Victory comic books issue 1
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Published May 2023 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.$19.00
$13.00
1st printing. By Christopher P. Carey and Mike Wolfer. Cover by Thabiso Mhlaba. When Gridley Wave contact between worlds is inexplicably broken, young physicist Victory Harben returns to her home at the Earth's core to help solve the mystery. Soon Victory finds the riddles of her past are hopelessly entangled with the machinations of an ancient and inscrutable queen of the Mahars, the inner world's dethroned reptilian overlords. Unwillingly hurled into the cosmic void by the queen, Victory is hunted down across space and time by a vengeful being whose flaming sword absorbs the souls of the slain, delivering them to the ravenous lords of Halos. As Victory races to track down the key to her destiny, a storm of malevolent forces gathers against her, unleashing the secret rulers of the afterlife in an unholy tempest that threatens to shatter reality itself. Also includes the bonus novelette "Beyond the Farthest Star: Rescue on Zandar" by Mike Wolfer. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 404 pages, Text Only. Cover price $36.95.
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Issue #1-1ST
Published Mar 2007 by DK Publishing.$2.50
$2.50
1st printing. Combining the excellence of DK Readers with the excitement of a graphic novel, these thrilling books use rich, historically accurate settings-such as Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome-as the backdrops for tales of murder, betrayal, and revenge! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #1-1ST
Tags: Star TrekPublished Apr 1999 by Pocket Books.$4.00
1st printing. By William Shatner with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. The Mirror Universe is a dark and twisted reflection of our own, where all that is noble and compassionate is instead cruel and barbaric. Now our universe has been invaded by that other reality's most feared tyrant: the dreaded Emperor Tiberius, the Mirror Universe counterpart of James T. Kirk. Just as Kirk survived his own era to live into the 24th century, so has Tiberius returned from the past to menace a new generation of Starfleet heroes. And only Kirk can stop him. With Spock, McCoy, and Spotty at his side, and teamed Jean-Luc Picard and the valiant crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCi1701-E, Kirk is propelled into his most personal and dangerous mission yet as he fights to uncover the secret of Tiberius' return and learn the terrible truth behind the madman's nightmarish plans for the Federation. But how can he defeat an enemy who knows Kirk's mind as well as he knows his own? Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 304 pages, Text Only. Cover price $23.00.
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Published Apr 2024 by Schocken Books.$29.00
$29.00
1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Leela Corman. From the author of the Eisner-nominated graphic novel Unterzakhn. One of a group of women working as welders in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Rose Arensberg has fallen in love with a disabled veteran while awaiting the return of her husband, Sam, a soldier in the American army serving in Europe. As we follow the bittersweet, heartbreaking stories of Rose and her fellow Rosie-the-Riveters, we're immersed in the day-to-day challenges of life on the home front as seen through the eyes of these resilient women, as well as through the eyes of Eleanor, Rose's impressionable young daughter, and Ruth, the German Jewish refugee Rose has taken into their home. And Sam's encounters with the horrors of a liberated concentration camp follow him home to Brooklyn in the form of terrifying flashbacks that will leave him scarred forever. Victory Parade paints a deeply affecting portrait of how individuals and civilizations process mass trauma. Hardcover, 10-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $29.00.
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$5.00
$5.00
1st printing.
Written by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes. Art and cover by Dawud Anyabwile.
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships.
Tommie Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory and Olympic podium protest. Cowritten with Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Emmy Award-winning illustrator Dawud Anyabwile, Victory. Stand! paints a stirring portrait of an iconic moment in Olympic history that still resonates today.
Softcover, 208 pages, B&W.
Cover price $17.95.
