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Guardians of the Golden Age brings together the Jungle League! Lords and Queens of the Jungle, including: Sheena, Kaanga, Tiger Girl, Tiger Boy, Phantom of the East, Zomba, and Wambi. 100 Big Pages of swinging adventures!... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
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Golden Agers brings forth the Fighters For Fox Features! This publisher from the dawn of comic books created some of the world's greatest heroes. Starring: Jo-Jo, Stardust, Captain Kidd, Space Smith, Yank Wilson, Rocket Kelly, Dagar, Black Fury, Rex Dexter, Jungle Lil, Flick Falcon, and Sub Saunders! 100 Big Pages of legendary lore, and in color!... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
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The greatest heroes of the golden age of comics are turning 80! This volume stars Airboy! A fan and creator favorite for reboots, Airboy is the ultimate dieselpunk hero! Featuring golden age comics, historical reference and a special pin-up gallery by the incredible Jay Piscopo! ... [click here for more] |
Public Domain Comics |
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Lobo was the first black comic book hero! Premiering in 1965 by Dell Comics, Lobo is the premiere African-American comics character to receive their own title. During the Civil War, Lobo was a Union soldier, and blamed for a crime he didn't commit. He then becomes a wandering outlaw, traveling the old west, using his sharpshooting skills to fight injustice in the wild frontier. Great gunslinger action... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
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Guardians of the Golden Age brings together remarkable people for Adventurers Assemble! Cliffhanger crusaders like Robin Hood, Will Rogers, Rulah, Dick Ashton, Trader Jim, Spartacus, Wambi, Dick Turpin, Rocky Lane, Sir Lancelot, Stevie Callahan, Kid Kane, The Kansas Kid, and Billy the Kid! 100 Big Pages of amazing adventures!... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
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Krazy Komix is a crazy collection of classic comic book comedies! Pristine parodies, clever commercials, spastic spoofs, dizzy dames, crazy cars, funky flashbacks, hilarious history, silly strips, drunk dunces, and freaky fashions! 100 Big Pages of horrendous humor!... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
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Daring Dames Spotlight searches the far corners of Africa for Rulah-Jungle Goddess! An American woman crash-landed in to the jungle, and was proclaimed the Goddess of the neighboring tribes. Rulah now guards her domain against werewolves, mad scientist, wild animals, catwomen, and double-dealing doubles! The busty bodacious brunette leads you on one sexy safari through the Golden Age of comics!... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
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Golden Agers tries to solve some Strange Mysteries. The last descendant of Hellsing hunts monsters in the future, Mr. Dedd gets involved in a case with Sherlock Holmes, the Devil Birds plague mankind, a man romances a ghost woman, someone is cursed to be a Super-Human, exotic planetary exploration in Quirks, Dr. Graves tells a tale of werewolf, Lucky Wings looks into a murky mortuary, jungle girl Fantomah... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
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FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS AND WORK FOR YOURSELF
★★★★★ "The Artist's Way for the 21st century!"
Whether you want to quit your 9-5 job to be self-employed or you want to streamline your career to be more efficient, IT'S A LIVING is for you!
According to this year's most comprehensive study, there are over 57 million freelancers in the U.S. alone and growing. The... [click here for more] |
Cristian S. Aluas |
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Golden Agers rips into romance and rescues with Heroes In Love! Adventurers and crime-fighters fall into the fray while also falling in love. Captain Easy saves a starlet from a sultan, Flamingo helps a handsome fugitive, Red Torpedo rescues a native nymph, Sheena and her mate Bob face the wild kingdom, Steelrocket Steele meets Invisible Sari Marston, the Little Leaders have a tiff when a starlet comes... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
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The first superhero team from the Silver Age of comics, DC's Justice League has seen many iterations since its first appearance in 1960. As the original comic book continued and spin-off titles proliferated, talented writers, artists and editors adapted the team to appeal to changing audience tastes.
This collection of new essays examines more than five decades of Justice League comics and related... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$9.99
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The greatest heroes of the golden age of comics are turning 80! This volume stars Sky-Wolf! Featuring golden age comics, historical reference and a special pin-up gallery by the incredible Jay Piscopo! ... [click here for more] |
Public Domain Comics |
$2.99 $1.99
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Kwirky Komix cuts through curious comic stips from the Golden Age! Featuring Ally Sloper(the first ever comic character!), Tish and Tosh, Prof. Eureka, Inky, Lester and Pester, Munk, Rip Snortin, Duffy, Bandy and Randy, Richard Richard, The Klaxion Kid, Little Augie, Bunty's Baby, Ten Gallon Allen, Mite and Mane, Dusty, Hill Billy, Daft Dan, Moko the Monk, Hack 'n Slack, Wee Sporty, Little Spunyarn,... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
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Real Black Heroes showcases comic biographies of real life African-American figures in history. Highlighting George Washington Carver, Charles Thomas, Mary McLeod, Paul Robeson, Charles David, Kenneth Clark, Matt Henson, Charles French, and Martin Luther King Jr. Classic comics of actual heroes.... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
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Golden bee is a hero created by Lucas Gomes, a Brazilian hero, designed by Warle Coutinho. This is your debut edition. The first part of the original adventure. ... [click here for more] |
Timeless Comics |
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So you just published your first comic book. Now what do you do? This is a problem all comic creators face, not just you. Let Matt (Matman) Herring, co host of the Secret Identity Podcast help you plan your marketing strategy to help you reach a mass audience. From covers and book quality, to setting up for a show, this book is a must read for those looking to make the comic industry their profession.... [click here for more] |
Happy Family Media |
$12.00 $4.00
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"THE REDEEMER" Who is greatest, healing of blind man, prayer, woman caught in adultery Addendum: "The Trial" ... [click here for more] |
Kingstone Comics |
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Critical Essays on the Comic Saga
Marvel Comics has an established tradition of addressing relevant real-life issues facing the American public. With the publication of Civil War (2006-2007), a seven-issue crossover storyline spanning the Marvel universe, they focused on contemporary anxieties such as terrorism and threats to privacy and other civil liberties.
