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The Art of Jim Davis' Garfield SDCC LIMITED EDITION AVAILABLE NOW
$ 75.00
To celebrate the exclusive premiere of The Art of Jim Davis' Garfield, the ultimate art book about all things Garfield, Hermes Press is offering a special signed, numbered, extremely limited edition — with a special art plate — available only at Comic-Con. The book also boasts a specially designed cover (beneath the dustjacket, pictured here, created just for this edition).
LIMITED EDITION OF 250.
These are the leftover books we found when unpacking from SDCC! They have some minor cosmetic damage (slight boxing on the edges) from being shipped around, but otherwise are in great condition. Please be aware that they are NOT in perfect condition, and that you are accepting that what you get may not be a perfect product. No refunds on this item.
The Phantom #6
$ 3.99
NOW AVAILABLE!
Written by Peter David
Artwork by Sal Velluto
Colors by Eugenio Mattozzi
32 pages, full color
Main cover to issue #5 by Sal Velluto
The saga of the original Ghost Who Walks comes to a conclusion with issue #6 of this 6 part mini-series written by Peter David with art by Sal Velluto.
The Phantom The Complete Series: The Charlton Years, Volume 5
$ 50.00 $ 60.00
AVAILABLE NOW
The high-point of the Phantom Chartlon series has arrived with the final volume of the
series which reprints the complete run of Don Newton’s definitive work on the Ghost
Who Walks!
The mid-1970s comic book adventures of The Phantom return in full, glorious color!
Hermes Press has collected, concluding with this volume, all 74 issues of The Phantom
comic books that ran from 1962-1977. This book collects the last 10 stories from the
series which features stories and artwork by the inimitable Don Newton. The Charlton
comic book version of the grand-daddy of costumed heroes, The Ghost Who Walks, is
available again, digitally remastered to look better than the original books. Also featured
is an exhaustive essay on Don Newton and other special features. Don’t miss it!
Reprints issues #65 through #74 including the complete Don Newton Phantom stories; cover
artwork by Don Newton; covers by Frank Bolle, Don Sherwood and Don Newton;
10 complete Phantom stories which conclude the Complete Chartlon Phantom
series; stories by Joe Gill, Nicola Cuti, Bill Pearson, John Clark, and Don Newton;
artwork by Joe Sherwood, and Don Newton; ISBN #978-1-61345-099-4; 7.5 by 10 by
1.25 inches, full color; deluxe hardcover with dustjacket and printed cover with
endpapers; 240 pages; historical essay; $60.
The Phantom The Complete Sundays: Volume Three 1945-1949
$ 55.00 $ 65.00
AVAILABLE NOW
The long anticipated third volume of the reprint of the entire run of Lee Falk's full color
Phantom Sundays, with art by Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy continues! Fans of The
Ghost Who Walks have waited for years to have a complete series of full size hardcover
volumes featuring the complete Phantom Sundays and this is the third book in the series.
As with Hermes Press’ complete reprint of The Phantom dailies, this book contains every
strip digitally reconstructed to perfection. Presented in Volume Three of the Complete
Sundays are seven storylines which encompass, “Queen Pera the Perfect” (December 9,
1945-March 7, 1946) to “The Haunted Castle” (September 12, 1948-February 13, 1949).
In addition to the strips this volume contains documentary materials and a detailed essay.
Don’t miss it!
The Phantom The Complete Sundays: Volume Three 1945-1949 by Lee Falk and
Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy; ISBN 978-1-61345-100-7; full color; 9.25 x 13 inches
by 1.25 inches; deluxe hardcover with dust-jacket and endpapers; special essay with
documentary materials; all Sundays digitally remastered; reprints eight complete
continuities; $65.
The Art of Jim Davis’ Garfield AVAILABLE NOW
$ 44.99 $ 49.99
AVAILABLE NOW
The Art of Jim Davis’: Garfield; Regular edition – ISBN: 978-1-61345-107-6; $49.99; Art monograph on the history of Garfield and artist Jim Davis; Authoritative text by R. C. Harvey; 10 x 11 inches; hardcover, all color; endleaves; 240 pages.
Hermes Press is proud to announce a collaborative effort with Paws, Incorporated to produce a big fat hairy art book on everyone’s favorite feline, GARFIELD! For the first time ever, fans of Garfield, Jon, and Odie will be treated to a huge, all-color, all-original art book, The Art of Jim Davis’ Garfield!
