New Releases by Ben Dunn

On the verge of adulthood and a future filled with failure, Billy, a young man with a homelife of torture and pain, sets out on a day which will change his path forever. Can he discover the truth about his existence and will he find the power to shape whatever life brings? Billy tries to forge friendships, but are these people those who will help him become the man he needs to be? In a seaside town of steady decline, Billy is living a life with the man his mother married. He spends his days hiding from people, school and life. But he can''t hide forever. His step-brother pushes against the power of his father and the fallout is one that will set in motion the change that needs to come. Billy sees that his life needs to change, that he needs to become something he has yet to be. But he has to navigate the consequences of other''s actions in an attempt to make it through the day and escape unhurt and become someone adults have told him he can be.

Get ready for a book of (nearly) unheard-of proportions! Chibi ― super-deformed, small-bodied... whatever you call ''em ― are one of the major elements of comedy (and even semi-serious) manga, and no manga artist''s education is complete without knowing how to draw ''em! Antarctic''s top talents give you the lowdown on the low-down, from stubby limbs to oversize heads and everything in between! It''s the biggest book ever about manga''s smallest characters!

Life isn''t easy for young Orion. The conflict between his powerful home world of Salusia and its long-time enemy, the Zardon forces, is over, but now he has to adjust to... high school on Earth! A pushy-but-affectionate ninja, a haughty Zardon beauty, and a lovely soul-sucking demon are only the start of his troubles! Ben Dunn, the Godfather of American Manga, is ready to school you again!

Pursued by the Hegemonic Crux''s mounted cavalry, a desperate rebel noble heads for cover in the Dead Forest. The troopers believe they have the target at their mercy, but the predators will soon become prey themselves to the hairy horrors of the woods!

Class is back in session! Godfather of American Manga Ben Dunn has another weighty read for the second semester of your Classic Lit course: Ninja High School Textbook 2! Twenty issues of classic Ninja High School, plus the Super NHS special, all in one massive collection. Relive (or experience for the first time) the heart of the series that introduced countless readers to the love-comedy manga genre back when most Americans couldn''t even pronounce "manga"! Collects Ninja High School #24-43 and Super NHS.

Life isn''t easy for young Orion. The conflict between his powerful home world of Salusia and its long-time enemy, the Zardon forces, is over, but now he has to adjust to... high school on Earth! A pushy-but-affectionate ninja, a haughty Zardon beauty, and a lovely soul-sucking demon are only the start of his troubles! Ben Dunn, the Godfather of American Manga, is ready to school you again!

The most ruthless, money-hungry mercenaries of the Steam Wars world ready their plasma flintlocks for business once again! She thought she was free, but no one escapes the Deadeyes forever. Now she must hire her own merciless bounty hunter to fight fire with fire, and the only guarantee is blood on the streets.

In 19th-century London, mysterious fiends stalk the unwary, but their hour is at hand! The able aristocrat Lady Greystoke, barbarian beauty Rula, and melee maid Mary Riley dare to defy the worst the world can offer. But with the sinister warlord Wang Fu Ho and his ally, Dr. Frankenstein, scheming for the power of the Mars Stone, they may need help from another world!

Driven by greed, on the edge of the law, their business is blood. They are the killers, the assassins, the merciless trackers of the underworld, and if you''re their enemy, you''re probably dead. Remember, a bounty hunter only follows the Rule of Gold.

As a special event for our 30th-anniversary year, Antarctic Press going back to one of its (hairy) roots -- anthropomorphic comics! Includes work from Sonic the Hedgehog artist David Hutchison, plus an all-new, all-furry fun-fest from Fred Perry! Fast and Furriest: When the world order makes every aspect of life miserable for the poor multitudes, Turbo Ninjas take to the highways to rob from the rich and give to the poor!

Salutations, fright fans! They say putting together weird, eerie tales is no "EC" job, but we''re dying to prove that wrong! Revel in the disturbing delight of this invidious issue of stories ominous and sinister -- so hair-raising, you could use it for Rogaine!

In this issue: introducing David Hutchison''s Gunsaint! Another collection of stirring narratives of boiler-plated derring-do! The greatest of explorers, male and female, take on the direst (or at least most exciting) challenges their steam-powered Age of Adventure has to offer!

