In this volume of the bestselling Complete Peanuts series, Charles Schulz introduces one (in fact, three) of the quirkiest characters to the Peanuts universe
As we rush toward the end of Peanuts' second full decade, Snoopy finds himself almost completely engrossed in his persona as the "World War I Flying Ace"...
He turns up first as Snoopy's secretary, then gradually becomes a good friend whom Snoopy helps to fly South... but it's not until June 22, 1970 that the little bird gains a name, in a perfect salute to the decade that ends with this volume: Woodstock!
Peanuts surges into the 1970s with Schulz at the peak of his powers and influence: a few jokes about Bob Dylan, Women's Liberation and "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex" (!) aside, these two years are as timeless as Peanuts ever was.
GOOD GRIEF, CHARLIE BROWN, WE'RE HALFWAY THERE! That's right! With this volume, The Complete Peanuts reaches the halfway point of Charles M. Schulz's astounding half-century run on the greatest comic strip.
As the 1970s wind down, the last two recurring Peanuts characters have fallen into place: Snoopy's brother Spike and the youngest Van Pelt sibling, Rerun. But that doesn't mean Schulz's creativity has diminished; in fact, this volume features an amazing profusion of hilariously distinctive new one- (or two-) shot characters!
Charles Schulz enters his fourth decade as the greatest cartoonist of
his generation, and Peanuts remains as fresh and lively as it ever
was. (How do we know it's 1980? Well, for one thing Peppermint Patty
gets herself those Bo-Derek-in-"10" cornrows - Peanuts' timelessness occasionally shows a crack!)
(W/A) Charles M. Schulz; Introduction by Lynn Johnston
ARTIST
(W/A) Charles M. Schulz; Introduction by Lynn Johnston
Charles Schulz's Peanuts world will never grow old, and Fantagraphics'
complete reprinting of this masterpiece, now in its eighth year has
firmly established itself as one of the very finest archival comic-strip
projects ever done.
(W/A) Charles M. Schulz; Introduction by Lynn Johnston
ARTIST
(W/A) Charles M. Schulz; Introduction by Lynn Johnston
As Peanuts reaches the mid-1980s, Charles
Schulz is still creating new characters, and in this volume Snoopy's
brother Spike takes center stage. In romantic news, the Peppermint
Patty-Marcie-Charlie Brown love triangle heats up while Linus continues
to deny that he is Sally's "Sweet Babboo."
Another two years of
hilarious, heart-warming strips from the great Charles M. Schulz as
Peanuts reaches the middle of the go-go 1980s. Its a time of hanging out
at the mall, "punkers" (Snoopy with a Mohawk), killer bees, airbags,
Halley's Comet, and a surprisingly sharp satirical sequence poking fun
at runaway licensing.
As we reach the 19th volume in this best-selling series collecting arguably the greatest comic strip of all time, Charles Schulz is still as inventive, hilarious, and touching as ever. This volume features an introduction by Garry Trudeau plus a surprise format change, as the daily strip switches from its trademark four-square-panels format to a more flexible one-to-four-variable-panels format which, along with Schulz's increased use of gray tones, give this volume a striking, distinctive look.
Our latest volume is particularly dense with romantic intrigue, as Marcie and Charlie Brown end up at camp together, sending Peppermint Patty into mad jealousy (especially since Marcie can't resist teasing her)... and an old friend of Charlie Brown's attempts to look him up again but confuses him with Snoopy and goes on a date with him instead.
This stocking-stuffer sized collection features two Christmas-themed stories from the 1960's created for national magazines. From 1963, "Charlie Brown's Christmas Stocking" features the entire Peanuts cast of the time, each with a joke or reflection about the season. "The Christmas Story" (1968) focuses on Lucy and Linus explaining the meaning of the holiday to Snoopy.
The first, original, and best masked hero to ever grace the pages of comic strips and comic books returns with Hermes Press' new complete reprint of The Phantom! Debuting in newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances, The Phantom has been acknowledged as an influence on every "masked man of mystery" since.
Referred to by historian Maurice Horn as the "granddaddy of all costumed superheroes," The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore, long before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every "masked man of mystery" since.
The
first, original, and best masked hero to ever grace the pages of comic
strips and comic books returns in the third volume of Hermes Press'
complete reprint of The Phantom. The strip hit the funny pages of
newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first
appearances and set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and
romance in adventure comic strips.
The
critically acclaimed reprint of the Ghost Who Walks continues! Referred
to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the "granddaddy of all
costumed superheroes," The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with
artwork by Ray Moore and set the standard for action, adventure,
intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books.
The first and original masked hero to ever grace the pages of comic strips and comic books returns with the next in Hermes Press' complete reprint of The Phantom. Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the "granddaddy of all costumed superheroes," The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore.
The first, original, and best masked hero to ever grace the pages of comic strips and comic books returns in the sixth volume of Hermes Press' critically acclaimed reprint of The Phantom. Volume 6 collects strips from 1944-1946 featuring five complete adventures of The Ghost Who Walks.
The late 1960s comic book adventures of The Phantom return in full, glorious color! Volume One of The Charlton Years picks up with The Phantom #30, the first Charlton issue, and features all The Phantom
stories from issues #30-#40.
The early 1970s comic book adventures of The Phantom return in full, glorious color! Hermes Press is collecting all 74 issues of The Phantom comic books published from 1962-1977, and this is the third volume of the Charlton years. The Charlton comic book version of the grand-daddy of costumed heroes, The Ghost Who Walks, is available again, digitally remastered to look better than the original books.
