CLIVE BARKER WEAVEWORLD 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION!!

WEAVEWORLD 25th Anniversary Edition by Clive Barker (Signed limited hardcover)

That which is imagined need never be lost…

Earthling celebrates 25 years of Clive Barker’s Weaveworld with the definitive edition of this dark fantasy masterwork.

Hand numbered 1-350; signed by Clive Barker and illustrator Richard Kirk; leatherbound; fine endsheets; bound-in satin ribbon page marker; traycased; includes bonus appendix material printed in full color: previously unreleased art as well as an early treatment/synopsis and original typed and hand-edited manuscript pages for Weaveworld when it was inititally conceived as a children’s book.

Feature new typesetting and design, two-color offset printing on fine paper (likely 80# Finch), 7×10 inch oversized pages, and smyth sewing…and nearly 30 original pieces of art by Richard Kirk, who has illustrated other projects by Clive Barker as well as Earthling releases by China Mieville and Christopher Golden.

Time magazine calls Weaveworld “an irresistible yarn,” and Peter Straub says it is “pure dazzle, pure storytelling.” This 25th anniversary edition of Weaveworld will undoubtedly be the one to own and experience.

JUSTIN CRONIN’S THE TWELVE LIMITED AND TWO MORE CD LIMITEDS IN STOCK!

THE TWELVE by Justin Cronin (signed limited hardcover)

With The Twelve, the story continues…In his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel The Passage, Justin Cronin constructed an unforgettable world transformed by a government experiment gone horribly wrong.

In the present day:
As a man-made apocalypse unfolds, three strangers navigate the chaos, desperate to find others, to survive, to witness the dawn on the other side of disaster.

Lila, a doctor and an expectant mother, has been so broken by the spread of violence and infection that she continues to plan for her child’s arrival even as society dissolves around her.

Kittridge, known to the world as “Last Stand in Denver,” has been forced by loss of electrical power to flee his stronghold and is now on the road, dodging the infected, armed but alone and well aware that a tank of gas will get him only so far.

April is a teenager fighting to guide her little brother safely through a minefield of death and ruin.

These three will learn that they have not been fully abandoned—and that in connection lies hope, even on the darkest of nights.

THE MAILMAN by Bentley Little (signed limited hardcover)

Once upon a time, waiting for the mail was filled with warm anticipation. But the suicide of the local mailman has left the residents of this tiny Arizona town shell-shocked. Nothing this bad has ever happened here. And now there’s a new mail carrier in town, one who’s delivering lethal letters stuffed with icy fear. Nothing — not even the most outstanding citizens or the most secret weaknesses — is safe from the sinister power of this malicious mailman…

THE DROPPER by Ron McLarty (signed limited hardcover)

Gutsy 17-year-old Albert “Shoe” Horn is an apprentice plumber and part-time boxer in England in 1922, but when his mother dies, he finds himself responsible for an abusive, alcoholic father and a younger brother with special needs.

This marvelous novel follows the indomitable Shoe’s day-to-day survival with poetic grit, cynical genius, respect, and deep affection as he navigates a world full of very real characters: the gentle giant McAvy, his slave-driving boss, the Irish louts that resurrect his temper, the tempting ladies who seek him out, his hilarious plumbing clients, and the formidable “Dropper,” who Shoe fears will take away the most true thing in his life, his brother.

Find out for yourself why Stephen King proclaimed “The Dropper avoids sentimentality, but not sentiment; Shoe and his brother Bobby live and breathe” when this novel is published as a Cemetery Dance Publications exclusive next year.

LOST GIRL OF THE LAKE BY JOE MC KINNEY & MICHAEL MC CARTY PRE-ORDER!

TRADE PAPERBACK AND SIGNED HARDCOVER EDITIONS!

Lake Livingston: August, 1961.

Mark Gaitlin is 15, the son of one of the wealthiest men in Texas, and on the most boring summer vacation of his life. His days are filled with the pomp and circumstance of country club life, while his nights are a parade of one embarrassment after another at the hands of giggling teenage girls.

But the piney woods above Lake Livingston are dark at night, and hold many secrets for an impressionable youngster on the cusp of becoming a man. And one night, after skinny dipping in the lake with a mysterious local girl, Mark Gaitlin’s life takes a crazy turn into the fire and brimstone religion of backwoods snake handlers and abandoned villages haunted by old family secrets. If he can survive the snakes and the ghosts and his own family’s dark history, he just might make it out of the woods alive.

