Sketch comic books issue 1

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Melting Pot Sketchbook. No # on cover. "The SKETCHBOOK Series Number One" in indicia. Melting Pot is a Sci-Fi/Fantasy epic and is the brainchild of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle co-creator Kevin Eastman. Includes sketches, character designs and bios. Plus, bios for the creators. Story and art by Kevin Eastman. Additional art by Eric Talbot. Paints by Simon Bisley. Cover price $3.95.

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Art Tips & Techniques Finally, a magazine created for comic book creators. Sketch Magazine offers valuable information for comic book creators new or established. Featuring tips on penciling, inking, writing, computer coloring, and many more informational articles by creators in the comic book industry. The first issue features Kabuki's creator David Mack. David offers a special "how-to" that's exclusive to Sketch Magazine. Bimonthly. (Blue Line) Magazine, 64+pg, FC" Cover price $5.95.

Comic-con exclusive. Signed by artist Stan Sakai - Limited to 750 copies. 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", 28 pages, B&W.

Add to cart NM 9.4 $24.00 View scan

Add to cart NM 9.4 $24.00 View scan

By Dale Keown. In this sketchbook, Dale Keown shows off his penciled art! This much-requested, long-awaited compilation of Keown art is jam-packed with fully rendered pencils, rough sketches, detailed inks and other never-seen-before goodies. A must-have art collection for any Keown fan! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

Volume 1 - "Arthur Adams Sampler!" - Signed by Arthur Adams. Beautiful black and white commissions in Adams' inimitable exacting style. Signed by Arthur Adams on first page. Original characters, DC and Marvel superheroes and more are featured. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 50 pages, B&W.

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Dynamic Forces Exclusive Edition. Randy Queen cover featuring Darkchylde snapshot with purple background. Limited to 15,000 copies with Certificate of Authenricity.

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Dynamic Forces Exclusive Alternate Cover by Randy Queen Includes Dynamic Forces Certificate of Authenticity.

Add to cart VF/NM 9.0 $9.00

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $7.00

Darkchylde Darkchrome Dynamic Forces Exclusive Sketchbook. Limited to 15,000 copies. Includes numbered DF Certificate of Authenticity.

Dynamic Forces Exclusive DarkChrome Signed Edition. Signed by Randy Queen. Limited to 5000 copies. Includes numbered Dynamic Forces Certificate of Authenticity. NOTE: Scan is for reference purposes only and does not reflect the actual edition number that will be received.

1st printing. Text by Hal Foster and Brian M Kane. Art and cover by Hal Foster. In the works for several years, HAL FOSTER'S PRINCE VALIANT SKETCHBOOKS: AN ILLUSTRATED MEMOIR presents never-before-published Prince Valiant art by the strip's legendary creator, Hal Foster, collected in a series of six annotated portfolio volumes. Part sketchbooks, part biography, part tutorial, part memoir—Hal Fosters Prince Valiant Sketchbooks is an unprecedented look into Fosters personal life and creative process during his final nine years on the strip. It's also a fascinating look behind the curtains as Foster coached and interacted with his chosen successor: John Cullen Murphy. Produced with the full permission and participation of the Foster and Murphy families, this series is a testament to author and Prince Valiant historian Brian M. Kanes research prowess and determination to bring Hal Fosters creative process to light. This uniquely intimate view of Foster's creative process is a long-awaited dream come true for Prince Valiant fans. Over the course of these volumes, Kane annotates with painstaking clarity and thoroughness 366 penciled layout pages, 40 character sketches, and 577 text pages of Fosters descriptions and instructions for each panel. Also featured are an additional 143 pieces of art, mostly by Foster, 100 photographs detailing his life and career, and 123 personal letters and notes, all adding immeasurably to this exploration of Fosters life and art, as well as his collaboration with Murphy. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $50.00.

Auction Item: CGC 9.6 View scan Auction opens September 21 Paper: White Label #4555452013

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Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Jim McCann. Featuring art by Steve McNiven, Alex Maleev, Ramon Bachs, Paul Smith, Humberto Ramos, Ron Garney, Mike McKone, Gabrielle Dell'Otto, and Michael Turner. "Whose side are you on?" Features sketches from the stories and key events leading up to the epic event Civil War as well as covers and a checklist.

