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Arthur Adams. ARTHUR ADAMS SAMPLER VOL. VI. [SN25588X] $40 np: privately printed, 2007. 4to (11-13"), 54pp, b&w, wraps. VF. SIGNED & dated "4.08" by the artist. A "sampler" composed mainly of Art's exquisitely detailed pen & ink commission pieces of super-heroine cheesecake and superhero pin-ups: Wonder Woman, Power Girl, Batgirl, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Hawkgirl, Ghost, Vampirella, Green Lantern, Batman, Wolverine, Iron Man, X-Women, Red Sonja, Zatanna. Also included are eight pages of pencil drawings from his early Marvel days (Longshot, etc.); Jonni Future prelims; Hulk toy designs; and more.
Arthur Adams. ARTHUR ADAMS SKETCH BOOK VOL. VII. [SN25589X] $40 np: privately printed, 2008. 4to (11-13"), 54pp, b&w, wraps. VF. SIGNED & dated "8.08" by the artist. This "sampler" includes: Art's exquisitely detailed pen & ink commission pieces of super-heroine cheesecake and superhero pin-ups (Zatanna, Catwoman, Wonder Woman, Poison Ivy, Vampirella, Batman, Wolverine, X-Men, etc.); covers (and prelims) for Classic Avengers #1-3 and Fantastic Four #550; other DC and Marvel comic book covers; and some works from the 1980s and '90s.
Pierre Alary. ALARY SKETCHBOOK. [SN25470X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist. A new collection of drawings, character designs, and color renderings by one of our favorite artists. Some lovely color pieces of Belladone created for prints, ex-libris, and promotion. Sketches and drawings of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, Echaudeurs, Moby Dick, and other miscellaneous subjects. And some autobiographical comic strips (in French). Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French. (A quarter or more of this material has been previously published in our own 2006 and 2007 Alary Sketchbooks.) For more Comix Buro sketchbooks click here.
Pierre Alary. SKETCHBOOK 2007. [SN22625X] $15 Torrance: Stuart Ng Books, 2007. 1st. 8.5x11, 36pp, b&w, wraps. Limited to 1200 copies signed by the artist. VF. This book includes Belladone, Spider-Man, Sindbad, and Moby Dick.
Pierre Alary. PIERRE ALARY SKETCHBOOK. [SN20589X] $15 Torrance: Stuart Ng Books, 2006. 1st. 8.5x11, 36pp, b&w, wraps. S&N to 1200 copies. VF. This French artist studied animation in school and was immediately hired by Disney's French studio. He animated on numerous feature films most notably animating Tarzan under Glen Keane's supervision. When Disney closed its French studio, Pierre transitioned into a successful career in comics. Two-thirds of this book is devoted to his popular continuing character Belladone. The remaining third features Little Nemo in Slumberland, Cowboys, and Pirates.
Amid Amidi. BULLRIDING IN AMERICA. [SN23750M] $10 np: privately printed, 2003. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 20pp, b&w, wraps. VF. #22 of 250 copies signed by the artist. This copy is also inscribed by the artist. Cartoons & caricatures of Amid's Spumco coworkers (created while working on the latest incarnation of Ren & Stimpy for TNN). Amid's cartooning style is best described as part of the "ugly" school. Amid is also co-blogger of Cartoon Brew, the publisher of Animation Blast, and author of several animation books.
Virginie Augustin. AUGUSTIN SKETCHBOOK. [SN23448X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9”), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. One of 900 numbered copies signed by the artist. A collection of sketches and drawings by the former Disney animator and the artist of the French series Alim de Tanneur. Minimal text in French. For more Comix Buro sketchbooks click here.
Terry Austin. AUSTIN ART. [SN12735] $25 2003. 1st. 8.5x11, 60pp, b&w, wraps. Signed & dated 2003. VF. Terry's first collection culls from 25 years of art by the legendary Marvel & DC inker/artist. Some sketches, but primarily unpublished finished pieces. Terry's sense of humor is evident throughout in the pieces and his comments.
