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"misc/acavclay.jpg","0312282990","The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay PB","- By Michael Chabon. Kavalier and Clay are ostensibly stand-ins for Siegel and Shuster, with a pinch of Will Eisner, Jim Steranko and Lee & Kirby. Great research on how comics were produced in the 30s - 40s, with cameos by Gil Kane, and Stan Lee. Although it touches on many topics, it is a fantastic look at comic history and culture.",
"misc/acavclay.jpg","0679450041","The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay HC","- Same as above, but Hardcover.",
"misc/acavclay.jpg","1587881233","The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay Audiocassette","- Same as above, but an audiocassette.",
"superman/supaos.jpg","1557092281","The Adventures of Superman","- by George F. Lowther, Joe Schuster (Illustrator), Roger Stern (Introduction), Joe Shuster (Illustrator). Originally published in 1942, The Adventures of Superman was the first full-length novel about the world's first and most endearing comic book super hero. This facsimile is an exact reproduction of the original with the addition of a new introduction by bestselling Superman comic book writer and novelist Roger Stern. Illustrations throughout, including 4 full-color plates. ",
"batman/bmadvof.jpg","156731077X","Batman: Adventures of the Batman HC","- Short stories of the Batman and the Joker by various authors...collected by Ed Greenberg, Martin H. Greenberg (Editor). 556 pages! NOTE: I suspect, but cannot verify, that these might be stories from the Further Adventures paperbacks now reprinted in hardcover.",
"noimg.jpg","055356501X","Batman: Dual To The Death","- A Batman: The Animated Series novel.",
"batman/kfadapt.jpg","0553572601","Batman Knightfall Novelization PB","- A novelized version by Denny O'Neill.",
"batman/kfadapt.jpg","0553096737","Batman Knightfall Novelization HC","- A novelized version by Denny O'Neill.",
"batman/bmkfbeyond.jpg","0553481878 ","Batman: Knightfall and Beyond","- A children's adaptation of the Knightfall story by Alan Grant, Graham Nolan, Scott Hanna.",
"batman/bmlegendsof.jpg","1567312195","Batman: Legends of the Batman HC","- Short stories of the Batman, Robin, Penguin and Mr. Freeze by various authors...collected by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor). 518 pages!",
"noimg.jpg","0446360406","The Batman Murders","- Joker worries about what will happen when he finally kills off Batman, so he creates a Batman of his own.",
"misc/batultevil.jpg","044651912X","Batman: The Ultimate Evil HC","- by Andrew Vachss. An excellent true crime novel about Batman fighting the child sex industry of Southeast Asia. ",
"misc/batultevil.jpg","0446603368","Batman: The Ultimate Evil PB","- by Andrew Vachss. An excellent true crime novel about Batman fighting the child sex industry of Southeast Asia. ",
"misc/batultevil.jpg","1570422753","Batman: The Ultimate Evil Audiocassette","- by Andrew Vachss. An excellent true crime novel about Batman fighting the child sex industry of Southeast Asia. ",
"batman/bmtalesof.jpg","1567310761","Batman: Tales of the Batman HC","- Short stories of the Batman, Two-Face and the Riddler by various authors...collected by Ed Greenberg, Martin H. Greenberg (Editor). NOTE: I suspect, but cannot verify, that these might be stories from the Further Adventures paperbacks now reprinted in hardcover.",
"batman/bmuntold.jpg","0812520424","Batman: The Untold Legend of the Bat Man","- Editor's Choice by Len Wein, Jim Aparo, John Byrne (Illustrator). A mass-market paperback.",
"noimg.jpg","0446360430","Catwoman: Tiger Hunt","- by Robert Asprin, Lynn Abbey",
"superman/supdal.jpg","0553569309","The Death and Life of Superman: A Novel PB","- Novelization by Roger Stern",
"superman/supdal.jpg","055309582X","The Death and Life of Superman: A Novel HC","- Novelization by Roger Stern",
"noimg.jpg","0553282700","The Further Adventures of Batman","- Short stories of the Batman by various authors...collected by Ed Greenberg, Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)",
