Comic Book Artist Bullpen collects all seven issues of the little-seen labor of love fanzine published in the early 2000s by Jon B. Cooke (editor of Comic Book Creator magazine). Featured are in-depth interviews with some of comics' major league players, including George Tuska, Fred Hembeck, Terry Beatty, and Frank Bolle-and an amazing all-star tribute to Silver Age great Jack Abel by the Marvel Comics Bullpen and others. That previously unpublished all-comics Abel appreciation includes strips by Joe Kubert, Walter Simonson, Kyle Baker, Marie Severin, Gray Morrow, Alan Weiss, Sergio Aragon?s, Mort Todd, Dick Ayers, and many more! Plus a new bonus feature on Jack Kirby's unknown 1960s baseball card art, and a 16-page full-color section, all behind a Jack Kirby cover!

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding Written by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, and Karl Kesel Art by Dan Jurgens, Tom Grummett, Jackson Butch Guice, Jon Bogdanove, and More Celebrating the death and resurrection of the Man of Steel after his historic battle with Doomsday, DC Comics presents this special 30th-anniversary collection of stories from the original creative teams that revisit the aftermath of Superman's greatest sacrifice...and his epic return! This volume also contains pinups from some of comics' greatest talents, including Bill Sienkiewicz, Lee Weeks, Walter Simonson, and others, plus a gallery of variant covers from this groundbreaking comics event.

(W) Fritz Leiber & Various (A) Various (CA) Mike Mignola Fritz Leiber ranks among the giants of fantasy and science fiction visionaries, capturing multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards and influencing a generation of writers. And his most renowned creations are the swashbuckling Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories. Collected here are adaptations of some of the finest of these sword-and-sorcery tales-including the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning 'Ill Met in Lankhmar'-by comics legends Howard Chaykin, Mike Mignola, Dennis O'Neil, Al Williamson, and more. Join the hulking barbarian and the diminutive rogue as they battle swordsmen, necromancers, and flagons of strong drink! 'Some of the grandest work in fantasy by a true master.' Newsarama

(W) Walter Simonson, Various (A) Rick Buckler, Various (CA) Walter Simonson It's sensational Simonson storytelling for Marvel's First Family! And when a time anomaly sends the FF into the future, will the universe fall to Galactus while the famous foursome are clashing with Kang and Nebula? As Sharon Ventura and the Human Torch face personal crises, the Fantastic Four find themselves on a parallel Earth battling cyborg dictators and displaced dinosaurs! And the temporal madness only gets worse when the adult Franklin Richards flees to the present from the 'Days of Future Past' timeline - with Hound-master Ahab in hot pursuit! Guest-starring the Avengers, the X-Men, Spider-Man and Death's Head! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #334-346 and ANNUAL (1963) #23; and material from NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #6, X-FACTOR ANNUAL #5 and X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #14. Rated T

(W) Derek Royal & Various (A) Walter Simonson & Various (CA) Eric Rewitzer If you thought FULL BLEED Volume 1 was full of amazing content, wait until you see the Deep Cuts in Volume 2! An exclusive interview with industry legend Walter Simonson, with never-before-seen sketches from the master himself! An interview with Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez of Love & Rockets fame! A political rant with spot illustrations from the inimitable Bob Fingerman! An interview with, and feature on, the fantastical Nnedi Okorafor! All that, plus new comic content, new fiction, personal essays on punk rock, comic art in museums, famous war photographers, and much, much more. Full Bleed is a brand-new quarterly, PRINT-ONLY 200-page hardcover 'magazine,' curated and edited by IDW Publishing's Dirk Wood and Ted Adams. By merging the best in comics, fiction, non-fiction, deep dive interviews, opinion, history, think-pieces and more, FULL BLEED will be a reading experience like no other, and a beautiful artisan addition to any bookshelf. Looking through an international lens, but filtered through the unique

(W) Michael Moorcock (A) Walt Simonson & Various (CA) Walt Simonson MICHAEL MOORCOCK'S MOST CELEBRATED CHARACTERS COLLIDE IN THIS MULTIVERSAL SAGA! COMBINING THREE UNIQUE AND SEPARATE STORYLINES FROM THE ETERNAL CHAMPION NOVELS INTO ONE CENTURIES SPANNING EPIC STORY! With reality under threat from the criminal mastermind, Silverskin, it is up to heroes from across Moorcock's sprawling multiverse to maintain balance. Collects Michael Moorcock's Multiverse #1-6.