Ben Balistreri. SEAWEED, BOOK 1: THE CURE FOR MILDEW. [SN24137X] $30 np: privately printed, 2008. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), 64pp, color and b&w, cloth spine, pictorial boards. VF. Signed by the artist with a drawing of Poisson. A beautifully illustrated graphic novel. Plus 24 pages of development, rough sketches, and notes on the making of the book. Ben is currently a storyboard artist at Dreamworks. Some of his past credits include being the character design supervisor for the 5th and 6th seasons of "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends", a storyboard artist and character designer at Nickelodeon on Danny Phantom, and a character designer at Disney TV. He's been nominated for five Annie Awards.
Shawn Barber. FOREVER AND EVER: NEW WORKS BY SHAWN BARBER. [SN25614] $65 San Francisco: 9mm Books, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 256pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Barber was a successful illustrator and oil painter before adding tattoo artist to his repertoire in 2002. Since then, he's been creating oil paintings of tattooed flesh. This book reproduces 105 painted portraits of tattooed artists along with hundreds of details, watercolor and graphite sketches, and photographs of his subjects.
Preview additional pages from this book Alessandro Barbucci & Barbara Canepa. SKY DOLL 3 MATITE. [SN21718X] $60 Barcelona: Pavesio, 2005. 4to (11-13"), 108pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. This special edition reproduces Barbucci's pencil pages for the entire long-awaited third volume. Rough pencil pages are on the left-hand pages and finished pencils are on the right-hand pages. Additionally, this features an alternate ending which the creators liked but decided to change. This original ending concludes the series rather than continuing it. Text in Italian.
Glenn Barr. SPARROW #8: GLENN BARR. [SN25748X] $12 San Diego: IDW, 2008. 2nd. Square 16mo, 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. A collection of paintings, some of which are paired with their preliminary sketch.
Rick Berry. SPARROW #6: RICK BERRY. [SN25749X] $12 San Diego: IDW, 2008. 2nd. Square 16mo, 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. A collection of oil paintings.
Bruno Bellamy. BELLAMY SKETCHBOOK. [SN23765X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist. A collection of sketches and drawings by the artist of the French series Sylfeline and Showergate. Text in French. For more Comix Buro sketchbooks click here.
Benjamin. FLASH. [SN25541X] $60 Paris: Xiao Pan , 2008. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, color, wraps. VF. This is the first art book devoted to Chinese comic artist and illustrator Benjamin (artist-writer of Orange, Remember, and One Day). A large 9.5" x 12.5" format book filled with Benjamin's painterly digital illustrations of contemporary Chinese youth culture, some never before published, as well as prelims, drawings, and sketches. Text in French.
Rick Berry. SPARROW #6: RICK BERRY. [SN25749X] $12 San Diego: IDW, 2008. 2nd. Square 16mo, 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. A collection of oil paintings.
Phil Hale & Rick Berry. DOUBLE MEMORY: ART AND COLLABORATIONS. [SN25647] $35 Hampton Falls, NH: Donald M. Grant, 1992. 1st. 4to (11-13"), x, 119pp, over 103 color and 34 b&w illustrations, cloth. VF/NF. Paintings by Rick Berry and Phil Hale individually and in collaboration.
Patricio Betteo. NEVER EVER AFTER. [SN25609X] $20 Bayside: Brandstudio, 2008. 1st. Square 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color and b&w, pictorial boards. VF. Patricio Betteo is an illustrator-concept artist-comic book artist (Gris with Tony Sandoval). This book collects full-color illustrations and drawings in a variety of media and styles. Inventive stylish lovely stuff.
Tim Biskup. THE JACKSON 500 VOLUME 1. [SN24414X] $15 Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse, 2005. 2nd. Square 24mo (5-6"), 112pp, color, cloth. VF/VF. 100 miniature paintings by Tim Biskup.
Tim Biskup. THE JACKSON 500 VOLUME 2. [SN24415X] $15 Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse, 2006. 2nd. Square 24mo (5-6"), 112pp, color, cloth. VF/VF. 100 miniature paintings by Tim Biskup.
