CORY DOCTOROW'S FUTURISTIC TALES OF THE HERE AND NOW COMIC BOOK
WHEN SYSADMINS RULED THE EARTH.
This was never sold in the mass market and only available through comic book specialty shops.
1st issue collector's item. Writer and BoingBoing.net co-editor Cory Doctorow has won acclaim for his science-fiction writing as well as his Creative Commons presentation of his material. Now, IDW Publishing is proud to present standalone stories adapted from Doctorow's work.
IDW Publishing brings the stories of acclaimed science-fiction author Cory Doctorow with 'When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth' that asks the question of who will keep the computers online when the end of the world comes? Winner of the Locus Award for best novelette of 2006. With a cover by Scott Morse!
Spectrum 8 - The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
A HUGE Hardcover Coffee Table book filled with lavish full color fantasy artwork. RARE and OUT OF PRINT.
Product Description Drawn from work created for books, comics, magazines, art galleries, advertisements, and the portfolios of some of the finest contemporary artists in the field. This lavishly illustrated book features the work of today's best-selling creators of fantasy and science fiction art. From the popular and well-regarded Spectrum annuals, over 100 artists are represented, chosen from a jury of award-winning professionals.
The increasing popularity of fantasy and science fiction themes in art is both celebrated and summarized in the sumptuous Spectrum series, which in eight years has become the premier venue for such art and an invaluable resource for art directors and illustrators. Spectrum 8 has a wider reach than any previous volume, featuring works from Germany, England, the Netherlands, Croatia, Canada, and France, in addition to those of American artists. The roster includes James Gurney (Dinotopia books), Anita Kunz (illustrator for Rolling Stone magazine), and many more. Jean Moebius Giraud is honored with an illustrated biography, while the Year in Review preface puts the entire field in focus. Includes 250 full-color illustrations.
Review "A feast for the eye and the imagination"
Once again, the Spectrum series provides us with the best in contemporary and fantastic art, and it IS fantastic. Entries range from weird, to gory, to funny, to beautiful. The work ranges from cover illustrations, paintings, sculptures to some toys, action figures and graphic novel work.
JURY
* Brom * Harlan Ellison * Irene Gallo * Guy Giunta * Gregory Manchess * John Jude Palencar
GRAND MASTER
* Jean "Moebius" Giraud
ADVERTISING
* Gold Award: Kinuko Y. Craft * Silver Award: Matt Stawicki
BOOK
* Gold Award: David Bowers * Silver Award: Shaun Tan
COMICS
* Gold Award: Dave McKean * Silver Award: Phil Hale
DIMENSIONAL
* Gold Award: Jean -Louis Crinon * Silver Award: Joel Harlow
EDITORIAL
* Gold Award: Donato Giancola * Silver Award: James Gurney
INSTITUTIONAL
* Gold Award: George Pratt * Silver Award: Justin Sweet
UNPUBLISHED
* Gold Award: Jason Nobriga * Silver Award: Gregory Manchess
Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson Present TALISMAN OF DEATH
FIGHTING FANTASY Book
FIGHTING FANTASY GAMEBOOK OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
Product Description
The once-peaceful world of Orb is in terrible danger. Dark forces are at work to unleash the awesome might of the Evil One - and only YOU can stop them.
YOUR mission is to destroy the Talisman of Death before the Dark Lord's minions reach you. But beware! Time is running out...
Talisman of Death is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Jamie Thomson and Mark Smith, illustrated by Bob Harvey and originally published in 1984 by Puffin Books. It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. It is the 11th in the series in the original Puffin series (ISBN 0-14-031859-3)
Unlike most other Fighting Fantasy books, the reader is in fact an ordinary person from Earth, drawn into the world of Orb by the will of the gods. In this book the player is given the task of protecting the Talisman of Death. The player must find a way of returning to their own world with the Talisman, thus depriving the god Death of the Talisman forever Talisman of Death is the only Fighting Fantasy gamebook set in the fantasy world of Orb, a creation of Thomson and Smith, although this world is also used as a setting for their Way of the Tiger series of gamebooks. The majority of the story is spent in the town "Greyguilds-on-the-moor". Characters that appear in Talisman of Death, such as Tyutchev, Cassandra, and Thaum also appear in the Way of the Tiger series. Also, Bob Harvey reprises his role as the illustrator of the series.
