Comic books in 'Binding: hardcover'

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Add to cart Near Mint $31.00

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "December 1951 to April 1952!" Collects Adventures into the Unknown (1948-1967 ACG) #26-30. Written by David Tosh. Art by Ken Bald. Weird, mysterious and spine-tingling tales from of the American Comics Group's classic and groundbreaking horror anthology comic. This sixth volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored giving 288 pages of four-color madness plus a gorgeous top-quality illustrated slipcase! When the collection is complete, the spines will display full "Adventures into the Unknown" Logo Graphic. Limited to just 300 copies worldwide and featuring a special introduction from David Tosh. Hardcover(with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 300 copies. Cover price $64.99.

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Volume 7 - 1st printing. "May to October 1952!" Collects Adventures into the Unknown (1948-1967 ACG) #31-36. Weird, mysterious, and spine-tingling tales from the ACG classic Adventures Into The Unknown. This seventh volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Comes in a collector's slipcase. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 300 copies. Cover price $64.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "November 1952 to May 1953!" Collects Adventures into the Unknown (1948-1967 ACG) #37-43. Written by Chris Thompson. Art by Ken Bald. Weird, mysterious, and spine-tingling tales of the ACG classic Adventures Into The Unknown. This volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 300 copies. Cover price $64.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $31.00

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "June to December 1953!" Collects Adventures into the Unknown (1948-1967 ACG) #44-50. Written by Chris Thompson. Art by Ken Bald. Weird, mysterious, and spine-tingling tales from of the ACG classic Adventures Into The Unknown. This ninth volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 300 copies. Cover price $64.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "January to July 1954!" Collects Adventures into the Unknown (1948-1967 ACG) #51-57. Weird, mysterious, and spine-tingling tales of the ACG classic Adventures Into The Unknown. This tenth volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 272 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 300 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $37.00

Add to cart Very Fine $41.00

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "August 1954 to July 1955!" Collects Adventures into the Unknown (1948-1967 ACG) #58-64. Weird, mysterious, and spine-tingling tales of the ACG classic Adventures Into The Unknown. This tenth volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 272 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 300 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Add to cart Fine $28.00

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "August 1955 to February 1956!" Collects Adventures into the Unknown (1948-1967 ACG) #65-71. Weird, mysterious, and spine-tingling tales of the ACG classic Adventures Into The Unknown. This tenth volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 272 pages, full color. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "July/August 1951 to March/April 1952!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #1-5. Foreword by Stan Nichols. They may have been Forbidden to some - particularly when Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent hit the newsstands - but to kids the length and breadth of the United States, Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. And now, a half-century since the first issue appeared, ACG's wonderful Forbidden Worlds are accessible once more in this volume exploring the supernatural featuring issues #1-5 from July/August 1951 to March/April 1952. Additional exclusive artwork by Edward Miller. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "May/June 1952 to November 1952!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #6-10. They may have been Forbidden to some - particularly when Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent book hit the newsstands - but to kids the length and breadth of the United States, Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. And now, a half-century since the first issue appeared, ACG's wonderful Forbidden Worlds are accessible once more! Collects issues #6-10, published between May/June 1952 to October 1952. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "December 1952 to June 1953!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #12-18. They may have been Forbidden to some - particularly when Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent book hit the newsstands - but to kids the length and breadth of the United States, Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. And now, a half-century since the first issue appeared, ACG's wonderful Forbidden Worlds are accessible once more! Collects issues #6-10, published between May/June 1952 to October 1952. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "July 1953-January 1954!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #19-25. They may have been Forbidden to some, but to kids the length and breadth of the United States (and a select few in the UK), Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. Tempus certainly does fugit. Doesn't seem like five minutes since we were putting the finishing touches to the inaugural volume of our Forbidden Worlds hardcover reissue series and already we're on the third book. Stick with the programme, gang-things are starting to get real interesting! Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "1954: February to August!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #26-32. Art by Paul Reinman. Cover by Ken Bald. Tales exploring the supernatural collected togther from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds issues #26-32. Volumes will be meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "September 1954 to December 1955!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #33-39. Cover by Ken Bald. Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. Volumes will be meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "January to September 1956!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #40-46. They may have been Forbidden to some, particularly when Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent hit the newsstands, but to kids the length and breadth of the United States (and a select few in the UK), Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. Tempus certainly does fugit. Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. Meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $26.00

