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  • Issue #1
    The Writer (2024 Dark Horse) 1

    Written by Josh Gad, Berkowitz bros. Art by Ariel Olivetti. Cover by Jeremy Haun. In a dark turn, comic book writer Stan Siegel's life dives into a neo-Nazi occult nightmare. Orchestrated by legendary Josh Gad and the Berkowitz Brothers, "The Writer" plunges Stan into a whirl of folklore and magic. Amid demonic chaos and high-speed chases, Stan's hunger for answers unveils hidden identities, setting off a desperate race against time in this thrilling saga. To combat the rising tide of terror, Stan must become the hero from his pages. • Josh Gad and the Berkowitz Brothers come to Dark Horse! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1
    Sam and Twitch The Writer (2010 Image) 1

    Written by LUCA BLENGINO. Art by LUCA ERBETTA and FABIO BONO. Colors by FILIPPO RIZZU. Cover by LUCA ERBETTA. A top-notch creative team from Italy spins a hard-boiled crime fiction tale from the boroughs of NYC! PART ONE: 'INCIPIT IN MEDIA RES' In the dead of winter, with a snowstorm looming, a routine homicide investigation has a literary twist. A suspected drug dealer is found dead and naked, with what seems to be part of a larger story written all over his body. Detectives Sam Burke and Twitch Williams, along with graphologist Charlotte Garland, have to discover the truth, but the case, like the weather, can only get worse... Cover price $2.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    George's Run GN (2023 RUP) A Writers Journey Through Twilight Zone 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Story and art by Henry Chamberlain. George Clayton Johnson was an up-and-coming short story writer who broke into Hollywood in a big way when he co-wrote the screenplay for OCEAN'S ELEVEN. More legendary works followed, including Logan's Run and classic scripts for shows like THE TWILIGHT ZONE and STAR TREK. Late in life, Johnson befriended comics journalist and artist Henry Chamberlain, and the two had long chats about his amazing life and career. Now Chamberlain pays tribute to his late friend in the graphic novel GEORGE'S RUN, which brings Johnson's creative milieu to life in vividly illustrated color panels. The result feels less like reading a conventional biography and more like sitting in on an intimate conversation between friends as they recollect key moments in pop culture history. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, PC. Cover price $24.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Sam and Twitch The Writer TPB (2010 Image) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Collects Sam and Twitch: The Writer (2010 Image) #1-4. Written by LUCA BLENGINO. Art by LUCA ERBETTA, FABIO BONO and FILIPPO RIZZU. Cover by LUCA ERBETTA. In the dead of winter, during a nasty snowstorm, a routine homicide investigation takes a literary twist. A suspected drug dealer is found dead, naked and with what seems to be part of a larger story written all over his body. This is the beginning of the serial killing spree dubbed by the press as the "The Writer." Detectives Sam Burke and Twitch Williams, helped by graphologist Charlotte Garland, have to discover the truth and end the literary nightmare that has descended, like the snow, upon the city. Includes a special foreword by series writer LUCA BLENGINO and artist LUCA ERBETTA. Also includes behind-the-scenes sketches, page variations, unused art and more! Softcover, 110 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $9.99.

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    Cici's Journal HC (2017- First Second Books) The Adventures of a Writer-in-Training 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    Written by Joris Chamberlain. Art and cover by Aurelie Neyret.

    Cici dreams of being a novelist. Her favorite subject: people, especially adults. She's been watching them and taking notes. Everybody has one special secret, Cici figures, and if you want to write about people, you need to understand what's hiding inside them. But now she's discovered something truly strange: an old man who disappears into the forest every Sunday with huge pots of paint in all sorts of colors. What is he up to? Why does he look so sad when he comes back?

    In a graphic novel interwoven with journal notes, scrapbook pieces, and doodles, Cici assembles clues about the odd and wonderful people she's uncovered, even as she struggles to understand the mundane: her family and friends.

    Hardcover, 160 pages, full color.