Tim Biskup. THE JACKSON 500 VOLUME 3. [SN22587X] $15 Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse, 2007. 1st. Square 24mo (5-6"), 112pp, color, cloth. VF/VF. 100 miniature paintings by Tim Biskup.
Fred Blanchard & Gess. Caro, Marc & Pierre Bordage. DANTE 01: LE STORYBOARD DU FILM. [SN23888X] $50 Paris: Delcourt, 2007. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 346pp, b&w, French wraps. VF. The complete storyboards for the 2007 French Science Fiction film Dante 01 directed by Marc Caro art of this French artist. Blanchard is a frequent collaborator with Olivier Vatine. Text in French.
Denis Bodart & Mike Wieringo. DENIS BODART - MIKE WIERINGO SKETCHBOOK. [SN23458X] $15 Belgium: La Grande Ourse, 2007. 1st. Small 4to (6.5x9.5), 32pp, color and b&w, wraps. VF. A sketchbook in flipbook format with Bodart in one half and Mike Wieringo in the other. Brief bios of both artists in English, French, and Spanish.
Hannes Bok. de la Ree, Gerry and Gene Nigra. A HANNES BOK SKETCHBOOK. [SN9881] $35 Saddle River, NJ: Gerry de la Ree, 1976. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 80pp, over 100 illustrations, wraps. Fine. Ltd to 1000 copies. A collection of doodles, roughs and designs from his earliest years to his last.
Brian Bolland. ART OF BRIAN BOLLAND. [SN26068] $50 Orange: Image, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 176pp, color and b&w, pictorial boards. Fine. A comprehensive career retrospective of this British comic book artist from his earliest work in the 1960s to . Introduction by Dave Gibbons.
Paul Briggs. PBCB STUDIOS VOL 3. [SN20616X] $15 np: privately printed, 2006. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 44pp, color, wraps. VF. SIGNED by the artist. Disney story artist Paul Briggs’ latest sketchbook. A beauty with a real variety of subjects: characters, animals, superheroes, and more.
Stefan G. Bucher. 100 DAYS OF MONSTERS. [SN24551] $20 Cincinnati : How, 2008. 1st. Oblong small 4to (9-11" wide), 220pp, color, pictorial boards. VF with DVD still sealed.
Philippe Buchet. BUCHET SKETCHBOOK. [SN24405X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Buchet is best known as the artist and co-creator of the bestselling series, Sillage. He also created a Wolverine graphic novel for the European market. For this sketchbook, Buchet has created a series of drawings of WWII and Vietnam War combat pin-up girls. Other subjects include: female Chinese athletes, U.S. Army grunts, Wolverine, Hellboy and associates, Wonder Woman, and more. This first printing of 900 copies is not signed by Buchet because he is working in Japan. For more Comix Buro sketchbooks click here.
Joko Budiono. THE THOUSANDTH THUMBNAIL. [SN25592X] $25 San Francisco: privately printed, 2008. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 120pp, color and b&w, pictorial boards. VF. Joko Budiono is a faculty member at at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco teaching perspective drawing. He's also co-author of a book on Creative Layout. This is his self-published art instruction book. The highlight of this book are the literally 1000s and 1000s of small thumbnail drawings. The variations Chapter 1: Thumbnails (Shape Thumbnails, Silhouette Thumbnails, Light and Shadow Thumbnails, Positive and Negative Thumbnails, Line Thumbnails, Line Thumbnails in Perspective, Line Thumbnails to Value and Color Thumbnails).
Dave Bullock. BULLOCK ART WORKS. [SN24419X] $30 np: privately printed, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Signed by the artist. From the back cover: "Dave Bullock is best known for his work as a director on Warner Bros. Animations movie Justice League: The New Frontier, Sony Pictures The Spectacular Spider-Man and Lucas Film Animations CGI Star Wars: Clone Wars. "Aside from animation, Dave has provided comic book cover art for Teen Titans Go! and Superman's Action Comics. "Bullock Art Works collects a selection of the artists most memorable covers as well as a peek at previously unpublished development sketches and compositional pieces."
