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The thought-provoking, aesthetically pleasing animated films of Hayao Miyazaki attract audiences well beyond the director's native Japan.
Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away were critically acclaimed upon U.S. release, and the earlier My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service have found popularity with Americans on DVD.
This critical study of Miyazaki's work begins with an analysis of the... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$25.00 $13.99
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A great deal of scholarship has focused on Joss Whedon's television and film work, which includes Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, The Cabin in the Woods and The Avengers.
But Whedon's work in the world of comics has largely been ignored. He created his own dystopian heroine, Fray, assembled the goofy fannish heroes of Sugarshock, and wrote arcs for Marvel's... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$29.95 $17.99
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In a new age of multi-media terrorism. The worlds of superhumans, sentient cartoons, and folklore monarchy collide. Enter, the Toonminati, a secret organization, that covertly rules this imbalance of worlds. How To DRAW BLOOD, is an one-man conceptual anthology, showcasing concepts of this world, where cartoon & humans coexist, albeit in a covert war, where Toons secretly control world... [click here for more] |
Hound Comics |
$5.00 $2.99
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These 15 essays investigate comic books and graphic novels, beginning with the early development of these media. The essays also place the work in a cultural context, addressing theory and terminology, adaptations of comic books, the superhero genre, and comic books and graphic novels that deal with history and nonfiction.
By addressing the topic from a wide range of perspectives, the book offers... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$35.00 $19.99
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Welcome to “Comics Vs. Manga”! A book which combines a comic book with drawing tutorials. Meet the talented and diverse comic book and manga artists and join them as they are forced together in the same room. Continue with these artists as they decide to showcase their strengths and knowledge in step-by-step tutorials demonstrating that together they can accomplish more in achieving their... [click here for more] |
Scattered Comics |
$18.00 $7.00
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Superhero adventure comics have a long history of commenting upon American public opinion and government policy, and the surge in the popularity of comics since the events of September 11, 2001, ensures their continued relevance.
This critical text examines the seventy-year history of comic book superheroes on film and in comic books and their reflections of the politics of their time.
Superheroes... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$29.95 $15.99
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Art Of...
A behind the scenes look at all the hard work that goes into a Code Name: Hunter issue.
Creating a comic is a lot of work. Follow Darc's process for an entire issue, with each step per page laid out in unobstructed detail.
Art of Issue 22.5
A detailed look, sketches, inks, initial colors and full shading for all of... [click here for more] |
RCSI Publishing |
$5.00
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Steve MacManus, the editor of 2000 AD during its 1980s heyday, lifts the lid on how the UK’s most important comic came into existence and his extraordinary role in shaping it into a industry-revolutionising icon. In 1973, a twenty-year-old MacManus joined Fleetway Publications as a sub-editor on UK adventure title Valiant. Six years later he took charge of the company’s most celebrated... [click here for more] |
Rebellion Publishing Ltd |
$6.99
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Zine Making, a wikibook on how to make your zines, by contributes Mcld and Thenub314, is licensed under the Creative Commons-Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 imported license, and here is the URL Address: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ You wanna make a zine? Now's your chance to make your very own zine! This very Wiki Book will guide you in the process of making the zine you have always... [click here for more] |
RLS777 |
$2.00 $1.00
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a complete guide to over 50 years of superheroes on screen!
This expanded and updated edition of the 2004 award-winning encyclopedia covers important developments in the popular genre; adds new shows such as Heroes and Zoom; includes the latest films featuring icons like Superman, Spiderman and Batman; and covers even more types of superheroes.
Each... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$49.95 $29.99
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Vile Villains Book One
Twenty five new villains for your Save the Day Superhero Role Playing Game to unleash fiendish plots and make even the heartiest crime fighter shake with dread.
Save the Day is a rules light superhero role playing game the does not ignore the demands of seasoned gamers. Save the Day uses a system developed for the ENnie Nominated Katana Schoolgirls... [click here for more] |
Okumarts Games |
$4.95
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Vile Villains Book Two
Twenty five new villains for your Save the Day Superhero Role Playing Game to unleash fiendish plots and make even the heartiest crime fighter shake with dread.
Save the Day is a rules light superhero role playing game the does not ignore the demands of seasoned gamers. Save the Day uses a system developed for the ENnie Nominated Katana Schoolgirls... [click here for more] |
Okumarts Games |
$4.95
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Long after the extinction of the human race, the saga of Squarriors begins. Divided by those species that wish to use their new unexplainable intelligence to create a utopia, the Tin Kin, and their rival nemesis the Maw, Squarriors is the newest chapter of conflict in the earth's history. ... [click here for more] |
Devil's Due Entertainment |
$0.99
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From the Golden Age of the 1940s, through the Silver Age of the '60s, up until the early '80s--the end of the Bronze Age.