    Cover price $17.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Here's MAD in Your Eye TPB (1984 EC) MAD's Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo Presents 1-1ST

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    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Cover by Don Martin. Stories by Dick DeBartolo. Art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Mort Drucker, Joe Orlando, Irving Schild, Lester Krauss, Paul Coker, Jr., Harry North, Esq., Jack Rickard, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Angelo Torres, and Jack Davis. A MAD Big Book featuring classic material written over the years by Dick DeBartolo, one of the "Usual Gang of Idiots." Mad's spoofs of the first Star Trek movie and TV series, plus '70s disaster classics The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure and Jaws 2, all featuring art by Mort Drucker. Parodies of TV's Love Boat, Gentle Ben, and game shows, with art by Don Martin, Jack Davis and Angelo Torres. Satires of various special-interest magazines, including bodybuilding, photography and nature. Mad's takes on junk mail, cookbooks and self-defense. Jaw'd, Too; The Towering Sterno; The Poopsidedown Adventure; Star Blecch - The (GACCK!) Motion Picture; Star Blecch; Lust Boat; Mad's Reality Street; Genteel Ben; TV Game Shows Based on Newspaper Headlines; The Mad Getting Married Primer; Condemner Reports Magazine; "Consumer Reports" Magazine For Government Purchasing Agencies; 21st Century Outdoors Magazine; Modern Muscle Magazine; Popular Photo-Monotony Magazine; Feature By Feature Advertising; The Mad Plan to Beautify America with Integrated Highway Signs; Labels We Should've Seen; Some "Purchase Tags" Few People Ever Get to See; A Pledge That Employees Can Really Live Up To; Future "Famous Collector's Series"; Where Our Tax Dollars Go; Mad's Traffic Commissioner of the Year; Sneaky Mad Tactics to Get People to Open Junk Mail; Mixed-Up Junk Mail Mailing Lists; Letters That Cross in the Mail; Specialized Cookbooks; More Specialized Self-Defense Books; T-Shirts Through the Ages; A Mad Look at Sky Diving; Mad "No Tip" Cards; Everyday Scenes We'd Love to See; That'll Be the Day!; The Anatomy of a Movie Ad Campaign; Sure-Fire Burglar Deterrents; A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes in a Department Store at Christmastime; A Modern Business Success Story; Mad's First and Probably Last Reader Survey. 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Here's MAD in Your Eye TPB (1984 EC) MAD's Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo Presents 1-REP

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    Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Cover by Don Martin. Stories by Dick DeBartolo. Art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Mort Drucker, Joe Orlando, Irving Schild, Lester Krauss, Paul Coker, Jr., Harry North, Esq., Jack Rickard, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Angelo Torres, and Jack Davis. A MAD Big Book featuring classic material written over the years by Dick DeBartolo, one of the "Usual Gang of Idiots." Mad's spoofs of the first Star Trek movie and TV series, plus '70s disaster classics The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure, and Jaws 2, all featuring art by Mort Drucker. Parodies of TV's Love Boat, Gentle Ben, and game shows, with art by Don Martin, Jack Davis and Angelo Torres. Satires of various special-interest magazines, including bodybuilding, photography and nature. Mad's takes on junk mail, cookbooks and self-defense. Jaw'd, Too; The Towering Sterno; The Poopsidedown Adventure; Star Blecch - The (GACCK!) Motion Picture; Star Blecch; Lust Boat; Mad's Reality Street; Genteel Ben; TV Game Shows Based on Newspaper Headlines; The Mad Getting Married Primer; Condemner Reports Magazine; "Consumer Reports" Magazine For Government Purchasing Agencies; 21st Century Outdoors Magazine; Modern Muscle Magazine; Popular Photo-Monotony Magazine; Feature By Feature Advertising; The Mad Plan to Beautify America; With Integrated Highway Signs; Labels We Should've Seen; Some "Purchase Tags" Few People Ever Get to See; A Pledge That Employees Can Really Live Up To; Future "Famous Collector's Series"; Where Our Tax Dollars Go; Mad's Traffic Commissioner of the Year; Sneaky Mad Tactics to Get People to Open Junk Mail; Mixed-Up Junk Mail Mailing Lists; Letters That Cross in the Mail; Specialized Cookbooks; More Specialized Self-Defense Books; T-Shirts Through the Ages; A Mad Look at Sky Diving; Mad "No Tip" Cards; Everyday Scenes We'd Love to See; That'll Be the Day!; The Anatomy of a Movie Ad Campaign; Sure-Fire Burglar Deterrents; A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes in a Department Store at Christmastime; A Modern Business Success Story; Mad's First and Probably Last Reader Survey. 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