And something else…he just might become a man.

NEIL GAIMAN BEAUTIFUL BROADSIDES HERE NOW! SELLING OUT QUICKLY!

THE RHYME MAIDENS 1-1-11 by Neil Gaiman (signed limited broadside)

These hand-printed broadsheets were made in celebration of the wedding of Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer. The poem was written by Neil Gaiman about the night before their wedding. Fifty unique folios contain two versions of the same broadsheet: a proof copy and the final edition that were printed in a limited edition of 250. The typefaces used are Granjon, Dyer, Willow and You Murderer. The embossing was done from polymer plates that were mounted type high and then squeezed through the press by hand. The paper is acid free 250 gm archival Rising Stonehenge. The wood engravings are incised on end grain maple and were made by George A.Walker who also designed and hand-printed the whole project on his Vandercook SP15 proof press in the winter of 2012.EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL IN PERSON!

Here we offer the 250 copy limited edition broadside, SIGNED BY GAIMAN AND GEORGE WALKER!

Heavily embossed and signed by Neil Gaiman and George Walker.

Liz’s Comic Picks For The Week

Stitched #4 by Garth Ennis. Avatar Press

Garth Ennis’ shocking tale of the supernatural behind enemy lines continues! Struggling to survive and stay one step ahead of Taliban forces and the horrific creatures they’ve dubbed “The Stitched,” six American and British soldiers face certain death in the Afghanistan desert. Through information revealed by a captured combatant, the team begins to learn the mechanics of the shambling, corpse-like terrors which pursue them, but should they save their own skins or fight against the Stitched, who are tearing apart not only soldiers, but innocent civilians?

Dark Horse Presents #11. Dark Horse Comics

Don’t miss the continuing exploits of cunning assassin Amala, Carla Speed McNeil’s Finder, Evan Dorkin’s House of Fun, and Steve Niles’s Criminal Macabre.

This issue is also packed with the exciting premiere of Francesco Francavilla’s pulp-noir hero the Black Beetle, the return of John Arcudi’s The Creep, and a new story by Andrew Vachss with illustrations by Geof Darrow!

And in an exciting feature by Frank Barbiere and Luke Radl, meet the killers known as the White Suits, who have left their bloody fingerprints throughout modern history. When a young girl encounters one of the Suits during a mob deal gone wrong, she is forced to make a decision that will change her life forever–or end it!

B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth: The Long Death issue #3. Dark Horse Comics.

In a frozen camp full of slaughtered agents, two monstrous, long-running characters go head to head in a life-and-death battle!

* From the pages of Hellboy!

* The Wendigo vs. the Jaguar God!

 

 

Ragemoor issue #2 by Jan Strnad. Art by Richard Corben. Dark Horse Comics.

Ragemoor’s mad owner gets caught in a deadly battle between a horrible race of worm men and the vicious apes that guard his castle!

 

 

 

 

Rocketeer Adventures 2 issue #2. IDW Publishing.

The second star-studded issue of Rocketeer Adventures streaks into the skies with three high-flying tales of derring do! We start with a story on a grim battle field and race to save a soldiers life. Next up Is a jealous Cliff keeping an eye on Betty in his own inimitable way. Last is a run-in with a Hollywood icon in danger!

Danger Girl and the Army of Darkness issue #5. Dynamite Entertainment.

Abbey and Ash dig deep into the jungle to unearth a new ally. But when Ash mistakenly – and literally – disarms their new friend, will he still agree to join them in their quest for the Necronomicon? Find out as the year’s most death-defying crossover event continues!

 

Fathom Kiani Volume 2 issue #1. Aspen Comics.

The Blue’s fiercest warrior returns as FATHOM: KIANI vol 2 begins!

In Volume One, she discovered her true identity. Later, she was labeled a dissident by her own people. Finally, she was killed by Aspen Matthews…

Now, Kiani is back-and she’s pissed!

 

Ghostbusters issue #8. IDW Publishing.

The spotlight is on Egon Spengler as he tracks down a paranormal entity-one that has ties to his past-to discover the true source of the city’s abnormally high PKE levels! The grand finale to the second arc of the hit ongoing series!

 

 

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Masterpieces issue #12. BOOM! Studios.

