Comic books October 2009

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2nd Printing Variant Cover. Head Trip: Part 2 - Written by VICTOR GISCHLER. Art by BONG DAZO. It's the Merc with two mouths! It's the Dawn of the Living Deadpool! It's...oh, you get the point. Crash-landing in the Savage Land, Deadpool finds himself face-to-face with the last thing on Earth he ever expected to see: his own Zombiefied head! To make matters worse, the nasty little critter went ahead and bit a few of the locals, so Deadpool has to put the smackdown on some zombie cavemen if he's going to have any chance at escaping and completing his mission. Did we mention that a crack team of Hydra mercenaries are waiting in the wings? 32 pages. Parental Advisory Cover price $2.99.

Cover by ED MCGUINNESS Thirty-six posters featuring the Merc with a Mouth himself! 72 PGS./Rated A ...$5.99 Cover price $5.99.

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SUICIDE KINGS: PART 5 - DEAD MAN'S HAND. Written by MIKE BENSON and ADAM GLASS. Art by CARLO BARBERI and SANDU FLOREA. Cover by MIKE MCKONE. Deadpool's been framed. No, really! This time, Wade didn't do it! To prove his innocence and find the person responsible, he's got to avoid the Punisher (wants to kill him) and Spider-Man (wants to web him). Luckily for Wade, a certain Man Without Fear believes his story... 32 pages. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Collects Deadpool: Suicide Kings (2009 Marvel) #1-5 and Deadpool: Games of Death (2009). Written by MIKE BENSON. Art by CARLO BARBIERI and SEAN CRYSTAL. Cover by GREG LAND. Deadpool's latest job has gotten him into a world of trouble. Everyone wants a piece of him -- and for a crime he didn't commit! That's right: Someone's framed Deadpool, and it just might be the same guy who hired him in the first place, a guy who just might be using the mouthy merc as a wild card in a twisted wager. If Wade's going to clear his name and serve up some revenge, he's first got to avoid getting captured -- or killed -- by some of the Marvel Universe's heaviest hitters: Daredevil, the Punisher and Spider-Man. Plus, see what happens when Deadpool goes behind the scenes of "Pain Factor" - the reality TV game show so controversial, it's been banned around the world! Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 152 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing. L has twenty-three days to live, and twenty-two days to save the world. Softcover, 8-in. x 6-in., 174 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $17.99.

Deathreats: The Life and Times of a Comic Book Rock Star - 1st printing. By Drew Hayes. Edited by Mark Bellis. Take a rare, intimate look into the life of a popular comic book creator operating on the outskirts of the mainstream. In each issue of Poison Elves, Drew Hayes wrote a "Starting Note," his own deeply personal editorial in which he spoke his mind on everything from the state of the comic book industry to the state of his love life, with an occasional diatribe on music, movies, modern art, and anything else that intrigued him - or angered him! This volume collects all 100 of the "Starting Notes" from Poison Elves, annotated and illustrated to provide biographical context, as well as extended excerpts from the most revealing "Deathreats" letter columns. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 248 pages, Text (with B&W Illustartions). Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. THE ULTIMATE BOOK FOR PRINCE VALIANT COLLECTORS - Out of print for over a decade, The Prince Valiant Companion has become a Holy Grail for collectors of the series. Now, in anticipation of the seventy-fifth anniversary of comics' longest-running adventure strip, and to celebrate their own just-launched reprinting of the strip's classic earliest years, Fantagraphics is proud to present an expanded version of this hard-to-find collector's item. Compiled by award-winning Foster biographer Brian M. Kane, The definitive Prince Valiant Companion beautifully showcases the careers of artists Hal Foster, John Cullen Murphy, and Gary Gianni. In addition to updating the original version's story synopsis section with over thirty years of material, The definitive Prince Valiant Companion also contains rare and new articles. Included in this volume is a never before reprinted newspaper feature from 1949, Foster's final interview conducted by Arn Saba, an extensive interview with John Cullen Murphy, and a new interview with the current Prince Valiant creative team of Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. THE ULTIMATE BOOK FOR PRINCE VALIANT COLLECTORS - Out of print for over a decade, The Prince Valiant Companion has become a Holy Grail for collectors of the series. Now, in anticipation of the seventy-fifth anniversary of comics' longest-running adventure strip, and to celebrate their own just-launched reprinting of the strip's classic earliest years, Fantagraphics is proud to present an expanded version of this hard-to-find collector's item. Compiled by award-winning Foster biographer Brian M. Kane, with introduction by Ray Bradbury and forward by comics historian Brian Walker, The definitive Prince Valiant Companion beautifully showcases the careers of artists Hal Foster, John Cullen Murphy, and Gary Gianni. In addition to updating the original version's story synopsis section with over thirty years of material, The definitive Prince Valiant Companion also contains rare and new articles. Included in this volume is a never before reprinted newspaper feature from 1949, Foster's final interview conducted by Arn Saba, an extensive interview with John Cullen Murphy, and a new interview with the current Prince Valiant creative team of Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Sophia Wiedeman. This Xeric Grant Award-winning surreal graphic novel follows the misadventures of Delores, who works in an office. Her hands, tired from typing, transform into claws, complete with faces, cute eyes, and mind of their own. Delores, lonely in the city, becomes friends with her claws, talking to them on the subway, giving them coffee and food. But her new claws have something in mind for Delores, taking her to the Deformitory! Softcover (Saddle-Stitached/Stapled), 5-in. x 7-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.00.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Tamio Baba. A teacher's body is discovered on the ground. Did she jump from the building or was she pushed? Toyama, a burly but kind-hearted detective, goes undercover to find out the truth. His determination to solve this mystery is tested by the rowdy student body. But there's one student, in particular, who is going to occupy a lot of Toyama's time. Makoto is a troubled young man who can actually see the demons inside of people, which manifest themselves as visions of horrible monsters. This strange student's disturbing visions may provide the information that Toyama needs to crack the case! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, B&W. TEEN + Cover price $9.99.