"noimg.jpg","0553560123","The Further Adventures of Batman, Volume 2 : Featuring the Penguin","- Short stories of the Batman and the Penguin by various authors...collected by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)",
"noimg.jpg","0553560697","The Further Adventures of Batman, Volume 3: Featuring Catwoman","- Short stories of the Batman and Catwoman by various authors...collected by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)",
"noimg.jpg","0553285319","The Further Adventures of the Joker","- Short stories about the Joker by top writers. Includes Bone, a story looking at a troubled childhood. Another collection by Martin H. Greenberg",
"noimg.jpg","0553285688","The Further Adventures of Superman","- Ten short stories about Superman by Joey Cavalieri, Mike Resnick, and eight other top writers. Another collection by Martin H. Greenberg",
"noimg.jpg","0553286242","The Further Adventures of Wonder Woman","- Short stories about Wonder Woman by top writers. Another collection by Martin H. Greenberg",
"noimg.jpg","0446752266","House of Mystery","- Paperback Novelization by Jack Oleck",
"dcu/kchc.jpg","1563893177","Kingdom Come Hardcover","- Hardcover collection of the Kingdom Come 4-part series.",
"dcu/kcadapt.jpg","1570425388","Kingdom Come: The Audio Presentation (audiocassette)","- Adapted by Elliot S. Maggin. A full audio performance of the Kingdom Come adaptation.",
"dcu/kcadapt.jpg","0446606693","Kingdom Come Novelization Paperback","- Adapted by Elliot S. Maggin.",
"dcu/kcadapt.jpg","0446522341","Kingdom Come Novelization Hardcover","- Adapted by Elliot S. Maggin.",
"noimg.jpg","0446823198","Superman, Last Son of Krypton","- An original novel by Elliot S. Maggin.",
"noimg.jpg","0446911968","Superman: Miracle Monday","- The second original novel by Elliot S. Maggin."
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"misc/artcbink.jpg","1569712581","The Art of Comic Book Inking","- by Gary Martin and Steve Rude",
"noimg.jpg","0822596725","The Art of Making Comic Books (Media Workshop)","- by Michael Morgan Pellowski, Howard Bender (Illustrator), Morgan M. Pellowski",
"misc/bizocomics.jpg","082300547X","The Business of Comics: Everything a Comic Book Artist Needs to Make It in the Business","- by Lurene Haines",
"noimg.jpg","1885724012","Comic Book Publishing","- by Jason B. Raschack",
"misc/compwrithh.jpg","1580650244","The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes and Heroines","- by Tami D. Cowden, Caro LaFever, Sue Viders",
"misc/dcguidewc.jpg","0823010279","The DC Guide To Writing Comics","- By Denny O'Neil",
"misc/digiprepress.jpg","0967542308","Digital Prepress for Comic Books : The Definitive Desktop Production Guide","- by Kevin Tinsley",
"misc/ddynacomics.jpg","0823003124","Drawing Dynamic Comics","- by Andy Smith",
"misc/drawingpower.jpg","0865620121","Drawing Power","- Bart Sears, famous for his work on the Justice League of America and Spider-Woman, breaks the process of comic creation into solid, logical steps.",
"misc/dynamchar.jpg","0898798159","Dynamic Characters : How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated","- by Nancy Kress",
"misc/dynafd.jpg","0823015777","Dynamic Figure Drawing","- By Burne Hogarth, artist on the Tarzan daily comic strip.",
"eisner/gsvnarrat.jpg","0961472820","Graphic Storytelling & Visual Narrative PB","- by Will Eisner",
"eisner/gsvnarrat.jpg","0961472839","Graphic Storytelling & Visual Narrative HC","- by Will Eisner",
"misc/how2succ.jpg","0891346333","How to Be a Successful Cartoonist","- by Randy Glasbergen",
"misc/how2drawsell.jpg","0891341579","How to Draw and Sell Cartoons : All the Professional Techniques of Strip Cartoon, Caricature and Artwork Demonstrated","- by Bill Hewison and Ross Thomson",
