new from Last Gasp

SUITS MADE TO FIT: TATTOOS FROM THE NEWSKOOL TATTOO COLLECTIVE...

NewSkool, Adrian Lee, editor

$29.95

A collection of bodysuit tattoos -- tattoos that cover the entire body as one intricate piece of work -- by the freshest innovators of the medium. Work by 13 tattooers, including Grime, Jason Kundell, Paco Excel, Adrian Lee, Horitaka, and more. This edition maintains the... (more)

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TATTOO IN JAPAN (HARDCOVER)

Manami Okazaki

$165.00

An immense, opulently illustrated volume about the high art of tattooing in Japan. The art of creating long-lasting body decorations has an age-old tradition in Japan. Many parallels can be drawn between this traditional genre and classical ink paintings and woodcuts by Japanese masters. This... (more)

Last Gasp special editions

THROUGH PREHENSILE EYES: SEEING THE ART OF ROBERT WILLIAMS (DELUXE...

Robert Williams

$125.00

Through Prehensile Eyes is a collection of Robert Williams' most recent fifty-eight paintings from his past three shows at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York. The images range from Williams' familiar lowbrow and biker culture, stretching deep into a faux science of quantum mechanics... (more)

highly recommended

KIDDING AROUND: POSTCARDS BY THE WORLD'S YOUNGEST PROFESSIONAL CARTOONIST

Alexa Kitchen

$11.95

"Drawing On Her Life's Experiences, However Few" is how a New York Times feature described nine-year-old cartoonist Alexa Kitchen ( Drawing Comics Is Easy, Except When It's Hard ). Kitchen observes life, adults, pets, and other kids with a whimsical and sophisticated eye. These 24 all-different color... (more)

highly recommended

UNSCHULDIGE PASSAGIER, DER (HARDCOVER)

Martin Tom Dieck

$39.95

A man wakes up on board a steamboat among a number of odd passengers. He feels that the boat is going into the wrong direction. Only the captain knows how to correct the course of this strange vehicle -- but he is nowhere to be... (more)

A-G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY COMIC 80

Simon J, editor

$4.99

The A-G anthologies feature a wide array of adult Japanese manga, presented completely uncensored and translated with respect for the source material. In this issue: "Train Woman" by... (more)

REBEL VISIONS: THE UNDERGROUND COMIX REVOLUTION 1963-1975 (SOFTCOVER)

Patrick Rosenkranz

$34.99

Now available in a newly designed and affordable softcover edition! This is a provocative chronicle of the guerilla art movement that changed comics forever. This comprehensive book follows... (more)

BOTTOMLESS BELLY BUTTON

Dash Shaw

$29.99

If R.D. Laing wrote an episode of The Simpsons, it might read something like this hefty comedy-drama. After 40-some years of marriage, Maggie and David Loony shock their... (more)

ROAD COURSE

Union Travel Society

$24.95

Hamburger Eyes for hot rod and custom car fans. This stylish photo collection gives an inside look at some of the icons of the chopper and custom car... (more)

ENANITOS TOREROS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND INTERVIEWS (HARDCOVER)

Livia Corona

$39.95

For the past 8 years photographer Livia Corona has documented the Enanitos Toreros, troupes of little people performing as bullfighters. She toured and lived with them throughout Mexico... (more)

GOTTA HAVE IT: POWERHOUSE MAGAZINE #4

Miss Rosen, editor

$10.00

Fusing the worlds of art, photography, design, fashion, pop culture, advertising, music, dance, and film. Whether collaborating with the establishment or conspiring with the counterculture, whether presenting the... (more)

ALL KNOWN METAL BANDS (HARDCOVER)

Dan Nelson

$22.00

This volume contains the names of over 50,000 metal bands. Presuming that each of these bands had an average of four members, and multipling that by the number... (more)

DEAD NAMES: THE DARK HISTORY OF THE NECRONOMICON

Simon

$7.99

Simon was a young man drawn to the mysterious world of the occult through his association with several Eastern Orthodox religions and his friendship with the owner of... (more)

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN: THE FINAL RESTING PLACES OF...

J.D. Reed, Maddy Miller

$18.95

Stairway to Heaven: The Final Resting Places of Rock's Legends commemorates the rock 'n' roll greats who have gone on to that big backstage party in the sky.... (more)

SIMPSONS COMICS DOLLARS TO DONUTS

Matt Groening

$14.95

We'll bet you dollars to donuts that you'll love this comic collection from the creator of "The Simpsons," Matt Groening. Pass the buck and pass through time as... (more)

CHINESE PROPAGANDA POSTERS (TASCHEN 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION, SOFTCOVER)

Anchee Min, Duo Duo, Stefan R. Landsberger

$16.99

Between 1949 and the early 1980s, these infamous propaganda posters were central fixtures in China, appearing just about anywhere people were likely to see them. Combining fact and... (more)

JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE #89 (JUNE 2008)

M. Revelli, editor

$4.99

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... (more)

COMICS JOURNAL MAGAZINE #290 (MAY 2008)

Gary Groth, editor

$11.99

Comics industry news, reviews, dirt, good interviews. In this issue: Who Speaks for Sparky? Charles M. Schulz's son Monte and a roundtable of Peanuts experts debate the controversial... (more)

SEX, DRUGS, AND VIOLENCE IN THE COMICS

Greg Theakston, editor

$25.00

In an effort to win readers' dimes, the comics of the late '40s and early '50s, published by the smaller companies, pushed the envelope. While 21st century eyes... (more)