This monograph will feature original production art from the comic strip, original cels from the television show, rare production and publishing art, and more! Garfield waddled onto the comics page in 1978, and the corpulent cat is still going strong today! If you’ve ever wanted to see a behind-the-scenes look at the production art, or wanted to read more about the man behind the cat, this is your book! The Art of Jim Davis’ Garfield will go through the artistic process from the very beginning of the strip, to all of the media that it produces today, in details that fans have never seen before. If you love Garfield, this is definitely the book for you!
For new and old fans alike, this book is truly a treasure and offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the production of the comic strip and the creation of America’s favorite lasagna-loving fat cat.
Featuring an original essay by noted historian R. C. Harvey, this art book will take you through the history of Jim Davis and Garfield, and how the furry feline has grown in popularity and style over the years. It discusses many of the mediums Garfield is represented in, from the Garfield and Friends television show to the live-action movies, to the current animated series, to comic books — and beyond! In the essay, Harvey interviews Davis about the history of Garfield, from inception to the modern version of this Monday-hating tabby. Davis gives the inside scoop on how Garfield’s story unfolded, and how the cat was shaped into the lovable character the world knows today.
Phantom Pack: #1-6
$ 21.99 $ 27.93
Get all six issues of Peter David and Sal Velluto's epic adventure in this set of the comics, plus a variant cover of Issue #1 (not pictured).
This set includes #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6 PLUS the #1A variant cover!
The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies Volume 9
$ 42.00 $ 50.00
Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the "granddaddy of all costumed superheroes," The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore. The daily version of The Phantom ran separately from the Sundays until the "Fathers and Sons" storyline. Starting with that story, which began on February 21, 1949 and ending with "The Ape Idol of the Durugu" concluding on May 6, 1950, the continuities ran together. Collected in this volume are three complete continuities (including the Sundays in their color versions) reprinted for the first time in their entirety ("Fathers and Sons," "The Flirtatious Princess," and "The Thuggees"), with a comprehensive essay and documentary materials.
The Phantom: Danger in the Forbidden City HARDCOVER
$ 24.99 $ 29.99
The all-new six part critically acclaimed mini-series written by Peter David with art by Sal Velluto triumphantly returning the original, Ghost Who Walks ― The Phantom― to comic books is now collected together as a deluxe graphic novel!
This classic tale pits The Phantom against the Singh Brotherhood and their metal-handed leader who are intent on plundering an ancient fabled City of Gold. Only The Phantom, Diana and a newly found alley ―taken from the pages of the first Phantom adventure― can stop them! Filled with action, suspense, intrigue and surprises that will thrill Phantom fans and lure those only familiar with the legend.
This is the hardcover variant!
Alex Raymond: An Artistic Journey: Adventure, Intrigue and Romance
$ 65.00 $ 75.00
AVAILABLE NOW
Alex Raymond was one of the most influential comic strip artists of the 20th Century, creating action-packed art for Secret Agent X-9, the spectacular, classic imagery for Flash Gordon, and the nuanced, brilliant artwork for the detective/film-noiresque Rip Kirby.
Now, for the first time, Hermes Press presents a comprehensive, definitive, art monograph covering Raymond's complete artistic output with an authoritative text by noted comics historian Ron Goulart.
This new exhaustive full color art book features over 400 images, many scanned directly from Raymond's original artwork, and is being published under license from King Features as part of their 100th anniversary celebration. See original artwork from Raymond's work on Secret Agent X-9, Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim, and Rip Kirby together with numerous examples of his earliest strip artwork, commercial illustration, and more.
This extra large format art book is presented in a 10 by 13 inch size, so collectors can savor every detail of Raymond's artistic genius.
Mandrake the Magician: The Complete King Years Volume 1
$ 42.00 $ 49.99
AVAILABLE NOW
Mandrake the Magician the Complete King Years: Volume One; reprints issues #1 through #5 as well as the complete back-up stories found King Features’ Flash Gordon; this reprint features the Mandrake the Magician comics which premiered in 1966 during the height of the Silver Age; cover artwork by Andre LeBlanc; covers by Fred Fredericks, Don Heck, and Andre LeBlanc; stories by Dick Wood; interior artwork by Don Heck, Werner Roth; Fred Fredericks, Andre LeBlanc and Ray Bailey; ISBN #978-1-61345-098-7; 7.75 by 10.25 by 1; full color; deluxe hardcover with dustjacket and printed cover with endpapers; 176 pages; historical essay; $49.99.
