GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO PROMOTIONAL COMIC BOOK STIEG LARSSON SEXY THRILLER!!

STIEG LARSSON'S GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO PROMOTIONAL COMIC BOOK! Featuring full color artwork don't miss this advance look at the upcoming graphic novel adaptation of Stieg Larsson's international best-selling thriller! This opening chapter introduces the dark mystery of the Vanger family, as disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist is hired to uncover the truth behind a teenage girl's disappearance over forty years ago. But before Blomkvist can take on the case, he's going to be thoroughly investigated by hacker extraordinaire Lisbeth Salander... HARD TO FIND COLLECTORS ITEM!!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

HARVEY PEKAR AMERICAN SPLENDOR COMIC BOOK UNDERGROUND AUTOBIOGRAPHY

HARVEY PEKAR
AMERICAN SPLEDOR. UNDERGROUND COMIX

Art by Ty Templeton, David Lapham, Hunt Emerson, Dean Haspiel, Lora Innes & José Marzan, Greg Budgett & Gary Dumm, Josh Neufeld and Zachary Baldus Cover by Darick Robertson

It's an AMERICAN SPLENDOR filled with personal growth for Harvey Pekar, as he learns to compromise with an artist, attends a town meeting, reaches a truce with his cat and learns new and interesting facts from the local barber, among other extraordinary tales of everyday existence. Featuring a heavy-hitting lineup of some of the top artists in comics.

OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM.



For fans of the counterculture underground comix!

VERTIGO RAVE #1 COMIC BOOK NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN BOOKS OF MAGIC GRANT MORRISON HOT

VERTIGO RAVE #1! COMIC BOOK

Featuring an original BOOKS OF MAGIC story

LONG OUT OF PRINT.

This is the RARE original 1994 comic book was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

Just as smart record companies put their best offerings on sampler albums, Vertigo has brought out some truly great stories for this anthology.

A special line of comics from DC, the Vertigo line specializes in mature, innovative fiction. Vertigo Jam spotlights Vertigo’s many bright offerings, including

* SANDMAN
* MR PUNCH
* HELLBLAZER
* THE INVISIBLES
* SHADE THE CHANGING MAN
* ANIMAL MAN
* BOOKS OF MAGIC
* SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE
* KILL YOUR BOYFRIEND
* MOBFIRE
* and others.

Creators include

* NEIL GAIMAN
* DAVE MCKEAN
* GRANT MORRISON
* PETER MILLIGAN
* EDDIE CAMPBELL
* MATT WAGNER
* GUY DAVIS
* DUNCAN FEGRADO
* PHILIP BOND
* JAMIE DELANO
* AL DAVIDSON
* JOHN VAN FLEET
* TEDDY KRISTIANSEN
* MARC HEMPEL
* SEAN PHILLIPS
* JILL THOMPSON
* VINCE LOCKE
* MARK BUCKINGHAM

Regular readers of these titles will find some real gems here, and new readers will get a chance to pick up on some of the most worthwhile titles being published.

Vertigo’s interesting collection of upcoming projects. The list begins with Mobfire, a series that mixes the supernatural with a venerable order of British gangsters.

Next comes a trio of one-shots for the Vertigo Voices series. First of them is the disturbing Face, wherein a famous artist hires a renowned plastic surgeon to create a living “masterpiece.” Grant Morrison follows with teens in search of deadly thrills in Kill Your Boyfriend. Last is Tainted, a dark tale about darker secrets.

Shadows Fall is the story of a man in search of his lost shadow. Unlike Peter Pan’s, however, this missing shadow seems intent on murder. Mr. Punch is a wonderful graphic novel by the dream team of McKean and Neil Gaiman (Sandman). The Rave closes out with previews of the current Vertigo line, plus a new Books of Magic story.

NEIL GAIMAN DEATH TALKS ABOUT LIFE COMIC BOOK SANDMAN HELLBLAZER CONSTANTINE OOP

Neil Gaiman's DEATH TALKS ABOUT LIFE COMIC BOOK
Featuring the Sandman's sister DEATH and JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER.

RARE AND OUT OF PRINT!

WRITTEN BY NEIL GAIMAN; ART BY DAVE MCKEAN.

It stars Sandman’s Death—portrayed here as a young woman—with a very serious message for today’s youth.

