Graphic Novels

New York: DC Comics, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial boards. Includes the complete series plus expanded commentary from the creators, alternate covers, sketches, the complete first issue script and an introduction by Joss Whedon. A New copy in New dustjacket inside a New slipcase.

1870 Japanese Cat Monster Ukiyoe Color Seven Manifestations of Golden Flower
A rare, 19th century Japanese woodblock print of "Kinka shichi henge" (Seven Manifestations of the Golden Flower) is a ukiyo-e graphic novel about a cat monster. According to Japanese folklore, a cat that has lived for a long time can become a kind of supernatural monster or 'yokai' called a fork-tailed cat, nekomata. It was believed that after a cat reached ten years of age, its tail would slowly split into two tails, and it would develop magical powers. Nekomata can shape-shift into human form and are generally hostile to people.
This rare, collection is written in a column woodblock print format with furigana for easier reading with illustrations painted by Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞) throughout and color illustrations on the cover.
Item number: #30361
Price: $499
Kakutei Shuuga (鶴亭秀賀)
(Golden Ornaments Seven Changes) (kinka shichihenge) 金花七變(変)化(きんかしちへんげ)
[Edo]: Meiji 3 [1870]… Read More

Richmond Hills, Ontario: Udon Entertainment, 2009. First Printing. Softcover. Fine. Minor shelf and handling wear to cover (light rubbing and soiling), else As New / Unread. Photo is of the copy here at Barbed Wire Books.

Amsterdam / Montreal: Oog and Blik / Drawn and Quarterly, 2003. Signed by Chris Ware. First edition / First printing, with "FIRST (and last) EDITION July, 2003 A.D." on the CIP (publication) page. Red cloth spine, illustrated paper-covered boards. Very fine. Issued without dust jacket, Mylar jacket supplied.

Pinnacle Entertainment Group, 1997-12-31. First Edition. paperback. Very Good. 4x0x7. Clean, unmarked interior text, no highlighting, underlining or writing. Softcover book is clean and bright, shows a bit of edge, corner, shelf wear. No rips, chips, stains or tears. A book that is currently OOP / NP (Out-Of-Print edition / No Longer in Print), uncommon, a first edition, collectable or hard to find. 1998. Deadlands: Tales O' Terror, 1877 (The Weird West). First Edition. Pinnacle Entertainment. Ships quickly and with care.

TokyoPop, 2010-08-03T00:00:01Z. First Edition Paperback. paperback. Very Good. 5x0x7. Clean, unmarked interior text, no highlighting, underlining or writing. Softcover book is clean and bright, shows a bit of edge, corner, shelf wear. No rips, chips, stains or tears. Binding is in very good condition, solid, square. Volume 6. First printing paperback, English, Full Print Line Displayed. A currently OOP / NP (No Longer in Print/ Out-Of-Print edition), uncommon, or hard to find book. Ships in box, quickly and with care. A1

London: Creation Books. 1st printing (2001). 214pp. Near Fine copy, publisher's press release laid in . Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 2001.

Marvel Enterprises, 2018-08-06. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 7x1x11. Text and graphics are very clean and unmarked, no highlighting, creasing, underlining or writing. No rips, tears or stains. Hard Cover. Dust jacket is clean and bright, a bit of corner bumping, light edge/shelf wear. Decorative cover boards VG. First edition, First Printing, Full Print Line Displayed. A book that is currently OOP / NP (Out-Of-Print edition / No Longer in Print), uncommon, a first edition, collectable or hard to find. Secret Invasion by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus. Ships in box, quickly and with care.

Stated First Edition - first printing (number line contains "1").
* Book cover like new, light shelf wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
* Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library.
* "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."
As clone troopers gun down the Jedi, the Republic falls and an Empire takes its place. The future is grim, and the remaining Jedi know they must hide to survive, but little else is clear. Master Dass Jennir will strive to find what it means to be a Jedi in this changed galaxy. Master K'Kruhk - suddenly responsible for a group of Jedi younglings - will sacrifice much for their safety. The struggles of the Jedi will intertwine with those of others now living in fear, including the diverse crew of a smuggling ship, the Uhumele, and a Nosaurian whose troubles begin when the Clone Wars end.

New York, Pantheon Books, 1991. 2 hardcover volumes, with dustwrappers, in a slipcase.
Maus Volume 2 is the first edition.
Maus Volume 1 is the first hardcover edition (published in 1991 although the copyright page is dated 1986 with the 'first edition' notation.
Both are in Fine condition in similar dustwrappers. The slipcase box is shellf worn.

1942 SUPERMAN 1ed Superhero Graphic Novel DC Comic Lowther Color Illustrated
"When Superman came out, it galvanized the entire industry. It's just part of the American scene. Superman is going to live forever."
― Jack Kirby, Comics Journal
Superman is one of the most popular fictional superheroes of all time, published by DC Comics. Superman appeared in various radio shows, newspaper comics, and eventually television and movie premiers. Because of his popularity, the name Superman has become synonymous with the American comic book. The book is the first novelization of a comic book character, and the first Superman story written by someone other than Jerry Siegel. It was Lowther who first provided many now-familiar details of Superman's birth and early life.
This 1942 first book edition by Random House features nine full-page illustrations with all 4 color illustrations.
Item number: #30893
Price: $750
LOWTHER, George Francis
The Adventures of Superman
New York: Random House, 1942. First edition.… Read More

First printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover like new, very slight edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked; publisher defect: glue stain inside cover along spine seam – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight shelf wear on rear.
Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library.
"Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Penciled by OLIVIER COIPEL, MARKO DJURDJEVIC & DAVID AJA Covers by OLIVIER COIPEL & MICHAEL TURNER Witness the return of Thor in a story only J. Michael Straczynski could tell! Returned to the pantheon of great Marvel heroes, the Asgardian God of Thunder is reunited with the mortal form of Dr. Don Blake. Together, they must reckon with the legacy of the mythic Norse kingdom and the awakening of its immortal heroes - but in a world that may not want them back! J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5 creator, Changeling screenwriter) hits a grand slam with his reappraisal of the Thor mythos, a… Read More