Howdy! This week's highlights include: the first in the "Nothing Is Golden" line of irreverent parody postcard books and merchandise for adults, this one with postcards sporting imaginary children's book illustrations, from our very own Last Gasp Press; a wild celebration of animal tattoos by 160 talented tattoo artists; the latest volume of "Kramers Ergot," the premier comics anthology of the 21st century, representing a complete shift aesthetically and physically; an all-new limited edition showcase from artist, illustrator and custom toy maker Huck Gee; an all-new book by Yuichi Yokoyama, integrating his lush painted canvases with a sequence of comic strips in a variety of techniques; an art scrapbook of raw, immediate fun from L.A. hip hop skater collective Odd Future; the first retrospective of artwork from influential Detroit "anti-rock" group Destroy All Monsters; a graphic novel set in the aftermath of Iran's fraudulent elections of 2009; a display from over 40 jewelry designers around the world, focusing on creative use of common, inexpensive materials; the first collection of drawings from C.F. of "Powr Mastrs" fame; a graphic novel bio of Nobel-winning physicist, adventurer, musician, and raconteur, Richard Feynman; and a celebration of the majestic, iconic, chaotic and sometimes downright weird classic comic book covers from the Golden Age.

In our Adult catalog, we have the return to our catalog of the smart, raunchy, sweaty, heart-stopping erotica anthology about anal eroticism, "Luscious." As always, the adult books are at the end of the newsletter, so if that's what you're here for, go ahead and scroll down now.

LAST GASP BOOKS

FEATURED ITEM: NOTHING IS GOLDEN VOL. 1 Brooksie Creative Services – $11.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-86719-752-5 Softcover – 2 sets of 15 full color postcards We live in a savage society of imperfect endings veiled by a thin veneer of civility. "Nothing Is Golden" TM is the brand name for a line of irreverent postcard books and merchandise for adults that parody, among other things, famous children's book brands. Inspired by real life slices of life, the front of each postcard in the books sports an imaginary children's book illustration and title with an accompanying editorial comment on the backside, such as the illustrated cover title, "Punch the Bunny" with the editorial comment, "A Touch and Feel Book for the real world."

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURED ITEM: GOLF WANG Odd Future – $29.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9837199-1-5 Softcover – Color L.A. hip hop skater collective Odd Future has galvanized hip hop superstars, sneaker freaks, hipsters and cognoscenti with its dark, playfully aggressive sound. The Odd Future look, sinister and surreal, has helped propel the group to stardom. Created entirely by Odd Future members, Golf Wang expresses this unique aesthetic with photography, designs and writings, in a scrapbook of raw, immediate fun.

FEATURED ITEM: RETURN OF THE REPRESSED: DESTROY ALL MONSTERS 1973-1977 Destroy All Monsters – $34.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9837199-0-8 Softcover – Color and b&w The influential Detroit "anti-rock" group Destroy All Monsters made raucous music, irreverent art and legendary zines with an elaborate self-mythology. The DAM zines have been reprinted in facsimile editions, but the art objects made by the members have never been examined as independent works. This is the first retrospective of the artwork itself, as well as a DAM overview.

ART, DESIGN/GRAPHICS

FEATURED ITEM: CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY ART: INNOVATIVE MATERIALS Design-Ma-Ma – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-908175-04-5 Softcover – Color The work of over 40 of the best and brightest young jewelry designers around the world. Their works are not about luxury or even permanence. Rather, they focus on the most creative use of common, inexpensive materials. The aesthetic of each piece, whether simple or sculpturally intricate, balances the designer's unique perspective with the constraints and possibilities of each medium.

ART, LOWBROW

COOLEST COLORING BOOK EVER VOL. 2 APOC Design – $6.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9793489-5-2 Softcover – Black and white It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here: The Coolest Coloring Book Ever, Vol 2! Twenty more pages of black and white bedlam. This one's got hoppers, UTV's, hot rods, and a chimp. Pretty much everything but the kitchen sink (we're saving that one for Vol 3.) All with the same style and detail you've come to expect from APOC.

PAGES FROM BOOKS VOL. 1 Jay Howell – $12.00 Softcover – Color The first collection of the "Pages From Books" series by artist/ illustrator Jay Howell features all of the skinny guys with boners, naked chicks on skateboards, dogs, beer, rockers, and endless good times we've come to expect from his whimsical- yet- crude artwork. His zine Punks Git Cut and punk cartoons have earned him a devoted following of wingnuts, wastoids, fuck ups and shredders.

FEATURED ITEM: SEDIMENT C.F. – $29.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9845892-8-9 Softcover – Color and b&w Known for his precise, electrically energized lines and inspiring visions of alternate worlds, C.F. presents his first collection of drawings. Sediment chronicles the development of his otherworldly, iconic vocabulary, and contains new comics drawn specifically for this book. Printed on thick watercolor paper on only one side of each sheet. Limited numbered signed edition of 1,000.

FEATURED ITEM: THE ART OF HUCK GEE Huck Gee – $28.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9824047-7-5 Artist, illustrator and custom toy maker Huck Gee showcases his art in this all new limited edition book. Huck is recognized as one of the originators of the toy art movement, and his toys are the most sought and coveted in the medium. Simple lines and elegant forms define these wonderful characters as they ready themselves for action. Plus collaborations with everyone from Kidrobot to Coca-Cola.

ART, SCI-FI/FANTASY

SAVAGE WORLDS: ROY G. KRENKEL Roy G. Krenkel – $25.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-56685-096-4 Softcover – Black and white The Fleagles had E.C. Comics' Frank Frazetta, Wally Wood, Al Williamson — and Roy G. Krenkel. Krenkel's art showed vigor filtered through experience, good humor, and composition on-the-money because you stole from the best. This book has his '50s and '60s fantasy, science fiction, and pulp work for Edgar Rice Burroughs, Philip Jose Farmer, "Marvel Science-Fiction," and more.

ART, STREET/GRAFFITI

HOW & NOSM: THE BRAZIL DIARIES How & Nosm, Amber Grunhauser – $14.95 – ISBN-13: 978-3-937946-31-3 Softcover – Color The Perre twins, aka How&Nosm, are European graffiti artists and professional muralists residing in New York. With a limited color pallet, they create eye-catching murals laced with social commentary. Their signature 'black, white and red' intricate patterns, stark line work and stylized forms allow the clarity of the message to come to the fore. This is an intimate look at their art in Brazil.

ZEBSTER ZEB.ROC.SKI – $14.95 – ISBN-13: 978-3-937946-33-7 Softcover – Color Zebster is a graffiti writer, music producer, historian and organizer of international Hip Hop projects. He began breaking and writing graffiti in the early '80s and is considered one of the top European writers of the era. But Zebster gained fame for many other feats, including founding From Here To Fame and MZEE Records. His life story is fascinating, hyperactive and controversial.

COMIC THEORY/HISTORY/BIOS

FEATURED ITEM: ACTION! MYSTERY! THRILLS!: COMIC BOOK COVERS OF THE GOLDEN AGE 1933-1945 Greg Sadowski, editor – $29.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-494-8 Softcover – Color A celebration of the classic comic book covers that jostled for attention monthly on mid-20th century newsstands. Majestic, iconic, chaotic and sometimes downright weird. Every genre is explored, from superhero to funny animal, with artists including Carl Barks, Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, L.B. Cole, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Will Eisner, Bill Everett, Lou Fine, Walt Kelly, Jack Kirby, more.

COMICS ON TRIAL VOL. 2: KIRBY ESTATE VS. DISNEY/ MARVEL Various – $25.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-56685-070-4 Softcover – The depositions and legal ruling of Jack Kirby Estate vs. Disney/ Marvel. Ruling dated 7/28/2011. Plus some history and analysis of the infamous Senate hearings on comic books' contribution to juvenile delinquency. No illustrations.

COMICS

LATE-ERA CLASH 24 Mike Taylor – $5.00 Saddle-stiched – Blue and white "I hate it when people advise me not to 'sweat the small stuff.' All there is is small stuff. Mountains of small stuff laden with booby traps, leading down chutes of small, sharp stuff into vast troughs of fetid, damp small stuff." This zine/ comic has humor, sarcasm and brutal "ridiculousity" realism that will leave you in tears (of laughter), or sometimes confused — in the best possible way.

EATING & DRINKING

OISHINOBO: JAPANESE CUISINE Tetsu Kariya, Akira Hanasaki – $12.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-2139-8 See GRAPHIC NOVELS below.

THE GREAT AMERICAN CEREAL BOOK: HOW BREAKFAST GOT ITS CRUNCH Marty Gitlin, Topher Ellis – $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-9799-8 See POP CULTURE below.

FICTION – GENERAL

CATASTROPHONE ORCHESTRA Catastrophone Orchestra – $8.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9834971-4-1 Softcover – A few b&w illustrations Venture into New York City's Lower East Side in the late 19th century with the incorrigible miscreants of the Catastrophone Orchestra. Drug-addled, pugilistic, and benevolent, they run a free clinic and experiment with the music of machines. The underside of the city is laid bare in this collection. Five seasonals, a backstory, and two groundbreaking steampunk essays are herein collected.

