Love comic books issue 1

1st printing. By Takayuki Irie. All-new girls! All-new costumes! All-new format! Cosplay, the Japanese love of making and wearing the outfits of manga, anime, and video-game characters, needs little introduction. We Love Cosplay Girls continues this onslaught of deliciousness with hundreds of full-color photos of street-fighting chicks, emerald-haired princesses, and faux-fur kittens. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color (photos). Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Cover by Iger. "Love on the Racks: A History of American Romance Comics," provides a fascinating introduction to "Weird Love: That's The Way I Like It!", the second sleazy and stupefying volume in the series that "Wired" magazine calls "deranged genius!" You'll love, you'll hate these lurid stories: "Too Fat to Frug," "Men You Shouldn't Marry," "Leader of the Pack," "Love Slaves," "Stay Away From Married Men," "Trailer Park Girl: Flirtation on Wheels," "Mail-Order Marriage," "Thrill Crazy!," and much more cringe-worthy, laugh-riot comic book kitsch! Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 168 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Cover by Bob Powell. Deranged, outrageous, oddball, kitchy, crazy, depraved, and essential romance comics from the 1950s and '60s sure to blow your mind and bust your gut with laughter! Read: "I Joined a Teenage Sex Cult," "Savage Love," "Men Were My Business," "Cracked Up," "Black Marketeer," "Call Me Wicked," "I Married A Maniac," "He Called Me Jail Bait," plus a sordid story of Clown Fetish: "The Love She Didn't Want!" and many more bizarro comics! Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Cover by John Rosenberger. Guilty pleasures abound in this cult hit! Read these lurid, sleaze comics: "Fast Girl," "They Called Me Tramp!," "My Kisses Brought Death," "It's Like Love Pussycat," "Siren of the Tropics," "My Love Was Auctioned Off!," and many more. Includes the bizarro tale that you're sure to relate to: "Beauty Is A Curse!" Hardcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Off-beat stories abound in this celebration of the lurid and sometimes sleazy history of romance comic books. LOL romance comic book stories from the 1950s, '60s, and beyond! Punk rock star and graphic novelist Rebecca Sevrin introduces the LOL bizarro, lurid, and loony romance comic book stories! Your jaw will drop over the WTH wacky pulp fiction with... COMMIES in "Iron Curtain Romance!" KOOKY TEENAGERS hot for teacher in "Too Young for Love!" SWINGERS in the appropriately titled "Swingers!" AND the cover story "SO THIS IS LOVE!" Twenty mind-blowing stories in all, plus a cover gallery! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Aug 1946. Western romance stories by Joseph Chadwick "Tangled Honeymoon", Chuck Martin, Bill Severn, Cleo Adkins, Mary Marsh Brown, Amy Henderson, and Ray Vicker. 7" x 10"; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

1st printing. In Whedonistas, a host of award-winning female writers and fans come together to celebrate the works of Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible). By discussing the impact of Whedon's work, their involvement with his shows fandoms and why they adore the worlds he's created, these essayists "aim to misbehave" in Whedon's rich, fantastical worlds. Essay topics include Sharon Shinn and Emma Bull elaborating on the perfection of Firefly; Jeanne Stein revealing Buffy's influence on Her creation, Anna Strong; and Nancy Holder relating on-the-set tales of Spike menacing her baby daughter while Riley made her hot chocolate! Other contributors include Seanan McGuire, Elizabeth Bear, Catherynne M. Valente, Maria Lima, Jackie Kessler, Mariah Huehner, Sarah Monette, and Lyda Morehouse. Also featured is an exclusive interview with television writer and producer, Jane Espenson, who's no stranger to the Whedonverse! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, Text. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing.

By Kim Taylor-Foster.

Whether you saw the movie in theaters in 1999 or watched it for the first time at home, there is no denying that The Matrix has had an immense impact on pop culture. Why We Love The Matrix is the first and only guide that combines entertaining information about the history and making of the film with a celebratory look at all the different aspects that have helped solidify this as a beloved sci-fi favorite.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $18.00.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Sanctuary!" Written by Melissa Marr. Art by Xian Nu Studio. The world of the New York Times-bestseller Wicked Lovely comes to manga with an all-new, gritty, sexy, modern tale of faeries and mortals, love and power. The desert is far away from the schemes of the Faerie Courts -- and that's how Rika likes it. Once a mortal and now a Faery, Rika seeks isolation and revels in her ability to appear invisible to humans. Until she meets him. Artistic and kind, Jayce is the last person Rika wants to hide from. But change is coming, challenging Rika's freedom and her new romance, as her past pursues her, even into the heart of the desert. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Liz Prince. What started out as an exercise in keeping a personal comics journal quickly evolved into Liz Prince's first solo graphic novel. Described as a mix between Jeffrey Brown and James Kochalka, Liz's comics are made up of short vignettes that capture all the cute, gross, and endearing aspects of relationships. It's the perfect book for all those fans of autobiographical comics who want to see a happy ending. Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.00.

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2nd and later printings. Story and art by Liz Prince. What started out as an exercise in keeping a personal comics journal quickly evolved into Liz Prince's first solo graphic novel. Described as a mix between Jeffrey Brown and James Kochalka, Liz's comics are made up of short vignettes that capture all the cute, gross, and endearing aspects of relationships. It's the perfect book for all those fans of autobiographical comics who want to see a happy ending. Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.00.

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1st printing. By Jim Ottaviani and Dylan Meconis. "Never hug and kiss them, never let them sit on your lap. The end result is a happy child, free as air, because he has mastered the stupidly simple demands society makes upon him." Psychologists know best, and in the 1950s they warned parents about the dangers of too much love. Besides, what was "love" anyway? Just another name for children seeking food and adults seeking sex. It took Harry Harlow, a deeply unhappy man who knew in his gut the truth about what love - and its absence - meant, to prove otherwise. His experiments, and their results, shocked the world. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. Collects Witchblood (2021 Vault Comics) #1-10.

