Venture comic books issue 1

by Keith Davidsen & Aaron Bordner Sirius launches a brand-new series of 32-page "done-in-one" Poison Elves adventures, as fan-favorite characters step out of Lusiphur's shadow to cause some chaos of their own! This first issue features the sexy assassin, Cassandra! When Lusiphur's deceased lover returns from the spirit realm with a fragment of his soul, she unwittingly awakens his unstoppable nemesis, Widowmaker. Aided by the mad imp Parintachin, Cassy invades the horrific monster's mind in a desperate attempt to save Luse's soul...and her own! She may be dead, but she's still kicking! Cover by Drew Hayes. MATURE THEMES 32pgs, B&WSRP: $3.50 Cover price $3.50.

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Number on cover is 10225-810. "Land Beneath the Sea" - Written by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Dan Spiegle. Painted cover. U.S. space-probe pilots struggle to survive while stranded in the depths of a strange planet! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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(W) Jay Faerber (A) Jamal Igle (C) Jamal Igle The Concept: Enterprising young reporter Reggie Baxter has found the story of the century in Joe Campbell, a superhuman immortal with a Good Samaritan complex. Problem is, Joe wants to avoid the spotlight at all costs. Undaunted, Reggie comes up with a compromise: Joe will create a super-hero identity, and Reggie will document his activities. Now the attention-starved Reggie and the publicity-shy Joe have to work together to make this business venture succeed. This Issue: After failing to have yet another of his paranormal articles picked up by the LA Register, Reggie Baxter accepts the more mundane task of interviewing the girlfriend of an escaped convict. But Reggie doesn't know that this snoozer of an assignment is going to lead to the story of his career! Catch the amazing first issue of this new monthly series, co- created by writer Jay Faerber (Noble Causes, Robotech) and artist Jamal Igle (G.I. Joe, Supergirl, Green Lantern). FC 32pp $2.95 Ongoing monthly series Cover price $2.95.

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Volume 1, Issue 1, Whole No. 1 - January 1957. Cover by Emsh. Stories by Poul Anderson, Les Cole, Rose Sharon, Isaac Asimov, John Jakes, Charles Beaumont, Theodore Sturgeon. Illustrations by Emsh, John Guinta. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 3/4-in., 130 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 1, No. 2 - March , 1957. 5.25" x 7.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 1, No. 3 - May , 1957. 5.25" x 7.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 1, No. 4 - July , 1957. 5.25" x 7.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 1, No. 5 - September , 1957. 5.25" x 7.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 1, No. 6 - November , 1957. 5.25" x 7.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Written by Jay Faerber. Art and Cover by Jamal Igle. Down-on-his-luck reporter Reggie Baxter has stumbled onto one of the greatest secrets of all time…superpowered high school history teacher Joe Campbell! But who is Joe Campbell and more importantly, how rich will Reggie become by blackmailing him? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Jay Faerber. Art and Cover by Jamal Igle. Down-on-his-luck reporter Reggie Baxter has stumbled onto one of the greatest secrets of all time…superpowered high school history teacher Joe Campbell! But who is Joe Campbell and more importantly, how rich will Reggie become by blackmailing him? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Jay Faerber. Art and Cover by Jamal Igle. Down-on-his-luck reporter Reggie Baxter has stumbled onto one of the greatest secrets of all time…superpowered high school history teacher Joe Campbell! But who is Joe Campbell and more importantly, how rich will Reggie become by blackmailing him? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Spider Strikes!" Softcover, 112 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $10.00.

1st printing.

Story and art by Franco Saudelli.

Portly and good-natured, Otto Porfiri may not look the part of a hard-as-nails private eye, but don't be fooled. He may abhor violence, but when circumstances require a little mayhem, Porfiri rises to the occasion, in spades! As relentless as he is rotund, Porfiri is often drawn into the scandalous world of the decadent rich, a hidden landscape of sex, drugs, blackmail...and murder!

