Comic books in 'Romance'

All-Story Love Cover price $0.25.

All-Story Love Cover price $0.25.

All-Story Love Cover price $0.25.

All-Story Love Cover price $0.25.

All-Story Love Cover price $0.25.

All-Story Love Cover price $0.25.

All-Story Love Cover price $0.25.

All-Story Love Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 101 #4 - Oct. 1944. Canadian edition. 6 3/4-in. x 9 3/4-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Near Mint $15.95

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Sophie Bedard. Anthony's in love with Emily who's got a crush on Raph and Matthew has a thing for Jennifer while Michelle's head over heels for... Well, you get the picture. ALMOST SUMMER is high school at its finest, which means it's high school at its worst: Awkward romances, boring jobs, nosy parents, gym class, exams, and endless homework. No heavy-handed, forced drama here—but rather an honest and funny account of what high school life really feels like when you're in the middle of it. An engaging, entertaining portrait of friendship, love, and everything in-between that will have readers young and old cracking up in recognition. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 156 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $15.95

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Sophie Bedard. The school year is almost over, which means summer is right around the corner. Michelle wants to get a job at a day camp so she can hang out with some guy she has a crush on, Matthew is spending more and more time with Mary, and Emily just wants Anthony to leave her alone. But before they can lounge around the pool and eat watermelon all day, our heroes still have to deal with the pressing matter of those pesky final exams standing in the way of absolute freedom. Volume 2 of the ALMOST SUMMER saga brings back all the characters from the previous book for another slice of authentic teenage everyday life in all its pain and glory! "Compulsively readable... ALMOST SUMMER just aches with inchoate desire, frustrated dreams, and the endless possibilities of youth." Robert Clough, High-Low Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 156 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $15.95

Add to cart Near Mint $15.95

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Sophie Bedard. he whole ALMOST SUMMER gang is back to take on the biggest challenge theyve ever faced: The final year of high school. The penultimate chapter in this four part series features such dramatic events as Matthew refusing to take off his hat for the graduation picture, washing his hair for the first time in forever, and finally asking Naomi out! Otherwise, it's business as usual for Emily, Anthony and Michelle—meaning theyre bored, don't really know what they want out of life, and don't really care either. They're still typical teenagers, and nothing, not even the fact that their lives are about to change forever, is ever going to change that. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 150 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

1st printing. Story and art by Liz Prince. Liz Prince, author of the world's cutest relationship comic, Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed?, returns with a new comic about being - gasp! - single. At last bringing her popular webcomic to printed form, Alone Forever explores the joys of flying solo, free to focus on what really matters: comics, punk rock, and cute boys with beards. Drawn in Liz Prince's ultra-charming style, filled with self-deprecation and cats, there's something for everyone to relate to in this celebration of self-reliance in the age of OkCupid. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Natsuha Kasazaki. Translated by Jennifer Ward. In this Mature-rated omegaverse manga for the Steamship imprint, the new lady at work shows the bossy guy there that she's on top! Nobody realizes Ohkami Ichirou is an omega. At his high-class restaurant job, he poses as an alpha to advance his career and status. Everything is going smoothly until a new trainee, Oukami Ako, becomes a thorn in his side. When he tries to show her who's boss, she reveals she's secretly an alpha. If he doesn't submit to her will, his life will be ruined. One alpha proves she's on top in this spicy role-reversal omegaverse tale! Softcover, 6-in.x 8-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Jordi Lafebre.

After forty years of being madly in love, Ana and Zeno are finally retiring and giving their romance a chance to bloom while they both still have time left. A unique but relatable love story told in reverse, with each chapter stepping further back through the decades of touch and go courting, showing both the heartbreaking moments that kept the two lovers apart and the beautiful moments that kept their flame alive. This isn't a tale of missed connections and regret but rather a story celebrating the complexities of family, responsibility, destiny, and how love persists across time with complete disregard for all of that.

o A unique love story starting with chapter 20 and rewinding to chapter 1 of their romance.

o An original graphic novel.

Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st Printing, 1972. Retold by Meena Talim. Art by Pratap Mulick. In this book, we get an elaborate illustrated account of the story of King Udayana and Princess Vasavadatta as it was told in the 5th century A.D. 32 pages, full color.

Reprint. Retold by Meena Talim. Art by Pratap Mulick. In this book, we get an elaborate illustrated account of the story of King Udayana and Princess Vasavadatta as it was told in the 5th century A.D. 32 pages, full color.

