Collected into a single volume, this is the best–of–the–best of comics. From the 1930s to today, it includes everything a young, budding comic reader – or an experienced pro – needs to know and/or read.
Motivated to defend the world from criminals and madmen. Possessing a secret identity. And they even have fashion sense—they look great in long underwear and catsuits. These are the traits that define the quintessential superhero.
ALLIES Brainiac 13 ENEMIES Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Darkstars, Superman, Imperiex AFFILIATIONS Secret Society of Super-Villains, Suicide Squad DEBUT WildC.A.T.s (Vol. 1) #1 (Aug. 1992) REAL NAME Cole Cash BASE New Orleans, ...
Crawford's Encyclopedia of Comic Books
The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes
This Companion examines the evolution of comic books into graphic novels and the development of this art form globally.
Since the first Superman film came to the screen in 1978, films adapted from comics have become increasingly important as a film form. But 1978 was also important because it...
Written by Grant Morrison. Illustrated by Chris Sprouse, Ryan Sook, and various. DC Comics, 2012. 232pp. 978-1-4012-2968-9. Batman/Bruce Wayne was thought to have died at the hands of Darksied (as told in the Final Crisis storyline), ...
Alphabetical entries look at comic strips, comic books, characters, and cartoonists
The Second Edition of Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: History, Theme & Technique contains over 80 essays covering themes and concepts of graphic novels.