The comic book version of the 20th Century’s most famous fictional magician sees print again in Hermes Press’ deluxe version of King Features comics’ Mandrake the Magician! Lee Falk’s newspaper strip, Mandrake the Magician, offered readers, magic, occult and the fantastic and King Feature’s comic book version, which saw print during the height of the Silver Age, was a worthy entry into the world of comic books.
This first volume of the complete comic book run of Mandrake the Magician presents the first five comics in the series together with all of the back-up stories printed in King Features’ Flash Gordon title. These stories feature artwork by such Silver Age luminaries as Don Heck, Werner Roth, and Andre LeBlanc with scripts by Dick Wood.
Volume One also contains tons of extras including extensive essays on Lee Falk’s Mandrake the Magician and the artists who created the comic book series. Also included (in addition to the comic book reprint of the story) is the complete original art to one of the back-up stories.
Johnny Hazard: The Newspaper Dailies, Volume 4
$ 50.00
Frank Robbins' masterpiece, one of the all-time greatest action/adventure newspaper comic strips, continues as the adventures of Johnny Hazard picks up the storyline where Volume 3 left off. See more trend-setting artwork by comics legend Frank Robbins in one of the most important adventure strips ever to grace newspapers. Reproduced entirely from original King Features press proofs. Stories included in this volume are "Grob and Shah Sharik," "Ventro, The Great," "Passport to Paradise," and "Sadie the System," plus original artwork and an introduction by Howard Chaykin.
Sentient #1
$ 3.99
SENTIENT — The Most Horrifying Thing About Robert Moore's Nightmare?... he isn't dreaming
What if everything you knew about your life was a lie? When unassuming advertising illustrator Robert Moore begins having brutal nightmares that quickly bleed into his everyday life, he must try to decipher the truth from his torrid dreams, violent delusions, and his skewed perception of reality. But when Robert realizes his long-time girlfriend is sneaking around behind his back, he discovers that the truth to his nightmares is more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined. The beginning of a new, extraordinary, title, read it every month!
The Phantom: Danger in the Forbidden City
$ 15.99 $ 19.99
The all-new six part critically acclaimed mini-series written by Peter David with art by Sal Velluto triumphantly returning the original, Ghost Who Walks ― The Phantom― to comic books is now collected together as a deluxe graphic novel!
This classic tale pits The Phantom against the Singh Brotherhood and their metal-handed leader who are intent on plundering an ancient fabled City of Gold. Only The Phantom, Diana and a newly found alley ―taken from the pages of the first Phantom adventure― can stop them! Filled with action, suspense, intrigue and surprises that will thrill Phantom fans and lure those only familiar with the legend.
Featured Items
Alex Raymond: An Artistic Journey: Adventure, Intrigue and Romance
$ 65.00 $ 75.00
AVAILABLE NOW
Alex Raymond was one of the most influential comic strip artists of the 20th Century, creating action-packed art for Secret Agent X-9, the spectacular, classic imagery for Flash Gordon, and the nuanced, brilliant artwork for the detective/film-noiresque Rip Kirby.
Now, for the first time, Hermes Press presents a comprehensive, definitive, art monograph covering Raymond's complete artistic output with an authoritative text by noted comics historian Ron Goulart.
This new exhaustive full color art book features over 400 images, many scanned directly from Raymond's original artwork, and is being published under license from King Features as part of their 100th anniversary celebration. See original artwork from Raymond's work on Secret Agent X-9, Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim, and Rip Kirby together with numerous examples of his earliest strip artwork, commercial illustration, and more.
This extra large format art book is presented in a 10 by 13 inch size, so collectors can savor every detail of Raymond's artistic genius.
Alex Toth's Zorro: the Complete Dell Comics Adventures
$ 39.99 $ 49.99
Comics legend Alex Toth’s piece de resistance, the complete Dell adventures of Zorro is finally available in a full color archival hardcover reprint! Toth, who defined how action/adventure stories are told, set the standard for comic book storytelling with his Zorrotales. Cited by comic book artists, historians, and fans as some of Toth’s best work these stories have been painstakingly digitally reconstructed to look better than the original Dell comic books in this deluxe reprint which also includes tons of supplemental material.
Hardcover: 240 pages, full color, 7.5" x 10"
Brenda Starr The Complete Pre-Code Comic Books Volume Two
$ 49.00 $ 60.00
Before Fredric Wertham and The Seduction of the Innocent (SOTI), before the Kefauver Hearings, and before the infamous Comics Code the comic book racks at local drug stores and newsstands boasted a plethora of delights highlighted by the good girl adventures of the comic book version of Brenda Starr.