Written by Matthew Erman. Art and cover by Lisa Sterle.

A non-stop supernatural action adventure bathed in magic, blood, motorcycles, mayhem, vampires, and an unconventional. 1,000 year-old witch named Yonna.

MAGIC IS IN THE BLOOD

A modern, Wild West road trip about a witch named Yonna cruising the Southwest as a band of bloodthirsty biker vampires, The Hounds of Love, hunt her scattered coven for the source of all magic: witch blood. From the critically acclaimed creators of The Modern Witch Tarot Deck and Long Lost comes Witchblood, a blend of action, lore, and Americana-perfect for fans of Buffy and American Gods.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. 32 full color post cards from the creator of The Simpsons - Matt Groening! Softcover (Horizontal Format), 7 1/2-in. x 4 1/2-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

1st printing.

Art and cover by Johnny Craig.

This collection gathers all of Johnny Craig's stories for War Against Crime and Crime Patrol plus his earliest outings for EC's terror triumvirate-Crypt of Terror, Haunt of Fear, and Vault of Horror. Also included are all of stories that Craig and Al Feldstein collaborated on under the pseudonym "F.C. Aljon" plus two stories reprinted for the first time in more than 70 years: "Moon Girl," and "Zombie Terror," both scanned from the original art.

Twenty-six stories in all, with essays and commentary by EC experts.

Hardcover, 232 pages, B&W.

Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. By Steve Jones. Collecting the series from Caliber Comics, the Dagon mini-series is joined by four full-length tales adapting some of Lovecraft's most thought provoking work - "The Statement of Randolph Carter," "Arthur Jermyn," "The Music of Erich Zann," and "The Picture in the House." In addition to the comic stories, writer Steve Jones provides background information on one of horror's greatest masterminds, H.P. Lovecraft. Illustrated by Aldin Baroza, Sergio Cariello, Rob Davis, Chris Jones, and Wayne Reid. Softcover, B&W. Cover price $18.99.

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Story by Steven Jones, based on the H.P. Lovecraft story. Art and cover by Octavio Cariello. Calibers classics imprint Tome Press presents the chilling horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. Reporters and curiosity seekers explore rumors of strange humanoid creatures in a deserted mansion, and soon discover unimaginable horrors. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Story by Steven Jones, based on the H.P. Lovecraft story. Art and cover by Octavio Cariello. Calibers classics imprint Tome Press presents the chilling horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. In one of Lovecrafts earliest stories, a modern-day man seeks escape from the ancient curse that killed all his ancestors at the age of thirty-two. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Story by Steven Jones, based on the H.P. Lovecraft story. Art and cover by Aldin Baroza. Calibers classics imprint Tome Press presents the chilling horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. A student learns that his neighbors music has a strange effect on otherworldly creatures. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Worlds of H.P. Lovecraft: The Lurking Fear, (1997) The Alchemist (1997), Beyond the Wall of Sleep (1998), and The Tomb (1997). Written by Steve Jones. Art by Octavio Cariello. From one of the all-time masters of horror, these full-length adaptations originally released by Malibu are collected in this first of two book compiling the Lovecraft tales from writer Steve Jones. Contained in this volume are "The Lurking Fear," "The Alchemist," "Beyond the Wall of Sleep," and "The Tomb." Softcover, 112 pages, B&W. NOTE: Do NOT confuse with HP Lovecraft's Worlds TPB (2017 Caliber). Cover price $15.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fujita. Translated by Sawa Matsueda Savage.

The awkward, romantic comedy manga about geeks in love that inspired the new anime!

Can a professional man who's secretly a hardcore gamer and a woman who's secretly a fujoshi date without their hobbies getting in the way, or revealing each other's secrets? Narumi and Hirotaka are, by all appearances, a power couple. They're young, good-looking professionals. But they have secrets from everyone but each other: They're serious geeks!

Narumi is a fujoshi, and Hirotaka's a hardcore gamer. Their sweet, awkward love story started life as a webcomic before becoming a full-blown manga series by popular demand, and is about to become a major anime series!

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. By Charles M. Schulz. It is late spring and school is about to let out for summer vacation, but Charlie Brown is upset about everything. On the way to school, he meets Linus and tells him he is frustrated that he cannot enjoy himself like all the other kids at school. But when he notices the Little Red-Haired Girl sitting on a passing bus, Linus immediately realizes that Charlie Brown is in love. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 48 pages, Text (with Color Illustrations) Cover price $1.29.

1st printing. Story and art by Ho Che Anderson. Softcover, 80 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

Art by Bob Powell and Joe Simon. Part of Prize's romance lineup, produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Carol is torn between an old boyfriend who's just returned and the guy she's dating now; Peggy finds that dating the campus football star gets her a lot of negative attention from other girls; Bess likes to play the field and seems to enjoy stirring up trouble between guys. Don't Go, Joe; BMOC; Complete Love; Beauty; Queen Bess. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Simon. Art by Joe Simon, Dick Ayers, and Bill Draut. Part of Prize's romance lineup, produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Elsie's parents don't want her dating Eddie, a boy with a troubled past; Beatnik gal Muggins falls for a guy who doesn't like the way she dresses herself; Football fan Lynn and nerdy Jerry find common ground by analyzing team rosters. Don't Ever Leave Me!; Nancy Hale; Too Casual for Love!; Happy Medium; Pretty Pinkies; Perspective. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.