Posts Tagged ‘graphic novel’
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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Thursday, December 19th, 2019
One of these I managed to miss when it came out, and the other I backed a Kickstarter for back in January.
(Dick, Philip K.) Paul de Coudray and Elizabeth Haidle. The Pipers. Mascot Press, 2019. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued. Graphic novel adaptation of the Philip K. Dick story of the same name. Backed on Kickstarter for $24.
Krahulik, Mike, and Jerry Holkins. The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade: The 11 1/2 Anniversary Edition. Del Rey, 2010. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Retrospective “behind the scenes” collection of the gaming webcomic, which I somehow missed when it came out.
Tags:Books, graphic novel, Kickstarter, Penny Arcade, Philip K. Dick, Science Fiction
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Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
Another signed Bradbury, and another volume in this series.
Bradbury, Ray, et. al. Ray Bradbury Chronicles Volume 6. Nantier Beall Minoustchine/Byron Preiss, no date (but 1994). First edition hardback, #828 of 1000 signed, numbered copies signed by Bradbury and the illustrators, a Fine- copy with a bit of spine lean (only noticeable because the book is so thin), in a Fine dust jacket. Bought for $26.10 plus shipping off eBay. Original published price was $45.
I now have Volumes 2, 6 and 7 of this series, but am still looking for the others…
Tags:Books, Fantasy, graphic novel, Horror, Ray Bradbury, Science Fiction
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