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Bear with Me PRE-ORDER
$ 50.00 $ 60.00
COMING WINTER 2021
This deluxe hardcover includes a curated selection of Bob Scott's comic strip Bear with Me, presented for your enjoyment! There will be an introductory essay and never-before-seen art included in this beautiful book!
Molly has real-world problems; Bear has problems with the real world!
It can be tough being a tween. You want to do big things, change the world, and right some wrongs. But you also have to deal with math homework, getting enough sleep and the drama between your dad and pet bear. This is Molly’s world.
Being a tween is so much easier when your BFF is an 800 pound bear.
Bear is no ordinary bear. He sheds like a normal bear, he snores like a normal bear, but he is afraid of absolutely everything. Plus, he is allergic to fur. His own. But with Molly holding his paw, he can muddle through.
About the Creator:
Bob Scott lives in both the world of comic strips and animation. Born in Detroit, Bob began drawing at a young age, copying what he saw in the funny pages. Acceptance and graduation from California Institute of the Arts opened the world of character animation for Bob. He has worked over 35 years in the industry as an animator, character designer, storyboard artist and voice talent. His credits can be found on projects from Warner Brothers’ Bugs Bunny in Box Office Bunny (1990), Turner Animation’s Cat’s Don’t Dance and Pixar’s The Incredibles. He has worked for Jim Davis, co-penciling U.S. Acres and co-directing Garfield: His 9 Lives. Bob has always wanted a comic strip of his own, and so Bear with Me (aka Molly and the Bear) was born and became a syndicated webcomic in 2010.
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Behind the Silver Screen: Hollywood Stills Photography
$ 19.99 $ 39.99
Hardcover: 144 pages
8" x 10" black and white
The first comprehensive art book detailing the great studio photographers and the greatest stars of the 1930s through the 1950s. This all new large scale book presents the work of Hollywood's great photographers, Clarence J. Bull, George Hurrell, Scotty Welbourne, E.R. Richee, Robert Coburn, Ned Scott, and Bud Fraker (to name but a few) photographing the likes of Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, The Marx Brothers, The Three Stooges, Marlene Dietrich, Carole Lombard, Veronica Lake, Boris Karloff, Greta Garbo, Fred Astaire, Bette Davis, Jean Harlow, Rita Hayworth, Ava Gardner, Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, James Dean, Marlon Brando, Audrey Hepburn, and more.
Dark Shadows: The Complete Paperback Library Reprint Book 13 PRE-ORDER
$ 13.99 $ 14.99
COMING JANUARY 2021
Dark Shadows the Complete Paperback Library Reprint #13, “ Barnabas Collins and the Mysterious Ghost,”; ISBN978-1-61345-221-9; $14.99; written by Marilyn Ross; paperback; 6 x 9 inches; printed text; archival edition; thirteenth in a series of 32 novels; available in Jan 2021.
The original, classic, Dark Shadows books from the Paperback Library, return with Hermes Press' archival reprint of all 32 titles in the series beginning with the first novel which first saw print in December, 1966.
The thirteenth book in this reprint series is titled “Barnabas Collins and the Mysterious Ghost.” Each book in the series was written by William Edward Daniel Ross who used the pen name Marilyn Ross.
Collinwood is plagued with a series of menacing events when a ballet troupe arrives there to perform for the summer tourists. One girl in particular, the beautiful Diana Samson, whom Barnabas has come to love, is repeatedly attacked by a mysterious, invisible presence.
When the star of the ballet is murdered, everyone is suspect -- including Diana and Barnabas. And when several graves are found opened, the old legend of the invisible ghost of Collinwood is revived.
As the attacks on Diana continue, Barnabas must find a way to stop them before she is murdered. But will he have to fight a human enemy -- or a supernatural force with powers greater than his own?
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Dark Shadows: The Complete Paperback Library Reprint Book 14 PRE-ORDER
$ 13.99 $ 14.99
AVAILABLE JANUARY 2021
Dark Shadows the Complete Paperback Library Reprint #14, “Barnabas Collins and Quentin's Demon,”; ISBN978-1-61345-227-1; $14.99; written by Marilyn Ross; paperback; 6 x 9 inches; printed text; archival edition; fourteenth in a series of 32 novels.
The original, classic, Dark Shadows books from the Paperback Library, return with Hermes Press' archival reprint of all 32 titles in the series beginning with the first novel which first saw print in December, 1966.
The fourteenth book in this reprint series is titled “Barnabas Collins and Quentin's Demon.” Each book in the series was written by William Edward Daniel Ross who used the pen name Marilyn Ross.
