comics @ AdHouse Books AdHouseStickerPack | FREE Comic Book Day Comic Book 2004 | Johnny Hiro #1 | Johnny Hiro #2 | Johnny Hiro #3 | Mort Grim | One Step After Another | PINK: Cheese | PINK: GRRR! | Return of the Elephant | The Secret Voice | Skyscrapers of the Midwest #1 | Skyscrapers (otM) #2 | Skyscrapers (otM) #3 | Skyscrapers (otM) #4 | Superior Showcase #0 (FCBD 2005!) | Superior Showcase #1 | Superior Showcase #2 | Superior Showcase #3 | THB: Comics from Mars #1 | The Preposterous Adventures of IronHide Tom | Zig Zag #1 | Zig Zag #2 + + + soon to be released editions + + + Superior Showcase #3 by Various. Published by AdHouse Books Another year in the making’Ķ This THRILLING THIRD ISSUE of the comic that is all about heroes that are super: SUPERIOR SHOWCASE! This issue explodes with the uber-talents of team STREET ANGEL aka Bodacious Brian Maruca & Jazzy Jim Rugg, debuting the work of Dandy Dustin Harbin & last but not least, the Lovely Lady with Luscious Lines’Ķ Laura Park! All wrapped in a fantastic cover by talented Rip-Roaring Roger Langridge! Smack! Bam! Pow! 4-color cover 32 1C pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched $2.95 US funds Shipping in June Diamond code: APR083497 Flickr Preview! + + + released editions + + + Johnny Hiro #3 by Fred Chao. Published by AdHouse Books Johnny and Mayumi go to the opera where they see Toshi, an old friend from Japan. As Toshi starts putting the moves on Mayumi, 47 Ronin Businessmen attack seemingly from nowhere. What could they be after? A modern spin on a classic Japanese tale. 4-color cover 32 1C pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched $2.95 US funds Shipping in November Diamond code: SEP07 3288 Download a pdf preview. + + + Skyscrapers (otM) #4 by Joshua W. Cotter. Published by AdHouse Books Joshua W. Cotter returns with the final installment of his Eisner nominated series, SKYSCRAPERS OF THE MIDWEST. Thy glossy comics cup runneth over with feverish floating robots, hallucinating over grown women in tight spandex, cicada shells, and Lufisir himself. Good times guaranteed for all. In the words of Orson Welles, "If you want a happy ending, it depends, of course, on where you stop your story." 4-color cover 56 pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched $5 US funds Shipping in October Diamond code: AUG07 3288 Download a pdf preview of some of Josh's work. + + + Zig Zag #2 by J Chris Campbell. Published by AdHouse Books Kooky cartoonist J Chris Campbell fills it to the brim in this jumbo- sized issue of Zig Zag. It's a barmy brew of businessmen, clerks, clowns, robots and especially bugs. Things have spiraled out of control for hapless friends, the Attic Bugs. Follow these lovable scamps as they get lost in the woods, battle monsters and find a new friend. 4-color cover 48 1C pages 6.5" x 9.25" saddle stitched $4.95 US funds Shipping in September Diamond code: JUL073202 Online Preview links... creator site + + + THB: CfM #1 by Paul Pope. Published by AdHouse Books Continuing the epic THB tale, Comic from Mars #1 was a San Diego ComiCon Exclusive. The comic contains 3.5 stories that take you further into the world of HR Watson and all the androids that populate their planet. 4-color cover 32 1C pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched $4.95 US funds Shipping in July An AdHouse Books Exclusive Download a pdf preview. + + + + + + Johnny Hiro #2 by Fred Chao. Published by AdHouse Books A renowned food reviewer has ordered the lobster at Mr. Masago's restaurant. Without any lobster left, Masago sends busboy Johnny Hiro to steal one from his archrival Shinto Pete. It's Ginzu knives galore on the rooftops of the lower east side! 4-color cover 32 1C pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched $2.95 US funds Shipping in August Diamond code: JUN073175 Download a pdf preview of issue three. + + + Superior Showcase #2 by Various. Published by AdHouse Books A year in the making... This THRILLING SECOND ISSUE of the comic that is all about heroes that are super (SUPERIOR SHOWCASE!) returns with the uber-talents of Maris Wicks, Farel Dalrymple and Joey Weiser! Hot-young-star Wicks shows you what superbeings are inside us all! AdHouse-Alumn Dalrymple gives us an episode from the adventures of Hollis! New-comer Weiser shows us the powers of the Tree Frog! Smack! Bam! Pow! 4-color cover 32 1C pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched $2.95 US funds Shipping in June Diamond code: APR073292 Download a pdf preview. + + + Johnny Hiro #1 by Fred Chao. Published by AdHouse Books This FANTASTIC FIRST ISSUE finds Johnny Hiro dating the daughter of a 1970's Tokyo Action-Girl. Unfortunately, Gozadilla is out for revenge! The excitement never ends, even though Johnny Hiro really wants it to... 4-color cover 32 1C pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched $2.95 US funds