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Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for July 2026 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets
though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea
E.C. Segar’s Thimble Theatre: The Complete 1919-1920 Dailies
E.C. SEGAR’S MASTERPIECE—FROM THE BEGINNING! Olive Oyl and Ham Gravy take center stage in this first volume of a new series collecting every pre-Popeye daily strip of E.C. Segar’s comic masterpiece, Thimble Theatre! Beginning as a spoof on vaudeville, Segar quickly finds his footing as a gag-a-day cartoonist, showcasing Olive and Ham’s will-they-won’t-they relationship in the most unique and creative ways!
Introduction by Kamden Spies, foreword by Randy Milholland!
Dr. Michael J. Vassallo has these strips on the internet. But if plan to get the entire pre-Popeye Thimble Theatre run I would recommend not passing up this volume. Nothing will aggravate you more in a year or two than having the entire collection except for Volume 1
A New History of Animation Second Edition by Maureen Furniss and Jeremy Speed Schwartz
A New History of Animation takes readers from animation’s origins–including descriptions of innovative techniques–and proceeds through the history of the studio system, the growth of television animation, and the emergence of video games and CGI, up to and including the most recent digital developments
The Second Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, and includes greater emphasis on animation in East Asia and fuller treatment of animation worldwide; expanded coverage of digital technologies; and more space devoted to historical, social, political, and economic context
This new edition also takes a broader perspective on the industry in the United States, with wider representation and more examples of contributions from animators of varied backgrounds
Prince Valiant: Peril of the Round Tableby Paul Newman and Bob Fujitani
After more than 70 years out of print, Fantagraphics showcases this spectacular volume of epic, swashbuckling Prince Valiant adventures by Paul S. Newman and Bob Fujitani in an oversized deluxe package. Adapted from the 20th Century-Fox movie of Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant starring Robert Wagner.
It was a singular honor when Bob Fujitani was tapped to draw the comic book adaptation of Prince Valiant, the big-budget 20th Century-Fox movie starring Robert Wagner. No one had ever before been permitted to draw Hal Foster’s classic. Then Fujitani and veteran scripter Paul S. Newman were asked to do another — and another — until they had completed a solid run of six more original issues. Unseen after more than 70 years, Fantagraphics returns this rare run of all seven Prince Valiant comic books to print for the first time
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Ace O’Hara 1963-1964 newspaper dailies by Conrad Frost and Tony Speer
Ace O’Hara finds trouble, both in outer space and at home! After a mission, Ace discovers that one of his teammates is not whom he seems to be – in fact, he is a shape shifting alien from Uranus! Then, a series of shipwrecks leads Ace to go underwater, where he encountes an undersea race of humanoids! Stories of nuclear devastation, android romance, and Ace’s doomed relationship with Xana, an alien raised by tyrannical mechanical beings, are all here in this final volume!
Gloria 1930-1931 newspaper dailies by Julian Ollendorff
Gloria, by illustrator and film animator Julian Ollendorff, is a rare early 1930’s newspaper strip about a young lady trying to break into the fashion world as an illustrator, but her good looks lead her towards modelling and unwanted suitors! With biting humor and a dip into adventure towards the end of its one year run, Ollendorff provides a fascinating time capsule of the end of the Jazz Age, and the pursuit of glamour and fame!
Captain Easy 1972-1974 newspaper dailies by Jim Lawrence and Bill Crooks
aptain Easy and Ducey Wilde find trouble with each new client First, Easy is fired by McKee! Banzai Kukushima returns to help Easy with the mystery of the Brass Monkey! An actress finds that a movie shoot is a cover for something more sinister! The formidible team of Easy and Wilde face an odd assortment of criminals—from El Diablo to the return of nemesis Bull Dawson! Finally, Easy and Ducey’s relationship is tested when Easy meets Adora, a mysterious cave woman living in a remote island cave. Is she the missing link or a fraud? The team of Lawrence and Crooks continue to deliver the action, mystery and humor that still made it one of the most popular strips of its time.
