Polybagged with Batman Dark Joker the Wild preview comic - A history of Batman; comments from Julius Schwartz, Denny O'Neil, Dick Sprang, Sheldon Moldoff; Batman Hall-of-Fame: profiles of Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Carmine Infantino, Kelley Jones, Bob Kane, Frank Miller, Jerry Robinson, Marshall Rogers, Dick Sprang and Bruce Timm; Bruce Timm comments on Batman: The Animated Series; Batman: The Animated Series first season episode guide; Batman: The Animated Series voice actors talk; Batman's toy chest; Kelley Jones' 'How I Draw Batman'; Batman video games; Batman comics price guide; 'The Final Word!' page written by Denny O'Neil; Kelley Jones cover.
Cover price $3.95.
Still in original polybag with poster, trading card and "Bone Holiday Special" Comic - A day in the life of Extreme Studios; interview with Gene Colan; interview with Alan Moore; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; 'pleasures and perils of self-publishing'; 7 pages of Topps' Cadillacs and Dinosaurs #1 by Roy Thomas and Dick Giordano; 8 pages of Jerry Ordway's The Power of Shazam graphic novel; 'The Final Word' page written by Michael Davis; Jim Lee/Sal Regla cover Cover price $3.95.
Direct Edition. Interview with Frank Miller; interview with Spike Lee; article on Marc Silvestri; interview with Todd McFarlane; 'The 100 Most Important People in the Comic Book Industry'; 'The Final Word!' page written by Michael Davis; gatefold cover by Marc Silvestri/Brandon Peterson/Dan Panosian. May or may not be polybagged Cover price $3.95.
Article on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III; Michael Jan Friedman discusses Darkstars; interview with Bruce Timm on Batman: The Animated Series; Jim Lawson discusses Dino Island; Joe Quesada discusses X-Factor; Tom and Mary Bierbaum talk Legionnaires; Stefan Petrucha and Barry Crain discuss Counterparts; John Romita Sr. interview; Mike Carlin and Dan Jurgens discuss Metal Men; Patrick Olliffe interview. Cover price $4.95.
Price guide with a few articles: Jae Lee interview, the Beatles in comics, Zorro, Universal Monsters, Dracula in comics, and more. 6-7/8 in. x 10-3/4 in.; part color, part black and white; 152 pages. Jae Lee cover. Cover price $3.95.
From Hellboy and back! In this issue, its the magic of Mike Mignola with an exhaustive interview (with the talk ranging from his early Marvel days to current design work on the upcoming Hellboy movie), a huge gallery section (featuring lots of never-before-seen art), and a comprehensive checklist, all behind a new Mignola cover spotlighting his greatest creation, Hellboy! On the flip, Jill Thompson takes us from Sandman to Scary Godmother with a career-spanning conversation, plus tons of art and even a portfolio of the artist-as-model with studies of Jill by Alex Ross, Steve Rude, P. Craig Russell, and more! In addition, you get the dirt on versatile inker Tom Palmer in his studio and also have a talk with legendary science-fiction author Harlan Ellison on his various forays into comics!
Magazine, 116pg, b&w $6.95 Cover price $6.95.
Summer 1998. Marvel's Second Wave: 1970-77 - from Conan the Barbarian to the new X-Men. Plus: Special Section - the amazing Bill Everett, artist and legend. Featuring Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, Barry Windsor-Smith, Jim Starlin, Mike Ploog, Steve Englehart.
Cover by Gil Kane. Cover price $5.95.
Spring 1998. First Issue DC Special 100-Page Super Spectacular.
A True Golden Age: DC Comics 1967-74. Featuring Carmine Infantino, Joe Orlando, Dick Giordano, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Mike Sekowsky, Archie Goodwin, Len Wein, Bernie Wrightson, Julius Schwartz, Marv Wolfman. Batman cover by Neal Adams.
Cover price $5.95.
