BY THE LEGENDARY ROBERT CRUMB This was Kitchen Sink Press' best-selling underground comic book of all time, with sales of over 150,000 copies. The reason for its popularity was simple. Other than a secondary 3-page lead story featuring Mr. Snoid and Angelfood McSpade, the book consists almost entirely of the legendary "Whiteman Meets Bigfoot" story. Whiteman, an everyman caucasian, is initially kidnapped by the dark, large and furry Yeti, but he eventually falls in love with her and has no desire to return to civilization. Its length and upbeat message is not typical of the often-cyncial Robert Crumb.
DON BLUTH'S SPACE ACE #1 COMIC BOOK! OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM BASED ON THE HIT ANIMATED VIDEO GAME SERIES SPACE ACE.
An issue of the comic book series featuring an all-new story based on DON BLUTH's best-selling video game series!
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN (creator of THE WALKING DEAD, and writer of ULTIMATE X-MEN)
Based on the hit '80s Don Bluth Sci-Fi video game! Picking up right where the mega- popular game left off, Space Ace and astro-babe Kimmy have adopted their greatest enemy, Commander Borf, who was de-aged into a baby by his own Infanto Ray! Now our cosmic couple is looking forward to some quality quiet time...but the Infanto Ray is still affecting Ace himself! And on top of that, they're being hunted by a dastardly villain who may hold the key to Ace's recovery!
Expect plenty of action and intrigue in this installment of the hit series based on the top-selling video game franchise.
If you have ever wanted to know more about the character of SPACE ACE from the video game series, this is the comic book for you! Now you can in this high quality COMIC BOOK SERIES, featuring full color artwork, printed on glossy paper stock so that the full impact of the illustrations can bleed through the pages in all it's detail.
This comic book series was not sold in the mass markets, and only available in comic book specialty shops. Now you have the opportunity to own one of these highly sought after collector's items!
RARE! Impossible to find and worth the price of admission!
A RARE EXCLUSIVE THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN MASS MARKET OUTLETS AND COULD ONLY BE FOUND AT THE 2004 WIZARD WORLD COMIC CONVENTION!
An issue of the GI JOE series spotlighting Snake Eyes and his apprentice, and the secrets of their ninja clan.
Synopsis: Even a simple man is free to choose his own path, but a wise man knows that some paths are built with stones of fate and destiny. Snake-Eyes is the Silent Master of Arasahikage Ninja Clan, but his chosen path leads to a quiet life with the woman he loves, and an end to the pain and death that has permeated his life. Little does he know that fate is paving a road a young man, one that leads him directly to Snake-Eyes. This mini-series event tells the secret tale of Snake-Eyes and Kamakura, the compelling Ninja duo from G.I. Joe.
-This series takes place between the disbanding in 1995 and the return in 2001 of the GI Joe team. -Wade Collins was in Vietnam with Stalker, Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow. He was left behind as dead, ended up a POW for years. After returning to the US, he joined Cobra where he became a Crimson Guardsman, Fred unit. Snake-Eyes and Stalker helped him defect from Cobra to live a life in peace. The new series picked up several years after the end of the Marvel Comics series.
This is the extremely rare issue, published in 2004 by Devil's Due Publishing.
COLLECTOR'S ITEM! Highly sought after. Featuring FULL COLOR lavish artwork printed on high quality glossy paper.
TIM VIGIL WEBWITCH #1 COMIC BOOK! RARE and OUT OF PRINT. SOLD OUT.
Published by AVATAR COMICS in 2002.
HARD TO FIND COLLECTORS ITEM.
FOR FANS OF THE EXTREME ULTRA-VIOLENT, SEXY MAYHEM AS ONLY TIM VIGIL CAN ILLUSTRATE!
Tim Vigil (Faust) tells the story of Nina the Webwitch, a sexy spider-creature that is being tracked by a special ops military team led by one Captain Walters; essentially, the government wants their scientists to study her to find out how Nina the Spider-Queen creates her army of super-monsters. What they don’t know is that Nina’s plan is very simple: amidst lesbian imagery involving the Spider-Queen and her female minions, she orders the overly endowed, arch-backed spider-gals to procreate with all the men they can find for the purpose of creating more monsters. Can Nina be stopped? Will the Webwitch work against her mistress? Pick up this nicely illustrated series from Avatar Press.
MARVEL SUPERHEROES ADVENTURE GAMEBOOK UNCANNY X-MEN: AN X-CELLENT DEATH
OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
Published in 1987 by TSR, the creators of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS.
You play a troupe of four X-Men (Wolverine, Rogue, Storm and Nightcrawler) investigating a United States government project gone wrong. Along the way you'll have to deal with corrupt government officials, ninja assassins and another mysterious evil agency.
One of this book's good features is the ability to control not one character, but a team of four, and this is done in such an original way it really deserves mention. The way multiple characters are handled here is very different from those found in other series.
Besides its originality, the book provides a suspense-filled and complex storyline, and will be appreciated by Marvel Comics fans, since its continuity appears to be in keeping with key events from the comic books of that era.
This is very much worth your while both to see the way multiple characters are handled and as a gamebook in its own right.
