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ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #69 On our Cover Our Highest Recommendation. Art by Robert O. Reid, J. F. Kernan, and SPECTRUM Vol 27 Hardcover Neysa McMein. Three successful illus- The Best in Contemporary . Our Highest trators, two new to us but no less inter- Recommendation. Edited by John Fleskes. 350 esting, and Robert O. Reid, Colliers works by 220 diverse artist extraordinaire, and master of visionaries. Features “cartoon realism.” J. F. Kernan, best include Grand Master: known for his spectacular magazine Teryl Whitlatch; Muse Award: spots and nostalgia covers for The Alex Dos Diaz by Colin and Saturday Evening Post of the 1930s Kristine Poole; Gold Awards and 40s. Neysa McMein is featured, Bartosz Kosowski for The a fantastic female magazine illustrator from the 1930s and Shining (Advertising), Rovina 40s whose pictures of beautiful women dominated McCall’s Cai for Ivywood Manor (Book), covers. Illustrated Press, 2020. Tom Probert for Lightfall 01-- IL69. Magazine, 9x11, 80pg, PC $15.00 Walk in the Woods (), Tooth Wu for Devourer of THE DEMON TRILOGY (Concept Art), Dug Recommended. By Mike W. Barr & Den- Stanart for Space Madness (Di- nis O’Neil. Art by , Tom mensional), Diego Fernandez for Grindberg, and Norm Breyfogle. How 492 (unpublished), Iain McCaig for did Ra’s al Ghul become the villain that Claim the First Born (Institutional), he is? How would a union between his and more. Flesk, 2020. daughter Talia and the Dark Knight ben- SPE27H. HC, 9x12, 304pg, FC efit him? Why would he want to father $49.95 $44.95 an heir? Follow along as Batman lives through and tries to unravel the mystery Coming Soon behind the mind of Ra’s al Ghul! Collects Vol 27 Softcover these three original graphic Bat- Flesk, 2020. Due: Nov. man: Birth of the Demon (1987), Batman: SPE27. SC, 9x12, 304pg, FC Bride of the Demon (1990), and Batman: Son of the Demon $39.95 $34.95 (1987). DC Comics, 2020. Cover image “Flora” by Claudya Schmidt aka BATDTH. HC, 8x11, 304pg, FC $75.00 $65.00 AlectorFencer. ©2020 Books: www.yriachronicles.com Gallery: artstation.com/alectors_art Bud’s gift suggestions are marked with the HISTORY AND ROMANCE WORKS holly symbol. BY Highly Recommended. From Also see page 16 for 1998, the companion cata- logue to the exhibition at the his entire Gift List. Brandywine River Museum, home to work by the Wyeth family and the Brandywine artists. This catalogue has two essays, one on Pyle himself, Look for the star symbol. These are the other on collecting, All from the items that are deeply discounted from original artwork, here is work from the original publisher’s price. Most of his first stories of King Arthur, to his these items have been closed out by iconic pirate tales, from pencil and ink the publisher and we have limited cop- drawings to superlative oil . ies. Buy now before they’re gone! Brandywine River Museum, 1998. HISROM. SC, 9x11, 136 pg, PC $30.00 News & Notes This is our official Christmas catalog, in case you haven’t noticed already. I care- TABLE OF CONTENTS fully put together backlist gift suggestions beginning on page 16. And we marked Artists & Illustration...... 4 more gift ideas with a wreath throughout the new items, beginning on this page. My Comics, Archives & criteria is books that have wide, appeal, and usually have sold particularly Graphic Novels...... 4 well and are highly recommended. All-ages titles are included for the youngsters in Comic Reference & How-To ���������� 6 your life. Pulps & Pulp Fiction...... 7 On page 8 begins your one-and-only complete 2021 Calendar listing. They’ve all Statues...... 7 appeared in our weekly emails as they arrived, but they won’t be in our next catalog Pin-Up & Erotic Art...... 7 in January. We are now trying to scan ALL back covers because they give you ALL Adult DVDs...... 7 the months pictured. See the website. 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6 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 Pulps & Pulp Fiction Statues LIBRARY LET THE DEAD ALONE ARTGERM BUST Recommended. The Complete Black Limited to 799. Hand-numbered Mask Cases of Luther McGavock. Art certificate. Recommended. by Peter Kuhloff. Cover art by Rafael There will be blood when Stanley DeSoto. These Luther McGavock sto- Lau (aka Artgerm) gets hold of ries take him to Tennessee hill-coun- Vampirella! Based on his haunting cover to try--not your garden variety hardboiled Vampirella #2, this 7. 5 inch tall resin bust detective yarns. They are so rich in is meticulously hand-painted, right down place and detail that they almost seem to the bloody “outfit!” Instead of her usual a travelogue of Deep-South small-town outfit, it’s only blood covering her naked life. Merle Constiner’s writing is vivid, body. And the pile of skulls that she’s rising from, they are very his characters complex, and his mys- cool. Dynamite, 2020. teries deep. Black Mask, 2020. VAMAB. 7” tall, FC $139.99 BLMLDA. SC, 364pg, Text/b&w $24.95 WOMEN OF DYNAMITE VAMPIRELLA By Jose Gonzalez Statue Limited to 706, hand-numbered with certificate & nicely illustrated box. Recommended. By Jose Gonzalez. Few artists have managed to capture the iconic look of Vampirella like Jose Gonza- lez could. Dynamite celebrates the 50th an- niversary of comics’ most memorable vampire with a 1/6 scale tribute to her most memorable #5 #6 illustration! The classic “Warren era” of Vam- pirella, over 12 inches high, from heel to bat, on Edgar Rice Burroughs a base modeled after her “bat” logo. Dynamite, 2020. Authorized Library WODVJ. 12” tall, FC $249.99 Featuring Rare and Previously Unpublished Archival WOMEN OF DYNAMITE SHEENA QUEEN OF THE Materials. Highly Recommended. By Edgar Rice Bur- JUNGLE Statue Arctic Variant roughs. New cover art and frontispiece by Joe Jusko. New Limited, 399. Inspired by the legendary art- forewords by writers and ERB experts, and at least 24 work of J. Scott Campbell, Sheena comes pages of bonus material. See page 3 for Vols 7, 8. to life in 3-D with her very first limited-edi- tion statue developed by Dynamite Enter- Vol 5 Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar tainment and sculpted by Steve Kiwus. When fate deals a devastating blow to Tarzan and Jane’s This 1/6 scale statue, standing approxi- fortunes, the ape-man must once again refill their coffers mately 10 inches tall, is Campbell’s unique from the legendary treasure vaults of Opar, forgotten interpretation of Sheena and a one-of-a- outpost of lost . There awaits the high priestess La, kind piece. The “ARCTIC” variant design ready to sacrifice Tarzan upon the altar of the Flaming God features a snow leopard outfit and snow for having spurned her love. detailing on the tree she’s stepping across. Dynamite, 2020. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. 2020. WODSAV. 10” tall, FC $269.99 ERBA05H. HC, 6x9, 248pg, Text/b&w $29.95 WOMEN OF DYNAMITE SHEENA Vol 6 of Tarzan QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE Statue These twelve stand-alone coming-of-age tales tell Tarzan’s By J Scott Campbell full story, describing his boyhood, youth, first love, first kill. Recommended. Limited to 750 num- finding their place alongside the richest and most mean- bered copies in the Regular Edition. ingful allegories of mythology. For years, Dynamite has been the “home” Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 2020. of Sheena, and now, the “Queen of the ERBA06H. HC, 6x9, 250pg, Text/b&w $29.95 Jungle” makes a new home on collectors’ Vols 5-8 Book Tarzan Set shelves. Inspired by the legendary artwork Four Volumes [5-8]. Tarzan and the Jewels of of superstar artist J. Scott Campbell, Opar, Jungle Tales of Tarzan, Tarzan the Un- Sheena comes to life in 3-D with her very tamed, and Tarzan the Terrible. first limited-edition Dynamite statue, sculpted by Steve Kiwus. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 2020. Dynamite, 2020. ERBA02P. HC, 6x9, Text/b&w $119.80 $109.00 WODSQ. 10” tall, FC $189.99 Pin-Up & Erotic Art Adult DVDs SWING Vol 1 JESS FRANCO’S SHINING SEX DVD By Matt Hawkins and Jenni Cheung. Spin- Originally released, 1977. One of the ning off from the erotic series Sunstone. most provocative films of writer/director Slice-of-life romantic story about a couple Jess Franco’s career has been virtually trying to regain the sexual energy by unavailable in its complete and uncut swinging with other couples. “Artist Linda form until now. Lina Romay is an exotic Sejic beautifully renders that all-spot- dancer whose body is inhabited by a lights-on-you feeling of seeing, meeting, being from another dimension to explore and f*cking your crush’s brains out.” desire, depravity, and death. Sever- Top Cow, 2018. Adult Material. in-Films, 2020. Adult Material. SWIN01. SC, 7x10, 128pg, FC $9.99 JFSHIN. DVD, 106 min, 1 disc, FC SWING Vol 2 $19.98 By Matt Hawkins. Art by Yishan Li and THE WILD, WILD WORLD OF Linda Sejic. Dan and Cathy take new sex- JAYNE MANSFIELD DVD ual partners into their loves. Threesomes, Originally released 1968. Directed by foursomes, watching each other with other Charles W. Broun Jr. Joel Holt et al. lovers, thanks to wife Cathy, they are Starring Jayne Mansfield, Robert , exploring it all, while Dan’s not sure he’s at el. A Jayne Mansfield sound-alike entirely along for the ride. Artist Yishan narrates footage of Jayne being chased Li adds to this Sunstone spin-off as they by paparazzi, wearing bikinis, and par- explore their love and boundaries and tying with drag , before suddenly discover that trust is the key to it all. veering into graphic photos of her horrific Top Cow, 2019. Adult Material. accident and a posthumous tour of her SWIN02. SC, 7x10, 128pg, FC $16.99 Hollywood mansion. Severin Films, 2020. WILDJM. DVD, 90 min, 1 disc, FC $19.98 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 7 2021 Calendars

BORIS VALLEJO & JULIE BELL BY CIRUELO THE FANTASY ART Featuring 13 all-new paintings, with Ciruelo Cabral reigns supreme in the OF FRAZETTA a stunning bonus centerfold. Recom- art. Known simply as The “Master of Fantasy Art,” Frank mended. 13 all-new paintings featuring Ciruelo, he is an accomplished Frazetta is one of the most influential reptilian beasts, otherworldly land- whose consummate skills have brought fantasy and artists of the scapes, and sensual warrior queens. A the back into the limelight. The 20th century. His paintings of primitive striking befriends a scaly dragon. myths and mysteries surrounding the heroes, full-figured heroines, and wick- A beautiful gossamer woman flies dragon have captivated people for cen- ed beasts have shaped generations of through a brilliant red world. Bonus turies. The spellbinding renditions may artists. This collects Frazetta’s classic centerfold. Workman, 2020. well make you a believer. Sellers, 2020. masterpieces. Sellers, 2020. BVJB21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.99 DRA21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.99 FRAZ21. 10x14, 32pg, FC $14.99

ALPHONSE MUCHA ANDROID JONES THE ART OF DANIEL MERRIAM A fine selection, including unusual PSYCHEDELIC & VISIONARY ART Almost Gone! Highly Recommend- little-seen works. Highly Recom- Highly Recommended. Android ed. Contemporary surrealist Daniel mended. Includes a rare Violinist Euro- Jones (one of our favorites) with ALL Merriam presents an airy dreamworld pean tour from 1913; Cognac Bisquit, NEW images of altered realities. At the of vaguely Victorian characters and 1889; In the Latin Quarter, 1898, Salon forefront of the -Mineralist art architectural wonders. Houses built in des Cent, 1897, The Moon, 1902, and movement (!), Jones manipulates light trees, oversized old-fashioned bicycles, Daybreak, 1899. Plus Nocturnal Slum- and energy to explore the complex con- faces on fish that , and cats and dogs ber, Morning Awakening, and more. cepts of spirituality and altered states. that rule a house of their own. Pomegranate, 2020. Amber Lotus, 2020. Pomegranate,SOLD 2020. Out OUT of print. AM21. 12x13, 24pg, FC $14.99 AJ21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.99 ADM21. 12x13, 24pg, FC $14.99