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "October 1956 to March 1957!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #47-52. Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. Volumes will be meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Add to cart Very Fine $23.00

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "April 1957 to September 1957" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #53-58. Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds issues. Volumes will be meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $35.00

Volume 10 - 1st printing. October 1957 to March 1958" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #59-64. They may have been Forbidden to some, but to kids the length and breadth of the United States, Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. Tempus certainly does fugit. Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $23.00

Add to cart Very Fine $43.00

Volume 11 - 1st printing. April 1958 to September 1958!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #65-70. They may have been Forbidden to some, particularly when the Wertham Seduction of the Innocent book hit the newsstands, but to kids the length and breadth of the United States (and a select few in the UK), Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. Tempus certainly does fugit. Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $32.00

Add to cart Very Fine $35.00

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "October 1958 to March 1959!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #71-76. Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. Volumes will be meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Stan Nicholls. Art by Frank Frazetta. Tales exploring the supernatural from issues #1-5 from July/August 1951 to March/April 1952 of the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. Featuring an essay by British author Stan Nicholls, this first volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. This slipcase edition features a re-imagined cover by Edward Miller of issue 5 as a limited edition print signed by Edward Miller, Stan Nicholls, and PS Publishing founder Peter Crowther. Limited to just 300 copies. Hardcover(Slipcased), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $119.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Mark Chadbourn. Art by Ken Bald. These tales may have been Forbidden to some, but for kids the length and breadth of the United States Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. And now, almost half a century since the first issue appeared, ACG's wonderful Forbidden Worlds are accessible once more! Just 300 slipcase copies of tales explores the supernatural from issues #6-11 of Forbidden Worlds from May/June 1952 to October 1952. Essay by Mark Chadbourn. Limited to just 300 copies. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #12-18. Written by Mark Chadbourn. Art by Ken Bald. They may have been forbidden to some, but to kids the length and breadth of the United States Richard Hughes and his trembling team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. And now, almonst a half century after the first issue appeared, Forbidden Worlds are accessible once more, this time in a state-of-the-art hardcover volume. Featuring issues of Forbidden Worlds from December 1952 to June 1953. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Volume 4 - 1st printing."July 1953 to January 1954!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #19-25. Written by Richard E. Hughes and Mark G. Heike. Art by Ken Bald. This full-color hardback book features a full-color slipcase featuring restored cover of issue #19. When the collection is complete the spines will display full Forbidden Worlds logo graphic. Limited to 300 Copies Worldwide. Special introduction by Mark G. Heike. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #26-32. Written by Sid Jones. Art by Ken Bald. Another bevy of far-out freakiness from the kid sister mag of ACG's groundbreaking Adventures Into The Unknown, featuring more tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the classic Forbidden Worlds. They may have been Forbidden to some, particularly when the Wertham Seduction of the Innocent hit the newsstands, but to kids the length and breadth of the United States (and a select few in the UK), Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. Tempus certainly does fugit. Doesn't seem like five minutes since we were putting the finishing touches to the inaugural volume of our Forbidden Worlds hardcover reissue series and already we're on the fifth book. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "September 1954 to December 1955!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #33-39. Written by Peter Crowther. Art by Ken Bald. Another bevy of far-out freakiness from the kid sister mag of ACG's groundbreaking Adventures Into The Unknown, featuring more tales exploring the supernatural collected togther from issues #33-39 of the classic Forbidden Worlds. With this volume, we see the introduction of the Code! Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "January to September 1956!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #40-46. They may have been Forbidden to some, particularly when Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent hit the newsstands, but to kids the length and breadth of the United States (and a select few in the UK), Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. Tempus certainly does fugit. Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. Meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 288 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "October 1956 to March 1957!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #47-52. Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. Volumes will be meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 240 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "April 1957 to September 1957" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #53-58. Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds issues. Volumes will be meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 240 pages, full color. Cover price $69.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Volume 10 - 1st printing. October 1957 to March 1958" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #59-64. They may have been Forbidden to some, but to kids the length and breadth of the United States, Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. Tempus certainly does fugit. Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 240 pages, full color. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. April 1958 to September 1958!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #65-70. They may have been Forbidden to some, particularly when the Wertham Seduction of the Innocent book hit the newsstands, but to kids the length and breadth of the United States (and a select few in the UK), Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. Tempus certainly does fugit. Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 240 pages, full color. Cover price $69.99.