Created by Franco Saudelli, reknowned internationally for his intricate and often highly erotic work, Otto Porfiri: Drama on the Cliff is another eye-opening Venture graphic album, published in collaboration with Strip Art Features, and available for the first time in an English-language edition!

Softcover, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in. 88 p[ages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $9.95.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Franco Saudelli.

Private eye Otto Porfiri may look a little overstuffed, but don't push him too far. His placid nature can turn to fists of fury quicker than the ex-soccer star could put one past a diving goalkeeper. And he'll need those knuckles as his latest list of cases leaves him double-chin-high in sleazy sex clubs, sideshow freaks, nazi punks, phony psychics, and kill-crazy lunatics - you know, the usual!

Gorgeously illustrated and written with razor wit by Franco Saudelli, Otto Porfiri: Red Moon is another can't-miss Venture graphic album, published in collaboration with Strip Art Features, and available for the first time in an English-language edition!

Softcover, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in. 88 p[ages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $9.95.

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Cover by Pat Broderick and Jim Sanders III. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Phil White, Mark Propst, Vic Bridges and Bill Black. Art by Erik Larsen, Mark Propst, June Brigman, Vic Bridges, Jim Sanders III and Roy Richardson. One of the earliest publications by AC Comics, a sci-fi superhero anthology. Superhuman ex-astronaut Bolt encounters mysterious spore people on the Moon; Dimension-hopping space cop Astron discovers the alien Tharn have attacked Africa with a monstrous sandworm; A preview of The Vic Bridges Fazers Sketchbook. Featuring very early art by Savage Dragon creator and Image Comics mainstay Erik Larsen. Bolt: Moon Over Miami; Explorers Ltd.: Fury; The Vic Bridges Fazers Sketchbook; Astron. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.75.

b&w. 7 1/2 x 11. 32 pages. Cover price $1.00.

1st printing. Written by Carlos Trillo.Art by EDUARDO RISSO. A seedy private eye is hideously murdered after taking tawdry, career-threatening photos of the beautiful host of a popular children's show. When the P.I.'s associate searches for the answers behind his friend's killing, he is drawn into a netherworld he never imagined existed and discovers truths he wishes he'd never found. Penned by CyberSix creator Carlos Trillo and illustrated by acclaimed 100 Bullets artist Eduardo Risso, Video Noire is a taut, hard-edged journey into violent passions, forbidden obsessions...and ancient evil. Video Noire is another exciting Venture graphic album, published in collaboration with Strip Art Features, and available for the first time in an English-language edition! Softcover, 96 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Jon Chadurjian. Oh, geez! There is no one as unlucky in all of North Dakota as Bobo Backslack. All he wants to do is work hard at his job, get a girlfriend and make his mom proud, but it seems that all forces from the natural to the supernatural are poised against him. His miserable life is exquisitely detailed within these pages. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st Printing. Collects Snatch Comics (1968 Apex/Print Mint) #1-3 as well as behind the scenes material and commentary. Featuring works by R. Crumb, Jim Osborne, Rick Griffin, Spain, Rory Hayes, Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso, and S. Clay Wilson. Commentary by Patrick Rosenkranz and Dan Fogel. Softcover, 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Collects Venture (2015 Action Lab) #1-4. Written by Jay Faerber. Art and cover by Jamal Igle. Down-on-his-luck reporter Reggie Baxter has stumbled onto one of the greatest secrets of all time...high school history teacher, Joe Campbell is the superpowered hero known as Venture! But who is Joe Campbell? And more importantly, how rich will Reggie become by blackmailing him? A creator owned superhero morality tale by two of the industry's finest; Jay Faerber (Copperhead, Dynamo Five, Noble Causes) and Jamal Igle (Molly Danger, Supergirl, The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy)! Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing.

Written by Carlos Trillo. Art and cover by Roberto Mandrafina.

