Best of
Comics

1998

Kingdom Come


Elliot S. Maggin - 1998
    It is the early years of the Twenty-First Century. Without the guidance and values long championed by the old guard -- Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman -- a younger generation of super heroes is ravaging the world. But when the Man of Steel returns from self-imposed exile, his very presence could be the catalyst that pushes us all into Armageddon. Seen through the eyes of Norman McCay, an aging minister who embarks on a disturbing odyssey of revelation with an angel known as the Spectre to guide him, "Kingdom Come" is the story of what defines a hero in a world spinning inexorably out of control...of the heroes who adapted to that changing world, and those who couldn't...of personal battles fought with inner demons, and the final war that would determine the fate of our planet.

Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 1


Warren Ellis - 1998
    Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st Century surroundings. Combining black humor, life-threatening situations, and moral ambiguity, this book is the first look into the mind of an outlaw journalist and the world he seeks to destroy.Collects Transmetropolitan #1-18, Transmetropolitan: I Hate it Here, VERTIGO Winter's Edge #2 in a slipcased Absolute Edition format.

Transmetropolitan, Vol. 1: Back on the Street


Warren Ellis - 1998
    Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider attacks the injustices of his surreal 23rd Century surroundings. Combining black humor, life-threatening situations, and moral ambiguity, this book is the first look into the mind of an outlaw journalist and the world he seeks to destroy.

Squee's Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors.


Jhonen Vásquez - 1998
    It also contains reprints from the popular Jhonny the Homicidal Maniac series that didn't appear in the JTHM: Director's Cut book.

Our Mutts: Five


Patrick McDonnell - 1998
    In Patrick McDonnell's animal-centric world, Earl, the dog, and Mooch, the cat, provide both postulations and punch lines, enlightenment and entertainment. They seem innocent, yet speak volumes. "Kids will immediately take to the funny-animals look of the strip," wrote Mark J. Estren in Virginia Parent, "but there's plenty here for adults, too." Indeed there is. From musings about friendship to the benefits of adopting shelter animals, these two and their furry pals hammer out the mammalian issues of the day.The late Charles Schulz described MUTTS: "I think the best new comic strip to come along has been MUTTS. . . . The little dog and cat are just innocent creatures, and all the characters are funny and fun to look at." MUTTS is a true classic.

Asterix & Friends: "Asterix the Gladiator", "Asterix in Switzerland", "Mansions of the Gods", "Asterix and the Laurel Wreath", "Obelix and Co."


René Goscinny - 1998
    

A Little Look-See: Mutts 6


Patrick McDonnell - 1998
    As with McDonnell's previous collections, the always-adorable Mooch and Earl can be counted on for hearty laughs and endearing moments as they share their pets'-eye views when "their peoples" are not around. In A Little Look-See, we learn through Earl and Mooch that yes, animals do practice those irresistible expressions that melt our hearts, and we witness a not-so-dignified debate over the age-old question of who is cuter: dogs or cats?The creative style and classic charm of Mutts earns McDonnell the admiration of loyal readers, prominent national organizations, and fellow cartoonists, as well as frequent comparisons to cartoon-strip greats such as Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbes. In 2000, McDonnell received the National Cartoonists Society's highest honor, the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year for 1999. With a following that spans 20 countries, Mutts has also garnered notice internationally, winning Germany's prestigious Max & Moritz Award for best international comic strip. Go ahead and take A Little Look-See at the spectacular world of Mutts.

Yesh! - Mutts IV


Patrick McDonnell - 1998
    But if there's one thing the two sides do agree on, it's that they love Patrick McDonnell's charming strip, Mutts.Mutts has won the devotion of animal lovers and comics readers across the land. Fans love the charming humor the talented McDonnell provides, as well as his one-of-a-kind artistic style that stands apart on the funny pages. Yesh! features Earl the dog, his pal Mooch the cat, and the plethora of other lovable animal regulars who pop in and out of their lives.Few people could conceive what animals are truly thinking until McDonnell gave us the antics and adventures of Earl and Mooch. In one series of strips, Earl reveals what pets think when their owners are late arriving home: ""I must ration my dinner...who knows how long it will need to last?...The day?...The week?...The next two minutes?"" His buddy Mooch declares after becoming stranded on top of a tree: ""I need to reassess my goals.""The delightful personalities of McDonnell's animal stars have won the hearts and acclaim of readers the world over. Veteran cartoonist Charles Schulz called Mutts one of the best strips ever. The strip earned the National Cartoonists Society's Comic Strip of the Year Award in 1996. In 1998, McDonnell captured the Swedish Academy of Comic Art's Award for Best International Comic Strip Artist. Yesh! celebrates the subtle humor and unparalleled style of a strip that hearkens back to the classic strips of yesteryear.