"noimg.jpg","0891349111","How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips for Newspapers and Comic Books","- by Alan McKenzie. Greg Noon describes it as 'Kind of a Comics Creation for Dummies sort of book by one of 2000ad's editors. Full plain English, illustrations and examples, its really great for getting a handle on the industry without going over your head.'",
"misc/how2aliens.jpg","0823014398","How to Draw Aliens, Mutants & Mysterious Creatures","- by Christopher Hart",
"misc/how2cbbgg.jpg","0823023729","How to Draw Comic Book Bad Guys and Gals","- by Christopher Hart",
"misc/how2comichv.jpg","0823022455","How to Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains","- by Christopher Hart",
"misc/marvelway.jpg","0671530771","How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way","- by Stan Lee and John Buscema",
"misc/how2fastcars.jpg","0823023958","How to Draw Fast Cars, Monster Trucks, & Fighter Jets","- by Christopher Hart",
"misc/how2glcbwomen.jpg","082302394X","How to Draw Great-Looking Comic Book Women","- by Christopher Hart",
"misc/how2kkqd.jpg","0823023788","How To Draw Knights, Kings, Queens and Dragons","- by Christopher Hart",
"misc/how2monsters.jpg","1580630693","How to Draw Monsters for Comics","- by Frank McLaughlin, Mike Gold",
"misc/bodacious.jpg","1580630685","How to Draw Those Bodacious Bad Babes of Comics","- by Frank McLaughlin, Mike Gold",
"misc/how2selfpub.jpg","0823024555","How to Self-Publish Your Own Comic Book : The Complete Resource Guide to the Business, Production, Distribution, Marketing and Promotion of Comic book","- by Tony C. Caputo",
"misc/kgammill.jpg","1887591168","Kerry Gammill's Drawing Monsters & Heroes for Film & Comics","- by Kerry Gammill, J. David Spurlock",
"misc/mangamania.jpg","0823030350","Manga Mania : How to Draw Japanese Comics","- by Christopher Hart",
"misc/perspective.jpg","0823005674","Perspective! for Comic Book Artists : How to Achieve a Professional Look in Your Artwork","- by David Chelsea",
"misc/reinventing.jpg","0060953500","Reinventing Comics","- by Scott McCloud.",
"misc/succsynd.jpg","1581150512","Successful Syndication: A Guide for Writers and Cartoonists","- by Michael H. Sedge",
"misc/understanding.jpg","006097625X","Understanding Comics","- by Scott McCloud.",
"misc/writersbizcom.jpg","0941613623","Writer's Guide to Business of Comics","- by Lurene Haines",
"misc/ctraits.jpg","0898799015","The Writer's Guide to Character Traits : Includes Profiles of Human Behaviors and Personality Types","- by Linda N. Edelstein",
"misc/wocscript.jpg","184023069X","Writers On Comics Scriptwriting","- by Mark Salisbury",
"wdialogue.jpg","1884910327","Writing Dialogue","- by Tom Chiarella. Subtitled 'How to create memorable voices and fictional conversations that crackle with wit, tension and nuance'.",
"misc/careercomics.jpg","0836207483","Your Career in the Comics","- by Lee Nordling"
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"misc/aesthcomics.jpg","027101962X","The Aesthetics of Comics HC","- by David Carrier",
"noimg.jpg","1584441054","Back to the Batcave : The Real Story Behind Batman","- by Adam West",
"noimg.jpg","1560600160","Batman And Me","- by Bob Kane",
"batman/bmcomphist.jpg","0811824705","Batman: The Complete History: The Life and Times of the Dark Knight HC","- Les Daniels, Chip Kidd",
"batman/batmasterpiece.jpg","0811827828","Batman Masterpiece Edition boxed set"," - Contains an exclusive, fully articulated action figure of the early Batman (complete with Utility Belt, poseable cape, and a Batarang); the first-ever facsimile reprint of the first Batman comic book from 1940, and an illustrated hardcover book, Batman: The Golden Age, by best-selling author Les Daniels detailing Batman's early years.",
"batman/batultg.jpg","078947865X","Batman: The Ultimate Guide"," - By Scott Beatty",
"misc/bunmasked.jpg","0826449492","Batman Unmasked: Analyzing a Cultural Icon","- by Will Brooker",
"noimg.jpg","0887331297","Berni Wrightson: A Look Back HC","- edited by Christopher Zavisa",
"noimg.jpg","0887331289","Berni Wrightson: A Look Back PB","- edited by Christopher Zavisa",
"misc/boywonder.jpg","0964704803","Boy Wonder : My Life in Tights","- by Burt Ward",
"misc/classicera.jpg","0809299666","The Classic Era of American Comics","- by Nicky Wright, Joe Kubert. An exhaustive study of the Golden Age.",
"misc/cbculture.jpg","1888054387","Comic Book Culture : An Illustrated History","- by Ron Goulart",
"noimg.jpg","0878336591","The Comic Book In America: An Illustrated History HC","- by Mike Benton",
"noimg.jpg","0878338357","The Comic Book In America: An Illustrated History PB","- by Mike Benton",
"misc/cbnation.jpg","080186514X","Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America","- by Bradford W. Wright",
"noimg.jpg","0025387006","Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes: Volume 1 Batman HC","- by Michael Fleischer",
"noimg.jpg","0025387103","Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes: Volume 1 Batman PB","- by Michael Fleischer",
"noimg.jpg","0020800800","Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes: Volume 2 Wonder Woman","- by Michael Fleischer",
"misc/balletbatcave.jpg","0967807565","From Ballet to the Batcave and Beyond","- by Yvonne Craig",
"noimg.jpg","0446874949","The Great Superman Book","- by Michael Fleischer",
"misc/jcoleplas.jpg","0811831795","Jack Cole & Plastic Man: Forms Stretched To Their Limits","- by Art Spiegelman",
"misc/mangamanga.jpg","4770023057","Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics HC Collector's Edition","- By Frederik L. Schodt and Osamu Tezuka",
"misc/mangamanga.jpg","0870117521","Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics PB","- By Frederik L. Schodt and Osamu Tezuka",
"misc/marvcharun.jpg","0883631091","Marvel: The Characters and Their Universe","- by Michael Mallory",
"misc/scixmen.jpg","0743400208","Science Of The X-Men HC","- A serious look at how superpowers might work and the science behind it.",
"misc/scixmen.jpg","0743434781","Science Of The X-Men PB","- A serious look at how superpowers might work and the science behind it.",
"misc/sealofapproval.jpg","087805975X","Seal of Approval : The History of the Comics Code (Studies in Popular Culture Series)","- by Amy Kiste Nyberg",
"noimg.jpg","0848816579","Seduction of the Innocent HC","- by Dr. Frederick Wertham",
"noimg.jpg","0804615543","Seduction of the Innocent PB","- by Dr. Frederick Wertham",
"noimg.jpg","0910311668","Seduction of the Innocent Revisited","- by John Fulce",
"misc/spultguide.jpg","078947946X","Spiderman: The Ultimate Guide","- by Tom Defalco, Stan Lee",
"noimg.jpg","0878056939","Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology (Studies in Popular Culture) HC","- by Richard Reynolds",
"noimg.jpg","0878056947","Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology (Studies in Popular Culture) PB","- by Richard Reynolds",
"noimg.jpg","0713465603","Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology (Studies in Popular Culture) - Unknown Binding","- by Richard Reynolds",
"superman/supcomphist.jpg","0811821625","Superman, the Complete History : The Life and Times of the Man of Steel","- by Les Daniels, Chip Kidd",
"superman/supmasterpiece.jpg","0811821110","Superman Masterpiece Edition: The Golden Age of America's First Super Hero ","- Includes a full-color reproduction of Superman #1; Les Daniels's lavishly illustrated volume, Superman: The Golden Age; and a polyresin figure (exclusive to this set) rendered by comics master Alex Ross and painted by Chris Ware.",
"noimg.jpg","0345360133","Tales of the Dark Knight: Batman's first 50 years 1939-1989","- by Mark Cotta Vaz",
"ww/wwcomphist.jpg","0811829138","Wonder Woman: The Complete History","- by Les Daniels, Chip Kidd"
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"noimg.jpg","0971593302","Where Was Superman When The Buildings Broke?","- by Dillon Stone. This book records the thoughts of a four-year-old boy named Dillon Stone exactly as he said them in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack. It's not strictly comic-book related aside from the title, but we thought it might be of interest."
)