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BINARY ANNOUNCES NEW BETTIE PAGE BOOK!
The early photographs of Bettie Page is a pictorial of Bettie Page right as she was on the cusp of her fame.  Young artist, Jack Faragasso, hired Bettie for an afternoon as a nude model for his beginning career as a painter.  Here, you see the aspiring actress move into the modeling career and would eventually establish herself as the "Queen of the Pinups" and Jack would eventually become a painter of 100's of paperback covers and an esteemed art teacher. 

The Bettie Page book is NOW AVAILABLE!  Special Deluxe Edition for $19.99.

  
Early Photographs of Bettie Page $19.99

FIRST RELEASES HIT IN LATE OCTOBER!
The first titles from Binary were released at the end of October.  They included ART OF JACK DAVIS and BOBBY AND THE MAGIC PEN- a children's book with all new illustrations by Jack Davis, ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW: Audience Participation Guide, and MALALAND: The Pinup Stylings of Mala Mastroberte.  All title are available to order from this site as well as amazon.com.


BINARY SETS PUBLISHING SCHEDULE
The initial releases for September will be ART OF JACK DAVIS and BOBBY AND THE MAGIC PEN- a children's book with all new illustrations by Jack Davis. 
That will be followed shortly in October/November with  ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW: Audience Participation Guide, MALALAND: The Pinup Stylings of Mala Mastroberte, and ARTIST & MODELS: The Glamour Art of Kent Steine.


Binary Publishing launches!
2012 will see a new publisher dealing with art and pop culture topics as Binary Publications launches its first titles for October release.  Binary Publications, formed by Gary Reed and Paul Burke, veterans of publishing comics, prints, videos, and more, will oversee the reprinting of some out of print books originally released by Stabur as well as releasing all new books and collections in the areas of glamour art, comic strips, and childrens’ books.

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Contact

For all inquiries, contact binarypublishing@gmail.com

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Children's Books

Bobby and the Magic Pen

All new full illustrations by the legendary Jack Davis!
Written by Joe Pfeiffer and this is his third children’s book.

Bobby has a passion for drawing, but he isn’t very good at it. Wondering whether his uncle could invent a contraption that could teach people how to draw better, Bobby finds how a magical pen that allows him the power to bring his creative imagination to life. 
ALL NEW ART BY THE INCOMPARABLE JACK DAVIS!

   Bobby and the Magic Pen $9.99 

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Pop Culture

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Window on Main Street: 35 Years of Creating Happiness at Disneyland Park

by Van Arsdale France

A fascinating look at the beginnings of Disneyland as the author was brought in at the concept of Disneyland to train the employees which would set a new criteria for hospitality. Van Arsdale France tells the story of how Walt Disney's dream became a reality with a great many tales of the early struggles, some of the decisions that were made and why, and how he helped to "create 35 years of happiness at Disneyland Park." Contains many rare photographs and behind the scenes look. Note: This reprints the 1991 edition originally released by Stabur Publishing.
Coming Soon!

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Comic Strips

The Touchables

Kent Gamble, cartoonist for magazines such as Cracked and Crazy, provides his comic strip collection of “The Touchables” about a bumbling gang of mobsters led by Mr. Big and joined by Fast Eddie and “the boys”.  The biggest problem Mr. Big faces though is not the other mob gangs but the terror (to him) that is Mrs. Big.  Includes both the Sundays and the daily strips.

The Touchables $9.99

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Glamour and Pin-Up Books

NOW AVAILABLE

BETTIE PAGE: THE EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS
 

The early photographs of Bettie Page is a pictorial of Bettie Page right as she was on the cusp of her fame.  Young artist, Jack Faragasso, hired Bettie for an afternoon for as a nude model for his beginning career as a painter.  Here, you see the aspiring actress move into the modeling career and would eventually establish herself as the "Queen of the Pinups" and Jack would eventually become a painter of 100's of paperback covers and an esteemed art teacher. 

  19.99      The Early Photographs of Bettie Page   

Malaland Magazine:
The pinup stylings of Mala Mastroberte

 Join Mala as she embarks on a journey through the years of the changing image of a female in the grand tradition of the classic pin up artists.  Adopting roles based on or inspired by illustrated vintage magazine and paper back covers, Mala slips into her chameleon ability to not only present a visual and aesthetic guide to that particular era but to also tell a fascinating story.