THE ALCOHOLICS Jim Thompson – $13.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-679-73313-3 Softcover – Dr. Peter S. Murphy runs a clinic to cure alcoholics. But his charges believe the only thing that will fix them is another drink. Add an orderly who doubles as a quack practitioner, a nurse who is both alluring and ingeniously sadistic, and a misplaced patient who lacks a frontal lobe, and the result is one of Jim Thompson's most harrowingly funny yet deeply sympathetic novels.

THE CHELSEA WHISTLE: A MEMOIR Michelle Tea – $18.00 – ISBN-13: 9781580052399 Softcover – In this gritty, confessional memoir, Michelle Tea takes the reader back to the city of her childhood: Chelsea, Massachusetts — a place where time and hope are spent on things not getting any worse. Told in Tea's trademark loose-tongued, lyrical style, this memoir both celebrates and annihilates one girl's tightrope walk out of a working-class slum and the lessons she carries with her.

FICTION – SCI-FI

FRANK READE: ADVENTURES IN THE AGE OF INVENTION Paul Guinan, Anina Bennett – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-9661-8 See GRAPHIC NOVELS below.

SURFING THE GNARL Rudy Rucker – $12.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60486-309-3 Softcover – The original "Mad Professor" of Cyberpunk, Rudy Rucker transformed modern science fiction, tethering the "gnarly" speculations of quantum physics to noir sensibilities. In this outrageous novel, he infiltrates fundamentalist Virginia to witness the apocalyptic clash between Bible-thumpers and Saucer Demons; explores foreplay in freefall; and dons the robe of a Transreal Lifestyle adviser.

GRAPHIC NOVELS

1-800-MICE (GRAPHIC NOVEL) Matthew Thurber – $22.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9845892-6-5 Hardcover – Black and white This comic book anthropological study of the imaginary city of Volcano Park is a cross between Thomas Pynchon, Robert Altman and Tolkien. A punker on the verge of a bourgeois lifestyle; a beat cop with an identity crisis; and the daffy creature who leads the narrative. Rave reviews from Ben Katchor and Matt Groening. Collects five issues of 1-800-MICE, plus 48 pages of new material.

FEATURED ITEM: COLOR ENGINEERING Yuichi Yokoyama – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9845892-5-8 Softcover – Color This all-new book is designed and edited by the artist himself. It seamlessly integrates his lush painted canvases (often presented as gatefold pages) with a sequence of comic strips in a variety of techniques: photography, loose marker drawings, hyper real portraiture, and much more. Through it all he continues his investigations into machines, architecture and post-human fashion.

FEATURED ITEM: FEYNMAN Jim Ottaviani, Leland Myrick – $29.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59643-259-8 Hardcover – Color This substantial graphic novel bio presents the larger-than-life exploits of Nobel-winning physicist, adventurer, musician, raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the 20th century: Richard Feynman. From his childhood in Long Island to his work on the Manhattan Project and the Challenger disaster, it tackles the bad with the good, leaving the reader delighted by Feynman's exuberant life.

FRANK READE: ADVENTURES IN THE AGE OF INVENTION Paul Guinan, Anina Bennett – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-9661-8 Hardcover – Color Before Jules Verne's flying machines and H. G. Wells's spaceships, there was Frank Reade, globe-trotting inventor and original steampunk hero. This epic saga is brought to life in the multimedia style of the authors' previous volume, the critically acclaimed Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel. Part–science fiction, part–alternate history, entirely exciting!

FEATURED ITEM: KRAMERS ERGOT 8 Sammy Harkham, editor – $32.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9845892-7-2 Hardcover – Color and b&w The premier comics anthology of the 21st century. This volume is a complete shift, aesthetically and physically. The size is smaller, to encourage more intimate reading; the content focuses on substantial works from a small group of artists with discipline, sophistication and quiet power. Ben Jones, CF, Tim Hensley, Kevin Huizenga, Gabrielle Bell, Frank Santoro & Dash Shaw, Gary Panter, more.

OISHINOBO: JAPANESE CUISINE Tetsu Kariya, Akira Hanasaki – $12.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-2139-8 Softcover – Black and white Follow journalist Yamaoka Shiro on a rich culinary adventure. To commemorate its 100th anniversary the heads of newspaper Tozai Shimbun come up with a plan to publish the "Ultimate Menu." The assignment is given to journalist Yamaoka Shiro, the protagonist of the series. With the help of a female coworker, Kurita Yuko, Yamaoka starts off on what can only be termed an epic saga.

POWR MASTRS VOL. 3 C.F. – $18.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9820947-6-1 Softcover – Color and b&w In the third volume in C.F.'s Dune-like science fiction/fantasy epic, Powr Mastrs is overflowing with graphic ideas from the intricately designed costumes each character wears to the exactingly drawn architectural details, all rendered in C.F.'s distinctive pencil line.

FEATURED ITEM: ZAHRA'S PARADISE Amir, Khalil – $19.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59643-642-8 Hardcover – Black and white Set in the aftermath of Iran's fraudulent elections of 2009, this is the fictional story of Mehdi, a young protestor who has vanished into an extrajudicial twilight zone. Keeping his memory from being obliterated are his mother, who refuses to surrender, and his blogger brother, who fuses tradition and technology to explore the void in which Mehdi has vanished. A PW Best Comics title for 2011.

HUMOR

FARTS IN THE WILD: A SPOTTER'S GUIDE (WITH AUDIO PLAYER) H.W. Smeldit, Jared Chapman – $15.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-4521-0631-1 Hardcover board book with audio player – Color From tiny bubble-popping goldfish toots to thunderously loud elephant gas, learn how to spot the funniest (and smelliest) farts in the animal kingdom! Hilarious tidbits identify the odor, range, frequency, and aftereffects of ten different types of gassy expulsions, while the attached battery-powered fart machine reproduces each emanation with astounding accuracy.

IF YOU GIVE A KID A COOKIE, WILL HE SHUT THE FUCK UP?: A PARODY FOR ADULTS Marcy Roznick, Miranda Lemming – $14.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-250-00799-5 Hardcover – Color If you give a kid a cookie, will he shut the fuck up? That is the question at the heart of this hilarious, honest, profanity-laced book for parents who will do whatever it takes for a moment's peace. What really happens when you give in to your child's tantrums? The events that follow will test parents to the breaking point, and entertain the millions who have been there ourselves.

MAGAZINES & ZINES

CABINET MAGAZINE #44 (WINTER 2011/2012): 24 HOURS Sina Najafi, editor – $12.00 Perfect bound – Color Immaterial Incorporated's non-profit quarterly magazine of art and culture. Articles, interviews, specially commissioned artist projects, and a special section around a particular theme. This issue's theme: 24 hours. In this issue: What I Did Over the Last 24 Hours; Day 175: Light on a 90-Minute Cycle; Trying to Understand Daylight Saving Time; On Why Soup Is So Bad for Diurnal Rhythms; more.

CLUTTER MAGAZINE #16 Miranda O'Brien, editor – $9.99 Saddle-stitched – Color The first English language magazine to focus on the designer toy phenomenon. In-depth interviews with the scene's leading figures, forthright editorial and outstanding photography and design. In this issue: Designer Toy Awards 2011; Pete Fowler; Sucklord; Josh Herbolsheimer; Friends With You; 64Colors; Paul Shih; Blamo Toys; more. Wholesale customers, please note: This item is non-returnable.

HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE VOL. 36 #1 (MARCH 2012) Kevin Eastman, editor – $6.95 Perfect bound – Color The adult illustrated fantasy comic magazine. Reprints lots of good Euro stuff, exposed breasts, proficient art. In this issue: "The Bogey's Dictionary" by Josef Rother and Axel Medellin Machain; "Metal Media" by Horatio Weisfeld; "Requiem #10: Blood Bath" by Pat mills, Olivier Ledroit and Jacques Collin; "Animal'z" by E. Bilal; more.

HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE #435 (APRIL 2012) Dan Skye, editor – $5.99 Saddle-stitched – Color Marijuana activism, pictures of marijuana, rock and roll, etc. TGhis is their 24th Cannabis Cup issue. In this issue: Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa; bigger yields made easy; Dutch police at the 24th Cannabis Cup; cup-winning strains; a master grower in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; refocusing the debate on cannabis prohibition; more.

PINSTRIPING & KUSTOM GRAPHICS MAGAZINE #30 (JAN/FEB 2012) Lynda Johnson, editor – $9.95 Perfect bound – Color Exploring the world of kustom art and lifestyle. Pinstripe, airbrush, tattoo, lifestyle, and more. The first dedicated pinstriping and airbrushing magazine for the UK and EU. In this issue: airbrush by Stuart Vimpani and Robert Dickons; pinstriping by Lucas Paci, Rich Lna & Steen Olsen; lowbrow by Sonny De Palma and Jim Koch; Tiki by Dylan "Idol Hands"; more.