This series of gamebooks uses a system similar to that of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Gamebooks, which isn't surprising, since it's also a spin-off of a TSR role-playing game. In each volume, the reader controls one or more characters from Marvel comics. Each character comes with a set of pre-defined attributes which are combined with dice rolls and compared with target numbers in order to perform actions. Characters also have Health Points (which are self-explanatory) and Karma Points (which change as a result of good or bad deeds and which may be spent to improve dice rolls). The books were first published in the United States by TSR.
TALES FROM THE CRYPT GRAPHIC NOVEL. Ghouls Gone Wild
THE CLASSIC HORROR SERIES RETURNS WITH ALL NEW STORIES FOR CONTEMPORARY TIMES!
This is a BRAND NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL featuring the one and only CRYPTKEEPER. With lavish, detailed full color artwork printed on high quality paper! Gorey and Frightening!
TALES FROM THE CRYPT RISES FROM THE GRAVE! Original EC Comics GhouLunatics Present New Stories and Art by Award-Winning Creators
Good Lord! >Choke!< The greatest horror comic is back!
After more than 50 years, EC Comics' legendary flagship title returns with all-new TALES FROM THE CRYPT, narrated by the original Crypt-Keeper, Old Witch, and Vault Keeper.
Product Description More scary comics stories sure to shock! The original EC comicbook series inspired a generation of young filmmakers, including Stephen Spielberg, John Carpenter, and George Lucas, as well as authors such as Stephen King and R.L. Stine. Who knows which future superstars' minds will be warped by this volume's collection of creepy comics?
TALES FROM THE CRYPT is the acknowledged premier horror comic of all time. The original series suspended publication over fifty years ago. Papercutz has obtained the exclusive rights to revive this frightful franchise and to create all-new TALES FROM THE CRYPT comics, in our full-color digest-sized format. The debut volume features four tales of terror: "Body of Work," reveals how two nosy and somewhat murderous neighbors discover the shocking inspiration for Jack Kroll's outsider artwork. "Runway Roadkill" presents a behind the scenes look at what is destined to be fashion designer Kimberly Kinselling's final show. "For Serious Collectors Only" proves that even connoisseurs of Japanese action figures should always carefully read the labels-or risk deadly consequences. "The Tenant" features the fearsome fate of slumlord James Winchell, who, after one of his tenants dies due to his neglect, is forced to live in one of his buildings by a creepy cemetery. All stories, painfully introduced by the perpetually-punning GhouLunatics, The Crypt-Keeper, The Old Witch, and the Vault-Keeper
* Paperback: 112 pages * Publisher: Papercutz (October 2, 2007) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 1597070823 * ISBN-13: 978-1597070829 * Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.4 inches
This is an extremely rare volume published by PAPERCUTZ IN 2007.
COLLECTOR'S ITEM! Highly sought after.
RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!
TALES FROM THE CRYPT GRAPHIC NOVEL. Can You Fear Me Now?
THE CLASSIC HORROR SERIES RETURNS WITH ALL NEW STORIES FOR CONTEMPORARY TIMES!
This is a BRAND NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL featuring the one and only CRYPTKEEPER. With lavish, detailed full color artwork printed on high quality paper! Gorey and Frightening!
TALES FROM THE CRYPT RISES FROM THE GRAVE! Original EC Comics GhouLunatics Present New Stories and Art by Award-Winning Creators
Good Lord! >Choke!< The greatest horror comic is back!
After more than 50 years, EC Comics' legendary flagship title returns with all-new TALES FROM THE CRYPT, narrated by the original Crypt-Keeper, Old Witch, and Vault Keeper.
Product Description More scary comics stories sure to shock! The original EC comicbook series inspired a generation of young filmmakers, including Stephen Spielberg, John Carpenter, and George Lucas, as well as authors such as Stephen King and R.L. Stine. Who knows which future superstars' minds will be warped by this volume's collection of creepy comics?
"The Garden" is the shocking tale of a man named Richard, who is promised beautiful women waiting on him hand and foot in paradise, all in exchange for completing one simple task. "Extra Life" shows Andy Dabbstein's worst nightmare come to life, when what happens to him in virtual online fantasy game, "Ogre Continent," also happens to him in reality. "Crystal Clear" offers a frightening look at what happens to a gangster, with cell phone technology imbedded in his head, when one of his victims seeks revenge. "Slabbed" depicts the dire consequences of what can happen to you if you sell a priceless collector's comicbook to the wrong dealer. All stories introduced by The Crypt-Keeper, and his fellow GhouLunatics, The Old Witch and The Vault-Keeper, in classic pun-filled CRYPT-style.
* Paperback: 112 pages * Publisher: Papercutz (December 26, 2007) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 159707084X * ISBN-13: 978-1597070843 * Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.4 inches
Publisher's NoteThe Crypt-Keeper, along with his fellow GhouLunatics, introduce four chilling comics stories, including Extra Life, in which Andy Dabbstein's worst nightmare comes to life when what happens to him in a virtual online fantasy game also happens to him in reality, and Slabbed, which depicts the dire consequences of what can happen if one sells a priceless collector's comic book to the wrong dealer. Simultaneous.
STORIES FEATURED:
This is an extremely rare volume published by PAPERCUTZ IN 2007.
