Heroes of the Comics

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Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
ISBN 13 : 1606997319
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (69 download)

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Book Synopsis Heroes of the Comics by : Drew Friedman

Download or read book Heroes of the Comics written by Drew Friedman and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring over 80 full-color portraits of the pioneering legends of American comic books, including publishers, editors and artists from the industry’s birth in the ’30s, through the brilliant artists and writers of behind EC Comics in the ’50s. All lovingly rendered and chosen by Drew Friedman, a cartooning legend in his own right. Featuring subjects popular and obscure, men and women, as well as several pioneering African-American artists. Each subject features a short essay by Friedman, who grew up knowing many of the subjects included (as the son of writer Bruce Jay Friedman), including Stan Lee, Harvey Kurtzman, Will Eisner, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Jack Davis, Will Elder, and Bill Gaines. More names you might recognize: Barks, Crumb, Wood, Wolverton, Frazetta, Siegel & Shuster, Kirby, Cole, Ditko, Werthem… it’s a Hall of Fame of comic book history from the man BoingBoing.com call “America’s greatest living portrait artist!”

Heroes Masked and Mythic

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Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476683158
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Book Synopsis Heroes Masked and Mythic by : Christopher Wood

Download or read book Heroes Masked and Mythic written by Christopher Wood and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epic battles, hideous monsters and a host of petty gods--the world of Classical mythology continues to fascinate and inspire. Heroes like Herakles, Achilles and Perseus have influenced Western art and literature for centuries, and today are reinvented in the modern superhero. What does Iron Man have to do with the Homeric hero Odysseus? How does the African warrior Memnon compare with Marvel's Black Panther? Do DC's Wonder Woman and Xena the Warrior Princess reflect the tradition of Amazon women such as Penthesileia? How does the modern superhero's journey echo that of the epic warrior? With fresh insight into ancient Greek texts and historical art, this book examines modern superhero archetypes and iconography in comics and film as the crystallization of the hero's journey in the modern imagination.

Was Superman a Spy?

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101046562
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis Was Superman a Spy? by : Brian Cronin

Download or read book Was Superman a Spy? written by Brian Cronin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating and often bizarre true stories behind more than 130 urban legends about comic book culture. Was Superman a Spy? demystifies all of the interesting stories, unbelievable anecdotes, wacky rumors, and persistent myths that have piled up like priceless back issues in the seventy-plus years of the comic book industry, including: • Elvis Presley's trademark hairstyle was based on a comic book character (True) • Stan Lee featured a gay character in one of Marvel's 1960s war comics (False) • Wolverine of the X-Men was originally meant to be an actual wolverine! (True) • What would have been DC's first black superhero was changed at the last moment to a white hero (True) • A Dutch inventor was blocked from getting a patent on a process because it had been used previously in a Donald Duck comic book (True) With many more legends resolved, Was Superman a Spy? is a must-have for the legions of comic book fans and all seekers of “truth, justice, and the American way.”

The Shield

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (123 download)

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Book Synopsis The Shield by : Adam Christopher

Download or read book The Shield written by Adam Christopher and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the centuries, in our nation's times of need, a supernatural force appears to battle back the enemies of the United States: The Shield. Today, the country -- the whole world -- is on the edge of chaos. The middle class is dying as the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Global warming's effects on the environment are drastic and dramatic, with superstorms and deadly droughts a common occurrence. The government increases its grip on the lives of ordinary people, controlling information and curtailing freedoms and privacy. For some, the government itself has become an enemy of the people, and revolution is on the minds of Americans all across the country. The Shield returns--but what happens when she's not sure who the enemy is? A modern action and conspiracy thriller by bestselling novelists Adam Christopher and Chuck Wendig featuring the dynamic artwork of David Williams, The Shield: Daughter Of The Revolution gives readers a topical, relevant and jarring new take on the classic hero. The Shield, Vol. 1: Daughter Of The Revolution collects the first story arc of the ongoing The Shield comic book series. The stories, characters, and incidents in the publication are entirely fictional. Many of these stories are also products of another time, and may be found to be dated or objectionable in some cases by today's standards. The stories are represented in the publication without alteration for the purposes of historical reference and research only, and were added to your library at the discretion of your local or institution administrator. Any questions or concerns about the content contained herein should be addressed to them.

Comic Books Heroes and Legends

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1449090362
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (49 download)

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Book Synopsis Comic Books Heroes and Legends by : Artin Allahverdi

Download or read book Comic Books Heroes and Legends written by Artin Allahverdi and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every since I was a little boy I was hooked on comic books and I'm all grown up and I still like comic books and I wrote this book to show everybody how much I like comic books. I want to show the future of new hardcore comic book collectors how much I like comic books.

Batman

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Publisher : Raintree Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781406215465
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (154 download)

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Book Synopsis Batman by : Donald Lemke

Download or read book Batman written by Donald Lemke and published by Raintree Publishers. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

More Heroes of the Comics

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Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
ISBN 13 : 1606999605
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (69 download)

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Book Synopsis More Heroes of the Comics by : Drew Friedman

Download or read book More Heroes of the Comics written by Drew Friedman and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning the birth of the industry to its first few decades, this book has approximately 100 full-color portraits of the legends of American comic books―publishers, editors, and artists. Its subjects are popular and obscure, men and women, and it includes several pioneering artists of color.

