IMAGE proudly presents the second hardcover volume of Richard Starkings' critically acclaimed HIP FLASK series. This lavish European 'widescreen' format edition collects HIP FLASK: ELEPHANTMEN, HIP FLASK: MYSTERY CITY and features a special gallery of sketches and drawings by Ladrönn, who won an Eisner award for his work on MYSTERY CITY.
FC 96pp oversized hardcover with painted cover by Ladronn • $29.95 US
Mason is a bad man. An unstoppable contract killer who's taken so many lives that God noticed... and offered him a job. Now the balance between good and evil rests on the shoulders of a killer, who must NEVER take another life. SPACE GHOST, SUPERMAN and X-MEN writer Joe Kelly teams up with Indie star Ilya (END OF THE CENTURY CLUB, SKIDMARKS) to produce a haunting tale of faith and redemption.
48pp B&W, includes an interview with the creators • $4.00 US
Long before WATCHMEN, DARK KNIGHT and the hard-bitten, grim and gritty heroes of latterday, BRICKMAN put the stupor into "super", the dim into "grim" and those little chips of cement into "gritty." Bursting out of the Brickcave with Brickarang in one hand and his sidekick, Trowel, in the, um, other hand, Brickman led the British Invasion... down a blind alley!
Features a new story by Lew and additional art by Alan Davis, Dave Gibbons, Kevin O'Neill, Charlie Adlard, Mike Collins, Ian Churchill and more!
144pp B&W digest sized TPB. Introduction by Alan Moore • $9.99 US
Because You Demanded It! 64 pages of comic book lettering tips and tricks from the award-winning Comicraft studio. This full color step-by-step guide is filled to the brim with the wisdom -- and wit! -- of Comicraft founders Richard Starkings and John 'JG' Roshell.
Comic Book Lettering the Comicraft Way features a stunning cover of HIP FLASK by Brian Bolland and two HIP FLASK comic strips created by Kurt Busiek & Stuart Immonen and Jeph Loeb & Ian Churchill, alongside contributions from a galaxy of comic book stars including J. Scott Campbell, Dave Gibbons, Christian Gossett, Ladronn, Scott Lobdell, Joe Madureira, Carlos Pacheco, Joe Quesada, Tim Sale, Kurt Busiek, Joe Casey and Joe Kelly.
Step by Step, Comic Book Lettering the Comicraft Way guides readers through the process of lettering a comic strip digitally. From font design to balloon placement, sound effects, signage, title page and publication design, the creators of "The World's Greatest Comic Book Fonts" cover every conceivable aspect of comic book lettering. Lavishly illustrated by examples drawn from Comicraft's ten years as America's premier comic book lettering studio, this manual is an essential tool for comic book creators everywhere.
64 Full Color pages, cover by Brian Bolland • $9.95 US
They were genetically engineered to be supra-human weapons of mass destruction, but ultimately dismissed collectively as Elephantmen. Hip Flask, Ebony Hide and Obadiah Horn count amongst their number; wounded animals who, despite their differences and origins, must live in the world of man. Collects ELEPHANTMEN #1-7 featuring art by Ladrönn, Moritat, Henry Flint, Tom Scioli, Dave Hine and Chris Bachalo.
224pp full color with painted cover by Ladronn • $24.99 US
Crawling out of the trash can into trade paperback! A wry look at life through the eyes of the ordinary housefly and his wife and kids, The Fly Chronicles is a series of laugh-out-loud hilarious All-New spot cartoons in the tradition of Gary Larson's The Far Side.
Three women in the wild west forsake men and seek their fortune as outlaws. When their leader is shot by a vengeful marshal, the other girls become fugitives and must overcome their mistrust, prejudice and fears to survive! Action-packed with gorgeous art, this 7.2" x 10" OGN is printed in beautiful sepia tones. Design by Comicraft, cover color and tones by Steve Buccellato.
72pp Sepia tones, includes an interview with the creator • $12.95 US
A pulverized body sets Hip Flask on a trail that leads to The Eye of the Needle; Nikken, creator of the Elephantmen, believes that his imprisonment will soon end, and gang war erupts between the forces of Horn and Serengheti. Where will Flask's investigation lead? What secrets lie in Sahara's past, and what is the deadly mission of The Silencer? The Eisner award winning series continues.
Pencil and ink drawings of the Elephantmen and other deadly deeds by Moritat, regular artist on Image Comics' critically acclaimed sleeper hit series ELEPHANTMEN. The MORITAT ELEPHANTMEN SKETCHBOOK is a 7 x 11 booklet featuring a color cover by Moritat.
Comicraft has put together a beautiful special edition of their smash hit one shot, HIP FLASK: UNNATURAL SELECTION. This 48 page oversized hardcover is limited to 2500 copies and features cover to cover painted art by Ladronn, collecting the remastered and expanded 'widescreen' art and story from UNNATURAL SELECTION and also pages and covers from HIP FLASK: ELEPHANTMEN.
Comicraft has put together a beautiful special edition of their smash hit one shot, HIP FLASK: UNNATURAL SELECTION. This 48 page oversized hardcover is limited to 2500 copies and features cover to cover painted art by Ladronn, collecting the remastered and expanded 'widescreen' art and story from UNNATURAL SELECTION and also pages and covers from HIP FLASK: ELEPHANTMEN.
FC 48pp, includes a signed and numbered limited edition print by Ladronn • $49.95 US
The definitive edition of the Eisner-nominated noir thriller.