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2nd Edition. "Surprise, Surprise" By Donna Barr. The Peach didn't believe what Dobermann told him, either. But when he finds out where Udo really came from, and who he is, and what he knows -- who can get them both out of a deadly compromise but the Rosen Kavalier? They need a Nazi, and he's a prime bull Nazi -- once he gets rid of their compromise, they'll have nothing to fear. God help their Compromise, and his stomach. 36 Pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Chris Eliopoulos. Chris Eliopoulos' Desperate Times is a comic strip-style humor series about two twenty-something guys, their pet drunken sloth, and their journey from early adulthood lives into a married life for one, and continuing single life for the other. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir. Art by Melvin Calingo. Three volumes in one - including the never-before-published volume! This omnibus edition contains the entire Destiny's Hand saga at one great price. Destiny's Hand, a pirate ship that cannot be sunk, captained by a man who will never give up. The dying Captain Blaine's final wish is to find the Devil's Eye, a legendary gem of untold value - and he entrusts a brash 16 year-old girl to lead his fearless crew in search of the treasure! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 496 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

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DESTROYER: PART 5 - Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN. Art by CORY WALKER. Cover by JASON PEARSON. It's all been leading up to this! Destroyer comes face to face with his most dreaded adversary yet--DEATH! It's a no-holds-barred winner-take-all fight to remember. The stakes--high! The prize--life! Nothing can prepare you for this sense-shattering conclusion. Also in this issue--violence! 32 pages, MATURE READERS Cover price $3.99.

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Elegy: Part 3 of 4 - Written by Greg Rucka. Art by JH Williams III; co-feature art by Cully Hamner. Cover by JH Williams III. Batwoman unites with an unlikely ally to momentarily defeat the fairytale villain known as Alice. But when Kate is forced to attend a high society event, she soon learns that her worlds are colliding as Alice's plans for Gotham's elite put Kate's father directly in harm's way. Plus, in the next part of The Question co-feature, writer Greg Rucka and artist Cully Hamner bring Renee's search for a missing girl to new depths when The Question is trapped inside a sinking car. Will her life and her leads end up at the bottom of the river? 40 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

IDW Edition - 1st printing. Written by Don McGregor. Art by Marshall Rogers and Gene Colan. Cover by Marshall Rogers. Detectives Inc. is the groundbreaking story of two New York private detectives, Ted Denning and Bob Rainier. It is as provocative and relevant today as when it was first released nearly 30 years ago. Detectives Inc. was one of the first graphic novels to deal realistically with homosexuality, bisexuality, abortion, race relations, and domestic violence. Featuring stunning art by comic greats Marshall Rogers and Gene Colan. Hardcover, 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Dog Days!"

Story and art by Jeff Kinney.

It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life through a hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid.

Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.95.