WOMEN OF MYTH AND MAGIC WILD WOMAN RISING FRACTAL COSMOS Kinuko Craft Goddess. Warrior. Healer. Rebel. Mathematical Art of Alice Kelley One of our very favorite calendars By Angi Sullins, art by Sophie Wilkins. Highly Recommended. One of our each year. Highly Recommended. Who is the wild woman? She’s grit and annual favorites, all new every year Among contemporary artists inspired by grace and these potraits portray those and with even more variety this year. ladies of legends, none shines brighter elements, juxtaposing each woman with Organic computer-generated designs than Kinuko Y. Craft. 12 opulent and animals, flowers, plants, horns and oth- by Alice Kelley--amazing, like sea richly detailed portraits of enchantress- er symbolic objects. Warm earth colors shells and planet orbits, flowers and es, goddesses, warriors, and fairy-tale of browns and red offer this unique look galaxies, which is what many of these princesses. Amber Lotus, 2020. at beautiful women. Amber Lotus, 2020. will suggest to you. Amber Lotus, 2020. WOME21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.99 WILD21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.99 FRA21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.99

ALBERT HAHN 1877-1918 GERLACH’S CHILDREN’S JANE COOK 1835-1920 Covers by Albert Hahn from the LIBRARY Hurt Recommended. From 1899, fanta- Dutch Journal for the Arts Windingen, Highly Recommended. By Carl sy-story silhouettes of incredibly deli- an Architecture & Arts magazine that Otto Czeschka and others. Another cate and detailed illustrations. Jane E. appeared in 1918-1932--an important extremely limited printing calendar. Cook (1835-1920) illustrates Jack and platform for Dutch expressionism, with The complete Art Nouveau illustrations Jill, The Queen of Hearts, My Pretty lots of emphasis on art and design, and for Die Nibelungen by Czeschka from Maid Going a-Milking, Sing a Song of its striking typography. Selected from 1909. Calligraphics, 2020. Condition: Six Pence and other nursery rhymes. 116 cover designs. Calligraphics, 2020. Bumped corners. Calligraphics, 2020. AH21. Wirebound, 9x13, 26pg, FC GCL21. Wirebound, 12x9, 24pg, FC JC21. Wirebound, 12x9, 24pg, FC $19.95 $19.95 $19.95

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THE FANTASY ART OF LUIS GEORGE R.R. MARTIN TOLKIEN Spanish artist ’s sensual A Song of and Highly Recommended. Previous paintings of women in apocalyptic Recommended. Acclaimed artist Sam Tolkien calendars have become much landscapes and fantasy worlds have Hogg gives us her of George R. sought after collector’s items. Three captivated fans of science fiction R. Martin’s epic series, the inspiration of the world’s finest Tolkien artists-- and erotica worldwide. This calendar for HBO’s Game of Thrones, in a calen- Ted Nasmith, , and Alan features a selection of artwork, from dar featuring twelve never-before-seen Lee--have each contributed four pieces, the Malefic Times series of books, of views of Westeros and beyond. Iconic along with complementary pencil draw- bold beautiful, and mysterious women. characters and scenes, favorite mo- ings and sketches, exclusive to this Sellers, 2020. ments and people. Bantam, 2020. calendar. Harper, 2020. LR21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.99 GSF21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $18.00 TOLK21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.99

CINEMA NOIR THE ART OF MAGIC PULP ATTACK Recommended. Twelve iconic movie Vintage Magician Posters. Recom- Recommended. Some classics, like posters from the golden age of Holly- mended. Dazzling vintage posters the cover, Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, wood crime dramas. Third Man, Gilda, pay tribute to the golden age of magic and Sin on Wheels. But many fresh The , Mystery Street, plus foreign (1875 1930), when sleight of hand and images new to us: : The versions of The Outlaw, Gangsters, The death-defying feats inspired a popular Unashamed, The Root of His Evil, Lady from , Viale , trend in poster arts. By renowned Satan was a Man, Naughtipuss, Come Alphaville, , with Joan illustrators and lithographers: Houdini, Sin With Me, a stunning full nude The Crawford--a very good selection of Jansen, Carter, and Annie Abbott. Cool Wild One, and She Was High on Grass. more unusual works. Tushita, 2020. imagery. Amber Lotus, 2020. Tushita, 2020. Mature Readers. CN21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.95 ARTM21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.99 PULP21. 12x12, 28pg, FC $14.95

SPACE TRAVEL VINTAGE DC COMICS VINTAGE DC COMICS BATMAN Take a fun trip to outer space with these Highly Recommended. Batman and Recommended. A unique Joker cover original posters by the Anderson Design Robin, The Flash and , leads off this well-chosen collection. We Group. Mars, Saturn, the moon--a and , Wonder have the new in Detective different destination every month. In Woman and the entire DC line. Com- #156, 1950; Batgirl and from the first half of the 20th Century, Space mentary by Dr. Arnold Blumberg, who 1961; our duo in a military jeep in 1942; Travel seemed to be within our grasp undoubtedly also provides this top- a great airplane cover and this celebrates the optimism, ad- notch collection of covers from World’s on Detective #64, 1942; and more. All venture, and style of the years leading Finest and more. , 2020. detachable posters. Asgard, 2020. up to the Space Age. Zebra, 2020. VID21. Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, FC VINB21. Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, FC SPAC21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $15.99 $16.95 $16.95

VINTAGE DC COMICS VINTAGE FLASH VINTAGE SCI-FI SUPERMAN Highly Recommended. The Flash is Recommended. Always a bestseller Recommended. You’ll experience here with large, detachable pages that and most popular of all the “Vintage” the many faces of Superman, from a double as posters. We lead off with All series. Bizarre pulp covers from 1938 to 1940 pin-up in Superman #6, lifting Star Comics #3, 1940, the first JSA ap- 1955, from (5), Startling a giant tractor in Action #22 (1940), pearance, then #1, 1940, (2), Astonishing, Thrilling Wonder, to Silver Age appearances with Lois All Flash Quarterly, Christmas Comic Fantastic Adventures, and Astounding Lane (1963), Jimmy Olson (1960), as Cavalcade for 1944 and more. Plus Science Fiction. Beautiful girls, bug- (Adventure #266, 1959). Plus FIVE great Infantino/Anderson covers eyed , handsome heroes with Golden Age covers. Asgard, 2020. from the 1960s. Asgard, 2020. guns, aliens, robots. Asgard, 2020. VIDS21. Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, FC VINF21. Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, FC VINS21. Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, FC $16.95 $16.95 $16.95 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 9 2021 Calendars

VINTAGE WESTERNS VINTAGE WORLDS OF FICTION Recommended. Kirk Douglas in The Recommended. By William Moulton Film, pulp and digest covers: The Dead- Man from Gun Hill, James Stewart Marston aka Charles Moulton. Art by ly Mantis, Invasion of the Saucer-Men, and Racquel Welch in Bandolero, Clint Harry G. Peter. It’s all Golden Age with At the Earth’s Core, Amazing Stories Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and classic 1940s covers from Wonder the Sea People, Green Slime, Bar- the Ugly, James Stewart in Shenan- Woman, Comic Cavalcade (with Green barella, The Time Machine, Tarantula, doah, Burt Lancaster, Elvis Presley in Lantern and The Flash), and Sensation Mars Attack, The Flying Eyes, and H. Charro, a rare Italian John Wayne/Dean Comics. stars on the Septem- G. Wells’ . International Martin and more! Asgard, 2020. ber entry. Asgard, 2020. public holidays and the holidays of the VINWE21. Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, FC VINW21. Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, FC major world religions. Tushita, 2020. $16.95 $16.95 WF21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.95

PIN-UP GIRLS GIL ELVGREN PIN-UP HISTORY RETRO PIN-UPS (Avonside) Gil Elvgren’s delightfully daring pinups Recommended. Classic 1940s and New photographs of today’s women in featuring 13 of his leading ladies caught 1950s pin-up girls, often with humor, classic, vintage outfits and settings. No in some rather precarious situations. several fully nude. Artists include one full nudity, but lots of teasing poses in Elvgren’s pin-up girls will take you back picture each by Elliot, Art Frahm, nylons and sexy outfits, lots of and to a time when soft curls, bold curves, Elvgren, Erbit, two by the excellent cleavage and fun, teasing pin-up poses. and unabashed femininity were in Fritz Willis, and a very attractive girl in Use this tasteful wall calendar at home demand and on display. Spend a playful lingerie by an artist new to us, Medeal. or at the office. Avonside, 2020. year getting to know each one of these Most are in beach towels or skimpy lin- RETP21. 12x12, 26pg, FC $14.99 gorgeous gals. Orange Circle, 2020. gerie. Tushita, 2020. Mature Readers. PIG21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.99 PI21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.95

RETRO PIN-UPS (Gifted) WINGS OF ANGELS THE ART OF OLIVIA If you like the Elvgren “school” of Known for vintage 1940’s style glamour Featuring vintage cheesecake, this is for you. photography, photographer Michael Olivia De Berardinis’s art is featured in Besides Gil’s work, at least half of the Malek has combined classic beauty Magazine and many books and calendar, there also are daring ladies by with some of the most recognizable publications. Produced and published Randall and Art Frahm, who’s famous aircraft of WWll. Back to an era when by Olivia, here are 24 images featuring for his ladies with their panties around sexy meant curves and curls, when pin- Bettie Page and other favorites: Julie their ankles.16-month calendar. ups provided servicemen with sweetly Strain, Dita Von Teese, Masuimi Gifted, 2020. Mature Readers. seductive reminders of home. Lingerie, et al), Double-page spreads. RPU21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.99 nylons and high heels. Zebra, 2020. Ozone, 2020. Mature Readers. WA21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $15.99 OLI21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $15.99

GREG HILDEBRANDT FORBIDDEN THE PIN-UP ART ZODIAC AMERICAN BEAUTIES OF LORENZO SPERLONGA By Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco. All World renowned artist, Greg Hildeb- By Lorenzo Sperlonga. FORBID- of your favorite Grimm Universe hero- randt, continues to create original DEN--The title says it all! 12 months of ines and villainesses,representing all pinup paintings as part of his American Lorenzo’s most provocative pin-ups. the signs of the zodiac! Elias Chatzou- Beauties series. Both fun and sexy, Original Sinner Kendra James is on dis gives us gorgeous pin-ups of the American Beauties combines vintage the cover and each month you will Grimm Universes’ most popular female pinup glamour with iconic American encounter paintings of favorite models: characters in this stunning collection. 12 themes. Spacious grids. A lot of fun for Claire, Carlotta, Anastasia, Bianca, mini- art prints! Zenescope, 2020. pinup fans! Zebra, 2020. Emily and many more! Adult material. ZOD21. Wirebound, 17x11, 24pg, FC GH21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $15.99 FOR21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $19.95 $19.99

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NAKED DERRIERES LINGERIE PROVOCATIVE Recommended. Virtually no back- Recommended. High art, much like our Photographed in artful black and white, grounds, girls in bed, up close, one Naked Calendar. Beautiful rounded, full bold provocative shots. Scanty lingerie, taking off her undies, two touching bottoms, both nude and enhanced by with abundant cleavage or topless, and their breasts, three seductively the skimpiest b&w lingerie. Every model bottoms entirely exposed. One bondage sitting or laying on white sheets. is pictured from the rear, striking sultry, scene, one with leather straps, several One athletic girl jumping, two steamy poses to best show off their with full nylons and/or garter belts. Well shots from the rear, several waist gorgeous posteriors. Artistic and taste- designed and different, this is another up. Powerful, highly detailed b&w. ful, nothing explicit, and yet very erotic. class act that is highly erotic. Tushita, 2020. Adult Material. Tushita, 2020. Mature Readers. Tushita, 2020. Mature Readers. NAK21. 12x12, 24pg, b&w $14.95 DER21. 12x12, 24pg, b&w $14.95 LP21. 12x12, 24pg, b&w $14.95

LINGERIE LINGERIE By Johnny Crosslin MYSTIQUE LINGERIE Thirteen full-color images. Intimate Lingerie 2021 by Johnny Crosslin fea- By Mark Daughn. Nothing is left to the poses, full body shots, of a variety tures some of the world’s most beautiful imagination. Models from Mystique of women in luxurious black satin or women in very intimate attire. It is Magazine, Playboy and on the internet. dramatic white lingerie. This is different no wonder that this calendar is a top The calendar has huge color photos from the other lingerie calendar by seller year after year. Twelve months of and includes all major US, UK, Cana- Crosslin--more about fine photography, specially selected models wearing the dian and Australian holidays. Models: and although the women are just as finest lingerie; the perfect gift for men Deanna, Heather, Kyla, Lisa, Rebec- beautiful, they are not quite so over the with discerning taste. Oversized imag- ca, Rebecca, Selina, Shamron, and top. Avonside, 2020. Mature Readers. es. Zebra, 2020. Mature Viewers. more. Sirens, 2020. Adult Material. LING21. 12x12, 26pg, FC $14.99 LIN21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $15.99 MYL21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $19.95

