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John Romita JR Cover - 1st printing. Collects Iron Man (1968 1st Series)#115-157.

Up-and-coming talents David Michelinie, Bob Layton and John Romita Jr. joined forces to take on Marvel's Golden Avenger in 1978 - and captured lighting in a bottle! Now, their history-making first run is collected in one massive volume! From Tony Stark's taboo-shattering struggle with alcoholism to Iron Man's legendary clash with Dr. Doom during King Arthur's time, this one's got it all - including Justin Hammer's introduction; a brutal battle against the Hulk; the menaces of Madame Masque, the Melter, Blizzard, Whiplash, the Dreadnoughts, the Titanium Man and more; and the debut of Tony's outer-space and stealth armors! Guest-starring Ant-Man, Namor and more!

Hardcover, 944 pages, full color. Cover price $99.99.

Bob Layton Cover - 1st printing. Collects Iron Man (1968 1st Series)#115-157.

Up-and-coming talents David Michelinie, Bob Layton and John Romita Jr. joined forces to take on Marvel's Golden Avenger in 1978 - and captured lighting in a bottle! Now, their history-making first run is collected in one massive volume! From Tony Stark's taboo-shattering struggle with alcoholism to Iron Man's legendary clash with Dr. Doom during King Arthur's time, this one's got it all - including Justin Hammer's introduction; a brutal battle against the Hulk; the menaces of Madame Masque, the Melter, Blizzard, Whiplash, the Dreadnoughts, the Titanium Man and more; and the debut of Tony's outer-space and stealth armors! Guest-starring Ant-Man, Namor and more!

Hardcover, 944 pages, full color. Cover price $99.99.

1st printing. Collects material from Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #39-53. Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Romita, Sr. This is it, the John Romita Spider-Man book fans have been waiting for-Nearly 200 pages of prime John Romita Spider-Man art from his very earliest days on the title, and every single one is scanned from the original art! This over-sized (it's as big as the recent STERANKO Artist's Edition) Artifact Edition showcases the absolute peak of Romita's tenure on Amazing Spider-Man from his first 15 issues (#39 - #53), and all are twice-up pages-this one is an enormous 15" x 22" tome! Hardcover, 15-in. x 22-in., 200 pages, B&W.

Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Buford Tune, Frank Engli, Paul McCarthy and Maureen Daly. Kids' comics geared to the concerns of the 1940s teenage girl. An amnesiac is rescued at sea, drifting unconscious in a lifeboat, and decides to call herself Claire Voyant; Maureen Daly's popular syndicated advice column for teenagers; Professor Bunson Burner wants to use his evolution machine to turn Gertie O'Grady into a monkey. Plus Frank Sinatra and Van Johnson pinups. Claire Voyant; Sugar and Spice; Sissy; Dotty Dripple; Rocky the Stone-Age Kid; Gertie O'Grady; The Correct Thing; What Gets You...? 48 pages, Full Color.

1st printing. Written by Francesca Perillo. Art and cover by Stefano Cardoselli. Can a robot fall in love? In the bustling streets of New York City, sometime in the far future, robots like JoJo have taken on everyday jobs. Driving a taxi around NYC is all in a day's work for JoJo, but when he meets the mysterious Gilda, it's love at first sight! New York City, sometime in the far future, where robots like JoJo have taken over the tasks humans no longer want to perform...like driving a taxi. JoJo is pretty happy with his lot in life but feels as though something is missing...then he meets Gilda and it's love at first sight. But the course of true love is a bumpy one and JoJo is going to find that out firsthand when he discovers that Gilda is entangled with the mafia that runs his beloved city, and they're very much against this potential union for their own reasons. Watch out, JoJo! Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS. He grew up in the shadow of a comics legend, but he didn't stay there for long. John Romita Jr. may share a few things with his dad - an abiding loyalty for Marvel, an acumen for drawing some of the best Spidey panels to ever see print and a reputation as a master storyteller - but he's done it all his own way. THE MARVEL ART OF JOHN ROMITA JR. celebrates JRJR's three decades-plus in the industry he's helped redefine with his explosive artwork. Compiling images that run the gamut of his career - including his work on Iron Man, Daredevil, the X-Men, the Avengers and, yes, Spider-Man - this deluxe art book will tell one of the great stories in comics: the career of John Romita Jr. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 11 1/2-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

1st printing. Collects Amazing Spider-Man (196-1998 1st Series) #229-230, Iron Man (1968-1996 1st Series) #128 and 256, Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #183 and #309, Star Brand (1986-1989) #1, Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #253, Punisher: War Zone (1992-1995) #1, Daredevil: The Man without Fear (1993) #1-2, Incredible Hulk (1999-2008 2nd Series) #25 and 34, Amazing Spider-Man (1998-2013 2nd Series) #36 and material from Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) Annual #11.

