Celebrate the Mighty Marvel Age of Coloring Books with the artistic legends that helped build the House of Ideas! Icons of the field such as Jack Kirby, the unquestioned "King" of comics, whose boundless imagination populated the emerging Marvel Universe with a cornucopia of colorful, costumed characters - including the Fantastic Four, Avengers and X-Men! His far-out fantasy masterpieces must be seen to be believed! Then there's "Sturdy" Steve Ditko, who ripped up the super-hero rulebook with Spider- Man and sent Doctor Strange into a psychedelic kaleidoscope of spellbinding dimensions! The incredible work of Kirby, Ditko and their celebrated contemporaries awaits in crisp black and white - and YOU get to stand on the shoulders of these giants by spreading the hues on some Marvel Masterworks!

By the Hoary Hues of Hoggoth! Marvel's most psychedelic super hero has been stripped of all pigments, and left trapped in a world of black and white! The Sorcerer Supreme needs you to step forward and take your place as Earth's Colorist Complete! So grab your pens, pencils or crayons and prepare to brandish them like the Wand of Watoomb, working your magic on page after page of wonderful line art starring Strange and his greatest friends and foes! In no time, you'll be incanting the Shades of the Seraphim, the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak and the Ruby Rings of Raggadorr! But worry not if you struggle to keep your kaleidoscope of color inside the lines - after all, beauty is in the Eye of Agamotto!

"Alfredo Alcala is one of the most disciplined and perceptive artists inking in comics. The years of distinguished work have earned Alfredo a special place in comics history." — Gil Kane. In the late 1960s, an extremely talented group of Filipino illustrators took the American comic book industry by storm — and the late Alfredo Alcala led the way, working for both Marvel and DC on such popular characters as Conan the Barbarian and Batman. This unique work is loaded with amazing art and pointers on observational methods, composition, and other techniques. In addition to insightful interviews with Alcala, the book features pages from his groundbreaking masterwork, Voltar, which was hailed as a new concept in comic book form, an epic in narrative art, and a milestone in sequential art illustration. Students, professionals, teachers, and fans will treasure this inspiring volume and its insider's look at comic book artistry. "A wonderful look at the thought process of one of the best artist/inkers in comic book history and should be read, not just by comic book fans, but by anyone who appreciates great art." — Rushford Public Library

Presents the work of America's most popular and influential comic artists, and includes critical essays accompanying each artist's drawings.

They're Marvel's smallest heroes, but they're no shrinking violets - unless you want to color them that way, that is! They're Ant-Man and the Wasp - and it's your job to put the life into their microscopic world! Get experimental with scientist Hank Pym, the first Ant-Man - and maybe one or two of his other alter egos, like Giant-Man or Goliath! Dig deep into your collection of pens, pencils or crayons to do justice to Janet Van Dyne's extensive wardrobe of Wasp costumes! And who better to steal the show than ex-thief Scott Lang, who put his colorful past behind him to be an astonishing Ant-Man? Then there's the ever-hopeful young Avenger, Nadia Pym - the bold and bright new unstoppable Wasp! They're all waiting for you in awesome artwork that's big on detail - but short on color!

With a fleet of telescopes in space and giant observatories on the ground, professional astronomers produce hundreds of spectacular images of space every year. These colorful pictures have become infused into popular culture; we find them on billboards, in commercials, and on our computers. But they also invite questions: Is this what outer space really looks like? Are the colors real? How are these images made? "Coloring the Universe" uses accessible language to describe how these giant telescopes work, what scientists learn with them, and how they are used to make color images. Both informative and beautiful, this book is filled with brilliant images of deep space as well as an insider s perspective by the people who make them."

And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves uncolored, without their common palette! On that day, the Avengers were adorned - with all the hues no single super hero could withstand! Through these pages, their roster prospers, changing many times, but their glory will never be denied! Heed the call, then - for now, you Artists Assemble! Yes, your big moment is here. Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Hulk, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Falcon and many, many more are in action in beautiful black-and-white illustrations by some of Marvel's fi nest talents from across the eras! They're just waiting for you to enter the fray - so grab your full lineup of markers, pencils or crayons...and unleash an Avengers world of color!