THE CLASSIC HORROR SERIES RETURNS WITH ALL NEW STORIES FOR CONTEMPORARY TIMES!
Cover by award-winning artist Kyle Baker (Birth of a Nation, Plastic Man, Why I Hate Saturn).
This is an ORIGINAL COMIC BOOK featuring the one and only CRYPTKEEPER. With lavish, detailed full color artwork printed on high quality paper! Gorey and Frightening!
TALES FROM THE CRYPT RISES FROM THE GRAVE! Original EC Comics GhouLunatics Present New Stories and Art by Award-Winning Creators
Good Lord! >Choke!< The greatest horror comic is back!
After more than 50 years, EC Comics' legendary flagship title returns with all-new TALES FROM THE CRYPT, narrated by the original Crypt-Keeper, Old Witch, and Vault Keeper. Each issue will feature two 20-page tales of terror in the EC tradition!
STORIES FEATURED:
"Body Of Work" The story reveals how two nosy and somewhat murderous neighbors discover the shocking inspiration for Jack Kroll's outsider artwork.
"For Serious Collectors Only" This tale explores how far Thomas Donalley-a middle-aged action-figure collector who lives in his mom's basement-will go for an ultra-rare Japanese figure.
This is an extremely rare issue published by PAPERCUTZ IN 2007.
COLLECTOR'S ITEM! Highly sought after.
RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!
This item was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.
Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson Present THE CRIMSON TIDE
FIGHTING FANTASY Book 47
FIGHTING FANTASY GAMEBOOK OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
Product Description
Civil war wracks the Isles of the Dawn. You are a young farmer, unaffected by the turmoil until chaos strikes. A roving band of mercenaries ransacks your village, killing your father and enslaving your mother. This injustice must be righted!
Arcane creatures, martial monks and battle-hardened warriors must all be overcome, as your quest for justice leads you from your quiet village to the very Court of the God-King!
The Crimson Tide is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Paul Mason, illustrated by Terry Oakes and originally published in 1992 by Puffin Books.
It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. It is the 47th in the series in the original Puffin series (ISBN 0-14-034555-8).
This gamebook is set in the Isles of Dawn, a region on Titan similar to ancient China. The player takes the role of a young boy seeking vengeance on the mercenaries that burned down his village, killed his father and kidnapped his mother. The character can go on to train in martial arts at a monastery and progresses through a series of adventures before finally attaining the Sacred Sword of Tsui and confronting the leader of the mercenaries.
Unlike other Fighting Fantasy books the player character ages over the course of the story, beginning as a young boy with low SKILL and STAMINA scores. As the book progresses, the player increases in age, and the scores increase to reflect this. There is also a special attribute, FURY.
FIGHTING FANTASY GAMEBOOK OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
Product Description Life is lawless and dangerous. Survivors like you either live in scattered, fortified towns or roam outside as bandits. YOUR mission is to cross the wilderness to the far-distant oil-refinery at San Anglo and bring vital supplies back to the peaceful town of New Hope. Even in the armed Dodge Interceptor you are given, the journey will be wild and perilous. Will YOU survive?
Freeway Fighter is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Ian Livingstone, illustrated by Kevin Bulmer and published in 1985 by Puffin Books.
It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. It is the 13th in the Puffin series (ISBN 0-14-031710-4)
The story takes places in a post-apocalyptic America dominated by heavily armed muscle cars and lawless nomads; there can be little doubt that the setting draws direct inspiration from the Mad Max movies. The player must drive their Dodge Interceptor across the brutal wastes in order to procure a fresh supply of petrol for their home, the peaceful settlement of New Hope.
Freeway Fighter deviates from the Fighting Fantasy norm in that it is not set in the world of Titan and by the inclusion of a vehicle combat system alongside the standard hand to hand system, with space provided to allow the player to record damage to their vehicle. The book also includes shooting rules. The car itself has weapons and modifications, and must be continuously supplied with petrol in order for the journey to continue (you can actually fail in your mission by simply running out of gas).
FIGHTING FANTASY GAMEBOOK OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
Product Description Deep inside the Citadel of Chaos, the dread sorcerer Balthus Dire is plotting the downfall of the good folk of the Vale of Willow. His battle plans are laid, his awesome army equipped, and attack is surely imminent, and YOU are the Vale of Willow's only hope! Summoned by a desperate plea for help, YOU are the Vale of Willow’s only hope. As star pupil of the Grand Wizard of Yore and a master sorcerer yourself, you must strike at the very heart of Balthus Dire’s nightmare world. Though you command many powerful spells, the quest may be deadly, for who knows what creatures lie in wait in the Citadel of Chaos?
Plot Summary: You are a wizard-in-training sent to infiltrate the citadel of Balthus Dire, an evil demi-sorcerer. Your mission is to prevent him from unleashing an army upon the innocent Vale of Willow by assassinating him in his lair.
The Citadel of Chaos is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Steve Jackson, illustrated by Russ Nicholson and published by Puffin Books.
It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. It is the second in the series (ISBN 0-14-031603-5).
