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The LIMITED EDITION ACME COMICS EXCLUSIVE cover to Rascal Randy 1 by artist SYLAR BEDOYA and colorist STEVE CANON is available NOW! When ACME COMICS generates an exclusive cover, we want to make sure it is just the right thing. Something timeless. The right series, the right artists, and the right moments in time all came together for this very special project!
Steve Rude is best known as the co-creator and primary artist of Nexus. 2026 "The Art of Steve Rude" annual sketchbook (bottom right in the second photo). This is likely the centerpiece of the package, containing paintings, sketches, commissions, and commentary from the past year. A spiral sketchbook/notebook with a Steve Rude cover illustration (top left in the second photo). The cover features a Sherlock Holmes-inspired ape character wearing the classic deerstalker hat. "The Studio's Open" notebook (top left in the first photo). The back advertises Steve Rude's weekly live drawing sessions every Saturday at 1:30 PM Arizona time, with links to YouTube and Patreon. Steve Rude promotional postcards/thank-you cards, thanking supporters of the studio. A round sticker featuring one of Rude's futuristic superhero illustrations. A 4th of July Sketch Challenge card, inviting fans to draw: an explosion, a heroic pose, a flag-waving mystery creature. The reverse has blank panels for sketches. Patriotic candies wrapped in red, white, and blue. Red tissue paper, typical gift packaging.
Rice Krispies Treats box with Iron Man
Cover to JLA 80-Page Giant 2
Man you want to flush down your toilet in a boat flying a MAGA flag in the Reflecting Pool.
“MESMERIZING AND MAGICAL.” —ROWENNA MILLER, AUTHOR OF THE UNRAVELED KINGDOM TRILOGY THE FIRST BRIGHT THING J. R. DAWSON Description of the image: The cover uses a striking Art Deco–inspired design with a predominantly black background accented by gold, white, and vivid red elements. The title is arranged vertically in large cream-colored block letters outlined in gold. Flowing gold lines form the shape of an hourglass or theatrical drapery around the words, giving the cover a sense of elegance and motion. At the bottom center is a vivid red circus tent with black openings and a tiny white flag at the top. White radiating lines spread outward from behind the title and tent, resembling spotlights, magical energy, or starbursts. Small red stars are scattered near the upper center of the cover, reinforcing the magical or circus atmosphere. The overall aesthetic evokes vintage theater posters, stage magic, or early 20th-century carnival imagery, with a refined fantasy feel.
MISTAKES THAT WORKED THE WORLD’S FAMILIAR INVENTIONS AND HOW THEY CAME TO BE Charlotte Foltz Jones Description of the image: The cover has a playful, educational design set against a white graph-paper background with faint blue grid lines. The title is displayed prominently in large red and black hand-lettered text. Scattered around the title are whimsical illustrations and photos representing inventions and experimentation: A crumpled yellow paper ball is drawn as the glowing top of a light bulb, with black sketch lines radiating outward. A smiling chocolate chip cookie appears near the center-right. A pink piggy bank sits near the bottom left with a small dollar-sign doodle above it. A metal slinky stretches downward on the lower right, accompanied by hand-drawn arrows showing its motion. The author’s name appears at the bottom in a handwritten-style yellow font. The overall style suggests a fun, accessible nonfiction book aimed at explaining accidental inventions or discoveries in an engaging way.
Calvin Ellis the Superman inspired by Barack Obama
THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD J. R. DAWSON The cover features a moody, atmospheric nighttime scene dominated by deep purples and blues. The viewer appears to be inside a large arched structure—possibly a station or pavilion—with dark framing beams creating a window-like grid. Centered in the background is a glowing lighthouse, its light softly illuminating the surrounding mist and water. Beyond the lighthouse, a distant city skyline with scattered lit windows stretches across the horizon, reflected faintly on the water below. The title text is large and prominent, rendered in a gradient that shifts between gold and pale green, giving it a slightly luminous effect against the darker background. The author’s name appears in smaller, understated lettering near the bottom. Overall, the design suggests a blend of mystery and quiet wonder, with a focus on isolation, guidance (the lighthouse), and a boundary between worlds or places.
Redhead in minidress reacts to a prop plane crashed into a house.
