All of the Marvels

All of the Marvels
Title All of the Marvels PDF eBook
Author Douglas Wolk
Publisher Penguin
Pages 385
Release 2023-10-03
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 0735222185

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Winner of the 2022 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Book The first-ever full reckoning with Marvel Comics’ interconnected, half-million-page story, a revelatory guide to the “epic of epics”—and to the past sixty years of American culture—from a beloved authority on the subject who read all 27,000+ Marvel superhero comics and lived to tell the tale “Brilliant, eccentric, moving and wholly wonderful. . . . Wolk proves to be the perfect guide for this type of adventure: nimble, learned, funny and sincere. . . . All of the Marvels is magnificently marvelous. Wolk’s work will invite many more alliterative superlatives. It deserves them all.” —Junot Díaz, New York Times Book Review The superhero comic books that Marvel Comics has published since 1961 are, as Douglas Wolk notes, the longest continuous, self-contained work of fiction ever created: over half a million pages to date, and still growing. The Marvel story is a gigantic mountain smack in the middle of contemporary culture. Thousands of writers and artists have contributed to it. Everyone recognizes its protagonists: Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men. Eighteen of the hundred highest-grossing movies of all time are based on parts of it. Yet not even the people telling the story have read the whole thing—nobody’s supposed to. So, of course, that’s what Wolk did: he read all 27,000+ comics that make up the Marvel Universe thus far, from Alpha Flight to Omega the Unknown. And then he made sense of it—seeing into the ever-expanding story, in its parts and as a whole, and seeing through it, as a prism through which to view the landscape of American culture. In Wolk’s hands, the mammoth Marvel narrative becomes a fun-house-mirror history of the past sixty years, from the atomic night terrors of the Cold War to the technocracy and political division of the present day—a boisterous, tragicomic, magnificently filigreed epic about power and ethics, set in a world transformed by wonders. As a work of cultural exegesis, this is sneakily significant, even a landmark; it’s also ludicrously fun. Wolk sees fascinating patterns—the rise and fall of particular cultural aspirations, and of the storytelling modes that conveyed them. He observes the Marvel story’s progressive visions and its painful stereotypes, its patches of woeful hackwork and stretches of luminous creativity, and the way it all feeds into a potent cosmology that echoes our deepest hopes and fears. This is a huge treat for Marvel fans, but it’s also a revelation for readers who don’t know Doctor Strange from Doctor Doom. Here, truly, are all of the marvels.

Casper the Friendly Ghost

Casper the Friendly Ghost
Title Casper the Friendly Ghost PDF eBook
Author Leslie Cabarga
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2007
Genre Humor
ISBN 9781593077815

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It's amazing how many comics fans who grew up admiring Spider-Man, Batman and Nick Fury still retain warm places in our hearts for Casper the Friendly Ghost. Now Dark Horse is delighted to participate in the revival of Casper who remains among the most beloved of cartoon and comic book icons. Casper the Friendly Ghost made his first appearance as a star of Paramount's Famous Cartoons in 1947 and entered the comics in 1949. But after five issues, publisher St. John's gave up the title. That's when Harvey Comics stepped in, and where this book begins.

Richie Rich

Richie Rich
Title Richie Rich PDF eBook
Author Sid Jacobsen
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2007
Genre Humor
ISBN 9781593078485

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Move over Uncle Scrooge! The richest character in comic book history is about to get his due. Harvey Comics' original creation Richie Rich, the Poor Little Rich Boy, represented the fantasies of every comic book-loving kid growing up in the 1960s and 70s. Now, Dark Horse is delighted to present the ultimate tribute to the boy who has everything - and we mean everything! This mega compilation of the essential Richie collects his earliest and most substantial stories for the first time ever.

Richie Rich Gems

Richie Rich Gems
Title Richie Rich Gems PDF eBook
Author Sidney Jacobson
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2012
Genre Graphic novels
ISBN 9781937676254

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Get ready for thrills and chills in this collection of stories taken from issues #44-47 of the Richie Rich Gems series! This collection reprints four new stories by Richie Rich's creator, Sid Jacobson, with art by long-time fan-favorite Ernie Colon! Each issue of Gems reprints digitally re-colored classic Richie Rich featuring stories about Rippy & Crashman, Ghosts & Haunted Castles, Pirates & Treasure, and Aliens & Robots! Plus, short stories from the all-new Richie Rich: Rich Rescue series!

The Best of the Harveyville Fun Times!

The Best of the Harveyville Fun Times!
Title The Best of the Harveyville Fun Times! PDF eBook
Author Mark Arnold
Publisher Lulu.com
Pages 402
Release 2006-10
Genre Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN 1847283683

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(Paperback Edition) A sampling of the best material from the long-running "Harveyville Fun Times!" fanzine featuring articles about various Harvey Comics characters such as Casper, Richie Rich, Hot Stuff and Sad Sack. Edited by Mark Arnold.

Fun Facts for Baseball Fans

Fun Facts for Baseball Fans
Title Fun Facts for Baseball Fans PDF eBook
Author Paul Muckley
Publisher Barbour Publishing
Pages 0
Release 2010
Genre Religion
ISBN 9781602607149

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Gain inspiration and encouragement for life with Barbour's Life's Little Books of Wisdom series, packed with relevant quotations, thoughts, and scripture to refresh your soul.

Casper the Friendly Ghost & Friends!

Casper the Friendly Ghost & Friends!
Title Casper the Friendly Ghost & Friends! PDF eBook
Author Leslie Cabarga
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2010
Genre American wit and humor, Pictorial
ISBN 9781595825087

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A collection of fifty short comics featuring Casper, Wendy, Spooky, and Baby Huey.