Written by Claire Gibson and Marian Churchland. Art by Sloane Leong. Cover by Marian Churchland. Old blood feuds rise up from the past to haunt the ruling family of Karsgate Keep. Young Lady Elena must defy convention and assume her father's role, facing forces that threaten Akhara from outside its borders-and worse yet-from within. Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

DC/Vertigo Edition - 1st printing. Story and art by SARAH GLIDDEN. When Sarah Glidden took a "Birthright Israel" tour, she thought she knew what she was getting herself into. But when she got to Israel, she found that things weren't quite so simple. HOW TO UNDERSTAND ISRAEL is Sarah's memoir not only of her Israeli government-sponsored trip through Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, Masada and other famous locations, but of the emotional journey she never expected to take while she was there. Her experience clashes with her preconceived notions again and again, particularly when she tries to take a non-chaperoned trip into the West Bank. Sarah is forced to question first her political beliefs and then her own sense of identity, until she finds that to understand Israel she first must come to understand herself. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, full color. MATURE READERS NOTE: "A graphic memoir of subtlety and understated wit." - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY"A humorous and heartfelt look at one woman's journey of self-discovery in an unfamiliar land." - IGN Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Nancy Burton. Nancy Burton was among the earliest 1960's underground cartoonists, creating comic strips under the pen name "Hurricane Nancy" among others. Burton stopped making art in the early 1970's until 2009 when she began posting artwork online. HURRICANE NANCY is the first collection of Burton's work ever published and reprints many of her comics and drawings from the 1960's in addition to her more recent work. Burton talks about the origins of her pen names, encounters with Timothy Leary and the Grateful Dead and explains why she stopped making art entirely in the 1970's. HURRICANE NANCY is both a retrospective of a significant artist in the history of comics as well as a first-person account of a fascinating moment in counter-cultural America. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $30.00.

1st printing. Collects Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Under the Spell (2018 Boom) and Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Masquerade (2020 Boom).

Written by Shane-Michael Vidaurri, Sina Grace, Micheal Dialynas, and Lara Elena Donnelly. Art by Sarah Webb, Boya Sun, Micheal Dialynas, Puis Bak, French Carlomagno and Samantha Dodge. Cover by Jenny Frison. Back Cover by Rebekah Isaacs.

RETURN TO THE MASQUERADE.

Discover an all-new collection of stories expanding the world of Jim Henson's beloved fantasy classic Labyrinth, including the secret history of Sir Didymus and the untold story of one of Jareth's Masquerade guests who embarks on a journey of self discovery after Sarah shatters the mirror during the Masquerade Ball.

Hardcover, 7-in.x 11-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Stories from Prize Comics Western (1948-1956 Prize) #85-113. Written by J. Alexander, Colin Dawkins, and Jerry DeFuccio. Art by John Severin, Will Elder, Al Williamson, and Joe Gevanter. Cover by John Severin. Foreword, Essay, and Afterword by Howard Leroy Davis. In the 1950s, between his legendary EC work and his celebrated Marvel comics, John Severin joined with Mad artist Will Elder and Two-Fisted Tales writer Colin Dawkins to introduce a new level of historical accuracy to the comic-book Western. Collected here for the first time are all of the American Eagle stories drawn by Severin from from the pages of PRIZE COMICS WESTERN. Plus Severin-drawn stories featuring The Fargo Kid, Black Bull and The Lazo Kid. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 488 pages, full color. Cover price $65.00.

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1st printing. Story and art by Jason Novak. With a stylistic nod to the wordless novels of Frans Maserell and the expressionist drawings of Franz Kafka himself, Jason Noivak's short graphic novel Kafka's Manuscript begins at the author's deathbed, where he entrusts his friend Max Brod with the task of destroying his unpublished papers. Brod refuses, and what follows is the story of how Kafka's literary legacy escaped Europe under the shadow of fascism. It is a survey of Kafka's paranoid landscape in kinetoscopic monochrome. As a master of deadpan satire, Kafka was as eloquent with both words as he was with what was left unsaid. Kafka's Cartoonist Jason Novak seizes upon the unsaid to comment on Kafka's afterlife, exploring in a new way what countless books about Kafka have previously attempted to explore with words. Every epoch has its conundrums, but the qualities that unite our age with Kafka's are a reminder that some characteristics of a culture are perennial. What better way to capture Kafka's enduring but evasive voice than with pantomime? This book is wordless with pages only on the recto; for the press preview, I removed the blank verso pages. Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $20.00.