Captain Easy 1974-1976 newspaper dailies by Jim Larwence and Bill Crooks
Captain Easy in the mid 70’s sees the return of his old friend and partner Wash Tubbs! First, Easy has to rescue Ducey from the clutches of a madman who keeps her in a bird cage! Then, McKee recruits Easy back into his company, and with Tubbs at his side, they embark on a series of wild adventures! From gold claim con games to vampires to protecting a middle eastern princess, Tubbs and Easy go from one situation to another, and somehow come out on top! Finally, Easy falls in love! Are there finally wedding bells? Plus, Lulu Belle returns! Explore the continuing adventures of Captain Easy inside!
Connie Dailies Dailies Volume Three 1933-1935 by Frank Godwin
Classic Comics Press is pleased to present the third volume of our complete reprinting of Frank Godwin’s Connie dailies. Volume Three reprints dailies from March 27, 1933 to February 21, 1935
American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940-1944 by Kurt F. Mitchell with Roy Thomas (new printing)
The American Comic Book Chronicles continues its ambitious series of FULL-COLOR HARDCOVERS, where TwoMorrows’ top authors document every decade of comic book history from the 1940s to today! Kurt Mitchell and editor Roy Thomas composed this volume about the “Golden Age” of the comic book industry, a period that presented the earliest adventures of such iconic super-heroes as Batman, Captain Marvel, Superman, and Wonder Woman. It was a time when America’s entry into World War II was presaged by the arrival of such patriotic do-gooders as Will Eisner’s Uncle Sam, Harry Shorten and Irv Novick’s The Shield, and Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s Captain America. It was when teenage culture found expression in a fumbling red-haired high school student named Archie Andrews. But most of all, the first five years of the 1940s was the age of the “packagers” when studios headed by men like Harry A Chesler, Will Eisner, and Jerry Iger churned out material for a plethora of new comic book companies that published the entire gamut of genres, from funny animal stories to crime tales to jungle sagas to science-fiction adventures. These are just a few of the events chronicled in this exhaustive, full-color hardcover. Taken together, American Comic Book Chronicles forms a cohesive, linear overview of the entire landscape of comics history, sure to be an invaluable resource for ANY comic book enthusiast!
The Amazing Spider-Man Pocketbook Facsimile vol. 1 by Stan Lee and John Romita
A facsimile reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man pocket book first published in 1980! This book retains the 4.5″ x 7″ trim size and 160 page count of the original printing, and features stories from the first years of the newspaper strip!
160 pagesFull Color 4″ x 6.75″
The villainous Flattop has kidnapped Dick Tracy and the whole Police department is out looking for him! Then, a pair of pick-pocketing sisters pick the wrong pocket and get mixed up with criminal gangster known as The Brow. Finally, Tracy rescues a bride who jumps in front of his vehicle only to find that she is wrapped up in a wedding con run by the world’s most nervous gangster—Shaky! Dick Tracy’s job on the force has never been wilder!
Features a new cover by Juan José Ryp!
Empire of Ink: The Printers, Rogues, and Radicals Who Invented the American Newspaper by Alex Wright
No society had ever generated so much ink and paper in so little time. Between the Revolutionary War and the dawn of the twentieth century, the number of American newspapers increased five hundredfold. In Empire of Ink, Alex Wright tells the story of how an unruly young democracy found its voice—shaped by the interplay of new technologies, bold public policies, and a distinctly American zeal for free expression that unleashed the greatest outpouring of print the world had ever seen.
It was a wild, boisterous time—populated by gunslinging editors, tramp printers, zealous reformers, brilliant inventors, and literal snake-oil salesmen. Together, they transformed journalism, built a new industry, and helped forge the nation’s character. By century’s end, this freewheeling press had begun to give way to news syndicates, wire services, and corporate interests. Wealthy media barons seized on new technologies and economies of scale to consolidate power—shaping the mass media that would define the twentieth century.
