Cabanes. COLIN-MAILLARD. [SN24957] $20 Paris: Casterman, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 86pp, color illustrations, softcover French wraps. NF. A series of sexual awakening stories revolving around a young boy and the girls he encountered during his life.
Florent Calvez. Lovecraft, H.P. RÉANIMATOR. [SN25538X] $30 Paris: Delcourt, 2008. 4to (11-13"), color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Text in French.
J. Etienne. Filippi, Denis-Pierre. GARGOUILLES TOME 1 - LE VOYAGEUR. [SN23253X] $30 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2002. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. A bright colorful fantasy with A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court scenario: a young boy transported to a magical medieval kingdom with living castle gargoyles, griffins, and warlocks. The artwork is fresh and appealing, with a hint of Kyle Baker in the characters. "Grégoire is a regular little boy. Yet one night when he couldn’t sleep, he found a medallion which opens the doors of the fantasy medieval world in the Cathedral next door." Text in French.
Silvio Camboni. Filippi, Denis-Pierre. GARGOUILLES TOME 2 - LA CLÉ DU TEMPS. [SN22940X] $30 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2004. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. "Grégoire is a regular little boy. Yet one night when he couldn’t sleep, he found a medallion which opens the doors of the fantasy medieval world in the Cathedral next door." A bright, colorful fantasy. Text in French.
Silvio Camboni. Filippi, Denis-Pierre. GARGOUILLES TOME 3 - LES GARDIENS. [SN22938X] $30 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2005. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A bright, colorful fantasy. Text in French.
Silvio Camboni. Filippi, Denis-Pierre. GARGOUILLES TOME 4 - PHIDIAS. [SN22939X] $30 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2006. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A bright, colorful fantasy. Text in French.
Silvio Camboni. Filippi, Denis-Pierre. GARGOUILLES TOME 5 - LE DOUBLE MALÉFIQUE. [SN25519X] $30 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2008. 4to (11-13"), color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. Text in French.
Silvio Camboni. Filippi, Denis-Pierre. GARGOUILLES TOME 6: LE LIVRE DES MAGES. [SN28167X] $30 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2009. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. A "Harry Potter" at sixty miles an hour! Text in French.
Silvio Camboni. Filippi, Denis-Pierre. NEFESIS # 1 - RÉSURRECTIONS. [SN26399X] $30 Paris: Dupuis, 2006. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. From the creative team of Gargouilles, a new series featuring a female action hero. Set in Paris in 1905 at the height of Egyptmania, Margot is guided by an ancient Egyptian spirit as she tries to stop a mysterious killer. This album establishes the cast of characters as well as tells a complete story in one volume. Great images of period Paris, Egyptian digs, mummies, ancient royalty and paraphernalia. Text in French.
Silvio Camboni. Filippi, Denis-Pierre. NEFESIS #2 - NÉMÉNÈS, ROI MAUDIT D'ABOUCINTI. [SN26400X] $30 Paris: Dupuis, 2007. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. This second volume is a bit talkier than the first, but features a new adventure involving a variety of huge Victorian mechanical vehicles, a spider-like mechanical tearing out of the ground, a submarine, and dirigibles filling the sky. Text in French.
Milton Caniff. MILTON CANIFF: AMERICAN STARS AND STRIPES. [SN15037] $17 Italy: Glamour International, 2001. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 144pp, over 200 b&w illustrations, 15pp in color, softcover wraps. VF. An overview of Caniff's career, a personal history, and a comprehensive listing of his comic strips. "Steve Canyon," "Male Call," and "Terry and the Pirates" comic strips; early cartoons; pen & ink drawings for stories. Text in both English and Italian.
John Cassaday. Nury, Fabien. JE SUIS LEGION TOME 1 : LE FAUNE DANSANT. [SN24259X] $29 Paris: Humanoides , 2004. 3rd. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Signed by the artist. John Cassaday's original graphic novel created especially for the French market and for the oversize French album format. A three-part action thriller set in 1942 Nazi Germany. A secret government organization identifies individuals with extra-sensory powers and seeks to use them as weapons for the Third Reich. If you're as old as me, you'll think of David Cronenberg's Scanners and Brian De Palma's The Fury, only set in Nazi Germany. Text in French.
