Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean
by Douglas Wolk




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Douglas Wolk writes with a critic's authority, offering penetrating analysis of seminal comics writers and their best-known works alongside introductions to lesser-known talents. But he also writes with a fan's enthusiasm, and it shows through in... (read more)

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Cat Getting Out of a Bag: And Other Observations
by Jeffrey Brown


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Celebrated comic artist and graphic novelist Jeffrey Brown's collection of all-new drawings sweetly illustrates the joys of living with a cat. Featured in "McSweeney's" and on NPR's "This American Life," and praised by comic luminaries Chris Ware and... (read more)

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Ultimate Spider-Man #01: Power and Responsibility
by Brian Michael Bendis


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This hardcover collection features issues one through 13 and highlights behind-the-scene information about the editorial development of this modern classic.... (read more)

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Ultimate Spider Man Volume 18 Ultimate Knigh
by Brian Michae Bendis


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Ultimate Daredevil attempts to enlist Spider-Man in a crusade to bring down the Kingpin--permanently. However, with his aunts life hanging by a thread, and his serious girl problems with MJ and Kitty Pryde, crime busting may be the last thing on young Mr.... (read more)

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Ultimate X-Men #05: Ultimate War
by Mark Millar and Chris Bachalo


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The Ultimates vs. the Ultimate X-Men: the battle begins. When the X-Men do the worst thing they could to humanity, the government orders Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and the rest of the Ultimates to bring them down. A small but lethal army, the... (read more)

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Ultimate Annuals Volume 2
by Mike Carey and Charlie Huston and Brian Michael Bendis and Robert Kirkman


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In Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual #2, something strange has happened at Nursery Two, the Baxter Building's Think Tank counterpart in Oregon. It's disappeared, seemingly swallowed up by the earth itself! And if you think that heralds the return of the... (read more)

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Ultimate X-Men #01: The Tomorrow People
by Mark Millar


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Updating the adventures of Marvel's mutant super heroes for a new generation, this hardcover volume collects the first twelve issues of the "Ultimate X-Men" series.... (read more)

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Black Hole
by Charles Burns




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Winner of the comics industry's trifecta -- the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards -- Black Hole is a riveting, nightmarish, sometimes ghoulishly funny allegory for the horror of adolescence and our collective terror of sexuality and our own bodies... (read more)

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Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories
by Ben Katchor




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"A great collection of poignant cartoon vignettes of another time." Recommended by Carole Reichstein... (read more)

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American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang




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For the winter holidays try American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Chang. This quirky book is a fabulous introduction to the new generation of graphic novels, and blends folklore with an exploration of racial stereotyping and the "right stuff" of America... (read more)

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Marvel 1602 (Quill Award Edition)
by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert and Richard Isanove




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All's not well in the Marvel Universe in the year 1602 as strange storms are brewing and strange new powers are emerging! Spider-Man, the X-Men, Nick Fury, Dr. Strange, Daredevil, Dr. Doom, Black Widow, Captain America, and more appear in the waning days... (read more)

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Essential Silver Surfer Volume 1 Tpb
by Stan Lee


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Witness the birth of the Sentinel of the Spaceways, as humanoid being Norrin Radd becomes the Silver Surfer - Galactus' first cosmic-powered herald and one of Marvel's most noble heroes! Collects Silver Surfer #1-18; Fantastic Four Annual #5. All-new... (read more)

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Ultimate X-Men #02: Ultimate Collection
by Mark Millar


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As the X-Men embark on their inaugural world tour, they must confront some unsettling truths about their mentor, Professor Charles Xavier. Before founding his school for young mutants, Xavier abandoned his only son, David, a mutant with uncontrollable... (read more)

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The Sweeter Side of R. Crumb
by Robert Crumb


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Described by art critic Robert Hughes as "the Brueghel of the 20th century," Robert Crumb has become the only sixties counter culture artist to break through into the fine art world with great acclaim. Laura Hoptman, curator of the Carnegie International... (read more)

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Ultimate Fantastic Four #03: N-Zone
by Warren Ellis


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After a bizarre experiment unexpectedly imbues them with extraordinary powers, high-school genius Reed Richards and his fellow adventurers must learn to adapt to their amazing new situation. But before they can even begin to get accustomed, former... (read more)

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Civil War: The Road to Civil War
by Brian Michael Bendis and J. Michael Straczynski


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The clouds are quickly building on the horizon for a storm that will split the Marvel Universe down the middle, and the line is drawn here! You will be asked: Whose side are you on? Well, whose side are you on? Ripped from the pages of New Avengers comes... (read more)

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The Best American Comics 2006
by Harvey Pekar and Anne Elizabeth Moore




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Art and words meld in explosive and provocative ways in this fantastic and diverse sampling of the best new comics in America. No super heroes, no kids' stuff: just great storytelling. Recommended by Clyde, Powells.com... (read more)

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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
by Scott McCloud




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Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, this innovative comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.... (read more)

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