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The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion 35 reviews
Will Eisner
W. W. Norton & Company, 2005
"Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies." - Nietzsche
+ brilliantly complicated
+ The Plot
+ Should Be Required Reading in High School
+ Now, for something totally new
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Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book19 reviews
Jordan Raphael, Tom Spurgeon
Chicago Review Press, 2003
Not just for true believers
+ Good On Older History Of The Industry, Apologists For Mr. Lee?
+ A Great, Concise Comix History BUT...
+ Great overview of Lee and Marvel
+ Comprehensive and balanced account of a controverisal figure
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Man of Two Worlds:: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics8 reviews
Julius Schwartz, Brian M. Thomsen
Harper Paperbacks, 2000
Important but spare memoir of two emergent 20th C.art-forms
+ A GLIMPSE OF THE GOLDEN AGE
+ Nice memories from a guy I'd like to know
+ Not-Super-but-Man
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Brush Strokes With Greatness: The Life & Art Of Joe Sinnott 1 review
Tim Lasiuta, Joe Sinnott
TwoMorrows Publishing, 2007
THE KING'S LONG TIME PARTNER GETS HIS DUE
For those who may be unfamiliar with TwoMorrows Publishing, they put out the very best books about comics books in the world, everything from the Golden Age to the Modern age. This book spotlights legendary inker Joe Sinnott, who is best known for his years teaming with Jack Kirby on the Fantastic ...
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Dick Ayers Story Volume 2 1951-1986 (Dick Ayer's Story, 2)
MECCA, 2005
Dick Ayers tells his life story in comic book form.
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Kirby: King of Comics37 reviews
Mark Evanier
Abrams, 2008
Evanier's heartfel tribute to Kirby succeeds on every level
+ Excellent introduction to one of the titans of comics
+ Surprisingly Moving Biography of Jack "King" Kirby
+ Until a comprehensive bio comes out, this will have to do.
+ WOW!!! A great achievement!
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Will Eisner: A Spirited Life2 reviews
Bob Andelman
M Press, 2005
A Spirited Summation of a Master Artist.
+ Master and Man
Bob Andelman's WILL EISNER: A SPIRITED LIFE is a
superb study of a great literary genius. Drawing
enormously from a vast wealth of previously
unavailable resources, the M Press book is made
all the finer by the biographer's decision to
focus on the man and, in doing so, draws a more
acute, ...
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The Life of Groo: The Wanderer
Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier
Epic Comics, 1993
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Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Vol. 43 reviews
Jack Kirby
DC Comics, 2008
The end of the Fourth World as we know it.
+ Great Kirby!
And then, as Mark Evanier relates in his Afterword, the "Fourth World" project came to an abrupt halt.
This volume, the fourth and final colletion of Jack Kirby's most famous DC project, allows us to observe the final moments of the original run of titles, and the somewhat haphazard resolution ...
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The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion35 reviews
Will Eisner
W. W. Norton & Company, 2005
"Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies." - Nietzsche
+ brilliantly complicated
+ The Plot
+ Should Be Required Reading in High School
+ Now, for something totally new
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Man of Two Worlds:: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics8 reviews
Julius Schwartz, Brian M. Thomsen
Harper Paperbacks, 2000
Important but spare memoir of two emergent 20th C.art-forms
+ A GLIMPSE OF THE GOLDEN AGE
+ Nice memories from a guy I'd like to know
+ Not-Super-but-Man
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Kirby: King of Comics37 reviews
Mark Evanier
Abrams, 2008
Evanier's heartfel tribute to Kirby succeeds on every level
+ Excellent introduction to one of the titans of comics
+ Surprisingly Moving Biography of Jack "King" Kirby
+ Until a comprehensive bio comes out, this will have to do.
+ WOW!!! A great achievement!
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Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book19 reviews
Jordan Raphael, Tom Spurgeon
Chicago Review Press, 2003
Not just for true believers
+ Good On Older History Of The Industry, Apologists For Mr. Lee?
+ A Great, Concise Comix History BUT...
+ Great overview of Lee and Marvel
+ Comprehensive and balanced account of a controverisal figure
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Brush Strokes With Greatness: The Life & Art Of Joe Sinnott1 review
Tim Lasiuta, Joe Sinnott
TwoMorrows Publishing, 2007
THE KING'S LONG TIME PARTNER GETS HIS DUE
For those who may be unfamiliar with TwoMorrows Publishing, they put out the very best books about comics books in the world, everything from the Golden Age to the Modern age. This book spotlights legendary inker Joe Sinnott, who is best known for his years teaming with Jack Kirby on the Fantastic ...
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Dick Ayers Story Volume 2 1951-1986 (Dick Ayer's Story, 2)
MECCA, 2005
Dick Ayers tells his life story in comic book form.
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Will Eisner: A Spirited Life2 reviews
Bob Andelman
M Press, 2005
A Spirited Summation of a Master Artist.
+ Master and Man
Bob Andelman's WILL EISNER: A SPIRITED LIFE is a
superb study of a great literary genius. Drawing
enormously from a vast wealth of previously
unavailable resources, the M Press book is made
all the finer by the biographer's decision to
focus on the man and, in doing so, draws a more
acute, ...
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The Life of Groo: The Wanderer
Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier
Epic Comics, 1993
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Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Vol. 43 reviews
Jack Kirby
DC Comics, 2008
The end of the Fourth World as we know it.
+ Great Kirby!
And then, as Mark Evanier relates in his Afterword, the "Fourth World" project came to an abrupt halt.
This volume, the fourth and final colletion of Jack Kirby's most famous DC project, allows us to observe the final moments of the original run of titles, and the somewhat haphazard resolution ...
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