Fantagraphics Year-End Sale

Fantagraphics, one of the premiere comics and comix publishers is having a year-end sale on a lot of their trade paperbacks and hardcovers.
Of particular interest to fans of this blog are..

Adastra in Africa

Originally meant to be part of the LifeDeath plotline in Uncanny X-Men, Barry Windsor-Smith's already-penciled pages were adapted into a new story with Ororo/Storm being reworked into Adastra.

B Krigstein Volume 1

Ten years in the making, this exhaustively researched tome is a giant biography and career retrospective of one of the most important cartoonists in the history of comics. Following his life from early childhood to his acclaimed run at EC Comics, B. Krigstein traces the development of an artist who, despite having left only a relative handful of works behind him when he finally abandoned the comics field for the world of fine art, nonetheless served as an influence on many of the most acclaimed of the cartoonists to follow in his footsteps. This book also reproduces a generous sampling of art and illustration, plus six complete stories (including the famed "Master Race"), many of them newly-recolored by noted EC artist Marie Severin from Krigstein's own specifications!

Will Elder: Chicken Fat

"It's the part of the chicken soup that is bad for you, yet gives the soup its delicious flavor," Will Elder once explained. Chicken Fat is a collection of flavors by a master comedic chef as he works out his recipes. Elder's stable of characters is duly represented, with Goodman Beaver, Little Annie Fanny, the Mole and the more obscure Anthony Adverse, together with caricatures of celebrities and politicians, studies of classic comics characters (including the iconic Wedding of Popeye and Olive Oyl), movie posters, assorted gag panels, anatomical and fine art studies, and pages upon pages of ingeniously realized doodles.

Classic Pin-Up Art of Jack Cole

Jack Cole has been justly celebrated as the creator of Plastic Man and an innovative comic book artist of the 1940s. After finishing his 14-year run on Plastic Man, he found himself looking for something new. According to Cole, his savior was the Humorama line of down-market digest magazines. This girls and gags magazine circuit proved to be the perfect training ground to regain his footing and develop his craft at single panel “gag” cartoons. His ability to render the female form was already without peer. Though he signed his cartoons “Jake,” Cole’s exquisite line drawings and masterful use of ink-wash — a skill he carried over to Playboy — betrayed his pseudonym.

The Great Comic Book Heroes

Out of print for over 30 years, The Great Comic Book Heroes is widely acknowledged to be the first book to analyze the juvenile medium of superhero comics in a critical manner, but without denying the iconic hold such works have over readers of all ages. Feiffer discusses the role that the patriotic superhero played during World War II in shaping the public spirit of civilians and soldiers, as well as the escapist power these stories held over the zeitgeist of America. New cover by R. Sikoryak.
One note: this volume does not include the complete comic stories included in the 1960s and 1970 editions.

There's lots more if you go HERE.

All Calendars REDUCED from $19.99 to $14.99

There are pop culture categories and subjects we've wanted in 12-month calendar form as presents for others (or for ourselves), but were never produced!
So, we decided to create them ourselves, using the wildest...rarest...kitchiest comic book, pulp magazine covers and movie posters we could find, each image digitally-restored and remastered from hi-rez scans of the original items, NO reprints or low-rez files! (Would we do that to you?)

Now, they're reduced 25%, 

from $19.99 to $14.99!

Here are the  
Atomic Kommie Comics™ 2011 12-Month Calendars 
by genre

Mystery / Crime
Sherlock Holmes: the Greatest Sleuth of All!™ 
Basil Rathbone IS Sherlock Holmes!™
Mr District Attorney™

Horror
Horror Comics of the 1950s™
Vampires of Pulps & Comics™
Werewolves of the Comics & Pulps™
Zombies of Comics & Pulps™

Camp / Kitsch
3-D Movies
(cover shown above)
3-D Comic Books
Seduction of the Innocent!!™
Jungle Girls™
Good Girl / Bad Grrrl™

Romance
True Love Comics Tales™


Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Martians, Martians, Martians!™
Thrilling Science-Fiction Tales™ 
Bugs & Creepy Crawlies of Comics & Pulps™
Dinosaurs of the Comics & Pulps™ 