We live in a beautiful, enchanting world, a startling universe resplendent with a cornucopia of multitudinous delights – the laughter of a child; the first rainfall after an endless, sweltering summer; the twinkling reflection of a full moon over a calm midnight lake on a cool autumnal night; a freshly baked ciabatta, straight from a Tuscan oven, coquettishly handed to you by an olive skinned, raven-haired, nubile signorina by the name of Bernadetta. This much we know. Oh yeah, and there are some things that look like c**ks. This is a hilarious, full-color book of things in this world that look like c**ks, and will appeal as a gag gift, an impulse buy, a naughty stocking stuffer, a little something for a bachelorette party, for frat boys and anyone else interested in things that look like c**ks.

Intriguing tales spun around steam! Featuring intrepid adventurers and their steam-powered gadgets and gizmos. Brassy women and brawny men and their flying machines saving the world with the power of steam and just a bit of style!

Another collection of stirring narratives of boiler-plated derring-do! The greatest of explorers, male and female, take on the direst (or at least the most exciting) challenges their steam-powered Age of Adventure has to offer!

Consists entirely of art originally published in the graphic novels Victorian secret, Victorian secret summer catalog, Victorian secret winter wardrobe, Victorian secret masquerade, and Victorian secret agents.

A desperate Third Reich unleashes its most fearsome weapon: Der Totenkorpse! A fiendish division of flesh-eating soldiers that cannot die! Born of horrible human experiments, baptized in the fires of Hell, drenched in the blood of the innocent, the Death Corps marches to consume the living. If the Nazis cannot rule the world, they will eat it alive!

In the sweltering summer, the boiler room is too stuffy, and a full explorer''s kit can give even the most intrepid a case of heatstroke. Time to loosen up the leather and unbuckle the brass, and seek adventure in the surf and sand, or the nearest natatorium! (All while maintaining decorum so as not to shame Her Majesty, of course.)

A guide to drawing street-fighting characters that covers male and female anatomy, clothing, martial arts stances, and poses.

Fantasy in art.

It''s total global war! Sometime in the near future, a series of attacks rock the planet. New York, Tokyo, London, Hong Kong, and Moscow are among the major cities across the globe to come under simultaneous assault from forces unknown. It is quickly ascertained that these invaders are NOT extraterrestrial, and they utilize machines and weapons of war much like our own! Who are these strange invaders? Where do they come from? What is their goal? How are they able to pull off such massive devastation on a global scale? Follow the struggles in key locations as brave people of every nation do whatever they can to survive the onslaught and fight back against this mysterious, ruthless, and relentless enemy.

Writer/Artist: Fred Perry, David Hutchison It''s the holiday season, time to deck the halls...with shotgun racks, ''cause boughs of holly ain''t gonna keep the zombies at bay! Antarctic Press spins more stories of spooks shambling through the snow, rotting in a winter wonderland!

Do you dream building a new future on the farthest-spanning reaches of your imagination, but feel like your art skills are somewhere in a black hole? Do your flying objects come out unidentified by accident? Do your new life and new civilizations seem more like old hat? Accept this mission, and let it take you to the final frontier of sci-fi art! Our intrepid captains of comicdom guide you through the furthest reaches of the possible, from spaceships and ray guns to alien life, other planets, strange stars and galaxies! Learn enough, and your art will go where no one''s has gone before!

Ye stoic scribe Robert Bevard and illustrious illuminator Ben Dunn of ye Antarctic Press place their special mark on a classic, stirring tale of adventure in this comic book adaptation! Robin Hood and his Merry Men steal from the rich and give to the poor, ever foiling and infuriating the misbegotten monarch King John and his minions! But will the lure of the lovely Maid Marian and a rigged archery contest spell the emerald archer''s doom?

Got the itch to conquer the comics world with your depictions of villains, fiends, mad scientists and more? Out for vengeance against those who dare claim you couldn''t draw a super-villain if you were being held at laser-point? Well, you''ll show them! Ben Dunn (Marvel Mangaverse, DC, Image) and his partners in crime show you how to take the comics world by storm with a slew of schemes-that is, lessons on the basics and intricacies of bringing out the best (worst?) in your bad guys.

Provides lessons in drawing comic book villains, covering tools and anatomy and including directions for a number of characters, including a maniac, a scientist, a femme fatale, and others.

Vampires.

Graphic Novels.

Provides tips for drawing body shapes, movement, and expressions in manga style.