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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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Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean
by Douglas Wolk
Powells.com Staff Pick 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...
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Batman: The Complete History
by Les Daniels Publisher Comments The comprehensive overview of the Dark Knights dark past - now in paperback....
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The Silver Age of Comic Book Art
by Arlen Schumer
Publisher Comments They were pioneers of their art and of their generation, taking comic book art to an astonishing new level and paving the way for future artists. They were the artists of the Silver Age of comics (1956–1970), and their work is celebrated in the new...
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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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Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution 1963-1975, Revised & Expanded Edition
by Patrick Rosenkranz Publisher Comments Graphic novel....
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The Comics: Since 1945
by Brian Walker Synopsis Organized by decade, with biographical profiles and desciptions of different genres and themes, "The Comics" forms a graphic survey of American culture since 1945....
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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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The Essential Batman Encyclopedia
by Robert Greenberger Publisher Comments The ultimate guide to the man behind the mask . . . and the mythology behind the man. Criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot. So my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible. . . . I...
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The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide (Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide)
by Robert M. Overstreet Synopsis This price guide is a must-have for any comic book collector. It includes more than 2,000 black-and-white illustrations throughout the text, a gallery of hundreds of color images of some of the most popular collectible comic books, and informative essays...
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Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #02: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: A to Z Vol. 2
by Various Publisher Comments The second in a twelve-volume series collecting every Offical Handbook of the Marvel Universe entry from 2004-2007 in alphabetical order! Fully updated and expanded, this deluxe edition covers all of Marvel's characters, teams, objects, events, and...
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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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Blondie: The Bumstead Family History
by Dean Young Publisher Comments For more than 75 years Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead have been one of America's favorite couples. Through war and peace, through boom and bust, through sexual revolution and social upheaval, Blondie has become the most widely read comic strip in...
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The Psychology of Superheroes: An Unauthorized Exploration (Psychology of Popular Culture)
by Robin Rosenberg Publisher Comments Unmasking superhuman abilities and double lives, this analysis showcases nearly two dozen psychologists as their essays explore the minds of pop culture’s most intriguing and daring superheroes, including Spider-Man, Batman,...
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Comix the Underground Revolution
by Dez Skinn Publisher Comments The Underground Revolution. The comix of the title emerged in 1960s America as a reaction to ultra-conservative and patriotic comics produced by the large corporations. Bored with superheroes, many artists such as Robert Crumb and Gilbert Shelton...
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Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Volume 2
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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Batman: The Complete History
by Les Daniels Publisher Comments Following on the heels of Superman: The Complete History, author Les Daniels spotlights another famed crime fighter one who is perhaps even more popular than Superman. Batman, the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight whatever name he goes by, he is recognized...
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Meanwhile...: A Biography of Milton Caniff, Creator of Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon
by Robert C. Harvey Publisher Comments The definitive biography of the legendary creator of Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. Milton Caniff was one of the most influential American cartoonists of the 20th century. He rose to prominence during World War II when he took the characters...
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The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes: Superman - Volume 3
by Michael L Fleischer Publisher Comments Everything you ever wanted to know about DC's Amazing Amazon -- and so much more -- can be found in this in-depth volume, brought back into print for the first time in 30 years! Originally published in 1976, this comprehensive volume includes every piece...
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Spider-Man: The Ultimate Guide
by Dk Synopsis This is the definitive companion to the world of the super hero. Foreword by comic book legend Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man and founder of Marvel Comics. Includes over 600 full-color images, some of which have been especially commissioned for this...
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