Contemporary Illustrators

Nobrow Press

 
Very Fine, Arkady Roytman, Roytman, Arkady, Xupuy / Trinquette, 2013, 1st, 9781934623954, 12.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Figure drawings and paintings. The vast majority in watercolor.

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Limited to 800 numbered copies, Very Fine, Comic & Entertainment Expo, 2008, 1st, 9781934623756, 193462375X, 12.25 inches, 9 inches, 40 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The annual yearbook for this Canadian convention. Features full-page color illustrations by Bruce Timm, Bobby Chiu, Kei Acedera, Stuart Immonen, Bill...

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Blue Collar / White Collar
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Sterling Hundley, Hundley, Sterling, Very Fine, Richmond, VA, AdHouse Books, 2011, 1st, 9781935233152, 1935233157, 9.25 inches, 6.25 inches, 160 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Blue Collar / White Collar collects the art of award-winning illustrator and painter Sterling Hundley. This retrospective monograph...

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Alain Mauricet, Mauricet, Alain, One of 250 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Belgium, 2014, 1st, 8.3 inches, 6 inches, 96 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English


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Very Fine, Dave McKean, McKean, Dave, Century Guild, 2009, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 12 pages, 17 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

This is "A Nitrate and Kinogeists Preview - Special Limited Edition" containing an interview with Dave McKean and a preview of two art exhibitions presented...

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Symptomatica
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Ragnar, Ragnar, Signed by the artist, Very Fine, Baby Tattoo, Los Angeles, 2008, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 80 pages, color, softcover, French wraps, English

Ragnar is a designer in the animation industry but he still has time to create posters and prints in a fifties nostalgic flat retro style. This is his third...

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Camilla d'Errico, d'Errico, Camilla, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Milwaukie, Dark Horse Books, 2013, 1st, 9781595829238, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 112 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the back cover: Camilla d'Errico is a powerful voice in pop surrealism, her work combining diverse influences in imagery both singular and...

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Miss Mindy, Miss Mindy, Signed by the artist, Very Fine, Los Angeles, Baby Tattoo Books, 2009, 1st, 9780977894925, 11 inches, 6.25 inches, 64 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, English

A collection of fun and whimsical burlesque style paper dolls. Miss Mindy has been a prolific professional artist for many years. She continues to paint...

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Very Fine, Michael Manomivibul, Manomivibul, Michael, 2016, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 80 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

Fathoms: The Art of Michael Manomivibul is an art book collecting the best of Michael's work from 2009 to the present. Divers, tentacles, knights, and so...

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Signed by the artist, Very Fine, Robert Chew, Chew, Robert, 2016, 1st, 9 inches, 12 inches, 42 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

Robert Chew is a Dallas-based illustrator and concept artist working in video games. This book "contains various pieces of art created over the past few...

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Dave McKean, McKean, Dave, Inscribed by the artist ("For Brian"), Near Fine (lower corners lightly bumped otherwise Very Fine), Allen Spiegel Fine Arts, Pacific Grove, 2006, 1st, 6.25 inches, 6.25 inches, 48 pages, black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards

Drawings made in over one week in Vienna. "Inspired by the many extraordinary artists whose works live in this haunting city...."

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Fine, issued without dustjacket, ABDOTC, 2007, 1st, 10.75 inches, 7.25 inches, 124 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

"A Collection of Contemporary Character Art" showcases four emerging digital artists: Agasang, Taira Akitu, Stoneman, and LeSean Thomas. With short...

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Signed by the artist with a drawing, Very Good+ (spine ends and corners scuffed, interiors Very Fine), Ruben Martinez, Martinez, Ruben, 2009, 1st, 8.25 inches, 10.25 inches, 56 pages, color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Signed on the front endpaper with an ink sketch. Extinction is illustrator and designer Ruben Martinez' follow up to The After Life. This is a wide...