1st printing. Collects Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows (2015) #1-5 and Secret Wars: Secret Love (2015). Cover by Adam Kubert. On Battleworld, the Amazing Spider-Man is a family man! Peter Parker, his wife, Mary Jane, and their daughter must scrape by to make ends meet - but at least they have each other! And Peter will protect his family at all costs - even if it means suiting up once again and taking on the godlike Regent! But Peter isn't the only one willing to risk all for the family - and his daughter isn't about to sit back and let dad have all the fun, either! The Parkers take on Regent in the most controversial Spider-Man story of the year! Plus: true tales of romance on Battleworld! Robbie Reyes and Kamala Khan! A Typhoid Mary, Karen Page and Matt Murdock love triangle! And more! When worlds collide, can their love survive? Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

1st printing.

Written by David Michelinie, Stan Lee, Jim Shooter, Gary Freidrick, and Barry Dutter. Art by John Romita, Jr., Alex Saviuk, Paul Ryan, Vince Colletta, Larry Lieber, Marie Severin, John Romita, Sr., and Flor Dery.

Collected for the first time in one volume - The Comic Book Wedding, the Comic Strip Wedding, and the Shea Stadium Wedding of Peter "Spider-Man" Parker to Mary Jane Watson.

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.95.

2nd and later printings.

Written by David Michelinie, Stan Lee, Jim Shooter, Gary Freidrick, and Barry Dutter. Art by John Romita, Jr., Alex Saviuk, Paul Ryan, Vince Colletta, Larry Lieber, Marie Severin, John Romita, Sr., and Flor Dery.

Collected for the first time in one volume - The Comic Book Wedding, the Comic Strip Wedding, and the Shea Stadium Wedding of Peter "Spider-Man" Parker to Mary Jane Watson.

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.95.

1st printing.

By Los Bros Hernandez.

The Love & Rockets library continues with this special volume!

Amor y Cohetes is the seventh volume in the new Complete Love & Rockets series, collecting together in one convenient package all the non-Maggie and non-Palomar stories by all three Hernandez Brothers from that classic first, 50-issue Love & Rockets series, including Gilbert's original 40-page sci-fi epic "BEM" from 1981's very first issue of Love & Rockets, Jaime's charming "Rocky and Fumble" series starring a planet-hopping girl and her robot, stunning one-shots such as Gilbert's Frida Kahlo biography "Frida," the shocking autobiographical fantasia "My Love Book," and much more!

Softcover, 286 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $16.99.

2nd and later printings.

By Los Bros Hernandez.

The Love & Rockets library continues with this special volume!

Amor y Cohetes is the seventh volume in the new Complete Love & Rockets series, collecting together in one convenient package all the non-Maggie and non-Palomar stories by all three Hernandez Brothers from that classic first, 50-issue Love & Rockets series, including Gilbert's original 40-page sci-fi epic "BEM" from 1981's very first issue of Love & Rockets, Jaime's charming "Rocky and Fumble" series starring a planet-hopping girl and her robot, stunning one-shots such as Gilbert's Frida Kahlo biography "Frida," the shocking autobiographical fantasia "My Love Book," and much more!

Softcover, 286 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Fine $8.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Bart A. Thompson. Art and cover by Ezequiel Pineda. Romance comics have an outdated and cheesy stigma about them, but once they played a large role within comic history. Within the third phase of the Golden Era (1948 to 1954) comic readership was at an all-time high, read by both men and women, and romance comics were one of the five genres that kept comic readership diverse. In an attempt to bring more diversity back to comics, Arcana is proud to present the Amour anthology! Softcover, 94 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Bart A. Thompson. Art and cover by Ezequiel Pineda. A perfect gift for Valentine's Day, Arcana's Amour anthology brings the magic of romance comics to a new readership. Once one of the best-selling genres in American comics, romance comics were read by millions of men and women every week. Now, to increase the diversity on the comics rack, Amour presents some new and charming romantic stories in the comics format! Softcover, 94 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

1st printing. Story and art by Lucy Knisley. An Age of Licenseis acclaimed cartoonist Lucy Knisley's (French Milk, Relish) comics travel memoir recounting her charming (and romantic!) adventures in Europe and Scandinavia. It's punctuated by whimsical visual devices, cute cats she meets along the way and drawings and descriptions of food that will make your mouth water. Knisley's experiences are also colored by anxieties about traveling alone and about her life and career-subjects that many young adults will relate to. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Fuminori Teshima. Art and cover by COMTA. Translated by Hikoki.

