Comic books in 'Anthology / Collection'

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "Future Perfect!" Story and art by Sergio Toppi. Translated by Dan Christensen. A collection of tales by master illustrator and storyteller Sergio Toppi featuring a series of stories speculating about the future through the legendary author's unique visual lens. From rogue Ais, post climate change wastelands, and addiction to technology and VR, these decades-old works were far ahead of their time, seeming almost prophetic today. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $17.95

Add to cart Near Mint $17.95

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "War Stories!" Story and art by Sergio Toppi. Translated by Dan Christensen. Master illustrator and storyteller SERGIO TOPPI takes on the topic of War in this collection of short stories set in various global conflicts, from the battlefields of Prussia in 1742 to Colonial Papua in the 19th Century and Southeast Asia and Yugoslavia in the 20th-Century. These classic works have never been published in English until now. Toppi's influence on the modern comic industry is supported by popular legends including Frank Miller, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave McKean, Walter Simonson, and Sean Gordon Murphy. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $11.00

1st printing. Written by A. David Lewis. Art by J. T. Waldman. Colonial Comics is a graphic novel collection of 20 stories focusing on the colonial period from 1620 through 1750 in New England. Created in partnership with the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Concord Museum, these illustrated stories will focus on tales you cannot find in history books. Stories about free thinkers, Pequots, Jewish settlers, female business owners and dedicated school teachers, whales and livestock, slavery and frontiers, and many other aspects of colonial life. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $25.95.

1st printing.

Written by Brent Fisher, Michele Abounader, and Mario Candelaria. Art by Liana Kangas, Elisa Romboli, and Gabe Martini. Cover by Elisa Romboli.

The flutter of first dates, the thrill of a text-back, the heart-stopping seconds before coming out, and the rush when finally discovering who you truly are - all of these life-changing moments across the full spectrum of LGBTQIA+ experience are ready to explore in this bright and inspiring comics anthology!

The Color of Always is a collection of personal stories, testimonies, heirlooms, evocations, and evangelisms for queer creators and readers that celebrates feeling good about who you are, and coming into your own at last.

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Written by KARL ZINSMEISTER. Art by DAN JURGENS. Cover by ESAD RIBIC. Longtime embedded journalist Karl Zinsmeister ("Boots on the Ground: A Month with the 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq") and penciler Dan Jurgens (THOR, Superman) chronicle three months in the lives of the 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq in this groundbreaking series. Softcover, 120 pages, full color. SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP Cover price $19.99.

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Becky Cloonan & Various. Art by Lee Loughridge. Cover by NEW 48-PAGE ONE-SHOT from DSTLRY. In COME FIND ME: AN AUTUMNAL OFFERING, auteur Becky Cloonan (SOMNA, Gotham Academy) curates a coven of the most sinister, trailblazing storytellers in sequential art for a haunting collection destined to become a Halloween tradition. Within these pages, Cloonan unearths a corpse with two coins laid over its decaying eyes. When an opportunistic thief robs the cadaver of its last possessions, a sinister curse erupts, dooming all it touches. Hamletmachine (Lucifer's Garden) presents a chilling tale of a musical demon who makes Faustian pacts with unsuspecting victims, creating minor-key symphonies of human pain. Celine Loup (The Man Who Came Down the Stairs) and two other secret contributors join this insidious bonfire to conjure a modern, all-female descent into folk-horror dread. COME FIND ME also offers a first look into the world of Cloonan's next DSTLRY series, making this volume a perfect collector's item, hot off the creator's sold-out modern erotic horror masterpiece with Tula Lotay, SOMNA. An eerie confirmation of the new face of comics horror, COME FIND ME is guaranteed to provide restless nights and racing pulses in a season of bonfires and falling leaves. Every issue from DSTLRY is presented in our perfect bound Prestige format, featuring wraparound covers with spot gloss on robust cover stock, complemented by 48 pages of exquisite interior stock. It's the DSTLRY difference. For fans of SOMNA, THE WITCH, TRICK 'R TREAT. 56 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $8.99.