1st printing.

Written by Brian McDonald. Art and cover by Toby Cypress.

From Brian McDonald, storyteller extraordinaire, comes a remarkable non-fiction graphic novel about the art of storytelling.

There is wisdom in the land of the dead, for it is the place that all stories lay to rest. And what is a story, if not a simulation of survival? Wielding his massive experience from film, tv, comics, and more, Brian McDonald lays out a history of storytelling and shows the reader how the best tales tug at our truest biological instinct: the need to survive. Readers will see how different forms of survival-physical, emotional, spiritual-inform the arc of character development in a way that makes them more complex and compelling. And how plot and circumstance must then force your protagonist to meet their worst nightmare. Toby Cypress's electric art guides the reader through the underworld, visualizing each narrative masterpiece, and bringing the ideas to life. Whether you're in film, books, comics, or simply a story enthusiast, this book offers a way to see character development and the crafting of plot through the lens of human questions of morality and mortality.

Hardcover, 224 pages PC.

Cover price $27.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Walker Tate. An unnamed man stumbles upon a flyer directing him to a suspicious medical facility that promises to fix his eyesight. After he gets the operation, optical defects begin to emerge, along with a whole new set of concerns. Impressionable and easily alarmed, the man comes to suspect he has received much more than he paid for. LASER EYE SURGERY is the first graphic novel by New York cartoonist Walker Tate. Far from an objective (or even accurate) depiction of the popular eyesight-corrective procedure, this is an idiosyncratic and lopsided take on sight, paranoia, and the comics form. As the mans vision continues to change in unforeseen ways, he plunges down a path of confusion and intrigue, no longer sure what to trust. Scams and cons appear to be everywhere, a cosmic swindle looms just out of view. Are the perceived dangers really present, or merely thought to be, and which is worse? Shifty and withholding, steeped in dread, Laser Eye Surgery is a comically unsettling rumination on perception and its trappings. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

1925 - Lon Chaney photo cover. Novelization by director Tod Browning for his 1926 film "The Blackbird", title obviously changed prior to release. Three full-page photo portraits including Tod Browning (rare to find a director's photo), and stars Renee Adoree and Owen Moore. Softcover, 5.25" x 8", 138 pages, text with three B&W photo plates.

1st printing. Story and art by Carol Lay. Muderburg (sic), a sleepy island town off the coast of Maine aims to maintain a quiet existence for their population of families, fishermen, craftspeople, and aging oddballs. But every so often, incursions from scheming outsiders require exgangster mayor Leo Scazzo (and his loving wife and children) to enact counterschemes in order to keep the peace for the other townsfolk... Collecting the complete run of short stories (serialized as Murderville in the 2010s) under one cover, Carol Lays vivacious cartooning keeps the light side of these dark comedies shining. Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $30.00.

