Download or read book Icons of the American Comic Book 2 volumes written by Randy Duncan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 947 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how the heroes and villains of popular comic books—and the creators of these icons of our culture—reflect the American experience out of which they sprang, and how they have achieved relevance by adapting to, and perhaps influencing, the evolving American character. Multiple generations have thrilled to the exploits of the heroes and villains of American comic books. These imaginary characters permeate our culture—even Americans who have never read a comic book grasp what the most well-known examples represent. But these comic book characters, and their creators, do more than simply thrill: they make us consider who we are and who we aspire to be. Icons of the American Comic Book: From Captain America to Wonder Woman contains 100 entries that provide historical background, explore the impact of the comic-book character on American culture, and summarize what is iconic about the subject of the entry. Each entry also lists essential works, suggests further readings, and contains at least one sidebar that provides entertaining and often quirky insight not covered in the main entry. This two-volume work examines fascinating subjects, such as how the superhero concept embodied the essence of American culture in the 1930s; and the ways in which comic book icons have evolved to reflect changing circumstances, values, and attitudes regarding cultural diversity. The book's coverage extends beyond just characters, as it also includes entries devoted to creators, publishers, titles, and even comic book related phenomena that have had enduring significance.

Download or read book Marvel Comics Captain America Tiny Book written by Matt Singer and published by Insight Editions. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The world still belongs to the brave, and the just, and the free!” Discover the most inspirational Captain America moments with this collectible tiny book of quotes! Captain America has been a pillar of truth, justice, and freedom since he made his very first comic appearance in 1941. Leading by example and always fighting for what is right, it’s no wonder how this Manhattan-born super solider became the inspirational legend he is today. Now, fans can carry the best pearls of wisdom from the first avenger with them in this comprehensive, pocket-sized collection! • Take Captain America’s wisdom with you wherever you go: With its 1.34” x 1.73” size, this tiny book fits in the palm of your hand. • More than 150 quotes: Filled with all of Cap’s best motivational speeches and inspirational sayings, this tiny book is the ultimate guide to the most quotable moments in Captain America’s history. • Great for collectors of all ages: As a stocking stuffer or a novelty gift for your favorite Marvel fan, this tiny book will delight comic book enthusiasts of all ages. • The perfect addition to your Marvel library: A miniscule but mighty companion to your Marvel collection, Marvel Comics: Captain America is the most inspirational addition to Insight Editions’ line of tiny books covering Spider-Man, classic Disney films, and more.

Download or read book The Comic Art Collection Catalog written by Michigan State University. Libraries. Special Collections Division and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1993 with total page 1458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most comprehensive dictionary available on comic art produced around the world. The catalog provides detailed information about more than 60,000 cataloged books, magazines, scrapbooks, fanzines, comic books, and other materials in the Michigan State University Libraries, America's premiere library comics collection. The catalog lists both comics and works about comics. Each book or serial is listed by title, with entries as appropriate under author, subject, and series. Besides the traditional books and magazines, significant collections of microfilm, sound recordings, vertical files, and realia (mainly T-shirts) are included. Comics and related materials are grouped by nationality (e.g., French comics) and genre (e.g., funny animal comics). Several times larger than any previously published bibliography, list, or catalog on the comic arts, this unique international dictionary catalog is indispensible for all scholars and students of comics and the broad field of popular culture.

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Download or read book Captain America and Bucky written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you know the story of Cap and Bucky's origins? Well, think again. The secret story of the early days of Captain America is revealed here, told from Bucky Barnes point of view. What was Cap and Bucky's first mission together? What was the tragedy that happened on it that changed everything about who Bucky was? And what is the secret that connects the Cap and Bucky series to Cap's modern day stories? From co-writers Ed Brubaker and Marc Andreyko with artist Chris Samnee (THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER)! COLLECTING: CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY 620-624

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Download or read book Comic Bks Overs 18 written by Robert M. Overstreet and published by House of Collectibles. This book was released on 1988-04 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the ultimate authority on comic book values, this expanded and updated guide lists over 80,000 prices for all mainstream comic books published in America--from 1901 to the present day. Includes photos, a listing of comic book shops, marketing tips and publication dates. Illustrated. (Antiques/Collectibles)

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Download or read book Killadelphia 1 written by Rodney Barnes and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "SINS OF THE FATHER," Part One Featuring the show-stopping talents of SPAWN series artist JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER and the writer behind such hit shows as Wutang: An American Saga, MarvelÕs Runaways, and Starz's American Gods RODNEY BARNES. When a small-town beat cop comes home to bury his murdered fatherÑthe revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr.Ñhe begins to unravel a mystery that leads him down a path of horrors that will shake his beliefs to their core. The city that was once the symbol of liberty and freedom has fallen prey to corruption, poverty, unemployment, brutality and vampires. Welcome to KILLADELPHIA.

