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Number of Pages : 480
Publisher : Image Comics
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Product Description Over 80 of the best creators from every style and genre have contributed over 50 stories to this anthology featuring tales inspired by the songs of multi-platinum recording artist, Tori Amos! Featuring an introduction by Neil Gaiman and an extensive roster of talent, Comic Book Tattoo encapsulates the breadth, depth, and beauty of modern comics in this coffee table format book. Full list of contributors include: David Mack, Josh Hechinger, Matthew Humphreys, Jonathan Tsuei, Eric Canete, Jason Horn, Dean Trippe, Sara Ryan, Jonathan Case, Rantz A. Hoseley, James Stokoe, Tristan Crane, Atticus Wolrab, Kako, Nikki Cook, Drew Bell, Kevin Mellon, Jeff Carroll, Mike May, Jeremy Haun, Amber Stone, Leif Jones, Elizabeth Genco, Carla Speed Mcneil, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Andy Macdonald, Nick Filardi, Cat Mihos, Andre Szymanowicz, Gabe Bautista, C.B. Cebulksi, Ethan Young, Joey Weltjens & Lee Duhig, Omaha Perez, Irma Page, Mark Buckingham, Rantz A. Hoseley, Ming Doyle, Mike Maihack, John Ney Reiber, Ryan Kelly, Alice Hunt, Trudy Cooper, Jonathan Hickman, Matthew S. Armstrong, Neil Kleid, Christopher Mitten, Kristyn Ferretti, Stephanie Leong, Sonia Leong, Peov, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Laurenn Mccubbin, John Bivens, Hope Larson, Emma Vieceli, Faye Yong, Chris Arrant, Star St.Germain, Mike Dringenberg, Paul Maybury, Jim Bricker, Craig Taillefer, Dame Darcy, G. Willow Wilson, Steve Sampson, Neal Shaffer, Daniel Krall, Adisakdi Tantimedh, Ken Meyer Jr., Mark Sable, Salgood Sam, Tom Williams, James Owen, Seth Peck, Daniel Heard, Ivan Brandon, Callum Alexander Watt, Leah Moore, John Reppion, Pia Guerra, Mark Sweeney, Kristyn Ferretti, Jessica Staley, Shane White, Ted Mckeever, Chris Chuckry, Jimmie Robinson, Lea Hernandez Derek Mcculloch, Colleen Doran and Jason Hanley. Customer reviews Beautiful and Ambitious but prepare for a Mixed Bag  by .. Brittny Bush (Houston, TX USA)
This book is a wonderful endeavor. The artwork is amazing and I love the concept of comic book stories inspired by Tori Amos' songs. I've heard that Tori and the guy who oversaw the project, Rantz, pretty much allowed the artists to have free creative rein. Thus, the stories fall along a spectrum for me.
First of all you cannot help but have a standard for stories based on your fave songs. One in particular disappointed me so much that I regretted buying the book for a moment. It was certainly a mixed bag. Some reactions: Too short; simply incomprehensible; *chuckle*; wonderful storytelling; too shallow; disgusting; trite; mind blowingly amazing; freaky etc. The most wonderful moments were when a story would show me something new in the music. Winter and Snow Cherries are a couple that I really enjoyed.
If there were an option to buy these stories separately I might recommend that. However, like some of Tori's music it may be that I have to live with these stories for a while to appreciate some of them. Another perk is that there have been rumors that Tori is writing songs based on these stories, that are nothing like the original songs the stories were based on. So it'll be fun to have the book for that reason. I recommend it. But prepare for a mixed bag.
Creative eye candy  by .. Jennifer Nielsen ()
You think you understand an artist's direction, but then they take a new turn. I love the medium, and expression of all of the artists. Thanks Tori
What I expected  by .. John DuBois (Albany, NY USA)
I'm a Tori fan, not a comic book fan. It was somewhat interesting to see how other people interpret Tori's work. The majority of the comics were cool, but a handful were dredful.
The book came in great shape, no cuts, folds, or dis-colorations.
I don't think I would recommend it unless you are a die-hard fan of Tori.
Innovative Amos by .. J. Stair ()
In true Tori fashion, Comic Book Tattoo pushes the preverbial envelope. The artists each take on Tori's lyrics and music... the results are funny, disturbing, and thought provoking.
Love it.
