Comic books in 'IDW Artisan Edition'

Add to cart Near Mint $27.00

1st printing.

Written by Al Feldstein and Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Al Williamson, Wally Wood, Alex Toth, Joe Orlando, Harvey Kurtzman, Bernie Krigstein, and Jack Davis.

The Best of EC Comics Artisan Edition collects 25 of the finest stories ever produced by the legendary comics company.

The stories in this volume represent the very best of what EC published-Wally Wood's "My World," Al Williamson's "Food for Thought," Alex Toth's "Thunderjet," Joe Orlando's "Judgment Day," Harvey Kurtzman's "Corpse on the Imjin," Bernie Krigstein's "Master Race," Jack Davis' "Foul Play," and many more classics.

Every page has been scanned from the original art in color-and while the art appears to be in black and white, if you look closely, you will notice that blue pencil notations, ink gradients, corrections, duo-shade, and so much more is clearly visible, ll the little nuances that makes original art so beautiful and unique.

Softcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 200 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $27.95

1st printing. Introduction by Thommy Burns. Here is your chance to collect some of the most iconic comic book covers by some of the greatest artists to ever pick up a pencil! EC Comics, under the guidance of publisher Bill Gaines, was-according to the editor of this collection-the greatest line of comics ever done. This once-in-a-lifetime Artist's Edition collects more than 140 EC covers by their best and brightest talents. The luminaries included in this gigantic (15 x 22 inches!) tome include: Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Graham Ingels, Al Williamson, Johnny Craig, Frank Frazetta, Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, and more! To make a baseball analogy, this is a Murderers Row every bit as noteworthy as the '27 Yankees! Also includes an Introduction by noted EC scholar Thommy Burns. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $39.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $21.00

Add to cart Near Mint $21.00

1st printing.

Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema.

Considered by many to be one of the pinnacles of Silver Age comic book art-now presented in IDW's critically acclaimed Artisan Edition format. You've never truly seen Buscema's art until now!

John Buscema's innovative drawing on Marvel's Silver Surfer is presented in IDW's Artisan Edition format, collecting three complete issues ( #5, #6, and #8) from the acclaimed original run written by Stan Lee.

An essential component of The House of Ideas, John Buscema's talented hand graced the pages of Marvel's most iconic characters for over four decades, working on The Avengers, Thor, The Fantastic Four, and The Amazing Spider-Man just to name a few.

As with all Artisan Edition books, nearly every page in this volume has been scanned from the original art, enabling the reader to clearly see all the little nuances that make original art unique and fascinating-blue pencil notations, margin notes, whiteout, and so much more. This is a must-have for all fans and students of classic comic art!

Softcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $27.95

1st printing. Story and art by Will Eisner. Will Eisner's work on THE SPIRIT was, in its way, as groundbreaking as Orson Welles' CITIZEN KANE. Both artistic achievements rewrote the book on sequential storytelling and had lasting impacts on all that followed them. Featured within these pages are 17 Spirit stories all from Eisner's peak period, 1946-1950, generally regarded as his best work on THE SPIRIT. An Artisan Edition collects stories, covers and pages that have been reproduced from the original art. While appearing to be in black and white, these images have been scanned in color, allowing the reader to view them as closely as possible to the original art. Ink gradients, blue pencil, corrections, and more are all clearly visible, all the wonderful subtle nuances that make original art so special and unique. Softcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $39.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $20.00

Add to cart Near Mint $20.00

1st printing.

Written by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Gerry Conway. Art by Gil Kane, Frank Giacoia, and John Romita, Sr. Art by Gil Kane and John Romita, Sr.

This must-have volume features some of the most historically important stories ever produced with Marvel's famed wall-crawler, all meticulously scanned from the original artwork!

Gil Kane's The Amazing Spider-Man Artisan Edition presents each page in what appears to be black and white, but has actually been scanned in color. Readers view the art in its most natural form-blue pencils, ink gradients, and editorial notations all clearly visible-so they can (ahem) marvel at all the little nuances that make original art unique.

This volume contains the infamous three-part drug story that was not approved by the Comics Code Authority (Amazing Spider-Man #96-98). The second three-part story features the legendary six-armed Spider-Man saga (Amazing Spider-Man #100-102).

Additionally, one of the most famous-and most shocking-Spidey tales is included: the death of Gwen Stacey! (Amazing Spider-Man #121). You can't get a better line-up of Spider-Man stories than this!

Softcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 216 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $27.95

Add to cart Near Mint $27.95

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #106 and 108-115. Written by Stan Lee and Gerry Conway. Art by John Romita, Sr., Frank Giacoia, Tony Mortellaro, and Jim Starlin. Cover by John Romita, Sr. Jazzy John Romita was for many the definitive artist on The Amazing Spider-Man. His sleek line work brought the web-slinger to life for a generation of fans. This volume collects issues 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112,113, 114, and 115 in their entirety. Additionally there is a beautiful gallery section of Romita extras. Like all of IDW's award-winning Artist Edition style books, each page has been painstakingly scanned from the original art to ensure the finest possible reproduction, mimicking the experience of seeing Romita's hand-drawn pages. While appearing to be in black and white, each page was scanned in color to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original artinstance, corrections, blue pencils, paste-overs, all the little nuances that make original art unique. Softcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $39.99.