Written by Roger Stern, David Michelinie, Bob Layton, David Michelinie, Chris Claremont, Scott Lobdell, Jim Shooter, Ann Nocenti, Chuck Dixon, Frank Miller, Paul Jenkins, Bruce Jones, Scott Edelman, and J. Michael Straczynski. Art by John Romita, Jr., Jim Mooney, Bob Layton, Harry Candelario, Dan Green, Al Williamson, Klaus Janson, Tom Palmer, and Al Milgrom. Cover by John Romita, Jr.

Celebrate the career of a true Marvel Visionary!

John Romita Jr. followed in his famous father's footsteps - and soon become a legend in his own right! This volume collects some of JRJR's greatest hits, from his first Marvel work to the creation of a New Universe and more! Tony Stark battles alcoholism! Spider-Man battles the Juggernaut though the streets of New York! Colossus and Kitty Pryde break up! Daredevil and Kingpin celebrate Christmas! The Punisher joins the mafia! Professor X and Magneto's history is explored! Hulk smashes the Abomination! A masterful retelling of Daredevil's origin! And more!

Hardcover, 360 pages, full color. Rated T+

Cover price $29.99.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Romano Scarpa.

When Floyd Gottfredson stopped creating new Mickey Mouse adventures in 1955, Romano Scarpa pick quickly proved himself a worthy successor, spinning out new Mickey action epics, most of which have never been available in English! Now Fantagraphics is translating and anthologizing Scarpa's best! This volume features the title story plus "The Bleep-Bleep 15" and "The Fabulous Kingdom of Shan-Grilla," two tales making their North American debut!

Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $29.99.

1st printing.

Written by Romano Scarpa and Rodolfo Cimino. Art by Romano Scarpa, Giorgio Cavazzano, Luciano Gatto, Sandro Del Conte. Cover by Romano Scarpa. Translated and Dialogue by Joe Torcivia, Thad Komorowski, Alberto Becattini, Byron Erickson, Jonathan H. Gray. Article by Francesco Stajano and Leonardo Gori.

Mickey Mouse and Uncle Scrooge tackle crafty - and not-so-crafty - crooks in adventuresin these comics stories by legendary Italian "Maestro" Romano Scarpa! In "The Man from Altacraz," Mickey tries to reform musical ex-convict J. Cobalt Bloogle - but another master criminal is using both Bloogle and Mickey to get his hands on a priceless treasure! Then, in "The African Queen," Goofy falls in love with Zenobia, ruler of a lost jungle kingdom... and Mickey's troubles are only getting started!

When Disney Legend Floyd Gottfredson stopped creating new Mickey Mouse adventure serials in 1955, Italian Disney cartoonist Romano Scarpa (1927-2005) picked up the Mickey mantle - telling decades' worth of legendary tales himself! Now Fantagraphics is anthologizing Scarpa's best - and beyond this book's Mickey tales, we're also including Scrooge McDuck versus the Beagle Boys in "Risky Bees-Ness"... the tale of a sting gone wrong!

Hardcover, 8-in.x 11-in., 188 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Story and art byRomano Scarpa Mickey and Donald tackle arch-foes and family feuds in new-to-USA adventures by comics maestro Romano Scarpa! From Minnie to Horace to Mortimer Mouse, Mickey's friends and fiends are bewitched by Dr. Wrayspray and his amazing health tonic. But Mickey smells a rat - and the trail leads to Wrayspray's headquarters on Brigaboom, an amazing island that only appears once every five years... where Peg Leg Pete is cooking up a diabolical new racket! Next, it's Donald in deep duck trouble when he's forced to battle an army of AI-controlled evil toys in "Remotely Impossible" - and his own unhinged cousin in "The Unsinkable Kildare Coot!" Finally, Goofy's royal love interest returns in "The Famed Jumping Frog of Queen Zenobia"... with a criminal plot hot on her tail! When Disney Legend Floyd Gottfredson stopped creating new Mickey Mouse adventure serials in 1955, Disney pundit Romano Scarpa (1927-2005) - born in Venice, Italy - picked up the Mickey mantel, telling decades' worth of legendary tales himself! In addition to writing Disney comics for 25 years, John Lustig (1953-), born in Seattle, Washington, has written outrageously silly comics for Marvel, Viz, and more. Lustig is best known for his Last Kiss comics, which feature vintage romance art with witty new dialogue. Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $29.99.

Art book featuring official art from the anime of the same name. Softcover, 8-1/4" x 11-3/4", 144 pages, full color, Japanese language.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Wataru Watari. Art and cover by Ponkan 8. Translated by Jennifer Ward.

