Comic Book New Releases April 22
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Order comics expected to arrive April 29
Past 8 Weeks of New Releases: Mar 4 | Mar 11 | Mar 18 | Mar 25 | Apr 1 | Apr 8 | Apr 15 | April 22
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Published Apr 2026 by Fantagraphics.$20.95
$20.95
1st printing. Art and cover by R. Crumb. Introduction by Paul Morris. Art & Beauty Magazine is at once a satirical take on aesthetics and a continued exploration of Crumbs subversion of sexuality and mainstream values. Drawings of women in positions ranging from lascivious to modest or mid-sport are accompanied by quotations from artists like Leonardo da Vinci, George Grosz, William de Kooning, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Harvey Kurtzman. Mining his own obsessions and fantasies, Crumb reimagines the history of art, challenging notions of beauty, along with societys mores and expectations of propriety around the female form. The images appeal to a mostly erotic sensibility, which in turn is undercut by the inclusion of sometimes ironic and frequently philosophical prose. The images drag philosophy back down to earth, while the writing challenges the pure eroticism of Crumbs drawings. Presenting all three issues of the series in one book, Art & Beauty Magazine is arranged chronologically, from the earliest images in the 1990s to drawings completed in 2016. Paul Morris, longtime gallerist and supporter of Crumbs practice, writes an introduction that contextualizes this body of work and the artists career. Hardcover, 128 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $29.99.
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Published Apr 2026 by Fantagraphics.$34.59
$34.59
Volume 2 - 1st printing. Text by Hal Foster and Brian M Kane. Art and cover by Hal Foster. The second volume of this six-part collection of annotated, never-before-seen sketches by Prince Valiant creator Hal Foster continues the series project of revealing in intimate detail the act of creating this landmark comic strip. Part sketchbooks, part biography, part tutorial, part memoir — Hal Fosters Prince Valiant Sketchbooks are an unprecedented revelation of Fosters personal life and creative process during his final nine years on the strip, as well as a fascinating look behind the curtains as Foster coached and interacted with his chosen successor: John Cullen Murphy. Beautifully, meticulously designed and produced with the full participation of the Murphy family, this series is a testament to author and Prince Valiant historian Brian M. Kanes research prowess and determination to bring Fosters aesthetic and storytelling strategies to light. Over the course of these volumes, Kane annotates with painstaking clarity and thoroughness 366 penciled layout pages, 40 character sketches, and 577 text pages of Fosters descriptions of each panel. Also featured are an additional 143 pieces of art, mostly by Foster, 100 photographs detailing his life and career, and 123 personal letters and notes, all adding immeasurably to this exploration of Fosters life and art, as well as his collaboration with Murphy. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $49.99.