Amazing book! by .. Kenny ()
I anticipated the arrival of the hardcover copy of Comic Book Tattoo on amazon.com for a couple weeks...once it arrived I immediately ordered it. Once I finally got it, I was amazed! It was greater than I expected...weighing in at a few pounds, beautiful 12" pages, and wonderfully rich stories. All inspired by the magnificent songs by Tori Amos. Of course, most Tori fans would deeply appreciate this book, but fans of comic books would also appreciate it too. I highly recommend the hardcover edition, as it could be a coffee table book!
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Edition : Special ed
Number of Pages : 480
Publisher : Image Comics
List Price : $75.00
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Product Description Over 80 of the best creators from every style and genre have contributed over 50 stories to this anthology featuring tales inspired by the songs of multi-platinum recording artist, Tori Amos! Featuring an introduction by Neil Gaiman, with stories by creators such as Carla Speed McNeil, Mark Buckingham, C.B. Cebulski, Nikki Cook, Hope Larson, John Ney Reiber, Ryan Kelly, and many, many others, Comic Book Tattoo encapsulates the breadth, depth, and beauty of modern comics in this coffee table format book. Related Search : tattoo special , edition , comic book  |
Author : Robert M Overstreet
Edition : 38
Number of Pages : 1120
Release Date : 2008-04-08
Publisher : House of Collectibles
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Product Description The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is a must-have for any comic book collector. It includes more than 2,000 black-and-white illustrations throughout the text, a gallery of hundreds of color images of some of the most popular collectible comic books, and informative essays written by top experts on important comic book topics. Key features: ·a comic-style introduction to using the book ·market review and forecast ·tips on grading and maintaining a collection ·the latest pricing information for thousands of comic books. Customer reviews THE Comic Book Price Guide by .. Alganon (USA)
This is THE comic book price guide to own. You've got different experts on comic collecting giving their opinion about collecting comics and also a complete comic book price guide for just about every comic you can think of. Excellent resource!
BEST COMIC GUIDE EVER!! by .. Kirk P. Wilson (Iraq)
This is my first time buying the Overstreet...It's great because the authors realize what a changing investment comics are. So they tell you, 'this isn't the end all guide' but it's the most respected/encompassing guide you'll find. Besides EVERY type of comic, big little books, promotional, victorian age, gold, siver, etc, they also give you a grading scale from .5 - 10 that breaks down what to look for in a fair and balanced grade of a comic. There's a million adds for everything comic related you could ask for, a list of stores around the country (and few around the world), web-sites. A lot of dealer's/collector's/auctioneer's opinions in the year in review...soooo many lists...it's awesome!! If you love comics, loved them and forgot how great they are and are getting back into collection...BUY THIS!! you can't go wrong with buying it every year just to see trends and read some great stories of collections past...Thanks Overstreet!!!
MUST HAVE IF YOU COLLECT by .. S.L. (New York, New York United States)
I have bought the Overstreet Comic Book Guide 3 times now. The 13th Edition 1982, 35th Edition 2005 and the 38th Edition 2008. I seem to buy one whenever my interest in collecting comic books picks up. I like the informative Market Reports by the advisors and have broadened my reading of different genres because of it - right now, bronze age DC horror and westerns. The color pictures are always fun to look at, and the price guide is essential especially if you are buying back issues on ebay or at your local comic book shop. I always find myself flipping through it or looking up a specific title. I highly recommend this book.
Very informative by .. Andy ()
there is many information that you can use and know other sites that you didn't know before, so you can check prices and where to buy the best bargain.
paper is also great. glossy.
Robert is the King by .. Robert Rudolph (MIAMI)
CGC is great but this is the "bible" for the industry. Long live the King!
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Author : Bradford W. Wright
Number of Pages : 360
Publisher : The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Product Description "Congratulations to Bradford W. Wright for penning one of the most comprehensive and readable accounts of the pervasive effect that comic books have had upon generations of readers throughout America, and indeed—the world."—Stan Lee As American as jazz or rock and roll, comic books have been central in the nation's popular culture since Superman's 1938 debut in Action Comics #1. Selling in the millions each year for the past six decades, comic books have figured prominently in the childhoods of most Americans alive today. In Comic Book Nation, Bradford W. Wright offers an engaging, illuminating, and often provocative history of the comic book industry within the context of twentieth-century American society. From Batman's Depression-era battles against corrupt local politicians and Captain America's one-man war against Nazi Germany to Iron Man's Cold War exploits in Vietnam and Spider-Man's confrontations with student protestors and drug use in the early 1970s, comic books have continually reflected the national mood, as Wright's imaginative reading of thousands of titles from the 1930s to the 1980s makes clear. In every genre—superhero, war, romance, crime, and horror comic books—Wright finds that writers and illustrators used the medium to address a variety of serious issues, including racism, economic injustice, fascism, the threat of nuclear war, drug abuse, and teenage alienation. At the same time, xenophobic wartime series proved that comic books could be as reactionary as any medium. Wright's lively study also focuses on the role comic books played in transforming children and adolescents into consumers; the industry's ingenious efforts to market their products to legions of young but savvy fans; the efforts of parents, politicians, religious organizations, civic groups, and child psychologists like Dr. Fredric Wertham (whose 1954 book Seduction of the Innocent, a salacious exposé of the medium's violence and sexual content, led to U.S. Senate hearings) to link juvenile delinquency to comic books and impose censorship on the industry; and the changing economics of comic book publishing over the course of the century. For the paperback edition, Wright has written a new postscript that details industry developments in the late 1990s and the response of comic artists to the tragedy of 9/11. Comic Book Nation is at once a serious study of popular culture and an entertaining look at an enduring American art form. Customer reviews Comic Book Notion by .. Ian Gordon (Singapore)
Wright has a brisk style and his story from the origins of Superhero comic books in 1938 to the mid 1990s decline due to an overheated market, is familiar enough. He certainly has read a lot of comics and it shows. As the reviews here suggest this book has become a standard history of comic books and American culture. Since I write on comics myself my comments may seem snippy, but they come from an engagement with Wright's work and the wish he had done just a little more given the good work he has produced. My reservation about the book is that too much of Wright's argument is about the way comic books reflected American culture and too little suggests ways comic books may have shaped American culture. For instance, Wright thinks comic books worthy of study in that they offer "a fun-house mirror of life" (xiv). That statement is true enough, but any product of a society offers some way of understanding that society. With comics (and indeed most goods and services, literature and so on) I think scholars can delve a little deeper and try to understand the ways they might have helped shape societies.
An Outstanding History of the Comics and Their Place in American Cultural History by .. Arnold Ziffle (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma U.S.A.)
A scholarly yet extremely readable and enjoyable account of the history of comics and how they fit into and reflect American culture since the 1930's. Mr. Wright's account of Frederic "Seduction of the Innocent" Wertham and his attacks on the comic book industry in the late 1940's and early 1950's is the most thoughtful and even-handed I have ever read. This book belongs alongside Gerard Jones' wonderful Men Of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book as the best overall histories of the comics ever written. It's very informative and highly entertaining, a truly terrific read.
Great buy. Great read. SO WORTH IT by .. Kevin S. Mc Donough ()
If you have a passion for comics or for American culture this is really a great book. It's a lot bigger than I thought. It's also a lot more fun then I thought. It isn't a dry read at all. Engaging and interesting, I would recommend this to anyone.
Too Much That is Not Discussed by .. A. Clark ()
There is simply too much that is not discussed for this to be a truly effective book, including most of DC and Marvel's non-superhero output, so that their war, western, and romance comics are neglected and the horror boom of the 1970s is largely ignored. The many superhero comics of the 60s that were published by companies other than DC and Marvel are also overlooked. Harvey and Gold Key are barely mentioned and to read this book, you would think that Charlton only printed war comics.
An amazing book! by .. Michael Griffith (PA, USA)
I don't know that I can write this review without injecting it with ample amount of gushing praise, but I will try.
I teach media and communications at the college level and have been studying pop culture and its effect on society for over 20 years.
That said, this book was only on the periphery of my attention for some time. It took me seeing it was used as a text for a course a fellow instructor at Penn State to buy it and read it.
To say "I couldn't put it down" is cliche, but I honestly could NOT resist reading this book. I often read several books at a time, but this book demanded my constant attention.
While it covers the same ground as many histories of comic books do (in particular Men of Tomorrow), and while many comic fans who have studied their favorite medium's past will already be familiar with many of the points Wright brings up in Comic Book Nation, this book is never less than entertaining and enlightening.
What makes it a bit different from other histories is not so much that Wright is a comic lover, but that he lets that love shine through.
He makes no aplogies when comics made him (and probably many of his reader) cringe and also praises creators, creations, and comics where praise is needed.
He also offers the most balanced account of the oft-discussed Seduction of the Innocent era of comic books I have read to date.
This book is a joy.
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Author : Paul Gravett
Number of Pages : 448
Publisher : Running Press
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Product Description These are some of the slickest, moodiest, graphic short stories ever collected, from the mean streets and sin cities of crime. One of the only compilations of the crime comic genre, this volume contains 25 of the best graphic short stories and is fully loaded with some of the greatest writers and artists in comics. This collection includes Alan More, Neil Gaiman, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Johnny Craig, Alex Toth, Bernie Krigstein, Jack Cole, Jacques Tardi, Gianni De Luca, and Paul Grist. This, for sure, is one offer you can’t refuse! Customer reviews Beyond Sin City by .. DrSpecter (United States)
Since reading Mike Benton's fascinating Illustrated History of Crime Comics, I've been interested in the genre. It predates horror comics by more than a decade, and crime comics were a huge hit with adults in the 40s. In terms of era, form and content, they fit neatly between the hardboiled pulp magazines and novels, and film noir.
This Mammoth Book collection has plenty of pre-50s stuff, including the amazingly hard hitting Secret Agent X-9 newspaper strip from the 30s. There's also a cool Johnny Craig story from Crime Suspenstories-- my favorite EC title! Frank Miller talks about Craig's work a good deal in the Sin City commentary.
It's also wonderful to finally have high quality reproductions of the original inks of Jack Cole's "Murder, Morphine and Me," and Alex Toth's "The Crushed Gardenia," and Bernie Krigstein's "Lilly-White Joe"-- all real classics. I also loved Krigstein's solid adaptation of the bizarro 87th Precinct story "Blind Man's Bluff".
Even the newer stuff I've never heard of is worth reading. And it's all great reference material. I wish this was a huge coffee table hardback, but then it would've probably cost seventy-five bucks! I hope there's a part two, because I know the source material's hardly been exhausted. One example that comes to mind is the terrific Joe Lansdale/Bruce Timm team-up "Red Romance".
Great! by .. Richard J. Arndt (Elko, NV USA)
This is the third Mammoth comics volumes--the first two focusing on war & horror. Both of those earlier volumes were hampered, although not crippled, by the refusals of EC, DC, Marvel/Atlas & Warren to allow reprints of their stories (although Warren tales did appear in the War volume). However this volume focuses on crime, a genre neither DC or Marvel/Atlas did much with, Warren only produced a few stories in (although they tended to be of quite high quality) and, in fact, an EC story does appear here.
With almost the entire field to choose from the quality of this volume is very high with an excellent 1934 Dashiell Hammett/Alex Raymond tale from Secret Agent X-9; two stories from Bernie Krigstein (including the very strange 'Blind Man's Bluff' which was his swansong to comics); obscure Alan Moore & Neil Gaiman tales (including Moore's epilogue to his graphic novel 'From Hell'); a great Max Collins/Terry Beatty Ms. Tree tale, a fine Johnny Craig story from EC, Jack Cole's classic 'Murder, Morphine And Me!', a fine Joe Simon/Jack Kirby bunko tale, some decent Euro crime tales making their North American debuts, Will Eisner's Spirit (although one might quibble why 'The Portier Fortune'--a good but not great Spirit tale appears, when such genuine noir greats like 'Black Alley', 'Ten Minutes' & 'Fox At Bay' were passed by), Jordi Bernet with a Torpedo tale, an Alex Toth classic, Charles Burns and much, much more. In fact, the quality of this book is so high while the price is so low that it may well be the best comic anthology of the year for your dollar.
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Author : Philip Amara
Number of Pages : 139
Publisher : Beyond Words
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Product Description So, You Wanna Be a Comic Book Artist? is a hip how-to book that helps aspiring young comic book artists realize their dreams. Using a lively, informative style, Phil Amara shows kids how to create their own superheroes, write storylines, get their comics published, and possibly become famous. The book features precise techniques for creating a superhero or villain, advice on how and where to submit work and how to navigate the minefield of self-publishing a comic or zine, interviews with current artists, and biographies of the founders of the most popular comics. The book also profiles ten young comic book artists who are publishing their work. Customer reviews A Great Book by .. Bob Lepine ()
I've checked this book out from the library at least five times. It always helps to inspire me and either remind me of old ideas or give me fresh ones. This book doesn't actually teach you how to draw. For that, I'd suggest "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way." This book teaches you how to develop plot ideas, create your own studio, do drawing exercises, create characters, etc... It has interviews with famous comic artists and kid artists. It has drawing book suggestions and ways to promote your work. It's a really helpful book that I would definately recommend.