Included are the earliest series, like American Comics Group's Adventures into the Unknown and Prize Comics' Frankenstein, and the controversial and gory comics of the '40s, such as EC's infamous and influential Tales from the Crypt. The resurgence of monster-horror titles during... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99 $14.99
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A common misconception is that professors who use popular culture and fantasy in the classroom have abandoned the classics, yet in a variety of contexts--high school, college freshman composition, senior seminars, literature, computer science, philosophy and politics--fantasy materials can expand and enrich an established curriculum.
The new essays in this book combine analyses of popular television... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$29.95 $12.99
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An aging crook runs afoul of a shape-changing alien who is on the lam from an intergalactic cop. The Intruder’s plan is to seize power, acquire wealth, and ultimately sow the seeds of destruction on the Earth’s population. His reason is only to revel in his success then head off to another planet to repeat the process. Now it is the task of the two cops from two worlds to stop the evil... [click here for more] |
Outpouring Comics |
$1.99 $1.49
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Ethnographic Essays on a Pop Culture Phenomenon
This collection of 13 new essays employs ethnographic methods to investigate San Diego's Comic-Con International, the largest annual celebration of the popular arts in North America. Working from a common grounding in fan studies, these individual explorations examine a range of cultural practices at an event drawing crowds of nearly... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$29.95 $15.99
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Essays on the Epic Graphic Satire of Dave Sim and Gerhard
In December 1977, struggling Canadian comic book artist Dave Sim self-published the first issue of Cerebus the Aardvark, a Conan the Barbarian satire featuring a foul-tempered, sword-wielding creature trapped in a human world.
Over the next 26 years, Sim, and later collaborator Gerhard, produced an epic 6,000-page graphic... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$35.00 $18.99
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Exclusive interviews and career overviews of key comics creators taken from the pages of the Judge Dredd Megazine.
In this fourth collection Alan Moore, Brett Ewins, Liam McCormick-Sharp, John Higgins, Colin Wilson, Dylan Teague and Peter Doherty discuss their work in comics, 2000 AD and many other titles in great detail.
This digital edition includes the ePub and Mobi (Kindle) versions of... [click here for more] |
Rebellion Publishing Ltd |
$2.99
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Exclusive interviews and career overviews of key comics creators taken from the pages of the Judge Dredd Megazine.
In this fifth collection Frazer Irving, Dom Reardon, Simon Davis, Gordon Rennie, TC Eglington, Simon Spurrier, Richard Elson and Neil Googe discuss their work in comics, 2000 AD and many other titles in great detail.
This digital edition includes the ePub and Mobi (Kindle) versions... [click here for more] |
Rebellion Publishing Ltd |
$2.99
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Exclusive interviews and career overviews of key comics creators taken from the pages of the Judge Dredd Megazine.
In this third collection Dave Gibbons, Simon Fraser, Kevin O'Neill, Jesus Redondo, David Roach, John Hicklenton, John Cooper and Dave Taylor discuss their work in comics, 2000 AD and many other titles in great detail.
This digital edition includes the ePub and Mobi (Kindle) versions... [click here for more] |
Rebellion Publishing Ltd |
$2.99
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Exclusive interviews and career overviews of key comics creators taken from the pages of the Judge Dredd Megazine.
In this second collection Alex Garland, Jim McCarthy, Jock, Greg STaples, Chris Weston, Will Simpson, Karl Urban and Arthur Wyatt discuss their work in comics, 2000 AD and many other titles in great detail.
This digital edition includes the ePub and Mobi (Kindle) versions of the... [click here for more] |
Rebellion Publishing Ltd |
$2.99
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Mention Shaft and most people think of Gordon Parks' seminal 1971 film starring Richard Roundtree in a leather coat, walking the streets of Manhattan to Isaac Hayes' iconic theme music. But the black private dick who inspired the blaxploitation film genre actually made his debut on the printed page as the creation of a white novelist.
Ernest Tidyman was a seasoned journalist down on his luck when... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$29.95 $15.99
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When an arcane society sets out to create an army of perfect soldiers, little did they know that instead they would be getting the first generation of superheroes...