Ariel, The Book of Fantasy Volume 2 published by Ballantine Books in September 1977. This oversized book features a cover by Frank Frazetta. Inside features include...
* Eggsucker by Harlan Ellison, a prequel to A Boy and His Dog, illustrated by Richard Corben, * a heavily illustrated interview with Frank Frazetta, * Den by Richard Corben, * Islands by Michael Moorcock illustrated by Jeff Jones * RAY BRADBURY * JRR TOLKIEN * UKSULA LE GUIN * EDGAR ALLEN POE * and lots more.
RARE AND OUT OF PRINT!
September 1977, The Morning Star Press/Ballantine Books (ISBN: 0-345-27319-2)
editor, Thomas Durwood; publisher, Armand Eisen; designer, Bruce Jones; cover, Frank Frazetta
THE FANTASTIC ART OF BORIS VALLEJO (Paperback) Boris Vallejo Boris Vallejo (Author, Illustrator) › Visit Amazon's Boris Vallejo Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author Are you an author? Learn about Author Central (Author, Illustrator)
This book shows beautiful full-color paintings of Boris Vallejo, and also gives us the oportunity of exercise our imagination trying to discover the secrets that make an artist creates his own private and fantastic world with his paintings.
Reproduces 61 Boris paintings and drawings.
"From the first, when Boris Vallejo’s stunning illustrations began gracing the books of Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Doc Savage stories his amazing artistry found a wide and delighted audience. In the six years since his work first received attention, the magnificent Vallejo imagination has created a vast gallery of superb illustration in every field: science fiction, fantasy, mystery and romance. This collection showcases Boris Vallejo’s astonishing versatility in beautiful reproductions of his most famous paintings for the Tarzan, Gor and Conan books, the fiction of Frederick Pohl, Larry Niven, Lin Carter, Poul Anderson, Alice Chetwynd Ley, and many more - and including some displayed here for the first time."
Enchantment (Paperback) ~ Doris Vallejo (Author), Boris Vallejo Boris Vallejo (Author, Illustrator) › Visit Amazon's Boris Vallejo Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author Are you an author? Learn about Author Central (Author, Illustrator)
Fifteen dazzling new full-color paintings and a wealth of lavish ink drawings by renowned artist Boris Vallejo and a collection of boldly erotic stories by Doris Vallejo weave a magnificent spell of human passion and the transcendent power of love. Product Description Fantasy and sensuality mingle in a journey of the senses in this showcase of Boris Vallejo's provocative paintings of men and women set against gothic tales of romance written by Vallejo's first wife, Doris.
Shows the flights of the imagination of two artists into worlds of beauty and seduction.This book shows new beautiful full-color paintings of Boris Vallejo, and also gives us the oportunity of exercise our imagination trying to discover the secrets that make an artist creates his own private and fantastic world with his paintings.
Paperback Publisher: Peacock Press / Bantam Books (1977 2nd printing) Frank Frazetta (born 1928) is an American fantasy and science fiction artist. He is one of the most emulated artists of these genres in the world. His cover for the sword-and-sorcery collection Conan the Adventurer by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp (Lancer 1966) caused a sensation—numerous people bought the book for its cover alone. This interpretation of Conan essentially redefined the genre of Sword and Sorcery visually and had an enormous influence on succeeding generations of artists. From this point on, Frazetta's work was in great demand. During this period he also did covers for other paperback editions of classic Edgar Rice Burroughs books, such as those from the Tarzan and Barsoom (John Carter of Mars) series. He also did several pen and ink illustrations for many of these books.
* Featuring mostly colour reproductions of many of the famous paintings by probably the best fantasy artist ever. * Included are many paintings which were featured on the covers of the WARREN horror magazines CREEPY, EERIE and VAMPIRELLA, and also on the paperback versions of the Robert E. Howard CONAN books.
Frazetta's work has graced album covers and book jackets. In this second volume you'll see some of his finest. His techniques for drawing your attention to primary and secondary points of interest in his works are done beautifully like a photographer uses light. His works are lush and sensual, celebrating the human anatomy like the ancient Greeks. The facial expressions of his subjects convey intensity, strength, and will. You can actually feel the energy jumping out at you.
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