Clive Barker’s visions of Hell’s vilest creations come to life in Parts 13 and 14 of The Devil’s Brigade. Ron Wolfe and Kieron Dwyer deliver “Breakdown in Red,” with Nicholas Vince and Andrew Paquette teaming up on “Echoes, Dreams, and Revelations.” No man or corner of Earth is safe from the reach of the Cenobites in another thrilling and gruesome month of HELLRAISER MASTERPIECES.

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye issue #4. IDW Publishing.

DANGER IN SPACE! Investigating the abandoned AUTOBOT facility on DELPHI—one-time home of fan-favorites THE WRECKERS—RATCHET uncovers a danger greater than he’s ever faced… and the return of a character long thought lost! Will this bring them closer to their goal of finding the Knights of Cyberton—or kill them?!

The Shadow issue #1. Dynamire Entertainment.

1938: The Shadow returns in a tale of blazing action and deadly intrigue, as a night of carnage on the New York waterfront plunges the mysterious vigilante into a conspiracy involving the fate of the world itself. As storm clouds gather across the globe, American Military Intelligence meets with a certain Lamont Cranston, determined to beat a host of spies and assassins to the greatest prize of all… but what that might be, only the Shadow knows.

Dungeons & Dragons: Eberron Annual 2012. IDW Publishing.

They call Sharn the ‘City of Towers’… but it’s what’s below the surface that interests Abraxis Wren, the most notorious inquisitive in the land. As Wren and his assistant Torin begin an investigation that pulls at the strings that bind the city together, it’s their own lives that might unravel! Writer Paul Crilley continues spinning tales in the exciting world of Eberron, following up last month’s Infestation 2 crossover–joined by hot artist Paco Diaz (Wolverine)–in this double-sized, all-new annual!

NEIL GAIMAN BROADSIDES IN STOCK BY FRIDAY!

 

THE RHYME MAIDENS 1-1-11 by Neil Gaiman (signed limited broadside)

DOWN TO OUR LAST FEW!

These hand-printed broadsheets were made in celebration of the wedding of Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer. The poem was written by Neil Gaiman about the night before their wedding. Fifty unique folios contain two versions of the same broadsheet: a proof copy and the final edition that were printed in a limited edition of 250. The typefaces used are Granjon, Dyer, Willow and You Murderer. The embossing was done from polymer plates that were mounted type high and then squeezed through the press by hand. The paper is acid free 250 gm archival Rising Stonehenge. The wood engravings are incised on end grain maple and were made by George A.Walker who also designed and hand-printed the whole project on his Vandercook SP15 proof press in the winter of 2012.

Here we offer the 250 copy limited edition broadside, SIGNED BY GAIMAN AND GEORGE WALKER!

Heavily embossed and signed by Neil Gaiman and George Walker.

Liz’s Comic Picks of the Week

Here are my top comics for the week. If you haven’t read any of them yet….. get on it!

Orchid issue 6 by Tom Morello. Dark Horse Comics.

With the rebel leader’s imminent execution forcing their hand, Orchid and Simon—with a few new allies in tow—must act now or see one of their last symbols of hope destroyed. But attempting to liberate anyone from dictator Tomo Wolfe’s clutches may be the bold act that gets them all killed.

Awesome story! This is one that I look foreword to every month. To get up to speed on this title Dark Horse will be releasing a trade paperback in July that will contain the first 4 issues of the series. This is a must read!

Ragemoor issue 1 by Jan Strnad. Dark Horse Comics.

Ragemoor! A living castle, nurtured on pagan blood, harborer to deadly monsters! A fortress possessed of its own will and ability to change itself, with the power to add and destroy rooms and to grow without the help of any human hand. Its owner is mad with jealously, its servants aren’t human, and its secret’s horrific!

* From the creators of Mutant World!

* A gothic nightmare à la Poe and Lovecraft!

“Richard Corben and Jan Strnad are like the Jack Kirby and Stan Lee of post-EC monster comics, responsible for classics like The Last Voyage of Sindbad and Mutant World. To see the two of them back together and a project like this is just exciting as hell.”  —Mike Mignola (Hellboy, B.P.R.D.)

An Mr. Mignola couldn’t have said it better. Great story with beautiful art. Creepy as hell and can’t wait to read the rest.