SuperHeroes
Captains of the Comics™
Classic Green Hornet
Heroines!™
Classic Phantom Lady
Lost Heroes of the Silver Age of Comics™
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics Team-Ups™
1st Appearance Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Flag-Waving Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics vs HITLER™
Classic Amazing-Man
Classic Black Terror
Classic Blue Beetle
Classic Captain Future
Classic Cat-Man
Classic Dare Devil
Classic Doc Strange
Classic Fighting Yank
Classic Flame
Classic Green Lama
Classic Monster of Frankenstein
Classic Owl
Classic Samson
Classic SuperSnipe

Western
Western Comics Adventures™
Real-Life Western Comics™
The Cisco Kid and Pancho™
Masked Western Heroes™


Military
Captain MidNight™
Aviators of the Golden Age of Comics™
WAR: Past, Present & Future™
Classic Korean War Comics™

NOT available in stores, only on-line! Order now...before time runs out! ;-)

Free Comic Book Day 2011

Find a participating store near you by clicking HERE!

Next Saturday is Free Comic Book Day!!!

Free Comic Book Day is a single day - the first Saturday in May each year - when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely FREE* to anyone who comes into their stores.

Among the freebies...

 Captain America / Thor

From the fan-favorite creative team of Thor: The Mighty Avenger comes a time-twisting tale of Camelot-craziness. 

When mischievous Loki's machinations throw Thor and a World War II-era Steve Rogers into King Arthur's court, it's an adventure neither noble Avenger will ever forget!

 Green Lantern

This is the perfect jumping-on point for new readers who can't wait to see the Green Lantern major motion picture from Warner Bros.! Discover how and why Hal received the power ring that changed his life forever with this reprinting of Green Lantern #30, a pivotal chapter of the Green Lantern: Secret Origin graphic novel by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. Plus: No comic fan can afford to miss this exclusive first sneak peek of Flashpoint, DC's blockbuster event of 2011

 Pep Comics: Betty & Veronica

Betty and Veronica stubble upon the old Archie Club House and become inspired to bring back their clubbing days!

But when the new club splits in two it's a battle of friendship!

With Jughead pushing her buttons can Veronica let go of her competitive spirit in order to save her greatest friendships?

 Bongo Comics Free-For-All!

Take the plunge into a treasure trove of Bongo Comics with a brand-new, exclusive, one day, one-shot collection of stories featuring The Simpsons and Futurama.

No library or millionaire's vault would be complete without this year's free collectible comic from your friends at Bongo. 

PLUS: MUCH, MUCH, MORE!

Don't Miss It!

Click HERE to find a comics shop near you!

Christmas Shipping Deadline Ends TONIGHT!

We’re in the home stretch of the Holiday shopping season with only a few days left for those last minute shoppers to order online.

To help you out...

Atomic Kommie Comics™ 
&  
Atomic Kommie Comics Annex™ 
are offering an extended shipping deadline!

For delivery by December 24^th, customers can order Standard Shipping all the way up through TODAY, December 18^th!
We will upgrade packages when necessary for free*.

Note: You can order after Dec. 18^th but will need to pay for upgraded shipping for delivery by the 24^th.

*Choose Standard Shipping, and at no extra cost we’ll automatically upgrade your shipping (when needed) to ensure delivery by December 24, 2010.

Delivery address must be within the United States and cannot be a PO Box.

Promotion starts on December 16, 2010, at 12:01 a.m. (PST) and ends on December 18, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. (PST).

This offer may change, be modified or cancelled at anytime without notice. This promotion cannot be applied to past orders.

Delivery dates are not guaranteed and may include extra transit time in case of unforeseen delays. Late deliveries are always a possibility, but we'll do our best to ensure late deliveries are as infrequent as possible.

Christmas Shipping Deadline Extended to Dec. 18th!

We’re in the home stretch of the Holiday shopping season with only a few days left for those last minute shoppers to order online.

To help you out...

Atomic Kommie Comics™ 
&  
Atomic Kommie Comics Annex™ 
are offering an extended shipping deadline!

For delivery by December 24^th, customers can order Standard Shipping all the way up through December 18^th and we will upgrade packages when necessary for free*.

Note: You can order after Dec. 18^th but will need to pay for upgraded shipping for delivery by the 24^th.

*Choose Standard Shipping, and at no extra cost we’ll automatically upgrade your shipping (when needed) to ensure delivery by December 24, 2010.

Delivery address must be within the United States and cannot be a PO Box.

Promotion starts on December 16, 2010, at 12:01 a.m. (PST) and ends on December 18, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. (PST).

This offer may change, be modified or cancelled at anytime without notice. This promotion cannot be applied to past orders.

Delivery dates are not guaranteed and may include extra transit time in case of unforeseen delays. Late deliveries are always a possibility, but we'll do our best to ensure late deliveries are as infrequent as possible.

Design of the Week--The Green Hornet vs HITLER!

Each week, we post a limited-edition design, to be sold for exactly 7 days, then replaced with another!
This week...
We're continuing our roll-out of retro comics-themed goodies with this vintage Golden Age Green Hornet comic cover from the new Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics vs HITLER™ 2011 12-Month Calendar that'll be on assorted collectibles like mugs, t-shirts, iPad cases, e-reader / messenger bags and the like for only 7 days! After that, it's back to the hornet's nest, to be seen only on the calendar!
Combine it with one of the classically-cool books or DVDs below for the perfect pop-culture Green Hornet or Nazi-busting gift set for birthday or holiday!

Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics vs HITLER!

Rottener than the Red Skull!
More lethal than Lex Luthor!
More menacing than Moriarity!
Deadlier than Doctor Doom!
He's the Ultimate Villain!
And, he was REAL!
Adolf Hitler tricked or forced millions into obeying his maniac desires, and plunged the Earth into the deadliest global conflict ever!

The Allied armed forces (including the US Army, Navy, and Marines) were the REAL heroes who defeated him.
But, on the home front, comic books provided Americans with inspirational imagery of superheroes clobbering, smashing, bashing, kicking, even SPANKING Der Fuerher!

Here are a dozen of the best of those classic images from the war years, digitally-remastered and restored directly from the actual comic books, on our newest 12-month calendar for 2011...Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics versus Hitler!

Perfect birthday or holiday present for the WWII and/or comic book fan in your life, especially combined with  one of the books below or another of our Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™ collectibles to make a gift set!
And then go "...heil (razzberry), heil (razzberry), right in Der Fuehrer's Face!"

Early Black Friday Sale: 2011 12-Month Calendars!

A one-day offer! Beginning 12:01am, Nov. 12 and ending at 12:01am, Nov. 13th...

Atomic Kommie Comics™ Entire line of 2011 12-Month Calendars 

normally $19.95, reduced to ONLY $14.99!

Save $5 on EACH!

Created using the wildest, rarest, kitchiest comic book, pulp magazine covers and movie posters we could find, each image digitally-restored and remastered from hi-rez scans of the original items, NO reprints or low-rez files! (Would we do that to you?)

Here are the  
Atomic Kommie Comics™ 2011 12-Month Calendars 
by genre 
(Note: Most are revised versions of previous calendars.
TOTALLY NEW ones are indicated as such)

Mystery / Crime

(NEW) Sherlock Holmes: the Greatest Sleuth of All!™ 
(shown above)
Basil Rathbone IS Sherlock Holmes!™
Mr District Attorney™

Horror

Horror Comics of the 1950s™
(NEW) Vampires of Pulps and Comics™
(NEW) WereWolves of the Comics and Pulps™
(NEW) Zombies of the Pulps and Comics™ 
(shown above)

Camp / Kitsch

(NEW) 3-D Movies
(shown above)
(NEW) 3-D Comic Books
Seduction of the Innocent!!™
Jungle Girls™
Good Girl / Bad Grrrl™

Romance

True Love Comics Tales™ 
(shown above) 


Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Martians, Martians, Martians!™
(NEW) Art of Barsoom™ 
Thrilling Science-Fiction Tales™
(NEW) Dinosaurs of the Comics and Pulps™ 
(shown above)

SuperHeroes

Captains of the Comics™ 
Classic Green Hornet
Heroines!™
Classic Phantom Lady
Lost Heroes of the Silver Age of Comics™
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics Team-Ups™
(shown above)
1st Appearance Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Flag-Waving Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Classic Amazing-Man
Classic Black Terror
Classic Blue Beetle
Classic Captain Future
Classic Cat-Man
Classic Dare Devil
Classic Doc Strange
Classic Fighting Yank
Classic Flame
Classic Green Lama
Classic Monster of Frankenstein
Classic Owl
Classic Samson

Western

Western Comics Adventures™
Real-Life Western Comics™
(shown above)
The Cisco Kid and Pancho™
Masked Western Heroes™

Military

Captain MidNight™
(shown above)
Aviators of the Golden Age of Comics™

NOT available in stores, only on-line! Order now...before time runs out! ;-)

Design of the Week will appear on Saturday.