These four-color wonders displayed all the finer things loved by comic book buyers: good girls, bondage, a little torture, and other delectable things, which adults thought would corrupt the morals of young and impressionable readers. Now, for the first time in over 50-years, comics fans can read and own these rare comics from another era, digitally restored to perfection and presented in an archival hardcover. Featuring artwork by the legendary Jerry Iger Studio and Brenda Starr Creator Gale Messick, this volume presents the remaining four Brenda Starr Pre-Code books, issues #9-12, and the very mod and 1960's version of Brenda drawn and scripted by Dale Messick.
Frank Thorne’s Battling Beauties PRE-ORDER
$ 50.00 $ 60.00
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Frank Thorne’s Battling Beauties, with interviews by Howard Leroy Davis; ISBN# 978-1-61345-103-8; Definitive monograph covering the strong and sexy women from the fertile mind of Frank Thorne through a lengthy series of interviews; full color; over 500 illustrations; 9 x 12 inches; deluxe hardcover; 192 pages; $60.
Hermes Press celebrates the career of Frank Thorne, renowned good girl artist extraordinaire with a comprehensive art monograph exploring the art of the women he created during his extensive career. See pencils, preliminaries, final artwork, as well as the comics created by Thorne, focusing on his cheesecake creations. This extensive art monograph presents artwork from such titles as Red Sonja, Ghita, Lann, The Iron Devil, and more. This book explores not only the comic book artwork of Thorne, but also illustrates the motion picture concepts and storyboards for the never-made Ghita film.
Additionally this book also provides a lengthy discussion by Thorne accompanied by hundreds of examples of how to draw “beautiful women.”
If you love the artwork of Frank Thorne, and you love sexy women, this is the book for you. But there's more — Hermes Press is further celebrating Frank Thorne’s career with the release of archival editions, scanned from the original artwork, of Ghita in two full sized volumes, so stay tuned.
Infected by Art Volume 4 PRE-ORDER
$ 39.99 $ 49.99
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Infected by Art (IBA)Volume Four: The Best of the World's Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Art; ISBN #978-1-16345-113-7; art book showcasing world-wide submissions of emerging artists who have submitted their art to IBA for a competition judged by some of the finest artists in the world who determine the pieces included in this book; available October/2016.
This ground-breaking collector’s edition features over 300 pieces of art from the world's best fantasy, Science fiction, and horror artists in a range of various mediums. Each page of this book will feature the name of the artist, the title of the art, the medium in which it was created, and the artist’s website.
From fantastic scenes of science fiction to the worlds of fantasy and horror, this book has it all and will appeal to anyone who appreciates the fantastic arts. Artwork included in IBA Volume Four ranges from traditionally drawn and painted art, to artwork done digitally, as well as sculpture. Each piece of art was hand picked by a select group of judges, With over 100 years of combined experience, each of these artists are uniquely qualified to decide the best of the best in all of the submissions to IBA for Volume Four. This year the competition was judged by: Allen Williams; Erica Berkowitz; Lauren Panepinto; and Patrick Jones.
Mandrake the Magician: The Complete King Years Volume 2 PRE-ORDER
$ 42.00 $ 49.99
Hermes Press’ complete reprint, the second volume and final volume of the series, of the comic book version of the 20th Century’s most famous fictional magician in this deluxe version of King Features comics’ — and Dell’s Four Color Comics’ — Mandrake the Magician! Lee Falk’s newspaper strip, Mandrake the Magician, offered readers, magic, occult and the fantastic and King Feature’s comic book version, which saw print during the height of the Silver Age, was a worthy entry into the world of comic books.
This Second volume of the complete comic book run of Mandrake the Magician presents six complete comics (issues #6-10 of King Comics and issue #752 of Dell's Four Color Comics) restored to their original four color glory. This volume also contains and extensive interview with Fred Fredericks, who worked on the comic strip and well as the comic books for over 25 years and an in-depth historical essay with tons of extras!
Ooooooh Doctor! A Pictorial History of Classic Nurse Paperback Covers PRE-ORDER
$ 29.99 $ 34.99
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The 1960s and 1970s witnessed upheavals in American culture, an explosion of new ideas in cinema; a renaissance in American abstract painting, and, yes, lots of semi-salacious, suggestive, and down right kitschy “Nurse Paperbacks” which boasted covers which were eye-catching and enticing. Each of these covers are little gems that present images which reeled readers in. This book chronicles these covers and presents the first pictorial history of classic “nurse” paperback covers and features an in-depth essay about the genre and profiles many of the artists involved in creating the artwork for these tomes.