Denaldo Reynoso is a down-on-his-luck ex-cop, kicked to the curb for daring to do his job in the corrupt Banana Republic of La Colonia.

Now, no good to himself or anyone else, he agrees to help a captivating woman known far and wide in La Colonia, a living myth of perfect virtue and reported healing powers, a facade that conceals a sordid web of deceit and depravity as ugly as the illusion is beautiful. But Reynoso's desperate grasp for redemption unleashes a plague of evils, none more lethal than the Iguana, an unstoppable assassin whose mission is to bury the truth...and anyone who threatens to reveal it!

Written by CyberSix creator Carlos Trillo and illustrated by Roberto Mandrafina, The Big Hoax is another essential Venture graphic album, published in collaboration with Strip Art Features, and available for the first time in an English-language edition!

Softcover, 128 pages, B&W.

Cover price $10.95.

1st printing. Stefano Casini. In a bleak, violent future, Caleb Geko's girl runs off with a gangster, and Caleb earns the gangster's ire for trying to win her back. The next thing Caleb knows, most of his memory is gone and a bomb has been planted in his head. The bomb is a "gift" for one of the gangster's enemies, and Caleb is told that if he can deliver it, he stands a chance of getting back his past. But when the bomb also destroys the device storing Caleb's memories, he takes events into his own hands, serving up murder and revenge in the name of a woman he no longer remembers... Hardcover, 48 pages, full color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. Written by Gordon Rennie. Art and cover by Mark Harrison. Under the autocratic rule of a federal Europe, all prisoners are press-ganged into the military to fight an incredible war against andunbelievable enemy: unearthly monsters from another dimension known as the "Glimmer." As the reluctant troopers soon learn, the Glimmer is ruled by the "Geist" -- the malevolent spawn of hell that can rend, kill, and destroy humans in a thousand different ways. The only way to survive is to be meaner, fight dirtier, and kill faster than the Geist... Hardcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing.

Written by Jackson Publick and Plume. Art by Doc Hammer.

Ken Plume sits down with series creators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer to have a conversation about the creation of every single episode through season 6 and much more.

From the earliest sketches of Hank and Dean scribbled in a notebook to pitching the series to Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, learning the ins and outs of animation, character designs for each season, storyboards, painted backgrounds, and behind-the-scenes recollections of how the show came together-it's all here.

Hardcover, 9-in.x 12-in., 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.99.

2nd and Later Printings.

Written by Jackson Publick and Plume. Art by Doc Hammer.

Ken Plume sits down with series creators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer to have a conversation about the creation of every single episode through season 6 and much more.

From the earliest sketches of Hank and Dean scribbled in a notebook to pitching the series to Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, learning the ins and outs of animation, character designs for each season, storyboards, painted backgrounds, and behind-the-scenes recollections of how the show came together-it's all here.

Hardcover, 9-in.x 12-in., 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. Written by Carlos Trillo. Art and cover by Roberto Mandrafina. The most feared man in the history of the corrupt police state of La Colonia was the Iguana, an unstoppable assassin of monstrous cruelty, debased appetites, and nearly superhuman abilities. Now, he is seemingly dead, but his foul influence still permeates the landscape, inspiring as much terror and loathing in death as in life. When a beautiful and ambitious American tabloid journalist travels to La Colonia to investigate the Iguana's apparent death, she herself becomes entangled in his legacy of savage transgressions and perverse desires, and even a Pulitzer Prize may not be able to wipe away the stain on her soul. Written by CyberSix creator Carlos Trillo and illustrated by Roberto Mandrafina, and the sequel to The Big Hoax, The Iguana is a brutal satire, as disturbing as it is sardonic. Not for the faint of heart, The Iguana is another essential Venture graphic album, published in collaboration with Strip Art Features, and available for the first time in an English-language edition! Softcover, 88 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Hyena!" Collects Poison Elves: Hyena (2004) #1-4. By Drew Hayes. Poison Elves is one of the longest running independent comic series to date. Read about the life and times of the psychopathic (yet lovable) elf named Lusiphur with these convenient trade paperbacks! Softcover, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. By HERMANN and YVES HUPPEN. European graphic-fiction master Hermann is known throughout the world for his richly detailed painted art, brilliantly executed composition, and dynamic cinematic approach to storytelling, but his awe-inspiring work is not widely available in the United States. Dark Horse, in association with Strip Art Features now brings English-language editions of Hermann's latest work to American audiences, presented in an oversized graphic album that beautifully showcases his stunning creative skills. Rodrigo is rich period adventure, set in 14th century Spain at a time of social tumult and great political instability, a time of bloody warfare between Christians and Moslems and dark intrigues in the ranks of the Spanish aristocracy. Few works of graphic fiction can match the sheer splendor of Hermann's vision, and Rodrigo is Hermann at his best! Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 56 pages, full color. Cover price $16.95.