More Red Meat: The Second Collection of Red Meat Cartoons


Max Cannon - 1998
    Featured in sixty alternative weeklies and college newspapers, representing a combined readership of more than six million, Red Meat has a fervent and loyal fan base. Max Cannon also has an official Red Meat web site, which averages 30,000 page views per week. It was honored with a Cyber Star award from Virtual City magazine.

The Dreaming: Through the Gates of Horn and Ivory


Caitlín R. KiernanNeil Gaiman - 1998
    Step through the gates of Horn and Ivory and enter the Kingdom of the Sandman...Join a white-collar worker who yearns for blue-collar freedom as he takes a special tour of the Dreaming with caretaker Mervyn Pumpkinhead; Spend New Year's Day with two expatriate faeries - Nuala, once a gift to Dream from Queen Titania, and Cluracan, disgraced ambassador to the Royal Court; Travel with two denizens of The Dreaming into the waking world: The Corinthian, a deadly nightmare made flesh, sent to correct the sins of his past; and Matthew the Raven who takes human form to face an old adversary;And learn of the exploits of one of Dream's former ravens, Aristeas of Marmora.Welcome to The Dreaming - the vast, unmapped realm of dreams, where your wildest fantasy may walk side by side with your greatest nightmares, where truth and illusion walk hand in hand - or sometimes claw in glove.

Dungeon: Zenith vols. 1-2: The Barbarian Princess


Joann Sfar - 1998
    This series, a best-seller in many countries, starts with the apogee of Dungeon, a mighty castle filled with monsters, trolls, and goblins kept by a wily bird, the Dungeon Keeper, and the object of desire of many an uncouth and disgusting forms of life (and afterlife), and Herbert the Timorous Duck is assigned to defend it! Thank goodness, the Dungeon Keeper has assigned Marvin the Dragon, a blood-thirsty, uh, vegetarian, warrior, to his side. 4 full stories in one omnibus volume at a new larger size! (Combines the 1st 2 volumes originally published).

Madhavacharya


Anant Pai - 1998
    1238–1317) propagated the Bhakti Marg or the path of devotion for the realisation of God. He felt that there was no need to deny the world in order to realise the Divine. Relying on logic, and quoting profusely from the scriptures, he made a strong case for theism. His school of thought is known as dvaita which stands for two realities – independent and dependent. The infinitely perfect God is independent and the world of matter and spirits is dependent on God. He advocated total surrender to God to achieve salvation.

Sahasramalla


Luis Fernandes - 1998
    But when he tricks the King himself, Sahasramalla realises that there is no longer anyone left to rob and wonders what to do next. Near by, a monk named Vasudda is speaking. Vasudda's words make Sahasramalla realise how many people he has cheated and betrayed. Taken from the Vardhamana-desana, a Jain classic, the story of Sahasramalla is told with compassion. Even a thief is given the option to repent and make up for his crimes.

Batman: Gotham Adventures #1


Ty Templeton - 1998
    The only place Batman can keep his nemesis safe is the Batcave, but even that haven may not be safe enough when the Riddler comes calling.

A Child's Life: Other Stories


Phoebe Gloeckner - 1998
    This edition includes eight pages of new material.Long respected as one of the finest and most original of today's underground comics artists, Gloeckner shows both technical artistry and tremendous range—from her sly, lurid, and brilliantly colored posters for rock groups to her textbook-quality medical illustrations; from her sharp naturalistic juxtapositions for The Atrocity Exhibition (J.G. Ballard) to the signature comics for which she is best known.Pages include both black and white and color comics, some that were published before in obscure comic books, and some of her classics in addition to new stories. In detailed, nuanced panels, these strips depict the isolation, horror, and disappointment—but also the revolutionary, transformative power—of young women trapped in circumstances ringed with drugs and sexual abuse. Gloeckner continues as a major literary and visual artist.