Shipping in May Diamond code: MAR073077 Download a pdf preview of issue three. + + + AdHouseStickerPack by Various. Published by AdHouse Books OK.. OK.. this isn't a comic... but I couldn't find anywhere else to place it! Whether on your locker, notebook, lunchbox or car, you can now show your love of AdHouse (and the artists associated with)! What artists? How about POPE! JEAN! FRASER! COTTER! And TANNER! These stickers are mini works of art that will look great anywhere! Get them before they are gone! qty. 5 4C vinyl stickers in a plastic envelope $4.95 US funds Shipping in May Diamond code: MAR073076 + + + Skyscrapers (otM) #3 by Joshua W. Cotter. Published by AdHouse Books Once again, Joshua W. Cotter puts the "crap" in Skycrapers. This issue is about love and bloody noses, lost toys, broken toys, more giant robots, a chili supper, an elderly man and his dog and the fall of Nova Stealth. Find out why critics and the internet is a buzz about this comic series! 4-color cover 56 pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched $5 US funds Shipping in June Diamond code: APR06 2840 Download a pdf preview of some of Josh's work. + + + The Preposterous Adventures of IronHide Tom by Joel Priddy. Published by AdHouse Books AdHouse Books returns to FREE Comic Book Day with an all new full-length original story from award-winning comic creator Joel Priddy’Ķ The Preposterous Voyages of IronHide Tom! This All-Ages Odyssey-like romp will delight the adventurer in us all! Also, look for special pin-ups & strips from the AdHouse bullpen, along with a special guest ’Äúhouse’Äù illustrator for the backcover! 4-color cover 32 pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched Was FREE, now $1 US funds Diamond code: FEB060022 Download a pdf preview. + + + Superior Showcase #1 by Various. Published by AdHouse Books This FANTASTIC FIRST ISSUE of the comic that is all about heroes that are super (SUPERIOR SHOWCASE!) contains the uber-talents of Nick Bertozzi, Mike Dawson and Dean Trippe! Ignatz award-winning Bertozzi visits the "Supermart." AdHouse-Alumn Dawson gives us one of the final tales of Ace-Face. Web-boy Trippe shows us the powers of a Butterfly! Smack! Bam! Pow! 4-color cover 32 pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched $2.95 US funds Diamond code: FEB062786 Download a pdf preview. + + + The Secret Voice by Zack Soto. Published by AdHouse Books Ignatz Award winner Zack Soto brings his unique world to you in the 1st Giant Issue of this new ongoing series from AdHouse. Thrill to the strange adventures of the SMOG EMPEROR, DR.GALAPAGOS, THE SPECTRE GIRLS, and more! Artfully done entertainment! 4-color cover 64 pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched $4.95 US funds Diamond code: JUL052538 Cold Cut code: SECV001 Download a pdf preview. + + + Mort Grim by Doug Fraser. Published by AdHouse Books Multi-Award-Winning Illustrator Doug Fraser premiers his first long sequential work... Mort Grim. As a Pale Rider aboard an old pounded cop bike, Mort Grim travels the desolate blue highways of America in search of something lost. Could he find it in the diner waitress Gabby? Possibly. Just remember... "There is no justice, there just is!" 4-color cover 32 two-color pages 6" x 9" saddle stitched $5 US funds Diamond code: MAY052382 Download a pdf preview. links... creator site + + + Skyscrapers (otM) #2 by Joshua W. Cotter. Published by AdHouse Books If you thought #1 was good. Hold on to your socks! JWC takes us on a ride of biblical proportions. 4-color cover 64 pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched $5 US funds Shipping in June Diamond code: APR052517 Download a pdf preview of some of Josh's work. + + + Skyscrapers (otM) #1 by Joshua W. Cotter. Published by AdHouse Books Capturing the rural solitude and sadness of a land full of anthropomorphic country cats, Skyscrapers of the Midwest hits a nerve that would make a grown man cry. With stories of childhood trauma and exploration, this comic gives voice to a new creator within our field. This super-sized bargain-priced issue collects the almost out of print mini-comics, and begins the AdHouse series. Skyscrapers of the Midwest was awarded the 2004 Isotope Award for Excellence in Mini-Comics. 4-color cover 56 pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched $5 US funds Shipping in December Diamond Order Code: OCT042296 links... creator's site links... 5 page preview the AdHouse Books free comic book day comic book by Scott Morse and Joel Priddy. Published by AdHouse Books AdHouse Books jumps into the "floppie" market with its very first FREE Comic Book Day comic book! We challenged some of the AdHouse artists to undertake the Scott McCloud 24-Hour Comic Book experiment, and the fruits of their labors are showcased within this FREE comic book. Joel Priddy delivers an ambitious 279-panel story while Scott Morse delivers his painted answer to the challenge. All of this wrapped in a beautifully designed, informative cover! 