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With the recent explosion of activity and discussion surrounding comics, it seems timely to examine how we might think about the multiple ways in which comics are read and consumed. Graphic Encounters moves beyond seeing the reading of comics as a debased or simplified word-based literacy....

“I love comics. Comics is (Comics ARE?) a perfect language, robustly evolving and expanding like any other living language,” writes Phoebe Gloeckner in her Introduction to The Best American Comics 2018. This year’s collection includes work selected from the pages of graphic novels, comic books,...

The Big Feminist BUT: Comics about Women, Men and the IFs, ANDs & BUTs of Feminism is a comics anthology that asks: What do we really mean when we say, “I’m not a feminist, BUT…” or “I am 100% a feminist, BUT…” What do our great big “BUTs” say about where things stand between the sexes in...

“It’s the perfect book to pick up to restore your faith in comics or help show infinite diversity in infinite combinations on display on paper using the world’s greatest artform.” — Comics Bulletin The Best American Comics showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributors...

Acclaimed illustrator and graphic novelist David Chelsea offers up six strange 24-hour comics in one deluxe hardcover volume! Strictly following rules devised by Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics), Chelsea delivers six inspired improvisations--each drawn in a single day! This collection of Chelsea's...

Fumetto - graphic novel (0 pagine) - Che cos’è che ci terrorizza veramente al giorno d’oggi? Questo è il complesso interrogativo a cui sono chiamati a rispondere gli scrittori di genere (e non solo). È importante soffermarsi su quello che è stato il cambiamento della nostra società e il rapporto...

Hellboy, Mike Mignola’s famed comic book demon hunter, wanders through a haunting and horrific world steeped in the history of weird fictions and wide-ranging folklores. Hellboy's World shows how our engagement with Hellboy's world is a highly aestheticized encounter with comics and their materiality....

Alternative Comics returns as a twice-yearly comic with more pages —showcasing the best indie, web and zine artists of today's underground. Cover art by Mike Bertino. Comics by Theo Ellsworth & Craig Thompson, Sam Alden, James Kochalka, Sam Henderson, Noah Van Sciver, Grant Snider, Alex Schubert, Andy Ristaino, and Allison Cole. Inkstuds interview with and comics by David Lasky.

This gun-slinging collection of John Wayne Adventure Comics contains issues number 7, 8 and 9. It has been lovingly remastered, color corrected and formatted for your favorite reading device. Get three issues for the price of two!John Wayne Adventure Comics, Number 7, The Stranger's Revenge contains...

When many think of comic books the first thing that comes to mind are caped crusaders and spandex-wearing super-heroes. Perhaps, inevitably, these images are of white men (and more rarely, women). It was not until the 1970s that African American superheroes such as Luke Cage, Blade, and others emerged....

The past decade has seen the medium of comics reach unprecedented heights of critical acclaim and commercial success*. Comics & Media* reflects that, bringing together an amazing array of contributors--creators and critics alike--to discuss the state, future, and potential of the medium. Loaded...

You Can Work Professionally in Comics! Jump-start your comic book career! Creating Comics From Start to Finish tells you everything about how today's mainstream comic books are produced and published. Top working professionals detail how comics are created from concept to completion. Dig...

This gun-slinging collection of John Wayne Adventure Comics contains issues number 10, 11 and 12. It has been lovingly remastered, color corrected and formatted for your favorite reading device. Get three issues for the price of two!John Wayne Adventure Comics, Number 10, Dangerous Journey contains the...

"Impressive stuff. Check it out."-Frank Santoro on Malachi Ward's Ritual Three: Vile Decay, The Comics Journal A collection of hauntingly beautiful science fiction and horror short stories by Prophet and Ritual artist Malachi Ward. Collects stories from Mome, Study Group Magazine,...