Superman: Adventures of the Man of Steel


Scott McCloud - 1998
    Inspired by his animated adventures on the Kids' WB!, this collection of fast-paced adventures features Superman's battles with Metallo, Brainiac, and Livewire, as well as the ever-present menace of Lex Luthor.

The Eighth Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack


Jim Davis - 1998
    So whether he's crash-landing into a bowl of soup, modeling his favorite sandwich fashions, or prying his head from the cookie jar, GARFIELD always gets the last bite. And you'll be sure to get the last laugh!

The Tenth Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack


Jim Davis - 1998
    It just happens to revolve around the refrigerator! So whether he's reviewing the list of things he's not going to do today, testing the first law of physics--"Bodies at rest tend to stay at rest"--or challenging Odie to a do-nothing contest, you can be sure that when mealtime comes, GARFIELD will have all the energy he needs!

Superman: Peace on Earth


Paul Dini - 1998
    Comics painter Alex Ross and writer Paul Dini, both among the most acclaimed talents in the field, join forces to create an unusual look at the world's greatest super-hero and his attempt to improve the world.

Hellblazer by Garth Ennis Omnibus


Garth Ennis - 1998
    1 collects the game changing stories that breathed new life into the fan favorite character, John Constantine.John Constantine is dying. As a sorcerer literally haunted by the demons of his past, John is no stranger to mystic bedevilment or supernatural horror. But it's his chain smoking that ultimately brings death to Constantine's front door. Between this, and investigations of a grisly serial murderer and strategies against the Lord of Hell, there is no rest for the wicked. Especially when your name is John Constantine.Written by Garth Ennis (Preacher, Punisher MAX) with art by fan favorites Steve Dillon (Preacher, Punisher MAX) Hellblazer by Garth Ennis Omnibus Vol. 1 brings together Ennis' entire run for the first time!Collects Hellblazer #41-50, #52-83, #129-133, Vertigo Jam #1, Hellblazer Special #1, Vertigo: Winter's Edge #2, & Heartland #1.

Avengers (1998-2004) #1


Kurt Busiek - 1998
    The Avengers are reunited! As the founding members come together to discuss the recent wave of attacks on former teammates, Thor interrupts the proceedings with grave news: Asgard is in ruins, the Twilight Sword has been taken...doom awaits Midgard!

Thieves & Kings: The Red Book


Mark Oakley - 1998
    Making his way amidst the powerful events changing his world, soldiers and pirates, kings and princesses, and a Shadow Lady of the Sleeping Wood fill his life with gambles and adventure.

Elfquest: the first 20 years


Wendy Pini - 1998
    

Gon Wild


Masashi Tanaka - 1998
    

Zot! Book 3


Scott McCloud - 1998
    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!

The Essential George Booth


George Booth - 1998
    Compiled and edited by Lee Lorenz, former art editor of The New Yorker and an acclaimed cartoonist in his own right, The Essential Cartoonists library is a celebration of this unique visual art form. Each volume focuses on one truly outstanding artist and features approximately 150 of the artist's best cartoons, as well as insight into background, influences, inspirations, working habits, and more. Launching the series: The Essential George Booth and The Essential Charles Barsotti. In Booth, Lorenz traces the career of this New Yorker icon. Known primarily for his unmistakable characters--Mr. Ferguson, the violin-playing Mrs. Rittenhouse, curmudgeons with their crazed dogs and unruly profusion of cats--Booth combines warmth, energy, quirkiness, and amazing detail. Like another famous Missourian, Mark Twain, Booth has never lost that flavor of small-town eccentricity--or the laugh-out-loud humor that defines his work.

Garfield: 20th Anniversary Collection


Jim Davis - 1998
    20 YEARS OF FABULOUS FELINE FUN!Laugh along with Garfield and the gang in this timely tribute to the world's feistiest--and funniest--feline!Inside you'll find: ¸  Jim Davis' Top Twenty All-Time Favorite Strips! ¸  Foreword by Mike Peters! ¸  Exclusive 20th Anniversary Interview with Garfield! ¸  A Rare Glimpse Inside Jim Davis' Original Sketchbook! ¸  A Heaping Helping of Classic Garfield Strips! ¸  Doodles, Trivia, Anecdotes! ¸  Embarrassing Photos!It's nothing less than a milestone for Garfield and a must-have collection for every fat cat fanatic!