Now witness as the first of these hybrid super humans uses his strange ability in public for the first time as he rocks the very foundation of reality in the process! ... [click here for more] |
Tragic Hero Comics |
$3.00
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Dick Grayson--alter-ego of the original Robin of Batman comics--has gone through various changes in his 75 years as a superhero but has remained the optimistic, humorous character readers first embraced in 1940. Predating Green Lantern and Wonder Woman, he is one of DC Comics' oldest heroes and retains a large and loyal fanbase.
The first scholarly work to focus exclusively on the Boy Wonder, this... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$35.00 $19.99
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Magical Girls are on the prowl to protect the world! The Princess Patrol has Snow White, Rose Red, Rapunzel, Badoura, and Beauty as fairy tale princesses reincarnated in modern day as superpowered heroines to fight the evil Snow Queen. Next is Grace the Amazing, a troubled teenager transformed into a catgirl to battle demons. Finally, the Sushi Senshi from Senshi Vs. Sentai take on their most formidable... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
$3.00 $0.99
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This product is designed as a quick play introduction to Save the Day, a super role playing game on Kickstarter until May 16, 2015. Including four sample characters that just can't seem to get along and a rollicking adventure that involves robots, science, fine art and crowd control. This is a sample playtest product designed teach you the basics of Save the Day in no time. Kid friendly and quick to... [click here for more] |
Okumarts Games |
Pay What You Want
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First introduced in a 1938 comic book, Superman has since become an iconic character in American entertainment.
This complete history covers Superman's appearances in film and television, from the 1941 introduction of the first Superman cartoon to the 2006 live-action film Superman Returns.
The book includes several rarely seen photographs of the actors who have brought Superman to life for over... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$39.95 $19.99
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Right here, Right now! we have four short stories for your viewing pleasure. The first realease from Torrid Comics. Inside this issue you will get thrown into the middle of multiple conflicts, while being introduced to each charachters personalities! Lone Wolf, Knight Fire, Shogun, Bumper & Pinball, get it right here; right now! ... [click here for more] |
Torrid Comics |
FREE
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The beginning of the world, the great flood, the Tower of Babel and story of Job. ... [click here for more] |
Kingstone Comics |
$12.99 $4.99
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This collection of essays analyzes the many ways in which comic book and film superheroes have been revised or rewritten in response to changes in real-world politics, social mores, and popular culture.
Among many topics covered are the jingoistic origin of Captain America in the wake of the McCarthy hearings, the post-World War II fantasy-feminist role of Wonder Woman, and the Nietzschean influences... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$29.95 $17.99
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Few scholars nursed on the literary canon would dispute that knowledge of Western literature benefits readers and writers of the superhero genre. This analysis of superhero comics as Romance literature shows that the reverse is true--knowledge of the superhero romance has something to teach critics of traditional literature.
Establishing the comic genre as a cousin to Arthurian myth, Spenser, and... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$35.00 $19.99
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Be prepared for Blood & Monsters! This collects some of the best in underground comics with gory toons and scary fun! There's three tales from the funny animal land of Gloomstadt by James Street filled of vampires, mad scientists, and Frankensteins. Also included are the Saturday Morning exploits of Monster And The Rockits by Jon Cowen, evil elves ready for the holidays in Seasons Greeting From... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
$0.99 $0.74
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Aesthetic, Cultural and Thematic Perspectives
The theme of memory has played a significant role in anime throughout its evolution as an art form and as popular entertainment. Anime's handling of memory is multifaceted, weaving it into diverse symbolic motifs, narratives and aesthetic issues.
This study aims to provide a detailed analysis of a range of anime titles wherein different... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$29.95 $17.99
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In 1954, the comic book industry instituted the Comics Code, a set of self-regulatory guidelines imposed to placate public concern over gory and horrific comic book content, effectively banning genuine horror comics. Because the Code applied only to color comics, many artists and writers turned to black and white to circumvent the Code's narrow confines.
With the 1964 Creepy #1 from Warren Publishing,... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99 $14.99
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From 1985 to 1995, the syndicated comic strip Calvin and Hobbes followed the antics of a precocious six-year-old boy and his sardonic stuffed tiger. At the height of its popularity, the strip ran in more than 2,400 newspapers and generated a fan base that continues to run in the millions.
This critical analysis of Calvin and Hobbes explores Calvin's world and its deep reservoir of meanings. Close... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99 $9.99
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A Complete Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel in Print, Film, Television, Comics, Games and Other Media, 1992-2010
This bibliographic guide covers the "Buffyverse"--the fictional worlds of the acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999-2004), as well as the original Buffy feature film of 1992. It is the largest... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$18.99 $14.24
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Exclusive interviews and career overviews of key comics creators taken from the pages of the Judge Dredd Megazine.