RAD DAD #21 (ZINE): OCCUPY Tom Moniz, editor – $4.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-934620-42-7 Saddle-stitched – It's the Rad Dad Occupy issue! In issue #21, editor Tomas Moniz and co. take on the recent global occupations from a radical parent's perspective. Are potentially volatile protests like Occupy Wall Street kid-friendly? Are the folks behind the Occupy events organized enough to keep your children safe should the balance of power tip? Contributors give a balanced, clear-eyed spectrum of advice.

NATURE/SCIENCE/ECOLOGY

FEATURED ITEM: ANIMAL INK: EXPLORING THE WORLD'S WILDLIFE THROUGH TATTOO ART Mike DeVries, Jinxi Caddel, Jamie Parker – $60.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-615-54166-2 See TATTOO/PIERCING/BODY MOD. below.

POP CULTURE

THE GREAT AMERICAN CEREAL BOOK: HOW BREAKFAST GOT ITS CRUNCH Marty Gitlin, Topher Ellis – $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-9799-8 Hardcover – Color Cereals and their cartoon spokescharacters are some of the most enduring pop-culture icons of the 20th century. This is the definitive compendium of breakfast cereal history and lore, celebrating the most recognizable brands and packaging. Behind-the-scenes stories about the cereals' creation, with 350 images of cereal boxes, vintage ads, and rare memorabilia.

RAP & HIP HOP

FEATURED ITEM: GOLF WANG Odd Future – $29.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9837199-1-5 See ART & PHOTOGRAPHY above.

TATTOO/PIERCING/BODY MOD.

FEATURED ITEM: ANIMAL INK: EXPLORING THE WORLD'S WILDLIFE THROUGH TATTOO ART Mike DeVries, Jinxi Caddel, Jamie Parker – $60.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-615-54166-2 Hardcover – Color Animal designs have appeared throughout history, and their beauty, strength, and grace has been a large focus in tattoo art, with endless styles, creativity, and artists. Animal Ink celebrates these displays with over 1,500 tattoos of creatures from the wild kingdom, by 160 talented tattoo artist. Plus 62 stories about specific animal tattoos with details, meanings, and inspiration.

TINTIN & HERGE

KING OTTAKAR'S SCEPTRE: TINTIN MINI: YOUNG READERS EDITION Herge – $8.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-316-13383-8 Softcover – Color This new format, crafted for younger readers, features the original Tintin graphic novel plus brand-new content. Fun facts about people, places and antiquities that Herge drew from, lots of pictures, easy-to-read text! Tintin meets Professor Alembick, an expert with the seal of King Ottokar the IV of Syldavia. Tintin joins the Professor on his trip to this foreign land, but can he be trusted?

THE BLACK ISLAND: TINTIN MINI: YOUNG READERS EDITION Herge – $8.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-316-13387-6 Softcover – Color This new format, crafted for younger readers, features the original Tintin graphic novel plus brand-new content. Fun facts about people, places and antiquities that Herge drew from, lots of pictures, easy-to-read text! Investigating a mysterious plane crash, Tintin discovers he's onto something big! The case leads Tintin to Scotland, where he learns of a monster that stalks a lonely island.

TOYS & FIGURES

FEATURED ITEM: THE ART OF HUCK GEE Huck Gee – $28.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9824047-7-5 See ART, LOWBROW above.

VARIOUS ODDS & ENDS

GUITAR PAN HANDLER Gama-Go – $8.00 One silicone pan handle – Keep those fingers dancing down the fret board as you plate up another delicious dish. This 100% silicone handle is tested at 500 degrees Fahrenheit (260 degrees Celcius) and can take the heat as you sizzle your way to the spotlight. Comes in red or black (sorry, you can't specify).

LADY GAGA DRESS HER UP!: A PAPER DOLL BOOK David Shephard – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-84732-942-4 Softcover paper doll book – Color This paper-doll book gives you your own Lady Gaga to adorn in a range of wild, surreal outfits, from her black lace bodysuit to her controversial Meat dress. Choose from 20 costumes, plus added accessories and hairstyles such as the Telephone hat and Bow hair. And there are illustrations of her spectacular stage sets, so you can place Gaga in "Orbit" and carry her in the "Egg!"

ZOMBIE FAMILY: FAMILY: CLEAR VINYL CAR STICKERS Gama-Go – $8.00 Nine vinyl car stickers – The undead family that slays together stays together. Show your zombie family pride with these shambling, brain hungry stickers. This set comes with 9 unique living dead vinyl stickers representing an entire zombie family. From Dad to Lil' Bitey, this cadaverous crew knows how to roll.

RELISTED

The following titles had been taken out of our catalog, but they recently came back in stock — or else we found them on our stock shelves when we thought they were gone — so we've put them back on our Website.

PRISON PIT BOOK 2 Johnny Ryan – $12.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-383-5 Softcover – Black and white Prison Pit was an unadulterated smash hit upon its release at the 2009 Comic-Con International, and the balls-to-the-wall series returns with more action and mayhem. Prison Pit 2 blends Johnny Ryan's fascination with WWE wrestling, grindhouse cinema, first person action video games, Gary Panter's "Jimbo" comics, and Kentaro Miura's "Berserk" Manga into a brutal, often hilarious showcase.

TRAVEL Yuichi Yokoyama – $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9815622-0-9 Softcover – Black and white In Yuichi Yokoyama's Travel, the storyline is as linear as it is sharp: it is the long, silent and crystalline description of a train ride undertaken by three men. Travel is a journey into the contemporary Japanese psyche — a brilliant, wordless graphic novel. This edition features an introduction by cartoonist and historian Paul Karasik and commentary by the author.

ADULT CATALOG

RELISTED ADULT ITEMS

The following title had been taken out of our catalog, but it recently came back in stock — or else we found it on our stock shelves when we thought it was gone — so we've put it back on our Website.

FEATURED ITEM: LUSCIOUS: STORIES OF ANAL EROTICISM Alison Tyler, editor – $15.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-57344-760-7 Softcover – "When I pick up a book of erotica," says Alison Tyler, "I don't want to read about 'beautiful' and 'loving.' I want to read about sweaty and heart-stopping." Tyler found these qualities, in a wealth of variations, when she collected the 27 stories for this smart, raunchy anthology celebrating anal sex, in which seasoned erotica authors explore every imaginable strategy. Foreword by Tristan Taormino.

Hello! This week's highlights include: the latest issue of "Hi-Fructose" magazine, with an eclectic mix of underground artists, pop surrealists, counter cultures, and awe inspiring spectacles; an elegant, eye-catching collection of science-themed tattoos, collected by renowned science writer Carl Zimmer; the newest volume of the acclaimed "McSweeney's" hip-lit journal, featuring Elmore Leonard, Roberto Bolano, J.T.K. Belle and more; the "Class Clowns" volume of the art book series, "Beautiful/Decay"; an essential introduction to Viktor Koretsky, master of the Soviet photographic poster; an exciting new children's book featuring heat-sensitive, color-changing ink, revealing dozens of surprises visible only when the reader rubs the page; a collection of early underground comics from "Zippy the Pinhead" creator Bill Griffith; and an eclectic mix from some of the most talented Italy-based artists working in pop surrealism.

In our Adult catalog, we have "The Big Book of Pussy," an in-depth photographic exploration of the female pudendum; a stunning, seductive photo book on hot legs in alluring hosiery; an adult Japanese graphic novel about a beautiful and arrogant girl who's hopelessly attracted to a geeky guy she hates; and a unique poster book magazine featuring male physiques photographer Walter Kundzicz, with nine large-scale prints and one life-sized poster. As always, the adult stuff is at the bottom of the newsletter, so if that's what you're looking for, that's where to look.

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURED ITEM: BEAUTIFUL DECAY: BOOK 7: CLASS CLOWNS Amir H. Fallah, editor – $20.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9824745-6-3 Softcover – Color Laughter is universal, it transcends culture, trends, eras and time. The art world, however, is not thought of as droll. And yet there are artists that buck conventions and use humor to engage us, make us laugh and make us think. The Class Clowns volume of the Beautiful/Decay book series is dedicated to those artists who pack their work not only with meaning but with a powerful punch line.

CLOSER Soren Solkaer Starbird – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-402-9 Softcover – Color Over the past decade, Danish photographer Soren Solkaer Starbird has risen to astronomical heights in the world of international photography, with amazing photographs of many of the world's leading musicians. Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, The White Stripes, U2, Oasis, Robert Plant, Metallica, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Bjork, Paul McCartney, more.

ART, DESIGN/GRAPHICS

FEATURED ITEM: KORETSKY: THE SOVIET PHOTO POSTER: 1930-1984 Erika Wolf – $60.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59558-542-4 Hardcover – Color Viktor Koretsky (1909–1998) was the acknowledged master of the Soviet photographic poster, and produced some of the most memorable images of World War II and the Cold War from the point of view of the USSR. The first comprehensive catalogue of Koretsky's work in any language, this stunning and richly illustrated album provides an essential introduction to his artistic output.

