Ny rekord i Previews: en tegneserie til den astronomiske pris af $1000. Selvfølgelig aaalt for meget at give for en tegneserie, også selv om den består af seks luksus bind på i alt 1320 sider. Og selv om der følger et signeret tryk med. Og selv om det er et begrænset oplag på 1000 eks. Ingen ny tegneserie udgivelse bør koste så meget, og derfor får den heller ikke min anbefaling, jeg nævner den kun for chok effekt: det drejer sig om Robert Crumb: The Sketchbooks 1982-2011, fra kunstforlaget Taschen Books, et forlag, der er berømt for at producere bøger både i den billige ende og den dyre ende. Tænk bare på verdens største og dyreste bog: “G.O.A.T.”, Muhammad Ali bogen Greatest of All Time. Jeg ved godt, der er langt mellem nye Crumb udgivelser i dag, manden er efterhånden blevet en ældre herre, men jeg synes, denne bogs eksklusivitet strider mod undergrunds-ånden fra Haight-Ashbury!
amazon.com review:
Book Description
In the last 20 years Crumb’s artistic output has slowed considerably, making new works more rare and highly prized. This collection of over 600 unseen drawings created between 1996 and 2012 makes this a must-have collectible for every Crumb fan.* The slipcased set is made with loving attention to detail in a size and format selected by the artist.
* Each book in the boxed set contains 220 pages, for a total of 1,320 pages of prime Crumb.
* The set includes a hand-written introduction, and marbleized page edges from a design created by the artist.
* Each set of this 1,000-copy limited edition also includes a signed color lithograph of a Crumb original.
With Robert Crumb’s original art setting records at auction, this limited edition of new work with a signed print is not only sure to increase in value and be sought as an investment by collectors, it is a stunning addition to any contemporary art library.
- Avengers #28 – Walt Simonson
- Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Man in Black #2 (af 5) – Alex Maleev
- Secret Service #4 af 7) – Dave Gibbons
- Marvel Masterworks: Sgt. Fury vol.4 hc – Dick Ayers (dette materiale findes også i sh Essential)
- Spider-Man: Nothing can Stop the Juggernaut Premiere HC – Roger Stern, Jan Strnad, og John Romita Jr.
DARK HORSE
- Concrete: Three Uneasy Pieces – Paul Chadwick (samler historierne fra det nye Dark Horse Presents)
- Fatima: The Blood Spinners #2 (af 4) – Gilbert Hernandez
- Eerie Archives vol.11 hc – Neal Adams, Esteban Maroto, o.a.
- The Goon #40 – Eric Powell
- Reset #4 (af 4) – Peter Bagge
DC COMICS
- World’s Finest #3 – George Perez
- The Judas Coin hc – Walt Simonson
- Batman: The Dark Knight Archives vol.8 hc – Bill Finger o.a.
- World’s Finest tp – Steve Rude (samler mini serien fra 90’erne af Rude the Dude!)
IDW PUBLISHING
- Frankenstein Alive, Alive! #2 – Bernie Wrightson
- Creativity of Steve Ditko – Steve Ditko (ABSOLUT VARMESTE ANBEFALING)
- The Complete Steve Canyon Vol.2 – Milton Caniff (ABSOLUT VARMESTE ANBEFALING)
AARDVARK-VANAHEIM
- Glamourpuss #28 – Dave Sim
CONUNDRUM PRESS
- The Song of Roland GN – Michel Rabagliati
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
- Your Vigor for Life Appals me – Robert Crumb (personlig korrespondance fra de tidlige år)
HERMES PRESS
- Mickey Spillane’s From the Files of Mike Hammer: The Complete Dailies and Sundays hc – Mickey Spillane og Ed Robbins (VARMESTE ANBEFALING)
HILL & WANG
- Not the Israel my Parents Promised me GN – Harvey Pekar (Pekar’s sidste erindringer)
HUMANOIDS INC
- The Eyes of the Cat hc – Alejandro Jodorowsky, Moebius (VARMESTE ANBEFALING)
- The Young Albert Deluxe Limited HC – Yves Chaland (den vidunderlige serie fra Total Metal nu endelig samlet! ABSOLUT VARMESTE ANBEFALING)
TITAN BOOKS
- Rat Pack vol.1: Guns, Guts & Glory hc – Carlos Ezquerra (krigstegneserier fra det engelske “Battle!” blad)
TIDSSKRIFTER
- Alter Ego #111 – fokus på golden age forlaget Nedor