Art Books

Frank Frazetta! He's been rightfully called "The Grand Master of Fantasy Art"! But, it's little known that Frazetta also conquered other worlds in the Golden Age of Comics, as shown in his Donald Duckish funny animal and hilarious hillbilly comic book stories. Even those aware of this wonderful Frazetta art don't know the extent -- this book is a whopping 256 page, large-format pages! Did we mention ferocious, terrifying wolves and swampland creatures in the plethora of animal stories and illustrations as only Frazetta can draw them? There's also lions and tigers and bears--oh my!--before Frazetta's famous paintings captured the same subjects. But wait, there's more! (As they say.) You'll see the roots of the Frazetta in the sexy Kathy teenage girl adventures. And there's the hot Daisy Mae look-alike, Clarabelle, in the hillbilly hi-jinks stories of her beau, Looey Lazybones (Holy Li'l Abner!). The introduction is by the famed cartoon director Ralph Bakshi who knew Frazetta well and worked closely with him when they co-produced the animated feature film, "Fire and Ice." Bakshi shares rare insights, anecdotes, and photos of Frazetta . And Bakshi created a special painting of Frazetta and himself as funny animals for this beautiful hardcover full-color coffee table book! Frank Frazetta's Funny Stuff is edited and designed by Eisner award-winner CraigYoe. Learn More

Womanthology is a large-scale anthology showcasing the works of women in comics. It is created entirely by over 140 women of all experience levels, from young girls who love to create comics all the way up to top industry professionals. All of the short stories will center around our theme for this volume; Heroic. There will also be features, such as Professional How-Tos, a Kids/Teens section showcasing their works and giving tips, as well as a section dedicated to some Iconic female comic creators of the past, such as Nell Brinkley, and much more. Profits of this book will go towards the Charities of GlobalGiving.org. Learn More

In September 2011, artist and firebrand, Molly Crabapple, locked herself in a hotel room, covered the walls in paper and filled 270 square feet of wall with art. The project, called "Molly Crabapple's Week in Hell," is a wild ride through the imagination of an artist stretching herself to the limits of her endurance. Gorgeous photographs by Steve Prue show Ms. Crabapple's sheer talent, audacity, and ambition at work. From the first stroke of pen upon paper to the glorious 360 view of a room full of art, this book chronicles the trials and joys of the Week in Hell, including visits from some of New York City's artistic luminaries, absinthe parties, live models, and musical accompaniment. Learn More

LIMITED EDITION of 250 copies SIGNED BY BOTH JOHN ROMITA AND STAN LEE Featuring an ORIGINAL DRAWING BY JOHN ROMITA IDW is proud to present a very special limited edition: 250 copies of John Romita’s The Amazing Spider-Man Artist’s Edition, featuring the signatures of both John Romita and Stan Lee, plus an original hand drawn headshot of Spider-Man (very limited quantities of other Spider-Man related characters are available, inquire for details). Each is individually hand numbered and comes on a beautifully designed, unique plate bound into the book. IDW proudly presents JOHN ROMITA'S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ARTIST'S EDITION, collecting six complete stories by the great John Romita, arguably the definitive Spider-Man artist. Each page is scanned from the original art, same size as drawn, and in full color (in insure the best possible reproduction). This Artist's Edition measures 12 x 17 inches and each book is shipped in a custom cardboard box for maximum protection. Brought to you by the same team responsible for the Eisner Award-winning Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer: The Artist's Edition, as well as Walter Simonson’s The Mighty Thor: The Artist’s Edition. WHAT IS AN ARTIST’S EDITION? AN ARTIST'S EDITION PRESENTS COMPLETE STORIES WITH EACH PAGE SCANNED FROM THE ACTUAL ORIGINAL ART. While appearing to be in black and white, each page was scanned in color to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art—for instance, corrections, blue pencils, paste-overs, all the little nuances that make original art unique. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board. Learn More

***Orders for the John Romita Amazing Spider-Man Artist's Edition may experience a delay in shipping until Tuesday, March 20 due to WonderCon 2012.*** IDW proudly presents JOHN ROMITA'S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ARTIST'S EDITION, collecting six complete stories by the great John Romita, arguably the definitive Spider-Man artist. Each page is scanned from the original art, same size as drawn, and in full color (in insure the best possible reproduction). This Artist's Edition measures 12 x 17 inches and each book is shipped in a custom cardboard box for maximum protection. Brought to you by the same team responsible for the Eisner Award-winning Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer: The Artist's Edition, as well as Walter Simonson’s The Mighty Thor: The Artist’s Edition. WHAT IS AN ARTIST’S EDITION? AN ARTIST'S EDITION PRESENTS COMPLETE STORIES WITH EACH PAGE SCANNED FROM THE ACTUAL ORIGINAL ART. While appearing to be in black and white, each page was scanned in color to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art—for instance, corrections, blue pencils, paste-overs, all the little nuances that make original art unique. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board. Learn More

The second installment of the Sam Kieth Sketchbook series includes 48 more pages of never-before-seen art. Working in materials and mediums of all variety, see this look at Kieth's work culled from 25 years worth of notepads. Learn More

Desperado is proud to present a retrospective volume devoted to the entire career of one of today’s most popular science-fiction and comic artists, Dave Dorman. This book offers readers and fans a chance to witness his immense and phenomenal career from the early days to the present, offering glimpses of previously never-before-seen material from his files and sketchbooks, his enormously popular comic and science-fiction work, magazine and book illustrations, as well as beautifully reproduced images of his personal favorites with insights into his life and creative process. Learn More

If the title of this book leaves anything to the imagination as to what the contents of this book contains, well, the glamorous art by acclaimed painter/designer Ashley Wood certainly won’t. This sequel to the first obviously title art showcase features another array of gorgeously painted and sketched images from Spectrum Award-winner Wood. Learn More

In this special edition of the on-going Sparrow art book series, internationally acclaimed artist and designer Ashley Wood showcases a collection of sketches, rough concepts and ideas, providing a never-before-seen, unfiltered look at the inner workings of his imagination. From 48 Nudes to Zombies vs. Robots, and now Sparrow #0, Mr. Wood remains as indelible as ever. Learn More