Cover by Dave Johnson. Written by Howard Chaykin. Art by Stephen Thompson. John McClane didn't think patrolling New York City's Bicentennial celebration would be easy, but he didn't bank on an eco-terrorist plot! Is the naïve young blonde McClane met the key to unraveling it all? Does that make her a target? Find out in this issue! Cover price $3.99.

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Cover by Jock. Written by Howard Chaykin. Art by Stephen Thompson. John McClane didn't think patrolling New York City's Bicentennial celebration would be easy, but he didn't bank on an eco-terrorist plot! Is the naïve young blonde McClane met the key to unraveling it all? Does that make her a target? Find out in this issue! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Alexander Stojanov. Written by Howard Chaykin. Art by Stephen Thompson. John McClane didn't think patrolling New York City's Bicentennial celebration would be easy, but he didn't bank on an eco-terrorist plot! Is the naïve young blonde McClane met the key to unraveling it all? Does that make her a target? Find out in this issue! Cover price $3.99.

Special Anniversary Issue. Cover price $2.00.

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Written by Brian Wood. Art by Ryan Kelly. Cover by John Paul Leon. The conclusion of 'No Future' sees our nameless hero sent out on a mission he has no plans to return from. But is that by design of his masters - or initiative on his own part? Let out in daylight for the first time in years, he sees aspects of the DMZ that tweak his long-repressed conscience, and he's forced to make an impossible choice.32 pages, full color. MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.

Volume 30 - 1st printing. "Quest of the Spider!" and "The Mountain Monster!"

The pulp era's greatest superman returns in two horrifying pulp thrillers by Lester Dent and Harold A. Davis writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, a New Orleans lumber baron and his daughter ask Doc Savage's help in combating the Gray Spider and his deadly voodoo cult in the rare third adventure of the Man of Bronze. Then, Doc Savage and his Iron Men journey to Alaska to battle the terrifying creature called "The Mountain Monster."

Softcover, 128 pages, Text (with B&W chapter illustrations).

Cover price $12.95.

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Cover by Paul Grist. Fugitive: Part 2 of 4 - Written by Tony Lee. Art and Cover by Matthew Smith. In Part 2 of the four-part 'Fugitive' story arc, the Doctor finds himself confined with three aliens that would like nothing more than seeing him dead! But that's just the beginning of troubles as the Doctor learns that the galaxy is on the verge of all-out war! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Cover by Matthew Dow Smith. Fugitive: Part 2 of 4 - Written by Tony Lee. Art and Cover by Matthew Smith. In Part 2 of the four-part 'Fugitive' story arc, the Doctor finds himself confined with three aliens that would like nothing more than seeing him dead! But that's just the beginning of troubles as the Doctor learns that the galaxy is on the verge of all-out war! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Limited (1 for 10) Cover by Matthew Dow Smith. Fugitive: Part 2 of 4 - Written by Tony Lee. Art and Cover by Matthew Smith. In Part 2 of the four-part 'Fugitive' story arc, the Doctor finds himself confined with three aliens that would like nothing more than seeing him dead! But that's just the beginning of troubles as the Doctor learns that the galaxy is on the verge of all-out war! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

This is Magazine is a companion series to Doctor Who (1979-Present Marvel UK) Magazine. Each issue may feature posters, fact-files, previews, reviews, behind the scenes features, questions and answers, interviews, quizzes, puzzles, activities, fan letters, pictures and artwork.

Some issues also include comic strip adventures!

Slick full color cover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 34 pages, full color. All Ages

This is Magazine is a companion series to Doctor Who (1979-Present Marvel UK) Magazine. Each issue may feature posters, fact-files, previews, reviews, behind the scenes features, questions and answers, interviews, quizzes, puzzles, activities, fan letters, pictures and artwork.

Some issues also include comic strip adventures!

Slick full color cover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 34 pages, full color. All Ages

This is Magazine is a companion series to Doctor Who (1979-Present Marvel UK) Magazine. Each issue may feature posters, fact-files, previews, reviews, behind the scenes features, questions and answers, interviews, quizzes, puzzles, activities, fan letters, pictures and artwork.

Some issues also include comic strip adventures!

Slick full color cover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 34 pages, full color. All Ages

This is Magazine is a companion series to Doctor Who (1979-Present Marvel UK) Magazine. Each issue may feature posters, fact-files, previews, reviews, behind the scenes features, questions and answers, interviews, quizzes, puzzles, activities, fan letters, pictures and artwork.

Some issues also include comic strip adventures!