Death, along with a cameo by John Constantine (Hellblazer), gives explicit instructions about avoiding AIDS. Included is a frank discussion of condoms, safe sex, and other topics that, as the cover warns, “some people might find offensive.” To these people, Death warns, “Just don’t read it. After all, the most it could do is save your life.”


This item was not available in any mass market retail outlet and could only be found as an educational promotional item.

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.

NEIL GAIMAN THE SANDMAN #8 COMIC BOOK DEATH 1ST APPEARANCE ENDLESS SOUND WINGS!!

Neil Gaiman's THE SANDMAN #8
1st appearance of DEATH

ESSENTIAL VERTIGO COMIC BOOK.

RARE AND OUT OF PRINT! THE REVOLUTIONARY COMIC BOOK SERIES!

This is a VARIANT of the first issue with a special "ESSENTIAL VERTIGO" border on the cover.

WRITTEN BY NEIL GAIMAN; ART BY MIKE DRINGENBERG; PAINTED COVER BY DAVE MCKEAN VERTIGO.

Representing the 1st appearance of Morpheus' sister DEATH of THE ENDLESS.


An EXTREMELY RARE item!!

This item was not available in any mass market retail outlet and could only be found in comic book specialty stores.

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.

NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN VERTIGO WINTER'S EDGE COMIC BOOK HELLBLAZER WARREN ELLIS OOP

VERTIGO WINTER'S EDGE COMIC BOOK

Featuring an original SANDMAN story creator NEIL GAIMAN, starring DESIRE.

LONG OUT OF PRINT.

This is the RARE original 2000 comic book was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

Just as smart record companies put their best offerings on sampler albums, Vertigo has brought out some truly great stories for this anthology.

A special line of comics from DC, the Vertigo line specializes in mature, innovative fiction. Vertigo Winter's Edge spotlights Vertigo’s many bright offerings, including

* THE SANDMAN
* TRANSMETROPOLITAN
* 100 BULLETS
* DEADBOY DETECTIVES
* BOOKS OF MAGIC
* and others.

Creators include

* NEIL GAIMAN
* WARREN ELLIS
* BILL WILLINGHAM
* BK VAUGHN
* PHILIP BOND
* DAVE GIBBONS
* DARICK ROBERTSON
* MICHAEL ZULLI
* PETER GROSS
* MICHAEL LARK
* EDUARDO RISSO
* JEPH LOEB
* CHRIS BACHELO


Regular readers of these titles will find some real gems here, and new readers will get a chance to pick up on some of the most worthwhile titles being published.

One of the more exciting events of late 1992 was the launching of DC’s Vertigo line of comics for mature readers. This line would become a critical favorite among comics readers, praised for its innovation and strong storytelling.

What do you want for Christmas? Your answer could be influenced by Desire, cover featured on this year's VERTIGO: WINTER'S EDGE III, a holiday anthology sampler of current and upcoming projects from the acclaimed line of mature-readers titles. Desire takes the lead story as well as the cover (a line-art creation by THE INVISIBLES' Philip Bond) in a wintry tale written by THE SANDMAN's Neil Gaiman, with art by THE SANDMAN: LOVE STREET penciller Michael Zulli. This period piece is set during a blizzard that forces a train to tumble, leaving many hearts and lives completely shattered.

WATCHMEN artist Dave Gibbons writes and draws a holiday story of HELLBLAZER's John Constantine, who encounters a man called Herod, searching London for a prostitute who is heavy with child. Only Constantine can stop the killing, but does he want to?

Writer Peter Gross and artist Michael Lark (SUPERMAN: WAR OF THE WORLDS, SCENE OF THE CRIME) open THE BOOKS OF MAGIC for a tale of the ever-inquisitive Dead Boy Detectives (last seen in THE SANDMAN), who breach Tim Hunter's safe haven at the Inn at the End of the World, rolling into town as a human snowball.

Caitlín R. Kiernan, writer of THE DREAMING, teams with PROPOSITION PLAYER's Bill Willingham to share a Pleistocene winter's tale about one of Morpheus's former ravens.

The TRANSMETROPOLITAN team of writer Warren Ellis and artists Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos spread holiday cheer as outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem manages to have a millennial moment in the snow, even in a city where no one seems to know what year it is.

And the 100 BULLETS writer-artist duo of Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso tell a story of the 1960s, where the recipient of Agent Graves's special briefcase and gun may be the missing link in the ultimate conspiracy theory.

