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240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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English
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Think comic books can't feature strong female protagonists? Think again! In The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen you'll meet the most fascinating exemplars of the powerful, compelling, entertaining, and heroic female characters who've populated comic books from the very beginning. This spectacular sisterhood includes costumed crimebusters like Miss Fury, super-spies like Tiffany Sinn, sci-fi pioneers like Gale Allen, and even kid troublemakers...
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255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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English
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This book presents one hundred of the strangest superheroes ever to see print, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. So prepare yourself for such not-ready-for-prime-time heroes as Bee Man (Batman, but with bees), the Clown (circus-themed crimebuster), the Eye (a giant, floating eyeball; just accept it), and many other oddballs and oddities.
You know about Batman, Superman, and Spiderman, but have you heard of Doll Man,...
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170 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
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English
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This title celebrates the women who changed free expression in comics, with profiles of more than sixty groundbreaking female professionals and interviews with the women who are changing today's medium, including RAINA TELGEMEIER, NOELLE STEVENSON, G. WILLOW WILSON. The book also examines the plights of women imprisoned and threatened for making comics and explores the work of women whose work is being banned here in the United States.
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xv, 384 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"Gerard Jones, a longtime insider to the comic book business, draws on years of research and interview to reveal how the collision of Yiddish and American culture shaped the modern vision of the hero. He recounts the frightened counterattack against comics that nearly destroyed the industry in the 1950s and traces the underground resurgence that inspired a new generation to transmute those long-ago fantasies into art, literature, and blockbuster movies....
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1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color with black and while sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Examines the dawn of the comic book genre and its progenitors, as well as the evolution of the characters that leapt from the pages over the last 70 years and their ongoing worldwide cultural impact. It chronicles how these 'disposable diversions' were subject to intense government scrutiny for their influence on American children and how they were created in large part by immigrants whose fierce loyalty to a new homeland laid the foundation of a...
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152 pages : illustrations (some color); 23 cm
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English
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"Cartoonists Against Racism uncovers the secret campaign to create anti-racist comics and cartoons to flood America's newspapers, classrooms, and union halls. Meet the artists and the work that was their ammunition in the battle for America's soul. The book showcases impactful anti-racism artwork from the era's preeminent cartoonists, including multiple Pulitzer Prize winners Bill Mauldin and Vaughn Shoemaker; New Yorker cartoonists Carl Rose, Mischa...
14) The graphic canon: Volume 2 :from "Kubla Khan" to the Brontë Sisters to The picture of Dorian Gray
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xii, 499 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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English
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Collects graphic adaptations of nineteenth century literary classics from "Frankenstein" and "Moby-Dick" to "Great Expectations" and "Huckleberry Finn," including illustrations inspired by famous poems and speeches.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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Get the complete history of the Sentinel of Liberty from his earliest WWII-era appearances all the way up to the present day. This book contains synopses, credits for all known creators, character appearances for each issue, and more, providing vital information about all things Cap!
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352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm + 2 posters
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English
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A chronological account of DC Comics the company and DC Comics the universe traces the major milestones, from company name changes and its foray into television and movies to the debuts of major characters.
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449 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"The massive impact that comics have had on our culture becomes more and more clear every day, from the critically acclaimed musical Fun Home, based on Alison Bechdel's groundbreaking comic, to the dozens of superhero films hitting cinemas every year. What is it that makes comics so special? What can this unique art form do that others can't? In Comics for Grownups, comics scholar Hillary Chute reveals the history of comics, underground comics (or...
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2 videodiscs (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Explores the vivid life and imagination of Stan Lee, the 91-year-old comic book legend who co-created over 500 legendary pop culture characters including Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Thor and The Hulk. Featuring interviews with both Stan Lee and colleagues including Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewart, Samuel L. Jackson, and Eva Mendes. The film is the tale of one man's determination to tell incredible stories that have enchanted the world...
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