1st printing. By Jeff Gaither, Michael Roden, Wayno, Artie Romero, Brad Foster, Fred Hembeck, Mary Fleener, The Pizz, Rick Geary, Dennis Worden, Steve Willis, Roy Tompkins, Tom Christo, pher, XNO, Clay Geerdes, Bob X, Jim Siergey, J.R. Williams, Jim Blanchard, Norman Dog, Molly Kiely, Mack White, Daniel Clowes, Doug Allen, Art Penn, Sam Henderson, Gary Whitney, George Erling, Bob Vojtko, Doug Potter, David Miller, Jim Ryan, Par Holman, Roger May, Meher Dada, Wayne Gibson, Tom Motley, Marc Arsenault, Ion, Bruce Chrislip, Dale Luciano, C. Bradford Gorby, Robin Ator, Douglas O'Neil, C. E. Emmer, Kurt Wilcken, Doug Holverson, Jamie Alder, Tom Hosier, Steven Noppenberger, W.C. Pope, Jim Gillespie, John Howard, Tucker Petertil, Gary Lieb, Bob Conway, and Jim Thompson. NEWAVE! is a gigantic collection of the best small press cartoonists to emerge in the 1970s after the first generation of underground cartoonists (such as R. Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, and Art Spiegelman) paved the way. These cartoonists, inspired by the freewheeling creative energy of the underground commix movement, began drawing and printing their own comix. The most popular format was an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet, folded twice, and printed at local, pre-Kinkos print shops on letter-size paper; because of the small size, they were dubbed "mini comix." As they evolved many different artists, one by one, became interested in this do-it-yourself phenomenon. By the 1980's they became known as Newave Comix, a term taken from England's Newave rock 'n' roll movement. An explosion of do-it-yourself artists emerged. Many talented artists went onto bigger and better things, others have disappeared into the fog never to be heard from again. Inspired by the creative freedom of their underground predecessors and unrestrained by commercial boundaries or editorial edicts, their work was particularly innovative and experimental. Here you will find a group of artists who could not get any attention from the mainstream, who were driven by the inner need to express themselves. This group was a pioneering force that still leaves a wake and an imprint on the alternative comix scene today. NEWAVE features over 700 pages of comics, as well as a historical introduction by editor Michael Dowers, and interviews with several of the more prominent artists featured, such as Brad Foster, Artie Romero, Steve Willis, Dennis Worden, Bob X, J.R. Williams, Roger May, Tom Hosier, George Erling, and Bob Vojtko. Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 750 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing. By Yvan Pommaux. Son of a muse, the young musician Orpheus has everything: talent, beauty, courage, love. Then, in a moment, everything is lost. His bride Eurydice is killed in a terrible accident on their wedding night. Armed only with his lyre, Orpheus enters the desolate Underworld, where no mortal has ever gone before. He's determined to achieve the impossible - bring his wife back to life, restore their happiness, and ensure he's never in danger of losing her again. This gorgeous book retells the tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice in a way newly relatable to young readers. Through its epic illustrations and captivating, carefully researched text, it earns its place in the canon. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 56 pages, full color. Cover price $16.95.

Written by Thomas Waugh; Gay male representation of sexuality has a long history of varied visibility and acceptance, but the 100 or so years of queer life before Stonewall were a period of unprecedented self-identification as well as renewed pressure to hide and suppress the erotic imagery of gay men in western culture. Out/Lines features a resurrection of erotic gay images, once virtually buried and invisible, that circulated in clandestine communities whose sexualized visibility was a potentially devastating risk—a wealth of approximately 200 previously unpublished "obscene" images from the queer pre-Stonewall underground. Drawn mainly from American, German, Italian, and French sources, these images will both broaden and tantalize our view of queer culture with a surprising range of historical styles and motifs. 304pgs b&w 8" x 10" Cover price $19.95.

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1st printing. By Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. Foreword by Nick Offerman. From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia, the definitive story of the creation and legacy of the hit show Parks and Rec, with exclusive interview content from its cast, crew, and creators and an introduction by Nick Offerman. The definitive story of the hit show Parks and Rec from the people who know it best. Interviews from cast and creators like Greg Daniels, Michael Schur, Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, and more that provide insight into the shows creation, never-before-told stories from key players, and an exploration of its legacy as an enduringly lovable modern comedy classic full of optimism and heart. Through new and exclusive interviews with Schur, Daniels, Poehler, and Offerman, who have all agreed to participate, as well as other cast and crew, Armstrong will tell the story of how Parks and Recreation came to be: how it grew from The Offices success and Obama-inspired optimism; how producers assembled one of TVs most lovable casts but barely survived a mediocre first season; how it found its voice by getting more political and more romantic; and how it became a cultural force despite middling ratings during its network run, going on to become a television savior of the Trump era and a modern classic. Lovingly told and deeply researched, Parks and Rec is the ultimate history of the show that taught us what's important in life: friends, waffles, work. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 320 pages, Text (with 8 Pages of B&W and full color Photos). Cover price $32.00.