WINTER'S EDGE III also includes holiday-themed previews of three new ongoing titles planned for release next year:

* SWAMP THING, written by Brian Vaughn (X-Men, Wolverine) with art by Roger Petersen (SubHuman) and Joe Rubinstein, which reintroduces Tefe Holland as the 18-year-old half-Elemental, half-human searches out expert advice about her strange new powers, along the way learning about the deadly effects of mistletoe;
* DEADENDERS, written by Ed Brubaker (SCENE OF THE CRIME) with art by Warren Pleece (TRUE FAITH) and Richard Case (THE SANDMAN), which follows an unforgettable group of dead-end teenagers roaming through a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland;
* and THE GREAT SATAN, written by Jamie Delano (HELLBLAZER) with art by newcomer Goran Sadzuka, which introduces a clan of immortals in the American West.
* Completing the Special is an interview with writer Jeph Loeb and artist Chris Bachalo on their new VERTIGO miniseries, THE WITCHING HOUR.

MATURE READERS FC, 80 PG

NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN VERTIGO X COMIC BOOK DEATH GRANT MORRISON WARREN ELLIS SHADE

VERTIGO X COMIC BOOK

Featuring a cover of DEATH the sister of NEIL GAIMAN's THE SANDMAN

You get your money’s worth from the interviews with Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Warren Ellis, Garth Ennis and Howard Chaykin (his Barnum! has “soon to be a major motion picture” written all over it) discussing their upcoming projects alone.

But if you need comics in your comics, Vertigo X delivers pages from Neil Gaiman’s Endless Nights and Dave Gibbons The Originals, first looks at both Wintermen and The Losers, and a new, complete Shade The Changing Man story by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred.

LONG OUT OF PRINT.

This is the RARE original 2003 comic book was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

Just as smart record companies put their best offerings on sampler albums, Vertigo has brought out some truly great stories for this anthology.

A special line of comics from DC, the Vertigo line specializes in mature, innovative fiction. Vertigo X spotlights Vertigo’s many bright offerings, including

* Sandman Endless Nights
* Death Manga
* and others.

Creators include

* NEIL GAIMAN
* GRANT MORRISON
* JILL THOMPSON
* GARTH ENNIS
* PETER MILLIGAN
* BRIAN AZZERELLO
* WARREN ELLIS
* EDUARDO RISSO
* STEVE DILLON
* MIKE CAREY
* HOWARD CHAYKIN
* BILL WILLINGHAM
* BK VAUGHN
* DAVE MCKEAN
* MILO MINARA
* DAVE GIBBONS


Regular readers of these titles will find some real gems here, and new readers will get a chance to pick up on some of the most worthwhile titles being published.

One of the more exciting events of late 1992 was the launching of DC’s Vertigo line of comics for mature readers. This line would become a critical favorite among comics readers, praised for its innovation and strong storytelling.

A celebration of the past 10 years, as well as a look at the future. The VERTIGO X comic launches a yearlong celebration with an original SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN story by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred, a preview of Neil Gaiman's ENDLESS NIGHTS and a look at some of the amazing line-up of VERTIGO projects! Interview with Grant Morrison.

NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN VERTIGO #1 COMIC BOOK DEATH HELLBLAZER SWAMP THING SHADE OOP

VERTIGO #1!

Featuring an original SANDMAN story Written by NEIL GAIMAN!

LONG OUT OF PRINT.

This is the RARE original 1992 comic book was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

Just as smart record companies put their best offerings on sampler albums, Vertigo has brought out some truly great stories for this anthology.

A special line of comics from DC, the Vertigo line specializes in mature, innovative fiction. Vertigo Jam spotlights Vertigo’s many bright offerings, including

* Sandman,
* Death,
* Sandman Mystery Theatre,
* Black Orchid,
* Sebastian O,
* Kid Eternity,
* Shade, the Changing Man,
* Doom Patrol,
* Hellblazer,
* Swamp Thing,
* Animal Man, and others.

Creators include

* NEIL GAIMAN
* GRANT MORRISON
* CHRIS BACHELO
* MARK BUCKINGHAM
* JILL THOMPSON
* GARTH ENNIS
* PETER MILLIGAN
* JAMIE DELANO
* ANN NOCENTI
* SEAN PHILLIPS
* DUNCAN FEGREDO
* NANCY A COLLINS
* PHIL HESTER
* STEVE DILLON
* MATT WAGNER
* GUY DAVIS
* JM DEMATTEIS
* PAUL JOHNSON


Regular readers of these titles will find some real gems here, and new readers will get a chance to pick up on some of the most worthwhile titles being published.