Download or read book Stan Lee written by Bob Batchelor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Amazing Spider-Man. The Incredible Hulk. The Invincible Iron Man. Black Panther. These are just a few of the iconic superheroes to emerge from the mind of Stan Lee. From the mean streets of Depression-era New York City to recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Lee’s life has been almost as remarkable as the thrilling adventures he spun for decades. From millions of comic books fans of the 1960s through billions of moviegoers around the globe, Stan Lee has touched more people than almost any person in the history of popular culture. In Stan Lee: The Man behind Marvel, Bob Batchelor offers an eye-opening look at this iconic visionary, a man who created (with talented artists) many of history’s most legendary characters. In this energetic and entertaining biography, Batchelor explores how Lee capitalized on natural talent and hard work to become the editor of Marvel Comics as a teenager. After toiling in the industry for decades, Lee threw caution to the wind and went for broke, co-creating the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and others in a creative flurry that revolutionized comic books for generations of readers. Marvel superheroes became a central part of pop culture, from collecting comics to innovative merchandising, from superhero action figures to the ever-present Spider-Man lunchbox. Batchelor examines many of Lee’s most beloved works, including the 1960s comics that transformed Marvel from a second-rate company to a legendary publisher. This book reveals the risks Lee took to bring the characters to life and Lee’s tireless efforts to make comic books and superheroes part of mainstream culture for more than fifty years. Stan Lee: The Man behind Marvel not only reveals why Lee developed into such a central figure in American entertainment history, but brings to life the cultural significance of comic books and how the superhero genre reflects ideas central to the American experience. Candid, authoritative, and utterly absorbing, this is a biography of a man who dreamed of one day writing the Great American Novel, but ended up doing so much more—changing American culture by creating new worlds and heroes that have entertained generations of readers.

Download or read book The Official Overstreet written by Robert M. Overstreet and published by House of Collectibles. This book was released on 1990-05-05 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bible of the comic book industry is updated for 2002 with Web site information, tips about grading and caring for comics, and more than 1,500 black-and-white photos.

Download or read book The Golden Age of Marvel written by Joe Simon and published by Marvel Comics Group. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sizzling with thrills! 16 exciting classics that you demanded!! Starring Marvel Comics' big three - Captain America! Human Torch! Sub-Mariner!

Download or read book The Restoration of Engravings Drawings Books and Other Works on Paper written by Max Schweidler and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since its original publication in Germany in 1938, Max Schweidler's Die Instandetzung von Kupferstichen, Zeichnungen, Buchern usw has been recognized as a seminal modern text on the conservation and restoration of works on paper. To address what he saw as a woeful dearth of relevant literature and in order to assist those who have 'set themselves the goal of preserving cultural treasures, ' the noted German restorer composed a thorough technical manual covering a wide range of specific techniques, including detailed instructions on how to execute structural repairs and alterations that, if skilfully done, can be virtually undetectable. By the mid-twentieth century, curators and conservators of graphic arts, discovering a nearly invisible repair in an old master print or drawing, might comment that the object had been 'Schweidlerized.' This volume, based on the authoritative revised German edition of 1949, makes Schweidler's work available in English for the first time, in a meticulously edited and annotated critical edition. The editor's introduction places the work in its historical context and probes the philosophical issues the book raises, while some two hundred annotati

Download or read book Captain America written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From his re-awakening in the present day to his days on the battlefield during World War II, follow CAPTAIN AMERICA as he recalls a special mission during THE BIG ONE! It's 1941 and the HOWLING COMMANDOS are just looking to kick back and relax....but CAP and BUCKY are about to make their night a whole lot worse! The EISNER AWARD-WINNING team of JEPH LOEB and TIM SALE reunite to tell a shocking story of CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY! COLLECTING: CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHITE 0-5

Download or read book Hero Gets Girl written by Mark Voger and published by Two Morrows Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hero Gets Girl! is the story of Kurt Schaffenberger, preeminent Lois Lane artist and important early Captain Marvel artist who also brought a welcome touch of humor and whimsy to superhero comics. This profusely illustrated biography features hundreds of photos and drawings, many never before published. Schaffenberger is recalled by family, friends and fellow pros such as Alex Ross, Will Eisner, Carmine Infantino, Julius Schwartz, Joe Kubert, Murphy Anderson and others. With a foreword by Ken Bald, 'Hero Gets Girl!' is an intimate human portrait and a must-read for any superhero fan."--Cover.

Download or read book The Little Book of Captain America written by Roy Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given an experimental super-serum, Steve Rogers became a super soldier who stood for liberty... and punching Hitler in the face. That iconic image, and hundreds more, are featured in this volume, with its 192 pages of the greatest Captain America images, and text by comics legend Roy Thomas, author of 75 Years of Marvel Comics: From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen