On the opening night of Comic-Con International: San Diego, Mitch Itkowitz, publisher of Graphic Collectibles, and long known in the field as a respected original art dealer, informed ICv2 that he will be publishing art books, including at least three on Bill Sienkiewicz, one focused on his sketchbooks, the next on his advertising work, and the third on his movie and comic works, in 2005.

 

Additionally, Graphic Collectibles will publish an art book on the works of Earl Oliver Hurst, which will be a 96-page hardcover, to be priced in the $29.95 to $32.95 range.  There is also a collection of nurse-themed paperback covers from the late '50s through the '70s being worked on titled, Oh Nurse.