Volume 1 – 1st printing.

Michael Wm. Kaluta has been creating beautiful imagery for more than 40 years.

Highlights of his career include what many consider to be the definitive version of The Shadow, the still in-progress Starstruck, and a myriad of stunning covers illustrated for nearly every comics publisher-as well as being part of the legendary STUDIO (along with Jeffery Catherine Jones, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Bernie Wrightson). This sketchbook is the first in a series that will provide a glimpse into the inner workings of this great artist, from the very earliest creative spark to more finished concepts, and nearly completed works.

Each image has been scanned from Kaluta's personal sketchbooks and archives, and is accompanied by commentary from the artist.

Softcover, 8 in. x 11 in., 48 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart NM 9.4 $14.25 View scans

Collector's Edition - Limited Quantities available.

There is a long tradition going back decades, of comic-book collectors and fans filling up sketchbooks with original drawings by their favorite artists. For many comic-convention-goers, collecting these sketches is the highlight of the convention experience.

This Cerebus Sketchbook was created to further enhance this experience for the most serious Cerebus collector. Now you have a dedicated Cerebus the Aardvark sketchbook, with blank pages ready to be filled from cover to cover with drawings of everyone's favorite Aardvark!

Dave Sims also includes an address inside for fans to mail him copies (along with any interesting stories behind the drawings) for inclusion in his permanent Cerebus Archive.

Includes 12 blank pages and a blank cover for convention sketches. The last page features Cerebus, art by Dave Sims, 2010

Add to cart Near Mint $33.00

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $23.00 View scans

Add to cart NM 9.4 $45.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart NM 9.4 $53.50 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

DC/Cliffhanger Edition - 1st printing. By J. Scott Campbell. A jam-packed collection of rare DANGER GIRL sketches fills this one-shot, including production drawings for the DANGER GIRL video game and action figures, plus breakdowns of the comic, rarely-seen covers, and lots more! Softcover, 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $6.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

DC/Cliffhanger Edition - 2nd and later printings. By J. Scott Campbell. A jam-packed collection of rare DANGER GIRL sketches fills this one-shot, including production drawings for the DANGER GIRL video game and action figures, plus breakdowns of the comic, rarely-seen covers, and lots more! Softcover, 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $6.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Signed and numbered by Frank Cho - Limited to 2000 copies. Takes a look at some wonderful sketches from award winning artist Frank Cho. Includes beautiful women, monstrous creatures, and stalwart heroes from the realms of sci-fi, horror, and super-hero fiction. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

This month, from Antarctic Press! For all you fans of Seoul music, weve got a special offer of BTS: Blank Tinted Sketchbook! Just add pencil and ink to turn these pages black-pink (and you can add other colors too, if youre PSYched up for it). Or if you like, you can commission a performance from your Topp Dogg creators! Softcover, 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

1st printing. By Rian Hughes. RIAN HUGHES (YESTERDAY'S TOMORROWS, TALES FROM BEYOND SCIENCE, design work for Marvel and DC) has created a unique series of portraits of London's underworld burlesque artists. Collected here are stylish and erotic sketches from life, bold graphic illustrations and beautiful paintings in an eclectic variety of media and styles. Contains mild nudity. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 360 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

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Sketchbook. Art by Michael Dutkiewicz. 32 Pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Nude variant cover. Sketchbook. Art by Michael Dutkiewicz. 32 Pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "October 26, 1998 to December 31, 2003" By James Kochalka. Kochalka invented the daily diary comic strip, spawning a grassroots comix movement that swept the globe, and his attempt to document the minutia of his life results in work that explores the full spectrum of human emotions. Drawn with verve and confidence by a cartoonist at the height of his powers, it is ambitious, hilarious, moving, and quite addictive! Book 1 follows the ups and downs of Kochalka's life through five full years of the strip (October 26, 1998 to December 31, 2003), and also includes 32 full-color pages of supplementary comics and other artwork. Softcover, 9-in. x 9-in., PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart NM- 9.2 $15.00 View scan

