Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection is the Origin of Hip Flask, Comicraft's grim yet affable hippopotamime hero. Somewhere in the African desert, thousands of miles from civilization, a group of geneticists led by Kazushi Nikken, has conducted unholy experiments involving both human and animal DNA. This is the story of the birth of Hieronymous Flask and his eventual liberation from the torturous world of MAPPO. This 48 page oversized hardcover features cover to cover painted art by Ladronn, collecting the remastered and expanded 'widescreen' art and story from UNNATURAL SELECTION and also pages and covers from HIP FLASK vol. 2: ELEPHANTMEN.

Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection

Comics & Graphic Novels

Joe Casey

Richard Starkings

Graphic Novels

Active Images

Born with severe spina bifida, doctors considered Al Davison a hopeless case, condemned to the 'spiral cage' of his own DNA. In Al's own words and pictures, this book movingly portrays his struggle to overcome 'disability' and the prejudice that surrounds it.

The Spiral Cage

Davison, Al

For the first time in trade paperback, Active Images presents David Hine's tortured modern gothic tale of madness, death and sexual longing. The world of Strange Embrace is one of pain and sorrow, obsession and damnation -- a world that twists and pollutes the lives of all that enter it. Readers who like FROM HELL, SANDMAN, HELLBLAZER and Gothic Murder Mysteries will also enjoy STRANGE EMBRACE.

Strange Embrace

Hine, David

Because You Demanded It! 64 pages of comic book lettering tips and tricks from the award-winning Comicraft studio. This full color step-by-step guide is filled to the brim with the wisdom -- and wit! -- of Comicraft founders Richard Starkings and John 'JG' Roshell. Comic Book Lettering the Comicraft Way features a stunning cover of HIP FLASK by Brian Bolland and two HIP FLASK comic strips created by Kurt Busiek &amp; Stuart Immonen and Jeph Loeb &amp; Ian Churchill, alongside contributions from a galaxy of comic book stars including J. Scott Campbell, Dave Gibbons, Christian Gossett, Ladronn, Scott Lobdell, Joe Madureira, Carlos Pacheco, Joe Quesada, Tim Sale, Kurt Busiek, Joe Casey and Joe Kelly. Step by Step, Comic Book Lettering the Comicraft Way guides readers through the process of lettering a comic strip digitally. From font design to balloon placement, sound effects, signage, title page and publication design, the creators of The World's Greatest Comic Book Fonts cover every conceivable aspect of comic book lettering. Lavishly illustrated by examples drawn from Comicraft's ten years as America's premier comic book lettering studio, this manual is an essential tool for comic book creators everywhere.

Comic Book Lettering: The Comicraft Way

John Roshell

How To Create Comics & Manga

Available for the first time in trade paperback, SKIDMARKS was originally issued as a three issue series by TUNDRA UK, and has been collected with extra material by Active Images. Described by publisher Richard Starkings as "KES for bicycle enthusiasts," or (for those of you who don't share his love for obscure British movies from the sixties) "LOVE AND ROCKETS meets Fish'n'Chips," SKIDMARKS is a kitchen sink drama revolving around the life and loves of Bic. Readers who like LOVE AND ROCKETS, ALEC or STRANGERS IN PARADISE will get a kick out of SKIDMARKS.

Skidmarks

ILYA

Glenn Dakin's hilarious strip - a BATTLE OF WITS THROUGHOUT ALL ETERNITY between the Devil and Man - is now available in one convenient package - more than 60 strips collected together behind a full color cover.

Temptation

Dakin, Glenn

Comic Strips

TIM SALE: BLACK AND WHITE is a lavishly illustrated and fully comprehensive collection of artwork from the career of comic book artist Tim Sale, best known for his work on BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS, DAREDEVIL: YELLOW and SPIDER-MAN; BLUE. This retrospective covers the years beginning with his Grey Archer Press illustration work through to his most recent Marvel work, HULK: GRAY, 
Complemented by an extensive interview conducted by Comicraft's Richard Starkings, and designed by John "JG" Roshell (Starkings and Roshell are the authors of COMIC BOOK LETTERING THE COMICRAFT WAY), TIM SALE: BLACK AND WHITE contains 160 pages with over three hundred never-before-seen pen and ink, wash and pencil drawings and sketches and an introduction by Tim's friend, writer and collaborator, Jeph Loeb.

Tim Sale: Black & White

Arts & Photography

Starkings, Richard

Roshell, John

Sale, Tim

Individual Artists

Long before WATCHMEN, DARK KNIGHT and the hard-bitten, grim and gritty heroes of latterday, BRICKMAN put the stupor into "super", the dim into "grim" and those little chips of cement into "gritty." Bursting out of the Brickcave with Brickarang in one hand and his sidekick, Trowel, in the, um, other hand, Brickman led the British Invasion... down a blind alley! Features a new story by Lew and additional art by Alan Davis, Dave Gibbons, Kevin O'Neill, Charlie Adlard, Mike Collins, Ian Churchill and more!

Brickman Begins!

LEW STRINGER (Author)

ALAN MOORE (Foreword)

Crawling out of the trash can into trade paperback! A wry look at life through the eyes of the ordinary housefly and his wife and kids, The Fly Chronicles is a series of laugh-out-loud hilarious All-New spot cartoons in the tradition of Gary Larson's The Far Side.

The Fly Chronicles

Michael Blaney

Three women in the wild west forsake men and seek their fortune as outlaws. When their leader is shot by a vengeful marshal, the other girls become fugitives and must overcome their mistrust, prejudice and fears to survive! Action-packed with gorgeous art, this 7.2" x 10" OGN is printed in beautiful sepia tones. Design by Comicraft, cover color and tones by Steve Buccellato.

Gunpowder Girl and The Outlaw Squaw

Children's Books

Don Hudson

Literature & Fiction

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