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Raf. DEBASER 1. [SN27715X] $15
Paris: Ankama, 2008. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), b&w, softcover wraps. VF/VF.
Raf. DEBASER 2. [SN27716X] $15
Paris: Ankama, 2009. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), b&w, softcover wraps. VF/VF.
Alex Raymond. FLASH GORDON (RETURN TO EARTH). [SN6073] $45
Tahiti: Pacific Comics Club, 1977. Oblong folio (12" x 16"), 56pp, 52 Sundays in color, softcover wraps. NF.
A years' worth of Sundays from 1941 printed big and in color.
Alex Raymond. RIP KIRBY VOL. 3: DEATH COMES TO BLACKWATER-FARM. [SN22170] $225
Vienna: Pollischansky, 1985. 1st. Folio (13” or taller), 112pp, hardcover cloth. NF/VG+ (boards slightly bowed, several small dings& nicks to dust-jacket).
422 b&w dailies - 10/28/48 to 3/3/50. The best reproduction of these strips. The text in the strip is in the original English with the German translation running below the strip.
Philippe Riche. L'ASSOCIATION DES CAS PARTICULIERS - TOME 1 - SAPIENS. [SN25574X] $26
Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2006. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
From the publisher:
"A sequel to Pas De Chance, by the same author. L’Association Des Cas Particuliers is a club who helps people solve personal cases, often related to antique bizarre objects or animals from the past. Ernst-Lazare, Simon and Rebecca are three antique dealers with odd methods who team up to work on the strangest cases. Their new investigation starts when Simon finds a reliquary in the house of a deceased old lady. The object contains a skull and a hair whose DNA analysis reveal they both belong to a Neanderthal man. But the hair’s dating shows it is contemporary…." A beautifully drawn noir graphic novel. Text in French.
Philippe Riche. L'ASSOCIATION DES CAS PARTICULIERS - TOME 2 - NEANDERTALENSIS. [SN25575X] $26
Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
From the publisher:
"A sequel to Pas De Chance, by the same author. L’Association Des Cas Particuliers is a club who helps people solve personal cases, often related to antique bizarre objects or animals from the past. Ernst-Lazare, Simon and Rebecca are three antique dealers with odd methods who team up to work on the strangest cases." A beautifully drawn noir graphic novel. Text in French.
Philippe Riche. PAS DE CHANCE, TOME 1. [SN25568X] $24
Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2003. 8vo (8-9"), 112pp, b&w, softcover wraps. VF.
A beautifully drawn noir graphic novel about two men and a femme. Text in French.
Philippe Riche. PAS DE CHANCE, TOME 2. [SN23107X] $24
Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 2003. 8vo (8-9"), 112pp, b&w, softcover wraps. VF.
The conclusion of this beautifully drawn noir graphic novel. Text in French.
Giovanni Rigano. Brremaud, Frédéric. DAFFODIL, TOME 1: ADDIO-COLONELLO. [SN29040] $28
Toulon: Soleil, 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF (covers lightly rubbed).
The first printing, which included seven bonus pages of sketches and layouts. Text in French.
Giovanni Rigano. Bremaud, Frédéric. DAFFODIL VOL 2 - NOSFERATU. [SN21683X] $28
Toulon: Soleil, 2005. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
Rigano uses a grittier grainier Geoff Darrow-esque style for volume two. Text in French. “Daffodil and her companions are on the trail of Nosferatu. The big vampire seeks a portal to an infernal entity that will make him the eternal master on Earth. But a face-off between Nosferatu's vampire hordes and the mounting police troops is inevitable... Daffodil will have to intervene and eliminate the danger represented by the malefic entity... Daffodil returns... in big format, again blacker in its humor, more violent and more sexy, ready to seduce an adult public.”
Preview the opening pages
Giovanni Rigano. Brrémaud, Frédéric. DAFFODIL, TOME 3: LE MONSTRE. [SN23209X] $28
Toulon: Soleil, 2007. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
Rigano changes his style for the third time in three albums. Text in French.
From the publisher:
"Devastated regions, jagged bodies... Daffodil, Achilles and Globuline are searching out a mysterious count vampire who prevails in north. The situation is complex. Others are also on his trail: Rottweiler, accompanied by his canine horde, and Bones, a priest, arch enemy of the vampires but also irresistibly attracted by their sensuality, their mystery. An imbroglio with an uncertain outcome..."
Eduardo Risso. Trillo, Carlos. JE SUIS UN VAMPIRE, TOME 1: LA RESURRECTION. [SN19782] $30
Paris: Albin Michel, 2000. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 136pp, b&w, softcover color wraps.
Slightest surface wear otherwise VF. The French edition of “Boy Vampiro”.
Eduardo Risso. Barreiro, Ricardo. CAIN. [SN22286] $12
Celje, Slovenia: SAF Comics, 2003. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 92pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF.
“In the high tech world of the near future, powerful emotions still reign. Discarded in a garbage dump as an infant, raised by gypsies and shaped by the reformatory, Cain is an angry young man. When he discovers that he was born to be an heir and that his own mother exiled him to keep the fortune for herself and her eldest son, no one is safe from Cain’s rage. This SAF Comics’ graphic novel was written by Ricardo Barreiro and illustrated by Eduardo Risso, whose accolades include Eisner awards for 'Best Serialized Story' (2001) and 'Best Penciler/Inker' (2002), and Harvey awards for 'Best Artist' and 'Best Continuing Series' (both 2002), all for his work on '100 Bullets,' which he draws for DC Comics/Vertigo.
Available for the first time in an English-language edition!"
Frank Robbins. JOHNNY HAZARD 1 (FIRST SERIES). [SN26678] $20
Genoa: Silvano Scotto, 1993. 35 cm., (unpaged), color illustrations, softcover color wraps. VG+ (mild shelf wear to all corners, covers lightly rubbed).
Sunday pages: Aug. 13, 1944 - Apr. 15, 1945.
Frank Robbins. JOHNNY HAZARD 5: THE ALBERICH TREASURE. [SN21666] $20
Genoa: Pacific Comics Club, 1980. 1st. Oblong folio, 64pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. NF.
Sundays from 11/4/56 - 2/23/58.
Frank Robbins. JOHNNY HAZARD 6: LIQUID GOLD. [SN26768] $20
Genoa: Pacific Comics Club, 1980. 1st. Oblong folio, 64pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. NF.
Four complete Sunday storylines. Fast-paced international adventures. Sundays from 3/2/58 - 4/26/59 beautifully reproduced with bright color on white stock so that it is like looking at printer’s proofs.
Frank Robbins. JOHNNY HAZARD 7: BOOMERANG FLIGHT. [SN21668] $20
Genoa: Pacific Comics Club, 1980. 1st. Oblong folio, 64pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. NF.
Sundays from 5/3/59 - 7/10/60 beautifully reproduced with bright color on white stock so that it is like looking at printer’s proofs.
Frank Robbins. JOHNNY HAZARD 8: SPARROW FALLS. [SN26770] $20
Genoa: Pacific Comics Club, 1980. 1st. Oblong folio, 64pp, color illustrations, softcover wraps. NF.
Four complete Sunday storylines. Fast-paced international adventures. Sundays from 7/17/60 - 12/24/61 beautifully reproduced with bright color on white stock so that it is like looking at printer’s proofs.
Sundays from 2/6/66 - 7/2/67 beautifully reproduced with bright color on white stock so that it is like looking at printer’s proofs.
Christian Rossi. Makyo, Pierre. LE CYCLE DES DEUX HORIZONS, TOME 2: SELMA. [SN24977] $20
Paris: Delcourt, 1991. Later. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF.
The second volume of a trilogy. Text in French.
Christian Rossi. Makyo, Pierre. LE CYCLE DES DEUX HORIZONS, TOME 3: LE COEUR DU VOYAGE. [SN24978] $20
Paris: Delcourt, 1993. Later. 4to (11-13"), 60pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. NF.
The final volume of a trilogy. Text in French.
Christian Rossi. Abuli, Enrique. LES PIRATES: L'INTEGRALE CAPITAINE LAGUIBOLE. [SN23915X] $55
Paris: Albin Michel, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 112pp, color illustrations, softcover French wraps. VF.
Rossi was a protégé of Moebius collaborating with him on the Jim Cutlass series among others. Rossi's artwork is a mix of Moebius and Manara. Text in French.
Mickael Roux. UN GATEAU DE GRAND! [SN22531X] $17
Paris: Carabas, 2006. 1st. Square 16mo (6-7”), 28pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
A cute little book. Graphic storytelling entirely with pictures, only three lines in French.
Michael Roux. Lorien, PIRATERIE. [SN24268X] $15
Paris: Carabas, 2005. 1st. Square 16mo (6-7"), 24pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF.
A pirate boy must dispatch pirate ghosts, a bear, a giant spider and what else? A charming little book from France. Graphic storytelling entirely with pictures, no words!
Ruben. Ruben & Carlos, RGH: ROBOT GIANT HAZARD. [SN21853X] $25
Barcelona: Glenat, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF. Text in Spanish.
Mark Ryden. FUSHIGI CIRCUS. [SN19895M] $75
Japan: PIE Books, 2006. 1st. 8vo (8-9”), 128pp, color illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF.
“Mysterious Circus.” This is the black cloth covered first printing.
Stuart Ng Books 20655 S. Western Ave., Suite 104, Torrance, CA 90501
phone: (310) 909-1929
Store Hours: Monday through Friday, 11am until 3pm; Saturday, 12 noon until 5pm.
Closed Sundays and Holidays.