Each of these covers showcase a different aspect of the genre and were created by some of the finest illustrators of the era. Each cover, many reproduced from the original paintings, show the tongue in check humor employed in the creation these pop-culturally iconic covers.
Phantom Pack: #1-6
$ 21.99 $ 27.93
Get all six issues of Peter David and Sal Velluto's epic adventure in this set of the comics, plus a variant cover of Issue #1 (not pictured).
This set includes #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6 PLUS the #1A variant cover!
The Phantom Avon: The Complete Series Volume 2 PRE-ORDER
$ 13.99 $ 15.99
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For the first time ever, the Avon edition of The Phantom is back in print! Hermes Press is proud to announce that they will be publishing all fifteen pocket Avon books, starting in August 2016, and every other month thereafter! This exciting installment, Volume 2 offers the classic Lee Falk tale: "The Slave Market of Mucar."
Famed artist George Wilson (Dr. Solar, Magnus Robot Fighter, The Phantom) painted the cover for Volume #2 as he did with all of the covers used for the Avon series, and they are reproduced beautifully to keep all of the details from the original books intact for a new generation of Phans to enjoy!
Does the ancient abomination of slavery still exist in this age of electronics? How are slaves found for this mysterious hidden market and where do they go? What is the true and amazing identity of the sinister slave dealer? Find out in this exciting second volume of The Phantom: The Complete Avon Books Volume 2!
The Phantom Sundays Archive: Full Size Half Pages 1939-1942
$ 129.99
Imagine waking up in 1939 and reading the first Phantom Sunday strip in the newspaper. Now, for the first time, these rare Phantom Sundays are being collected in their full size in an archival reprint of the first six Phantom stories! The stories for these Sundays was created by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore in a half page format, so this reprint is faithful to the originals and reproduces every detail of these Sundays as seen in Sunday sections of newspapers. These Sunday pages have the same look and feel of the originals only now they're collected in a high quality art book format that will last forever. The print run of this book is limited to 1000 copies.
The Phantom: The Complete Avon Books Volume 1 PRE-ORDER
$ 12.99 $ 14.99
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AVAILABLE AUGUST 2016
For the first time ever, the Avon edition of The Phantom is back in print! Hermes Press is proud to announce that they will be publishing all fifteen pocket Avon books, starting in August 2016, every other month! Book one starts off with Lee Falk explaining, via the twentieth Phantom, the histories of the Phantoms that came before the current Ghost Who Walks. Famed artist George Wilson (Dr. Solar, Magnus Robot Fighter, The Phantom) painted all of the covers used for the Avon series, and they are reproduced beautifully to keep all of the details from the original books intact for a new generation of Phans to enjoy!
This first exciting book in the series, titled “The Story of The Phantom: The Ghost Who Walks,” tells the story of the childhood and adolescence of the twenty-first Phantom. His father, the twentieth Phantom, regales the reader and young Kit Walker of the men who came before him: the fighter who beat Redbeard the Pirate, while gaining the heart of Queen Natala; the harrowing actions that the twentieth Phantom took to regain the friendship of the Rope People, and many more stories!
In this opening to the series, we also meet Diana Palmer– the love of the Phantom, the woman who always can count on the Phantom to rescue her, even before he becomes The Ghost Who Walks.
This thrilling beginning shows the man behind the mask, as Kit and Guran, his confident and friend, embark on the first of many adventures. Be sure to tune in, because you’d hate to come in late to this tale!
The Psychedelic Rock Art of Carl Lundgren - Limited Edition
$ 75.00 $ 125.00
Forward by Mitch Ryder (Lead singer of the Detroit Wheels)
Introduction by Russ Gibb (Legendary Detroit Radio Personality)
This signed and numbered collectors edition of 224 pages includes a treasure of iconic rock art of the American rock scene spanning over five decades created by legendary psychedelic artist, Carl Lundgren. With a variant cover, limited edition signed and numbered bound-in page of original art and measuring in at an enormous 9.5" X 14" this monstrous volume will need a kickstand, not included.