Zagan is feared by the masses as an evil sorcerer. Both socially awkward and foulmouthed, he spends his days studying sorcery while beating down any trespassers within his domain. One day he's invited to a dark auction, and what he finds there is an elven slave girl of peerless beauty, Nephy. Having fallen in love at first sight, Zagan uses up his entire fortune to purchase her, but being a poor conversationalist, he has no idea how to properly interact with her. Thus, the awkward cohabitation of a sorcerer who has no idea how to convey his love and his slave who yearns for her master but has no idea how to appeal to him begins.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Written by Fuminori Teshima. Art and cover by COMTA. Translated by Hikoki.

Zagan and Nephy's clumsy cohabitation continues! As they're enjoying their time together, a sorcerer coveting the power of an Archdemon comes charging in, covered in armor from head to toe. Zagan easily repels them, but finds that they're a young dragon girl named Foll. Meanwhile, the church has brought over an Angelic Knight who's rumored to have even killed a dragon to tackle the newly crowned Archdemon. Will our awkward Archdemon and elf ever close the gap between them, or will all the commotion get in their way?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Written by Fuminori Teshima. Art and cover by COMTA. Translated by Hikoki.

Dark elves always spell trouble! The castle has become lively with the addition of a butler and a daughter, and as Zagan and Nephy's awkward days continue, Nephy is suddenly attacked in town. And the one who attacked her... is a girl who looks identical to Nephy, but with dark skin? Immediately following that incident, Zagan receives an invitation from an Archdemon to an evening ball on a boat. The residents of Zagan's castle head off toward a luxurious party, fully aware of the danger!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Written by Fuminori Teshima. Art and cover by COMTA. Translated by Hikoki.

Zagan's group heads off to Nephy's hometown in order to learn more about high elves. However, when they arrive, they get trapped in a barrier that distorts time! While they're in there, Zagan's beloved bride Nephy is... turned into a little girl!? The precocious little Nephy is cute in her own right, but there's no way Zagan can just leave her be! Will Zagan and the others find the culprit behind Nephy's curse before it's too late?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Written by Fuminori Teshima. Art and cover by COMTA. Translated by Hikoki.

Nephy and Zagan have finally confessed their feelings to each other, but neither of them have any idea how to act like a normal couple. After getting some advice, Zagan finds out about a mysterious event know as a "date," and goes on a research trip in town where he coincidentally saves the blind therianthrope, Kuroka, a newly dispatched priest. At the same time, Nephteros discovers the truth of her origins and escapes to Zagan's territory while being pursued by Bifrons' chimera.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Volume 6 - 1st printing.

Written by Fuminori Teshima. Art and cover by COMTA. Translated by Hikoki.

Zagan and the others turn Foll older temporarily to help her grow stronger. However, the ritual goes berserk, and when Foll grows bigger, Zagan shrinks! Following Orias' advice, they decide to attend the Continental Interracial Elders Conference in the Far-East in order to obtain powers aside from sorcery. What awaits them there is a member of the Night Clan, beings who live eternal lives, Alshiera. And somehow, this girl they meet for the first time seems to know Zagan and Nephy...

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing.

Written by Fuminori Teshima. Art and cover by COMTA. Translated by Hikoki.

Since they're already all the way out in the ocean, Zagan's group decides to go relax on a beach. Everybody changes clothes, and the men are all dazzled by the sight of the women in swimsuits. However, things take a turn when an Archangel named Michael drops by to deliver news that a sorcerer who slaughtered one of the Archdemons has marked Zagan as their next target!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Written by Fuminori Teshima. Art and cover by COMTA. Translated by Hikoki.

Zagan searches for the whereabouts of his old friend Marc as the town livens due to a festival called Alshiere Imera. Apparently this festival bears the tradition of giving presents to those dear to you. Zagan and Barbatos have a late start on the festival and mill about in confusion. Stella and Alshiera are completely carefree and are here to play. And for some reason, Kuroka is now a cat? It seems another Archdemon is somehow involved and is hot on her tails!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing.

Written by Fuminori Teshima. Art and cover by COMTA. Translated by Hikoki.

On to the honeymoon! Zagan has decided to introduce Nephy to Orias both as a means to cheer her up from her anxieties of healing Kuroka's eyes, as well as to gain more information on Archdemon Shere Khan. However, Orias herself has vanished, leaving behind the message, "I'm going to retrieve Azazel's Staff." Thus, the two of them depart for the Holy Cut, the headquarters of the church, to chase after her. And in order to avoid any unnecessary suspicion, they decide to pose as a newlywed couple!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing.