ART, LOWBROW

FEATURED ITEM: ITALIAN POP SURREALISM: NASCITA DI UNA NAZIONE/ BIRTH OF A NATION Andrea Oppenheimer, editor – $14.00 – ISBN-13: 978-88-968500-6-0 Softcover – Color Born with the not so appreciated label of Low Brow (to keep the distances from an art realized by and for an elite), Pop Surrealism makes us aware of a small but extremely significant revolution. This exhibition catalog features an eclectic mix of works by some of the most talented Italy-based artists. IMPORTANT: All copies are scuffed, some with curled edges, etc., and are sold as is.

ART, STREET/GRAFFITI

GRAFFITI UNDERWORLDS: VILLAINS, VANDALS AND VISIONARIES J.R. Mathews – $29.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-936239-16-0 Hardcover – Color We've seen graffiti derided as vandalism and upgraded to art museums. Graffiti Underworld bypasses the galleries and travels across the US to rediscover the original outlaw vandals and their risky, exciting creations. No-bullshit interviews with nearly 200 artists, all pseudonymous, with over 300 images of their work through fences, railroad tracks, and other rough-and-tumble surroundings.

COMICS

FREE ICE CREAM: AND OTHER CARTOONS YOU COULD HAVE DRAWN Sam Henderson – $3.00 Saddle-stitched newsprint – Black and white Sam Henderson's first solo publication since 2008's Magic Whistle #11: Body Armor for Your Dignity. Subtitled "And other cartoons you could have drawn," it collects Sam Henderson's gag cartoons from 2009 and 2010 (148 of them, by our count). Sam has been posting these online and in Smoke Signal for the last couple of years. Also included is a 2-page "Jerrold K. Footlick" adventure.

COUNTRY & FOLK MUSIC

SATAN IS REAL: THE BALLAD OF THE LOUVIN BROTHERS Charlie Louvin, Benjamin Whitmer – $22.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-06-206903-0 Hardcover – Some b&w photos The beautiful and tragic saga of the Louvin Brothers, one of the most legendary country duos of all time. Charlie Louvin was a good, god-fearing, churchgoing singer, but his brother Ira had the devil in him, and was known for smashing his mandolin to splinters onstage, cussing out Elvis Presley, and trying to strangle his third wife. An epic tale of love, hate, alcohol, blood, and music.

DRUG & ALCOHOL INFO

MEDICAL MARIJUANA 101 Mickey Martin, Ed Rosenthal, Gregory T. Carter M.D. – $14.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-932551-93-1 Softcover – Three-color In 2009, the American Medical Association officially endorsed the medical value of cannabis, and 15 states have legalized medical use. Medical Marijuana 101 is a concise, accurate, up-to-date resource on the medicinal value of marijuana. An introductory resource for those with little experience treating illness with marijuana, and a quick reference for the more experienced user.

EATING & DRINKING

ALTERNATIVE VEGAN: INTERNATIONAL VEGAN FARE STRAIGHT FROM THE PRODUCE AISLE Dino Sarma Weierman – $17.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60486-508-0 Softcover – Two-color (orange and black on white) Tofu, seitan, tempeh… it seems like so many vegans rely on these products as meat substitutes. Taking a fresh, bold, and alternative approach to vegan cooking without the substitutes, this cookbook showcases more than 100 fully vegan recipes, many with South Asian influences. With a jazz-style approach, it also discusses how to improvise cooking and how to stock a kitchen.

FICTION – GENERAL

FEATURED ITEM: MCSWEENEY'S 39 Dave Eggers, editor – $24.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-936365-10-4 Hardcover – Color photo inserts, a few b&w photos With their first photo cover since Issue 5, McSweeney's 39 offers Elmore Leonard's latest Karen Sisco caper and Roberto Bolano's Neochilean road trip, J.T.K. Belle's unkillable bovine and Benjamin Weissman's Louella Tarantula, Julie Hecht on Marimekko dresses and Jess Walter on going to cardboard, Amelia Gray, Abi Maxwell, Yannick Murphy, nonfiction on the fall of the Peacock Throne, more.

GRAPHIC NOVELS

INTRODUCING BERTRAND RUSSELL: A GRAPHIC GUIDE Dave Robinson, Judy Groves – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-302-6 Softcover – Black and white Philosopher, logician, mathematician and historian Bertrand Russell is known not only as a great thinker but as passionate, eccentric and radical social critic. He wrote the Principia Mathematica, the most difficult book on mathematics ever written but considered himself a complete failure for most of his life. This graphic novel guide provides a unique insight into an extraordinary man.

INTRODUCING GENETICS: A GRAPHIC GUIDE Steve Jones, Borin Van Loon – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-295-1 Softcover – Black and white How can science explain what made me who I am? Genetics is one of the keys to understanding life and what is needed to make a human being possible. From the discovery of DNA to radical treatments of inborn diseases, this classic introduction to the science of genetics, by bestselling science author Steve Jones, provides a unique introduction in graphic novel format to this most modern of sciences.

INTRODUCING ROUSSEAU: A GRAPHIC GUIDE Dave Robinson, Oscar Zarate – $12.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-84046-789-5 Softcover – Black and white Musician, poet, novelist, botanist, and philosopher who firmly denied being one, Rousseau was the first to ask: "What is the value of civilization?" His answer — that civilization corrupts natural goodness and increases social inequalities — shocked his Enlightenment contemporaries and still challenges us today. This graphic novel guides the reader through his turbulent life.

INTRODUCING THATCHERISM: A GRAPHIC GUIDE Peter Pugh, Carl Flint – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-298-2 Softcover – Black and white Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1979 to 1990. Never afraid of making enemies to get the job done, she oversaw some of the most controversial changes in British political history, and her legacy still looms large. But how genuinely radical was she, and was "Thatcherism" a coherent doctrine at all? This graphic novel guide explores these questions and more.

FEATURED ITEM: LOST AND FOUND: COMICS 1969-2003 Bill Griffith – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-482-5 Softcover – Mostly b&w, some color Bill Griffith is best known as the creator of Zippy the Pinhead. But Zippy was conceived as an underground comix character before he became embraced in the mainstream. Lost & Found collects hundreds of Griffith's early underground comics, hand-picked by the artist himself, most long out of print and unavailable. Features the earliest appearances of Zippy, not seen in any other collection!

MILK AND CHEESE: DAIRY PRODUCTS GONE BAD! Evan Dorkin – $19.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-805-7 Hardcover – Mostly b&w, some color A carton of hate. A wedge of spite. A comic book of idiotic genius. The Eisner Award-winning dairy duo returns in this deluxe hardcover collecting every single stupid Milk and Cheese comic ever made from 1989 to 2010, along with a sh*t-ton of supplemental awesomeness. This has everything you need! Don't judge it — love it! Or else!

THE CARTOON GUIDE TO CALCULUS Larry Gonick – $18.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-06-168909-3 Softcover – Black and white A complete, and completely enjoyable, new illustrated guide to calculus. Master cartoonist Larry Gonick, a Harvard-trained mathematician, offers a comprehensive, up-to-date illustrated course in first-year calculus that demystifies functions, limits, derivatives, and integrals, using clear and helpful graphics and delightful humor to lighten what is frequently a tough subject.

THE WILD SWANS Thomas Aquinas Maguire, Hans Christian Andersen – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-897476-36-9 Accordion style comic in hard case – Color In the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, a princess rescues her 11 brothers from a transformative spell. This story of enchantment is conveyed here in a remarkable and unusual way — as a wordless unfolding accordion book with a series of beautiful illustrations that tell the tale. A separate booklet included contains text to accompany the story. Ages 5 and up.

WANDERING SON, VOL. 2 Shimura Takako – $19.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-456-6 Hardcover – Black and white In the second volume of Shimura Takako's superb coming-of-age story, our transgendered protagonists, Shuichi and Yoshino, have entered the sixth grade. Shuichi triggers a chain of events in which his sister Maho learns his secret. A sophisticated work translated with sensitivity. Named one of the Best Manga of 2011 by Manga Worth Reading, and one of the Best Manga Series of 2011 by MTV Geek.

KIDS, 12 AND UNDER

FEATURED ITEM: KEEP OUR SECRETS: (TO BE READ IN A WHISPER) Jordan Crane – $15.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-936365-52-4 Hardcover board book – Color Two young children tour their home with fresh eyes, discovering that all is not as it seems. Featuring heat-sensitive, color-changing ink on every page, this book contains dozens of surprises, visible only when the reader rubs the page: a giant dog slumbering in a piano, a wishing puddle full of dimes, a raccoon that is actually a robot, and more. Ages 3 and up.

THE WILD SWANS Thomas Aquinas Maguire, Hans Christian Andersen – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-897476-36-9 See GRAPHIC NOVELS above.