Absolutely Asterix


René Goscinny - 1998
    This volume contains five Asterix stories: "Asterix and Cleopatra"; "Asterix and the Big Fight"; "Asterix and the Cauldron"; "Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield"; and "The Twelve Tasks of Asterix".

Zot! Book 2


Scott McCloud - 1998
    Zot! is Scott McCloud's critically acclaimed take on superhero comics, and was one of the greatest cult comics of the '80s.Volume 2 collects issues 11-15 and 17-18, the beginnings of the black-and-white relaunch of the series.

Quantum and Woody: Kiss Your Ass Goodbye!


Christopher J. Priest - 1998
    Welcome to the swingingest trade paperback on this side of the Atlantic, baby. It's KYAG, or Kiss Your Ass Goodbye, for all you cats who have hang-ups about that sort of thing.We've got some far-out stuff in here, from the uptight dude Quantum, having strange fantasies about beating a large man Why would anyone dream about beating a large man?), Woody, dressing up in this silly raccoon get up, cause he can't make his end meet (but what if this is some sick animal, cross-dressing, fetish fantasy...I'm having rancid thoughts here), and the best part of all, the infamous TV show deal, with the two really, really, really (oh man, they are saucy) randy women as co-starts. Did we mention that they're thespians? , that's tasty.So, stop playing with your bait and tackle and pick us up, it's a gas in here.

A Search for Meaning: The Story of Rex (Color Edition)


Michel Gagné - 1998
    He travels far and wide in an ever so strange and visually fanciful world. Rex shows us how we can step back to our innocence, and see that meaning is found everywhere and nowhere. Rex's story is one for all seasons and ages. It is fun, silly, scary, cute and spiritual all rolled into one sweet little face.

The Mutts: Little Big Book


Patrick McDonnell - 1998
    Little Books may be small in size, but they're big in titles and sales.

It's a Jungle Out There, A New Madam & Eve Collection


S. Francis - 1998
    

Lenore #3 (Vol. 2): Where Pooty At?


Roman Dirge - 1998
    He’s ready to do the bidding of his Master, The Dark Overlord! Where has the bucket-headed uber warrior with a passion for Parcheesi been, why is he back, and what does his return spell for Lenore, the cute little dead girl?

Best of Steven


Doug Allen - 1998
    Cartoonist DougAllen, whose work is seen everywhere from The New Yorker to Blab!, has created in Best of Steven a mighty fortress of misanthropy and humor.

X-Men Visionaries: Chris Claremont


Chris Claremont - 1998
    In this special volume, Claremont chooses his favorite stories that he felt were the high-water marks in his long tenure on Marvel's Merry Mutants. Featuring artwork from some of the greats in the comics medium, the adventures in this collection cover all genres, from straightforward super-hero action, to whimsical fairy tales, to taut tales of espionage.

Curbside


Robert Kirby - 1998
    This book was made possible by a grant from the Xeric Foundation. The sequel, Curbside Boys, was published in 2002 by the award-winning Cleis Press, of San Francisco.

Raman the Matchless Wit ( Amar Chitra Katha 226 and reprinted as 581 )


Anant Pai - 1998
    Amazingly witty stories of Tenali Raman

The Bundled Doonesbury


G.B. Trudeau - 1998
    Start with the book: a rich, oversize anthology, jam-packed with America's most provocative and pointed satire -- including 80 Sunday strips in full color. From O.J. and Mr. Butts to Whitewater and Tailgate, from Mike, Kim, and Alex's funky software start-up company to Duke and Earl's Las Vegas long shots, Trudeau tracks the fierce strangeness of end-of-century life through the ever-intertwining fortunes of his substantial cast.Bundled with this impressive tome is the Doonesbury Flashbacks CD-ROM, a complete account of all things Doonesbury over the course of the strip's first 25 years. The disc contains more than 9,000 strips, archived with every search mode imaginable -- readers can locate strips by character, topic, chronology, dialogue, or location. Contemporary newspaper headlines, articles, quotes, and factoids give useful context for the historically clueless. Other features include a digital bibliography of Doonesbury books, posters, videos, and audio recordings; a Doonesbury trivia game, complete with unctuous host (Mike) and decorative hostess (Boopsie); a Doonesbury timeline; elaborate character bios; and animation. A useful print capability lets users generate crisp refrigerator art from any strip.Thanks to this digital cornucopia you can relive the ages of Aquarius, Reagan, and O.J. through the eyes of G.B. Trudeau and his merry band of misfits.

