Posts Tagged ‘graphic novel’
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
Someone in the greater Austin area was sold off some Lansdale, so I made a bulk purchase from him at a very modest price. This is what’s going in my own library, but I’ll also have several items in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog.
Lansdale, Joe R. Hoodoo Harry. The Mysterious Bookshop, 2016. First edition paperback original (simultaneous with the hardback edition), a Fine- copy that’s slightly flared, otherwise new and unread. Supplements a hardback lettered edition and another copy of this that’s inscribed to me by Lansdale, but the cover of which has started delaminating. Isajanko, C20.iii.
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer), Sam Keith (artist). 30 Days of Night: Night Again. IDW, 2011. First edition graphic novel (“14 13 12 11 1 2 3 4” on copyright page), trade paperback format (preceded by four individual comic issues), a Fine- copy with slight wear at points. Spinoff graphic novel based on the 2007 vampire movie. Isajanko, 205.
Lansdale, Joe R. (story), Mark Alan Miller (script) and Piotr Kowalski (art). The Steam Man. Dark Horse Comics, 2016. First edition graphic novel (“First Edition: July 2016” and “10987654321” on copyright page), trade paperback format (preceded by five individual comic issues), a Near Fine copy with what appears to be a red remainder mark across the heel (without that it would be Fine- with slight wear at points). Graphic novel based on “The Steam Man of the Prairie and the Dark Rider Get Down.” Isajanko, page 219.
Lansdale, Joe R. (source), Jussi Piironen (writer and illustrator). Hap and Leonard: Savage Season. IDW, 2017. First edition trade paperback original graphic novel (“20 19 18 17 1 2 3 4” numberline), a Fine copy. Isajanko, page 210. Supplements my copy of the SST signed, limited edition hardback.
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer) and Timothy Truman (artist). The Lone Ranger and Tonto: It Crawls Part One of Four. Topps Comics, 1994. First edition comic book (“First Printing” stated), a Fine- copy with trace of wear to points (I know comics get rated on a 0-10.0 scale, but since I couldn’t remotely tell you the difference between a 9.3 and a 9.4, I’m not going to do this). Isajanko, page 212 (ditto all other issues listed below).
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer) and Timothy Truman (artist). The Lone Ranger and Tonto: It Crawls Part Two of Four. Topps Comics, 1994. First edition comic book (“First Printing” stated), a Fine- copy with trace of wear to points.
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer) and Timothy Truman (artist). The Lone Ranger and Tonto: It Crawls Part Three of Four. Topps Comics, 1994. First edition comic book (“First Printing” stated), a Fine- copy with trace of wear to points.
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer) and Timothy Truman (artist). The Lone Ranger and Tonto: It Crawls Part Four of Four. Topps Comics, 1994. First edition comic book (“First Printing” stated), a Fine- copy with trace of wear to points.
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer) and Timothy Truman (artist). Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such: Chapter One. DC Vertigo, 1995. First edition comic book (“First Printing” stated), a Fine- copy with trace of wear to points. Isajanko, page 214 (ditto all issues listed below).
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer) and Timothy Truman (artist). Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such: Chapter Two. DC Vertigo, 1995. First edition comic book (“First Printing” stated), a Fine- copy with trace of wear to points.
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer) and Timothy Truman (artist). Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such: Chapter Three. DC Vertigo, 1995. First edition comic book (“First Printing” stated), a Fine- copy with trace of wear to points.
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer) and Timothy Truman (artist). Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such: Chapter Four. DC Vertigo, 1995. First edition comic book (“First Printing” stated), a Fine- copy with trace of wear to points.
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer) and Timothy Truman (artist). Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo: Chapter One. DC Vertigo, 1993. First edition comic book (“First Printing” stated), a Near Fine- copy with some creasing down left side and trace of wear to points. Isajanko, page 215 (ditto all issues listed below).
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer) and Timothy Truman (artist). Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo: Chapter Two. DC Vertigo, 1993. First edition comic book (“First Printing” stated), a Fine- copy with a trace of edgewear.