One of the more exciting events of late 1992 was the launching of DC’s Vertigo line of comics for mature readers. This line would become a critical favorite among comics readers, praised for its innovation and strong storytelling.

This one-shot previewed the new Vertigo line, including currently-running titles Sandman, Hellblazer, Doom Patrol, Animal Man, Swamp Thing, and Shade, the Changing Man. New Vertigo titles include Sandman Mystery Theatre, a Jazz Age adventure starring Wesley Dodds, the Golden Age Sandman; Kid Eternity, who raises the dead in order to raise humanity’s consciousness; Black Orchid, the tales of a beautiful and ephemeral goddess; Enigma, a dark combination of comic books and madness; Mercy, an ethereal entity who changes lives; Death: The High Cost of Living, the story of Death’s one day as a mortal; and Sebastian O, a scoundrel who believes the key to high crime is snappy dressing.

NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN VERTIGO JAM #1 COMIC BOOK HELLBLAZER SWAMP THING SHADE RARE!

VERTIGO JAM #1!

Featuring an original SANDMAN story Written by NEIL GAIMAN! featuring the staff of The Dreaming, including Lucien and Mervin Pumpkinhead.

LONG OUT OF PRINT.

This is the RARE original 1993 comic book was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

Just as smart record companies put their best offerings on sampler albums, Vertigo has brought out some truly great stories for this “Vertigo Jam.”

A special line of comics from DC, the Vertigo line specializes in mature, innovative fiction. Vertigo Jam spotlights Vertigo’s many bright offerings, including

* Sandman,
* Kid Eternity,
* Shade, the Changing Man,
* Doom Patrol,
* Hellblazer,
* Swamp Thing,
* Animal Man, and others.

Creators include

* NEIL GAIMAN
* GARTH ENNIS
* PETER MILLIGAN
* JAMIE DELANO
* MIKE ALLRED
* KEVIN NOWLAN
* ANN NOCENTI
* SEAN PHILLIPS
* DUNCAN FEGREDO
* NANCY A COLLINS
* PHIL HESTER
* STEVE DILLON


Regular readers of these titles will find some real gems here, and new readers will get a chance to pick up on some of the most worthwhile titles being published.

Also featuring an original SHADE THE CHANGING MAN story by MIKE ALLRED and PETER MILLIGAN.

NEIL GAIMAN CHILDREN'S CRUSADE 2 COMIC BOOKS #1 & #2 SANDMAN DEADBOY DETECTIVES!

Neil Gaiman's THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE #1 and #2.

RARE AND OUT OF PRINT! DOUBLE SIZED COMIC BOOKS!

WRITTEN BY NEIL GAIMAN.

An epic storyline featuring some of Neil Gaiman's most popular creations. The Deadboy Detectives from THE SANDMAN team up with TIM HUNTER from BOOKS OF MAGIC, and THE BLACK ORCHID.

In 1212, yet another Crusade was ending in bloody failure. As the story goes: a monk cried out, saying that God was not allowing the Christians to prevail, since their souls were already stained with sin. What was needed, he said, was an army of innocents—a children’s crusade. The call went out, and fifty thousand girls and boys answered. They sailed on one hundred ships toward the Holy Land. But on the way, a storm arose and wrecked all but two of the ships. 49,000 children died in one night. The remaining two ships delivered their passengers into slavery and pain. But for a few of these doomed children, there was salvation, of sorts, as they escaped into another place.

Centuries later, it seems that an entire village of children has also found the doorway into that other world. Just as the Pied Piper stole the children of Hamelin, someone—or something—has caused every child in tiny Flaxdown to disappear…into a mysterious world for lost children.

An EXTREMELY RARE item!!

This item was not available in any mass market retail outlet and could only be found in comic book specialty stores.

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.

NEIL GAIMAN THE SANDMAN #1 COMIC BOOK SAM KEITH MAXX GOLD FOIL EMBOSSED EDITION!

Neil Gaiman's THE SANDMAN #1

RARE AND OUT OF PRINT! THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY COMIC BOOK SERIES!

This is a VARIANT of the first issue with a special "MILLENNIUM EDITION" Gold Foil Stamp on the cover.