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Birds & Bees: A Sexual Study
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Dugald Stermer, Stermer, Dugald, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (browning and mild wear to dustjacket edges), San Francisco, Collins, 1995, 1st, 9780002554626, 12.25 inches, 9.5 inches, 144 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Dugald Stermer is an incredible animal artist combining beauty and scientific accuracy. From the publisher: An intriguing, provocative and...

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100 Paintings (Near Fine)
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Tim Biskup, Biskup, Tim, Very Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Milwaukie, OR, Dark Horse, 2004, 1st, 978-1-59307-051-9, 5.25 inches, 5.25 inches, 112 pages, color, hardcover, cloth, English

100 miniature paintings by Tim Biskup. Reproducing Tim Biskup's "100 Paintings" series in a compact, hardcover book, this 5" x 5" volume of one hundred...

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Flood! A Novel in Pictures
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Eric Drooker, Drooker, Eric, Near Fine (spotting to top edge, light rubbing to corners, otherwise tight, flat, clean), New York, Four Walls Eight Windows, 1993, 2nd, 0941423794, 10 inches, 7 inches, 158 pages, color and black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

Eric Drooker's first graphic novel, a story without words, rendered entirely in woodcuts, like Frans Masereel decades before him. From the publisher:...

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Jorge R. Gutiérrez, Gutiérrez, Jorge R., Signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, New York, Cernunnos, 2018, 1st, 978-2374950419, 9.25 inches, 7.25 inches, 192 pages, 200 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Signed by Jorge Gutierrez! From the publisher: The acclaimed director of The Book of Life returns with an original art book celebrating the...

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Signed by the artist, Very Fine, Gregory Weir-Quiton, Weir-Quiton, Gregory, 2019, 6 inches, 6 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps

Great artists make it look easy. Here are 48 drawings, figurative and fashion, that could be finished illustrations. Gregory Weir-Quiton is a veteran Los...

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Josh Alan Friedman, Drew Friedman, Friedman, Josh Alan, Friedman, Drew, From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Very Good+ (moderate wear to rear corners, light wear to covers, interior sound), Seattle, Fantagraphics, 1994, 1st thus, 978-1560971436, 7.4 inches, 7.8 inches, 88 pages, black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

This copy is from the collection of longtime Mad Magazine editor Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity "Madly Yours, From The Estate Collection of...

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Kent Williams, Williams, Kent, Very Fine, Tundra, Northampton, 1991, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 48 pages, 44 color illustrations, softcover, French wraps, English

Out of print. From 1991, the comic book artist and painter's first art book. A selection of 44 figurative drawings and monoprints--in some cases...

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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Gregory Weir-Quiton, Weir-Quiton, Gregory, 2020, 6 inches, 6 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

Here are 48 on-the-spot drawings--primarily portraits--created on the iPad. Gregory Weir-Quiton is a veteran Los Angeles-based illustrator with over 60...

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Gorillaz Almanac
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Jamie Hewlett, et al, Hewlett, et al, Jamie, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, New York, Z2 Comics, 2020, 1st, 9781940878423, 11 inches, 8 inches, 208 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Stop the presses! Twenty years in the making, the Gorillaz Almanac is the very first annual by Gorillaz. Inspired by the great...

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Seymour Chwast, Chwast, Seymour, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, New York, Princeton Architectural Press, 2020, 1st, 9781616899332, 8.2 inches, 5.1 inches, 144 pages, color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Seymour Chwast (1931-) is an American graphic designer known for his diverse body of work and lasting influence on visual culture. He...

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Jamie Hewlett, Hewlett, Jamie, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Taschen, Cologne, 2020, 9783836582636, 8.75 inches, 6.4 inches, 512 pages, over 400 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This new edition of Jamie Hewlett's first-ever monograph reduces the page size, but keeps all of the content of the original plus around 30 brand new...

