LAST GASP
THE ART OF HERGÉ: INVENTOR OF TINTIN VOLUME 2 HC
(W) Phillipe Goddin, Michael Farr (A) Hergé
This selection of Hergé's outstanding, often unpublished drawings, showcase the diversity of his work offering the reader a view of the range of his talent. Georges Remi, better known as Hergé, left an exceptional legacy, the center of which is Tintin, but also includes much other work. This volume covers the years 1937 to 1949, a period marked by national and international political tensions that boiled over into the Second World War. (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
HC, 11x8, 208pgs, FC (2 of 3) SRP: $39.95
TINTIN & SNOWY ACTIVITY BOOK ALBUM 2 SC
(W/A) Hergé
A fun activity book with great puzzles and games based upon the many adventures of Tintin with mazes, puzzles, and how-to-draw sections. Uncover the truth about Tintin's worst enemies, his adventures in space, and Professor Calulus's strangest inventions. Learn what it's like to walk on the moon and become an ancient Egyptian mummy and much more! All of the illustrations are taken from the 23 full Tintin adventures drawn by Hergé. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 9x12, 68pgs, FC SRP: $9.95
BAREFOOT GEN GN'S
(W/A) Keiji Nakazawa
Gen continues to confront one setback after another when a chance encounter gives new direction to his life. In Volume 9, an impoverished but talented artist takes Gen under his wing and teaches him to paint. Inspired by the artist's assertion that art has no borders, Gen vows to become an artist himself, and takes a job as apprentice to a local poster painter. Volume 10 sees Gen become a skilled artist, while his friends run a thriving dressmaking business. Gen falls in love for the first time, but fails to notice that a good friend has been caught in the clutches of drug addiction. Heartbreak and loss await Gen as the atomic bomb continues to wreak havoc on the lives people in Hiroshima years after the war. (C: 0-1-1)
VOLUME 9—SC, 5x8, 270pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95
VOLUME 10—SC, 5x8, 270pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95
LITTLE EVA INK
MICHAEL GOLDEN'S MORE HEROES & VILLAINS SKETCHBOOK HC
(W/A) Michael Golden
The first Heroes and Villains did so well that it's time for more. In More Heroes and Villains, you'll find new sketches as well as classic artwork from the master of storytelling, Michael Golden, with biographical notes from Renee Witterstaetter. This large, squarebound, magazine-sized format allows for great display of the art. This signed & numbered hardcover edition is exclusive to Diamond, is and limited to 1,000 copies. Also available is a deluxe Sketch edition, with a unique piece of Golden artwork. (C: 0-1-2)
SIGNED & NUMBERED—HC, 9x12, 48pgs, FC SRP: $39.95
SKETCH—HC, 9x12, 48pgs, FC SRP: $100.00