"This psychedelic, collectible portfolio features 12 reproductions of the celebrated Marvel Comics and Third Eye, Inc. black-light posters, first printed in 1971. Featuring iconic Marvel characters including Captain America, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, and Doctor Strange, and illustrated by legendary artists Jack Kirby, Gene Colan, and others, the posters are printed in florescent inks on high-quality paper. Also included is a brief history of Third Eye and their Marvel Comics black-light publishing by historian Roy Thomas, along woth images of the original comic-book art featured on the posters."--Back of box
Complete your collection of the Marvel Comics black light posters with volume two of the Marvel Classic Black Light Poster Portfolio, featuring 12 additional ready-to-frame reproductions of the original 24 posters, first published in 1971 by Marvel Comics and Third Eye, Inc. The Marvel Super Heroes are back! Fans will light up with this second volume of the psychedelic, collectible portfolio featuring 12 frameable black-light posters of celebrated Marvel Comics characters, such as Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Captain America, Doctor Strange, and Black Bolt, illustrated by legendary artists including Jack Kirby, John Romita Sr., Gil Kane, and more. Included in this second volume are 12 additional rare images from the original series of 24 posters, which were first printed in 1971 by Marvel Comics and the famed black-light publisher Third Eye, Inc. The portfolio also features a brief history of Third Eye and their Marvel Comics black-light publishing program by historian and former Marvel editor in chief Roy Thomas, along with images of the original comic book art featured on the posters. This vibrant, far-out collection is perfect for fans who are looking to brighten their lives. Features include: 12 high-quality reproduction posters, ready-to-frame in standard 20" x 30" frame Printed in fluorescent inks for viewing in black light Packaged in a fully designed archival box for safe storing plus a self-mailer Brief history of the posters and the original comic book art by historian and former Marvel editor in chief Roy Thomas Also available from Abrams Comic Arts: Marvel Classic Black Light Poster Portfolio (October 2021).
One of the most ubiquitous items of the 1960s and 1970s, the black light poster represented some of the most imaginative, colorful, and "out there" creativity of the period; Ultraviolet is the first book to ever celebrate this alternative art form. Daniel Donahue, an amateur historian of counterculture, has collected hundreds of vintage blacklight posters and chosen 69 of the best for this volume. Covering some of the more relevant subjects of the period, including Sex, Drugs, Rock ’N’ Roll, Earth Awareness, Black Power, and Astrology, Ultraviolet has been printed with flourescent inks so that the pages will actually glow under black light. This hip volume is a gift from the fifth dimension for anyone interested in alternative culture or graphic design.
A deluxe collection of Marvel Comics superhero posters from renowned comics artist Alex Ross From Angel to Wolverine, all your favorite Marvel Comics superheroes are featured in this exclusive collection of painted portraits by Alex Ross--one of most respected and influential artists working in comics. This first-ever collection of these iconic images includes 35 ready-to-frame, removeable art prints--perfect for longtime Marvel fans and those just discovering these classic heroes for the first time--as well as commentary by Ross, preliminary sketches, and a bonus four-page gatefold of the portraits, assembled into a mural that was commissioned for Marvel's New York City offices. These heroic posters showcase the Marvel superheroes as you've never seen them before--as realistic as any on the silver screen--painted in the award-winning, breathtaking style that made Alex Ross famous.
The story of the most inspired comic book promotional campaign, collected here for the first time In 1974 Marvel Comics publisher Stan Lee devised an ingenious promotional campaign--Marvel Value Stamps, which appeared on the letters pages of their monthly comics. Readers could cut out all 100 of these super hero and super villain stamps and place them in a special mail-order booklet. Once complete, these stamp books could then be redeemed for special discounts and exclusive merchandise. The program was so successful, a second set was released in 1975. And now, for the first time, these original stamp books, stamps, and all of the surrounding ephemera and source material are collected into one must-have volume for collectors and fans, along with text from Marvel Comics historian Roy Thomas and an all-new cover by Alex Ross.
In time for the 70th anniversary of Charles M. Schulz’s beloved comic strip Peanuts comes this deluxe poster book, with 20 posters Celebrate the 70th anniversary of Peanuts with this appealing, first-ever poster collection. From Charlie Brown to Woodstock, the gang’s all here in 20 art prints of the beloved comic strip—all photographed from the archives of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California.
An invaluable resource for any wrestling fan of the era. The third in the series from www.historyofwrestling.info. This is the complete guide to every WWF VHS release from July 1993 to June 1996, with full reviews of every tape, alternative wrestler bios, exclusive artwork by Bob Dahlstrom, awards, match ratings, and much, much more. Learn about the ascension of Steve Austin, the death and rebirth of The Undertaker, the return of the Ultimate Warrior, the rise of the Kliq, some of the greatest matches of the 90s, some of the worst angles and gimmicks in wrestling history, the collapse of the tag team division, some of the inaugural WWF "divas", the wrestler who was half man and half bull, a tag team from the future, the aborted push of the next American hero and one of the worst WWF pay-per-view events of all time. This is the best volume yet and once again is stuffed to the gills with facts, opinions and cockamamie theories. Enjoy!
Get to know the fur-larious, sassy, utterly paw-some Lost Kitties! Meet the mischievous, meowing, cat-tastic Lost Kitties in this amazing collector’s guide! With over 100 kitties to collect, there’s endless fun to discover. Snack on tacos with Chomp, shiver in secret with Peekerz, and play pranks with Pants in this hilarious guide. With 112 pages of pawsome trivia, this book is simply purr-fect for Lost Kitties fans everywhere.
An Era of the Invincible The making of Marvel's household heroes It was an age of mighty heroes, misunderstood monsters, and complex villains. With the publication, in November 1961, of Fantastic Four No. 1, comics giant Marvel inaugurated a transformative era in pop culture. Through the next two decades, the iconic Hulk, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the X-Men leapt, darted, and towered through its pages.
In celebration of its 75th Anniversary, Marvel Comics proudly presents this deluxe collection of its 10 mightiest Masterworks hardcovers - plus the all-new, long-in-demand NOT BRAND ECHH VOL. 1! Each titanic tome in this limited-edition boxed set features a newly designed cover treatment and interlocking spine artwork, and the slipcase itself is patterned after stately Avengers Mansion! Order yours today, True Believer, while supplies last! SLIPCASE SET INCLUDES: CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 1 HC 264 PGS./COLLECTING TALES OF SUSPENSE #59-81. DAREDEVIL VOL. 1 HC 256 PGS./COLLECTING DAREDEVIL #1-11. DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 1 HC 328 PGS./COLLECTING STRANGE TALES #110-111 AND #114- 141, AND AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #2. NOT BRAND ECHH VOL. 1 HC 456 PGS./COLLECTING NOT BRAND ECHH #1-13; AND MATERIAL FROM AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #5, AVENGERS ANNUAL #2, DAREDEVIL ANNUAL #1, FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #5 AND SGT. FURY ANNUAL #4. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 HC 272 PGS./COLLECTING AMAZING FANTASY #15 AND AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1-10. THE AVENGERS VOL. 1 HC 248 PGS./COLLECTING AVENGERS #1-10. THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 HC 272 PGS./COLLECTING FANTASTIC FOUR #1-10. THE INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 1 HC 176 PGS./COLLECTING HULK #1-6. THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 1 HC 208 PGS./COLLECTING TALES OF SUSPENSE #39-50 THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 1 HC 280 PGS./COLLECTING JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83-100 THE X-MEN VOL. 1 HC 248 PGS./COLLECTING X-MEN #1-10