MAGAZINES & ZINES

BEST OF HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE #63 (MARCH 2012) Dan Skye, editor – $6.99 Saddle-stitched – Color Marijuana activism, pictures of marijuana, rock and roll, etc. This "Best Of" issue is their Ganja Guide 2012 volume. In this issue: best new cannabis strains; closet bud factory; grow monster plants; breeding Denver's nuggets; from seed to weed — how to start growing the best pot now; more.

FEATURED ITEM: HI-FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE #22 Attaboy, Annie Owens, editors – $6.95 Perfect bound – Color An eclectic mix of underground artists, pop surrealists, emerging and rediscovered counter cultures, and awe inspiring spectacles. In this issue they present a major feature on Aron Wiesenfeld's amazing art, interview notorious street artists Trustocorp, go hooking with the paintings of Natalia Fabia, battle nature with Ryan McLennan, plunge into KOZYNDAN's new show, more.

HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE #434 (MARCH 2012) Dan Skye, editor – $5.99 Saddle-stitched – Color Marijuana activism, pictures of marijuana, rock and roll, etc. In this issue: how to grow 10-lb. monster plants; your guide to growing at home; Mel Frank on bud breeding — create your own strains; Feds vs. Meds – new battles to be won; Jeremy Piven on pot; marijuana in Motown; Yippies on Wall Street — it's deja vu all over again; super healing ganja — Cannatonic X; more.

JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE #133 (FEB 2012) M. Revelli, editor – $5.99 Perfect bound – Color Started by Robert Williams, this is the art magazine for "lowbrow" art. Tattoo art, graffiti art, car culture art, erotic art, outlaw art, fantasy and sci-fi art, comic-influenced art, etc. In this issue: Jeremy Geddes – cosmonauts return to Ghost Town; Ed Templeton — king of Huntington Beach; Esther Pearl Watson; Laurie Lipton; Internesi Kazki; Modern Multiples; more.

MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL MAGAZINE #345 (FEB 2012) Various – $4.00 Saddle-stitched – Black and white Hardcore, punk rock, scene reports, straight edge, radical politics. In this issue: 2011 year end Top Tends; Big Eyes; Dave King; Terrible Feelings; Zero Progress tour diary Vol. 2; The Unruled; Rapid Loss; more.

NATURE/SCIENCE/ECOLOGY

FEATURED ITEM: SCIENCE INK: TATTOOS OF THE SCIENCE OBSESSED Carl Zimmer – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-4027-8360-9 See TATTOO/PIERCING/BODY MOD. below.

POP CULTURE

CLOSER Soren Solkaer Starbird – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-402-9 See ART & PHOTOGRAPHY above.

ROCK

DIRTY DEEDS: MY LIFE INSIDE/ OUTSIDE OF AC/DC Mark Evans – $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-935950-04-2 Softcover – Some photos, b&w and color At only 19, Mark Evans joined AC/DC in 1975. In the next few years, and Mark found himself a bona fide rock star. His memoir is the first book by an AC/DC insider, giving fans insight not only into his life but also that of singer Bon Scott (who died tragically in 1980) and other rock 'n' roll icons like George Harrison, Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper, Ronnie Wood, and members of Metallica.

TATTOO/PIERCING/BODY MOD.

FEATURED ITEM: SCIENCE INK: TATTOOS OF THE SCIENCE OBSESSED Carl Zimmer – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-4027-8360-9 Hardcover, die-cut – Color Body art meets popular science in this elegant, mind-blowing collection by renowned science writer Carl Zimmer. Hundreds of eye-catching tattoos pay tribute to various scientific disciplines, from evolutionary biology and neuroscience to mathematics and astrophysics, revealing the stories of the people who inscribed their obsessions in their skin. Foreword by Mary Roach.

VARIOUS ODDS & ENDS

COLD FISH FLEXIBLE ICE CUBE TRAY Gama-Go – $8.00 Slip into your own idyllic scene every time you open your freezer door with the Cold Fish ice cubes. Simply fill the flexible rubber mold with water, juice, or add some drama to your drink with a dash of food coloring in the water. You'll get eight cold fish per freezing. Next time life's stresses have you hot under the collar — chill out and tell the world you've gone fishing.

FLIPPER GUITAR SPATULA, BLUE (SILICONE) Gama-Go – $12.00 Silicone spatula – Blue Serve up some pure Rock n' Roll deliciousness with the Flipper guitar spatula. Perfect for eggs, pancakes, or the Elvis special — fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches. The Flipper is 50% rock, 50% roll and 100% Silicone. It's dishwasher safe and tested up to 500º. Crank up the heat, crank up the jams, and get cookin'!

HENRY & GLENN FOREVER STICKER FUNBAG, ASSORTED Igloo Tornado – $5.00 Six stickers in bag – Black or pink on white Henry & Glenn Forever is a love story to end all love stories, starring super-notorious musclebound punk/metaldudes Glenn Danzig and Henry Rollins. This sticker funbag includes six stickers with Henry & Glenn Forever art. There are two different sticker funbags, featuring two different sets of stickers. Any given order will include one funbag.

RELISTED

The following titles had been taken out of our catalog, but they recently came back in stock — or else we found them on our stock shelves when we thought they were gone — so we've put them back on our Website.

ILLUSTRATORS 48: THE 48TH ANNUAL OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATORS Society of Illustrators – $45.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-06-114424-0 Softcover – Color The latest edition of the Society of Illustrators' Annual presents the best illustrations of the past year. In this massive volume, the artists discuss the "how to" and "why" of their art, making it not only a showcase of impressive art, but also an intensely readable look at the creative process of today's top illustrators.

JTHM: DIRECTOR'S CUT (JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC COLLECTION) Jhonen Vasquez – $21.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-943151-16-8 Softcover – Black and white Mayhem and violence rule in this collection of issues 1-7 of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, as well as material seen before only in Carpe Noctem magazine. Dark and disturbingly funny, JTHM follows the adventures of Johnny, who lives with a pair of styrofoam doughboys that encourage his madness, a wall that constantly needs a fresh coat of blood, and victims in various states of torture.

KRAMER'S ERGOT 7 (OLYMPIC-SIZED) Sammy Harkham, editor – $125.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9800039-5-6 Hardcover – The most ambitious comics anthology of the decade. KE7's massive 16" x 21" page size allows the artists a scope not seen since the expansive Sunday comics of the early 20th century, expanding the boundaries of narrative comics. Daniel Clowes, Gabrielle Bell, Matt Groening, Chris Ware, Jaime Hernandez, Adrian Tomine, Johnny Ryan, more.

MARQUIS MAGAZINE 35 Peter Czernich, editor – $19.00 Perfect bound – Color The fetish magazine. Thick, glossy, loaded with shiny color photos of women in latex, leather, more latex, and other kinky fetish gear. Plus interviews, features, fiction, reviews, etc. In this issue: Beauties – Carmen Rivera, Aprella, Morgana; Fashion – Pressure Corsets, Pleaser, Savage Wear, Girlarmour; Portfolio – Dan Santoni, Kariwanz; and much more.

REBUS James Jean – $45.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-7125-9 Hardcover – Color Over the past decade, James Jean has won critical acclaim, hosted celebrated gallery exhibitions, received numerous design awards, and developed a devoted fan base. Rebus showcases new work and important creative milestones. Eerie dreamscapes of oil paintings, elaborate installations and animations for Prada, gorgeous illustration work, never-before-published sketchbook pages, more.

SECRET MAGAZINE #30 Jurgen Boedt, editor – $17.50 Perfect bound – Mostly b&w, some color From England, the magazine of fetish, bondage, and SM. Lots of glossy photos of bondage and kink. Plus fiction, articles, etc. Black-and-white; this issue has two color portfolios. In this issue: the craft of caning; sensory deprivation; interview with Mistress Antoinette; shibari on large models; fetish model Lady Atropos; history of fetish photography; more.

THE LIZARD OF OZ Mark Bode – $12.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-56097-595-3 Softcover – Color Working from ideas developed by Vaughn Bode before his death, his son Mark has re-enlisted his father's cast of characters for this full-color graphic novel that parodies/pays playful homage to the classic L. Frank Baum fairy tale (and its beloved film adaptation). Mark's graphic style perfectly duplicates and extends Vaughn's unique, pillowy graphic approach. Note: This is not really smut, but it has some partial nudity and mild sexual imagery, and is not for kids.

ADULT CATALOG

ADULT ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURED ITEM: CLASSIC MALE NUDES: GOLIATH WALLPAPER NO. 2 Walter Kundzicz – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-3-936709-61-2 Nine prints plus one large poster in portfolio – Color A unique poster book magazine with large-scale prints of exceptional photographs by different artists. Issue 02, themed "Classic Male Nudes," features the work of male physiques photographer Walter Kundzicz, and includes one life-sized poster such as nine other wall-sized images of juicy vintage beefcakes. Plus detailed autobiographic text and interesting background info on Kundzicz.

