New Wendling, ImageS & Other
Obsessions
Claire
Wendling is back! Our first new item from Wendling in more
than a year, Desk
is a wonderful collection of drawings that have never been
published in any other book! At only $30, this is an
affordable must-have for any Wendling fan, as well as a perfect
introduction for those not familiar with her bestselling, immensely
popular work.
Quite possibly
an influence on Wendling, the art of renowned illustrator Heinrich
Kley (1863-1945) is one of the many treats you'll find in
the brand-new issue of ImageS.
The first issue in four years, this magnificent oversized magazine
includes rare, never-before-collected images by Arthur
Rackham, Edmund
Dulac, gorgeous N.C.
Wyeth, and much more. Excellent, high-quality reproductions
in glorious full color!
And, for a
limited time, get ImageS
#3-7 for only $15 each, a savings of 25%. This web-only special
won't be around for long, so complete your collection of this
Highly Recommended magazine today for less!
Check out our
top picks below, and see our
entire list of new arrivals here.
Bud's Favorites This
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300 By Frank
Miller and Lynn Varley. Miller's epic retelling of
history's supreme moment of battlefield valor in hardcover and
in its intended format--each two-page spread from the original
comics presented as a single undivided page. Celebrates the
2007 release of the major motion picture co-created by Miller
(Sin City). Eisner Award-winner. Item
Code: 300HC Your
price: $30.00
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DOC SAVAGE: Death in Silver / The Golden
Peril Highly
Recommended. By Lester Dent. Two more great pulp
adventures starring America's first superhero. Includes
original pulp covers by Walter Baumhoffer and Robert
Harris, interior illustrations by Paul Orban, and
historical commentary by Will Murray. The third volume
in Nostalgia's series. Item Code: DC03 Your
price: $12.95
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DESK: Claire
Wendling Recommended. By Claire Wendling.
Foreword by Mike Mignola. A collection of marvelous
drawings and sketches of animals, imaginary creatures and
monsters, created between 1996 and 1998, and never before
published in any other book. There are several exclusives to
this English-language edition: three previously unpublished
drawings, an insightful biography featuring new quotes from
the artist, and tributes from other artists. Item
Code: DSK Your
price: $30.00
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OBSESSIONS: Collectors and Their
Passions Save $21! Recommended. Through
hundreds of full-page, full color photographs, this looks at
the collections of some of the most passionate and eccentric
collectors today, including the amazing Japanese toy
collection of lowbrow artist Coop. Architectural
models, kachina figures, antique slot machines, diner art,
carousel horses, religious iconography, poodle kitsch and
more. Item Code: OBH Your
price: $45.00 $23.95

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RAFAL OLBINSKI WOMEN: Motifs and
Variations Recommended. In this first major collection
of his paintings, Rafal Olbinski's unique perspective
on such classical figures as Salome and Da Vinci's Mona Lisa
is explored, as well as contemporary women and their place in
today's world. Like a modern-day Salvador Dali, Olbinksi's art
has a similar sense of parody and poetic humor. 135 color
plates. Abundant, very tasteful nudity. Item
Code: RAFH Your
price: $50.00
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THE REAL-GREAT ADVENTURES OF TERR'BLE
THOMPSON Recommended. Hero of Hist'ry! By Gene
Deitch. Introduction by Kim Deitch. The most
obscure strip of the 1950s is rescued at last! The strip, by
Oscar-winning UPA animator Deitch, features Terr'ble Thompson,
finding the biggest wrongs that needed righting, traveling
through history. Completely restored and annotated by Deitch
himself, this is one of the great unseen pleasures of
comics. Item Code: TERT Your
price: $18.95

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