Add to cart VF 8.0 $12.00

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $70.00 View scans Paper: White Label #3775389009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

By Michael Turner, Talent Caldwell, and Peter Steigerwald Aspen is proud to offer you their first ever company sketchbook! A complete 32-page issue, filled cover to cover with new and never before seen art and illustrations! Explore some of the very first conceptual drawings from Soulfire, Ekos, and Fathom, and find out where many of the ideas behind your favorite comics have come from! Packed with tons of original sketches, drawings and illustrations, this is a great opportunity to discover just what Aspen has in store for the near future! FC, 32pg$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Aspencomics.com Exclusive - Limited to 1500 copies - by Michael Turner. Art By Michael Turner, Talent Caldwell, and Peter Steigerwald Aspen is proud to offer you their first ever company sketchbook! A complete 32-page issue, filled cover to cover with new and never before seen art and illustrations! Explore some of the very first conceptual drawings from Soulfire, Ekos, and Fathom, and find out where many of the ideas behind your favorite comics have come from! Packed with tons of original sketches, drawings and illustrations, this is a great opportunity to discover just what Aspen has in store for the near future! FC, 32pg$2.99

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $199.99 or Best Offer View scans CGC Qualified Paper: White "Michael Turner" written on cover in marker. Convention Edition. Label #4332527008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Convention Exclusive - Limited to 1500 copies - by Michael Turner. Art By Michael Turner, Talent Caldwell, and Peter Steigerwald Aspen is proud to offer you their first ever company sketchbook! A complete 32-page issue, filled cover to cover with new and never before seen art and illustrations! Explore some of the very first conceptual drawings from Soulfire, Ekos, and Fathom, and find out where many of the ideas behind your favorite comics have come from! Packed with tons of original sketches, drawings and illustrations, this is a great opportunity to discover just what Aspen has in store for the near future! FC, 32pg$2.99

Convention Exclusive - Limited to 750 copies - by Talent Caldwell. Art By Michael Turner, Talent Caldwell, and Peter Steigerwald Aspen is proud to offer you their first ever company sketchbook! A complete 32-page issue, filled cover to cover with new and never before seen art and illustrations! Explore some of the very first conceptual drawings from Soulfire, Ekos, and Fathom, and find out where many of the ideas behind your favorite comics have come from! Packed with tons of original sketches, drawings and illustrations, this is a great opportunity to discover just what Aspen has in store for the near future! FC, 32pg$2.99

Standard Cover (Signed by Simon Bisley)

1st printing.

Compiled with blood, sweat and thunder!

Berserker opens the archives to look at Simon Bisley's career, with a special emphasis on sketches, doodles, and preliminary artwork.

Get a great look behind the curtain at Simons Process! Including commissions, unpublished work, prelims, doodles and even some of the 2018 Kickstarter sketchbook rewards. The new sketchbook has 100 pages including cover, ink, Greyscale and full colour. Images in this sketchbook will have many previously unpublished work, including, Babes, Horror, Fantasy, 2000Ad, Turtles and many independent works.

Softcover, 100 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

NOTE: "I hope you enjoy my latest collection of prelims and sketches. These drawings give you a good idea of the mechanics behind the eventual fruition of a final piece." - Simon Bisley

Cover price $40.00.

Sketch Cover (Signed by Simon Bisley) - 1st printing.

Compiled with blood, sweat and thunder!

Berserker opens the archives to look at Simon Bisley's career, with a special emphasis on sketches, doodles, and preliminary artwork.

Get a great look behind the curtain at Simons Process! Including commissions, unpublished work, prelims, doodles and even some of the 2018 Kickstarter sketchbook rewards. The new sketchbook has 100 pages including cover, ink, Greyscale and full colour. Images in this sketchbook will have many previously unpublished work, including, Babes, Horror, Fantasy, 2000Ad, Turtles and many independent works.