John Cassaday. Nury, Fabien. JE SUIS LEGION TOME 2 : VLAD. [SN24258X] $29 Paris: Humanoides , 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Signed by the artist. John Cassaday's original graphic novel created especially for the French market and for the oversize French album format. A three-part action thriller set in 1942 Nazi Germany. A secret government organization identifies individuals with extra-sensory powers and seeks to use them as weapons for the Third Reich. If you're as old as me, you'll think of David Cronenberg's Scanners and Brian De Palma's The Fury, only set in Nazi Germany. Text in French.
John Cassaday. Nury, Fabien. JE SUIS LEGION TOME 3 : LES TROIS SINGES. [SN24257X] $29 Paris: Humanoides , 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Signed by the artist. John Cassaday's original graphic novel created especially for the French market and for the oversize French album format. A three-part action thriller set in 1942 Nazi Germany. A secret government organization identifies individuals with extra-sensory powers and seeks to use them as weapons for the Third Reich. If you're as old as me, you'll think of David Cronenberg's Scanners and Brian De Palma's The Fury, only set in Nazi Germany. Text in French.
A. M. Cassandre. Mouron, Henri. CASSANDRE. [SN5067] $240 Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 1985. 1st. Square 4to (11-13"), 320pp, 404 illustrations, most in color, hardcover cloth. Fine/Fine. The major monograph on this 1920s-30s French poster artist.
Didier Cassegrain. CASSEGRAIN SKETCHBOOK. [SN28190X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2007. 2nd. 8vo (8-9"), 48 pages, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. A great collection of sketches, drawings and color renderings by this French animation and bande dessinée artist (Tao Bang, Code McCallum). Pages of wonderful animal drawings. Character development drawings for Tao Bang and a preview of Tao Bang 3. Artwork for an animated adventure film. And many lovely femmes: sketches, studies, and finished pin-up illustrations for French men's magazine Max. Minimal text in French. For more Comix Buro sketchbooks click here.
Didier Cassegrain. CASSEGRAIN SKETCHBOOK #2. [SN25466X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & Signed by the artist. A second collection of drawings, character designs, and color renderings by this French animation and bande dessinée artist (Tao Bang, Code McCallum). 12 pages of femmes. 10 pages of animals. 12 pages of male and female barbarian types. Four pages of Tao Bang. Four pages of Code McCallum. Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French. For more Comix Buro sketchbooks click here.
Didier Cassegrain. Duval, Fred. CODE MCCALLUM, TOME 1. [SN27752X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. A new series drawn & colored entirely by Cassegrain (Tao Bang) featuring another action gal, the popular character Carmen McCallum. This story begins in 2047 with Carmen assassinating a mysterious guest at an exclusive party. Then it flashes back seven years to Carmen as a 20-year-old member of an Irish cell in a IRA-British war. Text in French.
Didier Cassegrain. Duval, Fred. CODE MCCALLUM, TOME 2. [SN27763X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, 2007. 4to (11-13"), 48 pages, color, pictorial boards. VF. Drawn & colored entirely by Cassegrain (Tao Bang). All the action occurs in Spain at a bullfighting ring and a rock concert. Pursued by ruthless agents, Carmen cuts loose in the second half of this album. Text in French.
Didier Cassegrain. Duval, CODE MC CALLUM, TOME 3. [SN24271X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, 2008. Oblong small 4to (9-11"), color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
Didier Cassegrain. Duval, Fred. CODE MCCALLUM, TOME 4: JUNGLES. [SN27753X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48 pages, color, pictorial boards. VF. A new album drawn & colored entirely by Cassegrain (Tao Bang) featuring the action gal, the popular character Carmen McCallum. Text in French. From the publisher: "Carmen is still tracking the man who murdered her friends. She decides to begin working for Maxime de Mérimée, principal stockholder in a multi-national insurance company. She takes care of certain contracts for him, staying just inside the limits of legality, working with a few former IRA fighters. While they are off on a dangerous mission to the Amazon, Maxime, who is delirious with fever, asks for Carmen’s hand – telling her that he can and will reveal the identity of the man she is seeking. This is the next-to-last volume of this series!"