Woof! Woof! Werewolves Gone Wild!

Due to popular demand, we're expanding our Horror Comics of the 1950s™ department to include entire new sections devoted to specific types of monsters!

WEREWOLVES!

The very personification of uncontroled release of murderous, mindless, animal lusts!
Before the 2000s, that's how those who changed when the moon is full were portrayed by performers from Lon Chaney to Oliver Reed.
Interestingly, enough, a number of novels and short stories portray human women who can control the desires of lycanthropic men and make the transformed males obey them. Few, if any of those tales have been adapted for the screen.

Today, werewolves are as hot a romantic icon as vampires, with whom they're usually presented in conflict with over human females, in movies and TV series like True Blood, Vampire Diaries, and the Underworld and Twilight series!

For those who prefer lycanthropes who don't bare their chests unless they've gone furry, or Team Edward members who want to rib their Team Jacob counterparts with gag gifts, we've resurrected the classic image of the furry fiends on a line of collectibles including mugs, magnets, t-shirts, iPad/Kindle/messenger bags and other undead tchochkies!

Plus, a Werewolves! 2011 12-Month Calendar!

If you're looking for a birthday or holiday present for a fan of the life-impaired (or a treat for yourself), why not combine one of our kool kollectibles with one of the books or DVDs below for the ultimate ghoulish gift set?

Vampires! Vampires! Vampires!

Due to popular demand, we're expanding our Horror Comics of the 1950s™ department to include entire new sections devoted to specific types of monsters!

VAMPIRES!

Their very name causes shudders and tremors!
Before the 2000s , that trembling was from fear, with the primary example being Dracula, portrayed by everyone from Bela Lugosi to Christopher Lee to Louis Jourdan to Gary Oldman.
But, today, that trembling is more often from pleasure, as studly and sexy bloodsuckers reign on movies and TV in True Blood, Vampire Diaries, and the Twilight series!

For those who prefer sanguinarians who don't sparkle in the sunlight,  or Team Jacob fans who want to rib their Team Edward counterparts with gag gifts, we've resurrected the classic image of the fanged fiends on a line of collectibles including mugs, magnets, t-shirts, iPad/Kindle/messenger bags and other undead tchochkies!

Plus, a Vampires! 2011 12-Month Calendar!

If you're looking for a birthday or holiday present for a fan of the life-impaired (or a treat for yourself), why not combine one of our kool kollectibles with one of the books or DVDs below for the ultimate ghoulish gift set?
(And, yes, a WEREWOLVES collection is coming shortly!)

Design of the Week--Dinosaurs vs SpaceMen!

Each week, we post a limited-edition design, to be sold for exactly 7 days, then replaced with another!
This week...
To celebrate the release of our new Dinosaurs 2011 12-Month Calendar, our Design of the Week features one of the previously-unseen covers included on the calendar.
It's Wonder Stories, Nov, 1934 featuring "One Prehistoric Night", a tale of alien invaders defeated by...dinosaurs! (The aliens landed on Earth in prehistoric times)
Now that's MY kind of story!

MORE Creepy Calendars Coming!

We already have over three dozen kool 12-month calendars for 2011 covering almost everything from Sherlock Holmes to romance comics to sci-fi / fantasy to wartime aviation to the Old West to The Green Hornet, and back.

 But, are we done? Are we content to sit back and relax?

Not by a long shot, fellow pop culture aficionado!

We're busy finishing up five NEW calendars, requested by...YOU!

Buyers of our Horror Comics of the 1950s™ and Thrilling Science Fiction Tales™ calendars suggested...hinted...cajoled...even begged for subject-specific calendars for themselves and loved ones with serious interest (or even mild obsession) for...

VAMPIRES

ZOMBIES

WEREWOLVES

DINOSAURS

and

BUGS & OTHER CREEPY CRAWLIES!

All featuring cover art photographed directly from rare 1920s-1960s pulp magazines and comic books, digitally-restored and remastered!

NO second-generation pix from reference books or reprints!

NO low-rez files from the Net, rezzed up and pixelated beyond belief!

 What you see here are the covers for the calendars.

We're finishing work on the interior art and will post samples next week as we finish each one.

Check back next week!