Bob Burden. THRILLING VISIONS SKETCHBOOK, VOL. ONE. [SN19842] $45 Atlanta: Bob Burden Prod., 1998. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 144pp, b&w, color wraps. NF (very slight shelf wear). 1st Edition of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist, on the title page, and on the first page with a remarque - a woman's profile - and "SD 98" . "From the author of Flaming Carrot Comics, an odd collection of sketches, unpublished art and ephemeral musings."
Ben Caldwell. BEN CALDWELL SKETCHBOOK #11 "THE BIGGEST BIG BOOK OF THE DARE DETECTIVES". [SN23042X] $15 np: privately printed, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 70pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Signed by the artist. Sketches and studies for The Dare Detectives. Characters, costumes, villains, props, vehicles, sets, scenes, page roughs. Lots of fun drawings.
Ben Caldwell. THE DARE DETECTIVES UBERFOLIO!. [SN23041X] $30 np: privately printed, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 128pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Signed by the artist. This omnibus reprints most of the images from Ben Caldwell Sketchbooks 3, 5, 7, and 9. Lots of fun drawings.
Frank Cammuso. ROUGH SKETCHES VOL. 2. [SN15402X] $10 2005. 1st. 5.5x8.5, 32pp, b&w, color wraps. Signed. VF. Frank is a political cartoonist and creator of the Max Hamm, Fairy Tale Detective series. Wonderful loose lively sketches of Dames, Max Hamm, future Supporting Characters, and Storybook Land Cityscapes.
Frank Cammuso. MAX HAMM FAIRY TALE DETECTIVE, VOL. ONE. [SN18171X] $15 Syracuse: Night Owl, 2005. 1st. Square 8vo (8-9”), 208pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. SIGNED by the artist. This collects the first four issues of Max Hamm Fairy Tale Detective: The Big Sheep and the three-part The Long Ever After. Fairy tale and mother goose characters meets Hammett and Chandler. An excellent pastiche with wonderful hardboiled dialogue, charming artwork, and great femmes.
J. Scott Campbell. TALL SKETCHBOOK. [SN25606X] $30 np: privately printed, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 36pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. A suite of 17 lovely full-length pin-up illustrations: Shanna the She-Devil, Black Cat, Danger Girl Abby Chase, Batgirl, Catwoman, Jessica Rabbit, Mary Jane, Gwen Stacy, Princess Amidala, Maleficent, Witchblade, Vampirella, The White Queen, Slave Girl Leia, Ariel, and Wonder Woman. Each illustration is a finished detailed ink drawing on middle-tone colored paper with white highlights and color accents. On opposite each is a large scale close-up revealing details and technique. These pieces are all new and original to this book and never before published.
J. Scott Campbell. CAMPBELL SKETCHBOOK 2007. [SN24531X] $30 np: privately printed, 2007. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 36pp, b&w, wraps. VF. SIGNED by the artist. Scott goes retro with his fourth self-published collection of drawings & sketches. Scott designed this one himself and a basic b&w ashcan-style allows Scott's drawing to take center stage without any distractions. Leia, Padme, Danger Girls, a sexy Maleficent, some caricatures, some superheroes. This is the first printing with a beige cover that sold out at SDCC. OP.
J. Scott Campbell. CAMPBELL SKETCHBOOK 2007: WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO EDITION. [SN24532X] $30 np: privately printed, 2007. 2nd. 8vo (8-9"), 36pp, b&w, wraps. VF. SIGNED by the artist. Scott goes retro with his fourth self-published collection of drawings & sketches. Scott designed this one himself and a basic b&w ashcan-style allows Scott's drawing to take center stage without any distractions. Leia, Padme, Danger Girls, a sexy Maleficent, some caricatures, some superheroes. This is the second printing with a grey cover printed for Wizard World Chicago. OP.
J. Scott Campbell. CODE ORANGE. [SN24534X] $30 Bayside: Brandstudio, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. Corners bumped otherwise VF. Signed by the artist. A large format collection of color pieces: comic book covers, design work, and other rarely seen images.