In this issue of the world's longest-running magazine about comics: Batman returns! The time-tossed Bruce Wayne has made his way back to the modern era, and CBG examines his travels across the ages! Also: CBG's exclusive San Diego Comic Con Scrapbook makes this an issue you can't miss! Plus: Are You One of Us?; Ask Mr. Silver Age; Tony's Tips; Obligatory Fight Scene; and more!
Saddle-stitched, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $5.99.
TOYFARE: THE TOY MAGAZINE #77 takes you to Japan to see the Transformers that you didn't know. There's a whole world-well, a whole continent, anyway-of Transformers out there that you've never heard of. Find out what the deal is and see pictures of Star Saber, Overlord, Black Zarak, Victory Leo and many more in this feature! Plus, check out exclusive artwork from the hot artists at Dreamwave, the creators of the Transformers comic books. As Batman soars to new heights with his top-selling comic book by Jim Lee, follow the development of Batman toys through the ages. From the classic Mego Batmans, to the various movie figures from Hasbro to the all-new figures from Mattel and DC Direct. See all of the new figures based on the red-hot comic series and behold the newest Jim Lee inspired Batman figure on the cover to this month's ToyFare. Twisted ToyFare Theatre returns with another all-new episode. See what trouble Mego Spidey and the gang get into this month. Don't miss it! This month's ToyFare Specialty Price Guide features MiniMates, Kubricks and miniature action figures. Find out how much this new class of collectibles is worth and learn about the limited edition exclusives that are pulling top-dollars online and at conventions. ToyFare's Top Ten list tells you which toys are the most in-demand this month, and which you should keep an eye out for. Ask the price guide editor your questions in "Dear Jon Letters." Plus, laugh your ass off at "Big Shots"! ToyFare has the most complete, full-color action figure price guide available. Track how much your figures are worth and which ones have changed in value! Whether you're a casual toy fan or an obsessive super-collector, you can't afford to miss this issue of ToyFare: The Toy Magazine!
Cover price $4.99.
Comics Spotlight #5 - Batman includes interviews and profiles of many of the great creators who have breathed four-color life into the Dark Knight Detective, including the current smash team of Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb, Joker and Robin creator Jerry Robinson, longtime writer and editor Denny O'Neil, editor Bob Schreck, Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker, Tim Sale, and others! Comics2Film's Rob Worley scopes out Batman at the movies, and ComicBookResources' Augie De Blieck Jr. rates the top ten Bat-stories, plus much more! This issue features a choice of two covers: one by Jim Lee and one by Claude St. Aubin and Jason Brunner! If you miss the days of fan magazines like Comics Interview, Amazing Heroes and others, don't miss Comics Spotlight! (Ground Zero) JIM LEE CVR.??
Magazine, 80pg, b&w Cover price $4.95.
Comics Spotlight #5 - Batman includes interviews and profiles of many of the great creators who have breathed four-color life into the Dark Knight Detective, including the current smash team of Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb, Joker and Robin creator Jerry Robinson, longtime writer and editor Denny O'Neil, editor Bob Schreck, Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker, Tim Sale, and others! Comics2Film's Rob Worley scopes out Batman at the movies, and ComicBookResources' Augie De Blieck Jr. rates the top ten Bat-stories, plus much more! This issue features a choice of two covers: one by Jim Lee and one by Claude St. Aubin and Jason Brunner! If you miss the days of fan magazines like Comics Interview, Amazing Heroes and others, don't miss Comics Spotlight! (Ground Zero) JIM LEE CVR.??
Magazine, 80pg, b&w Cover price $4.95.
Legendary comics writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell have created a gripping, hallucinatory piece of crime fiction about Jack the Ripper. Detailing the events that led up to the Whitechapel murders and the cover-up that followed, From Hell has become a modern masterpiece of crime noir and historical fiction.
Limited Edition. One of the 1000 copies numbered and signed by Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell, and Stephen R. Bissette. This is # 459/1000. It is the authoritative text. Black cloth with silver lettering to spine and cover, in dust jacket with original printed prices on front flap: "Limited Edition $95. Deluxe, Lettered Edition $450". Housed in a black Slipcase.