  • Issue #1

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    Issue #1 - 1976. The Milford Series: Popular Writers of Today, a series devoted to scholarly analysis and criticism on a single author. Robert Heinlein: Stranger in his own Land. 5-in. x 8-in., 60 pages, black and white. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Panel One Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers SC (2002 About Comics) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Learn comic book writing by reading examples by the best. Panel One (Volume 1) includes full scripts by Neil Gaiman, Kurt Busiek, Greg Rucka, and Kevin Smith, plus a plot by Marv Wolfman, a drawn script by Jeff Smith, and a short script by Nat Gertler with an illustrated version drawn by Steve Lieber. Panel Two (Volume 2) includes a panel-by-panel plot by Mark Evanier, along with full scripts by folks ranging from Golden Age great Otto Binder to best-selling author Peter David. Drawn scripts are by Scott McCloud, Judd Winick, and Mike Baron. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Panel One Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers SC (2002 About Comics) 1-REP

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    2nd and later printings. Learn comic book writing by reading examples by the best. Panel One (Volume 1) includes full scripts by Neil Gaiman, Kurt Busiek, Greg Rucka, and Kevin Smith, plus a plot by Marv Wolfman, a drawn script by Jeff Smith, and a short script by Nat Gertler with an illustrated version drawn by Steve Lieber. Panel Two (Volume 2) includes a panel-by-panel plot by Mark Evanier, along with full scripts by folks ranging from Golden Age great Otto Binder to best-selling author Peter David. Drawn scripts are by Scott McCloud, Judd Winick, and Mike Baron. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Rivers of London Body Work HC (2021 Titan Comics) Deluxe Writer's Edition 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects Rivers of London (2015 Titan) #1-5.

    Written by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel. Art and cover by Lee Sullivan.

    CSI meets Harry Potter in this fantastic DELUXE WRITERS' EDITION graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch, writer of the bestselling Rivers of London supernatural police procedural crime novel series!

    This Deluxe Writers' Edition presents the full script of the graphic novel along with the unlettered, full-color artwork, allowing the reader to read the original script and see the artwork side-by-side.

    Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. Mature Readers

    Cover price $29.99.

  • Vol. 1 #1

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  • Vol. 1 #3

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  • Vol. 1 #4

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  • Vol. 1 #5

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  • Vol. 1 #6

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  • Vol. 1 #7

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  • Vol. 1 #8

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  • Vol. 1 #9

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  • Vol. 1 #10

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  • Vol. 1 #11

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  • Vol. 1 #12

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Writer's Guide to the Business of Comics SC (1998 Watson-Guptill) 1-1ST

    Watson-Guptil Edition - 1st printing. By Lurene Haunes. Welcome to the book designed to help writers who want to work in the comics industry. Includes interviews with 30 comic book professionals. Softcover, 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

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    Writing Without Rules SC (2018 Writer's Digest) How to Write and Sell a Novel Without Guidelines, Experts, or (Occasionally) Pants 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Jeffrey Somers.

    Stop What You're Doing and Write! Yes, You; Write!

    Most writing guides imply--or outright state--that there's a fixed, specific formula or list of rules you must follow to achieve writing and publishing success. And all of them are phonies. Well, not completely. There are real, applicable techniques and strategies in any writing reference to help you. But the idea that there's only one way of writing? Nuts!

    With unconventional approaches to the craft, fresh angles on novel writing and selling, a healthy dose of humor, and no promise of refunds, Writing Without Rules is for those writers who have tried and tried again--and are ready to success on their own terms.

    In these pages, accomplished author Jeff Somers will show you:

    The key to a successful writing career is doing the actual writing, no matter the circumstances.
    Fantastic ideas are available everywhere--you just need to know how to tap into sources through a variety of approaches.
    Important craft aspects that you should focus on, such as characters and dialogue, while spending less time on others, like setting.
    Effective ways to get published--whether it's traditional or self-publishing--and how to supplement your income.
    Whether you're a plotter, a pantser, or somewhere in-between, Writing Without Rules is for those writers who are looking for a fresh take on tackling the challenge of writing and selling a novel, and building a career. As Somers will show you, it's less about being perfect in everything, and more about having the confidence to complete everything.

