FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
GAHAN WILSON: 50 YEARS OF PLAYBOY CARTOONS
by Gahan Wilson
Introductions by Neil Gaiman & Hugh Hefner
8 x 10, HC, 1000+ pages, Full-Color, $125.00
Over 1,000 cartoons, stories and more spanning 50 years. Gahan Wilson is among the most popular, widely-read, and beloved cartoonists in the history, revered for his playfully sinister take on childhood, adulthood, men, women, and monsters. Published as a three-volume, hardcover boxed set, this lavish and comprehensive production includes three die-cuts throughout and a clear plexiglass slipcase side with silkscreened title. Each of the three volume features an illustration which shows thru the window, making for a unique (and changeable)display item.
GAHAN WILSON: 50 YEARS OF PLAYBOY CARTOONS SPECIAL EDITION
by Gahan Wilson
Introductions by Neil Gaiman & Hugh Hefner
8 x 10, HC, 1000+ pages, Full-Color, $175.00
A special, signed-and-numbered limited edition that includes a beautifully designed booklet featuring reproductions of Wilson’s hand-drawn Christmas cards to Hef throughout the years he worked for Playboy, each signed by the artist.
PIM & FRANCIE: "IN THE GOLDEN BEAR DAYS"
by Al Columbia
8 x 8, HC, 240 pages, Full-Color, $28.99
A LAVISHLY PRODUCED PORTAL INTO THE FANTASTIC AND FRIGHTFUL WORLD OF PIM & FRANCIE
Part alchemy, part art book, part storybook, part comic book, and part conceptual art, Pim & Francie is the first book from the pen of Al Columbia. Collecting over a decade’s worth of ‘artifacts’, excavations, comic strips, animation stills, storybook covers, and much more, this broken jigsaw puzzle of a book tells the story of Pim & Francie, a pair of childlike, male and female imps whose irresponsible antics get them into horrific, fantastic trouble. A singular, visionary book. Sure to send longtime fans and newcomers into a frenzy.
PRISON PIT
by Johnny Ryan
8 x 10.5, SC, 120 pages, B&W, $12.99
In the tradition of Kentaro Miura’s “Berserk” Manga comes this original graphic novel form the pen of Johnny Ryan. Combining his love for WWE wrestling and Miura’s Berserk, Prison Pit is a brutal showcase of violence, survival and revenge. The Prison Pit is a barren negative-zone populated by intergalactic, violent monster criminals who wage wars over slorges — giant slugs that excrete a steroid-like drug called “fecid” that all the monster men are addicted to.
GREAT ANTI-WAR CARTOONS
edited by Craig Yoe
9 x 12, SC, 112 pages, B&W, $19.99
For centuries, cartoonists have used their pens to fight a war against war, translating images of violent conflict into symbols of protest. Noted comics historian Craig Yoe brings the greatest of these artists together in one place, presenting the ultimate collection of anti-war cartoons. Readers will find stunning artwork in a variety of media and forms (pen-and-ink, wash, watercolor, woodcut — single images and sequential comic strips) from the hands of Francisco Goya to Art Young, from Robert Minor to Ron Cobb, and from Honoré Daumier to Robert Crumb, as well as page after page of provocative images from such titans as James Montgomery Flagg, C.D. Batchelor, Edmund Sullivan, Boardman Robinson, William Gropper, Maurice Becker, George Grosz, Rick Griffin, and many more. Plus, an introduction by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus!
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JOHNNY RYAN'S XXX SCUMBAG PARTY
by Johnny Ryan
7 x 10, SC, 176 pages, B&W, $18.95
This one-man Mad magazine collects issues 6 thru 10 of Angry Youth Comix, plus other surprises. Audacious, hilarious, absurd, an profane. Perfect for fans of Ivan Brunetti, Howard Stern, South Park, et, al.
HYSTERIA IN REMISSION—SPECIAL EDITION
by Robert Williams
Introduction by Gilbert Shelton
9 x 12, HC, 288 pages, B&W, $75.00
A comprehensive collection of drawings and comics from ZAP, Snatch, Arcade, Cocaine Comix, Felch and many more (much of which has been out-of-print for over twenty-five years). Plus, hot-rod art done for Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's studio and full-color storyboards for a proposed animated ZAP movie. An essential reading volume for any underground comix collection.
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CONCEPTUAL REALISM: IN THE SERVICE OF THE HYPOTHETICAL
by Robert Williams
Introductions by Don Ed Hardy
11.5 x 13.25, SC, 80 pages, Full-Color, $24.99
This gorgeous artbook features the latest paintings, spanning most of the decade, from ZAP Comix’s Robert Williams. The book includes essays on each painting by the artist, insights into the process behind each painting (including sketches, underpaintings, etc.), and many other surprises, including an introduction by painter, tattoo artist and international tattoo cultural advocate Don Ed Hardy.
CONCEPTUAL REALISM: IN THE SERVICE OF THE HYPOTHETICAL—SPECIAL EDITION
by Robert Williams
Introductions by Don Ed Hardy
11.5 x 13.25, Signed HC, 80 pages, Full-Color, $49.99
A special, limited edition signed hardcover available to connoisseurs and collectors.
THE TROUBLEMAKERS HC
by Gilbert Hernandez
5.5 x 7.5, HC, 120 pages, B&W, $19.99
DIG THIS SCENE! Greedy low-lifes chasing the hard luck charm and $200,000! Meet Drug dealer Dewey Booth, he can’t be punished enough! WAILIN’! And what about Rock ’n’ Roll loser Wes, he needs money to start his own club. BLING! And then there’s Über-stacked Nala, she enjoys humiliating men dumb enough to fall for her. HUSH! HUSH! And let’s not forget Vincenze, he gets his kicks from being a jerk! JERK! In the end: deadly FIRES ignite! Heads LITERALLY roll!! And Eyes are SHOT out!!! GULP! An original, pulp-fiction graphic novel masterpiece from Gilbert Hernandez!
DELPHINE 4-PACK
by Richard Sala
8.5 x 11, 4 Deluxe Comic Books, 128 pages, 2-Color, $23.00
The complete Ignatz Award-nominated series! 4 books for the price of 3! In his newest mystery, Richard Sala takes the tale of Snow White and stands it on its head, retelling it from Prince Charming’s perspective (the unnamed traveler).