CURIOUSLY SINISTER ART OF JIM FLORA
by Irwin Chusid Following hot on the heels of 2004's The Mischievous Art of Jim Flora, this book features a wide array of both Chusid's commercial work for prestigious record labels of the '40s and rare, personal work. His style is cartoonish, evoking childhood nostalgia and dereliction of adult responsibility. There is also a wealth of 1940s Columbia Records printed matter exhibiting Flora's visual pranks; 1950s RCA Victor-era work; magazine illustrations, sketchbooks, and prints; 1930s Little Man Press-era drawings; paintings from all decades; photos, and personal keepsakes. SC, 11x10, 168pgs
HEARTBREAK SOUP PALOMAR VOL 1 TP
by Gilbert Hernandez Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2007, Love and Rockets will be released in a series of compact, thick, affordable, mass-market volumes that present the whole story in perfect chronological order. This volume will collect the first half of Gilbert Hernandez's acclaimed magical-realist tales of "Palomar," continuing on through such modern-day classics as "Ecce Homo," "Act of Contrition," "Duck Feet," and the great love story "For the Love of Carmen." SC, 7x9, 288pgs
MAGGIE THE MECHANIC LOCAS VOL 1 TP
The 25th anniversary Love and Rockets celebration continues with this, the first of three volumes collecting the adventures of the spunky Maggie, her annoying best friend and sometimes lover Hopey, and their circle of friends, including their bombshell friend Penny Century. This book collects the earliest, punkiest, most heavily sci-fi stories. SC, 7x9, 288pgs
LEFT BANK GANG
by Jason F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, and James Joyce walk into a Parisian bar. Set in 1920s Paris, The Left Bank Gang is a deliciously inventive re-imagining of these four literary figures as not only typical Jason anthropomorphics, but graphic novelists! (MAY063133) MATURE THEMES SC, 7x10, 48pgs
PASSIONELLA AND OTHER STORIES HC
by Jules Feiffer Jules Feiffer has had one of the most varied and illustrious careers of any 20th century cartoonist. For over 40 years he contributed strips to The Village Voice, and has long been a regular contributor to the London Observer and Playboy. Passionella and Other Stories collects Feiffer's finest extended graphic narratives of the late '50s and early '60s. (APR063158) HC, 6x8, 180pgs, B&W
MISS FURY TP
by Tarpe Mills Tarpe Mill's fabulous costumed female hero is seen once again for the first time in almost a decade. This volume features 160 pages reprinted from the rare expensive Timely comics using the Theakstonizing process for sharp reproduction. This volume also features a foreword by noted Comics historian, Trina Robbins.
BEST OF THE HARVEYVILLE FUN TIMES SC
edited by Mark Arnold; with a foreword by Tony Isabella The first major book on Harvey Comics' history published! This sampling of the best material from the long-running Harveyville Fun Times! fanzine features articles about various Harvey Comics characters such as Casper, Richie Rich, Hot Stuff and Sad Sack, as well as a survey of Harvey-related feature films, animated series, comic book indexes and reviews, and interviews and tributes to various Harvey artists, writers, and creators including Ernie Colon, Sid Jacobson, Dom Sileo, Paul Maringelli, and Fred Rhoads. (617) (C: 0-1-2) SC, 8x11, 400pgs, B&W
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