Didier Cassegrain. Duval, Fred. CODE MCCALLUM, TOME 5: MERCENAIRE. [SN29172X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, 2009. 4to (11-13"), 48 pages, color, pictorial boards. VF. This fifth album finishes the story and dovetails the action gal, the popular character Carmen McCallum. Text in French.
Didier Cassegrain & Fred Blanchard. Vatine, Olivier & Daniel Pecqueur. TAO BANG 1: LE SEPTIÈME CERCLE. [SN29154X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, 1999. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. The first in a two-part story. This volume was first published in 1998. This is the prologue to the action-packed second volume. We are introduced to three men and to Tao Bang and her band of beautiful female pirates. Layouts by Vatine, designs by Fred Blanchard, drawn & colored by Cassegrain. Text in French.
Didier Cassegrain & Fred Blanchard. Vatine, Olivier & Daniel Pecqueur. TAO BANG 2: L'ÎLE AUX SIRÈNES. [SN29155X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, 2005. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. A band of beautiful female pirates on the high seas. Villains riding pterodactyls. Action-packed from start to finish. Layouts by Vatine, designs by Fred Blanchard, drawn & colored by Cassegrain. This is part two of two, but works perfectly well as a stand-alone story. Text in French.
Paul Cauuet. Lupano, Wilfrid. L'HONNEUR DES TZAROM T1: CELLULES FAMILIALES. [SN28203X] $29 Delcourt, 2010. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
Gilles Chaillet. DANS LA ROME DES CÉSARS. [SN27789X] $65 Moulineaux: Glenat, 2004. 4to (11-13"), color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. "Rome the eternal, beautiful, was designed neighborhood by neighborhood, street by street, building by building, window by window.
Preview additional images from this book Yves Chaland. CHALAND. [SN20778M] $95 Brussels: Editions Champaka, 1995. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 120pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF. Yves Chaland (1957-1990) was one of the modern masters of the "Ligne Claire" ("Clear Line") style. He was a wunderkind who made his mark with ten albums in ten years before his untimely death in a car accident at the age of 33. This book is a great introduction to this extremely talented artist. This book collects his single image works: high-end serigraphs, posters, illustrations, and magazine covers. 96 pages of color illustrations and 24 pages in black & white, over 220 images in all. With a remembrance by artist Jean-Luc Fromental and a complete & detailed chronology. Text in both French & English.
Preview additional images from this book Yves Chaland. CHALAND ET LES PUBLICITAIRES. [SN20769X] $90 Brussels: Editions Champaka, 2000. 1st. Square 4to (11-13"), 120pp, over 220 illustrations, most in color, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF. One of 2500 numbered copies. From the distributor: "Yves Chaland who gave French comics a heavy dose of Brechtian alienation died an early death at 33 in 1990. His classic line was loved by ad agencies and he worked a number of lucrative commercial assignments. This book collects these commercial works in which Chaland's talent transcends the profit motives of such works." Profusely illustrated in color (the only black & white images are those originally published in black & white), well over 200 images. Text in French.
Yves Chaland, Fournier, Andre Franquin, Jijé (Joseph Gillain). SPIROU & FANTASIO HORS SERIES 4: FANTASIO ET LE FANTÔME (ET 4 AUTRES AVENTURES). [SN27773X] $25 Marcinelle: Dupuis, 2003. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. This volume gathers rare or uncollected short stories, to celebrate 65 years of Spirou. For the occasion, the original line and coloring was painstakingly restored.
Jean-François Charles. Charles, Maryse. LES GRANDS BATISSEURS DU SAGAMORE. [SN27795X] $45 Paris: Glenat, 2008. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. "The Great Builders of Sagamore."
Ciia (Chhuy-Ing). CIIA SKETCHBOOK. [SN29193X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48 pages, color, wraps. VF. One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist. Ciia (Chhuy-Ing) is a young artist working in animation and bande dessinee. 18 pages of life drawings. 30 pages of illustrations and comics, showing her process from sketches to finished watercolors or digital renderings. Femmes, children, couples, etc. Lovely, charming work, with great personality. For more Comix Buro sketchbooks click here.
Ciruelo. MAGIA: THE CIRUELO SKETCHBOOK. [SN7613] $15 Barcelona: D A C, 2000. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, over 150 b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. Contemporary fantasy artist.