J. Scott Campbell. FACES SKETCHBOOK. [SN24365X] $30 np: privately printed, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 32pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. With this sketchbook, Jeff has created a suite of 24 finished black ink drawings on middle-tone colored paper with highlights in white ink and sometimes another accent color added. These are all new and original to this book and never before published. Red Sonja, Danger Girl, Jessica Rabbit, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Zatanna, Captain America, Spider-Man, Mary Jane, Hellboy, Wonder Woman, Maleficent, Witchblade, Wolverine, Smurfette, and others.
J. Scott Campbell. Hartnell, Andy. DANGER GIRL: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION. [SN26035] $50 NY: DC, 2002. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 256pp, color, boards. VF/VF. Collects the original storyline from Danger Girl #1-7, all the variant covers, and other extras. Introduction by Bruce Campbell. Out-of-print in hardcover.
J. Scott Campbell. DANGER GIRL SKETCHBOOK. [SN24703] $60 NY: DC, 2001. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 64pp, color, wraps. VF. "An entire book devoted to the behind-the-scenes sketchbook art of J. Scott Campbell's Danger Girl! Admirers of great art will delight in this rare chance to see the creative process that went into the smash hit Danger Girl comic book series, as well as the never-before-published concept drawings for the Danger Girl toys, video game, PVC set and statues. Also included is a large full-color section with many rarely seen Danger Girl pieces, along with a number of brand new illustrations created just for this book. But that's not all! We've included extra-special bonus materials such as Danger Girl storyboards, unused characters drawings, and an amazing sequence of flip-book animation that runs on the corner tabs!" Scarce.
J. Scott Campbell. Hartnell, Andy. DANGER GIRL: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION. [SN24483] $30 NY: DC, 2002. 2nd. Small 4to (9-11"), 256pp, color, wraps. Fine. Signed by the artist in silver ink on the first page. Collects the original storyline from Danger Girl #1-7, all the variant covers, and other extras. Introduction by Bruce Campbell.
J. Scott Campbell. VINTAGE TIN. [SN22830M] $95 np: privately printed, 2006. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 40pp, color, wraps. VF. SIGNED by the artist. Campbell's third self-published collection of drawings & sketches. A lavish full color production professionally printed on thick glossy stock. Scott made 1500 copies and sold out the entire print run at San Diego Comic-Con!
Pascal Campion. OOGELEY BOOGELEY 4. [SN25593X] $20 NY: Brandstudio, 2009. 1st. Oblong small 4to (9-11" wide), 56pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Signed by the artist. Pascal Campion is a San Francisco-based illustrator/animator/designer/director. This is his fourth collection of artwork and it is filled with his most polished works yet. The vast majority of the images are actually finished full-color illustrations: beautiful widescreen color pictures/scenes with great imagination and charm. Really nice stuff. Lots of fanciful happy jungle animals and people in colorful landscapes.
Enrico Casarosa. THE VENICE CHRONICLES. [SN24806X] $20 np: Atelier Fio, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 144pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Signed by the artist. Enrico's description: "The Venice Chronicles - a travelogue in pencil, watercolor and varying shades of silliness...by Pixar artist Enrico Casarosa. Take a stroll through the side streets and canals of Venice in this colorful graphic novel, meeting at the intersection between Carnet De Voyage and Love Story." This autobiographical book intersperses Enrico's loose cartoony Japanese style comics with on-the-spot watercolor sketches of Venice.
Ronnie Del Carmen, Tadahiro Uesugi, Enrico Casarosa. THREE TREES MAKE A FOREST. [SN22119X] $25 Corte Madera: Gingko, 2007. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 128pp, 95 color illustrations, pictorial boards. VF. "The three artists featured in Three Trees Make a Forest are professional illustrators with a penchant for travel and ambitious side projects in books and comics. Ronnie Del Carmen is a story artist, character designer and illustrator at Pixar Animation Studios. Del Carmen has also worked in comics with DC and Dark Horse. Tadahiro Uesugi is a world renowned Japanese illustrator who creates intuitive drawings of landscapes, characters and urban scenery, all with an amazing sense of color and texture. Enrico Casarosa is also a story artist at Pixar and is the founder of Sketch Crawl, a worldwide marathon sketching event."
