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The essential guide to world comics

Author: Tim Pilcher; Brad! Brooks
Publisher: London : Collins & Brown, 2005.
Edition/Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A beautifully illustrated guide to the global comics phenomenon. Every American is familiar with comic book heroes like Superman, Batman and Spider Man--but what about Bomber Girl, Bob Fish, and Rogan Gosh? Images of these international heroes--along with hundreds of others--are featured in this authoritative guide to comics around the world. Tim Pilcher and Brad Brooks examine the cultural impact of comics in over  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Comics (Graphic works)
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Tim Pilcher; Brad! Brooks
ISBN: 1843403005 9781843403005
OCLC Number: 61302672
Description: 319 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Contents: United superheroes of America --
Brit lit --
Manga mania and anime angst --
Crouching artists, hidden comics --
The ninth art --
Continental comics --
South of the border --
Snow, ducks and phantoms --
Down under wonders --
Ashrams, apartheid & Arabian tales.
Responsibility: Tim Pilcher, Brad Brooks.

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Most people's perception of comicbooks is one of superheroes like Spider-Man and Batman. But it belies an art form that is not unique to the UK and USA. Practically every country in the world has its  Read more...

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