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    THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO COMIC BOOK LETTERING
    Dan Newland
    • Dec 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    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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    ALL OF THE MARVELS
    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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    UNDERSTANDING GENRES IN COMICS
    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.
    62 views0 comments
    POLITICS IN THE GUTTERS
    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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    HOW TO ANALYZE & REVIEW COMICS
    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.
    310 views0 comments
    THE OTHER 1980s
    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
    99 views0 comments
    OLD GODS & NEW
    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.
    66 views0 comments
    MARK GRUENWALD AND THE STAR SPANGLED SYMBOLISM OF CAPTAIN AMERICA, 1985-1995
    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...
    234 views0 comments
    VIGILANTE FEMINISTS AND AGENTS OF DESTINY
    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.”
    61 views0 comments
    CHARLIE BROWN’S AMERICA
    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.
    222 views0 comments
    SUPERSEX
    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."
    186 views0 comments
    THE IMPACT OF AKIRA
    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..."
    239 views0 comments
    EMPIRE OF THE SUPER-HEROES
    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...
    81 views0 comments
    HOT PANTS AND SPANDEX SUITS
    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."
    79 views0 comments
    ARRESTING DEVELOPMENT
    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
    58 views0 comments
    MYSTERIOUS TRAVELERS
    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.
    88 views0 comments
    SUPERHERO CULTURE WARS
    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
    66 views0 comments
    WHY WAKANDA MATTERS
    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..."
    78 views0 comments
    R. Crumb: Literature, Autobiography, and the Quest for Self
    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
    88 views0 comments
    True Believer
    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.
    65 views0 comments
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