In many ways The Citadel of Chaos was similar to the original Fighting Fantasy gamebook, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain with a similar goal and setting. However The Citadel of Chaos expanded the rules with the inclusion of a magic system.
written by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE and illustrated by THOMAS ARTHUR DANIEL DAY
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
The Cases of Sherlock Holmes had two purposes during its run. The first purpose was to retell the famous stories about the master detective as written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Renegade Press did this by actually reprinting the stories in their entirety, along with pen-and-ink illustrations. The series’ second purpose was to tell the biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Each issue of the series carried a few pages about the celebrated English author. The biography was written by Gordon Derry.
The Cases of Sherlock Holmes premiered in 1986 and was printed in black-and-white with painted covers.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s brilliant, eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes has been adapted numerous times in books, plays, movies, television, and comic books. One of the best graphic treatments of the character was by illustrator Daniel Day during the 1980s. Day’s pulpbook, black-and-white, drypoint style was supplemented with blocks of typeset text from the actual Sherlock Holmes stories, an illustrated narrative.
In essence, each issue was a profusely illustrated version of a single Canonical tale with a fully painted cover by the brothers Day. Although Basil Rathbone was the most common inspiration for the look of Holmes, one can find traces of Peter Cushing, Arthur Wontner, Alan Wheatley, Robert Stephens, Christopher Plummer and John Barrymore as well. While many different actors inspired the look of Holmes, Watson was always drawn with Nigel Bruce firmly in mind. Dan Day noted that in a black and white medium, the difference in body type and coloring made for a good visual contrast between the slender dark-haired Holmes and the heavy fair-haired Watson.
THIS ITEM WAS NOT SOLD IN ANY MASS MARKET RETAIL OUTLETS AND WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN COMIC BOOK SPECIALTY STORES. Published in 1986 by RENEGADE PRESS.
HARDCOVER BOOK. COLLECTOR'S ITEM FEATURING SPIDER-MAN, THE HULK, THE UNCANNY X-MEN, DAREDEVIL, CAPTAIN AMERICA, IRON MAN, THE FANTASTIC FOUR, THE PUNISHER and more!
COVER BY MARK BAGLEY
Product Description Spider-Man, the X-Men, Daredevil, Elektra and the rest of the Marvel Universe come to life in this revolutionary new role-playing game from Marvel Comics. Easier and more accessible than any RPG before, THE MARVEL UNIVERSE ROLE-PLAYING GAME lets you play over 40 of your favorite super heroes and super-villains or create new heroes and villains of your own.
Get the must-have guide that gets you started playing your own Marvel Universe adventures! Contains everything you need to learn and play, including full game system rules, character profiles, briefings and background for the Marvel Universe, pull-out Character Action Display, and a beginning adventure complete with maps.
Product Description Hulk Smash! Avengers Assemble! The 2nd supplement to the MARVEL UNIVERSE ROLEPLAYING GUIDE delivers the Incredible Hulk & Earth's Mightiest Heroes in all their glory ... and in all their incarnations! Featuring dozens of new super hero and super villain profiles, as well as a few surprises, including a complete selection of character variants for the Incredible Hulk, Thor, and Iron Man, detailed maps and technical plans of Avengers' Mansion and the Quinjet, plus new adventure settings spanning from Asgard to Wakanda.
Add to your campaign with aliens, humanoids, androids, robots and plenty of new teams in an expanded NPC team generator. Dive into detailed maps of the Avenger's Mansion and technical plans for the Quinjet. Explore new settings for your adventures, from Chronopolis to the Blue Area of the Moon. Plus an incredibly huge, time-traveling 3-Issue Marvel Universe Adventure, "A HULK RUNS THROUGH IT," complete with maps.
* Hardcover: 95 pages * Publisher: Marvel Comics; illustrated edition * Language: English * Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches
Official ADVANGED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MONSTER MANUAL II
Item Code: #2016 Title: Monster Manual II Type: Accessory Author: Gary Gygax Published: 1983 Format: 160-page perfect-bound hardback book
"the most complete alphabetical listing and description of the latest AD&D game creatures"
"A must for the serious AD&D game player. This manual contains all the new members, from Abishai to Zygom, including new creatures like the Deadly Pudding, Devas, and Valley Elves. And you'll also have the advantage of the expanded lists of lycanthropes, giants, and other beasts."
1983 ... 160 pages ... TSR 2016 ... ISBN 0880380314
"all the information you need to referee your ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game is in this book."
This is the complete guide to being an AD&D game Dungeon Master. Whether you're running a single adventure or masterminding a complete fantasy campaign, the Dungeon Master's Guide is an absolute necessity. The 2nd Edition Dungeon Master's Guide puts all the information you need right at your fingertips - in a fresh, new format, fully indexed for your convenience. Here you'll learn all there is to know about magical spells and items, as well as monsters, combat, travel, NPCs, treasure, encounters, awarding experience, and more!
Alongside the Players Handbook and Monster Manual, the Dungeon Masters Guide formed part of the original core rules for the AD&D game.
Publisher: TSR, Inc. Game Line: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Game System: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Product Code: TSR 2011 ISBN: 0-88038-051-9 # of Pages: 240
"all the information you need to referee your ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game is in this book."
Whether you're running a single adventure or masterminding a complete campaign, the Dungeon Masters Guide is the absolute best source for information. There's no need to guess the rules. You'll learn spells, monsters, travel, magic lists, and combat rules.