FEATURED ITEM: KINKY NYLONS Holly Randall – $37.95 – ISBN-13: 978-3-936709-50-6 Softcover – Color Sheer, seamless, incredibly sexy — no other garments spark the imagination more than stockings, nylons and pantyhose. For Kinky Nylons, Holly Randall dedicates herself to hot legs in alluring hosiery. In 340 images Holly's stunning girls present themselves in the most seductive leg wear. An absolute must for lovers of thigh-highs and connoisseurs of garter belts. Lots of full and partial nudity.

FEATURED ITEM: THE BIG BOOK OF PUSSY Dian Hanson – $65.99 – ISBN-13: 978-3-8365-2182-6 Hardcover – Color and b&w An in-depth exploration of the female pudendum, that coveted orifice man spends nine months trying to escape, and a lifetime attempting to reenter. Because depiction of this body part has long been wrapped in unwarranted shame, The Big Book of Pussy reframes the subject, featuring models who expose their most private part enthusiastically, in images both furry and groomed, from 1900 to today.

ADULT GRAPHIC NOVELS

FEATURED ITEM: LOVE & HATE (EROS COMIX) Enomoto Heights – $18.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-470-2 Softcover – Black and white Chika is beautiful, sexy, and arrogant. She wants a nice trophy boyfriend, but finds herself attracted to Keiji, the class geek and a guy she hates. She tries to resist this horrifying desire, but finally gives in. "But we're just 'classmates with benefits,'" Chika warns Keiji, and she'll never love him. Still, time changes all things… Right-to-left manga format, with full-color pin-up!

RELISTED ADULT ITEMS

The following titles had been taken out of our catalog, but they recently came back in stock — or else we found them on our stock shelves when we thought they were gone — so we've put them back on our Website.

BETTY PAGES ANNUAL VOL. 2 Greg Theakston – $25.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-56685-069-8 Softcover – Black and white Reprints from the legendary Betty Pages magazine, with loads of nude and erotic photos, plus features, interviews, and more. In the same luxurious format as the first Annual, this volume presents an extensive interview with the Dark Angel herself: Betty Page speaks! Also "The Case of the Missing Pin-Up Queen: Solved" and an eight-page color insert. Hundreds of photos.

CHERRY 08 Larry Welz – $2.95 Saddle-stitched – Black and white Bawdy fun and plenty of unadulterated sex. This issue features the "Cyber Adventures" of Ellie Dee and the Wizard of Woz. Featured stories: Ellie Dee in the Land of Woz (Parts One, Two and Three); Cherry in Nurse's Aid and Spaghetti-OH Western.

CHERRY 10 Larry Welz – $2.95 Saddle-stitched – Black and white Bawdy fun and plenty of unadulterated sex. Featured stories: The New Guy; Honor Farm Girls; Zara Tungi (Mark Bode); Hole In One (L. Todd); the Cherry Duke Show.

MARQUIS MAGAZINE 35 Peter Czernich, editor – $19.00 Perfect bound – Color The fetish magazine. Thick, glossy, loaded with shiny color photos of women in latex, leather, more latex, and other kinky fetish gear. Plus interviews, features, fiction, reviews, etc. In this issue: Beauties – Carmen Rivera, Aprella, Morgana; Fashion – Pressure Corsets, Pleaser, Savage Wear, Girlarmour; Portfolio – Dan Santoni, Kariwanz; and much more.

SECRET MAGAZINE #30 Jurgen Boedt, editor – $17.50 Perfect bound – Mostly b&w, some color From England, the magazine of fetish, bondage, and SM. Lots of glossy photos of bondage and kink. Plus fiction, articles, etc. Black-and-white; this issue has two color portfolios. In this issue: the craft of caning; sensory deprivation; interview with Mistress Antoinette; shibari on large models; fetish model Lady Atropos; history of fetish photography; more.

THE CHATEAU Madame De Morville – $16.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9525463-3-7 Hardcover – The fourth book to come from the pen of Madame de Morville, author of Slaves of Isis, the text of The Chateau contains hitherto unpublished correspondence between this medieval dominatrix and the modern slave, whether he is a dreamer woken within the nightmare scene, or backpacking tourist lost beneath the leathery tiles and polished boots of a moonlit other world.

THE COLLECTED EROTICA: AN ILLUSTRATED CELEBRATION OF HUMAN SEXUALITY THROUGH THE AGES Charlotte Hill, William Wallace, editors – $18.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-7867-1885-6 Softcover – Color and b&w Erotic texts from a dazzling array of writers — Boccaccio, Casanova, Jean Cocteau, Frank Harris, Erica Jong, Henry Miller, Anais Nin, Pauline Reage, Oscar Wilde, and more — are illustrated with over 400 images: paintings, drawings, photos and sculpture from around the world. Not for the faint-hearted, but there's something for everyone else.

An American Language
Show Dates: January 14 – February 4, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 14, 7-11pm
 
Guerrero Gallery is pleased to present its January show, An American Language, featuring the works of 12 traditional American sign painters.
 
An extension to the gallery’s show last year with San Francisco’s own New Bohemia Signs, this month’s exhibition brings together artists from across the country who have built a livelihood through the language of sign painting.  For them, sign painting is a trade, a means to support themselves, an outlet for creativity, and simply a way of life. These painters exemplify the core tradition of a studied practice that has had a significant impact in the history of art and communication. Expressing a myriad of messages to people, hand lettered signs represent a language that has crossed over into the world of fine art. These 12 American sign painters are more than tradesmen within the culture; Through their work, they push the boundaries of how the art & language of sign painting is viewed, understood, and appreciated.
 
Featured artists: Mike Meyer, Derek McDonald, Dusty Madsen, Gary Martin, Josh Luke, Gary Green, Greg Jones, Sean Starr, Kenji Nakayama, Bob Dewhurst, Mats!?, and Mark Oatis.
 
Guerrero Gallery
2700 19th Street | San Francisco, CA  94110
Tue – Sat 11am-7pm | Sun 12-5pm
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DAN PIRARO, award-winning creator of BIZARRO  was at The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in NYC to discuss his Last Gasp book, BIZARRO HEROES.

 

The collection features his superhero themed spoofs from the last 25 years of the nationally syndicated comic.

 

See more at www.Bizarro.com  | www.bizarrocomics.com

Find the book here: www.lastgasp.com/pre/bizarroheroes

 

Dan will have more events across the country throughout 2012. Stay tuned!

See the full gallery on Posterous

PINK SLIPS
Nothing is Golden

Hi! This week's highlights include: the latest monograph by prolific and influential artist Daniel Martin Díaz, exploring a new depth of symbolism, mysticism and surreal iconography, from our very own Last Gasp Press; a showcase of not- necessarily- tattoo artworks made by renowned tattoo artists; a collection of tattoo art from "Juxtapoz", either creating modern twists on classic themes or changing the game completely; an artistic homage to bicycles, with work created on walls, canvases, paper, pedestals, bikeframes, skin and clothing; the latest volume of "Spectrum," showcasing extraordinary work in contemporary fantasy art; the always exciting "Custom Cars Annual" for 2012; an intimate view of the prolific street art duo Herakut, with all new murals, works on canvas, and sketches; new issues of "Juxtapoz" and "Wax Poetics" magazines; and the latest graphic novel from Daniel Clowes, "The Death-Ray," reconfiguring the superhero genre into a meditation on the darkness of the human psyche.

In our Adult catalog, we have the latest issue of "Secret," the pretty, glossy magazine of fetish, bondage, and SM from England; a history of eroticism in ancient Pompeii, with beautiful color images of erotic sculptures and frescoes discovered at the site; Arse Elektronika's exploration of technology as regards erotic human relations, focusing on biotechnology and body modification; and a fabulous collection of buxom bombshell pinups from an age when eroticism was still innocent — not strictly speaking adult material, but we thought it'd be of interest to our adult-oriented customers.

LAST GASP BOOKS

FEATURED ITEM: ANATOMY OF SORROW Daniel Martin Díaz – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-86719-768-6 Clothbound with dustjacket – Color Anatomy of Sorrow is the latest monograph by prolific and influential artist Daniel Martin Díaz, exploring a new depth of symbolism, mysticism and surreal iconography depicted in paintings, drawing, and prints. Drawing from old masters Jan van Eyck, Pieter Bruegel, and Hieronymous Bosch, both in subject matter and in the ancient egg tempera and resin oil painting technique, the works of self-taught artist and classically trained composer Daniel Martin Díaz possess a sincerity that foregrounds his deep devotion to revealing a higher meaning through painstaking craftsmanship. Through his application of a limited palette on distressed wood, his handmade wooden frames, and his expressive use of Latin text, Díaz's images thrust us into another time and place.

