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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art is a 215-page non-fiction comic book, written and drawn by Scott McCloud and originally published in 1993. It explores the definition of comics, the historical development of the medium, its fundamental vocabulary, and various ways in which these elements have been used. It discusses theoretical work on comics as an artform and a communications medium. It also uses the comic medium for non-storytelling purposes.
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Translated from the Japanese.
"A Del Rey Trade Paperback original"--T.p. verso.
Book is printed from right to left in the traditional Japanese style.
Rating: OT, ages 16+.
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CHRIS WARE is widely acknowledged as the most gifted and beloved cartoonist of his generation by both his mother and seven-year-old daughter. His Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth won the Guardian First Book Award and was listed as one of the "100 Best Books of the Decade" by The Times (London) in 2009. An irregular contributor to This American Life and The New Yorker ( where some of the pages of this book first appeared) his original drawings have been exhibited in the Whitney Biennial, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and in piles behind his work table in Oak Park, Illinois.
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Christine Feehan is an American romance-paranormal writer. She has published more than 26 novels, including five series, and numerous novellas since 1999.
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Jeph Loeb is an Emmy award nominated and Eisner award winning writer/producer living in Los Angeles. In television, his many credits include Smallville, Lost and Heroes and in film, Teen Wolf and Commando . In comics, he is best known for his work with the supremely talented artist and partner-in-crime TIM SALE on BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS,CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME for DC as well as Daredevil Yellow, Spider-Man Blue and Hulk Gray for Marvel. Tim Sale is not only the artist for the numerous collaborations with Jeph Loeb listed above, but has also worked on DEATHBLOW, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT, Grendel , Wolverine/Gambit: Victims , Billi 99 , Amazon , and various other projects. He had the distinct honor of being the first creator chosen for the artist spotlight series SOLO.
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1986 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.
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The Prehistory of the Far Side gives the reader an inside look at Gary Larsen and his one-panel comic masterpiece, The Far Side.
Larsen takes us through the history of this beloved comic from its inception, including early mistakes, bloopers, and some of the more controversial cartoons that didn't quite make publication.
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1984 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.
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"New and adapted artwork and text"--P. facing t.p.
"The artwork in this publication is printed in reverse from the original Japanese version"--P. facing t.p.
Translated from the Japanese.
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"A Del Rey Book"--T.p. verso.
"Tsubasa crosses over with xxxHolic. Although it isn't necessary to read xxxHolic to understand the events in Tsubasa, you'll get to see the same events from different perspectives if you read both!"--T.p. verso.
Book is printed "manga-style" in the authentic Japanese right-to-left format.
Translated from the Japanese.
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The popular gender-bender romance is now reissued as a 3-in-1 omnibus! Mizuki Ashiya has such a crush on a track star named Izumi Sano that she moves from the U.S. to Japan to enroll in the all-male high school he goes to! Pretending to be a boy, Mizuki becomes SanoâÈçs roommateâÈöbut how can she keep such a big secret when sheâÈçs so close to the guy she wants? SanoâÈçs younger brother Shin hasnâÈçt forgiven him for leaving home five years ago. Now that Sano and Shin are competing against each other in a high-jump event at Gakuin High, Sano is faltering under the emotional pressure. To make matters worse, SanoâÈçs estranged father shows up. Can Mizuki help Sano get his head back in the game? Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen plus audiences.
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Will Eisner’s career spanned the entire history of comic books, from his formative days in the 1930s through the 1940s, when he revolutionized narrative sequential art with his internationally famed weekly newspaper supplement series THE SPIRIT, to the 1970s, when he created the contemporary graphic novel form. In addition to his award-winning graphic novels, he is also the author of the influential study Comics and Sequential Art . Eisner passed away on January 3, 2005 at the age of 87.
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"This book reads from right to left"--Cover P. [4].
Translated from the Japanese.
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