A man with no past.... has six days to recover his future.
Dan Hutton lost everything... his name, his past, his wife, his life. Now in a witness relocation program, Dan is told his new identity has been compromised... by two different groups each claiming to be US agents. Not knowing who to trust, Dan runs—back to the world that took everything he loved. Can a man who's forgotten his past... hope to reclaim it?
A noir thriller of repressed memory and forced perception from creators Steven T. Seagle (AMERICAN VIRGIN, its a bird, SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATER) and Stefano Gaudiano (DAREDEVIL, GOTHAM KNIGHTS).
When an entity calling himself the Nightmarist appears in Beth Sorenson's dreams, claiming to protect her from forces plotting to twist her will, Beth's reality begins to crack. With horrors closing in around her, while awake and asleep, Beth must decide -- has she gone crazy? Have her dreams become ground zero in a battle for the future of mankind? Can she trust The Nightmarist? Her choices may cost more than her soul.
An all-new dark horror fantasy of existential proportions brought to you by M.Rex, Wildcats and Superman artist Duncan Rouleau.
Born with severe spina bifida, doctors considered Al Davison a hopeless case, condemned to the 'spiral cage' of his own DNA. In Al's own words and pictures, this book movingly portrays his struggle to overcome 'disability' and the prejudice that surrounds it.
B&W 144pgs, color cover, introduction by Alan Moore • $12.95 US
For the first time in trade paperback, Active Images presents David Hine's tortured modern gothic tale of madness, death and sexual longing. The world of Strange Embrace is one of pain and sorrow, obsession and damnation -- a world that twists and pollutes the lives of all that enter it. For mature readers.
Readers who like FROM HELL, SANDMAN, HELLBLAZER and Gothic Murder Mysteries will also enjoy STRANGE EMBRACE.
B&W 208pgs, color cover, introduction by Peter Milligan • $14.95 US
Available for the first time in trade paperback, SKIDMARKS was originally issued as a three issue series by TUNDRA UK, and has been collected with extra material by Active Images. Described by publisher Richard Starkings as "KES for bicycle enthusiasts," or (for those of you who don't share his love for obscure British movies from the sixties) "LOVE AND ROCKETS meets Fish'n'Chips," SKIDMARKS is a kitchen sink drama revolving around the life and loves of Bic.
Readers who like LOVE AND ROCKETS, ALEC or STRANGERS IN PARADISE will get a kick out of SKIDMARKS.
B&W 112pp. Introduction by Joe Casey, cover by Tim Sale • $12.95 US
The shortest day of the year is the longest day of Hugh Waterhouse's life. His father, Russell, a millionaire with a fatal brain tumor, drags Hugh to the four corners of the earth in a desperate search for the legendary Fountain of Youth. But there's a reason this mysterious wellspring has never been found... a reason why its most noted seekers have all seen their lives end prematurely. And on the shortest day of the year... the solstice... Hugh will discover the secret of immortality the hard way. A harrowing tale of murder, mysticism, and myth by Steven T. Seagle (IT'S A BIRD..., HOUSE OF SECRETS, X-MEN, SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE) and artist Justin Norman.
112 B&W, includes an interview with the creators • $12.95 US
Glenn Dakin's hilarious strip -- a Battle of Wits Throughout All Eternity between the Devil and Man -- is now available in one convenient package -- more than 60 strips collected together behind a full color cover by Glenn Dakin (creator of ABE, RIGHT FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS) and an introduction by Eddie Campbell (ALEC, FROM HELL).
Readers who like KRAZY KAT, B.C., and CALVIN AND HOBBES will enjoy TEMPTATION!
B&W 72pp TPB. Introduction by Eddie Campbell • $8.95 US
TIM SALE: BLACK AND WHITE is a lavishly illustrated and fully comprehensive collection of artwork from Tim's career, spanning the years beginning with his Grey Archer Press illustration work through to his most recent Marvel work, HULK: GRAY, with an introduction by Tim's friend, writer and collaborator, Jeph Loeb. Complemented by an extensive interview conducted by Comicraft's President and First Tiger, Richard Starkings, and lovingly designed by Comicraft's secret weapon, John "JG" Roshell, TIM SALE: BLACK AND WHITE contains 160 pages with over three hundred never-before-seen pen and ink, wash and pencil drawings and sketches.
TIM SALE: BLACK AND WHITE is a lavishly illustrated and fully comprehensive collection of artwork from Tim's career, spanning the years beginning with his Grey Archer Press illustration work through to his most recent Marvel work, HULK: GRAY, with an introduction by Tim's friend, writer and collaborator, Jeph Loeb. Complemented by an extensive interview conducted by Comicraft's President and First Tiger, Richard Starkings, and lovingly designed by Comicraft's secret weapon, John "JG" Roshell, TIM SALE: BLACK AND WHITE contains 160 pages with over three hundred never-before-seen pen and ink, wash and pencil drawings and sketches, and includes an exclusive signed "San Diego Comic-Con" print by Tim.
HEROES artist Tim Sale discusses his life and work in this comprehensive and lavishly illustrated volume. This is a new, revised and expanded edition of the original sold out and out-of-print TIM SALE: BLACK AND WHITE, will cover his latest work on CATWOMAN and HEROES, and include a new 16-page color signature.
272pp B&W hardcover with one 16 page color signature • $39.99 US