WRITTEN BY NEIL GAIMAN; ART BY SAM KIETH AND MIKE DRINGENBERG; PAINTED COVER BY DAVE MCKEAN VERTIGO. Representing the first appearance of Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams.

Th original illustrator and co-creator of THE SANDMAN is SAM KEITH, best known as the creator of MTV Liquid Television's THE MAXX!

Includes an introduction by DC Comics Publisher Paul Levitz and insight into the production and development of the series by Robert Greenberger.

An EXTREMELY RARE item!!

This item was not available in any mass market retail outlet and could only be found in comic book specialty stores.

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.

NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN COMIC BOOK ENDLESS NIGHTS DEATH OOP

SANDMAN ENDLESS NIGHTS SPECIAL EDITION COMIC BOOK!

Written by Neil Gaiman!

With an incredible cover designed by DAVE MCKEAN.

Aslo includes a FRANK QUITELY pinup of the entire ENDLESS FAMILY, as well as a behind the scenes look at Miguelanxo Prado's sketchbook.

THIS VERSION IS LONG OUT OF PRINT.

Never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

Dream - The Heart of a Star

Art by Miguelanxo Prado

In the far distant past, Dream and his new romantic interest Killalla of the Glow travel to a meeting of astronomical phenomena. The mortal Killalla is astonished to learn that the beings with which she is mingling and chit-chatting with rather comfortably are, in fact, the very stars, galaxies, and dimensions which comprise her universe. After an encounter with her world's own sun, Sto-Oa, Killalla and the star fall in love, possibly thanks to Desire's powers, as the distraught and heartbroken Dream watches on.

This story showcases a number of things mentioned in The Sandman series but never before illustrated. Here, Death is a cold unmerciful character and Delight has not yet become Delirium. The roots of Dream's conflicts with Desire (in the beginning of this story, they are very close) are illustrated for the first time, as are the roots of the rules forbidding the Endless from becoming romantically involved with mortals. The first aspect of Despair also appears in the story, being quite different in appearance and more sociable than her latter aspect.

In addition, other DC comics characters and beings are suggested in the story. The character Killalla is from the planet Oa (Although technically, at this point in time, she should be from planet Maltus), and is an ancestor of the Guardians of the Universe, who go on to form the Green Lantern Corps. Her power to manipulate green energy can be seen as an evolution towards the creation of the Green Lantern's power. Despair has a conversation with a red giant star named Rao about the creation of life on an unstable world and the possibility of a lone survivor to continually mourn the destruction of that world. This is an allusion to the history of Superman; Rao is the red giant sun around which Superman's homeworld of Krypton once orbited, as well as the Kryptonian God. (The colors of the stars in the story follow the DC Universe's standards, not the actual star life cycle.)

The story is narrated by the Sun, depicted within the comic as a very young and clumsy star known by his Latin name Sol. He is telling the tale to the Earth at a time when she is still sleeping and has no life on her. Dream converses with Sol about the possibility of life on one of his planets. Sol expresses an interest in them resembling Killalla, setting the stage for our own existence as well as providing a possible reason why Dream seems to favor Earth as opposed to any other planet in the universe.


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.”

HARD TO FIND COLLECTORS ITEM FEATURING THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO INCREDIBLE TALENTS!!!

JOHN CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER #1 COMIC BOOK DAVE MCKEAN!

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JOHN CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER #1 COMIC BOOK!

cover designed by DAVE MCKEAN.

THIS VERSION IS LONG OUT OF PRINT.

This fantastic series traverses Heaven, Hell, Limbo, and earth, following fallen angels, escaped demons, and everyone in between.

Hellblazer is the dark story of demon-foiler John Constantine, who first appeared in Saga of the Swamp Thing, created by ALAN MOORE (WATCHMEN). The English street mage thumbs his nose at both heaven and hell, and meddling in all manner of celestial affairs.

Product Description
Following in the vivid footsteps of Swamp Thing and Sandman, here is an occult thriller that teeters between our world and the next, during one man's non-stop adventure. Bedraggled medium and exorcist John Constantine prowls the outskirts of society in search of inner peace, only to find himself the lone defender of our world from the forces of evil.

Filled with incredible atmosphere, smart British-working-class political sensibilities, and just the right amount of levity you'd expect from an insouciant, somewhat amoral occult-dabbler.