Superheroes and Gods

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Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786431849
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Book Synopsis Superheroes and Gods by : Don LoCicero

Download or read book Superheroes and Gods written by Don LoCicero and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work provides a unique study of superheroes and gods in literature, popular culture, and ancient myth. The author selects a number of mythological figures (e.g., Babylonia's Gilgamesh and Enkidu), ancient gods (e.g., Greece's Eros and Tartarus), and modern superheroes (e.g., the United States' Superman and Captain Marvel) and identifies the often striking similarities between each unique category of characters. The author contends that the vast majority of mythological superheroes follow the same archetypal character patterns, regardless of each hero's unique time period or culture. Each of the first nine chapters examines the heroes and gods of a particular region or country, while the final chapter examines modern descendants of the hero prototype like Batman and Spiderman and several infamous anti-heroes (for example, Dracula and The Hulk). Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Maui

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Publisher : Godwit Pub.
ISBN 13 : 9781869620066
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Maui by : Robert Sullivan

Download or read book Maui written by Robert Sullivan and published by Godwit Pub.. This book was released on 1996-11-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Maui in comic strip form.

I Am Not Starfire

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Publisher : DC Comics
ISBN 13 : 1779511205
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (795 download)

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Book Synopsis I Am Not Starfire by : Mariko Tamaki

Download or read book I Am Not Starfire written by Mariko Tamaki and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Mariko Tamaki (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass) and artist Yoshi Yoshitani (Zatanna and the House of Secrets) comes a story about Mandy, the daughter of super-famous superhero Starfire. Seventeen-year-old Mandy, daughter of Starfire, is not like her mother. Starfire is gorgeous, tall, sparkly, and a hero. Mandy is not a sparkly superhero. Mandy has no powers. She’s a kid who dyes her hair black and hates everyone but her best friend, Lincoln. To Starfire, who is from another planet, Mandy seems like an alien, like some distant, angry, light-years away moon. And ever since she walked out on her SATs, which her mom doesn’t know about, Mandy has been even more distant. Everyone thinks Mandy needs to go to college and become whoever you become at college, but Mandy has other plans. Or she did until she gets partnered with Claire, the person she intensely denies liking but definitely likes a lot, for a school project. When someone from Starfire’s past arrives, Mandy must make a choice: give up before the battle has even begun, or step into the unknown and risk everything to save her mom. I Am Not Starfire is a story about teenagers and/as aliens; about knowing where you come from and where you are going; and about mothers.

Heroes of the Comics

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)

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Book Synopsis Heroes of the Comics by : Drew Friedman

Download or read book Heroes of the Comics written by Drew Friedman and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Friedman features portraits of the pioneering legends of American comic books. Each drawing is accompanied by a one-page synopsis of their life and work.

Legends

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Publisher : Berkley Trade
ISBN 13 : 9780425170823
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (78 download)

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Book Synopsis Legends by : Stan Lee

Download or read book Legends written by Stan Lee and published by Berkley Trade. This book was released on 2000 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a dozen original tales that span the career of the uncanny X-Men "RM," from the team's early days as teen heroes to the present -- spotlighting Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, and all your favorite mutants

The World's Greatest Super-Heroes

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Publisher : Titan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781848569744
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (697 download)

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Book Synopsis The World's Greatest Super-Heroes by : Paul Dini

Download or read book The World's Greatest Super-Heroes written by Paul Dini and published by Titan Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This oversized hardcover edition collects six stories by Dini, the Emmy Award-winning producer of "Batman Beyond" and "The New Batman/Superman Adventures." Recommended for all readers.

The Shadow Hero

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Publisher : First Second
ISBN 13 : 1466858672
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Book Synopsis The Shadow Hero by : Gene Luen Yang

Download or read book The Shadow Hero written by Gene Luen Yang and published by First Second. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity... The Green Turtle was the first Asian American super hero. The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but the acclaimed author of American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang, has finally revived this character in Shadow Hero, a new graphic novel that creates an origin story for the Green Turtle. With artwork by Sonny Liew, this gorgeous, funny comics adventure for teens is a new spin on the long, rich tradition of American comics lore.

Legends of the World's Finest

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Publisher : Dc Comics
ISBN 13 : 9781563891793
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (917 download)

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Book Synopsis Legends of the World's Finest by : Walter Simonson

Download or read book Legends of the World's Finest written by Walter Simonson and published by Dc Comics. This book was released on 1995 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this haunting painted tale of redemption and damnation, Batman and Superman must overcome destructive nightmares of each other's pasts as they battle against a pair of demonic villains. Plagued by visions of his parents' murders at the hands of a lone gunman, the Man of Steel becomes a vicious force for justice. At the same time, the Dark Knight loses his mental and physical edge as his dreams of life on Krypton make him fearful of the night. Now up against the possessed Man-Bat and the merciless Silver Banshee, the world's greatest heroes must rise above these psychological manipulations to once again become the men they were or risk losing their souls forever.

Legends of the DC Universe (1997-) #1

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Publisher : DC Comics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Legends of the DC Universe (1997-) #1 written by James Robinson and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witness the previously untold tale of The Man of Steel's first encounter with the U.L.T.R.A.-Humanite, the deadly genius whose powerful brain can switch from one body to another! As Superman battles U.L.T.R.A., Lex Luthor waits, poised for victory no matter which of the two wins. Part 1 of 3!

Legends

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Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Legends written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: