comics for sale
So I've got to sell off most of my graphic novels, which means you, comics nerd, get to buy really good comics for pretty damn cheap. I already sold off all the good Batman and Adrian Tomine stuff, so hop to it! Reply here or drop me a line at brody@reed.edu and their yours, first come first served.
Most of the Sandman Library
In case you don't know about Sandman (which you probably do if you clicked on this cut in the first place), it is pretty mind-blowing. It's the kind of literature, yes, literature, that once it is finished leaves a void in your soul and you don't know what to do with yourself. Then you discover Preacher or Transmet or Fables or whatever you're into. I've read these each time and time again and am sad to part with them.
So I've got 7 of the 10 trade paperbacks. Most all of them are like new except for the first volume which is in good condition, but just looks well-loved. Here are the volume numbers and individual issues contained within each:
Volume 1 - Preludes and Nocturnes (Issues 1-8)
Volume 2 - The Doll's House (Issues 9-16)
Volume 3 - Dream Country (Issues 17-20 plus extra material)
Volume 5 - A Game of You (Issues 32-37)
Volume 6 - Fables and Nocturnes (Issues 38-40 plus stories from Sandman Special No. 1 and Vertigo Preview)
Volume 7 - Brief Lives (Issues 41-49)
Volume 9 - The Kindly Ones (Issues 57-69 plus extra material)
I've also got the hardcover edition of Endless Nights, which contains a story about each of the Endless, and each one illustrated by a different artist.
The books go for $20 each new, so I'll sell 'em to you for $10 each, but would prefer to give them all away at once, so $65 buys all 7 plus Endless Nights.
Marvels
Have you ever seen Alex Ross' artwork? Christ, it's beautiful. The big comic companies bring him out to work on the special projects. This one is written by Kurt Busiek, who's also great. To summarize, it's about Americans dealing with the growing influence of superheroes and mutants throughout the 20th century; it chronicles the development of Marvel heroes in a clever way. It's really good. I will tell you when one of these books is not really good. 216 pages paperback. Take it for $8.
Frank Miller's Wolverine
Classic Wolverine paperback. He goes to Japan, fights stuff, etc. $5.
Earth X
470-something pages of excellent Marvel storyline and strange, beautiful artwork. I don't know how to explain this story except by telling you that if you like Marvel superheroes or if you liked DC's Kingdom Come I think you will really like this. Go look it up on Wikipedia or something if you are curious. I think i've read this like 8 times and it never gets old. The cover's creased a little. You can have it for $15 and I'll throw in a really nice hardcover edition of Marvel's 1602, which is fun but unreasonably silly. The art is good and Neil Gaimen wrote it, so it's about as good as a comic series about Marvel superheroes as the would have been if they lived in the early 17th century can be.
Johnny the Homocidal Maniac
This sounds stupid, I know. It is kind of stupid. I read this so many times in high school and loved it so much that I don't think I can read it anymore. Johnen Vazquez, who created and wrote and did everything for Invader Zim, made this comic. It is actually a lot of fun. Like 200 pages, or around there. I'm not about to count them. $5
V for Vendetta
I'm not going to explain what V for Vendetta is. I will tell you that it is better than the movie and that it was made by Alan Moore, creator of the greatest graphic novel of all time. ~300 pages, excellent condition paperback. $8.
Understanding Comics
If you haven't read this book, you probably don't understand comics. I didn't. I've read this book a lot, so now I understand comics. If you are a comic nerd you should probably own this book. It is 200 pages of academic discourse on the form of sequential art made highly accessible and fascinating, presented as sequential art itself. Scott McCloud is the author. This copy is in excellent condition. $8.
WE3
Grant Morrison's miniseries which is essentially the movie Homeward Bound only instead of normal cats and dogs there are robot war-machine cats and dogs. It's actually pretty smart and really good. Hell, $3. I'll give it to you free if you buy one of the other ones.