1st (2002) Edition - 1st printing. Story and art by Jeffrey Lewis. Collects all the 4-page concert-announcement minicomix stories and cassette-art minicomix that Jeffrey Lewis created from 1998 to 2001. Softcover, B&W.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $7.70

Add to cart Fine $7.70

Updated (2011) Edition - 1st printing. Story and art by Jeffrey Lewis. Collects all the 4-page concert-announcement minicomix stories and cassette-art minicomix that Jeffrey Lewis created from 1998 to 2001. Softcover, 72 pages, B&W. NOTE: Limited to 4,000 copies. NOTE: I would be remiss if I failed to mention the fact that ROM Spaceknight makes a fantastic cameo appearance on the cover of this book. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $5.00.

Comet #258 June 27, 1953 is a United Kingdom weekly comic featuring the scence fiction series Dick Barton, plus fantasy, western and humor strips. 16-pages, 7.25-in. x 9.5-in., newsprint, B&W with some color pages, cover price 3d.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. (Comic Art Annual) The Eisner-nominated and 2004 Harvey Award-winning Comic Art Magazine returns! Issue #9 features an essay by novelist Tom De Haven on Dick Tracy creator Chester Gould; a career-spanning profile of Kaz; a visual biography of Abner Dean; an exploration of Jesse Marsh with Gilbert Hernandez and Adrian Tomine; a visual autobiography by Jerry Moriarty; and an essay on the early cartoons of Lyonel Feininger. This 208 page square bound magazine is shrinkwrapped with a separate 80-page booklet titled"Cartooning" by Ivan Brunetti. Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Free Preview edition. Previews of Waterloo Sunset, Hedge Knight, Devil May Cry and Seventh Shrine. Interview with Ron Martz. On the flip-side, join in the suspense as Agent Goodwin tracks down a serial killer in the exclusive issue #2 full-length release of Mike S. Miller's "Deal With The Devil." 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/4-in., 64 pages, black and white. Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

The Comic Book Digest gives you 80 pages of eight-page sample previews from 10 future comic titles from publishers like Image, Dreamwave, DBPro, and Arcana Studios ? read it before you buy it! On the flip-side, join in the suspense as Agent Goodwin tracks down a serial killer in the exclusive issue #2 full-length release of Mike S. Miller's "Deal With The Devil." Articles and interviews from writers, publishers, and artists throughout the industry provide an inside look benefitting to both the avid collector and the casual comic hobbyist. (Lamp Post Publications) Magazine, 128pgs, B&W $1.95 Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

The Comic Book Digest gives you 80 pages of eight-page sample previews from 10 future comic titles from publishers like Image, Dreamwave, DBPro, and Arcana Studios ? read it before you buy it! On the flip-side, join in the suspense as Agent Goodwin tracks down a serial killer in the exclusive issue #2 full-length release of Mike S. Miller's "Deal With The Devil." Articles and interviews from writers, publishers, and artists throughout the industry provide an inside look benefitting to both the avid collector and the casual comic hobbyist. (Lamp Post Publications) Magazine, 128pgs, B&W $1.95 Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $5.49

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

This issue gives you eight-page sample previews from ten future comic titles from publishers like Image, Dreamwave, DBPro and Arcana Studios ? read it before you buy it! On the flip-side, join in the suspense as Agent Goodwin tracks down a serial killer in the exclusive full-length release of Mike S. Miller's "Deal With The Devil." Plus, articles and interviews from writers, publishers, and artists throughout the industry provide an inside look benefitting to both the avid collector and the casual comic hobbyist. (Lamp Post Publications) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $1.95 Cover price $1.95.