Written by Fuminori Teshima. Art and cover by COMTA. Translated by Hikoki.

After accepting Lilith's request for a larger bath, Zagan begins the construction of a grand bath in his castle to reward the services of his subordinates and provide a place of relaxation for Nephy and the other girls. Life in the castle is as peaceful and noisy as ever. However, Bifrons' evil schemes are advancing toward them, and the mysteries of what Alshiera has been fighting against for so long slowly begin to unravel.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing.

Written by Fuminori Teshima. Art and cover by COMTA. Translated by Hikoki.

In order to thank Zagan for building the castle's grand bath, Lilith offers to use her powers to help Zagan and Nephy enjoy a date within their dreams. But will that really work out, considering their devastatingly poor sense of imagination? Meanwhile, the hunt for Shere Khan intensifies as more Archdemons reveal themselves and the looming threat Alshiera has been fighting draws ever closer.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 12 - 1st printing.

Written by Fuminori Teshima. Art and cover by COMTA. Translated by Hikoki.

The entire castle is in a celebratory mood, but dark clouds are looming over the horizon. There's a terrible problem haunting Nephteros which must be taken care of before any sort of party happens, but Zagan still has no idea how to solve it. What's more, after a month of relative peace and quiet, Shere Khan and Bifrons are finally making their move. Join Nephy and the ever awkward Zagan for all this and more!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

1st printing. By Christian Durieux. "Those two, they never should have met. In the night, in a long corridor pinned with ancient dreams, they make of this encounter a party. Those two, they must have a gift." The next remarkable graphic novel in the Louvre collection tells the tale of the retiring museum director on a fugue from his retirement dinner through the vast halls of the museum, eloping with a muse. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Maki Enjoji. Nurse Nanase has striven to once again meet the prince of her dreams, so how is it hes become such an aggravating doctor?! After witnessing a handsome and charming young doctor save a strangers life five years ago, Nanase Sakura trained to become a nurse, but when she meets the doctor again and they start working together, she finds Kairi Tendo to be nothing like the man she imagined him to be! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 2 - 1st Printing

Volume 2 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Maki Enjoji. Her first love is a Dark Lord with his awful personality! Nanase respects him as a doctor, but he still makes her furious! Nanase became a nurse to chase after Dr. Kairi Tendo. Unfortunately, now she must deal with his tyranny. He kisses her and calls it a medical treatment. Hes good at his job, but hes a despicable man! Despite this, Nanase does something unexpected to the Dark Lord! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W Cover price $9.99.

Volume 3 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Maki Enjoji. The mean Dark Lord has turned into a kindly knight! Its like a dream come true! Is this really happening?!! Nanase became a nurse to chase after Dr. Kairi Tendo. To keep herself safe from a former patient who is stalking her, she stays with Kairi and pretends to be his lover! But the stalker becomes furious and attacks! As she loses consciousness, she reveals to Kairi how she feels! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 4 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Maki Enjoji. At long last, the Dark Lord has been defeated! Wait—it cant be that easy! Nanase became a nurse to chase after Dr. Kairi Tendo. Nanase hears that Kairi has requested to study abroad. She is shocked by the news and tells him she doesnt want to be apart, but Kairis response makes her uneasy! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 5 - 1st Printing. Story, Art, and cover by Maki Enjoji. The Dark Lord Kairi finally falls for Nanase, the Valiant One! Regardless, they face another trial!! Nanase became a nurse to chase after Dr. Kairi Tendo. Now that their feelings are mutual, theyve become a couple. It seems their love should only deepen from here on out, but when Nanase tries to help a certain someone, it leads to a disruption in their romance! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W Cover price $9.99.

Volume 6 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Maki Enjoji. Our Valiant One and the Dark Lord are in mutual lovey-dovey mode! Or so they thought… Their greatest challenge has arrived! Nanase became a nurse to chase after Dr. Kairi Tendo. Now the couple are finally starting to act like lovers. Theyre busy enjoying blissful days until Kairis older sister Ryuko goes missing! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 7 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Maki Enjoji. Even when theyre apart and lonely, they believe in their love. Our Valiant One and the Dark Lord have an incurable case of love! This is the grand finale! Nanase became a nurse to chase after Dr. Kairi Tendo. Before Kairi travels abroad to study, the two decide to do the things that lovers do! Their love deepens in their limited time together, but a problem arises concerning Kairis succession in the family business! What will happen to Nanase and Kairis romance?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.