HOW TO BE A PERSON the Stranger’s GUIDE TO COLLEGE SEX ★ INTOXICANTS ★ TACOS AND LIFE ITSELF BY LINDY WEST ★ DAN SAVAGE CHRISTOPHER FRIZZELLE ★ BETHANY JEAN CLEMENT AND THE STAFF OF THE STRANGER
“JOE ABERCROMBIE IS TERRIFIC.” —George R. R. Martin JOE ABERCROMBIE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR THE FIRST LAW TRILOGY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JOE ABERCROMBIE’S ACCLAIMED FIRST LAW TRILOGY INSPIRED A NEW GENERATION OF FANTASY WRITERS AND IS PERFECT FOR ANY READER LOOKING FOR THE BLEEDING EDGE OF FANTASY FICTION.
WINNER of the WORLD FANTASY AWARD JADE CITY FONDA LEE Image of a man holding a gun imposed over a cityscape with 2 shadowy figures, the woman holds a sword
Back Cover of Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh “Masterful, audacious storytelling. Relentless, unsentimental, a completely wild ride.” —TAMSYN MUIR, New York Times bestselling author of the Locked Tomb series “Deserves a space on shelves alongside Ursula K. Le Guin and Octavia Butler.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review) “A thrilling page-turner with fascinating ideas.” —THE WASHINGTON POST WHILE WE LIVE, THE ENEMY SHALL FEAR US. Since she was born, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the bowels of Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she readies herself to face the Wisdom, the powerful, reality-shaping weapon that gave the majoda their victory over humanity. They are what’s left. They are what must survive. Kyr is one of the best warriors of her generation, the sword of a dead planet. When Command assigns her brother to certain death and relegates her to Nursery to bear sons until she dies trying, she knows she must take humanity’s revenge into her own hands. Alongside her brother’s brilliant but seditious friend and a lonely, captive alien, Kyr escapes from everything she’s known into a universe far more complicated than she could have imagined. “This book will hurt you and you will say thank you.” —OLIVIE BLAKE, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six “Will have you cheering, laughing, swearing, and ugly-crying.” —ALIX E. HARROW, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House “Powerful, urgent, unmistakably real.” —M. R. CAREY, author of The Girl with All the Gifts “This book hit me like a lightning bolt.” —EVERINA MAXWELL, author of Winter’s Orbit “Fierce and heartbreakingly humane.” —SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN, Sunday Times bestselling author of She Who Became the Sun “The debut novel every novelist hopes to write.” —JOHN SCALZI, New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain ISBN 978-1-250-83500-0 Cover art by Cynthia Sheppard Cover design by Christine Foltzer
front covers of Some Desperate Glory, The Incandescent, Silver in the Wood, and Drowned Country by Emily Tesh
Front Cover Image of a Woman's Portrait DRAWING THE HEAD & HANDS by ANDREW LOOMIS Spine DRAWING THE HEAD AND HANDS ANDREW LOOMIS TITAN BOOKS Back Cover (yellow section) Image of a woman wearing a dress reclining “ANDREW LOOMIS’S BOOKS WERE A FORMATIVE INFLUENCE ON MY LIFE AND ART. —ALEX ROSS “HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FIGURE DRAWING TEACHERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.” —DRAWING MAGAZINE www.titanbooks.com Inside Flap (right side) DRAWING THE HEAD AND HANDS Andrew Loomis (1892–1959) was one of America’s most influential illustrators and art instructors. His highly acclaimed books on drawing have never been bettered. Drawing the Head and Hands is considered by many to be the most valuable book on the subject ever published. In this superb guide, Loomis explains the fundamentals of drawing the head and hands, showing how to master proportions, perspective, and structure. Packed with clear instruction and beautifully rendered illustrations, it provides essential knowledge for artists of all levels. Inside Flap (left side – partial headings visible) ALSO IN THIS SERIES FUN WITH A PENCIL SUCCESSFUL DRAWING CREATIVE ILLUSTRATION FIGURE DRAWING FOR ALL IT’S WORTH
