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1) The horror! the horror!: comic books the government didn't want you to read!

Pub. Date

2010

Physical Desc

304 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)

Description

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Uncovers a rare visual treasury of some of the most important and neglected stories in American literature--the pre-Code horror comics of the 1950s. Censored out of existence by Congress in an infamous televised US Senate subcommittee hearing investigating juvenile delinquency, these rare comic book images are culled from a collection of several hundred, many of which have been rarely seen since they were first issued--now revealed once again in all...

2) The comic book in America: an illustrated history

Author

Benton, Mike

Pub. Date

c1989

Physical Desc

207 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.

3) The classic era of American comics

Author

Wright, Nicky

Pub. Date

2000

Physical Desc

ix, 230 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.

4) Against the grain: MAD artist Wallace Wood

Pub. Date

[2003]

Physical Desc

326 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm

5) America's great comic-strip artists

Author

Marschall, Richard

Pub. Date

c1989

Physical Desc

295 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 34 cm.

6) American comic book chronicles: the 1960s, 1960-64

Author

Wells, John

Pub. Date

c2012

Physical Desc

222 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

7) Truth is fragmentry: travelogues & diaries

Author

Bell, Gabrielle

Pub. Date

June, 2014.

Physical Desc

171 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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A collection of comic diaries kept by the author between 2010-2013 when attending various comic festivals.

8) Fables: the good prince

Author

Willingham, Bill

Series

Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 1

Pub. Date

c2008

Physical Desc

228 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.

9) Capacity

Author

Ellsworth, Theo

Pub. Date

2008

Physical Desc

335 p. : chiefly ill. ; 21 cm.

10) Pinocchio, vampire slayer

Author

Jensen, Van

Series

Pinocchio, vampire slayer volume 1
Pinocchio vampire slayer volume 1

Pub. Date

2009

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. ; 22 cm.

Description

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Pinoccho seeking to avenge the death of Geppetto goes after the vampires that have infested Nasolungo.

11) Marvel Comics

Pub. Date

2013

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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An exploration of the success of Marvel Comics and a behind-the-scenes look at the way superheroes are produced, including Spider-Man, Captain America, and the Incredible Hulk. Includes an interview with legendary superhero creator Stan Lee.

12) Liō: Making friends

Author

Tatulli, Mark

Pub. Date

c2013

Physical Desc

224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

13) The Sandman: 2 : the doll's house

Author

Gaiman, Neil

Series

Sandman library volume 2

Pub. Date

c1995

Physical Desc

226 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 27 cm.

14) The end

Author

Nilsen, Anders

Pub. Date

2013

Physical Desc

80 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Description

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"Assembled from work done in Anders Nilsen's sketchbooks over the course of the year following the death of his fiancée in 2005, The End is a collection of short strips about loss, paralysis, waiting, and transformation" -- from publisher's web site.

15) Witch & wizard: battle for Shadowland

Author

Patterson, James

Series

Witch & wizard volume 1
Witch and wizard volume 1

Pub. Date

c2010

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Description

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Whit and Wisty Allgood use their magic to overcome the enemy to gain control of Shadowland.

16) Sunny side up

Author

Holm, Jennifer L

Series

Sunny side up volume 1

Pub. Date

2015

Formats

Graphic Novel, eComic

Description

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"From the groundbreaking and award-winning sister-brother team behind Babymouse comes a middle-grade, graphic-novel memoir. Following the lives of kids whose older brother's delinquent behavior has thrown their family into chaos, 'Sunny Side Up' is at once a compelling 'problem' story and a love letter to the comic books that help the protagonist make sense of her world" --