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The Ten-Cent Plague Signed
by David Hajdu  Publisher Comments In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture as we know it was first created — in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. No sooner had this new culture emerged than it was...
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The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America
by David Hajdu Publisher Comments In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture as we know it was first created — in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. No sooner had this new culture emerged than it was...
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Wonder Woman: The Life and Times of the Amazon Princess
by Les Daniels Publisher Comments An affordable must-have for every Wonder Woman fan. Nearly sixty-five years since her creation, Les Daniels honours her Olympic strengths, her peace-seeking mission, and her fabulous outfits throughout the years....
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The Batman Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual
by Scott Beatty Publisher Comments At one time or another, we've all fantasized about being super heroes. The problem has always been that radioactive spider bites and sun-inspired superpowers are a bit hard to come by. But with The Batman Handbook, this lifelong fantasy can finally...
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The Adventures of Herge: Creator of Tintin
by Michael Farr Synopsis In seven separate sketches, Farr reveals the complex personality of Herge, the remarkable artist behind "The Adventures of Tintin," the boy reporter who continues to thrill and delight an ever-widening audience....
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The Vampress Girls: City of the Lost Souls
by Jacy Nova Synopsis "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" meets "Josie and the Pussycats" in a graphic novel for teen girls that's an exciting addition to the young adult bookshelf....
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The Best American Comics 2007
by Chris Ware 
Powells.com Staff Pick Chris Ware's choices in this collection are eclectic and inclusive of different generations of art-comics. From the Kramers Ergot selections that push the edge of cartooning to Crumb, Gilbert Hernandez, the ever-popular Ivan Brunetti, Lynda Barry, and...
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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
by Scott McCloud
Publisher Comments 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....
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Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Master Edition Volume 1 Tpb
by Len Kaminski Publisher Comments Heroes, villains, gods, demons, sorcerers, scientists, monsters, mobsters, and a talking duck: More than one thousand dynamic dossiers, collected in alphabetical order for the first time across three volumes! From mutants to martial arts, street crime to...
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Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
by Scott Mccloud Publisher Comments Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture in 1993 with Understanding Comics, a massive comic book about comics, linking the medium to such diverse fields as media theory, movie criticism, and web design. In Reinventing Comics, McCloud...
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The Marvel Comics Encyclopedia
by Dk Publishing Publisher Comments A comprehensive overview of all of Marvel's greatest heroes and villains furnishes profiles of more than one thousand characters that document their individual superpowers and their careers, in a reference that traces the history of Marvel Comics and...
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Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book
by Gerard Jones Publisher Comments Animated by the stories of some of the last century's most charismatic and conniving artists, writers, and businessmen, Men of Tomorrow brilliantly demonstrates how the creators of the superheroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial...
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Superman: The Complete History: The Life and Times of the Man of Steel
by Les Daniels Publisher Comments Paperback edition of this acclaimed history of the superhero - an affordable, must have for any superman fan....
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Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean
by Douglas Wolk Publisher Comments The first serious, readable, provocative, canon-smashing book of comics criticism by the leading critic in the field. Suddenly, comics are everywhere: a newly matured art form, filling bookshelves with brilliant, innovative work and shaping the ideas...
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Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know
by Paul Gravett
Powells.com Staff Pick Whether you're a novice or longtime reader, there's something of interest for you in Graphic Novels, an insightful and entertaining introduction to an art form whose popularity is growing steadily. Recommended by Bolton, Powells.com...
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Comic Art Annual #9 and Cartooning Philosophy and Practice Pack
by Ivan Brunetti Synopsis Hardcover comic-art manual, featuring high quality strip, cartoon and comic books reproductions with extensive commentary by and about writers and artists. * rarely-seen original art and printed material * Tom De Haven on Chester Gould, Kaz, Abner Dean...
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Tintin and the Secret of Literature
by Tom Mccarthy Publisher Comments Arguing that the Tintin books' characters are as strong and their plots as complex as any dreamed up by the great novelists, Tom McCarthy asks a simple question: Is Tintin literature? Taking a cue from Tintin himself — who spends much of his time...
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The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation
by Ernie Colon and Sid Jacobson Publisher Comments The 9/11 Report for every American. On December 5, 2005, the 9/11 Commission issued its final report card on the government's fulfillment of the recommendations issued in July 2004: one A, twelve Bs, nine Cs, twelve Ds, three Fs, and four incompletes...
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Father of the Comic Strip: Rodolphe Topffer (Great Comics Artists)
by David Kunzle Synopsis A critical study of the Swiss artist who created the comic...
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The Neil Gaiman Reader
by Darrell Schweitzer Publisher Comments Neil Gaiman's talent is so vast that any exploration of his work can only be described as a beginning. Here is one such beginning, an examination of the creative genius [behind] The Sandman, American Gods, Coraline and so much more. Gaiman has...
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