Enrico Casarosa. SKETCH CRAWLING VOL. 2. [SN20587X] $15 2006. 1st. 5.5x8, 40pp, color, wraps. Signed & limited to 500 copies. VF. Subtitled "Watercolors and Comics of Varying Degrees of Silliness." Two fully watercolored comics by this Pixar storyboard artist in his loose cartoony Japanese style: An autobiographical comic story about a horrible Italian ferry ride. And the first ever comic book review of canned coffee! Plus wonderful on-location watercolor sketches and ink sketches of San Francisco and Japan!
Didier Cassegrain. CASSEGRAIN SKETCHBOOK #2. [SN25466X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, 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. 4 pages of Tao Bang. 4 pages of Code McCallum. Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French. For more Comix Buro sketchbooks click here.
Didier Cassegrain. CASSEGRAIN SKETCHBOOK. [SN24238X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2007. 2nd. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, 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.
Travis Charest. TRAVIS CHAREST CAPTAIN AMERICA PORTFOLIO. [SN25477X] $90 Paris: Editions Deese, 2008. 1st. Six 11.5" x 16" plates, consisting of one color and five b&w plates, in an embossed illustrated folder. VF/VF. Limited to 600 copies SIGNED by the artist. Travis' six variant covers for the mini-series Captain America: The Chosen reproduced large enough to see all of his fine line work. The plates are printed on Rapsodie Verge 250 gr. paper. The folder has three additional pieces by Travis. Produced in France and not for sale outside of that country, we are currently the only source for this item in the United States. "Because the covers aren't really based on a bit of story they had to be ... more symbolic or iconic ... I tried to give the piece[s] a bit of modernity with the graphic design of the background but rendered very traditionally in keeping with his roots. When I'm inking myself I don't pencil very tightly and do all the rendering more organically with ink."
Travis Charest. SPACEGIRL, VOLUME 1. [SN25756X] $50 np: Travis Charest & Big Wow Art, 2007. 1st. Oblong 8vo (8-9" wide), 60pp, color, decorative cloth. VF. Limited to 2000 copies. Signed by the artist. A full color clothbound collection of Travis' Spacegirl comic previously only viewable on his website. Reproduces the first 56 strips each of which is one "widescreen" panel. Out of print.
Travis Charest. STUFF WOT I DREW. [SN25893X] $75 np: privately printed, 2007. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 32pp, color, wraps. VF. Limited to 1000 copies SIGNED by the artist. A full color collection of Travis' recent works including finished commissions and color sketches.
Clio Chiang. SKETCHFOLIO 2004. [SN16102] $15 np: privately printed, 2004. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. Excellent charming animation-style drawings from a young artist-animator - a contributor to the comics anthology Flight.
Frank Cho. FRANK CHO - SKETCHES & SCRIBBLES, BOOK 4. [SN22605X] $20 MD: Monkey Boy Press, 2007. 1st. 8.5x11, 80pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. One of 3000 copies signed & numbered by Cho. A self-published collection of illustrations, pin-ups, sketches, and cartoons. No overlap with Frank's other books. Collects some of Frank's comic book covers in both rough pencil and finished form (printed in b&w for the first time), other rare artwork, and previously unpublished material. Brandy, Ms. Marvel, Red Sonja, Shanna, Dejah Thoris, etc. All beautifully reproduced. A nice professionally printed package.
Ciruelo. MAGIA: THE CIREULO SKETCHBOOK. [SN7613] $15 Barcelona: D A C, 2000. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, over 150 b&w illustrations, wraps. VF. SIGNED by the artist. Contemporary fantasy artist.
Emma Coats. SKETCHBOOK 2008. [SN24358X] $10 privately printed, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), b&w, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist.
Dave Cockrum. BAMF THE DAVE COCKRUM TREASURY. [SN14109] $45 Rockaway, NJ: Aardwolf, 2003. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 44pp, b&w, wraps. Fine. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the artist. Rare and unpublished art with commentary by Cockrum. Introduction by Chris Claremont.
