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DK Publishing
The DC Comics Encyclopedia
by DK ADULT (Hardcover)

As a unique, one-volume encyclopedia of more than 1,000 characters created by DC Comics, this is the book that all comic book fans have been waiting for! Featuring some of DC's most creative artists and heroes and villains from the world famous to lesser known one-offs, this thrilling, one-of-a-kind guide has comic book history exploding off every page.

Daniel Wallace, Tom Brevoort, Andrew J. Darling, Tom DeFalco, ...
The Marvel Encyclopedia
by DK ADULT (Hardcover)

Marvel Comics' character roster boasts some of the best known and most popular characters ever conceived-heroes that are international household names, both as comic book stars and movie stars, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk and Wolverine. This unique, one-volume encyclopedia contains more than 1000 of Marvel's greatest, with full details of their powers and their thrill-packed careers. The encyclopedia's range of spectacular art features eye-popping work by Marvel's finest artists, while the authoritative text is supplied by a team of top Marvel comic book writers. In addition, double-page features, illustrated with classic covers, trace the fascinating story of Marvel Comics through the decades. The Marvel Comics Encyclopedia is an essential book both for new fans and for those who grew up loving the excitement, heroism and humor of the Marvel Universe. Includes a foreword by Stan Lee.

Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd, Mike Essl
Watching the Watchmen: The Definitive Companion to the Ultimate Graphic Novel
by Titan Books (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2008-10-21)

Enjoy the ultimate companion to a comics masterpiece, as award-winning artist Dave Gibbons gives his own account of the genesis of WATCHMEN in this dust-jacketed hardback volume, opening his vast personal archives to reveal never-published pages, original character designs, page thumbnails, sketches and much more, including posters, covers and rare portfolio art. Featuring the breathtaking design of Chip Kidd and Mike Essl, WATCHING THE WATCHMEN is both a major art book in its own right, and the definitive companion to the graphic novel that changed an industry.Voted among Time magazine's 100 Best Novels from 1923 to the present, a perennial bestseller over the past twenty years and widely considered the greatest graphic novel of all time, WATCHMEN is a gripping, labyrinthine piece of comic art, which has earned an acclaimed place in modern literary history."I've had a great time, re-visiting the very beginnings of Watchmen and unearthing material I haven't set eyes on for many ...

David Hajdu
The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America
by Picador (Paperback) (Release Date: 2009-02-03)

Martin Pasko
The DC Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the DC Universe
by Running Press (Hardcover)

In 1935, popular culture was forever transformed when DC Comics published the first book of “all new, all original” comic material. To the delight of millions of readers everywhere, the modern comic book was born, and from its pages came leaping an exhilarating cast of characters. Now The DC Vault unlocks DC Comics’ most fascinating secrets and deeply buried treasures, presenting a colorful array of historic and never-before-published memorabilia, including early sketches, covers, memos, press materials, and much more. From a working reproduction of a 1942 Junior Justice Society of America decoder, to a series of Public Service Announcements starring Superman and Batman, to the original pencils and inks for Wonder Woman #63, this dazzling chronicle contains more than 25 plastic-encased archival pieces for readers to pull out and examine—all while learning about the artists, writers, and world-famous super heroes that make up the DC Universe. Whether you’ve been ...

Chip Kidd
Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan
by Pantheon (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2008-10-28)

The two hottest genres in comics gleefully collide head-on, as the most beloved American superhero gets the coolest Japanese manga makeover ever. In 1966, during the height of the first Batman craze, a weekly Japanese manga anthology for boys, Shonen King, licensed the rights to commission its own Batman and Robin stories. A year later, the stories stopped. They were never collected in Japan, and never translated into English. Now, in this gorgeously produced book, hundreds of pages of Batman-manga comics more than four decades old are translated for the first time, appearing alongside stunning photographs of the world’s most comprehensive collection of vintage Japanese Batman toys. This is The Dynamic Duo as you’ve never seen them: with a distinctly Japanese, atomic-age twist as they battle aliens, mutated dinosaurs, and villains who won’t stay dead. And as a bonus: Jiro Kuwata, the manga master who originally wrote and drew this material, has given an exclusive interview ...

Roy Thomas, Peter Sanderson
The Marvel Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the World of Marvel
by Running Press (Hardcover)

The Best American Comics 2008 (The Best American Series)
by Houghton Mifflin (Hardcover)

This newest addition to the Best American Series returns with a set of bothestablished and up-and-coming contributors. Editor Lynda Barry andbrand-new series editors Jessica Abel and Matt Madden, acclaimed cartoonists in their own right, culled the best stories from graphic novels,pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and the web tocreate this cutting-edge collection, "perfect for newbies as well as fans"(San Diego Union-Tribune). This volume features such luminaries asChris Ware, Seth, and Alison Bechdel alongside beloved daily cartoonistslike Matt Groening.

Jonathan Hennessey
The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation
by Hill and Wang (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2008-10-14)

Scott Mccloud
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
by Harper Paperbacks (Paperback) (Release Date: 2006-09-05)

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