CCS Books (Classic Comic Store) are the worldwide exclusive publishers of the Classics Illustrated comic book series in English. We have been publishing refreshed versions of this well-loved comic book collection for over ten years, providing wonderful, high quality reproductions of the heritage comic line. All of our new Classics Illustrated books are produced using high quality art paper, and all artwork has been lovingly refreshed from the original editions.
The Classics Illustrated comic book series began in 1941 with its first issue, Alexandre Dumas’s The Three Musketeers. Built on an ethos of introducing children to the wonderful world of classic literature, the series has since included over 200 classic tales released around the world. Our new, refreshed reproductions are part of a continuing effort to make Classics Illustrated available to collectors who have fond memories of their childhoods spent reading the original editions, and to new collectors just embarking on their own Classics Illustrated journeys.
The vintage editions of Classics Illustrated can be found in our vintage shop area – click here to go there now – along with many other vintage comic series, including Thriller Picture Library pocket classics, Marvel Classic Comics and Dell/WDL Movie Classics.
CCS Books has also partnered with Real Reads and Baker Street Press, who publish classics retold for children in 64-pages, including additional endmatter notes to aid classroom or home study. Together with Classics Illustrated, Real Reads and Baker Street Readers are ideal to encourage kids to get reading, and to instil a love of reading that can last a lifetime.
Find out more about Real Reads over at www.realreads.co.uk and Baker Street Press over at www.bakerstreetpress.co.uk.