Showcase of material being worked on by Tim Vigil and David Quinn post Faust: Love of the Damned in 2013. Softcover, 8" x 10-1/2", 60 pages, PC/PB&W, Adults Only.

1st printing. Gilbert Shelton cover. Gilbert Shelton, Skip Williamson, Rick Griffin, Tony Bell, Jack Jackson, S. Clay Wilson, Rory Hayes, Frank Stack, Victor Moscoso, and Jay Lynch art. Freak Brothers and Wonder Warthog stories. 6 3/4" x 9 1/2", 44 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Will Gould. Red Barry was one of the most visually innovative adventure strips of the mid-1930s, combining fluid brushwork and noir shadows (in bold blues and purples) with figures that were constantly in motion, plus a level of violence that brought cries of protest from its syndicate. Red Barry and Secret Agent X-9 were King Features' answers to the Tribune Syndicate's popular Dick Tracy by Chester Gould. While X-9 continued for decades under hands of various quality, Red Barry by Will Gould (no relation to Chester) was an auteur's vision that lasted less than four years (primarily because Gould couldn't meet his deadlines). Regardless, it is today considered one of comics history's great unsung masterpieces, one which famed mystery writer Anthony Boucher said was "the only detectives strip...worthy of any consideration from my scholarly viewpoint." This two-volume series will reprint the complete dailies and color Sundays. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 9-in., 284 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $49.99.

1st printing. Collects Savage Dragon (1993- 2nd Series) #235-240.

Story and art by Erik Larsen.

The deadly Demonoids resurface in Toronto, and Malcolm Dragon recruits Freak Force, the Dynamic Daredevil, and Battle Girl to face off against their hideous hordes. Mighty Man! SuperPatriot! Dart! Barbaric! Lightning Girl! And more Demons than you can imagine. Plus, the introduction of Buffalo Stu and the Scourge, and the first battle of the Savage Little Dragons!

Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Ron Rege. Shell Collection is a compendium of comics and drawings from the first 75 issues of Ron Regé, Jr.'s minicomics series, The Shell of the Self of the Senses. In 2016, Regé began this monthly, subscription only series, with circa 100 copies or so published from month to month, in an effort to return to his 1990s self-publishing roots. This is the first time any of this work has been collected, with newly added color - Shell Collection brilliantly showcases Regé's poetic voice, his deeply humane worldview, and his sui generis visual vocabulary, all of which has made him one of the most distinctive stylists in comics. Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $34.99.

Virgin Cover by Sabine Rich. Story by Vince Hernandez. Art by Romina Moranelli. Chapter One: The Underworld. 36 pages, full color.

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Variant Cover by Sorah Suhng. Story by Vince Hernandez. Art by Romina Moranelli. Chapter One: The Underworld. 36 pages, full color.

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1st printing. Story and art by Matt Madden. Introduction by Ed Park. An author struggles to understand an encounter on the subway that has led her to romantic despair. Six characters embark on a dangerous voyage, searching for a mysterious treasure. A cartoon character finds himself in bizarre yet uncannily familiar scenarios. Three characters obsess over the same image and sense that their lives connect across generations. Novelistic worlds in miniature. Hilarious hijinks. The occasional twist ending... The stories in SIX TREASURES OF SPIRAL: COMICS FORMED UNDER PRESSURE are inventive and wide-ranging, sometimes funny, occasionally sad, and always offbeat. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 248 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Carol Tyler. Carol Tyler's graphic memoir chronicles her fraught relationship with her WWII veteran father and how the trauma of war effected the Greatest Generation and those who followed. Even though Tyler's work has an accessible, homemade feel (the organizing metaphor of the book is a family photo album), You'll Never Know is a sophisticated graphic work about war, love, loss and is also a tribute to servicemen and women. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 376 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Stan MacK. Foreword by Jake Tapper. Afterword by Jeanette Walls. Sketchbook in hand, Stan Mack haunted the New York City environs, watching, listening, overhearing, and interviewing its inhabitants. He drew a comic strip every week based on what he saw and heard, famously using verbatim dialogue for his graphic dramatizations. A mixture of humor, spontaneity, serendipity, and weirdness, Mack's comic strip snapshots caught New Yorkers -whether it is an extortionist calligrapher, a baby evading arrest at her first protest, a stroll up Broadway with a ferret, an evening with a male liberationist, or an unlucky-in-love dolphin trainer- being who they are in all their unguarded and uninhibited glory. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 336 pages, B&W. Cover price $50.00.