Front Cover Creative Illustration by ANDREW LOOMIS Spine Creative Illustration Andrew Loomis Titan Books Inside Flap (main description) Creative Illustration BY ANDREW LOOMIS “ANDREW LOOMIS’ BOOKS WERE A FORMATIVE INFLUENCE ON MY LIFE AND ART. MY ENTIRE APPROACH TO DRAWING AND PAINTING SUPERHEROES OWES ITS GENESIS TO LOOMIS’ WORK” — Alex Ross, American comic book illustrator — DC Comics and Marvel Comics From the original 1947 jacket: Beginning logically with line, the author next takes up the interdependencies of tone and color and then how to use these three fundamentals to create good pictures. Next comes the idea, the emotion, the psychology behind the picture. Finally, he gives a practical analysis of the various fields open to the illustrator: magazine advertisements, outdoor posters, display and calendar advertising, magazine covers and book jackets, and story illustration. The book ends with a stimulating discussion of experiment and study, and includes some extremely useful general advice to the young commercial artist. There are hundreds of Mr. Loomis’s own drawings throughout the book, and twenty-two pages of illustrations in full color. Intended for the artist who wishes to make illustration a career, rather than for the early efforts of the beginner or for those who draw for a hobby, Creative Illustration is a real professional course in the subject, worth many times its price. Other Titles (series listing) ALSO IN THIS SERIES: Fun with a Pencil Successful Drawing Figure Drawing for All It’s Worth Drawing the Head and Hands Back / Publisher Area (partial) ISBN: 9781845769284 www.titanbooks.com
Caricature of Captain Klutz by Don Martin; another superhero leaps about wearing a mask and cape. His feet appear to fold in half, accompanied by, "Ink, Dink, Doink" sound effects...
Image of huge Hugfun bear sitting on a park bench
NONE BUT THE RIGHTEOUS A NOVEL CHANTAL JAMES Image of 2 hands holding the moon and the sun
front covers for Shrill, The Witches Are Coming, Shit, Actually, and Adult Braces by Lindy West ADVANCE PRAISE FOR shrill “Hey reader! I thought I’d read enough in this lifetime about people’s childhoods and feelings and such and I’d never want to do it again. But Lindy West is such a totally entertaining and original writer, she blew that thought out of my head halfway into the first chapter. I dare you to feel differently.” —IRA GLASS, This American Life “It made me hurt, both from laughing and crying. Required reading if you are a feminist. Recommended reading if you aren’t.” —JENNY LAWSON, #1 bestselling author of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened and Furiously Happy “It’s literally the new Bible.” —CAITLIN MORAN, bestselling author of How to Be a Woman “There’s a reason Lindy West is such a beloved writer: she gets to the heart of impossible issues with humor and grace. West will have you cringing, laughing, and crying, all within one page. Shrill is a must-read for all women.” —JESSICA VALENTI, author of Why Have Kids? and Full Frontal Feminism “The surge of love and joy I felt while crylaughing through this book almost made my cold dead heart explode. Lindy is so smart and so funny that it almost hurts my little jealous-ass feelings. She is my most favorite writer ever.” —SAMANTHA IRBY, author of Meaty ISBN 978-0-316-34840-9 Advance Praise for The Witches Are Coming “Lindy continues to be one of the funniest, smartest writers around.” —JESSICA VALENTI, New York Times bestselling author of Full Frontal Feminism and Sex Object “In this time of great frustration, this collection is a clearing in the woods to meet, to reflect, to dance, and to cackle around the fire.” —ABBI JACOBSON, creator of Broad City and New York Times bestselling author of I Might Regret This “GET ME A BROOM.” —SAMANTHA IRBY, New York Times bestselling author of We’re Never Meeting in Real Life ISBN 978-0-316-44988-5
front cover of Nerd Inferno: the Essential Evan Dorkin featuring caricatures of Milk and Cheese and the Eltingville Club
Happy Earth Day! cartoon of woman on beach celebrating Earth Day
Back cover of the Kickstarter Exclusive "Terry Moore's How to Draw 2026" featuring a woman in a fancy dress looking away while holding a note or whatever that is illegible.
front covers for graphic novels Section Zero and The Many Odd Origins of Even Steven by Karl Kesel et al. Section Zero features 4 characters in action poses. Even Steven features the title character, half dressed in black, half in white, holding various weapons.
front cover of Legends of Indie Comics Words Only Volume 2: Prose Epics of the Greatest Indie Heroes... ... Written by Their Genius Creators Plus: Brand New Fiction by the Legendary Garth Ennis & Howard Chaykin Crossover Epic Included Featuring a mashup drawing of various indie comics icons in front of a star field.
