100 Baddest Mother F*ckers in Comics

Meet the bad asses, the tough guys, the guys you don't want to make mad. These are the guys you'd want to have backing you up in a fight. And these are the guys who make bad so much fun.

From hard-bitten heroes to vile villains, including Wolverine, Batman, Luke Cage, Galactus, and more. "100 Baddest Motherf*#!ers! gives you the lowdown on the down low in a full-color, fully illust...   [click here for more]

Barricada 6

Barricade is a compilation of the best comic under Latin America and Spain, in order to showcase the young talents in this part of the world and preserve our culture and history through the graphic novel

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Barricada es una compilación de el mejor comic under de latinoamerica y España,con el fin de mostrar los jovenes talentos de esta parte del mundo y preser...   [click here for more]

Comic & Fantasy Artist's Photo Reference

Colossal Collection of Action Poses

Created specifically for comic book and fantasy artists, the Colossal Collection of Action Poses features page after page of energetic, high quality, artfully composed reference photos.

This isn't your average visual aid full of boring, lifeless models in the same staid poses. In this book, you get WHAM! (Karate chop to the head!) WHOOSH! (Lea...   [click here for more]

Comic Books 101

60+ years of comic book exploits-on the page and behind the scenes.

Welcome to Comic Books 101, the complete, definitive and super-cool guide to the universe of caped crusaders, irradiated spiders, fantastic foursomes, and the super-talents behind their creation.

Want to know when Marvel, DC and so many other publishers got their start? Wonder why Spider-Man can't challen...   [click here for more]

ComicScape #3

ComicScape #3

Reviews, news, and views for May 2012. Top news stories include big successes for Marvel in their comic arc AvX and spectacular box-office smash, Avengers Assemble. 2000AD announces a partnership with IDW, whilst bringing back the Dark Judges to the weekly.  Meanwhile, DC re-introduces Earth-2, as Image reveal the demise of Ja...   [click here for more]

Comicscape vol.0 #2

Reviews, news, views and advance listings for July 2010.

Stories covered include:

In Tales That Astonished, we remember possibly the greatest tale of all time, the Coming of Galactus.  ...   [click here for more]

Daring Dames: Feral Fatales (in color)

Earthbound Dossier

A WORLD OF CREATIVITY CAPTURED BETWEEN THE COVERS OF A COMIC BOOK – 23 FULL COLOR PIN-UPS BY MORE THAN 20 CREATORS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE!

PUBLISHER BEN FERRARI: (from the Afterwards) "... Filling this book are introductions to dozens of characters who have appeared in the pages of Earthbound's books since it's inception in 2009. ... Earthbound Dossier #1<>...   [click here for more]

Founders of Comic Fandom: Profiles of 90 Publishers, Dealers, Collectors, Writers, Artists and Other Luminaries of the 1950s and 1960s

In the 1950s and '60s, a grassroots movement arose to celebrate comic books and strips, which were becoming increasingly important to American popular culture. This broad group of ardent readers and collectors had little formal structure until the 1950s. As the art and literary form grew in popularity, a dedicated core began building an organized network.

Profiled here are 90 people at ...   [click here for more]

Riddle Me This, Batman!: Essays on the Universe of the Dark Knight

From his first comic-book appearance in 1939 through his many incarnations on the big screen, the archetypal superhero known as The Batman has never been far from the American consciousness. The character shaped the way we read comics and graphic novels, view motion pictures, and analyze the motifs of the Hero, the Anti-Hero and the Villain. He has also captured the scholarly imagination, telli...   [click here for more]

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #201--Haunt, Fearless Dawn and Jackpot

Topics Covered In This Issue

What's New at Secretidentitypodcast.com

Reviews:World's Finest #3;Haunt #4;Fearless Dawn #2;Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Jackpot #1;JLH's Music Box #2

Out of the Long Box:Secret Wars #1

Listener Email / Boards

Send comments to sipodcast@comcast.net AND check out www.secretidentitypodcast.com for all things Secret Identity

Self Publisher! Magazine #56

Returning to action, the SP! Machine is back! This issue: Cover by Jay Savage and story about his return to Blackline Comics. Interviews with Brandon Graham and Victor Orozco. Convention Report, Sneak Peek features, Ads from indy studios and tons of reviews. A 36 page full color full size magazine, tell your friends!

Self Publisher! Magazine #58

This issue:

Cover by Ken Johnston and story about Surprising Comics' Mark Davis. Additional interviews this issue with Devin Michaels and Mauricio Vargas-Martinez, David Sandoval, Visionary Comics' Chuck Edward Selner, Charlie McElvy, Andy Smith, Diana Greenhalgh, Eddy Swan, Mark Glamack, John Helmer, and Ian Shires.

Convention Report, the Square Up device, 7 Sneak Peek features...   [click here for more]

Self Publisher! Magazine #60

This issue: Cover Feature on Clayton Murwin's Heroes Fallen Studios, Interviews with Jim Stewart, Mychailo Kazybrid, Rodney Rodger, and Russ Walton. Articles by Adalberto McFarlane, Katrina Joyner, Ian Shires, Jennifer Walker, and Jay Savage. Sneak Peeks of The Signifiers #2, Stone, and 86'd. Reviews of small press stuff, and letters from readers! All in a full color link-enhanced magazine size...   [click here for more]

Self Publisher! Magazine #62

This issue: Cover Feature on Tim Kenyon's Endtime (with Sneak Peek!), Interviews with Adam Krenn, Free Isabelo, Adam Grose, Alex Cabal, Travid Bundy and more! Articles about The Creator's Edge, Writing, The Artists Comic Collective, and the Small Press Hall of Fame, and more! By Jenifer Walker, Douglas Owen, Katrina Joiner, Louise Cochran-Mason, Darren Worrow, Ellen Fleisher, Ian Shires and Jay...   [click here for more]

Self Publisher! Magazine #64

This issue: Cover Feature on Graphic Illusions comics (with Sneak Peek!), Interviews with Anand Kavira, and Sally-Anne Hickman. Sneak Peek of LA Poubelle from Drunken Cat Comics. Featured indy band: Ford Theatre Reunion. Covering Comics, zines, music and more by Ian Shires, Douglas Owen, Katrina Joyner, Ellen Fleisher, Jenifer Walker, Darren Worrow, and John Wilson. All in a full color magazine...   [click here for more]

Superheroes of the Round Table: Comics Connections to Medieval and Renaissance Literature

Few scholars nursed on the literary canon would dispute that knowledge of Western literature benefits readers and writers of the superhero genre. This analysis of superhero comics as Romance literature shows that the reverse is true--knowledge of the superhero romance has something to teach critics of traditional literature.

Establishing the comic genre as a cousin to Arthurian myth, Sp...   [click here for more]

The Ages of Superman: Essays on the Man of Steel in Changing Times

Since Superman first appeared on the cover of Action Comics #1 in 1938, the superhero has changed with the times to remain a relevant icon of American popular culture. This collection explores the evolution of the Superman character and demonstrates how his alterations mirror historical changes in American society.

Beginning with the original comic book and ending with the 2011 Grounded...   [click here for more]

The Meaning of Superhero Comic Books

For decades, scholars have been making the connection between the design of the superhero story and the mythology of the ancient folktale.

Moving beyond simple comparisons and common explanations, this volume details how the workings of the superhero comics industry and the conventions of the medium have developed a culture like that of traditional epic storytelling.

It chronicl...   [click here for more]

The Rise and Reason of Comics and Graphic Literature: Critical Essays on the Form

These 15 essays investigate comic books and graphic novels, beginning with the early development of these media. The essays also place the work in a cultural context, addressing theory and terminology, adaptations of comic books, the superhero genre, and comic books and graphic novels that deal with history and nonfiction.

By addressing the topic from a wide range of perspectives, the b...   [click here for more]

Thunder

That rumbling you’re hearing is the arrival of Thunder!, the new comic-sized magazine devoted exclusively to comic book heroes brought to life on film, television, and in animation.

Our premiere issue features a complete guide to the animated series The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, going behind the scenes on every episode of the first season and featuring th...   [click here for more]

Top Cow Bible Addendum 1

This prestige format comic features over 25 brand-new properties spotlighted and introduced to the world for the first time. This collection includes upcoming contestants in Pilot Season 2010 as well as new properties debuting as series from Top Cow and Minotaur Press in 2010 and 2011. Each property will include a summary and brand new key art and showcase Top Cow's motto of "We Create&hel...   [click here for more]

War, Politics and Superheroes: Ethics and Propaganda in Comics and Film

Superhero adventure comics have a long history of commenting upon American public opinion and government policy, and the surge in the popularity of comics since the events of September 11, 2001, ensures their continued relevance.

This critical text examines the seventy-year history of comic book superheroes on film and in comic books and their reflections of the politics of their time.<>...   [click here for more]