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The Complete Peanuts 1950-1954 Boxed Set

The Complete Peanuts 1950-1954 Boxed Set

A boxed set of the first two volumes, just in time for the holidays, designed by the Award-winning graphic novelist,... more

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    • Posted:Aug-01-2009
    • Excellent Excellent Set, But Gary larson did them better!
    • First of all, let me state that I LOVE Peanuts. I am exactly 6 months older than they are, and I've loved reading them since 1957. But This format is all wrong, well, PARTLY wrong. I would like to...
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    • Posted:Dec-20-2006
    • The Pages Are Too Small
    • A nice set of books but at just 8.6 by 6.8 inches, the pages could be three or four inches wider, and taller. As is, the strips are quite a bit smaller than actual size. The Sunday strips are...
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Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels

Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels

Scott McCloud tore down the wall between high and low culture in 1993 with Understanding Comics, a massive comic book... more

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    • Layman's view
    • As someone who doesn't make comics, I still find this book fascinating. It's a glimpse into the creative process, with lessons that apply to any creative field. And very simply and elegantly told,...
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    • Posted:Oct-27-2006
    • Entertaining, but not backed up by any really successful comics
    • I have to agree with a previous reviewer --- Scott is mostly known for his entertaining educational comics series, but he hasn't had any REALLY successful comic books, so, although this new book is...
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The Physics of Superheroes

The Physics of Superheroes

The Physics of Superheroesapplies the reality of physics to the fantasy of comic books. James Kakalios explores the... more

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    • Started off great... Got boring towards the end.
    • The concept of this book was great! It started off pretty good but as I read through, it got kind of monotonous and boring...
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    • So you thought you hated physics . . .
    • I am a sixteen-year-old boy who, like many teenagers, thinks physics is very difficult and boring. My mom got me this book for a project and the moment I started reading this book I fell in love...
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Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics

Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics

Japan's output of manga is massive, accounting for a staggering forty percent of everything published each year in... more

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    Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics

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    • Posted:Jul-01-2009
    • You'll love it if you're interested in Japanese manga
    • I'm a huge Manga fan and this book is great to help any reader understand the history of Japanese manga.
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    • Posted:Jan-09-2006
    • Not for Children
    • This is a great book about Japanese animation. I ordered it for my twelve year old daughter as a Christmas present since she loves anime. You should be aware that there are many graphic sexual...
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Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels: A History Of Comic Art

Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels: A History Of Comic Art

For more than a century the comic book has been one of our most familiar, yet least appreciated popular art forms. As... more

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    • Posted:Mar-01-2007
    • Not as great as people reviewed
    • I had this book for a class a little while ago and I have to agree with my professor that this book skips over a lot of important stuff in the "history of Comic Art". There is not nearly enough...
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    • Posted:Mar-31-2002
    • 5/5
    • An art form that is often dismissed as mere entertainment gets its due in this huge, entertaining and enlightening book. Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels is undoubtedly the most comprehensive study...
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The DC Comics Encyclopedia

The DC Comics Encyclopedia

As a unique, one-volume encyclopedia of more than 1,000 characters created by DC Comics, this is the book that all... more

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    The DC Comics Encyclopedia

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    • Posted:Sep-30-2009
    • Editorial Disaster but An Exciting Book for Superhero Enthusiasts!
    • For collectors who enjoy collecting books about comicbooks and superheroes, this is an essential piece of your library. I am happy to own it, bu I would have been extremely frustrated if I paid the...
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    • Posted:Sep-18-2009
    • Caveat Emptor
    • I'll begin my review by being completely honest and admitting that, had I not been able to purchase the second edition of the DC Encyclopedia at half-price, I would not have purshased it. The...
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    • Posted:Aug-04-2009
    • My son loves this book!
    • My 10 year old son loves this book. He is into collecting comics and when he wants to learn more about a character, this book is at his fingertips. He does need help reading some of the...
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The Art of Hellboy

The Art of Hellboy

The Art of Hellboy softcover is a lower-priced, paperback version of the stunning limited edition hardcover Dark... more

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    The Art of Hellboy

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    • Posted:May-03-2007
    • Beautiful Art, Not Enough Process
    • Mike Mignola's amazing art for Hellboy looks very different from anything else being used in comics today. His distinct linework and inking style, combined with a well-honed eye for panel layout...
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    • Posted:Jul-05-2003
    • Oh, hell with it
    • Mike Mignola's comic books are great. You should buy them instead of this overpriced collection of Mignola art. The very thing that makes Hellboy so beautiful, the simplicity and elegance of...
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The Complete Peanuts 1953-1954

