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1	The Marvel Comics Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe more books like this by DK Publishing (Creator) This unique encyclopedia, which covers all of Marvel's greatest heroes and villains, is a must-have book for both new fans and those who grew up loving the excitement of the Marvel universe. Full color. see all copies from £16.73! new only from £21.62! \| first editions
2	The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America more books like this by David Hajdu see all copies from £14.13! new only from £14.13! \| first editions
3	The Best American Comics more books like this by Lynda Barry (Editor), Jessica Abel (Editor), Matt Madden (Editor) There may be no better indicator of the growing legitimacy of comics in the literary world . . . A dazzling array of talent.--"Kirkus Reviews." see all copies from £12.64! new only from £12.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know more books like this by Paul Gravett see all copies from £9.12! new only from £9.90!
5	The Best American Comics more books like this by Chris Ware (Editor) This cutting-edge collection is just right for fans as well as those who are new to the hobby of comics. Contributors include Lynda Barry, R. and Aline Crumb, Kim Deitch, Gilbert Hernandez, Seth, and Art Spiegelman. Older teens. see all copies from £7.24! new only from £14.14! \| first editions
6	X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe more books like this by Michael Mallory They are more than simply humans ...they possess something extra ...they are the X-Men. Among the most popular superhero characters of our time, Marvel Comics "X-Men" are also among the most distinctive teams to emerge from the plethora of costumed crime fighters. "Sworn to protect a world that hates and fears them", the mutant X-Men face not only ... see all copies from £12.13! new only from £20.25!
7	The World of Steve Ditko: Strange and Stranger more books like this by Blake Bell The first critical retrospective of the work of the reclusive Spider-Man co-creator. In the wake of the astonishing success of Sam Raimi's three "Spider-Man" movies, Steve Ditko has become known as the co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the early 1960s character that helped propel Marvel Comics' popularity on college campuses and gave it much of its ... see all copies from £18.85! new only from £18.85! \| first editions
8	Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean more books like this by Douglas Wolk This is the first serious, readable, provocative, canon-smashing book of comic criticism by the leading critic in the field.Suddenly, comics are everywhere: a newly matured art form, filling bookshelves with brilliant, innovative work and shaping the ideas and images of the rest of contemporary culture. In "Reading Comics", critic Douglas Wolk ... see all copies from £6.57! new only from £6.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book more books like this by Gerard Jones Animated by the stories of some of the last century's most charismatic and conniving artists, writers, and businessmen, Men of Tomorrow brilliantly demonstrates how the creators of the superheroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination. "This history of the birth of superhero comics highlights three ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.15! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Watching the Watchmen more books like this by Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd, Mike Essl Acclaimed as one of "Time Magazine's" 100 Best Novels, "Watchmen" is widely considered to be the greatest graphic novel of all time. "In Watching The Watchmen", artist Dave Gibbons gives his own account of the genesis of "Watchmen", opening his archives to reveal excised pages, early versions of the script original character designs, page ... see all copies from £21.83! new only from £21.83!
11 view cover	Chicken Fat: Drawings, Sketches, Cartoons & Doodles more books like this by Will Elder A collection of sketchbook drawings by the famous "MAD" magazine co-creator and elder statesman of comic art. This companion volume to "Will Elder: The Mad Playboy of Art" peeks into the gray matter of one of comics' most fertile and wide-ranging imaginations. Elder coined the term "chicken fat" to describe the myriad background gags crammed into ... see all copies from £8.34! new only from £8.52!
12 view cover	The DC Vault: A Museum-In-A-Book Featuring Rare Collectibles from the DC Universe more books like this by Martin Pasko, Paul Levitz (Foreword by) Hot on the heels of our incredibly successful "The Marvel Vault" comes this companion volume detailing the history of DC Comics - Marvel's biggest rival, and home to Superman and Batman. "The DC Vault" is exactly like our bestselling "Marvel Vault", this time focusing on the history of Marvel's biggest rival DC Comics, the home of some of the ... see all copies from £23.03! new only from £23.03!