King-Cat Collection


John Porcellino - 1998
    

Comic Strips and Consumer Culture, 1890-1945


Ian Gordon - 1998
    Drawing on comic strip characters such as Buster Brown, Winnie Winkle, and Superman, Ian Gordon shows how, in addition to embellishing a wide array of goods with personalities, comic strips themselves increasingly promoted consumerist values and upward mobility.

The Essential Charles Barsotti


Charles Barsotti - 1998
    Compiled and edited by Lee Lorenz, former art editor of The New Yorker and an acclaimed cartoonist in his own right, The Essential Cartoonists library is a celebration of this unique visual art form. Each volume focuses on one truly outstanding artist and features approximately 150 of the artist's best cartoons, as well as insight into background, influences, inspirations, working habits, and more. Launching the series: The Essential George Booth and The Essential Charles Barsotti. Charles Barsotti is also a 30-year veteran of The New Yorker, and in Barsotti Lorenz presents an overview of this signature cartoonist whose rounded, elegant, sparsely detailed style evokes both the traditional world of a Thurber and the contemporary sensibility of a Roz Chast. With his simple repertory--including a nameless but lovable pooch and a monarch whose kingdom consists of a guard and a telephone--Barsotti manages to miraculously dissipate the clouds in people's minds with his unexpected humor.

Quantum and Woody: Holy S-Word We're Cancelled


Christopher J. Priest - 1998
    

Sinister Dexter: Gun Lovin' Criminals


Dan Abnett - 1998
    The stories herein were later republished in the first two Rebellion Sinister Dexter collections, alongside other stories this Hamlyn collection skipped.Collects Wish Upon A Czar from 2000 AD Progs 992-993, Gunshark Vacation from Progs 1024-1031, and Murder 101 from Progs 1051-1061.

Thor (1998-2004) #1


Dan Jurgens - 1998
    To aid his fellow Avengers, Thor must do battle with the Destroyer!

Groo: The Most Intelligent Man in the World


Sergio Aragonés - 1998
    When the barbarian with the lowest IQ in the world starts passing out words of wisdom and advice, all of his old cohorts and enemies come out of the woodwork to find out what's wrong, and no one's more confused than Rufferto, the most loyal little dog in Plentia.

Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman: Rogue to Riches


David Boswell - 1998
    A collection of issues #2 - 6 of 'Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman.'

Street Posters and Ballads


Eric Drooker - 1998
    Drooker traces the neighborhood's radical history back two centuries in his written introduction and follows with dozens of arresting images, depicting the resistance of the beaten-down, the trod-upon and the forgotten in our brave new economic order. These visual protests debuted on lampposts and walls, but they have long since become part of the ongoing visual and psychic landscape of the Lower East Side.

The Road To Bliss: A Bliss Collection


Stephen Hersh - 1998
    The gushing, overwhelming, unrestrained response to their cards (albeit from family and friends) led to the creation of "Bliss."Now you too can journey with Dana and Steven down the road to "Bliss."There's no better way to peer into the personal lives of a vital young married couple-without the use of binoculars.

Through the Wood, Beneath the Moon


Tom Pappalardo - 1998
    Oh, say, the police are here.

Generation X: Underground #1


Jim Mahfood - 1998
    "Banshee's Angels"- a Charlie's Angels parody. Guest starring Bishop! "Half a Face"- somber Chamber storyAlso included are various extras such as Jubilee's scrapbook, bootleg trading cards (including Penance!) and t-shirt design, and one page mock ad featuring Generation X vs. Beatniks.

The Case of the Tilting Planet


Craig Strasshofer - 1998
    

You Have a Brother Named Spike?


Charles M. Schulz - 1998
    Timeless and irresistible, these collections of comic strips feature Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, Charlie Brown, and the whole Peanuts gang coping with life, love, and baseball in their own hilarious way. And each book includes colorful gift wrap and a detachable tag for the easiest gift-giving ever.