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One of 100 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Jason Chalker aka Manly Art, Chalker aka Manly Art, Jason, DKE Toys, 2021, 1st, 9 inches, 6 inches, 40 pages, 34 full-page color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Thirty-four paintings of Boba Fett! A collection of the thirty-four original backer card paintings by Jason Chalker, aka Manly Art, for a 2017 limited...

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Frank Cho: Pencil and Ink
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Frank Cho, Cho, Frank, Very Fine, Santa Cruz, CA, Flesk Publications, 2021, 1st, 9781640410497, 11.9 inches, 8.9 inches, 128 pages, color, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: Pencil and Ink is a new collection of Frank Cho's personal works that focuses primarily on his exceptional pencil and ink drawings....

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Tara McPherson, McPherson, Tara, Slight rubbing to the cover, otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Dark Horse Comics, Milwaukie, OR, 2009, 9781595822222, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 112 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, padded pictorial boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: Loss, love, and loneliness. Altered forms and transfigured ideas. Power and vulnerability. Parallel universes of...

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Kent Wiliams: How Human of You
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Kent Williams, Williams, Kent, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, 101/Exhibit, Los Angeles, 2014, 1st, 10 inches, 12 inches, 36 pages, 22 color plates, Hardcover, cloth spine, boards, English

From the artist: This 36-page, 10" x 12" catalog from Kent Williams' 2014 exhibition at 101/Exhibit, features a foil-debossed and laminated cover on chip...

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DC Poster Portfolio: James Jean
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James Jean, Jean, James, Very Fine in publisher's shrinkwrap, DC Comics, New York, 2020, 9781779504937, 16 inches, 12 inches, 42 pages, 20 full-page color illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

James Jean's artwork for 20 covers beautifully reproduced in a large format (about 11x15 inches) with a white border, on heavy stock. Bound as a paperback,...

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Bravo for Adventure
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Alex Toth, Toth, Alex, Very Fine, IDW Publishing, San Diego, 2019, 9781684054701, 10.9 inches, 8.4 inches, 96 pages, color, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: Alex Toth's magnum opus contains all three of The Genius's stories starring Jesse Bravo, knock-about pilot and reluctant...

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Michael Kaluta, Kaluta, Michael, Near Fine (light cover wear, very flat, tight, clean), Lebanon, NJ, Vanguard, 2000, 1st, 9781887591141, 10.5 inches, 7 inches, 112 pages, black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the cover: Echoes: The Drawings of Michael Wm. Kaluta spans the career of one of the most adventurous fantasy artists of our time. From Robert E....

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Sparrow #14: Ashley Wood Vol. 3
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Ashley Wood, Wood, Ashley, Spine sunfaded otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, San Diego, IDW Publishing, 2010, 1st, 9781600105678, 6.25 inches, 6.25 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This Sparrow volume showcases 43 Ashley Wood paintings. Extreme nudes, Astroboy, ZVR, etc. Out of print. From the publisher: The latest volume of...

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Red Flag!
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Curt Merlo, Merlo, Curt, Very Fine, Saboteur Press, Santa Ana, CA, 2017, 1st, 14 inches, 11 inches, 8 pages, color and black & white, Softcover, wraps, English

I discovered this fantastic illustrator/graphic designer and his books at WonderCon 2022. The creator's description: RED FLAG! is a Cold War...

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Danni Shinya Luo, Shinya Luo, Danni, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, San Francisco, Last Gasp, 2012, 1st, 9780867197624, 7.25 inches, 7.25 inches, 200 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: This new collection explores shifting perspectives of beauty, attraction, lust and decency presented through...

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Gary Panter, Panter, Gary, Limited to 1000 copies, Very Fine, Overheat Communications, Tokyo, 2008, 1st, 7.25 inches, 5.25 inches, English

Catalog Number: OVE-0102 Produced in Japan, in 2008, in a limited run of 1000. In addition to the CD and booklet, this one-inch thick clamshell package...

