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We've got a whopping 50 pages previewing our second volume of Treasury of Mini Comics, including the full table of contents, a four page introduction by editor Michael Dowers, and seven complete minicomics. Check 'em out in our 3.6 MB downloadable excerpt here, then get your pre-order in for the book's December debut!

Black Light: The World of L.B. Colebiography by Bill Schelly 272-page full color 9.25" x 13.25" softcover • $39.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-762-8 Ships in: December 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now L.B. Cole created some of the most bizarre, proto-psychedelic, eye-popping comic book covers of all time, yet remarkably this is the first retrospective of his career, featuring the largest collection of Cole covers ever assembled, in an oversize format that showcases his attention to detail and his versatility in all the popular comic book genres of the day. Cole burst into comics during the glory years of the Golden Age…

The Complete Zap Comixby R. Crumb, Rick Griffin, Paul Mavrides, Victor Moscoso Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, Robert Williams, and S. Clay Wilson 920-page black & white with color 9.75" x 13.25" x 7" hardcover • $500.00ISBN: 978-1-60699-787-1 Due to arrive in 1-2 weeks. Click on the thumbnails for larger versions. Get more info, see more previews, and pre-order your copy here: http://www.fantagraphics.com/zap

On this gloriously sunny fall day, we are excited to offer a sneak peek of our advance printer copies of the next EC Comics Library volume—Spawn of Mars and Other Stories! We're having a hard time keeping our hands off this beautiful hardcover book, which highlights the great Wallace Wood's science-fiction themed stories. Spawn of Mars will hit bookstores in December, which is coming up fast! So get yer pre-orders in now and make sure you've got room on your EC Comics Library shelf for this new title!

The Complete Zap Comixby R. Crumb, Rick Griffin, Paul Mavrides, Victor Moscoso, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, Robert Williams, and S. Clay Wilson 920-page color 9.75" x 13.25" x 7" hardcover • $500.00ISBN: 978-1-60699-787-1 Ships in: November 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now There scarcely was an underground comics world before Robert Crumb's classic solo first issue of Zap in 1968. By Zap #2, he had begun assembling a Seven Samurai of the best, the fiercest, and the most stylistically diversified cartoonists to come out of the countercultural kiln. All of them were extremists of one sort or another, from…

"Schulz was truly one of the game's great ambassadors." – Former National Baseball Hall of Fame President Dale Petroskey "Novelty Peanuts books are the best kind of novelty book.” – The Comics Reporter A Valentine for Charlie Brownby Charles M. Schulz 72-page two-color 5.75" x 5.75" hardcover • $9.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-804-5 Due to arrive in 2-4 weeks. Click on the thumbnails for larger versions; get more info, see more previews, and pre-order your copy here: http://fantagraphics.com/valentineforcharliebrown

Here is a first look at an advance copy of another delicious CAB debut book: Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen by Dylan Horrocks. This book, which tells the story of a struggling cartoonist who comes in possession of a mysterious old comic book that injects him into a fantastical world, is a new, eagerly-awaited graphic novel from the creator of Hicksville. One only need look at these sneak peek images to see why we're eager for the book's release. For those of you who can't make it to CAB (slackers), the least you could do is get your pre-order…

Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make Itedited by Anne Ishii and Graham Kolbeins; introduction by Chip Kidd 280-page black & white 7" x 10" softcover • $35.00ISBN: 978-1-60699-785-7 Ships in: December 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Big, burly, lascivious, and soft around the edges: welcome to the hyper-masculine world of Japanese gay manga. Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It is the first English-language anthology of its kind: an in-depth introduction to nine of the most exciting comic artists making work for a gay male audience in Japan. Jiraiya, Seizoh Ebisubashi and…

The Comics Journal Library Vol. 9: Zap The Interviewsedited by Michael Dean and Gary Groth 264-page b&w/color 10” x 12” softcover • $35.00ISBN: 978-1-60699-788-8 Due to arrive in 2-4 weeks. Click on the thumbnails for larger versions; get more info, see more previews, and pre-order your copy here: http://www.fantagraphics.com/zapinterviews

The epic adventures continue! We've received the final cover art for Prince Valiant Vol. 10: 1955-1956, collecting and celebrating the vivid, detailed artwork of comics virtuoso Hal Foster. In this tenth volume, our band of heroes are making their way back to the Kingdom of Thule when they are attacked by a band of barbarians. Prince Valiant Vol. 10 is expected to make an appearance in January and is available for pre-order now. Keep your eyes peeled for more previews of this book in upcoming weeks!