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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 |
$19.99
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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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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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It's a rare comic character who can make audiences laugh for well over half a century--but then again, it's a pretty rare cartoon hero who can boast of forearms thicker than his waist, who can down a can of spinach in a single gulp, or who generally faces the world with one eye squinted completely shut.
When E.C. Segar's gruff but lovable sailor man first tooted his pipe to the public on January... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99
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This is a book about the comics genre and language, how these were used to create Batman, and how that character's longevity is largely due to the medium's unique formal qualities.
It argues that Batman's core appeal is his mythic nature which allows him to transcend changes in reader tastes, the vicissitudes of the comics industry, and the changing media landscape.
While including some historical... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99 $9.99
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Premiering in September of 2006, the weekly NBC television series Heroes was an immediate commercial and critical hit, lasting four successful seasons. Heroes follows a group of interrelated characters who discover they have superhuman powers, with each successive episode exploring how these people react to and utilize their powers for good or for evil.
This collection of essays explores a variety... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$17.99
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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 |
$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
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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
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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 |
$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 |
$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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In the 1950s and '60s, a grassroots movement arose to celebrate comic books and strips, which were becoming increasingly important to American popular culture. This broad group of ardent readers and collectors had little formal structure until the 1950s. As the art and literary form grew in popularity, a dedicated core began building an organized network.
Profiled here are 90 people at the heart... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$17.99
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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 |
$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 |
$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 |
$19.99
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![2000 AD: The Creator Interviews [BUNDLE]](https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/2560/299438-thumb140.jpg)
This special bundle product contains the following titles. 2000 AD: The Creator Interviews #1 Regular price: $2.99 Bundle price: $1.99 Format: Multiple File Formats 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... [click here for more] |
Rebellion |
$14.95 $9.95
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The 4 Pages | 16 Bars: A Visual Mixtape trade paperback series is a celebration of where true diversity exists in this industry. The contributors for this ninth volume include Troy-Jeffrey Allen (ALL CAPS), Ramel Hill (Pinkwing & the Prime Controller), Ellen Wetmore (Dante: A Divine Comedy) and many more. The scene is more diverse than Image or Dark Horse. This is visual Jazz, Rock, Funk,... [click here for more] |
Griot Enterprises |
$24.99 $9.99
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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 |
$18.99
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![Action/Adventure Collection [BUNDLE]](https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/3761/394961-thumb140.jpg)
This special bundle product contains the following titles. Action Galore (Pulp Adventure Comics) Regular price: $0.99 Bundle price: $0.75 Format: Watermarked PDF Action Galore is an international ensemble of thrilling Golden Age comics. There's the Nazi-punching spy Freelance, feisty female reporter Kath King, reckless Orphan of the Storm, courageous Captain Cutlass,... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
$14.36 $10.90
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Almost immediately after his first appearance in comic books in June 1938, Superman began to be adapted to other media. The subsequent decades have brought even more adaptations of the Man of Steel, his friends, family, and enemies in film, television, comic strip, radio, novels, video games, and even a musical. The rapid adaptation of the Man of Steel occurred before the character and storyworld were... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$39.95 $23.99
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A Study of Social Commentary in Films and Television Programs, 1961-1973
In the first four years of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War (1961-64), Hollywood did not dramatize the current military conflict but rather romanticized earlier ones. Cartoons reflected only previous trends in U.S. culture, and animators comically but patriotically remembered the Revolutionary War, the Civil... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99
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Nineteen Artists, Writers, Producers and Others
In the words of Walt Disney, "Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive." Part biography, part history, part artistic commentary, this volume looks at major figures in the field of animation and discusses how their contributions have affected the course of the industry--and, in many cases, popular culture... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99
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Eight Famous Works from Page to Screen
Exploring a selection of anime adaptations of famous works of both Eastern and Western provenance, this book is concerned with appreciating their significance and appeal as independent texts.
The author evaluates three aspects of anime adaptation--how anime adaptations develop their original sources in stylistic, aesthetic, and psychological... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$17.99
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Narrative Structure, Design and Play at the Crossroads of Animation and Computer Games
This book describes the thematic and structural traits of a recent and popular development within the realm of anime: series adapted from visual novels. Visual novels are interactive fiction games in which players creatively control decisions and plot turning points.
