Best of
Comic-Book

1990

Classics of Western Literature: Bloom County, 1986-1989


Berkeley Breathed - 1990
    One of the most beloved and avidly read comic strips of all time, Bloom County not only became a part of, but helped define, the popular culture of a decade. This collection is destined to become a classic.

Happy Trails!


Berke Breathed - 1990
    Berke Breathed delivers another book with his Bloom County comic-strip characters of Opus, Bill the Cat and the rest of the gang as they engage in their rollicking adventures.

Miracleman, Book One: A Dream of Flying


Alan MooreAlan Davis - 1990
    After nearly two decades away, Miracleman uncovers his origins and their connection to the British military's "Project Zarathustra" - while his alter ego, Michael Moran, must reconcile his life as the lesser half of a god.

Doom Patrol: Book One


Grant Morrison - 1990
    Originally conceived in the 1960s by the visionary team of writer Arnold Drake and artist Bruno Premiani, the Doom Patrol was reborn a generation later through Grant Morrison’s singular imagination. Though they are super-powered beings, and though their foes are bent on world domination, convention ends there. Shunned as freaks and outcasts, and tempered by loss and insanity, this band of misfits faces threats so mystifying in nature and so corrupted in motive that reality itself threatens to fall apart around them—but it’s still all in a day’s work for the Doom Patrol. Written by Grant Morrison and featuring art by Richard Case, John Nyberg, Doug Braithwaite, Scott Hanna and Carlos Garzón, Doom Patrol: Book One collects issues #19-34 and includes introductions by Morrison and editor Tom Peyer.

Slaine: The Horned God - Part Two


Pat Mills - 1990
    Having finally acquired the sacred weapons and approval he needed from the three other kings of Tir-Nan-Og, Slaine ascends to the position of High King - to immediately face his greatest threat, an army of Drunes, Sea Demons and other foul creatures! But Slaine's mission is two-fold; as High King, he must also lead his people away from the darkness and mystery of their old religions, back to a oneness with nature... not that he won't be breaking a few heads along the way!

Tank Girl


Alan C. Martin - 1990
    Tank Girl!Join everybody’s favourite beer-swilling, chain-smoking, kangaroo-worrying lunatic as she blitzes her way through a dazzling array of bizarre adventures, including bounty hunting, delivering colostomy bags to Australian presidents, kangaroo boxing... and many more outrageous and mind-warping thrills! Marking the 20th anniversary of Tank Girl, with a new introduction from Alan Martin, and rarely seen material from Jamie Hewlett, this is the start of the ultimate collection. Presented for the first time, in chronological order and in glorious black and white - the way nature intended! Warning: Adults only!

The Thanos Quest


Jim Starlin - 1990
    In return, he's pledged to kill half the population of the universe. To do so, he sets out to secure the most powerful weapons in existence: the Infinity Gems!Collects: Thanos Quest 1-2

The Groo Adventurer


Sergio Aragonés - 1990
    A mendicant, amercenary, and a soldier of misfortune, the first four epic issues of Sergio Aragones' classic creation Groo The Wanderer are collected together here for the first time.Find out what all the laughter is about.#1 March 1985 The Song of Groo#2 April 1985 Dragon Killer#3 May 1985 The Medallion#4 June 1985 World Without Women!

Winsor McCay: His Life and Art


John Canemaker - 1990
    Original art from all the McCay's endeavors and rare personal photographs provide a visual counterpart to Canemaker's fascinating text. Begining with McCay's childhood in pioneer-era Michigan, circa 1870, this biography moves on through his earliest attempts to find an artistic voice in Chicago and turn-of-the-century Cincinnati, his work with circus posters, as a quick-sketch newspaper reporter, as a headliner chalk-talk artist in vaudeville, as crown jewel in William Randolph Hearst's grand line-up of newspaper cartoonists, and as the greatest of the early animators. McCay's masterpiece is the epic Little Nemo in Slumberland (1905), a beautiful and surreal fantasy rendered in stunning art nouveau line and subtle yet daring colour, and designed with layouts that anticipate cinematic storytelling techniques. Gertie the Dinosaur (1914), remain landmarks in the history of this art and were unmatched in the fluid movement and personality of the characters until the mature films of Walt Disney came along two decades later.