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Molly Crabapple, Crabapple, Molly, Fine, IDW, San Diego, 2012, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations throughout, softcover, wraps, English

In September 2011 artist and firebrand, Molly Crabapple, locked herself in a hotel room, covered the walls in paper, and filled 270 square feet of wall with...

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Christophe Blain, Blain, Christophe, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Casterman, Paris, 2005, 9782203359185, 7 inches, 9.5 inches, 80 pages, color illustrations throughout, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A collection of travel sketches by Christophe Blain from two trips in 2005 to Latvia, a Baltic state formerly part of the Soviet Union and one of the last...


Time 01
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Sterling Hundley, Hundley, Sterling, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Richmond, VA, Legendeer Press/AdHouse Books, 2020, 1st, 9781935233565, 8.5 inches, 5.25 inches, 160 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A collection of incredible pencil drawings by Sterling Clinton Hundley. From the publisher: Time O1 collects the time-based journals of acclaimed...

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Allan Gross, Frank Cho, Marc Hempel, Mark Wheatley, Gross, Allan, Cho, Marc Hempel, Mark Wheatley, Frank, Signed by the artist, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (dustjacket lightly rubbed), Baltimore, Insight Studios Group, 2001, 1st, 188931711X, 9.25 inches, 12.25 inches, 112 pages, over 200 illustrations, most in color, hardcover, cloth, English

A retrospective and detailed discussion of the careers of three artists:Frank Cho, Marc Hempel, Mark Wheatley. From the publisher: See eye-popping...

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Mark Ryden, VF, Ryden, Mark, Last Gasp, 2010, 1st, pictorial boards

"A showcase of pieces from Mark Ryden's 2009 solo exhibition at the Tomio Koyama Gallery in Tokyo, The Snow Yak Show Exhibition Book features many color...

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Signed by the artist with a drawing, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Dean Stuart, Stuart, Dean, 2018, 1st, 10.5 inches, 10.5 inches, 56 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Dean Stuart is a gallery artist and an illustrator for magazines and books since 2007. This is a surreal fairy tale story illustrated with his wonderful...

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Graphic L.A., 2nd Edition
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Robh Ruppel, Ruppel, Robh, Very Fine, Eagle Rock, CA, Design Studio Press, 2021, 1st, 9781624650581, 8 inches, 8 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, English

This second edition includes sixteen new images and their accompanying words of wisdom. From the publisher: Graphic L.A. is part practical...

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Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner, Fenner, Arnie Fenner, Cathy, Very Fine, Nevada City, Underwood Books, 2004, 1st, 9781887424820, 1887424822, 12 inches, 9 inches, 208 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

This book is from the estate of Dave Stevens (1955-2008) artist and creator of The Rocketeer.

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Robbie Conal, NF, Conal, Robbie, Pasadena Art Alliance, 1990, 1st, wraps

An exhibition catalogue on this contemporary guerilla poster artist. His scabrous political posters skewering the right-wing began appearing during the...

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Dave Cooper, Cooper, Dave, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2003, 2nd, 10.25 inches, 10.25 inches, 44 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Subtitled "Paintings & Drawings of Mostly Pillowy Girls," OVERBITE is a hardcover art book featuring over 40 of Cooper's gorgeous oil paintings, each...

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Ray Troll, VF/VF, Troll, Ray, University of California Press, 2004, 1st, cloth

A thick collection of the environmentally minded artist-illustrator's work. With commentary by the artist and an Introduction by Brad Matsen.

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The Skillful Huntsman
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Very Fine, Culver City, Design Studio Press, 2005, 9780972667647, 0972667644, 10 inches, 10 inches, 160 pages, over 1012 color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

"Visual Development of a Grimm tale at Art Center College of Design." Artwork by Khang Le, Mike Yamada & Felix Yoon. Commentary by the artists and...

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Very Fine, Joe Sorren, Sorren, Joe, Grand Central Press / Gingko Press, 2010, 1st, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Joe Sorren’s oil paintings redefine naturalist scenery such as caves, reefs, and seashores, inserting a surreal mood through...

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