[PDF] Comics Shop eBook

Author : Maggie Thompson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 3620 pages
File Size : 17,34 MB
Release : 2010-09-27
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1440216509

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ESSENTIAL COMICS VALUES ALL IN COLOR! COMICS SHOP is the reliable reference for collectors, dealers, and everyone passionate about comic books! THIS FULL-COLOR, INDISPENSABLE GUIDE FEATURES: • Alphabetical organization by comic book title • More than 3,000 color photos • Hundreds of introductory essays • Analysis of multi-million dollar comics' sales • How covers and splash pages have evolved • An exclusive photo to grading guide to help you determine your comics' conditions accurately • Current values for more than 150,000 comics From the authoritative staff at Comics Buyer's Guide, the world's longest running magazine about comics, Comics Shop is the only guide on the market to give you extensive coverage of more than 150,000 comics from the Golden Age of the 1930s to current releases and all in color! In addition to the thousands of comic books from such publishers as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Image, this collector-friendly reference includes listings for comic books from independent publishers, underground publishers, and more!

Author : Dan Gearino
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,59 MB
Release : 2017-10-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0804040834

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The modern comic book shop was born in the early 1970s. Its rise was due in large part to Phil Seuling, the entrepreneur whose direct market model allowed shops to get comics straight from the publishers. Stores could then better customize their offerings and independent publishers could access national distribution. Shops opened up a space for quirky ideas to gain an audience and helped transform small-press series, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Bone, into media giants. Comic Shop is the first book to trace the history of these cultural icons. Dan Gearino brings us from their origins to the present-day, when the rise of digital platforms and a changing retail landscape have the industry at a crossroads. When the book was first published in 2017, Gearino had spent a year with stores around the country, following how they navigated the business. For this updated and expanded paperback edition, he covers the wild retail landscape of 2017 and 2018, a time that was brutal for stores and rich for comics as an art form. Along the way he interviews pioneers of comics retailing and other important players, including many women; top creators; and those who continue to push the business in new directions. A revised guide to dozens of the most interesting shops around the United States and Canada is a bonus for fans.

Author : Tim Chamberlain
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 30,77 MB
Release : 2012-07-03
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1101587024

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While working for several years in a comic book store, MRTIM started drawing the more memorable customers and the things that they said. Based on the blog of the same name, and featuring popular entries as well as brand-new cartoons, Our Valued Customers chronicles the lively, witty, and often acerbic opinions and comments of the customers who shop at comic book stores, providing a fascinating glimpse into the inner world of the devoted comic book fan.

Author : Maggie Thompson
Publisher : Krause Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,36 MB
Release : 2010-10-23
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781440212833

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Essential Comics Values All in Color! Comics Shop is the reliable reference for collectors, dealers, and everyone passionate about comic books! This full-color, indispensable guide features: Alphabetical organization by comic book title More than 3,000 color photos Hundreds of introductory essays Analysis of multi-million dollar comics' sales How covers and splash pages have evolved An exclusive photo to grading guide to help you determine your comics' conditions accurately Current values for more than 150,000 comics From the authoritative staff at Comics Buyer's Guide, the world's longest running magazine about comics, Comics Shop is the only guide on the market to give you extensive coverage of more than 150,000 comics from the Golden Age of the 1930s to current releases and all in color! In addition to the thousands of comic books from such publishers as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Image, this collector-friendly reference includes listings for comic books from independent publishers, underground publishers, and more!

Author : Randy Duncan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 50,28 MB
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 144115924X

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A comprehensive introduction to the comic arts From the introduction by Paul Levitz "If ever there was a medium characterized by its unexamined self-expression, it's comics. For decades after the medium's birth, it was free of organized critical analysis, its creators generally disinclined to self-analysis or formal documentation. The average reader didn't know who created the comics, how or why . . . and except for a uniquely destructive period during America's witch-hunting of the 1950s, didn't seem to care. As the medium has matured, however, and the creativity of comics began to touch the mainstream of popular culture in many ways, curiosity followed, leading to journalism and eventually, scholarship, and so here we are." The Power of Comics is the first introductory textbook for comic art studies courses. Lending a broader understanding of the medium and its communication potential, it provides students with a coherent and comprehensive explanation of comic books and graphic novels, including coverage of their history and their communication techniques, research into their meanings and effects and an overview of industry practices and fan culture. Co-authors randy Duncan and Matthew J. Smith draw on their own years of experience teaching comics studies courses and the scholarly literature across several disciplines to create a text with the following features: Discussion questions for each chapter Activities to engage readers Recommended reading suggestions Over 150 illustrations Bibliography Glossary The Power of Comics deals exclusively with comic books and graphic novels. One reason for this focus is that no one text can hope to do justice to both strips and books; there is simply too much to cover. Preference is given to comic books because in their longer form, the graphic novel, they have the greatest potential for depth and complexity of expression. As comic strips shrink in size and become more inane in content, comic books are becoming a serious art form.

Author : Robert C. Harvey
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 26,55 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 9780878057580

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A history of the comic book, in which a noted cartoonist demonstrates the aesthetics and power of the medium

Author : Natalie Riess
Publisher : Oni Press
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 50,52 MB
Release : 2016-01-13
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN :

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Exclusive previews of three of our upcoming spring titles, complete with behind-the-scenes photos and artwork! First up, ANOTHER CASTLE with Andrew Wheeler and Paulina Ganucheau. This sword and sorcery fantasy epic will surprise you at every turn! Next, J. Torres, Corin Howell and Maarta Laiho join forces with THE MIGHTY ZODIAC, an action-packed adventure set in a rich fantasy world. Finally, enter SPACE BATTLE LUNCHTIME by Natalie Riess--a high-stakes cooking competition in the far reaches of space!

Author : Pam Price
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 13,12 MB
Release : 2006-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1617846171

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This book contains facts about collecting comics that will inspire the reader to start his or her own collection. Readers will gain a working knowledge of this hobby which includes background history of comics going from the Platinum Age, Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age to the Modern Age, writers & artists, how to grade comics, comic book conventions or "comicons", the best places to buy comics, and how to organize, store and care for a comic collection. Full-color photographs, materials & techniques, tips & sidebar information, a glossary and an index are all included in this title.

Author : Paul Lopes
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 16,25 MB
Release : 2009-04-07
Category : COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN : 1592134440

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From pulp comics to Maus, the story of the growth of comics in American culture.

Author : Shannon Watters
Publisher : Boom! Studios
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 33,7 MB
Release : 2017-05-24
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1613988192

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Parents' Day continues as the Roanokes split into parent/daughter teams for a scavenger hunt, with the girls determined to keep their parents from noticing anything supernatural during their visit.