The Forever War 1: Private Mandella


Joe Haldeman - 1990
    After a colony spacecraft from Earth is mysteriously destroyed, America prepares for the first time to engage extraterrestrial life in combat. William Mandella is one of a small, elite force trained and sent across millions of miles of space to attack an enemy base. The author vividly recreates the tedium, stupidity, terror and destruction of combat. The soldiers' first encounter turns into a bloody massacre of unarmed aliens, an act which leaves Mandella "horrified at the prospect of living with myself for sixty more years," and which sets the stage for the beginning of a war with no end in sight. Marvano and Marchand combine their talents to create a complex technological environment and an alien planet battleground, both represented with distinctive spare line work and a limited but rich palette. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Vietnam Journal Book One: Indian Country


Don Lomax - 1990
    Vietnam Journal is a look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of a war journalist Scott Neithammer, a freelance reporter the troops have nicknamed "Journal." As an embedded reporter, Neithammer has a single minded focus and obsession to report the controversial war from the "grunt's" point of view and to hell with the consequences. It chronicles the lives and events of soldiers on the front line during the Vietnam War. Book One collects issues 1-4. Picked by Entertainment Weekly as "a graphic novel you should own" and recommended by the Military History Book Club, Vietnam Journal is written and drawn by Don Lomax, a Vietnam War veteran. Max Brooks (World War Z) names Vietnam Journal as one of his best war comic series. "Lomax bases his fictional work on his real experiences in Vietnam in 1966, with powerful results. It is Lomax's concern for average soldiers that, in the end, makes his work significant." - Publishers Weekly. "This is, without a doubt, the most graphic, realistic and emotionally powerful portrayal of the Vietnam War that's ever been seen in comic form." - Jason E. Aaron, Wizard's 2008 Best Writer.

Do Not Disturb Any Further


John Callahan - 1990
    Irreverent, original, and always hilarious, Callahan's cartoons are sure to delight and offend. His cartoons have been published in Omni, Harper's, National Lampoon, and other publications.

I Had A Frightmare!


Bil Keane - 1990
    Asked what was the worst dream he ever had, Jeff said: "I dreamt I picked up the morning paper and "The Family Circus" wasn't in it."Rest assured, Jeff. It won't happen.The Family Circus now appears worldwide in more than 1300 newspapers!

Biscuits, Spoonbread, & Sweet Potato Pie


Bill Neal - 1990
    From his first chapter on cornmeal--with recipes for dumplings, hushpuppies, and four styles of spoonbread--to his delicious array of desserts--including persimmon pudding, lemon chess pie, and pecan cake with caramel icing--Bill Neal interweaves fascinating bits of culinary history with a native's knowledge of the cooking secrets of the rural South. He demystifies beaten biscuits, revives such southern standbys as baps and bannocks, and freshens up old favorites such as peach cobbler and fruitcake. Passing on the traditions of the southern kitchen, Neal pays tribute to the richness of the region's heritage.Biscuits, Spoonbread, and Sweet Potato Pie was first published in 1990.(Not for sale in the British Commonwealth (except Canada), Ireland, or South Africa.)

Sláine: The Horned God: Volume 2


Pat Mills - 1990
    

The Encyclopedia of American Comics


Ron Goulart - 1990
    

Zot! Book 1


Scott McCloud - 1990
    For the first time, the first ten issues of this intelligent and charming series are collected into one massive full-color volume. See what everyone from Comics Buyer's Guide to The New York Times has raved about

Chybiony strzał


Janusz Christa - 1990
    Trzeci tom przygód Kajtka i KokoTom 1 - Śladem białego wilkaTom 2 - Duch bunkra

Wonder Woman #47 Side by side With Troia of the New Titans!


George Pérez - 1990
    

Ages of Mad


MAD Magazine - 1990
    

X-Factor (1986-1998) Annual #5


Louise Simonson - 1990
    Contains three stories, one of which is a part of the "Days of Future Present" crossover, and another of which is a part of the "Tribute" crossover celebrating characters who have died.