INDEX to Art, Art Books & Books
(FANTASY ART & PHILOSOPHY)
INDEX to Art, Art Books & Books
(FANTASY ART & PHILOSOPHY)
LINKS OF kennethsmith.com
(a) Index
(b) Kenneth Smith, bio & professional
(c) Memnon Press, books in philosophy
(d) Phantasmagoria Publications, fantasy books & prints
(e) Kenneth Smith Books, illustr. books by various artists
(f) Kenneth Smith Art, drawings & paintings for sale
email inquiries / communications / confirmations:
snailmail payment / orders / want lists:
Kenneth Smith / Memnon Press / or Phantasmagoria Publ.
P O Box 381551 / Duncanville TX 75138-1551 / USA
voice inquiries / confirmations / communications:
phone (972) 780-0384 (10AM-10PM CST, USA)
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some biographical & professional background
writings in philosophy by Kenneth Smith
(1) OTHERWISE, 100 Parables, Paradigms & Paradoxes on the Reality Alongside of Us (publ 1998)
(2) WEBS, 200 Parables, Paradigms & Paradoxes on the Ideologies that Rule the All-Ruling Modern Mentality (scheduled to be published summer of 1999)
(3) MINOTAUR, 200 Parables, Paradigms & Paradoxes on the Limits & Liabilities of the Modern Mentality (not yet published)
(4) MILLENNIA IN MICROCOSM, On the Logic and Life of Civilizations for the Year 2000 & Beyond (now serialized in The Comics Journal, scheduled to be published early 2000)
(5) KAFKA: Antisoul in an Antiworld (not yet published)
fantasy art & story by Kenneth Smith
(1) PHANTASMAGORIA 1, "Eggs Over Easy," fable from the age of reptiles (1971)
(2) PHANTASMAGORIA 2, SF miscellany (earlier comics-format work) (1972)
(3) PHANTASMAGORIA 3, "Timestream," fable from the age of fish (1973)
(4) PHANTASMAGORIA 4, "Cereta Dreaming," exotic fantasy-worlds (1974)
(5) PHANTASMAGORIA 5, "The Monnitation," fable from the age of insects (1977)
(6) PHANTASMAGORIA 6 (II: 1), "The Eyeggs" & a fantasy miscellany (1990, Fantagraphics)
(7) PHANTASMAGORIA 7 (II: 2), fable from the age of amphibians (scheduled for summer 2000)
(8) PHANTASMAGORIA 8 (II: 3), miscellaneous comics fantasy & SF (not yet published)
(9) SUCCUBUS, a portfolio of erotica in comic-sized format (1991, Eros)
(10) PORTFOLIOS OF FANTASY ART, various collections & prints (1970-1989):
PORTFOLIOS 1 / 2 / 3 / 6 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 /
A / D / E / Animals / & a number of individual prints
(11) ODYSSEY, a limited-edition portfolio of the very best Phantasmagoria prints (not yet publ.)
(12) ISIS, sublime & exotic fantasy art illustrating ancient and modern myths (not yet published)
mostly one-of-a-kind-in-stock collectible vintage books & portfolios, organized into subject-lists--
please note: there is no accessible PUBLIC BOOKSTORE, only this site & my annual display at the San Diego International Comic Art Con--
List A: Autographed Items (Addams, Bester, Corben, Crumb, Frazetta, etc.)
List B: Clive Barker firsts & Robert Bloch paperbacks (firsts & reading copies)
List C: Comics-Related Books--histories & characters (Batman, Superman, etc.)
List D: Philip K. Dick paperbacks, firsts & reading copies
List E: Harlan Ellison hardbacks & paperbacks (firsts & reading copies)
List F: Frank Frazetta books, magazines, LPs, prints etc.
List G: Golden Age of Illustration (Artzybasheff, Flint, Kley, Parrish, etc.)
List H: Humor Books (Addams, Bob & Ray, Marx Bros, Monty Python, & VIP)
List I: Recent Illustrators--fantasy illustrators & graphic novels (Bok, Froud)
List J: Various Juvenilia--children's books, puzzles, games, toys (INACTIVE)
List K: Stephen King hardback firsts & Dean Koontz paperback and hb firsts
List L: Lizardomania--Dinosaur books (Burian, Knight, Sibbick, Stout, etc.)
List M: MAD Magazines 25-100--buy any 4 & get the cheapest one free
List N: Newspaper Strips Books (McCay, Raymond, Capp, Kelly, Hogarth etc.)
List O: Older Paperbacks--Fredric Brown, Lovecraft, EE Smith, etc. (INACTIVE)
List P: Philosophy--classics; philosophical literature; phil psych; sociopol theory
List Q: Queer & Quixotic Items--lit'ry curiosa unlikely to be seen again (INACTIVE)
List R: Kenneth Robeson paperbacks (Doc Savage, The Avenger)
List S: Space & NASA Books--Clarke, Ley, Von Braun, etc.)
List T: Tinseltown--Soundtrack LPs, cinema bks (STAR WARS, STAR TREK, etc.)
List U: UFO Books in paperback and hardback, a generous smattering
List V: Videoculture--TV shows, books on TV series or stars, videotapes (INACTIVE)
List W: Walt Disney (Barks, Fantasia, Disneyland, etc.) & Other Animation
List X: Adult Books (Manara, Vallejo, Vargas etc.) & Crumb & Undergrounds
List Z: Fanzines (Promethean Enterprises, Squa Tront, Witzend, and the like)
--Want lists & specific title/author/artist searches accepted at this site.
ORIGINALS FOR SALE: oils, acrylics, watercolors, and ink and pencil drawings; fantasy subjects, science-fiction, portraits, nature, humorous and caricature; cover art from paperbacks, albums, and children's books; art and calligraphy commissions arranged. A rotating exhibit of exhibits.
--And links also to
THE COMICS JOURNAL, hardhitting, heroic, hamfisted criticism
TOREN K. SMITH, programming & troubleshooting wunderkind
MAGGIE MAEVE CARSON MacRAVEN, renowned spitfire
for sizzling environmental issues
ROBERT GERSON, prodigious illustrator and designer
MICHAEL LOSAVIO, cyberattorney especial