Hachiman Hikigaya is a cynic. "Youth" is a crock, he believes--a sucker's game, an illusion woven from failure and hypocrisy. But when he turns in an essay for a school assignment espousing this view, he's sentenced to work in the Service Club, an organization dedicated to helping students with problems in their lives! How will Hachiman the Cynic cope with a job that requires--gasp!--optimism?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 240 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.00.

1st printing. Collects New Romancer (2015 DC) #1-6. Written by Peter Milligan. Art and cover by Brett Parson. Fired from a cushy job in Silicon Valley, Lexy becomes a coder for New Romancer, an Internet dating app that's seen better days. To create fake profiles, she plunders characteristics from history's most notorious lovers. Using little-known writings by Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer, Lexy pushes the boundaries of coding and accidentally unleashes history's greatest lover: Lord Byron. Online dating meets courtly love in this paranormal rom-com by Vertigo veteran writer Peter Milligan and rising art-star Brett Parson (Tank Girl). Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Story by Stuart Kerr and Ralph Griffith. Art and cover by Bill Bryan. A miniseries tie-in to Calibers Oz series, which takes place in a later, darker era than Dorothys first visit. Scraps the Patchwork Girl tries to break the Nome Kings spell that has turned the Scarecrow evil; meanwhile, the Scarecrow is building an army - literally. 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Collects Oz: Romance in Rags (1996) #1-3.

Written by Stuart Kerr and Ralph Griffith. Art by Bill Bryan. Cover by Bill Bryan and Britt Martin.

A mini-series tale set in the fabled OZ Universe and based on the works of L. Frank Baum.

Returning to the days of the Nome King's rule over the land of OZ, this series reveals the ill-fated love between Scraps the Patchwork Girl, and the Evil King Scarecrow while he is under a wicked spell of the witch Mombie. Although Scraps is one of the Freedom Fighters of OZ, seeking to rid the land of the Nome King's rule, she cannot bear to hear of their plans for her beloved's demise.

Scraps must make a fateful decision on which side to join.

Softcover, 100 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

1st printing.

Story and art by S. W. Searle.

Sensual, sweet, and beautifully illustrated, Patience & Esther is a steamy period romance and an inspirational erotic journey across the epic sweep of history, from the end of a gilded age to the start of an uncharted future.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 280 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $20.00.

1st printing. Collects Pax Romana (2007) #1-4.

Story and art by JONATHAN HICKMAN.

From the mind of comic book innovator Jonathan Hickman, comes the exhilarating time-traveling epic: PAX ROMANA. The creator of THE NIGHTLY NEWS brings his unique sensibility to science fiction and the result is a visually stunning look at a new history of the world. PAX ROMANA tells the tale of 5000 men sent on an impossible mission to change the past and save the future.

Softcover, 96 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

2nd and later printings. Collects Pax Romana (2007) #1-4.

Story and art by JONATHAN HICKMAN.

From the mind of comic book innovator Jonathan Hickman, comes the exhilarating time-traveling epic: PAX ROMANA. The creator of THE NIGHTLY NEWS brings his unique sensibility to science fiction and the result is a visually stunning look at a new history of the world. PAX ROMANA tells the tale of 5000 men sent on an impossible mission to change the past and save the future.

Softcover, 96 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Written by Marc Shapiro, illustrated by Jed Mickle. His business acumen and proven political leadership are the reasons why the Republican Party establishment sees him as their leading light in the 2012 presidential election. How Mitt Romney became the Republican Party's frontrunner is the subject of Bluewater Productions' Political Power: Mitt Romney. 6.5" x 10.25", 28 pages, FC. Cover price $3.99.

Wild Horses and Ornery Gals, pencils by Al Eadeh, inks by John Belfi. Miss Nell of the Medicine Show. Chuck Wagon Jane. Rawhide Cupid text story. The Cowboy and the Debutante, pencils by Leonard Starr. Heart Rustler, art by Jack Kirby. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Near Mint $16.00

1st printing.

Story and art by Liv Stromquist.

The internationally acclaimed activist follows up her satirical work of graphic medicine with this collection of humorous comics essays about how historical and societal shifts have altered - and perhaps destroyed - "romantic love."