Slick full color cover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 34 pages, full color. All Ages

This is Magazine is a companion series to Doctor Who (1979-Present Marvel UK) Magazine. Each issue may feature posters, fact-files, previews, reviews, behind the scenes features, questions and answers, interviews, quizzes, puzzles, activities, fan letters, pictures and artwork.

Some issues also include comic strip adventures!

Slick full color cover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 34 pages, full color. All Ages

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Cover by Robert Hack. Written by Steve Parkhouse. Art by Mick Austin. IDW's newly recolored reprints of classic Doctor Who tales from years past continues. In this issue, the adventures of the Fifth Doctor continue in the concluding chapters of '4-Dimensional Vistas,' printed in the U.S. for the first time! Featuring all-new colors by Charlie Kirchoff. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Limited (1 for 10) Variant Cover by Mike Austin. Written by Steve Parkhouse. Art by Mick Austin. IDW's newly recolored reprints of classic Doctor Who tales from years past continues. In this issue, the adventures of the Fifth Doctor continue in the concluding chapters of '4-Dimensional Vistas,' printed in the U.S. for the first time! Featuring all-new colors by Charlie Kirchoff. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Collector's Cover 1 of 4 - The Mighty 200! You love City of Death, The Caves of Androzani, The Empty Child and Human Nature...but are any of these your all-time Number One? Results Special! All 200 Doctor Who TV stories rated by you. Cover price $7.99.

Collector's Cover 2 of 4 - The Mighty 200! You love City of Death, The Caves of Androzani, The Empty Child and Human Nature...but are any of these your all-time Number One? Results Special! All 200 Doctor Who TV stories rated by you. Cover price $7.99.

Collector's Cover 3 of 4 - The Mighty 200! You love City of Death, The Caves of Androzani, The Empty Child and Human Nature...but are any of these your all-time Number One? Results Special! All 200 Doctor Who TV stories rated by you. Cover price $7.99.

Collector's Cover 4 of 4 - The Mighty 200! You love City of Death, The Caves of Androzani, The Empty Child and Human Nature...but are any of these your all-time Number One? Results Special! All 200 Doctor Who TV stories rated by you. Cover price $7.99.

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Story, Art and Cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN. 'THE 'IT CAN HAPPEN HERE, AND NOW' RESOLUTION!' PART 1-The depression's going strong, so when Dominic Fortune is hired to bodyguard Jock Madison, Vaughn Lorillard and P.T. Oakley, three drunk and disorderly Hollywood stars, he jumps at the chance to pick up what looks like a few easy bucks, and maybe have a few laughs in the bargain. But when the trio of old school hambones and horndogs prove to be a bigger pain than he anticipated -- and he accidentally stumbles across a conspiracy headed by mysterious American businessman Malcolm Upshaw and Delatriz Betancourt, the recklessly sexy granddaughter of Confederates who fled Reconstruction for South America -- Fortune finds himself in hot water...with the fate of the USA at stake. 32 pages, full color. MATURE READERS Cover price $3.99.

16(W) Clint Bickham (A) Erie Horita International celebrity Domo gets into all kinds of trouble in these full-color manga stories. First popularized in Japan as the mascot for the national television station NHK, Domo has won the hearts of people the world over with his hilarious and unpredictable antics. In these stories, Domo and his friends figure out how cell phones work while Domo decides to be whatever he sees on TV, including Tarzan, a samurai, and finally, a chef! 6x9 FC Cover price $9.99.

Cover by Andrea Freccero. Written by Fausto Vitaliano. Art by Andrea Freccero. The Quack is back in this first BOOM! Kids issue! He's no double 'o' seven, he's Double Duck! Donald shows us his dashing, adventurous side as a secret agent on a mission to stop a dangerous ice-melting machine and save the world from rising oceans! This is a Donald Duck like you've never seen! A brand-new start at a brand new company for one of the world's most iconic characters and longest-lived, most-published comic book series! Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Andrea Freccero. Written by Fausto Vitaliano. Art by Andrea Freccero. The Quack is back in this first BOOM! Kids issue! He's no double 'o' seven, he's Double Duck! Donald shows us his dashing, adventurous side as a secret agent on a mission to stop a dangerous ice-melting machine and save the world from rising oceans! This is a Donald Duck like you've never seen! A brand-new start at a brand new company for one of the world's most iconic characters and longest-lived, most-published comic book series! Cover price $2.99.