1st printing. Collects Star Wars Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika (2000) #1-5.

Written by Mike Kennedy. Art and cover by Carlos Meglia.

When three Hutts place a wager on who can raise the most successful squad of henchmen to procure a highly valuable, mythical treasure, the most conniving rogues of the Star Wars Universe are recruited.

Following a lead provided by Jozzel Moffet, a Hutt's majordomo, three teams set out to be the first to find the mysterious Yavin Vassilika. Boba Fett, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Lando, Dengar, IG-88, and others square off to decide who is the best scoundrel in the galaxy! They're hot on each other's trails, trying to stay alive and one step ahead of the pack.

Meanwhile, the seductive Jozzel Moffet, wanting to free herself from a life of Hutt-washing, is moonlighting for a secret fourth investor and is hoping to get the Vassilika from whichever team is left standing!

Softcover, 120 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.95.

1st Printing - Junior Edition. Written and illustrated by William Donahey. Young Children love the delightful little Teenie Weenies, who are a kindly, clever, jolly folk, always ready and anxious to do a kind deed. In their snug little home beneath a friendly rosebush the Teenie Weenies live a happy life, filled with pleasant everyday happenings and also with an occasional adventure. The Dunce, forever getting into trouble; Mr. and Mrs. Lover and the Twins; the General, always fearless and brave; the Lady of Fashion, the Cowboy, and the "Chinaman" - These and all the other Teenie Weenies are such fascinating characters that every young child will want to read more and more stories about them. Hardcover, 5 3/8" x 6 6/8", 64 pages, PC/PB&W

1st printing. By M.S. Harkness. Time Under Tension is a smart, funny, no bullshit work of autobiography, a story of searching for dignity in a world that rarely affords it and taking agency of adulthood in the face of so many easy excuses not to. M.S. Harkness is graduating from art school in Minneapolis and facing a crossroads in life. She has a strained relationship with her mother, a sexually abusive father on parole, and is in love with an aspiring MMA fighter who mostly hangs out with her to get high and already has a girlfriend and career prospects with a fight promoter. An art career feels untenable - as one professor tells her, "Don't expect to get by on this fucked-up broke girl shit." She decides to get a personal trainer's certificate - it seems like a feasible and sensible career option - but continues to dabble as a sex worker and weed dealer because the money is too irresistible. With idle hands due to no classes or full-time work, M.S. has ample time to aimlessly fuck around - or, to get her shit together. "I want to be better; I want to be stable and solid. I don't want to keep aimlessly shifting between untenable situations." Harkness's bold, precise black-and-white cartooning and eye for storytelling invites the reader in, while her sharp wit and naturalist ear as a writer takes it away from there. Never didactic, always real, Time Under Tension is a spirited and assured work of graphic memoir. M.S. Harkness was born in Oklahoma and lives in Columbus, Ohio. She has been featured on the New Yorker's "Daily Shouts Page," is a recipient of the Minnesota State Arts Board Visual Artist Grant, and occasionally teaches comics at the Columbus College of Art and Design. Her previous works include Tinderella and Desperate Pleasures (both from Uncivilized Books). Softcover, 264 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.99.

Part (technically issue #8) of Top Shelfs self-titled anthology series. This issue includes art and stories by Garret Izumi, Actus Tragicus, Dylan Horrocks, Dean Haspiel, Mike Diana, Josh Simmons, Mack White, Craig Thompson, Dylan Williams, and Matt Madden. Despite the title, only a few of the stories are circus-themed. Edited by Brett Warnock. Swell wraparound cover by Christine Shields. Mature readers. Black and white with some color pages; 176 pages. Cover price $14.95. Cover price $14.95.

