Mark Evanier
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Language
English
Description
Jack Kirby created or co-created some of comic books' most popular super heroes, including Captain America, The X-Men, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, The Mighty Thor, Darkseid, and The New Gods. More significantly, he created much of the visual language for fantasy and adventure comics. There were comics before Kirby, but for the most part their page layout, graphics, and visual dynamic aped what was being done in syndicated newspaper strips. Almost...
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Series
Garfield volume 1
Language
English
Description
It's the inevitable meeting of the sourpusses! Garfield, the reigning cynical cat of newspapers and TV crosses paths with Grumpy Cat, the internet sensation whose scowl endeared herself to the world. Who's the most sarcastic? Well, he likes lasagna and not much else...and she doesn't even like lasagna. Can these two inhabit the same comic book mini-series, let alone the same planet? You'll find out in a trio of issues written by Mark Evanier and illustrated...
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Series
Groo Friends and Foes volume 9
Language
English
Description
The mutton-skulled swordsman Groo runs into friends (who want to kill him a little) and foes (who want to kill him a lot). He'll meet up with the sneaky Pal and Drumm, the sneakier Taranto, and the melodic Minstrel... but can he help Kayli reunite with her long-lost father? Collects issues #9-#12 of the year long series from Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier, and Tom Luth.
* Lettering by Eisner winner Stan Sakai!
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English
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Groo is BACK! And, oddly enough, that might not be the biggest disaster looming over the planet. It seems that things are getting hotter everywhere...that is, in those places where it isn't getting colder than ever before! The usual suspects, Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier, once again join forces to bring you a sidesplitting tale of the world's stupidest barbarian. Unfortunately, there might not be much world left by the end of their story!
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English
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You probably think Groo the Wanderer is the most destructive force in his world. Not so! Even at his most inept, Groo cannot destroy a village faster than the hogs of Horder. Theirs is an evil species that has existed forever and that spreads death and annihilation to this day. They control your mind, they control your body, and worst of all, they control your money. So what happens when Groo comes nose to nose with them? Find out in this latest Groo...
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Series
Garfield volume 9
Language
English
Description
The second Full Course collection, featuring the next eight issues of Garfield's comic book escapades, sends the gang into some wacky adventures! Odie makes a new friend, Pet Force takes on a scary team of Super-Villains, and Garfield faces his most fearsome foe, the Lasagna Monster!
The good times continue to roll in this round, as we see how the gang beats the heat, learn if Jon can finally stop being late, and if Nermal can set a world record!...
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Series
Garfield volume 17
Language
English
Description
Fresh out of the oven, it's more of Garfield's comic book adventures–because you can never have too much of a good thing!
Follow Garfield as he gets caught in a time warp, battles monsters both in the forest and under the bed, and faces two of his greatest foes: the Calzone Creature and Zombie Meatballs.
Garfield also makes some new friends (maybe even a new girlfriend?) and enters a race against the World's Fastest Cat. Meanwhile, Nermal finds...
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Series
New Gods volume 1
Language
English
Description
The New Gods return in this collection of stories that reimagined Jack Kirby's famous creations for a new era! Writer Mark Evanier, former assistant to New Gods creator Jack Kirby, teams with artist Paris Cullins to revive Orion, Darkseid, Metron, Kalibak, and more in this collection of key late-80s stories, set in the wake of Cosmic Odyssey. Stories include Orion leading an expedition to Earth and the six-part "Bloodline Saga."
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Series
Groo the Wanderer volume 9
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations)
Language
English
Description
For some reason, people keep buying these Groo collections. So, in an effort to make a quick buck, Dark Horse is releasing The Groo Inferno, featuring four classic stories starring everyone's favorite moronic wanderer Groo and his slightly less stupid dog Rufferto! See Groo recover a magical amulet for an evil wizard, only to end up unknowingly owning it himself - giving the world's dumbest barbarian the power to make anything happen, with the expected...
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Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (102 pages : chiefly color illustrations)
Language
English
Description
You probably think Groo the Wanderer is the most destructive force in his world. Not so! Even at his most inept, Groo cannot destroy a village faster than the hogs of Horder. Theirs is an evil species that has existed forever and that spreads death and annihilation to this day. They control your mind, they control your body, and worst of all, they control your money. So what happens when Groo comes nose to nose with them? Find out in this latest Groo...
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations)
Language
English
Description
The three most inevitable things in the world are death, taxes and another Groo collection from Dark Horse. This one is about the other two: Groo and his loyal pooch Rufferto encounter a king who is forever raising the cost of living and an undertaker who drives up the cost of dying. So the kingdom goes to war against ... well, they're not exactly sure of that part yet. But they're definitely going to war. What a time for Groo to be trapped in his...
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Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (111 pages : chiefly color illustrations)
Language
English
Description
No dog has ever been so loyal for so long to so stupid a master. Finally, it pays off, and the boneheaded barbarian Groo's dog Rufferto gets a little of the limelight. A bad run-in with the wizard Anakrony, Master of the Chronological Sciences, tests once and for all the bond between this barbarian and his best friend. Making another accidental stand against tyranny, Groo becomes separated from Rufferto, and an entire city is made to suffer. Will...
15) Catzilla
Series
Garfield and Co volume 3
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : chiefly color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
It's Halloween and Garfield has dressed up as Catzilla, a fierce wild cat, to go out trick or treating. But what he doesn't know is that the real Catzilla has escaped from the zoo, and police are looking for him, leading to a wild case of mistaken identity! Will Garfield end up in a zoo, and will Jon and Odie be trapped with the real Catzilla? Also featuring the stories "Underwater World" and "Perfect Pizza." --Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (100, [18] pages : chiefly color illustrations)
Language
English
Description
Groo is BACK! And, oddly enough, that might not be the biggest disaster looming over the planet. It seems that things are getting hotter everywhere... that is, in those places where it isn't getting colder than ever before! The usual suspects, Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier, again join forces to bring you a sidesplitting tale of the world's stupidest barbarian. Unfortunately, there might not be much world left by the end of their story! . . . it...
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Series
Garfield and Co volume 7
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (26 pages) : chiefly color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Can this flabby tabby Scrooge find the true meaning of Christmas?To Garfield, there's not much more to the Christmas holidays than food and presents. This becomes the center of an argument between him and his girlfriend Arlene, who decides that Garfield is too self-centered for her if he can't truly understand Christmas. Garfield must do some soul searching and discover the meaning of Christmas in order to win back his girlfriend. But can this flabby...
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Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (94 pages : chiefly color illustrations)
Language
English
Description
One is a cross-hatched Hyborian from the unforgiving steppes of Cimmeria. The other is a big-nosed buffoon from a land of cartoony chaos. Only in the addled brain of Sergio Aragones could these two mismatched warriors ever cross swords! Thomas Yeates lends his able pen to Mark Evanier's story of worlds colliding, as the indomitable barbarian Conan meets the insufferable birdbrain Groo. An epic crossover centuries in the making! Twice as much brawn...
20) Fish to fry
Series
Garfield and Co volume 1
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : chiefly color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
The famed orange cat comes to comics from Papercutz! In the first story "Fish to Fry," the tables turn on Garfield when he is put on trial by fish everywhere for his crimes against aquatic life (namely stealing them out of fish bowls). Also featuring the stories "Family Picture" and "Nice to Nermal" with Garfield, Odie, Nermal, Jon and more!. --Provided by publisher.