When Quentin Collins invited Lara Balfour to Collinwood, they knew each other only from the correspondence that had grown out of Quentin's admiration for the haunting waltz her father had composed.
Soon Quentin professes to love Lara -- but is his love really a threat? His first wife's throat was torn out by a wolflike creature who escaped capture. Since then, other young women have died in the same grisly fashion...in the full of the moon, when Quentin's mysterious "attacks" occur.
Lara faces the terrifying possibility that her brooding, sensitive host is a werewolf. She won't leave Collinwood, for that would mean leaving Barnabas, whom she has come to love. But will Barnabas be able to save her, if she stays?
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Dark Shadows: The Complete Series: Volume 1 SECOND EDITION PREORDER
$ 49.99 $ 59.99
Second printing!
PRE-ORDER
Hermes Press proudly announces the second edition of our reprint of the first volume of Gold Key Comics' 1968-1976 graphic tie-in of the legendary, supernatural suspense television series, Dark Shadows.
The forerunner to today's immensely popular, vampire-themed television programs and theatrical films, Dark Shadows still continues to be seen on television, via streaming services and home video, garnering serious attention as one of the most memorable TV shows of the last fifty years.
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Dethany and the Other Clique PRE-ORDER
$ 24.99
COMING SUMMER 2020
Ordering this book guarantee's you a copy once the title has come in. They will be shipped once the entire order comes in; if you order books or comics that are NOT pre-order, include a note if you want them shipped separately.
Hermes Press, a mid-sized publishing company located in New Castle, Pennsylvania celebrates its 20th anniversary with the publication of Bill Holbrook and H.H. Glynn's first graphic novel, Dethany and the Other Clique. This GN is a light-hearted prequel featuring the strip's most popular character, set in a contemporary middle school. Its humor spoofs the restrictiveness of a school’s culture of cliques by taking its social strata to absurd extremes. Upper elementary and middle grades readers will enjoy the laughs along the way and cheer its ultimate celebration of individuality.
Bill Holbrook is the creator of the comic strips “On the Fastrack” and “Safe Havens” which are syndicated by King Features. In 1995 he began a new feature to take advantage of the storytelling possibilities of the online medium— “Kevin & Kell” which is now the Internet’s longest running daily webcomic.
H.H.Glynn is Bill's daughter, and a recent film school graduate who realized that her true (and first) love was drawing and developing characters in fictional worlds. She brings her keen eye--and sharp memory--to creating stories that reflect the joys and conflicts of middle school life.
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Ditko Shrugged: The Uncompromising life of the artist behind Spider-Man and the rise of Marvel Comics PRE-ORDER
$ 44.99 $ 49.99
COMING SUMMER 2020
The First In-Depth Biography of Comic Legend Steve Ditko Endorsed by the Ditko Family
The first in depth biography of comics-legend Steve Ditko, in his own works — taken from years of correspondence with author David Currie and endorsed by the Ditko family with a Foreword by Mark S. Ditko.
In his Foreward Mark S. Ditko writes: I’m very happy to say that this is a really great book. David, and his correspondence with my uncle and others, uncovered and documented things that would otherwise have been left unknown or subject to complete speculation …if ever even considered.
Note that my role in the review of this book was mainly about my uncle’s personal life as we know it and not necessarily his professional career. But David clearly has a good grasp on that aspect of him.
Steve Ditko was the last of a generation of American comic book artists who created powerful modern-day mythology and became among the most influential and original creators of the 20th century.
He co-created Spider-Man along with Stan Lee, but walked away from the character in the 1960s just as it was gaining popularity – never to return, never to give interviews, never to attend conventions or court fame and attention.
He died alone at 90, known to the comic book industry as a "cranky recluse".
Through his history, helped by sourcing a long correspondence between Ditko and author David Currie, the stories of other artists from the same period are examined, from Jack Kirby to Wallace Wood, and how they all fell afoul of a system stacked against them.
Frank Thorne's Complete Ghita of Alizarr PRE-ORDER
$ 50.00 $ 60.00
Frank Thorne's masterwork, Ghita of Alizarr is finally being collected in its entirety in a hardcover archival edition sourced using the final versions of Thorne's original artwork. Now, experience the complete Ghita mythos in one book. There have been various versions of these stories but this volume brings together Thorne's definitive take on Ghita of Alizarr. If you're a fan of the adventures of the mighty warrior Ghita, there is finally a definitive version available, endorsed by the master himself, Frank Thorne.
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Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion PRE-ORDER
$ 50.00 $ 59.99
COMING WINTER 2020
Ordering this book guarantee's you a copy once the title has come in. They will be shipped once the entire order comes in; if you order books or comics that are NOT pre-order, include a note if you want them shipped separately.