Set Includes Volume 1-3 and 1 Softcover Showcase issue - Printings may vary. A gaggle of gruesome gore designed to blow brainpans and bowels alike. Three glorious volumes at a specially reduced price and comprising all 17 issues of the kid sister magazine to ACG's flagship, Adventures into the Unknown, the world's very first anthology comic book. Volume 1 collects issues #1-6 (February/March 1952 to January 1953), Volume 2 collects issues #7-12 (March 1953 to January 1954), and Volume 3 collects issues #13-17 (March to November 1954). Hardcover (3 Volumes with NO Slipcase), 1,200 (Total) pages, full color. Cover price $89.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "February/March 1952 to January 1953!" Collects Out of the Night (1952-1954) #1-6. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Edvard Moritz. Ah those were the days, when American comic book racks and spinners were full to bursting with a wealth of gaudily colored classics boasting vampires, cannibalistic aliens and bloated corpses. Get the door locked and leave the lights on. That sound akin to the wind in the grate could be something else, something entirely different. Daring and supernatural tales from February/March 1952 to January 1953 of the ACG classic Out Of The Night. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

Add to cart Fine $17.00

Add to cart Fine $17.00

Volume 2- 1st printing. "March 1953 to January 1954!" Collects Out of the Night (1952-1954) #7-12. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Edvard Moritz. Ah, those were the days, when America's comicbook racks and spinners were full to bursting with a wealth of gaudily colored classics boasting vampires, cannibalistic aliens and bloated corpses! Here, from the heyday of the American Comics Group (ACG) comes Out of the Night, PS Artbook's latest entry in its ambitious program. Get the door locked and leave the lights on. Reprinting issues #7-1, March 1953 to January 1954. Introduction by Stephen Bissette. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Volume 3- 1st printing. "March 1954 to November 1954!" Collects Out of the Night (1952-1954) #13-17. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Ken Bald. Daring and supernatural from the ACG classic Out of the Night! Originally published in issues #13-17 from March 1954 to November 1954. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Set Includes Volume 1-3 (with Slipcases) and 1 Softcover Showcase issue - Printings may vary. A gaggle of gruesome gore designed to blow brainpans and bowels alike. Three glorious volumes at a specially reduced price and comprising all 17 issues of the kid sister magazine to ACG's flagship, Adventures into the Unknown, the world's very first anthology comic book. Volume 1 collects issues #1-6 (February/March 1952 to January 1953), Volume 2 collects issues #7-12 (March 1953 to January 1954), and Volume 3 collects issues #13-17 (March to November 1954). Hardcover (3 Volumes with Slipcase), 1,200 (Total) pages, full color. Cover price $129.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "February/March 1952 to January 1953!" Collects Out of the Night (1952-1954) #1-6. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Edvard Moritz. Ah those were the days, when American comic book racks and spinners were full to bursting with a wealth of gaudily colored classics boasting vampires, cannibalistic aliens and bloated corpses. Get the door locked and leave the lights on. That sound akin to the wind in the grate could be something else, something entirely different. Daring and supernatural tales from February/March 1952 to January 1953 of the ACG classic Out Of The Night. Hardcover(Slipcased), 7-in. x 10-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $31.00

Add to cart Near Mint $31.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "March 1953 to January 1954!" Collects Out of the Night (1952-1954) #7-12. Written by Mark Morris. Art by Ken Bald. Daring and supernatural tales featuring issues of the ACG classic Out Of The Night. Hardcover(Slipcased), 7-in. x 10-in., 240 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to only 300 copies. Cover price $64.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Out of the Night (1952-1954) #13-17. Written by Barry Forshaw. Art by Bob Forgione. Here we go with the final volume in ACG's criminally short-run Out of the Night series, featuring the last five issues, all contained in a special illustrated slipcase, limited to just 300 copies. Ah, those were the days, when America's comic book racks and spinners were full to bursting with a wealth of gaudily coloured classics boasting vampires, cannibalistic aliens and bloated corpses - sometimes all three of 'em in the one body! Get the door locked and leave the lights on. That sound akin to the wind in the grate could be something else - something entirely different. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 240 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to only 300 copies. Cover price $64.99.