The 128 page Comic Book Digest gives you 80 pages of eight-page sample previews from 10 future comic titles from publishers like Image, Dreamwave, DBPro and Arcana Studios ? read it before you buy it! On the flip-side, join in the suspense as Agent Goodwin tracks down a serial killer in the exclusive Issue four full-length release of Mike S. Miller's "Deal With The Devil". Articles and interviews from writers, publishers, and artists throughout the industry provide an inside look benefitting to both the avid collector and the casual comic hobbyist. (Lamp Post Publications) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $1.95 COMIC BOOK DIGEST FEBRUARY 2005 #5 The 128 page Comic Book Digest gives you 80 pages of eight-page sample previews from 10 future comic titles from publishers like Image, Dreamwave, DBPro and Arcana Studios ? read it before you buy it! On the flip-side, join in the suspense as Agent Goodwin tracks down a serial killer in the exclusive Issue four full-length release of Mike S. Miller's "Deal With The Devil". Articles and interviews from writers, publishers, and artists throughout the industry provide an inside look benefitting to both the avid collector and the casual comic hobbyist. (Lamp Post Publications) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $1.95 Cover price $1.95.

1st printing. By Johnny Ryan. In these 120 raunchy, parody-packed pages, Ryan mocks every kind of comic imaginable. Comic Book Holocaust skewers characters of all types, from newspaper strip icons and alternative favorites to the stars of Manga, sci-fi, kid's, and superhero comics. This hilarious and irreverent sketchbook collection continues the Johnny Ryan brand of gleefully perverse humor! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Fine $24.00

1st printing.

Edited by RANTZ A. HOSELEY. Cover by JASON "STUNTKID" LEVESQUE.

Over 80 of the best creators from every style and genre, have contributed over 50 stories to this anthology featuring stories inspired by the songs of multi-platinum recording artist, TORI AMOS.

Featuring an introduction by NEIL GAIMAN, with stories by creators such as CARLA SPEED McNEIL, MARK BUCKINGHAM, C.B. CEBULSKI, NIKKI COOK, HOPE LARSON, JOHN NEY REIBER, RYAN KELLY and many, many others, COMIC BOOK TATTOO encapsulates the breadth, depth and beauty of modern comics in this coffee table format book.

Featuring stories by Pia Guerra, John Reppion, Leah Moore, David Mack, Mike Dringenberg, Colleen Doran, Jonathan Hickman, James Owen, Eric Canete, Ted Mckeever, Jock, Antony Johnston, Dame Darcy and over 70 more!

Hardcover, 11 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 480 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Signed and Numbered by TORI AMOS

1st printing.

Edited by RANTZ A. HOSELEY. Cover by JASON "STUNTKID" LEVESQUE.

Over 80 of the best creators from every style and genre, have contributed over 50 stories to this anthology featuring stories inspired by the songs of multi-platinum recording artist, TORI AMOS.

Featuring an introduction by NEIL GAIMAN, with stories by creators such as CARLA SPEED McNEIL, MARK BUCKINGHAM, C.B. CEBULSKI, NIKKI COOK, HOPE LARSON, JOHN NEY REIBER, RYAN KELLY and many, many others, COMIC BOOK TATTOO encapsulates the breadth, depth and beauty of modern comics in this coffee table format book.

Featuring stories by PIA GUERRA, JOHN REPPION, LEAH MOORE, DAVID MACK, MIKE DRINGENBERG, COLLEEN DORAN, JONATHAN HICKMAN, JAMES OWEN, ERIC CANETE, TED McKEEVER, JOCK, ANTONY JOHNSTON, DAME DARCY and over 70 more!

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 11 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 480 pages, full color.

Cover price $149.99.

Special Edition

1st printing.

The critically-acclaimed, bestselling anthology that has taken the worlds of comics, music, and art by storm. This hardcover special edition, over 80 creators from every style and genre of comics have contributed stories to this stunning book inspired by the music and songs of multi-platinum recording artist Tori Amos.

This special edition of the hardcover comes shrink wrapped in an elegantly designed slipcase with silver accents.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 11 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 480 pages, full color.

NOTE: "...one of the most ambitious book projects of the year..." - Drew McWeeny, Ain't It Cool News
NOTE: "...this collection transcends fandom." - Sarah Marie, The Austinist
NOTE: "There's absolutely something in here for everyone..." - BUST Magazine

Cover price $75.00.

1st printing.

Edited by RANTZ A. HOSELEY. Cover by JASON "STUNTKID" LEVESQUE.

Over 80 of the best creators from every style and genre, have contributed over 50 stories to this anthology featuring stories inspired by the songs of multi-platinum recording artist, TORI AMOS.

Featuring an introduction by NEIL GAIMAN, with stories by creators such as CARLA SPEED McNEIL, MARK BUCKINGHAM, C.B. CEBULSKI, NIKKI COOK, HOPE LARSON, JOHN NEY REIBER, RYAN KELLY and many, many others, COMIC BOOK TATTOO encapsulates the breadth, depth and beauty of modern comics in this coffee table format book.

Featuring stories by PIA GUERRA, JOHN REPPION, LEAH MOORE, DAVID MACK, MIKE DRINGENBERG, COLLEEN DORAN, JONATHAN HICKMAN, JAMES OWEN, ERIC CANETE, TED McKEEVER, JOCK, ANTONY JOHNSTON, DAME DARCY and over 70 more!

Softcover, 11 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 480 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

One-shot special edition fanzine by Martin L. Greim. Includes a brand new Mr. A story by Steve Ditko. Cover by Dick Giordano. Comic stories: the Defender in "Mark of the Cat" (by Martin Greim), the Eclipse in "Skyline Robbers" (script by Greim, art by Gary Kato and Ronn Foss), Goodguy (by Alan Hanley), Xal-Kor the Human Cat in "Break the Slave Ring" (script by Grass Green, art by Green and Brian Buniak), Sorcerer's Apprentice (uncredited; by Dennis Fujitake?), Shade (script by Bill Black, art by Black and Steve Vance), Hyperman (script by Greim and Steve Clement, layouts by Mike Machlan, inks by Jerry Ordway), the White Raven in "A Matter of Justice" (script by Al Bradford, art by Gary Kato), the Eye (by Biljo White), Thunderbunny in "The Sound of Thunder" (script by Griem, pencils by Gene Day, inks by Ordway), Matrix in "The Whole Thing" (script by Clement, art by Machlan), Martin Grimm in "The Demon of the Dark Glass" (script and pencils by Greim, inks by Dan Adkins), Mr. A (by Steve Ditko), Space Guardian in "Victory" (script by Bob Cosgrove, layouts by Carl Taylor, inks by Dennis Fujitake), and Dr. Weird in "Spawn of the Void" (script by Howard Keltner, art by Fujitake). Pin-ups by Jim Steranko/Rudy Nebres, Neal Adams, Nebres, John Byrne, Frank Thorne, Kurt Schaffenberger, Machlan, Fred Fredericks, Joe Staton, and Tom Sutton. back cover features Thunderbunny and Silver Surfer by Joe Sinnott. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 164 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

1st printing. Comics about comics! Fifty creators share 45 short biographical and fictional tales featuring their favorite comics, comics careers, comic fans and strips with comic references throughout! Topped by an exquisite Dave Sim EC-homage cover, The Comic Eye features strips by Rick Geary, Hembeck, Rob Walton, Nick Craine, Mike Cherkas, RG Taylor, and many more! Softcover, 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Contains 30 previews of Keenspot comics. 48 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

1st printing. By Roger Dahl. Roger Dahl's Zero Gravity cartoon strip has been a popular feature of Japan's leading English-language daily newspaper, The Japan Times, since 1991. Now, for the first time, Roger Dahl's Comic Japan brings together the best of Zero Gravity in book form. Offering a Western artist's take on Japan, the strip stars Larry and Lily, a young American couple working as English teachers in Tokyo. Larry and Lily never manage to fully integrate into Japanese society, and Zero Gravity takes a whimsical approach to the meeting of cultures as well as the quirky dynamics of changing relationships between generations and subgroups within Japan. Softcover, 9-in. x 8-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Add to cart Fine $8.30

