The Queen of Spade vol.2 in coming...

Action and comedy in this golden age Italian comic book.

Check the first volume here!

The Queen of Spades: from Italian to English

Here an example of the new English text near the original, handwritten, Italian text.

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The Queen of Spades: restoration.

Here a quick example of Queen of Spades' restoration.

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 Lew Merrill's Bat Man in the Pulps and Johnston McCulley's masked Woman, two new mystery books from Licorne Prints.

Bat Man in the Pulps

Lew Merrill's tale of metamorphosis mixes Kafkaesque elements with the typical pulp fundamentals that would, later on, inspire the atmosphere and the characteristics of one of the most iconic “bat-inspired” comic book character of all time. Also in the book a restored version of “The Case of the Missing Heir” the very first Bob Kane’s dark comic book story in the style that would make Batman a lasting success!

The Masked Woman

When William Duncan, a wealthy man who became the leader of a band of thieves for the thrill of committing burglaries, is betrayed by his gang members and sentenced to spend 25 years in prison, his twin daughters, Doris and Dorcas, disguise themselves as the mysterious Madam Madcap to carry out a revenge against the men who framed their father! A thrilling story of mystery and adventure by Johnston McCulley, the creator of Zorro!

The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades is an interesting cross between Black Canary, Batman and the Phantom of Lee Falk.

Created in 1949, she is the very first female masked vigilante of the Italian Golden Age of Comics.
A rarity in the post-war Italian comicdom, she is an independent, strong-willed woman with no fear to face and subjugate her male adversaries.

you can read in these volumes the first part of her adventures, including the character’s origin, her restless war against the criminals who brought her father to death, and her journeys around the world along with her faithful sidekick Buster.

The Queen of Spades has all the elements of a classic adventure: action, mystery, romance, humor, and sensuality!

Published in the English language for the first time!

A Golden Age Christman Present!

The fifth Volume of the public domain Encyclopedia is available on Amazon in print and digital format for Kindle!

It is dedicated to Harry A. Chesler, one of the very first entrepreneur in the field of comics during the Golden Age.

Was he a ruthless businessman or a philanthropist?

A farsighted manager or an opportunity seeker?

This volume is divided in 3 macro-sections: an introduction describing the history of Chesler comics, Harry A. Chesler’s bio, and the history of the comic packagers during the Golden Age. 

Section 2 focuses on Chesler’s superheroes, providing insights on their creation and conceptualization, their publishing life and their actual copyright and trademark status. 

The last part is an updated summary of the copyright status of Chesler Golden Age titles, providing registration and renewal numbers dates and owners. A trademark table completes this section summarizing the registered trademark of each of the characters. 

Blue Monkey Studio Black Friday

Big Black Friday news from Blue Monkey Studio!

From today until November 28th ALL Kindle ebooks are FREE on the matchbook program.

You can download here new BMS book catalog and find gifts for the upcoming holidays.