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURED ITEM: BIKE ART: BICYCLES IN ART AROUND THE WORLD Kiriakos Iosifidis – $34.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-477-7 Hardcover – Color Bike Art pays homage to our two-wheeled friend, presenting works created on walls, canvases, paper, pedestals, bikeframes, skin and clothing by an international team of artists including Taliah Lempert, Janet Bike Girl, Mona Caron, Boris Indrikov, Dzine, Matt W. Moore, Andy Singer, Mike Giant, David Gerstein, Mark Grieve & Ilana Spector, Bike 2.0, Azor, I Bike, Kevin Cyr, Olek, Duane Flatmo and more.

ART, SCI-FI/FANTASY

FEATURED ITEM: SPECTRUM 18: THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner – $35.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59929-058-4 Softcover – Color Challenging, controversial, educational, and irreverent, the award-winning Spectrum series reinforces the importance and prevalence of fantastic art in today's culture. With exceptional images by extraordinary creators, this elegant collection showcases every style and medium, both traditional and digital. Michael Whelan, Sam Weber, Leo & Diane Dillon, Kinuko Craft, Peter de Seve, more.

FEATURED ITEM: SPECTRUM 18: THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner – $45.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59929-059-1 Hardcover – Color See Softcover description above.

ART, STREET/GRAFFITI

FEATURED ITEM: AFTER THE LAUGHTER: THE 2ND BOOK OF HERAKUT Jasmine Siddiqui, Falk Lehmann – $39.95 – ISBN-13: 978-3-939566-36-6 Hardcover – Color Since The Perfect Merge was published in 2008, the prolific street art duo Herakut has risen to the spotlight in the international art world. Herakut: After the Laughter takes an intimate view at the individuals behind the impressive pieces, as well as their dynamic as a team, their interior styles, and their place within the art world, with all new murals, works on canvas, and sketches.

AUTOMOTIVE

FEATURED ITEM: CUSTOM CARS 2012 ANNUAL Justin Kudolla – $12.95 Softcover – Black and white If you remember the Custom Cars Annuals published during the 1950s & 1960s, you'll love Trend Books' all new Custom Cars Annual for 2012! East Coast Roundup; the 10 Best Customs for 2012; ace stylist Ronald O'Neal presents customizing ideas for the 1992-2002 Cadillac Eldorado; recomendations on reading material for custom car fans; the modeling talents of Joe Gembeck; more.

COMICS

WUNDERKAMMER 4 (SUMMER 2011) Sean C. Chiki – $5.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-4507-8145-9 Saddle stitched – Black and white Exciting tales of fantasy and strange adventure continue in the fabulous fourth issue. Continuing stories include The Flying Duchess & Starling Hall… plus Muni comics and San Francisco's Mission district history!

CYBER AGE

OF INTERCOURSE AND INTRACOURSE: SEXUALITY, BIOMODIFICATION AND THE TECHNO-SOCIAL SPHERE Johannes Grenzfurthner, Guenther Friesinger, Daniel Fabry – $29.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-889307-30-5 Softcover – Some b&w art (some adult, some not) The Arse Elektronika colloquium is an exploration of technology as regards erotic human relations. 2009 was centered around biotechnology and body modification. Besides lively interviews and fiery panel discussions, Of Intercourse and Intracourse includes personal essays and anecdotes, project descriptions the reader can build, info on historical and speculative theories and practices, more.

FICTION – GENERAL

SQUIRREL SEEKS CHIPMUNK David Sedaris, Ian Falconer – $13.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-316-03839-3 Softcover – Two-color illustrations Featuring David Sedaris's unique blend of hilarity and heart, this new collection of keen-eyed animal tales is an utter delight, with an uncanny resemblance to the insanity of everyday life. Three strangers commiserate about animal bureaucracy while waiting in a complaint line; a cynical feline struggles to sit through his prison-mandated AA meetings; more. Original illustrations.

GRAPHIC NOVELS

BLABBER BLABBER BLABBER: EVERYTHING VOL. 1: COMICS FROM AROUND 1978-81 Lynda Barry – $24.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-77046-052-2 Hardcover – Mostly b&w, some color Lynda Barry has been part of the North American alternative comics scene for thirty years. Everything collects all the seminal Ernie Pook's Comeek, her earliest books such as Boys & Girls and Big Ideas, and more. Volume 1 covers 1978-81. Though Barry's early drawing style is often described as "scratchy," her uncanny ability to zero in the very essence of life is as present as ever.

THE ADVENTURES OF HERGE Bocquet, Fromental, Stanislas – $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-77046-059-1 Hardcover – Color A biographical comic of Tintin's creator, the world-renowned Georges Prosper Remi, better known by his pen name, Herge. Meticulously researched with references to many of the Tintin albums and complete with a bibliography and mini-bios for each of the main "characters," the biography is appropriately drawn in the iconic clear line style. Funny, charming, and packed with information.

FEATURED ITEM: THE DEATH-RAY Daniel Clowes – $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-77046-051-5 Hardcover – Color Teen outcast Andy is an orphaned nobody with only one friend, until the glorious day when he takes his first puff on a cigarette. That night he wakes, heart pounding, soaked in sweat, and finds himself overcome with the notion that he can do anything. The Death-Ray reconfigures the classic staples of the superhero genre into a contemporary meditation on the darkness of the human psyche.

HISTORY

EROTICISM IN POMPEII Antonio Varone – $30.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-89236-628-6 Hardcover – Color The ancient Romans — a society with a more relaxed attitude toward sex — practiced and portrayed a diverse array of sexual activities. This book sheds light on the ways eroticism appeared in the resort city of Pompeii by combining excerpts from the authors of the time, especially Martial, with erotic sculptures and frescoes discovered at the site. Beautiful color images of artwork from Pompeii.

PEEPSHOWS: A VISUAL HISTORY Richard Balzer – $45.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-6349-8 Hardcover – Color and b&w Long before the movies were created, peepshows were appealing to a public eager for entertainment and enlightenment. The peepshowman and his box were a common sight on city streets and village greens. He might offer a view of a famous battle scene or a storied landscape. This book offers the reader a rich sense of its history. Nearly 200 annotated images, many never before published.

HUMOR

TOILETRY FROM A TO Z: SOMETHING TO DO WHILE YOU'RE TAKING A POO Les Bloch, Joe Mielke – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9833112-0-1 Die-cut hardcover – Black and white An iconic piece of die-cut art, this gift book will probably be sold at the Antique Roadshow 2090. Shaped like a tiny toilet, Toiletry from A-Z offers definitions from "Anal Retentive" to "Zipper" with drawings and quips crafted for laughs. A collector's item and even greater gift.

KIDS, 12 AND UNDER

CHARLEY HARPER ABC'S (CHUNKY BOARD BOOK) Charles Harper – $14.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-934429-07-5 Hardcover board book – Color A graphic and delightful children's board book featuring this American icon's colorful illustrations of animals and nature. Conceived of as a mini companion to the large format Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life, the ABCs introduces Charley's work to budding readers and grown-ups alike, and is sure to appeal to Charley's loyal fans and introduce him to a whole new generation.

DOG DREAMS Michael Wertz – $14.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-471-5 Hardcover board book – Three-color (cyan and red on white) A labor of love from the mind of author, artist, and printer Michael Wertz. The vibrantly colorful, engaging shapes pop out from the page in retro red and cyan that evokes a 60s feel. The narrative of the book imagines the many places man's best friend may go during a long dog nap from Tracy's dream of a rooftop tap dance to Dooey's evening cup of coffee on top of his new French chateau.

STAR TREK: BOOK OF OPPOSITES David Borgenicht – $9.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-59474-519-5 Hardcover board book – Color Explore strange new worlds! With the help of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and two dozen colorful pictures from across the galaxy, teach your children the meaning of big and little, hot and cold, apart and together, and much more! Ages 0 and up.

THE KING'S 6TH FINGER Jolby, Rachel Roellke Coddington – $16.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-474-6 Hardcover – Color This utterly charming tale relates the story of King Mortimer, a royal plagued by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder who only finds comfort and ease by surrounding himself with the number 5 — be it 5 knights, 5 moats or 5 points on his crown. One day he awakens to find that he has grown a sixth finger! Woe is he! His wizard is quick to suggest a remedy, but not one without risk.

MAGAZINES & ZINES

BITCH MAGAZINE #53 (WINTER 2011): THE UNDERGROUND ISSUE Andi Zeisler, editor – $5.95 Perfect bound – Two-color Feminist response to pop culture. Mag for smart cranky gals. Bitch — it's a noun, it's a verb! Similar to "Bust," but even more radical and political. Smart writing. This is their Underground issue. In this issue: who's to say what makes a gay anthem?; the challenges of sharing the road with boys; two new books ponder dating while feminist; The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl's Issa Rae; more.

BUST MAGAZINE #72 (DEC/JAN 2012) Debbie Stoller, editor – $4.99 – ISBN-13: 0 Perfect bound – Color For women with something to get off their chests. Post feminist girly girls with bad attitude. Smart & funny. This issue has a free illustrated 2012 calendar inside! In this issue: badass babes; 2 Broke Girls' Kat Dennings; Miss Piggy hams it up; roseanne Barr solves your problems; Mad Men's Alison Brie; Anthony Bourdain; Dum Dum Girls; Carrie Fisher; more.

