Showing posts with label book covers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book covers. Show all posts

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Happy Birthday Peter Bagge

Peter Bagge's Other Stuff Cover Original Art Signed by Peter Bagge
Happy birthday to cartoonist Peter Bagge, best known for his work in Hate, Neat Stuff, and Reason! Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is his original art for the cover of the anthology Peter Bagge's Other Stuff published by Fantagraphics. Including off-the-wall comics from the pages of Hate and other publications, Bagge collaborates with some of the top names in the business, including Robert Crumb, Alan Moore, Dan Clowes, and the Hernandez brothers. The ink and blue pencil on bristol art has an image area of approximately 11 x 16.5 inches, and is in Excellent condition. Signed and dated 2012 in graphite in the lower right corner. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Spotlight on The Martian Chronicles Cover Art

The Martian Chronicles Limited Edition Print Hand-Signed by Ray Bradbury and Artist Robert Watson
Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this artist proof from The Martian Chronicles signed by both legendary sci-fi author Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) and surrealist painter Robert Watson (1923-2004). Watson created the stunning cover art for the second 1953 edition of Bradbury's famous tome. Poster is headed ''Ray Bradbury / The Martian Chronicles'' and portrays a solitary human being, surrounded by decaying structural columns. Signed ''Ray Bradbury'' in pencil to center and ''R. Watson'' in pencil to right side. Numbered in an edition of 200. 22 x 30 inches and in Excellent condition. With a COA from the Ray Bradbury estate.

We also happen to have the incredible original cover art available for the 1979 edition by Ian Miller:

Ian Miller Original Cover Art for The Martian Chronicles



Thursday, May 22, 2014

Happy Birthday Kim Deitch - Collector's Treasure of the Day

Alias the Cat Original Preliminary Cover Art Signed by Kim Deitch
Happy birthday to alternative comics artist Kim Deitch! Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is his original preliminary pencil cover art for Alias the Cat, a graphic novel published by Pantheon Books in 2007. It originally appeared as a three-issue comic book in 2002 as The Stuff of Dreams from Fantagraphics Books. The story features Deitch himself alongside his best-known creation, Waldo the Cat, and Alias the Cat. Alias appeared in 1915 in a comic strip and a serial film, as well as in real life as a freedom-fighting superhero, and then mysteriously disappears! 8.5 x 11 inches and Fine condition. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.