Hermes Press December 2026 Solicitations

A complete "virgin" facsimile of the 1968 Gold Key #1, exactly as it appeared when originally published, with a heavy cover; and interior heavy paper that simulates the original comic together with the rare poster (12” x 18”) originally included with the comic; published to celebrate Dark Shadows 60th anniversary and limited to a print run of 200 copies.

 Frank Thorne's masterwork, Ghita of Alizarr is finally being collected in its entirety,long out of print in a revised hardcover archival edition sourced using the final versions of Thorne's original artwork.  Now, experience the complete Ghita mythos in one book.  There have been various versions of these stories but this volume brings together Thorne's definitive take on Ghita of Alizarr.  If you're a fan of the adventures of the mighty warrior Ghita, here the final definitive version as endorsed by the master himself, Frank Thorne.

Franks Thorne's masterful blend of medieval sorcery and modern science comes together in another universe where only Ribit, the warrior woman created by magic, fights the final battle to save her world from the forces of chaos and darkness. Created as an extended narrative in four comic books released by Comico in 1989, the entire narrative has never been printed as Thorne intended, as one complete story. long out of print this expanded revised edition, limited to 1000 hardcover copies boasts the complete story, in glorious color, as well as an interview with Frank Thorne, original art and documentary materials.

Frank Thorne’s Battling Beauties the Expanded Revised Edition, with interviews by Howard Leroy Davis; Definitive monograph covering the strong and sexy women from the fertile mind of Frank Thorne through a lengthy series of interviews; Full color; over 400 illustrations;  Hermes Press celebrates the career of Frank Thorne, renowned good girl artist extraordinaire with a comprehensive art monograph exploring the art of the women he created during his extensive career. See pencils, preliminaries, final artwork, as well as the comics created by Thorne, focusing on his cheesecake creations. This extensive art monograph presents artwork from such titles as Red Sonja, Ghita, Lann, The Iron Devil, and more. This book explores not only the comic book artwork of Thorne, but also illustrates the motion picture concepts and storyboards for the never-made Ghita film.  Additionally this book also provides a lengthy discussion by Thorne accompanied by hundreds of examples of how to draw “beautiful women.” If you love the artwork of Frank Thorne, and you love sexy women, this is the book for you. 

A full color reprint of Frank Thorne's Lann with an in-depth essay and documentary materials. Long out-of-print in a new limited edition of 1000 copies. Move over Barbarella, here comes Lann! While Frank Thorne is known primarily for his works Ghita and Red Sonja, he also created the sexy cyber heroine Lann! Lann spends 98% of her time solving crime while naked, so it's a special kind of fantasy for sure! This space comic features guns, salacious scantily clad ladies, comedy (her sidekick often fights unarmed...due to his arms falling off!), and more! This edition is limited to 1000 copies.

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Marilyn's birth, Hermes Press is publishing an in-depth study and commentary on the films of Marilyn Monroe. Monroe started in minor roles and had her breakthrough in Niagara (1953) followed by Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire (both 1953). All of her films are discussed in this book together with her interactions with the stars, casts, and directors which included John Huston, Howard Hawkes, and Billy Wilder. This detailed monograph lists production credits and storylines of each of her 29 films. Highlighting the text are movie posters from the US, Japan, France, Italy, Belgium, and England, production stills, script pages, actual screen-worn costumes, and costume design artwork.

The Phantom The Best of the Sy Barry Years 1961-1994; contains twelve complete Phantom stories — nine daily continuities and three Sunday continuities — hand picked by Phantom aficionados;Finally a collection of some of the most memorable stories by master Phantom artist Sy Barry. The Phantom, referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the “granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,” was created in 1936 by Lee Falk and in 1961 Sy Barry added his superlative talents pencilling and inking the feature which took it to new heights. It should be remembered that the Ghost Who Walks came to newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery” since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in comic strips and comic books — it has frequently been copied but never equaled. To celebrate Sy Barry's 97the birthday as well as the end of his tenure on the daily version of the strip with Volume #36 of Hermes Press' complete reprint of the Phantom dailies (with still more to come from Sy with our reprints of his Sundays), we have collected twelve stories displaying his best work on the strip — dailies and Sundays. Collected in this deluxe volume, with special cover art created by Sy exclusively for Hermes Press are: (daily continuities) “Adventures of Lucy Cary,” 6-29-64 – 12-12-64; “The Cavelands,” 12-30-74 – 4-19-75; “Guardian of the Eastern Dark,” 4-4-77 – 8-13-77; “Tyrant of Tarakimo,” 8-15-77 – 10-29-77; “Phantom Wedding,”10-31-77; “Jungle City,” 9-18-78 – 12-18-78; “The Heirs,” 12.18.78 – 5-19-79; “Gooro's Jungle Muggers,” 11-3-80 – 4-4-81; “Tale of Rex,” 1-18-82 – 9-11-82; (Sunday continuities) “Founding of the Jungle Patrol,” 7-5-64 – 1-24-65; “The Name,” 9-9-79 – 6-1-80; and “The Third Phantom,” 8-26-84 – 2-17-85. Also included is a lengthy interview with Sy Barry, a biographical essay, and original comic art spanning Barry's career. This title is limited to 1000 copies.

Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the “granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,” The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery” since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books — it has frequently been copied but never equaled. This exciting 36th volume concludes the SY BARRY YEARS and ends with “The Phantom Cowboy,” credited to Sy and George Olesen and Keith Williams. Reprinted in all its black and white glory, journey with Hermes Press as we bring you five complete continuities drawn by Sy himself — and an assist in the last continuity, which continues the adventures of The Phantom, Diana, and his two children. Included in this volume are the following stories: The Moxley Awards (4/8 – 6/19/93); Nukes (6/21-11/13/93); Dinosaur (11/15/93 -2/12/94); The Plotters (2/14 -6/4/94) and The Phantom Cowboy (6/6 -12/17/94). Also included is a comprehensive essay, Sy Barry original artwork, and more.