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer) and Timothy Truman (artist). Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo: Chapter Three. DC Vertigo, 1993. First edition comic book (“First Printing” stated), a Fine- copy with a trace of wear at points.
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer) and Timothy Truman (artist). Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo: Chapter Four. DC Vertigo, 1993. First edition comic book (“First Printing” stated), a Fine- copy with a trace of wear at points.
Lansdale, Joe R. (writer) and Timothy Truman (artist). Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo: Chapter Five. DC Vertigo, 1993. First edition comic book (“First Printing” stated), a Fine- copy with a trace of wear at points.
(Lansdale, Joe R.) Dom Salemi, editor. Brutarian Quarterly 42 – Summer 2004. First edition magazine, a Near Fine copy with slight bend near spine, pricing sticker over UPC, and slight wear at points. Contains Gene Gregorits’ “Barbecue Noir: Joe R. Lansdale interviewed.” on pages 2-16 (which is not in Rausch and Slade’s Conversations Joe R. Lansdale). Not in Isajanko.
All those, plus a few extra items that will be in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog, were $59.
I hadn’t been planning on picking up individual comic issues of Lansdale’s work, but if I have a chance to pick up complete runs cheap, I’m going to take advantage of it, so I guess I am now…
Tags:Books, comic books, Dark Horse, DC Comics, graphic novel, Hap & Leonard, Horror, IDW, Joe R. Lansdale, Jonah Hex, Steampunk, Topps Comics
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Tuesday, November 26th, 2024
Here are two Kickstarter books I backed on 2023 that just came in.
Monson, Joe, editor. The Horror at Pooh Corner. Hemelein Publications, 2024. First edition hardback, #82 of 100 numbered hardbacks signed by the editor and with a bookplate signed by the contributors laid in, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, with no less than three bookmarks laid in. Horror stories in Winnie-the-Pooh’s Hundred Acre Wood, following the lapse of the copyright in 2022.
(Wolfe, Gene). Cano, Ramon Perales, editor. The Book of Fuligin. Strangers Publishing, no date (2024). First edition hardback graphic novel, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Slightly oversize (10 1/2″ high) graphic novel anthology of stories set in Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun milieu.
I will have a small number copies of The Book of Fuligin in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog, currently in progress.
Tags:Fantasy, Gene Wolfe, graphic novel, Horror, Kickstarter, Science Fiction, signatures, Winnie-the-Pooh
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Thursday, September 14th, 2023
Three more Lansdale firsts, two signed.
Lansdale, Joe R. Shooting Star. Pandi Press, 2023. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy with signed plate (and two bookmarks) laid in. At 43 pages long, it’s somewhere in the novelette/novella range.
Lansdale, Joe R. (edited by Christopher Golden and Brain Keene). The Drive-In: Multiplex. Pandi Press, 2023. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy.
Lansdale, Joe R. (and Andreas Guinaldo). Joe R. Lansdale’s The Drive-In. Avatar, 2005. First edition graphic novel original thus (no additional printings listed, preceded by four individual comic book issues), a Fine copy, signed by Lansdale. Graphic novel adaptation of the novel.
Note: Both the Pandi Press books say “First paperback edition,” but each is actually a true first (current ETA for the Thunderstorm Books signed/limited hardback of The Drive-In: Multiplex is December).
Tags:Books, graphic novel, Horror, Joe R. Lansdale, Pandi Press, small press publishers
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Monday, March 13th, 2023
These two items came from a Kickstarter.
Aquilone, James, editor. Kolchak: The Night Stalker: 50th Anniversary. Moonstone, 2022. First edition hardback graphic novel, the hardcover variant version (ISBN 978-1-946346-16-2), a Fine- copy with slight bumping to upper points, in decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued, with illustration card signed on the back by Aquilone laid in. Collection of stories (some graphic novel style some straight prose) based on the legendary Kolchak: The Night Stalker TV show. According to the Kickstarter page, there were 231 of this version backed.