WOOOO by .. David E. Barnes Jr. (Schenectady, NY United States)
I recommend the book simply because I'm one of the "young artists" featured (names David Barnes). They even let me do a booksigning...a really great experience!
This Is A Good Book!! by .. ()
This is a fun book to read. In addition to being well written and informative, this book opened up to me the wonderful world of comics/graphic novels (MAGIC KNIGHTS RAYEARTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)I think it is a really good book for if you want to start on drawing comics but you just don't know if you have the patience to fit all those little drawings into little boxes. That's kinda how I felt at first but now I love drawing comics.
Written in a kid-friendly, chatty tone by .. Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
Comic book fans of all ages who want to create some memorable works of their own receive basic tips on everything from starting a cartoon studio and choosing characters and plots to honing drawing skills and submitting work to comics companies. A kid-friendly, chatty tone makes it easy for younger artists to become involved.
VERY GOOD BOOK!!! by .. ()
This book is very helpful. I can now draw comics very well!!!
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Author : Ron Goulart
Number of Pages : 384
Release Date : 2004-10-26
Publisher : HarperEntertainment
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Product Description A 4–colour, illustrated best–of–the–best of the comic book world – with writers/creators who launched an industry (Jack Kirby, Stan Lee), amazing graphic novels (Preacher, The Watcher), legendary artists (Jim Lee) and characters as wide–ranging as Archie, The Gay Ghost, Batman, Blue Devil and the Fantastic Four. Never before has there been a single volume of superheroes, graphic novels, strange comic icons, legendary writers and artists of the comic world. Comic Book Encyclopedia is the multiverse of comic legend and lore for every comic–book fan, and for everyone who wants to understand the characters, history, and universal appeal of this world. 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. Customer reviews The History of Comics by .. Dave X (Caracas, Venezuela)
I bought this book because I wanted a guide of comics but all the comics, marvel, dc, image, dark horse, press, etc, and this book has that.
A decent comic encyclopedia that gears mostly towards the golden age. by .. J. F. Walden (Lansing, MI USA)
As with most of these comic book/fantasy "guides" or "encyclopedias", such a huge task is bound to end up with a few factual errors and typos. There are certainly a few of those here in this book. For instance, Ron Goulart mentions that Jim Lee helped launch X-Men, Vol. 2 in 2001 (a full ten years after it originally happened). Such a mistake would probably fall in the "typo" category, but still pretty silly nonetheless.
The author admits that he grew up reading comics during it's "golden age", and it shows as this book *mostly* focuses on the industry throughout the late 20s-50s, and seems to completely forget all but the truly major top-selling characters of the 60s onward. But this indeed the "Comic Book Encyclopedia" because all years are represented, up to about 2001, it's just that the golden age seems to be the primary focus. Reading many entries in this book, I often wondered if Goulart was simply inserting his own favorites from his childhood into the book, because many of these characters and titles I had never heard of, even though I am a fan of that era. He seems to showcase the most obscure of companies, creators, and books even for the 30s & 40s.
Also at times Goulart seems to have a bit of a chip on his shoulder and may make remarks in regards to how underrated or overrated an artist or writer was, going as far to call out certain artists by speaking of how poor their style is.
But don't get me wrong, this encyclopedia is a joy to read. There's a great use of artwork here in relations to characters, comic book covers, and a creator's work. Having been born in 1981, I still have great interest in all those comic book years before me and I really enjoy reading about and seeing the artwork of the books of the 30s and 40s and 50s. So as long as you're not expecting an overview covering the New Avengers, X-Men, JLA, and Batman universes exclusively and don't mind catching up on the golden age, this is a very good book to pick up for fans of comics in general.
found a few mistakes... by .. Jason C. Brand (San Mateo, CA United States)
I skimmed through this book, which I fortunately bought from SFBC instead of a book store or Amazon, and found at least three errors.
Basically, don't count on this book to be 100% factual.
An Enjoyable Light Study of Comic Books by .. Dave Gieber (Ogden, UT USA)
The Comic Book Encyclopedia is a good light reference book to have. Is it an in depth comprehensive reference manual, for the professional researcher? No. But one of this book's best features is the ability to give some direction to more focused comprehensive research. Specific targeted areas and ample availability of keywords and keyword phrases, will help immensely with an Internet search.