Justin Coffee. CREAM & SUGAR. [SN25608X] $25 Bayside: Brandstudio, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Cartoonist, character designer and animator Justin Coffee's first book is a showcase of his girlie cartoons and cheesecake drawings. Foreword by Shane Glines.
David Colman. DAVID COLMAN’S DOODLES VOL II. [SN25618X] $20 Los Angeles: Privately printed, 2009. 1st. Oblong small 4to (9-11"), 116pp, color and b&w, pictorial boards. VF. SIGNED by the artist. David Colman is a development artist and character designer (Dreamworks, Sony, Disney, Cartoon Network). Drawings and sketches as well as finished works; in pencil, ink, watercolor, and digital. Lots of excellent animal drawings, both realistic and distorted. Also many wonderful figure studies, caricatures, character design and development art.
David Colman. THE ART OF ANIMAL CHARACTER DESIGN. [SN22162X] $40 Los Angeles: David’s Doodles, 2007. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13” wide), 176pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. SIGNED by the artist. David Colman is a development artist and character designer (Dreamworks, Sony Animation, Cartoon Network). He won an Emmy for character design on Class of 3000. A combination of art book and instruction book with many excellent animal drawings and sketches in pencil, pen and other immediate media. Throughout, David weaves instruction and advice covering animal sketching from life, creating vivid animal characters, and creating imaginary creatures.
Bernard Cosey. ECHO. [SN25501X] $90 Paris: Galerie Daniel Maghen , 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 232pp, 700 color and b&w illustrations, cloth spine, pictorial boards. VF. Cosey is an award-winning Swiss creator of bande dessinée. He entered the comics field in 1975 and has produced some 25 albums over three decades (Jonathan, In Search of Peter Pan, etc.). This is a thick collection of some 700 illustrations, watercolors, drawings and sketches wonderfully reproduced on thick watercolor paper to simulate an artist's sketchbook. The book consists of 9 chapters devoted to the important themes of Cosey's work: The Mountain ("From the Alps to the Himalayas"), Snow, Tibet, The Tibetans, The Near East and Far East, etc. Bibliography. Foreword by Andre Juillard. Minimal text by French.
Didier Crisse. CRISSE SKETCHBOOK #2. [SN25467X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist. A second collection of sketches and drawings by Crisse. 10 pages of jungle animals. 6 pages of designs for Crisse's ancient Egypt series Ishanti. 8 pages of designs for the lost world series Atalante. 10 pages of various female characters and designs. And 12 pages of character, alien, and environment designs for an unnamed sci-fi/fantasy story (with notes on English!). This very popular French bande dessinée creator is the artist and/or writer of an ever-growing number of ongoing BD series (Kookaburra, Atalante, Ishanti, Canari, Luuna, K, etc.). Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French. For more Comix Buro sketchbooks click here.
Didier Crisse. CRISSE SKETCHBOOK. [SN23764X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2007. 2nd. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, 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 ever growing 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. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK VOL. 2: MID 1965 TO EARLY '66. [SN14900] $15 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 1992. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, b&w, 16pp in color, wraps. VF.
Robert Crumb. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK VOL. 3: 1966. [SN14901] $15 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 1993. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, b&w, 8pp in color, wraps. VF.
Robert Crumb. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK VOL. 4: LATE 1966 TO MID '67. [SN14902] $15 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 1994. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, b&w, 8pp in color, wraps. VF.
Robert Crumb. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK VOL. 6: MID 1968 TO MID '69. [SN14904] $15 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 1997. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, b&w, wraps. Fine.
Robert Crumb. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK VOL. 7: MID 1969 TO END OF '70. [SN14905] $15 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 1999. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, b&w, wraps. VF.
Robert Crumb. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK VOL. 8: FALL 1970 TO FALL 1972. [SN15118] $15 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 2000. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, b&w, wraps. VF.
Robert Crumb. R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK VOL. 9: OCTOBER 1972 - JUNE 1975. [SN15231] $35 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 2002. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, b&w, leather spine, pictorial boards. VF.
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