1st printing. Collects Skeleton Hand (1952-1953 ACG) #1-6 and The Clutching Hand (1954) #1. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Edvard Moritz. Collected together, the classic ACG title Skeleton Hand is brought together into a beautiful complete volume exclusively from PS Artbooks. One of the lesser known (but equally loved) ACG titles, this is an exciting addition to the ACG Collected Works line of classic pre-Code comic books . The action-packed adventures from issues #1-6 from September/October 1952 to July/August 1953, along with Clutching Hand #1 from Jul/Aug 1954, have been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Peter Normanton. Art by Peter Kiss. These action-packed adventures from the ACG classic Skeleton Hand were originally published in issues #1-6 from September/October 1952 to July/August 1953. This volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Also included in this book is a bonus issue of "Clutching Hand." Hardcover(Slipcased), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Chris Onstad. Since 2001, cult comic favorite Achewood has built a six-figure international following. Intelligent, hilarious, and adult but not filthy, it's the strip you'll wish you'd discovered as an underappreciated fifteen-year-old. Dark Horse presents the hardbound edition of Achewood's The Great Outdoor Fight, the story of "Three Days, Three Acres, Three Thousand Men." Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 96 pages, ful color. NOTE: Awards for Achewood: TIME Magazine's #1 Graphic Novel of 2007. Ignatz Award, "Outstanding Online Comic," 2007. Praise for Achewood: "Onstad is our greatest living cartoonist." -Tony Millionaire (Maakies, Sock Monkey) "These things are hilarious! You have what the NY Times Book Review might call a 'distinctive and most welcome voice' in comics." -Jim Woodring (Frank, Jim) "Achewood makes me laugh-in that confused, 'what the hell was that??' kind of way." -Scott McCloud Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1986-1995!" By Chris Ware. Acclaimed cartoonist Chris Ware reveals the outtakes of his genius in these intimate, imaginative, and whimsical sketches collected from the years during which he completed his award-winning graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth. His novel not only won the Manchester Guardian First Novel prize in 2001 but it has sold over 100,000 copies. This book is as much a companion volume to Jimmy Corrigan - one of the great crossover success stories - as a tremendous art collection from of one of America's most interesting and popular graphic artists. Hardcover, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1995-2002!" By Chris Ware. Working directly in pen and ink, watercolor, and white-out whenever he makes a mistake, Ware has cannily edited out all legally sensitive and personally incriminating material from his private journals, carefully recomposing each page to simulate the appearance of an ordered mind and established aesthetic directive. Included are Ware's frustrated doodles for his book covers, angry personal assaults on friends, and half-finished comic strips, as well as his now-beloved drawings of the generally miserable inhabitants of the city of Chicago. Hardcover, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.95.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "1995-2002!" By Chris Ware. Working directly in pen and ink, watercolor, and white-out whenever he makes a mistake, Ware has cannily edited out all legally sensitive and personally incriminating material from his private journals, carefully recomposing each page to simulate the appearance of an ordered mind and established aesthetic directive. Included are Ware's frustrated doodles for his book covers, angry personal assaults on friends, and half-finished comic strips, as well as his now-beloved drawings of the generally miserable inhabitants of the city of Chicago. Hardcover, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.95.