Limited Edition Variant Cover. Written by Fausto Vitaliano. Art by Andrea Freccero. The Quack is back in this first BOOM! Kids issue! He's no double 'o' seven, he's Double Duck! Donald shows us his dashing, adventurous side as a secret agent on a mission to stop a dangerous ice-melting machine and save the world from rising oceans! This is a Donald Duck like you've never seen! A brand-new start at a brand new company for one of the world's most iconic characters and longest-lived, most-published comic book series! Cover price $2.99.

Story and Art by Jim Lawson. Donatello confronts the mysterious new robot. Why is it motivated to assimilate hosts and what is its relationship to the Baxter Stockman Robot? Don is overwhelmed by the many unknown questions he must answer in order to defeat this major new menace. Cover price $3.25.

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Cover by Matthew Clark. Written by Keith Giffen; co-feature written by Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis Art by Matthew Clark; co-feature art by Kevin Maguire Come one, come all! The world's strangest Super Heroes are back, and they brought those robot guys along with 'em! Thrill to the strange adventures of the Doom Patrol, with script by Keith Giffen and art by Matthew Clark! Whether you think you know 'em or you wouldn't know 'em if they bit you on the behind, this Doom Patrol's for you! But that's not all! Read all the way to the back cover for the all-new adventures of those elemental everymen, the Metal Men, featuring the triumphant return of the creative team that brought you JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL! That's 40 full pages of comic-bookery for just under four American dollars. So why not try some Doom Patrol with a side order of Metal Men today? 40 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Limited (1 for 10) Variant cover by Matthew Clark and Kevin Maguire. Written by Keith Giffen; co-feature written by Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis Art by Matthew Clark; co-feature art by Kevin Maguire Come one, come all! The world's strangest Super Heroes are back, and they brought those robot guys along with 'em! Thrill to the strange adventures of the Doom Patrol, with script by Keith Giffen and art by Matthew Clark! Whether you think you know 'em or you wouldn't know 'em if they bit you on the behind, this Doom Patrol's for you! But that's not all! Read all the way to the back cover for the all-new adventures of those elemental everymen, the Metal Men, featuring the triumphant return of the creative team that brought you JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL! That's 40 full pages of comic-bookery for just under four American dollars. So why not try some Doom Patrol with a side order of Metal Men today? On sale August 5 ? 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. By Andre Schiffrin. Dr. Seuss & Co. Go to War presents a new trove of close to four-hundred discoveries from the PM World War II archives, including over one-hundred cartoons by Seuss, fifty cartoons by the New Yorker's Saul Steinberg, and works by the leading cartoonists of the time, such as Al Hirschfeld, caricaturist for the New York Times; Polish-born American artist Arthur Szyk; and future New Yorker cartoonists Carl Rose and Mischa Richter. The cartoons and commentary in this handsome volume cover the five years of the war, illustrating changing attitudes and providing a complex picture of the issues that concerned Americans. Hardcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Carrots with a Side of Pilaf!" Based on the original concept by Akira Toriyama. Adapted by Gerard Jones. When the Rabbit Mob shows up, Goku kicks some serious cottontail. But when the bunny boys call in the Carrot Master, Goku's goose is cooked! Softcover, B&W Cover price $4.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Dragon Ball Z TPB (2003 Shonen Jump Edition Digest) Vol.13-15.

Story and art by Akira Toriyama.

Trunks, a mysterious warrior from the future, has arrived to warn Son Goku and pals of a horrendous menace that could destroy the universe!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 576 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $17.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. What is most important in the creation of art? The artist who creates, or the subject that inspires? To celebrate this delightful riddle, Drakaina takes us on a tour of artists who have labored to translate her fire and beauty into works of their own talents. Each illustrator takes a unique facet of this most alluring jewel of a woman, and shines it to a pure brilliance. Artists include Lorenzo Sperlonga, Sandra Chang, Matt Hughes, Lorenzo DiMauro, and Ariock. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

Dread and Superficiality: Woody Allen as Comic Strip - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1976-1984!" Story and art by Stuart Hample. Introduction by R. Buckminster Fuller. Woody Allen's classic neuroses, humorous life philosophy, and complex relationships were featured in the daily comic strip Inside Woody Allen, syndicated King Features from 1976 to 1984, illustrated by Stuart Hample. Dread & Superficiality: Woody Allen as Comic Strip collects 220 of the best strips, all reproduced from the original art, along with sketches, photographs, and development work. An all-new preface by Hample reveals a long-overlooked facet of Allen's career that is smart and funny and as timeless as the man who has inspired a generation with his unique vision. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $35.00.