Best of
Comix

1982

The Far Side


Gary Larson - 1982
    During its run, the cartoon spawned 22 books from AMP, which were translated into a total of 17 different languages. For his work with The Far Side, Larson was awarded the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist from the National Cartoonists Society in 1991 and 1994. The group also named The Far Side Best Syndicated Panel in both 1985 and 1987.

Love Is Hell


Matt Groening - 1982
    Inside, you'll find handy tips on everything from Getting the Love You Deserve to Getting Your Heart Broken into Millions of Tiny Pieces. Plus so very much more. Why, we've even included a brand-spankin'-new intro by the author himself, written especially for this incredible 10th Anniversary Edition! And as if that wasn't enough, because you've waited so patiently for this special edition to come out, you get a special gold-colored anniversary seal right on the front cover, just because we care. Here's hoping you find a love as lasting and meaningful as this paperback.

Two Guys Fooling Around with the Moon


B. Kliban - 1982
    Brilliantly drawn and bitterly funny, these cartoons thoroughly demonstrate better living through plywood, reaffirm that what's good for business is good for America-even if Your Government in Action has taken to the streets-the Madonna is out of order and Yoga has been made silly. 122,000 copies in print.

Wolverine (1982) #1


Chris Claremont - 1982
    The master of mutants joins the master of ninjas in Wolverine's first solo series - replete with romance, intrigue and mayhem, brought to you by comic legends Chris Claremont and Frank Miller!

A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics


Michael Barrier - 1982
    

The Mad Archives, Vol. 1


Wallace Wood - 1982
    It's visionary humor in a jugular vein, presented in a handsome hardcover format. Here is where it all began.

The Age of Darkness


Caza - 1982
    This was the Shadow Age, a time when the planet Earth still rotated on its axis, but more and more slowly. At that time, the 'Oms, the Inhabitants of the Shadows, still lived in their fortified cities. But the ramparts of the Night were closing in on them, terrifying them and swallowing them up. And yet, among the Shadows, dreams gradually rose up in the form of primitive beings that became known as the "Others." Knowing neither pity nor hatred, these creatures had only goal: to reclaim their birthright, the land they had Lost: the Earth.

"Mercy, it's the revolution and I'm in my bathrobe" : more Sylvia


Nicole Hollander - 1982