The Complete Peanuts 1953-1954

The second volume in the most eagerly-anticipated publishing project in the history of the American comic strip: the... more

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    The Complete Peanuts 1953-1954

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    • Posted:Dec-16-2008
    • complete peanuts 53-54
    • A very enjoyable volume. Unlike most other peanuts books i used to own, this one features many strips never before seen, a real treasure for peanuts fans such as myself.
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Wonder Women: Feminisms and Superheroes

Wonder Women: Feminisms and Superheroes

Drawing upon her long career as a formidable feminist critic yet wearing her knowledge lightly, Lillian Robinson... more

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    • Analyze what you know
    • "Wonder Women" would have been a very interesting book, had Robinson actually known the superhero comics which she attempts to analyze. Unfortunately, she doesn't -- she claims that a superhero's...
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    • Posted:Aug-08-2006
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    • Posted:Apr-27-2006
    • Rare moments of insight
    • "Wonder Women" by Lillian S. Robinson is a well-written book that, in the end, serves to alert us to the fact that feminist superheroines remain an almost nonexistent subject matter in the...
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2004 Comic Book Checklist and Price Guide: 1961 To Present (Comic Book Checklist and Price Guide)

2004 Comic Book Checklist and Price Guide: 1961 To Present (Comic Book...

Revised, updated, and still growing--comics collectors will want this all-new 10th edition! This comprehensive price... more

Baby Boomer Comics

Baby Boomer Comics

Baby Boomer Comics delves into the wide variety of comics from the 1960s, comics' "Silver Age." With humorous and... more

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    • Posted:Jun-15-2005
    • An All-Star Collection of the Best of Mr Silver Age
    • Comic book publishers are happily discovering a renewed interest in just about every title from the 1960s, and are repackaging those yellowing old comics in just about every format you can think of...
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Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Update 89, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials)

Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Update 89, Vol. 1...

Origins and updates of the eighties' elite in one easy installment! Trace major revisions to major characters like... more

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Batman: The Complete History

Batman: The Complete History

Uncover the Caped Crusader's mysterious real-world origin and his evolution into a hugely successful TV and movie... more

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    Batman: The Complete History

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    • Posted:Jan-07-2008
    • Batman: The Complete History. An interesting read.
    • I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. As a Batman fan, I found it very interesting reading about the history of my favourite superhero - from the way he was created, through various evolutions...
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    • Posted:Jul-09-2005
    • Horrible design.
    • This is a real tough book to describe. It's packed with great comics art, paintings, photos, animation art, rare interviews and information. There's a ton of Bat-material from every media, and a...
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    • Posted:Mar-13-2004
    • Bats in the Belfrey
    • I really think Les Daniel's books on Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are invaluable. However, I think Daniels has a strange attitude about the Batman movie serials. I own both the 1943 Batman...
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Film and Comic Books

Film and Comic Books

In Film and Comic Books contributors analyze the problems of adapting one medium to another; the translation of... more

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The DC Comics Action Figure Archive

The DC Comics Action Figure Archive

For the legions that collect the immensely popular DC Comics action figures, we have good news: the official visual... more

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    The DC Comics Action Figure Archive

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    • Posted:Sep-12-2009
    • Great book
    • I loved this book for it's price, and what it had to offer me as an avid reader. I added this book to my collection, and its durability will last forever!! Excellent reading!!
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    • Posted:Aug-26-2008
    • Could Of Been Much Better
    • Being a collector of Batman action figures and also the animated Justice League action figures, I was really looking forward to this book. But upon reading I discovered all the different versions...
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    • Posted:Jan-24-2008
    • NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING AN ARCHIVE !
    • Being born in the early 1960s,I have had lots of DC action figures growing up,this book does not come close to having all the DC action figures.Most of the figures covered in this book are from at...
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Secrets in the Shadows: The Art & Life of Gene Colan

Secrets in the Shadows: The Art & Life of Gene Colan

From Daredevil to Dracula, from Batman to Brother Voodoo, from Howard the Duck to Stewart the Rat, Secrets in the... more

Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day At A Time

Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day At A Time

Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time celebrates the achievements of one of comics' most prominent and... more

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The Adventurous Decade: Comic Strips In The Thirties

The Adventurous Decade: Comic Strips In The Thirties

Long out of print, The Adventurous Decade is now available again, covering the background and art of such strips as... more

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DC Comics : Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes

DC Comics : Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes

In 1935, popular culture was transformed forever when DC published its first book of all-new, all-original comic... more

Modern Masters Volume 9: Mike Wieringo

Modern Masters Volume 9: Mike Wieringo

The latest volume of the Modern Masters series looks at the life and work of one of today's top comic-book artists,... more

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