13 view cover	Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan more books like this by Chip Kidd The two hottest genres in comics gleefully collide head-on, as the most beloved American superhero gets the coolest Japanese manga makeover ever. Full-color illustrations throughout. see all copies from £17.08! new only from £18.08! \| first editions
14 view cover	Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe more books like this by Roy Thomas, Stan Lee (Commentaries by) Stan Lee--whose wildly creative imagination gave life to such Super Heroes as Spider-Man, The X-Men, and Daredevil--presents his 50 favorite MARVEL-ous moments. An exclusive book and digital audio collection that's a must-have for every comic book fan. see all copies from £15.03! new only from £15.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Conan: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Most Savage Barbarian more books like this by Roy Thomas, Todd McFarlane (Foreword by) Featuring character profiles, maps, art from original paperbacks, and more, this is the first and only fully illustrated guide to Robert E. Howard's epic fantasy world of Hyboria and to Conan, its greatest champion. Full color. see all copies from £8.83! new only from £14.99! \| first editions
16 view cover	Fantastic Four Visionaries more books like this by John Byrne Learn the fantastic mysteries of Mister Fantastic's past as he searches for his time-tramping father and reveals his pre-FF invasion-foiling credentials in a fight against a monster in the classic Marvel style! Travel to a world of cowboys and amazons! See the Thing find a house of horror on an alien world! And behold the face of Doom...but just ... see all copies from £10.93! new only from £12.30! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Volume 1 more books like this by Jim Shooter (Editor) A picture's worth a thousand words, and there have always been top supplies of both in the ever-moving manuals of marvels and miscreants! Now, witness first-hand the series that started it all in Mark Gruenwald's original fifteen issues worth of secrets, super-powers and schematics! About the best, by the best! see all copies from £4.99! new only from £4.99!
18 view cover	Carl Barks and the Disney Comic Book: Unmasking the Myth of Modernity more books like this by Thomas Andrae see all copies from £7.11! new only from £15.55! \| first editions
19 view cover	Buddy Does Seattle more books like this by Peter Bagge, Everett True (Introduction by) The Harvey Award-winning cartoonist Peter Bagge remains one of the comics' industry's great crossover successes of the past decade, having sold more comics than any underground cartoonist through the 1990s to the present. After editing R. Crumb's Weirdo magazine in the mid-'80s and then creating the Bradley family within the pages his first comic ... see all copies from £10.02! new only from £10.03!
20 view cover	Where DeMented Wented: The Art and Comics of Rory Hayes more books like this by Dan Nadel (Editor), Glenn Pouncey (Editor), Glenn Bray (Editor) The first-ever collection by the underground's most notorious modern primitive. The controversial cartoonist Rory Hayes was a self-taught dynamo of the San Francisco underground comics revolution. Attracting equal parts derision and praise (the latter from the likes of R. Crumb and Bill Griffith), Hayes emerged as comics' great primitive, drawing ... see all copies from £12.90! new only from £12.90!
21 view cover	Superman: Sunday Classics 1939-1943 more books like this by Jerry Siegel (Creator), Joe Shuster (Creator) see all copies from £7.86! new only from £7.86! \| first editions
22 view cover	Looking for a Face Like Mine more books like this by William H Foster III This book represents a collection of the author's essays, articles, and interviews that explore the historical portrayal of people of color in the world of comics. see all copies from £8.17! new only from £8.17!
23 view cover	Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and the American Comic Book Revolution more books like this by Ronin Ro An insightful portrait of one the most enduring--and overlooked--comic book artists, "Tales to Astonish" is also a lively, novelistic account of the comic book industry. see all copies from £6.14! new only from £6.46! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Comics: An Illustrated History of Comic Strip Art more books like this by Jerry Robinson While there are many debates about when the medium of words married with pictures first evolved into what we know today as comics - be it in nascent prehistoric paintings in the caves of France or the more traditional illustrated adventures of such characters as the Katzenjammer Kids which first appeared at the end of the nineteenth century - ... see all copies from £6.49! signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	500 Great Comicbook Action Heroes more books like this by Mike Conroy, Will Einser (Foreword by), Will Eisner (Foreword by) Superman, Batman, the Flash, Vampirella, the Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man. In addition to these well-known crime fighters, readers are introduced to hundreds more obscure but equally fascinating characters in this collection of comic book heroes from the 1930s to the present day. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £8.54! \| first editions

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