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, 20215 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20216 min read
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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