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Story Art, and Cover by Jon Lewis. Foreword by Hale Marmot. The swamp adventures of a band of swampland critters upon the discovery of a new animal in the swamp. 64 pages, B&W Cover price $4.95.

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Written by Christophe Bec. Art by Stefano Raffaele and Christian Favrelle. Cover by James Stokoe. Some people bury their secrets underground. In Megalopolis, the dirt flows into the sewers. LT Wilson Jericho, disgraced from his position above ground and now an officer in the sewer police, thinks he knows everything there is to know about what lies beneath. But scientist Sandra Yeatman is determined to discover the truth behind the legends, and something is threatening to crawl out and rip the city apart... 52 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $5.99.

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Written by Christophe Bec. Art by Stefano Raffaele and Christian Favrelle. Cover by Stefano Raffaele, Some people bury their secrets underground. In Megalopolis, the dirt flows into the sewers. LT Wilson Jericho, disgraced from his position above ground and now an officer in the sewer police, thinks he knows everything there is to know about what lies beneath. But scientist Sandra Yeatman is determined to discover the truth behind the legends, and something is threatening to crawl out and rip the city apart... 52 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $5.99.

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Written by Christophe Bec. Art by Stefano Raffaele and Christian Favrelle. Cover by James Stokoe. Some people bury their secrets underground. In Megalopolis, the dirt flows into the sewers. LT Wilson Jericho, disgraced from his position above ground and now an officer in the sewer police, thinks he knows everything there is to know about what lies beneath. But scientist Sandra Yeatman is determined to discover the truth behind the legends, and something is threatening to crawl out and rip the city apart... 52 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $5.99.

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.

Story and art by Chris Gooch.

The inmates of an extensive underground prison struggle to build meaningful lives in a broken system, in the most ambitious graphic novel to date from rising indie star Chris Gooch (Bottled and Deep Breaths).

Under-Earth takes place in a subterranean landfill, hollowed out to serve as a massive improvised prison. Sunken into the trash and debris of the past - Gameboys, iPhones, coffee cups, old cars - we follow two parallel stories.

In the first, a new arrival struggles to adapt to the everyday violence, physical labour, and poverty of the prison city. Overwhelmed and alone, he finds a connection with a fellow inmate through an old, beat-up novel. While these two silent and uncommunicative men grow closer thanks to their book, the stress of their environment will test their new bond.

Meanwhile, a pair of thieves pull off a risky job in exchange for the prisons' schematics and the promise of escape - only to be betrayed by their employer. On the run with their hope for escape now gone, the two women set their minds to revenge. Yet as they lay their plans, their focus shifts from an obsession with the outside world to the life they have with each other.

Equal parts sincerity and violence, Under-Earth explores humanity's inextinguishable drive to find meaning, connection, and even family - and how fragile such constructions can be.

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 560 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Collects reproductions of stories from Manhunt #1-11, Trail Colt #1-2, and Undercover Girl #5-7. Softcover, 90 pages, full color.