Hermes Press is coming to slay the fashion industry- with some HERstory! Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion explores the history behind Mopsy and her creator Gladys Parker! This beautiful book will also provide a rarely seen collection of Mopsy stories and many of Parker’s earlier strips.
Cartoonist Gladys Parker was unique in comics. As with Frida Kahlo, it was impossible to tell where her art left off and its creator began. Parker mixed fashion and comics and created classic characters that mimicked her sense of fashion. In fact, Parker was an exact double for her ink-and-paper creation, Mopsy.
Tarpe Mills and Dale Messick both dressed to kill and included paper dolls featuring their heroines’ chic 1940s wardrobes. Tarpe Mills and Lily Renee were fashion models before they drew comics. But only Gladys Parker (and one other)* was a fashion designer with a successful line of clothing while at the same time drawing an equally successful comic strip. Parker’s dresses bearing the Gladys Parker label were sold at her own New York shop and at high-end department stores across the country – and she also found the time to costume Hollywood movies and the beauties that starred in them!
Who better to chronicle the story of Gladys Parker than comics herstorian Trina Robbins, who in the 1960s designed clothes for hippies and rock stars out of her East Village boutique, while drawing underground comix?
If Ur Stabby PRE-ORDER
$ 20.00 $ 24.99
COMING SUMMER 2020
From the creator of Mother Goth Rhymes comes an all-new adventure...of Stabby the Unicorn!
Who’s positively magical and ready for sunshine, giggles, and sliding down rainbows? Not Stabby! Meet the world’s surliest unicorn. This off-beat comic strip follows Stabby as he deals with life’s challenges the only way he knows how—horn first. If you’re stabby and you know it, you’re going to love Stabby the Unicorn.
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The Phantom the complete dailies volume 21: 1968-1970 PRE-ORDER
$ 52.00 $ 60.00
The critically acclaimed, best selling complete reprint of The Phantom continues!
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 Sy Barry. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery” since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books - it has frequently been copied but never equaled.
This exciting 21st volume continues the SY BARRY YEARS! Reprinted in all its black and white glory, journey with Hermes Press as we bring you five complete continuities drawn by Sy himself: 19 "Jungle Olympics, ””The Frame-Up,” ”The Hydra,” ”The Art Thieves,“ ”The Masked Ball,” ”The Jungle Home,“ ”Rex, the Missing Heir,” and “The Gladiator.” Strips from this issue are taken directly from King Feature’s proofs. Included in the volume is a comprehensive essay and documentary materials.
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The Phantom the Sundays Volume 9: 1966-1970 PRE-ORDER
$ 62.00 $ 70.00
Coming April 2021
The critically acclaimed, best selling complete reprint of The Phantom continues!
The long anticipated ninth volume of the reprint of the entire run of Lee Falk's full color Phantom Sundays continues! This volume continues the long awaited SY BARRY years of the Sunday stripes! 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 ninth 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 Nine of the Complete Sundays are thirteen storylines which encompass, “The Golden Sands of Keela-Wee” (December 18 1966 - April 2, 1967) to “TheBeach” (June 21, 1970 - September 13, 1970). In addition to the strips this volume contains documentary materials and a detailed essay. Don’t miss it!
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The Phantom: The Complete Dailies Volume 22: 1969-1970 PRE-ORDER
$ 52.00 $ 60.00
COMING SPRING 2021
The critically acclaimed, best selling complete reprint of The Phantom continues!
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 Sy Barry. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery” since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books - it has frequently been copied but never equaled.
This exciting 22nd volume continues the SY BARRY YEARS! Reprinted in all its black and white glory, journey with Hermes Press as we bring you five complete continuities drawn by Sy himself: ”Rex, the Missing Heir,” and “The Gladiator,” “The Missing Daddy,” “Luaga’s Undercover Tour,” and “The Mission.” Strips from this issue are taken directly from King Feature’s proofs. Included in the volume is a comprehensive essay and documentary materials.
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The Unseen Art of Hollywood Storyboards PRE-ORDER
$ 70.00 $ 75.00
AVAILABLE AUGUST 2020
Thanks to Hermes Press's latest Kickstarter, this amazing book will be available soon!
Comic book and storyboard artist Trevor Goring and his partner, the late Joyce Kaskey Goring details the history of film storyboards. This important and long-neglected art is now given its due with this comprehensive history of the art of film storyboards. Featuring a genre-by-genre discussion of over one-hundred great films and their storyboards, this visual tour features a full range of classic and contemporary films with examples of how directors utilize storyboards in the creation of their films.
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