This collection of new essays explores... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99 $14.99
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Parables, a centurion, resurrection at Nain and beheading of John. ... [click here for more] |
Kingstone Comics |
$3.99 $0.99
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Steamzine is a fanzine about steampunk, and its impact on the geek culture. Reviews of steampunk-themed, anime, animation, comic books, graphic novels, and more. Plus, steampunk conventions and events, as well as the plus an original tale written by comics author Sean Taylor of Steam Bunny, a genius bunnygirl in the 19th Century.... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
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This volume collects a wide-ranging sample of fresh analyses of Spider-Man. It traverses boundaries of medium, genre, epistemology and discipline in essays both insightful and passionate that move forward the study of one of the world's most beloved characters. The editors have crafted the book for fans, creators and academics alike. Foreword by Tom DeFalco, with poetry and an afterword by Gary Jackson... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99
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One of the most popular comic strips of the 1950s and the first to reference politics of the day, Walt Kelly's Pogo took on Joe McCarthy before the controversial senator was a blip on Edward R. Murrow's radar.
The strip's satire was so biting, it was often relegated to newspaper editorial sections at a time when artists in other media were blacklisted for far less. Pogo was the vanguard of today's... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99
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Golden Agers broadcasts The Secret Voice! During WWII, America had a secret weapon known only as "The Secret Voice". This "voice" relayed plans to the Allied Forces, and lead to the fall of the Axis Powers, as well as the death of Hitler himself! This psychedelic retelling of World War II is a farcical look at society during the times it was released, and a bizarre parody of early cartoon humor!... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
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So you have decided to go to a comic convention! Get ready for a time of fun, fantasy and if you are not prepared... anxiety and anger!
Once again, Matt (Matman) Herring, co host of the Secret Identity Podcast, has come to the rescue! 'COMICOPOLYPSE" is the guide to prepare, plan and survive a comic convention. Matt has been to hundreds of comic shows of all types and sizes and has put together... [click here for more] |
Happy Family Media |
$4.99
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A significant expansion of the critically acclaimed first edition, Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, 2d ed., carries the story of the Kanter family's series of comics-style adaptations of literary masterpieces from 1941 into the 21st century.
This book features additional material on the 70-year history of Classics Illustrated and the careers and contributions of such artists as Alex A.... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$12.99
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An Annotated Guide to Comics, Prose Novels, Children's Books, Articles, Criticism and Reference Works, 1965-2005
This work provides an extensive guide for students, fans, and collectors of Marvel Comics. Focusing on Marvel's mainstream comics, the author provides a detailed description of each comic along with a bibliographic citation listing the publication's title, writers/artists,... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99
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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 is the autobiography of Rees Finlay, he makes comics......or at least he used to, following a tragic accident his leg barely works, everyone he ever loved has gone and his passion is lost. He is broken. In his darkest hour a mysterious figure appears before him. She is the blue flame, and she is here to lead Rees on a journey though his memories to show him the painful truths that put him where... [click here for more] |
DamnDirtyComics |
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Persia had Rostam. Babylonia had Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Egypt had Horus and Isis. Greece had Odysseus and Achilles.
Israel had its heroes, too—Moses, David, Esther and Samson. While Israel’s heroes did not wear capes or spandex, they did meet cultural needs.
In times of crisis, heroes emerge to model virtues that inspire a sense of commitment and worth. Identity concerns were especially... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99
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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 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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The Incredible Hulk is one of the earliest Marvel Comics superheroes. Through the decades, the character and his narrative elements--the causes of Bruce Banner's transformations, the Hulk's strength, intelligence and skin color, the stories' tone, theme and sources of conflict--have been continually reinvented to remain relevant.
This collection of new essays explores Marvel's more than five decades... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99
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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 |
$15.99
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Millions of Americans know and love Charlie Brown and Snoopy, Blondie and Dagwood, Doonesbury, Li'l Abner, Garfield, Cathy, Beetle Bailey and other such comic strip characters.
Thanks to the cartoonists--the people who have brought and still bring these and other characters to life day after day in the newspapers--the characters have become an entertaining and important part of American culture.... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$17.99
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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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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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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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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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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 |
FREE
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Conventional wisdom holds that comic books of the post-World War II era are poorly drawn and poorly written publications, notable only for the furor they raised.
Contributors to this thoughtful collection, however, demonstrate that these comics constitute complex cultural documents that create a dialogue between mainstream values and alternative beliefs that question or complicate the grand narratives... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$12.99
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This special bundle product contains the following titles. All or Nothing Kickstater Strategy Guide by Kirk Lindo Regular price: $0.00 Bundle price: $0.00 Format: Watermarked PDF Kirk Lindo is the author and artist responsible for the creation and publication of The Vampress Luxura, one of the longest running vampire characters in comics history.
A recent Kickstarter... [click here for more] |
Vamperotica Entertainment |
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This special bundle product contains the following titles. Deadly Dames: Most Wanted (in color) Regular price: $0.99 Bundle price: $0.71 Format: Watermarked PDF Deadly Dames shows you the Most Wanted women in all of comics! Merciless the Sorceress ensnares some arctic explorers, Neptina-Queen of the Deep plans to take over the surface world, Her Highness and Silk... [click here for more] |
Mini-Komix |
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