Softcover, 100 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

NOTE: "I hope you enjoy my latest collection of prelims and sketches. These drawings give you a good idea of the mechanics behind the eventual fruition of a final piece." - Simon Bisley

Chastity Sketchbook with Chaos Comics/Dynamic Forces certificate of authenticity. Limited to 3,000 copies. Art by Justiniano.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.99

Whether you're itching to tear through traps and terrors in search of treasure, or to run your group through some devious and deadly (not TOO deadly) dungeon of your own design, this Antarctic Press sketchbook is the perfect medium for a homebrew campaign! Loads of space for character sheets, maps, equipment lists, creature stats, and more! Just add your own dice/RNG generator! 24 pages, blank, not rated. Cover price $4.99.

A collection of sketches by Mike Grell, featuring characters from The Legion of Super-Heroes. Interview with Michael Leib, who commissioned these sketches.8-1/2" x 11", 32 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Very Fine $4.00

Add to cart Very Fine $4.00

Add to cart Fine $3.00

ART AND COMMENTARY BY ARTHUR ADAMS, HILARY BARTA, GENE HA, KEVIN NOWLAN, ALEX ROSS, CHRIS SPROUSE, RICK VEITCH, AND J.H. WILLIAMS III; COVER BY VARIOUS In stores December 12. From the pencils of America's Best Artists comes the origin of AMERICA'S BEST COMICS! This fantastic book features a myriad of sketches, illustrations and concept drawings, showing how the characters from PROMETHEA, TOP TEN, TOM STRONG and TOMORROW STORIES sprung to life! For any fan of the comics form, this book promises to be the visual treat of the holiday season! For more information, see the feature article. Prestige Format. FC, 48 PG. $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

Gold Foil Linen Edition Variant. Art and Cover by Jay Anacleto. 20 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

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Art and cover by Guy Davis. More art from the world of Reed and Daviss acclaimed series Baker Street, an alternate London where World War II never happened and Victorian punk rockers roam the streets. Sketches, character and costume designs, and miscellaneous illustrations. Some material previously appeared in Caliber Presents. 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $3.50.

Limited edition cover by Mike Kelleher, signed and numbered by Jinky Coronado and limited to 2000 copies. Art by Jinky Coronado and Wilson Tortosa, credited as Wunan. More good-girl/bad-girl art featuring Jinky Coronados comics alter ego, prone to wearing revealing schoolgirl outfits and fighting monsters. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers.

1st printing. A collection of spicy covers and commissions by Frank Cho, featuring characters from Marvel, DC, and more. Softcover, 6-1/2" x 10-1/4", 64 pages, PC/PB&W, mature readers. Cover price $30.00.

2nd printing. A collection of spicy covers and commissions by Frank Cho, featuring characters from Marvel, DC, and more. Softcover, 6-1/2" x 10-1/4", 64 pages, PC/PB&W, mature readers. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies. Cover price $30.00.

Regular Edition. Ashcan sized convention sketchbook by Budd Root. Signed by Budd Root (year of signature may vary).

Ashcan-sized convention sketchbook edition signed by Budd Root (year of signature may vary). Mature reader.

1st printing. Collects Dave Stevens: Selected Sketches and Studies SC (2002) Vol. 1-4. From the same people who brought you the Eisner award-winning Rocketeer Complete Adventures! For several years, Dave Stevens self-published four sketchbooks to sell at the San Diego Comic Con. These were very limited editions and are now highly sought-after collectibles. This volume collects the entire contents of those four sketchbooks, plus approximately 100 additional sketches that have never before been published. As with any sketchbook, the drawings in this volume are of varying stages of completion. They are a reminder that a piece of art is not full-born on the paper but rather is the product of hard work and sweat by the artist. These sketches, layouts, illustrations and portraits offer a unique behind-the-scenes glimpse of Dave Stevens' tremendous facility with pencil, pen and brush, and how special a talent he was. Hardcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 256 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $50.00.