    Softcover, 5 1/2-in.x 8-in., 248 pages, Text Only.

    Cover price $17.99.

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    Art of Neil Gaiman SC (2016 Harper Design) The Story of a Writer with Handwritten Notes, Drawings, Manuscripts, and Personal Photographs 1-1ST

    1st printing. Novelist, comics writer, scriptwriter, poet, and occasional artist, there are few creative avenues Neil Gaiman hasn't ventured down - from unforgettable novels to groundbreaking comics, from big-screen fantasies to small-screen epics, and from short stories to songwriting, stage plays to radio plays, journalism to filmmaking, and all points in between. The Art of Neil Gaiman is the first book to tell the full story of his amazing creative life. Never-before-seen manuscripts, notes, cartoons, drawings, and personal photographs from Neil's own archive are complemented by artwork and sketches from all of his major works and his own intimate recollections. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 320 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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    Before They Were Authors HC (2019 ETCH/HMH) Famous Writers as Kids 1-1ST

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    1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Elizabeth Haidle. When Maya Angelou was young, she was terrified of public speaking. C.S. Lewis wanted to be a builder, but a birth defect in his thumbs made it hard from him to hold any tool but a pencil. Gene Luen Yang was obsessed with super-heroes, and J.K. Rowling spent her school days daydreaming about stories she made up in her head. From childhood tragedies, to failures and successes, this collective graphic biography captures the true-life stories that predated the careers of beloved authors. What makes a writer? What inspires them? Where do their stories come from? Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

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    2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Elizabeth Haidle. When Maya Angelou was young, she was terrified of public speaking. C.S. Lewis wanted to be a builder, but a birth defect in his thumbs made it hard from him to hold any tool but a pencil. Gene Luen Yang was obsessed with super-heroes, and J.K. Rowling spent her school days daydreaming about stories she made up in her head. From childhood tragedies, to failures and successes, this collective graphic biography captures the true-life stories that predated the careers of beloved authors. What makes a writer? What inspires them? Where do their stories come from? Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

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    Bring Your Fiction to Life SC (2017 Writer's Digest) Crafting Three-Dimensional Stories with Depth and Complexity 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Karen S. Wiesner.

    Craft a Story That Towers Above the Rest

    You know it when you read it: In page after page and scene after scene, a truly engrossing novel has qualities that set it apart. Authentic characters, a well-rounded plot, and immersive settings work in harmony to create a three-dimensional experience--one you can practically step inside and explore.

    But while you can recognize this work when you read it, writing it can be much more challenging. Bring Your Fiction to Life teaches you how to build a solid narrative structure and layer in lush, textured scenes to create a story that rings true.

    You'll learn how to:

    o Master the three-dimensional aspects of characters, plots, and settings using detailed sketches that define the past, present, and future aspects of each element.
    o Develop complex opening, resolution, and bridge scenes that expertly lead readers through your fictional world.
    o Construct and analyze an outline for your manuscript, using tools and techniques to analyze scenes that lack dimensionality.
    o Brainstorm, research, and draft efficiently and effectively, and juggle multiple projects with ease.
    o Packed with story-development charts, worksheets, and checklists, Bring Your Fiction to Life shows you how to craft a vivid story world that readers will instantly recognize as remarkable.

    Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 264 pages, Text Only.

    Cover price $17.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    British Invasion SC (2017 SR) Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, and the Invention of the Modern Comic Book Writer 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Greg Carpenter. Moore. Gaiman. Morrison. They came from Northampton, West Sussex, and Glasgow, and even though they spoke with different dialects, they gave American comics a new voice, one loud and clear enough to speak to the postmodern world. Like a triple-helix strand of some advanced form of DNA, their careers have remained irrevocably intertwined. Taken individually, their professional histories provide an incomplete picture of the British Invasion, but together they redefined the concept of what it means to be a comic book writer. Collectively, their story becomes the story of mainstream comics in the modern era. It's the story you're about to read. Softcover, 6-in.x 9-in., 492 pages, Text Only. Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Comic-Con 40 Years of Artists, Writers, Fans and Friends HC 1-1ST

