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The Best Christmas Comics to Give to Collectors
The best Christmas comics star familiar superheroes and underground cartoon characters alike. Gift-giving has inspired stories by talents from Alan Moore to Peter Bagge. more...
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes Revisited
Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson, has become a comic-strip classic. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes collects all the authentic cartoons that will ever be published. more...
The Story of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 riffed on 1980s comics staples like ninjas and mutants. But the TMNT's debut still holds up as a comics and merchandising classic. more...
Cultural Stereotyping in Tintin in the Congo
Hergé fixed racial stereotypes when he re-drew Tintin in the Congo. But the comic is still tinged with offensive material, and must be read keeping its period in mind. more...
Adult Comics for Fans of Literature and History
Adult comics make intimate presents for bookworms. Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie, Parris Quinn, and Milo Manara, have made unconventional tales for a mature readership. more...
Adult Comics for Fans of Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Comics for mature readers can be great gifts. Artists Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Kevin Nowlan, Michael Manning, and Richard Moore have illustrated unique sci-fi fantasies. more...
Batman Black and White, Volume One #1–4
The Batman: Black and White anthology miniseries featured some of the best American and international comics creators. Each story had a unique vision of the Dark Knight. more...
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Wonder Woman is the image of feminine power in a time when women served families from their homes. The sole woman among a group of men, she became a beacon of power. more...
Dr. Syntax and the Birth of the Cartoon Star
By: P. Ryan Anthony
This may surprise you, but the first cartoon hero was born a century before Mickey Mouse, Felix the Cat, and Buster Brown. more...
The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot
This graphic novel for young adults is used for therapy in child abuse centres across the world but its visual artistry makes it a storytelling classic. more...
Batman's Symbolic Role in the DC Universe
By: Keith Murphy
Batman's rise as an American cultural icon was a result of the character's appeal as an obsessive, non-super-powered, vigilante to fans who saw themselves in the mask. more...
By: Keith Murphy
In 1963, the Cold War was ready to turn hot; but, Marvel Comics was ready to save America with their entry into the super patriot game: Colonel Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD more...
Comic Books Fight the Cold War
By: Keith Murphy
Immediately after World War II, a new, "cold" war gripped the world and, just as they had done during WWII, comic books appeared to protect Americans from the Red Menace. more...
The March of the Superhero Patriots
By: Keith Murphy
From 1940 to 1945, uniquely American superheroes led the fight on two fronts: reinforcing traditional American values and portraying the Axis as sinister and sub-human. more...
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