FARMER’S DAUGHTER BIKER BABES CONSTRUCTION CHICKS Photography by Johnny Crosslin. Ob- Beautiful girls and big bikes are the Well-equipped and geared up for work, viously they’re aren’t doing any chores, feature of this new 16-month calendar. of Construction Chicks is hot- except for posing in hats and jeans and Each calendar month is easy to glance ter than ever. able-bodied cowgirl outfits, or out of them, each with at and personalization is easy with dif- knockouts in this best-selling calendar an overabundance of curves that you’d ferent colors for appointments and trips, know how to use their tools. They are generally see in Las Vegas or Holly- add stickers or stickie notes for a quick ready to work up a sweat. Photo- wood! Sweet and sexy, farmers’ daugh- reference, or create your own system of graphed by Glenn Grainger, images ters are never as innocent as they look. symbols and abbreviations. are 12” x 24” poster-sized format. No Zebra, 2020. Mature Readers. Gifted, 2020. Mature Viewers. nudity. Zebra, 2020. Mature Viewers. FD21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $15.99 BIKB21. 12x12, 32pg, $14.99 CC21. 12x24, 24pg, FC $15.99

YISM MODELS POLE DANCERS HOT BUNS Photography by Anthony Wright. YISM Athletic and beautiful babes pole dance By Gus Tomasino. This is another is a lifestyle brand, created by photog- for your delight in this new for calendar. angle--full color girls in string bikinis. It’s rapher Anthony Wright, and features Each calendar month is easy to glance 100% about beautiful, perfectly shaped gorgeous women, living life with no at and see what responsibilities you bottoms. Fine rear view shots and excuses, never settling for less. These have coming up, so make sure you stay nothing but. It’s pretty voyeristic, like are the real sexy women you’ve been organized through the year! Different getting a good long look through a door looking for. This twelve month calendar colors for appointments and trips, add or window. Up close and sultry. opens to 12 x 24 with oversized 12 x 18 stickers or stickie notes, or create your Zebra, 2020. Mature Readers. images. Zebra, 2020. Mature Viewers. own system. Gifted, 2020. HOT21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $15.99 YISM21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $15.99 POL21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $14.99

BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 11 2021 Calendars Coming Soon STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES Highly Recommended. This first compendium in a new series is the perfect introduction to Al Williamson’s work and new, previously unseen work for veteran fans. You will find samples that span his fifty-year career along with anecdotes and historical details salted throughout. Cover art, interior pages, drawings and sketches--plus photographs of Al and his friends posing as reference for his sequential art--are included. This volume contains a mixture of both his most-obscure and best-known works, HOT NAKED GIRLS all meticulously reproduced from the original art. Featur- Recommended. These are the kind ing over 130 pieces of art. Flesk, 2021. Due: Feb. of voluptuous, full breasted ladies you ALSTR. SC, 9x12, 128pg, b&w $29.95 used to see in the fifties and sixties in HARDCOVER EDITION Playboy. From Mystique Magazine, as Highly Recommended. Normally only available from Flesk, they are letting well as Playboy and on the internet. us have a limited number of these, one shot only. Flesk, 2021. Due: Feb. Models: Valerie, Chantal, Jennifer, ALSTRH. HC, 9x12, 128pg, b&w $39.95 Cherie, Erica, Victoria, Heather, Di- vini, JC Marie, Chrystal, Carolee and Just Arrived! ALIX L’ART DE JACQUES MARTIN Tailor. Sirens, 2020. Adult Material. Recommended. By Jacques Martin. Martin (1921 – 2010), HNG21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $19.95 French comics artist and writer was one of the classic artists of magazine. He is best known for his series Alix, a kind of a French-language . It stars an adolescent boy who grows up fast fighting and surviving one adventure after another in ancient, in pre-gunpowder Europe and Egypt. This volume is a catalog of his work, based on an exhibit at the Angoulême comics festival in . Text in French. 9eArt Editions, 2018. ALIXH. HC, 10x13, 160pg, PC $80.00 THE ART OF REGINALD HEADE Special Edition Import from England. Our Highest Recommenda- MYSTIQUE BEACH NUDES tion. By Stephen James Walker. This deluxe special Recommended. Girls at the beach, edition of the acclaimed The Art of Reginald Heade playing in the surf and sand. Hot nudes is extensively revised and greatly expanded. With every month of the year. Models from almost double the page-count of the standard edition, it Mystique Magazine, Playboy and on the features over 400 additional, ultra-rare Heade artwork internet. The calendar has huge color images, and presents many others in larger size than photos. Models: Diana, Bonnie-Jill, before. Telos, 2020. Due: Nov. Susie, Erin, Krystal, Danielle, Jenni- ARTRH01H. HC, 9x11, 320pg, FC $65.00 fer, Jarnie, Mariah, Malisa, Victoria, and Ali. Sirens, 2020. Adult Material. THE ART OF REGINALD HEADE Vol 2 By Stephen James MYBN21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $19.95 Our Highest Recommendation, Walker and Steve Chibnall. Reginald Heade was an incredibly prolific artist, at the height of his career tak- ing on as many as 100 commissions per year. Ongoing research carried out since the completion of work on the expanded Art of Reginald Heade Vol. One has un- covered hundreds more previously unknown examples of his superb book cover, magazine illustration and other commercial art, and all of these are presented here. Plus: the most comprehensive biography of Heade ever, including the first photographs of the artist ever to be published; a detailed checklist of all known MYSTIQUE X-POSED published work; many previously-unpublished prepa- Mystique X-posed has Recommended. ratory sketches and roughs; plus dozens of superb full-page reproductions of been an annual fan favorite for more Heade’s original pulp-fiction cover paintings, showcasing choice examples of than a decade and sells out early for his most celebrated work in greater detail and clarity than ever seen before. us. Each model has a hint of hair, unlike Telos, 2020. Due: Nov. the shaved ladies in XXplicit Babes. I ARTRH02H. HC, 9x11, 384pg, FC $65.00 prefer these ladies: Jannah, Zdenka, Tailor, Rebecca, Jennifer, Erica, Diana, Linda, Chrystal, and others. COVER ME The Vintage Art of Pan Books Sirens, 2020. Adult Material. 1950-1965 MY21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $19.95 Recommended. By Colin Larkin. An affectionate and thoroughly-researched celebration of the classic Pan Books , beautifully illustrated with sumptuous full-color reproductions of over 300 of the original cover artworks. From Robert Heinlein classics to Edgar Rice Burroughs, Agatha Christie mysteries to cheesecake, Pan has always commissioned their own art for their of- ten-iconic covers. Here’s that art, and the story behind the company. Telos, 2020. Due: Nov. COVMH. HC, 9x11, 256pg, FC $45.00