   Malaland: Pin Up Stylings of Mala Mastroberte  $18.99

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Artist & Models: The Glamour Art of Kent Steine

Kent Steine, known for his production of pinup and glamour art for numerous publishers, presents a look at some of the glamour art he has produced over the years.  As an editorial and commercial advertising illustrator, Kent has produced over 50 magazine covers, and created art for more than 30 international advertising campaigns.  “Artist and Models” provides not only stunning imagery but Kent’s personal perspective on the process and results.

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Memoirs: Earl Mac Pherson
the King of Pin Up Art

 Many commercial artists have had a fling at pin-up art, but only a handful have become starts.  Earl Mac Pherson is one of them.  His sketch book series earned him wide acclaim and fans dubbed him the “King of the Pin Up Artists”.  His illustrative paintings and glamour art style adorned book and calendars throughout the 1930’s and 1940s.  Memoirs offers a look at the man and the legend, photo studies of his models and the art that was inspired by them from that memorable era. Note: This reprints the 1991 edition original released by Stabur Publishing.

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Rocky Horror

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the 1975 film adaptation of the British rock musical stageplay, The Rocky Horror Show, written by Richard O'Brien. The film introduces Tim Curry and features Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick along with cast members from the original production .  Nearly 37 years after its premiere, it has the longest-running theatrical release in film history. It gained notoriety as a midnight movie in 1977 when audiences began participating with the film in theatres. Rocky Horror is the first film from a major Hollywood studio to be in the midnight movie market. The motion picture has a large international cult following and is probably the most well known and financially successful midnight movies of all time. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

available now!

Official Rocky Horror Picture Show Audience Par-Tic-I-Pation Guide

From Sal Piro, the president of the Official fan club, this book provides the guide to the participation by the audience.  Essential for “virgins”, it also is a great aid for even experienced audience members.  Not only does the book provide the “callbacks” to the screen at specific times, a prop list is also provided so you can totally immerse yourself in the cult and etiquette that is the Rocky Horror Picture Show.  Note: this is a reprint of the original book released in 1991 by Stabur Publishing.

   Rocky Horror Audience Participation Guide $12.99

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Coming Soon

Creatures of the Night: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Experience

The phenomena that is the Rocky Horror Picture Show!  Sal Piro, president of the International Fan Club for The Rocky Horror Picture Show and author of The Rocky Horror Participation Guide, chronicles the incredible fandom that developed around the cult film and chronicles not only the growing success of the film but the fans that drove it to such heights. This book reprints the Stabur edition from 1990 which has been sold out for nearly 20 years.

Creatures of the Night II: More of the Rocky Horror Picture Show Experience

The Madness continues! In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Stabur released this book which took a look at all of the special events that transpired between years 15-20 of the Rocky Horror Phenomena! It featured an incredible array of picture and memories. The Rocky Horror Experience! Some say you had to be there but this book lets you sneak in for a glimpse!  Note: This book reprints the Stabur edition from 1995 which has been sold out for nearly 15 years.

And look for the Rocky Horror Picture Show comic book adaptation coming in October in a joint publishing venture with Transfuzion Publishing.  The entire comic series in one collection!

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Jack Davis

Jack is known for his advertising art, magazine covers, film posters, record album art and numerous comic book stories from EC, Atlas, and others. He was one of the founding cartoonists for Mad and contributed to that for decades.  He also appeared in all of the issues of Panic and some of Cracked as well as Trump, Humbug, and Help!  Jack’s work has been seen worldwide  on record jackets, movie posters, books and magazines, including Time and TV Guide.  Davis was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2003. He also received the National Cartoonists Society Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. And he received the National Cartoonists Society's Advertising Award for 1980 and their Reuben Award for 2000.

AVAILABLE NOW!

Jack Davis: The Art of Jack Davis

Taking an early look at the work of one of comicdom’s most esteemed artists, Jack Davis.  This chronology of his earliest work reveals the incredible diversity of a master cartoonist.  Here is a chance to see many rare pieces of art from Jack’s early years. .  Note:  This was originally released by Stabur Corporation and has been out of print for nearly 25 years.  16.99

   Art of Jack Davis $16.99

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Bobby and the Magic Pen

 All new full illustrations by the legendary Jack Davis!
Written by Joe Pfeiffer and this is his third children’s book.

Bobby has a passion for drawing, but he isn’t very good at it. Wondering whether his uncle could invent a contraption that could teach people how to draw better, Bobby finds how a magical pen that allows him the power to bring his creative imagination to life. 
ALL NEW ART BY THE INCOMPARABLE JACK DAVIS!