Serge Clerc. NIGHTCLUBBING DESPERADOS. [SN25681X] $95 Brussels: Editions Champaka, 2006. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 120pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF. Limited to 3000 numbered copies. "The leading light of “Métal Hurlant” when it was in its heyday and the main illustrator of the music magazine “Rock ‘n’ Folk”, Serge Clerc created single-handedly the style known as “Rock BD.” He captured with immediacy the ambience of Parisian nightclubs, populating his images with impossibly beautiful creatures teetering on impossibly high heels. As José-Louis Bocquet’s text demonstrates, “Nightclubbing Desperados” is conceived not just as a collection of superb illustrations, but as a portrait of the early ’eighties by someone who lived them. As the missing link between the classicism of the group known as the “Marcinelle school” and the modernity of the “Métal Hurlant” group, Serge Clerc was the originator of “Rock BD.” For over a decade he was to be an outstanding illustrator for both “Rock ‘n’ Folk” and “New Musical Express.” He moved in the same circle as The Clash, The Cramps, and The Police. His was a familiar face in the famous late-night haunts of Paris, London, Brussels and New York. Somehow, in between the thudding bass rhythms and the peroxide blondes, he managed to find time to draw. Of all the acclaimed illustrators of the ’eighties, Serge Clerc is undoubtedly the one who was most in touch with his times. His aesthetic sense was matched by his graphic talents, and this fusion gave expression to a unique and identifiable style that was to find favour with the French public in particular. The deceptive simplicity of his style and the pleasing geometry of his compositions would, over a short period of time, inspire an entire generation of artists; so much so, in fact, that it’s not unusual to come across examples of his work, shamelessly copied by anonymous drones."
Serge Clerc. L'IRRESISTIBLE ASCENSION. [SN26223X] $40 Paris: Editions Reporter, 1999. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 80pp, two-color illustrations, softcover French wraps. VF. I am a huge fan of Serge Clerc and this special edition is a showcase of his finer qualities: a bold graphic clear line; wit, appeal, and joie de vivre. "This story was initially published in November 1978 in the album Le Dessinateur Espion", from Humanoides Associes. It has been entirely redrawn, corrected, and 35 new pages added for the present edition." "Serge Clerc Spéciale Collection, No. 1."
Serge Clerc. LE JOURNAL. [SN26895X] $55 Paris: Denoel, 2008. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 229pp, b&w, color vinyl wraps. VF. This long-form graphic novel is a memoir of the founding of Les Humanoides Associes and the early years of Metal Hurlant magazine. This is Clerc's own story from 1974 to 1989. Characters include Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Phil Man, Yves Chaland, Moebius, J.P. Manchette, and other BD creators. Clerc's style for this work is highly graphic - feverish and loose as if Clerc was driven to get it all down on paper all at once. Preface by Jean-Pierre Dionnet. Text in French.
Serge Clerc. Landon, Francois. MEURTRE DANS LE PHARE. [SN23704] $45 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 1986. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. "Une Aventure de Phil Perfect." Sam Bronx (from Sam Bronx and the Robots) returns as a character in this private eye adventure starring Phil Perfect. Beautiful work by Clerc.
Serge Clerc. Landon, Francois. MEURTRE DANS LE PHARE. [SN23703] $35 Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 1986. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine.
Didier Conrad. LE PIÈGE MALAIS. [SN26407X] $48 Marcinelle: Dupuis, 1999. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 112pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (corners moderately bumped otherwise tight & unread). The combined edition of a two-volume story from 1990. The first BD both written & illustrated by Conrad. Conrad colored this album employing watercolors for atmospheric effect. "The Indies at the end of the XIXth century. Above the river, amid the huts that are linked by bamboo footbridges, swarms a miserable people that live from what they find. It is there, between heaven and water that the young Frenchman Ernest meets Kaliani, a beautiful Indian prostitute. And it is there, in the empire of a grimacing jade figure, that strange events will take place... Completed with an introduction giving unpublished texts and sketches, this complete edition constitutes the definitive edition of "Piège Malais"." The story, storytelling & art remind me of Will Eisner’s graphic novels. Due to nudity and sex, this album is for adults only.
Didier Conrad. LE PIÈGE MALAIS TOME 1. [SN26631] $30 Marcinelle: Dupuis, 1990. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. The original edition of this two-part graphic novel. Lush watercolored art by Conrad. Series Aire Libre. "The Indies at the end of the XIXth century. Above the river, amid the huts that are linked by bamboo footbridges, swarms a miserable people that live from what they find. It is there, between heaven and water that the young Frenchman Ernest meets Kaliani, a beautiful Indian prostitute. And it is there, in the empire of a grimacing jade figure, that strange events will take place..."
LES INNOMMABLES “A cult series. The characters, invented in the 1980s by Yann and Conrad, are Tim (the incomparable lover), Ching Soao (the terrifying woman pirate), Mac (big-hearted but fickle), Tony (the coward) and the terrible Jardine twins. The members of this happy little group bump into one another in (usually) extraordinary circumstances in the China Seas... a series like no other!” For this reprint edition, Conrad revised some of the drawings, the books were recolored, and the whole series featured new cover art.
Didier Conrad. Yann, LES INNOMMABLES INTEGRALE - LE CYCLE DE HONG KONG. [SN26379X] $125 Paris: Dargaud, 2000. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 250pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. The first five albums in a single volume. This collection features an extra 26-page bonus section of unpublished sketches.
Didier Conrad. Yann, LES INNOMMABLES TOME 2: AVENTURE EN JAUNE. [SN26381X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 2002. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. This album first published in 1982 reissued with some of the artwork revised by Conrad and newly colored.
Didier Conrad. Yann, LES INNOMMABLES TOME 3: LE CRÂNE DU PÈRE ZÉ. [SN26382X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 2002. 1st thus. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF without dust-jacket as issued. An album from 1994.
Didier Conrad. Yann, LES INNOMMABLES TOME 4: CHING SOAO. [SN23070X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 2002. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. This album first published in 1993 reissued with some of the artwork revised by Conrad and newly colored.
Didier Conrad. Yann, LES INNOMMABLES TOME 5: AU LOTUS POURPRE . [SN23071X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 2002. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. An album first published in 1994 reissued with some of the artwork revised by Conrad and newly colored.
Didier Conrad. Yann, LES INNOMMABLES TOME 6: ALIX-NONI-TENGU. [SN19645X] $25 Paris: Dargaud, 2002. 1st thus. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF without dust-jacket as issued. An album from 1996.
Didier Conrad. Yann, LES INNOMMABLES TOME 7: CLOAQUES. [SN19652M] $25 Paris: Dargaud, 2002. 1st thus. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF without dust-jacket as issued. An album from 1997. For aviation buffs, this volume features F4U Corsairs.
Didier Conrad. Yann, LES INNOMMABLES TOME 8: POUPEE DE BRONZE. [SN26383X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 2002. 1st thus. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF without dust-jacket as issued. An album from 1998. Marilyn Monroe visits the troops in Korea. Alix is resurrected as a communist spy/assassin.
Didier Conrad. Yann, LES INNOMMABLES TOME 9: PAS-DE-MACHOIRE. [SN19661X] $25 Paris: Dargaud, 2002. 1st thus. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF without dust-jacket as issued. An album from 2000. Mac tries to break Alix from her spell at the same time as her spy-masters try to retrieve her. The end of the Korea cycle.
Didier Conrad. Yann, LES INNOMMABLES TOME 10: A L'EST DE ROSWELL. [SN19666M] $25 Paris: Dargaud, 2002. 1st thus. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF without dust-jacket as issued. The debut of an all-new album. The beginning of the America cycle. The gang travels to the US and Mac tries to find his daughter.
Didier Conrad. Yann, LES INNOMMABLES TOME 11: AU NORD DE WHITE SANDS. [SN21832X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 2003. 1st thus. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF without dust-jacket as issued. The debut of an all-new album. The America cycle. Space ships & flying saucers in the desert. Text in French.
Didier Conrad. Yann, LES INNOMMABLES TOME 12: AU SUD-OUEST DE MOSCOW . [SN26380X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 2004. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF without dust-jacket as issued. The debut of an all-new album. The conclusion of this story arc: the America cycle. Space ships & flying saucers in the desert. And a happy ending! Text in French.
Alessio Coppola. Centomo, Katja & Francesco Artibani. MONSTER ALLERGY TOME 6 - CHARLIE SCHUSTER ARRIVE! [SN21803X] $25 Toulon: Soleil, 2004. Later. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. The artwork for this volume is provided by artist of the Disney Academy in Italy supervised by Barbucci. Text in French.
Richard Corben. Arcudi, John. ALIENS ALCHEMY. [SN14489M] $40 France: Toth, 2001. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. The only collection of Corben's three-issue Dark Horse mini-series. Beautifully printed in a larger format than the original comics. New painted cover by Corben. Text in French
Richard Corben. Azzarello, Brian. HELLBLAZER: HARD TIME. [SN14493M] $45 France: Toth, 2002. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 132pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (one corner lightly bumped). The first and only hardcover collection of Corben's five-issue storyline published by DC. Beautifully printed in a larger format than the original comics. Text in French
Bernard Cosey. LE VOYAGE EN ITALIE (ÉDITION INTÉGRALE). [SN23943X] $55 Paris: Dupuis, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 104pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Text in French.
Bernard Cosey. JONATHAN: CELUI QUI MENE LES FLEUVES A LA MER. [SN23470] $300 Paris: Le Lombard, 1997. 1st. Folio (12" x 17.5"), 64pp, over 500 color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. #127 of 480 copies signed by the artist. Cosey is the pen name of Bernard Cosendai. This is the twelfth album in his series 'Jonathan' about a westerner in Tibet. An oversize folio edition. Four pages of color character sketches. Two pages of sketches and the 56-page graphic novel in black & white. A sheet containing a Bibliography and Notes is laid in. Text in French.
Miguel Covarrubias. MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS: FOUR VISIONS. [SN21645X] $50 Madrid: Editorial RM, 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 224pp, color and b&w illustrations, cloth spine, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Limited to 5000 copies. Subtitled, "A National Homage to Miguel Covarrubias." A beautiful monograph devoted to Covarrubias' entire life and works. Reproduces numerous caricatures as well as his other illustrations and later ethnographic art & books. Reproduces a number of pieces from the rare books including Negro Drawings and The Prince of Wales. Text in both English and Spanish.
Didier Crisse. EROTIC FANTASY. [SN28432] $80 Toulon: Soleil, 1996. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 96pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. Fine. A collection of pin-up drawings and color illustrations by this best-selling French comic artist-writer. Predominantly girls alone, there are a few images of intertwined couples. Mostly nudes. Virtually without text, there are six captions in French. For adults only. Out of print.
Didier Crisse. CRISSE SKETCHBOOK. [SN28194X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2007. 2nd. 8vo (8-9"), 48 pages, color illustrations, softcover wraps. VF. A collection of sketches and drawings featuring Crisse's trademark sexy wide-eyed femmes. This very popular French bande dessinée creator is artist and/or writer of an evergrowing number of ongoing BD series (Kookaburra, Atalante, Ishanti, Canari, Luuna, K, etc.). His drawings are reminiscent of J. Scott Campbell's. Minimal text in French. For more Comix Buro sketchbooks click here.
Robert Crumb. CORNELIUS EDITIONS CRUMB LITHOGRAPH. [SN23465] $105 Paris: Cornelius, nd (circa 2007). 4to (9.5" x 11.75”), color illustrations, VF. A beautiful color print on heavy watercolor paper. 7.5” x 10” image on a 9.5” x 11.5” sheet. The image is titled "The Bal Musette" at the top and Crumb has added a caption at the bottom in French. The image is couples dancing on a dance floor and a 4-piece band playing on a balcony. Published by Cornelius Editions in Paris.
Robert Crumb. MIETTES. [SN17519] $25 Paris: Seuil, 2001. 1st. Small square 4to (9-11"), 136pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. The French edition of 'Odds & Ends.' An excellent chronologically-ordered collection of seriously rare works by Crumb, such as his covers for Winds of Change and unpublished portraits given to family and friends. Almost half in color.
