Captain America
Title | Captain America PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Waid |
Publisher | Marvel Entertainment |
Pages | 381 |
Release | 2018-09-20 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1302506285 |
Collects Captain America: Sentinel Of Liberty #1-12 and material from Sentinel Of Liberty Rough Cut. During his height of popularity in the late 1990s, Captain America was given a second monthly title-and it's collected here in full! Featuring Cap stories from across the ages! With the invaders in World War II! With Iron Man after his iceberg rescue! Against terrorists with S.H.I.E.L.D.! Guest-starring the Captain America of the Revolutionary War, Sharon Carter, both Human Torches and the Falcon, and featuring the official origin of Bucky!
Comic Book Crime
Title | Comic Book Crime PDF eBook |
Author | Nickie D. Phillips |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2013-07-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0814764525 |
Superman, Batman, Daredevil, and Wonder Woman are iconic cultural figures that embody values of order, fairness, justice, and retribution. Comic Book Crime digs deep into these and other celebrated characters, providing a comprehensive understanding of crime and justice in contemporary American comic books. This is a world where justice is delivered, where heroes save ordinary citizens from certain doom, where evil is easily identified and thwarted by powers far greater than mere mortals could possess. Nickie Phillips and Staci Strobl explore these representations and show that comic books, as a historically important American cultural medium, participate in both reflecting and shaping an American ideological identity that is often focused on ideas of the apocalypse, utopia, retribution, and nationalism. Through an analysis of approximately 200 comic books sold from 2002 to 2010, as well as several years of immersion in comic book fan culture, Phillips and Strobl reveal the kinds of themes and plots popular comics feature in a post-9/11 context. They discuss heroes’ calculations of “deathworthiness,” or who should be killed in meting out justice, and how these judgments have as much to do with the hero’s character as they do with the actions of the villains. This fascinating volume also analyzes how class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation are used to construct difference for both the heroes and the villains in ways that are both conservative and progressive. Engaging, sharp, and insightful, Comic Book Crime is a fresh take on the very meaning of truth, justice, and the American way.
Comic Book History of Comics
Title | Comic Book History of Comics PDF eBook |
Author | Fred Van Lente |
Publisher | IDW Publishing |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2012-06-20 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1613774540 |
For the first time ever, the inspiring, infuriating, and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form! The award-winning Action Philosophers team of Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey turn their irreverent-but-accurate eye to the stories of Jack Kirby, R. Crumb, Harvey Kurtzman, Alan Moore, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Fredric Wertham, Roy Lichtenstein, Art Spiegelman, Herge, Osamu Tezuka - and more! Collects Comic Book Comics #1-6.
The Comic Book War
Title | The Comic Book War PDF eBook |
Author | Jacqueline Guest |
Publisher | Coteau Books |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2014-04-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1550508016 |
It's 1943 and World War II is raging. 15-year-old Robert Tourond is home in Calgary, but his three brothers are all fighting the Nazis. Robert follows the exploits of his favourite comic book heroes who also battle bad guys in the comics Robert spends his allowance on. When Robert finds a meteorite in Nose Hill Park near his home, in the same week that a meteorite features in his heroes' stories, Robert is convinced that a magical link exists between them, adn that the superheroes will protect his brothers. Robert has a nemesis of his own on the streets of Calgary - a girl they call "Crazy Charlie." When Robert gets a job delivering telegrams, Charlie does too, cutting into his profits. Then they discover exactly what those telegrams they're delivering have for the recipients. Then Charlie has to deliver one to Robert's house. Can Robert and his heroes really protect all three brothers and bring them home? What will happen if reality comes crashing into his world, like a meteorite falling from space? Who will help then?
Comic Book Nation
Title | Comic Book Nation PDF eBook |
Author | Bradford W. Wright |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 364 |
Release | 2003-10-17 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780801874505 |
A history of comic books from the 1930s to 9/11.
Comic Book Culture
Title | Comic Book Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Pustz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9781578062010 |
A close inspection of comic book lovers and their ever-expanding culture
The Art of the Batman
Title | The Art of the Batman PDF eBook |
Author | James Field |
Publisher | Abrams |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2022-04-19 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9781419762109 |
The official behind-the-scenes companion book to Matt Reeves' The Batman The Art of The Batman is the official behind-the-scenes illustrated tie-in book to the highly-anticipated Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes) film, coming to theaters March 4, 2022. Set during Batman's second year as a crime fighter, this unique, noir-inspired take on the Dark Knight serves as a return to the character's roots and stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne, Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Paul Dano as The Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, and Colin Farrell as The Penguin. Readers will get an insider's look at the film's production process through character designs, vehicle and gadget designs, and background paintings, alongside original commentary and interviews from the filmmakers, cast, production designer, and conceptual artists.