XXPLICIT BABES THE FANTASTIC ART OF NUDE & NAUGHTY Signed Nothing left to the imagination; lovely Signed Bookplate! Highly Recommended. A ca- faces on the back cover, but open it up reer-spanning collection of art from Grimjack co-creator and, well, everything is exposed. Enjoy Timothy Truman, an important and popular creator in a full year of the world’s most stunning the heyday of 1970s and 1980s independent comics. women--totally nude.Huge color photos This full-color hardcover focuses on Truman’s western, that spread (!) across two pages, Jana, fantasy, and science fiction genres, plus artwork for Ariel, Heather, , Sophis, Jamie, roleplaying game covers and illustrations. Michela, Shima, Aria, Lexi, Eufrat, Clover Press, 2020. Due: Nov. and Liva. Sirens, 2020. Adult Material. FANTTHS. HC, 184pg, FC $39.99 XXBN21. 12x12, 24pg, FC $19.95 12 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 Coming Soon MANARA ITINERAIRE D’UN MAESTRO DE PRATT CALVO UN MAITRE DE LA A CARAVAGE (Mice Cover) Highly Recommended. Limited, 1500. Highly Recommended. Limit- In 2019 the Angoulême comics festival ed, 1500. This is the catalogue to in France celebrated ’s the museum exhibition (“Calvo: a fifty-year career with a major exhibit of master of the fable”) mounted for the his original art. From his beginnings in Angoulême Comics Festival in Janu- Italian pulp comics to his biography of ary 2020. Working in animation style Caravaggio, to his notable collaborations that looks like classic Disney work with and Federico Fellini, from the 1940s (Calvo’s heyday), this traces the unique career of this mas- Calvo changed the face of comics ter, especially of his erotic art. More than with his albums featuring animal he- 150 exceptional pieces. 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Due to the weight, Rush ship- with bright colors and incredible ping would require an additional charge. Due: Nov. animation-style artwork. Joyful STARWEH. HC, FC $200.00 $180.00 circus animals overflowing with X-MEN The Art and Making of the Animated Series vitality perform their numbers here Behind the scenes of the landmark to the delight of readers, young and cartoon that laid the groundwork old. This particularly neat reissue for the dozens of is a facsimile with nearly all the adaptations. Interviews with series illustrations reproduced from the original drawings. writers, artists, producers, and 9eArt Editions. Due: Nov. executives reveal the razor’s edge MRLOYH. HC, 32pg, PC $50.00 that Marvel and Fox navigated in order to bring the X-Men to televi- sion. Abrams, 2020. Due: Nov. XMENAH. HC, 12x10, 288pg, FC $50.00 $45.00 MARK SCHULTZ CARBON Just Arrived! YOSHIHARYU Vol 4 TSUGE ETRE SANS EXISTEA Highly Recommended. By Mark Limited, 1200. This is the catalogue Schultz. 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ABSOLUTE PLANETARY MSC04HS. HC, 9x12, 58pg, b&w $39.95 Collects Planetary #1-27 and 13 more XENOZOIC By Mark Schultz issues across multiple titles. By Warren New printing with a new cover. Our Ellis. An interdimensional peacekeeping Highest Recommendation. By Mark force tasked with tracking down evidence Schultz. Imagine Wood, Williamson, of superhuman activities uncovers un- & Frazetta all working together on an known paranormal secrets and histories, after-the-apocalypse story in their - such as a World War II supercomputer est EC Comics styles. Imagine them that can access other universes, a ghostly creating a gorgeous heroine--feisty, spirit of vengeance, and a lost island of daring, voluptuous--and a two-fisted dying monsters. DC Comics, 2021. hero to create sexual tension and Due: Feb. drama. Imagine good-girl art in the ABPLH. HC, 8x12, 880pg, FC $150.00 $125.00 tradition of , with a THE ART OF modern take on how a stunningly A Masterwork of the Medium beautiful woman can look. 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ARTPOPH. HC, 10x10, 304pg, FC $65.00 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 13 Coming Soon BATGIRL THE DARKEST MARVEL MASTERWORKS Vol 12 REFLECTION Omnibus Collects Captain America #215-230; Collects Batgirl #0-34, Batgirl Annual Incredible #232. By Roy Thomas #1, 2, Batgirl: Futures End #1, and et al. Art by John Buscema et al. After more. By . Art by Ardian an origin retelling by comics legend Roy Syaf. The entire run of Batgirl adven- Thomas, Cap comes face-to-face with tures written by best-selling author Gail a twisted twelve-foot version of himself: Simone from era. Barbara Behold the Ameridroid! And squares Gordon must prove herself to the other off against the ?! It’s heroes of all over again! a good thing Cap’s got and And she’ll have to face the threat of S. H. I. E. L. D. on his side because Knightfall, stop her own brother James the is back, and he’s out for Gordon Jr. from wreaking havoc as -inspired Killer blood! Marvel, 2021. Due: Jan. Clown, and much more. DC Comics, 2020. 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A slipcased set fea- X-MEN BY CHRIS CLAREMONT & turing two volumes of the Donald Duck JIM LEE OMNIBUS Vol 1 Disney Masters series, which presents Stories from the late 1980s and early acclaimed comics artists from around the 1990s. Art by et al. X-Men world working in the grand Walt Disney superstars Chris Claremont and Jim tradition. Featuring Disney Masters Vol- Lee bring their legendary run to an ume 11: Mickey Mouse: The Ice Sword Earth-shattering crescendo! The X-Men Saga Book 2 by Massimo De Vita and are shanghaied into outer space to outwit Volume 12: Donald Duck: The Forgetful a infiltration and return Princess Hero by Giorgio Cavazzano. Lilandra to the throne while back home, Fantagraphics, 2020. Due: Nov. X-Factor must contend with the return DM06HP. HC, 7x10, 392pg, FC $59.99 $49.99 of Apocalypse and the loss of ’ son, Nathan Christopher! Then both teams unite to face the THE COMPLETE GHITA menace of King. Marvel, 2021. Due: Jan. Recommended. mas- Frank Thorne’s XMCC01H. HC, 7x11, 720pg, FC $125.00 $105.00 terwork, Ghita of Alizarr, is finally being collected in its entirety in a hardcover archival edition sourced using the final PEANUTS EVERY SUNDAY Vol 8 versions of Thorne’s original artwork. Color Sunday Pages, 1986- There have been various versions of 1990. Highly Recommended. these stories but this volume brings Scrupulously re-colored to together Thorne’s definitive take on optimize the original newspaper Ghita of Alizarr, a heroine of sword and coloring, but with far better sorcery not unlike Red Sonja, but sport- printing and paper than ever ing less clothes and more libido. Adult used. Charles Schulz’s time- less masterpiece once again, themes and nudity. Due: Nov. Mature readers. with even finer viewing. Fantagraphics, 2020. FTCOMGH. HC, 8x11, 256pg, PC $60.00 Due: Nov. PES08H. HC, 13x10, 264pg, FC $49.99 $39.99 MOON KNIGHT OMNIBUS Vol 1 Vol 3: 1961-65. Recommended. Circa 1973-80s. By Doug Moench. Art by PES03H. $49.99 $24.99 Bill Sienkiewicz. Discover the many faces of the Moon Knight! Mercenary. Werewolf PEANUTS EVERY SUNDAY hunter. Millionaire playboy. Cab driver. The 1980s Gift Box Set Super hero? Moon Knight is many things Set includes volumes 7 & 8, to many people, and he has the multiple 1981-90. Highly Recommend- personalities to match! Follow Marc ed. By Charles Schulz. Scrupu- Spector, the earthly Fist of Khonshu, as lously re-colored to optimize the he battles to find his place in the Marvel original newspaper coloring, but Universe and builds the strangest with far better printing and paper gallery in all of comics. Marvel, 2021. than ever used on any newspa- Due: Jan. per allowing readers to immerse themselves in Charles MOONK01H. HC, 7x11, 1016pg, FC $125.00 $105.00 Schulz’s timeless masterpiece once again, with even finer THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN The Original viewing. Fantagraphics, 2019-20. Due: Nov. . HC, 13x10, 528pg, FC $85.00 Marvel Years Omnibus Vol 4 PES04HP $75.00 Recommended. Collects #45-60, 1979- 1981. Conan battles a massive winged HELLBOY HOLIDAY ORNAMENT monster that guards a tower holding Santa isn’t the only big red guy a weather-controlling gem then finds that loves the holidays! Now himself surrounded by an army of Picts. you can celebrate with Mike In “The Treasure of Tranicos”, Conan Mignola’s Hellboy. Based on matches wits with a band of pirates with the limited-edition Holiday Hellboy game Thoth-Amon stalking them all. And the piece from Mantic Games, this fully four-part epic “Conan the ” sees painted 3. 75 x 3. 25 ornament can be Conan raise an army to overthrow the hung or displayed on a flat surface. The mad king Numedides! Marvel, 2021. hell-iday season is here! Due: Jan. Dark Horse, 2020. Due: Nov. SAVS04H. HC, 7x11, 944pg, FC $125.00 $105.00 HELLHO. 4x3, FC $29.99 14 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 Rare Books BEYOND IMPRESSIONISM ONE HUNDRED BOOKS FAMOUS IN CHILDREN’S THE NATURALIST IMPULSE LITERATURE By Gabriel P. Weisberg. This adds Limited 1000. By Jill Shefrin. The a new dimension to the Naturalists companion catalogue with extensive period--beyond Impressionism in both notes about, and color photographs technique and subject matter. 307 illus- of, all one hundred famous children’s trations, 86 in full color. Harry N showcased in The Grolier Club Inc, 1992. Out of Print. Condition: exhibition (12/14/14-2/7/15). Includes Fine. Perfect except a bump to the essays by Justin G. Schiller, Jill Shefrin, front top corner, impacting the jacket Brian W. Alderson, and Nick Clark, as and the cloth. Still in shrink wrap. well as numerous illustrations, including RB1483. HC, 10x13, 303pg, PC $120.00 the tipped-in frontispiece. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt HANNES BOK titles. The Grolier Club, 2014. Out of Print. Condition: Very By Hannes Bok. Foreword By Frederik Fine. Slight wear to the covers and edges. . HC, 9x11, 318pg, PC Pohl. Eight full-color pages and over RB530 $125.00 80 of Bok’s distinctive b&w illustrations. WINSOR MCCAY His Life and Art Self-taught, he developed an art style By John Canemaker. Foreword by unlike anything that came before or . This is the first 1987 since his work appeared. Charles F. edition of biography of one of America’s Miller, 1995. Out of Print. Condition: greatest and most influential . Very Fine. Book is as new except for Winsor McCay (1867-1934); it was a small bump to the top right corner. reprinted with a different cover in 2005. Still in shrink wrap, open at the top. Abbeville Press, 1987. Out of Print. RB394. HC, 9x11, 88pg, PC $90.00 Condition: Very Good/Fine. There is HARRY CLARKE HIS GRAPHIC ART a small, 1/4-inch hole upper edge of By Nicola Gordon Bowe. Beautifully illus- book spine, corresponding tear inner trated with numerous reproductions. The side of jacket’s inner fold. . HC, 11x13, 223pg, PC first major book about Clarke and his RB26 $75.00 work, including book illustrations, such EC ARCHIVES , , as from the seminal Tales of Mystery , Extra! Set and Imagination, 1919, by Edgar Allan The Complete EC Library: Piracy/ Poe, which was reprinted over and over Aces High/Psychoanalysis/Extra! Russ since then. Plus more book illustrations, Cochran’s four volume, slipcased, “New his very rarely seen stained glass work, Direction” set reprinting the complete and much more little-seen work. H. Keith run of each of these ’ EC Burns, 1983. Out of Print. Condition: comic book titles. Numbers 1-7 (Piracy), Very Fine. Back cover has a small no. 1-5 (Aces High), no. 1-5 (Extra!), no. bump, and the jacket has a small 2 inch crease. 1-4 (Psychoanalysis) of each Russ Co- RB576. HC, 8x12, 160pg, b&w $125.00 chran, 1988. Out of Print. Condition: JEFF JONES THE WALL PRINT SIGNED Fine. Some wear and rubbing on the spines and slipcase, By Jeff Jones. This shows the as well as sun fading on the spine of the books. The lovely quality of Jeff Jones’ covers and inside pages are in excellent shape. women. Soft paint-work, with RB96. HCW, 9x12, 800pg, b&w $175.00 supple figures combine for an THE GREAT WOMEN SUPER image that both ordinary and HEROES Hardcover Signed extraordinary at the same time. Signed & Limited 120/500. By Trina The image area on this print Robbins. Superheroines like the Blonde measures 20x8 inches. Heavy Phantom (1946); Ultra Violet (1947) and stock paper, signed by Jeff just below the image on the Miss Masque (1946) have long been right. Archival Press, 1977. Out of Print. Condition: Very forgotten. resurrects the Fine. Slight crease in two corners, slight rolling and dirt story behind these early characters smudges near top edge. and introduces a new generation of RB711. 24x15, 1 print, FC $200.00 superheroines and their creators in The KIDS’ LIBERATION COLORING BOOK Great Women Superheroes. Kitchen By Larry Welz, , , Sink Press, 1996. Condition: Very Fine. Justin Green. A vintage underground RB1531. HC, 8x11, 207pgs, b&w $120.00 graphic novel/ comic collection. Work STAR SPANGLED BANTER by Larry Welz, Willie Mendez, Kim By SGT. . From the collec- Deitch, Bill Griffith, Trina Robbins, tion of WWII cartoons by Sgt. Bill Maul- Justin Green, Johnny Chambers, din, author of “Up Front”. Great find for Julie Wood, Bob Inwood, and Sally the collector of old scarce war cartoons! Cruishank. The original printing from Army Times Publishing Company, 1944. 1971. Eco-Funnies Co, 1971. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Discol- Out of Print. Condition: Fine. There oration, cover is nearly off, small tear is a bit of discoloration and a price to the top corner, has bumps and sticker on the back cover. edge wear. RB1548. SC, 9x11, 50pgs, b&w $80.00 RB952. SC, 8x11, 48 pg. b&w $100.00 MOVING ON THE ART OF STEVE HANKS ABSOLUTE KINGDOM COME First printing. By Steve Hanks with By . Illustrated by . Keith Olson. Steve Hanks is first and This riveting story set in the future pits the foremost a figure painter whose wa- old guard Superman, Batman, Wonder tercolor compositions are infused with Woman and their peers against a new, emotion and a kind of poetry formed uncompromising generation of heroes in by light and shadow. His astonishing the final war to determine the fate of the realism comes from his skillful control planet. Published to tie-in with the 10th of washes, edges, and layers and from Anniversary of its original publication. his knowledge of the properties of water Slipcase features an all-new painted and pigment. Greenwich Workshop image by Alex Ross, annotations of the Press, 2007. Out of Print. Condition: entire series, rare art, and much more. Fine. Top corner has a bump that has creased the inside DC, 2006. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine. There are a pages about a half inch. Jacket has some scratches couple tiny bumps to the corners of the slipcase. Still in smudges and back has a speck of dirt. original shirk wrap. RB675. HC, 11x14, 175pg, FC $300.00 $250.00 RB347. HC, 8x13, 340pg, FC $175.00 $125.00 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 15 Bud’s Recommended Gifts Artist’s & Illustration

R. CRUMB’S DREAM DIARY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS 100 YEAR ART Highly Recommended. Edited by Ronald CHRONOLOGY Slipcase Set Bronstein and Sammy Harkham. For more Standard Edition. Our Highest Recom- than 40 years, R. Crumb has documented mendation. Four volumes present an his nightly dreams in a meticulously kept, illustrative history of all Burroughs’ pub- written journal. All of his well-documented lications in the (and some preoccupations are present rampant ego- from the U. K. ). Written and compiled by mania, insatiable lust, profound self-disgust, Michael Tierney, the narrative gives the the sad beauty of old America, the moral history of Burroughs’ work and the often bankruptcy of new America and the fool’s er- legendary artists who visualized it, fea- rand quest for spiritual enlightenment. Here turing untold stories, art that hasn’t been they are, entirely untamed. Lightly illustrated. seen since its release, and pieces that Elara Press, 2018. were buried in the vaults from the beginning of his publishing RCDREH. HCW, 5x8, 466pg, Text/b&w $25.00 history to the present day. Pulps, books, paintings, prints, ALICE IN WONDERLAND By David Delamare comics. it’s all here. Chenault & Gray, 2018. Deluxe Signed ERB100D. HCW, 9x12, 1224pg, PC $250.00 Signed by Wendy Ice. Limited, 2000. SEASONS Notecard Set With bookplate (for a previous book) Boxed set of 20 cards, four different drawn & signed by David. Highly designs, five of each, with envelopes. Recommended. David Delamare on In the 1950s, Eyvind Earle worked as Illustrating Alice: This deluxe volume is lead stylist and background painter for very similar to the storybooks that were Walt Disney Studios’ Sleeping Beauty. read by Victorian children with a cloth Subsequently, Eyvind Earle achieved cover, embossed foil titles, sewn bind- recognition for his independent commer- ing, and a full color overlay on the front. cial work in film, television, books and It comes in a slipcase with a sewn-in magazines. His work including ribbon bookmark. Wendy Ice, 2016. oils, acrylics, watercolors, scratch- ALICWHS. HCW, 9x11, 134pg, Text/FC $90.00 boards, serigraphs and sculptures are BIG BOOK OF FAIRY TALES exhibited in private collections, art galler- ies and museums worldwide. Eyvind Earle, 2019. Highly Recommended. By Aesop, . 4x7, 20 cards, FC Hans Christian Andersen et al. Art by EYVS $20.00 Charles Robinson. A rich collection of THE FABULOUS CONTRAPTIONS OF JASPER J. well-known fairy tales, this magnificently PUMPKINHEAD Signed illustrated hardcover will be a treasure in Highly Recommended. By Brian anyone’s library. Thirty stories recount Kesinger. “This catalog is devoted to the adventures of Cinderella, Jack and the inventive oeuvre of a remarkable the Beanstalk, The Three Bears, The individual who has not allowed lack Ugly Duckling, Aladdin, Little Red Riding of significant social status to deter Hood, Rumpelstiltskin, The Frog Prince, him from dreaming bigger.” Ok, he’s and many other beloved characters. Golden Age master illus- a with a pumpkin for a trator Charles Robinson provides nearly 200 illustrations: 34 head. But he’s very bright! He is full-page images 12 in full color, 16 in black and red, and 6 in living proof that one never knows black and white and scores of smaller line drawings on more where the next great genius might come from. A cool lenticu- than half the pages. 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They had access a female deity protecting humankind, to ALL of Basil’s private sketches and sophisticated occult themes and mystical illustrations for some of his most famous illustrations. And this edition from Cen- paintings, as well as many hundreds tury Guild is one of the most beautifully of preliminary sketches for never produced books I’ve seen: oversized, quarter leather, gilt published projects. This shows you how embossed cover and gilt page edges. and packed with amaz- Basil used his sketches to create his ing work, from never-before-seen studies and paintings, each wonderful paintings arranged by mon- magnificent page of Le Pater itself. Century Guild, 2019. ster (Wolfman, The Creature, , ALPMH. HC, 12x16, 224pg, PC $179.00 , etc). His wife has written the introduction and has added commentary explaining many of the images. LITTLE NEMO Dream Another Dream Fantaco Enterprises, 2019. Our Highest Recommendation. MONBG. SC, 8x11, 200pg, PC $40.00 By Bill Sienkiewicz, Charles MORT KUNSTLER The Godfather of Pulp Fiction Vess, P. Craig Russell, David Mack et Illustrators al. Contemporary artists pay tribute Highly Recommended. Edited by Rob- to this beloved and imaginative ert Deis and Wyatt Doyle. Known today Sunday page. They have created 118 as “America’s Artist” for his popular and entirely new Little Nemo pages, all full much admired historical paintings, it Sunday page size! Contributors also was in the wild world of men’s adventure include Paul Pope, J. H. Williams III, magazine illustration that Mort Künstler Carla Speed McNeil, , honed his ability to present large- , Farel Dalrymple, scale action while never losing sight of , , Jeremy essential details. An unequaled selection Bastian, Jim Rugg, Ron Wimberly, Scott Morse, of Künstler’s finest pieces. From the David Petersen, J. G. Jones, , among many explosive intensity of battles on the sea others. Locust Moon, 2014. and in the air, to taut, face-to-face showdowns and animal LNDRH. HC, 16x21, 144pg, FC $124.99 $45.00 attacks, and of course the sexy ladies. every page explodes with action, color, and artistry. New Texture, 2019. MARVEL SPIDER-MAN FROM MORKGH. HC, 9x12, 136 pg, FC $39.95 AMAZING TO SPECTACULAR MONSTERS & DAMES 2020 The Definitive Comic Art Col- Numbered, limited, 750. Highly Rec- lection. Recommended. By Matt ommended. By , Adam Singer. Foreword by J. M. DeMatteis. Gorham et al. Cover by . This handsome, oversized hardcover The great convention book for the show collects artwork and storylines from the that wasn’t. Emerald City 2020 was can- incredibly rich and expansive history celled, but that didn’t stop them putting in a brand new and unparalleled way together one of their best collections showcasing the art of the Spider-Man yet. Check out the incredible variety of comics and diving deep into the remarkable stories that have original concepts that are created using shaped him. Featuring the best of Spider-Man comic art and this title theme, all new here. Includes exclusive interviews from leading creators like Brian Michael work by 95 creators, in this 11th annual: Bendis, , Tom DeFalco, J. M. Dematteis, Lopresti, Suydam, Bean, Golden, Mignola (cover), Lee, , , Alex Ross, , J. Mi- Moy, and so many others, veterans as well as newly minted chael Straczynski, Roger Stern et al. Insight Comics, 2019. creators. ECCC, 2020. MARSPEH. HC, 11x14, 184pg, Text/FC $45.00 $24.95 MNST20H. HC, 9x12, 88pg, FC $40.00 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 17 Bud’s Recommended Gifts

