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Classic, Graphic NovelsDC Archives - Wonder Woman HC Vol. 2 A new addition to DC Comics' series of Archives, this handsome hardcover book reprints Wonder Woman #2-4 from the first series and Sensation Comics #13-17. This book presents the origin of God of War, Mars, and Wonder Woman's battles against saboteurs, fifth columnists and others during World War II. This book collects: Wonder Woman #s 2-4 Sensation Comics #s 13-17 Will Eisner's Shop Talk SC - nick & dent Will Eisner is a master of the comics medium, and when he got together to chat with other masters of the medium, what came of it was a collection of information vital to everyone working in the industry, and indispensable to anyone looking to get into it. Featuring interviews with Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Gil Kane, Joe Kubert, Jack Davis, Neal Adams, C.C. Beck, Milton Caniff, Gill Fox, Harvey Kurtzman, and distribution guru Phil Seuling, Will Eisner's Shop Talk is chock full of golden tidbits of comics knowledge. Previously serialized in the now long out-of-print Spirit Magazine and Will Eisner's Quarterly, the interviews flow naturally into a compendium of technical secrets, light-hearted anecdotes, and informative history lessons. Super Friends! TPB In 1973 the Justice League of America underwent a transformation. The world's greatest super-hero team was masterfully reinterpreted by artist Alex Toth to become a network TV cartoon phenomenon that continues to see airtime on Cartoon Network to this da y. DC's legendary super-heroes, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and more, came together on TVs across America as the Super Friends! In 1976 the team came full circle and returned to the comic-book medium. This volume collects some of the most entertaining and exciting adventures of the Super Friends by some of DC's finest talent of the time. Along with super-hero trainees the Wonder Twins, Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog, they team and learn lessons of life, honor and friendship! This book collects: Super Friends #s 1, 6-9, 14, 21 and 27 R. Crumb: The Complete Crumb Comics TPB Vol. 16 "The Complete Crumb Comics Vol.16: The Mid 80's, More Years Of Valiant Struggle!" continues the multi-volume series comprising the complete works of the legendary cartoonist R. Crumb, one of America's most original, trenchant, and uncompromising satirists. R. Crumb: The Complete Crumb Comics TPB Vol. 10 "The Complete Crumb Comics Vol.10: Crumb Advocates Violent Overthrow!" continues the multi-volume series comprising the complete works of the legendary cartoonist R. Crumb, one of America's most original, trenchant, and uncompromising satirists. Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives HC Vol. 1 In the 60 years since his first appearance, the Spirit and his creator Will Eisner have both become legends. Perhaps no other writer/artist has received more admiration and acclaim from critics, readers and comics professionals. THE SPIRIT has never before been collected complete, in color, and in a uniform format. With this series, this legendary strip can at last be presented in a manner it has deserved for so very long: a series of deluxe hardcover volumes with the strips painstakingly restored and faithfully recolored, re-presenting in chronological order every Spirit story ever produced in its initial run. Now longtime devotees and new readers alike have a chance to own one of comics' true classics -- WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT, a work comprising equal elements of beauty and importance to this art form we call comics. In addition to over 200 pages of classic Spirit adventures, this volume features: A specially commissioned Will Eisner essay on the creation of the Spirit. A personal appreciation of Will...... Legend of Sleepy Hollow TPB This is BO HAMPTON's 1993 Legend of Sleepy Hollow , a faithful adaptation of Washington Irving's tale surrounding the ghostly inhabitants of Tarrytown, New York around the time of the American Revolution. The cast of characters is headed up by the Headless Horseman himself! Hampton's original watercolor art achieved wide critical acclaim and was nominated for a Harvey Award for Best Graphic Novel in 1993. This edition boasts new covers and 16 pages of new material, including numerous preliminary sketches of scenes and characters. Silver Age of Comic Art TPB The first book dedicated to the Silver Age of comics (1956-1970) and the artists that defined it, author Arlen Schumer highlights the careers of eight acknowledged Hall of Fame artists who rendered definitive versions of the industry's great characters: Carmine Infantino, Gene Colan, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, and Steve Ditko. Silver Age concentrates on the importance of these visionaries, their work and their effects on the medium, while also commenting on the literary and sociological aspects of the era. Quixote SC Novel Could Don Quixote be real? Television reporter Dominique Angel uncovers the story of a crusading street vagrant she dubs Quixote due to his rambling discourses on morality and righteousness. This modern-day quixotic knight believes street punks are monsters, government agents are demons in disguise and Dom's own boss is the very Devil himself. Soon he is wanted for murder and seems to be at the center of a vast shadowy conspiracy. But as Dom finds herself caught up in a world of intrigue and suspense, she realizes she's in danger of believing the truth as Quixote sees it, and that supernatural forces may be fighting for her very soul. Is Quixote merely a madman, or might he truly be an ancient mystical warrior reborn into the modern age? This novel is heavily sprinkled with spot illustrations and full-page splashes, blurring the lines between comic and novel. 400 years in the making, the release of this modern-day retelling of Don Quixote coincides with the fourth centennial anniversary of the classic...... Princess and the Frog HC Comic legend Will Eisner uses his own unique talents to adapt this classic tale from the Brothers Grimm. DC Archives - Plastic Man HC Vol. 2 He's funny, he's pliable, and he's the star of his second Archives collection! He's Plastic Man, member of the esteemed JLA -- and now more of his earliest adventures may be seen in PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES Volume 2, a sequel to the award-winning Volume 1. With an insightful, behind-the-scenes introduction by writer and comics historian Ron Goulart, Volume 2 finds Plastic Man's wildly inventive creator Jack Cole hitting his stride with even more outrageous stories and over-the-top art than in Volume One. Plas and sidekick Woozy Winks meet such oddballs as Serpina, the mistress of snakes; Sphinx, the evil owner of a home for foundlings; a haunted train; Wild West outlaws; an army of Plastic Man robots; Axis spies; butter bootleggers; Hollywood; and the Spirit! PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES Volume 2 allows today's readers to enjoy one of the most highly regarded comics series of all time -- featuring never-before-reprinted material from POLICE COMICS #21-30 and PLASTIC MAN #1 from 1943-44)! Our Gang TPB Vol. 1: 1942-1943 Early work from the creator of the celebrated Pogo syndicated strip! Along with fellow Disney alumnus Carl Barks Walt Kelly is now considered one of the two classic 'funny animal' artists from the golden age of comics. Surprisingly Kelly's longest-running continuing series was based on actual people, the 'real-life' characters of MGM's durable short-film series Our Gang (a.k.a. The Little Rascals). Spirited and engaging Kelly's Our Gang harks back to the days before television when kids spent most of their time playing outdoors limited only by each other's imagination and ingenuity. Kelly created nearly 100 Our Gang stories by the end of its 59-issue run in 1949 the year he quit comic books to switch careers a final time as syndicated artist/writer on the immortal newspaper strip Pogo. This is the first in a series of books reprinting Walt Kelly's Our Gang stories. Suitable for both adults and children Fantagraphics Books has lovingly restored the work from their comic book appearance which will be printed...... |