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Softcover, 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Add to cart Fine $8.30

Add to cart Good $2.70

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Softcover, 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Add to cart Fine $8.30

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Softcover, 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $4.00

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Softcover, 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Add to cart Fine $8.30

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Softcover, 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Itsy Bitsy Comics!" Softcover, 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

Add to cart Fine $8.30

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Big Space Comics!" It takes a lot of stars to fill the vastness of Big Space, and this special, all space-themed issue's got a ton of them! Headlining this exciting journey are all-new Astounding Space Thrills by Eagle Award-winner Steve Conley; Roswell ? Little Green Man by Eisner Award-winner Bill Morrison; and the debut of two new ongoing features, Suicide Blonde and El Mucho Grande by independent heavyweights Chris Yambar and George Broderick, Jr. Also signing on for a tour of intergalactic adventure are EEP by Dave Mazure; Lint Mccree by Nate Peikos; Stormfield by Wes Alexander; The Hoon by Robb Bihun; Lunar Lizard by Art Baltazar and Marshall Dillon; Chuck the Ugly American by Mike Bocianowski; The Space Fleas by Levi Krause; and Suburban Space Pets by Harold Buchholz. As always, there are plenty of artist bios and surprises, too! Without a doubt, Big Space is a total blast! Softcover, 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "World's Greatest Christmas Comics!" This special seasonally-themed issue of Comic Library International #10 -- world's greatest Christmas comics - is sure to capture the very best of the holiday season and make you leave a trail of yellow in the snow from laughing your pointy little elf-head off! The Hoon and Mr. Beat team up in "Desperately Seeking Santa" by Levi Krause and Chris Yambar; el Mucho Grandem Wrestler-for-Hire, brings cheer to the mole people, while Suicide Blonde decides whether to give her robot soulmate the ultimate gift of freedom. Courageous Man takes on the ice-cold Freezer Geezer and learns about his WWII super-hero dad, Jingo Jones. Who wants to work on Christmas Eve? The cast of Burger Bomb leaves the light on for the needy in a heartwarming tale of proper priorities. Chuck the Ugly American shows you the proper way to hate the holidays, while the antics of Stormfield, the Suburban Space Pets, Itsi Kitsi: Happy Adventure Cat, Squatch the Baby Bigfoot, and others help make CLI #10 the biggest holiday bash in all of recorded world history! Softcover, 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "Off the Wall Adventures!" This critically acclaimed anthology gathers the biggest and brightest work from the top independent creators in the industry and gives you an over-the-top bang for your hard-earned buck! This issue features Nate Peikos' Lint McCree, Robb Bihun's The Hoon, Glenn Whitmore's Captain Clockwork, Mike Bocianowski's Chuck, The Ugly American, Scott Roberts' The Secret, George Broderick, Jr.'s Captain Oatmeal and Splendora, Chris Yambar's Itsi Kitsi: Happy Adventure Cat, Aaron Bordner's Lost At The Earth's Core, Dave Mazure's Eep! and some off-the-wall lunacy from Spongebob Squarepants creative director Derek Drymon. As a special bonus, this volume also contains Lazy Flight, a reprinting of the very first stream-of-consciousness-storyline by Harvey Award-nominee Scott Mills, about the birth, life and death of a microscopic particle creature. Off The Wall Adventure indeed! Softcover, 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

Comics by Angus McKie. 8-1/8 in. x 11-in.; full color painted artwork; 52 pages; no date. Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. Edited by Jay Bardyla and Andrew Foley. The book based on the forum series of August, 2005. More than two dozen Albertan writers, artists and academics discussed the medium in a series of six 'Comic Talks" panels. The dialogue started then continues in this collection of stories, artwork and essays by people who know exactly what comics mean to them. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 218 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