Alongside the Players Handbook and Monster Manual, the Dungeon Masters Guide formed part of the original core rules for the AD&D game.
The author was, of course, Gary Gygax.
"This is the Dungeon Master or referee's source to be used as an aid during AD&D™ game play. And to complement this outstanding product, we've added new cover art! This guide is ideal for intermediate through advanced players, ages 10 and up."
DUNGEON MASTERS EVERYWHERE, REJOICE! TOO LONG HAVE YOU HAD TO SUFFER ALONG WITH CRUCIAL CHARTS AND TABLES SPREAD THROUGH MANY WORKS. TOO LONG HAVE YOU HAD TO USE MAKESHIFT REFERENCES TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. YOU NOW HAVE A COMPLETE COMPILATION OF THE MOST VALUABLE MATERIAL FOR YOUR REFEREEING, THE DUNGEON MASTERS GUIDE. HEREIN YOU WILL FIND:
COMBAT MATRICES
ENCOUNTER TABLES
MONSTER ATTACKS ALPHABETICALLY LISTED
TREASURE AND MAGIC TABLES AND DESCRIPTIONS
GEM VALUES BY TYPE
RANDOM WILDERNESS TERRAIN GENERATION
RANDOM DUNGEON GENERATION
SUGGESTIONS ON GAMEMASTERING
...AND A WHOLE LOT MORE. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST FOR EVERY DUNGEON MASTER!
After more than two years since tantalizing players with the AD&D Monster Manual, Gygax finished work on his most impressive project, the Dungeon Masters Guide. Oft-criticized for its complicated rules and wordiness, the DM's Guide nevertheless has held up remarkably well over time, and is an impressive milestone in role-playing-game history.
Contents:
Preface Credits The Game Approaches to Playing Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dice Use of Miniatures Aids to Playing Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Creating the Player Characters Generation of Ability Scores Non-Player Characters The Effect of Wishes on Character Ability Scores Characteristics for Player Characters Player Charcter Non-Professional Skills Starting Level of Experience for Player Characters Character Age, Aging, Disease and Death Character Age Aging Unnatural Aging Disease Death Character Abilities Explanation of Abilities Character Classes Followers for Upper Level Player Characters The Paladin's Warhorse Spying Thief Abilities Thieves and Assassins Setting Traps Assassins' Use of Poison The Monster as a Player Character Lycanthropy Alignment Alignment Language Changing Alignment Money Player Charcter Starting Money Player Character Expenses Value and Reputed Properties of Gems and Jewlry Nore Regarding the Magical Properties of Gems, Herbs, et al Armor, Armor Class & Weapons Types of Armor And Encumbrance Dexterity Armor Class Bonus Weapon Types, "TO HIT" Adjustment Note Hirelings Standard Hirelings Expert Hirelings Henchmen Loyalty of Henchmen & Hirelings, Obedience and Morale Time Time in the Campaign Time in the Dungeon Character Spells Day-to-Day Acquisition of Cleric Spells Acquisition of Magic-User Spells Acquisition of Illusionst Spells Recovery of Spells Spell Casting Tribal Spell Casters Spell Explanations Spells: Special Commentary for Refreeing Cleric Spells Druid Spells Magic-User Spells Illusionist Spells The Adventure Adventures in the Outdoors Adventures in the Air Aerial Travel Aerial Combat Waterborne Adventures Underwater Adventures Underwater Spell Use Travel in the Known Planes of Existence Outdoor Movement Infravision & Ultravision Invisibility Mirrors Detection of Evil and/or Good Listening at Doors Combat Encounters, Combat, and Initiative Surprise Encounter Reactions Discharge Missiles Grenade-Like Missiles Holy/Unholy Water Spell Casting During Melee Magical Device Attacks Effect of Cover on Spells and Spell-Like Powers Monster Charm Power Turning Undead Counter-Affecting Further Actions Charge Weapon Speed Factor Striking to Subdue Special "To Hit" Bonuses Morale Morale Scores Morale failure Pursuit and Evasion of Pursuit Pursuit and Evasion in Outdoor Settings Melee Special Types of Attacks Important Note Regarding "To Hit" Adjustments Attacks with Two Weapons Breaking off From Melee Monks' Open Hand Melee Actions During Combat and Similar Time-important Situations Examples of Melee Non-Lethal and Weaponless Combat Procedures Combat Tables Opponent Armor Class Descriptions Attack Matrices Assassins' Table for Assassinations Attack Matrix for Monsters Creatures Struck only by Magic Matrix for Clerics Affecting Undead Psionic Combat Tables Psionic Combat Notes Saving Throw Matrices Saving Throws Magic Armor and Saving Throws Progression on the Combat Tables Hit Points Effects of Alcohol and Drugs Insanity Experience Adjustment and Division of Experience points Experience Value of Treasure Taken Experience Points Value of Monsters Special Bonus Award to Experience Points Gaining Experience Levels The Campaign Climate & Ecology Typical Inhabitants Social Class and Rank in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Government Forms Royal and Noble Titles The Town and City Social Structure Economics Duties, Excises, Fees, Tariffs, Taxes, Tithes. and Tolls Monster Populations and Placement Placement of Monetary Treasure Placement of Magic Items Territory Development by Player Characters Peasants, Serfs, and Slaves A sample Dungeon The First Dungeon Adventure Non-Player Characters Personae of Non-Player Characters Facts Traits Language Determination Special Roles of the Dungeon Master Hiring Non-Player Characters to Cast Spells or Use Devices Monsters and Organization Use of Non-Human Troops Construction and Siege