If you understand anything about marketing at all, you know that packaging is half the battle. This book is packaged extremely well. It has great visuals on the front and back covers. Be wary though, and accept the book for its general lighthearted nature.
There is a useable informative timeline of comic book evolution, located inside the front and back covers. But there is no table of contents, which would have been extremely helpful. The index is available, but many times a table of contents is of better use to me.
If this book is purchased from Amazon, it is a lot cheaper than running down to a local bookstore. And if you would like to learn more about comic books or want a general reference resource, I would recommend this book. If more in depth comic book knowledge is wanted, this book is also a good starting point.
As a website builder of "www.comic-book-collection-made-easy.com", it has helped me with content and direction into further research. So I have not regretted my purchase. There are better reference materials and websites available though, for the more experienced comic book connoisseur.
Not enough info by .. T. Wilhelm ()
This book has alot of comic characters and their creators in here, but most get half a page or about one whole page per character. Basically it is filled with short overviews of the comics that just get your mouth watering for more but, then leave you in the dark. I only wish they would have added more detail and info to each of the characters, there is alot of drawings in here though.
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Author : Maggie Thompson
Edition : 15
Number of Pages : 840
Publisher : Krause Publications
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Product Description Join the authorities at Comics Buyer's Guide - the world's longest running magazine about comics - as they take you on the ultimate journey of tracking and assessing the value of your comic book collection. Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide, with its outstanding original super hero cover art, contains 125,000 comics from 1961 to present, identifying cover date, creator information, and near mint prices within each listing. Customer reviews Rushed to Press Equals no Updates by .. Scott Marsden (Burnaby, BC, Canada)
I pick up the CBG Checklist every year, and this year's edition is a real disappointment. None of the prices seem to have been updated at all, and neither have the issue counts - there are very few issues listed from 2008 at all, and most of the long running titles only have listings up to March of 2007. Many of the key series from 2008 aren't listed either (Countdown, World War Hulk, etc... Even Civil War only goes up to issue #6). If you're looking to price out your recent variants, there haven't been any updates on these either. If you're just looking for prices for your older comics, you might as well pick up the 2008 checklist for cheaper, as the 2009 edition has next to nothing new in it at all. It must have been either rushed to press or just lazily cut-and-pasted together from the last edition (to prove this, some of the same typos and misinformed data are exactly the same in this edition as in the last). I may still buy the CBG Checklist next year, but I won't pre-order it ever again - I'll want to check to make sure that the 2010 edition has at least some issues from 2008/2009 in it (and that the editors haven't just slacked off) before I buy it.
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Author : Gary Martin
Edition : 2nd
Number of Pages : 192
Publisher : Dark Horse
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Product Description Gary Martin's two volumes of The Art of Comic-Book Inking have become the industry-standard manuals for aspiring inkers seeking to take their work to the next level or for working professionals looking to broaden their skills base. Now, these two textbooks have been combined into a single value-priced volume and expanded with new material, including three additional blue-lined artboards featuring pencil art by master comics illustrators Jack Kirby, John Buscema, and Gil Kane. Gain insights into the techniques, tools, and approaches of some of the finest delineators in comics today, including Terry Austin, Mark Farmer, Scott Williams, Alex Garner, and many more. When putting pen or brush to paper, no tool is more helpful than The Art of Comic-Book Inking. Customer reviews Inking lessons from the best ones by .. Rafael Gonzalez (Spain)
This is a must. First part of the book follows the usual terms on drawing manuals: talks about materials, technics and so. The best comes next, when you get a group of examples inked by different known artists, each of one explained by them, talking about the work. And, also, explaining how did they do it (what kind of brushes, pens, focus of their work...)
Should have been titled- The Art of Comic-Book Inking with a Brush by .. Ricardo B. Larrier ()
This guide was very well written and very informative. However, I was dissapointed that more time was not spent on Pen and Ink techniques.
I did lean alot from this publication an will apply that knowlege to my future projects.
Good book for starter advice, but for true skill; practice is key. by .. kathryn.c (PA)
Overall, I felt this book was a good starting place for someone who wants to know how to ink comics. If you know nothing, or next to nothing about how to go about putting ink on top of pencil, this is definitely where to start. If you know more, you'll probably still gain from this book.
The book does seem to emphasize that inking with a brush is the "best" method, and I can understand if one wishes to have a fluid feel/style to their comics, brush inking would be best. But brush or pen is something that one can use to taste.
My main complaint with the book is that there isn't enough instruction on how to best handle a brush or pen, how to put a line on a page, how to make it thick or thin, how much pressure, etc. There are several references to the years it's taken any given inker to master the brush. "Doing" is the best way to learn, and you'll have to learn what works for you, and at least this book gives a good place to start "doing". (I'll admit that's kinda my fault for expecting inking would be easy.)
I do appreciate that this book gives a good list of materials to use, plus practice pages. The book has many little gems of advice. Definitely makes me wish I could be an apprentice inker so I could learn more from experiance.
After I got this book home, I also got myself some new brushes and pens, and I've begun drawing lots of lines... thin lines, thick lines, thin to thick lines, etc. I haven't yet tackled the practice pages. If you want to be good, this book, and a lot of time to practice are a good start.
(P.S. The book I bought was "The Complete Art Of Comic-Book Inking" IBSN: 1593074050, it isn't "Volume II." It is a little confusing on Amazon because IBSN:1569712581 might be the 2nd edition, but has the same comments as this book. Be sure you are getting the "Complete" book.)
A Little Disappointing  by .. A. Runnels (St Paul, MN United States)
First of all I want everyone to notice that this is only VOLUME 2. Volume one is no longer available anywhere. Thus, making this book fairly useless. The only thing that it's really good at it showing different stiles between professional comic book inkers. It nice to page through and I don't regret buyin it but it is not necessary for an artist's library.
Great tips from the pros by .. Mike Cho (Toronto, Ontario Canada)
Good stuff. Gary Martin teaches solid fundamentals for comic book inking, focusing mainly on superhero work inked with brushes. His advice is pretty thorough -- he starts with how to properly hold a brush, and works through essential things like placing line-weights according to lighting and spotting blacks to establish emphasis. Later sections have a variety of professionals providing their inks over the same page of Steve (the dude) Rude's pencil art to demonstrate individual inking styles. The best thing about this book is Martin's dedication to explaining solid fundamentals instead of just showing you the usual flashy effects. I busted my hand once a couple years ago and, while recuperating, read and absorbed this fine little book. It made me re-think how I approach inking and I still apply much of Martin's advice daily. The followup Volume 2 is also good but has far less real content and more comparitive samples by pros.
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Author : Matt Groening
Number of Pages : 176
Release Date : 2004-02-03
Publisher : Harper Paperbacks
List Price : $14.95
Amazon Price : $2.08
Used Price : $0.28 |
Product Description There will be standing room only for Matt Groening's newest Simpsons Comics collection of comedy classics. This big, bulky, boffo book will have you bemused, boggled, and beside yourself with belly laughs. Join "Our Favorite Family" as: Lisa joins a babysitter's union only to uncover an insidious plot against the youth of Springfield; Homer "steals" Ned Flanders's swimming pool, leading to a full-scale siege on Evergreen Terrace; the whole family's Thanksgiving is threatened by Bart's greed, Lisa's protests, and Homer's run-in with crazed, butter-fed turkeys; Lisa explores the subterranean catacombs under Springfield Elementary School; Grampa's ownership of a WWII tank hurtles Springfield towards the brink of destruction; Homer and Moe's other regular customers open a rival bar; Maggie gets a bedroom remodel Homer-style; and Mr. Burns's loyal lackey, Waylon Smithers, turns out to be the royal ruler ... of Sweden. You will be rolling in the aisles with this side-splitting, knee-slapping, stand-up comic collection. Customer reviews Good value by .. deaner73 (Palo Alto, CA USA)
"Simpsons Comics, Belly Buster" is a collection of stories captured from approximately 6 issues of "The Simpsons" comic books. Clocking in at 176 pages this book provides great value for a graphic novel, especially when factoring in Amazon's usual discounting. The problem with "The Simpsons" comics in general though is that they are typically not close to being as funny as even the most mediocre episode of the TV show. Therefore I would not recommend this book for purchase if you are expecting the same high quality of humor found in the TV series, but if you are fine with slightly weaker writing then by all means you'd be hard pressed to find a better value of reading for the Simpsons fan.
My son LOVES this book by .. N. H. Lilje (Dearborn, MI)
My son loves the Simpsons and wasn't too into reading. I thought what better way to get him into reading than buying him books about his beloved Simpsons. Sure enough he sat down with it and read it cover to cover without getting off the couch.
gotta luv the Simpsons! this comic book is great! by .. Sara Nifae ()
Woo-hoo!!! All right! a Simpsons comic book! me and my bud both luv the Simpsons TV show and when my friend had seen a Simpsons comic book she just had to have it. so i took the liberty of ordering it off of here b/c you get it so much cheeper than at the store. she luved it and so did i.
it has several small stories w/ the same laughs and crazy adventures the yellow family goes thru on TV. and if youre very familiar w/ the characters youll notice their small quirks and way of talking...like Dr Hibert and his laugh at the end of his sentences...ah hee hee hee hee!!! ;-D
one of my friends favorites was "Homer vs. the Wallpaper"...typical Homer trying to "do it himself", redoing maggies bedroom walls and creates a bunch of laughs getting tangled up in wallpaper and glue...great fun!
it is a rather quick read, but its good for a laugh or two (heck more than that!). if youre looking for something new to read whenever get this book and enjoy!
ps if anyone has read a comic in any of the Simpsons comic books that has Sideshow Bob in them please put it in your review! i do anything to see that crazy red-hair jail bird go after Bart again! lol
"A Where's Waldo book written by the Devil"---Ned Flanders by .. mwreview (Northern California, USA)
Belly Buster is another solid Simpsons comic book with the same type of art and humor you get from the television shows. There are a lot of shorts in this one but, for the most part, the comics offer good story lines with lots of typical Simpsons satire.
"Maggie Come Home": Lisa joins a demanding baby sitter union and Maggie ends up caught in the middle. A familiar person ends up behind the union mess. A fun, original comic.
"Storeroom Raider": Lisa must go into the school storeroom to fetch some chalk; a storeroom from which two students failed to return. Short but has a funny ending.
"What Would Possibly Happen if Cletus Went to College": Short about Springfield's "slack-jawed yokel." Can a "common man" save a financially-challenged university?
"Bart & Lisa & Marge & Homer & Maggie (to a lesser extent) vs. Thanksgiving": Follow each Simpson on his/her Thanksgiving adventure. Very contrived at the end but moderately amusing and creative.
"The Beer Boys": Homer takes over Moe's while Moe undergoes a gallstone operation. Feeling he is now "somebody," Homer starts his own bar. Ends abruptly but is still funny.
"Around Town w/ Ned Flanders": Ned is supposed to show us different sites in Springfield but his plans are abruptly cut short. This comic had possibilities but I think it came up as short as its 4 pages.
"Bart in `Fork it Over'": One-page short featuring Bart, Nelson, and Milhouse in the school cafeteria.
"Tanks for Nothing": Gampa gets a tank from the government in exchange for forfeiting unpaid back veteran benefits. The owner of the Shelbyville Nuclear Power Plant, Aristotle Amadopolis, who you may remember from the TV episode "Homer Defined," sees the tank parked at the Springfield plant and accuses Mr. Burns of breaking their arms treaty. Will their be a nuclear war? In this comic we get a glimpse of Mindy from the "Last Temptation of Homer" (I did not know she still worked there).
"Homer vs. the Wallpaper": In this 4-page short, Homer tries to put up Krusty wallpaper (with Krusty wallpaper paste, of course) in Bart's room and failing to "book" the paper isn't his only problem. Since when does Bart call him "Homeslice" and "Homefries"?
"Picture Perfect": Someone is graffiti-tagging the neighbor (I wonder who that could be?). Groundskeeper Willie is the hero in this 4-page short.
"Siege on Evergreen Terrace": Flanders prepaid for a pool to be built in his backyard while he was away. When the pool guys mistakenly go to Homer's house, Homer pretends to be Ned to get the free pool. After the pool is installed, Flanders alerts the pool builders of the mistake. Rather than give up the pool, Homer and his pool buddies stage a stand-off (at one point, the pool builders try to break the compound's spirits by blasting Kajagoogoo).
"Duff Daddy": An advertising agency for Duff beer hires Barney and Homer to do a Fruity Pebbles style commercial. This comic is lame.
"Ned Flanders in Blind Luck": A 4-page short where widower Ned takes a skanky gal on a date. The shooting range they go to is endorsed by "Charlton Heston of the NRA and Allen Iverson of the NBA."
"The Yes-Man Who Would Be King": Smithers might be the sole heir to the Swedish throne and the people of Springfield begin asking for his kingly advice: "Liberte, Egalite, Malibu Stacia."
I thought it was good by .. ()
I think it was funny and I also showed some of my freinds that dont even watch the Simpsons and they thought it was good.
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