"Quantum: Rock of Ages" by Philip Clark art by Ozzy Iongoria. "Pin ups" by James Rodriguez. "Exiles" by Rick Silva drawn by Katrina Joyner. "Marina" by Carlos Osorio. "Zephyr and Reginald: Minions for Hire" by Gynn Stella. "Watch this Space: The Internet Generation" by Zorikh Lequidre. "Stanley the Mole" by Rob King. "Silliman Farm" by Keith Murphy. "Zombie Hunters" by Keith Murphy. "Arcane" by Matt Wall. "Decker's Aces" by Rusty Haller. "Pin up" by Peter Shigalkowski" "Pin ups" by Alexis Ziritt. Softcover, 6 1/2 x 10 1/2-in, black and white interior. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

"Repercussions" by Jason Degroot, "Bryanna Bunny Pin Up" by Rusty Haller, "GIT" by Justin Thomas, "Scorpio Pin Up" by Liza Biggers, "Mr. Black Pin Up" by Tom Drew, "Tile Trinity" story by Alan Abbadessa and art by Rammer Martinez, "The Bullpen" story by Scott Sheaffer and art by Keith Murphey, "Pin Up" by Ven Yann and "Minions for Hire" by Gynn Stella and Rick Silva. 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Steve Rude art; Tim Sale art; Dave Stevens cover Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. Comic books are no longer just for kids. They continue to reach new audiences across age groups and demographics, enticing a readership with amazing graphics, color, movement and dramatic tension. Whether abstractly or directly, the visual memes and tropes of comics are readily adaptable and recognizable. Incorporated into modern art and design they buzz with vitality. Comics Fever looks at contemporary creatives who have been inspired by the art form to create new work across a variety of disciplines, including fashion, jewelry, editorial and packaging design, popular art, and photography. Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

1st Edition - 1st printing.

Edited by Hazel Newlevant, O.K. Fox, and Whit Taylor.

Cartoonists and illustrators have teamed up with activists, historians, and reproductive justice experts to create comics about their diverse personal stories, the history of abortion, the current politics, and more. As this fundamental reproductive right continues to be stigmatized and jeopardized, over sixty artists and writers have created comics that boldly share their own experiences and educate readers.

The anthology has been honored with the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Anthology and Eisner Award nominated.

Softcover, 298 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $25.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