Dark Horse Presents issue 10. Dark Horse Comics.

Evan Dorkin is unleashed in House of Fun, and Steve Niles weaves another web of paranormal intrigue in Criminal Macabre: They Fight by Night. Three brothers in a grim, postwar England of the future are given experimental suits that could make them the saviors of mankind-—that is, if they can ever get past their obsessions with film, violent video games, and porn in Colin Lorimer’s UXB!

Brian Wood’s The Massive finishes up, Carla Speed McNeil begins an epic new arc of Finder: Third World, Al Gordon and Thomas Yeates’s centennial celebration of Tarzan concludes, and a new prose story by Andrew Vachss with illustrations by Geof Darrow!!

Reason for this pick is simple CRIMINAL MACABRE baby! Yep gotta love Cal and Mo’loch. Funny as hell! The other stories in the issue are good too.

Alabaster Wolves by Caitlin R. Kiernan issue 1. Dark Horse Comics.

International Horror Guild Award-winning author Caitlín R. Kiernan brings one of her most enduring and popular creations to comics!

For nearly as long as she can remember, Dancy Flammarion has fought monsters, cutting a bloody swath through the demons and dark things of the world, aimed like a weapon by forces beyond her control or questioning.

• A new comics series by Caitlín R. Kiernan with art by Steve Lieber.

This is the first thing I have read by the author and it is pretty good. Not sure how it stacks up with her novels, but I am willing to give her a try.

Smoke and Mirrors issue 2. IDW Publishing.

ENTER THE WORLD OF MAGIC! With just his slight-of hand skills, stage magician Terry Ward finds himself in a world he didn’t make—a world where sorcery is real! When he befriends a kid from this world, will danger come calling? You bet it will!

This is an interesting little series. In the future everyone has magical abilities and use them for mundane living. Enter an illusionist from who knows where yet to teach his skills to a young apprentice. No this isn’t a Star Wars you goofs! The story gives you enough information about the characters and leaves you wanting to read more. Plus as a bonus there is a magic trick included with each issue!

Hellraiser Annual issue 1. BOOM! Studios.

The secrets of the Cenobite War revealed! The first year of Clive Barker’s long-awaited return to Hellraiser has been full of jaw-dropping events and new characters, forever changing the landscape of the classic horror universe. Now, only in this annual, learn the shocking secrets behind those seismic shocks to the Cenobites, the Cottons, and the hierarchy of Hell! This all new story will give clues to future storylines, so no Hellraiser fan can miss it!

Never read Hellbound Heart and only saw the first movie, but I am more and more intrigued by the Hellraiser mythology. This annual gives you a little backstory on Elliott Spencer aka Pinhead. Also it ties the movie storyline into the comic so that we can see some favorite cenobites origins.

Lord of the Jungle issue 3. Dynamite Entertainment.

Panthers, crocodiles, snakes, pirates… Jane Porter and her fellow castaways have been through a lot since they were stranded in the African jungle. But now they face an even greater threat – the vicious troop of apes who killed Lord Greystoke over twenty years ago. All the while, “White Skin”, a mysterious wild man, lurks just out of sight. Whether he is a friend or an enemy remains to be seen. And what is his connection to the seaside cabin Jane and her companions have come to call home? Find out in Lord of the Jungle #3: The Call of the Primitive!

I LOVE Edgar Rice Burroughs and Lord of the Jungle is a great adaptation of the Tarzan stories. Go get em jungle man!

There are a bunch more great comics that were released, but I can’t list them all. All of our comic inventory can be found in our eBay store.

HAPPY READING!!!

SOUNDTRACK TO THE END OF THE WORLD by Anthony J. Rapino up for PRE-ORDER!

SOUNDTRACK TO THE END OF THE WORLD by Anthony J. Rapino (signed limited hardcover edition)

A suicidal nudist strolls into traffic. An eccentric Buddhist claims he can occupy other people’s bodies. All the while, whispers of a new form of entertainment blow through town. Prompted by these strange occurrences, Marty Raft, a not-so-gentle giant, investigates and discovers underground clubs peddling music that induces an out-of-body experience. Marty and a wannabe comedian, Corey, set out to prove these special frequencies are nothing more than a hoax, or at worst, a mass-drugging.

Instead, they uncover a secret with world-ending possibilities.

If you can hear the music, it’s already too late.