Product Description: Comic Book artists use a variety of techniques to create the familiar superheroes and other characters that have dominated popular culture for decades. This book examines the art of comic booksthe tools, the techniques, the artists and writers, and the artwork that so many generations of readers have come to know and love...read more

Product Description: Delve into the world of the graphic novel. What makes a great graphic novel? How are characters important? What is a setting? What comes first: text or pictures? Using great examples from past and present, this book explains clearly what is meant by a graphic novel, then prompts children to create their own...read more

Product Description: Looks at the history of graphic novels and comic books, exploring how graphic novels evolved from comics, how themes and content have changed over time, and the use of educational graphic novels in schools.

Product Description: The Eye on Art series is intended to assist readers in understanding the various roles of art in society; each volume offers an in-depth exploration of a major artistic movement, medium, figure, or profession.; This title in Lucent's Eye on Art series looks at Comic Art, a generic term for cartoons, comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels...read more

Looking to find the story behind the drawings? Comic Books and Manga takes the reader for an exciting look at one of the worlds fastest growing entertainments.

Contains fold-out posters of five Marvel heroes, including Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and Wolverine, with their civilian names, histories, powers, and enemies on the back of each.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the New Teen Titans, The Titans companion is a comprehensive look back at the best-selling DC series!

Describes the history of comic books and graphic novels, and discusses various superheroes, including Superman, Spider-Man, and the Fantastic Four.

Describes the history of comic books and graphic novels, and discusses various superheroes, including Superman, Spider-Man, and the Fantastic Four.

Presents a collection of articles that discusses the history, conventions, and hidden political agendas in comic books, and includes some discussion of Japanese manga.