4-color cover 32 BW pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched (Once FREE) Now $1 US funds Diamond code: APR040026 + + + Pink: GRRR! by Scott Morse. Published by AdHouse Books AdHouse Books is proud to introduce its new limited mini-sketchbook series PINK. PINK will strive to straddle the border of "Low" and "High" art with each artist featured. The limited nature will have the print run set to the number of orders received (plus copies for the creator and publisher) and will not go back to press. Each issue of PINK will come encased within a pink plastic envelope and contain an added bonus, such as a sticker, coaster, and maybe (gasp) a piece of gum. ic envelope and contain an added bonus, such as a sticker, coaster, and maybe (gasp) a piece of gum. The first volume debuts with the prolific Scott Morse, who has decided to share his love of monsters. From Bigfoot to evil scientists, you will find all types of creatures within these pages... and some in color! Also includes a sticker! 1-color cover with endflaps 32 pages, 8 of which will be digital color 5.5" x 8.5" saddle stitched $10 US funds Shipping in August Diamond Order Code: JUN042091 links... scott's web site link + + + Pink: Cheese Volume 2 by Jay Geldhof & Rob Ullman. Published by AdHouse Books AdHouse Books is proud to introduce its new limited mini-sketchbook series PINK. PINK will strive to straddle the border of "Low" and "High" art with each artist featured. The limited nature will have the print run set to the number of orders received (plus copies for the creator and publisher) and will not go back to press. Each issue of PINK will come encased within a pink plastic envelope and contain an added bonus, such as a sticker, coaster, and maybe (gasp) a piece of gum. AdHouse Books makes the second PINK volume doubly delicious by bringing two great artists together under one cover. Jay Geldhof and Rob Ullman will share duties by creating pin-ups and sketches of the female form. Yep, good ol’Äô cheesecake! Girls! Girls! Girls!’Ķ and some in color! Also includes a drink coaster! 1-color cover with endflaps 32 pages, 8 of which will be digital color 5.5" x 8.5" saddle stitched $10 US funds Shipping in October SOLD OUT links... jay and rob's web site link + + + One Step After Another by Fermin Solis. Published by AdHouse Books One Step After Another follows the life of a young woman who is just trying to make it in this crazy world. The author/artist Fermin Solis uses bold brushstrokes and minimalist renderings that gives this timeless story a modern feel. Imported from Spain, find out why Fermin Solis just won the 22nd Comic of Barcelona prize. 4-color cover 40 pages 6" x 9" saddle stitched $5 US funds Shipping in November Diamond Order Code:SEP042285 Download a pdf preview. links... preview of the comic link / fermin's web site link + + + Return of the Elephant by Paul Hornschemeier. Published by AdHouse Books Return of the Elephant is a 48-page comic that tells an eerily quiet story of a solitary man and the ulterior motives involved in a visit from a longtime friend of the family. Paul Hornschemeier delivers a beautifully designed book with luscious two-color interiors Return of the Elephant is Paul's first stand-alone story since his critically acclaimed graphic novel Mother, Come Home (Given an "A+" by Entertainment Weekly). Paul Hornschemeier has garnered Eisner, Harvey and Ignatz nominations for his previous work in comics. 4-color cover 48 2-color pages 4.875" x 9.25" saddle stitched $6 US funds Shipping in July Diamond Order Code: MAY042183 Download a pdf preview. + + + Superior Showcase #0 (FCBD 2005!) by Joel Priddy, J Chris Campbell and Zack Soto. Published by AdHouse Books The wildly successful anthology Project: Superior gives birth to... Superior Showcase! The first of many comics to showcase some of the best and brightest indy creators tackling the subject of heroes that are super! AdHouse fave, Joel Priddy returns to the free comic with his minimalist tale of heroic proportions. This time out he's joined by new comers J Chris Campbell and Zack Soto to create this great alternative all ages comic! Get in on the beginning a new series! All NEW material!!! 4-color cover 32 BW pages 7" x 10" saddle stitched FREE US funds SOLD OUT links... preview + + + Zig Zag #1 by J Chris Campbell. Published by AdHouse Books ZIG ZAG sprouts from the fertile mind of J Chris Campbell. As a one-man anthology, ZIG ZAG will showcase all sorts of kooky stories including the ongoing adventures of the Attic Bugs! A quirky little romp, ZIG ZAG puts the FUN back in funny books! 4-color cover 32 4C & 2C pages 6.5" x 9.25" saddle stitched $5.95 US funds Shipping in May Diamond code: MAR052485 Online Preview links... creator site