Construction Time Siege Engines and Devices of War Additional Attack Forms Conducting the Game Rolling the Dice and Control of the Game Handling Troublesome Players Integration of Experienced or New Players into an Existing Campaign Multiple Characters for a Single Player Intervention by Deities Demi-Gods and Gods The Ongoing Campaign Sixguns & Sorcery Mutants & Magic Magical Research Creation of Holy/Unholy Water Spell Research Fabrication of Magic Items, Including Potions and Scrolls Non-Standard Magic Items Use of Magic Items Command Words Crystal Balls and Scrying Drinking Potions Applying Oils Potion Miscibility Energy Draining by Undead or Device Treasure Random Treasure Determination Explanations and Descriptions of Magic Items Potions Scrolls Rings Rods, et. al. (Including Staves and Wands) Miscellaneous Magic Artifacts and Relics Armor and Shields Swords Miscellaneous Weapons
Appendices:
Appendix A: Random Dungeon Generation -Random Dungeon Generation For Solo Play Appendix B: Random Wilderness Terrain Appendix C: Random Monster Encounter -Monster Encountered Adjustment for Relative Dungeon Level -Dungeon Random Monster Encounters -Underwater Random Monster Encounters -Astral & Ethereal Encounters -Psionic Encounters -Waterborne Random Monster Encounters -Airborne Random Monster Encounters -City/Town Encounters -Magic Possessed by Encountered Creatures Appendix D: Random Generation of Creatures from the Lower Planes Appendix E: Alphabetical recapitulation of Monsters (with Experience Points) Appendix F: Gambling Appendix G: Traps Appendix H: Tricks Appendix I: Dungeon Dressing Appendix J: Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Vegetables Appendix K: Describing Magical Substances Appendix L: Conjured Animals Appendix M: Summoned Monsters Appendix N: Inspirational and Educational Reading Appendix O: Encumbrance of Standard Items Appendix P: Creating a Party on the Spur of the Moment
RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS WRATH OF THE TITANS COMIC BOOK!
SEQUEL SERIES TO THE CLASH OF THE TITANS!
RARE and OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
One of the great heroes of Greek mythology, Perseus rules the kingdom of Argos with his beloved wife by his side. Whether defeating the hydra or riding across the skies on Pegasus, he is a figure of power and might. When a new prince is born, the people and gods alike seem to rejoice. But not all the immortals are pleased by Perseus’ exploits and evil forces plot from the shadows.
Inspired by the classic Ray Harryhausen stop-motion movie, Clash of the Titans, the comic includes a small selection of the director’s conceptual drawings.
For years, the land of Argos has been at peace. The legendary hero Persues has taken the crown and guided the kingdom into a new era of prosperity and good fortune. And with the news that an heir has been born, puts the citizens in a celebratory mood. Yet lurking in the shadows are forces of hate and discontent that threaten to wreak havoc on Argos and destroy Perseus.
Inspired by Ray Harryhausen's beloved masterwork, Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans revisits the magical world of Ancient Greece where gods and myth are part of life's everday fabric, and heroes are forged by great and powerful events.
RARE Comic Book. Published by Bluewater Comics in 2008.
These items were never sold in any mass market retail outlets and were only available from comic book specialty shops.
ALAN MOORE SHADOWHAWKS OF LEGEND GRAPHIC NOVEL! RARE and OUT OF PRINT.
HARD TO FIND COLLECTORS ITEM WHICH INCLUDES A STORY WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE.
Alan Moore, writer of the top-selling graphic novels V FOR VENDETTA and WATCHMEN, writes a Tale of the Egyptian origins of Shadowhawk.
A mysterious being called Tome has been freed from an ancient book and is drawn to the masked vigilante known as ShadowHawk. But he doesn’t know why, nor does he know the nature of his mission. In order to gain further understanding of the Dark Bird of Prey, Tome travels back in time and finds others who have borne the name of ShadowHawk: a hero of the American West, a samurai warrior in ancient Japan, a Protestant rebel who opposed the nefarious Cardinal Richelieu’s tyranny in seventeenth-century France, and an Egyptian heroine at the dawn of the twentieth century. This Prestige Format one-shot gives weight to a concept that upon first glance may have seemed one-note; there’s more to Jim Valentino’s vigilante than meets the eye.
Also featuring the talents of
* KURT BUSIEK * STAN SAKAI * KYLE HOTZ * STEVE LEIALOHA * JIM VALENTINO * many more!
Published by IMAGE COMICS in 1995.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
About the Author Alan Moore is one of the most respected and admired writers in comics today. His credits include The Ballad of Halo Jones, Watchmen, V For Vendetta and Swamp Thing. His own line of ABC Comics, including Tom Strong, Top Ten, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen has been a massive success.
