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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 86 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
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Comic Book Confidential is a feature-length documentary that profiles twenty-two of the most significant artists and writers working in comic books, graphic novels and strip-art in North America today. In an entertaining and informative combination of interviews, historical footage and state-of-the-art animation techniques, Comic Book Confidential provides a positive answer to that burning existential question of the late twentieth century first posed...
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English
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Alfredo Alcala is one of the most disciplined and perceptive artists inking in comics. The years of distinguished work have earned Alfredo a special place in comics history." - Gil Kane. In the late 1960s, an extremely talented group of Filipino illustrators took the American comic book industry by storm - and the late Alfredo Alcala led the way, working for both Marvel and DC on such popular characters as Conan the Barbarian and Batman. This unique...
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English
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"Was Superman's arch nemesis Lex Luthor based on Aleister Crowley? Can Captain Marvel be linked to the Sun gods on antiquity? In Our Gods Wear Spandex, Christopher Knowles answers these questions and brings to light many other intriguing links between superheroes and the enchanted world of estoerica. Occult students and comic-book fans alike will discover countless fascinating connections, from little known facts such as that DC Comics editor Julius...
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English
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Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics is a seminal examination of comics art: its rich history, surprising technical components, and major cultural significance. Explore the secret world between the panels, through the lines, and within the hidden symbols of a powerful but misunderstood art form.
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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Introduces characters from the universes created by Marvel Comics and discusses their amazing powers, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and Elektra.
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Publisher
Collins Design
Pub. Date
2009
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192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Collects top-selected war comics of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, in an anthology that is complemented by interviews with leading genre artists, writers, and designers.
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Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
©2010
Physical Desc
xiii, 495 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
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His incredible powers are legendary, his famous red-and-blue costume is unmistakable, and the S-shield emblazoned across his chest is iconic. Born Kal-El on the doomed planet Krypton, rocketed to Earth, and raised by the kindly Kents, he was destined to battle evil as Superman, the Man of Steel. Here's your guide to absolutely everything about the high-flying hero who's been thrilling comics fans for more than seventy years: an amazing A-to-Z compendium...
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