N.C. WYETH New Perspectives Highly Recommended. By Jessica May SENSUOUS FRAZETTA Deluxe and Christine B. Podmaniczky. N. C. 16 Bonus Pages, Variant Cov- Wyeth (188-1945) was widely renowned er. Our Highest Recommenda- for his iconic paintings of characters tion. By J. David Spurlock. Art such as King Arthur, Robin Hood, and by . Vampirella, Robinson Crusoe that were reproduced Dejah Thoris, The Egyptian as illustrations for books and maga- Queen, The Golden Girl. No one . The patriarch of the Wyeth family, renders exotic women better father of Andrew Wyeth and grandfather than Frazetta. And until now, of Jamie, his later work includes impressionist views of the only the most ardent collectors countryside and 1930s modernist interpretations possessed the elusive grail items of Maine coastal scenes. This newly collects work from his entire Frank drew for early-1960s men’s career, from early magazine ads, to adventure novels, to idyllic magazine and “soft-core” paperback interiors. Here scenes of life in New England. Yale University, 2019. are ALL of these rarebies. Also five complete stories NCWY. SC, 10 x11, 216pg, PC $45.00 all from the original art AND from the color comic appearance, including “Untamed Love. “ Little Annie NONSENSE! The Curious Story of Fanny. Sexy movie posters. Unpublished sketches. Recommended. By Lori Mortensen. Art by There’s a LOT here! Moderate nudity. Vanguard, 2016. Chloe Bristol. A beautifully illustrated and lyrical picture-book biography (for all ages) Mature Readers. . HC, 8x11, 176 pg. PC of eccentric and beloved writer and artist SENFD $69.95 Edward Gorey. One of literature’s most Softcover Edition: Our Highest Recommenda- creepily creative authors and illustrators, tion. Vanguard, 2016. the inspiration behind a generation of cre- SENF. SC, 8x11, 160pg, PC $24.95 ators, from Lemony Snicket to Tim Burton. He went on to publish well over one hun- dred of his own books, stories that mingled WALT DISNEY’S DISNEYLAND sweetness and innocence, danger and darkness, all mixed with Highly Recommended. By Chris his own brand of silliness. Illustrated with Gorey-like humor and Nichols. This bountiful visual history inspiration by Chloe Bristol. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020. draws on Disney’s vast archives, pri- NONSH. HC, 9x11, 40pg, FC $17.99 vate collections, and the golden age of photojournalism to provide unique ROY G. KRENKEL FATHER OF HEROIC FANTASY access to the concept, development, A Centennial Celebration and launch of the Anaheim, Our Highest Recommendation. By An- oasis of fun and fantasy. It docu- drewSteven Damsits, Barry Klugerman. A ments Walt’s earliest inspirations and magnificent, best-ever look at Krenkel’s ideas; the park’s extraordinary feats entire career. Oversized. Loaded with pre- of design and engineering; its grand viously unpublished work. One of the most opening; each of its immersive “lands” from Main Street, U. renowned fantasy artists of the 20th century. S. A. to Tomorrowland; and the evolution of the park in the Krenkel’s far-reaching influence on and work six decades since it opened. Taschen, 2018. with artists like Frazetta, Williamson, Kaluta WALDDH. HC, 9x12, 352pg, FC $60.00 and Jeffrey Jones, to name but a few, was immeasurable and cannot be overstated. AN ENOLA HOLMES MYSTERY 3 The Case of Krenkel illustrated Edgar Rice Burroughs, the Bizarre Bouquets Robert E. Howard and others but much of his work, full-blown Based on the novel by Nancy paintings and illustrations, often were unpublished and never Springer. Recommended. By Sere- seen by even his biggest fans. IDW, 2019. na Blasco. Can Enola crack her latest ROYKH. HC, 9x13, 304pg, PC $59.99 $49.99 case and find a missing Dr. Watson before her famous older brother, THE ROYAL BOOK OF OZ Deluxe Signed Sherlock? The adventures continue Limited, 250, signed by Richard and in these graphic novel adaptations Shanower. Slipcase. Highly Recom- of Nancy Springer’s mystery series. mended. By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Art Enola is still hiding from Sherlock by Sara Richard. This very limited deluxe and her other brother Mycroft, who edition comes with a specially illustrated want to place her in a boarding school since their mother’s slipcase, a bonus bookmark and bumper disappearance. Looking for a new disguise, she finds just sticker. The original cover to the 1921 what she needs in a theatrical costume shop. This time, edition by John R. Neill is the back cover no old woman or ingenious girl will do as she transforms of the slipcase. It also includes a full color herself into an elegant and refined lady. IDW, 2020. page signed by both the artist and Sha- ENOL03H. HC, 9x11, 64pg, FC $14.99 nower, who provides the excellent After- word. Includes a green cloth bookmarker, and is bound in lovely green cloth. All-in-all, a very fine work that we don’t expect to remain available for very long in this deluxe edition. Clover Press, 2019. ROYOD. HC, 7x9, 258pg, Text/PC $75.00 Regular Hardcover Edition: ROYOH. $30.00 GROOVY When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture Recommended. By Mark Voger. It’s all too beautiful! From Woodstock to “The Banana Splits,” from “Sgt. Pepper” to underground papers, comix and rock concert art. Groovy is a far-out trip to the era of lava lamps and love beads. This profusely illustrated hardcover book, in psychedelic color, features interviews with icons: Peter Max, Brian Wilson, Peter Fonda, Melanie, David Cassidy, members of the Jefferson Airplane, Cream, the Doors, the Cowsills and Vanilla Fudge; and cast members of TV shows “,” “Laugh-In” and “The Brady Bunch. “ TwoMorrows, 2019. GROOVH. HCW, 8x11, 192 pg. FC $39.95 $17.50

18 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 Bud’s Recommended Gifts Comics & Graphic Novels MARVEL COMICS 1000 WONDER WOMAN SPIRIT OF TRUTH Collects #1000-1001. Highly Recom- Oversized, bargain-priced hardcover. mended. By Gaiman, Waid, Busiek, Our Highest Recommendation. By Claremont, Loeb et al. Art by J. Scott Paul Dini. Art by Alex Ross. On the Campbell, , Terry Dodson surface, she is absolutely perfect. With et al. Eighty years! Eighty legendary cre- incredible power, intelligence and beau- ators! All in one sensational hardcover! In ty, the Amazon Princess seems to have celebration of Marvel’s 80th anniversary, it all. But deep inside, Wonder Woman is they gathered together the greatest array having a of faith as she struggles of talent ever to be assembled between to discover the truth behind who she is, two covers! Every page is filled with what she represents, and the true na- all-new work from comic book luminaries, ture of her mission. DC Comics, 2020. tackling one-page stories covering dozens of Marvel charac- WWSPIRH. HC, 10x14, 72pg, FC $17.99 $15.99 ters, from to ! Marvel, 2019. MARVCH. HC, 7x11, 144pg, FC $29.99 $26.99 Comic Book Archives MISTER INVINCIBLE LOCAL HERO A delightful spoof of comics, from France. Our Highest Recommenda- Complete Collection Set tion. By Pascal Jousselin. Winner of Never before done complete the Bologna Ragazzi Comics Award, collection. Highly Recommended. 2020. Mr. Invincible is an average look- By Hergé. Celebrate Tintin’s 90th ing, unassuming guy in wrestling tights anniversary! For the first time in the and a mask who manages to frequently United States, all 23 of the original save the day through his amazing and Tintin adventures are available in sometimes unexplainable ability to bend one handsome gift set. Featuring more the laws of space and time, by reaching than 1600 pages presented in eight literally outside the panels of this comic hardcover volumes and a stunning book to affect things in the surrounding slipcase with a cool illustration spread across all eight spines. panels! His incredible, creative intellect always shows him Hergé’s classic comic book creation is one of the most iconic the most amazing solutions to seemingly insurmountable characters in comics. Includes Tintin and Alph-Art and Tintin dangers. He truly is INVINCIBLE! Magnetic Press, 2020. in the Land of the Soviets. This unique collection will delight MISINV. SC, 8x11, 96 pg, FC $15.99 Tintin fans old and new. Little Brown, 2019. ADVTIN. HC, 7x10, 1648pg, FC $200.00 $179.00 PIRATE QUEEN The Legend of Grace O’Malley Based on true events. Highly Rec- BLACK PANTHER Visions of ommended. By Tony Lee. Art by Sam Recommended. By Jess Harrold, Hart. It’s 1546. A true daughter of the Stan Lee et al. Art by Jack Kirby, fearsome O’Malley clan, Grace spent et al. Action-packed her early life wishing to join the fight to artwork from all eras of Panther keep Henry VIII’s armies from invading storytelling, beginning with his her homeland of Ireland only to be told debut in The the battlefield is no place for a woman. run, through his first stint as an But after English conspirators brutally Avenger, to his modern status as murder her husband, Grace can no a solo series star. Drawn by John longer stand idly by. Leading men into Buscema, , Mark Texeira and John Romita Jr.! battle on the high seas, she quickly Plus awesome covers and pages from Ta-Nehisi Coates and gains a formidable reputation as the Pirate Queen of Ireland. and Christopher Sprouse! Marvel, 2019. Candlewick Press, 2019. BLAPVH. HC, 8x6, 352pg, FC $29.99 $26.99 PIRQH. HC, 7x10, 128pg, FC $19.99 $17.99 DISNEY MASTERS Vol 10 Donald Duck PULP Scandal of the Epoch Express Our Highest Recommendation. By Ed and a batch of great, Brubaker. Art by and Jacob Barks-style adventures. Highly Rec- Phillips. An original graphic novel from ommended. By Mau and Bas Heymans. the bestselling creators--it may look like a 17 great tales as these superb creators western, but the story begins in channel Barks so well I can scarcely tell City in 1939! Max Winters, an aging pulp them from the Good Duck Artist’s work. writer, finds himself drawn into a story And Scrooge is in nearly every adven- not unlike the tales he churns out at five ture here, including “Healers of the An- cents a word--tales of a Wild West outlaw des,” which takes the ducks back to the dispensing justice with a six-gun (secretly mountains of South America. Gladstone based on his own outlaw youth in the Gander also puts in an appearance as real west). But now Max is having his own issues, has been the world’s luckiest duck. Fantagraphics, 2020. tracked down by a retired Pinkerton detective, and might be DM10H. HC, 7x11, 192 pg. FC $29.99 $26.99 able to make one last big score. , 2020. See our website, or inquire, for more Disney Masters. PULPG. SC, 7x10, 72pg, FC $16.99 FANTASTIC FOUR Epic Collection WEIRD MYSTERIES MAGAZINE Vol 1 Vol 3 The Coming of Replica Edition. Creepy & EC style Collects Fantastic Four #33-51 & stories from 1959. Highly Recom- Annual #3, 1964-66. Our Highest mended. By Carl Wessler. Art by Recommendation. If Stan Lee and , , Joe Jack Kirby set the comics world on fire Orlando, & . in 1961 with the debut of the Fantastic A very rare, one-shot magazine that Four, in 1965 they burned it down. Letting features EC writer Carl Wessler, and loose an unmatched burst of rapid-fire two EC artists. This has the original creativity, they gave birth to the Frightful b&w interior pages, including all ads but Four, the , Galactus and the a full color cover--two in fact, one with and even pulled off the first PS’s promotion, and a 2nd reproducing super hero wedding! The FF faces monster menaces galore, EXACTLY the original cover. Tuska, including , and out-of-this-world villains, from Burgos and Reinman do several stories each. Orlando and the shape-shifting to the undersea . Torres do just one each. PS Artbooks, 2020. Marvel, 2019. WMM01. Magazine, 8x11, 68pg, b&w $11.99 FFE03. SC, 7x10, 448pg, FC $39.99 $34.99

