All of the titles listed here are SUPER discounted! Get them while they last, we have limited quantities!
Any books marked "DAMAGED" have minor defects (spine damage, torn dust jackets, etc) and we are offering them at insanely low prices for you! They are sold as-is, so there are no returns on any items in this collection!
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Alex Raymond was one of the most influential comic strip artists of the 20th Century, creating action-packed art for Secret Agent X-9, the spectacular, classic imagery for Flash Gordon, and the nuanced, brilliant artwork for the detective/film-noiresque Rip Kirby.
Now, for the first time, Hermes Press presents a comprehensive, definitive, art monograph covering Raymond's complete artistic output with an authoritative text by noted comics historian Ron Goulart.
This new exhaustive full color art book features over 400 images, many scanned directly from Raymond's original artwork, and is being published under license from King Features as part of their 100th anniversary celebration. See original artwork from Raymond's work on Secret Agent X-9, Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim, and Rip Kirby together with numerous examples of his earliest strip artwork, commercial illustration, and more.
This extra large format art book is presented in a 10 by 13 inch size, so collectors can savor every detail of Raymond's artistic genius.
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Bernie Wrightson: Art and Designs for the Gang of Seven Animation Studio; $60; ISBN 978-1-61345-136-6; hardcover with printed laminated cover; full color; 240 pages; 8.5 x 11 landscape; matte coated stock paper; essays and documentary material.
Bernie Wrightson, comic book artist and illustrator extraordinaire has worked creating comic books, illustration, and conceptual design for film. His impressive list of work includes the co-creation of Swamp Thing, illustrating Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, and, of course, working on dozens of comic book titles.
Wrightson’s extensive design work for the Gang of Seven Animation Studio, while known, has never been documented until now with the creation of this new in-depth monograph that utilizes the archives of the studio. Marvel at concept drawings, model sheets, and hundreds of designs for projects including Biker Mice From Mars, The Juice, and Freak Show. All of the artwork in this book has been scanned directly from the original artwork so fans can savior Wrightson’s genius up close and personal.
Also included in this monograph is an introductory essay, an in-depth interview, and photographs taken during his tenure as an associate partner of the studio.
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Flexi-bound
336 pages, 7.5" x 10" x 1.5", full color;
Reprints 12 stories from the best Gold Key Comics series Dark Shadows;
art by Joe Certa;
Stories by Donald Arneson and Arnold Drake
All products may have slight damage. Damaged option for purchases has stronger, more notable damage.
Hermes Press proudly announces the best stories from its complete reprint of Gold Key Comics’ television tie-in of the legendary supernatural suspense series Dark Shadows just in time for the release of the new big screen Tim Burton version of the show starring Johnny Depp. Now fans can get in the mood for the upcoming film by reliving twelve of the best Dark Shadows comic books all over again. For those who are curious about Dark Shadows this is the perfect introduction as it will be available two months before the release date of the film.
The forerunner to today’s immensely popular vampire-themed television programs and theatrical films, Dark Shadows still garners serious attention as one of the most memorable TV shows of the last forty years. The comic books collected in this volume are completely digitally restored and present twelve complete issues, carefully selected from the entire thirty-five book run of the feature, presenting archetypal tales of vampires, werewolves, and the supernatural. The stories contained in this collection are beautifully crafted; they are the perfect companion for fans of the show, but they stand on their own as fine examples of compelling and effective comic book storytelling. This book showcases the best of the classic Gold Key Dark Shadows books together with a huge photo supplement and informative essays on the series.
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Frank Thorne’s Battling Beauties, with interviews by Howard Leroy Davis; ISBN# 978-1-61345-103-8; Definitive monograph covering the strong and sexy women from the fertile mind of Frank Thorne through a lengthy series of interviews; full color; over 500 illustrations; 9 x 12 inches; deluxe hardcover; 192 pages; $60.
Hermes Press celebrates the career of Frank Thorne, renowned good girl artist extraordinaire with a comprehensive art monograph exploring the art of the women he created during his extensive career. See pencils, preliminaries, final artwork, as well as the comics created by Thorne, focusing on his cheesecake creations. This extensive art monograph presents artwork from such titles as Red Sonja, Ghita, Lann, The Iron Devil, and more. This book explores not only the comic book artwork of Thorne, but also illustrates the motion picture concepts and storyboards for the never-made Ghita film.
Additionally this book also provides a lengthy discussion by Thorne accompanied by hundreds of examples of how to draw “beautiful women.”
If you love the artwork of Frank Thorne, and you love sexy women, this is the book for you. But there's more — Hermes Press is further celebrating Frank Thorne’s career with the release of archival editions, scanned from the original artwork, of Ghita in two full sized volumes, so stay tuned.
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Special limited edition giclee signed by the late Frank Thorne.
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Special limited Edition, 144 pages signed and numbered — by Frank Thorne Edition limited with a special plate and different cover art than the regular edition!