Endings alter according to the player's choices,... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99
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1920-1960
In this thorough history, the author demonstrates, via the popular literature (primarily pulp magazines and comic books) of the 1920s to about 1960, that the stories therein drew their definitions of heroism and villainy from an overarching, nativist fear of outsiders that had existed before World War I but intensified afterwards. These depictions were transferred to America's "new"... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$15.99
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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 2.5
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 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
A detailed look, sketches, inks, initial colors and full shading for... [click here for more] |
RCSI Publishing |
Pay What You Want
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A Study of Cartoon Camelots on Film and Television
This is an exploration of the potent blend of Arthurian legend, cartoon animation, and cultural and artistic trends from 1933 to the present. In more than 170 theatrical and televised short cartoons, televised series and specials, and feature-length films from The Sword in the Stone to Shrek the Third--all covered in this book--animators... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$15.99
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An Insider's View of the Birth of a Pop Culture Phenomenon
The first generation of American television programmers had few choices of Saturday morning children's offerings. That changed dramatically in 1963 when a Japanese animated television series called Tetsuan Atom was acquired for distribution by NBC. Fred Ladd adapted the show for American television and--rechristened Astro... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$9.99
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From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Joss Whedon's work presents various representations of home spaces that give depth to his stories and storytelling. Through the spaceship in Firefly, a farmhouse in Avengers: Age of Ultron or Whedon's own house in Much Ado About Nothing, his work collectively offers audiences the opportunity to question the ways we relate to and inhabit... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$18.99
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![Black Comics Matter [BUNDLE]](https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/3761/339549-thumb140.jpg)
This special bundle product contains the following titles. Fast Willie Jackson (70s Black Comics) Regular price: $0.99 Bundle price: $0.75 Format: Watermarked PDF Fast Willie Jackson was a teen comedy from the Bronze Age of Comics, but written for black audiences. Set in Mocity U.S.A., the young man "Fast Willie" Jackson and his friends try to raise awareness for... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
$4.81 $3.55
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![British Underground Collection [BUNDLE]](https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/3761/295908-thumb140.jpg)
This special bundle product contains the following titles. British Underground: Speed Gale Comics Regular price: $0.99 Bundle price: $0.75 Format: PDF British Underground sets the gauge for Speed Gale Comics! Speed Gale with his sidekick Garry fight crime as masked manhunters, plus other heroes like Jet-Ace Logan, Kansas Kid, and Captain Conquest. Also starring... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
$2.97 $2.25
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![Bronze Age Trilogy [BUNDLE]](https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/3761/302384-thumb140.jpg)
This special bundle product contains the following titles. Bronze Age Heroes Regular price: $0.99 Bundle price: $0.75 Format: PDF Bronze Age Heroes brings back the heroes of the 70s era! This features good guys like Captain Atom, Nightshade, Dragon Slayer, The Question, Wildman, Rubberoy, Tiger-Man, and The Eclipse! 100 Big Pages of gritty superhero action!... ... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
$2.97 $2.25
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Caliber Rounds is a monthly 'magazine' spotlighting Caliber's creators and titles with interviews, profiles, previews, and more. This first issue clocks in at a large 38 pages with interviews from Kevin Van Hook on doing Rocky Horror Picture Show, Ben Sherrill and his Ballad of Rory Hawkins, Mayen Briem on the genesis of Horror City, and Steve Jones takes a look at Dracula and wants to know why the... [click here for more] |
Caliber Comics |
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The second issue of the FREE "magazine" of Caliber Rounds profiling Caliber Comic creators and titles. In this issue, we take a look at Caliber's war comics plus interviews with Wayne Vansant and Don Lomax. Also, a profile on the Sin Eternal series, which is a modern updating of Dante's Inferno. Tony Miello starts off his regular Gapo the Clown all new feature and for our bonus this issue,... [click here for more] |
Caliber Comics |
FREE
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This third issue of the free Caliber Rounds "magazine" is a special issue that spotlights four of our writers and the thought process in developing their respective series. Continuing the spotlighting of Caliber's creators and titles, this issue also features the continuation of Caliber's history, a look at some numbers of Caliber, Tony Meillo's Gapo the Clown new strip, and a special bonus... [click here for more] |
Caliber Comics |
