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Cartoon & Superheros Stars
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Amazing
Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
Author: Chabon, Michael
Publisher: Random $ 26.95 ISBN: 0679450041 Date: 2000
PW
Booklist
This brilliant novel by the "young star of American letters", in the words of Jonathan Yardley, is a literary triumph in which two misfit young men make it big creating comic-book superheroes.
Suggested Reading: Humorous Fiction
Updated 8/18/00 - It's Superman!
Author: De Haven, Tom
Publisher: Chronicle $ 24.95 ISBN: 0811844358 Date: 2005
Kirkus
The world's most popular and enduring super hero makes a smashing literary debut. This novel takes an entirely fresh approach to the emergence of his super-powers and his newspaper career, following him from Kansas t New York City. With worldly Lois Lane and political boss Lex Luthor, the Man of Steel battles against criminal masterminds, mad scientists, and supervillains inspired by fascist Germany. A fun and fast-paced novel of thrilling invention, heroic escapades, and supersized coming-of-age angst. - Publisher Marketing.
Updated 9.26.05 - Men of Tomorrow
Author: Jones, Gerard
Publisher: Basic $ 26 ISBN: 0465036562 Date: 2004
Kirkus
This full-scale history of superhero comic books reveals how ambitious crooks and adolescent dreamers created a new art form and forever changed the entertainment business in America.
Suggested Reading: Graphic Novel and Comic Stars
Updated 8.25.04 - The Physics of Superheros
Author: Kakalios, James
Publisher: Gotham $ 26 ISBN: 1592401465 Date: 2005
PW LJ
Packed with more superheroes and superpowers than an Avengers-Justice League crossover, this title takes a lively look at the physics behind the superpowers of comic-book heroes.
Suggested Reading: Comics and Superheros
Updated 10.11.05 - Reinventing Comics
by McCloud, Scott
Publisher: Harper $ 22.95 ISBN: 0060953500 Date: 2000
Kirkus
The renowned author of Understanding Comics takes a fascinating look at how the computer age has revolutionized comics, charting 12 different revolutions in how comics are created, read, and perceived.
Suggested Reading: Graphic Novel & Comics Stars - Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America
by Wright, Bradford
Publisher: John Hopkins $ 34.95 ISBN: 080186514x Date: 2001
Library Journal
This provocative history of the comic book within the context of the 20th century is presented, with the author looking at every genre from the 1930s to the 1980s, and focusing on the role comic book.
Suggested Reading: Graphic Novel & Comics Stars
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