Lizard Zen


Vaughn Bodé - 1998
    He died at a tragically young age in 1975, and these books collect most of his entire oeuvre. Schizophrenia is Bode's most personal work, including the legendary "The Man, " as well as Bode's personal diaries. Junkwaffel Vol. 2 is a collection of Bode's science-fiction oriented tales, including several "Deadbone" strips from Cavalier, "The Junkwaffel Papers, " and rare material. Cheech Wizard is a two-volume set reprinting the original National Lampoon series, Cheech's underground newspaper appearances, and never-before-seen material. Lizard Zen features the rarest and most obscure of Bode's work, including the full-color "Coco Crow" an the very last strips done before his death.

The Compleat Sally Forth


Wallace Wood - 1998
    Sally Forth features outrageous parodies of pop culture icons of the time, delightful puns and that superb Wood craftsmanship.

The Collected Gold Digger


Fred Perry - 1998
    

Fathom: Collected Editions Volume 5


Michael Layne Turner - 1998
    Smith Witness the climatic finale of the first Fathom story line as Top Cow proudly re-presents issues 8 and 9 in this special collected edition. These two pulse pounding issues wrap up the year long story of Aspen's quest to find out the truth of her past and stop Killian's plan for world domination! Find out who lived and who wound up becoming part of the ocean, permanently! With an all new cover by series creator Michael Turner, here is your chance to relive the conclusion of one of the top running story lines of the year!Collects issue #8 & 9

Wildstorm Archives: Gen¹³


Brandon ChoiMichael Lopez - 1998
    It is a project to locate young people who are shown to be Gen-Active, meaning that they gained their powers from something called the Gen-Factor either through direct exposure or through hereditary genes. Generation 13 (or Gen 13 for short) is the latest batch of young people who quickly learn that International Operations motives are more sinister than they appear. Caitlin Fairchild, Roxy Spaulding, Percival "Eddie" Chang, and Sarah Rainmaker must now band together to escape I.O. and their evil plans.Collects Gen¹³ vol.1, #1-5Gen¹³ vol. 2, #0,1/2,1-13C

Legends of Camelot


J.M. Martin - 1998
    The days of 5th-6th century Britain is a time referred to as the Dark Ages. The Romans had abandoned the once heralded Isle of the Mighty and now the people of Roman Britain faced aggression at the hands of barbarian invaders, chiefly the Picts and the dreaded Saxons. It was at this time that came a man who was to become the greatest of Britain’s heroes; a man who, fifteen hundred years later, still has a hold on our imaginations. He is King Arthur. LEGENDS OF CAMELOT is a series set in a progressive Pendragon universe. Each issue is set firmly in the grand Arthurian tradition and blended with its own slice of fiction to create a truly unique world of Camelot.

The Beyond


Steven P. Romano - 1998
    released through Rolling Thunder Pictures. Each copy of this impressive novel comes with a CD featuring the complete soundtrack to the film, bonus unreleased tracks, trailers, and dialogue from the film.

Thrilling Visions Sketchbook Volume One


Bob Burden - 1998
    Includes convention sketches, short fiction, musings and a fragment from his play The Disfigured Bride.

Comics: Between the Panels


Steve Duin - 1998
    Taking readers behind the scenes and between the panels, this book will appeal to everyone who has ever read a comic strip or comic book. Via alphabetical entries, the authors take an irreverent, idiosyncratic look at creators, characters, companies, conventions, and collectors - why, everything including Kitchen Sink! Don't expect dry reference book reading - Duin and Richardson pull no punches in expressing opinions, from citing their favorite covers and costumes to exposing some of the darker sides of comics creation and publishing. In the course of researching the book, Steve Duin (the Portland Oregonian) interviewed more than 150 comics industry veterans. Their reminiscences provide first-person insights into the early days of comics in the 1930s, the studio days of the 1940s, the crisis in the 1950s, and the resurgence in the 1960s. The book also offers plenty of behind-the-scenes info about the eccentric personalities who have brought comics to the edge of the millennium.

Nocturnals: Black Planet


Dan Brereton - 1998
    They have already ravaged his home planet, and now he has traveled to Earth to try and stop them once and for all. Once here, however, he finds that this world's inhabitants aren't all sweetness and light themselves. Some of them are busy creating freakish mutations out of their fellow man, and others are helping the invaders in their quest for domination. An outcast, Doc Horror is forced to live by the dark of night, and there he finds compatriots who must also shun the light of day. Polychrome, The Gunwitch, Starfish, Firelion, Komodo, and The Raccoon have all their share of knocks from humanity, but they want to save their homeworld anyway, and they don't care how many monsters stand in their way.

