Toth’s contributions to the comics medium are not widely known among casual fans. He did much of his comics work outside the current mainstream of superhero comics, concentrating instead on such subjects as hot rod racing, romance, horror, and action-adventure. His stint on Disney’s Zorro is highly regarded and has been reprinted in trade paperback form several times and there are two volumes of The Alex Toth Reader published by Pure Imagination which focuses on his work for Standard and Western publishing, but otherwise the bulk of his shorter stories can be difficult to locate. Nonetheless, he is widely regarded as an “artist’s artist” and is often lumped among such greats as Will Eisner and Jack Kirby as one of the undisputed masters of the sequential storytelling medium.
Make sure to check out his featured section of graphic novels at Hijinx in our Fiction and Literature section.
Children of the Atom
Maybe it's something in the water, but Hijinx customers have started developing strange new powers and abilities. Gaze in awe at the Levinson brothers, who will be starting soon at an upscale prep school for gifted youngsters in the Westchester NY area.
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Hijinx Comics: Voted Best Comic Book Store in Silicon Valley 2007, 2008 and 2009.
At Hijinx comics get priority. Not overpriced "hot" back issues from last month,
but quality comics for readers
of all ages and tastes.
You'll find an extensive array of comic books and graphic novels and that our friendly staff is
well-versed in all types of comics, with a fondness for self-published and independent titles.
Now buying used books
Graphic Novels and General Books
That's right, Hijinx is always buying used Graphic Novels, comic strip collections as well as general books (yes, the kind without pictures!) so bring down a stack to sell or trade for new comics and books. Fiction, non-fiction, biographies, fantasy, horror, hardcover or paperback, technical books and more, we are buying it all!
Have you been to the Bike Party yet? I went to my first one after around a year of not being able to make it and I had a lot of fun. It's basically a mass bike ride held on the third Friday of each month from 8pm to Midnight (or so) that explores a different part of the south bay each month.
It's a long ride, usually over 25 miles or so, but it was flat enough and slow enough that I did the whole thing on my heavy, one-speed cruiser. It was pretty cold (especially for May) but the vibe was fun and upbeat and I can't wait to do it on a warmer night. Come talk to me if you're interested in doing the next ride and maybe we can go as a group starting at Hijinx.