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NEIL GAIMAN DAVE MCKEAN SANDMAN DUSTCOVERS BIG ART BOOK

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SANDMAN DUSTCOVERS
NEIL GAIMAN and DAVE MCKEAN
LARGE ILLUSTRATED BOOK

THIS VERSION IS OUT OF PRINT.

HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEMS BY NEIL GAIMAN AND DAVE MCKEAN.

GAIMAN AND MCKEAN'S FIRST WORK FOR DC COMICS.

THE FOLLOWING YEAR THEY WOULD BEGIN THEIR ACCLAIMED GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES SANDMAN.

Published by DC Comics.

* Paperback: 208 pages
* Publisher: Vertigo (July 1, 1998)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1563893878
* ISBN-13: 978-1563893872
* Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches


Written by NEIL GAIMAN (Sandman, Coraline, Neverwhere, American Gods, Books of Magic, Black Orchid, Miracleman).

Art by DAVE MCKEAN (Batman: Arkham Asylum, Sandman).

An amazing portfolio of dark and arresting imagery, THE SANDMAN DUST COVERS: THE COLLECTED SANDMAN COVERS presents the haunting artwork of this critically acclaimed and award-winning epic. Through these dynamic pieces, Dave McKean reflected the mesmerizing mythology, adult nature, and imaginative storytelling that made the story of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, such a groundbreaking series.

Featuring an exclusive Sandman tale, this collection also includes insightful and revealing cover commentaries by Sandman author Neil Gaiman.

If you are reading this, I will assume that you are already a fan of either Dave McKean in particular or Sandman in general.

Included are all the covers from the Sandman series minus the logo, publisher and price indicia, UPC codes, etc., thus showcasing these wonderful works of art in the format they deserve. Also included are some extra pages of art used to fill out the Sandman trade paperback collections. Even if you own the whole series, it is a worthwhile buy. But what makes the collection particularly unique is the inclusion of a brand new true story by Neil Gaiman and McKean about how the ficitonal world of the Sandman intruded upon their lives during the planning stage of the series.

As other reviewers have noted, the artwork is worth viewing on its own merits and deals with universal themes from the unconscious, so even if you don't know what the heck Sandman is it is worth a look. This is surrealism at its height by a master of many artistic media including painting, collage and computer graphics.


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.

HUMAN TARGET #1 COMIC BOOK MARK VALLEY TIM BRADSTREET!

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HUMAN TARGET #1 Comic Book
HARD TO FIND COLLECTORS ITEMS FOR THE FANS OF THE TELEVISION SERIES THE HUMAN TARGET!


Featuring a cover by TIM BRADSTREET

Did you know that THE HUMAN TARGET is based on a popular comic book series published by DC COMICS? (who bring you the adventures of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman)

Christopher Chance, a.k.a. the Human Target first appeared as a backup feature in Action Comics. A master of disguise, the aptly named Chance portrayed people who were marked for death in order to flush out the threat. A television movie prompted his return in a special edition in 1991, Human Target Special.

Although his adventures were perilous by their nature (standing in for someone with a price on their head), the danger was fairly physical and straightforward. But when a title is adapted for the Vertigo imprint, things are rarely straightforward. As with most Vertigo titles, the emotional aspect is an important element, but not so overpowering that there is no room for a sexy female assassin or a vicious drug dealer. This series depicts the psychological risks of so completely immersing oneself in a new persona and denying one’s own identity that reality becomes a matter of perception.

published by DC Comics

This item was not available for sale in any mass market retail outlet and could only be found in comic book specialty stores.

NEIL GAIMAN BOOKS OF MAGIC 1ST ED/PRINT HARRY POTTER!!!

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BOOKS OF MAGIC - NEIL GAIMAN and SCOTT HAMPTON
GRAPHIC NOVEL/ILLUSTRATED BOOK (1990)

7 years before HARRY POTTER was first published in 1997, Neil Gaiman created the story of a British boy named Tim Hunter, who wears glasses and has a pet owl. He lived in the mundane world until a group of mysterious strangers arrive to inform him that he is a magician with a destiny involving the fate of the world!

Note: one of his teachers on this magical Journey is the occult detective John Constantine, Hellblazer. Portrayed by Keanu Reeves in the smash hit feature film CONSTANTINE.

In this volume JOHN CONSTANTINE takes him on a journey throughout the world where Tim is introduced to characters such as ZATANNA, DEADMAN, THE SPECTRE, MADAME XANADU, DOCTOR FATE, BARON WINTER, DOCTOR 13, and many many more!