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THE FLASH OF TWO WORLDS THE FABULOUS FURRY FREAK Collects #123, 129, 137, 151 and 173, BROTHERS COMPENDIUM 1961-67. Highly Recommended. By Highly Recommended. By Gilbert and John Broome. Art by Shelton. A low-priced sampler of Freak Carmine Infantino. T Learn how police sci- Brothers stories for the new reader or entist , the Flash of the 1960s, old fans not ready to pony up for the first crossed paths with his predecessor, complete compendium (which we carry Jay Garrick, the Flash of the 1940s, in a at $29. 95). Four stories in full color. story that won three awards all by itself. Shelton’s introduction has a classic These stories established the parallel answer to the question “are the Freak universes, as the Flash traveled across Brothers based on real people?” Comic dimensions to “Earth-2.” DC, 2020. strips from the past 50 years, by one of FLATW. HC, 7x11, 160pg, FC $29.99 $26.99 the funniest underground comics artists. Nudity and LOTS of HISTORY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE drug use but all in fun. Knockabout, 2019. Mature Readers. Collects #1-6. Writer Mark Waid and FABFC. SC, 7x10, 64pg, PC $13.99 artist Javier Rodriguez chronicle the de- WONDER WOMAN The Cheetah finitive history of the Marvel Universe from Recommended. By , Geoff its very beginnings to the modern day and Johns et al Art by Drew Johnson Tony perhaps beyond! And woven through the Daniel, Kevin Maguire et al. DC collects moments you know is a brand-new tale the of Cheetah (from featuring previously unknown secrets and Wonder Woman #6, 1943) and ten more shocking revelations, connecting dozens modern tales, from 1980 to 2015. Writ- of threads from the Marvel Universe’s ten by top comics writers also including past and present! From the Big Bang to George Pérez, Gerry Conway, Mark the of existence, this sweeping Waid and . With abun- saga covers every significant Marvel dant appearances by Wonder Woman, event and provides fresh looks at the origins of every fan’s and guest shots with Superman and The favorite stories! It’s the greatest tale ever told and a story Flash, among others. Includes a complete guide to her history you’ve never seen before! Marvel, 2020. at DC. Lots of excellent art. DC Comics, 2020. HISMU. SC, 9x13, 232, FC $29.99 $26.99 WWCHE. SC, 7x10, 216pg, FC $19.99 $17.99 KIRBY IS...MIGHTY! King Sized Highly Recommended. The greatest Comic Strip Collections tales drawn by Jack “The King” Kirby. They’re stories so utterly epic that even Marvel’s King-Size format struggles THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF THE to contain them. Featuring Thor’s first ap- THREE MUSKETEERS pearance; a bruising battle between Thor Our Highest Recommendation. and ; the mind-bending first ap- Collected in a single volume for the pearance of Ego the Living Planet; the in- first time, this classic of comic strip vasion of Asgard by and his horrifying adaptation brings to life all the action troll army; and concluding with a multi-part and poignancy of Alexandre Du- saga where Thor faces the immeasurable mas’ novel and its sequels. Arturo power of the world-devourer Galactus that reveals Galactus’ Del Castillo was one of the greatest origin. All giant Artist’s Edition size but in FULL COLOR with masters of the comic strip. His artis- stories complete, ready to read. Marvel, 2019. tic skill is recognised internationally KIRMH. HCW, 14x22, 320pg, FC $100.00 $89.95 and his great artistry on The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The King’s MARVEL HORROR OMNIBUS Musketeers (all included here) is regarded as some of Recommended. By , Doug the finest pen and ink work ever created for comic strips. Moench et al. Art by John Buscema, Book Palace, 2018. Pablo Marcos et al. Marvel’s creepiest COMATM. SC, 8x11, 112pg, b&w $29.95 characters in this titanic tome of terror! A who’s who of horror of the Marvel Uni- verse, from the 1950s to now. Collects MUTTS HOT DOGS, HOT CATS the complete 1970s (plus a few earlier Highly Recommended. By Patrick prototype stories from the 1950s and McDonnell. This latest Mutts 1960s) adventures of The (17 treasury contains a full year of stories), Brother Voodoo (16), the Living original cartoons, both daily strips Mummy (11), It! The Living (9), and Sunday pages in full color, with The (5), Gabriel the Devil Hunter (7), The Scarecrow special artwork and author sketches (3) and Modred the Mystic (6) including their encounters with all printed on recycled paper. Patrick Werewolf by Night, Doctor Strange, The Hulk, the Thing, the McDonnell is a master of the comics Avengers, The Fantastic Four. Marvel, 2019. art form, and his love for dogs, cats, and animals of all kinds MARHOH. HC, 8x11, 1328pg, FC $150.00 $125.00 comes through in his sweetly humorous and super relatable comic strips. Not sure how they’re doing it, but the coloring here is truly exceptional, too. Andrews McMeel, 2020. PRE-CODE CLASSICS BEWARE! MUTTHC. SC, 11x8, 208pg, PC $19.99 $17.99 Terror Tales Vol 1 Collects Beware! Terror Tales #1-4 SCREWBALL! The Cartoonists & When Worlds Collide, 1952. Who Made The Funnies Funny Highly Recommended. By Bernard Bonus: exclusive limited edition 16- Baily, , , page pamphlet of bonus material, et al. Fawcett’s success signed by Paul Tumey. Highly Rec- with the Captain meant ommended. By Paul Tumey. Art by they had the money AND the in- et al. Before “screw- house talent to do some of the best ball” became a movie , it was outside of EC. Hosted a staple of other forms of American by The Mummy, with all five covers culture, including newspaper comic strips. Screwball comics by the master of creepy, Bernard offered a healthy dose of laughter and perspective. Comics Baily. Cool stories by those above, plus writer Otto scholar Paul C. Tumey traces the development of screwball Binder, Al Williamson and George Evans draw the as a genre in magazine cartoons and newspaper comics, pre- book-length movie adaptation, When Worlds Collide, from senting the lives and work of fifteen cartoonists, with an art- Fawcett Motion Picture Comics #110! PS Artbooks, 2020. stuffed chapter on each, such as Segar, Goldberg, Holman, PCBTT01. SC, 7x10, 184pg, FC $24.99 Gross, Mager, Swanson and others. 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Chronicle Books, 2017. slipcase with different illustrations front and back. Adult Material. Fantagraphics, 2017. PLABOH. HCW, 8x14, 844pg, FC $85.00 $75.00 PVS01P. HCW, 11x14, 336pg, FC $99.99 $84.99 A THOUSAND AND ONE EROTIC PRINCE VALIANT 4-6 Slipcase Set NIGHTS BLU-RAY & DVD 1943-48. Our Highest Recom- Part 1 & 2. Originally released, 1982 & mendation. By Hal Foster. This 1986. Directed by Edwin Brown. Starring deluxe slipcase is the perfect way Annette Haven, John Leslie et al. A sheik’s to display and yet protect this concubine who has displeased him and second set of volumes with six has been ordered by him to be executed, full years, collecting the strip’s strikes a deal with him: her execution will that ran from be postponed as long as she will relate 1943 through 1948 (see full de- one erotic tale to him each night. “Critically tails with each individual volume acclaimed and elegantly produced.“ This also includes the com- on our website)! 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BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 21 Don’t Miss These!!! Recommended items from past catalogs, all still available. Artists & Illustration ART DECO THE ART OF PERNILLE ORUM Recommended. By Franziska Bolz. Art book or how-to? It’s both. Highly A brand new look at the entire world Recommended. Delve inside this beau- of Art Deco style. Reaching its peak tifully presented artist showcase filled in the 1920s, it was a new artistic lan- with the works and useful advice from guage influencing urban and domestic popular visual artist Pernille Orum. architecture, and the entire world of Pernille is well known and respected in design: furniture, fashion, mural painting, the animation industry, having worked glassware, ceramics and graphics, from for clients such as Disney Publishing, books to magazines to sales catalogs. Nickelodeon Jr. Mattel, and Dream- This book offers a magnificently illus- Works, and she was the Lead Character trated panorama of this ornamental aesthetic, illustrating and Designer on Warner Brothers’ DC Girls. In this describing every facet of Deco design. Konemann, 2019. uniquely colorful and vibrant volume, Pernille shares her art- ARTDECO. SC, 8x10, 280pg, FC $15.95 work over the years, from earliest drawings to her latest work. ART DECO By Markus Hattstein Lots of cute girls and pin-up style. 3D Publishing, 2020. SPARH. HC, 9x10, 152pg, $34.99 Highly Recommended. Art Deco is the decorative, distinctly aesthetic BELLS AND OTHER POEMS By Edmund Dulac style of the years between 1920 and Highly Recommended. By Edgar Allan 1940. The movement embraced all ar- Poe. This lavish compilation features eas of lifestyle and art. Art Deco was a the best of Poe’s verse, including “The commitment to functionaity and mod- ,” “Annabel Lee,” “To Helen,” ern technology, from autos to industrial “The Conqueror Worm,” and other design. With over 500 illustrations, this favorites. 28 color plates and numerous volume showcases the complexity of black-and-white images by Edmund the Art Deco style and its manifesta- Dulac, one of the foremost artists from tions in architecture, fashion, advertising, everyday objects, the Golden Age of Illustration. A Calla transport, graphics like books and magazines, and other Edition, originally published by Hodder areas of life, with examples worldwide. Konemann, 2020. and Stoughton, New York and London, ARTDECH. HC, 11x13, 540pg, PC $49.95 $42.50 1912. Calla, 2013. ART NOUVEAU BELOH. HCW, 9x11, 226pg, Text/FC $40.00 Highly Recommended. By Uta BERLIN GIRLS FLIRTY MAGAZINE ILLUSTRA- Hasekamp. Art Nouveau was a phe- TIONS From the Weimar Republic 1923 nomenon with many faces. Between Limited, 650. Recommended. Edited 1890 and 1910, artists developed a by Thomas Negovan. Flirty, cheeky, and variety of styles from the plant-like whimsical Art Deco illustrations from forms of the Belgian-French Art Nou- during the era of the Weimar veau to the ornamentation of the Vien- Republic. Over sixty rare illustrations nese Secession. They were all striving from the Century Guild museum archive. to create a new, modern style and Berlin Girls documents the era of illustra- pursued a comprehensive renewal of tion immediately following the First World art and, in some countries, also a renewed national identity. War, when popular German magazines This shows the gorgeous buildings, interior design, objects, and newspapers presented a light and sculptures, posters, and graphic design. Konemann, 2019. fun and quite sexualized and erotic ARTNO. SC, 8x10, 264pg, FC $15.95 glimpse of the glamorous high life and cabaret culture in the Weimar Republic. Century Guild, 2019. Mature Readers. . HC, 7x9, 70pg, PC CREEPING DEATH FROM NEPTUNE The Life and BERGH $30.00 Comics of Basil Wolverton Vol 1 R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK Vol 5 1989-1998 Back in stock. 1909-41. Our Highest Highly Recommended. By Robert Recommendation. By Greg Sadowski. Crumb. Edited by Dian Hanson. These Basil Wolverton is best known for his middle years bring refinement of his goofy grotesqueries in the pages of lifelong turmoil and further honing of MAD and other humor comics, but he artistic talent, with many serious por- was also responsible for some of the traits mixed with hilarious introspection wildest and most eye- science and one- and two-page strips and fiction and horror comics of the Golden never-used comic covers. More words Age. This finally collects all that early accompany the drawings, demonstrat- (most serious, some funny) comics ing Crumb’s brilliant of obser- work, much of it complete stories: Space Patrol, Meteor vation. The family’s move to France Martin, Disc-Eyes the Detective, plus long-lost rejected comic in 1991 is heralded by a switch from strips and lots more, including a blow-by-blow story of the portraits of apple-cheeked American girls to portraits of girls in tough early years of his career. Fantagraphics, 2014. French cafes, pastorals of French countryside, and homeless CREE01H. HCW, 8x10, 304pg, PC $39.99 $34.99 beggars in the Metro. Taschen, 2020. Mature Readers. RCSK05H. HC, 8x11, 444pg, PC $40.00 BRAIN BATS OF The Life and Comics of See our website, or inquire, for more R. Crumb Sketch- Basil Wolverton Vol 2 books. 1942-52. Our Highest Recommenda- tion. By Greg Sadowski. Even larger DESCANTS & CADENCES The than the first volume, this is packed with Art of Stephanie Law Signed scores of letters between Wolverton and Recommended. A new artist to us but his editors and publishers and excerpts one with superlative fantasy work and from his personal diaries, providing fine, fine technical skills. From fairies documentary insight not only into and beautiful fantasy women, to really Wolverton’s day-to-day life and career, the most amazing illustrations of insects but also the inner workings of the early such as and dragonflies we have comic book industry. It is also chock full seen. We can only compare this side of Wolverton’s comics stories from this period, including 17 of her work to the great E. J. Detmold, who could actually science-fiction and horror tales fully restored and never romanticize insects with his high level of skill at water color before collected in a single volume. In color! Plus FAR more. and capturing the exact moment of dynamics. Fantagraphics, 2019. Shadowscapes, 2016. BRAIH. HC, 8x11, 432pg, FC $44.99 $39.99 DESCS. SC, 10 x11, 132pg, FC $35.00 22 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 DREAM DANCE The Art of Ed Emshwiller Recommended. The first com- EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER Signed Deluxe prehensive monograph on the Signed & limited, 700! The Artist’s entire career of Ed Emshwiller. Journey through Popular Culture He painted and drew hundreds 1942-62. Our Highest Recommendation. of covers and interiors for sci-fi By Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Everett paperbacks and hardback books, Raymond Kinstler. Signed by Everett and including the Ace double-novels Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. on a hand-num- and pulps such as Planet Stories, bered bound-in print. The book comes in Future Science Fiction, and Amaz- a red cloth-bound numbered slipcase with ing Stories. He also created his gold-stamped title. Kinstler’s work hangs own abstract expressionist paint- in museums, boardrooms, banks, private ings, ink drawings, and prints; and collections, The White House, and in the homes of his clients had several solo and group shows. In 1964 Emshwiller and friends. Before portraiture, he spent the 1940s and 1950s shifted his focus primarily to filmmaking, often collabo- in comic books: Hawkman for DC’s The Flash, rating with dancers. Notable films included Thanatopsis and ; dozens upon dozens of covers, inside cover (1962), Relativity (1966), and Chrysalis (1973). This is contents pages, and stories for those lurid titles like , about 2/3’s sci-fi art, 1/3 stills and film-making. Some Cowpuncher, Dalton Brothers, etc. And illustrating for pulp mag- nudity. Anthology Editions, 2019. azines like The Shadow Doc and Savage! JVJ, 2005. . HC, 8x11, 244pg, PC $95.00 DREDH. HC, 8x10, 176 pg. PC $30.00 $26.99 EVED $30.00 EDWARD BURNE-JONES HARRYHAUSEN The Lost Movies Highly Recommended. Edited Highly Recommended. By John by Alison Smith. The last of the Walsh. Known for his iconic stop-mo- Pre-Raphaelites, Edward Burne- tion creatures, Jones created work synonymous was at the forefront of Hollywood with a refined and spiritualized special effects for much of the 20th style of beauty. This book is pub- century. His films include One Million lished to accompany a major ret- Years B. C. Clash of the and rospective at , London, Jason and the Argonauts, among showcasing 150 works in different others. But for every film that - media, including pencil drawings, painting, stained es the big screen, half a dozen projects are never realized. This glass, and tapestry. 200 color illustrations. Burne-Jones explores Harryhausen’s unrealized films, including unused ideas, (1833-1898) became a key figure in the art world at the projects he turned down and scenes that ended up on the cutting end of the 19th century and a pioneer of the symbolist room floor. Never-been-seen-before artwork, sketches, photos and movement. Outstanding variety of material, some never test footage from the Harryhausen Foundation archives. before collected. Nudity. Tate, 2019. Titan, 2019. EDBURH. HCW, 9x11, 224pg, FC $55.00 HARLOH. HC, 12x9, 192 pg. PC $39.95 $34.95 Frank Frazetta MARC DAVIS IN HIS OWN WORDS Imagineering The Disney Theme Parks FRAZETTA SKETCHBOOK Vol 2 Deluxe Highly Recommended. By Bob Kurtz, Slipcased with 16 extra pages. Andreas Deja et al. Walt Disney once said Recommended. By Frank of Marc Davis, “Marc can do story, he can Frazetta and David Spurlock. do character, he can animate, he can design Variant previously unpublished shows for me. All I have to do is tell him what cover and 16 page bonus section, I want and it’s there! He’s my Renaissance most in color and never before man.” Davis touched nearly every aspect of seen. The world’s greatest heroic The Walt Disney Company during his tenure. fantasy artist, Frank Frazetta, He began as an on Snow White in an all-new art collection, and Bambi and moved on to Cinderella, Alice companion to 2013’s best-seller. (in Wonderland), Tinker Bell, Maleficent, and Final pieces are accompanied by Cruella De Vil. In 1962 he moved to Imagineering, working on never-before-seen preliminary Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Haunted Mansion. drawings and color studies. Special Tolkien section, life Packed with never before collected original art. drawings of nudes, personal works, and prelims for the Disney Group Book, 2019. EC classic, “Came the Dawn.” Vanguard, 2014. MARCDH. HC, 9x12, 208pg, PC $150.00 $125.00 FRASK02D. HC, 8x11, 176 pg. FC $69.95 MARK RYDEN THE ART OF WHIPPED CREAM TELLING STORIES The Classic Comic Art of In 2017, the “Godfather of Pop Sur- Frank Frazetta Super Deluxe Numbered realism,” tackled a new medium: ballet- Numbered & limited, 200. Highly Recommend- -but with his own surreal, abstract ed. Fantasy art’s most themes! In partnership with American popular painter was also one of Ballet Theatre (ABT), he created the most popular comic book illus- “Whipped Cream,” a new work that trators during the industry’s golden has since become a part of the the- age. Telling Stories: The Classic atre’s repertoire. Featuring interviews Comic Art of Frank Frazetta with and commentaries from principal dancers including Misty celebrates the rare and largely Copeland, David Hallberg, Stella Abrera, Gillian Murphy, and forgotten stories created five Daniil Simkin and members of the creative team, this showcases decades ago by this iconic artist. Ryden’s concept art as well as paintings made specifically for this These jungle adventures, true-life publication. Cernunnos, 2019. tales of heroism, and dreamy love MARAWH. HCW, 9x11, 208pg, FC $49.95 $44.95 stories not only exhibit the skill of a master craftsman but also provide tantalizing glimpses MARVEL PORTFOLIO of where the young artist’s career would ultimately take Hardbound portfolio of 12 plates. Rec- him. Underwood Books, 2008. ommended. By Joe Quesada. Legendary Out of Print. creator and artist Joe Quesada has left an TELSSD. HCW, 9x12, 192 pg. PC indelible mark on comics from Amazing Spi- $500.00 $150.00 der-Man to Daredevil and more! Now, Marvel presents his finest covers, sans any text, in Hardcover Slipcased poster-sized prints in a handsome deluxe Highly Recommended. Hard- case. First in a new series of portfolios col- cover in slipcase! This was the lecting the finest work from the finest Marvel ONLY trade edition of this book. artists. This features images of Capt. Marvel, Underwood Books, 2008. Daredevil, (2), Spider-Man, Wolverine (2), TELSH. HCW, 9x12, 192 pg. PC Venom, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and a great 911 tribute, a fire- $49.95 $29.95 fighter with a Cap on his helmet! Marvel, 2020. MARPJQ. HC, 11x15, 12 prints, FC $50.00 $42.50

BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 23 MIRAGES The Art of Laurent Durieux WAR OF THE WORLDS Illustrations by Highly Recommended. Foreword by Warwick Goble . When Edward Highly Recommended. By H. G Wells. Hopper meets : the long Illustrated by Warwick Goble. For the awaited first monograph of Laurent first time since their original publication Durieux. This Belgian illustrator is well in Pearson’s Magazine, Warwick Goble’s known by pop culture fans for his cult illustrations appear in this exquisite movie poster remakes. They’re freqently hardcover clothbound edition. Combin- better than the originals, and certainly ing the magazine’s original art with the more authentic! The book includes a revised text from the story’s subsequent 6 page section of unpublished poster publication in book form, with more than art, and takes poster art to a high level. fifty of Goble’s black-and-white wash The images, which are stunningly executed, express ideas illustrations. Calla, 2015. and themes of the movies he has chosen in new terms. They WARWH. HCW, 7x10, 204pg, b&w $30.00 $25.95 communicate much without words, and stand alongside the wonderful tradition of illustrative art. Cernunnos, 2020. Comics & Graphic Novels MIRAH. HC, 7x12, 254pg, FC $50.00 THE PRE-RAPHAELITES ABRAHAM STONE The most comprehensive and up-to- Three complete Graphic Novels. date book on these artists to date. Our Highest Recommendation. Highly Recommended. By Aurâelie Kubert created a new character Petiot. Meet the renegades of Victorian for three mature graphic novels he art in this gorgeously illustrated explora- created for the Czech company who tion of their work and influence. Starting published his Fax from Sarajevo. He in the revolutionary year of 1848, the both wrote and drew these. Abraham Pre-Raphaelites set out to return a lost Stone begins his journey after the vibrancy to British art. Together they murder of his mother and brother mounted an artistic front against what they saw as the con- and being left for dead circa 1910. fining standards of the Victorian art world, and the dehuman- He travels to New York for his first izing aspects of the industrial age. Among their ranks were revenge-filled tale; then to California and the high life, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and William finally to Mexico where he meets Pancho Villa! Brilliantly Holman Hunt, and later followers included Edward Burne- drawn, with an afterword. Dark Horse, 2020. Jones and William Morris. Abbeville Press, 2019. ABRST. SC, 7x10, 152pg, FC $19.99 PRERH. HC, 11x13, 400pg, FC $150.00 $125.00 SPECTRUM Vol 19 Hardcover CALAMITY JANE The Calamitous Life of Martha The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Jane Cannary 1852-1903 Art. Highly Recommended. Edited by Recommended. In a lively cartoon- Cathy and Arnie Fenner. 300 diverse ish style that reminds us of Dan visionary artists, many world-renowned, O’Neill and underground comics! The including , Donato days of the wild West where the living Giancola, Leo & Diane Dillon, Kinuko wasn’t so easy. especially for women. Craft, and Peter de Sève. James Gur- Martha Jane Cannary was a bona fide ney (Dinotopia) is the featured Grand frontierswoman, a professional scout, Master. Cover is by Brom. Here is the a drunk, and sometime whore, doing year’s finest art, Gold, Silver and Bronze it took to stay alive in those winners plus all carefully chosen runners hardscrabble days. Writer Christian up, picked by a jury of their peers. With art from books and Perrissin (El Niño, Cape Horn) joins forces with Alph-Art- book covers, graphic novels, video games, films, galleries, winning artist Matthieu Blanchin to tackle the legend of this three-dimensional (statues, etc. ) and advertising, Spectrum formidable prairie girl. In English for the first time ever. is truly an electrifying art book. Underwood Books, 2012. IDW, 2017. Mature Readers. SPE19H. HC, 9x12, 304pg, FC $45.00 $24.95 CALJH. HCW, 8x10, 368pg, Duotone $29.99 $18.99 Picture Maker CHURCHILL A Graphic Biography Almost Gone! Limited, 900. Highly Highly Recommended. By Vincent Recommended. Stanley Meltzoff was Delmas. Art by Christophe Regnault one of the first paperback cover artists and Alessio Cammardella. Sir Winston to be noted for his work in the science Churchill is often referred to as the fiction field, painting dramatic images greatest Briton and is certainly one of that escaped the pulp influence evident the most important and central figures in most other science fiction covers of the 20th century. Containing both his of the 1950s and 60s, for publishers many pitfalls and triumphs, this graphic from Ballantine to Ace. He also did biography follows Churchill’s upbringing, paperback and digest cover paintings in through his military exploits (many prior other genres, from iconic racy themes to World War I) and beyond. Best known to mystery/detective. Meltzoff also produced work for slick for his role in World War II, this presents the Prime Minister’s magazines, including Scientific American, Life, Fortune, and part and how it turned him into a political icon. But he begins the Saturday Evening Post. Illustrated Press, 2020. as a young cavalryman in India in 1897 nearly losing his life STANMH. HC, 9x12, 224pg, FC $44.95 there but for his skill and bravery. Dead Reckoning, 2020. TWIXT TWO WORLDS #3 By CHURGB. SC, 9x12, 120pg, FC $19.95 Signed CORTO MALTESE Vol 11 Ballad of the Salty Sea Special Limited-time Price! Winner of the very first Best Graphic Signed & numbered, 1,000. Novel award at Angouleme. Highly Highly Recommended. Art by Thomas Recommended. By Hugo Pratt. Yeates. Edited by Dwayne Covey. Originally serialized beginning in 1967, Thomas Yeates’ third sketchbook this book is universally acknowledged has pen & ink and pencil drawings of as Hugo Pratt’s masterpiece. Corto is Tarzan, John Carter, Dejah Thoris, and just one of a strong ensemble cast of many other lesser known Edgar Rice characters whose lives permeate the Burroughs characters; plus Sheena, entire 12-book series. Here we also Domino Lady, Doc and Pat Savage, meet the young and beautiful Pandora, and more. Jane, La of Opar, Dejah Thoris and others her brother Cain, the mysterious are often partially nude and very attractively done. These criminal mastermind Monk, the grim and ferocious Rasputin, are mainly spontaneous convention sketches of characters Lieutenant Slutter of the German Navy, and the natives Skull and scenes, selected by the customer, drawn by hand in and Tarao. Although Vol 11 in this new series, this is the first pencil and finished by hand in wet india ink. Bud Plant, 2018. in chronological order. IDW, 2019. Mature Readers. CORU11. SC, 9x11, 172pg, b&w $34.99 $29.99 TWIS. SC, 9x11, 48, b&w $20.00 $9.99 See our website, or inquire, for more Corto Maltese.

