Mark Schultz Various Drawings HC (2005 Limited Edition) comic books 2009-2011

Signed and numbered by Mark Schultz - Volume 4 - 1st printing. Introduction by Brendan Burford. Over 50 illustrations in black and white and partial color on premium matt stock. Highlighting the latest work by this Eisner and Harvey Award winning artist. Mark Schultz's Various Drawings series returns with this fourth dazzling collection. His best work over the last two years features continued experimentation with graphite, charcoal, brush and ink, and color-tinted images exemplifying his continued growth as an artist. Highlighting this compilation is Schultz's new Pulpette personal works. These four plates combine Mark's love for pulp magazine imagery combined with classic pin-up style art. Development sketches showcase his stages of production. Also included are preliminary pieces and a self-rejected sample for his upcoming illustrated novella, Storms at Sea as well as new Xenozoic Tales specialty drawings. Additional illustrations include recent commissions, spotlighted by an evocative Helen of Troy nude. Completing this volume is a Martian fantasy gatefold, sketchbook experimentations, and Schultz's contribution to Prince Valiant. Over fifty illustrations are featured in this volume-the majority not publicly shown until now. Exclusive to this edition is a bound in plate reproducing an unpublished illustration. Each copy is numbered and signed. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. NOTE: Limited to 800 copies. Cover price $29.95.

Signed and numbered by Mark Schultz - Volume 5 - 1st printing. This fifth volume of Various Drawings showcases a generous selection of private art and commissions, along with a smattering of previously published pieces, all created by Mark Schultz over the past two years. A wealth of sketches, preliminaries, studies and finished art, this new installment will appeal to longtime fans of Mark's work, as well as those discerning souls who seek only the best examples of modern imaginative illustration to add to their personal collections. Herein reside Hanna Dundee of the Xenozoic age, the bravos featured in the forthcoming Storms at Sea, a glorious 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea centerfold, and stranger vistas still. Includes a dust jacket and a bonus signature plate. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. NOTE: Limited to 800 copies. Cover price $34.95.