A screenshot of the webpage for Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The highlighted link is for "Labor & Worker Power," but the link ACTUALLY points to "Public Safety." Oh, the humanity!
Myths of Origin [The Labyrinth, Yume No Hon: The Book of Dreams, The Grass-Cutting Sword, Under in the Mere], Palimpsest, This Is My Letter to the World: The Omikuji Project, Cycle One, Silently and Very Fast, Deathless, Six-Gun Snow White, Radiance, Speak Easy, The Refrigerator Monologues, The Glass Town Game, Space Opera, Space Oddity, Mass Effect: Annihilation, Minecraft: The End, The Past Is Red, Comfort Me With Apples, Osmo The Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods, Fairyland [The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two, The Boy Who Lost Fairyland, The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home], The Orphan's Tales [In The Night Garden, In the Cities of Coin and Spice], A Dirge for Prester John [The Habitation of the Blessed, The Folded World], Short Fiction Collections [The Bread We Eat in Dreams, Myths of Origin, The Melancholy of Mechagirl, The Future Is Blue], Poetry [Apocrypha, Oracles: A Pilgrimage] MISSING: Music of a Proto-Suicide (not found anywhere), The Descent of Inanna (not found anywhere), A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects ($75 on Amazon)
Front Cover of Funeral Home by Michelle Abounader, Fell Hound, Jodie Troutman, et al, variant by Heather Antos. A woman with light brown hair with streaks lies in an open casket atop various flowers. Left eye closed, right eye glancing at weapon held in her left had. Wearing a black turtleneck sweater. No milkshakes or cell phones visible.
Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart as Electra Woman & Dyna Girl
Framed Black and White Sketch of Black Canary by Gene Gonzalez. She stands with her hands on her legs, saying "...Oooooo BLAISE... <3" Signed by the artist
E. K. Johnston bibliography Major Novel Publications (by year) The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim (2014) — first novel of the “Story of Owen” series. Prairie Fire (2015) — second in the “Story of Owen” series. A Thousand Nights (2015) — a standalone fantasy retelling (fairy-tale inspired). The Garden of Three Hundred Flowers (2016) — companion/continuation to A Thousand Nights. ebook available at Barnes and Noble website Spindle (2016) — further fairy-tale reimagination (often listed also as Kingdom of Sleep). Exit, Pursued by a Bear (2016) — YA contemporary novel. That Inevitable Victorian Thing (2017) — standalone fiction. The Afterward (2019) — standalone. Aetherbound (2021) — standalone. Pretty Furious (2024) — standalone. Titan of the Stars (2025) — YA science-fiction/horror. Sky on Fire (2025) Major Tie-in & Series Works Ahsoka (2016) — part of the Star Wars canon. Queen’s Shadow (2019) — Star Wars: Padmé trilogy (book 1). Queen’s Peril (2020) — star wars tie-in. Queen’s Hope (2022) — continuation. Crimson Climb (2023) — star wars novel. Due August 11, 2026: The Third Period Comeback
Cover for Prairie Fire: The Sequel to Owen by E.K. Johnston featuring what looks like a black dragon on the back cover and an image of a person wearing a trench coat and a cap in shadow playing a trumpet or similar brass instrument with a black and orange bat or dragon wing in the background on the front cover. Text discusses the main author, gives praise for the first book, and gives an overview of what to expect from this novel.
front cover of Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow featuring a distorted image of Sparky the Penguin, floating eyes, Orange Twitler, Vance, RFK Jr., and Miller
An image of a couple reading a couple books in bed, flipped horizontally for the benefit of people who read left to right.
front cover of A Thousand Nights by #1 New York Times best-selling author E.K. Johnston featuring an image of a mysterious woman with dark hair, face obscured by a mask, wearing a colorful outfit. "This tale will weave its spell over readers' hearts and leave them captivated." --Alexandra Bracken, #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Passenger series and Darkest Minds series
front cover of Spindle by E.K. Johnston featuring an artist's stylistic rendition of woman wearing a headcovering. Geometric designs are overlaid. "The Storyteller Queen lives, and her name is E.K. Johnston." -- Rachel Hartman, New York Times best-selling author of Seraphina. #1 New York Time best-selling author E.K. Johnston
Image of Beckstrom flipped horizontally so her name and "U.S. ARMY" are readable by people who read from left to right.