2nd and later printings. Collects Dave Stevens: Selected Sketches and Studies SC (2002) Vol. 1-4. From the same people who brought you the Eisner award-winning Rocketeer Complete Adventures! For several years, Dave Stevens self-published four sketchbooks to sell at the San Diego Comic Con. These were very limited editions and are now highly sought-after collectibles. This volume collects the entire contents of those four sketchbooks, plus approximately 100 additional sketches that have never before been published. As with any sketchbook, the drawings in this volume are of varying stages of completion. They are a reminder that a piece of art is not full-born on the paper but rather is the product of hard work and sweat by the artist. These sketches, layouts, illustrations and portraits offer a unique behind-the-scenes glimpse of Dave Stevens' tremendous facility with pencil, pen and brush, and how special a talent he was. Hardcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 256 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $50.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $29.99

Add to cart Near Mint $29.99

1st printing. Take a peek behind the curtain and discover how the magic happens with this sketchbook collecting some of Jorges sketches behind the scenes and from conventions of your favorite DC characters! Softcover, 7-in. x 8 1/2-in., 48 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $30.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.99

Add to cart Near Mint $4.99

This month, from Antarctic Press! Are you eager to unleash your inner creative demons, but fear what they might do if allowed to act unchecked? Let the deep red canvas of this sketchbook inspire the fire in your blood, and channel those fierce forces for good—or at least a good story! Softcover, 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $150.00 View scans CGC Signature Series Paper: White Eric Powell Authenticated Autograph. "166/2000" written on back cover in marker. Label #4737567005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Limited edition of Eric Powell's artwork. 8-1/2" X 5-1/2". B&W. 24 pages.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by J. David Spurlock. Art and Cover by Frank Frazetta.

All-new art collection!

The New York Times said, "Frazetta helped define heroes like Conan, Tarzan and John Carter of Mars (with) signature images of strikingly fierce, hard-bodied heroes and bosomy, callipygian damsels" Frazetta took sex and violence to a Fine Art level comparable to Parrish, Remington, Wyeth and Michelangelo. Forbes magazine called Frazetta, "the Rembrandt of barbarians."

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, Full color.

Cover price $39.95.

Deluxe Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by J. David Spurlock. Art and Cover by Frank Frazetta.

All-new art collection!

Frank Frazetta took sex and violence to a Fine Art level comparable to Parrish, Remington, Wyeth, and Michelangelo. Forbes called Frazetta, "the Rembrandt of barbarians." Vanguard continues both their original sketchbook series and the Vanguard Frazetta Classics series with The Frazetta Sketchbook which was planned shortly before the icon of fantastic art's passing. The collection brims with rare and previously unpublished drawings and painting preliminaries including barbarians, beasts, Tarzan, buxom beauties, monsters, and Conan.

In addition to the hardcover edition, the Deluxe Slipcased Edition features a 16 page bonus folio not available in the standard edition!

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, Full color.

NOTE: Limited to 1,000 copies.

Cover price $69.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by J. David Spurlock. Art and Cover by Frank Frazetta.

All-new art collection!

Vanguard continues both their original sketchbook series and the Vanguard Frazetta Classics series with The Frazetta Sketchbook which was planned shortly before the icon of fantastic art's passing. The collection is brimming with rare and previously unpublished drawings and painting preliminaries including barbarians, beasts, Tarzan, buxom beauties, monsters and Conan. Compiled by best-selling How To Draw Chiller Monsters & Zombies author, J. David Spurlock with design by Rocketeer Eisner Award-winner Randall Dahlk!

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings.

Written by J. David Spurlock. Art and Cover by Frank Frazetta.

All-new art collection!

Vanguard continues both their original sketchbook series and the Vanguard Frazetta Classics series with The Frazetta Sketchbook which was planned shortly before the icon of fantastic art's passing. The collection is brimming with rare and previously unpublished drawings and painting preliminaries including barbarians, beasts, Tarzan, buxom beauties, monsters and Conan. Compiled by best-selling How To Draw Chiller Monsters & Zombies author, J. David Spurlock with design by Rocketeer Eisner Award-winner Randall Dahlk!

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.