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    Comic-Con: 40 Years of Artists, Writers, Fans, and Friends - 1st printing. Cover by Sergio Aragones. Foreword by Ray Bradbury. Since 1970, when a small group of comic book lovers organized the first show, Comic-Con International has been the place to check out the latest comics creations and connect with legions of fans, and Comic-Con documents this cultural phenomenon! Lavishly illustrated, Comic-Con feature rarely seen photos and images from the Comic-Con archives, plus hundreds of quotes, anecdotes, and profiles of luminaries who have attended over the years, making for a veritable who's who of the entertainment world! Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $40.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Doctor Who The Writer's Tale HC (2008) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Cook. A fascinating look at the creative life of the hit BBC series, Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale is executive producer Russell T. Davies' personal tour of the Doctor's universe. A unique collection of correspondence between Russell and writer Benjamin Cook, the book explores in detail Russell's work on Doctor Who Series 4, revealing how he plans the series and works with the show's writers. Fully illustrated with script pages, personal notes, and never-before-seen photos and artwork, The Writer's Tale is a love letter to television, and a fitting tribute to one of the most popular family dramas of all time. Hardcover, full color. Cover price $44.95.

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    Doctor Who The Writer's Tale SC (2010) 1-1ST

    1st printing. "The Final Chapter!" By Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Cook. The final word on the Russell T. Davies-era of Doctor Who, revised and updated with over 300 pages of new material! For this extensively revised and updated paperback edition, Davies and Cook discuss the last of Russell's 2009 specials - and the end of David Tennant's era as The Doctor - while also looking back to the achievements of the first three seasons. With over 300 pages of all-new material, including new photos and original artwork, The Writer's Tale is a fitting tribute to Russell T Davies' phenomenal achievement in bringing Doctor Who back for a new generation of fans. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 704 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations and full color Photos). Cover price $24.95.

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    Doctor Who The Writer's Tale SC (2010) 1-REP

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    2nd and later printings. "The Final Chapter!" By Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Cook. The final word on the Russell T. Davies-era of Doctor Who, revised and updated with over 300 pages of new material! For this extensively revised and updated paperback edition, Davies and Cook discuss the last of Russell's 2009 specials - and the end of David Tennant's era as The Doctor - while also looking back to the achievements of the first three seasons. With over 300 pages of all-new material, including new photos and original artwork, The Writer's Tale is a fitting tribute to Russell T Davies' phenomenal achievement in bringing Doctor Who back for a new generation of fans. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 704 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations and full color Photos). Cover price $24.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Live From New York SC (2015 Back Bay Books) The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller.

    James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales's definitive oral history of Saturday Night Live, hailed as "incredible" (Vulture) and "required reading" (People).

    When first published to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, Live from New York was immediately proclaimed the best book ever produced on the landmark and legendary late-night show. In their own words, unfiltered and uncensored, a dazzling galaxy of trail-blazing talents recalled three turbulent decades of on-camera antics and off-camera escapades.

    Now decades have passed, and bestselling authors James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales have returned to Studio 8H. Over more than 100 pages of new material, they raucously and revealingly take the SNL story up to the present, adding a constellation of iconic new stars, surprises, and controversies.

    Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 800 pages, Text (with B&W Photos).

    Cover price $19.99.

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    MAD's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs HC (2015 Running Press) Five Decades of His Greatest Works 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    For over fifty years Frank Jacobs has been one of MAD's premiere writers, working with virtually every important MAD artist including Al Jaffee, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragones, and Paul Coker. In the first installment of the new MAD's Greatest Writers series, Frank Jacobs personally selects highlights from his long and influential career. The book also includes an exclusive interview with Jacobs conducted by long-time MAD editor Nick Meglin, discussing the art of parodying verse. It will also have an insert of Sing Along with MAD, the collection of song parodies that prompted Irving Berlin to sue MAD Magazine 50 years ago!

    Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 272 pages, full color. Cover price $30.00.

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    Miners Mutiny (2011 Writers Old Fashioned) 1

    Issue #1 - 2011. Written by Emily Stackhouse and Nicholas Shahan, illustrated by Stackhouse. Western story set during the strife and drama of the California gold rush. 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/4-in., 32 pages, black and white.

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    Panel Two More Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers SC (2003 About Comics) 1-1ST

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    1st printing.

    Edited by Nat Gertler.