Aquilone, James, editor. Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Satanic Panic ’88 + Two Other Uncanny Tales. Moonstone, 2022. First edition comic book, a Fine copy, signed by Aquilone. Bought from Kickstarter as an add-in to the above.
And here’s my review of the original The Night Stalker TV movie.
Tags:Books, Carl Kolchak, graphic novel, Horror, Kickstarter, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, signatures, TV
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Friday, May 6th, 2022
Three more Lansdale firsts for the collection, two of them signed, limited editions.
Lansdale, Joe R. Gothic Wounds. Short Scary Tales, 2022. First edition hardback, #101 of 550 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket with tissue paper sealing sticker, shipping thanks card and SST business card laid in. The fourth in the Lansdale collected stories series. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount. I will have copies of this available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog.
Lansdale, Joe R. The Magic Wagon. Borderlands Press, 1991. First limited edition hardback, #597 of 750 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and Fine slipcase. Supplements an inscribed copy of the true Double-D western hardback first, the UK hardback first, and the BookVoice signed/limited hardback edition. Bought off eBay for $43.
Lansdale, Joe R. (with Timothy Truman and Sam Glanzman). Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo. DC Vertigo, 1994. First edition graphic novel (preceded by the individual comic issues), trade paperback format, a Fine copy. According to comics decoding, the “00111” code on the bar code on the back cover indicates issue 1, cover variant 1 (don’t think there were any others in this case), and first printing (the last 1). Bought off eBay for $9.99.
Tags:Books, Borderlands Press, graphic novel, Horror, Joe R. Lansdale, Short Scary Tales (SST) Publications, Western
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Wednesday, March 9th, 2022
Just over two months since the new year started, and already I have six Joe R. Lansdale items added, include a lettered edition and a DVD.
(Howard, Robert E.) Joe R. Lansdale, Nathan Fox and Dave Stewart. Pigeons From Hell. Dark Horse, 2009. First edition graphic novel trade paperback original, a Fine copy, signed by Lansdale. Based on the Robert E. Howard novella. Bought for $10 from a private collector.
Lansdale, Joe R. Radiant Apples. Subterranean Press, 2021. First edition hardback, #347 of 1,500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Deadwood Dick novella. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount. I have copies of this available through Lame Excuse Books.
Lansdale, Joe R. Zeppelins West. Subterranean Press, 2001. First edition hardback, #222 of 350 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and a Fine slipcase. This edition includes extra sketches at the back. Bought from a UK book dealer for £54.
Lansdale, Joe R., and Timothy Truman. On the Far Side With Dead Folks. Avatar, 2004. First edition graphic novel trade paperback original, a Fine copy. Adapted from Lansdale’s “On the Far Side Of The Cadillac Desert With Dead Folks.” Bought for $10 from a private collector.
Lansdale, Joe R., editor. Retro Pulp Tales. Subterranean Press, 2006. First edition hardback, Letter J of 26 lettered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and a Fine slipcase, signed by all the contributors (Bill Crider, Kim Newman, etc.) to this pulp fiction anthology as well as Lansdale. Bought from a private collector for $250 plus shipping.
The “hairline crack” at the bottom is a scanner artifact.
(Lansdale, Joe R.) Bubba Ho-Tep: Hail To The King Edition. DVD, 2007. First edition thus, a Limited Edition with the case wrapped in a miniature Elvis Presley jacket, a Near Fine+ copy, still sealed, with some peel from the black plastic at the top of the case that can probably be fixed once I open it up to watch or get Joe to sign. DVD of the movie starring Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis, based on the Lansdale story, with a script by Lansdale and director Don Coscarelli. Bought off eBay for $15.
Tags:Books, graphic novel, Horror, Joe R. Lansdale, Limited Editions
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
Three more additions to my mad quest to collect signed firsts of every Ray Bradbury book.
Bradbury, Ray. Ahmed and the Oblivion Machines Avon, 1998. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, signed by Bradbury. You know all the classic books Bradbury wrote over the years? This is reportedly not one of them. Bought for £18 from a notable UK book dealer.