Superman: The Action Comics Archives, Vol. 1


Jerry Siegel - 1998
    These collections, showcasing stories from 1939 and into the early 1940s, feature some of the earliest adventures of the world's greatest super-hero in hard-hitting stories by the Man of Steel's creators.Collects issues #1 and #7-#20.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch #17 (2nd Series)


Bill Golliher - 1998
    

The Life of Momongo


Junko Mizuno - 1998
    

The Exploding Toilet: Tales Too Funny to Be True


Catherine Daly-Weir - 1998
    There's a man who used a toilet and made it explode and a criminal who confessed to a photocopier.

The Dreaming: The Dark Rose


Al Davidson - 1998
    The Dreaming Issues #20 - #21The shocking dreams of an outwardly prim young Victorian woman threaten to collide with her waking life in the form of a handsome, debauched, stranger--a stranger who bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain tooth-eyed gentleman from the Dreaming.

Freak Brothers: Storie di fine secolo


Gilbert Shelton - 1998
    

Marvel Heroes Reborn: Terrax the Tamer!


Brandon Choi - 1998
    Hark of The Herald: It begins on a pleasant afternoon in New York's Central Park...but it will end with the most devastating battle the Earth has ever seen!Terrax the Tamer:The lowdown on the Fantastic Four's newest enemy!Magical Mystery Tour:Doctor Doom celebrates his triumph over Iron Man, but the battle isn't over yet! Both men begin a small journey through time and space, entering another reality which seems strangely familiar to them...

Adventures of Superman (1986-2006) #559


Jerry Ordway - 1998
    Could it all be a gag by an imp from the Fifth Dimension?

The Clowns (Pagliacci)


P. Craig Russell - 1998
    Craig Russell, one of the most celebrated stylists in comics today, teams with rising star Galen Showman (Caliber's Renfield) to adapt one of theatre's greatest tales of betrayal, adultery, and murder. Taken from the Italian opera I Pagliacci, this special one-shot tells the story of a group of traveling performers driven against each other by conflicting desires, leading to a startling and bloody conclusion.

The Underground Comix Family Album


Malcolm Whyte - 1998
    The Underground Comix Family Album not only documents the colorful formative years (mid 1960s-mid 70s) of a dynamic art form, it also brings the works to life by placing a face and personality with them. The book underscores the fact that, although comix had a huge diversity of participants, there was a commonality of purpose whose revolutionary influence on contemporary art is still felt today.Veteran cartoonist and graphics pioneer, Will Eisner, sets the tone of the book with his foreword. Cartoon Art Museum founder, Malcolm Whyte, follows with a concise introduction to comix and their place in art history.A series of double page spreads — a full page artist portrait facing a brief artist's statement on creating comix and update on current projects — round out the book. A small sample of comix art tops each text page. Through The Underground Comix Family Album we see what Clay Geerdes saw through his lens: a family of intensely independent, creative artists at work and at play ina memorable, free-spirited time.

Lamort & Cie


Max Andersson - 1998
    Dim. 22 x 29 cm

Sometimes You Have to Make Your Own Rules: A Luann Book


Greg Evans - 1998
    Luann, her best friend Beatrice and her irritating older brother Brad show us that sometimes, you just have to make your own rules, for example Whatever you''re doing, make it look harder than it is.'

Haunted Shadows


John Bolton - 1998
    

The Legend of Lord Snooty and His Pals


Dudley D. Watkins - 1998
    

The Chicken-Fried Rat: Tales Too Gross to Be True


Cylin Busby - 1998
    First his brother tells him a disgusting food story that makes him lose his appetite. Then Eric starts running errands for his mom, and it seems like everywhere he goes somebody has a stomach-turning story to tell.

2 Hot Girls on a Hot Summer Night


Terry Hooper - 1998
    This time-hopping series chronicles the naughty rompings of monumentally stacked English girls, as they satisfy one another in a Sapphic frenzy through the ages!

101 missionary stories you won't read in the Ensign


Michael Bingham - 1998
    Funny stories tht portray the lighter side of missionary life.