1st printing.

By Allen Bellman.

One day in 1942, a kid who liked to draw responded to an advertisement in the New York Times. He carried his portfolio to a young, upstart publishing company, landing a job on the spot. That company would become Marvel Comics. Allen Bellman participated in the early years of popular characters like Captain America, the Human Torch, and the Sub-Mariner. One day he left the comics field and never looked back. Five decades later, an intrepid "Golden Age" comic book collector located him. Allen received a hero's welcome from comic book historians, and now appears at conventions nationwide, proclaiming "I was there!" Herewith, his circuitous journey back to comics.

Softcover, 166 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Hermann. Sir Aymar, a knight of great skill and deep honor, journeys the countryside of Middle Age Europe, displaced from his own lands, fighting for his chance to return home and reclaim the towers that are "the tallest and most beautiful in all the land." While visiting a friendly lord, Aymar becomes entangled in a matter of court intrigue, a twisted knot of murder and deceit that threatens to destroy old friendships and innocent lives -- even when truth and honor prevail. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Rage of the Kings!"

Written by Slaium and Meng. Art and cover by Black Ink Team.

An educational exploration of the animal kingdom!

Lions and Tigers normally don't cross paths in the wild because they live in different habitats. Who is to say for sure who would win in a battle of these big cats? Under the guidance of Dr. Darwin and his faithful assistant Smith, a young group of researches, Sherry, Jake, Bean, Louis, Tazen, and Kwame, scour the globe for the perfect specimens to test their hypothesis. But if they aren't careful, the fact hunters will become the hunted by mealtime! Dynamic action is supported by informative diagrams and studies of the top members of the feline family (felidae).

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Rage of the Kings!"

Written by Slaium and Meng. Art and cover by Black Ink Team.

An educational exploration of the animal kingdom!

Lions and Tigers normally don't cross paths in the wild because they live in different habitats. Who is to say for sure who would win in a battle of these big cats? Under the guidance of Dr. Darwin and his faithful assistant Smith, a young group of researches, Sherry, Jake, Bean, Louis, Tazen, and Kwame, scour the globe for the perfect specimens to test their hypothesis. But if they aren't careful, the fact hunters will become the hunted by mealtime! Dynamic action is supported by informative diagrams and studies of the top members of the feline family (felidae).

Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

1st printing.

By Peter David.

In the early 1800s, California was still under Spanish rule. Some military commanders plundered and won riches at the expense of the peace-loving settlers, until one man gave them the spirit to resist tyranny.

That man was Zorro!

Under cover of night, a wicked pirate crew landed on the California shores, infiltrating Reina de los Angeles. Their sadistic leader, Diabolito, would resort to murder to claim a fortune.

Then, the masked horseman Zorro rode once more, to challenge a swordsman who might be his superior! In addition to the lead novel, this volume contains "Diego and the Baron," an absolutely true short story by Baron Munchausen!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 202 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $19.95.