ALAN MOORE TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS ANNUAL #3 COMIC BOOK! RARE and OUT OF PRINT.
HARD TO FIND COLLECTORS ITEM WHICH INCLUDES A STORY WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE (THE ACCLAIMED WRITER OF THE WATCHMEN) AND ILLUSTRATED BY BILL WILLINGHAM (CREATOR OF FABLES)!
Alan Moore, writer of the top-selling graphic novels V FOR VENDETTA and WATCHMEN, writes a Tale of the GREEN LANTERN CORPS.
Also featuring the talents of
* JOHN BYRNE * KURT BUSIEK * KEVIN NOWLAN * P CRAIG RUSSEL * JL GARCIA LOPEZ * JOE STATON * many more!
Published by DC COMICS in 1997.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
About the Author Alan Moore is one of the most respected and admired writers in comics today. His credits include The Ballad of Halo Jones, Watchmen, V For Vendetta and Swamp Thing. His own line of ABC Comics, including Tom Strong, Top Ten, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen has been a massive success.
NEIL GAIMAN ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD AGAIN COMIC BOOK! RARE and OUT OF PRINT.
HARD TO FIND COLLECTORS ITEM FEATURING A STORY BY NEIL GAIMAN!
Lawrence Talbot, claims adjustor and werewolf, finds himself in Innsmouth on a cold winter's night with the townspeople trying to bring about the return of the Elder Gods.
Product Description Fan-favorite author Neil "Sandman" Gaiman took on the science of lycanthropy with his Only the End of the World Again, a serialized story published by Oni Press. In it, we meet Lawrence Talbot, an adjuster who has set up shop in Innsmouth, a dark, mysterious town with a rich history of magic and evil. When the local overweight gentleman exclaims that the world is ending and that the instrument of destruction is a werewolf, Talbot is thrown into a turbulent and spooky adventure. What's made even more exciting (for readers, not for Talbot), is that our protagonist may turn out to be the werewolf himself. Filled with Gaiman's trademark genius, the story, as short as it may be, is a monster tale for the ages.
Innsmouth is a fictional town in the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Lovecraft Country setting of the Cthulhu Mythos.
The story was created and written by Neil Gaiman, adapted to comic by P. Craig Russell, illustrated by Troy Nixey
This comic book was never available in any mass market retail outlets and could only be found in comic book specialty stores that ordered limited quantities of it at the time (if they even bothered to order it at all!).
P. Craig Russell is a legend in the comics industry, known for his ambitious adaptations of opera and Michael Moorcock's ELRIC novels.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
About the Author
Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films. Asked why he likes comics more than other forms of storytelling Gaiman said “One of the joys of comics has always been the knowledge that it was, in many ways, untouched ground. It was virgin territory. When I was working on Sandman, I felt a lot of the time that I was actually picking up a machete and heading out into the jungle. I got to write in places and do things that nobody had ever done before. When I’m writing novels I’m painfully aware that I’m working in a medium that people have been writing absolutely jaw-droppingly brilliant things for, you know, three-four thousand years now. You know, you can go back. We have things like The Golden Ass. And you go, well, I don’t know that I’m as good as that and that’s two and a half thousand years old. But with comics I felt like — I can do stuff nobody has ever done. I can do stuff nobody has ever thought of. And I could and it was enormously fun.”
For fans of RICHARD CORBEN's unique style of extreme Fantasy and Horror. A RARE and VINTAGE Underground Comic Book with lavish artwork printed on high quality paper. self-published comic by Corben, Tales of the Black Diamond is a Horror story created by Richard Margopoulos & Richard Corben, also short Science Fiction & Horror stories.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #1 COMIC BOOK! WILLOW AND TARA
featuring the adventures of the LESBIAN WITCH COUPLE WILLOW and TARA!
HARD TO FIND FIRST ISSUE COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
An old and magical forest is threatened by loggers. Willow, Tara and Dawn, Buffy’s sister, arrive and inadvertently remove the wards that protect the alter and heart of the forest. But Greenjack, King of the Forest has a solution- paint every tree with human blood, beginning with the two witches who have exposed his faerie realm to the humans . . . Willow and Tara!
Set in Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s sixth season on television, Amber Benson and Christopher Golden have written yet another chapter of the Buffy saga which stays true to the unfolding televised saga.
Product Description Don't go into the woods. An evil lurks in the shadows of the forest; it whispers through the trees, hides behind rocks and under dead leaves. Any creature, great or small, with tooth or horn or claw can kill, and will, when Greenjack comes to call. Willow, Tara, and Dawn stumble upon a patch of cursed earth and into an enchanted forest. Can they make it out before Greenjack catches them?
Amber Benson, the actress who portrays "Tara" on television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, teams up with novelist Christopher Golden to bring you the latest adventures of the winsome witches, Willow and Tara!
THIS ITEM WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN COMIC BOOK SPECIALTY SHOPS AND CANNOT BE FOUND IN ANY MASS MARKET RETAIL OUTLET.
This item was not sold in any mass market retail outlet and could only be purchased in a comic book specialty store.
First issue collectors item of the fantastic comic book series featuring the NEW YORK Fire Fighter that is also a SuperHero!