In this first collection Pat Mills, Carlos Ezquerra, Ron Smith and Mick McMahon discuss their work in comics, 2000 AD and many other titles in great detail.
This digital edition includes the ePub and Mobi (Kindle) versions of the book.
Note: Due to territory restrictions... [click here for more] |
Rebellion Publishing Ltd |
$2.99
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Superheroes have invaded film more in the past decade and a half than they have in their entire history. From major blockbusters like Man of Steel and The Dark Knight Trilogy, to DC Entertainment's line of fantastic direct-to-video animated films, to other super-flicks like The Incredibles, superheroes are enjoying a major resurgence in popular culture and fans have now entered... [click here for more] |
Coscom Entertainment |
$12.99 $3.99
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Essays on the Educational Power of Sequential Art
Sequential art combines the visual and the narrative in a way that readers have to interpret the images with the writing. Comics make a good fit with education because students are using a format that provides active engagement.
This collection of essays is a wide-ranging look at current practices using comics and graphic novels in educational settings,... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$29.95 $15.99
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The Gloryhound Guide to Photoshop: Basics will teach what is often thought to be un-teachable and allow new users to dive into Photoshop without ever having opened the program before. It’s also a handy guide for intermediate Photoshop users who want a quick-reference for the various tools and menus which Photoshop has to offer. Features include:
Over 40 pages of content,... [click here for more] |
Gloryhound Network |
FREE
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Essays on the Comics, Poetry and Prose
This collection of new essays looks carefully at the broad spectrum of Neil Gaiman’s work and how he interacts with feminism.
Sixteen diverse essays from Gaiman scholars examine highlights from Gaiman’s graphic novels, short stories, novels, poems and screenplays, and confront the difficult issues he raises, including femininity,... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$29.95 $15.99
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That rumbling you’re hearing is the arrival of Thunder!, the new comic-sized magazine devoted exclusively to comic book heroes brought to life on film, television, and in animation.
Our premiere issue features a complete guide to the animated series The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, going behind the scenes on every episode of the first season and featuring the comments of Jeph Loeb,... [click here for more] |
TidalWave Productions |
$2.99
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Although the idea that graphic narratives represent an important literary form is still debated in academic circles, in recent years comics scholarship has emerged into wider contexts.
This collection of new essays considers various literary approaches to graphic narrative and sequential art. The authors examine the politics of comic form and narrative, the ways in which graphic narrative and sequential... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$35.00 $19.99
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Superhero films are one of the most enduring genres of cinema, and their popularity is only increasing in the 21st century.
These ten critical essays explore the phenomenon through the lenses of numerous academic disciplines, and cover topics such as the role of globalization in the formation of superhero narratives, the shifting nature of masculinity and femininity in the superhero world and the... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$29.95 $17.99
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"Boys' love," a male-male homoerotic genre written primarily by women for women, enjoys global popularity and is one of the most rapidly growing publishing niches in the United States. It is found in manga, anime, novels, movies, electronic games, and fan-created fiction, artwork, and video.
This collection of 14 essays addresses boys' love as it has been received and modified by fans outside... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$35.00 $19.99
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These essays from various critical disciplines examine how comic books and graphic narratives move between various media, while merging youth and adult cultures and popular and high art.
The articles feature international perspectives on comics and graphic novels published in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Portugal, Germany, Turkey, India, and Japan. Topics range from film adaptation, to journalism... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$35.00 $19.99
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In 2002, Vertigo/DC Comics published the first issue of Bill Willingham's Fables. The series imagined the lives of fairy tale figures--Snow White, the Big Bad Wolf, Cinderella and the ubiquitous Prince Charming, among many others--as they made new lives for themselves in modern-day New York City, having fled their storied homeworlds following an invasion. After 150 issues and many awards, Fables concluded... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$35.00 $18.99
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Art Of...
A behind the scenes look at all the hard work that goes into a A Year And a Day issue.
Creating a comic is a lot of work. Follow Darc's process for an entire issue, with each step per page laid out in unobstructed detail.
Art of Issue 2
A detailed look, sketches, inks, initial colors and full shading... [click here for more] |
RCSI Publishing |
Pay What You Want
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Art Of...
A behind the scenes look at all the hard work that goes into a A Year And a Day issue.
Creating a comic is a lot of work. Follow Darc's process for an entire issue, with each step per page laid out in unobstructed detail.
Art of Issue 2.5
A detailed look, sketches, inks, initial colors and full shading... [click here for more] |
RCSI Publishing |
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