(W) Chris Claremont, Various (A) John Byrne, Various (CA) Walter Simonson The cycle of death and rebirth continues! A new Phoenix rises, an oddly familiar figure debuts, and Jean Grey returns from a watery grave! Rachel Summers has arrived from a frightful future to the present day, but can she cope with meeting her father - or claiming the power of Phoenix? Meanwhile, Cyclops has fallen for the redheaded Madelyne Pryor - but is she the reincarnation of his late love? Or is the truth even more sinister? And when Jean Grey is discovered very much alive, the true nature of the original Phoenix is revealed! X-Factor is forged, Rachel faces the Anti-Phoenix and fights to save her future, and the Phoenix's flames ignite an Inferno! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #141; UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #142, #168-176, #184, #199, #201-203, #207-209, #221-222 and #239-243; AVENGERS (1963) #263; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #286; X-FACTOR (1986) #1, #13, #18 and #35-39; and EXCALIBUR (1988) #42-50, #52, #61 and #66-67. Rated T

(W) Walter Simonson (A) Walter Simonson, Sal Buscema (CA) Walter Simonson Considered by many to be the greatest run on THOR ever, Walter Simonson's classic tales of the God of Thunder are collected here - completely remastered from the original artwork and stunningly recolored by Steve Oliff! And there are too many timeless tales to count: the Casket of Ancient Winters! The death of Odin! The origins of Asgard! The sacrifice of the Executioner! Thor as a frog! The Mutant Massacre! The curse of Hela! The debut of Thor's body armor! Guest-starring Beta Ray Bill, Nick Fury and the Avengers! Featuring the threats of Fafnir the dragon, Loki, Lorelei, Malekith the Dark Elf, Surtur, Hela, the Titanium Man, Kurse, Zaniac, the Marauders, the Absorbing Man, Fin Fang Foom, the Destroyer and the Midgard Serpent! Plus: Balder the Brave battles alone! Collecting THOR (1966) #337-355, #357-369 and #371-382; and BALDER THE BRAVE #1-4. Rated T

(W) Len Wein, Various (A) Walter Simonson, Various (CA) John Buscema Writer Len Wein is joined by all-time great THOR artist Walter Simonson, and there's no question that what's in store will be legendary! Odin has disappeared, and Asgard needs its All-Father, so Thor ventures across the vastness of space to find him. But his quest will bring him into conflict with the Enchantress, the Executioner, the Destroyer and, of course, Loki! Then, Roy Thomas and John Buscema take up the hammer! Tapping deep into Thor's mythic roots, the duo crafts amazing adventures featuring the death of Balder, the Midgard Serpent and a new Norse Thor! Also featuring rare Thor and Hercules stories from MARVEL PREVIEW, a team-up with the Guardians of the Galaxy against Korvac, and the beginning of the epic Eternals saga! Collecting THOR (1966) #260-280 and ANNUAL #6-7, and MARVEL PREVIEW #10. Rated T

(W) Walt Simonson & Various (A/CA) Walt Simonson Walter Simonson's Battlestar Galactica Art Edition commemorates the master draftsman's senses-shattering work on the Battlestar Galactica comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1979 to 1981. Truly, the adventures of brash pilots Apollo and Starbuck were never so epic as they were under Simonson's skillful hand, as demonstrated in this gorgeous hardcover collection. Scanned in high-resolution color and printed at original size, the Battlestar Galactica Art Edition preserves every detail of the artist's meticulous skill and hard work, interpreted from scripts by contributing writers Roger McKenzie, Steven Grant, Bill Mantlo, Bob Layton, and Simonson himself!

(W) Walter Simonson, Various (A) Scott Eaton, Various (CA) Greg Land The legendary series returns, with a dark twist! Prepare for some of the most harrowing stories the Marvel Multiverse has to offer! Walter Simonson returns to his acclaimed Thor era to see what happens if Loki takes charge! If Gwen Stacy never died on that bridge, but Peter Parker did, who will bring the Green Goblin to justice? When Mister Fantastic trapped the Venom symbiote, his worst nightmare would be his best friend, the Thing, setting it loose! If Bushman slays Moon Knight, a very different Fist of Khonshu will rise! Ponder Cortland Kasady, long-dead ancestor of Cletus, becoming Carnage! And what if Dracula turns Blade into a full vampire? Collecting WHAT IF?? DARK: LOKI, WHAT IF?? DARK: SPIDER-GWEN, WHAT IF?? DARK: VENOM, WHAT IF?? DARK: MOON KNIGHT, WHAT IF?? DARK: CARNAGE and WHAT IF?? DARK: TOMB OF DRACULA. Rated T+