CABINET MAGAZINE #43 (FALL 2011): FORENSICS Sina Najafi, editor – $12.00 Perfect bound – Color Immaterial Incorporated's non-profit quarterly magazine of art and culture. Articles, interviews, specially commissioned artist projects, and a special section around a particular theme. This issue's theme: forensics. In this issue: Mengele's skull; osteobiography — forensic anthropology and the law: forensic machinery; a contemporary chronology of forensic listening; more.

HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE VOL. 35 #8 (JAN 2012) Kevin Eastman, editor – $6.95 Perfect bound – Color The adult illustrated fantasy comic magazine. Reprints lots of good Euro stuff, exposed breasts, proficient art. In this issue: "Wisher #2: The Fabled Ones" by Giulio De Vita and Sebastien Latour; "Dreamz" by RG Llarena and Axel Medellin; "Metal Media" by Horatio Weisfeld; "The Tants" by Abraham Martinez and Mehdi Cheggour; more.

FEATURED ITEM: JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE #132 (JAN 2012) M. Revelli, editor – $5.99 Perfect bound – Color Started by Robert Williams, this is the art magazine for "lowbrow" art. Tattoo art, graffiti art, car culture art, erotic art, outlaw art, fantasy and sci-fi art, comic-influenced art, etc. In this issue: Audrey Kawasaki opens up about the Elusive "Her"; Peter Beste — Houston rap meets Scandinavia metal; Charming Baker; Paul Insect; Mark Whalen; Luis Toledo; Horfe; more.

PINSTRIPING & KUSTOM GRAPHICS MAGAZINE #29 (NOV/DEC 2011) Lynda Johnson, editor – $9.95 Perfect bound – Color Exploring the world of kustom art and lifestyle. Pinstripe, airbrush, tattoo, lifestyle, and more. The first dedicated pinstriping and airbrushing magazine for the UK and EU. In this issue: Mick Pratt; Percy Badbrush; Dave Dickinson: Tall Plane Tiger; Paul Reijnders; Aaron Goodrich; Sebastian Mulsow; Scott Fisk; Krazy Dotty; more.

FEATURED ITEM: WAX POETICS MAGAZINE #49: LATIN ISSUE Andre Torres, editor – $9.99 – ISBN-13: 0 Perfect bound – Color The definitive vinyl collectors journal. Beautifully laid out, features monsters of old jazz, funk, and hip hop. This is their Latin issue. In this issue: Eddie Palmieri; lowrider oldies; Fania & Alegre All-Stars; Cal Tjader; Harlem River Drive; Speed Records; more.

PINUP ART

THE GREAT AMERICAN PIN-UP Charles G. Martignette, Louis K. Meisel – $21.99 – ISBN-13: 978-3-8365-3244-0 Hardcover – Color Buxom bombshells: pictures from an age when eroticism was still innocent. They've been exciting generations of men, on calendars and covers, as centrefolds or even on playing cards: pin-ups. This book tells the tale of a genre as utterly American as the paintings of Edward Hopper, describing its origins and development in detail and showcasing the most important artists.

RESISTANCE & REBELLION

ON THE GROUND: ILLUSTRATED ANECDOTAL HISTORY OF THE SIXTIES UNDERGROUND PRESS Sean Stewart – $20.00 – ISBN-13: 978-1-60486-455-7 Softcover – Color An eye-opening account of the birth of the underground newspaper. From 1965–1969, the subversive press grew from five small papers to over 500 around the world. Stories by the people involved, such as Bill Ayers, Paul Buhle, Paul Krassner, and Trina Robbins, bring the movement to life. Full-color scans show the incredible energy that fueled the counterculture of the 1960s.

ROCK

THIS IS A CALL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DAVE GROHL Paul Brannigan – $26.99 – ISBN-13: 978-0-306-81956-8 Hardcover – A few b&w photos The first in-depth, definitive biography of Dave Grohl, based on ten years of original, exclusive interviews with Grohl and conversations with a legion of musical associates. Grohl speaks candidly about Kurt Cobain, the arguments that almost tore Nirvana apart, the feuds that threatened to derail the Foo Fighters's, and the dark days that almost caused him to quit music for good.

TATTOO/PIERCING/BODY MOD.

FEATURED ITEM: JUXTAPOZ TATTOO 2 Juxtapoz, editor – $29.95 – ISBN-13: 978-1-58423-422-7 Hardcover – Color Many of the gifted tattooists in Juxtapoz Tattoo 2 emerged at the beginning of Tattoo's modern renaissance at the end of the millenium. Whether they're creating a modern twist on a classic theme, or changing the game completely, aesthetic integrity is the goal. Angelique Houtkamp, Mark Bode, Jime Litwalk, Shawn Barber, Sunny Buick, Mike Ledger, Jose Lopez, Jun Cha, Liz Gruesome, more.

FEATURED ITEM: TATTOO PARLOUR Martin McIntosh, Gemma Jones – $19.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9577684-3-7 Softcover – Color Step into the studios of artists who also have a foot in the world of tattoo. Tattoo Parlour is a showcase of artworks made by artisans who also make tattoos. From skin to canvas to laser cut dollar bills, these are artists immersed in tattoo culture but also their own creative practice. Alex Binnie, Angelique Houtkamp, Dr Lakra, Mike Giant, Scott Campbell, Shawn Barber, more.

VARIOUS ODDS & ENDS

ALICE IN WONDERLAND PLAYING CARDS Sir John Tenniel – $7.95 – ISBN-13: 978-0-9821232-1-8 Deck of playing cards – Color These beautiful playing cards have quotes and illustrations on every card! The text on these cards by Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) has delighted children and the literary elite for over a century. Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914) is one of the most famous illustrators in English literature. 52 cards plus 2 jokers. This deck has a blue back.

MOJO NIXON THROBBLEHEAD FIGURE Anonymous – $19.95 Bobblehead figure in box – Mojo Nixon, the patron saint of psychobilly, has finally been realized in throbblehead form! This figure capturing his look from the late 80s is limited to 500 numbered units, stands at 7 inches tall, and is made of super strong polyresin. Mojo holds his sweet sunburst hollow body proudly while extemporaneously pontificating. "It makes a great stockin' stuffer for your drunk uncle," said Mojo.

ROKY ERIKSON THROBBLEHEAD FIGURE Anonymous – $19.95 Bobblehead figure in window display box – Roky Erickson, founding father of psychadelic rock gods The 13th Floor Elevators, in throbblehead form. This figure capturing Roky's look circa 1980, or "The Evil One" era, is limited to 1000 numbered units, stands at 7 inches tall, and is made of super strong polyresin. Displayed in a window box, Roky is accurately sculpted right down to the grizzly beard, wild hair and Vanson jacket.

ADULT CATALOG

ADULT ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURED ITEM: EROTICISM IN POMPEII Antonio Varone – $30.00 – ISBN-13: 978-0-89236-628-6 Hardcover – Color The ancient Romans — a society with a more relaxed attitude toward sex — practiced and portrayed a diverse array of sexual activities. This book sheds light on the ways eroticism appeared in the resort city of Pompeii by combining excerpts from the authors of the time, especially Martial, with erotic sculptures and frescoes discovered at the site. Beautiful color images of artwork from Pompeii.

FEATURED ITEM: SECRET MAGAZINE #36 (OCTOBER 2011) Jurgen Boedt, editor – $17.50 Perfect bound – Black and white From England, the magazine of fetish, bondage, and SM. Lots of photos of bondage and kink, very glossy, very pretty, Plus fiction, articles, etc. In this issue: violet wands; who gets tied up tonight?; the story of Rubber Boy; the art of mindfuck; fashion by Polymorphe; shibari style impressions by David Lawrence; vacbeds in 3D; fetish models Cake Krissy, Death Bird, Acid Doll; more.

ADULT NONFICTION

FEATURED ITEM: OF INTERCOURSE AND INTRACOURSE: SEXUALITY, BIOMODIFICATION AND THE TECHNO-SOCIAL SPHERE Johannes Grenzfurthner, Guenther Friesinger, Daniel Fabry – $29.99 – ISBN-13: 978-1-889307-30-5 Softcover – Some b&w art (some adult, some not) The Arse Elektronika colloquium is an exploration of technology as regards erotic human relations. 2009 was centered around biotechnology and body modification. Besides lively interviews and fiery panel discussions, Of Intercourse and Intracourse includes personal essays and anecdotes, project descriptions the reader can build, info on historical and speculative theories and practices, more.

PINUP ART

FEATURED ITEM: THE GREAT AMERICAN PIN-UP Charles G. Martignette, Louis K. Meisel – $21.99 – ISBN-13: 978-3-8365-3244-0 See PINUP ART in the General Audience section above.