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Jim Davis’ Garfield: The Original Art Daily and Sunday Archive
ISBN: 978-1-61345-133-5; $95; Archival reprint — using the rare original art printed in full color (to show blue and red pencil indications, white out, and production details unseen in the printed strips) compilation of the Garfield daily and Sunday strips by Jim Davis; Introductory essay by Jim Davis; 12x16 inches; 128 pages; hardcover; all color; endleaves; the limited edition will have special cover (different from the regular edition) as well as a specially prepared signed plate Jim Davis is doing just for this book; limited to 125 Diamond Previews Exclusive only.
Hermes Press is proud to announce their second major collaboration with Paws, Incorporated producing another unique title featuring everyone’s favorite orange cat, GARFIELD! Hermes and Paws have come together to treat the world to a compendium of the greatest examples of original artwork from classic Garfield daily and Sunday comic strips in their original size, including rare unpublished material, that has never been seen before (the Sunday strips will be reproduced in a slightly smaller format due to their huge size)!
This historic archival reprint will feature hundreds of pieces of original production art from the comic strip, with an introductory essay from Jim Davis himself! If you love Garfield and want to experience the strips as they were originally drawn, this is the book for you! From the very beginning in 1979 to the last non-digital strip in 2011, this purrfect book shows you Garfield like you’ve never seen him before!
Jim Davis’ Garfield: The Original Daily and Sunday Art Archive dives deep into the treasures contained in the vaults of Paws, Inc. See how Garfield has evolved over the years! See gags with characters that no longer appear in the strip (We miss you Lyman!) in the original inks, with notations galore from the man behind it all, Jim Davis! Garfield, Odie, and the rest of the gang come to life in this full-sized archival reprint.
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This is a blind box- that means you don't know what cover you'll get! If you order multiples we only have 5D, and 6D variants for those issues so you may end up with duplicates.
In this set you will get one of EACH of The Phantom #1 through #6- and maybe something extra!
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The Art of Jim Davis’: Garfield; Regular edition – ISBN: 978-1-61345-107-6; $49.99; Art monograph on the history of Garfield and artist Jim Davis; Authoritative text by R. C. Harvey; 10 x 11 inches; hardcover, all color; endleaves; 240 pages.
Hermes Press is proud to announce a collaborative effort with Paws, Incorporated to produce a big fat hairy art book on everyone’s favorite feline, GARFIELD! For the first time ever, fans of Garfield, Jon, and Odie will be treated to a huge, all-color, all-original art book, The Art of Jim Davis’ Garfield!
This monograph will feature original production art from the comic strip, original cels from the television show, rare production and publishing art, and more! Garfield waddled onto the comics page in 1978, and the corpulent cat is still going strong today! If you’ve ever wanted to see a behind-the-scenes look at the production art, or wanted to read more about the man behind the cat, this is your book! The Art of Jim Davis’ Garfield will go through the artistic process from the very beginning of the strip, to all of the media that it produces today, in details that fans have never seen before. If you love Garfield, this is definitely the book for you!
For new and old fans alike, this book is truly a treasure and offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the production of the comic strip and the creation of America’s favorite lasagna-loving fat cat.
Featuring an original essay by noted historian R. C. Harvey, this art book will take you through the history of Jim Davis and Garfield, and how the furry feline has grown in popularity and style over the years. It discusses many of the mediums Garfield is represented in, from the Garfield and Friends television show to the live-action movies, to the current animated series, to comic books — and beyond! In the essay, Harvey interviews Davis about the history of Garfield, from inception to the modern version of this Monday-hating tabby. Davis gives the inside scoop on how Garfield’s story unfolded, and how the cat was shaped into the lovable character the world knows today.
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The Complete Jim Aparo Charlton Phantom; ISBN 978-1-61345-110-6; full color; 10 x 7.5 inches by 1 inch; 208 pages; deluxe hardcover with dustjacket and endpapers; All of Aparo's Phantom stories as well as covers (covers used with other artist's stories) together with a complete story shot from the original art, an extensive essay, documentary materials and more! Reprints seven complete stories; $60.
The great Jim Aparo, got his first big break with Charlton Comics and did stand-out work on The Phantom which garnered him praise throughout the industry. Now for the time all of Aparo's Phantom stories and covers are collected in one volume which focuses on this great artist's outstanding work on The Ghost Who Walks. In addition to containing his complete work on the character, seven stories in all, this volume also contains Aparo covers for stories created by other artists as well. To top it all off there are extensive selections of Aparo's original art on the feature as well as an extensive essay and documentary materials. Don't miss it!
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This special pack includes the main cover and all of the 16 variant covers for The Phantom #1
The saga of the original Ghost Who Walks begins with issue #1 of this 6 part mini-series written by Peter David with art by Sal Velluto.
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This special pack includes the main cover and 4 variant covers for The Phantom #2
The saga of the original Ghost Who Walks comes to a conclusion with issue #2 of this 6 part mini-series written by Peter David with art by Sal Velluto.
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This special pack includes the main cover and 4 variant covers for The Phantom #3
The saga of the original Ghost Who Walks continues with issue #3 of this 6 part mini-series written by Peter David with art by Sal Velluto.