24 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 EERIE TALES MAGAZINE Vol 1 THE ILIAD Replica of a rare 1959 horror mag- Recommended. By Gareth Hinds. Three azine with GREAT artwork. Highly thousand years ago, two armies faced Recommended. Art by Al Williamson, each other and rewrote history in the Angelo Torres, , Bob Trojan War. Homer’s legendary account Powell, , George Tuska of this nine-year ordeal, is considered the & Paul Reinman. The contents of this greatest war story of all time. This graphic were most likely for a never released, novel adaptation has been thoroughly second issue of Weird Mysteries. Two researched and Gareth Hinds takes are stunningly great stories by a young you directly to the plains of Troy, into the Gray Morrow! This has the original battle itself, and lays bare the complex b&w interior pages, including all ads but emotions of the men, women, and gods. TWO full color covers! PS Artbooks, 2020. Candlewick Press, 2019. ETM01. Magazine, 8x11, 68pg, b&w $11.99 ILIA. SC, 7x11, 272 pg, FC $16.99 $15.50 FAMOUS FIRST EDITION New Fun #1 MUSE New Fun Comics #1, 1935. Essays by , Roy New printing, new cover. Our Highest Thomas & Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson. Recommendation. By Terry Dodson and Highly Recommended. By Major Mal- Denis-Pierre Filippi. Terry Dodson takes colm Wheeler-Nicholson et al. Published eroticism a big step farther, creating a at the start of 1935, New Fun Comics voluptuous, gorgeous heroine in a full #1 made history as the first comic graphic story with gorgeous artwork, book made up of new stories instead dramatic storytelling and yet a wonderful of reprints of newspaper comic strips. vehicle for drawing a tall, long-legged, Cowboys, gunfighters, space heroes, stunning woman either naked or in adventurers and soldiers of fortune various states of undress throughout the populated these pages, each of which is story. is a beautiful young lady a separate one-page installment. who serves as governess to a wealthy, inventive and very DC Comics, 2020. mysterious homeowner. Humanoids, 2019. Mature Readers. NEWF01H. HC, 11x15, 48 pg. PC $19.99 MUSEH. HC, 10x13, 112pg, FC $24.95 Comic Book Archives AGE OF CONAN VALERIA Collects #1-5, 2019. By Meredith Finch. Art by Adeke, covers by Jay Anacleto & Romulo Fajar- do, Jr. All-new. Robert E. Howard’s Valeria in a story set before “”! Before she became a pirate, before she crossed paths with Conan and the Red Brotherhood, Valeria was a young woman from Aquilonia seeking justice for a crime gone unpunished. But as she makes her way in the cruel Hyborian world, proving herself against those who doubt her abilities, she will find more than she bargained for! Marvel, 2020. AGECV. SC, 7x10, 112pg, FC $15.99 Batman AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Epic Collection Vol 5 The Secret of the Petrified Tablet BATMAN TALES OF THE DEMON Classic & Iconic stories from 1971-78. Highly Collects Amazing Spider-Man #68-85, Annual Recommended. By Dennis O’ Neil. Art by Vol. 3-4, Annual #5, 1968-70. Recommended. et al. During a secret meeting, Batman’s informant is Art by John Buscema et al. Two of the fiercest assassinated, his final words to find a person called crime lords in are on a quest to Darkk. When he confronts Darkk, Batman is assaulted, decipher an ancient petrified tablet whose secrets leaving him unconscious, and finds himself in a dun- promise great power! It’s an indisputable classic geon unmasked. There he meets the Daughter of the by two of Marvel’s greatest creators, Stan Lee Demon, Talia, who jump-starts his journey to find the and John Romita Sr. And that’s not all they have League of Assassins and its founder, the notorious Ra’s in store! Marvel, 2019. al Ghul. Collects the earliest Ra’s al Ghul stories. Mi- AME05. SC, 7x10, 464pg, FC $39.99 $34.99 chael Golden, , , BERSERK DELUXE EDITION Vol 4 and also contribute. DC Comics, 2020. Collects Vols 10-12. Genuine leather binding, BATTDH. HC, 7x10, 232pg, FC $49.99 $42.50 massive 704 pages. By Kentaro Miura. Guts, the feared Black , has saved the Band TALES OF THE BATMAN of the Hawk mercenaries from annihilation at the Vol 1 hands of the army of Midland, but he must now 1971-89. Recommended. By Marv Wolfman. Art descend into the dungeons of Windham Castle to by Neal Adams, Irv Novick, Don Newton et al. Marv liberate Griffith, the Hawks’ charismatic . -Im Wolfman is one of the biggest comic writers ever. Now prisoned and tortured for his tryst with the King of DC collects the best Batman stories from the famed Midland’s daughter, the starved Griffith may be in co-creator of The New and Crisis on isolation, but he is far from alone. Nudity, violence, Infinite Earths. Illustrated by artists also including Pat and sex. Dark Horse, 2020. Adult Material. Broderick, , Dave Cochrum George , and featuring guest appearances by , BER04H. HC, 7x10, 704pg, FC $49.99 $39.99 Perez Classic tales with Two-Face and the whole Bat-Family! See our website, or inquire, for more Berserk Deluxe Editions. DC Comics, 2020. COMPLETE Vol 1 TALMW01H. HC, 7x10, 392pg, FC $39.99 $34.99 Collects Witchblade #1-19, #9 & 10, Tales of The Witchblade #1/2 & 3, TALES OF THE BATMAN 1974-2005. Recommended. By Steve Englehart. Art 1995-97. By Warren Ellis et al. Art by Michael by , , et Turner et al. This first collection of the bestselling al. In 1977 comics writer Steve Englehart left Marvel series created by Marc Silvestri, David Wohl, Comics following acclaimed runs on titles like The , and Michael Turner equips Avengers, Captain America and Doctor Strange, and streetwise cop Sara Pezzini with the mysterious came to DC to write Batman in the pages of Detec- Witchblade, a weapon of prehistoric origin and tive Comics. Together with rising-star artist untold power. As the artifact’s bearer, Sara goes Marshall , Englehart crafted a dark, moody run of stories toe to toe with a Machiavellian industrialist, Rogers in which Batman faces his own lonely existence while supernatural serial killers, and far worse, as the struggling against one of his earliest foes, Dr. Hugo supernatural underworld of New York alters the course of her destiny Strange. This run also includes the renowned “Joker forever. Image Comics, 2020. Fish” storyline. DC Comics, 2020. CWIT01. SC, 7x10, 624pg, FC $29.99 $26.99 TALBAH. HC, 7x10, 456pg, FC $49.99 $39.99 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 25 BLACK WIDOW BY WAID & SAMNEE EC ARCHIVES IMPACT The Complete Collection Collects #1-5, 1955. Highly Recom- Collects #1-12, 2016. Highly Recom- mended. The complete run, including mended. By Mark Waid. Art by Chris the famous “Master Race” story. This Samnee. Natasha Romanoff, the world’s #1 was NOT code-approved. A powerful greatest superspy, has a lifetime of title, with four stories by , secrets, and when some of the darkest three stories and a cover by Jack ones are made public, nobody is safe. Davis, in every issue, As S. H. I. E. L. D. turns on its once Joe Orlando in two, Krigstein in two. greatest asset, the Widow seeks out her This kicked off EC’s New Trend--they own answers in a knock-down,drag-out tried to come up with work that could be tale of action and espionage! code-approved. Dark Horse, 2020. Marvel, 2020. ECIMH. HC, 8x11, 168pg, FC $49.99 $39.99 BLAWID. SC, 7x10, 272 pg, FC $29.99 $26.99 EC ARCHIVES PSYCHOANALYSIS BLACK WIDOW EPIC COLLECTION Collects #1-4, 1955. Recommended. Beware The Black Widow By Dan Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by . Perhaps EC’s most 1964-71. Recommended. By Stan Lee, controversial and risky title! The com- Roy Thomas et al. Art by , plete run of Psychoanalysis, recolored John Buscema et al. Collecting the digitally using the original palette, featur- origins of the Black Widow for the very ing art by talent first time! From her debut as a Russian Jack and stories by spy in the pages of , Kamen ()! A journey into through her early days with , the subconscious minds of three people into her first adventures in the pages of searching for answers to each one’s The Avengers -and on to her first solo personal turmoil. Dark Horse, 2020. series! Marvel, 2020. ECPSH. HC, 8x11, 144pg, FC $39.99 $34.99 BLWE. SC, 7x10, 408pg, FC $39.99 $34.99 JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE CREATING THE DC UNIVERSE Book One DC’S 1ST ISSUE SPECIALS From 2001-2002. Recommended. Art by , Jim Lee et al. re- Collects #1-13, 1975-76. Highly Recom- Stan Lee imagines DC’s greatest heroes. Batman is mended. These never-before-reprinted 1970s stories included new concepts from now a black man, imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. And now re-created as a writer/artist Jack Kirby (Atlas, Dingbats, ) plus stories illustrated by man out for revenge. Watch Stan take on Green Lantern, JLA, Wonder Woman, Su- , (Warlord) and perman and The Flash, all as if this was a Walter Simonson (). It also brought back beloved characters like new origin/#1 issue for each. Packed with , the Creeper, Starman and bonus pages of thumbnails (by Kubert) the . And here are “off the wall” and first character studies many contribu- concepts. DC Comics, 2020. tors. DC Comics, 2020. . SC, 7x10, 352pg, FC $34.99 DCFIRH. 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