William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist American Library Association Front cover features an image of a flying dragon with flame breath attack a town with a figure holding a shield and a sword while another figure observes.
Dust jacket for Star Wars: Crimson Climb by #1 New York Times best-selling author of Ahsoka, E. K. Johnston, with a photo of the author and an image of a woman dressed like Han Solo holding an object. "E. K. Johnston is the author of Star Wars: Queen's Hope; Star Wars: Queen's Peril; Star Wars: Queen's Shadow; Star Wars: Ahsoka; Aetherbound; The Afterward; That Inevitable Victorian Thing; and Exit, Pursued by a Bear. She had several jobs and one vocation before she became a published writer. If she's learned anything, it's that things turn out weird sometimes, and there's not a lot you can do about it. Well, that and how to muscle through awkward fanfic because it's a pairing she likes. Cover illustration by Julian D. Paulsen Designed by Beryl Cahapay "Not everyone gets to be the hero. Qi'ra listened to the dreams and promises of a boy with a reckless smile, only to be torn away from him and returned to the White Worms gang while Han made his way to freedom. Now freedom seems like a luxury Qi'ra can't afford while she concentrates on survival and despairs of ever leaving Corellia. But her fortunes seem to turn when a representative of the crime syndicate Crimson Dawn plucks her from captivity and takes her to the syndicate's leader, the mysterious and mercurial Dryden Vos. Vos offers Qi'ra an opportunity she's never had before: the chance to build something resembling a comfortable life if she can prove her worth to his organization. With failure meaning certain death, Qi'ra knows she must immerse herself in the merciless, murderous world of Crimson Dawn. What she doesn't know is just who she will be if she survives..."
Covers for 25 Years of Tomorrow, The Very Silly Mayor, Crazy Is The New Normal, and Life in the Stupidverse, by Tom Tomorrow, featuring caricatures of Sparky the Penguin, a very silly mayor, and an orange dude with balding hair surrounded by sycophants.
Front cover of Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston #1 New York Times Bestselling Author "Unflinching and powerful, and completely necessary." -- Bustle.com Image of a female cheerleader performing a complex maneuver in mid-air with a cloudy sky behind her, various hands far below waiting to catch her as she completes her somersault
Spine of 25 Years of Tomorrow Volume One and cover of 25 Years of Tomorrow Volume Two by Tom Tomorrow (Dan Perkins). These books are HUGE!
Front covers for The Shoemaker's Magician, featuring a tophat, mustache and goatee(?) with Chicago highlights, and for Children of Chicago with paper dolls with Chicago highlights, by Cynthia Pelayo, the Bram Stoker Award-Winning author
Dust jacket for Witch King by Martha Wells. Martha Wells has written many fantasy novels, including The Wizard Hunters, Wheel of the Infinite, the Books of the Raksura series, and the Nebula Award-nominated The Death of the Necromancer, as well as YA fantasy novels, short stories, and nonfiction. Her New York Times and USA Today bestselling Murderbot Diaries has won the Hugu, Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards. Witch King draws together Martha Wells' signature ability to create characters we adore and identify with, alongside breathtaking action and adventure, and the wit and charm we've come to expect from one of the leading writers of her generation.
Dust jacket for "Nobody's Girl" by Virginia Roberts Giuffre; Nobody's Girl is an astonishing affirmation of Giuffre's unshakable will -- first, to claw her way out of victimhood, and then to shine light on wrongdoing and fight for a safer, fairer world. Equal parts intimate and fierce, it is a remarkable narrative of fortitude in the face of depravity and despair. VIRGINIA ROBERTS GIUFFRE (1983-2025) was an activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors. She lived in Australia with her family.