The Complete Ghita of Alizarr


Frank Thorne - 1998
    Gathered here, for the first time in a single volume, are the picaresque adventures of the notorious warrior-goddess of golden-spider Alizarr.In Book One, The Golden Goddess of Alizarr, the lusty Ghita is imbued with the spirit of mighty warrior-general and leads a rag-tag army against a sea of bloodthirsty lizardmen and liberates her captive city.Book Two, titled The Thousand Wizards of Urd, finds Ghita with her companions, Thenef the wizard and Dahib the dung-carrier, battling the dark sorcery of Rahmuz, the multi-armed wizard of Urd!Finally, Ghita nearly meets her doom under the ax of a ghostly executioner in the sensational tale The Deathman's Head!Out of print for a number of years, Ghita of Alizarr is groundbreaking masterpiece of action and erotica, written and illustrated by Frank Thorne, the legendary artist of Red Sonja and creator of The Iron Devil, Lann, and Moonshine McJugs!

Sabrina the Teenage Witch #10 (2nd Series)


Bill Golliher - 1998
    

Robin (1993-) #53


Chuck Dixon - 1998
    While Batman and Nightwing save the mayor from the Quakemaster's henchmen, Robin confronts the Quakemaster himself—and reveals the master criminal's identity in the fateful battle.

Danger Girl: The Dangerous Collection, Vol 2


J. Scott Campbell - 1998
    A journey skillfully led by Adventuress Abbey Chase and the Secret Agent Team knows as Danger Girl!In our second installment of the Dangerous Collection, the seductive and quick-witted Danger Girls join forces with the dynamic CIA agent Johnny Barracuda! Will the Barracuda's robust presence help or hinder the team? Find out in the continuation of their first teeth-clenching, white-knuckled adventure.Offbeat, Action-packed, and Bursting with Beautiful Women, Danger Girl's Unique Rendition of the Spy Genre has won the Acclaim of Readers around the Globe!

Marvel Heroes Reborn: In The Shadow of Galactus


Brandon Choi - 1998
    Doomsday:The Last hours of the planet Earth are approaching - unless its mightiest heroes can defeat an unstoppable foe! Judgement day has come at last - can a miracle be found?The Birth of Galactus:In a time before time, the man know as Galan faces the end of all existence - and his own terrible destiny...the hidden truth behind the creation of the deadliest figure in the universe!

Little LuLu Joke Book, The (The Little Lulu)


Golden Books - 1998
    Makes a great gift item

Young Justice (1998-2003) #1


Peter David - 1998
    Superboy, Impulse and Robin are all having a camp-out at the old Justice League headquarters when they accidentally awaken the comatose Red Tornado! After a brief conversation, they get a message that comes through on the monitor, leading the trio to uncover their first villain and the Super-Cycle!

Justice League: The Nail #1


Alan Davis - 1998
    Mayor Lex Luthor bans metahuman activity in Metropolis, the heroes recruit Lois Lane for a public relations piece and Batman unleashes on the Joker.

Bugs Bunny and Friends: A Comic Celebration


Mark Evanier - 1998
    This collection showcases the best comics stories starring everyone from Porky Pig to Pinky and the Brain, from the beginning through today.

The Holy Book of Chick (The Imp #2)


Daniel Raeburn - 1998
    Chick

What Do Dogs Dream?


Louise Rafkin - 1998
    Most of us think, Oh, isn't that cute, and let it go at that. Author Louise Rafkin, however, knows what dogs dream, and she shows the rest of us in her latest book.What Do Dogs Dream? is the wonderful product of Rafkin's vivid imagination and the hilariously detailed illustrations of artist Alison Bechdel as they're applied to the universal appeal of man's best friend. This book is to dog lovers what All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned from My Cat was to the feline world -- and more.The 20 written and illustrated entries in this perfect gift-sized book take us right to the front lines with our four-legged friends. No human narrators here; no, we're talking straight from the canines' mouths: It's dogs telling exactly what dogs dream.

Cryptic Writings of Megadeth


Dave Mustaine - 1998
    Chaos! Comics Presents the fantastic Cryptic Writings of Megadeth trade paperback featuring issues 1-4 of the comic series, with complete song lyrics and unseen artwork! All stories are based on the songs and lyrics of Dave Mustain of the hit band-Megadeth!

The DC Annual 1999 Adventures in the DC Universe


Rick Burchett - 1998
    

Marvel Heroes Reborn: Silver Death


Walter Simonson - 1998
    As the real Thor bids fareweel to his 'brother', Doctor Doom makes his plans to deafeat Galactus and his heralds - but will his own ego destroy his scheme?