In the 1720s, a liaison occurs between a young mortal and a fairy girl, setting off a chain of events that will culminate in a grand love adventure.

    These full-color graphic novels broke new ground when they were first released and became the inspiration for countless modern-day comic artists.This repackaged hardcover volume contains 3 classic Tintin stories, including: The Castafiore Emerald, Flight 714 to Sydney, and Tintin and the Picaros.

    Comic book adaptation!"To celebrate its quarter century and the legacy of Douglas Adams, this deluxe edition gathers never-before-collected photographs, original artwork, memorabilia (from the strange to the sublime), and wisdom gleaned from a first read or first encounter as Douglas's friends remember how the galaxy was forever changed a mere twenty-five years ago (not to mention the original text of the novel) into a one-of-a-kind Guide as stunning as two suns setting over Magrathea." Whether you are well versed in the antics of Arthur Dent, a mild mannered Earthman plucked from his planet seconds before it's demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, and Ford Perfect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy posing as an out-of-work actor, or are hitching a ride for the first time, this is the book that has everything you'll need to know about anything.

    Crumb Coffee Table Art Book was hailed as an original & audacious celebration of artistic genius & American popular culture. This paperback edition makes the best of this author available in a price that fans of comic book art are sure to appreciate.

    Reprinting issues #157-163 of the series, HELLBLAZER: FREEZES OVER collects the ...Freezes Over storyline illustrated by Marcelo Frusin (HELLBLAZER: GOOD INTENTIONS) as well as the one-shot ...And Buried? illustrated by Steve Dillon (PREACHER) and the 2-part Lapdogs and Englishmen illustrated by Guy Davis (SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE). In these three episodes, after another unwelcome meeting with FBI Agent Turro, Constantine continues his journey through America's back roads. For more information, see the feature article. (STAR MATURE READERS SC, 7x10, 168pg, FC

    This hardcover collection includes the early Superman comics that recount the Golden Age adventures of the Man of Steel. From his perilous escape from the doomed planet Krypton to his high-flying adventures in Metropolis and everything in between, this is a must-have edition for the discerning Superman collector or fan.

    Now that's a superhero! This big fat book is hot off the press, chock-full of a second installment of the Flaming Carrot's undisputed gallantry and certitude. Such acts of bravado as inserting carrot sticks up fat dope-dealers' noses, defending the world from a communist plot that changes women's cellulite into a weapon of mass destruction, and unraveling the conundrum of a diabolical technology that turns a Republican governor's head into a...baby head! And all our champion of justice wants in return for his efforts is money to buy golf balls the size of hail! FC just keeps getting sillier and sillier, and better and better. Oh, and as usual, there's lots of provocative women in cutoffs and tight tops…

    

    Moon goons raid a redneck picnic. An Advanced Scientific Weapon turns Martians into door-to-door salesmen. A notorious villain grinds innocents up with a lawnmower, then goes home to eat vanilla wafers in the bathtub. No, it's not The Collected Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, it's the mid-'80s icon of tomfoolery, the Champion of Justice, the Dreadnought of Chicanery...the Flaming Carrot. A gun in one hand, a knife in the other (and, naturally, a fiery carrot for a head), 'FC' tackles terrorist death squads, communist hordes, and road hogs from outer space in this wonderful trade reissue of FC comics #1-3, plus previously unreleased material. Cited as "more fun than a Toyota-thon tent-sale with free hot dogs," this guy throws stink bombs, climbs walls with toilet plungers, and wears scuba flippers; and his nuclear-powered pogo stick enables him to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Okay, maybe it's not as important as The Collected Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, but seriously, what would you rather have on your bookshelf? The back blurb says it all: "Life's not worth living without banana bread, white-wall tires, and Flaming Carrot Comics!" —Edward Lee

    This book features everyone's favorite yo-yo slinging super-hero, Madman, in his first full-color adventure Robots Dinosaurs Frank and Joe's first kiss This one's got it all, including the artwork that made Mike Allred a star

    The characters here appear to be well-adjusted on the surface, but Tomine takes us deeper into their lives, subtly examining their struggle to connect with friends and lovers.

    In this epic space opera, set in the far future, a young hero hitches a ride on the Galaxy Express 999, an intergalactic "train" that connects distant planets -- and battles a ruling class of mechanized beings determined to stamp out all life.

    Darrian Ashoka--slayer of demons and murderer of angels--stands at a crossroads in his life. He has met Dawn, a mysterious woman who may or may not be the Earth Goddess incarnate. In his search for his own identity and his role in the eternal war between Ahura Mazda and Lucifer, Darrian learns something about cosmic fate and the way the universe really works. Rife with true love, absolute hatred, eternal damnation, relentless war, lost souls and divine illumination, LUCIFER'S HALO is the kind of book that gets better every time you read it. Written and illustrated by Joseph Michael Linsner.

    The metaphsics of the family's unique dynamics is carefully laid out by brother Maxon In his introduction Further insights are then gleaned in Charles letters to Robert, and Rober's journal pages. The cartooning is of course, magnificent! From Charlest ropey priates to daughter Sophief hip self-representations and cutesy animals, this family sure can draw Features work by Maxon. Charles, Robert, Sophie, and Jesse Crumb, and Aline Kominisky-Crumb.

    Travel back to the wacky Fifties in this comic compilation of the best of MAD's early years! From the Cold War and Richard Nixon (the first time around) to Howdy Doody and Mickey Mouse, this one's got it all...and then some!

    Whether she's revealing Phallusies: The Fake Penis Exhibition, relating the psycho antics of Therapy Girl or the troubles of Camaro Joe, or taking friendly shots at sexuality and the '70s Sisterhood, Lopez's talent and intellect take her work far beyond the usual comic fare.Erika Lopez's cartoons are so corrosive they should come with a hazardous material warning. Buy this book now and surrender to her exquisitely vile and depraved genius. -- Alison Bechdel, creator of Dykes to Watch Out For

    The lead character in most is Bitchy Bitch, the perma-nently PMS'd and PO'd embodiment of the female id, who also stars in her own series of cartoon shorts on the Oxygen Network's X-Chromosome animated series.The raunchiest collection, focusing on Bitchy's sexual excapades.

    The world is being sliced up by the corporations, and the corporations are being sliced up by Thexoll, a megalomaniac with designs on godhood. A backlash movement is forming in the streets. The people are ready to take back what is theirs. Into the middle of the chaos comes Hans. He's already lived through rioting and upheaval, and now he just wants to disappear. Unfortunately, with assassination plots, underground newspapers, and a secret, yet volatile, family history, the anonymity Hans desires may be an impossibility. This complex and challenging collection was crafted by the award-winning writer/artist team whose unique visual style has graced the pages of Grendel and Exquisite Corpse. A special section of sketches featuring the Pander brothers' early design concepts and character development will be included in this impressive volume.

    The lead character in most is Bitchy Bitch, the perma-nently PMS'd and PO'd embodiment of the female id, who also stars in her own series of cartoon shorts on the Oxygen Network's X-Chromosome animated series.An anti-nostalgiac trip through the '70s, as Bitchy discovers college, Viet Nam, and the Pill!