Now collected into 15 volumes, Love & Rockets is a body of work that The Nation has described as "one of the hidden treasures of our impoverished culture." Created by brothers Gilbert, Jaime, and Mario Hernandez, three Southern California Mexican-Americans armed with a passion for pop culture and punk rock, Love & Rockets gave a voice to minorities and women for the first time in the medium's then 50-year history and remains one of the greatest achievements in comic book history.

    In 1916, Charley Bourne lies about his age to enlist and fight on the battlefields of France. But thoughts of glory and patriotism are swept aside by the bloody artillery barrage of horror and needless sacrifice amidst the trenches of the First World War. Rich in the detailed minutiae of the terror-punctuated existence of a Tommy, Charley's War features a brand new introduction and director's commentary by Pat Mills, a cultural history of the comic, and an essay on the Battle of the Somme.

    But in THE NEW TEEN TITANS: THE TERROR OF TRIGON, the group of heroic sidekicks encounters their greatest and most lethal challenge when Raven's father, the demon Trigon, crosses over realities and conquers Earth. Now Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Starfire, Cyborg, Changeling, and the former Robin, must defeat their teammate's father and return him to his dimensional prison or watch as the world is transformed into a hell on Earth for all eternity.

    Paperback Publisher: First Classics; 1st Edition, 7th Printing edition (August 1987) Language: English ISBN-10: 091541922X ISBN-13: 978-0915419227 Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8 x 0.4 inches

    Political satire at its finest.

    Presents forty-nine mysteries in comic strip format featuring the youthful sleuth, Encyclopedia Brown.

    Description in EnglishSpecial book of fantasy theatrical anime directed by Mamoru Oshii ("Ghost in the Shell") and characters designed by Yoshitaka Amano ("Vampire Hunter D", "Final Fantasy").Description in Japanese少女季 天使のたまご / 天野喜孝/絵 あらきりつこ/文 押井守/文鬼才・押井守監督のもと、アニメファンタジー映画『天使のたまご』(’85)のアートディレクションを担い、特異な世界観を確立した天才・天野喜孝。今や国際的アーティストである天野氏が、同作の“たまごを抱く少女”を主役に、絵本として描き下ろした特別譚。超縦長のキャンバス上で画と文字が切り結ぶ、きわめて美的でユニークなスタイルの本書は、85年と04年の刊行以降、長らく入手困難でしたが、オリジナル版の貴重な印刷データを使用した美麗画質のまま、天野氏の新規コメントを増補して、ついに復活!

    (Graham Ingels), from #6 1952Cold Cuts! (Jack Davis), from #5 1952

    

    

    Mills was an openly gay cartoonist, creator of "Poppers," one of the first comic strips to develop multi-dimensional gay characters . Where earlier comics had relied on stereotypes – either the nelly queen or the muscleman – Mills was one of the first to present his characters with lives beyond the stereotypes."Poppers" featured Billy, a West Hollywood muscleboy, and his sidekick Yves (based on Mills), a big-hearted nebbish who offered good advice and caution (usually unheeded) for his glamorous friend. Yves always went along for the ride with Billy, commenting on the action, a function he took over from a witty crab louse that lived on Billy's pubic hair in the first few strips. (The title referred to "poppers," alkyl nitrites which were commonly used recreationally in the gay community).