Bradbury, Ray. The Ray Bradbury Chronicles Volume 3. Byron Preiss/NBM, 1992. First edition hardback a graphic novel, #417 of 1000 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with a tiny, faint scratch across top rear outer corner. Bought for £27 from a notable UK book dealer. I now lack only volumes 1 and 5.
Bradbury, Ray. The Wish. Hill House, 2006. First edition hardback, #102 of 250 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in matching numbered paper envelope, sans dust jacket, as issued. Won off eBay for $95.
(I think that’s a stray dog hair in the upper left…)
Tags:Books, Fantasy, graphic novel, Hill House Publishers, Ray Bradbury, Science Fiction, small press publishers
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
I picked up two signed hardback graphic novels on eBay:
Ellison, Harlan, and Ken Steacy. Night and the Enemy. Graphetti Designs, 1987. First edition hardback graphic novel, #743 of 1,500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine- copy with slight bumping of bottom points in a Fine- translucent printed Mylar dust jacket with a few tiny indentations. Set in Ellison’s Earth-Kyba War universe. Bought off eBay for $30.
Hill, Joe (with Jason Ciaramella and Vic Malhotra). Thumbprint. IDW, 2013. First edition, a Fine copy in decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued, signed by Hill. Based on the Hill novella. Bought off eBay for $30.
Tags:Books, graphic novel, Harlan Ellison, Horror, Joe Hill, Science Fiction
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Monday, August 17th, 2020
The signed Ray Bradbury buying spree continues apace, all bought off eBay:
Bradbury, Ray. Forever and the Earth. Croissant & Company, 1984. First edition hardback, #20 of 300 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a glassine dust wrapper, as issued. Script for a radio dramatization. Bought for $50.
Bradbury, Ray. A Chapbook for Burnt-Out Priests, Rabbis and Ministers. Cemetery Dance, 2001. First edition hardback, a PC copy of 350 signed and numbered copies, a Fine copy save a dime-sized spot of discoloration on front free endpaper (possibly a paper flaw), in a Fine dust jacket and a Fine slipcase. Mixture of prose and poetry. Supplements a trade copy. Bought for $29.99.
Bradbury, Ray. The Ray Bradbury Chronicles Volume 4. Byron Preiss Visual Publications, 1993. First edition hardback, #548 of 1,000 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Bought for $35. I now lack only volumes 1, 3 and 5. Weist, Ray Bradbury: An Illustrated Life, page 183.
Tags:Austin, Books, Cemetery Dance, Fantasy, graphic novel, poetry, Ray Bradbury, Science Fiction
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Saturday, December 21st, 2019
Three signed Joe Hill firsts, all bought from different sources:
Hill, Joe. Full Throttle. HarperCollins, 2019. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, limited edition issue with page signed by Hill bound in. Short story collection. Bought at Half Price Books (who sell new books now as well), with two store stickers (including publisher’s gold “Signed First Edition” sticker) for 20% off cover price. Irritatingly, both this limited edition and the trade edition below have the same ISBN.
Hill, Joe. Full Throttle. HarperCollins, 2019. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, trade edition, signed by Hill. Note that the dust wrapper on both this and the limited above have a new type of material with a distinct texture (almost like a paper version of suede). Bought from a noted mystery bookseller for 20% off.
Hill, Joe and Gabriel Rodriguez. Locke & Key 4: Keys to the Kingdom. Subterranean/IDW, 2019. First limited edition hardback, #159 of 250 signed/numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine slipcase, new and unread. The latest collected signed/limited volume of the acclaimed dark fantasy/horror graphic novel series. The IDW edition came out many years back, but as with the other Subterranean volumes, this includes additional material, including the full comic scripts. Bought from the publisher with a dealer discount.
Note that I have copies of all three of these available through Lame Excuse Books.
Tags:Books, graphic novel, Horror, Joe Hill, Limited Editions, signatures, Subterranean Press
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