FRED THE CLOWN - the Collection

192 pages, black and white, colour covers, 5.8 x 8.2" (14.7 x 20.8 cm).

I'm afraid I've run out of stock of this item. May I encourage you to order directly from the publishers at Fantagraphics.com, from Amazon.com, from Amazon.co.uk or anywhere else more likely to have a copy than I am.

The definitive collection of Fred the Clown, collating all five issues of the Eisner Award-nominated series, plus the long out-of-print History of Fred the Clown, which no less an august organ than the Comics Journal called a "masterpiece" in a moment of drunken weakness. Reordered, reorganised, re-edited and released in 2004.

COMIC BOOKS FOR SALE

FRED THE CLOWN #1 ... $2.95 32 pages, colour covers, black and white interiors, standard US comic format (17cm x 25.5cm). The first issue, featuring "Rocket Science", "Scared Witless" and other stories. Scare your grandmother the Hotel Fred way!	FRED THE CLOWN #2 ... $2.95 32 pages, colour covers, black and white interiors, standard US comic format (17cm x 25.5cm). The second issue, featuring the complete "Dummies" and "Alphabent" serials, plus other goodies...	FRED THE CLOWN #3 ... $2.95 32 pages, colour cover, black and white interiors, standard US comic format (17cm x 25.5 cm). The third issue, featuring the complete "Moron Marooned" serial; "Fred's Dream"; and Fred's favourite magazine, "The Wretch". Jack Davis-inspired back cover by Jason Paulos.

FRED THE CLOWN #4 ... $2.95 32 pages, colour cover, black and white interiors, standard US comic format (17cm x 25.5cm). Featuring "The Shoulders of Giants", a new 24-page story never seen on the web; plus a number of short pieces to round out the issue, including "Haiku, You Koo" and "The Seven Ages of Fred". Gloriously ugly back cover by Stephen Blickenstaff.	FRED THE CLOWN #5 ... $2.95 US Comic format, 32 pages, black and white, colour covers. In this issue there's the usual combination of short, snappy, self-contained pieces, some of which are appearing here for the very first time. Stories include Nowhere Special, Calendar Boy, Where The Smart Things Ain't and a bunch of other stuff. Back cover guest strip by Karl Wills.	ZOOT SUITE (1998) ... $9.95 80 pages, painted colour covers, black and white interiors, not-quite-standard US comic book dimensions (17cm x 25cm). A random collection of stuff from Zoot! (1992-1994), plus 22 pages of new material (including the previously-unreleased conclusion to "The Journey Halfway"). The Comics Journal called it "a wonderful comic that nobody read". Find out why.
		Purchase from Fantagraphics, Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

NO MORE MRS. NICE NUN: THE COLLECTED KNUCKLES THE MALEVOLENT NUN Vol. 1 ... $19.95

160 pages, colour covers, B&W interiors, 19cm x 27.2cm (7.5" x 10.75").

A bunch of old strips from student papers and music magazines never previously seen outside New Zealand, plus the 1991 Fantagraphics comics and a bit of new material drawn especially for the book.

FRED LE CLOWN EN FRANÇAIS (1999) ... $5.95

32 pages, 2-colour covers, black and white interiors, A5 format (15cm x 21cm).

ONLY AVAILABLE IN FRENCH. So unless you're linguistically qualified, keep your hand in your pocket. (Unless you scooch over to MARS IMPORT -- link updated 24th Dec 2003, when I realised it wasn't working -- who have a whole bunch of the English editions they're dying to sell you...)