Out of the frying pan, into the fire! As the Inferno rages, Madelyne Pryor - now the Goblin Queen - targets her and Cyclops' infant son, Nathan! Can X-Factor survive an onslaught of demons and keep Nathan safe? What happens when the crisis reunites them with the X-Men, whom they thought were dead? And will any of them be ready when Mister Sinister strikes? In the aftermath, X-Factor must deal with the threat of Nanny and the Orphan-Maker, and rescue the boy called Alchemy! But when a Celestial kidnaps the team and their sentient Ship, they'll find themselves on an alien world - right in the middle of the devastating Judgement War! As X-Factor is separated on different sides of the conflict, another deadly struggle begins - inside Jean's own mind! Collecting X-FACTOR (1986) #37-50 and ANNUAL #4, and UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #242-243. Rated T

(W) Roger Stern, Various (A) John Buscema, Various (CA) Walt Simonson When Jean Grey returns from a watery grave, the original X-Men reunite - as X-Factor! But for Marvel Girl, Cyclops, Beast, Angel and Iceman, posing as a mutant-hunting organization gets complicated fast! And things get worse when the ageless villain Apocalypse makes the scene! Then, when X-Factor is drawn into the chaos of the Mutant Massacre, Angel suffers a grievous injury and will be changed forever! As X-Factor rescues young mutants - including Leech, Boom-Boom and Rictor - the Beast undergoes a radical metamorphosis, Iceman battles alongside Thor, tragedy pushes Cyclops to the brink of insanity and a traitor stalks the team from within! Will Apocalypse's Four Horsemen put the final nail in X-Factor's coffin? Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #263, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #286, X-FACTOR (1986) #1-26 and ANNUAL #1-2, IRON MAN ANNUAL #8, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #282, THOR (1966) #373-374 and #377-378, POWER PACK (1984) #27 and #35, MEPHISTO VS. #2, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #336-337, SECRET WARS II #5, and material from

(W) Roger Stern, Various (A) John Buscema, Various (CA) Walt Simonson When Jean Grey returns from a watery grave, the original X-Men reunite - as X-Factor! But for Marvel Girl, Cyclops, Beast, Angel and Iceman, posing as a mutant-hunting organization gets complicated fast! And things get worse when the ageless villain Apocalypse makes the scene! Then, when X-Factor is drawn into the chaos of the Mutant Massacre, Angel suffers a grievous injury and will be changed forever! As X-Factor rescues young mutants - including Leech, Boom-Boom and Rictor - the Beast undergoes a radical metamorphosis, Iceman battles alongside Thor, tragedy pushes Cyclops to the brink of insanity and a traitor stalks the team from within! Will Apocalypse's Four Horsemen put the final nail in X-Factor's coffin? Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #263, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #286, X-FACTOR (1986) #1-26 and ANNUAL #1-2, IRON MAN ANNUAL #8, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #282, THOR (1966) #373-374 and #377-378, POWER PACK (1984) #27 and #35, MEPHISTO VS. #2, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #336-337, SECRET WARS II #5, and material from

(W) Chris Claremont, More (A) John Romita, More (CA) John Romita The first X-Men crossover event - and still the most brutal! When Sabretooth and the Marauders attack the underground outcasts called the Morlocks, the X-Men, X-Factor and the New Mutants join forces to stop them - with help from Thor, Daredevil and Power Pack! But the cost of victory is high, and many X-Men come away badly injured. While Shadowcat might be saved with the Fantastic Four's help, the Angel contemplates a much bleaker fate! Psylocke, Longshot and Dazzler join the undermanned X-Men - just in time to clash with the Avengers - as Marvel's mutants struggle to recover and rebuild! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #210-219, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #11, X-FACTOR (1986) #9-17 and ANNUAL #2, NEW MUTANTS (1983) #46; THOR (1966) #373-374 and #377-378, POWER PACK (1984) #27, DAREDEVIL (1964) #238, FANTASTIC FOUR VS. THE X-MEN #1-4 and X-MEN VS. THE AVENGERS #1-4. Rated T