Music inspired, science fiction and fantasy combined in a way that revolutionized poster art of the Psychedelic 1960’s-era. Famous for his rock posters, The Psychedelic Rock Art of Carl Lundgren, a Detroit, Michigan based artist, showcases his posters which were as important to the Detroit Music and Art history as were the music legends themselves; The Who, Jefferson Airplane and Pink Floyd to name a few. The book’s forward is written by Mitch Ryder, who was lead vocalist of a Detroit 1960’s rock group The Detroit Wheels. The introduction is by Russ Gibb, a former radio personality and rock promoter from Dearborn, Michigan, who played a major role in the late sixties/early seventies Motor City music scene. Whether looking for something fun, entertaining or reminiscent, this book has it all! The Psychedelic Rock Art of Carl Lundgren presents Carl’s posters in a unique way that will evoke emotion and memories. The only thing left to say is “Buy the book!”
Walt Kelly's Pogo: the Complete Dell Comics Volume Four PRE-ORDER
$ 49.99 $ 60.00
NOTICE: DUE TO THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE SHIPPING LINER THAT WAS TRANSPORTING THIS PRODUCT, IT WILL BE MUCH LATER THAN ANTICIPATED. PLEASE SEE THIS VIDEO FOR DETAILS. THE VIDEO IS REFERENCING THE PHANTOM, BUT POGO IS IN THE SAME SHIPMENT.
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Following on the heels of Hermes Press’ critically acclaimed Eisner nominated reprint of Walt Kelly’s Pogo stories from Animal Comics, Four Color Comics, and Pogo Possum in Walt Kelly’s Pogo the Complete Dell Comics Volumes One and Two ― with Volume Three having been released late last year ― this fourth volume reprints the complete issues #7-11 of Pogo Possum.
Walt Kelly’s Pogo, acknowledged as one of the most important and influential comic strips of all time, first appeared not in newspapers but as a feature in the Dell comic book anthology Animal Comics, as well as in Dell’s Four Color Comics before getting its own title, Pogo Possum in 1949.
It was here, in the four color world of comic books, that the feature and its characters grew and matured, ultimately becoming one of the world’s most famous comic strips.
Now fans of Pogo can see it all from the beginning with Hermes Press’ reprint of the complete Dell Comics Pogo. Noted comics historian Thomas Andrae observed that with Pogo, “Walt Kelly created a strip that is both poetic and graphically stunning as well as an important commentary on our times.”
With Hermes Press’ complete reprint of Dell Comics Pogo admirers of this groundbreaking comics feature can now witness the strip’s evolution, in an archival hardcover, digitally reconstructed to perfection.
News and Updates
Update: Videos and Important Information
The Singh Brotherhood are at it again, and this time they've got The Phantom Dailies and Sundays Volume 10 in their clutches! Please check out this important video update: And while we don't have Phantom 10, we DID get The Phantom: Danger in the Forbidden City...buy it today, and check out this promo from our publisher:
Update: New Pre-Orders!
We have quite a few new things for you to look at... For example, we have an all-new art book coming out soon!Check out Ooooooh Doctor! A Pictorial History of Classic Nurse Paperback Covers: A salacious and kitschy collection of paperback covers of "Nurse Paperbacks" in full color! And since we're always Phantastically excited about The Phantom, we have several new pre-orders up for The Ghost Who Walks: The Phantom Avon: The Complete Series Volume 2, The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies Volume 11, and we're excited to announce the pre-order for The Phantom: the Art of the Ghost Who Walks, coming at the tail-end of the 80th anniversary of The Phantom. While we're on the subject of Lee Falk, Mandrake the Magician: The Complete King...
We Heart Hart! Hermes Press announces The Art and Humor of Johnny Hart!
The Art and Humor of Johnny Hart joins the Hermes Press lineup! Join Hermes Press as we explore the worlds of cynical cavemen and the medieval world of “Id”!Johnny Hart and his two longtime comic strip series B.C. and Wizard of Id are coming to Hermes Press in a monograph dedicated to the artist: The Art and Humor of Johnny Hart!This exciting art book will detail Hart’s life and his work, both of which were totally intertwined. The book will feature original art from the strips, as well as photographs and other surprises supplied by his family. Back in 1958, Hart created B.C., followed in 1964 by Wizard of Id, and the two series have been beloved by the nation and the world ever since.In 2007, Hart passed...
Video: Jim Davis and Garfield SDCC Panel!
This is the San Diego Comic Con panel featuring Garfield creator Jim Davis, journalist and historian R.C. Harvey, and Hermes Press publisher Dan Herman. Sit back and enjoy! Pre-order The Art of Jim Davis' Garfield today!
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