The long-lost comic strip masterpiece by legendary children’s book author Crockett Johnson (Harold and the Purple Crayon, The Carrot Seed), collected in full and designed by graphic novelist and Barnaby superfan Daniel Clowes (Ghost World). Volume Three collects the postwar years of 1946–1947, continuing five-year-old Barnaby Baxter and his Fairy Godfather J.J. O’Malley’s misadventures. Bumbling but endearing, Mr. O’Malley rarely gets his magic to work―even when he consults his Fairy Godfather’s Handy Pocket Guide. The true magic of Barnaby resides in its canny mix of fantasy and satire, amplified by the understated elegance of Crockett Johnson’s clean, spare art. In its combination of Johnson’s sly wit and O’Malley’s amiable windbaggery, a child’s feeling of wonder and an adult’s wariness, highly literate jokes and a keen eye for the ridiculous, Barnaby expanded our sense of what comics can do. This volume also features essays by comics historians Charles Hatfield and Coulton Waugh, as well as Johnson biographer Philip Nel. Black and white with over 50 pages of color.
Coming up: Barnaby Volume Three
Out July 18, 2015.
New comics solicitations July 2015
Highlights. Click the links to pre-order discounted items from Amazon.
Daredevil Epic Collection: Widow's Kiss
Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus
Marvel Masterworks: Spider-Woman Vol. 9
Power Man & Iron Fist Epic Collection: Heroes for Hire
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel Power
Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 1
Creepy Archives Volume 22
Frank Frazetta's Adventures of the Snowman
Complete Junior and Sunny by Al Feldstein
Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam (Archie 1000 Page Digests)
Cartoons for Victory
Flash Gordon Volume 4: The Storm Queen of Valkir
Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus
Marvel Masterworks: Spider-Woman Vol. 9
Power Man & Iron Fist Epic Collection: Heroes for Hire
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel Power
Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 1
Creepy Archives Volume 22
Frank Frazetta's Adventures of the Snowman
Complete Junior and Sunny by Al Feldstein
Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam (Archie 1000 Page Digests)
Cartoons for Victory
Flash Gordon Volume 4: The Storm Queen of Valkir
Coming up: Wally Wood's EC Comics Artistsan Edition
Out June 16, 2015.
The Wally Wood EC Comics Artist's Edition was a massive volume that collected some of the greatest Wally Wood stories from the classic glory days as one of the brightest stars in the EC pantheon of artists. Upon it's release it was a huge critical and commercial success, selling out two printings in record time. Now IDW Publishing, the industry originator and leader in producing original art scanned books, continues to blaze new trails by launching a new format within the Artist's Edition brand - the Artisan Edition. And we have chosen the immensely popular Wally Wood EC Comics Artist's Edition as the debut title in the line. Like an Artist's Edition, an Artisan Edition collects complete stories that are all painstakingly scanned from the original art. But this series will be reproduced at a much more manageable 8 x 12 inches, and in softcover format - making this much easier to peruse and store while all other aspects regarding quality remain the same. If you have been holding off exploring the wonderful world of Artist's Edition, this is the perfect place to begin! Featuring some of the most classic Wally Wood stories ever produced, including "My World," "Came the Dawn," "Mars is Heaven," and many others, as well as a gallery of Wood's breathtakingly beautiful covers.
Pop culture roundup: Al Jaffee; Al Williamson; Spider-Man; Carmine Infantino
Many of us remember the back cover fold-ins Al Jaffee created for Mad Magazine. But before that, he did a cool newspaper strip called Tall Tales. Ger Alperdoorn takes a look.
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The Golden Age shares a few Atlas Comics stories illustrated by the great Al Williamson.
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"Kid" Robson remembers the Spider-Man Treasury Edition of 1974. Man, I loved those big comics!
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The Kid also remembers Carmine Infantino, and this special issue of DC Comics' "prozine" dedicated to the artist.
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The Golden Age shares a few Atlas Comics stories illustrated by the great Al Williamson.
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"Kid" Robson remembers the Spider-Man Treasury Edition of 1974. Man, I loved those big comics!
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The Kid also remembers Carmine Infantino, and this special issue of DC Comics' "prozine" dedicated to the artist.
Coming up: Corto Maltese: Beyond The Windy Isles
Out June 16, 2015.
The second volume in the definitive English language edition of Hugo Pratt's masterpiece, Corto Maltese, presented in the original oversized B&W format and with new translations made from Pratt's original Italian scripts. "Mushroom Heads" begins in Maracaibo, Venezuela, where Corto Maltese and Professor Steiner lead an expedition on the trail of the legendary El Dorado, financed by the antiquarian Levi Colombia. In "Banana Conga," Corto has his first and nearly fatal encounter with the beautiful yet dangerous mercenary Venexiana Stevenson. Within this framework of adventure, Hugo Pratt weaves themes dealing with the exploitation of indigenous people, the noble struggle to gain freedom and independence, and how cowardice can poison men of all classes. The action, set in 1917, takes Corto Maltese from the Mosquito Coast to Barbados to a deadly struggle among Jivaro head-hunters in the Peruvian Amazon.
Coming up: The Amazing Spider-Man: The Ultimate Newspaper Comics Collection Volume 1 (1977-1978)
Out June 23, 2015.
The wondrous wall-crawler's long-running newspaper strip by Stan Lee, John Romita, and others is given the deluxe Library of American Comics treatment, with all Sundays in color and integrated with the dailies - just as they originally appeared in newspapers worldwide. Edited by Bruce Canwell, this first volume includes the complete strips from the series start in 1977 through January 1979.
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