2nd Edition - 1st printing. Edited by Hazel Newlevant, O.K. Fox, and Whit Taylor. Comics for Choice is an anthology of comics about abortion. Over 60 artists and writers have created comics that share their own experiences, and educate readers on the history of abortion, current political struggles, activism, and more. This updated edition includes additional comics that address the changing landscape of abortion rights. Softcover, 308 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $29.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "R. Crumb!" Collects four long-out-of-print interviews from the award-winning Comics Journal's archives in an oversized art-book format. These are the most comprehensive interviews ever conducted with the man, spanning his life, career, rejections and wide-ranging views! Also boasts essays by the Journal's sharpest critics, plus a color gallery of the artist's art and ephemera. Softcover, 12-in. x 12-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Drawing the Line!" The fourth volume in TCJ Library's ongoing series of lavish coffee-table-book collections of interviews drawn from the Utne Award-winning magazine's archives, this volume gathers together the epic, exhaustive interviews with four of the sharpest social commentators of our times: Ralph Steadman, Jules Feiffer, Edward Sorel, and David Levine. Each definitive conversation will boast the generous amounts of illustration that TCJ Library readers have come to expect from each volume, as well as a full-color gallery of rarely seen work. Softcover, 12-in. x 12-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Classic Comics Illustrators!" The fifth volume in the acclaimed Comics Journal Library series celebrates four of the great all-time comic book artists! Frank Frazetta, Burne Hogarth, Mark Schultz and Dave Stevens are the modern masters of illustration, here collected in their own words under one gorgeous, wraparound cover. Together, these artists bridge almost 70 years of comics and fantasy art tied to tradition, craft, and an emphasis on the human form! Copiously illustrated. Softcover, 12-in. x 12-in., 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "The Writers!" Between 1966 and 1985 a generation of writers emerged that changed the face of American comic books forever. Many were fans every bit as much as they were professionals, creative artists working from an understanding of what felt right on the comics page forged by years of close scrutiny above and beyond the final sales figures. Some were tempered by exposure to new waves in cinema, new voices in writing, and new comics from Europe and Japan. Coming to comics at a time when the financial awards were poor and the chance for ownership of what one created was even poorer, these writers breathed new life into the dying icons of the past. Writers like Len Wein, Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, Harlan Ellison, Marv Wolfman, Denny O'Neil, Mark Evanier, Mike Baron, and Alan Moore infused comics like X-Men, Captain America, and Swamp Thing with a progressive social outlook that ran directly in the face of decades of simplistic might-makes-right pseudo-moralizing. Some made their careers in other writing fields but toiled in comics out of a sense of loyalty and passion; others became comic book writers just out of their teens and never left. They were America's comic book children come home. The Comics Journal Library: The Writers celebrates the ascendancy of writer-driven mainstream comic books with a series of revealing, in-depth interviews, many conducted at the height of their influence. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 360 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Harvey Kurtzman!" The seventh volume in this distinguished series focuses entirely on one of comics' most esteemed and influential creators, Harvey Kurtzman, whose complete Comics Journal interviews are collected in this lavishly illustrated full-color edition. Obscurities unearthed from Kurtzman's solo freelance career from Children's Digest, Pageant, U.S. Crime, Varsity and Why, are featured, most of which haven't been seen since their original publication. Softcover, 12-in. x 12-in., 124 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "The EC Artists!" The Comics Journal Library Vol. 8: The EC Artists is the first in a two-volume set of interviews with the artists and writers (and publisher!) who made EC great. There are career-spanning conversations with EC legends Will Elder, John Severin, Harvey Kurtzman, and Al Feldstein, as well as short interviews with EC short-timers Frank Frazetta and Joe Kubert. Also: EC Publisher William Gaines on his infamous Senate subcommittee testimony, and probing conversations between Silver Age cartoonist Gil Kane and Harvey Kurtzman, as well as contemporary alternative cartoonist Sam Henderson and Mad great Al Jaffee. Softcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $28.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Zap: The Interviews!" Here in one place are the definitive Comics Journalinterviews with the cartoonists behind Zap Comix. Featuring Robert Crumb, Spain Rodriguez,Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin, S. Clay Wilson, Robert Williams, Gilbert Shelton, Paul Mavrides and much more. In these historically important interviews, the Zapcontributors open up about how they came to create a seminal, living work of art. Softcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 240 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $35.00.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "The EC Artists: Part 2!" The second and concluding volume of conversations with the creators behind EC Comics combines definitive interviews with never-before-published sessions, including a new conversation with Jack Davis, Bill Gaines on the origins of the company, Al Feldstein on science fiction, Harvey Kurtzman on bringing realism to war, Alex Toth, Marie Severin, George Evans and Jack Kamen, Colin Dawkins, and a rare Q&A session with Bernard Krigstein. Softcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $34.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.95

1st printing. By Dennis O'Neil, Max Allan Collins, Peter David, Bill Mumy, Kurt Busiek, Jeff Millar, Marv Wolfman, Mike Baron, Steve Englehart, Nat Gertler, Neil Kleid, and Paul Dini. Comics writers are good writers, as this collection of prose stories shows. Comics Prose includes Max Allan Collins' Edgar Award-nominated tale featuring his creation, female detective Ms. Tree; a horror tale collaboration between Peter David and Bill Mumy; stories from Dennis O'Neil and Kurt Busiek; and seven more! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, Text Only. Cover price $9.95.