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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Adult Comics for Fans of Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Adult comics can be interesting gifts. Artists Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Kevin Nowlan, Michael Manning, and Richard Moore have illustrated unique sci-fi fantasies.
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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.
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The Star Wars Dark Empire Trilogy
Dark Empire, and its sequel series, filled the demand for new Star Wars stories in the early 1990s. The comic-book trilogy continued the stories of the classic films.
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Krazy Kat's History and Significance
Krazy Kat ran thirty-one years, and has been admired for nearly a century. Creator George Herriman's unique verbal and graphic artistry still sets the strip apart.
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The Joker's Changing Comic Book Origins
Comics creators have often retold the story of the Joker's origins and first crimes. His early life is kept vague, but the psychotic core of the character remains.
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Six Classics of Comic Book Theory
Creators Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Alan Moore, and Scott McCloud were among the first to argue why comics are a unique art form, and explain comic book theory.
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