101 Outstanding Graphic Novels
English
The Word for Word Bible Comic
Graphic Novel - History
A word-for-word comic presentation of the Bible, using a bold contemporary style and historical accuracy to bring out the impact and excitement within the Scriptures to a more mature audience (12+ or 15+ age advisory)
The Abadoned
Graphic Novel - History
The Golden Age of Comic Books... Looking back at those years, we find that while there were no limits to what publishers could print, there were a lot of limits on what they would print, what the public would accept and ultimately what they wouldn't. Everybody wanted a piece of the comics pie, and thus the world was introduced to thousands of characters that were quickly forgotten for one reason or the other. This book shines a light on a few of these characters, who only got a single chance to shine and for one reason or the other didn't. They are the abandoned and this is their story.
Hey Kids! Comics!
Comic - History
HEY KIDS! COMICS! takes its cue from nearly a century of turbulence and triumph, despair and drama in the comics racket.
Artists and writers, con men and clowns, ganefs and gangsters create the foundations of today's biggest entertainment business-or at least the tail that wags the dog.
Some of it really happened, and the names have been changed to protect the innocent and guilty...
...although in the end, everyone was guilty of something.
Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel
Comic - Unknown
Graphic novels have exploded off bookstore shelves into movies, college courses, and the New York Times book review, and comics historian and children's literature specialist Stephen Weiner explains the phenomenon in this groundbreaking book the first history of graphic novels. From the agonizing Holocaust vision of Art Spiegelman's Maus to the teenage angst of Dan Clowes's Ghost World, this study enters the heart of the graphic novel revolution. The complete history of this popular format is explained, from the first modern, urban autobiographical graphic novel, Will Eisner's A Contract with God, to the dark mysteries of Neil Gaiman's Sandman, the postmodern superheroics of Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight, and breakout books such as Alison Bechdel's Fun Home and R. Crumb's The...
Misfits
Comic - History
Amidst discussions, mysteries, and intense moments, a group of young people face challenges that could change their lives. Between friendship, rivalry, and hidden secrets, each decision brings them closer to, or pushes them further away from, who they truly want to be.