The deceptively simple through-line for Swedish media personality and activist Liv Strömquist's The Reddest Rose is the question: Why does Leonardo DiCaprio date an endless string of twentysomething models? Her answer - in the form of this collection of well-researched, humorous comics essays - tracks how philosophers and artists, from the Ancient Greeks to Beyoncé, conceptualized romantic love. Strömquist's signature interlocutor characters, drawn in a zine-y, flat, blocky style, ask each other questions and offer sharp commentary as they guide readers throughout history and the change in societies' values, from showing love/loving to getting love/being loved. (Poet Hilda "H.D." Doolittle - who was so love-stricken by a man taking off his glasses that she believed they viewed dolphins together in another dimension - lends the book its title.) Lord Byron, Socrates, Byung-Chul Han, Ezra Pound, Slavoj Žižek, Lou Andreas-Salomé, Ariadne, and many others make cameos.

For the first time in English, in The Reddest Rose, Strömquist wonders: in a rationalist, consumerist world, can romantic love survive?

Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 184 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.99.

Romance comics from the artists of Britains Revolver magazine. Stories and art by D'Israeli, Migualanxo Prado, Shaky Kane, Nick Vince, Chris Webster, Sean Phillips, Myra Hancock, Caroline Della Porter, Julie Hollings, Daniel Cacouault, Ed Hillyer, Si Spencer and Mark Laming. Mature readers. Full color; 60 pages. 8.25" x 12". Cover by Brian Bolland.

Spanish Series. Reprints material from Rom (1979-1986 Marvel). 7 1/2-in x 11-in, 40 Pages, Full Color, Spanish Language.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - January/February, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

March/April, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

May/June, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

July/August, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - April, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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"The Unmasked Heart!" (art by Vince Colletta), "You Cannot Marry" (art by Colletta), "The Nights Are So Lovely" (art by Larry Lieber), and "Music For a Lost Love!" (art by Colletta), plus a two-page text story, "A Mind of Her Own." Colletta cover. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Wataru Momose. Anzu must play along in this altered reality before she can return to her normal life, so she begrudgingly makes friends with Tsukasa Kazuki. He unfortunately happens to be one of the hottest and most popular guys at school, and whats worse, she realizes that he might not even be that bad of a person! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

Story by Allen Saunders. Art by Ken Ernst and Paul McCarthy. An early precursor to romance comics. The bulk of the issue is taken up with a collection of a Mary Worth strip from 1944. Mary's new tenant, Senora Lisa De Leon, keeps her face hidden under a veil while she undergoes a mysterious treatment from Dr. Karen Ward. But how will the new love of her life feel when her procedure is done? Also featuring pinup photos of movie stars John Hodiak and Alan Ladd, and a one-page Gertie O'Grady gag strip. Romantic John Hodiak; Mary Worth: Doctor Ward's Secret; Gertie O'Grady; Romantic Alan Ladd. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1, No. 2 - September 1931. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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1st printing. Written by Anthony Del Col. Art and cover by Stefan Tosheff. The world's most famous lovers are now sworn enemies dueling to the death! In this Shakespearean Western, warrior-for-hire (and pregnant) Juliet Capulet is hired to protect a border town nunnery from the evil forces led by her ex Romeo. As they prepare, she reluctantly reunites with her old allies, including Hamlet, Othello, Puck (a "Magnificent Shakespeare Seven") but they soon discover something rotten in the state of the nunnery and a magical force that dreams are made on... all while Juliet must determine if the father of her child is Hamlet... or the man she must kill, Romeo. Softcover, 148 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

1st printing. Based on the Novel by Kiko Amat. Adapted by Rosa Codina. Translated by Emiliano Maitia. In her first graphic novel, Rosa Codina adapts Kiko Amat's coming-of-age novel about the wild years of adolescence. Rompepistas is seventeen years old. He's a punk, he lives on the outskirts of Barcelona, and he does everything for the music: Generation X, The Clash, The Jam, Las Duelistas... That last one's his own group, where he plays the guitar and bellows into the microphone. It's all about playing to keep the sadness at bay and to never cry again. When you start playing, everything changes. All the shit clears up. Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 232 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Romulus (2016 Image) #1-4. Written by Bryan Hill. Art and cover by Nelson Blake. Our world isn't free. All of us, for generations, have lived under the secret control of The Ancient Order of Romulus. One young woman, raised by them, trained by them, betrayed by them, must push through her fear to take a stand against the silent evil that masters our world. Her name is Ashlar, and her war begins with the brutal first chapter of the new Image series ROMULUS, from writer BRYAN HILL (POSTAL) and artist NELSON BLAKE II (MAGDELENA). Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

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Cover art by Glenn Dakin and Steve Way. The Isis Syndrome, script and art by Glenn Dakin; Hal falls under the spell of a strangely Egyptian woman. You Put A Spell On Me, script and art by Trevs Phoenix; A married couple both have a secret. Compulsion, script and art by Warren Pleece; Marv uses magic to capture the perfect bride. Know What I Mean?, script and art by Glenn Dakin; Mona discovers why her boyfriend is unusual. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.