Chaos! Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics -- with assistance from Oni Press, Top Shelf Productions, and others present a collection of stories and illustrations from an incredibly diverse array of talented writers and artists. The New Yorker's Eric Drooker contributes a cover showing a cityscape that is simultaneously ancient and modern, mournful and hopeful, with an artist at the center, empowered to interpret a tragic landscape.
Written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ashley Wood
Softcover, 96 pages
A hardboiled horror novel featuring two-fisted occult detective, Cal McDonald -- a gumshoe with no love for ghosts and ghouls alike. Featuring illustrations by award-winning artist Ashley Wood, this high-caliber conjuring of classic detective fiction, horror, and comedy finds McDonald (a tough-as-nails private dick in the same vein as Sam Spade or Philip Marlowe) stumbling on a mystery in the nation's capital, where people are dropping dead all over the place -- with all the brain matter missing from their skulls! What follows makes this novel a monster read.
Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Nocturne in Red!" Written by Mauro Boselli and Maurizo Colombo. Art by Majo. Cover art by Ashely Wood. Harlan, Tesla, and Kurjak find themselves doing business with the Russian mafia as a ruse to track down Vurdalak, the lord of lost souls. Softcover, 6-in x 8.5-in., 96 pages, B&W.
Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Sand Specters!" Written by Mauro Boselli and Maurizo Colombo. Art by Majo. Cover art by Ashely Wood. When a father and son on their way to a Cornish village go missing, the new "stranger" in town, Harlan Draka, becomes the number one suspect. Unwittingly drawn into this mystery, Harlan meets the beautiful Amber?who knew Harlan's father and just so happens to be a vampire herself! Together they seek out the monster that has been terrorizing the helpless village for so long. Softcover, 6-in x 8.5-in., 96 pages, B&W.
Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Birds, Bees, Blood, and Beer!" Collects Wormwood Gentleman Corpse (2006 IDW) #1-4.
Story and art by Ben Templesmith.
At last, a special hardcover edition of Ben Templesmith's (Welcome to Hoxford, 30 Days of Night, Fell) all-eerie and humorous series, Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse. Collecting the original Wormwood story, "The Taster," plus the four-issue "Birds, Bees, Blood & Beer," in which we discover that things are awakening in the city. Things that have a nasty habit of leaving mutilated bodies in their wake. Also includes additional bonus sketches, art, and original comic pages from Templesmith.
Hardcover, 160 pages, full color.
Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The Birthday of the Infanta!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. The beautiful little royal infanta brings an ugly dwarf into her midst for entertainment. The dwarf, unaware of his looks, is happy for such attention and to amuse, until he sees himself in the mirror.
NBM, 2014
Hardcover, 36 pages
Signed and numbered
Award-winning illustrator P. Craig Russell's adaptations of Oscar Wilde's The Remarkable Rocket and The Young King, in a signed and limited edition, are exquisitely spun tales for adults and children alike.
NBM, 1994
Hardcover, 48 pages
Signed and numbered
Interview with Grant Morrison; interview with Howard Porter; 'Vital Stats' for Morrison, John Dell, Pat Garrahy (JLA colorist), Ruben Diaz (JLA editor), Ken Lopez (JLA letterer); 'Last Leaguer Standing' - what if the JLA members took each other on?; 'JLA Roll Call' - a rundown of all the JLA members; article on the Justice League's history; 'No Holds Barred' - the top 10 JLA slugfests of all time; Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn & Barry Kitson discuss JLA: Year One; a look at the JLA Watchtower; Peter David discusses Aquaman; Morrison comments on what JLA members think of their teammates; Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant comment on Batman; Ron Marz, Kevin Dooley comment on Green Lantern; Ron Frenz, Joey Cavalieri, Mike Carlin, Roger Stern, Karl Kesel, David Michelinie, Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson discuss Superman; Paul Kupperberg discusses Wonder Woman; 2-page strip "So, You Wanna Join the Justice League?" by Brian Douglas Ahern; JLA Membership Application Form. Cover by Porter & Dell. Polybagged w/ JLA poster and membership card. Flash on left, Batman on right Cover price $3.99.