   Bobby and the Magic Pen $9.99 

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coming soon (SUMMER 2013)
Jack Davis: Some of my Good Stuff

 Master cartoonist, Jack Davis teams up with compiler, Hank Harrison and reveals a great deal of unpublished artwork and rare gems from his personal archives. Included here are some of Jack’s spontaneous creations, some in the pencil stages as well as finished pieces.  The subject matter runs the gamut from advertising to celebrity illustrations.  Note:  This was originally released by Stabur Corporation and has been out of print for nearly 25 years.

Look for more new releases featuring Jack Davis art work in 2013 from Binary!

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Books

Jack Davis
Rocky Horror
Glamour
Comic Strips
Children's
Pop Culture

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Schedules

Schedule of Releases

The schedule of releases will be determined as the production on each book is finalized. 

COMING 2013
Jack Davis: Some of My Good StuffArtists and Models: Art of Kent Steine

Released  2013
The Early Photographs of Bettie Page
The Untouchables

Released late 2012 
Art of Jack Davis
Bobby and the Magic Pen
Malaland
Rocky Horror Audience Participation Guide

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About

About Binary Publications
Binary Publications is a new book publisher focusing on art and pop culture launched in fall of 2012.  The two co-publishers, Gary Reed and Paul Burke,  have extensive backgrounds in publishing and aim to provide an avenue of publishing a wide array of books in various areas dealing with popular culture, often times with a slant towards an artistic vision.  The two have previous publishing companies including Stabur Press which will be a prime source of the first titles released by Binary.

The initial titles to be released include a number of books featuring art by noted cartoonist, Jack Davis.  The Art of Jack Davis and Jack Davis: Some of My Good Stuff were originally published by Stabur in the 1980’s and have been out of print for over 20 years.  Following those will be a children’s book featuring all new artwork by Davis.

Binary will also feature a series of books focusing on glamour and pinup.  Malaland Magazine: The Pinup Stylings of Mala Mastroberte and Artist & Models: The Glamour Art of Kent Steine will be followed by a reprinting of Memoirs: Earl Mac Pherson, The King of Pin Up Art.   

There is also a new collection of photographs of Bettie Page shot by Jack Faragasso along with some paintings of the model that were done prior to Bettie’s meteoric rise as pin-up star.

Stabur had released three books on Rocky Horror Picture Show written by International Fan Club President, Sal Piro for the 15^th and 20^th Anniversary of the cult film.  Binary will reprint these out of print books starting with Rocky Horror Picture Show: The Audience Par-tic-i-pation Guide and then followed with the two volumes of Creatures of the Night: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Experience.  The comic book adaptation has been licensed to Transfuzion Publishing which released the collected comics in October, 2012.

Other releases include Kent Gamble’s newspaper strip series, The Touchables, a humorous look at a mob family and Window on Main Street: 35 Years of Creating Happiness at Disneyland Park which is an insider’s look at the development of Disneyland.

Gary Reed was the publisher of Caliber Comics, one of the leading independent comic publishers of the 1990’s and a company that helped to launch many of today’s top comic stars.  Caliber branched off a number of imprints including Tome Press, a line devoted to historical, biographical, and reference material.  Currently, Gary is the publisher of Transfuzion Publishing with Rafael Nieves and Transfuzion has about 50 graphic novels in print.  He has also written a number of books and graphic novels for publishers such as Image Comics, IDW, Caliber, Penguin, and others.

Paul Burke was publisher of Stabur Graphics, a company in the 1980’s and 90’s that published a number of art books and high quality prints and Stabur worked with some of the top cartoonists in the country with a series of prints.  Stabur was a principle behind Laughter Publications which released books from the Disney Company and Stabur produced specialty products and books for the 15^th and 20^th anniversary celebrations of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.  Burke also teamed up with Stan Lee to provide the video series, “Comic Book Greats”  and was Co-CEO/Vice Chairman of TMP International of which McFarlane Toys was a division.  

Reed and Burke worked together in the early 90’s when Caliber and Stabur merged and Reed joined Burke in the launch of McFarlane Toys where Reed was Senior VP of the company for the first three years of that company until Reed left, taking Caliber and Stabur with him.

Although the initial releases from Binary Publications will include bringing back some titles that Stabur originally published that have been out of print for a decade or more, there are a number of new releases to be scheduled.   The strategy is to initially reprint the Stabur books with very little changes as new publications are forthcoming and new material will be included there rather than updating only portions of the original releases.

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   Art of Jack Davis $16.99

   Bobby and the Magic Pen $9.99 

   Early Photographs of Bettie Page $19.99

   Malaland $18.99

   Rocky Horror Audience Participation Guide $12.99

   Rocky Horror Comic Book collection $17.99
                                    Released by Transfuzion Publishing
 

   The Touchables $9.99

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