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This special pack includes the main cover and 4 variant covers for The Phantom #4
The all-new adventure of the original Ghost Who Walks continues with issue #4 of this 6 part mini-series written by Peter David with art by Sal Velluto. Our intrepid group of heroes continues its journey to the lost city of treasure only to be caught up in a battle royale! We can’t tell you more or we’d spoil this next installment of this great story!
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This special pack includes the main cover and 4 variant covers for The Phantom #5
The saga of the original Ghost Who Walks continues with issue #5 of this 6 part mini-series written by Peter David with art by Sal Velluto.
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This special pack includes the main cover and 4 variant covers for The Phantom #6
The saga of the original Ghost Who Walks comes to a conclusion with issue #6 of this 6 part mini-series written by Peter David with art by Sal Velluto.
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The critically acclaimed, best selling complete reprint of The Phantom continues!
Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the “granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,” The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery” since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books – it has frequently been copied but never equaled.
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The critically acclaimed reprint of the Ghost Who Walks continues! The first three volumes are already sold out so act fast and pick up the fourth in the series as soon as you can! The first, original, and best masked hero to ever grace the pages of comic strips and comic books returns in the fourth volume of Hermes Press’ new complete critically acclaimed reprint of The Phantom. Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the “granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,” The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery” since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books – it has frequently been copied but never equaled.
Included in this volume are three complete Phantom adventures utilizing original King Features syndicate press proofs between 1940 and 1943: “Diana Aviatrix Lost”; “The Phantom’s Treasure”; and “The Inexorables”. See the strips in original, pristine condition.
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Forward by Mitch Ryder (Lead singer of the Detroit Wheels)
Introduction by Russ Gibb (Legendary Detroit Radio Personality)
This signed and numbered collectors edition of 224 pages includes a treasure of iconic rock art of the American rock scene spanning over five decades created by legendary psychedelic artist, Carl Lundgren. With a variant cover, limited edition signed and numbered bound-in page of original art and measuring in at an enormous 9.5" X 14" this monstrous volume will need a kickstand, not included.
Music inspired, science fiction and fantasy combined in a way that revolutionized poster art of the Psychedelic 1960’s-era. Famous for his rock posters, The Psychedelic Rock Art of Carl Lundgren, a Detroit, Michigan based artist, showcases his posters which were as important to the Detroit Music and Art history as were the music legends themselves; The Who, Jefferson Airplane and Pink Floyd to name a few. The book’s forward is written by Mitch Ryder, who was lead vocalist of a Detroit 1960’s rock group The Detroit Wheels. The introduction is by Russ Gibb, a former radio personality and rock promoter from Dearborn, Michigan, who played a major role in the late sixties/early seventies Motor City music scene. Whether looking for something fun, entertaining or reminiscent, this book has it all! The Psychedelic Rock Art of Carl Lundgren presents Carl’s posters in a unique way that will evoke emotion and memories. The only thing left to say is “Buy the book!”
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Forward by Mitch Ryder (Lead singer of the Detroit Wheels)
Introduction by Russ Gibb (Legendary Detroit Radio Personality)
Enjoy all 192 pages of Carl Lundgren's iconic rock art spanning over 50 years in this huge volume reproduced on 9.5" X 14" full color pages.
Music inspired, science fiction and fantasy combined in a way that revolutionized poster art of the Psychedelic 1960’s-era. Famous for his rock posters, The Psychedelic Rock Art of Carl Lundgren, a Detroit, Michigan based artist, showcases his posters which were as important to the Detroit Music and Art history as were the music legends themselves; The Who, Jefferson Airplane and Pink Floyd to name a few. The book’s forward is written by Mitch Ryder, who was lead vocalist of a Detroit 1960’s rock group The Detroit Wheels. The introduction is by Russ Gibb, a former radio personality and rock promoter from Dearborn, Michigan, who played a major role in the late sixties/early seventies Motor City music scene. Whether looking for something fun, entertaining or reminiscent, this book has it all! The Psychedelic Rock Art of Carl Lundgren presents Carl’s posters in a unique way that will evoke emotion and memories. The only thing left to say is “Buy the book!”
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Walt Kelly's Peter Wheat the Complete Series: Volume One; ISBN 978-1-61345-124-3; $34.99; paperback 272 pages; all color; All art and script by Walt Kelly; reprints the first 16 complete Peter Wheat comic books; in-depth essay by comics historian and Walt Kelly expert Dr. Thomas Andrae; afterword by Trina Robbins.
Walt Kelly's Peter Wheat comics are renowned for their humor, artistic flair and appeal to both children and adults. The Peter Wheat comic books are extremely are and have never been collected as a series before, due to their scarcity and rarity. Between 1948 and 1951, Kelly drew thirty-five issues of The Adventures of Peter Wheat, a sixteen page comic book given away to bakeries to promote Peter Wheat bread. The stories were fairy tales starring Peter Wheat, an elf-sized boy who lived in a hollow tree on the edge of a wheat field where he and the Little Folk battle Dragonel, Queen of the Hornets.
While created with kids in mind the mythology spun in these stories is timeless. “Coupled with Kelly's incredible artwork, this series of stories, which run in arcs, are indispensable in Walt Kelly's canon of work,” commented Dr. Thomas Andrae, editor of this series.