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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 26, 2014 17:34:52 GMT -5
Yes. But not any of their Morrison books. Worth reading then? It looks like I've read six of them. All worth reading, but some better than others. Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan was probably the best. Great look at Transmet. Gotham City 14 Miles: 14 Essays on Why the 1960s Batman TV Series Matters is a really nice look at the Batman TV show and the 66 movie. Keeping the World Strange: A Planetary Guide: Good look at Planetary. The Devil is in the Details: Examining Matt Murdock and DaredevilMinutes to Midnight: Twelve Essays on Watchmen; probably a bit disappointing as it didn't add much to what I didn't already know. Teenagers from the Future: Essays on the Legion of Super-Heroes; I'm not a huge Legion fan, but was interesting. Those are the ones I've read thus far in roughly the order I enjoyed them. All were at least worthwhile. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Nov 26, 2014 17:59:01 GMT -5
Of the CLASSIC variety:
All in Color for A dime, the Steranko History of Comics (only volume 1), Les Danies The Comics, Joe Simon's the Comic Book Makers, that one issue of the Kirby Collector that was actually a book on the Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four, the Flash and Superman companions...
But I've read a lot more through the library - I'm all about abusing interlibrary loan - And I probably have a hundred or so individual magazine issues.
I need a judges ruling on Origins of Marvel Comics, Son of Origins, the Superhero Women, and Art Out of Time.
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Post by Confessor on Nov 28, 2014 6:40:16 GMT -5
Hardly any, but I do have The Art of Al Williamson and a few random issues of Alter Ego and Back Issue magazine.
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Post by Cei-U! on Nov 28, 2014 12:17:01 GMT -5
Here are mine:
All in Color for a Dime
All-Star Companion, The, Vol. 1-4
Alter-Ego—The Comic Book Artist Collection
Art of the Comic Book, The
Art of the Comic Strip, The
Collected Jack Kirby Collector, The, Vol. 1
Comic Art Propaganda
Comic Book Book, The
Comic Book Heroes, The
Comics and Sequential Art
Comix: The Underground Revolution
DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World’s Greatest Super-Heroes
Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, The, Vol. 1: Batman
Encyclopedia of Super-Heroes, The
Gene Colan Annual: Painting with Pencil, The
Great Comic Book Artists, The
Great Comic Book Heroes, The
Jack Cole and Plastic Man
Justice League Companion, The
Kirby Unleashed
Lee and Kirby: The Wonder Years
Mad World of William M. Gaines, The
Man of Two Worlds (Julius Schwartz autobiography)
Mantlo: A Life in Comics
Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World’s Greatest Comics
Marvel Universe
Marvel Vault, The
Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross
Origins of Marvel Comics
Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books, The, Vol. 1-4
Quality Companion, The
Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes
Steranko History of Comics, The, Vol. 1-2
Understanding Comics
Will Eisner’s Shop Talk
World Encyclopedia of Comics, The
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Post by badwolf on Nov 28, 2014 12:28:43 GMT -5
If the Marvel collections of the 70s count, I have Son of Origins of Marvel Comics, Bring on the Bad Guys and The Superhero Women, all by Stan Lee. He does talk about the geneses of the characters in between the stories, so I guess they are about comics to some degree.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 28, 2014 13:09:42 GMT -5
Books I've read
A Blazing World: The Unofficial Companion to the Second League of Extraordinary Gentleme
Al Jaffee's Mad Life
All in Color for a Dime
All-Star Companion 1-2
Amazing World of Infantino
Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics
Art of Joe Kubert
Baby Boomer Comics: The Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Comic Books of the 1960s
Batcave Companion
Blue Beetle Companion
Carl Barks and the Disney Comic Book: Unmasking the Myth of Modernity
Comic Book Makers
Comics: Since 1945
Comix: A History of Comic Books in America
DC Comics: A Celebration of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes
Devil is in the Details: Examining Matt Murdock and Daredevil
Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore
Funnies: 100 Years of American Comic Strips
Gotham City 14 Miles: 14 Essays on Why the 1960s Batman TV Series Matters
Great Comic Book Heroes
Heroes & Monsters: The Unofficial Companion to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Jerry Robinson: Ambassador of Comics
John Romita...and All That Jazz
Kirby: King of Comics
Man of Rock: A Biography of Joe Kubert
Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics
Marvel Comics: The Untold Story
Meanwhile...: A Biography of Milton Caniff, Creator of Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon
Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book
Milton Caniff: Conversations
Minutes to Midnight: Twelve Essays on Watchmen
Modern Master Series ( I've got about 20 of these)
Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography
Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code
Secrets in the Shadows: Life & Art of Gene Colan
Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan
Stan Lee: Conversations
Teenagers from the Future: Essays on the Legion of Super-Heroes
Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How it Changed America
Wally's World: The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Wally Wood, the World's 2nd Best Comic Book Artist
War Stories: A Graphic History
Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed
Will Eisner: A Spirited Life
Will Eisner Companion
Books I haven't read yet
Alan Moore: Conversations
Best of Legion Outpost
Billion Dollar Batman
Boy Who Loved Batman
Comics and Sequential Art
Curing the Postmodern Blues: Reading Grant Morrison and Chris Weston's The Filth in the 21st Century
DC Comics Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle
Fire and Water: Bill Everett, the Sub-Mariner, and the Birth of Marvel Comics
Kimota! The Miracleman Companion
Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress...
Marvel Comics in the 1960s
Marvel Comics in the 1970s
Mutant Cinema: The X-Men Trilogy from Comics to Screen
Quality Companion
Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko
Superheroes!: A Never-Ending Battle
Superheroes and Philosophy: Truth, Justice, and the Socratic Way
Thunder Agents Companion
Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization
Warren Ellis: The Captured Ghosts Interviews
Watchmen and Philosophy: A Rorschach Test
Weirdest Sci-Fi Comic Ever Made: Understanding Jack Kirby's 2001: A Space Odyssey
Will Eisner: A Dreamer's Life in Comics
Wonder Woman: The Complete History
Magazines
Alter Ego: About half the existing issues...maybe a little more.
Back Issue 1-68
Comic Book Artist 1-25
I know I've missed a number of prozines and fanzines. And probably a few books.
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Post by thebeastofyuccaflats on Nov 29, 2014 16:16:05 GMT -5
The Secret History Of Wonder Woman, by Jill Lepore.
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