Playful Pin-Ups (Artist Archives) Softcover cover-artist-Brendon Fraim

Playful Pin-Ups (Artist Archives) Softcover cover-artist-Brendon FraimARTIST ARCHIVES is an extraordinary series of treasured artworks from the golden years of illustration. These collections are valuable references as well as nostalgic reminders of glamorous periods. Each book showcases 14 carefully selected reproductions of artworks with attention to historic significance and artistic merit. Whether just trying to run their errands or lounging leisurely, these beauties are all caught in revealing predicaments. The

the five candidates that appear are a half-dog

He's blind and down a hand - yet Victor Creed is angling to prove it ain't the prettier killer who walks away

Koizumi might have a boyfriend

from the Hugo Lifetime Achievement Award to the Inkpot

archivists and academics

In a desperate attempt to save the Earth Kingdom from falling back into the dark days of conquest and empire

and their town's sinister connection to this imagination-fueled reality

she may become a more powerful knight than she ever dreamed - if only she can survive long enough

And who is responsible for the conspiracy to keep it hidden

or will they be swallowed by them again

TCJ explores the international comics scene with a sampling of edgy works by contemporary Finnish cartoonists that have never before been published in English

Plus: The Runaways embark on a coast-to-coast adventure