THIS VERSION IS LONG OUT OF PRINT.

HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM BY NEIL GAIMAN AND SCOTT HAMPTON.

ONE OF GAIMAN'S EARLIEST WORKS FOR DC COMICS, FOLLOWING HIS ACCLAIMED GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES SANDMAN.

Published by DC Comics.

This is the hard to find first printing of an original BOOKS OF MAGIC volume with full color lavishly painted illustrations.

This is the RARE original 1990 published version of Gaiman's BOOKS OF MAGIC, and was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

Written by NEIL GAIMAN (Sandman, Coraline, Neverwhere, American Gods, Books of Magic, Black Orchid, Miracleman).

This squarebound book is in brand new condition and measures approx 6.5" x 10" inches, and is printed on high quality paper to enhance the delicate and beautifully painted artwork.

Book Description
From one of the most highly recognised and award winning comic writers on the scene today, Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Death, Violent Cases), and his collaborator, innovative artist Bo Hampton, comes a haunting and stylish exploration of a young boy taken on a journey through time to discover his magical destiny. Timothy Hunter is just like any other thirteen-year-old boy in London . . . except for the tiny fact that he might be the most powerful magician of his time.

A quartet of fallen mystics dubbed the "Trench Coat Brigade" is introduced in this first collection of the adventures of Timothy Hunter. John Constanine, the Phantom Stranger, Dr. Occult and Mister E take Hunter on a tour of the magical realms. Along the way he's introduced to the greatest practitioners of magic and must choose whether or not to join their ranks.

Long before Harry Potter went to Hogwarts, a young English lad in glasses learned of magic from the pen of Neil Gaiman.

Timothy Hunter, a fairly typical, aimless 12-year-old boy, meets a quartet of mysterious, powerful men who show him worlds beyond understanding. Possibly destined to be the greatest magician of his age, Tim is exposed to wonders and possibilities, alternate realities and the end of all existence.

His guides on the journey are the so-called "trenchcoat brigade" -- the Phantom Stranger, Dr. Occult, John "Hellblazer" Constantine and the sightless Mister E -- although other magical luminaries, from Dr. Fate to Zatanna, will chime in from time to time. His adventures take him from Faerie to Hell and many dimensions in between, from the start of time to the final curtain. He'll see the beauty and ugliness of magic, discover the power of names and the consequences of gifts. He'll meet Death before his time, and he'll learn a little bit more about trust and betrayal.
The Books of Magic is still a delightful, eye-opening story about magical potential. Gaiman, who was already deep into his Sandman mythos by this time, unleashed a new force on the world of comics with this book, which quickly became a successful, ongoing Vertigo series.

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.

NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN COMIC BOOK ENDLESS NIGHTS DEATH OOP

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SANDMAN ENDLESS NIGHTS SPECIAL EDITION COMIC BOOK!

Written by Neil Gaiman!

With an incredible cover designed by DAVE MCKEAN.

Aslo includes a FRANK QUITELY pinup of the entire ENDLESS FAMILY, as well as a behind the scenes look at Miguelanxo Prado's sketchbook.

THIS VERSION IS LONG OUT OF PRINT.

Never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

Dream - The Heart of a Star

Art by Miguelanxo Prado

In the far distant past, Dream and his new romantic interest Killalla of the Glow travel to a meeting of astronomical phenomena. The mortal Killalla is astonished to learn that the beings with which she is mingling and chit-chatting with rather comfortably are, in fact, the very stars, galaxies, and dimensions which comprise her universe. After an encounter with her world's own sun, Sto-Oa, Killalla and the star fall in love, possibly thanks to Desire's powers, as the distraught and heartbroken Dream watches on.

This story showcases a number of things mentioned in The Sandman series but never before illustrated. Here, Death is a cold unmerciful character and Delight has not yet become Delirium. The roots of Dream's conflicts with Desire (in the beginning of this story, they are very close) are illustrated for the first time, as are the roots of the rules forbidding the Endless from becoming romantically involved with mortals. The first aspect of Despair also appears in the story, being quite different in appearance and more sociable than her latter aspect.

