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For those of you wondering what's up with the next volume of Dungeon Quest, well, Joe Daly has detoured onto another project for a while: a new graphic novel, Highbone Theatre, which he's unveiling, chunk by chunk, as a webcomic! And there's some pretty big chunks posted so far. Expect the same blend of neck-spasming action, awkward dude interactions, and flaccid penises you love Dungeon Quest for! There's also a Facebook page for you to like for updates and such.

Impossible Tales: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 4 by Steve Ditko; edited by Blake Bell 240-page full-color 7.25" x 10" hardcover • $39.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-640-9 See More Previews / Order Now Five years before Steve Ditko began work on his now legendary co-creations for Marvel Comics, the Amazing Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, he was pro- ducing some of his best work in near anonymity for Charlton Comics. Like its predecessors, Impossible Tales: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 4 features over 200 meticulously restored full-color pages of Ditko in his early prime — stories that have never seen a proper reprinting until now, thrilling…

“[Virgil Partch] was among a half-dozen or so cartoonists who had an absolutely distinctive style … He was in a class by himself.” — Chuck Jones “I wanted to become a professional cartoonist because of Virgil Partch. Cartoons were all sort of the same [at the time], and suddenly this man came along, drawing both eyes on one side of the face and pointed noses and lines that continued in a roll … he was sensational! Virgil Partch was a big discovery for me.” — Sergio Aragonés “Virgil Partch was one of the most influential cartoonists of his day. And…

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Color Sundays Vol. 2: Robin Hood Rides Again by Floyd Gottfredson 280-page full-color 10.5" x 8.75" hardcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-686-7 See Previews / Order Now   He's faster than a speeding arrow… more powerful than the Sheriff of Nottingham… able to leap high taxes in a single bound! He's Mickey Mouse! He's back in color – and traveling back in time: battling evil medievals in our second book of Floyd Gottfredson's Sunday classics. Donald Duck, Goofy, and mischievous Morty and Ferdie are invited along too… if they dare!…

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Christmas on Bear Mountain (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 5)by Carl Barks 216-page full-color 7.5" x 10.25" hardcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-697-3 See Previews / Order Now   Here it is! The historic first-ever appearance of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge! A true landmark in Disney history, "Christmas on Bear Mountain" introduces Scrooge with a crafty holiday scheme to test Donald's mettle — only to find himself astonished by the unexpected result! For more Christmastime comedy, Huey, Dewey, and Louie try their very best to be good for…

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: The Secret History of Marvel Comics: Jack Kirby and the Moonlighting Artists at Martin Goodman's Empire by Blake Bell & Dr. Michael J. Vassallo 304-page black & white/color 7.25" x 10" hardcover • $39.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-552-5 See Previews / Order Now   Marvel Comics — home to virtuous heroes like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, and The Avengers – has a hidden sordid past, stretching back to long before the first Marvel Comic rolled off the presses. Authors Blake Bell and Dr. Michael J. Vassallo pull back the curtain on the real-life…

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department:  Impossible Tales: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 4 by Steve Ditko; edited by Blake Bell 240-page full-color 7.25" x 10" hardcover • $39.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-640-9 See Previews / Order Now   More great 1950s shockers from the co-creator of Spider-Man! Steve Ditko's prolific work for Charlton Comics in the years before his legendary stint at Marvel has never been properly reprinted — until now! The Steve Ditko Archives series keeps getting better, with more thrilling stories of suspense, mystery, haunted houses, and unsuspecting victims, all given extra oomph by Ditko's increasingly ingenious layouts and…

Vip: The Mad World of Virgil Partch by Jonathan Barli 208-page full-color 10.25" x 12.25" hardcover • $49.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-664-5 Ships in: October 2013 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Only a few months after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor and the same year that Albert Camus offered the world his bleak vision of man’s existence by introducing his philosophical dictum of The Absurd, Virgil Partch burst onto the scene with his own twist on the phrase. Partch was a cartoonist who offered comic counterpoint to the grim headlines and a unique perspective on human nature in the pages of the…

"The Complete Peanuts has framed Charles Schulz’s enduring masterpiece about as well any lifelong fan could’ve hoped." – "The Best Comics of the '00s: The Archives," The A.V. Club "Charles Schulz was an American treasure — an artist, philosopher, and keen observer of human life." – Bill Clinton "The Complete Peanuts confronts us afresh with what a brilliant, truly modern and totally weird idea it was to create a comic strip about a chronically depressed child…" – TIME "Fantagraphics has won numerous awards for this series and they deserve them all for creating such a wonderful archive of this American treasure….

The Complete Peanuts 1987-1990 Gift Box Set (Vols. 19-20) by Charles M. Schulz two 344-page black & white 8.5" x 7" hardcovers in a custom slipcase • $49.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-681-2 See More Previews / Order Now! A boxed set of the nineteenth and twentieth volumes of The Complete Peanuts, designed by the award-winning graphic novelist, Seth. Shipping shrinkwrapped, with volumes 1987-1988 and 1989-1990 packed in a sturdy custom box designed especially for this set, it's the perfect gift book item. (For more information on the contents of each volume, see the individual product listings linked above.) "The Complete Peanuts has framed Charles…