THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO COMIC BOOK LETTERING
"If you are thinking about getting into lettering...I suspect that [Piekos's Guide] is going to become a sacred text to you! "
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Dan Newland
- Nov 19, 2021
- 5 min
ALL OF THE MARVELS
In All the Marvels author Douglas Wolk takes us along on his mission to read every in-continuity Marvel comic.
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Dan Newland
- Oct 19, 2021
- 4 min
UNDERSTANDING GENRES IN COMICS
Labarre shows why genre exists and examines the ways in which it can be a valuable tool for comic creators, publishers, and readers.
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Dan Newland
- Sep 16, 2021
- 3 min
POLITICS IN THE GUTTERS
Author: Christina M. Knopf Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Publication Year: 2021 Pages: 278 Topic: Comics and Politics,...
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Dan Newland
- Jul 29, 2021
- 4 min
HOW TO ANALYZE & REVIEW COMICS
How to Analyze & Review Comics has value both for those who want to review comics and those who make comics.
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Dan Newland
- Jul 14, 2021
- 5 min
THE OTHER 1980s
The Other 1980s brings together twenty essays that explore forgotten treasures from the dawn of the Direct Market
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Dan Newland
- Jul 8, 2021
- 3 min
OLD GODS & NEW
Old Gods and New is beautifully designed, filled with gorgeous Jack Kirby art, and is a blast to read.
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Dan Newland
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
MARK GRUENWALD AND THE STAR SPANGLED SYMBOLISM OF CAPTAIN AMERICA, 1985-1995
Author: Jason Olsen Publisher: McFarland & Company Publication Date: May 7, 2021 Pages: 278 Topic: Politics, Patriotism, Ideology WHAT IS...
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Dan Newland
- Jun 10, 2021
- 4 min
VIGILANTE FEMINISTS AND AGENTS OF DESTINY
D'Amore examines four fictional characters, and identifies and explains what she refers to as “vigilante feminism.”
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Dan Newland
- Jun 3, 2021
- 4 min
CHARLIE BROWN’S AMERICA
This is a comics studies book that your parents and non-comics friends would also enjoy.
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Dan Newland
- May 25, 2021
- 4 min
SUPERSEX
"...intelligent and entertaining and, for comics fans, it opens new avenues for thinking about how superheroes affect readers and culture."
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Dan Newland
- May 11, 2021
- 3 min
THE IMPACT OF AKIRA
"...serves as an excellent starting point for American readers who are interested in understanding some of the themes of Japanese manga..."
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Dan Newland
- Apr 27, 2021
- 4 min
EMPIRE OF THE SUPER-HEROES
Mark Cotta Vaz tells the origin story of superhero comics, and lays out the questionable business practices, contentious disputes and...
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Dan Newland
- Apr 20, 2021
- 3 min
HOT PANTS AND SPANDEX SUITS
...a lively and thoughtful look at how superhero comics have envisioned women as “plastic dolls” and men as “violent action heroes."
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Dan Newland
- Apr 16, 2021
- 5 min
ARRESTING DEVELOPMENT
Arresting Development uses the work of 4 celebrated creators to look at the way that comics’ status as “literature” continues to be tenuous
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Dan Newland
- Mar 30, 2021
- 5 min
MYSTERIOUS TRAVELERS
Kruse examines comics legend Steve Ditko’s stories, art, and other writings and tracks the development and expression of Ditko's philosophy.
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Dan Newland
- Mar 23, 2021
- 4 min
SUPERHERO CULTURE WARS
Helps you to understand why Marvel is working so hard to diversify its brand and explains why that process can be so difficult and perilous
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Dan Newland
- Mar 16, 2021
- 4 min
WHY WAKANDA MATTERS
"These essays will enrich your future viewings of Black Panther and introduce you to a new way of thinking..."
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Dan Newland
- Mar 9, 2021
- 4 min
R. Crumb: Literature, Autobiography, and the Quest for Self
R. Crumb is an astonishingly wide-ranging exploration of the literature, music and ideas that influenced the work of underground comix legen
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Dan Newland
- Mar 2, 2021
- 6 min
True Believer
True Believer is an unflinching and often painful look at the life and times (and crimes?) of Marvel’s legendary Stan Lee.
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