(Paperback)
By: Gerard Jones
ISBN: 9780099487067
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2006
Publisher: Cornerstone
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In the depths of the Depression, out of the crowded tenements of New York and Cleveland, the comic book superhero leapt into being. This book portrays how the immigrant experience and an outsider mentality shaped the vision of the make-believe hero. It demonstrates how the creators of the superheroes established their place in modern imagination.
(Hardback)
By: Lynn M. Kutch
ISBN: 9781498526227
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jun 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Hardback)
By: Sharon Packer MD
ISBN: 9780313355363
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This comprehensive collection of essays written by a practicing psychiatrist shows that superheroes are more about superegos than about bodies and brawn, even though they contain subversive sexual subtexts that paved the path for major social shifts of the late 20th century.
(Paperback)
By: Roz Kaveney
ISBN: 9781845115692
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Discusses the slow accretion of comics universes from the thirties onwards, the debate within the conventions of the superhero comic about whether superheroes are a good thing and the discussion within the comics fan community of the extent to which superhero comics are disfigured by misogyny and sexism.
(Paperback)
By: John P. Weiss
ISBN: 9781543993608
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2020
Publisher: BookBaby
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A collection of John P. Weiss's best cartoon illustrations from his popular blog posts, articles and sketchbooks.
(Hardback)
By: Colin Seymour-Ure
ISBN: 9781526181992
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2025
Publisher: Manchester University Press
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The first major study of Britain's pioneering graphic satirist, Sir Francis Carruthers Gould (18441925), the first staff political cartoonist on a daily newspaper in Britain, and the first of his kind to be knighted.
(Hardback)
By: Sarah Manguso
ISBN: 9781399828123
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2025
UK Publication Date: 29th April 2025
Publisher: John Murray Press
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A hilarious, poignant collection of the questions only children would think to ask - from the ridiculous to the sublime - expertly gathered by Sarah Manguso and brought to life by the delightful cartoons of Liana Finck.
(Hardback)
By: The Topps Company
ISBN: 9781419787157
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2025
UK Publication Date: 20th November 2025
Publisher: Abrams
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(Paperback)
By: Mazen Kerbaj
ISBN: 9781682196434
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2025
Publisher: OR Books
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(Paperback)
By: Mike Mignola
ISBN: 9781640410947
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2026
Publisher: Flesk Publications
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(Paperback)
By: Olive Yong
ISBN: 9781577155188
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2025
UK Publication Date: 11th September 2025
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
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Learn how to draw adorable aquatic creatures through 100 step-by-step tutorials in Kawaii Underwater World.
(Hardback, Main)
By: Tom Gauld
ISBN: 9781837265305
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2025
UK Publication Date: 9th October 2025
Publisher: Canongate Books
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Cartoonist Tom Gauld returns with more incredible cartoons from his beloved New Scientist strip
(Hardback)
By: Atsushi Ohkubo
ISBN: 9781646094189
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2025
UK Publication Date: 21st October 2025
Publisher: Square Enix
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(Paperback)
By: Rachel Coad
ISBN: 9781763733107
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2025
Publisher: Upswell Publishing
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(Hardback)
By: Rumiko Takahashi
ISBN: 9781974756162
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2025
UK Publication Date: 23rd October 2025
Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
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A deluxe art book featuring the original art from renowned manga artist Rumiko Takahashis most popular series, including Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma , Inuyasha, RIN-NE, and Mao.
(Paperback)
By: Matt Pritchett
ISBN: 9781399610452
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2026
UK Publication Date: 9th October 2025
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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The very best cartoons from the very best, award-winning cartoonist!
'He's a genius' Jeremy Vine
(Hardback)
By: Mark Evanier
ISBN: 9781419784170
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2025
Publisher: Abrams
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(Hardback)
By: Helen McCarthy
ISBN: 9781840918830
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2026
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
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The definitive guide to manga, from renowned manga historian Helen McCarthy.
(Hardback)
By: Naoki Matayoshi
ISBN: 9780241651506
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2025
UK Publication Date: 2nd October 2025
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Rachel Smythe
ISBN: 9780760389768
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2025
UK Publication Date: 2nd October 2025
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
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In The Official Lore Olympus Watercolor Book, aspiring artists will delight in learning to paint characters from the WEBTOON Originals series Lore Olympus, including Persephone, Hades, Artemis, and others.
By: Steven Cummings
ISBN: 9780956817167
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2013
Publisher: 3DTotal Publishing Ltd
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Industry leaders' step-by-step guide to creating manga art, focusing on coloring, drawing, and designing characters using traditional and digital methods.
(Hardback)
By: Dave Stevens
ISBN: 9781599290102
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2008
Publisher: Underwood Books Inc
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Charts the career of the popular comic film illustrator David Stevens. Featuring a number of paintings, this work also features commentary by comic book greats Todd Schorr, Richard Hescox, Michael William Kaluta and William Stout.
(Paperback)
By: Andre Schiffrin
ISBN: 9781595585455
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2011
Publisher: The New Press
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(Hardback)
By: Paul Madonna
ISBN: 9780872865150
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2011
Publisher: City Lights Books
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A testament to looking at the external world we live in while examining the inner world.