    Writers show and explain different comics writing styles, including: a panel-by-panel plot by Mark Evanier; Bill Mumy and Miguel Ferrer's page-by-page plot. Full scripts by folks ranging from Golden Age great Otto Binder to best-selling author Peter David, and drawn scripts by Scott McCloud, Judd Winick, and Mike Baron.

    Also featuring scripts by Gail Simone and Sara Ryan, plus commentary by Lea Hernandez, Steve Leialoha, Chuck Austen, Steve Lieber, Mark Heike and Pop Mhan.

    Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 210 pages, B&W.

    Cover price $20.95.

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    Paperback Writer SC (1978 Sunridge Press) The Life and Times of The Beatles 1-1ST

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    1st Printing - Written by Mark Shipper. Hilarious re-imagining of the forming of, breaking up of, and re-forming of Rock and Roll legends, The Beatles. "Paperback Writer" is a work of semifiction. It is a novel with one foot in reality, yet most of the events described herein and the accompanying illustrations existed solely in the imagination, any and all direct quotations are purely fictitious. Softcover, 5" x 8", 254 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

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    Science Fiction Writer's Workshop SC (1980 Owlswick Press) 1-1ST

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    Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Barry B. Longyear. An introduction to fiction mechanics. This book does NOT take up where other Hor to Write books leave off. It starts before the other books do, with the 100% neophyte writer in mind. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 162 pages, Text Only.

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    Write or Wrong A Writers Guide to Creating Comics SC (2012) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Written by Dirk Manning. For over five years Dirk Manning's column "Write or Wrong" at Newsarama has provided aspiring writers with candid advice, anecdotes, and inspiration about how to succesfully meet artists, create comics, and get them published. At last, Dirk collects key columns from his popular long-running series with each installment revised for this release. Write or Wrong is an invaluable tool for anyone seeking to create comics, improve their knowledge of the craft, and be entertained by this remarkable writer as he discusses how to overcome the odds and create comics. Softcover, 152 pages, Text Only Cover price $16.99.

  • Issue #1
    Writer's Block (2001 1st 1-Shot) 1

    by Jim Shooter, Mike Baron, Roy Thomas, & David Neal Miller. Three writers are given the same six-page chapter to script without knowing anything about the plot or being allowed to speak to each other. The authors let their muses take them on a literary trip. Think of it as a comic book game show... where everybody wins. b&w, 24pg Cover price $3.50.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Writer's Guide to the Business of Comics SC (1995 Starbur) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Lurene Haunes. Welcome to the book designed to help writers who want to work in the comics industry. Softcover, 170 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.95.

  • Issue #1
    Writers Block (2003 2nd 1-Shot) 1

    by Mark Waid, Roger Stern, Jo Duffy, & David Neal Miller Three writers are given the same six-page chapter to script without knowing anything about the plot or being allowed to speak to each other. The authors let their muses take them on a literary trip. Think of it as a comic book game show... where everybody wins. b&w, 24pg Cover price $3.50.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Writers on Comics Scriptwriting SC (1999 Titan Books) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Mark Salisbury. The biggest names in comics scriptwriting talk candidly about their profession, and their approach to writing and the comics industry as a whole. Featuring Legends of the industry - Kurt Busiek (Astro City), Peter David (The Incredible Hulk), Chuck Dixon (Batman), Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan), Garth Ennis (Preacher), Neil Gaiman (The Sandman), Devin Grayson (Catwoman), Dan Jurgens (Superman), Joe Kelly (Deadpool), Jeph Loeb (Batman: The Long Halloween), Todd McFarlane (Spawn), Frank Miller (Sin City), Grant Morrison (JLA), and Mark Waid (Kingdom Come). Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations and pictures).

  • Issue #1-REP

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    2nd and later printings. By Mark Salisbury. The biggest names in comics scriptwriting talk candidly about their profession, and their approach to writing and the comics industry as a whole. Featuring Legends of the industry - Kurt Busiek (Astro City), Peter David (The Incredible Hulk), Chuck Dixon (Batman), Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan), Garth Ennis (Preacher), Neil Gaiman (The Sandman), Devin Grayson (Catwoman), Dan Jurgens (Superman), Joe Kelly (Deadpool), Jeph Loeb (Batman: The Long Halloween), Todd McFarlane (Spawn), Frank Miller (Sin City), Grant Morrison (JLA), and Mark Waid (Kingdom Come). Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations and pictures).