Robert Crumb. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO CRUMB. [SN16680] $45 Angouleme: Center National de la bande dessinée, 1992. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 64pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. Fine/Fine. An exhibition catalogue with a biography, interview, bibliography and lots of art. New color Crumb cover with characters bursting out of his head. Text in both French and English.
Robert Crumb. WHO'S AFRAID OF ROBERT CRUMB? [SN14779] $40 Angouleme: Musee de la bande dessinée, 2000. 1st. Small square 4to (9-11"), 64pp, 27 color and over 100 b&w illustrations, softcover wraps. Fine. Print run of 2000 copies. An exhibition catalogue with a biography, interview, bibliography and lots of art. Text in both French and English.
Robert Crumb. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK 1966-'67. [SN22453] $225 Frankfurt: Zweitausandeins, 1981. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 360pp, b&w, 39pp in color, pictorial cloth. VF with Fine German translation booklet in VG cardboard slip case . The second book in this series of facsimile Crumb sketchbooks. Crumb cannot not draw, and his sketchbooks are filled with life drawings, still lifes, street scenes, cartoons, hand-drawn copies of photos and ads from magazines.
Robert Crumb. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK 1966-67. [SN14783] $100 Frankfurt: Zweitausandeins, 1981. 3rd printing, 1st paperback printing 1990. Small 4to (9-11"), 361pp, b&w, 39pp in color, orange vinyl wraps. Fine with VG German translation booklet.
Robert Crumb. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK LATE 1967 TO MID 1974. [SN14782] $150 Frankfurt: Zweitausandeins, 1986. 2nd printing, 1st paperback printing 1990. Small 4to (9-11"), 388pp, b&w, 7pp in color, blue vinyl wraps. NF (light spine creases otherwise Fine) with VG German translation booklet. The scarcest sketchbook in the series.
Robert Crumb. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK LATE 1967 TO MID 1974. [SN11012] $100 Frankfurt: Zweitausandeins, 1986. 2nd printing, 1st paperback printing 1990. Small 4to (9-11"), 388pp, b&w, 7pp in color, blue vinyl wraps. NF (spine creases and slightly faded, covers slightly rubbed, interior Fine) with Fine German translation booklet. The scarcest sketchbook in the series.
Robert Crumb. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK NOV. 1974 TO JAN. 1978. [SN11204] $175 Frankfurt: Zweitausandeins, 1978. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 310pp, b&w, leather spine, hardcover cloth. VF with VF German translation booklet in Fine cardboard slip case. A first printing of the first book in this series of facsimile Crumb sketchbooks. These sketchbooks are the best for capturing and experiencing undiluted Crumb. Scarce in first printing.
Robert Crumb. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK NOV. 1974 TO JAN. 1978. [SN22452] $175 Frankfurt: Zweitausandeins, 1978. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 310pp, b&w, leather spine, hardcover cloth. NF (corner of spine lightly bumped otherwise Fine) with NF German translation booklet in NF cardboard slipcase. The first book in this series of facsimile Crumb sketchbooks. Crumb cannot not draw and his sketchbooks are filled with life drawings, still lifes, street scenes, cartoons, hand-drawn copies of photos and ads from magazines.
Robert Crumb. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK NOV. 1974 TO JAN. 1978. [SN11013] $75 Frankfurt: Zweitausandeins, 1978. 4th printing, 1st paperback printing 1990. Small 4to (9-11"), 310pp, b&w, red vinyl wraps. NF (spine crease and slightly faded, covers slightly rubbed, interior Fine) with Fine German translation booklet.
Cyrus Cuneo. Bradshaw, Percy V. THE ART OF THE ILLUSTRATOR: CYRUS CUNEO & HIS WORK. [SN9471] $40 London: Press Art School, nd (circa 1917). 1st. 10x16, Fine plates & NF booklet (light foxing) in a VG+ printed folder with tassel ties. Six plates reproducing six stages in the creation of "A Canadian Camp Fire" an oil painting in black and white. A 12 page booklet profiles the artist's personality and work (including a tipped-in photograph of the artist in his studio) and describes the six stages in detail. #9 in the Art of the Illustrator series. Stuart Ng Books 20655 S. Western Ave., Suite 104, Torrance, CA 90501 Store Hours: Monday through Friday, 11am until 3pm; Saturday, 12 noon until 5pm. |