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Issue Four of the free Caliber Rounds "magazine" features a preview of titles released in the Fall of 2015. Taking a look at such titles as Bayani and The Nine Daughters of the Moon, Killing Castro, The SixSmiths, Boy Zero, and The God Child. In addition, an all new Gapo the Clown strip and publisher Gary Reed continues his "History of Caliber Comics". Concluding with part two... [click here for more] |
Caliber Comics |
FREE
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Caliber Rounds #5 presents an inside look at Caliber's anthologies with a focus on two horror anthologies, Danny Boyd's Chillers and Mayem Brien's Horror City. Chillers are all new stories centered around the theme of the Chillers feature film movie released by legendary Troma Films. While Horror City features gripping short stories from a team of interenational artists and writers. Both feature a... [click here for more] |
Caliber Comics |
FREE
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This issue of Caliber Rounds takes a look at the long running series, Saint Germaine. A figure shrouded in history, this is Gary Reed’s take on the mysterious immortal. In addition to a look at the storylines of the series illustrated by Vince Locke and Andy Bennett and guest stars, there is a bonus story on Saint Germaine. Also included is a look at Gary Scott Beatty’s Jazz series and... [click here for more] |
Caliber Comics |
FREE
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This Special Summer Preview issue takes a look at some of the exciting upcoming titles from Caliber Comics. Contained within are preview pages, interviews, and more information on the following books: Squalor, Untouchables, Disciples, P.I. Jane, Salt, and Amongst the Stars. Plus a bonus story of the prelude to Inferno and of course the continuation of the History of Caliber from publisher Gary Reed.... [click here for more] |
Caliber Comics |
FREE
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![Captain Marvel Junior Collection [BUNDLE]](https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/3761/440745-thumb140.jpg)
This special bundle product contains the following titles. Capt. Marvel Jr.: And Now The News Regular price: $0.99 Bundle price: $0.75 Format: Watermarked PDF Capt. Marvel Jr.: And Now The News starring the World's Mightiest Boy! Freddy Freeman is a newspaper boy who is either delivering or making the headlines as Captain Marvel Junior. The teenage superhero has... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
$4.95 $3.75
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![Captain Midnight Super-Special [BUNDLE]](https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/13351/394977-thumb140.png)
This special bundle product contains the following titles. 80 Years of The Greatest Super-Heroes: Minute-Man The One Man Army Regular price: $0.99 Bundle price: $0.55 Format: PDF The Greatest Super-Heroes of all time are turning 80! Starring Minute-Man in his original golden age adventures! With a special pinup gallery by the Da Vinci of Golden Age re-design, Jay... [click here for more] |
Public Domain Comics |
$17.96 $10.00
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![Cartoon Comics Collection [BUNDLE]](https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/3761/336329-thumb140.jpg)
This special bundle product contains the following titles. Alice: New Adventures In Wonderland (Golden Age Comics) Regular price: $0.79 Bundle price: $0.59 Format: Watermarked PDF Alice: New Adventures In Wonderland are comic stories from the Golden Age. Alice is now a teenager living in America who frequently returns to magical worlds with real flying saucers,... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
$7.52 $5.59
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Cartoons 'N Comics Coloring Book & Stock Art Sampler is a collection of public domain comic book artwork you can either color in, or use for clip art. Everything from monsters, jungle queens, aliens, soldiers, bad guys, good girls, robots, and pulp heroes!... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
Pay What You Want
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The battle with Shining Death and Tiger has left both Ronnie and Tiger hospitalized. With the capture of one of Mega Pinballs most wanted in the hands of the M.P.P.D and the run around hero as well captured. The time for origin stories has come! ... [click here for more] |
Comix-Blade |
$1.99
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A Critical Study of the Manga and Anime
Since its debut manga RG Veda, CLAMP has steadily asserted itself as one of the most widely renowned teams of manga artists, leaving a durable imprint in every established genre while also devising novel formulas along the way. Endowed not only with stylistic distinctiveness but also comprehensive cultural structure, CLAMP's output is distinguished... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$17.99
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![Classic Cartoon Critters [BUNDLE]](https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/3761/137309-thumb140.jpg)
This special bundle product contains the following titles. Classic Cartoon Critters: Atom The Cat Regular price: $0.99 Bundle price: $0.75 Format: PDF From the Golden Age of comics comes the frisky flying feline of atomic awesomeness! After getting exposed to atomic rays, Tom Cat takes on the role of Atom The Cat with the powers of flight, super-strength, and invulnerability.... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
$6.93 $5.25
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Grinning Skull’s Classic Comics Covers Poster Collection series titles are intended to help you get some classic comics flavour onto your walls and your life! These posters are taken from the Public Domain and are reprinted here from the original magazines for decorative and personal purposes only.
Presented here are 5 3x3 A4 cover posters.
Just print out the appropriate pages from the PDF,... [click here for more] |
Grinning Skull Studios |
$2.00
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