The long anticipated reprint of the entire run of Lee Falk and Ray Moore's The Phantom full-color
Sundays begins! Fans of The Ghost Who Walks have waited for years to
have a complete series of full size hardcover volumes featuring the
complete Phantom Sundays.
Walt Kelly's Pogo, acknowledged as one of the most important and influential comic strips of all time, first appeared not in newspapers but as a feature in the Dell comic book anthology Animal Comics, in its first issue, in 1942. It was here, in the four color world of comic books, that Kelly developed the feature and its characters, who grew and matured, ultimately becoming one of the world's most famous comic strips.
An attractive slipcased gift box set containing the first two volumes in Fantagraphics' best selling Pogo reprint series for the budget minded customer.
Following the best selling Pogo Volume 1, this new volume finds Walt Kelly at the peak of his powers and features page after page of gorgeously drawn vaudevillian dialogue and action whilst introducing a host of new characters to the swamp.
IDW's Library of American Comics launches its new oversized hardcover "Champagne Edition" series with what historians and critics consider one of the essential masterpieces of comic strip art, Cliff Sterrett's Polly and Her Pals.
There are three genius incarnations of Popeye, the comic strip by E.C.
Segar, the animations by Max Fleischer, and-unknown to many-the
brilliant 1940s and '50s comic book stories by Bud Sagendorf!
In this first volume, covering 1928-1930, Popeye's initial courtship of Olive Oyl takes center stage, while Olive's brother Castor Oyl discovers the mysterious Whiffle Hen.
We reach the halfway point of Segar's masterpiece with this volume,
which includes one of Segar's greatest maritime epics, "The Eighth Sea,"
plus "King of Popilania" and the hilarious "Popeye, Star Reporter" -
plus the arrival (in a crate!) of Swee'Pea! Also, lots of J. Willington
Wimpy, our cover star.
With this fourth volume of our
beloved series, Segar's Popeye reaches one of its highest peaks in
"Plunder Island," the glorious, epic-length Sunday-continuity adventure
that ran for eight months and pitted the intrepid sailorman against the
malevolent Sea Hag and her terrifying, grotesque sidekick the Goon -
helped, and sometimes hindered by, the easily corruptible J. Wellington
Wimpy. "Plunder Island" is presented here for the first time in its
complete, full-color, uncut glory!
Remember last volume's cliffhanger? The penultimate installment of this
acclaimed reprinting of E.C. Segar's masterpiece begins with "Popeye's
Ark: Part Two," the tale of Popeye's eventful reign over Spinachovia - a
bleak island populated only by men and lacking all "femininity" - even
as Olive Oyl controls the country of Olivia (not to mention the men of
Spinachovia).
It's finally time for collectors to
add the last "E" to the P-O-P-EY-E spelled out on the spines of
Fantagraphics' landmark series. Popeye creator E.C. Segar died at the
age of 43, leaving behind less than a decade's worth of strips and this
sixth and final volume collects not only the last of the dailies but
also 62 splendid full-page, full-color Sundays.
Out of print for over a decade, The Prince Valiant Companion has become
a Holy Grail for collectors of the series. Now, in anticipation of the
seventy-fifth anniversary of comics' longest-running adventure strip,
and to celebrate their own just-launched reprinting of the strip's
classic earliest years, Fantagraphics is proud to present an expanded
version of this hard-to-find collector's item.
For 35 years, Hal Foster created epic adventure and romantic fantasy in his legendary Sunday strip, Prince Valiant. Realistic in its visual execution and noble in its subject, depicting a time in which the fabled warriors of history and legends fought together for the greater good, it remains one of the great masterpieces of the medium.
With this volume, Foster reaches the peak of his drawing and storytelling prowess. This third volume features a ten-month epic entitled "Fights for the Singing Sword" (a globetrotting adventure fueled by Valiant's obsessive search for his bride-to-be Aleta throughout Northern Africa), "The Misty Isles" (Valiant meets Aleta face to face but flees upon learning that she has had his crew killed) and "Homeward Bound," where Valiant continues his travels before finally returning to Camelot.
With its stunning art reproduced directly from pristine printers proofs, Fantagraphics has introduced a new generation to Hal Foster's masterpiece, while providing long-time fans with the ultimate, definitive version of the strip.
Fantagraphics' ever-popular series
of Hal Foster's epic masterpiece forges ahead with Val's adventures
continuing unabated despite his recent betrothal. Scanned once again
from superb syndicate proofs, half the strips in this volume also
include Foster's bonus "Medieval Castle" strip, a chronicle of two young
boys growing up during the time of the First Crusade.
As Hal Foster's masterpiece enters its second decade, Valiant and Aleta journey to the "New World." Also included are essays and Foster's map of Val's voyage to/from the New World. As always, this volume is shot directly from Foster's personal collection of syndicate proofs, their glorious colors restored to create a sumptuous reading experience.
As Hal Foster's Prince Valiant enters the 1950's, Val investigates reports of black magic, battles the Picts and even finds time to visit his young son, Arn. Shot from original printer's proofs, Volume 7 will also feature the usual wealth of supplements, including another brace of rarely-seen Foster art, and an introduction by the recently-anointed artist of the ongoing Prince Valiant strip, Thomas Yeates.
Pure Pajamas collects Marc Bell's best material from his syndicated weekly comic strip for the Montreal Mirror and the Halifax Coast, as well as a host of anthologies such as Kramers Ergot, Expo, Maow Maow, and more, featuring his recurring characters Kevin, Ol' Simp, Chia-Man, Mr. Socks, and Shrimpy and Paul.
Edited and designed by Eisner Award-winner Dean Mullaney, the strips are reproduced from pristine syndicate proofs that will allow readers to see, for the first time, the full luxurious detail of Raymond's brushwork.
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