10th Anniversary Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1986-1995!" By Chris Ware.Acclaimed cartoonist Chris Ware (Building Stories) reveals the outtakes of his genius in these intimate, imaginative, and whimsical sketches collected from the years during which he completed his award-winning graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth. Acme Datebook Volume One is as much a companion volume to Jimmy Corrigan as a tremendous art collection from of one of America's most interesting and popular graphic artists. Chris Ware surprises the reader on every page with its spontaneity, its mordant humor, and its excellent draftsmanship. Hardcover, 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $44.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Chris Ware. F. C. Ware returns to the book trade with The ACME Novelty Library, a hardcover distillation of all his surviving one-page cartoon jokes with which he tuckpointed the holes of his regular comic book periodical over the past decade. This definitive congestion of stories of the future, the old west, and even of modern life nonetheless tries to stay interesting by including a luminescent map of the heavens, a chart of the general structure of the universe, assorted cut-out activities, and a complete history of The ACME Novelty Company itself. Hardcover, 9-in. x 15-in., PC/PB&W. NOTE: Vol. 2-15 does NOT exist in HC format. Cover price $27.50.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. By Chris Ware. This newest edition of The ACME Novelty Library features the first serial installment of Rusty Brown, Ware's first major lengthy 'narrative indulgence' since his Jimmy Corrigan graphic novel. Rusty Brown will be serialized in ACME over the course of several issues. The first installment begins with young Rusty, an outcast in his suburban Chicago elementary school, befriended solely by his Supergirl action figure... until he meets new kid on the block and fellow comic nerd, Chalky White. Rusty's story is an uncomfortably vivid and uncompromising look into the life of a social outcast. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 9 1/2-in. x 7-in., 56 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 18 - 1st printing. By Chris Ware. An Eisner Award-nominee! Cartoonist Chris Ware abandons the engaging serialization of his "Rusty Brown" and instead focuses upon his more experimentally grim narrative, "Building Stories." Set in a Chicago apartment building more or less in the year 2000, the stories move from the straightforward to the complex, invading character's memories and personal ambitions with a text point size likely unreadable to human beings over the age of 45. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 52 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $17.95.

Volume 19 - 1st printing. By Chris Ware. The penultimate teen issue of the ACME Novelty Library appears this autumn with a new chapter from the electrifying experimental narrative "Rusty Brown," which examines the life, work, and teaching techniques of one of its central real-life protagonists, W. K. Brown. A previously marginal figure in the world of speculative fiction, Brown's widely anthologized first story, "The Seeing Eye Dogs of Mars," garnered him instant acclaim and the coveted White Dwarf Award for Best New Writer when it first appeared in the pages of Nebulous in the late 1950s, but his star was quickly eclipsed by the rise of such talents as Anton Jones, J. Sterling Imbroglio, and others of the so-called psychovisionary movement. (Modern scholarship concedes, however, that they now owe a not inconsequential aesthetic debt to Brown.) New surprises and discoveries concerning the now legendarily reclusive and increasingly influential writer mark this nineteenth number of the ACME Novelty Library, itself a regular award-winning periodical, lauded for its clear lettering and agreeable coloring, which, as any cultured reader knows, are cornerstones of any genuinely serious literary effort. Full color, seventy-eight pages, with hardbound covers, full indicia, and glue, the ACME Novelty Library offers its readers a satisfying, if not thrilling, rocket ride into the world of unkempt imagination and pulse-pounding excitement. Hardcover (Horizontal format), 9-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 20 - 1st printing. By Chris Ware. The landmark 20th volume of the seminal comic book series! Jordan Wellington Lint, 51, is Chief Executive Officer of Lint Financial Products, a company he began serving in 1985 as assistant and advisor before working his way up its corporate ladder to record-setting innovation in the fields of finance and high-yield investment. In his seven years as the head of Lint, Jordan has grown the company from a business lender and real estate speculator to a leading provider of network financial infrastructure services, all the while positioning Lint as a model of corporate integrity and high-yield, low-risk product. Lint's vision has made him one of the most influential and widely sought-after leaders in the complex Omaha securities industry, and his fresh approach to an understanding of local problems, leadership and determination have enabled Lint to grow, outdistance and outpace its competitors. Lint graduated from UNL in 1981 with a BA in Business and briefly studied music and recording in Los Angeles before returning to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, where he has continued his life journey ever since. In his ongoing role as Chief Executive Officer and his dual roles as public servant and father, Lint continues to put his creative leadership and vision to work in a variety of challenging settings. He is married and is the father of two boys. Hardcover (Horizontal format), 9-in. x 7-in., 72 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $23.95.