Ash is an American comic book created by Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti, published by Event Comics about a firefighter who mysteriously gains superpowers.
Ash is the super-hero alter-ego of fictional firefighter Ashley Quinn. Ash was "born" from a mysterious incident when Ashley was trapped inside a burning building. One key aspect in the design of the character was the close resemblance to the suits worn by firefighters of the New York Fire Department. The key element in Ashley Quinn being portrayed as a firefighter was to have a character who was both a super-hero in is civilian life as well as in secret.
These volume was never sold in the mass market and only available through comic book specialty shops.
Rare collector's items.
These 4 volumes of the beautiful full color lavishly illustrated GRAPHIC NOVEL of GEORGE RR MARTIN's shared universe saga of THE WILD CARDS. Published in 1990 by Epic/Marvel Comics, this volume is OUT OF PRINT and a VERY RARE COLLECTOR'S ITEMS!
Wild Cards is a science fiction and superhero anthology series set in a shared universe. The series was created by a group of New Mexico science fiction authors, and mostly edited by George R. R. Martin.
Short stories based on the series appeared in the anthology-format comic book ("Wild Cards") published by Marvel Comics' Epic imprint.
An alien bomb is detonated above the planet, shedding an indiscriminate gene virus on an Earth barely recovered from the horrors of World War ll. The result: Wild Cards. ACES blessed with superhuman powers and JOKERS cursed with bizarre physical and mental disfigurements.
This is their story.
COLLECTOR'S ITEM! Highly sought after.
RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!
Vol 1 No 1 September 1990 #1 ISBN 0-87135-696-1 02488523080201 Title: heart of the matter (46 pages) Writers: Lewis Shiner, Melinda Snodgrass, Howard Waldrop, Walton Simons Artists: Barry Kitson, Harry Candelario, Keith Williams, Jackson Guice, Marshall Rogers, Fred Fredricks Color Artists: Paul Mounts, Alfred Ramierez, John Van Fleet Letterer: Richard Starkings Assistant Editor: Suzanne Dell'Orto Editor: Gregory Wright Executive Editor Epic Comics: Carl Potts
ISBN 0-87135-716-4 02488523080202 Title: diamond in the rough (46 pages) Writers: Lewis Shiner, Walton Simons, John J. Miller, Walter Jon Williams Artists: Lee Weeks, Tom Yeates, Barry Kitson, Michael Bair Color Artists: Joseph Chiodo, Sam Parsons, Paul Mounts Letterer: Richard Starkings Assistant Editor: Suzanne Dell'Orto Editor: Nelson Yomtov Executive Editor Epic Comics: Carl Potts
ISBN 0-87135-717-8 02488523080203 Title: welcome to the club (46 pages) Writers: Lewis Shiner, Gail Gerstner-Miller, George R.R. Martin Artists: Tim Truman, Larry Stroman, Keith Williams, Barry Kitson, Doug Potter, Mark Nelson, Al Williamson Color Artists: Sam Parsons, Paul Mounts, Alfred Ramierez Letterer: Joe Rosen, Willie Shubert Assistant Editor: Suzanne Dell'Orto Editor: Nel Yomtov Executive Editor Epic Comics: Carl Potts
ISBN 0-87135-718-6 02488523080204 Title: spadework Writers: Lewis Shiner, Stephen Leigh, Howard Waldrop Artists: Barry Kitson, John Tartaglione, Mickey Ritter, Gray Morrow, Marshall Rogers, Fred Fredericks Color Artists: Al Ramirez, Paul Mounts Letterer: John Workman Assistant Editor: Suzanne Dell'Orto Editor: Nelson Yomtov Executive Editor Epic Comics: Carl Potts
PLATINUM FOIL LIMITED EDITION PREVIEW. Only 500 were produced! Comes with a signed CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY!
This volume was never sold in the mass market and only available through comic book specialty shops. New York Times best-selling author George R.R. Martin comes to Avatar to unleash his epic vampire masterpiece, Fevre Dream, as a full-color comic book series! The story is set on the riverboats of the Mississippi in 1857 and the deep south of the USA as small groups of vampires quietly establish comfortable lives for themselves inside society. But they will never view humans as more than food. One vampire has found a way for humans and vampires to co-exist, their thirst under control. His mission puts him on a collision course with others in his race that have no need for such frivolity, all set against a rich background of the time period and the world of the river. This special Preview book features several of the finished pages from #1 of the series and gives you a full taste of the lush art of Rafa Lopez and the immersive environment of George R.R. Martin!
VINTAGE FIRST issue of the HE-MAN and THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE comic book series from the eighties.
Animated TV stars Masters of the Universe returned to the comics with this 1986 series. Prince Adam is the heir to the throne of the fantastic land of Eternia. He is accompanied on his adventures by a group of loyal friends, including the diminutive magician Orko and the talking cat Battlecat.
Unfortunately, Prince Adam also has his enemies, including Hordak and the dread Skeletor. These evildoers would like nothing better than to take over the bright land of Eternia. Luckily, Prince Adam and his friends are more than a match for them—especially when Adam uses his Power Sword to transform himself into the mighty warrior He-Man.
This is the extremely rare issue, published by STAR/MARVEL COMICS.
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