In addition, other DC comics characters and beings are suggested in the story. The character Killalla is from the planet Oa (Although technically, at this point in time, she should be from planet Maltus), and is an ancestor of the Guardians of the Universe, who go on to form the Green Lantern Corps. Her power to manipulate green energy can be seen as an evolution towards the creation of the Green Lantern's power. Despair has a conversation with a red giant star named Rao about the creation of life on an unstable world and the possibility of a lone survivor to continually mourn the destruction of that world. This is an allusion to the history of Superman; Rao is the red giant sun around which Superman's homeworld of Krypton once orbited, as well as the Kryptonian God. (The colors of the stars in the story follow the DC Universe's standards, not the actual star life cycle.)

The story is narrated by the Sun, depicted within the comic as a very young and clumsy star known by his Latin name Sol. He is telling the tale to the Earth at a time when she is still sleeping and has no life on her. Dream converses with Sol about the possibility of life on one of his planets. Sol expresses an interest in them resembling Killalla, setting the stage for our own existence as well as providing a possible reason why Dream seems to favor Earth as opposed to any other planet in the universe.


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.”

HARD TO FIND COLLECTORS ITEM FEATURING THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO INCREDIBLE TALENTS!!!

WAR STORY GRAPHIC NOVEL WW2 D DAY DODGERS ITALY ALLIES!

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WAR STORY GRAPHIC NOVEL: D DAY DODGERS

OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM FEATURING WW2 IN ITALY.

Ennis shows us the Italian campaign through the eyes of a replacement Lieutenant, fresh out of England, who has to earn the respect of his mostly Irish subordinates, and deal with a fatalistic Captain.

Higgins art is luminous, as he portrays the beauty of Italy, contrasted to the devastation of war. The book ends with a series of full-page spreads that are stunning.

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From the acclaimed writer of the hit series PREACHER, these are the finest war comics ever to see print in the modern age.

D-DAY DODGERS tells the story of the thousands of war-weary, and largely forgotten, young Allied soldiers fighting in the blood, dust, snow and mud of the Italian country side while the world's attention was riveted by the war in France. This action-packed and powerful story stands as moving tribute to the too-often mistreated men fighting in the trenches of any war.
The "D-Day Dodgers" fighting in Italy are accused of cowardice for escaping the "real" war.

based apon "The Ballard of the D-Day Dodgers" Which Lady Astor was accused of making an offensive speech on the men who continued to fight up Italy's country side towards Germany instead of Fighting on the Beaches of Normandy. There's never been proof she made light of those who continued the advancement up Italy as bad. But, shortly someone made the infamous Ballard of these brave soldiers which pokes at Lady Astor comments rather true or not.

THIS ITEM WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN COMIC BOOK SPECIALTY SHOPS AND CANNOT BE FOUND IN ANY MASS MARKET RETAIL OUTLET.

PUBLISHED BY DC COMICS IN 2001.

Garth Ennis is probably best known for his hard-hitting but historically accurate and empathetic War Stories, fictionalising the heroics of War without shying too far away from the immense destructive force of modern warfare.

NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN PROMO BOOKMARK ABSOLUTE ED MORPHEUS

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NEIL GAIMAN THE SANDMAN PROMOTIONAL BOOKMARK!
With artwork by SANDMAN Cover Artist DAVE MCKEAN.

Released in conjunction with the ABSOLUTE Hardcover Lt Edition Sandman Collections.
Bookmark is in Mint/Near Mint condition.

Extremely RARE promotional bookmark that was never available for retail sale.

This item was not available for purchase and was only available in limited quantities for promotional purposes.


EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM!

RICHARD CORBEN SWAMP THING COMIC BOOK HORROR ARCANE NEW

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RICHARD CORBEN SWAMP THING COMIC BOOK #8

For fans of RICHARD CORBEN's unique style of extreme Fantasy and Horror. An issue of DC/VERTIGO COMICS SWAMP THING with lavish full color artwork printed on high quality paper.
If you are old enough to remember Corben's classic work, then this book is a reminder of the unique place he holds in comics history. If you are relatively new and unfamiliar with RC, then this book is an excellent introduction to the man.

Acclaimed writer Will Pfeifer (AQUAMAN, H-E-R-O) makes his debut with the story "Missing Links," featuring unforgettable guest art by horror comics legend Richard Corben (HELLBLAZER: HARD TIMES).

The safari to bag a Swamp Thing takes a shocking twist when Alec's true enemy reveals himself and he's more powerful than even Alec could have imagined. But that conflict pales when a reminder of Swamp Thing's past seeks him out in the bayou.