Summer Blonde
Whoops, guess I didn't give away all the Adrian Tomine stuff. This is a collection of stories from his comic Optic Nerve, all excellent. $8.
Most of the Sandman Library
In case you don't know about Sandman (which you probably do if you clicked on this cut in the first place), it is pretty mind-blowing. It's the kind of literature, yes, literature, that once it is finished leaves a void in your soul and you don't know what to do with yourself. Then you discover Preacher or Transmet or Fables or whatever you're into. I've read these each time and time again and am sad to part with them.
So I've got 7 of the 10 trade paperbacks. Most all of them are like new except for the first volume which is in good condition, but just looks well-loved. Here are the volume numbers and individual issues contained within each:
Volume 1 - Preludes and Nocturnes (Issues 1-8)
Volume 2 - The Doll's House (Issues 9-16)
Volume 3 - Dream Country (Issues 17-20 plus extra material)
Volume 5 - A Game of You (Issues 32-37)
Volume 6 - Fables and Nocturnes (Issues 38-40 plus stories from Sandman Special No. 1 and Vertigo Preview)
Volume 7 - Brief Lives (Issues 41-49)
Volume 9 - The Kindly Ones (Issues 57-69 plus extra material)
I've also got the hardcover edition of Endless Nights, which contains a story about each of the Endless, and each one illustrated by a different artist.
The books go for $20 each new, so I'll sell 'em to you for $10 each, but would prefer to give them all away at once, so $65 buys all 7 plus Endless Nights.
Marvels
Have you ever seen Alex Ross' artwork? Christ, it's beautiful. The big comic companies bring him out to work on the special projects. This one is written by Kurt Busiek, who's also great. To summarize, it's about Americans dealing with the growing influence of superheroes and mutants throughout the 20th century; it chronicles the development of Marvel heroes in a clever way. It's really good. I will tell you when one of these books is not really good. 216 pages paperback. Take it for $8.
Frank Miller's Wolverine
Classic Wolverine paperback. He goes to Japan, fights stuff, etc. $5.
Earth X
470-something pages of excellent Marvel storyline and strange, beautiful artwork. I don't know how to explain this story except by telling you that if you like Marvel superheroes or if you liked DC's Kingdom Come I think you will really like this. Go look it up on Wikipedia or something if you are curious. I think i've read this like 8 times and it never gets old. The cover's creased a little. You can have it for $15 and I'll throw in a really nice hardcover edition of Marvel's 1602, which is fun but unreasonably silly. The art is good and Neil Gaimen wrote it, so it's about as good as a comic series about Marvel superheroes as the would have been if they lived in the early 17th century can be.
Johnny the Homocidal Maniac
This sounds stupid, I know. It is kind of stupid. I read this so many times in high school and loved it so much that I don't think I can read it anymore. Johnen Vazquez, who created and wrote and did everything for Invader Zim, made this comic. It is actually a lot of fun. Like 200 pages, or around there. I'm not about to count them. $5
V for Vendetta
I'm not going to explain what V for Vendetta is. I will tell you that it is better than the movie and that it was made by Alan Moore, creator of the greatest graphic novel of all time. ~300 pages, excellent condition paperback. $8.
Understanding Comics
If you haven't read this book, you probably don't understand comics. I didn't. I've read this book a lot, so now I understand comics. If you are a comic nerd you should probably own this book. It is 200 pages of academic discourse on the form of sequential art made highly accessible and fascinating, presented as sequential art itself. Scott McCloud is the author. This copy is in excellent condition. $8.
WE3
Grant Morrison's miniseries which is essentially the movie Homeward Bound only instead of normal cats and dogs there are robot war-machine cats and dogs. It's actually pretty smart and really good. Hell, $3. I'll give it to you free if you buy one of the other ones.
Summer Blonde
Whoops, guess I didn't give away all the Adrian Tomine stuff. This is a collection of stories from his comic Optic Nerve, all excellent. $8.