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April 2001 Catalog - Art Books, Girl Genius, Next Month, Mystery and Adventure
ART BOOKS AND A COOL NEW COMIC BOOK SERIES
OVERLOAD: THE ART OF JUAN GIMÉNEZ by Juan Giménez - Heavy Metal HC. The rich colors and gritty textures of Giménez' work are instantly recognizable to any reader of Heavy Metal - and this collection really highlights his excellent design skills, as well as, his ability to depict characters fully. ... $18.95
ART OF DARKNESS : CINEMA OF DARIO ARGENTO edited by Chris Gallant - Fab Press Tpb. Cinematographic excellence, but not for the squeamish (and that's me). ... $34.95
GIRL GENIUS SECRET BLUEPRINTS 1 by Phil & Kaja Foglio - Studio Foglio Comic Book. Girl Genius is a comic book series that will be launched next month, concerning a war torn, chaotic land where Victorian science and magic, wielded by a series of despotic families fighting for rulership, faces a new generation of those with The Spark - but for good or ill remains to be seen. This booklet contains character sketches and story outlines for the new series. ... $1.50
GIRL GENIUS #1 by Phil & Kaja Foglio - Studio Foglio Comic Book. Ha! Issue One is here earlier than expected - and the story looks like great fun indeed. Incompetent lab , Agatha Clay, reveals unexpected depths during a surprise inspection by her schoolmaster's rival. Its a world where Mad Science rules - but not very well. ... $2.95PULPS
ALL NEW PULP TALES #1 - A large digest size magazine with a full color cover, the introduction explains that rather than be a retro-style publication, this is an honest attempt at reviving the pulp magazine in spirit, content and (as much as modern printing process will allow) in format. In "A Breed Apart" by Kevin Simon, private detective Harry Cornell faces vicious criminals in his search for a missing girl and there was more than just a hobby at stake when one man's collection became the "Pulps To Die For" by Liam O'Neill. Calvin Jones' short "Martin's Last Day" and Neil Mecham's tribute to Walter B. Gibson round out an excellent first issue. ... $9.95
ALL NEW PULP TALES #2 - The second issue of this ALL NEW pulp mag features Liam O'Neills' "When Satan Ran For Mayor" and stories by Kevin Simon, Ron Matthews, and a retrospective of H. J. Ward's stunning art by Neil Mechem. ... $9.95
DARK BARBARIAN: THE WORK OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, edited by Don Herron - Wildside Press Tpb. This book is the definitive book for Robert E. Howard fans. This anthology spans his career and writings from a critical standpoint. Included in this book are comments from Fritz Leiber, Steve Eng, Glenn Lord, and Herron himself. Now back in print. ... $19.95
WORMS OF THE EARTH/ BRAN MAK MORN by Robert Howard - Wandering Star Tpb. We had these late last year, but when our initial large supply was eagerly scooped up, we found to our dismay that we could not, in fact, readily restock. Weeks turned into months while our distributor assured us they would be in "soon". I guess soon means about four months - 'cause they're here now! And this time we have more than twice as many copies on hand. Contains the complete classic 1976 comics adaptation of "Worms of the Earth" done for the first time in full color. ... $9.95
BURROUGHS BULLETIN #45 Winter 2001 - "A Fighting Man of Mars" dominates this issue, with Part IV of Robert R. Barrett's report on the publishing history with Metropolitan Books, a color cover by Hugh Hutton and a B&W illustration from Frank Frazetta. Also included is "The Saga of Burroughs Memorial Park" by Harlan Ellison, transcribed from his keynote address at Dum-Dum 1996, "On the Border with Bourke" by Frank Puncer and "Tarzan Encounter - Paris, France" by Laurence G. Dunn. ... $7.00
COMING NEXT MONTH:
There are two books shipping next month that are quite eagerly awaited here. We will have plenty of copies, so there's no need to order until we list it, but it was just too exciting to wait to talk about.
HAVE TRENCHCOAT - WILL TRAVEL by E. E. "Doc" Smith - Advent HC. Well known for the intergalactic adventure stories that helped establish space opera as a genre, this collection of four previously unpublished stories are, as far as we know, his only stories that are not science fiction or fantasy. In the title story, ace private investigator knows practically from the start who the villain is; the problem is to figure out just what he did and track him down. Set in Chicago and New York in the 1960's, the tone of the writing is reminiscent of the "private eye" novels of the Twenties and Thirties. The three shorter stories are "Motorsickle Cop", an adventure story of the Newvadia highway patrol, reflecting Doc's life-long interest in biking; "Nester of the Caramints," a Western set near the end of the frontier days; and "Full-Time Nurse," a light romance which may have been inspired by Doc's own experience with heart-lung surgery. ... $20.00
BRAN MAC MORN by Robert E. Howard - Wandering Star HC. The complete tales of Howard's doomed Lost Race and its tragic warrior king. Illuminated with 12 color oils and over 45 pen and ink illustrations by Gary Gianni. Featuring fully restored, unexpurgated text and essays by scholars Rusty Burke and Patrice Louinet. It will be issued as a trade hardcover, probably for $60.00, and as a limited, slipcased hardcover probably for $100.00.
MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE (Available THIS month)
SLEEP POLICE by Jay Bonansinga - Penguin pb. Something about the victim rattled Detective Frank Janus. Perhaps it was the fact that she reminded him of a cold case that nearly ruined his career 10 years ago. But if it is the same perp, why did he wait so long to come back and why is he still messing with Frank? As the bodycount rises, so do Frank's nightmares and blackouts - and the fear that he's become the number one suspect... Copies may be Signed by the Author! ... $7.00
ANGEL IN BLACK by Max Allan Collins - NAL HC. Nate Heller finds a butchered beauty in a vacant lot and must crack the Black Dahlia Murder before the cops tag him as a suspect. ... $21.95
STOLEN AWAY by Max Allan Collins - Signet pb. The 20 month old Lindbergh baby was kidnapped with a $50,000 ransom. NO police involvement, or else! Enter Det. Nathan Heller, handpicked by Col. Lindbergh to work on the case. It's a twisted tale of deception and danger, ending in the most explosive act of violence Heller has ever seen... ... $7.00
AREA 51: THE GRAIL by Robert Doherty - Dell pb. Special Forces officer, Mike Turcotte, has paid his dues in battle. Now assigned to Area 51, he fights the toughest enemy of his career: the alien race who arrived on Earth millenia ago and has returned to claim the planet. ...$6.00
GETTING BACK by William Dietrich - Warner pb. Stifled and
frustrated by a corporate policy that discourages individuality in its relentless
pursuit of profits, Daniel Dyson jumps at the chance to go on an extreme
vacation in the Australian Outback. After arriving, he realizes that the
company does not intend for him to survive the trip and his struggle for
individuality has become a fight for his life. ... $7.50
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