Will Eisner
Publisher
NBM
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Graphic novels have exploded off bookstore shelves into movies, college courses, and the New York Times book review, and comics historian and childrens literature specialist Stephen Weiner explains the phenomenon in this groundbreaking bookthe first history of graphic novels. From the agonizing Holocaust vision of Art Spiegelmans Maus to the teenage angst of Dan Clowess Ghost World, this study enters the heart of the graphic novel revolution. The...
Publisher
Dark Horse
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Golden-Age superhero, the Escapist--master of elusion, champion of liberation--was conceived in the fictional world of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. This comic book anthology contains a variety of the Escapist's exploits, and details on the history of the character.
Master of elusion and foe of tyranny, from his secret headquarters beneath the majestic Empire Theater, the Escapist and his associates...
Publisher
IDW
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
From Yoe Books!
The first superhero book from Yoe Books/IDW! Over 500 pages, this ginormous tome is as thick as a brick and filled with tons of rare, full-color, never-before-reprinted comics! It's the most bizarro, wacky, wild, astonishing, eye-popping, jaw-dropping, book... EVAH! It's loaded with beyond-belief "WHAT TH'?!?!" moments! Wait till you tell your friends what you discover in its pages! Super Weird Heroes will make you laugh, cry, and...
Publisher
Dark Horse
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Comics luminary Will Eisner takes on literary giant Charles Dickens, in this fascinating retelling of the life of Oliver Twist's Fagin! Imagining Fagin's impoverished childhood in the slums of London and his initiation into the criminal underworld, Eisner's story counters the anti-Semitism of Victorian literature as his gorgeous brushwork creates an evocative portrait of the era.
* Now with Eisner's previously unused full-color cover art!
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Publisher
IDW
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
From Yoe Books! These full-color comic stories from World War II tell of true role models of the patriotic ideal. Starting with The Shield and followed by Captain America, a whole battalion of red, white, and blue heroes appeared on the four-color page to help fight the Nazis. Their fascinating history and their stirring tales will both entertain and inspire new generations! See the two-fisted, three-colored Miss America, The Fighting Yank, Super-American,...
Publisher
Dark Horse
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A premium collection demonstrating the effectiveness of the comics medium for telling the most personal of stories--the autobiography.
Showcasing some of the first published autobiographical stories from living-legend artists, mainstream greats, and young ""indie"" up-and-comers!
Featuring stories by Will Eisner, William Stout, Gabriel B and Fbio Moon, Stan Sakai, Sergio Aragons, and many more of comics' top talent!