jhutton2 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) Picked up a graphic novel run I have wanted for a long time. The complete series of Black Hole by Charles Burns, my absolute favorite graphic artist of all time. Hopefully I will have the privilege of owning a piece of original art by Mr. Burns at some point. His original work rarely comes up for sale, and what has come up recently got out of my budget very quickly. Black Hole is a twelve-issue comic book limited series written and illustrated by Charles Burns and published first by Kitchen Sink Press and then Fantagraphics. It was released in collected form in 2005 by Pantheon Books. The story deals with the aftermath of a sexually transmitted disease which causes grotesque mutations in teenagers. It was published as a 12-issue comic book limited series between 1995 and 2005. The first four issues were released by Kitchen Sink Press; after Kitchen Sink went out of business, Fantagraphics republished the first four issues and the remaining eight. A compiled hardcover volume was released by Pantheon Books in 2005. This collected edition, however, lacks many pages that were included in the first publication- the ones that showed some characters' faces. These pages are considered by some critics to be essential. Edited July 22, 2014 by jhutton2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermster Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Finally picked this up after months and months of bidding.... Nice addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquareChaos Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Picked up a graphic novel run I have wanted for a long time. The complete series of Black Hole by Charles Burns, my absolute favorite graphic artist of all time. Hopefully I will have the privilege of owning a piece of original art by Mr. Burns at some point. His original work rarely comes up for sale, and what has come up recently got out of my budget very quickly. Black Hole is a twelve-issue comic book limited series written and illustrated by Charles Burns and published first by Kitchen Sink Press and then Fantagraphics. It was released in collected form in 2005 by Pantheon Books. The story deals with the aftermath of a sexually transmitted disease which causes grotesque mutations in teenagers. It was published as a 12-issue comic book limited series between 1995 and 2005. The first four issues were released by Kitchen Sink Press; after Kitchen Sink went out of business, Fantagraphics republished the first four issues and the remaining eight. A compiled hardcover volume was released by Pantheon Books in 2005. This collected edition, however, lacks many pages that were included in the first publication- the ones that showed some characters' faces. These pages are considered by some critics to be essential. Very cool! As an aside, I noticed that they used this book in a few shots of the new Planet of the Apes movie - you may already be aware, but if not, I figured it worth a mention as a neat bit of trivia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutton2 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Picked up a graphic novel run I have wanted for a long time. The complete series of Black Hole by Charles Burns, my absolute favorite graphic artist of all time. Hopefully I will have the privilege of owning a piece of original art by Mr. Burns at some point. His original work rarely comes up for sale, and what has come up recently got out of my budget very quickly. Black Hole is a twelve-issue comic book limited series written and illustrated by Charles Burns and published first by Kitchen Sink Press and then Fantagraphics. It was released in collected form in 2005 by Pantheon Books. The story deals with the aftermath of a sexually transmitted disease which causes grotesque mutations in teenagers. It was published as a 12-issue comic book limited series between 1995 and 2005. The first four issues were released by Kitchen Sink Press; after Kitchen Sink went out of business, Fantagraphics republished the first four issues and the remaining eight. A compiled hardcover volume was released by Pantheon Books in 2005. This collected edition, however, lacks many pages that were included in the first publication- the ones that showed some characters' faces. These pages are considered by some critics to be essential. Very cool! As an aside, I noticed that they used this book in a few shots of the new Planet of the Apes movie - you may already be aware, but if not, I figured it worth a mention as a neat bit of trivia. Did not know that, there must be a Charles Burns fan on the crew somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsehater27 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Finally got me two slabs I have been wanting plus some other goodies as well. [/img] [/img] [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsehater27 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Nice looking deathlok congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcolt Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I never read any Star-Load comics, are they good? How is the writing and artwork? A few times I considered getting the 1st app but never did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 That is one great cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Lucky to be the proud owner - my first Kirby greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb8 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Sweet!! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGGIEZ Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Lucky to be the proud owner - my first Kirby Awesome book!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comeaux Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Picked up a few books this week … Stopped by and got this beauty from the great guys at Bedrock City, awesome store as well ! Some nice deals from the Straw-Man himself (thumbs u Got this one from a fellow boardie Jordan ! Edited July 23, 2014 by comeaux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedforceKJ Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 congrats on scoring that X-Men #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comeaux Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Lucky to be the proud owner - my first Kirby Very nice looking copy ! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGGIEZ Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Picked up a few books this week … Stopped by and got this beauty from the great guys at Bedrock City, awesome store as well ! WOW! And yes, the Westheimer Bedrock City store is incredible. I stopped by for the first time since they moved on Monday. Great store, great peeps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Collector Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Picked up a graphic novel run I have wanted for a long time. The complete series of Black Hole by Charles Burns, my absolute favorite graphic artist of all time. Hopefully I will have the privilege of owning a piece of original art by Mr. Burns at some point. His original work rarely comes up for sale, and what has come up recently got out of my budget very quickly. Black Hole is a twelve-issue comic book limited series written and illustrated by Charles Burns and published first by Kitchen Sink Press and then Fantagraphics. It was released in collected form in 2005 by Pantheon Books. The story deals with the aftermath of a sexually transmitted disease which causes grotesque mutations in teenagers. It was published as a 12-issue comic book limited series between 1995 and 2005. The first four issues were released by Kitchen Sink Press; after Kitchen Sink went out of business, Fantagraphics republished the first four issues and the remaining eight. A compiled hardcover volume was released by Pantheon Books in 2005. This collected edition, however, lacks many pages that were included in the first publication- the ones that showed some characters' faces. These pages are considered by some critics to be essential. great pick up. Burns' early work has really sky rocketed in value and that is if you can find anything for sale. Adam Baumgold has some periodical covers for sale at very reasonable prices but they are his later work and the only ones left are a bit too polished for my liking, and lack the impact of his stranger and less refined work. my pompous . Edited July 23, 2014 by The-Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGGIEZ Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Picked up this beautiful copy on CLINK recently. Sharp 6.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comeaux Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Picked up this beautiful copy on CLINK recently. Sharp 6.5 Love that cover ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