Written by Steve Skeates. Art by George Wildman and Matt Hansel. Cover by Adrian Ropp. Holy dancing disco bellbottoms, Underdog! It's 1975 again! American Mythology has uncovered beautiful unpublished Underdog stories from the original Gold Key comic series that have never been seen before! These stories are by the original creative teams of Steve Skeates and George Wildman and were discovered in a collector's stash. We've resurrected these archeological finds and given them some TLC to create Underdog 1975. We're also including some groovy reprint stories from the Gold Key series to make this a one of a kind time capsule issue. Go back in time with us to a simpler era with incredible cartoon characters. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Steve Skeates. Art by George Wildman and Matt Hansel. Cover by Bill Galvan. Holy dancing disco bellbottoms, Underdog! It's 1975 again! American Mythology has uncovered beautiful unpublished Underdog stories from the original Gold Key comic series that have never been seen before! These stories are by the original creative teams of Steve Skeates and George Wildman and were discovered in a collector's stash. We've resurrected these archeological finds and given them some TLC to create Underdog 1975. We're also including some groovy reprint stories from the Gold Key series to make this a one of a kind time capsule issue. Go back in time with us to a simpler era with incredible cartoon characters. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Steve Skeates. Art by George Wildman and Matt Hansel. Cover by Patrick Owsley. Holy dancing disco bellbottoms, Underdog! It's 1975 again! American Mythology has uncovered beautiful unpublished Underdog stories from the original Gold Key comic series that have never been seen before! These stories are by the original creative teams of Steve Skeates and George Wildman and were discovered in a collector's stash. We've resurrected these archeological finds and given them some TLC to create Underdog 1975. We're also including some groovy reprint stories from the Gold Key series to make this a one of a kind time capsule issue. Go back in time with us to a simpler era with incredible cartoon characters. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. By Malcolm White. Photograhs by Clay Geerdes. Foreword by Will Eisner. Featuring 50 candid portraits, this volume covers from the late 1960s to the early 1980s and places the spotlight on such underground legends as Robert Crumb, Rick Griffin, Bill Griffith, Robert Williams, S. Clay Wilson, and more. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 120 pages, Text (with B&W Photos). Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. Written by Andrew Vachss. Art by Dom Reardon. Cover by Sean Phillips. The hard-hitting tale of oppression and revolution continues in this original graphic novel collecting the three-part Underground from Dark Horse Presents and over one hundred pages of new content! When the fascist Rulers coerce millions into the despotically governed Underground, only the subversive message of the Book Boys can set the people free! Over 100 pages of never-before-published material! Adapted from a screenplay by Andrew Vachss, acclaimed author of Hard Looks and the Burke series! Cover by Fatale's Sean Phillips! Hardcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Mystery of Me!" and "The Mystery of the Sargasso Sea!" Story and art by Jay Piscopo. Cover by Steve Rude. Fans of classic adventure, meet Capt'n Eli! Created in the tradition of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers, this is the story of a boy with extraordinary scientific abilities and mysterious ties to the sea. For all ages, this book is an imaginative blend of solid comics storytelling and 3-D CGI. Featuring pin-ups by comics greats Steve Rude, Herb Trimpe and Howard Chaykin. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 104 pages, full color. All Ages NOTE: "Capt'n Eli is a new, mutated form of manga crossed with Jonny Quest. It's a delightful, well-written and well-realized addition to the world of comic art." - Roy Thomas, legendary Marvel editor and writer. Cover price $9.99.

Tundra/Kitchen Sink Edition - 1st printing.

Written and illustrated by Scott McCloud.

Utilizing a comics format to explain the comics format, UNDERSTANDING COMICS is an insightful explanation and analysis of the graphic-text art form. Told in a serious manner with equal parts wit and wisdom, this book explores the intricacies of comic book storytelling which differentiate it as mode of expression from television and novels. Touching on the theory and history as well as some of the modern trends of sequential art and copy, this volume is an accessible introduction to the world of comic books.

Softcover, 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Tundra/Kitchen Sink Edition - 2nd and later printings.

Written and illustrated by Scott McCloud.

Utilizing a comics format to explain the comics format, UNDERSTANDING COMICS is an insightful explanation and analysis of the graphic-text art form. Told in a serious manner with equal parts wit and wisdom, this book explores the intricacies of comic book storytelling which differentiate it as mode of expression from television and novels. Touching on the theory and history as well as some of the modern trends of sequential art and copy, this volume is an accessible introduction to the world of comic books.

Softcover, 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

DC/Paradox Edition - 1st printing. "The Invisible Art!" Written and illustrated by Scott McCloud. Utilizing a comics format to explain the comics format, UNDERSTANDING COMICS is an insightful explanation and analysis of the graphic-text art form. Told in a serious manner with equal parts wit and wisdom, this book explores the intricacies of comic book storytelling which differentiate it as mode of expression from television and novels. Touching on the theory and history as well as some of the modern trends of sequential art and copy, this volume is an accessible introduction to the world of comic books. Softcover, 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.